高中英语必修二 Unit2Wildlifeprotection单元测试含答案与解析

1、高中英语 必修第二册 17/17Unit 2 单元测试一、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。AMore than two thirds of the worlds polar bears will be wiped out by 2050, according to a shocking new study. By then, scientists say, global warming will have melted 42 percent of the Arctic sea ice

2、. By 2100, only a very few of these important creatures will be left.The report has been produced by the US Geological Survey. The scientists have publicized their findings in the hope of influencing US Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who has been asked to put polar bears on the US endangered sp

3、ecies list.Polar bears depend on floating sea ice as a platform for hunting seals, which are their main food. Without enough ice, polar bears would be forced to go onto the land, where they are killed by hunters, and would be unlikely to adapt to the life on the land in time. Experts say few little

4、bears would survive and the stress could make many females unable to get pregnant.The team of American and Canadian scientists spent six months studying bears: on the ground, from spotter planes and in the lab, using computer models. Some team members fear the result is even worse for the bears than

5、 what their report says. They say the Arctic is warming faster than anywhere in the world and much faster than their computer had been forecasting, Satellite observations have showed that the ice has decreased to an all-time low.However, not everyone in the scientific community believes that global

6、warming is happening on such an alarming scale. Another investigation has found that polar bears are still being hunted by wealthy “sportsmen” who want their skins and heads. At least ten international companies offer bear-hunting trips.1. What do we know about Dirk Kempthorne according to the passa

7、ge?A. He is an animal scientist.B. He is a protector of animals working for the US government.C. He was asked to put polar bears on the US endangered species list.D. He offered to put polar bears on the endangered species list.2. Why will polar bears die out if there is not enough sea ice?A. Because

8、 polar bears cant catch enough food without sea ice.B. Because polar bears eat ice when they feel thirsty.C. Because polar bears will be easily found by hunters without ice.D. Because most female bears are used to giving birth under ice.3. After a six-month study, some scientists fear that _.A. ther

9、e is something wrong with their computersB. polar bears will disappear even faster than they ever expectedC. their computer models are not as accurate as they expectedD. global warming will destroy everything in the ArcticBThe British are known for their sense of humor. However, it is often difficul

10、t for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, “Its a little damp（潮湿的） outside.” Or, if someone is ve

11、ry impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, “She isnt exactly friendly.” Understatement is often used in an unpleasant situation or to make another person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humor.Another key to understanding British humor is that the

12、British like to make fun of themselves as well as others. They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidently falls over in the street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make jokes abo

13、ut their accents, the way they dress and the way they behave. Whats more, the British love to watch comedies（喜剧） about people who do not know how to behave in society. The comedies series Mr. Bean is a good example of this kind of humor.Mr. Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkins

14、on in 1990. Mr. Bean doesnt talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr. Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. Mr. Bean is popular in many countries around the world because you do not ha

15、ve to speak English to understand the humor. Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humor.4. Why is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes?A. The British often enlarge the fact.B. British jokes are connected with many different cultures.C. Britis

16、h jokes are not as funny as jokes in other countries.D. The British try to make out that something is less important than it is.5. The author explains understatement by _.A. describing a processB. making comparisonsC. following time orderD. using examples6. What can be the best title for the text?A.

17、 British Humor in ComedyB. Humor in Different CulturesC. Understanding British HumorD. Developing Your Sense of HumorCWhere do the turtles go?Every summer, thousands of endangered green sea turtles climb onto beaches around the world. Each mother sea turtle produces 100 or more eggs in a hole, and c

18、overs the hole with sand before she swims away.Two months later, the eggs hatch, and the baby turtles climb out of the sand and swim into the ocean. They dont reappear until they have grown as large as dinner plates. Until now, no one knows where the baby turtles go or what they do.“If we dont know

19、where these little turtles are, we cant protect them,” says Kim Reich, who helps solve part of the mystery.Her teacher, Karen Bjorndal, has studied green sea turtles for more than 30 years. Every year, Bjorndal goes to the Bahamas Islands. Many young sea turtles come here to live and eat at the end

