1、1單元綜合檢測（一）I閱讀理解（共 10 小題；每小題 2.5 分，滿分 25 分）Chocolate Factory Tours Around the USAEveryone has a favorite way of enjoying the sweet treat of chocolate.Lets take a look at a handful ofchocolate factories throughout the USA to see how the sweet confection( 糖果 ) is made.Hersheys Chocolate TourIn Pennsylv

2、ania ，the Hersheys Chocolate Tour (free) at Hersheys Chocolate World is anamusement ride that takes visitorsthrough the productionprocess ， fromharvesting cocoa beans in the tropical rainforest to the end result HersheysChocolate.You can taste a sample at the end of the tour.Taza Chocolate TourThe f

3、actory tour at Taza Chocolate ($6 per person) in Somerville ， just outside of Boston ， isoffered daily and takes visitors on the journey from bean to bar through a unique ， stone - ground ( 用細磨磨的 ) method using traditional Mexican stone mills.Hoffmans Chocolate Factory TourHoffmans Chocolate factory

4、 in Greenacres offers daily chocolate factory tours (free) Thethrough-the-window observation tour includes the story of cocoa and the history of chocolate ， as wellas a personal experience with chocolatiers as they explain how their chocolate is made.Askinosie Chocolate TourThe Askinosie Chocolate f

5、actory tour ($5 per adult， $4 per child/student) inSpringfield lets visitors hear stories of farmer partners that Askinosie works with across the globe.All ofthe roasting ， pressing ， molding and packaging is done by hand， and Askinosie is one of the onlycraft chocolate makers pressing their own coc

6、oa butter.Seattles Theo Chocolate TourSeattles Theo Chocolate is a must- stop whenvisiting the Emerald City ， and taking($10 per person) is an added treat.The one-hour tour begins with aneducational part in which the different cocoa beans and areas are introducedgiving visitors insight into how diff

7、erent chocolates are cultivated(【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。文章介紹了五條參觀美國巧克力工廠的旅游路線。1.Davida tour of the factory2wants to go to a chocolate factory with his little sister Belle， buthe only has 7 dollars in his pocket. Belle is eager to taste them. They can visit.A. Hersheys Chocolate WorldB. Taza Chocolate factoryC.

8、 Hoffmans Chocolate factoryD. Askinosie Chocolate factoryA 細節理解題。根據Hersheys Chocolate Tour 部分的 “ In Pennsylvania , theHersheys Chocolate Tour （free） at Hersheys Chocolate World”及You can taste asample at the end of the tour. ”可知，選A。2.If you need to write an article about cocoa beans and only have one

9、 hour forthe tour , you can attend _ .A. Hersheys Chocolate TourB. Hoffmans Chocolate TourC. Askinosie Chocolate TourD. Seattles Theo Chocolate TourD 細節理解題。根據 Seattles Theo Chocolate Tour部分的The one-hour tourbegi ns with an educatio nal part in which the differe nt cocoa bea ns and areas are in trodu

10、ced , givi ngvisitorsin sightinto how differe ntchocolates are cultivated（ 培育）.”可知，選 Do 3.Robert is a fan of hand-made chocolate and is quite particular（挑剔 ）aboutfood materials and in gredi-e nts. He will travel to the city_ .A. PennsylvaniaB. GreenacresC. SpringfieldD. EmeraldC 細節理解題。根據 Askinosie C

11、hocolate Tour部分的The Askin osie Chocolatefactory.i nSprin gfield.Allof the roasting , pressing , molding and packaging isdone by hand , and Askinosieis one of the only craft chocolate makers pressing theirown cocoa butter. ”可知，選C BPeople from East Asia tend to have more difficulty tha n those from Eu

12、rope in disti nguishi ng facialexpressi ons and a new report published on li ne in Current Biology expla ins why.Rachael Jack, Un iversity of Glasgow researcher, said that rather tha n sca nning3evenly（均勻的）across a face as Westerners do. Easterners fix theirattentionon theeyes.Weshow that Easterners

13、 and Westerners look at differentface features to readexpressi ons that had bee n con sidered uni versally recog ni zable cannot be used to reliably conveyemotion in cross- cultural situations.The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognitionof facialexpressions by recording the eye mo

14、vements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people whilethey observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories:happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared howaccurately participa nts read those facial expressi ons using their particular eye move

