单元质量检测(六)
(时间：100分钟 满分：120分)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Many wealthy and welltraveled people want a completely new experience, but they don't necessarily want to give up luxury accommodations and service. The following vacations could be best choices.
Cruise down the Amazon River
Aqua Expeditions takes up to 32 passengers at a time on guided journeys of three, four, or seven days down the Amazon River. Those adventurers see forests and waterfalls, visit local fish markets, and take canoe trips. They also take in wildlife such as capuchin monkeys and river dolphins.
Go Glamping in Montana
The Resort at Paws Up located on a cattle ranch (牧场) is a standout in the type. The ranch rents homes with up to four bedrooms, but it's the luxury tents that offer closer communion with the outdoors. Tents are arranged into camps, each of which has a private chef and butler, the latter of whom helps build campfires and arrange daytime activities. Guests can participate in a cattle drive, go clay shooting, take a hot air balloon trip, or ride horses.
Climb inside a Volcano in Iceland
Iceland is famous for its volcanoes and has plenty of luxury hotel options. Thrillseekers can actually go down into the dormant (休眠的), 700footdeep Thrihnukagigur, by using an open elevator. Take a helicopter if you want to skip the 2mile hike to the volcano, and arrange a private tour to avoid crowds. And visitors traveling there can enjoy the luxury hotel such as the ION Luxury Adventure Hotel and the Hotel Rangá.
1．What can adventurers do when traveling down the Amazon River?
A．Enjoy individuallyguided tours.
B．Travel with hot air balloons.
C．Get a chance to see wildlife.
D．Ride horses along the trail.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“They also take in wildlife such as capuchin monkeys and river dolphins”可知，沿着亚马逊河旅游的人可以有机会观看野生动物，故选C。
2．At which place can guests enjoy food quite to their taste?
A．Aqua Expeditions. B．The Resort at Paws Up.
C．Thrihnukagigur D．The Hotel Rangá.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“each of which has a private chef”可知，在The Resort at Paws Up，每个营地都配有私人厨师，由此可知，游客在这里可吃到非常符合自己口味的食物，故选B。
3．What do the three vacations have in common?
A．They are adventurous.
B．They are animalcentered.
C．They have luxury hotel options.
D．They are intended for new travelers.
解析：选A 推理判断题。第一个项目提到“adventurers”，第二个项目提到“take a hot air balloon trip, or ride horses”，第三个项目提到寻求刺激的人可以下到700英尺深的休眠火山中。故这三个项目的共同点就是：adventurous“惊险的，刺激的”。
B
When he was 22, Rob Stewart traveled the world for four years. He wanted to call attention to the mistreatment of sharks. His 2007 film, Sharkwater, documents the cruel practice of removing sharks' fins (鳍) for money and leaving the animals to die. In his latest documentary, Revolution, Stewart takes on an even bigger challenge: climate change.
The Canadian filmmaker says that climate change has harmed people and places everywhere: “It is stronger than any government or organization. If we educate people, they will make better decisions about protecting natural resources.”
According to a recent report on climate change, “The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have reduced, and the sea levels have risen.” These developments are endangering crops, wildlife, fish, and even people.
Stewart says that the consequences of climate change will be irreversible unless people take action, especially young people. “It's up to kids to be the moral compass (道德指南) of society，” he believes, “and say, ‘Guys, this is not right.’”
Many kids took action after seeing Sharkwater. Elementary school students in the Northern Mariana Islands, for example, got their local government to ban the sale of shark fins.
Felix Finkbeiner, 17, of Germany is also part of the “revolution” to save the planet. In 2007, Felix started a youth group called PlantforthePlanet, whose motto is “Stop Talking. Start Planting.” The group raises money to plant trees. So far, Plant for the Planet has planted nearly 200 trees around the world. “Future generations are the ones who will be suffering the most from inaction (无作为)，” Felix says. His goal is to plant millions of additional trees.
“When we started four years ago，” Felix tells Stewart in Revolution, “we thought we had to save the polar bear. We thought we had to save the environment. But soon after, we found out that it's about our future, that we have to save our own future.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了电影制作人Rob Stewart为保护环境所作出的努力以及他对年轻人的影响。
4．What can we learn about Rob Stewart?
A．He cares about the environment.
B．He likes taking challenging jobs.
