新人教版选修6高中英语Unit 4《Making the news》单元综合测试.docx

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新人教版选修6高中英语Unit4《Makingthenews》单元综合测试

Unit4Makingthenews

第二部分：

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

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Thereareanumberofsportswriterswhoarenowwidelyregardedassomeofthebestsportsjournalistsofourtime.Herearefiveofthemostwell-knownsportswriters.

RickReillyofSportsIllustrated

RickReillybecamefamousasthebackpagecolumnist（专栏作家）forSportsIllustratedmagazine.ThenhemovedtoESPNin2008andbeganworkingasacolumnistfortheirwebsite—ESPN.NowhehashisownshowwithESPN,andhealsocontributesarticlestoABCsports.

BobRyanofTheBostonGlobe

BobRyanrosethroughtheranksthankstohisskillandknowledgeaboutbasketball.Heverysoonbecameknownasaguruofthesport,writinganimpressivelylargenumberofarticlesaboutTheBostonCeltics—aNationalBasketballAssociation（NBA）teambasedinBoston,Massachusetts.

JohnFeinsteinofTheWashingtonPost

JohnFeinsteinisprimarilyacolumnistwithTheWashingtonPostbutduringhislongcareerhehaspublishedtwobest-sellingsportsbooksAGoodWalkSpoiledandASeasonontheBrink.HeisaregularwiththeGolfChannelandhasaverypopularblogcalledFeinsteinontheBrink.

JoaquinHensonofThePhilippineStar

JoaquinHensonstartedouthissportsjournalismcareerin1973andbecamepopularthroughhiscolumnSportingChance,whichhasbeenpublishedinThePhilippineStarsincethe80’s.Hehasgivenanumberofcatchynicknamestosomeofthemostfamoussportingstarsofourtime.

WilliamRhodenofTheNewYorkTimes

ApartfrombeingacolumnistwithTheNewYorkTimessincethe80’s,WilliamRhodenisarespectedsportsjournalistknownforhistwobooksFortyMillionDollarSlavesandThirdandaMile.Bothbooksdealwiththeproblemsthatfaceblackathletesinthefieldofsport.

21.BeforeworkingforESPN,RickReilly_____.

A.wasaregularwiththeGolfChannel

B.startedhiscolumnSportingChance

C.wrotearticlesforSportsIllustrated

D.workedasasportstalkshowhost

22.Theunderlinedpart“aguru”inParagraph3canbestbereplacedby“_____”.

A.anexpert                B.asupporter  

C.anorganizer      D.avolunteer

23.BothJohnFeinsteinandWilliamRhoden_____.

A.haveworkedaswritersfortenyears

B.workascolumnistsandwritebooks

C.liketogivenicknamestosportingstars

D.areknownascolumnistsforABCsports

24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Usefultipsforasportsjournalist

B.Howtobeanewspapercolumnist

C.Newspapersthatinfluenceusalot

D.Famousandpopularsportswriters

B

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KnownasthefirstblindpersontotopMountQomolangma,ErikWeihenmayeronceworkedasamiddleschoolteacher.Actually,Weihenmayerbegantolosehissightwhenhewasateenager.Ratherthanfocusonthingsthathecouldnotdo,likeplayingbaseball,drivingacarorridingabike,Weihenmayerbegantofocusonthingshecoulddoandcoulddowell.Asanaturalathlete,hethenbecameinterestedinrockclimbing,andalwaysimaginedwhatitwouldbelikestandingontopoftheworld.

Oneday,WeihenmayerdecidedtoclimbMountMcKinley,thehighestmountaininNorthAmerica.Hepreparedfortheclimbbyrepeatedlyrunningupanddownthestairsina50-storybuildingwhilewearinga70-poundbackpack.WhenthetimeapproachedforhimandhisfriendstoclimbMountMcKinley,somesmallchangeshadtobemadeforWeihenmayer.Hefoundthatbyattachingsmallbellstotheclimberaheadofhim,hecouldconfidentlyfollowwithouthavingtoaskfordirections.Atlast,WeihenmayermadeitsafelyupMountMcKinleyandbackdownagain.

ThenWeihenmayerwentontoclimbMountQomolangma.Manypeoplethoughtitwastoodangerousandfoolisheventotry.Othersquestionedhowsafehisclimbingpartnerswouldfeel.TheywonderedwhatWeihenmayercoulddoifhispartnerswereinjeopardy.Actually,duringtheclimbtherewasatimewhenheandapartnerwerecaughtinthedarkwhentheirheadlightsfailed.ItwasWeihenmayerwholedhispartnertosafety,becausehewasthebetterclimberinthedark.

Thesedays,whenWeihenmayerisnotclimbing,hespeakstoaudiencesacrossthecountry.Heencouragesthemtoworktowardtheirgoalsnomatterwhatdifficultiesmaycometheirway.Hetalkstopeoplebothblindandsightedaboutleadership,motivationandteamwork.AccordingtoWeihenmayer,“Avision（憧憬）isdeeperthanagoal;it’swhereallyourgoalsspringfrom.”

25.Accordingtothetext,ErikWeihenmayer_____.

A.chosetogoclimbingafterhelosthissight

B.isthefirstblindpersontoclimbMountQomolangma

C.hasdreamedofbecomingateachersinceyoung

D.likesplayingbaseball,drivingacarandridingabike

26.Paragraph2ismainlyabout_____.

