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高二英语人教课标必修5Unit1单元测试题1
Unit1GreatScientists单元测试题
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
TheOpeningof
TheBookNook
Saturday,October4 10a.m.to10p.m.
Youwillnotwanttomisstheopeningofyournewneighborhoodbookstore!
Locatedat2289MainStreet,theBookNookiswithinwalkingdistanceofschoolsandmanyhomesandbusinesses.ComeandcheckouttheBookNookonSaturday!
Activitieswillinclude:
•Livemusicbylocalmusicians
•OneBook-of-the-MonthClubmembershipgiveaway
WideSelection
TheBookNookhasthreefloorswithbooksofallkinds—anykindyoucouldwant.Ifwedonothavethebookyouarelookingfor,wecanspecialorderitforyou.Youwillhaveitinyourhandswithintwodays!
ReadingNooks
Weareproudofourchildren’sreadingareaonthefirstfloor,aswellasourteenagers’nookonthesecondfloor.Comefortheactivitiesandstayawhile!
Settleinoneoftheseinvitingreadingareas;takeaseatwithagoodbookandafreecupofhotchocolate.Youwilldiscovertheperfectwaytospendafewhours.
BookEvents
TheBookNookwillbefeaturing(以……为特色)monthlybooksigningsbydifferentauthors,givingyouachancetomeetandspeakwithwell-knownwriters.Donotmisstheexperienceofhearingtheseauthorsreadaloudfromtheirownbooks!
TheBook-of-the-MonthClub
OurBook-of-the-MonthClubwillfeature12bookseachyear.Asamember,youwillbeabletoselectonenewbookeachmonth.Themembershipfeeisonly$10.00permonth.Thatisagreatpricefor12bookseachyear!
SopleasejoinusonSaturdayandlearnaboutallthattheBookNookhastooffer.Youcancomeanytimebetween10a.m.and10p.m.—ouractivitieslastalldaylong!
21.WhatcanwelearnabouttheBookNook?
A.Itisawell-locatedbookstore.
B.Anybookscanbefoundrightthere.
C.Itisopenfrom10a.m.to10p.m.everyday.
D.Thethirdfloorisspeciallydesignedforchildren.
22.Accordingto“ReadingNooks”,anookis_____.
A.aclubthatchildrenmayjoin
B.aspaceforacertainpurpose
C.aprogramforteenagereaders
D.aprizeinanationalcompetition
23.AsamemberoftheBook-of-the-MonthClub,you_____.
A.canbuyanybooksintheBookNookatalowprice
B.mayborrowasmanyas12bookseveryweek
C.needtopay120dollarseveryyear
D.shouldbeovertheageof12
24.Thepurposeofthetextistogetmorepeopleto_____.
A.giveawaybooks
B.visitthebookstore
C.learnfromfamouswriters
D.readdifferentkindsofbooks
B
Notadaygoesbywhenwedon’tusetheWorldWideWeb.Todayithasbecomealmostasimportanttoeveryfamilyasfoodandwater!
Thisyear,theWorldWideWebhasturned25yearsold.Whatmanypeopledon’tknowisthatthewebwasatfirstcreatedtoimprovecommunicationbetweenthousandsofscientistsinSwitzerland.
In1989,TimBerners-Leewasa34-year-oldBritishphysicistworkingasasoftware(软件)engineeratCERN,theEuropeanOrganizationforNuclearResearchinSwitzerland.SinceCERNwasahugeorganizationwiththousandsofscientists,communicationbetweenthemwasbecomingincreasinglydifficult.
Berners-Leewantedtodevelopasystemtosolvetheproblem. Hispapersuggestedaninformationsystem,whereapageononecomputercouldhavealinktoanotherpageonanothercomputer(connectedthroughtheInternet),allowingscientiststoreadlotsofinformationquickly.However,Berners-Lee’sbosssaidthatitsoundedexcitingbutimpossible.
Eventhoughthereweremanydifficultiesandfewsupporters,Berners-LeewentontodeveloptheWorldWideWeb.HecameupwithideassuchasHyper-textTransferProtocol(超文本传输协议)toallowcomputerstotalktoeachother,Hyper-textMarkupLanguage(HTML)tocreatethepages,aservertoservethepages,andabrowser(浏览器)toseethem.
InDecember1990,theWorldWideWebwasdemonstrated(展示)andin1991,theWWWprojectwasmadepublic,sothatotherprogrammerscoulddeveloptheirownbrowsers.Berners-Leebelievedthatitcouldbeusedformorethanscientificpurposes.HewantedtheInternettobeeasyforanyonetouse—afreeopensoftware.Hiswishessooncametrue.
AlthoughtheWorldWideWebhastodayturnedintoacompletelydifferentthingfromwhatitmeantatfirst,ithasbecomenecessaryandimportanttoourlives,poweringourmobiletechnologiesandthewaywegetinformation.
25.TheWorldWideWebwascreatedto_____.
A.helppeoplegetinformationeasilyandquickly
B.supportthedevelopmentofmobiletechnologies
C.makeiteasierforBritishscientiststocommunicate
D.improvecommunicationbetweenscientistsatCERN
26.AsforBerners-Lee’spaper,hisboss_____.
A.feltpuzzledaboutit
B.wasuncertainaboutit
C.hadnoconfidenceinit
D.showednointerestinit
27.Accordingtothetext,Berners-Lee_____.
