高中英语选择性必修四 新同步课时强化训练 Unit Science Fiction 单元检测卷(一)

1、单元检测卷(一)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What is the time now?A440. B500. C520.2How will the woman help the man?ABy writing a history paper.BBy finding some information.CBy giving him a newspape

2、r.3What will the man do at 400?ATake a test.BHave a class.CVisit a doctor.4What does the man mean?AThe womans idea is not practical.BThe woman should start her own tour company.CThe woman should find her own apartment.5Where does the conversation take place?AIn a hotel.BIn a hospital.CIn a restauran

3、t.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6What are the speakers talking about?AStealing.BKilling.CRobbing.7What does the guy look like?AHe wears a red jacket.BHe has long blond hai

4、r.CHe has a scar(疤) on his forehead.8Who is the man speaker probably?AA lawyer.BA police officer.CA caf owner.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9What are the speakers talking about?AThe building of a bridge.BThe sport facilities(设施) of a school.CThe building of a city park.10Why is the man against the idea of having

5、outdoor tennis courts?AIt isnt popular here.BThere is a limit of users.CIt cant be used in bad weather.11What do the two speakers agree to build?AA dance studio.BA childrens pool.CBasketball courts.听第8段材料，回答第12 至14题。12When was the party held?AOn Friday.BOn Saturday.COn Sunday.13What did the man enjo

6、y at the party?AThe food.BThe computer games.CThe music.14How did the man go home after the party?AHe walked home.BHe took a bus home.CHe drove home.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15What was built recently in the city?AA bridge.BA school.CA pool.16When should the city government fix the problem?ARight away.BIn a

7、few years.CThe next time it rains.17Why is the woman angry?AShe cant run for office.BThe bridge workers are too lazy.CCity leaders are taking money away from schools.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18What is the woman?AA scientist.BA hostess.CA guide.19What is the title of the mans presentation?AA Smaller World.B

8、Technology and Cultural Change.CMeans of Transportation.20Whats the problem with people who use communications technology?AThey have worse and worse eyesight.BThey dont have enough time for housework.CThey spend less time with friends and neighbors.答案1.A2.B3.A4.A5.B6.A7.C8.C9B10.B11.C12.B13.A14.B15.

9、A16.A17C18.B19.A20.C听力材料Text 1M：Im going to visit my brother in Seattle.I told him to meet me at the airport at 500.See，well reach there very soon.W：Yes，in 20 minutes.Text 2M：I really need your help on my chemistry paper.W：OK，Ill help you with the search，but after that youre on your own.Text 3M：Prof

10、essor Goodwin，I wasnt in class yesterday because I had a cold.Could you give me a makeup test?W：Of course.Come to my office at four oclock，and well do it then.Text 4W：Im thinking of starting my own tour company.M：Tour company? But you cant find your way to your own apartment!Text 5M：Can you bill me

11、later?W：Im sorry，I cant.Youre a new patient，so the fee for the first examination is due now.You can pay in cash，by credit card or by check.M：Well，OK then.Text 6W：Someones just stolen my purse.I left it on this table while I went to the restroom.and when I came back，I saw a guy running out of the caf

12、.He was about 17 with short blond hair.I noticed he had a scar on his forehead.M：OK，madam.Ill call the police now.But Im afraid we arent responsible for your loss although it took place here.W：I know.Text 7W：What about having a swimming pool，a dance studio，outdoor tennis courts，and.M：Hold on a minut

13、e；you dont need outdoor tennis courts.Only four people can use a tennis court.Wouldnt it be better to have two allweather soccer fields? More students can play.W：OK，so lets have the indoor courts for when the weathers bad.I think there should be a childrens pool as well as a swimming pool.M：Well，I t

14、hink a swimming pool will be enough.What do you think about having basketball courts?W：Yes，we definitely need basketball courts.Text 8M：Hi，Kim.Why didnt you come to Alexs party?W：What? But the partys tonight，isnt it?M：Oh Kim! It was last night! Saturday，not Sunday!W：I cant believe I missed it! Oh we

15、ll.How was it?M：Well，I ate a lot.Alexs mum made some great pizza.And we played some computer games.I took no interest in that.And the music was terrible.But the cake was amazing! It was actually two cakes，one on top of the other.W：Wow! Did the party finish late?M：I think so.I left at ten but Alex sa

