1、单元综合检测(五).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)AThe trouble started at 9：30 pm.last New Years Eve，in Newmark.When the fire engines(消防车) arrived at the fire，a very old woman was sitting in a third floor window.The firefighters placed a ladder(梯子) against the wooden house，and 26yearold Marcus Reddick climbed 35
2、 feet to the third floor.The woman，60 years old and very fat，was sitting with both feet out of the window.When Marcus reached the top of the ladder，the woman，afraid and nervous，put her two legs around him.Suddenly Marcus fell backwards off the ladder，with the large woman sitting on him.Marcus landed
3、 firsthitting a wall beside the front stairsand broke the womans fall.She fell no more，but he fell another ten feet down the stairs.When the fire officer reached him，Marcus was unconsciousWithin an hour，a doctor told the men that Marcus was nearly brain dead，and would only get worse.Doctors talked o
4、f turning off the lifesaving machine and asked if the family would like to give away his heart.The answer was “yes”On January 6，firefighters lifted Marcus coffin(棺材)covered with an American flagonto a yellow fire engine.Hundreds of firefighters from all over the state joined the procession(行列) throu
5、gh Newmark streets.Children watched silently from school windows.The day Marcus died，his heart was given away to a young girl.His family said that it was the second life Marcus had saved.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位消防员在救人的过程中不幸牺牲的故事。1What happened last New Years Eve in Newmark?AAn old woman was killed.B
6、A fire engine was missing.CA firefighter was murdered.DA wooden house caught fire.D细节理解题。由第一段中的“the fire engines(消防车) arrived at the fire”和“The firefighters placed a ladder(梯子) against the wooden house”可知，一座木制房屋着火了，故选D项。2After reaching the top of the ladder，Marcus Awas very afraid and nervousBcouldn
7、t see anything clearlyCfound it difficult to get downDwas knocked off and got hurtD细节理解题。由第二段中的“Marcus fell backwards off the ladder”和第三段中的“a doctor told the men that Marcus was nearly brain dead”可知，Marcus从梯子上摔下来后受了重伤，故选D项。3The underlined word “unconscious” in Paragraph 2 means “ ”Ahomeless Bsensele
8、ssCbreathless DhelplessB词义猜测题。由第三段中的“Within an hour，a doctor told the men that Marcus was nearly brain dead”可知，Marcus当时失去了意识，故选B项。4We can infer from the end of the text that Marcuss family might feel Asad but proudBshy but excitedCangry and doubtfulDworried and surprisedA推理判断题。由最后一段中的“The day Marcus
9、 died，his heart was given away to a young girl.His family said that it was the second life Marcus had saved.”可知，Marcus的家人对他的离世感到很伤心，不过对于将他的心脏捐赠给一个女孩这件事感到很自豪，故选A项。BBuildings crashed to the ground in seconds.Thousands of people lost their lives in a flash.Since they were told an earthquake would hit T
10、okyo around September 16，Japanese people havent been able to get these thoughts out of their minds.They heard the news from Yoshio Kushida，a researcher who used radio waves to predict that an earthquake would strike with a magnitude(量级) of at least seven.“It would be terrible not to warn people of a
11、 possible disaster in case a quake actually occurs.”he said.His warning had a big effect.Frightened Tokyo people have been stocking up on water，food and candles in preparation for the terrible day.But Kushida hasnt had much support from the experts.At present，predicting earthquakes is thought to be
12、impossible.No one can tell exactly where or when the next major earthquake will occur.An earthquake begins tens of miles below the earths surface：its too faraway to see.Ancient Chinese and Italian scientists forecast earthquakes by special“earthquake clouds”They found that a week before an earthquak
13、e，there were often strange cloudsshaped like snakes，waves or feathersin the sky.They thought the clouds might come from a gas produced underground by an earthquake.People also used to watch animals to see if earthquakes were coming.When they saw birds fly away suddenly，dogs barking violently or fish
14、 jumping out of the water，they told people to leave the area.Some scientists believed animals had a sharper sense of changes taking place underground.But the ancient methods were not reliable enough.Nowadays，scientists use special instruments to predict earthquakes more precisely(精确地)Satellite syste
