1、UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT单元综合检测(一)(时间：100分钟；满分：120分)第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFantastic Fall Festivals You Wont Want to Miss Seymour Apple FestivalAdmission to the Seymour Apple Festival is free and so is the entertainment! More than 15，000 people
2、 from all over the region come out to take part in the activities, ranging from drawings, vendor booths, food，apple contests, bikedecorating contests, and more.Marionville Apple FestivalThe popular Marionville Apple Festival is home to countless activities and events.The carnival，pony rides，and game
3、s will keep the kids busy, while adults will enjoy watching the pieeating contest and browsing dozens of craft vendor booths.Humansville Fall FestivalThe Humansville Fall Festival may be hosted by a small town，but that doesnt mean its lacking big fun.Perfect for all ages，this fall festival is celebr
4、ating its 70th year and will provide three full days of fun.This years festival will feature live music from fantastic local musicians, which will definitely make it different from the ones in other years.Youll also find fun carnival rides, talented artisans selling their goods, and an amazing parad
5、e to wrap up the event on Saturday.Southside Fall FestivalThe Southside Fall Festival is perfect for family celebrations，with an alcoholfree environment and free admission.Enjoy a colourful parade and float contest，delicious food vendors，live music, karaoke, and more.Fall Into Arts FestivalMake sure
6、 to bring the kids along for this festival that celebrates all things creative.The Fall Into Arts Festival features a host of kidfriendly activities like a lego build, sand art, bubble stations, the sidewalk chalk, a jump house, and more.Parents will have plenty to do as well, with an excellent vari
7、ety of artists，festival food, a mini film festival, and much more.语篇解读本文是一篇广告类短文阅读。文章主要介绍了几个秋季的节日。1Which festivals are free of charge?ASouthside Fall Festival and Fall Into Arts Festival.BSeymour Apple Festival and Southside Fall Festival.CHumansville Fall Festival and Fall Into Arts Festival.DSeymo
8、ur Apple Festival and Marionville Apple Festival.B细节理解题。根据文中Seymour Apple Festival的“Admission to the Seymour Apple Festival is free and so is the entertainment！”和Southside Fall Festival中的“The Southside Fall Festival is perfect for family celebrations，with an alcoholfree environment and free admissio
9、n.”可知，这两个节日是免费的。2What makes Humansville Fall Festival special this year?AFun activities on Saturday.BThe duration of the festival.CThe area of the hosting town.DMusicians live performance.D细节理解题。根据Humansville Fall Festival中的“This years festival will feature live music from fantastic local musicians，
10、which will definitely make it different from the ones in other years.”可知，今年的音乐节将以当地优秀音乐家的现场音乐为特色，使它有别于往年。3Fall Into Arts Festival is specially welcomed by_Amovie loversBmodern artistsCvisitors of all agesDfamilies with kidsD细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知，秋季艺术节既有许多孩子喜爱的活动，也有为父母准备的活动，故特别受有孩子的家庭的欢迎。BEmma Watson ente
11、red our lives as the perfect Hermione Granger in 2001, and nowadays，were just as much in love with this charming, intelligent British girl，as ever.You may or may not be a Potter head, but a lot of people are charmed by Emma Watsons perfection.Despite being a star performer at the young age of 11, sh
12、es never gone the Hollywoodspoiledchild route.In fact, she made all attempts to stay as normal as possible.She said , “Ignoring fame was my rebellion，in a funny way.I was insistent on being normal and doing normal things.It probably wasnt advisable to go to college in America and room with a complet
13、e stranger.And it probably wasnt wise to share a bathroom with eight other people in a dormitory.Looking back，I think that was crazy.”She added，“I was very welleducated.My dad paid for me to go to a very good school, so I worked hard every single day at that school to make him proud of me.And I did,
