UNIT 1 单元验收评价(二)——仿真高考检测
(时间100分钟，满分120分)
第一部分：阅读(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
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
Where: Becket, Massachusetts
When: June 15－August 24
Each summer, this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by more than 50 companies from around the world. Highlights (最精彩的部分) this season include the Dance Theater of Harlem's production of Alvin Ailey's “The Lark Ascending”， which opens the festival.
Many events are free. Ticketed performances start at $22. jacobspillow.org.
Moab Music Festival
Where: Moab, Utah
When: August 29－September 9
This area is better known for mountain biking than for music. But since 1992, it has hosted a private festival that brings classical, jazz, Latin and other types of music to the land. This year there will be 16 concerts, including three “Grotto Concerts”， where guests take a 45-minute boat ride down the Colorado River to performances.
Events start at $25. moabmusicfest.org.
Cheyenne Frontier Days
Where: Cheyenne, Wyoming
When: July 19－28
There's something for everyone at this 117-year-old festival, from an “Indian village” and Old West museum to country concerts. But the competition is still the main attraction, with cowboys and cowgirls competing for major money in the world's largest outdoor stage.
Competition tickets start at $18, and concert tickets at $23. .
The Glimmerglass Festival
Where: Cooperstown, New York
When: July 6－August 24
Each summer, opera lovers from around the country (and the world) travel to upstate New York to watch productions that include stars like Nathan Gunn and Ginger Costa-Jackson. This year's performances include Wagner's “The Flying Dutchman” and Verdi's “King for a Day”， in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers (作曲家)．
Tickets start at $26. glimmerglass.org.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章是四个艺术节日的广告。
1．If you want to enjoy a “Grotto Concert”， which date suits you best
A．June 15. B．July 19.
C．August 24. D．September 4.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据Moab Music Festival部分中的“This year there will be 16 concerts, including three ‘Grotto Concerts’”可知，今年将有16场音乐会，其中包括三场“洞穴音乐会”。根据它的活动时间When: August 29－September 9再结合选项可知，9月4日可以参加。故选D。
2．If you go to Cheyenne to watch a competition and enjoy a concert, how much will you pay at least
A．$18. B．$22.
C．$36. D．$41.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据Cheyenne Frontier Days部分中的“Competition tickets start at $18, and concert tickets at $23”可知，比赛门票起价18美元，音乐会门票是23美元。由此可知，如果你去Cheyenne看比赛和欣赏音乐会，你至少会付18＋23＝41美元。故选D。
3．If you are a big fan of Wagner, you're advised to go to ________.
A．Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
B．the Glimmerglass Festival
C．Cheyenne Frontier Days
D．Moab Music Festival
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据The Glimmerglass Festival部分中的“This year's performances include Wagner's ‘The Flying Dutchman’ and Verdi's ‘King for a Day’， in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers (作曲家)．”可知，今年的演出包括瓦格纳的《飞翔的荷兰人》和威尔第的《国王的一天》，以纪念这两位作曲家的200岁生日。由此可知，如果你是瓦格纳的忠实粉丝，建议你去参加“微光玻璃节”。故选B。
B
It may seem as if Mother's Day was invented by a company named Hallmark，but people have been taking time on the calendar to give a shout-out to Mom for a long time. The Greeks and Romans had mother goddess festivals — although their celebrations didn't involve the menfolk taking their underappreciated mothers out to dinner. A more recent tradition was Mothering Sunday, which developed in the British Isles during the 16th century. On the fourth Sunday in April, young men and women who were living and working apart from their families were advised to return to their mothers' houses.
Mother's Day as it is observed in the United States started in the 1850s with Ann Jarvis, a West Virginia woman who held “Mothers' Work Days” to promote health and hygiene (卫生) at home and in the workplace. During the Civil War, Jarvis organized women to improve sanitary conditions for soldiers on both sides, and after the war she became a peacemaker, furthering the cause by bringing together mothers of Union and Confederate soldiers and promoting a Mother's Day holiday.
Jarvis's work inspired another 19th-century woman, Julia Ward Howe. In 1870 Howe published her “Mother's Day Proclamation”， which envisioned (设想) the day not as appreciation of mothers by their children but as an opportunity for women to exercise their collective power for peace. Howe started holding annual Mother's Day celebrations in Boston, her hometown, but after about a decade she stopped footing the bill and the tradition faded away.
It was Jarvis's daughter Anna who succeeded in getting Mother's Day recognized as a national holiday. After her mother died, in May 1905, Anna started holding yearly ceremony on the anniversary and conducting a tireless PR campaign to have the day made a holiday. In 1908 she succeeded in enlisting the support of John Wanamaker, the Philadelphia department store magnate and advertising pioneer, and by 1912 West Virginia and a few other states had adopted Mother's Day. Two years later, President Woodrow Wilson signed a resolution declaring the second Sunday in May a national holiday.
It wasn't long, though, before whatever ideals the day was supposed to celebrate were buried under an amount of greeting cards and candy. By the 1920s Anna Jarvis was campaigning against the holiday she had been instrumental in creating. “I wanted it to be a day of emotionalism, not profit，” she said.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了母亲节的历史发展背景及变化。
4．It can be inferred from the first paragraph that______.
