1、单元素养评估卷(四)时间:100分钟分数:120分第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AWhat brings a nation together? Of the four choicesshared values, language, history, and religion, its shared values. In our latest poll(民意调查), seven out of 16 countries chose values as the greatest f
2、actor bringing a nation together, and six preferred language. Both choices scored high in the poll, suggesting that our values and how we express them are closely linked. Still, history was not forgotten in some countries, particularly in Mexico and Russia. Even Canada and the United States chose na
3、tional histories as the second-most important factor uniting their people. The biggest surprise? Not one country picked religion as its top choice.Respect your eldersIn most countries, the oldest generation considered values more important to a nation than those who are under 45 years old did.Do you
4、 speak Canadian?Language scored lower in Canada than in all other countries polled, perhaps because the country speaks two official languages, French and English.Church and stateMost people polled do not connect their religious beliefs to their national pride. Religion ranked last in 13 countrieswit
5、h France scoring it at 1%, the lowest of all.1. According to the poll, what was the most important factor in bringing a nation together?A. Values. B. History. C. Religion. D. Language.解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的“What brings a nation together? . its shared values. In our latest poll, seven out of 16 countries c
6、hose values as the greatest factor bringing a nation together .”可知答案。答案:A2. In which country did language score the lowest in their national pride?A. France.B. Canada.C. Mexico.D. America.解析:细节理解题。根据表格“Do you speak Canadian?”中的“Language scored lower in Canada than in all other countries polled .”可知加
7、拿大在该项中得分最低。答案:B3. In which country shared values and language were considered equally important?A. Brazil.B. China.C. India.D. Australia.解析:推理判断题。通过列出的图表可以判断出印度在“shared values”和“shared language”上的百分比都是32%。答案:CBI became a magician by accident. When I was nine years old, I learned how to make a coin d
8、isappear. Id read The Lord of the Rings and risked coming into the adult section of the library to search for a book of magic. Nine years old is a curious age when youre old enough to work through over 1,200 pages of literature, but young enough to still hope that you might find a book of real, actu
9、al magic in the library. The book I found instead taught basic sleight of hand(戏法) techniques, and I devoted the next months to practise.Initially, the magic wasnt any good. At first it wasnt even magic; it was just a tricka bad trick. I spent hours each day in the bathroom running through the secre
10、t moves in front of the mirror. I dropped the coin over and over, about a thousand times in a day, and after two weeks of this my mum got a carpet from the store and placed it under the mirror to eradicate the sound of the coin falling again and again.I had heard my dad work through passages of new
11、music on the piano, so I knew how to practiseslowly, going for accuracy rather than speed. And then I tried the illusion(错觉) in the mirror and an unbelievable scene took place. It did not look like a magic trick. It looked like a miracle. I knew I had got what I wanted.One day I made the performance
12、 on the playground. We had been playing football and were standing by the backstop in the field behind the school. A dozen people were watching. I showed the coin to everyone. Then it disappeared. The kids screamed. They yelled, laughed and scrambled away. Everyone went crazy.4. Why did the author e
13、nter the adult section of the library?A. To kill his time.B. To find a book of magic.C. To read The Lord of the Rings.D. To learn knowledge of literature.解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中“. risked coming into the adult section of the library to search for a book of magic.”可知答案。答案:B5. What does the underlined word “er
14、adicate” in paragraph 2 mean?A. Identify.B. Observe.C. Remove.D. Recognise.解析:词义猜测题。作者在镜子前练习让硬币消失时,硬币一天会掉到地上大约1 000次,因此妈妈从商店买了地毯,放到镜子下面,就是要“消除”硬币落地的声音,故选C。答案:C6. What was the cause of the authors success?A. His mothers help.B. His repeated hard practice.C. The secret of quick moves.D. The inspiratio
15、n from his father.解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中“I had heard my dad work through passages of new music on the piano, so I knew how to practiseslowly, going for accuracy rather than speed. And then I tried the illusion in the mirror and an unbelievable scene took place.”可知,作者从爸爸练习钢琴的做法中获得了灵感,从而获得成功。答案:D7. How would
16、 the author feel about the result of his performance on the playground?A. Its funny.B. Its fantastic.C. Its awkward.D. Its disappointing.解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中“The kids screamed. They yelled, laughed, and scrambled away. Everyone went crazy.”可推知,作者的表演非常成功,由此推知他的表演很棒。答案:BCFacial expressions carry meaning t
17、hat is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A womans smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or poli
18、teness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places. Some Russians believe that Americans smile in
19、wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians dont smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.Our faces show emotions, but we should not attempt to “read” people from anot
20、her culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted.
