2017届高考英语（重庆专用）二轮精练：必修4 unit1 Women of achievement单元测试

　　Unit 1 Women of achievement 单元测试（人教版必修4，重庆专用）

　　(满分：150分，时间：120分钟)

　　一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

　　从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　1．(2017·郑州高一检测)She often argues ________ her classmates ________ small things，which sometimes makes them very unhappy.

　　A．with；for

　　B．with；about

　　C．to；for

　　D．to；about

　　答案　B　[考查短语搭配。句意：她经常因为一些小事与她的同学们争吵，这使他们很不高兴。argue with sb about/over sth“就某事与某人进行争论”，为固定搭配。]

　　2．At present，one of the arguments in favor of the new airport ________ that it will bring a lot of jobs to the area.

　　A．is

　　B．are

　　C．will be

　　D．were

　　答案　A　[考查主谓一致。句意：目前，支持建新机场的一个理由是它可以给这个地区带来许多就业机会。“one of＋复数名词”作主语时，谓语动词用单数；由时间状语at present及后边的一般将来时判断句子用一般现在时。]

　　3．Zhu Zhiwen，________ grass­root singer，was ________ real hit last year.

　　A．the；/

　　B．a；the

　　C．a；a

　　D．the；a

　　答案　C　[考查冠词的用法。句意：朱之文，一位草根歌星，在去年一炮走红。a grass­root singer“一位草根歌星”，使用不定冠词a表示泛指；a real hit一位很受欢迎的人，用不定冠词。]

　　4．(2017·南京高一检测)—Do you think I should join the singing group，Mary?

　　—________ If I were you，I certainly would.

　　A．None of your business.

　　B．It depends.

　　C．Why not?

　　D．I don't think so.

　　答案　C　[考查情景交际。句意：——玛丽，你觉得我该加入合唱队吗？——为什么不呢？如果我是你，我肯定会的。根据后面的语境可知，对方建议去参加合唱队。why not“为什么不呢”，表示建议。none of your business少管闲事，不关你的事；it depends视情况而定；I don't think so我不这样认为，均不合句意。]

　　5．(2017·黄冈高一检测)—I'd like to go to the cinema with you，Mom.

　　—My darling，the film is ________ for adults only.

　　A．intended

　　B．promised

　　C．determined

　　D．permitted

　　答案　A　[考查动词词义。句意：——妈妈，我想跟你一起去看电影。——亲爱的，这部影片是仅供成年人看的。be intended for意为“专为……设计/准备的”。promise答应；determine决定；确定；permit允许。]

　　6．During the military parade to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Ⅱ，North Korean leader Kim Jong­un _______ his first public speech.

　　A．announced

　　B．spoke

　　C．delivered

　　D．predicted

　　答案　C　[考查动词的词义辨析。句意：在纪念金正日诞辰一百周年的阅兵式上，金正恩发表了他的第一次公开演讲。announce宣布；speak说；deliver发表；predict预测。]

　　7．(2017·济南高一检测)In my opinion，it was ________ to read English newspapers every day.

　　A．worth

　　B．worthwhile

　　　C．worthless

　　　D．worthy

　　答案　B　[句意：在我看来，每天读英文报纸是值得的。it is worthwhile to do/doing sth意为“做某事是值得的”，符合题意。sth is worth doing与sth is worthy to be done/of being done也表示“值得做某事”。]

　　8．Mr. Smith often tells us not to ________ anyone else，even if he or she does not do

　　better than us.

　　A．look forward to

　　B．look down upon

　　C．look back on

　　D．look out for

　　答案　B　[考查动词短语。句意：史密斯先生经常告诉我们不要看不起别人，即使他/她做得不如我们好。look down upon/on“蔑视；瞧不起”，符合题意。look forward to期望，期待；look back on回忆起；look out for小心，留心。]

　　9．(2017·杭州高一检测)The light goes on and off. Is there a loose ________？

　　A．condition

　　B．limitation

　　C．connection

　　D．attraction

　　答案　C　[考查名词词义。句意：灯忽明忽灭，是不是线路接触不良？connection意为“连接”，符合题意。condition条件；limitation限制；attraction吸引。]

　　10．It was over the city ________ UFO appeared again.

