2025-2026学年外研版英语必修第三册单元测试 Unit 2 Making a difference（含答案）
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Unit 2 Making a difference
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
A
Book: No Looking Back
Author: Shivani Gupta
Shivani had thrown a party one evening and woke up the next morning in hospital because of a car crash. It took Shivani years of pain, struggle and determination to regain control of her life and her body. Then tragedy struck again. As the newly－married Shivani drove to Manali with her family, a truck crashed into her car. Shivani refused to give in—she wouldn't let her injury keep her from achieving her ambitions.
Book: Courage Beyond Compare
Author: Sanjay Sharma
The 10 sportspersons in the book are champions in diverse fields like athletics, swimming, and badminton, who have brought glory to the country. They overcame their physical limitations to reach the top of their chosen fields.
Book: Face to Face
Author: Ved Mehta
Blind since the age of four, the author led a lonely childhood in India until he was accepted to the Arkansas School for the Blind, to which he flew alone at 15. The school changed his life, leading him to degrees at Oxford University and Harvard University and a fruitful writing career.
Book: This Star Won't Go Out
Author: Esther Earl, Lori Earl and Wayne Earl
Diagnosed with cancer at 12, Esther Earl was a bright and talented, but very normal teenager. She lived a hope－filled and generous life. A cheerful, positive and encouraging daughter, sister and friend, Esther died in 2010, shortly after turning 16, but not before inspiring thousands through her growing online presence.
1. What does the book No Looking Back mainly talk about
A. A successful author who was blind during his childhood.
B. 10 disabled athletes who are champions in the sports field.
C. An unlucky girl who experienced two car accidents.
D. An inspiring teenager who died of cancer.
2. In which book does the author tell of himself
A. Courage Beyond Compare.
B. This Star Won't Go Out.
C. Face to Face.
D. No Looking Back.
3. Which word can best describe the characters of all the four books
A. Intelligent. B. Passionate.
C. Pessimistic. D. Inspiring.
B
“I have cancer，” Mum said and held me in a tight hug. I could feel her chest shaking as she tried not to cry but failed.
For all of my twenty－four years, my mum had been supportive. Strength and protection had always flowed from her to me. Now I knew it would have to flow the other way.
Mum didn't stay down for long. After the shock of breast cancer, she armed herself with a notebook and a pen and a thousand questions for the doctors. She took notes on white blood cell counts and medications (药物) with long names as though she were studying for entrance exams into medical school. “The not－knowing is the worst，” she said.
The operation was successful. The chemo (化疗) was the harder part. I went with Mum to every chemo treatment. She rarely complained, though her hair was gone and her toenails and fingernails fell out one by one. She joked that she could save money on nail polish and put it towards the doctor bills, even though she never wore nail polish. “Cancer can take my hair, my nails, my health, my very life. But it can't take my smile，” Mum said.
Mum learned to share her fears with me, and it formed an even deeper bond between us. Yet I am certain there were fears she didn't share because she was still protecting me—worries she only shared with Dad. Even in the darkest hours, she would just joke about the cancer. Mum always said, “When you look at your greatest fear in the eye and laugh at it, you take away some of its power.”
Mum was one of the lucky ones. She did beat her cancer, though not without scars. From her, I've learned I may not get to choose what I face, but I do get to choose how I face it.
4. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean
A. There were other ways to treat cancer.
B. Knowledge of cancer would be helpful.
C. Mum had to stay stronger to beat cancer.
D. I should be the one being there for Mum.
5. Which of the following words can best describe Mum
A. Humorous and generous.
B. Considerate and ambitious.
C. Optimistic and determined.
D. Caring and knowledgeable.
6. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about
A. The fear Mum shared with me.
B. The ways Mum faced fears.
C. The jokes Mum told me.
D. The bond Mum and I formed.
7. What lesson did the author learn from Mum
A. Luck counts in beating diseases.
B. Complaint does no good to one's health.
C. Positive attitudes get one through hardship.
D. Sharing feelings helps reduce sufferings a lot.
C
Every year thousands of people come to the city of Pamplona, in north－eastern Spain, for the opportunity to run for their lives as six fighting bulls are released to charge through the town. There are injuries and deaths every year, but the event is of interest to many people. A paper just published in Science describes the insight the event offers into the psychology of panicked crowds.
That is a useful topic to explore. Architects, civil engineers and urban planners must try to work out how people will behave in the event of a disaster like a fire, a flood or a terrorist attack so they can design their creations to avoid potentially deadly collisions (碰撞). Unfortunately, solid information is hard to come by. Daniel Parisi, the paper's lead author, realised that the Pamplona bull－runs offered the perfect natural experiment.
Dr Parisi and his team went to two different rooftop locations in Pamplona in July 2019, and filmed the runners as the animals were released. Later in the lab, they calculated the speed of the runners, the density (密度) of the crowd, the probability of a runner tripping and falling and the relationship between runner－group density and speed.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the researchers found that runners picked up speed when the bulls drew near. Less expected was the finding that the speed of individual runners increased with the density of the crowd, which was contrary to a long－held assumption in architectural and urban－design circles that people will slow their pace as group density goes up, in order to lower the risk of a collision, which could lead to a fall and, perhaps, injury or death.
Yet it seems that, in the heat of the moment, people pay little attention to the danger of colliding with each other, and do not slow down. The responsibility therefore falls upon urban designers to work out how best to plan the construction of future tunnels, bridges and other passages that restrict flow. The only option may well be to make them wider.