14、 and I still do.”If we had to imagine what Hermione Granger would have grown up to be like，we would say shed be the Emma Watson of the Potter universe because there really is no way to separate the two.In the last few years, Emma has added more feathers to her cap than we imagined being humanly poss
15、ible, which include actor, scholar, model and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador.In her role as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, shed supported powerful causes to the best of her ability and brought them all the attention they deserve.Emma Watson gave us the most accurate description of our favorite girl f
16、rom the Potter universe.“Young girls are told you have to be a delicate princess.Hermione taught them that you can be a warrior.”语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了哈利波特系列电影中女主角赫敏格兰杰的饰演者艾玛沃特森的故事。4After Emma Watson became an actress, she_Afollowed the Hollywood child routeBhad a preference for a normal lifeCbecame reb
17、ellious in a funny wayDwent to a good college insteadB细节理解题。根据第二段中“In fact，she made all attempts to stay as normal as possible.”可知，在艾玛沃特森成名之后，她努力保持正常，所以选B项。5What does the author mean by saying “Emma has added more feathers to her cap” in Paragraph 4?AEmma has earned more titles.BEmma wears a cap wit
18、h feathers.CEmma is expert at designing caps.DEmma has been more absorbed in her job.A句意理解题。根据第四段中“which include actor，scholar，model and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador”可知，她获得了很多头衔，故选A项。6What can be the best title for the text?AEmma Watson：You Can Be the Best ActressBEmma Watson：You Can Be a WarriorCTh
19、e Way to Be a Delicate PrincessDThe Way to Be a Good PerformerB标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了艾玛沃特森虽然已经功成名就，但仍然坚持过普通的生活。再结合最后一段中的“Hermione taught them that you can be a warrior.”可知，B项可作为本文的标题。7Whats the authors attitude to Emma Watson?ACritical.BObjective.CCautious. DAppreciative.D观点态度题。通读全文可知，作者在文中多处表达了对艾玛沃特森
20、的欣赏，故选D项。CThe 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to US poet Louise Glck“for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere(朴素的)beauty makes individual existence universal”Born in 1943 in New York and living in Cambridge，Glck is also a professor of English at Yale University.Glck has re
21、ceived several influential awards，including the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 and the National Book Award in 2014.Glck，the 16th woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature，has published 12 collections of poetry and some volumes of essays on poetry.Anders Olsson，chairman of the Nobel Committee，said Glcks wor
22、ks are“characterized by a striving for.charity.Childhood，family life and the close relationship with parents and siblings are themes that have remained central with her.”Olsson added，“In her poems，the self listens for what is left of its dreams and delusions.But even if Glck would never deny the sig
23、nificance of the autobiographical background，she is not to be regarded as a confessional poet.”Glck is described as“not only engaged by the errancies(错误状态)and shifting conditions of life，she is also a poet of radical change and rebirth，where the leap forward is made from a deep sense of loss”The poe
24、t found a growing audience in the United States and abroad with collections such as The Triumph of Achilles published in 1985 and Ararat in 1990.The Nobel Committee said，“The natural tone in Glcks poems is striking.We encounter straightforward images of painful family relations.It is candid and unco
25、mpromising，with no trace of poetic ornament.”“The reader is again struck by the presence of voice and Glck approaches the theme of death with remarkable grace and lightness.She writes narrative poetry recalling memories and travels，only to hesitate and pause for new insights.The world is disenthrall
