1、单元综合检测(二)(时间：100分钟；满分：120分).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)ABesides fun and relaxation，vacations also provide chances to learn and grow.Below are several places that every kid in America should visit.Ellis Island Museum，New York CityAbout 40 percent of Americans are offspring(后代)of someone who immigrated th
2、rough this station.Visiting is a powerful experience，thanks to exhibits.Lincoln Memorial，Washington，D.C.This is a city of inspiring(鼓舞人心的)sights：the Washington Monument，the Arlington National Cemetery，and the Jefferson and Vietnam Veterans memorials.Still the 19foot statue of our 16th president is a
3、 cantmiss.Colonial Williamsburg，Williamsburg，VirginiaKids growing up with email and iPods might not believe it，but there was life before electricity，and even before a United States.The 301acre openair museum shows hundreds of restored，reconstructed(重建的)，and historically furnished buildings，and guide
4、s who are dressed like people of that time tell the stories of the men and women of the 18thcentury city.National Civil Rights Museum，MemphisThe motel where the Rev.Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.was killed is a museum recording the African American struggle from slavery to Rosa Parks and beyond.Redwood N
5、ational Park，CaliforniaEveryone feels small，in a good way，when walking in the shadows of 300foottall treesmany of which are more than 1，000 years old.Monticello，VirginiaBesides The Declaration of Independence，one of Thomas Jeffersons other masterpieces is the estate (庄园)he designed and improved over
6、 the course of fifty years，located seven miles from the University of Virginia.You can find more places for kids to visit and see the photos of these sights at B.【语篇解读】想让你的孩子去旅游吗？本文提供了几个不错的地方。1According to the passage，the 19foot statue of Lincoln is in ANew York CityBWilliamsburgCWashington，D.C. DMe
7、mphisC细节理解题。根据“Lincoln Memorial，Washington，D.C.”部分的介绍可知，应选C项。2What can we learn from the passage?AThe estate that Jefferson designed is right next to the University of Virginia.BAll of the 300foottall trees in Redwood National Park are over 1，000 years old.CThe motel in which Martin Luther King Jr.w
8、as killed is a museum now.DAbout 40% of the first generation of European immigrants lived in New York City.C细节理解题。根据“National Civil Rights Museum，Memphis”部分的内容可知，马丁路德金遭刺杀所在的那家汽车旅馆现在是一家博物馆。3We can infer that B is most probably a website about Atravel BeducationChistory DkidsA推理判断题。根据文章最后一句可判断B最有可能是一家
9、关于旅游的网站。BI didnt have a close relationship with my father.He worked most of the time.I didnt see much of him.My cousin，Dick，was the closest friend I had and I used to play with him.I had a lonely but easy life.But everything changed when my father died.He died when I was just six years old.I remembe
10、r I was taken to the hospital a couple of times to see him.The doctors had not diagnosed(诊断)what he had had.He had a rare disease.In later life，Ive learned that he suffered from the disease due to eating some vegetables that dogs had urinated(撒尿)on.Its common among Mediterranean people，more than it
11、is in America.Then，after my fathers death，my family moved to a small apartment.There wasnt much money. It was the Depression(大萧条)After the Depression ended，my mother got married to a man，John，who was a friend of my parents.We lived in a small apartment for a year or so.Then we moved to Detroit to li
12、ve with my uncle George.John and my uncle George treated me as if I were their son.I seldom write about my father，but I miss him now and then.I remember once he took me to watch a movie，a Charlie Chaplin movie.I enjoyed it very much.And I also remember he once picked me up after school.It snowed ver
13、y heavily on that day.But the snow had been shoveled(铲)off to the side, and between the sidewalk and the street there were some piles of snow.My father and I walked on them.It was great fun.【语篇解读】作者小时候和父亲并不亲近。但自从父亲去世后，作者的生活发生了许多变化。虽然继父对作者很好，但是作者时不时会想起父亲。父亲曾带作者看过一次电影，也曾在下雪后接作者放学。4What can we learn fr
14、om the first paragraph?AThe authors father was very strict with him.BThe authors father was very weak.CThe author was not very close to his father.DThe author couldnt get along with his father.C细节理解题。根据第一段内容“I didnt have a close relationship with my father.”可知C项正确；A项原文没有提到；根据第二段可知父亲吃了一种犬类撒过尿的蔬菜得病而死，