8. What did Dr Parisi and his team do in Pamplona
A. They proved his theory.
B. They recorded a bull－run.
C. They watched a thrilling bull－fight.
D. They designed a psychological experiment.
9. What was the unexpected finding in the study
A. People slowed down in crowded areas.
B. Tripping posed a danger to bull－runners.
C. Bulls coming near made people run faster.
D. People tended to speed up in high－density crowds.
10. What is implied in the last paragraph
A. People lose their mind in disasters.
B. Future tunnels and bridges may be wider.
C. Panicked crowds are aware of the danger of collision.
D. Restricting flow helps to prevent people colliding with each other.
11. Which is the best title for the text
A. How Crowds React to Panic
B. Bull－runs Caught On in Spain
C. Dr Parisi's Finding Shocks the World
D. What Architects Can Learn from Bull－running
D
The roads that wind along the Seine used to be full of heavy traffic. Today, cyclists are enjoying the waterside peace. On the right bank opposite the Eiffel Tower, cars have been made to travel in a single lane (车道), leaving the other to bicycles.
A sense of being controlled is felt by the capital's car owners. Anne Hidalgo is starting “a war against cars”．
As part of the city hall's plan to increase the share of trips taken by bicycle from 5% to 15% by 2020, protected cycling lanes are being lengthened along some of the city's main roads. A whole road on the busy Rue de Rivoli is being changed into a two－way bike route. The left bank's road was closed to cars in 2013, six years after the city made a bike－sharing plan.
“Paris is not anti－car, but anti－pollution，” says Jean－Louis Missika. Pollution levels in the city are especially high. With its narrow streets, the government is trying its best to reduce cars that do not carry passengers. Fully 80% of cars running in central Paris carry only one person, and 79% of those on its roads are privately owned. BlaBlaCar, a French ride－sharing startup, recently introduced BlaBlaLines, a new app produced to help people who travel to and from work share cars.
The war against cars started by Ms Hidalgo is also a rethink of how the city should start an age that will be shaped by electric cars and driverless transport. “It will be as great as the change from horse－drawn carriages to cars，” says Mr Missika. He expects to see the first driverless six－person taxis in Paris next year, and says that the city hall will ban petrol cars in the centre by 2030.
12. What does Paragraph 1 try to show
A. The modern life of Paris.
B. The heavy traffic in Paris.
C. The great scenery of Paris.
D. The reduction of cars in Paris.
13. Why have some actions mentioned in Paragraph 3 been taken
A. To avoid car accidents.
B. To encourage bike riding.
C. To make people live a comfortable life.
D. To show the importance of public transport.
14. What is the government doing to reduce pollution according to Paragraph 4
A. It has closed some narrow streets.
B. It has banned privately owned cars.
C. It discourages cars without passengers.
D. It encourages public transport journeys.
15. What is Mr Missika's attitude towards the war against cars
A. He is uncertain about it.
B. He has high hopes for it.
C. He is against it.
D. He doubts it.
Ⅱ. 七选五
Ways You Can Change the World
As a teenager, changing the world can be a great job. You can do a few things to make a positive contribution to the life of others and the environment. Here are some easy ideas for you to get started.
Donate. 16 You may find yourself in a charity shop donating all your old clothes/shoes/toys or you could put all your change in a box outside a charity.
17 Time after time you may have found yourself in a position where you have littered. Littering pollutes the environment and is quite harmful to the people and animals around us. 18
Reduce vehicle pollution. It's not only a waste of gas to drive to a nearby destination but it's also polluting our environment. 19 If your journey isn't walkable, you can take a bus or train instead.
Share your passion. Try motivational (激发性的) speaking. Motivational speakers can have their ideas and beliefs heard and some have been known to have a great influence on the world as a whole. 20 No one will listen to someone who is speaking aggressively (咄咄逼人地) and too demanding.
A. Don't throw the litter away.
B. Plant a tree in your garden.
C. Donations can vary from time to time.
D. Make sure you express your opinion in a highly professional way.
E. We can try our best to create a powerful effect on the world in a special way.
F. So if there aren't any nearby bins, hold on to your rubbish until you find one.
G. If your parents offer to drive you to school, politely refuse their offer and walk instead.
Ⅲ. 完形填空
A few days ago my family and I were out for an evening walk. As we headed home, dark 21 started rolling in and we knew we probably wouldn't make it back without getting wet. 22 enough, the rain started falling just as we 23 our neighbourhood. We all 24 down the street and into the house but when we got there I noticed that one of my sons was 25 . I went back out in the rain and found him 26 in an irregular pattern in front of the house. His face was one of 27 as he seemed to be going in circles. This is my child that usually hates getting 28 ．
I shouted to him, “What are you doing？！！”
“I hate getting wet！” he 29 back.
“Then why are you running around in the 30 ？ Hurry inside！”
“I'm trying to but I have to 31 the raindrops！”
He was getting wetter than any of the rest of us 32 he was trying to avoid the raindrops. As I went and put him 33 my arm and walked him inside, I realised that there was a good 34 in this story.
