单元评估检测(一)
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分60分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。
A
Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22nd.Take some time to find out about how one man，who was determined to change the way we treated our planet，didn’t stop until he had made a difference.
In 1963，senator(参议员) Gaylord Nelson wasn’t happy with the earth’s condition.He wanted to clean up the planet，solve pollution and environmental problems.A senator is someone US citizens choose to help make laws，so Gaylord had a lot of power.He went to John F Kennedy，the President at the time，with his ideas.The President agreed that the planets’ environment was a serious issue，so President Kennedy went around the country on a five-day tour to promote the idea of cleaning up the planet.People began making small changes but it wasn’t enough.
A few years later，Senator Nelson decided to put one day aside every year for the cause of saving the planet.On April 22，1970，the first Earth day was celebrated.More than 20 million people took part in Earth Day activities in 1970.Since then，Earth Day has become an international holiday.People all over the world are doing something to make the earth a cleaner，better place.
A rock band named Dramarama wrote a song about Earth Day in 1993 called What Are We Gonna Do.Encouraging your family to recycle on a regular basis is a good way to help the earth.
【解题导语】本文介绍了“地球日”的设立背景及其他相关情况。
1．Who is Gaylord Nelson?
A．He is a lawyer.
B．He is the President of the USA.
C．He is a senator.
D．He is a rock singer.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段的In 1963，senator(参议员)Gaylord Nelson wasn’t happy with the earth’s condition.可知答案。
2．What did President Kennedy do to promote the idea of cleaning up the earth?
A．He named Gaylord Nelson senator.
B．He went around the country on a five-day tour.
C．He cleaned his office every day.
D．He decided to put one day aside for Earth Day.
解析：选B。细节理解题。从第二段的The President agreed that the planets’environment was a serious issue，so President Kennedy went around the country on a five-day tour to promote the idea of cleaning up the planet.可知答案。
3．Which of the following events happened according to the order of time?
①What Are We Gonna Do was written.
②The first Earth Day was celebrated.
③Senator Nelson formed the idea of cleaning up the planet.
④President Kennedy agreed to promote the idea.
A．③④②①B．①③④②
C．④①③②D．②④①③
解析：选A。排序题。根据全文的描述可知，事件是按照③④②①的顺序发生的，故选A项。
B
Three Kings Day in Mexico
Among the most Looked-forward-to holidays by children is Three Kings Day.This celebration takes place on January 6.On this day，children，parents and friends get together in the evening and have a cup of hot chocolate with a rosca de reyes (three King’s Bread)．This is a typical bread that has tiny pieces of fruit(orange skin，cherries，sugar) on top and tiny baby toys inside which symbolize the Baby Jesus.
This holiday has a religious background；however，it is considered national holiday.
Saint Patrick’s Day in Ireland
On the 17th of March every year.Ireland celebrates a special day called Saint Patrick’s Day.
People draw shamrocks (三叶草) or the Irish flag on their faces to look cool.
There are a lot of floats (花车) going through the streets with people on them playing Irish music and doing Irish dancing.Lots of people dress up for a day at the parade or at home.In the evening people go to the pub to listen to Irish music and drink Guinness.There is also a huge firework display on the river which thousands of people go to watch.
Saint Patrick’s Day is a great festival and people that have never seen it should go to Ireland to see it.
Semana Santa：Easter Celebration in Spain
Semana Santa is celebrated all over Spain.Years ago，it was just a religious celebration.Women and men wore black clothing，the men always with a black tie，and everybody was very serious.Today，however，many people who enjoy it also think about having fun.
During this week，religious images are displayed in the streets.These images are made of gold and silver.Forty or fifty men carry each image on their shoulders，always at night.
Many visitors from all over the world come to Spain for Semana Santa and enjoy this celebration.
【解题导语】本文介绍了几个宗教性节日。
4．Which of the following is both TRUE of Three Kings Day and Semana Santa?
A．Both of the festivals have a religious background.
B．Both of the festivals take place in Mexico.
C．People eat a typical bread on both of the festivals.
