1、第四单元过关检测(时间:90分钟满分:120分)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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AAfter the earthquake had stopped,when the rescuers reached the ruins of a young womans house,they saw her dead body through the cracks.But her pose was somehow strange that she knelt on her knees;her b
2、ody was leaning forward,and her two hands were supported by an object.The collapsed house had crashed her back and her head.With so many difficulties,the leader of the rescue team put his hand through a narrow gap on the wall to reach the womans body.He was hoping that this woman could be still aliv
3、e.However,the cold and stiff body told him that she had passed away for sure.He and the rest of the team left this house and were going to search the next collapsed building.For some reason,the team leader was driven by compelling force to go back to the ruined house of the dead woman.Again,he knelt
4、 down and used his hand through the narrow cracks to search the little space under the dead body.Suddenly,he screamed with excitement,“A child!There is a child!”The whole team worked together;carefully they removed the piles of ruined objects around the dead woman.There was a 3-month-old little boy
5、wrapped in a flowery blanket under his mothers dead body.Obviously,the woman had made a sacrifice for saving her son.When her house was falling,she used her body to make a cover to protect her son.The little boy was still sleeping peacefully when the team leader picked him up.The medical doctor came
6、 quickly to exam the little boy.After he opened the blanket,he saw a cell phone.There was a text message on the screen.It said,“If you can survive,you must remember that I love you.”This cell phone was passing around from one hand to another.Everybody that read the message wept.“If you can survive,y
7、ou must remember that I love you.”Such is the mothers love for her child!1.Why did the leader of the rescue team decide to leave the house?A.He didnt notice the woman.B.He knew the woman was dead.C.He left to ask for help.D.The gap was too narrow for his hand to get through.答案: B解析: 细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一
8、句“However,thecoldandstiffbodytoldhimthatshehadpassedawayforsure.”及第三段第一句“Heandtherestoftheteamleftthishouseandweregoingtosearchthenextcollapsedbuilding.”可知答案为B项。2.The reason why the woman died in such a strange pose was that .A.she tried to protect her baby with her own bodyB.the earthquake happened
9、 when she was doing the houseworkC.her knees were severely injuredD.her hands were supported by an object答案: A解析: 细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Obviously,thewomanhadmadeasacrificeforsavingherson.Whenherhousewasfalling,sheusedherbodytomakeacovertoprotectherson.”可知答案为A项。3.What can be the best title for the passage?
10、A.A strange pose in the ruinsB.A mothers love in the ruinsC.A rescue teams struggleD.A heartbreaking scene答案: B解析: 主旨大意题。本文讲述了地震中的一位母亲用自己的生命保护了自己的孩子,由此可见本文的最佳题目为:废墟里的母爱。故答案为B项。BCan you survive an unannounced storm?Although there is expert broadcasting and we are equipped with cell phones,therere sti
11、ll some examples when the violent weather takes us by surprise.While most Atlantic hurricanes form off the coast of Africa giving plenty of early warning,sudden Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico hurricanes form and move rapidly in less than a days time,endangering everyone and everything in their path.Th
12、ereve been oil workers trapped off the shore when sudden storms appeared.Field archeologists have been stuck in coastal areas without storm warning.It wasnt but a few decades ago that a Texas National Guard group was trapped on the beach by rain-forced flooding and had to ride out a major hurricane
