2/2Unit4Breakingboundaries選拔卷班級___________姓名___________學(xué)號____________分?jǐn)?shù)____________（考試時間：100分鐘試卷滿分：120分）注意事項：1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2.回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AYouprobablyknowwhoMarieCuriewas,butyoumaynothaveheardofRachelCarson.Oftheoutstandingladieslistedbelow,whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantwomanofthepast100years?

JaneAddams(1860-1935)

AnyonewhohaseverbeenhelpedbyasocialworkerhasJaneAddamstothank.Addamshelpedthepoorandworkedforpeace.Sheencouragedasenseofcommunity(社區(qū))bycreatingsheltersandpromotingeducationandservicesforpeopleinneedIn1931,AddamsbecamethefirstAmericanwomantowintheNobelPeacePrize.RachelCarson(1907-1964)

Ifitweren’tforRachelCarson,theenvironmentalmovementmightnotexisttoday.Herpopular1962bookSilentSpringraisedawarenessofthedangersofpollutionandtheharmfuleffectsofchemicalsonhumansandontheworld’slakesandoceans.SandraDayO’Connor(1930-present)

WhenSandraDayO’ConnorfinishedthirdinherclassatStanfordLawSchool,in1952,shecouldnotfindworkatalawfirmbecauseshewasawoman.ShebecameanArizonastatesenator(參議員)and,in1981,thefirstwomantojointheU.S.SupremeCourt.O’Connorgavethedecidingvoteinmanyimportantcasesduringher24yearsonthetopcourt.

RosaParks(1913-2005)

OnDecember1,1955,inMontgomery,Alabama,RasaParkswouldnotgiveupherseatonabustoapassenger.HersimpleactlandedParksinprison.ButitalsosetofftheMontgomerybusboycott.Itlastedformorethanayear,andkickedoffthecivil-rightsmovement.“TheonlytiredIwas,wastiredofgivingin,”saidParks.

1.WhatisJaneAddamsnotedforinhistory?

A.Hersocialwork.

B.Herlackofpropertraininginlaw.

C.Hereffortstowinaprize.

D.Hercommunitybackground.2.WhatisthereasonforO’Connor’sbeingrejectedbythelawfirm?

A.Herlackofpropertraininginlaw.

B.Herlittleworkexperienceincourt.

C.Thediscriminationagainstwomen.

D.Thepoorfinancialconditions.3.Whomadeagreatcontributiontothecivil-rightsmovementintheUS?

A.JaneAddams.

B.RachelCarson.

C.SandraDayO’Connor.

D.RossParks.4.Whatcanweinferaboutthewomenmentionedinthetext?

A.Theyarehighlyeducated.

B.Theyaretrulycreative.

C.Theyarepioneers.

