1、综合过关检测(四)学生用书单独成册(时间： 100分钟满分： 120分)第卷第一部分阅读理解共两节，满分40分第一节(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。ADo you want a bit of an adventure? Would you like to discover all the corners of the UK，or travel abroad？Maybe you have never tried the motorhome lifestyle before.Well，read this article a
2、nd you will know why a motorhome is a good choice.Nothing is better than a motorhome.It has so many uses that it is considered the most versatile vehicle and it is also very comfortable.If you are thinking about hiring a motorhome this summer，then the best choice is to book it early，especially if yo
3、u are considering the school holidays.The motorhome hire service is very seasonal and motorhome hire companies will never have extra vehicles available in the summer months.There are a lot of companies throughout the UK，and some of the big ones have motorhomes spread all over the country.At present，
4、the largest network for motorhome hire is provided by Motorhome which is based in Cambridge.If you are in the UK，you may phone 08006128719 for details of its motorhome hire information.Motorhome has a network of over 500 vehicles all over England，Scotland and Wales.Most people wishing to hire a moto
5、rhome are families that are looking for an alternative to a European package holiday，especially as flying now has become more expensive，and is considered to be environmentally unfriendly.There is no doubt that the idea of nofly holidays is going to become more popular as fewer people think it is saf
6、e to fly.This explains why more and more people are choosing to hire a motorhome for their holidays.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。房车用途广泛，是国内外旅行的好工具，并且在价格和安全等方面比乘飞机旅行有更大的优势。1The main purpose of this text is to explain why it is a good idea to _Atake an adventureBtravel to EnglandCtry a new lifestyle Dhire a motorho
7、meD解析：写作意图题。根据第一段最后一句“Well，read this article and you will know why a motorhome is a good choice.”并结合下文可知，这篇文章的主要目的是解释租用房车是好主意的原因。2What does the underlined word “versatile” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?AFast. BSafe.CUseful. DExciting.C解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段画线词之前的“It has so many uses that”，并结合选项可知，房车有如此多的用处，所
8、以它被认为是最有用的车辆。由此可推知，画线词的词义与useful接近。3Why should you book a motorhome early if you want to book one for this summer?ABooking early is much cheaper.BSummer is usually a very busy season.CYou can arrange your time better this way.DStudents usually book them to earn money.B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“The motorhom
9、e hire service.in the summer months.”可知，房车服务的季节性强，夏季往往是非常繁忙的季节。4The last paragraph tells us the advantages of hiring a motorhome by _Atelling us a storyBgiving detailed dataCcomparing it with flyingDshowing the results of a studyC解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“.especially as flying now has become more expensive
10、.”，并结合下文可知，该段从价格和安全等方面来比较房车和飞机的特点，进一步阐述房车的优势。BA man going abroad to work leaves his young lady crying.“Dont worry，I will write to you every day，” he said.For years he did write to her.But since he was happy with his job，he had no immediate plans of going home.One day，he received a wedding invitation
11、.His girlfriend was scheduled to be married.To whom? To the mailman bringing regularly the letters of her boyfriend! Indeed，distance does make hearts struggle.While presents are important，love demands what is basic: presence of the beloved.Martha was busy with her job.She believed she had to work ha
12、rder because she loved her father who had serious disease.She had to provide for his expensive medicine.Her brothers and sisters meanwhile stayed with their father most of the time.They bathed him，sang for him，spoonfed him or simply kept him company.One day Martha was hurt.She overheard her father t
13、elling her mother，“All our children love me except Martha.”“How can this be？” Martha thought.“Am I not the one killing myself in my work to have money to buy for his medicine? My brothers and sisters do not even provide their share in the expenses as much as I do.”One night，as Martha was as usual la
14、te in going home，she peeped for the first time in the room where her father was lying.She noticed that her father was still awake.She decided to come close at his bedside.Her father held her hands and said，“I miss you.I dont have much time.Stay with me.”And she stayed with her father holding his han
