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。AEnglish ConversationLeader: Mandi Ashmoreenglish iwclausanne. orgWe meet on Mondays at 14：30 at the IWC clubhouse.We chat for about an hour and discuss everything.Mandi asks “students” to contact her on
2、 Monday to confirm the class as sometimes she needs to cancel for various reasons or occasionally she may choose to hold the class at a different venue (举办地点) or at an earlier time for us to be able to have lunch together.French Conversation, Advanced BeginnerLeader: Marielle Sulmonifrenchconvo iwcl
3、ausanne. orgIm French (born in Bordeaux) and Swiss by marriage.I hold an advanced beginners French conversation class on Tuesday afternoons from 14：3016：00.We meet weekly at the clubhouse in a friendly atmosphere.I hope to help you use your knowledge of French, allowing you to speak with no fear of
4、making mistakes, which in time will become fewer and fewer.French Language Lab, BeginnerLeader: Maija Remlingerfrenchlab iwclausanne.orgThe group meets on Thursday afternoons from 15：0016：30 at the clubhouse.The first half of the class is devoted to reading out loud from the book “Easy French Reader
5、”， working on proper pronunciation and phrasing.During the second half, we listen to audio recordings from “New French with Ease” and work on oral comprehension.French Conversation, AdvancedLeader: Juliette Brullfrench iwclausanne.orgWe meet every Tuesday at the IWC clubhouse from 9：3011：00. Most of
6、 our time is devoted to very lively discussions about current events and various topics. We also read a book written by a French author and sometimes we see a French movie.语篇解读：本文为应用文，主要介绍了四个语言学习俱乐部，内容包括俱乐部的负责人、联系方式以及俱乐部的活动。1.Why are you advised to contact Mandi?ATo check the arrangement.BTo exchang
7、e ideas.CTo decide the topics.DTo ask for leave.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据 English Conversation 中的“contact her on Monday to confirm the class .”可知，与 Mandi 联系是为了确认俱乐部的课程安排。2Which of the clubs focuses mainly on the basic knowledge of language?AEnglish Conversation.BFrench Conversation, Advanced.CFrench Language
8、Lab, Beginner.DFrench Conversation, Advanced Beginner.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据 French Language Lab, Beginner 中的“working on 2proper pronunciation and phrasing”和“work on oral comprehension”可知，该俱乐部更注重基础语言知识的学习。3Who will you get in touch with if you like watching French films?AMandi Ashmore. BMarielle Sulmoni.CM
9、aija Remlinger. DJuliette Brull.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据 French Conversation, Advanced 中的“sometimes we see a French movie”以及“Leader: Juliette Brull”可知，该俱乐部有时会观看法国电影，其负责人为 Juliette Brull。BI started to learn English from the first grade. That year I was six. In class I learned basic phrases for greeting and de
10、scribing objects. I dont have much memory for the first year of English learning. The only thing that I still remember is reading vocabulary list. A classmate of mine who was good at English would lead the whole class to read the list. One of the new words that I learned that year was “earth”. “The
11、earth orbits the sun， ” he said in Chinese. Every time we came to the word “earth”， he would repeat that sentence. I was secretly admiring him because he knew the earth orbits the sun.My family moved when I was in my second grade, and I transferred (转学) to a private school. My English class continue
12、d. Luckily I could use the same series of text books.I stayed in the same private school for my junior high school, which is from the 7th to the 9th grade. In junior high school, I hardly felt my English skill improved because the first English class here was still titled “Good Morning” and the cont
13、ent was still basic greetings.Following was one year of high school life: a_different_school,_the_same_story.Then my family moved again, and I began to really use English. We came to America. I attended a couple years of high school, and now Im in college. I learn to write essays and start to read b
14、ooks in English. I can see my progress. However, I still have a lot of space to improve. In writing, the flow between sentences isnt good and Im still using basic words. In speaking, maybe because I hang out with Chinese speaking friends too much, it takes me time to think when telling long stories.
