第四單元過關檢測(時間:90分鐘滿分:120分)第一部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分,滿分30分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。AAftertheearthquakehadstopped,whentherescuersreachedtheruinsofayoungwoman’shouse,theysawherdeadbodythroughthecracks.Butherposewassomehowstrangethatshekneltonherknees;herbodywasleaningforward,andhertwohandsweresupportedbyanobject.Thecollapsedhousehadcrashedherbackandherhead.Withsomanydifficulties,theleaderoftherescueteamputhishandthroughanarrowgaponthewalltoreachthewoman’sbody.Hewashopingthatthiswomancouldbestillalive.However,thecoldandstiffbodytoldhimthatshehadpassedawayforsure.Heandtherestoftheteamleftthishouseandweregoingtosearchthenextcollapsedbuilding.Forsomereason,theteamleaderwasdrivenbycompellingforcetogobacktotheruinedhouseofthedeadwoman.Again,hekneltdownandusedhishandthroughthenarrowcrackstosearchthelittlespaceunderthedeadbody.Suddenly,hescreamedwithexcitement,“Achild!Thereisachild!”Thewholeteamworkedtogether;carefullytheyremovedthepilesofruinedobjectsaroundthedeadwoman.Therewasa3-month-oldlittleboywrappedinafloweryblanketunderhismother’sdeadbody.Obviously,thewomanhadmadeasacrificeforsavingherson.Whenherhousewasfalling,sheusedherbodytomakeacovertoprotectherson.Thelittleboywasstillsleepingpeacefullywhentheteamleaderpickedhimup.Themedicaldoctorcamequicklytoexamthelittleboy.Afterheopenedtheblanket,hesawacellphone.Therewasatextmessageonthescreen.Itsaid,“Ifyoucansurvive,youmustrememberthatIloveyou.”Thiscellphonewaspassingaroundfromonehandtoanother.Everybodythatreadthemessagewept.“Ifyoucansurvive,youmustrememberthatIloveyou.”Suchisthemother’sloveforherchild!1.Whydidtheleaderoftherescueteamdecidetoleavethehouse?A.Hedidn’tnoticethewoman.B.Heknewthewomanwasdead.C.Helefttoaskforhelp.D.Thegapwastoonarrowforhishandtogetthrough.答案:B解析:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句“However,thecoldandstiffbodytoldhimthatshehadpassedawayforsure.”及第三段第一句“Heandtherestoftheteamleftthishouseandweregoingtosearchthenextcollapsedbuilding.”可知答案為B項。2.Thereasonwhythewomandiedinsuchastrangeposewasthat.

A.shetriedtoprotectherbabywithherownbodyB.theearthquakehappenedwhenshewasdoingthehouseworkC.herkneeswereseverelyinjuredD.herhandsweresupportedbyanobject答案:A解析:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段中的“Obviously,thewomanhadmadeasacrificeforsavingherson.Whenherhousewasfalling,sheusedherbodytomakeacovertoprotectherson.”可知答案為A項。3.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AstrangeposeintheruinsB.Amother’sloveintheruinsC.Arescueteam’sstruggleD.Aheartbreakingscene答案:B解析:主旨大意題。本文講述了地震中的一位母親用自己的生命保護了自己的孩子,由此可見本文的最佳題目為:廢墟里的母愛。故答案為B項。BCanyousurviveanunannouncedstorm?Althoughthereisexpertbroadcastingandweareequippedwithcellphones,there’restillsomeexampleswhentheviolentweathertakesusbysurprise.WhilemostAtlantichurricanesformoffthecoastofAfricagivingplentyofearlywarning,suddenCaribbeanandGulfofMexicohurricanesformandmoverapidlyinlessthanaday’stime,endangeringeveryoneandeverythingintheirpath.There’vebeenoilworkerstrappedofftheshorewhensuddenstormsappeared.Fieldarcheologistshavebeenstuckincoastalareaswithoutstormwarning.Itwasn’tbutafewdecadesagothataTexasNationalGuardgroupwastrappedonthebeachbyrain-forcedfloodingandhadtorideoutamajorhurricaneduringatrainingexercise.There’vebeenafewcaseswhentravellersweretrappedonanislandorinacoastalareaandunabletoescapeintime.Escapingfromthestorm-threatenedareasisgenerallyachoiceformostofus—butnotforall.EachyearthousandsofislandersacrosstheCaribbeanfacethedangerofhurricaneswithoutsomuchasapublicsheltertohidein.Mostrideoutthestormintheirhomes.Butthere’reafewthingsyoucandotoprepareyourselfforsomeunexpectedemergencies.Beingpreparedfortheunexpectedmaybeyourbestandonlydefense.Ifyou’reheadedoutdoorsforafewdaysorweeks,youshouldalwayscarryaflashlightwithextrabatteries,aGPSdevice,andabasicmedicalbox.Ifyou’retravellinginyourcar,rememberyoumaysufferfromhighwinds.You’dbetternotstayinsidetoavoidbeingblownawayalongwithyourcar.Keepingyourheadandyourcourageupisessentialtosurvivalinanytypeofdanger.Letcommonsenseguideyouandalwaysbepreparedfortheworst.4.Accordingtothetext,mostAtlantichurricanes.