15、d the whole night.The next morning Martha said to everyone.“I have taken a leave of absence.I would like to be with my father.I will bathe him and sing for him from now on.”Her father had a beautiful smile.He knew this time Martha loved him.As children，we need the assuring presence of our loved ones
16、.Adult people need no less.【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。Martha的父亲因病重需要昂贵的医药费，于是她努力赚更多的钱，但是她的父亲仍然希望她能够陪伴在身边。最终她决定放下工作全心照顾自己的父亲。文章以此来说明一个道理：陪在心爱的人身边比什么都重要。5Why did Martha work so hard?AShe liked to work more than attending her father.BIt was her duty to earn money for the family.CHer brothers and sisters had no j
17、obs and could gain no money.DShe had to earn money to pay for her fathers medicine.D解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二、三句可知，Martha工作如此努力的原因是她不得不赚钱来支付父亲昂贵的医药费。故选D。 6.Her fathers words“All our children love me except Martha.” showed that_Aher father thought nothing of moneyBher father more valued his daughters presence
18、Cher father understood his daughterDher father was tired of his daughterB解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的“Her father held her hands and said，I miss you.I dont have much time.Stay with me.”可推知，Martha的父亲所说的话表明他更看重的是女儿陪伴在身边。故选B。7How did Martha win her fathers favor?AShe stayed with her father and comforted him.BShe
19、refused to gain money and gave up her job.CShe tried to earn as little money as possible.DShe would replace her brothers and sisters.A解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第三段最后一句“And she stayed with her father holding his hand the whole night.”并结合倒数第二段中的“I have taken.from now on.”可推知，Martha放下工作回到家陪伴父亲并安慰他，这样一来，她让父亲知道她也爱他。故
20、选A。8Whats the main idea of this passage?ADistance can strengthen love.BAnyone should love father most.CCompany is more important than presents.DAll children must accompany their parents.C解析：主旨大意题。根据第二段“While presents.the beloved.”，并结合全文内容可知，本文通过这个故事想要告诉读者的是：陪伴比礼物更重要。故选C。CSearching the Internet may h
21、elp middleaged and older adults keep their memories sharp，US researchers said.Researchers at the University of California，Los Angeles，studied people doing web searches by recording their brain activity.“What we saw was people who had Internet experience used more of their brain during the search，” D
22、r.Gary Small，a UCLA expert on aging，said.“This suggests that just searching on the Internet may train the brainthat it may keep it active and healthy，” said Small.“This is the first time anyone has simulated an Internet search task while scanning the brain，” Small said.His team studied 24 normal vol
23、unteers between the ages of 55 and 76.Half were experienced at searching the Internet and the other half had no web experience.Otherwise，the groups were similar in age，gender and education.Both groups were asked to do Internet searches and book reading tasks while their brain activity was monitored.
24、“We found that in reading the book task，the visual，cortexthe part of the brain that controls reading and languagewas activated，” Small said，“In doing the Internet search task，there was much greater activity，but only in the Internetsavvy (了解) group.”It appears that people who are familiar with the In
25、ternet can engage in a much deeper level of brain activity.Activities that keep the brain engaged can preserve brain health and thinking ability.Small thinks learning to do Internet searches may be one of those activities.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了通过研究表明上网能够增加中年人或老年人大脑的活跃度，对大脑有好处。9What did the researchers d
26、o when volunteers were doing web searches?AThey studied the Internet.BThey activated their brain.CThey monitored their brain activity.DThey recorded their memories.C解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“.their brain activity was monitored”可知，当志愿者们进行网络搜索和读书任务时，研究者们在监视他们的脑部活跃度。故选C。10Which was different between the two v
27、olunteer groups?AHealth. BWeb experience.CSchool Education. DAge.B解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Half were.gender and education.”可知，两组志愿者的不同之处在于他们是否有上网经验。故选B。11How many tasks did the volunteers do?AOne. BTwo.CThree. DFour.B解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“Both groups were asked to do Internet searches and book reading tasks”可知
28、，志愿者们做了两个任务，即上网和读书任务。故选B。12What can we conclude from the passage?AWeb searching benefits the brain.BReading books keeps the brain engaged.CWatching TV makes the brain active.DDoing activities damages the brain.A解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Activities that.one of those activities.”可知，上网对大脑有好处。故选A。DIndeed，many f
