新教材2020-2021学年高中英语外研版选择性必修第三册单元测试卷：Unit 5　Learning from nature

Unit5单元测试卷

（时间：120分钟满分：150分）

选择题部分

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，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题。每段对

话仅读一遍。

1.Howdoesthewomanusuallygotowork?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.

C.Bybike.

2.WhendidJackleavehome?

A.At8：30.B.At9：00.

C.At9：30.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theexamresults.

B.Thetimeforthemathsexam.

C.Thechangetotheirclassschedule.

4.Howmuchdidapoundofapplescostfiveyearsago?

A.$1.0.B.$1.5.

C.$3.0.

5.Whatdoweknowaboutthecompany?

A.Itwillmovetoanotherplace.

B.Itwilldevelopsomenewproducts.

C.Ithasbeenhavingseriousfinancialproblemslately.

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，各个小题将给出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。

6.Whatkindofapartmentdoesthemanwanttobuy?

A.Ithasabedroomandasittingroom.

B.Ithasthreebedroomsandabiggarden.

C.Ithastwobedroomsandabigkitchen.

7.Whatisman'spresentaddress?

A.1664PineStreet.B.1464PineStreet.

C.1446PineStreet.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Wheredoesthewomanwork?

A.Atateachers'college.

B.Atatouristcompany.

C.Atabank.

9.Whydidthewomancometotheairport?

A.Topicksomeoneup.

B.Toseehersisteroff.

C.Tovolunteertohelpothers.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Onwhichdaydoesn'tthemanhavetowork?

A.OnWednesdays.B.OnSaturdays.

C.OnSundays.

11.Howdidthemanlearntheprofession?

A.Helearntitfromhisparents.

B.Helearntitfortwoyearsatcollege.

C.Helearntitfromsomebooksonhisown.

12.Whatjobdoesthemando?

A.Aguard.B.Acook.

C.Awaiter.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whydoesthemancallthedoctor?

A.BecauseLindahasafever.

B.BecauseLindahasabadtoothache.

C.BecauseLindacan'tsleepwell.

14.HowlonghasLindabeenill?

A.Sincethismorning.

B.Fortwodays.

C.Sinceyesterdayevening.

15.Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?

A.Lindaistheman'sniece.

B.ThewomanwillgotoexamineLindaatonce.

C.ThemanhastakenLinda'stemperature.

16.WhatshouldLindadoaccordingtothedoctor?

A.Drinkenoughwater.

B.Takesomemedicine.

C.Haveaspecialdiet.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdoesthecompanymentionedinthepassagesell?

A.Clothes.B.Toys.

C.Electronicproducts.

18.Howoldshouldonewhowantstogetthejobbe?

A.Betweentheageofthirtyandthirty-five.

B.Betweentheageofthirtyandforty.

C.Betweentheageoffortyandforty-five

19.Whatlanguageshouldtheapplicantbeabletospeakbesides

English?

A.TheArabiclanguage.

B.AtleastoneLatinlanguage.

C.AtleastonelanguageoftheFarEast.

20.Wherewilloneliveifheorshegetsthejob?

A.Singapore.B.Japan.

C.Brazil.

第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最

佳选项。

A

DesignyourownadventurespentatIZE'sBlueCreekFieldStationby

choosingactivitiesperdayfromthelistbelow.

ShortCaveHike：2-houractivitywhereyouwillbeexposedtothe

ultimatetropicalrainforestexperience.Ateveryturnalongthetrail,anovel

experienceawaits.Perhapsit'satrailofleafcutterants（切叶蚁）ora

delicatetreesnake.YouwillfollowyourMayaGuidesupasteep

incline（斜坡）totheentranceofoneofthemostwonderfullimestonecaves

inBelize.

EthnobotanyWalk：3-houractivitywhereyouwillexplorethemedical

andcookeryusesofthelocalherbs,plantsandtrees.TheMayanswere

mastersinusingthejungle'snaturalresourcesfortheirmedicalneeds.You

willlearnaboutthevines（藤蔓）thatstoredrinkingwaterandother

remarkableremediesthatnatureoffers.Youwillgetafirst-handlookatthe

cropstheMayaharvestsuchascocoa,mango,rice,beans,etc.