15、me nt strategies.It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantlymore errors than Westerners did.“ The cultural differenee in eyemoveme nts that they show is probably a reflecti on of cultural differe nee in facial expressions , ” Jacksaid. “Our data su

16、ggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners usethe eyes more and mouthless. ”In short, the data show that facialexpressions are not universalsignals of humanemoti on. From here on, exam ining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help

17、our understandingof human emotion. Otherwise , when it comesto communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will findthemselves lost i n tran slati on.【語篇解讀】文章主要講述東西方人的表情文化區別。4.The discovery shows that Westerners_.A. pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouthB. con sider faci

18、al expressi ons uni versally reliableC. observe the eyes and the mouth in different waysD. have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressionsA 細節理解題。根據第三段信息 Wester ners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure ,whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect（忽略）the mouth. ”可facialexpression

19、s , ” Jack said.Westernerslook at the eyes and the mouth in equalmeasure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect（忽略） the mouth.Accord ing to Jack and her colleagues,thediscovcom muni cati on of emoti on is more complex tha n previouslybelieved. As a result,facial4知西方人注意眼睛和嘴巴的程度是一樣的，而東方人重視眼睛而忽

20、略嘴巴的表情。5.What does the underlined word“they ” in Paragraph6 refer to?A. The participants in the study.B. The researchers of the study.C. The errors made during the study.D. The data collected from the study.A 詞義猜測題。根據they ”所在段落的信息The cultural differe nee in eyemovements that they show is.” 其中that th

21、ey show ” 修飾eye movements” 可知是指參與者表現出的眼睛活動的表情。6.In comparison with Westerners. Easterners are likely to.A. do translation more successfullyB. study the mouth more frequentlyC. examine the eyes more attentivelyD. read facial expressions more correctlyC 細節理解題。根據第二段信息.rather than scanning evenly（ 均勻的 ）

22、across a face asWesterners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.”結合第三段內容可知：相比于西方人，東方人更注重眼睛。 7.What can be the best title for the passage?A. The Eye as the Window to the SoulB. Cultural Differences in Reading EmotionsC. Effective Methods to Develop Social SkillsD.How to In crease Cross- cul

23、tural Un dersta ndingB 主旨大意題。文章主要講述東西方人的表情文化區別，B 項概括全文，而且言簡意賅。CI never thought I would have a life- changing experienee at WalMart.Although mythoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing in wasnt movi ng asquickly as I wan ted, and I gla need toward the cashier.There stood a manin h

24、is seve nties , weari ng glasses and a n ice smile .I thought , well , hes an old guy! For the next fewminutes I watched him.He greeted every customer before scanning the items.Sure , his words were the5usual , “ Hows it going ?” But he did something different he actuallylistenedtopeople.Then he wou

25、ld respond to what they had saidand engage them in a brief conversation.I thought it was odd .I had grow n accustomed to people ask ing me how I was doingsimply out of robotic conversationalhabit. After a while , you dont give any thought to thequestion and just mumble something back.1 could say, I

26、just found out I have six mon ths to live , ”and some one would reply , “ Have a great day !” But that wasnt the end.He gave them the change, walked around the counter , and extended his right hand in an act offriendship.He looked the customers in the eyes. I surely want to thank you for shopping he

27、re today，”he told them. “You have a great day. Byebye. ”The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless.There were smiles and some sheepishgrins.All had been touched by his simple gesture and in a place they never expected. They wouldgather their things and walk out, smiling.Of course , he di

28、d the same to me and I got to know his name, Marty.Whowas that guy? It was as if SamWalton had come back from the dead and invaded this old guysbod y.I had n ever walked away from that shop feeli ng like that.【語篇解讀】通過本文的故事作者告訴人們：個人一個小小的積極的行動會對別人產生大的意義。8 . The checkout line the writer was standing in

29、 moved slower than expectedbecause_.A. the cashier could nt work as fast as othersB. there were some big purchasesC. the cashier did more than scanning the itemsD. the writer was not patie nt eno ughC 細節理解題。由文章第二段可知，這個收銀員不僅僅是掃描貨物，他還和顧客進行了交流，這才使得作者這一排進行得很慢。9. Accord ing to the writer, whe n com mon p

