牛津译林版必修二Unit1Talesoftheunexplained市赛一等奖

Unit1Talesoftheunexplained同步练习第一部分：听力（共三节，满分30分）（略）第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D、四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21．Tomakemembersofateamperformbetter，thetrainerfirstofallhastoknowtheir______andweakness．A．strengthsB．benefitsC．techniquesD．values22．Thespaceagehas_______awholenewbodyofscientificandtechnicalwords_________．A．brought；intoexistenceB．come；intoexistenceC．brought；inexistenceD．called；inexistence23．Bequiet___________youshouldwakethebaby．A．incaseB．incaseofC．innocaseD．inthecaseof24．Wecouldn’tconvincehim_________hismistake．A．withB．onC．atD．of25．Yourelectricitybill________ontime，ortheywillcutusoff．A．isduetopayB．isduetobepaidC．duetopayD．duetobepaid26．Bamboocanbemade________fishingpolesandwalkingsticks．A．of B．fromC．into D．up27．Thebuildingaroundthecomercaughtfirelastnight．Thepolicearenow___________thematter．A．seeingthroughB．workingoutC．lookingintoD．watchingover28．_________，heshouldbepunished．A．OnthelawB．AccordingtothelawC．WiththelawD．Bythelaw29．一DoyouknowBeijingwell?一No．itisthefirsttimeI________here．A．go B．havebeenC．went D．shouldgo30．Theroomwaspackedwithpeople________wecouldn’tgetin．A．sothat B．asifC．while D．as31．Goandgetyourcoat；itis_______youleftit．A．there B．whereC．therewhere D．wherethere32．__________mysisterthreetimestodaybutherlinewasalwaysbusy．A．I’dphonedB．I’vebeenphoningC．I’vephonedD．Iwasphoning33．Theirinkhas________，thatistosay，theyhavetheirink．A．runout；runoutB．runoutof；runoutofC．runout；runoutofD．runoutof；runout34.We’llhaveameetinginthegarden________inthehall．A．instead B．insteadofC．taketheplaceof D．inplaceof35．Iwon’ttellthestudenttheanswertothemathproblemuntilhe______onitformorethananhour．A．hasbeenworking.B．willhaveworkedC．willhavebeenworkingD．hadworked第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。IarrivedintheUnitedStatesonFebruary6，1997，butIremembermyfirstdaythereveryclearly．Myfriendwaswaitingformewhenmyplane36atKennedyAirportatthreeo’clockintheafternoon．Theweatherwasverycoldanditwassnowing，butIwas37excitedtomind．Fromtheairport，myfriendandI38ataxitomyhotel．Ontheway，IsawtheskylineofManhattanforthefirsttimeandIstared39astonishmentatthefamousskyscrapersandtheir40beauty．Myfriendhelpedmeunpackatthehotelandthen41mebecausehe42gobacktowork．He43toreturnthenextday．44myfriendhadleft，Iwenttoarestaurantnearthehoteltogetsomethingtoeat．BecauseI45speakawordofEnglish，Icouldn’t46thewaiterwhat1wanted．1wasveryupsetand47tomakesomegestures,48thewaiterdidn’tunderstandme．Finally，I49thesamethingtheman50thenexttablewaseating．Afterdinner，IstartedtowalkalongBroadway51IcametoTimeSquarewithitsmovietheaters,andhuge52ofpeople．Ididn’tfeeltiredsoIcontinuedtowalk53thecity．WhenIreturnedtothehotel，Icouldn’tsleepbecauseI54hearingthefireandpolicesirens(汽笛)duringthenight．I55awakeandthoughtaboutNewYork.IdecidedthatIhadtolearntospeakEnglish．36．A.tookoffB．1andedCgotoutD．tookdown37．A．tooBsoC．veryD.much38．A.gotB．tookupC．goton D.took39．A．inB．at C．forD.to40．A．o1dmadeB.man-madeC．newly-madeD．natural41．A.had1eftB．wouldleave C．1eftD．wasleaving42．AmustB．hadtoC．shouldD．ought43．A．agreedB．saidCtoldD.promised44．AShortlyafterB.LongbeforeC．ShortlyD．Soon45．A.couldn’tBcouldC.didn’tD．did46．A．askB．sayC．tell D．order47．A.wantedBstartedCaskedD．failed48．A．andB．soC．thenD．but49．A.orderedBbookedC．askedD.got50．A．onBforC．atD．to5l.A.whenBuntilC．