2017-2018學(xué)年高中英語Unit4Globalwarming單元質(zhì)量評估新人教版選修

1、單元質(zhì)量評估（四）時間：100 分鐘分?jǐn)?shù)：120 分第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分）第一節(jié)（共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AThis assertion（斷言）belongs to Albert Einstein that in life imaginationis moreimporta nt tha n kno wledge.A no ther importa nt thi ng that goes together with imag in ati on and knowledge is

2、 in tellige nce.This con tributes to our behaviour in society, to our in tegrati on（整合）indiffere ntgroups of people and helps us man agein extreme situati ons of our life.First of all, imaginationcan be noticed mostly at intelligentpersons.However,everybody has a certain degree of imagination, be it

3、 higher or slower.Consequently, each one of ususes his imagi nati on in the every day life and con tributes at making different inventions, some of thembeing very useful to the mankind.Here we can men ti on the inven ti onsthat menof scie nee andnot only have inven ted for the ben efit*of the develo

4、p ing of society: the bulb, the radio, the telepho ne, the steam, the Internet and so on.On the con trary, kno wledge is importa nt but only if people know how to applyit in differe nt fields of activity.However, one has to be in tellige nt eno ugh and have imag in ati on inorder to achieve his goal

5、s in life.According to all these, I believe that imagination undergoes knowledge, the latter needinglearningand time in order to be achieved, whereas the former appearsas the result of on es degree of in tellige nee.Wecan take the rapid development of the Japanese society as an example of both imagi

6、nationand knowledge.People there are very intelligent and have known to take adva ntage of their kno wledgeto moder nize their society.Therefore, theyve orga ni zed their market economy using the experie ncesof the west coun tries.The military navy and the parliamentary regime（議會政體 ）took over theEng

7、lish systemand the American one in the field of education.Hence, all of these factors were put into functioning taking also in to con siderati on the Japa nese specific culture and traditi ons.2If we were to con elude ask ing if Albert Ein stein was right or not, we can on lysay that it all depends

8、on whom we ask, what we ask about and when.But thereis onething that I am sure about, that is imagi nati on is more importa nt tha n kno wledge.【語篇解讀】文章論述了想象力比知識更重要的觀點(diǎn)。1.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Everybody has the same degree of imaginationB. The rapid developmen

9、t of the japanese societyC. Imagination is more important than knowledgeD. Tips on how to learn from other countries解析：主旨大意題。本文為議論文，論述的觀點(diǎn)為“想象力比知識更重要”。短文第一段第一句提出了論點(diǎn)in life imagination is more important than knowledge”，文章用大量的篇幅加以論證這個論點(diǎn)，最后一段最后一句回扣主題，進(jìn)一步總結(jié)作者的論點(diǎn)“ that is imagi nati on is more importa nt

10、tha n kno wledge。由此可以推斷C 項(xiàng)做文章標(biāo)題合適。答案：C2.We know from the passage that intelligenee_/A. is the major source of imagination and knowledgeB. plays the most important role in ones achievementC.has nothing to do with imagination and knowledgeD. can help us deal with extreme situations of our life解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題

11、。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“ This con tributes to our behaviour insociety, to our in tegratio n in differe nt groups of people and helps us man age inextreme situations of our life.”可知選項(xiàng) D 正確。A 項(xiàng)短文沒有提到；B 項(xiàng)太絕對；根據(jù)第一段中的“ Another important thing that goes together with imagination andkno wledge is in tellige nee.” 可排除 C

12、。答案：D3._By giving the example of the rapid development of the Japanese society, the author_ .A. expla ins the relati on ship betwee n imagi nati on and kno wledgeB. wants to tell us the importanee of both imagination and knowledgeC. intends to give some advice on how to modernize the societyD. expre

13、sses his own opinion on how to borrow ideas from others3解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段第一句“ We can take the rapid development of theJapa nese society as an example of both imagi nati on and kno wledge.” 以及整段內(nèi)容可以推測，作者以日本社會的快速發(fā)展作為例子說明日本人既發(fā)揮想象力同時又具備充分的知識，由此可以推測，作者想告訴我們的是想象力和知識的重要性。故B 項(xiàng)正確。答案：BBI dont think I can recall