20、of their childhood.These turtles are the only sea turtles that live as plant eaters. In fact, their name may be a result of what they eat. The turtles dont look green but they do have green fat. Scientists learned that the turtles eat green sea plants, which may turn their fat green.Between 2002 and

21、 2004, Bjorndal caught 44 green sea turtles in the Bahamas. After testing them, she found something to support the 20-year-old idea: baby green sea turtles eat meat before they turn to a diet of plants. In fact, they eat animals that live in the open ocean.Scientists still need to find where exactly

22、 green sea turtles grow. We now know that baby green sea turtles are out in the open ocean, but the open ocean is a big place.“It is really a problem,” says Bjorndal. The discovery may help us do a better job of protecting this sea animal.7. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?A. Baby tu

23、rtles go to the ocean when they are three months old.B. Mother turtles leave the eggs alone after they produce them.C. No one knows when turtles appear on the beach.D. Mother turtles are as large as dinner plates.8. Kim Reich does research on where baby turtles go because she wants to _.A. help her

24、teacherB. prove an ideaC. protect turtlesD. become a scientist9. What does Karen Bjorndals research prove about green sea turtles?A. The young live in the Bahamas Islands.B. The young eat meat before turning to a diet of plants.C. They live in the open ocean for a lifelong time.D. They are the only

25、sea turtles that live as plant eaters.10. What does the underlined word “It” in the last paragraph refer to?A. Finding out where young turtles grow.B. Protecting this endangered sea animal.C. Changing young turtles eating habits.D. Living in the open ocean.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白

26、处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Top Tips for Better WritingThere are many different types of writing, such as essays, letters and speeches. Whatever your reason is and whatever your style is, there are some universal tips that will help you improve your writing:Be clear about your purposeThe most basic question

27、to ask yourself before you start is why you are writing. In an essay or assignment, your purpose is to convey information and draw conclusions. But if you are writing a business report, you may want to make recommendations. 11 Start with a plan 12 The result is often disjointed writing with parts th

28、at dont connect. Whatever you are writing, creating a clear plan is the first step to get your message across quickly and in the most effective way.Guide readers through what you writeYour task is to help readers understand your message quickly and precisely. 13 Each sentence, each paragraph should

29、be relevant to what comes before and what comes after. You should use connected words and phrases to show these connections. 14 Your aim in writing is to communicate ideas and information to other people, and you must keep that in mind with every word and sentence you write. Constantly ask yourself

30、who you really write the information for.Write for the ear, not for the eyeOnce youve finished a draft of your speech, practice reading it out loud. 15 Revise it, so you are more comfortable giving your speech. You want to sound natural, no matter what the occasion is.A. Write for readers, not yours

31、elfB. Write for the aim, not for the wordsC. It sounds robotic, and employers hate it.D. Far too often people write without a plan.E. Youll hear anything that sounds awkward.F. Whatever it is, keep your purpose in mind at all times to avoid going off topic.G. To do this, it is necessary to show them

32、 clearly how the different parts relate to each other.二、英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。With supper finished, it was our time with Dad. Cindy, Tom and I climbed onto our couch. We all 16 Mom to turn on the old tape player.Dad had been piloting air

33、planes in Vietnam for the Air Force for a year. Through the year, our family received at least one 17 a week from Dad. Mom played a part to us every day. Every day when Mom turned on the tape player, Dad 18 by asking each of us how our 19 had gone and what we had done. 20 to the tape machine as if h

34、e could hear every word, each of us told him about our 21 . Because Mom wrote down our responses, Dad was kept 22 . In the following tape, he 23 our good deeds and 24 corrected our errors. After 25 told Dad their tales, he read to us from the book Mom had sent.The day Dad was to 26 , all of us were

35、playing around the 27 . Then the gate in the fence opened. A tall man in a 28 walked through the gate.My eldest sister jumped off the diving board and ran towards the man. Mom ran behind. The man embraced Mom and kissed her. 29 by the scene, Tom and I looked at each other. Soon, the tall, uniformed

