英语人教版选修11习题第四单元检测

第四单元检测(时间:60分钟满分:100分)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)AInFebruary2006,LydiaAngyiouandhertwosonswerewalkingthroughtheirvillageinnorthernCanada.Thesoundofchildrenshoutingmadeherturnaround.Toherhorror,Lydiasawa700poundpolarbearbehindherlookingathersevenyearoldson.Gettingbetweenthebearandherchild,Lydiabeganhittingandkickingtheanimalashardasshecould.Aneighborwhoheardallthenoisecameandshotthebear.ButeveryoneagreeditwasLydiawhohadsavedherchildren’slives.Alocalpolicemandescribeditthisway,“...Iguesswhenourbacksareupagainstthewall,...weeupwithsuperhumanstrength.”

Wheredothe“superhumanstrength”,courageandquickthinkingefrom?Expertssaytheyefromstress!Instressfulsituations,thebodyreleaseschemicalsthatprepareittotakeaction.Thesechemicalsgivepeoplethespeedandstrengththeyneedtofightdangerorrunfromit.Whenwethinkofstress,weusuallythinkofitsnegativeeffects.Studies,though,showthatmoderate(适度的)levelsofstressareactuallyhelpful.Infact,thewayweperformisusuallyaffectedbytheamountofstresswefeel.Stresscausesthebraintoreleaseadrenalin(肾上腺素),whichinturnincreasesourenergyandexcitement.Thisiswhysomepeoplesaytheyworkbetterunderadeadline.Ifadrenalinisnotreleasedforlongperiodsoftime,peoplecanfeelboredandlazy.Butsomestressactuallyincreasesandstrengthensourabilitiesinsteadofweakeningthem.Wesometimesturnoutourverybestworkwhenwepushourselvestothelimit.Stresscanalsomakeusmoreconfident.Handlingsmallamountsofstressnowpreparesusforhandlingserioussituationsinthefuture.Whoknows?Today’sstressmayevenprepareusforthenextpolarbearthatesalongourway!1Inthefirstparagraph,thecaseofLydiaAngyiouismentionedto.

A.praiseLydiaAngyiouforhercourageB.remindusofthedangerofbearsC.makeuslearnthecauseofthestressD.showthatstresscanmakepeopledounimaginablethings答案D解析推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句警察的描述及第二段专家的说法,可知莉蒂亚勇斗北极熊的事例说明人在有超大压力的情况下,会有超人的力量,做出人们平时认为不可能做到的事情。2Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“ourbacksareupagainstthewall”mean?A.wearenervousB.wefacethebearC.weareinadangeroussituationD.westandagainstthewall答案C解析细节理解题。上文莉蒂亚勇斗北极熊的故事是此句语意依托的背景,因此可推断C项正确。3Fromthepassagewecanknowthatstressmay.

A.influencethewaypeoplesolveproblemsB.makepeoplebeeclevererthanbeforeC.makepeoplehavethefeelingofhappinessD.decreasethedifficultiespeoplemeetwith答案A解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“...thewayweperformisusuallyaffectedbytheamountofstresswefeel.”可知答案。4Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat.

A.adrenalinmakespeoplefeelstressedB.thelackofadrenalincanleadtoone’sboredomandlazinessC.themoreadrenalinwehave,thebetterweworkD.adrenalinprovidesuswithmuchenergyeveryday答案B解析细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Ifadrenalinisnotreleasedforlongperiodsoftime,peoplecanfeelboredandlazy.”可知答案。5Intheauthor’sopinion,.

