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Units 45(时间：45分钟满分：65分).单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1Mike had_feeling of excitement when he heard he had passed_driving test.(2012广西南宁模拟)Athe; a Bthe; an C/; the Da; the答案D考查冠词用法。句意：当迈克听到自己已经通过了驾照考试时，他很兴奋。a feeling of excitement一种兴奋的感觉，为固定短语；后一空格应用the表特指。2The passengers were sent to the nearest hospital _ after the accident happened.Ashortly Bnearly CInstantly Ddearly答案A考查副词的辨析。句意：事故发生之后不久，旅客们被送到最近的医院。shortly after为固定结构，充当连词，意为“不久以后”；instantly“立即地，即刻地”，本题强调“发生后不久”，且instantly后面不能跟after，故排除此项；nearly“几乎”；dearly“非常地、极大地”。3Sir，I m here.Please listen.I _asking your parents to come to our school，but Id like to hear your opinion first.A. have considered B. am going to consider C. considered D. have been considering答案D考查动词时态。have been considering为现在完成进行时，表示持续性和未完成性。4On the top of the hill stands a wooden house，_the forest keeper once lived.A. which B. that C. where D. when答案C考查定语从句的关系句。句意：山上有个木屋，守林人曾经住在那儿。where引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中作地点状语。5The maths problem is very difficult.I work it out，_.(2012大庆实验中学月考)A. still B. yet C. although D. though答案D考查副词辨析。句意：这道数学题很难，不过我却做出来了。still仍然；yet然而；although尽管；though不过，可是，作副词用时，一般置于句末。6It was not easy for him to get _ his friends in such hard situation.Ain connection to Bin touch withCin contract with Din relation to答案B此题考查短语的辨析。句意：对于他来说，在这么困难的情况下和他的朋友取得联系并不容易。get in touch with“与取得联系”；in connection to“与有关”；in relation to“关于，涉及，与相比”。7Have you _ your application form，Janet?Not yet.Asent off Bsent upCsent for Dsent out答案A考查动词短语的辨析。句意：珍妮特，你寄出你的申请表了吗？“还没有。”send off“寄出”；send up“发出，射出”；send for“召唤，派人去请”；send out“分发，散发”。根据题意选A。8We knew that there were no_ or easy solutions to overcome the problems that we faced.Ainstant Bsuitable Cfree Dopen答案A句意：我们知道对于面临的问题我们没有立竿见影的解决方法。根据句意用instant。9I would like to_my gratitude to my graduate study supervisors.Aacknowledge BacceptCadmit Dcontribute答案A考查动词词义的辨析。句意：我想对培养我的研究生导师们表示感谢。acknowledge“表示感谢”；accept“承认，收到”；admit“承认，允许进入”；contribute“贡献，捐献”。10Here is our menu and wine list.Are you ready to order now?Yes，Id like two French fries，a piece of pizza and a cup of coffee.How about you，Helen?_！AMe，too BSame again，pleaseCIts all the same to me DThe same to me答案B答语要表达的意思是：再来一份同样的。用Same again，please表达此意。Me，too表示赞同，意为“我也这么认为，我也是”；Its all the same to me和The same to me意思相同，表示“对我来说都一样”。11Hi，Linda.Whats up?I_for someone to go to the movies with me.Alook Bhave lookedClooked Dam looking答案D根据句意可知答话者正在找人陪她一起去看电影，应用现在进行时。12When_on sand，the plant grows close to the ground，_narrow leaves and small flowers.Agrown; to have Bgrowing; havingCgrowing; and have Dgrew; having答案B当这种植物长在沙地里，它就靠近地面，叶子窄，花儿小。第一空处动词grow的逻辑主语是the plant，表示“生长，发育”，作不及物动词，因此用现在分词；如果作及物动词，则表示“种植”之意。第二空处表示伴随情况，用现在分词。故选B项。13I just_seem to get it into my sons head how important it is to learn English well.Amustnt BwontCcant Dneednt答案C根据句意，此处是说无法让自己的儿子意识到学好英语的重要性，因此用cant。14I told him it was a bad idea，but Dave was so _ that he just never listened.Aambitious BroundaboutCstubborn Dstraightforward答案C句意：我告诉他这是个坏主意。但戴夫如此固执，对我的忠告充耳不闻。stubborn“固执的，坚定的”。ambitious“有雄心的，野心勃勃的”；roundabout“迂回的，转弯抹角的”；straightforward“正直的，坦率的”。15Our company decided to_the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.Adestroy Bresist Cassume Dcancel答案Dcancel the contract“废止合同”；destroy“破坏，毁坏”；resist“抵制，抵抗”；assume“假定，承担”。.