1、UNIT 4 JOURNEY ACROSS A VAST LAND单元综合检测(四).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)ATurkeyYakamoz HotelEstablished in 1992Yakamoz is a small and friendly hotel situated near Fethiye in southwest Turkey. Offering traditional Turkish hospitality, fabulous Mediterranean cuisine and charming gardens, Yakamoz delight
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6、A88. B80.C72. D64.C数字计算题。根据TurkeyYakamoz Hotel部分中的“2021 ratestwinbedded rooms 20 per person”和“Show this ad to get an exclusive 10% Lonely Planet guide book discount”，并结合题干可知，两个人两夜优惠后应付的费用是：202290%72，故选C。2Rail holidays are available for ANorth America, Europe and AustraliaBNorth America, South Americ
7、a and AsiaCAustralia, Asia and EuropeDNorth America, South America and AustraliaD推理判断题。根据Rail Holidays of the World部分中提到的“Peru”“Brazil”“California”“Eastern Canada”“Australia&New Zealand”可推知，在这个度假活动中可以去北美洲、南美洲和澳大利亚，故选D。3How many advertisements offer holidays to Peru?AOne. BTwo. CThree. DFour.B细节理解题。通
8、读全文可知，在ONCEINALIFETIME PERU ADVENTURE部分和Rail Holidays of the World部分中提到了去Peru度假，故选B。BIts often hard to find family holidays that everyone will enjoy. Cruises (海上航游) can be fun, but may offer activities either for small children or adults, with not much for teenagers.Fifteenyearold Josh Sandford and
9、his 13yearold sister Rowena took a cruise last year, on a ship called the Rega.“Before we left, Id spent ages looking at the brochure (宣传册), and all the activities on offer, so I was really looking forward to it，” says Josh. “When we got on, I could see they had activities that teenagers could join
10、in, so we couldnt really say the brochure was wrong. But they were a bit boringthings like old movies wed seen before. I wish thered been somewhere for people of my age to just hang out together. My parents really enjoyed it, but they were disappointed that we didnt. ”Joshs parents had almost decide
11、d theyd never take their family on a cruise again when they heard about some new cruises that were specially for families with teenagers. So earlier this year the Sandford family set off again, this time on a ship called the Flora. “We did some tours organised by the Flora when the ship stopped in d
12、ifferent ports (港口)，” says Josh. “We went off and explored some old ruins. I was worried itd be boring, but I have to admit the ruins were actually quite cool.”“The biggest difference was the activities on board，though, like a great gym and two pools. There was a fantastic rockclimbing wall, too, al
13、though lots of the teenagers on board didnt seem to want to try it. Maybe they were too scared, as it was really high. But my sister immediately managed to get all the way up it, so I just had to do the same！”Josh and Rowenas family had such a good time on their last cruise that theyre thinking of g
14、oing againin fact, theyre already saving up for it!【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了适合青少年的海上航游。4It seems that the Rega Aprovided wrong information in the travel brochureBdidnt offer satisfying activities for teenagersConly provided activities suitable for adultsDdidnt satisfy the needs of Joshs parentsB推理判断题。根
15、据第二段中Josh将自己在上船前看Rega的宣传册和上船后经历的实际情况对比可知，Rega没能提供令人满意的适合青少年的活动。5After the trip on the Rega, Joshs parents Aconsidered giving up cruise holidaysBstarted to look for adventurous cruisesCfound it hard to get along with teenagersDdecided they would never take children alongA细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Joshs parents h
16、ad almost decided theyd never take their family on a cruise again”可知，在经历了Rega提供的海上旅行之后，Josh的父母准备放弃此类的海上航游。6What did Josh think of the tours organised by the Flora?AHe found them a little boring.BHe didnt think they were special.CHe was surprised to find he enjoyed them.DHe was worried that his paren
17、ts wouldnt love them.C推理判断题。根据第三段中的“I was worried itd be boring，but I have to admit the ruins were actually quite cool.”可知， Josh一开始担心Flora的那些游览项目会令人厌倦，然而最后他却非常喜欢。7What does the text mainly talk about?ATeen cruises. BFamily holidays.CDifficult teenagers. DSpecial families.A主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了适合青少年的海上航游，第二段
18、的“they had activities that teenagers could join in”和第三段的“new cruises that were specially for families with teenagers”是提示。CThe first people in Canada crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. In the north the Inuit lived by hunting seals, walruses (海象) and whales. They also hunted caribou (北美驯鹿). On the w
