2020-2021学年高中英语 单元综合测评2（含解析）牛津译林版选修9.doc

1、单元综合测评(二).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)AHere are the comments on CRI (China Radio International) given by people from different countries on the Internet. PeopleCommentsYingtian Hu，Guang zhou, ChinaThis is the first time that I have participated in CRI. And I like it very much. I hope its website will

2、 become the most excellent one with the foreign languages. And I choose the important news which I think has a great influence on our society and our lives. In the end, I hope that more and more persons join in CRI and make it perfect！SujanParajuli，Select city， NepalI am both a regular listener of C

3、RI and visitor of its wonderful website. First of all, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to CRI for its great efforts to keep the listeners uptodate during the year 2008. We, the listeners, are greatly grateful to CRI for its praiseworthy efforts to quench the thirst of its dear listeners.

4、During the year 2008, I found all of your programs quite interesting, informative and educational.Once again, thanks a lot for offering lots of information, news, entertainment and many items which have indeed broaden the horizons of our knowledge and understanding as well.Ibrahim Rustamov，Tajikista

5、nWith CRI, I was impressed by Chinas rapid development in all spheres. But I felt so sorry to get to know about the snowstorms in China and Wenchuan earthquake. CRI and CCTV play a great role in introducing China to the world! Kudos! My friends and I wish CRI all the best！Mike Thatcher, LondonMy fam

6、ily and I are all keen on Chinese culture, especially the beautiful Chinese folk music. Various interesting programs by CRI just open a window for us foreigners, through which we can know more about China and have a better understanding of the Chinese culture. Best wishes to CRI! Best wishes to Chin

7、a！【语篇解读】本文主要选取了不同国家的人们对中国国际广播电台节目的评论和喜爱。1Which of the following benefits of CRI is NOT mentioned above?ACRI helps to keep its listeners uptodate.BCRI helps its listeners to better understand China.CCRI helps its listeners to practice and improve foreign languages.DCRI helps its listeners broaden the

8、ir knowledge with its rich contents.【解析】推理判断题。根据表格部分的Comments可知。A、B、D都在文中讲述了，故选C。【答案】C2The underlined phrase “quench the thirst” refers to “_”Asatisfy ones needBsupply drinksCtake care of Dkeep in touch with【解析】词义猜测题。根据SujanParajuli，Select city, Nepal部分的Comments中“We, the listeners, are greatly grate

9、ful to CRI for its praiseworthy efforts to quench the thirst of its dear listeners.”可知该节目满足了听者的需要，故选A。【答案】A3What can be concluded from the four comments?ACRI has a great influence on our society and lives.BWonderful though CRI is, there are still many weaknesses.CCRI plays an important role in intro

10、ducing the world to China.DCRI has made great efforts to make itself better and gained popularity.【解析】推理判断题。根据表格中的评论可知该节目让听者更好地理解它，并赢得大家的欢迎，故选D。【答案】DBAs more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing.In fact, half of

11、 the 6，0007，000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century，according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizationsUNESCO and National Geographic amo

12、ng themhave for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Center, Yale University，who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently published book，A Grammar of T

13、hangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living，working, and raising a family in a village in Nepal.Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditi

14、ons across the Himalayan reaches of India, Nepal，Bhutan，and China. But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materialsincluding photographs, films, tape recordings，and field noteswhic

15、h had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.Now，through the two organizations that he has foundedthe Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature ProjectTurin has started a campaign to make such documents, found in libraries and stores around the world, available

16、 not just to scholars but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected. Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet, Turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.【语篇解读】本文是说明文，题材为社会文化类。世界上很

17、多语言在慢慢消失，为了拯救这些使用人数少的语言很多学者开始了营救工程。本文介绍了一位正在为之奋斗的学者，他到底为此在做着什么呢？4Many scholars are making efforts to _Apromote global languagesBrescue disappearing languagesCsearch for language communitiesDset up language research organizations【解析】事实细节题。根据第二段第一句中“In an effort to prevent language loss，scholars.docum

