2021-2022学年高中英语单元质量检测(四)(含解析)外研版选修7

单元质量检测（四）

（时间：100分钟总分值：120分）

1.阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分）

阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。

A

Itwasaroundthe4thgradewhenIstartednoticingthatIdidn，tfitinthat

wellwithalotofkidsinmygrade.Whi1etheothergirlswerestartingtowearmake-up,

styletheirhair,andonlywearfashionableclothing,Istayedthesame.Atfirst

Ididn，tcare,butthenIstartedtofeelalittleworried.Iwasafraidthatthe

othergirlswouldn'tlikeme.Iwantedtobelikethem,butIreallyhatedthat.

AfterIenteredthe5thgrademymomfoundalocalvocal

（歌唱的）studio.Ihadalwayslovedtosing,andtaking

lessonsseemedlikefun.Iwasthrownintoabrilliantworld

ofmusic.Somethinginsidemejustclicked,andIhadfinally

foundwhereIbelonged.Musicgavemeaplaceofmyownintheworld.

Startingvoicelessonswasthefirstofmanytimesthatmusichaschangedmylife.

Inthe7thgrade,Ireallydidn'tfitinatmiddleschool.Beinganathleteiswhat

madeyoupopular,andIwasnotsuperathletic.Musicsavedmeagain.EverydayI

knewIcouldcomehomefromschoolandsing.Iwouldbecomesomeoneelse.Iwould

letthemusicfillmybodyandshineitslightinthedarkestcorners.Thelightgave

mestrength.Ibecamefriendswithotherpeoplewhowereintomusic.Musicalsogave

mecourage.

FriedrichNietzscheoncesaid,“Lifewithoutmusicwouldbeamistake.，zThis

istrueforme.Withoutmusic,mylifewouldbeamistake.MaybeIwouldhavefound

anotherhobby,but1doubtthatitwouldhelpandchangemethewaymusicdid.Iknow

thatmusichadchangedmylife.

语篇解读：作者在学校时并不是很合群，幸好她有音乐，是音乐给了她勇气，改变了她。

1.Whatwastheproblemthatfacedtheauthorinthe4thgrade?

A.Noonearoundherlikedher.

B.Shehadnofashionableclothing.

C.Shedidn，tknowhowtodressup.

D.Shedidn，tfitinwellwithothers.

解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段的“Itwasaroundthe4thgradewhenIstarted

noticingthatIdidn'tfitinthatwellwithalotofkidsinmygrade.“可知，作

者当时的问题是不很合群。

2.Takingmusiclessonsmadetheauthormostprobably.

A.worriedB.disappointed

C.cheerfulD.surprised

解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段的“Iwasthrownintoabrilliantworldofmusic.

Somethinginsidemejustclicked,andIhadfinallyfoundwhereIbelonged."可推

断作者很快乐。

3.Whentheauthorwasinmiddleschool,she_______.

A.fellinlovewithsports

B.becameverypopularatschool

C.decidedtobecomeagreatathlete

D.madefriendswiththosewholovedmusic

解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段的“Ibecamefriendswithotherpeoplewhowere

intomusic.〃可知作者跟一些喜欢音乐的人成为了朋友。

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.MusicChangedMe

B.MyYoungLife

C.IFoundMyself

D.MyHobbies

解析：选A标题归纳题。根据文章内容可知，作者在学校里并不是很合群，后来是音乐

给了她勇气，改变了她，应选A项。

B

Should1stayorshouldIgo?AnLEDdevice（设备）fordriverlesscarsaimsto

givepedestriansatacrossingthepowertocommunicatewithcars,signallingfor

themtostopordriveon.

Blink,createdbyresearchersattheRoyalCollegeofArtsandImperialCollege

London,turnstheawkwarddanceofeyecontactandhandgesturesthathappenswhen

acarslowsdownwhilesomeoneiswaitingtocrosstheroadintosomethingdriverless

carscanunderstand.

Blinkcombinesanorganiclightdisplaywiththewindscreen（挡风玻璃）andwindows

ofacaranduseslightsignalstoshowpedestrianswhenthecarisawareoftheir

presence.Ifthecardetectsapedestrian,afigurelightsup.

Ifapedestrianraisesahandasastopsign,thefigureturnsgreen,directing

thepedestriantocross,andthecarispreventedfrommovingforward.Iftheyplace

ahandouttothesidetosignalforthecartogoforward,thefigureturnsredand

thecarcontinues.