15、语 篇 解 读 ： 作 者 讲 述 了 她 从 六 岁 一 直 到 大 学 学 习 英 语 的 经 历 。4In Grade One, the author admired that classmate because he _.Acould speak two languagesBhad a very wide vocabularyCoften led the whole class to readDknew about the earth and the sun解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第一段的“I was secretly admiring him because he knew t
16、he earth orbits the sun.”可知，答案应选 D 项。5How did the author most probably feel during the first English class in junior high school?AMoved. BInterested.CDisappointed. DRelaxed.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第三段的“In junior high school, I hardly felt my English skill improved because the first English class here was sti
17、ll titled Good Morning and the content was still basic greetings.”可推断，作者当时很失望。36The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means in senior high school the author _.Adidnt live a very difficult lifeBliked her new school very muchClearned English in a different wayDhad to learn simple English all over aga
18、in解析：选 D 句意理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，作者进入初中后英语又得从头学习，而画线句子的意思是：进入高中后还是这样。故选 D 项。7What do we learn about the author now?AShe is looked down upon by others.BShe still isnt very fluent in English.CShe has no chance to speak Chinese now.DShe likes practicing English through telling long stories.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第五段的
19、 However 后面的内容可推断，作者现在英语还不是很流利。CSunitha Suresh was a college student when her grandmother had a major operation and was put in intensive care (特别护理 ) with three other patients. This meant her family couldnt always be with her. They decided to put her favorite Indian music on an iPod, so she could li
20、sten around the clock.Sunitha could see the music relaxed her grandmother and made her feel less anxious, but she wondered if she also felt less pain. That would make sense because anxiety can make people more sensitive to pain. At the time Sunitha was majoring in biomedical engineering at Northwest
21、ern University where her father, Santhanam Suresh, is a professor. So father and daughter decided to work together on a study.It was a small study, with 60 patients between 9 and 14 years old taking part in it. All the patients, who were children, had big operations that required them to stay in hos
22、pital for at least a couple of days. Right after their operations, the patients took medicine to control pain. The next day they were divided into three groups. One group listened to 30 minutes of music of their choice, one listened to 30 minutes of stories of their choice and one listened to 30 min
23、utes of silence via noise canceling headphones.To measure pain, the researchers presented a smiling, frowning (皱眉) and crying face. The children pointed to which picture best showed their level of pain before and after they listened to music, stories and silence. After a 30minute session, the childr
24、en who listened to music or stories reduced their pain burden by 1 point on a 10point scale (级别) compared to the children who listened to silence. That might not sound like much, but Sunitha says it equals to pain medication like Advil or Tylenol.Children dont tolerate such medication as well as adu
25、lts. They are smaller and are more likely to suffer side effects from pain medication such as trouble breathing and feeling of disgust. So the less pain medication, the better.语 篇 解 读 ： 本 文 是 说 明 文 。 听 音 乐 可 以 让 人 们 感 到 不 太 焦 虑 ， 从 而 减 轻 手 术 后 的 痛 苦 。8What made Sunitha start the study?AHer grandmoth
26、ers desire for music.BHer majoring in biomedical engineering.CHer grandmothers listening to music after the operation.DHer sympathy for patients who suffered from illnesses.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Sunitha could see the music relaxed her grandmother and made her feel less anxious, but she wondered if sh
27、e also 4felt less pain”可知，她祖母在手术后听音乐的经历使她开始做这项研究。9How did Sunitha and her father draw the conclusion?ABy observing. BBy making comparison.CBy asking questions. DBy analyzing causes.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，研究者主要是通过对比三组实验对象在听了音乐、故事或静音后对疼痛的感知程度来判断他们所采取的方式是否有助于减轻痛苦来得出结论的。10What do we know about the resea
28、rch?AIt is of greater benefit to children.BIt should also be conducted on adults.CIt shows children suffer more from pain medication.DIt finds more and more children are on pain medication.解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，孩子们从该研究中受益更多。11What may be the best title for the text?AReaching for your playlist to eas
29、e painBSunitha does an experiment with her fatherCSunithas grandmother likes to listen to musicDStopping using pain medication on children解析：选 A 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了 Sunitha 和她父亲的一项研究，表明听音乐可以帮助减轻痛苦。DPublic libraries have had another bad year. They are like local railways. People like having them around, an
30、d are angry if they close. But as for using them, there is so little time these days.To the US historian Matthew Battles the library is a metaphor (隐喻) for the land of chance, a place where, lost in the piles, new Americans could “dream of personal success, unaided by unnamed others, a stage with a
