Unit12 Culture Shock单元质量评估.doc

Unit12 Culture Shock单元质量评估第卷（选择题）. 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）21. When the spaceship was_ , I could really feel the high gravity. A. lifting offB. landingC. sending awayD. giving a lift【解析】选A。考查动词词组辨析。lift off发射；land着陆；send away派遣；give a lift搭便车。22. I _ the same book in his hand _ I lost yesterday. A. spotted; thatB. found; whereC. spotted; whichD. found; as【解析】选A。考查动词及连词的判断。句意为：在他手里我发现了昨天我丢的那本书，spot辨认出，认出；当先行词前有the same修饰时，用that或as引导定语从句，但that指的是同一个事物或人，而as指的是同一类事物或人。23. Ill never _ you for what you have done to your parents. A. forgiveB. apologizeC. pardon withD. forgive to【解析】选A。考查词语辨析。根据句意应用表示“原谅某人”的单词：forgive或pardon, 这两个词都是及物动词, 故选A。24. The writer was so_in her work that she didnt notice him enter the room. A. focused B. centered C. applied D. absorbed【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。句意为：作家专心于写作，没有注意到他进入房间。be absorbed in专心于; focus结构为focus. . . on. . . ; center常用于center on sth. ; apply常用于be applied to结构中。25. The army officer _ his men to stand straight as the general turned up. A. requested B. advisedC. begged D. commanded【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。request要求，需要；advise建议，beg乞求；command命令。26. I like getting up early in the morning because the morning air is so good_. A. to be breathedB. to breatheC. breathingD. being breathed【解析】选B。考查非谓语动词。在主语+be+adj. +to do结构中，用不定式的主动形式表示被动含义。【举一反三】When the firemen got there, they found the fire difficult_ . A. controlledB. to be controlledC. controllingD. to control【解析】选D。在find+宾语+adj. +非谓语结构中，若非谓语动词与宾语之间构成逻辑上的动宾关系，则用不定式的主动形式表示被动含义。27. Mummy, would you buy me an MP3 if I behave well in the following week? I _, I promise. A. could B. should C. will D. do【解析】选B。考查情态动词的用法。根据I promise可知，此处是主语向对方作出承诺，用在一、三人称陈述句中，表示对对方的允诺时用shall, 此处用should使语气更加委婉。28. The majority of people_like watching football games. A. seem B. seems C. seem to D. seems to【解析】选C。考查majority作主语时的谓语动词的数。of后的名词people为可数名词，谓语动词要用复数，又因seem后接动词不定式，故选C。 29. No matter what you say, I shall_my opinion. A. carry outB. insist onC. keep upD. stick to【解析】选D。考查动词短语辨析。句意：无论你说什么，我都要坚持我的意见。carry out完成，实现；insist on坚持或坚决要求；keep up保持，维持；stick to坚持（原则、决定、诺言、理论等）。【讲台挥洒一刻】注意区别insist on与stick to的不同(1)insist on多用于坚持“意见、看法、主张”等，含有“坚持（要做某事）”之意，后接名词或动名词形式。(2)stick to多用于坚持“计划、决定、诺言”等，to为介词，后接名词、代词或动名词形式。I insisted on driving him home, but he refused. 我坚持开车送他回家，但他拒绝了。Stick to your decision and dont change your mind. 坚持你的决定，不要改变你的想法。30. I have decided to _ a course in computer in the evening school so that I can improve my ability in my work. A. take upB. pick upC. do upD. turn up【解析】选A。考查动词词组辨析。句意：我已决定上夜校学习计算机课程以便提高我的工作能力。take up开始从事于；pick up偶然习得；do up打扮；turn up出现，根据句意选A。31. Why did you leave the room in such a hurry? _my girlfriend. A. Avoiding to meetB. To avoid meetingC. Avoid to meetD. To avoid to meet【解析】选B。考查非谓语动词，avoid后只能接动名词，故选B。32. Many great artists have held a number of exhibitions across the world, _Chinese art. A. protesting B. practisingC. permitting D. promoting【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。protest抗议；practise练习，实践；permit允许；promote推动，促进。句意：许多伟大的艺术家已多次在国外举行展览，推动中国艺术的发展。33. Your_at the meeting yesterday hurt me very much. A. behavior B. conduct C. action D. benefit【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。behavior指在他人面前或特殊场合的行为，尤指交际上的细节；conduct指关于道德的行为；action是一种习惯性的行为；benefit利益，恩惠。