C．He spends most of his time traveling.
D．He made his first film four years ago.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据Stewart拍摄的两部关于鲨鱼和气候变化的电影以及文中他所说的关于环境问题的话可知，他关爱环境。
5．What does the underlined word “irreversible” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Easy to accept.
B．Hard to notice.
C．Impossible to change.
D．Unnecessary to worry about.
解析：选C 词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“... If we educate people, they will make better decisions about protecting natural resources”可知，画线词所在句子是说“如果人们不采取行动，那么由于气候变化引发的严重后果将不可扭转”。
6．Which of the following can best describe Felix Finkbeiner?
A．Easy going. B．Far sighted.
C．Peace loving D．Self centered.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据最后一段Felix Finkbeiner说的“we thought we had to save the polar bear ... we have to save our own future.”可知，他是一个非常有远见的年轻人。
7．What would be the best title for the text?
A．The best way to help
B．A famous filmmaker
C．Tips on saving our future
D．Helping a planet in trouble
解析：选D 标题归纳题。气候变化引发了一系列严峻的问题。本文讲述了电影制作人Rob Stewart以及在他的影响下其他年轻人为保护环境所作出的努力。D项全面地概括了本文保护地球环境这一主题。
C
Adding math talk to story time at home is a winning factor for children's math achievement, according to a new research from a university. The study from psychologists Sian Beilock and Susan Levine shows a marked increase in math achievement among children whose families used Bedtime Math, an iPad app that delivers engaging math story problems for parents and children to solve together.
Even children who used the app with their parents as little as once a week saw gains in math achievement by the end of the school year. The app's effect was especially strong for children whose parents tend to be anxious or uncomfortable with math.
Previous research from this group has demonstrated the importance of adults' attitudes to math for children's math success. For example, a recent study found that mathanxious parents who help their children with math homework actually weaken their children's math achievement.
The new findings demonstrate that structured, positive interactions around math at home can cut the link between parents' uneasiness about math and children's low math chievement.
“Many people experience high levels of anxiety when they have to solve a math problem, with a majority of adults feeling at least some worries about math，” said Beilock, professor in psychology and author of Choke, a book about stress and performance. “These mathanxious parents are probably less likely to talk about math at home, which affects how competent their children are in math. Bedtime Math encourages a dialogue between parents and kids about math and offers a way to engage in highquality math interactions in a loweffort, highimpact way. ”
Study participants included 587 firstgrade students and their parents. Families were given an iPad installed with a version of the Bedtime Math app, with which parents and their children read stories and answer questions involving math, including topics like counting, shapes and problemsolving. A control group received a reading app that had similar stories without the math content and questions related to reading comprehension instead. Children's math achievement was assessed at the beginning and end of the school year. Parents completed a questionnaire about their nervousness with math.
The more times parents and children in the math group used the app, the higher children's achievement on a math assessment at the end of the school year. Indeed, children who frequently used the math app with their parents outperformed similar students in the reading group by almost three months in math achievement at year's end.
语篇解读：Bedtime Math是一款应用软件。使用该软件，家长和孩子可以在睡前享受故事的同时，一起解决故事中所提出的数学趣题，从而提高孩子的数学成绩。
8．Bedtime Math is an iPad app that ________.
A．requires parents and children to answer reading comprehension questions
B．assesses children's math achievement and parents' nervousness with math
C．encourages children together with their parents to solve math story problems
D．teaches children how to count, recognize shapes and solve practical problems
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“Bedtime Math, an iPad app that delivers engaging math story problems for parents and children to solve together”可知，Bedtime Math是一款应用软件，该软件鼓励孩子和家长共同解决故事中提出的数学问题，故C项正确。
9．The previous study found that ________.
A．help from mathanxious parents improves children's math achievement
B．interactions around math at home will cut off the family relationship
C．children's math achievement is related to parents' attitude to math
D．children can achieve more success if they see the importance of math
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第三段的第一句“Previous research from this group has demonstrated the importance of adults' attitudes to math for children's math success”可知，先前的研究发现，孩子数学成绩的好坏同父母对数学的态度有关，故C项正确。
10．We can infer from the passage that ________.
