1、Helping people around the world单元检测.单项填空1(2014安徽示范高中联考)For many people the old temple was_ shelter from storms and we took _ shelter there many times when we were young.A/; theB/; /来源:Zxxk.ComCa; a Da; /2(2014石家庄质量检测)Overuse of computers will_ to the failure of our eyesight, which is a warning to us
2、 all.Acontribute BturnCdevote Dadjust3(2014衡阳八中模拟)Though _ water, they managed to walk out of the desert.Alacked Blacking ofClacking Dlacked in4(2014岳阳质检)The manager is fair in treating his staff who _ greatly different in background and character.Aare BisChas been Dhave been5(2014苏南五校联考)_ not to dr
3、ive after drinking, some drivers are still trying their luck, which is really dangerous.ABeing reminded BTo remindCHaving reminded DReminded6How did he lose so much weight?_ eating less, he walked ten miles every day.AIn terms of BIn spite ofCIn addition to DWith regard to来源:Z*xx*k.Com7(2014合肥八中高三质检
4、)On AIDS Day, the minister of Health Department demanded that the problems _ paid special attention to.Areferred to being Breferred to beCrefer to being Drefer to be8(2014镇江高三模拟)You cant legally take _ of the property until three weeks after the contract is signed.Acharge BadvantageCcontrol Dpossess
5、ion9(2014江苏启东中学模拟)As many as 150 miners died in the accident. If only the mine owners _ enough attention to the safety measures!Apaid Bshould payCwould pay Dhad paid10(2014安徽名校联合测试)Though the suspect refused to admit that he had stolen the precious diamond at first, he_ and admitted everything when
6、he was shown the videotape.Abroke off Bbroke awayCbroke down Dbroke into11(2013南京第五十五中学调研)The media can often help solve problems and _ attention to situations _ help is needed.Atake; which Bdraw; whereCpay; that Ddraw; /12(2014徐州高三模拟)The winning in the 100meter butterfly gave the American swimmer M
7、ichael Phelps the seventh gold medal in Beijing, _ the record set by American legend Mark Spitz at the 1972 Munich Games.Aequaling BequaledCto equal Dbeing equaled13(2014昆明质检)With the teachers help, the tough passage seemed easier _.Ato understand Bto be understoodCunderstanding Dbeing understood14(
8、2014呼和浩特高三统考)May I try the jacket on? _， but I think it will be a bit small for you.来源:学科网ZXXKAThats all right BBy all meansCAs a result DBelieve it or not15(2014扬州高三质检)Try to spend your time just on the things you find _.Aworth doing them Bworth being doneCworthy of doing them Dworthy of being done
9、.阅读理解来源:Zxxk.Com(2014江苏赣榆赣马高级中学模拟)Teacher Appreciation Week is coming. To celebrate it, we asked some famous people to write about their most memorable teachers.Venus Williams tennis championTwo of the most important people I know are my coaches. They also just happen to be my mum and dad! They star
10、ted teaching me how to play tennis when I was only four years old. They gave me the confidence to believe in my game on the court and to believe that I can do anything I try in life.The most important lesson they taught me was to enjoy the game. They said if I didnt love tennis, I should find someth
11、ing I did love and give it 100% effort. Fortunately, they taught tennis in a way that made me love the game. I hope one day to become as great a teacher to others as they have been to me!Victoria Justice singerWhen I was younger, I loved to sing in the shower. My parents said I wasnt very good. I di
12、dnt care. I belted out (高声歌唱) song after song.Fortunately, I met Mr. Krubsack at Millikan, a performing arts school. He saw potential in me. I wasnt a perfect singer, but he believed I could get better. He made me believe it, too. He helped me improve my singing voice.来源:学科网Jeff Kinney novelistIn th
