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1、第二单元过关检测（时间:90分钟 总分值：120分）第一局部 阅读（共两节，总分值50分）第一节（共15小题;每题2. 5分,总分值37. 5分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最正确选项。ASeptember 21,2050-At a press conference today it is announced that the first tourist heading for Mars will be the 38-year-old US businessman Patrick Clifford.He will leave Earth in the launchin
2、g window of June 2052 and set his foot on the surface of Mars in November,together with the other 6 astronauts assigned for the mission to further explore the planet.Patrick has two years of training to get ready for the trip. Not only will he spend five months in getting to Mars, but another 600 da
3、ys there before he can go back home. Patrick said excitedly, “This has been my dream since I was four, and seeing the first man on Mars 20 years ago made me realise that it was possible. ”To be able to pay the $1. 3 billion for his ticket for the trip, Patrick sold his majority stake（月殳份）in the comp
4、any his father had built. I know that my father would have been proud of me if he had still been alive today, and he knew what this means to me, “ said Patrick. There is no risk though that you will find Patrick begging in your street corner when he comes back,but it is said that he was paid twice a
5、s much for his part of the company.So, how is he going to spend his 600 days on the red planet? uWell, since I don t have a job when I get back after selling the company,I have plenty of time to come up with a new business idea, “ he said. If he brings a shovel （铁锹） he can start building the first h
6、otel there,but maybe he shouldn? t expect too many guests until someone can offer a cheaper ticket.1. How long will Patrick Clifford be away before he comes back? A.About five months. B. About two years.第二局部 语言运用（共两节，总分值30分） 第一节（共15小题侮小题1分,总分值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正确选 项。Ever since
7、I was 13 years old, I wanted to be a photographer. I had a（n） 21 of working for some magazines, which would allow me to travel around the world to 22 the right picture.After leaving high school,I 23in photography in the UniversityoftheArts. However,I kept reflecting on my24 though I learnt a lot in
8、myfreshman year. There was nothing 25with the school, but it was not26for me.I 27 my high school photography teacher and couldn, t help but envy his work. Such a feeling made me know teaching students how to 28 their full potential in their artwork was what I wanted. And 29 ,I wanted to be involved
9、in a 30 that made me feel like I was actually making some 31 in the community.I decided to transfer （转学）to Buffalo State College. When I was in class, I always 32 myself with what I was learning. Then, during my first on-site teaching lesson at a middle school, it 33 me that this was what I would wa
10、nt to do for the rest of my life, and I 34 loved it. Now, as I m finishing my senior year, I m happy that I came to such a 35 in my life.I believe this is just the one for me.21. A. chance B. dreamC. experience D. freedom fgB画根据首句可知，作者13岁时,就想成为一名摄影师，因此这里指作者的梦想是为一些杂 志社工作。应选B项。22. A. acquireB. spotC.
