1、第五单元过关检测(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。ATwo of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”.I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words,because they convey regret,lost opportunities,mistakes,and disappointment.
2、My father is famous in our family for saying,“Take the extra minute to do it right.”I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule.When my children were young and likely to cause accidents,I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment,whether it was something minor like moving
3、 a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter,or something that required a little more work such as taping padding(衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.I dont only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety.Its equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal
4、 relationships.We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had forgone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you”.When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Saturday,I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldnt be
5、here.But then I thought about the fact that hes 84 years old and I realised that I shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him.I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something,but my life is
6、 definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality.And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right,or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection,I know that Im doing the right thing.Im buying mysel
7、f peace of mind and thats the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being.1.Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” rule?A.Start the car the moment everyone is seated.B.Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.C.Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes bet
8、ter.D.Move an object out of the way before it trips(绊倒) someone.答案: D解析: 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“.IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidanifonlymoment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcorne
9、rsofaglasscoffeetable.”可知,多花点时间避免可能即将发生的危险属于“extraminute”原则。由此推断在一个东西绊倒别人之前将它挪走属于“extraminute”原则,故选D项。2.The author decided to go to her office on Saturday to .A.keep her appointment with the eye doctorB.meet her father who was already an old manC.join in the holiday celebration of the companyD.finis
10、h her work before the deadline approached答案: B解析: 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathes84yearsoldandIrealisedthatIshouldntgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.”可知,作者去办公室是为了见她年迈的父亲,故选B项。3.What is the best title for the passage?A.The Emotio
11、nal Well-beingB.The Two Saddest WordsC.The Most Useful RuleD.The Peace of Mind答案: B解析: 主旨大意题。根据文章首句“TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageareifonly.”可知,本文主要讲述了作者对最悲伤的两个词“ifonly”的理解和认识,故选B项。BI can speak three foreign languages:English,Italian and Russian.I like learning English.I think it is very i
12、mportant to know other languages.We can talk with people around the world when we travel;we can listen to and understand foreign music,read books on foreign languages.Wherever you go you need it.DzeniIm from Macedonia,so Macedonian is my mother language.I also speak English,French and Serbian.Macedo
13、nian and Serbian have much in common.I understand a little Spanish,too.I love learning English.I started learning English when I was 8.Now Im 14 and Im still enjoying learning English.Its one of my favourite languages and Im hoping that one day Ill be able to speak English with a real British accent
14、.I love my language,but I also love learning new languages,new things and things about new cultures.In the future maybe Id like to learn to speak Spanish and Turkish.Its very important for me to speak foreign languages,because that skill makes me feel special,smart and powerful at the same time.Cklj
15、Im from the Czech Republic,so my first language is of course Czech.I just love English.Its my first foreign language and its compulsory for almost every child in the CR.My second foreign language is German.That is now compulsory in year 8either German,French or Russian in my school.I first thought G
16、erman was really useless,because everyone in German speaks English.But then I went to Germany for an exchange.We were supposed to speak English there and we did.But I had to speak German with my exchange partners parents.Then I started to be interested and pretty good at it.Ribana4.Which language is
17、 the one that the three can all speak?A.English.B.Italian.C.Russian.D.German.答案: A解析: 细节理解题。根据三个人的叙述可知,他们都说英语。5.Which of the following is TRUE?A.Cklj has learned English for eight years.B.Cklj is fond of British English.C.Cklj is sure to become a linguist in the future.D.Cklj is now learning Spanish
18、 and Turkish.答案: B解析: 细节理解题。根据Cklj的叙述中的“ImhopingthatonedayIllbeabletospeakEnglishwitharealBritishaccent.”可知,Cklj喜欢英式英语。6.What can we conclude according to Ribana?A.In the Czech Republic,almost every kid has to learn English.B.Ribana still thinks German is of no use.C.All Germans speak English as the
19、ir first foreign language.D.German is popular in Europe.答案: A解析: 推理判断题。根据Ribana叙述中的“itscompulsoryforalmosteverychildintheCR”可知,在捷克共和国,几乎每个孩子都必须学习英语。compulsory表示“必修的,有义务的”。7.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?A.The Czech Republic.B.Exchange.C.French.D.German.答案: D解析: 词义
20、猜测题。根据最后一段的描述可知,经过在德国的交流活动后,Ribana对德语感兴趣了,并且开始擅长德语了。故此处指德语。CIf you want to become a fluent English speaker you should take some advice:There are four skills in learning English.They are reading,listening,speaking and writing.The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve y
21、our speaking and writing skills,you should first master the skills of reading and listening.Read as much as you can.But your reading must be active.It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentences,the meaning of the unfamiliar words,etc.There is no need for you to pay much attention t
22、o grammar or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across,but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognise them whenever you see them,for example in other passages or books,is enough.It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important wo
23、rds or sentences in it.As for listening,there are two choices:besides reading,you can listen every day for about 30 minutes.You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading,and then you can catch up on your listening.Since you have lots of inputs in your mind,you can ea
24、sily guess what the speaker is going to say.This never means that you should not practise listening.For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children.Their languages are easy.Or if you are good at listening you can listen to VOA or BBC programmes every day.