A.formintheCaribbeanSeaB.comefromGulfofMexicoC.developoffthecoastofAfrica D.arefromthePacificOcean答案:C解析:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“WhilemostAtlantichurricanesformoffthecoastofAfricagivingplentyofearlywarning”可知大部分的大西洋颶風是在非洲沿岸形成的,所以選C項。5.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thebadsituationsofoilworkers. B.Peopletrappedbysuddenstorms.C.Thedangeroftravellingonanisland. D.TheTexasNationalGuardgroup.答案:B解析:段落大意題。根據(jù)第三段的關鍵詞oilworkers,Fieldarcheologists,aTexasNationalGuardgroup和travelers可知,這段主要講的是被颶風困住的各種人。所以選B項。6.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.Togivesomeadvice.B.Toencouragetravelling.C.Tounderlinethedangerofhurricanes.D.Togivesomewarnings.答案:A解析:推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的“Butthere’reafewthingsyoucandotoprepareyourselfforsomeunexpectedemergencies.”可知,最后一段主要介紹了一些建議——怎樣為預料之外的緊急情況做準備。所以選A項。7.Inwhichpartofawebsitewouldyoumostprobablyfindthetext?A.Science. B.Sports.C.Life. D.Culture.答案:C解析:推理判斷題。文章介紹了颶風給人們帶來的危害,同時給讀者提供了一些如何應對突如其來的大風的建議。所以是和人們的生活密切相關的文章,所以選C項。CSometimesweexperiencepainthatseemsjusttoobigtofeel,toofrighteningtoface—itlookslikeatsunami.So,werun.MytsunamicamewhenIwasnineyearsold.Iwaswokenupbymymother’sscreams—“Bob?Bob?Bob!”Irantomyparents’bedroom.Myfatherwasonallfours,unconscious.Mymotherwascrazy—desperatelytryingtofigureouthowtostopwhatwashappening.Irantothephone—911,theneighbours,anyone—“Helpus!”Soonrescuecame,butmyfatherdidn’tcomebacktolife.Whenmyfriendscametocomfortme,Iremembered“pullingmyselftogether”asIwalkedtowardthem,determiningtoshowthemthatIwasfine.ThemoreIdeniedmypain,themoreIwaspraisedbytheadultsaroundme—“Oh,lookhowstrongheis!”So,Ikeptsaying“I’mfine”overandoveragain.Isaiditenough—performeditenough—thatIevenfooledmyself.IbelievedthatIwasokay.Butpaindoesn’tjust“goaway”—thatwhole“timeheals”thingisatotalcrock.30yearsaftermyfatherdied,whenIlookedaroundforanexplanationforalltheyearsofdestructivebehaviour,Icouldn’tfindtherootofthepaininmylifebecauseIhadcovereditupsowell.Allthe“I’mfine”—30yearsofthem—buriedthepainofthatnine-year-oldboy.Mypainhadbeentryingtocomeout,tobeheard,tobehealed.And,finally,itwas.Afteryearsoftreatment,Ifoundmywaybacktothatnightwherethepainstarted,backtothetsunami.Thistime,Ididn’trun.Ithurt—itstillhurts—butnow,whenithurts,Iletthepaincome.I’mnotscaredtosay,“I’mnotfine”—becauseIknow,eventually,Iwillbe.8.Whatdidtheauthordowhenhisfatherwasindanger?A.Heranouttolookforrescue. B.Hekeptcalmandaskedforhelp.C.Heofferedfirstaidtohimatonce. D.Hewastooafraidtodoanything.答案:B解析:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Irantothephone—911,theneighbours,anyone—‘Helpus!’”可知,作者保持冷靜并向別人尋求幫助。故答案為B項。9.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“crock”inParagraph5?A.Fact. B.Theory.C.Experiment. D.Lie.答案:D解析:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上下文可知,作者內(nèi)心的痛苦并沒有隨著時間的流逝而被治愈,由此可知畫線詞所在句子的意思是:……,“時間可以治愈一切”這種說法是徹頭徹尾的謊言。故答案為D項(謊言)。10.Whywastheauthorpraised?A.Hebehavedpolitely. B.Heseemedtobeconfident.C.Hecouldlookafterhimself. D.Hecouldhandletheblowproperly.答案:D解析:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段第一句(我越不承認我的痛苦,我周圍的成年人越表揚我……)可知,作者之所以受到表揚是因為他能很好地處理自己所遭受的打擊,故答案為D項。11.Whatlessoncanwegetfromtheauthor’sexperience?A.Hidingourpaincanbeharmful. B.Expressingpainisnotveryeasy.C.Beingstrongmeanshidingone’spain. D.Childrenaregoodatcoveringuptheirpain.答案:A解析:推理判斷題。文章介紹了作者在父親去世的打擊下,掩飾自己的痛苦,假裝堅強,后來意識到自己隱藏在心底的痛苦是造成生活中很多不幸的根源,換句話說,壓抑自己的痛苦是有害的。故答案為A項(隱藏我們的痛苦是有害的)。DStuckinalift?Theseholescanhelpyouout.Yes,thattinyholeyouseeontheliftdoor.Itmightjustsaveyourlife.Saytheliftyou’reinstopsatafloorandthedoorsdon’topen.Itcouldbeapowerfailureoranequipmentconkout.Butgettingoutisn’teasy.Liftsareequippedwithlotsoffeaturestopreventthedoorsfromopeningfreelyorwhenthey’rebetweenfloors.

