1、单元质量检测(一)Unit 13People(时间：100分钟满分：120分本卷共4页).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AMy little brother and sister were always saying that I was bossy (爱发号施令的). And it wasnt until I met a very bossy person that I understood how they felt!My school was holding a fundraiser (募捐活动) ca
2、lled the Spring Fling Fair, and everyone was going to help out. I was pretty excited about it. There were lots of committees to choose from, and I chose games and activities, which sounded like fun.But every time we got together, a guy named Peter did the same thing. He never seemed to realize that
3、he was part of a team with three other people.At last, it was the day of the Spring Fling Fair, and we were all running around getting ready.“You need to make the horseshoes sign hang straighter，” Peter commanded.“Would you please do it yourself？” I said. “Im kind of busy organizing the prizes.”“The
4、re are too many pink balloons on the wall，” Peter complained. “You should add more blue ones.”“Feel free to go ahead and add them，” Mike said.The best (or maybe the worst) example of Peters bossiness happened when the Spring Fling Fair finally started. A cute little girl was fishing for a prize, and
5、 Peter grabbed (抢夺) the fishing pole right out of her hands!“Youre holding it all wrong，” he told her. “Do it like this！”This little girl looked up at Peter, took a big breath, and said, “That may be the right way for you to do it, but its not the right way for me.”And that was probably the best thi
6、ng this little girl could have said.The good part of this experience is that it helped me understand how my brother and sister felt when I told them what to do and didnt stop to be polite or consider their feelings. Now I try to be more patient and less bossy, and we get along much better.1On the da
7、y of the Spring Fling Fair, Peter _.Ahad a great timeBkept giving ordersCwas chosen as the leaderDwas running around getting ready2When being bossed around by her schoolmate, the author _.Aasked others to do the workBdid what she was toldCrefused to obeyDignored him3When the cute little girl was fis
8、hing for a prize, _.Ashe was ordered to stopBshe got the biggest prizeCPeter gave her some useful adviceDher fishing pole was taken away rudely4After the Spring Fling Fair, the author _.Achanged her attitude towards her brother and sisterBbecame friends with the cute little girlCgot involved in more
9、 fundraisersDbroke up with PeterBThe village of Foston, North Yorkshire, UK, now has a post office thanks to pupils at the village primary school.People in the village were saddened to see their local branch (分局) closed 12 years ago.But now the village primary school has opened one in a converted (改
10、造过的) outdoor toilet, a small brick building, with all the pupils at the school trained to help.Teaching assistant Laura Glass, 29, said, “The last one closed in 1998 and the nearest one is five miles away, meaning it was very tricky as the village has a lot of elderly people, and we suggested that t
11、he old toilet be used.”“We got a lot of help from the government and the villagers in converting it.” We then realized that by getting pupils to run it we could help teach them important skills at the same time.“The children will be properly supervised (察看并指导)They love it and it gives them key skill
12、s, and the villagers love it too because it is such a unique service.”The post office opens daily during the pupils schooldays, for 15 minutes during their lunch break, and for another 15 minutes after lessons at 3 pm.Villager Laura Deightons fiveyearold daughter Grace goes to the school and has bee
13、n serving customers at the unusual branch.Laura, 31, said, “Grace thinks its wonderful and great fun, and she and all the kids learn really useful social skills.”“It is also a great benefit to the community.Theyve got everything you could possibly need, and the kids are excellent.They are so friendl
14、y and helpful.”5The underlined word “tricky” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_”AenjoyableBdifficultCexciting Ddifferent6Laura Deightons attitude towards the service provided by the pupils can be described as _.Aanxious BsurprisedCsatisfied Ddoubtful7Which of the following is TRUE according to the tex
