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Unitl Peopleof achievement.单元过关检测第一部分阅读理解共两节,满分分35第一节共小题,每小题分,满分分阅读下列短文,从各题所给的、、和四个选项中选出最佳选项
102.525A B3C DALeslie Nielsens childhoodwas adifficult one,but he had oneparticular shiningstar in his lifehis uncle,who was a well职业known actor.The admiration and respecthis uncleeared inspiredNielsen to make acareer inacting.Even thoughheoften felt he wouldbe discoveredto bea notalent,he movedforward,gaining ascholarship to the NeighborhoodPlayhouseand makinghis firsttelevision appearancea fewyears later in
1948.However;being afull time,successful actorwould stillbe anuphillbattle for another eightyears untilhe landeda numberof filmroles thatfinally gothim noticed.But eventhen,what he had wasntquite whathe wanted.Nielsen always felthe should be doing edybut hisgood looksanddistinguished voicekept himbusy indramatic roles.It wasntuntil1980—32years intohis careerthat he landedthe roleitwould seemhe wasmade forin Airplane!That movieled himinto thesecond halfof his career wherehis edicpresence alonecouldmake amovie afinancial successeven whenmovie reviewerswould notrate ithighly.Did Nielsenthen feelcontent in hiscareerYes andno.He wasthrilled to bedoingthe edythathe alwaysfeltheshoulddo,but evenduring hislast fewyears,healwayshad asense ofcuriosity,wondering whatnew roleor challengemight bejustaround the corner.He neverstopped working,never retired.LeslieNielsen*s devotionto actingis wonderfullyinspiring.He builta hugelysuccessful careerwith littlemore thanplainold hardwork anddetermination.He showedus thateven asingle desire,never givenup on,can makefor aremarkable life.
1.Why didNielsen wantto bean actorA.He enjoyedwatching movies.B.He waseager to earn money.C.He wantedto belike hisuncle.D.He felthe wasgood atacting
2.What dowe knowabout Nielsenin thesecond halfof hiscareerA.He directedsome highquality movies.B.He avoidedtaking onnew challenges.C.He focusedon playingdramatic roles.D.He becamea successfuledy actor.
3.What doesNielsens careerstory tellusA.Art islong,life isshort.B.He wholaughs lastlaughs longest.C.It*s nevertoo lateto learn.D.Where theres a willtheresaway.BGordon Brown was born in Scotlandin
1951.His childhoodwas abrilliant successbecause ofhis intellectualstrength.Hewas acceptedinto middle school at
10.At16he became the youngest student at the University of Edinburgh.挫At thattime,he wasa luckyboy,good atalmost everything,said hisold friendMurray Elder.However,setbacks折症》犬fell on the brilliantboy.After arugby injury,he becameblind in his lefteye.Before long,similar symptomsdevelopedin hisright eye.I layin thehospital bedin totaldarkness,uncertain aboutmy future,said Brown.Looking back on the past,Brown didntplain abouthis badluck.He evensaid,One doorcloses;you cantplay rugbyanymore,so youfocus onother things.Brown wasinterested instudent politicsin university,which helpeda lotinhispolitical careerlaterinlife.贝才政大臣.In1997,Brownwasmade Chancellor of the Exchequer Hehas succeededin givingthe countrya highrateof employmentand thelongest periodof economicgrowth inits history.pared with his successfulcareer,Browns familylife isfull ofdowns.He losthis firstdaughter tendays afterher birth.Hisoneyearold youngestson hasa deadlydisease.These accidentsmake meappreciate mylife more,he said.
4.Gordon Brownwas successfulinhischildhood becauseheLA.was veryintelligentB.went tomiddleschoolat tenC.played rugbyvery wellD.becametheyoungeststudentattheUniversity ofEdinburgh
5.When GordonBrown lookedbackonthepast,he.A.still hadhope for the futureB.wished thathehadnot playedrugbyC.believed that his doorwas closedD.felt verysad abouthis misfortune
6.Which of the followingis TRUEabout GordonBrownA.He didntlike politicsat university.B.He becameChancellorof theExchequerat
48.C.He dida goodjob toimprove thenational economy.D.He didntdo wellforthecountrys employmentrate.Jennifer Mauerhas neededmore willpowerthan thetypical collegestudent to pursue hergoal ofcaring anursing degree.That willpowerbore fruitwhen Jennifergraduated fromUniversityofWisconsinEau Claireand becamethe firstin herlargefamily toearn abachelors degree.Mauer,of Edgar,Wisconsin,grew uponafarm ina familyof10children.Her dadworked ata jobaway from the farm,andher motherran thefarm withthe kids.After highschool,Jennifer attendeda localtechnical college,working topay hertuition学费,代because therewas noextra moneyset asideforacollege education.A ergraduation,she workedto helpher sistersand brothers pay for theirschooling.Jennifer nowis marriedand hasthree childrenof her own.She decidedto goback tocollege to advance hercareer andtobe ableto bettersupport herfamily whiledoing somethingshe loves:nursing.She chosethe UWEauClaire programat MinistrySaint Josephs Hospital in Marshfieldbecause shewas abletopursueher fouryear degreeclose tohome.She coulddrive toclassand behome in the eveningto helpwith her kids.Jennifer receivedgreat supportfrom herfamily asshe workedto earnher degree:Her husbandworked twojobs tocover thebills,and her68yearold motherhelped takecare ofthe childrenat times.牺牲Through itall,she remainedin goodacademic standingand graduatedwith honors.Jennifer sacrificedto achievehergoal,giving upmany nightswith herkids andmissing importantevents tostudy.Some nightsmy heartwas breakingtohave topick betweenmy kidsand studyingfor examsor papers,she says.However,her childrenhave learnedan importantlessonwitnessing theirmother earnherdegree.Jennifer is a firstgenerationgraduate andan inspirationto herfamily andthatspretty powerful.
