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学年高中英语Unit1Livingwell单元综合测评新人教版
2019-2020学年高中英语Unit1Livingwell单元综合测评新人教版
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
Mymotheristheonlylivingpersonwhohasneverusedemailtosendaletter.Inallherlife,shehasneverturnedonacomputer,openedanemailaccountandtouchedtheInternet.Shehasaphobia(恐惧症)abouttechnology.WhenDadwasdeadlysickshebegantouseacellphone.Momisfarfromtheinformationage.Shelikesthewayofherliving.In1955shemethernewhusband.SincethenshehaslivedinSiliconValley.Themanisanexpertwhoisrichincomputertechnology.
Momisstillthatfarmgirl,andsheisproudestofit.Sheseesherfriendsandherlife“real”.Sheshowsnointerestintheinformationandtechnologylife.MymotherexperiencedDepression,WorldWarⅡandtheColdWar.SheenjoyedcountrymusiconTheSonsofthePioneers,aCanadianbroadcast.Butshehadnowaytolistentotheradio.IntheagewhenalotofpeopleweremovedbyChurchillforthefirsttimewithradiobroadcasts,sheonlyexperiencedthemmonthly.
Inherearlytwenties,Momhadworkedinthefieldbeforeshewasawife.Thusfamilyandchurchbecameherlife'scenter.Shewasneverreallyinterestedintelevision,thoughIthinksheenjoyedafewoftheTVserieswehadwatchedbefore,likeAllintheFamily.Computers,theInternetandmobilephonesaresimplynotpartsofherlife.Momdisagreeswiththeopinionthattechnologycanmakethelifeeasier.Inherlife,sheseesonlinemusic,emailandinformationwhichare“unreal”.
However,Icanpartlyunderstand.Iliketoreadthebooksinmyschoolbag.AndalsoIamachildwhoenjoystheonlinebooksandmusic.I'vewrittendownmylovehatefeelingswithmycomputer.Mom'stechnophobiasurelyplaysarolehere,butitworksforher.She'sthehappiestassheis.
【语篇导读】 本文作者讲述了自己母亲不同寻常的生活方式。
1.Theauthor'smotherbegantouseamobilephonewhen________.
A.shefoundithardtofindherhusband
B.theauthor'sdadwassufferingfromaseriousillness
C.shelistenedtotheradiobroadcasts
D.shelivedinSiliconValleyin1955
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第一段“whendadwasdeadlysickshebegantouseacellphone”可知,当作者的父亲生病时,她的母亲才开始使用手机。
【答案】 B
2.Whatistheauthor'smotherproudestofaccordingtothepassage?
A.Havingsomanyclosefriends.
B.Experiencingtoomuchinherlife.
C.Livinginherownlifestylehappily.
D.Keepingintouchwithtechnology.
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第二段“Momisstillthatfarmgirl,andsheisproudestofit.”可知,母亲最引以为豪的事情就是像以前那样过着简单、不受高科技影响的生活。
【答案】 C
3.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardshismother'stechnophobia?
A.Doubtful. B.Positive.
C.Puzzled.D.Opposed.
【解析】 推理判断题。
根据第一段“Momisfarfromtheinformationage”和“Shelikesthewayofherliving”以及第四段“Icanpartlyunderstand.”和“Sheisthehappiestassheis.”可知,作者对母亲讨厌科技症持肯定态度。
【答案】 B
4.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Mymother'shobbies
B.Mymother'sfarmlife
C.Mymother'sinfluenceonme
D.Mymother'sreallife
【解析】 主旨大意题,根据文章内容可知,作者主要向我们介绍她妈妈不受高科技影响的原生态生活。
【答案】 D
B
Ecotourism:
ADifferentWaytoTravel
Areyouattractedtounknownplaces?
Doyouprefertovacationawayfromothertourists?
Areyoucarefultotakeonlymemoriesandtoleaveonlyfootprints?
Ifyouansweredyestomorethanoneofthesequestions,youjustmightbeanecotourist.
