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学年高中英语Unit4Astronomythescienceofthestars单元综合测评新人教版
2019-2020学年高中英语Unit4Astronomythescienceofthestars单元综合测评新人教版
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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