　　A．that

　　B．when

　　C．where

　　D．which

　　答案　A　[考查强调句型。句意：正是在这个城市的上空UFO再次出现。强调句结构为：it is/was＋被强调部分＋that. . . 。该题强调地点状语over the city。]

　　11．It was very ________ of you to let us know you were going to be late in advance.

　　A．considerate

　　B．confident

　　C．determined

　　D．generous

　　答案　A　[考查形容词词义。句意：提前告知我们你会来晚，你考虑得很周到。considerate意为“体谅的；体贴的”，符合题意。confident自信的；determined有决心的；generous慷慨的，大方的。]

　　12．—Did you go to the show last night?

　　—Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area ________ invited.

　　A．were

　　B．have been

　　C．has been

　　D．was

　　答案　D　[考查主谓一致。句意：——昨天晚上你去看展览了吗？——是的，这个地区的每个男孩和女孩都受到了邀请。every boy and girl其实就相当于every child，为单数意义，谓语动词要用单数形式；由时间状语last night可知“邀请”这一动作发生在过去，要用过去时态。]

　　13．________ greatly by what he had heard and seen，he made up his mind to stand on his own feet.

　　A．Persuaded

　　B．Expected

　　C．Discouraged

　　　D．Inspired

　　答案　D　[考查动词词义。句意：受所见所闻的巨大激励，他下定决心自食其力。inspire意为“鼓舞；激发”，符合题意。persuade说服；expect期望；discourage使灰心。]

　　14．(2017·淄博高一检测)There is no need for you to look up every new word you ________ while reading.

　　A．come up with

　　B．come out

　　C．come along with

　　D．come across

　　答案　D　[考查动词短语。句意：你没有必要把阅读时碰到的每个生词都去查一查。come across意为“(偶然)遇见；碰见”，符合题意。come up with提出，想出；come out出现，结果是；come along with和……一道。]

　　15．(2017·福州高一检测)Their class ________ much larger than ours and their class ________ fond of dancing and singing.

　　A．is；are

　　B．are；is

　　C．are；are

　　D．is；is

　　答案　A　[考查主谓一致。句意：他们班比我们班大，并且他们班的同学都喜欢跳舞和唱歌。class作主语，表示整体时谓语动词用单数形式；强调成员时谓语动词用复数形式。]

　　二、完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　Some years ago，my traveling dance team participated in a nationwide competition. This competition is very hard and the atmosphere is far from__16__. As we walked off stage after completing our dance，the next competing team gave us dirty__17__as we passed them. They looked__18__at us and made fun of our costumes and our performance. My team and I were all very upset，even to the point of tears.

　　One of my team members__19__that we should “boo(发嘘声)”them as they went on stage. Finally I said，“Let's teach them a lesson. ”My teammates all looked up at me. I was the oldest on the team and their role model. What I said next totally__20__them. “They are on stage right now. Let's go and__21__them on instead. ” I then looked up at the stage and started to scream，“Come on！” My teammates all started to cheer with me. At first they were__22__，then I noticed that they were having__23__cheering for a team that a couple of minutes ago they hated.

　　When the team walked off stage，we all started to__24__them on their awesome performance. Most members of the opposite team__25__and said “thank you”，and they were a little embarrassed. My team and I felt a lot better about the__26__. After that，my teammates understood what a great__27__it was and they were grateful that they had good sportsmanship and decided to “cheer” for the team instead of “boo” them.

　　16．A. practical

　　B．heavy

　　C．tense

　　D．friendly

　　答案　D　[由下文可知，比赛的气氛并不友好。]

　　17．A. hands

　　B．looks

　　C．jobs

　　D．papers

　　答案　B　[我们表演结束后，下一个比赛队用恶狠狠的目光瞪着我们。give sb. a dirty look意为“对某人瞪一眼”。]

　　18．A. politely

　　B．happily

　　C．straight

　　D．funnily

　　答案　C　[他们直视(looked straight)着我们，取笑我们的服装和表演。]

　　19．A. decided

　　B．learnt

　　C．thought

　　D．suggested

　　答案　D　[我们的一个队员建议(suggested)……]

　　20．A. shocked

　　B．delighted

　　C．annoyed

　　D．puzzled

　　答案　A　[我的话使得他们完全震惊(shocked)，因为他们不相信他们自己的耳朵。]

　　21．A. praise

　　B．comfort

　　C．cheer

　　D．thank

　　答案　C　[根据下文My teammates all started to cheer with me. 可知，我们开始为他们加油。]