How often do you 35 life “avoiding the raindrops”？ How often do you get so worried about the little failures that might happen, the failures that you miss out on the great adventures that you could be having
21. A. buses B. clouds
C. mosquitos D. smoke
22. A. Sure B. Anxious
C. Strange D. Funny
23. A. surrounded B. noticed
C. crossed D. entered
24. A. paced B. escaped
C. hurried D. advanced
25. A. missing B. outstanding
C. disturbing D. charming
26. A. jumping B. trembling
C. running D. sliding
27. A. happiness B. pleasure
C. excitement D. suffering
28. A. cold B. wet
C. hungry D. thirsty
29. A. screamed B. waved
C. turned D. looked
30. A. distance B. darkness
C. rain D. wind
31. A. collect B. experience
C. fight D. avoid
32. A. because B. though
C. unless D. if
33. A. with B. under
C. by D. beside
34. A. ending B. plot
C. lesson D. theme
35. A. care about B. rely on
C. sort out D. go through
Ⅳ. 语法填空
36. we all know, black lies, or telling a lie to gain a personal benefit, are usually condemned (谴责). In contrast, white lies, or telling a lie to please another person, are seen as a natural part of everyday interactions. Sometimes a white lie can seem the perfect tool to keep the world around you 37. (balance).
The biggest problem with white lies is that we often need to continue to create more and more lies 38. (cover) the tracks of our original lies. If I say that I can't come to your birthday dinner because I already have plans, I then often need to remember that I 39. (lie) and continue to lie when you ask me about it later. This can cause a huge, and often 40. (total) unnecessary strain. White lies have their place, but we tell them too often. Further, white lies can end up 41. (hurt) you, because anytime a white lie will require 42. (addition) white lies.
So, the key thing to remember is that don't tell a lie to avoid personal responsibility. If your boss asks whether you 43. (complete) an important project 44. the end of the day but you haven't, don't make up an excuse. 45. (accept) the consequences of our actions, and not telling a lie to cover them up, is a matter of integrity.
Ⅴ. 写作
第一节 应用文写作
为了激发学生参与志愿服务的热情，你校的联谊学校美国乔治中学需要招聘一名学生作为外联部志愿者，主要负责两校间的联系和接待等工作。胜任条件是英语水平高，能熟练操作计算机，热心为两校服务。假如你是李华，请你据此用英语写一封自荐信。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：外联部 foreign liaison department
第二节 读后续写
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。
When I saw her tonight, she smiled and recognised me. I smiled back at her. She was looking more relaxed even though she was still busy doing her job. I have noticed her several times in the last few months and she looks so much happier now. Tonight when I talked with her, I noticed her name tag. Her name is Pamela.
Pamela works at the express checkouts in a busy supermarket. She deals with problems when the self－service checkout has a problem (no price on products, machine problems, etc.). She monitors these checkouts and usually has hardly dealt with one complaint before another is created.
When I first talked to Pamela, I had called her to the checkout I was using. There wasn't any problem with the checkout though. My problem or should I say concern was about Pamela. She looked tired and was under a lot of stress as she quickly moved from one checkout to the next. It's a bit of a firefighting job.
I told Pamela that she should slow down. I told her she wasn't getting paid enough to be working as hard as she was working. I told her that we, the customers, could wait and it was very harmful for her health to be putting herself under such pressure. I told her that our expectations were not as hard as the ones she set for herself. Pamela told me she would try to slow down. I could tell she was touched that not only did I notice her stress but I chose to talk to her about it and was concerned for her health. I gently told her things had to change. I told her I would be looking out for her in future to see if she had taken my advice on board. She smiled and said, “I promise that I will try next time.”
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
Unit 2 Making a difference
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
A
【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四本书，书中描写了遭遇不幸或身有残疾的人意志坚强地与生命中的苦难拼搏抗争的故事。
1.C 细节理解题。根据Book: No Looking Back部分中的“Shivani had thrown a party one evening and woke up the next morning in hospital because of a car crash.”和“As the newly－married Shivani drove to Manali with her family, a truck crashed into her car.”可知，No Looking Back这本书讲述的是一个不幸的女孩遭遇了两次车祸的故事。故选C。
2. C 细节理解题。根据Book: Face to Face部分中的“Blind since the age of four, the author led a lonely childhood in India”可知，Face to Face这本书讲述了作者的成长故事。故选C。
3. D 推理判断题。文中提到的四本书都描写了遭遇不幸或身有残疾的人意志坚强地与生命中的苦难拼搏抗争的故事，都是积极向上、鼓舞人心的。故选D。
B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了妈妈在与癌症作抗争的过程中一直保持积极乐观的态度，并对作者产生重大影响的故事。
4. D 句意理解题。根据画线句前一句“Strength and protection had always flowed from her to me.”可知，母亲给予“我”很多力量和庇护；画线句中的“the other way”意为“从相反的方向”，由此可推知此处暗含的意思为“现在轮到作者给母亲力量和庇护”。故选D。
