河北省邢台市高中英语Unit1Greatscientists单元检测卷新人教版.docx

Unit 1 Great scientists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）AWhen Julie Jones and Caroline Atkin were schoolgirls, they promised to be best friends for ever. Years later, Caroline died from a brain tumor at the age of 45, leaving five children. In her last weeks, she asked Julie to raise the children as her own. Julie, a single mother of three with a small income, didnt hesitate. “I held her in my arms and said Youll be OK, but I knew I was losing her.” She says. “The hospital rang me and I rushed there, but Caroline had just gone,” she says. “I went to her house. The children arrived home from school in a taxi and I gathered them in my arms and said: Mommy has gone to Heaven.” “Michael, who was 11, left the room. Kieran, ten, sat in great surprise; James, nine, broke down; while Emma, seven, and Chantelle, five uneasy. I brought them home.” Julie, mother of Adam, 20, Peter, 19, and 14-year-old Christian, moved the table from her dining room to turn it into an extra bedroom for the girls. She says “I put a tent up in the garden, and the children took turns to camp outside. We turned into a game. The children were terribly hurt by losing both their parents. But now, despite our lack of space and money, we have become one happy family.” The table in the kitchen is so small that Julie had to cook Christmas dinner in two sittings. Her eldest son has left for university and his bedroom is used by the younger boys. Julie had to work 50 hours a week and runs the home on her salary. “The children arent quiet anymore. The house is filled with screams and shouts and laughter.” she says. “They say Julie, you make us so happy, but the truth is that theyre the ones who make me happy. Im not extraordinary. Im just a mum.”1. What can we know about Julie from the text?A. She had lived a rich life before the adoption.B. She promised to adopt Carolines children as a schoolgirl.C. She blamed Carolines husband for taking no responsibility.D. She had to work very hard to support the large family.2. Which one is NOT what Julie did to support the large family?A. Using the dining room as a bedroom.B. Putting a tent up in the garden.C. Persuading her eldest son to leave for university.D. Cooking Christmas dinner in two sittings.3. From the last paragraph, we can know that Julie is _ .A. annoyed B. tired C. modest D. energetic4. What would be the best title for the text?A. A mother to five orphans B. Five lucky childrenC. Carolines death D. Troubles of raising childrenBChristopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness and even death. And if that werent bad enough, he had no health insurance.After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided hed better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created diabeticrockstar. com, a free online community for diabetics and their loved onesa place where over 1100 people share personal stories, information and resources.Jason Swenckis son, Kody, was diagnosed with diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online childrens forums (论坛) together most evenings. “Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over,” says Swencki, one of the sites volunteers. “They know what hes going through, so he doesnt feel lonely.”Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages.These days, Thomass main focus is his charity (慈善机构)，Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people 225 to datewho cant afford a diabetics huge expenses. Fight-it. org has raised $23,000 in products and in cash. In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean.Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. “Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure,” says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstars original members. “But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now.”5. Which of the following is TRUE of Christopher Thomas?A He needs to go to the doctor every dayB He studies the leading cause of diabetes. C He has a positive attitude to his disease. D He encourages diabetics by writing articles.6. Diabeticrockstar. com was created for _.A diabetics to communicateB volunteers to find jobsC children to amuse themselvesD rock stars to share resources7. What can we learn about Fight It? A It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties.B It organizes parties for volunteers once a year.C It offers less expensive medicines to diabetics.D It owns a well-known medical website.CHappy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do. Birthdays celebrate the day we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturityor so we hope. We all like to imagine that were getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle of growth in others, as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old? Thats a different story.Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented American culture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, “Youre as young as you feel.” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old. People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom. But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart”.Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden. Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by. Retirement at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care and housing. Some even experience age discrimination (歧视). In 1987, American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets. She was often treated rudelyeven cheated and robbed. However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast. Why? People are living together. Fewer babies are being born. And middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the groups of the elderly. America may soon be a place where wrinkles (皱纹) are “in”. Marketing experts are already noticing this group of consumers (消费者).8. The main idea of the third paragraph is_. A. the golden years can make the old earn lots of money B. many old people in America are leading a hard life C. the old in America have to retire at the age of 65 D. American social security benefits are not good9. From the last paragraph we know that the underlined word “in” can be replaced by_. A. seriousB. bad C. disappearing slowlyD. growing fast10. From this passage we can know_. A. in America, growing up is not a wonderful process B. in America, growing up is as wonderful a process as growing old C. in America, growing up is a wonderful process, while growing old is not D. in America, growing old is a wonderful process, while growing up is not11. What should be mentioned in the following paragraph? A. The public will change their attitude towards old people. B. People will provide more services to the old in their communities. C. Companies will soon produce more goods for old Americans. D. The government will pass laws to ensure the benefits of the people.DTo many web-building spiders, most of whom are nearly blind, the web is their essential window on the world: their means of communicating, capturing prey (猎物), meeting mates and protecting themselves. A web-building spider without its web is like a man cast away on an island of solid rock, totally out of touch and destined to starve to death. So important is the web to an orb-web