1、阶段综合检测(三).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)ARoom for Rent by East Jefferson Hospital in MetaireRoom for rent for $500.00 per month and $500.00 damage deposit.You will have use of the refrigerator (I have two) and the washer and dryer and the kitchen and the inground swimming pool.There is a oneyear rental agr
2、eement but can be changed to a monthtomonth after six months with a 30day notice.There is parking in front of the house which is on a short dead end street.You can contact by phone at 5044551499 or you can email me at martin 286 .My name is Jerry.LOW PRICE：2 bedrooms for rent $499 with furniture，swi
3、mming poolAny student attending university during the spring who wants to live on campus in a safe，gated community at a discounted rate：please respond.2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms/1 living room.If a student is interested in renting both rooms，the rate will be $479 per room，instead of $499(water all includ
4、ed)The original amount for the rent is $599，and with our discounted rate(less than $100.00 a month)it is an affordable way to engage in oncampus life.Located near the swimming pool，public barbecue pit and laundry room.Roommates are great，very friendly and trustworthy.Phone：5049948139Email：jguoluno.e
5、duLocated：2000 Lakeshore Drive，UNO campusRoommate WantedI live in an apartment with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom，on Lake Pontchartrain surrounded by breathtaking scenery.The rent is $1，000 per month and electric runs around $120.I am 27 years old and my husband is currently serving in Afghanistan.I am
6、looking for a roommate to share rent and electric.It would be $550 per month.If interested，contact me at 9856074708.Text or call.My name is Ashley.Roommate Wanted in SlidellRoommate wanted for a 5bedroom house in great location.Bedroom is furnished or unfurnished.All utilities(公用设施)included WiFi cab
7、le w/d(无线区域网)and full use of house.Must like pets.Outside smokers are OK.9857189738，Im Julie.【语篇解读】本篇是一个广告。它提供了一些租房信息。1If someone wants to live in the room by East Jefferson Hospital，he Amust pay $1，000.00 firstBcant cook or wash in the roomChas to park his car far awayDmust contact the owner by tel
8、ephone onlyA细节理解题。根据文章Room for Rent by East Jefferson Hospital in Metaire部分中的“Room for rent for $500.00 per month and $500.00 damage deposit.”可知想租住这间房子应先付1 000美元，与选项A吻合。B、C、D都不符合文意。故选A。2A young girl desiring a good view around her rented house should call A5044551499B5049948130C9856074708 D985718973
9、8C细节理解题。根据文章Roommate Wanted 部分的“I live in an apartment with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom，on Lake Pontchartrain surrounded by breathtaking scenery.”可知这间房子周围景色优美，符合题干要求，再根据该段的“If interested，contact me at 9856074708.”故选C。3We can know that Athe house in UNO campus has a swimming poolBthe rent is $ 998 if a
10、 student rents two rooms in UNO campusCthe person will enjoy free electric if she lives with AshleyDone who likes surfing the Internet should rent the room in SlidellD推理判断题。根据Roommate Wanted in Slidell中的“All utilities(公用设施)included WiFi cable w/d(无线区域网)and full use of house.”可知D是正确的。其他三项与所述事实不符。BOn
11、Friday，December 11，2015，I visited NASAS Lyndon BJohnson Space Center in Houston，Texas.My first stop was the Space Food Systems Laboratory，where I met with Ben ONeil，a food scientist.He makes and packages food for astronauts in space.I got to taste mixed fruits，Italian veggies，beef ravioli，blueberry
12、cobbler，shrimp cocktail，and a mango peach smoothie.Space food tastes like the food we eat on Earth.Thats because it is Space food is made out of ingredients you can find at your grocery store.A special process is applied to keep the important nutrients that space explorers need to stay healthy.Next，
13、I met with astronaut Terry Virts，who recently spent six months living and working on the International Space Station(ISS)“At an early age I wanted to be a pilot，”Virts told me.“But after reading the book Apollo，I decided to be an astronaut.”I asked if he was scared the first time he went into space.
