Unit 1 单元检测 2021-2022学年外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

外研版选择性必修第二册unitl单元检测

第一部分听力(略)

第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

A

FamilyFuninCanadianMuseumofNature

Bringthewholefamilytorediscoverourfullyreformedmuseumandnewgalleries.

•WhattoSeeandDo

CheckoutWhat,sOnforalltheevents,educationalactivitiesandHDmovieshappening

duringyourvisit.Onthefirstfloor,youcanseebirds,divedownintothedepthsatthehelm(舵柄)

ofasubmersible(潜水器)orexploreacave...DonJtmissour3Dgalleryplayareasonthethird

floorwhenvisitingwithkids.Byvisitinghere,yourchildrenwilllearnmoreaboutnature.Checkout

OurExhibitionswhichpresentsourspecialexhibitions.

•Hours，Admission，ServicesandMore

Everythingyouneedtoplanyourvisit：

•OpeningHours

SummerHours(June1—September4)：

9am—6pm(Saturday-Wednesday)

9am—8pm(ThursdayandFriday)

RegularHours：9am—5pm(exceptMondayandThursday)

•Admission

Adult：$14

Senior(65+)：$12

Student(13+)：$12

Child(3-12)：$10

TinyTot(0—2)：Free

•Parking

PaidparkingisavailableontheCanadianMuseumofNaturegrounds.

Rates

$3perhalfhour

Atmost$14perday(until4：30am)

Eveningflatrate(统一价格)：$5(4：30pm—4：30am)

Chargesaccumulate(eveningandnextday)ofvehiclesthatareparkedovernight.

•Shopping

BesuretostopatourNatureBoutiqueonthesecondfloorforavastselectionofgames,books

andnature-relatedsouvenirs.

•ExploreNature

TheCanadianMuseumofNatureprovidesalotofinformation,imagesandvideosonour

websites.Themuseumparticipatesinseveralsocialnetworks.FollowusonFacebook,YouTube,

InstagramandTwitter.

21.WhatdoestheCanadianMuseumofNaturedoforkids?

A.Improvetheirtasteintheart.

B.Raisetheirawarenessofnature.

C.Trainthemtosubmersibles.

D.Inspirethemtodoscientificresearch.

22.WherecanyoubuyasouvenirattheCanadianMuseumofNature?

A.OntheCanadianMuseumofNaturegrounds.

B.Onthefirstfloor.

C.Onthesecondfloor.

D.Onthethirdfloor.

23.Parentswithaseven-year-oldchilddrivingtopayawhole-dayvisittothemuseumshouldpay

atleast.

A.$38B.$40C.$54D.$52

答案BCD

B

A12-year-oldgirlwhohadafeelingthatshemightbequitecleverhastakenatestandproved

shewasabsolutelyright.

Afterraisingtheideawithherparentsandpestering（纠缠）themforthebestpartofayear,

Lydiatookthetestinhersummerholidays.ltturnsoutthetestwasn'tthathardafterall.

“IwasreallynervousbeforethetestandIthoughtitwasgoingtobereallyhard.ButasI

startedthetest,IthoughtitwasabiteasierthanIthoughtitwasgoingtobe,“shesaid.

LydiaSebastianachievedthetopscoreof162onMensa'sCattellIIIBpaper,showingshe

hasahigherIQthanwell-knowngeniusesAlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking.Thecomparison

doesn'tsitwellwiththeBritishstudent,who'scurrentlyinYear8ataselectivegirl'sgrammar

schoolinEssex,England.

“Idon'tthinkIcanbecomparedtosuchgreatintellectualsasAlbertEinsteinandStephen

Hawking.They'veachievedsomuch.Idon'tthinkit'sright,“LydiatoldCNN.

ToexplainLydia'smark'slevel,thetopadultscoreintheCattellIIIBtest,whichmainly

testsverbal（语言）reasoning,is161.Atop2%score—whichallowsentrytoMensa,theclubfor

thosewithhighIQs—wouldbe148orover.Lydiascored162,placingherinthetop1%ofthe

population.

Lydia'snotquitesurewhatshewantstodowhensheleavesschool,althoughshe,sleaning

towardsomethingubasedaroundMaths,becauseit,soneofmyfavoritesubjects.”“AHI'm

goingtodoisworkashardasIcan，andseewherethatgetsme,“shesaid.

24.LydiawantedtohaveanIQtestbecause.

A.shefeltthatshemighthaveahighIQ

B.thegrammarschooladvisedhertodoso

C.allpeoplearoundthoughtthatshewassmart

D.herparentsstronglywantedhertodoso

25.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedwordsinthefourthparagraph?

