人教版课标高中英语必修第二册Unit 2单元测试含答案.docx

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人教版课标高中英语必修第二册Unit2单元测试含答案

Unit2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。

A

Morethantwothirdsoftheworld’spolarbearswillbewipedoutby2050,accordingtoashockingnewstudy.Bythen,scientistssay,globalwarmingwillhavemelted42percentoftheArcticseaice.By2100,onlyaveryfewoftheseimportantcreatureswillbeleft.

ThereporthasbeenproducedbytheUSGeologicalSurvey.ThescientistshavepublicizedtheirfindingsinthehopeofinfluencingUSInteriorSecretaryDirkKempthorne,whohasbeenaskedtoputpolarbearsontheUSendangeredspecieslist.

Polarbearsdependonfloatingseaiceasaplatformforhuntingseals,whicharetheirmainfood.Withoutenoughice,polarbearswouldbeforcedtogoontotheland,wheretheyarekilledbyhunters,andwouldbeunlikelytoadapttothelifeonthelandintime.Expertssayfewlittlebearswouldsurviveandthestresscouldmakemanyfemalesunabletogetpregnant.

TheteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsspentsixmonthsstudyingbears:

ontheground,fromspotterplanesandinthelab,usingcomputermodels.Someteammembersfeartheresultisevenworseforthebearsthanwhattheirreportsays.TheysaytheArcticiswarmingfasterthananywhereintheworldandmuchfasterthantheircomputerhadbeenforecasting,Satelliteobservationshaveshowedthattheicehasdecreasedtoanall-timelow.

However,noteveryoneinthescientificcommunitybelievesthatglobalwarmingishappeningonsuchanalarmingscale.Anotherinvestigationhasfoundthatpolarbearsarestillbeinghuntedbywealthy“sportsmen”whowanttheirskinsandheads.Atleastteninternationalcompaniesofferbear-huntingtrips.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutDirkKempthorneaccordingtothepassage?

A.Heisananimalscientist.

B.HeisaprotectorofanimalsworkingfortheUSgovernment.

C.HewasaskedtoputpolarbearsontheUSendangeredspecieslist.

D.Heofferedtoputpolarbearsontheendangeredspecieslist.

2.Whywillpolarbearsdieoutifthereisnotenoughseaice?

A.Becausepolarbearscan’tcatchenoughfoodwithoutseaice.

B.Becausepolarbearseaticewhentheyfeelthirsty.

C.Becausepolarbearswillbeeasilyfoundbyhunterswithoutice.

D.Becausemostfemalebearsareusedtogivingbirthunderice.

3.Afterasix-monthstudy,somescientistsfearthat________.

A.thereissomethingwrongwiththeircomputers

B.polarbearswilldisappearevenfasterthantheyeverexpected

C.theircomputermodelsarenotasaccurateastheyexpected

D.globalwarmingwilldestroyeverythingintheArctic

B

TheBritishareknownfortheirsenseofhumor.However,itisoftendifficultforforeignerstounderstandtheirjokes.ThemainpointtorememberisthattheBritishoftenuseunderstatement.

Understatementmeanssayinglessthanyouthinkorfeel.Forexample,ifsomeonegetsverywetinashowerofrain,hemightsay,“It’salittledamp（潮湿的）outside.”Or,ifsomeoneisveryimpoliteandshoutsatanotherperson,someoneelsemightsay,“Sheisn’texactlyfriendly.”Understatementisoftenusedinanunpleasantsituationortomakeanotherpersonlooksilly.UnderstatementplaysanimportantpartinBritishhumor.

AnotherkeytounderstandingBritishhumoristhattheBritishliketomakefunofthemselvesaswellasothers.Theyoftenlaughaboutthesillyandunpleasantthingsthathappentooureverydaylifewhensomeoneaccidentlyfallsoverinthestreet.Theyalsoliketomakejokesaboutpeoplefromdifferentclassesofsociety.Theyliketomakejokesabouttheiraccents,thewaytheydressandthewaytheybehave.What’smore,theBritishlovetowatchcomedies（喜剧）aboutpeoplewhodonotknowhowtobehaveinsociety.ThecomediesseriesMr.Beanisagoodexampleofthiskindofhumor.

Mr.BeanisthecharactercreatedbyBritishactorRowanAtkinsonin1990.Mr.Beandoesn’ttalkoften,andinsteadheuseshisbodymovementandfacialexpressionstomakepeoplelaugh.PerhapswhatmakesMr.Beansofunnyisthathedoesthingsthatadultsintherealworldcannotdo.Mr.BeanispopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworldbecauseyoudonothavetospeakEnglishtounderstandthehumor.Becauseofthis,manypeoplehavebecomefamiliarwiththeBritishsenseofhumor.

4.WhyisitdifficultforforeignerstounderstandBritishjokes?

A.TheBritishoftenenlargethefact.

B.Britishjokesareconnectedwithmanydifferentcultures.

C.Britishjokesarenotasfunnyasjokesinothercountries.

D.TheBritishtrytomakeoutthatsomethingislessimportantthanitis.

5.Theauthorexplainsunderstatementby________.

