高中英语人教版必修一单元检测卷Unit5NelsonMandelaamodernhero附答案.docx

高中英语人教版必修一单元检测卷Unit5NelsonMandelaamodernhero附答案.docx

《高中英语人教版必修一单元检测卷Unit5NelsonMandelaamodernhero附答案.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《高中英语人教版必修一单元检测卷Unit5NelsonMandelaamodernhero附答案.docx（11页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

高中英语人教版必修一单元检测卷Unit5NelsonMandelaamodernhero附答案

单元检测卷：

Unit5

阅读理解

A

Mynewteacheriscool.HernameisPaulasowecallherMissPaula.

Thefirsttimewemethershesaidwearegoingtobegoodfriendsandthatgoodfriendsarealwaysnicetoeachother.

MissPaulahasbeenteachingusalotofthings.Someofususedtogetintroublefortalkinginthehallway.MissPaulasaysshecan’tchangetherulethatwecan’tmakenoiseinthehallwaybutwecanstilltalktoeachother.Sheisteachingussignlanguage.Ialreadyknowhowtosay“hello”and“howareyou”withmyhands.Nowweloveitwhenwehavetowalksomewhereandwearealwaysquietexceptforalaughortwo.

MissPaulalikeseverybodyevenSamandnobodylikesSam.Heneverdoeswhathe’stoldbutnowheisdoingbetter.MissPaulasayseverysingleoneofusisperfectandbeautifuljustthewayweare.IguessthatincludesSam.

Thisweekatschoolwasreallythebestever.Ididn’tevengetintroublewhenIthoughtIwould,becauseIspilled（洒）milkonmyhomeworkandhadtohanditinwhenitwasstillwet.MissPaulajustsmiledandasked,“What’sthis?

”SoItoldherwhathappened.MissPaulaputitnearthewindowtodry.Shesaidthesunhadbeenwaitingforsuchanimportantjobasthisandwouldbehappytohelpus.

Well,Ihavetogoandgetreadyforbednow.IhaveschoolinthemorningandIwanttowakeupearlysoIwillhavetimetopickMissPaulasomeflowers.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutMissPaula?

 A.Shechangedtheschoolrules.             B.Sheisverykindtoherstudents.

 C.Sheisstrictwiththewriter.               D.Sheusessignlanguageinclass.

2.Howdidthewriterprobablyfeelwhenhehandedinhishomework?

 A.Worried.              B.Bored. C.Excited.           D.Relaxed.

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthewriter_______.

 A.isabitafraidofhernewteacher         B.alwayspickedherteachersomeflowers

 C.wrotethisarticleinthemorning         D.lovesandrespectshernewteacher

4.Theunderlinedword“this”inParagraph5refersto_________.

A.dryingthehomeworkB.turninginthehomework

C.spillingmilkonthehomeworkD.puttingthehomeworknearthewindow

B

Oneofthebest-lovedAmericanwriterswasWilliamSydneyPorter,orO.Henry.From1893helivedwithhisfamilyinahouseinAustin,Texas,whichisnowamuseum.VisitorstoAustincanseethehouse.Itwassavedfromdestruction（破坏）andturnedintoamuseumin1934.ThemuseumisagoodwaytolearnabouttheinterestinglifeoftheAmericanwriter.

    WilliamPorterrentedthishouseinAustinandlivedtherewithhiswifeAtholanddaughterMargaretforabouttwoyears.ManyobjectsinthemuseumbelongedtothePorters.Othersdidnot.Animportantpieceintheroomistheoriginalphotooverhere.Itwastakenthereinthehouseabout1895.Thepiano theredatesbacktothe1860s.HiswifetooklessonsonitwhenshefirstmovedtoAustin.

    Porterdidnotstarthiscareerasasuccessfulwriter.Heworkedatafarm,landofficeandbank.He alsolovedwordsandwriting.ThemuseumhasaspecialproofofPorter'sloveoflanguage---his dictionary.Itissaidthathehadreadeverywordinthatdictionary.

    LaterWilliamPorterwasforcedtoleaveAustinbecausehewaschargedwithfinancialwrongdoingat thebankandlosthisjob.Becausehewasafraidofatrail（审判）,heleftthecountrysecretly.Buthereturnedbecausehiswifewasdying.Afterherdeath,hefacedthetrialandservedthree andahalfyearsinaprisoninOhio.

    WilliamPorterwouldkeephistimeinprisonasecret.Buttherewasonegoodthingaboutit.Itprovidedhimwithtimetowrite.Bythetimehewasfreed,hehadpublished14storiesandbecamewellknownasO.Henry.

    PorterlatermovedtoNewYorkCityandfoundgreatsuccessthere.Hepublishedover180storiesin thelasteightyearsofhislife.

5.O.Henry'shouseinAustinhasbeenwellkeptuptillnowsothat____. 

A.AmericanscanexploreitshistoryBmorevisitorswillbeattractedtoAustin

C.visitorscanlearnaboutO.Henry'slifeD.itcanshowthewayoflifeinthe1860s

6.Whatdoweknowaboutthepianointhehouse?

A.ItwashatedbyPorter'sdaughter.B.Ithasalonghistoryofabout150years.

C.Porter'swifegavemusiclessonsonit.D.Porterusuallycreatedmusiconit.

7.Howdoesthemuseumprove（证明）Porterwasfondoflanguage?

A.Withadictionaryheused.     B.Withtherecordsthemuseumkeeps.

C.Usingthebookshewrote.  D.Usingthephotothemuseumkeeps.

8.WhydidPorterescapefromAustin?

A.Hedidn'twanttolosehisjob.B.Hedidn'twanttomaketrouble.

C.Hemeanttosavehiswife'slife.D.Hewasafraidofbeingputintoprison.