A.Besatisfiedwith.

B.Berefusedby.

C.Berelatedto.

D.Beacceptedby.

26.WhatisLydia'splanaboutthefuture?

A.Sheisquitesureaboutwhattodointhefuture.

B.Shewilldropoutofthegrammarschool.

C.ShehasatendencytofocusaroundMaths.

D.Shedoesn'thavetoworkhardwithherhighIQ.

27.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.OnlyadultswithhighIQscanenterMensa.

B.MensaisaclubfbrthosewithhighIQsatleast148.

C.NoonehasachievedahigherIQthanLydia.

D.WhoeverhasahighIQcanenterMensa.

答案ADCB

C

Whenabeestings（勤you,itdoesn'tjustruinyourfun.Theinsectputsvenom（毒液）into

yourskin,causingpainandswelling.ButachemistinDenmarkbelieveshe'scomeupwitha

simpledevicethatwilldrawthevenombackoutofthewound,bringingvictimsrelief.

MartinWenckensgottheinspirationfortheBee-Patch（蜜蜂膏药）fromahometreatmenthe

sawshownonaDanishtelevisionprogram.Aftergettingstung,apersonwouldputaslightwet

sugarcubeoverthewound.Theideaisthatthroughosmosis-themovementofafluidfromanarea

withalowerconcentrationofmolecules（分子）toanareawithahigherconcentration——fluidmoves

fromthesmallholeupintothesugarcube,carryingthevenomalongwithit.

Becauseexposedsugarmayattractmoreinsects,Wenckensthoughthecouldimproveonthe

treatment.Heputsugarinsideapatchthatcanbewornlikeabandage.Thesidetouchingtheskin

hasathinlayerthroughwhichfluidcanmove."Afteryougetstung,placethepatchontheinjured

skinandleaveitforonehour,“Wenckenssays."Thiswilllowerbothpainandswelling.He

cautionsthatpeoplewithinsectallergiesshouldcontinuetousemedicationsrecommendedbytheir

doctors.

WenckensdesignedtheBee-Patchespeciallyforchildren,buthereportsthatlifeguardsand

soccerplayersarealsousingit."InmanyschoolsinDenmark,theBee-Patchisalreadyapartof

firstaidkits,“hesays."Tohaveinventedasmallpatchthatcanbeusedbysomanypeopleof

coursemakesmeveryproud.w

28.Wenckenswasinspiredby.

A.his|childhood]B.aTVprogram

C.asugarproducerD.hisprivatedoctor

29.What'stheadvantageoftheBee-Patchovertheoriginalhometreatment?

A.Itismuchsafer.

B.Itismorenatural.

C.Itismuchcheaper.

D.Itismoreeffective.

30.TheBee-PatchcreatedbyWenckens.

A.isnotrecommendedtolifeguards

B.maynotbehelpfulforsomevictims

C.willprotectvictimsfrombeesforanhour

D.hasanimmediateeffectontheinjuredskin

31.TheBee-Patchiswidelyused.

A.byadultsB.inhospitals

C.bystudentsD.onfootballfields

答案BABC

D

Doyouhaveimagination?Doyouliketosolveproblems?Canyouthinkoutsidethebox?If

so,youcouldbethenextgreatinventor."BuiI'mjustakid,“youmightsay!Don,tworry

aboutalittlethinglikeage.Forexample,onefamousinventor-BenjaminFranklin——gothisstart

whenhewasonly12.Atthatyoungage,hecreatedpaddlesforhishandstohelphimswim

faster.Finallyhiscreationledtowhatweknowiscalledflippers!

Soyoudon'thavetobeanadulttobeaninventor.Onethingyoudoneed,though,is

somethingthatkidshaveplentyof：curiosityandimagination.Kidsareknownforlookingatthings

innewanduniqueways.

Sowhatshouldyoudoifyouhavewhatisagreatideaforaninvention?Talktoafriendor

familymemberaboutit.Getinputfromothersaboutyouridea.Thenaskthemtohelpyoucreatea

workingmodel-calledaprolotype（原型）-ofyouridea.

Onceyouhaveaprototype,youcantestit.Sometimesyourideaturnsouttobenotasgreatas

youthought.Atothertimes,though,yourealizeitisagoodideaandyourprototypecanhelpyou

figureouthowtomakeitevenbetter.