　　22．A. surprised

　　B．embarrassed

　　C．reluctant

　　D．disagreed

　　答案　C　[结合语境判断，一开始他们是不情愿的(reluctant)。]

　　23．A. anger

　　B．wish

　　C．sadness

　　D．fun

　　答案　D　[have fun doing sth. 意为“愉快地做某事”。]

　　24．A. welcome

　　B．congratulate

　　C．receive

　　D．scold

　　答案　B　[由下文可知，我们向对方的成功演出表示祝贺(congratulate)。]

　　25．A. smiled

　　B．fainted

　　C．cried

　　D．left

　　答案　A　[由上下文可判断，对方队员应该是微笑着(smiled)说谢谢。]

　　26．A. position

　　B．future

　　C．place

　　D．situation

　　答案　D　[在这种情况(situation)下，对方有些不自在，而我们感到好受一些了。]

　　27．A. team

　　B．age

　　C．idea

　　D．help

　　答案　C　[之后，我们的队员理解了我的这个主意(idea)。]

　　B

　　Like most people，I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important__28__：givingaway makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you__29__money.

　　This is how I__30__with givingaway. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store__31__to me，I step in and make the suggestion to the__32__. If an accident takes place，the story of which I think the local police could use，__33__him up and tell him about it，though I am not in__34__here. One discovery I made about this world is to give without getting something back，though the__35__often comes in an unexpected form.

　　28．A. decision

　　B．research

　　C．speech

　　D．discovery

　　答案　D　[句意：像大多数人一样，我生来就认为生活就是获得，直到三十多岁的时候才发现，给予使生活更激动人心。discovery发现，符合句意。]

　　29．A. earn

　　B．lack

　　C．spend

　　D．steal

　　答案　B　[你缺钱也无须担心。根据上文的givingaway可知此处应为缺钱，lack money。]

　　30．A. experienced

　　B．connected

　　C．combined

　　D．agreed

　　答案　A　[下文列举的事例都是作者生活中经历(experience)的事情。]

　　31．A. happens

　　B．flashes

　　C．sticks

　　D．leads

　　答案　B　[本句主语为an idea。主意在某人脑海中闪现用flash。happen to. . . 发生在某人身上；stick to坚持；lead to导致，其宾语一般不为人。]

　　32．A. postmaster

　　B．headmaster

　　C．storekeeper

　　D．policeman

　　答案　C　[根据前文提到的neighborhood store可知答案。]

　　33．A. call

　　B．hold

　　C．break

　　D．pick

　　答案　A　[根据后文tell him about it可知作者是打电话告诉警察事情的经过。]

　　34．A. need

　　B．trouble

　　C．common

　　D．charge

　　答案　D　[作者虽然不负责这里的事情，但他却主动帮助警察了解事故经过。in charge管理，负责，符合语境。]

　　35．A. process

　　B．goal

　　C．return

　　D．concern

　　答案　C　[给予要不求获取，尽管有时候会得到意想不到的回报。return回报，与上文without getting something back相呼应。]

　　三、阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。

　　A

　　I'm a pig，and my son is a rabbit. I have snakes for daughters，and my wife，believe it or not，is a dragon！Do I live in a zoo？No，of course not！I am talking about Chinese zodiac signs(十二生肖)．Depending on the year of your birth，each person has an animal for a sign. That's why I am a pig and my wife is a dragon. If you，like me，were born in the year of the pig，then you are brave，thoughtful and loyal. The year of the pig is filled with good fortune.

　　Now let's take a closer look at this interesting animal.

　　Pigs were first raised by man about 9,000 years ago，and are still a very common farm animal in many parts of the world. We don't just use pigs for their meat—almost every part of the animal is used. The hair is used for artists' brushes. The fat is used to make floor wax，rubber and plastics.

　　Pigs have also been important in the world of entertainment. In 1995 the film Babe starred a loveable talking pig as its main character. The film won an Oscar and was nominated(提名)for 6 more. In England you can even go to watch pig racing. A farmer，Rob Shepherd，has been raising money for charity by holding pig races on his farm. The events have been very successful. People don't just want to eat pigs，it seems!

　　Pigs also play an important role in the English language. For example，if someone says that he will travel to the sun one day，you can say “Pigs_might_fly！” to him. Hungry？Well then，you can “pig out” and eat

　　lots of food. And what if someone rescues you？Well，you can say that they “saved your bacon”．

　　36．The writer wrote the first paragraph in a ________ tone.

