人教版高中英语 选修八 Unit4Unit5 训练卷二.docx

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人教版高中英语选修八Unit4Unit5训练卷二

2019-2020学年高二下学期训练卷

选修八Unit4-Unit5

英语

（二）

（本卷满分100分）

一、阅读理解（每小题2分，共16分）

A

Valentine'sDayissupposedtobeaboutloveandromance.Butunfortunately,itcanbejusttheopposite.Becauseofthat,Feb.15thstartsthebusyseasonfordivorcelawyers,aspeoplewhowereunhappywiththeirmarriagesheadingintothedayoftendecidethattheynolongerwanttobewiththeonetheyusedtolove.

Astudyofdivorcefilings（档案）inNewYork,IllinoisandCaliforniabyAttorneyFee.com,alegalreferral（推荐）site,foundthatFebruaryisthebusiestmonthoftheyearfordivorcefilings,upabout18%fromtheaveragemonth.Andthoseseekingreferralsforadivorcelawyeronthesiteincrease38%followingtheholiday,withthebiggestriseonthedayafterValentine’s.

Anotherlegalsite,Avvo.com,reportsa40%increaseinthoseseekinginformationandadviceaboutdivorceintheperiodrightafterValentine’sDay.

“There'saverylargenumberofpeoplewhoareconsideringthedivorceallthetime,decidingwhetherornottofile,"saidRichardKomaiko,aco-founderofAttorneyFee.“OnValentine’sDay,thisthingiscarefullyconsidered.”

KomaikosaidFebruaryhasfactorsotherthantheholidaythatcouldleadtoanincreaseindivorces.Januaryisthebusiestmonthoftheyearforbankruptcy（破产）filings,highlightingthefinancialproblemsthatoftendividecouples.Inaddition,thecoldweatherofFebruarycankeepcouplesthatarehavingtroubleindoorsandclosertoeachother,addingtoproblems.

ButAltonAbramowitz,presidentoftheAmericanAcademyofMatrimonialLawyers,believestheholidayitselfoftenworsentherelationshipforcoupleswhoarehavingtrouble.“There’salwaystheclientswhocomeinadayortwoaftersaying‘Ican’tbelieveit.ImadethisbeautifuldinnerformyhusbandforValentine’sDay,buthecalledtosayhewasstuckintheofficeandthendidn'tcomehomeatall.”Abramowitzsaid,“thedaycancreateproblemsthatleadtothemfinallygettingcaught.”

1.WhatmakesValentine’sDayconveythemeaningoppositetoloveandromance?

A.Valentine'sDaywon'tbringpeopleloveandromance.

B.ManydivorcefilingschangethenatureofValentine'sDay.

C.CoupleshavingtroublestendtobreakupafterValentine'sDay.

D.DivorcelawyersdisliketheatmosphereofValentine'sDay.

2.AccordingtothestudymadebyAttorneyFee.com,divorcefilingsare________.

A.occurringmostafterthenewyear

B.lessconnectedwithValentine'sDay

C.morelikelytobehandledonline

D.attheheightofpopularityinFebruary

3.PeopleintendingtodivorcemaymakeuseofValentine’sDayto________.

A.reflectonthedivorceB.takelegalaction

C.makenegotiationsD.putthedivorceaside

4.AccordingtoKomaikowhydodivorcesgrowinnumberinFebruary?

A.Becausefinancialproblemsandcoldweathermaybringmoreproblems.

B.Becausethelongwinterholidaymakescoupleshardtogetthrough.

C.Becausethehusbandistoobusywithworktospendthedaywithhiswife.

D.BecauseValentine’sDaygetscouplesintofinancialtrouble.

B

Rescueworkershadcollected820birdsfromtheGulfofMexicooilspill,themajorityofthemalreadydead.ThecurrentspillpromisestobethelargestinUShistory,andascleanupeffortsstretchacrossthesummer,it'sclearthatmoreoiledbirdswillbefound,stuckandsufferingintheblackstickliquid.Andastheydowitheveryoilspill,rescueworkerswillgotogreatlengthstocaptureandcleanthesurvivorshopingtorestorethemtotheirnaturalhabitat.

Isitworththeeffort?

Somescientistsaren’tsosure.Becausethestressofbeingcapturedandbathedisassignificantasthehorrorofbeingimmersedinoil,andbecauseresearchsuggeststhatmanyrescuedbirdsdieshortlyafterbeingreleased,someexpertssayeuthanasia（安乐死）isamorehumaneoption.

Cleanbirdfeathersrepelwater（防水）andregulatebodytemperaturewhiledirtyonesdon't.Oilinparticularmakesfeathersheavieranddecreasestheirabilitytotrapair,whichinturnmakesbirdsweakandbecomeeasiertodrowning,overheatingandorgandamage.Ofcourse,beingcapturedandcleanedisnopicniceither.Somebirdswindupreturningtotheirdestroyedhabitatsonlytofallvictimtotheoilagain.Andthosewhomanagetoavoidasecondoilbathsufferdramaticallyshortenedlifespans（跨度）andlowerreproductivesuccess.OfthethousandsofbirdsthatwererescuedfromthePrestigeoilspilloffthecoastofSpainin2002,only600werereleasedintothewild;mostoftherestdiedafterjustafewdaysincaptivity.

