单元综合检测1 Unit 1　Tales of the unexplained

1、单元综合检测(一) Unit 1Tales of the unexplained【XZB2019TBYLYYB02019】(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)AAnnouncementsBret Harte vs.Calaveras alumni boysThe annual Bret Harte vs.CHS alumni boy basketball game will be held at 7 pm.，Saturday，Nov.30，at Calaveras High.All players must have played at leas

2、t one year of varsity(校队)basketball.Cost to play is $ 30.Admission for audience is $ 5 for adults and $ 2 for kids.Kids 6 and under are admitted free.For more information，call Kraig Clifton at 743­0679 or Jeff Eltringham at 736­0162.CHS girls basketball skillsThe Calaveras High girls baske

3、tball program presents the Junior Redskins Winter Skills，a developmental basketball program for girls in fifth through eighth grades that will be held from 2 pm.to 4：30 pm.Sundays.Sign­ups are still being accepted for the second of two five­week sessions，which will be held for five Sundays

4、 in a row beginning Jan.12,2019.Cost is $ 25 per session.Each competitor receives a T­shirt at the end of each session with recommended drills.For more information or to sign up，call Jeremy Malamed at 217­4563 or email sports.calent .CHS swim/baseball coaching vacanciesCalaveras High Schoo

5、l(CHS)is looking for a head boys/girls swim coach and a baseball coach for the 2019 spring season.Applications will be accepted and jobs will remain open until filled.Interview dates are to be set.Anyone interested can stop by the district office or the high school for an application.For more inform

6、ation，call Mike Koepp at 754­1811.Foothills Little League sign­upsFoothills Little League will hold sign­ups for the 2019 season from 6 pm.to 8 pm.，Wednesday，Dec.4，at Pizza Factory in Valley Springs.All players must provide proofs of citizenship and a birth certificate.For more inform

7、ation，call Shawn Threet at 304­7399 or leave a message at 772­1516.Yoga in Rail Road FlatYoga is being offered at Rail Road Flat Elementary from 9：30 am.to 11 am.Fridays with instructor Kristine Louise.Cost is a $ 5 instructor fee and $ 2 donation to The Friends of Rail Road Flat School fo

8、r each person.For more information，visit .1If you enter for the girls basketball program，_.Ayou can make a call to Kraig CliftonByou can visit Cyou can realize your goal on Jan.19,2019Dyou can buy a T­shirt with the girls' names2As an excellent ba

9、seball trainer，you will show interest in _.ACHS swim/baseball coaching vacanciesBFoothills Little League sign­upsCCHS girls basketball skillsDBret Harte vs.Calaveras alumni boys3If you take your wife and two children to practice yoga，you should pay _.A20 dollarsB8 dollarsC28 dollars D14 dollars

10、4Which of the following needs your identification?AYoga in Rail Road Flat.BCHS girls basketball skills.CCHS swim/baseball coaching vacancies.DFoothills Little League sign­ups.【导学号：50792049】BMany parents often say their teenage son looks like a grown man.He is taller than his father，and his voic

11、e has turned deep.But his behavior is another matter.He makes hurried decisions，tries to smoke and drink，drives cars too fast and always makes his parents annoyed.Why?That's because his brain is developing more slowly than his body.Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health and UCLA

12、carried out a long­time study of normal brain development.They found that the frontal lobe(大脑额叶)，the area responsible for understanding future influences，making wise decisions and controlling impulses(冲动)，does not become mature(成熟的)until the early 20s.Because of the immature brains，teenagers ar

13、e easily influenced by the environment and unexpected behavior.So their death rates rise sharply.Research shows that rates of death by injury for people between the age of 15 and 19 are six times those seen in kids aged 10 to 14.The government reports that teens are four times more likely than older

14、 drivers to be involved in a car accident and three times more likely to die in one.Teens may be attracted to drugs and alcohol.Rates of drug and alcohol use are high when compared with those of other age groups.Frances Jensen and David Urion，doctors at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Med

15、ical School，discovered that adult brain cells recovered(恢复)more quickly from alcohol influence than younger brain cells.Jensen said in Harvard Magazine：“For a teenager，what he drank on the weekend is still with him during that test on Thursday.”Teens aren't making trouble on purpose.They long fo