A.thedangersfoundonMountMcKinley

B.howbellsleadthewayforblindpeople

C.howWeihenmayerpreparedforclimbing

D.Weihenmayer’sclimbupMountMcKinley

27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeWeihenmayer?

A.Generousandfriendly.    B.Strictbutcaring.

C.Braveanddetermined.    D.Unluckybutsmart.

28.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthetextimply?

A.Thinktwicebeforeyoutakeaction.

B.Imaginationmeansalottosuccess.

C.Agoalisnotalwaysmeanttobereached.

D.Avisionisjustapictureofwhatcouldbe.

C

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Asalarge,deep,freshwaterlakeintheScottishHighlands,LochNessisbestknownfortheso-calledsightingsofthemysteriousLochNessmonster（怪物）.Formanyyearsithasbeensupposedthatthereisalargedinosaur-likemonsterinLochNess.However,severalscientificstudieshavebeenconductedandthesehavenotshownanypresenceofsuchamonster.Manypeoplebelievethatthesize（21squaremiles）andgreatdepthofthelake（almost800feet）,togetherwithpossibleunderwatercaves,givesthemonstermanyplacestohide.Regardlessofthetruth,thesuggestionofthemonster’sexistencemakesLochNessoneofScotland’stoptouristattractions.

LochNessisthesecondlargestScottishlakebysurfaceareaafterLochLomond,butasforitsdepthitisthelargestbyvolume（容量）.Itsdeepestpointis230m（754feet）,deeperthantheheightofLondon’sBT（BritishTelecom）Towerat189m（620feet）anddeeperthananyotherlakebesidesLochMorar.ItcontainsmorefreshwaterthanalllakesinEnglandandWalescombined,andisthelargestbodyofwaterontheGreatGlengeologicfault（大峡谷断层）whichrunsfromInvernessinthenorthtoFortWilliaminthesouth.TheCaledonianCanal,whichconnectstheseaateitherendofthefault,usesLochNessforpartofitsroute.Itisoneofaseriesofinterconnected,darkbodiesofwaterinScotland;itswatervisibility（能见度）isextremelylowbecauseofahighpeat（泥煤）contentinthesurroundingsoil.

TheonlyislandonLochNessisCherryIsland,visibleatitssouthwesternend,nearFortAugustus.Itisacrannog,whichisaformofartificialisland.（MostcrannogswereconstructedduringtheIronAge.）AtDrumnadrochitistheLochNessExhibitionCentrewhichexploresthemysterythroughthenaturalhistoryofLochNess.Travelingonshipsforpleasureisnowavailable,anditgivesvisitorsthechancetolookforthemonster.Andtherearemoretouristattractionswherethewholefamilycanrelaxandhavefun.

29.WhatcanwelearnabouttheLochNessmonster?

A.Ithasmovedtoliveinanearbylake.

B.Itlooksmuchbiggerthanadinosaur.

C.Itwasoncefoundinanunderwatercave.

D.Whetherornotitexistsisstillunknown.

30.Accordingtothetext,LochNess_____.

A.istheseconddeepestlakeafterLochMorar

B.isthelargestfreshwaterlakeinEurope

C.hasonlyexistedforoveronecentury

D.hasadepthofmorethan800feet

31.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?

A.WhytherewasamonsterinLochNess.

B.WhatpeoplecandoonCherryIsland.

C.Wherepeoplecanenjoythemselves.

D.HowLochNesscameintobeing.

32.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto_____.

A.discuss                     B.introduce

C.educate                    D.persuade

D

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Iscursivewriting（草写体）anout-of-dateskillintoday’stechnologicalsociety?

TheneweducationstandardsforEnglishdonotrequirecursive.However,schoolsarestillallowedtoteachcursiveiftheychoose.Someschoolsareconsideringgivingupcursive,sinceitisnotonstandardizedtests.Thistopicisnowbeingdiscussedinteacherlunchroomsaroundthecountry.Weinvitedsomeinspiredteacherstoweighin.Here’swhatoneofthem,EldraAvery,hastosay.

Ifailedahandwritingassignmentineighthgrade,butmyteachertoldmethatIwaswellabletohavethattypeofhandwriting.SoIimprovedmyhandwritingandnowhavebeautifulcursivehandwriting.IteachEnglish,andattimesIaskmystudentstodoassignmentsincursive.Sincetheywillbetakingtimedwritingexamsthroughouttheireducationalcareer,itisnecessarythattheypracticewritingataspeedthatwillallowthemtofinishtheirtask.Whenyouhavethreelettersconnectedinaword,itflows,andwhenyouliftyourpenonlyattheendofaword,itisfasterthanprinting（印刷体）,whichliftsthepenatthecompletionofeachletter.

Handwritingisareflection（反映）ofourhumanity.Wedreamofafuturewithmoreadvancedtechnologyandlesslabor,buttruthfully,iftechnologypreventsusfromusingskillsthatareessentiallyhuman,Iwonderifthatcanbecalled“progress.”Cursiveconnectsustoourpastandourfuture.Ifstudentscan’twritecursive,theycan’treadcursive.Andiftheycan’treadcursive,howcantheyreadhistoricalpapersliketheDeclarationofIndependence?

Writingcursiveisaprocessthathelpsimprovela