1、单元综合测评.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AMaking an advertisement for television often costs more than a movie. For example, a twohour movie costs $6 million to make. A TV commercial can cost more than $6，000 a second. And that does not include the cost of paying for air time(播送时间). Which is more valuable, the
2、 programme or the ad? In terms of moneyand making money is what television is all aboutthe commercial is by far the more important. Research, market testing, talent, time and moneyall come together to make us want to buy a product. No matter how bad we think a commercial is, it works. The sales of c
3、harm went up once the ads began. TV commercials actually buy their way into our head. We, in turn, buy the product.And the ads work because so much time and attention are given to them. Here are some rules of a commercial ad making. If you want to get the middleclass buyers, make sure the announcer
4、has a tough, manly voice. Put some people in the ad who work with their hands. If you want to sell products to upperclass audience, make sure that the house, the furniture, and the hair style are the types that the group identifies with. If you want the buyer to feel superior to the character sellin
5、g the product, then make that person so stupid or silly that everyone will feel great about himself or herself.We laugh at commercials. We dont think we pay that much attention to them. But evidence shows we are kidding ourselves. The making of a commercial that costs so much money is not kid stuff.
6、 Its big, big business. And its telling us what to think, what we need, and what to buy. To put it simply, the TV commercial is a form of brainwashing.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了电视商业广告的作用。1TV commercials are more important than other programmes to television because Athey bring in great profitsBthey require a lot
7、 of moneyCthey are not difficult to produceDthey attract more viewers than other programmes【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段可知，正因为商业广告能带来很大的利润，所以对于电视来说，它们比其他节目都重要。【答案】A2The purpose of all the efforts made in turning out TV commercials is to Apersuade people to buy the productBshow how valuable the product isCtest the
8、 market value of the productDmake them as interesting as TV movies【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段第一句可知，商业广告所做的一切努力都是为了促使人们去买商品。【答案】A3From the rules set for making commercial ads, we can see that Athe middleclass buyer likes to work with his handsBthe more stupid the characters, the more buyers of the productCad des
9、igners attract different people with different skillsDan upperclass buyer is more interested in houses and furniture than a middleclass buyer【解析】推理判断题。由第三段内容可知，为了吸引不同购买力的顾客，商业广告设计者使用不同的手段来宣传产品。【答案】C4It is believed by the writer that Afew people like to watch TV commercialsBTV commercials are a good
10、guide to buyersCTV commercials often make people laughDpeople do not think highly of TV commercials【解析】推断判断题。由文章最后一段中“We dont think we pay that much attention to them. But evidence shows we are kidding ourselves.”推断可知答案。【答案】DBHomebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices go up, up, and up.“How h
11、igh can they go？” is the question on everyones lips.“Its crazy，” said Tim, who is looking for a house near the beach.“In 1993, I bought a twobedroom house in Venice for $70，000. My friends thought then that I was overpaying. Five years later, I had to move. I sold it for $230，000, which was a nice p
12、rofit. Last year, the exact same house was for sale for $510，000！”It is a sellers market. Homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least 10% more than the asking price. Donna, a new owner of a onebedroom house in Venice Beach, said, “Thats what I did. I told the owner that whatever anyone offers y
13、ou, Ill give you $20，000 more, under the table, so you dont have to pay your realtor(房地产经纪人) any of it. I was tired of looking.”Tim said, “Whether you decide to buy or decide not to buy, you still feel like you made the wrong decision. If you buy, you feel like you overpaid. If you dont buy, you wan
14、t to kick yourself for passing up a great opportunity.”Everyone says the bubble(泡沫) has to burst sometime, but everyone hopes it will burst the day after they sell their house. Even government officials have no idea what the future will bring. “All we can say is that, inevitably, these things go in
15、cycles，” said the state director of housing. “What goes up must come down.But, as we all know, housing prices always stay up a little higher than they go down. So you cant lose over the long run. Twenty years down the road, your house is always worth more than you paid for it.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。房价节节攀升
