2021-2022学年高中英语单元质量检测(二)(含解析)外研版选修7

单元质量检测（二）

（时间：100分钟总分值：120分）

I.阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分）

阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。

A

Iwasveryexcitedonthefirstdayofhighschool!IhadP.E.forthefirst

period.Wehurriedlygatheredinthelockerroom（衣帽间）whentheheadmasterbegan

tospeak,“Goodmorning,boysandgirls!Welcometothefirstdayofthegreatnew

schoolyear.Wewillbeginwiththepledge（誓言）ofloyalty.〃

Ipulledmyshirtovermyheadandmyrighthandimmediately

restedovermyheart.Afewtearscametomyeyesaseverytime

Ipledged.Ithoughtofmygrandpa.Hehaddiedalmostayear

before,butIstillmissedhimeveryday.GrandpaservedinWorldWarIIandtheflag

hadaveryspecialmeaningforhim.

Thenextmorninginthelockerroom,Inoticedsomethingstrange.Somegirlstalked

throughthepledge.Inthemorningafterthat,evenfewerdidthepledge,including

theteachers.Bythesecondweekofschool,Iwastheonlygirlinthewholelocker

roomthatdidthepledge.

Thenextmorning,Ihidinthebathroomtochangeclothesandpledge.ThereI

couldn'tseetheflagandfeltguiltytobehidinglikethat.Ikepthidingforthe

nextweekandfeltworse.

Ispentaweekendgatheringupmynerve.OnMonday,Ichangedintomygymclothes

rightawayandwasstandingbymylockerwhentheheadmasterbeganmorning

announcements.ThepledgestartedandIputmyhandovermyheart.

Agirlnearbylockedherlockerandasked,“Whyareyoudoingthat?〃Shelooked

confused.

“MygrandpafoughtinWorldWarIIandhediedlastyear,〃Isaid."I'mdoing

itforhim.ff

Shefeltembarrassedandlookedaway."Oh,〃shesaid.

Overthenextfewweeks,moregirlsquestionedmeaboutthepledge.Igavethem

allthatsameanswer.

Ineverinspiredothergirlstodothepledgealongwithme.Theymadeachoice;

Imademine.IwasdoingitforGrandpa,butmorethanthat,Iwasdoingitformyself.

Grandparaisedmetobeproudofmycountryandthatpridedidn，tstop.

语篇解读：这篇文章主要是围绕在学校进展忠诚宣誓这一事情展开的。作者对这件事非

常虔诚，因为这表达了她对已过世的祖父的思念，而周围其他学生却很不理解，让作者为此

苦恼。通过解释，作者也对宣誓有了更正确的理解。

1.Howdidotherstudentsbehaveduringlaterpledgeperiods?

A.Theygraduallyquitthepledge.

B.Theycontinuedtoshowcuriosity.

C.Theydidthepledgewithsincerity.

D.Theymadefunofthosewhodidthepledge.

解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，其他学生逐渐不再进展宣誓。应选A

项。

2.HowdidIfeelabouthidinginthebathroomforthepledge?

A.Happy.B.Excited.

C.Guilty.D.Nervous.

解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段的“ThereIcouldn'tseetheflagandfeltguilty

tobehidinglikethat.〃可知，作者对自己躲起来进展宣誓有种罪反感。因此选C项。

3.Theauthordidthepledgeeverydaybecause.

A.theflaghadaspecialmeaningforher

B.theheadmasterrequiredhertodoso

C.alltheteachersandstudentsdidthat

D.itwasawaytoshowloveforhergrandpa

解析：选D细节理解题。根据第七段中作者答复其他同学的疑问时提到“'Mygrandpa

foughtinWorldWarIIandhediedlastyear.JIsaid.Tmdoingitforhim.'〃

可知，她进展宣誓是纪念自己过世的祖父。因此选D项。

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Thefirstdayatschool

B.Mygrandpa

C.Thesecretinthelockerroom

D.Thepledgeofloyalty

解析：选D标题归纳题。文章主要是围绕在学校行忠诚宣誓这一事情展开的。文章第一

段的最后一句"Wewillbeginwiththepledge（誓言）ofloyalty”也可作为提示。因此

选I）项。

B

Adelightful-lookingrobotcalledMEDi,orMedicineandEngineeringDesigning

Intelligence,isbeingusedtohelpmakedoctors，visitslesspainful.