11、offerD. assess10 解析根据作者的梦想和 which would allow me to travel around the world to 可知，作 者周游世界是为了拍摄到合适的照片。acquire ”获得，得到，符合语境。spot “发 现；offer “提供”；assess “评估”。应选A项。23. A. joinedB. succeededC. tookD. majored解近根据作者的梦想和下文的a. in the University of the Arts. ”可知，作者在大学 里主修摄影。major in “主修”。应选D项。24. A. competence
12、B. optionC. lifeD. professionfgB解析根据上文的uHowever, I kept reflecting on my.”和下文的.though I learnt a lot in my freshman year. 可知，尽管作者大一学到了很多知识，但是也一直在 思考大学学习摄影这个选择。competence “能力”；option “选择”；life “生 活”；profession “职业”。应选B项。B.specialC. wrongD. unusualggc解近句意：学校没什么问题，但是它不适合我。nothing wrong with.表示“没有问题”。应选
13、C项。B.suitableC. acceptableD.practical|答案|b解析句意同上题。根据下文I decided to transfer to Buffalo State College. 可 知，从前的学校不适合作者，所以作者转学了。pleasant “令人愉快的；suitable “适合 的“；acceptable “可接受的；practical “实用的。应选B项。27. A. relied on B. heard ofC. referred to D. thought ofii 解近I根据上文可知，作者已经高中毕业上大学了，再结合下文的“Such a feeling ma
14、de me know teaching students. . . 可推断出，作者想到了中学的摄影老师,不禁羡慕他的作品。 rely on “依靠；hear of 听说；refer to 提及，谈起”；think of “想起”。应选 D 项。28. A. findB. strengthenC. adoptD. realise|解析根据下文的“ their full potential in their artwork was what I wanted. 可知，教学生如何在绘画作品中意识到他们的潜能才是作者想要的。find “找 到“；strengthen “加强”；adopt “采取；re
15、alise “意识到。应选 D 项。29. A. above all B. at lastC. in general D. after all解析|句意:最重要的是,我想参与到一份让我感觉自己在社区中做出了一些改变的工作。 above all 最重要的是“；at last 最终；in general “通常；after all 毕竟。应选A项。30. A. stageB. jobC. dutyD. responsibilitySgB解析根据上文的teaching students可知，作者在考虑换一份当教师的工作。应选B项。3L A. differenceB. impressionC. sac
16、rificeD. exploration|答案|a画根据上文可知,作者想教学生如何在绘画作品中充分发挥他们的潜能，由此可知这是有 意义的事,故此处表示作者想从事一份让他觉得自己在社区里确实起到了一些作用的工作。 make some difference意为“有些作用”。应选A项。32. A. amusedB. associatedC. concernedD. helped12I解析限据下文可知,作者非常中意自己做出的转学选择，因此此处表示他对课上的内容非常 感兴趣。concern oneself with表示“(对)感兴趣”。应选C项。33. A. astonishedB. informedC
17、. inspiredD. struckfgD画句意:后来,在一所中学的第一堂现场教学课上,我突然意识到这是我余生想做的事。 it struck sb that.是固定句型，表示“某人突然想到”。应选D项。34. A. absolutelyB. naturallyC. eventuallyD. graduallyHa画根据语境可知,作者发自内心地喜欢教学,故此处表示作者极其热爱它。absolutely “极其；naturally “自然地”；eventually “最终”；gradually “逐渐地”。应选 A 项。35. A. conclusion B. consensusC. decisi
18、onD. senseHc解析根据上文的“Now, as I m finishing my senior year, I m happy that I came to such a. ”可知，此处表示作者很高兴自己做出转学的决定。conclusion 结 论；consensus 共识；decision “决定”；sense “感觉”。应选 C 项。第二节(共10小题;每题1. 5分,总分值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。Have you ever had the feeling that can t be understood by anyone?Well
19、, here 36.(come) “Pepper” ,which could be about to change all that. Pepper is the first robot 37.(read) human feelings. 38.(use) its emotion recognition functions (情感识另ij功能)，Pepper can make jokes, dance and 39.(surprising) it can even sing to people when they are around it.The robot looks like a lov
20、ely girl.It is four feet tall with a tablet computer in 40. (it) chest.It has human-like hands, a girl-like body and baby-like voice.13Pepper can tell facial expressions, human voices and signs, and then make an answer. Pepper 41.(design) to be a family robot, but it isn t like the household robot i
21、n the cartoon. Pepper is used at home or stores, 42. we enjoy pleasure and entertainment. If a natural accident happens, it can encourage them and make them laugh and feel 43.(relax).Pepper began to be on sale 44. a price of $2, 000 a few years ago.At present,several Peppers are on show at stores fo
22、r people to visit. Before selling,the 45.(create) want them to store more knowledge in order to get along with human beings.答案 36. comes 37. to read 38. Using 39. surprisingly40. its 41. is designed 42. where 43. relaxed 44. at 45. creators第三局部 写作(共两节，总分值40分)第一节(总分值15分)假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Tony计划在元宵节期间到中国旅游
23、,特写信向你询问相关 信息，以便更好地体验中国传统文化。请你给他写封回信，内容包括：1 .节日时间；2 .传统活动内容。注意：3 词数80左右;4 .可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；5 .参考词汇:阴历的lunaro参考范文Dear Tony,I m writing to tell you something about the Lantern Festival in China. Widely known as a traditional big event, the festival falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month to cel
