新人教版必修5《Unit1 Great scientists》2017年單元測試卷（河北省邢臺二中）（2）

第一部分： 閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié) （滿分30分）

• 1．When Julie Jones and Caroline Atkin were schoolgirls，they promised to be best friends for ever．Years later，Caroline died from a brain tumor at the age of 45，leaving five children．In her last weeks，she asked Julie to raise the children as her own．Julie，a single mother of three with a small income，didn't hesitate．
     "I held her in my arms and said'You'll be OK'，but I knew I was losing her．"She says．
     "The hospital rang me and I rushed there，but Caroline had just gone，"she says．"I went to her house．The children arrived home from school in a taxi and I gathered them in my arms and said：'Mommy has gone to Heaven．'"
     "Michael，who was 11，left the room．Kieran，ten，sat in great surprise；James，nine，broke down；while Emma，seven，and Chantelle，five uneasy．I brought them home．"
     Julie，mother of Adam，20，Peter，19，and 14-year-old Christian，moved the table from her dining room to turn it into an extra bedroom for the girls．
     She says"I put a tent up in the garden，and the children took turns to camp outside．We turned into a game．The children were terribly hurt by losing both their parents．But now，despite our lack of space and money，we have become one happy family．"The table in the kitchen is so small that Julie had to cook Christmas dinner in two sittings．Her eldest son has left for university and his bedroom is used by the younger boys．
     Julie had to work 50 hours a week and runs the home on her salary．
     "The children aren't quiet anymore．The house is filled with screams and shouts and laughter．"she says．"They say'Julie，you make us so happy，'but the truth is that they're the ones who make me happy．I'm not extraordinary．I'm just a mum．"
  
  （1）What can we know about Julie from the text？

  
  A．She had lived a rich life before the adoption．
  B．She promised to adopt Caroline's children as a schoolgirl．
  C．She blamed Caroline's husband for taking no responsibility．
  D．She had to work very hard to support the large family．
  （2）Which one is NOT what Julie did to support the large family？

  
  A．Using the dining room as a bedroom．
  B．Putting a tent up in the garden．
  C．Persuading her eldest son to leave for university．
  D．Cooking Christmas dinner in two sittings．
  （3）From the last paragraph，we can know that Julie is

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  A．annoyed
  B．tired
  C．modest
  D．energetic
  （4）What would be the best title for the text？

  
  A．A mother to five orphans
  B．Five lucky children
  C．Caroline's death
  D．Troubles of raising children
  組卷：39引用：2難度：0.9

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• 2．Christopher Thomas，27，was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast．Diagnosed with diabetes（糖尿?。?，Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage，blindness and even death．And if that weren't bad enough，he had no health insurance．
  After a month of feeling upset，Thomas decided he'd better find a way to fight back．He left Canton，Michigan for New York，got a job waiting tables，nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar，and created diabeticrockstar．com，a free online community for diabetics and their loved ones-a place where over 1100 people share personal stories，information and resources．
  Jason Swencki's son，Kody，was diagnosed with diabetes at six．Father and son visit the online children's forums （論壇） together most evenings．"Kody gets so excited，writing to kids from all over，"says Swencki，one of the site's volunteers．"They know what he's going through，so he doesn't feel lonely．"
  Kody is anything but alone：Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States，with 24 million diagnosed cases．And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages．
  These days，Thomas's main focus is his charity （慈善機構），F(xiàn)ight It，which provides medicines and supplies to people-225 to date-who can't afford a diabetic's huge expenses．Fight-it．org has raised ＄23，000-in products and in cash．In May，Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean．
  Even with a staff of 22 volunteers，Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause，while still doing his full-time job waiting tables．"Of the diabetes charities out there，most are putting money into finding a cure，"says Bentley Gubar，one of Rockstar's original members．"But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now．"
  
  （1）Which of the following is TRUE of Christopher Thomas？

  
  A．He needs to go to the doctor every day
  B．He studies the leading cause of diabetes．
  C．He has a positive attitude to his disease．
  D．He encourages diabetics by writing articles．
  （2）Diabeticrockstar．com was created for