19、est coast people hunted deer, bears and beavers (海狸)They also fished. On the plains people lived by hunting buffalo. In the east people grew crops of beans, squash (南瓜), maize (玉米) and sunflower seeds.The first Europeans to reach Canada were the Vikings. In 986 a Viking called Bjarni Herjolfsson was
20、 blown off course by a storm and he spotted a new land. However he sailed away without landing. In 1001 a man named Leif Eriksson landed in the new land, which he named Vinland (it was part of Canada). However, Eriksson did not stay permanently. Later the Vikings did establish a colony (殖民地) in Nort
21、h America but they abandoned it because of conflict with the natives. However, after the Vikings Canada was forgotten until the end of the 15th century. In 1497 the English king Henry sent an Italian named John Cabot on an expedition across the Atlantic to Newfoundland. Cabot discovered rich fishing
22、 waters off the coast of Canada.Then in 1534 and in 15351536 a Frenchman named Jacques Cartier (14911557) sailed on two expeditions to Canada. On 10 August 1535 (St. Lawrences Day) he sailed into the St. Lawrence River, which he named after the saint.However no permanent European settlements were ma
23、de in Canada until the early 17th century. In 1603 a Frenchman named Samuel de Champlain (15671635) sailed up the St. Lawrence River. In 1604 he founded Port Royal in Acadia (Nova Scotia). In 1608 Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec.(The name Quebec is believed to be an Algonquin word meaning a narro
24、w part of a river). In 1642 the French founded Montreal. The new colony in Canada was called New France.By 1685 the population of New France was about 10，000. By 1740 it was 48，000.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了加拿大人口的构成及城市的逐渐形成。8In which part of Canada did people grow crops?AIn the north. BIn the east.COn the w
25、est coast. DOn the plains. B细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句“In the east people grew crops of beans，squash，maize and sunflower seeds.”可知答案。9Who was the first European to reach Canada?ALeif Eriksson. BBjarni Herjolfsson.CJohn Cabot. DSamuel de Champlain.B细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The first Europeans to reach Canada.called Bjar
26、ni Herjolfsson was blown off course by a storm and he spotted a new land.”可知Bjarni Herjolfsson是最早来到加拿大的欧洲人。10What is the last paragraph mainly about?AEuropeans set foot on Canada.BEuropeans started expeditions.CEuropeans fought against the natives.DEuropeans began to make permanent settlements.D段落大意
27、题。文章最后一段第一句为该段的主题句。11What is the best title for the passage?AThe early history of CanadaBThe languages of CanadaCEuropeans started expeditionsDThe war between Europeans and CanadiansA标题归纳题。文章各段落主要讲述了加拿大人口的构成及城市的逐渐形成。综合来看，文章讲述了加拿大早期的历史。DTheres no doubt that one of the greatest human achievements is t
28、he exploration of the space. Ever since astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to be sent into the orbit around the moon in 1961, scientists have been pushing the boundaries further and further. But until now the exploration into the unknown has been dominated (主导) by men.Of course, in the p
29、ast, women were also included in the space projects and played an active role on the ground and behind the scenes. For example, they worked as seamstresses(女裁缝师), sewing vital space flight components. In fact，much of NASAs key work would never have been possible without them. Recently Hollywood prod
30、uced a movie called Hidden Figures to focus on a group of American female mathematicians, especially the black women, who helped NASA send the first American into space. But this was not womens only contribution. Back in 1963, Soviet astronaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to be sent i
31、nto space. However, after that, space flight programs were slow to employ women. In the USA, NASA didnt accept applications from women to become astronauts until 1978. But attitudes have changed and leading officials at NASA say that the first person to set foot on Mars should be a woman. The space
32、agency aims to have a sexbalanced workforce but can only achieve that if equal numbers of men and women are trained for science and technology jobs. As Allison McIntryre told the BBC, “My director is a woman.We have female astronauts. We havent put a woman on the moon yet. And I think that perhaps t
