高中英语人教课标高二选修8Unit 2 单元测试题.docx
- 文档编号:28377750
- 上传时间:2023-07-10
- 格式:DOCX
- 页数:15
- 大小:259.07KB
高中英语人教课标高二选修8Unit 2 单元测试题.docx
《高中英语人教课标高二选修8Unit 2 单元测试题.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《高中英语人教课标高二选修8Unit 2 单元测试题.docx(15页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
高中英语人教课标高二选修8Unit2单元测试题
Unit2Cloning
第Ⅰ卷
第二部分:
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)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
★★☆☆☆
Attheageof16,JuliaButterflyHillquitschoolandworkedatarestaurant.Formanyyears,shewasonlyinterestedinmakingmoneyandmaterialthings.Thenonedayshehadaseriouscaraccident,whichchangedherlife.Hillsaid:
“IrealizedIwantedtofindamorepowerfulpurposeforbeinghereonthisplanet.”
Assoonassherecovered,HilltraveledtoCalifornia.Thereshesawancientredwoodtrees,whicharethelargesttreesinthewholeworld.Thewoodfromredwoodtrunksisveryhard.SothePacificLumberCompanycutdownmanyofthehugeredwoodstouseforconstruction.Therearenotmanyforestsofthesetreesleft.Manyenvironmentalactivistswanttoprotecttheremainingtrees.Theredwoodsareveryimportanttotheenvironment.
In1997HilllearnedagroupcalledEarthFirstwasworkingtoprotectaparticulargroupoftrees.Theydecidedtosendsomeoneupintoaredwoodtree,hopingthiswouldstopthecompanyfromcuttingthetreesdown.JuliaButterflyHillvolunteered.
Hilllivedinthetreeforovertwoyearswithoutevercomingdown.Herhomewasa6-by-8-foottreehouse,180feetup.Itisalwayscoldandwetinaredwoodtree.TherewereevenveryseriouswinterstormswhileHillwasinthetree.ThewindandcoldalmostknockedHilloutofthetree.Butshedidnotfall—shesurvived.
Finally,afteryearsofarguing,thecompanydecidedtoprotectLuna,thetreeHilllivedin.Theysignedanagreementtonevercutdownthishugeredwoodtreeorthetreesaroundit.WhenHillputherfeetontheearthagain,shebegantocry.ButfromthatmomentonHillhasn’tstoppedworkingtoprotecttheenvironment.
21.JuliaButterflyHilltraveledtoCalifornia_____.
A.tofindanewjob
B.tobuildatreehouse
C.withthehopeofjoiningEarthFirst
D.inexpectationofdoingsomethingmeaningful
22.Theredwoodtreeswerecutdownmainly_____.
A.becausetheymightfalloveratanytime
B.becausetheyhadgreateconomicvalue
C.toprotectothertreesintheforest
D.tomakespaceforconstructions
23.JuliaButterflyHill’slivingconditionsinthetreewere_____.
A.comfortable B.cool
C.tough D.satisfying
24.WhatcanwelearnaboutJuliaButterflyHillfromthetext?
A.Shehasasenseofsocialresponsibility.
B.Shefailedtoprotecttheredwoodtree.
C.Shebuiltanewhouseintheforest.
D.Sheisaself-centeredwoman.
B
★★★☆☆
Therearealotofproductsouttherethatmakeyourlifeeasier.Some,however,arealittlesillierthanothers—somuchthattheyseemlikejokeproducts.Hereareafewproductsthatsoundcrazy,butactuallyrule.
SleepPhones
It’shardtoimaginesomethingsillierthanamusic-playingheadbandyouwearwhileyousleep,buttheyexist—andarequitepopular.SleepPhoneswon’tgiveyouthehighestqualitysoundintheworld,butifyouprefertofallasleeptomusic,they’refarmorecomfortablethannormalheadphones.Whilethey’reabitexpensive,theymightbeperfectforyou.There’salsoawirelessversion(版本)ifyouprefer.
OnionGoggles
Ifcuttingonionbringsonthewaterworksnomatterwhatyoutry,it’stimefordesperatemeasures.Wetestedabunchofmethodsforavoidingoniontears,andfoundthebestsolutionscamedowntocuttingtheonionunderavent(通风孔),orwearingthesestylishandawesomegoggles.
LockLaces
There’resomegreatwaystotieyourshoesbetter,butifyoulongforthelacelessshoesofyourchildhooddays,LockLacesareaprettygoodchoice.They’rebasicallyelastic(有弹性的)lacesthatremovetheneedtotieyourshoes.Sure,peoplewillmakefunofyou,butyoucanmakefunofthemaftertheytripovertheirownuntiedlaces.Oryoucanmakeyourownslip-onshoeswithelastictubing.
2D-Glasses
Hate3D-movies,buthavetogotoone?
Thedifferencebetween2D-glassesand3D-glassesliesintheirlenses(镜片).Eachlensof2D-glassesblocksthesamepicture,soeacheyegetsthesamepicture,whileeachlensof3D-glassesblocksadifferentpicture,soeacheyegetsadifferentpicturewhichthebraininterpretsas3D.Nowyouhaveapairofglassesthatcansaveyoufromtheheadachecausedbywearing3D-glasseswhicharepopularinourmovietheaters.Youcanbuythemormakeapairforyourself.
25.WhatdoweknowaboutSleepPhones?
A.Therearetwoversions.
B.They’recomfortablebutunhealthy.
C.Theygiveyouthebestqualitysound.
