1、Unit 1Friendship(满分:120分时间:120分钟)一、单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)请从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1Friendship _love and understanding among people.Aadds to Brises Cbrings up Dcauses答案A考查动词和动词短语辨析。句意:友谊增加了人们之间的爱和理解。add to增加,增添;rise增长,增加,上升,为不及物动词;bring up养育;提出;呕吐;cause引起,导致。2_get to the company in time, we set
2、 out early in the morning.ASo as to BIn order toCSo that DIn order that答案B空格后面是动词原形get,所以排除C、D两项,因为C、D两项后跟从句;A项不能位于句首,故排除。3Its said that the weather will _hot for another three or four days.Abecome Blast Cstay Dget答案C考查连系动词的用法区别。stay保持或维持原来的状态。4Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but th
3、ey hung up _I could answer the phone.Asince Buntil Cbefore Das答案C考查before的用法。before在本题中的意思是“在之前”,可意为“还没来得及”。since自从以来;until直到才;as当时;由于。5Although I often send emails to Tom, I havent seen him _.Aeye to eye Bface to faceCwith eyes Don my own答案B考查短语的区别。句意:尽管我经常给汤姆发送电子邮件,但是我没有当面见过他。face to face面对面地,符合句意
4、。6Children are often told to _strangers when their parents are not with them.Acome up with Bwatch out forCtake notice of Dget along with答案Bwatch out for意为“留意,提防”,符合句意。7With the help of the government, a large number of people _after the terrible earthquake.Asurvived Bremained Clived Dsaved答案Asurvive
5、表示“幸存,在中逃生”,符合题意。8Dont you think its going to be cold at night in the forest?Maybe. Im taking a sweater just _.Aon time Bin case Cat first Dby now答案Bin case表示“以防万一”,符合题意。 9What did the doctor say to Dad?He advised Dad to go to the hospital for _checks.Acommon Bnormal Cregular Dusual答案Cregular是“固定的,定
6、期的”意思,regular check表示“定期检查”。10The goals _he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him.Aat which Bfor which Cwith which Dafter which答案B这是一个“介词关系代词”引导的定语从句,fight for表示“为而奋斗”。11Toms father _high blood pressure.Asuffers from BsuffersCsuffer of Dsuffer for答案Asuffer from疾病。12Would you mind
7、 my using your dictionary?_AYes, please. BOf course not.CWhy not? DMy pleasure.答案B回答“不介意”,只有B项合题意。13She hates anyone _when shes telephoning.Alisten BlisteningClistens Dto listen答案Bhate的复合结构。14Excuse me, sir, but may I _seats with you? I prefer a seat near the window.Areplace Bdislike Cswap Djoin答案Cs
8、wap sth with sb和某人交换某物。15Readers can _quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.Aget over Bget inCget along Dget through答案C考查get短语。get along well,顺利进行。二、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面两篇短文,掌握大意,然后从1635各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。(A)A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkne
9、ss.His legs were so hurt that he couldnt move.What was the_16_was that he found himself unable to ask for helphis mobile phone went out of_17_as a result of flat battery.Nothing could be done but_18_in cold wilderness.It was 8 hours later that day when the_19_finally came.It is almost unimaginable t
10、hat he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long.Even more_20_was his explanation:“First of all I checked up my physical conditions and found myself not in fatal danger.As there was no way to call for help,I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from_21_.In this way,I mana
11、ged to doze off.”His story put an end to my regret for the_22_of an exploration adventure that happened last year.A group of young men tried to explore a mountain cave and got lost.Unable to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of direction.Finally t
12、hey fell dead in fear and exhaustion.According to the rescue people that_23_them,the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the_24_of the cave.If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to_25_themselves,they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not f
13、ar away.Dont you think that you can compare it with life itself?When you meet with difficulties in life and work,you are lost in darkness._26_you its unclear yet and you neednt put up struggle immediately.It seems to be a negative attitude,but a person who can_27_to do so must have foresight as well
14、 as a great courage in the first place.16A.hardest Bbest Cworst Dsaddest答案C此处突出强调状况之“糟”。他动不了,最糟糕的是他不能求救。17A.work Border Cservice Dcall答案A根据句意可知,因为电池用尽,手机不能用了。go out of work意为“不工作”;out of service意为“停止服务”;out of order意为“混乱”。根据语境可知,选A。18A.sleep Blie Ccry Dwait答案D句意:除了在寒冷的荒野等待,别无选择。此处是固定句型nothing can be
