1、Unit 2单元质量检测（二）(时间：100分钟满分：120分).阅读理解(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。ATeen Art ShowDo you want to see your artwork displayed alongside other teens artwork？Dont miss your opportunity! Showcase your paintings, sculptures, photographs and other artworks at the Environmental Educatio
2、nal Center.The show will provide an opportunity for artists to network, provide feedback and become a resource for others.Activity fee：25Night FishingEscape the night and join us as we fish at Desert Breeze Park.No experience needed.We will provide the fishing poles, transportation, the bait, help y
3、ou catch a fish and best of all, teens 14 years and under do not require a license to fish.Location：Desert Breeze ParkActivity fee：22 Overnight Snow TripJoin the City of Chandler in an exciting new trip! We will travel up to Camp Tontozona and enjoy great food and a campfire in the early evening.Sno
4、w play will be the highlight as we explore the snowfilled meadows (草地) of Woods Canyon Lake and sled down small hills in the area.You will be responsible for your own ski/snowboard equipment.Location：Camp TontozonaActivity fee：30 PaintballingCome out and play paintball with all your friends! Join th
5、e City of Chandler as we go to Tempe Indoor Paintball.This is a great way to join in the fun of playing paintball for a low, low cost.All equipment is included.Please wear old clothes because clothes can get dirty easily! Location：Tempe PaintballActivity fee：28 语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四项活动的内容、地点、收费等情况。1W
6、hat can people do in Desert Breeze Park?AMeet with famous artists.BPlay with snow.CPlay paintball.DGo fishing.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二部分“Escape the night and join us as we fish at Desert Breeze Park.”可知人们在沙漠清风公园能钓鱼；故选D。2What is special about Paintballing?AIt costs the least.BIt might make your clothes dirty.
7、CPeople can play with friends.DPeople will enjoy a campfire.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四部分“Please wear old clothes because clothes can get dirty easily”可知Paintballing活动的特别之处是可能把你的衣服弄脏；故选B。3In which activity should people take their own ski equipment?AOvernight Snow Trip.BTeen Art Show.CPaintballing.DNight Fishin
8、g.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三部分“You will be responsible for your own ski/snowboard equipment”可知Overnight Snow Trip活动中你需要负责自己的滑雪设备；故选A。BA little girl lines up plastic letters in front of a little robot. The robot struggles to reproduce them on a tablet. The girl kindly steps in to help, writing out the word to s
9、how the robot how to do it. She puts in effort to teach the robot, without realizing that she is actually the one who is improving her writing skills. Yesterday, EPFL researchers introduced their new teaching tool at the Conference on HumanRobot Interaction (HRI) held in Portland, the USA.The progra
10、m is based on a principle called “Learning by Teaching”. When children experience difficulties in writing, they can easily lose confidence, or even gradually lose interest in the learning process. Eventually, their entire education can be affected. When students put themselves in the place of a teac
11、her and pass on what they know to their peers, they can regain their selfconfidence and interest in their studies.Scientists developed progressive writing algorithms (算法) and used them in an existing robot model which was designed to interact with humans. With these algorithms, the machine can slowl
12、y draw words on demand, and then gradually improve. To do this, it uses many handwriting examples, which allow it to reproduce common errors made by young children while learning. It is also possible to program the robot so that it can pay attention to the particular difficulties of a student.The sy
13、stem has already been used in primary school lessons with about seventy students ranging from six to eight years old, and then individually with a sixyearold child for one hour per week over the course of one month. So far the system has been very well received.语篇解读：本文为说明文。文章向我们介绍了一个可以用于教学的智能机器人。4Th
