1、单元综合检测(二)(时间:100分钟;满分:120分).阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。AThe last school bell rings and your kids are off for the summer.For most kids those thoughts of schoolwork and lessons are a distant memory that they wont be thinking about again until fall.So its important for
2、them to continue some learning.Have Your Kids Hit the LibraryEncourage your kids to read by taking them to the library during the summer.If they dont have a library card,get them one.Many local libraries sponsor(主办)summer reading clubs that keep your kids wanting to read.Be sure to let your kids pic
3、k their own books out;summer is for fun reading.Have Your Kids Read Every DayAsk your kids to read outside in the sun.Join them,read aloud their favourite books,no matter how many times you have read them.Pick a time every day when you all stop and read as a family together.Nothing will stimulate a
4、child to read than to have adults reading with them.Find Other Ways to Encourage the KidsIf you are planning a family trip,have them check out the map.Let your kids go online and research where you are going.Have your kids check the weather report in the newspaper or what big event is happening and
5、then have them report back on it at dinner time.Have your kids check out magazines or websites for recipes(食谱)that can be prepared.Learning to express your thoughts.The writing in a logical(合逻辑的)manner is a skill that is often lost.To help your kids,have them write about things during the summer.If
6、your kids love something such as animals,have them write short report about them to share with the family.If you are going on a trip,have your kids keep a travel journal.【语篇解读】本文主要告诉父母如何利用暑假让孩子学习。1In the writers opinion,when in a library,parents should _Akeep a close eye on what their kids readBhelp
7、 their kids find useful booksConly let their kids read books on subjectsDlet their kids choose what they like readingD细节理解题。根据第二段的“Be sure to let your kids pick their own books out;summer is for fun reading.”可知应选D项。2What does the underlined word “stimulate” in Paragraph 3 mean?ARequire.BTeach.CEncou
8、rage.DStop.C词义猜测题。这里是指没有什么比让成年人跟他们一起阅读更能“激励”他们阅读的了,故选C项。3In Paragraph 4,the writer suggests that parents _Ahelp their kids learn through daily activitiesBencourage their children to use the InternetCcare about what is happening around the worldDteach their kids to cook at a young ageA细节理解题。通读第四段可知,作
9、者建议父母利用日常生活中的一些小事来帮助孩子们学习,故选A项。BWinslow Homer was a famous American painter.Since Art History class in college,I had always admired his works and I was lucky to see a large exhibition of his works when I was in my early 30s.It was at this event that I bought a print of his painting,“Snap the Whip”It
10、 always hung in my classroom until I retired from teaching.I thought it truly captured the freedom and fun of childhood.In the painting,a group of young boys are playing a game arm in arm on grass ground in front of a farm house.They are jumping and laughing wildly with great joy.One of the boys is
11、falling down to the ground.They are not even wearing shoes!During my last year of teaching,there was a young woman in her first year of teaching right next door to me and we got to be good friends.She had been an art student before taking up education.Her eyes were drawn immediately to this print wh
12、en she entered my room.So on my last day of teaching,after the students had left,I took the painting off the wall and walked next door and gave it to her.She was really surprised,but very glad to have it.I was delighted that she liked it and all the students she would have would treasure it as much
13、as I had.We found the perfect place for it on one of her walls and hung it together.I was happy that she brought back this wonderful memory for me.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者在Winslow Homer的作品展览中买了一幅画,作者很珍惜它并将它一直挂在教室的墙上,直到退休后送给了一位非常喜欢这幅画的女教师。作者很高兴她能与所有的学生们像他一样喜欢它。4Why did the author admire the painting “S
14、nap the Whip” so much?AHe had a deep love for children and students.BIt was bought from a famous American painter.CHe appreciated the freedom and fun in the painting.DIt had also drawn the attention of the young woman.C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“I thought it truly captured the freedom and fun of childhood.”可知,作
15、者认为这幅画真正表现了童年的自由以及快乐。故选C。5What is the painting about?AThe nature of children.BHomeless children.CHardworking farmers.DThe pleasure of working.A主旨大意题。根据文章第二段的描述以及“I thought it truly captured the freedom and fun of childhood.”可知,这幅画是描绘孩子的天性的。故选A。6What does the underlined word “captured” in Paragraph 2