26、ed(解放的)，only to become magically present once again.”Olsson concluded.语篇解读美国诗人露易丝格丽克获得2020年诺贝尔文学奖，文章介绍了格丽克的写作风格以及诺贝尔奖委员会主席对其作品的评价。8Whats the purpose of Paragraph 1?ATo present the topic of the passage.BTo give some background information.CTo arouse readers interest in the Nobel Prize.DTo inspire you
27、ng people to study poetry.A推理判断题。通读第一段可知，本段主要讲2020年诺贝尔文学奖得主及其获奖理由，结合下文对格丽克写作风格及诺贝尔奖委员会主席对其作品的评价可知，本段的目的是展现文章的主题，故A项正确。9Which of the following statements is true according to Paragraph 2?AGlck teaches English at Cambridge University.BGlck has won two influential awards.CGlck won the Pulitzer Prize at
28、 the age of fifty.DGlck has published 12 collections of essays on poetry.C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Born in 1943 in New York”和“including the Pulitzer Prize in 1993”可知，格丽克50岁的时候获得了普利策奖，故C项正确。10What can be learned about Glck from the passage?AIts the first time for Glck to win a grand award.BGlck is the 16th woma
29、n to win the Nobel Prize.CGlcks readers are only Americans.DFamily is one of the subjects that Glck explores in her works.D推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Childhood，family life and the close relationship with parents and siblings are themes that have remained central with her.”可知，家庭是格丽克在她的作品中探索的主题之一，故D项正确。11Where is
30、this passage most possibly from?AA research paper.BA public speech.CA book review. DA news report.D文章出处题。本文主要讲述了美国诗人露易丝格丽克获得2020年诺贝尔文学奖，介绍了格丽克的写作风格以及诺贝尔奖委员会主席对其作品的评价，据此可知，本篇文章最有可能出自一篇新闻报道，所以D项正确。DIt is generally acknowledged that young people from poorer socioeconomic backgrounds tend to do less wel
31、l in the education system.In an attempt to help the children of poor families, a nationwide program called“Headstart” was started in the US in 1965.A lot of money was poured into it.It took children into preschool institutions at the age of three and was supposed to help them succeed in school.But t
32、he results have been disappointing, because the program began too late.Many children who entered it at three were already behind their peers in language and intelligence and the parents were not involved in the process.At the end of each day, “Headstart” children returned to the same disadvantaged h
33、ome environment.To improve the results, another program was started in Missouri that concentrated on parents as the childs first teachers.This program was based on research showing that working with the family is the most effective way of helping children get the best possible start in life.The four
34、year study included 380 families who were about to have their first child and represented different socioeconomic status, age and family structure.The program involved trained educators visiting and working with the parent or parents and the child.The program also gave the parents some guidance，and
35、useful skills on child development.At three, the children involved in the “Missouri” program were evaluated with the children selected from the same socioeconomic backgrounds and family situations.The results were obvious.The children in the program were more advanced in language development, proble
36、m solving and other intellectual skills than their peers.They performed equally well regardless of socioeconomic backgrounds or family structure.The one factor that was found to affect the childs development was the poor quality of parentchild interaction.That interaction was not necessarily bad in
37、poorer families.The “Missouri” program compares quite distinctly with the “Headstart” program.Without a similar focus of parent education and on the vital importance of the first three years, some evidence indicates that it will not be enough to overcome education unfairness.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。为了促进贫穷家庭孩子智