5. C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“She joked that she could save money on nail polish and put it towards the doctor bills, even though she never wore nail polish.”可知，妈妈虽然因化疗失去指甲，但仍能保持乐观态度，开玩笑说没有了指甲可以省下指甲油的钱来付医药费。再结合第三段提到的妈妈拿着纸和笔问医生各种各样有关癌症的问题，能看出妈妈战胜病魔的决心。故选C。
6.B 段落大意题。第五段提到“Mum learned to share her fears with me”“she would just joke about the cancer”，这些都是妈妈在面对恐惧时所采取的应对办法。故选B。
7. C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“From her, I've learned I may not get to choose what I face，but I do get to choose how I face it.”可知，作者从妈妈身上学到了一个人可能无法选择要面对的事情，但是可以选择用何种方式面对自己的遭遇，即积极的态度使人渡过难关。故选C。
C
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。在潘普洛纳，每年有很多人来看“奔牛”，科学家通过研究“奔牛”过程中人们奔跑速度的快慢，发现跑步者的速度随着人群密度的增加而增加，这给了建筑设计师关于城市建设的很多启示。
8. B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Dr Parisi and his team went to two different rooftop locations in Pamplona in July 2019, and filmed the runners as the animals were released.”可知，Parisi和他的团队拍摄了牛被放出来时的场景。故选B。
9. D 细节理解题。根据第四段的内容可知，研究意外发现，人群密度越大，人们跑得越快。故选D。
10. B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The responsibility therefore falls upon urban designers to work out how best to plan the construction of future tunnels, bridges and other passages that restrict flow. The only option may well be to make them wider.”可知，未来的桥梁和隧道可能会更宽阔。故选B。
11. D 标题归纳题。根据第一段中的 “A paper just published in Science describes the insight the event offers into the psychology of panicked crowds.”以及最后一段中的“The responsibility therefore falls upon urban designers to work out how best to plan the construction of future tunnels, bridges and other passages that restrict flow.”可知，本文不仅谈论“奔牛”，而且将“奔牛”作为观察人们在危险中如何表现的自然实验场景，以便为城市建筑设计师在未来规划隧道、桥梁和其他限制流量的通道时给出启示。故选D。
D
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了巴黎采取一系列措施限制汽车的使用，鼓励人们骑自行车或者拼车出行。这些举措旨在解决巴黎的环境污染问题。
12. D 推理判断题。根据第一段中的两处对比可知，巴黎的车流量大大减少。故选D。
13. B 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“increase the share of trips taken by bicycle”和“protected cycling lanes are being lengthened”以及“is being changed into a two－way bike route”可推断，这些举措主要是为了鼓励人们骑自行车。故选B。
14. C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“the government is trying its best to reduce cars that do not carry passengers”可知，政府限制不载乘客的车出行。故选C。
15. B 观点态度题。根据最后一段中的“It will be as great as the change from horse－drawn carriages to cars”和“He expects to see the first driverless six－person taxis”以及“ban petrol cars”可知，Mr Missika支持禁止汽车的举措。故选B。
Ⅱ. 七选五
答案：16～20 CAFGD
Ⅲ. 完形填空
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过儿子因为害怕淋雨而在雨中绕圈子躲避雨点，反而被淋得更湿的故事，告诉我们一个人生的道理：不要害怕失败，要勇往直前。
21. B 根据下文的“without getting wet”和“the rain started falling”可知，这里指乌云开始密布。
22. A 根据上文的“dark 21 started rolling in”可知，肯定要下雨。
23. D 根据下文的“our neighbourhood”可知，当作者一家进入社区的时候，开始下起雨来。
24. C 根据上下文可知，因为天开始下雨，所以作者一家急急忙忙地沿着大街跑回家。
25. A 根据下文的“I went back out in the rain and found him... in front of the house.”可知，作者回到家之后，才发现一个儿子不见了。
26. C 根据下文的“in an irregular pattern in front of the house”可知，作者的儿子在房子前面跑的时候，跑的轨迹不规则。
27. D 根据下文的“hates getting 28 ”可知，这个孩子害怕被雨淋湿，跑的时候总是想躲着雨点，但是似乎在那个地方绕圈子，所以脸上的表情应该是痛苦的。
28. B 根据下文的“I hate getting wet！”可知，这个孩子讨厌被雨淋湿。
29.A 结合语境和前面的讨厌淋雨可知，这个孩子当时心里很急，所以回答的时候应该情绪很激动。
30.C 根据上文的“running around”和下文的“Hurry inside！”可知，这个孩子在雨中奔跑。
31. D 根据下文的“he was trying to avoid the raindrops”可知，他是想躲避雨点，避免被雨淋湿。
32. A 空格前面表明他身上比其他任何人都湿，后面解释造成这个结果的原因。
33. B 根据上文提到的孩子讨厌被雨淋湿可知，作者跑过去，把孩子夹在自己的胳膊底下，这样可以让孩子少淋雨。
34.C 作者意识到这是一个能让孩子吸取教训的事情。
35. D 我们一生中到底有多少时候在极力地“躲避着雨点”？
Ⅳ. 语法填空
36. As 37. balanced 38. to cover 39. lied 40. totally 41. hurting 42. additional
43. have completed 44. at 45. Accepting
Ⅴ. 写作
第一节 应用文写作
【参考范文】
Dear Sir or Madam，
I have learned that your school is in need of a volunteer working for the foreign liaison department. I would like to be considered for the position.
I have a great passion for English. In the past two years, I have been an editor for the English Paper in my school. Besides, I am familiar with computer operation and office software, which can help me work well. What's more, I am always ready to help others and provide good service.
I think I am well－qualified for this position. I would be very grateful if I could be given this position.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写
【参考范文】
When I saw her，she was still doing her job but there was such a difference. I praised the new her. Now Pamela said other customers would have to wait while she dealt with another customer. She told me the change had significantly improved her health. She added that she had also shared what I said with her colleagues. As I walked away from Pamela, my heart was lightened. She has taken my advice on board and tried to slow down her working pace. A day's work means just that—it doesn't mean that one should put two days' work into one day.
I am proud of myself. Not only have I caused Pamela to reflect on the pressure she was putting herself under, but also she in turn has encouraged her colleagues in the supermarket to do the same. I really feel happy and satisfied that my concern and act of kindness have made a difference to those in need. It's just a simple act of love that costs no money. So my friends, our kindness doesn't have to be material, but just loving. Bless you all for everything you do for others.
