1、第五单元过关检测(时间:90分钟满分:120分).阅读理解(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AWelcome to Germanys largest theme park!In an area covering 68 hectares,visitors to Europa Park can experience the architecture,plants and culture of 12 European countries.Set in various themed areas,the popular lei
2、sure(休闲) park provides over 100 attractions and wonderful shows.Visitors can take a leisure walk through Italy,France,Spain,Portugal and Scandinavia in one afternoon!Visitors can experience the rush of our high-speed roller coasters,watch various acrobatic(杂技的) shows in our international programs,ge
3、t lost in the underwater world from their seat in the 4D cinema,or experience many of our spectacular attractions.You are sure to make a lasting impression on your children and family.“Atlantis Adventure”an interactive theme ride for the whole family.Deep below the Greek Village,“Atlantis Adventure”
4、 is waiting for all brave hunters.Legend or history?Following the myth of Atlantis,visitors can get to the bottom of one of the worlds great mysteries in vehicles which can rotate 360.Trying to reveal the myth of Atlantis,this adventure takes the visitors past extraordinary scenes with amazingly-bea
5、utiful coral reefs,sunken ships and groups of colourful fish.Be fascinated by the amazing animation(动画) and computer technology used in this fantastic ride!(Children 8 years of age and under must be accompanied by an adult.)Opening Time15th Mar.to 2nd Nov.Open from 9 am to 6 pm with extended(延长的) op
6、ening hours during the peak season1st Dec.to 6th Jan.,closed on 24th and 25th Dec.Open from 9 am to 6 pm1.We know from the passage that Europa Park .A.is Germanys most popular theme parkB.arranges trips to different European countriesC.has buildings of many different stylesD.has only the Atlantis Ad
7、venture theme提示:细节理解题。根据第一段中“.visitors to Europa Park can experience the architecture,.of 12 European countries.”可知公园中的建筑应该是风格迥异的。答案:C2.You can do all of the following in Europa Park EXCEPT .A.enjoying performancesB.taking an adventurous tripC.seeing different plantsD.diving in the underwater world提
8、示:细节理解题。通过文章第三段中的“.get lost in the underwater world from their seat in the 4D cinema.”可知游客是通过看4D电影来欣赏海底世界的,而非D项在海底潜水。其他A、B、C三项内容在文中均提到过。来源:学优高考网答案:D3.When visitors take the Atlantis Adventure ride,they can .A.go back in time to Atlantis using a special vehicleB.enjoy wonderful scenery with their fam
9、ilyC.dive into the sea and swim with groups of fishD.explore the remains of a sunken ship提示:细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Atlantis Adventurean interactive theme ride for the whole family.”及第五段中的“.this adventure takes the visitors past extraordinary scenes with.”可知游客可以和家人一同欣赏精彩景物。答案:B4.The purpose of this passage
10、is to .A.introduce a newly-built theme park to the publicB.inform the public of the theme parks business hoursC.persuade more people to visit the theme parkD.explain to the public what a theme park is提示:由第一段第一句话,第三段最后一句以及文章最后的Opening Time可知本篇文章具有广告性质,即劝说更多的人来此游玩。答案:CBAs Internet users become more de
11、pendent on the Internet to store information,are people remembering less?If you know your computer will save information,why store it in your own personal memory,your brain?Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.In a recent study,Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted
12、some experiments.She and her research team wanted to know how the Internet is changing memory.In the first experiment,they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer.The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information.The second group understood that the c
13、omputer would not save it.Later,the second group remembered the information better.People in the first group knew they could find the information again,so they did not try to remember it.In another experiment,the researchers gave people facts to remember,and told them where to find the information o
14、n the computer.The information was in a specific computer folder(文件夹).Surprisingly,people later remembered the folder location(位置) better than the facts.When people use the Internet,they do not remember the information.Rather,they remember how to find it.This is called“transactive memory(交互记忆).”Acco
15、rding to Sparrow,we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet.Instead,computer users are developing stronger transactive memories;that is,people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date.This doesnt mea
16、n we are becoming either more or less intelligent,but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.【语篇导读】本篇为议论文。本文通过实验证明由于电脑的使用,人们的记忆方式正在发生变化。5.The passage begins with two questions to .A.introduce the main topicB.show the authors attitudeC.describe how to use the InternetD.explain how t
