北师大版高中英语必修五单元检测试题

英语：单元检测试题（北师大版必修5）

Unit13综合能力检测

（时间：120分钟满分：135分得分：）

I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1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

In1883,acreativeengineer,JohnRoebling,wasinspiredtobuildasplendidbridgeconnecting

NewYorkandLongIsland.However,expertsthroughouttheworldthoughtthatthiswas

_1—.Evenso,Roeblingcouldnot_2—theideainhismind.Aftermuchdiscussion,hemanaged

toconvincehissonWashington,anup-and-comingengineer,thatthebridgeinfactcouldbe

built.Theyhiredtheir_3_andbegantobuildtheirdreambridge.

Onlyafewmonthsaftertheprojectwasunderwayatragicon-siteaccidentkilledJohn

Roeblingand_4_injuredhisson,leavinghimbrain-damagedandunabletomoveortalk.Surely

nowtheprojectwouldhavetobe_5—.ThoughWashingtonRoeblinglayinhishospitalbed,he

wasnot_6—andhismindremainedas_7_asitwasbeforetheaccident.Suddenlyanidea

—8—him.Allhecouldmovewasonefinger,sohe_9—thearmofhiswifewiththatfinger,

indicatingtoherthathewantedhertocalltheengineersagain.Thenheusedthesamemethodof

tappingherarmtotelltheengineerswhattodo.For13yearsWashingtontappedouthis_10—

withonefingeruntilthebridgewas_11_completed.

Perhapsthisisoneofthebestexamplesofnever-say-dieattitudethat_12_aterrible

physicaldisabilityandachievesanimpossible_13—.Oftenwhenwefacedifficultiesinourdaily

lives,ourproblemsseemverysmall_14_towhatmanyothershavetoface.TheBrooklyn

Bridgeshowsusthateventhemostdistantdreamcanberealizedwith_15—nomatterwhatthe

chancesare.

1.A.impossibleB.unnecessaryC.hardD.excellent

2.A.recognizeB.acceptC.ignoreD.believe

3.A.familyB.crewC.classD.team

4.A.severelyB.slightlyC.poorlyD.hardly

5.A.continuedB.abandonedC.interruptedD.accomplished

6.A.defeatedB.hurtC.frightenedD.destroyed

7.A.sharpB.broadC.nobleD.advanced

8.A.beatB•occurredC.happenedD.hit

9.A.wavedB.feltC.touchedD.held

10.A.ordersB.instructionsC.suggestionsD.movements

11.A.quicklyB.partlyC.eventuallyD.slowly

12.A.overcomesB.acquiresC.fightsD.removes

13.A.awardB.fortuneC.statusD.goal

14.A.combinedB.separatedC.comparedD.concerned

15.A.determinationB.knowledgeC.confidenceD.strength

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。

IwasonmywaytotheTaiyetosMountains.Thesunwassettingwhenmycar（16）

（break）downneararemoteandpoorvillage.Cursingmymisfortune,IwaswonderingwhereI

wasgoingtospendthenightwhenIrealizedthatthevillagerswhohadgatheredaroundmewere

arguing(17)shouldhavethehonorofreceivingme(18)aguestintheir

house.Finally,Iacceptedtheofferofanoldwomanwholivedaloneinalittlehouse.Whileshe

wasgettingme(19)(settle)intoatinybutcleanroom,theheadofthevillagewastying

uphishorsetomycartopullitto(20)smalltownsome20kilometersaway

(21)therewasagarage.

Ihadnoticedthreehensrunningfreeinmyhostess'scourtyardandthatnightoneofthemended

upinadishonmytable.(22)villagersbroughtmegoat'scheeseandhoney.Wedrank

togetherandtalked(23)(merry)tillfarintothenight.

Whenthetimecameformetosaygoodbyetomyfriendsinthevillage,Iwantedtorewardtheold

woman(24)thetroubleIhadcaused(25).

II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。

A

IntheUnitedStates84collegesnowacceptjustwomen.Mostofthemwereestablishedinthe19th

century;theyweredesignedtoofferwomentheeducationtheycouldnotreceiveanywhereelse.At

thatlimemajoruniversitiesandcollegesacceptedonlymen.Inthepast20yearsmanyyoung

womenhavechosentostudyatcollegesthatacceptbothmenandwomen.Asaresultsome

women'scollegesdecidedtoacceptmenstudentstoo.Others,however,refusedtochange.