14、“No，”he said.“I was more concerned with not letting anyone down.Now，thinking back，I should have been afraid because of the 40，000 pounds of explosives under me at takeoff.”As my visit continued，I learned about NASAs new Orion spacecraft that is designed to take astronauts farther into space than eve
15、r before.I talked to Stu McClung，Orions spacecraft engineer，and toured the model spacecraft.McClung showed me the control panel (控制面板) and allowed me to strap into a launching seat.He also showed me a video that explains what happens when a spacecraft reenters Earths atmosphere.My last meeting was w
16、ith Lucien Junkin，a NASA robotics engineer who helps to create rovers and humanoids.Rovers are space exploration vehicles and humanoids are robots that do work or activities in space similar to what humans do on Earth.I even got to drive a rover.【语篇解读】作者去参观了NASA的林顿约翰逊太空中心，本文是对那次经历的描述。4When tasting f
17、ood provided by Ben ONeil，the author Afelt sad about astronauts in spaceBnever wanted to try the food againCdidnt think the food tasted differentDlearned the food wasnt very nutritiousC推理判断题。根据第二段的“Space food tastes like the food we eat on Earth.Thats because it is.”可推断，作者不觉得那些食物味道有什么特别的。5How did Te
18、rry Virts most probably feel after reading Apollo?AConcerned.BShocked.CConfused. DInspired.D推理判断题。根据第三段的“But after reading the book Apollo，I decided to be an astronaut.”可推断，Terry Virts读完这本书后很受鼓舞。6What did the author learn about from Stu McClung?ASpace travel.BEarths atmosphere.CAn advanced spacecraf
19、t.DThe history of spacecraft.C细节理解题。根据第四段的“As my visit continued，I learned about NASAs new Orion spacecraft that is designed.”以及“McClung showed me the control panel (控制面板) and allowed me to strap into a launching seat.”可知，从McClung那里，作者了解到了一艘先进的飞船。7Which of the following did the author do last there
20、that day?ATalk with an astronaut.BDrive a model spacecraft.CTaste a mango peach smoothie.DDrive a space exploration vehicle.D细节理解题。根据末段的“I even got to drive a rover.”可知，作者在那里做的最后一件事是尝试开一次太空探测车。CPeople seldom feel neutral about poetry.Those who love it sometimes give the impression that it is an adeq
21、uate substitute for food，shelter，and love.It isnt.Words，no matter how satisfying，are never an equivalent for life itself and its human experiences.Those who dislike poetry on principle sometimes claim，on the other hand，that poetry is only words and good for nothing.Thats not true either.It is easy t
22、o become frustrated by words in poetry or in lifebut when words represent and recreate genuine human feelings，as they often do in poetry，they can be very important.Poetry is an experience of words，and those who know how to read poetry can easily extend their experience of life，their sense of what ot
23、her people are like，their awareness of themselves，and their range of human feelings.One reason poetry can be so important is that it is so closely concerned with feelings.Poetry is often full of ideas，too，and sometimes poems can be powerful experiences of the mind，but most poems are primarily about
24、how people feel rather than how people think.Poems provide，in fact，a language for feeling，and one of poetrys most outstanding values involves its attempt to express the inexpressible.How can anyone，for example，put into words what it means to be in love or what it feels like to lose someone cares abo
25、ut? Poetry tries，and it often captures exactly the shade of emotion that feels just right to a reader.No single poem can be said to express all the things that love or death feels like，or means，but one of the joys of experiencing poetry occurs when we read a poem and want to say，“Yes，that is just wh
26、at it is like；I know exactly what that line means but Ive never been able to express it so well.”Poetry can be the voice of our feelings even when our minds are speechless with grief or joy.【语篇解读】文章向我们介绍了诗歌的重要性和它的本质。8“People seldom feel neutral about poetry” in Para.1 in this context means that A. m
27、any people think that poetry is neutralBpeople always differ in their views about poetryCpeople rarely take a biased opinion about poetryDpeople generally think of poetry as extremely important or totally uselessD句意猜测题。“People seldom feel neutral about poetry”是第一段的主题句，从下文所陈述的人们对诗歌的态度可知，一般说来，人们认为诗歌要么
28、非常重要，要么一点用也没有。9According to the author，poetry Ais more than just wordsBis the poets feelings about wordsCis anything but patterns of linesDis an experiment on the use of wordsA细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知，诗歌不仅仅是语言，而且通过读诗也可以收获很多。10Poetry tries，persistently，to express Awhat love and death meanBwhat people think a
