1、单元综合检测(四).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)AWashington，D.C.Bicycle ToursCherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington，D.C.Duration: 3 hoursThis small group bike tour is a fantastic way to see the worldfamous cherry trees with beautiful flowers of Washington，D.C.Your guide will provide a history lesson about the
2、trees and the famous monuments where they blossom.Reserve your spot before availabilityand the cherry blossomsdisappear!Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle TourDuration: 3 hours (4 miles)Join a guided bike tour and view some of the most popular monuments in Washington，D.C.Explore the monuments and
3、memorials on the National Mall as your guide shares unique facts and history at each stop.Guided tour includes bike，helmet，cookies and bottled water.Capital City Bike Tour in Washington，D.C.Duration: 3 hoursMorning or Afternoon，this bike tour is the perfect tour for DC.newcomers and locals looking t
4、o experience Washington，D.C.in a healthy way with minimum effort.Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents，Congress，memorials，and parks.Comfortable bikes and a smooth tour route(路线) make cycling between the sites fun and relaxing.Washington Capital Si
5、tes at Night Bicycle TourDuration: 3 hours (7 miles)Join a small group bike tour for an evening of exploration in the heart of Washington，D.C.Get up close to the monuments and memorials as you bike the sites of Capitol Hill and the National Mall.Frequent stops are made for photo taking as your guide
6、 offers unique facts and history.Tour includes bike，helmet，and bottled water.All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights.【语篇解读】本文介绍了在华盛顿特区进行的四项自行车旅行。1Which tour do you need to book in advance?ACherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington，D.C.BWashington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour.C
7、Capital City Bike Tour in Washington，D.C.DWashington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour.A细节理解题。根据第一项自行车旅行中的最后一句“Reserve your spot before availabilityand the cherry blossomsdisappear！”可知，这项自行车旅行需要提前预订。其他三项自行车旅行都没有提到需要预订。2What will you do on the Capital City Bike Tour?AMeet famous people.BGo to a nat
8、ional park.CVisit wellknown museums.DEnjoy interesting stories.D细节理解题。根据第三项自行车旅行中的第二句“Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents，Congress，memorials，and parks.”可知，在Capital City Bike Tour中，导游会为你讲述关于总统、国会、纪念碑和公园的最有趣的故事。3Which of the following does the bic
9、ycle tour at night provide?ACity maps.BCameras.CMeals.DSafety lights.D细节理解题。由题干中的at night可定位到最后一项自行车旅行。根据最后两句“Tour includes bike，helmet，and bottled water.All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights.”可知，在晚上进行的这项自行车旅行给游客配备了安全灯。BWhen my daughter Sally was five，I bought Grimms Fairy
10、Tales and read Snow White to her one night.At the end of the original Grimm tale，Snow Whites stepmother is made to put on redhot iron shoes and dance until she falls down dead.This came as something of a shock.I always thought fairy tales had happy endings.And I didnt want my fiveyearold daughter go
11、ing to sleep thinking: “Thank goodness they tortured(拷打) that old woman to death.”Thats why I decided to write fairy tales.In the years that followed，I wrote tales nonstop and read them to Sally at bedtime.The Corn Dolly was based on a child who was always complaining; The Silly King was just a sill
12、y story Sally loved；I wrote The Witch and the Rainbow Cat for Sally because of her enormous appetite for stories about witches while Dr Bonocoluss Devil is a new version of the Faust legend.Nicobobinus，however，was different.I wrote this book when Sally was older and engaged with all things girls hav
13、e to dowhos friends with who，who stuck a sticker on the back of whose boyfriend，or whatever thing she felt funny.Nicobobinus，the boy who could do anything，came out of my desire for a more innocent world.He lived a long time ago，in a city called Venice.Only his best friend，Rosie，knew he could，and nob
14、ody took any notice of anything Rosie said，because she was always having wild ideas anyway.Nicobobinus was so different that it turned out to be an instant hit.The Times called me “an author setting out to rival the classic fairy tales”I asked Sally what she thought of Nicobobinus.She said it was he
15、r favourite.【语篇解读】本文讲述了作者自己开始撰写童话故事的初衷及根据女儿的兴趣撰写的童话引起了巨大的反响。4What led the writer to start writing fairy tales for her daughter?AHis daughters strong interest in fairy tales.BThe frightening ends of the past fairy tales.CHis desire to let his daughter know more stories.DHis attempt to fill his daught
16、ers bedtime with something.B细节理解题。根据第二段可知，作者因过去的童话故事都有悲惨的结局，不想让女儿面对这些可怕的结局，所以自己撰写童话故事。故选B。5We can infer from the third paragraph that the writer _.Awas a very productive fairy tale writerBcreated his stories out of his own interestCbased all his stories on some old legendsDnever described witches in
17、 his fairy talesA推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“In the years that followed，I wrote tales nonstop and read them to Sally at bedtime.”可知，作者是个多产作家。故选A。6When creating Nicobobinus，the first thing the writer considered was _.Awhat story the publisher wanted to getBthe difference of the story from other storiesCproper way
