1、综合能力测评(一)Unit 1本套试卷分为第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。第卷60分，第卷40分，共100分。考试时间90分钟。第卷(选择题共60分).阅读理解(共两节；满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)ABarbara McClintock was one of the most important scientists of the twentieth century. She made important discoveries about genes and chromosomes(染色体)Barbara McClintock was born in 19
2、02 in Hartford, Connecticut. Her family moved to the Brooklyn area of New York City in 1908. Barbara was an active child with interests in sports and music. She also developed an interest in science.She studied science at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Barbara was among a small number of un
3、dergraduate students to receive training in genetics in 1921. Years later, she noted that few college students wanted to study genetics.Barbara McClintock decided to study botany, the scientific study of plants, at Cornell University. She completed her undergraduate studies in 1923. McClintock decid
4、ed to continue her education at Cornell. She completed a masters degree in 1925. Two years later, she finished all her requirements for a doctorate.McClintock stayed at Cornell after she completed her education. She taught students botany. The 1930s was not a good time to be a young scientist in the
5、 United States. The country was in the middle of the great Depression. Millions of Americans were unemployed. Male scientists were offered jobs. But female geneticists were not much in demand.An old friend from Cornell, Marcus Morton Rhoades, invited McClintock to spend the summer of 1941 working at
6、 the Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory. It is a research centre on Long Island, near New York City. McClintock started in a temporary job with the genetics department. A short time later, she accepted a permanent position with the laboratory. This gave her the freedom to continue her research without h
7、aving to teach or repeatedly ask for financial aid.By the 1970s, her discoveries have had an effect on everything from genetic engineering to cancer research. McClintock won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1983 for her discovery of the ability of genes to change positions on chromosomes
8、. She was the first American woman to win an unshared Nobel Prize. 1When did McClintock get a doctorate degree?AIn 1921. BIn 1923. CIn 1925. DIn 1927.2In the middle of the great Depression in the US, _Amale geneticists were in great demandByoung scientists might have trouble finding a jobCfemale gen
9、eticists were not in demand at allDmale scientists lost their jobs and were out of work3Which of the following jobs was beneficial to McClintocks research?AA job as a botany teacher.BA temporary job in the genetics department.CA permanent position in the laboratory.DA job to research cancer.4Why was
10、 McClintock awarded a Nobel Prize?ABecause she received a degree in genes and chromosomes.BBecause she contributed to genetic engineering and cancer research.CBecause she made important discoveries about genes and chromosomes. DBecause she was the first American woman who study genes and chromosomes
11、.BLilian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.When Lilian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow mo
12、ney for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didnt think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lilian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to c
13、ollege.Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children had grown up, she tried again. She finds the hardest part of going back to school at her age is the sitting in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as flexible(易适应的) as she used to be, Mrs Hanson
14、often gets up and walks around between classes to keep from getting stiff(僵硬的). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood and gave her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.5The difference between Lili
15、an and her classmates is that _Ashe works harder at her lessonsBshe is eager to graduate from collegeCshe is much olderDshe is a country girl6Lilian wasnt able to go to college after graduation from high school because _Ashe wanted to teach herself Bshe got marriedCshe had to look after her children