15、t?AThe post office opens every day.BOnly selected pupils can work in the post office.CThe post office is inside the primary school.DPupils love to help in the post office.8What would be the best title for the text?AOutdoor Toilet Becomes New Post OfficeBKids Serve Customers During Lunch BreakCAnothe
16、r Post Office Branch ReopenedDPrimary School Opens Village Post OfficeCI work in a bank and have lovely relationships with many of the customers. Its not one of those banks with long lines its the kind of bank when you walk in, everyone says hi, we know your name and speak like friends.One of my cus
17、tomers in his 70s owns and runs a barber school in east Baltimore. Hes connected with several nonprofits (非营利组织) and I have two nonprofits of my own. One day, he said to me that I really had to meet his niece in Florida Dee. The next day Dee called me and we talked about her projects of gathering bl
18、ankets for the homeless and the community wherever there is need. We spoke for over an hour and found out how much we have in common!It turns out that her blanket programme is growing greatly and there is a man travelling the country to deliver blankets and organise bread donation (捐赠) from around t
19、he country. And on that day, he was on his way to Baltimore. This man, Hiker Joe, stays wherever place is offered and didnt have an offering for that night. I quickly seized (抓住) the chance! My husband travels a lot for work and has some “points” for different hotel chains, so we made a few calls an
20、d within an hour, Holiday Inn agreed to allow us to use the points we had.Hiker Joe called and was very thankful for the room. He then continued to go to Baltimore City to give out the blankets to the homeless. He also set up a weekly pickup programme with Panera Bread in Baltimore and now every Thu
21、rsday evening Panera Bread will give us the bread and sweets they havent sold during the day to give out to the homeless.How beautiful can life be when each person goes their little bit to seize the chance of service!9When working in the bank, the author felt_.Ahopeless BuninterestedCcomfortable Dwo
22、rried10While working in the bank, the author was devoted to_.Ahelping othersBmaking good friendsCrunning a barber schoolDtravelling around the world11Why did the customer ask the author to meet his niece?AThey all liked collecting blankets for the poor.BHe thought they had a lot in common.CHis niece
23、, Dee, was a kind woman.DThey all worked in the bank.12The underlined word “points” in Paragraph 3 refers to _.Adiscounts for staying in the hotelsBthe bread and sweets for the poorCthe blankets that Hiker Joe collectedDthe hotels where the authors husband stayedDSeveral dollars equal nothing for so
24、me people, but make a difference for others. Steve has just lost his wife to cancer and everything they had is gone due to the treatment. He now lives in the shelter for the homeless. So we know each other.Just like other homeless people, he didnt think he needed anything. But once he mentioned to m
25、e he needed eye glasses. His voice hesitated a bit, he looked down, and it appeared like he thought such a request was just a dream. Too much to hope for? It was as if his wish were known by me only.I submitted an application for him to a program that is supposed to provide a free eye examination an
26、d glasses. Three months later, I phoned to ask what was up with the appointment but they told me there was a cash flow problem until late summer.Steve showed disappointment, thanked me and started to walk away. I said, “Hold on, I will figure out a way to get you an eye examination and glasses.” His
27、 face lit up a tiny bit. He had seen some of the things I have done for other people in our shelter and to me it looked like he might have a line of hope.I took a picture of him and posted his picture and his story in the Twitter. In about 4 days, eight people from around the world donated $25 each
