1、第九单元过关检测.阅读理解AMy seven-year-old daughter,Taylor,started a business called Tay Bear Company.She makes and sells hand-painted hair clips(夹子) at local stores.When she started her business I thought that she wanted extra pocket money.Taylor was going to buy teddy bears for children with cancer.She said
2、the kids probably have a lot of sadness in their lives.Taylor wanted them to know that even strangers care about them.She set her goal at 500 teddy bears.I thought others didnt really understand her high goal.I was the one that didnt understand.The media picked up on Taylors project and our communit
3、y has accepted her efforts.But help has come from far beyond our little community.Taylor has received donations from strangers that live thousands of miles away.She has also expanded her project to include over 100 other children as helpers.Taylor wanted other kids to feel that they were capable of
4、helping others in their own way,too.Along the way she also raised her goal to 700 teddy bears.What is truly amazing is that she has sold over 1,000 hair clips.She buys supplies over the Internet,and she has e-mail letters going between herself and the marketing directors of several large companies.T
5、aylor has been touched by so many people on her journey.Taylor will be continuing her work and wants to reach even more children with cancer that could use a hug from a teddy bear.1.The aim of Tay Bear Company is to .A.make and sell teddy bearsB.get extra money by selling hand-painted hair clipsC.do
6、nate teddy bears for children with cancerD.receive donations from strangers提示:细节理解题。由文章第二段第一句可知,Taylor成立公司的目的是为癌症患儿捐赠泰迪熊,给他们带来欢乐。答案:C2.When Taylor first set her goal,.A.many people laughed at herB.even the author himself thought it too highC.it caught much attention from the mediaD.it was immediatel
7、y accepted by the community提示:细节理解题。由文章第二段最后两句可知,很多人认为Taylor设立的目标过高,包括作者本人。答案:B3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Taylor sells teddy bears over the Internet.B.Taylor hasnt reached her goal.C.Taylor has been moved by the support from strangers.D.Taylor has given out over 1,00
8、0 teddy bears up to now.提示:推理判断题。由文章倒数第二段最后一句可知答案。答案:C4.What do we know about Taylors work from the passage?A.It is going on with great difficulty.B.It is more successful than expected.C.It has almost come to an end.D.It doesnt get much support.提示:推理判断题。对比文章第二段和第三段的信息可知,原先Taylor制定的目标是捐赠500个泰迪熊,但现在已经
9、提高到700个,说明比预想的成功。答案:BBThe US space agency NASA is looking for people to go to Mars,and stay there.This attractive career is for people who want a huge change of scenery and planet.The project is called the Hundred Years Starship,which aims to colonize(开拓殖民地)other lands such as the red planet Mars.Se
10、ttlers would travel to the red planet and live there forever.NASA says it would be too expensive to bring humans back to Earth.The space agency can afford,however,to send supplies to the astronaut pioneers from Earth.Astronauts would be landed on the planets surface and would never be able to return
11、 home due to the cost.NASA has started the project with $1.6 million,and hopes to attract investment from space-loving billionaires.Google co-founder Larry Page told NASA he would be interested if the cost of a one-way ticket can go down from $10 billion to $2 billion.The journey to Mars could take
12、4 months.Settling on the red planet would be extremely dangerous,especially given the freezing temperatures there.The thin atmosphere would be another problem as it is mostly carbon dioxide,so oxygen supplies are a must.A director in NASA said that he believed the trip might start with visiting Mars
13、s moons first.He claimed that humans could be on Marss moons by 2030.Many scientists think colonizing space is absolutely necessary.Stephen Hawking believes we must move to other planets to survive as a species.He said:“Once we spread out into space and establish independent colonies,our future shou
14、ld be safe.” Scientists Dirk Schulze-Makuch and Paul Davies also call it a “desirable goal”,though there surely are huge risks to explore new lands.5.Which of the following is TRUE about the Hundred Years Starship?A.It is a project first raised by Stephen Hawking.B.It aims to explore new lands in th
15、e universe.C.It is expected to be conducted on Mars in 2030.D.It has cost NASA around $10 billion.提示:根据第一段最后一句“The project is called the Hundred Years Starship,which aims to colonize(开拓殖民地) other lands such as the red planet Mars.”可知答案。答案:B6.We can infer from the passage that Google co-founder Larry
16、 Page .A.is a generous man B.is a fan of space travelC.is no longer rich nowD.used to be an astronaut提示:根据第三段最后一句“Google co-founder Larry Page told NASA he would be interested if the cost of a one-way ticket can go down from $10 billion to $2 billion.”可知谷歌合作开发者拉里佩奇对太空旅行感兴趣。答案:B7.According to the aut