16、，购房者望房兴叹，真不知道无休止的涨价何时是尽头。5What all the people are talking about is Awhere they can buy good housesBhow high the housing price will be Cwhen housing prices can be controlledDwhy people enjoy buying houses【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，众人关心的是房价将涨多少。【答案】B6It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that Aits not easy fo
17、r people to buy a suitable houseBthe housing price in Venice Beach has gone downCthe realtor can make $20，000 for each new houseDDonna enjoyed looking for houses all the time【解析】推理判断题。为了买到房子，买主不得不私下多支付10%的费用，由此可推断出想买一套合适的房子不容易。【答案】A7The underlined word“inevitably”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning
18、 to AsurelyBluckilyCstrangelyDterribly【解析】词义猜测题。结合本句后半部分中的“these things go in cycles”以及下一句中的“What goes up must come down”可推测inevitably意为“确定地，不可避免地”。【答案】A8The best title for this passage would be AFoolish HomebuyersBAn Unfair MarketCA Wrong DecisionDCrazy Housing Prices【解析】主旨大意题。第一段点明了文章的中心话题，再结合下文中提
19、到的令人目瞪口呆的房价可知，D项(疯狂的房价)最能概括文章大意。【答案】DCI have a neighbor we call“Happy”I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh word to anyone or about anyone.Happy and her husband Ben，70，have a huge garden.They spent many happy hours together working on it.Most of the neighbors watche
20、d interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden.As the cost of food climbed faster than Bens beans，we all wished we also had such a large garden.As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market，Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.Last month，Happy and Ben invited most of the n
21、eighborhood over for an“allday food festival”We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning.We didnt know what was about to take place.By 9：00 am，there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes，beans，okra，and squash.By 10：00 am，there was lots of laughter.We shared a lot of st
22、ories.By five oclock，everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer.After dinner，we played games.As we were leaving，Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty of the day，already packaged and frozen.What a delightful gift!Well，the point wasnt so much about the food.The
23、true gift was a day of friends enjoying one anothers company.None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Bens garden.Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden.And I am so proud of my tomato plants!【语篇解读】这篇短文中作者主要介绍了自己的邻居，他们有一个自己的花园，里面种植了很多瓜果蔬菜。一次这对夫妇邀请
24、邻居们去他们的花园里面做客，并赠给他们许多花园里面出产的东西。从而让很多邻居开始建设自己的小花园。9According to Paragraph 2，people wished they also had a garden so that Athey could spend happy times together with their family in itBthey could grow vegetables and sell at the marketCthey could invite their neighbors and hold parties in itDthey didnt
25、 have to spend so much money on food【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段“As the cost of food climbed faster than Bens beans，we all wished we also had such a large garden.As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market，Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.”描述，可知人们主要是想节约买食物的钱，故选D。【答案】D10For what purpose di
26、d Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?ATo ask them to attend a birthday party.BTo help them get to know each other.CTo let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.DTo ask them to share some interesting stories.【解析】细节理解题。根据短文第四段描述，可知他们主要是让邻居来分享他们在花园中种植的东西，故选C。【答案】C11What did the writer
27、 most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?AHe thought it was too short but enjoyable.BHe thought it was wonderful.CHe thought it was not as good as he thought.DHe thought it was too terrible.【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段“Well，the point wasnt so much about the food.The true gift was a day of friends
28、 enjoying one anothers company.None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Bens garden.”描述，可知他认为在这个花园里面度过的时光好极了。故选B。【答案】B12We can infer that AHappy and her husband Ben dont like spending time with othersBHappy and her husband Ben sometimes quarrel with each otherCHappy and her husban
29、d Ben are a generous and warmhearted coupleDHappy and her husband Ben live on the food they grow in their garden【解析】推理判断题。根据短文第四段描述，可知这对夫妇是慷慨热心的人，故选C。【答案】CDAmong a group of middleaged men and women，who were discussing bringing about quality education(素质教育)，was a young man dressed in a white shirt.Wi
30、thin minutes，he was called onto the dais(讲台)Twentytwoyearold Babar Ali was surrounded(围着)by educators from across India.He was popularly known as the worlds youngest headteacher.The school that Babar started in poor Bhabta village has completely changed.When he was nine years old，he had only eight s
