1、高考资源网() 您身边的高考专家Unit 4 单元质量检测(四).阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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。AWere Hiring Shift Workers for Our Production PlantLooking for a career with a company that values its employees, and promotes them from within? Then Black Cat Blades is the company for you!Cutting OperatorsCNC
2、OperatorsHeat Treat OperatorsFull training provided, starting at D|S14.50 per hour, with the potential to move to D|S18.16 in one year.We also require a Skilled Welder (焊接工), to work 12hour rotating shifts (轮班) in our cutting department. The successful candidate must be a registered journeyman (熟练工)
3、 within the Province of Alberta or with a Red Seal.We offer a great benefit package, including health and RRSPs. Numerous motivations: Profit Sharing, Pay for Years of Service, Fitness Program Allowance, and fun social events for you and your family.Apply in person, and well take you on a tour of ou
4、r production equipment or forward your personal information by fax or email.Black Cat Blades Ltd.HR blackcatblades. com560459 St., Edmonton, AB T6B 3C3Fax: (780) 4659595语篇解读:本文是一篇应用文,介绍了一家公司的招工广告。1What is the most attractive about the company?ACharged training.BDesirable welfare.CWorking time.DFree
5、travelling.解析:选B细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“We offer a great benefit package, including health and RRSPs”可知,这家公司最吸引人的地方是它提供非常好的福利待遇(a great benefit package),故选B“Desirable welfare”(理想的福利)。2Who can be admitted as a skilled welder?AAn experienced operator.BA person without a Red Seal.CA registered journeyman in Alb
6、erta.DA clerk from Black Cat Blades.解析:选C细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“The successful candidate must be a registered journeyman (熟练工) within the Province of Alberta or with a Red Seal”可知,本题答案为C。3How many kinds of work does the company offer?AThree. DFour.CFive.DSix.解析:选B细节理解题。根据文章中的“Cutting Operators, CNC Operator
7、s, Heat Treat Operators”和“a Skilled Welder (焊接工)”可知本题答案为B。BIf you want to succeed in life, you need to express the proper body language, with or without having to say anything else. You will certainly notice a whole new reaction from people if you use the power of body language.Relax your shoulders,
8、 keep your hands at your sides (never inside your pockets) and breathe slowly. Have a warm, welcoming facial expression as if you look forward to communicating. Depending on the situation, you may smile when appropriate.Face the other person or your audience and keep eye contact as much as possible
9、throughout the talk. Nodding and tilting (倾斜) your head closer can show that you are listening.Do not fold (交叉) your arms, look down at the floor or put your hands in your pockets. These can show that you are uninterested. If you have any comments, you can show them in negative but respectful ways l
10、ike raising your eyebrows.A lot of your body language can show how confident, interested, bored, angry or nervous you are. Keeping your head up throughout the entire conversation can show that you are very interested in the conversation at hand.You may feel free to use a few hand gestures to emphasi
11、ze (强调) a point. If youre enumerating (列举) things, its better to use each of your fingers as you mention each item to help your audience keep track.Pacing will help you create more ground if you have a larger crowd to communicate with. It will also show confidence on your part as you think of more t
12、hings to say.Be very careful when touching the other person since you are crossing the boundaries (界限) of body language through actual contact. Remember that in body language, it is your body that does the talking for you.语篇解读:本文主要介绍了身体语言在人们生活中的作用。4According to the text, if you find a listener raisi
13、ng his eyebrows, he may _.Atry to show his angerBwant to give his own opinionCnot understand what you sayDwant to prove his confidence解析:选B细节理解题。结合第四段的“If you have any comments . like raising your eyebrows.”可知选B项。5If youre interested in the conversation when talking with the audience, you should beh
