1、课时素养检测 二十Unit 5Period 4. 阅读理解In the shadow of Kenyas Mount Kilimanjaro, nine Rothschild giraffes, the rarest giraffes on the planet, are free to wander at the English-style manor (庄园). Every day shortly before 9 am, they come up to the house and stick their heads through the windows and doors in sea
2、rch of morning treats. The manors owners, Tanya and Mikey Carr-Hartley, share their dining table with them. And now the couple are sharing the fantastic experience with the public by opening the manor gates to guests at the giraffe hotel, the only hotel of its kind in the world. Now, guests can not
3、only feed the giraffes at breakfast but also get up close to them from their second-floor bedrooms. Mr and Mrs Carr-Hartley,both 38, spent their childhood living close to the house in Nairobi and have always been enthusiastic about the animals. Tanya said, “Mikey and I grew up near this manor house
4、when we were children. We are both third generation Kenyans and have always wanted to work in conservation. Mikeys family have been related to the protection of animals for many generations. His granddad helped the removal of giraffes as far back as the 1930s because the Rothschild giraffes lost muc
5、h of their natural living space. When the house came up for sale, we jumped at the chance to buy it as we had always dreamed of owning it. Now, we were absolutely overjoyed to do something for the giraffe protection. Having the giraffes so close is very special and something which people can now exp
6、erience by staying in one of the ten rooms at the hotel. ”A conservation project to save them was started at the manor in 1974 by the previous owners. “The previous owners ran a very successful breeding (繁殖) programme, where many giraffes were set free into the wild and we hope to continue,” said Ta
7、nya. 【语篇概述】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了位于肯尼亚内罗毕附近的一座英式庄园的主人卡尔哈特雷夫妇开放庄园,保护世界上最稀有的罗斯柴尔德长颈鹿的故事。1. Why are the Carr-Hartley family unusual?A. Theyre living on the rarest giraffes. B. They share their home with giraffes. C. Theyre good at making giraffes food. D. They train giraffes to manage the hotel. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。第一
8、段中提到“九只罗斯柴尔德长颈鹿,可以在这个英式庄园里自由漫步。每天上午快到9点的时候,它们就会来到房前,把头伸进窗户和门里寻找早餐。庄园的主人Tanya和Mikey Carr-Hartley与他们共用一张餐桌”,由这些信息可知,卡尔哈特雷一家之所以特别是因为他们与长颈鹿同住。2. Which can best describe the manors previous owners conservation project?A. Visitor-friendly. B. Energy-saving. C. Costly. D. Fruitful. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由最后一段中的“The
9、 previous owners ran a very successful breeding programme, where many giraffes were set free into the wild(以前的主人进行了一个非常成功的繁殖项目,许多长颈鹿被放生到野外。)”可知,他们的保护计划成果明显。3. What is the suitable title for the text?A. Giraffes breakfast by guestsB. Reasons for giraffe protectionC. The worlds only giraffe hotelD. Hi
10、story of the giraffe manor【解析】选C。标题归纳题。本文开篇谈到: 卡尔哈特雷夫妇通过向世界上唯一的长颈鹿酒店的客人开放庄园大门来与公众分享与长颈鹿亲密接触的奇妙经历。客人可以在早餐时喂长颈鹿,也可以从二楼的卧室靠近它们。第二段还谈到: 长颈鹿离我们这么近是一件很特别的事,现在人们住在酒店的10个房间的任何一间就能体验到这种感觉。由此可知,C项(世界上唯一的长颈鹿酒店)最能体现本文的主题思想。. 完形填空I think that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to lis
11、ten. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our 1, and especially if its given from the 2. When people are talking, theres no need to do anything 3 listen to them. Just take them in. Listen to what theyre saying. Care about it. Most times caring about it is even mor
12、e important4understanding it. One of my patients told me that when she5to tell her story, people often6to tell her that they once had something just like that happening to her. 7she stopped talking to most people. We connect through listening. When we interrupt what someone is saying to let them kno
13、w that we understand, we move the 8of attention to ourselves. But when we listen, they know we care. I have ever learned to respond to someone9by just listening. In the old days I used to reach for the tissues until I10that passing a person a tissue may be just another way to take them out of their
14、experience of sadness and pain. Now I just listen. When they have cried all they 11to cry, they find me there with them. This simple thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went against everything I had been12since I was very young at school. I thought people listened only 13 they were t
15、oo shy to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more power to14 than the most kindest15. 【语篇概述】作者坚信耐心倾听是与人沟通、拉近心理距离的最基本最有力的方式。认真倾听既表示对别人的尊重,同时让对方释放压力和不良情绪。1. A. introductionB. situationC. attentionD. expression【解析】选C。词义辨析题。我们给予对方最重要的东西是我们的关心(attention)。2. A. headB. memory
16、C. mindD. heart【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。尤其是要发自内心(heart)的。3. A. andB. but C. or D. to 【解析】选B。固定搭配题。do anything but,除了做。4. A. likeB. asC. toD. than【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据第二段所举的例子可知,有时倾听比理解更加重要。5. A. managedB. tried C. hopedD. expected【解析】选B。词义辨析题。作者的其中一位病人说当她努力(try to)想要讲述她的故事时。6. A. encouragedB. interruptedC. agreedD. c
