高二英语外研版选修六习题单元卷六 含答案.docx

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高二英语外研版选修六习题单元卷六含答案

单元质量检测（六）

（时间：

100分钟　满分：

120分）

Ⅰ.阅读理解（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

Grandfatherand3yearoldboysarenaturalbuddies.OnthisparticulardayinMay,thegrandfatherwaspleasedtohavethecompanyofhisbestlittlepalwhenplantingthevegetablegarden.Forawhile,theboyseemedtolikeittoo.HissmallfingerswerejusttherightsizetopickuptinyseedsanddropthemintoGranddadmadeholes.Theywereagreatteam.

Butbeforelongtheboybecamerestlessanddirectedhisangerattheseedsthemselves.

“What'sthisone,Granddad？

”

“Beets（甜菜）．”

“Ugh,Ihatebeets.”

“Well,then,let'sdothepumpkininstead.”

“Yuck.Ireallyhatepumpkin.”

“Okay,buddy.Whatwouldyouliketoplant？

”

“Howabout...doughnuts（油炸圈饼）？

”

Justintime,thegrandfatherstoppedhimselffromsayingtherewasnosuchthingasadoughnutseed.Lookingattheunhappylittleface,hesuddenlygotaninspiration.

“Waitasecond.Ihavetogoinsideandgettherightseeds.”

Granddadreturnedwithahandfulofseeds.Heandthesmallboysolemnlyplantedtheminaspecialcornerofthevegetablegarden.

Weekslater,whentherealseedsbegantobreakthroughthesoil,theboybecamedelightedwiththetinyseedlings（秧苗）．HespentmanyafternoonshelpingGranddadwaterandhoe（用锄头锄）andwatchthemgrow.Andwhenthefirstbabyvegetableswereharvested,helikedthemafterall.

Forweeks,heforgotallaboutthedoughnuts.Butthenonedayatlunch,hesaid，“Granddad,whathappenedtoourdoughnuts？

Howcometheydidn'tgrow？

”

Granddadpausedamoment.“Well,youknow,doughnutsaretricky.Someyearswhenyouplantthem,yougetlotsofdoughnuts.”Hesighedsadly.“Butotheryears,allthatcomesuparetheholes.”

1．Fromthefirsthalfoftheconversationwecanlearnthattheboy________．

A．possiblydoesn'tlikevegetables

B．hatesplantinganything

C．doesn'tlikeplayingwithhisGranddad

D．hatesplantingvegetablesbecauseofhissmallhands

2．Theboybecameinterestedinthevegetableslaterbecause________．

A．helikedthemfromtheverybeginning

B．thosevegetableswerethekindsheliked

C．hisGranddadadvisedhimtodoso

D．theywerethefruitsofhisownlabour

3．WhatdoGranddad'swordsimplyinthelastparagraph?

A．Doughnutssometimesgrowintofruitsbutothertimesnot.

B．Doughnutsliketodotricks.

C．Youcangetonlyholesifyouplantdoughnuts.

D．Alljobsdonotproducegoodresults.

B

OnJune2,2015,PresidentBarackObamaawardedHenryJohnson,aWorldWarⅠsoldier,theMedalofHonor.Itwastheresultofalongcampaignforasoldierwhoseheroismhadgoneunrecognizedbecauseofracialdiscrimination.

JohnsonwasoneofthesoldiersservingasguardsinFrancein1918whentheyweresurroundedbymorethanadozenGermans.TheGermansopenedfireonthem,woundingJohnsonover20times,buthefoughtonevenafterhisweaponwouldn'tfireanymore.

ThoughpraisedbyhisfellowsoldiersandawardedtheFrenchCroixdeGuerre（法国英勇十字勋章）,hewasdeniedtheMedalofHonorinhisowncountry.

The_efforts_to_get_the_soldier_recognized_have_been_filled_with_starts_and_stops.TheworkwassupportedbytheofficeofCharlesSchumer,whohandedina1，258pagerecommendationfortheawardinMay2011afteragreatmanynewdocumentswerediscovered.

“Alotofpeopleadvocatedforthisoveralongperiodoftime，”saidamemberofSchumer's,CarolineWekselbaum,whohadspentthousandsofhoursonJohnson'scase.

TheirefforttogetJohnsontheMedalofHonorwasblockedin2003byAirForceGeneralRichardMyers,whowantedmoreevidence.

ButSchumer'sofficekeptlookingformoredocumentation.Oneoftheirfindingswasatelegramduringthewar,whichmentionedtheheroismofJohnson.

CarolineexpresseddisappointmentatthewayJohnsonwastreated.Asablacksoldier,heandhiscolleaguesweresenttotheshorthandedFrenchmilitary,butnotallowedtofightintheU．S.force.

Johnson'slifeafterWorldWarⅠwasfilledwithhighsandlows.Hisinjurieswereneverproperlydocumented,sohedidnotreceiveanymedicalbenefits.HediedpoorinJuly1929,11yearsafterhisheroism.

4．ObamaawardedHenryJohnsoninorderto________．

A．showtheequalitybetweenallraces

B．correctamistakehehadmade

C．setagoodexampleforsoldiers

D．approveHenryJohnson'sheroism

5．WhatcanweknowfromParagraphs2and3?

A．Johnsonfoughtbravelywithoutweapons.

B．Johnsonwastooseriouslywoundedtofighton.

C．Johnson'sfellowsoldiersthoughthighlyofhim.

D．JohnsonwasawardedtheMedalofHonorbyFrance.

6．HowcanweunderstandtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4?

A．PeoplehadgreatdifficultyingettingthegovernmenttorecognizeJohnson.

