1、单元质量评估(五)(时间：100 分钟 满分：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。AFlorence Nightingale was born in a rich family.When she was young she took lessons in music and drawing，and read great books.She also travelled a great deal with her mother and fathe
2、r.As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure.She enjoyed helping them.At last her mind was made up.“Im going to be a nurse， ”she decided.“Nursing isnt the right work for a lady， ”her father told her.“Then I will make it so， ”she smiled.And she went to learn nursing
3、in Germany and France.When she returned to England，Florence started a nursing home for women.During the Crimean War in 1854 she went with a group of thirtyeight nurses to the front hospitals.What they saw there was terrible.Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen and smelled.The officer there did
4、not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital，either.But the brave nurse went to work.Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes，beds，medicine and food for the men.Her only pay was in smiles from the lips of dying soldiers.But they were more than enough for this kind wom
5、an.After she returned to England，she was honoured for her services by Queen VictoriaBut Florence said that her work had just begun.She raised money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London.She also wrote a book on public health，which was printed in several countries.Florence Nightingale di
6、ed at the age of ninety，still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse.Indeed，it is because of her that we honour nurses today.【语篇解读】 本文介绍了弗洛伦斯南丁格尔的感人事迹及其生平。1When she was a child，Florence_Aloved to travel very muchB knew what her duty in life wasCloved to help the sick peopleDwas most inte
7、rested in music and drawing解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段“As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure.She enjoyed helping them.”可知 C 项为正确选项。答案：C2What made Florence make up her mind to become a nurse?AHer fathers support.B Her desire to help the sick.CHer education in Germany and F
8、rance.DHer knowledge from reading great books.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知她喜欢帮助生病的人，故选 B。答案：B3During the Crimean War in 1854，Florence served in the front hospitals where_Ashe earned a little moneyB work was very difficultCfew soldiers died because of her workDshe didnt have enough food or clothes解析：细节理解题。根据文章
9、第五段的“What they saw there was terrible.Dirt and death were everywhere to be seenand smelled.The officer there did not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital，either.”可知工作很艰苦，故选 B。答案：B4The passage can best be described as_Athe life story of a famous womanB a description of the nursing workCan
10、 example of successful educationDthe history of nursing in England解析：主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了一名伟大的护士南丁格尔的生平。故选 A。答案：ABI was in a terrible mood.Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadnt invited me.I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in.“Want to go f
11、or a ride today，Beck？Its a beautiful day.”“No！Leave me alone！”Those were the last words I said to him that morning.My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later.I forgot to be mad at them and went with them.I came home to find a note on the table.My mother put it whe
12、re I would be sure to see it.“Dad has had an accident.Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital.”When I reached the hospital，my mother came out and told me my fathers injuries were extensive.“Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911，thank God！If he had moved Daddy，theres no te
13、lling what might have happened.A broken rib(肋骨 )might have pierced(穿透)a lung.”My mother may have said more，but I didnt hear.I didnt hear anything except those terrible words：Leave me alone.My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more.How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him
14、earlier in the day?It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation.I held his hand gently，afraid of hurting him.“Daddy.I am so sorry.”“Its okay，sweetheart.Ill be okey.”“No， ”I said， “I mean about what I said to you that day.You know，that morning？”My father could no more tel
15、l a lie than he could fly.He looked at me and said， “Sweetheart，I dont remember anything about that day，not before，during or after the accident.But I remember kissing you goodnight the night before.”He managed a weak smile.My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power.They can h