D．People wear special costumes on both of the festivals.
解析：选A。推理判断题。根据文中的This holiday has a religious background和Semana Santa is celebrated all over Spain.Years ago，it was just a religious celebration.可知答案。
5．Which day does the Saint Patrick’s Day fall on?
A．January 6. B．March 17.
C．May 10. D．October 20.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文中的on the 17th of March every year. Ireland celebrates a special day called Saint Patrick’s Day.可知答案。
6．On Saint Patrick’s Day，you can________．
A．have a cup of hot chocolate in the evening
B．make special bread in the kitchen
C．enjoy a firework display on the river
D．see many religious images in the street
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文中的There is also a huge firework display on the river which thousands of people go to watch.可知答案。
7．What are the religious images in Semana Santa made of?
A．Chocolate and bread. B．Shamrocks and floats.
C．Fruit and baby toys. D．Gold and silver.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文中的During this week，religious images are displayed in the streets.These images are made of gold and silver.可知答案。
C
Americans plan parties for many reasons.As in other cultures，many Americans attend parties for weddings and religious or national holidays.But some parties are especially American.For example，a group of neighbors may gather on their street to eat food，play music and visit with one another.This is called a block party.A woman might invite a group of women to a party called a baby shower for a friend who is about to give birth.Guests bring presents for the new baby.
Americans also attend tailgate parties.A tailgate is the back end of a truck or other vehicle that opens down.The tailgate parties are a big part of sports culture in the United States.Friends bring food and drink to a sports event.They eat together in the parking area of the sports stadium.
Birthday parties are also very popular.Many parents organize a party for their child around a theme.Birthday parties usually include gifts and a birthday cake with candles.In many parts of the United States，cupcakes have become a popular replacement for cakes.
Birthday parties can be low cost or very costly.Some parents take their children’s birthday parties very seriously，even when the child is too young to fully understand the celebration.
One group of parents started a website called Birthdays Without Pressure.They decided that some parents were under too much social pressure to plan costly parties for their children.The group sees this movement as an example of America’s culture of “too much stuff”．The group’s website gives suggestions on how to keep birthday celebrations simple，meaningful and fun without spending a lot of money.Their advice may be very helpful during this period of economic recession (萧条)．
【解题导语】本文介绍了美国人举行派对的原因。
8．What can be the best title for the passage?
A．Reasons for parties
B．Birthdays without pressure
C．American parties
D．Different parties in the world
解析：选C。主旨大意题。本文在开头提出主题：Americans plan parties for many reasons.然后展开叙述。故本题答案为C项。
9．How many kinds of parties does the passage mention?
A．5. B．6.
C．7. D．8.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文中的many Americans attend parties for weddings and religious or national holidays...a block party...called a baby shower...tailgate parties...Birthday parties...Birthdays Without Pressure.可知一共提到了8种派对。
10．Eating together in the parking area of the sports stadium belongs to ________parties.
A．block B．baby shower
C．sports D．tailgate
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段的A woman might invite a group of women to a party called a baby shower for a friend who is about to give birth.Guests bring presents for the new baby.可知答案。
11．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Block party is not especially American.
B．Some parties in America are the same as in other countries.
C．There’s a party for the mother before her new baby is born.
D．Birthday parties are the most popular in America.
解析：选A。推理判断题。从文中的But some parties are especially American.For example，...This is called a block party.可知答案。
D
A good friend of mine was complaining about her son the other day.“Did you notice，”she started，“how he didn’t wait for me to get my salad before he dived into his？”
True enough，the boy attacked his plate faster than a cat in the wild.Without manners，we’re no more than animals.Actually，that’s not true.I’ve been watching and feeding a group of wild cats，and they show unusual politeness toward each other.Even when food is scarce，they take turns，leaving at least a small part for the next in line.
My mother educated her three children to have good manners all the time.We were made to feel very uncomfortable as if we were sitting on pins and needles until we got used to saying please，thank you，pardon me，and I’m sorry.And I have to say，while it was a painful learning experience，it was one of the most valuable experiences.