17、o store information提示:文章结构题。议论文常以设问的形式提出论点,然后逐步论证。本文主要谈论的就是电脑储存对记忆的影响这一话题。因此可以看出,这两个设问引出了全文的论题。答案:A6.What can we learn about the first experiment?A.The Sparrows team typed the information into a computer.B.The two groups remembered the information equally well.C.The first group did not try to rememb
18、er the information.D.The second group did not understand the information.提示:细节理解题。由第二段的最后一句可知,由于第一组受测人知道电脑会储存而且信息可以再次找到,他们就没有试图记忆这些信息。答案:C7.In transactive memory,people .A.keep the information in mindB.change the quantity of informationC.organize information like a computerD.remember how to find the
19、 information提示:细节理解题。第三段用实例解释了“交互记忆”这个概念。从本段内容可知,另一实验的受测人没有记忆信息本身,而是记住了信息存储的位置。答案:D8.What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research?A.We are using memory differently.B.We are becoming more intelligent.C.We have poorer memories than before.来源:学优高考网gkstkD.We need a better way to acc
20、ess information.提示:推理判断题。由短文最后一句可以看出,Sparrow 的实验表明,人们没有因为电脑而变得聪明或愚蠢,但是使用电脑改变了人们记忆的方式。答案:A来源:gkstk.ComCKnotts Berry Farm is the nations oldest and first theme park and draws around five million visitors each year.Knotts Berry Farm hardly had a very good start.Arriving in Southern California in the 19
21、20s,the Knott Family farmed about 20 acres of land and finally started a restaurant called Mrs.Knotts Chicken Dinner Restaurant.Mrs.Knotts food became well known and her husband Walter built a Ghost Town as a way of entertaining waiting customers.The family kept expanding and today,Knotts Berry Farm
22、 has 165 rides,shows,attractions and restaurants.For more than 80 years,Knotts Berry Farm has been entertaining families and visitors from around the world with great rides and fantastic fun.Knotts Berry Farm is separated into six different themed areas with rides and attractions.Fiesta Village high
23、lights (突出) Californias Spanish heritage (遗产) with art work,rides and food.Indian Trails is similar to Fiesta Village but with an accent on Native American legends,crafts,music and dancing.The heart and soul of Knotts,Ghost Town is an 1880s California Boom Town with cowboys,gunfights,stagecoaches,an
24、d a real steam train.The Boardwalk makes people think of Southern California beach and surfing heritage plus the Boomerang roller coaster and the Hammer-Head.Wild Water Wilderness is an 1800s-style park with water rapids and a magical journey into Native North America.For Peanuts fans,Camp Snoopy is
25、 a six-acre childrens wonderland with 30 rides and attractions.Knotts Berry Farm also stages yearly special events such as Scary Farm and Halloween Haunt plus Knotts Merry Farm for the holiday season.Knotts Berry Farm is in Buena Vista,Orange County,California.It is about half an hour from downtown
26、Los Angeles and 10 minutes from Disneyland.Knotts Berry Farm is open from 10 a.m.to 6 p.m.during the week.The park is open on Saturdays from 10 a.m.to 10 p.m.and from 10 a.m.to 7 p.m.on Sundays.During the summer months,the park is open later.The theme park is closed on Christmas Day.Tickets for 2010
27、 are:adults,$53.99 all day;people older than 62,$23.99;children three to 11 years,$23.99.For more information about Knotts Berry Farm,call 714-220-5220.9.The first paragraph is mainly about Knotts Berry Farms .A.attraction B.historyC.serviceD.prices提示:细节理解题。从第一段中的start,1920s等字眼可知它介绍了纳氏草莓乐园的历史,故选B项。答
28、案:B10.Besides Indian Trails,you can also experience Native American culture in .A.Fiesta VillageB.the BoardwalkC.Wild Water WildernessD.Camp Snoopy提示:细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第三句“Wild Water Wilderness.a magical journey into Native North America”可知,在Wild Water Wilderness游客也可以领略北美土著文化。来源:学优高考网答案:C11.What do we kn
29、ow about Knotts Berry Farm from the passage?A.It is in Northern California.B.It is open all the year round.C.It has eight themed areas.D.It is not far from Disneyland.提示:细节理解题。从文章“It is about half an hour from downtown Los Angeles and 10 minutes from Disneyland.”可知Knotts Berry Farm离迪斯尼乐园不远,故选D项。答案:D
30、12.The type of this passage would be .A.explanationB.argumentationC.narrationD.practical writing提示:文章结构题。本文介绍了美国历史最悠久的主题公园。故本文是一篇说明性的文章。答案:A.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。Have you ever tried to organize a picture of a large group of people and found that its like herd
31、ing cattle?13 They need someone to guide themto be their leader.Thats where you,as the photographer,step in.After all,the person with the camera is in charge.Why?Because as the photographer,you see the group as a whole,and can decide if the set-up is pleasing or not.Ive known some photographers who
32、wont photograph large groups because it can be too complicated,but Ive always seen it as a fun challenge.14Lets first talk about posing a smaller family.I have three hard and fast personal rules when it comes to a posed family portrait:1.15 Families begin with mom and dad,and in a posed picture,its
