1、单元检测卷(二)第卷第一部分阅读理解(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。AChina,endowed with rich agricultural resources,has a long history of farming.The traditional farming practice with intensive(精细的) cultivation(耕作) as its essence is one of the most important achievements of the hum
2、an civilization.The development of agriculture and rural areas in China is faced with many problems.The Chinese government has made a number of important policies and measures to cause a faster growth of farmers income and narrow the everenlarging income gap between rural and urban residents as soon
3、 as possible mainly through finishing a strategy of balanced social and economic development.Well give top priority in all work to solving problems facing agriculture,farmers and rural areas,focusing on the following seven aspects.Firstly well promote faster increase of farmers income.Secondly well
4、protect and increase the overall capacity of grain production.Thirdly we will continue to promote strategic restructuring of agriculture.Fourthly well actively promote progress in agroscience and enhance research work of agricultural hightech and key research programs,and increase its reserve level.
5、Fifthly well further open agriculture to the outside world and actively develop agricultural trade with other countries.Sixthly well speed up the transfer of rural labors and develop rural secondary and tertiary(第三的) industries.Seventhly well continue to deepen rural reforms.Priorities(优先权) will be
6、placed on reform of rural land system,tax and administrative charges,grain distribution system and rural financial system.However,agricultural development has difficult tasks and a long way to go.The road ahead is by no means smooth.Nevertheless,Chinas agriculture will give full play to its advantag
7、es,overcome any difficulties,enter a new stage of development and match towards a brighter new future in the new century!1What does the underlined word “enhance” in Paragraph 2 mean?AWeaken. BDesign.CStrengthen. DEffect.答案C解析词义猜测题。结合上下文语境可知,enhance表示“增强;提高”,而四个选项中,只有strengthen可表此意。2Whats the Chinas
8、ancient civilization?AThe rich agricultural resources.BThe intensive cultivation.CThe capacity of grain production.DThe strategy of balanced development.答案B解析细节理解题。从第一段第二句可知中国传统农业的精耕细作是人类文明所取得的重大成就之一。3What policy do you think is the most important?APromoting faster increase of farmers income.BProtec
9、ting the capacity of grain production.CPromoting strategic restructuring of agriculture.DContinuing to deepen rural reforms.答案A解析推理判断题。从第二段所列的七项优先发展的问题中,最重要的应该放在第一位,因此应该是第一条,即“Firstly well promote faster increase of farmers income.”,故选A项。4Whats the best title of the passage?AChinas agricultural reso
10、urcesBChinas agriculture seven aspectsCReform of Chinas agricultureDAgriculture in China答案D解析标题归纳题。整篇文章都是在介绍中国的农业,因此标题用中国的农业最合适。BWhen you hear the word “farm”,chances are your picture of rolling hills in the country covered with cows and corn.But some scientists,engineers and city planners say the f
11、arms of the future could be indoors inside skyscrapers(摩天大楼) in the worlds most populated cities.It might sound crazy,but in fact,some of the technology for growing crops indoors already exists.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA),has been experimenting for years with methods for
12、growing fresh fruits and vegetables on the moon or even on Mars.Bringing farming indoors solves a number of problems.First,traditional farming takes up a lot of land.By the year 2050,the world population will grow by another three billion.As populations grow,the land available for farming decreases.