TheAlbertaChildren'sHospitalinCanadapurchasedfouroftheMEDirobots

earlierthisyear.Thebionic（仿生学的）friendshangoutwithchildreninthewaiting

roomandalsoaccompanythemduringdifferentprocedures,accordingtoRxRobots,the

groupthatcreatedMEDi.TheMEDi'spurposeistohelpchildrencopewithpainand

reducetheirstress.Therobotshaveproducedrealresults.Accordingtoastudydone

atthehospital,kidswhointeractwithaMEDirobotreportedlyexperience50percent

lesspainduringmedicalproceduresthanthosewhodonot,"Parentstoldusthat

whentheyleftthehospital,theirchildrensaidalmostnothingabouttheneedleand

toldeveryoneabouttherobot,〃TanyaBeran,founderandchiefscientificofficer

atRxRobots,toldCNBCofMEDi'ssuccessatthechildren'shospital.

Thetwo-foot-tallrobotscanrelievepatients'anxietybytellingstoriesor

playinggameswiththekids.MEDirobotsarealsoprogrammedtospeakseveraldifferent

languages,andareequippedwithfacialrecognitioncapabilities（能力）.Therobots

caninteractwiththechildrenduringvarioustypesofprocedureslikebloodtests.

Notonlydotherobotscomfortthechildren,buttheyalsomakethekidsmorewilling

toworkwithmedicalstaff.

“OurresearchshowsthatwhenchildreninteractwithMEDirobots,theyaremore

cooperativeintheprocedure,〃Beransaid."Thismeansthattheprocedureis

completedmorequickly,resultingingreaterhealthcareefficiency（效率）.〃Beran

saidthatMEDirobotsarealsoahitwithparents.uKnowingthatthereissomething

outtherethateasesthestress,anxietyandsometimestraumatic⑹伤的）experiences,

isgreat,〃SheilaSousa,themotherofan8-year-oldpatientsaid.

语篇解读：这篇文章主要介绍了医院使用的名叫叫Di的机器人，它能够减轻孩子在看病

时的痛苦，缩短检查的时间。

5.MEDirobotsaremainlyusedto.

A.helpforeignpatientscommunicatewithdoctors

B.assistdoctorsincompletingmedicalprocedures

C.takekidstothehospitaliftheirparentsarebusy

D.makekidsfeellesspainduringmedicalprocedures

解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段的"helpmakedoctors'visitslesspainful”

和第二段的“TheMEDi'spurposeistohelpchildrencopewithpainandreducetheir

stress."可知，机器人主要用来减轻孩子在看病时的痛苦。因此选D。

6.Theunderlinedword“relieve"inParagraph3probablymeans

A.causeB.reduce

C.increaseD.remove

解析：选B词义猜想题。根据第二段"TheMEDi'spurposeistohelpchildrencope

withpainandreducetheirstress.，z可以猜想出，这里的relieve与reduce同义，表示

“减少〃。因此选B项。

7.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatMEDi.

A.isbad-looking

B.isonefoottall

C.canrecognizefaces

D.canonlyspeakEnglish

解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段的.andareequippedwithfacialrecognition

capabilities（能力）.〃可知，机器人有识别人脸的能力。因此选C项。

8.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Atravelguide.

B.Asciencemagazine.

C.Abookreview.

D.Astorybook.

解析：选B文章出处题。文章主要介绍了医院使用的名叫MEDi的机器人，很可能选自

科学杂志。因此选B项。

C

MeetStephanieRoman,StudentBodyPresidentandsenioratSkylineHighSchool

inDallas,TX.

Whatdrewyoutopublicserviceandwhendidyoufirstbecomeinvolvedinpolitics?

1havealwaysdedicated俸献）timetoservingothers.Iranmyfirstcampaign

attheageof14.AsastudentatSkylineHighSchool,Ihadthehonortoserveas

ClassPresidentinmyfreshmanyearandStudentBodyPresidentinmyjuniorandsenior

years.Theseleadershippositions,alongwithmyambition,haveopenedmanywonderful

doorsofopportunities.

