2022-2023學年度新教材外研版必修二Unit6 Earth first單元復習測試卷

2022-2023學年度新教材外研版必修二Unit6Earthfirst單元復習測試卷

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題L5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話，每段對話后有一個小題。從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。

聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Howmuchmoneyisthenextquestionworth?

A.$100,000.B.$200,000.C.$300,000.

2.Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanhasabadmemory.

B.Theboystandsinlineagain.

C.Theboyhasatwinbrother.

3.Whatisthemangoingtodonext?

A.Havesometea.B.Dosomereading.C.Returnsomebooks.

4.Whatmostlikelyjusthappened?

A.Therewasawindstorm.B.Therewasacaraccident.C.Therewasaforestfire.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Thegirlwillgetthemoney.B.Hewon,tlendthemoney.C.Someoneelsehaslent

themoney.

第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題L5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中

選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各

小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Howdoesthemanfeel?

A.Excited.B.Upset.C.Worried.

7.WhichteamwillManchesterUnitedbeplayingagainsttonight?

A.Liverpool.B.Arsenal.C.Chelsea.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whydoesn,tthemanwanttomakeanewplan?

A.Hethinksitwillbeboring.

B.Hethinkshewon,tsticktoit.

C.Hethinksheneedstokeephisoldone.

9.Whatdidthewomandecidetodothisyear?

A.Jointheswimteam.B.Stopeatingcandies.C.Givetennisago.

10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Friends.B.Motherandson.C.Teammates.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Howdidthewomanpreparehernotecard?

A.Shewrotedownthemainideas.

B.Sheputdownexamplesofdifferentpoints.

C.Shenoteddownanswerstoquestions.

12.Whichproblemdidthewomanhavetroublewith?

A.Question5.B.Question10.C.Question15.

13.Whatdoesthewomantellthemantoavoidintheend?

A.Confusingsomerules.B.Gettingtoonervous.C.Beingstuckononequestion.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atthesupermarket.B.Atthewoman,Shome.C.Attherestaurant.

15.Whyisthewomanusingfewerspicesthistime?

A.Themandoesn,tlikespicyfood.

B.Herfatherwantssomethingnew.

C.Sheisinahurry.

16.Whichingredientwillthewomanheatupintheoil?

A.Redpepper.B.Peanutbutter.C.Garlic.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whenistheshowon?

A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Atnight.

18.Whatisthefeatureoftheprogram?

A.Realnewswithhumor.

B.StoriesaboutrealityTVstars.

C.Argumentsbetweenpoliticians.

19.Whatisthenewsstoryabout?

A.Parentsraisingunhappychildren.

B.TVslarsaffeclingchildren.

C.Childrengettinglikesfromsocialmedia.

20.Whatisthespeaker,sroleontheshowprobably?

A.Heisaresearcher.B.Heisahost.C.Heisanactor.

第二部分閱讀理解（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）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該

項涂黑。

A

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A.Groupbookingcanhaveadiscount.

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23.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Ageographicmagazine

B.Ahistoricalbook

C.Atravelbrochure

D.Anadventurefiction

B

Myparentsneveroncespokeofthestressofhavingtopayforcollege,butIknew

enoughtoappreciatethatitwasthere.Therefore,whenmyFrenchteacherannounced

thatshe'dbeleadinganoptionalclasstriptoParisoveroneofourbreaksforthose

whocouldcomeupwiththemoneytodoit,Ididn,tevenbothertoraisetheissue

athome.

Yetoneeveningmyparentssatmedown,lookingpuzzled.Mymomhadlearnedabout

theFrancetripthroughmyfriend,smom.

“Whydidn,tyoutellus?”shesaid.

“Becauseit'stoomuchmoney.”

uThat,sactuallynotforyoutodecide,Michelle,,,mydadsaidgently,almost

offended.

“Andhowarewesupposedtodecide,ifwedon,tevenknowaboutit?”

Ilookedatthemboth,unsureofwhattosay.Mymotherglancedatme,hereyes

soft.Myfatherhadchangedoutofhisworkuniformandintoacleanwhiteshirt.They

wereintheirearlyfortiesthen,marriednearlytwentyyears.Neitheroneofthem

hadevervacationedinEurope.Theynevertookbeachtripsorwentouttodinner.They

didn,townahouse.WeWeretheirinvestment,meandmybrother.Everythingwentinto

us.