A.peopleshouldhavemuchstressB.apolarbearwillappearatanytimeC.stressinlifeisnecessaryforone’sfutureD.wecancreatestressforourselves答案C解析推理判断题。根据“Handlingsmallamountsofstressnowpreparesusforhandlingserioussituationsinthefuture.Whoknows?Today’sstressmayevenprepareusforthenextpolarbearthatesalongourway!”可知现在的压力可能对将来的情况有很大意义,所以说平时有一定压力是必要的。BOnemorning,Ann’sneighborTracyfoundalostdogwanderingaroundthelocalelementaryschool.SheaskedAnnifshecouldkeepaneyeonthedog.Annsaidthatshecouldwatchitonlyfortheday.Tracytookphotosofthedogandprintedoff400FOUNDfliers(传单),andputtheminmailboxes.Meanwhile,Annwenttothedollarstoreandboughtsomepetsupplies,warninghertwosonsnottofallinlovewiththedog.Atthetime,Ann’ssonThomaswas10yearsold,andJack,whowasrecoveringfromaheartoperation,was21yearsold.FourdayslaterAnnwasstilllookingafterthedog,whomtheyhadstartedtocallRiley.Whenshearrivedhomefromwork,thedogthrewitselfagainstthescreendoorandbarkedmadlyather.Assoonassheopenedthedoor,Rileydashedintotheboys’roomwhereAnnfoundJacksufferingaheartattack.RileyranovertoJack,butassoonasAnnbentovertohelphimthedogwentsilent.“Ifithadn’tetogetme,thedoctorsaidJackwouldhavedied,”Annreportedtoalocalnewspaper.Atthispoint,noonehadcalledtoclaimthedog,soAnndecidedtokeepit.ThenextmorningTracygotacall.AmannamedPeterrecognizedhislostdogandcalledthenumberontheflier.Tracystartedcrying,andtoldhim,“Thatdogsavedmyfriend’sson.”PeterdrovetoAnn’shousetopickuphisdog,andsawThomasandJackcryinginthewindow.AfterafewmomentsPetersaid,“MaybeOdiewassupposedtofindyou,maybeyoushouldkeepit.”6WhatdidTracydoafterfindingthedog?A.Shelookedforitsowner.B.ShegaveittoAnnasagift.C.Shesoldittothedollarstore.D.Sheboughtsomefoodforit.答案A解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段“SheaskedAnnifshecouldkeepaneyeonthedog.”以及第二段第一句可知,当翠西发现小狗之后,想让安帮忙照看,而她给狗拍照并印发传单投入邮箱,故只有A项正确。7HowdidthedoghelpsaveJack?A.BybreakingthedoorforAnn.B.ByleadingAnntoJack’sroom.C.BydraggingJackoutoftheroom.D.ByattendingJackwhenAnnwasout.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第三段第二、三句可知,当安回家时,小狗朝她叫,然后冲到男孩们的房间,在那里安发现杰克的心脏病犯了。8WhatwasAnn’sattitudetothedogaccordingtoParagraph4?A.Sympathetic.B.Doubtful.C.Tolerant. D.Grateful.答案D解析推理判断题。根据文章第四段安跟当地报纸说如果不是这条狗引导她进入杰克的房间,杰克就没命了。由此可知安对这条狗是怀有感激之情的,故D项正确。9ForwhatpurposedidPetercallTracy?A.Tohelpherfriend’sson.B.TointerviewTracy.C.Totakebackhisdog.D.Toreturnthefliertoher.答案C解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句“PeterdrovetoAnn’shousetopickuphisdog...”可知彼得开车来到安家来认领他的狗。因此C项正确。10Whatcanweinferaboutthedogfromthelastparagraph?A.ItwouldbegiventoOdie.B.ItwouldbekeptbyAnn’sfamily.C.ItwouldbereturnedtoPeter.D.ItwouldbetakenawaybyTracy.答案B解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中“...Petersaid,‘MaybeOdiewassupposedtofindyou,maybeyoushouldkeepit.’”可知,彼得最终让这条狗留在了安家。故B项正确。Ⅱ.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)Somepeopleclaimtobesufferingandsaytheywanttochange.Yet,theiractionssuggest11.Someonewhoisunhappymaynotwanttogiveuphis12becauseitisatoolheusestowinsympathyorplaytheroleofamartyr(乞怜者).So,thosewhoarethinkingofchangeshould13askingthemselves,“DoIreallywanttochangemyself?”

