2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 1 Laughter is good for you 单元过关检测（一） 牛津译林版选修6

1 单元过关检测单元过关检测 一一 时间 100 分钟 满分 120 分 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 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的 a b c 和 d 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 a a driving on up to yosemite with my family was exciting but nerve racking 令 人紧张的 i had never been to such an amazing national park before yet i wasn t the most athletic person so i knew that i couldn t stick through all the hiking up and down it actually ended up being a fun and adventurous experience the ride there was definitely long but worth it as i woke up from my nap i saw the beautiful scenery of the tall mountains and beautiful streams the trails were made nicely for visitors the waterfalls were breathtaking climbing up rocks was one of my favorite parts even though i fell a couple of times i still had a lot of fun the fact that my family and i spent so much time together all trying to find out which route to take and what views to watch really brought us closer together the great thing about nature is that it s just you the views and the people around you there s nothing to bother you and it s the best way to relax and enjoy yourself yosemite has 5 of the world s highest waterfalls and about 300 lakes the structure of each mountain is incredible it s formed in ways that almost take your breath away some of them are of a deep dark color with waterfalls forming some are formed with spots of green peeking 窥探 out it s definitely something you wouldn t want to miss yosemite isn t the only great national park but based on my experience i highly recommend going out and enjoying nature with family and friends it s a great time to bond laugh and take in what mother nature offers 解题导语 本文是一篇记叙文 作者通过讲述自己和家人一起自驾游览 yosemite 公园的经历 建议人们多去户外亲近大自然 1 the author writes the first paragraph mainly to a introduce the topic of this passage b offer an example to us c tell us his future plan for hiking 2 d describe a national park a a 解析 目的意图题 通读全文尤其是第一段的第一句 driving on up to yosemite with my family was exciting but nerve racking 令人紧张的 可知 文章 主要介绍了作者和家人去 yosemite 公园游玩的经历 据此可以判断 第一段旨在引出文章 主题 故 a 项正确 2 while climbing up rocks the author was a nerve racking b injured c pleased d worried c c 解析 推理判断题 根据第二段中的 climbing up rocks was one of my favorite parts even though i fell a couple of times i still had a lot of fun 可知 攀岩是作者最喜欢的项目之一 作者从中体会到了许多乐趣 c 项意为 高 兴的 符合语境 3 according to the passage yosemite a is crowded with visitors every day b is the only great national park c is worth travelling to d is nothing but a common destination c c 解析 推理判断题 根据第一段的最后一句 it actually ended up being a fun and adventurous experience 和第二段的第一句以及最后一段 yosemite isn t the only great mother nature offers 可知 去 yosemite 公园是一次快乐而冒险的经历 据此可知 yosemite 公园值得一游 4 the author suggests a keeping a good bond with other people b visiting yosemite now and then c trying to protect the environment d going out to enjoy the beauty of nature d d 解析 细节理解题 根据最后一段中的 i highly recommend going out and enjoying nature with family and friends 可知 作者建议我们到外面去欣赏大自然的 风光 故 d 项正确 b b anyone who passes regularly through busy public spaces knows that one victim of our obsession 痴迷 with digital devices such as smartphones has been small talk with our eyes focused on our smartphones fewer of us make conversation with strangers but are we missing something in this loss of 3 relaxing small talk a growing body of research suggests that small talk has surprising benefits in a study published in 2014 in the personality and social psychology bulletin researchers found that daily interactions with casual acquaintances 熟人 can contribute to day to day well being participants 参与 者 were asked to record their daily interactions with people connected to them by strong ties family and friends and weak ties acquaintances on days when participants had more weak tie interactions than usual they reported a greater sense of belonging and happiness in a study published in the journal of experimental psychology in 2014 another group of researchers looked at interactions among strangers they invited 118 commuters 通勤者 at a chicago area railway station and gave them one of three roles to start a conversation on the train to avoid any conversation and enjoy the solitude loneliness or to do whatever they normally do on their commute in surveys completed afterward those who were instructed to make conversation with strangers reported notably more positive commutes than