Afewmonthslater,IboardedaflighttoPariswithmyteacherandadozenor

soofmyclassmatesfromWhitneyYoung.Wewouldstayinahostel,tourtheLouvre

andtheEiffelTower.We,dbuysnacksfromstandsonthestreetandwalkalongthe

banksoftheSeine.We,dspeakFrenchlikeabunchofhighschoolkidsfromChicago,

butwe,datleastspeakFrench.

Astheplanepulledawayfromitsgatethatday,Ilookedoutmywindowandback

attheairport,knowingthatmymotherstoodsomewherebehinditsblack-glasswindows,

dressedinherwintercoatandwavingmeon.Irememberallthedetails.Iremember

thejetenginesfiring,shockinglyloud.Andthenwewererattlingdowntherunway

andbeginningtotiltupwardastheaccelerationseizedmychestandpressedmebackward

intomyseatforthatstrange,in-betweenmomentthatcomesbeforefinallyyoufeel

lifted.

24.Whydidn,ttheauthortellherparentsabouttheFrancetrip?

A.Shedidn,tgetonwellwithherparents.

B.Shethoughtherparentscouldn,taffordit.

C.ShewantedIosavemoneyforhercollege.

D.Shehadalreadyhadplansforthevacation.

25.Whataretheauthor,sparentslike?

A.Strictandambitious.B.Devotedbutstubborn.

CLovingandsupportive.D.Caringbutpicky.

26.WhatwouldtheauthordoinParis?

A.Visitafewtouristsites.B.TakeFrenchcourses.

C.PracticeFrenchwithlocalkids.D.GoonaboattourontheSeine.

27.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioningthetake-offofherflight?

A.Theeagernessofpursuingherdream.

B.Thesadnessofleavinghermother.

C.Hernervousnessaboutthefuture.

D.Herdeepimpressionoftheexperience.

C

Thisfall,studentsattheUniversityofMassachusettsfoundanewmenuattheir

diningcommons:the“dietforacoolerplanet”menu.Thismeantherb-roastedlamb,

raisedwithacarbon-friendlyapproach.Itincludedsweetpotatoesthathadbeenpicked

fromalocalfarm,sfieldpost-harvest.Theoptionswereplant-heavy,locallygrown,

andinvolvedlittletonopackaging.

“Wewantedtoletstudentsparticipateinclimateactionbymakingchoicesabout

theirfood,''saysKathyWicks,sustainabilitydirectorforUMassDining.The

universityisnotaloneinthiseffort.Increasingly,Americanconsumersand

institutionsarethinkingabouthowtheirfoodchoicesfactorintoclimatechange.

Formany,smallchoicesatthegrocerystore,dininghall,andrestaurantcanfeel

moreaccessiblethanbig-ticketoptionslikebuyingafuel-efficientcarorinstalling

homesolarpanels.

Smallchangesindietaryhabitsmaymakeabigdifference.Climateactivistsoften

targetfossilfuelsandtransportationsystems,butstudiespointtothefoodsystem

asasignificantcontributortoglobalwarming.AccordingtoProjectDrawdown,a

researchorganizationthatevaluatesclimatesolutions,thewayfoodisgrown,

transported,andconsumedaccountsforaboutaquarteroftheworld,sgreenhousegas

emissions.Beefisaregulartarget,uIf,onaverage,Americanscutaquarterpound

ofbeefperweekfromtheirdiet,it,sliketaking10millioncarsofftheroada

year,“saysSujathaBergen,directorofhealthcampaignsfortheNaturalResources

DefenseCouncil.Foodwasteranksthirdamongclimatesolutions.Whilemuchwaste

occursbeforeconsumersareinvolved-foodleftonthefieldor“chucked”because

itdoesnotfitappearancestandards,Americansalsothrowoutalotoffoodtheyhave

purchased:about$1,600worthayearperfamilyoffour.

uPeoplearebeginningtounderstandthattheirfoodchoicesmakeabigimpact

onclimate,“saysMeganLarmer,directorofregionalfoodattheGlynwoodCenterfor

RegionalFoodandFarminginNewYork.But,shecautionssubstantialchangewillneed

tocomefromthewholefoodsystem.

