1、课时素养检测 四Unit 1Period 4. 阅读理解AI think a close friend is someone you get on really well with, who helps you when you have problems, who gives you advice, and who always has time for you. I didnt use to have many close friends when I was at school or at university as I was very shy, but now I have seve
2、ral. They are all women I think its difficult to have a close friend of the opposite sex (异性). MarieI dont really have any close friends. I know a lot of people but mainly through work, and the social occasions (场合) when we meet are business dinners and evening parties, things like that. I think if
3、you come from a really close family, then friends are a bit unnecessary. I prefer to spend the little free time I have with my family. RichardI think a close friend is someone who youve known for a long time, and who you still get on with. They probably have similar hobbies to you so you can do thin
4、gs together. Ive got three close friends who I was at high school with and we often go out together (without our parents of course). We always go camping, go walking, play football and be outside in the open air. DavidFor me, close friends are the people you spend your free time with. I go out at we
5、ekends with a group of people there are about seven of us, and Id say we are all close friends. We also live near each other. I dont think you can have close friends at a distance (在远处); you need to be able to see each other often. But I dont think you need to be doing the same things. I mean Im at
6、university but none of my friends are. Anna【语篇概述】本文是应用文。文中的四人对亲密朋友这个话题发表了各自的看法。1. What does Richard say about friends? A. Its hard to make friends at work. B. Theyre less important than family. C. Friends need to have a lot in common. D. Women and men cant be close friends. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据Richard说的“
7、I think if you come from a really close family, then friends are a bit unnecessary. I prefer to spend the little free time I have with my family. ”可知, 他认为朋友没有家人重要。2. What does David enjoy? A. Physical activity. B. Parent-child camp. C. Going to evening parties. D. Playing out in the open air alone.
8、【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据David说的“We always go camping, go walking, play football. . . ”可知, 他热爱体育运动。3. What do we know about Annas friends? A. They are college students. B. They are doing the same things. C. They dont live far away. D. They dont see each other often. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据末段中的“We also live near each
9、other. ”可知, Anna的朋友都住得离彼此很近。4. Who has more friends now than before? A. Anna. B. David. C. Richard. D. Marie. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据首段中的“I didnt use to have many close friends”和“but now I have several”之间的对比可知, Marie现在的朋友比以前多。BAs more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish,
10、and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6, 0007, 000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In an effort to prevent language loss,
11、 scholars from a number of organizationsUNESCO and National Geographic among themhave for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect. Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Center, Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas
12、, is following in that tradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, looking and raising a family in a village in Nepal. Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a s
13、tarting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayans reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record. At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of im
14、portant materialsincluding photographs, films, tap recordings, and field noteswhich had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection. Now, through the two organizations that he has foundedthe Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature ProjectTurin has started a campai
15、gn to make such documents, found in libraries and stores around the world, available not just to scholars but to the youngers. Generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected. Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet. Turin notes, the endangered lan
16、guages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities. 【语篇概述】随着越来越多的人说世界通用语言: 英语、汉语、西班牙语和阿拉伯语, 其他的语言正在迅速消失。为了拯救这些正在消失的语言, 许多组织和学者正在努力。5. Many scholars are making efforts to _. A. promote global languagesB. rescue the disappearing languagesC. search for language communitiesD. set up languages r
17、esearch organizations【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第二段可知, 许多组织和学者为了保持语言的多样性正在努力, 即为了拯救那些正在消失的语言, 故选B。6. What does “that tradition” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. Having full records of the languages. B. Writing books on language teaching. C. Telling stories about language users. D. Linking with the native speakers. 【解
18、析】选A。词义猜测题。第三段中的 “that tradition”应指上文提到的传统, 本句的上文就是第二段中的 “documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect. ”, 即记录下正在消失的语言以及它们所反映的文化, 故选A。7. What is Turins book based on? A. The cultural studies in India. B. The documents available at Yale. C. His language research in Bhutan. D. His persona
19、l experience in Nepal. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第三段最后一句中的 “. . . grows out of his experience living, looking and raising a family in a village in Nepal. ”可知, Mark Turin的书是以他自己在尼泊尔的经历为依据的, 故选D。8. Which of the following best describe Turins work? A. Write, sell and donate. B. Record, repair and reward. C. Collec
