2020-2021学年高中英语 Unit 20 New Frontiers单元综合检测（含解析）北师大版选修7.doc

1、单元综合检测(二).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)ADear Student Body，Since canoeing (划独木舟) has become more popular in recent years, the Outdoor Club has decided to offer an exciting opportunity for students to explore their surroundings.In the past，the club has gone hiking, bicycling, and fishing.This year，the Outdo

2、or Club members would like to invite all interested students at Redland Oaks Junior High School to go along on a canoeingnature tour of Canyon Lake. The group will leave this Saturday at 9：00 am from the main entrance to Canyon Lake State Park. Students dont need to be a member of the club to enjoy

3、the journey.The main focus of the nature tour will be to observe the various species of birds found in the area. The Canyon Lake Birdwatchers Club reports that the variety of species and number of birds in the area have increased greatly over the past five years.Many birdwatchers have found the area

4、 to be a great place to take photos of their favorite local birds. Tour guides will be on hand to answer any questions about the birds. Be sure to bring a notepad to write down anything you may find interesting.The tour guides will meet us at the entrance to Canyon Lake State Park. After a general i

5、ntroduction，the guides will go over the safety rules, and then the students will break into pairs. Each guide will then take one pair of students on a tour of the lake.The Outdoor Club will provide canoes，oars (桨)and life jackets. Students, however，will need to supply their own sunscreen, sunglasses

6、, and hats. It is going to be a hot day, so please do not forget this equipment.The Outdoor Club looks forward to seeing you on this exciting tour.Sincerely，Ty Reid President，Redland Oaks Junior High Outdoor Club【语篇解读】本文是应用文。文章主要介绍了去Canyon Lake State Park的自然之旅。1What do we know about the tour?ASchool

7、 teachers will go on the tour as well.BIt includes fishing, bicycling and canoeing.CNonmembers of the club can also join the tour.DIt was started by Redland Oaks Junior High School.C细节理解题。 由第一段的最后一句可知，非俱乐部会员也可以参加这次旅行。2What is the main aim of the nature tour?ATo practice canoeing.BTo take pictures of

8、 birds.CTo find something interesting.DTo watch many kinds of birds.D细节理解题。 由第二段中的“The main focus of the nature tour will be to observe the various species of birds found in the area.”可知，这次旅行的主要目的是观察各种鸟类。3Students are expected to Abring life jackets and a notepadBprepare sun protection equipmentClea

9、rn the safety rules by themselvesDask questions about their favorite birdsB细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“Students，however，will need to supply.do not forget this equipment.”可知，学生需要准备防晒用品。BFrom selfdriving cars to carebots(carerobots)for elderly people, rapid development in technology has long represented a possible

10、 threat to many jobs normally performed by people. But experts now believe that almost 50 percent of occupations existing today will be completely unnecessary by 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to change businesses.“The next fifteen years will see a revolution in how we work，and a revoluti

11、on will necessarily take place in how we plan and think about workplaces，”said Peter Andrew，Director of Workplace Strategy for CBRE Asia Pacific.A growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence, social skills and the ability to use artificial intelligence.The report is based

12、 on interviews with 200 experts，business leaders and young people from Asia Pacific，Europe and North America. It shows that in the US technology already destroys more jobs than it creates.But the report states：“Losing occupations does not necessarily mean losing jobsjust changing what people do.”Gro

13、wth in new jobs could occur as much，according to the research.“The growth of 20 to 40 person companies that have the speed and technological knowhow will directly challenge big companies，”it states.A 2014 report by Pew Research found 52 percent of experts in artificial intelligence and robotics were

14、 optimistic about the future and believed there would still be enough jobs in the next few years. The optimists pictured “a future in which robots do not take the place of more jobs than they create”according to Aaron Smith, the reports coauthor.“Technology will continue to affect jobs, but more job

15、s seem likely to be created.Although there have always been unemployed people，when we reached a few billion people there were billions of jobs.There is no shortage of things that need to be done and that will not change，”Microsofts Jonathan Grudin told researchers.【语篇解读】本文讲述了未来社会的人工智能大发展，大约50%的职业将消失

16、，但失去职业并不等于丢掉工作，只是改变了人们所做的是什么人们将从事更具有创造性的工作。4According to the report， Apeople wont necessarily lose jobsBbig companies will face fewer challengesCsmall companies will win against big companiesDmost people will become interested in technologyA推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Losing occupations does not necessarily mean

17、losing jobsjust changing what people do.”可知，失去职业并不等于丢掉工作，只是改变了人们所做的是什么。故选A。5We can infer from the text that in the future Apeople will face many difficultiesBpeople will take up more creative jobsCartificial intelligence will threaten peoples livesDmost jobs will be done in traditional workplacesB推理