Ifyourideaisreallyagoodone,anadultcanhelpyoucontactcompaniesthatmightbe

interestedinit.Youwillalsowantanadult'shelptogetapatent（专利权）foryouridea,sothatit

isprotectedandcan'tbestolenbysomeoneelse.Ifyouneedsomeinspiration,considerthesekids

andtheirinventions：

JeanieLowinventedtheKiddieStoolwhenshewasjust1Lit'safoldingstoolthatfitsunder

thekitchensink.Kidscanunfolditanduseittoreachthesinkallbythemselves.

Attheageof15,LouisBrailleinventedthesystemnamedafterhimthatallowstheblindto

read.

ChelseaLanmonreceivedapatentwhenshewasjust8fortheupocketdiaper"，anewtype

ofdiaperthatincludesapocketforholdingbabywipesandpowder.

32.Bysaying"ButI'mjustakid^,youprobablymeanyou.

A・aretooyoungtoachieveanything

B.candoanythingthoughyouareyoung

C.areoldenoughtobecomeaninventor

D.havetolearnknowledgefromotherpeople

33.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofaninvention?

A.apatent-aprototype-agoodidea-aninvention

B.aninvention-agoodidea-apatent-aprototype

C・agoodidea—aprototype—aninvention—apatent

D.aprototype-apatent-agoodidea-aninvention

34.Whoinventedsomethingthathelpstheblindtoread?

A.JeanieLow.

B.BenjaminFranklin.

C・ChelseaLanmon.

D.LouisBraille.

35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.KidsHaveCuriosityandImagination

B.ThereAreSomeWorld-famousInventors

C.KidsAreExactlyLikeAdultsinaWay

D.ItIsPossibleforKidstoBeInventors

答案ACDD

第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

Thetraditionofbirthdaypartiesstartedalongtimeago.Peoplethoughtthattherewasaspecial

dangerfromevilspirits,sofriendsandfamilycametogethertobringgoodthoughtsandwishesand

evenpresents.36Butastimewentby,childrenandthenadultsbegantohavetheirown

birthdaycelebrations.Therearesometraditions-suchassendingbirthdaycards,blowingoutthe

candlesonabirthdaycakeandsingingthe“HappyBirthdayvsong,thatyoucanfindalmost

anywhere,anytime.37

InmanyEnglish-speakingcountries,atwenty-firstbirthdaycakeoftenhasakeyontop._38

Thekeymeansthattheyoungpersonisnowoldenoughtoleaveandenterthefamilyhomeatany

timetheywantto!

InthepastinpartsofEurope,menwhoreachedtheageofthirtyandwerestillsingle,hadto

cleanthestairsoftheCityHall.Thiswayeverygirlcouldseethatthemandidn'thaveagirlfriend.

39

Aftertheageofthirty,manypeopleprefertoforgettheirbirthdaysratherthancelebrate

them...childrenoftenbringMum(orDad)breakfastinbed.40It'salsoadaywhenyour

friendsandfamilyhavetopayifyougooutfordrinksorameal!

A.Birthdaytraditionsarearoundtheworld.

B.Atonetime,onlykingshadbirthdayparties.

C.Orthecakeitselfissometimesintheshapeofakey.

D.It'straditionaltogiveflowersandenjoyaspecialmeal.

E.Familymembersputmanysweetsonthebirthdaycake.

F.Theycouldalsoseehowgoodhewasatcleaningthehouse!

G.Othersaremorespecifictocertainagesandcertaincountries.

36.B

37.G

38.C

39.F

40.D

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

Fifteenyearsearlier,Iwasasinglemomwithtwochildren,a41jobandalong

|commute|.SoIhadtoshopforgroceriesandplanforthenextweekonweekends.42,Iwent

shoppingonSunday.WhenI43tothecashierthatthestorewasreallyquietthatday,she

replied,"It'salways44onMother'sDay.Youmustbetheonly45outthere

shopping."Iknowshewas46tellingthetruthandshedidnotmeanto47

me.Needlesstosay,allIcoulddowasfinishpayingandgettomycar.Ihadn,t48realizedit

wasMother'sDay.Mychildrenweretooyoungtoknowit.How49Ireallywas!

Iwasexcitedtoseemy50soon.Idecidedtotreatmyselftoaniceteaand51to

thesandwichshopnextdoor.ltwas52exceptforamomandhersonaheadofme.53

thiswasasinglemom,celebratingMother?sDaywithhersoninthesandwichshop.Whenshe

finished54,Ihandedthecashiera$20billandsaid,“Thisismytreat.HappyMother's

Day!”Thecashierandthewomanwereconfusedforamoment.

WayneDyeroncetalkedaboutthepowerofkindness.Hesaidstudiesshowedthatnotonlydo

thegiverandreceiverofanactofkindness55,butanobserverbenefitsinexactlythesame

way.