A．mothers didn't get enough appreciation in the past
B．Mother's Day was invented by Hallmark
C．young people all returned to their mothers' houses
D．Greeks and Romans were the first to celebrate Mother's Day
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第一段中“The Greeks and Romans had mother goddess festivals — although their celebrations didn't involve the menfolk taking their underappreciated mothers out to dinner.”可知，母亲在过去没有得到足够的感恩。故选A项。
5．Who plays the most significant role in creating Mother's Day
A．Ann Jarvis. B．Julia Ward Howe.
C．Woodrow Wilson. D．Anna Jarvis.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第四段中“It was Jarvis's daughter Anna who succeeded in getting Mother's Day recognized as a national holiday.”可知，是Anna Jarvis在母亲节的创建中起了最重要的作用。故选D项。
6．Why did Anna Jarvis go against celebrating Mother's Day in the 1920s
A．Because it was extremely emotional.
B．Because the festival was not profitable.
C．Because the celebrations went against the original spirit.
D．Because the day was celebrated in the form of exchanging greeting cards and candy.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句以及Anna Jarvis所说“I wanted it to be a day of emotionalism, not profit”可知，Anna Jarvis在20世纪20年代反对庆祝母亲节是因为这些庆祝活动违背了最初的精神。故选C项。
7．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage
A．The Definition of Mother's Day
B．The Argument on Celebrating Mother's Day
C．The Story behind the Creation of Mother's Day
D．Different Forms of Celebration on Mother's Day
解析：选C 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了母亲节的历史发展背景，以及最终成为一个全国性的节日确定下来，到最后性质有所变化。选项C“母亲节创建背后的故事”能说明母亲节的历史背景和发展变化，突出主题，简明扼要，适合作标题。故选C项。
C
Christmas Traditions
Since about 400 AD, Christmas day has been celebrated on 25th December. This date was the old mid-winter festival in pre-Christian times, around the time of the longest night and the shortest day. Christmas in the 21st century has many traditions.
Shops can make about 60 percent of their year's income in the three months before Christmas. So most shops get ready for it in October. The shopping centres are beautifully decorated and stay open late at night. The first time this happened was in 1867 when Macys', a famous shop in New York, stayed open until midnight on Christmas Eve (24th December)．
By mid-December, almost every house, shop and street has a Christmas tree. This tradition was started by the Germans as early as 700 AD. In the northern countries of the world, winter is cold and dark and most trees lose their leaves. The beautiful green trees decorated with lights and coloured glass balls give people hope that spring will come again.
Father Christmas is known across the world with his white hair, red coat and big bag of toys. Young children are told that he lives in the north of Finland and makes toys for them. By tradition, he brings the toys to children at midnight, on the night before Christmas.
On Christmas day a traditional meal is eaten, usually turkey and a rich, spicy cake. Some people hate Christmas. Others feel it is a magical and exciting time. They love seeing family and friends; they also love the traditions. Love it or hate it, Christmas is a time to look back over the old year and forward to the new one.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了圣诞节的来源以及它的传统。
8．Christmas has been celebrated ________.
A．for over 3,000 years
B．for over 1,600 years
C．since the start of the 21st century
D．for 400 years
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Since about 400 AD, Christmas Day has been celebrated on 25th December.”以及“Christmas in the 21st century has many traditions.”可知，大约从公元400年开始，人们就在12月25日庆祝圣诞节。21世纪的圣诞节有很多传统。由此可知，圣诞节已经有1 600多年的历史了。故选B。
9．Christmas is important for shops because ________.
A．they can stay open later
B．they are beautifully decorated
C．much of the income is made
D．more people go shopping
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Shops can make about 60 percent of their year's income in the three months before Christmas.”可知，在圣诞节前的三个月里，商店可以赚取全年收入的60%。由此可知，圣诞节对商店来说很重要，因为他们的大部分收入都是在圣诞节前获得的。故选C。
10．Christmas trees are popular because ________.
A．they make people think of Germany
B．they are easy and cheap to get
C．they lose their leaves in winter
D．they make people think of spring
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The beautiful green trees decorated with lights and coloured glass balls give people hope that spring will come again.”可知，用彩灯和彩色玻璃球装饰的美丽的绿树给人们带来了春天会再次来临的希望。由此可知，圣诞树很受欢迎，因为它们使人们联想到春天。故选D。
11．Father Christmas is ________.
A．a real person who lives in Finland
B．a magical story for kids
C．a character in a film
D．a real person who makes toys
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Young children are told that he lives in the north of Finland and makes toys for them. By tradition, he brings the toys to children at midnight, on the night before Christmas.”可知，孩子们被告知他住在芬兰北部，为他们制作玩具。按照传统，他会在圣诞节前夜的午夜把玩具带给孩子们。由此可知，圣诞老人对小孩子来说是一个神奇的故事。故选B。
D
The Torch Festival (火把节) is a traditional festival which is celebrated among some ethnic groups in southwestern China, such as the Yi, Bai, Hani, Lisu, and Lahu, etc. It usually falls on the 24th or 25th of June, with three days of celebrations. The festival came from worship (崇拜) of fire by ancestors (祖先). For some ethnic groups, it's a tradition in the festival for elders to share farming experience with young people and educate them about taking care of crops.
