1、单元评估检测(五)第卷第一部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分60分)第一节(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。ACredit cards let people buy things now and pay for them over months or even years.But some people get deep into debt.Some banks have terms and charges that can make it harder for people to pay off that debt.In t
2、he United States，there are calls for stronger government supervision of the credit card industry.They_offer_economic_power_at_a_priceIn 2004，Americans had about $800 billion in credit card debt.Now they own about $968 billion.Critics say banks made it too easy to get credit cards.But that may be cha
3、nging.The crisis in the housing and credits markets is beginning to affect the credit card industry.More payments are late.Charges for late payments are a growing source of profit for banks.But late payments can also signal bad debts.The central bank，the Federal Reserve，says twothirds of American ba
4、nks have recently reported tighter lending requirements.Many people report having their credit limits reduced without warning.Some lawmakers are concerned that cardholders do not have enough protection from what critics say are abusive policies.These include actions like raising interest rates becau
5、se of an unrelated event.Also，banks may raise the chances of a late payment by changing monthly payment dates for credit cards.According to a survey，82% of Americans think credit cards provide a valuable service.But a majority，58%，say they do not trust credit card companies.And three out of four thi
6、nk the government should regulate the industry more closely.Three out of four people feel there is always some condition that makes a card less appealing than the company made it sound.And a little more than half say they have had a card that was not as good as they expected.But close to 80% say no
7、one really reads the terms and conditions when they sign up for a credit card.【解题导语】文章主要介绍了现在美国许多人由于使用信用卡欠下很多的债务。通过调查有关的问题，提醒大家慎重使用信用卡。1What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably mean?AWe can enjoy more convenience using credit cards.BCredit cards can improve your buying power
8、.CWe can buy things at lower prices using credit cards.DCredit cards bring more card debt as well as convenience.解析：选D。句意猜测题。根据本段的信息 Credit cards let people buy things now and pay for them over months or even years.But some people get deep into debt.Some banks have terms and charges that can make it
9、 harder for people to pay off that debt.看出，信用卡在给人们带来方便的同时，也带来了债务。2Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?ABanks are making it harder for people to get credit cards.BSome peoples credit limits have been reduced.CIt is more difficult to borrow money from some banks.DBanks are receiving mo
10、re charges from late payments.解析：选A。细节理解题。第三段的Many people report having their credit limits reduced without warning.说明B项是正确的；第三段的.says twothirds of American banks have recently reported tighter lending requirements.说明C项是正确的；第二段的Charges for late payments are a growing source of profit for banks.说明D项是
11、正确的；从第二段的Critics say banks made it too easy to get credit cards.看出A项不正确。3What is the main idea of the last paragraph?ACredit cards are still very well received in America.BCredit cards dont live up to some peoples expectations.CMany people dont believe in credit card companies.DThe results of a surv
12、ey about credit cards in Americans.解析：选D。段落大意题。从最后一段提供的数据看出是在美国人中进行的有关信用卡的调查的结果。BOcean Park Hong Kong is a theme park in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island.The park was built with donations from the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club(now Hong Kong Jockey Club) and opened on 10 January，1977.The park
13、is operated by Ocean Park Corporation，which is a statutory (法定的) department.It offers affordable marine animal education and entertainment and is a private organization for commercial purposes.In the early operation of the park，the main sources of income for the park were the tickets and the funding
14、 from the Jockey Club.Since the ticket price was low，most of the time Ocean Park was operating under deficit(财政赤字)On 1 July，1987，the government established a 200 million trust from the funding of Jockey Club，under the Ocean Park Corporation Ordinance.This separated Ocean Park from Jockey Club and be