18、enting dying languages.”可知答案为B项。【答案】B5What does “that tradition” in Paragraph 3 refer to?AHaving full records of the languages.BWriting books on language teaching.CTelling stories about language users.DLiving with the native speakers.【解析】词义猜测题。根据第二段最后的“documenting dying languages”可以推断出Mark Turin教授也加

19、入到了拯救正在消失的语言的行列中，他想把这些语言全部记录下来，所以答案为A项。【答案】A6What is Turins book based on?AThe cultural studies in India.BThe documents available at Yale.CHis language research in Bhutan.DHis personal experience in Nepal.【解析】事实细节题。根据第三段最后一句话中的“.grows out of his experience living，working，and raising a family in a vi

20、llage in Nepal.”可知Turin的这本书是以自己在尼泊尔一个村庄的生活经历为基础写出来的，所以答案为D项。【答案】D7Which of the following best describes Turins work?AWrite，sell and donate.BRecord，repair and reward.CCollect，protect and reconnect.DDesign，experiment and report.【解析】事实细节题。根据最后一段的“from whom the materials were originally collected”和“the

21、endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities”可知答案为C项。【答案】CCThe Boy Made It!One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area.Unable to see far, he

22、accidentally turned off the path.Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone! He didnt have food, water, a phone, or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute.Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to panic. He thought about all of the survival shows he had watched on TV. It w

23、as time to put the tips he had learned to use.He decided to stop skiing. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put. The first thing he did was to find shelter from the freezing wind and snow. If he didnt, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him.U

24、sing his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could.By that evening, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his

25、 body wouldnt lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he could he huddled (蜷缩) in his cave and slept.The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he couldnt find anyone. He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without

26、 shelter, he could die that night. On Tuesday, Nicholas went out again to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. After two days stuck in the snow, Nicholas was saved.Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV. He had often watched G

27、rylls survival show Man vs. Wild. Thats where he learned the tips that saved his life. In each episode (一期节目) of Man vs. Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out.When Grylls heard about Nicholas amazing deeds, he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew

28、 better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲的是一个名叫Nicholas的少年在暴风雪中迷路，但他不畏艰难，利用在电视中学到的野外生存知识成功获救的故事。一起来看看他是怎么做的吧！8What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon?AHe got lost. BHe broke his skis.CHe hurt his eyes. DHe caught a cold.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Before he knew

29、 it, Nicholas was lost, all alone！”可知答案为A。B、C、D三项均与文意不符。【答案】A9How did Nicholas keep himself warm?AHe found a shelter.BHe lighted some branches.CHe kept on skiing.DHe built a snow cave.【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Using his skis，Nicholas built a snow cave. to stay as warm as he could.”可知答案为D。A项只是Nicholas当时要做的第一

30、件事情；第四段中提到“Then he piled branches on top of himself”，而并未提及B项中的lighted some branches；C项与第三段首句“He decided to stop skiing.”意思相反。【答案】D10On Tuesday, Nicholas_Areturned to his shelter safelyBwas saved by a searcherCgot stuck in the snowDstayed where he was【解析】细节理解题。根据第六段中的“On Tuesday, Nicholas went out ag

31、ain to find help. when a volunteer searcher found him.”可知答案为B。A项是发生在The next day(即on Monday)那天的事情；由第一段可知，Nicholas被困在雪中是on Sunday，而不是on Tuesday，故排除C项；D项与第六段中的“He had walked for about a mile when.”不符。【答案】B11Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because he _Adid the right things in the dangerous

32、situationBwatched Grylls TV program regularlyCcreated some tips for survivalDwas very hardworking【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“.he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.”可推断出，Grylls想表达的是这个少年能在如此艰难的情况下成功逃生，确实令人佩服，A选项正好能表达此意思。B、

33、C、D三项均不是Nicholas给Grylls留下深刻印象的原因。【答案】ADPoet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours(绕行路)in life than by the narrow road toward goals. I like this image. But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.For years we made the long drive from our h