38、力发展，分别进行了“先驱者”和“密苏里”项目研究，结果一个失败了，一个成功了，并发现父母与孩子的交流更影响孩子的智力发育。12What caused the failure of the “Headstart” program?AThe large number of poor families.BThe disapproval from children.CThe late start of the program.DThe long period of time.C细节理解题。根据第一段中“But the results have been disappointing，because th
39、e program began too late.”可知，项目失败的原因是起步太晚。13What do we know about the “Missouri” program?AIt focused on the childrens first school teachers.BIt helped the children return to the same home.CIt made the children improved in many aspects.DIt gave the parents advice on their development.C推理判断题。根据第三段中“Th
40、e children in the program were more advanced in language development，problem solving and other intellectual skills than their peers.”可知，参加该项目的孩子在语言发展、解决问题和其他智力技能方面比同龄人更先进。由此可推测密苏里项目使孩子们在许多方面得到了提高。14According to the passage, what is likely to influence childrens performance?AThe number of family memb
41、ers.BThe teacherstudent relationship.CThe intelligence of their parents.DThe parentchild communication.D细节理解题。根据第三段中“The one factor that was found to affect the childs development was the poor quality of parentchild interaction.”可知，研究发现，影响儿童发展的一个因素是亲子互动质量差。即亲子之间的互动交流有可能会影响孩子的表现。15How does the author
42、 develop the passage?ABy listing figures.BBy making comparisons.CBy presenting ideas.DBy drawing conclusions.B推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中“TheMissouriprogram compares quite distinctly with theHeadstartprogram.”可知，“密苏里”项目与“先驱者”项目的对比非常明显，即作者是通过二者之间的对比来发展文章内容的。第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
43、选项中有两项为多余选项。Wilma Rudolph was born into a very poor family in the Backwoods of Tennessee.At four a severe disease left her with a useless left leg.She had to wear an iron leg brace._16_Her mother told her that despite the brace and leg, she could do whatever she wanted to do.So at nine，Wilma removed
44、 the leg brace, and took the step the doctors told her she would never take normally.Then this girl wished that she would like to be the worlds greatest woman runner.At 13, she entered a race.She came in last._17_Everyone begged her to quit! However, one day，she came in next to last.And then there c
45、ame a day when she won a race._18_Wilma went to Tennessee State University, where she met a coach named Ed Temple.Coach Temple trained her so well that she went to the Olympic Games.There she competed against the greatest woman runner of the day, a German girl named Jutta Heine._19_But in the 100met
46、er dash, Wilma Rudolph won.She beat Jutta again in the 200meters.Finally came the 400meter relay._20_The first two runners on Wilmas team made perfect handoffs with the baton(棒).But when the third runner handed the baton to Wilma, she was so excited that she dropped it，and Wilma saw Jutta taking off
47、 down the track.It was impossible that anybody could catch this girl.But Wilma did just that!ANobody had ever beaten Jutta.BThe little girl had great natural talent.CIt would be Wilma against Jutta once again.DNobody believed she could succeed with a leg like that.EYet she was fortunate in having a
48、mother who encouraged her.FFrom then on，Wilma Rudolph won every race that she entered.GShe entered every race in high school, and in every race she came in last.语篇解读威尔玛鲁道夫在小时候曾经得过小儿麻痹，左腿失去功能。她最终战胜了儿时疾病，成为奥运会历史上最伟大的女子短跑运动员之一。16E根据下文的“Her mother told her.”可知，她的妈妈鼓励她。E项可引出下文。17G根据下文的“大家都让她放弃”可知，她一开始跑得不
49、好。G项“她参加了中学里的每一场比赛，每次都能取得名次”符合语境。18F上文提到“后来有一天她赢得了比赛”。F项“从那时起，她每次都赢得比赛”可承接上文。19A根据下文的“但是在100米中威尔玛赢了”可知，所填的句子和下文是转折关系，A项“没有人能战胜她”符合语境。20C根据下文可知，在400米接力赛中，威尔玛和尤塔仍然是对手。C项“又是威尔玛和尤塔在此角逐”可引出下文内容。第二部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Everyday on the way to work
50、 I drive down a street lined with pine trees.One tree in particular_21_my attention.It must have suffered some_22_Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to_23_its own course of life, the trunk took a 90 degree turn_24_to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.This