ButGeorgeFilipattheUniversityofNottingham,UK,isn'tcertainitisagood

ideatogivepedestrianscontroloverdriverlesscars.Hesayscitiescouldendup

crowdedbecausepedestrianskeepstoppingcars.

Producersshouldwaituntilthenoveltyofdriverlesscarshaswornoffbefore

creatingcar-pedestriancommunicationssystems,hesays."Weneedtolearnhowpeople

actuallycommunicatewithautonomouscars.〃

Theideaistohelppeoplefeelmorecomfortablearounddriverlesscars,says

Blinkco-creatorRaunaqBose."Iteffectivelygivespedestriansthecar-stopping

powersoflollipopmenandwomen（帮助学童过马路的交通平安员）.〃

Theteamhasn'tyettestedthedeviceonadriverlesscar,butBosesaysseveral

automotivecompanieshaveexpressedinterest.

语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章介绍了一种新型的可以辅助行人和无人驾驶车进展交流

的设备。

5.WhatdoweknowaboutBlink?

A.It'sanewcarbrand.

B.It'sadriving-aidsystem.

C.It'sacar-producingcompany.

D.It'salreadywidelyknowntothepublic.

解析：选B细节理解题。由第二、三段的内容可知，Blink可以辅助行人和车辆进展交

流，是一种辅助驾驶系统。

6.Whatwilladriverlesscardowhenapedestrianputsahandtotheside?

A.Pickupspeed.B.Slowdown.

C.Cometoastop.D.Keepmoving.

解析：选D细节理解题。由第四段中的“Iftheyplaceahandouttothesidetosignal

forthecartogoforward,thefigureturnsredandthecarcontinues”可知，行人

手放旁边的话意味着车辆可以继续前行。

7.What'sGeorgeFilip'sattitudetowardsBlink?

A.Negative.B.Curious.

C.Uninterested.D.Appreciative.

解析：选A推理判断题。由第五段中GeorgeFilip提到的这种设备可能造成交通拥堵

可知，他对此持反对态度。

8.WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatBosesaid?

A.There'sademandforthedevice.

B.Thedevicehasanuncertainfuture.

C.Thedeviceisperfectfordriverlesscars.

D.Severalcompanieshavebeguntousethedevice.

解析：选A推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Bosesaysseveralautomotivecompanies

haveexpressedinterest//可知，这种设备有市场需求。

C

Festivalsareagreatwaytoexperienceadestinationinadifferentway.This

articlewillfuelyourwanderlust（漫游癖）andguideyoutothebestfestivals.

StPatrick，sDay

Where:Dublin,Ireland&NewYork,USA

When：17March

StPatrick，sDayhastakenplaceinNewYorkCityonMarch17thsince1762.On

thisday,thewholecityturnsgreen.ManyIrishmaketraditionalbreadonthisday.

ItisoneofthemostfundaysoftheyearinNewYorkCityeveryyear,whenthewhole

cityturnsintoabiggreenparty.

SXSW

Where:Austin,USA

When：10—19March

Likefreethings?Yeahmetoo!Freefood,drinkandmusicsoundgood?Welcome

toAustin,Texas.SXSWisafestivalforthosewhoworkinthemusicandfilmindustries.

Thereare"free"shows.Youdohavetopaybutnotbyhandingovercash;youhave

togiveupsometimetoqueuebutitisworthittoseesomepopularstars.

King，sDay

Where:Amsterdam,Netherlands

When:27April

EveryyearonApril27AmsterdamturnsaverybrightcoloroforangeforKing5s

Day,whichisthebirthdayofKingWillem-Alexander.It'sacrazyfuncelebration

whenthecenterofthecityiscar,bus,andbike-free.Itisamarketdaywhenanyone

cansellprettymuchanything.Tips:Takeajacketwithyou,wearorange,andbring

cash.

JustforLaughs

Where:Montreal,Canada

When:14-30July

ForcomedyloversthereisnootherfestivalintheworldbetterthanMontreal's

JustforLaughs.ThefestivalconcentratesmostofitsshowsintheLatinQuarter.

Duringthedaystreetperformersdelightthecrowdsandatnightthecitycomesalive

withcomedyalloverthecity.

语篇解读：本文是应用文0文章介绍了四个有趣的节日。

9.WhatdoStPatrick*sDayandKing'sDayhaveincommon?

A.Theyaremarketdays.

B.Theyfeatureaspecificcolor.

C.Theybegininthesamemonth.

