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Unit9单元测试题2
Unit9Lessons3&4
第Ⅰ卷
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
WhenIwasjust16,myfatherdecidedtoturnanoldguesthouseintoahotel,andheexperimentedwitheverything.Noneofushadeverworkedinahotelbefore,butmydadwassureofwhatguestswouldliketosee.
Foramonththatsummer,Iservedasawaitress(女服务员)atbreakfastanddinner,whichgavemethemiddleofthedayfreeforstudying.Likealltheothers,Ididwhattheinstructionssaidandtreatedtheguestsasthoughtheywerespecialvisitorsinmyownhome.
Isoonlearnedhowtodealwiththemostdauntingpersoninthekitchen:
thecook,Gordon.Hehadagreatabilitytobecomeveryangryfornoclearreason.Iavoidedhimasmuchaspossibleandalwaystookthedisheswithafrozenexpressiononmyfacewhichwasturnedintoasweetsmileinthespacebetweenkitchenanddiningroom.
Breakfastwaitressingwas,Ifound,moreenjoyablethanthedinnerservice.Theguestscamewandering(漫步)intothediningroom,lookingwithappreciationattheviewoftheseaandislandsthroughthediningroomwindow.Itwasfunnyhowdifferentlypeoplebehavedintheevenings,dressedupandtalkingwithlouder,coldervoices,notalwaysreturningmysmile.However,thatallchangedwhenDadcreatedaspecialroleforme.
Itbeganwithafewcommoncakesfortheguests’packedlunchesandprogressedtofancycakesforafternoonteas.Thisledtotheclimax(高潮):
anightlyshowknownasLucy’sSweetTrolley.Everyevening,Icarriedthemostamazingcollectionofcakesandotherdesserts(甜点).MostwerethingsIhadinventedmyselfandIhadcookedallofthem.Some—JacobiteGrenades,MochaGenghisKhanandGoat’sMilkBavariostonameafew—werereallystrange.ItwasDad’sideathatIshoulddresssmartlyandstopateachtableandrecitethenameofeachdish.
21.Whatdidthepeopleworkingatthehotelhaveincommon?
A.Theyallunderstoodtheguests’expectations.
B.Theyallstudiedatthemiddleoftheday.
C.Theyallhadenoughexperience.
D.Theyallfollowedtherules.
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“daunting”inParagraph3mean?
A.Careful. B.Nervous. C.Interesting. D.Frightening.
23.WhydidLucyenjoyservingbreakfastsmorethandinners?
A.Theguestswerefriendlier.
B.Thereweremoretypesoffoodtosatisfytheguests.
C.Thediningroomwasquieter.
D.Theguestsdressedupforthebeginningofanewday.
24.WhatwasspecialaboutthefoodonLucy’sSweetTrolley?
A.Itwasbasedontraditionaldishes.
B.Itcontainedanumberofnewcreations.
C.Itwasmadefollowingherfather’sinstructions.
D.Itwaspreparedalongwiththefoodforlunches.
B
EDMONTON,CANADA—TheEtzioisoneoftheoldestbuildingsinoneofthecity’soldestneighbourhoods,butit’ssettobeknockeddown.Edmontoniansarehopingmorecanbedonetopreserve(保留)moreofthecity’shistory.
“Thereasontheareaispopularinthefirstplaceisbecauseit’sahistoricneighbourhood.AndIthinkit’simportantthatwepreservethathistory,”saidMarkWilson,ownerofVividPrint,ashoponWhyteAvenueat103Street.
Wilson’sbusinessislocatedinabuildingtwodoorsdownfromtheEtzio,abuildingthatismorethanacenturyold.Butafter117yearsonWhyteAvenue,thebuildingiscomingdowntomakewayforanewthree-floordevelopment.
“Ithasbecomeacceptabletosimplypulldownoldbuildingsandputupnewbuildingsthatlookold,”saidWilson.“Thewordsonthesidewalksheresayhistoricarea.Well,it’snothistoricifallthebuildingsare10yearsold.”
It’samovethatdisappointsWilsonandothersonthestreetwhobelievemoreshouldbedonetokeepthecharacterofEdmonton.