Nowtheseschoolsarepopularagain.ThepresidentofTrinityCollegeinWashingtonD.C.,said

thatbytheendofthe1980s,womenbegantorecognizethatstudyingatthesameschoolwithmen

didnotmeanwomenwerehavinganequalchancetolearn.ThepresidentofSmithCollegein

Massachusettssaysawomen'scollegepermitswomentochooseclassesandactivitiesfreely.For

example,shesaysthatinwomen'scollegeahigherpercentageofstudentsstudymathematicsthan

inacollegewithbothmenandwomen.EducationalexpertssaymenstudentsintheUnitedStates

usuallyspeakinclassmorethanwomenstudentsdo.Inawomen'scollege,womenfeelfreertosay

whattheythink.Women*sschoolsalsobringoutleadershipcapabilitiesinmanywomen.Women

arerepresentedeverywhere.Forexample,atawomen'scollegeeveryevening,officeisheldbya

woman.RecentstudiesreportedlyshowthatAmericanwomenwhowenttoWomen'scollegesare

morelikelytoholdsuccessfuljobslaterinlife.

26.Mostofwomen'scollegeswereestablished.

A.togivewomentheeducationtheycouldnotreceiveanywhereelse

B.toseparatewomenfrommen

C.toofferwomenspecialchancesfbrwork

D.tohelpwomenhavemorestudyopportunities

27.Somewomen'scollegesdecidedtoacceptmenstudentsbecause.

A.teachingwomenismoredifficultthanteachingmen

B.manyyoungwomenchoosetostudyatcollegeswithbothmenandwomen

C.studywithmenismorechallenged

D.womenandmencanhaveequalchancesofcompetition

28.Whydidwomen'sschoolsbecomepopularagain?

A.Becausewomencouldstudymathematicsonlyinwomen'scolleges.

B.Becausewomencouldnothaveequalchancestolearnifstudyingwithmenatthesame

school.

C.Becausemencouldnotchooseclassesfreelyinwomen'scolleges.

D.Becausethereweremoreeducationalexpertsinwomen'scolleges.

29.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A.moreandmorewomen'scollegesarebeingestablishednow

B.moreandmorewomenliketostudyincollegeswithbothmenandwomen

C.therearemorewomen'scollegesthancollegeswithbothmenandwomenintheUSA

D.bothTrinityCollegeandSmithCollegearewomen'scolleges

30.Accordingtothispassage,ifawomanwantstoholdsuccessfuljobs,she'dbetter.

A.studyincollegeswithbothmenandwomen

B.studyinTrinityCollege

C.learnfromthepresidentofSmithCollege

D.studyinawomen'scollege

B

Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimes,butitusuallyonlylastsbetweenafewminutesandafew

hours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnotserious.Infact,itisquitenormal.Forsomepeople,though,

lonelinesscanlastforyears.Nowresearcherssaytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.

Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary（暂时的）.Thisisthemostcommontype.ltusually

disappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkind,situational

loneliness,isanaturalresultofaparticularsituation-forexample,afamilyproblem,thedeathof

alovedone,ormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysical

problems,suchasheadachesandsleeplessness,itusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.

Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemostsevere.Unlikethese-condtype,chronic（长期的）

lonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcause.Peoplewhoexperience

habituallonelinesshaveproblemssocializingandbecomingclosetoothers.Unfortunately,many

chronicallylonelypeoplethinkthereislittleornothingtheycandotoimprovetheircondition.

Psychologistsagreethatoneimportantfactorinlonelinessisaperson'ssocialcontacts,e.g.friends,

familymembers,co-workers,etc.Wedependonvariouspeoplefordifferentguidance,andour

friendssharesimilarinterestsandactivities.However,psychologistshavefoundthat,though

lonelypeoplemayhavemanysocialcontacts,theysometimesfeeltheyshouldhavemore.They

questiontheirownpopularity.

Psychologistsaretryingtofindwaystohelphabituallylonelypeoplefortworeasons:theyare

unhappyandunabletosocializeandthereisaconnectionbetweenchroniclonelinessandserious

illnesssuchasheartdisease.Whiletemporaryandsituationallonelinesscanbeanormal,healthy

partoflife,chroniclonelinesscanbeaverysad,andsometimesdangerouscondition.

31.Howwouldyoutreattemporarylonelinessaccordingtothepassage?

A.Talktofriends.

B.Justignoreit.

C.Gotoseeadoctor.

D.Askyourteachersforguidance.

32."It"inthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphrefersto.

A.temporarylonelinessB.situationalloneliness

C.anewplaceD.sleeplessness

33.Thetopicofthe4thparagraphisthat.