“Gettingstuckinliftsisdangerousandhelpless,”saysRobertSolomon,thedirectorofBuildingFireProtection&FireProtectionSystemsfortheNationalFireProtectionAssociation.“Whatyou’llusuallyseeisthefiredepartment,orsometimesthebuildingrepairman,willgetonthespotandusesomeprocedurestogetthepeopleoutwhiletheproblemisbeingworkedoutandhopefullyrepaired.”That’swherethosesmallholescomein.Openingthedoorsrequiresaspecialtoolcalledahoistway(電梯井道)doorunlockingkey.Itgetsinsertedintotheliftdoortoopenit.Sincethefirecodebeganrequiringitinthe1970s,makerssuchasOtisandSchindlerhaveequippedtheirliftwithit.Thekeysareusuallyusedbyarestrictednumberofpeople,suchastheliftmechanicsorbuildingcaretakers.ThefirecodealsorequiresthatspecialaccesstoolsforeachbuildingbekeptinaspecifiedsecureareasuchasaKnoxBoxthatfirefighterscanopen.Fortunately,it’srarethatusingthekeysisnecessary,Solomonsays.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“conkout”inthefirstparagraphmean?A.Upgrade. B.Repair.C.Breakdown. D.Check.答案:C解析:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞組前后的“Saytheliftyou’reinstopsatafloorandthedoorsdon’topen.Itcouldbeapowerfailure”和“Butgettingoutisn’teasy.”可知,該處主要講的是電梯出現(xiàn)故障,因此conkout與breakdown含義接近,故選C項。13.Whatdothesmallholesintheliftdoorserveas?A.Keyholes. B.Monitors.C.Airholes. D.Decorativeobjects.答案:A解析:推理判斷題。第一段就提到電梯門上的小洞可以幫助被困在電梯中的人出來,第三段就講述了這個小洞是怎么起作用的:特殊的開電梯門的鑰匙可以插進來打開電梯門。由此可推知,電梯門上的小洞相當于鑰匙孔,故選A項。14.Whereshouldtheunlockingkeybeput?A.Inarepairman’stoolbox. B.Inaspecialsafeplace.C.Atthebuildingcorner. D.Behindtheliftdoor.答案:B解析:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“ThefirecodealsorequiresthatspecialaccesstoolsforeachbuildingbekeptinaspecifiedsecureareasuchasaKnoxBoxthatfirefighterscanopen.”可知,特殊的開門工具應放置在指定的安全區(qū)域;再由第三段中的“Openingthedoorsrequiresaspecialtoolcalledahoistway(電梯井道)doorunlockingkey.”可知,這種專用工具就是打開電梯井道門的鑰匙,故選B項。15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Thepeoplewhoshouldrepairthelifts B.ThestepsyouescapefromabrokenliftC.Specialfeaturesliftsareequippedwith D.Thereasonwhyliftshavesmallholes答案:D解析:主旨大意題。全文圍繞電梯門上的小洞的用途展開,故D項符合題意。第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Ifyouareinacitywhereeveryonerushes,realisethatyoudon’thavetobelikeeveryoneelse.Youcanbedifferent.Youcanwalkinsteadofdrivinginrushhourtraffic.YoucanbeonyouriPhoneorBlackBerryless,andbedisconnectedsometimes.Yourenvironmentdoesn’tcontrolyourlife—youdo.I’mnotgoingtogiveyouastep-by-stepguidetomovingslower.16

