外研版（2019）必修第三册Unit 3-The world of science单元综合能力测试（word版含答案，无听力试题）
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Unit 3-The world of science单元综合能力测试
时间：100分钟 满分：120分
选择题部分
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Earthquake rescue robots have experienced their final tests in Beijing. Their designers say that with these robots, rescue workers will be able to have more time to save more lives during an earthquake.
This robot looking like a helicopter(直升机), is called the detector-bot. It’s about 4 meters long, and it took about 4 years to develop the model. Its main functions(作用) are to collect information from the air, and send goods of up to 30 kilos, to people stuck in an earthquake.
This robot has a high quality 360 degree panoramic camera. It can work day and night and will also be able to send the latest pictures from the quake area. Dr. Qi Juntong, Chinese Academy of Science, said, “Unlike other automatic machines, the most important feature of this robot is that it doesn’t need a distant control. We just set the information of the earthquake-struck area on it, and then it takes off, and lands by itself. It flies as high as 3, 000 meters, and as fast as 100 kilometers per hour. ”
This robot has a different function—it can change as the environment changes. Its main job is to search for any signs of life in places where human rescuers are unable to go.
As well as a detector(探测器)that finds victims(遇难者)and detects poisonous gas, a camera is placed in the 40-centimeter-long robot, which can work in the dark.
Another use for the rescuers is the supply bot, with its 10-meter-long pipe. People who are caught in the ruins will be able to get supplies including oxygen and liquids.
Experts have said that the robots will enter production, and serve as part of the national earthquake rescue team as soon as next year.
1. Which of the following statements about the robot is true according to the passage
A. It hasn’t been put into production so far.
B. It is a machine with a length of 10 meters.
C. It is a machine carried by a helicopter.
D. It weighs about 30 kilos.
2. Dr. Qi Juntong thinks this robot is different from the others mainly because______.
A. it has more functions
B. it has a more advanced camera
C. it can change as the environment changes
D. it can work by itself once given the information
3. The underlined word “which” in paragraph 5 refers to ______.
A. a camera B. a detector
C. a rescuer D. a doctor
B
Teenagers in America know that they’ll possibly need technical skills to find good jobs, but a new survey reveals that interest in technology-related careers may be decreasing.
The percentage of boys aged 13 to 17 who are interested in science, technology, engineering and math or STEM careers dropped from 36 percent in 2017 to 24 percent this year, according to a survey by Junior Achievement USA. The amount of girls interested in STEM careers stayed unchanged.
But the 1, 000 survey participants still named technology as one of two key skills that will be necessary to prepare them for their future careers.
“Kids don’t understand how technology can be applied to careers in addition to computers, and maybe robotics, ”said Tammera L. Holmes, president of aviation consulting firm AeroStar Consulting(航空咨询公司). “That’s all they know, so they can’t really translate that interest to career pathways. ”
When Holmes was in high school, her mom sent her to an event that featured (以……为专题) the pilots from World War Ⅱ. One of the pilots took her for a ride and let her take the wheel. “Immediately that was the career for me, ”she said.
Women remain outnumbered (超过) by men in fields like technology. For people working to increase the number of women in these areas, the lack of growth in girls, interest in STEM careers is concerning.
Teenage girls are more interested than their male classmates in running after careers in which they can help others, said Ed Grocholski from Junior Achievement. Even with all the programs aimed at increasing girls’ interest in STEM, “I don’t think we really talk that much about how we improve people’s lives through STEM, ” Grocholski said.
Society needs to do better at making those connections for kids, said Katherine Latham, founder of an engineering firm. She used civil engineering as an example of a career that will continue to be important.
However, the fact that students know they will need tech skills in their future careers is encouraging.
The second skill they said they need is relationship-building.
“That’s going to be the new type of engineers, ” Latham said.