31、tudents in his school.Now the school has 300 students and 10 teachers.The school is called Ananda Siksha Niketan.It is recognized by the West Bengal government.Today Babar is a student in the morning.He is learning English literature at Berhampore Krishanath College.But he comes home in the afternoo
32、n to teach his students.Babar was discussing education at the National Summit on Quality in Education(NSQE)The meeting was help in Bangalore，capital of Karnataka State in southern India.“It all started as a game when I used to teach my sister，my first student in my backyard.Later，some children from
33、the village often came to my classes and that was how the school was born，”he said.His biggest achievement is that six of his students have now started teaching in his school after their college hours.In another month，Babars dream of a school building will soon come true.Many people，a large part of
34、whom are from Karnataka，have helped him realize the dream.They have given his school a lot of money.Although he has received so much attention and recognition，he is still not fulfilled.“There are people in my village who do not go to school.And there is a long way to go as so many children still nee
35、d to receive an education，”he says.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了一位来自印度的年轻校长。13Where were Babar and the middleaged people?AAt Babars college.BIn a class for children.CIn the village of Bhabta.DAt an important meeting.【解析】细节理解题。由第四段中的Babar was discussing education at the National Summit on Quality in Education
36、可知，Babar和那些中年人正在参加一个有关教育问题的会议，故选D项。【答案】D14Ananda Siksha Niketan was created by ABabar AliBsix college studentsCa woman in Bhabta villageDthe West Bengal government【解析】细节理解题。由第二段中的The school that Babar started in poor Bhabta village和The school is called Ananda Siksha Niketan 可知，这所学校是Babar Ali创办的，故选A项
37、。【答案】A15What would be the best title for the text?AHigher Education in IndiaBProblems with Ananda Siksha NiketanCBabar Ali：the Worlds Youngest HeadteacherDNSQE：a Meeting That Makes a Difference in India【解析】标题归纳题。总览全文可知，文章主要介绍了一位世界上最年轻的校长Babar Ali，故选C项。【答案】C.阅读填句(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)What are clouds?A cl
38、oud is made of water drops in the sky.There are many kinds of clouds，which are an important part of Earths weather.How do clouds from?The sky can be full of water.But most of the time you cant see the water. 16 They have turned into a gas called water vapor.As the water vapor goes higher in the sky，
39、the air gets cooler.The cooler air causes the water droplets to start to stick to things like bits of ice.What are some kinds of clouds? 17 One way is by where they are found in the sky.Some clouds are high up in the sky.Low clouds form closer to Earths surface：Middle clouds are found between low an
40、d high clouds.Another way clouds are named is by their shape.Cirrus clouds are high clouds.They look like feathers(羽毛) 18 These clouds look like huge cotton balls in the sky.Stratus clouds are low clouds.They cover the sky like bed sheets. 19 Most of the water in clouds is in very small droplets.The
41、 droplets are so light they float(飘浮)in the air.Sometimes those droplets join with other droplets.Then they turn into larger drops.When that happens，gravity(重力)causes them to fall to Earth.We call the falling water drops “rain”Why do scientists study clouds?Clouds are important for many reasons.Rain
42、 and snow are two of those reasons.At night，clouds reflect(反射)heat and keep the ground warmer.During the day，clouds make shade(阴凉处)that can keep us cooler. 20 AWhat causes rain?BWhy are clouds white?CCumulus clouds are middle clouds.DClouds get their names in two ways.EThe drops of water are too sma
43、ll to see.FHowever，other planets have clouds that are not made of water.GStudying clouds helps scientists better understand Earths weather.【答案】1620EDCAG.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)A famous scientist was asked why he was able to be so much more creative than the average person.What set him so far 21 fr
44、om others?He 22 that it all came from a(n) 23 that occurred when he was three.He was trying to 24 a bottle of milk from refrigerator when he lost hold of the bottle，spilling its 25 all over the kitchen floor.Instead of 26 at him，his mother said，“Robert，what a wonderful 27 you have made！I have 28 see
45、n such a huge puddle of milk.Since the 29 is done，would you like to get down and play in the milk for a while 30 cleaning it up？”Indeed，he did.“Robert， 31 you make a mess like this， 32 you have to clean it up and restore everything to its 33 order.”And then together they cleaned up the spilled milk.