16、 Dshe hadnt enough money7The writer wrote the passage in order to show us that _Aa friend in need is a friend indeedBone is never too old to learnCknowledge is powerDeducation is of great importance8Lilian could get a higher education when she was old because _Ashe borrowed money from the bankBher h
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26、nd a place to sleep on the street.But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gained entry into Harvard University.And her amazing story has inspired a movie，Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story.Liz Murray, a 22yearold American girl, has been writing a r
27、eallife story of willpower and determination.Liz grew up with two drugaddicted parents.There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house.Liz was the only member of the family who had a job.Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old.The effect of that loss became a turning poi
28、nt in her life.Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.Liz went back to school.She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless.At night, she lived on the streets.“What drove me to liv
29、e on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being.I had only experienced a small part of the society，” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on.She used the benefits that come easily to others, such
30、 as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University.But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of
31、her father, who has also developed AIDS.“I love my parents so much.They are drug addicts.But I never forget that they love me all the time.”Liz wants filmgoer to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”13In which order did the following things happen to Liz
32、?a. Her mother died of AIDS.b. She worked at a petrol station.c. She got admitted into Harvard University.d. The movie about her life was put on.e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep.Ab, a, e, c, d Ba, b, c, e, d Ce, d, b, a, c Db, e, a, d, c14The main idea of the passage is _Ahow Liz managed
33、to enter Harvard UniversityBwhat a hard time Liz had in her childhoodCwhy Liz loved her parents so muchDhow Liz struggled to change her life15What actually made her go towards her goal?AEnvy and competition. BWillpower and determination.CDecisions and understanding. DLove and respect for her parents
34、.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Question: I found a new job in the nearby town last week. _16_ But my sons dont want to leave, because they have established a good friendship with our neighbours children. I am really puzzled about how to explain our moving plan to them
35、. And there is only three weeks left. Will you please tell me some good advice?Answer: Congratulations on your new position! _17_ It frequently causes them to feel unsafe. But dont worry. There are many things you can do to make the moving experience less frightening for your children.Involve them f
36、rom the very beginning.Tell your children as soon as you know youre moving._18_ Explain why youre moving in terms they can understand. This will remove a lot of the fear and confusion they may be feeling. Be sure to answer their questions as fully as you can._19_If you approach the coming move as an
37、 exciting adventure for the entire family, it will help to calm your childrens fears. If possible, show them the new house and let them spend some time exploring it. Help them imagine where their furniture and toys will go. Show them the yard and help them imagine all the fun they will have there. T
38、alk about all the fun things the family will do there.Let them help.If you give your children an active role in the move, they are much more likely to accept it and even grow excited about it. Let them pack some of their own things. _20_ If there are old toys you dont plan to take, let the kids help
39、 decide which of them should be taken or given away.AWhat to do on moving day.BMake the move an adventure.CDont tell them at the last minute.DMoving can upset children of any age.E. This will help them feel a part of the move.F. My wife and I are considering moving there next month.G. If youre drivi