18、判断题。根据第三段“A growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence，social skills and the ability to use artificial intelligence.”可知，人们将会从事更具创造性的工作。故选B。6What is the attitude of most experts in artificial intelligence and robotics to the future?AMixed.BWorried.CHopeful.DDoubtful.C推理判断

19、题。根据倒数第二段第一句可知，这些人工智能的专家们对未来充满了希望。故选C。7Jonathan Grudins words in the last paragraph suggest that Athere will be enough jobs for peopleBthings will change a lot in a few yearsCmany people will become unemployedDtechnology will totally change future jobsA推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，在未来社会，人们虽然会失业，但却会面临更多的需要创造性的工作。故

20、选A。CThe latest technology inventions in 3D printing are rapidly changing how things are being made.At the International Manufacturing (制造业) Technology Show in Chicago，a littleknown car maker became popular by manufacturing a car at the show.It was a fully functional car that was 3D printed in 44 hou

21、rs and assembled (装配) in two days.The car is called a “Strati”，Italian for layers，so named by its designer Michele Anoe because the entire structure of the car is made from different layers of materials.The average car has more than 20，000 parts but this latest technology reduces the number of parts

22、 to 40.“The goal here is to get the number of parts down and to drop the tooling costs to almost zero，”said John BRogers Jr.，chief manager of Local Motors.“Cars are ridiculously complex，”he added, referring to the thousands of bits and pieces that are sourced, assembled and connected to make a vehic

23、le.This technology can use a variety of materials to manufacture anything in complicated detail. Imagine if you could order a new car online according to your needs and pick it up or have it delivered to you the next day at a small part of the cost of buying one from a shop? What if you could make s

24、mall parts at a lower cost rather than buying them from a parts supplier? What a great change would that be for the industry? Its already happening.One of the challenges with collecting antique (古老的) cars is replacing parts.You cant buy them because theyre not in use and its difficult to find the pa

25、rts that fit.But now people can use 3D printing technology to make parts for their cars.John B. Rogers Jr.believes that in the near future a car will be made in just 60 minutes. The company is already organizing a worldwide network of “Microfactories”where you can order and pick up your personalized

26、 car.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。3D打印汽车的亮相改变了人们对传统汽车制造业的认识，将来人们能直接从网上订购满足个性化需求的汽车。8What impressed people deeply at the show?AA car maker.BA 3Dprinted car.CThe variety of cars.DTechnology inventions.B细节理解题。由第一段中的“3D printing are rapidly changing how things are being made”和第二段中的“a littleknown car maker became popula

27、r by manufacturing a car at the show”可知，在本次展览会上最使人印象深刻的是一辆3D打印汽车。9What do we know about the “Strati” car?AIts a model car.BIt was made in Italy.CIt has over 2，000 parts.DIt was made within four days.D细节理解题。由第三段中的“It was a fully functional car that was 3D printed in 44 hours and assembled (装配) in two

28、 days.”可知，这辆被称作Strati的汽车是一台真正的运转正常的汽车，在四天之内就完成了打印和装配。10The questions in Paragraph 5 are raised to Aanalyse the latest technologyBchallenge traditional car makersCexplain how the change happenedDshow the advantage of the technologyD写作意图题。由第五段中的第一句可知，本段提出的这几个问题都是为了说明用3D技术打印汽车的优势。11What is John BRogers

29、 Jr.s attitude towards the technology?APositive.BDoubtful.CSurprised.DDisappointed.A推理判断题。由最后一段可知，John BRogers Jr.对于这一技术的前景很有信心，故选A项。DChinese railway experts have begun talks on building a recordbreaking highspeed rail that would connect Inner Mongolia in the north to Hainan in the south.According t

30、o the Shaanxi Development and Reform Commission，the proposed line will operate at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour (217 mph)Beginning in Inner Mongolias Baotou and running through southern Shaanxi，Hubei，Hunan，Guangxi and Guangdong, its final stop would be in Haikou on Hainan Island，Chinas southern

31、most province.The proposed rail is part of Chinas aim to create another “Silk Road of the 21st Century” and improve the countrys transportation network while driving land development and urbanization(城市化)in some provincial areas.Many of the provinces through which the highspeed trains will travel ar

32、e near major bodies of water，such as the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi，the Yangtze River in Hubei and the South China Sea，where the line would end.It will also take passengers to popular tourist destinations including Zhangjiajie，Xian，Guilin and minority areas in western Hunan and Hubei

