1、Unit 4 Journey Across a Vast Land课时素养检测十五Unit 4Period 3. 阅读理解Two European Summer Must “Seas”When you think of summer, the beach, clear water, sunny skies, and relaxing days are a few things that come to mind, and two of the best places to experience these summer feels are two gorgeous European bodie
2、s of water: the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea! These two incredible Seas hold some of my favorite travel memories, and I would revisit each one in a heartbeat! The Mediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea can be accessed from various European countries as well as a few North African countries
3、. And while many think of visiting Ibiza, Malta, or the Greek islands to experience the Mediterranean, my Mediterranean beach days came while visiting the seaside city of Marseille in the South of France! Marseille was a lovely city with easy access to the Sea, also with pretty sandy beaches. The go
4、rgeous crystal clear blue water made it unlike any beach day in America! Not only were the beaches amazing, but the city of Marseille was adorable and filled with numerous cute shops and seaside restaurants. And the Mediterranean-style food was delicious! The Adriatic SeaThe Adriatic Sea is equally
5、as stunning and surely worth a visit! The Croatian coast has numerous beach clubs, some private and some public, that tourists are able to visit and you can experience the beauty of the Adriatic Sea there! Zrce Novalja, a Croatian seaside town I visited, was impressively featured by the rather rocky
6、 beach in place of sand. The rocks were small and smooth, making swimming in the sea and wading in the water just as easy as sandy beaches! Plus the locals in Croatia are also extremely friendly, making the experience even more memorable. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文。作者用自己的旅游经历向读者介绍了夏天旅游值得一去的欧洲两大海: 地中海(The Medite
7、rranean Sea)和亚得里亚海(The Adriatic Sea)。1. The writers trip to the two seas was full of _. A. unbearable hardshipsB. various adventuresC. wonderful experiencesD. funny events【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“These two incredible Seas hold some of my favorite travel memories, and I would revisit each one in a hear
8、tbeat! ”可知, 作者在这两片海的旅游经历是美好的。2. From which place did the writer get to the Mediterranean Sea? A. Ibiza. B. Malta. C. The Greek islands. D. Marseille. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据The Mediterranean Sea部分第二句“. . . my Mediterranean beach days came while visiting the seaside city of Marseille in the South of France!
9、”可知, 作者是经过法国南部的马赛到达地中海的。3. What makes Zrce Novalja so special? A. Its beach clubs. B. Its beautiful sea. C. Its rocky beach. D. Its friendly locals. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据The Adriatic Sea部分第三句“Zrce Novalja, a Croatian seaside town I visited, was impressively featured by the rather rocky beach in place of s
10、and. ”可知, Zrce Novalja与众不同的地方在于它的海滩是由石子构成的而不是沙子。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 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。Vacations are important. We need to take time out from work to relax, and just be ourselves. 1We should all be allowed to leave our jobs behind us at least for a few weeks each year and just have fun. Thi
11、s might be something as simple as reading a good book in front of a warm fireplace and travelling to the most interesting places on our planet. Whatever we fancy doing is worth taking time out for. Workplace stress is on the rise. 2These include disease, depression and even death. We all seem to be
12、running from one place to the next, never finding out where we want to go in the first place. I intend to break that trend in the coming days. 3I will sleep late, write, watch movies, drink the occasional glass of wine, and eat to my hearts content ignoring calorie counting. My plan is to just enjoy
