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。AVOLUNTEER HELP WANTED, WORKING WITH NEW EVENTS TEAMGants Hill, LondonWe are looking for a few volunteers to work with us in the creation of a new events group which is needing help to expand which may le
2、ad to parttime or fulltime work. Hours are flexible, and successful candidates will be working on social media and liaising (联络) phone calls with organizations and groups. Candidates must speak excellent fluent English.VOLUNTEER EVENTS ADMINISTRATIONWestminster, LondonWe would like an enthusiastic a
3、nd outgoing administration volunteer for our Events Team at our London Head Office. This opportunity would suit a wellorganized person with an eye for detail and good computer skills. You will support our Events by sending thankyou letters, answering the telephone, and assisting with all aspects of
4、event organization for 2 days a week.Love music? Want events experience?Notting Hill, LondonOxfam Notting Hill Takeover are looking for volunteers for our music festival on 19th October 2016. The festival takes place in 5 places in Notting Hill. This charity event will be showcasing over 30 bands an
5、d DJs and playing all forms of music. We need a team of volunteers to assist us on the day in order to make sure everybody has a good time. If you want to be a part of a great event to help us raise money for Oxfam then please come along to our open recruitment session (招聘会)VOLUNTEERS WANTED!Hilling
6、don, LondonRoyal Voluntary Service is a national charity which delivers services through volunteers to help older people remain active and independent in their communities. We are growing our new Dementia Support Service in Hillingdon and need help from you! You will be required to have good communi
7、cation skills.语篇 解 读 ：本 文 是 应 用 文 。文 章 主 要 介 绍 了 四 则 招 募 志 愿 者 的 广 告 。1If you want to work with the new events team, you should _.Abe confident Bwork fulltimeCspeak English very well Dhave enough experience解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一部分中的 “Candidates must speak excellent fluent English”可知。2In the Royal Volunta
8、ry Service, volunteers can _.Acommunicate with older peopleBenjoy all forms of musicCanswer the telephoneDwork parttime only解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第四部分中的 “which delivers services through volunteers to help older people remain active and independent in their communities”及“You will be required to have good co
9、mmunication skills”可知。3All of the four ads were written to _.Alook for some volunteersBprovide some job opportunitiesCintroduce some new informationDcomplain about volunteers poor service解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据文章中的 VOLUNTEER HELP WANTED, VOLUNTEERS WANTED 等可知，这四则广告主要是为了招募志愿者。BThirteen can be a challenging a
10、ge. Not only did I have to adapt to my changing body, but I also had to deal with my parents bitter divorce, a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded town.When we moved, my beloved companion, a small brown pony had to be sold. I was heartbroken and terribly lonely. I cou
11、ldnt eat or sleep and cried all the time. Finally, realizing how much I missed my pony, my father bought me another horse, Cowboy.Cowboy was without doubt the ugliest horse in the world. But I didnt care. I loved him beyond all reason.I joined a riding club. When Cowboy and I entered the events wher
12、e the horse was judged by appearance, we were quickly “shown the gate”. I knew nothing could turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the timed speed events. I chose the jumping race.For the whole next month we practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I
13、 would walk Cowboy home, totally exhausted.All of our hard work didnt make me feel confident by the time the show came. One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. I sat at the gate and sweated all out while I watched Becky and her horse charge th
14、rough the court and finish in first place.My turn finally came. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped over it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.No cheers filled
15、 the air. The end of our run was met with surprising silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds.I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds are, Id always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to w
16、ork for it. I can be the owner of my fate.语篇解读：年仅 13 岁的作者承受着家庭的变故且失去了自己心爱的小马，她感到痛苦、孤独。后来，父亲又给她买了一匹马 Cowboy，它虽长得丑却给作者带来了许多安慰。在一场比赛中作者明白：只要努力奋斗，每个人都可以主宰自己的命运。4Why did the author like Cowboy so much in spite of its ugliness?ABecause she loved horses more than anything else.BBecause Cowboy was a strong
17、and smart young horse.CBecause Cowboy had a lot in common with her pony.DBecause she was sad and lonely and needed a companion.解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第一段可知， 13 岁的作者承受着家庭的变故；第二段中介绍作者失去棕色的小矮种马后的伤心与孤独，由此可推知，尽管父亲给她新买的马Cowboy 很丑，她还是喜欢有它的陪伴，故选择 D 项。5The audience fell into silence at the end of the run probably be
18、cause _.Athey didnt expect Cowboy would win the eventBthey were unhappy that Becky was beaten in the eventCthey didnt like Cowboy, for it was too uglyDthey never saw a horse running as fast as Cowboy解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第六段中的 “One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won
19、the blue ribbons”和倒数第二段中的“The end of our run was met with surprising silence”可知，Becky 夺冠是众望所归，所以当作者和其貌不扬的Cowboy 获胜时，人们感到非常意外，一下都变得沉默了。6After the competition, the author came to realize that _.Ashe ought to gather the courage to solve all the problemsBit was time to forget her pony and treat Cowboy b