15、 done but do,相当于have no choice but to do。从作者叙述朋友在深夜受伤但非常镇静这一事实可知,选D。19A.police Brescue Cvillagers Drelatives答案B根据下文可知,作者的朋友最终获救了,因此此处应是救援(rescue)到来了。20A.encouraging BsurprisingCfrightening Ddaring答案B作者此处是在赞扬朋友在那样的情况下能如此镇静,令人无法想象。对作者的解释更让作者惊讶(surprising)。21A.bleeding BspreadingChurting Ddiscovering答案
16、A没法呼救,因此应实施自救,阻止伤口“流血”。22A.loss Bfailure Cconduct Ddestination答案B根据下文可知,探险“失败”了,故用failure。23A.searched BexaminedCfound Dhelped答案C营救人员找到(found)他们的时候,发现他们迷路的地方距离出口仅约10米远。24A.side Btop Copening Dbottom答案C根据下文“a faint light glimmering.”可知,这儿指的是“出口”,故用opening。25A.stop Bcalm Csave Dkeep答案B作者强调的是人们处于危急或困境时
17、应“保持镇静”,故用calm。26A.Mind BWatch CImagine DWarn答案Amind sb意为“提醒某人”,符合语境。句意:处于迷茫状态时,你应该提醒自己情况不明朗,不要轻举妄动。watch意为“注视,监视”;imagine意为“想象”,不符合语境;warn意为“警告”,语气太强,也不符合语境。27A.prepare BrecommendCpromise Dafford答案D这种态度似乎是消极的,但敢于这样做却表现了一个人的远见和勇气。(B)I sat in my car waiting in line at the gas station,but my_28_was so
18、mewhere else completely.It was just a week before Valentines Day.Only twentysix months had passed by since my husband Robert Kirks death,and I couldnt stop_29_him.Valentines Day had been twice as_30_for me and my husband of fiftytwo years,Roberts birthday was the day after,February 15th.Every year,o
19、n the 14th of February hed_31_me a card,signed at the bottom with“Xs(kisses)”and“Os(hugs)”,so it wasnt easy now to be alone.Suddenly,out of the corner of my eye,I could see a truck backing up towards me fast.It backed up_32_into the drivers side of my car.Looking at the plate sized dent(凹痕)in the do
20、or,I almost felt crying.I made a claim on my insurance policy(保单)and_33_,the claim was pushed through.A week later,I brought my car in for_34_and rented one.I drove it home through rainy streets that seemed to_35_my feelings.28A.feeling Bhusband Cmind Dmoney答案C根据下文可知,作者在排队加油时深深怀念已逝的丈夫,故是“思绪”完全在别处了。2
21、9A.living up to Btaking notice ofCrelying on Dthinking about答案D两年前丈夫去世,作者无法停止“思念”丈夫。live up to符合,履行;take notice of注意;rely on依靠,依赖,均不符合语境。30A.special BespecialCfunny Dinteresting答案A丈夫的生日与情人节相差一天。因此情人节对作者来说很“特殊”,好比是一年过两次。31A.tell Blend Cpass Dmake答案D情人节时,丈夫总是为自己“做”一张情人节卡片。32A.forward BstillCright Dbac
22、kwards答案C这辆卡车倒车“正好”撞在了我的汽车的驾驶员这一侧。right恰巧,整好,符合语境。33A.usually BsurprisinglyCsuddenly Dfortunately答案D据下文“the claim was pushed through.”可知,作者索赔成功,故选fortunately幸运地。34A.sale Brepairs Cgas Dchange答案Brepair此处为名词,用复数形式表示进行汽车修理。35A.compare Bignore Ccomfort Dmatch答案D冒雨驾车回家的情景和思念丈夫又被撞车的悲情相“吻合”。match一致,吻合,符合语境
23、。三、阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)请阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AOn a Sunday morning,I was driving down a road and saw something I couldnt believe.A little girl,less than two,was pushing her stroller(婴儿车)across the road.It was Sunday morning and traffic was not heavy.I stopped my car at once and ran
24、toward her.This little girl knew enough to run from a stranger.I tried to catch her in order that I could get her out of the road.Suddenly her father came running down a hill across the road from where I had parked my car.He ran right to her and caught her up,saying“bad girl”to her.I picked up the s
25、troller and gave it to him.The father grabbed(抓住)the stroller and walked toward where he came from without a word.I went back and sat in my car for a few minutes with my son.My hands were shaking and tears were about to run out of my eyes.“Do you feel cold,Mom?”asked my son.I just shook my head.Afte
26、r this happened,I thought about how thankful I am.Even though the father didnt say thank you,I feel that I did something good.Doing something for someone else is pleasing,even when its only a matter of being in the fight place at the right time.I didnt really“save”her,but I feel like it was importan
27、t that I happened to be there.It is sad that I was the only one who stopped.It really made me a little disappointed that no one else stopped to help.【语篇解读】 不到两岁的小女孩独自推着婴儿车过马路,作者伸手相助,但却遭到小女孩父亲的误解。36When the author saw the little girl,_.Athe girl had lost her wayBshe was driving to work in a hurryCthe