HokebHaCaveHike:Spendtimeinoneofthemostspectacular

limestonecavesinBelize.Thenameofthiscavemeans“wherethewater

enterstheearth”.Stalactites（钟乳石）hangfromtheceiling,andcolonies

ofbatsliveinthedarkestgaps.YoucanalsosearchforMayanartificial

craftsover1,000yearsold.

LizardHike：2-4houractivitywhereyouwillswimandhikealongthe

clearblueriverasyoulookforlizardsinthetalltrees.Canyouidentify

whichspecies?Isitthespectaculardinosaurthatlookslikegreenlizards?

Belizeishometomanyofthe3,800speciesoflizardsintheworld.

21.DuringtheShortCaveHike,you.

A.willbelostinthetropicalforest

B.mayenjoyunexpectedviewsontheway

C.canbebittenbythetreesnakesoccasionally

D.needtofollowthetrackofantsintheforests

22.Whatwillyouchoosetoimprovetheskillsoflivinginthewild?

A.EthnobotanyWalk.B.ShortCaveHike.

C.LizardHike.D.HokebHaCaveHike.

23.WecaninferthatHokebHaCavemightbe.

A.thesourceofthewaterontheearth

B.thehabitatofbatsinBelize

C.theentrancetotheearth

D.thehometoancientMayans

B

ForunderwaterphotographerBrianSkerry,therearegooddays.The

sunshines;thewater'sclear.Butmostdaysaren'tlikethat.Thewhales

don'tshowup,orthereareparticles（颗粒）inthewater,orwindbringsthe

waves,orthesundipsbehindacloudattheworstmoment.

ANationalGeographicphotographyfellowandthe2017,Rolex

NationalGeographicExploreroftheYear,Skerryfreedives—whichmeans

noscubatanks,noequipmentexcepthisfins,mask,andcamera.Overthe

pasttwoyearshe'sspentnineweeksofftheeasternCaribbeanislandof

Dominicaina30-Footboatrunningafterspermwhalesaroundtheir

warm-waterhabitat.

Spermwhalesareintelligent,andmad,escapingtooceandepthswhen

pursued.Still,theirrankshavebeenthinnedbywhaling,overfishing,and

othercontactwithhumans,tothepointthattheworld'sconservationists

assessthemaseithervulnerableorendangered.Skerrywantshisphotosto

informthescientificresearchandeducationeffortsthatwillbringwhales

moreattentionandpotentiallysomerelief."Ifeelasenseofresponsibility

andurgencytomakepeoplecareaboutthemarinegiants,“hesays."I

wanttogivethem,forlackofabetterword,somehumanity.

Scientistsknowspermwhalesastheocean'slargesttoothedanimals

thatkillotheranimals.Theyhavethebiggestbrainsofanyknownanimal,

canweighupto45tons,andhavebeenobserveddisplayinghumanlike

qualities,suchascuriosityandplayfulness.Butdespitetheirsizeandtheir

expressiveness,spermwhalesremainoneoftheocean'sbiggestmysteries.

Dotheysharecomplexideas?

24.Whatis"freedives”?

A.Divingwithoutcharge.

B.Divingwithoutsponsors.

C.Divingwithlittleequipment.

D.Divingwithfewregulations.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vulnerable“probablymean?

A.Easilyattacked.B.Stronglybuilt.

C.Desperatelydriven.D.Distantlyremoved.

26.Whatcanwelearnaboutthespermwhalesfromthetext?

A.Spermwhalesarethelargestfishinthesea.

B.Spermwhalesareascleverasthehumanbeing.

C.Spermwhalesenjoybeingphotographedbyphotographers.

D.Spermwhales'populationhasdeclinedduetoillegalfishing.

27.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Atechnologymagazine.

B.Atourismadvertisement.

C.Ageographymagazine.

D.Anentertainmentreport.

