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人教版新课标高中英语必修五Unit1Greatscientists单元测试含答案详解
Unit1 Greatscientists
本套试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。
总分120分。
考试时间100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷
Ⅰ.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
Mysenioryearofhighschoolwasaveryhecticone,tosaytheleast.IfIwasn´tstudyingorworryingaboutmygrades,Iwasworkingonafter-classactivities.ItseemedasifmylifehadturnedintoonecrazycloudofconfusionandIhopedtofindsomesortofdirection.
Finally,Igotapart-timejobatthelocalcoffeeshop.Ihadthoughtitwouldbeeasyand,forthemostpart,stress-free.Ipicturedmyselfpouringcoffeeandbecomingclosefriendswithmycustomers.
WhatIhadn´texpectedwerethepeoplewithsomanyorders.ThereweremomentswhenIwasveryangrysimplybecauseIcouldn´tseemtopleaseanyone.Therewasalwaystoomuchsugar,toolittleice,ornotenoughskimmilk.However,Ikeptatit.
Oneday,oneofmycustomerscamein,depressed.Beforeheleft,Ihandedhimabagalongwithhisicedcoffee.Helookedatmequestioninglybecausehehadn´torderedanythingbutthecoffee.Heopenedthebagandsawhisfavouritedoughnut(甜甜圈)Ihadgivenhim.Hesmiledandthankedmebeforeheadingoutintotherain.
Thenextevening,hecame.Insteadoforderingsomething,hehandedmeasinglepinkroseandanote.
“Thanksforbeingsosweetandthoughtfulyesterday.Itissonicetomeetsomeonewho´swarmandunselfish.Pleasedon´tchangeyourwaysbecauseItrulybelievethatyouwilldobetter.Haveagreatday!
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Astimewenton,Ididcomeacrosssomecustomersreallyparticular.ButanytimeIfeltdepressed,Ithoughtofthatmanandhiskindness.ThenIwouldsmile,holdmyheaduphigh,clearmythroatandaskpolitely,“HowcanIhelpyou?
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1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hectic”inParagraph1mean?
A.Glad.B.Interesting.C.Productive.D.Busy.
2.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor´spart-timejob?
A.Itiseasyandstress-free.B.Itisquitebusyandchallenging.
C.Itdoesn´tneedspecialskills.D.Itgivestheauthorafeelingoffreshness.
3.What´sthemessagetheauthorwantstoconvey?
A.Kindwordsareworthmuchbutcostlittle.
B.Itisimpossibletosatisfyeveryoneinourlife.
C.Asmallactofkindnesscanmakeabigdifference.
D.Ourattitudedeterminesoursufferingorourfreedom.
B
AnideathatstartedinSeattle´spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theideaissimple:
helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametime.
Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit(爱好)tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogrammeallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched(发起)the“IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook”projectin1998.Heroriginalprogrammeusedauthorvisits,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabook,buttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andeventoHongKong.
InChicago,themayorappearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe“OneBook,OneChicago”programme.Asaresult,readingclubsandneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUS,storiesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacters.
TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork,wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetowns,whereagreatersenseofunity(一致)canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepoint,puttingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.
AsNancypointsout,thelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabook,butbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.
4.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?
A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.Toencouragepeopletoreadandshare.
C.Toinvolvepeopleincommunityservices.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.
5.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?
A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.
C.Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds.D.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment.
6.Theunderlinedwords“sharedaword”inParagraph5probablymean .
A.exchangedideaswitheachotherB.discussedthemeaningofaword
C.gainedlifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage
C
Scientificexperimentscansometimesgowrongandwhentheydo,theresultsmayrangefromthedisastrous(灾难性的)tothetroubling.OnesuchexperimenttookplaceinSouthAmericaaboutfiftyyearsago.Whetheritsfinalconsequenceswillcauseseriousdamageornothingmorethanasmalltroublestillremainstobeseen.
Thestorybeganin1956whenanAmericanscientistworkinginBrazildecidedtosolvetheproblemofincreasingtheproductivityofthatcountry´sbees.HeimportedaveryactivetypeofAfricanbeefromTanzaniaandmated(交配)itwiththemoreeasy-goingnativevarietytoproduceanewkindofbees.Thenewbeesworkedharderandproducedtwiceasmuchhoney.ItseemedthatProfessorKerr,whichwasthescientist´sname,hadatotalsuccessonhishands.