I can’t tell you how often I sat with my friends，eating at their dinner tables，and their parents thought highly of my good manners.While it was a little embarrassing，I knew even then that my mother’s teachings were paying off.
Many years later，when I was attending seminars across the country，my manners were quite useful.
While I regret that I haven’t been a perfect example，I’m still working on it.I suppose，in this regard，my mother lives on through me.I didn’t have her beautiful singing voice or her green eyes，but she did make sure I received one of her finest characteristics.
【解题导语】本文是关于父母教育与孩子礼貌之间的关系。
12．What did the writer’s friend most probably complain about？
A．Her son’s eating too much.
B．Her son’s not having a healthy diet.
C．Her son’s not having good table manners.
D．Teenagers’not having good manners.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段的“Did you notice”，she started，“how he didn’t wait for me to get my salad before he dived into his？”可知答案。
13．The underlined word“scarce”in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．
A．too much B．not delicious
C．not enough D．quite hot
解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据上文的内容可知，句子Even when food is scarce，they take turns，leaving at least a small part for the next in line.的意思是：甚至食物很少的时候，它们也
轮流吃，至少为派对的下一只猫留下点。故本题答案为C项。
14．What does the writer think of her experience of learning good manners?
A．Easy and relaxing. B．Painful and valuable.
C．Easy but useless. D．Too horrible.
解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第三段中的And I have to say，while it was a painful learning experience，it was one of the most valuable experiences.可知答案。
15．We can infer from the passage that the writer________．
A．is surely liked by everyone around her
B．is not satisfied with most people’s manners around her
C．thinks she has been a perfect example to the young
D．thanks her mother for teaching her the good manners a lot
解析：选D。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的Many years later，when I was attending seminars across the country，my manners were quite useful.可知答案。
第二节(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。
When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. 16.________ It was the early autumn(相册)of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away.
17.________ I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing ，I felt my heart broken.I could not talk with anyone about my problems.And I did not want my parents to worry about me.
Then one day ，my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. 18.________ I did not know who he was.He passed me and then turned back.He looked at me, with a smile on his face.Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly.It made me feel happy, lively and warm. 19.________ I started to talk with other students and make friends.Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class.The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now! 20.________ I believe that the world is what you think it is.If you think it lonely，you might always be alone.So smile at the world and it will smile back.
A．At that moment，a boy entered the classroom.
B．He is living in Australia now and he loves it.
C．It does not matter because all the dark days have gone.
D．It was a smile .
E．That smile changed my life.
F．It is practically impossible to make friends here.
G．As a result，no one knew who I was.
答案：16～20.DGAEC
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)
第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。
As one of the world’s oldest holidays，Halloween is widely celebrated with different names in many __21__．Although it originated(起源)as a religious holiday，it has lost its__22__connection in the United States.It is now__23__ largely as a children’s holiday，and many American children look forward to it for days and weeks beforehand.
The orange pumpkin，__24__at this time of the year，is hollowed(使中空)out，a funny face cut into it，and a__25__placed inside as a decoration in the window.City folks，nowadays，sometimes use paper pumpkins for __26__．
Some years ago，the holiday was celebrated by__27__in strange and frightening clothes and __28__tricks on one’s neighbors and friends，such as ringing door bells，throwing bits of corn on the window panes(窗格)，and in other ways of making little__29__.