30、eople ask you “ Hows itgoing ?_ .A. they dont really care what you may answerB. they are just practicing their conversation abilityC. they are inquiring about your private informationD. they dont expect to hear any negative answersA 推理判斷題。根據第二段倒數第二句可知，他的話是慣例，但是他做了不同的事情6他實際上在聽別人說話。由此可推斷，平常說這話的人并不在意你的

31、回答是什么。10. What was most customers react ion to Martys behaviors?A. They thought it priceless.B. They were in some way moved.C. They thought it awful and odd.7D. They felt somewhat offended.B 細節理解題。根據倒數第三段的There were smiles and somesheepish grins.All had beentouched by his simple gesture.”可知，故選B 項。n.

32、閱讀七選五(共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分)Matthew Youlde n speaks nine Ian guages flue ntly and un dersta nds more tha n adozen.We work in the same office , so I constantly hear him speaking different Ianguages. 11 When I toldMatthew howve been struggling to merely pick up a second Ianguage，he had the followi ng

33、 advice forme.Know why youre doing it.This might sound obvious, but if you dont have a good reason to learn a Ianguage， you are lesslikely to stay motivated over the long run. 12 Wanting to get to know a French person in his or her ownIanguage is another matter entirely.No matter what your reason is

34、 ，once youve decided on aIanguage ， its important to commit.13Matthew lear ned several la nguages together with his twin brother Michael (theylearned their first foreign Ianguage , Greek, when they were only eight years old) . Even if you cant geta sibling(兄弟姐妹)to join you on your Ianguage adventure

35、, havingany kind of partner will push both of you to always try harder and stay with it.Have fun with it.14 Think of some fun ways to practice your new Ianguage: make a radio playwith a friend, draw a comic strip , write a poem or simplyspeak whenever you can.Act like a child.But as adults mistakes

36、are bann ed.Thi nk howa Ianguage , admitting that you dont know everythingA. Find a partner.B. Leave your comfort zone.C. As kids , we are expected to make mistakes.D. Youre learning a Ianguage and trying to use it.E. Using your new Ianguage in any way is a creative act.We lear n by mak ing mistakes

37、. 15an adult is more likely to sayI c ant ”，rather thanI have nt lear nedthatyet ” (I cantswim; I cant drive ; I cantspeak Spanish) . Whenitcomes to learningis the key to growth and freedom.8F.In fact , for a long time I did nt even know he was a Fren chma n.G.Wanting to impress English speakers wit

38、h your French is not a very good reason.【語篇解讀】 作者的同事 Matthew Youlden 能流利地說 9 種語言，理解超過 12 種語言。 你是否也想成為一個精通多種語言的人呢?11. F 上一句提到他們在一個辦公室工作，所以作者經常聽到他說不同的語言，因此F 項（事實上，很長時間以來我甚至不知道他是個法國人）緊承上文，說明了 Matthew 總是講不同的語言帶來的結果。12.G 下一句提到通過法語來了解法國人就完全是另外一回事了，因此G 項（想讓講英語的人對自己的法語留下深刻印象不是個好動機）與下一句形成對比。13.A該部分主要講了找個同伴一起

39、學習的重要性，因此A 項（找個同伴）能概括該段 主旨。14.E下一句提到可以通過一些有趣的方式來練習新語言，因此E 項（用任何方式練 習新語言都是一種創造性的行為）符合語境。15.C下一句提到但是作為成年人我們卻不被允許犯錯，因此C 項（作為孩子我們可以犯錯）與下一句形成對比，說明了學語言的過程中要像孩子一樣的原因。川.完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分）When I was about five years old , I used to watch a bird in the skies of southernAlberta from the Blackfoot

40、Blood Reserve in northern Montana where I was born.l lovedthis bird ; I would 16 him for hours. He would 17 effortlesslyin that giganticsky, or he would come down and light on the 18 and float there beautifully.Sometimes when I watchedhim , he would not make a sound and liked to move 19 into the gra

41、sses.We called him meksikatsi , whichin the Blackfoot Ianguage 20“ pink - colored fe et ”；meksikatsi and I became very good frien ds.The bird had a very particular sig ni fica nee to me 21 I desperately wa nted to be able to fly too.I feltvery much as if I was the kind of pers on who had bee n born