Ecotouristsarepeoplewhowanttoexperiencetheunspoilednaturalworldandleaveitthatwaywhentheyreturnhome.Thistrendstartedinthe1990s,andecotourismisnowgrowingthreetimesfasterthantheentiretourismindustry.TheKapawiEcolodgeinEcuador'sremoteAmazonBasiniscontributingtothatexpansion,anditgivesasnapshotofwhatecotourismlookslike.
AttheEcolodge,asmallgroupofcabinssitsinthemiddleoftheAchuarpeople'sreserveandisonlyaccessiblebyair.Fromhere,visitorscanexplorepartsoftheAmazonrainforestseenbyfewoutsiders.Astheydo,localAchuarguidesexplainhowtheforestisliketheirsupermarket,wheretheyfindfood,clothing,medicineandtools.Asaresult,touristslearntoappreciatethelocalcultureaswellasthenaturalenvironment.
TheownersofKapawipaymonthlyrenttotheAchuarpeople,buttheyalsotrainthecommunitytorunandmanagethelodge.TheyhaveagreedonaplantoturntheoperationovertotheAchuarcompletelyby2011.Theownersareworkingtomakeecotourismbenefitandempowerthelocalpeople.
Youprobablywon'tstartyourownecolodge,butyoucanbeanecotouristifyoufollowtheseguidelines:
Protecttheenvironment;Supportlocalbusinesses;Respectthelocalcustomsandtraditions.
Theworldisfulloffascinatingplacestovisit.Asanecotourist,youcanenjoythemyourselfandmakesurethattheyremainbeautifulforfuturegenerationsaswell.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。
主要介绍了一种新理念的旅游方式——生态旅游。
5.Accordingtothetext,theecotouristsshouldbe________.
A.thosewholiketoexperiencetheeasilyrem
emberednaturalenvironment
B.thosewholiketogototheirtravellingplacesbyhiking
C.thosewhopreferanundamagednaturalworldandremainwhatitusedtobe
D.thosewhopreferuniquenaturalenvironmentofculturalrelics
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第一段中的“Areyoucarefultotakeonlymemoriesandtoleaveonlyfootprints?
”以及第二段中的“...leaveitthatwaywhentheyreturnhome”可知,生态旅游者喜欢未遭破坏的自然环境并保持它原本的样子。
【解析】 C
6.AttheKapawiecolodge,visitorscan't________.
A.exploretheAmazonrainforest
B.reachtherebyair
C.liveintheAchuarreserve
D.seemanytravelersfromoutside
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第三段中的“AttheEcolodge,asmallgroupofcabinssitsinthemiddleoftheAchuarpeople'sreserveandisonlyaccessiblebyair.”可知,在KapawiEcolodge,参观者不可能看到很多来自外面的旅游者。
【答案】 D
7.Whichofthewordsisclosestinmeaningtotheword“snapshot”inthesecondparagraph?
A.Idea.B.Aim.
C.Adventure.D.Opportunity.
【解析】 词义理解题。
第二段的第一句介绍了生态旅游的观念:
去经历原生态的自然景色,当游客回家的时候,让环境保持原样。
生态旅游就是向旅行者传递这样一种思想。
故idea与snapshot的意思最相近。
【答案】 A
8.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.
A.theKapawiecolodgewillcontinuetorunandmanagethelodgeafter2011
B.theKapawiecolodgeownersaretheAchuarinfavorofecotourism
C.theAchuarpeoplehavebenefitedalotbycollectingmoneyfromecotourists
D.theownersofKapawiencouragetouriststoappreciatetheAchuarculture
【解析】 推理判断题。
根据第三段最后一句及第四段的内容可推断出,Kapawi的拥有者鼓励游客学会欣赏Achuar人的文化。
【答案】 D
C
AcrossBritain,burnttoastwillbeservedtomothersinbedthismorningasoldersonsanddaughtersrushtodelivertheirsupermarketbunchesofflowers.But,accordingtoanewstudy,weshouldbeplacingahighervalueonmotherhoodallyear.
Mothershavelongknownthattheirhomeworkloadwasjustasheavyaspaidwork.Now,thenewstudyhasshownthatiftheywerepaidfortheirparentallabours,theywouldearnasmuchas£172,000ayear.