16、r freedom，but they are still young.They're still forming into the adults they'll eventually be.And，of course，they won't be at this age forever.Home education plays one of the most important roles in young people's growth，and the influence is most lasting.Finally，they will grow up and

17、 become wise adults.5Which of the following is NOT the typical behavior of a teenage boy?ADriving cars too fast.BMaking their parents annoyed.CQuarreling with their friends.DMaking careless decisions.6Teens death rates rise sharply because of their _.Aimmature brainsBbrave and impatient characterCsm

18、all and cheap carsDchangeable environments7From the last paragraph，we can make the conclusion that _.Ateenagers should have freedom to do what they like to doBteenagers still require lots of care and attention from their parentsCteenagers usually make their parents annoyed on purposeDteenagers actua

19、lly know how to make wise decisionsCAn ancient Egyptian mummy(木乃伊)returned home last month 150 years after being stolen by a Canadian doctor.The mummy is believed to be Ramses ，the founder of the 19th Dynasty of ancient Egypt.It was stolen in the 19th century，at the time when many explorers from Eur

20、ope and America wanted to find the mummified bodies of Pharaohs(法老)They had heard stories of the Pharaohs being buried with treasures of great artistic，scientific and financial value.But when King Tut was discovered in 1922 in Egypt，they realized the Pharaohs might have been buried with something el

21、se as well.As soon as Englishman Howard Carter found King Tut's tomb，strange things started to happen.On the night of the discovery，Carter's canary(金丝雀)was killed by a snake.It was the same kind of snake found on a symbol worn by the Pharaohs on their foreheads.A few months later，Lord Carnar

22、von，the man who paid for Carter's trip，died suddenly in Cairo of unknown causes.By 1935，no fewer than 21 people connected with the discovery of the tomb had died.After much argument over whether the curse(诅咒)of King Tut really existed，four years ago German scientist Gotthard Kramer tried to find

23、 out for certain.He discovered that bacteria(细菌)on the mummy could have been responsible for the deaths.“When this bacteria enters the body through the nose，mouth or eyes，”Kramer said，“it can result in illness or even death，particularly to those with bad health.”But perhaps the power of the curse is

24、 in the mind of those who believe it.Carter，the man who actually opened the tomb，lived to 66 before dying of natural causes.“All sensible people should dismiss these curse ideas as rubbish.”he said.8It can be inferred from the text that _.ARamses was one of the rulers of EgyptBthe curse led to the t

25、omb discovers' deathCall the mummy stealers were killed by robbersDall the tomb discoverers were bitten to death by a snake9The underlined word“dismiss”in the last paragraph here means _.Anot employ Bstop thinkingCsend away Dallow to go10The mummy mentioned in the first paragraph might be _.Athe

26、 mother of Ramses Bburied in the desertCkilled by a kind of bacteriaDthe body of Ramses 11Strange things started to happen because _.ACarter's canary was killedBthe curse took effectCthe bacteria led to deadly diseasesDthe stealers destroyed the tombDHaving a Learning disability doesn't mean

27、 you can't learn，but you'll need some help and you'll need to work extra hard.If you have a learning disability remember that you are not slow.Learning disabilities can be genetic(遗传的；基因的)That means they can be passed down in families through the genes.But kids today have an advantage ov

28、er their parents.Educators now know a lot more about the brain and how learning worksand it's easier for kids to get the help they need.“Dyslexia”is a learning disability that means a kid has a lot of trouble reading and writing.Kids who have trouble with math may have“dyscalculia”Other kids may

29、 have“language disorders”，which means they have trouble understanding language and understanding what they read.It can be confusing，though.How do we tell if a student has a learning disability？Reading，doing math，and writing letters may be difficult for lots of kids at first.But when those early trou

30、bles don't fade away(逐渐消失)after they have grown up，and it's really difficult for them to make any progress，it's possible the kid has a learning disability.Finding out you have a learning disability can be upsetting.You might feel different from everyone else.But the fact is that learning

31、 disabilities are pretty common.And if your learning psychologist has found out which one you're facing，you're on the right route.Now，you can start getting the help you need to do better in school.But for this special help to really work，you'll need to practice the new skills you're

32、learning.It may take a lot of effort(努力)every day.That can be a challenge，but you can do it.Soon，you'll enjoy the results of all your hard work：more fun and success at school!12Why does the author say kids today have an advantage over their parents?ABecause kids can get help from educators.BBeca