13、Governments are now wondering where we will grow the food for all these people.Despommier,an ecologist at Columbia University,and his colleagues say “vertical farming”growing crops in skyscrapers tens of stories highis the answer.Cities that grow their own food also would become more selfreliant and
14、 no longer be at risk of natural disasters,weather instability(不稳定) or insect pests(害虫)“You can control everything indoors.You cant control anything outdoors.” Despommier says.Vertical farms dont exist yet.Their supporters say a welldesigned vertical farm could be selfreliant,able to recycle water,c
15、ompost(将做成混合肥) crop waste,and use gases given off in the process to heat the building.Even the waste of the livestock(牲畜) living in the building could be recycled as a source of energy.But some believe making the move to vertical farming will not be so easy.“I would say it is going to be tough,”says
16、 Gene Giacomelli,who heads up the Controlled Environment Agriculture Center at the University of Arizona in Tucson.It can be tricky to regulate climate conditions indoors,he says.Keeping the correct balance of humidity(湿度) can be especially challenging and plants have different weather and lighting
17、requirements.Tomatoes like warm,sunny weather,while greens like lettuce prefer cooler temperatures.And nearly all crop plants require lots of sunlight.Copying sunlight is challenging,but scientists are learning how to make artificial lights that produce the colors,or wavelengths,of light,especially
18、red and blue,that crop plants need.Still,artificial,electric lights present their own challenges.Overhead lights are inefficient,but more efficient(高效能的) lighting systems are still too expensive for widespread use.Thats not to say these challenges wont be overcome,but it will take time.Most experts
19、suggest it would be anywhere between five and fifteen years before the first vertical farms could be created.5What does the passage mainly talk about?AThe ways to solve the food problem of the world.BA new farming technology“vertical farming”CThe main problems “vertical farming” is facing.DThe advan
20、tages “vertical farming” will bring us.答案B解析主旨大意题。文章主要从垂直农业的优点、面临的问题、前景等几个方面展开叙述。所以此题答案为B项。C和D两项只谈及了垂直农业的某一个方面,不够全面。A项与文章无关。6To the future of “vertical farming”,the author is according to the passage.Adoubtful BpessimisticCoptimistic Dproud答案C解析推理判断题。文章介绍了垂直农业的优点以及它所面临的一些技术难题。从文章最后一段中更能看出作者对于垂直农业前景持
21、乐观态度:尽管困难很大,但并非不能被克服。假以时日,这些问题都能被一一解决。故应选C项。7Which of the following descriptions does NOT fit a welldesigned vertical farm?AThe water in it can be recycled and the crop waste can be composted.BWaste of the livestock can be recycled as a source of energy.CThe buildings in which a vertical farm lies s
22、hould look beautiful.DThe gases given off in the process can be used to heat the building.答案C解析细节理解题。在文章的第五段可找到A、B、D三个选项的依据。而C项文章并未提及,故此题答案应为C项。8The following are the benefits of “indoors farming”EXCEPT that .A“indoors farming”can help people to save a lot of landBcrops can be protected from the har
23、m of natural disasterCcrops will be free from the damage caused by insect pestsD“indoors farming” can help people save a lot of money答案D解析细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段可知,尽管垂直农业所面临的一些问题可能会被解决,但文中举了灯光的例子用来说明解决这些问题需要大量的费用。所以垂直农业目前不但不能帮助人们节省钱,反而可能增加费用。故应选D项。CA couple of years ago,in 2008,I got laid off from a decent
24、job at a car dealer.I was with two children.Then I started collecting coupons(优惠券)It was like going back to my early days,when money was tight,and I clipped coupons to save money.Being a single mom is very difficult,especially,with a little or an uncertain child to support.I wanted to do something w
25、here I would always have a job regardless of the economy.I have heard from many people that womens beauty salons are almost recession resistant(抗衰退),where women would continue to spend money to look and feel better.So I decided to give that a try and went to a beauty school for a few months.Luckily,
26、I like that kind of work.Getting into this work actually enabled me to see the other side of things.I learned to give great customer service.Whatever things I complained about when I was a customer,I was able to look at those problems,and made sure they did not happen.Later I was promptly hired at a
27、 local beauty place.I am doing well,and making good money.The economy did cause our stores income to drop a little,but we didnt have to shut down.All of our coworkers agreed to take a small pay cut so we could stay in business.When the economy improves and people start spending again,I am sure our b
28、usiness will do even better.My message isdont get discouraged if you get laid off.Look around for other opportunities.God shuts one door but he opens another,you know.9Why did the writer begin to collect coupons?ATo save money.BTo take up a new hobby.CTo remember the old days.DTo give children as pl
29、ay things.答案A解析细节理解题。由首段中的“It was like going back to my early days,when money was tight,and I clipped coupons to save money.”可知答案。10The writer went to a beauty school because .Ashe was a woman of great beautyBshe liked to get a good educationCshe wanted to spend money to look betterDthe womens beaut
30、y salon is an ideal field in recession答案D解析细节理解题。由第二段中的“I wanted to do something where I would always have a job regardless of the economy.”可知,作者生活拮据,且逢经济萧条,所以想找一份稳定的工作。11From Para.3,we can learn that the writer .Afeels a strong sense of responsibilityBthinks it unwise to always complainChas an idea
31、 about how to judge customersDused to make complaints against bad service答案A解析推理判断题。由第三段中的“.I was able to look at those problems,and made sure they did not happen.”可知,作者是个责任感很强的人,对待顾客服务很到位。12The author writes this passage to .Aprove that God is fairBinspire hope in the unemployedCattract more women
32、to womens beauty salonsDshow that those who work hard win the world答案B解析写作意图题。由文章最后一段可推测出,作者讲述自己的故事,旨在燃起失业人们的希望之火。D The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Chal
33、lenge.The challenge invites,even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world.Students are being dared to draw a picture,write an article,take a photo or write a poem that shows w
34、hat they are curious about.To enter the challenge,all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival,MIT Museum,265 Mass Avenue,Cambridge 02139 by Friday,February 8th.Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ce
35、remony during the CSF on Sunday,April 21st.Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students.Winning entries will be published in a book.Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given.Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served.Betw
36、een March 10th and March 15th,each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration.The program guidelines and other related information are available at:http:/ cambridgesciencefestival.org.(2014新课标全国,A)13Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?