33、he first person to step on Mars should be a woman. ”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。虽然太空探索迄今为止主要由男性主导，但是女性也一直在默默地发挥着重要作用。NASA也准备让女性在太空探索中走向前台，女性甚至可能成为登陆火星的第一人。12What did Yuri Gagarin do in 1961?AHe landed on the moon successfully.BHe discovered many new boundaries.CHe led scientists to explore the moon.DHe made the
34、first journey into the space.D细节理解题。根据第一段“Ever since astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to be sent into the orbit around the moon in 1961，scientists have been pushing the boundaries further and further.”可知，1961年，尤里加加林成为第一个完成太空旅行的人。13Why does the author mention the film Hidden Figures?ATo
35、 show women are the true heroes of NASAs first launch.BTo stress that black people have won equal rights in NASA.CTo prove women can do as well as men in NASAs projects.DTo present womens contributions to NASAs space programs.D推理判断题。根据第二段“In fact，much of NASAs key work would never have been possible
36、 without them.Recently Hollywood produced a movie called Hidden Figures to focus on a group of American female mathematicians，especially the black women，who helped NASA send the first American into space.But this was not womens only contribution.”可知，作者提到隐藏人物这部电影是为了举例说明在太空探索这一领域，女性也做出过重大贡献。14What is
37、Allison McIntryres attitude toward women astronauts?AUncaring. BDisapproving.CSupportive. DDisappointed.C观点态度题。根据最后一段“My director is a woman.We have female astronauts.We havent put a woman on the moon yet.And I think that perhaps the first person to step on Mars should be a woman.”可知，Allison McIntry
38、re不但认可自己的女性上司，也支持女性成为第一个登上火星的人。15What is the best title for the text?AWill the First Person to Step on Mars Be a Woman?BGreat Achievements Have Been Made in Space ExplorationCWhy Did Men Play an Important Role in Exploring the Unknown?DMen and Women Have Made Equal Contributions to NASAs ProjectsA标题
39、归纳题。根据全文，尤其是最后一段中“But attitudes have changed and leading officials at NASA say that the first person to set foot on Mars should be a woman.”可知答案。.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)Some people choose to live in a flat sharing with others.Others cant imagine leaving their perfect flats to live with lots of o
40、ther people.If you live alone, youre responsible for your own space. If you need your quiet space, youre guaranteed to have it. 16 And you can catch up with work without being interrupted or have a long and undisturbed bath.However, theres no one around if you need a helping hand. If something gets
41、broken, youll have to fix it yourself. 17 You dont have friends at home to invite you out and help you meet people. Theres no one at home to have a cup of tea with and talk about how your day was. 18 Sometimes when you get home, the cake your colleague gave you as a thankyou present is mysteriously
42、gone. Whenever you want a relaxing bath, theres no hot water left and someone wants to come in every five minutes. Its also rarely quiet. Someone always seems to have a birthday party when you want to go to bed early.But in spite of all that, there can be some wonderful moments, like waking up to th
43、e sound of the hoover (吸尘器). 19 And when you come home after a long day, you find your housemates making pizza with leftover vegetables while you watch a film. 20 So, whats your choice?AYou can be alone quite a lot.BThats when it all seems worth it.CYou dont have to share the sofa with anyone.DLivin
44、g alone has become more popular in recent years.EIts not all good when you live with other people, though.FYou will realize how important your friends and family are.GYou will realize someone else is doing the cleaning for a change.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了独自生活以及与别人合住的优缺点。16C本空承接上文，是对上一句“If you need your
45、 quiet space，youre guaranteed to have it.”的举例：如果你需要安静的空间，你肯定会拥有它。C项：You dont have to share the sofa with anyone.你不需要和别人分享沙发。符合文意，故选C项。17A本空后两句是对这一处内容的具体说明：你不会收到舍友的外出邀请，也没有人和你在家里边喝茶边聊天；由此可推知，本空是指你会经常感到孤独。故选A。18E根据下文内容可知，本段谈论了和别人住在一起也并不总是那么美好。此段首句为主题句，后文为阐述说明，对主题句进行解释。E项符合文意，故选E。19G本空承接上一句中提到的那些美妙时刻中的
46、一种情况：在吸尘器的声音中醒来，你会意识到有人正在打扫房间。20B本空是对本段内容的概括：这些美妙的时刻会使你感到做出和别人住在一起这个选择是值得的。.完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood，the one about a 21 is my mothers favourite.I was only two when the 22 occurred. We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me ou
