1、综合能力测试四(Unit 4)时间：120分钟满分：150分第一部分：听力(略)第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AOne of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school?ListenListen when they ar
2、e talking. Dont say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes its not necessary for you to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings.Help themIf your friends are ever in need of something, be there to help them. You should try to put them first, but make s
3、ure you dont do everything they want you to do. Try to take an extra pencil or pen with you to classes in case they forget one. Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need.Be there for themBe there for your friends to help make them feel better in hard times. Mar
4、ilyn Monroe, a famous US actor, once said, “I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am out of control, but if you cant stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve to be with me at my best.” Always remember this! If you dont want to stay with your friends when theyre in hard times, then you dont
5、 deserve to be with them when theyre having a good time! Try to make plans with your friends. Go shopping, go for ice cream, have a party, go to a movie and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together, you both can have a good time.
6、And youll remember these things when youre all old!文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。作者从四个方面说明如何成为别人的好朋友。21While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings, you should .Agive him or her some adviceBjust listen unless askedCcalm him or her downDshare your feelings as well答案：B解析：细节理解题。由文章第二段中的“Dont say anyth
7、ing unless they ask you a question. Sometimes its not necessary for you to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings.”可知，当朋友向你倾诉时，你要保持沉默，除非他们问你问题，故B项正确。22Which of the following can be put in the blank of the last paragraph?AMake plansBEnjoy yourselfCUnderstand your
8、 friendsDPlay with your friends答案：A解析：推理判断题。文章最后一段讲到要和朋友计划去做一些事情，比如购物、吃冰激凌等，通过计划，你们可以一起享受美好的时光，故A项正确。23The passage is mainly about .Ahow to find a good friendBhow to help friends in troubleChow to be a good friendDhow to make more friends答案：C解析：主旨大意题。第一段提出问题“But how can you be a good friend at schoo
9、l？”，下文从四个方面给出建议，因此全文的中心就是“如何做一个好朋友”。BSince I was 4，I have wanted to do everything and anythingfrom softball to soccer to basketball to flag football.All that changed in my sixth grade year when I tried out for Line Dance.I had finally found my passion(激情)I danced all my life，so I wasnt nervous for t
10、his tryout(选拔赛)nor was it a problem for me.But as an eighth grader，at the end of the year，I walked into tryouts for Lincoln Line Dance.I was scared to death walking into a big school.So many unfamiliar faces were staring at me as I walked into the gym.It was the most busy and emotional threeday tryo
11、ut of my life.Our instructor put us through a hard workout.My freshman year showed me being on Line Dance isnt as easy as it looked，but I prevailed.Our season ends in late May and starts in midJuly with preBand Camp and Band Camp.Throughout that year，we participate in competitions,10 parades and eve
12、ry field show for football season.Most importantly，we are also members of the Lincoln High School Concert Band，not to mention the threetofourhour heavy practices we have every week.Sometimes we even have two practices a day.When we are getting ready for competition，the practices double.But all this
13、work is worth it when we step on football field for the first football game，and see everyone in the stands.We forget how nervous we are.Seeing the little girls in the stands with their eyes glued to you，as you dance，saying they want to be just like you，makes everything worthwhile.When we have a bad