More recently，children come to the door to have friends and neighbors__30__their clothes and guess __31__they are behind the strange masks and receive treats of candy，fruit or cookies.They say “Trick or Treat”，which__32__ “I will play a trick on you__33__you don’t want to give me a treat.”This practice has been more recently developed into an important__34__activity.Instead of or along with candy，the children__35__money for UNICEF(United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund)．This __36__collection of money by children for needy children throughout the world is known as “UNICEF Trick or Treat”．__37__only recently，it__38__several million dollars each year being contributed to UNICEF.The collection box is__39__，reminding people of the__40__．
【解题导语】本文介绍了万圣节的一些情况。
21．A.countries B．states
C．towns D．provinces
解析：选A。根据下文拿万圣节的庆祝方式作例子可知，许多“国家”庆祝万圣节。country“国家，国土”；state“政体，国体，政权”；town“城镇”；province“省”。故A项正确。
22．https://www.doczj.com/doc/856099164.html,te B．early
C．religious D．close
解析：选C。由although表达的转折关系及“a religious holiday”可以推断出religious正确，答案为C。
23．A.made B．celebrated
C．congratulated D．greeted
解析：选B。根据上下文，尤其是文章第一句可知，答案为B。celebrate意为“庆祝”。congratulate“祝贺”；greet“问候”。
24．A.harvesting B．harvested
C．to harvest D．harvest
解析：选B。harvest与the orange pumpkin是动宾关系，因此用过去分词作定语，答案为B。A、C表主动；D不能作定语。
25．A.candle B．picture
C．lamp D．flashlight
解析：选A。根据常识，只有“蜡烛”才可以被放入南瓜中制成南瓜灯挂在窗口作装饰用。lamp“油灯”；flashlight“闪光灯，手电筒”。
26．A.fun B．pleasure
C．decoration D．example
解析：选C。由上一句as a decoration可知，南瓜灯是用来作装饰的，故C项正确。
27．A.having on B．wearing
C．putting on D．dressing up
解析：选D。本空的“穿”应该是表示状态的动词，排除C项。A项中的have on和B 项中的wear均为及物动词，其后不再加介词。dress up意为“打扮，装饰”。故选D。
28．A.playing B．doing
C．making D．putting
解析：选A。play tricks on为固定搭配，意为“搞恶作剧；开玩笑”。故A项正确。
29．A.peace B．trouble
C．noises D．faces
解析：选B。由other可知，该选项是对上文列举的“ringing door bells”和“throwing bits of corn on the window panes(窗格)”的概括。句意为“或以其他方式制造一些小麻烦”。故选B。
30．A.share B．look at
C．honor D．admire
解析：选D。节日里孩子们穿了衣服是要别人“赞美，羡慕”的。look at仅表示“看”这个动作，不带有欣赏的意味，故选D。
31．A.who B．whoever
C．what D．which
解析：选A。孩子们戴了奇形怪状的面具要别人猜他们是“谁”。whoever意为“无论是谁”，不符合文意。故A项正确。
32．A.suggests B．shows
C．advises D．insists
解析：选A。选项后句的句子是对“Trick or Treat”的解释，故用suggest“暗示”。show“展示”；advise“建议”；insist“坚持”。
33．A.unless B．if
C．until D．when
解析：选B。如果“不招待我们，我们就要找你麻烦”。unless“如果不；除非”，与题意矛盾。
34．A.local B．governmental
C．international D．national
解析：选C。由下文第31空后的描述可知，这种庆祝方式被世界很多地方采用。local“当地的”；governmental“政府的”；international“国际的”；national“国家的，民族的”。故C项正确。
35．A.gather B．collect
C．make D．earn
解析：选B。collect money(＝raise money)意为“筹钱；集资”。gather无“筹钱”之意；make和earn表“挣钱”。故B项正确。
36．https://www.doczj.com/doc/856099164.html,ual B．rare
C．special D．common
解析：选C。根据上文描述可知，这是一种“特殊的”集资方式。usual“往常”；rare“稀少”；special“特殊的”；common“普通的；常见的”。故C项正确。
37．A.Begin B．Began
C．Beginning D．Begun
解析：选D。it指代上句中的“UNICEF Trick or Treat”，与begin之间是被动关系，故用过去分词作状语。
38．A.results from B．results in
C．bring out D．brings up
解析：选B。由于后边有“being contributed to”，故用result in(导致)。result from“由……
导致”；bring out“拿出”；bring up“教育，培养”。
39．A.red B．blue C．orange D．green
解析：选C。由第二段第一句的“orange pumpkin”可知颜色为橘黄色，故C项正确。
40．A.pumpkin B．trick
C．treat D．Halloween
解析：选A。筹款盒子的橘黄色让人们想到南瓜。
第Ⅱ卷
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分55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。(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism.At times photojournalists tell their stories 41.__________ a single picture.At 42.__________ times，they use a group of pictures to tell a story.Each picture is like a chapter in a book，which can do more than record the facts.It can also be a strong force for social change.
Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists.He took pictures of parts of New York City 43.__________ the poor lived.Riis believed that 44.__________(poor) caused crime，and his point
45.__________(prove) by his photos.A few years later，the photos of small children
46.__________(work) in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public.Hine’s pictures helped bring about laws 47.__________ (protect) such children.
Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good 48.__________(photo)．It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling.Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see.A photo, however，can be both a work of art and an actual record.It can record an important event as a beautiful or 49.__________(excite) picture.
As historical and artistic documents(文献)，photos can become 50.__________(much) important over time.
【解题导语】本文讲述的是摄影新闻工作对社会所起的重要作用。
41．解析：通过一张图片讲述他们的故事。
答案：through
42．解析：at other times其他时候。
答案：other
43．解析：定语从句缺少地点状语，故用where。
答案：where
44．解析：poverty名词作主语。
答案：poverty
45．解析：prove在句中作谓语，与主语构成被动关系，从语境得知要用一般过去时。
答案：was proven/was proved
46．解析：work与逻辑主语children构成主动关系，现在分词作定语。
答案：working
47．解析：不定式作目的状语。
答案：to protect
48．解析：名词变复数。
答案：photos
49．解析：考查动词非谓语形式，现在分词作定语修饰事物。
答案：exciting
50．解析：考查比较级。
答案：more
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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，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.每处错误及其修改仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
With the development of the Internet, more and more people send e-cards instead paper ones when an important holiday comes.
Comparing with the traditional cards, e-cards are more interested.Besides, it is faster to send an e-card.The next advantage is that there are many web site online in which there are many cards for you to choose from.Final, with the
popularity of e-cards, more paper is used in making paper cards, that does good to our environment.
In the short, there are many advantages of using e-cards. I hoped that sending greetings by using e-cards will be accepted by more people, not only the young one.
答案：
With the development of the Internet, more and more people send e-cards instead ∧
of paper
ones when an important holiday comes.
Comparing
Compared with the traditional cards, e-cards are more interested
interesting.Besides, it is faster to
send an e-card.The next advantage is that there are many web site
sites online in which there are
many cards for you to choose from.
Final
Finally，with the popularity of e-cards，
more
less paper is used in
making paper cards，that
which does good to our environment.
In the short, there are many advantages of using e-cards. I hoped
hope that sending greetings by
using e-cards will be accepted by more people, not only the young one ones.
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
假设一批外国友人要在中国过春节，他们想了解我国过春节的情况。请你根据下面的要点写一篇100词左右的英语短文。
1．春节是中国的重大节日。
2．节前人们要大扫除。
3．全家人在一起吃年夜饭。
4．孩子们会得到压岁钱。
5．年初一穿新衣服，走亲访友，互相祝福。
参考词汇：春节the Spring Festival；压岁钱lucky money in red paper
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As you know，the Spring Festival in China is a grand festival.We celebrate it cheerfully.Before the festival，people have a thorough cleaning everywhere.The day before the festival is eve.In the evening，the whole family will sit together，have a great dinner and watch TV until midnight.The money，which is called “lucky money in red paper”，is given to children by elders as a gift.
On the first day of the new year，all the people，old and young，put on new clothes，pay a visit to their friends and relatives，and wish each other good luck in the new year.