16、id most people didnt leave until half past eleven.W：Why did you leave early?M：My parents couldnt pick me up and I didnt want to walk home.So I had to take the ten fifteen bus home.Text 9W：How could they do that to our children?M：What happened？Who would hurt Sam and Erica?W：No one got hurt yet.Im jus

17、t mad about the new bridge.M：What does the new bridge have to do with our children？I think its a nice bridge，by the way.W：Yeah，a nice bridge that takes money from our kids education! The city government decided to spend a certain amount of money on the bridge.But now theyve found out that the bridge

18、 has some problems! Last week，we had a lot of rain，remember？Some bridge workers saw pools of water in places where there shouldnt be any.The water will affect the bridge in a few years if they dont fix it now.So，the city government has to spend more money.But theyre going to take money away from sch

19、ools.I cant believe it!M：Why dont you run for office？Then you can solve our citys problems.W：Good idea.I think I will.Text 10W：OK，everyone.Todays presentation is by Nathan.Start when youre ready，Nathan.M：OK.Hello，everyone.Our presentation is called A Smaller World and its about technology and cultur

20、al change.The talk focuses on technology that makes the world smaller.First of all，can you imagine life without cars and planes? Before the invention of these means of transport，people could only travel by train or boat，and they couldnt travel very fast.Now，with cars and planes，we can travel farther

21、 and faster.Some people even live in one country and work in another because they can fly to work.Before we move onto the next type of technology，it is important to remember that planes and cars do have their disadvantages.They can be dangerous and they cause a lot of pollution，and this also changes

22、 the way we live.OK.Second，communications technology，like television and the Internet，certainly makes the world smaller.We stay in our house or office，but we can see news and shows from all around the world.With the Internet，we can write and chat to people all over the world.But nowadays，people spen

23、d more time using the technology than they do meeting other people.Were spending more and more of our time in our houses，talking to strangers in other countries，than we are with our friends and neighbors.My grandmother could name all the people in her street，but I dont even know the names of my neig

24、hbors.W：OK.Thank you，Nathan，that was great.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AEvery year，Time magazine picks out what it calls “The 25 Best Inventions” of the year.Here，Teens has chosen some of the most interesting ones.Ember MugIts hard to always keep coffee

25、 at the right temperature，especially in winter.Its too hot to drink at first，but before we know it，it gets too cold and loses all its taste.The perfect level of warmth for a cup of coffee only lasts for 37 seconds，which makes the Ember Mug a great invention.It keeps your coffee or tea at a certain t

26、emperature，anywhere between 45 and 62，once you set it through a smartphone app.Tasty One TopTV cooking shows make cooking look so easy，but its almost impossible to get the recipes to cook the same as how the professionals cook.However，the Tasty One Top DIY cooking companion is here to help.Developed

27、 by BuzzFeed，the cooker can be connected to a smartphone app，which has more than 1,700 recipes and videos.You choose a recipe and the app will let the cooker know what to do.For example，itll tell you when to turn your steak or when to add certain ingredients.JiboSmart speakers from companies like Am

28、azon and Xiaomi have added a lot of fun to our lives，but theyre still just faceless speakers.However，Jibo，developed by MIT professor Cynthia Breazeal，has brought smart technology to life.Said to be “the worlds first social robot for the home”，Jibo looks like a cartoon character.Inside its “head”，the

29、re are various sensors and cameras，which allow it to recognize faces and speech.It can also set alarms，remind you of important things，tell you the weather and read news or messages from your friends and family.语篇解读本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了时代周刊选出的年度25个最佳发明中的三个，具体介绍这些发明的优点，以及给人们带来的好处。21How can Tasty One Top help

30、 people?ABy teaching people how to cook.BBy offering people different recipes.CBy saving energy while cooking.DBy offering different kinds of cooking apps.答案A解析细节理解题。根据Tasty One Top介绍中的“For example，itll tell you when to turn you项。22What can Jibo probably be?AA cartoon character.BA faceless robot.CA

31、family assistant.DA smart alarm.答案C解析推理判断题。根据Jibo介绍中的“the worlds first social robot for the home”“It can also set alarms，remind you of important things，tell you the weather and read news or messages from your friends and family.”可推断，Jibo可以充当家庭助手。故选C项。23What is the purpose of the passage?ATo advertis

