1、课时素养检测 四Unit 1Period 4. 阅读理解AVisit Chicago Childrens MuseumIn brief: This museum offers plenty of fun hands-on activities for kids. However, this is one of the few Chicago museums not “fun for the whole family” as adults and older kids will be bored to tears. Address: 700 East Grand Ave. (Navy Pier)
2、, ChicagoPhone: 312- 527-1000Public transportation: CTA bus lines 29 (State Street ), 65 (Grand Avenue), and 66( Chicago Avenue) all serve Navy Pier. Parking fees: Monday through Thursday: $20Friday through Sunday: $24Holidays: $24Opening hours: Weekdays: 10 am- 5 pmWeekends: 10 am- 8 pmEntrance fee
3、s: Adults: $12Children: $12Seniors (65+): $11Children (under 5): freeActivities: Located at one of Chicagos top tourist attractions, Navy Pier, the museum offers three floors of activities for kids, including: Play It Safeall about home safetyInventing Labprovides parts and instructions for creating
4、 thingsKids Towna playroom recreating a Chicago neighborhood where kids can pretend to do things like shopping for groceries and driving a CTA busClimbing Schoonera three-floor climbing buildingMy Museumkids get to create various pieces of art that are “all about me”Skylinekids learn about skyscrape
5、rs and design their own buildingsTree House Trailsa play area designed like a forestWaterwayswater activities showing how pumps and dams work【语篇概述】本文是一篇应用文,介绍了参观芝加哥儿童博物馆的相关信息。1. How much will John (10), his parents (40) and sister (6) pay if they drive to the museum at 2 pm on Monday?A. $36B. $48. C
6、. $56. D. $68. 【解析】选D。数字计算题。根据Parking fees中的“Monday through Thursday: $20”及Entrance fees中的“Adults: $12;Children: $12”可知,他们一家四口星期一下午两点去参观博物馆需要花费124+20=68(美元)。2. Kids who are fond of creating works of art should choose _. A. Play It SafeB. Inventing LabC. My MuseumD. Skyline【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据Activities中的
7、“My Museumkids get to create various pieces of art that are all about me”可知,在“我的博物馆”活动中,孩子们可以创作各种“关于我的”艺术品,由此可知,喜欢创作艺术作品的孩子应该选择“我的博物馆”活动。3. If you go to Kids Town, you can _. A. go on a short trip to a forestB. buy some gifts for your friendsC. know more about pumps and damsD. experience Chicago nei
8、ghborhood life【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据Activities中的“Kids Towna playroom recreating a Chicago neighborhood where kids can pretend to do things like shopping for groceries and driving a CTA bus”可知,“儿童城”活动营造一种芝加哥社区的环境,所以在这个活动中可以体验到芝加哥的社区生活。4. What can we know about Chicago Childrens Museum?A. It is a three-floor
9、 building. B. It is not fit for adults or older kids. C. It is the most popular museum in Chicago. D. It is one of Chicagos top tourist attractions. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段中的“this is one of the few Chicago museums not “fun for the whole family” as adults and older kids will be bored to tears. ”可知,芝加哥儿童博物
10、馆不适合成人和年龄较大的孩子。BIf you use social media to chase away loneliness, a new study suggests youre going against the gain. We may have heard a lot about the benefits of interacting with others online, but the findings of a study conducted by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine sh
11、ow a direct relationship between social media usage and feelings of isolation (隔绝). In short, the more time you spend on social media, the lonelier you may feel. With increased interaction on a large number of apps that allow for endless virtual connectivity, loneliness seems like the last problem f
12、requent social media users would face, but according to the leader of the study Brain Primack, it has the exact opposite effect. “Mental health problems and social isolation are at widespread levels among young adults nowadays,” Primack said, “We are naturally social creature, but modern life tends
13、to separate us instead of bringing us together. While it may seem that social media presents opportunities to fill the social void (空隙), I think this study suggests that it may not be the solution people were hoping for. ”Primack and his team examined the social media habits of 1,787 U. S. adults ag
14、ed 19 to 32 via a questionnaire that asked about the time and frequency they spent on the most popular social media platforms. Eventually, they determined that young adults who are constantly logging into social media reported more feelings of isolation than those with less social media usage. Frequ
