1、单元过关检测(二)(时间：100分钟，满分：120分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWhen Joshua Blue, a head teacher at the Kennedy, hosts a lecture for his students, he wears a light violetcolored tie.“You dont want so many bright colors that the kids will get distracted，” said Bl
2、ue.Colors give off very specific signals, and different tie colors stand for very different impacts.Wondering what color tie to wear to your next meeting？Heres how to choose the perfect color tie for every occasion：All powerful redsIts not a coincidence(巧合) that many politicians wear redcolored ties
3、 with light shirts and darker suits.“Red is the powerful color，” said Mark Woodman, a trend analyst who studies color in Laurel, Maryland.“Theres something about red that always comes back to strength and passion.”But the tone of your reds matters, too.Darker reds can help build trust, while lighter
4、 red and pink ties can be more of a statement about your personal style and be associated with creativity.When you want to convey a sense of ambition, consider a shiny red.Royal purplesRoss Znavor, an executive in financial services in New York, wears purple ties rather than red to business meetings
5、 because the color shows a bit of selfconfidence and helps him create lasting first impressions.Purple, traditionally a sign of royalty and wealth, is becoming more acceptable in the workplace.Black affairs“While you might not wear them to meetings on a regular basis, wearing black ties to a cocktai
6、l party or even a dinner is unique and attractive，” said Zyla.But remember：the formal black color can feel aggressive in many situations.“Avoid it if you are a greenhand at work，” Zyla said.Right bluesAfraid of sending the wrong message with your tie color？Consider blue as the allpurpose tie.Blue ti
7、es are a good investment because the color reminds people of the sky and ocean.“Blue is the safest color to wear，” Lindsay said.【解题导语】每一种颜色都会传递不同的信息， 产生不同的影响。在想下一次开会要系什么颜色的领带吗？本文能帮你选出匹配每个场合的最佳颜色的领带。1Why do many politicians prefer redcolored ties?ABecause they often wear light shirts and darker suits
8、.BBecause they want to get promoted.CBecause red is related to strength and passion.DBecause red gets their message across easily.C解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的Red is the powerful color和Theres something about red that always comes back to strength and passion.可知选C。2Who will probably choose the purple ties?APoliti
9、cians.BBusinessmen.CArtists. DHead teachers.B解析：推理判断题。由第三段中的business meetings because the color.Purple, traditionally a sign of royalty and wealth, is becoming more acceptable in the workplace.可知， 紫色会让职场人士显得自信， 从而获得良好的第一印象， 象征尊贵。所以最有可能选择紫色领带的应该是商业人士。3What color tie will you consider if you are a gre
10、enhand at work?ARed. BPurple.CBlack. DBlue.D解析：推理判断题。综合全篇可以看出红色领带适合政治家； 紫色领带适合商业人士； 而新人应避免系黑色领带， 由最后一段中的Consider blue as the allpurpose tie.和Blue is the safest color to wear可知对于新手来说， 系蓝色领带最为保险。BMy sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling lawyer, but I always k
11、new he was special. He never criticized us, but used praise to bring out our best. Hed say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish(茂盛). If you dont give them water, they die.” I remember as a child I said something unkind about somebody, and my father said, “Any time you say something unpleasa
12、nt about somebody else, its a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best in people, I would get the best in return. From then on Ive always tried to follow the principle in my life and later in running my company. Dads also always been very understanding. At 15, I started a magaz
13、ine. It was taking up a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a choice: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision at first, as any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard
14、, when I was 23, my dad persuaded me to go into law. And Ive always regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, but I didnt pursue my dream. You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”As it turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national magazine for young people in the UK. My wife
