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1、单元综合测评单元综合测评(四四) (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) A During the past Spring Festival，many children may have received red packets from their families.But Xing Pu，a 40yearold economist，is asking the government to give red packets to every Chinese citizen. Xing suggested the governmen
2、t give out 1，000 yuan to each Chinese since the government income has increased rapidly in recent years.He said his suggestion would allow everyone to directly enjoy the fruits of the countrys economic success，help the lowerincome groups deal with rising prices and increase consumption(消费)around the
3、 country. Recent years have seen the government carry out a series of propoor(扶贫)and prorural(惠农)policies，including increasing spending on public healthcare and calling off the agricultural tax.But the lowerincome group still needs more help while being hit hard by an 11year high in prices and recen
4、t snowstorms. Xing said while making the draft，he has borrowed many ideas from practices in countries like the United States and Singapore.Earlier this year，the governments of the two nations offered cash handouts(救济)to their citizens as the result of a surplus in government income.As for in China，
5、“We can even encourage the rich to donate their 1，000 yuan red packet to the poor， ” said Xing. Although Xings suggestion has gained wide support among ordinary Chinese on the Internet， many other economists criticized it as unpractical.Even Xing himself admitted he made the suggestion without any c
6、areful calculation.But they agreed with Xings point that the growing economic pie should be shared among the people. “To better use the increase of money，handing out money is not a solution that holds good for all time.It could be better to improve the public service or cut the price of energy use i
7、n daily life， ” said Qiao Xinsheng，an economic professor. 【语篇解读】 春节期间孩子会得到家人给的红包但 40 岁的经济学家邢普也 要求政府发给农民红包，从而引起了广泛的讨论。 1Xing Pu suggested that the government give out 1，000 yuan to each Chinese because Athe poor should get help from the rich Bthe government should help the rich Cthe growing economic
8、pie should be shared among the people Dthe government doesnt know how to use the money 【解析】 细节理解题。根据第二段提到“He said his suggestion would allow everyone to directly enjoy the fruits of the countrys economic success， help the lower income groups deal with rising prices and increase consumption(消 费 )arou
9、nd the country” 他说他的建议能够让大家享受到国家经济成功的果实，故选 C 项。 【答案】 C 2What has the government done to help the lowerincome group? ASpending less on public health care. BIncreasing the agricultural tax. CHanding out money to every Chinese. DCarrying out propoor policies. 【解析】 细节理解题。根据第三段提到“Recent years have seen t
10、he government carry out a series of propoor(扶贫)and prorural(惠农)policies，including increasing spending on public healthcare and calling off the agricultural tax.”政府推出 一系列的扶贫和惠农政策包括增加公共福利投入，减少农业税，故选 D 项。 【答案】 D 3According to some experts，what is better than giving out money? ASupplying food to everyon
11、e every day. BCutting the price of energy use in daily life. CControlling the rising of prices. DIncreasing the government income. 【解析】 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到“It could be better to improve the public service or cut the price of energy use in daily life”， 提高公共服务或减少日常生 活中的能源价格，故选 B 项。 【答案】 B 4Xing Pus ideas o
12、f giving red packets to every Chinese citizen mainly came from Achildren receiving red packets from their families Bthe US and Singapore governments offering cash handouts to their citizens Cthe governments increasing spending on public health care Dthe rising prices in the country 【解析】 细节推断题。 根据第四段
13、提到 “Xing said while making the draft， he has borrowed many ideas from practices in countries like the United States and Singapore”邢普说，在起草这个建议的时候，他借鉴像美国和新加坡这些国家的 想法，故选 B 项。 【答案】 B B You probably know who Marie Curie was，but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson.Of the outstanding ladies listed belo
14、w， who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years? Jane Addams(18601935) Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank.Addams helped the poor and worked for peace.She encouraged a sense of community (社区) by creating shelters and promoting education
15、and services for people in need.In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Rachel Carson (19071964) If it werent for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today.Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and
16、 the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the worlds lakes and oceans. Sandra Day O Connor (1930present) When Sandra Day OConnor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman.She became an Arizona state senator(参议员
