2019秋英语高中人教版必修5检测：Unit 4　Making the news 单元检测 .docx

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1、第四单元检测(时间:90分钟满分:120分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AOnce many years ago,I pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in Wyoming.Last week I received a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had sa

2、ved her son from committing suicide.In closing she called me a hero.That got me thinking about what a hero is.Was I a hero because I pulled a family from a burning car?If so,how could I be a hero just because I wrote a story that saved someones life?Today I decided to look up the word “hero” in the

3、dictionary to see exactly what it meant.It read “a person who does something brave”.As I read on,it also said “a person who is good and noble”.That statement impressed me more than the part about being brave.So I thought about something very important.Say I was walking into the local Wal-Mart Store

4、and I happened to open,and hold the door for someone as a courtesy.As they passed me by,I say,“How are you today?”Most of the time that would be no big deal,but this time lets say it was for someone who was deeply depressed and near the end of the rope.That may have very well been the only kindness

5、or courtesy shown to them in a very long time.Having been near “the end of my rope”,after my marriage of twenty years ended,I was in such a condition.I was within hours trying to get enough courage to end the pain and misery.When I returned home,someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me h

6、ow much they would appreciate me as a friend.That wonderful card probably saved my life.That person,without even knowing it,saved a life and became a hero.Gee,who would have ever thought that anyone can become a hero,and possibly saved a life just by being kind and polite to others?The best part of

7、all is that becoming a hero is free to all who wish to wear such an honor.1Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A.Why Should You Be A Hero?B.What Exactly Is A Hero?C.I Am A HeroD.Everyone Is A Hero答案:B解析:主旨大意题。全篇均体现作者对于“英雄”概念的理解。2From the first paragraph we know that.A.the

8、 woman was just the one from the family I pulled outB.one of my stories prevented the womans son from ending his lifeC.the woman couldnt help crying because I had saved her lifeD.the writer was called a hero who had saved a family from an accident答案:B解析:细节理解题。由第一段内容可知妇女因为“我”救了她的儿子而向“我”道谢并称“我”为英雄。3Th

9、e underlined word “courtesy” in Paragraph 4 means the behavior that is.A.polite and respectfulB.brave and fearlessC.smart and considerateD.cute and kind答案:A解析:词义猜测题。主动为别的顾客开门体现了一种很优雅的尊重,因此选A项。这是作者对于“英雄”行为的具体理解。4After the writer got divorced,.A.he devoted all his life to helping the poorB.he led a ve

10、ry happy lifeC.he led an extremely unhappy and uncomfortable lifeD.he found much pleasure in supporting the homeless答案:C解析:细节理解题。由文章的第五段可知,作者结束了二十年的婚姻生活后,几乎处于崩溃的边缘。BAmerican English is full of colorful expressions.One such expression is to touch all bases.It comes from the sport of baseball.There ar

11、e four bases in baseballfirst,second,third and home plate.Together,the bases form a diamond shape.When a baseball player hits the ball,he must run to each basein orderand touch it with his foot.It is the only way to score a point.If the player hits the ball and fails to touch all the bases,the point

12、 will not be counted.The importance of touching all the bases was shown at the start of the 1974 baseball season.Hank Aaron was a player with the Atlanta Braves team.He was seeking the record for hitting the most home runs.A home run is a ball that is hit over the ball.Aaron needed just one home run

13、 to equal the record held by Babe Ruth,the greatest hitter in baseball history.Aaron got that home run the very first time he had a chance to hit the ball.He sent the ball over the wall that surrounded the playing field.That gave him 714 home runsthe same as Babe Ruth.After that day,baseball fans he

14、ld their breath every time it was Hank Aarons turn to hit.When would he hit home run number 715?The wait was not long.In the second week of the season,Aaron again hit the ball over the wall.He had beaten Babe Ruths record.But first,he had to run around the four bases.The other players on his team wa

15、tched carefully to make sure he touched each one.If he did not,the home run would not have counted.There would have no new record.So,to touch all bases means to do what is necessary to complete an activity.The expression is used in business and politics.No business deal or political campaign is real

16、ly complete until you discuss all the issues involved.Or,as it is said,until you touch all bases.A professional diplomat in reporting on negotiations with diplomats from different countries may say they“touched all bases”during many hours of talks.This means they explored all issues involved in the

17、situation.5Which of the following the player will score in a baseball game?A.One who runs to the fourth base directly.B.One who hits the ball and runs to each base in order.C.One who hits the ball and fails to touch all the bases.D.One who hits the ball over the wall that surrounds the playing field

18、.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“When a baseball player hits the ball,he must run to each basein orderand touch it with his foot.It is the only way to score a point.”可知,应选B项。6Why did baseball fans pay so much attention to Hank Aaron?A.Because he was the greatest hitter in baseball history.B.Because he touched