28、 girl feared to go across the roadDthere werent many cars on the road答案D细节理解题。根据文章第一段的“It was Sunday morning and traffic was not heavy.”可知D项的描述正确。37The little girl ran away from the author because _.Ashe wanted to stay on the roadBshe didnt know the author at allCshe wanted to look for her fatherDsh
29、e needed to catch her stroller答案B推理判断题。根据文章第二段的“This little girl knew enough to run from a stranger.”可知,小女孩之所以要跑开是因为她不认识作者。38Why were the authors hands shaking?ABecause she was not feeling well.BBecause she was too excited to keep calm.CBecause the weather was very cold at that time.DBecause she fai
30、led to be understood by the girls father.答案D推理判断题。根据第三段可知,小女孩的父亲误解了作者在公路上追逐小女孩的行为,所以作者感到非常委屈,气得双手发抖。故选D项。39The author thought that her help was _.Areally necessary Bworth praisingCnot welcome Dnot useful答案A推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,尽管作者没有能够真正救下这个小女孩,但她让事情没有往坏的方面发展,并且她对别人的漠然感到失望,所以她认为她的帮助是必要的。故选A项。BOnce upon a
31、time,there was a tortoise on a ship,and the ship was damaged and dropped into the water.Some time later the tortoise made it to a desert land surrounded(包围)by water on all sides except for one.The landward(向陆地的)side led up to a big mountain.To avoid starving to death,the tortoise decided to climb to
32、 the top of the mountain,hoping that he would be able to cross to the other side.When he got to the snowcovered top he was very cold,and then a heavy snow storm started.He just managed to make out a small pathway leading down the other side of the mountain.But the path was guarded(看守)by a big monste
33、r(怪物)that wouldnt stop shouting.“Uuh uuh uuh!”Such a sight and sound made tortoise extremely scared,and all he wanted to do was hide his head inside his shell.But,looking around him,he saw that many other animals were lying in the snow,with looks of fear on their faces.So the tortoise didnt go into
34、his shell.He summoned up(鼓起)all his courage to move down the path towards the monster.The closer the tortoise got,the more the monster changed its shape.Then,when he was almost upon it,the tortoise realized that what he had thought was a monster was only a great pile of rocks,which formed a shape ju
35、st like a monster.As for the“Uuh uuh uuh”,the tortoise realized this was just the sound of the wind blowing through a small cave.The tortoise carried on,and finally went down into a beautiful valley,filled with woods and plenty of food.The tortoise lived very happily there.【语篇解读】 作者通过这个故事告诉我们,不要被事物的
36、表象所迷惑。40The tortoise decided to climb to the other side of the mountain _.Ato look for foodBto enjoy the sceneryCto meet other animalsDto fight against the monster答案A细节理解题。根据第一段的“To avoid starving to death”可知,乌龟是想到山的另一边去寻找食物。41The underlined word “scared” in Para.3 most probably means _.Acalm Bpower
37、fulCfrightened Dhappy答案C词义猜测题。根据后半句“.and all he wanted to do was hide his head in side his shell.”可知,小乌龟非常“害怕”,故正确答案为C。42Why were many animals lying in the snow?ABecause they lost their way.BBecause they feared the monster.CBecause they were too cold to move.DBecause they were too hungry to move.答案B
38、推理判断题。根据第三段的“with looks of fear on their faces”可知这些动物因害怕而不敢通过。43What did the tortoise do when hearing the sound of the monster?AHe kept moving on.BHe went into his shell.CHe found another path.DHe returned the same way he came.答案A细节理解题。根据第四段的“He summoned up all his courage to move down the path towa
39、rds the monster.”可知,尽管害怕,它还是继续前进。CPets are popular.Theyre good listeners,they encourage us to exercise,and theyre always on our side when we argue with others.They can bring people comfort and pleasure.But it is important to keep in mind that pets can carry diseases that can make you sick.Washing yo
40、ur hands oftenespecially after you touch,feed,or clean up a petis the best way to keep yourself healthy and prevent the spread of disease.Be sure to clean your fingernails carefully every time you wash.You also can protect your health by wearing gloves while cleaning animal cages or cat litter boxes
41、.Avoid washing your pet in the bathtub(浴缸),but if you do,always disinfect(消毒)the tub immediately afterward.Be sure to bring your pet to the hospital for examinations every two weeks or month and whenever your pet is sick or injured.You can do a few other things to keep yourself and your pet healthy.
