1、单元达标练.阅读理解ASharon, Aged 22The most important thing to keep in mind when youre going into high school is to be yourself.Besides, I dont know what your middle school was like, but high school teachers will not care about things such as how much homework you have already had in one night.Its best to ju
2、st learn to deal with things and manage your time wisely so you can achieve everything you need to.Frank, Aged 21I think almost every kid feels both nervous and excited before their first day.You will probably love it.I know I did.You should join some sports or activities that will make your high sc
3、hool experiences more enjoyable.Good luck!Eddie, Aged 20When I started high school, I was really nervous too, especially since I had been homeschooled all through middle school and didnt really know anyone.I suppose the best advice would be to just relax.The first couple of days can be a little bit
4、hard, but things will become easier before you know it.David, Aged 19Im not going to lie.The first day is kind of frightening.But youll get used to it.Dont be afraid of anyone; some students may pick on (故意刁难) you more if you let them know youre afraid.Just take it easy.Making some friends and stayi
5、ng with them will greatly help you get used to high school quickly.After the first week, its really not bad at all.Dont worry.本文讲述了四个人回忆自己刚上高中的情形，并对此话题发表了自己的看法。1What can we infer from Sharons words about high school?ATeachers are quite strict.BStudents often stay up at night.CTeachers provide little
6、 care for students.DStudents should make good use of their time.答案：D解析：考查推理判断。根据第一段中的最后一句“Its best to just learn to deal with things and manage your time wisely so you can achieve everything you need to.”可知，Sharon认为在高中阶段最好是学会处理事情和合理地管理时间，这样你才能实现你想要实现的一切，故选D。2How did Eddie feel on his first day of hi
7、gh school?AExcited.BBored.CAnxious.DRelaxed.答案：C解析：考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“When I started high school，I was really nervous too”可知，Eddie刚开始上高中的时候很焦虑。故选C。3Who mentions the importance of friends?AFrank. BDavid. CSharon. DEddie.答案：B解析：考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“Making some friends and staying with them will greatly help yo
8、u get used to high school quickly.”可知，David认为交一些朋友，和他们在一起，会极大地帮助你快速适应高中，因此B项符合题意。BFor centuries, people wondered how big the Earth was.Unfortunately, although the Earth was flat, no one was able to figure_out its size.Gradually, however, people began to realize that the Earth was really round.Then,
9、in the third century BC(2,300 years ago)，a Greek man named Eratosthenes had an idea.Eratosthenes was sure that the Earth was a sphere.He used the sun and geometry(几何学) to figure out the size of the Earth.He calculated that the circumference(圆周) of the Earth was 28,600 miles (46,027 kilometers)The tr
10、ue size of the Earth is 24,902 miles(40,076 kilometers)Eratosthenes measurement was wrong, but it was very close to the truth.For many centuries after Eratoshenes lived, people made maps of the Earth.However, they did not know very much about the world outside of Europe, Asia, and North Africa.Mapma
11、kers could not draw accurate maps of the Earth until people began traveling around the world in the fifteenth century, mapping small areas each time.In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, people began making correct maps of countries, but the first accurate maps of the world were not made until
12、 the 1890s. Maps today are reliable (可依靠的), inexpensive, and easy to understand.People depend on maps every day.What would our lives be like without them?本文是一篇科普文。文章介绍了地球是圆的的发现过程及地图绘制的过程。4A sphere is a _.Alarge shape BplanetCball shape Dmember of the sun family答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第二段Eratosthenes was sure
13、 that the Earth was a sphere.和He calculated that the circumference(圆周) of the Earth was 28,600 miles(46,027 kilometers)可知sphere是球形，故选C。5Whats a synonym(同义词) for “figure out”？AGeometry. BCalculate. CMake out. DUnderstand.答案：B解析：词义猜测题。no one was able to figure_out its size指没有人能够计算出它的大小，figure out“计算”，