15、ms are very useful：they record small changes in the earths magnetic fields(磁场)which help show where and when an earthquake may strike.【语篇解读】要准确地预测地震很难，但从古至今人们都尝试用不同方法对地震进行预测。5Since they were told an earthquake would hit Tokyo，Japanese people Ahave had no mind to do their workBhave always thought gre
16、at damage it may causeChave almost forgotten about itDhave bought all the foods in the marketsB细节理解题。由第一段最后一句的“Japanese people havent been able to get these thoughts out of their minds”可知。6Which of the following is TRUE?ATokyo people were surprised at the warning.BGreat disasters would happen if peo
17、ple are not warned of before an earthquake.CPredicting earthquakes is completely impossible at present science level.DAccording to ancient people，before an earthquake we can see strange clouds anywhere.B细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“It would be terrible not to warn people of a possible disaster in case a quake act
18、ually occurs”可知答案。7Which is the best way to predict earthquakes nowadays?AWatch animals.BBy special“earthquake clouds”CUse satellite systems.DTheres no way.C细节理解题。由文章最后一段可得出答案。8Which can be the best title for the passage?AEarthquake predictionBMagnetic fieldsCEarthquakesDAn earthquake in JapanA主旨大意题
19、。由全文可知，本文讲的是地震预报的重要性。COne of the greatest sources of unhappiness，in my experience，is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.When we see something we dont like，we wish it could be different.We cry out for something better.That may be human nature，or perhaps its something ingrained(根深蒂
20、固的) in our culture.The root of the unhappiness isnt necessarily that we want things to be different.However，its that we decided we didnt like it in the first place.Weve judged it as bad，rather than saying，“Its not bad or good，and it just is it.”In one of my books，I said“You should expect people to m
21、ess up and expect things to go differently than you planned”Some readers said its too sorrowful to expect things to go wrong.However，its only negative(消极的)if you see it as negative and judge it as bad.Instead，you could accept it as the way the world works and try to understand why that is.This can b
22、e applied to whatever you do：how other people act at work，how politics works and how depressing the news media can be.Accept these things as they are，and try to understand why theyre that way.It will save you a lot of sadness，because youll no longer say，“Oh.I wish bad things didnt happen！”Does it me
23、an you can never change things?Not at all.But change things not because you cant accept things as they are，but because you enjoy the process of changing，learning and growing.Can we make this world a better place?You can say that youll continue to try to do things to help others，to grow as a person，t
24、o make a difference in this world.Thats the correct path you choose to take，because you enjoy that path.Therefore，when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference，try a different approach：accept，and understand.It might lead to some interesting results.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述的是“接受现实能让我们的生活更快乐、更美
25、好”。9The author believes that we feel unhappy maybe because Ait is our natural emotion in the lifeBculture asks us to be different from othersCeveryone has their own opinions on thingsDwe dislike something in the beginningD细节理解题。根据第一段“One of the greatest sources of unhappiness，in my experience，is the
26、 difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.”可知，作者认为，我们感到不快乐可能是因为我们一开始就不喜欢某样东西。10What does the underlined word“It”in Paragraph 4 refers to?AActing well at work and in politics.BFeeling depressed for the news media.CAccepting and understanding what has happened.DSaying something negative when
27、 bad things come.C代词指代题。根据第四段第二句“Accept these things as they are，and try to understand why theyre that way.”可知，接受这些事情的本来面目，试着去理解它们为什么会这样。由此推知这里的it指的是“接受并理解发生了什么。”11What are you advised according to the last paragraph?AHelp others and make a difference.BEnjoy what you have to do in the work.CJudge yo
28、urself and make a wish for you.DTry a new way when making the world better.D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference，try a different approach：accept，and understand.It might lead to some interesting results.”可知，最后一段建议我们尝试一种新的方式，让世界变得更美好。12What is the main theme of the
29、passage?AAccepting can make our life happier and better.BExpecting things to be different gives us hope.CTraditional culture becomes root of unhappiness.DJudging something good or bad is important for our world.A主旨大意题。根据第一段“One of the greatest sources of unhappiness，in my experience，is the difficult