　　A．sad

　　B．confused

　　C．serious

　　D．humorous

　　答案　D　[推理判断题。文章第一段，作者用属相称呼来介绍自己及他的家人，很幽默，很吸引读者。]

　　37．We may know from the passage that ________.

　　A．people in England like pigs more than other animals

　　B．pigs are more useful than ordinary people imagine

　　C．pigs are the first animals raised by man

　　D．more people don't want to eat pigs now

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。根据第三段后三句，第四段第一句及第五段第一句可知：猪的用途要比普通人想象得多。故选B。]

　　38．The underlined sentence “Pigs might fly！”in the fifth paragraph means “____”．

　　A．What you have just said is impossible

　　B．Pigs are great animals

　　C．I don't understand your words

　　D．I can't agree with you more

　　答案　A　[细节理解题。根据前半句提示if someone says that he will travel to the sun one day，you can say“Pigs might fly！”可知：如果有人说有一天他将去太阳旅行，你会说“那是不可能的”。“Pigs might fly！”的字面意思：猪在空中飞；比喻义：你说的事绝对不可能发生。]

　　39．Which diagram shows the structure(结构)of the passage?

　　答案　C　[细节理解题。文章三、四和五段都是说明猪的用途，因此它们并列在一起。第一段作者幽默地介绍自己及家人。第二段承上启下，引出下文对猪的用途的描述。故选C。]

　　B

　　Do you know how one might feel if he or she cheated on a school test?

　　I cheated on a unit test in math class this morning during the second period with Mr. Burke. Afterward，I was too sick to eat lunch just thinking about it.

　　I came straight home from school，went to my room，and lay on the floor trying to decide whether it would be better to run away from home now or after supper. Mostly I wished I was dead. It wasn't even an accident that I cheated.

　　Yesterday Mr. Burke announced there'd be a unit test and anyone who didn't pass would have to come to school on Saturday，most particularly me，since I didn't pass the last unit test. He said that right out in front of everyone as usual.

　　The night before the test I was fully occupied and disturbed a lot by my family. It was not until nine o'clock that I began to study，which was too late for the unit test so I lay in my bed with the light off and decided what I would do the next day when I was in Mr. Burke's math class.

　　So，you see，the cheating was planned after all.

　　I'd go into class jolly as usual，acting like things were going just great，and no one，not even Mr. Burke，would suspect the truth. I'd sit down next to Stanley Plummer—he is so smart in math that it makes you sick—and from time to time，I'd glance over at his paper to copy the answers. And that's exactly what I did this morning. Everything was okay except that my stomach was upside down and I wanted to die.

　　The fact is，I couldn't believe what I'd done in cold blood. I began to wonder about myself—really wonder—things like whether I would steal from stores or hurt someone on purpose or do some other terrible things I couldn't even imagine. I began to wonder whether I was plain bad to the soul.

　　Now all of a sudden I've turned into this criminal. It's hard to believe I'm just a boy. And all because of one stupid math test.

　　Lying on the floor of my room，I begin to think that probably I'd been bad all along. It just took this math test to clinch it. I'll probably never tell the truth again.

　　I tell my mother I'm sick when she calls me to come down for dinner. She doesn't believe me，but puts me to bed anyhow. I lie there in the early winter darkness wondering what terrible thing I'll be doing next when my father comes in and sits down on my bed.

　　“What's the matter？”he asks.

　　“I've got a stomachache，”I say. Luckily，it's too dark to see his face.

　　“Is that all？”

　　“Yeah. ”

　　“Mommy says you've been in your room since school. ”

　　“I was sick there too，”I say.

　　“She thinks something happened today and you're upset. ”

　　That's the thing that really drives me crazy about my mother. She_knows_things_sitting_inside_my_head_as_if_I_was_turned_inside_out.

　　“Well，”my father says. I can tell he doesn't believe me.

　　“My stomach is feeling sort of upset. ”I add.

　　“Okay，”he says and he pats my leg and gets up. Just as he shuts the door of my room I call out to him in a voice I don't even recognize as my own that I'm going to have to run away.

　　“How come？”he calls back not surprised or anything.

　　So I tell him I cheated on this math test. To tell the truth，I'm pretty much surprised at myself. I didn't plan to tell him anything.