A.doesn’tgiveupeasilywhenintrouble
B.hasworkedatCERNfor25years
C.isa55-year-oldSwissphysicist
D.knowslittleabouttheInternet
28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Thefutureoftheweb
B.WorldWideWebturns25!
C.Tipsonimprovingyourwebsite
D.InterviewwithTimBerners-Lee
C
TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryhasjustnameditsWordoftheYear.From“Eurogeddon”,to“green-on-blue”and“GamesMaker”to“Mobot”,manywordsthathavecrossedoverintorealusagehadbeenshortlisted.ThewinneroftheAmericanedition(版本)is GIF— shortforGraphicsInterchangeFormat(图像互换格式).ThewinningwordoftheBritisheditionis“omnishambles”— asituationthathasbeencompletelymismanagedbecauseofcarelessmistakes.
Languageisasoldashumans.Insomewaysitissurprisingthatlanguageschangeatall.It’sinterestingtonotethattheEnglishlanguagehasdevelopedmorerapidlyinthelastfewcenturies,addingmanywordstoitsvocabulary,thanjustafewcenturiesago.Asthelanguagedevelops,itwillbeinterestingtofollowtheinfluencesofsocialevents,newtechnologies,industries,productsandexperiencesthatbringmorerichnesstoourlanguage.
Overthelastfewyears,theinfluenceoftheInternethaswithoutexceptionbeenthegreatestonoursociety.Ithasgivenusmanywords—maybeeventakingovertheEnglishlanguage.Andthisyearisnoexception.TheAmericanedition’swordthisyearisGIF.
GIFreferstoatypeofformatforpicturesthatcanbeusedtocreatesimpleanimations(动画).Haveyouseenaflipbookorperhapscreatedone?
Thesearebookswithalittlepictureupintheright-handcornerofeachpageandifyouflipthepagesquicklyenoughitappearsasifthelittlepicturesaremoving.SimilarlytocreateaGIF,youcanputsomepicturestogether.Whenyoumovethesepicturesratherquickly,youreyesseethemasmovement.
GIFmadeitssimplebeginningsin1987.Whileitismoreusuallypronouncedwithahard g (like[ɡ]in“great”),theprogrammerswhodevelopedtheformatprefertheuseofasoftg(like[dʒ]in “general”).AnimatedGIFsarenowcommonlyseenontheInternet.Thisyear,theanimatedGangnamstyleGIFwasextremelypopular.
29.ThenewwordsmentionedinParagraph1aretoshow_____.
A.theOxfordEnglishDictionaryisworthbuying
B.toomanywordshaveappearedontheInternet
C.theEnglishlanguageisdevelopingquickly
D.theEnglishlanguagehasalargevocabulary
30.Thelastbutoneparagraphismainlyabout_____.
A.whatGIFisactuallyabout
B.whyGIFhasbecomepopular
C.howtomakeananimatedGIF
D.whenGIFmadeitsbeginnings
31.Whichofthefollowingwordshasasoftg?
A.Dog. B.Sign. C.Garden. D.Gentle.
32.Whatwouldtheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?
A.Somethingabout“omnishambles”.
B.Theimportanceofadictionary.
C.ThefutureoftheInternet.
D.Thehistoryoflanguages.
D
Whatdoyouhaveinmindwhenyouthinkaboutyourtypeofpersonality?
TheMyers-BriggsTestoffers94questionsdesignedtodividepeopleintodifferentgroupsaccordingto16personalitytypes.Careeradvisorsoftenusetheseresultstoshowpeoplethejobsthatarelikelytofittheirpersonalityandbepleasinginthelongrun.
Partofwhat’smadethetestsopopularwiththegeneralpublicisthatit’simpossibletofail.Whileothertestsaredesignedtofindoutwhatmental(精神的)illnesssomeonehas,theMyers-BriggsTestsupposesthatall16typesrepresentshadesofnormal.Everyonewhotakesthetestwillbelongtooneofthesetypes,andallofthetypeshaveaplaceinsociety.
Ofcourse,thisqualityofthetestisalsooneofthereasonswhymanyexpertsquestionitsusefulness,placingitonlyasteportwoaboveastrology(占星术).Theythinktheresultsarenotexactlytrue,andthatthe16typescannotfitallpeople.Aspsychologist(心理学家)DavidJ.Pittengerwrotein1993,“Thedescriptionsofeachtypearegenerallymakingyoufeelimportantorspecialsothatmostpeoplewillacceptthestatementsastrueofthemselves.”
AnotherreasonwhyexpertsquestionthescientificqualityofMyers-Briggsisthattheanswersaretotallyself-reported.Analystscanspendhoursexplainingtheresults,butintheend,thetestdependsonwhethertest-takerscanhonestlyanswerquestionsabouttheirownbehaviorsandpreferences.
Onthewhole,manypsychologistsfeelthattheMyers-BriggsTestcanshowhowpeopleseethemselves,butnotmuchmore.Thatinformationcanbeusefulifyou’reacareeradvisortryingtohelpsomeonefindtherightjob.Butisitworththemillionsofdollarspeoplespendeachyeartorunsuchatest?
It’shardtosay.Weliveinaculturewherepeopleseemwillingtospendendlessamountsoftimeandmoneytofindthemselves,andinthatrespect,itdoesn’tlooklikeMyers-Briggswillbedisappearinganytimesoon.