Unit2Sailingtheoceans單元測(cè)試題Class:Name:Marks:滿分（120）第一部分詞匯知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)多項(xiàng)選擇(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)1.Althoughthecomputerbecomesmoreandmorepowerful,Idon’tthinkitwillcompletely_____teachersinclassinthefuture.A.encourage B.replaceC.require D.disturb2.Takecarenottokeepyourchildren_____tobadbooks,computergamesorwebsites,allofwhichareharmfultotheirphysicalandmentalhealth.A.applied B.adjustedC.exposed D.informed3.Having_____theirchildren’sfuture,theGreensfinallydecidedtomovetoNewYorktoprovideabetterenvironmentforthem.A.reflectedon B.agreedonC.takenon D.reliedon4.Theauthoritieshavepromisedto_____thecasefurtherbeforetheycancometoaconclusionaboutit.A.lookout B.lookupC.lookthrough D.lookinto5._____tradeandinvestmentcooperationbetweenChinaandRussia,theculturalexchangeisalsoexpectedtoincreaseinthefollowingyears.A.Insearchof B.InplaceofC.Inadditionto D.Inexchangefor6.Ifyourgoalistochangetoanewcareer,don’tfocustoo_____onone“perfect”job;otherwiseyoumightmissoutonsomethingelseequallygood,orevenbetter.A.narrowly B.logicallyC.slightly D.similarly7.“IstillhopethatEUleaderschooseunionratherthandivision,butwhattheyaresayingisnot_____withwhatIamhopingfor,”saidMr.Lee.A.strict B.popularC.familiar D.consistent8.Accordingtotheregulationsofmostcompanies,everybodyistogothroughathree-monthtrialperiodbeforebeingacceptedasa(n)_____memberofstaff.A.important B.contemporaryC.permanent D.active9.Theworldpopulationhasreached7billion,whichisnodoubtagreat_____fortheresourcesontheearth.A.conflict B.ChallengeC.drawbackD.reaction10.Itishopedthatthecampaigncanraisethepublic_____ofriskfactorsforAIDSandpromoteprevention.A.doubt B.instructionC.information D.awareness第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)GettingReadyforTomorrowHaveyouheardaboutthesignpostedonafarmer’sfence?Ontheothersideofthefencelivesthe11bullyoucanimagine.Itintendstostrike12intotheheartsofpassers-by.Itreads:“Don’tattempttocrossthisfieldunless13candoitinseconds.Thebullcandoitin10!”Isn’tthatthewayitisin14?Wehavetobe15whentheopportunityarisesorelsewewillhavelittlechanceof16.Sixth-gradeschoolteacherMs.Shelton17so.Studentsrememberhowshewalkedinonthefirstdayof18andbeganwritingwordsofeighth-gradeontheblackboard.They19protestedthewordswerenotontheirlevelandtheycouldn’t20them.Buttheirteacher21thatthestudentscouldandwouldlearnthem.Shesaidshewouldnever22.Sheendedbysayingoneofthestudentsinthatclassroomcouldgoontogreatness,maybeevenbePresidentsomeday,andshewantedto23themforthatday.Ms.Sheltonspokethosewordsmanyyearsago.Littledidsheknowsomedayoneofherstudents—JesseJackson—wouldtakethem24.Shebelievedthatiftheywerewellprepared,theycouldachievehighgoals.