29、bout themselvesCwhat people feel but find it hard to describeDhow people go through lifeC推理判断题。由第二段第三句可知，人们不断地通过诗来表达难以表达的感情。11This passage is mainly about Athe structure of poetryBthe nature and importance of poetryCthe components of poetryDthe appreciation of poetryB主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，文章主要讲述了诗歌的本质和重要性。DH
30、ow many people can speak English? Some experts guess that 1.5 billion peoplearound one quarter of the worlds populationcan communicate reasonably well in English.Never in recorded history has a language been as widely spoken as English is today. The reason why millions are learning it is simple: it
31、is the language of international business. It is not just that multinational companies conduct their business in English; it is the language in which the Chinese speak to Brazilians and Germans to Indonesians.David Graddol, the author of English Next, says global English has entered a more complex s
32、tage，changing in ways that the Englishspeaking countries cannot control and might not like.According to David Graddol, many business meetings held in English appear to run more smoothly when there are no native English speakers present. Native English speakers tend to think they need to avoid longer
33、 Latinbased words, but in fact comprehension problems are more often caused by their use of colloquial(口语的)English，especially idioms, metaphors, and phrasal verbs. On one occasion，at an international student meeting in Amsterdam，conducted in English，the only British representative was asked to be “l
34、ess English” so that the others could understand her.Barbara Seidlhofer, Professor of University of Vienna，says her team has noticed that even the most competent(有能力的)nonnative speakers sometimes leave out the s in the third person singular(单数形式)Nouns that are not plural(有复数形式的) in nativespeaker Eng
35、lish are used as plurals by nonnative speakers. Other variations include “make a discussion”，“discuss about something”，or “phone to somebody”Those who insist on Standard English grammar remain in a powerful position. Academices who want their works published in international journals have to follow
36、grammatical rules strictly.But spoken English is another matter. Why should nonnative speakers bother with what native speakers regard as correct? Their main aim，after all，is to be understood by one another，and in most cases there is no native speaker present.【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。随着时代的发展，国际交流变得日益频繁，英语成为一门国
37、际语言的同时，也在不断地变化着。 12What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?AThe vital role of English as a world language.BThe influence of English on other languages.CThe languages used in international business.DThe importance of crosscultural communication.A细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知，随着国际交流的日益频繁，英语变得越来越重要。13What d
38、oes the author want to show by mentioning an international student meeting?ANative English speakers frequently use long words.BNative English speakers English can be too native to understand.CNonnative speakers have trouble expressing themselves in English.DNonnative speakers are at a disadvantage i
39、n international discussions.B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“comprehension problems are more often caused by their use of colloquial (口语的)English.less Englishso that the others could understand her”可知，以英语为母语的人常使用习语、隐喻和动词词组等口语体英语，这就给母语为非英语的人带来了理解上的困难。由此可见，以英语为母语的人的英语太过纯正。14What does Professor Seidlhofer find?ANative E
40、nglish speakers always make a lot of mistakes.BStandard English is used by fewer people than before.CNonnative speakers are changing English grammar.DGlobal English has entered a difficult period.C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“even the most competent(有能力的) nonnative speakers sometimes.Other variations includemake
41、a discussion， ordiscuss about something， orphone to somebody”可知，即便是优秀的母语非英语者也会有一些语法上的错误，他们使用着多样化的语法。15What does the author think of grammatical mistakes in spoken English?AThey are acceptable.BThey should be avoided.CThey need to be corrected.DThey cause misunderstanding.A推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，作者认为在口语交流
