The universal language 单元检测
.单项填空
1．(2014·威海两校检测)—Where will you
start your work after ________graduation?
—Mum, it's not been decided yet. I might continue my study for ________ higher degree.
A．the; theB．/; the
C．/; a
D．a; a
2．(2014·江苏启东中学模拟)—How long will you graduate from senior middle school?
—It will be less than one year ________ I graduate.
A．when
B．that
C．before D．since
3．(2014·衡阳高三联考)Boris has brains. In fact, I believe he has ________ IQ than anyone else in the class.
A．a high
B．a higher
C．a highest
D．the highest
4．(2014·湖南师大附中模拟)The problem was that he didn't know what had hurt her and he ________ her.
A．dared not to ask
B．not dared ask
C．didn't dare ask
D．didn't dare asking
5．(2014·无锡高三模拟)The law demands that everyone________ his car checked at least once a year.
A．has
B．would have
C．have
D．will have
6．(2014·淮安重点中学联考)I hope the teacher can be merciful ________ me, or I cannot get through the exam.
A．to
B．in
C．on
D．at
7．(2014·巢湖一中模拟)Suddenly, a tall man driving a golden carriage________ the girl and took her away，________ into the woods.
A．seizing; disappeared
B．seized; disappeared
C．seizing; disappearing
D．seized; disappearing
8．(2014·淮安高三模拟)His wife is good to him but she has a(n) ________ to talk too much, which sometimes upsets him.
A．admission
B．personality
C．advantage
D．tendency
9．(2014·江苏新沂二中高三模拟)—Several hotels in this area are closing down.
—That's because tourism itself ________ since last year.
A．is declining
B．declined
C．had declined
D．has been declining
10．(2014·铜陵一中质检)It is said that the music band decided to________ after many years together.
A．look up
B．set up
C．turn up
D．break up
11．—Hi, are you an engineer in Lenovo Group?
—No, but I ________.
A．want to
B．want to be
C．want so
D．want it
12．(2014·长沙高三质检)As kids we were always getting ________ by the local farmer.
A．to scold
B．scolding
C．scolded
D．scold
13．(2014·山东日照高三模拟)The police have put up posters around the city with photos of the man they ________ in connection with the killing of a customer outside a bank.
A．seek
B．are seeking
C．have sought
D．were seeking
14．(2014·淮北重点中学联考)—How do you find the latest movie The Flowers of War by Zhang Yimou?
—________.I can't think too highly of it.
A．That's s all right
B．It all depends
C．Quite by accident
D．It's really wonderful
15．(2014·淮北中学模拟)—He ________ love with Mary for 12 years up till now.
—They'll get married sooner or later.
A．has fallen in
B．has been in
C．fell in
D．is in
.阅读理解
A
(2014·福建省普通高中质量检查)The “Give It Up for Earth Day”
encourages people to commit themselves to giving up actions that are harmful to the environment, such as using poisonous cleaners.
Throughout the month of April, Canadians are being asked to “Give It Up for Earth Day！” Earth Day has been celebrated every year on April 22 since 1970. Earth Day Canada's president Jed Goldberg says that as people become more environmentally aware, they want to find ways to reduce their environmental influence, not just celebrate one special event.
“Earth Day is a great launching_pad for thinking about environmental action every day，” said Goldberg.
“Choosing healthier options, even for the short term, can lead to thinking about the influence of our decisions for a lifetime.”
That's the reason behind the “Give It Up for Earth Day” campaign. It's designed to encourage healthy habits that benefit people and the planet. It challenges everyone to help create a healthier world by making changes in their daily routine.
“We wanted to plan an actiontargeted campaign that will give people a chance to act on their concern for the environment in a positive way，” said Goldberg.
The campaign has identified four daily actions that can add up to huge environmental savings. They include pledging (保证) to turn off the TV, giving up the use of poisonous cleaners,
reducing consumption of consumer products and cutting out meat.
At the end of April, all of the pledges will be recorded and converted (转化) into the number of TV hours not watched, dollars not
spent on
unnecessary items,
electricity
saved, greenhouse gas emissions (排放) avoided by cutting out meat, and poisonous chemicals produced from homes and landfills.
“What we're trying to achieve this year for Earth Day is to give people a chance to do something that is meaningful and measurable，” said Goldberg.
1．The aim of the campaign mentioned in the passage is to ________.
A．enable people to save more money for future use
B．help people develop environmentally friendly habits
C．prevent people from making changes in their daily routine
D．warn people against reducing consumption of consumer products
2．The underlined part “launching pad” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．
A．starting point
B．finishing line
C．exchanging stage
D．reforming age
3．We can conclude from the passage that ________.