16、 probably mean?ACaught.BControlled.CRecognized.DInfluenced.A词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句“I thought it truly captured the freedom and fun of childhood.In the painting,a group of young boys are playing a game arm in arm on grass ground in front of a farm house.They are jumping and laughing wildly with great joy.One
17、 of the boys is falling down to the ground.They are not even wearing shoes!”可知,这幅画描绘了孩子们爱玩的天性,所以是抓住了童年的自由及快乐。故划线词的意思是“捕捉,抓住”,故选A。7How did the author feel when seeing the painting hung in the womans room?ARegretful.BPleased.CPainful.DProud.B细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“I was delighted that she liked it and all th
18、e students she would have would treasure it as much as I had.”可知,作者很高兴她喜欢那幅画,而她和她所有的学生都会珍惜它,就像作者一样,所以作者的心情是高兴的,故选B。CWhile the start of a new school year is always exciting,this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland,New Zealand.They became the worlds first kids to be “
19、taught” by a digital teacher,Will.Before you start imagining a humanlike robot walking around the classroom,Will is just an avatar(化身) that turns up on the students desktop,tablet,or smartphone screen when called.Thanks to a digital camera and microphone,the avatar not only responds to questions the
20、 kids may have,but also picks up nonverbal signals.For example,if a student smiles at Will,he responds by smiling back.This twoway communication not only helps draw the students attention,but also allows the programs developers to monitor their involvement(参与) and make changes if needed.Vectors Chie
21、f Digital Officer,Nikhil Ravishankar,believes that Willlike avatars could be a novel way to attract the attention of the next generation.He says,“Using a digital human is a very popular method to deliver new information to people,and I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver rich
22、 and educational experience in the future.” Greg Cross,the Chief Business Officer for Soul Machines,states that kids who have grown up in this digital time adapt to new technology quickly,and he hopes to develop the idea of digital humans in the area of education further.The program,in place since A
23、ugust 2018,has been a great success so far.However,no mater how popular it becomes,Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.For one,the avatars knowledge base is severely limited.But more importantly,even the smartest digital avatars could never predict and react to all the unexpect
24、ed situations that educators have to deal with on a daily basis.However,it could come in handy as a “personal teacher”,providing kids with oneonone help on the subjects or even topics.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。新西兰奥克兰的一所学校用数字老师教课,文章介绍了数字老师的特点和需要改进的地方。8What is mentioned about Will in the first paragraph?AHe is u
25、nlikely to replace human educators.BHe is the first robot teacher in the world.CHe is a digital teacher teaching in a school.DHe will walk across the classroom to you when called.C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They became the worlds first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher,Will.”可知,Will是在奥克兰一所学校教书的数字老师,故C项正确。
26、9In what way does the digital teacher help the students?ABy taking part in discussion.BBy changing teaching methods.CBy communicating with students.DBy monitoring students behavior.C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have,but also picks up nonverbal signals.”可知,Will
27、不仅可以回答学生们的问题,还可以接收非语言信号,再根据“This twoway communication not only helps draw the students attention,but also allows the programs developers to monitor their involvement(参与) and make changes if needed.”可知,这种双向的交流不仅有助于吸引学生注意力还能够让程序研发人员掌握他们的参与情况并做出更改,由此可知,数字老师是通过与学生交流来帮助他们的,故C项正确。10What is Greg Crosss att
28、itude toward the digital teacher?ADoubtful.BSupportive.CUncaring.DDissatisfied.B推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Greg Cross,the Chief Business Officer for Soul Machines,states that kids who have grown up in this digital time adapt to new technology quickly,and he hopes to develop the idea of digital humans in the area
29、 of education further.”可知,Greg Cross认为,在这个数字时代长大的孩子很快就适应了新技术,他还希望在教育领域进一步发展数字人的理念,由此可知,Greg Cross对数字老师持支持的态度,故B项正确。11What can be inferred about the digital teacher from the last paragraph?AIt has entered many homes as kids private teacher.BIt will teach in class in place of human educators.CIts good
