Unit 1 单元测试题 2.docx

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Unit1单元测试题2

单元测试题2

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

Theworldofanimalsisalwaysfullofsurprises.Nomatterwhereyoulook,youcanseesomeanimalsthatcantruly makeourjawsdrop.

Ghostmantis（螳螂）

Whenpeopleseeghostmantisesforthefirsttime,manyofthemwouldcertainlysaytheyareleaves.Thissmalltypeofmantiscanbefoundacross Africa.Theyareverysmallandcangrowonlyupto2incheslong.Theycomeinvariouscolors:

severalshadesofbrownandgreenishgray.Infact,mostpartsoftheirbodylooklikeleavesthathavedriedup.Theyliveforuptotwoyears.

Greenplant-hopper

Alsocalledthetorpedobug,thisbeautifulanimalfeedsonplantsandlookslikealeaf.Whentheyareatrest,theirgreenwingscovertheirbodiesmuchlikeaslopingroof（有坡度的屋顶）.Theyareusuallysmall,withalengthofhalfaninch.Theyarenativeto Australia buttheycannowbefoundin Hawaii and NewZealand aswell.

Stickinsect

Theyactuallylookmorelikeaeucalyptustwig（桉树枝）.Theyhavelongandthinbodiesbuttheycanalsofly.Theycangrowupto12incheslong.Theseanimalsarenativesofthesouthernpartof Australia.Theyhavemadethewoodlandsof NewSouthWales and Victoria home.

Leafyseadragon

Whenyoutakeacloselookatthem,youwillrealizethattheyarefishliketheseahorses.Underthewater,theylooklikefloatingseaweed.Theyhaveleaf-likebodypartsthatarenotusedformovingunderthewater.Whattheyusetomovearefins（鳍状物）,difficulttosee,makingtheleafyseadragonlookmoreliketheplantitimitates（模仿）.Afullygrownleafyseadragongrowstoabout18incheslong.Theyareusuallyfoundintheoceanwatersof Australia.

21.Theunderlinedpart“makeourjawsdrop”inthefirstparagraphmeans“_____”.

A.hurtus                           B.amazeus          

C.frightenus               D.entertainus      

22.Whatdoweknowaboutghostmantises?

A.Theyfeedonleaves. 

B.Theymoveveryfast.

C.Theycanlivealongtime.              

D.Theylooklikedeadleaves.

23.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethetorpedobug?

24.Thistextismainlyaboutfouranimalsthatallcan_____.

A.imitateplants           

B.changecolor

C.movewithoutfeet    

D.befoundin Australia      

B

Predictingthefutureisn’teasy.In1943ThomasWatson,chairmanofthecompanyIBM,said,“Ithinkthere’saworldmarketformaybefivecomputers.”Eveninthe1970s,manyexpertsweresaying,“Noonewillwantacomputerintheirhome.”Buttoday,computertechnologyiseverywhere.

“Youalreadyhaveseveralcomputersinyourkitchen,”saysDrRodneyBrooksofMIT（theMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology）,pointingtothecomputerchipsinourcoffeemakers,fridges,andwashingmachines.It’salmostimpossibletoimagineaworldwithoutcomputers.

DrBrooksisthedirectorofMIT’sComputerScienceandArtificialIntelligence（人工智能）Laboratory.Hesaysthatcomputersarenotonlybecomingmorecommon,they’regivingusmoresurprisestoo.They’restartingtothink.

ScientistsatAIResearcharedevelopingtheirownthinkingrobot,calledHal.ChildexpertAnatTreister-GorenisteachingHaltospeak.Shetalkstohimandreadshimchildren’sstories.BabyHalisgrowingupfast,andhislanguagelevelisimprovingquickly.Soon,ifyouspeaktohim,youmightthinkhe’shuman!

AIexpertshopethat,oneday,intelligentmachineswillbeallaroundus.PerhapseveryonewillhaveaHal — theirownpersonalassistant（助手）.Ifyou’vegotaquestion,Halwillknowtheanswer.Ifyouwanttogoonatrip,Halwillbeabletomakeallthearrangements（安排）.He’llnevergettired,he’llneverbeillandhe’llnevergetangry.Thetechnologyisalmosthere.Thinkaboutit.Wouldyoulikeyourown “Hal”?

25.ThomasWatson’swordsmeantthefutureofcomputerswouldbe_____.

A.promising               B.uncertain

C.important                D.dark

26.WhatdoesDrBrooksthinkofcomputers?

A.They’regettingsmarter.

B.They’lltakehumans’place.

C.They’reinthecontrolofHal.

D.They’remakingslowprogress.

27.Accordingtothetext,Halisspecialintheway_____.

A.itprotectsitsowner

B.itexpressesitsfeelings

C.itlistenstochildren’sstories

D.itcommunicateswithhumans

C

      AbbieConant,amusicianlivinginItaly,waslookingtomoveonfromplayingthetrombone（长号）fortheRoyalOperaofTurin.Shewrotealotofletters,butonlygotonereply.ItwasfromtheMunichPhilharmonicOrchestra（慕尼黑爱乐乐团）.