40、ng to your new home, make the trip exciting!.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)When I was six years old, my parents and I were in London for a onemonth vacation. One day when my mother and I were _21_ down Oxford Street, I felt too _22_to walk any more, so I asked my mother to take the subway.At first, she_23_
41、to take it because she said the weather was very _24_ and it was better to walk. I started _25_. She told me to stop immediately, but I didnt pay attention to what she was _26_. For about an hour, I didnt stop crying. My mother became very _27_with me. I didnt stop. I just ran away from her. I ran a
42、s _28_ as I could.The street was really crowded, so she couldnt _29_me. Then, I entered one of the biggest shops. There was a coffee house on the second floor. I went_30_， sat in a chair, and started crying again. All of the people in the coffee shop came around me.They were_31_to me, but I didnt un
43、derstand English at all. After that, they _32_ the police station, and a policeman came to the coffee shop. He tried to talk to me, but I just _33_crying. Then he took the small bag that I was _34_， opened it and found my hotel address and _35_ number. When he phoned the hotel, my _36_answered the p
44、hone.In the end, the policeman took me to the _37_. My father was standing in front of the hotel door. He talked to the policeman, and then he asked me what had _38_ and where my mother was. I told him everything, and I also told him that I was _39_ that my mother was very angry with me.When my moth
45、er came back, she was crying. But when she saw me, she hugged me and kissed me. She talked to my father about everything. _40_of them told me not to do anything like that in the future because maybe one day I wouldnt find anyone to help me. They wouldnt forgive me if I did it again.21A.running Bwalk
46、ing Cvisiting Ddriving22A.tired Bmad Chappy Dsad23A.agreed Brefused Csuggested Dmanaged24A.horrible Bwindy Cnice Dcold25A.talking Blaughing Csinging Dcrying26A.hearing Bregarding Cthinking Dsaying27A.angry Bstrict Csatisfied Dfamiliar28A.excitedly Bslowly Cquickly Dcarelessly29A.search Beducate Cfor
47、give Dfollow30A.outside Binside Cupon Ddown31A.advising Btalking Clistening Dcoming32A.called Bremembered Cmeasured Dleft33A.stopped Bpreferred Cregretted Dcontinued34A.catching Bcarrying Cgaining Dbuying35A.serial Blucky Cphone Dlicence36A.mother Bguide Cfather Dwaiter37A.hotel Bshop Cstreet Dstati
48、on38A.forgotten Bhappened Cdamaged Dlost39A.worried Bconcerned Cafraid Dangry40A.None BEither CNeither DBoth第卷(非选择题共40分).语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。It was my first day in Hangzhou, the Chinese city famous for its natural beauty and history, but I didnt have much time
49、to spare. I wanted to see 41. _much of the city as possible in the two days 42._I was to return to Guangzhou. My first task was to decide where to go and 43._ to get there. I took out my guidebook in which there was a lot of information about the citys wellknown tourist 44._ (attract) and started to
50、 read. At that moment an attractive young lady 45. _ noticed my book came up to me and introduced 46. _. She said her name was Miss Bai and she kindly offered to show me 47._ the city. I was delighted and was about to accept her proposal when she suggested we first 48. _ (go) to the West Lake and wa
51、lk along the Broken Bridge. I quite liked the idea of visiting the West Lake but wasnt so sure about crossing the Broken Bridge. 49. _ it was broken, did she expect me to jump across? And I couldnt swim, so if I fell in, then I would drown. That was definitely not an attractive idea so I politely de
52、clined her invitation, 50. _ (close) my book and walked away.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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Jack London was a
53、famous America writer. He was born in January 12th, 1876, in San Francisco. His family was very poor, so Jack had to leave for school to make money. He worked hard in much difficult jobs. Later Jack returned school, but he didnt stay. He wrote, “Life and pocket book were all too short.” In 1897, he
54、went to Alaska to look out gold. He returned home and started to write. His writings were successfully, and he became rich and famous. Jack was no a happy man, however. In poor health, he took her own life in 1916.书面表达(满分20分)学校网站新开设了一个“英语写作”栏目，现请你为该栏目写一篇英文介绍，内容包括：开设目的：以便学生发表英语作文，进行交流，提高英语写作能力。栏目优势：教