afterD．before52．A.crowdsB．groupsC．teamsD．amounts53．A．aroundB．inC．byD．near54．A．wasB．wentC．keptD．started55．A．1ainB．1ayC．1aidD．was第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt’s2035．Youhaveajob,afamilyandyou'reabout40yearsold!Welcometoyourfuturelife．Gettingreadyforwork，youpauseinfrontofthemirror．“Turnred，”yousay．Yourshirtchangesfromskybluetodeepred．Tinyprprogrammedelectronics(智能电子元件)arerear-rangedinyourshirttochangeitscolor．Lookingintothemirror，youfindithardtobelieveyou’re40．Youlookmuchyounger．Withamazingadvancesinmedicine，peopleinyourgenerationmaylivetobe150yearsold．You’renotevenmiddle-aged!Asyougointothekitchenandpreparetopouryourbreakfastcerealintoabowl，youhear，“Toloseweight，youshouldn’teatthat．”fromyourshoes．Theyreadthetinyelectroniccode(电子源码)onthecerealboxtofindoutthenutritiondetails．Youdecidetolistentoyourshoes．“Kitchen,whatcanIhaveforbreakfast?”Alistofpossiblefoodsappearsonthecounterasthekitchenchecksitsfoodsupplies．“Readyforyourtriptospace?”youaskyoursonanddaughter．In2005onlyspeciallytrainedastronautswentintospaceandveryfewofthem．Todayanyonecangotospacefordaytripsorlongervacations．Yourbestfriendevenworksinspace．Handingyourchildrenthreestrawberrieseach，youadd，“Thedoctorsaidyouneedtheseforspacetravel．”Thankstomedicaladvances，vaccinationshots(防疫针)areathingofthepast．Ordinaryfoodscontainspecificvaccines．Withtheberriesintheirmouths，thekidsheadforthefrontdoor．It’stimeforyoutogotowork．Yourcarchecksyourfingerprintsandunlocksthedoors．“Myoffice．Autopilot，”youcommand．Yourcardrivesitselfdowntheroadandmovessmoothlyintotrafficonthehighway．Yousitbackandunrollyoure-newspaper．Thelatestnewsdownloadsandfillstheviewer．Lookingthroughthepages，youwatchthenewsasvideofilmratherthanreadit．56．Whatchangesthecolorofyourshirt?A．Theminor．B．Theshirtitself．C．Thecounter．D．Themedicine．57．Howdotheshoesknowthatyoushouldn’teatthebreakfastcereal?A．Bypouringthebreakfastintoabowl．B．Bylisteningtothedoctor'sadvice．C．Bytestingthefoodsuppliesinthekitchen．D．Bycheckingthenutritiondetailsofthefood．58．Thestrawberriesthechildreneatserveas_______A．breakfastB．lunchC．VaccinesD．nutrition59．Rowisthetextorganized?A．Inorderoftime．B．Inorderoffrequency．。C．Inorderofpreference．D．Inorderofimportance．BOverthelast70years，researchershavebeenstudyinghappyandunhappypeopleandfinallyfoundouttenfactorsthatmakeadifference．Ourfeelingsofwell-beingatanymomentaredeterminedtoacertaindegreebygenes．However，ofallthefactors，wealthandagearethetoptwo．Moneycanbuyadegreeofhappiness．Butonceyoucanaffordtofeed，clotheandhouseyourself，eachextradollarmakeslessandlessdifference．Researchersfindthat，onaverage，wealthierpeoplearehappier．Butthelinkbetweenmoneyandhappinessiscomplex．Inthepasthalf-century，averageincomehassharplyincreasedindevelopedcountries，yethappinesslevelshaveremainedalmostthesame．Onceyourbasicneedsaremet，moneyonlyseemstoincreasehappinessifyouhavemorethanyourfriends，neighborsandcolleagues．“Dollarsbuystatus，andstatusmakespeoplefeelbetter，”concludesomeexperts，whichhelpsexplainwhypeoplewhocanseekstatusinotherways-scientistsoractors，forexample-mayhappilyacceptrelativelypoorly-paidjobs．Inaresearch，ProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatthepeoplewhosedesires-notjustformoney，butforfriends，family，job，health-rosefurthestbeyondwhattheyalreadyhad，tendedtobelesshappythanthosewhofeltasmallergap(差距)．