学年高二英语人教版选修7Unit 1 Living well 单元测试题.docx

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学年高二英语人教版选修7Unit1Livingwell单元测试题

Unit1Livingwell

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

★★☆☆☆

      Manygreatbasketballplayershadclevernicknames （绰号）,usuallydescribingtheplayer’soverallstyleonthecourt（球场）.BelowaresomeofthecolorfulnicknamesamongpopularNBAplayers.

“Tiny”

    NateArchibald,atsixfeetoneinchtall,wassmallforabasketballplayer.Still,Archibaldusedspeedandhisbrainstocontrolthecourtinthe14seasonsthatheplayedintheNBA.Interestingly,hisnicknameoriginatedoffthecourt:

hewasnamedafterhisfather,“BigTiny”.

“Magic”

      EarvinJohnsonwascalled“Magic”byasportswriterwhosawhimplayingbasketballinonehighschoolgame.Johnsonwasaskillfulplayer,oftendoingtheunexpected,tothechagrinofhiscompetitorsandthedelightoftheaudience.HealsowonagoldmedalaspartoftheU.S.“DreamTeam”inthe1992SummerOlympicsinBarcelona,Spain.

“TheMailman”

   KarlMaloneearnedhisnicknamebecauseonthecourthedeliveredconsistently.MalonespentmostofhiscareerwiththeUtahJazz,gainingareputationasoneofthebestpowerforwardsofalltime.HealsowontwoOlympicgoldmedals,aspartoftheU.S. “DreamTeam”inthe1992SummerOlympicsinBarcelona,Spainandinthe1996SummerOlympicsinAtlanta,Georgia.

“TheIceman”

      GeorgeGervinmadethemostdifficultshotslookeasy.Hewasalsofamousforkeepinghiscoolineverygame,playingina relaxedwayunderpressure.Gervin,whoplayedmostofhis14yearsintheNBAwiththeSanAntonioSpurs,wasunequalledinmanywaysasashootingguard.

21.Whosenicknamehasnothingtodowithbasketball?

A.NateArchibald’s.             B.EarvinJohnson’s.

C.KarlMalone’s.         D.GeorgeGervin’s.

22.Theunderlinedword“chagrin”inParagraph3probablymeans“_____”.

A.amazement               B.annoyance

C.enthusiasm                D.impatience

23.WhywasGeorgeGervincalled“TheIceman”?

A.Hewasalwaysascoldasice.

B.Hehadaglassoficedbeereveryday.

C.Hedidn’tgetalongwellwithhisteammates.

D.Hewasalwaysabletokeepcalmonthecourt.

24.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthetextisto_____.

A.uncoverthesecretsofNBAplayers’success

B.talkabouthowtogiveothersalovelynickname

C.introducesomeNBAplayersandtheirnicknames

D.showhowtobecomeanexcellentbasketballplayer

B

★★☆☆☆

      Didanyoneevergreetyoulikethis:

“Kaltxì.Ngarulufpomsrak?

”Probablynot.Thesewordsmean“Hello.Areyouwell?

”inNa’vi.Andtherearemoresentenceslike“Ngaza’uftupeseng?

（Wheredoyoucomefrom?

）”,“Fyapesyawfkongar?

（Whatareyoucalled?

）”and“Ngarisolalewzìsìtapolpxay?

（Howoldareyou?

）”.

      Thestorybeginswiththemovie,Avatar.JamesCameronwasthedirector.Forthismovie,heinventedaworldcalledPandora,inwhichbeautifulplantsandamazinganimalsandnine-foot-tallbluealienswerecreated.ThesealiensweretheNa’vipeople.Cameronwantedonemorething:

aspeciallanguagefortheNa’vi.

      SoonCameroncreatedabout30words,buttheyweren’tenough.Heneededhelpwiththeproject,soheaskedPaulFrommer,aprofessorattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,whostudieslanguages.First,Frommerthoughtaboutthesounds.Hechose20consonants（辅音）and7vowels（元音）.ThesearesoundsinEnglish,too.Next,hecreatedrulesofgrammar.Forexample,inNa’vi,thewordorderisnotimportant.Finally,hecreatedavocabularyofabout1,000words.Hefinishedtheprojectinsixmonths.

      ThenFrommertaughtNa’vitotheactors.Theyhadspeciallanguageclasses.FrommeralsorecordedtheNa’vilanguage.TheactorslistenedtoitontheiriPods.HetranslatedfoursongsfromEnglishtoNa’vi,too.Hehelpedthesingerswiththepronunciation.Soonthefilmcrew（工作人员）startedtospeakinNa’vi.Sometimessomeonemadeamistake.Thenotherpeoplelaughedandsaid,“Skxawng!

”

      TodaymanypeoplearelearningNa’vi.ThereareNa’viwebsites,dictionaries,andfangroups.Thefanscreatenewwords,andthelanguagegrows.TheNa’vilanguagenowhasalifeofitsown.

25.WhatshouldyousayifyouwanttoknowaNa’viboy’sage?

A.Ngaza’uftupeseng?

B.Fyapesyawfkongar?

C.Kaltxì.Ngarulufpomsrak?

D.Ngarisolalewzìsìtapolpxay?

26.WecaninferfromthetextthatNa’vi_____.

A.istotallydifferentfromEnglish

B.maytaketheplaceofEnglishinthenearfuture

C.isactuallyanew,man-madelanguage

D.isoneofthelanguagesspokenbytheNa’vipeople

27.“Skxawng!

”isprobablyusedtodescribesomeonewhois_____.

A.stupid          B.humorous

C.impolite                D.modest

28.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthetext?