34. I told my son to stop _ at that fat man; it wasnt nice. A. glanced B. staring C. glaring D. seeing【解析】选B。考查词语辨析。根据句意“我告诉我的儿子停止盯着那个胖人看，那不好”。可知B项正确。glance意为“瞥见”；stare意为“凝视，盯着看”；glare意为“怒目而视”, 故B项正确。35. May I stay home from school? _. Or youll miss a lot of lessons. A. Never mindB. Help yourselfC. It can never be too goodD. By no means【解析】选D。本题考查交际用语。根据“Or youll miss a lot of lessons（否则你会错过许多课）”可知，是不能呆在家里而不上课的。“by no means”意思是“决不”。故选D。 . 完形填空（共20小题; 每小题1分, 满分20分） Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a 36 part of the learning process. But all too often as parents and teachers we disallow this 37 right to our children. When I see a child 38 to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie. Donnie was my youngest third grader. His 39 of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He 40 answered questionshe might be wrong. I tried my best to build his 41 . But nothing changed until midterm, when Mary Anne, a student teacher, was assigned(安排)to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie included, 42 her. One morning, we were working math problems at the chalkboard. Donnie had 43 the problems with painstaking neatness. Pleased with his progress, I 44 the children with Mary Anne and went for art materials. When I returned, Donnie was in 45 . Hed missed the third problem. My student teacher looked at me in despair. Suddenly her face 46 . From the desk we shared, she got a container filled with pencils. “Look, Donnie, ”she said, kneeling beside him and gently 47 the tear stained face from his arms. “Ive got something to 48 you. ”She removed the pencils, one at a time, and placed them on his desk. “See these 49 , Donnie, ”she continued. “They belong to Mrs. Lindstrom and me. See how the erasers are 50 ? Thats because we make mistakes, too. But we erase the mistakes and try again. Thats what you 51 learn to do, too. ”She kissed him and stood up. “Here, ”she said, “Ill leave one of these pencils on 52 desk so youll remember that everybody makes mistakes, 53 teachers. ”Donnie looked up with love in his eyes and a smile. The pencil became Donnies 54 possession. That, together with Mary Annes frequent encouragement, gradually 55 him that its all right to make mistakesas long as you erase them and try again. 文章首先通过议论来说明犯错误是人们学习过程中的必要部分，但老师和家长往往剥夺孩子犯错误的权利，导致孩子害怕犯错误。然后，通过具体事例说明应如何对待犯错误的孩子，怎样鼓励他们，培养他们的自信心。 36. A. small B. basic C. necessary D. large【解析】选C。犯错误应该是人们学习过程中“必要的”部分。37. A. correct B. same C. important D. natural【解析】选B。大人有犯错误的权利，孩子也应该拥有“同样的”权利。38. A. suffering B. object C. fall D. subject【解析】选D。（be）subject to为习惯表达，意为“容易受的影响，容易遭受”。39. A. fear B. lesson C. chance D. sense【解析】选A。由后文得出，Donnie“害怕”犯错误。40. A. always B. often C. never D. seldom【解析】选D。由上下文的逻辑关系得出，因为Donnie害怕犯错误，所以“很少”回答问题。never太绝对。41. A. self-protectionB. self-improvementC. self-confidenceD. self-learning【解析】选C。作为老师，“我”应该是尽力建立他的“自信”。42. A. respectedB. dislikedC. avoided D. minded【解析】选A。这位见习老师如此可爱，关爱学生，当然受到学生的“尊敬”。43. A. worked outB. copiedC. gone overD. learned【解析】选B。从后面Donnie漏掉了第三题以及他数学判断能力不好，此处选“抄”下了数学题符合逻辑。44. A. leftB. offeredC. missedD. parted【解析】选A。“我”对Donnie的进步感到满意，因此把学生交给见习老师Mary Anne。leave sb. with为固定结构，意为“把托付给”。45. A. surpriseB. astonishmentC. angerD. tears【解析】选D。后面有Donnie泪流满面的提示。46. A. darkenedB. brightenedC. pulledD. loosened【解析】选B。Mary Anne面庞一“亮”，说明她有了一个好主意。 47. A. lifting B. picking C. holding D. pushing【解析】选A。