Unit1 单元检测 2020-2021学年人教版必修第二册

人教版必修第二册UNIT1单元检

第一部分听力（略）

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。

A

Don'tknowwheretoenjoyyourself?Herearesomechoicesforyou.

SantaCruzMissionStateHistoricPark

PopUpPicnicsintheparkreturnforthefourthsummerinarow,takingplaceon

Thursdays.Takeabreaktoenjoytacos（墨西哥玉米薄饼卷）.Priceschangefrom$2to$10,Cash

only.

144SchoolStreet,June13—August15Startat11I30amandendat1I30pm

TheCrow'sNest

EachsummeronThursdayeveningstheCrow'sNestoffersitsSummerBeachPartyseries

onthebeach.Thepartystartsat5：30pmeachweekandgoesuntilsunset.Familiesarewelcome,

andthereisnoentrancefee.Afterthesunsets,thefunbeginswithdancingtothebestlivemusicof

localbands.

2218EastCliffDrive,May30—August29Startat5'30pmandendat8：30pm

BargettoWinery

Joinusforabeautifulweekendofartandwine.BargettoWinerywillbehostingtheiryearly

gatheringofartistsandfoodies（美食家）attheiramazingSoquelWinery.Noentrancefee.Wine

tastingwithpurchaseof$15festivalglass.

3535NorthMainStreet,July20—July21Startat11'（X）amandendat5：00pm

ChaminadeResort&Spa

ChefPagetakesguestsonajoumeyshowingthearearichfruits,vegetables,andmeats.Dinner

beginsat6*30pmwithafive-coursemenuandgoodwines.Seatingbookedisnotachoice,asall

guestsareseatedatlarge,connecting,beautifullysettablesdesignedtoinviteopenconversations

amongguests.Ticketprice：$90perperson.Ticketscanbegottenonline.

ChaminadeLane,July26Startat6：00pmandendat9：00pm

21.WhatcanweknowaboutPopupPicnicsinthepark?

A.Itlaststwodays.

B.ItisheldonThursdays.

C.Ithasbeenheldtwice.

D.Itcanbepaidincreditcard.

22.WhatcanpeopledointheCrow'sNest?

A.Enjoytacos.

B.Talkwithartistsandfoodies.

C.Watchthesunriseonthebeach

D.Watchtheperformanceofthebands.

23.WhichactivitycanbebookedontheInternet?

A.TheCrow'sNest.

B.BargettoWinery.

C.ChaminadeResort&Spa.

D.SantaCruzMissionStateHistoricPark.

答案BDC

B

Somepeopleloveeatingfoodrightafteritiscooked.Ipreferfoodjusttakenoutfromthe

freezer.Fruit,candies,nuts,chocolate,cakewithbuttercreamfrosting（糖霜），evenpeas,allof

themtastedeliciouswhenfrozen.Infact,Iofteneatthemthatway.

IwasakidwhenIpickedupthehabit.Inmyfamily,lotsofthingswerethrownintothe

freezer-finally,twofreezers-topreventthemfromgoingbad.Amongthemweresomeofthe

candiesmysistersandIhadcollectedonHalloween.

Ifweeatwhentheyarestillwarm,we'11findourselvestakingthecookiesmorethanwe

should.lt'sbetterifwecanputthemintothefreezerandwait.Thatwaywe'11eatlessandenjoy

themmorebecausetheyarehardandchewingbecomesaslower,morepatienteffort.That,sthe

pointaboutfrozenbuttercreamfrosting.Putitinyourmouthatroomtemperature,andit'sgone

veryquickly.Butwhenit'sfrozen,youcanenjoythetastemuchlongerasitmelts（融化）inyour

mouth.

Thefreezertreatsalotoffruitkindly.Takefrozengrapesforexample.Ikeepabowlofgrapes

inmyfreezer.Theybecomealittleicy,andsomehowtheirsweetnessisimproved.Theyareperfect

andhealthydessert（点心、）•Thisisthesamewithoranges,apples,bananas...Youmightthink

bananaswouldgetsuper-hardwhenfrozen.Wrong!Theybecomecool,creamyandsweet.Ifyou

havewiselycoveredsomeorallofthebananaswithmeltedchocolatebeforeputtingthemintothe

freezer,theywillhaveadoubletaste.

Aslongasyouaren'teatinganythingthattrulyhastobehot,goaheadandexperiment.

24.Whatisthepassageintendedtotellus?

A.Fruitshouldbefrozenbeforeoneeatsit.

B.Frozenfoodisbetterthanhotfood.

C.Theauthorprefersfrozenfood.

D.Hotfoodisnothealthy.

25.Theauthorbegantoenjoyfrozenfoodwhenhe.