Wantingtochangeisthefirststepandthesecondstepisaccepting14.Weshouldknowweareresponsibleforourhappiness,notourparentsorneighbors.Itmeanswe15blamingtheworldforoursuffering.Itmeanswecan’tlookfor16.SidneyMadwedexplains,“Everymanisthe17ofhisownlife.Hebuildsit18thewayhewantsit.19,afterhehasbuiltwhathewants,hesometimesdecidesthathedoesn’tlikewhathehasbuiltandlooksforsomeoneorsomethingtoblame20changinghimself.”Ifweareunhappy,itisbecausewearedoingsomethingwrong.

21willchangeuntilwechangeourselves.22,wehavetochangeourthoughts,beliefs,andviews.Whenwegraspthispoint,wewillbe23tomoveforward.Here’showSamuelJohnsonexpressedthesamethought,“Ifapersonhassolittle24ofhumannatureastoseekhappinessbychanginganythingbuthimself,hewillfindhisattempts25”.

Manypeople,despitea26attempttochange,giveuptryingandreturntotheiroldways.Themainreasonforthisisthatthey27toosoon.Theywanttosee28changesovernight.And29theydon’t,theygiveup.Toavoidmakingthesamemistake,carefullyrecordyourthoughts,feelingsand30.

11A.so B.eventuallyC.otherwise D.sometimes答案C解析从本句前的转折词“Yet”可以看出本句要表达的意思与首句相反,因此选otherwise。12A.sadness B.opinionC.fear D.way答案A解析由句中的“because”一词可以看出这句话是因果关系的复合句,而能够赢得同情的工具应该是“悲伤”,故选A项。13A.insiston B.beginbyC.engagein D.tryout答案B解析结合下文“Wantingtochangeisthefirststepandthesecondstepis...”可知此处句意为:那些想改变自己的人应该首先问问自己:“我是不是真的想改变呢?”所以此处填beginby“以……开始”。insiston“坚持”;engagein“从事,参与”;tryout“试用”。14A.change B.adviceC.responsibility D.fault答案C解析从“Weshouldknowweareresponsiblefor...”可以看出改变的第二步应该是承担责任。accept在此是“承认,承担”的意思。15A.prefer B.repeatC.stop D.regret答案C解析分析上下文句意应为:承担责任就意味着我们要“停止”把我们的痛苦归咎于别的人或事上。16A.reasons B.helpC.sympathy D.excuses答案D解析本句和前一句意思相似,都是对“weareresponsibleforourhappiness”的解释,所以句意应为:我们不能再寻找“借口”了。17A.professor B.explorerC.trainer D.architect答案D解析从下文内容“Hebuilds...”这个实际行动可以看出,本句的意思是:每个人都是自己生活的“建筑师”。18A.only B.justC.generally D.simply答案B解析为了表现他前后态度的反差之大,在此处应该表现出“正是”他想要的样子,只有just有“正好,恰好”之意。19A.However B.ThereforeC.Usually D.Moreover答案A解析他按自己喜欢的方式去建,建成之后又不喜欢了,可见前后意思是转折的,所以用表示转折的副词however。20A.aswellas B.insteadofC.forthepurposeof D.asaresultof答案B解析结合上下文可知当他变得反复无常时,他就去怪罪其他人或别的事情,“而不是”改变自己。21A.Something B.EverythingC.Nothing D.Anything答案C解析until意为“直到……时(为止)”。此处句意应是:只要我们不改变自己,就什么都不会改变。22A.Inaword B.ThatisC.Asaresult D.Inaddition答案B解析此处“wehavetochangeourthoughts,beliefs,andviews”是对前一句话的解释,进一步说明了我们要改变自己的哪些方面。在这四个选项中,thatis(tosay)用于对前一句的解释,意为“whichmeans...”。inaword用于对前面内容的总结;asaresult意为“结果”;inaddition意为“此外”,用于并列关系。23A.qualified B.quickCpetent D.able答案D解析结合上下文,当我们明白了要先改变自己以后,我们才能够进步,而able强调拥有某种能力,在此符合语境。qualified意为“具备……的学历(或资历、知识、技能)的,符合资格的”,指具备职务、职位或任务所需的适当的资格和能力等;petent意为“有能力的,足以胜任的,称职的”,指完全具有满足某专业所要求的知识、技巧、条件等,完全能够胜任某项工作。24A.knowledge B.informationC.opinion D.learning答案A解析knowledge意为“知识,认识,知晓,了解”;information“信息”,指个人从他人、书本、观察、实际中所得来的知识或信息,常指零碎的知识,亦有“资料,情报”之意;opinion指对某事的具体看法或意见;learning“知识,学问”,指通过刻苦钻研后获得的反映客观事物的系统知识。此处指对人性了解很少,应用knowledge。25A.effortless B.endlessC.fruitless D.aimless答案C解析结合上文可知他的努力应该是“毫无成效的”,所以此处用fruitless。effortless“不费力的”;endless“无穷无尽的,不计其数的”;aimless“无目的的”。26A.hurried B.longC.forced D.sincere答案D解析从句意来看此处应该填入一个表示褒义的形容词,sincereattempt“认真的尝试”,在此符合句意。27A.need B.expectC.demand D.produce答案B解析结合下文“Theywanttosee...”可知此处应该填入expect“期待”。28A.natural B.immediateC.personal D.distinct答案D解析根据上文“toosoon”,可知此处用distinct“明显的”最合适。immediate与overnight意思重复。29A.unless B.whileC.once D.whether答案C解析once意为“一旦……就”,引导状语从句。句意:一旦他们不能立即看到变化,他们就会放弃。unless意为“如果不,除非”;while意为“当……的时候”,从句的谓语动词必须是延续性动词;whether意为“无论”或“是否”。30A.behavior B.decisionsC.spirit D.words答案A解析根据前面的“thoughts”和“feelings”可以推断出后面的空应选behavior。Ⅲ.语篇填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下列材料,掌握其大意,并根据上下文填写空白处所需的内容(1个单词)或所提供单词的正确形式。Onceuponatimethe31.oftheworldstartedtoquarrel.Theyallclaimedthattheywerethebest.