D.TheyareinhonorofaKing'sbirthday.

解析:选B细节理解题。根据StPatrick，sDay中介绍的“Onthisday,thewholecity

turnsgreen”和King'sDay中介绍的“EveryyearonApril27Amsterdamturnsavery

brightcoloroforange"可知，这两个节日都有各自独特的节日颜色。

10.Whichfestivalisaboutmusicandfilm?

A.StPatrick，sDay.B.SXSW.

C.King'sDay.D.JustforLaughs.

解析:选B推理判断题。根据SXSW中介绍的“SXSWisafestivalforthosewhowork

inthemusicandfilmindustries''可知，SXSW是关于音乐和电影的。

11.WhatdoweknowaboutJustforLaughs?

A.Itoffersfreefood.

B.Itlastsforoneweek.

C.Itisthebestcomedyfestivalintheworld.

D.Itiscelebratedinmanyplacesworldwide.

解析：选C推理判断题。根据JustforLaughs中介绍的“Forcomedyloversthereis

nootherfestivalintheworldbetterthanMontreal'sJustforLaughs”可知，该节

日是全世界最好的喜剧节。

D

Heathasbeenusedtocontrolhairforhundredsofyears.Buthowmuchistoo

much?Ifyou*veeveropenedaveryhotoven,youknowthatheatcanburnyoureyebrows

offyourfaceveryquickly.AscientistfromPurdueUniversityinIndianaistrying

tofindascientificansweronhowhotistoohotwhenitcomestoyourhair.

Manywomenandsomemenareveryparticularabouttheirhair.Somepeoplewho

havenaturallycurlyhairprefertohaveitstraightened.Otherswithstraighthair

wanttohavecurls.TahiraReidisoneofthos6people.AsanAfrican-Americanwoman,

sheisfamiliarwiththechallengesofmaintaining（保养）curly,coiledortightly

curledhair.

TahiraReidandotherresearchersatPurdueUniversityarestudyinghowheat

treatmentinteractswithdifferenttypesofhairandhowtopreventdamage.Amy

Marconnetisanassistantprofessor.Shesaystheteamisseeinghowheatand

temperaturerelatetotheirresearch.

InaPurdueUniversity5slab,teammembersdesignedahairstraightenertool-

aflatironwithtemperaturecontrol.Theyattachedittoaroboticarmthatmoved

overpiecesofhair.Theycontrolledthetemperaturewhilethedevicestraightened

hair.

Whatdidtheyfind?Theirstudyfoundthattheheatweakensorbreaksaprotein

calledkeratin,responsibleforthehair'sshape,andtemporarilychangesit.But

nobodyknowsexactlywhatlevelcanmaketheheatactuallycauseforeverdamage.

Researcherssayearlyresultsareabitinconclusive.Itturnsoutthateveryone，s

hairisdifferentandthatthere*snoexacttemperaturewherehairstraightening

becomeshairdamage.MsReidsaystheywillcontinuetheirresearchinthehopeof

findingwhatworksbestwithoutdamagingthehair.

语篇解读：有的人喜欢将卷发弄直，有的人那么喜欢将直发弄卷，这种行为会伤害头发

吗？

12.Whatdoesthescientistwanttofindout?

A.Waystoprotectourhair.

B.Waystoprotecteyebrows.

C.Thetemperaturethatmakeshaircurly.

D.Thetemperaturethatcandamagehair.

解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段的"AscientistfromPurdueUniversityin

Indianaistryingtofindascientificansweronhowhotistoohotwhenitcomes

toyourhair."以及末段的“there'snoexacttemperaturewherehairstraightening

becomeshairdamage”可知，这个研究是为了找出什么温度会对头发造成损害。

13.Theunderlinedpartuthosepeople"inParagraph2referstothosewho

A.areAfrican-American

B.lovetheirhairverymuch

C.lovemakingtheirhairlookcurly

D.aren，teasilysatisfiedwiththeirhairstyle

解析：选D推理判断题。根据画线词前面的"Somepeoplewhohavenaturallycurly

hairprefertohaveitstraightened.Otherswithstraighthairwanttohavecurls.〃

可知，这些人对他们的头发比拟挑剔，应选D项。

14.Whatdoweknowaboutthehairstraightenertool?

A.Itiscontrolledbyarobot.

B.Itstemperaturecanbechanged.

C.ItwasinventedbyTahiraReidalone.

