1、单元质量评估(五)(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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AFlorence Nightingale was born in a rich family.When she was young she took lessons in music and drawing,and read great books.She also travelled a great deal with her mother and father.As a child sh
2、e felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure.She enjoyed helping them.At last her mind was made up.“Im going to be a nurse,”she decided.“Nursing isnt the right work for a lady,”her father told her.“Then I will make it so,”she smiled.And she went to learn nursing in Germany and Fra
3、nce.When she returned to England,Florence started a nursing home for women.During the Crimean War in 1854 she went with a group of thirtyeight nurses to the front hospitals.What they saw there was terrible.Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen and smelled.The officer there did not want any woman
4、 to tell him how to run a hospital,either.But the brave nurse went to work.Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes,beds,medicine and food for the men.Her only pay was in smiles from the lips of dying soldiers.But they were more than enough for this kind woman.After she retur
5、ned to England,she was honoured for her services by Queen VictoriaBut Florence said that her work had just begun.She raised money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London.She also wrote a book on public health,which was printed in several countries.Florence Nightingale died at the age of n
6、inety,still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse.Indeed,it is because of her that we honour nurses today.【语篇解读】本文介绍了弗洛伦斯南丁格尔的感人事迹及其生平。1When she was a child,Florence_Aloved to travel very muchBknew what her duty in life wasCloved to help the sick peopleDwas most interested in music and
7、drawing解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段“As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure.She enjoyed helping them.”可知C项为正确选项。答案:C2What made Florence make up her mind to become a nurse?AHer fathers support.BHer desire to help the sick.CHer education in Germany and France.DHer knowledge fr
8、om reading great books.解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知她喜欢帮助生病的人,故选B。答案:B3During the Crimean War in 1854,Florence served in the front hospitals where_Ashe earned a little moneyBwork was very difficultCfew soldiers died because of her workDshe didnt have enough food or clothes解析:细节理解题。根据文章第五段的“What they saw there
9、was terrible.Dirt and death were everywhere to be seenand smelled.The officer there did not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital,either.”可知工作很艰苦,故选B。答案:B4The passage can best be described as_Athe life story of a famous womanBa description of the nursing workCan example of successful educ
10、ationDthe history of nursing in England解析:主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了一名伟大的护士南丁格尔的生平。故选A。答案:ABI was in a terrible mood.Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadnt invited me.I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in.“Want to go for a ride today,Beck?Its a b
11、eautiful day.”“No!Leave me alone!”Those were the last words I said to him that morning.My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later.I forgot to be mad at them and went with them.I came home to find a note on the table.My mother put it where I would be sure to see it
12、.“Dad has had an accident.Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital.”When I reached the hospital,my mother came out and told me my fathers injuries were extensive.“Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911,thank God!If he had moved Daddy,theres no telling what might have happen
13、ed.A broken rib(肋骨)might have pierced(穿透)a lung.”My mother may have said more,but I didnt hear.I didnt hear anything except those terrible words:Leave me alone.My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more.How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?It was sev