Greensaid,“32.(obvious)Iamthesignoflifeandhope.”

Blueinterrupted,“Withoutme,youwouldallbenothing.”Yellowanswered,“33.metherewouldbenofun.”

Orangestarted,“Iamthecolourofhealthand34.(strong).”

Redshoutedout,“Iamthecolourofpassionandlove.”Purpleroseup,“Iamthesignofauthorityandwisdom!”Finally,Indigo(靛青)35.(speak),“Iamthecolourofsilence.Youneedmeforbalanceandcontrast,forprayerandinnerpeace.”

Thecolours’quarrelingbecamelouderandlouder.Suddenlytherewasastartling(惊人的)flashofbrightlightningthunder.36.startedtopourdownrelentlessly(残酷地).Thecolourscroucheddowninfear.

Inthemidstofthenoises,rainbegantospeak,“You37.(fool)colours,don’tyouknowthatyouwereeachmadeforaspecialpurpose,uniqueanddifferent?Joinhandswithoneanotherandetome.”Doingasthey38.(tell),thecoloursunitedandjoinedhands.

Theraincontinued,“Fromnowon,whenitrains,eachofyouwillstretchacrosstheskyinagreatbowofcolourasa39.(remind)thatyoucanallliveinpeace.Therainbowisasignofhopefortomorrow.Letusremembertoappreciateone40.forever.”

答案31.colours32.Obviously33.Without34.strength35.spoke36.Rain37.foolish38.weretold39.reminder40.anotherⅣ.七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)ThereisanEnglishsaying:“41”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Now,however,doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.42

Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirhearts,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffectstophysicalexercise.43Iflaughterexercisesthebody,itmustbebeneficial.

Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprograms.Thegroupthattoleratedthepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.44

45Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.