13、 the fleeting moments of being alive. 4Spend your next vacation the way you want. Do what will restore your mental health. Youre very valuable to the people who are close to you, and to those who depend on you. Like it or not, we are all interdependent in this great life of ours. You are valuable. J
14、ust remember that the next time you look at the mirror and take a deep breath. Remind yourself that there will never be anyone like you ever on this earth again. 5 All you have to do is just ask yourself what you want to do. A. With it come many health problems. B. I challenge each one of you to do
15、the same. C. Draw up a detailed plan so you can see more. D. And only you know how to vacation your way. E. When you finally get home youll be greatly refreshed. F. Life is not all about work, or at least it shouldnt be. G. For my next holiday, I will do all the things that I love doing. 【语篇概述】假期很重要
16、, 我们要从工作中解脱出来, 让自己放松。1. 【解析】选F。根据空格处的上句“我们需要时间从工作中解脱出来, 让自己放松, 仅仅做自己”与下文的“我们应该允许自己暂时把工作放在脑后”可知, 选F。F项“生活不全都是工作, 至少不应该是这样”起承上启下的作用。2. 【解析】选A。根据空格处的上句“工作压力日益增加”与下文的“这些问题包括疾病、抑郁甚至死亡”可知, 选A。A项“随之而来的是很多健康问题”衔接上下文。3. 【解析】选G。根据空格后的“I will sleep late . . . ignoring calorie counting. ”可知, 应选G“在接下来的假期中, 我要做所有
17、我喜欢的事情”。4. 【解析】选B。根据空格后的“按自己想要的方式度过接下来的假期”可知, 选B“我强烈建议你们每个人也做同样的事情”。5. 【解析】选D。根据空格处的上句“提醒自己你是独一无二的”和下句“你只需问问自己想要做什么”可知, 选D“只有自己知道自己想要什么样的度假方式”。. 完形填空People in Excelsior, Minnesota, are too busy to notice the lone figure climbing up to old Oak Hill Cemetery (公墓). He is a 1 man in a golf shirt and he
18、spots a grave with an American flag on it, 2 his horn (号), and plays. The cemetery 3 started three years ago, 4 Gary Marquardt, now 68, attended the military funeral (军方葬礼) of a friends father, who had 5 during World War . It 6 Gary that a recording was being used and not a 7 bugler (号兵). There was
19、only one 8: Gary had never played a bugle. He called Bugles Across America (BAA), an organization that provides buglers for military funerals. They told him he would need to receive a test. So he walked into a 9 store and bought a horn. 10 he started to practice. “It was awful, ” says Garys wife, Jo
20、anie Marquardt, with a laugh. The Marquardts neighbors, Bruce and Carol Hedblom, 11 Garys playing too. “I would have 12, ” says Carol. Instead, Gary took lessons. “We were all hoping he would get 13, ” says Joanie. “And then he did. ” His neighbors no longer 14 their windows. In fact, they 15 what t
21、heyre doing, stand at attention, and listen. 【语篇概述】本文是记叙文。为了缅怀在战争中牺牲的士兵, 老人自学吹号, 并经常去公墓给烈士演奏。1. A. gray-hairedB. black-eyedC. short-sightedD. fresh-faced【解析】选A。上下文语境题。根据下文中的“Gary Marquardt, now 68”可知, 这是一位“头发灰白的(gray-haired)”老人。2. A. findsB. wavesC. dropsD. raises【解析】选D。上下文语境题。根据下文中的horn和plays可知, 他“
22、举起(raises)”他的号。3. A. plansB. rulesC. visitsD. shows【解析】选C。上下文语境题。根据上文中的“climbing up to old Oak Hill Cemetery . . . spots a grave with an American flag on it. . . ”可知, Gary Marquardt是去公墓“看望(visits)”烈士。4. A. whenB. afterC. untilD. before【解析】选B。上下文语境题。根据下文中的“bought a horn”, “started to practice”等可知, 为烈
23、士吹号是在Gary参加完葬礼“之后(after)”开始的。5. A. playedB. servedC. suffered D. recorded【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。结合上文中的“military funeral”和下文中的“during World War ”可知, 这位朋友的父亲曾在二战中“服役(served)”。6. A. frightenedB. satisfiedC. comfortedD. bothered【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下文中的“a recording was being used and not a live bugler”可知, 用录音而不是号兵的现场演奏
24、这件事使Gary感到很“恼火(bothered)”。7. A. liveB. cleverC. braveD. reliable【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据上文中的“a recording was being used”可知, 那次葬礼用的是录音而不是号兵的“现场(live)”演奏。8. A. reasonB. possibilityC. solutionD. problem【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下文中的“Gary had never played a bugle”可知, 有一个“问题(problem)”需要解决, 那就是Gary 以前从未吹过号。9. A. toyB. bookC.