32、e hightech products.BTo introduce some new inventions.CTo encourage subscription to Time.DTo tell about some “tasty” products.答案B解析写作目的题。根据本文第一段“Every year, Time magazine picks out .some of the most interesting ones.”和下文对三个发明的介绍可知，本文旨在介绍一些新发明。BIt was the mens figure skating final of the Winter Olymp

33、ics when I was 16.I lay on our living room floor excitedly watching the battle between the Brains：American Brain Boitano facing Brian Orser in Canada.Both of them had been world champions.Both of them deserved to win.As a Northern Californian，I was for my fellow countryman.He also grew up in Norther

34、n California.Wed skated on the same ice.Brain performed successfully.The champion! I jumped in the air when his score went up.But what happened next is what Ill never forget.Brain sat in front of the camera，surrounded by a group of journalists.Brain was talking about his career and his medal，talking

35、 to the whole world.A terrible sinking feeling went through me.I could never be in the Olympics，I thought.I loved skating because I could express myself with my jumps and dances better than words.What if journalists asked me questions like they asked Brain? Id freeze up like the ice beneath my skate

36、s! And yet，there was so much I would love to say，about my family and all the support theyd given me and about following my dream of being a skating champion.I worked very hard the next few yearson the ice and especially off.After journalists talked to me and although my heart pounded every time I sp

37、oke to them，I got to know them.And they got to know me.Slowly I learned that the best approach was simply to be myself，to be honest and gracious and do my best, just like on the ice，to answer their questions.So when my big moment came four years after Brains，I was ready.Remember：when you do the thin

38、g you fear most，you put an end to fear.语篇解读作者是一名滑冰运动员，在观看冬奥会的一场花样滑冰比赛时，最后看到获胜者接受媒体采访，自己突然害怕起来，担心自己以后也会接受这样的采访，但最后终于克服了这种恐惧心理。24What information can we get from the first paragraph?AThe author lives a difficult life.BThe author comes from Canada.CThe author preferred Boitano to win.DOrser won the gol

39、d medal.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“American Brain Boitano”及“As a Northern Californian，I was for my fellow countryman.He also grew up in Northern California.”可知，作者支持同为美国人的Brain Boitano，更希望他赢。故选C。25What did Brains press conference remind the author of?AHer fear of public speaking.BHer pride in Brains victo

40、ry.CHer dream of becoming a world champion.DHer hard training as an Olympic competitor.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第三段中的“What if journalists asked me questions like they asked Brain? Id freeze up like the ice beneath my skates！”可知，作者害怕赛后的新闻发布会，害怕接受记者们的提问，害怕在公众场合讲话。故答案为A。26What does the underlined word “off” in Par

41、agraph 4 possibly refer to?AChallenges in school.BContact with reporters.CAchievements in skating.DCompetitions with others.答案B解析词义猜测题。根据后文的描述“After journalists talked to me and although my heart pounded every time I spoke to them，I got to know them.And they got to know me.”可知，作者除了在运动场上训练以外，还在场下跟记者们

42、打交道，跟他们交流。故off应该指在场下所做的努力，故选B。27What was the author ready to do according to the last paragraph?ADo her best to win.BEnter the Olympic final.CMake friends with reporters.DTalk to the press afterwards.答案D解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“So when my big moment came four years after Brains，I was ready.”可知，作者已经准备好在赛后接受记

43、者们的采访。故选D。CShould I stay or should I go? An LED device(设备) for driverless cars aims to give pedestrians(行人) at a crossing the power to communicate with cars，signaling for them to stop or drive on.Blink, created by researchers at the Royal College of Arts and Imperial College London，turns the awkward

44、 dance of eye contact and hand gestures that happens when a car slows down while someone is waiting to cross the road into something driverless cars can understand.Blink combines an organic light display with the windscreen(挡风玻璃) and windows of a car and uses light signals to show pedestrians when t

45、he car is aware of their presence.If the car detects a pedestrian，a figure lights up.If a pedestrian raises a hand as a stop sign, the figure turns green, directing the pedestrian to cross, and the car is prevented from moving forward.If they place a hand out to the side to signal for the car to go