A ★ For years, he had difficulty saving to buy a house because something would always happen and use more money. Although he made efforts, he simply could not go long before spending the extra money that he had saved. Then one day a car accident badly damaged the car his wife was driving. The repairs might cost them five thousand dollars. Unfortunately, they were now in debt (债务) and so the car would have to wait. He realized that they needed a solution to their money problems. He worked long and hard for weeks, saving and managing his money in a way he had never done before. In a few months he had saved enough money to have his wife’s car repaired. Once the car was repaired, he discussed with his wife how quickly they had put aside the money they needed. During their discussion his wife encouraged him to open a second account (账户) so they could continue to put away the same amount of money that they were saving every week for the car repair. This money would go towards the house they had always wanted to buy. In a little over a year he saved more than twenty thousand dollars and was able to make the down payment (首付款). He did something in a short while that he had failed to achieve in his previous attempts. This man’s experiences gave him a different feeling about money. He and his wife have continued to keep their second account. This time they have decided to start saving for their retirement, putting away just a little less every week than they did for their house. One man developed a new set of good qualities because he had a goal that was important for him to achieve — he made a plan to achieve it and followed through. The experience of a single bad luck taught him a valuable lesson and challenged him to plan his saving, and spending habits again. In the process he also changed his
阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。 A TERNANG,Mon—More than 10 000 people were made homeless in Ternang when the Sungai Mas overflowed its banks yesterday after six days of continuous heavy rain. Flooding first appeared at mid-afternoon yesterday along the river banks.People straggling higher ground were just in time to get away from the destroy of the flood.Most of the flood victims had to leave their possessions behind. The flood victims are now housed in various make-shift relief centers in the nearby town of Tulang.“Everything possible is being done to help the unfortunate people.”A government spokesman said,“In fact,money,food and clothing have begun to come in from public-spirited organizations and generous persons. According to latest reports it is still raining heavily at Ternang.The whole town is expected to be totally covered by water.So far no casualty has been reported. 56.According to the latest report . A.it had been raining for six days B.more than 10 000 people had no place to live C.the town had already been totally flooded D.the government tried its best to help the homeless people 57.With the help of the government,the flood victims . A.were safe at higher place B.got everything they needed C.lived comfortably in the relief centers D.were brought to Tulang within three hours 58.The word “casualty”in the last sentence means . A.the house that is being built B.the money that is given to the victims C.the person killed or injured in an accident D.the things lost in the flood
高一阅读竞赛题 ( A ) Parents should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal. I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. “I don’t know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.” He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She confessed(坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor. Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home. “Where did we go wrong?”her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents. 1.This text is most probably written by ______. A. A specialist in teenager studies. B. a headmaster of a middle school C. a parent with teenage children D. a doctor for mental health problems 2. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ______. A. the change from good to bad that’s seen in a child B. the way that parents often blame themselves C. the opinion that a child has of his parents D. the advice that parents want their children to follow 3. The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as ______. A. lazy B. quiet C. unusual D. rude 4. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters ______. A. pay no attention to them B. are too busy to look after them C. have come to hate them D. feel helpless to do much about them 5. What is the author’s opinion about the sudden change in teenage children? A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it. B. Parents should pay still more attention to the change. C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers. D. Parents are a fault for the change in their children. ( B ) How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments---mostly for entertainment purposes---is fair and respectful? Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. However, most zoos remain “collections” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitats. Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural zones.
