高中英语人教版 (2019)选择性必修 第四册undefined同步达标检测题

阶段评估检测（七）

选修7

(120分钟  135分)

Ⅰ. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分)

第一节  完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

After attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had    1    finding the keyhole. When I    2    to open the door, I    3    around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was once installed. . . but no switch! 

Not discouraged easily, I remembered    4    a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage earlier in the day. I found the bed in the    5    and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing    6    ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the     7  to find another lamp. So I    8    my way slowly across the room to the curtains and. . . no drawstring! I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞地走）around until I found a desk lamp which actually    9    !

That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary light is! But even more necessary than    10    light is the light that shines from people—the light of    11    and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and    12    place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in need of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you   13   may be a beacon of hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is    14    a candle in a forest remember — there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to    15    the light of one small candle.

1. A. confidence       B. respect

C. admiration        D. difficulty

2. A. managed   B. failed   C. wished    D. meant

3. A. touched   B. felt    C. sensed    D. looked

4. A. equipping       B. producing

C. spotting         D. removing

5. A. light    B. dark    C. room    D. corner

6. A. happened        B. operated

C. fired         D. developed

7. A. machine   B. street   C. room    D. car

8. A. wound   B. forced   C. made    D. lost

9. A. helped   B. affected   C. worked    D. inspired

10. A. mental        B. psychological

C. electrical         D. physical

11. A. existence  B. love    C. truth     D. wisdom

12. A. lonely        B. colourful

C. friendly         D. complex

13. A. make        B. offer

C. take          D. contribute

14. A. not more than      B. other than

C. no more than       D. rather than

15. A. put out        B. give out

C. get over         D. set up

第二节  语法填空(共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Those who have lived in New York City for more than 15 minutes will remember that Times Square was not always kid-friendly and    16    there was a time when    17    (enter) Central Park at night probably meant you were an evildoer. On Saturday night, in the company of a few New Yorkers, I     18   (sleep) in Central Park.

As a born and    19    (raise) New Yorker and a true indoor girl, I had some trouble imagining sleeping in the park    20    fun. But the idea of bringing the outdoors to us city dwellers    21    appeal to me. The main activity, aside from sleeping under the stars, was a night hike. Our only goal was to locate     22   hybrid wild-domestic duck    23    makes its home in    24    of the park’s northern ponds.    25    (sad), we did not glimpse this unique city resident. But in its pursuit, I did learn a few things.

Ⅱ. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分, 满分40分)

（A）

Few people ever took notice of Mr Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room．He was a shy, quiet and simple man who preferred to keep to himself in public．On the other hand, Mr Thomas Kim, a fellow scientist, was a man everyone would notice on the streets．He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room．In addition to the differences in their characters, Mr Kim and Mr Tan were also great rivals at work in the Institute of Future Science．

On Christmas Eve, everyone left work early to celebrate the special occasion, except for Mr Tan and Mr Kim．They were in their laboratory analysing the results of their latest experiments．Mr Tan realized that something special was taking place in his experiment —the bacteria he had cultured were growing extremely quickly under high pressure and at a very low temperature．After noting down the findings in his notebook, he left the room to prepare for another round of tests．Shortly after, Mr Kim entered．

“Hey Jimmy, ”Mr Kim called out, “do you have an extra copy of the laboratory booking form? ”

There was no reply, so Mr Kim looked through Mr Tan’s things．He soon found Mr Tan’s notebook and was horrified to see that Mr Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern science．He then looked into the deep-freeze cupboard where a dish containing the bacteria was kept．He put them into his pocket and returned to his own laboratory．

Mr Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing．He knew that Mr Kim had taken them and went to Mr Kim’s laboratory to find out．When he opened the door, he found Mr Kim lying on the floor motionless．His face was pale and his skin had turned black．The deadly bacteria had been handled improperly．He shook his head and left．

26．From the first paragraph we know Mr Kim was a quite _______ person．

A．famous       B．hard-working

C．wealthy       D．outgoing

27．The underlined word “rivals” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.

A．enemies       B．colleagues

C．competitors      D．friends

28．What does the underlined word “them” refer to in the 4th paragraph?

A．The most important discoveries.

B．The notebook and the dish.

C．The cupboard and the bacteria.

D．The dish and the bacteria.

29．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Mr Kim was afraid Mr Tan might succeed ahead of him．

B．Mr Tan’s bacteria grew very fast in a warm container．

C．Mr Tan worked much harder than Mr Kim．

D．Mr Kim was so tired that he fell down into sleep．

30．What happened to Mr Kim in the end?

