1、2014-2015 学年高中英语同步综合检测练习(4)及答案:Unit5(人教新课标必修 5)高中英语必修 5 Module5 单元综合测试题I 语言知识及应用(共两节,满分 45 分)第一节 完形填空(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 1-15 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中,选出最佳选项。I recently got some pictures of my aunts 86th birthday party. Although I havent been able to call on her for many years, she s
2、till 1 as beautiful as ever. Her eyes are full of the same youth and vitality that I remembered from our 2 visits to her home some 35 years ago. Her picture 3 me of those wonderful times once again.Her home was an eight hours drive from ours over mountainous roads so we could only visit during the s
3、ummer. When we 4 , we were always greeted with hugs, tears, laughter and love. The highlight of our visits was always the early Thanksgiving dinner that we 5 . The dining room table would have the plates of turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies, and ice cream. We would enjoy all the delicious food u
4、ntil we couldnt eat 6 . My Uncle Rich would always smile after dinner and 7 that we had to visit more often because this was the only time that Aunt Charlotte ever fed him well.On the evening of the day I would go 8 with a full stomach and a 9 heart. Whats more, sweet laughter would drift up while M
5、om, Dad, Uncle Rich, and Aunt Charlotte 10 up long into the night. A 11 feeling would fill my spirit as the sounds of joy and thankfulness 12 from-below to be my loving lullaby(催眠曲).Those beautiful childhood 13 have stayed with me to this day. They were the greatest gifts my Aunt Charlotte could hav
6、e 14 given me. I will be forever 15 to her for her wonderful lessons on living with laughter and love.1. A. proves B. looksC. feels D. becomes2. A. winter B. summerC. early D. next3. A. informed B. convincedC. reminded D. warned4. A. arrived B. appeared C. entered D. approached5. A. shared B. showed
7、C. witnessed D. improved6. A. anyway B. anymoreC. gradually D. eventually7. A. admit B. tell .C. joke D. suggest8. A. singing B. sleeping C. dancing D. shopping9. A. considerate B. kindC. generous D. happy10. A. sat B. talkedC. stood D. smiled11. A. peaceful B. braveC. lonely D. noisy12. A. hung B.
8、crossedC. floated D. broke13. A. problems B. memoriesC. decisions D. incidents14. A. always B. stillC. even D. ever15. A. trustful B. thankfulC. available D. sensitive第二节 语法填空(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。One day the employees of a large company in
9、 St. Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break. They were greeted with 16 sign on the front door. The sign said, “Yesterday the person who had been preventing your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral (葬礼) 17 (prepare) in the gym.”At first everyone was sad-to h
10、ear that one of their colleagues had died, 18 after a while they started getting curious 19 who this person might be. The 20 (excite) grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay 4ast respects.One by one the employees got close to the coffin. When they looked inside it, they 22 (sudden) became sp
11、eechless. They stood by the coffin, shocked and 23 silence. They stood there as if someone 24 (touch) the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone 25 looked inside it could see himself There was also a sign next to the mirror that said, “There is only one person who
12、 is capable to set limits to your growth: it is you.“II 阅读(共两节,满分 50 分)第一节 阅读理解(共 20 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 40 分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B 、C 和 D 项中,选出最佳选项。ARobert Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874, but he spent most of his life moving from place to place, often returning to New England, the place of his later
13、 childhood and early adult years.Robert was the first child born in his family. Frosts early childhood was filled with anxiety, since his father drank and gambled too much. Frosts father died when Frost was 11, leaving his mother with no choice but to move back home with her parents in Lawrence, Mas
14、sachusetts.Frosts first published poem appeared in the Lawrence High School Bulletin in 1890. While Frost could attend Harvard College, he attended Dartmouth College instead, because his grandparents thought he would find success there. Frost dropped out of-Dartmouth before his first year was over a
15、nd began teaching primary school. In 1894, Frost received his first payment for the poem My Butterfly: an Elegy. He worked as a reporter while still teaching primary school. Frost married his wife, Elinor White, in 1895. Frost and Elinor had their first child in 1896, a son they named Elliot.In 1897
16、 Frost continued his education at Harvard College, but by 1899 he had dropped out again. In 1901, Frosts grandfather died, leaving. him a farm in New Hampshire, which made it possible for Frost to support his growing family. Robert and Elinor had more children, and Frost wrote more and did several d
17、ifferent part-time jobs-to make ends meet. He taught English literature, trained other teachers in teaching methods, and taught education and psychology classes.In 1912, Frost could write full time. In 1913, his first book A Boys Will was published. The success of this book brought him in contact wi
18、th many important literary people; including William Yeats. Following this success, Frost published many literary works, including short stories, poems and a play. He made a living by lecturing, writing and sometimes teaching.Frost actively contributed to the literature until his death in 1963. Fros