30、 at handling unexpected situations.DIt remains to be improved.D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“For one,the avatars knowledge base is severely limited.But more importantly,even the smartest digital avatars could never predict and react to all the unexpected situations that educators have to deal with on a daily basis
31、.”可知,数字老师在以下两方面还有不足知识库有限以及不能处理教学过程中出现的意外情况,由此可知,数字老师仍有待改进,故D项正确。DLife will probably be very different in 2050.First of all,it seems that TV channels will have vanished by 2050.Instead,people will choose a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme directly to the television.By 20
32、50,music,films,programmes,newspapers and books will come to us in the similar way.In many places,agriculture is developing quickly and people are growing fruit and vegetables for export.This uses a lot of water.Therefore,there could be serious shortages of water.Some scientists predict that water co
33、uld be the cause of wars if we dont act now.In the future,cars will run on new,clean fuels and they will go very fast.Cars will have computers to control the speed and there wont be any accidents.Today,many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are.By 2050,the computer will contro
34、l the car and drive it to your destination.Also,by 2050,space planes will fly people from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.Some big companies now prefer to use robots that do not ask for pay rises or go on strike,and work 24 hours a day.They are also easy to control.And they never argue with p
35、eople.They can be easily used in a variety of placesfactories,schools,offices,hospitals,shops and homes.Scientists will have discovered how to control genes.Scientists have already produced clones of animals.By 2050,scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look and how
36、 they behave.Scientists will be able to do these things,but should they?【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章作者介绍了可能会与现在大不相同的2050年的生活。12Which of the following best explains “vanished” underlined in Paragraph 1?ASettled.BSpread.CDecreased.DDisappeared.D词义猜测题。下文“Instead,people will choose a programme from a menu and a co
37、mputer will send the programme directly to the television.”说相反,人们将从“菜单”中选择节目,电脑将直接把节目发送到电视上。由此可知,上文“First of all,it seems that TV channels will have vanished by 2050.”的意思是首先,电视频道似乎将在2050年消失。“vanished”的意思是消失,故选D。13What does Paragraph 4 intend to show?ARobots can work in different places.BRobots have
38、much to be improved.CRobots work for humans for free.DRobots have many advantages.D推理判断题。第四段“Some big companies now prefer to use robots that do not ask for pay rises or go on strike,and work 24 hours a day.They are also easy to control.And they never argue with people.They can be easily used in a v
39、ariety of placesfactories,schools,offices,hospitals,shops and homes.”说一些大公司现在更喜欢使用机器人,机器人不要求加薪或罢工,一天24小时工作。它们也很容易控制。它们从不和人争论。它们可以很容易地用于各种场所工厂、学校、办公室、医院、商店和家庭。由此推断出,第四段说明了机器人的诸多好处,故选D。14What does the author want to express in the last paragraph?AHe probably disagrees with the idea of human cloning.BH
40、e is looking forward to using cloning technology.CThe scientists have already discovered how to control genes.DThe scientists will face many difficulties of controlling genes.A推理判断题。答案定位在最后一段“Scientists will be able to do these things,but should they?”(科学家将能够做这些事情,但他们应该做吗?)由此推断出,作者可能不同意克隆人的想法,故选A。15
41、What is the best title for the text?AHightech CarsBLife in the FutureCIs Cloning Really Good?DAre You Ready for the Future?B主旨大意题。第一段“Life will probably be very different in 2050.”是全文的主题句,结合全文内容,可知这篇文章主要讲了未来的生活,故选B。.阅读七选五(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5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。It is easy to ke
42、ep your spirits bright when life is going along smoothly and good news seems to turn up at every turn.It is an entirely different picture when life goes off course or bad news appears.The question then becomes:How do we keep our spirits bright throughout the different stages of life? 16 Get Enough S
43、leepIt wasnt until I became a mother that I realized how important a good nights sleep truly is. 17 Sleep is such an amazing gift to recharge and start.Back to BasicsWhen I feel tired with too much to do,I love to put on my shoes and get outside for a run. 18 Getting back to basics can include thing
44、s like:getting outside,having real conversations with real people,enjoying a meal with a loved one or doing an activity that brings you joy.Time ManagementIf life feels like it is out of control and you cant keep up,see what happens when you try to manage your time.There are many time management sys