42、中，只要能理解双方的意思就行，不必在意那些语法错误，所以他认为一些语法错误在口语中是可以接受的。.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)How to Raise Money for Your Favorite CharityAt the end of the year，we are often inspired to do more for people in need. 16 Dont worry.Heres a quick and easy tiplist to make such a worthy act successful. 17 You need to make sure
43、that both you and your participants enjoy the event.So keep it simple and make sure that you add some fun，whether its special decoration，a bag for each participant or guest，or a special theme.Get team support. 18 Teamwork may give you some new ideas and help give a unique feature to your event.Make
44、sure that you break down the work among your team.Plan for the “whatifs？”If you are planning to hold an event outdoors，or if you are relying on a famous person as a guest of honor，make sure you think of a few possible alternatives. 19 This is the key to successful event planning.Timing is everything
45、.Check your community calendar to make sure there are no important community events on the day that you are planning your event.You might want to check with other communities or nonprofit organizations nearby. 20 Check out your favorite charitys website for ideas.Many websites offer advice on how to
46、 raise money.For example，the human rights charity Amnesty International lists events and ideas on its Website.AKeep it fun and simple.BTell the charity about the event.CHave no idea of where to begin?DTurn to friends for some creative ideas.ERemember to thank anyone who has donated.FTry to pick the
47、date that will bring in the best attendance.GWhat if it starts raining or if your honored guest doesnt show up?【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了为慈善组织募捐的一些小窍门。16C根据本空后的“Dont worry.”和“tiplist”可知，这里指不要担心，“不知从何入手”，本文将给出为慈善组织募捐的一些小窍门。17A根据本段中的“simple”和“fun”可知，本段建议“让(募捐活动)有趣且简单”。18D本段给出的建议是获得团队支持。D项(向朋友救助，获得一些有创意的点子)是
48、获得团队支持的一个方法。19G本段给出的建议是为意外状况做好打算。根据本空前的“If you are planning to hold an event outdoors，or if you are relying on a famous person as a guest of honor”可知，G项是上述两种计划可能出现的意外，即：“下雨”和“贵宾没有出席”。20F本段给出的建议是规划好活动的举办时间。本空前两句提到要查看自己社区以及附近社区或组织的活动安排，避免在你组织活动的那天有其他重要的活动，这样做的目的就是“尽量选择能带来最高出席率的日期”。.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，
49、满分30分)I was coming back from work late in a“Sharing” minivan.In Hyderabad，India，it is a cheap and quick made of 21 Such vans，designed for eight people，carry as many as thirteen at times.Our van was 22 as well. One girl 23 the driver to stop and wriggled (扭动) herself out.When getting off，she tripped
50、and 24 .None of us noticed it，as it was 25 The driver was waiting for her to 26 It was at that time that we 27 the girl was on her knees by the side of the road.One passenger and I got off and held her up.Even in 28 ，she struggled to her feet and asked that passenger to hand her note to the driver.M
51、y 29 was a few hundred meters away.I decided to 30 with her till she was fine.I paid that driver for 31 and after receiving the money，he took 32 with all other passengers.I neither knew her nor did I know what to do， 33 I was there，blurting out (脱口而出) some 34 words to a stranger in pain.From out of
52、35 ，her friend joined us.We made her sit in a lawn and examined her leg.The ankle had 36 Then they both hired an auto and rushed to a nearby 37 to have a further check.She thanked me and said they could manage 38 it was only a minor problem.I do not know if I did 39 ，but I feel I gave her some comfo
53、rt in a(n) 40 way.【语篇解读】作者下班途中帮助了一名脚踝受伤的女孩。21A.livingBoperationCexpression DtransportDminivan是一种小型车，并根据后文内容可知，这里指一种交通方式(made of transport)。22A.welldesignedBovercrowdedCwellpreserved DoutdatedB前文提到，这种车只能承载8人，但却搭载了13人，且由后文扭动的动作可知，车上非常拥挤(overcrowded)。23A.signaled BallowedCsent DinstructedA一个女孩发信号(signa
54、led)提醒司机她要下车。24A.bled BcriedCfell DyawnedC根据前文的tripped和后文中的“on her knees”可知，这个女孩摔倒(fell)了。25A.sudden BdarkCslight DcommonB没有人注意到女孩摔倒，因为当时天黑了。第一段开始的late和后文乘客发现女孩摔倒都是此处提示。26A.leave BrideCstand DpayD根据后文的“asked that passenger to hand her note to the driver”可知，司机在等女孩付钱(pay)。27A.saw BbelievedCimagined Da
55、greedA在等待的时候，乘客们才留意到女孩跪在路边。28A.surprise BembarrassmentCpain DdelightC根据后文“she struggled to her feet”以及倒数第二段中的“a stranger in pain”可知，这里是指疼痛(pain)之中。29A.company BstopCschool DhospitalB后文提到汽车先走了，由此可推断，作者还没有到站(stop)，他的那一站还有数百米。30A.wait BmeetCdeal DstayD作者要到的站虽然还很远，但是作者决定留下来(stay)陪着这个女孩。31A.her BusCmysel
56、f DhimC作者决定留下来后，为自己(myself)付了车费。32A.off BupCaway DoverA司机收到钱后，匆忙开走。take off此处意为“匆忙离开”。33A.for BbutCso DorB该空前后为转折关系。句意：虽然我不知道她是谁，也不知道该做些什么，但是我就在那里。故选but。34A.inspiring BannoyingCamazing DcomfortingD说一些话抚慰疼痛中的陌生人，文章最后的comfort也是提示，故选comforting。35A.nowhere BanywhereCsomewhere DanywhereA她的朋友不知道从哪儿冒出来。fro