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)AFrom a very early age，some children exhibit better selfcontrol.Now a new study has tracked how lowselfcontrol can predict poor health，money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years.The study began with 1,000 children in New Zealand.Researchers followed them for decades.They observed the level of selfcontrol the youngsters displayed.Parents，teachers，even the kids themselves，scored the youngsters on measures like “acting before thinking” and “persistence in reaching goals.”The children of the study are now adults in their thirties.Terrie Moffitt of Duke University found that kids with selfcontrol issues tended to grow up to become adults with a far more troubling set of issues to deal with.“The children，who had the lowest selfcontrol when they were age three to ten，had the most health problems in their thirties，”Moffitt said，“and they had the worst financial situation.They were more likely to have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on a very low income.”Moffitt said its still unclear why some children have better selfcontrol than others，though other researchers have found that its mostly a learned behavior，with relatively little genetic influence.But good selfcontrol can run in families because children with good selfcontrol are more likely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parents.“Whereas some of the lowselfcontrol study members are more likely to be single parents with a very low income and the parent is in poor health and likely to be a heavy substance abuser，”said Moffitt.“So thats not a good atmosphere for a child.So it looks as though selfcontrol is something that in one generation can disadvantage the next generation.”But the good news，according to Moffitt，is that selfcontrol can be taught by parents，and through school curricula that have been shown to be effective.【解题导语】 儿童的自控力有怎样的影响？一项追踪儿童至成年研究发现了其巨大的影响力。16According to the text，the purpose of the study is to_.Ameasure childrens selfcontrolBobserve childrens level of selfcontrolChelp children to exhibit better selfcontrolDfind the effect lowselfcontrol brings to children答案D细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“how lowselfcontrol can predict poor health.”可知，D项正确。17Which of the following is TRUE of the study?AThe children are tested in knowledge.BAbout 1,000 children got involved in it.CIt is being carried out worldwide.DIt has lasted for about 10 years.答案B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“The study began with 1,000 children.”可知，B项正确。18It has proved that children with lowselfcontrol tend to_.Abreak the law Bearn more moneyCrefuse to be parents Dbe ill at age 3 to 10答案A细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“他们更可能有犯罪记录，作为单身父母养育孩子，收入较低”可知，A项正确。19According to Moffitt，who can help children get selfcontrol?ADoctors. BTeachers.CResearchers. DPolicemen.答案B细节理解题。根据最后一句“自控力可以由父母和学校课程教会”可知，应选B。20From the text we can know that _.ADuke University is famous for the studyBmost children dont have much selfcontrolCchildrens selfcontrol can be taughtDparents genes determine childrens selfcontrol答案C推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知，孩子的自控力可以被教会。故C项符合题意。BWhat happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes？Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow.It is a fascinating book for a new generation of scifi readers.Marcus Yallow,17，from San Francisco is much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society.Smart，fast and wise to the ways of the networked world，he has no trouble outwitting(骗过)his high schools monitoring system.This way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real life.While they are playing，a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge.Marcus stops a military vehicle to get help for his injured friend，but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secret prison.There he is treated as a possible terrorist.He is eventually let go after four days，but his injured friend disappears.When he returns，Marcus discovers that there are many “security measures” in place