18、s to keep his daughter Sally innocentDthe shifts of his daughters interestsD推理判断题。根据文章第四段整段内容可知作者创作Nicobobinus完全是根据他女儿的兴趣。故选D。7The underlined word “rival” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “ _”AfollowBexploreCchallengeDrecommendC词义猜测题。follow跟随；explore探索；challenge挑战；recommend推荐。根据文章前文的hit和riva
19、l后的classic fairy tales可推断，此处指一位敢于“挑战”古典童话故事的作家。故选C。CBright red post boxes，the Queen and queuingwhat do they all have in common? They are all important parts of British life.At least I thought so.However，the ability to queue for long periods of time，once believed to be a traditional characteristic of
20、 the British，is no longer tolerated by people in the UK，according to a survey done by British bank Barclays.Once upon a time，queuing was seen as normal.During World War ，everyone had to queue up to receive their daily food supplies.In fact，if you didnt stand up and wait in line with all the others，i
21、t was seen as uncivilized(不文明的)The famous English doubledecker buses，with only one entrance，might also help explain why queuing was seen as part of British life.Almost always，there is a queue to get in.But perhaps the British are tired of being pushed past by the Spanish，the Italian or the French as
22、 they queue up to get a table at a restaurant.The people of these other European countries have more than one entrance to their buses，which explains their more relaxed attitude to the queue.Two minutes is now the longest time most British people are prepared to stand and wait.But could it be that th
23、e Internet，which allows us to carry out tasks quickly，is the main reason why British people are no longer prepared to queue?“Used to buying without delay，customers are even giving up purchases rather than wait their turn，” says Stuart Neal of Barclaycard.“Shoppers are also less likely to queue for l
24、ong if the item they are buying is of low value.”Perhaps I will have to replace “queuing” with “impatience” in my list of things I relate to the British.【语篇解读】英国人一向以绅士风度而著称，排队等候也曾一度是英国特有的景象。然而网络的便捷却使英国人渐渐失去了耐心，有时候顾客宁愿放弃购买的东西也不愿意排队等候。8What can we learn about the tradition of queuing in Britain?AIt wa
25、s a product of the slow pace of life.BIt was a long time tradition as old as the Queen.CIt was considered a symbol of a civilized behavior.DIt has made the British different from other Europeans.C推理判断题。第三段最后一句提到如果不排队等候，就被认为是不文明的行为，据此可推断C项正确。9According to the passage，the British gradually stopped que
26、uing because _.Athey prefer shopping onlineBthey follow the example of foreignersCBritish buses have more than one entranceDthe Internet has changed their way of lifeD细节理解题。根据第六段第二句及第七段的内容可知，主要原因是因特网改变了人们的生活方式。10It can be learned from the text that _.Athe British get impatient with queuing for longB
27、the British have to queue to receive foodsCthe British like to eat in foreign restaurantsDthe British prefer to take doubledecker busesA推理判断题。根据第六段第一句和第七段可知，英国人对于排队不再那么有耐心了，两分钟的等候时间已经是大多数英国人能接受的等待上限了。故A项正确。11The authors main purpose of writing the passage is _.Ato tell us the influence of the Intern
28、et on the British ways of lifeBto compare the cultural differences between Britain and other European countriesCto talk about the changes in the attitude to queuing in BritainDto report his research on the British ways of lifeC写作目的题。作者在文章开头提出queuing和女王一样都是英国生活的重要组成部分，然后在第二段话题一转，提到原属于英国人传统的这一特点却不复存在了
29、，然后对这种变化展开分析，最后用“Perhaps I will have to replace queuing withimpatiencein my list of things I relate to the British.”来照应开头，起到首尾呼应的作用，由此可知，文章的中心内容就是谈论英国人对于排队等候态度的转变。故答案选C。DA man going abroad to work leaves his young lady crying.“Dont worry，and I will write to you every day，” he said.For years he did w
30、rite to her.But since he was happy with his job，he had no immediate plans of going home.One day，he received a wedding invitation.His girlfriend was scheduled to be married.To whom? To the mailman bringing regularly the letters of her boyfriend! Indeed，distance does make hearts struggle.While present
31、s are important，love demands what is basic: presence of the beloved.Martha was busy with her job.She believed she had to work harder because she loved her father who had serious disease.She had to provide for his expensive medicine. Her brothers and sisters meanwhile stayed with their father most of
32、 the time.They bathed him，sang for him，spoonfed him or simply kept him company.One day Martha was hurt.She overheard her father telling her mother，“All our children love me except Martha.” “How can this be？” Martha thought.“Am I not the one killing myself in my work to have money to buy his medicine
33、? My brothers and sisters do not even provide their share in the expenses as much as I do.”One night，as Martha was as usual late in going home，she peeped for the first time in the room where her father was lying.She noticed that her father was still awake.She decided to come close at his bedside.Her
34、 father held her hands and said，“I miss you.I dont have much time.Stay with me.” And she stayed with her father holding his hand the whole night.The next morning Martha said to everyone，“I have taken a leave of absence.I would like to be with my father.I will bathe him，and sing for him from now on.”