17、hor,settling on Mars would be .A.necessaryB.dangerousC.excitingD.interesting提示:根据第四段内容可知到火星上的旅行耗时长且极其危险,特别是考虑到那儿极低的温度。答案:B8.What would be the best title for the passage?A.NASAs first cooperation with Google.B.Human landing on Mars.C.Marss another moon is found.D.One-way trip to Mars.提示:该文重点说明美国航天航空局
18、寻求到火星上旅行的人,并在那儿永久生活,旨在探索人在宇宙中新的居住地。故以D项作为标题具有较强的概括性。答案:DCCar sharing is another way to drive green thats gaining in popularity,especially in urban areas.People who may not drive every day but still want a car to run errands(差事) or drive on weekends benefit most from car sharing.Car sharing is usuall
19、y run by a service like Zipcar,though there are non-profit and informal car sharing services.Members pay a monthly fee and have access to an entire fleet of cars when they need one.The cars are parked in fixed spots around the city,so members only need to make a reservation(预约),and then go to the pi
20、ckup spot.Car sharing has major environmental benefits because it lessens the number of cars on the road.Members dont drive just because they have a car.They plan trips,and if they dont need a car,they dont use one.Still,a car is available to them if they need to make a big trip to the grocery store
21、,pick someone up at the airport or if they want to go to the beach for the day.Members also benefit by having access to a car without any of the headaches of ownership.They usually dont have to pay for gas,insurance or maintenance(保养),and the monthly membership fee is less than a typical car payment
22、.So if you really want to go green but arent ready to totally give up a car yet,car sharing may be the way to go.If you still need to get around,but want to go even greener than sharing a car,share a bus! On the next page,youll learn about the green benefits of mass transit.9.Car sharing .A.has beco
23、me the most popular way to go to workB.has become the best way to cut living costsC.is becoming more and more popular in citiesD.is becoming popular both in urban and rural areas提示:根据文章首句可知C项正确。A项和B项在文中找不到信息,D项与首句相悖。答案:C10.As a member of Zipcar,you .A.are supposed to pay the fee yearlyB.can have rid
24、es on your ordered type of carsC.will be picked up anywhere you areD.should make a reservation when you need one提示:会员是按月缴费,A项错;B项与have access to an entire fleet of cars 矛盾;车只能在市内指定地点停靠接人,C项错;根据第一段最后一句可知D项正确。答案:D11.The second paragraph mainly tells us .A.why to share a carB.why car sharing benefit th
25、e environmentC.why car sharing is cheaper than owning a carD.why a car is available to members提示:第二段主要论述拼车的两大好处:环保和经济省心,故选A项。B项和C项均不全面,D项未涉及。答案:A12.How many reasons are given in the second paragraph?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.提示:前四句讲的是环保的好处,后面讲的是经济省心的好处,共两项,故选B项。答案:BDWith 10,600 bicycles in use,Pari
26、s city officials are hoping the program will provide people with more environmentally friendly transportation.It seems both Parisians(巴黎人)and tourists are taking advantage of the program.Since its launch two weeks ago,Vlib has already seen almost half a million rentals(租赁).And,with the addition of 1
27、0,000 more bikes and 700 more stations in the next 12 months,city officials expect at least 200,000 regular users by year end.Parisian Olivier Bioret has already gone for a spin(兜了一圈) on one of Vlibs vehicles and plans to make use of them more often.“Its a real pleasurewhen,like me,you dont have spa
28、ce enough in your flat to have your own bike to be able to discover,to cross Paris and not have to take the subway,” he said.Mayor Bertrand Delanoe is a socialist and longtime green activist.Vlib is just part of his plan to reduce car traffic and,thus,lower pollution by 2020.Aside from its environme
29、ntal benefits,Vlib is also being praised as a way of collecting money for the city,for all the money from rentals goes to the city government.Paris is not alone in its attempt to profit from the power of bikes.Across the globe,cities such as Barcelona,which started its bike-share program in March wi
30、th 1,500 vehicles and 100 stations,and New York,which launched a five-day trial program last month,are using bicycles as a way to cut back on both traffic and pollution.However,it remains to be seen whether peoples acceptance of these programs is simply a passing fashion or whether this movement has
31、 the power to take root and transform the face of public transportation around the world.13.The real purpose of Vlib is .A.to provide convenience to both Parisians and touristsB.to make some money for the city governmentC.to cut down air pollution in the cityD.to help people save money提示:根据首句可知,投放自行
32、车供人们租用,是为了解决城市空气污染问题。答案:C14.Olivier Bioret .A.thinks highly of the programB.has no flat of his ownC.cant afford to have a bike of his ownD.used to take the subway to work提示:根据第四段中Olivier Bioret的话可知A项正确,其余均错误。答案:A15.The underlined sentence in the passage means “”.A.only Paris charges fees for rentals