14、eral days later that he was finally able to have a conversation.I held his hand gently,afraid of hurting him.“Daddy.I am so sorry.”“Its okay,sweetheart.Ill be okey.”“No,”I said,“I mean about what I said to you that day.You know,that morning?”My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly.He lo
15、oked at me and said,“Sweetheart,I dont remember anything about that day,not before,during or after the accident.But I remember kissing you goodnight the night before.”He managed a weak smile.My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power.They can hurt or they can heal.And we all
16、have the power to choose our words.I intend to do that very carefully from now on.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文,作者通过父亲车祸住院这件事情明白了恶语伤人这一道理。作者因为没有得到朋友的邀请而很生气,和爸爸说话时,没有控制情绪,对爸爸很粗鲁。得知爸爸出事之后,作者感到非常后悔,他向爸爸道了歉,爸爸没有怪作者。最后,作者认识到,语言可以伤人也可以救人,我们应该把握分寸,不能用恶语伤人。5The author was in bad mood that morning because_Ahe couldnt drive t
17、o the mall with his friendsBhis father had a terrible accidentChis father didnt allow him to go out with his friendsDhis friends hadnt invited him to the cinema解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadnt invited me.”可知,作者的两个朋友去看电影没有邀请作者,作者因此很生气,故选D项。答案:D6Why
18、did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?ABecause he was rude to his father that morning.BBecause he didnt get along with his father.CBecause he failed to come earlier after the accident.DBecause he couldnt look after his father in the hospital.解析:细节理解题。根据第五段中的“How much had I hurt him
19、when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?”可知,作者意识到那天早上说的气话伤害了他父亲,作者因此向父亲道歉,故选A项。答案:A7The reason why the authors father said he forgot everything about that day is that_Ahe had a poor memoryBhe didnt hear what his son saidChe lost his memory after the accidentDhe just wanted to comfort his
20、 son解析:推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Sweetheart,I dont remember anything about that day,not before,during or after the accident.”可知,作者的父亲说自己已经忘记那天发生的事情是为了安慰作者才这么说的,故选D项。答案:D8What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?ADont hurt others with rude words.BDont treat your parents badly.CDont move the injured in an acc
21、ident.DDont be angry with friends at small things.解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“.words have immeasurable power.They can hurt or they can heal.And we all have the power to choose our words.I intend to do that very carefully from now on.”可知,语言蕴含力量,既可伤人,也可疗伤,我们应该在合适的时候说恰当的话,不应该用恶语伤人,故选A项。答案:ACStephen Hawking was b
22、orn in Oxford,England on 8th January,1942.He went to school in St Albansa small city near London.Although he did well,he was never top of his class.After leaving school,Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics,then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology(宇宙
23、学)As he himself admitted he wasnt very serious about studying.He was a very lazy student,and did very little work.However,he still achieved extremely good marks.Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him at the age of 20.He started to bump into things,and often fell over for no reason.When h
24、e visited his family at Christmas time,his father was so worried that he was sent to hospital for test.Finally,the result came back.Hawking had motor neurone disease(运动神经元病),an incurable illness which causes the muscles of the body to waste away.Doctors said he would die before he was 23.At first,Ha
25、wking became extremely depressed(忧郁的)After a while,though,he began to see his life in a different way.As he later wrote,“Before my illness had been diagnosed(诊断),there had not seemed to be anything worth doing.But shortly after I came out of hospital,I suddenly realized that there were a lot of wort
26、hwhile things I could do.” Hawking married,found a job at Cambridge University,where he still works today,and had three children.He also went to do some of the most important scientific research ever carried out.His story shows that nobody,however bad their situation is,should lose hope.“Life is not