29、ailures are experienced in our lives and the effect could be extremely unpleasant.I do have a share of my experience and you might have yours too.As the saying goes，“Experience is the best teacher.” Many people believe its the other way around.Experience，in fact，can be the worst teacher since it tak
30、es the test first before you learn the lesson.Often，when people around us try to comfort us telling us that we shouldnt be too hard on ourselves，we say “sure”，yet we are doing otherwise.We are becoming too hard on ourselves because failure is something that wouldnt leave your mind quickly.Failure is
31、 something that can make you regret spending money，time，and effort but all go down the drain (排水沟)However，it is common everywhere and it usually leads us to success.“There were once two prison men sitting behind the bars.One saw mud while the other saw stars.”In this story，those two prison men were
32、paying the costs of their actions.However，as they faced their situation，one prisoner was completely defeated by his depression.But the other prisoner held his head up with his hopes and dreams.As you may well notice，failure happens，but people deal with it quite differently.However，true failure comes
33、 in when you react negatively to the situation.True failure is about giving up completely.It is about being unable to recognize when you look at the midnight skies，the stars are still shining.See，no matter how disheartening and discouraging your fall was，true failure is about not getting up and not
34、moving on.You must accept failure as a great opportunity for you to learn.You will also be able to learn from the failures of other people.But it is your own failure that will help you meaningfully.【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文，主要就应该如何对待失败和不如意给出了几点建议。13According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?AExper
35、ience is really good at teaching.BThe best teacher usually experiences a lot.CSomething valuable can be learned from failure.DThe worst teacher can teach you how to be successful.C解析：推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句可推知，我们可以从失败中吸取教训，A、B、D三项均表述错误。故选C项。14Which of the following is TRUE about failure according to the tex
36、t?AWe cant live without failure.BIt is easy to get rid of failure.CPeople should try to avoid failure.DPeople should treat failure properly.D解析：推理判断题。根据第三段两个犯人对待失败的不同态度和第四段对真正失败的解释可知，我们要正确对待失败，从失败中汲取教训，而不是放弃，这样才能转败为胜，获得成功。故选D项。15Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?AEveryt
37、hing Comes From FailureBFailure Opens the Door to LearningCSuccess Is Not Easy for Us To achieveDExperience Is Interesting and PleasantB解析：标题归纳题。根据第一段最后一句的开篇点题，并结合对全文的整体理解以及最后一段中的“You must accept failure as a great opportunity for you to learn.”可知，本文主要讲的是我们可以从失败中汲取教训，从而走向成功。故B项最适合作为文章标题。故选B项。第二节(共5小
38、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。Its normal to wake briefly during the night. 16._ But if youre waking up during the night and having trouble falling back asleep，the following tips may help.Stay out of your head.The key to getting back to sleep is continuing to prepare your bod
39、y for sleep，so remain in bed in a relaxed position.Hard as it may be，try not to stress over the fact that youre awake，because that very stress and anxiety encourage your body to stay awake. 17._18_ If you are finding it hard to fall back asleep，try a relaxation technique such as visualization (想象) o
40、r deep breathing，which can be done without even getting out of bed.Remind yourself that although theyre not a replacement for sleep，rest and relaxation still help refresh your body.Do a quiet，nonstimulating activity.If youve been awake for more than 15 minutes，try getting out of bed and doing a quie
41、t，nonstimulating activity，such as reading a book.Keep the lights dim so as not to think that its time to wake up. 19._ A light snack might relax you，but be careful not to eat so much that your body begins to expect a meal at that time of the day.20_ If you wake during the night feeling anxious about
42、 something，make a brief note of it on paper and delay worrying about it until the next day when you are fresh and it will be easier to resolve.AMake relaxation your goal，not sleep.BPut off worries and troubles.CUse a flashlight to go to the bathroom at night.DIn fact，a good sleeper wont even remembe
43、r it.EAlso avoid screens of any kindcomputers，TVs，cell phones or iPads.FYoull be much more productive and creative after a good nights rest.GA good way to stay out of your head is to focus on the feeling of your body.答案：1620.DGAEB第二部分英语知识运用共两节，满分45分第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、
