学年高中英语选修八单元质量评估四 含答案.docx

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学年高中英语选修八单元质量评估四含答案

单元质量评估（四）

时间：

100分钟　分数：

120分

第一部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2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

Trashandgarbageareotherwordsforwaste—thingsthatpeoplenolongerwantorneed.InSanFrancisco,theyarealsowordsforart.Alocalrecyclingcompany,calledRecology,createdaprogrammewhereartistsarepaidtoworkforfourmonthsontransformingthingslikeoldtires,toysandpaint.

MaLiisoneofthemostactiveartistsatthecentre.Sheisworkingonaprojectthatincludesplasticbottles,cardboardtubesandcloth.MaLiisturningthemintoamovingsculpturewithstars，flowingairanddancers.MaLisaysherparentstaughtheraboutrecyclingwhenshewasgrowingupinChinainthe1980s.SanFranciscoartistMichaelArcegaworkswithrecycledwoodandoldleatherbelts,allsavedfromthegarbage.

AgalleryinLosAngelesisdisplayingsomeoftheartfromtheSanFranciscoproject.Theshowincludespicturesmadefrompiecesoflabels,sculpturesfromoldmetal,andsawsthathavebeencuttolookliketrees.Eachyearmorethan5，000childrenandadultsvisitshowscreatedbytheartists.Theyalsoattendeducationaltoursthatallowthepublictocommunicatewiththeartistsfacetofaceandlearnimportantlessonsaboutrecycling.

ArtistMaLisaystheseartworkshaveamessage.“Soeveryonecancometogethertoactuallymakealittlechangeintheirdailylifeandbehaviourtoactuallytrytosavetheenvironmentandresources.”

MikeSangiacomoheadstherecyclingcompany.Hesayshehopestoseeasmuchwasteaspossiblereused.“Alongtheway,ifsomeofitismadeintosomefunpiecesofartanddrawspeople'sattentiontotheissue,wethinkit'sagreatwaytodosomethingthat'sgoodforourbusiness,goodforourcommunity,goodforsociety.”

【语篇解读】　本文介绍了旧金山一家废品回收公司请一些艺术家参与回收项目，将废品变为艺术品，从而吸引公众对资源回收的关注。

1．Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A．Turningtrashintoart

B．Thechoiceofartists

C．Apromisingprofession

D．LivinginSanFrancisco

解析：

主旨大意题。

根据全文，尤其是第一段信息可知，本文主要介绍了一家回收公司将废品变为艺术品的故事。

故A项作为文章标题符合文章主旨。

答案：

A

2．WhatcanwelearnaboutMaLifromthetext?

A．SheistheheadofRecology.

B．SheownsagalleryinLosAngeles.

C．Shelearnedrecyclingfromherparents.

D．Sheworksmainlywitholdleatherbelts.

解析：

推理判断题。

根据文章第二段倒数第二句“MaLisaysherparentstaughtheraboutrecyclingwhenshewasgrowingupinChinainthe1980s.”可知，在20世纪80年代，马丽的父母便教会了她回收利用。

故选C项。

答案：

C

3．VisitorstothegalleryinLosAngelescan________．

A．displaytheirownartworks

B．learnlessonsaboutpainting

C．createtheirartworks

D．talkwiththeartistspersonally

解析：

细节理解题。

根据文章第三段最后一句“Theyalsoattendeducationaltoursthatallowthepublictocommunicatewiththeartistsfacetofaceandlearnimportantlessonsaboutrecycling.”可知，在这些活动中，公众可以和这些艺术家们进行面对面的交流，并学到关于回收利用的重要知识，故选D项。

答案：

D

4．WhatdoesMikeSangiacomothinkoftheartworksoftheartists?

A．Boring.　　B．Meaningful.

C．Impractical.D．Worthmuchmoney.

解析：

推断理解题。

根据本文最后一句“...wethinkit'sagreatwaytodosomethingthat'sgoodforourbusiness，goodforourcommunity，goodforsociety.”可知，该公司负责人认为这对他们的生意、社区和整个社会都有好处，即艺术家的作品非常有意义。

故选B项。

答案：

B

B

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）

Weofferunexpectedbenefits：

1．Travelzoomemberscanenjoydailybreakfastforfree.