14、a time whe n I was nt aware of the beauty of theocean.Growing up in Australia ， I had the good fortune of having the sea at myside.The firsttimeIwenttoHalfm oonBay，I_sudde nly_had_the_feeli ng_of_ no t_bei ng_able_to_feel_the_gro un d_with_my_feet_a n ymore.For my 10th birthday ， my sister and I wer

15、e taken out to the Great BarrierReef.There were fish in differentcolours ，caves and layers of coral.They madesuchan impression on me.Whenl learned that only 1 percent of Australias Coral Sea was protected ， I wasshocked.Australian marine（ 海洋的）life is particularly important because the reefs have mor

16、e marine（ 海洋的）speciesthan any other country onearth.But sadly ， only 45% of the worlds reefs are considered healthy.This statistic is depressing ，so its important for us to do everythingto protectthem.The hope that the Coral Sea rema ins a complete ecosystem has led me to take action.lvebecome invol

17、ved with the Protect Our Coral Sea activity ，which aims to create the largest marine parkin the world .It would serve as a place where the ocea ns species will all have a safe place forever.Together， An gus and I created a little video and we hope it will in spire people to be part of themoveme nt.A

18、 ngus also shares many beautiful childhood memories of the ocean as a young boy ，whogrew up sailing， admiring the beauty of the ocean，and trying to find the secrets of ocea n species.【語篇解讀】本文旨在號召人們保護(hù)海洋生物。4.From the underlined sentence in Para.1, we can learn the author_A. seldom went surfing at the

19、seaB. forgot his experiences about the oceanC. never went back to his hometownD. had a won derful impressi on of Halfm oon Bay解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù) “ I dont thi nk I can recall a time whe n I was nt aware4of the beauty of the ocean”口 “ I had the good fortune of having the sea at myside ” 可知，作者非常喜歡海洋，畫線句意為“我突然

20、有了一種不想再踏上陸地的感覺”，說明半月灣給作者留下了一個美好的印象。故選D。答案：D5.According to the second paragraph,Australianmarine lifeA. is escaping from the Coral Sea graduallyB. depends on reefs for living greatlyC. may be faced with dan gerD. is protected better than that in other oceans解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Australian marine（海洋的）life

21、 is particularly importa ntbecause the reefs have more marine species tha n any other country on earth.But sadly ， only 45% oftheworldsreefsareconsideredhealthy”可推知，澳大利亞的海洋生物可能處在危險之中。故選Co答案：C6.The Protect Our Coral Sea activity is intended to_A. con tribute to a complete ecosystemB. prevent more mar

22、ine species being endangeredC. set up a large nature reserve for reefsD. raise more teenagers environmental awareness解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的which aims to create the largest marine park in the world.Itwould serve as a place where the oceans species will all have a safe place forever”可知， 其目的是保護(hù)海洋生物免受危險。故選B。答

23、案：B7.Angus and the author create a little video to_A. urge more people to take action to protect the marine speciesB. in spire more people to explore the secret of the ocea nC. share their childhood experiences about the oceanD. bring back to people their memory of ocean species解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的第一句可知

24、，他們的目的是鼓勵人們參與到保護(hù)海洋生物的行動中來。故選Ao5答案：ACAs a pare nt , you must be happy whe n see ing your kid study ing just afterdinnerin the evening.But sometimes you may be worried because its a nightly predicament in manyhouseholds: A student hits a wall doing homework, and parents are too tired or too busy to he

25、lp.Ordering a tutor is becoming as easy for kids as having a late night snack.With6rapid growth in companies offering online tutoring ， students can use a credit card to connect ，sometimes in less than a minute， with a live tutor.Such services canbe especially helpful to students with small budgets

26、or little time or those in remote areas.Prices ，ranging from about D|S24 to D|S45 an hour， are lower than what manyskilled tutors charge in a students home.And parents and students say the quick homework fix canreduce stress and make evenings at home more peaceful.“ The quality of online teacher sup

