人教版(新教材)高中英语选修2Unit1 Science and Scientists单元检测卷(一)

1、单元检测卷（一）第一局部 听力（共两节，总分值30分）第一节（共5小题：每题1.5分，总分值7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最 佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题 和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。Who will the man call?A. His boss. B. His wife. C. A taxi driver.What does the man suggest the woman do?Wait on the phone.Order the pizza online.Drive t

2、o the pizza place.What docs the woman want to do?Learn to make a video.Buy a coffee maker.Make some coffee.What will the man do at 3 o clock on Friday?Go to class.Meet the doctor.Take the womanT s shift.What does the man think of the lecture?A. Difficult. B. Excellent. C. Boring.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，总分值

3、22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个 选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个 小题，每题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。Who will send the file?A. Sam. B. Carol. C. Lucy.Where is the woman?A. At the airport.In the office.洲北部和南设得兰群岛被发现，应选A。What does the underlined word * hypothes

4、ize in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Confirm.B. Support.C. Assume.D. Warn.K答案cR解析 词义猜想题。根据画线词后面的“this may be due to their droppingsv中的may 和due to可知，科学家们是在推测和假设原因，应选C。What can we learn from the text?A. Penguins feed on microscopic algae. B. Antarctic algae grow under the snow. C. Ground observation la

5、sted for four months.D. Animal droppings contribute to the algae blooms.K答案DK解 析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的rt.this may be due to their droppingsw可知， 藻类的爆发可能是因为企鹅等动物的粪便，应选D。DGoogle s new camera called Clips, is a smalh smart device.lt conies with a case that has a clip(夹子),but it s not designed to be worn on yo

6、ur clothing.Most interestingly, it uses artificial intelligence to take photography out of your hands so it can capture moments on its own.This roughly 2-inch by 2-inch camera, with a three-hour battery life and Gorilla Glass for toughness, is intended for candid moments, like when a child docs some

7、thing cute that may happen too quickly for you to pull out your smartphone.On board the Clips device, it uses machine learning algorithms(计算程序)to help capture scenes.Those algorithms include face recognition. Once it learns that there , s a face you see frequently, i( 11 try to get nice photos of th

8、ose faces, said Juston Payne, the device s product manager.And they also want it to recognize facial expressions, which involved training it to know what happiness looks like” . The Google team also trained it to recognize what not to shootlike when a child s hand is over the lens or if it is tossed

9、 in a dark purse.The only way to see the images is by connecting the camera with your phone, as it has no screen for viewing or editing.Were people concerned it could seem strange? Yes Payne admitted.But they said they addressed that by making it obvious what it is.A green light on the front signals

10、 that it is on.Besides, unlike a camera meant to monitor your home, i( is not connected to the Internet.“This product is only possible because of the way that silicon has advanced.M Payne said, noting (hat i( was only in (he past year or so that they could squeeze the technology down into a device t

11、his size.Going forward, we re likely to get more assistance from the artificial intelligence packed into our apps and gadgets.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文堂主要介绍了谷歌公司推出的一款叫Clips的新相机。What is the most outstanding feature of Clips?It is equipped with tough glass.1( enables easy Internet access.It allows of hands-free

12、photography.It can be worn on your clothing.K答案CK解 析 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知，新相机Clips可以自动捕捉瞬间，不需 要人们动手。应选C。What does the underlined word “candid” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Brief.B. Touching.C. Unforgettable.D. Embarrassing.K答案AK解析 词义猜想题。根据画线单词下一分句可知，candid moments意为“短暂的”时 刻，结合选项brief短暂的：touching动人的；unforgetta

13、ble难忘的：embarrassing尴尬的。 应选A。What makes Clips a reality according to Juston Payne?The popularity of the Internet.The advance in technology.The rise of the smartphone industry.The reduction in (he price of lens.K答案BK解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可推知，新相机Clips能够被制作出来是由 于技术的进步和开展。应选B。What is the best title for the t

14、ext?An Alternative Way to PhotographNew Gadgets in the Age of AppsArtificial Intelligence in Everyday LifeA New Digital Camera from GoogleK答案DK解析U 标题归纳题。根据第一段第一句及下文对这款相机的介绍可知，本文主要介绍 了谷歌公司推出的一款叫Clips的新相机，并对照相机的各种功能和使用进行了介绍。因此，D项适合作本文最正确标题。第二节(共5小题；每题2.5分，总分值12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项

