英語單元綜合檢測2

1、單元綜合檢測(二)(時間：100分鐘；滿分：120分)第一部分閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分)A(2019安徽江淮名校期中)Peggy Whitsons job demands a daily twohour workout in a gym where weight has no meaning and the view changes at 17,000 miles an hour.Whitson makes it look easy. At 57, she is the oldest woman to fly in space, breaki

2、ng the record last November when she began her third longterm stay at the International Space Station. After returning home in September, 2017, the NASA astronaut felt matteroffact about the age milestone(里程碑)“It wasnt a record I was seeking for,”Whitson said.“I was 42 and 48 for my first two space

3、flights. I feel lucky that I was able to get to do another one in my 50s. I dont think people should let age discourage them, even on those jobs that require some amount of physical fitness. The oldest man is John Glenn (at 77), and weve had male astronauts in their 60s before, so its just a matter

4、of time before women start flying in space at this age”O(jiān)n the earth, she stays fit by weightlifting, biking, playing basketball and water skiing. She shared what its like to live in microgravity：“Its like youre in a swimming pool, but you dont have to worry about breathing.If I push off from one sid

5、e, Im going to float to the other side.Every direction feels exactly the same, which is really hard for your brain to grasp, but its amazing how fast you adapt.Its a big shock for the body to come back to Eartheverything is so heavy. We spend a lot of time getting used to being back in gravity again

6、. Back pain was really the most dramatic for me this time. For me, coming home is harder than going up into space.”【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。介紹了最年長的女宇航員紀錄保持者Peggy Whitson在太空的體驗以及她積極向上的心態(tài)。1What does the underlined word probably mean in the passage?AAmazing.BNatural.CEnthusiastic.DUnbelievable.B詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段中Whits

7、on的話可知,她認為人們不應(yīng)該被年齡所擊敗,以57歲“高齡”進行太空飛行是一件很正常的事情,因此她對自己創(chuàng)下紀錄并不感到驚訝。由此可知畫線詞意為“平常的”。故選B。2How many days did Peggy Whitson spend for her third stay in the International Space Station?AAbout 300 days.BAbout 708 days.CAbout 107 days.DAbout 57 days.A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“breaking the record last November when she bega

8、n her third longterm stay at the International Space Station.After returning home in September,2017”可知,從2016年11月到2017年9月,Peggy Whitson在國際空間站待了300天左右的時間。故選A。3According to the passage, which of the following is true?APeggy Whitson is the oldest person to fly in space, breaking the record.BThere had be

9、en female astronauts flying in space in their 60s before.CPeggy Whitson likes swimming most to stay fit on the earth.DPeggy Whitson had been in space in 2002 and 2008.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二、三段內(nèi)容可知,2017年P(guān)eggy Whitson 57歲,她在42歲和48歲時也進行過太空飛行,由此可知這兩次飛行分別發(fā)生在2002年和2008年。故選D。4Which of the following will Peggy Whitson

10、 probably say?AYou can still be successful and do physical things when you get old.BI spent quite a lot of time getting used to the life in space.CThe moment we reached the earth, we felt so relaxed.DI feel lucky that I am physically all right after the whole journey.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“I dont think peop

11、le should let age discourage them,even on those jobs that require some amount of physical fitness.”可知,Peggy Whitson認為人們不應(yīng)被年齡所擊敗,即使是從事那些對身體健康狀況有一定要求的工作。由此可知她會說當你老了的時候,你也可以做一些需要體力的事情。故選A。BThere is a lot to learn about the creations of Beatrix Potternot only is she the author and illustrator of one of

12、the worlds most famous childrens books, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, but also a pioneering conservationist with the spirit of a scientist.“Potter grew up as the daughter of a wealthy Victorian family,but along with her brother who filled an entire floor of their large house in London with all sorts of

13、animals,” said Anne Lundin, a retired professor for the UWMadison School of Library and Information Studies.“As an adult,she was a frustrated botanical illustrator and scientist. That field was not open to her because she was female,” Lundin said.Potter was urged to turn the charming illustrations a

14、nd stories she wrote in letters to children into books. She wrote 23 books in alla body of work that has inspired plays, ballets, films and an astonishing amount of merchandise.“The Tale of Peter Rabbit is probably the most famous childrens book in the world,which was published in 1902 and has reall

15、y stood the test of time.Its been translated into 36 languages. The parents and grandparents will share it with the next generation,” said Lundin.Potter also made a mark on the world through her land conservation. “In many ways, she was like Peter Rabbit,venturing into a world of adventure and risk.

