1、- 1 -单元质量检测(四)(时间：100 分钟 满分：120 分).阅读理解(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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AEver want to peek at a celebritys gift list? For the curious and those in need of a few holiday ideas, we tracked down some people. Their answers might surprise you.Martin DahindenSWISS AMBASSADOR T
2、O THE UNITED STATESTO GIVE: I like things to be practical and well thoughtout. I would say that is typically Swiss. I would gift someone a Swiss Army Knife, a useful gift in many ways. Victorinox Swiss Army Spartan Pocket Knife, D|S17.13. Victorinox Swiss Army EvoWood 17 Swiss Army Knife, D|S54.97.
3、amazon. com.Sylvia ColellaFOUNDER OF FASHION AND LIFESTYLE BLOG SIMPLY SYLVIATO GIVE: One thing that keeps me motivated is greatlooking workout or athletic wear, so I enjoy gifting pieces from my favorite brands, like Michi, Alo Yoga and Spiritual Gangster. Koral Lustrous Legging, D|S 95. Michi Bion
4、ic Bra, D|S95.Melissa HoRENWICK GALLERY CURATOR OF 20THCENTURY ARTTO GIVE: I would give this book to any Washingtonian who was foolish enough to miss the extraordinary Robert Irwin exhibition at the Hirshhorn this summer. The magic of Irwins phenomenological art is difficult to convey in either phot
5、ographs or words, yet Hankinss prose makes the story of his breakthrough years both accessible and enjoyable. Robert Irwin: All the Rules Will Change by Evelyn C. Hankins, D|S35.90. amazon. com.Kwame AlexanderPOET AND NEWBERYWINNING AUTHOR OF“THE CROSSOVER”TO GIVE: A childrens book gift basket with
6、some of my favorites: Zoe in Wonderland by Brenda Woods, anything by Mo Willems, Debbie Levy and Vanessa BrantleyNewtons We Shall Overcome, and this really cool novel called The - 2 -Crossover. I Dissent, D|S14.10. We Shall Overcome, D|S15.65. Zoe in Wonderland, D|S14.21. The Crossover, D|S10.36. am
7、azon. com.语 篇 解 读 ： 本 文 是 应 用 文 。 假 日 礼 物 该 选 什 么 ？ 看 看 这 些 人 的 回 答 。1Who may be a huge fitness enthusiast?AMelissa Ho. BSylvia Colella.CMartin Dahinden DKwame Alexander.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据 Sylvia Colella 部分中的“One thing that keeps me motivated is greatlooking workout or athletic wear”可知选 B 项。2How much s
8、hould you pay at least if you buy a Swiss Army Knife and Hankinss book?AD|S35.90. BD|S53.03.CD|S54.97 DD|S90.87.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据 Martin Dahinden 部分中的“Victorinox Swiss Army Spartan Pocket Knife, D|S 17.13”以及 Melissa Ho 部分中的“ Robert Irwin: All the Rules Will Change by Evelyn C. Hankins, D|S 35.90”可知选 B
9、 项。3Which of the following is the most suitable for kids?A We Shall Overcome.BKoral Lustrous Legging.C Robert Irwin: All the Rules Will Change.DVictorinox Swiss Army EvoWood 17 Swiss Army Knife.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据 Kwame Alexander 部分中的“A childrens book gift basket with some of my favorites .We Shall Over
10、come”可知选 A 项。BRaise your head on August 28 and gaze at the stars, and you will find something romantic going on in the sky.Valentines Day in China, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, falls on August 28 this year.That is, on Monday evening, Niulang and Zhin， the cowherd and the weaver maid,
11、will meet on a bridge of magpies (喜鹊) across the Milky Way. Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies on that evening because all the magpies have left to form the bridge in the heavens with their wings.The legend has been handed down for more than 2 millen
12、nia. The story has been recorded as far back as the Jin Dynasty (256420 AD). Poets composed - 3 -hundreds of poems on the love story and many types of Chinese opera tell the story.The Chinese people believe that the star Vega (织女星), east of the Milky Way, is Zhin and, at the constellation of Aquila,
13、 on the western side of the Milky Way, Niulang waits for his wife.Compared with love stories in Western legends, the story of Niulang and Zhin seems not as intense (激烈的) or passionate. Love doesnt kill or break up the barrier between them. They just wait patiently on the riverbank, believing that th
14、eir love can withstand their time apart.It is faith and emotional connection instead of physical attraction and desire that are emphasized in the story as well as in many other Chinese folk tales about love.Unlike St. Valentines Day in Western countries, there is not so much emphasis on giving choco
15、lates, flowers or kisses. Instead, the girls in China prepare fruits, melons and incense (香) as offerings to Zhin， hoping to get high skills in needlecraft, as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands.In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars. Chinese grannies would say that, if y
16、ou stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what Zhin and Niulang are talking about.语篇解读：七夕坐看牵牛织女星是民间的习俗。相传，每年的这个夜晚是织女与牛郎在鹊桥相会的日子，所以七月初七也被称为中国的“情人节” 。4Which of the following statements is NOT true?ANiulang and Zhin lived in the Jin Dynasty.BVega is on the east of the Milky Way.CThe constel
