1、单元综合检测(二).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AMini Book Excerpts(节选)BiographyWhen Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land，the middleaged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it.The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighb
2、or.JD.Salinge: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Random House，$27)Mystery“Youre a smart boy.Bennys death was no accident，and youre the only one who saw it happen.Do you think the murderer should get away with it？” The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.A thought suddenly occurred to Annika，“Did
3、you.You recognized the man in the car，didnt you？”The boy hesitated，twisting his fingers.“Maybe，” he said quietly.Red Wolf by Liza Marklund (Atria Books，$25.99)Short StoriesShe wants to say to him what she has learned，none of it in class.Some women are born stupid，and some women are too smart for the
4、ir own good.Some women are born to give，and some women only know how to take.Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers，some who they dont want to be.Some mothers suffer so their daughters wont.You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books，$15)HumorDo your kids like to have fun? Come to
5、Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Timess “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have in the United States right now.Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a days drive in most cities
6、?Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle (Ecco，$14.99)【语篇解读】本文向读者推荐了几种不同类型的书，并分别作了简要介绍。1What did Salinger do for his town?AHe built a car park.BHe tried to protect its land.CHe wrote some good novels.DHe rescued many townspeople.B细节理解题。根据Biography中的“When Salinger learned that a car park was to b
7、e built on the land，the middleaged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it.”可知选B。2The book You Are Free is mainly about Asmart childrenBhappy daughtersCdifferent womenDsuffering mothersC细节理解题。根据Short Stories中的内容可知，这是一本描述不同的女人的书。故选C。3Which book should readers choose，i
8、f they want to know something about Fun Times?ARed Wolf.BYou Are Free.CJ.D.Salinger: A Life.DHappy And Other Bad Thoughts.D细节理解题。根据Humor中的“Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Timess amusement cycling is the most fun you can have in the United States right now.”及“Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle
9、(Ecco，$14.99)”可知，如果你想了解关于Fun Times的内容，应选择Happy And Other Bad Thoughts。故选D。BCustomers chat，read the newspaper and order sandwiches and drinks at August First Bakery & Caf in Burlington，Vermont，but theres something different here.“I was here working on my laptop when I looked over and saw that there w
10、as a sign that said laptopfree，” says Luna Colt，a student at the University of Vermont.During a recent visit，Colt was shocked that using her computer was against the rules.When owner Jodi Whalen first opened it four years ago，she offered free WiFi to customers.Students like Colt went there in large
11、numbers and started typing away and staying all day.“We saw a lot of customers come in，look for a table，not be able to find one and leave，” Whalen says.“It was money flowing out of the door for us.” Thats why Whalen decided thered be no more screens.It was a gradual move.She started by shutting down
12、 the WiFi two years ago.Then，the caf banned screens during lunch.“A lot of people were bummed out，” Whalen says.“But we actually saw our sales increase.”Whats socially acceptable when it comes to using a laptop in public? Luna Colt thinks its about how much money you spend.“You should buy something
13、every two hours if youre going to be here and just work all day，” Colt says.As long as youre being a good customer，she says，theres nothing wrong with working on a laptop.Not quite，according to Whalen.“Its less about how much a laptop user buys，and more about table space.Even if they think theyre a g
14、ood customer because they buy food，theyre still here for long hours，” she says.“To walk into a place and see people looking at their screens with a blank stare，it takes away the community aspect of itof you being in a place with other people，” Whalen adds.【语篇解读】一个咖啡店老板反其道而行之，禁止客人在店里使用电脑，这样做反而增加了店里的销
15、售额。4Why is August First Bakery & Caf different?ACustomers are not allowed to use their laptops.BThose who visit the caf are often very strange.CIt offers unusual sandwiches and drinks.DIt is only open to university students.A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“but theres something different here”和该段最后一句“During a recent v