24、ebrate the end of the Spring Festival as well as the family union. Generally, apart from eating yuanxiao, the typical snack for the festival, there will be a grand lantern fair where we can enjoy countless eye-catching lanterns and guess various mind-consuming riddles.I bet your visit will never fai
25、l to impress you with the charm of Chinese traditional culture.Yours,Li Hua 第二节（总分值25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 续写词数应为150左右。It was shortly after one o clock in the morning and Mr Fairfax was really tired. He had been driving for over five hours, heading for a small town far away from ho
26、me. The weather was clear but it was dark and Mr Fairfax could not find a motel to spend the night. Completely exhausted, he decided to stop by the roadside for a few hours, sleep at the wheel of his car. He fell asleep almost the moment he closed his eyes. But soon he was awakened by a man tapping
27、on the car window. I say, you don t happen to know the time, do you?” the stranger asked.Mr Fairfax wound the window down and thrust his head out. It s around one o clock, “ he answered. Then he wound his window up and soon fell back into a deep slumber.15Half an hour later, another guy came up and
28、knocked on his window who also inquired about the time. Once again, Mr Fairfax gathered his thoughts and told him that it was just after half past one.When the same thing happened again, Mr Fairfax became increasingly irritated. Sleep-deprived, he began to raise his voice at the passer-by: It s two
29、o clock! And why can t you get yourself a watch like the rest of us?”This time when he was winding the window up, Mr Fairfax figured out how to make sure no one else disturbed him. He found some paper and a pencil and wrote a note that he placed on the windscreen（挡风玻璃）of his car. It said: I don t kn
30、ow what time it is!” Amused by his good idea, he happily drifted off to sleep again.Not long afterwards, the note was spotted by a policeman on his night patrol. In order to fulfill his duty to assist motorists, he tapped on Mr Fairfax s car window.“Well, sir, the policeman said. Now it is five past
31、 three! vWith a loud noise of fist hitting the wheel, the car window was wound down.I m sorry. Mister, but I think sleeping in the car by the roadside is not a good choice, “ said the police.参考范文With a loud noise of fist hitting the wheel, the car window was wound down. Mr Fairfax thrust his head ou
32、t again, staring at the man breaking his sweet dream. His eyes were red for lack of sleep. How dare you!” Mr Fairfax shouted, “I will be crazy if you do this again!” uUh. . .Excuse me,“ the policeman replied tentatively. I was just doing my duty. You know. . ” “Oh, please! Go ahead, sir. Just don t
33、disturb me!” Winding up the window, Mr Fairfax was eager to go back to sleep.m sorry, Mister, but I think sleeping in the car by the roadside is not a good choice, “ said the police. You think?” Mr Fairfax was still angry. “Yeah, so I was thinking you may spend the rest of the night in my office.It
34、s not far from here by the way. ” “Well, “ Mr Fairfax started to feel uneasy. I have to say thanks a lot. And I m also sorry for the rudeness just now. ” Oh, that s OK. But I m afraid you have to pay a fine of $10 for parking by the roadside, “ the police wrote a ticket with a tricky smile.17C. Abou
35、t 600 days. D. About 750 days.答案|D|解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “Not only will he spend five months in getting to Mars, but another 600 days there before he can go back home. ” 可知是 5X 30+600=750o 应选 D 项。2. The underlined part in paragraph 3 means that .A. the trip will turn Patrick into a beggarPatrick will get
36、much money from the tripB. we needn, t worry about Patrick s economic conditionit s likely that Patrick will be very poor after he comes back画推理判断题。画线句是想表达Patrick回来后，不会看见他乞讨的，说明不要担忧他的 经济状况。应选C项。3. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Patrick is an optimistic man.B. A total of six people will go