2．Welcomegiftuponarrival.

3．BoattourtotheislandofMuranotovisitafamousglassfactory.

4．EntrancetotheVeniceCasino.

Whyweloveit

1．ExcellentpositionintheheartoftheVeniceLagoonoverlookingStMark'sSquare.

2．This4－starhotelwasonceaVenetianpalace.

3．It'sathree－minutewalktotheBridgeofSighsandDoge'sPalace.

4．Beautifulstreets,Venetiangondolas（平底船）runningthroughoutthecity,romanticbridgesandexcellentsnacks—Venice,thecitybuiltonwater,isadreamdestinationtolivefortherestofyourlife.

5．OverlookingStMark'sBasinintheheartoftheVeniceLagoon,HotelSavoia&JolandaoccupiesasplendidVenetianpalace.Lyingatthehistoricalcentreofthecity,this4－starhotelisathree－minutewalkfromtheeye－catchingBridgeofSighs.

6．Thehotelismadeupoftwowings:

oneoverlooksthewaterfrontandtheotherfacestheattractiveCampoSanZaccaria.Inboth,theroomshavebeenfurnishedinclassicVenetianstylewithfinepaintings,appealingglassandawarmlighting.AllareequippedwithLCDwithsatelliteandSKYTV,minibar,electronicsafeandfreeWi－Fi.

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Tel：

1－877－966－0000（9am—9pm）

Web:

http：

//www.travelzoo.com/ca/hotels/international/

【语篇解读】　本文是威尼斯一家四星级宾馆的广告宣传，介绍了宾馆的价格、优势及联系方式等信息。

5．Whatistheoriginalpriceofastandardroominthehotelpernight?

A．$48.B．$80.

C．$200.D．$480.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据文章首段中的“Standardroomsstartat$80pernight（after60%off！

）”可知，在原价的基础上降低了60%后为每晚80美元，off意为“削价，减价”。

故原价＝80÷（1－60%）＝$200。

故选C项。

答案：

C

6．Whatbenefitcancustomersgetfromthehotel?

A．Threefreemealsaday.

B．AccesstotheVeniceCasino.

C．Freeairtraveltovisitafamousglassfactory.

D．Agiftwhencheckinginandcheckingout.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据Weofferunexpectedbenefits标题下的第4条EntrancetotheVeniceCasino可知B项正确。

本句中entrance和B项中access是同义词。

答案：

B

7．Whatcanweknowaboutthehotelfromthetext?

A．Itusedtobeapalace.

B．Itconsistsofwingsonthreesides.

C．Itcanbebookedbyphoneanytime.

D．It'sonlythree－minutes'drivefromDoge'sPalace.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据文章第一句“...hotelthatwasonceagreatpalace...”可知A项正确。

根据Whyweloveit标题下的第6条“Thehotelismadeupoftwowings...”可知B项错误；根据“Tel：

1－877－966－0000（9am—9pm）”可知C项错误；根据第3条“It'sathree－minutewalk...”可知，是步行三分钟可到达总督府，而不是行车三分钟，故D项错误。

答案：

A

C

Iamastrongbelieverthatifachildisraisedwithapproval，helearnstolovehimselfandwillbesuccessfulinhisownway.Severalweeksago,Iwasdoinghomeworkwithmysoninthethirdgradeandhekeptstandingupfromhischairtogooverthemathslines.Ikeptaskinghimtositdown,tellinghimthathewouldconcentratebetter.Hesatbutsecondslater，asifhedidn'tevennoticehewasdoingit,hegotupagain.Iwasgettingfrustrated,butthen_ithitme.Istartednoticinghisanswersweremuchquickerandmoreaccuratewhenhestoodup.Couldhebemoreabsorbedwhilestandingup?

ThismademestartquestioningmyselfandwhatIhadbeenraisedtobelieve.Iwasraisedtobelievethataquiet,calmchildwasasurewaytosuccess.Thischildwouldhavethewillpowertostudyhard,getgoodgradesandbecomesomeoneimportantinlife.