During the festival, big torches are made to stand in all villages, with small torches placed in front of the door of each house. When night falls, the torches are lit and the villages are bright. At the same time, people walk around the fields and houses, holding small torches and placing the torches in the field corners. Inside the villages, young people are singing and dancing around the big torches that keep burning throughout the night. Other activities like horse races are also held during the festival.
In a horse race of the Yi people in Yunnan, torches are used to form hurdles for riders to get through. The Hani people in Yunnan traditionally tie fruits to torches with strings. When the strings are broken after the torches are lit, people struggle for the fruits for good luck.
For the Lisu people in Sichuan, the festival is an occasion for holding torch parades. Big torches are carried by teams of people, which is like a fire dragon. If different teams meet, it's a tradition to exchange the big torches with one another.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了火把节是中国西南地区一些少数民族的传统节日，并介绍了在节日期间不同民族的庆祝活动。
12．What can we know about the Torch Festival from the first paragraph
A．It has nothing to do with farming.
B．Its celebrations usually last two days.
C．It is a traditional festival of all China.
D．It is a festival to show worship of fire.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第一段中“The festival came from worship (崇拜) of fire by ancestors (祖先)”这个节日源于祖先对火的崇拜，可知，火把节是一个展示对火崇拜的节日。故选D项。
13．What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refer to
A．Ancestors. B．Young people.
C．Elders. D．Ethnic groups.
解析：选B 词义猜测题。根据第一段中“For some ethnic groups, it's a tradition in the festival for elders to share farming experience with young people and educate them about taking care of crops. ”可知，对于一些少数民族来说，年长者与年轻人分享种植经验并教育他们如何照料庄稼是节日的传统。因此代词them指的是年轻人“young people”。故选B项。
14．What is the main idea of the second paragraph
A．Why the festival is enjoyed.
B．Where the festival is celebrated.
C．How the festival is celebrated.
D．What torches are used for the festival.
解析：选C 段落大意题。根据第二段可知，本段主要是讲述了在火把节期间的庆祝活动，也就是怎么庆祝这个节日。故选C项。
15．Which is a way that Lisu people in Sichuan celebrate the festival according to the text
A．Holding torch parades.
B．Tying fruits to torches with strings.
C．Struggling for fruits for good luck.
D．Using torches as hurdles for a horse race.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“For the Lisu people in Sichuan, the festival is an occasion for holding torch parades.”可知，举行火把游行是四川傈僳族人庆祝节日的一种方式。故选A项。
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。
I've never visited the town of Wetumka in Oklahoma of the USA. But I know people there celebrate a day every year when they laugh at themselves. __16__ And they plan a town festival on the last Saturday of September to celebrate it.
It all started at 1950 when a man calling himself F. Bam Morrison arrived in Wetumka and persuaded local people to put up money to bring a circus to the town. __17__They thought he was a good guy.
Businessmen bought plenty of food, drinks, and souvenirs in preparation for the crowds of people. And Morrison sold tickets in advance. __18__They were happy with the thought of a circus in their own village.
On the day the circus parade was to march down the main street, happiness turned into disappointment when nothing happened. F. Bam had slipped away (溜走) in the night with all the money he had raised. __19__ The people of Wetumka had been fooled.
It didn't take long for their disappointment to turn into enjoyment, however, someone came up with the idea of holding a four-day celebration. __20__They called their party The Sucker Festival. People celebrate the fact that they had been cheated. And now Sucker Day is an important event in Wetumka every year.
A．They call it Sucker Day.
B．So there would be no circus.
C．All the townspeople bought the tickets.
D．Everyone in town had heard about the festival.
E．Local people didn't know him, but they trusted his words.
F．They had all the food and goodies for the celebration.
G．F. Bam Morrison told the businessmen they had to make up their mind.
语篇解读：文章主要介绍了Sucker Day节日的由来。
16．选A 根据设空上句中的“I know people there celebrate a day every year when they laugh at themselves”以及下句中的“they plan a town festival on the last Saturday of September to celebrate it”可知，选项A提到节日的名字，承上启下，符合语境。故选A。
17．选E 根据设空前后句子“persuaded local people to put up money to bring a circus to the town”和“They thought he was a good guy.”可知， 尽管当地人不认识F. Bam Morrison, 但他们认为他是个好人， 所以相信他的话。
18．选C 根据上句“And Morrison sold tickets in advance.”结合选项C中的tickets可知， Morrison卖票， 所有的市民都买了票。
19．选B 根据设空后的“The people of Wetumka had been fooled.”可知， 人们被愚弄了， 显然购买的马戏团的票也用不上了， 没有马戏演出了。
20．选F 根据设空前句中的“someone came up with the idea of holding a four-day celebration”可知， 在没有马戏可看的情况下， 人们想出了其他的庆祝方式， 显然与选项F中的关键词celebration匹配。故选F。
第二部分：语言运用(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。
I will never forget one summer in my childhood. While walking in the attic (阁楼), I stepped on something and __21__ down, with my hand landing on a floorboard. When I __22__ and looked inside the open space: There was gold in there! I __23__ a handful of shining gold cubes, ran to the bottom stair and __24__， “Mama, I found gold up there under the floor！”
When Mama opened the door and __25__ her head in, she __26__ said, “Honey, that's insulation (隔热材料)．”
I felt really disappointed. I had thought I made a real __27__.