33、.“The country is now shifting its focus and investing in the western regions and economically underdeveloped areas，making up for Chinas long debt to these areas，” Tan Yuzhi，professor of the School of Economics and Management at Hubei University for Nationalities，told local media.“The project will si

34、gnificantly narrow regional disparities(差异)and solve minority issues.”However，Deng Hongbing，director of China University of Geosciences Center for Regional Economic and Investment Center，said that if the northtosouth railway is to go ahead，there needs to be a sound ecological program in place to ens

35、ure the protection of these underdeveloped and ecologically sensitive areas.【语篇解读】本文是新闻报道。据悉中国将建设一条从包头到海口的高铁线路，这条线路途经7个省，时速将达到350千米/时。12What is the passage mainly talking about?AChina has decided to invest in the western areas.BAnother highspeed train line is being planned.CThe train will speed up t

36、o 350 kilometers per hour.DChina has produced the best highspeed train line.B主旨大意题。这是一篇新闻报道，讲述了计划在中国西部建设一条高铁线路。下面内容围绕这条铁路各项事宜展开，故正确答案为B。13How many provinces will the proposed line cross?A9.B8.C7.D6.C细节理解题。文章第二段提到了这条线路要穿过陕西、湖北、湖南、广西、广东，起点是内蒙的包头，终点是海南岛的海口。因此它跨越了7个省。故正确答案为C。14Once the highspeed rail li

37、ne is built， Ait will be the longest rail line in ChinaBit will benefit the undeveloped areas a lot in the westCit will transport goods faster from the north to the southDit will do good to the environment alongside the lineB细节理解题。根据文章第四段的尾句可知，一旦这条高铁线建成，它会给沿途的省市的旅游业带来发展的动力。故正确答案为B。文中提到了高铁运送乘客，没有说运送货

38、物，故排除C项。15What is Tan Yuzhis attitude towards the proposed project?AIronical.BDoubtful.CPuzzled.DSupportive.D推理判断题。根据文章中Tan Yuzhi所说的话可知，该线路的建设会对比较落后的西部地区的发展有利。故正确答案为D。.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 16 In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas！You will be able to buy a supercomputer th

39、at fits in your pocket! You might even drive a flying car!Not all past predictions have been proved wrong. 17 Some great thinkers predicted the arrival of the credit card，the fax machine and even the Internetyears before they happened.But for each prediction that has come true，some others have misse

40、d by a mile.Many of these predictions didnt consider how people would want to use the technology，or whether people really needed it in their lives or not.Lets look at some predictions from the nottoodistant past. 18 Wheres the robot in my kitchen？Nowhere，of course.And hes probably not coming any tim

41、e soon.Robots do exist today, but mostly in factories and other working environments.Back in the 1950s，however，people said that by now personal robots would be in most peoples homes.So why hasnt it happened? Maybe because robots are still too expensive and clumsy.And probably the idea of robots cook

42、ing our dinners and washing our clothes is just too strange.At home we seem to be doing fine without them. 19 In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone.They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes.But of course the idea hasnt caught on yet.Why？The t

43、echnology worked fine，but it overlooked something obvious：People desire for privacy.Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just step out of the shower?Probably notit could be uncomfortable！Just because technology doesnt always mean people will want to use it.And fin

44、ally，how about that crazy prediction of the flying car？ 20 But a flying car remains one of the most wonderful technology ideas to catch our imagination.Keep watching the newsor perhaps the sky outside your windowto see what the future will bring.AIts not so crazy any more!BA few of them have been su

45、rprisingly accurate.CRobot HelpersDPredictions of the FutureEIt hasnt appeared yet!FWhat will our future life be like?GTelephones of Tomorrow【语篇解读】本文是说明文。随着科技的发展，许多过去被认为不可能实现的预言实现了，但是有一些还尚未实现。也许将来的某一天这些预言就会实现。16D通读全文可知，本文介绍了一些现在已实现的或现在未实现、将来会实现的预言，故选D。17B前一句说并非所有过去的预言都是错误的。后面就举了几个已经实现的预言的例子，故此处选B。18

46、C接下来三段介绍了家用机器人的预言及其未实现的原因，故此处选C。19G接下来讲了可视电话的预言及其未能实现的原因，故选G。20A前一句说“会飞的汽车”是一个疯狂的预言，后面说它有可能在将来实现，故这一预言一点也不疯狂，选A。.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)My friend Kenny and his family had just returned from Disney World.“I saw a sight Ill 21 forget，”he said.“I want you to know about it.”He and his family were 22 C