45、tems out there that can help.Have event reminders on your phone and computer. 19 Start your day by writing a list of what you plan to achieve.And sometimes we also need to let go of things that arent important. 20 Keeping our deepest desires and dreams alive is the very fuel that keeps our spirits b
46、right.Give yourself the gift of having goals and dreams,and dont allow fear to have a say in how big your dreams may be.ADream BigBSet an alarm to remind you to leave earlyCWe can keep your spirits bright anytimeDFor this reason,I should never feel tired in the outsideETry out the following if they
47、sound like a fit for youFTheres something about nature and fresh air that gets my stress awayGGetting enough pillow time has a way of making us feel more human【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍了使我们的精神在生命的不同阶段保持光明的几种方法。16E根据上句“我们如何使我们的精神在生命的不同阶段保持光明?”下文给出了一些建议,所以此空是一个过渡句,E项“如果它们听起来适合您,请尝试以下建议。”故选E。17G根据上句“直到我成了一个妈妈
48、我才意识到晚上好的睡眠真的是多么重要。”再根据空格下句“睡眠是一个惊人的充电和重新启动的礼物。”由此可知,G项“获得足够的睡眠时间可以让我们感觉更人性化。”承上启下。故选G。18F根据上句“当我因为太累而感到疲倦时,我喜欢穿上鞋子出去跑步”,出去跑步会呼吸到新鲜空气和欣赏大自然,所以可以减轻压力。故选F。19B根据上文“有很多时间管理系统可以帮助你。在你的电话和电脑上设置活动提醒”,再根据空格下句“通过写一张你计划实现的清单开始你的一天”可知,“设定闹钟提醒你早点离开”也是时间管理的一个方法。故选B。20A此空是一个小标题。根据下文“保持我们最深的欲望和梦想是生命的燃料,它让我们的精神保持光明
49、。”可知,要有大的梦想。故选A。.完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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。As a teenager,I felt I was always letting people down.I was not easygoing and sometimes stubborn(顽固的) outside,but I wanted to be liked 21 Once I 22 home to California with my friend Penelope.The trip wasnt easy,and t
50、here were many times I was in danger.This 23 in particular kept me grateful to still be alive.When I returned home,I was different,not so strongly 24 of myself.I noticed that Penelope,who was staying with us,was 25 my clothes.And my family seemed to like her 26 than me.I wondered if I would be misse
51、d if I werent there.I pointed out,“She is more patient and neater than I have ever been.”My mom said these were wonderful 27 ,but I was the only person who could 28 my role and had my set of abilities.There would always be somebody who was better at one of the things I was 29 at,but no one in the un
52、iverse can 30 the quality of my combination of talents,ideas,abilities and even 31 My view of myself was 32 I started to try to 33 in ways that I hadnt liked before,and I was delighted by who I really was.I felt much more confident that no one can ever take my place.Each of us holds a unique 34 in t
53、he world,just as there are no two same leaves in the forests.You are 35 ,no matter what others say.【语篇解读】本文叙述了青春期的作者和朋友Penelope从不太顺利的旅行中归来,注意到自己和朋友的差距,害怕家人更喜欢Penelope,因而向母亲提出质疑。母亲的接纳和爱使作者找回自信,从而变得越来越好。世界上没有两片完全相同的叶子,无论别人说什么,每个人都是独一无二的。21A.outdoors BoutsideCinside DindoorsC但是在内心深处,我是如此渴望被人疼爱。前一句有提示“o
54、utside”,此处与之形成对比。22A.went BstartedCmade DleftD有一次,我离开家和我的朋友Penelope去了加利福尼亚。23A.experience BconditionCtradition DcustomA这次的经历让我一直庆幸自己还活着。experience“经历”,符合句意。24A.sure BafraidCfond DtiredA回到家,我发觉自己变了,看上去不那么自信了。be sure of“对自信”。25A.designing BwearingCwashing DpackingB我注意到和我一起的Penelope穿着我的衣服,而且我父母看上去更喜欢她。
55、B项符合句意。26A.fewer BlessCbetter DworseC参见上题解析。like better“更喜欢”。27A.guidances BqualitiesCrewards DattitudesB母亲说这些都是非常好的品质,但我却是唯一能扮演好自己角色的人,也是拥有属于我自己独具的能力的人。quality“品质”,符合句意。28A.concern BorganizeCprefer DplayD参见上题解析。play my role“扮演好我的角色”。29A.bad BgoodCkind DhappyB总会有人在我擅长的事情上做得更好。be good at“擅长”,符合语境。30A
56、.reach BarriveCclimb DdigA但是,世界上没有人能像我一样,将天赋、思想、能力甚至是缺点如此独特地结合在一起。reach the quality of my combination意为“达到我的各种品质的融合”,故A项正确。31A.violence BlaughtersCshortcomings DtearsC参见上题解析。shortcoming“缺点,不足”。32A.escaping BflowingCappearing DchangingD我的人生观开始改变。D项符合句意。33A.wake BactCset DrecordB我开始尝试和以前不喜欢的方式行动。act“行
57、动”,符合句意。34A.place BpowerCtime DviewA每个人在这个世界上都占有一个独一无二的位置,正如森林里没有两片完全相同的树叶。A项符合句意。35A.hopeful BactiveCspecial DcommonC无论别人说什么,你都是独特的。special“特别的”,符合句意。.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个合适的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。“Traveling to China seems like traveling to another world.Its many famous scenic attraction
58、s impressed me 36._(great),” an American said.The following is 37._ he wrote on his website.My friends and I had a family visit in Xian,38._ old city with a long history in China.The hosts were retired or stayed at home without a job,and they were friendly to 39._(visitor) from different countries c