44、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Do you know that body language accounts for over 90% of a conversation? Thats why communicating face to face is always better than a telephone conversation _21_ if you are trying to sell something!Your body language will give others a general _22_ of you and it will also show
45、your emotions. Its very difficult to make your body _23_. Its easy to tell the difference between a _24_ smile of pleasure and a false smile. So if you understand body language codes (密码), it is usually possible to know what someone really _25_， whatever they may be saying with _26_Although much of
46、our body language is universal, a lot is also _27_. Culture codes vary from one country to another and they can _28_ misunderstandings. Even simple gestures may have a completely different meaning in other parts of the world. For example, the circle _29_ made with three raised fingers means “OK” in
47、the United States. But it is not universal. In Brazil, Greece and Germany it is a _30_ gesture showing disrespect and in Japan it means “money”！In many Asian cultures, it is not appropriate for men and women to touch in public. Therefore, displays of affection such as _31_ hands or kissing are not _
48、32_. In some parts of Asia, _33_， it is common for people of the same sex to hold hands as a sign of _34_Greetings vary according to the country and the sex of the people involved. In the west, it is appropriate to shake hands when you _35_ someone for the first time and both men and women can _36_
49、a handshake. In Indonesia, for example, a man will not offer a handshake to an Indonesian woman _37_ they are in a business situation.If you want to avoid making _38_ mistakes when you travel to other countries, you should _39_ their basic cultures before you leave. If you do this, you are less like
50、ly to _40_ people.【文章大意】本文主要介绍了由于不同国家不同地区的文化差异而导致了肢体语言在不同国家的含义并不相同的现象。21A.namelyBparticularlyCimportantly DpracticallyB解析：句意：这就是为什么面对面交流好过电话通话的原因，特别是你正在尽力卖某些东西的时候。根据句意选B。22A.imagination B.descriptionCexpression DimpressionD解析：根据Your body language will give others a general _ of you and it will also
51、show your emotions.可知肢体语言应该是会给人关于你的大体印象，它会展现你的情感，故选D。23A.lie B.talkCact DconductA解析：根据下文Its easy to tell the difference between a _ smile of pleasure and a false smile.可知，很容易区分真笑和假笑，所以很难使身体说谎，故选A。24A.polite B.shyCsincere D.readyC解析：根据下文的 a false smile可知此处应填“真诚的”，故选C。25A.cares B.meansC.shows D.consid
52、ersB解析：根据上文的身体很难说谎和if you understand body language codes (密码), it is usually possible to know what someone really _可知如果掌握了肢体语言密码，那么就很可能知道某人的真正意图。故选B。26A.wordsB.examplesC.feelingsD.movementsA解析：根据上文可知肢体语言密码的破解使得某人的真实意图有可能暴露，所以不管用什么样的话语都无法遮掩真实想法。故选A。27A.exactB.foreignCculturalDsimilarC解析：根据下文Culture c
53、odes vary from one country to another and they can _ misunderstandings.可知每个国家的文化密码都不同，很容易造成误解，突然提到了文化密码，由此可以推测肢体语言也是与文化有关的。故选C。28A.clear up B.cut downC.refer to Dlead toD解析：Culture codes vary from one country to another and they can _ misunderstandings.理解为由于文化差异，肢体语言容易造成误解。29A.sign B.markCshape D.fi
54、gureA解析：根据made with three raised fingers means “OK” in the United States可知是做了一个OK的手势。故选A。30A.helpless B.rudeC.dangerous D.casualB解析：根据下文的showing disrespect可知这种手势是不尊重的，是粗鲁的。故选B。31A.shaking B.touchingC.raising D.holdingD解析：根据上文it is not appropriate for men and women to touch in public公共场合男女相互触碰是不合适的，所
55、以手的触碰(包括握手和牵手等)是不被接受的。该段末句出现的hold hands也是线索提示。32A.comfortable B.suitableCacceptableDreasonableC解析：参见上题解析。33A.therefore B.otherwiseC.however D.besidesC解析：根据it is common for people of the same sex to hold hands可知同性之间握手是普通的，前面说的是异性之间是不合适的，所以前后为转折关系，故选C。34A.friendship B.loveCadmirationDconcernA解析：根据it i
56、s common for people of the same sex to hold hands可知是同性之间的关系，自然是友情了。35A.know B.introduceC.approach D.meetD解析：meet sb. for the first time第一次遇到某人。故选D。36A.suggest B.startC.demand D.followB解析：_ someone for the first time and both men and women can _ a handshake.应理解为第一次见面男女都可以以握手开始。故选B。37A.unless B.untilC
57、if D.whileA解析：根据上文In the west, it is appropriate to shake hands可知握手是合适的，而for example, a man will not offer a handshake to an Indonesian woman又列举了印尼男人不和女人握手的例子，所以后面的场合是一个特殊情况，故选A。38A.surprising B.disappointingCembarrassing DlaughingC解析：根据上文Culture codes vary from one country to another and they can _
58、 misunderstandings.可知由于这些文化差异，肢体语言容易造成误解，这是令人尴尬的错误。故选C。39A.experience B.developC.respectD.understandD解析：根据If you want to avoid making _ mistakes when you travel to other countries, you should _ their basic cultures before you leave.可知想要避免这种错误在离开之前就要了解目的地的文化。故选D。40A.worry BhurtCaffect D.disturbB解析：根据
