2017-2018学年高二英语选择修六课时精练14

1、名师名题： Unit1 单元检测卷（时间：100分钟；满分：120分）I多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分 10分）1The girl to figure out the boys attitude towards her but without success.A managed BsucceededCattempted Dpredicted2 Bob， please go and buy some vegetables for me. Im busy now. Can you be more， mum? Some tomatoes and a cabbage.A specificB f

2、irmCabstractDcomplete3Nowadays with the help of advanced equipmen，t its easy to the weatherahead of time.A predictB forecastCforetellDprefer4The applause made it that the play was a hit.A obviousB distinctCapparent Devident5 we happened to be traveling on the same train to the same place.A By coinci

3、dence BBy mistakeC By accidentDBy consequence6Last summer holidays he went to America and lived together with the local family. In this way he learnt from them.A a great many Ba great dealCscores ofDmuch more7He seems but at bottom he is kind and good natured， so he has manyfriends.A cleverB authent

4、icCaggressive Dconsistent8 I heard Henry had decided to turn art to business.Yes， he has great talen，t but he has lost hisA faithB failureCcourseDcase9The professors lecture didnt to the studen，tsand most of them almost fellasleep.A appealB belongCadjustDlead10 Little Sam couldnt how to print out th

5、e papers until the teacher showedit to him.A. go through B. come upC. figure out D. get overn .完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）One day five years ago I glaneed up at the window, covered in mesh铁丝网）, and thought to myself: This isnt a life ； its just an existenee.I used to lie on my bed and think the same _11

6、_ over and over aga in. I also thought about how it all went so _12_, and imagined how I would _13_ all the time I had lost.rm 27 years old and was in pris on for five years. Every day I lived the same _14 and nothing cha nged except the people. Some left for other pris ons or were set _15_.Others a

7、rrived from different 16 _ or fresh from court.But prison has _17_ me. When I committed crimes, I was a（n）_18_ young boy, but now I am mending my ways. And my life in prison has turned into a positive 19.When I was first put into prison, my reading and writing were very poor, as my atte ndance at sc

8、hool was _ 0_.Walking around the prison yard , I would _21_ my fellow prisoners reading books and writi ng letters and it upset me _22_ I could nt do the same.I _23_ to write letters to my friends and family. I also 24 of the day whe n rd be able to sit in the sur, enjoy a cup of coffee and read boo

9、ks.So I decided not to _25_ my time in side. I started to lear n. One day, I would read and write _26_.Now, five years later I have achieved my goal. As a reading adviser I am _ 7_ others who were just like me to read and write._28_I have set up a creative writi ng workshop. They are so _29_ for my

10、help and rm also happy to be able to 二30_ something back. And the day Ive Ionged for has come true： I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand.11. A. questionsB. decisionsC. thoughtsD. feelings12. A. cruelB. wrongC. strangeD. fast13. A. put up withB. take care ofC. look back on D. mak

11、e up for14. A. routine B.sta ndardC.processD.service15A.hardBstraightCfreeDright16A.culturesBprisonsCareasDsources17A.trainedBoverlookedCchangedDcalmed18A.lostBbraveCdangerousDambitious19A.futureBmemoryCperformance Dexperience20A.averageBlimitedCsimpleDtypical21A.noticeBfollowCkeepDleave22A.unlessBa

12、lthoughCwhileDbecause23A. beganBlongedCforgotDagreed24A.learnedBheardCdreamedDapproved25A.spareBwasteCregretDshare26A. carefully BquicklyCclearlyDproperly27A. findingBhelpingCtreatingDgreeting28A.InsteadBOtherwiseCBesidesDTherefore29A. prepared B gratefulCguiltyDsorry30A.giveBputCbringDget川阅读理解（共20小

13、题；每小题2分，满分40分）ASeveral years ago， I needed a receptionist for my unit. Before I advertised for the position ， I was approached by another manager Mr Jacob， swithin the same division， and asked if I would con sider a tran sfe调任）from his staff.It appeared from his description of this employee that she

14、 was having a lot of problems performing her duties， and had difficulties on a personal basis with her supervisor（主管）, and did not appear to resp ond to any attempts he the man age, had made to settle the issues.After listening to his explanation ， I really had severe doubts. What crossed my mind wa

15、s that he wanted me to take a performance problem off his hands. I told him I would think about it and would let him know the next day. After thinking more about this potential performance issue， I decided that I would speak with the employee privately before I made any decision.And what I found out