A.describingaprocessB.makingcomparisons

C.followingtimeorderD.usingexamples

6.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.BritishHumorinComedyB.HumorinDifferentCultures

C.UnderstandingBritishHumorD.DevelopingYourSenseofHumor

C

Wheredotheturtlesgo?

Everysummer,thousandsofendangeredgreenseaturtlesclimbontobeachesaroundtheworld.Eachmotherseaturtleproduces100ormoreeggsinahole,andcoverstheholewithsandbeforesheswimsaway.

Twomonthslater,theeggshatch,andthebabyturtlesclimboutofthesandandswimintotheocean.Theydon’treappearuntiltheyhavegrownaslargeasdinnerplates.Untilnow,nooneknowswherethebabyturtlesgoorwhattheydo.

“Ifwedon’tknowwheretheselittleturtlesare,wecan’tprotectthem,”saysKimReich,whohelpssolvepartofthemystery.

Herteacher,KarenBjorndal,hasstudiedgreenseaturtlesformorethan30years.Everyyear,BjorndalgoestotheBahamasIslands.Manyyoungseaturtlescomeheretoliveandeatattheendoftheirchildhood.

Theseturtlesaretheonlyseaturtlesthatliveasplanteaters.Infact,theirnamemaybearesultofwhattheyeat.Theturtlesdon’tlookgreenbuttheydohavegreenfat.Scientistslearnedthattheturtleseatgreenseaplants,whichmayturntheirfatgreen.

Between2002and2004,Bjorndalcaught44greenseaturtlesintheBahamas.Aftertestingthem,shefoundsomethingtosupportthe20-year-oldidea:

babygreenseaturtleseatmeatbeforetheyturntoadietofplants.Infact,theyeatanimalsthatliveintheopenocean.

Scientistsstillneedtofindwhereexactlygreenseaturtlesgrow.Wenowknowthatbabygreenseaturtlesareoutintheopenocean,buttheopenoceanisabigplace.

“Itisreallyaproblem,”saysBjorndal.Thediscoverymayhelpusdoabetterjobofprotectingthisseaanimal.

7.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Babyturtlesgototheoceanwhentheyarethreemonthsold.

B.Motherturtlesleavetheeggsaloneaftertheyproducethem.

C.Nooneknowswhenturtlesappearonthebeach.

D.Motherturtlesareaslargeasdinnerplates.

8.KimReichdoesresearchonwherebabyturtlesgobecauseshewantsto________.

A.helpherteacherB.proveanideaC.protectturtlesD.becomeascientist

9.WhatdoesKarenBjorndal’sresearchproveaboutgreenseaturtles?

A.TheyoungliveintheBahamasIslands.

B.Theyoungeatmeatbeforeturningtoadietofplants.

C.Theyliveintheopenoceanforalifelongtime.

D.Theyaretheonlyseaturtlesthatliveasplanteaters.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Findingoutwhereyoungturtlesgrow.

B.Protectingthisendangeredseaanimal.

C.Changingyoungturtles’eatinghabits.

D.Livingintheopenocean.

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处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

TopTipsforBetterWriting

Therearemanydifferenttypesofwriting,suchasessays,lettersandspeeches.Whateveryourreasonisandwhateveryourstyleis,therearesomeuniversaltipsthatwillhelpyouimproveyourwriting:

Beclearaboutyourpurpose

Themostbasicquestiontoaskyourselfbeforeyoustartiswhyyouarewriting.Inanessayorassignment,yourpurposeistoconveyinformationanddrawconclusions.Butifyouarewritingabusinessreport,youmaywanttomakerecommendations.11

Startwithaplan

12Theresultisoftendisjointedwritingwithpartsthatdon’tconnect.Whateveryouarewriting,creatingaclearplanisthefirststeptogetyourmessageacrossquicklyandinthemosteffectiveway.

Guidereadersthroughwhatyouwrite

Yourtaskistohelpreadersunderstandyourmessagequicklyandprecisely.13Eachsentence,eachparagraphshouldberelevanttowhatcomesbeforeandwhatcomesafter.Youshoulduseconnectedwordsandphrasestoshowtheseconnections.

14

Youraiminwritingistocommunicateideasandinformationtootherpeople,andyoumustkeepthatinmindwitheverywordandsentenceyouwrite.Constantlyaskyourselfwhoyoureallywritetheinformationfor.

Writefortheear,notfortheeye

Onceyou’vefinishedadraftofyourspeech,practicereadingitoutloud.15Reviseit,soyouaremorecomfortablegivingyourspeech.Youwanttosoundnatural,nomatterwhattheoccasionis.

A.Writeforreaders,notyourself

B.Writefortheaim,notforthewords

C.Itsoundsrobotic,andemployershateit.

D.Fartoooftenpeoplewritewithoutaplan.

E.You’llhearanythingthatsoundsawkward.

F.Whateveritis,keepyourpurposeinmindatalltimestoavoidgoingofftopic.

G.Todothis,itisnecessarytoshowthemclearlyhowthedifferentpartsrelatetoeachother.

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。

Withsupperfinished,itwasourtimewithDad.Cindy,TomandIclimbedontoourcouch.Weall16Momtoturnontheoldtapeplayer.

DadhadbeenpilotingairplanesinVietnamfortheAirForceforayear.Throughtheyear,ourfamilyreceivedatleastone17aweekfromDad.