15、ent exposure to unrealistic descriptions on social media instead of face-to-face social interactions may give people the impression that others are living happier, more connected lives, and this makes users feel more socially isolated in comparison. 【语篇概述】这是一篇说明文。研究表明,花在社交媒体上的时间越多,人们可能会越感到孤独。5. What
16、 does the underlined phrase “going against the grain” in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Doing it all wrong. B. On the way to success. C. Taking a risk. D. Making a difference. 【解析】选A。词义猜测题。由第一段“If you use social media to chase away loneliness, a new study suggests youre going against the gain. ”以及第二段“ In short
17、, the more time you spend on social media, the lonelier you may feel. ”可知,如果你用社交媒体来驱赶孤独,一项新的研究表明,你这是在逆水行舟。简而言之,你花在社交媒体上的时间越多,你可能会感到孤独。所以通过下文的语境可以判断出,第一段中加下划线的短语going against the grain是Doing it all wrong “都做错了”的意思。6. How did Primack and his team conduct the study?A. By providing explanations. B. By c
18、ollecting data online. C. By doing a survey. D. By describing their own experiences. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第五段“Primack and his team examined the social media habits of 1,787 U. S. adults aged 19 to 32 via a questionnaire that asked about the time and frequency they spent on the most popular social media pla
19、tforms. ”可知,Primack和他的团队通过问卷调查了1 787名年龄在19岁到32岁之间的美国成年人的社交媒体习惯,问卷调查了他们在最受欢迎的社交媒体平台上花费的时间和频率。所以Primack和他的团队是通过做一个调查进行这项研究的。7. What can we learn from the study?A. You will feel happier if you spend more time online. B. Interaction online is not the solution to social isolation. C. Virtual connectivity
20、 is the best way to fill the social void. D. Popular social media platforms can bring people together. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。由第四段“While it may seem that social media presents opportunities to fill the social void, I think this study suggests that it may not be the solution people were hoping for. ”可知,虽然社交媒体似
21、乎提供了填补社会空白的机会,但我认为这项研究表明,这可能不是人们希望的解决方案。所以我们能从研究中得到,在线互动并不是解决社会孤独的办法。故B选项正确。8. What does the text mainly tell us?A. New study on social media usage has been published. B. Face-to-face social interactions are on the way out. C. Social media does more harm than good to users. D. Social media might mak
22、e loneliness worse. 【解析】选D。主旨大意题。由第二段“ In short, the more time you spend on social media, the lonelier you may feel. ”最后一段“Frequent exposure to unrealistic descriptions on social media instead of face-to-face social interactions may give people the impression that others are living happier, more con
23、nected lives, and this makes users feel more socially isolated in comparison. ”可知,简而言之,你花在社交媒体上的时间越多,你可能会感到更孤独。频繁地在社交媒体上看到不真实的描述,而不是面对面的社交互动,可能会给人一种其他人生活更快乐、交流更密切的印象,相比之下,这会让许多用户感到更孤独。所以社交媒体,并没有起到积极的作用,相反它让人更加孤独。所以综合几个段落的主要信息,可以判断出,文章主要告诉我们社交媒体可能会使孤独感更严重。. 完形填空Most of us probably have a few hours a
24、week that we can devote to our hobby. What if you could change your hobby into a(n) 1?They say if you find a job you love, you will never work a day in your life. But this old 2 is a little too simple for Peter, CEO of Fossil Realm. Peters hobby of fossil (化石) 3 began in high school. His parents wor
25、ked at the Royal Ontario Museum, so he inherited (遗传) an interest in natural history. Peter remembers 4 his pocket money at 13 to attend a mineral trade show in Detroit where he 5 a few fossils with the remaining money. Returning home, he 6 to sell all the fossils he collected for money. This is the
26、 first small 7, leading to more trips south. Later Peter began selling his fossils online. The 8 remained bywork(业余工作) to fund him through college. By graduation, he had opened his own e-business 9. Running Fossil Realm is really his passionate (热爱的) and rewarding business; 10 he says, “Though your
27、business just matches what you love, that doesnt mean itll 11 easily, nor will it necessarily be enjoyable or satisfying. So you need to work hard. His Fossil Realm has 12 to include many museum-quality finds. But the root of his growing business is the passion of Peter, who has 13 lost the love of