42、into a world where 22 was impossible. Andmost of the things that I 23 about would not be possible for me but would be possible only for otherpeople.When I was ten years old, something unexpected 24 my life suddenly. I foundmyself become an 25 childin a family I was not born in to; I found myself in

43、a 269positi on that many n ative America ns find themselves in, liv ing in a city that theydo not understand at all , not in another culture but 27 two cultures.A teacher of the EnglishIanguage told me that meksikatsi was not calledmeksikatsi , even though that is what 28 people have called that bir

44、d for thousands of years.Meksikatsi ,he said , was really“duck”.l was very 29 with English.I couldnot understand it.First of all , the bird did not look like “ duck”，and when it made a 30, it did notsound like“ duck ”. I was even more 31 when I found out thatthe meaning of the verb“to duck ” came fr

45、om the bird.10of 33, but I never forgot that meksikatsi made a different kind of meaning34that Ianguages are not just different words for the same things but totally different 35, totally differentways of experiencing and looking at the world.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。作者由 meksikatsi 的含義入手，意識到語言不僅僅是用不同的詞語描述同一

46、個事物，還是用完全不同的觀念和方法去感受和看待這個世界。16.A.keepB. watchC. followD. searchB keep 保持；watch 觀看；follow 跟隨，按著；search 搜尋。根據上文“ I used to watch a bird inthe skies ”可知，我會看上”幾個小時。故選B。17.A.jumpB. diveC. circleD. wanderC jump 跳; dive 潛水；circle 盤旋；wander 徘徊。根據常識可知，鳥兒在空中盤旋。 故選 G 18.A.nestB. hillC. waterD. roadC nest鳥巢；hil

47、l小山；water 水；road 公路。根據本空后的“ and float therebeautifully ”可知，鳥有時會下來輕落到水面，并在水上優美地漂浮著。故選C。19. A.quicklyB.n aturallyC. freelyD. quietlyD quickly迅速地； naturally 自然地；freely 自由地；quietly 安靜地。根據本空前的he would not make a sou nd ”可知，它總是喜歡安靜地鉆進草地里。故選D。20. A.meansB. readsC. showsD. statesA mean 意思是；read 閱讀；show 展示；s

48、tate 陳述。根據本空前的meksikatsi ，和本空后的“ pink-colored feet”可知，此處是解釋meksikatsi 的含義。故選 A。21 . A.thoughB. becauseC. whileD. untilB though 盡管；because 因為；while 然而，當.的時候；until 直到.為止。根據上下文可知，此處是解釋這只鳥對“我”有特殊意義的原因：因為我也極度想要飛。故 選 B。22 . A.communicationB . imagi nati onC . beliefD. flightD communication 交流；imagination

49、想象；belief 信念；flight 飛行。上文說“我”As I 32 to un dersta nd En glish better,I understand that it made a great deal11也極度想要飛，但是現實中飛行是不可能的。故選D。 23A.dreamedB worriedCknewDarguedA dream 夢想； worry 擔憂； know 知道； argue 辯論。由下文的例子可知， “我”夢想 的東西大多數都不可能實現。故選A。 24A.improvedB enrichedCchangedDruinedC improve 提高； enrich 豐富

50、； change 改變； ruin 毀掉。由下文可知，此處是說一 些意想不到的事情突然改變了“我”的生活。故選C。 25A.educatedB adoptedCoutgoingDindependentB educated 有教養的； adopted 被收養的； outgoing 外向的； independent 獨立的。根據本空后的“ in a family I was not born into孩子。故選 B。 ”可知，“我”發現自己是一個被收養的26A.weakB comfortableCterribleDcentralC weak 弱的； comfortable 舒適的；terrible

51、 可怕的，糟糕的； central 中心的。根據本空后的“ living in a city that they do not understand at all”可知，生活在一個完全不了解的城市是糟糕的。故選C。 27A.betweenB againstCwithoutDbeyondA between 兩者之間；against 對著；without 沒有；beyond 在.之上。根據本空后的two cultures ”可知，此處是說生活在兩種文化之間。故選A。28A.mostB fewCtheirDmyD 根據本空前的“ meksikatsi was not called meksikats