17、) and，in 1981, the first woman to join the US.Supreme Court.OConnor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court. Rosa Parks (19132005) On December 1，1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger.Her simple ac
18、t landed Parks in prison.But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott.It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civilrights movement.“The only tired I was，was tired of giving in， ” said Parks. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了不同领域的四位女性先驱。 5What is Jane Addams noted for in history? AHer social work. B
19、Her teaching skills. CHer efforts to win a prize. DHer community background. 【解析】 细节理解题。根据 Jane Addams 下的第一句话 Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank(任何一个受到社会工作 者帮助的人都要感谢 Jane Addams)可知，在历史上，Jane Addams 以她的社会工作 而出名，与 A 项相符。文中未提及 her teaching skills(她的教学技能)，只是谈到了 p
20、romoting education(促进教育)，故 B 项与文章不符；Jane Addams 获得了诺贝尔和 平奖，但她不是因努力去获奖而出名的，根本上还是因为她做的社会工作，而且 她也并非为了获奖才付出努力，故 C 项错误；是她的社会工作，以及她鼓励的社 区感让她出名，D 项 Her community background.(她的社区背景)与此不相符。 【答案】 A 6What was the reason for OConnors being rejected by the law firm? AHer lack of proper training in law. BHer litt
21、le work experience in court. CThe discrimination against women. DThe poor financial conditions. 【解析】 细节理解题。根据 Sandra Day OConnor 下的第一句 When Sandra Day OConnor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School.可知，她在斯坦福 大学法学院受过教育，并非缺少正规的法律培训，故 A 项错误；文中未提及她在 法庭上的工作经验少，故 B 项错误；根据she could not find work
22、 at a law firm because she was a woman.可知，她没能在法律事务所找到工作，是因为她是一名女 性，这与 C 项“对于女性的歧视”相符，故选 C 项；文中未提及她的经济状况， 故 D 项错误。 【答案】 C 7Who made a great contribution to the civilrights movement in the US.? AJane Addams. BRachel Carson. CSandra Day OConnor. DRosa Parks. 【 解 析 】 细 节 理 解 题 。 根 据 Rosa Parks 下 的 it al
23、so set off the Montgomery bus boycott.It lasted for more than a year，and kicked off the civilrights movement.可知，它导致了蒙哥马利巴士抵制运动，这场运动持续了一年多，开始 了民权运动，故选 D 项，是 Rosa Parks 对美国的民权运动做出了很大贡献。 【答案】 D 8What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text? AThey are highly educated. BThey are truly creative
24、. CThey are pioneers. DThey are peacelovers. 【解析】 推理判断题。 本题考查考生理解全文、 提炼信息、 概括总结的能力。 根据 Jane Addams 下的the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize， Rachel Carson 下的 If it werent for Rachel Carson，the environmental movement might not exist today，Sandra Day OConnor 下的the first woman to join th
25、e US.Supreme Court.以及 Rosa Parks 下的it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott.kicked off the civilrights movement.可知， 文中提到的这几位女性都是不同 领域的先驱(pioneer)，因此 C 项正确。 【答案】 C C One February afternoon，Jesus Delgado was on break behind T2 Tacos，where he works as a cook，when he heard a commotion(骚动)He ran to the
26、 front of the Los Angeles taco stand and saw a man and a woman arguing.She was screaming for help and had two young boys at her side.All of a sudden， the man hit her in the mouth， seized the smaller boy，and ran down the street. “ I followed my judgement and chased(追 赶 ) him， ” Jesus， 35， told the Ar
27、gonaut newspaper.The older boy ran in the other direction to get help.A group of teenagers who had witnessed the attack assisted the woman，Lauren Kornacki，and called 911.She told them that she was the boys babysitter. Within a few blocks，Jesus caught up to the man，Andron Gazarov，33.They fought，and J
28、esus wrestled the young boy from Gazarovs arms.Then Gazarov threw himself onto the sidewalk.“He was yelling at me that the kid didnt belong to me.I was telling him the kid didnt belong to him， ” Jesus told the Argonaut. Minutes later，Los Angeles police officers arrived and arrested Gazarov，who was c
29、harged with kidnapping(绑架)，attempted kidnapping，and attack.He faces up to 12 years in prison，if convicted(定罪)The kids，Brendan OBrien，6，and Grady OBrien，4，were unharmed. The next night，the boys father，Tom OBrien，went to the taco stand to thank Jesus for his actions.He also started an online fund to h
30、elp Jesus pay the medical expenses for his specialneeds daughter.As of May，more than $27，500 had been raised. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇新闻报道。厨师 Jesus Delgado 发现有人劫持儿童 后，便勇敢地追上去并通过与劫持者搏斗最终安全地救回了孩子。为表示感谢， 被救孩子的父亲发起了网上捐助活动，帮助 Jesus 的女儿筹集医药费用。 9Why were a man and a woman arguing at the Los Angeles taco stand? AThe wo
31、mans screaming annoyed the man. BThe man was trying to take away a boy from the woman. CThe mans break was disturbed by the woman with two children. DThe woman was hit by the man in the mouth. 【解析】 根据第一段最后一句“All of a sudden，the man hit her in the mouth，seized the smaller boy，and ran down the street.