“Iwanttobedoingsomethingmore25thanwhatI’mdoingnow,”ayoungmanoncesaidtome.Hefeltlikewhathewasdoingwasjustnotthatimportant.Otherpeoplehave26thingstomesuchas,“IonlywishIhadameaningfulrelationship.”And,“I’dreallyliketogetabetter27,butIjustdon’tseehow.”Youfillintheblanks.Whatisityouwouldliketo28thatisn’thappening?Perhapsthe29isthatyouarenotyetready.Maybeyouneedmore30topreparebeforeyouaretrulyreadyforwhatyoudesire.Thinkoftodayasanotherchancetoprepareyourselfforthatexcitingfutureyouarelookingfor..meanestB.fattestC.cleverestD.best.disappointmentB.shockC.fearD.guilt.weB.theyC.itD.you.studyB.businessC.lifeD.practice.strongB.readyC.cautiousD.patient.growthB.assistanceC.successD.service.believedB.finishedC.explainedD.heard.weekB.classC.yearD.summer.quicklyB.frequentlyC.generallyD.calmly.spellB.findC.copyD.learn.imaginedB.provedC.insistedD.indicated.slowdownB.turnupC.gooffD.givein.praiseB.prepareC.rewardD.udlyB.seriouslyC.nervouslyD.happily.significantB.convenientC.interestingD.roducedB.offeredC.devotedD.said.journeyB.gameC.jobD.room.endB.pauseC.gatherD.happen.newsB.answerC.situationD.opinion.timeB.equipmentC.spaceD.nutrition第二部分閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)AWhenIspendtimeonsocialmediasitesandseepeoplecomplainingabouthowmuchtheyhatetheirparentsorareannoyedbytheirfamilies,IamremindedhowgratefulIamforhavingacloserelationshipwithmyfamily,especiallymyparents.MyparentsdivorcedbeforeIwastwoyearsold.Thisisnotuncommoninourgeneration.Ithinkalotofstudentsfeelannoyedorstressedfromhavingdivorcedparentsandcanhavealotofangerandemotionsandblamethemontheirparents.Thishasneverbeenthecaseforme.Althoughit’snotalwayssunshineandrainbowsinmyfamily,Iknowthereisnothingcomparabletothelovemyparentshaveforme.Itcansurprisepeoplewhentheyseemeconstantlytextingmymomthroughouttheday.Justlikeanynormalrelationship,wefightfromtimetotime,butitusuallydoesn’ttakemorethanfiveminutesbeforeweapologize.Myrelationshipwithmydadhashaditstrials,butI’mdefinitelyadaddy’sgirl.Iknowsomanypeoplewhodisliketheirfathersorhavenearlynorelationshipwiththem,andIcannotimaginehavingthosethoughtsorproblems.Itshocksmethatsomepeoplecanbesounappreciativeoftheirparentsandfamilies,becauseIwasraisedtoalwaysvaluemyfamilytothefullest.Theunconditionallovemyparentshaveprovidedmecansometimesgounnoticed,andthatmakesmefeelbad.Ihaveanamazingsupportsystemandguidancethroughmyparents,and,evenifIgetstressedout,IwouldneversayIhatethem.Ichallengeeveryonetothinkbeforetheypostastatussayingtheirparentsareontheirnerves.Noteverymomentisgoingtobeperfectwithourparents,buttryandrememberthatthereisonlyonemotherandonefatherthatweareblessedwithandweshouldbethankfulforthem—eveninthemomentsofanger.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Weshouldnotblamedivorcedparents.B.Divorcedparentsoftentreattheirchildrenstrictly.C.Parentsshouldnevergetdivorced.D.Parentsshouldcommunicatemorewiththeirchildren.32.Whentheauthor’sparentsgotdivorced,.A.sheunderstoodherparentswell B.therewerefewdivorcedparentsC.herfeelingswerehurtseriously D.shewasalittleandinnocentgirl33.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphimply?A.Theauthorisdissatisfiedwithherparents.B.Theauthor’sfatherdislikesstayingwithher.C.Theauthorhasacloserelationshipwithherparents.D.Theauthorlikesherfathermorethanhermother.34.Theunderlinedpart“areontheirnerves”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans“”.A.makethemnervous B.makethemannoyedC.makethemhappy