19、t was highly regarded and he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his poetry four times in his life.26.Robert Frost attended Dartmouth College instead of Harvard College because_.A. he didnt show any interest in Harvard CollegeB. his grandparents didnt want him to leave the homeC. his family hoped tha
20、t he could save money for themD. his grandparents thought he could achieve more in Dartmouth College27. After his grandfathers death, Robert Frost_.A. lost is familys support for his writingB. couldnt spend most of his time in writing poemsC. could run the farm to support his growing familyD. didnt
21、want to do part-time jobs anymore28. As his first book was published, Robert Frost_.A began to get interested in serious literatureB. had to make a living by teaching primary SchoolC. found it difficult to stop writing and teachingD. had chances to meet great figures in literature29. Which shows the
22、 RIGHT order of the following events?a. Frost had his first child.b. Frosts grandfather died.c. Frosts first book was published.d. Frost received his first payment from his writing.e. Frost continued his education at Harvard College.A. d-a-e-b-c B. e-d-a-b-cC. a-d-e-b-c D. b-a-d-e-c30. What is the p
23、urpose of this passage? A. To report Robert Frosts influence on poetry.B. To introduce Robert Frosts life story.C. To find out what made Robert Frost a successful writer.D. To review the influence of Robert Frosts terrible childhood.BRussia says it will ask the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
24、to keep wrestling in the games. This is after the IOC announced it would drop the sport from the 2020 Summer Olympics. The president of the Russian Wrestling Federation, Mikhail Mamiashvili, says that supporters of wrestling worldwide are coming together to support the sport, which has been in the g
25、ames since the first modem Olympics in 1896. Mamiashvili, a former Olympic and European wrestling champion, said, “Without keeping wrestling in the Olympic family, all our hopes, all that history and all the heritage will effectively go to dust.“The IOC is a for-profit organization and wrestlers are
26、 warned that if the sport isnt modernized, adapted for a new environment and made for better TV watching, it would be permanently dropped from the games.At an extraordinary meeting of Fila (the international wrestling federation), held in Moscow earlier this month, the organization approved a new se
27、t of rules. The guidelines affect both Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling and include, among other things, a cumulative (累积的) score for the entire bout(回合),two three-minute periods, and separating previous world champions from other competitors. Mamiashvili says, “Fila has done what the IOC has ask
28、ed. Weve done everything we could have done for the IOC to pay attention to us. Wrestling is changing, and wrestlers must keep pace with modem sports and the modem Olympic movement.“Wrestling will have to compete with other sports, including baseball, wakeboarding and others for a single open spot o
29、n the 2020 0lympic schedule. IOC members are expected to meet in St. Petersburg Thursday to make recommendations before a final vote on the issue by the IOC.31. The in Mikhail Mamiashvilis opinion, _.A. wrestling is very popular in RussiaB. it is important to keep wrestling in Olympic GamesC. wrestl
30、ing should be promoted worldwide as a healthy sportD. there is no difference to the IOC to include wrestling in the games or not32. The IOC wants to drop wrestling because _.A. only a few athletes take part in this sportB. it cant appeal to modem audienceC. the Olympic will cut down the number of sp
31、ortsD the IOC pays no attention to this old sport form33. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that_.A. most wrestlers are not satisfied with the new rulesB. Fila will host special competition for wrestlingC. Fila wants to meet the requirement of the IOCD. wrestling supporters worldwide are attacking the I
32、OC34. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The first modem Olympics were held in 1896.B. Mamiashvili used to be a wrestling champion.C. Baseball is now facing the same situation as wrestling.D. More competitors will attend the 2020 Summer Olympics35. What will be the best t
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44、itable for males to learnB. mainly aims to help adventurersC. offers training for free D. provides care for the poorDCan you believe everything that you read? It seems as if every day, some new articles come out about a new discovery or this or that. For example, water is bad for you, or good for yo
45、u. The answer depends on which scientific study has just come out. People seem to not be able to decide which food items are healthy, how the pyramids were constructed, and why the dinosaurs disappeared. When we look for answers we can find findings from various researchers and scientists. But how t
46、rustworthy are they really?As far back as 1726, Johann Beringer was fooled by his fellow scientists into thinking he had made an amazing discovery. The fossils(化石) of spiders, lizards, and even birds with the name of God written on them in Hebrew were unlike anything that had been found before. He w
47、rote several papers on them and was famous for these.only to have it revealed that they were planted by jealous colleagues to ruin his reputation.When an early human being called Piltdown man was discovered in 1912, scientists at that time were wild with excitement over the meaning it had for the theory of evolution. This Piltdown man had hundreds of papers written about it over the next fifty years until it was finally discovered to be a complex hoax (骗局). The skull of a man had been mixed with the jawbon