1、Unit 24Period Five(时间：40分钟).阅读理解(共7小题；每小题2分，满分14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。AChildren love gardening. Are you interested in a gardening gift for them? Here are 4 unique and memorable gifts that are sure to be appreciated：1Gardening GlovesGardening gloves are an absolute must for any gardening
2、 child who spends time digging, weeding, building, or accomplishing any otherwise impressive thing with his hands.Gloves are available in numerous materials, colors, and of course, sizes, but make sure to select a glove that is wellsuited to his outdoor purpose.2Grow Light SystemHeres the next best
3、thing! The Jump Start T5 Grow Light System is ideal for seedlings, cuttings, flowers and other house plants.The super efficient T5 lights help the plant grow faster by providing 1520% more heat than traditional grow lights.It features a simple clamp(夹子) for easy lamp height, adjustment, and the fixt
4、ure has an internal reflective finish that directs more light to plants.The equipment wont take up too much space, and its not too expensive.3Indoor Vegetable GardenIs your child gardener also a chef? If so, combine two of his hobbies/loves by gifting him with an Indoor Vegetable Kit(成套用品)! There ar
5、e many vegetable kits on the market, but we highly recommend that you take a look at the wide variety of kits offered by Urban Farmer.Available in several types of attractive yet practical containers, you can personally select the herbs that suit your childs tastes, giving a gardening gift that trul
6、y does keep on giving.4Electric Pressure WasherThe Sun Joe Electric Pressure Washer can perform a variety of cleaning tasks outdoors.Remove oil from concrete, rust from steel and caked mud on equipment.Its 34inch spray (喷射) length and rear wheels provide easy access to hardtoreach areas such as 2sto
7、rey buildings.For more information, call Anaclerio at 7088646584 or Carlisle at 7082059141.1What is the main purpose of writing this text？()ATo share information about gardening.BTo introduce the joys of gardening.CTo announce gardening plans.DTo sell gardening services.2If your child prefers to pla
8、nt at home, what gifts should you choose？()AGardening Gloves and Grow Light System.BIndoor Vegetable Garden and Electric Pressure Washer.CGrow Light System and Indoor Vegetable Garden.DElectric Pressure Washer and Gardening Gloves.3What use does the Grow Light System have？()AIt can help the plants g
9、row faster.BIt can decrease your living cost.CIt can protect you from being hurt.DIt can help you do the cleaning.BThe mystery of why a baby is comforted by being picked up has been discovered.A new study not only shows that babies deeply relax when they are carried, but goes on to explain the physi
10、cal processes at work.An instinct(本能) in evolution causes crying babies to calm down, when they are held in their mothers arms.When babies are picked up and carried, their heart rate slows down and they “automatically and deeply” relax.But this doesnt happen when they are simply held, the study foun
11、d.The scientists say the study is the first to show that the babys response to being cared is a coordinated (协调的) set of nervous regulation of hearts.The findings could help parents who have trouble tranquilizing their babies, claim the scientists.“Their baby response reduces the mothers burden of c
12、arrying, and is important to both the mother and the baby，” Dr Kumi Kuroda, from the Riken Brain Science Institute in Japan.The researchers believe the calming response is a survival trait(特征) preserved by evolution in many mammals, including lions and squirrels.The research involved measuring elect
13、rical brain activity in both human babies and mouse babies.When baby mice are carried by their mothers, their legs flexed (弯曲的) and they stopped giving off loud sound.In mice, the calming response was depended on the sense of touch and the ability to feel body movement.The findings may have importan
14、ce for parenting, say the scientists.“Such proper understanding of babies would reduce parents feeling of failure and be important, because crying is a major risk for child abuse，” said Dr Kuroda.“Although our study was done on mothers, we believe that this is not specific to mums and can be used by
15、 any primary caregiver.”4What response do crying babies have when they are picked up？()AThey stop crying and fall asleep quickly.BThey smile at the mothers at once. CThey relax with the heart rate slowing down.DThey ask for more body contact.5What does the underlined word “tranquilizing” in Paragrap
16、h 3 probably mean？()ARaising. BCalming.CCarrying. DTeaching.6Who will be interested in the text？()APrimary school teachers.BParents with teenagers.CPeople who take care of babies.DCouples who want to have children.7What does the text mainly talk about？()AHow we can take good care of babies.BMothers
17、have trouble in bringing up children.CWhat to do when your baby cries.DWhy babies calm down when picked up and carried.【答案】13 D C A47 C B C D.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。A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be e
18、njoyed，read and _1_. It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart；it can keep a _2_with very little effort.I will give _3_. A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting _4_.We had been close as _5_ but had grown apart.Our meetings were not _6_； our conversation was fille
19、d with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only _7_ our misunderstanding.Then he _8_ a small island in the Caribbean and we _9_ touch.One day he wrote me a letter.He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing，said how he felt，and encouraged me to _
20、10_.Rereading the letter, I was _11_ by its humor and clever expressions，These were all qualities for which I had _12_ respected my older brother but _13_ he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so _14_.And with that one letter we became friends _15_. It might never have occurred to _
21、16_ to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no _17_.For him, writing was a necessity, It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of _18_ communication, people often _19_ that they dont always have to phone or email.They have a _20_.
22、And that is to write.()1.A.received Brewritten Creturned Dreread ()2.A.record Bpromise Cfriendship Dsecret ()3.A.an example Ba lesson Can experience Da talk()4.A.through Btogether Calong Daway()5.A.brothers Bchildren Cfellows Dclassmates()6.A.normal Bnecessary Cpleasant Dpossible()7.A.deepen Bstart
23、Cexpress Dsettle()8.A.toured Bstopped over Creached Dmoved to()9.A.lost Bkept in Cneeded Dgot in()10.A.think BwriteCenjoy Dread()11.A.driven BbeatenCsurprised Dhonored()12.A.never BseldomCsometimes Donce()13.A.realized BjudgedCthought Dexpected()14.A.well BoftenCmuch Dsoon()15.A.later BanyhowCtoo Dagain()16.A.us Banyone elseCsomeone Dmy brother()17.A.mail services Btransport servicesCphones Drelative()18.A.poor BeasyCpopular Dbusy()19.A.believe BdecideCargue Dforget()20.A.habit Bchoice Cmethod Dplan【答案】15 D C A C B610 C A D A B1115 A D C A D1620 D C B D B