13、during a training exercise.Thereve been a few cases when travellers were trapped on an island or in a coastal area and unable to escape in time.Escaping from the storm-threatened areas is generally a choice for most of usbut not for all.Each year thousands of islanders across the Caribbean face the
14、danger of hurricanes without so much as a public shelter to hide in.Most ride out the storm in their homes.But therere a few things you can do to prepare yourself for some unexpected emergencies.Being prepared for the unexpected may be your best and only defense.If youre headed outdoors for a few da
15、ys or weeks,you should always carry a flashlight with extra batteries,a GPS device,and a basic medical box.If youre travelling in your car,remember you may suffer from high winds.Youd better not stay inside to avoid being blown away along with your car.Keeping your head and your courage up is essent
16、ial to survival in any type of danger.Let common sense guide you and always be prepared for the worst.4.According to the text,most Atlantic hurricanes .A.form in the Caribbean SeaB.come from Gulf of MexicoC.develop off the coast of AfricaD.are from the Pacific Ocean答案: C解析: 细节理解题。根据第二段的“WhilemostAtl
17、antichurricanesformoffthecoastofAfricagivingplentyofearlywarning”可知大部分的大西洋飓风是在非洲沿岸形成的,所以选C项。5.What is the third paragraph mainly about?A.The bad situations of oil workers.B.People trapped by sudden storms.C.The danger of travelling on an island.D.The Texas National Guard group.答案: B解析: 段落大意题。根据第三段的关
18、键词oilworkers,Fieldarcheologists,aTexasNationalGuardgroup和travelers可知,这段主要讲的是被飓风困住的各种人。所以选B项。6.What is the purpose of the last paragraph?A.To give some advice.B.To encourage travelling.C.To underline the danger of hurricanes.D.To give some warnings.答案: A解析: 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Buttherereafewthingsyoucandot
19、oprepareyourselfforsomeunexpectedemergencies.”可知,最后一段主要介绍了一些建议怎样为预料之外的紧急情况做准备。所以选A项。7.In which part of a website would you most probably find the text?A.Science.B.Sports.C.Life.D.Culture.答案: C解析: 推理判断题。文章介绍了飓风给人们带来的危害,同时给读者提供了一些如何应对突如其来的大风的建议。所以是和人们的生活密切相关的文章,所以选C项。CSometimes we experience pain that
20、 seems just too big to feel,too frightening to faceit looks like a tsunami.So,we run.My tsunami came when I was nine years old.I was woken up by my mothers screams“Bob?Bob?Bob!”I ran to my parents bedroom.My father was on all fours,unconscious.My mother was crazydesperately trying to figure out how
21、to stop what was happening.I ran to the phone911,the neighbours,anyone“Help us!”Soon rescue came,but my father didnt come back to life.When my friends came to comfort me,I remembered “pulling myself together” as I walked toward them,determining to show them that I was fine.The more I denied my pain,
22、the more I was praised by the adults around me“Oh,look how strong he is!”So,I kept saying “Im fine” over and over again.I said it enoughperformed it enoughthat I even fooled myself.I believed that I was okay.But pain doesnt just “go away”that whole “time heals” thing is a total crock.30 years after
23、my father died,when I looked around for an explanation for all the years of destructive behaviour,I couldnt find the root of the pain in my life because I had covered it up so well.All the “Im fine”30 years of themburied the pain of that nine-year-old boy.My pain had been trying to come out,to be he
24、ard,to be healed.And,finally,it was.After years of treatment,I found my way back to that night where the pain started,back to the tsunami.This time,I didnt run.It hurtit still hurtsbut now,when it hurts,I let the pain come.Im not scared to say,“Im not fine”because I know,eventually,I will be.8.What
