高中英语Unit1Greatscientists单元检测卷新人教版必修5.docx
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高中英语Unit1Greatscientists单元检测卷新人教版必修5
Unit1Greatscientists
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
WhenJulieJonesandCarolineAtkinwereschoolgirls,theypromisedtobebestfriendsforever.Yearslater,Carolinediedfromabraintumorattheageof45,leavingfivechildren.Inherlastweeks,sheaskedJulietoraisethechildrenasherown.Julie,asinglemotherofthreewithasmallincome,didn’thesitate.
“Iheldherinmyarmsandsaid‘You’llbeOK’,butIknewIwaslosingher.”Shesays.
“ThehospitalrangmeandIrushedthere,butCarolinehadjustgone,”shesays.“Iwenttoherhouse.ThechildrenarrivedhomefromschoolinataxiandIgatheredtheminmyarmsandsaid:
‘MommyhasgonetoHeaven.’”
“Michael,whowas11,lefttheroom.Kieran,ten,satingreatsurprise;James,nine,brokedown;whileEmma,seven,andChantelle,fiveuneasy.Ibroughtthemhome.”
Julie,motherofAdam,20,Peter,19,and14-year-oldChristian,movedthetablefromherdiningroomtoturnitintoanextrabedroomforthegirls.
Shesays“Iputatentupinthegarden,andthechildrentookturnstocampoutside.Weturnedintoagame.Thechildrenwereterriblyhurtbylosingboththeirparents.Butnow,despiteourlackofspaceandmoney,wehavebecomeonehappyfamily.”ThetableinthekitchenissosmallthatJuliehadtocookChristmasdinnerintwosittings.Hereldestsonhasleftforuniversityandhisbedroomisusedbytheyoungerboys.
Juliehadtowork50hoursaweekandrunsthehomeonhersalary.
“Thechildrenaren’tquietanymore.Thehouseisfilledwithscreamsandshoutsandlaughter.”shesays.“Theysay‘Julie,youmakeussohappy,’butthetruthisthatthey’retheoneswhomakemehappy.I’mnotextraordinary.I’mjustamum.”
1.WhatcanweknowaboutJuliefromthetext?
A.Shehadlivedarichlifebeforetheadoption.
B.ShepromisedtoadoptCaroline’schildrenasaschoolgirl.
C.SheblamedCaroline’shusbandfortakingnoresponsibility.
D.Shehadtoworkveryhardtosupportthelargefamily.
2.WhichoneisNOTwhatJuliedidtosupportthelargefamily?
A.Usingthediningroomasabedroom.
B.Puttingatentupinthegarden.
C.Persuadinghereldestsontoleaveforuniversity.
D.CookingChristmasdinnerintwosittings.
3.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknowthatJulieis_______.
A.annoyedB.tiredC.modestD.energetic
4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AmothertofiveorphansB.Fiveluckychildren
C.Caroline’sdeathD.Troublesofraisingchildren
B
ChristopherThomas,27,wasawriterbynightandateacherbydaywhenhenoticedhewasalwaystiredandwaslosingweightfast.Diagnosedwithdiabetes(糖尿病),Thomaswouldneedtoinjecthimselfwithinsulinthreetimesadayfortherestofhislifeorrisknervedamage,blindnessandevendeath.Andifthatweren’tbadenough,hehadnohealthinsurance.
Afteramonthoffeelingupset,Thomasdecidedhe’dbetterfindawaytofightback.HeleftCanton,MichiganforNewYork,gotajobwaitingtables,nicknamedhimselftheDiabeticRockstar,andcreateddiabeticrockstar.com,afreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsandtheirlovedones—aplacewhereover1100peoplesharepersonalstories,informationandresources.
JasonSwencki’sson,Kody,wasdiagnosedwithdiabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisittheonlinechildren’sforums(论坛)togethermostevenings.“Kodygetssoexcited,writingtokidsfromallover,”saysSwencki,oneofthesite’svolunteers.“Theyknowwhathe’sgoingthrough,sohedoesn’tfeellonely.”
Kodyisanythingbutalone:
DiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates,with24milliondiagnosedcases.Andmorepeoplearebeingdiagnosedatyoungerages.
Thesedays,Thomas’smainfocusishischarity(慈善机构),FightIt,whichprovidesmedicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan’taffordadiabetic’shugeexpenses.Fight-it.orghasraised$23,000—inproductsandincash.InMay,ThomaswillholdthefirstannualDiabeticRockstarFestivalintheCaribbean.
Evenwithastaffof22volunteers,Thomasoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscause,whilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables.“Ofthediabetescharitiesoutthere,mostareputtingmoneyintofindingacure,”saysBentleyGubar,oneofRockstar’soriginalmembers.“ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow.”
5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofChristopherThomas?
AHeneedstogotothedoctoreveryday
BHestudiestheleadingcauseofdiabetes.
CHehasapositiveattitudetohisdisease.
DHeencouragesdiabeticsbywritingarticles.
6.Diabeticrockstar.comwascreatedfor________.