17、lation of Aquila is on the western side of the Milky Way.DAncient artists created many works to tell this love story of Niulang and Zhin.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知，关于牛郎和织女的故事记载最远可以追溯到晋代，但并非是牛郎和织女生活在晋代。5The sixth paragraph implies that _.AWestern people love more patiently than ChineseBNiulang and Zhin b
18、elieved that their love could last foreverCNiulang and Zhin had a cool head for their loveDthere was no barrier between Niulang and Zhin- 4 -解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第六段内容可知，牛郎和织女在感情上并不狂热，他们在困难面前保持着冷静的头脑，在银河两岸耐心地等待着，相信他们的爱情能经得住分离，故选 C 项。6What does the underlined word in the sixth paragraph probably mean?AStic
19、k to. BGive up.COperate DStand.解析：选 D 词义猜测题。根据第六段内容可知，画线词所在句指牛郎和织女相信他们的爱情能经受得住(withstand)他们之间的分别。stand“容忍，忍受” ，与画线词意思相近。7The last but one paragraph mainly tells us that _.ASt. Valentines Day in Western countries is very romanticBtraditional celebration of the Chinese Valentines Day shows best wishes
20、 of Chinese girlsCWestern girls are more openmindedDChinese girls wish to find ideal husbands解析：选 B 段落大意题。从倒数第二段的叙述来看，该段描述的是中国的女孩们对美好生活和美好未来的向往。CWhat are the qualities of a good journalist? Heres what I have found.First, a good journalist should be alert (警觉的). If youre not, how can you find news? Y
21、ou should always stay alert. Only in this way can you find valuable news. Dont think you can just sit in the office and wait for phone calls about information. It doesnt work.Second, you should have an inquiring mind.For example, when something happens, you should think why it happens, what conseque
22、nces (后果) it will lead to, and so on. Dont just report what you see. Dig deeper to find more information.Third, a good journalist should be quick. It means you should report quickly what you have discovered during your missions. If you report the news too tardily,_then it is not news, right?Fourth,
23、as a good journalist, you should be accurate. I remember that a singer was said to be in a relationship which he was not in a few years ago. The journalist reported it just because of a rumor. Luckily for the singer, he is a very lovable person, and the large audience of that newspaper did not belie
24、ve - 5 -what the report said. That happened in his case, but there are many other people who can have their entire careers ruined because of some bad rumors. So never report something just based on a rumor.Also, to be a good journalist, you need to be brave and willing to sacrifice. I have to tell y
25、ou that the life of a journalist is not easy. Lets say your boss tells you that from the next week, you will go to a war area and stay there to send back valuable information for two months. Would you quit and look for another job? I hope not. This is not what we want from our journalists.语 篇 解 读 ：
26、一 位 好 的 记 者 应 该 具 有 警 觉 性 ， 会 询 问 ， 报 道 及 时 、 准 确 ， 以 及 勇 敢 。8According to Paragraph 2, a good journalist should _.Await for phone calls about informationBgo out and look around on the street every dayCget valuable news from his/her colleaguesDknow it once something worth reporting happens解析：选 D 推理判
27、断题。根据第二段的“First, a good journalist should be alert.”可知这一段是讲好的记者应该具有警觉性，即应该第一时间知道发生了什么。9What does the underlined word “tardily” in Paragraph 4 mean?AFast. BLate.CLazily DBoringly.解析：选 B 词义猜测题。根据第四段的“Third, a good journalist should be quick.”可知这里是指如果报道“晚”了，那就不叫新闻了。10The singers story is mentioned to s
28、how that a good journalist should _.Abe able to find news everywhereBbe able to find exciting newsCreport news to entertain the publicDmake sure the report is correct解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第五段的“I remember that a singer was said to be in a relationship which he was not in a few years ago. The journalist repo
29、rted it just because of a rumor.”可知提到这位歌手的事是想表明记者应该确保所报道的事情是真实的。11What is the text mainly about?AHow to report news quickly.BHow journalists usually work.- 6 -CWhat makes a good journalist.DWhat makes a good news story.解析：选 C 主旨大意题。根据文章的内容，可知文章是围绕一位好的记者应该具备哪些素质展开的，故选 C 项。DDoes Happiness Have a Scent
30、?When someone is happy, can you smell it?You can usually tell when someone is happy based on seeing them smile, hearing them laugh or perhaps from receiving a big hug.But can you also smell their happiness? Surprising new research suggests that happiness does have a scent, and that the experience of
31、 happiness can be transmitted through smell.For the study, 12 young men were shown videos meant to bring about a variety of emotions while researchers gathered sweat samples from them.All of the men were healthy and none of them were drug users or smokers, and all were asked to abstain_from drinking
32、 or eating smelly foods during the study period.Those sweat samples were then given to 36 equally healthy young women to smell, while researchers monitored their reactions.Only women were selected to smell the samples, obviously because previous research has shown that women have a better sense of s
33、mell than men and are also more sensitive to emotional signaling.“When a person is happy, his sweat brings about a state similar to happiness in somebody who breathes this smell， ” said study coauthor Gun Semin, a professor at Koc University in Turkey.This is a fascinating finding because it not onl