28、and one person donated $40 and I made up the rest to get him an eye exam and glasses.Steve picked up his glasses on Wednesday: May 11th, 2011. Today Steve has returned to a previous job he had in a nearby car wash. Because he now has glasses he will be able to see what he is doing while cleaning the
29、 vehicles. He is starting a second job at a pet center next week!13We can learn from the first two paragraphs that_.Ait took a long time to treat Steves wifeBhomeless people never ask for anythingCSteve was too embarrassed to ask for helpDthe author and Steve have been friends for years14The program
30、 failed to satisfy Steve because_.Ait was already out of businessBit had some trouble in financeCSteve didnt submit the application himselfDits not designed for people like Steve15What can be inferred from the passage?AThe program was closed three months ago.BSteve used to work as a salesman in a ca
31、r factory.CSteve got $240 in total from kindhearted people.DThe author might be a volunteer in the shelter.任务型阅读(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。How do you enter a room full of strangers? Do you walk right in full of confidence? Or do you try to slip in without being notice
32、d? 16._In life, we admire those who do their tasks confidently. We prefer people who appear to know what they are doing. But where does that confidence begin?Developing selfconfidence starts very early. Its parents role to get kids on the right track toward becoming confident people. 17._ That can b
33、e done by focusing on the childs strengths. Parents should encourage their children to try new things and take risks. When children make mistakes, their parents should still let them know that they are loved. Children whose parents do these things will likely develop into confident adults. 18._ So w
34、hats the solution?With most things in life, practice makes perfect, and that is true of confidence skills. 19._Always hold your head high and look people in the eye. Answer questions clearly and confidently. Focus on the things that you do well, and look for opportunities to use those abilities.Prep
35、are thoroughly for every project. Youll approach the task more confidently knowing that you are ready. 20._ It could be a good test score or a prize from a contest. Remind yourself that one success often leads to the next.However, all humans fail at times, and you will too. Even with efforts to try
36、all the above, you will never be perfect. But you can learn to love and accept yourself and live your life with confidence.AKeep in mind an item that reminds you of a recent success.BThe more you practice them, the easier they will become.CThe way you go into new situations shows your level of selfc
37、onfidence.DOur goal is to prepare students to go into the world with confidence.ETo help that process, parents should always offer more praise than criticism.FLearning from mistakes helps you face the same situation later without fear.GBut selfconfidence still doesnt come easily.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满
38、分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I met Mrs.Neidl in the ninth grade on a stagedesign team for a play and she was one of the directors.Almost immediately I loved her.She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking，_21_ she was encouraging and inspiring.For some reason，she w
39、as impressed with my work and me.Mrs.Neidl would ask me for my _22_.She wanted to know how I thought we should _23_ things.At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew _24_ about stage design！But I slowly began to respond to her _25_.It was cause and effect：She believed I had opinions, so I b
40、egan to _26_ them.She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly.She loved how _27_ I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more.She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.Mrs.Neidls _28_ that year was，“Try it.We can always paint over it _29_！” I began to take _30_.
41、I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing only things to be _31_ upon.I learned to dip my brush into the paint and _32_ create something.The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year.I was _33_ in the program as “Student Art Assistant” because of the time and effort Id p