A.oneproblemoflonelinessisaperson*ssocialcontacts

B.wedependonvariouspeoplefordifferentreasons

C.lonelypeopledon'thavemanysocialproblems

D.lonelypeopledon'thavemanyfriends

34.Whydopsychologistswanttohelpchronicallylonelypeople?

A.Chroniclonelinesscancausefamilyproblems.

B.Chroniclonelinesscancauseseriousillness.

C.Chroniclonelinesscannotbeovercome.

D.A,B,andCareallcorrect.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThreeKindsofLoneliness

B.LonelinessandDiseases

C.LonelinessandSocialContacts

D.ChronicLoneliness

C

Doyourememberthebigflood（洪水）in1998?Ourcountrysufferedalotandsomepeoplelost

theirlivesinthatflood.Therearemanyfloodshereandthereeachyearinourcountry.Insummer

itrainsalot,therainwaterrunseverywherebecausetherearenotenoughreservoirstoholdwater

andthedrainage（排水系统）isbad.Incities,streetsflood.Watergoesintohouses,shops,factories

andschools.Inthecountry,fieldsarefilledwithwater.Somehousesfalldownbecausetheyare

badlymade.Inaword,peopleandproperty（财产）areingreatdangerwhenthefloodcomes.

Wemetthebiggestfloodin1998inthelatestonehundredyears.Manyvillages,townsandcities

wereflooded.Alargenumberofsoldiersweresenttohelpstopfloodfromspillingoutofthe

banksofbigrivers.Theycarriedmanybagsofsandontothebanksandevenstoodinthewaterto

stopthewaterwhentheywereshortofbags.Theywerealsobusysavingpeopletrappedinthe

water.Somelimestheyfaceddanger,buttheywerebraveenoughtoputtheinterest（利益）ofthe

peoplebeforeeverything,includingtheirownlives.Severalsoldierslosttheiryounglivesduring

thefightingagainsttheflood.

Thecauseforthefloodisthatmoretreeshavebeencutdown,andearthiswashedawaybythe

rainwater.Somepeopledonotrealizetheimportanceofkeepingthebalanceofwaterand

earth.Whenitrainsheavily,muchrainwatercannotbekept.Somethingmustbedonetostopsuch

thingsfromhappening.

36.Areservoirisaplacewhere.

A.wateriskeptB.peoplekeepfish

C.peoplerowboatsD.peopleswim

37.Incitiesstreetsfloodbecause.

A.streetsaretoolow

B.thereismuchwater

C.housesarebadlybuilt

D.thedrainageisnotgood

38.Whyweresomanysoldierssenttotheplaceswhichwereflooded?

A.Theyhelpedtofightagainsttheflood.

B.Theywantedtosavethehouses.

C.Theyhelpedtoplanttrees.

D.Theywantedtobuildareservoir.

39.Whenthereisabigflood,.

A.allthehousesfalldown

B.manysoldierslosetheirlives

C.nofarmersarekilled

D.peoplesufferalot

40.,theremaybebigfloods.

A.Ifsomanytreesareplanted

B•Iftoomanytreesarecutdown

C.Iftherearesmallreservoirs

D.Ifsomanypeopleliveinthecountiy

D

Asgoodsandservicesimproved,peoplewerepersuadedtospendtheirmoneyonchangingfrom

oldtonew,andfoundthechangeworththeexpense.Whenanairlineequippeditselfwithjets,for

example,itscosts(andthereforeairfare)wouldgoup,butthenewplanesmeantsuchan

improvementthatthehighercostwasjustified.Anewcar(orwireless,washingmachine,electric

kettle)madelifesomuchmorecomfortablethantheoldonethatthehighcostofreplacementwas

fullyrepaid.Manufacturersstillcrytheirgoodsaspersuasivelyasever,butaretheimprovements

reallyworthpayingfor?Inmanyfields,thingshavenowreachedsuchahighstandardof

performancethatfurtherprogressisverylimitedandvery,veryexpensive.Airlines,forexample,

gotoenormousexpenseinbuyingthelatestprestigejets,inwhichvastresearchcostshavebeen

spentonrelativelysmallimprovements.Ifweabandonthesevastcostswemightlosethechance

ofcuttingminutesawayfromflyingtimes;butwouldn'titbebettertoseeairfaresdrop

dramatically,ascapitalcostsbecomerelativelyinsignificant?Again,inthecontextofa70

m.p.h.Limit,withlinesofcarstravelingsocloseastocontroleachother*sspeeds,improvements