  ．
  A．diabetics to communicate
  B．volunteers to find jobs
  C．children to amuse themselves
  D．rock stars to share resources
  （3）What can we learn about Fight It？

  
  A．It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties．
  B．It organizes parties for volunteers once a year．
  C．It offers less expensive medicines to diabetics．
  D．It owns a well-known medical website．
  組卷：21引用：1難度：0.7

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• 3．Happy birthday!Do birthdays really make people happy？Of course they do．Birthdays celebrate the day we were born．Besides，that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity-or so we hope．We all like to imagine that we're getting wiser and not just older．Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle of growth in others，as well．For instance，seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud．For Americans，like people in most cultures，growing up is a wonderful process．But growing old？That's a different story．
  Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented American culture．Most Americans like to look young，act young and feel young．As the old saying goes，"You're as young as you feel．"Older people joke about how many years young they are，rather than how many years old．People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom．But Americans seem to favor those that are young，or at least"young at heart"．
  Many older Americans find the"golden years"to be anything but golden．Economically，"senior citizens"often struggle just to get by．Retirement at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income．Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference．Older people may suffer from poor nutrition，medical care and housing．Some even experience age discrimination （歧視）．In 1987，American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets．She was often treated rudely-even cheated and robbed．However，dressed as a young person，she received much more respect．
  Unfortunately，the elderly population in America is increasing fast．Why？People are living together．Fewer babies are being born．And middle-aged"baby boomers"are rapidly entering the groups of the elderly．America may soon be a place where wrinkles （皺紋） are"in"．Marketing experts are already noticing this group of consumers （消費者）．
  
  （1）The main idea of the third paragraph is

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  A．the golden years can make the old earn lots of money
  B．many old people in America are leading a hard life
  C．the old in America have to retire at the age of 65
  D．American social security benefits are not good
  （2）From the last paragraph we know that the underlined word"in"can be replaced by

  ．
  A．serious
  B．bad
  C．disappearing slowly
  D．growing fast
  （3）From this passage we can know

  ．
  A．in America，growing up is not a wonderful process
  B．in America，growing up is as wonderful a process as growing old
  C．in America，growing up is a wonderful process，while growing old is not
  D．in America，growing old is a wonderful process，while growing up is not
  （4）What should be mentioned in the following paragraph？

  
  A．The public will change their attitude towards old people．
  B．People will provide more services to the old in their communities．
  C．Companies will soon produce more goods for old Americans．
  D．The government will pass laws to ensure the benefits of the people．
  組卷：23引用：1難度：0.7

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第三部分 寫作 （共兩節(jié)）．第一節(jié) 短文改錯（滿分10分）

• 8．Nowadays，the computer technology develops very fast that the Internet has become more and more popular．Some students regarded it as a great helper．Because there has a lot of information on line，so you can surf the Internet for any information you need in a short time without working hard in the library．This is also very convenient to talk with others by using the Internet．Moreover，other students think that there is some information online which is not good for students．In addition，spend too much time playing games will not only have a bad effect on their studies but also do harm for health．Therefore，we should make properly use of the Internet．It is of great important to separate good plants from wild weeds．
  組卷：57引用：3難度：0.1

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第二節(jié) 書面表達（25分）

• 9．假如你叫李平，你的美國筆友Tom來信詢問你暑假過的怎樣．請根據以下信息給他回信，說明你在假期中的活動和理由．
  

  活動
  休息	學習緊張，缺少鍛煉和休息
  看望鄉(xiāng)下的祖父母	幫助他們做點家務，并給他們談了身邊的新鮮事
  和朋友進行短途旅游	欣賞大自然，呼吸新鮮空氣

  注意：詞數(shù)100左右．
  Dear Tom，
  

  
  Yours，
  Li Ping．
  組卷：52引用：5難度：0.5

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