7.What didJennifer doafter highschoolA.She helpedher dadwith hiswork.B.She ranthe familyfarm onherown.C.She supportedherself throughcollege.D.She taughther sistersandbrothersat home.
8.Why didJennifer choosethe programat MinistrySaintJosephsHospitalinMarshfieldA.To takecare ofherkidseasily.B.To learnfromthebest nurses.C.To savemoney forher parents.D.To finda wellpaidjob there.
9.What didJennifer sacrificeto achieveher goalA.Her health.B.Her timewith family.C.Her reputation.D.Her chanceof promotion.()
10.What canwe learnfrom JennifersstoryA.Time ismoney.B.Love breaksdown barriers.C.Hard workpays off.D.Education isthe keyto success.第二节(共小题每小题分,满分分)5210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多余选项For overone hundredand fiftyyears,Americans ofall socialclasses haveworn bluejeans.
11.Strauss inventioncontinuesto bepopular notonly amongAmericans butalso amongpeople aroundthe world.Levi Strausswas bornin Germanyin
1829.
12.He grewup inKentucky beforemoving toNew Yorkin
1847.Before beinganAmerican citizenand movingto theWest in1853,Strauss workedinhisbrothers drygoods business.This gavehim achance toproducehis famousinvention.After thegold rushof1949,Strauss decidedto moveto theWest toseek hisfortunes.Strauss did not wanttobea personwho searchedan areafor minerals.Instead,he knewhe couldmake agood livingbyselling suppliestothe miners.At first,he plannedto sellsewing suppliesand cloth.
13.When heheard minersplaining that their(织物)clothes wereeasily brokenor theyusually toretheir pocketsduring mining,he decidedto usea specialfabric to makepants fortheminers.These pantsproved sopopular thathe quicklyran outof materialstomakemore.In1873,Strauss receiveda letterfrom aJewish tailornamed JacobDavis who had inventeda processof connectingpocketswith copperrivets(钉).This madethe pantslast along time.Because Davisdidnothave themoney topatent(取得・・•的专利权)his idea,he offeredto shareit withStrauss ifStrauss wouldagree topayforthe patent.
14.The businesshas beengrowing eversince and Levi Strausspany isnow one ofthelargest clothingpanies in the world.
15.He alsomade agreat contributionto Americasclothing industry.A.As ayoung boy,he movedwithhisfamily tothe UnitedStates.B.Nobody knewwhat kindof materialwas suitable.C.He didandLevijeans havebeen madewith metalrivets eversince.D.However,he didnot getmuch businessfor thoseproducts.E.By thetime Straussdied in1902,hehadmade agreat contributionto Americanfashion.F.Since theywere inventedby LeviStrauss,they havebee asymbol ofAmerican consumerculture.第二部分语言运用共两节,满分分第一节共小题每小G.As thebusiness grew,Strauss gotmuch moneyfrom it.4520题分,满分分阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中,选出可以填入空自处的最佳选项
1.530A BC DMartinLuther KingJr wasborninGeorgia in
1929.When hewas16a boy,Martin learnedthathis17the blackAmericans,were18treated differentlyfrom mostof19fellow Americans.Many couldnot attendgood schools,20good jobs,or livein nicehousesbecause ofthe colourof their21Martin knewthat ina freecountry thiswas
22.He wantedto helphis blackbrothers,牧师23he decidedto goto schooland24a minister.He becamea pastorin Montgomery,Alabama.This is25Martin LutherKingspeaceful fightfirst began.Dr Kingworked26equality inother cities.He knewthatthe27way peoplecould wintheir rightswas toremain peaceful,28in faceof danger.Dr Kingwon theNobel PeacePrize in1964for hisachievements and
29.The wholenation30the terribleevent that31on April4th,1968,in Memphis,Tennessee,where MartinLuther KingJr was倡导俳暴力32The manwhohadpreached nonviolencedied
33.But DrKings dreamcan never
34.Many Americansare still35tomakethat dreame true.