D.Itcancontrolthetemperatureautomatically.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段的“aflatironwithtemperaturecontrol”以

及“Theycontrolledthetemperaturewhilethedevicestraightenedhair.“可知，这

个设备的温度可以调节。

15.Whentheheatbreaksaproteincalledkeratininthehair,________.

A.thehairgetsburned

B.thehair'sshapeischanged

C.thehairisforeverdamaged

D.thehairsurelybecomescurly

解析:选B细节理解题。根据第五段的“The解studyfoundthattheheatweakensor

breaksaproteincalledkeratin,responsibleforthehair'sshape,andtemporarily

changesit.〃可知，这种情况发生的时候，头发的形状会改变。

H.阅读七选五（共5小题；每题2分，总分值10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。

Howcanateensetthemselvesupforsuccess?Herearesomeimportantpointsthat

youmayfindhelpful.

Figureoutyourgoalsinlifeandworktowardsthem.Startthinkingaboutcareers

youwouldliketobein,butmakeagoodchoicebasedonyourinterestsandstrengths.

16Youcouldalsoworktowardsnon-careerrelatedgoals,suchascreatingyour

ownfundraiser,gettinggoodgradesinschool,joininginateamsport,etc.Challenge

yourselfandyou'11besurprisedatwhatyoucanaccomplish!

Don,tgetintoanytrouble,legalorotherwise.Itcouldruinyourfutureplans.

Avoidthepeerpressureandkeepawayfromthecigarettes,alcohol,anddrugs.17

Ifyou'rebeingpressuredintoanything,walkaway.Ifyoucanavoidthesethings

duringyourteenyears,they*realoteasiertoavoidonceyou,reoutofhighschool

andawayfrompeerpressure.

Havegoodfriendstohelpyouout!18Bewithpeoplewhomakeyouhappy.Create

agroupofsupportive,lovingfriendsthatcanhelpyousucceedinlifeandliveyour

dreams.Findafewreallygoodfriendsthatwillstickwithyouonceyouleavehigh

school.

19Joinasportsteamatschooloroutofschool.Takeyourdogforanice,

longwalk.Joinayogagroup,goswimmingatthelocalrecreationcenter,ordosit-ups

duringcommercialbreaksonTV!Justexercise!20Studiesshowthatpeoplewho

areactivelyinvolvedinactivitiesintheirteenyearswillbemoreactivewhen

they，readults.

A.Getactive!

B.Goforarunaroundyourneighborhood.

C.Thiscouldbeyourjobfortherestofyourlife!

D.Youwillstartformingyourownideasinthisway.

E.Ithelpsyoufeelbetter,mentallyandphysically.

F.Friendsaretheretosupportyouandliftyourspirits.

G.Obeythelawandavoidendingupinthebackofapolicecar.

答案：16〜20CGFAE

III.完形填空（共20小题;每题1.5分，总分值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

最正确选项。

YesterdayIcalledmycousinAlice.Iaskedherifshe21togooutfora

picnicwithme.Sheimmediatelysaid,"No.I’mtoot。6°withyou.〃Iwas

not23whenIgotthatresponse.Aliceisalwaysdoingsomething.She'srunning

hereandtheretogeta24done.Andattheendoftheday,shealwaysseems

exhausted.Idon，tthinkAliceis25.Therearemanypeoplelikeher.Theyseem

tobeverybusybutdon'tdomanythings.Their26isthattheydon，tsetpriorities

（优先）.Intheiropinion,everytaskisofthesame27.Butthatisincorrect.

Recently,I28avideoonline,whichshowsthe

importanceofestablishingpriorities.AndIcan，t29more.

Therearereasonstosetprioritiesona30basis.Ifyou

workontasksfromonetoanotherwithoutgettinganything31

onthemajorto-dolist,youwillseeyourselfflittinglikea

hummingbirdfromflowertoflower.

32youhaven，tsetyourdailyprioritiesforquitesometime,maybea

suggestionortwowouldbewelcome.Theeasiestandsimplestway,and33oneof

themosteffectivewaysistostartto34yourmajorprioritiesforthedayon

yourcalendar.No,Idonot35doingthatonyouriPad,iPhone,oranyother

electronicdevice.Youshould36majorprioritiesonaphysicalcalendarwith

apen.Thisprocessletsyourbrain37theconnectionyouaremaking,anditis

thisconsciousconnectionthatmakesyournotemoreeffective.

Thereal38comesnextandthatistoremoveor39allotherevents,issues,

ordemandsforyourtimeorattentionthatcouldknockyouoffyourtrack.Thisis

noteasy.However,withpractice,you'11makeit.