inperformanceareactuallyirrelevant;improvementsinhandlingareunnecessary,asmost

productioncarsgrip(抓牢)theroadperfectly,andcomforthasnowreachedaveryhigh

level.Smallimprovementshereareunlikelytobeworththethousandsthatanybodyreplacingan

ordinaryfamilycareverytwoyearsmayhavespentonthem.Letusinsteadhavecars-orwireless,

electrickettles,washingmachines,televisionsets—whicharemadetolast,andnottobe

replaced.Significantprogressisobviouslyagoodthing,buttheinsignificantprogressionfrom

model-changetomodel-changeisnot.

41.Theauthorisobviouslychallengingthesocialnorm(社会规范)that.

A.itisimportanttoimprovegoodsandservices

B.developmentoftechnologymakesourlifemorecomfortable

C.itisreasonablethatpricesaregoingupallthetime

D.slightlyimprovednewproductsareworthbuying

42.Accordingtothispassage,airfaresmayrisebecause.

A.theairplanehasbeenimproved

B.peopletendtotravelbynewairplanes

C.thechangeisfoundtobereasonable

D.theserviceontheairplaneisbetterthanbefore

43.Accordingtotheauthor,passengerswouldbehappierifthey.

A.couldflyinthelatestmodelofgoodplanes

B.couldgetticketsatmuchlowerprices

C.seetheairlinesmakevitalchangesintheirservices

D.couldspendlesstimeflyingintheair

44.Whenmanufactureshaveimprovedtheperformanceoftheirproductstoacertainlevel,thenit

wouldbe.

A.justifiedforthemtocuttheprice

B.unnecessaryforthemtomakeanynewchanges

C.difficultandcostlytofurtherbetterthem

D.insignificantfbrthemtocutdowntheresearchcosts

45.Inthecaseofcars,theauthoradvisesthatwe.

A.cancelthespeedlimitB.furtherimprovetheirperformance

C.changemodelseverytwoyearsD.improvetheirdurability（耐久性）

第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

首先请阅读下列招聘信息：

A.Needed:Full-timesecretarypositionavailable.Applicantsshouldhaveatleast2years*

experienceandbeabletotype60wordsaminute.Nocomputerskillsrequired.Applyinpersonat

UnitedBusiness,17BrowningStreet.

B.Shopassistantsneeded:Areyoulookingforapart-timejob?Werequire3part-timeshop

assistantstoworkduringtheevening.Noexperiencerequired.Applicantsshouldbebetween18

and26.Call366-76564formoreinformation.

C.Computertrainedsecretaries:Doyouhaveexperienceworkingwithcomputers?Wouldyou

likeafull-timepositionworkinginanexcitingnewcompany?Ifyouranswerisyes,giveusacall

at457-896754.

D.Teachersneeded:Tommy*sKindergartenneeds2teachers/trainerstohelpwithclassesfrom9

a.m.to3p.m.Applicantsshouldhaveappropriatelicenses.FormoreinformationvisitTommy's

KindergarteninLeicesterSquareNo.56.

E.Part-timeworkavailable:Wearelookingforretiredadultswhowouldliketoworkpart-timeat

theweekend.Responsibilitiesincludeansweringthetelephoneandgivingcustomers

information.Formoreinformationcontactusbycalling345-674132.

F.Universitypositionsopen:TheUniversityofCumberlandislookingfor4teachingassistantsto

helpwithhomeworkcorrection.Applicantsshouldhaveadegreeinoneofthefollowing:Political

Science,Religion,EconomicsorHistory.PleasecontacttheUniversityofCumberlandformore

information.

以下是五个职位申请者的信息。请把他们的信息与对应的招聘信息匹配起来。

46.JackgraduatedfromtheUniversityofTrentwithadegreeinEconomicstwoyearsago.He

wouldlikeanacademicposition.

47.Margaretis21yearsoldandwouldlikeapart-timepositiontohelpherpaytheuniversity

expenses.Shecanonlyworkintheevenings.

48.Alicewastrainedasasecretaryandhassixyearsofexperience.Sheisanexcellenttypistbut

doesn'tknowhowtouseacomputer.Sheislookingforafull-timeposition.

49.Peterwenttobusinessschoolandstudiedcomputerandsecretarialskills.Heislookingforhis

firstjobandwouldlikeafull-timeposition.

50.Lynne,aged65,onceworkedinakindergarten.Sheisnowahousewife,helpingherdaughter

withherhouseworkonweekdays.Sheislookingforapart-timejob.