Indeed，thesizeofthegappredictedhappinessaboutfivetimesbetterthanincomealone．“Thegapmeasuresjustblowawaytheonlymeasuresofincome，”saysMichalos．Anotherfactorthathastodowithhappinessisage．Oldagemaynotbesobad．“Givenalltheproblemsofaging，howcouldtheelderlybemoresatisfied?”asksProfessorLauraCarstensen．Inonesurvey，Carstenseninterviewed184peoplebetweentheagesof18and94，andaskedthemtofilloutanemotionsquestionnaire．Shefoundthatoldpeoplereportedpositiveemotionsjustasoftenasyoungpeople，butnegativeemotionsmuchlessoften．Whyareoldpeoplehappier?Somescientistssuggestolderpeoplemayexpectlifetobeharderandlearntolivewithit，orthey’remorerealisticabouttheirgoals，onlysettingonesthattheyknowtheycanachieve．ButCarstensenthinksthatwithtimerunningout，olderpeoplehavelearnedtofocusonthingsthatmakehemhappyandletgoofthosethatdon’t．“Peoplerealizenotonlywhattheyhave，butalsothatwhattheyhavecannotlastforever，”shesays．“Agoodbyekisstoahusbandorwifeattheageof85，forexample，maybringfarmorecomplexemotionalresponsesthanasimilarkisstoaboyorgirlfriendattheageof20．”60．Accordingtothepassage，thefeelingofhappinessA．isdeterminedpartlybygenesB．increasesgraduallywithageC．haslittletodowithwealthD．ismeasuredbydesires61．Someactorswouldliketoacceptpoorly-paidjobsbecausethejobs______．A．makethemfeelmuchbetterB．providechancestomakefriendsC．improvetheirsocialpositionD．satisfytheirprofessionalinterests62．Agedpeoplearemorelikelytofeelhappybecausetheyaremore__________．A．optimisticB．successfulC．practicalD．emotional63．ProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatpeoplefeellesshappyif__________．A．thegapbetweenrealityanddesireisbiggerB．theyhaveastrongerdesireforfriendshipC．theirincomeisbelowtheirexpectationD．thehopeforgoodhealthisgreaterCResearchersareplacingroboticdogs(机器狗)inthehomesoflonelyoldpeopletodeterminewhethertheycanimprovethequalityoflifeforhumans．AlanBeck，anexpertinhuman-animalrelationship，andNancyEdwards，aprofessorofnursing，areleadingtheanimal-assistedstudyconcerningtheinfluenceofroboticdogsonoldpeople’sdepression，physicalactivity，andlifesatisfaction．“Noonewillarguethatanolderpersonisbetteroffbeingmoreactive，challenged，orstimulated(刺激)，”Edwardspointsout．“Theproblemishowwepromote(使……成为现实)that，especiallyforthosewithoutfriendsorhelp．Aroboticdogcouldbeasolution．”Inthestudy，therobot，calledAIBO，isplacedforsixweeksinthehousesofsomeoldpeoplewholivealone．BeforeplacingAIBOinthehome，researcherswillcollectbaselinedataforsixweeks．TheseoldpeoplewillkeepadiarytonotetheirfeelingsandactivitybeforeandafterAIBO．Then，theresearcherswillreviewthedatatodetermineifithasinspiredanychangesinthelifeofitsowner．“Italktohimallthetime．andherespondstomyvoice，”saysaseventy-year-oldlady．“WhenI'mwatchingTV，he’llstayinmyarmsuntilhewantsdown．Hehasamindofhisown．”TheAIBOsrespondtocertainorders．TheresearCherssaytheyhavesomeadvantagesoverlivedogs，especiallyforoldpeople．Oftentheelderlyaredisabledandcannotcareforananimalbywalkingitorplayingwithit．Aroboticdogremovesexerciseandfeedingconcerns．“Atthebeginning，itwasbelievedthatnoonewouldrelatetotheroboticdog，becauseitwasmetalandnotfurry，”Becksays．“Butit'samazinghowquicklywehavegivenupthatbe-lief．”“Hopefully，downtheroad，theseroboticpetscouldbecomeamore-valuablehealthhelper．Theywillrecordtheirmasters’bloodpressure，oxygenlevels，orheartrhythms．AIBOsmayevenonedayhavegamesthatcanhelpstimulateolderpeople’sminds．”64．