D.Theyarepeace-lovers.BInthesecondhalfofeachyear,manypowerfulstormsareborninthetropicalAtlanticandCaribbeanSea.Ofthese,onlyabouthalfadozenproducethestrong,rotatingwindsof75milesperhourormorethatgivethemhurricanestatus,andseveralusuallymaketheirwaytothecoast.Theretheycausemillionsofdollarsofdamage,andbringdeathtolargenumbersofpeople.Thegreatstormsthathitthecoaststartasinnocentrotatingdisturbanceshundredsorthousandsofmilesouttosea.Astheytravelaimlesslyoverwaterwarmedbythesummersun,theyarecarriedwestwardbythetradewinds(信風(fēng)）.Whenconditionsarejustright,warm,moist(潮濕的）airflowsinatthebottomofsuchadisturbance,movesupwardthroughitandcomesoutatthetop.Intheprocess,themoistureinthiswarmairproducesrain,andwithittheheatischangedintoenergyintheformofstrongwinds.Astheheatincreases,theyounghurricanebeginstoswirl(旋動）inacounterclockwise(逆時針方向）motion.Theaveragelifeofahurricaneisonlyaboutninedays,butitcontainsalmostmorepowerthanwecanimagine.Theenergyintheheatreleased(釋放）byahurricane'srainfallinasingledaywouldsatisfytheentireelectricalneedsoftheUnitedStatesformorethansixmonths.Water,ratherthanthewind,isthemainsourceofdeathanddestructioninahurricane.Atypicalhurricanebrings6-to12-inchdownpoursresultinginsuddenfloods.Worstofallisthepowerfulmovementofthesea-themountainsofwatermovingtowardthelow-pressurehurricanecentre.Thewaterlevelrisesasmuchas15feetabovenormalasitmovestowardtheshore.5.Whendoesanordinarytropicalstormturnintoahurricane?A.WhenitbeginsintheAtlanticandCaribbeanseas.B.Whenithitsthecoastline.C.Whenittravelsaimlesslyoverwater.D.Whenitswindreachesaspeedof75milesperhour.6.Whatistheworstthingaboutthehurricane?A.Thedestructiveeffectofwater.B.Theheatitreleases.C.Itlastsaboutninedays.D.Strongwinds.7.Thecounterclockwiseswirlingofthehurricaneisbroughtaboutby.A.thelow-pressureareaincentreofthestormB.theforceofwavesofwaterC.thetradewindsD.theincreasingheatCFoodexpertssaywashingcouldspreadthegermsonyourtothekitchensinkornearbyfood.Butit'sbeenachallengetryingtoconvincecookstostoprinsing(沖awpoultry.Germsthatcanmakepeoplesickarecommoninthegutsofhealthypoultryandarelegallyallowedtobeonrawturkeyandchicken.Theassumptionisthatnobodyeatsrawmeatofpoultry,andthatthoroughcookingwillkillthebacteria."Thedo-not-washrawpoultryadvicefromtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)isrelativelynewandperhapshasn'tcaughtonbecauseitgoesagainstthecommonbeliefthatwashingmakesthingsclean,"saidChapman.BenjaminChapman,astudyauthorandfoodsafetyexpertatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,saidtheinstincttowashrawpoultrygoesbackatleastdecadeswhenpeoplereliedmoreonvisualcluestospotproblemswithpoultry.Meanwhile,washinghandsandsurfacesarealsoimportant.Butfoodpreparationisacomplicatedact,andgermsfrompoultrycanbespreadevenifit'snotwashed,especiallywhenbirdsareremovedfrompackaging.TheUSDA-fundedstudystressesthatpoint.ResearcherssprayedrawchickenwithaharmlessstrainofE.coli(大腸桿菌）andwatchedvolunteercooksintestkitchens.Amongthosewhowashedtheirrawchicken,aboutaquarterendedupspreadingthebacteriatotheirlettuce.Butevensomeofthosewhodidnotrinsethechickengotgermsonthelettuce.Andthereareotheropportunitiesforgermstosurviveonturkey:meltingandcooking.Toinsureabirdisthoroughlycooked,theysaytouseathermometertocheckandmakesurethatthedeepestandthickestpartsofithavereached165degrees.Evenafterthemeatiscooked,youaren'toutofthedangerzone.Tokeepturkeyandotherleftoverssafe,expertssaytheyshouldberefrigeratedaftertwohours.8.Whydon'tpeopletakeUSDA'sadvice?A.Theadviceisrelativelynew.B.Cleaningseemsmoretrustworthy.C.Cookscleantheturkeybeforecookingit.D.Heatcankillmostgermsandnooneeatsrawmeat.9.WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph4?A.Foodpackagescarrygerms.B.HandsandsurfacesareeasytogetE.coli.C.Multiplemethodsshouldbeappliedtofoodtogetridofgerms.D.Germsfromtherawchickencanbespreadwhetheritiswashedornot.10.Whichwaymayhelptocooktheturkeysafely?A.Rinsingtheturkeybeforeitisheated.B.Keepingtheturkeyawayfromlettuceandrefrigerator.C.Washinghandsandpackagesbeforetakingouttheturkey.D.Usingathermometertocheckthetemperatureoftheturkey.11.Fromwhichsectionofamagazineisthetextprobablytaken?A.Culture.B.Science.D.Medicine.C.Education.DIfthisisn'ttruelovethenwedon'tknowwhatitis.HighschoolsweetheartsLeonardandHazelCherrypassedawaylastThursdayjusthoursapart,asweetendingtotheir74-yeartogether.Thecoupleweremarriedin1942inMuldoon,Texas.FollowingtheirweddingceremonyatthestartofWorldWarII,Leonardenlisted(從軍）intheArmyAirCorpsandbecameaB-24bomberpilot.Luckilyforthecouple,hewasneverfarfromhomeashewasstationedatCarswellArmyAirCorpsBaseinFortWorthtrainingothershowtofly.Meanwhile,Hazelwasastay-at-homemomtakingcareoftheironlyson,David.Oncethewarwasover,LeonardworkedasanautobodyrepairmaninFortWorthbeforeopeninganautorepairbusinessin1949,whichthecouplerantogetherfor31years.ThecouplefinallymovedtoWoodstock,Texasin1980tobeclosetotheirsonandgrandchildren.Intheirfinaldays,Leonardwhowas95,wasplacedattheSt.CatherineCenter,ahospice(臨終安養(yǎng)院）inWaco,Texas,while93-year-oldHazel,whowasingoodhealth,hadjustmovedintothevillageatProvidencePark,afacilityrightnextdoortoherhusband's.ThenonOctober27th,Leonardpassedawayjustbefore1:00p.m.andhiswifediedjust10hourslaterat11:00p.m."EverytimeIbegantothinkaboutit,Ibegantosmilebecauseofhowmuchtheylovedeachother.Inmymindmygrandfatherwaswaitingforherinheavenwithopenarms,"CraigCherrytoldKWTX,"Eveninhisninety-fifthyear,hestill,whenhetalkedabouther,hadasparkle(火花）inhiseye.AmemorialserviceforthemisscheduledforthisFridayandI'msuretherewon'tbeadryeyeinthehouse.12.WhatisthecorrectorderfortheeventsinthestoryaboutLeonard?