42、ut in.It was that year that I _34_ I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.Being on that stagedesign team _35_ Mrs.Neidl changed me completely.Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also _36_ a strong interest and a world I hadnt known existed.She taugh
43、t me not to _37_ what people think I should do.She taught me to take chances and not be _38_.Mrs Neidl was my comforter when I was upset.Her _39_ in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined _40_.21A.and ByetCso Dfor22A.opinion BimpressionCinformation Dattention23A.make Bkeep Chandle Dch
44、ange24A.anything BsomethingCeverything Dnothing25A.questions BcommentsCexplanations Dremarks26A.hold Bfollow Cevaluate Dform27A.happy Blively Creliable Dable28A.message BmottoCsaying Dsuggestion29A.again Bmore Cinstead Dlater30A.steps Bcontrol Ccharge Drisks31A.improved Bacted Clooked Dreflected32A.
45、easily Bcarefully Cconfidently Dproudly33A.introduced Brecognized Clooked Dconsidered34A.confirmed BdecidedCrealized Dacknowledged35A.with Bbelow Cof Dby36A.developed Bdiscovered Ctook Dfound37A.accept Bcare Cjudge Dwonder38A.bored Blazy Csad Dafraid39A.trust Bpatience Ccuriosity Dinterest40A.accept
46、able Benjoyable Cpossible Dfavorable.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15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。41_ we all know, life is full of dreams and having a good dream is of great importance in our daily life. 42._ a good dream, people cant make progress and countries cant develop. And I hold the strong b
47、elief 43._ everyone, whether he is old or young, poor or rich, junior or senior, does have a good dream! After all, dreaming is certainly a positive part of our life, and 44._ (wish) for good things, however, costs nothing!Whats more, it is important to fly our dreams, especially for those 45._ are
48、senior high school students. It is high time for them to fly their dreams. If they cant let our dreams fly, the dream would just be 46._ dream, not reality!Therefore, 47._ is no wonder that so many people have a dream since their childhood. With a nice dream, China succeeded in hosting the 29th Olym
49、pic Games in 2008; with a nice dream, Hong Kong 48._ (return) to the motherland peacefully in 1997; with a nice dream, Yuan Longping rids the world of hunger; with a nice dream, Michael Jordon becomes the most popular basketball star; with a nice dream, I can stand on this stage to compete in the fi
50、nal English speech contest. And with an aim of achieving success, I must do the best!So my good friends, if you want to realize your dream, please do not be afraid in face of difficulties or give up in face of failure 49._ lose your dream in face of pains. You must keep going forward 50._ (brave)! J
51、ust fly your dream highly above the sky!.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。I often dream of a teacher, I dream of standi
52、ng on the platform in the classroom and give lessons to lovely boys and girls. I teach them, play with them, but watch them growing up. I am always young when I was staying with them. I know there is not easy to be a teacher. You have to learn in order to teach. Without enough knowledges, you can ne
53、ver learn well .What is more, you have to be friends with your pupils and take good care of him. Only in this way can you be good teacher and win respect from them. Though I am a student now, I will work as very hard to make my dream come true.书面表达(满分25分)有一个美国代表团想了解你们的英语老师，请根据下列提要，写一篇短文。内容提要如下：1英语老师
54、名叫Bruce, 是一位英国人，男性，40岁左右，又高又瘦，戴着一副眼镜。2对学生要求严格，认真备课、批改作业。3教学方法不同于别人，鼓励学生思考，培养学生的自学能力。4和学生打成一片，和蔼可亲，深受学生的爱戴和尊敬。注意：1拟定标题。2介绍必须包括所给要点，但不要逐条翻译。3词数100左右。 单元质量检测(一).语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章讲述了作者帮忙组织募捐活动时的故事。1解析：推理判断题。由第五段中的“You need to make the horseshoes sign hang straighter， Peter commanded.”及第七段中的“There are too m
55、any pink balloons on the wall， Peter complained. You should add more blue ones.”可知，Peter在募捐活动上一直给别人发号施令。答案：B2解析：细节理解题。由第六段中的“Would you please do it yourself？ I said. Im kind of busy organizing the prizes.”可知答案。答案：C3解析：细节理解题。由第九段中的“Peter grabbed (抢夺) the fishing pole right out of her hands！”可知选D。答案：D