高考英语阅读理解专题训练精品题（5） Passage Fifteen (Contribution of Coeducation) Imagining being asked to spend twelve or so years of your life in a society which consisted only of members of own sex. How would you react? Unless there was something definitely wrong with y ou, you wouldn’t be too happy about it, to say the least. It is all the more surprising therefore that so many parents in the world choose to impose such abnormal conditions on their children –conditions which they themselves wouldn’t put up with for one minute! Any discussion of this topic is bound to question the aims of education. Stuffing children’s heads full of knowledge is far from being foremost among them. One of the chief aims of educations is to equip future citizens with all they require to take their place in adult society. Now adult society is made up of men and women, so how can a segregated school possibly offer the right sort of preparation for it? Anyone entering adult society after years of segregation can only be in for a shock. A co-educational school offers children nothing less than a true version of society in miniature. Boys and girls are given the opportunity to get to know each other, to learn to live together from their earliest years. They are put in a position where they can compare themselves with each other in terms of academic ability, athletic achievement and many of the extra-curricular activities which are part of school life. What a practical advantage it is ( to give just a small example ) to be able to put on a school play in which the male parts will be taken by boys and the female parts by girls! What nonsense co-education makes of the argument that boys are cleverer than girl or vice-versa. When segregated, boys and girls are made to feel that they are a race apart. Rivalry between the sexes is fostered. In a coeducational school, everything falls into its proper place. But perhaps the greatest contribution of co-education is the healthy attitude to life it encourages. Boys don’t grow up believing that women are mysteri ous creatures –airy goddesses, more like book-illustrations to a fairy-tale, than human beings. Girls don’t grow up imagining that men are romantic heroes. Years of living together at
阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分 40分） 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。 The Great Wall of China is considered to be the only man－made project seen from the moon. Although it was once thought to have been built entirely during the Qin Dynasty( 朝代) between 221 and 208 BC, it is now believed to have been started earlier. The 15－foot－high, 25－foot－wide, 1,500－mile－long structure was undoubtedly built to keep out invading enemies. To the common people of the empire, who had been forced to build the wall, it was not worth it, however. The wall, and other public works completed by the Qin Dynasty, had caused great losses on the wealth and human life of the country. As a result, an angry population rose up in rebellion（反抗）against the Qin D Because of its rich history and magnificent appearance, the Great Wall attracts tourists, scientists, and historians to this day and will 56. According to the author of this passage, the Han Dynasty was able A. enemies were not effectively prevented from invading the empire B. it had started the work on the wall and really controlled it all C. the common people rebelled against the empire that had forced them D. the Qin emperor lost all his personal wealth in the creation of the Great Wall B. 58. With which of the following opinions would this author most likely agree? A. The pyramids of Egypt also attract modern man because of the human effort they represent（体现） B. The pyramids of Egypt would probably be seen to a human standing on the moon. C. The human significance (意义) of the pyramids of Egypt is greater D. The human significance of the pyramids of Egypt is not as great 59. The writer has not directly stated, but would support the opinion that .
英语阅读是高中阶段英语学习的重要组成部分，由于受国内条件限制，高中生和英美人士直接交流的机会不多，因此阅读成为高中生英语学习的主要形式。提高英语阅读能力可以提高英语考试成绩已是人们的共识。时间不用多，每天十分钟，每天读一篇，日积月累，坚持下去，就一定会有收获。 新课标高中英语阅读精选――高一 内容：故事 Passage 1 One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life. （163w） 1. The ant could not reach the side though _______. A. she cried for help B. she asked the dove to save her C. she tried very hard D. she could smell well 2. The dove saved the ant because _______. A. she was the ant's friend B. she took pity on the poor ant C. the ant was almost exhausted D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time 3. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______. A. a leaf B. a piece of wood C. a blade of grass D. a raft 4. Just as the man shot at the dove, _______. A. the dove immediately flew away B. the dove hid himself in the grass C. the ant told the dove to leave at once D. he felt something biting him in the foot 5. In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______. A. how clever the ant was B. how kind the dove was C. how the ant and the dove helped each other D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can 词汇扩展 ① desperate adj. 拼死的② exhausted adj. 精疲力竭的 ③ dove n. 鸽子④ blade n. 叶片 Passage 2 Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was