A．it is the math problems related to the stories that make a great difference
B．children whose parents are uneasy about math are superior to other students
C．parents using the app for three months can see gains in math achievement
D．the frequency of using the app has nothing to do with children's achievement
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的第二句“Families were given an iPad installed with a version of the Bedtime Math app, with which parents and their children read stories and answer questions involving math, including topics like counting, shapes and problemsolving”可知，Bedtime Math 的关键是里面含有与数学相关的故事；据此可以判断，父母和孩子一起讨论与数学有关的故事是保证孩子数学成功的关键，故A项正确。
11．What does the author want to tell us?
A．Highanxiety parents influence children's attitude to math.
B．Frequent use of the app can develop problemsolving ability.
C．Loweffort activities create good parentchild relationship.
D．Highquality math interactions improve children's performance.
解析：选D 目的意图题。根据第五段的“Bedtime Math encourages ...engage in highquality math interactions in a loweffort, highimpact way”可知，Bedtime Math软件提高孩子数学成绩的关键是让父母和孩子在高效率的互动中一起解决数学问题；据此可以判断，高质量的有关数学的互动可以提高孩子的成绩，故D项正确。
D
For many years, people have watched wild animals doing tricks in circuses and marine parks. Elephants parade around a noisy arena. They impress the crowd with tricks they have been forced to learn — things they'd never do in the wild.
At marine parks, orca whales — measuring up to 25 feet long and weighing thousands of pounds — splash (溅出水花) out of the water and do amazing tricks, drawing cheers from the audience.
Sure, it's fun to watch these wild animals up close — but many people wonder if it's really fair to the animals? After all, an orca whale in the wild has the entire ocean as a home. They live in family groups and may travel 100 miles in a day. Is living alone swimming around in circles in a small pool a good life for an orca?
In the wild, elephants also live in close family groups. They travel long distances to find food. They're very smart and look after each other and play together — things they can't do as circus performers.
Today, more and more people are saying that things should change. They believe the animals deserve to live a more natural life and not be used for entertainment. And now some companies are beginning to listen.
In March 2015, Ringling Bros, and Barnum and Bailey announced that they would no longer use elephant acts in their circuses. And on May 1, 2016, the elephants performed their last show, signaling an end to a long history of elephants in circuses and traveling shows.
A year after the Ringling announcement, SeaWorld Theme Parks promised to give the orcas in their parks a better life as well. The company announced that it would begin to phase_out shows featuring orcas performing tricks. Instead, they will highlight (突出) more of the whales' natural behaviors. SeaWorld also said they wouldn't add any more captive (被俘的) orcas to their parks.
These are first steps toward putting an end to using captive wildlife for entertainment. And these changes were made after many people spoke out loud and clear to say that wild animals deserve to live wild and free.
语篇解读：本文是议论文。马戏团里的野生动物表演为观众带来了很多乐趣，然而这种强迫动物表演杂技的做法对动物公平吗？
12．Why does the author mention elephants and orca whales in the first two paragraphs?
A．To introduce the subject.
B．To show they are very smart.
C．To stress the great fun they bring us.
D．To encourage readers to watch animal shows.
解析：选A 推理判断题。作者在第一、二段中提到大象和虎鲸表演杂技动作，引来观众的欢呼和喝彩，紧接着作者在第三段中写道“it's fun to watch these wild animals up close — but many people wonder if it's really fair to the animals”由此判断，作者提到大象和虎鲸的表演是为了引出主题。
13．What does the author say about circus animal performers?
A．They are well treated.
B．They lead an unnatural life.
C．They are relaxed and carefree.
D．They compete with each other.
解析：选B 推理判断题。由第一段中的“...they have been forced to learn”和第三、四段中对野生虎鲸和大象及其马戏团里同伴的生活对比可知，作者认为马戏团里的动物表演者都过着非自然的生活。
14．What does the underlined part “phase out” in Paragraph 7 mean?
A．Put on. B．Figure out.
C．Gradually stop D．Creatively improve.
解析：选C 词义猜测题。由第六段中的“they would no longer use elephant acts”和第七段中的“promised to give the orcas ...a better life”和“Instead, they will highlight (突出) more of the whales' natural behaviors”可知，海洋世界主题公园宣布将会开始逐渐停止虎鲸的表演；由此推断，phase out意为“逐步淘汰，逐渐停止”。
15．What would be the best title for the text?