When I __28__ inside to put the fake gold back, my hand touched an old book: Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
I spent quite much time on it and found __29__ in these pages. As I didn't know how to express things clearly, I often __30__ to talk about them. This book helped me __31__ that I didn't need to feel ashamed or __32__.
Over the years, I've kept my original __33__， which to this day I often refer to. Although it was a __34__ to find the book, it liberated me in a way.
The book discovered under those floorboards was, __35__， gold.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者童年时期在阁楼意外发现了Bartlett's Familiar Quotations这本书，被其中的内容吸引，并且收获良多。
21．A.slowed B．calmed
C．looked D．fell
解析：选D 根据上文中的“I stepped on something”及下文中的“with my hand landing on a floorboard”可推知，作者踩住了某个东西“摔倒”了。fall意为“跌倒”，符合语境。
22．A.bent over B．showed up
C．lay down D．broke in
解析：选A 根据上文可知，作者“俯下身”去看，发现地板下面有金子。bend over意为“俯身”，符合语境。show up“出现”；lie down“躺下”；break in“强行进入，打断”。
23．A.stole B．produced
C．seized D．hid
解析：选C 根据下文中的“handful”以及第四段中的“to put the fake gold back”可推知，作者当时“抓”了一把金块，朝楼下跑去。seize“抓取”，符合语境。
24．A.yelled B．sighed
C．admitted D．complained
解析：选A 根据空后的“Mama, I found gold”可知，作者当时非常兴奋，所以会“大喊”，yell意为“大喊”。sigh“叹息”；admit“承认”；complain“抱怨”。
25．A.nodded B．stuck
C．lowered D．lifted
解析：选B 根据空后的“her head in”可知，母亲把门打开，把头“伸”了进去，发现那只是隔热材料。stick意为“放置”，stick her head in表示母亲将头伸进去。nod“点头”；lower“把……放低”；lift“举起”。
26．A.simply B．thoughtfully
C．honestly D．angrily
解析：选A 根据下文中的“Honey, that's insulation (隔热材料). ”可知，母亲仅仅说它是隔热材料。simply“仅仅，只”；thoughtfully“深思熟虑地”；honestly“诚实地”；angrily“生气地”。
27．A.difference B．choice
C．mistake D．discovery
解析：选D 根据第一段中的“I found gold up there under the floor”可知，作者当时真的以为有了一个大的“发现”，但当被告知不是金子的时候，作者自然很失望。
28．A.sat B．slid
C．reached D．walked
解析：选C 根据下文中的“my hand touched an old book”可知，作者将手伸进去，将“假金子”放了回去，故选reach“伸手”。slid为slide的过去式，意为“滑动”。
29．A.sympathy B．comfort
C．honor D．doubt
解析：选B 根据上文中的“I spent quite much time on it”可知，当时因为有了这本书，作者乏味的生活有了一些“安慰”。sympathy“同情”；comfort“慰藉，安慰”；honor“荣誉”；doubt“怀疑”。
30．A.tended B．offered
C．managed D．hesitated
解析：选D 根据上文中的“I didn't know how to express things clearly”可知，因为作者不知道如何清楚地表达事情，所以在谈及它们的时候经常“迟疑”。tend to do“往往会做，倾向于做”；offer to do“主动提出做”；manage to do“设法完成”；hesitate to do“迟疑做，不愿意做”。
31．A.expect B．remember
C．realize D．imagine
解析：选C 根据下文中的“I didn't need to feel ashamed or ________”以及语境可知，这本书让作者“意识到”，当自己表达不好的时候，不需要感到羞愧或“尴尬”。
32．A.embarrassed B．satisfied
C．astonished D．tired
解析：选A 参见上题解析。embarrassed“尴尬的”；satisfied“满意的”；astonished“感到十分惊讶的”；tired“疲劳的”。
33．A.mind B．copy
C．plan D．file
解析：选B 根据空前的“original”以及语境可推知，多年来，作者一直保存着自己当年发现的那本书，copy在此处意为“一本，一册”。original copy表示“原本，原件”。
34．A.dilemma B．disaster
C．pity D．coincidence
解析：选D 根据上文可知，作者当时发现这本书纯属“巧合”，但即便是巧合，这本书却在某种程度上(心灵、思想方面)解放了作者。dilemma“困境”；disaster“灾难”；pity“遗憾”；coincidence“巧合”。
35．A.still B．indeed
C．normally D．hopefully
解析：选B 根据上文中的“it liberated me in a way”可知，这本书让作者在某种程度上得到解放，对作者而言“的确”是金子。
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。
Essential foods for Chinese New Year's Eve
The first day of the first lunar month is Spring Festival, the beginning of a new year for China. Spring Festival is China's __36__ (big) and most important holiday and festival and a day for family reunion. Being around family members at the turn of the year__37__ (be) a vital ritual (仪式) for the Chinese people.
The Spring Festival celebration is a continuous process，__38__ (start) from the 23rd or 24th of the 12th lunar month. People often clean their houses, do their shopping and put up Spring Festival couplets (blessing words __39__ (post) on door frames) until New Year's Eve on the lunar calendar.
In addition__40__staying up late on New Year's Eve, having a delicious dinner is also key to the Spring Festival celebration. The New Year's Eve dinner has been presented in__41__ (difference) ways around China.