34、ome in Seattle to my parents home in Boise in nine hours. We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement(限制)and have strong opinions about everything.Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast

35、, stopping only when I had to. We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired. But then Banner, our lamb was born. He was rejected by his mama days before our planned trip to Boise. I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me. My husband made the decision for me.That is how

36、 I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through. We took the country roads out of necessity. We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him. The kids chased him and one another. Theyd get back in the car breathl

37、ess and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waisthigh grass. Even if we simply looked out of the car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway. Here was lif

38、e. And new horizons.We eventually arrived at my parents doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories. I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique. On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling. I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them

39、to meet me up ahead. I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight. But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the b

40、est part of a journeyand the best part of yourself.【语篇解读】文章讲述了作者带着小羊羔Banner去父母家的绕道旅行，发现绕道旅行非常有意思，由此而产生了一些感悟。12Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents home?AIt was less time.BIt would be faster and safer.CHer kids would feel less confined.DShe felt better with other drivers nearby.【解析】

41、细节理解题。根据第二段“We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road”(我们行驶在大多数人走的最快、最短、最便捷的公路上)，可知作者选择这条路是因为它的快速与安全。【答案】B13What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6?AFreeways are where beauty hides.BGetting close to nature adds to the joy of life.CEnjoying t

42、he beauty of nature benefits ones health.DOne should follow side roads to watch wild animals.【解析】细节理解题。根据第六段中的“it was better than the best ride down the freeway”和最后一段均说明作者很开心，这段旅程是生活中最美好的(best)。故答案为B。【答案】B14Why did the author ask the kids to get out of the car on their way back home?ATo give herself

43、 some time to read.BTo order some food for them.CTo play a game with them.DTo let them cool down.【解析】细节理解题。根据第八段第二句“On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling.I stopped the car, ordered all kids out”(在一个空旷的区域，孩子们开始争吵，我于是停下车，让他们都下车)，可以看出，“孩子们吵架”是停车的原因。因此选D(让他们冷静下来)。【答案】D15What could be

44、the best title for the passage?ACharm of the DetourBThe Road to BraveryCCreativity out of NecessityDRoad trip and Country Life【解析】主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“we are defined more by the detours (绕行路) in life than by the narrow road toward goals. I like this image.”和最后一段说明绕道的魅力。【答案】A.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)_16_

45、 Besides, in topgrade restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated

46、 to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks youre in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dis

47、hes. _17_ If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all._18_ In formal dinners, there are always“public”chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use t

48、heir own chopsticks. _19_ It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate. People in China tend to overorder food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. _20_ Or you will always overeat!AThis is a sign of genuine friendship and pol

49、iteness. BChinese food contains much less calorie. CSoup then will be served to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings.DWhen you have had enough, just say so. EOf course, the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but thats on

50、ly superficial.FSome Chinese people are so hospitable that they use their own chopsticks to put food into the plates of their guests. GPerhaps one of the things that surprises a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests.【答案】1620ECGAD.完形填空

51、(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)Once upon a time when Qin Shi Huang was emperor in China, there was a beautiful young woman whose name was Meng Jiangn. She married a man _21_ Wan Xiliang, who she loved so deeply. Not long after their _22_， soldiers took Wan Xiliang away to work on the Great Wall，_23_ the emperor

52、 had ordered to build. Meng Jiangn was very _24_ and very worried about her husband. “It is very cold in the north，” she thought. “I _25_ make some warm clothes for my husband.”When the _26_ were finished, Meng Jiangn started her journey and after a long and hard time she came to the Great Wall.Afte

53、r a long _27_， she found her efforts in vain. Then she turned to others for advice, and _28_， she found the captain in charge of the program.“I am very sorry，” said the captain of the _29_.“Your husband is dead since part of the wall _30_ him.”Meng Jiangn cried and cried. The emperor, who was visiti

54、ng at the time, saw her. _31_ her face was dirty and her eyes were red, she still looked so beautiful that the emperor was _32_ by her appearance.“Come and live in my palace，” said Qin Shi Huang.“First you must give my husband a great _33_，” said Meng Jiangn. And so the emperor did as she asked.“Now

