1、Unit 4 History and Traditions课时素养评价 十二Unit 4Reading for Writing. 根据语境及汉语提示写出正确的单词1. He was rolling(滚动) a pencil between his fingers. 2. The countryside was dotted (遍布)with small villages. 3. She greeted(迎接) us with a smile. 4. It is a common custom(风俗习惯) for young couples to live separately from the
2、ir parents. 5. The strong wind roared(咆哮) so loudly with windows shaking that we dared not sleep. 6. This is one of the most striking(显著的)findings in the report. 7. I suggest our teachers limit the amount(数量) of our homework so that we can have more time to read. 8. Absorbed in painting, John didnt
3、notice evening approaching(临近). 9. Most children are eager(渴望) to be accepted and praised by others. 10. We are all surprised at the transition(转变)of his company to a big international one. . 完成句子1. Many car lovers are eager to try the flying cars produced by SkyDrive. 很多汽车爱好者渴望尝试SkyDrive生产的飞行汽车。2.
4、Peers have a great influence on the children and teenagers. 同龄人对儿童和青少年有巨大的影响。3. China has a long history of five thousand years! 中国有着五千年悠久的历史! 4. Women officers make up 13 percent of the police force. 女警察占警力的13%。5. If you work there, you will have a chance to meet the film star. 如果你在那里工作, 你将有机会遇见电影明
5、星。6. The shops are crowded with excited children hoping to buy their favorite toys. 商店里挤满了兴奋的孩子, 他们希望买到最喜欢的玩具。7. Children are likely to imitate what they see and hear out of curiosity. 儿童出于好奇很可能会模仿他们看到的和听到的。8. With every room in the house cleaned, Jack sat down to have a rest. 房子里的每个房间都打扫了, 杰克坐下来休息一
6、下。9. It is strange that the old man should enjoy living alone in the mountains. 很奇怪, 这位老人竟然喜欢独自住在山里。. 阅读理解A(2020佛山高一检测)A famous magazine, Amusement Today, does a survey among park lovers every year both in the US and overseas, based on which, “Top 5 List of the Best Amusement Parks in the World” has
7、 come out as follows: Disneyland, CaliforniaDisneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California, the US. More than 515 million guests have traveled to this American landmark from around the world since the park first opened to guests on July 17, 1955. The park consists of many world-famous sections, s
8、uch as Main Street, Adventure Land, New Orleans Square, and so on. Magic Kingdom, Disney World, FloridaMagic Kingdom is a theme park within the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando opened on October 1, 1971. It is the most famous theme park in Florida. The parks design
9、 and attractions dont make much difference from Disneyland Park in Anaheim. EPCOT, Disney World, FloridaEPCOT is the second theme park built at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The park opened on October 1, 1982, and was named EPCOT Center from 1982 to 1993. It was the largest Dis
10、ney theme park in the world until 1998, when Disneys Animal Kingdom opened. Disney-MGM Studios, FloridaMGMs streets are the home for some great movie-themed attractions with a history of less than 30 years. With the addition of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and the Rock and Roller Coaster, the p
11、ark is now home to Disney Worlds most thrilling rides. Universal Studios, FloridaGo behind the scenes, beyond the screen and jump right into the action of your favorite movies at Universal Studios, the number one movie and TV theme park in the world. 【文章大意】本文为说明文。文章向我们介绍了由一本著名杂志经过调查推选出来的位居世界前五位的游乐园。
12、1. Whats the purpose of the passage? A. To attract tourists to these theme parks. B. To introduce worlds best amusement parks. C. To increase the sales of Amusement Today. D. To compare attractions in different theme parks. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Top 5 List of the Best Amusement Parks in the World” ha
13、s come out as follows. 及下文对5个公园的介绍可知, 本文旨在介绍世界上最好的游乐园。2. Which of the following theme parks have similar attractions? A. Disneyland & Universal Studios. B. EPCOT & Disney-MGM Studios. C. Disneyland & Magic Kingdom. D. Magic Kingdom & Universal Studios. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句The parks design and attr
14、actions dont make much difference from Disneyland Park in Anaheim并结合其所在段落的标题“Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida”可知, Disneyland&Magic Kingdom有相似的景点。故C选项正确。3. Which park has the longest history? A. Disneyland, California. B. Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida. C. EPCOT, Disney World, Florida. D. D