16、isit，Colt was shocked that using her computer was against the rules.”可知，这个地方的不同之处是不准客人使用笔记本电脑。5The underlined words “bummed out” in Paragraph 2 probably mean “ ”AgratefulBfortunateCdisappointedDfrightenedC词义猜测题。根据第二段对客人情况的描述，再结合后一句“But we actually saw our sales increase.”可知，虽然很多客人很失望并离去，但是销售额却增加了。故选
17、C。6We can infer from the text that Luna Colt Aworks parttime in Jodi Whalens storeBmight not be popular with Jodi WhalenClikes the food in August First Bakery & CafDwill not work on a laptop in public any moreB推理判断题。根据第三段和第四段的内容，特别是第四段中的“Not quite，according to Whalen.”可知，两人的观点是对立的。故可推断出选B。7Whats the
18、 main idea of the text?AIt is good for our health to stay away from WiFi.BA caf owner improves sales by saying no to laptops.CA university student shows how to be a good customer.DPeople are efficient while working on a laptop in a caf.B主旨大意题。根据全文的介绍可知，咖啡店老板禁止客人在店里使用电脑，这样做销售额反而增加了。故选B。CHow soon will
19、 it be before robots become so intelligent that they will be able to do things，such as teaching languages or looking after patients in hospital? Some experts believe this will happen within twenty years while others disagree.One London company，UAS (University Automated Systems) has already developed
20、 some machines that can be used as “home helps” for old people unable to look after themselves and who are living on their own or in special homes.These machines can now do such things as cooking eggs and cleaning the floor，and the company says that future models will also accept simple voice instru
21、ctions and be controlled by a “brain” that is the equivalent(替代品) of the latest IBM microcomputer.The director of UAS，Mr Henry Jeffries，believes that in the next five to ten years companies will have developed even more sophisticated(复杂的) robots for use in industry.By that time，it is likely that the
22、y will also have begun to sell new forms of these machines into ordinary homes.Robots could do a wide range of household tasks，such as preparing meals，washing dishes，cleaning houses and so on.By then，the price of such machines may have come down to as little as $1，000.But Dr Sandra Lomax，who has don
23、e some research into artificial intelligence at Sussex University and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)，believes we have a long way to go before we can develop truly intelligent machines.Preparing an omelette(煎蛋) may seem easy enough.But suppose one of the eggs has gone bad even the most “
24、intelligent” robot would probably still use it.If something slightly unusual needs doingsomething that requires a little of ordinary human imagination，a robot is useless.They need programming for even the simplest of tasks and are not able to learn from experience.“Teaching a robot how to recognize
25、a bad egg is far more difficult than teaching it to prepare the omelette，” she says.【语篇解读】本文通过分别描述UAS公司总裁和桑德拉洛马克斯博士的观点，得出结论开发出真正智能的机器人很难。8A London company called UAS has already developed a machine which Acan teach languages and care for patients in hospitalBcan help old people do certain jobs in th
26、e houseCis controlled by microcomputer “brain”Dcan accept simple voice instructionsB细节理解题。根据第二段前两句可知，UAS公司开发的这种机器人能够帮助老人们做一些家务活。9Dr Sandra Lomax thinks that Ano robot will ever be able to prepare an omeletteBa robot will soon be able to do all the unusual housework people cant doCwe can program a ro
27、bot to learn from experienceDmaking an omelette is easier for a robot than recognizing a bad eggD细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，对于机器人来说煎鸡蛋要比识别坏的鸡蛋更容易一些。10Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?AAll experts agree that there will soon be robots that can teach languages and look after
28、patients in hospital.BDr Sandra Lomax believes that there are great problems in developing intelligent robots.CRobots have been a necessary part in peoples daily life.DSuch machines are already being sold into ordinary homes.B推理判断题。根据第三段的描述可知，桑德拉洛马克斯博士认为开发出真正的智能机器人存在着巨大的困难。11Which of the following i
29、s the best title for this passage?AServants of the FutureBHow to Make RobotsCDifficult to Develop Intelligent RobotsDThe Household Tasks in FutureC标题归纳题。本文通过分别描述UAS公司总裁和桑德拉洛马克斯博士的观点，得出结论开发出真正智能的机器人很难。DVinegar is great.It makes salad，fries and dumplings taste better，and you can even clean your window