4. What is the passage mainly about
A. Some successful examples of kids choosing tech careers.
B. Reasons behind teenagers, decreasing interest in tech careers.
C. The difference in choice of jobs between boys and girls in America.
D. The popularity of tech careers among kids and its reasons.
5. What is the reason behind kids’ losing interest in tech careers
A. They see tech careers as boring.
B. They find tech skills less important than before.
C. They don’t think tech careers can bring rewards.
D. They can’t connect their tech interest with future careers.
6. What can we learn from Grocholski’s words
A. STEM careers have nothing to do with people’s lives.
B. Teenage girls are interested in running after STEM careers.
C. The relationship between STEM careers and the improvement of people’s lives isn’t explained enough.
D. Teenagers don’t know how to improve people’s lives through STEM.
7. What aroused Holmes’ interest in her career
A. A summer camp for pilots.
B. Her parents’ wish for her.
C. A report about the life of pilots.
D. Her flight experience with a pilot.
C
Imagine a relay race. During this race, an athlete holds a stick as he runs a certain distance. Then he passes the stick to the next runner. That person runs faster, and then passes the stick to a third runner. Now imagine that the runners do not pass a stick. Instead they pass shiny silk, as well as gold, fruit, and glass. Imagine that the race does not move forward in just one direction. Instead the runners go back and forth along a road. They trade goods all along this route (路线) and at each end of it. Now imagine that the runners are businessmen. They lead caravans (商队) or lines of camels that carry things to sell. They travel on the ancient Silk Road to earn their living.
The Silk Road was a complex trade network. It passed through thousands of cities and towns. It stretched from eastern China, across central Asia and the Middle East, to the Mediterranean Sea. Businessmen traveled on the Silk Road from about 200 B. C. to about 1300 A. D. Then sea travel began to offer new routes. Some people called the Silk Road the world’s longest highway. However, the Silk Road included many routes—not just one smooth path. The routes ran through mountains and across deserts. They passed through an area that now includes 18 countries. The Silk Road had many dangers. These dangers ranged from hot sun and deep snow to thieves and wars. Only expert traders could survive.
The Silk Road got its name from its most prized goods. People used silk as money. They could pay taxes or buy goods with it. Traders carried more than just silk, though. They had gold, silver, and glass from Europe. People in the Middle East and Asia wanted these things. Businessmen also took horses from flat, grassy areas in central Asia and brought them to China and other areas. The horses changed the way people farmed and ran their armies. Indian businessmen traded salt and rare, beautiful stones. Chinese merchants traded medicine and china. They also traded paper, which quickly replaced animal skins in the west. Businessmen carried apples from central Asia to Rome. The Chinese had learned to combine different trees to create new kinds of fruit. They taught this science to others, such as the Romans. The Romans began to grow apples for food. The Silk Road led to worldwide commerce 2, 000 years before the World Wide Web.
The people along the Silk Road did not share only goods. They also shared beliefs. Monks, priests, and other faith leaders taught their religions to others. The Silk Road created pathways for knowledge, diplomacy, and religion.
8. In which column of a newspaper can we most probably read the article
A. Science. B. Travel.
C. Sports. D. Culture.
9. People turned to the sea for new routes after around 1300 A. D. because ______.
A. the Silk Road included many routes
B. the Silk Road passed through many areas
C. people traveled on the Silk Road for too long
D. there were more dangers along the Silk Road
10. Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the word “prized” in Paragraph 3
A. appropriate B. preserved
C. valuable D. useful
11. Which of the following statements is WRONG
A. The Silk Road helped spread religions to more people.
B. The Silk Road gave people the idea to build highways.
C. Some people probably died while travelling.
D. Westerners probably used to write on animal skins.
D
US Space Agency Returns to Mars with InSight Lander
The American space agency’s lander InSight is to arrive on Mars at the end of November, 2018. Unlike NASA’s Curiosity rover, InSight will not move across the planet’s surface. Instead it will become the first spacecraft (航天器) used only for exploring underground. It will study the geography of Mars, searching for signs of Martian (火星的) quakes.
InSight is a project of U. S. and Europe. It is 6 meters long and 1. 5 meters wide. It weighs 360 kilograms. InSight’s 1. 8-meter robotic arm will put two experiments in place. Both are designed to explore underground of Mars to learn about the inside.
Bruce Banerdt is the lead scientist for InSight. He viewed the spacecraft as a robot that can take care of itself. “It’s got its own brain. It’s got an arm. It can listen and feel things. It pulls its own power out of the sun, ”he noted.
Thomas Zurbuchen, one of the heads in NASA, said the results of the InSight project could “change the way we think about the inside of our earth. ” But, first, InSight will have to land on Mars undamaged. Since Mars exploration started in the 1960s, only about 40 percent of the explorations have succeeded.
Tom Hoffman is InSight’s project manager. He said earlier successes do not lessen the concerns for each new exploration. “That we’ve done it before doesn’t mean we’re not nervous and excited about doing it again, ” he said.