15、 and I have two children, and Id like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad raised me.【解题导语】本文主要讲述了父亲教给我的一些人生原则对我的影响。4What can we know about the authors father?AHe was a specialist in law.BHe usually encouraged kids.CHe seldom looked for the best. DHe was a father without principles.B
16、解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的He never criticized us, but used praise to bring out our best. 可知父亲从不批评孩子们，而是经常表扬鼓励。5The author left school at 15 mainly because Athe school forced him to Bhe had a dream to realize Che had to work for money Dhis father understood himB解析：推理判断题。根据第二段和第三段的介绍以及You know what you want. Go
17、fulfill it.可知，作者为了梦想决定放弃学业，最后父亲支持他去完成梦想。故选B项。6The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “ ”Aaccuse me of Bremind me ofCagree with me onDpersuade me out ofD解析：词义猜测题。此处意为：起初父亲不想让我放弃学业，所以努力说服我改变主意，划线词义为：说服我改变主意。故选D项。7What can be a suitable title for the text?AMy Respectable FatherBBe Nice
18、 to OthersCMy Happy ChildhoodDGo Fulfill Your DreamA解析：标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了父亲教给作者的一些人生原则以及对自己的影响，所以主要写的是父亲，故选A项。CA new hightech mirror, designed specifically for cancer patients, will only become reflective(反射的) when a user smiles at it.The device, which is similar to a tablet(平板)，comes equipped with a mir
19、ror, a builtin camera，and a special material controlled by appropriate software. Facial recognition technology catches the face and directs the surface of the mirror to change when a smile is found. It can hang on a wall or sit on a table, much like a traditional mirror. Unlike a regular mirror, how
20、ever, the price is currently standing at a shocking $2，000$3，000.After witnessing a close family member struggling with cancer treatments, Turkish industrial designer Berk Ilhan decided to focus his work primarily on products that would develop joy and benefit cancer patients directly. “She told me
21、on the first day after her diagnosis(诊断) that it was difficult for her to look in the mirror and acknowledge she had cancer，” he said. “Our facial expressions affect how we feel. If we relax our facial muscles to smile, our brains think that something good happened; as a result, we feel happiness.”A
22、fter earning his masters degree at the School of Visual Arts in New York, Ilhan spent several weeks visiting cancer hospitals in Turkey and speaking to both patients and doctors. “I learned morale and social support are two very important factors that can positively change a patients experience.” He
23、 spent two years designing and developing the mirror, and the idea behind it is that smiling, even when forced, can truly make us feel better.Despite Ilhans excellent intentions, the mirror has not been universally well accepted. Some feel that it advertises the best sides, but it has a shockingly h
24、igh price. Others have even compared the mirror to the common street disturbance that most women experience when strangers demand they smile. As Jacob Brogan, a cancer survivor himself puts it, “Unless we meet its demands, it refuses to offer the basic function as the regular mirror to us.”【解题导语】Ber
25、k Ilhan为癌症患者发明了一款高科技镜子，它具有人脸识别功能，但只有在用户微笑时它才起作用，它能鼓励患者微笑，但目前还没有被广泛接受。8What is the hightech mirror?AIts a camera controlled by a mirror.BIts a traditional mirror at a high price.CIts a tablet equipped with a regular mirror.DIts a mirror with facial recognition technology.D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段The device，whi
26、ch is.when a smile is found.可知，这种装置很像一个平板，它装有镜子、内置摄像头和特别的材料，它还有面部识别功能。9What caused Ilhan to invent the mirror?AHis experience at school.BHis visit to cancer hospitals.CHis purpose of making money.DHis family member suffering cancer.D解析：细节理解题。根据第三段After witnessing.cancer patients directly.可知，他发明镜子是因为
27、他的家人得了癌症，他想让病人高兴起来。10What does the underlined word “morale” in Paragraph 4 most likely refer to?AThe mental state.BThe physical state.CAdvanced treatment.DThoughtful care.A解析：词义猜测题。根据第四段的最后两句及所给选项可知，划线词语指病人的精神状态。11Whats the last paragraph mainly about?AThe effects of the mirror on cancer patients.BS
28、ome peoples attitudes towards the mirror.CThe future development of the mirror.DSome dangers of the mirror to women.B解析：段落大意题。最后一段主要讲了人们对这款镜子的一些态度和评价。DWhen Iain DouglasHamilton first started studying elephants in Africa, he had to invent ways of tracking the big animals. Over the course of 40 years
