高中英语选择性必修二 unit1 great scientist单元测试 （ 详解版）

选择性必修第二册Unit1ScienceandScientists

单元测试卷姓名：___________学号：_________得分：____________I.听力测试。（每个1.5分，共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。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。Text1W：I'mnewintownandI'llbecomingtothisstoreoften.Doyouhaveshopperdiscountcards?M：Yes,I'lljustneedyoutofilloutaformafteryou'vereadthisnoticehere.1．【答案】：BText2W：Oh,it'sabithot!Didn'tyouturnontheairconditioner?M：Itdoesn'twork.I'vecalledsomeonetofixit.Wecanusetheelectricfan.W：Well,justopenthewindowtoletinsomefreshair.2．【答案】：CText3W：Haven'tyoufinishedwithyourdinneryet?You'resoslow!M：I'mfedupwithsuchalife!Howcouldyoubearrushingallthetime?3．【答案】：AText4M：Sohowareyouanyway?HaveyoudoneanythingexcitingsinceIsawyou?W：No,nothingatall.It'sbeenrainingallweekend.Ihaven'tbeenoutonce.4．【答案】：CText5W：I'munabletofallasleepatnight,andthenI'mtoosleepytoconcentrateinclassduringtheday.M：Well,youspendtoomuchtimeindoors.Andyourbodycan'ttellifit'snight.That'showyourproblemcomesup.5．【答案】：B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。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、7题。Text6W：Tom,canyouhelpmedosomewashing?M：Sorry,Ican't.Ihavesomethingmoreimportanttodorightnow.W：Ibetyouareplayingcomputergames.Stopthatstupidthing!M：ActuallyI'mlookingforaspecialgiftforyourmother'sbirthday.Ifyoudon'tlikethat,I'llstopitrightnow.W：Uh...Inthatcase,IthinkIcanmanagethewashingalone.6．【答案】：B7．【答案】：C听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。Text7M：Iseeyou'vechosensomeniceblousesfromourautumnline.Areyouawareofourpromotiontoday?W：No,actually,I'mnot.M：Allmen'sandladies'autumntopsareonbuy­one­get­one­free.W：Oh,that'sgreat.M：Wouldyouliketolookaroundsomemore?Therearesomegreatmen'sdressshirtsatthebackofthestore.W：No,thankyou.Ican'tshopformyhusband.HeneverlikeswhatIpickoutforhim.M：So,justthesetwoblousestodaythen?W：Yes,that'sallfortoday.8．【答案】：A9．【答案】：C10．【答案】：B听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。Text8W：Iheardthatyouwerebusypreparingthisyear'sCampusFilmFestival,right?M：Yeah,Andrea.Youareinterestedinthat?W：Idon'treallyknowaboutthat.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutthefestival?M：Sure.ItwasstartedbyourStudentUnionyearsagoandhasgrowneveryyear.Itisheldover4nightsduringstudybreak.Thefilmsarenormallyshotbystudentsfromdifferentuniversities.W：Cool!Thenwhopicksthefilm?M：It'suptotheorganizationcommitteetodecide.W：LastyearIwenttodosomeofthefilmsinthefestivalandespeciallylikedthevideointerviews.Howdoesthatfitin?M：Wesetupcamerasinthepassageofthetheatreanddidliveinterviewsduringbreak.Anyonefromtheaudiencecouldcomeupandtalkaboutthefilm.W：CanIaskanotherquestion?Allthefilmsarefromuniversitiesinourcountry,aren'tthey?M：Notexactly.Weoccasionallychoosesomefilmsfromforeignuniversities.ThewordsonthescreenaretranslatedintoChinesesothateverybodycanunderstandthecontext.W：Sohowmuchdoesaticketcost?M：Itonlycosts￥10forthestudentsinourschooland￥15forothers.11．