14、与calculate同义，故选B。6The first correct maps of the world were made _.Ain the 15th century Bin the 18th centuryCin the 19th century Din the 20th century答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段the first accurate maps of the world were not made until the 1890s.可知世界上最早的精确地图是19世纪90年代出现的，故选C。7When did mapmakers begin to draw co
15、rrect maps of the Earth?AWhen people began to travel around the world.BWhen people knew the size of the Earth.CWhen people knew the shape of the Earth.DBefore people traveled around the world.答案：A00解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段Mapmakers could not draw accurate maps of the Earth until people began traveling aroun
16、d the world in the fifteenth century，mapping small areas each time.可知到15世纪人们开始环游世界，地图制作者们才绘制出了精确的地图。故选A。.七选五Are you having trouble concentrating(集中精力) when youre reading a book or listening to a lecture? This list of activities might help to improve your study habits.Make a list.We often have troubl
17、e paying attention to one thing because our brain wants to think about something else._1_ You dont worry about whatever else you should be doing.Sleep more.Studies show that people who sleep fewer than eight hours a night for a period of time have slower response systems and more difficulty recallin
18、g information._2_Eat healthier foods.Many people enjoy foods high in fats and sugars._3_ They might give you a temporary burst of energy.However, that energy is soon followed by a crash.Reduce screen time.This may be the most unpopular suggestion among young people.Screen timetime spent looking at c
19、ellphones，televisions and computer screens，has a clear effect on the attention span._4_5_ Concentration improves for students who participate in team sports.It could be that being active is helpful in this way.Participating in a sport trains your brain to concentrate on specific tasks, and shut out
20、other thoughts.ABe active.BPractice more.CThese foods can provide enough energy for focusing.DBut these foods cant be helpful enough when it comes to focusing.EThat is bad news for teens who stay up revising the night before a test.FResearchers advise parents to limit it when their children need to
21、be focused.GBy writing down all the things you need to do，youll gain a sense of control.本文是一篇说明文，介绍了几种提高注意力的方法。1G解析：主题句Make a list.对应选项G中“writing down all the things you need to do”，故答案为G。2E解析：根据主题句Sleep more.以及空前句中sleep fewer than eight hours.可知，答案为E，其中，stay up为“熬夜”的意思。3D解析：下文的“that energy is soon
22、followed by a crash”与D项中的“cant be helpful enough”相对应，故答案为D。4F解析：本段的主题句“Reduce screen time.”与选项F中的“limit it”对应，故答案为F。5A解析：本空为本段主题句，由下文的“It could be that being active is helpful in this way.”可知，答案为A。干扰项B中Practice指练习，而并不是指参加体育运动。.完形填空It was a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon some fifteen or sixteen years
23、 ago.I took my two kids to the local playground.As soon as we got there，my daughter headed for the swings(秋千)and asked for a _1_.I noticed another little girl _2_ to get her own swing going high as I was _3_ my daughter to go higher and higher.I walked over to the little girl and asked _4_ she neede
24、d help.She smiled and said YES and I soon had her feet flying towards the _5_ while she laughed happily.For the next two hours I found myself pushing swings and playing games with my daughter and the little girl.By the time we headed home, I was _6_ tired, but my spirits were flying_7_than those swi
25、ngs.Three years later I was_8_ again after a days work.Still, I needed to pick up my kids from their school before heading home.I stood in the _9_waiting area waiting for my children.Suddenly, I felt two _10_ arms wrapped around my legs.I looked down and there was the little girl I met 3 years befor
26、e on the_11_smiling up at me.She gave me a big hug before running away to_12_the school bus.As I watched her back, I didnt feel tired any more and my spirits were once again_13_with that swing.The love we_14_with others will find its way back to us.It will travel from heart to heart.It may take seco