16、 She withdrew from London as soon as she started making some money on her books to the Lake District and became an extremely important farmer and conservationist. She preserved and passed on 15 farms and over 4,000 acres, which were given back to the country as gifts in the 20th century,” said Lundi

17、n.“Even though she was born 150 years ago, she was amazingly modernher embracing of the natural world,” commented Jennifer Blatchley Smith, an artistic director of the show Peter Rabbit Tales to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Potters birth.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇人物介紹類文章。主要講述了Beatrix Potter的故事,Beatrix Potter

18、不僅是一位著名的作家、插圖畫家,還是自然環(huán)境保護的先驅(qū)者和植物學(xué)家。由于Potter對世界的貢獻,人們至今都在銘記她。5What helped Beatrix Potter to write The Tale of Peter Rabbit successfully?AHer life and work experiences.BHer specialty in animated(動畫) pictures.CHer success in becoming a botanical scientist.DHer interest in animals in childhood alone.A推理判

19、斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中“she was like Peter Rabbit,venturing into a world of adventure and risk”,她像兔子彼得一樣,在一個充滿冒險和危險的世界中探險,可知,Beatrix Potter是以自己在現(xiàn)實中的生活和工作經(jīng)歷為基礎(chǔ)來創(chuàng)作這本書的。故選A。6What is Beatrix Potter?AA botanist and artist.BAn extremely important farmer and successful scientist.CA writer,conservationist and farmer.DA

20、n artistic director.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“not only is she the author and illustrator of one of the worlds most famous childrens books,The Tale of Peter Rabbit,but also a pioneering conservationist with the spirit of a scientist”,以及倒數(shù)第二段中“became an extremely important farmer and conservationist”可知,Beatrix Po

21、tter是作家、插圖畫家、自然環(huán)境保護者和農(nóng)民。故選C。7Why does the author write the article?AIn celebration of Potters 150th birthday.BIn honour of Potters new contributions.CIn praise of Potters spirit of selflessness.DIn support of Potters book promotions.A寫作意圖題?？v覽全文,全篇都在講述主人公的生平事跡,再根據(jù)最后一段中的“Even though she was born 150 y

22、ears ago,she was amazingly modern”及“an artistic director of the show Peter Rabbit Tales to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Potters birth”可知,這篇文章是為了懷念Potter,為慶祝她150歲誕辰而寫的。故選A。C(2019遼寧沈陽交聯(lián)體期中)My husband and I had been married nearly twentytwo years when I acquired StevensJohnson syndrome, a disorde

23、r where my immune system(免疫系統(tǒng)) responded to a virus by producing painful blisters(水皰). Although my longterm evaluation was good, I, who had been so fiercely independent, rapidly became absolutely helpless.My husband, Scott, stepped up to the plate, taking care of kids and cooking dinners. He also be

24、came my personal caretaker, applying the medicine to all of my blisters because my hands couldnt do the job.Needless to say,I had negative emotions, bouncing from embarrassment to shame caused by total reliance on someone other than myself.At one point when I had mentally and physically hit bottoms

25、I remember thinking that Scott must somehow love me more than I could ever love him. With my illness,he had become the stronger one, and I the weaker one.And this disturbed me.I recovered from my illness, but I couldnt seem to recover from the thought that I loved my husband less than he loved me.Th

26、is seeming distinction in our love continued to annoy me for the year following my illness.Then recently Scott and I went on a long bike ride.Hes an experienced cyclist; Im quite the green hand.At one point with a strong headwind and sharp pain building in my tired legs, I really thought I couldnt g

27、o any further. Seeing me struggle, Scott pulled in front of me and yelled over his shoulder,“Stay close behind me.”As I fell into the draft of his sixfootthreeinch frame and followed his steps, I discovered that my legs quit burning and I was able to catch my breath. My husband was pulling me along

28、again. At this very moment I woke up to what I now believe: during these and other tough times,love has the opportunity to become stronger when one partner learns to lean on the other.I pray my husband will always be strong and healthy.But if he should ever become the struggling one, whether on a bi

29、ke ride or with an illness, I trust Ill be ready to call out to him: Stay close behind memy turn to pull you along.【語篇解讀】作者生病后,她的丈夫一直照顧、鼓勵和支持她,給她幫助和力量；作者最后也發(fā)出感慨：倘若有一天角色互換,她也會同樣給她的丈夫支持和力量。8What made the author feel helpless?AHer treatments failure.BHer husbands caring for her too much.CHer losing the