51、 tree became a_25_for me.Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be_26_It was a reminder to me that_27_I may not have had the best start in life，I could change_28_in the parts of my life at any time.I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect_29_of my kindredspiri
52、t(志趣相同的)tree.But that week I was_30_After that busy week, I still didnt take any action.Every time I drove by the tree I would_31_myself, “Tomorrow, Ill stop to take one.”Then one day, as I_32_by “my” tree，I glanced over，and much to my_33_ I found a sawedoff stump(树桩)where that symbolic tree had sto
53、od.Gone.I had_34_my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too_35_A picture of a tree gives me a lesson clearly that if we knew we would never have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things that you have been putting off until tomorrow?语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。作者每天开车都会经过一棵坚韧不拔的大树，它扭曲着身躯努力
54、向上去拥抱阳光。他常想停下来给这棵顽强向上生长的树拍张照片，并以此为榜样，奋发向上。但直到有一天大树成了树桩，作者才意识到生活中不应有拖延。21A.paidBcaughtCfixed DescapedB有棵树特别吸引我的注意力。此处catch ones attention表示“吸引某人的注意”。故选B。22A.damage BinfluenceCexperience DdefeatA从下句“它的一部分树干几乎与地面平行”可知，这棵树一定遭受过某种损害。suffer some damage表示“遭受某种损害”。故选A。23A.follow BdesignCchange DimagineC那棵树尽
55、力去改变(change)生命的轨迹，树干弯曲了90度，努力长高去拥抱太阳。故选C。24A.applying BattemptingChappening DlearningB句意见上题解析。attempt to do sth.表示“试图、努力去做某事”。故选B。25A.shelter BsignalCsign DsymbolD对我而言，这棵树就是一种象征(symbol)。下文“It was a reminder to me”也是提示。故选D。26A.interested BsatisfiedCencouraged DeducatedC每天我开车经过时，看到它树身虽弯曲但仍努力向上的情形，我都会受
56、到激励(encourage)。故选C。27A.even though Bas ifCin case Dif onlyA那棵树总是提醒我：即使(even though)我的人生开端可能不是很好，但我能够在人生过程中随时改变方向(direction)。故选A。28A.purpose BplanChabit DdirectionD句意见上题解析。故选D。29A.glance BviewCpicture DknowledgeC我打算有一天停下来给那棵与我志同道合的树拍张照(picture)。下文“A picture of a tree”是答案提示。故选C。30A.busy BfreeCworried
57、DboredA但我那个星期太忙(busy)了。下文“After that busy week”有提示。故选A。31A.tell BhelpCcall DseeA每次经过那棵树时，我总是告诉(tell)自己：“明天我就去给它照张照片。”故选A。32A.wandered BdroveCrode DranB但是有一天，当我开车(drive)经过的时候，令我吃惊的是，那棵有象征意义的树所在的地方只剩下一棵树桩。故选B。33A.surprise BpleasureCregret DhappinessA句意见上题解析。to ones surprise令某人吃惊的是，故选A。34A.taken off Bc
58、ut offCput off Dcalled offC作者感慨：我总是把计划推迟(put off)到明天去做，但明天却表明一切都太迟了。故选C。35A.cold BfarCsunny DlateD但明天却表明一切都太迟(late)了。故选D。第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Wu Zetian, the only woman emperor to rule ancient China, is considered 36._one of the most powerful women in Chinese histor
59、y.She was born into a(n)37._(wealth)family with great beauty and intelligence.This beautiful girl, unlike others in ancient China，38._(be)in favour of reading and often travelled around the country with her father when she was young，39._increased her knowledge and developed her talents.When she was
60、about fourteen, she 40._(send)to the palace and married to the Emperor.After many difficulties and hardships，she 41._(successful)made herself queen.A few years after Emperor Gaozong died, Wu Zetian changed the name of the dynasty Tang to Zhou, and became Empress.42._seemed like a hard task for women
61、 to be rulers in ancient times, but Wu Zetian succeeded.When she ruled the country, she supported economic and cultural 43._(develop)and improved peoples living quality.She also encouraged girls to go to school 44._ (study).Before then, girls were not allowed to go to school.Wu Zetian died at the ag
62、e of 82，45._(leave)a gravestone without any words on it.Although the Zhou Dynasty only lasted for one generation, it marked an important period in Chinese history.语篇解读本文介绍了中国历史上唯一的女皇帝武则天的生平事迹。36as考查介词。be considered as.意为“被认为是”。37wealthy考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰名词family，表示“富裕的”，故填wealthy。38was考查动词的时态和主谓一致
63、。设空处所在句主语为“This beautiful girl，”谓语应用单数形式，且由“when she was young”可知，此处应用一般过去时，故填was。39which考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明“This beautiful girl.when she was young”这件事，故填which。40was sent考查一般过去时的被动语态。she与send之间是被动关系，且由“When she was about fourteen”可知，send所表示的动作发生在过去，故填was sent。41successfully考查副词。设空处作状语修饰动词made，
