第二单元检测(时间:90分钟满分:120分)一、阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AItistruethatpeoplewithbettereducationareusuallyabletogetbetterpayingjobs.Inotherwords,theyhavemorechancestochooseagoodjobwhilepeoplewithlittleornoeducationdon’t.Itseemsthatthepurposeofeducationistomakepeoplegetjobs.Butthisisn’tacceptedbyallpeople.Somepeoplemaythinkthatapersonshouldspendthebestyearsofhislifetogeteducationonlyforawayofliving.Thiswasprobablyoneoftheearliestreasonsofeducation.Infact,ifeducationisjustawayofmakingaliving,peopledon’tneedtospendsomuchtimeinschool.Peoplecangeteducationforalivinginashorttime.Subjectslikehistoryandgeographyneednotbetaughttoeveryone.Evenlanguageandmathematicsneednotbetaughtindetail,either.Hereitisclearthateducationismuchmorethanteachingamantogetawayofliving.Educationiswell-roundedanditismainlyforimprovingaman.Itisnotonlytoteachhimtospeak,readandwrite,butalsotodevelophiscreativethinkingandotherabilities.Afterthat,itistomakehimawisemanandthankfullyenjoytheachievementsofhuman.Educationistomakeamanleadabetterlife.Educatedpeopleareexpectedtobeabletolistentogoodmusic,readgoodbooks,watchplaysandmostofalltakeaninterestintheworld.Iwouldagreethatmakingagoodlivingisanimportantreasonforeducation,butcertainlynotthemostimportantorthemainreason.1Peoplewithlittleeducationusually.A.spendalongtimeinschoolB.haveagoodchancetogetajobC.spendthebestyearstochoosejobsD.havefewerchancestogetagoodjob答案D解析根据第一段中的“Inotherwords,theyhavemorechancestochooseagoodjobwhilepeoplewithlittleornoeducationdon’t.”可知接受教育很少的人,获得好工作的机会很少。故选D项。2Theearliesteducationwasprobablyto.A.makeamanleadabetterlifeB.teachamantowriteandthinkC.makepeoplegetawayoflivingD.teachpeopletoreadgoodbooks答案C解析根据第二段中的“Somepeoplemaythinkthatapersonshouldspendthebestyearsofhislifetogeteducationonlyforawayofliving.Thiswasprobablyoneoftheearliestreasonsofeducation.”可知最早的教育是为了让人们获得一种谋生的方式。3Itisexpectedthateducatedpeoplewillbeableto.A.accepteducationasawayoflivingB.takeaninterestinthewholeworldC.developtheirabilitiestomakeplaysD.learnsubjectslikelanguageandmath答案B解析根据第三段中的“Educatedpeopleareexpectedtobeabletolistentogoodmusic,readgoodbooks,watchplaysandmostofalltakeaninterestintheworld.”可知选B项。4Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A.educationshouldmakeamanimproveB.peoplecangeteducationinashorttimeC.peopleshouldbeabletogetbetterpaidjobsD.allsubjectsaresoimportantforawayofliving答案A解析根据短文第三段描述,可知教育有助于一个人提高自身水平。故选A项。BTwogoodfriends,SamandJason,metwithacaraccidentontheirwayhomeonesnowynight.Thenextmorning,Samwokeupblind.Hislegswerebroken.Thedoctor,MrLee,wasstandingbyhisbed,lookingathimworriedly.WhenhesawSamawake,heasked,“Howareyoufeeling,Sam?”Samsmiledandsaid,“Notbad,Doctor.Thankyouverymuchfordoingthespecialoperation.”MrLeewasmovedbySam.Whenhewasleaving,Samsaid,“Pleasedon’ttellJasonaboutit.”“Well...Well...OK,”MrLeereplied.MonthslaterwhenJason’swoundshealed,Samwasstillverysick.Hecouldn’tseeorwalk.Hecoulddonothingbutstayinhiswheelchairalldaylong.Atfirst,Jasonstayedwithhimforafewdays.Butdayslater,JasonthoughtitboringtospendtimewithadisabledmanlikeSam.SohewenttoseeSamlessandless.Hemadenewfriends.Fromthenon,hedidn’tgotovisitSam...