15、为多 余选项。If you studied pictures (hat ancient people left on rock walls and you tried lo determine their meaning, you would no( detect a deep interest in romance among the artists. 36 Life for ancient people seemed to center on hunting and gathering wild foods for meals.37 Researchers are studying whe

16、ther love can be created, and how much the brain gets involved in love matters.You have probably heard that opposites attract but that similarities attract, too.One thing is certain: The truth about love is not yet set in stone.First ImpressionTo help determine the elements of attraction, researcher

17、s paired 164 college classmates and had them talk for 3,6 or 10 minutes so they could get a sense of each other s individuality.Then students were asked to predict what kind of relationship they were likely to build with their partners.After nine weeks, they reported what happened.As it turned out,

18、their initial judgments often held true. 38The Nose KnowsScientists have also turned to nonhumans to increase understanding of attraction.Many animals give off pheromonesnatural chemicals that can be detected by, and then can produce a response in, other animals of the same species.Pheromones can si

19、gnal that an animal is either ready to fight or is feeling open to partnerships. 39 Smell, however, does seem to play a part in human attraction.Although we may not be aware of chemicals like pheromones consciously, we give and receive loads of information through smell in every interaction with oth

20、er people.Face ValueBeing fond of someone seems to have a number of factors, including seeing something we find attractive.Researchers had people judge faces for attractiveness.The participants had 0.013 seconds to view each face, yet somehow they generally considered the images the same as people w

21、ho had more time to study the same faces. 40It is easy to prepare a list of modern stories having to do with love.The way wc assess attractiveness seems to be somewhat automatic.Instead, you would see plenty of animals with people running after them.People responded to positive words faster after vi

22、ewing an attractive face.Students seemed to distinguish at an early stage who would best fit into their lives.In modern times, when food is abundant, finding love is more central to people * s lives. G. In contrast humans do not seem to be as gifted as other animals at detecting such chemicals. 语篇解读

23、 本文是一篇说明文。研究人员正在研究爱情是否可以创造，以及大脑在多大程度 上参与到爱情中。文章对该项研究进行了介绍。K答案1CK解 析 下文说明古代人的生活似乎集中在狩猎和采集野生食物上。C项中的“animals with people running after themv对应后一句中的hunting,上下文是顺承关系。应选C。R答案）FK解析U下文说明研究人员正在研究爱情是否可以被创造，以及大脑在多大程度上参与到爱情中。讲述与爱情有关的研究，F项符合本段主旨。R答案EK解 析上文说明学生们被要求预测他们可能会和同伴建立什么样的关系。九周后，他 们报告了所发生的事情。事实证明，他们最初的判断

24、往往是正确的。E项中的“at an early stage” 对应 “their initial judgments”。应选 E。K答案1 GK解析H 上文说明许多动物会释放信息素一种能被同类动物探测到并对其产生反响 的天然化学物质。再结合常识可知，G项中的“detecting such chemicals”对应 “ pheromonesnatural chemicals that can be detected by ”。应选 G。K答案BK解析上文说明参与者有0.013秒的时间观看每一张脸，但不知为何，他们对这些照片的想法和那些有更多时间研究同样面孔的人是一样的。结合常识可知，0.013秒

25、的时间几 乎等同于自动的心理反响，由此可知，B项符合题意。 第三局部 语言运用（共两节，总分值30分） 第一节（共15小题；每题1分，总分值15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最正确选 项。Last year. I went through every high school senior, s nightmare： I was 41 by all the colleges I applied to.It* s not that I was a bad 42 .So when I got turned down, I got into a 43_.Wh

26、ile all my friends had many choices, I was left 44 what future I could have.When my panic 45 , I signed in a community college.! wasn t excited.I thought the incompetent teachers 46 their students * sleep in class.I was so wrong.Thc 47 of my professors were so poetic, and my classmates were 48 -they

27、 could figure out kinds of difficult things.I decided to give myself a year of 49 .Aside from required courses. I 5（） a range of classes.I know it seems like some random classes, but it allowed me to 51 what I want.I used to have this idea that I had to rush to 52 a certain level of success by a cer