16.A.already B.still C.such D.not
17.A.family B.friends C.people D.country
18.A.much B.sometimes C.seldom D.often
19.A.his B.those C.most D.their
20.A.get B.look forC.having D.to do
21.A.faces B.skin C.bodies D.people
22.A.even worseB.different C.wrong D.reasonable
23.A.as B.because C.so D.but
24.A.help B.ask C.visit D.Bee
25.A.where B.why C.said D.because
26.A.with B.in C.by D.for
27.A.only B.other C.wrong D.second
28.A.except B.even C.if D.either
29.A.honour B.victory C.courage D.strength
30.A.discouraged B.prided C.mourned D.manded
31.A.passed B.he didC.happened D.they managed
32.A.defeated B.shot C.caught D.put inprison
33.A.bravely B.violently C.quietly D.nonviolently
34.A.die B.be believedC.realize D.fail
35.A.wanted B.working C.prepared D.struggling第二节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形
101.5151式It doesntimpress likeGeorge Washingtonsplantation onthe Potomac,but Lincolnshome indowntown Springfield,修复Illinois,
36.prove irresistibleto visitorssince itopened tothe public.Beautifully restoredto its1860appearance,thehouse wasAbraham andMary Lincolnshome for17years.In1844they boughtit
37.$1,200and someland fromCharlesDresser,who performedtheir
38.marry ceremonyin
1842.When the house wasbuilt,it wasmuch
39.small thanit istoday.Marys niecewrote,The littlehome
40.paint white.Itwas sweetand fresh.Mary lovedit.She wasextremely pretty,and herhouse wasa reflectionof
41.she,everything ingoodtaste andin perfectorder.Although Maryloved flowers,
42.she norher husbandwas knownasagardener.A longtime neighborsaid theyneverplanted treesand onlykept agarden forone year.Marys sister,Frances ToddWallace,often cameover
43.plant flowersinthe frontyard.
44.Lincolns enlargedthe housetoafull twostories in1856to meetthe needsof theirgrowing family.Three ofthe fourLincolnsons wereborn here.After Lincolnwas electedPresident ofthe USin1861,they rentedthehouseand
45.sell mostoftheir furniture.第三部分写作(共两节,满分分)40第一节应用文写作(满分分)15请根据下面提供的信息,写一篇关于哥伦布的词左右的短文100哥伦布,意大利探险家,年出生于意大利;从小爱读《马可•波罗游记》,从中了解到许多关于东方国家的L1451事情,并且很想去旅行;年,哥伦布带着大约名水手离开西班牙,开始横渡大西洋的远航他们在海上度过了149287两个多月,终于到达了美洲.我们可以从他身上学到…2参考词汇哥伦布大西洋Columbus theAtlantic Ocean《马可•波罗游记》The DescriptionoftheWorld第二节读后续写(满分分)25阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事It wasa hotand wetday inJuly.I wasdriving tothe localgrocery storebecause theheat hadmade mybananas gofromyellow tobrown overnight.My airconditioner inmy carwas onhigh,but itstill wasntcooling medown.Suddenly,the carinfront ofme signalledthat itwas pullingoff.I pressedonthebrakes andslowed down.Out ofthecornerof myeye I saw severalteenagersstanding inthe summersun.They werentplaying,killing time,or hangingaround though.They werentdrinking,(走廊),smoking,chatting,or lookingat theircell phones.They wereworking ona porchIrecognised themimmediately asoneofthe churchwork camps.For moreyears thanI canremember thesevoung menandwomen havevolunteered theirspring andsummer vacationstoehere andhelp repairthe homesof poorpeople.I smiledwhenIsawthem theresweating andworking hardto dosome goodin thisworld.While thenews headlineswere sofull ofmurder,hate,and violencein oursociety,these youngpeople weredoing theirbest toshare somelove andlight withothers.Inmy heartand mindI heardthe wordsonce again:I washungry and you gaveme food;I wasa strangerand youweled me;I was(裸体的)naked andyou gaveme clothing;I wassick andyou tookcare ofme.There isso muchgood wecan doin thislife.There areso manypeople wecan help.There isso muchlove wecanshare.And aslong asthere islife,there ismore todo.Whether itis repairinga house,sharing asmile,offering ahug,adopting a(慈善),dog,visiting thesick,giving tocharity prayingfor others,sharing akind word,or doingany actof goodness,every singlethingwe dois preciousintheeyes ofpeople.注意所续写短文的词数应为左右;L
150.应使用个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语;25,续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
3.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语4Paragraph1:Nowadays lovingeach otherisagood deedand moninthesociety.Paragraph2:Choose tolove,andyouwill helpothers.。