AdiabeticstocommunicateBvolunteerstofindjobs
CchildrentoamusethemselvesDrockstarstoshareresources
7.WhatcanwelearnaboutFightIt?
AIthelpsthediabeticsinfinancialdifficulties.
BItorganizespartiesforvolunteersonceayear.
CItofferslessexpensivemedicinestodiabetics.
DItownsawell-knownmedicalwebsite.
C
Happybirthday!
Dobirthdaysreallymakepeoplehappy?
Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywewereborn.Besides,thatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity—orsowehope.Weallliketoimaginethatwe’regettingwiserandnotjustolder.Mostofusenjoyseeingthemiracleofgrowthinothers,aswell.Forinstance,seeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelproud.ForAmericans,likepeopleinmostcultures,growingupisawonderfulprocess.Butgrowingold?
That’sadifferentstory.
Growingoldisnotexactlypleasantforpeopleinyouth-orientedAmericanculture.MostAmericansliketolookyoung,actyoungandfeelyoung.Astheoldsayinggoes,“You’reasyoungasyoufeel.”Olderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyare,ratherthanhowmanyyearsold.Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom.ButAmericansseemtofavorthosethatareyoung,oratleast“youngatheart”.
ManyolderAmericansfindthe“goldenyears”tobeanythingbutgolden.Economically,“seniorcitizens”oftenstrugglejusttogetby.Retirementatage65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonalincome.Socialsecuritybenefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifference.Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutrition,medicalcareandhousing.Someevenexperienceagediscrimination(歧视).In1987,AmericansociologistPatMooredresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets.Shewasoftentreatedrudely—evencheatedandrobbed.However,dressedasayoungperson,shereceivedmuchmorerespect.
Unfortunately,theelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast.Why?
Peoplearelivingtogether.Fewerbabiesarebeingborn.Andmiddle-aged“babyboomers”arerapidlyenteringthegroupsoftheelderly.Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles(皱纹)are“in”.Marketingexpertsarealreadynoticingthisgroupofconsumers(消费者).
8.Themainideaofthethirdparagraphis________.
A.thegoldenyearscanmaketheoldearnlotsofmoney
B.manyoldpeopleinAmericaareleadingahardlife
C.theoldinAmericahavetoretireattheageof65
D.Americansocialsecuritybenefitsarenotgood
9.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthattheunderlinedword“in”canbereplacedby________.
A.seriousB.badC.disappearingslowlyD.growingfast
10.Fromthispassagewecanknow________.
A.inAmerica,growingupisnotawonderfulprocess
B.inAmerica,growingupisaswonderfulaprocessasgrowingold
C.inAmerica,growingupisawonderfulprocess,whilegrowingoldisnot
D.inAmerica,growingoldisawonderfulprocess,whilegrowingupisnot
11.Whatshouldbementionedinthefollowingparagraph?
A.Thepublicwillchangetheirattitudetowardsoldpeople.
B.Peoplewillprovidemoreservicestotheoldintheircommunities.
C.CompanieswillsoonproducemoregoodsforoldAmericans.
D.Thegovernmentwillpasslawstoensurethebenefitsofthepeople.
D
Tomanyweb-buildingspiders,mostofwhomarenearlyblind,thewebistheiressentialwindowontheworld:
theirmeansofcommunicating,capturingprey(猎物),meetingmatesandprotectingthemselves.Aweb-buildingspiderwithoutitswebislikeamancastawayonanislandofsolidrock,totallyoutoftouchanddestinedtostarvetodeath.
Soimportantisthewebtoanorb-webspider’ssurvivalthattheanimalwillcontinuetoconstructnewwebsdailyevenifitisbeingstarved.For16daysthestarvingspiderbuildscompletelynormalwebs.Then,astheanimalgetsscrawnier(憔悴的),itconstructsawider-meshedwebusingfewerstrands(线).Suchwebswouldonlytraplargerprey,whichismoreeconomicalfromtheperspectiveofastarvingspider.
Thespiderstoresenergybyrecyclingwebprotein.Itsimplyeatsitsownwebeacheveningandre-usesittoproducenewsilk.Instudieswithradioactivelylabeledmaterials,itwasfoundthat95percentofwebproteinreappearsinthenextday’sweb.Mostoftheenergyneededforweb-buildingisusedinwalkingoverthestrandsastheyarelaiddown.
Scientistsareimpressedbytheadaptability(适应能力)ofthespider’shighlypreprogrammedbrain,whichislargerforitssizethanthebrainofanyotherinvertebrate(无脊椎动物).Ifweb-buildingisinterrupted,orifsomeoftheexistingstrandsaredestroyed,thespidersimplygoesbacktoseewherethewebisleftoffandthenfinishedbuildinganormalweb.Onespiderwillevenfinishbuildingtheincompletewebofanother.
12.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?
A.SecretsofSpiders’Adaptability
B.ImportanceofWebstoSpiders
C.SecretsoftheSpiders’Life
D.Spiders’HighlyPreprogrammedBrain
13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowin
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