55、 you must come with me，” said Qin Shi Huang after the funeral. But Meng Jiangn _34_ into the river. She turned into a beautiful silver fish and swam away _35_ the emperors soldiers could catch her.【语篇解读】本文讲了孟姜女的故事。21A.naming BcallingCcalled Dnames【解析】动词辨析。A命名；B叫作；C被叫作；D名字。此处应用过去分词作定语，故选C。【答案】C22A.di

56、vorce BmeetingCmarriage Dleaving【解析】名词辨析。A离婚；B遇到，碰见；C婚姻；D离开。根据句意应是结婚后不久，故选C。【答案】C23A.which BthatCwhere Dwhat【解析】定语从句。先行词为the Great Wall，定语从句中缺少build的宾语，又是非限制性定语从句。故选A。【答案】A24A.excited BsadCpuzzled Dfrustrated【解析】形容词辨析。A感到激动的，兴奋的；B悲伤的；C疑惑的；D受到挫折的，心碎的。根据句意选B。【答案】B25A.must BneedCshould Dcan【解析】情态动词辨析。根

57、据上文，天冷了，作为妻子的孟姜女应是认为自己必须做些暖和的衣服送给北方做工的丈夫。A必须；B需要；C应该；D能。故选A。【答案】A26A.clothing BclothesCcloth Dcoat【解析】名词辨析。A衣服(总称)；B衣服；C布料；D大衣。根据前文的clothes判断选B。【答案】B27A.search BresearchCfight Dvisiting【解析】名词辨析。A寻找；B研究；C战斗；D访问。根据上下文应是经过漫长的寻找之后。故应选A。【答案】A28A.actually BeventuallyCgradually Dbasically【解析】副词辨析。句意：她终于找到负

58、责这个项目的队长。A实际上；B终于；C渐渐地；D基本上。故选B。【答案】B29A.visitors BhusbandCsoldiers Demperors【解析】名词辨析。A参观者；B丈夫；C士兵；D皇帝。根据前文应是士兵的队长。故选C。【答案】C30A.fell off Bfell downCfell in Dfell on【解析】动词短语辨析。A掉落；B落下；C落进；D落到某人身上。根据下文可知应是城墙的某个部分砸到万喜良的身上。故选D。【答案】D31A.Even though BAs thoughCEven so DAs for【解析】连词辨析。句意：即使她脸脏眼红，她仍然看起来如此漂亮

59、以至于皇帝被她的美貌吸引。A即使；B好像；C甚至这样；D至于。故选A。【答案】A32A.attacked BattractedCattached Dassumed【解析】动词辨析。 A袭击；B吸引；C黏住；D假定。根据题意选B。【答案】B33A.reward BmarriageCfuneral Daward【解析】名词辨析。A报酬；B婚姻；C葬礼；D奖赏。根据前文孟姜女的丈夫已经去世，故给他举行葬礼，故选C。【答案】C34A.walked BranCdived Djumped【解析】动词辨析。A步行；B跑；C潜水；D跳。根据空后的river判断选D。【答案】D35A.after Bbefore

60、Cif Duntil【解析】句意：皇帝的士兵们还没有来得及抓住她，她就变成银鱼游走了。A在以后；B未来得及，在之前，才；C如果；D直到才。故选B。【答案】B.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Our grandparents seem to have magic powers sometimes. Give them a Chinese lunar calendar 36._ they will know what the weather will be like days or even months later.Whats the secret? They are foll

61、owing the 24 Solar Terms (节气)，37._ were added on Nov. 30 to the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (人类非物质文化遗产) by the United Nations(UN). It is a knowledge system and social practice 38._ (form) through peoples observations of the suns annual movements and its influence on the climate.