19、all the bases.C.Because the team he was playing for was famous.D.Because they wanted to know when he would set a new record.答案:D解析:细节理解题。从第四、五、六段的叙述看,人们关注汉克阿伦是想知道他什么时候能够打破棒球史上最棒的棒球运动员鲁斯的纪录并创下一个新纪录。故选D项。7Which example can best explain the meaning of “to touch all bases”?A.Politicians talk about some

20、hot issues of the campaign.B.A student reviews several difficult points for the exam.C.A reporter gives readers a complete picture of an event.D.Some businessmen discuss the important problems in the deal.答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据文章的倒数第三段“So,to touch all bases means to do what is necessary to complete an acti

21、vity.”可知,选C项。8Whats the purpose of this passage?A.To introduce an expression.B.To explain baseball rules.C.To describe a baseball game.D.To tell the story of a baseball player.答案:A解析:写作意图题。文章开头就点明了本文的主题:介绍美式英语中的一个短语,然后全文围绕该短语展开叙述,因此选A项。CA newspaper,published usually on a daily or weekly basis,has th

22、e main function of reporting news.Many newspapers also furnish their readers with other pieces of useful information,such as weather reports,TV program broadcast,and other kinds of information.They provide commentary on politics,economics,art and culture.In nearly all cases and in different degrees,

23、newspapers depend on commercial advertising for their income.A survey said that nearly six out of ten adults in the United States and Canada read a newspaper every day,and seven out of ten read a paper each weekend.By the time they see a newspaper,most people have already heard about breaking news s

24、tories on TV or on the radio.Readers depend on newspapers to provide detailed information and analysis(分析) which TV and radio almost dont offer.Newspapers not only tell readers that an event has happened but also help readers understand what led to the event and how it will affect the world.The memb

25、ers of a large newspaper work under the nonstop pressure of deadlines to bring news to readers as quickly as their minds,bodies and the technology they use permit.Reporters,photographers,artists,and editors find the materials and form articles and graphics(图片)sometimes in just a few hours.Page desig

26、ners combine articles,photos,advertisements,and eye-catching headlines into the page layout(版面),then quickly print the paper out.Printing system may work through the night to print out more than 60,000 copies per hour.9The underlined word “furnish” in Paragraph 1 means “”.A.offerB.reviewC.foundD.pro

27、duce答案:A解析:词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句“Many newspapers also furnish their readers with other pieces of useful information.”可知很多报纸也为读者提供其他有用的信息。10What can we learn from the passage?A.All the income of a newspaper comes from ads.B.Canadians depend on newspapers more than Americans.C.The staff of a newspaper must m

28、eet deadlines from time to time.D.Only by reading the newspaper can readers get the latest news.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“The members of a large newspaper work under the nonstop pressure of deadlines to bring news to readers as quickly as their minds,bodies and the technology they use permit.”可知报纸的员工会不

29、时地赶期限。11According to the passage,what affects the pace of a newspapers publication?A.The editors.B.The printers.C.Its human resources and technology.D.The reporters.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段可知报纸的工作人员和技术会影响报纸出版的进度,故选C项。12According to the survey,nearly adults in the USA and Canada read a newspaper every day

30、.A.30%B.70%C.60%D.40%答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知在美国和加拿大有近60%的成年人每天读一份报纸,故选C项。第二节(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。Every person has a great deal of love to give.13. Here is a general guide to loving.Say it.When you say the words “I Love You”,make sure you really mean it,and are w

31、illing to do anything for that special person.14. If you love someone,you should understand how they feel,where they come from,and who they are.Realize how they could also love you back just as well.Love unconditionally.Giving unconditional love requires you to love without any expectations.15. It s

32、eems difficult to only love and not demand anything in return in todays world where everyone is selfish.But even in this world we see many examples of unconditional love,for example the love a mother gives to her child and the love between two life partners.To love unconditionally,you will have to l

33、earn to sacrifice yourself and your desires and also realize that someone may have a different way of showing his or her love for you.16. Realize it can be lost.If you realize that you can lose the one you love,then you have a greater appreciation of what you have.17.Dont make an idol of the person

34、you love.This will place them under unnecessary pressure and will likely result in you losing them.Never stop loving.Even if you have been hurt before,you should not stop giving love.A.Try loving just for the sake of love.B.Put yourself in someone elses shoes.C.There are many different ways to expla

35、in love.D.Think how lucky you are to have someone to love.E.Do not expect to be loved back in exactly the same way.F.It does not make you a bad person to desire someone elses love.G.There are many different ways to love someone(or even yourself).答案:13.G14.B15.A16.E17.D第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(共20小题;

36、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。Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping,he doesnt 18 drive to a store and back home.He always looks 19 up and down the streets of his neigh

37、borhood.He looks for anything 20 such as strange cars,loud noises,21 windows,or people gathering on street corners.Tim 22 to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville,Indiana,USA.The neighborhood watch group23 on the third Wednesday of every month.Thats 24 Tim gets together with about ten of his neig

38、hbors to discuss community(社区)25.Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 26their homes,streets,and families safe.Tina Stedman,president of27 neighborhood watch group,agrees with Tim.“People seem to think that crime(犯罪)happens to other people but not 28 them.Well,its never hap

39、pened to me,”she said,“but I dont think anyone has the 29 to steal from other people or to make them feel 30 sitting in their own homes.”Alex,a member of the group,said that all the neighbors 31 out for one another.“We 32 each others homes.We keep watch on the neighborhood at nights and on weekends.