27、 fair,” he once said.“You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”【语篇解读】本文讲述了霍金的童年以及怎样面对疾病坚持自己事业的故事。9As a university student,Stephen Hawking_Aworked extremely hardBstudied maths and chemistryCwas lazy and did very little workDonly achieved average marks解析:细节理解题。由第一段倒数第二句可知答案。答案:C10Ha
28、wking first noticed something was wrong with him when_Ahe visited his family at Christmas time one year Bhe was 20Chis father made him see a doctorDhe was sent to hospital for test解析:细节理解题。由第二段第一句话可知答案。答案:B11Motor neurone disease_Ais not a serious illnessBcauses the muscles of the body to grow bigge
29、rCcan not be curedDonly affects people under the age of 23解析:推理判断题。由第二段知这种疾病导致身体肌肉逐渐萎缩,医生说他在23岁之前会死掉,所以非常严重,故排除A、B、D三项。另外,由incurable构词法也可知,cure vt.“治愈”;curable adj.“可治愈的”;incurable adj.“不可治愈的”,故选C项。答案:C12What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?AHawkings education.BHawkings reaction (反应) to being seriou
30、sly ill.CHawkings views on life.DDiagnosis of Hawkings motor neurone disease.解析:主旨大意题。第三段首先说霍金一听到这个诊断,非常忧郁,后来又写到他觉得生活中还有许多值得做的事情,结婚生子,继续做研究。所以第三段主要写了听到诊断后霍金的反应,故选B项。答案:BDIf your dog or cat is eating grass,it means its going to rain.False (错误的)maybe.Theres no evidence (证据) that when a dog or cat is e
31、ating grass in the front yard its going to rain.But then,theres no evidence that it isnt going to rain,either.Doctors think dogs and cats eat grass to help make their stomach better or maybe just because they like the taste of it.Youll get sick if you go outside in cold weather with wet hair.False.Y
32、ou might feel cold,but you cant catch a cold because you were outside with wet hair.Many churches have prevented people from throwing rice at weddings (婚礼) because the rice grows larger in a birds stomach when eaten,causing the bird to explode (爆炸)True and false.Its true many churches have prevented
33、 people from throwing rice,but this is more likely because the rice can become slick (光滑的) on a road or street.Theres nothing about rice that will hurt birds.Rice is an important part of many birds food.Chocolate is poisonous to dogs.True.Chocolate has theobromine (可可碱),which can make your dog sick.
34、So,if you dont want to put your dogs life at risk,dont feed it with chocolate.The number of people visiting the hospital goes way up during a full moon.False.According to researchers,there is no evidence that more people visit the hospital during a full moon,though more people do seem to get caught
35、by the police during that time.The idea that the moon influences behaviour has been studied for thousands of yearseven the word “lunacy”,which means crazy behaviour,is based on the word “luna” or “moon”【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章对一些说法进行了真伪辨别。13In doctors opinion,a grasseating dog or cat_Ashows animals also have
36、 stomach problemsBbehaves like that for personal reasonsCshows animals enjoy tasty foodDis a sign of rain解析:推理判断题。根据第一部分的“Doctors think dogs and cats eat grass to help make their stomach better or maybe just because they like the taste of it.”可知,猫狗吃草纯属自身的原因。答案:B14The underlined word “poisonous” in t
37、he text can best be replaced by “_”Adangerous BdeliciousCsimilar Duseful解析:词义猜测题。根据该部分的“if you dont want to put your dogs life at risk,dont feed it with chocolate”可知,给狗喂食巧克力可能导致它们有生命危险。答案:A15Whats the main purpose of the text?ATo give advice on health.BTo report the latest discoveries in science.CTo
38、 provide information about certain stories.DTo test people on their knowledge of animals.解析:写作意图题。通读全文可知,本文是一篇科普性文章,作者旨在为我们辨别一些说法的真伪。故选C项。答案:C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。Public speaking trainingGet a coach_16_,so get help.Since there are about a billion companies ou
39、t there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses,here are some things to look for when deciding the training thats right for you.Focus on positivesAny training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do wel