20、etterCshe needed to work harder to win more blue ribbonsDshe could be the god of her own fate if she tried hard enough解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 “At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds are, Id always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it. I can be the owner of
21、my fate”可知，作者意识到自己通过足够的努力可以主宰自己的命运。7It can be inferred from the passage that _.Aall of their hard training was totally in vainBa blue ribbon must be the second highest prizeCCowboy lost in the events of being judged by appearanceDboth Becky and the author won the jumping event解析：选 C 推理判断题。第三段的第一句表示
22、Cowboy 是世界上最丑的马，结合第四段中的“When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse was judged by appearance, we were quickly shown the gate ”可知，在外形比赛中 Cowboy 输了。CSo much of body language is influenced by our culture. Whether we meet each other with a handshake, a kiss on the cheek, or a forehead touch, ea
23、ch greeting is completely dependent on culture.These cultural expressions are dictated by what are called “display rules”， the specific expectations every group has about body language behavior. For example, you only have to stand on line for a bus in San Francisco to see an interesting difference i
24、n cultural display rules about personal space. If you queue (排队) up for a bus on Market Street in the business district at rush hour, youll stand in a very orderly line, with a threefoot bubble of personal space, your fellow passengers busily tapping their BlackBerries without so much as a glance at
25、 you. But if you board the bus in Chinatown, you might find yourself a part of a group of people, stomachs pressed against backs, each person vying for a seat at the same time on that same bus.Cultural display rules differ from country to country, state to state, even city to city. For example, in t
26、he United States as well as in most other countries, nodding your head up and down is a signal explained as “yes”. We use it to emphasize (强调) a point when we say yes, or we simply use it nonverbally to show agreement. In Bulgaria, however, shaking your head from side to side means “yes” and nodding
27、 your head up and down means “no”. That would be an important difference to be aware of if you were stuck at a Bulgarian train station in the middle of the night.As we become a global society, different cultural norms inch closer and closer to each other with each generation. The more exposure kids
28、have to people of different cultures, the more likely they are to recognize a variety of people as “like me” as well. And we can show a great deal of respect by learning those different display rules before we do business with people in other cultures. Knowing each others display rules, and respecti
29、ng them, is a huge step toward bridging cultural gaps with body language.语篇 解 读 ：本 文 是 说 明 文 。文 章 主 要 介 绍 了 文 化 对 身 体 语 言 的 影 响 。8The underlined word “vying” in Paragraph 2 means “_”Acompeting BlookingCasking Dfailing解析：选 A 词义猜测题。根据第二段中的 “stomachs pressed against backs”及“for a seat at the same time
30、on that same bus”可知，此处是说人们为了一个座位“竞争(competing) ”。9Whats the main idea of Paragraph 3?ANodding head has several meanings.BPeople use kinds of ways to show agreement.CCultural display rules are the same in Europe.DCultural display rules are different in different places.解析：选 D 段落大意题。第三段的首句 “Cultural d
31、isplay rules differ from country to country, state to state, even city to city”是该段的主题句，下文所举的例子都是为了说明这一主题。10Whats the authors opinion on learning different display rules?AIt helps hand down cultures.BIts the requirement of global economy.CIt outweighs learning foreign languages.DIts important for com
32、munication across cultures.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 “show a great deal of respect”和“a huge step toward bridging cultural gaps with language”可知，了解不同的文化表现规则意义重大。11What would be the best title for the text?ABody language and its meaningBThe cultural gaps in different placesCThe cultural aspects of body la
33、nguageDHow to greet people in different cultures解析：选 C 标题归纳题。文章主要介绍了文化对身体语言的影响，故 C 项作标题最贴切。DWearable sensors (传感器) could one day interpret the gestures in sign language and translate them into English, providing a hightech solution to communication problems between deaf people and those who dont und
34、erstand sign language.Engineers at Texas A otheranother第八句：dodid第九句：possiblepossibly第十句：loselosing.书面表达(满分 25 分)假设你是李华，一个美国学生代表团要到你所在的学校进行为期一周的参观学习，学校需要一些志愿者来陪同这些学生。请你根据以下提示，写一封申请信。1志愿者要有丰富的文化知识；2志愿者要有为国际友人服务的热情；3志愿者要具有一定的英语水平，能够做好沟通工作。注意：1.词数 100 左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。Dear sir or m
35、adam，Thank you for taking time to read my letter. Id like to be a volunteer to serve those students from the USA.Looking forward to your reply! Thank you!Yours，Li Hua参考范文：Dear sir or madam，Thank you for taking time to read my letter. Id like to be a volunteer to serve those students from the USA.I h
36、ave a strong desire to be a volunteer. First of all, I will serve those American students with enthusiasm. Besides, I have a rich knowledge of Chinese history and I know very well about our school. Thus, I can make them have a deep understanding of our culture and our school. At last, I have a good
37、command of English. My oral English is very good, so I can communicate with them so well that there will be no misunderstanding between the foreign students and me.In a word, I will do what I can to be a qualified volunteer if I could be accepted to be one.Looking forward to your reply! Thank you!Yours，Li Hua