13、e fifth grade, I started to develop my sense of humor. I thank my teacher, Mrs. Eleanor Norton, for that. She welcomed humor in the classroom. But she didnt settle for cheap laughs. When we made a joke, shed challenge us to come up with something funnier. She made us have confidence in ourselves.来源:
14、Zxxk.ComThe year I spent in Mrs. Nortons classroom influenced me deeply. Ill always remember the lessons she taught me.来源:学*科*网Do you want to give your favorite teachers a shoutout? Send your stories to time and share them with our readers.1What was the most important lesson that Venus Williams lear
15、ned from her coaches?ATo enjoy the game.BTo ignore what others think.CTo have confidence.DTo follow ones own interests.来源:Zxxk.Com2Which of the following is TRUE of Victoria Justice?AMr. Krubsack believed she had potential to sing.BShe sang very well when she was still young.CHer parents didnt suppo
16、rt her to be a singer.DMr. Krubsack advised her to go to a performing arts school.3How did Mrs. Eleanor Norton help Jeff Kinney develop his sense of humor?AShe showed her own humor to him in her class.BShe made him believe he had potential in humor.CShe preferred cheap laughs to his humor in her cla
17、ss.DShe encouraged him to develop his humor fully in the class.4Where can we most probably find this passage?AIn a personal diary.BIn an opening speech.CIn an education magazine. DOn a website page.5What is the purpose of the stories by the famous people?ATo share personal stories.BTo celebrate Teac
18、her Appreciation Week.CTo learn more about famous people.DTo share with teachers.任务型阅读(2014苏州五市四区高三月考) Goals are the guides all through our life. We all have goals that we are moving towards and making a great effort to achieve. This is a good thing. Or can it be bad? How many of us never reach our
19、goals and yet we have tried so hard and really thought about nothing else? I believe the mistake most of us make is that we do not focus on our present situation.Let me explain. Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone that we use simply as a means of reaching our final destination.
20、We dont take time to truly appreciate where we are today and all the great things we already have in our lives. We should focus our attention on the journeyand not on the destination, or we will miss the beautiful scenery along the way.Lets use our job as an example. Now most of us want a promotion.
21、 We have plans to become the manager or general manager in our companies. Unfortunately, most of us will never reach the goal, but will watch others achieve our goal instead.What we should be doing is focusing on the job we are currently in now. Forget where we want to get to and just focus on the p
22、resent. You see, what we can control is our performance in our current job. We can decide to be the best we possibly can in our current job. Now this may mean further education to have the skills we currently do not have. It may mean working harder to produce better results than our colleagues. It c
23、ould simply be a change of attitude, such as stopping complaining and becoming a more devoted and supportive employee. By doing our current job to the best of our abilities, we in fact give ourselves the best chance of promotion.So the best thing for all of us to do to achieve our goals is to just f