A．Last chance for animals
B．Tons of fun: not for everyone
C．The welfare of wild animals in circuses
D．The state of entertainment: disappearing acts
解析：选B 标题归纳题。马戏团和海洋公园里的动物表演赢得观众阵阵喝彩，然而这种强迫动物表演杂技的做法对动物公平吗？因遭到公众的质疑，美国玲玲马戏团宣布于2016年5月完成最后一场演出后彻底谢幕，一年后，海洋世界主题公园也宣布逐步停止动物表演。故B项作标题能概括文章主旨。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Each year, many animal species die out. They join the countless species that have gone extinct (灭绝的) over the course of the earth's history and many people believe they disappear forever.__16__
Now some scientists are focusing on the ability to bring back extinct species. This doesn't mean the plot of Jurassic Park is going to become a reality. The researchers need DNA to clone a species.__17__ Dinosaurs have been gone too long for any of their DNA to remain in fossils (化石)．
But there's a very real chance that we will be able to bring back more recently extinct species. __18__ In 2003, a team of Spanish and French scientists recreated the Pyrenean ibex, which had gone extinct three years earlier. The new animal didn't survive long, but scientific advances could improve the success rate. In January, Australian scientists announced that they were on their way to bringing back the gastric brooding frog.
That we can bring species back doesn't mean that we should do that. There may be much benefit of reviving (使复生) a species, but there's no way to know how it will turn out. __19__ Or might it crowd out existing species? Environmentalists worry that our ability to bring species back might cut down support for the hard work of traditional conservation.
__20__ If we can correct our mistake, why not use the chance to do that? As Stewart Brand, a businessman and environmentalist, recently said，“Humans have made a huge hole in nature. We have the ability now to repair some of that damage.”
A．DNA is the chemical that carries the structure of a living thing.
B．In addition, most people think that the extinction of some animals is really humans' mistake.
C．However, some people argue that the extinction of some animals is really our mistake.
D．This could even include Ice Age animals like the woolly mammoth.
E．However, you might need to redefine (重新定义) “forever”．
F．This could even be true to dinosaurs that were extinct long ago.
G．For example, would a passenger pigeon fit into its old habitat (栖息地)?
答案：16～20 EADGC
Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The assessor approached a farmhouse. When he __21__ the farmhouse door, he thought, “Not much value here. The surroundings look very poor.” But the room he entered was __22__ and warm. The couple were aged. He __23__ a form from his bag and said, “I'm the assessor. I'm here to __24__ your possessions, sir, to determine your wealth. Will you __25__ my questions？”
“Oh, we have great possessions，” they __26__ replied. With a pencil prepared, the assessor waited for the items to __27__.
“We put a high value on our love. It __28__ such a long time ago. Each passing year has __29__ the tie. That increases the value, you know. Our __30__ is more precious than silver and gold. We enjoy each day as it comes and goes, __31__ many people are complaining. We've quite an enormous __32__ of relics, too. Any price you would name would be __33__： a soft golden curl of hair, a pair of little worn shoes, and the fingerprints there on the wall. We've a special interest in heaven, too.”
The __34__ assessor squirmed (扭动) uncomfortably. He found it hard to relax, and said, “You truly have great possessions, but I can assess __35__ of them.”
“We have no possessions to lock，” they __36__ calmly, “and our possessions are quite __37__. Our possessions are the things that we __38__. There's one more thing that is quite __39__： we hold a title ‘To a building in the skies’．”
The assessor __40__ himself out. The richest couple he had ever known were entirely exempt (被免除) from assessment.