15、但文中并没有提到父亲之前身体羸弱，故B项错误；作者与父亲不亲近，因为父亲总是很忙，他们相处的时间很少(从最后一段的记忆：看电影、接作者放学也可看出)，并不是无法相处，故D项错误。5Why did the authors family move to a small apartment?AHis father had died.BHis mother remarried.CThe Depression broke out.DHis family didnt have much money.D细节理解题。根据第三段内容“There wasnt much money.”可知D项正确；作者母亲再婚是在
16、搬入小房子之后，故B项错误；A、C项不是根本原因。6What memories does the author have of his father?AHis father didnt like winter.BHis father often asked him to shovel snow.CHis father once took him to watch a movie.DHis father used to pick him up after school.C细节理解题。根据最后一段内容“I remember once he took me to watch a movie.”可知C
17、项正确；A、B项原文没有提到；“And I also remember he once picked me up after school.”可知父亲曾接作者放学，但并不是常常，故D项错误。7What does the author think of his stepfather?AKind. BHumorous.CCruel. DStrange.A推理判断题。根据最后一段“John and my uncle George treated me as if I were their son.”可推出作者的继父对他很好，故A项正确。CThis winter，Jynne Martin and Ap
18、ril Surgent each made it to the icy continent as guests of the National Science Foundation (NSF)But they didnt go as scientists.Martin is a poet and Surgent is an artist. They went to Antarctica as participants in the NSFs Artists and Writers program. The NSF is the government agency that funds scie
19、ntific research in Antarctica. But it also makes it possible for artists，including filmmakers and musicians，to experience Antarctica and contribute their own points of view to our understanding of the continent.Both scientists and artists began to come to Antarctica a long time ago. Some of the earl
20、iest explorers brought along painters and photographers. For example, Edward Wilson was a British painter，doctor，and bird expert who journeyed with scientist Robert Falcon Scott on two separate Antarctic expeditions more than 100 years ago.“Its important for scientists and artists to work together，”
21、says Surgent，who spent six weeks at Palmer Station, the smallest of the US research bases. “You need many different perspectives(视角)and points of view to explain the world.”One of Surgents projects at Palmer was to use homemade pinhole cameras to take photographs that slowly developed over several d
22、ays.Martin followed four different scientific teams on the ice and wrote articles and poems inspired by her experience.“Each day was the newbest day of my life，”said Martin，who said she also loved spending time in the library at the McMurdo Station，reading the journals of early explorers.Todays scie
23、ntists write articles for scientific journals.There are also scientists in Antarctica who work hard to explain their research to the public.Scientist Diane McKnight is writing The Lost Seal，a childrens book that explains the research she and others are doing in an unusual icefree area in Antarctica
24、called the Dry Valleys.Antarctica is full of stories and wonders that are scientific，historical，and personal. People like Martin，Surgent，and McKnight are devoted to bringing those stories to as many people as they can.【语篇解读】探索南极洲离不开科学家们的研究，但登上南极洲的艺术家们也用他们独特的视角让我们更多地了解了南极这片土地。8Edward Wilson is mentio
25、ned in Paragraph 2 to show that Ascientists like to work with artistsBartists also take an interest in AntarcticaCthe mixing of science and art in Antarctica isnt newDscience is closely linked to art in the research on AntarcticaC推理判断题。第二段最后一句提到，作为画家、医生和鸟类学家的Edward Wilson 100多年前就曾两次与科学家一起登上南极，举例说明了该
26、段第一句提到的很久以前科学家和艺术家们就一起登上南极了这一说法。9Which of the following is TRUE about Jynne Martin?AShe spent six weeks in Antarctica.BShe wrote articles and took photos in Antarctica.CShe was interested in early explorers journals about Antarctica.DShe was involved in the scientific research at the McMurdo Station
27、.C细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知，Jynne Martin很喜欢读早期探险家的日记。10Why did Diane McKnight write her book The Lost Seal?ATo become famous.BTo show people how to educate children.CTo make their research in Antarctica known.DTo make Antarctica more appealing to the world.C推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句中的“explains the research she and ot
28、hers are doing”可知，Diane McKnight写这本书的目的是介绍她和其他科学家在南极的科考。11The best title for the passage should be AWonders of AntarcticaBArtists in AntarcticaCResearch in AntarcticaDStories of AntarcticaB标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文通过Martin，Surgent和其他一些艺术家的例子说明了在南极的艺术家让人们从不同视角更多地了解了南极洲，故B项为最佳标题。DHidden on the edge of Denvers m