15、came a nonprofit organization；it needs to be responsible for its own income and was allowed to use commercial means to operate the park.Since it was permitted to use commercial means to operate，it gradually raised its ticket price and the deficit turned into profit.In 1992，3 million visitors visited
16、 the park.Since 1998，the East Asian financial crisis(金融危机) and the passing away of the killer whale，the park recorded a deficit for a couple of years.Although it was allowed to host 2 pandas in 1999，the number of visitors did not go up and Ocean Park was forced to close its water attractions and the
17、 Old Village attraction and turned to bring in more rides in an attempt to capture the youth demand.Together with the opening up of mainland visitors under the Individual Visit Scheme，Ocean Park recorded an astonishing 4 million visitors in the year 20042005，the highest since the park opened.In Marc
18、h 2005，Ocean Park made its redevelopment plan.On 23 November，2006，Ocean Park held a groundbreaking ceremony for its redevelopment.【解题导语】本文介绍了香港海洋公园。4Ocean Park Hong Kong_Awas built with the money from the governmentBneeded to be responsible for its own income at the beginningCwas a great success onc
19、e it was openedDmainly got income from the tickets and donations at the beginning解析：选D。根据第二段第一句话可以看出D项为正确答案。5According to the passage，Ocean Park Corporation _Abelongs to the Jockey ClubBis an official organizationCis a nonprofit organizationDcan not use commercial means to operate解析：选C。根据第二段中“This s
20、eparated Ocean Park from Jockey Club and became a nonprofit organization”可以看出C项为正确答案。6Ocean Park Corporation took all of the measures to overcome the deficits EXCEPT _Araising ticket priceBhosting a new killer whaleCtrying to attract young customersDhosting 2 pandas解析：选B。根据倒数第二段，他们通过“raised its tick
21、et price”，“host 2 pandas”，“capture the youth demand”来克服财政危机。7Which of the following statements is NOT true?AOcean Park Hong Kong is a theme park.BOcean Park Hong Kong made its redevelopment plan in March，2005.CThe East Asian financial crisis didnt have any influence on Ocean Park.DAt present，Ocean P
22、ark Hong Kong attracts many mainland visitors.解析：选C。根据文章第三段中“Since 1998，the East Asian.a deficit for a couple of years.”可以得出答案。CThe state of Colorado has four of the 58 national parks in the United States.These have been judged the best places of all the national parks.Black Canyon(峡谷) of the Gunnis
23、on National ParkThis park lies in western Colorado and offers the most impressive views from up in the mountains into the canyons below.While exploring the canyons，you will find that the walls drop nearly straight down into very narrow valleys with snakelike rivers below.Visitors are offered more th
24、an 100 camping sites，and a lot of bird species and many animals are native to the area.Rocky Mountain National ParkIt is the only national park in the north central region in the state of Colorado.Elevations(高地) in this park you will find are anywhere from 8，000 feet to 14，259 feet at the top of Lon
25、gs Peak.While travelling throughout this park，you will find there are two very different climates because of the fact that the tops of the Rocky Mountains make a difference.With 359 miles of trails for hiking，there are a lot of places for camping，horseback riding and just enjoying the sights of natu
26、re.Mesa Verde National ParkThis is probably the most interesting of all the national parks，offering an extremely interesting trip back in time to 600 AD.up to 1 300 AD.This park was declared(宣布) a protected national park in 1906 because of the cliff dwellings (住人的崖洞) that were found throughout the p
27、ark area，which was once home to American Indians.Visitors can actually walk through these dwellings，and they may imagine what each room may have been used for so many years ago.Great Sand Dunes(沙丘) National ParkThe Great Sand Dunes National Park lies in south central Colorado，about 127 miles from Pu
28、eblo.This park has the tallest sand dunes in all of North America，with trails for hiking.Natural sandy beaches there are good for people who want to swim around the small rivers and lakes.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了美国科罗拉多州四个最好的国家公园。8A person who enjoys mountains and rivers will visit _ABlack Canyon of the Gu
29、nnison National ParkBRocky Mountain National ParkCMesa Verde National ParkDGreat Sand Dunes National Park解析：选A。细节理解题。由Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park部分介绍可知，该公园有高山和弯曲的小河，因此A项为正确答案。9Which of the following is TRUE about Rocky Mountain National Park?AIt has the tallest mountains in the USA.BI