A．He died on Christmas Eve．

B．He was arrested by the police．

C．He shared the success with Mr Tan．

D．He succeeded ahead of Mr Tan．

（B）

A typical day at work for Cesar Millan includes taking a four-hour jog with 40 dogs, large and small, young and old, and none of them on leashes（缰绳）．Although most of these dogs belong to him, the rest are troubled dogs sent to Millan to learn good behaviour．Obviously, Millan has a special gift for working with these animals．

Growing up on a farm in Mexico, Millan knew he would work with dogs．His first job, at age 15, was helping a veterinarian （兽医）．He was so good at calming scared dogs and handling all kinds of situations that people started calling him ‘the dog boy’．Since then, he has built a rewarding career around his favourite animal．

Studying dogs on the farm where he grew up, Millan realised they need a lot of exercise to be calm．He explains his approach, “Exercise and discipline （纪律） first, and then affection!  ” He says a lot of people get it wrong because they do not realise what dogs really need．Millan does not only train dogs, he also trains owners to understand that their pets need rules．He has helped celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith and everyday people too．

At his Dog Psychology Centre in Los Angeles, California, Millan also works with dogs whose dangerous behaviour has prevented them from finding homes．He teaches them to be loving gentle pets．Viewers can actually see the change in dogs with troublesome behaviour on Millan’s TV show The Dog Whisperer．

To find the right career, Millan encourages kids to do what they enjoy．“You can always find a job．But I find that happiness comes when you follow your passion．Success followed me because I was following my dream of being the best dog trainer in the world．”

31．Which of the following is NOT true according to the first paragraph?

A．Cesar Millan usually walks his dogs every day．

B．Cesar Millan owns 40 dogs altogether．

C．Cesar Millan is good at handling dogs．

D．Some of the dogs do not behave well．

32．From the second paragraph we can learn that Millan _______．

A．was born into a poor family

B.  never went to school

C．has loved dogs since his childhood

D．has been a successful veterinarian

33．Which of the following does NOT agree with Millan’s principles for training dogs?

A．Walk the dogs every day．

B．Set rules for them．

C．Show your love to them．

D．Keep troubled dogs separately．

34．Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A．Either Millan’s father or his mother was a dog expert．

B．Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith are everyday people．

C．Millan makes good money from his dog business．

D．Millan frequently gets hurt by troublesome dogs．

35．According to Millan, your choice of major at college should be based on _______．

A．your interest       B．social needs

C．your parents’ hope     D．its popularity

（C）

Environment Awareness Week

Regal Convention Centre, Halls 1—4

24—30 March 2011 10:00 am—9:00 pm

Free admission for all!

Save the environment, Save our future

Organized by:

Our environment needs help. With the participation of more than 50 organizations, Environment Awareness Week is the biggest public education event dedicated to environmental protection and conservation. Don’t miss it!  Come and know more about:

The Threats to Earth (Hall 1)—What is global warming? How serious is pollution? Learn about different environmental problems from our university students. Protect our environment! 

The Search for Renewable Energy (Hall 2)—Can we get electricity from wind, solar energy, waves, rivers and underground heat? Get the answers from Solar Ace, Teflon, Touch Wind Resources and other participants.

The Quest for Freshwater (Hall 3)—Is the shortage of freshwater worsening? What are Singapore’s solutions for treating wastewater? Hear from Flow Technologies, HydroMax Solutians and other participants.

The 3 Rs to Save Earth (Hall 4)—How can we REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE to cut down household wastes? Find out from the Global Gaia Network, Green Earth Foundation and other participants.

For more information, please call Mr. Philip Koh at 6553 1188, send an email to Mrs. Daisy Soh at daisy. soh@ief. org or visit the event’s website at http://www. ief. org/eaw.

36．The main aim of Environment Awareness Week is to _______．

A．educate the public on protecting the environment

B．discuss global warming and other environmental problems

C．explain ways for producing freshwater to save the environment

D．learn about renewable energy resources that protect the environment

37．The organizer of the event is _______．

A．Global Gaia Network

B．Clean Energy Agency

C．Green Earth Foundation

D．International Environment Fund

38．If you are interested in renewable energy resources, you should go to _______．

A．Hall 1         B．Hall 2 

C．Hall 3         D．Hall 4

39．The “3 Rs” stand for _______．

A．Read, Realize and Remember

B．Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

C．Green Earth Foundation

D．Global Gaia Network

40．Which of the following statements is NOT true of the event?