Mary Anne为了鼓励和安慰Donnie，轻轻地“托起”了他的头。48. A. help B. show C. reward D. promise【解析】选B。从后面Mary Anne所做的动作判断，她想通过形象的方式向Donnie“展示”犯错误是很自然的事情。49. A. pencils B. mistakesC. marks D. containers【解析】选A。Mary Anne以“铅笔”和“橡皮”为例说明犯错误的普遍性。50. A. used B. built C. worn D. damaged【解析】选C。在具体的语境中考查形容词的运用。橡皮经常用来“擦”写错的东西，因此是“磨损”了。be worn当“破损”讲。51. A. may B. must C. will D. can【解析】选B。must说明人的观点和建议，符合题意。52. A. my B. someonesC. the teachers D. your【解析】选D。从后面看Mary Anne把一支铅笔放在了Donnie的桌子上，给他以鼓励和启示。53. A. still B. also C. even D. not【解析】选C。even表示程度更进一步，符合逻辑。“甚至”老师也经常犯错误。54. A. prized B. own C. kept D. expected【解析】选D。Mary Anne留给Donnie铅笔的目的是鼓励他不惧怕犯错误，因此，这支铅笔就是被予以期望的物品。55. A. warned B. informedC. persuaded D. reminded【解析】选C。Mary Anne通过形象、浅显的方式最终“说服”了Donnie，使他摆脱了害怕犯错误的心理阴影。 . 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）（A） It happened to be a beautiful summer afternoon, and Mr Phillip was taking a walk in the downtown area of Paris, capital of France. When he turned to a street corner, he heard the voice of a lovely French singer coming from a nearby restaurant. The sweet music attracted him, so he went into the restaurant to hear it better. Mr Phillip sat down quietly at a table near the door. Noticing the waiter come over, he ordered a glass of French wine. The waiter returned with the glass of wine and put it on the table. Mr Phillip started drinking the wine slowly and watching the other people in the restaurant. There were three customers sitting at a table near him. He could tell by their accents that one of them was an American, one was an Englishman and the third man was a funny-looking stranger. The polite waiter served each of the three men a glass of beer. By chance, there was a fly in each glass. Out of curiosity, Mr Phillip watched carefully what they were going to do. To his amusement, he found that each of them took a quite different attitude. The American picked up his glass, took a hard look at the fly, and then poured the fly and half of his beer on the floor. The Englishman looked into the glass, noticed the fly and reached for a spoon, with which he took the fly out of the beer and drank the rest of it. And the stranger noticed the fly in the beer, picked it with his fingers, squeezed(挤压；挤塞)it carefully in order to save every drop of beer, then drank it up. 56. Mr Phillip went into the restaurant_. A. to have something to eat after the walkB. to wait for a friend thereC. to meet three friends of his thereD. to enjoy the pleasant music【解析】选D。由第二段第二句“The sweet music attracted him, so he went into the restaurant to hear it better. ”可知答案选D。57. The restaurant where Mr Phillip had a drink must be_ . A. a first-class oneB. a rather dirty placeC. expensive and comfortableD. a place only beer was served【解析】选B。由第三段最后一句“By chance, there was a fly in each glass. ”可以推知：这家餐厅非常不卫生。58. Of all the three customers at the table, _. A. the funny-looking fellow drank the most from the glassB. the Englishman wasted half of his beerC. the stranger was the cleverestD. the American liked the beer best【解析】选A。根据最后一段，那位长相古怪的陌生人小心地把苍蝇身上的啤酒挤干净，然后一饮而尽，对比前面两人的做法可以推知，他喝到的啤酒最多。59. The writer wrote the passage in order to _. A. describe Mr Phillips experienceB. show the restaurant had very bad serviceC. tell the readers about table manners in restaurantsD. amuse the readers【解析】选D。纵观全文，作者描述这一滑稽场面就是为了博得读者一笑。 （B）QueenslandAustralias fastest growing state is home to 3. 