Unit 1 自主检测
Ⅰ.完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)
Some artists are often not famous during their lifetime. Vincent van Gogh(梵高) was such an artist. People did not pay much attention to his 1 . He began to think he was not a very good painter. But he did not give up painting. He was so 2 in what he was painting that he did not want to stop. He would even 3 to eat!
4 , his paintings were dark. He used pencils or charcoal sticks(炭条) to make them.Then he 5 colour. He used lots of brown and dark green.
Later, Vincent moved to France. He wanted to learn from the artists who 6 there. They were trying new 7 of painting. In France,Vincent began using bright colours. He used oil paints(油画颜料) to create his art. He painted both the countryside and people. He 8 painted self-portraits(自画像). He created more than 30portraits of himself!
Vincent completed more than 2,000 paintings in his life. 9 hardly bought his paintings during his lifetime, his paintings sell for a lot of money today. People think his paintings are masterpieces(杰作). For example, the paintingSunflowers is very 10 all over the world.
1. A. trips B. paintings C. villages D. music
2. A. wrong B. lucky C. interested D. tired
3. A. forget B. start C. hope D. agree
4. A. At last B. Once again C. At least D. At first
5. A. helped B. added C. missed D. guessed
6. A. worked B. sang C. danced D. cooked
7. A. facts B. stories C. ways D. reports
8. A. never B. hardly C. perhaps D. also
9. A. Before B. Though C. If D. When
10. A. humorous B. polite C. famous D. quiet
Ⅱ.阅读理解(每小题2分，共16分)
A
I am 15 years old. I am not sure what job I want to do when Iam older, but I do know that I want to go to university. I am going to study English, Italian and math inGrade 12 and then go to a good university to study languages.Maybe I will become a famous writer.
I am 17 years old. I have a 16-year-old sister and her name isLucy. I am going to be a doctor when I am older. I love to study and will try to go to a medical(医学的) school when I am 20. Before this, I am going to travel to Africa and be a volunteer(志愿者) in hospitals. I know it will be difficult, but I will be strong and won't get scared even if things get hard. I want to be the best!
When I am older, I am going to travel more. I came to the UKfrom Italy when I was five and Iwill go back there when I'm 20. It will be 2 years from now. As I am going to travel, I will learn as many new languages as I can at school. I really want to learnChinese and Russian, but the school doesn't teach them now.However, the teachers say our school will start another four subjects next year!
11. Next year Laurent's school will .
A. have four new teachers
B. have a trip to other countries
C. start more subjects
D. teach students Chinese
12. is the oldest according to the passage.
A. Lance B. Rosie C. Lucy D. Laurent
13. What are the students talking about
A. Their love for their family.
B. Their plans for the future.
C. Their everyday life at school.
D. Their best friend at school.
B
Selah Schneiter stood on the top of ElCapitan. Her blue helmet(头盔) sat on top of her head and a thick (粗的) green rope was tied around her body. The ten-year-old girl smiled from ear to ear as tears(眼泪) ran down her face.
“Selah, are those your happy tears ” Mike,her father, asked.
She nodded(点头). “I just can't believe Idid it!” Selah said.
The girl had just made rock climbing history.She became the youngest person ever to have climbed El Capitan. The mountain is about 916meters tall—— higher than the tallest building in the world. And Selah carried 9 kilograms of gear,food and water with her.
Her father, an experienced climber, joined her. The climb took them five days. At first,Selah's father thought the mountain was too high for his daughter. The little girl, however, was serious. Every day, they would get a little closer to the top. “One move at a time. I will achieve success in the end!” the girl said.
Selah wanted to use this achievement(成就)to encourage other children not to give up easily.In our daily lives, there may be many tall“ mountains” too. Keep trying, and you can overcome(克服) any difficulty!
