高中英语Unit2Robots单元质量评估新人教版选修.docx

1、高中英语Unit2Robots单元质量评估新人教版选修单元质量评估(二)时间：100分钟分数：120分第卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)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。ATwo inseparable (形影不离的) friends，Sam and Jason，met with an accident on their way to Boston City.The following morning，Jason woke up blind and Sam was still unconscious.Dr

2、Berkeley was standing at his bedside looking at his health chart and medications with a thoughtful expression on his face.When he saw Sam awake，he beamed at him and asked，“How are you feeling today，Sam？”Sam tried to put up a brave face and smiled back saying，“Absolutely wonderful，Doctor.I am very gr

3、ateful for all that you have done for me.” Dr Berkeley was moved at Sams deed.All that he could say was，“You are a very brave man，Sam.And God will make it up to you in one way or another.” While he was moving on to the next patient，Sam called back at him almost pleading (请求)，“Promise me you wont tel

4、l Jason anything.”“You know I wont do that.Trust me.” and then walked away.Months later when Jason had recuperated (恢复) considerably，he stopped hanging around with Sam.He felt discouraged and embarrassed to spend time with a disabled person like Sam.Sam was lonely and depressed and things went from

5、bad to worse.One day Sam died in despair.When Jason was called on his burial，Dr Berkeley gave a letter to him with an expressionless face and said，“This is for you，Jason.Sam had asked me to give it to you when he was gone.”In the letter he had said，“Dear Jason，I have kept my promise in the end to le

6、nd you my eyes if anything had happened to them.Now there is nothing more that I can ask from God than the fact that you will see the world through my eyes.You will always be my best friend.Sam.”When he had finished reading，Dr Berkeley said，“I had promised Sam to keep his sacrifice he made a secret

7、from you.But now I wish I didnt stick to it because I dont think it was worthy it.”【语篇解读】一对形影不离的好朋友在一次事故之后发生的故事，令人唏嘘。1What happened to Jason during the accident?AHe was only slightly hurt.BHe got separated from Sam.CHe lost his sight.DHe was hurt in both legs.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，詹森在车祸中眼睛受伤导致双目失明。答案：

8、C2What did Jason do when he had recuperated?AHe deserted his friend.BHe tried to help Sam recover.CHe tried to learn about Sams secret.DHe stopped hanging out with anybody.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段可知，詹森因为萨姆成了残疾人而抛弃了他。答案：A3What did Sam do for Jason?AHe protected Jason during the accident.BHe lent his own eyes t

9、o Jason.CHe begged the doctor to save Jasons life.DHe cared for Jason in the hospital.解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第一句可知，萨姆将自己的眼睛捐给了詹森。答案：B4Which of the following could best describe Jasons feeling after he got the letter?AThankful. BMoved.CConfused. DRegretful.解析：推理判断题。萨姆为詹森做出了巨大牺牲，但詹森却因萨姆的残疾抛弃了他，因此在得知真相后，詹森应该感

10、到非常愧疚。答案：DBAmong various programmes，TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television.And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style.But no two shows are more opposite in content，while at the same time standing out above the rest，than the Jerry Spr

11、inger and the Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”The contents on his show are as surprising as it can be.For example，the show takes the evercommon talk show titles of love，sex cheating and hate，to a different level.Clearly，the Jerry Springer show

12、is about the dark side of society，yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other peoples lives.Like Jerry Springer，Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top，but Oprah goes in the opposite direction.The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life.Contents a

13、re from teaching your children lessons，managing your workweek，to getting to know your neighbours.Compared to Oprah，the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society.Jerry ends every show with a “final word”He makes a small speech about the entire ideas of the show.Hopefull

14、y，this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.Clean as it is，the Oprah is not for everyone.The shows main viewers are middleclass Americans.Most of these people have the time，money and ability to deal with lifes tougher problems.Jerry Springer on the other hand，has more of

15、a connection with the young adults of society.There are 18to21yearold whose main troubles in life include love，relationship，sex，money and drug.They are the ones who see some value lessons to be learned through the shows exploitation.【语篇解读】文章对比了两种各具风格的脱口秀，介绍了它们的特点，并分析了它们的受众群体。5Compared with other TV

16、talk shows，both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are _Amore interesting Bmore formal Cmore detailed Dunusually popular解析：从第二段的第一句“Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of rubbish talk”和第三段的第一句“Like Jerry Springer，Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top，but Oprah goes in the

