1、单元质量评估(二)时间:100分钟分数:120分第一部分阅读理解(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。AIn between juggling (努力对付) twelve NFL fantasy teams and spending time with my family in Michigan, Ive been working hard to get into really good shape.I played soccer and I was always competitive.But
2、when I started playing poker (扑克) fulltime, I got lazy and became much less active.Now Im getting older and realize that I should be taking my health more seriously.Im running again.I usually start my workouts with a really fast mile, and then jog another two or three miles at a slower pace.After th
3、e run, I do some body weight exercises like pushups and crunches.While I really enjoy my workouts, eating healthy food has been a real challenge.I cannot cook at all and, to be honest, my diet is pretty bad.I eat too much takeout food and dine out almost every day.In order to counteract_all_that_jun
4、k_food,_I decided to try a juice cleanse (果汁排毒法)I picked up a special blender called the Nutribullet and about$200 worth of organic produce.The goal was to eat nothing but fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds for four to five days.The juices themselves were not that bad, especially because I started th
5、rowing things into the blender and hoped it turned edible.I was skeptical about how green juice would taste, but discovered that if you combine your greens with fruit, the vegetable taste isnt strong.If you mix spinach with some strawberries and a banana, the juice may look green but it has a strawb
6、errybanana taste.Its important for me to have a balanced life.Im a person who likes making changes.Ill go on a poker binge (狂欢), then a travel binge, then Ill take a break when I dont do much of either.Not only will it keep me from getting burned out, it will help me appreciate my work even more.Liv
7、ing a healthier lifestyle can bring more balance to my life and hopefully it will start to benefit me at the table as well.语篇解读本文是记叙文,话题是日常生活类。随着年龄的增长,作者意识到自己需要更加注重自己的健康,于是他选择了更加健康的生活方式,如开始制定并执行锻炼计划、食用鲜榨果汁和蔬菜汁等。1The author decided to take up running again because he _Afell in love with joggingBwas t
8、erribly tired of playing pokerCthought he had a serious weight problemDrealized he should attach importance to his health解析:细节理解题。由第一段的最后一句可知,随着年龄的增长,作者认为自己应该更加注重自己的健康了。答案:D2The underlined words “counteract all that junk food” in Para.3 mean “_”Astore junk foodBlive on junk foodCreduce the bad effec
9、t of junk foodDexamine the bad effect of junk food解析:词义猜测题。由上文作者总是叫外卖和外出用餐以及下文的“I decided to try a juice cleanse”可知,为了抵消那些垃圾食品的不良影响,作者决定尝试在四到五天的时间里只吃水果、蔬菜和坚果的果汁排毒法。答案:C3What does the author do?AHe is a professional poker player.BHe is a fitness instructor.CHe is a magazine writer.DHe is a soccer pla
10、yer.解析:推理判断题。由第一段的“I started playing poker fulltime”和最后一段的“Ill go on a poker binge.benefit me at the table”可推知,作者是一名职业扑克牌手。答案:A4What would be the best title of the text?AEnjoying a juice cleanseBLiving a healthier lifestyleCSlowing down the pace of lifeDTaking healthy exercise every day解析:主旨大意题。综合全文
11、可知,作者意识到需重视自己的健康问题,选择更加健康的生活方式,为此,他开始体育锻炼,选择健康饮食等,故B项最为全面。答案:BBIf youre the kind of person who loves travel but finds it difficult to break down language barriers, you may want to check out Iconspeak, a Tshirt covered in basic pictographs (象形图画) ranging from clocks to bathrooms.Simply point to the s
12、ymbol associated with your need, and hopefully, the person youre talking to will understand you soon.I can tell you that its better than having to make gestures with strangers.Iconspeak is the brainchild of George Horn and Florian Nast.They were travelling through Asia in 2013 and found themselves i
13、n a remote village with no vehicle, no tourism, but just some locals.The problems they had while trying to express their needs to the locals inspired them to start working on a simple but effective solution to the language barrier.Two years later, they came up with the Iconspeak Tshirt.The Iconspeak
14、 collection is made up of three types of Tshirtslong,short, sleevelessas well as bags and hats that feature fewer icons(符号)The products are available internationally through the Iconspeak website, with the founders proving that they work anywhere in the world.“I have used it in Norway,” said George
