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　　课后达标检测24　Unit 1　The written word

　　(建议用时：70分钟)

　　Ⅰ.单项填空

　　1．(2024·郴州质检)The restaurant certainly lived up to its________；the food was delicious.

　　A．reputation B．exhibition

　　C．tendency

　　D．transformation

　　2．(2024·高考天津卷)At our library there are bookshelves similar to ________ mentioned in the speech.

　　A．them

　　B．these

　　C．those

　　D．ones

　　3．It has been revealed that some government leaders ________ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.

　　A．employ

　　B．take

　　C．abuse

　　D．overlook

　　4．(2024·长沙模拟)Here are signs that he is ________.It’s a long time since he smoked.

　　A．changing

　　B．improving

　　C．reforming

　　D．varying

　　5．The show was________ being a failure，but was a great success.

　　A．far from

　　B．not

　　C．far

　　D．far away

　　6．—Have you got used to the Chinese food，Robert?

　　—Yes，But I don’t like ________ when a Chinese host keeps serving me the food I don’t like.

　　A．this

　　B．that

　　C．those

　　D．it

　　7．Having paid off all their ________，the Blacks are now ________ financial problems.

　　A．debts；free of

　　B．money；free of

　　C．debts；free from

　　D．money；free for

　　8．Having checked the doors were closed，and ________ all the lights were off，the boy opened the door to his bedroom.

　　A．why

　　B．that

　　C．when

　　D．where

　　9．(2024·娄底高三调研)—How was your interview for going abroad to study?

　　—Oh，I couldn’t feel any ________.I hardly understood most of the questions they asked.

　　A．worse

　　B．harder

　　C．happier

　　D．better

　　10．________ was most important to him was whether he could get the offer in the company.

　　A．Those

　　B．This

　　C．As

　　D．What

　　11．—The exam was easy，wasn’t it?

　　—Yes，but I don’t think ________could pass it.

　　A．somebody

　　B．anybody

　　C．nobody

　　D．everybody

　　12．(2024·安徽江南十校联考)We’ll learn much from this failure，so our suffering and efforts are not ________.

　　A．in return

　　B．in vain

　　C．at random

　　D．at all costs

　　13．The money we are raising________ for the poor boy who was born with a weak heart.

　　A．intended

　　B．intends

　　C．was intended

　　D．is intended

　　14．Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards again this year，and his talks always ________ the expectation of most audience.

　　A．put up with

　　B．end up with

　　C．live up to

　　D．add up to

　　15．—If our parents would listen more to us，they would understand us better.

　　—________.They just expect us to listen.

　　A．I believe not

　　B．No problem

　　C．Good idea

　　D．I can’t agree more

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　(2024·湖南高考命题研究专家原创卷)A child lived in a happy family, with parents and sisters. However, he never thought about how __1__ his life had been. He just kept on squabbling (争吵) with his sisters. When he wanted to __2__， he always said, “Never mind, there’s tomorrow.”

　　One day, he had a great __3__ with his best friend at school. Though he knew he was __4__， he never apologized actively. His __5__ was, “Never mind, I’ll do it tomorrow.”

　　When he graduated, work kept him very busy. He had a pretty girlfriend and they soon got married. He made himself busy with work, because he wanted to get __6__ with the shortest time possible. He never bought flowers for his wife anymore, nor did he __7__ his wife’s birthday. He felt __8__ at times and wanted to say to his wife “I love you”， but he never did it. His excuse was “never mind, I’ll do it tomorrow”. The children began to stay away from him, as they never really spent time with their father.

　　One day, disaster struck when his wife was killed in an accident. Before he could speak out the words “I love you”， his wife had already __9__.

　　The man tried to find comfort from his children. However, he soon realized that the children did not even try to __10__ with him. Soon, his children grew up and founded their own __11__. Nobody cared for this old man who in the past hadn’t __12__ his time with them.

　　From that time until his deathbed, he felt the loneliness that he did not feel before. Upon his deathbed, he thought, “If only I had realized this earlier...”