30、t has very different weather conditions.CIt is the most interesting national park.DIt is about 359 miles from Pueblo.解析：选B。细节理解题。由Rocky Mountain National Park部分介绍的there are two very different climates可知答案。10Mesa Verde National Park has been a protected national park for around _ years.A1，000 B1，500C
31、100 D200解析：选C。数字计算题。由Mesa Verde National Park部分第二句可知，该公园于1906年被宣布成为国家级保护公园，距今100多年，因此C项为正确答案。11The national park in south central Colorado is famous for its _Abeautiful canyons BLongs PeakCcliff dwellings Dsand dunes解析：选D。细节理解题。位于south central Colorado的国家公园是Great Sand Dunes National Park，因其有最高的沙丘而著名
32、。D(2014合肥六中高一月考)Fahad Azad，an engineer in India，invented a robot named DuctBot.The toycar sized DuctBot measured 23 centimeters in length，19 centimeters in width and 9 centimeters in height and weighs just two kilograms.The robot is designed to snake through dark，narrow air conditioning ducts (管道) a
33、nd clean them.A pair of LEDs fitted on the robot light up the dirty scenery，so it can be captured (抓拍) by a camera.In order to control it more easily，Mr.Azad chooses to fix DuctBot on wheels.The robot can clean off lots of dirt，as well as dead pigeons and insects.Keeping indoor air in good quality a
34、nd monitoring carbondioxide levels in buildings with central air conditioning is a challenge.It is important in some places where clean air can mean a difference between life and death，such as hospitals.Dirty air has a bad influence on peoples health.EPSCO，a Dubaibased company which specializes in i
35、mproving indoor air quality，read about Mr.Azads invention in a national newspaper after he had won an international robotics competition.EPSCO had cleaning equipment，but it needed someone to get into those ducts to do the dirty，dangerous work.Across India，for example，the task still falls to children
36、.They are small enough to go through those ducts.In 2005，Mr.Azad who was still at university decided to do something about it.Six years later his own company，Robosoft Systems，has Bluestar，EPSCO and the Indian Navy，some leading air condition makers，as partners.Mr.Azad and his ten employees are curren
37、tly exploring robot designs to examine oil tanks or sewage (污水) pipes.Their biggest challenge is to make the robots userfriendly enough.Mr.Azad hopes that the robot could eventually be operated not by engineers but by workers.There will be lots of difficulties they need to overcome in the future.【解题
38、导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了印度的一名工程师发明了一种可以进入空调管道来清理空调灰尘的机器人。12What can we learn about Ductbot?AIt is a toy car and popular with children.BIt is designed to move like a snake in the ducts.CMany LEDs are fitted on it to tell its location.DIt is actually a camera to capture dirty scenery.解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“T
39、he robot is designed to snake through dark，narrow air conditioning ducts(管道)and clean them.”可知，它像蛇一样在管道中行走。故答案B符合文意。13The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to “_”Athe camera Bthe conditioning ductCthe LED light Dthe dirty scenery解析：选D。指代判断题。根据文章第二段第二句“A pair of LEDs fitted on the robot ligh
40、t up the dirty scenery”并结合下文可推知，此处的it代指的是the dirty scenery，故答案D符合文意。14According to the text，EPSCO _Ahas won an international robotics competitionBhired children to clean the dirty ducts in the pastCis the only partner of Robosoft SystemsDspecializes in improving peoples health解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第四段的第二句
41、和第三句“EPSCO had cleaning equipment，but it needed someone to get into those ducts to do the dirty，dangerous work.Across India，for example，the task still falls to children.”可知，EPSCO公司在过去经常雇佣小孩来清理管道垃圾。故答案B符合文意。15What is the main idea of the last paragraph?AOnly engineers can operate the Ductbot now.BNew
42、 ways have been found to examine oil tanks.CAzads difficulties are impossible to overcome.DAzads team are working to improve their robot designs.解析：选D。段落大意题。根据文章最后一段的前两句“Mr.Azad and his ten employees are currently exploring robot designs to examine oil tanks or sewage(污水)pipes.Their biggest challeng
43、e is to make the robots userfriendly enough.”和整体理解可知，本段主要讲的是Azad团队正在致力于改善自己的机器人设计，故答案D符合文意。第二节(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。16_ One of these things is shopping.You can do your shopping from the comfort of your living room if you have a computer and an Internet connection