30、s with it.And now，according to scientists，it may even help the planets population survive climate change.Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have found that growing plants in vinegar makes them more resistant to droughts.This could mean that in the futu
31、re，worries about climate change affecting the worlds supply of food will be much lower.The discovery was made after the researchers studied the Arabidopsis，a plant known for its ability to survive in dry weather.It was found that when the plant was placed in droughtlike conditions，it produced a chem
32、ical called acetate(醋酸盐)the main component of vinegar.After discovering this，the scientists experimented further by adding acetate to the soil of other plants，before they stopped giving them water completely.After leaving the plants for 14 days，they found that the ones treated with acetate had survi
33、ved，while the untreated plants had dried up and died.Its hoped that this simple method of survival could soon be used to help farmers in dry countries keep their crops alive.Jong Myong Kim，coauthor of the study，tells Popular Science magazine that hes already been in touch with people all over the wo
34、rld who are interested in trying this simple and costeffective method out for themselves from flower growing companies to amateur gardeners.Although at this point keeping thirsty plants alive isnt as easy as just pouring vinegar over them，Kim says he and his team are working on making the process as
35、 simple as possible.“Now we are trying to cooperate with some farmers，and also some companies，to make a method to apply this system，” he says.And for those of us who always forget to ask our neighbors to water our plants when we go away，hopefully this means the end of returning home from a trip to f
36、ind our favorite flowers have died.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述的是通过醋可以使植物在干旱的环境中生存，从而解决饥饿问题。12What is mentioned as a feature of the Arabidopsis?AIt produces acetate in wet conditions.BIt is mainly composed of acetate.CIt can survive in nowhere but desert.DIt can be tolerant of drought.D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“.Arabidopsis，a
37、plant known for its ability to survive in dry weather.It was found that when the plant was placed in droughtlike conditions，it produced a chemical called acetate(醋酸盐)the main component of vinegar.”可知选D。13The scientists experimented further by adding acetate to the soil of other plants to Afind a sim
38、ple way of keeping the crops of farmers alive Badd acetate to the soil of other plants to stop watering Ccheck the effectiveness of the acetate to resist drought Dtreat the driedup plants by adding acetate to themC推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，进一步实验的目的是为了检验把醋酸盐添加到植物的土壤中能增加植物耐旱能力的有效性。14What is the authors attitude
39、 to the discovery?AObjective.BUnsupportive.CIndifferent.DOptimistic.D观点态度题。根据最后一段中的“hopefully this means the end of returning home from a trip to find our favorite flowers have died”可知，作者对这个发现持乐观态度。15What may be the best title for the text?AVinegar May End HungerBVinegar Keeps Plants Living ForeverC
40、How to Survive Climate ChangeDPlants Need WaterA标题归纳题。根据全文内容，尤其是第二段最后一句中的“worries about climate change affecting the worlds supply of food will be much lower”及第四段中的“Its hoped that this simple method of survival could soon be used to help farmers in dry countries keep their crops alive.”可知，A项作为标题最佳。.
41、阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Two biggest wealth in life: your talent and your time.Talent increases and time decreases.Our life，in a way，is trading time with talents.Wasting time means our time decreases while our talents do not increase. 16 Get to know how you use your usual time and make improvements Ta
42、ke a week and write down what you do every 30 minutes every day and make it into categories.After a weeks recording，youll see which part consumes most of the time. 17 And you could come up with a revised timetable for your next week.Use fragment (碎片) time and “dead time”By time recording，youll be am
43、azed how much time youve wasted in waiting for the bus，queuing，walking，etc.You could really put that time to better use， 18 Use your fragment time for insignificant matters so that you could have more time for things that really matter. 19 Therere always things to be done every day，and the thing we
44、could do is to identify whether theyre urgent or important.The things you need to do for the day rest only on the urgent as well as important things.Dont become slaves to urgent but unimportant things.Use the 20%80% principleAt the most efficient time，20% of time could generate 80% of efficiency and