27、nds or it may take years.The law of love, _15_ is never broken.We will get back what we give.We will harvest what we plant.这是一篇记叙文。作者回忆了十六年前帮助一个小女孩荡秋千，三年之后，在学校外偶遇小女孩，小女孩仍然认出了作者，给了作者一个大大的拥抱。这件事使作者十分感动，同时也明白了所有的善意都会有回报，告诉我们“播种什么，收获什么”的道理。1A.jump BpullCpushDclimb答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。A.jump跳；B.pull拉；C.push推；D.
28、climb 攀登。句意：到那里时，女儿就奔向了秋千，要我推着她荡秋千。由下文“For the next two hours I found myself pushing swings”可知，在接下来的两个小时里，我发现自己一直在推秋千。所以判断出荡秋千是需要推的。故C选项切题。2A.failed Bdecided Cstopped Dmanaged答案：A解析：考查动词辨析。A.failed失败；B.decided决定；C.stopped停止；D.managed设法做成。句意：正当我帮着女儿把秋千荡得越来越高时，我注意到另外一个小女孩，她正试图把自己的秋千荡起来，却没有成功。由下文“I wal
29、ked over to the little girl and asked _4_ she needed help”可知，作者走向小女孩，问她是否需要帮助。所以小女孩正试图把自己的秋千荡起来，但没有成功。故A选项切题。3A.encouraging Bhelping Crefusing Dadvising答案：B解析：考查动词辨析。A.encouraging鼓励；B.helping帮助；C.refusing拒绝；D.advising建议。句意：正当我帮着女儿把秋千荡得越来越高时，我注意到另外一个小女孩，她正试图把自己的秋千荡起来，但没有成功。根据前文可知，女儿要我推着她荡秋千，所以作者一直在帮助
30、女儿荡秋千。故B选项切题。4A.why Bhow Cwhen Dwhether答案：D解析：考查连词辨析。A.why为什么；B.how怎样；C.when什么时候；D.whether是否。句意：我走到了小女孩那里，问她是否需要帮助。由下文 “She smiled and said YES”可知，小女孩笑了笑说需要，所以这句是对上句whether引导的宾语从句的回答。故D选项切题。5A.clouds Bground Cswing Dtrees答案：A解析：考查名词辨析。A.clouds 云；B.ground 地面；C.swing秋千；D.trees树。句意：我很快就让她的双脚冲向天上的云朵，她快乐
31、地大笑起来。这里clouds表示作者把小女孩推得很高。故A选项切题。6A.finally Bsuddenly Cphysically Dmentally答案：C解析：考查副词辨析。A.finally最后；B.suddenly突然；C.physically身体上；D.mentally精神上。句意：等到要回家的时候，我已经筋疲力尽了，但我的心情却比秋千飞得还要高。由“but my spirits”可知，前后语意转折表示体力上很累，但是精神上很快乐。故C选项切题。7A.faster Bhigher Cmore quickly Dmore slowly答案：B解析：考查副词辨析。A.faster更快地
32、；B.higher更高地；C.more quickly更快地；D.more slowly更慢地。句意：等到要回家的时候，我已经筋疲力尽了，但我的心情却比秋千飞得还要高。fly higher“飞得更高”，表示作者很快乐。故B选项切题。8A.amazed Bupset Cconcerned Dtired答案：D解析：考查形容词辨析。A.amazed惊讶的；B.upset不安的；C.concerned 担忧的；D.tired疲惫的。句意：三年后的某天，我工作了整整一天之后，感觉很疲惫。 由“after a days work.”可知，经过一天的工作，作者很疲惫。 故D选项切题。9A.parents
33、Bteachers Cpatients Dpassengers答案：A解析：考查名词所有格辨析。A.parents父母的；B.teachers老师的；C.patients病人的；D.passengers乘客的。句意：我站在家长等候区，等我的孩子们。作者去接孩子，一定是站在家长等候区等待。故A选项切题。10A.strong Blong Ctiny Dweak答案：C解析：考查形容词辨析。 Astrong强壮的；B.long长的；C.tiny极小的；D.weak弱的。句意：突然，我感觉到两条细小的胳膊抱住了我的双腿。因为是个小女孩，所以胳膊很细小，符合常识。故C选项切题。11A.classroom
34、 Bschool Ckindergarten Dplayground答案：D解析：考查名词辨析。A.classroom班级；B.school 学校；C.kindergarten幼儿园；D.playground操场。句意：我低头一看，原来是我三年前在操场帮助过的小女孩正仰头冲我微笑。由前文“.the local playground”可知，作者见到的是三年前在操场帮助过的小女孩。故D选项切题。12A.drive Bcatch Creach Drepair答案：B解析：考查动词辨析。A.drive开车；B.catch 赶上，抓；C.reach到达；D.repair修理。句意：她又给了我一个大大的拥
35、抱，然后就跑去赶校车了。由“the school bus”可知，小女孩跑去赶校车了。所以动词应用catch。故B选项切题。13A.flying Bcrying Crunning Dfalling答案：A解析：考查动词辨析。A.flying飞；B.crying哭；C.running 跑；D.falling落下。句意：我看着她的背影，感觉没那么累了，心情也再一次好了起来。由前文“but my spirits were flying”可知，作者在三年前帮小女孩荡秋千时，作者就很高兴。这一次又见到了小女孩，所以再一次高兴了起来。故A选项切题。14A.own Bcare Cshare Dfind答案：C
36、解析：考查动词辨析。A.own 拥有；B.care 关心；C.share分享；D.find 发现。句意：在生活中，我们分享的每一丝爱都会得到回报。share sth.with sb.“与某人分享某物”，符合句意。故C选项切题。15A.though Btherefore Cstill Dbesides答案：A解析：考查副词辨析。A.though可是；B.therefore因此；C.still仍然；D.besides此外。句意：但是，爱的法则却从不会被打破。本句与前一句“这个过程可能需要几秒，亦可能需要好几年”形成转折关系。故A选项切题。.语法填空High school graduates on
37、the Chinese mainland have shown increasing preference for Hong Kongs_1_ (university), with enrollment(入学人数) jumping from 7 students in 1997 to about 4,900 in 2017, according to the data published on Thursday by the EIC Group.“Mainland students enjoy the advantages studying in Hong Kong, _2_ they can
38、 choose _3_ (work)and live after graduation, or make Hong Kong a springboard(跳板)for entering top colleges and universities in other countries，”said Hong Lijuan, _4_ international education expert from the EIC Group.Hong Kong still needs more talented people, _5_ (especial) in its finance, banking, a
39、nd tourism, according to Hong Kong.Hong Kongs economy _6_ (develop) and improved in recent years, and the local government has created policies(政策)to attract talented people by _7_ (allow) graduates who have no local permits to live and work in the place for at least one year. _8_ June 27, Chinas ce
40、ntral government announced a series of policies(政策) to improve economic and cultural relationships between Hong Kong and the mainland.I think exchanges between students and teachers from Hong Kong and mainland universities will be enlarged and Hong Kongs colleges _9_ (encourage) to set up educationa
