1、(五)Unit 5 (120分钟 150分),第二部分词汇知识运用(共两节, 满分40分)第一节多项选择(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)21. The new government made a promise that they would surely improve the_ of peoples life. A outlineB. qualityC. insuranceD. attitude,【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。句意:新政府做出承诺他们将一定提高人们的生活质量。quality“质量;品质”,符合题意。outline“要点;大纲;轮廓”;insurance“保险”; a
2、ttitude“态度;看法”。,22. Her mother, an ordinary woman, is _ to teaching in a mountain village. A frightened B. concernedC. devoted D. interested【解析】选C。考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她的妈妈,一位普通的妇女,致力于山村教学。be devoted to“致力于;专心于”,符合题意。frightened“受惊的;受恐吓的”;be concerned about “关心;挂念”; be interested in“对感兴趣”。,23. In this small
3、town, there are many people who are_ now because the only factory here was shut down last year. A at work B. out of workC. on business D. in power【解析】选B。考查介词短语。句意:在这个小镇,由于这里惟一的一家工厂去年倒闭了,现在有很多人失业了。out of work“失业”,符合题意。at work“在工作”;on business“出差”;in power “执政”。,24. Many people support Mr. White,and w
4、ill for him at the meeting tomorrow. A. vote B. go C. wait D. care【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。句意:很多人支持怀特先生,并将在明天的会上投他一票。vote for“投票;选举某人”,符合题意。go for“喜爱;支持,拥护”;wait for“等待,等候”; care for“照料,照顾”。,25. The lawyer was _ by some bad guys,and was badly injured. A. ignored B. suffered C. packed D. attacked【解析】选D。考查动词词义
5、辨析。句意:这名律师被几个坏家伙攻击,伤得很严重。attack“进攻,攻击”,符合题意。ignore“不理睬,忽视”;suffer“遭受;患病”;pack “捆扎,包装”。,26. All the people should be kept ,no matter what kind of background they come from. A. straight B. equal C. loose D. reliable【解析】选B。句意:所有人不管来自什么样的背景,都应受到平等对待。equal “平等的”,符合题意。straight“直接的;笔直的”;loose“松的;松开的”; reli
6、able“可信赖的,可靠的”。,27. Our teacher often tells us that once in ,we can call 110 to turn to the police for help. 2011长沙高一检测A . future B. lineC. trouble D. agreement,【解析】选C。考查介词短语。句意:老师经常告诉我们,一旦遇到麻烦,可以打110向警察求助。in trouble“处于麻烦中”,符合题意。in future“以后”;in line “排队”;in agreement“意见一致”。,【方法技巧】“in+名词”短语小结“介词 in+
7、名词”是一个常见的短语构成搭配,常见的此类结构的短语有:in trouble处于麻烦中in danger 在危险中in place恰当的in future在将来,在未来,in line排队in agreement意见一致in silence沉默in surprise 吃惊in order 有序,28. The robber tried every means, but couldnt being caught by the policemen finally. A. choose B. protectC. escape D. consider【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。句意:抢劫犯尝试了一
8、切办法,但最终还是被警察抓住了。escape“逃脱,逃走”,后接动名词,表示“逃避”,符合题意。choose“选择,挑选”;protect“保护”;consider“考虑,思考”。,29. Wed better take the medicine under the of the doctors. A. survey B. usage C. guidance D. detail【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们最好按照医生的指导服药。guidance“指导;领导”,符合题意。survey“调查;测验”;usage“使用;用法”;detail“细节;详情”。,30. The manage
9、r of the company who is popular with every one is _ with his money. A. selfish B. unhappy C. frequent D. generous【解析】选D。考查形容词词义辨析。句意:很受大家喜爱的公司经理在金钱方面很大方。generous“大方的,慷慨的”,符合题意。selfish“自私的”;unhappy“不快乐的”;frequent“频繁的,常见的”。,第二节完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分)A person may have an idea about himself that wil
10、l prevent him from doing good work. He may have the belief that he is not capable (有能力的) of it. A child may think he is 31 because he doesnt understand how to make the 32 of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning new things because of their 33 .,A
11、 person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 34 because he feels that it would be useless. He wont go at a job with confidence necessary for 35 , and he wont work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is 36 likely to fail, and the failure will 37 his belief i
12、n his competence (才能).,Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 38 like this. When he was a little boy, he had a poor 39 in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not 40 too much of him. In this way, they two 41 the idea. He accepted 42 mistaken thinking of h
13、is ability, felt that it was useless to 43 and was very poor at math, 44 as they expected. One day he worked at a problem which 45 of the other students had been able to solve.,Alder 46 in solving the problem. This gave him confidence (信心). From then on he 47 with interest, determination and purpose
14、 and he soon became especially good at 48 . He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned 49 in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 50 himself as well as others by his ability. 本文以Alfred Alder医生在小学学习数学的事情为例
15、,说明了自信心对于人的学习、工作的重要性。,31. A. clever B. shyC. useless D. stupid【解析】选D。 根据前文 He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. 可确定选stupid。32. A. biggestB. mostC. highestD. deepest【解析】选B。 make the most of 意为“尽量利用、获得最大利益”,为固定搭配。,33. A. ability B. ageC. brain D. knowledge【解析】选B。老年人误认为由于年龄的原因,他们不能学习新东西
16、了。34. A. decision B. success C. effort D. trouble【解析】选C。make an effort指“尽力、努力”,此句句意为:一个认为自己无能的人是不会尽一切努力的,因为他感到这样做没有用。,35. A. work B. studyC. improvement D. success【解析】选D。 confidence necessary for success指获得成功所必须具备的自信心。36. A. truly B. reallyC. however D. therefore【解析】选D。 therefore表示“因此,从而”。,37. A. le
17、ad to B. strengthenC. increase D. add to【解析】选B。 strengthen指“强化、加强”。此句句意为:失败进一步加强了他认为自己无能这一观念。38. A. an experience B. an exampleC. a thought D. a story【解析】选A。an experience指一次经历。39. A. state B. mind C. start D. ending【解析】选C。根据下文,后来Alfred Alder 数学学得很好,因此只是开始(start )学得不好。,40. A. blame B. expectC. get D.