ThepurposeofBeckandEdwards’studyisto________.A．understandhuman-animalrelationshipB．makelonelyoldpeople’slifebetterC．findthecausesofoldpeople’slonelinessD．promotetheanimal-assistedresearch65．Intheresearch，theoldpeopleareaskedto_________.A．notetheactivitiesofAIBOsB．keepAIBOathomefor12weeksC．recordtheirfeelingsandactivityD．analyzethecollectedinformation66．WhatistheadvantageofAIBOoverlivedogs?A．Itiseasiertokeepathome．B．Itcanhelpthedisabledpeople．C．Itrespondstoallthehumanorders．D．ItcanwatchTVwithitsowner．67．Theauthorseemstosuggestthatthefutureroboticdogsmay____________．A．curecertaindiseases。B．keepoldpeopleactiveC．changepeople’sbeliefsD．1ookmorelikerealdogsDSpaceisadangerousplace．notonlybecauseofmeteors(流星)butalsobecauseofraysfromthesunandotherstars．TheAtmosphereagainactsasourprotectiveblanketonearth．Lightgetsthrough，andthisisessentialforplantstomakethefoodwhichweeat．Heat，too，makesourenvironmentendurable．Variouskindsofrayscomethroughtheairfromouterspace，butenormousquantitiesofradiationfromthesunarescreenedoff．Assoonasmenleavetheatmospheretheyareexposedtothisradiationbuttheirspacesuitsorthewallsoftheirspacecraft，iftheyareinside，dopreventalotofradiationdamage．Radiationisthegreatestknowndangertoexplorersinspace．Theunitofradiationiscalled“rem”．Scientistshavereasontothinkthatamancanputupwithfarmoreradiationthanremwithoutbeingdamaged；thefigureof60remshasbeenagreedon．Thetroubleisthatitisextremelydifficulttobesureaboutradiationdamage-apersonmayfeelperfectlywell，butthecellsofhisorhersexorgansmaybedamaged，andthiswillnotbediscovereduntilthebirthofdeformed(畸形的)childrenorevengrandchildren．MissionsoftheApolloflightshavehadtocrossbeltsofhighradiationand，duringtheoutwardandreturnjourneys，theApollocrewaccumulatedalargeamountofrems．Sofar．nodangerousamountsdfradiationhavebeenreported，buttheApollomissionshavebeenquiteshort．Wesimplydonotknowyethowmenaregoingtogetonwhentheyspendweeksandmonthsoutsidetheprotectionoftheatmosphere，workinginaspacelaboratory．Drugsmighthelptodecreasethedamagedonebyradiation，butnoreallyeffectiveoneshavebeenfoundsofar．68.Accordingtothefirstparagraph，theatmosphereisessentialtomaninthat______．A．itprotectshimagainsttheharmfulraysfromspaceB．itprovidessufficientlightforplantgrowthC．itsuppliestheheatnecessaryforhumansurvivalD．itscreensoffthefallingmeteors69．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________．A．theApollomissionwasverysuccessfulB．protectionfromspaceradiationisnoeasyjobC．astronautswillhavedeformedchildrenorgrandchildrenD．radiationisnotathreattowell-protectedspaceexplorers70．Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_________．A.TheAtmosphereandOurEnvironmentB．ResearchonRadiation.C．EffectsofSpaceRadiationD．ImportanceofProtectionAgainstRadiation第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。TheSmallestPeopleintheWorldAlthoughKenadieJourdin--Bromleyisold,sheisonly27inchestallandweighsabout10pounds，thesameasaone-month-oldinfant．Kenadieisaprimordialdwarf．“Theyarethesmallestchildrenintheworld,anditisabigmysteryastowhytheyaresosmall．Wejustdon’tknow，”saidDrCharlesScott，oneoftheworld’sexpertsonthecondition．Scottistheco-directoroftheSkeletalDysplasiaProgrammeattheAlfredI．DuPontHospitalforChildren．HeestimatesthatKenadie’scondition，primordialdwarfism，issorarethatthereareonlyabout125peoplelikeherintheUnitedStatesandCanada．