14、performance，which sometimes we do，there are plenty of upset faces.We put our blood，sweat，and tears into dancing，and we love to hate it.Throughout the year，we 10 girls become like sisters.Like all sisters，we have our disagreements and quarrels.文章大意：通过跳舞，作者找到了自己的激情所在，结识了很多好姐妹。24The author was addicted
15、 to dance .Awhen she was about four years oldBwhen she was over ten years oldCwhen she gave up playing footballDwhen she got to know Line Dance答案：B解析：推理判断题。依据文章第一段的All that changed in my sixth grade year when I tried out for Line Dance可知，在六年级时作者的兴趣发生了转变，此时大约十多岁的年龄。A有一定干扰性，从Since I was 4，I have wante
16、d to do everything and anythingfrom softball to soccer to basketball to flag football.可知，四岁的时候，作者对球类运动感兴趣，而不是对舞蹈感兴趣。25The author felt nervous and afraid because .Ashe attended the tryouts for Lincoln Line DanceBshe had to start a new life in such a big schoolCshe had to work with so many strange fac
17、esDshe had a bad relation with her instructor答案：C解析：细节理解题。依据文章第二段的So many unfamiliar faces were staring at me as I walked into the gym.可知，这个陌生的环境使得作者感到害怕。26The underlined word “prevailed” in the passage means .AsucceededBadmittedCresisted Dcontrolled答案：A解析：词义猜测题。依据文中的being on Line Dance isnt as easy
18、 as it looked可知，虽然并不容易，但是作者成功了。prevail意为“获胜”。27What made the author feel excited is that .Ashe was allowed to participate in competitionsBshe was a member of the School Concert BandCshe made her performance on the football fieldDshe noticed that her team won the football game答案：C解析：细节理解题。依据文章倒数第二段的首
19、句可知，当我们踏上足球比赛的场地，看到看台上的人注视我们时，我们觉得所有这些工作都是值得的。CWho is your role model? Normally the answer to this question would be anyone around you who you find truly inspiring.It could also be someone like JK.Rowling or Martin Luther King Jr.who has proven to be a strong and intelligent person.However, in today
20、s world, stars are regarded as role models along with the heroes listed above, despite their intentions or actions.Teens attempt to imitate (模仿) their actions for two major reasons.First, to be fashionable and be accepted by popular culture, and second, because stars actions are so well documented (
21、记录) by the media that it seems to grab our attention.Many of the reports about stars are shocking and exhibit bad morals (道德) or lifestyles that arent right for teenagers.In addition, almost everything stars do is described beyond truth to make a shocking story by taking it to the next level.However
22、, teens must take responsibility for their actions.We cant always blame stars for influencing them.Only teens have control over themselves and only they choose to do something.Their bodies and actions are in the hands of no one else.Now, who ever said stars are role models? Whether they choose to be
23、 or not, stars set examples as soon as they step into the spotlight.With reporters following and recording every move they make, it is impossible not to be watched and then be imitated.These people influence teens whether they want to or not.Why does someone who doesnt want to be setting an example
24、set one? So, should teens look up to them or the people who are true and good role models? Its teens responsibility to tell right from wrong, and its time for them to take responsibility for their actions.In doing so, they will lean towards those inspiring people that want to be setting examples, an
25、d follow in their footsteps.文章大意：本文讨论了青少年应该把谁当作偶像的问题。现在青少年把明星当作偶像，容易受到明星的影响，作者呼吁青少年要对自己的行为负责。28The teens like to imitate stars in order to .Aknow more about stars storiesBbe accepted by the societyCbe reported by the mediaDbecome more fashionable答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第三句可知，青少年喜欢模仿明星是因为希望变得时尚并被流行文化所接受。故选
26、D项。29According to the author, the role the media play in setting examples to teens is .AreasonableBinspiringCpositiveDnegative答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句可知，许多关于明星的报道都令人震惊，他们表现出一些不好的道德和不适合青少年的生活方式。此外，明星做的每件事都被夸大，故媒体在给青少年树立榜样方面起到了负面作用，因此选D项。30The author writes the passage mainly to advise the teens to .Ake