45、 on the contrary，at the least efficient time，80% of time could only generate 20% of efficiency.We should be doing important work at the most efficient time.That time period differs from person to person， 20 Yet generally speaking，its round 10 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon.Abut everyone has a
46、 peak effect timeBMake an analysis about the ways you could improve your efficiencyClike memorizing English words or making necessary phone callsDdepending on your mentality and physical conditionEThat is why we shall save every second and make it countFPick three things you must finish todayGFinish
47、 as many tasks as possible【语篇解读】时间是人生最大的财富之一，那么该如何充分利用时间呢？本文为我们提供了几个充分利用时间的方法。16E根据上文的“Wasting time means our time decreases while our talents do not increase.”可知，我们不能浪费时间，应节约每一秒，让它过得有意义。故选E。17B根据上下文可知，通过记录一周的时间分配情况，找出大部分时间用于做什么，进行分析后确定如何更有效地利用时间，从而制订出合理的时间表。故选B。18C根据上文可知，应将等公交、排队等时间利用起来，C项给出了两个利用这些
48、时间的例子。故选C。19F此处为小标题，各小标题的格式应保持一致，该空应为祈使句；根据本段内容可知，做事要分主次，不能成为紧急却不重要的事情的奴隶。故选F。20D根据上文的“That time period differs from person to person”可知，高效时间段因人而异，要看个人的身体和精神状况。故选D。.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)When I was in the first grade，doctors found a cancer in my head.It changed my 21 After an operation，I spent a
49、whole year getting treatment.The 22 medicine that cured the cancer made my stomach hurt.One day，when I found out a program that trains dogs to be friends with people，I 23 my parents to let me have one.They knew it had been a(n) 24 year for me and they said yes.I was really happy，but I didnt 25 that
50、my life was about to change again.We went to visit a few dogs to see if any seemed 26 for me.We went outside to play with them，and I found there was 27 magical about one dog.Instead of running around and playing like the other dogs，Coco just 28 with me on the grass.Since I felt so 29 ，taking a rest
51、was all I wanted to do.Coco seemed to 30 it.Right then，I started to feel better with Coco sitting next to me.I knew she was the right dog，and she came home with us.Coco was 31 there for me and with the help of her 32 ，my cancer was cured.That was when I realized that I 33 to help someone else get a
52、dog like Coco.I 34 that if I could do that，another kid with cancer could start to feel better，too.I needed to 35 enough money for one 36 dog.I sold homemade dog biscuits and after a summer of sales，I had enough money to pay for a(n) 37 My first adopted dog，Lucky Bug，went to Krysta，who had lost most
53、of her 38 when she got cancer.She couldnt see the dog， 39 she could get to know him by touching and smelling him.I 40 cancer，and I knew Lucky Bug would help Krysta the way Coco had helped me.【语篇解读】作者在治疗癌症的过程中感觉痛苦艰难，但在小狗Coco的陪伴下作者的癌症治愈了，所以作者想为其他像自己一样得癌症的小朋友也寻找这样的小狗去陪伴他们，让他们也能很快地好起来。21A.habitsBhobbies
54、CcharacterDlifeD根据本段最后一句中的“my life was about to change again”及下文内容可知，癌症改变了作者的生活。故选D。22A.terribleBtraditionalCexpensiveDefficientA根据下文中的“made my stomach hurt” 可知，这种药物很可怕。terrible 可怕的，很糟的。故选A。23A.advisedBbeggedCallowedDhelpedB有一天，当我发现一个训练狗和人交朋友的节目时，我恳求我的父母给我买一条小狗。由下文中的“and they said yes”可知作者是恳求父母。beg恳
55、求，乞求。故选B。24A.strangeBtoughCnewDexcitingB根据上文中的“I spent a whole year getting treatment”可知作者经历的这一年比较艰难。tough艰难的。故选B。25A.believeBrememberCrealizeDunderstandC 我真的很高兴，但我没有意识到我的生活即将再次改变。realize意识到。故选C。26A.beautifulBfriendlyCrightDgentleC根据下文中的“I knew she was the right dog”可知，作者想找一只适合自己的狗。right正确的，合适的。故选C。
56、27A.everythingBsomethingCanythingDnothingB由下文Coco与其他狗的不同可知，作者觉得Coco身上有些东西很神奇。something 某事，某物，故选B。28A.playedBlayCranDsatD根据下文中的“I started to feel better with Coco sitting next to me”可知，Coco没有和其他狗一起奔跑玩耍，而是坐在作者身旁。故选D。29A.sickBsadCboredDlonelyA根据下文中的“taking a rest was all I wanted to do”可知，作者总感觉不舒服。sick
57、生病的，不舒服的，故选A。30A.enjoyBsenseCshareDkeepB根据上文中的“Instead of running around and playing like the other dogs，Coco just with me on the grass.”可知，Coco不像其他的狗一样到处跑来跑去，它只是陪我坐在草地上。可推知Coco好像感觉到作者的不舒服。sense感觉。故选B。31A.alwaysBsometimesCseldomDneverACoco一直陪在我身边，在她的友谊的帮助下，我的癌症治愈了。always总是。故选A。32A.careBeffortCmedici
58、neDfriendshipD句意见上题解析。friendship友谊。故选D。33A.plannedBpreparedCwantedDofferedC那时我意识到我想帮助别人得到一只像Coco一样的狗。want to do sth.想要做某事。故选C。34A.admittedBdoubtedCfiguredDdiscoveredC作者在小狗的陪伴下，身体感觉好多了，并最终克服了癌症，所以作者认为其他患癌症的孩子在有小狗的陪伴下也会开始好起来。figure认为。故选C。35A.borrowBraiseCsaveDreceiveB我需要筹集足够的钱去买一只受过训练的狗。raise筹集。故选B。36
