1、单元质量检测( 四)(时间：100 分钟 满分：120 分).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。AGeorge Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright who was born in 1856, and died in 1950. Although he wrote music as well, he most enjoyed writing plays, with the purpose of explaining a social message, and m
2、aking it more memorable with the use of comedy while doing so. Some of his plays direct peoples attention to the problem of education, religion and government, however one topic he often considered was the exploitation (剥削) of the working class.As a socialist, he played a role in the Fabian Society,
3、 which was a British socialist movement, writing brochures and leaflets for them. He even married a fellow member of the Society, called Charlotte PayneTownshend. He was a wonderful speaker, and gave speeches on equal rights in politics for men and women, how to live healthy lifestyles, and condemni
4、ng the attitudes of the rich towards the poor. This socialist attitude of Bernard Shaw influenced many of his writings, including Pygmalion, which has become a classic.The play was first shown in 1913 in Vienna, with Shaw himself as the director. Shaw chose Mrs. Patricia Campbell to play the role of
5、 Eliza, although many thought that she was too old for the role at the age of 49. Shaw claimed that he had written the role with her in mind, and only she would play Eliza. Higgins was played by Sir Herbert Tree. It has now become more popular, due to the 1964 musical My Fair Lady, which is based on
6、 Pygmalion.语篇解读：本文为记叙文。文章介绍了萧伯纳的人生观点以及皮格马利翁这部戏剧的创作情况。1George Bernard Shaw wrote plays to _.Aentertain the audienceBmake his works memorableCmake the Fabian Society knownDexpress his view on social problems解析：选 D 细节理解题。由第一段 “.he most enjoyed writing plays, with the purpose of explaining a social mess
7、age .”可知，萧伯纳创作戏剧的目的是解释社会信息，即表达对社会问题的看法或观点。2We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Bernard Shaw _.Ahad pity on the poorBwas head of the Fabian SocietyCdidnt care much about the working classDpreferred to be a public speaker than a writer解析：选 A 推理判断题。由第二段 “. and condemning the attitudes of the rich toward
8、s the poor”可知，萧伯纳对穷人怀有同情心。3Why did Bernard Shaw choose Mrs. Patricia Campbell to play the role of Eliza?AOnly she was suitable for the role.BShe was at the right age for the role.CHe had designed the role especially for her.DShe helped Bernard Shaw with his writing.解析：选 C 细节理解题。由最后一段 “Shaw claimed t
9、hat he had written the role with her in mind .”可知，萧伯纳之所以选择 Mrs. Patricia Campbell 饰演戏剧的女主角是因为当时他创作戏剧时已经想到让她出演主角了。BIndia now leads the world in smartphone growth. It saw a 55% increase in the number of smartphones in 2014. The number of Web users increased by 37%. Smartphones were the source of 65% o
10、f its Internet traffic and 41% of its ecommerce, according to a report by the analyst Mary Meeker, titled “Internet Trends 2015”Indias Internet boom has started. Within three or four years, almost every adult in India will own a smartphone. They will be used to order goods, read news, monitor crop g
11、rowth and so on.Indian adults will be very interested in these devices just as young Americans are. 87% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 who own smartphones say they never separate from these: “My smartphone never leaves my side.” Four out of five say that the first thing they do on waking
12、 is to reach for their smartphones. And three fifths believe that in the next five years everything will be done on mobile devices.In the business world, the rise of mobile platforms is dramatically transforming many industries all over the world. What Indian software developers have to do is to sta
13、rt thinking about solutions to old problems by using all the features of these new devices. They need to take advantage of the unique properties of smartphones and tablets. As Indian software developers and enterprises master the smartphone, they will be able to export their solutions to the rest of
14、 the world.This will make possible a new tech revolution that is greater than what created Indias IT industry in the 1980s and 1990s. We can expect the rapid transformation of India when a billion people become connected and have equal access to information and services.语篇解读：近年来，印度智能手机连接互联网发展迅猛，可以预见
15、，印度的下一次技术革命即将到来。4Loads of numbers are used in Paragraph 1 to show _.AIndias smartphones increase most rapidly in the worldBIndia has the most advanced IT industry in the worldCIndia will be a superpower pretty soonDIndia will export new smartphones to the rest of the world解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句 (即本
16、段主题句 )“India now leads the world in smartphone growth.”可知，印度在智能手机的增长方面世界领先。后面句子中列举了大量的数字并多次出现关键词：smartphone, increase 等，是为了进一步说明这一主题。故选 A 项。5What will most young Americans do first the moment they wake up?ARead news. BShop online.CGet their smartphones. DCheck emails.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第三段第三句 “Four out
