参考答案
A
21.C细节理解题。由第一段对景点Alamo的介绍“A favourite historic site in the state of Texas”和“has exact copies of the weapons...during the War of Texas Independence”可知,游客在这里可以了解得克萨斯州的历史。
22.C细节理解题。由Visitation Hours部分的游览时间可知,Alamo夏季六月至八月的周五和周六的开放时间延长至晚上七点。
23.D细节理解题。由Directions from Interstate 37部分的路线指示“5.Go to Houston Street.6.Turn right.7.Go to the Alamo Plaza.8.Park in the free parking lot.”可知,Alamo的停车场位于Houston Street附近。
B
24.C细节理解题。根据第二段的“While most Atlantic hurricanes form off the coast of Africa giving plenty of early warning”可知大部分的大西洋飓风是在非洲沿岸形成的。故选C项。
25.B段落大意题。根据第三段的关键词oil workers,Field archeologists,a Texas National Guard group和travellers可知,这段主要讲的是被飓风困住的各种人。故选B项。
26.A推理判断题。根据最后一段的“But there’re a few things you can do to prepare yourself for some unexpected emergencies.”可知,最后一段主要介绍了一些建议——怎样为预料之外的紧急情况做准备。故选A项。
27.C推理判断题。文章介绍了飓风给人们带来的危害,同时给读者提供了一些如何应对突如其来的大风的建议。所以是和人们的生活密切相关的文章。故选C项。
C
28.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I ran to the phone—911,the neighbours,anyone—‘Help us!’”可知,作者保持冷静并向别人寻求帮助。故答案为B项。
29.D词义猜测题。根据上下文可知,作者内心的痛苦并没有随着时间的流逝而被治愈,由此可知画线词所在句子的意思是:……,“时间可以治愈一切”这种说法是彻头彻尾的谎言。故答案为D项(谎言)。
30.D:推理判断题。根据第四段第一句(我越不承认我的痛苦,我周围的成年人越表扬我……)可知,作者之所以受到表扬是因为他能很好地处理自己所遭受的打击。故选D项。
31.A推理判断题。文章介绍了作者在父亲去世的打击下,掩饰自己的痛苦,假装坚强,后来意识到自己隐藏在心底的痛苦是造成生活中很多不幸的根源,换句话说,压抑自己的痛苦是有害的。故选A项(隐藏我们的痛苦是有害的)。
D
32.C词义猜测题。根据画线词组前后的“Say the lift you’re in stops at a floor and the doors don’t open.It could be a power failure”和“But getting out isn’t easy.”可知,该处主要讲的是电梯出现故障,因此conk out与breakdown含义接近。故选C项。
33.A推理判断题。第一段就提到电梯门上的小洞可以帮助被困在电梯中的人出来,第三段就讲述了这个小洞是怎么起作用的:特殊的开电梯门的钥匙可以插进来打开电梯门。由此可推知,电梯门上的小洞相当于钥匙孔。故选A项。
34.B细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The fire code also requires that special access tools for each building be kept in a specified secure area such as a KnoxBox that firefighters can open.”可知,特殊的开门工具应放置在指定的安全区域;再由第三段中的“Opening the doors requires a special tool called a hoistway door unlocking key.”可知,这种专用工具就是打开电梯井道门的钥匙。故选B项。
35.D主旨大意题。全文围绕电梯门上的小洞的用途展开,故D项符合题意。
第二节阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
36~40 EGBAF
第三部分 语言知识运用
41.A:在飞机遇见气流时,飞机服务人员不会提供饮料和食物。这是飞行中的常识。故选A项。serve“提供”。
42.D当乘客听到播音中说有风暴时,通常都很紧张,生怕出现安全问题。与下文的“all the adults were scared to death”吻合。
43.A根据上文“talking about it with each other”可知,当乘客听到有风暴来的时候,非常害怕相互交流了起来,机舱里变得非常嘈杂。
44.A:lift“举起”。一会儿飞机被风暴举起,一会儿又好像被往地面上扔。本句叙述了飞机在风暴中的具体情况。故A项正确。
45.D本句中的“drop onto the ground”与前半句中的“lifted up”构成对应关系,指飞机一会向上,一会向下,非常颠簸。故D项正确。
46.B frightened“害怕的”。根据下文中的“all the adults were scared to death”可知,很多乘客非常害怕,担心出意外。故B项正确。
47.A:make it“做到,成功”。句意:我在想我们是否能够从这次的风暴中逃生。故A项正确。
48.D根据下文叙述可知,小女孩非常镇静,因为她相信她的爸爸会把她安全送回家。所以这场风暴对她来说什么也不是。mean nothing符合上下文语境。故D项正确。
49.B根据上文“looking through a picture book”可知,她在读一本图画书。故B项正确。
50.C小女孩表现得很镇静,脸上一点担忧的表情都没有。expression“表情”。
51.B当所有的成年人都怕得要死的时候,她一点也不害怕。when“当……时”。
52.D本句表示风暴已经过去了,飞机没有危险了。danger“危险”。
53.A生活中的风暴——疾病和困难……也许会困扰我们,它们很容易就遮蔽了天空,让我们的飞机进入危险时刻,但是爱能够打败这一切。
54.C参见上题解析。throw...into...“使……进入”。故C项正确。
55.Bremember“记得,记住”。虽然我们会遇到很多危险,但是请记住:爱是我们的飞行员,它能够带着我们走出困境。故选B项。
第二节
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