InSight will enter the Martian atmosphere (大气层) traveling at 19, 800 kilometers an hour. It will slow for landing on a wide flat area on Mars. If all goes well, InSight could carry out its experiments in about 10 weeks. The InSight project is expected to continue for one Martian year, about two years on Earth.
12. What can we learn from the passage
A. InSight travels at an unchanged speed.
B. InSight is the project of America and Japan.
C. InSight has the functions (功能) of a robot.
D. InSight is mainly powered by the natural gas.
13. What will be one of the contributions (贡献) of the InSight project according to Zurbuchen
A. It will help us understand the geography of Mars.
B. It will change the way we think about the inside of the earth.
C. It will help carry out more experiments on Mars.
D. It will get more information about the reasons for Mars quakes.
14. What is Hoffman’s attitude towards this exploration of the InSight
A. Confident. B. Satisfied.
C. Concerned. D. Frightened.
15. What is the difference between InSight and NASA’s Curiosity rover
A. The size. B. The design.
C. The speed. D. The task.
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。
Ambition (志向, 抱负) is a necessary quality in life. It is the force which drives us on to use whatever talent we have got 1 , these talents will not be used for our own and others’ benefit. Without ambition we are just jellyfish that flop though life. We only react to events: we don’t try to control them.
2 . First of all, it can be unrealistic. We may not be able to see the limits of our own abilities, so we do ambitious things that are completely beyond us. Some people can see our good qualities and our limitations objectively. They may tell us that we haven’t the ability. We refuse to take their evaluation. We keep on trying. Many years and many disappointments later we are forced to accept their judgment. But what a waste of time our ill-founded ambition has caused us!
Besides, our ambition can be too concentrated. We devote our attention to one narrow aim, such as getting distinctions in our science subjects. Everything that may draw us away from this aim is cut out of our lives. In the end we get our distinctions. But we are isolated beings who only care about particular examinations. And we probably won’t make good scientists 3 .
And our ambition can be limited to lifeless objectives. 4 Persons who feel inferior try to make up by seeking the respect of others through owning these artificial signs of worth.
5 But, like all blind forces, it must be directed if not to cause disaster.
A. Still, ambition can have several disadvantages
B. Because our ambition may make us among selfish people
C. Unless we have got some degree of ambition
D. since we don’t have the breadth of view necessary for greater success
E. Ambition is necessary in the lives of individuals
F. As long as tightly controlled by the head and the heart
G. We want to gain money, or power, or membership of some circles
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分40分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For thousands of years, people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain it to others. “While we teach, we 1 , ”said Roman philosopher Seneca. Now scientists are bringing this ancient wisdom up-to-date. They’re 2 why teaching is such a fruitful way to learn.
Researchers have found that students who teach others work harder to 3 the material, and apply it more 4 . Student teachers score higher on tests than pupils who’re learning only for themselves. But how can children, 5 learning themselves, teach others One answer: They can teach younger kids. Some studies have found that first-born children are more 6 than their later-born siblings (兄弟姐妹). This suggests their higher IQs result from the time they spend teaching their siblings.
Now educators are experimenting with ways to 7 this model to schoolwork. They engage college undergraduates to teach computer science to high school students, who then 8 instruct middle school students on the topic. But the most cutting-edge tool is the “teachable agent”—a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world puter scientists have created an animated (动画的)figure called Betty’s Brain, who has been “taught” about science by middle school students. Student teachers are motivated to help Betty 10 certain materials. While preparing to teach, they organize their knowledge and improve their understanding. And as they explain the information to it, they identify problems in their own 11 .
Feedback from the teachable agent 12 improves the teachers’ learning. The agents’ questions drive student teachers to think and explain the materials in different 13 , and watching the agent solve problems allows the emotions one experiences into action. 14 , it’s the emotions one experiences in teaching that help learning. Student teachers feel 15 when their teachable agents fail, but happy when these pupils succeed as they gain pride and satisfaction from someone else’s achievement.