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Ⅰ. 阅读理解
A
Book: No Looking Back
Author: Shivani Gupta
Shivani had thrown a party one evening and woke up the next morning in hospital because of a car crash. It took Shivani years of pain, struggle and determination to regain control of her life and her body. Then tragedy struck again. As the newly－married Shivani drove to Manali with her family, a truck crashed into her car. Shivani refused to give in—she wouldn't let her injury keep her from achieving her ambitions.
Book: Courage Beyond Compare
Author: Sanjay Sharma
The 10 sportspersons in the book are champions in diverse fields like athletics, swimming, and badminton, who have brought glory to the country. They overcame their physical limitations to reach the top of their chosen fields.
Book: Face to Face
Author: Ved Mehta
Blind since the age of four, the author led a lonely childhood in India until he was accepted to the Arkansas School for the Blind, to which he flew alone at 15. The school changed his life, leading him to degrees at Oxford University and Harvard University and a fruitful writing career.
Book: This Star Won't Go Out
Author: Esther Earl, Lori Earl and Wayne Earl
Diagnosed with cancer at 12, Esther Earl was a bright and talented, but very normal teenager. She lived a hope－filled and generous life. A cheerful, positive and encouraging daughter, sister and friend, Esther died in 2010, shortly after turning 16, but not before inspiring thousands through her growing online presence.
1. What does the book No Looking Back mainly talk about
A. A successful author who was blind during his childhood.
B. 10 disabled athletes who are champions in the sports field.
C. An unlucky girl who experienced two car accidents.
D. An inspiring teenager who died of cancer.
2. In which book does the author tell of himself
A. Courage Beyond Compare.
B. This Star Won't Go Out.
C. Face to Face.
D. No Looking Back.
3. Which word can best describe the characters of all the four books
A. Intelligent. B. Passionate.
C. Pessimistic. D. Inspiring.
B
“I have cancer，” Mum said and held me in a tight hug. I could feel her chest shaking as she tried not to cry but failed.
For all of my twenty－four years, my mum had been supportive. Strength and protection had always flowed from her to me. Now I knew it would have to flow the other way.
Mum didn't stay down for long. After the shock of breast cancer, she armed herself with a notebook and a pen and a thousand questions for the doctors. She took notes on white blood cell counts and medications (药物) with long names as though she were studying for entrance exams into medical school. “The not－knowing is the worst，” she said.
The operation was successful. The chemo (化疗) was the harder part. I went with Mum to every chemo treatment. She rarely complained, though her hair was gone and her toenails and fingernails fell out one by one. She joked that she could save money on nail polish and put it towards the doctor bills, even though she never wore nail polish. “Cancer can take my hair, my nails, my health, my very life. But it can't take my smile，” Mum said.
Mum learned to share her fears with me, and it formed an even deeper bond between us. Yet I am certain there were fears she didn't share because she was still protecting me—worries she only shared with Dad. Even in the darkest hours, she would just joke about the cancer. Mum always said, “When you look at your greatest fear in the eye and laugh at it, you take away some of its power.”
Mum was one of the lucky ones. She did beat her cancer, though not without scars. From her, I've learned I may not get to choose what I face, but I do get to choose how I face it.
4. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean
A. There were other ways to treat cancer.
B. Knowledge of cancer would be helpful.
C. Mum had to stay stronger to beat cancer.
D. I should be the one being there for Mum.
5. Which of the following words can best describe Mum
A. Humorous and generous.
B. Considerate and ambitious.
C. Optimistic and determined.
D. Caring and knowledgeable.
6. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about
A. The fear Mum shared with me.
B. The ways Mum faced fears.
C. The jokes Mum told me.
D. The bond Mum and I formed.
7. What lesson did the author learn from Mum
A. Luck counts in beating diseases.
B. Complaint does no good to one's health.
C. Positive attitudes get one through hardship.
D. Sharing feelings helps reduce sufferings a lot.
C
Every year thousands of people come to the city of Pamplona, in north－eastern Spain, for the opportunity to run for their lives as six fighting bulls are released to charge through the town. There are injuries and deaths every year, but the event is of interest to many people. A paper just published in Science describes the insight the event offers into the psychology of panicked crowds.
That is a useful topic to explore. Architects, civil engineers and urban planners must try to work out how people will behave in the event of a disaster like a fire, a flood or a terrorist attack so they can design their creations to avoid potentially deadly collisions (碰撞). Unfortunately, solid information is hard to come by. Daniel Parisi, the paper's lead author, realised that the Pamplona bull－runs offered the perfect natural experiment.
Dr Parisi and his team went to two different rooftop locations in Pamplona in July 2019, and filmed the runners as the animals were released. Later in the lab, they calculated the speed of the runners, the density (密度) of the crowd, the probability of a runner tripping and falling and the relationship between runner－group density and speed.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the researchers found that runners picked up speed when the bulls drew near. Less expected was the finding that the speed of individual runners increased with the density of the crowd, which was contrary to a long－held assumption in architectural and urban－design circles that people will slow their pace as group density goes up, in order to lower the risk of a collision, which could lead to a fall and, perhaps, injury or death.
Yet it seems that, in the heat of the moment, people pay little attention to the danger of colliding with each other, and do not slow down. The responsibility therefore falls upon urban designers to work out how best to plan the construction of future tunnels, bridges and other passages that restrict flow. The only option may well be to make them wider.