31、mirror for backdrop (背景幕布) that reflects only the reader”. In Britain, the library was a grammar school, a teachyourself academy, a way of learning.Digitization has changed everything. The public library is no longer a place sacred to knowledge. Its walls have been bombed open. So much rubbish is sa
32、id and written about the death of books. Five years ago, when Amazon ebook sales were higher than those of paperback copies, it was assumed the book was dying. Print was yesterday, one more victim of the great digital wipeout. But Waterstones last year stopped selling Kindles and changed the shelf s
33、pace to physical books. It saw a 5% rise in sales. Though the bookshop has suffered, the book has not.But these are buyers, not borrowers. The library must rediscover its specialness. This strength lies not in books, but in its readers, in their desire to gather, share with each other, hear writers
34、and experience books with a group. It is in plays, concerts, comedy, lectures, debates, quizzes, performances of every sort. It should combine coffee shops, book exchanges, playgroups, art galleries, museums and performances.Ever since the days of Alexandria, the library has been the palace of the m
35、ind, the “University of All”. The Internet has removed its complete control of knowledge, but cannot copy its sense of place, its joy of human gathering.语篇解读：本文是议论文。文章讨论了图书馆的数量虽然减少了，借书的人少了，但是书却并没有消失。12What is stressed by mentioning Matthew Battles?AThe meaning of the American Dream.BThe role of libr
36、aries in Americans life.5CThe things people can learn in a library.DThe decrease in the number of libraries.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第二段可知，Matthew Battles 强调了图书馆是机会之地，人们可以在图书馆中寻求自己的个人成功等，说明了图书馆对于人们的影响。13What did people use to think about books?ADigital technology left books dying.BA lot of books were becoming
37、 rubbish.CPhysical books took up too much space.DBooks in libraries were better than ebooks.解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“So much rubbish is said and written about the death of books. Five years ago, when Amazon ebook sales were higher than those of paperback copies, it was assumed the book was dying”可知，过去人们
38、认为数字技术的出现，使得实体书快要灭亡了。14How can the library gain its popularity again?ABy offering readers better books.BBy holding live events for readers.CBy buying more books to fill its shelves.DBy providing relaxed atmosphere for readers.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，在数字时代，图书馆要想重新恢复它是知识代表的称号，需要举办各种现场活动。15What might be
39、 the most suitable title for the text?ALibraries are dying but not for booksBLibraries will have no physical booksCLibraries are not about books any moreDLibraries play new roles in modern times解析：选 A 标题归纳题。本文主要讨论了随着数字技术的发展，图书馆的作用似乎越来越小了，但是书并没有消亡。.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
40、的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。We usually dont mind when people call us by positive nicknames (绰号). _16_ But when people call us by cruel nicknames, it can be difficult to get them to stop. So what should you do?Ask your friends to give it a rest. Maybe you tripped (绊倒) over your feet a few times, and your frien
41、ds started calling you klutz, thinking that you dont really mind. _17_Leave a nickname behind. Sometimes, life gives us a chance to start fresh. _18_ If youre moving from elementary school to middle school, let your friends know that you dont want to go by your old nickname.Ignore those who call you
42、 by a nickname. If the kids calling you by a bad nickname arent your friends, you should do your best to ignore them. _19_ It may be hard to pretend that it doesnt hurt, but if you get angry or obviously upset, it will just encourage them to use the nickname all the time._20_ Remember that if you ha
43、ve a bad nickname now, you probably wont always be stuck with it. Just look at Elvis Presley! When he first started singing onstage, he wiggled (摆动) his hips so much that cruel critics and the audience nicknamed him Elvis The Pelvis. He never stopped wiggling. People soon found it impossible to igno
44、re his talent and began to call him The King of Rock aswith第二句：constantconstantly第三句：problemproblems第四句：howwhat第五句：switchswitching第七句：otheranother第八句：去掉 much; benefitbeneficial第九句：trytried.书面表达(满分 25 分)假如你是一位来自美国的交换生，现在在中国某校学习。在一次讨论课上，你的英语老师要求你谈一谈有关美式英语和英式英语的异同。请你根据以下要点，写一篇发言稿。1两国语言的共性；2两国语言的差别；103两
45、国人民在交流上是否有困难？为什么？注意：1.词数 100 左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考范文：Good afternoon, everyone. As we all know, English has been widely used in the world for a long time as a communication tool. I would like to tell you some interesting facts about American English and British English.Basically, American English and
46、 British English are the same when it comes to the usage. They have no differences in most cases and they have much in common. However, they still vary from each other in spelling, pronunciation, grammar and so on. Despite the fact that there are some differences between American English and British English, people from the two countries seldom have difficulty understanding each other. Actually, it is very easy to tell them apart.Thank you. 11