1. A. learn B. doubt
C. grow D. practice
2. A. valuing B. proving
C. questioning D. assuming
3. A. prepare B. preserve
C. exchange D. understand
4. A. officially B. effectively
C. fluently D. carefully
5. A. still B. even
C. though D. once
6. A. curious B. energetic
C. independent D. academic
7. A. add B. apply
C. offer D. show
8. A. as well B. at once
C. in turn D. of course
9. A. teacher B. parent
C. sibling D. pupil
10. A. arrange B. mark
C. master D. link
11. A. thinking B. reading
C. inspiration D. guidance
12. A. shortly B. hardly
C. rather D. further
13. A. ways B. cases
C. places D. orders
14. A. In all B. After all
C. Above all D. For all
15. A. satisfied B. sick
C. pleased D. upset
非选择题部分
第二节 语篇语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Currently, both women and men 1. __________ (surround) by magazines and websites full of tips about dieting, exercise and fashion. Gone are the days 2. __________ all men had to think about wearing a nice suit to be smart and handsome. Things have changed.
Now, a survey has suggested that 80% of men admit 3. __________ (be) unhappy about their body. The biggest body issues for 4. __________ (they) were beer bellies and lack of muscles. Some think it is because 5. __________ the pressure of influence of role models we see on TV and in 6. __________(magazine). People end up with a perception of what the perfect body should look like. But not everybody wants to put in the effort to have perfect muscles like Arnold Schwarzenegger. An opportunistic designer has even invented a muscle-enhancing shirt 7. __________ (make) the buyer look more of a strong man.
But Joe Warner, the former editor of Men’s Fitness magazine, thinks the muscle-enhancing shirt is just 8. __________ trick. He thinks many people in the country are overweight and should accept they need to do more exercise
9. __________ (regular). Exercise is always good. But we mustn’t forget beauty is only skin deep. Character is 10. __________ (important) than appearance.
第四部分 写作(满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作（15分）
结合课文主题使用本单元词汇与句型, 根据提示写一篇50词左右的短文。
1. 那位老师和一些学生在参观一家工厂。(along with)
2. 工厂墙上的开关孩子们是够不到的。(beyond one’s reach)
3. 在那里他们看到一个能精确控制温度的装置, 这个装置附带有使用说明书。(accurately, attach)
4. 说明书提醒人们不要让那个装置伤到自己。(injure)
第二节 故事续写（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。续写的词数应为150左右。
One Sunday morning,George Thomas,a baker in a small New England town was walking through town when he saw a young boy coming toward him,swinging a bird cage in the air.On the bottom of the cage,there were three little wild birds shaking with cold and fear.George Thomas stopped the boy and asked him what he got there.
The boy was happy and told him that there were just some old birds in the cage.When the baker asked him what he would do with the old birds,the boy said casually that he wanted to take the birds home and play with them.He would pull out their feathers to make them fight.He would have a really good time because he would enjoy watching these.
George Thomas was shocked by what the boy said.How could a boy be so rude to wild animals So he continued to ask the boy what he would do to the birds when he got tired of them,because he was such a naughty and cruel boy that he was sure to be tired of them sooner or later.The boy laughed and said that he got a cat,which liked birds,so he would give the birds to his cat.The baker got more worried and decided to help set free the poor birds.So he asked,“How much do you want for those birds,son ”
The boy looked at him in surprise,wondering if the baker really wanted to buy them.He laughed and reminded the man that they were just plain old field birds.They didn’t sing and they were not even pretty.However,the baker insisted and continued to ask him how much money he wanted for the birds.
The boy stared at the baker as if he were crazy and said,“$10 ”
Paragraph 1:
The baker reached in his pocket...
Paragraph 2:
The baker picked up the cage.
参考答案：
【阅读理解】
A:1-3ADA
B:4-7BDCD
C:8-11DDCB
D:12-15CBCD
【七选五】
1-5CADGE
【完形填空】
1-5ABDBA 6-10DBCDC 11-15ADACD
【语法填空】
are surrounded
when
being
them
of
magazines
to make
a
regularly
more important
【写作】
【应用文】
The teacher, along with some students is visiting a factory. The switch on the wall of the factory was beyond the children’s reach. They saw a device that can accurately control the temperature, to which the directions were attached they remind people not to injure themselves with it.
【读后续写】
Paragraph 1:
The baker reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the boy’s hand.The boy grasped the money firmly as if he was afraid that the baker would change his mind.In a flash,the naughty boy was gone.The baker looked at the boy walking away and shook his head.