WhatdoesadayinthelifeofaStudentBodyPresidentlooklike?

ServingasStudentBodyPresidentcomeswithmanyresponsibilities.I'm

responsibleforcarryingoutdailyschool-wideannouncements,attendingschool

meetings,actingasarepresentativefortheDallasISDTeenBoard,andmost

importantly,planningandorganizingactivitiesfortheschool.

Tellusalittlebitabouttheprojectsyou'veleadinyourschool?

Ihaveorganizedandtakenpartinseveralserviceprojects,includingdrives

toregister（登记）seniorstovote（投票），TrunkorTreat,whereweprovidecandy

andcostumesforkidswhoseparentscannotaffordsuchthings,andcannedfooddrives

benefitingtheNorthTexasFoodBank.Throughtheseactivitiesweteachstudentsabout

theimportanceofcivicengagement（公民参与）andwemakeitfunforstudentstobe

involvedinbetteringtheircommunities.

Whataresomeofyourpoliticalleadershiphighlightstodate?

AsastudentintheAdvancedSocialSciencesMagnet,Ihavehadtheopportunity

toworkcloselywithcampaignorganizersandgovernmentofficials.Sincemyfreshman

year,Ihavetakenpartinblock-walkcampaignstocollectpetition（请愿）signatures

forjudges.RecentlyIjustfinishedamajorprojectinwhichIcreatedabrochure

（小册子）toeducatethecommunityaroundissuesofhomelessnessandpermanenthousing.

What'snextforyou?

ThisfallI"mattendingtheUniversityofTexas,whereI'lldefinitelyexplore

arunforStudentBodyGovernment.

语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章是对Skyline高中学生会主席StephanieRoman的采访。

9.HowhasbeingstudentleadersbenefitedStephanieRoman?

A.Ithasbroughthergreathonor.

B.Ithashelpedhergotoakeyuniversity.

C.Ithasopenedhereyestopublicservice.

D.Ithasgivenhermanychancestorealizeherdreams.

解析：选D细节理解题。由第二段中的"Theseleadershippositions,alongwithmy

ambition,haveopenedmanywonderfuldoorsofopportunities可知，这些职务为

StephanieRoman提供了很多时机。

10.WhatdoesStephanieRomanthinkoftheprojectsshehasorganized?

A.Meaningfulandinteresting.

B.Difficultandtime-wasting.

C.Challengingandfruitless.

D.Importantandcreative.

解析：选A细节理解题。由第四段中的uThroughtheseactivitiesweteachstudents

abouttheimportanceofcivicengagement（公民参与）andwemakeitfunforstudents

tobeinvolvedinbetteringtheircommunities”可知，通过这些活动,学生可以认识到

公民参与的重要性，并且对改善社区的活动也乐在其中，StephanieRoman应该会认为这样的

活动很有意义，也很有趣。

11.WhatwastheaimofthebrochurecreatedbyStephanieRoman?

A.Toraisemoney.

B.Toaddressproblems.

C.Toshapepublicopinion.

D.Tosupportgovernmentofficials.

解析：选B细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的"createdabrochure（小册子）toeducate

thecommunityaroundissuesofhomelessnessandpermanenthousing”可知，Stephanie

Roman做了小册子是为了教育周边社区的人们关于无家可归和永久住房的问题。

D

Formillionsofyears,animalshavecommunicatedincountlessways-fromgiving

offchemicalsignals,toperformingcomplexdances.Humans,ontheotherhand,have

theabilitytocommunicateusinglanguage.However,scientistsdon'tagreeonwhen

humanlanguagefirstappeared.Evenifit'sunclearexactly

whenitbegan,humanlanguagehasdevelopedgreatlyinthepast

century,branchingoffintothreedifferenttypes:natural,

artificial,andformallanguage.

