2018_2019学年高中英语Unit18Beauty单元质量检测（三）（含解析）北师大版.docx

单元质量检测(三)(时间：100分钟满分：120分).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATop 4 Beautiful Bookstores in the WorldCity Lights Bookstore, San Francisco, United StatesCity Lights, a bookstorepublisher combination specializing in world literature, arts and politics, is still one of the worlds greatest bookshops since its establishment in 1953. It became wellknown for publishing Allen Ginsbergs influential poem Howl and Other Poems. Having been a gathering place for American literary icons (偶像), like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, this “Literary Landmark” attracts book lovers from across the country and around the world.El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOccupying a 1920s theatre in the citys downtown, El Ateneo Grand Splendid has kept the original furnishings original balconies, painted ceilings, shining carvings and deep red stage curtains and added books. The former theatre boxes became reading rooms. Putting your fingers to pages, enjoying the cosy atmosphere of the cafe on the stage between red velvet curtains, will be definitely perfect time.Livraria Lello, Porto, PortugalFirst opened in 1906, it is in Portugals second city, Porto. Its front with a beautiful design, complicated decoration and volumes of books attract many admirers. The lazy red staircase is the centerpiece of this amazing shop, which winds up to the first floor like a flower. Books are available in English, Portuguese and French. A small cafe upstairs is a great place to quietly read your new book and enjoy a selection of coffees, wine and cigars.Shakespeare & Company, Paris, FranceOriginally established in 1919 by Sylvia Beach, it is a combination of a bookstore and a reading library, specializing in Englishlanguage literature. In the 1920s, the store was a meeting point for literary icons such as Ezra Pound, Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce. Located in the 5th District, in Pariss Left Bank, the current store was opened in 1951, named after and in honor of the earlier store closed during World War . It is a cosy place to admire the packed shelves and poetic posters.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文，介绍了四家世界上最美的书店。1In which bookstore can people admire the flowerlike staircase in the center?ACity Lights.BEl Ateneo Grand Splendid.CLivraria Lello. DShakespeare & Company.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三家书店下的“which winds up to the first floor like a flower”可知答案为C项。2What is El Ateneo Grand Splendid noted for compared with the other three bookstores?AIts furnishings. BIts beauty.CIts location. DIts comfortableness.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二家书店下的“Occupying a 1920s theatre in the citys downtown, El Ateneo Grand Splendid has kept the original furnishings”可知，这家书店的特色就是保留了以前剧院的家具。因此选A。3Which bookstore also publishes books?ACity Lights. BEl Ateneo Grand Splendid.CLivraria Lello. DShakespeare & Company.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一家书店下的“City Lights, a bookstorepublisher combination”可知，这家书店既是书店又是出版机构。4What do City Lights and Shakespeare & Company have in common?AThey pack the shelves.BThey provide good coffees.CThey were opened early.DThey received famous writers.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一家书店下的“Having been a gathering place for American literary icons (偶像)”和第四家书店下的“the store was a meeting point for literary icons”可知，这两家书店都是作家的聚集地，即它们都接待一些著名的作家。BLi Bai is regarded as the greatest romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty and a representative of the High Tang culture, combination of realistic Northern culture represented by Confucian (儒家的) philosophy and romantic Southern culture represented by Taoist philosophy.But he could neither realize his Confucian ideal to serve the country nor find spiritual freedom in Taoism, so he could only chant poetryand drink wine to drown his sorrow as described by Du Fu in Eight Immortal Drinkers.Here we see the tragedy (悲剧) of a genuine staying lonely on earth like an angel fallen from Heaven.His poetry is marked by male greatness in the Waterfall in Mount Lu Viewed from Afar, in which we see the mountain cloud from down below and the Silver River, Chinese name for the Milky