Paragraph 2:
The baker picked up the cage. And he gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a tree and a grassy spot.Setting the cage down,he opened the door,and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out,setting them free.The baker watched the birds flying in the sky,smiling.He took the empty bird cage home.
时间：100分钟 满分：120分
选择题部分
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Earthquake rescue robots have experienced their final tests in Beijing. Their designers say that with these robots, rescue workers will be able to have more time to save more lives during an earthquake.
This robot looking like a helicopter(直升机), is called the detector-bot. It’s about 4 meters long, and it took about 4 years to develop the model. Its main functions(作用) are to collect information from the air, and send goods of up to 30 kilos, to people stuck in an earthquake.
This robot has a high quality 360 degree panoramic camera. It can work day and night and will also be able to send the latest pictures from the quake area. Dr. Qi Juntong, Chinese Academy of Science, said, “Unlike other automatic machines, the most important feature of this robot is that it doesn’t need a distant control. We just set the information of the earthquake-struck area on it, and then it takes off, and lands by itself. It flies as high as 3, 000 meters, and as fast as 100 kilometers per hour. ”
This robot has a different function—it can change as the environment changes. Its main job is to search for any signs of life in places where human rescuers are unable to go.
As well as a detector(探测器)that finds victims(遇难者)and detects poisonous gas, a camera is placed in the 40-centimeter-long robot, which can work in the dark.
Another use for the rescuers is the supply bot, with its 10-meter-long pipe. People who are caught in the ruins will be able to get supplies including oxygen and liquids.
Experts have said that the robots will enter production, and serve as part of the national earthquake rescue team as soon as next year.
1. Which of the following statements about the robot is true according to the passage
A. It hasn’t been put into production so far.
B. It is a machine with a length of 10 meters.
C. It is a machine carried by a helicopter.
D. It weighs about 30 kilos.
2. Dr. Qi Juntong thinks this robot is different from the others mainly because______.
A. it has more functions
B. it has a more advanced camera
C. it can change as the environment changes
D. it can work by itself once given the information
3. The underlined word “which” in paragraph 5 refers to ______.
A. a camera B. a detector
C. a rescuer D. a doctor
B
Teenagers in America know that they’ll possibly need technical skills to find good jobs, but a new survey reveals that interest in technology-related careers may be decreasing.
The percentage of boys aged 13 to 17 who are interested in science, technology, engineering and math or STEM careers dropped from 36 percent in 2017 to 24 percent this year, according to a survey by Junior Achievement USA. The amount of girls interested in STEM careers stayed unchanged.
But the 1, 000 survey participants still named technology as one of two key skills that will be necessary to prepare them for their future careers.
“Kids don’t understand how technology can be applied to careers in addition to computers, and maybe robotics, ”said Tammera L. Holmes, president of aviation consulting firm AeroStar Consulting(航空咨询公司). “That’s all they know, so they can’t really translate that interest to career pathways. ”
When Holmes was in high school, her mom sent her to an event that featured (以……为专题) the pilots from World War Ⅱ. One of the pilots took her for a ride and let her take the wheel. “Immediately that was the career for me, ”she said.
Women remain outnumbered (超过) by men in fields like technology. For people working to increase the number of women in these areas, the lack of growth in girls, interest in STEM careers is concerning.
Teenage girls are more interested than their male classmates in running after careers in which they can help others, said Ed Grocholski from Junior Achievement. Even with all the programs aimed at increasing girls’ interest in STEM, “I don’t think we really talk that much about how we improve people’s lives through STEM, ” Grocholski said.
Society needs to do better at making those connections for kids, said Katherine Latham, founder of an engineering firm. She used civil engineering as an example of a career that will continue to be important.
However, the fact that students know they will need tech skills in their future careers is encouraging.
The second skill they said they need is relationship-building.
“That’s going to be the new type of engineers, ” Latham said.
