1、单元综合检测(二).阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)ADear Student Body，Since canoeing (划独木舟) has become more popular in recent years, the Outdoor Club has decided to offer an exciting opportunity for students to explore their surroundings.In the past，the club has gone hiking, bicycling, and fishing.This year，the Out
2、door Club members would like to invite all interested students at Redland Oaks Junior High School to go along on a canoeingnature tour of Canyon Lake. The group will leave this Saturday at 9：00 am from the main entrance to Canyon Lake State Park. Students dont need to be a member of the club to enjo
3、y the journey.The main focus of the nature tour will be to observe the various species of birds found in the area. The Canyon Lake Birdwatchers Club reports that the variety of species and number of birds in the area have increased greatly over the past five years.Many birdwatchers have found the ar
4、ea to be a great place to take photos of their favorite local birds. Tour guides will be on hand to answer any questions about the birds. Be sure to bring a notepad to write down anything you may find interesting.The tour guides will meet us at the entrance to Canyon Lake State Park. After a general
5、 introduction，the guides will go over the safety rules, and then the students will break into pairs. Each guide will then take one pair of students on a tour of the lake.The Outdoor Club will provide canoes，oars (桨)and life jackets. Students, however，will need to supply their own sunscreen, sunglass
6、es, and hats. It is going to be a hot day, so please do not forget this equipment.The Outdoor Club looks forward to seeing you on this exciting tour.Sincerely，Ty Reid President，Redland Oaks Junior High Outdoor Club【语篇解读】本文是应用文。文章主要介绍了去Canyon Lake State Park的自然之旅。1What do we know about the tour?AScho
7、ol teachers will go on the tour as well.BIt includes fishing, bicycling and canoeing.CNonmembers of the club can also join the tour.DIt was started by Redland Oaks Junior High School.C细节理解题。 由第一段的最后一句可知，非俱乐部会员也可以参加这次旅行。2What is the main aim of the nature tour?ATo practice canoeing.BTo take pictures
8、of birds.CTo find something interesting.DTo watch many kinds of birds.D细节理解题。 由第二段中的“The main focus of the nature tour will be to observe the various species of birds found in the area.”可知，这次旅行的主要目的是观察各种鸟类。3Students are expected to Abring life jackets and a notepadBprepare sun protection equipmentCl
9、earn the safety rules by themselvesDask questions about their favorite birdsB细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“Students，however，will need to supply.do not forget this equipment.”可知，学生需要准备防晒用品。BFrom selfdriving cars to carebots(carerobots)for elderly people, rapid development in technology has long represented a possib
10、le threat to many jobs normally performed by people. But experts now believe that almost 50 percent of occupations existing today will be completely unnecessary by 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to change businesses.“The next fifteen years will see a revolution in how we work，and a revolu
11、tion will necessarily take place in how we plan and think about workplaces，”said Peter Andrew，Director of Workplace Strategy for CBRE Asia Pacific.A growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence, social skills and the ability to use artificial intelligence.The report is bas
12、ed on interviews with 200 experts，business leaders and young people from Asia Pacific，Europe and North America. It shows that in the US technology already destroys more jobs than it creates.But the report states：“Losing occupations does not necessarily mean losing jobsjust changing what people do.”G
13、rowth in new jobs could occur as much，according to the research.“The growth of 20 to 40 person companies that have the speed and technological knowhow will directly challenge big companies，”it states.A 2014 report by Pew Research found 52 percent of experts in artificial intelligence and robotics we