15、isney-MGM Studios, Florida. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知, Disneyland, California是1955年开放的; 根据第三段第一句可知, Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida是1971年开放的; 根据第四段第二句可知, EPCOT, Disney World, Florida是1982年开放的; 根据倒数第二段第一句可知, Disney-MGM Studios, Florida的历史不到30年。由此可知Disneyland, California是历史最悠久的。故A选项正确。BEvery festiv
16、al has its own meaning. Labor Day, for example, celebrates the value of hard work. Thanksgiving is about showing thanks to people around you. And Valentines Day is a time when you express love to your loved ones. But somehow it now seems that all festivals we just care about one thingshopping. And t
17、hat can be a big problem. “In a way, over-consumption(过度消费) is the mother of all our environmental problems” Kalle Lasn once told CNN. Lasn is the organizer of Buy Nothing Day, a day set up in Canada in 1992 to fight against unhealthy spending habits, and has now become an international event. Its h
18、eld on the day, which is known as Black Fridaya famous shopping day in the US and Canada. You can see the irony(讽刺)here. Even though the idea of Buy Nothing Day was brought up many years ago, we seem to need it now more than ever. Its just as Lasn said, all the different kinds of pollution in our li
19、ves today, bad air quality, the reduction of forest area, endangered animal species, and plastic bags found in the oceanseem to be the same cause: over-consumption. The latest example is the Singles Day shopping craze of Nov. 11, which saw a new sales record. But as Nie Li, a campaigner at Greenpeac
20、e, told Reuters. “Record-setting over-consumption means record-setting waste. ” And it was reported that last year the Singles Day packages left more than 160, 000 tons of waste, including plastic and cardboard. The Collins dictionary has also just named “single-use” its Word of the Year, pointing o
21、ut the problem that therere too many things we tow out after only using them once. So, Buy Nothing Day might only be here for one day a year, but its not just to remind us to take a break from shopping on that day, but to change our lifestyles completely, focusing on fun “with people we care about”
22、rather than wasting money on useless things. 【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了Buy Nothing Day以及它的设立对于我们人类的意义: 不要把钱浪费在无用的东西上。4. Whats the authors purpose of writing the first paragraph? A. To express the peoples love for all festivals. B. To talk about the meaning of the festivals. C. To appreciate the value of
23、the festivals. D. To bring out the topic of the passage. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。本段先举例说明每个节日都有它自己的意义, 又说现在每个节日似乎都和购物有关, 而购物可能会造成大问题, 从而引出主题, 引出下文内容。故第一段作用为引出文章主题。故选D。5. Why did Kalle Lasn organize Buy Nothing Day? A. To help people save money. B. To cut the cost for daily life. C. To prevent over-consumption.
24、D. To set up a new sales record. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段. . . over-consumption is the mother of all our environmental problems. 以及Lasn is the organizer of Buy Nothing Day, a day set up in Canada in 1992 to fight against unhealthy spending habits可知, Lasn认为过度消费是所有环境问题的根源, 成立Buy Nothing Day, 旨在与不健康的消费习惯作斗争。
25、故Lasn成立此节日的目的是防止过度消费。6. Whats Nie Lis attitude towards the shopping craze? A. Opposed. B. Supportive. C. Unknown. D. Neutral. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第五段Record-setting over-consumption means record-setting waste. 可知, 他认为创纪录的过度消费意味着创纪录的浪费, 可知他对购物狂潮(the shopping craze)持反对态度。故选A。7. What can be a suitable title
26、for the passage? A. Creating a New LifestyleB. Buy Nothing DayC. Festivals Around the WorldD. A Change in Peoples Life【解析】选B。主旨大意题。文章主体内容围绕Buy Nothing Day展开, 故Buy Nothing Day作题目更合适。阅读理解(2020威海高一检测)Weather could power the next generation of smart windows. Researchers have created glass by harvesting
27、energy from wind and precipitation(降水). The approach offers an alternative to other smart windows powered by batteries, solar panels, and even standard power outlets. “The creation represents a new kind of renewable energy source, ”says Liming Dai, a nano material engineer at Case Western Reserve Un
28、iversity in Cleveland, Ohio, who was not involved in the research. Smart glass, which changes its characteristics to block out light, has been around for decades. Common examples include glare-fighting rearview(后视) car mirrors and windows that change color for energy savings and privacy. But many ar