21、 For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.It is difficult to generalise(概括) about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultur
22、al differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mis
23、take of “reading” the other person incorrectly.8. What does the smile usually mean in the US?A. Joy.B. Love.C. Politeness.D. Thankfulness.解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中“For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure.”可知,在美国微笑通常意味着高兴。答案:A9. Why does the author mention the smile o
24、f the Vietnamese?A. To prove smiling can show personal habits.B. To show smiling can be used in wrong places.C. To demonstrate a smile can hide true feelings.D. To demonstrate a smile can show friendliness to strangers.解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中“In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover
25、painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.”可知,作者列举越南人的例子是用来证明微笑可以用来掩饰内心真实的感受。答案:C10. What should we do before attempting to “read” people?A. Figure out what they will do next.B. Find out about their past experience.C. Learn about their relations with oth
26、ers.D. Understand their cultural backgrounds.解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,在不同的文化中微笑的含义是不同的。由此推断出在试图“读懂”别人时,先要了解其文化背景。答案:D11. What would be the best title for the text?A. Cultural DifferencesB. Habits and EmotionsC. Facial ExpressionsD. Smiles and Relationships解析:标题归纳题。本文阐述了面部表情的种种表现形式,以及文化差异导致的面部表情的含义不同,故选C项。答
27、案:CDI think that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention, and especially if its given from the heart. When people are talking, theres no need to do anything but receive them. Jus
28、t take them in. Listen to what theyre saying. Care about it. Most times caring about it is even more important than understanding it.When we interrupt(打断) what someone is saying to let them know that we understand, we move the focus of attention to ourselves. When we listen, they know we care. Many
29、people with cancer can talk about the relief of having someone just listen.I have even learned to respond to someone crying by just listening. I used to reach for the tissues(纸巾), until I realised that passing a person a piece of tissue may be just another way to shut them down, to take them out of
30、their experience of sadness. Now I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there with them.This simple thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went against everything I had been taught since I was very young. I thought people listened only because they were t
31、oo timid to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the well-intentioned(出于好心的) words.12. What does the author value most in the communication with each other?A. Doing nothing.B. Deep understanding.C. Saying “Im very sorry”.D. Attention
32、 from the heart.解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中“Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention, and especially if its given from the heart.”可知,作者最重视交流中来自心灵深处的关注。答案:D13. What will happen if you interrupt someone who is saying?A. He might stop and listen to you.B. He must be very angry with
33、 you.C. He thinks you are too rude.D. He thinks you dont care about him.解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中“. we move the focus of attention to ourselves. When we listen, they know we care.”可知,如果你打断某人说话,其实是把注意力移向你自己,让说话人觉得你并不在意他。答案:D14. What was the authors purpose by passing a piece of tissue to someone?A. To stop him
34、 from crying.B. To advise him to have a rest.C. To help him to accept the sadness.D. To stop him from saying anything.解析:推理判断题。根据第三段中“. I realised that passing a person a piece of tissue may be just another way to shut them down .”可推知,作者是想让对方停止哭泣。答案:A15. What can we learn from the passage?A. Keeping
35、 silent means being too shy to speak.B. Forming the habit of listening silently is easy.C. Listening is a perfect way to respond to others.D. People keep silent because they dont know the answer.解析:推理判断题。全文主要论述了倾听的重要性,倾听是回应别人最好的方式,故选C。答案:C第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)根据下面短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有
36、两项为多余选项。Much meaning can be expressed clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.16 In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not for too long. And if he senses that you are staring at him, he may feel uncomfortable.The same is true in our daily life. If you are stared at for more
37、 than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. 17 Eyes do speak, right?Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude. 18 If a man stares at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to look away from her, his intentions are obvious. He wishes
