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 will always remember my mothers last few days in this world.On February 14th，2000，my class went on a field trip to the beach.I had so much fun.When we returned to school，my teacher told me to go to the headmasters offic
11、e.When I got into the office，I saw a police officer.Suddenly I realized something was wrong.The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up.After that，we went to the hospital and waited.Time went slowly.Finally，we got to see our mother.It was terrible.On the next day，th
12、e headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened.I was taking a rest that day.I knew it had something to do with my mother.I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better.How I wished that she had gotten better！When my teacher took me outside，my sister ran up to me.She started
13、crying，“Shes gone.Teresa，mommys gone.Shes dead.”I couldnt believe it.We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital.Most of my family were there.The silence was terrible.I knew I had to say goodbye.Today when I took back，I still miss my mother very much，but I know that I will live.My moth
14、er was a strong mother，who had the biggest heart.My mother was an angel walking on the earth.I will always remember her as living.When someone is asked who their heroes are，they usually say someone famous，like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears.When someone asks me who my hero is，I tell them，my mother
15、.My mother lives every day.That is what makes her a true hero.【语篇解读】母亲虽然“走”了，但她依然是“我”心目中永远的英雄。5Where was the writer when she learned her mother was very ill?AOn the beach.BAt the hospital.CAt school. DAt home.解析：细节理解题。由第二段内容可知答案。答案：C6Who brought the writer the bad news that her mother was ill?AHer s
16、ister. BThe headmaster.CHer teacher. DThe police officer.解析：细节理解题。由第二段的第六句“The police officer told me what had happened and.”可知答案。答案：D7What did the headmaster tell the two teachers on the next day?AThe writers mother had been very ill.BThe writers mother had been dead.CThe writers mother had gotten
17、better.DThe writers sister came to see her.解析：推理判断题。由第三段“Shes gone.Teresa，mommys gone.Shes dead.”可推知答案。答案：B8From the last paragraph of the passage we know that_Athe writer is afraid of her motherBthe writer is proud of her motherCthe writer feels sad about her motherDthe writer feels sorry for her m
18、other解析：推理判断题。在最后一段，作者反复提到这样的字眼：a strong mother，had the biggest heart，an angel，字里行间都充满着自豪之情。答案：BCStephen Hawking was born 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
19、first to Oxford University where he studied physics，then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology(宇宙学)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
20、 something was wrong with him at the age of 20.He started to bump into things，and often fell over for no reason.When he 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 incur
21、able illness which causes the muscles of the body to waste away.Doctors said he would die before he was 23.At first，Hawking 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
22、 to be anything worth doing.But shortly after I came out of hospital，I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile 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 scienti
23、fic research ever carried out.His story shows that nobody，however bad their situation is，should lose hope.“Life is not 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 hardBst
24、udied 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：C10Hawking 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
25、：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 biggerCcan 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 a
26、dj.“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 seriously 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：BDWhy do we dr
27、eam？Its a question researchers have been studying for years.Now new research suggests that some dreams may result from the brains effort to keep learning，even as we sleep.In a study in Boston，100 volunteers were trained for an hour on a maze(迷宫)They tried to find their way through the difficult puzz
28、le as quickly as possible.Then half of the volunteers were allowed to sleep for 90 minutes.The other half stayed awake，reading or relaxing.The ones who slept were asked to describe their dreams when they woke up.After the rest，the volunteers were asked again to solve the maze.Those who hadnt slept s
29、howed no improvement or did even worse after the break.Sleepers who didnt report any mazerelated dreams did better but showed only a little improvement.However，four naptakers who reported dreaming about the maze showed a surprising improvement.They scored 10 times higher after sleeping and dreaming