29、ost colorful neighborhoods，the color purple is making a name for itself.Its the color of the front door at The Purple Door coffee shop，a place that does much more than serve coffee and tea.“It has high value，and so whenever you walk through that door, anyone knows you have worth and value，”said Jenn
30、a Williams, who has worked at the coffee shop for one year.But its the people behind the counter(柜台)who are benefiting the most from finding their worth and value.The people taking orders and serving coffee were all homeless.“Theyve given me so many second chances，”said Jenna，a 23yearold who had bee
31、n living on the streets since she was 15.“Its all about love.Were not just a business.We are a family.”The Purple Door takes in young adults，and gives them a job for one year.Its a nonprofit(非营利机构)that also helps them find a place to live, giving them a chance to reenter a good life.Its the brainchi
32、ld of Madison Chandler and Mark Smesrud，who opened the coffee shop two years ago.“The hardest thing about this job for me has been how to balance pushing someone to become better and being patient with them when they fail，”Madison said.Part of that struggle came last October，when Jenna nearly lost h
33、er job.The Purple Door helped Jenna by using a 52week program.“It helped me pull away from the bad situation I was in in October，”she said.The Purple Door has about a 50 percent success rate(比率)，though Mark adds that those who have not accomplished the program may still benefit from what they have l
34、earned.Jenna soon got back on track，and recently finished her oneyear program, landing a fulltime job at the famous coffeehouse Starbucks.“The Purple Door coffee family gave me the chance no one else would.They understood，”she said.“This program works and its exactly whatStreet Kidsneeded.”【语篇解读】本文是
35、新闻报道。主要内容是美国丹佛市的一家咖啡店帮助无家可归的年轻人开始新生活。12What makes the coffee shop unusual?AIts hidden in a secret place.BIt has an attractive purple door.CIt helps homeless youth start a new life.DIt offers classes to badlybehaved children.C推理判断题。根据第二至五段的内容可知，这家咖啡店与众不同的是，它帮助无家可归的年轻人开始新生活。13Which does Madison find t
36、he most difficult?AHow to train the workers.BHow to keep the shop running.CHow to make the shop wellknown.DHow to help the workers find new jobs.A细节理解题。根据Madison在文章中间部分说的“The hardest thing.when they fail”可知，对Madison来说，培训、培养员工最困难。14What does the underlined word “accomplished” in the text mean?AAgreed
37、 on. BCompleted.CEntered for. DUnderstood.B词义猜测题。根据该段中的“The Purple Door has about a 50 percent success rate”可知，这里指没有完成课程的员工也受益匪浅。15What feeling does Jenna express in the last paragraph?AWorry. BUncertainty.CHopefulness. DThankfulness.D推理判断题。最后一段中的“gave me the chance”和“They understood”以及“This program
38、 works”无不透露出Jenna对这家咖啡店的感激之情。.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)How to Read a BookBooks can be your best friends. 16 They can introduce you the things you may never see.But do you know how to read them in order to get the fullest enjoyment possible？The following tips should help.1Find a book.Look in the librar
39、y or in one of the large bookstores.You could also ask friends if you could have a book at their book shelves.Search the shelves until you find a book that looks good.Read the first page to see how it reads，and the cover text on the back of the book，if it has any. 17 2Find time to read the book.Do n
40、ot start to read it until you have the time. 18 And set aside time to do nothing else but read，as it can be，at times，suspenseful(悬疑的)，exciting and relaxing.3Get comfortable on the couch.Have a lamp behind you，lighting the area where you are reading.Make sure the television is off and that anything e
41、lse that could distract you has been attended to. 19 4Start the book by turning the pages and really enjoy it.Do not think about anything else but what you are reading.Put yourself into the action or location in the story.Once you concentrate completely，it will be difficult to put the book down.And