14、ave in the following ways EXCEPT _.Akeeping eye contact as much as possibleBnodding and tilting your head closerCkeeping your hands inside your pocketsDkeeping your head up解析:选C推理判断题。由第三段可知,如果“你”对谈话感兴趣,应该尽可能多地在谈话中进行目光接触,以及点头或者将头部靠近,表示“你”在认真倾听,因此A、B两项表述正确。由第五段最后一句可知,D项表述正确。故选C。6Whats the authors sugg
15、estion if you have a larger crowd to communicate with?ATo walk at a slow pace.BTo shake hands with every person.CTo look down at the floor.DTo fold your arms.解析:选A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句可知,如果与“你”交流的人较多,建议“你”能慢慢移动步子去跟不同的人交流,故A为正确选项。7What is the most suitable title for the text?AThe power of body languageBTh
16、e attraction of body languageCThe origin of body languageDThe understanding of body language解析:选A标题归纳题。文章第一段尤其是第二句就点明了文章的主题。本文主要介绍了身体语言在人们生活中的作用,它可以帮助人们在交谈中反映他们的内心世界,故A项符合主题。CWhen I arrived at 6 am. in the hospital kitchen, Rose was already checking name tags (标签) on the trays (托盘)“Hi, Im Janet.” I
17、tried to sound cheerful, although I already knew Roses reputation for being impossible to work with. “Im scheduled to work with you this week.”Rose, a middleaged woman, stopped what she was doing and looked closely over her reading glasses. I could tell from her expression she wasnt pleased to see a
18、 student worker.“What do you want me to do? Start the coffee?” I asked.Rose nodded and went back to checking name tags.I filled the 40cup pot with cold water and began making coffee when Rose yelled, “Thats not the way to make coffee!” She stepped in and took over. Nothing I did pleased her.Back at
19、home, I stayed alone in my room, fighting back tears. I thought, “Maybe she didnt feel well. Maybe she had some trouble.” I decided to forgive her and try to get along with her.The next morning, I ignored the hurtful remarks thrown in my direction and did things Roses way as much as possible.Over th
20、e next few days an amazing thing began to happen. My focus shifted from what she was doing to me, and I started seeing Rose as the person she was hurting. The icy tension began to melt away.Throughout the rest of the summer, we had numerous opportunities to work together. Each time she seemed happy
21、to see me. As I worked with this lonely woman, I listened to her something no one else had done. I learned that she was burdened by elderly parents who needed her care and her own health problems.That summer I learned a lesson Ive never forgotten. The world is full of people like Rose annoying, dema
22、nding, unlovable yet hurting inside. Ive found that love is the best way to turn an enemy into a friend.语篇解读:本文是记叙文。作者通过暑期兼职的经历领悟到要善待不好相处的人。8What was Roses attitude towards the author the first day they met?APolite.BCurious.CDissatisfied.DUnashamed.解析:选C推理判断题。由第六段末的“Rose yelled, Thats not the way to
23、 make coffee! She stepped in and took over. Nothing I did pleased her.”可推断,Rose与作者认识的当天对作者很不满意。9After getting home from work, the author _.Awas very tired Dfelt quite upsetCwas pretty lonelyDfelt generally unwell解析:选B细节理解题。由第七段中的“fighting back tears”可知,作者回家后感到很不开心。10What did the author do after her
24、first day of working with Rose?AShe hurt Rose. DShe helped Rose.CShe ignored Rose.DShe tolerated Rose.解析:选D细节理解题。由第八段中的“I ignored the hurtful remarks thrown in my direction and did things Roses way as much as possible”可知,与Rose第一天合作后,作者开始包容Rose。11What can we infer from the text?ANever judge by appear
25、ances.BFriendship is love with understanding.CMisfortunes test the sincerity of friends.DMan has not a greater enemy than himself.解析:选B推理判断题。由最后两段尤其是文章末句“Ive found that love is the best way to turn an enemy into a friend”可知,作者对Rose采取了包容的态度后两人关系变得和谐,作者逐渐理解了Rose,且两人最终成为了朋友。据此可推断,友谊就是爱和理解。DIn my early
26、30s, I used an expired (过期的) student ID to buy discounted movie tickets. Id tell myself, Im buying a ticket I wouldnt have otherwise bought. I think many people have done similar things; however, we still think of ourselves as honest citizens. Researchers who study these behaviours believe that char
27、acter isnt the real reason. We might break the rules under some conditions and in some mindsets, but not in others.Years ago, Francesca Gino, a professor at Harvard, and Dan Ariely, a behavioural economist at Duke, wondered if people with higher IQs were more likely to cheat. They found that clevern
