人教版高中英语必修四Unit1单元测试题2.docx

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人教版高中英语必修四Unit1单元测试题2

高中英语学习材料

（灿若寒星*制作整理）

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 Kon