35、 Her father had a beautiful smile.He knew this time Martha loved him.As children，we need the assuring presence of our loved ones.Adult people need no less.【语篇解读】本文通过两个事例说明，陪伴比礼物要重要得多的道理。12Why did Martha work so hard?AShe liked to work more than attending her father.BIt was her duty to earn money for
36、 the family.CHer brothers and sisters had no jobs and could gain no money.DShe had to earn money to pay for her fathers medicine.D细节理解题。根据第三段第二、三句可知，她必须努力工作来为父亲挣钱付医药费。13Her fathers words “All our children love me except Martha.” showed that _.Aher father thought nothing of moneyBher father more valu
37、ed his daughters presenceCher father understood his daughterDher father was tired of his daughterB推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的“Her father held her hands and said，I miss you.I dont have much time.Stay with me.”及倒数第二段可知，答案为B项。14How did Martha win her fathers favor?AShe stayed with her father and comforted him.BShe
38、 refused to gain money and gave up her job.CShe tried to earn as little money as possible.DShe would replace her brothers and sisters.A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知答案。15Whats the main idea of this passage?ADistance can strengthen love.BAnyone should love his/her father most.CCompany is more important than present
39、s.DAll children must accompany their parents.C主旨大意题。根据文中的两个例子可知，陪伴比礼物要重要得多。.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)Did you once make your friends angry or unhappy because of your words? Are you having trouble getting people to reply to your requests？_16_Learn how to say things the right way with this great guid
40、e!Could you give me five minutes? vs Go away._17_When youre busy and cant do anything else，just saying “Go away” is certainly not right.You can keep everyone happy by saying “Could you give me five minutes？”Excuse me.vs Move.Telling someone to “Move out of the way” is very impolite.The next time som
41、eone is in your way，saying “Excuse me” is a good idea._18_Im afraid I cant.vs No._19_People will think it impolite to simply say “No”The next time you have to refuse an invitation，youd better say，“Im afraid I cant.”Would you mind.? vs Stop it!Someone doing something you dont like，and perhaps being i
42、mpolite._20_To get the result you want，its not a good idea to shout “Stop talking on your phone in the cinema！” and its a good choice to ask them politely with the sentence，“Would you mind not using your phone in the cinema，please？”AWould you like them to stop?BWould you mind explaining that again?C
43、It is difficult to deal with people who are angry at you.DIf so，maybe people think that your English isnt polite.EIt can often be difficult to refuse an invitation from a friend.FIt will get the result you want and there wont be any trouble!GYoure really busy at work，but your workmate needs your hel
44、p.【语篇解读】本文介绍了一些英语礼貌用语的表达。16D根据第一段可知，你在向他人提出请求时遇到过困难吗？也许他们只是觉得你的英语表达不够礼貌，下文将介绍一些礼貌用语的表达。17GG项“Youre really busy at work，but your workmate needs your help”与下文中的“When youre busy and cant do anything else”相呼应。你正忙于工作，而这时你的同事却需要你的帮助。18F联系语境及上文中的“The next time someone is in your way，saying Excuse me is a g
45、ood idea”可知，下次再遇到有人挡你道时你可以说“Excuse me(对不起，借过)”，这样既可以达到你想要的结果，又不会引来任何麻烦。19EE项“It can often be difficult to refuse an invitation from a friend”与下文中的“The next time you have to refuse an invitation”相呼应。拒绝朋友的邀请不是一件容易的事。20A根据语境及文中的“Someone doing something you dont like，and perhaps being impolite.”及“To get
46、 the result you want，its not a good idea to shout Stop talking on your phone in the cinema！”可知，如果有人做了粗鲁无礼的事，你会希望他们停止这么做吗？.完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)When I was 17，I met a famous doctor named Paul Bragg.He gave me one of the most valuable_21_of my life: a statement that was filled with words of power.To