8. What did Dr Parisi and his team do in Pamplona
A. They proved his theory.
B. They recorded a bull－run.
C. They watched a thrilling bull－fight.
D. They designed a psychological experiment.
9. What was the unexpected finding in the study
A. People slowed down in crowded areas.
B. Tripping posed a danger to bull－runners.
C. Bulls coming near made people run faster.
D. People tended to speed up in high－density crowds.
10. What is implied in the last paragraph
A. People lose their mind in disasters.
B. Future tunnels and bridges may be wider.
C. Panicked crowds are aware of the danger of collision.
D. Restricting flow helps to prevent people colliding with each other.
11. Which is the best title for the text
A. How Crowds React to Panic
B. Bull－runs Caught On in Spain
C. Dr Parisi's Finding Shocks the World
D. What Architects Can Learn from Bull－running
D
The roads that wind along the Seine used to be full of heavy traffic. Today, cyclists are enjoying the waterside peace. On the right bank opposite the Eiffel Tower, cars have been made to travel in a single lane (车道), leaving the other to bicycles.
A sense of being controlled is felt by the capital's car owners. Anne Hidalgo is starting “a war against cars”．
As part of the city hall's plan to increase the share of trips taken by bicycle from 5% to 15% by 2020, protected cycling lanes are being lengthened along some of the city's main roads. A whole road on the busy Rue de Rivoli is being changed into a two－way bike route. The left bank's road was closed to cars in 2013, six years after the city made a bike－sharing plan.
“Paris is not anti－car, but anti－pollution，” says Jean－Louis Missika. Pollution levels in the city are especially high. With its narrow streets, the government is trying its best to reduce cars that do not carry passengers. Fully 80% of cars running in central Paris carry only one person, and 79% of those on its roads are privately owned. BlaBlaCar, a French ride－sharing startup, recently introduced BlaBlaLines, a new app produced to help people who travel to and from work share cars.
The war against cars started by Ms Hidalgo is also a rethink of how the city should start an age that will be shaped by electric cars and driverless transport. “It will be as great as the change from horse－drawn carriages to cars，” says Mr Missika. He expects to see the first driverless six－person taxis in Paris next year, and says that the city hall will ban petrol cars in the centre by 2030.
12. What does Paragraph 1 try to show
A. The modern life of Paris.
B. The heavy traffic in Paris.
C. The great scenery of Paris.
D. The reduction of cars in Paris.
13. Why have some actions mentioned in Paragraph 3 been taken
A. To avoid car accidents.
B. To encourage bike riding.
C. To make people live a comfortable life.
D. To show the importance of public transport.
14. What is the government doing to reduce pollution according to Paragraph 4
A. It has closed some narrow streets.
B. It has banned privately owned cars.
C. It discourages cars without passengers.
D. It encourages public transport journeys.
15. What is Mr Missika's attitude towards the war against cars
A. He is uncertain about it.
B. He has high hopes for it.
C. He is against it.
D. He doubts it.
Ⅱ. 七选五
Ways You Can Change the World
As a teenager, changing the world can be a great job. You can do a few things to make a positive contribution to the life of others and the environment. Here are some easy ideas for you to get started.
Donate. 16 You may find yourself in a charity shop donating all your old clothes/shoes/toys or you could put all your change in a box outside a charity.
17 Time after time you may have found yourself in a position where you have littered. Littering pollutes the environment and is quite harmful to the people and animals around us. 18
Reduce vehicle pollution. It's not only a waste of gas to drive to a nearby destination but it's also polluting our environment. 19 If your journey isn't walkable, you can take a bus or train instead.
Share your passion. Try motivational (激发性的) speaking. Motivational speakers can have their ideas and beliefs heard and some have been known to have a great influence on the world as a whole. 20 No one will listen to someone who is speaking aggressively (咄咄逼人地) and too demanding.
A. Don't throw the litter away.
B. Plant a tree in your garden.
C. Donations can vary from time to time.
D. Make sure you express your opinion in a highly professional way.
E. We can try our best to create a powerful effect on the world in a special way.
F. So if there aren't any nearby bins, hold on to your rubbish until you find one.
G. If your parents offer to drive you to school, politely refuse their offer and walk instead.
Ⅲ. 完形填空
A few days ago my family and I were out for an evening walk. As we headed home, dark 21 started rolling in and we knew we probably wouldn't make it back without getting wet. 22 enough, the rain started falling just as we 23 our neighbourhood. We all 24 down the street and into the house but when we got there I noticed that one of my sons was 25 . I went back out in the rain and found him 26 in an irregular pattern in front of the house. His face was one of 27 as he seemed to be going in circles. This is my child that usually hates getting 28 ．
I shouted to him, “What are you doing？！！”
“I hate getting wet！” he 29 back.
“Then why are you running around in the 30 ？ Hurry inside！”
“I'm trying to but I have to 31 the raindrops！”
He was getting wetter than any of the rest of us 32 he was trying to avoid the raindrops. As I went and put him 33 my arm and walked him inside, I realised that there was a good 34 in this story.