30、y we have in accepting things as they are.”和最后一段中的“.try a different approach：accept，and understand.”可知，本文讲述的是“接受现实能让我们的生活更快乐、更美好”。DMandara seemed to know something big was about to happen.So she let out a yell，caught hold of her 2yearold daughter Kibibi and climbed up into a tree.She lives at the Na
31、tional Zoo in Washington，D.C.And on Tuesday，August 23rd，witnesses(目击者) said she seemed to sense the big earthquake that shook much of the East Coast before any humans knew what was going on. And shes not the only one.In the moments before the quake，an orangutan(猩猩)let out a loud call and then climbe
32、d to the top of her shelter.“Its very different from their normal call，”said Brandie Smith，the zookeeper.“The lemurs(monkey like animals of Madagascar)will sound an alarm if they see or hear something highly unusual.”But you cant see or hear an earthquake 15 minutes before it happens，can you?Maybe y
33、ou canif youre an animal.“Animals can hear above and below our range of hearing，”said Brandie Smith.“Thats part of their special abilities.Theyre more sensitive to the environment，which is how they survive.”Primates werent the only animals that seemed to sense the quake before it happened.One of the
34、 elephants made a warning sound and a huge lizard(蜥蜴) ran quickly for cover.The flamingoes(a kind of birds)gathered before the quake and stayed together until the shaking stopped.So what kind of vibrations(震动)were the animals picking up in the moments before the quake?Scientist Susan Hough said eart
35、hquakes produce two types of wavesa weak “P”wave and then a much stronger“S”wave.The “P” stands for“primary”And the “S” stands for“secondary”She thinks the “P” wave might be what sets the animals off.Not all the animals behaved unusually before the quake.For example，Smith said the zoos giant pandas
36、didnt jump up until the shaking actually began.But many of the other animals seemed to know something was coming before it happened.“Im not surprised at all，”Smith said.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲了在地震前动物们的表现，有些动物对地震敏感，而有些动物对地震没有察觉。13Why did Mandara act strangely one day?ABecause it sensed something unusual w
37、ould happen.BBecause its daughter Kibibi was injured.CBecause it heard an orangutan let out a loud call.DBecause an earthquake had happened.A细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“Mandara seemed to know something big was about to happen.”可知，Mandara表现得很奇怪因为它感觉有一些不同寻常的事情要发生。故选A。14According to Brandie Smith， Amany animals hea
38、ring is sharpB earthquakes produce two types of wavesCprimates usually gather together before a quakeDhumans can also develop the ability to sense a quakeA细节理解题。根据第五段“Animals can hear above and below our range of hearing，”said Brandie Smith.“Thats part of their special abilities.”可知Brandie Smith认为许多
39、动物的听觉很敏锐。故选A。15Which animal seems unable to sense quake?AA giant panda. BA flamingo.CA lemur. DA lizard.A推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Not all the animals behaved unusually before the quake.For example，Smith said the zoos giant pandas didnt jump up until the shaking actually began.”可知在地震之前，大熊猫并没有表现异常，由此推断出大熊猫不能感知地震
40、。故选A。.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)First rains of the season always make everybody happy.However，as it begins to rain often，you will possibly feel bored. 16 Well，you can do many fun things，which will make the day a truly enjoyable one. 17 Take a little time out for yourself.Then take a long walk and w
41、atch everything.You can walk in your neighborhood or even take the subway and discover new places in the town.If you like taking pictures，take your camera along with you to catch beautiful moments.Host a rain dance party！ 18 It can also be in your backyard.Make sure that the dance floor is hard and
42、even to avoid accidents.Place the stereo(立体声音响) under the roof in case it gets wet.Call your friends and enjoy the party!Watch and listen to nature.For example，you can take your bike and ride in a green hilly area. 19 If you cant go outside your house，sit in the balcony(阳台) with a cup of tea and lis
43、ten to the sound of water falling on different objects.There are many things to do on a rainy day.But make sure you take a rain jacket or an umbrella while going out in the rains. 20 When it comes to preventing you catching a cold in the rains，you can eat a lot of vitamin C，and take a bath once you