28、ess wasnt closely connected to dishonesty, but creativity was. The more creative you are, the easier it is to retell the story of what happened when you behaved dishonestly.Harvard University psychologist Joshua Greene argues in his book Moral Tribes that we may be born without having a clear sense
29、of right and wrong, but our culture sharpens it. If your tribe downloads pirated (盗版的) music, youre likely to go with the flow.Harvard researcher Leslie John, along with two colleagues conducted an experiment. They told volunteers that others in the room were making more money than they were for get
30、ting questions right on a test. Guess what happened? That group, which considered itself disadvantaged, cheated more than those who believed that everyone received an equal payment.The real threat is that rule breaking worsens over time. Behavioural psychology offers a few antidotes. Keep yourself f
31、ed and wellrested were likelier to behave badly when hungry or tired. Reflect on how your actions look through others eyes and see yourselves in a positive light. In a Stanford study, when researchers used the verb cheat please dont cheat participants still cheated freely because they felt distanced
32、 from the act. When the noun was used dont be a cheater hardly anyone did.语篇解读:本文是议论文。文章讨论了人们为什么要违规并就此问题给出了一些建议。12According to Francesca Gino, who are likeliest to break the rules in a company?AAccountants. DDesigners.CCleaners.DTypists.解析:选B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“. but creativity was. The more creative you
33、are, the easier it is to retell the story of what happened when you behaved dishonestly”可知,越是有创造力的人越有可能违规,因此设计师比起会计、清洁工和打字员更有可能违规。13Why did volunteers in Leslie Johns experiment cheat more than others?ABecause they were not as smart as others.BBecause they thought others cheated too.CBecause they fe
34、lt a sense of unfairness.DBecause they were tired and hungry.解析:选C推理判断题。根据第四段中的“They told volunteers that others in the room were making more money than they were for getting questions right on a test.”可知,参加实验的志愿者得知其他人比他们得到的钱多,感到不公平,因此要通过作弊的方式答对更多的题,得到更多的钱。14The underlined word “antidotes” in the la
35、st paragraph can be replaced by _.Aexplanations DsolutionsCstudiesDnovels解析:选B词义猜测题。最后一段中的“Keep yourself fed and wellrested . Reflect on how your actions look through others eyes and see yourselves in a positive light”就是作者对于违规问题给出的“解决方法”。故选B项。15Whats the best title for the text?AWhy people break the
36、 rulesBHow people break the rulesCThe influence of breaking the rulesDDifferent ways of breaking the rules解析:选A标题归纳题。通读全文可知,文章就违规问题展开讨论,其中第二、三、四段分别介绍了人们违规的三个原因。A项概括了文章的主要内容,故最适合作本文标题。.阅读七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)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。How to learn English wellAll English learners want t
37、o improve their English, but as you know, it can be difficult! _16_ The four main areas for you are: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Here are some ways to help you learn well.SpeakingSpeak as much as possible! This is the best way to learn English. _17_ The fastest way to learn English is
38、 to surround yourself with English speakers. Also, get into the habit of thinking in English. Dont translate from your own language into English it will slow you down. And its fun to sing in English, so learn some English songs and sing your heart out!ListeningLike speaking, its better for you to be
39、 in a totally Englishspeaking environment. Its also good to watch TV shows, or movies in English. _18_ But the more you listen the more youll get. Its good to listen to something over and over again. First, try to get the general meaning, and then, listen a second time for more indepth information.R
40、eadingReading English is something you can do to help you learn on your own, outside of the classroom. Newspapers are good for higherlevel students. So for lower levels, try reading childrens stories or books which have been especially written for English learners. _19_ You should find something tha