25、did the author do when his father was in danger?A.He ran out to look for rescue.B.He kept calm and asked for help.C.He offered first aid to him at once.D.He was too afraid to do anything.答案: B解析: 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Irantothephone911,theneighbours,anyoneHelpus!”可知,作者保持冷静并向别人寻求帮助。故答案为B项。9.Which of the foll
26、owing can best replace the underlined word “crock” in Paragraph 5?A.Fact.B.Theory.C.Experiment.D.Lie.答案: D解析: 词义猜测题。根据上下文可知,作者内心的痛苦并没有随着时间的流逝而被治愈,由此可知画线词所在句子的意思是:,“时间可以治愈一切”这种说法是彻头彻尾的谎言。故答案为D项(谎言)。10.Why was the author praised?A.He behaved politely.B.He seemed to be confident.C.He could look after h
27、imself.D.He could handle the blow properly.答案: D解析: 推理判断题。根据第四段第一句(我越不承认我的痛苦,我周围的成年人越表扬我)可知,作者之所以受到表扬是因为他能很好地处理自己所遭受的打击,故答案为D项。11.What lesson can we get from the authors experience?A.Hiding our pain can be harmful.B.Expressing pain is not very easy.C.Being strong means hiding ones pain.D.Children ar
28、e good at covering up their pain.答案: A解析: 推理判断题。文章介绍了作者在父亲去世的打击下,掩饰自己的痛苦,假装坚强,后来意识到自己隐藏在心底的痛苦是造成生活中很多不幸的根源,换句话说,压抑自己的痛苦是有害的。故答案为A项(隐藏我们的痛苦是有害的)。DStuck in a lift?These holes can help you out.Yes,that tiny hole you see on the lift door.It might just save your life.Say the lift youre in stops at a floo
29、r and the doors dont open.It could be a power failure or an equipment conk out.But getting out isnt easy.Lifts are equipped with lots of features to prevent the doors from opening freely or when theyre between floors.“Getting stuck in lifts is dangerous and helpless,”says Robert Solomon,the director
30、 of Building Fire Protection & Fire Protection Systems for the National Fire Protection Association.“What youll usually see is the fire department,or sometimes the building repairman,will get on the spot and use some procedures to get the people out while the problem is being worked out and hopefull
31、y repaired.”Thats where those small holes come in.Opening the doors requires a special tool called a hoistway(电梯井道) door unlocking key.It gets inserted into the lift door to open it.Since the fire code began requiring it in the 1970s,makers such as Otis and Schindler have equipped their lift with it
32、.The keys are usually used by a restricted number of people,such as the lift mechanics or building caretakers.The fire code also requires that special access tools for each building be kept in a specified secure area such as a KnoxBox that firefighters can open.Fortunately,its rare that using the ke
33、ys is necessary,Solomon says.12.What does the underlined words “conk out” in the first paragraph mean?A.Upgrade.B.Repair.C.Breakdown.D.Check.答案: C解析: 词义猜测题。根据画线词组前后的“Saytheliftyoureinstopsatafloorandthedoorsdontopen.Itcouldbeapowerfailure”和“Butgettingoutisnteasy.”可知,该处主要讲的是电梯出现故障,因此conkout与breakdown
34、含义接近,故选C项。13.What do the small holes in the lift door serve as?A.Keyholes.B.Monitors.C.Air holes.D.Decorative objects.答案: A解析: 推理判断题。第一段就提到电梯门上的小洞可以帮助被困在电梯中的人出来,第三段就讲述了这个小洞是怎么起作用的:特殊的开电梯门的钥匙可以插进来打开电梯门。由此可推知,电梯门上的小洞相当于钥匙孔,故选A项。14.Where should the unlocking key be put?A.In a repairmans toolbox.B.In a
35、special safe place.C.At the building corner.D.Behind the lift door.答案: B解析: 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“ThefirecodealsorequiresthatspecialaccesstoolsforeachbuildingbekeptinaspecifiedsecureareasuchasaKnoxBoxthatfirefighterscanopen.”可知,特殊的开门工具应放置在指定的安全区域;再由第三段中的“Openingthedoorsrequiresaspecialtoolcalledahoistway(电
36、梯井道)doorunlockingkey.”可知,这种专用工具就是打开电梯井道门的钥匙,故选B项。15.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.The people who should repair the liftsB.The steps you escape from a broken liftC.Special features lifts are equipped withD.The reason why lifts have small holes答案: D解析: 主旨大意题。全文围绕电梯门上的小洞的用途展开,故D项符合题意。第二节(