　　1.A.wonderful B．successful

　　C．particular

　　D．normal

　　2．A.complain

　　B．apologize

　　C．scream

　　D．argue

　　3．A.time

　　B．game

　　C．fight

　　D．cooperation

　　4．A.attentive

　　B．subjective

　　C．weak

　　D．wrong

　　5．A.plan

　　B．answer

　　C．excuse

　　D．promise

　　6．A.welcomed

　　B．supported

　　C．promoted

　　D．respected

　　7．A.admit

　　B．advocate

　　C．remember

　　D．mention

　　8．A.disappointed

　　B．angry

　　C．anxious

　　D．guilty

　　9．A.put away

　　B．passed away

　　C．gone by

　　D．dropped in

　　10．A.learn

　　B．work

　　C．exercise

　　D．communicate

　　11．A.relatives

　　B．families

　　C．schools

　　D．friends

　　12．A.confirmed

　　B．saved

　　C．discussed

　　D．sharedⅢ.语法填空

　　(2024·湖南高考名校联考信息优化卷)Beer has been brewed (酿造) and consumed for about 7,000 years. In fact, beer is 1.____________ popular that there are numerous beer festivals around the world. If you are 2.____________ who wants to taste different varieties of beer, 3.____________ wouldn’t want to miss out on the beer festival that is hosted in London.

　　The Great British beer Festival (GBBF) is an annual event 4.____________ has been held since 1977, and offers people 5.____________ chance to taste its favorite beer. GBBF is known as being “the biggest pub in the world”， and according to estimates, more than 50,000 people attended the festival in 2024. 6.____________ offering a wide variety of beer brands, the festival also promotes the local brewing industry by awarding the Champion Beer of Britain 7.____________ the participating breweries (啤酒厂). To keep the kids occupied 8.____________ you taste some of the finest beers, there are special family rooms, equipped with video games, toys, soft drinks, etc..

　　Ⅳ.阅读理解

　　A

　　(2024·长沙四校联考)We cannot say for sure what kind of home Earth will offer in 2080，but experimental models help paint a picture of what a 2℃ warmer world would look like.

　　One key difference will be the increase in extreme weather events.The good news is that with investment，we can adapt to some of these.In 1991，a massive cyclone(龙卷风)struck Bangladesh，killing 130,000 people.Afterwards，the country built shelters and early warning systems.When the equally powerful cyclone Sidr struck in 2007，the deaths were reduced to less than one－tenth of that.“Better preparation can bring down the death rates，”says Huq，an expert from the International Institute for Environment and Development.

　　But if the temperature rises by above 2℃，impacts will be increasingly felt worldwide.The wealth of Europe and North America means they can build better defenses and suffer far fewer deaths，but economic costs will be huge.

　　A warmer climate will be bad news for global agriculture.Agronomists are busy designing new varieties of main crops like rice and wheat which are able to survive more frequent heat－waves and droughts.Organizations like the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research helping farmers find out what works for them.Despite such efforts，crops will fail more often，probably leading to high food prices.

　　Cases of health problems ranging from heatstroke to infectious diseases will also increase.Models show tropical diseases will move into higher latitude(纬度)and altitude with warming，though some believe that affected regions with better public health systems will avoid the worst effects.

　　The degree of sea－level rise is a big uncertainty，but we know it lags_behind temperature increases so the worst of those consequences probably will not have kicked in even by 2080.Scientists are also split on the link between temperature and human conflict.Some believe civil unrest will rise as the climate becomes harsher.

　　1．The reason why the cyclone Sidr kill fewer people in Bangladesh in 2007 was that ________.

　　A．the temperature rose by 2℃

　　B．it is not powerful than that in 1991

　　C．people had completely adapted to it

　　D．people had made better preparation

　　2．How will a warmer climate influence global agriculture?

　　A．Farmers will not plant rice and wheat anymore.

　　B．Farmers will face more poor harvests，resulting in high food prices.

　　C．Farmers will have to only plant those crops which can survive droughts and flood.

　　D．Plenty of farmers will be out of work and have to look for jobs suitable for them.

　　3．We can infer from the passage that as the temperature rises ________.

　　A．people in countries with better public health systems will not be affected

　　B．people will suffer from more deadly diseases

　　C．people in higher－latitude regions will spend more on their health

　　D．it is certain that there will be more human conflicts in a country

　　4．The underlined phrase“lags behind”(Para.6)can be replaced by“________”．

　　A．is slower than

　　B．catches up with

　　C．is different from

　　D．happens in advance of

　　5．The text is mainly about ________.