44、come back home.ATake a walk by yourself.BYou can stop to buy an ice cream.CSo how can you have fun on such a rainy day?DYou can sit on the top of a hill and enjoy the view.EYou wont get completely wet and then catch a cold.FHave some coffee outside and enjoy the conversation.GThe dance floor can be
45、near your homes swimming pool.【语篇解读】本文是说明文，主要介绍了如何开心地度过雨天。16C该空前说下雨天你可能会觉得很烦恼，所以如何开心地度过雨天呢?其实你可以做许多开心的事，由此可知C项正确。17A该空为该段的主题句，根据该空后的“Take a little time out for yourself”以及下文多次提到的walk可知，选项A正确。18G根据空后“It can also be in your backyard.Make sure that the dance floor is hard.”可知，It指代的是the dance floor，G项中提
46、到The dance floor，所以应选G项。19D根据该段的主题句“Watch and listen to nature”和空前的“For example，you can take your bike and ride in a green hilly area”可知，D项正确。虽然B项也是以You can开头，但是与本段的主题句“赏雨和听雨”不一致。20E外出的时候记得要带雨衣或雨伞，否则会淋湿感冒，由此可知E项符合语境。.完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)After work one day，I bought a pizza for dinner at the mall.A
47、s I was heading home，I saw a girl sitting in a corner of the mall.Her hair covered her face and her body was 21 I determined to walk past her 22 thats what we often do.But something made me turn 23 I learned her age，and why she begged for money and lived on the streets.Her parents died years ago and
48、 she suffered from a serious skin disease.She was 24 to work because of her disability and had to live in the safest place she could 25 She had stayed in shelters in the past，but was treated 26 She had to find shelter from the mall to keep warm on cold days，but even the mall she said wasnt 27 becaus
49、e security(保安部门)always threw her out.Im one of those people who used to believe there was a system of 28 to help her.Ideally，I would like to believe in that.I used to think maybe one day I would help“them”Maybe one day I would win the lottery.But when I 29 that girl，I thought to myself，“What if no o
50、ne ever helped her?What if this socalled 30 system，that I believed in didnt even know of care about her existence(存在)?What if I didnt 31 any money?What if she was not going to be around long enough to 32 thatone day?”I 33 my dinner with her and gave her all the money I had.When security came，I talke
51、d them into assisting her 34 driving her away like they usually did.Dont wait for one day to come before you help someone.Now is that one daynot tomorrow，not next week.If you can do something to ease(减轻) someone elses 35 ，dont wait for that distant(遥远的) one day.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过自己的经历，说明了这样一个道理：如果你
52、可以做一些事情来减轻别人的苦难，要马上去做，而不要等到那遥远的某一天。21A.hot Bheavy Cweak DwetC根据第24空前的“and she suffered from a serious skin disease”可知她的身体非常虚弱，故选C项。22A.if Bwhen Ctill DbecauseD我决定从她身边走过，因为我们经常那样做，故选D项。23A.over Bback Caway DupB根据下文可知某个东西让我往回走。turn back往回走，是固定短语，故选B项。24A.eager Bready Cunable DcuriousC根据空后的“because of
53、her disability”可知她不能去工作，故选C项。25A.build Bdiscover Cexpect DrememberB她不得不住在她所能发现的最安全的地方，故选B项。26A.badly Bnormally Ccarefully DpatientlyA根据“She had to find shelter from the mall to keep warm on cold days”可推断出她在避难所被虐待，故选A项。27A.quiet Bspecial Cparticular DsafeD根据空后的“because security(保安部门)always threw her
54、out”可知商场对于她来说，也是不安全的，故选D项。28A.control BsupportCdecoration DcommunicationB那些人过去常常相信会有援助系统来帮助她，我也是其中之一，故选B项。29A.accepted BintroducedCpersuaded DnoticedD此处指但是当我注意到那个女孩时。故选D项。30A.foolish Bperfect Csimple DeducationalB许多人想象中的救助系统很完美，perfect完美的，故选B项。31A.lose Blend Cwin DwasteC根据第29空前的“Maybe one day I woul
55、d win the lottery.”可知假使我没有赢钱会怎么样?故选C项。32A.admit Bimagine Cchoose DseeD此处指看不到那天。故选D项。33A.cooked Bshared Cordered DpreparedB我和她分享了我的晚餐，并且把我身上的钱都给了她。share sth.with sb.与某人分享某物，故选B项。34A.along with Bas forCexcept for Dinstead ofD当保安过来的时候，我说服他们要帮助她，而不是像往常一样驱赶她，故选D项。35A.sickness BsufferingCnervousness Dlone
56、linessB如果你可以做一些事情来减轻别人的苦难，那么不要等到那遥远的某一天，故选B项suffering苦难。.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Earthquakes are quite common.In fact，thousands of earthquakes are happening almost at every moment.36. ，most of them are too weak to feel.During a big earthquake，there is often a big noise first.Then the earth shakes 3
57、7. (terrible)and many houses fall down.As one of the most deadly natural disasters in the world，the earthquake often results 38. many people being injured or killed.In 2008，a terrible earthquake 39. (strike)Chinas Sichuan Province，causing severe casualties.Besides the great damage and deaths 40. (ca