16、urt or they can heal.And we all have the power to choose our words.I intend to do that very carefully from now on.【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文，作者通过父亲车祸住院这件事情明白了恶语伤人这一道理。作者因为没有得到朋友的邀请而很生气，和爸爸说话时，没有控制情绪，对爸爸很粗鲁。得知爸爸出事之后，作者感到非常后悔，他向爸爸道了歉，爸爸没有怪作者。最后，作者认识到，语言可以伤人也可以救人，我们应该把握分寸，不能用恶语伤人。5The author was in bad mood that mo
17、rning because_Ahe couldnt drive to the mall with his friendsB his father had a terrible accidentChis father didnt allow him to go out with his friendsDhis friends hadnt invited him to the cinema解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadnt invited me.”可知，作者的两个朋
18、友去看电影没有邀请作者，作者因此很生气，故选 D 项。答案：D6Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?ABecause he was rude to his father that morning.B Because he didnt get along with his father.CBecause he failed to come earlier after the accident.DBecause he couldnt look after his father in the hospital.解析：细
19、节理解题。根据第五段中的“How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day？”可知，作者意识到那天早上说的气话伤害了他父亲，作者因此向父亲道歉，故选 A 项。答案：A7The reason why the authors father said he forgot everything about that day is that_Ahe had a poor memoryB he didnt hear what his son saidChe lost his memory after th
20、e accidentDhe just wanted to comfort his son解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Sweetheart，I dont remember anything about that day，not before，during or after the accident.”可知，作者的父亲说自己已经忘记那天发生的事情是为了安慰作者才这么说的，故选 D 项。答案：D8What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?ADont hurt others with rude words.B Dont treat your par
21、ents badly.CDont move the injured in an accident.DDont be angry with friends at small things.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“.words have immeasurable power.They can hurt or they can heal.And we all have the power to choose our words.I intend to do that very carefully from now on.”可知，语言蕴含力量，既可伤人 ，也可疗伤，我们应该在合适的时候说恰
22、当的话，不应该用恶语伤人，故选 A 项。答案：ACStephen Hawking was born in Oxford，England on 8th January，1942.He went to school in St Albansa small city near London.Although he did well，he was never top of his class.After leaving school，Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics，then he went to Camb
23、ridge University where he studied cosmology(宇宙学) As he himself admitted he wasnt very serious about studying.He was a very lazy student，and did very little work.However，he still achieved extremely good marks.Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him at the age of 20.He started to bump into
24、things，and often fell over for no reason.When he visited his family at Christmas time，his father was so worried that he was sent to hospital for test.Finally，the result came back.Hawking had motor neurone disease(运动神经元病)，an incurable illness which causes the muscles of the body to waste away.Doctors
25、 said he would die before he was 23.At first，Hawking became extremely depressed(忧郁的)After a while，though，he began to see his life in a different way.As he later wrote， “Before my illness had been diagnosed(诊断)，there had not seemed to be anything worth doing.But shortly after I came out of hospital，I
26、 suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.” Hawking married，found a job at Cambridge University，where he still works today，and had three children.He also went to do some of the most important scientific research ever carried out.His story shows that nobody，however bad
27、their situation is， should lose hope.“Life is not fair， ” he once said.“You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”【语篇解读】 本文讲述了霍金的童年以及怎样面对疾病坚持自己事业的故事。9As a university student，Stephen Hawking_Aworked extremely hardB studied maths and chemistryCwas lazy and did very little workDonly a
28、chieved average marks解析：细节理解题。由第一段倒数第二句可知答案。答案：C10Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when_Ahe visited his family at Christmas time one year B he was 20Chis father made him see a doctorDhe was sent to hospital for test解析：细节理解题。由第二段第一句话可知答案。答案：B11Motor neurone disease_Ais not a serious
29、 illnessB causes the muscles of the body to grow biggerCcan not be curedDonly affects people under the age of 23解析：推理判断题。由第二段知这种疾病导致身体肌肉逐渐萎缩，医生说他在 23 岁之前会死掉，所以非常严重，故排除A、B 、D 三项。另外，由 incurable 构词法也可知，cure v t.“治愈” ；curable adj.“可治愈的” ；incurable adj.“不可治愈的” ，故选 C 项。答案：C12What is the main idea of Parag
30、raph 3?AHawkings education.B Hawkings reaction (反应) to being seriously ill.CHawkings views on life.DDiagnosis of Hawkings motor neurone disease.解析：主旨大意题。第三段首先说霍金一听到这个诊断，非常忧郁，后来又写到他觉得生活中还有许多值得做的事情，结婚生子，继续做研究。所以第三段主要写了听到诊断后霍金的反应，故选 B项。答案：BDIf your dog or cat is eating grass，it means its going to rain.