30、 previous independence.DHer suffering from illness and mental disorder.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Although my longterm evaluation was good,I,who had been so fiercely independent,rapidly became absolutely helpless.”和第二段中的“Needless to say,I had negative emotions,bouncing from embarrassment to shame caused by tota

31、l reliance on someone other than myself.”可知作者曾經(jīng)非常獨立,但得病后完全依賴丈夫而變得很無助,感到尷尬和羞愧。故選C。9Which of the following can best describe the authors husband?AFamilycentered.BNot good at taking action.CCareercentered.DIndependent but tired of negative emotions.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段前兩句可知丈夫在作者得病后照顧家庭,看護生病的作者。故選A。10What did t

32、he authors husband do when going on the long bike ride?AFollowed her closely.BGave in to her depression.CBacked her up all the way.DStopped to take care of her.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中的“Seeing me struggle,Scott pulled in front of me and yelled over his shoulder,Stay close behind me.”和“My husband was pulling me

33、 along again.”可知作者進行長途的騎車運動時,她的丈夫一路上給她支持和鼓勵,C選項Backed her up all the way意為“一路上支持她”,符合文章。故選C。11Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “stepped up to the plate” in Paragraph 2?AMoved into batting position.BBegan to take the responsibility.CWalked to the kitchen.DBegan to wash the pla

34、tes.B詞義猜測題。此處指我生病后丈夫開始行動,履行自己的責任,照顧家庭,看護生病的作者。stepped up to the plate指“開始行動,接受挑戰(zhàn)”。故選B。DScientists think they have answered a mystery：How some ocean creatures got so huge so quickly.A few million years ago, the largest whales,averaged about 15 feet long.Then seemingly overnight, one type of whale, th

35、e toothless baleen whale (須鯨類) became huge.Modern blue whales get as big as 100 feet. Nicholas Pyenson of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum said,“Why is that？”“It happened in the glance of an evolutionary eye, which makes it harder to figure out what happened,” said Graham Slater,lead author of

36、 the study. Their study has suggested an answer：Ice ages in the last 3 to 5 million years started it, changing the oceans and food supply for whales.The researchers used fossil records of the smaller whales to create a family tree for baleen whales which include blue whales, humpbacks and right whal

37、es. Using computer simulations (模擬) and knowledge about how evolution works,they concluded that when the size changes started, the poles got colder, ice expanded and the water circulation in the oceans changed and winds shifted.Slater and Pyenson said cold water went deep and moved closer to the equ

38、ator (赤道) and then eventually moved back up with small fish and other small animals that whales eat.Baleen whales, which have no teeth, feed by eating huge amounts of fish they capture.Toothed whales, like sperm whales (抹香鯨), hunt individual fish, so the ocean changes that made food less evenly spre

39、ad out didnt affect them as much. But baleen whales hunt schools of fish.Olivier Lambert at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences calls it “a really convincing situation”But he said the lack of fossils in certain time periods is an issue.As oceans warm from manmade climate change,the seas

40、will be more like it was when the whales were smaller and they will have a more difficult time surviving.【語篇解讀】文章以鯨魚為例分析了一些海洋動物快速變大的原因,提出了氣候變化引起海洋變化,造成鯨魚生存困難的現(xiàn)狀,呼吁人們保護環(huán)境和動物。12What does the author mean by “It happened in the glance of an evolutionary eye” in the second paragraph?AThe change of baleen

41、 whales happened too quickly.BThe change of baleen whales was too difficult to explore.CResearchers paid little attention to the change of baleen whales.DResearchers thought the change of baleen whales was unimportant.A句意理解題。根據(jù)下句“which makes it harder to figure out what happened”可知畫線句子指這種變化在進化的發(fā)展中只是

42、匆匆一瞥,形容其速度之快。A項正好表達了此意。13What played the key role in baleen whales becoming huge?AManmade climate change.BIts eating a huge amount of fish.CThe water circulation in the oceans.DThe increase of food supply for whales.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句、第三段最后一句和第四段中“But baleen whales hunt schools of fish.”可知由于海水流向和鯨魚食物來

43、源的變化,須鯨能捕獲到魚群,食物增多,體積變大。故選D。14What do we know about sperm whales and blue whales according to the text?ASperm whales eat more food.BBlue whales live much longer.CSperm whales prefer to hunt schools of fish.DBlue whales usually swallow schools of fish.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“the toothless baleen whale(須鯨類)beca

44、me huge.Modern blue whales get as big as 100 feet.”和第四段中“Toothed whales,like sperm whales(抹香鯨),hunt individual fish.But baleen whales hunt schools of fish.”可知sperm whales和blue whales的情況,blue whales屬于baleen whales,能捕獲魚群。故選D。15What can we infer from the last paragraph?AThere are no whale fossils now.B