A．It will last a week and the halls will be open 11 hours a day．

B．You can send an email to Mrs．Daisy Soh for more information．

C．Each hall charges the same amount of money as the others．

D．Lectures in Hall 1 will be given by university students．

（D）

Duck-billed platypuses（鸭嘴兽） cannot be real, can they?  The duck-billed platypuses of eastern Australia are small, shy animals．This small mammal is such a strange creature that when the first one arrived at the British Museum in London in 1798, scientists thought that someone was playing a practical joke on them．

One cannot blame the scientists for having such a thought because it is definitely one of nature’s strangest creatures alive．It looks like an animal which has been put together using various parts of different animals．It is a four-legged animal with a tail like a beaver’s（海狸）, webbed feet and a duck’s bill．It has no outer ears．What is stranger still is the fact that it breastfeeds its young like all other mammals, yet lays eggs like fish, reptiles and birds．It grows to about 47 centimeters in length and weighs around 1．5 kilogrammes．

Male platypuses are poisonous．They have a pointy part on their hind ankles that connects to a poison bag in each leg．They mainly use these weapons in mating battles with other males．However, if threatened, they will use them to attack their enemies．

The platypus is native to Australia．There are thousands of them living in the wet lands, lakes and rivers of eastern Australia and parts of Tasmania．It feeds on underwater animals such as shrimps, worms, frogs, snails and small fish．When a platypus is underwater, it is almost deaf and blind．However, scientists have discovered that the animal can still find its food through a sense of smell and a sensitive sense of touch in the bill．The bill, in fact, has sensors which can detect the smallest electrical charge sent out by the movement of prey（猎物）．This explains why the strange creature has the strangest habit of eating ordinary flashlight batteries．

41．Why did the scientists think they were being made fun of?

A．The animal they saw was too small and shy．

B．The animal had traveled all the way from Australia．

C．The animal looked too strange to be real．

D．The British Museum had been charged too much money．

42．Paragraph 2 mainly tells us about the platypus’ _______．

A．strange features

B．unique appearance

C．way of feeding its young

D．usual size and weight

43．In what way is the male platypus’ weapon dangerous to its enemies?

A．It’s as sharp as a knife．

B．It’s on the powerful hind ankles．

C．It attacks at all times．

D．It can send out poison．

44．The platypus partly relies on its _______ to find food under the water．

A．eyes    B．ears    C．nose   D．legs

45．The platypus eats flashlight batteries because _______．

A．they send out electrical charge

B．they taste delicious to it

C．they look like swimming frogs

D．they provide energy for it

第二节  信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

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47. Abu Dhabi tries to make a plan to celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary. He is considering to have a relaxing week with his wife to a quiet and picturesque mountain.

48. Michelin Maynard badly needs an updated security system for his personal computer. His PC is so vulnerable to any attack that it has frequently collapsed.

49. William Glaberson is considering to subscribe to an electronic version of newspapers. And the most influential ones such as the Guardian, the Washington News or the New York Times might be a good choice.

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Ⅲ. 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节  基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

【写作内容】

请根据以下信息，写一篇短文，描述我国国家大剧院。

【写作要求】

1. 只能使用5个句子介绍所给的全部内容；

2. 将5个句子组织成连贯的短文。

【评分标准】

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。

第二节  读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Barbara R. Morgan is now an astronaut by profession, heading into space this week for the first time on the space shuttle. But she said she was a teacher at her core.

She said patience and perseverance were virtues that defined good schoolteachers. Living her principles, she is about to fulfill a two-decade-old dream by becoming the first “educator astronaut” when she and six fellow astronauts blast off in the space shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday on a mission to the International Space Station.

The flight will also fulfill a dream deferred from January 1986, when the shuttle Challenger blew up during takeoff, killing a crew that included the first designated teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe, Ms. Morgan’s friend, a high school teacher from Concord, N. H. . Not losing faith in the program, Ms. Morgan, as the backup teacher for that mission, kept the dream alive even when returning to the classroom. In 1998 Ms. Morgan got the call from NASA and returned to NASA that year to become the first educator astronaut.

The 22 years since NASA first selected Ms. Morgan to fly does not seem as long to her as many people think. “It really hasn’t been waiting;it’s been working, ” she said. “Working as a teacher, and working to be an astronaut. ”

The teacher-astronaut said she was looking forward to returning to the classroom after her flight to share her experiences. But she also would love to fly again. “I’ll be available, ” she said.