　　A．how scientists do research through experimental models

　　B．how warm the climate will be in 2080

　　C．what we should do to deal with a warmer climate

　　D．what our life will be like if it is 2℃ warmer in 2080

　　B

　　The earth is getting warmer. Over the past 100 years Earth’s temperature rose by about 1°F. Scientists predict that Earth will continue to warm by about 2—6°Fover the next 100 years. That may not sound like much, but think about this: During the last Ice Age, Earth was only 9°F cooler than it is today, and large sheets of ice called glaciers(冰河) covered large parts of North America! The warming of Earth’s climate is called global warming.

　　Scientists are not sure of what causes climate change. Earth could be warming on its own, however, most scientists believe that human activity is speeding up the climate change. Earth warms itself through a process called the greenhouse(温室) effect. When sunlight enters Earth’s atmosphere(大气), it passes through a layer of greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases occur naturally, but humans also create them by burning fossil fuels. When sunlight hits Earth’s surface it bounces_back toward the sky. The greenhouse gases trap some of the sunlight on Earth and allow the rest to go back into space, making Earth’s temperature warm. The process works much in the same way as a greenhouse, hence its name. If there are too many greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, too much sunlight may be trapped, making Earth warmer.

　　Scientists cannot predict exactly what will happen as Earth’s temperature rises. They believe a rapid climate change could upset the balance of the ecosystem(生态系统), causing some land and marine(海产的) life to become extinct. As temperatures rise, the world’s glaciers will melt(融化)into the ocean, causing sea levels to rise between several inches to three feet during the next 100 years. Higher sea levels could cause flooding of coastal lands. Warmer ocean water could cause increased storm activity on the coasts while areas away from the coasts may experience droughts. These are just a few of the possible effects of global warming.

　　6．The best title for this text would be________.

　　A．ClimateB．Climate Change

　　C．Global Warming

　　D．Greenhouse effect

　　7．Humans create greenhouse gases every time EXCEPT we________.

　　A．play video games

　　B．use a hair dryer

　　C．ride in a car

　　D．use solar energy lights

　　8．Which of the following is NOT the effect of climate change?

　　A．Rising temperature.

　　B．The extinction of some wildlife.

　　C．Sea level rising.

　　D．Flooding of coastal lands.

　　9．The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to________.

　　A．show us the temperature rising

　　B．tell us what greenhouse effects are

　　C．call us to protect the earth

　　D．teach us a fact

　　10．Which of the following words has the similar meaning as the underlined phrase in the second paragraph?

　　A．Throw.

　　B．Rebound.

　　C．Go.

　　D．Fetch.

　　Ⅴ.阅读填空

　　As the number of people using the Internet grows，it is inevitable that the number of Internet scams(欺诈) will grow.Unfortunately there are many forms of scams but in this article we will look at two of the most prominent.

　　419 fraud or “Nigerian Scams”

　　Also known as advanced fee fraud (AFF)，419 fraud is named after the section of the Nigerian penal code(刑法典) that deals with fraud.Although originally originating in Nigeria，these scams can originate from anywhere.If you fall for one of these at best you will lose thousands of dollars，at worst you will lose your life.These usually start with an email from a bank official or a government minister informing you that they have access to millions of dollars but need your help to get the money out of the country.The result is that when the deal is threatened，you will be asked for money to secure the release of the funds.Do not under any circumstances reply to these letters.People have been murdered while following up with these scams.

　　Phishing（网络钓鱼）

　　In phishing scams，scammers send out emails to millions of Internet addresses intending to be from a financial institution，and requiring you to log in and confirm your details.The email looks authentic（真实的） and contains a link that you need to click.If you happen to have an account at the bank featured in the scam then it’s a very natural thing to click the link and log in to “your” account except it’s not your account or even your bank.It will be a website set up by the scammers to extract your information，name，address，credit card details，password and PIN number etc..Once they have these details they will have access to your funds and your identity.Avoid these scams by never clicking on a link in an email like this.Banks do not send out emails requesting you to log in and confirm your details.