【答案】：A12．【答案】：B13．【答案】：A听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。Text9M：Goodmorning,MrsGreen.Youwanttoseeme?W：Yes,Jim.Let'sreviewwhatyou'vedonesofar.Youwerehiredasamailclerkaboutfiveyearsago.You'velearnedalotsincethen,haven'tyou?M：Sure.IlearnedmoreaboutthecompanybecauseIwentaroundtodifferentoffices.ThenIwaspromotedtomaildistributionclerk.That'stwogradeshigherthanthemailclerk.IwentfromGrade1toGrade3.W：Didyoulikethatjob?M：Yeah,mypaywentup,andeveryyearImoveduptoastep.AndIgotapayraisetoo.I'maGrade5now.W：Well,Jim,hereisanotherchancetomoveuptotheladder.Themaildepartmentisgettingsomenewcomputers.Wewillgiveeverybodytwodaysoftraining.Thepeoplewholearnquicklycangotoschoolformoretraining.M：Youmeangoingtoschooloncompanytime?W：Yes,becauseitwillhelpyouinyourworklater.YoucanbepromotedtoGrade7.M：Well,I'dliketothinkaboutitforafewdays.MaybeIshouldstaywhereIamnow.14．【答案】：B15．【答案】：B16．【答案】：A17．【答案】：CII.单词填空。（每个1分，共10分）1.Theyaredeterminedtot_______________（改变)themountaininfiveyears.2.Theprofessorisrathers_______________(严厉的）onhisstudents.3.Whenapredatorlivesonvariousspecies，theyareweaklyl_______________(联系的).4.Theseresultsareafurtherp_______________(证明)ofhisoutstandingability.5.lamafraidtheteacherwillb_______________(责备)you.6.Computerscanh_______________(处理)hugeamountsofdata.7.Afteralongresearch，thescientistsfoundthatsomeideaswereslightlyc________________(矛盾的).8.Itisreportedthattheaimofthemilitaryi_______________(干预)istobringpeacetothearea.9.BesidesWesternmedicinemethods，traditionalChinesemedicinetreatmentproveseffectiveagainstthev_______________(病毒).10.Thefactoryused65%ofther_______________(原材料的)materials，therestofwhichweresavedforotherpurposes.【答案】1.transform2.severe3.linked4.proof5.blame6.handle7.contradictory8.intervention9.virus10.raw.III.阅读理解。（每个2.5分）AThe65-year-oldSteveGoodwinwasfoundsufferingfromearlyAlzheimer’s(阿尔楚海默症).Hewaslosinghismemory.Asoftwareengineerbyprofession,Stevewasakeenloverofthepiano,andtheonlymusicianinhisfamily.Musicwashistruepassion,thoughhehadneverperformedoutsidethefamily.Melissa,hisdaughter,feltitmorethanworthwhiletosavehismusic,towhichshefellasleepcatchnightwhenshewasyoung.Shethoughtabouthiringaprofessionalpianisttoworkwithherfather.Naomi,Melissa’sbestfriendandatalentedpianist,gottoknowaboutthisandshowedwillingnesstohelp.“Whydothis?”Stevewondered.“Becauseshecares.”Melissasaid.Stevenodded,tearsineye.NaomidrovetotheGoodwinhome.ShetoldSteveshe’dlovetohearhimplay.Stevemovedtothepianoandsatatthebench,handstremblingashegentlyplacedhisfingersonthekeys.Naomiputasmallrecordernearthepiano,Startsandstopsandmistakes.Longpauses,heartsinking.ButStevepressedon,playingforthefirsttimeinhislifeforastranger.