33、use kids are clever than their parents.CBecause kids' learning skills are improved greatly.DBecause kids are working harder than their parents.13Which of the following is TRUE about the learning disability?AIt is a physical illness.BIt can be treated by doctors.CIt always happens to only a few c

34、hildren who are lazy.DIt makes those who have a learning disability need new learning skills.14Which of the following sends the message that you have a learning disability?AThe teacher says you are a slow student.BYou have trouble with lessons at a young age.CYou can't deal with early troubles w

35、hen you have grown up.DYour learning style is quite different from others'.15What will happen to a kid if he/she has a learning disability?AHe/she always fails in exams.BHe/she will be laughed at by others.CHe/she will enjoy more fun at school.DHe/she will get into trouble with learning a certai

36、n subject.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Today is a perfect day that can leave you with good memories you may someday share with your friends.Here's how：_16_ You can see or do something a million times，but you can only see or do it for the first time once.As a result，first time experiences usually leave

37、 a deep mark in our minds for the rest of our lives.So try to experience something different and you'll have more memories.Work on something that's great to you._17_ Life is short.Today is the day to take action.Smile and notice what's right.Everything that happens in life is neither goo

38、d nor bad._18_ And no matter how it turns out，it always ends up just the way it should.Either you succeed or you learn something.Be true to yourself.The only shoes you can wear are your own.If you aren't being yourself，you aren't truly living._19_Make a new friend.People are interesting crea

39、tures (生物)，and no two people are exactly alike._20_ Find out what makes them different.They'll likely open your eyes to wonderful ideas.And you never know，they just might change your life.Be present.Be here now.Remember，right now is the only dear moment to you.Right now is life.Don't miss it

40、.ALearn a new skill.BTry something new.CIt just depends on your opinion.DSo meet someone new today.EAnd in fact，you're only existing.FPay close attention to what you're doing.GMake yourself busy with something meaningful.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)In a garden filled with bushes and grass，there

41、 appeared a white rose.Everyone who saw her spoke well of her.But the flower couldn't _21_ herself，and she thought of herself as a common grass.She had no idea how _22_ she was.She spent the few days of her life，until wilting(凋零)set on，without knowing that all around her were _23_ by her beauty.

42、She was not _24_ about herself and slowly bowed her head.One hot，sunny day，a girl was walking through the _25_，thinking about how many lovely things Mother Nature has given us，_26_ she suddenly saw a white rose in a _27_ part of the garden.The rose was beginning to wilt.“If the rose stays here till

43、tomorrow it'll _28_”，she thought，“I'll take it home and put it in the lovely _29_.”And so she did.With all her _30_，she put the wilting white rose in water，and carefully placed it by the _31_.The reflection(映像)from the glass meant that，for the _32_ time，the rose got to see herself and what s

44、he _33_ like.“Is that me？”thought the rose.Little by little her leaves began to _34_.When she was back to her best she looked at her reflection and saw that she was _35_ a beautiful flower.She thought，“Wow！Till now I hadn't _36_ who I was.How could I have been so _37_？”The rose came to realize s

45、he had spent her days without appreciating her _38_，unable to see herself，unable to _39_ who she really was.If you really want to know who you are，forget everything that's _40_ you，and just look into your heart.21.A.hear Bsee Ctouch Dsave22A.poor Bweak CprettyDlonely23A.surprisedBannoyedCbothere

46、dDencouraged24A.carefulBworriedCconfidentDcrazy25A.schoolByardCforestDgarden26A.whenBand CsoDbut27A.darkBforgottenCdirtyDgood28A.growBcomplainCfallDdie29A.houseBbottle CboxDbag30A.strengthBheartCloveDpower31A.bedBwindowChouseDtree32A.firstBlastCworstDright33A.smelledBsoundedCtastedDlooked34A.singBdr

47、opCcryDrise35A.almostBreally CalwaysDnever 36.A.realizedBrememberedCforgotDdoubted37A.beautifulBnervousCblindDcheerful38A.beautyBpersonalityCadvantageDquality39A.explainBknow CacceptDguess40A.aboutBon CwithDaround.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Do you want to be invited back？Read our six top tips for being 41._ popular guest.Clothes if you are in a formal situation，dress 42._ (smart)：a suit and tie for men，a dress and jacket for women.Gifts if you are going to stay in someone's house，take a small gift if you are staying for a short period of