Those in South China must have a dish of fish because “fish” in Chinese sounds similar to the character for “prosperity”， symbolizing__42__ abundant and comfortable life. Those in North China often eat dumplings, __43__ symbolize “reunion” and “fortune”．
Spring Festival is just around the corner. Let's take a look at some essential __44__ (dish) on the New Year's Eve dinner table! Dumplings, sweet dumplings, fish, Lion-head meatballs, Hot pot, Rice cakes or a dish of tofu, all of __45__ (they) carry a special meaning of blessing and good luck.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国春节的年夜饭习俗，以及南北方的年夜饭中对食物的不同选择。
36．biggest 考查最高级。根据后文“most important”可以推知，空处应该用最高级。故填biggest。
37．is 考查时态和主谓一致。此处叙述客观情况，应用一般现在时。主语为短语“Being around family members at the turn of the year”，为单数，故填is。
38．starting 考查非谓语动词。分析可知，该句主语为The Spring Festival celebration，start与主语为主动关系，应该用现在分词形式，故填starting。
39．posted 考查被动语态。分析可知，动词post与动作的执行者blessing words为被动关系。应该用过去分词形式表被动，故填posted。
40．to 考查固定搭配。in addition to为固定搭配，意为“除……之外”，故填to。
41．different 考查形容词。根据分析可知，空处作定语修饰名词ways，应该用形容词形式，故填different。
42．an 考查冠词。根据分析可知，空处应为不定冠词来修饰可数名词life泛指生活。而空处后abundant发音以元音音素开头，故填an。
43．which 考查非限制性定语从句。分析可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词dumplings为物，只能用which。故填which。
44．dishes 考查名词的复数。根据空处前的some可知，some可修饰可数名词复数形式，dish为可数名词，此处应用复数形式，故填dishes。
45．them 考查代词。根据前文列举“Dumplings, sweet dumplings, fish, Lion-head meatballs, Hot pot, Rice cakes or a dish of tofu”以及空格前all of可知，空处应是代指前文列举的食物，为复数形式，且在介词后，应该用宾格。故填them。
第三部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你所在学校要举办英语戏剧节(The English Drama Festival)。你们想邀请外教John参加。请你给他写一封信，要点如下：
1．介绍活动内容；
2．邀请他表演节目；
3．请他提出活动建议。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Dear John，
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
参考范文：
Dear John，
The English Drama Festival of our school is to be held next week. Knowing that you are interested in English drama, I am writing to invite you to participate in it.
A variety of activities will be included in the festival, such as singing, crosstalk and so on. You are expected to put on a performance with us. Besides, since it is the first time that we have organized the English Drama Festival, we really hope you can give us some valuable advice.
Looking forward to your coming.
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
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。
The Wilsons were having dinner. The food was left from their Thanksgiving dinner two days before: turkey soup and turkey meat mixed with potatoes. Eleven-year-old Angelina asked, “Are we having turkey ice cream, too？” Her father replied, “Angelina, have you forgotten that I had no job for a whole year Now I have work again. You should be very thankful.” “I'm sorry I said that about the turkey! But unless I get a new dress, I will not look good for the Christmas Festival.” Angelina murmured.
The Festival was the winter holiday celebration of a group she belonged to: the Avalon Girls' Service Club. They wrote cheerful cards for hospital patients. They cooked meals for the homeless. But the Christmas Festival was different. The girls wore party clothes and many people came to see them perform. Angelina had only a plain gray dress that she had worn to the event last year. And now it was a little too short. Angelina appealed to her parents to buy one for her, a beautiful red dress in Forbes' Store. Her mother sighed, “Well, we cannot buy it. We have to be careful. You never know when I might lose my job.”
All hope was not gone. There was a sign in the Forbes Store window that said “layaway (分期付款)” . Angelina pulled ten worn dollar bills from her coat pocket. She ran to the store and begged the salesperson, Mrs Harding, to hold “her” dress for her. “OK. But you must come back in two weeks to pay the rest.” Angelina felt like jumping into the air. She was so happy that she told Mrs Harding about the Avalon Service Club's work and its Christmas party.
Then, Angelina shook and suffered in the cold wind looking for work. Finally, Angelina got a job making new clothing for dolls. Angelina was excellent at sewing. Sure enough, the dolls' dresses turned out beautiful. She got twenty dollars. Still, she was far from having enough money for her dress. She felt helpless as the final payment date arrived.
She returned sadly to Forbes' Store, “I don't have enough money for the dress.” Then she saw Mrs Harding's eyes were red. She looked like she had been crying. She said the store was closing and she was losing her job.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph 1：
Suddenly, Mrs Harding said she would pay the rest of the money so Angelina could have it.
Paragraph 2：
Outside, Angelina saw a man who looked like Santa Claus was asking people for money to help poor people.
参考范文：
Paragraph 1：
Suddenly, Mrs Harding said she would pay the rest of the money so Angelina could have it. “Your club always does good work. I would like you to have this dress for your Festival.” Angelina thought how much she wanted the red dress. But she remembered how sad her father had felt during that long year when he had no work. She chose her words carefully, “That is very good of you, Mrs Harding. But you will need all your money until you get another job.” Angelina expressed thanks and closed her hand around the worn dollar bills Mrs Harding returned to her. With that, she said goodbye and ran out of the store into the cold street.