56.events 57.to 58.were 59.frightened 60.were destroyed 61.crying 62.that/which 63.Luckily 64.injured 65.pleasing
第四部分 写作
第一节
Notice
To raise students’ awareness of health and encourage students to take an active part in sports,our school plans to hold a badminton match.
The match will be held on Sept.21 at the school gym.If you are interested in playing badminton and meet the physical requirements of the match,please sign up at the office of the Students’ Union by Sept.18.We believe you’ll benefit a lot from this activity.Looking forward to your joining.
The Students’ Union
第二节
One hot summer day,my heart was becoming cold as I pulled into Mary’s driveway.Her sweet and thin sister,Casey,was there.When Mary and Casey were ready to get in the pool,I still didn’t get changed.Mary,always the straight talker,rolled her eyes and looked at his sister.“She doesn’t want to be in front of you in her swimsuit,”she told her.Casey thought for a while and walked over to me,saying,“There is nothing we should fear.Look at my back.”
Hearing her words,I found a huge burn mark running through her entire back.She smiled and said that there was nothing that should be hidden.And then she jumped into the pool and swam slowly with the mark appearing and disappearing.For years I had been avoiding my favourite activity in front of others because I was afraid of the way other people would look at me.However,Casey’s sincere smile and words encouraged me.I got changed and joined them.A few weeks later,I got up the courage to go to the lake and I kept swimming there every day.NATURAL DISASTERS 第四单元过关模拟检测卷
第一部分 略
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The Alamo
Visiting historic places is a great way to have fun and learn about history.A favourite historic site in the state of Texas is “the Alamo”.On March 6,1836,a famous battle(战役) took place at the Alamo.A small group of soldiers from Texas fought a much larger army led by the Mexican General Santa Anna.Santa Anna’s army won the battle.The Alamo has exact copies of the weapons(武器) used during the battle.It also has instruments used during the War of Texas Independence.The Alamo is a really interesting place to visit.
Visitation Hours
9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday
12:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday
Summer Hours:Open Fridays and Saturdays until 7 p.m. during the months of June,July,and August
Admission(入场费) is free.
Address
The Alamo,300 Alamo Plaza(广场),San Antonio,Texas
Phone number:(210)225-1391
Directions from Interstate 37
1.Travel north and go out at Commerce Street.
2.Turn left.
3.Go three blocks to Avenue E.
4.Turn right.
5.Go to Houston Street.
6.Turn right.
7.Go to the Alamo Plaza.
8.Park in the free parking lot.
Other Information
It is very hot and bright in San Antonio in the summertime.Be sure to wear a hat or sunglasses when visiting the Alamo during the summer months.In the winter,it is somewhat cold.The Alamo is an open building that has the same temperature inside as outside.Dress properly.
