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学年人教版英语必修4Unit1《Womenofachievement》单元综合检测
第一单元过关检测
(时间:
90分钟 满分:
120分)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
MyhusbandDavidwaswaitingatthedoorwhenourdaughterLauraandIpulledinthedriveway.Itwasn’tlikehimtobehomesoearly.Thedisbeliefonhisfacetoldmethatsomethingwasup.
“Doyoustillhaveajob?
”
“No.Redundant,”heanswered,lookingawayfromme.
“OK.We’llfigureitout,”Irepliedcalmly.
Iactuallyhadnoideahowweweregoingtofigureitout.Iimmediatelystartedtothinkofhowwe’dcutcostsandwhoweshouldstarttogetintouchwith.Thatnight,afterDavidhadfallenasleep,Icriedmyselftosleep,andfrequentlysobbedintheshowerinthedaysthatfollowed.
IknewthelossofDavid’sincomewouldhaveagreateffectonus.Hehadworkedforthesameinsurancecompanyfortwenty-oneyearsandwasourmainincome.IworkathomecaringforLaura,andmyfreelance(自由职业者的)incomeisuncertain.Wehavedebts,andjobhuntingtakestime.
Still,Iwasmoreconcernedaboutmyhusband’semotionalstatethanourfinancialsituation.David’ssenseofidentitywastiedtohisjob.Hecalledhisparentstotellthemaboutlosinghisjob,butdidn’tsayawordtoanyoneelseforweeks.Hetoldmethathefeltlike“afailure”.
ItwastoughformetowatchDavidstrugglewithunemployment.Onenightacoupleofweeksafterhelosthisjob,Davidwokemejustbeforemidnight,sweating,pacingthebedroomfloorandsayinghefeltfunny.Wespentthenightintheemergencyroomwaitingtoseeifhehadaheartattack.Thankfully,itwasjustaseriousanxietyattack.ItwasthenthatIknewIneededtodomoretounderstandwhatmyhusbandwasgoingthrough.HereiswhatIlearnedfrommyownexperience—andfromtalkingtoexperts—onhowtosupportyourspouse(配偶)throughajobloss.
1.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“Redundant”inPara.3?
A.Apieceofcake. B.Outofquestion.
C.Mytreat.D.Outofemployment.
提示:
词义猜测题。
根据第一段中的“Thedisbeliefonhisface”和丈夫的回答No可知,大卫失业了。
故答案为D项。
答案:
D
2.Whatdidthewriterdoaboutherhusband’ssituationatfirst?
A.Shealwaysremainedcalmandgavehimadvice.
B.Sheappearedcalmwhileinfactshewasworried.
C.Shebegantowriteaboutherhusband’ssituationtothenewspaper.
D.Shewenttoconsultsomedoctors.
提示:
推理判断题。
根据第四、五段内容可知,作者当时冷静地回答丈夫的话,但那天晚上却哭着睡着了,在接下来的几天里,作者又经常在淋浴室里哭,由此推断选择B项。
答案:
B
3.WhatcanweknowaboutDavid?
A.Hewasfiredbythecompanyhehadworkedfortwenty-oneyears.
B.Heneverthoughthimself“afailure”evenwhenjobless.
C.Hewasawareofthefamily’sfinancialsituation.
D.Uponleavingthejob,hesufferedaheartattackandhadtoconsultthedoctor.
提示:
推理判断题。
从第六段可知,大卫在一家保险公司工作了21年,是家庭的主要经济支柱,因此选A项:
他被这家他为之工作了21年的公司解雇了。
答案:
A
4.Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthenextpartofthepassage?
A.Whatthewriterdidtohelpgetsomeincome.
B.HowDavidsufferedfromtheheartattackandthetreatment.
C.HowthewritersupportedDavidtogetthroughthejoblessperiod.
D.WhytheinsurancecompanyfiredDavid.
提示:
推理判断题。
根据文章最后一句的内容“这里是我从我自己的经历以及与专家的交谈中学习到的关于如何帮助自己的伴侣度过失业期的东西”可知,作者将与大家分享她是如何帮助伴侣度过失业期的。
由此判断选择C项。
答案:
C
B
I’msureyouknowthesong“HappyBirthday”.Butdoyouknowwhowrotethesongandforwhomitwaswritten?