27、port can be uneven（不穩(wěn)定的 ） ， and onlinetutors may not be the best for struggling students who need long term help.Courses can break downdue to technical problems，and language barriers （障礙） can causedirector of education for the Clayton Christensen Institute.tutors fill a huge gap that can never be fi

28、lled by parents.線家教或許能幫助解決這個問題。測畫線詞的含義是“困難，困境”。答案： A9 What do we learn from the second paragraph?problems on sites that rely on tutors from abroadsays Michael Horn， executiveMost sites get the support of part time or retiredteachers ， collegeprofessorsor professionals with tutoring experience; most

29、offerscheduled tutoringin additionto on demand courses.The most commonusers are middle school students ，and collegestudents taking basic courses.Yamini Naidu ， president of the National School Public Relations Associationsays ，“ Students who come to courses with a list of questions or assignments to

30、workon and who block out time to concentrate benefit most.Text chats occasionallystop ，though ，if students are distracted （分心 ）or start doing other tasks.Online語篇解讀】 許多家庭每天晚上都會遭遇這樣的困境：家長無法輔導(dǎo)孩子做作業(yè)。8What does the underlinedwordpredicament ”in the first paragraph mean?ADifficulty.B Tradition.CGame.D Di

31、scussion.解析： 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞下文A student hits a wall doing homeworkandparents are too tired or too busy to help.”可知，當(dāng)學(xué)生在做作業(yè)遇到問題時，家長可能因?yàn)樘刍蛘咛Χ鵁o法輔導(dǎo)孩子，這對于很多家庭來說都是一件困難的事。由此可猜7A Students can enjoy online tutoring conveniently.B Online services are especially for college students.C Students prefer online tuto

32、ring to a latenight snack.D. Ordering an online tutor costs at least D|S45 per hour.解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Orderinga tutor is becoming as easy for kids ashav ing a late night sn ack. ”可知，訂購在線家教跟吃夜宵一樣容易，也就是說對于學(xué) 生來說在線家教很便捷。答案：A10. What does Michael Horn mainly talk about in Paragraph 3?A.The goals of online tu

33、toring.B.The development of online tutoring.C. The problems of online tutoring.D. The functions of online tutoring.解析：主旨大意題。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知，邁克爾認(rèn)為在線家教存在師資質(zhì)量、在線技 術(shù)和語言障礙等方面的問題。由此可知第三段介紹的是在線家教目前遇到的問題。答案：C11. According to the passage , online tutoring sites_A.are set up mainly by teachers or professorsB.offer

34、more than one kind of coursesC. are only about basic courses J 9D. mainly help middle school students解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段.most offer scheduled tutoring in additionto on dema nd courses. ”可知，大多數(shù)在線家教都會根據(jù)學(xué)生的需要提供課程。由此可推 知，在線家教會給學(xué)生提供多種課程。答案：BDDroughts（ 干旱）caused by global climate change have led to a drop in

35、 wheatproduct ion, a worldwide shortage and high food prices around the world.The globalwheat supply is at its lowest point in 50 years, with only an estimated 10 weeksof supply left.This has been one factor pushing the prices of bread, beer and other wheat containingfoods steadilyhigher.Accord ingt

36、o Hilt on Dinner, a bakery ownerfrom Edmonton, Canada, the price of flour has more than doubled over the past eight mon ths .In 198years of bus in ess, Dinner said, he has n ever see n prices rise like this.“ Prices creep up seas on ably，” he said. “ They might go up 10 perce nt, the n dow n5 perce

37、nt.They n ever go back to where they started, but they creep.This is notcreep ing, this is drastic.”Also to blame for the global wheat shortage is the rising population, coupled with increasing meatconsumption worldwide.This has led to the increasing diversion of grain to animal feed.Analysts antici

38、pate that the shortage may be resolved within 12 months, as farmers pull fallowland into wheat production.But even when the shortage resolves, food prices are only expected to keepclimbing due to other factors, such as high energy and shipping costs.“ Its not something thats going to go away，” Dinne