“Itwasbeautiful."Naomisaidafterlisteningtotherecording.“Themusicwasworthsaving.”Herresponsibility,herprivilege,wouldbetorescueit.ThemusicwasstillinSteveGoodwin.Itwasbiddeninroomswithdoorsabouttobelocked.NaomiandStevemeteveryotherweekandspenthourstogether.He’dmovehisfingersclumsilyonthepiano,andthenshe’dtakehisplace.Hestruggledtoexplainwhatheheardinhishead.Hestoodbythepiano,eyesclosed,listeningforthefirsttimetohisownworkbeingplayedbysomeoneelse.SteveandNaomispokeinmusicalcodelines,beats,intervals,movingfromtheroottoendasonginanewkey.Steveheardit.Allofit.Hejustcouldn’tplayit.WorkingwithNaomididwondersforSteve.Ithadexcitedwithinhimthebeliefhecouldwriteonelastsong.Oneday,Naomireceivedanemail.Attachedwasarecording,arecordingoflossandlove,ofthefight.Stevecalledit“MelancholyFlower”.Naomiheardmultiplestopsandstarts,Stevestruggling,searchingwhilehiswifeJonicalledhim“honey”andencouragedhim.Thetaskwassohard,andSteve,angryandupset,saidhewasquitting.Jonipraisedhim,tellingherhusbandthiscouldbehissignaturepiece.Naomimanagedtofigureout16ofSteve’sfavorite,andmostpersonalsongs.WithNaomi’shelp,theGoodwinfamilyfoundasoundengineertorecordNaomiplayingSteve’ssongs.Jonithoughtthatwouldbetheend.Butitwasn’t.Inthemonthsleadinguptothe2016OregonRepertorySingersChristmasconcert,Naomitoldthedirectorshehadaspecialoneinmind:“MelancholyFlower”ShetoldthedirectoraboutherprojectwithSteve.Thedirectoragreedtoaddittotheplayinglist.ButNaomiwouldhavetoaskSteve’spermission.Heconsidereditanhonor.Aftertheconcert,NaomitoldthefamilythatSteve’smusicwasbeautifulandprofessional.Itneededtobesharedinpublic.ThefamilyrentedaformerchurchindowntownPortlandandscheduledaconcert.Bythedayoftheshow,morethan300peoplehadsaidtheywouldattend.Bythen,Stevewashavingahardtimerememberingthenamesofsomeofhisfriends.Heknewthepathhislifewasnowtaking.Hetoldhisfamilyhewasatpeace.Stevearrivedandsatinthefrontrow,surroundedbyhisfamily.Thehouselightsfaded.Naomitookthestage.Herfingers.Hisheart.1.WhydidMelissawanttosaveherfather’smusic?A.Hismusiccouldstophisdiseasefromworsening.B.Shewantedtopleaseherdyingoldfather.C.Hismusicdeservedtobepreservedinthefamily.D.Shewantedtomakeherfatheraprofessional.2.AfterhearingSteve’splaying,Naomi________.A.refusedtomakeacommentonitB.wasdeeplyimpressedbyhismusicC.decidedtofreeStevefromsufferingD.regrettedofferinghelptoherfriend3.HowcantheprocessofSteve’srecordingbedescribed?A.Itwasslowbutproductive.B.Itwasbeneficialtohishealth.C.ItwastiresomeforNaomi.D.ItwasvitalforNaomi’scareer.4.BeforeStevefinished“MelancholyFlower,"hiswifeJoni_______.A.thoughtthemusictalentofStevewasexhaustedB.didn’texpectthedamagethediseasebroughtaboutC.didn’tfullyrealizethevalueofherhusband’smusicD.broughtherhusband’smusiccareertoperfection5.HowdidStevefeelattheconcertheldindowntownPortland？