28、tain age.But a year of community college has taught me to 53 ， and to recognize that things take time to adjust.! still hope (o transfer to a four-year 54 next year, but now I am a more mature person.Being around the classmates has made me realize that I, m not late 55 .There, s more than one way to

29、 get to where you want to go.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。在被所有申请的大学拒绝后，作者选择就读社区大学。在那 儿接触到同学和老师后，作者改变了之前所有的想法。由此作者深刻地体会到，一个人假设想 到达想去的地方，不只有一种方法。A.accusedB. praisedC. acceptedD. refusedK答案DK解 析accuse控诉；praise赞扬；accept接受；refuse拒绝。由本段第一句及后文“So when I got turned down”可知，此处为作者被自己申请的所有大学拒绝了。应选D项。A.studentB. teacherC. hea

30、dmasterD. colleagueK答案AK解 析studeni学生；teacher老师；headmaster校长；colleague同事。由前文中的“high school seniorH可知，作者是一名高中学生。应选A项。A.messB. panicC. troubleD. dilemmaK答案BK解 析 mess混乱；panic恐慌：trouble麻烦；dilemma进退两难。由下文的“When my panic可知，作者被拒绝的时候，陷入了恐慌。应选B项。A.facingB. predictingC. doubtingD. wonderingK答案DK解 析face面对;predi

31、ct预测：doubl怀疑;wonder想知道。由前文“While all my friends had many choicesw可知，前后形成转折，所以此处为作者想知道自己能有什么样的未来。 应选D项。A.fadedB. burdenedC. balancedD. transferredK答案AK解 析7 fade褪色，逐渐消失；burden使负重；balance使平衡；transfer使转移。根据 后文a signed in a community collegev可知，作者报名进入了社区大学。这说明作者已经从 原先的恐慌中恢复过来，即他的恐慌逐渐消失了。应选A项。A.offeredB.

32、guidedC. ignoredD. ledK答案cK解析offer提供；guide指导；ignore忽视；lead引导。在作者的心里，作者认为社区 大学不是正规的大学，不称职的老师会无视他们的学生睡觉。应选C项。A.notesB. methodsC. behaviorsD. lecturesK答案DK解 析note笔记：method方法；behavior行为；lecture讲课。由前后文提示可知，作 者完全错了，教授们的课很有诗意，学生们也很聪明，能解答很有难度的问题。此处是指教 授们的课。应选D项。A.friendlyB. intelligentC. ambitiousD. politeK

33、答案BK解 析 见上题R解 析1。friendly友好的;intelligent聪明的：ambitious有野心的:polite 礼貌的。应选B项。A.experimentB. expectationC. effortD. explorationK答案AR解 析?expcrimcni 实验；expectation 期望；effort 努力；exploration 探索。由后文 441 still hope to transfer to a four-year next year”可知，虽然作者依然希望明年能转到一所 四年制大学学习，但他还是决定在这里给自己一年的实验期。应选A项。A.bough

34、tB. tookC. studiedD. occupiedK答案BK解 析buy买；take选修（某一课程）：study学习：occupy占领。take class意为“上课”， 为固定搭配。在大学肯定要上课。应选B项。A.care forB. choose fromC. know aboutD. put onK答案CK解 析care for关心；choose from从中选择；know about知道；put on穿上。虽然 作者知道所选的是一些随机的课程，但是那让作者知道了自己想要什么。应选C项。A.avoidB. enjoyC. achieveD. finishK答案cK解 析 avoi

35、d 防止；enjoy 享受：achieve 实现；finish 完成。achieve.success 意为“达 到成功”，为固定搭配，符合语境。应选C项。A.look forB. give upC. turn onD. slow downK答案DK解 析look for寻找；give up放弃；turn on翻开；slow down慢下来。由前文44that I had to rush to a certain level of success by a certain age 中的rush与此处转折对应，所 以此处为“慢下来”。应选D项。A.clubB. universityC. compa