37、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。If you are in a city where everyone rushes,realise that you dont have to be like everyone else.You can be different.You can walk instead of driving in rush hour traffic.You can be on your iPhone or BlackBerry less,and be disconnected sometime
38、s.Your environment doesnt control your lifeyou do.Im not going to give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower.16Doless.Cut back on your projects,on your task list,and on how much you try to do each day.Focus not on quantity but on quality.17 Save smaller,routine tasks for later in the day,but giv
39、e yourself time to focus.Havefewermeetings.18 And they eat into your day,forcing you to squeeze the things you really need to do into small windows and making you rush.19When you do the important things with focus,without rush,there will be things that get pushed back.And you need to ask yourself:Ho
40、w necessary are these things?What will happen if I stop doing them?Practisemindfulness.Simply learn to live in the present,rather than the future or the past.When you eat,fully appreciate your food.When you are with other people,be with them fully.When you are walking,appreciate your surroundings,no
41、 matter where you are.Try these things out.Life is better when unrushed.20A.Start to put off or cancel the unnecessary.B.Meetings are usually a big waste of time.C.Give yourself more time to get ready and get there.D.The world wont end if you dont pass one of the examinations.E.But here are some thi
42、ngs to consider and adopt,if they work for your life.F.Remember the quote:If nature can get everything done without rushing,so can you.G.Pick 2-3 important thingsor even just one important thingand work on those first.答案: 1620 EGBAF第二部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(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A、B、C和D
43、四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Six continuous days of spring rain had created a fierce and rapid river running by Nancy Browns farm.As she tried to drive her 21 to higher ground to escape the disastrous flood,she 22 and hit her head on a 23 tree trunk.The fall knocked her 24 for a moment or two.When she came
44、to,Lizzie,one of her oldest and 25 cows,was licking her 26.The water was constantly 27.Nancy got up and began walking 28 with Lizzie.The water was now waist high.Nancys 29 got slower and slower.Finally,all she could do was throw her arm 30 Lizzies neck and try to 31.About 20 minutes later,Lizzie man
45、aged to 32 herself and Nancy out of the rough water and onto a bit of high land,a small island now in the middle of acres of 33 water.However,even though it was about noon,the sky was so 34 and the rain and lightning were so bad that it took 35 another two hours to discover Nancy and her cows.A(n) 3
46、6 lowered a paramedic(医务辅助人员),who 37 Nancy to a life-support hoist(吊架).They raised her into the helicopter and took her to the school gym,where the Red Cross had 38 an emergency shelter.When the flood finally subsided several days later,Nancy immediately 39 the island.Lizzie was 40.She was one of th
47、e 19 cows that Nancy lost.“I owe my life to her,”said Nancy sobbingly,knowing Lizzie,which rescued her,left helplessly,leaving her a new hope to live on,for which even thanks seemed “unnecessary”.21.A.sheepB.cowsC.horsesD.cattle答案: B解析: 根据后文第25空后面的cows可知答案为B项,她在把农场的奶牛赶往高处。22.A.shoutedB.stoodC.stoppe
48、dD.slipped答案: D解析: 根据情景“她的头碰在一棵倒下的树干上”,可知她是滑倒了,所以答案为D项。23.A.fallenB.grownC.hiddenD.spread答案: A解析: 她的头碰在一棵倒下的树的树干上,afallentreetrunk“一棵倒下的树干”。24.A.outB.inC.awayD.down答案: A解析: 她一下子被碰昏了过去。knocksbout“使不省人事”,符合语境。25.A.lastB.firstC.favouriteD.best答案: C解析: 当她醒过来时发现自己的一头老牛也是最喜爱的(favourite)牛之一Lizzie正在舔她。26.A.