27、ep a balance between study and entertainmentBbe responsible for their own choices and behaviourCfollow in fashionable stars footsteps to be more popularDchoose their role models through different reports答案：B解析：主旨大意题。根据最后一段倒数第二句可知，作者建议青少年应该知道分辨对错，是时候为自己的行为负责了。故选B项。第二节(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
28、选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Its important for everyone to learn how to apologise effectively.You might think a simple “Im sorry.” will take care of everything. 31.B There are some situations in which you need to apologise properly.Apologise truly.Apologising through a halfhearted “sorry” will get you
29、nowhere. 32.F If you really want to apologise, you must do it truly.Accept the fact that you were wrong.33AContrary to what you might think, apologising over and over again isnt going to help, especially if youre apologising to someone whos your boss.Dont wait too long to apologise.One piece of advi
30、ce on how to apologise effectively is to do it as soon as you realise your mistake.Some people put off giving an apology because they think it will save them from the offended (被冒犯的) persons anger.However, that is just not polite.If you cant approach the person personally at once, send him or her a
31、message first. 34.EDont expect too much.You cant expect that person to forgive you immediately.If youre going to apologise, you have to be prepared for the worst.The conversation isnt going to be the most comfortable one either. 35.DLearning how to apologise effectively is very important.It shows pe
32、ople that you are a very kind person.ADont apologise again and again.BHowever, thats not exactly true.CPay a visit to others ahead of time.DYoud better prepare yourself for anything.EBut make sure you make an apology in person as well.FIn fact, it might get you into even bigger trouble than before.G
33、A lot of people dont know how to make an apology to their boss.解析文章大意：本文讲述了如何有效地道歉。31上文讲也许你觉得简单的“对不起”就够了，下文讲在一些情况下要进行恰当地道歉。B项起承上启下的作用。32根据上文中Apologising through a halfhearted “sorry” will get you nowhere.可知，不诚心的道歉没有用。F项(实际上，它会让你陷入更大的麻烦)进一步进行说明。33根据下文中Contrary to what you might think, apologising ove
34、r and over again isnt going to help.可知，本段讲不要一遍一遍地道歉。34根据上文中If you cant approach the person personally at once.可知，如果你不能立刻当面道歉的话，就先给他或她发个消息。E项(但也一定要亲自当面道歉)符合语境。35根据上文中.you have to be prepared for the worst. 可知，最后再次强调你最好做好各种准备。第三部分：语言运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C
35、和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。After finishing college, Taylor became a teacher in a middle school.His favourite subject was 36 because he likes travelling.Taylor liked children, and was always ready to have 37 with them, so they learnt a lot from him 38 having fun.One September, at the beginning of the term,
36、he was having his first 39 in a new class.To 40 ， he decided to ask them some simple questions 41 he could see how much they had already known.He found some of the students had 42 that he enjoyed telling jokes, and they were ready to have some fun with him.“Where is Turkey？” was the first question.“
37、Turkey? sir，” a boy answered, “youll find it on the 43 dinner table every December.”“Very 44 ， and it isnt a wrong answer，” said Taylor with a smile, while the class 45 laughter.“Do you really know where it is？”The boy 46 ， in fact, know.“Part of it is in Southeast Europe and part of it is in Asia,
38、sir，” he said.“Good！” said Taylor.The next few students also had funny answers 47 Taylors questions.Taylor knew that there was a girl in the class who was 48 and always got the highest mark in the exams, so he turned to her and asked her, “What is the 49 ？”“Its an imaginary line drawn 50 the earth t
39、hat has an equal distance from the North Pole and from the South Pole, sir，” the girl answered at once.“Good！” Taylor said, “Very good.” But he thought perhaps she had 51 it by heart, so he asked her another question to 52 whether he was right or not.“Do you really know what that 53 ？” he asked.“Cou