42、remember that reading is not running your eyes over a book. 20 However，if you need to read the book quickly，then you do not need to pay attention to every word.AIf you are busy doing other things，you should wait until you have finished them.BGet warm if you are going to be sitting still for a few ho
43、urs.CIf you are already concentrating，then buy it or borrow it.DThey can take you to places where you may never go.EYou should read it actively and enjoy it completely.FTry to imagine the story in your head.GOtherwise，you will miss it.【语篇解读】全身心徜徉在书海中是一件多么惬意的事情，但是该怎样充分享受这份愉悦呢？本文给出了几点建议。16D文章开头提到书籍是我们
44、最好的朋友，下文说明书可以展现给我们从未见过的东西，故D项(书可以带你去从未到过的地方)符合语境。17C上文介绍怎么选取适合自己的书籍，故C项(如果你被吸引住了，那么就买下它或者借到它)与上文保持逻辑上的顺承关系。18A上文提到有时间时再开始阅读，下文接着说要专门留出时间阅读，故A项(如果你正忙于其他的事，那么忙完再开始读书)符合题意。19E本段主要介绍读书的环境：找一个舒服的沙发，在适宜的灯光下，关上电视机，排除掉一切可能干扰你的事情。这些准备都是为了让自己完全投入到书的海洋，故E项(你应该积极地阅读，全身心地享受阅读)符合题意。20F上文提到读书不是眼睛在书页上来回扫视，而是要在脑海里想象
45、书中的故事情节，故F项符合题意。.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)Half a year before graduation from college，my son began to seek a job. 21 the financial crisis，fewer companies would like to 22 new staff.My son targeted a company that was 23 to hire only one person 24 there were more than twenty people filling their resume
46、s.After the interview，there would only be 3 who could enter the final round，which would later 25 one person to be employed.Everything seemed to go quite 26 and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.On the day of the final interview，my son and the other two 27 arrived at
47、 the interview place on time， 28 the test.Unexpectedly，the interview was unbelievably 29 The interviewer only said to them，“All of you are very super.Please go home and wait for our 30 We will tell you the 31 in 3 days.Good luck to all of you！”On the morning of the third day，my son received a text f
48、rom the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed.We all felt very 32 At nightfall that day，my son suddenly told me 33 on the phone，“Dad，I have been employed！”Greatly surprised，I could not wait to ask him，“Whats the whole 34 ？”My son told me that he received another text saying that h
49、e was employed.Actually the first text sent to my son was also 35 of the test in the interview.Three men received the same text this morning and only my sons 36 was“Thank you”while the others said“Goodbye”Only then did I know that my sons“hope” 37 in that way.That is，when you feel disappointed，do no
50、t 38 to say“thank you”to the one who disappoints you.Saying“thank you”shows respect for others work and shows your grand 39 .Therefore，while under the same condition，you will get the upper hand in terms of 40 compared with others!【语篇解读】作者的儿子大学毕业前求职面试，因为礼貌和宽宏大量而意外受雇，获得了经济危机时期难得的工作机会。21A.As toBDue toC
51、Instead of DContrary toB根据句意可知应该选择B。due to“由于”，表原因。as to“至于”；instead of“代替”；contrary to“与相反”。22A.promote BtrainCemploy DdiscoverC由于金融危机的缘故，没有几家公司愿意雇用(employ)新的职员。23A.encouraged BallowedCsupposed DintendedD作者的儿子选中了一家公司，该公司只打算(be intended to)雇用一名新职员。be supposed to do sth.“被要求做某事，理应做某事”。24A.while Bsinc
52、eCthough DifA公司只招一人，但却有二十多人报名。while表示对比，故选A。25A.meet BattractCdecide DrepresentC第一轮面试之后选择三个人进入最后一轮的面试，最后从中确定(decide)一个人受雇。26A.slowly BsmoothlyCsecretly DsilentlyB根据and后面的内容可知一切进展很顺利(smoothly)。27A.members BstudentsCfriends DcandidatesD由第二段第一句内容可知共有三个候选人(candidate)，即作者的儿子和另外两位。28A.waiting for Bwatchin
53、g overCthinking about Dlooking intoA儿子和另外两位候选人按时到达现场，当然是为了等候(wait for)面试。watch over“保护”；think about“思考”；look into“调查”。29A.formal BsimpleCfunny DstrangeB根据面试官说话的内容可知，面试很简单。30A.information BnoticeCorder DreturnB面试官只说了一句话，就让这三个人回去等待通知(notice)。31A.result BchoiceCmark DideaA面试官让他们等公司三天之后确定的面试结果。32A.annoy
54、ed BpuzzledCdisappointed DshockedC上文提到儿子收到了面试的结果，通知他没有被雇用，对于这个结果，全家人当然应该感到很失望。33A.doubtfully BexcitedlyCcalmly DworriedlyB儿子突然打电话说被录用了，此时他当然是非常兴奋的。34A.matter BcauseCconclusion DinterviewA儿子先是未被录用，而傍晚突然打电话说被录用了，因此作者迫不及待地想知道事情的经过。35A.middle BendingCpart DcourseC实际上他们第一次给儿子发的短信也是他们面试测试的一部分，下句说三个入围者都收到了
55、短信。36A.way BreplyCproblem DquestionB当天早晨，三个人收到了同样的短信，但只有作者的儿子对短信的回复(reply)是“谢谢”。37A.changed BgrewCcame DdevelopedC直到那时，作者才知道他儿子的希望是怎么来的。38A.expect BforgetCdislike DregretB当你失望的时候不要忘了(forget)对使你失望的人说声谢谢。39A.generosity BcuriosityCdignity DpersonalityA空前面的修饰词语grand是解题关键。失望时仍然道谢，可以表示你对别人工作的尊重并显示出你的宽宏大量。