33、my personal policy that they are always together.It shows both solidarity and family unity.2.The tallest person should be on the left,with the shorter person to their right.And center them between their children.Usuallybut not alwaysthe tallest is the dad.I like the fact that this produces a photo t
34、hat you can “read” like a book:From left to right.163.17 Depending on the number of children in the shot,try to arrange them by height,keeping them as symmetric as possible on either side.In other words,arrange them so that their heads form a trianglesometimes standing,sometimes sitting.A.Ill share
35、some tips today on how to best photograph families and groups.B.It becomes so much warmer and happier.C.Arrange the group into a triangle.D.Usually,people dont know where to stand or how to arrange themselves.E.For some reason,when Ive grouped mom on the left and dad on the right,it isnt as pleasing
36、 to my eyes.F.There are countless ways to pose your family,so I wont go over those in detail.G.Mom and dad should always be next to each other.答案:1317 DAGEC.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四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。Walt Disney is famous as the maker of Mickey Mouse,Donald Duck and other charact
37、ers in cartoon films.His films have 18 many prizes and are always interesting to both children and 19.He also founded Disneyland in Los Angeles,the worlds most 20 amusement park.Disney was born in Chicago in 1901.He left 21 at the age of 16,later he 22 at an art school 23 became an artist for magazi
38、nes and newspapers.When he was 22,he went to Hollywood,and began to 24 cartoon films.At first he worked for 25 companies,but soon he started his 26 company.In a cartoon his company produced in 1928,he made Mickey Mouse,his most 27 cartoon character.It was the first cartoon with 28,and Disney himself
39、 29 Mickeys squeaky(吱吱的) voice.As Disneys cartoon became popular,he 30 to need more and more people to 31 him,and later he had a large studio and 32 hundreds of artists.By the mid-1930s all Disneys cartoons were made in color.His first color film was The Three Little Pigs,33 in 1935.In the film,the
40、clever and 34 little pigs make a house of brick(砖),strong and well-built.When the wolf tries to knock it 35,he only hurts himself.Later,the little pigs play a 36 on the wolf and drive him away.When the film was first being shown,the USA was fighting to get out of economic(经济的) difficulties and a lot
41、 of people were still 37 a poor life.The film encouraged them to fight for a better life.18.A.seen B.takenC.broughtD.won提示:他的电影获得了很多奖项。win prizes“获奖”。答案:D19.A.grown-upsB.womenC.personsD.men提示:这里grown-ups与children相对。答案:A20.A.farB.importantC.famousD.necessary提示:根据常识我们知道Disneyland是世界上最著名的(famous)娱乐公园。答
42、案:C21.A.factoryB.schoolC.townD.village提示:他在16岁离开学校。这里用leave school表示“离开学校”,即“退学”。答案:B22.A.workedB.studiedC.playedD.acted提示:结合上句,离校后又在一所艺术学校学习(study)。答案:B23.A.at lastB.but nowC.and thenD.but so提示:承接上文。答案:C24.A.produceB.showC.buyD.think about提示:produce表示“制作”,此处意为“开始制作(produce)卡通电影”。答案:A25.A.someB.many
43、C.otherD.certain提示:other companies与后面的his own company相对。答案:C26.A.bigB.specialC.simpleD.own提示:own与前面的other相对,一开始他为其他的公司工作,但是很快他就创办了自己的(own)公司。答案:D27.A.popularB.beautifulC.interestingD.moving提示:常识题。most popular“最受欢迎的”。他制作了最受欢迎的卡通角色“米老鼠”。答案:A28.A.storyB.soundC.gestureD.language来源:学优高考网gkstk提示:通过下句的吱吱声可
44、知答案是sound。答案:B29.A.choseB.foundC.heardD.supplied提示:迪斯尼自己为米老鼠提供吱吱声。supply sth.“提供”,其余选项不合适。答案:D30.A.needB.hadC.likedD.ought提示:根据上下文“迪斯尼卡通逐渐受欢迎,这迫使他需要更多人帮忙”,had to “不得不”,可知答案为B项。答案:B31.A.helpB.listenC.careD.think提示:他需要越来越多的人来帮忙。答案:A32.A.visitedB.calledC.hiredD.knew提示:后来他有了一个很大的工作室,雇用了数百名艺术家为他帮忙。hire“雇
45、用”。答案:C33.A.boughtB.discoveredC.noticedD.made提示:他的第一部彩色电影三只小猪是在1935年制作而成的。make相当于produce,表示“制作”。答案:D34.A.good-lookingB.hard-workingC.lazyD.fat提示:常识题。做此题须了解电影三只小猪。同时由后面strong and well-built这一信息可知B项正确。答案:B35.A.inB.downC.intoD.up提示:当狼尽力把房子撞倒时,它把自己撞伤了。knock down“撞倒”;knock into sb.“撞到某人身上”。答案:B36.A.gameB
46、.wordC.trickD.fun提示:后来那些小猪捉弄了那只狼,play a trick on是固定搭配,意思是“玩弄,捉弄”。答案:C37.A.livingB.gettingC.doingD.having提示:过着什么样的生活,通常用live或lead,live a poor life意思是“过着贫穷的生活”。答案:A.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。W:Where are you going to spend your holidays this year,Martin?M:We 38.(go)ab
47、road,but Im not sure.W:What do you mean?M:My mother wants to go to Paris.Id like to go there too.But my father insists 39. going back to his hometown,a small village 40. he grew up.We just cant make up our 41.(mind).I need your help.W:Well,maybe your father is right.You know,traveling abroad always 42.(cost)a lot.If you go to the countryside,you will 43.(absolute)spend less.M:Thats true.We can save such a large sum of money.W:Yes.You know life in the countryside is s