C

Giveyourselfatest.Whichwayisthewindblowing?Howmany

kindsofwildflowerscanbeseenfromyourfrontdoor?Ifyourawareness

isassharpasitcouldbe,you'llhavenotroubleansweringthesequestions.

Mostofusobservedmuchmoreaschildrenthanwedoasadults.A

child'sdayisfilledwithfascination,newnessandwonder.Curiositygave

usallanaturalawareness.Butdistinctionsthatweresharptousaschildren

becomeunclear;wearenumb（麻木的）tonewstimulation（刺激），new

ideas.Relearningtheartofseeingtheworldaroundusisquitesimple,

althoughittakespracticeandrequiresbreakingsomebadhabits.

Thefirststepinawakeningsensesistostoppredictingwhatweare

goingtoseeandfeelbeforeitoccurs.Thisblocksawareness.Onechilly

nightwhenIwashikingintheRockyMountainswithsomestudents,I

mentionedthatweweregoingtocrossamountainstream.Thestudents

begancomplainingabouthowcolditwouldbe.Wereachedthestream,and

theyunwillinglywalkedahead.Theywerealmostknee-deepwhenthey

realiseditwasahotspring.Latertheyalladmittedthey'dfeltcoldwaterat

first.

Anotherblocktoawarenessistheobsession（痴迷）manyofushave

withnamingthings.Isawbirdwatcherswhospottedabird,immediately

lookeditupinfieldguides,andsaid,auruby-crownedkinglet”and

checkeditoff.Theynolongerpaidattentiontothebirdandneverlearned

whatitwasdoing.

Thepressuresof"time"andudestinationarefurtherblocksto

awareness.Iencounteredmanyhikerswhowereheadedtoadistant

camp-groundwithjustenoughtimetogettherebeforedark.Itseldom

occurredtothemtowanderabit,totakeamomenttoseewhat'saround

them.Iaskedthemwhatthey'dseen.uOh,afewbirds,“theysaid.They

seemedbentontheirdestinations.

Natureseemstounfoldtopeoplewhowatchandwait.Nexttimeyou

takeawalk,nomatterwhereitis,takeinallthesights,soundsand

sensations.Wanderinthisframeofmindandyouwillopenanew

dimensiontoyourlife.

28.AccordingtoParagraph2,comparedwithadults,childrenare

more.

A.anxioustodowonders

B.sensitivetoothers'feelings

C.likelytodevelopunpleasanthabits

D.eagertoexploretheworldaroundthem

29.WhatideadoestheauthorconveyinParagraph3?

A.Toavoidjumpingtoconclusions.

B.Tostopcomplainingallthetime.

C.Tofollowtheteacher'sadvice.

D.Toadmitmistakeshonestly.

30.Thebirdwatchers'behaviourshowsthatthey.

A.areverypatientintheirobservation

B.arereallyfascinatedbynature

C.careonlyaboutthenamesofbirds

D.questiontheaccuracyofthefieldguides

31.Inthepassage,theauthorintendstotellusweshould.

A.feelthewondersoftheworldwithalloursenses

B.getridofsomebadhabitsinourdailylife

C.openourmindtonewthingsandideas

D.tryourbesttoprotectnature

D

Iwasneververyneat,whilemyroommateKatewasextremely

organised.Eachofherobjectshaditsplace,butminealwayshid

somewhere.Sheevenlabelled（贝占标签于）everything.Ialwayslookedfor

everything.Overtime,KategotneaterandIgotmessier.Shewouldpush

mydirtyclothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Weboth

gottiredofeachother.

Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.Soon,Iheard

herscreaming,“Takeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!”Deafened,

Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.She

yelledbacklouder.

Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherfor

asingleminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendofthe

conversation,Icouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.When

shehungup,shequicklycrawled（爬）underhercovers,sobbing.

Obviously,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalone.Allofa

sudden,awarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.

Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,

cleanedthesocksandsweptthefloorevenonherside.Igotsointomy

workthatIevendidn'tnoticeKatehadsatup.Shewaswatching,hertears

driedandherexpressionwassuchdisbelief.Then,shereachedouther

handstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme,

“Thanks.”

KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn'talways

agree,butwelearntthekeytolivingtogether:givingin,cleaningupand

holdingon.

32.WhatmadeKatesoangryoneevening?

A.Shecouldn'tfindherbooks.

B.Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.

C.Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.

D.Shesawtheauthor'sshoesbeneathherbed.

33.Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause.

A.shewasscaredbyKate'sanger

B.shehatedherselfforbeingsomessy

C.shewantedtoshowhercare

D.shewasaskedbyKatetodoso

34.HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?

A.Byanalysingcauses.

B.Byshowingdifferences.

C.Bydescribingaprocess.

D.Byfollowingtimeorder.

35.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?

A.MyFriendKate

B.HardWorkPaysOff

C.HowtoBeOrganised

D.LearningtoBeRoommates

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

HowtoFocus

Improvingyourfocuscanmakeyouabetterstudentoremployeeas

wellasahappierandmoreorganizedperson.Ifyouwanttoimproveyour

focus,youneedtolearntoavoiddistractionsandtobepreparedwitha

focus-filledgameplanbeforeyousetouttoaccomplishatask.36

1.Buildupyourfocusstamina（持久力）.Eachpersonmaystartoff

withacertainamountof“focusstamina"，butthisissomethingthatcan

beimprovedovertime.Tobuildyourfocusstamina,justgiveyourselfa

certainamountoftimetodonothingbutworkonacertaintask.—37It

maybejustanotherfiveminutesoranotherhalfhour.

2.Meditate（冥想）.Meditationismorethanagreatwaytorelax.

38Whenyoumeditate,you'llbefocusingonclearingyourheadand

concentratingonyourbodyandbreath.Youcaneasilytransfertheseskills

toclearingyourheadandfocusingontheworkaheadofyou.

3.39Readingisagreatwaytobuildupyourfocus.Tryreading

somethingwithoutstoppingforjustthirtyminutes,andslowlybuildyour

staminatoreadforanhouroreventwohourswithonlyshortbreaks.Being

abletofocusonthematerialinfrontofyouwillhelpyoulearntofocuson

yourwork.

4.Mukitaskless.40However,itisactuallyharmfultoyour

concentration.Whenyoumultitask,you'renotputtingallofyourfocusand

energyintoanytask,whichactuallyharmsyourconcentration.Workon

gettingjustonethingdoneatatimeandyou'llseethatyougetthisdone

morequickly.Chattingwithyourfriendsonlinewhilegettingworkdoneis

oneoftheworstformsofmultitasking.Chattingwithafriendcanreduce

yourproductivitybyhalf.

A.Readmore.

B.IfyouwanttoknowhowtofocusHkealaser,justfollowthese

steps!

C.Keepgoinguntilyoufeelyouneedtostop,andtrytofocusfor

longerthenextday.

D.Whenthattimepasses,seehowlongyoucankeepgoingbefore

actuallystopping.

E.Manypeoplethinkgettingtwoorthreethingsdoneatonceisa

greatwaytoaccomplishgoalsmorequickly.

F.Didyouwasteyourwholedayreadingrandomarticlesthatpeople

postedonasocialnetworkingwebsite?

G.Ifyoumeditateforjust10to20minuteseveryday,youwillslowly

improveyourfocus.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（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。

Mymostrewardingexperiencethroughoutthepasttwoyearswas

volunteeringattheswimmingcompetitionforSpecialOlympicswherea

disabledfriendofmycommunitytookpart.Thishadspecial4]forme

becauseexperiencingithelpedimprovemyleadershipskills,developmy

character,andsupportmycommunity.

Firstly,my42skillsdevelopedwhenIindependentlydirected

eachswimmerwheretolineupattheplatformand43eachcompetitor

whentheyneededtoswim.Ihadtomakesurethattheswimmerswere

44andreadytoperform.Thiskeptmeonmyfeetatalltimesand

45ofeachevent'stimeandlocation.Ilearnteachswimmer'sname,

becausemanyofthemswaminmorethanoneevent.