41、t you can learn well from.WritingTry keeping a diary; write something in English in it every day, even if its very simple. _20_ And the Internet is a great way to help you learn English. Try to make friends online, visit chat rooms, or post comments on blogs. These are all useful tools for you.AMake
42、 a plan for yourself.BFor you, you need to work on all areas.CChoose easy stories and you can learn more.DThe English news can be difficult for you at first.EStart with small sentences and make them longer.FThere is nothing better than conversations to help you improve.GYou wont learn much if you ch
43、oose a book that is too difficult or too easy.语篇解读:如何学好英语?本文从说、听、读、写这四个方面做了详细的说明。16选B本空下文紧接着提到了学习英语的四个方面:说、听、读、写,由此可知此空填B项最佳。17选F本段讲的是说英语,可想而知没什么比用英语对话更好的方法了,故选F。18选D空前讲到看电视节目和电影,空后讲到你听的越多你就学到的越多,由此可知此空讲的是听新闻一开始可能会很难,故选D。19选G上文提到的看报纸适合水平高一些的学生,而简单的故事适合水平较低的学生,所以要读适合自己的材料,太难或者太简单的材料都不会有太大的帮助,故选G。20选E
44、每天都试着用英语写日记,即使是写很简单的东西也可以,由此可知此空讲的是写日记要从一些短的句子开始,故选E。.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。Two hot air balloons landed on our farm early this morning. It was a(n) _21_ arrival.I had just finished my morning exercise when we _22_ the sound of a hot air balloon. We _23_
45、 our front door and there they were! Because of the airflow, the balloons needed to _24_ our land.As the _25_ got off and headed towards our house, we _26_ them like the gifts from the sky that they were. We _27_ the travelers tasty cookies and the use of our bathroom. The pilots said they never had
46、 anyone offer their passengers use of a bathroom before which I found _28_. I mean thats the _29_ thing Id want after landing.We gave every family or couple, plus the pilots, an information card with our _30_ and number on it, in order to send them the group photo I took, if they _31_, or the recipe
47、 for the _32_. A few expressed their _33_ and said they were really tasty!One young boy was collecting pinecones (松果) and I asked if hed like to pick a flower from our garden to take home. He _34_ chose one, and gave me such sweet _35_. “My mom said not to _36_ any flowers, so thats why I was collec
48、ting pinecones. Not to hurt anything,” he added. I _37_ him to pick any wildflowers on our land that he wanted, as long as he didnt pull them up by the roots.How could we know that _38_ would drop in from the sky that day? And the balloonists _39_ us with a bottle of champagne (香槟酒) from their spons
49、ors, for being such kind and _40_ hosts. I decided to save it for my birthday celebration in a few days!语篇解读:本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者热情招待一群被迫降落在自家农场里的陌生人的故事。21A.unexpectedBearlyCeventualDtimely解析:选A根据下文中的“Because of the airflow, the balloons needed to _ our land”及“the gifts from the sky”可知,这是一场“意料之外的(unexpe
50、cted)”光临。22A.remembered DunderstoodCproducedDheard解析:选D根据空后的“the sound of a hot air balloon”可知,作者“听到(heard)”热气球发出的响声。23A.knocked on Dlooked outCbroke downDfixed up解析:选B根据本段中的“We _ our front door and there they were”可知,作者朝门外“看去(looked out)”,看到了两个热气球。24A.fly from Dtake overCrely onDland on解析:选D根据第一段中的
51、“Two hot air balloons landed on our farm early this morning”及空前的“Because of the airflow”可知,热气球是由于气流的原因被迫“降落(land on)”在作者的农场里。25A.customers DadultsCpassengersDchildren解析:选C根据空后的“got off”可知,热气球上的“乘客(passengers)”出来后,朝作者家走来。26A.supported DgreetedCcaughtDfollowed解析:选B根据空前的“headed towards our house”可知,作者看
52、到这些陌生人后就跟他们“打招呼(greeted)”。27A.promised DboughtCshowedDoffered解析:选D参见下题解析。28A.surprising DconfusingCdisappointingDboring解析:选A根据本段中的“tasty cookies and the use of our bathroom”及“The pilots said . a bathroom before”可知,作者为这些陌生人“提供(offered)”了美味的曲奇饼干并允许他们使用自家的洗手间。在听到他们说从未有人主动让他们使用自家的洗手间时,作者感到很“吃惊(surprisin
53、g)”。29A.same DbestCfirstDlast解析:选C根据空后的“Id want after landing”可知,如果是作者的话,降落后的“第一(first)”件事就是想要使用洗手间。30A.address DsignsCrepliesDadvice解析:选A根据空后的“and number”可知,作者把印有自己“地址(address)”和电话的信息卡给了这些陌生人。31A.welcomed DinvitedCdecidedDwanted解析:选D参见下题解析。32A.cakes DcookiesCwineDsoup解析:选B根据上文中的“tasty cookies”及本段中的
54、“in order to send them the group photo I took”及“recipe”可知,如果这些陌生人“想要(wanted)”的话,作者日后可以把自己拍的照片或者“曲奇饼干(cookies)”的配方寄给他们。33A.concern DdoubtCangerDinterest解析:选D根据空后的“said they were really tasty”可知,一些陌生人表现出了他们对曲奇饼干的“兴趣(interest)”。34A.personally DsincerelyChappilyDactually解析:选C参见下题解析。35A.thanks DhopeCresu
