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单元测评20　Unit 2　Onwards and upwards (时间：30分钟　　满分：35分) (本栏目内容在学生用书中以活页形式分册装订！) Ⅰ.阅读理解(本题共8个小题，每小题2.5分，共20分) A (2025·重庆质检) “I am very grateful to China COSCO SHIPPING Corporation Limited (COSCO SHIPPING) for not only offering me a job but also sponsoring my daughter to become a world champion in boxing，” Michail Michalakakos, a dockworker at the Piraeus Port operated by COSCO SHIPPING, said in a special program produced by China News Service. The Piraeus Port, located 12 km south­west of Athens, is a flagship project in the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI) cooperation between China and Greece.Praised as the “Pearl of the Aegean Sea” with its breathtaking scenery and thousand­year history, the port, Greece's largest, once faced development challenges at the beginning of the new century.COSCO SHIPPING signed a 35­year agreement with Greece in 2008 and invested in its container terminals No.2 and No.3 in 2009. Before COSCO SHIPPING took over the operations, some Greek employees had doubts about the 26 compatibility(相容性) of the business model of Chinese companies at European ports and whether local workers might face unemployment under Chinese management.However, these concerns naturally disappeared.Michalakakos noted that instead of laying off workers，COSCO SHIPPING continued to support the port's growth and even sent local young talents to China to learn about port management and improve their skills.Working at COSCO SHIPPING Piraeus Port fills Michalakakos with pride, as the company not only values its employees but also supports their families. His daughter has a passion for boxing, but their family faced financial difficulties, making it impossible for her to participate in international competitions.Upon learning of their situation, COSCO SHIPPING decided to sponsor his daughter's participation in these competitions, ultimately enabling her to fulfill her boxing dreams.A year ago, Michalakakos's daughter won the NG world championship in women's boxing (youth category) while representing Greece in Venice, Italy.She will prepare for Greek league competitions. 【语篇解读】　本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了中国远洋海运集团帮助一名希腊员工的女儿成为世界拳击冠军的故事。 1．Why does Michail Michalakakos feel grateful to COSCO SHIPPING? A．Because it provided financial support for his daughter. B．Because it gave his daughter boxing guidance. C．Because it founded a special organization to raise money. D．Because it showed his daughter how to be a world champion. 答案：A 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “I am very grateful...for not only offering me a job but also sponsoring my daughter to become a world champion in boxing” 可知，中国远洋海运集团不仅给他提供了工作，还资助他女儿成为世界拳击冠军。再结合最后一段中的 “their family faced financial difficulties” 和 “COSCO SHIPPING decided to sponsor his daughter's participation in these competitions” 可知，中国远洋海运集团为他女儿提供了经济支持，故选A。 2．Which information about the Piraeus Port is correct? A．It is located 12 km north­west of Athens. B．It's only famous for its beautiful scenery. C．This port faces no challenges of development. D．This port benefits from the Belt and Road Initiative. 答案：D 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “The Piraeus Port, located 12 km south­west of Athens, is a flagship project in the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI) cooperation between China and Greece.”可知， Piraeus港口位于雅典西南部12公里处，是中国与希腊在 “一带一路” 倡议下合作的旗舰项目。由此可知，该港口受益于 “一带一路” 倡议，故选D。 3．What worried some Greek employees most before? A．They might lose their jobs under Chinese management. B．Chinese companies would take over all the European ports. C．Their abilities of port management were not good enough. D．Their salaries could not make both ends meet properly. 答案：A 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “some Greek employees had doubts...whether local workers might face unemployment under Chinese management” 可知，一些希腊员工担心在中国人的管理下当地工人可能会面临失业，故选A。 4．What's the main idea of this passage? A．