16、 during the interview made me think about it seriously. It turned out after speaking with her for over an hour that the performance issue appeared to result from working for a supervisor who never returned a good morning greeting，never gave a word of encouragement，and enjoyed finding fault. The end

17、result was a totally upset employee who hated to see a new workday star，t and who had considered quitting every day before she went to work.The look on her face，the trembling hands，and the annoyed manner in which she spoke led me to believe she was being truthful. I decided to accept her transfer to

18、 my unit. What started out as a shy and frightened employee turned out to be one of the most productive and loyal employees I ever had the privilege of working with. I was more than happy to give her what she neededpraise for work well done，respect as a person，and encouragement to do well in anythin

19、g she dealt with.31 According to Mr. Jacobs， the employee Ashowed no respect for himBwas careless with her workCdidnt get along well with her colleaguesDhas a tense relationship with her supervisor32 Mr. Jacobs asked the author to consider a transfer from his staff probably because Ahe hoped to help

20、 the author outBhe wanted to give the employee a better chanceChe wanted to free himself from a troubled situationDthe employee was the most suitable person for the position 33 We can infer from the fourth paragraph that the supervisor _Ahated his own workBwas a respectable leaderCbehaved in a cold

21、mannerDwas not good at expressing himself34 What would be the BEST title for the text?AHow to get on with your supervisorBAre you questioning your ability?CHow to become a good managerDAre you holding someone back?BIsaac Stern was more than a great violin player. He was one of the most honored music

22、ians in the world ，an international cultural ambassador.And he was also a teacher and activist. For more than sixty years，Mr.Stern performed excellent music. He performed in concerts around the world and on recordings.Isaac Stern was born in 1920 in Ukraine. His parents moved to California the follo

23、wing year. He began taking violin lessons after hearing a friend play the in strume nt. Later, he bega n study ing music at the San Fran cisco Con servato 旧金山 音乐学院 ）He progressedquickly. When he was sixteen， he played with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. The next yea，r he performed in New York

24、 and was praised by music critics.Isaac Stern became one of the busiest musicians of his day. He played more than one hundred concerts a year. He also became one of the most recorded musicians in history. Isaac Stern also supported artistic development and freedom.In 1979， Isaac Stern visited China.

25、 He met with Chinese musicians and students. He taught them about classical Western music. His visit was made into a film. It is called From Mao to Mozart：Isaac Stern in China. It won an Academy Award for best documentary film.In 1984， Isaac Stern received the Kennedy Center Honors Award for his gif

26、ts to American culture through music. He expressed his thoughts about the part that music plays in life. He said music is an important part of a civilized life. He said people need music as much as they need bread.Isaac Stern died in 2001 at the age of eightyone. He was a major influence on music in

27、 the twentieth century. He leaves the world richer with his many recordings.35What did Isaac Stern think of music?ANecessary.BDifficult.CEntertaining.DInteresting.36Which of the following statements is TRUE about Isaac Stern?AHe was born in California in the 1920s.B. He had visited many countries to

28、 advertise his recordings.C. He played less tha n one hun dred con certs in all.D. His excellent music life lasted over 60 years.37. From the passage we can infer that_A. Isaac Stern in flue need the culture in the 20th cen tury a lotB. Isaac Stern was one of the most active musicia ns of his dayC .

29、 Isaac Stern was so busy that he could nt spare time to educate the youthD . Isaac Stern led a rich life in his later life38 . What will be the BEST title for the passage?A . Isaac Stern and the awards he gotB . Isaac Sterns life of pursu ing musicC . Isaac Stern: one of the most honored musicia nsD

30、 . Isaac Sterns visit to Chi naCMost children usually talk in class when they are bored or frustrated because a con cept is too difficult. Schools have to recog nize the n eed for childre n to talk.The educators in my school district recognize the need for children to talk. Our curricula embrace（c o

31、ntain）“ active ” participatio n. This means that duri ng a less on thestude nts are expected to talk and in teract in order to have the lear ning become a part of them. The children are expected to talk about what they are reading in their anthologies选集）,to answer questions together.There are certa

32、in times whe n childre n n eed to meditate and digest what theyve learned without talk ing. At these times, the childre n beg in to thi nk about social activities.Children dont have much opportunity to write, and many educators believe that children dont have the ability to express themselves when w