29、e expensive, and people are still looking for eco-friendly ways to power the windows. Batteries and plug-in outlets arent apparently“green”, and built-in solar panels can cloud or hide parts of the glass. In experiments, the glass produced up to 130 milliwatts per square meter, enough to power a pac
30、emaker or a smart phone while its asleep, the team reported online last month in ACS Nano. This output might suit many applications, such as being a power source for home or office electronics, says co-developer and scientist Zhonglin Wang of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Since the
31、ir first project in 2012, a light-up sidewalk powered by footsteps, he and his colleagues have miniaturized their generators to create everything from self-cleaning keyboards to sensors for security systems. But Wang and his colleagues still have more work to do before this smart glass is ready for
32、commercialization. Now, the glass has no way to store the energy it creates. To solve this problem, Dai says, transparent super capacitors(电容器) could be placed into the glass without decreasing visibility. For now, the team wants to improve the energy efficiency of their nano generators. These tiny
33、power plants can convert about 60% of the mechanical energy that they encounter into electricity. “The output power is a constant goal, ”Wang says. “Free energy surrounds us, and anything can happen if you take control of it. ”【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一种能供电的智能玻璃。该玻璃可以利用风力和降水产生电能, 是一种绿色环保的能源产品, 但该产品仍面临诸多问
34、题, 如电能储存问题。1. What is unique about the smart glass? A. It can protect privacy. B. It is more expensive. C. It is powered by weather. D. It can block out light. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Researchers have created glass by harvesting energy from wind and precipitation”可知, 这种智能玻璃的特别之处是可以利用风力和降水获取能量。2. What
35、is the main idea of Paragraph 3? A. The research history of Zhonglin Wang. B. The experimental process of Zhonglin Wang. C. The research theory of Zhonglin Wangs team. D. The experimental findings of Zhonglin Wangs team. 【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据第三段的内容尤其是该段首句可知, 该段主要说明了该团队的实验结果。3. What is the drawback of the
36、smart glass? A. It cannot keep its produced electricity. B. It cannot suit the super capacitors. C. It cannot power a smart phone. D. It cannot change its color according to weather. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“Now, the glass has no way to store the energy it creates”可知, 目前该产品的缺陷是无法储存其产生的能量。4. Which of th
37、e following best explains “convert” underlined in the last paragraph? A. Consume. B. Transform. C. WasteD. Reserve. 【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据最后一段第二句可知, 这些微型发电机可以将智能玻璃收集到的60%的机械能转化为电能。据此可推知, 画线词意为“转化”。. 应用文写作假如你是李华, 刚从敦煌莫高窟旅游回来, 你看到莫高窟受到了自然和人为的破坏, 为此感到心痛。因此, 你给当地政府写了封邮件, 希望当地政府能够采取措施保护这宝贵的文化遗产。内容包括: 1. 莫高窟现状:
38、受到破坏; 2. 保护文化遗产的重要性; 3. 你的建议。注意: 1. 词数80个左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文流畅; 3. 开头和结尾已经给出, 不计入总词数。参考词汇: 敦煌莫高窟Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes文化遗产cultural heritageDear Sir, I have just finished traveling in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. _I would appreciate it if my suggestions were accepted. Yours sincerely, Li Hua【参考范文】Dear
39、 Sir, I have just finished traveling in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. The scenery there is really beautiful, but it is suffering from damage due to natural force such as frequent sandstorms. Whats worse, some tourists even carve their names on the walls, making me heartbroken. I strongly feel it signific
40、ant to protect cultural heritage. For one thing, cultural heritage, which is the witness to the historical development, is an important basis for historical research. For another, it is likely to provide a source of tourism income, if maintained well. So I hope the authorities can take measures to p
41、rotect Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, such as raising peoples awareness by handing out leaflets on preserving cultural heritage. Besides, strict regulations should be made to fine spoilers. Planting more trees is also a good way to prevent sandstorms. I would appreciate it if my suggestions were accepted. Yours sincerely, Li Hua