COSCO SHIPPING sent local young talents to China to improve their skills. B．COSCO SHIPPING signed an agreement with Greece in 2008. C．The Chinese company helped a Greece employee's daughter be a world champion. D．Michalakakos's daughter won the world championship in women's boxing. 答案：C 解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章第一段通过 Michalakakos 的话引出中国远洋海运集团对他和女儿的帮助，接着介绍它的相关情况，最后一段讲述了 Michalakakos 的女儿受资助的详情，由此可知，本文主要介绍了中国公司帮助一名希腊员工的女儿获得世界冠军的故事，故选C。 B (2025·石家庄质检) The young attendant probably said something like, Excusez­moi? Or Pardon? But I could not even register that he was speaking to me.I, in Paris for the very first time, was apparently deaf to even the cues of vocal tone and facial expression.Though I knew that my French was not good, it was then that I realized just being able to count to 15 and say “Je m' appelle Kyla” was not going to work. I had tried very hard to learn some French before I went on my long weekend.Despite all the available resources, I'd really had no intention of studying French in a meaningful way until I was in Paris.But as soon as I'd made up my mind, I ran into a roadblock.As a teenager, I'd learned Spanish almost passively, never receiving less than an A．Meanwhile, I'd taken Russian for a year, and learning a new alphabet and its grammar had given me an almost unshakable sense of confidence.So why, when trying to take up French, a language closest to English, could I not even remember how to use the most ordinary verb, être? When, months after my trip, I still hadn't gotten much further, I started to wonder...am I bad at this? And though I was only in my 30s, was my lack of facility a result of aging? Yet alongside my frustration, a surprising feeling emerged.Not discouragement — but delight in my failure.At 32, having lived in the same city for over ten years, having finished school and started a career, having achieved many of the milestones of young adulthood, it had been so long since I'd been an absolute beginner that being bad at something actually felt refreshing. What so many people experience when they travel is the realization of how big the world is and how much more of it there is than they could have imagined.That's what I gained — an expanded sense of belief, not limited by what I had already seen; a humble belief in the power of what I didn't yet know. 【语篇解读】　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要分享了作者在巴黎旅行期间的感悟：在法语上进展缓慢意味着还有未知的领域，因此，我们应该突破自己的局限，勇于探索未知。 5．What prevented the author understanding the attendant? A.The author's disability. B．The author's poor French. C．The attendant's accent. D．The attendant's low tone. 答案：B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “Though I knew that my French was not good...say‘Je m' appelle Kyla’ was not going to work.” 可知，作者的法语很差，因此作者没能理解服务员的意思，故选B。 6．How did the author feel about the lack of progress in learning French? A．Disappointed and embarrassed. B．Delighted and refreshed. C．Indifferent and unconcerned. D．Confident and motivated. 答案：B 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的 “a surprising feeling emerged.Not discouragement — but delight in my failure” 和 “being bad at something actually felt refreshing” 可推知，作者发现自己在学习法语上进展缓慢时，居然感到开心，精神还为之一振，故选B。 7．What did the author gain from the travel experience in Paris? A．An increased ability to speak French. B．A desire to go abroad for further study. C．A feeling of accomplishment in the career. D．A sense of openness to the unknown world. 答案：D 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 “That's what I gained — an expanded sense of belief, not limited by what I had already seen; a humble belief in the power of what I didn't yet know.” 可知，作者这次巴黎之行的收获是不要受制于自己已经看到的世界，以及对未知力量的谦卑的信念，故选D。 8．What's the author's purpose of writing this passage? A．To share an unexpected blessing. B．To tell about an unpleasant trip in Paris. C．To offer advice on traveling abroad. D．To recommend ways to learn a language. 答案：A 解析：写作目的题。本文讲述作者在巴黎旅游期间，听不懂服务员讲法语，以及自己在学习法语上进展缓慢的经历和作者从这样的经历中得到的感悟：对于未知的世界，我们要保持开放的心态，勇敢地去探索未知。