How often do you 35 life “avoiding the raindrops”？ How often do you get so worried about the little failures that might happen, the failures that you miss out on the great adventures that you could be having
21. A. buses B. clouds
C. mosquitos D. smoke
22. A. Sure B. Anxious
C. Strange D. Funny
23. A. surrounded B. noticed
C. crossed D. entered
24. A. paced B. escaped
C. hurried D. advanced
25. A. missing B. outstanding
C. disturbing D. charming
26. A. jumping B. trembling
C. running D. sliding
27. A. happiness B. pleasure
C. excitement D. suffering
28. A. cold B. wet
C. hungry D. thirsty
29. A. screamed B. waved
C. turned D. looked
30. A. distance B. darkness
C. rain D. wind
31. A. collect B. experience
C. fight D. avoid
32. A. because B. though
C. unless D. if
33. A. with B. under
C. by D. beside
34. A. ending B. plot
C. lesson D. theme
35. A. care about B. rely on
C. sort out D. go through
Ⅳ. 语法填空
36. we all know, black lies, or telling a lie to gain a personal benefit, are usually condemned (谴责). In contrast, white lies, or telling a lie to please another person, are seen as a natural part of everyday interactions. Sometimes a white lie can seem the perfect tool to keep the world around you 37. (balance).
The biggest problem with white lies is that we often need to continue to create more and more lies 38. (cover) the tracks of our original lies. If I say that I can't come to your birthday dinner because I already have plans, I then often need to remember that I 39. (lie) and continue to lie when you ask me about it later. This can cause a huge, and often 40. (total) unnecessary strain. White lies have their place, but we tell them too often. Further, white lies can end up 41. (hurt) you, because anytime a white lie will require 42. (addition) white lies.
So, the key thing to remember is that don't tell a lie to avoid personal responsibility. If your boss asks whether you 43. (complete) an important project 44. the end of the day but you haven't, don't make up an excuse. 45. (accept) the consequences of our actions, and not telling a lie to cover them up, is a matter of integrity.
Ⅴ. 写作
第一节 应用文写作
为了激发学生参与志愿服务的热情，你校的联谊学校美国乔治中学需要招聘一名学生作为外联部志愿者，主要负责两校间的联系和接待等工作。胜任条件是英语水平高，能熟练操作计算机，热心为两校服务。假如你是李华，请你据此用英语写一封自荐信。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：外联部 foreign liaison department
第二节 读后续写
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。
When I saw her tonight, she smiled and recognised me. I smiled back at her. She was looking more relaxed even though she was still busy doing her job. I have noticed her several times in the last few months and she looks so much happier now. Tonight when I talked with her, I noticed her name tag. Her name is Pamela.
Pamela works at the express checkouts in a busy supermarket. She deals with problems when the self－service checkout has a problem (no price on products, machine problems, etc.). She monitors these checkouts and usually has hardly dealt with one complaint before another is created.
When I first talked to Pamela, I had called her to the checkout I was using. There wasn't any problem with the checkout though. My problem or should I say concern was about Pamela. She looked tired and was under a lot of stress as she quickly moved from one checkout to the next. It's a bit of a firefighting job.
I told Pamela that she should slow down. I told her she wasn't getting paid enough to be working as hard as she was working. I told her that we, the customers, could wait and it was very harmful for her health to be putting herself under such pressure. I told her that our expectations were not as hard as the ones she set for herself. Pamela told me she would try to slow down. I could tell she was touched that not only did I notice her stress but I chose to talk to her about it and was concerned for her health. I gently told her things had to change. I told her I would be looking out for her in future to see if she had taken my advice on board. She smiled and said, “I promise that I will try next time.”
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
Unit 2 Making a difference
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
A
【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四本书，书中描写了遭遇不幸或身有残疾的人意志坚强地与生命中的苦难拼搏抗争的故事。
1.C 细节理解题。根据Book: No Looking Back部分中的“Shivani had thrown a party one evening and woke up the next morning in hospital because of a car crash.”和“As the newly－married Shivani drove to Manali with her family, a truck crashed into her car.”可知，No Looking Back这本书讲述的是一个不幸的女孩遭遇了两次车祸的故事。故选C。
2. C 细节理解题。根据Book: Face to Face部分中的“Blind since the age of four, the author led a lonely childhood in India”可知，Face to Face这本书讲述了作者的成长故事。故选C。
3. D 推理判断题。文中提到的四本书都描写了遭遇不幸或身有残疾的人意志坚强地与生命中的苦难拼搏抗争的故事，都是积极向上、鼓舞人心的。故选D。
B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了妈妈在与癌症作抗争的过程中一直保持积极乐观的态度，并对作者产生重大影响的故事。
4. D 句意理解题。根据画线句前一句“Strength and protection had always flowed from her to me.”可知，母亲给予“我”很多力量和庇护；画线句中的“the other way”意为“从相反的方向”，由此可推知此处暗含的意思为“现在轮到作者给母亲力量和庇护”。故选D。
5. C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“She joked that she could save money on nail polish and put it towards the doctor bills, even though she never wore nail polish.”可知，妈妈虽然因化疗失去指甲，但仍能保持乐观态度，开玩笑说没有了指甲可以省下指甲油的钱来付医药费。再结合第三段提到的妈妈拿着纸和笔问医生各种各样有关癌症的问题，能看出妈妈战胜病魔的决心。故选C。