18、 win【解析】选B。expect too much of him指对他期望过高。41. A. developed B. organizedC. discovered D. found【解析】选A。 develop在此指“强化、增大”,此句句意为:老师和家长两方面的态度进一步强化了他缺少数学才能这一观点。,42. A. his B. her C. its D. their【解析】选D。根据上文选their, 指老师和家长们的观点。43. A. manageB. succeed C. tryD. act【解析】选C。try在此指“努力、尝试”。44. A. onlyB. almostC. jus
19、tD. then【解析】选C。 just as they expected表示“正如家长和老师们所预料的那样”。just 相当于exactly。,45. A. noneB. no C. no oneD. nobody【解析】选A。根据文章意思,一天他做一道他们班其他同学都不会做的题。46. A. gave B. succeeded C. failed D. believed【解析】选B。succeed in doing sth. 指“成功做成某事”。,47. A. lived B. worked C. played D. graduated【解析】选B。 句意为:他做出了他们班上其他同学都不会
20、做的题这件事给了他信心,后来他学习时有兴趣、决心和目的了。48. A. lessons B. medicine C. subjects D. math【解析】选D。根据文章意思,很容易确定答案,选D数学。,49. A. earlyB. deeply C. lateD. simply【解析】选A。early in his life指年轻时。类似的短语有early in the morning等。50. A. encourageB. love C. astonishD. disappoint【解析】选C。astonish意为“使吃惊,使震惊”, 符合题意。,第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2
21、分,满分40分)(A)When Jackie Robinson walked onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn,New York,on April 15,1947,he changed baseball forever. As the first African American to play in the Major League in modern times,many believe he changed the country forever.,Robinson was born in 1919He lived in a time when rules co
22、ntrolled what African Americans could do. He was a top athlete,playing football,basketball,and baseball. But playing for a Major League team was off limits to Robinson because of his race(种族)Branch Ricky, president and manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers,signed(和签约) Robinson in 1947He believed that Robi
23、nson not only had the skills,but the courage to face the challenge of becoming modern baseballs first black player.,It wasnt easy. Robinson sometimes faced boos(嘘声)from fans. But he became a star,anyway. In 1962,he became the first African-American player chosen to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame. I
24、n 2005,he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal,the highest award Congress can give to an African-American. By breaking baseballs color barrier(肤色障碍),Robinson opened the door for many to follow in his footsteps,not only in baseball,but in other areas of life as well. After he stopped playing the ga
25、me,Robinson worked as a manager for a coffee company. He wrote a newspaper column(专栏)He also helped start a bank.,51In the early 20th century,African Americans didnt have the right to . A. play baseball B. play in the Major LeagueC. play football and basketball D. watch Major League games【解析】选B。细节理解
26、题。由第二段He was a top athlete,playing football,basketball,and baseball. 可知不可选A、C,本句说明黑人是可以从事这些体育活动的;由第二段末句可知B正确。,52According to Branch Ricky,Jackie Robinson was. A. poor but cleverB. unlucky but confidentC. proud and strong D. brave and skilled【解析】选D。细节理解题。由文章第三段最后一句He believed that Robinson not only h
27、ad the skills,but the courage to face the challenge of becoming modern baseballs first black player. 可知选D。,53We can know that Jackie Robinsons story . A. changed many Africans ideasB. had an effect on many black peoples livesC. encouraged black people to fight with whitesD. started a hot discussion
28、about the color barrier【解析】选B。推理判断题。最后一段说,通过打破肤色障碍(指种族歧视),Robinson为许多African Americans在棒球运动和生活的其他领域开启了大门,由此可见他的人生经历激励了许多黑人进入了许多新的生活领域。故B正确。文章中讲的是African Americans, 而非Africans, 故不选A。,54In how many fields did Jackie Robinson work according to the passage?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 【解析】选C。细节理解
29、题。他做过职业棒球运动员;退役后在一家咖啡公司当经理;为一家报社写专栏文章;帮助开办了一家银行,加起来是四大领域。,(B)One day,President Lincoln went to a party. At the gathering,a man called Douglas was again and again talking about Lincolns low position in life and saying that he first met Lincoln when Lincoln was a shop assistant at a village shop. Fina
30、lly,he said,“And Mr. Lincoln was a very good shop assistant,too. ”,People burst into laughter,but they quieted down when Mr. Lincoln said calmly,“Gentlemen,what Mr. Douglas has said is true. I did sell cotton,candles and cigars,and sometimes whisky. But I remember that in those days Mr. Douglas was
31、one of my best buyers. I often stood on one side of the counter and sold whisky to Mr. Douglas on the other side,but the difference between us is:I have left my side of the counter,but Mr. Douglas still sticks on his as firmly as ever. ”,55. The story took place at a . A. meeting B. restaurant C. co