Ill写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

假设你所在中学的校报拟定在下期介绍各位外籍教师，请就EricNilsson的简历为他写一篇

介绍性的短文。

［写作内容］

姓名EricNilsson职业英语教师工作单位广州市第一中学

1998年从美国大学毕业，2005年与妻子来中国工作，在广州市一中从事英语教

经历

学6年多。

1.热爱教学，乐于帮助大家，治学严谨，深受学生喜爱和尊重；

主要事迹2.课堂生动有趣，受到同学们的欢迎；

3.经常给学生做各种讲座（例如：如何培养好的学习习惯等）。

［写作要求］

只能用5个句子表达全部内容。

［评分标准］

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

第二节读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Whatmakesatruefriend?

Friendshipiswhatwealllongforandvaluemost.Forusstudents,inparticular,itismost

importantaswearedevelopingmentally,physically,andpsychologically.Butfirst,wehaveto

answerthisquestion:whatmakesatruefriend?Hereissomeofmyunderstanding.

First,afriendsharessimilarinterestsandtasteswithyou.Withhim,youspendmostofyour

timeenjoyingthehoursafterclassandschool.Yougotocinemas,amusementparks,shopping

centers,andmanyotherplacestogether,justlikebodyandshadow.Second,afriendshouldbeable

tohelpyouwithyourschoollessons.Bymakingfriendswiththosetopstudentsoftheclass,you

arefollowinggoodexamplesandmakingyouwayintherightdirection.Nevermakefriendswith

someoneifheispoorerthanyouinstudyasheisofnousetoyou.Worsestill,keepingcompany

withhimwillputshameonyou.

Third,afriendshouldacceptyoujustthewayyouare.Hewillacceptthepleasantandless

pleasantaspectsofyourcharacterandneverfindfaultwithyou.Youalwaysfeelcomfortablewith

himashealwaysgivesyoutheconfidenceyouneedtoknowforsurewhatyouare.

Fourth,afriendshouldbetruetoeachother.Nevertellbadthingsaboutyourfriendtoothers

anddokeephissecretsbetweenyou.Evenhehasdonesomethingwrong,youshouldnevertellon

himtohisparentsandteachers,otherwise,hewillgethurtandhateyoufortherestofhislife.

［写作内容］

1.以约30词概括上文的主要内容；

2.以约120词就“该不该指出朋友的缺点”这一主题发表你的看法，内容包括：

(1)表达自己的观点；

(2)简述你曾经的一个缺点，以及你的好友如何看待你的这一缺点；

(3)你就好友的看法所做的改变以及改变的结果。

［写作要求］

1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用

原文中的句子。

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

［评分标准］

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

Unit14综合能力检测

（时间：120分钟满分：135分得分：）

I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1一15各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最

佳选项。

Advertisinggivesusefulinformationaboutwhichproductstobuy.But_1—advertisingdoes

morethan_2_newsaboutproductsandservices.Today'sadvertisements,orads,trytoget

—3—tobuycertainbrands.Writersofadvertisingareso_4_thattheycansometimes_5_a

consumertowearacertainkindofclothing,eataspecialkindofcereal,orseea

movie.Consumersmightneverevenwantaproductiftheydidnotseeorhear_6_forit.For

example,youprobablydonotneedthe_7—cerealinthesupermarket.Thereare_8—many

cerealbrandsonyourkitchenshelves.Youmaynothave_9_onyourshelfforanother.Butif

youseeadsaboutanewcerealthatisyourextra-tastyandhasa_10—prizeinthebox,youmay

wantit.Advertisingmustget_11_.Tobeeffective,itmustbe_12—,orprovidesome

pleasure.The_13—ofwritinggoodadvertisingcopyistoofferagoodideaaswellasa

product.Theideaiswhattheadisreally_14_.Oneexampleisanadthatsayseatingacertain

cerealwill_15_apersondowellinsports.Thatcerealbrandmaysellbetterifconsumersthink

itoffersstrengthandenergy.