49、bodyB.headC.faceD.mouth答案: C解析: 根据当时的情景可知那头奶牛正在舔她的脸(face)。其他三项与情景不符。27.A.increasingB.flowingC.runningD.rising答案: D解析: 水面在不停地上升(rise)。rise指“(水面、价格、气温等)往上升”。28.A.easilyB.slowlyC.hardlyD.hurriedly答案: B解析: 她站起来和那头老牛慢慢地(slowly)往前走去。根据情景“她受伤了且水面已经到了腰部,只能是慢慢地往前走了”可知选B项。29.A.moveB.breathC.paceD.action答案: C解
50、析: 走着走着Nancy的步子(pace)越来越慢了。30.A.aboveB.aroundC.overD.into答案: B解析: 此处表达的是她把胳膊绕在Lizzie的脖子上,应该用介词around。31.A.hang onB.hold backC.stretch outD.take off答案: A解析: 她尽力坚持下去。hangon“坚持下去,紧紧抓住”。32.A.pullB.pushC.carryD.force答案: A解析: 大约20分钟后,Lizzie设法把自己和Nancy从水中拖出来,到一块比较高的地方去。pullsboutof“把某人从中拖出来”。33.A.cleanB.blu
51、eC.whiteD.green答案: C解析: 到一个被白茫茫的(white)被水围着的占地几亩的小岛上去。34.A.brightB.darkC.clearD.rainy答案: B解析: 句意:然而,尽管那时大约是中午时分,但天太黑(dark),大雨夹杂着闪电35.A.rescuersB.villagersC.soldiersD.policemen答案: A解析: 那些营救人员(rescuers)又用了两个小时的时间才找到Nancy和她的牛。36.A.lifeboatB.helicopterC.planeD.ambulance答案: B解析: 根据下一句中的“Theyraisedherinto
52、thehelicopter”可知答案为B项。37.A.sentB.attachedC.connectedD.dragged答案: B解析: 那个医务人员把Nancy绑在一根救生吊架上。attachsb/sthto“把某人/物系在上”。38.A.worked outB.got intoC.put downD.set up答案: D解析: 红十字会在这儿建立了(setup)一个应急避难所。workout“解决,计算出”;getinto“进入,陷入,养成”;putdown“放下,记下”;setup“建立”。39.A.ran out ofB.went away fromC.went back toD.
53、reached out for答案: C解析: 当洪水过去几天后Nancy立即回到了(gobackto)那个岛上,她去那儿找她的老牛。40.A.goneB.existedC.disappearedD.approached答案: A解析: 那头叫Lizzie的老牛不见了(gone)。这是她丢失的19头牛中的一头。第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Two new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation(导航) Satellite System(BDS) 41.(send) into spa
54、ce on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan Province,China at 2:07 a.m. on November 19,2018.The satellites entered a Medium Earth orbit 42.(safe) more than three hours later and will work with 17 other BDS-3 satellites already in space.They are also the 4
55、2nd and 43rd 43.(member) of the BDS satellite family.China launched these satellites with 44. aim of providing navigation services for countries and regions 45. participate in the Belt and Road Initiative(倡议) by the end of 2018.“This is a key step for BDS developing 46. a Chinese experimental system
56、 to a regional and then a 47.(globe) navigation system,”said Yang Changfeng,chief designer of the BeiDou system.The positioning accuracy of the BDS-3 system 48.(improve) to 2.5 metres to 5 metres,said Yang.49.(name) after the Chinese term for the Plough,the BeiDou system has been serving China for 1
57、8 years where another six BDS-3 satellites will be put into the Medium Earth orbits from 2019 to 2020.The system is expected 50.(provide) first-class services around the globe by the end of 2020.答案: 41.were sent42.safely43.members44.the45.that/which46.from47.global48.has been improved49.Named50.to p
58、rovide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:在错的词下画一横线,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。I am really pleasing that you will come to our school to s
59、tudy Chinese.I think you would face some difficulties in your study because Chinese is not easy to learn.You will also suffer from homesickness because living far away from your country,and there is no need to feel worried.Our classmates are very friendly and easy-going,so itll be easy for you to get used to the life there.Ill introduce you to my family and friends,and you wont feel alone.Besides,itll also help me to learn Chinese and Chinese culture.In the word,Ill try my best to make you feel at your home.Im looking forward to meet you.答案:I am really