33、B.other cities have such programsC.Paris sets an example for many other citiesD.Paris is the only city starting such a program提示:句意:在试图受益于自行车方面,巴黎并不孤单。根据接下来的一段的内容可知,巴塞罗那和纽约也有此类项目。答案:B.七选五Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion,unless you learn how to deal with it.They warn that anger
34、can lead to heart disease,stomach problems,headaches,emotional problems and possibly cancer.16 Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way.Others burst with anger,and scream and yell.But other people keep their anger inside.They can not or will not express it.This is called repressing
35、anger.For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a persons health than expressing it.They said that when a person is angry,the brain releases the same hormones (荷尔蒙).They speed the heart rate,raise blood pressure,or sugar into the blood,etc.17Some doctors say that bot
36、h repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous.They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease,and they believe that those who keep their anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.18They say the first step is to admit that you a
37、re angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger,then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about.If it is,they say,“19Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor i
38、n the situation that has made you angry.20A.In general the person feels excited and ready to act.B.They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.C.Expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing it.D.Anger may cause you a cancer.E.Do not express your anger while angry.F.Anger is a
39、normal emotion that we all feel from time to time.G.Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.答案:1620 FAGEB.完形填空Katrina lived in a small white house.All the other houses in the neighborhood looked the same 21 the house next door to Katrina,which had 22 windows,missing tiles(瓦) on t
40、he roof,and needed new paint.Everyone who lived in the area thought this house looked 23 because no one had 24 there for some time.One Saturday morning,a truck filled with boxes and furniture 25.Katrina saw a man,a woman,and a boy take things from the 26 and carry them into the house next to hers.Wi
41、thin twenty minutes,27 was safely placed inside.On Monday morning,Katrina left for school 28.As she entered her classroom she heard her teacher say,“This is David Bateman.Please make him feel 29.”Katrina recognized him right away.He was the boy who had just 30 the house next to hers.At lunchtime,Kat
42、rina showed David the way to the 31.As they ate their lunch,David told Katrina he was 32 to be living in his new 33.“Dont you think it needs a lot of fixing?”Katrina looked 34 and asked.David explained that he and his parents had spent the weekend making 35.They wanted to 36 the house so that it wou
43、ld look like all the other houses in the neighborhood.They knew it would take a lot of time and hard work,37 they felt it would be worth it.They had 38 owned their own house and lived in such a nice neighborhood.Suddenly Katrina realized she was so 39.Listening to Davids story made her feel thankful
44、 for all that she had.Sometimes another person helps you 40 how much you have.21.A.asB.likeC.except D.including提示:由本段对卡特丽娜家旁的房子的描述和下文的“it would look like all the other houses”可知,“除了(except)”那栋房子,整个街区的房子都一样。答案:C22.A.perfectB.brokenC.highD.front提示:由房屋丢失瓦片和需要粉刷可知,那栋房子的窗户是“破的(broken)”。答案:B23.A.beautiful
45、B.comfortableC.terribleD.safe答案:C24.A.playedB.passedC.workedD.lived提示:房屋年久失修、无人“居住(lived)”,因此看起来“很糟糕(terrible)”。答案:D25.A.arrivedB.waitedC.followedD.left提示:由下文的“take things.and carry them into the house”可知,一辆满载着箱子和家具的货车“抵达(arrived)”。答案:A26.A.boxB.truckC.furnitureD.window提示:由上文的“a truck filled with bo
46、xes and furniture”可知。答案:B27.A.everythingB.somethingC.nothingD.anything提示:二十分钟以后,“所有的东西(everything)”都被安全地放置在房子里面。此处指货车上满载着的箱子和家具。答案:A28.A.at lastB.as wellC.at onceD.as usual提示:卡特丽娜周一早上“像平常一样(as usual)”去上学。答案:D29.A.politeB.warmC.welcomeD.quiet提示:老师介绍新同学,自然是希望同学们能让他感到“受欢迎(welcome)”。答案:C30.A.sold outB.p
47、ut upC.cleaned upD.moved into提示:由上文的“a boy take things.and carry them into the house”可知,戴维正是卡特丽娜周六见到的刚“搬到(moved into)”她家旁边的那个男孩。答案:D31.A.washroomB.classroomC.lunchroomD.bedroom提示:由“At lunchtime”和“As they ate their lunch”可知,卡特丽娜和戴维是去“餐厅(lunchroom)”。答案:C32.A.angryB.happyC.patientD.afraid答案:B33.A.schoo
48、lB.restaurantC.countryD.house提示:由下文的“it would look like all the other houses”和“they felt it would be worth it.”可知,戴维很“高兴(happy)”住进他的新“家(house)”。答案:D34.A.ashamedB.satisfiedC.touchedD.surprised提示:大家都觉得那栋没人住的房子很糟糕,但戴维却表示喜爱这个新家,这让卡特丽娜感到“吃惊(surprised)”。答案:D35.A.plansB.mealsC.paintingsD.stories提示:由上文卡特丽娜说
49、房子需要修整和下文戴维说想让他家像街区的其他房子一样可知,戴维的家人已做好修整房子的“计划(plans)”。答案:A36.A.chooseB.buyC.repairD.pay提示:要想让这套破旧的房子像其他房子一样,自然是要“修整(repair)”。答案:C37.A.butB.soC.orD.for提示:“花费时间和精力”和“值得去做”之间是转折关系,故选用but。答案:A38.A.everB.alwaysC.stillD.never提示:戴维对住进一栋破旧的房子都能感到开心,由此可知他们全家“从未(never)”拥有过自己的房子。答案:D39.A.strongB.luckyC.smartD.