①Leonardopenedanautorepairbusiness.②LeonardworkedasanautobodyrepairmaninFortWorth.③Leonardbecameabomberpilot.④LeonardmovedtoWoodstock,Texas.⑤Leonardgotmarried.A.⑤③①②④B.⑤③②①④C.⑤④③①②D.⑤④③②①13.HazelmovedintothevillageatProvidenceParktoA.liveindependentlyB.receivemedicalcareC.accompanyherhusbandD.beclosetohersonandgrandchildren14.AccordingtoCraigCherry,A.everyonewouldfeelextremelysorrowfulforthelossB.hefelthappybecausetheylivedlongC.HazeldiedbecauseofherdeeploveforLeonardD.thecouplehadaffectionforeachotheronlyattheiradvancedage15.ThebesttitleforthepassageisA.TheLovingCoupleB.DieHoursApartforLoveC.TheLong-livedCoupleD.ASuddenDeathofHazel(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)EnjoyLearningEnglishRead16Nomatterwhatitis,fromcartoonstoBritishliteratureanythingcounts.Naturallyifyouwishtodevelop,Iwouldrecommendyoutochoosesomethingthatprovidesyouachallenge.ImmerseUnderstandingBritishorAmericanculturecanbeapartoflanguagelearning.Therearealotofexpressionsorsituationsthatcanbeunderstoodandrememberedbetterifyouknowacoupleofcustoms,behavioralpatterns,booksorpoems.17.18.Whereandhow,youmightask.Welltherearemanywaystodothis.YoucanstartyourownbloginEnglishaboutyourhobby,travelexperiencesoranythingthatinterestsyou.Ifyoudon'tfeellikewriting,readothers'blogsorarticlesandfeelfreetocommentifyouhaveaquestion!Youcanalsotrytofindanonlinecommunitythathasthesameinterestasyouwhereyoucanshareyourownideas,thoughtsandbeliefs.DareThisusuallyseemstobethemostdifficultpart,butyouhavetoconqueryourself!IfyoufindyourselfinasituationwhereyouhavethechancetouseEnglish,grabit!19.Sowheneveryoutravelormeetforeignersdon'tforgettospeakasmuchasyoucan!RelaxNeverforgetthepowerofrelaxation!Youdon'talwayshavetoforceyourselftostudyifyouaretired.20.Itdoesn'tsoundtoodifficult,doesit?HaveyouhadanyproblemsduringlearningEnglish?Whatdidyoudotoovercomethem?DoyouenjoyEnglishlearning?A.ListenB.Sorenewyourlibrarypass,subscribetoyourfavoriteEnglishmagazineorgoonline!C.ShareD.ReadasmuchasyoucaninEnglish.E.Youmustovercomeyourfearsthatyoumightspeakincorrectly,andyoucanalsoaskyourpartnertocorrectyou.F.Youcanalsolistentosomemusic,watchamovieorlistentoanaudiobook(inEnglishofcourse).G.Itisalwaysfascinatingtorealizethatyouunderstandashortstory,atextorevenlongerpiecesofartinEnglish.第二部分語言知識運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Twoyearsago,abouta21afterSamanthawasborn,GlendaandRaphaelSavitzlearnedtheirdaughter22."ShewasthefirstdeafpersonmywashusbandandIhadknown,"Glenda,33,toldTheBostonGlobe."Soitwasasurprise.Itis23,butIthinkI'msomeonewho'slike:OK.Whatdowedo?Shewasaweekold.Weweregoingtobelearningsignlanguage.Therewasno24thatitwasgoingtobeveryimportanttoherdevelopmentandher25."ButtheSavitzfamilyweren'ttheonlyoneswho26learnedhowtosign.Theresidentsaninstructorontheirownand27gatheredtogetherinalivingroomtolearnthelanguage.Theneighbors'desiretolearnto28withSamanthaissomethingthattheSavitzfamilyfindextremely29"OneofthemostemotionalissuesformeisthatIreallylearnedabouthowmuchsupportandhowmuchlovehere,"Glendasaid."Peopleare30somuchtimeandenergytolearnalanguagewhichisn'tthat31becausethey'redyingtotalktomylittlegirl.Idon'thave32forthat."BabySamanthaalreadyhasfriendsallovertheneighborhood.HenryMarshall,a19-year-oldHarvardfreshman,toldTheGlobethatSamantha33withherchild-sizebasketballhoopasheshootshoopsonhisadult-sizeone.Whileheplays,shecopieshismovementsand34thewordsfor"play"and"friend"."It'saspecialneighborhood,"RaphaelSavitztoldTheGlobe."It'sjustareally35place."21.A.day B.week C.year D.month22.A.deaf B.blind C.hurt D.wise23.A.secure B.distinct C.unbearable D.unexpected24.A.point B.chance C.question D.way25.A.work B.study C.duty D.growth26.A.hired B.sent C.trained D.assisted27.A.suddenly B.regularly C.immediately D.eventually28.A.share B.stay C.argue D.communicate29.A.interesting B.surprising C.touching D.demanding30.A.lookingfor B.givingup C.puttingin D.relyingon31.A.oral B.useful C.local D.critical32.A.ideas B.words C.choices D.suggestions33.A.plays B.lives C.helps D.deals34.A.writes B.reads C.signs D.says35.A.challenging B.important C.usual D.loving第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),nineoutoftenpeoplegloballyarebreathingpoor-qualityair.Andeveryyear,oversixmillionpeopleworldwide36.(kill)becauseofairpollution.Theproblemis37.(particular)seriousincities,accordingtothereport,butairqualityinthecountrysideisworsethanmanythink.Pollutionaffectsallpartsofsociety,thoughpoorercountrieshavemuch38(dirty)airthandevelopedcountries."Itisapublichealthemergency.Fastactioncan'tcomesoonenough39(fight)againstairpollution,"saidMariaNeira,tryingtopersuadegovernmentstocut40numberofvehiclesontheroad,improvewaste41(manage)andpromotecleancookingfuel.Thereportwasbased42.thedatacollectedfromover3,000placesacrosstheglobe.Itfoundthatninety-theworld'spopulationliveinplacestwopercent43.whereairqualitylevelsgobeyondWHOlimits."Nearly90%ofair-pollution-relateddeathsoccurinlow-andmiddle-income44.(country),"theWHOsaid.SoutheastAsiaandtheWesternPacificregion,45.(include)China,MalaysiaandVietnam,arethehardesthit,thedatashowed.第三節(jié)