37、to Mars.C. Patrick s father felt excited at the news.D. Patrick will spend all his money on the trip.解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“ 1 have plenty of time to come up with a new business idea, , he said.”可知，他是乐观的。应选A项。BI realised I would not see a real person named Sophie at Sophie, s Eatery because, like most new
38、 restaurants these days, Sophie? s is a robot-restaurant.When I walked in, a cute little robot appeared, looking rather like a toaster with blinking（眨）blue eyes.It escorted me to a nice table in the back.The robot showed me pictures of my dining choices. I tapped my choices and clicked OK, and the s
39、creen slid back down.T watched as full plates on the conveyer belts that moved along each aisle （过道）of tables. In just a few minutes, my dish stopped at my table, and I took it from the belt. Later, I placed my empty plate back on the conveyer belt,and it was taken away into kitchen to be cleaned.I
40、watched the little toaster showing customers to tables while I ate my main dish.The food was delicious,but I was starting to feel extremely angry because dealing with robots always made me feel inhuman.Pretty soon,I wanted to talk to someone real,even if just a few sentences.So when my dessert arriv
41、ed, I took action. I dropped my plate on the floor with a satisfying crash. I was so happy when I saw the manager toaster s blinking red eyes一at last, a real person would arrive!But instead, a crew of two robots quickly appeared. A robot broom rushed over and started to sweep the pieces of the broke
42、n plate into a robot garbage can. They finished and moved back into the kitchen.My plan to see a real person in Sophie s Eatery failed. I hope the robotrestaurant trend ends soon.I want to deal with people again!4. What does the underlined word “escorted” in paragraph 2 mean?A. Registered.B. Guided.
43、C. Conducted.D. Rushed.答案B 触近词义猜想题。根据第四段中的“I watched the little toaster showing customers to tables while I ate my main dish. ”可知，机器人把顾客带到餐桌前。因此句子“It escorted me to a nice table in the back. ” 中的 escort 应与 show 同义，即 escort 意 为“带着；引导。register “注册；guide “引导”；conduct “指挥；rush “奔跑”。应选B项。5. What is the p
44、urpose of the author crashing his plate?A. To deal with a real human.B. To catch attention from the robots.C. To play jokes on the robots.D. To complain about the bad service.答案故解析推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Pretty soon, I wanted to talk to someone real, even if just a few sentences. v可知，作者想和一个人说说话，哪怕只有几句。接 下来当甜点
45、到的时候，作者采取了行动,把盘子掉在地板上。作者砸盘子的目的是想和一个 真正的人说说话。应选A项。6. Which of the following best describes the authors feeling at Sophie s Eatery?A. Satisfied.B. Shocked.C. Annoyed.D. Curious,fgc解析推理判断题。根据第四段中的The food was delicious, but I was starting to feel extremely angry.”可知，作者对这家餐厅很生气。satisfied “满意的”；shocked“震
46、惊的；annoyed 气恼的”；curious 好奇的。应选C项。7. What is the text mainly about?A. The trend of dining with robots.B. The advantages of robot-restaurants.C. The food varieties of a robot-restaurant.D. The dining experience at a robot-restaurant.fgD解析主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的“My plan to see a real person in Sophie sEatery fa
47、iled. I hope the robot-restaurant trend ends soon. I want to deal with people again!”可知，作者在该餐厅中见到真人的想法落空了，作者希望机器人在餐厅中服 务的趋势能尽快结束。因此文章描述了作者在机器人餐厅的用餐体验,表达的是对有真人服 务的餐厅的渴望。应选D项。CAs we know, earthquakes can bring people much fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the
48、world, however, have them regularly. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Franciscoin 1906. Over 700 people died in it.The strongest one in North America was in1964.It happened in Alaska.Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people.In1755,one of the strongestearthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Around2, 000 people died.In 1923, a very strongearthquake hit Tokyo, Yokohama area of Japan. A