56、4解析：细节理解题。由文章最后一句“Now I try to be more patient and less bossy .”可知，作者改变了对弟弟和妹妹的态度。答案：A语篇解读：本文是一则新闻。英国一个小村庄里的邮局十几年前被撤销了，村民们感到很不方便。现在，村里的小学又开办了邮局，让小学生们为大家提供服务。5解析：词义猜测题。根据“the nearest one is five miles away”和“as the village has a lot of elderly people”可推断， tricky此处意为“困难的”。答案：B6解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“and
57、the kids are excellent.They are so friendly and helpful.”可知， Laura Deighton对小学生们提供的服务很满意。答案：C7解析：细节理解题。根据第六段中的“They love it and it gives them key skills”及倒数第二段可知，小学生们喜欢在邮局里帮忙。答案：D8解析：标题归纳题。本文是一则新闻。英国一个小村庄里的邮局十几年前被撤销了，村民们感到很不方便。现在，村里的小学又开办了邮局，让小学生们为大家提供服务。D项标题准确、全面地概括了文意。答案：D语篇解读：本文介绍了在银行工作的作者在工作之余还热
58、衷于慈善事业，并因此还认识了许多志同道合的朋友。9.解析：推理判断题。根据第一段作者对该银行的描述可知，工作人员和顾客之间相互认识，像朋友一样交谈。由此推断，作者在那里工作应该是很舒适自在的。答案：C10解析：细节理解题。根据第二段可知，作者同热衷于慈善事业的人交朋友，并且自己与两家慈善组织有联系，这说明作者工作之余还专注于慈善事业帮助他人。答案：A11解析：推理判断题。由第二段最后两句可知，两人通过交谈发现她们有很多共同点，这最有可能是作者的顾客要把自己的侄女介绍给作者的原因。答案：B12解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句可知，此处的points应该指的是旅店为鼓励顾客光顾而提供的优惠积分
59、。答案：A语篇解读：本文讲述作者在收容所做义工期间，遇到因为给妻子看病而变得穷困潦倒的Steve，他十分想要副眼镜，作者帮他申请了，但因为资金的问题没能成功，最后作者发Twitter求助，有几个人捐了款，Steve得到了眼镜并重新获得工作机会。几块钱对于某些人来说也许不算什么，可对于需要的人来说却十分重要，甚至可能会改变他们的生活。13解析：推理判断题。根据第二段“His voice hesitated a bit, he looked down, and it appeared like he thought such a request was just a dream.”可知，他的声音很
60、犹豫，说明他局促不安，却又不得不寻求帮助。故选C。答案：C14解析：细节理解题。由第三段的“but they told me there was a cash flow problem until late summer”可知，那个项目出现了经费问题，因而不能满足Steve的请求。故选B。答案：B15解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知作者可能是收容所的志愿者。故选D。答案：D.1620CEGBA.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述作者在Mrs.Neidl的鼓励和信任下是怎样成功的。21解析：unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking和encoura
61、ging and inspiring之间构成转折关系，故用yet。答案：B22解析：由下一句可知她总是询问“我”的意见，想知道“我”认为我们该如何去处理事情。答案：A23解析：handle things意为“处理，解决事情”，根据“I knew _24_ about stage design.”可知她想知道“我”认为应该怎样处理舞台设计的问题。答案：C24解析：根据上文的no idea可知作者对于舞台设计一无所知。答案：D25解析：由上文“ask me for .”和“She wanted to know .”可知对于她的问题“我”渐渐做出了反应。答案：A26解析：上文提到作者对舞台设计一无所
62、知，但由于Mrs.Neidl认为作者有自己的看法，所以作者开始形成自己的想法。hold opinions意为“持有的观点”；follow opinions意为“遵循观点”；evaluate opinions意为“对观点加以评估”。答案：D27解析：根据下文的“She believed in me”可知，reliable符合句意。答案：C28解析：message意为“信息”；motto意为“座右铭，箴言”；saying意为“谚语”；suggestion意为“建议”。Try it.We call always paint over .是Mrs.Neidl信奉的座右铭，故选B。答案：B29解析：根据
63、常识可知事情起先都不是一帆风顺的，最终都会成功的。答案：D30解析：take steps意为“采取措施”；control意为“控制”；charge意为“负责，掌管”；take risks意为“冒风险”。take risks和最后一段take chances相呼应。答案：D31解析：根据“there was no failing”可知，只有需要不断地得到提高的事情，所以选A。答案：A32解析：根据下文第一句话可知作者那年成功了，由此说明他很有自信地去创作。答案：C33解析：由上一句“.achieved success that year”可知，因作者在节目中投入的时间和精力而最终被大家所认可。i
64、ntroduce意为“介绍”；recognize意为“认可，认出，识别”；look on .as .意为“把看作”，而look并无此意；consider意为“认为；考虑”。答案：B34解析：confirm意为“确认”；decide意为“决定”；realize意为“意识到”；acknowledge意为“承认”。作者经历了由过去的害怕失败到最终成功，最终意识到自己今后想要从事舞台设计。答案：C35解析：这里的with表示“和在一起”。答案：A36解析：短语develop an interest意为“培养兴趣”，develop不能和world搭配，故排除；take an interest意为“对感兴
65、趣”；discover指“发现原先就存在的东西，只是未被人发现而已”，根据I hadnt known可知B项正确。答案：B37解析：作者曾经如此害怕失败，关键还是在于作者太在乎别人的想法，care意为“在乎，关心，在意”。答案：B38解析：由上文I had been so afraid of .可知她教会作者学会冒险尝试，不要害怕。答案：D39解析：由第二段“She trusted me .”和“She believed in me .”可知。答案：A40解析：由上文可知作者那年最终成功了，而之所以成功在于Mrs.Neidl的信任，激励作者去做一些过去认为不可能做到的事情。possible“可
66、能的”，符合题意。acceptable“可接受的”；enjoyable“有趣的，愉快的”；favorable“有利的，良好的，赞成的”。答案：C.41.As42.Without43.that44.wishing45.who46.a47.it48.returned49.or50.bravely. 第一句：第一个of后加being/becoming; givegiving第二句：butand 第三句：wasam 第四句：thereit 第六句：knowledgesknowledge/learning; learnteach 第七句：himthem第八句：be后加a 第九句：去掉as .参考范文：O
67、ur English Teacher BruceWe have an English teacher whose name is Bruce. He comes from Britain and is about forty years old. He is a tall and thin person, wearing a pair of glasses, which makes him more like a gentleman. He is strict with us. He often makes full preparations for his class and correct
68、s our homework carefully. His teaching style is very unique, because he is used to encouraging all of us to think by ourselves and study on our own. The relationship between Bruce and us students is harmonious. He is so kind and friendly that every student likes him and respects him deeply.Our English teacher is so excellent that we all love him very much.