1.A.ancientB.oldC.modernD.new

2.A.takingB.givingC.gettingD.drawing

3.A.bossesB.workersC.salespeople□.consumers

4.A.skillfulB.carefulC.thankfulD.powerful

5.A.tellB.askC.persuadeD.advise

6.A.designsB.picturesC.stylesD.advertisements

7.A.oldestB.newestC.best□.cheapest

8.A.surelyB.clearlyC.trulyD.probably

9.A.placeB.seatC.spaceD.drawer

10.A.highB.freeC.goodD.suitable

11.A.attentionB.connectionC.contributionD.collection

12.A.astonishingB.movingC.surprisingD.exciting

13.A.directionB.secretC.styleD.tone

14.A.sellingB.buyingC.shoppingD.advertising

15.A.getB.urgeC.makeD.keep

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。

TheInternetisanamazinginformationresource.Students,teachersandresearchersuseit

(16)investigativetool.Journalistsuseittofindinformationforstories.Doctorsuseitto

learnmoreaboutunfamiliardiseasesandthe(17)(late)medicaldevelopment.Ordinary

peopleuseitforshopping,banking,bill-payingandcommunicationwithfamilyand

friends.Peopleallovertheworlduseittoconnectwithindividualsfrom(18)countries

andcultures.(19),whiletherearemanypositivedevelopments(20)(associate)

withtheInternet,therearealsocertainfearsandconcems.Oneconcernrelatestoalackofcontrol

over(21)appearsontheInternet.Withtelevisionorradiothereareeditorstocheckthe

accuracyor(22)(appropriate)ofthecontentofprograms,andwithtelevisionthereare

restrictions(23)whatkindsofprogramscan(24)(broadcast)andatwhat

timesoftheday.WiththeInternet,parentscannotcheck(25)publishedguideto

determinewhatissuitablefbrtheirchildrentosee.

II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。

A

TheGreatEarthquakeandFireof1906ranksasthegreatestdisasterinthehistoryofSan

Francisco.MorethanfourandahalfsquaremilesofSanFranciscoburnedintoadesertof

desolation(荒芜).Nearly200,000peopleoutof450,000werelefthomeless.TheSouthernPacific

andSantaFeRailroadsimmediatelyopenedtheirgatessoallwhochosecouldrideawayfromthe

scenesofdesolation.Over100,000peoplewereprocessedoutoftheOaklandofficesalone.

Becauseofgovernmentandfinancialinterestsofthetime,theofficialSanFranciscodeathtoll

(死亡人数)hasalwaysbeenverysmall.Theofficialcountin1907wasonly478.Itwasthought

thatahighdeathtollwouldhamper（妨碍）therebuildingandrepopulationofthecity.

FormanyyearsIdidextensiveresearchonthe1906earthquakeusingthedatesofdeath

betweenApril18,1906andMay19,1906.1learnedfromDrDonaldCheuoftheGovernor's

EarthquakeTaskForcethatanearthquakedeathwasdescribedas"...animmediatedeathresulting

fromanearthquakeoranearthquake-causedinjuryorillnessthatbecomesdeadlywithinaperiod

ofoneyearfollowingtheearthquake”.Irealizedhundredshadbeenleftout.

NowIamlookingtoyouforhelp.MyteamandIaresettingouttocollectanexactaccountof

thoseaffectedbythe1906earthquakewhichwewillconserveinourmuseum.Thistimeweare

lookingforinformationonanyonewhowasthereatthetime.ltdoesn'tmatteriftheyrebuild,left

onthefirstboatortrain.Alloftheirstoriesareimportant.

Yourfamily'soralhistoriesarefullofvaluableinformation.Youhaveallofthespaceyouneed

intheboxesprovidedoneachquestionnaire（问卷）togiveasmanydetailsasyoupossibly

can.Everydetailisimportanttous.Pleasetakethetimetosharethemwithus.

26.Whatcanweleamaboutthe1906earthquakefromthepassage?

A.ItcausedthegreatestfireinthehistoryofSanFrancisco.

B.Over14.5squaremilesofSanFranciscoweredestroyed.

C.Mostofthelocalpeoplewerelefthomeless.

D.Over100,000peopleleftfromtheOaklandoffices.

27.Theofficialdeathtollwasmuchsmallerthantherealonebecause.

A.thegovernmenthadnointerestinitatall

B.itwastotallybasedontheofficialcountin1907

C.thegovernmentthoughtmoreaboutthefutureofthecity

D.itwasveryhardforthegovernmenttocountthenumberofvictims

28.Howdidtheauthorlearnthathundredswereleftoutintheofficialdeathtoll?

A.HedidextensiveresearchwiththehelpofDrDonaldCheu.

B.HelearnedtherealdeathtollfromDrDonaldCheu.

C.HejudgeditfromthedefinitionofanearthquakedeathfromDrDonaldCheu.

D.HestudiedthehistoryandtraditionsofSanF