A．Earth Day was first celebrated over half a century ago
B．shortterm decisions will by no means influence our lives
C．Earth Day Canada is actually an everyday environmental action
D．daily actions must be measured to benefit the environment
4．Which disagrees with the spirit of “Give It Up for Earth Day”？
A．Switching off the TV.
B．Riding bikes.
C．Using poisonous cleaners.
D．Saving electricity.
B
(2014·盐城中学高三模拟)I walked to Mrs. Windsor's house and waited outside as I always did when I heard the piano. That meant she was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. I stood against the wall and daydreamed what I'd rather be doing. “Almost anything”， I sighed dejectedly. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn't have a gift for it. It didn't come to me naturally. I thought back to happier times when I was writing stories and acting them out with my friends, cutting up old clothes to make dresses that performers wear in plays, and building scenery out of old things we found. But Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.
The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music.
“Hello，” I heard a voice behind me say softly. I turned around to see a little girl standing behind me, eating an apple. But before I could make any response, Mrs. Windsor walked into the room in her usual urgent manner and announced，“Jennifer, this is my niece, Pasha. Pasha, this is Jennifer. Pasha will be giving you your lesson today. I'm up to my ears in something else！” she then exited to the kitchen.
Pasha set her apple down on the side table and slid beside me on the piano bench.
“What piece do you like best？” she asked.
“What do you mean？” I asked. “They're all the same to me. I don't know.”
“You mean you don't have a favorite？”
“No, not really.”
Pasha looked at me, rather puzzled, then opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys and studied the notes on the page for a moment. Then I frowned and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I have to admit I was a rather mechanical pianist.
After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music？”I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn't know what she meant.
“Like a story. What story is being playing out within the music？”
“I guess I've never thought about it before. I don't know.”
“Here, let me try and you listen，” Pasha advised.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you？”
Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now the princess appears and she's picking flowers from the water's edge.” A carefree, happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha's dancing fingers. “Oh, but she slips！” The music changed. “And our princess is being carried off by the fastflowing stream. Quickly, the princess's horse sees her plight (困境)，” Pasha continued, “and races to the river's edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him. They make it to the bank and she hug her faithful horse and swears she will never again wear princess, skirts that weigh her down. She will only wear jeans and Tshirt from now on.” Pasha finished with a big smile and then looked at me.
“Aren't you the girl who tells the stories？” she asked.
“I guess. I do tell a lot of stories.”
“Oh, yes! All the kids talk about them. I've heard about you. Well, all you have to do is learn to hear the stories in the music. That's all there is to it.”
“I've never thought it that way.”
“Let's try another one, shall we？” Pasha smiled and together we played that afternoon, finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.
5．The underlined word “dejectedly” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “________”．
A．nervously
B．desperately
C．impatiently
D．unhappily
6．Jennifer got lost in thought when she ________.
A．played the piano with Pasha for the first time
B．listened to Pasha tell her story about the princess
C．remembered happier times of writing stories and acting them out
D．discovered that Mrs. Windsor's niece would be giving the piano lesson
7．By describing herself as a mechanical pianist, the author showed ________.
A．she could remember the notes in a short time
B．she was playing the piano without thinking
C．Pasha was showing off her skills
D．it had been a long time since she played last time
8．Which of the following can best describe Pasha?
A．Creative.
B．Naughty.
C．Humorous.
D．Brave.
9．Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A．Never Give up
B．A Piano Lesson
C．Why I Hated Playing the Piano
D．A Friend for Ever
10．This text would be probably found in ________.