52、i ”可知，盡管在“我”所 處的文化中的人們叫了幾千年 meksikatsi ，但在英語中它是鴨子的意思。故選D。 29A.desperateB boredCuncomfortableDdisappointedD desperate 令人絕望的； bored 感到厭煩的； uncomfortable 不舒適的； disappointed 感到失望的。根據本空后的“ I could not understand it. ”可知，因為“我”不能理解， 所以“我”對英語感到很失望。故選D。 30A.noiseB callCdecisionDchoice12B n oise 噪音；call 呼叫；de

53、cisio n 決定；choice 選擇。根據本空后的sou nd like ” 可知，當它發出聲音時，它聽起來不像鴨子叫。故選B。31 . A.ashamedB. con fusedC. embarrassedD. frightenedB ashamed 害羞的；con fused 困惑的；embarrassed 尷尬的；frighte ned感到害怕的。(stick)i nto the passe ngers seats. And whe n a butt on 38. (push)will give you an electric shock. These taxi drivers do

54、nt do this39. fun.They do it to tourists40. argue about the ridiculous fares they charge.Somedrivers charge as much 41. tentimes the legal fare. They have a secret根據本空后的the meaning of the verbto duck came from the bird ”可知，當我”發現動詞“ to duck ”的意思起源于那只鳥時,“我”甚至更加困惑了。故選 B。32.A.triedC. determinedB 根據本空后的“

55、 I understand thatcome to 表示“開始”。故選Bo33.A.evideneeC. profitD 根據上下文可知，隨著“我”對英語理解得越來越好,B.cameD. expected可知，當“我”開始更好地理解英語的時make sense 有意義。故選 D。34.A.identifiedB. con firmedC. realizedD. predictedC identify鑒定；confirm 確認；realize意識到；predict 預測。根據上下文語境可知，“我”意識到語言不僅僅是用不同的詞語描述同一個事物。故選Co 35. A.conceptsB. regul

56、ati onsC. messagesD. evaluationsA concept 觀念；regulation 條例； message 信息；evaluation 評估。根據上下文語境可知， “我”意識到語言不僅僅是用不同的詞語描述同一個事物,方法去感受和看待這個世界。故選AoIV.語法填空（共 10 小題；每小題 1.5，滿分 15 分）還是用Taking a taxi in some Eastern European countries can be36.shocki ngexperienee.It is said that some taxi drivershave metal wire

57、s 37.,the seat13(real)taken for a ride，“ but what could she do? Besides the electric shock, she wasverbally abused and threate ned with physical45. (viole nt). She has onlyone piece of advice for tourists.“ Take the bus or stay at home. ”36. a 句意：在東歐國家乘出租車可能是一種令人震驚的經歷。根據語境可知本句中泛指任何一種令人震驚的經歷。故用不定冠詞。s

58、hocking 詞首音素是輔音，故不定冠詞用 a。37.stuck 句意：據說一些出租司機把金屬絲刺入乘客的座位中。have sth.done 把某事做了，過去分詞作賓語補足語表示被動的動作，和被修飾詞是動賓關系。故填stuck。38.is pushed句意：當按下一個按鈕時，這個座位會給你一次電擊。當主句描述將來動作時，時間狀語從句中用一般現在時態表示將來動作。從句主語是動作對象，故用被動語態。butt on 是單數名詞，故填 is pushed。39.for句意： 這些出租司機做這件事不是為了取樂。此處表示動作的目的， 故填 for , 為了。40.who 此處是定語從句，先行詞 tour

59、ists為下文定語從句的邏輯主語，指人。故關系詞用 who。41. as 句意：一些司機收取的費用多達法定費用的 10 倍。as muchas 差不多，多達。42. faster 句意：他們有一個秘密的開關，這能讓儀表走得更快。faster 更快地。43.to pay “have to choice but to do.”是固定搭配。故用to pay。44.really此處應為副詞作狀語，故填really。45.violenee根據句意及結構，此處應填名詞，故用violenee。V.應用文寫作(滿分 15 分)假設你是新華中學的李華同學。你們學校將要挑選一批學生赴美國交流學習，你覺得這swit

60、ch which makes the meters much42.(fast). If you refuse to pay, youare really in for a shock. Inone case, a German woman had no choice but 43.(pay) USD|S120 for a USD|S20 ridefrom the airport. She said that she was44.14是一個很好的機會，希望能夠獲得這次機會。請寫一封自薦信，包括以下要點：1.個人的主要情況；2.英語水平；3.性格特點和興趣愛好；4.希望通過交流實現目標。注意：1.