14、e little girl is mentioned to _.Aadvertise an old robotBintroduce a smart girl to usClead to the topic of the textDexplain how girls study today解析：选C推理判断题。由文章内容可知，本文主要是关于一个可以用于教学的智能机器人，作者提到那个小女孩是为了引出下文。5What kind of role does the robot play?AA teacher who is good at teaching.BA student who needs to
15、be taught.CA student who is good at his studies.DA teacher who knows students mistakes.解析：选B推理判断题。由第二段可知，那个机器人是用来让学生教的，这说明那个机器人扮演的是一个学习不好、需要别人教的学生的角色。6What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?AHow the robot works.BThe popularity of the robot.CWhy the robot was designed.DThe appearance of the robot
16、.解析：选A段落大意题。由第三段可知，本段主要讲了这个机器人是如何运作的。7Those who have tried the system most probably consider it _.AdifficultBstupidCchildish Dhelpful解析：选D推理判断题。由第四段“So far the system has been very well received”可知，使用过的人觉得这个系统很有用。CMy kids tell me its unfair to play with the big children; I tell them thats right. The
17、 playing field is never even or equal. Your skills and attitude play a major role in the outcome.Unfairness is a good thing. There is more to be gained by the effort when things seem unfair. It is true that many things in the world are unfair, but unfair things usually benefit you. For example, the
18、early bird catches the worm. It is unfair that the bird that sleeps in misses out on breakfast, but it is nice to know that if he gets up early he is sure to get the worm.I always try to explain to my kids that complaining about how unfair the thing is will get them nowhere. Instead, make use of it
19、and get on the other side of it. Once you do that you are in the advantage. Above all, you have to focus on gaining the unfair advantage and you have to build your inner strength. When you empower (使强大) yourself, you are gaining skills or abilities, confidence and selfconfidence. You should look at
20、your place in the world. Where do you want to be financially, spiritually, emotionally, and physically? You are creating your own story when you empower yourself.You can build all the advantages that you need to live the life that you want. If you havent yet, you need to make a list of all the thing
21、s you want to experience in your new life. This will help you focus on building the advantage so that you never have to say that its not fair. When you do this, then you will be able to realize that unfairness is a good thing.语篇解读：本文为议论文。在不平等面前人们往往选择抱怨，但作者认为，越是不平等的事情，越能激发我们的潜能，让我们受益。8Why is unfairne
22、ss a good thing?AIt will benefit us.BIt leads us to success.CIts common in the playing field.DIt gives us a realistic view of the world.解析：选A细节理解题。由第二段“. but unfair things usually benefit you”可知，不公平的事情往往会使我们受益。9How does the author explain the benefits of unfair things?ABy listing facts.BBy telling a
23、 story.CBy making comparisons.DBy giving an example.解析：选D推理判断题。分析第二段“For example, the early bird catches the worm”可知，本段用“早起的鸟儿有虫吃”为例来说明不公平的好处。10According to the author, what should we do in face of unfair things?AAvoid them if possible.BTake advantage of them.CChange them to fair things.DAnalyze the
24、 reason behind them.解析：选B细节理解题。由第三段“Above all, you have to focus on gaining the unfair advantage .”可知，作者建议我们要利用不公平的事情，从中受益。11The text is written to _.Aadvise us to be positive before unfair thingsBask us to stop complaining about unfair thingsCencourage us to try our best in the playing fieldDshow t
25、he authors attitude to competitive sports解析：选A写作意图题。综合全文，作者要我们积极面对不公平的事情，争取从中受益。DWeve been covering standing desks for a long time now because experts agree that sitting all day is killing us. We want to be productive while also keeping our bodies healthy. Over the years, there have been several sol
26、utions to this from fixed standing desks to adjustable ones, portable desks to ones that change into shelves.However, the most high tech and elegant solution has to be this new smart desk called The Stir Kinetic Desk. The desk learns your daily behaviors and moves between a sitting and standing heig