47、this very day，I still_22_it: I am a genius (天才)，and I apply my wisdom (智慧)_23_，I was a highschool dropout (辍学学生) and was living in a tent in Hawaii.I had a very limited vocabulary and had never_24_reading a single book.When Dr Bragg taught me this statement，he told me to say it with feeling _25_it w
48、ere true and present.To do so seemed so far from reality that it was funny.After saying it many times，_26_，I began to feel what those powerful words meant.so every day I continued to say it，and it became_27_to believe: I am a genius，and I apply my wisdom.It was two and a half years later when I real
49、ly saw the_28_of the statement.I was sitting in a college library _29_by fellow students whom I was helping with higher mathematics.I heard one of the students speak_30_to another，“John is really a_31_！” At that moment，I remembered what Dr Bragg had taught me，and I_32_to say this statement for the r
50、est of my life.I cant quite put into words what a(n)_33_this statement has made in my life.Because of it，I was able to change from a dropout to the top of my college classes.I think that the key to_34_is putting your true feelings into a statement you_35_and saying it over and over every day.【语篇解读】作
51、者通过讲述自己的成功经历说明了信念与坚持的巨大力量。21A.enjoymentsBpartsCgiftsDexperiencesC通过作者的经历从一名辍学学生到大学里的优等生，我们可以判断，Bragg博士的话使作者受益匪浅，因此此处应该是说那句话是作者一生中收到的最宝贵的礼物之一。22A.likeBneedCsayDuseC第三段的“I_to say this statement”以及文章最后一句中的“and saying it over and over every day”是提示。23A.At the timeBFor a whileCAll at onceDFor the momentA
52、此处作者开始回忆自己的高中时代。由at the time(那时)引出回忆。24A.advisedBfinishedCmindedDadmittedB根据“I had a very limited vocabulary”的事实我们可以判断，此处作者是说自己没有把一本书看完过。25A.as ifBso thatCin caseDnow thatABragg博士让“我”深情地说出这个宣言，就像它是真实的、当时存在的。26A.moreoverBhoweverCotherwiseDanyhowB根据本空后“说了很多次以后，我开始感受到这些饱含力量的文字的含义了”可知，作者的认识发生了转变由“觉得滑稽”到
53、“感受到了话语的含义”。前后表示转折，故选however。27A.easierBfunnierCmore unusualDmore impossibleA说得多了之后，这句话也变得容易让人相信了。28A.evidenceBpurposeCdetailsDresultsD由第三段中的叙述可知，两年半之后作者真正看到了(重复)这个宣言的结果。29A.followedBsurroundedCassistedDinvitedB“我”坐在一个大学图书馆里，身旁围着同学，“我”在辅导他们高等数学。30A.loudlyBkindlyCsoftlyDdirectlyC31A.starBspokesmanCki
54、dDgeniusD“我”听见一个学生轻声跟另一个学生说：“约翰真是个天才！”32A.decidedBaskedCexpectedDlearnedA“我”决定在今后的日子里继续说这个宣言。33A.differenceBproblemCimprovementDimpressionA这个宣言对“我”生活的影响有多大，“我”无法用语言表达清楚。make a difference“有影响”。34A.loveBsuccessChappinessDunderstandingB35A.think aboutBlook forCbelieve inDdream upC“我”认为成功的关键在于，把自己真实的情感投
55、入到自己相信的宣言中去，并且坚持每天都说出来。.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Thousands of people were attracted to a 2meterwide lane in Tongcheng，Anhui Province this spring festival.Although 36._ was impossible to count the exact number，at least 5,000 people visited it each day.This narrow lane，37._ (call) Liuchi Lane in Chine
56、se，won greater popularity after the story behind it was broadcast on a CCTV show.At first glance it may seem unimportant，but to those 38._ know its history，Liuchi Lane means much more than its 39._ (appear)In the early Qing Dynasty it served 40._ the boundary between Zhang family and Wu family.They
57、quarreled 41._ (fierce) over which family had the right to build a wall on the dividing line.After 42._ (fail) to make a compromise，the Zhangs turned to Zhang Ying，a family member of Zhangs and also a top official in the emperors court.To 43._ (they) surprise，Zhang Ying did not provide the support t
58、hey needed.He called for his family to step back 1 meter from the boundary.Seeing that，the Wus 44._ (agree) to move back another meter.Thus Liuchi Lane was born.In reality，the story of Liuchi Lane is not only about how to get along with others，45._ also a guideline for all the officials in China.【语篇