and that now all citizens are treated like potential terrorists.While some consider this government action necessary for public safety，Marcus sees this as a complete destruction of the rights he is supposed to have as a citizen.He knows that no one will believe his story，which leaves him with only one thing to do：to take down the DHS himself.He helps organize a large network called Xnet to spread the truth，anonymously(匿名地)The book presents a young man who is irresponsible，but learns about himself，and grows，in the course of the story.As part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society.【解题导语】 本文是一篇书评。对一个孩子来说，当他眼里的世界突然发生改变时，对他来说意味着什么？本文详细介绍了很受科幻读者欢迎的由美国作家Cory Doctorow所写的Little Brother这本书。21What kind of article does this passage belong to?AA fascinating story BA book review.CNews report. DA TV programme.答案B根据第一段最后一句“It is a fascinating book for a new generation of scifi readers”和最后一段第一句“The book presents a young man.”以及文中对书的内容的介绍可知，本文是一篇书评。故B项正确。22The underlined word “destruction” in the passage means _.Adamage BrewardCruin Dprotection答案C由语境知，Marcus发现所有的公民被看做是潜在的恐怖分子，尽管一些人认为这种政府行为对于公共安全来说是必要的，但完全侵犯了他作为公民的一种权利。damage往往指损害或损毁以使其失去价值；ruin常表抽象含义，意为“毁坏，毁灭”。故C项正确。 23Marcus Yallow was sent to prison because _.Ahe killed his friendBhe bombed a military vehicleChe did something that a possible terrorist could doDhis injured friend disappeared答案C根据第三段倒数第二句“There he is treated as a possible terrorist”可知，C项正确。24From the second paragraph we can infer that _.AMarcus Yallow is much more comfortable obeying the rules of societyBMarcus Yallow is smart，fast and wise in real lifeCMarcus Yallow always plays online games in real lifeDMarcus Yallow is expert at the network world答案D根据第二段第一句排除A项；由第二句可知，Marcus Yallow精通网络世界，轻松骗过了学校的监督系统，由此可以说明他对于网络很在行。故D项正确。25In the end of the book，Marcus Yallow _.Ais supposed to be more irresponsibleBbecomes aware of very serious issues about his societyCpresents a young man who is irresponsibleDplays a popular online game in real life答案B根据最后一段最后一句中的“.he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society”可知，B项正确。.写作(满分30分)最近，你班就“90后的成长”话题进行了一项社会调查，调查显示，人们对“90后”青少年的现状褒贬不一。请根据以下要点用英语写一篇文章，介绍调查结果，并谈谈你自己作为一名“90后”的感想。优点：1.思想独立、有志向2乐于接受并尝试新事物3自信、热情4珍惜友情，善于交流缺点：1.依赖性强2心理抗挫能力不足3缺乏责任感4自控力差你自己的感想(至少两点)注意：1.对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。2词数120150左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。3文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。参考词汇：挫折frustrationRecently our class has conducted a survey about “The growth of post90s generation”People have different opinions on it._【参考范文】Recently_our_class_has_conducted_a_survey_about_“The_growth_of_post90s_generation”People_have_different_opinions_on_it.Some people think that the post90s generation are confident，ambitious and independent in thinking.They are fond of new things，ready to accept and try them.Whats more，they have many new ideas，which makes them more creative.Its especially worth mentioning that they are enthusiastic and caring.They treasure friendship and are good at communicating with others.However，others argue that the post90s generation are too selfcentered and dependent on their parents in life or teachers in study.They tend to live a comfortable life but are less able to overcome frustration.Besides，some of them lack the sense of responsibility and dont know how to show gratitude to others.Worse still，many are so weak in controlling themselves that they are often addicted to the Internet.As a member of them，I think we post90s generation should be aware of our own strengths and weaknesses，so that we can put emphasis on perfecting ourselves.Only in this way can we gain respect and faith from others.8
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