1、单元质量评估(三)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。AWhat picture do you have of the future？Will life in the future be better，worse or the same as now? What do you hope about the future?Futurologists(未来学家)predict that life will probably b
2、e very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity，from entertainment to technology.First of all，it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050.Instead，people will choose a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme directly to the television.By 2050， music，films，pro
3、grammes ，newspapers and books will come to us by computer.In what concerns the environment，water will have become one of our most serious problems.Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could be serious shortages.Some futurologists predict that water could be the cau
4、se of war if we dont act now.In transport，cars will run on new，clean fuels and they will go very fast.Cars will have computers to control the speed of the car and there wont be any accidents.Today，many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are.By 2050，the computer will control the
5、 car and drive it to your destination.In the domain of technology，robots will have replaced people in factories.Many factories already use robots.Big companies prefer robotsthey do not ask for pay rises or go on strike，and they work 24 hours a day.By 2050，we will see robots everywherein factories，sc
6、hools，offices，hospitals，shops and homes.Last but not least， medicine technology will have conquered many diseases.Today scientists have discovered how to control genes.They have already produced clones of animals.By 2050，scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look，ho
7、w they behave and how much intelligence they have.Scientists will be able to do these things，but should they?1Whats the purpose of the first paragraph?ATo arouse the interest of the readers.B To tell the background of the passage.CTo introduce the topic of the passage.DTo describe the pictures of th
8、e future.解析：写作意图题。开篇接连几个问句的出现，目的在于吸引读者的兴趣，让读者充满期待，继续读完文章。答案：A2We can know from the passage that _Acomputers will finally take the place of the media nowadaysB robots will completely have replaced people in factoriesCcomputers will tell drivers exactly where they are in the futureDit is more convenie
9、nt to choose programmes sent by the computer解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段“By 2050，music，films，programmes，newspapers and books will come to us by computer.”可知这些新闻媒介将会通过电脑进入我们的生活，但并不是说电脑最终代替媒体，所以 A 项错误；根据倒数第二段可知 B 项说得太绝对，所以选项 B 错误；根据第四段可知选项 C 是人类现在已有的技术；根据第二段可知 D 项正确。答案：D3It can be inferred from the last paragraph
10、 that _Aall diseases will not be conquered by scientistsB scientists have known the way to produce genesCthe clones of human are understanding for scientistsDthe clones of animals have a long way to go解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“Last but not least，medicine technology will have conquered many diseases.”可知医学技术可以攻
11、克一些疾病，与选项 A(并不是所有疾病都能被人类攻克) 相吻合。答案：A4Where can we find the passage on the web?ATravel. BTechnology.CEducation. DLife.解析：文章出处题。因为本文主要从 5 个方面描述了未来生活，所以属于展望未来生活的范畴。答案：DBThese are some ideas that some people came up with about what the life will be like in the year 2500.We will have established a base o
12、n the moon.School kids can take field trips to the moon weekly.We will have found cures(疗法)for AIDS and cancers.The war will have ended and peace flows freely through the land.Kids will learn more and be smarter than ever before！History will be the main subject at school.Cafeteria(自助餐厅)food will be
13、delicious！You just walk up to a machine，stick out your tongue，and it will scan your taste buds(味蕾)to see what you want to eat.KristenHere I am in the wonderful year of 2500 and life is so easy.I work in a pet store and it is so hard！I have to wake up at midnight every day and fly my car to the store
14、.It takes so long to get there.It takes me 20 seconds to get to the store in Mississippi from my home in Florida！At work，I have to push 5 buttons and then I go home.It takes 2 seconds and that is like forever.MorganIn the year 2500，I think we will have invented cars that run on things we dont need l
15、ike garbage.Tail gas will smell like whatever you like such as chocolate.I also predict that buildings will be able to go into a different dimension(维)so your car wont hit them.The cars in 2500 dont fly，for we havent got that technology yet，but they can hover(盘旋)up to seven feet.These cars made for
16、speed!CarlyInstead of cars，we may have hovering devices that float around.We could also have electric cars instead of gas-powered cars.Food might be more healthy.What I believe is that the environment will change the most.The environmental changes will also determine many other changes.If more peopl
17、e try to help the environment，then perhaps in 2500 we will have more forests and wildlife.If people wont help the environment，then we will have no forests and little wildlife left.Roberta【语篇解读】 2500 年的生活会是什么样子呢？人们对它展开了丰富的想象。5According to Kristen，what will happen in 2500?AEnglish will be the main sub
18、ject at school.B Students can go to the moon every week.CCafeteria will replace other restaurants.DAIDs and cancers will disappear.解析：细节理解题。根据文章中克里斯滕所说的话“School kids can take field trips to the moon weekly.”可知 B 项为正确答案。答案：B6Morgan thinks his work in the pet store is _Adifficult BmeaninglessCimportan
19、t Deasy解析：推理判断题。文章中摩根对他工作的具体描述使用的是反语，他真实的意思是“这份工作太轻松了” 。他的第一句话也是对该意思的提示，故选 D 项。答案：D7Who mainly tells of the cars in 2500?来源:学优高考网AKristen. BMorgan.CCarly. DRoberta.解析：段落大意题。根据文章中卡莉所说的那段话可知，他主要谈的是 2500 年的汽车，包括汽车的燃料、废气及功能等，故选C 项。答案：CCBicycle frames are usually made out of materials like steel or alumi
20、num.But in rural Ghana，a businessman has developed another way to make bicycles from a natural productbamboo.Bamboo does not get much respect in Ghana.Farmers think of bamboo as an unwanted plant that needs to be cleared from their land to plant crops.Construction workers use it to support buildings