36、nyD. organizationK答案BK解 析club俱乐部；university大学;company公司;organization组织。由前文was by all the colleges I applied to可知，此处为作者仍然希望明年转到一所四年制的大学。应选 B项。A.hardlyB. entirelyC. generallyD. rarelyK答案BK解 析hardly几乎不；entirely完全地：generally 一般地：rarely稀少地。entirely ”完 全地”表示程度和强调。此处说明作者并没有完全落后，也指作者可以和别人一样优秀。故 选B项。第二节(共10小

37、题；每题1.5分，总分值15分)阅读卜.面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Over a year ago before Ke Jie, one of China s and the world s best Go(围棋)players, battled with AlphaGo, the artificial intelligence (AI) machine 56.(develop) by Google, s Deepmind team he was 57.(confidence) that he would win-even though the program58

38、.(defeat) top ROK Go player Lee SE-dol only two months before.But (hen 19-year-old Ke lost.In an interview with CGTN after (he match, he admitted, “AlphaGo can see the whole universe of Go, but I can only see a small pond in my backyard, “ Ke said. So, please, let 59. explore the universe, but let m

39、e play in my own backyard.vHis failure against the AI program didn t get him 60.(frustrate), but made him a better player.He recognized 61. set human beings and intelligent machines apart was the ability of humans to enjoy the game.Ke set about 62.(update) his Go skill, and since then he has been un

40、beatable.The proof came at last year* s national league(联赛)of Go 63. he effortlessly defeated his old rival(对手)Chen Yaoye,29.Only a few days before that, Ke had won the 23rd Samsung Cup, becoming the 64.(young) Go player to win six international championships.Today s Ke 65. a Go player, is trying to

41、 be the best player he humanly can. 语篇解读本文是记叙文，讲述了中国乃至世界最好的围模队员之一柯洁与人工智能机AlphaGo比赛失败后，努力提高自己的围棋技术，成为六次赢.得国际围棋锦标赛的最年轻国 棋选手。R答 案）developedK解析 考查非谓语动词。句中machine和动词develop是被动关系，表示智能机是被 开发，故用过去分词作定语。R答 案 1 confidentK解析考查词性转换。此处作表语用形容词confidentK答 案had defeatedK解 析考查动词时态。根据时间状语Over a year ago和绐出的动词was可知是一般

42、过去时态，由two months before可知，事情发生在过去的过去，应该用过去完成时。K答案itK解析考查代词。根据上句可知此处指代AlphaG。，故填it。R 答 案frustratedK解 析考查词性转换。此处用形容词fruslraled作get的宾语补足语。K 答案）whatK解 析X 考查主语从句的引导词。动词recognized后是省略了 that的宾语从句，其中 “ set human beings and intelligent machines apartM 是此宾语从句的主语从句，主语从 句中缺少主语，指”的东西，故用what引导。K 答案 1 updatingR解 析

43、?考查固定搭配。set aboui doing sth.开始做某事，故填updating。K 答案）whereK解析 考查定语从句。句中包含定语从句，先行词是national league of Go,在定语从 句中作地点状语，用关系副词where引导。故填where。K答案youngestK解 析 考查形容词最高级。修饰player且由the限定可知用最高级。K答案】asK解析 考查介词。此处as后跟表职业的名词，表示“作为”。第四局部 写作（共两节，总分值40分）第一节（总分值15分）假设你是李华,校学生会主席，想邀请外教Henry先生一起参加学校举办的中秋节晚会。 请给他写封邮件，内容包

44、括：.介绍写邮件的目的；.晚会的时间和地点：9月30日晚6点、学校报告厅；.晚会内容：同学们表演节目、吃月饼和赏月。注意：.词数80左右;.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Mr Henry,Karie double-checked the words on her spelling test.If she got 100 percent today, she d win her class First-Quarter Spelling Challenge and a brand new dictionary.Plus Ms McCormack had

45、 promised to do a handstand if anyone got a perfect score.Three more words to go.N-i-c-e-l-y,Q-u-i-c-k-l-y.H-o-n-e-s-t-y.Wait! She d spelled u honesty ，not honestly ” . She hurriedly erased the t-y and wrote 1 -y before handing in her paper.Ms McCormack graded the test papers at the break.Meanwhile,

46、 Karie sat restlessly in her seat with her fingers crossed.Then, Ms McCormack walked to （he front of the room and cleared her throat.As if she were an Olympic gymnast, Ms McCormack s feet flipped（空翻）into the air.Congratulations, Karie! You did it! ” she announced while upside down.The whole class bu

