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人教版高中英语必修第二册Unit2Wildlifeprotection单元测试含答案与解析
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,ourfamilyreceivedatleaston