Way, fall from on high, and heaven and earth seem to merge into one, that is the Chinese way of communion with nature.In his poetry we can find his love of nature, of freedom, of the people, of his friends, in short, of truth, good and beauty.Li Bai is best known for the extraordinary imagination and striking Taoist imagery in his poetry, as well as for his great love for liquor.Like Du Fu, he spent much of his life travelling, although in his case it was because his wealth allowed him to, rather than because his poverty forced him.He is said to have drowned in the Yangtze River, having fallen from his boat while drunkenly trying to embrace (拥抱) the reflection of the moon.语篇解读：本文介绍了李白的生平以及其诗作的特点。5What is this passage mainly about?AThe introduction to a famous poet in Tang Dynasty Li Bai.BThe differences between romantic and realistic culture.CThe extraordinary characteristics of Li Bais poems.DThe travelling experiences while Li Bai made poems.解析：选A主旨大意题。本文为我们介绍了唐代大诗人李白及其极具浪漫特色的诗歌，因此选A。6. According to the passage the statements are true about Li Bai EXCEPT _.Ahe is a representative of the combination of realistic and romantic cultureBhe could not put his ability to good use in serving his country at that timeChe had a depressed mental state and only drunk wine and chanted poetryDhe made the poems in which complaints and dissatisfaction could be shown解析：选D细节理解题。根据首段“ .combination of realistic .and romantic .”可知A项正确；根据“But he could neither realize his .to serve the country nor find spiritual freedom in Taoism, so he could only chant poetry and drink wine to drown his sorrow .”可知B项和C项说法正确。排除法可知D项为答案。7According to the last paragraph we know that _.ALi Bai enjoyed drinking more liquor than anything elseBLi Bai had a more extraordinary imagination than Du FuCLi Bai spent much time on travel as well as Du FuDLi Bai had to do that because he was very poor解析：选C细节理解题。根据文章“Like Du Fu, he spent much of his life travelling”可知C项正确。8From the poem the Waterfall in Mount Lu Viewed from Afar we can see that _.Athe Silver River ran down from the high mountainBLi Bai loved the beauty of nature badlyCLi Bais poems were written down by a manDthe cloud was like waterfall from high heaven解析：选B推理判断题。根据文章对诗歌的描述，以及“In his poetry we can find his love of nature, of freedom, of the people .”可知B项正确。CEvery February “Oscar fever” hits the entertainment community and film fans around the world, with the annual Academy Awards presentation happening a month later, when hundreds of millions of cinema lovers glue themselves to their television sets to learn who will receive the golden statuettes (小雕像)The Academy Awards or Oscars is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements in the United States film industry.First presented in 1929, the awards are among the film industrys most desired prizes.The AMPAS maintains a voting membership of 5,783 until 2012 and academy membership is divided into different branches.For most categories, members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees (被提名的人) only in their respective categories.In the special case of Best Picture, all voting members have the right to select the nominees.In all major categories, each member votes for up to five nominees (ten for Best Picture)From among these nominees, all academy members select the winners by secret voting.Since the earliest years, interest in the Academy Awards has run high.The awards ceremony was first broadcast on radio in 1930 and has had broadcast coverage ever since and televised for the first time in 1953.It is now seen live in more than 200 countries and can be streamed live online.How the Oscar received its nickname is not clear.A popular, but unsupported story goes that the name caught on after the Academys Executive Director Margaret Herrick said that the statuette resembled her Uncle Oscar.Thus, the journalists and Academy staff started to refer to it by this name.Officially, the name Oscar has been used since 1939.语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章简单介绍了有关世界著名电影奖项奥斯卡金像奖的一些情况。9What does “Oscar fever” indicate?AA medical condition where one feels sick.BPeoples seeking Oscars blindly.CA rare phenomenon in film industries.DPeoples great interest in Oscars.