40、ld you, for example, tie a knot (结) in the equator？”The class laughed, but she answered, “Yes, sir.”“Oh, really？” said Taylor, still with a smile.“Yes, sir，” the girl said, “as the equator is not a(n) 54 line, you could tie an imaginary knot in it.”This time, Taylor 55 happily in the students loud l
41、aughter.文章大意：本文讲述了泰勒老师上课幽默风趣，深受学生的喜爱。36A.history BphysicsCgeography Dpolitics答案：C解析：根据第一段第二句中的because he likes travelling以及下文可推断出他喜欢地理课。故选C项。37A.fun BargumentCfight Dtrip答案：A解析：根据第三段最后一句中的and they were ready to have some fun with him可知，此处表示他总愿意与学生们一起玩。have fun with.意为“与一起玩”。故选A项。38A.but BwhileCwith
42、Dwithout答案：B解析：根据语境可知，学生在同老师玩乐的同时还从他那里学到了很多知识。but意为“但是”；while意为“当的时候”；with意为“随着”；without意为“没有”。故选B项。39A.exam BmeetingCspeech Dlesson答案：D解析：句意：有一年的九月，他在新学期开始给新班级上第一堂课。exam意为“考试”；meeting意为“会议”；speech意为“演讲”；lesson意为“课；教训”。故选D项。40A.start with Bend withCcalm down Dlearn from答案：A解析：句意：首先，他决定问学生一些简单的问题以便了解
43、他们已经知道了多少。to start with为固定短语，意为“首先；作为开始”；end with意为“以结束”；calm down意为“平静下来”； learn from意为“向学习”。故选A项。41A.even though Bso thatCas if Dnow that答案：B解析：根据语境可知，老师问简单的问题是为了了解学生知道多少。此处应用so that引导目的状语从句。even though意为“即使”；so that意为“以便；为了”；as if意为“仿佛”；now that意为“既然；由于”。故选B项。42A.seen BrecognisedCconsidered Dhear
44、d答案：D解析：新班级的学生应该是听说过老师会在上课时讲笑话，不可能在新学期第一节课就见过、认出或认为老师喜欢讲笑话。故选D项。43A.Christmas BValentines DayCChildrens Day DFathers Day答案：A解析：老师问Turkey(土耳其)在哪儿，学生认为老师问的是turkey(火鸡)，于是回答说每年12月可以在圣诞节(Christmas)餐桌上看到火鸡。Valentines Day意为“情人节”，为每年2月14日；Childrens day意为“儿童节”，为每年6月1日；Fathers Day意为“父亲节”，为每年6月的第三个星期日。故选A项。44A
45、.silly BrightCfunny Dwrong答案：C解析：回答问题的学生答非所问，他的答案很滑稽(funny)，但也不能说他答错了。根据下文The next few students also had funny answers 47 Taylors questions.可知应选C项。45A.cried out Bburst intoCtalked into Dshouted at答案：B解析：泰勒笑着说：“这个答案很滑稽，但它也不是错误的答案。”此时全班同学都笑起来。burst into laughter意为“突然笑起来”，故选B项。46A.did BcouldCmight Dhad
46、答案：A解析：句意：这个男孩实际上的确知道答案。“助动词do/does/did动词原形”，表示强调，故选A项。47A.for BtoCof Dwith答案：B解析：the answer to.为固定搭配，意为“的答案”，故选B项。48A.clever BopenmindedCsilly Dlucky答案：A解析：根据空后的and always got the highest mark in the exams可知这个女孩考试总能得最高分，故该女孩应该很聪明(clever)。openminded意为“思想开放的”；silly意为“愚蠢的”；lucky意为“幸运的”。故选A项。49A.moon B
47、earthCequator Dline答案：C解析：根据倒数第五段最后一句“Could you, for example, tie a knot(结) in the equator？”可知老师问的是赤道(equator)是什么。故选C项。50A.from BbetweenCthrough Daround答案：D解析：句意：女孩立即回答：“赤道是一条绕着地球表面画的假想的线，并与南北两极距离相等。”根据常识，赤道是绕着地球的最长的纬线。故选D项。51A.put BkeptCheld Dlearnt答案：D解析：女孩回答得非常好，老师认为她可能已经将这个答案牢记在心了。learn.by heart
48、意为“将牢记在心”。故选D项。52A.know BlookCsee Drealise答案：C解析：老师为了弄清楚他的判断是否正确就问了她另一个问题。see意为“(通过查看、打听等)弄清，了解”。故选C项。53A.means BspeaksCtells Dtalks答案：A解析：老师进一步问她是否知道那是什么意思。mean意为“意思是”，故选A项。54A.imaginary BrealClong Dfake答案：B解析：句意：因为赤道不是真实的线，所以你能在那儿打一个假想的结。imaginary意为“想象的”；real意为“真实的”；long意为“长的”；fake意为“假的；伪造的”。故选B项。
49、55A.joined BattendedCturned Dstayed答案：A解析：句意：这次，泰勒高兴地加入了学生们的大笑中。join in意为“加入”，故选A项。第三部分：语言运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节：(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Sports are the base of my life, next to my mother 56.who/that raised me when my dad left us.I 57.have been (be) into sports since I was
50、six years old.I have known many 58.coaches (coach) and heard hundreds of their tips, but they usually 59.focused (focus) on drills (训练) to develop my skills and reach the next level of play.When I was in Senior Two, I met the new school basketball coach, Brian Pawlowski.I thought I was certain to 60
51、.be selected (select) for the school team since I had been in it the year before.I showed up to the tryouts (选拔赛) and put out about 90% effort since I thought Id make 61.it with no problem.That was a big mistake.Brian Pawlowski is the 62.most hardworking (hardworking) coach I have ever met.He didnt
52、expect 100% effort, but he expected 200% effort.Some think this is crazy, 63.but it isnt.After training, as we were getting a cup of cold water to drink, I said, “Mr Pawlowski, your lesson was the best I ever had.” I was pletely (complete) sincere.He expects us to be excellent 65.not just on the cou
