高中英语学习材料madeofjingetiejiUnit5 单元测试题（一）第Ⅰ卷第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AWhen I was just 16, my father decided to turn an old guesthouse into a hotel, and he experimented with everything. None of us had ever worked in a hotel before, but my dad was sure of what guests would like to see.For a month that summer, I served as a waitress (女服务员) at breakfast and dinner, which gave me the middle of the day free for studying. Like all the others, I did what the instructions said and treated the guests as though they were special visitors in my own home.I soon learned how to deal with the most daunting person in the kitchen: the cook, Gordon. He had a great ability to become very angry for no clear reason. I avoided him as much as possible and always took the dishes with a frozen expression on my face which was turned into a sweet smile in the space between kitchen and dining room.Breakfast waitressing was, I found, more enjoyable than the dinner service. The guests came wandering into the dining room, looking with appreciation at the viewof the sea and islands through the dining room window. It was funny how differently people behaved in the evenings, dressed up and talking with louder, colder voices, not always returning my smile. However, that all changed when Dad created a special role for me.It began with a few common cakes for the guests' packed lunches and progressed to fancy cakes for afternoon teas. This led to the climax (高潮): a nightly show known as Lucy's Sweet Trolley. Every evening, I carried the most amazing collection of cakes and other desserts. Most were things I had invented myself and I had cooked all of them. Some — Jacobite Grenades, Mocha Genghis Khan and Goat's Milk Bavarios to name a few — were really strange. It was Dad's idea that I should dress smartly and stop at each table and recite the name of each dish.21. What did the people working at the hotel have in common?A. They all understood the guests' expectations.B. They all studied at the middle of the day.C. They all had enough experience.D. They all followed the rules.22. What does the underlined wo rd “daunting” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Careful.B. Nervous.C. Interesting.D. Frightening.23. Why did Lucy enjoy serving breakfasts more than dinners?A. The guests were friendlier.B. There were more types of food to satisfy the guests.C. The dining room was quieter.D. The guests dressed up for the beginning of a new day.24. What was special about the food on Lucy's Sweet Trolley?A. It was based on traditional dishes.B. It contained a number of new creations.C. It was made following her father's instructions.D. It was prepared along with the food for lunches.BEDMONTON, CANADA — The Etzio is one of the oldest buildings in one of the city's oldest neighbourhoods, but it's set to be knocked down. Edmontonians are hoping more can be done to preserve (保留) more of the city's history.“The reason the area is popular in the first place is because it's a historic neighbourhood. And I think it's important that we preserve that history,” said Mark Wilson, owner of Vivid Print, a shop on Whyte Avenue at 103 Street.Wilson's business is located in a building two doors down from the Etzio, a building that is more than a century old. But after 117 years on Whyte Avenue, the building is coming down to make way for a new three-floor development.“It has become acceptable to simply pull down old buildings and put up new buildings that look old,” said Wilson. “The words on the sidewalks here say historic area. Well, it's not historic if all the buil dings are 10 years old.”It's a move that disappoints Wilson and others on the street who believe more should be done to keep the character of Edmonton.“I think in this area it's important because it keeps the flavour of Edmonton, and Edmon ton is known for Whyte Ave.,” said a woman on Saturday afternoon.“Some of the old culture should still be there, I think,” added a man who was walking along the street. “It makes Edmonton unique (独一无二的). Without it, it just becomes another mall or it coul d be any other city in the world.”Wilson — looking fondly at the old building — believes a little piece of history is lost with every building that's torn down.After the Etzio building is torn down, the Old Strathcona Hotel and the Ross building will be the only two buildings left from the 1800s.25. Why does Wilson consider the Etzio important?A. It helps him develop his business.B. His neighbours live there.C. It's a symbol of history.D. His shop is inside it.26. In Wilson's eyes, what will be done to the city is _____.A. acceptableB. popularC. unpleasantD. strange27. What does the underlined word “it” in the text refer to?A. The Etzio building.B. The old culture.C. Edmonton.D. The street.28. What can be the best title for the text?A. 117-year-old building to be torn downB. New development being met with disagreementsC. Edmonton business owner makes a moveD. Old buildings in Edmonton face an uncertain futureCFC Barcelona's football academy (专门学校), La Masia, has trained some of the best footballers in Europe, such as Pep Guardiola, Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique. Many people believe that Barcelona is the best football team in Europe because of the training programme at the school. Now, FC Barcelona has opened similar academies all around the world, including in Egypt, Japan, America and Dubai.It is difficult to join the Barcelona academy. Every year, over 1,000 students apply (申请), but only 70 students can live and study at the school. They are aged between 11 and 18. Seventy coaches, teachers, doctors and cooks look after the students. The academy costs about £5 million a year to run. But the students all have scholarships (奖学金), so they don't pay any money. FC Barcelona pays for everything: the students' rooms, teachers, books and food.However, the students don't only learn football. FC Barcelona also wants to give their students a good academic education. It is important to the club that their students can still get good jobs if they don't become professional (职业的) footballers.Students travel by bus to local schools each morning for four hours of study. The footballers return to La Masia after lunch and do football training in the afternoons.But is the students' academic education good enough? All the football training must make the students very tired and they spend less time at school than other children. That doesn't matter if you are one of the students who are good enough to become a professional footballer. But what happens to all the children who don't make it onto the team? La Masia produces excellent football players, but it is important to ask what happens to all the other children who train there.29. As a training academy, La Masia _____.A. is considered as the best in EuropeB. receives nationwide professional footballersC. has produced some top-class playersD. has borrowed ideas from similar academies30. What do we know about La Masia?A. It is well supplied.B. It is short of teachers.C. It is operated with difficulty.D. It offers scholarships to excellent students.31. The students of La Masia _____.A. play football in the morningB. fall behind other local studentsC. get football training after schoolD. have academic education at La Masia32. The author seems to _____.A. worry about some children's futureB. think badly of professional footballersC. care too much about students' feelingsD. doubt the football training of La MasiaDAre you looking for a large vehicle to take your family out for long drives and trips?Do you want a nice little car that can be driven through the thickest traffic with ease?Here, at The Clean Machine, our range (种类) of used vehicles has something for everyone.Over the years, we have realized that used car businesses always go for big sales but seldom offer an acceptable level of customer service. We decided to be different from that and put customers' interests first. Here are some of our attractive offers.Low on credit (信用)? No problem!If you want a used car but your credit score is in a bad state, we can make it easier for you! We know just how difficult times can get. That is why we do not do a credit check. We know that a customer's credit score is not the only measure of his / her ability to buy a car.In-house financingWe offer 100 percent in-house financing to our customers and do not rely on third-party lenders. With this, customers also get a Buy Here Pay Here offer. For example, if we have a $5,000 used vehicle, we would typically require half the cost as a down payment. The remaining would be paid at $200 or so per month.Low down payment dealsBased on the number of used cars we have at the time, we even offer low down payment deals for some cars less than $5,000, allowing customers to pay as little as $1,000 as a down payment.Call us today to find out just how close you are to owning your own car! 360-423-705433. What does The Clean Machine provide?A. Regular trips.B. Driving lessons.C. Traffic information.D. Second-hand vehicles.34. A credit check is unnecessary at The Clean Machine because _____.A. people are losing their jobsB. there is less trade than usualC. a credit score is not so importantD. people's credit scores keep changing35. How much will a customer pay immediately for a $5,000 car?A. $2,700.B. $2,500.C. $2,300.D. $1,000.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。