A.Hefeltconcernedabouthisillness.B.Hesensedaresponsibilityformusic.C.Heregainedhisfaithinmusic.D.Hegotintoastateofquiet.6.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A.TheKindnessofFriends B.ThePowerofMusicC.TheMakingofaMusician D.TheValueofDetermination【语篇解读】本文属于记叙文，主要讲述一个钢琴师帮助一个患老年痴呆症的老人录制音乐的故事，其录制过程比较艰苦，但是录制的音乐很成功，也让老人对音乐充满了信心。【答案】1.—6CBACDB1.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段可知，Steve的专业软件工程，还是一个钢琴的热爱者，是家里唯一的音乐家，音乐是他真正热爱的东西，尽管没有在家以外的地方弹奏过钢琴。根据第三段Melissa,hisdaughter,feltitmorethanworthwhiletosavehismusic.可知他的女儿Melissa觉得保存他的音乐很有价值，故选C。2.B【解析】推理判断题。根据第十段“itwasbeautiful,”Naomisaidafterlisteningtotherecording.“themusicwasworthsaving.”可知，听了录音之后Naomi说很美，值得保存，故可以得出Naomi对Steve的音乐印象深刻，故选B。3.A【解析】推理判断题。根据第十二段He’dmovehisfingersclumsilyonthepiano,andthenshe’dtakehisplace.Hestruggledtoexplainwhatheheardinhishead.以及第十三段SteveandNaomispokeinmusicalcode:lines,beats,intervals,movingfromtheroottoendasonginanewkey.Steveheardit.Allofit,hejustcouldn’tplayit.可知，Steve会笨拙地把手指放在钢琴上，然后Naomi把手指放在他放的地方，并且Steve努力解释脑海里的内容，所有的这些，都是Naomi在弹奏，而Steve在听，故可知这个录制过程很慢。根据第十六段Naomimanagedtofigureout16ofSteve’sfavorite,andmostpersonalsongs.可知作品很多。故选A。4.C【解析】推理判断题。根据第十六段Jonithoughtthatwouldbetheend.Butitwasn’t.以及后文Steve取得的成就可知在完成MelancholyFlower之前，他的妻子还没完全意识到丈夫的音乐的真正价值，故选C。5.D【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段Heknewthepathhislifewasnowtaking.Hetoldhisfamilyhewasatpeace.可知，他知道自己一生要选择的路，告诉家人他很平静，故可知，家乡的音乐会让他重新坚定了对音乐的信念，故选D。6.B【解析】标题归纳题。本文主要讲述一个钢琴师帮助一个患老年痴呆症的人录制音乐的故事，其录制过程比较艰苦，但是录制的音乐很成功，也让老人对音乐充满了信心。B项“音乐的力量”概括了全文内容，是最佳标题。故选B。BMonkeysseemtohaveawaywithnumbers.AteamofresearcherstrainedthreeRhesusmonkeystoassociate26clearlydifferentsymbolsconsistingofnumbersandselectiveletterswith0-25dropsofwaterorjuiceasareward.Theresearchersthentestedhowthemonkeyscombined—oradded—thesymbolstogetthereward.Here'showHarvardMedicalSchoolscientistMargaretLivingstone,wholedtheteam,describedtheexperiment:Intheircagesthemonkeyswereprovidedwithtouchscreens.Ononepartofthescreen,asymbolwouldappear,andontheothersidetwosymbolsinsideacirclewereshown.Forexample,thenumber7wouldflashononesideofthescreenandtheotherendwouldhave9and8.Ifthemonkeystouchedtheleftsideofthescreentheywouldberewardedwithsevendropsofwaterorjuice;iftheywentforthecircle,theywouldberewardedwiththesumofthenumbers—17inthisexample.Afterrunninghundredsoftests,theresearchersnotedthatthemonkeyswouldgoforthehighervaluesmorethanhalfthetime,indicatingthattheywereperformingacalculation,notjustmemorizingthevalueofeachcombination.Whentheteamexaminedtheresultsoftheexperimentmoreclosely,theynoticedthatthemonkeystendedtounderestimate(低估)asumcomparedwithasinglesymbolwhenthetwowerecloseinvalue—sometimeschoosing,forexample,a13overthesumof8and6.Theunderestimationwassystematic:Whenaddingtwonumbers,themonkeysalwayspaidattentiontothelargerofthetwo,andthenaddedonlyafraction(小部分)ofthesmallernumbertoit."Thisindicatesthatthereisacertainwayquantityisrepresentedintheirbrains,"Dr.Livingstonesays.“Butinthisexperimentwhatthey'redoingispayingmoreattentiontothebignumberthanthelittleone.”【答案】7—10CBAD7.Whatdidtheresearchersdotothemonkeysbeforetestingthem?A.Theyfedthem. B.Theynamedthem.C.Theytrainedthem. D.Theymeasuredthem.8.Howdidthemonkeysgettheirrewardintheexperiment?A.Bydrawingacircle. B.Bytouchingascreen.C.Bywatchingvideos. D.Bymixingtwodrinks.9.WhatdidLivingstone'steamfindaboutthemonkeys?A.Theycouldperformbasicaddition. B.Theycouldunderstandsimplewords.C.Theycouldmemorizenumberseasily. D.Theycouldholdtheirattentionforlong.10.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A.Entertainment. B.Health. C.Education. D.Science.【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。研究发现：猴子可以进行基本的加法运算。文章对研究的经过和结论做了介绍和分析。7.C【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“AteamofresearcherstrainedthreeRhesusmonkeys…Theresearchesthentestedhow…”可知，在对这些猴子进行测试之前，研究者们对它们进行了培训。故C选项正确。8.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Intheircagesthemonkeyswereprovidedwithtouchscreen…Ifthemonkeystouchedtheleftsideofthescreen,theywouldberewardedwithsevendrops…;iftheywentforthecircle,theywouldberewardedwith…”可知，当猴子触摸屏幕左边时，它们会得到7滴水或者果汁的奖励；当它们触摸屏幕的另一端（即画着圆圈的部分）时，它们会得到17滴水或果汁的奖励。由此可知，猴子是通过触摸屏幕得到奖励的。B选项正确。9.A【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段“Themonkeyswouldgoforthehighervaluesmorethanhalfthetime,indicatingthattheywereperformingacalculation,notjustmemorizingthevalueofeachcombination”和第五段中的“Whenaddingtwonumbers…”可知，猴子会在超过一半的时间内选择更高的值，这意味着它们在进行计算，而不仅仅是记住每一个组合的值。由此可知，A选项正确：猴子能够进行基本的加法计算。由此亦可以排除C选项。10.D【解析】推理判断题。通读整篇文章可知，该文介绍的是哈佛医学院的科学家MargaretLivingstone领导的一个研究团队对猴子进行实验得出的研究结果。这属于“科学研究”范畴，故该文应出现在报纸的“科学”板块。故D选项正确。CWhenaleafyplantisunderattack，itdoesn'tsitquietly.Backin1983，twoscientists，JackSchultzandIanBaldwin，reportedthatyoungmapletreesgettingbittenbyinsectssendoutaparticularsmellthatneighbouringplantscanget.Thesechemicalscomefromtheinjuredpartsoftheplantandseemtobeanalarm.Whattheplantspumpthroughtheairisamixtureofchemicalsknownasvolatileorganiccompounds，VOCsforshort.ScientistshavefoundthatallkindsofplantsgiveoutVOCswhenbeingattacked.It'saplant'swayofcryingout.Butisanyonelistening？