27、ht regularly throughout the day to keep you moving without interrupting your work flow.You can program specific sitting and standing intervals or let the desk set the schedule. If you tend to sit while returning emails in the morning, but always want to stand during that afternoon conference call, t
28、he desk will learn those regular habits and adjust the schedule to fit them. Of course, the desk can always be manually lowered or raised by using the touch screen on the lower left corner of the desk.When switching positions, the desk gently dips and rises to let you know that a change is coming up
29、. If youre not ready to switch positions at that time, you can tap the touch screen to stay sitting or standing for a while longer.The builtin touch screen also keeps track of your daily sitting and standing times and tells you how many calories youve burned. You can even set goals for how long or o
30、ften you want to stand. The desk also works with fitness devices like the FitBit to track your movements.All of that smart tech doesnt come cheap though. The M1 desk，which is the everyday model，runs a steep $2,990, while the more executive model with added features, the F1, goes for $4,190.While exp
31、ensive, its worth thinking of how much time we spend at our desks. Much like a good mattress (床垫), a good desk that works with you is worth the investment. Hopefully in a few years these smart, integrated desks will be more common and less expensive.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种新型的智能桌子的特点、工作原理及发展前景。12The St
32、ir Kinetic Desk has been designed to _.Ahelp users with their workBkeep users moving all the timeCget users to exercise while workingDremind users of their working schedule解析：选C细节理解题。由第二段的第二句“The desk learns your daily behaviors . keep you moving without interrupting your work flow”可知设计出The Stir Kin
33、etic Desk是为了使用户边工作边锻炼。故选C。13Which is the feature of the touch screen of the desk?AIt can tell users when to change positions.BIt can track users changes of positions.CIt can keep users in a fixed position.DIt can detect users health condition.解析：选B细节理解题。由倒数第三段的第一句“The builtin touch screen also keeps
34、 track of your daily sitting and standing times”可知内置触屏能够追踪用户的身体姿势的变化，故选B。14Which of the following can best describe the desk?AProductive but challenging.BConvenient but unaffordable.CComplex and impractical.DMultifunctional and intelligent.解析：选D推理判断题。由第二至四段可以看出这种桌子既有多功能又智能。故选D。15What does the author
35、 intend to tell us in the last paragraph?ATo spend money on such a desk is rewarding.BWe should get such a desk as soon as possible.CIt wont be long before the desk is widely used.DDesks play a very important role in our daily life.解析：选A段落大意题。由最后一段的第二句“Much like a good mattress(床垫), a good desk that
36、 works with you is worth the investment.”看出，作者在告诉我们在这样一张桌子上花费是值得的，故选A。.阅读七选五(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。Going camping is one of the best ways to get in touch with nature and enjoy the beautiful scenery.However, thorough plans before a camping trip may be boring.Just fo
37、llow these simple camping suggestions to make your trip safe and rewarding.Selecting a suitable tent_16_ When determining the size of your tent, you should take into account the number of campers as well as the camping equipment necessary for your trip.There should be enough room in the tent for the
38、 camping equipment._17_Importance of foodWhile camping, you will need enough food to give you enough energy for your outdoor work._18_ You should use a twoburner stove to do all your cooking.Insist on simple cooking during your trip to reduce cooking time.Enough sleep_19_ Nights are generally cooler