14、re optimistic about the future and believed there would still be enough jobs in the next few years. The optimists pictured “a future in which robots do not take the place of more jobs than they create”according to Aaron Smith, the reports coauthor.“Technology will continue to affect jobs, but more j
15、obs seem likely to be created.Although there have always been unemployed people，when we reached a few billion people there were billions of jobs.There is no shortage of things that need to be done and that will not change，”Microsofts Jonathan Grudin told researchers.【语篇解读】本文讲述了未来社会的人工智能大发展，大约50%的职业将
16、消失，但失去职业并不等于丢掉工作，只是改变了人们所做的是什么人们将从事更具有创造性的工作。4According to the report， Apeople wont necessarily lose jobsBbig companies will face fewer challengesCsmall companies will win against big companiesDmost people will become interested in technologyA推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Losing occupations does not necessarily mea
17、n losing jobsjust changing what people do.”可知，失去职业并不等于丢掉工作，只是改变了人们所做的是什么。故选A。5We can infer from the text that in the future Apeople will face many difficultiesBpeople will take up more creative jobsCartificial intelligence will threaten peoples livesDmost jobs will be done in traditional workplacesB
18、推理判断题。根据第三段“A growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence，social skills and the ability to use artificial intelligence.”可知，人们将会从事更具创造性的工作。故选B。6What is the attitude of most experts in artificial intelligence and robotics to the future?AMixed.B Worried.CHopeful.DDoubtful.C推
19、理判断题。根据倒数第二段第一句可知，这些人工智能的专家们对未来充满了希望。故选C。7Jonathan Grudins words in the last paragraph suggest that Athere will be enough jobs for peopleBthings will change a lot in a few yearsCmany people will become unemployedDtechnology will totally change future jobsA推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，在未来社会，人们虽然会失业，但却会面临更多的需要创造性的工
20、作。故选A。CThe latest technology inventions in 3D printing are rapidly changing how things are being made.At the International Manufacturing (制造业) Technology Show in Chicago，a littleknown car maker became popular by manufacturing a car at the show.It was a fully functional car that was 3D printed in 44
21、hours and assembled (装配) in two days.The car is called a “Strati”，Italian for layers，so named by its designer Michele Anoe because the entire structure of the car is made from different layers of materials.The average car has more than 20，000 parts but this latest technology reduces the number of pa
22、rts to 40.“The goal here is to get the number of parts down and to drop the tooling costs to almost zero，”said John BRogers Jr.，chief manager of Local Motors.“Cars are ridiculously complex，”he added, referring to the thousands of bits and pieces that are sourced, assembled and connected to make a ve
23、hicle.This technology can use a variety of materials to manufacture anything in complicated detail. Imagine if you could order a new car online according to your needs and pick it up or have it delivered to you the next day at a small part of the cost of buying one from a shop? What if you could mak
24、e small parts at a lower cost rather than buying them from a parts supplier? What a great change would that be for the industry? Its already happening.One of the challenges with collecting antique (古老的) cars is replacing parts.You cant buy them because theyre not in use and its difficult to find the
25、 parts that fit.But now people can use 3D printing technology to make parts for their cars.John B. Rogers Jr.believes that in the near future a car will be made in just 60 minutes. The company is already organizing a worldwide network of “Microfactories”where you can order and pick up your personali
