中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 Unit 5 Languages Around The World 单元质量评估 (时间：100分钟 分值：120分) 第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分35分) 第一节 (共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Glovelies Using a phone or palmtop computer with touch screens while wearing gloves has always been difficult.Well，with Glovelies，you no longer have to write text messages with frozen fingers.Glovelies are stylish gloves with special pads(垫块) in the fingertips to help you type or scroll(滚屏) without difficulty.They come in a range of sizes and colors.Price：$15.00 Mini Vax It is a tiny cleaner that you plug into(插入) your computer's USB port.Although it's small enough to fit into your pocket，the Mini Vax is very powerful and you'll be amazed at how much dust and dirt it manages to suck up(吸取) from your computer keyboard.Your Mini Vax comes with three attachments of different sizes to help you reach all those difficult places.Color：gray/black.Price：$8.00 Cheeky Clock Cheeky Clock might look like a normal digital alarm clock，but the difference is that Cheeky Clock is a clock with wheels.When the alarm goes off in the morning，Cheeky Clock jumps down from your bedside table and starts running around the floor looking for a place to hide.The alarm won't stop until you find your Cheeky Clock and switch it off.By this point，you'll be wide awake.It needs three AAA batteries (not included)．Price：$40.00 Piano Magic Have you ever wanted to learn to play the piano but thought that pianos were too expensive and took up too much room？Then Piano Magic is for you.Piano Magic is a real four－octave(八度) (forty－nine－key) keyboard which runs from the USB port on your computer.It sounds as good as a real piano and yet fits into a small backpack.It comes with a free “Master The Piano” program which teaches you the piano as you play along.Price：$60.00 1．How can you properly use Glovelies? A．By wearing them. B．By knocking on them slightly. C．By touching the screens on them. D．By connecting them with your computer. 2．What is Mini Vax used to do? A．To help edit text messages. B．To improve computing speed. C．To provide power for computers. D．To clean up computer keyboards. 3．Which of the following can best describe Cheeky Clock? A．Annoying but effective. B．Fashionable but inaccurate. C．Fast－moving and power－saving. D．Clock－shaped and solar－powered. 4．What's the characteristic of Piano Magic? A．It runs on batteries. B．It is convenient to carry. C．It looks like a real piano. D．It can be played without a keyboard. B You probably know the basics of how comparatives(比较级) and superlatives(最高级) work in the English language.When comparing something，you often add an “－er” to the end of the comparative adjective.The general rule is that one－syllable(音节) words get the suffix(后缀)，and polysyllabic words get “more” or “most”．That is，unless the two－syllable word ends in a ... ...