28.WhatisthepurposeofthenewmenuattheUniversityofMassachusetts?

A.Tomarketthecolddishes.

B.Toreducethecostofpackaging.

C.Topopularizetheplant-heavydiet.

D.Topromotelowcarbonawareness.

29.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?

A.Foodisadecisivefactorforclimatechange.

B.Foodchoicesmattermuchtoglobalwarming.

C.Universitiesareworkingtogetherinclimateaction.

D.Fuel-efficientcarsarenotaffordableforconsumers.

30.WhatdoesSujathaBergensayaboutbeef?

A.Ithasgreatinfluenceoncarbonreduction.

B.Itispopularamongmillionsofcardrivers.

C.Ithasacloserelationshipwithgasemission.

D.ItplaysasignificantroleinAmerican,Sdiet.

31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.FoodSystemReform:ASuccessfulTrial

B.GlobalWarming:AnApproachingDanger

C.CarbonEmission:AKiller,orHealer?

D.LowCarbonDiet:ACraze,orMore?

D

Nuclearbombs.That,sthego-toanswerforincomingspaceobjectslikeasteroids(小

彳亍星)andcomets,asfarasHollywoodisconcerned.MovieslikeDeepImpactand

Armageddonrelyonnuclearweapons,deliveredbystarslikeBruceWillis,tosavethe

worldanddeliverthedrama.

Butplanetarydefenseexpertssayinreality,ifastronomersspottedadangerous

incomingspacerock,thesafestandbestanswermightbesomethingmoresubtle,like

simplypushingitoffcoursebycrashingitwithasmallspacecraft.

That,sjustwhatNASAdidonMondayeveningwhenaspacecraftheadedstraight

intoanasteroidcalledDimorphous,whichisaround7millionmilesawayandposes

nothreattoEarth.It,sabout525feetacrossandorbitsanotherlargerasteroid.

Inimagesstreamedastheimpactneared,theegg-shapedasteroidgrewinsizefrom

alittlespotonscreentohaveitsfullrockysurfacecomequicklyintofocusbefore

thesignalwentdeadasthecrafthitrightontarget.

Eventshappenedexactlyasengineershadplanned,theysaid,withnothinggoing

wrong."Asfaraswecantell,ourfirstplanetarydefensetestwasasuccess,“said

ElenaAdams,themissionsystemsengineer,whoaddedthatscientistslookedonwith

“bothterrorandjoy”asthespacecraftneareditsfinaldestination.

TheimpactwasthepeakofNASA,SDoubleAsteroidRedirectionTest(DART),a7-year

andmorethan$300millioneffortwhichlaunchedaspacevehicleinNovemberof2021

toperformhumanity,sfirstevertestofplanetarydefensetechnology.Itwillbe

abouttwomonths,scientistssaid,beforetheywillbeabletodetermineiftheimpact

wasenoughtodrivetheasteroidslightlyoffcourse,probablyshorteningitsoriginal

orbit.

NASAplanstolaunchanasteroid-huntingspacetelescopenamedNEOSurveyorin

2026."We'vetackedlotsofspacerocks,especiallythelargeronesthatcouldcause

extinction-levelevents.Thankfully,nonecurrentlythreatenEarth.Butmany

asteroidsthesizeofDimorphoushaven,tyetbeendiscovered,andthosecould

potentiallytakeoutacityiftheycamecrashingdown.,,explainsLindleyJohnson,

NASA,sPlanetaryDefenseOfficer.

32.Howdidscientistsknowthecrafthittheasteroidsuccessfully?

A.Thesignalfromthecraftwaslostasithitthetarget.

B.Theyrecordedthewholeprocesswithatelescope.

C.Thelittlespotonthescreensuddenlydisappeared.

D.Theymonitoredthecraftwithsatellitesinspace.

33.Whatisthepurposeoflaunchingthespacecraft?

A.Tosearchforevidenceofalienlife.

B.Toendtheasteroid,SthreattoEarth.

C.Tosavetheworldanddeliveradrama.

D.TotesttechnologyfordefendingEarth.

34.WhatcanbeinferredaboutDimorphous?

A.Itisadangerousincomingspacerock.

B.Itisanegg-shapedasteroidaroundEarth.