26、zed car.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。3D打印汽车的亮相改变了人们对传统汽车制造业的认识，将来人们能直接从网上订购满足个性化需求的汽车。8What impressed people deeply at the show?AA car maker.BA 3Dprinted car.CThe variety of cars.DTechnology inventions.B细节理解题。由第一段中的“3D printing are rapidly changing how things are being made”和第二段中的“a littleknown car maker became pop
27、ular by manufacturing a car at the show”可知，在本次展览会上最使人印象深刻的是一辆3D打印汽车。9What do we know about the “Strati” car?AIts a model car.BIt was made in Italy.CIt has over 2，000 parts.DIt was made within four days.D细节理解题。由第三段中的“It was a fully functional car that was 3D printed in 44 hours and assembled (装配) in
28、two days.”可知，这辆被称作Strati的汽车是一台真正的运转正常的汽车，在四天之内就完成了打印和装配。10The questions in Paragraph 5 are raised to Aanalyse the latest technologyBchallenge traditional car makersCexplain how the change happenedDshow the advantage of the technologyD写作意图题。由第五段中的第一句可知，本段提出的这几个问题都是为了说明用3D技术打印汽车的优势。.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满
29、分10分) 11 In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas！You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket! You might even drive a flying car!Not all past predictions have been proved wrong. 12 Some great thinkers predicted the arrival of the credit card，the fax machine
30、 and even the Internetyears before they happened.But for each prediction that has come true，some others have missed by a mile.Many of these predictions didnt consider how people would want to use the technology，or whether people really needed it in their lives or not.Lets look at some predictions fr
31、om the nottoodistant past. 13 Wheres the robot in my kitchen？Nowhere，of course.And hes probably not coming any time soon.Robots do exist today, but mostly in factories and other working environments.Back in the 1950s，however，people said that by now personal robots would be in most peoples homes.So w
32、hy hasnt it happened? Maybe because robots are still too expensive and clumsy.And probably the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too strange.At home we seem to be doing fine without them. 14 In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone.They said by the
33、year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes.But of course the idea hasnt caught on yet.Why？The technology worked fine，but it overlooked something obvious：People desire for privacy.Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just step out of the shower?P
34、robably notit could be uncomfortable！Just because technology doesnt always mean people will want to use it.And finally，how about that crazy prediction of the flying car？ 15 But a flying car remains one of the most wonderful technology ideas to catch our imagination.Keep watching the newsor perhaps t
35、he sky outside your windowto see what the future will bring.AIts not so crazy any more!BA few of them have been surprisingly accurate.CRobot HelpersDPredictions of the FutureEIt hasnt appeared yet!FWhat will our future life be like?GTelephones of Tomorrow【语篇解读】本文是说明文。随着科技的发展，许多过去被认为不可能实现的预言实现了，但是有一些
36、还尚未实现。也许将来的某一天这些预言就会实现。11D通读全文可知，本文介绍了一些现在已实现的或现在未实现、将来会实现的预言，故选D。12B前一句说并非所有过去的预言都是错误的。后面就举了几个已经实现的预言的例子，故此处选B。13C接下来三段介绍了家用机器人的预言及其未实现的原因，故此处选C。14G接下来讲了可视电话的预言及其未能实现的原因，故选G。15A前一句说“会飞的汽车”是一个疯狂的预言，后面说它有可能在将来实现，故这一预言一点也不疯狂，选A。.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)My friend Kenny and his family had just returned
37、 from Disney World.“I saw a sight Ill 16 forget，”he said.“I want you to know about it.”He and his family were 17 Cinderellas(灰姑娘) castle.It was packed with kids and parents. Suddenly all the children rushed to one 18 If it had been a boat，the castle would have tipped over.Cinderella had 19 .Kenny sa
38、id she was a beautiful young girl with each hair 20 ，white skin, and a sweet smile.She stood in the garden of 21 ，each wanting to touch and to be touched.For some reason Kenny 22 and looked toward the other side of the castle.There was a boy who might be seven or eight years old.His 23 was hard to d