34、y means that happiness does have a scent, but that the scent is capable of transmitting the emotion to others.The study also found that other emotions, such as fear, seem to carry a scent too.This ensures previous research suggesting that some negative emotions have a smell, but it is the first time
35、 this has proved to be true of positive feelings.Researchers have yet to isolate (分离) exactly what the chemical compound for the happiness smell is, but you might imagine what the potential applications for such a finding could be.Happiness perfumes, for instance, could be invented.Scent therapies (
36、香味疗法) could also be developed to help people through depression or anxiety.- 7 -Perhaps the most surprising result of the study, however, is our broadened understanding of how emotions get communicated, and also how our own emotions are potentially managed through our social context and the emotiona
37、l states of those around us.语篇解读：最新的一项研究表明，愉快的心情是有气味的，并且这种气味能够被人们所感知。12What is the main finding of the new research?AMen produce more sweats.BWomen are more sensitive to emotional signaling.CPleasant feelings can be smelt out.DNegative emotions have a smell.解析：选 C 细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“Surprising new resea
38、rch suggests that happiness does have a scent, and that the experience of happiness can be transmitted through smell.”可知，新的研究表明，快乐是有气味的，并能够被人们闻到。故选 C 项。13The underlined part “abstain from” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”Apractice BavoidCtry Denjoy解析：选 B 词义猜测题。由第三段第二句“All of the men were healthy an
39、d none of them were drug users or smokers .”可知，所有参加实验的人员必须是健康的。由此可推断，研究期间，他们不能喝酒和吃味道大的食物，以免影响研究结果。故选 B 项。14. What is a potential application of the new research?APerfumes could help people get closer to each other.BScent therapies could be produced to cure physical diseases.CSome smells could help u
40、s fight against psychological problems.DSome smells could be created to improve our appearance.解析：选 C 推理判断题。倒数第二段讲述了此项研究的实际用途。由该段最后两句“Happiness perfumes, for instance, could be invented.Scent therapies (香味疗法) could also be developed to help people through depression or anxiety.”可知，发明快乐香水或香味疗法都能帮助人们对
41、抗沮丧或焦虑等问题，即 psychological problems (心理问题)。故选 C 项。B 项 physical diseases (身体疾病)与原文不符，故排除。15Which of the following statements would the writer probably agree with?ASocial surroundings can influence our emotions.- 8 -BWomen can definitely smell ones happiness because of their better sense.CPositive feel
42、ings have already been proved to have a smell before.DResearchers have developed happiness perfumes and scent therapies.解析：选 A 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“how our own emotions are potentially managed through our social context and the emotional states of those around us”可知，此项研究带给我们的最大惊喜在于加深了我们对社会环境如何影响我们个人情绪的理解。故
43、选 A 项。.阅读七选五(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。The Lost Rules of EtiquetteEtiquette, or good manners, used to be the glue that held society together. _16_ Sadly, these days it has mostly gone by the wayside. This list is several best rules of etiquette that have now dis
44、appeared.Opening the DoorIn days gone by, a gentleman would always open doors for ladies. _17_ This has now almost entirely disappeared and it is not entirely the fault of the men. I have seen women laugh at men for opening a door for them. It seems to be confusing manners with chauvinism (大男子主义)Wri
45、ting ThankYou NotesIn days gone by, whenever a person received a gift, he would write a thankyou note as soon as possible. _18_ Parents would sit children down after a birthday or Christmas and coach them in their first thankyou note. It is a shame that gift giving has now become a virtual obligatio
46、n and the idea of a thankyou note would be laughed at._19_We seem to have completely lost the concept of correct timing when it comes to parties these days. _20_ After all, a party normally has a guest of honor this is usually the oldest woman present. It was considered extremely rude in the past to
47、 leave a party before the guest of honor and once the guest of honor left, it was a signal to all that they should begin their own preparations to leave.AArriving on TimeBLeaving at the Right Time- 9 -CPeople leave with various excuses.DIt enabled people to get on well with each other.EThis rule was
48、 true even if the giver was a relative.FIt could be the lady he was driving, or a stranger.GWeve thrown away the concept of a guest of honor at will.答案：1620 DFEBC.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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。One of Fatahs close friends had several farms. The friend
49、was very rich. One year, due to _21_ economic (经济的) conditions, people were suffering from starvation. This man _22_ to give the harvest of one of his farms to the _23_. So he went to the square and announced that people could benefit from the _24_. But the condition was that they should be in _25_， and that they could not take from the harvest more than what was _26_.The needy went th