17、of five say that the first thing they do on waking is to reach for their smartphones.”可知，大部分美国年轻人起床后的第一件事是伸手拿手机，故选 C 项。6Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AIndia is the largest mobile maker in the world.BIndian farmers use smartphones to monitor crop growth.CIndian software deve
18、lopers have made great profits by selling their products abroad.DIndia saw a great boom in IT industry some 30 years ago.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一句 “This will make possible a new tech revolution that is greater than what created Indias IT industry in the 1980s and 1990s.”可知，在20 世纪 80 年代、90 年代期间( 距现在大约
19、三十年) 印度的 IT 工业兴起。故选 D 项。7Which can be the best title of the text?AMore People, More SmartphonesBNo Dream, Every Indian Owns a SmartphoneCAt Hand, Indias Next Tech RevolutionDA Small Smartphone, a Big Use解析：选 C 标题归纳题。通过概括文章大意可知， C 项含有概括全文的关键词：印度、at hand(双关：“在手边”或“即将到来”)、技术革命。故选 C 项。CHave you ever fou
20、nd yourself in this situation: You hear a song you used to sing when you were a child a bit of nostalgia (怀旧) or “blast from the past”， as we say. But it is not a distant childhood memory. The words come back to you as clearly as when you sang them all those years ago.Researchers at the University o
21、f Edinburgh studied the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They found that remembering words in a song was the best way to remember even one of the most difficult languages.Here is what they did. Researchers took 60 adults and randomly divided them into three groups of 20
22、. Then they gave the groups three different types of “listenandrepeat” learning conditions. Researchers had one group simply speak the words. They had the second group speak the words to a rhythm, or beat. And they asked the third group to sing the words.All three groups studied words from the Hunga
23、rian language for 15 minutes. Then they took part in a series of language tests to see what they remembered.Why Hungarian, you ask? Researchers said they chose Hungarian because not many people know the language. It does not share any roots with Germanic or Romance languages, such as Italian or Span
24、ish. After the tests were over, the singers came out on top. The people who learned these new Hungarian words by singing them showed a higher overall performance. They did the best in four out of five of the tests. They also performed two times better than those who simply learned the words by speak
25、ing them.Dr. Katie Overy says singing could lead to new ways to learn a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are contained in a catchy 3, or memorable 4, tune 5.Dr. Ludke said the findings could help those who struggle to learn foreign languages. On the University of Edinbu
26、rghs website Dr. Ludke writes, “This study provides the first experimental evidence that a listenandrepeat singing method can support foreign language learning, and opens the door for future research in this area.”语 篇 解 读 ：本 文 主 要 描 述 一 项 关 于 音 乐 和 外 语 习 得 之 间 关 系 的 研 究 。8The “song” mentioned in the
27、 first paragraph is intended to _.Arecall the pastBattract the readersCintroduce the topicDcompare the childhood with the present解析：选 C 推理判断题。本文开头通过举例导入话题：人们都清楚地记得儿时所听歌曲的歌词是因为音乐有助于语言学习。故选 C 项。9According to the passage, which language doesnt share the same root with Germanic or Romance languages?AHun
28、garian. BSpanish.CItalian. DEnglish.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据文章第五段中 “Researchers said they chose Hungarian because not many people know the language. It does not share any roots with Germanic or Romance languages, such as Italian or Spanish.”可知，匈牙利语与德语和罗曼语没有渊源。故选 A 项。10Based on the last two paragraphs, we can
29、 conclude that _.Asinging is the best way to learn a languageBthe brain probably works best when the foreign language learners sing the wordsCa listenrepeat method is very effective for any language learnerDDr. Katie Overy and Dr. Ludke disagree with each other解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句 “This study pro
30、vides the first experimental evidence that a listenandrepeat singing method can support foreign language learning, and opens the door for future research in this area.”可知，反复听歌的方法有助于外语的学习，故选 B 项。11In which situation can the finding of the research be applied?AA mother is going to teach her baby how t
31、o speak.BA child is going to have his first music lesson.CA student is going to learn a new English song.DAn American is going to learn some Chinese.解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据最后一段首句 “Dr. Ludke said the findings could help those who struggle to learn foreign languages.”可知，研究结果有助于学习外语的人，故选 D项。A、B 、C 三项和 foreign
32、language 无关。DInstagram is containing so many photos of food now a popup diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading photos of their dishes to social networks.I always thought peoples taking pictures of their food was kin
33、d of silly, but at this new popup restaurant in the UK, Id probably do it too.“The Picture House”is the worlds first paybyphoto restaurant you order, click a photo of the food, share on Instagram and eat for free!The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant Birds Eye, who came up with the idea to cas