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段中的“hits the entertainment community and film fans around the world . when hundreds of millions of cinema lovers glue themselves to their television sets to learn who will receive the golden statuettes (小雕像)”可知，“Oscar fever”表明了人们对该奖项极感兴趣。10What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?AHow award winners are singled out.BWhat is required of award winners.CWho maintains the voting membership.DWhat the academy members do.解析：选A段落大意题。根据该段中的“academy membership is divided into different branches.For most categories . From among these nominees, all academy members select the winners by secret voting”可知，本段主要讲述了奥斯卡金像奖是怎么评选的，故选A项。single out“挑选出”。11What can we learn about the awards presentation?AIt is on annually in February.BThe second one was first televised.CThe first one escaped a media audience.DIts broadcast listeners have multiplied since 1953.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段中的“First presented in 1929”可知，第一届奥斯卡颁奖典礼于1929年举办；根据第四段中的“The awards ceremony was first broadcast on radio in 1930 and has had broadcast coverage ever since”可知，奥斯卡颁奖典礼首次通过收音机播送是在1930年，并且从那以后，奥斯卡颁奖典礼都被广播。由此可知，第一届奥斯卡颁奖典礼没有媒体听众。DThe Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike linked to a generator (发电机). The idea is to get people fit and reduce their carbon footprint. Guests will have to produce at least 10 watt hours of electricity roughly 15 minutes of cycling for someone of average fitness. Guests staying at Plaza Hotel will be given meat tickets worth D|S36 once they have produced 10 watt hours of electricity. The bicycles will have smart phones attached to the handlebars measuring how much power is being generated for the hotel.The plan, a worldfirst, will start on 19 April and run for a year. Only guests staying at the hotel will be able to take part. Frederikke Toemmergaard, hotel spokeswoman, said, “Many of our visitors are business people who enjoy going to the gym. There might be people who will cycle just to get a free meal, but generally I dont think people will take advantage of our programme.”Copenhagen has a longstanding cycling tradition and 36% of locals cycle to work each day, one of the highest percentages in the world, according to the website visitcopenhagen. dk. US environmental website treehugger. com recently voted Copenhagen the worlds best city for cyclists. “Because Copenhagen is strongly connected with cycling, we felt the bicycle would work well as a symbol of the hotels green profile (形象)”If successful, the electric bicycle meal programme will be spread to all Crowne Plaza hotels in the UK, the hotel said in a statement.语篇解读：本文提到的电动自行车免餐计划是为了增强人们的健康，推广酒店的环保理念。12What is the main purpose of the free meal programme?ATo promote the hotels green concept.BTo make the city known to the world.CTo attract people to the hotel restaurant.DTo get guests to stay longer at the hotel.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中“The idea is to get people fit and reduce their carbon footprint.”可知，这个想法是让人们身体健康，并减少碳排放量。即推广酒店的绿色理念。故选A。13How can a participant get a free meal?ABy becoming a professional cyclist.BBy cycling to produce some electricity.CBy linking a smart phone to a bicycle.DBy monitoring his or her carbon footprint.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike linked to a generator (发电机)”可知，通过骑自行车为宾馆产生一些电的人们才能得到免费的一餐。故选B。14Who are most likely to enter for the programme?AThe poor local people.BThe environment activists.CHealthconscious hotel guests.DVisitors fond of Copenhagen food.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Only guests staying at the hotel will be able to take part.”可知，只有住在酒店的客人才能参加。故选C。15According to Paragraph 3, Copenhagen has one of the worlds _.Abest chain hotelsBgreenest natural environmentsClongest bike pathsDhighest rates of people cycling to work解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Copenhagen has a longstanding cycling tradition and 36% of locals cycle to work each day, one of the highest percentages in the world”可知，骑自行车上班的人的比例最高，故选D。.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。