25、 foodD. music【解析】选D。上下文语境题。根据下文中的“bought a horn”可知, 他走进一家“乐器(music)”店。10. A. ThusB. AgainC. ThenD. Perhaps【解析】选C。词义辨析题。“started to practice”应该发生在“bought a horn”之后, 故此处填Then。11. A. hatedB. enjoyedC. heardD. reported【解析】选C。上下文语境题。根据下文中的“We were all hoping he would get . . . ”和“they . . . what theyre d
26、oing, stand at attention, and listen”可知, 邻居也“听到(heard)”了Gary的吹奏。12. A. set off B. come upC. taken offD. given up【解析】选D。固定搭配题。根据下文中的“Instead, Gary took lessons. ”可知, 邻居Carol说如果是他, 他会选择“放弃(given up)”。13. A. betterB. richerC. busierD. happier【解析】选A。词义辨析题。根据下文中的“And then he did”和“they. . . stand at atte
27、ntion, and listen”可知, 邻居们希望Gary能吹得“更好(better)”, 而他做到了。14. A. openB. closeC. cleanD. break【解析】选B。词义辨析题。根据下文中的“stand at attention, and listen”可知, 邻居们不再“关上(close)”他们的窗户, 事实上, 他们甚至“停下(stop)”手头的工作, 专心听他吹号。15. A. stopB. startC. finishD. change【解析】选A。词义辨析题。参见上题解析。. 语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Homi
28、ng pigeons 1. _ (be) a common message delivery tool before the digital revolution. Today, their skills remain 2. _ (importance) in situations that limit digital and physical communication. Training the pigeons is simple but requires time, 3. _ (devote) and proper care. Remove the pigeons from the pl
29、ace where you keep them and use a cage 4. _ (carry) them a mile away. Release the pigeons and they will return home. Do this several times in a week for practice. Gradually increase the range, 5. _ you will gain more confidence. The homing pigeon is trained on either one or two locations 6. _ (use)
30、food and water rewards. You can either use the home base location as the single route return for messages or create a route between two set 7. _ (place). For a two-way flight route, remove the food from the base. Take the pigeon by hand to the second location and provide feed. Repeat this process un
31、til the pigeon flies between the two locations 8. _ (independent). Messages are carried with small backpacks. Backpacks use fabric (织物), 9. _ is light and easy to design but water and bad weather are likely to do damage 10. _ many materials. Small tubes provide safe enclosures (附件) for notes and sup
32、plies. 【语篇概述】当下信鸽传递信息仍然十分重要, 文章介绍了训练信鸽的具体方法和步骤。1. 【解析】were。考查过去时。根据后文的“before the digital revolution . . . ”可知此处应为一般过去时, 且主语homing pigeons是可数名词复数, 故此处填were。2. 【解析】important。考查表语。remain是连系动词, 意为“继续存在, 依然是”, 其后应用形容词作表语, 故填important。3. 【解析】devotion。考查名词。此处time, _and proper care三者并列作requires的宾语, 故用devot
33、e的名词形式devotion。4. 【解析】to carry。考查不定式。use sth. to do sth. 意为“用某物做某事”, 设空处作目的状语, 故应用不定式。答案为to carry。5. 【解析】and。考查连词。根据前文的increase the range和后文的you will gain . . . 可知, 此处为“祈使句+and/or+陈述句”句型; 根据句意“逐渐地增加里程你就会更有自信”可知, 此处应为顺承关系, 故填and。6. 【解析】using。考查现在分词。句意为: 通过使用奖励食物和水的方式在一个或两个地方来训练信鸽。using food and water
34、 rewards为现在分词作本句的方式状语, 故填using。7. 【解析】places。考查名词。根据空格前two set且place为可数名词, 可知此处应为places。two set places意为“两个固定的地方”。8. 【解析】independently。考查副词。分析句式结构可知, 设空处修饰动词flies, 应用副词形式, 故填independently。9. 【解析】which。考查连词。根据空格前的逗号, 分析整个句子, 可知设空处引导非限制性定语从句, 且从句中缺少主语, 先行词为fabric, 指物, 故填which。10. 【解析】to。考查短语。do damage