59、If you do this, you are less likely to _ people.可知如果出发前了解了目的地文化，那么就几乎不可能伤害到当地人们了。故选B。第卷第二部分英语知识运用共两节，满分45分第二节(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。Scientists have discovered that 41._ (stay) in the cold could help us lose weight. Researchers at the University of California found t
60、hat exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fatthe type of fat that generates heat and keeps us warm. Brown fat burns energy, 42._ helps us lose weight. White fat stores extra energy, which results 43._ weight gain. The researchers said that because air conditioning
61、and heating give us constant, 44._ (comfort) temperatures, our bodys need for brown fat has decreased. They found that: “Outdoor workers in northern Finland who 45._ (expose) to cold temperature have 46._ significant amount of brown fat when 47._ (compare) to sameaged indoor workers.”The research wa
62、s conducted on two different control groups of mice. 48._ group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat. This group subsequently gained 30 per cent less weight after both groups were fed highfat diets. The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity. People
63、 who are obese have 49._ (low) levels of brown fat than thinner people. Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said: “This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesityrelated diseases.” She added，“If you can somehow increase levels of this prot
64、ein.you could 50._ (possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food.”【文章大意】科学家发现寒冷的环境可帮助我们减肥。41staying解析：考查非谓语动词作主语。句意：科学家们发现待在寒冷的环境中会有助于我们减肥。42which解析：考查非限制性定语从句。句意：棕褐色脂肪燃烧热量，这可以帮助我们减肥。先行词为前面一句话，关系词在定语从句中作主语且表示“事”，故用which引导。43in解析：考查介词。result in引起，导致，为固定搭配。44comfortable解析：考查形容词。设空
65、处后为名词，故可判断设空处应用形容词作temperatures的定语。45are exposed解析：考查动词被动语态及主谓一致。设空处为定语从句的谓语动词，它需与先行词outdoor workers(名词复数)保持一致；此外outdoor workers与expose(使暴露)为动宾关系，故用被动语态。综上所述，答案为are exposed。46a解析：考查冠词。a significant amount of为固定搭配，意为：大量的。an amount of后需加不可数名词。47compared解析：考查非谓语动词作状语。compared to为固定搭配，意为：与相比。48One解析：考查限
66、定词。根据上句的two different control groups of mice判断此处答案为One。49lower解析：考查形容词比较级。根据语境中的than可判断此处应为形容词的比较级。50possibly解析：考查副词。设空处在句中作状语，故用副词形式来修饰动词lose。第三部分写作共两节，满分35分第一节短文改错(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
67、线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，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 started a small company several years ago，that was a signmaking business.I worked hardly to make it successful.I did not work only a few hour each day.Instead，I spent many hours each day，seven days a week，try to expand the
68、 company.I called at possible buyers from a list of people I had never seen.Such calls were often hard sells.I had to firm.But I never made a short cut or tried to save on expenses，though I made much cold calls.I am happy，because the company was moving forward and making a real progress.And it is ma
69、king money，not losing them.答案：I started a small company several years ago， was a signmaking business.I worked to make it successful.I did not work only a few each day.Instead，I spent many hours each day，seven days a week， to expand the company.I called possible buyers from a list of people I had nev
70、er seen.Such calls were often hard sells.I had to firm.But I never made a short cut or tried to save on expenses，though I made cold calls.I am happy，because the company moving forward and making real progress.And it is making money，not losing .第二节书面表达(满分25分)假设你是李华，你的朋友Tom邀请你下周去他们学校参加文化交流活动并向外国朋友介绍中国
71、的传统绘画。但你忙于准备高考，不得不谢绝邀请。请根据下面的要点用英语写一封回信：1谢绝邀请；2说明理由；3推荐朋友Mary参加，并说明原因。注意：1.词数 100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Tom， Thank you very much for your invitation. _Best wishes.Yours sincerely，Li HuaOne possible version：Dear_Tom，Thank_you_very_much_for_your_invitation. Id like to accept
72、 it and take this opportunity to introduce the traditional Chinese painting to foreign friends, but Im sorry to inform you that I cant. The reason is that I am busy preparing myself for the coming College Entrance Examination.I strongly recommend my friend Mary who is the most suitable choice to tak
73、e my place next week. She began to learn painting at an early age and has a good knowledge of the traditional Chinese painting, which, together with her active personality and perfect spoken English, will help make your activity a success.Sorry again for any inconvenience caused by my absence. Best_wishes.Yours_sincerely，Li_Hua