39、etermine because of his height. Dwarfed(侏儒) in height，he stood 24 quietly, holding the hand of an older brother.It was very 25 that he wanted to be with the children.He 26 to be in the middle of the kids reaching for Cinderella. But cant you feel his 27 of being turned down？Fear of being laughed at
40、again?But Cinderella 28 the little boy. She immediately began walking in his direction. 29 but firmly inching through the crowd of children，she became 30 She walked quickly across the floor，bent down and placed a 31 on his face.“I thought you would 32 the story，”Kenny told me.I did.It 33 me of the o
41、ne you and I had heard of before.The names are 34 ，but isnt the story almost the same？In both cases a gift was given.In both cases love was 35 In both cases the lovely one performed a gesture beyond words.【语篇解读】迪士尼乐园的成功就在于它给每个参观的孩子都留下了难忘的一幕！那个优雅大方、超凡脱俗的灰姑娘更是给孩子们留下了深刻的印象！在迪士尼乐园里，同样的故事每天都在上演：那送出的吻，那分享
42、的爱一个可爱的姑娘通过动作诠释了语言无法表达的内涵！16A.alwaysB oftenCeverDneverD根据上文“My friend Kenny and his family had just returned from Disney World.”我的朋友Kenny和他的家人刚从迪士尼乐园回来，后句Kenny说的话“我想让你也知道。”可见他很激动，因此他永远不会忘记那个情景，never永远不。故选D。17A.outsideB insideCbesideDbehindB根据下文“It was packed with kids and parents.”可知，他和他的家人应该是在灰姑娘城堡
43、的里面。inside里面。故选B。18A.sideB stepCwallDstopA后句说“If it had been a boat，the castle would have tipped over.”如果城堡是一艘船的话则会翻船，可知所有的孩子都向一边跑去。side边。故选A。19A.leftB startedCenteredDdisappearedC根据下一段Kenny说她是个美丽的年轻姑娘，可以推测出应该是灰姑娘进来了。enter进入。故选C。20A.in lengthB in placeCin peaceDin advanceB根据上文“Kenny said she was a b
44、eautiful young girl”可知，each hair in place是形容灰姑娘头发齐整。in place在适当的位置。故选B。21A.studentsB girlsCparentsDkidsD第二段提到“It was packed with kids and parents.”同时后文提到每一个都想摸一摸灰姑娘，根据这个行为可知，此处应该是灰姑娘站在一群孩子中间。kids孩子们。故选D。22A.turnedB whisperedCjumpedDshookA根据后句说Kenny看向了城堡的另一边可以推测他先是转过身来。turn转身。故选A。23A.nameB appearance
45、CageDmindC由前文“There was a boy who might be seven or eight years old.”那个男孩可能是七岁或八岁，可知，由于他的身高，他的年龄不确定。age年龄。故选C。24A.thinkingB watchingClisteningDsearchingB根据后文说这个男孩拉着哥哥的手，渴望和其他孩子一起，可推测他应该是静静地看着眼前的情景。watch观看。故选B。25A.strangeB stupidChumorousDobviousD由于前文已经将小男孩渴望的情感和表现描写得十分具体，因此应该是很明显可以看出他想和其他孩子们在一起。obvi
46、ous明显的。故选D。26A.longedB failedCregrettedDpretendedA前句已经交代他想和其他孩子一起，因此他是渴望站在孩子们中间，伸手去触摸灰姑娘。long渴望。故选A。27A.pleasureB angerCfearDamusementC前文提到他想去但是没有去，而后句又提到“Fear of being laughed at again？”，故此处应与fear相照应。故选C。28A.protectedB noticedCsupportedDsavedB后文说灰姑娘朝着小男孩走去，可以推断灰姑娘一定先是注意到了男孩。notice注意到。故选B。29A.Rudely
47、B HardlyCRelaxedlyDPolitelyD由前文得知灰姑娘被许多小孩围着肯定不能轻松地越过人群，同时灰姑娘也不会粗鲁地对待孩子，因此是礼貌却又坚定地从孩子们之间挤过去。politely礼貌地。故选D。30A.tiredB busyCfreeDastonishedC根据上文“but firmly inching through the crowd of children”可知，灰姑娘自由了。free自由的。故选C。31A.kissB handCgiftDtouchA根据后面所接的搭配“on his face”，在他脸上能留下的应该是一个吻。kiss亲吻。故选A。32A.catchB
48、 appreciateCfollowDinspireB根据前文得知Kenny讲述了一个温暖的故事，而且说给我听肯定是希望我会喜欢这个故事。appreciate喜欢，欣赏。故选B。33A.warnedB informedCremindedDcheatedC根据前文可知，它使我想起我以前听过的一个故事。remind sb.of sth.意为“使某人想起某事”。故选C。34A.differentB importantCnecessaryDuniqueA根据后文说难道故事情节不是一样的吗？可知此处名字应该是不一样，与后文出现的same相呼应。different不同的。故选A。35A.separated
49、B dividedCexpandedDsharedD根据前文说在两个故事中，都有礼物被送出，因此应该是都有爱被分享(share)。故选D。.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Keeping a diary in English is an 36. (effect) way to improve our English writing ability.37 (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 38. (little) time. It can help us to develop the h
50、abit of 39. (think) in English. If we persist in this practice，40. (gradual) well learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many 41. (difficulty). In the first place，42. often happens that we have trouble finding proper words and phrases to
51、 give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic (地道的) ways of saying things in Chinese.And it is extremely hard for us 43. (put) them into English properly.As far as Im concerned, my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a ChineseEnglish dictionary 44. easy reach.