58、use)by the earthquake，other accidents such as fires often follow.More buildings may be damaged and more injuries may be caused.For 41. (century)，people have been making studies of earthquakes.About 2，000 years ago，for example，42. Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng invented a machine which could find
59、 out the direction where the earthquake waves came.With the rapid 43. (develop)of modern science and technology，we now know a lot 44. (much)about earthquakes.However，scientists still have difficulty 45. (predict) exactly when and where the earthquake will happen，and cant stop it from happening.【语篇解读
60、】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了地震以及地震造成的危害和损失。科学家一直在研究地震，但至今仍无法精准预测和阻止地震的发生。36However前一句及本句句意为：事实上，成千上万次地震几乎每时每刻都在发生，然而它们中多数很微弱，以至于我们感觉不到。根据句意可知，前后是转折关系，且有逗号隔开，故填However。37terribly修饰动词shake应用副词，故填terribly。38in句意：作为世界上最致命的自然灾害之一，地震经常导致许多人受伤或死亡。result in为固定搭配，意为“导致”。故填in。39struck设空处是谓语动词，与主语之间是主动关系，前有时间状语In 2008，所以应用一般
61、过去时。故填struck。40caused此处是非谓语动词作后置定语，cause与其所修饰的the great damage and deaths之间是逻辑上的被动关系，所以应用过去分词形式。故填caused。41centuriescentury是可数名词，此处指的是数世纪，所以应用复数名词。故填centuries。42a此处是泛指一名中国科学家。故填a。43development在形容词rapid后作With的宾语，应用名词。故填development。44more句意：随着现代科学技术的迅速发展，我们现在对地震了解得更多了。根据句意，此处应用比较级。故填more。45predictingh
62、ave difficulty(in) doing sth.意为“做某事有困难”。故填predicting。.应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华，你校英语报社将举办主题为自然灾害的征文活动。请你给英国朋友Alice写一封邮件，邀请她参加。内容包括：1说明缘由；2请她介绍美国的自然灾害并谈谈影响、应对措施等。3告知征文的截稿日期。注意：1.词数80左右；2开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Alice， Yours，Li Hua参考范文Dear Alice，Our school English paper will hold an essay competition whose theme
63、 is Natural Disasters.Id like to invite you to take part in it.It is wellknown that many natural disasters happen every year in America，causing great damage.You can introduce the main natural disasters，such as hurricanes and snowstorms and tell some common knowledge about them.For example，you can di
64、scuss how they happen，what harm they may cause，and what you can do in the face of disasters.The measures you take may benefit us，as we also face many natural disasters.The deadline is June 8th，2020.Looking forward to your article.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。As is known，if we ar
65、e united no one can defeat us.But if we constantly have conflicts or misunderstandings, we may attract outsiders to take advantage of ourselves，which may ultimately result into our failure.Unity is the source of strength and people who are united have the capability to tackle any kind of situation a
66、s they share each others burdens and hardships.In olden days，man lived alone.He travelled and hunted all by himself，which sometimes gave opportunities to fierce animals to attack and kill him.Then he realized that if he joined hands with other hunters，he would be able to face several common dangers
67、and challenges.This is how villages got formed，which later got developed into towns and cities.In the sports ground，be it cricket，football，baseball，basketball or any kind of sport，a united team and an appropriate strategy may result into the success of the team；but if there is a conflict or unhealth
68、y competition or unnecessary misunderstanding among the team members，they may invite the opponents to take advantage of their shortcomings and win the game.Likewise，if the members of a family stay together and support each other in every phase of life，no outsider can harm the family.There was once a
69、n old man who lived in a village with his three sons.The sons always fought with each other and would not pay any attention to their father.The man fell sick and assumed that he would die soon.He was very worried about the fact that once he died，people would take advantage of his sons conflicts.He c
70、alled all his sons and asked them to break a bundle of sticks，one by one.None of them could do it.He then untied the bundle and gave each stick to each one of them asking them to break，which they could very conveniently accomplish.He then told his sons that they should stay like the bundle of sticks
71、 so that no one can break them；but if they keep on fighting，they will be broken by the outsiders easily. 参考范文It is wellknown that united we stand and divided we fall.(要点1)In ancient times，hunters made joint efforts to cope with dangers and challenges，thus forming villages and later developing into towns and cities.(要点2)Surely，unity has a great significance in peoples liveswhether in the sports ground or in a family.(要点3)The dying mans story of sticks also shows the importance of unity.(要点4)