There is an old Spanish Proverb which states, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”_16_ Id say, too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait. We have to go for them now! Heres why._17_Nobody likes to talk about death, but the reality is everybody is going to die at one point. None of us know the day, or the hour. Therefore, today is all we have. Dont go to your grave with unfulfilled dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.The world is waiting on your gift.I know this may be hard to believe, but the world is waiting on YOU! Yes, YOU! _18_ Sure, other people may be able to sing. But theyll never be able to sing exactly like you. Sure other people can write, but theyll never be able to write from the same perspective in which you write. Dont deprive the world of your gift. Its the oxygen that we need to survive. Thus, it is your responsibility to figure out exactly what your gift is, and use it to better your life and the lives of those around you._19_You can dream about writing the great American play that you want, but its never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper. You can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure. _20_ They require you to get your head out of the clouds, and actually do the work to make them happen.Get to it!AYou cant let fear win.BTomorrow is not promised.CIn other words, dreams dont work unless you do.DHow many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow?EYou were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody on this earth can copy.FPossibilities you never knew existing are waiting on you.GUnless you take the first step, your dreams will never come true.语篇解读：本文是说明文，解释了我们为什么不能推迟追逐梦想的原因。16解析：选D根据后面的回答too many 可知用How many提问。17解析：选B根据下文的关键词“Nobody likes to talk about death. None of us know the day, or the hour.”，言外之意，明天是无法保证的。18解析：选E根据主题句这个世界正观望着你的天赋，以及下文的第一句“the world is waiting on YOU! Yes, YOU！”可以看出“你”是独一无二的，其他任何人都不能代替。19解析：选G根据下文的描述：你可以梦想写一部你想写的伟大的美国剧本，但是除非你动笔写，否则这不会发生，可以看出答案为G项：除非你迈出第一步，否则你的梦想不会成为现实。20解析：选CC项和本段的主题句照应，换句话说，不行动，梦想也实现不了。.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I remember the first day when I saw Sally playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She seemed so _21_， but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her _22_ nobody could.I began to notice Sally at other times, basketball in hand, playing _23_. She practiced dribbling (运球) and _24_ over and over.One day I asked Sally why she _25_ so much. Without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a _26_. Im going to play college basketball and I want to be the best one. I believe that if I am _27_ enough, I will get one. My father has told me that if the dream is big enough, the facts dont _28_.”I _29_ her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to _30_. One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting on the grass, her head _31_ in her arms. Slowly and quietly, I _32_ and sat down beside her. “Whats wrong？” I asked. “Oh, nothing，” came a soft reply, “I am just too short.” The _33_ told her that at 165 cm she would probably never play for a top team still less she would be _34_ a scholarship so she should stop dreaming about college.I felt she was extremely _35_. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were _36_. They didnt understand the _37_ of a dream.The next year, Sally was seen by a college basketball coach after a big game. She was _38_ offered a scholarship and _39_ to the college team. She was going to get the college education that she had _40_ and worked toward for all those years.Its true: if the dream is big enough, the facts dont count.语篇解读：本文记叙了萨莉，一位身材矮小的女生通过自己的不懈努力实现篮球之梦和大学之梦的故事，告诉我们梦想的力量之大。21A.silentBsmallCstrong Dhuge解析：选B根据空后的but可知，此处为转折关系，她身材显得如此矮小(small)，但是球能越过他们的头顶进篮。故选B项。根据第四段中的“at 165 cm she would probably never play for a top team”也可知答案。22A.but BandCso Dfor解析：选A根据“nobody could”可知，“没人能阻止她”与“男生们总是试图阻止她”之间是转折关系。故选A项。23A.still BagainCwell Dalone解析：选D根据下文的“She practiced dribbling (运球) and _ over and over.”可知，萨莉一遍又一遍练习运球和投篮，并没有比赛，因此，此处指她总是独自(alone)打球。故选D项。24A.passing BrunningCshooting Dstruggling解析：选C根据常识可知，运球动作的下一步应是投篮(shooting)。故选C项。25A.studied BpracticedCexpected Dimproved解析：选B根据上文的“She practiced . over and over.”可知，此处指作者询问萨莉为什么要如此努力练习(practiced)。故选B项。26A.title BprizeCscholarship Dreward解析：选C根据第四段最后一句中的“scholarship”可知，此处指萨莉想上大学的唯一途径是获得奖学金(scholarship)。故选C项。27A.good BbraveCcareful Dactive解析：选A根据设空前的“I want to be the best one”及空后的“get one” (指前文的scholarship)可知，此处指她相信如