6 million people, taking up around 25% of the continents area. Whether youre after adrenalin-pumping adventure, relaxing on sun-kissed beaches, trekking through ancient rainforest or snorkeling(潜水) on the Great Barrier Reef, theres an experience just waiting to become YOUR treasured memory. Where else but Queensland? Victoria & Melbourne Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, is a city of spectacular 19th-century buildings alongside contemporary structures and surrounded by large areas of parkland. It is home to more than three million people from more than 200 nations. Take a walk or a tram(电车) ride and enjoy a delicious meal, wonderful architecture, beautiful parks and gardens, and fabulous shopping. Sydney Incorporating(合并) the harbours islands and much of the foreshore, Sydney Harbour National Park brims with picnic areas, bays, harbour pools and beaches to relax in. Its where ferries, yachts, cruise vessels, jet boats, catamarans (双体船) and kayaks(皮船) all jostle(争夺) for a piece of the worlds best harbour, and you can enjoy a picnic surrounded by the harbour. Tasmania Tasmania is a land aparta place of wild and beautiful landscapes; friendly, welcoming people; a pleasant, temperate climate; wonderful wine and food; a rich history; and a relaxed island lifestyle. Whether travelling the ancient and varied terrain of the Kimberley to the towering forests of the southwest, from the unique coral reefs off our coast to the endless red plains and dunes(沙丘) of our try heartland, youll find amazing series of outdoor experiences and enjoyable holidays. Northern Territory & Darwin Australias Northern Territory is a vast region with different geography. It stretches from the tip of the north coastline to the Outback. Waterfalls, interesting rock formations including Uluru(Ayers Rock), native wildlife and parklands are commonplace throughout. Darwin is the capital of Australias Northern Territoryits relaxed atmosphere and location make it the perfect centre for touring the area. 60. The writer wrote this passage in order to _. A. sing high praise of these placesB. introduce some places to visitC. show his great pride in his countryD. remind us not to forget these places【解析】选B。推理判断题。本题要求判断作者的写作目的。通读全文可以看出，本文主要是向读者介绍澳大利亚的旅游景点。据此，可确定本题的答案。61. If you are interested in ancient buildings, which of the following places would you like to visit most? A. Queensland. B. Victoria. C. Sydney. D. Darwin. 【解析】选B。细节把握题。第二则广告中的第一句话暗示了Victoria这个州的Melbourne市有着独特的古代建筑。据此，可确定本题的答案。62. If you want to relax yourself and enjoy island life, youd better go to_ . A. DarwinB. SydneyC. TasmaniaD. Melbourne【解析】选C。细节把握题。第四则广告中有这样的关键词：a relaxed island lifestyle。据此，可以知道，Tasmania是一个岛。据此，可确定本题的答案。63. What do these places have in common? A. They all can offer wonderful sights and relaxed lifestyle. B. They all can offer exciting city life and sports on the sea. C. They all can offer unique sight of different geography. D. They all can offer exciting sports on the sea. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。本题要求从所给的内容中概括出所有景点的共性。通读这几则广告，可以看出，这些景点的共性就是：景色优美、生活放松。据此，可确定本题的答案。 (C) If there is one thing Im sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation. The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our livesthe big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. Its already happening in areas that may di