Unit 5 单元模拟检测卷

绝密★启用前Unit5Ontheroad-单元模拟检测卷(本试卷不含听力)考试时间：120分钟总分：150分题号A卷B卷总分得分注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分阅读［共两节，满分50分］第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A篇Don’tknowwheretoenjoyyourself?Herearesomechoicesforyou.SantaCruzMissionStateHistoricParkPopUpPicnicsintheparkreturnsforthefourthsummerinarow,takingplaceonThursdays.Takeabreaktoenjoytacos(墨西哥玉米薄饼卷).Priceschangefrom$2to$10.Cashonly.144SchoolStreetJune13-August15Startat11:30amandendat1:30pmTheCrow'sNestEachsummeronThursdayeveningstheCrow’sNestoffersitsSummerBeachPartyseriesonthebeach.Thepartystartsat5:30pmeachweekandgoesuntilsunset.Familiesarewelcome,andthereisnoentrancefee.Afterthesunsets,thefunbeginswithdancingtothebestlivemusicoflocalbands.2218EastCliffDriveMay30-August29Startat5:30pmandendat8:30pmBargettoWineryJoinusforabeautifulweekendofartandwine.BargettoWinerywillbehostingtheiryearlygatheringofartistsandfoodies(美食家)attheiramazingSoquelwinery.Noentrancefee.Winetastingwithpurchaseof$15festivalglass.3535NorthMainStreetJuly20-July21Startat11:00amandendat5:00pmChaminadeResort&SpaChefPagetakesguestsonajourneyshowingthearearichfruits,vegetables,andmeats.Dinnerbeginsat6:30pmwithafive-coursemenuandgoodwines.Seatingbookedisnotachoice,asallguestsareseatedatlarge,connecting,beautifullysettablesdesignedtoinviteopenconversationsamongguests.Ticketprice:$90perperson.Ticketscanbegottenonline.ChaminadeLaneJuly26Startat6:00pmandendat9:00pm1.WhatcanweknowaboutPopUpPicnicsinthepark?A.Itlaststwodays.B.ItisheldonThursdays.C.Ithasbeenheldtwice.D.Itcanbepaidincreditcard.2.WhatcanpeopledointheCrow’sNest?A.Enjoytacos.B.Talkwithartistsandfoodies.C.Watchthesunriseonthebeach.D.Watchtheperformanceofthebands.3.WhichactivitycanbebookedontheInternet?A.TheCrow’sNest.B.BargettoWinery.C.ChaminadeResort&Spa.D.SantaCruzMissionStateHistoricPark.B篇MynameisEivindTrodden.I'm42yearsoldandonSvalbardintheNorthPole.Mybackgroundwasoriginallysoftwareengineering,andyearslaterIdecidedtogoaheadandgetmypilotlicense.ThisyearIwantedtotrymyhandsattechnologyandgotajobatSvalsat,thenorthernmostSatellite(卫星)GroundStationintheworld.NowIworkasapilotandanoperationsengineer.Originally,Imovedhereforthejob.ThiswasthefirstpilotjobIgot.Afterawhile,Iwasattractedbytheplace,andrightnowthemostimportantthingformeistolivehere.Itiswonderfulandit’sfullofdifferences.Thepolarnightisbalancedwiththemidnightsun.Heretheyearismuchlikeaday.Thewinterisnight.Inthemorningthereisice,snowandthenspring.Thenthereistheendlessdayofsummer,andfinally,thetownsettlesinwiththesunsetofautumn.Thesummeristhemostdifficult.Itishardertocreatedarknessthanlight.Youhavetohavegoodblindsonyourbedroomwindows.AgoodtrickistocreateyourowneveningIliketoclosetheblindsandsitdowninrelativedarknesswithagoodbookoramoviebeforeIgotobed.Thedarkseasonisthefavoriteofmanypeoplelivinghere.Therearefewertourists,andpeoplehaveachancetogettogetherandbesocialafterthebusysummer.Youhavetobeself-controlledthough,andnotstartlightingcandlesinthemiddleoftheday.Don’tunderestimate(低估)thecostoflivinghere.YouneedalargenumberoftoolstoexperienceSvalbardtothefullest.4.EivindTrodden’spresentworkisprobablyconnectedwith_______.A.trainingthepilotsB.softwareengineeringC.researchingthecoldestplaceD.satellitecontrollingtechnology5.WhatmadetheauthorsettleintheNorthPole?A.Simplelifestyle.B.Hislovefortheplace.C.Betterlivingconditions.D.Chancestogetajob.6.Whydopeoplelivingtherelikewintermost?A.Therearelessrulestofollow.B.Therearenotouriststodisturbthem.C.Theyhavesparetimetorelax.D.Theyneedn’tlightcandlesanylonger.7.WhichcanbeusedtodescribethelifeinGroundStation?A.Greatanddifferent.B.Longbutexciting.C.ColorfulandmovingD.Busybutboring.C篇Saladseeds(生菜种子)thatwentonaroundtriptoouterspaceandbackgrewataslightlyslowerratethantheonesonearth,scientistshavefound,thankstothousandsofyoungpeoplewhohelpedconductanout-of-this-worldexperiment.Theprojectstartedin2015,whenBritishastronautTimPeaketookamillionrocketseedswithhimonhisjourneytotheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).TheseedsspentsixmonthstherebeforetheyweresentbacktoEarthin2016.InamessagesentfromtheISS,Peakesaidthescienceexperimentwastofindoutiftheconditionsinspaceaffectedtheseeds'abilitytogrow.Around600,000pupilsat8,600schoolsintheUKwerethenaskedtogrowtherocketseedsthathadbeentospace,alongwithregularseedsthathadneverlefttheplanet.Peakedescribedtheexperimentas“oneofthelargestandmostinspirationalexperimentsofitskind"Theresultsofthestudy,whichhavejustbeenpublished,foundthatthespaceseedsgrewmoreslowlythantheonesthathadstayedonEarth.Researchersontheexperimentsaidthiswasduetothestressesofspacetravel,suchasthezero-gravityatmosphereandhighlevelsofcosmicrays(宇宙射线),whichslowedthegrowthoftheplants.Nowresearchersarehopefulthatiftheseedsareproperlyprotected,itmightbepossibletogrowplantsduringfuturespacetaskstootherplanets.DrJakeChandler,fromUniversityofLondon,wholedthestudy,said,"Thepossibilityofeatinghome-grownsaladonMarsmaybeonesmallstepcloser."8.WhydidTimPeaketakeseedstoISS?A.Toexplorethesecrettogravity.B.TohaveastronautsgrowsaladinISS.C.Topromoteyoungkids'interestinsalad.D.Totestthespace'sinfluenceonseeds'growth.9.HowdidTimPeakefeelabouttheexperiment?A.Encouraged.B.Disappointed.C.Confused.D.Concerned.10.Fromwhichpartofawebsiteisthetextprobablytaken?A.Health.B.Science.C.Education.D.Business.11.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A.Spacestudy,ahottopicB.Saladgrowing,ahitamongstudentsC.Yoursalad,grownonMars,maysoonbearealityD.Man’sexplorationtoMars,abigstepforwardD篇WhenIrevealedthatIwasplanningtotravelaroundBritainbypublictransport,everyoneIsawsaid,“Gosh,you’rebrave!"butitneveroccurredtometogoanyotherway.DrivinginBritainissuchadullexperiencethesedays.Therearefartoomanycarsontheroad,nearlydoublewhattherewerewhenIfirstcamehere,andinthosedayspeopledidn’tactuallydrivetheircars.Theyjustparkedtheminthedrivewayandcleanedthemonceeveryweekorso.Abouttwiceayeartheywould"getthecarout”forapleasantdrivetovisitrelativesortakeatrip.Noweveryonedriveseverywhereforeverything,whichIdon'tunderstandbecausethereisn'tasinglefeatureofdrivinginBritainthathaseventhetiniestmeasureofenjoymentinit.Justconsidertheaveragemulti-storey(多层的)carpark.Youdrivearoundforages,andeventuallyfindaspacethatisexactlytwoincheswiderthantheaveragecar.Then,becauseyouareparkednexttoapillar(柱子),youhavetoclimbovertheseatsandendupsqueezingoutofthepassengerdoor,intheprocesstransferringallthedirtfromthesideofyourcartothebackofyoursmartnewjacket.Thenyougohuntingforsomedistantpay-and-displaymachine,whichdoesn’tgivechangeAndthat’sjustonetinypartofthedrivingexperience.Therearealltheotherannoyancesofmotoring,liketrafficlightsonbusyroundabouts(环形交通枢纽)thatneverletyouadvancemorethan20feetatatime,andmotorwayserviceareaswherefoodismuchmoreexpensive.Motorizedvehiclesareuglyanddirty.Theyoccupyeverypavement,turnancientmarketsquaresintodisorderlyanduntidygroupsofmetal,andcausepetrolstationsandotherdiscouragingplacestoappearingreatnumber.TheyarehorribleandawfulandIwantednothingtodowiththemonthistrip.12.Whydidtheauthordecidetotravelbypublictransport?A.Becausehedidn'thaveacar.B.BecausehehateddrivinginBritain.C.Becausehewasn’tfamiliarwithroadsinBritain.D.Becausehewasinspiredbyhowpeopleusedtotravel.13.WhatdidtheauthormainlycomplainaboutinParagraph2?A.Theinconvenienceofparkingcars.B.Theunreasonableparkingfees.C.Theuncleannessofcarparks.D.Theimproperuseofcars14.Howisthelastparagraphdeveloped?A.Byprovidingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.D.Byfollowingtheorderofspace.15.