4. What is the passage mainly about
A. Some successful examples of kids choosing tech careers.
B. Reasons behind teenagers, decreasing interest in tech careers.
C. The difference in choice of jobs between boys and girls in America.
D. The popularity of tech careers among kids and its reasons.
5. What is the reason behind kids’ losing interest in tech careers
A. They see tech careers as boring.
B. They find tech skills less important than before.
C. They don’t think tech careers can bring rewards.
D. They can’t connect their tech interest with future careers.
6. What can we learn from Grocholski’s words
A. STEM careers have nothing to do with people’s lives.
B. Teenage girls are interested in running after STEM careers.
C. The relationship between STEM careers and the improvement of people’s lives isn’t explained enough.
D. Teenagers don’t know how to improve people’s lives through STEM.
7. What aroused Holmes’ interest in her career
A. A summer camp for pilots.
B. Her parents’ wish for her.
C. A report about the life of pilots.
D. Her flight experience with a pilot.
C
Imagine a relay race. During this race, an athlete holds a stick as he runs a certain distance. Then he passes the stick to the next runner. That person runs faster, and then passes the stick to a third runner. Now imagine that the runners do not pass a stick. Instead they pass shiny silk, as well as gold, fruit, and glass. Imagine that the race does not move forward in just one direction. Instead the runners go back and forth along a road. They trade goods all along this route (路线) and at each end of it. Now imagine that the runners are businessmen. They lead caravans (商队) or lines of camels that carry things to sell. They travel on the ancient Silk Road to earn their living.
The Silk Road was a complex trade network. It passed through thousands of cities and towns. It stretched from eastern China, across central Asia and the Middle East, to the Mediterranean Sea. Businessmen traveled on the Silk Road from about 200 B. C. to about 1300 A. D. Then sea travel began to offer new routes. Some people called the Silk Road the world’s longest highway. However, the Silk Road included many routes—not just one smooth path. The routes ran through mountains and across deserts. They passed through an area that now includes 18 countries. The Silk Road had many dangers. These dangers ranged from hot sun and deep snow to thieves and wars. Only expert traders could survive.
The Silk Road got its name from its most prized goods. People used silk as money. They could pay taxes or buy goods with it. Traders carried more than just silk, though. They had gold, silver, and glass from Europe. People in the Middle East and Asia wanted these things. Businessmen also took horses from flat, grassy areas in central Asia and brought them to China and other areas. The horses changed the way people farmed and ran their armies. Indian businessmen traded salt and rare, beautiful stones. Chinese merchants traded medicine and china. They also traded paper, which quickly replaced animal skins in the west. Businessmen carried apples from central Asia to Rome. The Chinese had learned to combine different trees to create new kinds of fruit. They taught this science to others, such as the Romans. The Romans began to grow apples for food. The Silk Road led to worldwide commerce 2, 000 years before the World Wide Web.
The people along the Silk Road did not share only goods. They also shared beliefs. Monks, priests, and other faith leaders taught their religions to others. The Silk Road created pathways for knowledge, diplomacy, and religion.
8. In which column of a newspaper can we most probably read the article
A. Science. B. Travel.
C. Sports. D. Culture.
9. People turned to the sea for new routes after around 1300 A. D. because ______.
A. the Silk Road included many routes
B. the Silk Road passed through many areas
C. people traveled on the Silk Road for too long
D. there were more dangers along the Silk Road
10. Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the word “prized” in Paragraph 3
A. appropriate B. preserved
C. valuable D. useful
11. Which of the following statements is WRONG
A. The Silk Road helped spread religions to more people.
B. The Silk Road gave people the idea to build highways.
C. Some people probably died while travelling.
D. Westerners probably used to write on animal skins.
D
US Space Agency Returns to Mars with InSight Lander
The American space agency’s lander InSight is to arrive on Mars at the end of November, 2018. Unlike NASA’s Curiosity rover, InSight will not move across the planet’s surface. Instead it will become the first spacecraft (航天器) used only for exploring underground. It will study the geography of Mars, searching for signs of Martian (火星的) quakes.
InSight is a project of U. S. and Europe. It is 6 meters long and 1. 5 meters wide. It weighs 360 kilograms. InSight’s 1. 8-meter robotic arm will put two experiments in place. Both are designed to explore underground of Mars to learn about the inside.
Bruce Banerdt is the lead scientist for InSight. He viewed the spacecraft as a robot that can take care of itself. “It’s got its own brain. It’s got an arm. It can listen and feel things. It pulls its own power out of the sun, ”he noted.
Thomas Zurbuchen, one of the heads in NASA, said the results of the InSight project could “change the way we think about the inside of our earth. ” But, first, InSight will have to land on Mars undamaged. Since Mars exploration started in the 1960s, only about 40 percent of the explorations have succeeded.
Tom Hoffman is InSight’s project manager. He said earlier successes do not lessen the concerns for each new exploration. “That we’ve done it before doesn’t mean we’re not nervous and excited about doing it again, ” he said.
