第五单元过关检测(时间:90分钟满分:120分)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)AMoreandmoreparentsarewillingtosendtheirchildrenabroadtostudy.Ifeverythinggoeswell,byhelpingthemtoenterintoworld-famousuniversities,parentsarehelpingtheirchildrennotonlytohavethebestofeducationastheyexpectbutalsotounderstandandappreciateforeigncultures.Beforesendingyourchildrenabroad,therearemanyfactors(因素)worthconsidering.Studyingabroadisnotasexpensiveasyouthink.Infact,pricesarenotthemostimportantfactorinchoosingschoolsespeciallyifyouhavethechancetosendyourchildreninarelativelysmalluniversitybutofgoodquality.Youwillfindthatitisaworthyinvestment(投资)ofyourmoneytosendyourchildrentostudyabroad.Areyoureadytoseeyouronlychildleaveforanothercountry?Beforethetripitisnecessarythatyouhavethecorrectguidancetoprepareyourchildrentohaveasmoothtrip.Inadditiontostudying,yourchildreninforeignlandcanlearnnewlanguageandnewculture.Theywillalsolearntoliveontheirownandtodeveloptheself-confidence,whichisgoodfortheformingoftheircharacter.Ifyouhavealreadydecidedtosendyourchildrenabroad,thentheyneedthehelptofindthemostsuitableschoolsandcourses.Thechildrenarestillingrowingstages.Whatisimportantisthattheschoolshouldbeabletoprovidenotonlytheproperstudyingcoursesbutitshouldalsotakeintoaccounttheenvironmentandhelpstudentstodeveloptheirself-confidence.Mostofall,rememberthattheparents’aimisnottofindthebestschoolbuthelptheirchildrenfindthemostsuitableschool.Yourneedsarenotalwayswhatyourchildrenneed.1.Themainpurposeofparentssendingchildrenabroadtostudyisto.A.understandanewcultureB.improvetheminanewlanguageC.letthemhavethebesteducationD.raisetheirsocialposition解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“...parentsarehelpingtheirchildrennotonlytohavethebestofeducationastheyexpect...”可知,很多家长送孩子到国外学习最大的期望是让孩子获得最好的教育。答案：C2.Comparedwithbiguniversities,smallones.A.oftenhavebetterqualityofteachingB.maynotaskfortoohighfeesC.areeasiertoattractforeignstudentsD.arenotasfamousasbigones解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的第二句可知,如果送孩子到一所相对较小但是质量很高的学校,价格不是最大的问题,这就暗示相对较小的学校收费不是很高。答案：B3.Howdoesstudyingabroadhelptotrainthechildren’scharacter?A.Bycommunicatingwithforeigners.B.Bylearningaboutnewlanguages.C.Bylettingchildrenliveindependently.D.Bylettingchildrenexperienceanewculture.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“Theywillalsolearntoliveontheirownandtodeveloptheself-confidence,whichisgoodfortheformingoftheircharacter.”可知,让孩子在国外学习可以让他们学会独立生活,培养自信,这对他们性格的形成有好处。答案：C4.Forparents,thekeytohelpingchildrenchooseamostsuitableschoolisto.A.learneverythingabouttheschoolB.letchildrenfollowyourwillC.seewhethertheschoolcanprovidegoodeducationD.findoutthechildren’srealneeds解析：推理判断题。根据末段的两句话:“做家长的是要帮助孩子选择最合适的学校,而不是找最好的学校,家长所需要的不一定就是孩子需要的。”这就说明在选择学校时,要关注孩子的需要。答案：DB(2014课标全国Ⅱ,A)ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinastrangec...
