高中 英语 Unit 7 The sea.docx

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高中英语Unit7Thesea

高中英语Unit7Thesea

（考试总分：

100分考试时间：

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一、阅读理解（本题共计10小题，每题10分，共计100分）

1、WinslowHomerwasafamousAmericanpainter.SinceArtHistoryclassincollege,IhadalwaysadmiredhisworksandIwasluckytoseealargeexhibitionofhisworkswhenIwasinmyearly30s.ItwasatthiseventthatIboughtaprintofhispainting.“SnaptheWhip.”IhaditframedanduntilIretiredfromteachingitalwayshunginmyclassroom

Ithoughtittrulycaptured（捕捉）thefreedomandfunofchildhood.Inthepainting,agroupofyoungboysareplayingagamearminarmongrassgroundinfrontofafarmhouse.Theyarejumpingandlaughingwildlywithgreatjoy.Oneoftheboysisfallingdowntotheground.Theyarenotevenwearingshoes!

Duringmylastyearofteaching,therewasayoungwomaninherfirstyearofteachingrightnextdoortomeandwegottobegoodfriends.Shehadbeenanartstudentbeforetakingupeducation.Hereyesweredrawnimmediatelytothisprintwhensheenteredmyroom.Soonmylastdayofteaching,afterthestudentshadleft,Itookthepaintingoffthewallandwalkednextdoorandgaveittoher.

Shewasreallysurprised,butverypleasedtohaveit.Iwaspleasedthatshelikeditandallthestudentsshewouldhavewouldtreasure（珍爱）itasmuchasIhad.Wefoundtheperfectplaceforitononeofherwallsandhungittogether.Thankyouforbringbackthiswonderfulmemoryforme.

162.Whatisthetopicofthepainting?

A.Homelesschildren.B.Thenatureofchildren.

C.Hard-workingfarmers.D.Thepleasureofworking.

163.Whydidtheauthorgiveawayhisfavoritepicturetothewoman?

A.Shewashisstudent.B.Shewasveryfondofit.

C.Sheneededitinherteaching.D.Shewouldpassittohisstudents.

164.Howdidtheauthorfeelafterseeingthepaintinghanginginthewoman’sroom?

A.Doubtful.B.Painful.C.Grateful.D.Tired.

2、Sportscanhelpyoukeepfitandgetintouchwithnature.However,whetheryouareonthemountains,inthewaves,oronthegrassland,youshouldknowthatyourchoiceofsportmighthavegreatinfluenceontheenvironment.

Somesportsareresource-hungry（消耗资源）.Golf,asyoumayknow,eatsupnotonlylargeareasofcountryside,butalsotonsofwater.Besides,allsortsofchemicalsandhugeamountsofenergyareusedtokeepitscourses（球场）ingoodcondition.Thiscausesmajorenvironmentaleffects.Forexample,inthedryregionsofPortugalandSpain,golfisoftenheldresponsibleforseriouswatershortageinsomelocalareas.

Therearemanyenvironmentally-friendlysports.Powerwalkingisoneofthemthatyoucouldtakeuptoday.Youdon’tneedanyspecialequipmentexceptagoodpairofshoes;andyoudon’thavetoworryaboutresourcesandyourwallet.Simpleandfree,powerwalkingcanalsokeepyoufit.Ifyouwalkregularly,itwillbegoodforyourheartandbones.Expertssaythat20minutesofpowerwalkingdailycanmakeyoufeellessanxious,sleepwellandhavebetterweightcontrol.

Whateversportyoutakeup,youcanmakeitgreenerbyusingenvironmentally-friendlyequipmentandbuyingproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials.Butthefinalgoalshouldbe“greengyms（健身房；体育馆）”.Theyarebetterreplacements（代替物）fortraditionalhealthclubsandmodernsportscenters.Membersofgreengymsplaysportsoutdoors,inthecountrysideorsomeotheropenspaces.Thereisnospecialrequirementforyoutostartyourmembership.Andbestofall,it’sfree.

93.Whatdoweknowaboutgolffromthepassage?

A.Itpollutestheenvironmentwithallsortsofchemicals.

B.Itneedswaterandotherenergytokeepitscoursesgreen.

C.ItisverypopularinPortugalandSpain.

D.Itcauseswatershortagesaroundtheworld.

94.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofpowerwalkingaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itisenvironmentally-friendly.B.Itimprovesourhealth.

C.Itissimpleandfree.D.Itcanmakeyouputonweight.

95.Whichsportisthewritermostlikelytoadviseustodo?

A.Playingbasketballinagym.B.Motorracinginthedesert.

C.Cyclingaroundalake.D.Swimminginasportscenter.

96.Whatisthemainpurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Toshowussomemajoroutdoorssports.

B.Toencourageustogoinforgreensports.

C.Todiscusstheinfluenceofsomepopularsports

D.Tointroducesomeenvironmentally-friendlysports.

3、OliverTwistwasborninaworkhouse,andwhenhearrivedinthishardworld,itwasverydoubtfulwhetherhewouldlivebeyondthefirstthreeminutes.Helayonahardlittlebedandstruggledtostartbreathing.

Oliverfoughthisfirstbattlewithoutmuchassistancefromthetwopeoplepresentathisbirth.Onewasanoldwoman,whowasnearlyalwaysdrunk,andtheotherwasabusylocaldoctor,whowasnotpaidenoughtobeveryinterestedinOliver’ssurvival.____________.