15、Horn.“It works beautifullythe people you ask are surprisingly quick in getting what you want or mean since they are thinking in a certain context (背景)If you point to the bus and the clock on the shirt and you do this at a bus stopanybody will know that you want to know when the next bus leaves.With
16、ICONs, you can SPEAK,you can SPEAK to the world.”Iconspeak is a clear example that the answer to complex problems can be very simple.I have yet to try the shirt, but somehow I have no doubt that it actually works.It might not always help, but for common problems, like finding a telephone, the neares
17、t hotel or an ATM, Iconspeak seems like a good solution.语篇解读本文是说明文,话题是社会文化类。想要出国走走,又担心语言不通?别慌!一款名叫Iconspeak的“会说话”T恤帮你解决这个问题。5What should people do when they turn to Iconspeak for help?ADraw icons on the Tshirt.BPoint to the icons on the Tshirt.CExpress the needs to the Tshirt.DCreate contexts with t
18、he aid of the Tshirt.解析:细节理解题。由第一段的倒数第二句可知,穿戴者只要指着T恤衫上的图标,就可以让对方明白要表达的意思。 答案:B6George Horns words in Para.4 suggest that Iconspeak _A.plays a key role in peoples daily lifeBcan be translated into various languagesCis effective in helping people communicateDbecomes popular with foreigners in Norway解析
19、:推理判断题。由第四段的内容可知,George Horn在挪威借助Iconspeak上的图标克服了语言交流障碍。答案:C7The author thinks Iconspeak is _ApracticalBuselessCbeautiful Dtroublesome解析:推理判断题。由最后一段可知,作者虽然没有试用过这种T恤衫,但他认为这种T恤衫确实实用,尤其是在类似于找电话亭、最近的旅店或者ATM机这类常见问题的语言沟通上。答案:A8What would be the best title for the text?AIconspeak is in great demand right n
20、owBThe biggest problem in travelling the worldCThe best way to overcome language barriersDIconspeak helps break down language barriers解析:主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了George Horn和Florian Nast研发的旅行T恤Iconspeak,借助这种T恤上的图标,旅行者几乎可以在任何国家表达他们的基本意思,从而突破语言障碍。答案:DCA warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice
21、for those wanting a good nights sleep.But now a study has found it really does help people nod offif it is milked from a cow at night.Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin (褪黑激素),which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.The study,by research
22、ers from Seoul,South Korea,involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.Those given night milk,which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin,were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime,according t
23、o the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now,taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling t
24、o fall asleep at night.Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content,which helps people to relax.Milk is also sugarfree and additivefree with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fa
25、ttening.The more fat you take in before bedtime,the greater burden you will put on your body at night.语篇解读本文是一篇议论文。长期以来,人们认为睡觉前喝一杯热牛奶有助于睡眠,但研究表明,只有喝晚上挤的牛奶才真正有助于睡眠。这到底是什么原因呢?快来读文章吧!9According to the text,the mice fed with daytime milk_Astarted sleep more easilyBwere more anxiousCwere less activeDwoke
26、 up later解析:细节理解题。由第四段中的信息“Those given night milk.were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime.”可知,老鼠喝了白天挤的牛奶会更有活力,也更焦虑,故选B项。答案:B10Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?AIts been tested on mice for ten times.BIt can make people m
27、ore energetic.CIt exists in milk in great amount.DIts used in sleeping drugs.解析:推理判断题。文章中提到晚上挤的牛奶的褪黑激素含量是白天挤的牛奶的10倍,并不是说研究人员在老鼠身上测试了10次,所以A项错误;由第二段中的信息“.help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.”可知褪黑激素不可能使人更加精力充沛,故排除B项;由第二段中的信息“.night milkcontains more melatonin.”可知,并不是所有的牛奶中都含有大量的褪黑激素,故排除C项;由第六段中
28、的信息“taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night”可知,褪黑激素被用于安眠药中,故D项正确。答案:D11What can be a suitable title for the text?ANight Milk and SleepBFat,Sugar and HealthCAn Experiment on MiceDMilk Drinking and Health解析:标题归纳题。作者在第一段就点明了文章要论述的对象晚上挤的牛奶。在接下来的几段中,作
29、者通过研究人员在老鼠身上做的实验论证了晚上挤出的牛奶与睡眠的关系,所以最适合做文章标题的是A项。B项意为“脂肪、糖与健康”,C项意为“在老鼠身上做的一个实验”,D项意为“牛奶饮用与健康”,均与文章的主旨不符。答案:A12How does the author support the theme of the text?ABy giving examples.BBy stating arguments.CBy explaining statistical data.DBy providing research results.解析:推理判断题。文章的第二、三、四、五段都是讲研究人员的实验及其结果