　　He doesn't say anything at first and that almost kills me. I'd be fine if he'd scold me or something. To say nothing can drive a person crazy.

　　And then he says I'll have to call Mr. Burke.

　　It's not what I had in mind.

　　“Now？”I ask in surprise.

　　“Now，”he says. He turns on the light and pulls off my covers.

　　“I'm not going to，”I say.

　　But I do it. I call Mr. Burke，probably waking him up，and I tell him exactly what happened，even that I decided to cheat the night before the test. He says I'll come in Saturday to take another test，which is okay with me，and I thank him a whole lot for being understanding and all. He's not friendly but he's not absolutely mean either.

　　“Today I thought I was turning into a criminal，”I tell my father when he turns out my light.

　　Sometimes my father kisses me good night and sometimes he doesn't. I never know. But tonight he does.

　　【解题导语】 不安、失落、痛苦……这是作者从作弊行为中体验到的后果和滋味。那就让我们去看看作者的感受吧！

　　40．From the first two paragraphs we learn that the author was________.

　　A．sick and upset

　　B．hungry and sleepy

　　C．tired and dying

　　D．hesitant and crazy

　　答案　A　[根据第一段中．. . I was too sick to eat lunch. . . 可知，作弊后作者很难过，很不开心，答案选A项。]

　　41．The underlined sentence “She knows things sitting inside my head as if I was turned inside out” suggests that________.

　　A．Mother is waiting for me to admit my dishonesty

　　B．Mother knows it whenever I feel sick

　　C．Nothing in my mind is beyond mother's

　　D．Each time mother turns me inside out，she drives me crazy

　　答案　C　[从文章画线句的上下文可知，作者内心的挣扎无法逃过母亲敏锐的眼睛，所以句意同C项。]

　　42．The last paragraph probably implies that________.

　　A．the father was extremely disappointed

　　B．the father was friendly to his son

　　C．the son has a habit of being kissed good night

　　D．the son felt much better after his father kissed him

　　答案　D　[从全文最后一段可知，原本不亲“我”的父亲居然亲了“我”，这表明父亲对“我”的宽容，让“我”心里好受多了，故选D项。]

　　43．What is the story mainly about?

　　A．Teachers should not be mean to their students.

　　B．Cheat on a school test might bring about a stomachache.

　　C．The author's parents had wise ways of instructing their child.

　　D．Unfair and dishonest achievements may bring one mental sufferings.

　　答案　D　[根据文章可知，作者因作弊承受了很大的精神压力和负罪感，由此知“不诚实和不公正的成就会给人心理带来压力和痛苦”，故选D项。]

　　C

　　I was born in Tuckahoe，Talbot Country，Maryland. I have no accurate(准确的)knowledge of my age，never having seen any record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs，and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant(不知情的)．I do not remember having ever met a slave who could tell of his birthday. They seldom come nearer to it than planting­time，harvesting，springtime，or falltime. A lack of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood. The white children could tell their ages，but I could not tell. Why the same right ought to be taken away from me！I was not allowed to ask my master about it. He considered all such questions on the part of a slave improper and impolite. The nearest estimate(估计)I can live makes me now between twenty­seven and twenty­eight years of age. I come to this，from hearing my master say，some time during 1835，I was about seventeen years old. My mother was named Harriet Bailey. She was the daughter of Isaac and Betsey Bailey，both colored，and quite dark.

　　My father was a white man. The opinion was also whispered that my master was my father；but of the correctness of this opinion，I know nothing and I have no means to know. My mother and I were separated when I was but an infant—before I knew her as my mother. It is a common custom，in the part of Maryland from which I ran away，to part children from their mothers at a very early age. Frequently，before the child has reached its twelfth month，its mother is taken from it，and hired out on some farm a considerable distance off，and the child is placed under the care of an older woman，too old for field labor.

　　【解题导语】 作者通过文章想告诉读者自己的大概年龄和身世。

　　44．It can be learned from the text that________.

　　A．the slaves forgot the exact time when they were born

　　B．the writer didn't know whether his master was his father

　　C．the writer was about twenty­seven years old in 1835

　　D．the writer's mother left him as soon as he was born

　　答案　B　[从文章第二段前两句可以看出。]

　　45．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to________.

