1Unit5(时间:45分钟满分:60分)Ⅰ.单项填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)1.Lifeistoughinthecity.Inordertoescapetheir________,somepeopledrinkalcohol.A.characterB.evidenceC.pressureDtemper答案C[此处表示“逃脱压力”的意思。]2.Asshe________thenewspaper,Granny________asleep.A.read;wasfallingB.wasreading;fellC.wasreading;wasfallingD.read;fell答案B[句意:当她读报时,奶奶睡着了。fallasleep非延续性动词,不用于进行时态。]3.Itisfashionabletodriveacar,buttodriveacarisnotnearlyasdifficultasitisimaginedonconditionthatyou________thespecializedrules.A.giveupB.sticktoC.insistonD.connectto答案B[考查短语动词的辨析。根据句子的意思分析,此处应该表示“坚持遵守规章”;短语insiston表示“坚持应该做某事”,后面一般不跟名词作宾语。]4.Becarefulwhenyoucrossthisverybusystreet.Ifnot,youmayget________overbyacar.A.torunB.runCtoberunD.running答案B[语境逻辑制约,该空表示被小汽车碾过去,应填过去分词,构成getrun系表结构。]5.Hefeltrather________ashewastheonlypersonwhoworesportswearatthedinnerparty.A.inplaceB.inthewayC.bythewayD.outofplace答案D[考查介词短语的用法。outofplace“不适当的,不恰当的”,反义词为inplace;intheway“碍事,挡道的”。]6.He'sgoingtohospitalinBeijingforspecial________,andtheretheyhavegoodmedicalcare.A.trainingB.cureC.diseaseD.treatment答案D[句意:他打算到北京住院做特殊治疗,那里有好的医疗条件。treatment“治疗”。]7.Everyonefailsnowandthen.Itishowyoureactthatmakesa________inlife.A.developmentB.differenceC.progressD.point答案B[就是根据句子意思选择短语makeadifference。句意:每个人都会失败,你如何对待失败会使你的生活与众不同。]8.Haveyougotafreeeveningnextweek?________,let'shavedinner.A.WhilesoB.SincesoC.WhensoD.Ifso2答案D[考查省略句的用法。根据句子的意思分析,此处用ifso,表示ifyouhaveafreeevening,let's...的意思。这也正是询问的原因。]9.—Fewchildrenareasbrightasheis,andalso,heworksveryhard.—It'sno________healwayswinsfirstplaceineveryexamination.A.doubtB.wonderC.problemD.question答案B[名词辨析。It'snowonder...表示“难怪……”的意思。而There'snodoubt...“毫无疑问……”的意思。]10.Thenumberofpeopleoutofjob________over4,000,butanumberofthem________toapplyfordifferentjobs.A.are;aretryingB.are;istryingC.is;aretryingD.is;istrying答案C[thenumberof意思为“……的数量”,作主语时谓语动词用单数;anumberof+名词的复数形式时,谓语动词用复数。]Ⅱ.阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)ACharterschoolsoperatewithpublicmoneybutwithoutmanyoftherulesthatgoverntraditionalpublicschools.IntheUnitedStatestherulesforcharterschoolsdifferfromstatetostate.Butingeneraltheseschoolshavegreaterfreedomtodecidewhattoteachandhowtoteachit.Acharterschoolmightbeindependentorconnectedtothelocalpublicschoolsystem.Itmightbestartedbyteachers,parentsor,insomecases,aprofitmakingbusiness.Itsetsupthegoalsoftheschoolandotherdetailslikehowstudentperformancewillbemeasured.AndnowagroupofcharterschoolshaveformedtheGreenCharterSchoolsNetwork(GCSN).Theideaistohaveenvironmentallyfriendlyschoolbuildingsbutalsotogofurtherthanthat.Theschoolsteachstudentstobeconcernedwithcommunityissues(社区事务)thataffectthemandtheenvironment.Forexample,youngchildrengrowcropsinaschoolgardenandlearnabouthealthyeating.Olderstudentshelprecyclewastefromthecafeteria.Andlocalschoolssharewhattheygrowincommunitygardenswithpeopleinneed.JimMcGrathispresidentoftheGCSN.Hesaysthereareabouttwohundred“green”charterschoolsacrosstheUnitedStates.Theplanistoalsoincludetraditionalpublicschoolsaswellasprivateschools.“Themostimportantthingisthateveryoneofus—everychild,everyadult—hasaresponsibilitythatouraction,everyactionwemakehasaneffectontheearththatwelivein.Andthatournaturalresourcesareneverunlimited.Andthatifwewantapositiveearthforfuturegenerations,weallneedtomakecommitmentstobechangeagentssothatwedon'tdestroyournaturalresources,”saidJimMcGrath.TheGCSNholdsitsfirstnationalconferencethisOctoberinMinnesota.Supportersofgreenschoolssaytheirgoalistoexpandthemovementacrossthecountry.3【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍美国一些特许学校组成绿色特许学校网络,来推行环保运动。11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofacharterschool?A.Ithasmorestrictschoolrules.B.Itisbuiltfordisabledstudents.C.Itisfinancedbyprofitmakingbusiness.D.Itgenerallyhasgreaterfreedomofteaching.答案D[根据第一段第三句话“Butingeneraltheseschoolshavegreaterfreedomtodecidewhattoteachandhowtoteachit.”可知,应选D项。]12.TheGCSNwill________.A.destroyournaturalresourcesB.combineprivateschoolstogetherC.buildmoreschoolsthroughouttheworldD.domoretomakeadifferencetotheenvironment答案D[根据第二段最后一句“Theideaistohaveenvironmentallyfriendlyschoolbuildingsbutalsotogofurtherthanthat.”以及下文的叙述可推知,应选D项。]13.StudentsintheGCSNmay________.A.joininpoliticalissuesB.recyclewastefromfactoriesC.growcropsinaschoolgardenD.sharewhattheygrowwithoneanother答案C[根据第三段第二句话可知,应选C项。]14.JimMcGrath________.A.holdsseveralnationalconferencesB.takeschargeofallcharterschoolsintheUSC.suggestseveryoneshouldberesponsiblefortheearthD.believesournaturalresourcesareneverrunningout答案C[根据第三段第二句话中“youngchildrengrowcropsinaschoolgardenandlearnabouthealthyeating.”可知,应选C项。]15.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.differencesamongcharterschoolsB.achievementsoftheGCSNC.charterschoolsD.theGCSN4答案D[主旨大意题。难度较大。]BPresidentObamaisencouragingmomstomaketheireducationapriority.Whileencouragingpeopleofallagestoseekhighereducation,ObamaisparticularlytargetingworkingmomswithhisScholarshipsforMomsprogram.TheScholarshipsforMomsprogrambuildsonthefederalgovernment'slongstandingofferofPellGrants.Toencouragemoremotherstoreturntoschool,theObamaadministrationisnowmakingsomechanges.FortheScholarshipsforMomsprogram,thebiggestincentivei