42、Only give your pet food that has been planned ahead for them.Its not a good idea to share your food with your pet.Human food (like chocolate)can make animals sick.Never feed your pet raw(生的)meat because it can carry germs(细菌)that cause serious illness.And funny as it can be to see your dog or cat dr
43、inking from the toilet,dont let pets do this.Its bad for your pets health!Give them clean,fresh water to drink at all times.Never give milk to cats.The only milk an animal should drink is from its mother.Cows milk is not for pets,especially for cats,as it makes them sick.Finally,some animals arent p
44、ets.Dont take in a wild or abandoned(被抛弃的)animal as a pet because it may have diseases that could make you or your family sick.Instead,turn to an animal rescue group that is trained in helping sick or abandoned animals.【语篇解读】 本文从健康的角度讲解了养宠物的正确方法。44The first paragraph mainly tells us that pets can _.
45、Abe great friends Bbring us pleasureChelp us keep healthy Ddo harm to us答案A段落大意题。文章第一段通过讲述宠物的各种好处旨在告诉人们宠物可以成为人类极好的朋友。故A项正确。45To keep healthy,the author may be against _.Awashing your fingernails after touching your petBwearing gloves when cleaning your pets cageCwashing your pet in the bathtubDbring
46、ing your pet for examinations regularly答案C细节理解题。从第三段的“Avoid washing your pet in the bathtub”可知作者建议不要在浴缸里给宠物洗澡。46The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 7 refers to _.Athe cow Bthe mother catCcows milk Dmother cats milk答案C代词指代题。由倒数第二段第二三句可知,动物只能喝母乳,不能喝牛奶,因为牛奶使它们恶心,故可推知,此处的it指代牛奶。47Which is the RIGHT wa
47、y to feed your pet?ASharing your chocolate with your dog.BLetting your dog drink from the toilet.CFeeding your little cat with raw meat.DGiving your cat cooked fish.答案D细节理解题。从第五段的“Never feed your pet raw meat because it can carry germs that cause serious illness.”可知不要给宠物吃生肉,故D项的喂食方法正确。DAre you scare
48、d about moving up to senior high school?It can be a new experience,but you shouldnt worry.Weve put together a guide on how to survive the first week.Youre not aloneRemember everybody_else_in_your_year_is_in_the_same_boat.They may not realize it,but theyre just as nervous as you are.Moving to senior
49、high is an opportunity,not a problem.Things are different and all you need to do is be polite and learn the new rules.Teachers are ready to help!If youre unsure what to do or are worried about anything then you had better ask for help.Teachers are probably the best people to turn to as theyre experi
50、enced in helping new students.Some senior high schools also have a “friends system”If your school has this,then you will be paired with an older student.They will look out for you and help you if you have any problems or questions.All changeThere are lots of differences between junior high school an
51、d senior high school.Youll have a homework diary or a student planner.You will have your lessons with different teachers in different rooms.You will have homework for different subjects on different days,so make sure you get organized.Make sure you have a copy of your school timetable written down s
52、o you know which rooms your classes are in and on which days you will have your different subjects.Other pointsIf youve got an older brother or sister at the school then ask them for advice.Be yourself!It sounds simple,but people will know you much better if you just act naturally.Having early night
53、s makes a difference and youll find it easier to get up in the morning!【语篇解读】 本文向刚刚步入高中的学子提出了一些如何适应新的高中学习生活的建议。48Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?AOther students have similar feelings to yours.BOther students have to learn boating with you.COther students will
54、help you solve your problems.DOther students will teach you politeness and new rules.答案A细节理解题。根据第二段but theyre just as nervous as you are可知,别的学生对高中生活的感受也比你好不到哪里去,故推知,A为正确答案。49The new students turn to teachers first when having problems because _.Ateachers wont blame them as parents doBteachers are go
55、od at helping solve problemsCteachers are equal to every studentDparents are too busy to help them答案B推理判断题。由第三段“as theyre experienced in helping new students”可推知,老师们经验丰富,善于帮助解决问题。50How many of the followings are the authors advice for a new senior high school student?keeping a homework diarymaking a