NowthosesamepeopleperhapscometorealizethattheirkidsarebornwiththeirownsetsofDNAandpersonalityqualities,andallyoucandoislovingandacceptingthem.Asparents,throughouttheirgrowingyearsandbeyondthat,weneedtobeourkids'bestcheerleaders,guidingthemandhelpingthemfindtheirways.

Ihavestoppedaskingmysontositdownandconcentrate.Obviously,heisconcentratingjustinhisownwayandnotmine.Weneedtolearntoacceptourkids'waysofdoingthings.Somewaymayhaveworkedformebutitdoesn'tmeanweneedtocarryitthroughgenerations.Thereisnothingsweeterthanbeingpersonalandunique.Itmakesusfreeandhappyandthat'sjustthewayIwantmykidstolivetheirownlife.

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。

孩子有自己的行事风格，做父母的应该尊重、指导帮助他们以自己的方式取得成功。

8．Timeandagaintheauthorgothissonseatedinordertomakehim________．

A．workfastB．gopolite

C．stayrelaxedD．keepattentive

解析：

细节理解题。

根据第一段第三句“Ikeptaskinghimtositdown，tellinghimthathewouldconcentratebetter.”可知，作者让儿子坐下来是为了让他能够更加专注，答题答得更好。

答案：

D

9．Theunderlinedword“it”inthefirstparagraphprobablyrefersto________．

A．hisson'sdoingbetterwhilestandingup

B．hisfailureinkeepinghissonundercontrol

C．hisownexperienceasaschoolboy

D．hisdisappointmentwithhisactivechild

解析：

代词指代题。

“it”指的是下文“hisanswersweremuchquickerandmoreaccuratewhenhestoodup”，即儿子站起来的时候更加专注，答题准确性更高。

答案：

A

10．Bythispassage,theauthorattemptstotellotherparentsto________．

A．correcttheirkids'mannersfromtheearlyages

B．respectandtrusttheirkids'waysofbehaviours

C．developagoodrelationshipwiththeirchildren

D．guaranteetheirchildren'sfreedomathome

解析：

目的意图题。

根据第三段第一句“...andallyoucandoislovingandacceptingthem.”可知，作者建议父母要尊重、接受孩子的行为方式。

答案：

B

11．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．Parentalhelpwithteens'study

B．Adultinfluenceonteengrowth

C．Kids'successintheirownstyles

D．Friendshipbetweengenerations

解析：

标题归纳题。

纵观全文并结合第一段首句“...willbesuccessfulinhisownway”可知，这篇文章讲述了孩子们会以自己的行事风格获得成功。

答案：

C

D

Honestycomesinmanyforms.Firstthere'sself－honesty.Iswhatpeopleseetherealarticleordoyouappear_throughsmokeandmirrors?

IfindthatifItrytobesomethingI'mnot，IfeelunsureofmyselfandtakeoutapartfrommyPBA（personalbankaccount）．IlovehowsingerJudyGarlandputsit，“Alwaysbeafirst－classversion（版本）ofyourself，insteadofasecond－classversionofsomebodyelse.”

Thenthere'shonestyinouractions.Areyouhonestatschool，withyourparents，andwithyourboss?

Ifyou'veeverbeendishonest，Ithinkweallhave，trybeinghonest，andnoticehowwholeitmakesyoufeel.Remember，youcan'tdowrongandfeelright.ThisstorybyJeffisagoodexampleofthat：

“Inmysecondyearofstudy，therewerethreekidsinmymathsclasswhodidn'tdowell.Iwasreallygoodatit.IwouldchargethemthreedollarsforeachtestthatIhelpedthempass.I'dwriteonalittlepieceofpaperalltherightanswers，andpassittothem.

AtfirstIfeltlikeIwasmakingmoney，kindofanicejob.Iwasn'tthinkingabouthowitcouldhurtallofus.AfterawhileIrealizedIshouldn'tdothatanymore，becauseIwasn'treallyhelpingthem.Theyweren'tl