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高二英语单元测试定心卷
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I.阅读理解
A
Sharon, Age 22
The most important thing to keep in mind when going into high school is to be yourself. Besides, I
don't know what your middle school was like, but high school teacher will not care about things such as
how much homework you already have in one night. It's best to just learn to deal with things and manage
your time wisely so you can achieve everything you need to.
Frank, Aged 21
I think almost every kid feels both nervous and excited before their first day. You will probably love it.
I did. You should join in some sports or activities that will make your high school experience more
enjoyable. Good luck!
Eddie, Aged 20
When I started high school, I was really nervous too, especially since I had been homeschooled all
through middle school and didn't really know anyone. I suppose the best advice would be to just relax. The
first couple of days can be a little bit hard, but things will become easier before you know it.
David, Aged 19
I'm not going to lie. The first day is kind frightening. But you'll get used to it. Don't be afraid of
anyone; upperclassmen will pick on you more if you let them know you’re afraid. Just take it easy. Making
some friends and staying with them will greatly help you get used to high school quickly. After the first
week it's really not bad at all. Don't worry.
1.What can we infer from Sharon about high school?
A.Teachers are quite strict.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂B.Students often stay up at night.
C.Teachers provide little care for students.
D.Students should make good use of their time.
2.How did Eddie feel on his first day of high school?
A.Excited. B.Bored.
C.Relaxed. D.Worried.
3.Who mentions the importance of friends?
A.Frank. B.David.
C.Sharon. D.Eddie.
B
California has lost half its big trees since the 1930s, according to a study to be published Tuesday and
climate change seems to be a major factor(因素).
The number of trees larger than two feet across has declined by 50 percent on more than 46, 000
square miles of California forests, the new study finds. No area was spared or unaffected, from the foggy
northern coast to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the San Gabriels above Los Angeles. In the Sierra high
country, the number of big trees has fallen by more than 55 percent; in parts of southern California the
decline was nearly 75 percent.
Many factors contributed to the decline, said Patrick McIntyre, an ecologist who was the lead author
of the study. Woodcutters targeted big trees. Housing development pushed into the woods. Aggressive
wildfire control has left California forests crowded with small trees that compete with big trees for
resources(资源).
But in comparing a study of California forests done in the 1920s and 1930s with another one between
2001 and 2010, McIntyre and his colleagues documented a widespread death of big trees that was evident
even in wildlands protected from woodcutting or development.
The loss of big trees was greatest in areas where trees had suffered the greatest water shortage. The
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂researchers figured out water stress with a computer model that calculated how much water trees were
getting in comparison with how much they needed, taking into account such things as rainfall, air
temperature, dampness of soil, and the timing of snowmelt(融雪).
Since the 1930s, McIntyre said, the biggest factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising
temperatures, which cause trees to lose more water to the air, and earlier snowmelt, which reduces the
water supply available to trees during the dry season.
4.What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A.The seriousness of big-tree loss in California.
B.The increasing variety of California big trees.
C.The distribution of big trees in California forests.
D.The influence of farming on big trees in California.
5.Which of the following is well-intentioned but may be bad for big trees?
A.Ecological studies of forests.
B.Banning woodcutting.
C.Limiting housing development.
D.Fire control measures.
6.What is a major cause of the water shortage according to McIntyre?
A.Inadequate snowmelt. B.A longer dry season.
C.A warmer climate. D.Dampness of the air.
7.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.California’s Forests: Where Have All the Big Trees Gone?
B.Cutting of Big Trees to Be Prohibited in California Soon
C.Why Are the Big Trees Important to California Forests?
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂D.Patrick McIntyre: Grow More Big Trees in California
C
If you ever visit an English village, make sure to look out for morris dancing. Undoubtedly one of the
strangest traditions of English culture, morris dancing is a form of folk dancing that dates back to the 15th
century. If you ever get the opportunity, you really have to see it.
Men and women wearing old-fashioned, shabby（破烂的）clothing dance in the streets of towns and
villages across the country during the holiday periods. Women wear long skirts and men wear short trousers
with bells attached to them. They dance to traditional folk music which is often played on traditional
musical instruments.
Some groups carry heavy black sticks with which they beat against each other while they dance. Other
groups wave handkerchiefs in the air while they perform. The dances are usually performed near a pub so
that when they’re over, the dancers and audience can sing some traditional folk songs over beer. The
celebrations will often continue long into the night.