62、The 24 Solar Terms 39._(come) into being during the Qin and Han 40._ (dynasty). At that time, most Chinese people made their living on farms, so weather changes were 41._ (extreme)important for them. But of course, they had no satellite，Internet or weather broadcast 42._( help ) them.43._ these diff

63、iculties，they managed to work out 24 Solar Terms by studying the suns movement and also 44._(pay) attention to other natural changes such as air temperature, water and crop growth.It is honored as Chinas 45._(five) great invention, after papermaking, printing, the compass and gunpowder. Now, it is s

64、till widely used in daily life even in the age of technology-based modern farming.【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。中国的二十四节气被收录到了人类非物质文化遗产名录中。文章介绍了二十四节气的由来和重要性。36and此处为“祈使句and陈述句”结构。37whichwhich引导非限制性定语从句，在定语从句中作主语，指代先行词the 24 Solar Terms(节气)。38formed此处应使用非谓语动词作定语，修饰a knowledge system and social practice，a knowledge sy

65、stem and social practice和form是被动关系，故填formed。39came根据during the Qin and Han可知，此处用一般过去时。40dynastiesdynasty是可数名词，因为是秦朝和汉朝两个朝代，故用复数形式。41extremely修饰形容词important，应用副词，故填extremely。42to help此处应用动词不定式作定语。43Despite这里需要介词且表示让步，故填Despite。44paying此处和studying并列，作by的宾语，故填paying。45fifth它被誉为中国第五大发明。此处应使用序数词，故填fifth。

66、.应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李芳，你的美国好友Jane数学学得不好，对自己失去了信心，产生了厌学情绪。请你给她发一封电子邮件开导她，要点如下：1没有必要过于伤心；2要振作起来，尽量减少焦虑心理；3和老师交流有助于你改善情绪；4探索适合自己的有效学习方式。注意：1词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Jane，_Yours，Li Fang【参考范文】Dear Jane，I am sorry to hear that you didnt do well in maths and have lost interest in schoolwork. In my opinion

67、, maths is difficult for most students, so there is no need to feel too bad. At this moment, you should cheer up and find ways to reduce your anxiety. If you can talk to the teachers who you respect most, they may give you some practical advice that helps you to improve. Probably its time for you to

68、 explore a new learning method which is better and more suitable for you.Anyway, I hope you can rebuild your selfconfidence soon!Yours，Li Fang.概要写作(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。A survey of more than 2，000 people living in the UK has found that those with a higher IQ are more likely to live a long

69、er life.Researchers analysed data from the Scottish Mental Surveysin which almost every 11yearold in Scotland was given the same IQ test on the same day in 1932and tracked the participants lives up to when they passed away.Even when factors such as economic status and employment level were accounted

70、 for，the smarter kids ended up living longer than those with lower IQs.These results relate to several previous studies that have found a link between IQ and mortality(死亡率) when other factors were left out.We dont yet understand why this is the case，but there are some interesting hypotheses(假设)：one

71、is that intelligent people are more likely to strap themselves(系上安全带) in while driving，choose to eat a healthy diet，avoid smoking，and exercise more often.Whalley and Deary found that those with a higher IQ were more likely to quit smoking after its negative health effects were published in the 1950s

72、.In other words，smart people might just be better at avoiding things that are going to kill them.Another hypothesis is that a high IQ is a symbol of a strong constitution and a body thats going to lastits essentially a symbol rather than a cause，some scientists believe.One study published in 2005 fo

73、und that better reaction times specifically helped people live longerso a high IQ is possibly an sign of an efficient nervous system，rather than being itself a cause of longer life，the researchers proposed.Its a complicated area of science，particularly as an IQ score doesnt necessarily directly repr

74、esent intelligence，and can be affected by social class，education standards，and other cultural factors.Nevertheless，the link is thereand researchers are still trying to find out why._【参考范文】According to a new research，human beings mortality is related to IQ.The higher ones IQ is，the more likely he is

75、to live longer.(要点1)Some people suppose the reason why it came up is that intelligent people can control themselves better in face of health crises，(要点2)while others think that a higher IQ is a symbol of having a strong and healthy body.(要点3)Anyhow，the connection is guaranteed and scientists is trying to discover the causes.(要点4)