However,birdrescuerssaytheyhavelearnedalotabouthowtobesthelpoil-soakedbirds,andthattherefore,survivalratesstandtoincreasethistimearound.Inthepast,birdswerecleanedrightaway,andvolunteersoftenworkedthroughthenightbathingrescuedbirds.Butnow,capturedbirdsarelefttorestforadayortwobeforebeingcleaned,andonlywashedduringtheday,soasnottodisrupttheircircadian（生理的）rhythms.Butpartofthatincreasemaybeduetogreaterselectivityonthepartofrescuers.Theworkersdobloodtestsrightinthefieldnowandbirdsthatareloadedwithhydrocarbons（碳氢化合物）ordon’tlooklikethey’regoingtomakeitareputdownrightaway,ratherthansubjectedtothestressofcaptivityandcleaning.

Andsofar,whilereleaseratesmaybeimproving,thereislittleevidenceofbettermediumorlong-termsurvival,especiallyforthemore-difficult-to-savespecies.Therestillaren’tgoodprotocols（协议）forrepairingtheinternalorgandamage.Anyway,rescueeffortswillcontinueinlargepartbecausethepublicdemandsthat.Euthanasiaisadifficultthingtodo,especiallyforpeoplewhohavebuilttheirlivesaroundsavinganimals.

5.Whydosomescientistsdoubttheefforttorescueoiledbirds?

A.Becauseithascosttoomuchtimeandmoney.

B.Becausehumanmaybeinfectedwiththebirdvirus.

C.Becauseitistorturefollowedbydeathtobirds.

D.Becausemigrantbirdsmaybroadenthepollution.

6.ThecaseofSpaincoastspillismentionedtoindicate________.

A.thousandsofbirdswerepollutedbyoil

B.thesurvivalrateofoiledbirdswasverylow

C.theeffortstorescueoiledbirdswereineffective

D.captivityisanimpracticalmethodtorescuebinds

7.Whydothesurvivalratesofoiledbirdsincrease?

A.Oiledbirdsarekeptinwarmwaterforoneortwodays

B.Thesecondcleaningoftheoiledbirdsindaytimeisnotpermitted

C.Therescuersoftenselectthebirdsthatarelikelytosurvive

D.Hydrocarbonsareremovedtorescuetheoiledbirds

8.Whydoesoiledbirds'rescueremainacontroversialproblem?

A.Oiledbirds’internalorgandamageispermanent.

B.Euthanasiaisadifficultandheart-achingoperation.

C.Themore-difficult-to-savespecieswilldiebycleaning.

D.Therescueisoiledbirds’sufferingwhileseeingthemdieiscruel.

二、七选五（每小题2分，共10分）

Timeaftertime,Iamondifferentinternetforums,andIendupcommunicatingwithpeoplewhowanttostartablogorwebsiteandare“goingtogetstartedsoon”,“thinkingaboutit”,or“stillgoingovermyoptions”,andsoon.Whileabitofplanningandresearchwillserveyouwellwhenstartinganyproject,oftenmonthslater,thesesamepeopleare“stillthinkingaboutit”.

Whiletherearemanyreasonsthatmaystopsomeonefromevenstartingaprojecttheyhaveinmind,fearbeingthemostobvious,theideaofperfectionismseemstobethesecondmost.___9___

Thereisaproverb,“Tomorrowisoftenthebusiestdayoftheweek.”Thereisnosuchthingastheperfectplan.Infact,youspendsomuchtimebeingconcernedaboutgettingeverythingrightandperfectbutitwearsyourinitialenthusiasmdown.___10___

Yes,youshouldwanttobereachingforexcellence,butwhostartsoutwithbeingexcellent?

Excellencewillonlycomefromtrialanderror.

Justmakeadecisionandstartfollowingthrough.Forgettryingtobeaperfectionist.___11___

Itcomesfromthebeliefthat,“anythingIdothatislessthanperfectisnotworthdoing”.Thiswayofthinkingleadstoonebecomingdiscouragedandthenfailedeventostartyourproject.

Tostart,justbeginwithsomethingthatisgoodenough,andthenkeepworkingtoimproveonit.Makeabasicplan,takeaction,andthenstartimprovingtheactualresults.___12___Letgoofthefear,stopthinkingandstartdoing,andforgetstartingoutwith,“it’sgottobeperfect.”

I’llleaveyouwiththewordsofanactualdoer,whowasnotaperfectperson,andallhisdecisionswerenotperfect.__13___“Youdon’thavetoseethewholestaircase,justtakethefirststep.”

A.Infact,perfectionismisanunhealthybelief.

B.I’llprovideyouwithsomeexamplesofaction.

C.Yettheonlywaytoasolutionistostartdoing.

D.However,heisanexampletobefollowedtoday.

E.Onceyoubegin,it’softenlesspainfultokeepworking.

F.Gettingstartedonaprojectisnotalifeanddeathdecision.

G.Theresultisthattimepassesandsodoestheperfectmoment.

三、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）

Isatatmydeskstaringattheletter.Itwaswrittenbyafriendofminewhowas14somedifficulttimes.Itlistedproblemafterproblemandseemedfullof15.Itendedwiththesewords:

“Iwouldliketohavefaith,butIhavealwayshadtrouble16whatIcan’tsee.”

AfterawhileIstillhadn’tthoughtof17toanswermyfriend’sletter.Hopingawalkwould18.Iheadedoutthebackdoor.Thewarm,golden19ofspringwarmedmyface.Afreshbreezecarriedthe20smellofathousandbuddingtreeson.Abutterflydancedfromflower21flower.Somebirdswereflyingbackandforthtothetree22freshgrassandthinbranchestodecoratetheirnests23theroad,mynewneighbor’schildrenwereplayinginh