D.makethemfeelrelaxedBWhenwearekidswelookuptoourparentsastheoneswholoveusthemost,takecareofus,provideforusandhavegreatwisdom,andwethinknothingseemsimpossibletoourparents.Childrendon’trecognizethattheirparentswereonceyoung.Wedon’tseethatourparentsoncehadthedesires,thelikesanddislikesthatchildrenhave.Wecan’timaginethatourparentswereoncejustlikeweare.Shortofatimemachine,werelyonafewstoriesandrecollections(回憶的事)offriendsandfamilytocaptureapictureofwhatourparentswerelike.Myparentshavebothbeengoneformorethan20years,andattimesIwishIhadatimemachinetogobackandaskthemquestionsabouttheirearlylives.ButIrecentlyrediscoveredatimemachineofsorts.Itisadiarymymotherkeptin1939.Oneofmybrotherscameacrossitaswewentthroughourmother’sbelongings,andhemadecopiesforallfiveofhersons.Thatyearwasmymother’ssenioryearinhighschoolandthestartofherfirstyearincollege.Therewereentries(事項(xiàng),記錄)foreachday—halfapageeach—andIwascurioustofindthatshedidnotmissadayinaddressing“DearDiary”.Theytellthestoryofayoungwomanwhoenjoyedfamilyandfriends,whotoleratedschoolandwholookedforwardtothefuture.Mostoftheentrieswereabouttheordinarythings—goingtoschool,studyingforthe“Hamlet”test,cleaningthehouse,goingtothemovies,attendingchurcheverySunday.Butthosearethethingsthatareimportanttoa16-year-old/17-year-old.Whiletheworldhistoryof1939wasmainlyabouteventsinEurope,theonlymentionIfoundinthediarywasinthemiddleofonepassage.“EnglandandFrancedeclarewaronGermany.”Littledidthatwomanof1939knowbutinthenextdecadeshewouldbemarriedwiththreechildren.Twomorewouldarriveinlateryears.ShewouldmovefromPittsburghtoWestVirginia,toDelaware,toKansas,toTennessee.AndshewouldconcludeherlongexcitingjourneybymovingtoSouthCarolinatospendthelast40yearsofherlife.Ifshecouldhavelookedintothefutureasclearlyaswelookintothepast,whatwouldshehavethought?Whatwouldshehavedonetobetterprepareherselfforthelifeofamother?MyparentsmeteachotherthatyearwhentheywerebothfreshmenatBethanyCollege,W.Va.Theymetontheirfirstfulldayofcollege,anditwaseasytoseethatmymotherinstantlyimpressedmyfather.It’sjustlikemywifeandIdid,justlikemydaughtersandtheirhusbandsdid,justlikemenandwomenhavedoneforages.Butitisabitstrangetothinkofparentsinthosetimes.Thenexttothelastentryin1939toldofmyfathervisitingmymother’shomeinPittsburghduringtheChristmasholidays.HewentfromNewCastle,Pa.,andmetthosewhowouldbehisin-lawsacoupleofyearslater.35.Inmostchildren’shearts,.A.theirparentsaretheiridolsB.theirparentswereoncejustliketheyareC.theirparentsdon’thaveadeeploveoflifeD.theirparentshavegreatdesireforfuture36.Theauthorwantstohaveatimemachine.A.becausehemisseshisparentssomuchB.becauseheintendstogetapictureofhisparentsC.becausehewishestoknowmoreabouthisparentsD.becausehecherishesthememoryoflisteningtostories37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theauthorknewmoreabouthismotherbyreadingherdiary.B.WhenWWIIbrokeout,theauthor’smotherknewlittleaboutit.C.Theauthor’sparentsmayhavefellinlovewitheachotheratfirstsight.D.Afterreadingthedairytheauthordecidedtokeepadiaryforhiskids.38.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Happytimeswithmyparents B.Mymother’shappychildhoodC.Thediaryofmymotheratage16 D.Mymother’smemoryofherpastlifeCIsboredomathingofthepast,likeblack-and-whitetelevisionsornecktiesformen?Andifso,isthatagoodthing?JulieRobinson,aformerheadteacherwhonowrepresentstheIndependentAssociationofPrepSchools,thinksnot,sayingthatboredomisregardedasanenemyoftoday’schildren,and,asaresult,theyarelosingtheopportunitytobecomethoughtfulandreflective.