30、about the maze.Even though the number of dreamers was small，the researchers noted that the gap in learning between the dreamers and nondreamers was so wide that the finding was significant(有意义的)The dreamers had all performed poorly on the test before dreaming about it.That suggests that struggling w
31、ith a task might be the trigger that leads the sleeping brain to focus on it and work on how to deal with it.“Its almost as if your brain is going through everything that happened today，” Dr Stickgold，a scientist at Harvard Medical School，said.“The things youre obsessed(迷住) with are the ones that yo
32、ur brain forces you to continue to do with.”【语篇解读】本文介绍了梦的形成。13What were the volunteers asked to do after the rest?ATo work on a new maze.BTo continue to do the maze.CTo talk with each other about their dreams.DTo tell what they thought about the maze.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“After the rest，the volunteers wer
33、e asked again to solve the maze.”可知应选B。答案：B14According to the study，which group showed the greatest improvement?AThose who didnt sleep.BThose who slept but didnt dream.CThose who dreamed about the maze while sleeping.DThose who thought about the maze before falling asleep.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“However，fou
34、r naptakers who reported dreaming about the maze showed a surprising improvement.”可知应选C。答案：C15The underlined word “trigger” in Paragraph 5 probably means “_”Achance BcauseCway Didea解析：词义猜测题。根据后文的“that leads the sleeping brain to focus on it and work on how to deal with it”可知，trigger在这里意为“起因”，即设法努力完成
35、一项任务会导致沉睡中的大脑集中注意力去解决这个任务。答案：B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 out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses，here are some things to look for when decidi
36、ng 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 well.Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you arent doing well._17_，so good public speaking traini
37、ng 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 brain is so full of what youre going to be talking about._19_As far as were concerned，there are basically no ha
38、rd 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 one，with your own personal habits._20_Your training course should help you bring out your personality，not try to
39、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 presentation，public speaking is toughFThe one thing you dont want is for them to fall asleepGSo trying to force a whole se
40、t 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。Abbie started the ninth grade in a big city high school.But soon she began_21_her old school.It had been small and_22_This new school wa
41、s not.No one here seemed to_23_if Abbie felt welcome or not and no one spoke to her.Gradually，Abbie believed that her thoughts werent good enough to be_24_So she continued to stay_25_Her parents were very worried about her，for they_26_shed never make friends.They tried everything they could to help
42、her to be_27_，but it didnt work.When Abbie started the tenth grade，she_28_a youth group in her neighbourhood，hoping to make friends.She met people who on the outside welcomed her，_29_on the inside just wished she would stay out of the_30_By Christmas Abbie was so_31_that she decided to commit suicid
43、e(自杀) and leave her parents a note in the mailbox.She opened the mailbox and found letters_32_there.She pulled the letters out to_33_who they were from.To her surprise，she saw one for her.She_34_it；it was a card from one of the guys in the youth group.Dear Abbie，I_35_to apologize(道歉) for not talking
44、 to you earlier，but I have been going through a difficult time recently.I_36_we can become friends and help each other.Sincerely your friend，Michael HillAbbie looked at the_37_over and over again.“Become friends” she smiled，realizing that someone cared about her and wanted her_38_She turned around a
45、nd went back to her house_39_Maybe you can say the card was a Christmas surprise，but the_40_ is that friendship is the best gift you can give anyone.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。阿比在转学后由于没有朋友而心灰意冷，于是她在圣诞节决定自杀，但是一张代表友谊的卡片让她改变了主意。21AsupportingBmissingCpraising Dhating解析：根据下文可知，阿比在新学校过得并不开心，所以这里应该指很快就开始“想念(missing)”原来的
46、学校。答案：B22Anew BbeautifulCfamous Dfriendly解析：本句与本段其余几句形成对比：原来的学校虽然小，但是人们很“友好(friendly)”。答案：D23Adoubt BargueCcare Dexplain解析：这所学校里的人都很冷漠，没人“关心(care)”阿比在这里是否感到受欢迎。答案：C24Aexpected BrememberedCreported Dheard解析：这所学校里没人关心阿比，也没人同她说话，这使得阿比觉得自己的想法不够好，不值得被“聆听(heard)”。答案：D25Aquiet BnervousCbusy Dkind解析：正因为没有搭理