46、His mother then said，“Robert，that is a 34 experiment in how to 35 carry a big milk bottle.Lets go out in the yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 36 a way to carry a bottle of water without dropping it.”The scientist remarked he learned from that moment that mistakes were just 37 f
47、or learning something new，which is 38 scientific experiments are all about.Even if the experiment“doesnt work”，we usually learn something 39 from it.Wouldnt it be great if all 40 would respond like Roberts mother?【语篇解读】当一个著名科学家被问及他为什么这样具有创造力，跟普通人有这么大差距时，他讲到了小时候的一件往事，说到是他的母亲对他的一次教育和引导激发了他的创造力和探索的欲望。2
48、1A.awayBapartCaboveDahead【解析】考查副词。put/set sb./sth.apart from sb./sth.是一个短语，意思是“使显得优越或独特”，因此答案为apart，虽然away也可跟from连用，但一般只表示“距有多远的距离”。【答案】B22A.respondedBacknowledgedCassumedDcompromised【解析】考查动词。对别人的问话自然要回答的，responded“回答，回应”。【答案】A23A.experimentBcoincidenceCexperienceDconflict【解析】考查名词。这里是指他在三岁时发生的一次经历，应
49、选择experience表示“经历”。【答案】C24A.deliverBreturnCmoveDremove【解析】考查动词。这里是指把放在冰箱里的一瓶牛奶给拿出来，remove可表示“拿走，移开”的意思，为正确选择。deliver“送走，传递”；return“归还”；move“移动，搬迁”。【答案】D25A.mixtureBwaterCliquidsDcontents【解析】考查名词。这里是指把瓶子里的东西全洒在地面上。contents可表示“内容，内装的东西”，为最佳选项。mixture“混合物”；water“水”；liquids“液体”，都不能明确表示内装的东西或非真实的东西。【答案】D
50、26A.yellingBcomingCnoddingDlaughing【解析】考查动词。这里是指母亲并没有对他吼叫，“对某人吼叫”可用yell at sb.。【答案】A27A.mistakeBmessCtrickDtreasure【解析】考查名词。上面已经说到牛奶洒了一地，因此可推测是把东西弄得一团糟，mess可表示“乱糟，一塌糊涂”的意思，同时第四段中也有类似的表达“ you make a mess like this”。【答案】B28A.alwaysBoftenCrarelyDever【解析】考查副词。这里是开玩笑的说法，“我很少看见如此壮观的牛奶的海洋”，选择rarely表示“稀少，极少
51、”的意思。【答案】C29A.damageBbusinessCfavourDharm【解析】考查名词。这里意思是“既然损失已经造成”，牛奶洒了一地，这显然是损失了，因此选择damage。【答案】A30A.beforeBafterCwithDwithout【解析】考查介词。此处意思是“在清扫地面之前先来玩一下”，根据in the milk可推测出是在牛奶里玩，清扫完以后当然就玩不了了，因此选择before。【答案】A31A.whateverBhoweverCwhereverDwhenever【解析】考查连词。这里是说：“每当做了这样的错事后，你就必须要清扫”，选择whenever表示“每当，无论什
52、么时候”。【答案】D32A.especiallyBeventuallyCrespectivelyDimmediately【解析】考查副词。根据上下文此处应选择eventually表示“最后”，意即“最后你都得清扫”。especially“尤其”；respectively“各自，分别，轮流”；immediately“立刻”。【答案】B33A.oppositeBparticularCproperDnatural【解析】考查形容词。根据上下文可知，把东西搞坏了应该把它重新摆放整齐，restore sth.to its proper order可表示“把重新摆放整齐”。【答案】C34A.failedB
53、forbiddenCdemandedDdeserved【解析】考查形容词。根据上下文，母亲是把这次洒牛奶事件看作是一次试验，当然这是一次失败的试验，因此选择failed“失败的”。【答案】A35A.absolutelyBcomfortablyCconfidentiallyDeffectively【解析】考查副词。接着上句，试验是失败了，没有很有效率地拿出牛奶，选择effectively“有效率地，效率高地”。【答案】D36A.developBgraspCinventDdiscover【解析】考查动词。由于拿牛奶的试验失败了，母亲叫孩子重新把瓶子装上水放入冰箱，看能否找到更好的办法取出瓶子，选择
54、discover表示“发现”。【答案】D37A.optionsBopportunitiesCqualitiesDprocedures【解析】考查名词。这里是说了“做了错事(失败)其实是为我们提供了从中学习新东西的机会”，应选择opportunities。options“选择”；qualities“质量；品质”；procedures“过程，步骤”。【答案】B38A.thatBwhereCwhatDwhich【解析】考查连词。这里意思是“这就是科学试验的全部”，表示“是的全部”可用what is.all about。【答案】C39A.availableBvaluableCpracticalDacc
55、essible【解析】考查形容词。即便是试验不成功，我们也能从中吸取有用的东西。valuable“有价值的”，符合句意。available“可得到的，可购得的”；practical“实用的”；accessible“可进入的，可接近的”。【答案】B40A.managersBdirectorsCparentsDrelatives【解析】考查名词。这里是说，要是天下所有的父母都能像这位科学家的母亲一样对孩子的错误如此反应那该多好啊。【答案】C.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Today I kept a promise and had lunch with a friend I h