25、Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and preferably taking some notes.If you follow these pieces of advice,your speaking and writing skills will improve automatically and you can be sure that with a little effort they will become perfect.8.According to the author,which should you
26、 improve first among the four skills?A.Reading and listening.B.Reading and writing.C.Speaking and writing.D.Listening and speaking.答案: A解析: 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Themostimportantthingyoumustrememberisthat.youshouldfirstmastertheskillsofreadingandlistening.”可知,你应该先提高阅读技能和听力技能,故选A项。9.The underlined phrase “co
27、me across” in the second paragraph can probably be replaced by “”.A.discoverB.meet by accidentC.find on purposeD.look for答案: B解析: 词义猜测题。结合画线词所在句子可知,此处是指“不必试图理解在阅读中遇到的所有的不熟悉的单词”,所以comeacross意为“遇见”,故选B项。10.The author seems to agree with the view that .A.everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programmes
28、every dayB.you neednt practise listening if you keep on reading every dayC.being good at reading is helpful in improving your listeningD.you should take notes of whatever you are hearing答案: C解析: 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Youcanonlypayattentiontoyourreadingandbecomeskillfulatyourreading,andthenyoucancatchuponyou
29、rlistening.”可推知,善于阅读有助于提高听力,故选C项。A、D两项过于绝对,与文意不符;根据第三段中的“Thisnevermeansthatyoushouldnotpractiselistening.”可知B项错误。11.The passage is mainly about how to .A.choose suitable listening materialsB.deal with new words in readingC.improve your English as quickly as possibleD.become fluent in speaking and wr
30、iting skills in English答案: D解析: 主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“ifyouwanttoimproveyourspeakingandwritingskills”以及最后一段中的“yourspeakingandwritingskillswillimproveautomatically”可知,文章主要讲述的是通过提高阅读和听力两项技能来提高口语和写作水平,故选D项。DAmerican and British people use different greetings.In the USA,the commonest greeting is “Hi!”.In Britai
31、n,it is “Hello!” or “How are you?”.“Hi!” is creeping into British English,too.When they are introduced to someone,the Americans say,“Glad to know you!”The British say,“How do you do?” or “Pleased to meet you.”When Americans say “Goodbye”,they nearly always add “Have a good day!” or “Have a good trip
32、!” to friends and strangers alike.Britons are already beginning to use “Have a good day!”The British usually use “got” in the sense of “have”.The Americans hardly ever do.American English:Do you have a car room,etc.?Yes,I do.British English:Have you got a car room,etc.?Yes,I have.Many American words
33、 ending in “or”,e.g. honor,labor are spelt in British English with an “our”,e.g. honour,labour.Many verbs in American English with “ize” or “izing” forms,e.g. organize,realizing are spelt in British English with “ise” or “ising”,e.g. organise,realising.In American English,“practice” is used both for
34、 the verb and noun.In British English,the verb is spelt “practise”,and the noun “practice”.In American English,one writes “traveler”,while in British English,one writes “traveller”.It was once predicted that British and American English would become separate languages finally.But the opposite has ha
35、ppened.The links between the two countries are so strong that linguistically(语言上地),and probably culturally too,they are closer together than ever.12.The Americans hardly say “”.A.Goodbye.Have a good day!B.Glad to know you!C.Hi!D.Have you got a car?答案: D解析: 细节理解题。根据第二段所举的例子可知选D项。13.What does the thir
36、d paragraph talk about?A.There are lots of differences in spelling between American English and British English.B.The reasons why the Americans and the British use different spellings.C.There are few differences in spelling between American English and British English.D.The different usages of words
37、 in American English and British English.答案: A解析: 段落大意题。根据第三段所举的例子可知,英式英语和美式英语在拼写上有很多差别。14.Which of the following is TRUE?A.The two languages must become separate languages.B.American English will be used more and more.C.The two languages may be closer and closer.D.British English will be used more