64、故填successfully。42It考查it的用法。设空处作形式主语，真正的主语是“to be rulers in ancient times”，故填It。43development考查名词。设空处需用名词形式作宾语，表示“发展”，故填development。44to study考查不定式作目的状语的用法。女孩子们去上学的目的是学习，girls与study之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故填to study。45leaving考查现在分词作状语的用法。设空处作状语，Wu Zetian与leave之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，且leave所表示的动作与谓语动作同时发生，故填leaving。第三部分写作(共两
65、节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李明，根据学校安排，你给即将到你校任教的外籍教师Jack推荐一名学生助手(assistant)。请根据以下提示给Jack写一封介绍刘佳的推荐信。要点：1欢迎Jack的到来；2推荐刘佳同学做学生助手；3刘佳的基本情况(18岁，高三学生，学校十佳学生)；4刘佳的特点和特长(活泼友好；电脑技能；沟通能力；英语水平等)。注意：1.词数80左右；2开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；3可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：推荐recommendDear Jack，_Yours，Li Ming参考范文Dear Jack，Im Li Ming.Its great
66、 to hear that you are going to teach in our school next term.I am asked to write to you to recommend Liu Jia, a Senior 3 student of 18，to be your assistant.Liu Jia is a friendly, active and smart girl.She can use the computer well and she is good at communicating with others.Whats more, she is one o
67、f the top ten students in our school, and her spoken English is excellent.Im sure she can be helpful in your work and life in China.If you have any questions，please tell me.Yours，Li Ming第二节(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。When I was four years old，I got stung(刺痛)by a bee twice in one we
68、ek! After that，I had a fear of bees.When I saw bees or heard any sound from bees，I fled away immediately.That was why my parents suggested that I learn about bees instead of being frightened.I went to libraries to borrow some books about bees, and I tried to watch videos about bees, though I didnt l
69、ike them at first.And gradually，I was interested in what I read and watched.I learnt that bees could help make the food we ate because of their pollination(传授花粉).Take pizza, for example.If we didnt have bees to pollinate(给授粉)tomato plants，we wouldnt have tomatoes for sauce.And we wouldnt have cheese
70、 without pollination, either.But, at the same time, I learnt some bad news.One was that bees were struggling to survive.Many were dying.Some scientists thought it might be because of the chemicals that were used to kill other insects.What would happen if there were no more bees? I wanted to help.I t
71、hought, “What if I make lemonade, sell it, and raise money and donate it to groups who are saving bees？” I talked to my grandmother, Helen.She was a good cook and she was supportive(支持的)when she knew what my plan was.She gave me her recipe for lemonade.It came from a cookbook from 1940.She had used
72、it herself for more than 50 years.She always made lemonade for us when we visited her at weekends.And we all liked it.Most importantly, she promised to help me make it.注意：1.续写的词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。My parttime job as a cook started immediately._My dad showed me how to improve my sales._参考范文My parttime
73、 job as a cook started immediately.Every weekend I went to my grandmas house to put my plan into action.Then gradually I could make lemonade well.Besides，an idea occurred to me.I added honey to her old recipe.That way，I could sell the lemonade and donate some of the money to groups that were helping
74、 to save bees.I could also support local beekeepers by using their honey in my product.And I could educate others on the importance of bees and help to save them.My dad showed me how to improve my sales.At first，I sold lemonade at a stand(摊位)at a kids park.But I wanted to help bees all year round.Then my father took me to a pizza place near where I lived.They promised to sell it.Later，more stores agreed to sell it too.To my delight，we sold lots of bottles in a year，raised lots of money and saved more bees.I felt proud of that.