Doless.Cutbackonyourprojects,onyourtasklist,andonhowmuchyoutrytodoeachday.Focusnotonquantitybutonquality.17Savesmaller,routinetasksforlaterintheday,butgiveyourselftimetofocus.

Havefewermeetings.18Andtheyeatintoyourday,forcingyoutosqueezethethingsyoureallyneedtodointosmallwindowsandmakingyourush.

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Whenyoudotheimportantthingswithfocus,withoutrush,therewillbethingsthatgetpushedback.Andyouneedtoaskyourself:Hownecessaryarethesethings?WhatwillhappenifIstopdoingthem?Practisemindfulness.Simplylearntoliveinthepresent,ratherthanthefutureorthepast.Whenyoueat,fullyappreciateyourfood.Whenyouarewithotherpeople,bewiththemfully.Whenyouarewalking,appreciateyoursurroundings,nomatterwhereyouare.Trythesethingsout.Lifeisbetterwhenunrushed.20

A.Starttoputofforcanceltheunnecessary.B.Meetingsareusuallyabigwasteoftime.C.Giveyourselfmoretimetogetreadyandgetthere.D.Theworldwon’tendifyoudon’tpassoneoftheexaminations.E.Butherearesomethingstoconsiderandadopt,iftheyworkforyourlife.F.Rememberthequote:Ifnaturecangeteverythingdonewithoutrushing,socanyou.G.Pick2-3importantthings—orevenjustoneimportantthing—andworkonthosefirst.答案:16~20EGBAF第二部分語言知識運用(共兩節(jié),滿分45分)第一節(jié)(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。SixcontinuousdaysofspringrainhadcreatedafierceandrapidriverrunningbyNancyBrown’sfarm.Asshetriedtodriveher21tohighergroundtoescapethedisastrousflood,she22andhitherheadona23treetrunk.Thefallknockedher24foramomentortwo.Whenshecameto,Lizzie,oneofheroldestand25cows,waslickingher26.Thewaterwasconstantly27.Nancygotupandbeganwalking28withLizzie.Thewaterwasnowwaisthigh.Nancy’s29gotslowerandslower.Finally,allshecoulddowasthrowherarm30Lizzie’sneckandtryto31.About20minuteslater,Lizziemanagedto32herselfandNancyoutoftheroughwaterandontoabitofhighland,asmallislandnowinthemiddleofacresof33water.