20、t, protect and reconnect. D. Design, experiment and report. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。由短文最后一段中的 “. . . were originally collected. ” 和 “Turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities. ” 可推知答案, 故选C。. 完形填空When things went wrong, Ittleby Fein always had something nice to s
21、ay. When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned, Ittleby said, “Dont 1. Itll still taste good. ” And he was right. The pizza edges were dark, 2 the middle wasnt bad. Ittleby looked on the bright side. And everyone, except Hazel, 3 that about him. Hazel was the new student in class. On her first da
22、y, Ittleby said, “Nice to meet you, Hazel. I think youll like it here. ” Hazel looked at him, “I 4 it. ” Ittleby didnt know what to do. Hed never met anyone like Hazel. 5 Mr D. said theyd have recess(休息) inside 6 the rain, Hazel said, “Bad things come in threes. No outdoor recess is number one. What
23、 will the second thing be? ”The class didnt have to 7 long to find out. Greta was carrying a box of paints during art class. She 8, and paints went flying. Hazel turned to Ittleby, “That was the second 9 thing. What will the third be? ”Ittleby didnt know what to say. Hazel seemed so 10 about the Rul
24、e of Three Bad Things. Emma came to look at Ittlebys 11. She picked it up, not realizing she had paint on her fingers. Hazel pointed, “Ittlebys picture is ruined(破坏)! Theres number three. ” Emma looked 12. “Im sorry, Ittleby. ” “Its OK, Emma. If I add wings, the fingerprint(指纹) could look like butte
25、rflies, ” said Ittleby. So Ittleby added wings. 13 he said, “Everyone, lets make a field of butterflies. ”Everyone put a fingerprint on Ittlebys paper. Only Hazel didnt. “Want to add one? ” Ittleby asked her. Hazel thought about it, and she carefully added wings. “It looks 14. I like it very much, ”
26、 said Ittleby. Hazel 15, “You know, I dont really think theres a Rule of Three Bad Things. ” Ittleby nodded, “Bad things happen. But good things happen, too. And sometimes, there are good things hiding where you dont expect them. ”【语篇概述】本文是记叙文。悲观的 Hazel 在乐天派 Ittleby 的影响下改变了自己消极的态度。1. A. argueB. worr
27、yC. touchD. explain【解析】选B。根据文中的 “When Dad forgot about the pizza and it burned”及“Itll still taste good” 可知, 在 Ittleby 的爸爸将比萨饼烤糊的时候, 他安慰爸爸说: “别担心(worry), 比萨饼依然会很好吃。 ”argue辩论; worry担忧; touch接触; explain解释。2. A. andB. butC. ifD. as【解析】选B。上文中的 “The pizza edges were dark” 与下文中的“the middle wasnt bad”构成转折关系
28、, 故选 but。3. A. likedB. hatedC. heardD. trusted【解析】选A。根据上文中的 “When things went wrong, Ittleby Fein always had something nice to say. ”可知Ittleby 总是能看到事物好的一面, 大家都喜欢(like)他这一点。4. A. forgetB. wantC. enjoyD. doubt【解析】选D。 Hazel怀疑Ittleby 的说法, Ittleby 从来没遇见过像 Hazel 一样悲观的人。forget 忘记; want想要; enjoy喜爱; doubt怀疑。
29、5. A. UnlessB. WhenC. BeforeD. Though【解析】选B。当老师宣布因为下雨要把课间休息改在室内的时候, Hazel 认为坏事开始发生了。unless除非; when 当时候; before在之前; though尽管。6. A. according toB. along withC. instead ofD. because of【解析】选D。当老师宣布因为下雨要把课间休息改在室内的时候, Hazel 认为坏事开始发生了。according to根据; along with连同一起; instead of 代替; because of因为。7. A. prepar
30、eB. restC. waitD. practice【解析】选C。根据下文中的“Greta was carrying a box of paints during art class. She _, and paints went flying. ”可知, 这第二件坏事并没有让大家等太久就发生了。prepare准备; rest休息; wait等待; practice练习。8. A. calmed downB. went downC. fell downD. looked down【解析】选C。根据文中的 “Greta was carrying a box of paints. . . and
31、paints went flying” 可知Greta摔倒了, 所以把颜料弄得满地都是。calm down镇定下来; go down下降; fall down倒下; look down向下看。9. A. strangeB. badC. funnyD. interesting【解析】选B。根据上文中的 “Bad things come in threes. ”及语境可知, Hazel 认为这是第二件坏事。strange奇怪的; bad坏的; funny滑稽的; interesting有趣的。10. A. sureB. sorry C. excitedD. disappointed【解析】选A。根
32、据文中的“That was the second _thing. What will the third be? ”可知, Hazel 很确定会发生三件坏事。sure确信的; sorry难过的; excited兴奋的; disappointed失望的。11. A. fingerB. butterflyC. paintingD. board【解析】选C。根据下文中的“Ittlebys picture is ruined” 可知, Emma 拿起了 Ittleby 的画。 finger手指; butterfly蝴蝶; painting绘画; board木板。12. A. happyB. surpr
33、ised C. angryD. upset【解析】选D。根据文中的 “She picked it up. . . Ittlebys picture is ruined”及“Im sorry, Ittleby” 可知, Emma 毁了 Ittleby 的画, 因此她感到难过。 happy高兴的; surprised感到吃惊的; angry生气的; upset烦恼的, 难过的。13. A. ThenB. ThusC. YetD. Still【解析】选A。 “he said”发生在“Ittleby added wings. ”之后, 因此用Then表示承接。then然后; thus因此; yet 然
34、而; still仍然。14. A. simpleB. similarC. greatD. normal【解析】选C。根据下文中的“I like it very much”可知, Ittleby认为被加工后的画很棒。simple简单的; similar相似的; great极好的; normal正常的。15. A. answeredB. criedC. shoutedD. smiled【解析】选D。根据下文中的“You know, I dont really think theres a Rule of Three Bad Things”可知, Hazel 听到 Ittleby 的话后笑了, 她改
35、变了自己的态度。 answer回答; cry 哭; shout大喊; smile微笑。. 书面表达你们学校学生会最近组织了一次“有烦恼向谁倾诉”的调查活动。请根据以下的调查数据, 用英语给校报写一篇新闻报道, 反映调查结果。写作内容: 倾诉对象百分比理由同学和朋友61%同龄人容易交流和理解; 不想让父母担心老师和家长22%老师家长阅历丰富, 有生活和教育经验没有17%不愿和别人说自己的事或难以与别人相处词汇: the Student Union 学生会 _【参考范文】Recently the Student Union has carried out a survey“To whom do y
36、ou talk when in trouble? ”. The results are as follows. 61% of the students surveyed select friends or schoolmates as their ideal listeners when they have trouble because they think friends have a better understanding of them. Whats more, they dont want their parents to worry about them. Another 22% choose teachers and parents to talk to, because in their opinion, teachers and parents are rich in life and education experience. Nevertheless, there are 17% who dont share their troubles at all. They find it hard to get along well with others.