Apparently.Becausewecanwatchtheneighborsreact.Someplantspumpoutsmellychemicalstokeepinsectsaway.Butothersdodoubleduty.Theypumpoutperfumesdesignedtoattractdifferentinsectswhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.Oncetheyarrive,thetablesareturned.Theattackerwhowaslunchingnowbecomeslunch.Instudyafterstudy，itappearsthatthesechemicalconversationshelptheneighbours.Thedamageisusuallymoreseriousonthefirstplant，buttheneighbors，relativelyspeaking，staysaferbecausetheyheardthealarmandknewwhattodo.Doesthismeanthatplantstalktoeachother?Scientistsdon'tknow.Maybethefirstplantjustmadeacryofpainorwassendingamessagetoitsownbranches,andso,ineffect,wastalkingtoitself.Perhapstheneighborsjusthappenedto“overhear”thecry.Soinformationwasexchanged,butitwasn'tatrue,intentionalbackandforth.CharlesDarwin,over150yearsago,imaginedaworldfarbusier,noisierandmoreintimate(亲密的)thantheworldwecanseeandhear.Oursensesareweak.There'sawholelotgoingon.【答案】11-14DABC11．Whatdoesaplantdowhenitisunderattack?A．Itmakesnoises.B．Itgetshelpfromotherplants.C．Itstandsquietly.D．Itsendsoutcertainchemicals.12．Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thetablesareturned”inParagraph3?A．Theattackersgetattacked.B．Theinsectsgatherunderthetable.C．Theplantsgetreadytofightback.D．Theperfumesattractnaturalenemies.13．Scientistsfindfromtheirstudiesthatplantscan________．A．predictnaturaldisastersB．protectthemselvesagainstinsectsC．talktooneanotherintentionallyD．helptheirneighbourswhennecessary14．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Theworldischangingfasterthanever.B．Peoplehavestrongersensesthanbefore.C．Theworldismorecomplexthanitseems.D．PeopleinDarwin'stimeweremoreimaginative.本文是一篇有关植被自我保护的研究报告。文章通过两位科学家的研究发现植被也有奇特的自我保护和协作抗击昆虫的方式。【解析】11.D细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“…sendoutaparticularsmell…”可知是发出某种气味。【解析】12.A词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句“Theattackerwhowaslunchingnowbecomeslunch(进食者却成了别人的午餐)．”可知进攻者变成了被进攻者。由此推断“thetablesareturned”意思是“局面反转”。【解析】13.B推理判断题。根据文章可知，当昆虫叮咬叶子时，叶子会发出特殊的气味，驱赶昆虫，同时提醒附近的植被提防。由此科学家得出结论，植被有自我抵御昆虫并警示其他植被预防昆虫的能力。尽管科学家猜测植被间可能有谈话，但并未得到科学实证，因此排除C。D选项的whennecessary与选文中的overhear(偶然听见)意思不符。【解析】14.C推理判断题。150年前的达尔文猜测(imagine)自然界比我们表面上认识的世界要喧闹得多，由该段倒数第二句“Oursensesareweak.”得出结论：人们对自然界的认识感知是肤浅的。另外该文通过描述叶子自我保护的过程让我们更深入地了解了自然界的复杂性，世界其实比我们知道的要复杂得多。III.完形填空。(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。I’vefinallybecomeabigbrother!Itwasquiteanexcitingday,butsomething1_____happenedwhileMumwasgoingtogiveabirthinthedeliveryroom(产房).Iwaswaiting2___thedeliveryroomwhena3___cameuptomeandaskedinasoftvoice,“Hello,I4_______yourleg.Couldyoupleasetellmehowithasinfluencedyou?”Herquestiongotmethinking.Igotmyman-madeleg5______doctorshadtoamputate(cutoff)myleftlegafteraroadaccident.Notmanypeoplehaveaskedme6______mylifeisgoingwithouttheleg.Then,theladydroppedher7____andlookedatthefloorandsaid,“Mysonjusthadanaccidentandthedoctorsayshehastohavehislegcutoff.”Ifeltsadforherandwantedto8_____somethingtocheerherup.Inmymind,I9______fortherightwordstosay.Afterwhatseemedlikealongtime,finallyIsaid,“Auntie,yoursonwon’thavea10_____.He’llfeeldifferentbutyoucanteachhimthatdifferenceisspecial.”Itold11._____howMumalwaysencouragedmetocontinuelearningandtobeindependent.Ialsosaid12_______thatIhadlearnedtodomanythingsthatother13_____peoplemightfinddifficult.I’veswum,cycledandeventakenpartinmarathons.Theladysmiledandthankedme.Asshewavedgoodbyetome,Iheardmynewbornsister14________inthedeliveryroom!Ithoughttomyself:Whatanunusualday,withanunusualquestionfroma15_______.1.A.usualB.unusualC.happyD.unhappy2.A.inB.outC.insideD.outside3.A.ladyB.nurseC.girlD.patient4.A.sawB.regardedC.noticedD.realized5.A.afterB.beforeC.unlessD.until6.A.whatB.howC.whereD.whether7.A.feetB.legsC.bodyD.head8.A.speakB.readC.sayD.write9.A.waitedB.searchedC.lookedD.asked10.A.problemB.secretC.questionD.chance11.A.sheB.myselfC.herD.him12.A.quicklyB.surprisinglyC.quietlyD.proudly13.A.weakB.normalC.strongD.special14.A.cryingB.laughingC.talkingD.shouting15.A.teacherB.friendC.strangerD.relative【答案】1--5.BDACA6-10.BDCBA11--15.CDBAC试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是作者在产房外面等待自己妹妹的诞生，意外的遇到了一个女士。这位女士看出作者的腿是假的，联想到自己的儿子也是刚被截肢。作者安慰这位女士要鼓励自己的儿子，任何正常人能做到的事情他们也能做到。【解析】1.B考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：这是很令人兴奋的一天，但是当妈妈在产房里等待生育的时候，一件不寻常的事情发生了。usual通常的；unusual不寻常的；happy快乐的；unhappy不快乐的。根据短文的最后Whatanunusualday,withanunusualquestion…可知，作者觉得那一天发生的事情是不寻常的，故应选B。2.D考查介词及语境的理解。句意：我正在产房外面等，这时一个女士朝我走过来……。in在……里面；out在……外面；inside在里面；outside在外面。根据上文的意思可知，作者的妈妈在产房里等待生育，作者应该是在产房的外貌等，并且和一个女士进行了一段对话，故应选D。3.A考查名词及语境的理解。句意：我正在产房外面等，这时一个女士朝我走过来，用温柔的声音问我……。lady女士；nurse护士；girl女孩；patient病人。根据下文Then,theladydroppedher…可知，跟作者说话的是一个女士，故应选A。4.C考查动词及语境的理解。句意：我正在产房外面等，这时一个女士朝我走过来，用温柔的声音问我：“你好，我注意到了你的腿。”saw看见；regarded认为；noticed注意到；realized意识到。根据句意可知，那位女士发现作者的腿有毛病，因此是她注意到了这件事情。故应选C。5.A考查连词及语境的理解。句意：在一场交通事故后医生截取了我的腿，然后我安装了一条人造的假腿。after在……之后；before在……之前；unless除非；如果不；until直到……时候。根据句意可知，医生在锯断了他的腿之后，再安装一条假腿，故应选A。6.B考查疑问词及语境的理解。句意：并不是很多人问过我没有腿的生活是怎么样的。what什么；how怎样；where在哪里；whether是否。根据句意可知，没有很多问作者没有腿的生活怎么样，howisgoing,……怎么样。故应选B。7.D考查名词及语境的理解。句意：然后这个女士低下了头，看着地面。feet脚；legs腿；body身体；head头。根据句意lookedatthefloor可知，这个女士低下头才能看着地面，故应选D。8.C考查动词及语境的理解。句意：我很为她感到伤心，很想说点什么来使她振作起来。speak说话；表示动作；read读；say说，表示内容；write写。根据上文的意思可知，作者和一个女士在进行对话，当作者听说这个女士的儿子失去腿的时候，作者想说点什么来安慰她，并且下句话是therightwordstosay可知选C。9.B考查动词及语境的理解。句意：我在脑子里寻找一些合适的词来说。waited等待；searched寻找；looked看；asked问。根据上句话的意思可知，作者想说点什么来安慰那个女士，所以他在脑子里搜寻一些适当的话。searchfor寻找，是固定短语。故应该选B。10.A考查名词及语境的理解。句意：最后我说：阿姨，你的儿子不会有问题的。他会感到不一样，你可以教给他那个不同是特殊的。problem问题；secre