Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
满分100分,限时60分钟
Ⅰ.单项选择(每小题1分,共15分)
1.China has a history of more than five years.
A.thousands of B.thousand of
C.thousand D.thousands
1.答案 C 设空前有具体数字,故要用thousand的单数形式。故答案为C。
2. exciting the movie is!It's worth watching again.
A.How an B.What an C.How
2.答案 C 本题考查感叹句的结构。感叹形容词exciting要用how。
3.He looked at his grades disbelief.He thought he could pass the exam successfully.But he failed again.
A.for B.by C.with D.in
3.答案 D in disbelief是固定搭配,故所缺的介词是in。
4.I my cousins yesterday and we had fun together.
A.visit B.visited
C.will visit D.was visiting
4.答案 B 根据yesterday可知时态是一般过去时,故答案为B。
5.We saw the old woman across the street slowly. We went up to her and helped her cross it.
A.walking B.walked C.to walk D.walks
5.答案 A 根据see sb. doing sth.的固定搭配可知答案为A,该短语意为“看到某人正在做某事”。
6.—What happened to John?He looks unhappy.
—He wanted to play a on his deskmate,but he fooled himself at last.
A.game B.joke C.part D.fool
6.答案 B play a joke on sb.开某人的玩笑。
7.—Why didn't Sam at the party?He said he would come.
—It seemed that he overslept.
A.get up B.stay up
C.show up D.cheer up
7.答案 C show up露面;出现。
8.—How long have Mr and Mrs Green ?
—For more than thirty years.
A.married B.had married
C.marry D.been married
8.答案 D 由How long和For more than thirty years可知,谓语动词必须是延续性动词。
9.—Why did you miss the English class?
—Because my alarm clock didn't .
A.go off B.put off
C.take off D.fall off
9.答案 A go off意为“(闹钟)发出响声”。
10.Tom was disappointed because most of the guests when he at the party.
A.left;had arrived B.left;arrived
C.had left;had arrived D.had left;arrived
10.答案 D guests先“离开”,Tom后“到达”,故选D。
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11. The boy is sleeping. Please the radio.
A.turn up B.turn off C.turn on
11.答案 B 本题考查turn短语。结合题干中的“那个男孩正在睡觉”可推断,请把收音机“关掉”,故turn off符合题意。
12.—Do you have Jay's CDs?
—Sorry,they are .But we'll get some more next week because they .
A.sold well;are on sale B.sold out;sell well
C.selling well;sell well D.for sale;sell well
12.答案 B 第一空表达“它们全卖光了”,they和sell out之间是一种被动关系,所以要用被动语态;第二空表示产品很畅销,用sell well,是用主动形式表示被动的意义,所以选B。
13.—Have you watered those flowers, Tim?
—No. But they by my grandpa yesterday morning.
A.have been watered B.had been watered
C.were watered D.were watering
13.答案 C 本题考查被动语态的结构。they指代的是those flowers,它和water之间是被动关系,再结合yesterday morning可知,要用一般过去时的被动语态。
14.—I hear the beginning of this movie is very exciting.
—What a pity!When I got to the cinema yesterday,the film for several minutes.
A.began B.had begun
C.had been on D.has been on
14.答案 C begin是短暂性动词,不与表示一段时间的时间状语连用;电影在“我”到达电影院之前就开始了,是过去的过去,应当用过去完成时。
15.—I wonder when you the new watch.
—Well,I it for two weeks.
A.have bought;have had
B.bought;have bought
C.bought;have had
D.have bought;have bought
15.答案 C 句意:——我想知道你什么时候买了这块新手表。——哦,我已经买了两个星期了。根据本题语境可知,第一空要用一般过去时;表示“买了多长时间”不能用have bought,而应该用延续性的have had。故答案为C。
Ⅱ.完形填空(每小题2分,共20分)
A teacher was giving a talk to his students on stress(压力) management.He raised a glass of water and asked them,“How 16 do you think this glass of water is?”
The students began to think and 17 .Their answers were different,from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the real 18 .It depends on how long you hold it.If I hold it for a 19 ,it is OK.If I hold it for an hour,I will have an ache in my right arm.If I hold it for a day,you will have to call a 20 .It is the exact same weight,but the longer I hold it,the heavier it becomes.What we have to do is to put the glass down, 21 for a while before holding it up again.”
“If we carry our burdens (负担) 22 ,sooner or later,we will not be able to carry on.The burden will become increasingly heavier.We have to 23 the burden every now and then,so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.”
So 24 you return home from work tonight,put the burden of work down.Don't carry it back home.You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you have,let them down for a moment if you can.And learn to 25 yourselves.
Life is short but amazing.Enjoy it!
