学年高中英语Unit1Livingwell单元综合测评新人教版.docx

1、学年高中英语Unit1Livingwell单元综合测评新人教版2019-2020学年高中英语Unit1Livingwell单元综合测评新人教版.阅读理解(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。AMy mother is the only living person who has never used email to send a letter.In all her life，she has never turned on a computer，opened an email account and touched the

2、Internet.She has a phobia(恐惧症) about technology.When Dad was deadly sick she began to use a cell phone.Mom is far from the information age.She likes the way of her living.In 1955 she met her new husband.Since then she has lived in Silicon Valley.The man is an expert who is rich in computer technolog

3、y.Mom is still that farm girl，and she is proudest of it.She sees her friends and her life “real”She shows no interest in the information and technology life.My mother experienced Depression，World War and the Cold War.She enjoyed country music on The Sons of the Pioneers，a Canadian broadcast.But she

4、had no way to listen to the radio.In the age when a lot of people were moved by Churchill for the first time with radio broadcasts，she only experienced them monthly.In her early twenties，Mom had worked in the field before she was a wife.Thus family and church became her lifes center.She was never re

5、ally interested in television，though I think she enjoyed a few of the TV series we had watched before，like All in the Family.Computers，the Internet and mobile phones are simply not parts of her life.Mom disagrees with the opinion that technology can make the life easier.In her life，she sees online m

6、usic，email and information which are “unreal”However，I can partly understand.I like to read the books in my schoolbag.And also I am a child who enjoys the online books and music.Ive written down my lovehate feelings with my computer.Moms technophobia surely plays a role here，but it works for her.She

7、s the happiest as she is.【语篇导读】本文作者讲述了自己母亲不同寻常的生活方式。1The authors mother began to use a mobile phone when _.Ashe found it hard to find her husbandBthe authors dad was suffering from a serious illnessCshe listened to the radio broadcastsDshe lived in Silicon Valley in 1955【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“when dad was

8、deadly sick she began to use a cell phone”可知，当作者的父亲生病时，她的母亲才开始使用手机。【答案】B2What is the authors mother proudest of according to the passage?AHaving so many close friends.BExperiencing too much in her life.CLiving in her own life style happily.DKeeping in touch with technology.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段“Mom is sti

9、ll that farm girl, and she is proudest of it.”可知，母亲最引以为豪的事情就是像以前那样过着简单、不受高科技影响的生活。【答案】C3What is the authors attitude towards his mothers technophobia?ADoubtful. BPositive.CPuzzled. DOpposed.【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段“Mom is far from the information age”和“She likes the way of her living”以及第四段“I can partly under

10、stand.”和“She is the happiest as she is.”可知，作者对母亲讨厌科技症持肯定态度。【答案】B4Whats the best title of the passage?AMy mothers hobbiesBMy mothers farm lifeCMy mothers influence on meDMy mothers real life【解析】主旨大意题，根据文章内容可知，作者主要向我们介绍她妈妈不受高科技影响的原生态生活。【答案】DBEcotourism：A Different Way to TravelAre you attracted to unk

11、nown places？Do you prefer to vacation away from other tourists？Are you careful to take only memories and to leave only footprints? If you answered yes to more than one of these questions，you just might be an ecotourist.Ecotourists are people who want to experience the unspoiled natural world and lea

12、ve it that way when they return home.This trend started in the 1990s，and ecotourism is now growing three times faster than the entire tourism industry .The Kapawi Ecolodge in Ecuadors remote Amazon Basin is contributing to that expansion，and it gives a snapshot of what ecotourism looks like.At the E

13、colodge，a small group of cabins sits in the middle of the Achuar peoples reserve and is only accessible by air.From here，visitors can explore parts of the Amazon rainforest seen by few outsiders.As they do，local Achuar guides explain how the forest is like their supermarket，where they find food，clot

14、hing，medicine and tools.As a result，tourists learn to appreciate the local culture as well as the natural environment.The owners of Kapawi pay monthly rent to the Achuar people，but they also train the community to run and manage the lodge.They have agreed on a plan to turn the operation over to the

15、Achuar completely by 2011.The owners are working to make ecotourism benefit and empower the local people.You probably wont start your own ecolodge，but you can be an ecotourist if you follow these guidelines：Protect the environment；Support local businesses；Respect the local customs and traditions.The

16、 world is full of fascinating places to visit.As an ecotourist，you can enjoy them yourself and make sure that they remain beautiful for future generations as well.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。主要介绍了一种新理念的旅游方式生态旅游。5According to the text，the ecotourists should be_.Athose who like to experience the easilyremembered