Theretiredprofessor,ArchibaldA.HillinLucasville,USAcouldtellusthestory.Ninety-sevenyearsago,twoofMr.ArchibaldHill’saunts,MissPattyHillandMissMildredHillwereaskedtowritesomesongsforabookcalledSongStoriedfortheSundayMorning.MissPattyHillandMissMildredHillwerebothkindergartenteachersthen.Theylovedchildrenverymuchandwrotemanybeautifulsongsforthebook.Oneofthemwasthefamous“GoodMorningtoYou.”Thesongsaid,“Goodmorningtoyou,goodmorningtoyou,children,goodmorningtoall.”Thissongwasverypopularatthattimeamongkindergartenchildren.Butnotmanygrown-upsknewit.AfewyearslaterlittleArchibaldwasborn.Ashisaunt,MissPattyHillsangthesong“HappyBirthday”tothemelody(曲调)of“GoodMorningtoyou”toherlittlenephew(侄子).Shesangthesonglikethis:
Happybirthdaytoyou!
Happybirthdaytoyou!
Happybirthday,Archie!
Happybirthdaytoyou!
MissPattyHillandhersisterhadneverexpectedthatthissongwouldbecomesopopular,butitreallydid.Peopleallovertheworldlikethesongbecauseofitssimplicityintune(曲调简单)andfriendlinessinwords.
5.ArchibaldA.Hillwas .
A.EnglishB.Russian
C.AmericanD.Australian
提示:
细节理解题。
由第二段第一句话“Theretiredprofessor,ArchibaldA.HillinLucasville,USAcouldtellusthestory.”可知答案为C项。
答案:
C
6.ProfessorArchibaldA.HillwasMissMildredHill’s .
A.sonB.student
C.brotherD.nephew
提示:
细节理解题。
由第二段的“...twoofMr.ArchibaldHill’saunts,MissPattyHillandMissMildredHillwereasked...”可知ProfessorArchibaldA.Hill是MissMildredHill的侄子。
答案:
D
7.WhydidMissHillswritesongs?
A.Becausetheyaremusicians.
B.Becausetheylovechildren.
C.Becausetheywereaskedtowriteforabook.
D.Becausetheirnephewaskedthemtodoso.
提示:
细节理解题。
由“Ninety-sevenyearsago,twoofMr.ArchibaldHill’saunts,MissPattyHillandMissMildredHillwereaskedtowritesomesongsforabookcalledSongStoriedfortheSundayMorning.”可知答案。
答案:
C
8.Thesong“HappyBirthday”hasahistoryof years.
A.ninety-sevenB.morethanninety-seven
C.aboutninetyD.lessthanninety
提示:
由第二段的“Ninety-sevenyearsago”和下文的“afewyearslater”可知已有大约90年的历史。
答案:
C
9.Thesentence“itreallydid”means .
A.thesongreallybecamepopular
B.theirwishwouldreallycometrue
C.peopleallovertheworldliketolistentothesong
D.thesongwasnotexpectedtobecomepopular
提示:
推理判断题。
文章最后一段第一句话“MissPattyHillandhersisterhadneverexpectedthatthissongwouldbecomesopopular,butitreallydid.”告诉我们,MissPattyHill和她的姐姐从来没想到这首歌会流行起来,但它确实流行起来了。
由此可知答案为A项。
答案:
A
C
Businessleader,MaryKayAsh,wasbornonMay12,1918,inHotWells,Texas.Shewasapioneerforwomeninbusiness,buildingabigcosmetics(化妆品)empire.In1939,AshbecameasalespersonforStanleyHomeProducts.Shewassogoodatmakingsalesthatshewashiredawaybyanothercompany,WorldGifts,in1952.Ashspentalittlemorethanadecadeatthecompany,butshequitafterwatchingyetanothermanthatshehadtrainedgetpromotedaboveherandearnamuchhighersalarythanhers.