21.What can visitors do at the Alamo
A.Visit some old Texas soldiers.
B.Take part in an open-air activity.
C.Learn about the history of Texas.
D.Get some free hats or sunglasses.
22.On which day are visitors allowed to leave the Alamo at 7 p.m.
A.Monday,July 12. B.Friday,October 15.
C.Saturday,August 14. D.Sunday,September 12.
23.Where is the Alamo’s parking lot
A.On Avenue E.
B.On Commerce Street.
C.Next to Interstate 37.
D.Next to Houston Street.
B
Can you survive an unannounced storm Although there is expert broadcasting and we are equipped with cell phones,there’re still some examples when the violent weather takes us by surprise.
While most Atlantic hurricanes form off the coast of Africa giving plenty of early warning,sudden Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico hurricanes form and move rapidly in less than a day’s time,endangering everyone and everything in their path.
There’ve been oil workers trapped off the shore when sudden storms appeared.Field archeologists have been stuck in coastal areas without storm warning.It wasn’t but a few decades ago that a Texas National Guard group was trapped on the beach by rain-forced flooding and had to ride out a major hurricane during a training exercise.There’ve been a few cases when travellers were trapped on an island or in a coastal area and unable to escape in time.
Escaping from the storm-threatened areas is generally a choice for most of us—but not for all.Each year thousands of islanders across the Caribbean face the danger of hurricanes without so much as a public shelter to hide in.Most ride out the storm in their homes.
But there’re a few things you can do to prepare yourself for some unexpected emergencies.Being prepared for the unexpected may be your best and only defense.If you’re headed outdoors for a few days or weeks,you should always carry a flashlight with extra batteries,a GPS device,and a basic medical box.If you’re travelling in your car,remember you may suffer from high winds.You’d better not stay inside to avoid being blown away along with your car.Keeping your head and your courage up is essential to survival in any type of danger.Let common sense guide you and always be prepared for the worst.
24.According to the text,most Atlantic hurricanes .
A.form in the Caribbean Sea
B.come from Gulf of Mexico
C.develop off the coast of Africa
D.are from the Pacific Ocean
25.What is the third paragraph mainly about
A.The bad situations of oil workers.
B.People trapped by sudden storms.
C.The danger of travelling on an island.
D.The Texas National Guard group.
26.What is the purpose of the last paragraph
A.To give some advice.
B.To encourage travelling.
C.To underline the danger of hurricanes.
D.To give some warnings.
27.In which part of a website would you most probably find the text
A.Science. B.Sports.
C.Life. D.Culture.
C
Sometimes we experience pain that seems just too big to feel,too frightening to face—it looks like a tsunami.So,we run.My tsunami came when I was nine years old.
I was woken up by my mother’s screams—“Bob Bob Bob!”I ran to my parents’ bedroom.My father was on all fours,unconscious.My mother was crazy—desperately trying to figure out how to stop what was happening.I ran to the phone—911,the neighbours,anyone—“Help us!”Soon rescue came,but my father didn’t come back to life.
When my friends came to comfort me,I remembered “pulling myself together” as I walked toward them,determining to show them that I was fine.
The more I denied my pain,the more I was praised by the adults around me—“Oh,look how strong he is!”So,I kept saying “I’m fine” over and over again.I said it enough—performed it enough—that I even fooled myself.I believed that I was okay.
But pain doesn’t just “go away”—that whole “time heals” thing is a total crock.30 years after my father died,when I looked around for an explanation for all the years of destructive behaviour,I couldn’t find the root of the pain in my life because I had covered it up so well.All the “I’m fine”—30 years of them—buried the pain of that nine-year-old boy.
My pain had been trying to come out,to be heard,to be healed.
And,finally,it was.
After years of treatment,I found my way back to that night where the pain started,back to the tsunami.This time,I didn’t run.It hurt—it still hurts—but now,when it hurts,I let the pain come.I’m not scared to say,“I’m not fine”—because I know,eventually,I will be.
28.What did the author do when his father was in danger
A.He ran out to look for rescue.
B.He kept calm and asked for help.
C.He offered first aid to him at once.
D.He was too afraid to do anything.
