最新高二外研版选修八备课资料Module 2 试题 单元测试题 1 含答案.docx

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最新高二外研版选修八备课资料Module2试题单元测试题1含答案

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Module2TheRenaissance

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

      Attheageof16,JuliaButterflyHillquitschoolandworkedatarestaurant.Formanyyears,shewasonlyinterestedinmakingmoneyandmaterialthings.Thenonedayshehadaseriouscaraccident,whichchangedherlife.Hillsaid:

“IrealizedIwantedtofindamorepowerfulpurposeforbeinghereonthisplanet.”

      Assoonassherecovered（康复）,HilltraveledtoCalifornia.Thereshesawancientredwoodtrees,whicharethelargesttreesinthewholeworld.Thewoodfromredwoodtrunksisveryhard.SothePacificLumberCompanycutdownmanyofthehugeredwoodstouseforconstruction.Therearenotmanyforestsofthesetreesleft.Manyenvironmentalactivistswanttoprotecttheremainingtrees.Theredwoodsareveryimportanttotheenvironment.

      In1997HilllearnedagroupcalledEarthFirstwasworkingtoprotectaparticulargroupoftrees.Theydecidedtosendsomeoneupintoaredwoodtree,hopingthiswouldstopthecompanyfromcuttingthetreesdown.JuliaButterflyHillvolunteered.

      Hilllivedinthetreeforovertwoyearswithoutevercomingdown.Herhomewasa6-by-8-foottreehouse,180feetup.Itisalwayscoldandwetinaredwoodtree.TherewereevenveryseriouswinterstormswhileHillwasinthetree.ThewindandcoldalmostknockedHilloutofthetree.Butshedidnotfall—shesurvived.

      Finally,afteryearsofarguing,thecompanydecidedtoprotectLuna,thetreeHilllivedin.Theysignedanagreementtonevercutdownthishugeredwoodtreeorthetreesaroundit.WhenHillputherfeetontheearthagain,shebegantocry.ButfromthatmomentonHillhasn’tstoppedworkingtoprotecttheenvironment.

21.JuliaButterflyHilltraveledtoCalifornia_____.

A.tofindanewjob        

B.tobuildatreehouse

C.withthehopeofjoiningEarthFirst

D.inexpectationofdoingsomethingmeaningful

22.Theredwoodtreeswerecutdownmainly_____.

A.becausetheymightfalloveratanytime

B.becausetheyhadgreateconomicvalue

C.toprotectothertreesintheforest

D.tomakespaceforconstructions

23.JuliaButterflyHill’slivingconditionsinthetreewere_____.

A.comfortable             B.cool

C.tough                     D.satisfying

24.WhatcanwelearnaboutJuliaButterflyHillfromthetext?

A.Shehasasenseofsocialresponsibility.

B.Shefailedtoprotecttheredwoodtree.

C.Shebuiltanewhouseintheforest.

D.Sheisaself-centeredwoman.

B

      Therearealotofproductsouttherethatmakeyourlifeeasier.Some,however,arealittlesillierthanothers—somuchthattheyseemlikejokeproducts.Hereareafewproductsthatsoundcrazy,butactuallyrule.

SleepPhones

      It’shardtoimaginesomethingsillierthanamusic-playingheadbandyouwearwhileyousleep,buttheyexist—andarequitepopular.SleepPhoneswon’tgiveyouthehighestqualitysoundintheworld,butifyouprefertofallasleeptomusic,they’refarmorecomfortablethannormalheadphones.Whilethey’reabitexpensive,theymightbeperfectforyou.There’salsoawirelessversionifyouprefer.

OnionGoggles

      Ifcuttingonionbringsonthewaterworksnomatterwhatyoutry,it’stimefordesperatemeasures.Wetestedabunchofmethodsforavoidingoniontears,andfoundthebestsolutionscamedowntocuttingtheonionunderavent（通风孔）,orwearingthesestylishandawesomegoggles.

LockLaces（鞋带）

      There’resomegreatwaystotieyourshoesbetter,butifyoulongforthelacelessshoesofyourchildhooddays,LockLacesareaprettygoodchoice.They’rebasicallyelastic（有弹性的）lacesthatremovetheneedtotieyourshoes.Sure,peoplewillmakefunofyou,butyoucanmakefunofthemaftertheytripovertheirownuntiedlaces.Oryoucanmakeyourownslip-onshoeswithelastictubing.

2D-Glasses

      Hate3D-movies,buthavetogotoone?

Thedifferencebetween2D-glassesand3D-glassesliesintheirlenses（镜片）.Eachlensof2D-glassesblocks（挡住）thesamepicture,soeacheyegetsthesamepicture,whileeachlensof3D-glassesblocksadifferentpicture,soeacheyegetsadifferentpicturewhichthebraininterpretsas3D.Nowyouhaveapairofglassesthatcansaveyoufromtheheadachecausedbywearing3D-glasseswhicharepopularinourmovietheaters.Youcanbuythemormakeapairforyourself.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutSleepPhones?

A.Therearetwoversions.

B.They’recomfortablebutunhealthy.

C.Theygiveyouthebestqualitysound.

D.They’recheaperthanotherheadphones.

26.Theunderlinedpart“bringsonthewaterworks”inthetextprobablymeans_____.

A.makesyoureyeswater

B.makesyourfingershurt

C.destroysyourwaterpipes

D.addstoyourwashingwork

27.WhatistheadvantageofLockLaces?