30、,所以作者是用研究人员的研究结果来支持论点的。文章中没有给出具体的例子,没有单纯地陈述论点,也没有解释统计数据,所以排除A、B、C三项,选D项。答案:DDOur brains work in complex and strange ways.There are some people who can calculate the day of the week for any given date in 40,000 years, but who cannot add two plus two.Others can perform complex classical piano pieces a
31、fter hearing them once, but they cannot read or write.Dr.J.Langdon Down first described this condition in 1887.He called these people idiot savants.An idiot savant is a person who has significant mental injury, such as in autism (自闭症) or retardation.At the same time, the person also exhibits some ex
32、traordinary skills, which are unusual for most people.The skills of the savant may vary from being exceptionally gifted in music or in mathematics, or having a photographic memory.One of the first descriptions of a human who could calculate quickly was written in 1789 by Dr.Benjamin Rush, an America
33、n doctor.His patient, Thomas Fuller, was brought to Virginia as a slave in 1724.It took Thomas only 90 seconds to work out that a man who has lived 70 years, 17 days, and 12 hours has lived 2,210,500,800 seconds.Despite this ability, he died in 1790 without ever learning to read or write.Another idi
34、ot savant slave became famous as a pianist in the 1860s.Blind Tom had a vocabulary of only 100 words, but he played 5,000 musical pieces beautifully.In the excellent movie Rain Man, made in 1988 and available on video cassette, Dustin Hoffman plays an idiot savant who amazes his brother played by To
35、m Cruise, with his ability to perform complex calculations very rapidly.Today we more clearly recognize that the idiot savant is special because of brain impairment.Yet not all brain injury leads to savant skills.Some studies have shown that people who have purposeful interruption of the left side o
36、f the brain can develop idiot savant skills.However,few people wish to participate in such experiments.There are many excellent reasons for not undergoing unnecessary experimentation on ones brain.The term idiot savant is outdated and inappropriate.Virtually all savants have a high degree of intelli
37、gence and are thus not idiots.语篇解读有些人可以说出4000年中的任何一天是星期几却不能说出2加2等于几,而有些人在仅听一次之后能弹出复杂的经典钢琴曲,但却不会读写。这些人被叫作“低能特才”,他们有心理缺陷但在某些方面却有特殊的才能。13What does the passage mainly talk about?AIdiot savants have areas of outstanding abilities.BHuman beings have complicated thinking process.CThe brains of the idiot sa
38、vants are partly impaired.DThe reasons why people have wonderful skills vary.解析:主旨大意题。通读全文可以看出文章是围绕“idiot savants”展开的,并举了几个具有特殊才能的低能特才的例子,可知A项符合文章大意。答案:A14Which of the following can be done by Rain Man?AHe can play wonderful pieces of classical music.BHe can guess out exactly the length of a mans li
39、fe.CHe can memorize the contents of the pictures fast.DHe can count matches dropped on the floor quickly.解析:推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段的“with his ability to perform complex calculations very rapidly”可知Rain Man具有快速进行复杂计算的能力。故D项符合说明。答案:D15What can you infer from the passage?AIdiot savants have real talents for ar
40、t and math.BDr.Down is the first person who found idiot savants.CFew people wish to risk becoming savants by brain operations.DIntentional left brain impairments will surely lead to idiot savants.解析:推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“However few people wish to participate in such experiments.”可知很少有人愿意通过手术变成低能特才的人。答案:C第
41、二节(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。 In the digital age, copying someone elses words is easy, but getting caught copying is even easier.When Melania Trump recently spoke at the Republican convention,she used some of the same words that Michelle Obama had used at the Democrat
42、ic convention in 2008.Within hours, news spread around the world with the claim that Melania Trump had plagiarized Michelle Obamas speech.Students and teachers at universities in the US.and elsewhere were shocked._16_What is plagiarism?17_ That person could also be called a “literary thief” or a “pl
43、agiarist”Why is plagiarism a serious problem?Its our own worst fear to have that thing that we created stolen from us, and its the same as our words.That thing we created is essential to who we are._18_ Academics are especially aware of the nature of plagiarism because their work is essentially the