C.Itmayorbitthesameasteroidafterthehit.

D.Itisexpectedtoblowupaftertheimpact.

35.WhichstatementwillLindleyJohnsonprobablyagreewith?

A.Asteroidsareequallydestructivewhateverthesize.

B.NEOSurveyorisaimedtotracksmallerasteroids.

C.LargerasteroidswillnolongerthreatenEarth.

D.NASAisresponsibleforthesafetyofEarth.

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2?5分，滿分12.5分）

根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中，選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選

項。

TheProblemwithOnlineReturns

Onlineshoppingisbooming:In2020Americansspent$813billiononline,a42%

increaseover2019.Thisyear,expertsexpectthatfiguretotop$1trillionforthe

firsttime.Butmillionsofthosepurchaseswilleventuallygetsentback.36

Here,swhatyouneedtoknow.

Whenshopperscan,tphysicallyexamineproductsbeforepurchase,they,remore

likelytobuyclothesthatdon,tfitoritemsthatdon'tsuittheirneeds.People

returnonaverageabout25%ofwhattheybuyonline,comparedwith8%ofwhatthey

buyinstores.However,manyitemsthatgetreturnednevergobackonsale.37

About5billionpoundsofreturnedgoodswenttolandfillseachyear,accordingto

IogiStiCS（物流）companyOptoro.

38Whenyousendaproductback,companiesalreadyoweyouarefund,and

itwouldcostthemevenmoretoshipittoasortingfacilityandhavesomeoneevaluate

whetheritcanbesoldagain.Atthisstage,everypersonthattouchesthatitemis

addingcost,butthecompanydoesn,tearnanyvalue.

Althoughit'sunlikelythatreturneditemswillbesoldasnew,someitemsget

senttodiscountstores.39Otherunwanteditemsmightbesentoverseas-although

manycouldstillgotothegarbageeventually.

Insomecases,giantcompanieslikeAmazonandTargethavebeguntellingcustomers

tojustkeeptheirunwanteditemsratherthansendthemback.Third-partylogistics

businesseshavealsopoppeduptohelpcleanupthereturnprocess.Butthat,snot

enoughonitsown.40Ifwecontinuetoshopwithoutthinkingaboutthe

environmentalimpactsofourdecisions,we,11ultimatelyhaveveryunsustainable

supplychains.

A.Itsoundsshocking,butitallboilsdowntocost.

B.Theresponsibilityfallsonusconsumersaswell.

C.Thosereturnscanhaveabigenvironmentalimpact.

D.Thingslikeelectronicscouldgetseparatedintoparts.

E.Thatincreasehasacceleratedrapidlyduringthepandemic.

F.Instead,they,reoftenthrownout,evenifthey,restillbrand-new.

G.Inresponse,Franceforbadethedestructionofunsoldconsumergoods.

第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)完型填空（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳

選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

IgrewupinacommunityofSouthIndianimmigrants.EveryauntieIknowhasa

kitchendrawercontainingacarefully41collectionofyogurtdabbas.Dabbais

anIndianwordfor“box”,butitreferstoallmannerof42too.

Thereuseddabbas43storingleftovers,religiousofferingsandpot-luck

contributions.WhenIwentawaytouniversity,mymomusedto44foodandsend

ittomewithstrict45towashthedabbasandbringthemhome.

Butjust46everyauntiecherishedherdabbas,everyunclehatedthem.

Whenevermyfather47aboutthem,mymomwouldshoothimalookthatwouldsurely

havekilleda48man.

Now,IfoundmywaytoHalifax,whereI,maphysicianandhaveafamilyofmy

own.Likemymother,I,malsoa（n）49ownerofanexpensivedabbacollection,

whichI50withgreatenthusiasm.Nomatterhowmanyglass,microwave-and

oven-safecontainersIhave,nomatterhowbeautifuland51theymaybe,I

cannotstopcollectingyogurtcontainers.

WhenImarriedmyhusband,anAmericanfromBoston,handlingculturaldifferences

issurelya（n）52.Theothernight,Iheardhim53inthekitchen,

andthenextmorning,Ifoundmydabbasintherecyclingbin.Inarrowedmyeyesa

littleasI54themout,washedthemupandreplacedthemintheirdrawer.