38、to attract her attention, and let her know that he is admiring her.However, when two persons are engaged in a conversation, the speaker will only look into the listeners eyes from time to time to make sure that the listener does pay attention to his speaking. 19 If a speaker looks at you continuousl
39、y when speaking as if he tries to control you, you will feel embarrassed. A poor liar usually exposes(暴露) himself by looking too long at the victim. He wrongly believes that looking straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. 20Actually, eye contact should be made based on specific relati
40、onship and situation.A. On the contrary, it will give him away.B. Do you have such a kind of experience?C. Thats what normal eye contact is all about.D. If not, you will feel annoyed at being stared at that way.E. Actually, continuous eye contact is limited to lovers only.F. After all, everybody lik
41、es to be stared at for quite a long time.G. But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex.答案:16. B17. D18. G19. C20. A第二部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspect
42、s of life, college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this 21 process and found something that has changed my experience at college for the better: I discovered ASLAmerican Sign Language(美式手语).I never felt an urge to 22 any sign language before. My entire family has hearing,
43、and so do all my friends. The 23 languages were enough in all my interactions. Little did I know that I would discover my love for ASL.The 24 began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club 25 their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very 26 of communicating with
44、out speaking 27 me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the28. This newness just left me wanting more.After that, feeling the need to 29 further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL clubs meetings. I only learned how to 30 the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discour
45、aged by my slow progress, I was excited. I then made a point of 31 those meetings and learn all that I could. The following term, I 32 an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was 33. I soon realised that the silence was not unpleasant. Instead, if there had been any talking, it would ha
46、ve 34 us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the 35 way of communication it opens.21. A. searchingB. planning C. revealingD. switching解析:根据上文中的“explore”可知,作者在大学里经历了探索过程。search搜索;探索;plan计划;reveal揭示;显示;switch转换。答案:A22. A. choose B. readC. learnD. create解析:作者以前从没有过学习任何手语的冲动。 choose选择;read阅
47、读;learn学习;create创造。 答案:C23. A. officialB. foreignC. nativeD. spoken解析:根据上文中“My entire family has hearing, and so do all my friends.”可知作者认为在交流中口语就足够用。official官方的;foreign外国的;native本地的;本国的;spoken口语的;口头的。 答案:D24. A. meetingB. tripC. storyD. task解析:这个故事始于作者上大学的第一周。meeting会议;trip旅行;story故事;task任务。 答案:C25.
48、 A. recordedB. performedC. recitedD. discussed解析:根据句中的关键词“watched”可知,此处指作者看到美式手语社团的成员表演。record记录;perform表演;recite背诵;discuss讨论。答案:B26. A. ideaB. inferenceC. dreamD. reason解析:手部的动作和无需用语言进行交流的想法吸引了作者。idea想法;inference推理;dream梦想;reason原因。答案:A27. A. turned toB. came acrossC. knocked intoD. appealed to解析:解
49、析见上题。turn to转向求助;come across 偶遇;邂逅;knock onto撞上;appeal to对有吸引力。答案:D28. A. endB. pastC. courseD. distance解析:作者看到了完全不像自己在过去经历过的任何事情。end末尾;past过去;course课程;过程;distance距离。答案:B29. A. exerciseB. exploreC. expressD. explain解析:根据上下文语境和第一段中的关键词“explore”可知,作者觉得自己有进一步探索美式手语的需要。exercise锻炼;explore探索;express表达;exp
50、lain解释。 答案:B30. A. printB. writeC. signD. count解析:作者那天只学会了如何用手语表示字母。print打印;write写;sign打手势;count数。答案:C31. A. chairingB. sponsoringC. attendingD. organising解析:根据上文中“made a point of”和下文中“and learn all that I could”可知,作者努力做到参加这些会议。chair主持;sponsor赞助;attend参加;organise组织。答案:C32. A. adjusted toB. took over
51、C. gave upD. registered for解析:接下来的一个学期,作者报名参加了一个美式手语班。adjust to适应;take over接管;give up放弃;register for报名参加。答案:D33. A. prohibitedB. welcomedC. ignoredD. repeated解析:教授是耳聋的人,任何口语交流都是禁止的。prohibit禁止;welcome欢迎;ignore忽视;repeat重复。答案:A34. A. requiredB. causedC. allowedD. expected解析:作者很快意识到无声并非是不愉快的,反而,如果有任何口语交
52、谈的话,那只会导致作者他们学会得更少。require要求;cause造成; allow允许;expect期待。答案:B35. A. easyB. popularC. quickD. new解析:作者现在很感激当时的无声以及它开启的新的沟通方式。easy简单的;popular受欢迎的;quick快速的;new新的。 答案:D第二节(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。Talking is a form of 36. (interact), which is thought to be the most effective and
53、 satisfying. There are many other forms, including 37. (text), cell phones, emails, and social media. Using these 38. (vary) forms to interact with others may be faster, but it lacks many qualities that a face-to-face conversation has. Facial expressions and body language can 39. (great) affect a co