47、rst into applause! Ms McCormack righted herself and presented Karie with her prize.Karie grinned as she read the label on the box：To Karie Carter, for her perfect first-quarter score in spelling.uEverything OK? ” Mom asked as Karie burst through the front door after school.Karie didn l answer.As if

48、by magic, she took out her spelling test paper and prize and showed （hem to her mother.Mom hugged her, asking her to put the test paper on the fridge so that Dad could see it when he got home.Karie took another look at the test paper before putting it on the fridge.Her hands stopped in the mid air.S

49、hc just couldn t believe her own eyes.Honestly?YES! H-O-N-E-S-L-Y!Mom sensed something unusual and asked why.Karie stuffed the test paper into her backpack and explained that she was just loo excited.Mom brought her some tea.Yes a l was exactly what she needed.After drinking a little, Karie plodded（

50、重步走）down the halh lost in thought.How could she tell the class she hadn* t earned the prize after all? That Ms McCormack did the handstand for nothing?注意：续写词数应为150左右。Later Dad came in with excitement.The next morning, Karie went to school earlier than usual.C. In the hotel.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。When did t

51、he woman get to London?Last spring.This August.A few hours ago.Why does the woman come to London?To visit relatives.To take a holiday.To attend a program.What s (he meaning of moonlighting?A second job.A kind of toy.A game.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。Where are the speakers?In a car.In an elevator.In a meeting

52、room.What does the man ask the woman to do?Park his car.Call his wife.Find a repairman.How will the man probably go to work tomorrow?A. By bus. B. By car. C. By taxi.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。What does the man suggest for Lisa?A. T-shirt. B. A purse. C. A dress.When should the woman have called Helen?A. At 3

53、 ： 45. B. At 4 ： 15. C. At 4 ： 45.What s the manJ s telephone number?A. 61199621. B. 61299621. C. 61299622.What s the relationship between the speakers?Husband and wife.lifting the comer of his mouth. I m proud of you sweetie.We need to celebrate it tonight.v Karie pretended to be smiling all the ti

54、me.Meanwhile, a sense of guilt rose inside her.Feeling she didn t deserve the prize, she had a sleepless night for the first time in her life.The next morning, Karie went to school earlier than usual.Ms McCormack was unlocking the classroom. You re an early bird. Ms McCormack said in a delighted voi

55、ce.With her hands trembling, Karie handed her teacher the spelling paper and the dictionary. I can t keep this.l misspelled honestly and you didn t catch it. For a moment, Ms McCormack stood quietly reading the label on the dictionary.Then picking up her pen, she crossed out the word “perfect ” and

56、wrote 41 honest ” before returning the dictionary to Karie. Keep this.But for honesty.vBoss and employee.Friends.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。When does the speaker help with cooking?In the morning.In the afternoon.In the evening.What does the speaker like best?A. Fishing. B. Hiking. C. Telling stories.How does

57、 the speaker find the summer camp?Disappointing.Interesting.Surprising.K答案l.B 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.A 9. C 10.A ll.B 12.B 13.A14.A 15.A 16.C 17. A 18.C 19.C 20.A听力材料Text 1M： May I borrow your phone? My battery is dead.W： Sure.M： I need to make a call to my wife to let her know my boss had me wor

58、k late.W： OK, but please hurry.My taxi will be coining soon.Text 2W： Hey, Jack, I ve been on the phone with Domino s Pizza for the past fifteen minutes.Do you think I should just drive over there to order our pizza?M： No way.Don l you know you can order online now?Text 3W： Can you show me how to use

59、 (his coffee maker? I need to make some for (he meeting.M： Actually, I don t know how to use it.But you can find a YouTube video that will show you.Text 4W： Jack, would you mind working my Friday shift if I take your Thursday shift? I have a class to go to.M： Thal s fine, as long as it doesn t confl

60、ict with my doctor, s appointment at 3 o clock on Friday.W： Great! The shift ends.Text 5W： Yesterday s lecture was excellent right?M： The topic was interesting, but I couldn t follow it completely.Text 6M： Hello, Lucy.This is Sam.Look, I m on my way to the aiiport.Could you do something for me? I fo