A.Theyarestrongandlasting.

B.Theyhelpyouwalkcomfortably.

C.Theyarestylishandeco-friendly.

D.Theysaveyoufromtyingyourshoes.

28.Comparedwith3D-glasses,2D-glasses_____.

A.arecheaperandthinner

B.won’tgiveyouaheadache

C.letyouseeadifferentpicture

D.aremorepopularinmovietheaters

C

      Ateamledbyanurseryman（花圃工人）andhissonshasracedagainsttimefor20years,usingbranchesfromsomeoftheworld’sbiggestandmostlong-lastingtreestoproduceclonesthatcouldrestore（恢复）ancientforestsandhelpfightclimatechange.

      Nowcomesthemostambitiousstepoftheproject:

gettingthenewtreesintotheground.PlantingsoftwodozenclonesfromCalifornia’shugecoastalredwoodswilltakeplaceMondayinsevennations:

Australia,NewZealand,GreatBritain,Ireland,Canada,GermanyandtheU.S.

      Thelab-producedtreesaregeneticcopiesofthreehugetreesthatwerecutdowninnorthernCaliforniamorethanacenturyago.Remarkably,newbranchesstillgrowfromthestumps （树桩）,includingoneknownastheFieldbrookStump,whichmeasures35feetindiameter（直径）.It’sbelievedtobeabout4,000yearsold.

      “Weneedtoreforesttheplanet.Todothat,itjustmakessensetousethelargest,oldesttreesthateverlived,”saidDavidMilarch,co-founderofthenon-profitArchangelAncientTreeArchive.

      MilarchandhissonsJaredandJake,whohaveafamily-ownednursery,becameconcernedabouttheconditionoftheworld’sforestsinthe1990s.TheybegantravelingacrosstheU.S.insearchof“champion”treesthathavelivedhundredsoreventhousandsofyears,believingthatbettergenesmakeitpossibleforthemtooutliveothersoftheirspecies.Scientificopinionvariesonwhetherthat’strue,withskepticssayingthesurvivorsmaysimplyhavebeenlucky.

      TheArchangelteamsaysthey’vedevelopedseveralmethodsofproducinggeneticcopies.Theyfocusontoweringsequoiasandredwoods,consideringthembestsuitedtoabsorbgreatamountsofcarbondioxide（CO2）,thegreenhousegasprimarilyresponsibleforclimatechange.

      Thechallengeistofindplacestoputthetrees,peopletolookafterthemandmoneytocontinuetheproject,JaredMilarchsaid.Thegroupisfundedthroughdonationsanddoesn’tchargeforitsclones.

      “AlotoftreeswillbeplantedbyalotofgroupsonArborDay,but90percentofthemwilldie,”DavidMilarchsaid.“Youcan’tplanttreesandwalkawayandexpectthemtotakecareofthemselves.”ThosereceivingArchangelredwoodshavepromisedtocareforthemproperly.

29.Accordingtothetext,theclones_____.

A.areratherexpensive

B.arebasedondeadancienttrees

C.havebeenexperimentedfor20years

D.havebeenwidelygrownacrosstheU.S.

30.Toreforesttheplanet,DavidMilarchchoosesthelargest,oldesttreesbecause_____. 

A.theyareluckytreesB.theyhavebettergenes

C.theyareeasiertoplantD.theylookmorebeautiful

31.DavidMilarch’steambelievesthatgeneticcopiesfromsequoiasandredwoods_____.

A.cantakeinmoregreenhousegases

B.arehardtosurviveforalongtime

C.arelikelytocauseclimatechange

D.maybeathreattoexistingplants

32.WhatisstressedbyDavidMilarchinthelastparagraph?

A.Theneedoffinancialsupport.

B.Thedifficultyoffindingplaces.

C.Theimportanceofcaringfortrees.

D.Thechallengeofrunninghisgroup.

D

      DuringtheMiddleAges,mostthingsthatpeopledidnotunderstandwereexplainedthroughreligion.TheCatholicChurchsoughttosilencethosewhotriedtounderstandandexplaintheworldinnaturalterms,andbanneddissection（解剖）ofhumans.

      LeonardodaVinciwasoneofthefirstpeopleoftheRenaissancetousethemodernscientificmethod.Hecarefullyobservednature,conductedexperiments,andarrivedatconclusions.Hisresearchunavoidablybroughthimintoconflict（矛盾）withtheChurch.

      Leonardospenthislifestudyingtheworldaroundhimandfilledmanynotebookswithdrawingsandideasinspiredbynature.Hestudiedhumananatomy（人体解剖学）bydissectingdeadbodies,madedetailednotes,anddrewlargenumbersofpicturestoexplain.

      Hestudiedtheflightandanatomyofbirdsinordertodesignaflyingmachine.Hewasnotsuccessful,althoughhetriedoutseveralstrange-lookingmachines.

      Asascientist,Leonardomadegreatcontributionsinthefieldsofanatomy,botanyandphysics.Leonardowasthefirstpersontonotethatthenumberofringsofatreewasthesameasitsage.Hewasalsothefirstpersontodescribethearrangementofleavesinplantsanddrawpartsofthebodyincross-section.

      Leonardowasalsoagreatinventor.Hedidnotseeksimplytobetterunderstandtheworld.Hewantedtochangeitthroughtheinventionofnewandusef