Morris dancing is a great English tradition but it’s facing a big crisis. As the years go by, fewer and
fewer young people are joining morris dancing groups. The dancers are getting older and older and
eventually, if not protected, the tradition will die out within the next few decades.
If you’ve ever had the fortune to see morris dancing, you may understand why teenagers aren’t
rushing to sign up. Frankly, it’s not exactly the coolest thing for an 18-year-old to do. Why dress up in bells
and funny costumes when you could be going camping, playing sports or doing anything else?
However, it would be a great shame to lose such a fun and lively part of England’s history and culture.
So here’s a toast to the next generation of would-be morris dancers! Let’s hope they don’t leave it too late.
8.What is the passage mainly about?
A.The origins of moris dancing.
B.The popularity of morris dancing.
C.The protection of morris dancing.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂D.The introduction of morris dancing.
9.What do we know about morris dancers?
A.They dance in pubs late into the night.
B.They perform with sticks or handkerchiefs.
C.They wear long dresses with bells attached.
D.They sing folk music while they dance.
10.What is the present situation of morris dancing?
A.It is losing appeal among young people.
B.It is keeping pace with people's demand.
C.It is witnessing great changes in history.
D.It is being criticized by modern people.
11.What does the author think about morris dancing?
A.It helps stay healthy.
B.It is fun for teenagers.
C.It deserves more attention.
D.It is too old-fashioned.
D
Plastic-Eating Worms
Humans produce more than 300 million tons of plastic every year. Almost half of that winds up in
landfills(垃圾填埋场), and up to 12 million tons pollute the oceans. So far there is no effective way to get
rid of it, but a new study suggests an answer may lie in the stomachs of some hungry worms.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂Researchers in Spain and England recently found that the worms of the greater wax moth can break
down polyethylene, which accounts for 40% of plastics. The team left 100 wax worms on a commercial
polyethylene shopping bag for 12 hours, and the worms consumed and broke down about 92 milligrams, or
almost 3% of it. To confirm that the worms’ chewing alone was not responsible for the polyethylene
breakdown, the researchers made some worms into paste(糊状物) and applied it to plastic films. 14 hours
later the films had lost 13% of their mass — apparently broken down by enzymes (酶) from the worms’
stomachs. Their findings were published in Current Biology in 2017.
Federica Bertocchini, co-author of the study, says the worms’ ability to break down their everyday
food — beeswax — also allows them to break down plastic. ＂Wax is a complex mixture, but the basic
bond in polyethylene, the carbon-carbon bond, is there as well, ＂she explains, ＂The wax worm evolved
a method or system to break this bond. ＂
Jennifer DeBruyn, a microbiologist at the University of Tennessee, who was not involved in the study,
says it is not surprising that such worms can break down polyethylene. But compared with previous studies,
she finds the speed of breaking down in this one exciting. The next step, DeBruyn says, will be to identify
the cause of the breakdown. Is it an enzyme produced by the worm itself or by its gut microbes(肠道微生
物)?
Bertocchini agrees and hopes her team’s findings might one day help employ the enzyme to break
down plastics in landfills. But she expects using the chemical in some kind of industrial process — not
simply ＂millions of worms thrown on top of the plastic.＂
12.What can we learn about the worms in the study?
A.They take plastics as their everyday food.
B.They are newly evolved creatures.
C.They can consume plastics.
D.They wind up in landfills.
13.According to Jennifer DeBruyn, the next step of the study is to .
A.identify other means of the breakdown
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂B.find out the source of the enzyme
C.confirm the research findings
D.increase the breakdown speed
14.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the chemical might .
A.help to raise worms
B.help make plastic bags
C.be used to clean the oceans
D.be produced in factories in future
15.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To explain a study method on worms.
B.To introduce the diet of a special worm.
C.To present a way to break down plastics.
D.To propose new means to keep eco-balance.
II.阅读理解七选五
Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and
feel as if you have known them half your life. 1
Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they'll help you put people at
their ease, and make friends with them quickly.
First of all, good talkers ask questions. 2 One well-known businesswoman says, "At business
lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It's a common question, but it will get things
going." From there you can move on to other matters — sometimes to really personal questions. 3
Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but
it isn't. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. 4 If someone sticks to one topic, you can
take it as a fact that he's really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to
tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it's time for you to change the subject.
Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the occasion of parting. If you're saying good-bye,
you may give him a firm handshake and say, "I've really enjoyed meeting you." 5 Let people know
what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they've known you half their life.
A.You can become a popular person.
B.It’s polite to listen to others with a smile.
C.These people have something in common.
D.Real listening at least means some things.
E.If you want to see that person again, don't keep it a secret.
F.And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.
G.Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question.
III.完形填空
28-year-old Jermaine Scott set up in business as a barber in Madison. Tennessee, about a year ago.
He gradually noted the kids were 1 to tablets and cellphones when they came to the barbershop. It
was 2 to cut their hair when they were focused on those. That led to the 3 of Scott’s
“Barbershop Books Day” when kids could come and get a 4 haircut. What was required? They had
to 5 a book while they got it.
He created “Barbershop Books Day” to help not only the kids, but also the parents. Madison has many
low-income families and many are focused on just keeping their 6 on. For people in this
community, $ 15 for a haircut per kid is not easy to 7 so in some way a reduction in the price can
8 .
Scott began his initiative (倡议) by 9 five library books and putting them near his chair. Book
10 began pouring in when a local news station got 11 of what he was doing. Scott plans on
taking his initiative a step further by 12 his “Barbershop Books Day” to an “Ice Breaker Book
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂Tour” where he 13 to get kids excited to learn while also giving them 14 role models
through motivational speakers. Scott said, “If I step outside my comfort zone and tell them school is cool,
15 it will guide them in the right direction.”
1.A.adapted B.reduced C.glued D.accustomed
2.A.safe B.hard C.possible D.pleasant
3.A.advertisement B.support C.celebration D.birth
4.A.satisfied B.discounted C.free D.thorough
5.A.borrow B.purchase C.read D.choose
6.A.hands B.hair C.shirt D.lights
7.A.overlook B.afford C.believe D.decline
8.A.arise B.compensate C.count D.progress
9.A.stealing B.buying C.donating D.borrowing
10.A.contents B.titles C.orders D.donations
11.A.wind B.hold C.sight D.chance
12.A.expanding B.applying C.comparing D.adding
13.A.agrees B.intends C.deserves D.proves
14.A.typical B.classic C.positive D.alternative
15.A.generally B.certainly C.accordingly D.hopefully
IV.语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个恰当的单词或括号内单词的恰当形式。
Dubai was a 6,000-person fishing village half a century ago. Since 1966, 1 . oil was discovered there,
the population of Dubai has grown to 2.6 million. Over the years, it 2 . (become) a well-known tourist
destination.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂3 . attracts tourists to Dubai are tax-free shopping, dry weather, excellent accommodations, delicious
food and beaches that go on for miles. In fact, some foreigners come here only 4 . (experience) the
shopping. There are dozens of shopping malls, 5 . (provide) every famous brand you can name. Those
outdoor markets sell everything from spices (香料) to gold at fair prices.
Choosing what places to visit in Dubai is difficult, because even the hotels there are also amazing 6 .
(attraction). The Burj A1 Arab is considered one of the world’s best hotels, which is located on its own
island, about 1,000 feet offshore from Dubai. Built 7 . the shape of a ship, this hotel is still 8 . (tall) than
the Eiffel Tower and nearly as tall as the Empire State Building. Certainly, there are also other great places
of interest to visit.
Indeed, travelling around this country will 9 . (true) give you an amazing experience because of its
interesting things 10 . (offer) to all types of tourists.
V.书面表达
你校准备在新建的“名人长廊”中为每一位名人画像配上英语介绍, 以便让同学们有更多的
机会学习英语。请你根据以下信息写一篇100词左右介绍郎平的短文。
1. 郎平, 1960年12月10日出生于天津市。1973年, 13岁的郎平开始练习打排球;
2. 1978年, 因在全国排球比赛中表现突出, 进入国家队;
3. 从1980年起, 郎平获得很多荣誉;
4. 退役后, 郎平成为排球教练。2016年, 郎平带领中国女排, 时隔12年, 在里约奥运会(the Rio
Olympic Games)上获得金牌;
5. 郎平是中国第一个作为球员和教练员均夺取过奥运会冠军的排球运动员。
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