59、解读】本文介绍安徽省桐城一条六尺巷，在今年春节期间吸引了千千万万人的关注。六尺巷的故事不仅告诉怎样与人相处，而且是中国所有官员的一个指南。36it此处是it作形式主语，后面的动词不定式作真正的主语。37calledcall和逻辑主语lane之间是被动关系，应用过去分词作后置定语。38who关系代词who引导定语从句，修饰先行词those，先行词为人，且从句中缺少主语，故用who引导。39appearance形容词性物主代词修饰名词，故填appearance。40asserve as充当，担任，是固定搭配。41fiercely修饰动词quarreled应用副词。42failing此处after是
60、介词，后面用动名词作宾语，故填failing。43theirto ones surprise使某人惊讶的是，是固定搭配，此处用形容词性物主代词。44agreed此处讲的是过去的事情，应用一般过去时。45butnot only.but also.不但而且，是固定搭配。.书面表达(满分15分)假设你叫李华，你的美国朋友Nancy即将来中国读书。她来信请你对上学期间的交通方式提出建议。现在，请你用英语回一封信，按以下要点答复。1建议骑自行车上学；2自行车是学生常用的交通工具；3骑自行车的一些好处；4骑自行车需注意的问题。注意：1词数80左右；2信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3可根据内容要点适当
61、增加细节，使行文连贯。Dear Nancy，Im very pleased to hear from you and youre welcome to study in China. _Yours，Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Nancy，Im very pleased to hear from you and youre welcome to study in China.As for the question about the transportation to and from school，Id like to recommend your riding a bicycle.He
62、re are some reasons.Firstly，riding a bike to and from school is very common among the students，for buying or repairing a bicycle doesnt cost a lot.Next，its convenient for you to ride and park your bicycle，no matter how busy the traffic could be.Actually，bicycleriding is also a practical way to do ex
63、ercise and protect the environment.In this way，youll feel it simple and relaxing to ride a bicycle while youre here. Hopefully，what Ive mentioned above can be helpful to you and wish you a fun time studying in China.Yours，Li Hua.概要写作(满分25分)Rats eat our food or make it so dirty that it isnt fit for p
64、eople at all.Thats why people often kill them by laying down poison.After a day or two，they find the poison still there.The rats havent touched it，even though it is near the food which they eat.People think they must be clever and cunning.Some scientists have been trying to find the best way to pois
65、on rats.They have watched to see just what a rat does day and night.They have found out that rats arent so clever.They are just very shy.Rats usually live in holes.They run from these holes to the places where they eat and drink.They have special paths on which they travel each time.So they know the
66、ir paths quite well.If anything new，such as stone or wood，is put in the path，the rats wont go near it at first as they are too frightened.It will take them many days to get over the fear.They are also frightened to go near a place that they know，where something has been taken away.If a path goes aro
67、und a rock，the rats follow the same path around the rock each time.If the rock is taken away，they will still run round the place where the rock was! They wont cross the empty place，which is now open to them，even though it would be quicker.Rats will always keep away from anything unusual to them.That
68、s why they wont eat poison on the first or second night.They usually wont go anywhere near it for about four days until they get used to being there.Even then they only eat a little at a time.If people want to kill rats with poison，all they have to do is to leave it out for a few days.Once the rats
69、have got used to it，they will eat it and die._【参考范文】It is generally considered that rats are smart enough not to be poisoned.(要点1)Thats not true.Actually，they just refuse to accept new things.Rats are familiar with their particular paths.If any change takes place on their usual paths，they feel unsafe to use them.(要点2)Generally speaking，it took several days for rats to adjust themselves to their new surroundings.Therefore，they wont be poisoned until they become familiar with the change.(要点3)