47、inderellas(灰姑娘) castle.It was packed with kids and parents. Suddenly all the children rushed to one 23 If it had been a boat，the castle would have tipped over.Cinderella had 24 .Kenny said she was a beautiful young girl with each hair 25 ，white skin, and a sweet smile.She stood in the garden of 26 ，

48、each wanting to touch and to be touched.For some reason Kenny 27 and looked toward the other side of the castle.There was a boy who might be seven or eight years old.His 28 was hard to determine because of his height. Dwarfed(侏儒) in height，he stood 29 quietly, holding the hand of an older brother.It

49、 was very 30 that he wanted to be with the children.He 31 to be in the middle of the kids reaching for Cinderella. But cant you feel his 32 of being turned down？Fear of being laughed at again?But Cinderella 33 the little boy. She immediately began walking in his direction. 34 but firmly inching thro

50、ugh the crowd of children，she became 35 She walked quickly across the floor，bent down and placed a 36 on his face.“I thought you would 37 the story，”Kenny told me.I did.It 38 me of the one you and I had heard of before.The names are 39 ，but isnt the story almost the same？In both cases a gift was giv

51、en.In both cases love was 40 In both cases the lovely one performed a gesture beyond words.【语篇解读】迪士尼乐园的成功就在于它给每个参观的孩子都留下了难忘的一幕！那个优雅大方、超凡脱俗的灰姑娘更是给孩子们留下了深刻的印象！在迪士尼乐园里，同样的故事每天都在上演：那送出的吻，那分享的爱一个可爱的姑娘通过动作诠释了语言无法表达的内涵！21A.alwaysBoftenCeverDneverD根据上文“My friend Kenny and his family had just returned from D

52、isney World.”我的朋友Kenny和他的家人刚从迪士尼乐园回来，后句Kenny说的话“我想让你也知道。”可见他很激动，因此他永远不会忘记那个情景，never永远不。故选D。22A.outsideBinsideCbesideDbehindB根据下文“It was packed with kids and parents.”可知，他和他的家人应该是在灰姑娘城堡的里面。inside里面。故选B。23A.sideBstepCwallDstopA后句说“If it had been a boat，the castle would have tipped over.”如果城堡是一艘船的话则会翻船

53、，可知所有的孩子都向一边跑去。side边。故选A。24A.leftBstartedCenteredDdisappearedC根据下一段Kenny说她是个美丽的年轻姑娘，可以推测出应该是灰姑娘进来了。enter进入。故选C。25A.in lengthBin placeCin peaceDin advanceB根据上文“Kenny said she was a beautiful young girl”可知，each hair in place是形容灰姑娘头发齐整。in place在适当的位置。故选B。26A.studentsBgirlsCparentsDkidsD第二段提到“It was pac

54、ked with kids and parents.”同时后文提到每一个都想摸一摸灰姑娘，根据这个行为可知，此处应该是灰姑娘站在一群孩子中间。kids孩子们。故选D。27A.turnedBwhisperedCjumpedDshookA根据后句说Kenny看向了城堡的另一边可以推测他先是转过身来。turn转身。故选A。28A.nameBappearanceCageDmindC由前文“There was a boy who might be seven or eight years old.”那个男孩可能是七岁或八岁，可知，由于他的身高，他的年龄不确定。age年龄。故选C。29A.thinking

55、BwatchingClisteningDsearchingB根据后文说这个男孩拉着哥哥的手，渴望和其他孩子一起，可推测他应该是静静地看着眼前的情景。watch观看。故选B。30A.strangeBstupidChumorousDobviousD由于前文已经将小男孩渴望的情感和表现描写得十分具体，因此应该是很明显可以看出他想和其他孩子们在一起。obvious明显的。故选D。31A.longedBfailedCregrettedDpretendedA前句已经交代他想和其他孩子一起，因此他是渴望站在孩子们中间，伸手去触摸灰姑娘。long渴望。故选A。32A.pleasureBangerCfearDa

56、musementC前文提到他想去但是没有去，而后句又提到“Fear of being laughed at again？”，故此处应与fear相照应。故选C。33A.protectedBnoticedCsupportedDsavedB后文说灰姑娘朝着小男孩走去，可以推断灰姑娘一定先是注意到了男孩。notice注意到。故选B。34A.RudelyBHardlyCRelaxedlyDPolitelyD由前文得知灰姑娘被许多小孩围着肯定不能轻松地越过人群，同时灰姑娘也不会粗鲁地对待孩子，因此是礼貌却又坚定地从孩子们之间挤过去。politely礼貌地。故选D。35A.tiredBbusyCfreeDa

