单元综合测评Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AI have a friend who lives by a threeword philosophy: Seize the moment. Just possibly, she may be the wisest woman on this planet. Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven't thought about it. Don't have it on their schedule, and didn't know it was coming or they are too strict to depart from their routine.I can't count the times I called my sister and said, “How about going to lunch in half an hour？”She would gasp and stammer (结结巴巴地说), “I can't. I have clothes on the line. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known it yesterday, I had a late breakfast, and it looks like rain.”And my personal favorite response: “It's just Monday.” She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together. From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible.Life has a way of going faster as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises made to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we are awaken, and all having to show for our lives is repeti tion of “I'm going to” , “I plan on”and “Someday, when things are settled down a bit.”When anyone calls my “seize the moment”friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for a while, and you're ready to change your attitude to life.My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. The other day, I stopped the car and bought a tripledecker(烘缸). If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happily.Now go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to...not something on your SHOULD DO list.1．The example of the writer's sister serves as________________.A．a debate B．an introductionC．a support D．a conclusion2．The writer thinks that the excuse “It's just Monday.”is acceptable, because ________．A．it is still likely that they can have lunch together some time laterB．it sounds most reasonable of all the excusesC．it shows respect for the writer's suggestionD．it indicates the time when they can have lunchtogether3．The underlined word “contagious” in the fourth paragraph means ________．A．accurate B．influentialC．hopeful D．necessary4．What is the purpose of the writer by writing this passage?A．To suggest how time flies.B．To persuade busy people to relax.C．To advise people to keep their promise.D．To persuade readers to be flexible on their schedule for practical joy.BWith hospitals and nursing homes tending to thousands of patients every year，accidents can—and do—happen. These incidents，whether they are through carelessness or otherwise, can leave patients feeling powerless. That's not the case.“There is growing public awareness. People are feeling they have more rights and they have tools in hand to make a complaint，”said Ralph Montano, spokesman for the California Department of Public Health, which regulates hospitals and longterm care facilities in the state.That department received more than 6，000 complaints about hospitals in 2007; in the most recent year statistics are available. The complaints can be about mixed-up lab results, medicine errors, foreign objects left in a patient during surgery or a host of other topic.Similarly, the California Department of Aging received 43，000 nursing home complaints in 2009. Some said patient abuse or neglect of patients; others reported missing items. And some commented on the quality of the food.But finding the channels through them to put forward a complaint can be tiringand time consumption. Many consumers simply don't bother, and some become lost in the system. Whether the complaint is against a hospital or a long-term care facility, the process is similar—and many people can help, including the facility's staff, insurance company representatives and state regulators.If you want to make a complaint while in the hospital, Patti Harvey, vice president of quality and patient care services for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, recommends talking with the bedside nurse. If that doesn't work, you can talk with other people higher in the chain of command, up to the hospital administrator. If the problem isn't still taken care of—say you disagree with your treatment plan or have a problem with your doctor—member service offices at each hospital can help address your concerns.5．Why are there more complaints from patients?A．Because hospitals have more and more rights.B．Because it's convenient for people to put forward complaints.C．Because in the hospital there are more accidents than before.D．Because there are more departments to deal with complaints.6．Many consumers don't make a complaintbecause ________．A．few accidents happenB．it takes time to make a complaintC．many complaints are lostD．complaints are bad for a longterm care facility7．The last paragraph mainly tells us ________．A．how to make complaints in the hospitalB．something about Patti HarveyC．to solve problems with the hospital quicklyD．we should say we disagree with the treatment plan8．Who can help if you complain against a hospital or a long-term care facility?A．Peter—a medical officer from the government.B．Rudy—a headmaster of a medical university.C．Tom—a teacher of a medical school.D．Jack—a representative of an insurance company.CThere are thousands of products of all colors and shapes in a supermarket, making you believe that they are worth a try. How? Packaging is the silent but persuading salesman.There on the shelves, each bottle, can，box, and jar has been carefully designed and measured to speak to the inner self of the consumer, because he/she is buying not only a product but also his/her belief in life. Scientists have studied consumer behavior recently and found that the look of the package has a great effect on the “quality” of the product and on how well it sel ls, because “consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package. Many products are packages and many packages are products.”