29、in the field, the zoologist learned how to fly airplanes and use some hightech means to follow their movements. He also learned how to get out of the way fast. “I learned how to climb trees very quickly, ” says Dr. DouglasHamilton, winner of the 2010 Indianapolis Prize.As cofounder of Save the Eleph
30、ants, he has also learned to be an activist, author, and politician. When DouglasHamilton left Tanzania, in East Africa, in 1970 to study at Oxford University in Britain, he left behind “an elephants paradise(乐园)”. But when he returned in 1972, the countrys national parks looked more like a war zone
31、. DouglasHamilton often found more dead elephants than living ones.Dr. DouglasHamilton now lives in Kenya with his wife, Oria, who cofounded Save the Elephants. Together they have written two books, Battle for the Elephants and Among the Elephants.During the height of the ivory poaching(偷猎), Douglas
32、Hamilton flew in small planes, helping bring back elephants in Uganda from the edge of extinction. Hes been repeatedly shot at and has survived plane crashes, floods and diseases. He fought for years for a worldwide ban on ivory sales, which finally took effect in 1989.DouglasHamilton pioneered the
33、scientific study of elephant social behavior. Among his discoveries: Elephants have a society controlled by female elephants and travel in families. In 2009, he worked to save a rare group of desert elephants in Mali from the worst dry weather in Malis history. There have been other successes, parti
34、cularly in East and Southern Africa. DouglasHamilton has proposed(提议) the idea of a mobile national park, where the protected land would follow elephants as they travel. No country has yet accepted itEven after decades of research, DouglasHamilton still enjoys the company of elephants. “I love to si
35、t with them and be with them, ” he says. “I have the greatest joy just to be with elephants at peace.”【解题导语】本文讲述了一位名叫Iain DouglasHamilton的动物学家为了保护非洲的大象辛勤工作40年的故事。12What is the passage mainly about? ADouglasHamiltons winning the Indianapolis Prize.BDouglasHamiltons devotion to protecting elephants.CD
36、ouglasHamiltons research into African animals.DDouglasHamiltons fight for a mobile national park.B解析：主旨大意题。纵观全文可知， 本文讲述了 DouglasHamilton 在保护非洲大象方面所作出的巨大贡献。故选B。13Before Iain DouglasHamilton left Tanzania for Oxford University, Aivory poaching was commonBelephants were well protectedCelephants often d
37、ied strangelyDthe ban on ivory sales had been introducedB解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段可知， 在Iain DouglasHamilton 去Oxford University之前， 那儿是大象的乐园， 这说明大象获得了很好的保护， 狩猎并不严重。故选B。14DouglasHamilton did the following to protect elephants EXCEPT Abuilding mobile national parksBsaving desert elephants in MaliCfounding Save t
38、he ElephantsDdemanding a ban on ivory salesA解析：细节理解题。根据文章第五段的DouglasHamilton has proposed(提议) the idea of a mobile national park. No country has yet accepted it可知他只是提出建设流动国家公园的建议， 故A项描述错误。15The underlined word “it” in Para. 5 refers to the Anational parkBprotected landCidea DelephantC解析：代词指代题。根据第五段最
39、后两句可知， DouglasHamilton提出了一个方案， 但是目前没有国家接受这一提案， 故C为正确答案。第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Two biggest wealth in life：your talent and your time. Talent increases and time decreases. Our life, in a way, is trading time with talents. Wasting time means our time decreases whil
40、e our talents do not increase.16. Get to know how you use your usual time and make improvementsTake a week and write down what you do every 30 minutes every day and make it into categories. After a weeks recording, youll see which part consumes most of the time.17. And you could come up with a revis
41、ed timetable for your next week.Use fragment(碎片) times and “dead times”By time recording, youll be amazed how much time youve wasted in waiting for the bus, queuing, walking, etc.You could really put that time to better use.18. . Use your fragment times for insignificant matters so that you could ha
42、ve more time for things that really matter.19. Therere always things to be done every day, and the thing we could do is to identify whether its urgent or important. The things you need to do for the day rest only on the urgent as well as important things. Dont become slaves to urgent but unimportant