24、ocus on what we have and where we are now. Do the best and be the best we possibly can in our current situations, and we will give ourselves the very best chance of reaching our goals in the future. We have heard the old sayings and they are true: “Rome wasnt built in a day.” “Patience is a virtue.”
25、， and so on.Have patience, have appreciation of what we already have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can. Do these things and we will all reach our goals, but more importantly, we will enjoy our life every day.TitleFocus on the presentThemeTo (1)_ our goals, we should focus on w
26、hat we have and where we are now.Common (2)_We do not focus on our present situation. Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone to our final destination. We do not spend the time truly (3)_ where we are today and what we already have in our lives.An (4)_(5)_ the thought of getting pro
27、moted. What we should do is to (6)_ our best to do our current job. To be the best in our current job, we should get further education, work harder than (7)_， stop complaining and (8)_ ourselves to our job.ConclusionIf we are (9)_， grateful for what we have, and take time to help ourselves be the ve
28、ry best we can, we can not only 来源:学科网(10)_ in the future, but also enjoy our life every day.来源:学,科,网答 案.1.选D第一个shelter是可数名词，意为“避难所，遮蔽物”；第二个shelter为不可数名词，意为“(躲避风雨、危险等的)避难”。2选A句意：过度使用计算机会使我们的视力下降，这是对我们大家的一个警告。contribute to“促成，造成”，符合句意。3选C句意：尽管缺水，但他们还是设法走出了沙漠。lack为及物动词，后面可直接跟宾语，且与句子的主语之间存在逻辑上的主动关系，故选C
29、。4选A句意：这位经理公平地对待他那些在背景和性格方面有很大差异的职员们。此句叙述的是一种客观事实，不需要用现在完成时，故排除C、D两项。staff在此强调每个成员，故who引导的定语从句的谓语用复数形式。5选D句意：尽管被提醒不要酒后开车，一些司机仍然心存侥幸，这十分危险。remind和其逻辑主语some drivers是动宾关系，也就是说，司机是被提醒的，故选D。A项表示正在进行，不合题意。6选C句意：“他如何减了这么多体重？”“除了少吃外，他每天步行10英里。”in terms of“就而言”；in spite of“尽管”；in addition to“除之外还”；with regar
30、d to“关于；有关”。7选Bdemand“要求”，后跟宾语从句时从句谓语动词用虚拟语气，形式为“should动词原形”，should可以省略；refer to“提及”和problems之间是被动关系，故用过去分词作定语。8选D句意：只有到合同签署三周后，你才能合法地拥有这些财产。take charge of“管理”；take advantage of“利用”；take control of“控制”；take possession of“拥有，占有”。9选D句意：多达150名矿工在那次事故中丧生。要是矿主足够关注安全措施就好了！根据句意可知，此处if only引导的句子要用过去完成时表示对过去
31、事情的虚拟，意为“要是就好了”，故选D。10选C句意：尽管犯罪嫌疑人一开始拒绝承认偷了这颗贵重的钻石，但当他看到监控录像时他精神崩溃并承认了一切。根据句意可知，应选break down“(健康、精神)垮掉”。break off“中止，中断”；break away“强行逃脱”；break into“闯入”。11选B句意：媒体能帮助解决问题并且常常把注意力吸引到需要帮助的地方。draw attention to“吸引某人的注意力到”；situation, case等作先行词时后边常用where引导定语从句。pay attention to“关注，注意”，与句意不符。12选A句意：在北京，美国游泳运
32、动员菲尔普斯100米蝶泳获胜后，共获得七枚金牌，平了1972慕尼黑奥运会上由美国传奇人物马克施皮茨创的纪录。由语境可知，此处应用现在分词作结果状语。13选A句意：在老师的帮助下，这篇难懂的文章似乎更容易理解了。sth.be .easy/difficult .to do 表示“某事做起来容易/难”。此结构中，用不定式的主动形式表示被动意义。14选B句意：“我可以试穿这件夹克吗？”“当然可以，不过我认为这件对你来说有点小了。”by all means“当然”，符合语境。thats all right“不用谢”；as a result“结果”；believe it or not“不管信不信”。 15
33、选Dyou find worthy of being done为定语从句，引导词that/which因在从句中作宾语而被省去，worthy of being done在句中作宾语补足语。A项中them多余；worth后的动名词通常用主动形式表示被动意义，排除B项；worthy of后通常接动名词的被动形式，排除C项。.语篇解读：本文是一篇网站活动的报道。文章主要介绍了为庆祝“感恩教师周”，网站征集并刊登了几篇名人感谢恩师的文章，并向读者征集感谢恩师的文章。1选A细节理解题。根据刊登的第一篇文章中的第二段第一句“The most important lesson they taught me w
34、as to enjoy the game.”可知，答案选A。2选A细节理解题。根据刊登的第二篇文章第二段第二、三句“He saw potential in me . he believed I could get better.”可知，A项“Mr. Krubsack相信我有唱歌的潜质”表述正确。故答案选A。3选D推理判断题。根据刊登的最后一篇文章第一段倒数第二句可知，在课堂上，当我们讲了一个笑话时，Mrs. Eleanor Norton老师让我们挑战自己去想一个更有意思的笑话。故答案选D。4选D文章出处题。根据文章最后一段最后一句中给出的网址可知，本文应出自一家网站的网页。故答案选D。5选B写作意图题。根据文章首段中的“Teacher Appreciation Week is coming. To celebrate it, we .”可知，文章刊登了一些名人感谢恩师的文章，目的是为了庆祝“感恩教师周”。故答案选B。.(1)achieve/reach(2)mistakes(3)appreciating(4)example(5)Forget/Ignore(6)try/do(7)colleagues/others(8)devote(9)patient(10)succeed