46、forward, the figure turns red and the car continues.But George Filip at the University of Nottingham, UK, isnt certain it is a good idea to give pedestrians control over driverless cars.He says cities could end up crowded because pedestrians keep stopping cars.“Producers should wait until the novelt

47、y of driverless cars has worn off before creating carpedestrian communications systems，” he says.“We need to learn how people actually communicate with autonomous cars.”The idea is to help people feel more comfortable around driverless cars, says Blink cocreator Raunaq Bose.“It effectively gives ped

48、estrians the carstopping powers of lollipop men and women(帮助学童过马路的交通安全员)”The team hasnt yet tested the device on a driverless car, but Bose says several automotive companies have expressed interest.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种新型的可以辅助行人和无人驾驶汽车进行交流的设备。28What do we know about Blink?AIts a new car brand.BIts a

49、drivingaid system.CIts a carproducing company.DIts already widely known to the public.答案B解析细节理解题。由第二、三段的内容可知，Blink可以用来提示汽车该继续通过还是停下来礼让行人，由此可知Blink可以辅助行人和车辆进行交流，是一种辅助驾驶系统。29What will a driverless car do when a pedestrian puts a hand to the side?APick up speed. BSlow down.CCome to a stop. DKeep moving

50、.答案D解析细节理解题。由第四段最后一句“If they place a hand out to the side to signal for the car to go forward，the figure turns red and the car continues.”可知，行人把手放旁边意味着车辆可以继续前行。30Whats George Filips attitude towards Blink?ANegative. BCurious.CUninterested. DAppreciative.答案A解析观点态度题。由第五段中George Filip提到的这种设备可能会造成交通拥堵可知

51、，他对此持消极态度。31What can be inferred from what Bose said?ATheres a demand for the device.BThe device has an uncertain future.CThe device is perfect for driverless cars.DSeveral companies have begun to use the device.答案A解析推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Bose says several automotive companies have expressed interest”可推知，这种

52、设备有市场需求。DAccording to a new report，the future may be here sooner than we think.A team of academics and researchers predict(预测) underwater cities, personal drones(无人机) and giant skyscrapers(摩天大楼) by the year 2116.The team even predict that we will be vacationing on the moon or even on Mars just in 10

53、0 years.The team of academics include architects，futurists and speakers from the University of Westminster.A lot of the technology needed to do the things predicted is already here; it just needs to be scaled up(扩大) and become more costeffective(划算的)Experts say that due to the increase in population

54、, humans will live in large urban centers consisting of super tall skyscrapers, taller than anything we have ever seen.Other than going up, the report suggests that there will be “earthscrapers” going as far as 25 stories underground.Meanwhile, they believe that there will be “bubble cities” that pr

55、oduce oxygen using the surrounding water.Whats more, drone technologies are predicted to grow at a rapid rate enabling the everyday man to travel anywhere he wants to go in his personal drone.The report also predicts that the food industry will be reshaped by 3D printing technology.Families will be

56、able to download whatever meal they want from databases of popular chefs and restaurants.Then once youre done with your 4course 3D printed meal, you can have a large drone take your whole house to a vacation spot you like and have your dinner while enjoying the beautiful scenery.This may sound unbel

57、ievable, but given advances in modular(模块化) design and largescale affordable drones, these all may be in store.Keep in mind that all of these things are just predictions about the future from an independently contracted team, but we are facing an age of rapid development never seen before in human h

58、istory and these predictions may end up being realized.Technologies like smart homes and 3D printing will all seem commonplace in the future.To our kids, it will be hard to imagine life without the ability to design and print their toys，or vacation on Mars.All this technological advancement may soun

59、d terrifying to some degree, but youd better get used to it.Given all the recent advances in medicine, theres a high likelihood that you may live to see 2116.Then why not see what you can do to help make the future come a little faster?语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文，讲述了对未来生活的预测。32According to the report，future drone

60、s will .Aget energy from the surrounding waterBsend humans to the moon or even MarsCbe owned by ordinary peopleDbe mainly used for travel答案C解析推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可知，根据这份报告，未来的无人机将由普通民众拥有。故选C。33In the future，the food industry will be affected by .A3D printing technologyBdrone technologiesCpopular database