44、creation of ideas and putting them into words.19_One of the possible punishments for plagiarism at US.universities is dismissal from the school.Students may fail a course or be given a letter of censure(谴责)that stays on their school record.Professors or researchers who plagiarize may damage or end t
45、heir careers.Plagiarism is easy to find.Before the digital age we live in, plagiarizing was harder.You had to write out the words you copied.But now anything can be copied and pasted.In the past, teachers would have to work hard to prove that work was copied._20_ The plagiarism checking software pro
46、grams used by many students and universities include Turnitin, Grammarly, Duplichecker, and Ithenticate.Nobody is going to get away with it.AHow to avoid plagiarism.BConsequences of plagiarism.CStealing our words is as serious as if stealing our child.DNowadays, some software programs will help you
47、avoid plagiarismEPlagiarism is to copy someone elses written work without giving them credit.FBut nowadays, all you have to do is run a paper through a plagiarism detection software.GThey learn from their early years in school that copying another writers words is wrong.答案:16.G17.E18.C19.B20.F第二部分语言
48、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、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Rhemy is a fifth grader at Mark Bills Middle School in Peoria, Illinois.He has been _21_ since birth.Though a hearing aid allows him to hear a little, he _22_ depends on American Sign Language (ASL) to _23_He ev
49、en had a translator that_24_ him throughout the school day.But that isnt _25_ for the students at Mark Bills, who, in an effort to better communicate with Rhemy,_26_an ASL Club.They spend their lunchtime and rest time once a week learning sign language.Rhemy is _27_ that his classmates started the c
50、lub because they want to be like him.His classmates want to learn his _28_ style because they think sign language is cool.So far, Tammy Arvin, Rhemys translator and the instructor for the ASL Club, has taught the students _29_ conversations and words for items at school,food and clothing.Thanks to t
51、he ASL Club, Rhemy has been able to communicate with his classmates more _30_Now, Rhemy has gained _31_Whats more, he has learnt to _32_ himself more willingly, which makes it easier for the other students to _33_ him.More natural communication with others has made him feel less_34_ in the school.Si
52、nce the _35_ was set up, there has been no need for Rhemy to have himself followed by a translator around all day long.Not only has the club helped Rhemy, but it has _36_ the students as well.The students feel _37_ when learning the language.They might not have _38_ theyre learning about deaf cultur
53、e by joining the club.It really gives them a chance to learn a culture that they werent _39_ aware of, which makes them _40_ more about the world around them.语篇解读本文是夹叙夹议文,话题是人物故事类。Rhemy先天性耳聋,他靠手语进行交流。他的同学成立了一个俱乐部学习手语,从而使得他和同学们的关系更融洽了。21A.dumb BfoolishCblind Ddeaf解析:根据下文的“Though a hearing aid allows
54、him to hear a little”可知,Rhemy先天性耳聋。答案:D22A.finally BmainlyCever Dfirst解析:根据上文的“hear a little”可知,Rhemy主要靠美国标准手语进行交流。答案:B23A.survive BunderstandCspeak Dthink解析:根据“American Sign Language”可知,他说话时用手语。答案:C24A.accompanied BwatchedCled Dprotected解析:根据“throughout the school day”可知,以前他在学校时身边还跟着一个翻译。答案:A25A.st
55、range BproperCenough Dhard解析:根据下文Rhemy的同学学习手语可知,对Rhemy的同学来说,那还不够。答案:C26A.ran BformedCfound Dselected解析:根据“in an effort to better communicate with Rhemy”可知,他们成立了一个俱乐部。答案:B27A.worried BashamedCexcited Dannoyed解析:根据“because they want to be like him”可知,Rhemy非常激动。答案:C28A.communicating BlearningCliving Dw
56、riting解析:根据“because they think sign language is cool”可知,Rhemy的同学想学习他的交流方式。答案:A29A.new BhardCgood Dbasic解析:根据下文的“conversations and words for items at school,food and clothing”可知,Tammy Arvin教Rhemy的同学学了一些基本的对话和有关在学校的物品、食物和衣物方面的手语。答案:D30A.naturally BeasilyCquickly Dloudly解析:根据“Thanks to the ASL Club”可知,