28、fossils from the 14. Having passion will surely push us to 15 something we love and change that passion into action. 【语篇概述】这是一篇记叙文,Fossil Realm的CEO彼得,从小便喜爱化石,长大后也以化石为事业。他的经历告诉我们: 拥有激情促使我们去寻找我们喜欢的东西,但我们更要将激情转化为行动。1. A. careerB. interestC. goalD. opinion【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。career职业;interest兴趣;goal目标;opini
29、on意见。根据下文彼得的故事可知,他把自己的爱好转化成了自己的职业,故此处是指“职业”。2. A. storyB. ruleC. methodD. saying【解析】选D。考查名词短语。story故事;rule规则;method方法;saying谚语。old saying古话,俗话。故选D。3. A. devotionB. protectionC. collectionD. creation【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。devotion奉献;protection保护;collection收集;creation创作。根据下文he inherited an interest in natura
30、l history可知,他也对自然史很有兴趣;再联系上文提到的爱好与工作的转化,可知此处指的是他收集化石的爱好。4. A. sharingB. savingC. wastingD. lending【解析】选B。考查词义辨析。sharing分享;saving节约,存储;wasting浪费;lending借给。根据后文彼得买卖化石可知,他应该是把自己的零用钱存起来,才能买化石。5. A. borrowedB. inventedC. boughtD. donated【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。borrowed借;invented发明;bought买;donated捐赠。根据下文中sell all
31、 the fossils he collected(他卖掉了他收集的所有化石)可知,他在那里用剩下的钱买了一些化石,后来又卖掉。6. A. triedB. wantedC. continuedD. managed【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。tried试图;wanted需要;continued继续;managed设法做到。根据下文This is the first small _, leading to more trips south. Later Peter began selling his fossils online. 可知,他成功卖掉了化石,并开启新的旅程。manage to d
32、o sth. 设法做成某事。7. A. incidentB. successC. challengeD. problem【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。incident事件;success成功;challenge挑战;problem难题。他第一次卖掉了自己收集的化石,对他来说这是一次成功。8. A. subjectB. dreamC. businessD. education【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。subject主题;dream梦想;business生意;education教育。根据上文Later Peter began selling his fossils online. 可知,他
33、开始在网上出售化石;本句又提到他靠业余工作维持自己读完大学。故他是将出售化石的这份生意作为自己的业余工作。9. A. museumB. showC. factoryD. store【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。museum博物馆;show展览;factory工厂;store商店。根据上文可知,他一直在做出售化石的生意;下文又提到他运营Fossil Realm,故毕业时他开设了自己的电子商店。10. A. moreoverB. thereforeC. meanwhileD. however【解析】选D。考查副词词义辨析。moreover而且;therefore因此;meanwhile同时;ho
34、wever然而。根据上文Running Fossil Realm is really his passionate and rewarding business可知,经营Fossil Realm确实是他充满激情和回报丰厚的事业,下文又说nor will it necessarily be enjoyable or satisfying. So you need to work hard. 它也不一定是令人满意的,所以你需要努力工作。11. A. take offB. set offC. break offD. put off【解析】选A。考查动词短语。take off突然成功;set off出
35、发;break off突然停止;put off推迟。根据下文中nor will it necessarily be enjoyable or satisfying. So you need to work hard. 可知,它也不一定是令人满意的,所以你需要努力工作。故此处说的是,这并不意味着你会轻易地成功。12. A. expandedB. changedC. movedD. started【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。expanded扩大;changed改变;moved移动;started开始。根据后文可知,他的事业蒸蒸日上,那么他的Fossil Realm规模肯定会扩大。13. A.
36、alwaysB. neverC. seldomD. ever【解析】选B。考查副词词义辨析。always总是;never从不;seldom很少;ever曾经。根据上文可知,他从小喜欢化石,还把化石作为他的事业,故他从未放弃过对化石的喜欢。14. A. adulthoodB. neighborhoodC. brotherhoodD. childhood【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。adulthood成年;neighborhood街坊;brotherhood兄弟关系;childhood童年时期。根据上文可知,他从孩童时期便对化石有很大的兴趣。15. A. admitB. expectC. see
37、kD. permit【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。admit承认;expect期望;seek寻找;permit允许。根据彼得的经历可知,他因为对化石的热爱,从小便开始自己寻求去接触关于化石的事情,而且一直在努力做着化石的事业,故激情可以促使我们去寻求自己喜欢的事物,并将激情转化为行动。. 书面表达假定你是李华, 你的英国笔友Andrew不久前去美国留学,他给你写信说很不适应那里的生活。请你根据以下提示用英语给他写一封回信,鼓励他勇敢面对。1. 尊重当地的风俗习惯;2. 与美国学生多交流;3. 积极参加户外活动;4. 注意与人交往的礼仪。注意: 1. 词数80个左右; 2. 可以适当增加内容,
38、以使行文连贯。Dear Andrew,How nice to hear from you again! _Yours,Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Andrew,How nice to hear from you again! I think it is natural for you not to get used to the life there. Here I have some suggestions for you. First of all, you should respect the local customs there and try to involve yours
39、elf in the natives lives. Just as the saying goes, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do. ” Secondly, dont be afraid to communicate with American students and make friends with them. It is friendship that will bring you happiness. Additionally, it is better for you to join in more outdoor activities with your friends, which may help you relax and have fun. Finally, mind your own manners and remain modest and honest when getting along with your friends. I do hope my suggestions will help you. May you adapt to your new life and enjoy your stay there. Best wishes!Yours,Li Hua