      Theaudition（试音）inJune1980tookplaceinamuseum,sincetheorchestra’sculturalcenterwasunavailable.Therewereover30playersandeachoneplayedtheirpiecebehindascreen,meaningtheselectioncommittee（评选委员会）couldonlyhearthemplay.ConantplayedFerdinandDavid’s KonzertinoforTrombone,astandardpieceforauditions.Beingaperfectionist,Conantwasangrywithherselfformissinganoteinthepiece,andwasseenpackingthetromboneawaysoonaftertheauditioninpreparationtoleave.

      ButtheselectioncommitteeknewimmediatelythatConantwasthebestofallthepeoplethey’dheardthatday.Theyaskedtheotherplayerstoleave,andsomeonewenttofindConantandtoldherthegoodnews.

      However,eventstookanunexpectedturn:

theselectioncommitteewerewaiting,suretheyweregoingtobeintroducedtoMrConant,wheninwalkedawoman!

Thewholeideaofawoman-leadtrombonistwentagainsttradition.

      ButConantpassedtheothertwoauditions.Shejoinedtheorchestraandplayedherfirstyearsuccessfully.Butthenshefoundoutthatshewouldbeplayingsecondtrombone,basicallybecauseshewasawoman.

      Conanttooktheorchestratocourt（法庭）.ThoughtheorchestrasaidthatAbbieConantwasnotstrongenoughtoplayfirsttrombone,shewon.Ittookheryearstoproveherselfintheeyesofthelaw,butshedidit.

      TheorchestrathenrefusedtopayConantthesameasmenplayers,soshetookthemtocourtagain.Sheknewshewouldwin,andtheresult?

Shedid.

28.AbbieConantwrotethoselettersto_____.

A.leave Italy         B.showherskills

C.findabetterjob       D.improveherliving

29.Conantchosetoleaveafterthefirstroundofauditionsbecause_____.

A.shehadnointerestintheorchestra

B.sheplayedworsethantheotherplayers

C.shewasdissatisfiedwithherperformance

D.shewantedtopreparefortherestoftheauditions

30.SeeingConantwasawoman,theselectioncommitteefelt_____.

A.sad                         B.angry        

C.regretful                D.surprised          

31.WhydidConanttaketheorchestratocourttwice?

A.Shedidn’tgetpaid.  

B.Shewastreatedunfairly.

C.Theorchestrarefusedtoaccepther.        

D.Theorchestradidn’tbelieveinherability.

D

Inearlysocieties,peoplereliedonasimplesystemofexchange（交换）.Perhapsagoodhunterhadmoreanimalskinsthanhecoulduse.Hisneighbor,agoodfisherman,mighthavetoomanyfishbutneededfurstoprotecthischildrenfromthecold.Bothsoonrealizedthattheirproblemscouldbeeasilysolvedbyexchangingwhattheydidnotneedforwhattheydidneed.Thismethodofexchangeiscalledbarter.ThewordcomesfromtheItalianbarattareandtheFrenchbarater,whichmean“totrade.”

Associetiesdeveloped,peopleinancienttimesturnedtomanydifferentthingsinthesearchforagoodwayofexchange,ormoney.Oneoftheearliestformsofmoneywascattle（牛）.Therichestpersonwastheonewhoownedthemostfarmanimals,suchascowsandsheep.CattlewerecalledcapitaleinLatin,andfromthatLatinwordwegettheEnglishword“capital,”meaning“wealth.”

Butpeoplecametorealizethatthisnewmethodoftenfailedtoproducesatisfactoryresults.Acoworasheepmustbefedandcaredfor.Sometimestheydiedofdisease.Someanimalswerefatandsomewerethin.Apersonwhowantedtosellsomethingmightbelievethatitwasworthmuchmorethanonecow.Thebuyermightnotbewillingtogivethesellertwo.Payingacowandahalfwascertainlynotagoodwaytosolvetheproblem.

Whenpeoplebegantotradewithpeoplewholivedfaraway,againanewwayofexchangehadtobefound.Soonsuchthingsasgrain（谷物）andsaltcameintouse.Theycouldbeweighedexactly.Theycouldbestoredandtransportedeasily.Romansoldiersweresometimespaidinsalt.Anditisfromsalarium,theLatinwordfor “saltmoney,” thatourownword “salary（薪水）” comes.Westillspeakofpeopleasnotbeingworththeirsaltiftheydonotdotheirjobswell.

32.Theauthorexplainsthetrademethodofbarterby_____.

A.presentingresearchfindings  

B.givingsimpleexplanations

C.makingacomparison              

D.usinganexample 

33.ThebuyerinParagraph3probablyfelt_____.

A.hiscowswerehealthyandfat

B.thepricesetbythesellerwastoohigh   

C.usingcowsasmoneyhaddisadvantages 

D.heshouldgivethesellersheepinsteadofcows  

34.Theperformanceofsomeoneworthhissaltis_____.

A.worrying         B.satisfying 

C.surprising              D.disappointing

35.Thetextprobablycomesfromanarticleabout_____.  

A.thehistoryofmoney

B.thedevelopmentofsociety 

C.simplesystemsofexchange

D.someinterestingLatinwords  

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。

Fourtipstomakeyouhappier

Moreandmoreresearchhasshowntheconnectionbetweenmindandbody.Haveagoodattitudetowardslife,andyoucanhavegoodhealth.Learntolaughoffeverydaystresses（压力）,andyoucanavoidsomeillnesses.Thebestthing,though:

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·Takeamomenttothink.

Here’saneasywaytoavoidstresswhentrou