47、t of the car and 23 to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief 24 to dash across the lawn (草坪)and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and 25 on my backside. Mom 26 me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I 27 myself up and kept rig
48、ht on going. Mom always adds here that, as many times as I 28 across the lawn after that，I never again 29 into that tree.Mom loves to use this story as an 30 . It reminds her that children dont enter life afraid to take risks or unwilling to 31 again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose
49、that 32 as I grew older. When I made my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing fullspeed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents home to look for a 33 . Through years of 34 ，I have become a respected teacher in a school serving highneed students.We
50、are almost certain to get 35 at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens，dont sit in the grass and cry. Just get up and keep on going. It will all be worth it in the end.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者先天失明，两岁时有一天趁妈妈无暇顾及之时，飞快地跑过草坪，却不小心撞到了一棵树上。跌倒后的作者并没有坐在原地哭泣，而是爬起来继续跑，并且以后再也没有撞到那棵树。这种不
51、怕冒险、遇到挫折仍勇于尝试的精神一直伴随着作者的生活、学习和工作。21A.trip BraceCtree DdriverC根据第二段中的“hit a large maple tree”可知，作者主要讲述的是自己两岁时撞到一棵枫树的前后经过以及由此感悟到的人生哲理。22A.incident BchangeCillness DproblemA下文讲述的是整个事件(incident)的经过。23A.feared Brefused Cforgot DturnedD根据此空前面的“Mom lifted me out of the car”和下文作者独自跑开可知，此处母亲应该是抱作者下车后转身(turne
52、d)去和司机说话。24A.delay BabsenceCfreedom DrestC根据第一段首句“I was born legally blind.”可知，作者先天失明，身边应该总有人照顾；再结合文中的关键词took advantage of，dash和fast可知，作者当时应该是趁大人不注意时，获得短暂的自由(freedom)，一溜烟就跑开了。25A.landed BsleptClaughed DweptA根据“I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk”可知，作者跑得太快撞上树干后一屁股坐到地上。land on my backsi
53、de意为“摔了个屁股蹲儿”。26A.promised BencouragedCallowed DexpectedD根据“but I just sat there for a minute”可知，妈妈以为(expected)作者会哭，但是作者没哭。27A.woke BpickedCwarmed DgaveB根据上文“I just sat there for a minute”和下文“kept right on going”，以及最后一段倒数第二句“Just get up and keep on going.”可知，此处应该是指从地上爬起来。pick oneself up意为“(跌倒后)爬起来”。
54、28A.drove Blived Cstood DranD与第二段中的“dash across the lawn”呼应。29A.crashed BbrokeCclimbed DlookedA与第二段中的“hit a large maple tree”呼应。crash into sth.意为“撞上某物”。30A.answer BexampleCexcuse DorderB根据下文可知，妈妈在后来的孩子教育上一直拿此事举例(example)。31A.ask BshareClearn DtryD此处用“when they fall down”比喻失败或受挫后，害怕冒险或再次尝试(try)。32A.h
55、onesty BtoughnessCkindness DcuriosityB根据第二段中作者撞倒后继续坚强前行和本段上句中的“这件事提醒了妈妈，孩子们不会在失败、受到挫折后，就害怕或者不愿意再尝试了”可知，妈妈希望作者保持这种坚韧不拔(toughness)的精神。33A.job BfriendCfortune DhouseA根据下一句可知，此处指作者出国留学、后来搬出父母家去找工作(job)。34A.memories BeffortsCresearch DexperienceB根据本句后半部分中的“become a respected teacher”可知，作者后来成为一位备受尊敬的老师，这是
56、需要多年的努力(efforts)才能做到的。35A.mixed up Bfed upCknocked down Dsettled downC根据上文作者的故事和本段中的“When that happens，dont sit in the grass”可知，此处表示在实现目标的过程中，总会有挫折。knock down意为“打/击/撞倒”，此处指受挫。.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Chinas research icebreaker Xuelong, 36._ 126 crew members aboard on the 35th Antarctic research mis
57、sion, on Thursday local time left the Zhongshan Station on 37._ (it) way back to China.Snow Eagle 601, Chinas first fixedwing aircraft for polar flight, on Thursday night also departed from the Antarctic after 38._ (complete)all assignments. Xuelong, 39._ arrived near Zhongshan on Feb. 9, supplied t
58、he station with fuel oil, and then picked up summer expedition team members at the Kunlun, Taishan and Zhongshan stations, as well as 40._(member)of the fixedwing aircraft project.Sixteen members of the Kunlun team 41._(previous)completed all scientific expeditions at Dome Argus (Dome A), the South
59、Poles highest icecap. They，together with 21 members of the Taishan team, 42._(return)to Zhongshan on Feb. 8.The Zhongshan team completed tasks including installation of and tests for LiDAR, drilling of ice bedrock, atmospheric sounding 43._(observe)，surveys of birds and aerial exploration carried ou
60、t by the fixedwing aircraft.As the summer expedition team at Zhongshan left, 19 members would stay for winter expeditions.Also 44._(know) as the Snow Dragon, the icebreaker carrying a research team set sail from Shanghai on Nov. 2 last year, beginning 45._ countrys 35th Antarctic expedition. It is e