38、and more.答案: C解析: 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“Thelinksbetweenthetwocountriesaresostrongthatlinguistically(语言上地),andprobablyculturallytoo,theyareclosertogetherthanever.”可推知C项正确。15.The underlined word “predicted” means “”.A.explainedB.foretoldC.consideredD.proved答案: B解析: 词义猜测题。本文主要介绍了英式英语和美式英语之间的差异,最后预测最终两种语言将变成不同
39、的语言。故predict应为“预测”。explain“解释”;consider“考虑,认为”;prove“证实”。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。Many students want to learn English well,but dont know how to do it.Here is some advice.Before you begin studying English,ask yourself:Why do you want to study English?16 Like every
40、 decision in life,studying English must be something you want to do.If you know why you want to study English,setting goals is easy.For example,maybe you want to travel to an English-speaking country.Great!Your goal might be to learn “Survival English”.17Then,you may also ask yourself how long you n
41、eed to study to achieve your goals.The answer is different for every student.18 If you work 60 hours per week,dont plan on spending another 40 hours a week studying English.Start off slow,but study regularly.Use materials that are challenging,but not too difficult.19 Do you study best at night,or on
42、 the bus on your way to work?Do you like to study alone in a quiet place,or with friends and background music?After you have studied for a few weeks,adjust your study plan accordingly.Its generally accepted that 20 If you arent having fun learning English,you are not studying in the right way!You ca
43、n be a serious student who has fun at the same time.Set up your own reward programmes to give yourself encouragement to stay on tasks.A.It is wise to make a timetable.B.The most important thing is to be realistic.C.Its better to find out what works on you.D.learning English is interesting and reward
44、ing.E.Whatever your goals are,work hard on them.F.the things we do best in life are the things we enjoy doing.G.Is it because you want to,or because someone else wants you to?答案: 1620 GEBCF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四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Body language is quiet
45、,secret and the most powerful language of all!It speaks 21 than words.According to specialists,our bodies send out more 22 than we realise.In fact,non-verbal communication(非言语交际) takes up about 50% of what we really 23.And body language is particularly 24 when we attempt to communicate across cultur
46、es.Indeed,what is called body language is so 25 a part of us that its actually often unnoticed.And misunderstandings occur as a result of it.26,different societies treat the 27 between people differently.Northern Europeans usually do not like having 28 contact(接触) even with friends,and certainly not
47、 with 29.People from Latin American countries,30,touch each other quite a lot.Therefore,its possible that in 31,it may look like a Latino is 32 a Norwegian all over the room.The Latino,trying to express friendship,will keep moving 33.The Norwegian,very probably seeing this as pushiness,will keep 34w
48、hich the Latino will in return regard as 35.Clearly,a great deal is going on when people 36.And only a part of it is in the words themselves.And when parties are from 37 cultures,theres a strong possibility of 38.But whatever the situation,the best 39 is to obey the Golden Rule:treat others as you w
49、ould like to be 40.21.A.straighterB.louderC.harderD.further答案: B解析: 由首句“身体语言是所有语言中安静、秘密而又最有威力的语言!”可知,本句应表示“身体语言比话语更有说服力”,所以选louder。22.A.soundsB.invitationsC.feelingsD.messages答案: D解析: “我”们的身体发出多于“我”们意识到的信息。身体发出的是message“信息”,而不是sound。sound泛指自然界的一切“声音”;invitation“邀请”;feeling“感情,感受”。23.A.hopeB.receiveC