57、Rhemy与同学们交流更容易了。答案:B31A.confidence BfreedomCcontrol Dsupport解析:通过交流,Rhemy也有信心了。答案:A32A.excuse BintroduceCbehave Dexpress解析:Rhemy 有信心了,也就愿意表达自己的想法了。答案:D33A.trust BdiscoverChelp Dapproach解析:Rhemy愿意表达自己的想法了,所以同学们也愿意接近他了。答案:D34A.lonely BunluckyCfriendly Dguilty解析:Rhemy 和同学的关系融洽了,他也不会感到孤单了。答案:A35A.meetin
58、g BbusinessCclub Dreaction解析:根据“there has been no need for Rhemy to have himself followed by a translator around all day long”可知,此处是指这个俱乐部成立以来。答案:C36A.encouraged BbenefitedCalarmed Dcomforted解析:根据下文内容可知,Rhemy的同学也从中受益。答案:B37A.happy BnervousCpuzzled Dbored解析:根据Rhemy的同学也从中受益可知,他们学习手语时很快乐。答案:A38A.rememb
59、ered BadmittedCrealized Dliked解析:根据下文的“It really gives them a chance”可知,他们也许还没意识到通过参加俱乐部他们正在学习盲人文化。答案:C39A.rarely BregularlyChardly Dpreviously解析:盲人文化是他们以前不知道的另外一种文化。答案:D40A.change BknowCtalk Dread解析:同学们学到了盲人文化,这使他们更多地了解了自己周围的世界。答案:B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。Pierre,
60、 41._ worked in a government office, received 42._ invitation to a palace ball.His wife, Mathilde, had no money 43._ jewellery, so she borrowed a beautiful necklace 44._ her friend, Jeanne.She looked very beautiful 45._ they had a wonderful time that evening.But after the ball, she found the necklac
61、e 46._ (miss)They had to borrow a lot of money to buy a new 47._ for Jeanne.In order to pay 48._ the money, they worked day and night for 10 years.Mathilde became very old, so Jeanne didnt recognize her 49._ they met in a park 10 years later.From this story, we know a person shouldnt be affected 50.
62、_ vanity (虚荣心), otherwise it will cost him or her a lot.答案:41.who42.an43.for44.from45.and46(was) missing47.one48.back/off49.when50.by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:把多余的词用斜线()画掉。修改
63、: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。What I am actually eager to do is being a responsible person.I used to thinking it was so hard to grow up into a responsible member of our society.Besides, it was an accident happening in a snowy morning that changed my attitude.I w
64、as on the way to school and was waiting for the green light with my classmate John while a girl was knocked down by passing car.Without hesitation we ran to her and gave her first aid the instant when we saw it.Soon many help was given to him by the people nearby.Because we sent her to the nearest h
65、ospital in time, she was able to receive proper treatment.By the time she left the hospital, she has written a letter expressing her gratitude to those giving help.We both felt so proud that from then on we made up our mind to be always kind and responsible men.答案:What I am actually eager to do is b
66、eing a responsible person.I used to it was so hard to grow up into a responsible member of our society., it was an accident happening a snowy morning that changed my attitude.I was on the way to school and was waiting for the green light with my classmate John a girl was knocked down by passing car.
67、Without hesitation we ran to her and gave her first aid the instant we saw it.Soon help was given to by the people nearby.Because we sent her to the nearest hospital in time, she was able to receive proper treatment.By the time she left the hospital, she written a letter expressing her gratitude to
68、those giving help.We both felt so proud that from then on we made up our to be always kind and responsible men.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假如你是李华,上周日你参加了你的好友交换生Tom的生日晚会,奢侈的场面让你非常惊讶。请你针对此现象写一封信给他,谈谈你的看法。内容包括:1过于铺张,浪费严重;2喧闹太久,干扰他人;3生日晚会的真正意义。注意:1.词数100左右;2可以适当发挥,使得上下文连贯;3开头结尾已写好,不计入总词数。参考词汇:奢侈的luxurious铺张的extravaga
69、nt Dear Tom,Im glad to have attended your birthday party last Sunday._Yours,Li Hua答案:Dear Tom,Im glad to have attended your birthday party last Sunday.It was a big party indeed.But I have to say it was the most luxurious birthday party Id ever attended.For us teenagers there is no need to be that ex
70、travagant because we mainly get living expenses from our parents.And it is shameful to waste much of the food.Whats more,the party with loud noise went on late into the night,which bothered the neighborhood.To my mind,the meaning of the birthday party lies in sharing the pleasure of our growth with our friends.Its great fun to get together, for the feelings instead of for the expensive food and splendid decorations.Yours,Li Hua