16.A.heavy B.full C.much D.long
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17.A.read B.watch C.guess D.listen
18.A.glass B.weight C.water D.height
19.A.minute B.night C.day D.week
20.A.mother B.teacher C.doctor D.friend
21.A.rest B.shake C.look D.work
22.A.this time B.some other time
C.next time D.all the time
23.A.give up B.put down C.pick up D.think about
24.A.after B.since C.before D.until
25.A.save B.help C.care D.relax
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文,通过举杯子里的水有多重取决于你拿了杯子多久的例子告诉我们要学会给自己减压,学会放松自己才能更好地工作、学习。
16.A 根据下文的from 20g to 500g可知此空是提问杯子中水的重量。故选择A。
17.C 由下文Their answers were different...可知在老师提出问题后,学生们开始思考和猜测,所以他们的答案才会不同。由此可知选择C项。
18.B 句意:(杯子里的水的)真正的重量不重要。weight意为“重量”。
19.A 由下文中的hour和day可知此空应选择比hour小的时间单位,故选择A项。
20.C 由上文拿着那个杯子一个小时右胳膊就会疼可知如果拿着杯子一天,肯定得打电话叫医生了。故选择C项。
21.A 句意:我们必须做的是放下杯子,在再一次把它拿起来之前休息一会儿。根据句意可知选择A项。
22.D 句意:如果我们一直带着负担,我们迟早会坚持不下去。根据句意可知选择D项。
23.B 由下文的put the burden of work down可知B项正确。
24.C 由下文Don't carry it back home.可知选择C项。
25.D 句意:要学会放松你们自己。根据句意可知D项正确。
[长难句] We have to put down the burden every now and then,so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.我们必须偶尔放下负担以便我们能够恢复精神并且能够继续。
本句含有目的状语从句,so that意为“以便,为了”。every now and then 意为“偶尔,有时”。
Ⅲ.阅读理解(每小题2分,共40分)
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A jobless man applied(申请)for the position of “office boy”at Microsoft.The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.
“You are employed,”he said.“Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application form to fill in,as well as the date when you may start.”
The man replied,“But I don't have a computer or an e-mail.”
“I'm sorry,”said the HR manager.“If you don't have an e-mail,that means you do not exist.And the one who doesn't exist cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all.He didn't know what to do.With only $10 in his pocket,he decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10kg tomatoes.He then sold the tomatoes from door to door.In less than two hours,he succeeded in making his money double.He repeated the operation three times,and returned home with $60.
The man realized that he could survive in this way,and started earlier and returned later.Thus,his money doubled or tripled every day.Shortly,he bought a cart,then a truck,and then he had his own fleet to send food.Five years later,he became one of the biggest food sellers in the US.
He started to plan his family's future,so he called an insurance broker(保险经纪人)to have a discussion.When the conversation was over,the broker asked him for his e-mail.The man replied again,“I don't have an e-mail.”
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The broker answered in surprise,“You don't have an e-mail,and yet have succeeded in building an empire.Can you imagine what you could have been if you had had an e-mail?”
The man thought for a while and replied,“Yes,I would be an office boy at Microsoft!”
26.Why was the man refused by the Microsoft?
A.He didn't pass the test.
B.He didn't do well in the interview.
C.He didn't get on well with the manager.
D.He didn't have a computer or an e-mail.
27.How much money did the man make in less than two hours by selling tomatoes?
A.$10. B.$20. C.$40. D.$60.
28.What does the underlined word“fleet”mean in Chinese?
A.公司 B.农场 C.车队 D.商场
29.What does the insurance broker's answer mean?
A.He suggests that the man should have an e-mail.
B.The man doesn't have an e-mail,so he has succeeded.
C.The man could be more successful if he had an e-mail.
D.He can't imagine there exists someone who has no e-mail.
30.What's the best title of the passage?
A.I don't have an e-mail.
B.I used to be an office boy.
C.Having an e-mail is important.
D.Insurance is important in one's life.
答案
26.D 通读第二段至第四段内容可推断,那个男人被微软拒绝是因为他没有电脑,也没有电子邮件。故答案为D。
27.A 由第五段中的“With only $10 in his pocket...”以及其后的“In less than two hours,he succeeded in making his money double.”可计算出,他赚了10美元。
28.C 画线的词是fleet,结合上文中的a cart,then a truck可推断,fleet意为“车队”。
29.C 通读倒数第二段可知答案为C。
30.A 通读全文可知,适合本文的标题是A。
B
I loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it when mother sat doing letters.Looking at the ink bottle,pens and white paper,I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later,during her final illness,mother kept different things for my sister and brother.“But the desk,”she said again,“is for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her get angry,and never saw her cry.I knew she loved me,and she showed it in action.But as a young girl,I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened and a gulf opened between us.I was“too emotional (易动感情的)”,but she lived“on the surface”.