32、”及下文介绍可知，这个男 子想劫持小男孩，便与孩子的保姆发生了争执。随后男子袭击了保姆并抢走了孩 子。故答案选 B。A、C 两项在文中并未提及；D 项不是二者争吵的原因。 【答案】 B 10The following have helped to save the younger boy EXCEPT AJesus Delgado BLauren Kornacki CTom OBrien DBrendan OBrien 【解析】 根据最后一段第一句中 “the boys father， Tom OBrien” 可知， Tom OBrien 是被劫持的孩子的父亲，当时他并不在场，故选 C 项。根
33、据第一段最后两 句可知， 保姆 Lauren Kornacki 为救孩子而大声呼救， 从而引来人帮忙， 救回了孩子 ； 根据第二段可知，Jesus Delgado 追赶劫持者并最终救回了孩子；另一个较大的孩 子去别处寻求帮助， 同时根据第四段最后一句中 “The kids， Brendan OBrien， 6， and Grady OBrien，4”可知，较大的孩子名叫 Brendan OBrien，所以这三个人都参 与了营救被劫持的孩子的行动。 【答案】 C 11What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs? AGazarov has b
34、een sentenced 12 years in prison. BNot both kids were harmed，but frightened. CThe boys parents went to thank Jesus for his brave actions. DMany people offered support to Jesus Delgados daughter in need. 【解析】 根据最后一段最后两句“He also started an online fund to help Jesus pay the medical expenses for his spe
35、cialneeds daughter.As of May， more than $27， 500 had been raised.”可知，许多人都为 Jesus Delgado 的女儿捐了款，故 D 项正确。 【答案】 D 12Which of the following can be the best title for the text? AThe Cook，Who Ran after and Caught a Kidnapper BLos Angeles，a City with Warmhearted Citizens CCooperation，the Key to Solving To
36、ugh Problems DT2 Tacos，a Dangerous Place for Kids 【解析】 通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一位厨师勇追劫持者并救出被劫 持的孩子的故事。 故 A 项最符合文章的主要内容， 适合做本文的标题。 故答案选 A。 【答案】 A D Herbie Ricketts，52，lives in Thornton Heath，south London，and works as an electrician.He has been a listening volunteer with the Samaritans for 16 years. Each caller
37、 is as individual as their circumstances and I didnt realize so many people take their own lives until I became a Samaritan.And only then did the true nature of the work I was doing hit home. Ill always remember my first day on duty.The caller， stressed and depressed， told me he was suicidal(想自杀的)He
38、d been too frightened to talk to the people around him，which is common.People are told theyve got nothing to be upset about.Or，if they are already classified as having mental health issues，so they tell no one.How do you make sense of your feelings if you cant tell someone? Just allowing people to sa
39、y what they honestly feel helps them find a different perspective.I couldnt offer him practical advice but I could support him emotionally.I helped him come to terms with his situation and make sense of some of the terrible emotions he was experiencing.Offering anonymity(匿 名 )and being nonjudgmental
40、(无 偏 见 的 )allows people easily hurt to explore their thoughts without fear or worry.I left him in an emotionally safe place，ensuring he knew I wasnt rejecting or abandoning him.I let him know we were still there if he needed us，explaining that it might not be me on the other end of the phone but ano
41、ther Samaritan who could also support. Suicidal people will ring with issues like drug use or loneliness.If you look at it from the perspective of， “How can I solve this? ”you can become，like them，at a loss.Every cell in your body wants to offer solutions，but as a Samaritan Im not there to sort thei
42、r problems out.I listen and will support them when they cant see any further than tomorrow.When the phone goes silent，we stay with that caller as long as we possibly can，which could be two or three hours. The shifts are up to four hours long.When it doesnt go so well，I offload to my colleague， so I
43、dont carry home a heavy heart.Being a Samaritan has greatly improved my life.Im calmer and become a supportive listener， which has also improved my relationships.But being a wonderful Samaritan doesnt make you a wonderful parent or wonderful partnerI wish it did. 【语篇解读】 本文讲述作者成为一个助人为乐的人的过程和感悟。 13Wha
44、t does the underlined sentence in the passage probably mean? AThose who called in had their unique nature. BI got to realize the value of being a Samaritan. CIt was common that many people committed suicide. DI was determined to be a Samaritan at home. 【解析】 细节理解题。根据第二段提到“I didnt realize so many peop
45、le take their own lives until I became a Samaritan.”直到我成为一个助人为乐的人我才意识 到这么多人失去他们的生命，故选 B 项。 【答案】 B 14Some people choose not to tell others about their feelings mainly because they Aactually have nothing to worry about Bare too shy to expose themselves to others Csuffer from serious mental health prob
46、lems Dfind no supportive listeners around them 【解析】 推理判断题。根据第三段提到“Hed been too frightened to talk to the people around him，which is common.People are told theyve got nothing to be upset about.Or， if they are already classified as having mental health issues， so they tell no one.”他很害怕而不敢和周围的人说话，这是很正常
47、的，人们通常会被告知他 们除了令人心烦什么也不会带来，或者他们被认为精神有问题，因此没有可以倾 诉的人，故选 D 项。 【答案】 D 15Samaritans usually help callers by Asorting out their problems Bproviding practical advice for them Coffering them emotional support Dasking questions such as“How can I solve this? ” 【解析】 推理判断题。根据第三段提到“Just allowing people to say w
48、hat they honestly feel helps them find a different perspective.I.but I could support him emotionally.”允许人们说出他们真实的感受才能帮助他们发现一个不同的视 角，但我能够在情感上支持他，故选 C 项。 【答案】 C .阅读填句(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) How Can I Fight Laziness? Lazy people will never amount to anything in life.However， laziness can be defeated o
49、nce a few changes have been made in your mind. 16 Many people lack sleep constantly，since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work.These people have little motivation once they arrive home.Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things.By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest，you can fight laziness