6.B 段落大意题。第五段提到“Mum learned to share her fears with me”“she would just joke about the cancer”，这些都是妈妈在面对恐惧时所采取的应对办法。故选B。
7. C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“From her, I've learned I may not get to choose what I face，but I do get to choose how I face it.”可知，作者从妈妈身上学到了一个人可能无法选择要面对的事情，但是可以选择用何种方式面对自己的遭遇，即积极的态度使人渡过难关。故选C。
C
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。在潘普洛纳，每年有很多人来看“奔牛”，科学家通过研究“奔牛”过程中人们奔跑速度的快慢，发现跑步者的速度随着人群密度的增加而增加，这给了建筑设计师关于城市建设的很多启示。
8. B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Dr Parisi and his team went to two different rooftop locations in Pamplona in July 2019, and filmed the runners as the animals were released.”可知，Parisi和他的团队拍摄了牛被放出来时的场景。故选B。
9. D 细节理解题。根据第四段的内容可知，研究意外发现，人群密度越大，人们跑得越快。故选D。
10. B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The responsibility therefore falls upon urban designers to work out how best to plan the construction of future tunnels, bridges and other passages that restrict flow. The only option may well be to make them wider.”可知，未来的桥梁和隧道可能会更宽阔。故选B。
11. D 标题归纳题。根据第一段中的 “A paper just published in Science describes the insight the event offers into the psychology of panicked crowds.”以及最后一段中的“The responsibility therefore falls upon urban designers to work out how best to plan the construction of future tunnels, bridges and other passages that restrict flow.”可知，本文不仅谈论“奔牛”，而且将“奔牛”作为观察人们在危险中如何表现的自然实验场景，以便为城市建筑设计师在未来规划隧道、桥梁和其他限制流量的通道时给出启示。故选D。
D
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了巴黎采取一系列措施限制汽车的使用，鼓励人们骑自行车或者拼车出行。这些举措旨在解决巴黎的环境污染问题。
12. D 推理判断题。根据第一段中的两处对比可知，巴黎的车流量大大减少。故选D。
13. B 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“increase the share of trips taken by bicycle”和“protected cycling lanes are being lengthened”以及“is being changed into a two－way bike route”可推断，这些举措主要是为了鼓励人们骑自行车。故选B。
14. C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“the government is trying its best to reduce cars that do not carry passengers”可知，政府限制不载乘客的车出行。故选C。
15. B 观点态度题。根据最后一段中的“It will be as great as the change from horse－drawn carriages to cars”和“He expects to see the first driverless six－person taxis”以及“ban petrol cars”可知，Mr Missika支持禁止汽车的举措。故选B。
Ⅱ. 七选五
答案：16～20 CAFGD
Ⅲ. 完形填空
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过儿子因为害怕淋雨而在雨中绕圈子躲避雨点，反而被淋得更湿的故事，告诉我们一个人生的道理：不要害怕失败，要勇往直前。
21. B 根据下文的“without getting wet”和“the rain started falling”可知，这里指乌云开始密布。
22. A 根据上文的“dark 21 started rolling in”可知，肯定要下雨。
23. D 根据下文的“our neighbourhood”可知，当作者一家进入社区的时候，开始下起雨来。
24. C 根据上下文可知，因为天开始下雨，所以作者一家急急忙忙地沿着大街跑回家。
25. A 根据下文的“I went back out in the rain and found him... in front of the house.”可知，作者回到家之后，才发现一个儿子不见了。
26. C 根据下文的“in an irregular pattern in front of the house”可知，作者的儿子在房子前面跑的时候，跑的轨迹不规则。
27. D 根据下文的“hates getting 28 ”可知，这个孩子害怕被雨淋湿，跑的时候总是想躲着雨点，但是似乎在那个地方绕圈子，所以脸上的表情应该是痛苦的。
28. B 根据下文的“I hate getting wet！”可知，这个孩子讨厌被雨淋湿。
29.A 结合语境和前面的讨厌淋雨可知，这个孩子当时心里很急，所以回答的时候应该情绪很激动。
30.C 根据上文的“running around”和下文的“Hurry inside！”可知，这个孩子在雨中奔跑。
31. D 根据下文的“he was trying to avoid the raindrops”可知，他是想躲避雨点，避免被雨淋湿。
32. A 空格前面表明他身上比其他任何人都湿，后面解释造成这个结果的原因。
33. B 根据上文提到的孩子讨厌被雨淋湿可知，作者跑过去，把孩子夹在自己的胳膊底下，这样可以让孩子少淋雨。
34.C 作者意识到这是一个能让孩子吸取教训的事情。
35. D 我们一生中到底有多少时候在极力地“躲避着雨点”？
Ⅳ. 语法填空
36. As 37. balanced 38. to cover 39. lied 40. totally 41. hurting 42. additional
43. have completed 44. at 45. Accepting
Ⅴ. 写作
第一节 应用文写作
【参考范文】
Dear Sir or Madam，
I have learned that your school is in need of a volunteer working for the foreign liaison department. I would like to be considered for the position.
I have a great passion for English. In the past two years, I have been an editor for the English Paper in my school. Besides, I am familiar with computer operation and office software, which can help me work well. What's more, I am always ready to help others and provide good service.
I think I am well－qualified for this position. I would be very grateful if I could be given this position.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写
【参考范文】
When I saw her，she was still doing her job but there was such a difference. I praised the new her. Now Pamela said other customers would have to wait while she dealt with another customer. She told me the change had significantly improved her health. She added that she had also shared what I said with her colleagues. As I walked away from Pamela, my heart was lightened. She has taken my advice on board and tried to slow down her working pace. A day's work means just that—it doesn't mean that one should put two days' work into one day.
I am proud of myself. Not only have I caused Pamela to reflect on the pressure she was putting herself under, but also she in turn has encouraged her colleagues in the supermarket to do the same. I really feel happy and satisfied that my concern and act of kindness have made a difference to those in need. It's just a simple act of love that costs no money. So my friends, our kindness doesn't have to be material, but just loving. Bless you all for everything you do for others.
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