29.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “crock” in paragraph 5
A.Fact. B.Theory.
C.Experiment. D.Lie.
30.Why was the author praised
A.He behaved politely.
B.He seemed to be confident.
C.He could look after himself.
D.He could handle the blow properly.
31.What lesson can we get from the author’s experience
A.Hiding our pain can be harmful.
B.Expressing pain is not very easy.
C.Being strong means hiding one’s pain.
D.Children are good at covering up their pain.
D
Stuck in a lift These holes can help you out.Yes,that tiny hole you see on the lift door.It might just save your life.Say the lift you’re in stops at a floor and the doors don’t open.It could be a power failure or an equipment conk out.But getting out isn’t easy.Lifts are equipped with lots of features to prevent the doors from opening freely or when they’re between floors.
“Getting stuck in lifts is dangerous and helpless,”says Robert Solomon,the director of Building Fire Protection & Fire Protection Systems for the National Fire Protection Association.“What you’ll usually see is the fire department,or sometimes the building repairman,will get on the spot and use some procedures to get the people out while the problem is being worked out and hopefully repaired.”
That’s where those small holes come in.Opening the doors requires a special tool called a hoistway(电梯井道) door unlocking key.It gets inserted into the lift door to open it.Since the fire code began requiring it in the 1970s,some makers have equipped their lift with it.
The keys are usually used by a restricted number of people,such as the lift mechanics or building caretakers.The fire code also requires that special access tools for each building be kept in a specified secure area such as a KnoxBox that firefighters can open.Fortunately,it’s rare that using the keys is necessary,Solomon says.
32.What does the underlined words “conk out” in the first paragraph mean
A.Upgrade. B.Repair.
C.Breakdown. D.Check.
33.What do the small holes in the lift door serve as
A.Keyholes. B.Monitors.
C.Air holes. D.Decorative objects.
34.Where should the unlocking key be put
A.In a repairman’s toolbox.
B.In a special safe place.
C.At the building corner.
D.Behind the lift door.
35.What can be a suitable title for the text
A.The people who should repair the lifts
B.The steps you escape from a broken lift
C.Special features lifts are equipped with
D.The reason why lifts have small holes
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you are in a city where everyone rushes,realise that you don’t have to be like everyone else.You can be different.You can walk instead of driving in rush hour traffic.You can be on your electronic devices less,and be disconnected sometimes.Your environment doesn’t control your life—you do.I’m not going to give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower. 36
Do less.
Cut back on your projects,on your task list,and on how much you try to do each day.Focus not on quantity but on quality. 37 Save smaller,routine tasks for later in the day,but give yourself time to focus.
Have fewer meetings.
38 And they eat into your day,forcing you to squeeze the things you really need to do into small windows and making you rush.
39
When you do the important things with focus,without rush,there will be things that get pushed back.And you need to ask yourself:How necessary are these things What will happen if I stop doing them
Practise mindfulness.
Simply learn to live in the present,rather than the future or the past.When you eat,fully appreciate your food.When you are with other people,be with them fully.When you are walking,appreciate your surroundings,no matter where you are.Try these things out.Life is better when unrushed.
40
A.Start to put off or cancel the unnecessary.
B.Meetings are usually a big waste of time.
C.Give yourself more time to get ready and get there.
D.The world won’t end if you don’t pass one of the examinations.
E.But here are some things to consider and adopt,if they work for your life.
F.Remember the quote:If nature can get everything done without rushing,so can you.
G.Pick 2-3 important things—or even just one important thing—and work on those first.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Years ago,I was on a long flight,during which a voice from the speaker said,“We won’t 41 drinks or the meal because we are facing a storm ahead.Please make your safe belts fastened.”Many passengers became 42 ,talking about it with each other.At once it became 43 in the plane.
Soon,lightning lit up the darkening skies,and within moments the plane was like a boat on waves in the storm.One moment it was 44 up by the storm;the next,it was thrown as if it were to 45 onto the ground.All the passengers were 46 .Some cried.The future seemed hopeless.I wondered if we could 47 it through the storm.