21．A.looked into B．knocked at
C．cleaned up D．looked for
解析：选B 一位估价员走近一家农舍，当他敲门的时候，他想：“这里并没有什么值钱的东西。周围环境看起来很差。”
22．A.comfortable B．strange
C．narrow D．attractive
解析：选A 但是当他进去后发现房间温暖舒适。
23．A.borrowed B．demanded
C．selected D．completed
解析：选C 他从包里挑选了一张表格。
24．A.assess B．acquire
C．buy D．rent
解析：选A 因为这个人是一位估价员，所以他来这儿是为了评估这户人家的财产。
25．A.raise B．answer
C．face D．judge
解析：选B 这位估价员是来评估财产的，因此他请求这对夫妻回答他的问题。
26．A.quickly B．gradually
C．frequently D．hesitantly
解析：选A 这对夫妻迅速地回答道自己非常富有。
27．A.make B．accept
C．find D．list
解析：选D 准备好铅笔后，这位估价员等待着这对夫妻列出他们的财富。
28．A.kept B．went
C．lost D．began
解析：选D 这对夫妻的爱开始于很久以前。
29．A.strengthened B．weakened
C．loosened D．cut
解析：选A 每过一年他们的这种关系都会加强。
30．A.success B．money
C．health D．house
解析：选C 这对夫妻认为他们的健康比金银财宝更宝贵。
31．A.behind B．while
C．because D．until
解析：选B 我们享受着每一天的来来去去，然而许多人却在抱怨中度过。
32．A.wealth B．burden
C．discussion D．requirement
解析：选A 这对夫妻还有很多值得纪念的东西。
33．A.high B．funny
C．low D．unique
解析：选C 这对夫妻认为自己的这些物品极其贵重，他们认为这位估价员说出的任何价格都太低了。
34．A.annoyed B．disappointed
C．excited D．astonished
解析：选D 面对这户人家的财富，估价员感到很吃惊。
35．A.all B．none
C．any D．one
解析：选B 这位估价员发现这对夫妻的财产没有一样可以让他进行评估。
36．A.explained B．left
C．accused D．shouted
解析：选A 这对夫妻平静地解释道他们没有需要锁起来的财富。
37．A.similar B．different
C．personal D．useful
解析：选B 这对夫妻认为他们拥有的财富是与众不同的。
38．A.touch B．feel
C．gain D．hear
解析：选B 他们的财富是可以感觉到的东西。
39．A.vital B．normal
C．formal D．cheap
解析：选A 他们还列举了一样十分重要的东西。
40．A.put B．watched
C．bowed D．threw
解析：选C 这位估价员躬身退出。
Ⅳ.语法填空(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。
Everyone seems__41__ (have) his or her own holiday.Dad has Father's Day. Mom has Mother's Day. Children have Children's Day. Lovers have Valentine's Day. But it there a special day__42__ older people?
Of course. The Chongyang Festival is the holiday__43__ Chinese people show love for their elders. __44__(celebrate) on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the festival is also known as the Double Ninth Festival. Nine is the__45__ (high) digit (数字), so it__46__ (regard) that the two together mean a long life.
The festival comes during __47__ golden time of autumn. The clear weather and the joy of harvest make for a happy atmosphere. On the day, people__48__ (traditional) climb a mountain and carry dogwood (茱萸). People in ancient times __49__ (believe) that the plant could drive away evil__50__ (spirit) and prevent people against cold in winter.
答案：41.to have 42.for 43.when 44.Celebrated
45．highest 46.is regarded 47.the 48.traditionally 49.believed 50.spirits
Ⅴ.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I have a lot of neighbors, but here I only talk with the family who lives nextdoor. The host, calling Luan, is a postman and his wife is a mathematics teacher. They have a lovely daughter, whom is six years old. Mr. Luan is a very helpful man. Whenever we have letters to post, he will post it for us. Mrs. Luan works in a high school. Although she is very busy, but whenever I have problem with my homework, she'll help me. She had taught me a lot of things. What's more, she is a good cook and enjoy baking delicious cakes for her family and neighbors. I am very luckily that I have such good neighbor.
答案：第一句：with→about
第二句：calling→called
第三句：whom→who
第五句：it→them
第七句：去掉but; problem→problems
第八句：had→has
第九句：enjoy→enjoys
第十句：luckily→lucky; such后加a
Ⅵ.书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是李华，上周你18岁生日时，你在美国的叔叔送给你一个手提电脑(laptop)。请根据以下内容用英语给他写一封感谢信：
1．感谢叔叔送手提电脑；
2．手提电脑对你的学习和生活的帮助。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Uncle，
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
参考范文：
Dear Uncle，
I'm writing to express my heartfelt thanks to you for the gift you gave me on my 18th birthday. I like the laptop very much.
I really need a laptop as my teachers give us many online assignments. With this computer, I can do my assignments wherever I like. Besides, it offers me so much convenience of downloading useful information whenever I am free, I can chat with my friends with the help of this laptop. In a word, it is really very useful.
Again, I would like to express my warm thanks to you.
Best wishes!
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
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