高中英语 Unit 4 Astronomy the science of the stars单元综合测评 新人教版必修3.docx

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高中英语Unit4Astronomythescienceofthestars单元综合测评新人教版必修3

单元综合测评（四）

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

OneoftheschooldaysthatIrememberthebestwasmyfirstdayofschool.Beingafirstgraderseemedexcitingtomethen.Iwastostudyinanallgirlsschool.Mymothersentmetothefrontdooroftheclassroombeforeleaving.“Ihavesomethingtodo”，shesaid.Ididn'tmind.Ididn'twanttoappeartoochildish.

Theclassroomheldaboutfortystudentswithroomtospare.Wesatingroupswiththesamenumberofgirlsineachgroup.Ichoseaseatandsattherewhilewaitingforothergirlstoarrive.Itdidn'ttakethatlongandtheothertablesweresoonfull.Therewasn'tmuchchattinggoingonthough,itseemedlikemyclassmateswerestillshy.Whocouldblamethem?

Itwasatrulynewenvironmentforus.Thegirlsinmygroupwerealsoshyandmostofthemwerelookingdown.Finally,agirlsittinginfrontofmebrokethesilence—sheintroducedherselfasAmanda.Shethenburstouttellingusaboutherfamily.Thefourothergirlspaidattentiontowhatshesaidwithanoccasionalnodattimes.

Ilostwhatshesaidafewminutesafterthat.ThenextthingIknew,shewasalreadytalkingabouthercat.“Doyouknowitsname？

”sheaskedme.Iwasalittlesurprisedatthesuddenquestion.Ithoughtaboutitforawhile,andthenfinallyanswered,“Idon'tknow.Itcouldbeanything.”Thequestionwasrepeatedontheothergirlsbutwiththesameresults.Amandasmiledproudly.Shewashappythatnobodycouldguesshercat'sname.

【语篇解读】　作者第一天上学，大家都很害羞，不好意思开口讲话，这时有一个叫Amanda的女孩打破了沉默……

1．WhichofthefollowingaboutthewriterisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Shewenttoschoolonthefirstdayallbyherself.

B．Shedidn'tseemtolikethenewschoolatfirst.

C．Shedidn'twantotherstoknowhername.

D．Shedidn'tpaymuchattentiontowhatAmandasaid.

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据文章第三段开头的“Ilostwhatshesaidafewminutesafterthat.”可知，作者并没有注意Amanda说的话。

所以选D。

【答案】　D

2．Thestudentsdidn'ttalkmuchtoeachotheratfirstbecause．

A．theydidn'twanttobethefirsttospeak

B．theydidn'tknowwhattobeginwith

C．theyweretooshy

D．theydidn'tknoweachotherwell

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据文章第二段的“Thegirlsinmygroupwerealsoshyandmostofthemwerelookingdown.”可知，学生们相互之间交谈不多是因为他们仍然“害羞”。

【答案】　C

3．WhydidAmandafeelhappy?

A．Becausenobodyknewshehadacatathome.

B．Becauseshewastheonlyonewhohadacat.

C．Becauseshebelievedtheotherswouldsurelylikehercat.

D．Becausenobodycouldguesshercat'sname.

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据文章最后一段可知，Amanda很开心是因为没有人能够猜出她的小猫的名字。

【答案】　D

4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Amandawasthefirsttospeakinhergroup.

B．Thewriterwasthefirsttoentertheclassroom.

C．ThewriterwassurprisedtohearthatAmandahadacat.

D．NobodyinAmanda'sgroupwantedtoanswerherquestion.

【解析】　推理判断题。

根据文章第二段的“Finally，agirlsittinginfrontofmebrokethesilence—sheintroducedherselfasAmanda.”可知，在这个组里，Amanda是第一个开始说话的人。

【答案】　A

B

DianaJacobsthoughtherfamilyhadaworkableplantopayforcollegeforher21yearoldtwinsons：

acombinationofsavings,income,scholarships,andamodestamountofborrowing.Thenherhusbandlosthisjob,andtheplanfellapart.

“Ihavetwokidsincollege,andIwanttosaycomehome,butatthesametimeIwanttoprovidethemwithagoodeducation，”saysJacobs.

TheJacobsfamilydidworkoutasolution：

Theyaskedandreceivedmoreaidfromtheschools,andeachsonincreasedhisborrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederalloan（贷款）program.Theywilleachgraduatewith$20，000ofdebt,butatleasttheywillbeabletofinishschool.

Withunemploymentrising,financialaidadministratorsexpecttohearmorefamiliesliketheJacobs.Morestudentsareapplyingforaid,andmorefamiliesexpecttoneedstudentloans.Collegeadministratorsareconcernedthattheywillnothaveenoughaidmoneytogoaround.

Atthesametime,tuition（学费）continuestorise.AreportfromtheNationalCenterforPublicPolicyandHigherEducationfoundthatcollegetuitionandfeesincreased439%from1982to2007,whileaveragefamilyincomerosejust147%.Studentborrowinghasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade.

“Ifwegoonthiswayforanother25years,wewon'thaveanaffordablesystemofhighereducation，”saysPatrickM．Callan,presidentofthecenter.“Themiddleclassfamilieshavebeenfinancingitthroughdebt.Theywillsendkidstocollegewhateverittakes,evenifthatmeansahugeamountofdebt.”

Financialaidadministratorshavebeenhavingahardtimeasmanycompaniesdecidethatstudentloansarenotprofitableenoughandhavestoppedmakingthem.Thegoodnews,however,isthatfederalloansaccountforaboutthreequartersofstudentborrowing,andthegovernmentsaysthatmoneywillflowuninterrupted.