those who rode in solitude talking with a stranger may not offer the same benefits as talking with a close friend but we underestimate 低估 its importance to us says the study s co author nicholas epley a professor of behavioral science at the university of chicago booth school of business dr epley traded in his own smartphone for an old featureless phone which has made him he says more open to wonderful short conversations with strangers people overestimate the social risks involved in small talk adds dr epley most people not only want to talk to you they ll tell you secret things they may not even tell a family member 解题导语 本文是一篇议论文 文章通过一些重要研究结果说明了闲谈的益处 5 the first study got the findings from the participants by comparing their a strong and weak tie interactions b casual and close acquaintances c private and public interactions d family members and friends a a 解析 推理判断题 细读第二段可知 这项研究通过比较参与者的 强联系 交际 4 和 弱联系 交际得出了结论 6 what did the study done on the train find out a people are likely to ride in solitude on the train b few commuters like to chat with strangers c there are three kinds of train commuters d chats with strangers bring joy to people d d 解析 细节理解题 根据第三段中的 in surveys completed afterward who rode in solitude 可知 这项研究发现 与陌生人的交谈会给人们带来愉快 7 which of the following would dr epley probably agree with a it is nicer to talk with strangers than friends b smartphones may kill small talk with strangers c people fail to realize the importance of friendship d most strangers prefer to spend time on their phones b b 解析 推理判断题 根据第四段中的 dr epley traded in his own smartphone for an old featureless phone which has made him he says more open to wonderful short conversations with strangers 可推断 epley 博士应该会认为 智能手机可能会扼杀与陌生人的闲谈 8 what does the text mainly discuss a the interactions with strangers b the loss of relaxing small talk c the influence of smartphones d the important role of small talk d d 解析 主旨大意题 通读全文可知 本文主要论述了闲谈的益处 文章的中心句为 第二段首句 a growing body of research suggests that small talk has surprising benefits c c dogsdogs drivedrive carcar auckland new zealand after two months of learning monty and porter were able to drive an automobile around a racetrack we wanted to prove how smart rescue dogs are animal behaviorist mark vette says vette first used voice commands and treats to teach the dogs how to turn a steering wheel and how to change gears 换挡 the dogs ride only accelerated up to 7 5 miles an hour and trainers could stop the auto using a remote control 5 goldengolden zebrazebra kailua kona hawaii zoe the zebra s markings are special the animal has white and golden stripes zoe s appearance resulted from a rare condition called amelanosis 黑素 缺失症 her body doesn t make enough melanin a substance in an animal s skin and hair cells that produces color only 25 other golden zebras are known to exist in the world says anngoody who runs the wildlife refuge where zoe lives in the wild life may be difficult for animals with amelanosis because predators 捕食性动物 can easily spot them but zoe is protected at her refuge cockatoocockatoo makesmakes toolstools vienna austria when figaro a cockatoo spots food lying just out of reach from his cage he builds a tiny wooden tool to sweep the tasty prize in his way the bird first revealed his talent when a stone he was playing with rolled out of his cage the cockatoo couldn t reach the stone so he flew away and returned with a small branch slipping it through the fence to slide the stone toward him wondering if he would do it again scientists placed a nut exactly where the stone had been this time figaro pulled out a small piece of wood in his cage and dragged the nut toward him 解题导语 本文是一篇说明文 主要介绍了三种令人惊讶的动物 它们是能够开 车的狗 长着金色条纹的斑马和善于制造工具的鹦鹉 9 if zoe is set free in the wild she will a meet no natural predators b not get along with other zebras c manage to make enough melanin d be easily found for her appearance d d 解析 细节理解题 根据第二部分的 the animal has white and golden stripes zoe s appearance resulted from a rare condition called amelanosis 黑素 缺失症 和 in the wild life may be difficult for animals with amelanosis because predators 捕食性动物 can easily spot them 可知 由于黑素缺失症 zoe 身上有金色和白色条纹 如果她在野外 捕食性动物很容易发现她 故 d 项正确 根据第 二部分的 zoe s appearance resulted from a rare condition called amelanosis 黑 素缺失症 her body doesn t make enough melanin 可知 c 项错误 b 项文中没有提 6 及 10 what s special about figaro a he is particular about his food b he is extremely fond of stones c he is good at drawing support from outside forces d he can tell the difference between stones and nuts c c 解析 推理判断题 根据第三部分的 