36、man arrived at the pools edge and smiled 30 at us. With the innocence of a four-year-old girl, I looked up and 31 , “Are you my father?”He burst into tears, knelt down, 32 us into his arms and said, “Yes, Im your father.” 33 I heard his voice, I 34 him as my father because it was the same 35 that I

37、heard so frequently on tape.16. A. waited forB. looked atC. agreed withD. asked for17. A. letterB. bookC. tapeD. photo18. A. beganB. greetedC. endedD. faced19. A. studyB. nightC. morningD. day20. A. ListeningB. SpeakingC. StaringD. Turning21. A. actionsB. movementsC. adventuresD. events22. A. up-to-

38、dateB. down-and-outC. out-of-dateD. up-and-coming23. A. talkedB. praisedC. showedD. presented24. A. strictlyB. angrilyC. gentlyD. violently25. A. anyoneB. nobodyC. someoneD. everyone26. A. leaveB. getC. arriveD. depart27. A. swimming poolB. houseC. grasslandD. playing ground28. A. uniformB. suitC. T

39、-shirtD. jean29. A. DelightedB. FrightenedC. AmusedD. Puzzled30. A. downB. upC. backD. into31. A. askedB. shoutedC. requiredD. cried32. A. pushedB. carriedC. puledD. sucked33. A. Before longB. The momentC. Long afterD. Just then34. A. recognizedB. realizedC. understoodD. found35. A. soundB. voiceC.

40、manD. story第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The polar bear is found in the Arctic Circle and some big land masses as far south as Newfoundland. While they are rare north of 88, there is evidence 36 they range all the way across the Arctic, and as far south as James Bay in Cana

41、da. It is difficult to figure out a global population of polar bears as much of the range has been 37 （poor） studied; however, biologists calculate that there are about 20,000-25,000 polar bears worldwide.Modern methods 38 tracking polar bear populations have been employed only since the mid-1980s,

42、and are expensive 39 （perform） consistently over a large area. In recent years some Inuit people in Nunavut 40 （report） increases in bear sightings around human settlements, leading to a 41 （believe） that populations are increasing. Scientists have responded by 42 （note） that hungry bears may be con

43、gregating（聚集） around human settlements, leading to the illusion（错觉） that populations are 43 （high） than they actually are. Of 44 nineteen recognized polar bear subpopulations, three are declining, six 45 （be） stable, one is increasing, and nine lack enough data.三、写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是学校动

44、物保护协会志愿者李华，你校留学生Mike对动物保护工作很热心，来信咨询你们协会的日常工作内容和报名条件。请你写一封回信，内容包括：1.工作内容：进社区宣传；照顾流浪动物等；2.志愿者要求：有爱心，时间灵活；3.报名方式。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.参考词汇：动物保护协会Animal Protection Association; 流浪动物stray animalsDear Mike,_Yours,Li Hua第二节 读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw a

45、 beautiful brooch（胸针）in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the pricefive dollarswas too high for Reuben Earle. Five dollars would buy almost a weeks food for his family.Reuben couldnt ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing went to his mother, Dora. Slim an

46、d beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together. The housework was never-ending, and she struggled to support their five children but she was happy as her family and their well-being were all she cared about.Nevertheless, he opened the shops weathered（风化的） door and went i

47、nside, standing proud and straight in his flour-sack（面粉袋改做的） shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I dont have the money right now. Can you please hold it for some time?”“Ill try,” the shopkeeper smiled. “People around here dont usually have that kind of

48、money to spend on things. It should keep for a while.”Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. He would raise the money and not tell anybody, for he thought Mum would get surprised when she saw that brooch. On hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben suddenly had an

49、idea that he could raise money by selling the used nail bags（装钉子的袋子）. People built their own buildings in Bay Roberts, using nails bought in bags from a local factory. Sometimes the used nail bags were thrown away at the construction site, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for f

