高二英语第一学期unit1试题.docx

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高二英语第一学期unit1试题

Unit1Makingadifference

I.Speaking

Task1Whoarethey?

Directions:

Intheformarethenamesofsomefamousscientists.Guesswhotheyareandwhattheyarefamousfor.

Englishnames

Chinesenames

Whatthey’refamousfor

Archimedes

Aristotle

NicholasCopernicus

MarieCurie

CharlesDarwin

ThomasAlvaEdison

AlbertEinstein

BenFranklin

GalileiGalileo

IsaacNewton

Other:

_________

Task2Doyoureallywanttoturnintoagenius?

Directions:

workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingtopic.Refertootherpeople’sopinionsbeforeyougetdowntowork.

Topic

最近科学家研究发现人类大脑中有"天才按钮"，只要刺激特定区域，常人也能有非凡的算术、艺术等能力。

你愿意开启这个"按钮"吗？

Yourchoice

Yes

Reasons

No

Reasons

Shelly:

Iwouldjustliketobeanormalperson.AsfarasIknow,sometalentedpeoplearestrange.Theymaybegoodatonethingbutnottalentedinotherareas.Forexample,Einsteinhadagiftforphysicsbutfoundithardtocommunicatewithothers.

Eric:

I'mwillingtoturnonsucha"button"inmybrain,ifitreallyexists.Icouldbecomeskilledatscience,artoreconomics（经济）.ButIwouldmakesurethis"button"couldn'tdomeanyharmbeforeturningiton.

Marie:

Ifmorepeoplebecamegeniuses,itmayleadtoanincreaseinhigh-techcrime（犯罪）,suchasstealingmoneythroughtheInternetandcreatingharmfulcomputerviruses.Itishardtoimaginewhattheworldwouldbelikeifallthecriminalswereveryclever.

Judy:

Inmyopinion,sucha"button"candoalotofgood.Itmayhelpustodevelopourabilitiessothatwecanmakenewdiscoveries.Asaresult,wecouldsolvemanyproblemsandhaveamorecomfortablelife.Ifpossible,Iameagertobecomeagenius.

Helen:

Althoughitisconvenient,Idon'tthinkitsrighttobecomeclevererinthisway.Ifsomeonewantstobesuccessfulinmathorart,heorsheshouldworkhard.Ibelievesuccessrequireshardworkaswellasnaturalgifts.

Sam（teacher）:

Justimaginewhatitwouldbeliketobecomeageniusovernight.Inmyopinion,mostofuswouldtreasuresuchachancetomakeourliveseasyandinteresting.However,atthesametime,weshouldmakegooduseoftheseabilitiesandcontribute（贡献）tosocietyandmankind.

II.Pre-readingactivities

Directions:

HereisapassageStephenHawkingwroteabouthisdiseaseandusethewordsintheformtocompletethepassage.

realize;live;save;engage;mean;

progress;finish;disturb;bore;hang;

Notknowingwhatwasgoingtohappentome,orhowrapidlythediseasewoulddevelop,Iwasbored.ThedoctorstoldmetogobacktoCambridgeandcarryonwiththeresearch.ButIwasnotmakingmuch

（1）.And,anyway,Imightnotlivelongenoughto

（2）myPhD.

Mydreamsatthattimewererather（3）.Beforemyconditionhadbeendiagnosed（诊断）,Ihadbeenvery（4）withlife.Therehadnotseemedtobeanythingworthdoing.ButshortlyafterIcameoutofhospital,IdreamtthatIwasgoingtobeputtodeath.Isuddenly（5）thattherewerealotofmeaningfulthingsIcoulddoifI（6）longer.AnotherdreamthatIhadseveraltimes,wasthatIwouldgiveupmylifeto（7）others.Afterall,ifIweregoingtodieanyway,itmightaswelldosomegood.ButIdidn'tdie.Infact,althoughtherewasacloud（8）overmyfuture,Ifoundtomysurprise,thatIwasenjoyinglifeinthepresentmorethanbefore.Ibegantomakeprogresswithmyresearch,andIgot（9）toagirlcalledJaneWilde,whoIhadmetjustaboutthetimemyconditionwasdiagnosed.Thatengagementchangedmylife.Itgavemesomethingtolivefor.Butitalso（10）thatIhadtogetajobifweweretogetmarried.Ithereforeappliedforaresearchfellowship（奖学金）atCambridge.Tomygreatsurprise,Igotafellowship,andwegotmarriedafewmonthslater.

III.Understandingthetext

1.Accordingtothe1stparagraph,apromisinggraduatestudent__________.

A.hasanincurablediseasewhichmakespeopledisabled

B.isamanwhonevergivesuphisdreamsandhopesforthefuture

C.isverylikelytobesuccessfulorverygoodinthefuture

D.learnsatoneofthewell-knownuniversitiesintheworld

2.TheincurablediseasementionedinthetextmadeStephenHawking__________.

A.stopworkingonaPhDB.losetheabilitytowalkandtalk

C.engagedtoanicegirlD.giveupthewayoflifehedreamedof

3.____________madeStephenHawkingwell-knownintheworld.

A.Theresearchontheincurabledisease

B.HisbookABriefHistoryofTime

C.Hisnewdiscoveriesabouttheuniverse

D.Thelectureshegaveallovertheworld

4.ABriefHistoryofTimebecameabest-sellerbecause______________.