InSight will enter the Martian atmosphere (大气层) traveling at 19, 800 kilometers an hour. It will slow for landing on a wide flat area on Mars. If all goes well, InSight could carry out its experiments in about 10 weeks. The InSight project is expected to continue for one Martian year, about two years on Earth.
12. What can we learn from the passage
A. InSight travels at an unchanged speed.
B. InSight is the project of America and Japan.
C. InSight has the functions (功能) of a robot.
D. InSight is mainly powered by the natural gas.
13. What will be one of the contributions (贡献) of the InSight project according to Zurbuchen
A. It will help us understand the geography of Mars.
B. It will change the way we think about the inside of the earth.
C. It will help carry out more experiments on Mars.
D. It will get more information about the reasons for Mars quakes.
14. What is Hoffman’s attitude towards this exploration of the InSight
A. Confident. B. Satisfied.
C. Concerned. D. Frightened.
15. What is the difference between InSight and NASA’s Curiosity rover
A. The size. B. The design.
C. The speed. D. The task.
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。
Ambition (志向, 抱负) is a necessary quality in life. It is the force which drives us on to use whatever talent we have got 1 , these talents will not be used for our own and others’ benefit. Without ambition we are just jellyfish that flop though life. We only react to events: we don’t try to control them.
2 . First of all, it can be unrealistic. We may not be able to see the limits of our own abilities, so we do ambitious things that are completely beyond us. Some people can see our good qualities and our limitations objectively. They may tell us that we haven’t the ability. We refuse to take their evaluation. We keep on trying. Many years and many disappointments later we are forced to accept their judgment. But what a waste of time our ill-founded ambition has caused us!
Besides, our ambition can be too concentrated. We devote our attention to one narrow aim, such as getting distinctions in our science subjects. Everything that may draw us away from this aim is cut out of our lives. In the end we get our distinctions. But we are isolated beings who only care about particular examinations. And we probably won’t make good scientists 3 .
And our ambition can be limited to lifeless objectives. 4 Persons who feel inferior try to make up by seeking the respect of others through owning these artificial signs of worth.
5 But, like all blind forces, it must be directed if not to cause disaster.
A. Still, ambition can have several disadvantages
B. Because our ambition may make us among selfish people
C. Unless we have got some degree of ambition
D. since we don’t have the breadth of view necessary for greater success
E. Ambition is necessary in the lives of individuals
F. As long as tightly controlled by the head and the heart
G. We want to gain money, or power, or membership of some circles
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分40分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For thousands of years, people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain it to others. “While we teach, we 1 , ”said Roman philosopher Seneca. Now scientists are bringing this ancient wisdom up-to-date. They’re 2 why teaching is such a fruitful way to learn.
Researchers have found that students who teach others work harder to 3 the material, and apply it more 4 . Student teachers score higher on tests than pupils who’re learning only for themselves. But how can children, 5 learning themselves, teach others One answer: They can teach younger kids. Some studies have found that first-born children are more 6 than their later-born siblings (兄弟姐妹). This suggests their higher IQs result from the time they spend teaching their siblings.
Now educators are experimenting with ways to 7 this model to schoolwork. They engage college undergraduates to teach computer science to high school students, who then 8 instruct middle school students on the topic. But the most cutting-edge tool is the “teachable agent”—a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world puter scientists have created an animated (动画的)figure called Betty’s Brain, who has been “taught” about science by middle school students. Student teachers are motivated to help Betty 10 certain materials. While preparing to teach, they organize their knowledge and improve their understanding. And as they explain the information to it, they identify problems in their own 11 .
Feedback from the teachable agent 12 improves the teachers’ learning. The agents’ questions drive student teachers to think and explain the materials in different 13 , and watching the agent solve problems allows the emotions one experiences into action. 14 , it’s the emotions one experiences in teaching that help learning. Student teachers feel 15 when their teachable agents fail, but happy when these pupils succeed as they gain pride and satisfaction from someone else’s achievement.