Paragraph 2：
Outside, Angelina saw a man who looked like Santa Claus was asking people for money to help poor people. Angelina stood still for a moment on the snowy sidewalk. Then, quite suddenly, she gave the man dressed as Santa Claus several dollars. “Mrs Harding is not the only one who wants to help other people.” Just as suddenly she decided that maybe she would buy some material to add length to her old gray wool dress. And she started to plan how she would sew bright red ribbons along the neckline. Who knew, maybe she could look good at the Festival after all. But, in any event, she would have fun. After all, it was Christmas time.UNIT 1 单元验收评价(二)——仿真高考检测
(时间100分钟，满分120分)
第一部分：阅读(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
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
Where: Becket, Massachusetts
When: June 15－August 24
Each summer, this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by more than 50 companies from around the world. Highlights (最精彩的部分) this season include the Dance Theater of Harlem's production of Alvin Ailey's “The Lark Ascending”， which opens the festival.
Many events are free. Ticketed performances start at $22. jacobspillow.org.
Moab Music Festival
Where: Moab, Utah
When: August 29－September 9
This area is better known for mountain biking than for music. But since 1992, it has hosted a private festival that brings classical, jazz, Latin and other types of music to the land. This year there will be 16 concerts, including three “Grotto Concerts”， where guests take a 45-minute boat ride down the Colorado River to performances.
Events start at $25. moabmusicfest.org.
Cheyenne Frontier Days
Where: Cheyenne, Wyoming
When: July 19－28
There's something for everyone at this 117-year-old festival, from an “Indian village” and Old West museum to country concerts. But the competition is still the main attraction, with cowboys and cowgirls competing for major money in the world's largest outdoor stage.
Competition tickets start at $18, and concert tickets at $23. .
The Glimmerglass Festival
Where: Cooperstown, New York
When: July 6－August 24
Each summer, opera lovers from around the country (and the world) travel to upstate New York to watch productions that include stars like Nathan Gunn and Ginger Costa-Jackson. This year's performances include Wagner's “The Flying Dutchman” and Verdi's “King for a Day”， in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers (作曲家)．
Tickets start at $26. glimmerglass.org.
1．If you want to enjoy a “Grotto Concert”， which date suits you best
A．June 15. B．July 19.
C．August 24. D．September 4.
2．If you go to Cheyenne to watch a competition and enjoy a concert, how much will you pay at least
A．$18. B．$22.
C．$36. D．$41.
3．If you are a big fan of Wagner, you're advised to go to ________.
A．Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
B．the Glimmerglass Festival
C．Cheyenne Frontier Days
D．Moab Music Festival
B
It may seem as if Mother's Day was invented by a company named Hallmark，but people have been taking time on the calendar to give a shout-out to Mom for a long time. The Greeks and Romans had mother goddess festivals — although their celebrations didn't involve the menfolk taking their underappreciated mothers out to dinner. A more recent tradition was Mothering Sunday, which developed in the British Isles during the 16th century. On the fourth Sunday in April, young men and women who were living and working apart from their families were advised to return to their mothers' houses.
Mother's Day as it is observed in the United States started in the 1850s with Ann Jarvis, a West Virginia woman who held “Mothers' Work Days” to promote health and hygiene (卫生) at home and in the workplace. During the Civil War, Jarvis organized women to improve sanitary conditions for soldiers on both sides, and after the war she became a peacemaker, furthering the cause by bringing together mothers of Union and Confederate soldiers and promoting a Mother's Day holiday.
Jarvis's work inspired another 19th-century woman, Julia Ward Howe. In 1870 Howe published her “Mother's Day Proclamation”， which envisioned (设想) the day not as appreciation of mothers by their children but as an opportunity for women to exercise their collective power for peace. Howe started holding annual Mother's Day celebrations in Boston, her hometown, but after about a decade she stopped footing the bill and the tradition faded away.
It was Jarvis's daughter Anna who succeeded in getting Mother's Day recognized as a national holiday. After her mother died, in May 1905, Anna started holding yearly ceremony on the anniversary and conducting a tireless PR campaign to have the day made a holiday. In 1908 she succeeded in enlisting the support of John Wanamaker, the Philadelphia department store magnate and advertising pioneer, and by 1912 West Virginia and a few other states had adopted Mother's Day. Two years later, President Woodrow Wilson signed a resolution declaring the second Sunday in May a national holiday.
It wasn't long, though, before whatever ideals the day was supposed to celebrate were buried under an amount of greeting cards and candy. By the 1920s Anna Jarvis was campaigning against the holiday she had been instrumental in creating. “I wanted it to be a day of emotionalism, not profit，” she said.
4．It can be inferred from the first paragraph that______.
A．mothers didn't get enough appreciation in the past
B．Mother's Day was invented by Hallmark
C．young people all returned to their mothers' houses
D．Greeks and Romans were the first to celebrate Mother's Day
5．Who plays the most significant role in creating Mother's Day
A．Ann Jarvis. B．Julia Ward Howe.
C．Woodrow Wilson. D．Anna Jarvis.
6．Why did Anna Jarvis go against celebrating Mother's Day in the 1920s
A．Because it was extremely emotional.
B．Because the festival was not profitable.
C．Because the celebrations went against the original spirit.
D．Because the day was celebrated in the form of exchanging greeting cards and candy.