spiders survival that the animal will continue to construct new webs daily even if it is being starved. For 16 days the starving spider builds completely normal webs. Then, as the animal gets scrawnier (憔悴的), it constructs a wider-meshed web using fewer strands (线). Such webs would only trap larger prey, which is more economical from the perspective of a starving spider. The spider stores energy by recycling web protein. It simply eats its own web each evening and re-uses it to produce new silk. In studies with radioactively labeled materials, it was found that 95 percent of web protein reappears in the next days web. Most of the energy needed for web-building is used in walking over the strands as they are laid down. Scientists are impressed by the adaptability（适应能力） of the spiders highly preprogrammed brain, which is larger for its size than the brain of any other invertebrate (无脊椎动物). If web-building is interrupted, or if some of the existing strands are destroyed, the spider simply goes back to see where the web is left off and then finished building a normal web. One spider will even finish building the incomplete web of another. 12. What is probably the best title for the passage?A. Secrets of Spiders AdaptabilityB. Importance of Webs to SpidersC. Secrets of the Spiders Life D. Spiders Highly Preprogrammed Brain 13. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Web-building spiders have good eyesight.B. One web-building spider usually conducts one web.C. Most spiders will stop conducting webs when hungry.D. Web-building spiders will probably die without their webs.14. A spider conducts a wider-meshed web when _. A. it is 16 days oldB. it is getting weakerC. it has fewer strandsD. it hunts for food15. A spiders ability to finish an incomplete web proves that _. A. it has a highly preprogrammed brain B. it reuses its web protein to reproduce new silk C. the web is everything for a spider D. it is able to rebuild a destroyed web 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 16 This date was the old mid-winter festival in pre-Christmas times, around the time of the longest night and the shortest day. Christmas in the 21st century has many traditions: Christmas trees, cards and presents. Shops can make about 60 percent of their years income in the three months before Christmas, so most shops get ready for it in October. 17 The first time this happened was in 1867 when Macys famous shop in New York, stayed open until midnight on Christmas Eve.By mid-December, almost every shop and street has a Christmas tree. 18 In the northern countries, winter is cold and dark and most trees are decorated with lights and colored glass balls to give people hope that spring will come.Father Christmas is known across the world with his white hair, red coat and big bag of toys. Young children are told that he lives in the north of Finland and makes toys for them. 19 On Christmas Day a traditional meal is eaten, usually a turkey and a rich, spicy cake. Some people hate Christmas. 20 They love seeing family and friends; they also love the traditions. Love it or hate it, Christmas is a time to look back over the old year and forward to the new one.A.This tradition was started by the Germans as early as 700 AD.B.Believe it or not.C.Since about 400 AD, Christmas Day has been celebrated.D.Others feel it is a magical and exciting time.E.The shopping centers are beautifully decorated and stay open late at night.F.It was really beautiful indeed.G.By tradition, he brings the toys to children at night, on the night before Christmas.第二部分 英语知识运用（满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Recently I understood the true meaning of love. The 21 was Kane, my neighbor Jolines two-year-old son. Kane was born with a physical problem on his 22 . And I witnessed the 23 that Kanes physicalshortcomingshad on his family. I also witnessed muchmore thanthat. I saw a 24 family that embraced (拥抱) this special child. A family that wouldnt allow Kane to know he was 25 . Joline had constructed a small cart just a few inchesoffthe floor for his son to 26 . Kane used his hands to move about, and the cart 27 him to “go to” any place just as everyone else was able to do. Kane was not just a member of the family, but the 28 of the family.With a wide smile, it was easy to see that even at the age of two, Kane liked to 29 with people very much. With wisdom of an individual, this boy even 30 the most complex of human emotions. Later I came to 31 that this child was sent to help some of us who werent just getting whatlovewas all about. Kane demanded attention, 32 not because of his mobility (移动能力) challenges or other apparent shortcomings. In his mind, he had no 33 or shortcomings. The 34 was that he receivedattentionbecause he was alive and real and had so much to offer.Kane 35 me in a deep way. His ability to refuse to be different has 36 me. Kane was and is 37 lots of warm and powerful energy to me. From him and his family I learnt the 38 : love surpasses (超越) all things. I can only imagine that as the parent of a child like Kane one might be filled with 39 . But I believe that having a child like Kane is actually a(n) 40 . The parents of such special babies are angels too, just as the babies are.21. A problemB reasonC matterD pressure22. A handsB eyesC legsD arms23. A effectB commentC demandD look24. A similarB wonderfulC practicalD fair25. A irregularB difficultC differentD terrible26. A go aheadB speed upC turn outD get around27. A invitedB allowedC advisedD caused28. A symbolB signalC centerD mark29. A communicateB compareC agreeD compete30. A remindedB understood C discoveredD trusted31. A recognizeB experienceC imagineD realize32. A andB orC butD as33. A challengesB expectationsCpromisesD chances34. A goalB resultC possibilityD truth35. A touchedB stoppedC caughtD kept36. A puzzledB shockedC amusedD inspired37. A evenB yetC stillD almost38. A lessonB subjectC noticeD skill39. A excitementB determinationC angerD anxiety40. A abilityB advantageC problemD exception第三部分 英语知识运用 第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Helen and I usually meet in a supermarket caf. We usually arrive some time in the last hour 41 the caf closes. Then the service is not as good, with the staff far more concerned about tidying up so that they can get away 42 (quick). Yesterday evening there was one young guy behind the counter. Even though he had lots of things to do, he took the time 43 (talk) and made sure we had everything we wanted. So we decided to leave him 44 tip. I left the cash among the plates and told him how much we 45 (enjoy) the meal. He seemed genuinely pleased. But a couple of seconds later he rushed after me with the cash. I told him it was 46 . He said they werent allowed to take tips and then he 47 (apology). Then I realized he was trying to do the right thing. 48 (see) me hesitate, he said, “You could put it into the charity box over there if you like.” It was really nice to meet the young man in the caf, 49 was so helpful, honest and considerate. Not only did he do a good job, but he helped some poor children 50 the tip he should have had!第三部分 写作 （共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Nowadays, the computer technology develops very fast that the Internet has become more and more popular. Some students regarded it as a gre