【写作内容】

1. 以约30个词概括本文的主要内容。

2. 以约120个词完成下列的写作任务，包括如下要点：

(1)你读完本篇报道后的感受。

(2)以你自己的经历说明你在成长过程中你性格里的哪些因素帮助你取得了成绩或克服了困难。

【写作要求】

你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点, 也可以参照材料的内容, 但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

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答案解析

Ⅰ.

这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者通过自己晚上在黑暗中找灯这件小事，想到世上人人都可能处于“黑暗”之中，如果我们都能用自己的“爱心”之灯去温暖他人，世界将变得更加美好。

1.【解析】选D。 根据上文晚上头顶的灯坏了，可知我找寻钥匙孔有困难，故选D difficulty。

2.【解析】选A。 根据下文可知，“我”已经把门打开。manage to do sth. 表成功地做某事。

3.【解析】选B。 根据文意可知，由于晚上没有灯，“我”只好摸索前进，只有felt表此意。

4.【解析】选C。上文提到这是一个旅馆，自己是暂时住到这里，排除了A项。从下文一句when I deposited my luggage可推知C项正确，注意spot此处意为“注意到，看到，发现”。

5.【解析】选B。因为是晚上，所以选择dark。

6.【解析】选A。根据文意排除了C、D。句子的主语是nothing而非lamp，故动词operated不正确。因此，只有A项正确。

7.【解析】选B。根据文意和下文curtains可推知，“我”现在处在黑暗中，只能拉开窗帘，靠外面街道上的光来找到另一盏灯，故选B。

8.【解析】选C。根据文意和下文slowly across the room可知，“我”正在摸索着去拉窗帘。make one’s way意为“前往，到……去”，符合文意。

9.【解析】选C。根据主语a desk lamp和副词actually可知，这盏灯亮了。此意只有work可以表达。

10.【解析】选D。根据文意和下句the light that shines from people可知，人们“内心的灯光”比实际的灯光更有必要。physical在此意为“物质的，有形的”。

11.【解析】选B。由文意可知，我们心中应该有“爱和信任”之灯，才能战胜discouragement、sadness、fear，故选love。

12.【解析】选A。由文意和dark可知，有时我们中许多人会处在黑暗和孤独的世界，故选lonely。

13.【解析】选B。由上文So let your light shine. 可知，作者在鼓励我们要主动去帮助别人，故选B。

14.【解析】选C。细心揣摩文意可知，我们的爱心之灯在茫茫的黑暗中是如此渺小，好像是森林中的一根蜡烛，故选no more than正确。

15.【解析】选A。由文意可知，黑暗再强大，也没有足够的力量扑灭小如蜡烛的“爱心之灯”，故选A项put out最佳。

本文用比较散文化的语言记述了作者夜探纽约中央公园寻访一只杂交的鸭子而未能如愿的逸事。

16.【解析】that  有两个并列的宾语从句时，后一个宾语从句的连接词that不可以省略。

17.【解析】entering  作主语，表示一般情况，要用动名词。

18.【解析】slept  句中无谓语，这是谓语动词；指过去发生的事，用一般过去式。

19.【解析】raised  因New Yorker与raise(养育)是被动关系，用过去分词作定语。另外，从 and前面是过去分词born可知，与之并列的也应是过去分词。a born and raised New Yorker意为“土生土长的纽约人”。

20.【解析】for  表示目的，用介词for。

21.【解析】did  句子结构完整，但这是记叙过去发生的事，谓语动词appeal却是动词原形，由此判断前面一定是情态动词或助动词，根据语境，用表示强调的did(的确)较好。

22.【解析】a  因duck是单数可数名词，前面没有限定词时，一般要加不定冠词，表示“一个”。

23.【解析】that/which  引导定语从句并在从句中作主语，先行词不是人，用that或which。

24.【解析】one  这只鸭子住在公园北边的某一个湖里，one of意为“……之一”。

25.【解析】Sadly  在句首作状语，修饰整个句子，用副词。

Ⅱ.