21、 while they are being built.But Kwabena Danso thinks bamboo is much more valuable.He operates a business called Booomers International，which makes bicycle frames out of bamboo.The wooden bike parts are sent from Mr Dansos village to other countries.Kwabena Danso says bamboo can help a country like G
22、hana in many ways.He says he wants to get the people to know that theres a great advantage of bamboo.Young men from nearby villages come to work at Booomers International.They sand(用砂纸打磨)，glue and connect the bamboo frames.The company makes about 50 bicycle frames each month.The glue to hold the par
23、ts together is made of flour from the cassava(木薯)plant.Mr Danso says Booomers International provides good jobs for young men like Abdul Razak.He serves as a supervisor for the company.Mr Razak says that without this job，he would still be living at home with his parents.He adds that the job helps him
24、 a lot.Kwabena Danso has sold only a few of his bamboo bicycle frames within Ghana.Walter Kudzodzi，one of his customers， bought a bicycle earlier this year.Mr Kudzodzi says his bike gets a lot of attention when he rides around his neighbourhood.For example on Saturday，he rode about five kilometres a
25、round his neighbourhood and everywhere he went，people were just looking at him.“Wow，the bamboo bicycle？Is it functional？How does it work？”At this moment，Mr Kudzodzi always says， “Yeah，try it.”Mr Dansos business has received lots of orders for his bicycles.He hopes to have more of his bamboo frames n
26、ot just in foreign countries，but also on the roads of Ghana.【语篇解读】 文章主要介绍了加纳大街上的竹子自行车。8We can infer from this passage that _AMr Razak thinks highly of Booomers InternationalB Kwabena Dansos bicycles are sold to five continentsCbamboo is getting more and more popular in GhanaDKwabena Dansos company i
27、s well-known around the world解析：推理判断题。根据第三段“Mr Danso says Booomers International provides good jobs for young men like Abdul Razak.He serves as a supervisor for the company.Mr Razak says that without this job，he would still be living at home with his parents.He adds that the job helps him a lot.”可知，
28、丹索说布玛国际为年轻人提供了不错的工作机会，拉扎克就是其中一员。他是公司的监工，拉扎克说要是没有这份工作，他还跟父母住在一起呢。并且这份工作给了他很多帮助。由此可推知，拉扎克对该公司给予了高度评价。答案：A9How do people respond to bamboo bicycles?ACertainly. BNegatively.CCuriously. DPositively.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段“Mr Kudzodzi says his bike gets a lot of attention when he rides around his neighbourhood.For
29、 example on Saturday，he rode about five kilometres around his neighbourhood and everywhere he went，people were just looking at him.Wow，the bamboo bicycle？Is it functional？How does it work？”可知，人们对这种竹制自行车很好奇。答案：C10According to the passage，Mr Danso _Ahopes people in Ghana like his bamboo bicycleB will
30、cut down his bike productionCwants to employ more workers to work in his factoryDwill set up factories in foreign countries解析：细节理解题。最后一段谈到丹索的公司收到了很多订单。他希望他的竹子车架的自行车不仅能销往外国，还能出现在加纳的路上。由此可知，丹索希望加纳人民喜欢他的竹子自行车。答案：A11Which would be the best title for this passage?AGhana s bamboo bikes hit the streetsB Ho
31、w to make bamboo bikesCThe advantages of bambooDThe ways of making advantage of bamboo解析：标题归纳题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要介绍了加纳大街上的竹子自行车。答案：A来源:学优高考网DRyker Wixom wears all the latest trendy clothes and can make a pose(姿势)and hes only 4.Meet the tiny boy who is proving that kids can be trendy，too.Given how fast hi
32、s Instagram(一款图片分享应用)star is rising，you re likely to at least hear about him before long.Together with his mum Collette Wixom， they have started a fashion blog，Instagram account，Facebook page called Ministylehacker，whose followers number in the tens of thousands.As Ms Wixom explains， “This all start
33、ed when a friend showed me pictures of a few fashion kids on Instagram.”She thought they looked beautiful，but thought that the famous brand clothes these kids were wearing were a little bit out of her price range.And so she set out to copy these looks with her kid， Ryker，using clothes normal hard-wo
34、rking parents could actually afford.“I thought it would be fun to imitate the style of men in fashion and show other parents how they could do the same.”What she didnt expect was that photos are liked by so many people.On the Ministylehacker page，Ms Wixom explains that Ryker is neither a model nor a
35、n actor，and offers some advice to mums to get their kids to behave in front of the camera.“He is a regular kid who does regular kid things.I am able to get him to pose by making it fun for him.If you see him with his hands in his pockets，he is imagining putting his laser guns(激光枪)in them.If you see
36、him leaning against a wall，he is trying to push it over with his body weight.”As Ministylehackers fan base continues to grow，more and more new styles are being released.They are also becoming active in the day-to-day production of contents(内容 )【语篇解读】 小宝贝赖克穿着时尚、造型酷炫而他才只有 4 岁。来看看这个潮小孩吧。12It can be pro
37、ved from the story of Ryker Wixom that _.Alittle kids can also become successfulB kids have great ability of imitationCkids have a natural gift for performances来源:学优高考网Dordinary kids can be fashionable too解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“Ryker Wixom wears all the latest trendy clothes and can make a pose and hes only
38、 4.Meet the tiny boy who is proving that kids can be trendy，too.”可知，小宝贝赖克穿着时尚、造型酷炫而他才只有 4 岁。他用行动证明：小孩也可以很时尚。答案：D13What do you know about Ministylehacker?AIt was created by a boy of 4.B It is popular with many people.CIt mainly sells fashionable clothes to kids.DIt helps Ryker Wixom show that he is a good model.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段“Together with his mum Collette Wixom，they have started a fashion blog，Instagram account，Facebook page called Ministylehacker，whose followers