Primordials，unlikeotherdwarfs，havewhatareconsiderednormalproportions，buttheirgrowthisretarded(阻碍)almostfromthemomenlofconception．Infact，theDameoftheconditioncomesfromoneofthedefinitionsofthewordprimordial--“fromthemomentofconception”．Kenadieweighedonlypoundswhenshewasborn．Herhandwasasbigasaquarter，andherfootwasonlyaninchandahalflong．“Ijustwanttohearhercry．Ifshecries，”Kenadie’smother，BrianneJourdin…Bromley，saidsherememberedthinking．“Thenshe’Salive．Andthenwejustheardthistiny，tinylittleneow．”Kenadiewassosmallthatnursescalledher“Thumbelina”．Doctorswhohadneverseenachildassmallasshewaswarnedthattheprognosiswasnotgood．“Theyreallybelievedthatshewouldnotlive，”Briannesaid．“Andthenyougobacktoherandyou’dthink，‘Well，howcanshenotbeOK?She’ssoperfect．’”ThinkingbacktoKenadie’sbirth,herproudfather,CourtBromley，said，“Ihaveneverseenanythingsoincredibleandsoperfectlyformed．”LittledidBrianneandCourtknowthattheybothcarriedadefectivegenethatgavethemaoneinfourchanceofhavingachildlikeKenadie．“Theonlywaythey’reidentifiedisafterthey’vehadonechild，”Scottsaid．“There’snothingweknowofthatcausesthatmutation．Nothingthatyoucandotofixitorchangeit．It’spurelychance．”Title：The71peopleintheWorldNameKenadie72oldHeight73inches7410poundsHowmanypeoplewhoarelikeherintheUSAandCanada?about75whenshewasbornweightherhandher76thenursesthe7778poundsasbigasa79onlyoneandahalfincheslongcallher80believethatshewouldn’t1ive第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)据报道，法国生产汽车的雪铁龙公司(Citroen)在广告中使用了我国领导人毛泽东的照片。此事在我国网民中引起了激烈的争论。请你根据下面的调查表所提供的信息，给某英文杂志社写一篇文章，简要叙述此事件并发表自己的看法。被调查者的态度所占比例抗议使用45．3％不反对使用41．6％无所谓13．1％注意：行文应连贯流畅，内容要充实完整。2．词数150左右。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

单元仿真检测试卷(A卷)第一部分：听力第二部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项选择21.【解析】A考查名词词义辨析。weakness意为“弱点”，与之相对应的是strengths(强处)。22．【解析】A考查习惯用语。bringsth．intoexistence意为“使某物产生”。23．【解析】A考查固定短语。inease：意为“以防万一”。24．【解析】D考查介词。convincesb．ofsth．意为“使某人相信某事”。25．【解析】B考查固定短语和被动语态。“账单被付”，应用被动语态，故排除A、C。bedue：to意为“预期，应该”；dueto意为“因为”，排除D。26．【解析】C考查“make+介词”的用法。bemadeof／from意为“由…。做成”；makeup意为“编造”；bemadeinto意为“制成”。27．【解析】C考查动词短语。lookinto意为“调查”。seethrough意为“看穿”；workout意为“算出”；watchover意为“看守，照顾”。28．【解析】B考查“介词+名词”的用法，“根据法律”的确切英译为“accordingtothelaw”。29．【解析】B考查时态。“Itisthefirsttime+从句”，从句的时态常用现在完成时。30．【解析】A考查连词(短语)。sothat意为“以至于”；asif意为“好像”；while意为“然而”；as意为“当……时候”。根据句意“房间挤满了人，以至于我们进不去。”选A。31．【解析】B考查从句。where引导地点状语从句。itiswhereyouleftit意为“它在你原先放它的地方”，where：前无需先行词。32．【解析】C考查时态。根据“threetimestoday”可知选用现在完成时。33．【解析】C考查词组辨析。runout意为“用完”，其主语一般是时间、食物、金钱等名词；runoutof意为“用完，耗尽”，表主动含义，主语一般是人。34．【解析】B考查“代替”的几种英译法。instead为副词，常用于句尾；insteadof后接名词、代词、动名词、不定式、形容词、副词或介词短语等；taketheplaceof是动词短语，作谓语；inplaceof为书面语，与insteadof同义。35．【解析】A考查动词时态。根据“formorethananhorn。”知选用现在完成进行时态。第二节：完形填空36.【解析】由上文可知，飞机降落在肯尼迪机场。故选B。37．【解析】天气非常冷，天下着雪，然而我太兴奋了，一点儿也不在乎。38．【解析】takeataxi“乘出租车”。39．【解析】inastonishment在此作状语，修饰stared。40．【解析】此时“我”盯着看的是摩天大楼，这都是人工建筑，因此“我”欣赏它们的人工美。41．【解析】由前面与之并列的句子可知用一般过去时。42．【解析】上班是迫不得已的事，因此用hadto。43．【解析】离开之前他答应“我’’第二天会回来。agree“同意”；say后不接todo形式；tell后也不直接用不定式。44．【解析】按照逻辑，“我”做下面这些事情是在朋友走后。shortlyafter连词词组，……不久以后”。shortly和soon都是副词，因此C、D不合题意。45．【解析】由下文可知“我”不会说英语。46．【解析】因为“我，，不会说英语，因此“我”不能告诉服务员“我”想要的东西。47．【解析】“我”开始做些手势。48．【解析】前后为转折关系。49．【解析】“我”点了与邻桌人吃的同样的东西。order意思是“点菜”。50．【解析】“坐在桌旁”用atthetable。51．【解析】饭后，我沿大街一直走到时代广场。52．【解析】crowds0fpeople意思是“许许多多的人”。group和team都表示“队”，看电影的人不可能都是结队而来的，因此B、C项不合题意；amount表不“量”。53．【解析】walkaround意思是“四