34、h in on peoples addiction to photographing food and sharing the pictures online. They conducted a survey and found that more than half of the British population regularly took pictures of their meals. So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range.The popup diner was open i
35、n Soho, London for three days in May, and is now moving to other major UK cities. They serve twocourse meals that customers dont have to pay for, if they photo and instagram it.The restaurant is a part of Birds Eyes “Food for Life” campaign, a new marketing project that aims at changing the way peop
36、le look at frozen food. “Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime moments from every day to the special， ” said marketing director Margaret Jobling.The reaction to “The Picture House” has been great so far. And the paybypicture concept has proven to be an effectiv
37、e way. Alternative payment methods are actually gaining popularity among a lot of businesses. Last year, in a caf in Germany customers paid by how much time they spent there, not by what they ate.语篇解读：现在在餐馆里兴起了一种新的付款方式，那就是顾客将食物照片上传到 Instagram 上，就可以免费享用美食了。12Instagram probably is a(n) _.Arestaurant f
38、ree of chargeBapplication used to share photosCnew marketing projectDcampaign of “Food for Life”解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的 “Instagram is containing so many photos of food”及第二段中的“you order, click a photo of the food, share on Instagram and eat for free”可知，Instagram 可能是一个分享图片的应用程序。13Whats the authors attitu
39、de to this new trend?AInterested. BOpposed.CConfused. DUnconcerned.解析：选 A 观点态度题。根据第二段的第一句 “I always thought peoples taking pictures . Id probably do it too.”可知，作者对这种新潮流感兴趣。14 “The Picture House”encourages sharing photos of its food to _.Acreate a new social media trendBraise the price of frozen food
40、Cattract more customersDreward the regular customers解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第三段的最后一句 “So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range.”可推知，分享食物照片是一种更好的为新的餐饮系列做广告的方式，因此该餐馆鼓励顾客分享食物照片是为了吸引更多的顾客。15Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?ANo Need to PayBThe Popu
41、p DinerCFood for LifeDPay by Picture解析：选 D 标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了在一个饭店可以通过分享食物图片来付款的付款方式，因此 D 项为最佳标题。.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。The act of giving gifts is a gesture of friendship, love, celebration and thanks. With a little planning, your gifts will be remembered f
42、or years._16_ Put a reminder in your diary one or two weeks before the occasion so that you can start doing your shopping. If your receivers live very far away and you need to mail the gift, then advanced planning is even more important. It will make sure that your gift gets to them on time.Dont giv
43、e based on what others give you. We often hear people say “Shes spending 100 on me, so I should spend 100 on her.” _17_ Your gifts should be based on what is in your heart for your receivers. Dont worry about whether your receivers are going to give you something back or how much they are spending o
44、n your gifts.Respect your budget. _18_ Gifts given with sincerity are appreciated even more than expensive items. By planning how much you need to spend on your gifts and assigning a dollar amount to each desired gift on your list, youll be better prepared to shop within your budget.Be aware of wrap
45、pings. _19_ A tastefully wrapped gift with materials that can be reused or recycled shows your care for the environment.Present your gift with respect. _20_ And when you do, present your gift by holding with both your hands as though you were holding it on a silver platter.AThis thinking completely
46、ruins the value of giving gifts to each other.BBeautiful gifts dont necessarily need to rely on ribbons or boxes.CThe cost of your gift will not be the main factor in its success.DThe best way to present a gift is always presenting it in person.EThis is adopted from Asian culture to show respect and
47、 care.FYou shouldnt buy gifts which are out of your budget.GKeep a schedule of the special dates.答案：1620 GACBD.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。Sometimes the people who are noticed the least can do the most to lift us up. On Thanksgiving _21_， I took par
48、t in a local running activity. It was barely above freezing that morning so every runner was walking or jumping around trying to stay _22_.On the side of the road was a(n) _23_ man and as usual, most people pretended not to _24_ him. I went over and talked with him for a few minutes_25_ the race. He
49、 told me that he was a veteran (老兵) and had hoped he might be able to do some work to _26_ a few dollars for a Thanksgiving dinner.It was time for the race so I told him Id like to talk to him _27_. I thought about this man during most of the _28_. He hadnt asked me for anything, _29_ I wanted to do somethin