56、ad not seen for a white.I was extremely tired 41. school，work and my 5hour art lab I had just come from and I 42. (real)wanted to go home after a long day.But I kept my promise not 43. (upset) my friend this evening.As it turned out，we had such a good time that I stayed 44. (long)than I had planned
57、and saw how much the occasion 45. (mean)to my friend.We usually have been busy with our own daily life，and it felt as if we had never had such 46. long break.I extremely wanted to go home and hide under the 47. (cover) today.But in keeping my promise to meet with a friend，I not only was kind to anot
58、her person，48. was also kind to myself.I got some much 49. (need)selfcare out of the occasion and was able to make the day of another person meaningfulsomeone who had just been as busy as me and still kept his promise to have dinner with 50. (I)【答案】41ofbe tired of是固定短语，表示“厌倦”。42really修饰后面的动词wanted，因
59、此用副词形式。43to upset此处用不定式作定语，表示将来。44longer根据后面的than可知用比较级。45meant根据上句的时态可知此处用过去时态。46abreak表示“休息”时是可数名词，因此用a修饰，表示“一次”。47covers表示“被子”，应用复数形式。48but此处是not only.but also.结构。49needed过去分词作定语。50me用在介词之后用宾格。.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 【导学号：78912040】The summer holiday is coming.My classmates and I are talking abou
60、t how to do during the holiday.We can chose between staying at home and take a trip.If we stay at home, it is comfortable but there is no need to spend money.But in that case，we will learn little about world.If we go on a trip abroad，we can broaden your view and gain knowledges we cannot get from bo
61、oks.Some classmates suggest we can go to places of interest nearby.I thought that it is a good idea.It does not cost many，yet we can still learn a lot.【答案】The summer holiday is coming.My classmates and I are talking about to do during the holiday.We can between staying at home and a trip.If we stay
62、at home, it is comfortable there is no need to spend money.But in that case，we will learn little about world.If we go on a trip abroad，we can broaden view and gain we cannot get from books.Some classmates suggest we go to places of interest nearby.I that it is a good idea.It does not cost ，yet we ca
63、n still learn a lot.书面表达(满分25分)假如你是高中生李华，你从报纸上得到一则某社区招募暑期照顾老人的家政人员的广告。你对此项工作非常感兴趣，你希望得到这样的工作。请根据以下提示，用英语给社区负责人写一封求职信，信的内容包括以下几个方面：1对这项工作的认识(如对本人、学生及社会的益处等)；2个人优势(如性格、照顾别人的能力等)；3你的计划(怎样照顾老人)。注意：1.词数100左右；2信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；3可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Sir or Madam，I have read your advertisement on the new
64、spaper and I am looking forward to hearing from you.【参考范文】Dear Sir or Madam，I have read your advertisement on the newspaper and I am writing to apply for this job.I know the old people have devoted themselves to our society.So its our duty to look after them well，through which we can also get a bett
65、er understanding of our society and ourselves.The job can also help me know how to get on well with the old people.As a senior high school student，I am easy to get along with and I am careful with everything I do，especially looking after others.If I am employed，first of all，Ill make efforts to build a happy and relaxing relation with them.Then I will pay attention to their diet and physical exercise.Whats more，I know how to give first aid in an emergency.I am looking forward to hearing from you.Yours sincerely，Li Hua