Iwaspracticingmymother,sdeath55.

41.A.hiddenB.preservedC.foldedD.evaluated

42.A.containersB.drawersC.platesD.goods

43.A.contributetoB.succeedinC.endupD.putoff

44.A.consumeB.enjoyC.cookD.digest

45.A.disciplinesB.limitsC.measuresD.instructions

46.A.asB.becauseC.beforeD.after

47.A.broughtB.complainedC.wonderedD.forgot

48.A.betterB.cruelerC.weakerD.luckier

49.A.privateB.legalC.anxiousD.proud

50.A.displayB.allocateC.donateD.guard

51.A.functionalB.transparentC.fragileD.standard

52.A.debateB.voyageC.operationD.adventure

53.A.bargainingB.yellingC.commandingD.weeping

54.A.elbowedB.fishedC.handedD.booted

55.A.screamB.blowC.stareD.religion

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Lushanhasanabundanceofplants.Itbelongstosubtropicalarea56the

climateismoderatewithamplerainfall.TheaveragetemperatureinJulyisonly22.6℃.

57(build)in1934,theLushanBotanicalGardenisanimportantbasefor

preservingplants.Lushanisalso58goodsummerresort.

ThemountainisalsoaneducationalbaseandreligiouscenterofancientChina

andishometooneofthe59(old)academies(書院)ofourcountry—the

BailudongAcademy.ItwasinBailudongAcademy60aneducationalsystemwas

proposedbytheoutstandingeducatorZhuXioftheSouthernSongDynasty.This

61(gradual)formedtheguidelineforeducationinancientChina.With

62(it)greatcharm,Lushanhasalsoattractedmorethan?,500outstanding

writerssuchasLiBai,BaiJuyi,SuShi,KangYouwei,GuoMoruo,tonamebutafew,

and63(preserve)morethan4,000oftheirpoemsandessays.

DifferentreligionshavebeenobservedinLushanoverthepast1,600years,

64(include)Buddhism,Taoism,IslamandChristianity.Theall-embracing

spiritofLushanmeansthatithasvarious65(style)ofarchitecture,

allofwhichmakeLushanalarge-scaleWorldVillage.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

假定你是某國際學校學生會主席李華，負責組織學校下個月即將開幕的英語節(jié)。請你向學校國

際部負責人Mr?Wilson寫封郵件，請他推薦一位合適的學生在開幕式上致辭。內容如下:

1.寫信目的；

2.推薦要求；

3.期待與感謝。

注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使其構成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞

數(shù)應為150左右。

IgrewupandstartedmyschoolcareerinHaiti.TeachersinHaitiwerewellknown

forcertainskills:somefortheirabilitytoscareyouwithjustalook,andothers

fortheirconsistencyinbeatingkids.

Ourfearpushedustolearnwhateverwe,reassigned,whetheritwasmemorizing

apassageorsolvingamathproblem,soinaway,theteacherswereeffective.Iwas

abletorememberalot,andasakidIneversatbackandwonderediftheeducation

Iwasgettingwasgoodenough.

Butlookingback,IseethatInevergrewmentallyinthatschool.Theydidn,

tteachustothinkbroadlyorbecreative.Instead,myclassmatesandIweretaught

whatweneededtoknowtosurviveinsideaclassroom,butnotthethingsthatwould

helpmesurviveintherealworld.

WhenIcametotheUnitedStates,Ididn,tknowwhattoexpect.Onmyfirstday

ofschool,Imetmynewteacher,MrJeanPierre,whowasHaitian.Hegreetedmewith

Creole（克里奧爾語）.Itmeantthatwewereequals.

Onmyfirstdayinhisclass,Icouldn,tevenreadtheEnglishtitleofthetextbook

hehandedme.ButIlearnedsoquicklythatbymythirdweek,Iunderstoodmostquestions

andwasevenraisingmyhand.

Healsohaduslearn10to20vocabularywordseachday.Foreachwordwehadto

memorizehowtospellitandpronounceitandcreateasentencewithit.Atfirst,

IhatedthismethodbecauseIwasn,tusedtohavingtobecreativeinanyway.But

gradually,hehelpedmefallinlovewithcreativewriting.Everymorning,we,dhave

30minutestowriteaboutanythingthatcametomind.Idiscovered