35、 to . . . 为固定短语, 意为“对造成损害”。故填to。完形填空Once a fine blacksmith (铁匠) named Walukaga was brought to the king. Several servants appeared with some iron. “You must change this 1 into a man, ” said the king. “Not just a 2, but a living man who can walk and talk. ” Everyone knew if anyone failed to 3 an order
36、, he would be put to death. One evening, walking through a 4 area, he discovered a boyhood friend who had become mad and lived alone. Walukaga had 5 else to do, so he decided to tell the kings 6 to him. To his 7, the fellow listened to the end without 8 “I know what to do, ” said the madman immediat
37、ely. “Tell the king that to make the man, you must have one hundred pots of tears of his people, 9 only tears may keep your fire 10 at the right temperature. ”On hearing such good advice, the blacksmith 11 to the kings palace. After he explained what he must have the king was quite 12. But try as th
38、e people might, it was impossible to 13 enough tears. Finally the king said, “My people can never 14 one hundred water pots with tears. I therefore 15 you from your task. ”【语篇概述】本文是一篇记叙文。国王命令铁匠用铁铸造一个活人, 否则就会处死他, 左右为难的铁匠偶遇一个儿时的朋友, 这个朋友的建议拯救了铁匠。1. A. metalB. rockC. solidD. bar【解析】选A。上下文语境题。根据语境及空前一句中的
39、“some iron”可知, 此处表示国王要求铁匠一定要把金属(metal)变成一个人。2. A. pictureB. statueC. fancyD. doll【解析】选B。上下文语境题。根据空后的“but a living man who can walk and talk”可推知, 国王要求铁匠用金属铸造一个会走路、会说话的活人, 而不是一尊雕塑(statue)。3. A. put upB. work outC. give upD. carry out【解析】选D。上下文语境题。根据语境可知, 此处表示每个人都知道任何没有执行(carry out)命令的人, 最终都会被处死。4. A.
40、frozenB. contentedC. desertedD. preserved【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据该句中的“become mad and lived alone”可推知, 他穿过一个荒芜的(deserted)区域。5. A. noneB. muchC. somethingD. nothing【解析】选D。上下文语境题。根据空后的“so he decided to tell the kings. . . ”可知, 他没有什么(nothing)其他的事情可做。6. A. informationB. messageC. demandD. offer【解析】选C。上下文语境题。根据上文中
41、的“Everyone knew if anyone failed to _an order”可知, 此处表示告诉他国王的命令(demand)。7. A. reliefB. surpriseC. delightD. disappointment【解析】选B。上下文语境题。根据语境可知, 此处表示让他惊讶(surprise)的是, 他的朋友听他讲述国王的命令, 从头听到尾却没有打断(interrupting)他。8. A. interruptingB. noddingC. smilingD. understanding【解析】选A。词义辨析题。参见上题解析。9. A. sinceB. whileC
42、. whenD. if【解析】选A。词义辨析题。根据语境可知, 此处与上文形成因果关系, 前果后因。10. A. settingB. spreadingC. burning D. lighting【解析】选C。上下文语境题。根据语境可知, 此处表示因为只有眼泪才能让你的火在合适的温度燃烧(burning)。11. A. held onB. lived upC. got downD. hurried off【解析】选D。固定搭配题。听到这么好的建议后, 铁匠匆忙离开(hurried off)来到国王的宫殿。12. A. annoyedB. agreeableC. cautiousD. awkwa
43、rd【解析】选B。上下文语境题。根据空后一句“But try. . . enough tears. ”可知, 国王欣然同意(agreeable)铁匠的要求。13. A. collectB. findC. winD. keep【解析】选A。上下文语境题。根据上文中的“you must have one hundred pots of tears of his people”可知, 此处表示收集(collect)足够多的眼泪。14. A. supplyB. combineC. putD. fill【解析】选D。上下文语境题。根据语境可知, 国王说他的人民永远不能把一百个水罐装满(fill)泪水。15. A. shelterB. freeC. keepD. protect【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据上文国王无法实现铁匠提出的要求可推知, 国王因此免去(free)了他的任务。