Naturallanguages,alsoknownasman-madelanguages,arelanguagesthathumans

havedevelopedsimplyoutoftheneedtocommunicatewitheachother.Naturallanguages

arethelanguagespeoplespeak,read,write,andlistentoeveryday,suchasEnglish,

Hindi,andRussian.Thevocabularyandrulesoftheselanguageshavedeveloped

naturally,withouttheinfluenceofanauthororcreatormodelingorchangingthe

languages.Inshort,naturallanguages“justhappen”.

Artificiallanguagesarealsoman-made,buttheyareconstructed,ormade,by

humanswhoalreadyuseanaturallanguagetocommunicate.Thevocabularyandgrammar

ofartificiallanguagesdon，tdevelopnaturallybutareconstructedbyanauthoror

creator.There，reanumberofreasonsforconstructinganartificiallanguage.In

somecases,itmaybeascientificexperimentinlanguage;inothercases,itmay

bethecreationofanartist.Anartificiallanguagemayalsobeconstructedtomake

communicationeasierbetweenpeopleofdifferentnationalities.Perhapsthebest

exampleofthisisEsperanto,anartificiallanguagecreatedin1887byL.L.Zamenhof

thatwasbasicallymeanttosimplifycommunicationbetweenEuropeans.

Finally,formallanguagesarelanguagesthatcommunicatesomething,buttheyare

notspokenlanguageslikenaturalandartificiallanguages.However,likeartificial

languages,theyareconstructed.Formallanguagesaremeanttobeveryprecise（准

确的)inwhattheycommunicate.Anexampleofacommonformallanguageiscomputer

code.Computercodehasitsownsetofverystrictrulesandservesonlyto“speak”

toacomputer-peoplecannotuseittocommunicatewithothers.

语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了三种人类语言：自然语言、人工语言和形式

；i■五口壬口。

12.Whatcausednaturallanguagestodevelop?

A.Thecreationofspecialwriters.

B.People*shopetorecordthings.

C.Theinfluenceofotherlanguages.

D.People，sneedtospeaktoeachother.

解析：选D细节理解题。由第二段中的languagesthathumanshavedeveloped

simplyoutoftheneedtocommunicatewitheachother”可知，自然语言是出于人们交

流的需求开展而来的。

13.Whatdoweknowaboutartificiallanguages?

A.Theydidn，tappearuntilthe20thcentury.

B.Theyarenotusedindailycommunication.

C.Theyhavenovocabularyorgrammarrules.

1).Theyarecreatedforsomespecificpurposes.

解析：选D细节理解题。由第三段中的"There'reanumberofreasonsfor

constructinganartificiallanguage”可知，人工语言是人类为了各种目的而人为制造出

的语言。

14.WhydoestheauthormentionEsperanto?

A.TosingthepraisesofL.L.Zamenhof.

B.Togiveanexampleofanartificiallanguage.

C.Tosuggestthatit'sstillusedbymanyEuropeans.

D.Toexplainhowcommunicationcanbesimplified.

解析：选B推理判断题。由第三段中的"Anartificiallanguagemayalsobe

constructedtomakecommunicationeasierbetweenpeopleofdifferentnationalities.

PerhapsthebestexampleofthisisEsperanto"可知，作者提到世界语是通过举例子解

释人工语言。

15.Howareformallanguagesdifferentfromnaturalandartificiallanguages?

A.Peopledonotspeakthem.

B.Peoplecannotunderstandthem.

C.Theyareconstructedbyacreator.

D.Theyareonlyusedincomputerscience.

解析：选A推理判断题。由最后一段中的“buttheyarenotspokenlanguageslike

naturalandartificiallanguagesw和upeoplecannotuseittocommunicatewith

others”可知，人们不能用形式语言来与他人进展口头交流。

【阅读七选五（共5小题；每题2分，总分值10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正确选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。

WhyPeopleWhoTakeNotesAlltheTimeAre

MoreLikelytoBeSuccessful

Note-takingisanessentialskillinmanyareasofworkandstudy.Butis

note-takingreallyusefulinhelpingustounderstand,remember,andretrieve（重

新获得）essentialpointswhenwemostneedthem?16Herearefourreasons

note-takersareonthefasttracktosuccess：

17Theactionofwritinginformationdownisagreatwaytogetfullyinvolved

inthelearningprocess.Note-takersaremuchmoreactivelyinvolvedbecausethey

areprocessingtheinformationandgettingtheessentialfactsdown.