45、The whales may become even bigger.CGlobal warming has threatened the whales.DOlivier Lamber thinks the study is perfect.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句可知由于氣候變暖引起海洋變化,威脅鯨魚的生存。故選C。第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)Choosing the Right Path to Be a “Better” PersonLife is a constant exercise in selfimprovement. In the rush to a

46、chieve, the idea of being “better” can become lost sometimes. You may always wonder how to improve yourself and fulfill your dreams in an easier way. 16 Explore your talents.Everybody has some outstanding skills or interests. So its often necessary to be patient and try many things before you find o

47、ne that suits you. 17 For example, people loving adventure may not be interested in the quiet chess club, but someone who enjoys other quiet activities might be.Determining who you enjoy being around may help you know what youll enjoy. 18 No matter how much money you make, you will not be happy if y

48、ou spend your entire life doing something you hate.Its important to at least devote some of your time to what makes you happy.If youre particularly unhappy at your job, consider why. 19 If you feel your job isnt meaningful,or isnt in line with your values, consider finding another job.Experience som

49、ething new.Research has shown that when were in our comfort zone,we arent as productive as we are when we step just beyond it. 20 Because of that, we may react slowly to our own positive experiences. Its important to have new experiences and interactions with others, even when those are a little sca

50、ry. Doing so can help you achieve more.ADo what you love.BHere are some tips for you.CRegister in a class youre interested in.DHumans adapt very quickly to positive events.EIts possible that some changes may change your feeling.FSimilar types of people may be attracted to the same activities.GTry no

51、t to allow yourself to focus so much on a certain aspect of your life.【語篇解讀】人生就是不斷提升自我的過程,有時我們急于取得成功,卻迷失了自我。本文就如何提升自己給出了一些建議。16B上文提到你可能想知道如何用更簡單的方式提升自己,下文則給出了一些建議。由此可知,設(shè)空處承上啟下。故B項符合語境。17F本段最后一句提到,判斷你喜歡跟誰在一起有助于你了解自己喜歡什么。由此可知,F項符合語境。故選F項。18A本題考查標題句。根據(jù)該標題下的“Its important to at least devote some of your

52、 time to what makes you happy.”可知,花時間做自己喜歡的事很重要。由此可知,A項(做你喜歡的事)符合語境。19E上文提出如果特別不喜歡現(xiàn)在的工作,考慮一下原因,下文則提出考慮換一份工作。 由此可知,E項(有時候作出一些改變也可以改變你的心情)符合語境。20D本段主題是體驗新事物。空格后說,正因為如此,我們可能對自己的積極的體驗反應(yīng)遲鈍。D項(人類對積極的事件適應(yīng)很快)正好解釋了下文的現(xiàn)象。故選D項。第二部分語言運用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分,滿分15分)My two kids and I were at Dunkin Donuts, me

53、eting my grandfather for a cup of coffee.My boys were 2 and 4 then. When the naughty little kid 21 his icecream in the middle of the store, I turned to my grandfather for 22 . I was surprised to find him laughing. When I tried to talk to him about how 23 life with two young boys is, his reply was sh

54、ort, “Little kids, 24 problems.”At the time, I felt a little angry. The 25 of raising my two boys didnt feel little.I sometimes felt overwhelmed (不知所措的) by their problems and needs. Still, I knew how to 26 them. I could calm my elder son down with his favourite CD and smiled at him in the rearview m

55、irror (后視鏡). Back then, “fixing their problems” seemed like my 27 . I did it every day. And, in general, I could fix most things that annoy them.Those boys are 24 and 22 now. And, 28 my grandfather said, their problems are bigger than they were 20 years ago. And one thing Im 29 at this stage of pare

56、nting is how to be a mom who doesnt help them. Worried about my elder son recently, I repeated my 30 to him, but he told me to stoptold me that I wasnt being 31 and that I needed to let him be.Honestly, I miss the days when I felt so helpful. But I also feel 32 that Ive raised an adult healthy enoug

57、h to 33 his own life.And so, in a 34 reversal(互換), it is my son who now calms me down, 35 me and then smiles at me from his rearview mirror.【語篇解讀】本文語篇類型是記敘文,主題語境是生活。文章講述了父母與孩子之間在不同階段所扮演的角色不同。21A.boughtBopenedCsat onDlooked forC根據(jù)空前naughty可知,兒子是淘氣的,sat on符合語境。當兒子坐到冰淇淋上,“我”向祖父尋求支持與幫助。22A.careBsupportCat