54、nversation. They can be used to give a person some information about 40. _the other person is thinking. Facial expressions can 41. (employ) to have video chatting, but body language can only be found in 42. face-to-face conversation. Talking in person can have physical 43. (feature). Giving someone
55、a hug and holding their hand 44. (comfort) them can only be done in person. When you are talking to someone by texting or instantly messaging them, physical touch does not exist at all, which can limit the connection 45. the people in the interaction.答案: 36. interaction37. texting38. various39. grea
56、tly40. what41. be employed42. a43. features44. to comfort45. between第三部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假设你是李华,你们校报英文栏目“Cultural Communication”向你约稿,请你写一篇介绍肢体语言的短文,写作要点如下:(1)肢体语言在不同文化中各不相同;(2)简要介绍几种肢体语言。注意:(1)词数80左右;(2)可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。_答案:Not everyone is aware that our body language gives away much about ourse
57、lves. However, our communication involves body language, which varies from culture to culture. Therefore, we should know what is important when dealing with others. For example, when listening to others, make sure you nod slightly once in a while to show you are interested. Besides, it is rude to st
58、are at others too long.If you know about basic body language, you will be less likely to offend others.第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。It was an Art lesson. Rachel sat at the desk watching her classmates busy preparing the water jars and paints. She understood why Mrs. Weston asked he
59、r to sit down and got Lisa to fetch everything for her. It was always a disaster when Rachel tried to do Art!Rachel sighed(叹气) and reached out to dip her brush in some black paints andoh, no! She knocked over the jar. The water spread across the desk and drowned the paper. Lisa called Mrs. Weston to
60、 see what Rachel had done. Rachel went red in the face. She jumped to her feet to get a cloth. Her chair fell over backwards. She turned round and her paintbrush caught Lisa across the face, giving her a black moustache(胡子). Lisa was so surprised that she fell back against a bookstand. It came crash
61、ing down and the books went all over the floor. How awkward she was! Rachel thought as she went home on the bus. The bus stopped outside her house. She jumped up and her elbow(肘部) knocked a womans hat right over her eyes. Oh, no! Rachel said sorry, got off and ran indoors. Mum wasnt in the kitchen b
62、ut lay in bed as she caught an awful cold. Rachel offered to make a cup of tea but Mum would rather wait for Dad. Rachel sighed. She understood Mum was afraid she would spill it. “But would you go to Mrs. Willow for some cold medicine?” asked Mum. Rachel turned to the door at once. “But Rachel, Mrs.
63、 Willows house is full of beautiful things, so if she asks you to come in, youd better say no.” Rachel sighed and ran out.Mrs. Willow was an old lady with white hair and sharp blue eyes living in an old house. She opened the door and invited her in. Rachel said why she came and that she preferred to
64、 wait outside remembering her mothers warning. Mrs. Willow insisted Rachel come inside. Rachel took a deep breath and stepped in. She looked round Mrs. Willows sitting room and saw at once why Mum had been worried. 注意:(1)所续写短文的词数应为150左右;(2)续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好。Paragraph 1:There were beautiful things
65、 everywherepretty china figures and expensive vases. _Paragraph 2:With a smile Mrs. Willow comforted her saying it had been broken before. _答案:Paragraph 1:There were beautiful things everywherepretty china figures and expensive vases. Rachel stood very still, afraid of knocking something over. Mrs.
66、Willow handed Rachel a small brown bottle. Rachel couldnt wait to get away, feeling any minute there would be a disaster. She thanked Mrs. Willow and turned to the door when something brushed against her leg. Rachel was so surprised that she jumped backwards. It was a cat! But her elbow hit a vase a
67、nd it fell to the floor, broken. How awkward! Paragraph 2:With a smile Mrs. Willow comforted her saying it had been broken before. Rachel sighed and stared at her. “Dont worry. Itll be perfect after being mended,” Mrs. Willow said, her sharp blue eyes shining. “Nobody grows up without being awkward.” Rachel let out a long sigh and for the first time she felt so good about her clumsiness. She believed what Mrs. Willow said must have the same magic as her special cold medicine. To her amazement, she returned home with the bottle of medicine safe and sound.
