1、高中英语人教版选修6同步练习题Unit 3 A healthy life 单元综合测评单元综合测评(时间:100分钟;满分:120分).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。ADolphins live in a dark underwater world. Its often impossible to see each other or anything else around them, so sound plays an important role in their survival. To communi
2、cate with each other, dolphins produce all kinds of sounds.Only other dolphins understand what the sounds mean. Scientists havent uncovered their secret communication, except for one kind of whistle. It might last less than a second, but this whistle is a big deal. Why? Because these whistles are ac
3、tually names of dolphinsand every dolphin has one. Scientists call these sounds a “signature whistle.” When other dolphins hear the whistle, they know which dolphin is calling.Dolphins often hunt by themselves but still need to stay connected to the group. Since they cant always see each other, dolp
4、hins use their signature whistles to check in with other dolphins hundreds of yards away. “In coastal areas, dolphins exchange whistles even when theyre a third of a mile apart,” says Greg Campbell,who studies animals. That means dolphins shout out to group members that might be nearly five football
5、 fields away.Whats amazing is who names the baby dolphin. Not the mother. Not an auntie dolphin or another group member. Scientists believe the baby dolphin itself comes up with the signature whistle. Like human babies, a baby dolphin plays with sounds throughout its first year. While testing its so
6、und skills, a baby dolphin is doing something amazing. Its creating or figuring out its signature whistle. How or why it chooses its signature whistle is not clear. Studies show that most of the time the signature whistle is nothing like its mothers or group members whistles.When the baby dolphin is
7、 about a year old, its signature whistle is set. It repeats it often so the other dolphins learn to recognize it.Deciphering(破译) dolphin names is just the beginning of figuring out what dolphins communicate about. Do they chat about sharks? Discuss the tides? Maybe they even have a name for people.
8、Someday scientists may decipher the rest of dolphins communication.1Sound is important for dolphins because of _Atheir poor sense of directionBtheir living environmentCtheir strong enemiesDtheir big groups【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段的“Dolphins live in a dark underwater world.Its often impossible to see each othe
9、r or anything else around them,so sound plays an important role in their survival.”可知,海豚生活在黑压压的水下,什么也看不到,这决定了它们得用声音进行交流。【答案】B2The dolphins signature whistle _Alasts along timeBcan travel long distancesCis especially helpful in huntingDcan be recognized by other animals【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段的“dolphins excha
10、nge whistles even when theyre a third of a mile apart”和“shout out to group members that might be nearly five football fields away”可知,这种哨音可以传播很远。【答案】B3The author writes the text mainly to _Aencourage readers to study dolphinsBtell readers how dolphins communicateCshow how lovely and clever dolphins a
11、reDintroduce a special sound made by dolphins【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段的“Scientists havent uncovered their secret communication,except for one kind of whistle”和最后一段可知,本文是要向读者介绍海豚发出的一种奇特声音的含义。【答案】D4A baby dolphin gets its name _Asoon after it was bornBaccording to its sizeCall by itselfDwith the help of its gro
12、up【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段的“a baby dolphin plays with sounds throughout its first year.While testing its sound skills,a baby dolphin is doing something amazing.Its creating or figuring out its signature whistle.”可知,小海豚的名字是根据它自己发出的哨音确定的。【答案】CBWorking women make up nearly half of the US. workforce, and 51 perc
13、ent of professional workers, like doctors, lawyers, nurses and accountants, are female. While climbing the career ladder can be rewarding, it often comes with one big downside: weight gain!New research published this week in the International Journal of Obesity shows that working women are more like
14、ly to be overweight, and the more you work, the more pounds youre likely to pile on. Like many women, I work., a lot! As a selfemployed nutrition communications specialist, I sit at my desk, in front of a computer, for hours on end. Sitting alone is one of the worst things you can do for your health
15、, and its directly linked to being overweight and increased fatness, so the fact that women in the workforce gain weight isnt that surprising. If you work, you have less time to move around. Obesity researchers are revealing many other ways that employment is harmful to your diet and waistline.In th
16、e International Journal of Obesity study, some 9,276 Australian women aged 4550 had their body weight and employment status monitored for two years. Results? Those who worked more than 35 hours were likely to gain weight compared to those who worked fewer hours or were out of the workforce. What s m