语篇解读：在日常生活中，我们不能毫无章法地瞎忙碌，而是应该有所偏重。

21.A.rememberedB.wanted

C.demandedD.feared

解析：选B作者打给Alice是想问她是否“想〃和自己一起去野炊。

22.A.boringB.old

C.busyD.weak

解析：选C根据下文“Aliceisalwaysdoingsomething.w可知，Alice立刻拒绝了,

而她的理由是她很“忙〃。

23.A.pleasedB.excited

C.interestedD.surprised

解析：选D作者已经习惯了Alice的忙碌，所以听到这个答复她并不“惊讶〃。

24.A.suggestionB.study

C.taskD.project

解析：选c根据语境及下文提示可知，Alice很忙碌，是为了把手上的“任务”完成。

25.A.aloneB.happy

C.calmD.positive

解析：选A根据下文“Therearemanypeoplelikeher.〃可知这里是指Alice不是

“唯一〃一个这样的人。

26.A.hopeB.problem

C.adviceD.goal

解析：选B根据下文内容可知，“theydon'tsetpriorities（优先）〃是这些人的“问

题〃所在。

27.A.requirementB.time

C.qualityD.importance

解析：选D这些人分不清事情的主次，故在他们看来，所有事情都是一样"重要”的。

28.A.advertisedB.downloaded

C.watchedD.made

解析：选c作者是在网上“观看”了这样一个视频。

29.A.attemptB.agree

C.thinkD.spread

解析：选B作者认为分清事情的主次很重要，所以她对视频中的说法很“赞同”。

30.A.dailyB.monthly

C.weeklyD.yearly

解析：选A我们每天都会面临很多事情，故这里是指“每天〃都要分清事情的主次。

31.A.markedB.concluded

C.testedD.inspected

解析：选A如果每天毫无头绪地忙碌，在所做的主要事情中不进展“标注〃，那么我们

就是在瞎忙。

32.A.ThoughB.If

C.UnlessD.Since

解析：选B这里是在表假设，故用if引导条件状语从句。

33.A.hardlyB.never

C.stillD.sometimes

解析：选C这一点现在“仍然〃是分清事情主次很重要的一点，应选C项。

34.A.explainB.show

C.correctD.record

解析：选D根据下文内容可知，这里是指把事情"记录”下来。

35.A.decideB.stop

C.meanD.forget

解析：选C此处是进一步解释上句中作者的“意思〃。

36.A.drawoutB.writedown

C.cutbackD.breakdown

解析：选B根据"aphysicalcalendarwithapen〃可知，此处指需要使用笔来“写

下〃这些事情。

37.A.understandB.damage

C.displayD.protect

解析：选A根据下文“itisthisconsciousconnectionthatmakesyournotemore

effective"可知，这样做是为了让我们“明白”这个关联。

38.A.truthB.benefit

C.factD.challenge

解析：选D根据后文可知，这里是指真正的“挑战”。

39.A.replaceB.ignore

C.considerD.improve

解析：选B根据后文内容可知，此处是指去除掉或者“无视〃那些会影响我们的方案的

无关紧要的事情。

40.A.powerfullyB.immediately

C.bravelyD.gradually

解析：选D根据"Thisisnoteasy.〃以及"withpractice"可知，通过实践，我们

“慢慢地〃会做好这一点。

IV,语法填空(共10小题；每题L5分，总分值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。

Ourworldhasbeengreatlyaffectedbyglobalwarminganditiscritical(关

键的)thatpeople,youngandold,joinhandstofightit.Most41.importanlly

(important),childrentodayshouldlearntobeeco-friendlyatayoungage.

Itisbelievedthatthenationshouldrequireschools42.tohave(have)aclass

about“GreenLiving”.Everyschoolshouldteachstudentstoknowaboutglobal

warmingandwhattheycandotoreducetheircarbonfootprints.Intheclasses,

studentscouldbeassignedtofindseveral43.solutions(solve)toenergyproblems

whilelearningabouttheireffects44.ontheearth.Studentsalsoshould

45.beencouraged(encourage)tousewhattheylearnedinclassathome.

Toomanypeoplethinkthatglobalwarmingisnotathreat,butitisoneofour

46.biggest(big)problems.Steps47.taken(take)tobe“green“intheschoolare

soeffective.WhatwouldchildrenbelearningiftheschooTslightswerealwaysleft

onandtherewereno