50、popular提示:由下文的“Davids story made her feel thankful for all that she had.”可知,卡特丽娜意识到自己是“幸运的(lucky)”。答案:B40.A.getB.recordC.understandD.keep提示:正是戴维让卡特丽娜“明白(understand)”了自己拥有很多东西。答案:C.语法填空Lucy:Hi,Mr.Brown,would you like to tell us what happened to you one year ago?Tom:Sure,it was August 19th.I was 41(sl
51、eep) in my bedroom when suddenly 42 great noise woke me up.I got up quickly 43 went to see what 44 (happen).Then I saw that the house behind mine was 45 fire.Lucy:So you went to put out the fire?Tom:Thats right.I went to my kitchen,took some water,and went 46 (run) into the house to try and put out
52、the fire,because some people still hadnt come out.Lucy:So what happened next?Tom:I didnt expect the fire 47(become) so big that I couldnt get out.Lucy:Thats terrible.So how did you get out?Tom:Well,I was carried out after the fire 48 (put) out.Lucy:So you 49 (be) seriously burned.Tom:Yes,in fact,I c
53、ouldnt feel anything before I was taken to hospital.I woke up in the hospital three days 50(late) but I couldnt move.It was four weeks before I could move.Lucy:And how long did you stay in hospital?Tom:About six months to recover completely.答案:41.sleeping42.a43.and44.had happened45.on46.running47.to
54、 become48.had been put49.must have been50.later.短文改错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。Failure is common in our life.No one can avoid them.Whe
55、n we fail in doing something,we often feel very depressing.Sometimes failure can make us lose hearts.So no one is willing to fail.On the contrary,success can bring us sense of pride.If one enjoys his continuous success in his career,he will have confident in himself.Therefore,a failure is the mother
56、 of success.Failure doesnt mean one can never be successfully.Those that are always afraid failure will never succeed.In a word,as long as we can get some lessons and experience from our failure,we were sure to succeed.答案:Failure is common in our life.No one can avoid themit.When we fail in doing so
57、mething,we often feel very depressingdepressed.Sometimes failure can make us lose heartsheart.So no one is willing to fail.On the contrary,success can bring us a sense of pride.If one enjoys his continuous success in his career,he will have confidentconfidence in himself.Therefore,a failure is the m
58、other of success.Failure doesnt mean one can never be successfullysuccessful.Those thatwho are always afraid of failure will never succeed.In a word,as long as we can get some lessons and experience from our failure,we wereare sure to succeed.书面表达近年来城市交通拥堵严重,影响了人们的生活和经济发展,对此人们十分抱怨。假如你是李华,请根据以下要点用英语给
59、报社写封信。1.交通现状及影响;2.提出改进建议;3.希望建议被采纳。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头已为你写好,不计入总词数。Dear editor,I am writing to you to talk about the heavy traffic.Yours,Li Hua参考范文:Dear editor,I am writing to you to talk about the heavy traffic.Nowadays,people in many big cities are complaining about the heavy traff
60、ic.It has seriously influenced peoples daily life and economic development.To solve the problem,Id like to put forward some pieces of advice.For one thing,more streets and roads should be built.In this way,we can speed up the flow of buses and cars.For another,the number of bikes and cars can be lim
61、ited,which can decrease the traffic flow.But the most important thing is that the number of private cars should be put under control.Meanwhile,buses should have their own special routes which can not be used by other vehicles.Besides,underground train and city train should be developed quickly.I do hope my suggestions will be taken.Yours,Li Hua8