55、师在线指导等。欢迎投稿，优秀稿件有奖。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 文章开头已写好，不计入总词数。参考词汇：栏目 column发表post(vt.)在线 onlineWelcome to the column “English Writing”！_测评卷参考答案综合能力测评(一). 第一节 A【文章大意】 本文主要介绍了著名的女科学家芭芭拉麦克林托克，她在基因和染色体方面取得了重大的发现。1D细节理解题。由第四段最后两句“She completed a masters degree in 1925. Two years later, she finished all her require
56、ments for a doctorate.”可知，麦克林托克是在1927年取得博士学位的。2B推理判断题。由第五段第三句“The 1930s was not a good time to be a young scientist in the United States.”可推出年轻的科学家在大萧条时期很难找到工作。A、C两项太绝对了，故不能选。由倒数第二句“Male scientists were offered jobs.”可知D项错误。3C细节理解题。由倒数第二段最后两句“A short time later, she accepted a permanent position wit
57、h the laboratory. This gave her the freedom to continue her research without having to teach or repeatedly ask for financial aid.”可知，在实验室的工作对她的研究是有帮助的。4C细节理解题。由最后一段第二句“McClintock won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1983 for her discovery of the ability of genes to change positions on ch
58、romosomes.”可知由于她在基因与染色体方面的发现，她获得了诺贝尔奖。B【文章大意】 Lilian Hanson在73岁时仍坚持着大学梦。因为家境贫困，不能借到钱，年轻时的她不得不选择放弃，当她的九个孩子都已长大成人时，她又回到教室，克服困难进入大学课堂，圆了自己的大学梦。5C细节理解题。根据第一段的“What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age73 years.”可知选 C。6D细节理解题。根据第二段可知，Lilian Hanson去银行贷款上大学，因遭到拒绝而不得不放弃。所以选D。7B主旨大意题。根据文章
59、内容可知，Lilian Hanson在73岁时仍在上大学，与B项(活到老学到老)意思相符。 8D推理判断题。文章提到她上大学是想实现自己年轻时的梦想。其他原因都没提及。 C【文章大意】 本文主要介绍了吉他、舞蹈以及气功三则广告。9C细节理解题。由广告标题以及“Im a professional teacher, over 30 students at my studioseveral music schoolsI guarantee there are songs by your favourite bands that you could learn.”可知，这则广告的目的是吸引学生前来学吉
60、他。故选C。10A细节理解题。这个号码来自第一则吉他课招生广告，故选A。11B推理判断题。由第二则广告中的“Prices are very reasonable at only $45 a month.”可知，6个月的学费一共是270美元。故选B。12B推理判断题。由第三则广告中的“$12 per class dropin(即到即学的)or $45 for a prepaid set of 4 classes”可知，即到即学每节课12美元，预付4节课学费45美元，因此8节课90美元。128906美元。故选B。D【文章大意】 本文讲述的是Liz Murray如何克服困难最终取得成功的故事。13A
61、推理判断题。由第一段的“When other nineyearold kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station.”和第二段的“Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old.”可知，b在a之前。结合文中上高中以及后来读大学的情况可知A项正确。14D主旨大意题。整篇文章讲述的是Liz Murray如何克服困难最终取得成功的故事。15B推理判断题。由文章主旨和第二段首句可知B项正确。第二节 【文章大意】 本文讲述了家长找到一份新工作要搬家，但孩子不
62、想搬的事情，文中由此提出几点建议。16F根据上文的“I found a new job in the nearby town last week.”和下文的“But my sons dont want to leave”可知选F“我们打算搬家”。17D根据下文的“It frequently causes them to feel unsafe.”可知选D “搬家会使所有年龄段的孩子感到不安”。18C根据上文的“Tell your children as soon as you know youre moving.”可知选C “不要到最后时刻才告诉他们”。19B根据下文的“If you appr
63、oach the coming move as an exciting adventure for the entire family, it will help to calm your childrens fears.”可知选B “把搬家看作是冒险”。20E根据上文的“Let them pack some of their own things.”可知选E “这会帮助他们感到是搬家的一部分”。. 【文章大意】 本文讲述了“我”在伦敦街头与妈妈走失，然后在警察的帮助下，找到宾馆和爸爸妈妈相聚的故事。21B根据下文的“to walk any more”可知“我们”是在步行，故B正确。22A“我
64、”感觉太疲惫了，不想再走了。23B根据下文的“better to walk.”可知她拒绝了“我”的请求。24C根据下文可知妈妈认为天气很好，不想坐地铁。25D根据下文的“I didnt stop crying.”可知“我”开始哭起来了。26D但是“我”没有注意到妈妈说的话，还在不停地哭。27A根据下文的“my mother was very angry with me.”可知妈妈很生气。28C“我”尽可能跑得快。29D因为这条街上很拥挤，所以妈妈跟不上“我”。30B根据下文的“sat in a chair”可知“我”进入到咖啡厅里面。31B他们用英语和“我”说话，但是“我”听不懂英语，仍然在继
65、续哭。32A根据下文的the police station可知他们报警了。call the police station报警。33D警察想和“我”交流，但是“我”还在继续哭个不停。34B他拿出“我”携带的小包，在里面找到了宾馆地址和电话号码。35C根据下文的“phoned the hotel”可知他找到了宾馆的电话号码。36C根据下文的“My father was standing in front of the hotel door.”可知当时是爸爸接了电话。37A警察打电话到宾馆，爸爸接了电话，然后警察送“我”回宾馆。38B爸爸问“我”发生了什么事情，以及妈妈在什么地方。39C“我”很害怕
66、妈妈还在生“我”的气。40D根据上文可知爸爸妈妈两个人都告诉“我”以后不能那样做了。“两者都”用both。. 41.as42.before43.how44.attractions45.who/that46herself47.around48.go/should go49.If50.closed. Jack London was a famous America writer. He was born in January 12th, American on1876, in San Francisco. His family was very poor, so Jack had to leave
67、 for school to make money. He worked hard in much difficult jobs. Later Jack returned school, but he didnt stay. many toHe wrote, “Life and pocket book were all too short.” In 1897, he went to Alaska to look bothout gold. He returned home and started to write. His writings were successfully, and he
68、becamefor successfulrich and famous. Jack was no a happy man, however. In poor health, he took her own life not hisin 1916. One possible version：Welcome_to_the_column_“English_Writing”！ Recently the school website has set up a new column called “English Writing”， which provides students with the cha
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