A.it’sabouttheBigBangandblackholes

B.itexplainswhatitmeanstobeascientistandhowscienceworks

C.itincludesanswerstomanyquestionsabouttheuniverse

D.itwaswritteninawayordinarypeoplecouldunderstand

5.AccordingtoHawking,manypeoplethinkthat_________________.

A.scienceisoftenmisunderstood

B.scienceischangingallthetime

C.somesciencefactscanbewrong

D.truesciencefactsalwaysstayunchanged

6.ThebasicstepsofthescientificmethoddoNOTnecessarilyinclude________.

A.gettingamodelwithwhichtotestthetheory

B.buildingatheoryabouthowthingshappens

C.observingsomethingwithcareandattention

D.tryingtotestthetheoryinapracticalway

IV.Languagefocus

1.Usageofwords

1.Themostrecentsurveyofrarebirdswasu___________in1991.

2.Hisdisappointmentwaso___________toeveryone.Didn’tyouseeit?

3.Theschoolisw__________5minutes’walkofmyhouse;Igotoitonfooteveryday.

4.Don’tbesoc___________——it’sgotnothingtodowithyou.

5.Thelittleboyclimbedthetreeandsatonab_____________.

6.Attheairports,machiness___________alltheluggageforbombsandguns.

7.Yourplansoundsfineint__________,butIdon’tknowifI’llworkinpractice.

8.Theremustbesomem___________.Iorderedcoffee,notblacktea.

9.Theseshoesdonotm___________;oneislargeandtheotherissmall..

10.Scientistsstillcannotp___________whenearthquakeswillhappen.

2.Usageofphrases

believein;goonwith;workon;turnout;makeadifference;

breakdown;goby;besatisfiedwith;theotherwayround;useup;

1.Dad’ssotired;aweek’sholidaywillcertainly_________tohishealth.

2.—Whatifthecomputer_________?

—Don’tworry.Youcancallinexpertstorepairit.

3.—I’mnotgoingtoParisthenTokyo——I’lldoit_________.

—ThenI’llmeetyouinTokyobeforeyouleaveforParis.

4.Inwesterncountries,mostyoungchildren_________FatherChristmas.

5.Withthetemperaturedroppingrapidly,wecouldn’t_________theexperiment.

6.Theathletewillhaveto_________gettingfitbeforethegame.

7.I_________thepostofficeonthewayhomeandpostedyourletters.

8.Thepresidentsaidthathe_________theprogressofthepeacetalks.

9.I’ve________allmymoney,butit’sonlyaweekafterthepayday（发工资日）.

10.Sometimesthingsdon’t_________thewaywethinkthey’regoingto.

3.Multiplechoice

1.It_________nodifferencetothecoupleifthebabyisagirloraboy.

A.takesB.makesC.doesD.seems

2.Peter’sforecast________tobequitewrong.Thepricesofthecomputeraremuchlowerthanhepredicted.

A.brokeoutB.calledoutC.turnedoutD.wentout

3.It_________talentanddevotion（热爱、投入）tobecomeatopdancer.

A.takesB.undertakesC.costsD.spends

4.Theweatherlooksso____________;we’relookingforwardtoapicnic.

A.topromiseB.promisedC.promisingD.promise

5.What’sthe_________ofphoningheragain?

Shewon’tagree.

A.causeB.pointC.interestD.use

6.Ifknowledgeispower,________SirFrancisBaconwrotein1579,_______perhapscreativitycanbedescribedtheabilitytousethatpower.

A.what/andB.as/thenC.which/andD.that/then

7.ThewritermovedtoLondon,hopingtomeetsomeofthebest_____ofhertime.

A.topsB.headsC.mindsD.friends

8.Thehotelhasimprovedfacilitiesfor_____________.Therearenewliftsandwheelchairramps（轮椅用的坡道）.

A.adisableB.disablesC.thedisableD.thedisabled

9.Manycrimes_________unreported,whichmadethepoliceveryworried.

A.wentB.gotC.cameD.became

10.Readerswerepleased_______thatascientistcouldwriteabouthisresearchinaway___________ordinarypeoplecouldunderstand.

A.tofind/thatB.finding/asC.tofind/whichD.finding/that

11.__________wedon’twanttospendtoomuchmoneyifwecanavoidit.

A.ObviousB.ObviouslyC.BeingobviousD.Tobeobvious

12.Shewilltelluswhyshefeelssostronglythateachofushasarole______inmakingtheearthabetterplacetolive.

A.tohaveplayed B.toplayC.tobeplayed   D.tobeplaying

13.Theboywantedtoridehisbicycleinthestreet,butthepolicemantoldhim___________

A.nottoB.nottodoC.notdoitD.donotto

14.Thepurposeofnewtechnologiesistomakelifeeasier,______itmoredifficult.

A.notmakeB.nottomakeC.notmakingD.donotmake

15.Ratherthan____________everythingtothelastminute,Lilyalwayspreferstostartearly.

A.leaveB.leavingC.toleaveD.havingleft

4.Cloze

ItwasChristmasDay1999.OnCNN,talkshowhost（节目主持人）LarryKingwasinterviewingStephenHawking.

"What,professor,

（1）youthemost?

"Kingasked."Whatdoyouthinkaboutthemost?

"

Hawkingimmediatelyreplied,"

（2）."

It'sacomforttoknowthatHawking,oneofthe（3）menintheworld,ispuzzledbytheoppositesex.But,that'snot（4）,accordingtoSatoshiKanazawa.Brightpeopleare（5）betterthananyoneelseatmakingsmartdecisions