52、Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help，if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for 45. development of our writing skills.【语篇解读】本文是议论文。作者认为用英语写
53、日记是提高英语写作能力的有效方法并列举了这种方法的优势。36effective所填词修饰名词way，表示“有效的方法”，故填effective。37Compared分析句子结构可知，compare的逻辑主语是it，两者之间为被动关系，句中已有谓语动词，故此处填compared作状语。注意首字母大写。38lessand连接两个并列成分，由shorter可知，此处应填little的比较级less。39thinking在介词of后，故用thinking。40gradually修饰整个句子，作状语，故用副词。41difficulties根据所填词前的many可知，此处应填difficulties。di
54、fficulty作“难题，难事”讲时是可数名词。42it分析句子结构可知，此处真正的主语是that引导的从句，从句中缺少作形式主语的it，故此处填it。43to put“It is形容词for sb.to do sth.”表示“做某事对某人来说是的”，是固定句式。44withinwithin reach意为“在手边”，为固定搭配。45the此处特指“写作技巧的提高”，故用the。.应用文写作(满分15分)请根据下面表格所提供的信息，以“A Robot”为题写一篇80词左右的文章，介绍2016年太阳公司推出的最新款机器人Sunny。名称Sunny(Sun公司研制)外形1.2米高的可爱男孩功能烹饪
55、各种美食，打扫房间，根据主人心情播放音乐、影视节目，安排工作计划价格800元使用能源太阳能 【参考范文】A RobotSunny is the latest robot invented by Sun Company in 2016.Im sure you will like it as soon as you see it.Because it looks like a lovely boy who is only 1.2 meters tall.Sunny has many excellent functions.First，it is good at doing housework.No
56、t only can it prepare all kinds of delicious food for you，but it can keep your house clean and tidy.Second，it is a perfect assistant.It may play suitable music or movies stored in its inner computer according to the owners moods.Your job schedule can also be arranged properly by it. There is also an
57、other surprise for you.The price of the clever robot is only 800 yuan.Besides, its solar energy system will save a lot of money for you.读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.We lived downstairs
58、 and rented the upstairs rooms to outpatients at the clinicOne summer evening as I was fixing supper，there was a knock at the door.I opened it to see a truly awful-looking man.“Why，hes hardly taller than my eight-year-old，” I thought as I stared at the stooped，shriveled body.But the appalling thing
59、was his facelopsided from swelling，red and raw.Yet his voice was pleasant as he said，“Good evening.Ive come to see if you have a room for just one night.I came for a treatment this morning from the eastern shore，and theres no bus until morning.” He told me hed been hunting for a room since noon but
60、with no success; no one seemed to have a room.“I guess its my face.I know it looks terrible，but the doctor says with a few more treatments.”For a moment I hesitated，but his next words convinced me，“I could sleep in this rocking chair on the porchMy bus leaves early in the morning”I told him we would
61、 find him a bed，but to rest on the porch.I went inside and finished getting supper.When we were ready，I asked the old man if he would join us.“No，thank you.I have plenty.” And he held up a brown paper bag.When I had finished the dishes，I went out to talk with him.It didnt take a long time to see tha
62、t this old man had an oversized heart crowded into that tiny body.He told me that he fished for a living to support his daughter，her five children，and her husband，who was disabled from a back injury.He didnt tell it by way of complaintHe was grateful that no pain accompanied his disease，which was ap
63、parently a form of skin cancer.He thanked God for giving him the strength to keep going.注意：1所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1：At bedtime，we put a narrow bed in the childrens room for him. Paragraph 2：On his next trip，as a gift，he brought a
64、 big fish and a quart of the largest oysters I had ever seen. 【参考范文】At bedtime，we put a narrow bed in the childrens room for him. When I got up in the morning，the bed linen was neatly folded and the little man was out on the porchHe refused breakfast，but just before he left for his bus，as if asking
65、a great favor，he said，“Could I please come back and stay the next time I have a treatment？” He paused a moment and then added，“Your children made me feel at home.Grown-ups are bothered by my face，but children dont seem to mind.” I told him that he was welcome to come again.On his next trip，as a gift
66、，he brought a big fish and a quart of the largest oysters I had ever seen. He said he had prepared them just before he left so that theyd be nice and fresh.I knew his bus left at 4：00 am，and wondered what time he had to get up in order to do this for us.In the years he came to stay overnight with us there was never a time when he did not bring us fish or oysters or vegetables from his garden.Other times we received packages in the mail，always by special delivery.Knowing that he must walk three miles to mail these，and knowing how little money he had made the gifts doubly precious.