14. How did Selah feel when she stood on the top of El Capitan
A. Sad. B. Lucky.
C. Excited. D. Afraid.
15. What does the underlined word“gear” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese
A.纱布 B.设备
C.音箱 D.颜料
16. Which of the following words best describesSelah
A. Warm-hearted. B. Strong-minded.
C. Easy-going. D. Well-educated.
17. Why did Selah want to stand on the top of ElCapitan
A. To visit more mountains.
B. To make herself more famous.
C. To stay with her father.
D. To encourage other children.
18. What's the best title for the passage
A. A Brave Climber
B. A Dangerous Mountain
C. A Serious Illness
D. A Happy Family
Ⅲ.短文填空(每小题1分，共10分)
根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的单词并用其正确形式填空，将单词填写在相应的横线上。每个单词只能用一次。
very but he culture for fan miss online real share
Max Burns, a British man, is very popular on the Internet because of his videos of makingChinese food.
Max's parents worked in China 19 many years. So Max spent his first 13 years being interested in Chinese 20 —— learning the language and loving the food. When his family moved to Brighton, UK in 2017, Max 21 Chinese food very much. He began to order(点餐) takeaways(外卖食物) from local Chinese restaurants at first. 22 the meals didn't taste the same as they were in China. They were also 23 expensive. Then Max decided to try to make Chinese dishes at home.
Max found that many of 24 friends didn't know much about the real Chinese food. He wanted to do something. Then he made videos of making Chinese food and put them 25 . In his videos, Max shows others how to cook the 26 Chinese food at home. The videos have helped him win millions of 27 all over the world.
“When people ask me where I'm from, I find it hard to answer because I grew up in China and now I'm living in the UK,” he says. “I'm just trying to 28 Chinese and British cultures with Chinese and British people, and build a cultural bridge between them.”
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Ⅳ.书面表达(共24分)
最近你校正在举行评选校园“闪耀之星(Shining Star)”的活动,每个学生可以推荐一名候选人。假如你是李华，Mary 是你心目中的最佳人选，请根据以下要点提示，为她写一封英文推荐信。
名字 Mary
年龄 14岁
外貌 大眼睛，长头发
推荐理由 1.乐于助人，经常参加志愿活动； 2.喜欢传统文化，擅长中国剪纸； 3.能使用电脑制作有趣的卡通片； 4 (补充一个要点)
愿望 希望 Mary 能够成功入选
注意：
1.词数80左右(已经给出的内容不计入总词数)；
2.不得透露学校、姓名等个人信息。
参考 词 汇: 推 荐 recommend; 候 选 人candidate
Dear Head Teacher,
My name is Li Hua. Recently our school is holding an activity to choose the“Shining Star”around us.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
Unit 1 自主检测
Ⅰ.[语篇解读]本文介绍了著名画家梵高的经历。
1. B考查名词辨析。根据上下文可知，当时人们不太关注他的画作, paintings符合题意。
2. C 考查形容词辨析。 wrong错误的; lucky 幸运的;interested感兴趣的; tired 疲惫的。根据其后提到的“他不想停下来”可知，他对自己的作品很感兴趣，interested 符合题意。
3. A考查动词辨析。根据上文中的“他不想停下来”可推断，他甚至会忘记吃饭，forget符合题意。
4. D 考查短语辨析。 at last 最后; once again 再一次; atleast 至少; at first起初,一开始。根据上下文可知,起初，他的画风比较暗淡，At first符合题意。
5. B考查动词辨析。根据其后提到的“他大量使用棕色和深绿色”可知，他添加了颜色，added符合题意。