Thenthingsbegantogowrong.Forsomereasonasyetunseen,butperhapsasaresultofsomethingintheirenvironment,thenewbeesbegantodevelopextremelyattackingpersonalities.Theybecamebad-temperedandeasytobeangry.Theyattackedthenativebeesanddrovethemfromtheirlivingplaces.
Butworsewastofollow.Havingtakenoverthecountryside,thenewbees,withtheirdangerousstings(刺),begantoattacktheirneighbours—cats,dogs,horses,chickensandfinallymanhimself.Alongperiodofterrorbeganthathassofarkilledagreatnumberofanimalsandabout150humanbeings.
ThiswouldhavebeenbadenoughifthebeeshadstayedinBrazil.Butnowtheyareonthemove,headingnorthwardsincountlessmillionstowardsCentralandNorthAmerica,andmovingatthealarmingspeedof200milesayear.Thecountriesthatlieintheirpatharenaturallyworriedbecauseitlooksasifnothingcanbedonetostopthem.
7.TheresultsoftheSouthAmericanexperiment .
A.arenotimportantB.arenotyetcertain
C.havecausedaserioustroubleD.haveprovedtobewrong
8.Theexperimentmentionedinthispassagewasdesignedto .
A.makeAfricanbeeslessactive
B.increasethenumberofbeesinBrazil
C.makeBrazilianbeesmoreeasy-going
D.increasetheamountofhoneyinBrazil
9.Whichofthefollowingmaybethecauseofthenewbees´attackingpersonalities?
A.Theirbadtemper.B.Theirhardwork.
C.Theirproductionofhoney.D.Theirlivingenvironment.
10.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat .
A.thebeesprefertoliveinBrazil
B.thebeesmustbestoppedfrommovingnorth
C.thebeesmaybringabouttroubleinmorecountries
D.thebeeshavebeendriventoCentralandNorthAmerica
第二节 阅读七选五(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。
Changingpeople´sbadimpressionsonus
Someofushavemadebadfirstimpressionsinfrontofpeoplewewantedtobecomegoodfriendswith.Firstimpressionsareimportantbecausetheyformthefoundationonwhichallfuturethoughtsaboutsomeonewillbebased. 16 However,therearemeasuresyoucantaketochangepeople´sbadimpressionsofyou.
Apologizeimmediately.Asincereapologycangoalongwaybecauseyouwillprovetoeveryonethatyouvaluetheirthoughtsaboutyou.Tellthepeoplethatyoudidn´tintendtooffendthemandthatyouwishtocorrectthesituation.Explainthereasonswhyyouactedthewayyoudidinyourapology. 17 Otherwise,itwillmakeothersfeeluncomfortablethatyoukeepbringingupthepast.
Usehumour.Whenyouarearoundthepeopleyoumadeabadimpressioninfrontof,playasmalljokeonyourself.Oncetheyknowyouarenotafraidtolaughatyourself,itcanbreakupsomeofthetension.Remembertoonlydirecthumouratyourself. 18
Donotmakeassumptions.Afteryouhavemadeabadimpression,itcanbeeasytoassumethateveryonethinkstheworstofyou. 19 Insteadofassumingwhatsomeonethinksaboutyou,explaintohimthatyoufeelashamedabouthowyouactedandaskhimhowyourbehaviouraffectedhim.
20 Inordertoovercomeabadfirstimpression,yourwordsandactionsinthetimetocomemustbeconsistentlygood.Withenoughtimeandpatience,gainingtrustandchangingwrongbeliefsispossible.
A.Thatwayyoucanavoidanymorefeelingsofdiscomfort.
B.Firstimpressionsareusuallylong-lasting.
C.Becarefulnottooverdoit.
D.Bemindfulofyoursurroundingsandsensitivetowhatyousaytoothers.
E.Payattentiontofuturebehaviour.
F.However,thingsaren´talwaysasbadastheyseem.
G.Soit´shardtoeraseabadfirstimpressionfromsomeone´smind.
Ⅱ.完形填空(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。
Irecentlyheardastoryaboutafamousresearchscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs.Whatsethimsofarapartfromothers?
He 16 that,inhisopinion,itallcamefroman 17 fromhismotherthathappenedwhenhewasabout2yearsold.Hehadbeentryingto 18 abottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhelosthis 19 ontheslipperybottleandit 20 ,makingitscontentspouringalloverthekitchenfloor.
Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadof 21 athim,giving