37、ASchool students. BCambridge locals.CCSF winners. DMIT artists.答案A解析细节理解题。从文章第一段第二句“The challenge invites,even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to.”不难得知,该项目是让学生来参赛的。14When will the prizegiving ceremony be held?AOn February 8th. BOn March 10th.COn March 15th. DOn April 21st.答案D解析细节理
38、解题。从文章第三段第一句“Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday,April 21st.”不难得知,颁奖的日期是4月21日。15What type of writing is this text?AAn exhibition guide. BAn art show review.CAn announcement. DAn official report.答案C解析文章体
39、裁题。通读文章可知,这是一则激励学生参赛的通知,该通知同时介绍了参赛的注意事项。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。Five Steps to Better HandwritingSome kids love handwriting,but others hate when its time to put their pen to paper.Maybe they are worried about their handwriting.Are you one of them? 16 Here are fiv
40、e steps that really work!Get a great graspTry thishold your pencil at the top and try to write your name.Pretty hard?But when you hold your pencil the correct way,writing is much easier. 17 Hold it in place with your thumb,and your index(食指) and middle fingers.Let the lines be your guideLined paper
41、is your friend!Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion(均衡) 18 Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely.Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.Slow downIf your writing is hard to read,try slowing down a little.If you rush,i
42、ts hard to control where you stop and start your letters.Lower the pressure 19 That makes it harder to make the smooth lines.Try easing up and dont hold the pencil too tightly. 20 Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures.So even though its not schoolwork,youre still using the skills you n
43、eed to control your pen better.APlay games.BAsk for more advice.CSo “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”DYouve been writing since you were a little kid.ESome kids press down really hard when they write.FThe good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.GThe best way t
44、o hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb.答案16.F17.G18.C19.E20.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。What can be done in order to make sure that no one in the world goes hungry?Generally 21 ,the human race has th
45、e information and experience to do this. 22 ,humans have so far not been 23 enough to make correct decisions.It has been proved that the way to 24 the most food is to 25 farmers grow crops either to feed the family 26 to sell,whichever they 27 to do.Although this happens in China,it doesnt happen in
46、 28 other Asian countries.If the farmers could farm the land themselves, 29 production would be much higher.But many less developed countries are in debt because they borrowed money from 30 countries in order to 31 industry.Unfortunately they find it 32 to repay this 33 .As a result,farmers are forc
47、ed to 34 “cash crops” (经济作物),like coffee,tea,cocoa,nuts and tobacco that are sold abroad so as to pay 35 the countrys debts.The 36 is that much of the land is 37 for crops that will 38 feed the population.If fewer cash crops were grown,more food 39 be produced and there would be 40 or no starvation
48、(饥荒)21A.speak Bspeaking Cto speak Dspoken答案B解析generally speaking是固定说法,意为“一般说来”。22A.However BWhateverCWhenever DWherever答案A解析however表转折,能用逗号与句子分开的只有however,其他三项均引导让步状语从句。23A.foolish Bcareful Cjust Dwise答案D解析由“to make correct decisions”可知,人类至今还不够“明智”从而做出正确决定。24A.grow Bcook Cproduce Deat答案C解析由下文“farmer
49、s grow crops”可知用produce生产。25A.let Ballow Cpermit Dadvise答案A解析由省略to的补语grow知用let。其他三项以不定式作补语时都不可以省略to。26A.no Bnor Cand Dor答案D解析either.or.要么,要么。27A.follow Bchoose Cprefer Dlearn答案B解析由whichever可推断为“选择”。28A.some Bany Cthe Dmore答案A解析由countries知用some。any与the放在other前时,其后的名词一般用单数。29A.coffee BteaCtobacco Dfoo
50、d答案D解析由the way to the most food知选D项。30A.richer BpoorerClarger Dbigger答案A解析穷的国家当然要从“富裕的”国家借款。31A.make BdevelopCproduce Dprovide答案B解析develop industry发展工业。32A.easy BfairCdifficult Dright答案C解析由unfortunately可知,贫穷的国家负债后“很难”还清债务。33A.food BmoneyCcrops Dindustry答案B解析由上文的borrowed money知选B项。34A.keep BproduceCp