39、r said. “ Food in generalis going to go up.As wheat goes up, so does the price of eggs and chicken because they eat grain based feed.It affects people who cant afford to pay more for their food. ”Public health experts have expressed concern about the effect that rising food prices have on thepoor.Th

40、e United Nations recently reported that in 2007, the cost of food imports in the worldsneediest countries increased 24 percent, to a totalof D|S107 billion.【語篇解讀】 氣候變化引起干旱， 干旱又引起小麥產(chǎn)量的下降， 產(chǎn)量下降又引起小麥 價格的上漲。12 The indirect reason for a drop in wheat production is _ A the droughtB the global climate chan

41、geC the shipping costD the rising population解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第一句內(nèi)容可知答案。答案： B13According to the first paragraph, the prices of wheat products rise _A suddenlyB graduallyC slowlyD rapidly解析： 細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第一段特別是“ th e price of flour has more than doubled over the pasteight months.”可知，小麥產(chǎn)品的價格上漲非?？臁４鸢福?D14 The

42、wheat shortage may disappear if _ 9A the empty lands are used to plant wheatB the shipping costs are falling downC chickens dont feed on wheat any moreD beer isnt made from wheat any more10very discouraging.Hereare a few easy tips to help you overcome your writers block.1.Think before you write.Befo

43、re you actually start , think about what you want to say , why you want to say it and who youare going to say it to.The most important question to ask iswhat response do I want to get ? _ 16 It may be a memo（ 備忘錄）at work .In thatcase , your main aim is that your reader will be able to get the most i

44、mportantin formatio n quickly.2.Keep it short and to the point.Use short , simple sentences , written for maximum 最大的） effect.Make sure that everyth ing you解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第一句Analysts anticipate that the shortage maybe resolved withi n 12 mon ths, as可知答案。farmers pull fallow land into wheat product ion

45、答案：A15. The passage mainly tells us that_A. poor people cant afford foodB. the rising population leads to high food pricesC. the global climate change causes wheat shortageD. food prices are going to go down解析：主旨大意題。本文講述的是因?yàn)闅夂虻淖兓鹦←湹亩倘?。?C 為文章的主旨大意。答案：C第二節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填

46、入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Whatever it is you have to write，the idea of a blank pageorscree n11say is releva nt to your main aim or message .If you cant , its probably because youre not really sureof exactly what you want to say._ 17_ _3.Avoid repetition.You may feel that a point needs stressing , and th

47、at you therefore want to repeatit just to make sure it sinks in.Dont .I ts much better to make sure you expressedyourself clearly and simply the first time round._ 18_ _4.Choose your style carefully.This takes us back to the first point._ 19_If you know them pers on ally,then youll also know how bes

48、t to write to them.Make sure your style reflects both your relati on ship withyour reader and your attitude to what youre writi ng.lf youre writing to an anonymous（不 知姓名 的）audienee , keep your style neutral（ 中 立 的）.Rememberthat first impressions are vital.20 _ Andof course , the wrongchoice can do q

49、uite the opposite!【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。文章給出了一些寫作方面的建議。A.Remember your reader!B.Try reading your text aloud to yourself.C.Itll make your text much easier to process.D.And if you dont know , your readers definitely wont!E.The answer to that obviously depends on what youre writing.F.The right choice of words a

50、nd tone can help you get off to a great start.G. If something really needs to be said again, at least find a different wayto do so.16. 解析：E 項(xiàng)中的 that 指代上文的問句what response do I want to get ? ”你想要得到的回應(yīng)取決于所寫的是什么內(nèi)容。答案：E17.解析： D 項(xiàng)與上文的 “ If you cant , its probablybecause youre not reallysure of exactly wha

51、t you want to say”相呼應(yīng)。答案：D18. 解析：G 項(xiàng)是對上文關(guān)于寫作時應(yīng)避免重復(fù)的建議的補(bǔ)充說明。12答案：G19. 解析：第一點(diǎn)建議強(qiáng)調(diào)了寫作時要注意寫作對象是誰；且下文的them 指讀者。據(jù)此可推斷，A 項(xiàng)恰當(dāng)。答案：A20 . 解析： F 項(xiàng)與下文的And of course , the wrong choice can do quite the opposite ! ”相呼應(yīng)。答案：F13第二部分 英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 45 分）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B C 和 D）