Theyunderstandtheimportanceofrememberingtheinformation.Studentsneedto

rememberallrelevantinformationwhenfacedwithanexamquestion.Aspeakermay

nothavetheirnotesathandbutwillstillhaveabetterchanceofactuallyremembering

thefactsiftheyhavesparedthetimetoprepi8_Howein1970foundthatstudents

whohadtakennoteswereseventimesmorelikelytorememberfactsaweeklaterthan

thosewhohadnot.

Theydonotrelyongettingothers，notes.Lotsofstudentsloveaskingthe

lecturersforacopyofth19Thesestudentsarenotgoingtobeverysuccessful

inschooliftheydothisallthetime.

Theyknowthattakingnoteshelpsthemachievetheirgoals.20Therearequite

afewstudiesnotshowingthattheactualprocessoftakingnoteshelpspeopleto

boost（推进）theirlearningandalsoachievetheirgoals.ResearchersattheDominican

UniversityofCaliforniahavediscoveredthatwritingdowngoalsandsharingthem

arecrucial（至关重要的）inhelpingpeopletoachievetheiraims.

A.Researchbacksthisup.

B.Theyareactivelylearning.

C.Thisisnoaccidentorcoincidence.

D.Theyknowhowtopreparefornote-taking.

E.Buttheresultsforthestudentsarenotverygood.

F.Naturally,itdoesdependalotonthesubjectmatter.

G.Theanswerisyes,althoughindividualstylesandmethodsmayvary.

答案：16〜20GBAEC

III.完形填空（共20小题；每题L5分，总分值30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

最正确选项。

Throughoutmyyearsinelementaryandhighschool,Iamabletorecall（回想）

countlessexperienceswhichstandoutinmymindasmeaningful.Theteachershad

differentmethodsofmakingtheir21effectiveandeasytounderstand.However,

inallofmymemories,asingledayinthefifthgradestandsoutasa（n）22day

thattrulychangedmylife.

Icanremembermyfirstbandlesson23.Theexcitement

IfeltasIopenedmynewsaxophonecaseforthefirsttime

couldnotbeputintowords.Ihadneverhelda（n）24before.

Itwasallnewtome.Yet,slowly,mybanddirectorbeganto

25mehowtoholdtheinstrumentandthefingeringsofbasicnotes.Bytheend

ofthelesson,Ihadlearnedto26MaryHadaLittleLambandHotCrossBuns.

Atthetime,Ididn't27whatmadethatlessonso28.Asa10-year-oldchild,

IknewthatIlikedthis29toy.IalsofeltthatIwasa（n）30player.After

all,Ihadlearnedtoplaytwosongsonmy31day!

Inretrospect（回忆过去），however1realizethattheremightbesomethingmore

tothis32experiencethanjustfirst-timeexcitement.Myteacherhaddeveloped

alessonthatconsistedofeasilyrecognizableand33parts.Shebeganby

introducingmetothisnewinstrument,instructingmeonbasic34.Thisbasic

introductionwasfollowedbyadevelopmentalperiod.Withmyteacher*s35,I

begantolearnbeginningnotesandnotevalues.Together,weworkedto36my

skills.

ThelessonwasconcludedbyputtingtogetheralloftheinformationthatIhad

workedtodevelop.Therandom（胡舌L的）37thatImadethroughoutthelessonbecame

musicasI38myfirstsongs.Thisgavethelessonasenseofclosure,aswell

asasenseofaccomplishment.Thismemorable39experiencewasvery40to

meinthefifthgrade.