when figaro a cockatoo spots food lying just out of reach from his cage he builds a tiny wooden tool to sweep the tasty prize in his way 可知 这种鹦鹉可以自制小工具 据此可以判断 这种鹦 鹉的特别之处是善于利用外部的东西来满足自己的需要 故 c 项正确 11 what is the text mainly about a amazing animals b ways to help animals c animals unique talents d tips on training animals a a 解析 主旨大意题 通读全文并根据小标题 dogsdogs drivedrive carcar goldengolden zebrazebra 和 cockatoocockatoo makesmakes toolstools 可知 本文主要讲了三种令人惊讶的动物 故选 a d d it may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech at some point in every speech every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned fortunately such moments are usually not obvious to the listeners why because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say they hear only what the speaker does say if you lose your place for a moment wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences or forget to pause at a certain point no one will be any the wiser when such moments occur don t worry about them just continue as if nothing happened even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech that doesn t really matter if you have ever listened to martin luther king s famous speech i have a dream you may notice that he stumbles over his words twice during the speech most likely however you don t remember why because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech making people care a lot about making mistakes in a speech because they regard speech making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of 7 communication they feel the listeners are like judges in an ice skating competition but in fact the listeners are not looking for a perfect performance they are looking for a well thought out speech that expresses the speaker s ideas clearly and directly sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker s attractiveness by making him more human as you work on your speech don t worry about being perfect once you free your mind of this you will find it much easier to give your speech freely 解题导语 本文说的是没有完美的演讲这种东西 在演讲时出点小错误可能会增 加演讲者的吸引力 所以不要太在乎演讲过程中出的小差错 12 the underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will a be smarter than you b do better than you c notice your mistakes d know what you are talking about c c 解析 词义猜测题 根据下一句 when such moments occur don t worry about them 可知 上文的意思是 没有人会注意到你的小差错 所以不用担心 故选 c 项 13 you don t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because a you find the way of speech making more important b you don t fully understand the speech c you don t know what the speaker plans to say d your attention is on the content d d 解析 推理判断题 根据文中第二段的 because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech making 可知 你的注意 力在演讲内容上 14 it can be inferred from the passage that a one or two mistakes in a speech may not be bad b giving a speech is like giving a performance c the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is made d the more mistake a speaker makes the more attractive he will be a a 解析 推理判断题 根据文中第二段的 sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker s attractiveness by making him more human 可知 有 时候在演讲中出现一两个错误实际上能增加演讲者的吸引力 使其更接地气 故选 a 项 8 15 what would be the best title for the passage a how to be a perfect speaker b how to make a perfect speech c don t expect mistakes in a speech d don t expect a perfect speech d d 解析 标题归纳题 本文在开头就点出了主题 it may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech 下文对这个说法进行了解释 故选 d 项 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 a motivation presentation is a presentation that attempts to change people s attitudes and behavior rather than only communicating specific information it requires the speaker to show his or her own motivation and engage 吸引住 the audience 16 given the subject it is important to make a good impression when giving a motivation presentation 17 if he stumbles 结巴 over words due to lack of preparation and doesn t convey enthusiasm about the presentation the audience will not be engaged the presentation should be as relevant to the audience as possible it s better to tailor examples to the audience s line of work for example junior staff likely won t respond too well if the whole focus is on the company s profits 18 for example the speaker needs to explain how working smarter can reduce stress the presenter shouldn t be afraid to interact 互动 with the audience 19 asking for examples and ideas during the speech will get people thinking more about the presentation and how it relates to their own lives and work 20 some may be