39、 than the days so you need to have enough warm clothes to feel comfortable enough to sleep during the night.When buying a sleeping bag, check if you feel comfortable in it.Extra air mattresses (气垫) may be included in your camping equipment to make your bed more comfortable._20_ Keep these camping gu
40、idelines in mind and make sure you are fully prepared to enjoy your camping trip.AAll campers should have enough sleep during the night.BThe best camping trips belong to those people who prepare the best.CThe comfortable level in a tent determines the success of a camping trip.DThus you must have an
41、 efficient arrangement for your food preparation.EIf you have a habit to eat in bed, you should train yourself not to do it while camping.FThe size is the most important thing you should carefully consider when choosing a tent.GIt will destroy the mood of the entire camping trip if you dont have a g
42、ood sleeping bag.答案：1620FCDAB.完形填空(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。One afternoon last summer I was driving along on my way home. Then I noticed a woman at the roadside near the edge of town _21_ with a wheeled suitcase. There was no sidewalk, only grass, and she was h
43、aving a _22_ way to go.I pulled over to a nearby parking lot to _23_ her. I suspected that she was heading to the homeless shelter across the street. As it was _24_ that she was on her way somewhere, I continued to watch. In truth I was not only assessing her _25_ but whether or not she had the _26_
44、 to harm me if I gave her a hand.After a couple of minutes I turned around, _27_ the car next to her and offered her a ride. She _28_. She told me that she had been traveling for a while and that _29_ had helped her along the way. Her _30_ was a city about three hours drive from where we were. I off
45、ered to take her to the halfway point and she accepted.Along the way, we stopped for food and drink for her which she _31_ paying for with her own money. When we reached the town we stopped at a grocery store. I was _32_ that by this time she had developed enough _33_ in me to leave her suitcase in
46、the car while she shopped. While she was inside I _34_ a Holiday Inn nearby and called _35_ to see if there were vacancies.Upon her _36_ from the grocery store, I _37_ what I had done and she accepted my _38_ of a room for the night. We drove to the _39_ and the kind young woman there provided what
47、discounts she could _40_ a room with a refrigerator. She stated that she was touched and that “people dont do this kind of thing”语篇解读：作者在回家的路上偶遇一位拉着行李箱行走的路人，作者热心帮助这位路人，令其感动不已。21A.fightingBworkingCstruggling Ddealing解析：选C下文的“a wheeled suitcase”“There was no sidewalk, only grass”说明这位女士拉着行李箱在路上吃力地走着。st
48、ruggle“艰难地行走，吃力地行进”。22A.strange BroughCfamiliar Dnarrow解析：选B依据句中的“no sidewalk, only grass”可知，这位女士所走的路高低不平。 rough“粗糙的，高低不平的”。 23.A.help BaccompanyCdrive Dobserve解析：选D下文的内容表明作者在观察(observe)这位走在路上的女士。下文中的“I continued to watch”也是提示。 24.A.apparent BridiculousCdoubtful Duncertain解析：选A上文的“ . heading to the
49、homeless shelter”表明，作者看出来这位女士显然(apparent)要去某个地方。25A.attitude BidentityCsituation Dconcern解析：选C此处指作者不仅在评估这位这女士所处的境况，也在评估如果自己帮助她，她是否会有伤害自己的可能性。situation“处境，状况”，符合语境。attitude“态度”；identity“身份”；concern“关心”。26A.ability BpotentialCthought Dstrength解析：选B参见上题解析。potential“可能性，潜在性”。27A.pulled up Bpulled outCpu
50、lled back Dpulled on解析：选A上文的“I was driving along on my way”和下文和“offered her a ride”表明此处指作者停下车帮助她。pull up“停车”，符合语境。pull out“驶出”；pull back“撤退”；pull on“猛吸，猛抽”。28A.rejected BrespondedCpromised Daccepted解析：选D依据下文可知，这位女士接受(accepted)了作者的帮助。29A.locals BfriendsCfamilies Dstrangers解析：选D这位女士走在路上，她得到的帮助自然来自于陌生人
51、(strangers)。30A.destination BstationCoffice Dhometown解析：选A她的目的地(destination)是一个距离我们所在的地方有大约三小时车程的城市。31A.insisted on Bappealed toCgave up Dlonged for解析：选A路上，我们停下来买食品和饮料，她坚持要自己付钱。insist on“坚持做某事”，符合语境。appeal to“呼吁，请求”；give up“放弃”；long for“渴望”。32A.satisfied BtouchedCastonished Dfrightened解析：选B结合上下文可知，此
52、处指作者对于这位女士如此信任自己感到很感动(touched)。33A.persistence BcourageCconfidence Dinterest解析：选C参见上题解析。confidence“信任，信赖”。34A.discovered BlocatedCmanaged Dopened解析：选B当她在商店购物的时候，作者找到附近的假日旅馆。locate 是及物动词，表示“确定的准确地点，找到”。35A.ahead BaroundCaside Dalone解析：选A在去旅馆之前，作者提前打电话询问那里是否有空房间。ahead“提前”。36A.recovery BreturnCescape D