32、ncert D. get-together【解析】选D。由文章首句可知林肯参加的是一个聚会。,56Why was Mr. Douglas again and again talking about Lincolns low position in life? A. Because he was friendly to Lincoln. B. Because Lincoln was an example to show that an American of low position in life could become President of the US. C. Because he
33、wanted others to look down upon Lincoln. D. Because he wanted to tell other people about Lincolns friendliness as a shop assistant. 【解析】选C。在众人面前总是不停地提及某人尴尬的过去及过去所从事的卑微职业,其主要目的就是为了取笑某人。,57How did Lincoln win the debate?A. He won it by telling of his low position in life in his early days. B. He won i
34、t by telling of his high position in life in his early days. C. He won it by saying Douglas was telling a lie. D. He won it by comparing his present position with Douglass. 【解析】选D。由第二段林肯所做出的回应可知他通过与Douglas工作位置的对比,说明自己的进步而对方却停滞不前。,58The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means Douglas_ . A. is
35、 still talking about Lincolns low position in lifeB. is still standing on the other side of the counterC. is still drinking a lot and has not changed a bitD. keeps on going to gatherings and talking a lot【解析】选C。文章最后一句提及Douglas仍然站在柜台的另一边,说明他仍然经常去买威士忌。,(C)On May 29, 1973, Thomas Bradley, a black man,
36、was elected mayor of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is the third largest city in the United States, with a population of three million. About sixteen percent of the citys population are black. News of this election appeared on the front pages of newspapers everywhere in the United States. Here is how one
37、major newspaper reported the event:,LOS ANGELES ELECTS BRADLEY MAYOR UNSEATING YORTYBLACK WINS 56% OF VOTES. Bradley called his victory over Yorty “the fulfillment(实现) of a dream”. During his childhood and youth, people had kept telling him, “You cant do this, you cant go there, because you are a Ne
38、gro.” Nevertheless he had won a decisive victory over a man who had won 43. 7 percent.,Los Angeles voters have had many opportunities to judge. Thomas Bradley had to form an opinion of him. The son of a poor farmer Texas, he joined the Los Angeles police force in 1940. During his twenty-one years on
39、 the police force he earned a law degree by attending school at night. He was elected to the city council(市政厅)ten years ago.,At the time of the Los Angeles election, three other American cities already had black mayors, but none of those cities had as large a population as Los Angeles. Besides, the
40、percentage of blacks in those cities was much larger. Cleveland, Ohio, had thirty-six percent blacks when Carl Stokes was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967. In the same year Richard Hatcher was elected mayor of Cary, Indiana, which was fifty-five percent black. In Newark, New Jersey, sixty percent
41、of the population were black when Kenneth Gibson was elected in 1970. Thus election of a black mayor in those cities was not very surprising.,In Los Angeles thousands of white citizens voted for Thomas Bradley because they believed he would be a better mayor than the white candidate(候选人). Bradley ha
42、d spent forty-eight of his fifty-five years in Los Angeles. Four years ago Bradley lost mayoral election to Yorty. This time Bradley won. 本文报道了黑人在洛杉矶这样的白人占绝大多数的大城市里被选为市长这一新闻。,59In the authors opinion, it was surprising that . A. the whites would vote for a black mayorB. a black mayor would be electe
43、d in such a large cityC. a black from a poor farmers family could be elected mayor of Los AngelesD. there would be so many black mayors【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句:洛杉矶黑人的比例为16%以及倒数第2段所描述其他几个城市的黑人的比例(分别是36%、55%、60%)可推知此题答案为A。,60From the passage we can infer that people . A. voted for Bradley because of h
44、is black colorB. didnt care much about his color when they votedC. voted for him to give a chance to fulfill his dreamD. voted for Bradley because they trusted him【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第1句. . . because they believed he would be a better mayor than the white candidate. 可推知此题答案为D。,61Bradley hit the fro
45、nt page headline for. A. he was the first black mayor in historyB. he was the first black mayor in the south of USAC. he was the first black mayor of one of the largest cities in USAD. a poor farmers son could also win an important election【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第1句. . . three other American cities already had black mayors, but none of those cities had as large a population as Los Angeles可推知此题答案为C。,