A．a collection of stories about friendship and learning
B．a book of daily records about famous young musicians
C．a magazine series about the challenges of overcoming fears
D．a series of newspaper articles about musical instruments
.书面表达
(2014·泰州高三模拟)近来，幸福感的讨论引起社会广泛关注。上周末你校在学生中进行了幸福感的调查，请你根据下表的提示，用英语写一篇短文，向China Daily投稿。
被调查学生的比例 幸福感的来源
调查结果 50% 衣食无忧，备受关爱
30% 学业成功
20% 其他……
你的感想 谈谈你的幸福感及获得幸福的途径(至少两点)
注意：1.对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译；
2．词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数；
3．作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。
The discussion about happiness has recently aroused people's attention.________________________________________________________________________
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答案
Ⅰ.1.选C 句意：“毕业后你会去哪儿工作呢？”“妈妈，这还没有决定呢。我或许会继续我的学业以获取一个更高的学位。”after graduation为固定搭配，意为“毕业之后”；后一个空处泛指“一个更高的学位”，故用不定冠词a。
2．选C 答语句意：还有不到一年时间我就要毕业了。这里before引导时间状语从句，此处“It will be＋一段时间＋before ...”，表示“还有多久就……”。
3．选B 句意：鲍里斯很有头脑。实际上，我认为他的智商比班上任何其他人都要高。“比较级＋than＋anyone else”表示最高级含义。
4．选C 句意：问题是他不知道什么伤害了她，而且他也不敢问她。dare既可作情态动词，也可作实义动词，作实义动词用于否定句时可省略to。
5．选C demand“要求”，其后的谓语从句中应使用虚拟语气形式“(should＋) do”，故选C。
6．选A 句意：我希望老师能对我手下留情，否则我过不了考试。be merciful to sb.“对某人仁慈/宽容”。
7．选D 句意：突然，一个开着金黄色车的高个男子抓住那个女孩把她带走了，很快消失在树林中。第一个空是谓语动词与took并列，故用seized；第二个应用现在分词作状语，因为disappear与其逻辑主语是主动关系。
8．选D 句意：他的妻子对他很好，就是往往太唠叨了，这一点有时让他很恼火。have a tendency to do sth.“倾向于做某事”。admission“承认，允许进入”；personality“个性”；advantage“优势”。
9．选D 根据“since last year”的提示可知，decline应使用现在完成时或现在完成进行时，故选D。
10．选D 根据“after many years together”可知，句中强调的是“乐队决定解散了”。break up“解散，打碎”，符合句意。look up“查阅”；set up“建立”；turn up“出现，调高”。
11．选B 句意：“你好，你是联想集团的工程师吗？”“不是，但我希望是。”答话人想成为联想集团的工程师，答句是“No, but I want to be an engineer in Lenovo Group.”的省略形式。当不定式后有be时，be不可省略。
12．选C 句意：我们小时候经常被当地的农场主责骂。get scolded为被动结构，符合句意。
13．选B 句意：警方在全城张贴了他们正在搜寻的那个男人的照片，那个男子与一起在银行外发生的谋杀案有关。根据句意可知，seek这个动作正在进行，所以用现在进行时。
14．选D “How do you find ...？”意为“你觉得……怎么样？”，用于询问对方对某事(物)或某人的看法、观点或意见，所以对方的回答应是评价。
15．选B 句意：“到目前为止，他与玛丽相爱12年了。”“他们迟早会有情人终成眷属的。”fall in love with强调动作，不与表示时间段的状语连用；be in love with表示状态，可与表示时间段的状语连用，排除A、C两项；根据时间状语up till now可知用现在完成时，故选B。
Ⅱ.语篇解读：4月22日是地球日，我们要在日常生活中进行改变，养成真正有益于地球、有益于人类的好习惯。
1．选B 细节理解题。根据文章第四段第二句“It's designed to encourage healthy habits that benefit people and the planet.”可知答案。
2．选A 词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“as people become more environmentally aware ...just celebrate one special event”可知，人们希望以地球日为起点，发生些改变，而不仅仅是庆祝地球日，故画线部分意为“起点”。
3．选D 推理判断题。根据文章内容，尤其是倒数第三段可知，保护环境不应仅限于地球日当天，而应体现在日常行为中，故选D项。
4．选C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“giving up actions that are harmful to the environment, such as using poisonous cleaners”可知，C项是违背地球日精神的。
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者认为她没有弹钢琴的天赋，只是机械地学习弹钢琴，从没有想过音乐中蕴含着故事，因此Pasha给她上了一节钢琴课，让她体会到音乐中的乐趣。
5．选D 词义猜测题。根据下文“I just didn't have a gift for it.”可知，我没有弹钢琴的天赋，因此我不高兴地叹气。故选D项。
6．选C 细节理解题。根据第一段第七句中“I thought back to happier times when I was writing stories and acting them out with my friends”可知，C项正确。
7．选B 细节理解题。根据下文作者跟Pasha的对白可知，Pasha问作者在音乐中能听到什么，她茫然不知，因此作者弹钢琴时从不思考。故选B项。
8．选A 推理判断题。根据文中描述她边弹钢琴边讲述音乐背后的故事可知，她是富有创造性的人。故选A项。
9．选B 标题归纳题。通读全文，主要讲述Pasha上钢琴课时让作者体会音乐中蕴含的故事，从而这节课给作者留下了深刻的印象，而在此之前她弹钢琴只是机械地弹奏。故B项概括了文章的主要内容。
10．选A 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句中“finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you ...”可推断，应选A项。
Ⅲ.参考范文：
The discussion about happiness has recently aroused people's attention. Last weekend, a survey about “the feeling of happiness” was also carried out in our school. Here are the results.
50% of the students feel happy about their comfortable life with good food and sufficient choices of clothes. In addition, they enjoy the happiness from the love of their parents, relatives or friends. About 30% of the students experience happiness from their achievements in their studies. While the rest find their happiness in some other activities like assisting others, taking part in their favourite sports or watching movies.
From my point of view, happiness means giving help to those who need it, such as showing much concern for the aged and the poor and helping them get out of difficulties. What's more, doing our best to work hard at our lessons and improve our overall abilities really counts in making us really happy.