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