9.Fromthelasttwoparagraphsweknowthat_______.

A.Porterbecamefamoussuddenly

B.Porterspenthistimeinprisonwriting

C.Portersufferedalotfromhistimeinprison

D.lifeinprisonprovidedwhathecouldwriteforPorter

C

OnMay29,1973，ThomasBradley，ablackman，waselectedmayorofLosAngeles.  LosAngelesisthethirdlargestcityintheUnitedStates，withapopulationofthreemillion.Aboutsixteenpercentofthecity'spopulationareblack.

Newsofthiselectionappearedonthefrontpagesofnewspaperseverywhereinthe UnitedStates.Hereishowonemajornewspaperreportedtheevent：

LOSANGELESELECTSBRADLEY

MAYORUNSEATINGYORTY

BLACKWINS43.7％OFVOTES

BradleycalledhisvictoryoverYorty“thefulfillment（实现）ofadream”.Duringhischildhoodandyouth，peoplehadkepttellinghim，“Youcan'tdothis，youcan'tgothere，becauseyouareaNegro.”Neverthelesshehadwonadecisivevictoryoveramanwhohadbeenthecity’smayorforthreeterms.Bradleyhadwon43.7percent.

LosAngeles votershavehadmanyopportunitiestojudge.ThomasBradleyhadtoformanopinionofhim.ThesonofapoorfarmerinTexas，hejoinedtheLosAngelespoliceforcein1940.Duringhistwenty-oneyearsonthepoliceforceheearnedalawdegreebyattendingschoolatnight.Hewaselectedtothecitycouncil（市政厅）tenyearsago.

AtthetimeoftheLosAngeleselection，threeotherAmericancitiesalreadyhadblackmayors，butnoneofthosecitieshadaslargeapopulationasLosAngeles.Besides,thepercentageofblacksinthoseothercitieswasmuchlarger.Cleveland，Ohio，hadthirty-sixpercentblackswhenCarlStokeswaselectedmayorofClevelandin1967.InthesameyearRichardHatcherwaselectedmayorofCary,Indiana,whichhadfifty-fivepercentblacks.InNewark,NewJersey，60%ofthepopulationwereblackswhenKennethGibsonwaselectedin1970.Thuselectionofablackmayorinthosecitieswasnotverysurprising.

InLosAngelesthousandsofwhitecitizensvotedforTomasBradleybecausetheybelievedhewouldbeabettermayorthanthewhitecandidates（候选人）.Bradleyhadspentforty-eightofhisfifty-fiveyearsin LosAngeles.FouryearsagoBradleylostmayoralelectiontoYorty.ThistimeBradleywon.

10.Intheauthor'sopinion,itwassurprisingthat        .

    A.thewhiteswouldvoteforablackmayor

    B.ablackmayorwouldbeelectedinsuchalargecity

    C.ablackfromapoorfarmer'sfamilycouldbeelectedmayorof LosAngeles

    D.therewouldbesomanyblackmayors

11.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatpeople           .  

    A.votedforBradleybecauseofhisblackcolor

B.caremuchabouthiscolorwhentheyvoted

    C.votedforhimtogiveachancetofulfillhisdream

D.votedforBradleybecausetheytrusthim

12.Bradleyhitthefrontpageheadlinefor         .

    A.hewasthefirstblackmayorinhistory

    B.hewasthefirstblackmayorinthesouthof USA

   C.hewasthefirstblackmayorofoneofthelargestcitiesin USA

    D.apoorfarmer'ssoncouldalsowinanimportantelection

13.FromBradley'svictoryintheelectionwecanseethat        .

    A.blackshadequalrightsaswhitesinthe USA

    B.blackpeople'ssituationbegantobeimprovingmuchmorethanbefore

    C.onecanbesuccessfulthroughhardworkinthe US nomatterwhatcoloryouare

    D.blackpeoplearemorequalifiedtobemayors

D

Evenbeforemyfatherleftus,mymotherhadtogobacktoworktosupportourfamily.OnceIcameoutofthekitchen,complaining,“Mom,Ican’tpeelpotatoes.Ihaveonlyonehand.”

Momneverlookedupfromsewing.“Yougetyourselfintothatkitchenandpeelthosepotatoes,”shetoldme.“Anddon’teverusethatasanexcuseforanythingagain!

”

Inthesecondgrade,ourteacherlinedupmyclassontheplaygroundandhadeachofusraceacrossthemonkeybars,swingingfromonehighsteelrodtothenext.Whenitwasmyturn,Ishookmyhead.Somekidsbehindmelaughed,andIwenthomecrying.

ThatnightItoldMomaboutit.Shehuggedme,andIsawher“we’llseeaboutthat”look.Thenextafternoon,shetookmebacktoschool.Atthedesertedplayground,Momlookedcarefullyatthebars.

“Now,pullupwithyourrightarm,”sheadvised.ShestoodbyasIstruggledtoliftmyselfwithmyrighthanduntilIcouldholdthebarwithmyotherelbow（肘）.Dayafterdaywepractised,andshepraisedmeforeveryrung（横档）Ireached.I’llneverforgetthenexttime,crossingtherungs,Ilookeddownatthekidswhowerestandingwiththeirmouthsopen.

Onenight,afteradanceatmynewjuniorhigh,Ilayinbedsobbing.IcouldhearMomcomeintomyroom.“Mom,”Isaid,weeping,“noneoftheboyswoulddancewithme.”

Foralongtime,Ididn’thearanything.Thenshesaid,“Oh,honey,somedayyou’llbebeatingthoseboysoffwithabat.”Hervoicewasfaint.Ipeekedoutfrommycoverstoseetearsrunningdownhercheeks.ThenIknewhowmuchshesufferedonmybehalf（为了我）.Shehadne