高中英语Unit1Greatscientists单元检测卷新人教版必修5.docx

1、高中英语Unit1Greatscientists单元检测卷新人教版必修5Unit 1 Great scientists第一部分： 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）AWhen Julie Jones and Caroline Atkin were schoolgirls, they promised to be best friends for ever. Years later, Caroline died from a brain tumor at the age of 45, leaving five children. In her last

2、 weeks, she asked Julie to raise the children as her own. Julie, a single mother of three with a small income, didnt hesitate. “I held her in my arms and said Youll be OK, but I knew I was losing her.” She says. “The hospital rang me and I rushed there, but Caroline had just gone,” she says. “I went

3、 to her house. The children arrived home from school in a taxi and I gathered them in my arms and said: Mommy has gone to Heaven.” “Michael, who was 11, left the room. Kieran, ten, sat in great surprise; James, nine, broke down; while Emma, seven, and Chantelle, five uneasy. I brought them home.” Ju

4、lie, mother of Adam, 20, Peter, 19, and 14-year-old Christian, moved the table from her dining room to turn it into an extra bedroom for the girls. She says “I put a tent up in the garden, and the children took turns to camp outside. We turned into a game. The children were terribly hurt by losing b

5、oth their parents. But now, despite our lack of space and money, we have become one happy family.” The table in the kitchen is so small that Julie had to cook Christmas dinner in two sittings. Her eldest son has left for university and his bedroom is used by the younger boys. Julie had to work 50 ho

6、urs a week and runs the home on her salary. “The children arent quiet anymore. The house is filled with screams and shouts and laughter.” she says. “They say Julie, you make us so happy, but the truth is that theyre the ones who make me happy. Im not extraordinary. Im just a mum.”1. What can we know

7、 about Julie from the text?A. She had lived a rich life before the adoption.B. She promised to adopt Carolines children as a schoolgirl.C. She blamed Carolines husband for taking no responsibility.D. She had to work very hard to support the large family.2. Which one is NOT what Julie did to support

8、the large family?A. Using the dining room as a bedroom.B. Putting a tent up in the garden.C. Persuading her eldest son to leave for university.D. Cooking Christmas dinner in two sittings.3. From the last paragraph, we can know that Julie is _ .A. annoyed B. tired C. modest D. energetic4. What would

9、be the best title for the text?A. A mother to five orphans B. Five lucky childrenC. Carolines death D. Troubles of raising childrenBChristopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas

10、would need to inject himself with insulin three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness and even death. And if that werent bad enough, he had no health insurance.After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided hed better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan

11、for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created diabeticrockstar. com, a free online community for diabetics and their loved onesa place where over 1100 people share personal stories, information and resources.Jason Swenckis son, Kody, was diagnosed with

12、diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online childrens forums (论坛) together most evenings. “Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over,” says Swencki, one of the sites volunteers. “They know what hes going through, so he doesnt feel lonely.”Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now th

13、e seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.These days, Thomass main focus is his charity (慈善机构)，Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people 225 to datewho cant afford a diabetics huge expen

14、ses. Fight-it. org has raised $23,000 in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. “Of th

15、e diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure,” says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstars original members. “But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now.”5. Which of the following is TRUE of Christopher Thomas?A He needs to go to the doctor every day

16、B He studies the leading cause of diabetes. C He has a positive attitude to his disease. D He encourages diabetics by writing articles.6. Diabeticrockstar. com was created for _.A diabetics to communicate B volunteers to find jobsC children to amuse themselves D rock stars to share resources7. What

17、can we learn about Fight It? A It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties.B It organizes parties for volunteers once a year.C It offers less expensive medicines to diabetics.D It owns a well-known medical website.CHappy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do. Birthd

18、ays celebrate the day we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturityor so we hope. We all like to imagine that were getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle of growth in others, as well. For instance, seeing our children

19、 develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old? Thats a different story.Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented American culture. Most Americans like to look young, act young

20、and feel young. As the old saying goes, “Youre as young as you feel.” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old. People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom. But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “yo

21、ung at heart”.Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden. Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by. Retirement at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffe

22、r from poor nutrition, medical care and housing. Some even experience age discrimination (歧视). In 1987, American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets. She was often treated rudelyeven cheated and robbed. However, dressed as a young person, she received much

23、 more respect.Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast. Why? People are living together. Fewer babies are being born. And middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the groups of the elderly. America may soon be a place where wrinkles (皱纹) are “in”. Marketing experts

24、are already noticing this group of consumers (消费者).8. The main idea of the third paragraph is_. A. the golden years can make the old earn lots of money B. many old people in America are leading a hard life C. the old in America have to retire at the age of 65 D. American social security benefits are

25、 not good9. From the last paragraph we know that the underlined word “in” can be replaced by_. A. serious B. bad C. disappearing slowly D. growing fast10. From this passage we can know_. A. in America, growing up is not a wonderful process B. in America, growing up is as wonderful a process as growi

26、ng old C. in America, growing up is a wonderful process, while growing old is not D. in America, growing old is a wonderful process, while growing up is not11. What should be mentioned in the following paragraph? A. The public will change their attitude towards old people. B. People will provide mor

27、e services to the old in their communities. C. Companies will soon produce more goods for old Americans. D. The government will pass laws to ensure the benefits of the people.DTo many web-building spiders, most of whom are nearly blind, the web is their essential window on the world: their means of

28、communicating, capturing prey (猎物), meeting mates and protecting themselves. A web-building spider without its web is like a man cast away on an island of solid rock, totally out of touch and destined to starve to death. So important is the web to an orb-web spiders survival that the animal will con

29、tinue to construct new webs daily even if it is being starved. For 16 days the starving spider builds completely normal webs. Then, as the animal gets scrawnier (憔悴的), it constructs a wider-meshed web using fewer strands (线). Such webs would only trap larger prey, which is more economical from the p

30、erspective of a starving spider. The spider stores energy by recycling web protein. It simply eats its own web each evening and re-uses it to produce new silk. In studies with radioactively labeled materials, it was found that 95 percent of web protein reappears in the next days web. Most of the ene

31、rgy needed for web-building is used in walking over the strands as they are laid down. Scientists are impressed by the adaptability（适应能力） of the spiders highly preprogrammed brain, which is larger for its size than the brain of any other invertebrate (无脊椎动物). If web-building is interrupted, or if so

32、me of the existing strands are destroyed, the spider simply goes back to see where the web is left off and then finished building a normal web. One spider will even finish building the incomplete web of another. 12. What is probably the best title for the passage?A. Secrets of Spiders Adaptability B. Importance of Webs to SpidersC. Secrets of the Spiders Life D. Spiders Highly Preprogrammed Brain 13. According to the passage, which of the followin