However,Olivermanagedtodrawhisfirstbreath,andthenannouncedhisarrivaltotherestoftheworkhousebycryingloudly.Hismotherraisedherpaleyoungfacefromthepillowandwhispered,“Letmeseethechild,anddie.”

Thedoctorturnedawayfromthefire,wherehehadbeenwarminghishands.“Youmustnottalkaboutdyingyet,”hesaidtoherkindly.Hegaveherthechildtohold.Lovingly,shekissedthebabyonitsforeheadwithhercoldwhitelips,thenstaredwildlyaroundtheroom,fellback—anddied.“Poordear!

”saidthenurse,hurriedlyputtingagreenglassbottlebackinthepocketofherlongskirt.

Thedoctorbegantoputonhiscoat.“Thebabyisweakandwillprobablyhavedifficulties,”hesaid.“Ifso,giveitalittlemilktokeepitquiet.”Thenhelookedatthedeadwoman.“Themotherwasagood-lookinggirl.Wheredidshecomefrom?

”

“Shewasbroughtherelastnight,”repliedtheoldwoman.“Shewasfoundlyinginthestreet.She’dwalkedsomedistance,judgingbyhershoes,whichwereworntopieces.Whereshecamefrom,whereshewasgoingto,orwhathernamewas,nobodyknows.”

Thedoctorliftedthegirl’slefthand.“Theoldstory,”hesaidsadly,shakinghishead.“Noweddingring,Isee.Ah!

Goodnight.”

AndsoOliverwasleftwithonlythedrunkennurse.Withoutclothes,underhisfirstblanket,hecouldhavebeenthechildofakingorabeggar.Butwhenthewomandressedhimlaterinroughcottonclothes,yellowwithage,helookedexactlywhathewas—anorphaninaworkhouse,readyforalifeofmisery,hunger,andneglect.

Olivercriedloudly.Ifhecouldhaveknownthathewasaworkhouseorphan,perhapshewouldhavecriedevenmoreloudly.

Therewasnoonetolookafterthebabyintheworkhouse,soOliverwassenttoaspecial“babyfarm”nearby.There,heandthirtyotherchildrenrolledaroundthefloorallday,withouttheinconvenienceoftoomuchfoodortoomuchclothing.Mrs.Mann,theoldwomanwho“lookedafter”them,wasveryexperienced.Sheknewwhatwasgoodforchildren,andafullstomachwasverydangeroustotheirhealth.Shealsoknewwhatwasgoodforherself,soshekeptforherownusethemoneythatshewasgivenforthechildren’sfood.Theboardresponsiblefortheorphanssometimescheckedonthehealthofthechildren,buttheyalwayssentthebeadle,akindoflocalpoliceman,toannouncetheirvisitthedaybefore.Sowhenevertheboardarrived,ofcourse,thechildrenwerealwaysneatandclean.

ThiswasthewayOliverwasbroughtup.Consequently,attheageofninehewasapale,thinchildandshortforhisage.ButdespitefrequentbeatingsbyMrs.Mann,hisspiritwasstrong,whichwasprobablythereasonwhyhemanagedtoreachtheageofnineatall.

OnOliver’sninthbirthday,Mr.Bumble,thebeadle,cametothehousetoseeMrs.Mann.ThroughthefrontwindowMrs.Mannsawhimatthegate,andturnedquicklytothegirlwhoworkedwithher.

“Quick!

TakeOliverandthoseothersupstairstobewashed!

”shesaid.Thensheranouttounlockthegatewhichwasalwayskeptlocked.

26.Accordingtothepassage,aworkhousewaswhere______.

A.manywomendiedunexpectedly

B.workershelpedeachother

C.thepoorandhomelesslived

D.peoplewereonlyinterestedinmoney

27.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Oliverwasbornintotheworldonacoldday.

B.Manypeople,especiallywomen,drankheavilyatthattime.

C.Thechildreninthebabyfarmweretakengoodcareof.

D.Doctorswereusuallypaidtoolittlefortheworktheydid.

28.WhichsentenceismostsuitablefortheblankinParagraph2?

A.Therefore,hefeltverylonelyintheworld.

B.Frightenedatthesightofthetwo,hestartedtocry.

C.Afterall,deathwasacommoneventintheworkhouse.

D.Infact,theworldwasprivilegedtohavehiminit.

29.Itcanbeinferredthatthegateofthebabyfarmwasalwayskeptlockedinorderto______.

A.protectthechildreninsidefromdangersoutside

B.preventofficialvisitorswalkinginunexpectedly

C.keepthechildreninsideworkingallthetime

D.ensurethechildrenwerealwaysneatandclean

30.Accordingtothepassage,Mrs.Mann______.

A.wasmadkeenonlookingafterchildren

B.providedchildrenwithlittlefoodandfewcomforts

C.beatchildrenfrequentlytomakethemmentallystrong

D.caredlittleaboutMr.Bumble’sabruptappearance

4、ImagineamassoffloatingwasteistwotimesthesizeofthestateofTexas.Texashasalandareaofmorethan678,000squarekilometers.Soitmightbedifficulttoimagineanythingtwiceasbig.Alltogether,thismassofwasteflowingintheNorthPacificOceanisknownastheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch（太平洋垃圾带）.Itweighsabout3,500,000tons.Thewasteincludesbags,bottlesandcontainers-plasticproductsofallkinds.

TheeasternpartoftheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatchisabout1,600kilomet