17、ontinued【解析】选B。词义辨析题。别人往往会打断(interrupted)那位病人的话。7. A. FinallyB. ImmediatelyC. CompletelyD. Especially【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。由于多次被打断,那位病人最终(finally)拒绝和大多数人说话。8. A. problemB. focusC. interestD. choice【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。当我们打断别人讲话的时候,我们就把听众注意的焦点(focus)转移到我们身上。9. A. cryingB. shoutingC. complainingD. failing【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。
18、答案由同一段的最后一句When they have cried all they_to cry. . . 可知。10. A. misunderstoodB. promisedC. realizedD. refused【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。作者后来意识到(realized)给哭泣者递纸巾是让他们倾诉痛苦和伤心的往事的另外一种方式,故答案选C。 11. A. needB. dareC. requireD. choose【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。他们需要(need)哭多久就哭多久。其他选项不符合语境。12. A. attendedB. advertisedC. taughtD. proved【解
19、析】选C。逻辑推理题。句意: 它和“我”年轻时在学校被教授(taught)的内容相悖。13. A. forB. sinceC. soD. because【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据常识,有时倾听是因为害羞或是不知道答案。14. A. competeB. confuseC. connectD. contain【解析】选C。词义辨析题。充满爱意的沉默(即认真倾听)更能体现出它的力量,因为它是连接(connect)双方心灵的桥梁。15. A. scoldB. praiseC. considerationD. words【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。与silence(沉默)对应的是words(话语),故
20、选D。. 阅读理解There was once a lonely girl who longed desperately for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds. She took them home and put them in a small golden cage. She nurtured (养育) them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a ma
21、rvelous (动听的) song. The girl felt great love for the birds. She wanted their singing to last forever. One day the girl left the door to the cage open. The larger and stronger one of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl watched anxiously as he circled high above her. She was so frightened that
22、he would fly away and she would never see him again that as he flew close, she grasped at him wildly. She caught him in her fist. She seized him tightly within her hand. Her heart delighted at her success in capturing him. Suddenly she felt the bird went limp. She opened her hand and stared in horro
23、r at the dead bird. Her desperate seizing love had killed him. She noticed the other bird swinging on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom, his need to fly high into the clear, blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air. The bird circled once,
24、 twice, three times. The girl looked delightedly at the birds enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody she had ever heard. The fastest way to lose love is
25、to hold on too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings!【语篇概述】本文讲述一位渴望爱的小女孩悉心照料两只快要饿死的小鸟,直至有一天笼门打开,一只小鸟飞了出去,小女孩紧紧抓住它结果却导致其最终死亡,而另一只小鸟则在小女孩的一念之间获得自由并以歌声作为回报,最后小女孩悟出得到爱的最好方式是学会放手,给予自由。1. Why did the girl save the two starving birds?A. To make money. B. To seek love. C. To protect other bir
26、ds. D. To enjoy the songs. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段的There was once a lonely girl who longed desperately for love. 和The girl felt great love for the birds. 可知选B。2. The underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 probably means _. A. got illB. be tightC. turned weakD. became wild【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据第二段倒数第二句She opened her h
27、and and stared in horror at the dead bird. 中的关键信息dead可推知,小鸟在小女孩的手中应该是慢慢走向死亡,即变得虚弱。3. What can we learn about the second bird?A. He was set free and sang songs in return. B. He pretended to stay in the cage. C. He managed to escape from the cage. D. He tried hard to help his fellow bird. 【解析】选A。推理判断题
28、。根据第三段第三句She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air. 及第四段最后两句Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody she had ever heard. 可推知,笼中另一只小鸟因小女孩的放手得以自由并以歌声作为回报。4. The main purpose of the passage is to tell us _. A. how to protect birds
29、B. how to nurture birdsC. how to keep your loveD. how to share your love【解析】选C。主旨大意题。根据本文大意,渴望爱的小女孩两种不同的方法导致了两只小鸟不同的结局。文章最后一段点明主题: 失去爱的方式是握紧不放,而保持爱的最佳途径是给予自由,即学会放手,故选C。. 书面表达假设你是李华,请你给英国留学生Leslie写一封电子邮件,邀请他周末到振兴路的新华邮局对面刚开业的文化中心去做义工。内容包括: 1. 目的和意义;2. 时间和地点;3. 义务和责任(打扫卫生,维持秩序等)。注意: 1. 词数80个左右;2. 可以适当增
30、加细节,以使行文连贯。 参考词汇;voluntary work (义工)cultural center (文化中心)Dear Leslie,_Yours,Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Leslie, Im writing this letter to invite you to the Cultural Center of our city to do voluntary work with us on Sunday, which can make our spare time colorful and meaningful. The Cultural Center is situated
31、 in Zhenxing road, opposite Xinhua post office. Since its newly opened, lots of volunteers are needed to offer help. Were expected to help do some cleaning and keep order. We can also hand out flyers(传单), providing visitors with more detailed information to make their visits more enjoyable. The acti
32、vity is scheduled to last from 9: 00 am to 5: 00 pm this Sunday. Not only can we help those who are in need, but also we can enrich our life. Meanwhile, its a golden chance for you to get exposed to the Chinese culture. I do hope you can join us. It will be of great benefit to you. Your early reply is highly appreciated. Yours,Li Hua