52、中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Karen，Judy and I were the last ones back in the school room after lunch and all of the other sixthgraders were already playing outside.“ WoW How _21= it would be to write on the blackboard while every one is _22，” Judysaid.“ But Mrs Eiffler does nt want us writ ing on the _23_，” I r

53、esp on ded.“ Janet，every one is outside.No one will ever _24_，“ said Karen，reach ing in to the boxand drawing out a piece of _25_ . Judy also began drawing.I reluctantly（ 不情愿地）_26_ myfriends , but was afraid of being _27_. Then Judy had anidea. “Were all right handed.Lets see who can write their _28

54、_ best using their left hand.”Judy and Karen started writing.l chose a piece of white chalk from the box and wrote my n ame.“ Wed better get this board cleaned off _29_ Mrs Eiffler comes back，” saidJudy , eyeing the clock.She picked up a（n） 30_ and began removing our names from theboard._31_ came of

55、f , but my name!I _32_ looked at the white chalk I used and found it was nt chalk at all,but a white crayon（ 蠟筆）! My knees felt _33_ . Hurriedly , we tried many ways ,but my n amestill 34 . At last , Karen got a knife and scraped it.It 35 fin ally , but we left an abrasion（ 磨損處）on the blackboard.As

56、the bell rang , the teacher walked in soon.Mrs Eiffler n ever asked about the abrasi on and maybe n ever _36_ it.But I _did.Every time I walked past the blackboard, I _37_ .Although over forty years have passed since the event, I _38_ remember theless on. “ No one will ever know ” is n ever _39_. Ev

57、en if no one else found out ,I myself kn ew.Sometimes livi ng with a _40_ con scie nee is puni shme nt eno ugh.【語篇解讀】 做虧心事時不要以為別人不知道，因?yàn)榧词箘e人不知道你也會遭到良心的譴責(zé)。B. funD. necessary21. A.usefulC. stupid（fun）事啊!14解析：當(dāng)大家都在外面的時候在黑板上寫字該是多么有趣的15解析： 根據(jù)文章第一句中的“ and all of the other sixth graders were already playing

58、 outside ”可知，此處表示其他人都在外面 (outside) 。答案： C23 A.blackboardB bookC deskD floor解析： 根據(jù)上文中的“ write on the blackb oard ”可知，此處填 blackboard 。 答案： A24 A.existB knowC laughD refuse解析： 根據(jù)文章最后一段中的“ 答案： BNo one will ever know ”可知，此處填know。25 A.clothB woodC paperD chalk解析： 她們在黑板上寫字，應(yīng)該是抽出一支粉筆 (chalk) 答案： D26 A.invit

59、edB welcomedC guidedD joined解析： 聯(lián)系下文可知，作者勉強(qiáng)加入 (joined) 到朋友們中，但是心里卻很害怕被抓住 (caught) 。答案： D27 A.followedB praisedC caught解析： 參見上題解析。D affected答案： C28 A.addressB classC nameD dream解析： 朱迪有了個主意：“我們都習(xí)慣用右手，讓我們看看誰能用左手將自己的名字(name) 寫得最棒?！毕乱欢沃械摹?I 答案： Cchose a piece of white chalk.my name 也是提示。29 A.untilBbefore

60、C afterD since答案： B22 A.asleepC outsideD presentB inside16解析：朱迪說：“我們最好在艾夫勒夫人回來之前(before)把黑板擦干凈。答案：B30. A.bucketB. knifeC. eraserD. box解析：根據(jù)后半句中的“ removing”可知，她拿起了一塊黑板擦(eraser)答案：C31. A.NothingB. EverythingC. Anythi ngD. Something解析：所有的東西(Everything)都被擦掉了，除了作者的名字!答案：B32. A.proudlyB. hopefullyC. hardl