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1、单元综合评估一(UNIT 1)时间：120分钟满分：120分第一部分：阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节：(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AMore and more people in America are celebrating the Indian holiday Diwali. Diwali is Hindi for “row of lights”. It is the most important holiday in India.Many people around the world are begin
2、ning to celebrate it as well. The United States is one of the places where the festival is becoming more common. Diwali celebrations can now be found at American landmarks like Disneyland in California and New York Citys Times Square. They are also held in many parks and museums.Neeta Bhasin created
3、 the Times Square event. She said Indian immigrants have found great success in America. But，she said, many Americans still do not know much about India.So，she decided to act.“I felt its about time that we should take India to mainstream America and show Indias rich culture, heritage, arts and varie
4、ty to the world，” she said, “and I couldnt find a better place than Times Square.”Bhasin came to the United States from India 40 years ago. She is president of ASB Communications, the marketing firm behind Diwali at Times Square. Tens of thousands of people attend the event, now in its fourth year.I
5、n India, Diwali is a fiveday harvest festival held just before the Hindu New Year. The exact dates change from year to year but Diwali is always in the fall. Celebrations include lighting oil lamps or candles called “diyas”A Diwali celebration will light up Disney California Adventure Park in Anahei
6、m this year. Visitors can watch performances of traditional Indian dances and take part in a Bollywood dance party. The event is part of a festival of holidays program at the theme park to show cultural traditions from around the world. The program takes place on November 10th through January 7th.Sa
7、n Antonio, Texas, also holds a Diwali celebration. And it is one of the nations largest celebrations, with more than 15,000 people in attendance each year. Visitors can enjoy Indian dance, food and fireworks. Organizers also plan to float hundreds of lighted candles in the San Antonio River，along th
8、e citys famous River Walk.本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在美国如今有越来越多的人开始庆祝印度的重要节日排灯节(Diwali)。21Which is the main symbol in the Indian holiday Diwali?ADances.BLamps.CFood. DClothes.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中“Dawali is Hindi forrow of lights”及第五段最后一句可知，在排灯节，“灯”是主要的象征。故选B。答案：B22Why did Neeta Bhasin set up the Times Square event?
9、ATo make the American culture richer.BTo create a new business for the firm.CTo make Indian culture better known in the US.DTo show the achievements of Indian immigrants.解析：细节理解题。本题的关键句是第三段最后一句。根据关键句可知，她是为了向世界展示印度丰富的文化、遗产、艺术和多样性，所以组织了时代广场的活动。故选C。答案：C23What do we know about Diwali?AIt is held in autu
10、mn in India.BIt lasts five days in America.CIt has been held for 40 years in America.DIt happens from November 10th to January 7th in India.解析：细节理解题。本题的关键句是第五段第一、二句。根据关键句可知，排灯节确切的日期每年都会变化，但排灯节总是在秋天。故选A。答案：ABFrom the White House balcony，President Donald Trump，First Lady Melania Trump，and the Easter B
11、unny welcomed thousands of children，members of the military，staff，volunteers，and families to the 139th annual Easter Egg Roll on Monday，April 17.“Think of it,139.It began a long time ago: 1878，” President Trump told the crowd.“And we will be stronger and bigger and better as a nation than ever befor
12、e.” He thanked the many volunteers who renewed “this wonderful tradition”The annual Easter Egg Roll has its roots in the 1800s when local schoolchildren on spring break would play on the Capitol grounds and hold hardboiled egg races down Capital Hill.This tradition ended when Congress passed the Tur
13、f Protect Law banning children from using the grounds as their “playground”. In 1878，President Ruthford BHayes began to formally welcome children to the White House grounds each year at Easter.The egg roll in 2017 seemed to put together three themes: children，family and the military.There were milit
14、ary families，multiple military bands，and a military officer singing the US national anthem.At the Operation: Thank Our Troops station，children and families could color cards to send to soldiers serving overseas.Conway，the presidents counselor，brought her children to the egg roll and highlighted the
15、challenge of workfamily balance.“The hardest part of my job is being away from my four children.” she said，“ Helping the nation.”During the Easter Egg Roll，parents struggled to keep up as their children rolled brightlycolored eggs with wooden spoons down the South Lawn.Outside of the roll，kids playe
16、d soccer.Some danced to the music.Many kids took turns taking photos with popular characters such as Elmo，Dr Seusss Cat in the Hat，the Teeenage Ninja Turtles，and Peppa Pig.The Reading Nook was a particularly popular spot for children，who listened quietly as Melania Trump read a childrens book aloud.The First Lady said she chose to read the book，Party Animals，“ Because it