40、l.Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you arent doing well._17_,so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldnt do._18_If you find a public speaking course that looks as though its going to give you lots of dos and donts,walk away!Your
41、 brain is so full of what youre going to be talking about._19_As far as were concerned,there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking.Your audience can be your friends.You are a special person not a cloneMost importantly,good public speaking training should treat you as a special o
42、ne,with your own personal habits._20_Your training course should help you bring out your personality,not try to turn you into someone youre not.AYou arent like anybody elseBYou already do lots of things wellCTurn your back on too many rulesDCheck the rules about dos and dontsEWhatever the presentati
43、on,public speaking is toughFThe one thing you dont want is for them to fall asleepGSo trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse答案:16.E17.B18.C19.G20.A第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Learn and earnCharlie an
44、d Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation.They both worked very hard.After several years,the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie_21_ a salesman.One day Charlie could not_22_ it any more.He handed in his resignation letter(辞职信)to the boss and complained that the boss d
45、id not_23_ hardworking employees,but only raised those who tried to please him.He thought that it was really_24_The boss knew that Charlie had spared no_25_ for the company all these years,but in order to help Charlie to realize the_26_ between him and Jackie,the boss asked Charlie to do the followi
46、ng.“Go and_27_ if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market.”Charlie went,returned and_28_ said,“Yes.”The boss asked,“How much per kilogram?”Charile went back to the market to ask and returned to_29_,“$12 per kg.”The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the_30_ question.Jackie went,ret
47、urned and said,“Boss,only one person selling watermelons.$ 12 per kg,$ 100 for 10 kg.He has a _31_of 340 melons.On the table are 58 melons,and every melon weighs about 15 kg,_32_ from the South two days ago.They are fresh,red,and of good_33_”Charlie was_34_ and he realized the difference between him
48、self and Jackie.He decided not to_35_ but to learn from Jackie.My dear friends,you know,a more_36_ person is more observant,thinks more and understands in_37_For the same matter,he sees several years ahead,_38_ you see only tomorrow.The difference between a year and a day is 365 times,so how could y
49、ou_39_?Think how far have you seen ahead in your life?How_40_ are you?【语篇解读】本文主要告诉我们人与人之间的区别,成功的人通常有着更敏锐的观察力,思考得更多,理解得更深入。对于同一件事来说,成功的人能看到未来几年,而一般人只能看到明天。21A.made BbecameCkept Dremained解析:由后文可知,几年后,老板让杰克当了销售经理,而查理仍然是一个销售人员。答案:D22A.do BtolerateCget Dput解析:do“做”;tolerate“忍受”;get“得到”;put“放”。由下文的“resign
50、ation letter”可知应选B。答案:B23A.value BmeetCrepay Denjoy解析:value“重视”;meet“遇见”;repay“偿还”;enjoy“喜爱,享受”。由下文“only raised those who tried to please him”可知不重视努力的员工,选A。答案:A24A.unusual BcarelessCunfair Dselfless解析:unusual“不寻常的”;careless“粗心的”;unfair“不公平的”;selfless“无私的”。由前文可知,他认为这是非常不公平的。答案:C25A.effort BtroubleCef
51、fect Drest解析:effort“努力”;trouble“烦恼”;effect“影响”;rest“休息”。spare no effort“竭尽全力”。答案:A26A.competition BrelationshipCdistance Ddifference解析:competition“比赛”;relationship“关系”;distance“距离”;difference“不同”。由语境可知他们之间的应是“不同”。答案:D27A.carry out Bfind outClook out Dpick out解析:carry out“执行”;find out“找出,查明”;look out
52、“小心”;pick out“挑选出”。句意:去调查一下市场是否有人卖西瓜。答案:B28A.only BagainCeven Dstill解析:only“只,仅仅”;again“又”;even“甚至”;still“仍然”。由下文“Yes”一个单词可知应选A。答案:A29A.offer BremindCanswer Drepeat解析:offer“提供”;remind“提醒”;answer“回答”;repeat“重复”。由“The boss asked”可知用answer。答案:C30A.difficult BfamiliarCsimple Dsame解析:difficult“困难的”;famil
53、iar“熟悉的”;simple“简单的”;same“相同的”。由下文可知,老板告诉查理他会问杰克相同的问题。答案:D31A.lot BtotalCfew Dnumber解析:a total of“总数为”。由上下文可知,共有340个西瓜。答案:B32A.taken BcomeCheard Dbought解析:由上下文可知,这是两天前从南方买回来的。答案:D33A.value BconditionCquality Dshape解析:value“价值”;condition“条件”;quality“品质”;shape“形状”。由“fresh,red”可知品质不错。句意:它们是新鲜的,很红,品质不错。
54、答案:C34A.moved BshockedCpuzzled Dencouraged解析:moved“感动的”;shocked“震惊的”;puzzled“困惑的”;encouraged“受鼓舞的”。句意:查理震惊了,他意识到他和杰克两人的不同。答案:B35A.leave BstopCwork Dstay解析:句意:他决定不再离开而是跟着杰克学习。答案:A36A.important BresponsibleChardworking Dsuccessful解析:important“重要的”;responsible“负责任的”;hardworking“努力的”;successful“成功的”。通读全
55、文可知应选D。答案:D37A.time BneedCdepth Dcommon解析:time“时间”;need“需要”;depth“深度”;common“相同”。understands in depth意为“深入理解”。答案:C38A.though BwhileCunless Dsince解析:句意:同样的事情,他能看到几年以后而你只能看到明天。while“然而”,表对比。答案:B39A.win BthinkCknow Dsee解析:句意:一年和一天的区别是365倍,因此你怎么能赢得了?答案:A40A.hopeful BhelpfulCthoughtful Dmeaningful解析:hope
56、ful“有希望的”;helpful“有帮助的”;thoughtful“深思熟虑的”;meaningful“有意义的”。由句意可知选C。答案:C第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Last week,our class was on duty in the cafeteria(食堂)for student selfmanagement.On the first day,I_41_(shock) to see so much leftover food thrown away by students.What_42
57、_ waste!Being concerned about it,my classmates and I had a _43_(heat) discussion on how_44_(solve)the problem.Lots of good ideas came up,such as holding class meetings,putting up wall newspapers and charging a fine for wasting food._45_(final),we all agreed that a wall newspaper would be the best ch
58、oice.The next day,we put our idea into reality.Towards lunch time,we put up a wall newspaper outside the school cafeteria,_46_(call) on students not to waste food.Many students gathered around to read and _47_(express)their support.To my great delight,there were changes soon.In the cafeteria,I found
59、 the trays returned after lunch all empty_48_ any leftover.Food_49_(save)and the dining hall was cleaner.Seeing this,I felt relieved and proud of_50_ we had done.答案:41.was shocked42.a43.heated44.to solve45Finally46.calling47.expressed48.without49was saved50.what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
60、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()画掉。修改: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。Hello,boys and girls! Today,I am going to talk with what you should do when a fire alarm go off.If you
61、hear the alarm,stand in line at the door and wait your teacher to lead you outside.Stay close to your teacher and classmate.Dont panic or get out of line,and trying to remain quiet and calmly.Soon the firefighters will come and put out a fire.If its a false alarm and there is no fire,your teacher wi
62、ll lead us back to the classroom.If you notice that when someone is missing and hurt,tell your teacher immediately.答案:Hello,boys and girls! Today,I am going to talk what you should do when a fire alarm off.If you hear the alarm,stand in line at the door and wait your teacher to lead you outside.Stay
63、 close to your teacher and .Dont panic or get out of line,and to remain quiet and .Soon the firefighters will come and put out fire.If its a false alarm and there is no fire,your teacher will lead back to the classroom.If you notice that someone is missing hurt,tell your teacher immediately.第二节书面表达(
64、满分25分)请你根据以下材料,写一篇100词左右的英语短文,向外国朋友介绍孔子(Confucius)。出生:公元前551年生于鲁国,正值春秋时期。去世:公元前479年,享年73岁。身份:中国古代伟大的思想家和教育家,儒家学派的创始人。政治理想:建立一个和谐人道的社会。影响:对中国的政治、经济及文化产生深远的影响。参考词汇:鲁国Lu State;春秋时期Spring and Autumn Period;儒家学派Confucianism;人道的humanistic;和谐的harmonious_答案:Confucius,known as Kongzi in China,is a great thin
65、ker and educator in Chinese history.He was born in the Lu State in 551 BC,when it was Spring and Autumn Period,and died in 479 BC at the age of 73.As the founder of Confucianism,Confucius devoted his whole life to building a harmonious and humanistic society.Confucius has exercised lasting and deep influence on Chinas politics,economy and culture.Not only is Confucius the pride of China,but his thoughts and works also belong to the whole world.