47、他。所以她就继续保持“沉默(quiet)”。答案：A26Aimagined BunderstoodCfeared Dbelieved解析：父母担心阿比是因为他们“害怕(feared)”阿比永远都交不到朋友。答案：C27Aaccepted BrecognizedCencouraged Dreminded解析：由上文的“shed never make friends”可知，这里是说父母想尽一切办法想让Abbie被新同学“接纳(accepted)”。答案：A28Aled BjoinedCdiscovered Destablished解析：为了交到朋友，阿比“加入了(joined)”一个社区青年组织。
48、答案：B29Aso BorCfor Dbut解析：逗号前后两个分句表现了人们的表里不一，为转折关系，故but符合此处语境。答案：D30Agroup BschoolCcity Dneighborhood解析：本段中的a youth group提示了本题答案。答案：A31Aweak BboredCsad Dtired解析：阿比决定要自杀是因为她“难过(sad)”到了极点。答案：C32Astill BalreadyCeven Dagain解析：阿比打开邮箱后，发现邮箱里“已经(already)”有几封信了。答案：B33Aprove BguessCtell Dsee解析：阿比把信拿出来，“看看(see
49、)”是谁写的。答案：D34Aopened BexaminedCthrew Drolled解析：居然有人给阿比写信，这让她很惊讶，于是她“打开了(opened)”信。答案：A35Adecide BagreeCtry Dwant解析：迈克尔因为没有早点跟阿比说话而“想要(want)”道歉。答案：D36Arealize BhopeCpromise Dlearn解析：根据下文阿比的激动之情可知，迈克尔“希望(hope)”能和她成为朋友，互相帮助。答案：B37Asky BmailboxCnote Dcard解析：由下文的“Become friends”可知，阿比在一遍一遍地读“卡片(card)”上面的内
50、容。答案：D38Aletters BcongratulationsChelp Dopinion解析：卡片中的“help each other”提示了本题答案。答案：C39Abravely BhappilyCpatiently Dsecretly解析：有人愿意与阿比做朋友，她自然很开心，故阿比符合此处语境。答案：B40Atruth BruleCexcuse Dresult解析：阿比由于没有朋友而心灰意冷，于是她在圣诞节决定自杀，但是一张代表友谊的卡片让她改变了主意。也许这是个圣诞节的惊喜，但“事实上(truth)”友谊是你可以给别人最好的礼物。答案：A第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15
51、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。Son：Dad，how can I make our new cat feel 41._home?Dad：The first thing that you should prepare is a cat house.Two to three feet off the ground is the best 42._(high)If you dont have enough space，a cat bed is also a nice choice.First of all，you should have a nice s
52、pot 43._ your cat can go to feel safe.Son：I see.And I know cats enjoy 44._(play)Could you give me some advice on how to find a good place for my cat to play?Dad：One nice choice is cat trees.Scratching posts(猫抓板) are another great ideaSon：I still think I had better get cat furniture.And Im looking fo
53、r a great way to shop for cat 45._(furniture)Dod：If so，you should 46._(simple) do some online shopping.In no time 47._you be able to skim all the offerings from many online stores.Whats great is that you can easily compare products and their prices，so you can get 48._you want at the best possible pr
54、ice.And，probably the nicest thing about online shopping is that your purchases may 49._(ship) right to you，so you dont have to waste time making a trip to the store.Son：Thanks，Dad.Im sure that home will be an 50._(invite) one by buying some new cat furniture.【语篇解读】儿子想为自己的宠物猫创造出一个舒适的环境，父亲对此提出了许多建议。41
55、解析：at home意为“在家里，舒适”。答案：at42解析：句意为“离地面两到三英尺是最佳的高度。”根据语境可知此处用名词形式。height为名词，意为“高度”。答案：height43解析：设空处引导定语从句，先行词为spot，从句中缺少地点状语，故用关系副词where。句意为“最为重要的是，你应该有个让猫感到安全的地点”。答案：where44解析：enjoy后接动名词形式，enjoy doing sth意为“喜欢做某事”。答案：playing45解析：考查名词。furniture为不可数名词，没有复数形式。答案：furniture46解析：句意为“如果是那样的话，你应该进行网购”。设空处作
56、状语，故用副词形式，simply为副词，意为“简单地，只是”。答案：simply47解析：句意为“你马上就能够从很多网店中浏览各种商品”。in no time意为“立即，马上”，位于句首，故该句用部分倒装结构，根据语境可知，此处用一般将来时态，故will正确。答案：will48解析：句意为“你可能以最优惠的价格买到你想要的东西”。设空处引导宾语从句，从句中缺少宾语，故用what。答案：what49解析：句意为“也许网购的最大好处是你购买的东西可以直接寄给你”。ship在句中为动词，意为“运送”，根据句意可知，此处用被动语态。答案：be shipped50解析：设空处作定语，修饰one，故用形容
57、词形式。inviting为形容词，意为“诱人的；迷人的；引人动心的”。答案：inviting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()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。A Frenchman was onc
58、e visiting London.He wished to take a walk to see a city.And he was afraid he might get being lost because he knew no words of English.So before he left his hotel，he stopped on the first corner and carefully copied in his notebook the name of the street that he was staying.Then he walked.At last，he
59、got lost.In several hours he found a policeman.The Frenchman tried his best to explain the policeman that he didnt know the name of his hotel，however he knew the name of the street.He then showed the policeman that he copied in his notebook.It read：“Oneway street”答案：A Frenchman was once visiting Lon
60、don.He wished to take a walk to see city. he was afraid he might get lost because he knew no words of English.So he left his hotel，he stopped on the first corner and carefully copied in his notebook the name of the street he was staying.Then he walked At last，he got lost. several hours he found a po
61、liceman.The Frenchman tried his best to explain the policeman that he didnt know the name of his hotel， he knew the name of the street.He then showed the policeman he copied in his notebook.It read：“Oneway street”第二节书面表达(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4
62、79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：儒家学派Confucianism；人道的humanistic；和谐的harmonious_答案：Confucius，known as Kong zi in China，is a great thinker 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
63、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.
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