“Weshouldnotfearboredom.Quietandreflectivetimeisjustasimportantaspurposefulactivities,”sheadds.Herbeliefisthatconstantactivitiesforchildren,oftentheresultsoftheambitionsofparents,willleadtoafuturegenerationofanxiety-riddenadults.Thetoneofmanypublicspeechesthesedaysisextremelyfunny,andourresponsetosocietalproblemsisoftensimplistic.Soanythingthatpromotesgreaterthoughtfulnessshouldbewarmlywelcomed.Parentsnowfeelasenseoffailurewhentheyheartheirchildrencomplainaboutbeingbored.Instantly,theyseekanelectronicdiversion.Andlongcarjourneysarenotaccompaniedanymorebytheplaintivewords—“Arewethereyet?”—becauseallmannerofdeviceshavebeentakenalongtowardoff(避開(kāi))evenaminuteofboredom.Sowhatchancedochildrenhaveofgettingtheirbrainstodisengageandallowingtheirthoughtstowander?Butit’snotjustchildrenwhoneedlessonsinreflection.Adultsneedthat,too.Onmytrainjourneytoworkthismorning,Icouldn’tseeasinglepersonwhowasn’tpluggedintoanelectronicdevice.Noonewassimplystaringoutofthewindowatthebeautifullandscapesofthecountryside.Theyhadnotimeforquietthinking,eveninthequietcarriage.Therewereemailstosendandtextstoread.Thewiderworld,seemingly,didn’texist.Themobilephonehaschangedmanythingsinourlives,andhasdevelopedaninability—amongadultsaswellaschildren—toliveinthepresent.WhatJulieRobinsonidentifiesisacross-generationalphenomenon:thefearofinactivityandthefearofnotbeingconnected.Andsheisrightthatwhatthiseventuallybreedsisasocietywherecomplexityisavoided,andthenuance(細(xì)微差異)playsaverylittlepartinpublicexchanges.39.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheactionofparentsinParagraph3?A.Negative. B.Enthusiastic.C.Positive. D.Indifferent.40.Whichofthefollowingisseenasaformofinactivityaccordingtothepassage?A.Sendingemailsonatrain.B.Hearingchildren’scomplaints.C.Takingpartinarangeofpurposefulactivities.D.Lookingoutofthewindowandenjoyingbeautifulviews.41.Theauthormentionedthetrainjourneytoprovethat______.A.thetriponaquiettrainwasterriblyboringB.thesceneryofthecountrysidewasreallybeautifulC.peoplenowadaysarequitebusywiththeirworkevenonthetrainD.peoplepaylittleattentiontotheoutsideworldandtheirinnerworld42.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.mobilephonesenablepeopletoliveinthepresentB.purposefulactivitiesarewhatpeoplepreferthesedaysC.electronicdeviceshaveonlynegativeeffectsonpeopletodayD.childrenshouldnotbeallowedtoundertakepurposefulactivitiesDIna2022paperentitled“KeepYourFingersCrossed!HowSuperstition(迷信)ImprovesPerformance”,researchersLysannDamischandBarbaraStoberockarguethatsuperstitionsnotonlycangivepeopleasenseofcontrolinconfusedsituations,butalsocancreatedirectlyobservableperformanceimprovements.Inanexperiment,whensubjectswereallowedtoperformataskinthepresenceofaluckycharm(吉祥物)they’dbroughtwiththemfromhome,theirperformancewasbetterthanthosewhoseluckycharmswereremovedwhiletheywereperformingthetask.Thesubjectswhowereallowedtokeeptheirluckycharmswiththemalsoreportedahighersenseofconfidence.Anxietylevelswerethesamebetweenthetwogroups,however.Theresearchersthenperformedanotherexperiment.Thesamesubjectswithandwithouttheirluckycharmswereaskedtodocrosswords.Researchersagainfoundthosesubjectswhowereallowedtokeeptheirluckycharmswiththemperformedbetterandthistimetheyrecognizedthereason:theincreasedsenseofconfidenceexperiencedbythesubjectswhohadtheirluckycharmswiththemledthemtopersistintryingtosolvetheproblemslonger.Inotherwords,whenitcomestotaskswhoseresultdependsonourperformance,believingthatsomeotherpowerishelpingusactuallydoeshelpus—notbecausesuchpowerexists,butbecauseourbeliefinthemenhancesourconfidence,whichtranslatesintoreal-worlddifferencesinpersistence.Thatraisestheinterestingpossibilitythatanybelief,whetheritistrueornot,whichincreasesourconfidencemighthavethesamepowertogetuswhatwewantwhentheresultdependsonourownperformance.Prayerinanyreligion,then,mightbeeffectivenotbecauseitactuallyinvokes(召喚)agodorevenamysticlaw,butbecauseitinvokesourbeliefinthosethingsandinvokesasensethatwehavean“aceinthehole”,whichthenprovidesustheconfidencetoperformbetter,tokeeptrying,andtoremainoptimistic.Abeliefinaforcethatcanhelpusmaynotbemerelycomforting,then.Itmaybeapowerfulpsychologicallever(杠桿)wecanpulltoapproachforceswithinourselvesthatactuallyaffectourabilitytoachievewhatwewant—evenifourbeliefisincorrect.Hereatroublingquestionhasbeenraised:whatifourbeliefisincorrect?Shouldwecare?Shouldwefollowthetruthevenifitmaymeanmissingnotjustacomfortingbeliefbutabeliefthatmayhelpussucceedinlife?Whatdoreadersthink?43.WecanlearnfromParagraph1that.A.superstitionsshouldbeforbiddenbylawB.superstitionsmighthaveagoodeffectonpeopleC.LysannDamischandBarbaraStoberockbelieveinGodD.LysannDamischandBarbaraStoberockareagainstsuperstitions44.Whydidthosewiththeirluckycharmsperformbetterthanthosewithout?A.Theyfeltlessanxious.B.TheywereinspiredbyGod.C.Theluckycharmsmightbemagical.D.Theygotmoreconfidenceofbeatingtheproblem.45.Theunderlinedpart“aceinthehole”inParagraph4mightmean.A.asecretadvantageB.agodinthechurchC.aluckycharmintheholeD.aplayingcardwiththehighestvalue46.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph?A.Wrongbeliefproducesbadresults.B.DebatesonwhethertofollowabeliefareneededC.Sciencecomesfirstcomparedtobelief.D.Thetruthismoreimportantthansuccess.EFloweringplantsarenowthedominantformofplantlifeonland,evolvingfromrelativesofseed-producingplantsthatdonotflower.“FloweringplantswerethelastgroupofplantsappearinginEarth’shistory,”saidPeterHochuli.“Theyareanextremelysuccessfulgrouponwhichallterrestrialecosystems(陸地生態(tài)系統(tǒng))todaydepend,includingtheexistenceofhumanity.”Floweringplantsbecamethedominantplantsabout90millionyearsago,whendinosaursstillroamedtheEarth.However,theexacttimewhentheseplantsoriginatedremainshotlydebated.Now,scientistshaveunearthedancientpollengrains(花粉粒)withmicroscopicfeaturestypicallyseeninfloweringplants.Thesewell-preservedfossils,discoveredintwocoresamplesdrilledinnorthernSwitzerland,areabout245millionyearsold,datingbacktotheTriassicperiod.Pollengrainsaresmall,healthyandnumerous,whichmakesthemeasiertofindinthefossilrecordthancomparablylargeandfragileleavesandflowers.Afteranalyzingthestructureofthesegrains,theresearcherssuggestedthattheassociatedplantswerepollinatedbyinsects—mostlikelybeetles.Sixdifferenttypesofpollenwerefoundintheancientsamples,whichrevealedthatfloweringplantsbackthenmighthavebeenconsiderablydiverse.TheresearchershaveseenthesepollengrainsinbothSwitzerlandandtheBarentsSea.However,backintheTriassicperiod,bothareaswerelocatedinthesubtropics,andtheregionthatisnowSwitzerlandwasmuchdrierthantheBarentsSearegion,whichsuggestedthefloweringplantshadextendedoverabroadrangeofenvironments.Thefossilrecordoffloweringplantsiscontinuous,datingbackto140millionyears.Andthefossilrecordoffloweringplantsindicatedtheyhaddominatedtheplanetratherquicklyaftertheirearliestappearance.“ThissuddenappearancehasbotheredscientistseversinceDarwin,whocalledtheoriginoffloweringplantsanawfulmystery,”Hochulisaid.Thesenewfoundfossilsrevealthatfloweringplantsmayhaveexistedmorethan100millionyearslongerthanscientistspreviouslythought.Thisincreasedspanoftimemighthelpexplainhowfloweringplantsspread,diversifiedandprevailedonland.Theancestorsoffloweringplantscurrentlyremainamystery,andscientistsaren’tsurewhatkindofeventsorconditionsmighthavespurred(促進(jìn))theirorigin.“Sofar,nodirectancestorsoffloweringplantsareknown,”Hochulisaid.“Somegroupsofplantsaresuspectedtobecloselyrelated.Buttheevidenceisweak,andmostofthesegroupsarethoughttobetoospecializedtobeatthebaseofthefloweringplants.”47.Theunderlinedword“unearthed”inprobablymeans“______”.A.controlled B.explainedC.discovered D.analyzed48.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.floweringplantsweren’tdiverseinmuchdrierareasB.floweringplantsadaptedtovariouslivingenvironmentsC.ancientpollengrainsoncedominatedtheplanetratherquicklyD.ancientpollengrainsweretoofragiletosurviveinhotconditions49.Scientistshavebeenpuzzledby______.A.theancestorsofpollengrains B.themysteryoffossilplantsC.thepollinatorsofancientplants D.theoriginoffloweringplants50.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Floweringplantshavemysteriousancestors.B.Floweringplantsarefoundinthesubtropics.C.Floweringplantsmayhaveexistedmuchearlier.D.FloweringplantsincreasinglydominatetheEarth.第三部分書(shū)面表達(dá)(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)完成句子(共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分)閱讀下列各小題，根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示，用句末括號(hào)內(nèi)的英語(yǔ)單詞完成句子51.Theweatherreportsaysthataheavyrain___________________________tomorrowafternoonandwilllastfortherestoftheweek.(arrive)天氣預(yù)報(bào)說(shuō)，大雨明天下午到來(lái)，并且本周一直會(huì)持續(xù)下去。52.Ijustdon’tunderstand_______________________mademysisterWangWeihavethegreatdeterminationtofinishthetripalongtheMekongRiver.(it)我只是不明白正是什么使我姐姐王薇有那么大的決心完成沿湄公河的旅游。53.Heoffersmeapieceofadvice,____________________________tomyresearchwork.(value)他給我一條建議，我認(rèn)為這對(duì)我的研究很有價(jià)值。54.Thedisaster______________________,buthewassotiredthathecouldhardlyopenhiseyeswhilehewasdriving.(avoid)這次災(zāi)難本來(lái)是可以避免的，但他開(kāi)車(chē)時(shí)太累了,幾乎睜不開(kāi)眼睛了。55.With__________________________thecelebrations,thesquare