Secondly,my46wasgreatlyinfluenced.WhenIsawthe

swimmersgettheirawardsforwinningeachswimmingevent,Iwasdeeply

moved.Iwas47thatmostswimmerscouldswimbetterthanme.

Their48attitudesastonishedme,whethertheywonorlost.Thisalso

enlargedmyview,offeringmetheopportunityto49peopleIwould

normallynotruninto.Iwentoutofmycomfortzoneanddidwhateverwas

neededtobedone,evenifitwassometimesdifficulttome.Itwas

especially50whenIsawtheglowingfacesofthecompetitors.

Lastly,Iwasof51tomycommunitybylendingahandtothis

organisation.Tobeapartofitgavemeachancetoimprovemycommunity

andbecome52withthepeoplelivinginthisarea.

AsWinstonChurchilloncesaid,“Wemakealivingbywhatwedo,

butwemakealifebywhatwegive."Theimportanceof53should

bestressedthroughoutyourlife.—54，throughmanyopportunitiesmy

communityhasofferedIwasprivilegedtobeinvolvedinthisexcitingand

importanteventinthesecompetitors'lives.Ihopetobea（n）—55again

atthiseventinyearstocome.

41.A.purposeB.attention

C.meaningD.regulation

42.A.learningB.acting

C.exerciseD.leadership

43.A.informedB.awarded

C.taughtD.compared

44.A.positionedB.preserved

C.presentedD.predicted

45.A.fullB.ignorant

C.awareD.convinced

46.A.techniqueB.imagination

C.figureD.character

47.A.remindedB.impressed

C.blamedD.concerned

48.A.variousB.controversial

C.changeableD.positive

49.A.educateB.gather

C.meetD.recommend

50.A.rewardingB.outstanding

C.interestingD.relaxing

51.A.wisdomB.courage

C.serviceD.encouragement

52.A.crowdedB.combined

C.suppliedD.familiar

53.A.evaluatingB.volunteering

C.travellingD.allocating

54.A.StrangelyB.Generally

C.SpeciallyD.Fortunately

55.A.trainerB.assistant

C.judgeD.announcer

非选择题部分

第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)

第二节(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正

确形式。

AtthebackofKing'sCollegeCambridgeinEnglandthereis

56.monumentinwhitemarble(大理石)tohonortheChinese

poetXuZhimo.57.(move)totheUKin1920,XuZhimospenta

yearstudyingatKing'sCollegeCambridgewherehe58.(fall)in

lovenotonlywiththeromanticpoetryofEnglishpoetslikeJohnKeats,but

alsowithCambridge59.(it).

Hispoem,SecondFarewelltoCambridge,60.isconsidered

tobehismostfamousone,isnowacompulsorytext,61.(learn)

bymillionsofstudentsacrossourcountryeveryyear.Thepoem

62.（vivid）paintsaportraitofKing'sCollegeCambridgein

EnglandandtheRiverCam,andserves63.areminderofXu

Zhimo'sfondnessforhistimeinCambridge.

Whilethepoemhadbeensettomusicmanytimesbefore,theEnglish

composerJohnRutter,oneofthemainstreamclassical64.

（musician）,wasinvitedbyKing'sCollegeCambridgetomakethefirst

musicalsettingofthetext.Thenewpiece,writtenandrecordedin

celebrationofthenear100-yearlinkbetweenthecollege65.Xu

Zhimo,hasbeenreleasedonanewalbumontheKing'sCollegeRecord

Label.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节应用文写作（满分15分）

假定你是育才中学学生会主席李华。你校将举办一次英语演讲比

赛，请你写一封信邀请附近某大学的外籍教师Smith女士来做评委。

内容如下：

1.主题：人与自然；

2.时间：6月15日下午2：00-5：00；

3.地点：501教室；

4.参赛选手：10名学生。

注意：1.词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearMsSmith,

I'mLiHua,chairmanoftheStudentUnionofYucaiMiddleSchool,

whichisclosetoyour

university.___