However,eventhoughitwasaboutnoon,theskywasso34andtherainandlightningweresobadthatittook35anothertwohourstodiscoverNancyandhercows.A(n)36loweredaparamedic(醫(yī)務輔助人員),who37Nancytoalife-supporthoist(吊架).Theyraisedherintothehelicopterandtookhertotheschoolgym,wheretheRedCrosshad38anemergencyshelter.

Whenthefloodfinallysubsidedseveraldayslater,Nancyimmediately39theisland.Lizziewas40.Shewasoneofthe19cowsthatNancylost.“Iowemylifetoher,”saidNancysobbingly,knowingLizzie,whichrescuedher,lefthelplessly,leavingheranewhopetoliveon,forwhicheventhanksseemed“unnecessary”.

21答案:B解析:根據(jù)后文第25空后面的cows可知答案為B項,她在把農(nóng)場的奶牛趕往高處。22答案:D解析:根據(jù)情景“她的頭碰在一棵倒下的樹干上”,可知她是滑倒了,所以答案為D項。23答案:A解析:她的頭碰在一棵倒下的樹的樹干上,afallentreetrunk“一棵倒下的樹干”。24答案:A解析:她一下子被碰昏了過去。knocksbout“使不省人事”,符合語境。25答案:C解析:當她醒過來時發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的一頭老牛也是最喜愛的(favourite)牛之一Lizzie正在舔她。26答案:C解析:根據(jù)當時的情景可知那頭奶牛正在舔她的臉(face)。其他三項與情景不符。27答案:D解析:水面在不停地上升(rise)。rise指“(水面、價格、氣溫等)往上升”。28答案:B解析:她站起來和那頭老牛慢慢地(slowly)往前走去。根據(jù)情景“她受傷了且水面已經(jīng)到了腰部,只能是慢慢地往前走了”可知選B項。29答案:C解析:走著走著Nancy的步子(pace)越來越慢了。30答案:B解析:此處表達的是她把胳膊繞在Lizzie的脖子上,應該用介詞around。31.A.hangon B.holdbackC.stretchout D.takeoff答案:A解析:她盡力堅持下去。hangon“堅持下去,緊緊抓住”。32答案:A解析:大約20分鐘后,Lizzie設法把自己和Nancy從水中拖出來,到一塊比較高的地方去。pullsboutof“把某人從……中拖出來”。33答案:C解析:到一個被白茫茫的(white)被水圍著的占地幾畝的小島上去。34答案:B解析:句意:然而,盡管那時大約是中午時分,但天太黑(dark),大雨夾雜著閃電……35答案:A解析:那些營救人員(rescuers)又用了兩個小時的時間才找到Nancy和她的牛。36答案:B解析:根據(jù)下一句中的“Theyraisedherintothehelicopter”可知答案為B項。37答案:B解析:那個醫(yī)務人員把Nancy綁在一根救生吊架上。attachsb/sthto“把某人/物系在……上”。38.A.workedout B.gotintoC.putdown D.setup答案:D解析:紅十字會在這兒建立了(setup)一個應急避難所。workout“解決,計算出”;getinto“進入,陷入,養(yǎng)成”;putdown“放下,記下”;setup“建立”。39.A.ranoutof B.wentawayfromC.wentbackto D.reachedoutfor答案:C解析:當洪水過去幾天后Nancy立即回到了(gobackto)那個島上,她去那兒找她的老牛。40答案:A解析:那頭叫Lizzie的老牛不見了(gone)。這是她丟失的19頭牛中的一頭。第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TwonewsatellitesoftheBeiDouNavigation(導航)SatelliteSystem(BDS)41.(send)intospaceonaLongMarch-3BcarrierrocketfromtheXichangSatelliteLaunchCentreinSichuanProvince,Chinaat2:07a.m.onNovember19,2018.ThesatellitesenteredaMediumEarthorbit42.(safe)morethanthreehourslaterandwillworkwith17otherBDS-3satellitesalreadyinspace.Theyarealsothe42ndand43rd43.(member)oftheBDSsatellitefamily.

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