43、 things.Use the 20%80% principle At the most efficient time, 20% of time could generate 80% of efficiency and on the contrary, at the least efficient time, 80% of the time could only generate 20% of efficiency. We should be doing important works at the most efficient time. That time period differs f
44、rom person to person，20. . Yet, generally speaking, its round 10 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon.After being familiar with those tips, the next thing would be to implement and hold on to it. Do the right thing at the right time, and we shall make our time to its fullest!Abut everyone has a pea
45、k effect timeBMake an analysis about the ways you could improve your efficiencyCLike memorizing English words or making necessary phone callsDdepending on your mentality and physical conditionEThat is why we shall save every second and make it countFPick three things you must finish todayGFinish as
46、many tasks as possible【解题导语】时间是人生最大的财富之一，那么该如何充分利用时间呢？本文为我们提供了几个充分利用时间的方法。16E解析：根据上文的“Wasting time means our time decreases while our talents do not increase.”可知，我们不能浪费时间，应节约每一秒，让它过得有意义。故选E。17B解析：根据上下文可知，通过记录一周的时间分配情况，找出大部分时间用于做什么，进行分析后确定如何更有效地利用时间，从而制订出合理的时间表。故选B。18C解析：根据上文可知，应将等公交、排队等时间利用起来，C项给出了两
47、个利用这些时间的例子。故选C。19F解析：此处为小标题，各小标题的格式应保持一致，该空应为祈使句；根据本段内容可知，做事要分主次，不能成为紧急却不重要的事情的奴隶。故选F。20D解析：根据上文的“That time period differs from person to person”可知，高效时间段因人而异，要看个人的身体和精神状况。故选D。第二部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The professor stood before his class
48、 of 30 senior biology students, about to pass out the final exam.“I have been privileged to be your 21 this semester, and I know how hard you have all worked to 22 for this test.I also know most of you are 23 to medical school next fall, ” he said to them.“I am well aware of how much 24 you are unde
49、r to keep your GPAs up, and because I know you are all 25 of understanding this material, I am prepared to 26 an automatic B to anyone who would 27 not to take the final.” The relief was audible(听得见的) as a number of students jumped up to 28 the professor and departed from class.The professor looked
50、at the handful of students who 29 ， and offered again, “Any other takers? This is your last 30 ” One more student decided to 31 Seven students remained.The professor closed the door and took attendance.Then he 32 the final exam.There were two sentences typed on the 33 ：“ 34 ， you have just received
51、an A in this class.Keep believing in yourself.” I 35 had a professor who gave a test like that.It may seem like an easy 36 of grading exams, but its a 37 that any teacher in any discipline(治学严谨) could and should give.Students who dont have 38 in what theyve learned are B students at best.The same is
52、 39 for students of real life.The A students are those who believe in what theyre doing 40 theyve learned from both successes and failures.【解题导语】一位生物学教授面对学生说， 知道同学们压力很大， 很刻苦地准备考试。要给不想参加这最后一次考试的学生B。于是有很多同学离开了。教授给剩下的七个同学发了卷子， 这七个同学都得了A。这个故事说明了， A等级的学生是那些对自己有信心的人， 因为他们能从失败和成功中学习。21A.instructor Bcolleag
53、ueCrelative DprincipalA解析： 这学期我很荣幸做你们的导师。instructor导师。22A.look BprepareCcall DsendB解析：我知道你们是多么努力地准备这次考试。prepare准备。由下文可知答案。23A.over BoffCout DbackB解析：我也知道你们大多数人下学期要离开去医学院了。off离开。由文中的the final exam可知答案。24A.control BthreatCpressure DguidanceC解析：我非常清楚你们为了考高分， 压力是多么大。pressure压力。25A.fond BafraidCcapable D
54、worthyC解析：因为我知道你们都有能力理解这个材料。capable 有能力的。26A.report BsuggestCintroduce DofferD解析：我准备给任何不愿参加这最后的考试的人B等级。offer提供。27A.pretend BdeserveChappen DpreferD解析：参考上一题解析。prefer更愿意。28A.thank BscoldCpunish DamuseA解析：有很多学生跳起来感谢老师， 离开了教室。29A.stopped BremainedCgathered DsucceededB解析：教授看了看几个留下了的学生。remain留下。30A.opport
55、unity BeffortCgoal DlessonA解析：这是你们最后的机会。opportunity机会。31A.flee BvoteCgo DexistC解析：又一个学生决定走了。32A.handed out Bput downCset aside Dpicked upA解析：然后教授分发期末考试卷了。hand out分发。33A.desk BcomputerCpaper DblackboardC解析：在卷子上有两个打印的句子。34A.Cheers BThanksCHeavens DCongratulationsD解析：祝贺你！ 你刚刚得了A。congratulation祝贺。35A.of
56、ten BonceCnever DeverC解析：我从没有遇到过那样考试的教授。never从来没有。36A.cause BwayCdesign DstructureB解析：这看起来好像是很容易的考试方式。37A.help BmarkCtest DrewardC解析：但是它是任何一位治学严谨的老师能够和应该给的考试。38A.energy BinterestCpatience DconfidenceD解析：对自己所学的没有信心的学生顶多是B等级的学生。confidence信心。39A.potential BtrueCimpossible DwrongB解析：对学生来说， 真实的生活也是如此。tru