53、absence解析：选B上文提到这位女士把行李箱放在作者的车上，到商店购物去了，故此处指她一回来(return)。37A.showed BsharedCkept Dprovided解析：选B作者告诉了这位女士自己为她做的事，故选 share 表示“告诉”。38A.offer BadviceCservice Ddesire解析：选A由下文的内容可知，这位女士接受了作者的好意。accept an offer“接受好意”，故选offer。39A.shelter BstopChotel Dshop解析：选C结合上下文可知，作者开车把这位女士送到了旅馆(hotel)。40A.as far as Bas
54、long asCas soon as Das well as解析：选D此处指旅馆里一位年轻善良的女士不仅提供了打折，而且还提供了带有冰箱的房间。as well as 连接了“what discounts she could”和“a room with a refrigerator”，表示“不仅而且”。.语法填空(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。In 1982, July 1st was officially established as Canada Day. _41_ (variety) events are organ
55、ized on this day, including parades, concerts, festivals and firework displays, _42_ attract Canadians of all ages across the country.Canada Day is the years biggest national party. Canadas national flag can be seen everywhere and many people have their faces _43_ (paint) red and white, which are Ca
56、nadas national colors. The _44_ (celebrate)in Ottawa, Canadas capital city, are especially grand and exciting.In Quebec, many people spend Canada Day _45_ (move) from one house to another. So in Quebec, Canada Day is also known _46_ Moving Day.Many organizations, businesses and stores are closed on
57、this day. Only some bookstores, hospitals and gas stations may be open. Post offices are closed, too. As Canada Day _47_ (fall) during the Canadian summer holidays, all schools are closed as well. In some areas, special services _48_ (provide) for large events.The Canadians enjoy _49_ (they) to the
58、full on this day. The only problem is _50_ the concerts, parades and festivals may cause traffic jams in some major cities.语篇解读：本文为说明文。文章主要介绍了加拿大国庆节。41Various空格中所填单词在句中修饰名词events, 需用variety 的形容词形式。42which关系代词which指代先行词events, 引导非限制性定语从句，并在从句中作主语。43paintedhave their faces painted red and white 是have
59、sth. done结构，其中painted red and white 是过去分词短语作宾语补足语。44celebrations空格中所填单词在句中作主语，需用celebrate的名词形式；由于谓语动词是are，故用celebration的复数形式。45movingsb. spend time doing sth.表示“某人花时间做某事”。46asbe known as . 是固定短语，意思是“被称为”。47falls这是说的是一般性情况，故用一般现在时。48are provided主语services是谓语动词动作的承受者，故谓语动词用被动语态；这是说的是经常性情况，故用一般现在时。49th
60、emselvesenjoy oneself表示“玩得愉快”。50thatthat引导表语从句，在句中起连接作用。.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：在错的词下划一横线，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。Friendship is very importanc
61、e. Everyone needs friendship. In all our lives we cant live without friendship just as we cant live without the air and water. Friendship makes us getting on well with one another to go ahead under different kind of difficulties in front of us. But real friendship was not easy to come by. True frien
62、dship must be sincerely and be based on understanding each other. A good friend can always be a good teacher to us. By his or her advices we are persuading to go the right way. However, the more friends we have, better we can improve ourselves.答案：第一句：importanceimportant第三句：去掉the第四句：gettingget; kindk
63、inds第五句：wasis第六句：sincerelysincere第八句：advicesadvice; persuadingpersuaded第九句：HoweverTherefore; better前加the .书面表达(满分25分)上周，机器人巡展在市展览馆隆重举行，学校组织大家到展览馆进行了参观。请你根据以下要点提示写一篇短文：1参观了各种各样的机器人，包括新型的家居机器人、陪护机器人、教育机器人，还看了两场机器人的精彩表演；2开阔了视野，激发了对科学的兴趣。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考范文：Last week, we paid a visit to t
64、he exhibition hall in our city, where we saw a variety of robots. The robots on display were in different sizes and shapes. We saw some new types of robots which we hadnt seen before, such as household robots, nursing robots and educational robots. Some robots could do a great number of things just like human beings, including playing chess, playing table tennis, playing the piano and drawing pictures. In addition, we watched two wonderful performances given by robots.This visit not only broadened our horizons, but also aroused our interest in science.