1. A. learn B. doubt
C. grow D. practice
2. A. valuing B. proving
C. questioning D. assuming
3. A. prepare B. preserve
C. exchange D. understand
4. A. officially B. effectively
C. fluently D. carefully
5. A. still B. even
C. though D. once
6. A. curious B. energetic
C. independent D. academic
7. A. add B. apply
C. offer D. show
8. A. as well B. at once
C. in turn D. of course
9. A. teacher B. parent
C. sibling D. pupil
10. A. arrange B. mark
C. master D. link
11. A. thinking B. reading
C. inspiration D. guidance
12. A. shortly B. hardly
C. rather D. further
13. A. ways B. cases
C. places D. orders
14. A. In all B. After all
C. Above all D. For all
15. A. satisfied B. sick
C. pleased D. upset
非选择题部分
第二节 语篇语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Currently, both women and men 1. __________ (surround) by magazines and websites full of tips about dieting, exercise and fashion. Gone are the days 2. __________ all men had to think about wearing a nice suit to be smart and handsome. Things have changed.
Now, a survey has suggested that 80% of men admit 3. __________ (be) unhappy about their body. The biggest body issues for 4. __________ (they) were beer bellies and lack of muscles. Some think it is because 5. __________ the pressure of influence of role models we see on TV and in 6. __________(magazine). People end up with a perception of what the perfect body should look like. But not everybody wants to put in the effort to have perfect muscles like Arnold Schwarzenegger. An opportunistic designer has even invented a muscle-enhancing shirt 7. __________ (make) the buyer look more of a strong man.
But Joe Warner, the former editor of Men’s Fitness magazine, thinks the muscle-enhancing shirt is just 8. __________ trick. He thinks many people in the country are overweight and should accept they need to do more exercise
9. __________ (regular). Exercise is always good. But we mustn’t forget beauty is only skin deep. Character is 10. __________ (important) than appearance.
第四部分 写作(满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作（15分）
结合课文主题使用本单元词汇与句型, 根据提示写一篇50词左右的短文。
1. 那位老师和一些学生在参观一家工厂。(along with)
2. 工厂墙上的开关孩子们是够不到的。(beyond one’s reach)
3. 在那里他们看到一个能精确控制温度的装置, 这个装置附带有使用说明书。(accurately, attach)
4. 说明书提醒人们不要让那个装置伤到自己。(injure)
第二节 故事续写（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。续写的词数应为150左右。
One Sunday morning,George Thomas,a baker in a small New England town was walking through town when he saw a young boy coming toward him,swinging a bird cage in the air.On the bottom of the cage,there were three little wild birds shaking with cold and fear.George Thomas stopped the boy and asked him what he got there.
The boy was happy and told him that there were just some old birds in the cage.When the baker asked him what he would do with the old birds,the boy said casually that he wanted to take the birds home and play with them.He would pull out their feathers to make them fight.He would have a really good time because he would enjoy watching these.
George Thomas was shocked by what the boy said.How could a boy be so rude to wild animals So he continued to ask the boy what he would do to the birds when he got tired of them,because he was such a naughty and cruel boy that he was sure to be tired of them sooner or later.The boy laughed and said that he got a cat,which liked birds,so he would give the birds to his cat.The baker got more worried and decided to help set free the poor birds.So he asked,“How much do you want for those birds,son ”
The boy looked at him in surprise,wondering if the baker really wanted to buy them.He laughed and reminded the man that they were just plain old field birds.They didn’t sing and they were not even pretty.However,the baker insisted and continued to ask him how much money he wanted for the birds.
The boy stared at the baker as if he were crazy and said,“$10 ”
Paragraph 1:
The baker reached in his pocket...
Paragraph 2:
The baker picked up the cage.
参考答案：
【阅读理解】
A:1-3ADA
B:4-7BDCD
C:8-11DDCB
D:12-15CBCD
【七选五】
1-5CADGE
【完形填空】
1-5ABDBA 6-10DBCDC 11-15ADACD
【语法填空】
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【写作】
【应用文】
The teacher, along with some students is visiting a factory. The switch on the wall of the factory was beyond the children’s reach. They saw a device that can accurately control the temperature, to which the directions were attached they remind people not to injure themselves with it.
【读后续写】
Paragraph 1:
The baker reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the boy’s hand.The boy grasped the money firmly as if he was afraid that the baker would change his mind.In a flash,the naughty boy was gone.The baker looked at the boy walking away and shook his head.
Paragraph 2:
The baker picked up the cage. And he gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a tree and a grassy spot.Setting the cage down,he opened the door,and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out,setting them free.The baker watched the birds flying in the sky,smiling.He took the empty bird cage home.