44、.Most people enjoy shopping but some try to keep it as simple as possible.Shopping online is ideal for the people who find shopping difficult.The main advantage of online shopping is that you are able to look through various different items without leaving your home.On the internet，you can find all
45、kinds of things.17._Also，you can compare the prices of the items.Thus，you can save a lot of money.When doing online shopping，its important to make use of a search engine.There are shopping directories (公司名录) that detail the available online shopping sites.18._There are probably thousands of sites av
46、ailable on the Internet.Many of the shopping sites operate on the same pattern.It is also beneficial to you that you can order many items and they will be sent to your houses.You dont need to worry about transportation and shipping.This is because most online shopping sites will deliver the items to
47、 your doorstep.19._This will save you money in the end.Online shopping is convenient and saves shoppers a lot of time.You save the time that you would have used to drive to a discount store together with your children who shout for everything they see.20._ Also，you save the money spent on gas drivin
48、g to the discount store.AYou can avoid this by just clicking your mouse.BBe careful and dont let out your personal information.CYou can chat with the owners of the online shopping sites.DWith the coming of the Internet，many things have become easier.EIn some cases，online shopping sites provide free
49、shipping for shoppers.FMost shopping directories contain customers reviews on shoppers.GIt can help when you are shopping for something that is hard to find.答案：1620.DGFEA第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。It was a bright spring afternoon wh
50、en Freda told me she wouldnt need me any more.I had just finished my fourhour work _21_ up and down the stairs of her threestorey home，cleaning the floor and washing the dishes.She was _22_ jeans and a sweater，sitting at the table I had just _23_，a pile of papers spread around her.Her husbands _24_
51、was going to be reduced by thirty percent，and they were trying to live as if it had _25_ happened.I felt sorry for her，but I also felt a sense of _26_I had been cleaning Fredas house for five years and had _27_ an unexpected relationship with the family.It was not just _28_ I had become an expert at
52、 scraping(刮掉) dirt stuck to their wooden floor，_29_ that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls beds.It was _30_ than that，for I felt I had become a part of their _31_Freda stayed at home with the kids，_32_ I would often see her in the morning _33_ them to school.And Id be there when t
53、hey _34_ home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice.I had _35_ them grow up.Now I was fired，but the _36_ thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.I left Fredas house that day，wandering about the _37_ of my relationship with my clients(主顾)Who am I _38_
54、 them?As a matter of fact，Im _39_ an employeethe lowest kind of employee.But Im also a trusted _40_ of the family.I cant help worrying about what happens around me.【解题导语】作者在一户人家做家政服务，被解雇后心情失落，因为作者与这家人已结下了深厚感情。21A.stepping BcomingCjumping Dmoving解析：选D。根据作者的身份是一个钟点工或家政服务员来看，选D项合适。22A.hanging BmakingCw
55、earing Dchanging解析：选C。后面的宾语是jeans and a sweater，所以应选C，表示“穿着”。23A.cleaned BwashedCswept Dbrushed解析：选A。“擦”桌子要用clean一词来表达，所以选A项。24A.duty BmoneyCwork Dpay解析：选D。从后面的“将要降低30%”可推知，应该指的是工资，而其他选项均不合适。25A.already BseldomCnever Dyet解析：选A。从上句“Her husbands pay was going to be reduced.”可知Freda丈夫的工资收入将要减少，事实上现在还未减
56、少，而他们一家却生活得像是已经减少了似的，故A项正确。26A.regret BsurpriseCfear Dloss解析：选D。“我”为她们感到难过，同时“我”也因不能再为这一家人工作而产生了一种失落感，即a sense of loss。27A.started BdevelopedCimproved Dbroken解析：选B。由句意可知“我”为这一家人清扫房间已经五年了，在这期间逐渐培养了一种意想不到的关系。develop意为“培养；发展”，符合文意。28A.why BwhatCthat Dwhich解析：选C。“It was not just _ I had become an expert
57、 at scraping dirt stuck to their wooden floor，_ that.”前后两个从句句子结构基本相同，很容易在第二句中找到第一句所缺的词that。29A.but BandCor Dfor解析：选C。肯定句中表示并列用and，否定句中则用or。30A.less BleastCmore Dmost解析：选C。前面两句说明“我”对这一家人的情况的熟悉程度，后面又进行了追加，即“还不止这些”，所以选C项。31A.life BstoryCactivity Dexperience解析：选A。从全文描述来看，作者对于这一家人恋恋不舍，觉得自己已经融入他们的生活之中。所以选
58、A项。32A.as BsoCsince Dhowever解析：选B。前后两句应为因果关系，所以选B项。33A.taking BbringingCmeeting Dcalling解析：选A。根据常识，早上应该是带孩子们去学校。“带走”要用take，所以选A项。34A.left BreturnedCwent Dmarched解析：选B。前面提到上午带孩子们去上学，午饭时自然是“回”家了，所以选B项。35A.found BnoticedCwatched Drealized解析：选C。find“发现”；notice“注意到”；watch“观看；看着”；realize“意识到”。根据句意应选C项，即“我