7．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage
A．The Definition of Mother's Day
B．The Argument on Celebrating Mother's Day
C．The Story behind the Creation of Mother's Day
D．Different Forms of Celebration on Mother's Day
C
Christmas Traditions
Since about 400 AD, Christmas day has been celebrated on 25th December. This date was the old mid-winter festival in pre-Christian times, around the time of the longest night and the shortest day. Christmas in the 21st century has many traditions.
Shops can make about 60 percent of their year's income in the three months before Christmas. So most shops get ready for it in October. The shopping centres are beautifully decorated and stay open late at night. The first time this happened was in 1867 when Macys', a famous shop in New York, stayed open until midnight on Christmas Eve (24th December)．
By mid-December, almost every house, shop and street has a Christmas tree. This tradition was started by the Germans as early as 700 AD. In the northern countries of the world, winter is cold and dark and most trees lose their leaves. The beautiful green trees decorated with lights and coloured glass balls give people hope that spring will come again.
Father Christmas is known across the world with his white hair, red coat and big bag of toys. Young children are told that he lives in the north of Finland and makes toys for them. By tradition, he brings the toys to children at midnight, on the night before Christmas.
On Christmas day a traditional meal is eaten, usually turkey and a rich, spicy cake. Some people hate Christmas. Others feel it is a magical and exciting time. They love seeing family and friends; they also love the traditions. Love it or hate it, Christmas is a time to look back over the old year and forward to the new one.
8．Christmas has been celebrated ________.
A．for over 3,000 years
B．for over 1,600 years
C．since the start of the 21st century
D．for 400 years
9．Christmas is important for shops because ________.
A．they can stay open later
B．they are beautifully decorated
C．much of the income is made
D．more people go shopping
10．Christmas trees are popular because ________.
A．they make people think of Germany
B．they are easy and cheap to get
C．they lose their leaves in winter
D．they make people think of spring
11．Father Christmas is ________.
A．a real person who lives in Finland
B．a magical story for kids
C．a character in a film
D．a real person who makes toys
D
The Torch Festival (火把节) is a traditional festival which is celebrated among some ethnic groups in southwestern China, such as the Yi, Bai, Hani, Lisu, and Lahu, etc. It usually falls on the 24th or 25th of June, with three days of celebrations. The festival came from worship (崇拜) of fire by ancestors (祖先). For some ethnic groups, it's a tradition in the festival for elders to share farming experience with young people and educate them about taking care of crops.
During the festival, big torches are made to stand in all villages, with small torches placed in front of the door of each house. When night falls, the torches are lit and the villages are bright. At the same time, people walk around the fields and houses, holding small torches and placing the torches in the field corners. Inside the villages, young people are singing and dancing around the big torches that keep burning throughout the night. Other activities like horse races are also held during the festival.
In a horse race of the Yi people in Yunnan, torches are used to form hurdles for riders to get through. The Hani people in Yunnan traditionally tie fruits to torches with strings. When the strings are broken after the torches are lit, people struggle for the fruits for good luck.
For the Lisu people in Sichuan, the festival is an occasion for holding torch parades. Big torches are carried by teams of people, which is like a fire dragon. If different teams meet, it's a tradition to exchange the big torches with one another.
12．What can we know about the Torch Festival from the first paragraph
A．It has nothing to do with farming.
B．Its celebrations usually last two days.
C．It is a traditional festival of all China.
D．It is a festival to show worship of fire.
13．What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refer to
A．Ancestors. B．Young people.
C．Elders. D．Ethnic groups.
14．What is the main idea of the second paragraph
A．Why the festival is enjoyed.
B．Where the festival is celebrated.
C．How the festival is celebrated.
D．What torches are used for the festival.
15．Which is a way that Lisu people in Sichuan celebrate the festival according to the text
A．Holding torch parades.
B．Tying fruits to torches with strings.
C．Struggling for fruits for good luck.
D．Using torches as hurdles for a horse race.
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。
I've never visited the town of Wetumka in Oklahoma of the USA. But I know people there celebrate a day every year when they laugh at themselves. __16__ And they plan a town festival on the last Saturday of September to celebrate it.
It all started at 1950 when a man calling himself F. Bam Morrison arrived in Wetumka and persuaded local people to put up money to bring a circus to the town. __17__They thought he was a good guy.
Businessmen bought plenty of food, drinks, and souvenirs in preparation for the crowds of people. And Morrison sold tickets in advance. __18__They were happy with the thought of a circus in their own village.
On the day the circus parade was to march down the main street, happiness turned into disappointment when nothing happened. F. Bam had slipped away (溜走) in the night with all the money he had raised. __19__ The people of Wetumka had been fooled.
It didn't take long for their disappointment to turn into enjoyment, however, someone came up with the idea of holding a four-day celebration. __20__They called their party The Sucker Festival. People celebrate the fact that they had been cheated. And now Sucker Day is an important event in Wetumka every year.
A．They call it Sucker Day.
B．So there would be no circus.
C．All the townspeople bought the tickets.
D．Everyone in town had heard about the festival.
E．Local people didn't know him, but they trusted his words.
F．They had all the food and goodies for the celebration.
G．F. Bam Morrison told the businessmen they had to make up their mind.