17、opposite direction.”可以推出，它们都很成功。答案：D6Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant，people who watch the shows _Ashow disbelief in themBare ready to face up to themCremain cold to themDare willing to get away from them解析：根据第二段的最后一句“Clearly，the Jerry Springer show is about th

18、e dark side of society，yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other peoples lives.”可以看出B选项为正确答案。答案：B7Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?AA new type of robot. BNational hatred.CFamily income planning. DStreet accident.解析：奥普拉谈话的内容都是社会的积极的方面，可以看出C项为正确答案。答

19、案：C8. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows _ Ahave become the only ones of its kind Bexploit the weaknesses in human nature Cappear at different times of the day Dattract different people解析：根据最后一段我们可以看出，这两个谈话类的节目针对的对象不同，所以应该选D项。答案：DCStarting high school life can be extremely excitin

20、g and at the same time nervewracking.You may worry about all these things what classes to take，what to wear on the first day of school and what will everyone think of you.But so far high school has been the best experience for me ever.On my first day of high school，I asked a senior where my class wa

21、s，and he told me it was on the fourth floor，next to the pool.I found out five minutes later that we didnt even have a fourth floor and had no pool either! Besides that event，I didnt have any trouble with the older kids.I think the biggest difference between middle and high school is the homework loa

22、d and the size of the school.I went from fifteen minutes of homework a night to several hours，so I had to learn time management pretty quickly! Our class size was around 550，so being exposed (暴露) to so many new people was a big change.Getting involved in clubs，sports，music and other activities at sc

23、hool makes it easier to get to know people in every gradeits always useful to have an upperclassman friend!The best suggestion I can give about the four years you spend in high school is to learn things for the sake of learning，not just to get a good grade.There have been so many tests that Ive cram

24、med (突击式学习) on the night before and got an A，but now I dont remember anything.Ive changed that this year，and I enjoy school so much more.Relating to academics，dont take easy classes just to have a simple year.If you have a choice between “AP Chemistry” and “Racquet Sports”，the first will prove to be

25、 more useful!【语篇解读】高中生开始高中生活是全新的经历。作者通过自己的经历来告诉刚刚进入高中的学生如何来适应高中生活。9On the first day of high school，the author _Afailed to adapt himself to a new environmentBfound it was hard for him to get on with new classmatesCwas teased by a senior studentDlost his way in the schoolyard解析：文章第二段主要讲述了作者入学第一天被一位高年级

26、同学愚弄的经历，故选C。答案：C10Which of the following is TRUE about the authors advice on high school life?A. Making as many upperclassmen friends as possible.BTaking an active part in various afterschool activities.CTrying to obtain useful knowledge instead of getting good grades.DChoosing easy but useful cours

27、es instead of practical ones.解析：根据最后一段中第一句“The best suggestion I can give about the four years you spend in high school is to learn things for the sake of learning，not just to get a good grade.”可知，作者认为高中学习的目的应该是为获得知识而学习而非考高分，故C正确。答案：C11In writing the text，the author intends to _Atell others his firs

28、tday experience at high schoolBexpress his opinions on high school educationCdescribe what can be learnt at high schoolDshare his life and thoughts at high school解析：作者回忆自己高中生活的一些经历和感悟，希望和读者分享，故D符合题意。答案：DDSurface Exploration. Robots make great explorers on planets, moons, and other landing areas.Asid

29、e from Earth，just about every surface in the solar system is unsafe for humans to explore. The air on most other planets is insufficient for humans to breathe，making it necessary to wear a space suit and oxygen equipment.The temperatures on these surfaces are much too hot or much too cold for any hu

30、mans to withstand. Plus there would be complications with radiation，weather，and a lack of gravity. Robots have much less limitation in these areas and can survive much longer under these conditions.Data Collection. Robots are designed for collecting scientific data.Robots are also able to perform ma

31、ny tasks at a time and can process information more quickly and more efficiently. Important scientific projects from detecting minerals, analyzing ground samples，and finding water are all performed more quickly and accurately (精确地) by robots.Cost Effective. The use of robots have made the cost of sp

32、ace exploration much less expensive than it would cost for humans to do the work.In order to successfully send humans into space we would need to build a vehicle that can not only carry humans，but also enough food and water to keep them alive for the duration of the trip.Moreover，robots have no problems working for hours on end.R