56、40A.abilities BstrengthsCchallenges DopportunitiesD正是儿子的一句“谢谢”才使他在和其他两位相比较时占了优势，获得了这次难得的工作机会。get the upper hand“占优势”，in terms of“就而言”。.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Life is filled with regrets. As we get older, we often look back and wish that we 41. (make) better choices in our life before.So what can w
57、e do 42. (avoid) future regrets? The following are a few tips that you might find 43. (use)Make plans in advance. If you start to do something，you need to make a plan before doing it. The 44. (early)，the better.You should know what comes first and what comes last.Even if something unexpected 45. (ha
58、ppen), you can have more time to deal with it.Live 46. more active life. More outdoor 47. (activity)can keep you healthy, both physically and mentally.Make good friends. Everyone needs friends. Friends are people with 48. we share joys and sorrows.Make friends with optimistic people, and youll also
59、think 49. (positive) if you are surrounded with them.Never fear failure. Everybody fails, even the greatest people in the world.We should not fear failure.Instead，we should take failure as a chance to learn and improve 50. (we)Life is so good. Why should we always live in our past and regret what we
60、 have done?【语篇解读】本文为说明文，题材为生活态度类。文章介绍了几种能帮助我们做出正确选择，避免将来后悔的方法。41had made考查虚拟语气。这里是对过去情况的虚拟假设，因此wish后的从句用过去完成时。42to avoid考查动词不定式。to avoid future regrets是不定式短语作目的状语。43useful考查词形变化。空格中所填单词在句中作宾语补足语，需用use的形容词形式。44earlier考查比较级。该句使用了“the比较级，the比较级”句型，意思是“越，越”。45happens考查主谓一致。不定代词作主语时，谓语动词用单数。46a考查冠词。live
61、a.life是习惯搭配，意思是“过着样的生活”。47activities考查名词复数。由于activity前有More修饰，故用其复数形式。48whom考查定语从句。with whom we share joys and sorrows是“介词关系代词”引导的定语从句，限制先行词people。49positively考查副词。空格中所填单词在句中修饰谓语动词，需用positive的副词形式。50ourselves考查反身代词。该句意思是“我们应该把失败看成学习和自我提升的好机会”，故用we的反身代词。.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)Reading English in the
62、morning is extreme important.For one thing，it was well known that our memory in the morning is much good than that in the other periods of the day.However，reading English in the morning is definitely helpful to us to remember what we have read.In addition，keep reading English every morning is a good
63、 way to practice our oral English and correct our pronounce.For other，reading English in the morning is a good start of a new day.Unless we read English in the morning，we will have an enthusiasm to do other things.In short，it is important to read English every morning，especially for those who want t
64、o improve their English.答案Reading English in the morning is important.For one thing，it well known that our memory in the morning is much than that in the other periods of the day.，reading English in the morning is definitely helpful us to remember what we have read.In addition， reading English every
65、 morning is a good way to practice our oral English and correct our .For ，reading English in the morning is a good start of a new day. we read English in the morning，we will have enthusiasm to do other things.In short，it is important to read English every morning，especially for those who want to imp
66、rove their English.书面表达(满分25分)假如你是李明，本周日你班同学组织前往连云港花果山旅游。请你根据下面的提示给你班的交换生Jimmy写一封邮件，向他简要介绍景点及旅游注意事项。1花果山是西游记里描写过的著名景点，它距连云港市区约7千米，平均海拔625米。那里的水帘洞很出名，是美猴王居住的地方，也是游客们最想去的地方。2登山准备工作及注意事项：事先了解天气情况；找个同学相互照应；小心谨慎。注意：1.对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译；2词数100左右，开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。参考词汇：西游记Journey to the West海拔高度altitude水
67、帘洞Water Curtain CaveDear Jimmy，Were going to visit Huaguo Mountain this Sunday.Now Id like to tell you more about this trip. Yours，Li Ming【参考范文】Dear Jimmy，Were going to visit Huaguo Mountain this Sunday.Now Id like to tell you more about this trip.Huaguo Mountain，which was vividly described in Journ
68、ey to the West，is a famous tourist spot.Located in Lianyungang，it is about seven kilometers away from the city center.It has an average altitude of 625 meters.The Water Curtain Cave in the mountain is very popular with the tourists，where the Monkey King lives.To have a pleasant travelling，youre supp
69、osed to gather some information about the weather there in advance.At the same time，choose a classmate with you so that you can take care of each other.And last but not least，be very careful about where you go so as to avoid accidents.Only in this way can you surely enjoy yourself and have a good journey.Yours，Li Ming