55、ltsDpraise解析:选A根据本段中的“One young boy was collecting pinecones (松果) . take home”可知,一个男孩“高兴地(happily)”选了一朵花,然后向作者“道谢(thanks)”。36A.grow DpickCcutDsend解析:选B参见下题解析。37A.allowed DpreferredCforcedDordered解析:选A根据本段中的“My mom said not to . hurt anything”及“pick any wildflowers on our land that he wanted”可知,这个男孩的
56、妈妈不让他“摘(pick)”花,但是作者“允许(allowed)”他在自己的农场里摘一些自己喜欢的野花。38A.pilots DpartnersCfriendsDneighbors解析:选C根据上文中描述的作者和陌生人之间友好的关系可知,作者感叹没想到天上能掉下来好“朋友(friends)”。39A.astonished DpresentedCconnectedDimpressed解析:选B参见下题解析。40A.intelligent DanxiousCstrangeDgenerous解析:选D根据本段中的“a bottle of champagne (香槟酒)”及“for being suc
57、h kind . hosts”可知,这些陌生人“送给(presented)”作者一瓶香槟酒,作为对善良、“慷慨的(generous)”主人的感谢。.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)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。I have never liked my English name.My parents didnt know that Cindy was short for Cynthia, or that Cindy Brady was the Cindy of the moment.They _41_ (choose) it because
58、it sounds like my Chinese name, Shintzer.My name isnt full of flowers like most Chinese girls names.My grandfather wanted me to have _42_ (strong) of character, not mere physical beauty.“Cindy” seems colorless by comparison.Its just a couple of syllables that sound good together.I grew up _43_ (spea
59、k) English and eating with a fork.Yet the customs about names are extremely _44_ (tradition), down to our use of an ancient naming poem.Most Chinese names are _45_ of a kind, a coupling of two words out of thousands of possibilities expressing the familys hopes for the child.It was March when my bro
60、ther and his wife _46_ (expect) their second boy.The emails began to fly as we conferred about the babys Chinese name.My brothers wife is Korean, so the name had to sound good _47_ Korean, too.One thing was certain his name would contain the word “shi”, or “world”, _48_ can also mean “generation”We
61、are on the _49_ (six) word of a couplet that my family has used to name its _50_ (son) for generations.语篇解读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过叙述自己名字的由来及成长经历,介绍了中国人起名的特点及寓意。41chose考查时态。父母为作者起名字发生在过去,所以此处用一般过去时。42strength考查名词。作者的祖父想让作者意志力坚强。have在此处为实义动词,意为“有”,后跟名词作宾语。43speaking考查非谓语动词。作者是讲英语和用叉子吃饭长大的。此处的主语I与动词speak之间为逻辑
62、上的主谓关系,故填speaking。“and eating”也为提示。44traditional考查形容词。然而关于名字的风俗是非常传统的。此处应用形容词作表语。45ones考查代词。根据下文中的“a coupling of two words out of thousands of possibilities expressing the familys hopes for the child”的提示可知,此处为泛指,且与下文中的“two words”相呼应,所以此处用代词one的复数形式表示泛指。46were expecting考查时态。那是在三月份的时候,作者的哥哥和他的妻子一直期待着他
63、们第二个儿子的出生。此处叙述的是发生在过去的事情,应用过去时态,且表示过去某一阶段持续的动作,故用过去进行时。47in考查介词。表示用某种语言用介词in。48which考查定语从句。此处用which引导非限制性定语从句,且在从句中作主语,修饰先行词“the word shi, or world”。49sixth考查序数词。此处表示第六个字。故应用序数词,表示“第六个”。50sons考查名词复数。此处指给祖祖辈辈的子孙起名。根据语境可知,此处应用复数。.短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句
64、中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。I went shopping in a store a few days before. At the cash desk, the men in front of me found that he was forgot to have his wallet with him. He became so upse
65、t. See this, I paid for him. His bill was only 20 yuan but he was extreme thankful. I didnt pay more attention for my act of kindness until this morning. The man, who is businessman, came to our school and told the school what I have done. She also donated 20,000 yuan to our school, that surprised a
66、ll of us. I felt so happy.答案:第一句:beforeago第二句:menman; 去掉was第四句:SeeSeeing第五句:extremeextremely第六句:forto第七句:businessman前加a; havehad第八句:SheHe; thatwhich.书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华,你的交换生朋友Eric参加了今年的“三中好声音”(The Voice of NO.3 High School)歌唱比赛,但没有进入决赛,他感到很伤心。请你给他写一封邮件,内容包括:1表示难过和理解;2帮助他分析失败原因;3勉励他。注意:1.词数100左右;2可以适当
67、增加细节,以使行文连贯。 参考范文:Dear Eric,Im sorry to hear that you failed to enter the finals of The Voice of No.3 High School this year. I quite understand how you feel now.I know that you tried very hard for the competition. Maybe it was because you were too nervous while giving your performance. As we all know, failure is the mother of success. Never lose heart and get ready to try again. If you keep practicing singing, Im sure you will succeed next year. Im always among your loyal audience, supporting you and cheering you.Best wishes!Yours,Li Hua- 14 - 版权所有高考资源网