56、 plankeeping a copy of school timetablegetting yourself organizedgoing to classrooms half an hour before the classesA2 B3 C4 D5答案C细节理解题。从第四段可知,只有不是作者对高中生的建议,故正确答案为C。51Which of the following is NOT true?AYou can act in a natural way.BYou should go to bed early enough.CYou must focus on dressing prope
57、rly.DYou may ask your older brother for advice.答案C细节理解题。由最后一段的三点建议可知,只有C项在文中没有被涉及,故答案选C。EWhat will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in biotechnology(生物技术). With the help of new medicine
58、, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Todays leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories.In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But th
59、e change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years becau
60、se the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their org
61、ans. The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on, in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition
62、of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future.52According to the passage, human death is now mainly caused by _.Adiseases and agingBaccidents and warCaccidents and agingDheart disease and war答案A细节理解题。由文章第一段最后一句得知,今天主要的杀手,如心脏病、癌症、年老将会成为遥远
63、的记忆。53In the authors opinion, todays most important advance in technology lies in _.Amedicine Bthe InternetCbrain cells Dhuman organ答案A细节理解题。第二段前两句的意思是说“在讨论技术变化时,人们往往注意到的是网络。然而药学方面的变化可能是当今真正技术方面的大事件”,故选A项。54Humans may live longer in the future because _.Aheart disease will be far away from us Bhuman
64、 brains can decide the final deathCthe basic materials of cells will last foreverDhuman organs can be repaired by new medicine答案D推理判断题。由第二段的后半部分可知,在20502100期间,每隔10年左右,人们可以通过吃药来修整生病的或衰老的器官,这应是未来长生不老的原因。55How long can humans live in the future according to the passage?AOver 100 years.BMore than 120 ye
65、ars.CAbout 150 years.DThe passage doesnt tell us.答案D细节理解题。阅读全文后得知,文章没有具体告诉我们人们将来能活多少年。四、写作(共两个写作任务,满分35分)写作一(满分15分)请根据下面提示,写一篇短文。词数不少于60。You are discussing the following picture with your English friend Jim.Now you are telling him how you understand the picture and what makes you think so.提示词:向日葵sun
66、flower_写作二(满分20分)假如你是新华中学的高三学生李华,你校校报最近为高三学生创立了名为“Sharing”的专栏(column)。请你写一篇文章对其进行介绍,并谈谈自己的看法。内容要点包括:开设目的:缓解压力,确保健康专栏内容:高三学生的问题、困扰及焦虑;有针对性的指导及建议专栏优势:专业的心理指导你的感想注意:1.词数不少于80;2开头语已为你写好,不计入总词数。Im a senior high school student,named Li Hua.Our school has recently set up a column called Sharing for Senior
67、3 students._【参考范文】写作一Jim,you see,a sunflower is cocking its head to the sun with a big smile on the left while the other is heading down sorrowfully during a moonnight on the right.What the picture conveys to us is that we need a good attitude whether we are in a pleasing situation or not.As we all
68、know,the sunflower likes sunshine,so its inevitable to be happy when facing it.However,the other sunflower feels sad when moonlight comes,which I think is not necessary.The moon and stars appear at night,though they are not the sunflowers favorite,yet its certain that the sun will come sooner or lat
69、er.Some of our classmates are like the right sunflower,who are so pessimistic when they are weak in one exam.But I want to tell them the night is just short and a sunny tomorrow will come soon.We should cheer up,adjust ourselves and be ready to greet another sunny day.Jim,thats my opinion about the
70、picture,what about yours?写作二Im_a_senior_high_school_student,named_Li_Hua.Our_school_has_recently_set_up_a_column_called_Sharing_for_Senior_3_students.The column,aimed at relieving pressure and ensuring the health of us students,mainly deals with our worries in life and the challenges we meet in the
71、course of study.It has a unique advantage that we can seek some professional advice on our respective problems from experts in psychology.In my opinion,our school attaches great importance to our study and our mental health as well.Starting this column provides us with a platform on which to communicate with others and pour out our feelings.On the other hand,we can turn to it for help when at a loss what to do.Under the expert guidance of the column,I believe,we can achieve our goals with more confidence and keep a good state of mind at the same time.