書面表達(dá)（滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）假定你是李華。你的學(xué)校新來一批美國交流生，學(xué)校要組織迎新晚會。請你用英語給他們寫一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容如下：1.時間：本周五晚上7點至9點；2.地點：學(xué)校禮堂；3.活動內(nèi)容：文藝節(jié)目；中美學(xué)生互動。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。Dearfriends,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給其內(nèi)容和所給的段落開頭語續(xù)寫成兩段，使之構(gòu)成一個完整的短文。AcresofDiamondsOneofthemostinterestingAmericanswholivedinthe19thcenturywasamanbythenameofRussellHermanConwell.Hewasbornin1843andliveduntil1925.Hewasalawyerforaboutfifteenyearsuntilhebecameaclergyman(牧師）.ThefollowingisatruestorysharedbyDr.Conwellwithitsageless(永恒的）moral.ThestorywasaboutafarmerwholivedinAfrica.Hebecameextremelycrazyaboutlookingfordiamondswhenavisitorshowedhimadiamondhediscoveredsomewhere.Atthattime,diamondswerealreadydiscoveredinabundanceontheAfricancontinent.Thisfarmergotsoexcitedabouttheideaofmillionsofdollars'worthofdiamondsthathesoldhisfarminsearchofdiamondsinotherplaces.Hewanderedalloverthecontinent,asthe