59、oming their homes.We 40._(taste) the true homecooked dishes in the home of the family that we visited.For inhoming dinner,the host would prepare a list of menus in advance(提前)Our tour guide asked 41._(we) for advice about the food,so the host would try to cook what we wanted 42._(eat) at his home.We
60、 just enjoyed the locally cooked dishes.It was quite a different and exciting experience.Many foreigners enjoy 43._(learn) how to make Chinese dumplings.We were also 44._(offer) a general cooking class in the local family.The host taught us to make dumplings step by step with lots of patience.And we
61、 didnt need to pay any money 45._ this.Travel China Guide offers this kind of service free of charge.The family visit in Xian was a good chance for us to get to know Chinese peoples daily life.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。主要叙述了一位美国游客和他的朋友在西安旅游时的感受。36greatly考查词性转换。所填词修饰的是动词impress,修饰动词要用副词,故填greatly。37what考查名词性从句。
62、这是一个复合句,从句位于is后,是表语从句,从句中缺少宾语,故填what。38an考查冠词。由句意可知,此处指一个古老的城市,old city是可数名词单数,需用不定冠词修饰,因old是以元音音素开头,故填an。39visitors考查名词复数。根据空处所在句可知,他们对来到他们家的来自不同国家的游客非常友善,空处指的是游客,并且不止一个,要用其复数形式,故填visitors。40tasted考查动词的时态。文章叙述的是过去的事情,我们品尝了真正的家常菜,故填tasted。41us考查代词。所填词位于动词ask的后面作ask的宾语,需用we的宾格形式作宾语,故填us。42to eat考查非谓语
63、动词。主人会在家里做我们想要吃的东西,动词want后面常用to do作宾语,故填to eat。43learning考查非谓语动词。动词enjoy后常跟动名词作宾语,即enjoy doing sth.,故填learning。44offered考查动词的语态。根据句意可知,此处we与offer之间是被动关系,要用被动语态。故填offered。45for考查介词。pay for为付款,固定搭配。故填for。.应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华,收到美国笔友Tom的来信,他谈到在学习和与同学相处方面的一些困扰。请你给他回一封信,提出相应的建议。内容要点:1.面临的困扰(至少两点);2.相应的建议(至
64、少两条)。注意:1.词数80左右;2可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。_参考范文Dear Tom,Im sorry to hear that you have some problems and Id like to offer you some advice.About the study you have mentioned,I suggest that you spend more time and put your heart into it.Work hard,and your efforts will pay off in time.As to how to get along wel
65、l with your classmates,you should remember that kindness is very important.So long as you are kind to your classmates,you will be able to make friends with them.I am looking forward to hearing from you.Yours,Li Hua.概要写作(满分25分)阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Workaholics live for their work,often spending m
66、any extra hours at work,and often taking work home to complete.Its fine to live in a workhard culture,but when work becomes the only reason for a persons existence above more important things(such as family and friends),the issue becomes critical.Thats the problem more and more Americans are faced w
67、ith.Americans are working more hours per week than in years past,and with many companies reducing employees,more and more workers are worried about their own jobs.Some studies show that as many as 40 percent of American workers dont even bother to take vacations,partly because of fears they may not
68、have a job to come back to if they do.Besides,it is obvious that part of the matter is financial.More and more people begin to define success in terms of financial measures.The higher ones income is,the more respect one gets.Finally,people nowadays live and work in a connected environmentemails,inst
69、ant messaging,fax machines,and cell phonesmaking it hard for them to truly get time away from their work,even when they are on holiday.When work becomes the only reason for beingwhen it becomes the only thing people think about,the only thing that truly makes people happy,many Americans find that th
70、ey are no longer close to their kids.Divorce rate jumps and serious stressrelated health problems come up.Undoubtedly,it is time to do something.To reduce workaholism,you must stay away from work once in a while.There are many ways to do that:Spend time with family and friends;Call home often to sta
71、y connected;Learn to say no to new assignments;Consider exercises to get your body back to a healthy shape;Fight the urge that everything you do must be perfect.It will take some effort,but for yourself and those you love,you really should make the effort.Have a try and you wont regret it._参考范文An in
72、creasing number of Americans are becoming workaholics. They work extra hours every week to maintain their jobs and become financially successful.Even on holiday,modern communication technologies always connect them to work.Consequently,workaholism breaks up their families and damages their health.Luckily,there is a lot one can do to make time away from work though it takes some effort,but anyway,its worthwhile to have a try.