33、riting. The students in my class are allowed to con verse but only in writ in g. If they are hav ing a problem with a classmate they write the problem out and give it to me. We then set up a conference and talk about the problem. We figure out ways that the problem can be solved. The writing is twof

34、old（双重的）.It helps the child calm down and not be reactive and teaches children the way to use words to express themselves.Talking is important ，but just as important is knowing the appropriate times to talk. We do encourage our children to talk when they are small and they are used to expressing the

35、mselves.My theory，as I tell my students，is that he or she who talks the most， will probably grow up to be a teacher. The，ythen，will be able to talk all the time and NOT get in trouble.39 The educators in the authors school district recognize the need for children to talk by Atalking more with studen

36、ts in classesBtheir curriculaCgetting students to answer all the questions togetherDstudents reading alone40 Whats the authors opinion about writing in classes?AWriting is a kind of conversation.BWriting wastes too much class time.CWriting can also keep students active.DWriting is very harmful to st

37、udents talking in class.41 From the passage we can infer _Amost children want to talk in classBstudents who talk the most will become teachersCsome educators think writing cant express themselves clearlyDencouraging students to express themselves by talking at every time is beneficial42 Whats the be

38、st title of the passage?ATalking is ImportantBTalking and WritingCUnderstanding Why Children Talk in ClassDChildren Talking in ClassRight or Wrong?Tony Burke， Australias environment minister，says he wont decide until next year whether the koala should be protected as an endangered species. He was ex

39、pected to make his decision by the end of October. But that decision has been put off. Burke said he needed more time to go over the latest information about the koalas population.In September， an Australian Senate committee reported that there was no questi on the koalas populations on the decrease

40、. “ But they may not yet be 符igible（ 合条件的 ）for listing as a threatened species，”said Senator Doug Cameron. “To have such a sig nifica nt Australia n icon（偶像）in cluded on the threate ned species list would be a national shame. ”The koala is found only in the eucalyptus（桉树）forests of Australia. And it

41、s population is reported to have fallen sharply for many reasons，including the cutting down of forests to make way for human beings development，their own illness， climate change and killings by other animals such as wild dogs. And every year many koalas are hit by cars as they are trying to cross th

42、e busy roads.Putting off the decision on protection for the koalareally“biasd news，”saidDebbie Pointing，the president of the Koala Action Group.o“rkWedetvirelwesslyfor many years to gather data on the population，s ”Pointing said.“ That data should beenough to make a decision. ”However，Burke pointed

43、out that the Australian government had spent at least $6.3 million on koala conservation efforts since 1996.Senators listed efforts that are already underway in Queenslandthe construction of special koala bridges as well as fences along roads，to keep the animals out of harms way.Some people say that

44、 is not enough.“ What were doing at the mometnot is likelydrive this species to extinction，”Queensland University zoologist Bill Ellis said.“ Koalas are an iconic Australian anima，l ”Burke told Australians.“ They hold aspecial place in the hearts of Australians.”But it is a fact that if more isnt do

45、ne to protect the koala，they might soon hold a place only in Australians memories.43Tony Burke put off announcing the koala as an endangered species becauseAhe needed more time to examine the latest informationBhe doubted whether koalas number is decreasingChe was thinking about ways to protect koal

46、asDhe had more important issues to deal with 44 What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?AThe habitat of the koala.BAustralias traffic problems.CThe importance of koalas for Australians.DReasons for the decrease of the koala population. 45 According to the text，Debbie Pointing thinks that Athe construction

47、of special koala bridges is of little useBkoalas are becoming less important in Australians heartsCthe government is to blame for the decreasing koala populationDthe government should announce the koala as an endangered species 46 What is the main idea of the text?AAustralia puts off the decision on

48、 whether the koala is endangered. BAustralia is taking special measures to protect koalas.CThe population of koalas is reducing rapidly. DAustralians are concerned about koalas.EThe UK has a well respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the worl

49、d. But to those who are new to it a，ll sometimes it can be confusing.October is usually the busiest month in the college calendar. Universities have something called Freshers Week for their newcomers. Its a great opportunity to make new friends， join lots of clubs and settle into university life.How

50、ever，having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind，the prospect of meeti ng lots of stra ngers in big halls can be n erve wracki ng（令人焦虑不 安的）.Where do you star? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs shouldyou join?Luckily , there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you are worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot. So just take it all in slowly. Dont rush into anything that youll regret for the