Thestudylookedattherangeofjobsmothersdo,aswellasthehourstheyareworking,todeterminethefigure.Thiswouldmaketheiryearlyincome£30,000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.
Byanalyzingthenumbers,itfoundtheaveragemotherworks119hoursaweek,40ofwhichwouldusuallybepaidatastandardrate79hoursasovertime.Afterquestioning1,000motherswithchildrenunder18,itfoundthat,onmostdays,mumsstartedtheirroutineworkat7amandfinishedataround11pm.
Tocalculatejusthowmuchmotherswouldearnfromthatlabour,itsuggestedsomeoftherolesthatmumscouldtakeon,includinghousekeeper,parttimelawyer,personaltrainerandentertainer.Beingaparttimelawyer,at£48.98anhour,wouldprovetobethemostprofitableofthe“mumjobs”,withpsychologist(心理学家)aclosesecond.
Italsoaskedmothersaboutthechallengestheyface,with80percentmakingemotionaldemandasthehardestthingaboutmotherhood.
Overathirdofmumsfelttheyneededmoretrainingandaroundhalfsaidtheymissedgoingoutwithfriends.
ThestudyshowsmothersmatterallyearlongandnotjustonMother'sDay.Theemotional,physicalandmentalenergymothersdevotetotheirchildrencanbeneverending,butchildrenarealsosourcesofgreatjoyandhappiness.Investing(投入)intimeforparentingandraisingrelationshipsismoneywellspent.
【语篇解读】 这是一篇调查报道,在母亲节这一天,每个人都会对母亲做出一些事,比如送一束花等等,但是作者认为,母亲这一职业值得全年的关注,因为它包含太多。
9.HowmuchwouldamotherearnayearifworkingasthePrimeMinister?
A.£30,000.B.£142,000.
C.£172,000.
C.£202,000.
【解析】 细节理解题。
第二段提到如果她们的劳动被支付报酬可以每年获得172,000,第三段说这要比当首相的多30,000,由此可知首相的年薪是172,000-30,000=142,000。
【答案】 B
10.Thebiggestchallengeformostmothersisfrom________.
A.emotionaldemand
B.lowpayforwork
C.heavyworkload
D.lackoftraining
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据倒数第三段的内容可知,80%的母亲认为她们面对的最大的挑战是情感需要方面的。
【答案】 A
11.Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?
A.mothers'importanceshowsinfamilyallyearlong.
B.Thesacrificesmothersmakearehugebut
worthwhile.
C.Mothers'devotiontochildrencanhardlybecalculated.
D.Investingtimeinparentingwouldbringafinancialreturn.
【解析】 细节理解题。
最后一段主要讨论了母亲对孩子在情感、体力、精神等方面的付出可能是永无休止的,但是她们这方面的投入也是很值的。
A项错在importance一词上,即本段并没有讨论母亲在家中的重要性问题。
【答案】 B
12.Whatcanweconcludefromthestudy?
A.Mothers'workinghoursshouldbelargelyreduced.
B.Mothersshouldbalancetheirtimeforworkandrest.
C.Mothers'labourisofahighervaluethanitisrealized.
D.Mothersshouldbefreedfromhouseworkforsociallife.
【解析】 推理判断题。
全文用了很多的数字来论述做母亲的重要性。
比如如果将母亲所做的量化成工薪,她一年所赚的甚至超过首相的年薪。
这一切无不表明母亲工作的重要性远比人们所能意识到的要高得多。
【答案】 C
D
BritishMPshavevotedinfavorofthecreationofbabieswithDNAfromtwowomenandoneman,inanhistoricmove.TheUKisnowsettobecomethefirstcountrytointroducelawstoallowthecreationofbabiesfromthreepeople.
InafreevoteintheCommons,382MPswereinfavorand128againstthetechniquethatstopsgeneticdiseasesbeingpassedfrommothertochild.Duringthedebate,ministerssaidthetechniquewas“lightattheendofadarktunnel”forfamilies.Afurthervoteisrequiredin