　　A．their birthday

　　B．my age

　　C．a record

　　D．Maryland

　　答案　A　[由文章第一段第三、四句可知。]

　　46．According to the passage，when the writer was very young his mother________.

　　A．ran away

　　B．was light­skinned

　　C．had several children

　　D．was sent to work elsewhere

　　答案　D　[文末说到，当孩子长到十二个月时，小孩的母亲被带走，到别的农场去干活。]

　　47．The author was most probably raised________.

　　A．by his grandparents

　　B．by an old woman slave

　　C．with his master's support

　　D．together with other children

　　答案　B　[从文章的最后一句可推知。]

　　D

　　If a husband accuses his wife of missing the bigger picture or the wife says her husband has no eye for detail，there may be more than an element of truth to it.

　　Scientists have shown that men are better at dealing with distant targets，while women are good at short­range focusing.

　　The finding reflects the way men and women's brains evolved(进化)thousands of years ago. Hunters，usually the men，needed the ability to find targets in far places. Women，on the other hand，had to be_adept_in searching the area immediately within reach for fruits，nuts，berries and roots.

　　Researchers asked 48 men and women to mark the midpoint of lines on a piece of paper with a laser pointer. Men were more accurate(准确的)than women when the target was placed at a distance of 100cm or out of reach. When the paper was only 50cm away—within hands' reach—the women did a much better job.

　　Psychologist Helen Stancey，from Hammersmith and West London College，said，“Evidence already exists that separate pathways in the brain process visual information from near and far space. Our results suggest that the near pathways is favored in women and the far pathway is favored in men. ”The findings are published online in the British Journal of Psychology.

　　In a second study，volunteers were asked to carry out the same tasks by using a stick. This time women were much better than men at judging both distances. The finding suggests that the stick provides a focal point(集中点)to help the brain to process distant information as if it is in the near space.

　　【解题导语】 男人容易看到全局，女人更注重细节。

　　48．What's the function of Paragraph 1?

　　A．To tell us the difference between men and women.

　　B．To explain why men see farther than women.

　　C．To tell us what couples often quarrel about.

　　D．To lead to the topic of the passage.

　　答案　D　[文章结构题。本文主要是关于一些研究的结果，第一段只是为了引出下文。故选D项。]

　　49．The underlined part “be adept in” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “________”．

　　A．be good at

　　B．get interested in

　　C．be proud of

　　D．give up

　　答案　A　[词义猜测题。这里是在把原始时候的男人跟女人作对比。原始时候，男人要打猎养家，所以需要有能发现远方目标的能力，而女人则需要擅长在固定的地方寻找食物的能力。故选A项。]

　　50．What does the first study mentioned in the passage show?

　　A．Men usually have better vision than women.

　　B．Women are usually very careful with their work.

　　C．Men do much better than women in dealing with distant targets.

　　D．Men are not good at doing jobs requiring the use of hands.

　　答案　C　[推理判断题。通读第四段可知，在这个实验中，男人在处理远距离方面比女人要强。故选C项。]

　　51．In the second study，________.

　　A．men were proved to be good at dealing with distant targets

　　B．women were proved to be poor at dealing with distant targets

　　C．volunteers were asked to mark the midpoint of lines using a laser pointer

　　D．women did much better than men in judging both short and long distances.

　　答案　D　[细节理解题。通读最后一段可知，有了辅助物，女人在处理远距离和短距离方面都比男人做得更出色。故选D项。]

　　E

　　Rae Armantrout，who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) for two decades，has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book，“Versed”．

　　“I'm delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings，as compared to even the National Book Critics Award，which I was also surprised and delighted to win，”said Armantrout.

　　“For a long time，my writing has been just below the media radar，and to have this kind of attention; suddenly，with my 10th book，is really surprising. ”

　　Armantrout，a native Californian，received her bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley，where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov，and her master's in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets，a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think.

　　In March，she won the National Book Critics Award for “Versed. ”

　　“This book has gotten more attention，”Armantrout said，“but I don't feel as if it's better. ”

　　The first half of “Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.

　　Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry，”said Seth Lerer，head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD.

　　“Versed，”published by the Wesleyan University Press，did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works，which is about 2,700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.

　　【解题导语】　本篇是一篇人物传记。美国作家雷·阿曼特鲁特因作品《精韵》而获诗歌奖。文章讲述了雷·阿曼特鲁特的教育经历和人们对她获奖的不同反映。

　　52．According to Rae Armantrout，________.