41.A.|routine]B.demanding

C.well-paidD.miserable

42.A.AsusualB.Seldom

C.OccasionallyD.Foronce

43.A.reportedB.explained

C•commentedD.suggested

44.A.classicB.crowded

C.specialD.quiet

45.A.customerB.mother

C・parentD.driver

46.A.simplyB.deliberately

C.proudlyD.politely

47.A.warnB.discourage

C.hurtD.remind

48.A.justB.still

C.everD.even

49.A.defeatedB.alone

C.stubbornD.warm-hearted

50.A.childrenB.husband

C-friendsD.neighbors

51.A.rodeB.drove

C.walkedD.escaped

52.A.cleanB.excellent

C.elegantD.empty

53.A.LuckilyB.Obviously

C•FortunatelyD.Sadly

54.A.orderingB.parking

C•eatingD.packing

55.A.benefitB.interest

C・understandD.learn

41-55BACDBACDBACDBAA

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。

Asyouknow,scienceplays56.veryimportantroleinoureducation.Doyouwant

tokeepup57.thelatestresearchanddiscoveriesinscience?Therearemanygood

websites58.youcancheckoutthelatestinthescienceworld.

OnegreatsiteisScienceNewsforKiA.Thissitereportssciencenews59.(cover)a

widerangeofsubjects.Thearticlesareintendedforyoungerreaders,butadultswillfindthissite

60.(suit)forthemaswell.Anotherwonderfulsite,onethatIcheckouteveryday,

61.(call)ScienceDaily.Thesiteis62.(constant)updatedwithnews,oftenabout

exciting63.(finding)thatchangehowweviewtheworld.

Thesesitespostthelateststoriesandalsokeepallthepastarticlesthey64.(post)

earlier.Thatwayyoucanfindarticlesjustaboutanythingthat65.(be)relatedtothe

sciencefieldsyouareinterestedin.

56.a

57.with

58.where

59.covering

60.suitable

61.iscalled

62.constantly

63.findings

64.posted

65.is

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

《鲁宾逊漂流记》是英国作家丹尼尔•笛福(DanielDefoe)写的一部著名小说。请根据下列

要点写一篇简短的书评。

1.该书出版于1719年，它是一本最流行的历险小说之一；

2.简述小说的主要故事情节；

3.该书一部分是根据18世纪苏格兰水手AlexanderSelkirk的事迹写的：

4.小说描写细致，引人入胜。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：自给自足的self-sufficient；食人肉的野人cannibal

AReviewofRobinsonCrusoe

RobinsonCrusoeisoneofthemostpopularadventurenovelsbytheEnglishauthorDaniel

Defoe,publishedin1719._____________________________________________________________

【参考范文】

AReviewofRobinsonCrusoe

RobinsonCri/socisoneofthemostpopularadventurenovelsbySheEnglishauthorDaniel

Defoe,publishedin1719.ItisthestoryofRobinsonCrusoe,anEnglishmanwhoisshipwreckedin

alonelytropicalisland.Hebuildshimselfahut,growshisownfood，andbecomes

self-sufficient.After23yearshemeetswithagroupofcannibalsandrescuesoneoftheirprisoners,

ayoungnativewhomhecallsFriday.Theybecomeclosefriends,andwhentheyarefinallyrescued

fouryearslater,bothreturntoEngland.

RobinsonCrusoewaspartlybasedontheactualdeedsofAlexanderSelkirk,an18th-century

Scottishsailorwhospentalmostfiveyearsaloneonadesertisland.Thisnovelisfamousforits

lovelydetailsanditsexpressionofbeliefinman'sabilitywhenleftaloneinnature.

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续

写的词数应为150左右。

Ipulledthecarintothegarageandgotout,justlikeeverynightforthepast16years.The

differencewasthatIwouldn*thaveajobtotakeinthemorning.IusedtobeaVPintechnology

foranationalbankuntilitwasclosed.

rdputmyheartandsoulintomyjob.NotonlydidIworklonghours,butIwasoncall24

hoursaday,includingweekendsandholidays.Mykidsjokedthat,thoughtheyweretheteenagers,

Iwastheonewhowasgluedtothecellphoneandhadtobetoldnottotextatthedinnertable.

Mywife,Michelle,wentbacktoworkfull-timeoncemyjobwasthreatened.Butourkids

wouldbegoingtocollege-ourson,TJ,wasahighschoolsenior,andthegirls,SarahandTara,

wereinninthgrade-andIwantedtogivethemtheeducationandopportunitiesthey

deserved.God,ifIcan'tprovideformyfamily,Iasked,whatgoodamI?

Arayoflightstreamedthrou