57、e真的。40A.because BalthoughCwhen DunlessA解析：A等级的学生是那些对自己所做的有信心的人， 因为他们能从失败和成功中学习。第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Sending gifts varies greatly from country to country. In Australia, Canada, the United States 41. European countries, sending gifts is rarely expected. While seen as
58、 a nice gesture, it is more important to avoid 42. (give) highly personal gifts such as clothing. When visiting the home of a colleague from one of these 43. (country), it is normally appropriate to bring a gift to the hostess.In America, 44. (expense) gifts are definitely out. A good 45. (choose) i
59、s to take the deserving person to dinner, or to 46. entertainment or a sporting event. 47. the contrary, gift giving is a traditional custom in Japan. In Japan the proper gift is thought 48. (express) the givers true friendship, gratitude and respect far 49. (well) than words can. So if you plan to
60、visit Japan or to have any Japanese visit you here, be prepared.Australia is known for its friendliness and informality. So modest gifts, such as a diary, a paperweight, or a coffee cup might 50. (present) to a friend. At a trade show, Tshirts, ties, baseball caps, or a pin may be appropriate souven
61、irs. Anything more than these types of gifts could cause embarrassment.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了美国、日本、澳大利亚等国不同的送礼物习惯。41and解析：考查连词。根据空前的“Australia, Canada, the United States”和空后的“European countries”可知，空处前后为并列关系，故用并列连词and。42giving解析： 考查动名词。avoid doing sth.为固定搭配，意为“避免做某事”，故填giving。43countries解析： 考查名词的数。根据空前的t
62、hese可知，可数名词country应当用复数形式。44expensive解析： 考查形容词。空处修饰后面的名词gifts，故用形容词形式。45choice解析： 考查名词。根据空前的形容词good和不定冠词可以判断，空处应用名词的单数形式。46an解析： 考查不定冠词。该处泛指“一次娱乐活动”，entertainment的读音以元音音素开头，故用an。47On解析： 考查固定搭配。on the contrary 为固定搭配，意为“与此相反”。48to express解析： 考查动词不定式。此处表示“在日本，恰当的礼物被认为表达了送礼物者真正的友谊”。be thought to do sth.
63、为固定搭配，意为“被认为做了某事”，故用动词不定式。49better解析： 考查比较级。根据空后的than可知，该处用well的比较级。50be presented解析： 考查被动语态。该句主语modest gifts和动词present之间是被动关系，故用被动语态。第三部分写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修
64、改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Today my father drove me visit my uncle in the countryside. On our way back home, we noticed a family struggling in the middle on the road as their car break down. Though my father was tiring after driving for two and a half hour,
65、 he stopped to give them a ride in his tiny car. The family of three struggled to make a room for each other. My father expressed so sorry he was as his car wasnt comfortable for them. Heard this, the daughter of the family replied，“Your car is small，and your heart is big.Thank you for your kindness
66、.”That is always nice to do all we can to make a difference.答案：Today my father drove me visit my uncle in the countryside. On our way back home, we noticed a family struggling in the middle the road as their car down. Though my father was after driving for two and a half ， he stopped to give them a
67、ride in his tiny car. The family of three struggled to make room for each other. My father expressed so sorry he was his car wasnt comfortable for them. this, the daughter of the family replied，“Your car is small， your heart is big.Thank you for your kindness.” is always nice to do all we can to mak
68、e a difference.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假如你叫李华，现作为交换生在澳大利亚一所中学学习，你校新建的图书馆很漂亮，但存在如座位少，周末不开放等一些问题。请就图书馆的情况给校长(Mr. Johnson)写一封信，并针对反映的问题提出自己的建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2可适当增加细节，使行文连贯，内容充实。Dear Sir, Im writing to tell you that we are happy to see our new library open. Sincerely，Li HuaOne possible version：Dear Sir，Im writing
69、to tell you that we are happy to see our new library open. It is so beautiful and well equipped that we all like to spend our spare time here, but some problems have come up.First of all, there arent plenty of seats in the reading room, so we cant take notes when reading. Next, the library is closed
70、 at weekends when we have more time to enjoy reading. Besides, we dont know how to search for the new books that are available.My suggestion is that our library provide more seats and open at weekends. Also, computers should be supplied so as to learn about the new books we can borrow.I would appreciate it if you consider my advice and take steps to solve them.Sincerely，Li Hua