　　A．her 10th book is much better

　　B．her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected

　　C．the media is surprised at her works

　　D．she likes being recognized by her readers

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。参照第二段“I'm delighted and amazed at. . . ”、第三段“. . . is really surprising. ”和第八段“Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer”。本题难度适中。]

　　53．Which of the following is TRUE of Rae Armantrout?

　　A．She published a poetry textbook.

　　B．She used to teach Denise Levertov.

　　C．She started a poets'group with others.

　　D．She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley.

　　答案　C　[细节理解题。文章无A项内容，根据第四段“. . . where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov”可以排除B项，根据第四段“and her master's in creative writing from San Francisco State University. ”可以排除D项。根据第四段“She is a founding member of Language Poets，a group in American poetry”可以判断C项正确。本题难度适中。]

　　54．What can we learn about “Versed”？

　　A．It consists of three parts.

　　B．It is mainly about the American army.

　　C．It is a book published two decades ago.

　　D．It partly concerns the poet's own life.

　　答案　D　[细节理解题。根据第七段“The first half. . . The second half. . . ”可以排除A项；B项错误在“mainly”；根据第一段内容可知two decades是雷·阿曼特鲁特在UCSD做教授的时间，所以排除C项。根据第七段“. . . casting a shadow over her own life. . . ”可以推测D项正确。本题难。]

　　55．Rae Armantrout's colleages think that she________.

　　A．should write more

　　B．has a sweet voice

　　C．deserves the prize

　　D．is a strange professor

　　答案　C　[推理判断题。参照第八段“Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. ”可知。本题难度适中。]

　　四、写作(共两个写作任务，满分35分)

　　写作一(满分15分)

　　根据以下提示，结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。

　　Encouragement from a friend plays a very important role in motivating you to solve the problems you are facing. It helps you fight the difficulties and get out of an unfavorable situation you are stuck in.

　　注意：

　　1．无需写标题，文章开头已经给出，不得照抄英语提示语；

　　2．除诗歌外，文体不限；

　　3．文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；

　　4．不少于60词。

　　Encouragements can serve as a ray of hope during difficult times. _____________________________________________________________________

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　　Encouragements_can_serve_as_a_ray_of_hope_during_difficult_times. The best ones to encourage a depressed soul are our Friends.

　　It was three years ago when I just began to attend high school. For the first time I failed in an English exam which I thought I was best at. I felt very depressed. My best friend，Lily，tried to comfort me，offering her emotional

　　support. She listened to me carefully and told me Edison succeeded in inventing the electric bulb after failing more than 300 times. Eventually，with her patient encouragement，I

　　overcame depress

　　and

　　was determined to try hard again. In the next exam，I did it.

　　Encouragement，is the best means to help

　　someone feel better. It can give the courage to fight difficulties and motivate someone to move on.

　　写作二(满分20分)

　　假如你叫李华，是某中学高三(一)班的班长。为了丰富同学们的课外生活，班级准备成立一个自行车俱乐部(cycling club)。请你根据下面的提示，用英语写一则口头通知。通知的内容应包括以下几个方面。

　　1．每周训练一次，由体育教师辅导，安排在每周三的课外活动时间；每月一次户外活动，安排在月末的双休日。

　　2．注意事项：器材自备；活动免费。

　　3．到班长那里报名。

　　注意：1. 开头及结尾已给出，不计入总词数；可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；

　　2．词数不少于80。

　　Attention，please，everyone. Ever since we entered Senior 3，we've burdened ourselves with a lot of work.

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　　That's all. Thank you.

　　参考范文：

　　Attention，please，everyone. Ever_since_we_entered_Senior_3，we've

　　_burdened_ourselves_with_a_lot_of_work. To make ourselves enjoy a colorful life out of our daily study，we've decided to found a cycling club and organize some outdoor activities.

　　We plan to offer basic training once every week，which will be instructed by one of our PE teachers. It will fall on every Wednesday after the day's work is over. And at the last weekends of each month，an outdoor cycling trip will be organized.

　　It is desired that you can take time to join our club，as it is a great way to keep fit and a good chance to relax ourselves from our study. What needs to be specifically noted is that the activity is free of charge，but you should bring your bicycle along.

　　Those who have interest can go to the monitor and sign up.

　　That's_all. Thank_you.