Afterherbadexperienceinthetraditionalworkplace,Ashsetouttocreateherownbusinessaged45.Withherson,sheopenedasmallstoreinDallasandhadninesalespeopleworkingforher.Ashtriedtomakeherbusinessdifferentbyusingencouragingprograms.Shewantedeveryoneintheorganizationtohavetheopportunitytobenefitfromtheirachievements.Shebelievedinthegoldenrule:
“Treatothersasyouwanttobetreated.”
AttheheartofthisprofitableorganizationwasAsh’senthusiasticpersonality.Shewasknownforherloveofthecolorpinkanditcouldbefoundeverywhere.Sheseemedtosincerelyvalueheradvisors,andoncesaid,“Peopleareacompany’sgreatestwealth.”
WhileshesteppeddownfromherpositionasCEOofthecompanyin1987,Ashremainedanactivepartofthebusiness.SheestablishedtheMaryKayCharitableFoundationin1996,whichsupportscancerresearchandeffortstoendhomeviolence.In2000,shewasnamedthemostoutstandingwomaninbusinessinthe20thcenturybyLifetimeTelevision.
ShediedonNovember22,2001,inDallas,Texas.Shewillbebestrememberedforbuildingaprofitablebusinessfromscratchthatcreatednewopportunitiesforwomentoachievefinancialsuccess.
10.WhydidAshleaveWorldGifts?
A.Becauseshewantedtostartherownbusiness.
B.Becauseshewasnotproperlypromotedandpaid.
C.Becauseshedidn’tlikeitssalesstrategy.
D.Becauseshewastiredofbeingasalesperson.
提示:
细节理解题。
根据文章第一段最后一句“...butshequitafterwatchingyetanothermanthatshehadtrainedgetpromotedaboveherandearnamuchhighersalarythanhers.”可知她辞职是因为没有得到合理的提升和应有的报酬。
答案:
B
11.WhichofthefollowingaboutAshisNOTtrue?
A.Herfavouritecolorwaspink.
B.Shewasfullofenthusiasm.
C.Sheworkedasawriterbeforestartingherbusiness.
D.Shepaidalotofattentiontoheradvisors.
提示:
细节理解题。
根据第三段“AttheheartofthisprofitableorganizationwasAsh’senthusiasticpersonality.Shewasknownforherloveofthecolorpink...sincerelyvalueheradvisors...”可知A、B、D项正确,文章没有提到C项。
答案:
C
12.Wecaninferfromthetextthat .
A.Ashdidalotofcharity
B.Ashwasthefirstwomantorunacosmeticsbusiness
C.Ashgotalotofhelpfromherformercolleagues
D.Ashreturnedtofamilylifecompletelyafter1987
提示:
推理判断题。
根据第四段“SheestablishedtheMaryKayCharitableFoundationin1996,whichsupportscancerresearchandeffortstoendhomeviolence.”可推知艾施女士热衷于慈善事业,所以答案选A项。
答案:
A
Ⅱ.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。
Youmustthinkpositivelynomatterhowbigachallengeis.Ifyouthinkpositivelyyouwillfeelbetterandwillbeabletoovercomechallengesinlife.Furthermore,meetanoptimisticpersonandyouwillnoticehowmotivatedheistowardslife. 13 Ontheotherhand,negativethinkingwillonlycausemoredepressioninyourlife.
14 Don’tbejealousofthosewhoaresuccessfularoundyou.Instead,takeinspirationfromtheirsuccessstories.Thiswillmakeyoumotivatedtogetwhatyouwant.Moreover,youcanalsoreadbooksthatarewrittenbyinspirationalandsuccessfulpersonalities.
Thereisafamousquotethatreads,“Ahealthybodyleadstoahealthymind.”Ifyourbodyishealthyyouwillthinkpositively. 15 Whetheryouareworkingoutinthegymorgoingforalongwalk,makesurethatyouincorporateanexerciseplaninyourdailyroutine.
16 Hence,itisimportanttobreakyourroutineanddosomethingdifferent.Eitheryougoonavacationorlearnanewskill,itisimpor