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablytalkaboutintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Theterribleplacescausedbyvehicles.B.Thebothercausedbydrivingcars.C.Histravelsbypublictransport.D.Hispastdrivingexperience.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。It’snowbeennineyearssinceIsoldeverythingandlefttheUnitedStatestotraveltheworld.ThesearethetraveltipsI'dliketosharetohelpyousavemoneyandhaveagreattrip.Patienceisimportant.Don'tgetmadatthingsyoucan'tcontrol.16Didyoumissyourbus?Noworries,therewillbeanotherone.ATMsoutofmoney?Great!Takeanunplannedroadtripovertothenexttownandexplore.Wakeupearlytoavoidcrowds.Getupandheadoutbeforesunrisetohavethebestattractionsalltoyourself.It'samagicaltimeforphotosduetothesoftlightandtherearen’tanylargetouristcrowdstoobstruct(妨碍)yourview.Also,it'susuallyeasiertointeractwithlocalswhoaregettingreadyfortheirday.Wantthosepostcardshots?17Observedailylifearoundyou.Ifyoureallywanttogetafeelforthepulseofaplace,Irecommendspendingafewhourssittinginaparkoronabusystreetcornerbyyourselfjustwatchingdaytodaylifehappeninfrontofyou.18Thesmells,thecolors,humaninteractionsandsounds.It'sakindofmeditation(冥想)andyou'llseestuffyou’venevernoticedbefore.Laughatyourselfsometimes.19Ratherthangetembarrassed,laughatyourself.Don'ttakelifesoseriously.Relax!Slowdowntoenjoyyourtrip.Pleasedon’ttrytovisitsixcountriesinsixweeksoftravel.Allthegoodstuffhappenswhenyoureallytakethetimetoexplore.IcanhonestlysaythatNONEofmybesttravelexperienceshappenedwithinthefirstfewdaysofarrivingsomewhere.20Ipromiseyou'llhaveamuchbettertime!A.Spendmoretimeinfewerplacesformaximumenjoyment.B.You'11learnaboutactivitiesthataren’tinyourguidebook.C.Lifeismuchtooshorttobeangryandannoyedallthetime.D.Youwilldefinitelylooklikeafoolmanytimeswhentravelingtonewplaces.E.Youmayonlyseetheseplacesandmeetthesepeopleonceinyourlifetime.F.Youneedtogetouttherebeforeeveryoneelseshowsup.G.Slowdownyourtrainofthoughtandpaycloseattentiontothedetailsaroundyou第二部分语言运用［共两节，满分30分］第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Pennsylvaniaisfullofmysteriousplaces!Oneofthoseisanoldturnpike(收费高速公路)21fordecades.Mydadloveshistory,andhelearneditwasopentothepublic.22,whenIwas14,wetookabiketripto23thisroad!Mydadchosea16-mile24oftheroadforustoride.PartofitincludedanoldtunnelcalledSidelingHillwhichisoveramilelong!To25,wecheckedourtiresandmadesureourlightshadbatteries.Inthemorning,weloadedourbikesintothecarandsetoff.Asweapproachedthetunnel,Ifelt26asitwasabsolutelyblackinside!ButDadencouragedme.Hesaidhewouldbebesideme.Heremindedmetostay27andkeepmylighton!Whenwe28thetunnel,thesoundofourbikeswasheardthroughthedarkness.Ishinedmyflashlightaroundandsawwalls29ingraffti(涂鸦).AndIfeltlikeIwasbeing30!Iwasprettyscared,but31onfollowingDadhelpedmerelax.Afterridinghalf-waythrough,Icouldseelightcomingfromtheotherend,motivatingmetokeepgoing.AndIwassodelightedtorideoutintothebrightafternoon!Whenevergoingthrough32inlife,Irememberthistrip.Itremindsmethatmyfatherisalwaysbesideme.Heturnsonthelightofhopeinmy33,aswellasgivesme34tokeepridingthroughlife's35tunnels.21.A.designedB.destroyedC.abandonedD.locked22.A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.ThereforeD.Meanwhile23.A.exploreB.constructC.protectD.repair24.A.tunnelB.sectionC.blockD.course25.A.participateB.registerC.cooperateD.prepare26.A.excitedB.nervousC.annoyedD.exhausted27.A.silentB.curiousC.cautiousD.positive28.A.approachedB.observedC.constructedD.entered29.A.coveredB.buriedC.absorbedD.dressed30.A.forcedB.watchedC.abusedD.judged31.A.dependingB.survivingC.callingD.focusing32.A.accidentsB.hardshipsC.regulationsD.incidents33.A.chestB.tripC.workD.heart34.A.courageB.prideC.excitementD.enthusiasm35.A.difficultB.distantC.darkD.long第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Ifyou'veeverspenttimeintheUK,youmusthavehadanicecupoftea.There’steaforbreakfast,teaduringbreaktime,teawhenyouvisitafriend’shouseandteafor36(relax)yourself.TeaevengetsitsveryownspecialdayintheUK,whichfallson21April.Whiledrinkingteais37(certain)acenturies-oldtraditionintheUK,manycountriesalsohavetheirownstrong38(culture)practicesabouttea.ThenationwhichdrinksmostteaisTurkey.Thepeopletherehaveanaverageoftencupsaday!Thisisfollowed39IrelandandtheUKcomesthird.Teaisalso40populardrinkinChinaandIndia,wheremostoftheworld'stea41(produce).DespitethefactthatteahasbeenpopularintheUKforhundredsofyears,thequestionofwhentoaddthemilkisonethatstill42(lead)tomanyarguments!Mostpeoplefirstpourtheteaintothecup,andthenaddthemilk,butothersdisagree.Itissaidthatthisisawayfortherich43(show)offtheirwealth.Therichoftenusebettercups,whichcanstandthetemperatureofveryhottea.Thismeanspeople44havelower-qualitycupsneedtofirstpourthemilksothatthecupwon'tbreak.On21April,tea45(party)areheldincafesandtearoomsacrosstheUKtoencouragepeopletotrydifferentkindsofteatoenrichtheirlives.第三部分写作［共两节，满分40分］第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华,你想邀请你的英语外教Smith一同参观国际非物质文化遗产博览园(theInternationalIntangibleCulturalPark)。请根据以下内容给你的英语外教写一封信。1.时间安排:10月10日早上8点在校门口集合乘大巴车前往，下午3点返回;2.活动内容:随导游参观;中午野餐(自备)。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇:遗产heritageDearSmith,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写词数应为150左右。AVacationwithMyMotherIhadaninterestingchildhood.Itwasfilledwithsurprisesandamusements,allbecauseofmymother-loving,sweet,yetabsent-mindedandforgetful.OnestrangefamilytripwetookwhenIwaseleventoldmealotabouther.MytwosetsofgrandparentslivedinColoradoandNorthDakota,andmyparentsdecidedtospendafewweeksdrivingtothosestatesandseeingallthesightsalongtheway.Asthefirstdayofourtripapproached,David,myeight-year-oldbrother,andIunwillinglysaidgood-byetoallofourfriends.Whoknewifwe’deverseethemagain?Finally,themomentofourdeparturearrived,andweloadedsuitcases,books,games,campingequipment,andatentintothecarandbravelydroveoff.Webravelydroveoffagaintwohourslaterafterwe'dreturnedhometogetthepurseandtraveler'schecksMomhadforgottenDavidandIwerealwaysalittlenervouswhenusinggasstationbathroomsifMomwasdrivingwhileDadslept:“Youstandoutsidethedoorandplaylookout(放哨)whileIgo,andI'llstandoutsidethedoorandplaylookoutwhileyougo.”Ihadterriblepicturesinmymind:“Honey,wherearethekids?"“What?!Oh,Gosh..Ithoughttheywerebeingawfullyquiet."Wewereneveractuallyleftbehindinastrangecity,butweweren'tabouttotakeanychances.Onthefourthorfifthnight,wehadtroublefindingahotelwithavacancy.Afterdrivinginvainforsometime,Momsuddenlygotagreatidea:Whydidn'twefindahousewithalikely-lookingbackyardandaskifwecouldsetuptentthere?DavidandIbecamenervous.Toourgreatrelief,Dadturneddowntheidea.Momnevercouldunderstandourobjections.Ifastrangefamilyshoweduponherfrontdoorstep,Momwouldhavebeendelighted.Shethinkseveryoneintheworldisasniceassheis.Wefinallyfoundavacancyinthenexttown.Thenextdaywerememberedthebrand-newtentwehadbroughtwithus.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Wedrovethroughseveralstatesandsawlotsofgreatsightsalongtheway.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________