40、Usually a 33 of four or five of us goes out together.If something doesnt look right,then we call the 34.For example,if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 35,or someone destroying property(财产),we report to the police.”Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 36 a lot in keeping

41、 crime down.Her husband Jim agrees,“Police are good people,but they cant do 37.”18A.yetB.still C.justD.rather答案:C解析:蒂姆和他的邻居正在努力使他们的社区变得无忧无虑、安全通畅。所以当蒂姆开车出门购物时就“不仅仅是”(not just)开车去商店再开车回家,而是还有别的事情要做。19A.carefullyB.clearlyC.nervouslyD.coldly答案:A解析:根据句意推断,他总是在社区的街道上“仔细地”查看。carefully “小心地,谨慎地”;clearly“明显地

42、”;nervously “紧张地,不安地”;coldly“冷淡地”。20A.familiarB.unusualC.expensiveD.interesting答案:B解析:该句指查看是否有像陌生的车子或喧哗的噪音之类的“异常”情况。故选B项。21A.curtainedB.openC.oldD.broken答案:D解析:此处与前面strange cars,loud noises构成并列意义,不应是开着的(open)、旧的(old)、挂有窗帘的(curtained)窗户,而是“破了的”(broken)窗户。22A.attendsB.belongsC.goesD.turns答案:B解析:蒂姆“属于”

43、一个邻里监护队。attend to “留心,护理”;belong to “属于”;go to “去”;turn to “转向,求助于”。23A.meetsB.quarrelsC.singsD.searches答案:A解析:邻里监护队每月第三个周三碰头开会(meet),而不是争吵(quarrel)、唱歌(sing)或搜查(search)。后文“.gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community(社区) 25.”有所暗示。24A.whereB.whyC.whenD.how答案:C解析:根据前文“on the thi

44、rd Wednesday of every month”可知此处指时间。25A.politicsB.wealthC.healthD.safety答案:D解析:从前文蒂姆的行为及本段最后的safe一词可以看出,他们聚集在一起研讨社区的“安全”(safety)问题,而非“政治”(politics)、“健康”(health)或“财富”(wealth)问题。26A.keepB.holdC.letD.protect答案:A解析:“keep+宾语+adj.”表示“使保持某种状态”。该句指帮助警察使(keep)他们的家、街道和家人安全。27A.itsB.hisC.theirD.your答案:C解析:根据上下

45、文推断,此处指“他们的(their)”邻里监护队的队长。28A.roundB.onC.aboutD.to答案:D解析:承接前面的happen to sb结构,此处用介词to。29A.rightB.chanceC.courageD.mind答案:A解析:根据句意推断,任何人都没有“权利”(right)去偷别人的东西或使别人在家里感到不安全。30A.unluckyB.unsafeC.disappointedD.discouraged答案:B解析:该句表示“没有权利使别人坐在自己家里而感到不安全”,与前文偷东西等安全问题联系起来,就不可能是“不幸的”(unlucky)、“失望的”(disappoin

46、ted)或“泄气的”(discouraged)。31A.setB.letC.holdD.look答案:D解析:set out “出发,开始”;let out “发出”;hold out “坚持,伸出”;look out “注意;留神”。根据上下文可知所有的邻居都要相互“注意”(look out),提高警惕。32A.careB.enterC.watchD.manage答案:C解析:根据上下文推断,此处指我们应该相互“守护”(watch)好彼此的家。care “注意,照料,关心”;enter “进入”;watch “注视,注意,看守,守护”;manage “管理,设法”。33A.groupB.se

47、tC.numberD.crowd答案:A解析:前文已有暗示,四五个人“一组/队”(group)。34A.judgesB.policeC.firemenD.doctors答案:B解析:如果看到四邻有什么事情不对劲,就叫“警察”(police),而不是叫“法官”(judge)、“消防员”(fireman)或是“医生”(doctor)。前文“help the police 26 their homes,streets,and families safe.”和后文“we report to the police”有所暗示。35A.workB.moneyC.serviceD.trouble答案:D解析:look for service “寻求服务”;look for trouble “找麻烦”;look for work “找工作”;look for money “找钱”。从上下文判断,该句指如果我们发现一群十几岁的孩子似乎想找“麻烦”(trouble)。36A.produceB.findC.getD.help答案:D解析:在制止犯罪方面邻里监护队起到了“辅助”(help)的作用,充当了助手的功能,而不是“生产”(produce)、“发现”(find)或“得到”(get)。37A.anythingB.everythingC.harmD.wrong答案:B解析:警察很好,但他们并