17、ore, the more hours a woman worked in a week, the more weight she gained.The authors of the Australian study attribute weight gain among working women to inactivity, lack of time for food preparation, more use of prepared foods, high levels of stress, lack of sleep and consuming more alcohol. Ill al
18、so add in travel,meals eaten out and working at night as other factors that I can find to make balancing work with a healthy diet a challenge.5The text above is probably taken from _Aa sports reportBa fashion journalCa health and fitness magazineDan advertisement post【解析】推理判断题。文章主要阐述的是职场女性易发胖的问题,且引用
19、了“International Journal of Obesity”的调查,故答案选C。【答案】C6A woman who works as an accountant is more likely to _Again more weightBhave more time to move aroundCwork a full time jobDkeep a balanced diet【解析】细节理解题。由第一段可知“accountant”为“working women”的典型代表,且由第二段“so the fact that women in the workforce gain weigh
20、t isnt that surprising”可知,答案为A。 【答案】A7Which is NOT the cause of working women weight gaining according to the passage?ALacking time for food preparation.BUsing more prepared food.CConsuming too much alcohol.DTaking part in more activities.【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句话“lack of time for food preparation,more u
21、se of prepared foods,high levels of stress,lack of sleep and consuming more alcohol”可知,答案为D。【答案】D8What can be a suitable title for the test?ALess activity leads to fatBWays of gaining weightCEffects of weight gainingDWorking women more likely pile on pounds【解析】主旨大意题。由文章的第一段可确定,本文是关于职场女性肥胖问题及原因分析的,故答
22、案为D。【答案】DCIm fat.Im too skinny.Id be happy if I were taller,shorter,had curly hair,straight hair,smaller nose,bigger muscles,longer legs.Do any of these statements sound familiar? Do you often put_yourself_down? If so,youre not alone.As a teen,youre going through a ton of changes in your body.And as
23、 your body changes,so does your image of yourself.Lots of people have trouble getting used to it,and this can affect their confidence.Some people think they need to change how they look or act to feel good about themselves.But actually all you need to do is change the way you see your body and how y
24、ou think about yourself.The first thing to do is recognize that your body is your own,no matter what shape,size or color it comes in.If youre very worried about your weight or size,go to your doctor to check that things are OK.But its no ones business but your own what your body is likefinally,you h
25、ave to be happy with yourself.Next,find which aspects of your appearance you can change and which cant.Everyone,even the most perfectseeming celebrity(名人),has things about themselves that they cant change and need to acceptlike their height,or their shoe size.If there are things about yourself that
26、you want to change and can do it by making goals for yourself.For example,if you want to get fit,make a plan to exercise every day and eat nutritious food.When you hear negative comments coming from within yourself,tell yourself to stop.Try building your confidence by listing three things in your da
27、y that really give you pleasure.It can be anything like the way the sun felt on your face,the sound of your favorite band,or the way someone laughed at your jokes.【语篇解读】本文作者就青少年该如何看待自己身体的变化以及如何应对自己的负面情绪等给出了建议。9From the first paragraph,we can infer that _.Amost teens like to have a special body image
28、Bmany teens cant accept their body changes easilyCteens prefer to change their body images quicklyDteens usually change their opinions on their body image【解析】推理判断题。文章第一段列举了一些身体的变化,由最后一句Lots of people have trouble getting used to it.可知,他们很难接受身体的变化,故B项正确。【答案】B10The underlined phrase “put yourself down
29、” in the first paragraph probably means“_”Amake yourself fall downBwrite down your name somewhereCforce yourself to do somethingDsay negative things about yourself【解析】词义猜测题。由语境可知,前文提到的都是对自己身体某些方面的不满意,由此可知,你可能会对自己的身体有一些消极的想法,故D项正确。【答案】D11The passage is mainly about _Ahow to adjust to the changes of y
30、our bodyBhow to build confidence by changing your bodyChow to keep an attractive body imageDhow to find pleasure in your day【解析】主旨大意题。文章第一段首先提出青少年很难接受自己身体的变化,然后就如何适应自己身体的变化提出具体建议,故A项正确。【答案】ADYou cant always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella.But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesnt think that
31、 forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet.Thats why he created lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rainsensing umbrella.The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia.“Once,I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain.I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy (伞蓬) built into a street lamp.”he said.The lampbrella is a standardlooking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. It has a builti
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