A.Thebirthofanewlanguageanditsinfluence.

B.People’sopinionsaboutthemovieAvatar.

C.Alanguageisalwayschanging.

D.Itisnoteasytobeanactor.

C

★★★☆☆

      OnJanuary27th,2014,whenFrankAlmond,theconcertmasteratMilwaukeeSymphonyOrchestra,wasnearinghiscarafteraperformance,hewasshotdownbyayoungguy.WhileAlmondlayontheground,thatguymadeawaywith.hisviolin.Luckily,theviolinwasrecoveredtendayslaterbytheMilwaukeepolice.

      Almond’sviolin,whichdatesbackto1715,wasactuallymadebyAntonioStradivari—anItalianviolinmakerwholivedinthe17thcenturyandmadenearly1,000violinsinhislifetime.Around650ofthemstillexisttodayandcanfetchanywhereupto$5million.ThisparticularviolinhadmanyillustriousownersfromItaliancomposerGiuseppeTartinitoPolishviolinistKarolLipinskiwhoplayedituntil1861.ViolinsmadebyAntonioStradivariareknownfortheirrichnessandpurity（纯净）ofsoundthatareunmatchedtoday.

      Thepresent-dayviolinowes（将……归功于）itsdesigntoAndreaAmati（1505-1577）,whoiswidelyrecognizedastheinventorandtheearliestrecordedviolinmaker.Cremona,acityofnorthernItaly,wasthebirthplaceandseatofviolin-makingfornearlythreecenturies.WhileAmati’ssonstookoverthebusiness,itwashisgrandsonNicolóAmatiwhoperfectedtheinstrument.

      AntonioStradivari’searlydesignsshowedhistrainingintheAmatiworkshops.During1700-1725,knownashisgoldenperiod,Stradivariimprovedonthesoundboxdesign,andintroducedanunusualdeepredvarnish（清漆）,blackedging,broadedgesandwidecorners.Untilhisveryend,hewatchedoverthefinaltouchesoneveryviolinwhilehissonsdidthehardworkofcarving.Besidesviolins,thereareafewcellos,violasandguitarstohiscredit.

      AnotherfamousviolinmakerofCremonawasGiuseppeGuarneriwhosegrandfatherwasalsoastudentworkerinNicolóAmati’sworkshops.Guarneri’screationsaresupposedtobeevenbetterbothvisuallyandinsoundquality.Onlyahundredsurvivetoday.

29.Aftertheperformance,FrankAlmond_____.

A.madeaphonecalltohisson

B.wasintroducedtoayoungman

C.couldn’tfindhiscaranymore

D.wasattackedandlosthisviolin

30.WhatcanwelearnaboutFrankAlmond’sviolin?

A.Ithasahistoryofabout300years.

B.ItwasmadebyGiuseppeGuarneri.

C.Itwasabirthdaygiftfromhisfather.

D.Itisinpoorconditionbutsoundsgood.

31.Accordingtothetext,AndreaAmati_____.

A.feltverydisappointedinhisgrandson

B.madenearly1,000violinsinhislifetime

C.wasborninCremonainthe17thcentury

D.wasapioneerinthefieldofviolin-making

32.Thelasttwoparagraphsaremainlyabout_____.

A.improvementsonviolinsB.theAmatiworkshops

C.waystomakeaviolinD.thehistoryofviolins

D

★★★★☆

      Imagineifyouhadnofeelinginyourhands.Imagineholdingababy’shandwithoutknowingifyouarehurtingitornot.Thisistheproblemmanyamputees（someonewhohavelostallorpartofanarmorleg）face.Recentlyateamofscientistshascomeupwithabionicarm:

onethatallowsanamputeetofeelasifheisusinghisnaturalarm.

      Nowthebiggestdifficultyliesinconnectingittothenerves.Weexperiencefeelingbecauseofournerves,whichsendelectricalsignalstoourbrains.Whenthearmiscutoffandfittedwithaprostheticarm（假臂）,theperipheral（末梢的）nervescannolongersendasignaltothebrain.Thelackofsignalsmakesamputeesunabletofeelobjectsthattheypickup.Themostimportantaspectofthebionicarmisitsconnectivitytothenervesontheendofthearm.Sensors（传感器）onthebionicarmdetectandreceivesignalsfromanyobjectitcomesintocontactwith.Then,acomputerprogramcreatedbythescientiststransformsthesignalintoanimpulse（脉冲）thatcanbetranslatedbynerves.Wires（金属丝）fromthesensorsareconnectedtothenervesinthepatient,allowingthesignaltobesenttothebrain.

      Earlytestsofthebionicarmhavebeensuccessful,butitisnotyetreadyforwideruse.Theteamofscientistswantstocontinueimprovingtheinstrument.Animportantadvancementwouldbetomakeiteasytocarry;itnowworkswithmanywiresoutside,preventingamputeesfromusingitoutsideofthelab.Inaddition,thescientistswanttoimprovesensitivityandthefeelingoffingermovements.Beingthefirstprostheticinstrumenttoconnecttothenerves,thebionicarmstillneedstoundergofurthertests.Soonlytimewilltellifitwillbethenextbreakthroughinprosthetics.

33.Asforhowabionicarmworks,whatistherightorder?

a.Nervestranslatetheimpulse.

b.Abionicarmtouchesanobject.

c.Signalsaretransformedintoanimpulse.

d.Nervessendelectricalsignalstothebrain.

e.Sensorsonthearmdetectandreceivesignals.

A.b,e,c,a,d         B.b,a,e,c,d

C.e,c,a,d,b               D