51、rovide Dplant答案D解析经济作物应“种植”(plant)。35A.of Boff Cfor Dby答案B解析pay off偿清债务;pay for付账。36A.question BproblemCdecision Dchange答案B解析由下文看出用problem“(客观存在的)困难”。question疑问,不能肯定的事。37A.used Bgrown Clived Dsold答案A解析be used for被用于。38A.hardly BseldomCever Dnever答案D解析由上文知,土地大多用于种植经济作物,所以无法生产足够的粮食,故用never。hardly几乎不;s
52、eldom很少。39A.could Bmust Ccan Dshall答案A解析由上文可知是if引导虚拟语气的句子,主句用“would/could/should/might动词原形”。40A.fewer BlessCsmaller Dmore答案B解析由no starvation可知选less(否定意义)与之并列。第卷第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)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(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。There once was a goat and a donkey 41.that lived on a fa
53、rm.The donkey worked the hardest so the farmer fed it the most 42.food.Sometimes the donkey was given more food 43.than it could eat.This made the goat so jealous 44.that it began plotting against(谋划对付)the donkey.“Hey,donkey,” the goat said one day.“I think you do too much work on this farm.You carr
54、y such heavy things from morning to night.Why dont you pretend 45.to get(get)sick so you can take a day 46.off?” The donkey thought the goat had a great idea.So the next morning,the donkey lay in the stable(畜栏)on its side with its eyes 47.closed(close)Right away,the farmer called the doctor.48.After
55、 looking at the donkey,the doctor said it needed a special medicine made 49.from the heart of a goat.So the farmer killed 50.his/the goat and gave the donkey medicine made from its heart.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
56、、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10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Last Sunday,I went sightseeing with my friends in the Fairy Lake Park.The park was full with freshness and beauty of spring,with the sun shining and birds sing.When I was enjoyed
57、 the fantastic scenery around,something unpleasant caught my eyes.A young couple in a boat are eating,talking and laughing loudly as if we were the only people in the world.What was worse,they spat and even threw rubbish into the lake,total ignoring the noticeable sign “No Littering” nearby.What sha
58、me!Such behavior left me deep in thought.Because all visitors to the Fairy Lake Park do as the couple did so,the lake will be seriously polluted and soon turned into a huge dustbin.答案Last Sunday,I went sightseeing with my friends in the Fairy Lake Park.The park was with或 freshness and beauty of spri
59、ng,with the sun shining and birds .When I was the fantastic scenery around,something unpleasant caught my .A young couple in a boat eating,talking and laughing loudly as if were the only people in the world.What was worse,they spat and even threw rubbish into the lake, ignoring the noticeable sign “
60、No Littering” nearby.What shame!Such behavior left me deep in thought. all visitors to the Fairy Lake Park do as the couple did so,the lake will be severely polluted and soon turned into a huge dustbin.第二节书面表达(满分25分)某英语报以“Where does your time go?”为题向高中学生征文。请你以应征者的身份写一篇短文谈谈你的时间去哪儿了。内容应包括:1简述如何安排课余时间;
61、2反思浪费时间或运用时间不当的地方;3对时间的认识和今后在运用时间上的打算。注意:1.根据提示内容可适当展开,以使行文连贯;2开头已给出,不计入总词数;3词数100左右。I always feel busy on my weekdays.However,apart from my regular school hours, 参考范文I always feel busy on my weekdays.However,apart from my regular school hours,I still can spare some time to do things I like.I spend
62、most of my time doing homework or reviewing lessons.I have about one hour to do sports or take a walk every day.Usually after meals,I surf the Internet or do some reading or listen to music to relax myself.But sometimes I spend too much time watching Korean TV plays or playing computer games,which has wasted a lot of my precious time.Now Im well aware that time is life.Everyone is equal before time.Time lost cannot be recalled.As Im still young,I should make better use of my time to gain more knowledge and skills.I believe Ill not feel regretful when I review what Ive done in the future.