enthusiastic while others will be more critical this is often because of the mindset people have the speaker can try to handle this by being more conversational using humor and otherwise engaging the audience in a comfortable and more casual way a in this way it feels more like an event than a lecture b there are many techniques that can achieve this goal c maybe they d rather hear how to increase their income d instead the speaker may need to concentrate on feelings 9 e the speaker should be energetic confident and enthusiastic f a good impression can really contribute to the presentation g the audience will have different attitudes to the motivation presentation 解题导语 本文是一篇说明文 主要介绍如何做激励型演讲 16 b b 解析 此空设于段尾 是一个过渡句 设空处引起下文 下文开始介绍做好激 励型演讲的一些技巧 17 e e 解析 此空设于段中 与上文存在解释关系 上文提到演讲者应该给人留下一 个好印象 设空处则解释 好印象 精力充沛的 自信的和热情的 18 d d 解析 此空设于段中 与上文存在转折关系 设空处说明演讲者要把着重点放 在听众的情感上 19 a a 解析 此空设于段中 与上文存在指代关系 设空中提到的 in this way 指代 上文提到的 interact 互动 with the audience 20 g g 解析 此空设于段首 是本段的主旨句 本段主要讲观众会对激励型演讲持不 同的态度 第二部分 语言知识运用 共两节 满分 45 分 第一节 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 a b c 和 d 四个选项中 选出可以填入空白处 的最佳选项 as a child i was afraid of everything at the age of 8 i even became 21 of getting halloween candy 22 on october 31 my twin brother and i went out and 23 to every house in the neighborhood most of the houses only had a few steps to the door it was easy however when we 24 one of the bigger houses with 10 tall steps 25 to the front door which were known to have the best candy my fear 26 me my brother was already up the stairs while i stood 27 at the bottom it was 28 that i d be able to climb all that way for i was afraid that i might fall over in the dark and 29 my bag of candy i might 30 my clothes on something i wanted the candy but there was no 31 i would go up those stairs to get it i failed i lost more than just candy i lost my 32 fear of the unknown 33 me for a long time after six years in nursing i was 34 with the career i had chosen i faced a 35 step out into the unknown or 36 the rest of my life at the bottom of those steps never 37 the best candy finally with only 100 in my savings account i started my own 10 business whenever i would lose a client 客户 the old fear 38 however i d tasted the candy and now i don t 39 when i face difficulties i believe that though 40 things can happen when we step out worse things happen when we don t 解题导语 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文 作者小时候因为害怕而不敢爬上台阶 从而 得不到万圣节糖果 多年后 作者终于走出了恐惧 不再害怕任何困难 21 a happy b afraid c fond d tired b b 解析 根据本空前的 as a child i was afraid of everything 可知 我 甚至害怕 afraid 收到万圣节糖果 故 b 项正确 22 a hardly b certainly c normally d approximately c c 解析 上文说作为一个孩子 我 甚至害怕收到万圣节糖果 此处是说通常 normally 在 10 月 31 日那天 故 c 项正确 23 a rushed b pointed c moved d travelled a a 解析 根据本空前的 went out 可知 我 和弟弟出去冲向 rush 附近的每一 个房子 故 a 项正确 24 a knocked b escaped c reached d entered c c 解析 上文说 我 和弟弟冲向附近的每一个房子 此处是说我们到达 reach 了 一个大房子 故 c 项正确 25 a pointing b opening c belonging d leading d d 解析 根据上文中的 most of the houses only had a few steps to the door 可知 这个大房子有十节通向 lead 门的台阶 故 d 项正确 26 a encouraged b spread c prevented d attracted c c 解析 上文说 我 甚至害怕收到万圣节糖果 再结合本空后的 at the bottom 可知 此处是说恐惧阻止 prevent 了 我 故 c 项正确 27 a slightly b frozen c calmly d happily b b 解析 由上下文语境可知 弟弟已经上了台阶 而 我 还是呆呆地 frozen 站在 下面 故 b 项正确 11 28 a unluckily b possible c unlikely d pitiful c c 解析 根据本空后的 i d be able to climb all that way for i was afraid 可知 由于害怕 我 不可能 unlikely 往上爬了 故 c 项正确 29 a fall b lose c forget d drop d d 解析 根据本空前的 fall over in the dark 可知 我 害怕自己在黑暗中跌 倒 丢 drop 了糖果 故 d 项正确 30 a tear b catch c bury d break a a 解析 根据本空后的 my clothes on something 可知 我 还害怕什么东西 把衣服撕破 tear 故 a 项正确 31 a way b need c wonder d doubt a a 解析 根据上下文语境可知 由于害怕 我 不可能爬上去拿糖果了 there is no way that 表示 不可能 故 a 项正确 32 a bag b life c way d confidence d d 解析 上文说由于害怕 我 不敢爬上去了 再结合本空前的 i lost more than just candy 可知 恐惧让 我 失去了信心 confidence 故 d 项正确 33 a amused b controlled c helped d ruined b b 解析 根据本空后的 after six years in nursing 可知 恐惧控制 control 了 我 很长时间 故 b 项正确 34 a impressive b concerned c unsatisfied d excited c c 解析 根据下文内容可知 我 对自己的选择并不满意 unsatisfied 故 c 项正 确 35 a difficulty b cause c fear d choice d d 解析 根据上文中的 chosen 可知 我 面临着一个选择 choice 故 d 项正 确 36 a spend b save c escape d change 12 a a 解析 根据语境可知 我 面临着一个选择 是走出恐惧还是花费 spend 余生继 续这样害怕下去 故 a 项正确 37 a making b tasting c presenting d buying b b 解析 根据上文内容可知 由于害怕 我 不敢爬上去 这样就得不到糖果 永 远也品尝 taste 不到最甜的糖果 故 b 项正确 38 a reminded b warned c disappeared d returned d d 解析 根据本空前的 whenever i would lose a client 客户 可知 当 我 失去一个客户的时候 原来的恐惧又回来 return 了 故 d