6. A考查动词辨析。根据其前提到的“搬到了法国”可知，他想向在那里工作的画家学习，worked 符合题意。
7. C 考查名词辨析。 fact事实; story 故事; way 方法,方式；report报道。根据上下文可知，他们在尝试新的绘画方式，ways符合题意。
8. D考查副词辨析。根据上下文可知，他也画自画像，also 表示“也”，而且设空处所在句是肯定句，符合题意。
9. B考查连词辨析。根据上下文可知，虽然人们在他生前几乎没有买过他的画，但现在他的画卖很多钱，Though符合题意。
10. C 考查形容词辨析。 humorous幽默的; polite 礼貌的; famous著名的; quiet安静的。根据上下文可知,《向日葵》这幅画在全世界都非常有名，famous符合题意。
Ⅱ. A
[语篇解读]本文介绍了三名同学对未来的打算。
11. C 细节理解题。根据 Laurent 描述中的“However,the teachers say our school will start another foursubjects next year!”可知,他的学校将开设更多的课程。故选 C。
12. D 推理判断题。根据 Lance 描述中的“I am 15years old.”可知, Lance 的年龄是15岁;根据 Rosie描述中的“I am 17 years old.”和“I have a 16-year-oldsister and her name is Lucy.”可知, Rosie的年龄是17岁, Lucy 的年龄是16岁;根据 Laurent 描述中的“…Iwill go back there when I'm 20. It will be 2 years fromnow.”可推知, Laurent 现在是 18 岁。由此可知,Laurent 的年龄最大。故选 D。
13. B主旨大意题。通读全文可知，他们是在谈论自己对未来的打算。故选B。
B
[语篇解读] 本文介绍了 Selah Schneiter。她是一位很棒的登山者，她想用自己的经历鼓励其他孩子不要轻易放弃，要克服困难、勇于攀登。
14. C 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“The ten-year-oldgirl smiled from ear to ear as tears ran down her face.”可推断，她站在山顶时觉得很兴奋，故答案为C。
15. B词义猜测题。画线的词是 gear，根据其后提到的food and water可推断,她爬山带的物品有食物、水以及爬山用的“设备”，故答案为B。
16. B 推理判断题。根据第五段的描述可推断，Selah是一个意志坚强的人，故答案为 B。
17. D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Selah wantedto use this achievement to encourage other children notto give up easily.”可知, Selah 想用自己的实际行动来鼓励其他孩子不要轻易放弃，故选 D。
18. A标题归纳题。本文主要讲了一个十岁的小女孩Selah Schneiter克服困难、勇敢攀登的故事,故合适的标题是 A 项。
Ⅲ.[语篇解读]本文介绍了一个喜欢中国美食的英国人 Max Burns。
19. for 根据其后的时间状语 many years(许多年)可知，所缺的介词是 for。
20. culture 根据上下文可知，他对中国文化很感兴趣，culture符合题意。
21. missed 根据其后提到的他从当地的中餐厅点外卖可知，他非常想念中国的食物。miss意为“想念”，再根据上下文可知，时态是一般过去时，missed 符合题意。
拓展延伸 miss 作动词时，还有“没有赶上(飞机或火车),错过”之意。如: If you don't get there on time,you’ ll miss the train. 如果你不按时到那里,你会赶不上火车的。
22. But 根据上下文可知，一开始他从当地的中餐厅点外卖，但是这些饭菜的味道和中国的不一样，表转折的连词 but符合题意。句首单词的首字母要大写，故填 But。
23. very根据上下文可知，那些外卖食物还非常昂贵，very 符合题意。
24. his 根据上下文可知，Max发现他的许多朋友不了解真正的中国食物，his符合题意。
25. online 根据上下文可知，他制作了做中国菜的视频，并把它们发布到了网上，online符合题意。
26. real Max在他的视频里教其他人如何在家里烹饪出真正的中国食物，real符合题意。
27. fans根据上下文可知，这些视频帮他获得了来自世界各地的数百万粉丝。fan意为“粉丝”，再根据其前的 millions of可知,要用其复数形式,故填 fans。
28. share根据上下文可知，他说的是“我只是想和中国和英国的人们一起分享中英文化”，share符合题意。
Ⅳ. One possible version:
Dear Head Teacher,
My name is Li Hua. Recently our school has been holding an activity to choose the“Shining Star” around us. I would like to recommend Mary as a candidate.
Mary is a 14-year-old girl with big eyes and long hair. She is kind and always ready to help others. She often takes part in volunteer activities. She likes traditionalChinese culture, and she is good at Chinese paper-cutting.Mary is also able to use a computer to make interesting cartoons. Mary is clever and she always comes up with great ideas.
That's all about Mary. I hope that she will become the“Shining Star”.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