，as Louis Cheskin, the first social scientist studying consumers' feelings for packaging, noticed.Colors are one of the best tools in packaging. Studies of eye movement have shown that colors draw human attention quickly. Take V8 for example. For many years, the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it is very good for your body. And the word“green”today can keep food prices going up.Shapes are another attraction. Circles often suggest happiness and peacefulness, because these shapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heart. That's why the round yellow M signs of McDonald's are inviting to both young and old.This new consumer response to the colors and shapes of packages reminds producers and sellers that people buy to satisfy both body and soul.9．According to the passage，________ seems to be able to persuade a consumer to buy the product.A．the pleasing color of the packageB．the special taste of the productC．the strange shape of the packageD．the belief in the product10．If a package or a product is round in shape, it can ________．A．bring excitement to the consumersB．attract the consumers' attentionC．catch the eye movement of the consumersD．produce a happy and peaceful feeling11．“And the word ‘green’today can keep food prices going up.”This sentence suggests that consumers today are ________．A．starting to notice the importance of new foodB．enjoying the beauty of nature more than beforeC．beginning to like green vegetablesD．paying more attention to their health12．It can be inferred from the passage that V8 is a kind of ________．A．vegetable dish B．healthy juiceC．iced drink D．red vegetableDLiving near the beach may come with an extra perk (好处): better health. A new study analyzed information from more than 48 million people in England and found that the nearer they lived to the coast, the more likely people were to report good health within the past year.Living near the coast may be associated with better health because the seaside environment reduces stress, the researchers said. They pointed to another British study that found that people who took trips to the coast experienced more feelings of calmness and relaxation than those who visited urban parks or the countryside.The difference from living near the coast was relatively small. But a small effect, when applied to an entire population, can have a substantial impact on public health, said study researcher Ben Wheeler of Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry in Exeter, England.However, it's too soon to advise people to hit the beach to improve health, Wheeler said. The study only found an association, not a causeeffect link, and it's possible that other factors could explain the results. For instance, it could be that people who are wealthier, and therefore healthier, are more able to move to desired locations such as the coast, Wheeler said, a phenomenon known as the migrant effect. But the study did find that the association between coastal living and better health was strongest for those living in the poorest areas, which perhaps indicates that wealth cannot explain the results, Wheeler said.Because the study looked at only England—an island country in which everyonelives within 72 miles of the coast—it's not clear whether the findings would apply to other populations. Far from England, a health expert not involved in the study said that while the British research certainly doesn't prove that people's health and the place they live are linked, it's possible that proximity to the seas does something for our bodies.If future studies confirm the results, the next step would be to find out it is what coastal environments that can benefit health. Wheeler said it may then be possible to bring those benefits to people living in other areas, through virtual environments, for instance.13．We can conclude from the passage that ________．A．people are encouraged to move to the coastB．people living near the sea may be healthierC．people pay increasingly attention to healthD．people are worried about residential environment14．According to the researchers, living near the sea ________．A．doesn't nearly affect the British populationB．can cure some difficult diseases in a wayC．can help get over one's stressD．means freeing from sadness or troubles15．What Ben Wheeler said means ________．A．the British public health is decreasingB．concrete evidence favors life near the seaC．wealthier people are likely to be healthierD．exact reasons are proposed for further researchⅡ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)We all know the importance of curiosity, and here are some tips on how to develop it.Keep an open mind. This is essential if you are to have a curious mind. Be open to learning, unlearning, and relearning things.__16__ Therefore, you should be prepared to accept this possibility and change your mind.__17__ Most people just accept the world as it is. This way, they will certainlylose the “holy curiosity”. Try to dig deeper beneath the surface of what is around you.A sure way to dig deeper beneath the surface is asking questions. What, why, when, who, where, and how are the questions curious people always ask.Don't label anything as boring. Whenever you label something as boring, you close one more door of possibilities. Curious people are unlikely to consider things boring. __18__ Even if they don't yet have time to explore them, they will leave the door open to be visited another time.Take learning as something fun. If you see learning as a burden, there's no way you will want to dig deeper into anything. That will just make the burden heavier. However, if you think of learning as something fun, you will naturally want to dig deeper. __19__Read diverse materials. It will introduce you to the possibilities and excitement of other worlds which may attract your interest in exploring further. One easy way to do this is through reading diverse materials.