B．TheworkofmakingthegovernmentrecognizeJohnsonwentverywell.

C．AgreatmanypeoplestartedthecaseofJohnsonandthenstopped.

D．PeoplemadegreateffortstogetJohnsonrecognizedbutfailed.

7．WhatonearthresultedinJohnson'sbeingmistreated?

A．Lackofevidenceofhisactions.

B．Racialdiscrimination.

C．HisfightingforFrenchmilitary.

D．Nodocumentationofhisinjuries.

C

Citiesaroundtheworldhavestartedtousecomposting（堆肥）asawaytorecycleorganicwasteandreducetheamountoflandfills（填埋）andpollution.Citiesspendhundredsofmillionsofdollarstransportingwastetolandfills,whichalsoburnsfuelandcontributestoglobalwarming.Compostismadeoutoforganicwaste,suchasrottenleaves,leftoverfruits,vegetables,eggshellsandotherfoods.Itrecyclesorganicmaterialsintofertilizer（肥料）forplantsandvegetables.

SouthKoreausesasystemfortheeffectivecollectionofgarbagewasteandthereuseofnaturalresources.Garbagemustbeseparatedaccordingto“commongarbage，”“foodwasterecyclables”and“largewasteobjects”，ortheresidentwillbefined.InCanada,millionshaveaccesstoroadsideorganicwastecollection.Residentsareexpectedtosorttheirkitchenwasteandplaceitintheappropriatebinsforcollection.NewYorkCitystartedacompostingpilotprogramin2013,withworkshopsforindividualsanNYCschools,suchaswormcomposting—usingwormstohelpturntheorganicmaterialintocompostforfertilizerbyeatingthewasteandpassingitthroughtheirbodies.

Somepeoplearenotexcitedaboutcomposting.Forexample,inJune2013,someNewYorkresidentscomplainedaboutthesmellofthecompostingsiteinthepark.Itcanalsobedifficulttoremembertoseparateorganicwastefromregularwaste.

ButinPortland,Oregon,whichhashadacompostingprogramfortwoyearsnow,residentsreportthattheyhavegotusedtothedownsides.“It'sencouragingustomakelesswaste,anditdoesn'tsmellbadanymore,becauseourfoodleftoversaregoingoutmoreoften，”PortlandresidentKendraYaotoldOregonPublicRadio.

8．WhichisNOTtheadvantageofcompostingaccordingtoParagraph1?

A．Reducingpollution.

B．Recyclingorganicwaste.

C．Contributingtoglobalwarming.

D．Savingmoneyusedtotransportwastetolandfills.

9．FromParagraph2welearnthat________．

A．aSouthKoreanwillbefinedifhedoesn'tsortgarbage

B．onlykitchenwasteisexpectedtobesortedinCanada

C．wormcompostingisthebestwayofcompostinNYC

D．compostingsystemsareoperatedallovertheworld

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertoinParagraph2?

A．Compost.　　　　　　B．Fertilizer.

C．Thewaste.D．Thepilotprogram.

11．WhatdoesParagraph3tellus?

A．Thefutureofcomposting.

B．Theproblemsofcomposting.

C．People'sopinionsaboutcomposting.

D．Thebadeffectsofcompostingonpeople'slives.

D

Apeacetreatyisaformalagreementbetweentwoormorecountriesthathaveformerlybeenatwar.Thetreatyisacontractdesignedtoceasewarsimmediatelyorotherrequirementstoensurepeace.Manyofthemostfamouswarsofhistoryendedwithapeacetreaty.Inmoderntimes,complicatedconflictsoftencallforamoredetailedresolutionthanasimpletreaty.

Warsareconductedbygovernmentsorotheropposingbodiesforavarietyofreasons.Whenoneforcehassuperiorcombatstrength,thewaroftenendswithbloodyconquest.Whenforcesareevenlymatched,ornearlyso,fightingcanlastformonthsoryears,withtremendouslossesonbothsides.Inthesecases，diplomacyoftentriumphswherestrongforcefailstoresolvetheconflict.Apeacetreatyisacommonwayforopposingforcestoendwarsandbegintheprocessofrebuilding.

Inmodernhistory,Parishaslongbeenthesiteforthesigningofpeacetreaties,asitisoftenaneutral（中立的）location.TheAmericanRevolutionendedwiththe1783ParisPeaceTreaty,whileNapoleonacknowledgeddefeatwiththeTreatyofParisin1815.

DuringtheIndianwarsofthe18thand19thcenturies，theAmericangovernmentgotabadprestigefordisregardingtreatiesithadpreviouslysignedwithNativeAmericantribes,andmorebattlesresulted.TheTreatyofVersailles，whichofficiallyendedWorldWarⅠin1919,imposedseriouspunishmentsonGermany,thedefeatedparty.ThesepunishmentsdamagedtheGermaneconomyandcausedbitterangeramongtheGermanpeople.ManyhistoriansbelievetheseconditionsledtotheriseoftheNazipartyandtheSecondWorldWar.

Inmoderntimes,warrarelyendswithacomprehensivepeacetreaty.TheVietnamWar,theKoreanConflict,andFrance'sAlgerianWarendedwithagreementsthatslowedcombatgraduallyoveraperiodofyearsratherthanbringinganimmediatepeace.Modernwarisamessybusinessthatisdifficulttocontrolthroughsuchcivilizedmeasuresasasignedcontract.Nevertheless,diplomatsworkdiligentlytoensurethatconflictsareresolved,onewayortheotherbyeventualpeace.

12．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Warswilllastforlongwhenthecombatstrengthofbothsidesissimilar.