61、xpected to arrive in Shanghai in midMarch.【语篇解读】本文为一篇记叙文，讲述了雪龙号科考船在南极的科考经历。36with考查介词。根据句意可知，设空处表示伴随的意思，需用“with宾语宾语补足语”的结构。37its考查代词。设空处修饰名词way，故用其形容词性物主代词its。38completing考查非谓语动词。设空处位于介词after之后，故用其动词ing形式作宾语。39which考查定语从句。根据句子结构以及设空处前的逗号可知，设空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰Xuelong，在非限制性定语从句中作主语，故填which。40members考查名词的
62、数。根据as well as前面的members为复数形式可知，此处的member也需用复数形式。41previously考查副词。设空处修饰动词completed，故用其副词形式。故填previously。42returned考查时态。根据全文时态为一般过去时可知，设空处也需用一般过去时，表示过去发生的动作。43observation考查名词。根据设空处前的atmospheric以及sounding可知，设空处需用名词形式。44known考查非谓语动词。根据句子结构可知，设空处需用非谓语动词形式；the icebreaker与know构成被动关系，故用过去分词作状语。45the考查冠词。根据
63、上文的“the 35th Antarctic research”可知，设空处特指我国第35次科学考察任务，故填the。.应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是高一学生李华，暑假期间在新西兰参加了学校组织的“文化交流周”活动，并住在Kelly家里。请你给新西兰的新朋友Kelly写封感谢信，内容包括：1交流活动中的收获；2难忘在Kelly家的美好日子；3感谢她送你的英文词典。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：文化交流周Cultural Exchange WeekDear Kelly，Ive been back home safely f
64、rom New Zealand.Thank you for the warm help during my stay in New Zealand. Yours，Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Kelly，Ive been back home safely from New Zealand.Thank you for the warm help during my stay in New Zealand.I participated in the Cultural Exchange Week this summer, I enjoyed myself in your country. The
65、 city museum and some places of interest which I visited helped me have a better understanding of your society, culture and history. Of course, I also made many new friends there，including you.Whats more, Ill never forget the days we spent together. Here I especially thank you for the dictionary you
66、 offered me as a gift. I will treasure and make full use of it.Welcome to China when its convenient for you!Yours，Li Hua.读后续写(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。As a sixth grader，I began noticing how other kids were separating into groups. I wasnt sure where I belonged. I found it hard to fi
67、t in.Our teacher had assigned “secret friends” for the coming week. She wrote each kids name on a piece of paper and threw them into a glass；then we each closed our eyes and drew the name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend and support over the next five school days. By the middle of the
68、 week, everyone, including me，had turned this assignment into a contest to see whose secret friend could leave the best gift. We left cards, pens and even money. It seemed that everyone was getting cool presents from their friend except me.On the last morning of our assignment, I walked into my clas
69、sroom and noticed there was a package. I opened the wrapping paper and inside was a box of powder(胭脂粉). The girls sitting near me laughed the gift I had received. To make matters worse, the powder had already been opened.I tried to forget about the embarrassing gift, but when I was in the bathroom d
70、uring the break, the girls who had seen me open the powder started speaking ill of my secret friend of giving it to me. I quickly joined in “How terrible，”I heard myself saying “What could my friend be thinking by giving me such a stupid gift? My grandmother wouldnt even want it. ” The girls laughed
71、 at my remarks and rushed out of the bathroom. I stayed to wash my hands and let the water run through my fingers as I thought about what I had just said. It wasnt normal like me to say mean things like that about someone.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。Then I saw my classmate Janet come out of a bathroo
72、m booth，tears streaming down her face. Along with my apologies，I explained the reason. 【参考范文】Then I saw my classmate Janet come out of a bathroom booth，tears streaming down her face. She shouted at me with anger，“If you dont want my gift, you can just leave it instead of laughing at it. This is the
73、best powder from my mum！” Before I could say a word，Janet dashed out，leaving me dumb with deep regret. But soon I clenched my fingers and made up my mind to find Janet and say sorry to her. There she was，sitting in a tree shadow wiping her eyes.Along with my apologies，I explained the reason. I was n
74、ot a mean girl by judging peoples presents. The reason why I complained in front of the girls was that I wanted to fit in，having a sense of belonging in the group.Hearing my sincere words，Janet calmed herself down after constant sobs and said, “True friendship comes from sincere care and love for each other. I think thats our teachers intention of this secret friendassignment.”That day，I learned to cherish real friendship.