41、l centers in neighboring Guangdong Province.These policies will provide more and _10_ (good) job opportunities for mainland students studying in Hong Kong over the next years.本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了内地的高中毕业生对香港的大学表现出越来越大的偏好。中央政府也宣布了一系列改善香港与内地经济和文化关系的政策，这些政策将在未来数年内为在港就读的学生提供更多和更佳的就业机会。1universities解析：考查名词复数。句意
42、：内地的高中毕业生对香港的大学表现出越来越大的偏好。文中“香港的大学”是复数意义，用名词复数，故填universities。2where解析：考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知此处是一个定语从句，先行词是Hong Kong，关系词在从句中作地点状语，故填关系副词where。3to_work解析：考查固定搭配。此处表示“毕业后，他们可以选择在香港工作和生活”，choose to do sth.意为“选择做某事”，是固定用法，故填to work。4an解析：考查冠词。文中泛指“一位来自EIC集团的教育专家”，international的发音以元音音素开头，故填不定冠词an。5especially解析：
43、考查副词。句意：香港仍然需要更多有才能的人，特别是在金融，银行和旅游业方面。此处修饰后面的介词短语，用副词，故填especially。6has_developed解析：考查时态。根据时间状语in recent years可知，表示动作开始于过去某一时刻，一直延续到现在，还有可能继续下去，用现在完成时，故填has developed。7allowing解析：考查非谓语动词。介词by之后接v.ing形式，故填allowing。8On解析：考查介词。句意：6月27日，中央政府宣布了一系列加强香港与内地经济和文化联系的政策。表示“在某月某日”，用介词on，故填On。9will_be_encourage
44、d解析：考查时态。and连接并列句，由and前的will be enlarged可知，后半句的时态也为一般将来时。主语Hong Kongs colleges与encourage之间存在被动关系，故填will be encouraged。10better解析：考查比较级。句意：这些政策将在未来数年内为在港就读的内地学生提供更多和更佳的就业机会。根据前文more可知，这里用比较级，故填better。.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。It was time to go home.“Remember to work on yo
45、ur class speeches for homework，” Miss Walker called, as everyone started talking and packing their school bags.Jenny felt sick.She hated having to read aloud in class.She was sure everyone got really bored listening to her.Once, when Jenny was reading out her holiday diary, Lee was even looking at h
46、is watch, a silver and blue one which seemed just magical. Jenny watched Lee walk ahead of her as they left school.He seemed so clever, and he had a certain sort of shining confidence. He was just one of those people who were good at everything.Jenny sighed.As she turned the corner, she saw Lees wat
47、ch lying right in the middle of the path. Jenny knew she should just pick it up and return it to him, but she didnt want to run after him.Jenny bent down quickly, picked up the watch and ran home.On arriving home, Jenny put it on almost without thinking.She was surprised it fitted so well.She walked
48、 to the mirror and started practicing her speech.Words just flooded out of her.“Im going to talk about swimming.I have been lucky.Ive won lots of competitions.But when Im in a race, Im not really thinking about winning.Im just loving the feeling of being in the water.” Jenny laughed with excitement.
49、She walked across the room.She suddenly seemed to have a certain sort of confidence.Turning back to the mirror, Jenny saw a flash of light from the watch in the glass.The flashes of silver seemed almost magical.So maybe Lees watch did have something magic about it. The next day, as the lesson began,
50、 Miss Walker asked who was going to be brave and go first.Nobody moved.Jenny slowly raised her arm.Before Miss Walker could say anything, there was a shout from behind.“Shes stolen my watch！” Lee said angrily.“It went missing at school yesterday.”答案Paragraph 1：Everybody was fixing their eyes on Jenn
51、y, waiting for an explanation.Jenny didnt answer.How could she explain about the watch and its magic？No one could understand.No one could believe it.“But I saw you wearing it yesterday，”Miss Walker gently reminded him.For a moment Lee remained silent and then he apologized.Jenny was relieved saying
52、she had found it on the way home and decided to return it after the speech.Everybody was puzzled and asked why.Jenny again was speechless.Paragraph 2：At that moment, Miss Walker smiled and asked the class to listen to Jennys speech first.Jenny walked slowly to the front.She couldnt think properly.Al
53、l her classmates were watching her.She felt so frightened and the watch didnt seem magical at all.Suddenly she saw Miss Walkers encouraging eyes.Jenny took a deep breath，“Im going to talk about swimming.”Ten minutes later the whole class stood up applauding Jennys wonderful speech.Jenny smiled as she eventually realized the real source of confidence.