59、A.abandonedBtrainedCcuredDlostB句意见上题解析。trained训练过的。故选B。37A.adoptionBtreatmentCprojectDbiscuitA根据下文中的“My first adopted dog”可知选A。38A.patienceBenergyCeyesightDhearingC根据下文中的“She couldnt see the dog”可知，女孩几乎失明了。eyesight视力。故选C。39A.asBorCifDbutD她看不见那只狗，但她可以通过触摸和闻它来了解它。 前后为转折关系，根据题意可知选D。40A.forgotBsurvivedC
60、ignoredDhatedB根据上文中的“my cancer was cured”可知，我挺过了癌症。survive幸存，挺过。故选B。.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Everyone needs to know how to prevent a fire.It is also important to know what to do when it 41._ (break) out.Every year，over 11，000 people 42._ (kill) or injured in house fires.These fires could have been
61、avoided.Smokers who are 43._ (care) cause about 200 deaths and over 6，000 fires.More than of those 44._ die in fires are poisoned or harmed by smoke.If fire happens，do not attempt to fight the fire unless it is small.Try putting out a small fire with water.If 45._ fire has spread or if the flames ar
62、e more than 20 inches high，shut the door on it，warn everyone else in the building and tell them to get out.You should leave and dial 911 for the fire department.Before 46._ (go) into a room，check the door.If the handle or the door is hot，do not open it! Instead，put clothing or a wet towel at the bot
63、tom of it to keep smoke out.If the door is not hot，open it 47._ (slow)If there is a rush of smoke heat，close it again and shout to warn 48._ (other) inside.Now open the window and shout “Fire！”See whether you can drop safely to the ground.Use this 49._ your escape course if you can.If you are not on
64、 ground level，break your fall by pushing a mat out first.Lower yourself at arms 50._(long) before dropping.Once outside，stay out outside and make sure the fire department is called.【语篇解读】每年发生的火灾可不少，给我们造成了生命和财产的巨大损失，火灾发生时，我们该怎么办呢？ 41breaks此处叙述的是一般的情况，故用一般现在时。由于主语是it，故动词用第三人称单数breaks。42are killed根据关键词
65、every year可知，本句要用一般现在时。由于句子的主语是people与kill之间是被动关系，故用一般现在时的被动式，故填are killed。43careless此处要用一个形容词作为表语，表示状态，故用careless(粗心的)。44who这是一个定语从句，从句中缺少主语。由于先行词those是指人，故关系代词用who。45the此处表示特指，故要用定冠词the。46going空格前的before是一个介词，故其后要用动名词，故填going。47slowly空格前是动词open，故用副词slowly修饰它。48others空格前的warn是一个及物动词，其后要用一个代词作为宾语，故用
66、others。49asuse sth.as是固定搭配，意思是：把某物用作50length空格前是一个名词所有格，故空格要用一个名词，故填length。.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)Dear Martin，How are you doing recently? Learned that you have retired，we all miss you.On behalf of my schoolmates，Im written the letter to express our deepest thanks to you.Were grateful for you have d
67、one for us over the years.It is you that helped us make great progresses in our English.When some students got into trouble，you suggested they improved their learning methods and always helped us out with patience.We still remember what fun we had when you told jokes in class.All of us value the pre
68、cious time when we spent together.We will keep it on mind forever.We true wish you good health and a wonderful life after retirement!Yours sincerely， Li Hua答案Dear Martin，How are you doing recently? that you have retired，we all miss you.On behalf of my schoolmates，Im the letter to express our deepest
69、 thanks to you.Were grateful for you have done for us over the years.It you that helped us make great in our English.When some students got into trouble，you suggested they their learning methods and always helped out with patience.We still remember what fun we had when you told jokes in class.All of
70、 us value the precious time 或 we spent together.We will keep it mind forever.We wish you good health and a wonderful life after retirement!Yours sincerely， Li Hua.书面表达(满分25分)假设你和几位同学成立了一个英语俱乐部，开展了为期两个月的活动。现在，你将代表俱乐部向同学们进行经验汇报，请写一篇英语广播稿，主要内容如下：1简要描述俱乐部开展的与英语有关的主要活动；2谈谈你们开展该活动的收获。注意：1词数100左右；2开头和结尾已给出
71、，不计入总词数。 【参考范文】Hello，everybody，Its very encouraging to exchange our opinions.First，Id like to express my appreciation for your support to the two months activities held by our English Club.To improve our spoken English，we have successfully communicated our ideas with many foreigners coming from Engl
72、ishspeaking countries.A series of activities include the parties we held every week，inviting many overseas students and teachers.All these have left a deep impression on us.There was always a flow of warmth in our heart when we saw our fellow students studying English in such a dedicated way.Without doubt we have learned a lot from the two months activities.I hope our club will hold such meaningful activities more often in the future.Thank you for your listening again.