As years went by and I had my own family.I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family.I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way that she did forgive(原谅)me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer.It didn't come.
It seemed that nothing happened.I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to her.
I only knew that I had written it,and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told me that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work,though she had never been able to.I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside...a photo of my
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father and a one-paper letter, folded (折叠)and refolded many times.
Give me an answer,my letter asks,in any way you choose.Mother,you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
31.The writer began to love her mother's desk .
A.after mother died
B.when she was a child
C.before she became a writer
D.when mother gave it to her
32.The passage shows that mother .
A.was too serious about everything her daughter had done
B.was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
C.cared much about her daughter in words
D.wrote to her daughter in careful words
33.The word“gulf”in the 4th paragraph means .
A.deep understanding between the old and the young
B.part of the sea going far in land
C.free talks between mother and daughter
D.different ideas between mother and daughter
34.What did mother do with her daughter's letter asking for forgiveness?
A.She read the letter again and again till she died.
B.For years,she often talked about the letter.
C.She didn't forgive her daughter at all in her life.
D.She had never received the letter.
35.What's the best title of the passage?
A.My Letter to Mother
B.Mother and Children
C.My Mother's Desk
D.Talks between Mother and Me
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者与妈妈之间的故事。由小时候看妈妈写信,到最后给妈妈写信。作者心理活动的变化让人感受到作者对妈妈的感恩之情。
31.B 细节理解题。由文章第一段第一句中的...since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it when mother sat doing letters可知。
32.B 推理判断题。由第四段中的...but she lived“on the surface”及后文可知。
33.D 词义猜测题。由第三段最后一句以及第四段开头的They never happened...可知她和母亲之间没有心与心的交流。故答案选D。
34.A 细节理解题。由倒数第二段最后一句可知。
35.C 主旨大意题。通读全文可知“my mother's desk”是贯穿全文的一条线索。
C
Once a king got two nice falcons(猎鹰)from his son.He had never seen such beautiful falcons before.He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly.
After several months,the king came to see how the training was going on.He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky,while the other was staying on the branch(树枝)of a tree quietly,just keeping still.
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The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly.But none of them succeeded.One day,while the king was taking a walk in the forest,an idea came to his mind.Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem.He sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.
The next morning,the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely.“It is unbelievable!”shouted the king.“How could you make it happen?”
The farmer replied,“It's very easy.I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested.”
It is always the same to human beings.We all have“two flying wings”in our hearts as well,but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we are just for safety and comfort.We won't realize we can fly so high and freely until the“branch”we are resting on breaks.
36.What did the king do after he got two falcons?
A.He kept them on the branch of a tree.
B.He sent them to a farmer in the forest.
C.He made the best falconer train them to fly.
D.He set them free and let them fly in the sky.
37.Why did the king call all his falconers together?
A.Because he wanted to get more falcons.
B.Because he wanted the other falcon to fly.
C.Because he wanted them to see his falcons.
D.Because he wanted to know more about falcons.
38.Who finally made the other falcon fly in the sky?
A.The king. B.The king's son.
C.The farmer. D.The best falconer.
39.How did the king feel when he saw the other falcon fly freely in the sky?
A.Excited. B.Moved.
C.Worried. D.Relaxed.
40.What is the best title for the text?
A.The Wise King B.The Nice Falcons
C.The Best Falconer D.The Flying Wings
答案
[语篇解读] 一个国王从他儿子那里得到了两只猎鹰,他非常喜欢它们,便命令最好的训练猎鹰者训练它们飞翔,一只猎鹰很快便学会了飞翔,而另一只猎鹰却一动不动地待在树枝上,这是因为有让它休息的树枝的存在。人虽然在内心深处也有一双能够飞翔的翅膀,但是由于有这根安全和舒适的“树枝”的存在而无法飞翔。唯一的办法就是砍掉这根“树枝”。
36.C 细节理解题。由第一段第三句话可知国王得到两只猎鹰后命令最好的猎鹰训练者来训练它们飞。
37.B 细节理解题。由第三段第一句话可知国王把所有的训练猎鹰者召集在一起是想让他们想办法让另一只猎鹰飞。
38.C 细节理解题。由第四、五段的内容可知最后是农民让另一只猎鹰飞上了天空。
39.A 推理判断题。从第四段可推断出国王看到另一只猎鹰在天空中自由飞翔时非常兴奋。
40.D 主旨大意题。文章最后一段点明主旨,由此可知选D项。
D
On March 3,1887,the lives of two amazing women were changed forever when Anne Sullivan,a poor university graduate,arrived at the home of the wealthy Keller family to teach their six-year-old daughter
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Helen.It was a difficult job as Helen was unable to see,hear or speak because of illness.