59、”是看着他们长大的。36A.possible BgreatCproper Dstrange解析：选D。我被解雇了，然而奇怪的是我仍然想为他们服务。故D项正确。37A.meaning BnatureCresult Dimportance解析：选B。作者离开这一家人后，开始对自己与这一家人之间关系的本质进行了思考。nature在此意为“本质；实质”。故选B项。38A.for BtoCwith Dat解析：选B。对他们来说，我是谁呢？to意为“对于”，符合题意。39A.hardly BcertainlyCprobably Dmerely解析：选D。从破折号后面的“the lowest kind of
60、 employee”可推知此题答案为D项。merely意为“仅仅是，不过是”。40A.member BpersonCrelative Dcompanion解析：选A。从上下句的逻辑关系可以推知，虽然“我”仅是他们家的一个雇员，但同时也是他们家值得信任的一个成员。所以选A项。第卷第二节：语法填空(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(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。I asked my uncle, who played the piano well, 41._ he would assess (评定) the tone of a second h
61、and piano I was hoping to buy.We arrived at the house and Uncle Frank looked the piano over, then 42._ (sit) down and played a 43._(mix) of honkytonk numbers and classical pieces.When he finished, we told the family that we 44._(call) them in 15 minutes.Outside, Uncle Frank said that though/although
62、 the wood was battered (坏掉的)，the sound was good and we should 45._(buy) it.When I phoned the woman back, she sounded as if she 46._(cry).47._ (concern), I asked, “Whats the matter？”“We 48._(not know) the piano could/should play like that，” she replied.The piano wasnt 49._ sale, and her daughter had
63、to resume(重新开始) taking piano 50._【解题导语】本文记叙了作者和叔叔一起去买钢琴的事情。41解析：我问叔叔，是否他能够评定答案：whether/if42解析：此处是与arrived发生在同一时间的动作。答案：sat43解析：冠词a 后用名词，mixture n混合物。答案：mixture44解析：我们告诉这家人我们会在15分钟后打电话。用过去将来时。答案：would call45解析：should 后接动词原形。答案：buy46解析：她听起来在哭，用过去进行时。答案：was crying47解析：此处是形容词作原因状语。答案：Concerned48解析：此处意为：
64、我们原本不知道，用一般过去时。答案：didnt know49解析：for sale 待售。答案：for50解析：她女儿必须重新开始上钢琴课。答案：lessons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。修改：在错的词下划一横线，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1
65、0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Dear Mr.Green，Im very exciting to learn that we will start a magazine together.That sounds great，and I definitely agree you on that.Some of the columns what you mentioned in the letter are really my cup of tea.“Cultural Express” gives us a better understanding of the world.Since the
66、 people from different parts of the world have different values，its necessary to learn from each others.This will offer a wonderful chance.Apart from that，“Blurt Out” is pretty good for Chinese student to learn English idioms and improving oral English.Last but not least，“Entertainment” is so cool!
67、The popular singers，actors or celebrities are so attractively that you absolutely cant miss this part.Teenagers were just fond of popular things.Well，I cant list more.I really cant wait to read this magazine.Yours faithfullyLi Hua答案：Dear Mr.Green，Im very to learn that we will start a magazine togeth
68、er.That sounds great，and I definitely agree you on that.Some of the columns you mentioned in letter are really my cup of tea.“Cultural Express” gives us a better understanding of the world.Since the people from different parts of the world have different values，its necessary to learn from each .This
69、 will offer a wonderful chance.Apart from that，“Blurt Out” is pretty good for Chinese to learn English idioms and oral English.Last but not least，“Entertainment” is so cool! The popular singers，actors celebrities are so that you absolutely cant miss this part.Teenagers just fond of popular things.We
70、ll，I cant list more.I really cant wait to read this magazine.Yours faithfullyLi Hua第二节书面表达(满分25分)根据下面的提示，写一篇100词左右的简单介绍Disneyland的短文：1Disneyland是世界上最古老的，同时也是人们最熟悉的主题公园； 2它是以Walt Disney来命名的；3这个奇幻的世界可以让你梦想成真。例如：穿越太空旅行，享受与最喜爱的迪士尼卡通人物面对面的机会(白雪公主，米老鼠等)，它还提供了各种各样的供人们消遣的骑乘设备；4它不仅仅是一个娱乐园，还为人们提供观赏或动手的机会；5有这么
71、多令人向往的东西，难怪越来越多的人来这里旅游。_One possible version：Disneyland is the oldest theme park in the world and also the one that people are most familiar with.The park is named after Walt Disneyland，the famous film maker.Disneyland seems like a place full of fantasy.It will bring you into a magical world and you
72、r dreams will come true here.You may travel through space，enjoy meeting your favorite fairy tale or Disney cartoon characters，such as Snow White，Mickey Mouse，etc.Whats more，Disneyland has various exciting rides for visitors to enjoy themselves.However，Disneyland is more than an amusement park.It can provide people with a variety of things to see and do.With so many attractions，no wonder more and more tourists come here for a visit.Welcome to Disneyland to have fun!