50、ive cents a piece.That day he sold two nail bags and hid the money in a rusty soda tin.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1:Every day after school, Reuben started his plan. _Paragraph 2:Finally, the time came! _Unit 2 单元测试答案解析一、第一节1.【

51、答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“US Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who has been asked to put polar bears on the US endangered species list.”可知他被要求把北极熊列入美国濒危物种名单，故选C。2.【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“Polar bears depend on floating sea ice as a platform for hunting seals, which are their main food.”可知，如果没有足够的海冰，

52、北极熊就捕捉不到足够的食物，故选A。3.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段的“Some team members fear the result is even worse for the bears than what their report says.”可知，科学家们害怕北极熊消失的速度将比他们预想的还要快，故选B。4.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。由第二段中的“Understatement means saying less than you think or feel.”可知选D。5.【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。由第二段中的“For example, if someone g

53、ets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, Its a little damp outside. Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else might say, She isnt exactly friendly.”可推断出作者通过举例来解释“有保留的陈述”，选D。6.【答案】C【解析】主旨大意题。由第一段中的“The main point to remember is that the British often use unders

54、tatement.”和第三段中的“Another key to understanding British humor is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as others.”可知这篇短文主要介绍了理解英式幽默的关键是轻描淡写和喜欢开自己和他人的玩笑选C。7.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Each mother sea turtle produces 100 or more eggs in a hole, and covers the hole with sand before she swim

55、s away.”可知，海龟妈妈产蛋之后，用沙子盖上就游走了。故选B项。8.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段“If we dont know where these little turtles are, we cant protect them, says Kim Reich, who helps solve part of the mystery.”可知，Kim Reich寻找海龟宝宝是为了保护它们。9.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据第六段中的baby green sea turtles eat meat before they turn to a diet of plants可

56、知，绿海龟宝宝先是吃肉，后来才吃植物。10.【答案】A【解析】词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段中的“We now know that baby green sea turtles are out in the open ocean, but the open ocean is a big place.”可知，我们现在知道绿海龟宝宝在广阔的海洋中，但是海洋太大了，所以寻找海龟宝宝在哪里长大是个大问题。故选A项。第二节11.【答案】F【解析】由上文“The most basic question to ask yourself before you start is why you are writin

57、g. In an essay or assignment, your purpose is to convey information and draw conclusions. But if you are writing a business report, you may want to make recommendations.”可知，写作前最基本的问题就是问问自己为何写作。写散文或作业时旨在传达信息、并得出结论。但如果你正在写一份商业报告，你可能想提出一些建议。所以以上列举了写作之前的目的，故判断出小题11是对上述写作目的的总结。F选项“不管是什么，时刻牢记你的写作目的，避免偏离主题

58、”符合句意。12.【答案】D【解析】由下文“The result is often disjointed writing with parts that dont connect.”可知，这会导致写作各部分不连贯，所以判断出小题12说的是原因。D选项“人们写东西往往不拟提纲”符合句意。由“Each sentence, each paragraph should be relevant to what comes before and what comes after. You should use connected words and phrases to show these connec

59、tions.”可知，每个句子、每个段落都应与上下文有关。你应使用互相联系的单词和短语来表示这种关联。所以判断出小题13应表达清晰地展示各个段落都应与上下文有关。你应使用互相联系的单词和短语来表示这种关联。所以判断出小题13应表达清晰地展示各个部分如何衔接。G选项“为此有必要向读者清晰地展示不同的部分如何衔接”切题。14.【答案】A【解析】由“Your aim in writing is to communicate ideas and information to other people, and you must keep that in mind with every word and

60、sentence you write. Constantly ask yourself who you really write the information for.”可知，你的写作目的是要向他人传递思想与信息，写一词一句时你必须牢记这一点。不断地问自己，你到底要给谁写信息。本段主要说的是写作是给读者看的而不是自己，A选项切题。15.【答案】E【解析】由“Revise it, so you are more comfortable giving your speech.”可知，进行修改，演讲就会更顺畅。所以判断出小题15说的是在大声读时发生的情况。B选项“你会听出不适合的地方”符合题意。二