17、 natural environmentBthose who like to go to their travelling places by hikingCthose who prefer an undamaged natural world and remain what it used to beDthose who prefer unique natural environment of cultural relics【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Are you careful to take only memories and to leave only footprints？

18、”以及第二段中的“.leave it that way when they return home”可知，生态旅游者喜欢未遭破坏的自然环境并保持它原本的样子。【解析】C6At the Kapawi ecolodge，visitors cant_.Aexplore the Amazon rainforestBreach there by airClive in the Achuar reserveDsee many travelers from outside【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“At the Ecolodge，a small group of cabins sits in the

19、 middle of the Achuar peoples reserve and is only accessible by air.”可知，在Kapawi Ecolodge，参观者不可能看到很多来自外面的旅游者。【答案】D7Which of the words is closest in meaning to the word “snapshot” in the second paragraph?AIdea. BAim.CAdventure. DOpportunity.【解析】词义理解题。第二段的第一句介绍了生态旅游的观念：去经历原生态的自然景色，当游客回家的时候，让环境保持原样。生态旅游

20、就是向旅行者传递这样一种思想。故idea与snapshot的意思最相近。【答案】A8We can learn from the passage that_.Athe Kapawi ecolodge will continue to run and manage the lodge after 2011Bthe Kapawi ecolodge owners are the Achuar in favor of ecotourismCthe Achuar people have benefited a lot by collecting money from ecotouristsDthe own

21、ers of Kapawi encourage tourists to appreciate the Achuar culture【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句及第四段的内容可推断出，Kapawi的拥有者鼓励游客学会欣赏Achuar人的文化。【答案】DCAcross Britain，burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers.But，according t

22、o a new study，we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work.Now，the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours，they would earn as much as 172,000 a year.The study looked at the ran

23、ge of jobs mothers do，as well as the hours they are working，to determine the figure.This would make their yearly income 30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.By analyzing the numbers，it found the average mother works 119 hours a week,40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate 79 hours

24、as overtime.After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18，it found that，on most days，mums started their routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm.To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour，it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on，including housekeep

25、er，parttime lawyer，personal trainer and entertainer.Being a parttime lawyer，at 48.98 an hour，would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum jobs”，with psychologist(心理学家) a close second.It also asked mothers about the challenges they face，with 80 per cent making emotional demand as the hardest thi

26、ng about motherhood.Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mothers Day.The emotional，physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be neverending，but ch

27、ildren are also sources of great joy and happiness.Investing(投入) in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.【语篇解读】这是一篇调查报道，在母亲节这一天，每个人都会对母亲做出一些事，比如送一束花等等，但是作者认为，母亲这一职业值得全年的关注，因为它包含太多。9How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister?A30,000. B142,000.C172

28、,000. C202,000.【解析】细节理解题。第二段提到如果她们的劳动被支付报酬可以每年获得172,000，第三段说这要比当首相的多30,000，由此可知首相的年薪是172,00030,000142,000。【答案】B10The biggest challenge for most mothers is from _.Aemotional demandBlow pay for work Cheavy workloadDlack of training【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第三段的内容可知，80%的母亲认为她们面对的最大的挑战是情感需要方面的。【答案】A11What is stress

29、ed in the last paragraph?Amothers importance shows in family all year long.BThe sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.CMothers devotion to children can hardly be calculated.DInvesting time in parenting would bring a financial return.【解析】细节理解题。最后一段主要讨论了母亲对孩子在情感、体力、精神等方面的付出可能是永无休止的，但是她们这方面的投

30、入也是很值的。A项错在importance一词上，即本段并没有讨论母亲在家中的重要性问题。【答案】B12What can we conclude from the study?AMothers working hours should be largely reduced.BMothers should balance their time for work and rest.CMothers labour is of a higher value than it is realized.DMothers should be freed from housework for social li

31、fe.【解析】推理判断题。全文用了很多的数字来论述做母亲的重要性。比如如果将母亲所做的量化成工薪，她一年所赚的甚至超过首相的年薪。这一切无不表明母亲工作的重要性远比人们所能意识到的要高得多。【答案】CDBritish MPs have voted in favor of the creation of babies with DNA from two women and one man，in an historic move.The UK is now set to become the first country to introduce laws to allow the creation

32、 of babies from three people.In a free vote in the Commons,382 MPs were in favor and 128 against the technique that stops genetic diseases being passed from mother to child.During the debate，ministers said the technique was “light at the end of a dark tunnel” for families.A further vote is required in