高一英语阅读训练（16） A Australia's worst pests are the rabbits，introduced by a settler who released 24 into the wild for sport hunting．In less than 100 years，the rabbits grow into the millions of ones，leaving large areas of land looking like the surface of the moon due to thousands of rabbit caves．The spread （蔓延）of the rabbits in Australia was the fastest of all animals in the world．The spread of the rabbits' disease in 1950 cut the number，but it was not until 1997 when the spread of another disease targeted（瞄准）the pests that the number was finally brought under control．Farm losses due to rabbits today still remain a surprising total A＄200 million （US＄112 million）a year． The European red foxes，also released for sport hunting，are growing and eating sheep flocks，costing farmers A＄40 million （US＄22．4 million）a year．The State of Victoria offers a A＄10 (US＄5．6）prize for each fox tail and has gathered 25，000 in a few months．Foxes are one of the biggest threats to wildlife in Australia．Foxes kill thousands of lambs（羊羔），birds and native wildlife．Australia lost its long battle against wild pests． 1．The underlined word “released”in Paragraph 1 means“＿＿＿＿＿＿”．A．kept…out B．set…free C．killed D．stopped 2．Which of the following is NOT mentioned？ A．A great many rabbits eat too much trees．B．Rabbits make too much caves．C．The surface is destroyed a lot by rabbits．D．The birth rate of the rabbits is high．3．What reduced the number of the rabbits？ A．Hunting．B．Poisoning．C．Disease．D．Flood．4．Australia once fought against ＿＿＿＿＿＿． A．sheep and rabbits B．rabbits and red foxes C．birds and red foxes D．lambs and rabbits B Over a third of one's life is spent sleeping with one's head on a pillow（枕头）．A good pillow，in its right height and composition，has important effects on one's sleep and health．There is an old way of medical treatment（治疗）called “smell the medicine to cure（治愈）the disease” which means that people smell medicines while asleep for disease treatment．In China，since ancient times，people have put plants into pillows for their health．Medicinal pillows get medical treatment closely with people's life and keep the people working in process．Back in the Tang Dynasty （AD 618907），the famous Chinese doctor Sun Simiao made medicinal pillows to treat aches in the neck and head，getting good results．The medicine that should be put into the pillow should be carefully chosen according to one's illness． Pillows filled with the skins of beans，seeds，dried flowers and wheat are good for the eyesight and keeping the mind clear，since their smell helps one go to sleep．Furthermore，in South China，a strange pillow has long been popular during hot seasons．Peasants collect silk-worm excrement（排泄物）and fill pillows with it．Such pillows then fetch a high price，because people believe they can successfully cool their babies． 5．What does the underlined word “composition”in (Paragraph 1) mean？ A．The students' homework．B．The color of a pillow． C．What is filled inside a pillow．D．The pictures drawn on a pillow．
III. Cloze (15%) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. A couple of weeks ago, my friend offered to sell some of our things for us. I thought it was a good opportunity to 46 my 7-year-old son’s room and 47 some toys that were no longer suitable for him to play with. We agreed that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money. The night before the 48 , we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too small for him. In the yard he 49 the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck. This little bike had at least two previous owners as far as we 50 . It wasn’t in the best 51 and was certainly not new, but the tires were 52 good. We put a price of $10 on it, but it didn’t sell. So, after the sale was 53 , my friend put it on the sidewalk, with a sign that 54 , “FREE BIKE”. Within five minutes her door bell rang. A little boy was standing there. In poor English he asked whether the bike was 55 free. She said yes and that he could have it for 56 . He smiled, got on the bike and rode away. Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had made at the sale, he was very excited, shouting happily. He asked about a few of his things, wondering 57 they had been sold. When he asked about the bike, I told him about the little boy and that made him 58 . He was much happier than when I told him how much he had 59. He was so happy to hear that someone else would make good 60 of that little bike! 46. A. clean B. check C. display D. design 47. A. look for B. go through C. show off D. deal with 48. A. trip B. show C. sale D. decision 49. A. rode B. found C. watched D. felt 50. A. doubted B. knew C. told D. thought 51. A. time B. chance C. place D. shape 52. A. also B. never C. still D. hardly 53. A. ahead B. on C. near D. over 54. A. said B. repeated C. copied D. expressed 55. A. barely B. usually C. really D. always 56. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing 57. A. when B. if C. why D. how 58. A. smile B. worry C. leave D. cry 59. A. enjoyed B. lost C. bought D. made 60. A. interest B. money C. use D. price IV.Reading Comprehension (20%) Directions:Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B,C or D. Choose the one that suits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) Alan Tong was the worst driver in town. He had an accident of some kind almost every week. Alan lived with his mother. His mother was always worried about him. Every day she worried that police would turn up to arrest him. This wasn’t a foolish worry because they usually called on the Tong household about once a week to deliver a speeding ticket or to serve him notice to appear