A.wasyoungB.learnedcooking

C.gotmarriedD.gotafever

26.WhydoestheauthorNOTadviseustotakehotcookies?

A.Becausetheyneedmoretimetoprepare.

B.Becausethetasteisnotgoodwhentheyarehot.

C.Becausetheyaretoodelicioustoavoidourovereating.

D.Becausewemayeatthemquicklyandenjoythemless.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it"inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Thetaste.

B.Buttercream.

C.Thecookie.

D.Frozenbuttercreamfrosting.

答案CADD

C

Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,

scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B.C.tothe1950s.Mostofthe

peopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshas

alwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld'spopulationis

left-handed.

Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?Scientistsnowknowthata

person*stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Mostpeopleusehandstofindthingsorhold

things.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwo

sidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson?shandsandeyeswork

together,controlsthelefthand.Theleftsideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentre

forthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,and

studieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinother

jobs.

Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadof

left-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheir

mainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn,thappentoeveryone,so

scientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Oneideaisthat

peopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.

Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handedness,peoplenolongerthink

left-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.

28.Afterstudyingworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesinhistory,thescientistsfound

that.

A.theartbeganfrom1,500B.C.

B.theworksofartendedinthe1950s

C.mostpeopleshownintheworksofartareright-handed

D.mostpeopleshownintheworksofartareleft-handed

29.Howmanypeopleintheworldareleft-handednow?

A.Lessthanonesixth.

B.Morethanahalf.

C.About40%.

D.Thepassagedoesn'ttellus.

30.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handed.

B.Left-handednessisclevererthanright-handedness.

C.Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.

D.Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.

31.Thebesttitleforthispassageis"”.

A.Scientists?NewInventions

B.Left-handedPeople

C.WhichHand?

D.DifferentBrains,DifferentHands

答案CABC

D

BRAZIL——Thenewly-electedpresidentofBrazil,JairBolsonarosaysthathiscountryshould

withdraw（退出）fromthe2015ParisAgreement,andthatBrazil'srainforestprotectionsare

standinginthewayofeconomicsuccess.Duringtheelectioncampaign,hepromisedtoease（减缓）

protectionsforareasoftheBrazilianAmazonsetasidefornativepeopleandwildlife.AreBrazil's

rainforestsindanger?

TheAmazon,theworld'slargestrainforest,iscalled“thelungsoftheplanet”.Eachtree

takesinandstorescarbondioxidefromtheairaroundit.Billionsoftreespullupwaterthroughtheir

rootsandreleasewatervaporintotheair,formingtinydropsofwater.TheAmazoncreates30to50

percentofitsownrainfall.CarlosNobre,aclimatescientist,saysthatitisalmostimpossibletosay

justhowimportanttherainforestistotheplanet*slivingsystems.

SomeofBolsonaro,ssupportcomesfrombusinessandfarminggroups.Onesupporter,Luiz

Carlos,notedthatufarmersarenotinvaders；theyareproducers^・Heblamed（责备）thepast

governmentforsupportingrainforestprotectionsatthecostoffarmers."Brazil,“hesaid,“will

bethebiggestfarmingnationonEarthduringBolsonaro,syears.”

PauloArtaxo,aprofessorofenvironmentalphysicsattheUniversityofSaoPaulo,saysthatif

Bolsonarokeepshiscampaignpromises,then“deforestation（毁林）oftheAmazonwillprobably

increasequickly-andtheeffectswillbefelteverywhereontheplanet.,,

OtherscientistswarnthatiftheAmazonandothertropicalrainforestslosetoomanytrees,this

couldaffectrainfallinotherareas.Withoutenoughtreestosupporttherainfall,thelongerand

biggerdryseasoncouldturnmorethanhalfoftherainforestintoatropicalgrassland.

32.Accordingtothepassage,rainforestscan.

A.producemuchfarmland

B.examinepeople'slungs

C.changetheearth'slivingsystem

D.destroyfarmers?crops

33.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto.

A.attractthepublictothenewly-electedpresident

B.askpeopletoeasetheprotectionofrainforests

C.drawpeopleJsattentiontothedisappearingrainforests

D.complainaboutthenewgovernment?swithdrawing

34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Thenewpresident,ssupporterscarelessaboutfarmers.

B.Scientistsareconcernedabouttheprotectionofrainforests.

C.TherainforestswillstoptheeconomicdevelopmentinBrazil.

D.Thepastgovernmentistoblameforthedestructionofrainforests.

35.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom.

A.anewspaperB.amagazine

C.aguidebookD.atextbook

答案CCBA

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。

Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?Whatmakesonepersonagenius,like

thebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,oris

intelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?36

Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbomwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,the

mindislikealegoranarmmuscle.37Mentalexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoung

children.Manychildpsychologiststhinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenand

givethemproblemstothinkabout.38If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdeal

withnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.

39Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheis

afooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitis

probablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas“Thatwasavery

cleverthingyoudid."or“40”

A.Itneedsexercise.

B.Youaresuchasmartchild.

C.Ahealthybodycontributestoone,sintelligence.

D.Whatpeoplewanttoexpressislikethis.

E.Parentsshouldalsobecarefulaboutwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.

F.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightlyandintelligently.

G.Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.

36.G

37.A

38.F

39.E

40.B

第三部分语言运用（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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

ThereReallyWasaSantaClaus

Annworkedforabigcompany.Oneofthedutieswastogotothepostofficeeverydayand

41_thecompanymail.OnedayinDecember,she42abeggardressedasaSantaClaus

43atthecrossing.Eachdayshedroppedsomecoinsinhisbowl.Hewouldsmileand44

heraMerryChristmas.

Atnightthetemperaturedroppedbelow0℃,buttheSantaClaus45stoodinthecold

wind.46shedroppedhercoins,shehandedhimapairofgloves.

Aweeklater,a(n)47SantaClauswasstandingthere.uWhathappenedtotheother

SantaClaus?”sheasked.Hesaid,"He'svery48today.Sheprayedforhishealth.

Laterthatday,acolleagueenteredheroffice49.“WhatshallIdo?Idon'thaveany

moneytobuymyboysanythingforChristmas,50myex-husbandrefusestosendmoneyto

them."Theladycomfortedhercolleague,'Tmsureeverythingwill51.It's

Christmas.Believeinmiracles(奇迹).”

Thatevening,shetoldherhusbandabouthercolleague's52，"Iknowwedon'thave

muchmoneytohelp,butVdliketogiveherfiftyorahundreddollars.LastyearwecouldnJt

53tobuyanythingfbrourselvesbutwestillhadawonderfulChristmas.Herhusbandsmiled,

“Giveheronehundreddollars.

Shereachedupandheldhim.Warmthspread54herbody.Heheldherandrealizedthat

55reallywasaSantaClaus-andhehadmarriedher!

41.A.receiveB.gothrough

C.answerD.pickup

42.A.spottedB.watched

C.sensedD.followed

43.A.standingB.waiting

C.playingD.performing

44.A.sendB.offer

C.wishD.tell

45.A.evenB.just

C.yetD.still

46.A.AfterB.If

C.SinceD.Although

47.A.honestB.strong

C.considerateD.new

48.A.sadB.sick

C.coldD.poor

49.A.intearsB.inshock

C.inhorrorD.introuble

50.A.orB.but

C.soD.otherwise51.A.comebackB.workout

C.runoutD.openup

52.A.messageB.suggestion

C.exampleD.situation

53.A.offerB.afford

C.promiseD.help

54.A.offB.to

C.amongD.through

55.A.itB.there

C.thisD.that

41-55DAACDADBABBDBDB

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。

ItiswellknownthattheChinesehavegreatrespectfortheirelders,andhereisanoccasionto

showit—theChongyangFestival.ltfalls56.theninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth.In

Chinese,nine57.____(regard)asthenumberof“yang”.Theninthdayoftheninthmonthisthe

daythathastwo“yang"numbers,and“chong”inChinesemeansdouble,whichis58.—the

name“Chongyang“cameintobeing.

ThefestivalcandatebacktotheWarringStatesPeriod.However,itwasnot59.(formal)

setasafestivaluntiltheTangDynasty.In1989,theChinesegovernment60.(declare)the

ninthdayoftheninthlunarmonthtobeSeniors'Day-adaytorespect61.elderlyand

toletthemenjoy62.(they).

Traditionally,peopleclimbmountains,drinkchrysanthemum(菊花)wine,andeat

double-ninthcakes.SincecakeinChineseispronounced“gao"meaning“high"，people

considerclimbingahighmountaintobethesameaseatingcakeinthehopeof63.(promote)

tohighpositions.Andpeopleoftenthinkthatchrysanthemumwinecangetridofallkindsof

diseasesand64.(disaster).

Todaymanyactivitiesareheld65.(show)respectfortheseniorslikeorganizinga

tripforthem,sendingthemgiftsandmoreonthedayofthefestival.

56.on

57.isregarded

58.how

59.formally

60.declared

61.the

62.themselves

63.beingpromoted

64.disasters

65.toshow

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

根据句意及所给首字母或者括号内的汉语提示写出下列单词。

66.Lookattheclouds.ltislikelytoberainytomorrow.

67.Hedrovesofastthatthecardisappearedinthedistancerightaway.

68.Intheproces