57、m out of nowhere指“突然出现”。36A.broken BrecoveredCswollen DstrengthenedC根据本段末提到“only a minor problem”可知，只是一点小问题，应该是肿了(swollen)。37A.hotel BclinicCstation DcommunityB根据后文的“to have a further check”可知，女孩和她的朋友去了附近的诊所(clinic)。38A.although BuntilCunless DasD前后两个分句为因果关系，因为是小问题，所以女孩和她的朋友两个人便可以处理了，故选as。39A.enough
58、 BagainCright DhardA前文说只有女孩和她的朋友两个人去了诊所，作者并没有去，此处作者在回想自己是否做到足够(enough)了。40A.great BobviousCsmall DextremeC作者虽然不知道自己是否做到位了，但认为自己还是稍稍安慰了那个女孩。.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Having never spoken a word of French，I moved to France with my parents at 41. age of nine.In my primary school in Britain we never stud
59、ied any other languages. There were tutors and evening classes available but these were mostly for 42. (adult). My parents attended a few before we moved and found them very 43. (help)When I 44. (arrive) in France I started school at a tiny local primary school. With none of my teachers 45. (speak)
60、a word of English, I 46. (force) to literally(逐字地)read out of a French English dictionary when I needed to speak to or understand someone. 47. quickly became apparent that this school was not going to be beneficial for me since I could not communicate with anyone! My parents decided to move me to a
61、bigger primary school in a nearby town.I started lessons in my new school and it was great. English was compulsory for all students，48. meant that the school not only taught the pupils about a different culture and opened their minds，but also made other pupils want to speak to me 49. (improve) their
62、 English. I made some friends and was slowly picking up French. If learning a language, such as French, had been compulsory in my British primary school I would have found things much 50. (easy) 【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者学习法语的故事。41the考查冠词。at the age of.意为“在岁时”。42adults考查名词复数。adult是可数名词，且在此表泛指，故填复数形式adu
63、lts。 43helpful考查形容词作补语的用法。设空处在此作补语，意为“有帮助的”，故填helpful。44arrived考查时态。设空处是对过去事实的描述，应用一般过去时，故填arrived。 45speaking考查动词ing形式作补语的用法。设空处所在句为with的复合结构，在句中作状语，又因为my teachers与speak之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故填speaking。46was forced考查时态语态。设空处是对过去事实的描述，应用一般过去时，又因为I与force之间是被动关系，故填was forced。 47It考查it的用法。设空处在此作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的tha
64、t从句，故填It。 48which考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，指代前面整个主句，且在从句中作主语，故填which。 49to improve考查不定式作状语的用法。其他学生想跟“我”说话的目的是提高他们的英语水平，故填to improve。50easier考查形容词比较级。由前面的much可知，应用形容词比较级，故填easier。.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)I went to a friends apartment about one month before.Her husband was very excitedly to show me the 55in
65、ch Samsung Smart LED TV they had just been bought.I wasnt even sure what a Smart TV was on the time.So he happily shows me how he could surf the Internet，log into his Facebook account，and play video game.The picture quality and functions were quite impressive.So I dont want to buy such TV.Why？You ma
66、y wonder.Its because Im trying to watch TV less.I knew if I have a TV like that，Ill just spend more time watch it.答案I went to a friends apartment about one month .Her husband was very to show me the 55inch Samsung Smart LED TV they had just been bought.I wasnt even sure what a Smart TV was the time.
67、So he happily me how he could surf the Internet，log into his Facebook account，and play video .The picture quality and functions were quite impressive. I dont want to buy such TV.Why？You may wonder.Its because Im trying to watch TV less.I if I have a TV like that，Ill just spend more time it.书面表达(满分25
68、分)请给一家报纸写一篇新闻报道，以“Great Changes in My Hometown”为题目，介绍在你的家乡发生的一些变化。要求：词数：100左右。Great Changes in My Hometown 【参考范文】Great Changes in My HometownGreat changes have taken place in my hometown in the past twenty years. Twenty years ago，my hometown was just a small，old and poor town.There were few factorie
69、s.Most people were peasants who lived a hard life.However，nowadays，thanks to our countrys reform policy，peoples living conditions have improved a lot.People here have brought in so much money that many people have private cars to drive and advanced mobile phones to make calls.They live in newlybuilt departments with computers，fashionable furniture and so on.As a member of our society，I am proud of these changes.I hope my hometown will become more and more beautiful.