50、.discoverD.mean答案: D解析: 事实上,非言语交际占据了“我”们所想表达的大约50%。mean“意思是,意味着”。24.A.immediateB.misleadingC.importantD.difficult答案: C解析: 根据下文论述,当涉及跨文化交流时,身体语言尤为重要,故选important(重要的)。immediate“立刻的”,表示动作的直接性和迅速性;misleading“误导的”;difficult“困难的”。25.A.wellB.farC.muchD.long答案: C解析: 身体语言几乎已经成为“我”们的组成部分,以至于常常被忽视。此处实际上是对“somu
51、cha(n)+名词”的用法的考查。四个选项中有此用法的只有much。26.A.For exampleB.ThusC.HoweverD.In short答案: A解析: 下文是举例,故选forexample“例如”。thus“因此”;however“然而”;inshort“简言之”。27.A.tradeB.distanceC.connectionsD.greetings答案: B解析: 不同的社会对人们之间的距离有不同的认识。空格后面的北欧人和拉丁美洲人的例子与distance“距离”有关。28.A.eyeB.verbalC.bodilyD.telephone答案: C解析: 北欧人通常不喜欢身
52、体的接触,故选bodily(身体的)。第30个空后面的toucheachother是提示。29.A.strangersB.relativesC.neighboursD.enemies答案: A解析: 北欧人不喜欢和朋友有身体上的接触,更不用说和陌生人了。enemy虽然与friend相对,但此处是说不同国度文化的差异,并不是敌我的分歧。30.A.in other wordsB.on the other handC.in a similar wayD.by all means答案: B解析: 由上文可知,此处表示语意上的转折,故选ontheotherhand“另一方面”,本句讲到拉丁美洲人喜欢身体
53、接触。inotherwords“换句话说”;inasimilarway“用相似的方法”;byallmeans“当然可以”。31.A.troubleB.conversationC.silenceD.experiment答案: B解析: trouble“麻烦”;conversation“谈话,交谈”;silence“寂静,沉默”;experiment“实验”。inconversation“在交谈中,在会话中”。32.A.disturbingB.helpingC.guidingD.following答案: D解析: 在交谈中,北欧人不喜欢身体接触,拉丁美洲人喜欢身体接触,所以我们看到的很可能是一个拉
54、丁美洲人跟随一个挪威人移动,故选following(跟随)。33.A.closerB.fasterC.inD.away答案: A解析: 拉丁美洲人喜欢身体接触,为了表示友好,会离挪威人越来越近,故选closer(更近地)。34.A.stepping forwardB.going onC.backing awayD.coming out答案: C解析: 挪威人不喜欢身体接触,会一直向后退,故选backingaway(后退)。stepforward“前进”;goon“继续”;comeout“出版,发芽”。35.A.weaknessB.carelessnessC.friendlinessD.cold
55、ness答案: D解析: 挪威人的后退反过来会让拉丁美洲人觉得冷漠。weakness“虚弱”;carelessness“粗心”;friendliness“友好”;coldness“冷漠”。36.A.talkB.travelC.laughD.think答案: A解析: 选项中的talk(交谈)与第51个空的conversation相呼应,且文章主要讲述交谈中的bodylanguage。37.A.differentB.EuropeanC.LatinoD.rich答案: A解析: different“不同的”;European“欧洲的”;Latino“拉丁美洲的”;rich“富裕的”。differe
56、ntcultures“不同的文化”。38.A.curiosityB.excitementC.misunderstandingD.nervousness答案: C解析: 当来自不同文化的人聚会时,很有可能会出现误解,故选misunderstanding“误会,误解”。curiosity“好奇心”;excitement“兴奋”;nervousness“紧张”。39.A.chanceB.timeC.resultD.advice答案: D解析: 此处是针对避免误解而提出建议,故选advice(建议)。chance“机会”;time“时间,次数,倍数”;result“结果”。40.A.noticedB.
57、treatedC.respectedD.pleased答案: B解析: 你希望怎样被对待,那你就怎样对待别人。B项与前面的treatothers相呼应,一个是主动形式,一个是被动形式(tobetreated)。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。OnKeepingaDiaryinEnglishKeeping a diary in English is one of the 41.(effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.42.(compare) with
58、other forms of writing,it is shorter and takes 43.(little) time.It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English.44. we keep on this practice,gradually well learn how to express ourselves in English.In keeping a diary in English,we certainly run up against many 45.(difficult).In the first
59、place 46. often happens that we have trouble 47.(find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind.Secondly,there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese.And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.As far as I 48.(concern),my suggestion is that we s
60、hould always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach.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 49. great use to keep a dia
61、ry in English for 50. development of our writing skills.答案: 41.most effective42.Compared43.less44.If45.difficulties46.it47.finding48.am concerned49.of50.the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
62、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。Li Hua is an English learner who want to improve his reading skills,and he rarely practises.Yesterday he came and asked me for advices.“Any good athlete,”I said,“who will tell you he practises hardly to get i
63、n shape and achieve high honours.Seldom we hear of any athlete becoming a champion without any effort.We consider training to be part of the game.Once he is in shape,it is easier of an athlete to succeed.Reading skills develop the same way.Any person who reads a lot are bound to improve his reading comprehension.”Feel ashamed,Li Hua made upon his mind to practise more in future.答案:Li Hua is an English learner who