主要讲述Mr Tan和Mr Kim性格不同，且是工作上的竞争对手，在其中一人遭遇不幸时，另一个人袖手旁观的故事。

26．【解析】选D。细节理解题。从第一段内容He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room．可知Mr Kim是一个外向的人。

27．【解析】选C。词义猜测题。本句意为：除了性格的不同外，他们两个也是工作上的竞争对手。

28．【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据第四段的第二、三句和第五段第一句可知。

29．【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第四段的第二句He soon found Mr Tan’s notebook and was horrified to see that Mr Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern science．可知。

30．【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第二段的第一句On Christmas Eve以及最后一段第三、四句When he opened the door, he found Mr Kim lying on the floor motionless．His face was pale and his skin had turned black. 可知。

通过开办宠物店成功的事例，Millan鼓励年轻人去做感兴趣的事情。

31．【解析】选B。细节理解题。从第一段的第二句Although most of these dogs belong to him. . . 可知。

32．【解析】选C。细节理解题。从第二段的第一句Growing up on a farm in Mexico, Millan knew he would work with dogs．可知。

33．【解析】选D。细节理解题。从第三段的第二句Exercise and discipline first, and then affection!  以及第四句. . . he also trains owners to understand that their pets need rules. 可知。

34．【解析】选C。推理判断题。A、D文中未提及，根据倒数第三段最后一句可知Oprah Winfrey和Will Smith是名人，排除B。从最后一段最后一句Success followed me. . . 可推测Millan从他的事业中赚了很多钱。

35．【解析】选A。细节理解题。从最后一段的第三句But I find that happiness comes when you follow your passion. 可知。

这是一则唤醒人们环保意识的广告。

36．【解析】选A。细节理解题。从标题Save the environment, Save our future可知。

37．【解析】选D。细节理解题。从Organized by:International Environment Fund可知选D项。

38．【解析】选B。细节理解题。从The Search for Renewable Energy(Hall 2)可知。

39．【解析】选B。细节理解题。从The 3 Rs to Save Earth(Hall 4)内容可知。

40．【解析】选C。细节理解题。从Free admission for all！可知。

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41．【解析】选C。细节理解题。从第二段的第二句It looks like an animal which has been put together using various parts of different animals可知。

42．【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第二段的第一句One cannot blame the scientists for having such a thought because it is definitely one of nature’s strangest creatures alive．可知。

43．【解析】选D。细节理解题。从第三段的第二句They have a pointy part on their hind ankles that connects to a poison bag in each leg. 可知。

44．【解析】选C。细节理解题。从第四段的第五句. . . through a sense of smell. . . 可知。

45．【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第四段的第六句The bill, in fact, has sensors which can detect the smallest electrical charge sent out by the movement of prey. 可知。

46.【解析】选E。 因Blackstone Smith在寻找工作，肯定要点击提供工作信息的链接，Career Info一栏可以找到信息。

47.【解析】选F。Spruce Peak 肯定是一个山峰名字，Package Invitation 是指由旅行社代办的假日旅游，本题考查了一个跨文化交际的问题。

48.【解析】选D。 因Michelin Maynard需要一个电脑安全系统，D是介绍一个新的杀毒软件。

49.【解析】选A。 因选项A是一个邀请读者订阅《纽约时报》电子版内容的广告，要求订阅者提供E-mail来注册。

50.【解析】选C。 因Alissa J. Rubin是一个研究亚洲政治问题的专家，对目前的朝韩会晤South-North Korea Summit的报道肯定会给予关注。

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The egg-shaped National Grand Theatre is at the west of the Great Hall of People. The main building consists of an opera house, a concert hall and two theatres. And there is also an underground garage which can hold 1, 000 automobiles and

1, 500 bicycles. Outside there is a man-made lake that covers an area of 35, 500 square metres surrounding the National Grand Theatre. The most important part of the theatre—the golden opera house where operas and ballets will be put on can seat 2, 416 people.

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With strong patience and perseverance, Barbara R. Morgan has fulfilled her dream as the first teacher to be an astronaut after waiting more than 20 years after the shuttle Challenger blew up.

Ms Morgan’s story has greatly inspired me. No other story than hers can show the real meaning of the proverb “Where there is a will, there is a way. ” Ms Morgan never gives up her dream of being an astronaut, towards which she has made persistent efforts. And her efforts finally paid off.

As an eighteen-year-old boy, I do not have any notable achievement to show off. But optimistic attitude towards life does help me a lot to overcome difficulties. Two years ago, I was transferred from a high school in Chengdu to Guangzhou. The very beginning of my life was a real mess. I had no friends;I lagged behind other classmates in my academic study though I used to be a top student. But I firmly believed this was just a temporary state and things would become better. So I actively participated in class activities, winning many close friends;and three months later, I was a cheerful middle-night oil burner. I am now again regarded as a top student.

When hardships come, I face them optimistically and overcome them bravely. To an optimistic person, difficulties are just an entrance to a bright future—I never doubt that.