Anne had been suggested to the Kellers by her university professor,a close friend of Mr. Keller.Before she arrived,Anne expected her new pupil to be a quiet,weak child.But Helen was nothing like that.When Anne first walked through the Kellers' door,the energetic Helen nearly knocked her over in her hurry to feel Anne's face,clothing and bag.
Helen was used to visitors bringing her sweets,and angrily tried to force open Anne's case to take her candy.But Anne calmed her down by allowing Helen to play with her watch.So began one of the most successful student-teacher relationships in history.
Anne Sullivan was only twenty years old when she began teaching Helen.She had to not only teach the child all the usual school subjects,but also control Helen's sometimes wild behaviour.
Her well-meaning parents allowed Helen to do as she liked at home.Realizing that such an environment was unsuitable for learning,Anne requested that she and Helen live in a small house nearby.
As soon as Helen began learning,it became clear she was especially intelligent.She quickly learned to read and write,and by the age of ten she could also speak.
In 1900,Helen started studying at Radcliffe University,and graduated first in her class in 1904.She was the very first blind and deaf person to get a university degree.How did she do it? Anne Sullivan read all of Helen's books and then signed the information into her hand.Anne remained at Helen's side until her death in 1936.Helen became a world-famous writer,and fought for disabled people's rights until her death on June 1,1968.
41.How did Anne come to work at the Kellers' home?
A.She replied to a job advertisement.
B.She was introduced by her family friend.
C.She was recommended by her university professor.
D.She met Mr. Keller while studying at university.
42.What surprised Anne most about Helen when they first met?
A.How intelligent Helen was.
B.Helen giving Anne a gift.
C.The way Helen's parents treated her.
D.How forceful Helen was.
43.According to the passage,Helen's parents .
A.allowed her to do as she wished
B.gave her too many gifts and sweets
C.did not spend much time with her
D.cared little about her education
44.Which of the following is NOT true about Helen's university studies?
A.She was greatly helped by Anne.
B.She was the best student in her class.
C.She was able to graduate in three years.
D.She was the first deaf and blind university graduate.
45.According to the passage,both Anne and Helen .
A.died in their 60s B.were well educated
C.came from rich families D.fought for human rights
答案
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。介绍了两位令人吃惊的妇女。Anne 是位家庭教师,Helen是她的学生,文章讲述了Anne以独特的方式教育Helen走向成功的过程。让人对教育方法有许多思考。
41.C 细节理解题。由第二段第一句“Anne had been suggested to the Kellers by her university professor,a
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close friend of Mr.Keller.”可知。
42.D 推理判断题。由第二段中“Before she arrived,Anne expected her new pupil to be a quiet,weak child.But Helen was nothing like that...the energetic Helen nearly knocked her over in her hurry to feel Anne's face,clothing and bag.”和第三段中“angrily tried to force open Anne's case to take her candy”可推断出答案为D项。
43.A 细节理解题。由第五段中“Her well-meaning parents allowed Helen to do as she liked at home.”推断出答案为A项。
44.C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“In 1900,Helen started studying at Radcliffe University,and graduated first in her class in 1904.”可知答案为C项。
45.B 推理判断题。师生两人均读完大学,可以被称作是“well educated”,故选B。
[长难句] On March 3,1887,the lives of two amazing women were changed forever when Anne Sullivan,a poor university graduate,arrived at the home of the wealthy Keller family to teach their six-year-old daughter Helen.1887年3月3日,当一位贫穷的大学毕业生Anne Sullivan到达富有的Keller家去教他们6岁的女儿Helen的时候,这两位令人吃惊的妇女的生活永远地被改变了。
本句中when Anne Sullivan,a poor university graduate,arrived at the home of the wealthy Keller family to teach their six-year-old daughter Helen是时间状语从句,the lives of two amazing women were changed forever是主句。
Ⅳ.书面表达(共25分)
下列图片描述的是上周日下午,刘强和赵磊所经历的一件事,请根据这些图片写一篇作文。
要求:1.字迹工整,语法正确,意思连贯,合乎逻辑,可适当发挥。
2.词数在80—100词之间。
答案
[参考范文]
Liu Qiang and Zhao Lei are good friends.They both like playing soccer very much.Last Sunday,they decided to play soccer to relax in their neighborhood in the afternoon.They were both good at soccer and they played happily.Suddenly,Liu Qiang kicked the ball so hard that it flew to the window of Granny Ma's house and made the window broken.The pieces of the window fell onto the ground everywhere.Liu Qiang and Zhao Lei felt very sorry.So they went to Granny Ma's house and said sorry to her.
Although they did something wrong,they were still good boys,because they were honest.Everyone should try to be an honest person.
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