5．AccordingtoParagraph1,whydidtheplanofJacobsfamilyfail?

A．Thetwinswastedtoomuchmoney.

B．Thefatherwasoutofwork.

C．Theirsavingranout.

D．Thefamilyfellapart.

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据文章第一段的“herhusbandlosthisjob”可以得出，双胞胎儿子要上学交学费，丈夫失业，家庭陷入困境。

【答案】　B

6．HowdidtheJacobsmanagetosolvetheirproblem?

A．Theyaskedtheirkidstocomehome.

B．Theyborrowed$20，000fromtheschool.

C．Theyencouragedtheirtwinsonstodoparttimejobs.

D．Theygothelpfromtheschoolandthefederalgovernment.

【解析】　细节理解题。

由文章第三段的“TheJacobsfamilydidworkoutasolution：

Theyaskedandreceivedmoreaidfromtheschools，andeachsonincreasedhisborrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederalloan（贷款）program.”可以得出答案。

【答案】　D

7．Financialaidadministratorsbelievethat．

A．morefamilieswillfacethesameproblemastheJacobs

B．thegovernmentwillreceivemorelettersofcomplaint

C．collegetuitionfeeswilldoublesoon

D．America'sunemploymentwillfall

【解析】　细节理解题。

由文章第四段的“Withunemploymentrising，financialaidadministratorsexpecttohearmorefamiliesliketheJacobs.”可知答案。

【答案】　A

8．Whatcanwelearnaboutthemiddleclassfamiliesfromthetext?

A．Theyblamedthegovernmentforthetuitionincrease.

B．Theirincomeremainedsteadyinthelastdecade.

C．Theywilltrytheirbesttosendkidstocollege.

D．Theirdebtswillbepaidoffwithin25years.

【解析】　推理判断题。

由文章倒数第二段的“Themiddleclassfamilieshavebeenfinancingitthroughdebt.Theywillsendkidstocollegewhateverittakes，evenifthatmeansahugeamountofdebt.”可以得出答案。

【答案】　C

C

Here'ssomethingyoudon'tseeeveryday—arunawayhorseandzebraonthestreetofStatenIsland.Thetwoescapedfromapettingzoo,wheretheyhadperhapsgottiredoftoomanyunpleasantchildrenbeforerunningaway.

WhentheywererunningintheTravisneighborhoodonWednesdaymorning,theywerefilmed（拍摄）byZacharyOsher.HeistheownerofMetropolitanDrapeandBlind.OshersharedhisvideowiththeStatenIslandAdvocate.

Thewitnesswatchedtheunusualeventaccidently，firstspottingtheoddcoupleoutthewindowofhisstoreat9：

20a．m.Heranoutsidewithhisphonetogetapicture.HetoldYahooNewsonthephone,“Thehorsewasleadingthezebra.Everywherethehorsewouldturn,thezehrawouldfollow.”Osherwasamazedatthesight,saying,“Icouldn'tfigureoutwhatitwas—azebra.Ahorsemaybe,butazebra?

Wheredidthezebracomefrom？

”Headdedthatheonlylearnedlaterfromreportersthatapettingzoowasnearby.

Thepairranaroundintheparkinglot,runningbacktowardOsher,whichwaswhenhegothischancetofilmthemwithhisdigitalcamera.Osheraddedthathetriedtostopthemsotheywouldn'trunintothestreet,buttheydidsoanyway,andnarrowlymissedbeinghitbyacar.Farbehindthemweretwomeninbluejumpsuitsandhatsandtheyweretryingtogetthem.

Thestoryendswiththesafecaptureofthetwoescapees,whowerereturnedtothepettingzooupthestreet,accordingtotheNewYorkTimes.Undoubtedly，thetwofleetfootedtroublemakersareplanningtheirnextadventure.

【语篇解读】　一匹马和一匹斑马从动物园里跑了出来，在街上横冲直撞，引起了人们的围观。

9．Thewriterthinksthatthehorseandthezebraescapedprobablybecause．

A．theyweretreatedbadlybyworkersinthepettingzoo

B．theywereinterestedinthelifeoutsidethepettingzoo

C．theycouldnolongerstandtheunpleasantchildren

D．theycouldnolongerbearthehardworkinthepettingzoo

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据文章第一段的“Thetwoescapedfromapettingzoo，wheretheyhadperhapsgottiredoftoomanyunpleasantchildrenbeforerunningaway.”可知，一匹斑马和一匹马跑出来可能是因为无法忍受淘气的孩子们。

【答案】　C

10．WhydidZacharyOsherrunoutwithhisphone?

A．Tomakeamovieaboutthetwoanimals.

B．Totakeapictureofthetwoanimals.

C．Togetintouchwiththepettingzoo.

D．TocallpeopletoworkforYahooNews.

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据文章第三段的“Heranoutsidewithhisphonetogetapicture.”可知，Osher跟出来是为了用手机拍照。

【答案】　B

11．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph4?

A．Osherdrovethehorseandthezebratothestreet.

B．Thehorseandthezebrawerealmosthitbyacar.

C．Osherdidn'tfollowthehorseorthezebratothestreet.

D．Nobodytriedtocatchthehorseandthezebraonthestreet.

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据文章第四段的“buttheydidsoanyway，andnarrowlymissedbeinghitbyacar”可知这两只动物差点被一辆小汽车撞了。

【答案】　B

12．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Ahorseandazebracausedacaraccident

B．Ahorseandazebratookawalkonthestreet

C．Ahorseandazebraescapedfromapettingzoo

D．Ahorseandazebraweresenttoapettingzoo

【解析】　标题归纳题。

通读全文可知，本文主要是讲一匹马和一匹斑马从动物园跑了出来。

【答案】　C

D

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