53、rt but in the classroom.If I am not working on basketball, I am reading a book that he thinks will help us better understand lifes challenges.解析文章大意：这是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者在高中时期遇到的篮球教练，他对作者要求严格，对作者影响很大。56此空引导定语从句，修饰先行词my mother，指人，且引导词在定语从句中作主语。故填who/that。57since作“自从”讲，从句用一般过去时，主句常用现在完成时。58设空处前有many修饰，名词要用复数形
54、式，coach是以ch结尾的名词，变复数时在词尾加es。故填coaches。59句意：我认识很多教练，听过他们数百条建议，但是他们通常只注重训练，提高我的技能，使我达到更高一级的水平。根据句意可知，应用一般过去时，故填focused。60主语I与select之间为逻辑上的被动关系，应用被动结构，故填be selected。61make it为固定搭配，意为“做到；成功”。62此处指他是“我”见过的工作最努力的教练。定语从句I have ever met修饰先行词coach，根据句意可知此处应用最高级形式。63句意：一些人认为这很疯狂，但是并不是的。根据句意可知，此处表示转折。故填but。64空
55、后的sincere是形容词。故此处应用副词修饰形容词。65句意：他期望我们不仅要在球场上表现优秀，在课堂上也要如此。not just.but.意为“不仅而且”。第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节：应用文写作(满分15分)假如你是李华，最近，收到外国笔友露西发来的一封电子邮件。她说她的梦想是当一名物理学家，但却遭到一些同学的嘲笑，为此她感到非常苦恼，向你求助。请根据下面的写作提纲，用英语给她回一封电子邮件。内容包括：1对她表示同情；2鼓励她坚守梦想；3祝愿她梦想成真。注意：1词数80左右；2开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Lucy，I know
56、 you are upset because your classmates disbelieve you can become a physicist in the future. Now Id like to share my thoughts with you.It is true that many people have strong prejudice against women. They think women are not fit to become scientists. There is no need for you to feel angry about it.In
57、stead, you should follow your heart and go after your dream. If you work hard, you are sure to make your dream come true.I hope your life will not be bothered by what others say.Yours，Li Hua第二节：读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。A young man was getting ready to graduate from college.For many m
58、onths he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and knowing his father could afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.As the graduation day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased(购买) the car.Finally, on the morning of his graduation day, his fat
59、her called him into his private study.His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him.He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious，but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leatherbound Bible, with the youn
60、g mans name embossed(装饰) in gold.Angrily, he raised his voice and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible？” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business.He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his
61、 father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him.He had not seen him since that graduation day.Before he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son.He needed to come home immediately and tak
62、e care of things.When he arrived at his fathers house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.He began to search through his fathers important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left years ago.With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.注意：1所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2至少使用5个
63、短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。答案Paragraph 1：As he was reading, to his great surprise，a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealers name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired once. On the tag were the date of his graduation
64、and the words “ PAID IN FULL”. He was moved to tears. What a great father he had.He felt sorry for what he had done before，but it was too late.Paragraph 2：Think before you act.How many times do we miss blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you dont have；remember what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Sometimes we dont realize the good fortune we have or we could have because we expect “the packaging” to be different. What may appear as bad fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.