语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者对自己五年级第一天学习萨克斯的经历记忆犹新，倍感

珍贵。

21.A.reportsB.notes

C.experiencesD.lessons

解析：选D由上文中的"Theteachers”和下文中的“bandlesson”可知，教师们有

很多不同的方法让自己的“课(lessons)“易于被学生理解。

22.A.differentB.exciting

C.normalD.heartbreaking

解析：选B由第二段中的“TheexcitementIfeltz，可知，那是非常“令人兴奋的

(exciting)一天。

23.A.partlyB.naturally

C.clearlyD.immediately

解析：选C由文中对第一堂萨克斯课的详细描述可知，“我〃能"清楚地(clearly)”

记得第一堂乐队课。

24.A.presentB.instrument

C.toolD.model

解析：选B由上文中的"saxophone"可知，"我〃从未学过一件“乐器

(instrument)"。

25.A.instructB.ask

C.remindD.prove

解析：选A由该空后的"howtoholdtheinstrumentandthefingeringsofbasic

notes〃可知，“我〃的乐队指导教师开场“教(instruct)”“我〃持乐器的姿势和一些根本

音符的指法。

26.A.singB.read

C.playD.write

解析：选C由下文中的"Ihadlearnedtoplaytwosongs”可知，在第一堂课完毕

时，“我〃已经学会“弹奏(play)〃两首歌曲。

27.A.realizeB.consider

C.rememberD.imagine

解析：选A由该句后的描述可知，“我〃当时没有“意识到(realize)”为什么那堂课

如此“难忘(memorable)o

28.A.mysteriousB.difficult

C.stressfulD.memorable

解析：选D参见上题解析。

29.A.strangeB.new

C.softD.large

解析：选B由上文中的"Iopenedmynewsaxophonecase"可知，作为一个十岁的孩

子，“我〃知道“我〃喜欢这个“新(new)〃玩具。

30.A.goodB.slow

C.trainedD.average

解析：选A由下文中的“Afterall,Ihadlearnedtoplaytwosongsonmy...day”

可知，“我〃还觉得自己是一个“有天赋的(good)〃萨克斯演奏者。

31.A.previousB.first

C.bestD.last

解析：选B由上文中的“forthefirsttime”以及文中的描述可知，“我〃在"第一

(first)〃天就学会演奏两首曲子。

32.A.awkwardB.uncommon

C.positiveD.terrible

解析：选C由文中作者对自己学习萨克斯的第一堂课的回忆可知，“我〃意识到这次

“美好的(positive)”经历除了带给“我〃第一次的兴奋之外，还有很多其他的东西。

33.A.hardB.unusual

C.hopefulD.meaningful

解析：选D由下文的描述可知，这堂课有很多“有意义的(meaningful)”内容。

34.A.subjectsB.facts

C.skillsD.senses

解析：选C由下文中的"Together,weworkedtomyskills”可知，教师

教“我〃一些根本的“技能(skills)〃。

35.A.praiseB.work

C.comfortD.help

余军析：选D由上文中的aintroducingmetothisnewinstrument,instructingme

on.・・〃可知，在教师的“帮助(help)"下，“我〃开场学习音符和音符值。

opB.test

C.displayD.change

解析：选A由文中的描述可知，此处指教师帮“我〃“提高(develop)〃技能。

37.A.mistakesB.decisions

C.plansD.sounds

解析：选D由文中的“Imadethroughoutthelessonbecamemusic〃可知，"我〃

在整堂课发出的随意的“声音(sounds)”成为了“我〃”演奏(performed)”的第一首歌。

38.A.reviewedB.performed

C.recordedD.heard

解析：选B参见上题解析。

39.A.workB.research

C.learningD.teaching

解析：选C由上文中的"standoutinmymindasmeaningful”以及文中作者对学习

萨克斯的第一堂课的描述可知，这次难忘的“学习(learning)”经历对于“我〃来说非常

“珍贵(valuable)〃。

40.A.basicB.necessary

C.familiarD.valuable

解析：选D参见上题解析。

IV.语法填空(共10小题；每题L5分，总分值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。

WethinkthatlifeinChinesehighschoolisanadventureinwhichwehaveto

survivemountainsofhomeworkandexams.Yetwoulditbe41.surprising(surprise)

ifItellyouthathighschool1ifeintheUSisalmostasstressfulanddemanding

asitisinChina?

InUShighschool,everything42.isrecorded(record)andgraded,includingyour

gradesonquizzes,testsandfinalexaminations.Failing43.toturn(turn)inyour

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