31、False (错误的)maybe.Theres no evidence (证据) that when a dog or cat is eating grass in the front yard its going to rain.But then， theres no evidence that it isnt going to rain，either.Doctors think dogs and cats eat grass to help make their stomach better or maybe just because they like the taste of it.Y
32、oull get sick if you go outside in cold weather with wet hair.False.You might feel cold，but you cant catch a cold because you were outside with wet hair.Many churches have prevented people from throwing rice at weddings (婚礼) because the rice grows larger in a birds stomach when eaten，causing the bir
33、d to explode (爆炸) True and false.Its true many churches have prevented people from throwing rice，but this is more likely because the rice can become slick (光滑的) on a road or street.Theres nothing about rice that will hurt birds.Rice is an important part of many birds food.Chocolate is poisonous to d
34、ogs.True.Chocolate has theobromine (可可碱 )，which can make your dog sick.So，if you dont want to put your dogs life at risk， dont feed it with chocolate.The number of people visiting the hospital goes way up during a full moon.False.According to researchers，there is no evidence that more people visit t
35、he hospital during a full moon，though more people do seem to get caught by the police during that time.The idea that the moon influences behaviour has been studied for thousands of yearseven the word “lunacy”，which means crazy behaviour， is based on the word “luna” or “moon”【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。文章对一些说法进行了真
36、伪辨别。13In doctors opinion，a grasseating dog or cat_Ashows animals also have stomach problemsB behaves like that for personal reasonsCshows animals enjoy tasty foodDis a sign of rain解析：推理判断题。根据第一部分的“Doctors think dogs and cats eat grass to help make their stomach better or maybe just because they like
37、 the taste of it.”可知，猫狗吃草纯属自身的原因。答案：B14The underlined word “poisonous” in the text can best be replaced by “_”Adangerous BdeliciousCsimilar Duseful解析：词义猜测题。根据该部分的“if you dont want to put your dogs life at risk，dont feed it with chocolate”可知，给狗喂食巧克力可能导致它们有生命危险。答案：A15Whats the main purpose of the text
38、?ATo give advice on health.B To report the latest discoveries in science.CTo provide information about certain stories.DTo test people on their knowledge of animals.解析：写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文是一篇科普性文章，作者旨在为我们辨别一些说法的真伪。故选 C 项。答案：C第二节(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。Public speak
39、ing trainingGet a coach_16_，so get help.Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses，here are some things to look for when deciding the training thats right for you.Focus on positivesAny training you do to become more effective at pu
40、blic speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well.Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you arent doing well._17_，so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldnt do._18_If you find a public speaking co
41、urse that looks as though its going to give you lots of dos and donts，walk away！Your brain is so full of what youre going to be talking about._19_As far as were concerned，there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking.Your audience can be your friends.You are a special person not a
42、 cloneMost importantly，good public speaking training should treat you as a special one， with your own personal habits._20_Your training course should help you bring out your personality，not try to turn you into someone youre not.AYou arent like anybody elseB You already do lots of things wellCTurn y
43、our back on too many rulesDCheck the rules about dos and dontsE Whatever the presentation，public speaking is toughFThe one thing you dont want is for them to fall asleepGSo trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse答案：16.E 17.B 18.C 19.G 20.A第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节
44、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。Learn and earnCharlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation.They both worked very hard.After several years，the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie_21_ a salesman.One day Charlie coul
45、d not_22_ it any more.He handed in his resignation letter(辞职信)to the boss and complained that the boss did not_23_ hardworking employees，but only raised those who tried to please him.He thought that it was really_24_The boss knew that Charlie had spared no_25_ for the company all these years，but in
46、order to help Charlie to realize the_26_ between him and Jackie，the boss asked Charlie to do the following.“Go and_27_ if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market.”Charlie went，returned and_28_ said， “Yes.”The boss asked， “How much per kilogram？”Charile went back to the market to ask and re
47、turned to_29_， “$12 per kg.”The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the_30_ question.Jackie went， returned and said， “Boss，only one person selling watermelons.$ 12 per kg，$ 100 for 10 kg.He has a _31_of 340 melons.On the table are 58 melons， and every melon weighs about 15 kg，_32_ from the So
48、uth two days ago.They are fresh， red，and of good_33_ ”Charlie was_34_ and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie.He decided not to_35_ but to learn from Jackie.My dear friends，you know，a more_36_ person is more observant，thinks more and understands in_37_For the same matter，he sees se
49、veral years ahead， _38_ you see only tomorrow.The difference between a year and a day is 365 times，so how could you_39_？Think how far have you seen ahead in your life？How_40_ are you?【语篇解读】 本文主要告诉我们人与人之间的区别，成功的人通常有着更敏锐的观察力，思考得更多，理解得更深入。对于同一件事来说，成功的人能看到未来几年，而一般人只能看到明天。21A.made BbecameCkept Dremained解