作者从学不好法语这件貌似是打击的事情中得到了意想不到的收获，由此可知，作者写这篇文章是为了分享一件意外的幸事，故选A。 Ⅱ.完形填空(本题共15个小题，每小题1分，共15分) (2025·云南省统一检测) He is a born dwarf, only 100 centimeters tall.His 1 did not bring joy to his family, but cast a shadow on his parents' hearts.Because he 2 a rare disease, his bones are as 3 as glass. He showed great interest in music at an early age, 4 the piano.However, it is not easy for a person with weak hands and feet to learn it.Every time he has to rely on others to 5 him to get up and down the piano seat. Later, his father figured out a way to 6 a special assistor(助力器) on the piano, which made it easier for his feet to move the pedal.Even so, he often has 7 situations in the process of practicing the piano, but he 8 them and practices the piano crazily.At the age of 13, he was recommended to two musicians and under their careful guidance, his talents were undoubtedly 9 ． When he performed in public for the first time, he 10 in front of the stage for three minutes before starting to play.After the performance, there was a brief 11 in the audience, and then thunderous applause 12 ． Someone asked him why he stood for three minutes first.He explained, “Many people came because they were 13 about my figure.Let them see enough before my performance.” Being in the magical music world, he forgot the pain caused by his broken limbs and became full of 14 and high spirits.Instead of focusing on his physical body, people looked up at the “height” of his 15 with admiration. 【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一名身残志坚的男子热爱音乐并且不断追求梦想，最后在表演中获得观众认可的故事。 1．A.character B．behavior C．birth D．health 答案：C 解析：根据上文 “He is a born dwarf, only 100 centimeters tall.” 可知，身高仅100 厘米的他患有先天性侏儒症。由此可知，他的出生(birth)并没有给家庭带来欢乐。故选C。 2．A.suffers from B．brings in C．fights with D．passes on 答案：A 解析：根据空后的“a rare disease” 可知，此处是说他患有罕见疾病。suffer from 意为 “患有”。故选A。 3．A.fragile B．clear C．sharp D．smooth 答案：A 解析：根据空后的 “as glass”以及下文的“a person with weak hands and feet” 可知，此处是指他的骨头像玻璃一样脆弱。fragile 表示 “易碎的；易损的”。故选A。 4．A.definitely B．especially C．apparently D．eventually 答案：B 解析：根据空前的“He showed great interest in music at an early age”以及下文内容可知，他很小就对音乐感兴趣，尤其是(especially)钢琴。故选B。 5．A.move B．push C．hold D．remind 答案：C 解析：根据第一段的第一句和空前的“Every time he has to rely on others to”可知，他个子不够高，每次他要起身和坐下都得依赖别人抱着。hold 表示 “抱住；托住”。故选C。 6．A.adjust B．fix C．remove D．unfold 答案：B 解析：根据空后的“a special assistor(助力器) on the piano”可知，此处是说他的爸爸想出了一个方法：在钢琴上安装一个助力器。fix 表示 “安装，使固定”。故选B。 7．A.unexpected B．dangerous C．surprising D．unreasonable 答案：A 解析：根据空后的 “situations in the process of practicing the piano, but he them and practices the piano crazily” 可知，他经常在练钢琴的时候遇到意料之外的情况。unexpected 表示 “出乎意料的”。故选A。 8．A.avoids B．changes C．denies D．ignores 答案：D 解析：根据空前的but 和空后的 “practices the piano crazily” 可知，此处是指他忽视这些情况，疯狂练琴。ignore 表示 “忽视”。故选D。 9．A.rewarded B．wasted C．attracted D．revealed 答案：D 解析：根据空前的 “he was recommended to two musicians and under their careful guidance, his talents were undoubtedly” 以及下文的“he performed in public for the first time”可知，此处是说他的天赋无疑显露了出来。reveal 表示 “显示，显露”。故选D。 10．A.walked B．stood C．sat D．spoke 答案：B 解析：根据空后的“in front of the stage for three minutes”以及下文的 “Someone asked him why he stood for three minutes first.” 可知，当他第一次在公众面前表演时，他表演前在舞台上站了三分钟。此处是下文stood的原词复现。故选B。 11．A.silence B．speech C．apology D．hesitation 答案：A 解析：根据下文的“and then thunderous applause”可知，掌声响起前听众席中出现一段简短的沉默。silence 表示 “沉默”。故选A。 12．A.broke in B．died away C．broke out D．died down 答案：C 解析：根据空前的“thunderous applause” 可知，此处是指(听众席中)爆发出雷鸣般的掌声。break out表示 “爆发”。故选C。 13．A.anxious B．curious C．careful D．nervous 答案：B 解析：根据第一段第一句可知，他身患侏儒症，结合下文的 “Let them see enough before my performance.” 可知，因为他身患侏儒症，很多人对他感到好奇，所以他站了三分钟是想让大家看个够。be curious about表示 “对……好奇”。故选B。 14．A.love B．trust C．fun D．energy 答案：D 解析：根据空后的“and high spirits”可知， 与high spirits(精神饱满)并列的应该是 energy(精力；力量)。故选D。 15．A.piano B．music C．soul D．body 答案：C 解析：根据上文的“Instead of focusing on his physical body”可知，人们不是关注他的身体，而是用钦佩的目光仰视着他高大的灵魂(soul)。故选C。 学生用书第159页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $