1、优质文档优质文档单元综合检测(三).语言知识及应用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节 完形填空(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 115 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells.Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the _1_and have made up their minds
2、to _2_the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run _3_through the narrow High Street.“They not only make it _4_to sleep at night, but they are doing damage to our houses and shops of historical _5_， ” said John Norris，one of the protesters.“If we must have these noisy
3、trucks on the roads， ”said Jean Lacey, a biology student， “why dont they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isnt much more than a _6_ village.Its streets were never _7_for heavy traffic.”Harry Fields also studying _8_said they wanted to make as much _9_ as possible to force the go
4、vernment officials to realize what everybody was having to _10_.“Most of them dont _11_here anyway， ” he said， “they come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof，so they probably dont _12_.It is high time that they realized the problem.”The fourth student，Liza Vernum，said she thoug
5、ht the public were mostly on their side，and even if they werent accustomed, they soon would be.I asked if they were _13_that the police might come to stop them.来源:Zxxk.Com“Not really， ” she said, “actually we are _14_ bell ringers.I mean we are assistant bell ringers for the church.There is no law a
6、gainst practising.”I _15_ the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.1A.college BvillageCtown Dchurch解析：选 D。由下文可知，这四名学生是在教堂的钟楼内敲钟以示抗议的， “我”也是在此对他们进行采访的。文章最后一句也有提示。2A.change BrepairCring Dshake解析：选 C。ringto (cause to) give a sound like a bell (钟、铃等 )鸣；响；敲钟；摇铃，参见下文中的“bell ringer”一词。3A.n
7、ow and then Bday and nightCup and down Dover and over解析：选 B。由下文(使人在夜间难以入睡)可知，这些大卡车是不分昼夜地穿行在这条街上的。4A.terrible BdifficultCuncomfortable Dunpleasant解析：选 B。大卡车的噪音扰民，使人很难入睡。5A.scene BperiodCinterest Dsense解析：选 C。a place of historical interest 名胜古迹。6A.pretty BquiteClarge Dmodern解析：选 C。照应下句，意为：如果必须让这些噪音很大的
8、卡车在路面上行驶，那为何不新建一条环城公路呢？柏林顿镇和一个大的村庄没有什么两样，街道狭窄，本来就不是为通行这么多车辆而设计的。7A.tested BmeantCkept Dused解析：选 B。be meant/intended for sth./to do sth.be done or made for a particular purpose。优质文档优质文档8A.well BhardCbiology Deducation解析：选 C。Jean Lacey 是一个生物系学生，由 also 一词可知 Harry Fields 也是学生物的。9A.effort BtimeCtrouble D
9、noise解析：选 D。由上文可知他们要连续两周不停地敲钟制造尽可能大的噪音以迫使政府意识到噪音扰民这一问题。10A.stand BacceptCknow Dshare解析：选 A。stand (vt.) to bear，put up with，tolerate，endure 容忍；忍受。11A.shop BliveCcome Dstudy解析：选 B。联系下文此处意为：不管怎么说，大多数官员是不住在这儿的，他们进城来是为了参加会议。12A.notice BmentionCfear Dcontrol解析：选 A。这些官员既不住在这儿，进城里开会，又呆在有隔音功能的大厅内，很有可能注意不到噪音的
10、严重性。13A.surprised BafraidCpleased Ddetermined解析：选 B。be afraid thatfear that。 来源: 学科网 ZXXK14A.proper BexperiencedChopeful Dserious解析：选 A。properright，suitable ，correct 适当的；恰当的；对的。此处意为实际上我们是正当的敲钟人是帮助教堂敲钟的。他们不担心警察来阻止他们，是因为他们是专门负责帮助教堂敲钟的。没有一条法律规定不准练习敲钟。15A.left BfoundCreached Dpassed解析：选 A。我在采访完这四名大学生后，离
11、开教堂，耳边还回荡着钟声。第二节 语法填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Once upon a time there was a rich merchant 16._ had four wives.He loved the 4th wife the most.He took great care of her and gave her nothing 17._the best.He also loved the 3rd wife very much.He was
12、 very 18._ (pride) of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends.He also loved his 2nd wife.She was 19._ very considerate person，always patient and in fact was the merchants close friend.20._the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and 21._would always help him ou
13、t and tide (帮助渡过) him 22._difficult times.The merchants 1st wife was a very loyal partner and had made great 23._ (contribute) in maintaining his wealth and business as well as 24._(take) care of the household.25._，the merchant did not love the first wife，although she loved him deeply，he hardly took
14、 notice of her.答案：16.who 17.but 18.proud 19.a 20.When/Whenever 21.she 22.through/over 23.contributions24taking 25.However来源:Zxxk.Com.阅读(共两节，满分 50 分)第一节 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 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。来源:Zxxk.ComAThe position of Poet Laureate started officially when in 1616 King James
15、of England gave the title to Ben Johnsona noted poet and playwright.In 1937，the United States established a 优质文档优质文档similar position that is now a applauded (and paying) appointment.Not to crash the poet party，but why cant the Library of Congresss appointments include playwrights，fictionwriters，or c
16、reative essayists? Why only poets?At the moment the only thing getting in the way is tradition and the details of the job description：Raising the status of poetry in the everyday conscience of the American public.I think novelists are taken care of in this departmentthe American Public has fairly ea
17、sy and abundant access to novels (anything you can buy at an airport is doing just fine)Creative essays are also fairly accessibleThe New Yorker，The Atlantic and their ilk regularly serve this kind of thoughtprovoking(发人深省的) work.That leaves playwrights.And why the hell not? Though Im obviously bias
18、ed，I see no reason why the US couldnt have a Playwright Laureate.The converted responsibility would read：Raising the status of poetic and dramatic literature in the everyday conscience of the American public.Playwrights and poets share a literary heritage.We often spring from the same creative well，
19、attend parallel MFA programs，earn the same tiny living (if earning a living at all from our art)，and if notable we receive Pulitzers，Nobels，and other similar writing awards.The father of modern American Drama，Eugene ONeill，was the second American Nobel Laureate in Literature (six years after Sinclai
20、r Lewis)T.S.Eliot (a sometimes playwright) was the first American poet so honored，a decade after ONeill.26The position of Poet Laureate _.Abegan in 1937 in United States officially Bstarted formally as the title to Ben Johnson given by King James Cis nowadays a volunteer position Dis a dishonorable
21、position that nobody will plaudit for it解析：选 B。细节理解题。B 项所述与文中第一段的“The position of Poet Laureate started officially when in 1616 King James of England gave the title to Ben Johnson.”相吻合。27According to the passage，we can know that the Library of Congresss appointments include _.Aplaywrights Bonly poet
22、sCdramatists Dficti onwriters解析：选 B。细节理解题。根据文中第二段的 “.why cant the Library of Congresss appointments include playwrights，fictionwriters，or creative essayists? Why only poets？”内容可知，美国国会图书馆的职位只包括诗人。28The author in the text thinks that _.Aat present， the only thing that hinders is the tradition of peopl
23、es attitude to poetsBnovels as well as the essays can be easily available for the American PublicCit is reasonable that the US couldnt have a Playwright LaureateDplaywrights and poets have nothing in common in regards of their literary tradition解析：选 B。 推理判断题。根据文中第四段的“.the American Public has fairly
24、easy and abundant access to novels (anything you can buy at an airport is doing just fine)Creative essays are also fairly accessibl e.”内容可知，美国公众对小说和散文的接触是无所不在的。即，美国公众很容易就可以接触到或购买到小说或散文。29The underlined word in the fifth paragraph probably means _.Ashift BtransformCadopt Dapply解析：选 A。词义猜测题。此处表示 “转变看法
25、：提高诗歌和戏剧文学在美国公众的批判意识中的地位” 。shift 是“改变，转换 ”之意。30The best title of the passage mainly maybe is _.AWhy Are US Literary Laureates Only Poets? Why Not a Dramatist?BThere Was No Reason Why the US Couldnt Have a Poets LaureateCPeoples Comments On the Novelists and Other Literary People优质文档优质文档DThe American
26、 Publics Bias Against the Dramas and the Novels解析：选 A。主旨大意题。本文主要描述了作者对美国文学桂冠的得主只是诗人，而没有剧作家的现象进行的议论。BPosters(海报) of poems from local poets will be displayed from now until Dec.31 on the fifth floor of the Paterno Library.来源 :学|科| 网The Public Poetry Project is organized by the Pennsylvania Center for
27、the Book，located in the University Libraries.“The main point of the Public Poetry Project is to make poetry more accessible to the citizens of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Center for the Book is very proud to be a part of that misson， ” Pennsylvania Center for the Book Outreach Coordinator Caro
28、line Wermuth said.There are currently 26 poems on display in the library that cover a wide range of subjects.Poems are selected by a group of judges who have already had their poems displayed in the Public Poetry Project in previous years.Past poems include “Knocked” by Joseph Bathanti， “Dreaming Do
29、or” by Jan Beatty，and “A Response to Jehuda Halevi” by Philip Terman.“This exhibit celebrates Pennsylvania through the eyes of its poets， ” Wermuth said.“Many of the poets seem very pleased with the way their poems are featured on the posters.”Catherine Grigor，manager of public relations and marketi
30、ng for University Libraries，said she hopes students studying for finals in the library will take a study break and view the poems，which could ease their stress.Some of the poems have also been hung during the libraries open house and were presented at a poetry reading where the authors read their wo
31、rk，signed books and answered questions.“I have heard many students comment positively on the art and photography on the posters， ” Wermuth said.“The posters are very popular with students on the night of the reading and also when we give them out during the libraries open house in September.”31The P
32、ublic Poetry Project is organized in order to _.Aadvocate the influence of the local poetsBhelp advertise the Pennsylvania Center for the BookChelp the citizens access the poetry more easilyDpromote the importance of the poetry to the citizens解析：选 C。 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的 “The main point of the Public Poet
33、ry Project is to make poetry more accessible to the citizens of Pennsylvania.”内容可知，组织公众诗歌项目是为了使宾夕法尼亚州的市民更加容易接近诗歌。32Which of the following statement is in disagreement with the passage?ACaroline Wermuth is one of the poets whose poetry will be displayed at Paterno Library.BThe Pennsylvania Center for
34、 the Book takes p ride in taking part in organizing the poetry show.CMore than 25 poems on show cover a wide range of subjects currently.DThe Pennsylvania Center for the Book is located in the University Libraries.解析：选 A。细节理解题。根据文章第三段的 “.Pennsylvania Center for t he Book Outreach Coordinator Carolin
35、e Wermuth said”内容可知，Caroline Wermuth 不是其诗集被展览的诗人之一。33What can we infer from the text?ABathanti，Beatty and Terman will be this years judges on the poetry selection committee.BThis show celebrates Pennsylvania through the eyes of its poets.CThe students could relieve the stress by viewing the poems ac
36、cording to Catherine Grigor.DCatherine Grigor is the manager of public relations and marketing for University Libraries.解析：选 A。推理判断题。根据文章第四段的 “Poems are selected by a group of judges who have already had their poems displayed in the Public Poetry Project in previous years.Past poems include “Knocked
37、” by Joseph Bathanti， “Dreaming Door” by Jan Beatty，and “A Response to Jehuda Halevi” by Philip Terman.”可知，Bathanti ，Beatty and Terman 曾经在公众诗歌展览中展示过其诗歌，故他们将会是今年诗歌展览的评审人员。优质文档优质文档34What will the authors of the poems not do at the poetry reading?AReading their poems. 来源: 学#科#网BAdvertising their poems.
38、CSigning the books.DAnswering the questions raised.解析：选 B。细节理解题。根据文章第六段的 “.and were presented at a poetry reading where the authors read their work，signed books and answered questions.”内容可知，诗歌的作者可以在诗歌朗诵会上朗诵他们的作品、在诗集上签名、回答所提出的问题。35The best title of the passage probably is _.ALocal Poets Show Off Work
39、 at Paterno LibraryBThe Public Poetry ProjectCThe Pennsylvania Center for the BookDThe Posters Popular with Students解析：选 A。 主旨大意题。本文主要描述了当地诗人在帕特诺图书馆展览其诗集的情况。CChinese netizens who like to create and use cyber words such as “geilivable” might find a new regulation very “ungeilivable”The new regulation
40、 by the General Administration of Press and Publication last week banned the use of Chinglish words created by netizens for publishing in the Chinese language.“Geilivable”，combining the pinyin geili (giving strength) with the English suffix (后缀) for adjectives，literally means “giving power” or “cool
41、”Different suffixes and prefixes were then added to the word.“Hengeilivable” means “very cool”，and “ungeilivable” means “dull， not cool at all”Cyber language is popular among Chinese netizens，who create Chinglish words to reflect phenomenon in society.One example is “antizen”，which refers to college
42、 graduates who earn a_meager salary and live in small rented apartments，like tiny and laborious ants.David Tool，a professor with the Beijing International Studies University，said its very interesting to combine Chinese with English to create new words.“English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese
43、people.They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences， ” Tool said.At the announcement of the regulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication，netizens expressed their concern.“The administration is totally ungeilivable， ” said a netizen named laoda 1
44、713.“I know other netizens will shed tears with me.it is a good chance to enrich our language”“Language is always developing， ” said a columnist，Wang Pei.“It needs to be updated to absorb foreign culture and folk wisdom.”But an unnamed official with t he administration said that，in fact，many senior
45、staff from news media who supported the regulation were worried that years later，the younger generation would forget how to use formal Chinese expressions.The official also pointed out that the regulation was only for formal publications in Chinese language，and it only banned Chinglish words in the
46、publication.36The new regulation by the General Administration of Press and Publication may be aimed at_.Asimplifying the Chinese languageBlimiting the development of languageCbanning the use of ChinglishDmaking the netizens more seriou s解析：选 C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句 “The new regulation.banned the use of Ch
47、inglish words created by netizens for publishing in the Chinese language”可知，新闻出版总署的新规定是为了禁止汉式英语的使用。故 C 项正确。37The underlined word “meager” in the third paragraph probably means_.优质文档优质文档Apoor Bf lexibleChigh Dplentiful解析：选 A。词义猜测题。由语境知， “蚁民”指的是一些像蚂蚁一样租住在小小的公寓里忙碌赚取小钱的大学毕业生，故 A 项符合题意。38From this passag
48、e we can infer that_.Athe Chinese people like their own language onlyBthe English words are considered informal in ChinaCnobody in China will support the new regulationD “geilivable” will be popular among Chinese netizens解析：选 D。推理判断题。根据文章中不同人士对网络语言的态度可知，D 项正确。39Which may be the title of this passage?ANew regulation