Then I noticed the little girl next to me.Surprisingly,the storm seemed to mean 48 to her.She was calm,looking through a picture book.Sometimes she closed her eyes,then she would 49 again,but she never showed a(n) 50 of worry or fear.The little girl wasn’t afraid at all 51 all the adults were scared to death.Finding me watching her,the girl smiled at me and said,“Don’t worry.My father is the pilot.He is taking me home.Take it easy.He will take us home safely.”
When the plane was out of 52 ,I smiled at the girl and she gave me a big smile in return.“I said my father would take us home safely.”
Many kinds of storms may 53 us:diseases,difficulties...They can easily darken our skies and 54 our planes into hard times.Let us 55 :Love is the pilot.It will help us out of trouble.So take it easy.
41.A.serve B.take
C.get D.sell
42.A.excited B.comfortable
C.happy D.nervous
43.A.noisy B.quiet
C.warm D.cold
44.A.lifted B.cut
C.turned D.shut
45.A.jump B.fly
C.land D.drop
46.A.surprised B.frightened
C.glad D.interested
47.A.make B.reach
C.win D.finish
48.A.something B.anything
C.everything D.nothing
49.A.talk B.read
C.play D.sleep
50.A.book B.story
C.expression D.impression
51.A.and B.when
C.so D.since
52.A.order B.date
C.fashion D.danger
53.A.trouble B.help
C.encourage D.stop
54.A.introduce B.invite
C.throw D.change
55.A.ask B.remember
C.explain D.wonder
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
As far as I know,the heavy storm was one of the worst 56. (event) of the city.It hit the western part of the city last night.The wind speed reached eighty kilometres per hour.The storm caused serious damage 57. at least two hundred homes.A great number of families 58.(be) left homeless after the roofs of the houses were blown away.Scenes of the disaster could be seen everywhere,which made people 59. (frighten).
In Main Street,the city park was flooded completely.Many cars 60. (destroy) completely by floodwater.One car owner without full insurance burst out 61.(cry).Some cars were carried across the parking area and dumped(倾倒) into storm-water drains.In another block,a tree fell on a bus 62. was taking some football players to a game.63. (luck),no one in the bus got 64. (injure).
It was 65. (please) that the storm was finally at an end after doing extreme damage.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是某国际学校学生会主席李华,你校将组织学生参加羽毛球比赛活动,请你为该活动写一份书面通知,内容包括:
1.活动目的;
2.活动时间及地点;
3.报名方式。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写词数应为150左右。
“Good for you,”said the middle-aged woman in the swimsuit as I walked by.“I see you out here swimming,practising hard every day.”I smiled politely and thanked her.
It was mid-August and she was probably the fifth or sixth person in that summer to make this type of comment(评论) on me.I was one of a handful of people who went to the lake almost every day to swim and I’d never heard anyone praise the other swimmers.If I had to guess,I would say that no one would have commented if I had weighed 120 pounds.But as someone who weighed more than twice that,I was sure I stood out.More than likely these people were well meaning,but whenever someone would say “Good for you” or “Way to go”,I would hear “Wow...you’re pretty active for a ‘fat’ girl!”
A few summers before,these types of comments would have upset me a lot more.Actually,a few summers before I would even have considered not swimming at that lake.It was not that I wouldn’t have loved to.Ever since I was old enough to walk,the water was my favourite place.When I was young,my parents would take me to the lake,and I always got angry when other kids wanted me to play in the sand or on the playground.We had this huge body of water to play in.Why would we want to be on the shore At that age,I wasn’t embarrassed to be seen in a swimsuit.I was a fat kid,but there were other fat kids.It didn’t seem to matter.
As I grew up,I was more self-conscious(难为情的).I would still enjoy a swim,but I was quick to reach for a cover-up or a towel to wrap around myself as soon as I came out from the water.Even in regular clothes,I sometimes felt self-conscious—like everyone was looking at how big I was and silently judging me.It was a little easier when I was around the people that I trusted.My friend,Mary,had a pool in her back yard and sometimes she strongly advised me to go for a swim.
One hot summer day,my heart was becoming cold as I pulled into Mary’s driveway.
Hearing her words,I found a huge burn mark running through her entire back.