“Ithinkinthisareait’simportantbecauseitkeepstheflavour(特性)ofEdmonton,andEdmontonisknownforWhyteAve.,”saidawomanonSaturdayafternoon.
“Someoftheoldcultureshouldstillbethere,Ithink,”addedamanwhowaswalkingalongthestreet.“ItmakesEdmontonunique.Withoutit,itjustbecomesanothermalloritcouldbeanyothercityintheworld.”
Wilson—lookingfondly(深情地)attheoldbuilding—believesalittlepieceofhistoryislostwitheverybuildingthat’storndown.
AftertheEtziobuildingistorndown,theOldStrathconaHotelandtheRossbuildingwillbetheonlytwobuildingsleftfromthe1800s.
25.WhydoesWilsonconsidertheEtzioimportant?
A.Ithelpshimdevelophisbusiness.
B.Hisneighbourslivethere.
C.It’sasymbolofhistory.
D.Hisshopisinsideit.
26.InWilson’seyes,whatwillbedonetothecityis_____.
A.acceptable B.popularC.unpleasant D.strange
27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthetextreferto?
A.TheEtziobuilding.B.Theoldculture.
C.Edmonton.D.Thestreet.
28.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.117-year-oldbuildingtobetorndown
B.Newdevelopmentbeingmetwithdisagreements
C.Edmontonbusinessownermakesamove
D.OldbuildingsinEdmontonfaceanuncertainfuture
C
FCBarcelona’sfootballacademy(专门学校),LaMasia,hastrainedsomeofthebestfootballersinEurope,suchasPepGuardiola,LionelMessiandGerardPique.ManypeoplebelievethatBarcelonaisthebestfootballteaminEuropebecauseofthetrainingprogrammeattheschool.Now,FCBarcelonahasopenedsimilaracademiesallaroundtheworld,includinginEgypt,Japan,AmericaandDubai.
ItisdifficulttojointheBarcelonaacademy.Everyyear,over1,000studentsapply,butonly70studentscanliveandstudyattheschool.Theyareagedbetween11and18.Seventycoaches,teachers,doctorsandcookslookafterthestudents.Theacademycostsabout£5millionayeartorun.Butthestudentsallhavescholarships,sotheydon’tpayanymoney.FCBarcelonapaysforeverything:
thestudents’rooms,teachers,booksandfood.
However,thestudentsdon’tonlylearnfootball.FCBarcelonaalsowantstogivetheirstudentsagoodacademiceducation.Itisimportanttotheclubthattheirstudentscanstillgetgoodjobsiftheydon’tbecomeprofessional(职业的)footballers.Studentstravelbybustolocalschoolseachmorningforfourhoursofstudy.ThefootballersreturntoLaMasiaafterlunchanddofootballtrainingintheafternoons.
Butisthestudents’academiceducationgoodenough?
Allthefootballtrainingmustmakethestudentsverytiredandtheyspendlesstimeatschoolthanotherchildren.Thatdoesn’tmatterifyouareoneofthestudentswhoaregoodenoughtobecomeaprofessionalfootballer.Butwhathappenstoallthechildrenwhodon’tmakeitontotheteam?
LaMasiaproducesexcellentfootballplayers,butitisimportanttoaskwhathappenstoalltheotherchildrenwhotrainthere.
29.Asatrainingacademy,LaMasia_____.
A.isconsideredasthebestinEurope
B.receivesnationwideprofessionalfootballers
C.hasproducedsometop-classplayers
D.hasborrowedideasfromsimilaracademies
30.WhatdoweknowaboutLaMasia?
A.Itiswellsupplied.
B.Itisshortofteachers.
C.Itisoperatedwithdifficulty.
D.Itoffersscholarshipstoexcellentstudents.
31.ThestudentsofLaMasia_____.
A.playfootballinthemorning
B.fallbehindotherlocalstudents
C.getfootballtrainingafterschool
D.haveacademiceducationatLaMasia
32.Theauthorseemsto_____.
A.worryaboutsomechildren’sfuture
B.thinkbadlyofprofessionalfootballers
C.caretoomuchaboutstudents’feelings
D.doubtthefootballtrainingofLaMasia
D
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C.acreditscoreisnotsoimportant
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第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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