第二部分：语言运用(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。
I will never forget one summer in my childhood. While walking in the attic (阁楼), I stepped on something and __21__ down, with my hand landing on a floorboard. When I __22__ and looked inside the open space: There was gold in there! I __23__ a handful of shining gold cubes, ran to the bottom stair and __24__， “Mama, I found gold up there under the floor！”
When Mama opened the door and __25__ her head in, she __26__ said, “Honey, that's insulation (隔热材料)．”
I felt really disappointed. I had thought I made a real __27__.
When I __28__ inside to put the fake gold back, my hand touched an old book: Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
I spent quite much time on it and found __29__ in these pages. As I didn't know how to express things clearly, I often __30__ to talk about them. This book helped me __31__ that I didn't need to feel ashamed or __32__.
Over the years, I've kept my original __33__， which to this day I often refer to. Although it was a __34__ to find the book, it liberated me in a way.
The book discovered under those floorboards was, __35__， gold.
21．A.slowed B．calmed
C．looked D．fell
22．A.bent over B．showed up
C．lay down D．broke in
23．A.stole B．produced
C．seized D．hid
24．A.yelled B．sighed
C．admitted D．complained
25．A.nodded B．stuck
C．lowered D．lifted
26．A.simply B．thoughtfully
C．honestly D．angrily
27．A.difference B．choice
C．mistake D．discovery
28．A.sat B．slid
C．reached D．walked
29．A.sympathy B．comfort
C．honor D．doubt
30．A.tended B．offered
C．managed D．hesitated
31．A.expect B．remember
C．realize D．imagine
32．A.embarrassed B．satisfied
C．astonished D．tired
33．A.mind B．copy
C．plan D．file
34．A.dilemma B．disaster
C．pity D．coincidence
35．A.still B．indeed
C．normally D．hopefully
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。
Essential foods for Chinese New Year's Eve
The first day of the first lunar month is Spring Festival, the beginning of a new year for China. Spring Festival is China's __36__ (big) and most important holiday and festival and a day for family reunion. Being around family members at the turn of the year__37__ (be) a vital ritual (仪式) for the Chinese people.
The Spring Festival celebration is a continuous process，__38__ (start) from the 23rd or 24th of the 12th lunar month. People often clean their houses, do their shopping and put up Spring Festival couplets (blessing words __39__ (post) on door frames) until New Year's Eve on the lunar calendar.
In addition__40__staying up late on New Year's Eve, having a delicious dinner is also key to the Spring Festival celebration. The New Year's Eve dinner has been presented in__41__ (difference) ways around China.
Those in South China must have a dish of fish because “fish” in Chinese sounds similar to the character for “prosperity”， symbolizing__42__ abundant and comfortable life. Those in North China often eat dumplings, __43__ symbolize “reunion” and “fortune”．
Spring Festival is just around the corner. Let's take a look at some essential __44__ (dish) on the New Year's Eve dinner table! Dumplings, sweet dumplings, fish, Lion-head meatballs, Hot pot, Rice cakes or a dish of tofu, all of __45__ (they) carry a special meaning of blessing and good luck.
第三部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你所在学校要举办英语戏剧节(The English Drama Festival)。你们想邀请外教John参加。请你给他写一封信，要点如下：
1．介绍活动内容；
2．邀请他表演节目；
3．请他提出活动建议。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Dear John，
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
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。
The Wilsons were having dinner. The food was left from their Thanksgiving dinner two days before: turkey soup and turkey meat mixed with potatoes. Eleven-year-old Angelina asked, “Are we having turkey ice cream, too？” Her father replied, “Angelina, have you forgotten that I had no job for a whole year Now I have work again. You should be very thankful.” “I'm sorry I said that about the turkey! But unless I get a new dress, I will not look good for the Christmas Festival.” Angelina murmured.
The Festival was the winter holiday celebration of a group she belonged to: the Avalon Girls' Service Club. They wrote cheerful cards for hospital patients. They cooked meals for the homeless. But the Christmas Festival was different. The girls wore party clothes and many people came to see them perform. Angelina had only a plain gray dress that she had worn to the event last year. And now it was a little too short. Angelina appealed to her parents to buy one for her, a beautiful red dress in Forbes' Store. Her mother sighed, “Well, we cannot buy it. We have to be careful. You never know when I might lose my job.”
All hope was not gone. There was a sign in the Forbes Store window that said “layaway (分期付款)” . Angelina pulled ten worn dollar bills from her coat pocket. She ran to the store and begged the salesperson, Mrs Harding, to hold “her” dress for her. “OK. But you must come back in two weeks to pay the rest.” Angelina felt like jumping into the air. She was so happy that she told Mrs Harding about the Avalon Service Club's work and its Christmas party.
Then, Angelina shook and suffered in the cold wind looking for work. Finally, Angelina got a job making new clothing for dolls. Angelina was excellent at sewing. Sure enough, the dolls' dresses turned out beautiful. She got twenty dollars. Still, she was far from having enough money for her dress. She felt helpless as the final payment date arrived.
She returned sadly to Forbes' Store, “I don't have enough money for the dress.” Then she saw Mrs Harding's eyes were red. She looked like she had been crying. She said the store was closing and she was losing her job.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph 1：
Suddenly, Mrs Harding said she would pay the rest of the money so Angelina could have it.
Paragraph 2：
Outside, Angelina saw a man who looked like Santa Claus was asking people for money to help poor people.