__20__ It'll feed your mind with the excitement of a new world.A．Never take things as granted.B．Don't spend too much time on just one world.C．Try to pick a book or magazine on a new subject.D．Some things you know and believe might be wrong.E．It doesn't matter that you don't agree to others' opinions.F．Instead, they always see these things as a door to an exciting new world.G．So look at life through the glasses of fun and enjoy the learning process.Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)When I stopped by to get a newspaper, a tall, sincere man came over to me asking for help with directions. With a printout of Google maps, he was looking for a __21__ on the main street, but just couldn't find it. After checking out his written directions, I mapped it __22__ my phone and showed him __23__ where he needed to go.He, in __24__，mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn't locate his hotel. I __25__ it again for him. He thanked me with a big smile，shook my hand, and __26__. I got into my car and he got into his, and we __27__ ways. As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, Isensed __28__ wrong about the directions－so I Googled the address again and __29__ that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away!__30__ it had been several minutes, the chances of finding him miles away－where he was surely still looking around－were __31__. But I thought I'd give it a(n) __32__ and set off in that direction.I'd __33__ noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up. I parked my car as I considered what else I could do－__34__，like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still __35__ about where the hotel was.When I __36__ next to him, he couldn't believe it：“__37__ did you find me？” he asked. “I'm not sure, but I __38__ that you are in the wrong city！” I showed him the right directions, and after more __39__ and a handshake，we __40__.Likely that we'll never meet again, and that makes it much more sweet.21．A.museum B．parking spot C．hotel D．grocery store22．A.on B．in C．at D．with23．A.constantly B．exactly C．absolutely D．completely24．A.relief B．panic C．delight D．puzzlement25．A.confirmed B．evaluated C．analyzed D．adjusted26．A.took off B．took up C．took down D．took over27．A.lost B．parted C．fought D．pushed28．A.nothing B．anything C．something D．everything29．A.realized B．considered C．determined D．stated30．A.Hopefully B．Unbelievably C．Consequently D．Unfortunately 31．A.big B．vital C．slim D．obvious32．A.beginning B．end C．change D．try33．A.hardly B．merely C．regularly D．occasionally34．A.while B．before C．when D．since35．A.at a loss B．at a risk C．at ease D．at peace36．A.put out B．put up C．pulled down D．pulled in37．A.Where B．Why C．When D．How38．A.tried out B．figured out C．burst out D．carried out39．A.luck B．smiles C．greetings D．praise40．A.left together B．returned home C．waved goodbye D．rushed awayⅣ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)“Remember, your father is only one year __41__(old) than you.” That was Mum's usual excuse when Dad said the wrong things or did something __42__(fool)．Dad quitted drinking exactly one year before I was born. He joined a group of other people. He said they __43__(stop) drinking, too. I loved my dad __44__ I hated the way his weekly meetings took him away __45__ me. It seemed that they were more important to him than I was. But with my birthday coming up I thought Dad would make an __46__(except). “Can't you miss it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! ” I begged him but __47__(refuse). He said “I am chairing the meeting this Saturday. We will have your party on Sunday.”Saturday evening I sat on my bed，__48__(feel) sorry for myself. Dad started to leave, then paused and said，“Why not come with me together tonight? It's an open meeting. All are welcome”．__49__ would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad every week mattered so much.After we arrived, Dad announced the theme of the meeting was going to be gratitude. He told his story about giving up smoking. Later, a man __50__ (call) Dave also told his story. Only then did I know it was Dad that saved his life from drinking. Showing up week after week and meeting with people, Dad was changing lives. Shame washed over me.Ⅴ.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)Dear Sir or Madam，Thank you for taking your time to read my letter. I am writing to apply to be a volunteer of the coming International Trade Exposition.All our citizens are host for this great event. All of us should work hard to make well preparations for it. I promise I would try to serve for our honored guests from all over the world with enthusiasm. Besides，have a rich knowledge of Chinese history, I will be not only a servant but also a carrier for our splendidly culture. What's more, English, an international language, will play important role in communication during the Exposition.Unluckily，I am good at them and can express myself fluently and clearly in English.To sum up, I believe I can be a qualified volunteer. I will value the chance and dothat I can if I could be accepted to be one.Yours,Susan Ⅵ.书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华，王平约你本周日一同参加同学黎明的十八岁生日聚会，但你有以下几件事情不明白，请用英语给王平写一封电子邮件进行询问。