57、stonishedC根据上文“but firmly inching through the crowd of children”可知，灰姑娘自由了。free自由的。故选C。36A.kissBhandCgiftDtouchA根据后面所接的搭配“on his face”，在他脸上能留下的应该是一个吻。kiss亲吻。故选A。37A.catchBappreciateCfollowDinspireB根据前文得知Kenny讲述了一个温暖的故事，而且说给我听肯定是希望我会喜欢这个故事。appreciate喜欢，欣赏。故选B。38A.warnedBinformedCremindedDcheatedC根据前文可

58、知，它使我想起我以前听过的一个故事。remind sb.of sth.意为“使某人想起某事”。故选C。39A.differentBimportantCnecessaryDuniqueA根据后文说难道故事情节不是一样的吗？可知此处名字应该是不一样，与后文出现的same相呼应。different不同的。故选A。40A.separatedBdividedCexpandedDsharedD根据前文说在两个故事中，都有礼物被送出，因此应该是都有爱被分享(share)。故选D。.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Keeping a diary in English is an 41._(e

59、ffect) way to improve our English writing ability.42_ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 43._(little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of 44._(think) in English. If we persist in this practice，45._(gradual) well learn how to express ourselves in English. In keepi

60、ng a diary in English, we certainly run up against many 46._(difficulty). In the first place，47._often happens that we have trouble finding proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic (地道的) ways of saying things in Chinese.And it is extremely hard for

61、us 48._(put) them into English properly.As far as Im concerned, my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a ChineseEnglish dictionary 49._easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our Englis

62、h teacher for help，if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for 50._development of our writing skills.【语篇解读】本文是议论文。作者认为用英语写日记是提高英语写作能力的有效方法并列举了这种方法的优势。41effective所填词修饰名词way，表示“有效的方法”，故填effective。42Compared分析句子结构可知，compare的逻辑主语是it，两者之间为被动关系，句中已有谓语动词，故此处填com

63、pared作状语。注意首字母大写。43lessand连接两个并列成分，由shorter可知，此处应填little的比较级less。44thinking在介词of后，故用thinking。45gradually修饰整个句子，作状语，故用副词。46difficulties根据所填词前的many可知，此处应填difficulties。difficulty作“难题，难事”讲时是可数名词。47it分析句子结构可知，此处真正的主语是that引导的从句，从句中缺少作形式主语的it，故此处填it。48to put“It is形容词for sb.to do sth.”表示“做某事对某人来说是的”，是固定句式。4

64、9withinwithin reach意为“在手边”，为固定搭配。50the此处特指“写作技巧的提高”，故用the。.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)The“only child”policy has been changed in our country.It is possible that some of us may have a brother and sister.In a survey about the acceptance of a sibling，most of my classmate say yes.They are very glad to have a

65、 companion at home，with which they will no longer feel lonely.Beside，they can learn to offer help to others.However，the few who say no is afraid that their parents would love them less whether they had a sibling.As for me，there be a younger brother and sister at home，I will be very happy.For one thi

66、ng，a little child is a great fun and I can play with him or her cheerful.For another，I will have an intimate friend to share my life.How nice it is to grow up with a sibling!答案The“only child”policy has been changed in our country.It is possible that some of us may have a brother sister.In a survey a

67、bout the acceptance of a sibling，most of my say yes.They are very glad to have a companion at home，with they will no longer feel lonely.，they can learn to offer help to others.However，the few who say no afraid that their parents would love them less they had a sibling.As for me，there a younger broth

68、er and sister at home，I will be very happy.For one thing，a little child is great fun and I can play with him or her .For another，I will have an intimate friend to share my life How nice it is to grow up with a sibling!.书面表达(满分25分)请根据下面表格所提供的信息，以“A Robot”为题写一篇100词左右的文章，介绍2016年太阳公司推出的最新款机器人Sunny。名称Sun

69、ny(Sun公司研制)外形1.2米高的可爱男孩功能烹饪各种美食，打扫房间，根据主人心情播放音乐、影视节目，安排工作计划价格800元使用能源太阳能 【参考范文】A RobotSunny is the latest robot invented by Sun Company in 2016.Im sure you will like it as soon as you see it.Because it looks like a lovely boy who is only 1.2 meters tall.Sunny has many excellent functions.First，it is

70、 good at doing housework.Not only can it prepare all kinds of delicious food for you，but it can keep your house clean and tidy.Second，it is a perfect assistant.It may play suitable music or movies stored in its inner computer according to the owners moods.Your job schedule can also be arranged properly by it. There is also another surprise for you.The price of the clever robot is only 800 yuan.Besides, its solar energy system will save a lot of money for you.