D.They’recheaperthanotherheadphones.
26.Theunderlinedpart“bringsonthewaterworks”inthetextprobablymeans_____.
A.makesyoureyeswater
B.makesyourfingershurt
C.destroysyourwaterpipes
D.addstoyourwashingwork
27.WhatistheadvantageofLockLaces?
A.Theyarestrongandlasting.
B.Theyhelpyouwalkcomfortably.
C.Theyarestylishandeco-friendly.
D.Theysaveyoufromtyingyourshoes.
28.Comparedwith3D-glasses,2D-glasses_____.
A.arecheaperandthinner
B.won’tgiveyouaheadache
C.letyouseeadifferentpicture
D.aremorepopularinmovietheaters
C
★★★★☆
Ateamledbyanurseryman(花圃工人)andhissonshasracedagainsttimefor20years,usingbranchesfromsomeoftheworld’sbiggestandmostlong-lastingtreestoproduceclonesthatcouldrestoreancientforestsandhelpfightclimatechange.
Nowcomesthemostambitiousstepoftheproject:
gettingthenewtreesintotheground.PlantingsoftwodozenclonesfromCalifornia’shugecoastalredwoodswilltakeplaceMondayinsevennations:
Australia,NewZealand,GreatBritain,Ireland,Canada,GermanyandtheU.S.
Thelab-producedtreesaregeneticcopiesofthreehugetreesthatwerecutdowninnorthernCaliforniamorethanacenturyago.Remarkably,newbranchesstillgrowfromthestumps(树桩),includingoneknownastheFieldbrookStump,whichmeasures35feetindiameter(直径).It’sbelievedtobeabout4,000yearsold.
“Weneedtoreforesttheplanet.Todothat,itjustmakessensetousethelargest,oldesttreesthateverlived,”saidDavidMilarch,co-founderofthenon-profitArchangelAncientTreeArchive.
MilarchandhissonsJaredandJake,whohaveafamily-ownednursery,becameconcernedabouttheconditionoftheworld’sforestsinthe1990s.TheybegantravelingacrosstheU.S.insearchof“champion”treesthathavelivedhundredsoreventhousandsofyears,believingthatbettergenesmakeitpossibleforthemtooutliveothersoftheirspecies.Scientificopinionvariesonwhetherthat’strue,withskepticssayingthesurvivorsmaysimplyhavebeenlucky.
TheArchangelteamsaysthey’vedevelopedseveralmethodsofproducinggeneticcopies.Theyfocusontoweringsequoiasandredwoods,consideringthembestsuitedtoabsorbgreatamountsofcarbondioxide(CO2),thegreenhousegasprimarilyresponsibleforclimatechange.
Thechallengeistofindplacestoputthetrees,peopletolookafterthemandmoneytocontinuetheproject,JaredMilarchsaid.Thegroupisfundedthroughdonationsanddoesn’tchargeforitsclones.
“AlotoftreeswillbeplantedbyalotofgroupsonArborDay,but90percentofthemwilldie,”DavidMilarchsaid.“Youcan’tplanttreesandwalkawayandexpectthemtotakecareofthemselves.”ThosereceivingArchangelredwoodshavepromisedtocareforthemproperly.
29.Accordingtothetext,theclones_____.
A.areratherexpensive
B.arebasedondeadancienttrees
C.havebeenexperimentedfor20years
D.havebeenwidelygrownacrosstheU.S.
30.Toreforesttheplanet,DavidMilarchchoosesthelargest,oldesttreesbecause_____.
A.theyareluckytrees
B.theyhavebettergenes
C.theyareeasiertoplant
D.theylookmorebeautiful
31.DavidMilarch’steambelievesthatgeneticcopiesfromsequoiasandredwoods_____.
A.cantakeinmoregreenhousegases
B.arehardtosurviveforalongtime
C.arelikelytocauseclimatechange
D.maybeathreattoexistingplants
32.WhatisstressedbyDavidMilarchinthelastparagraph?
A.Theneedoffinancialsupport.
B.Thedifficultyoffindingplaces.
C.Theimportanceofcaringfortrees.
D.Thechallengeofrunninghisgroup.
D
★★★★☆
DuringtheMiddleAges,mostthingsthatpeopledidnotunderstandwereexplainedthroughreligion.TheCatholicChurchsoughttosilencethosewhotriedtounderstandandexplaintheworldinnaturalterms,andbanneddissection(解剖)ofhumans.
LeonardodaVinciwasoneofthefirstpeopleoftheRenaissancetousethemodernscientificmethod.Hecarefullyobservednature,conductedexperiments,andarrivedatconclusions.HisresearchunavoidablybroughthimintoconflictwiththeChurch.
Leonardospenthislifestudyingtheworldaroundhimandfilledmanynotebookswithdrawingsandideasinspiredbynature.Hestudiedhumananatomy(人体解剖学)bydissectingdeadbodies,madedetailednotes,anddrewlargenumbersofpicturestoexplain.
Hestudiedtheflightandanatomyofbirdsinordertodesignaflyingmachine.Hewasnotsuccessful,althoughhetriedoutseveralstrange-lookingmachines.
Asascientist,Leonardomadegreatcontributionsinthefieldsofanatomy,botany(植物学)andphysics.Leonardowasthefirstpersontonotethatthenumberofringsofatreewasthesameasitsage.Hewasalsothefirstpersontodescribethearrangementofleavesinplantsanddrawpartsofthebodyincross-section.
Leonardowasalsoagreatinventor.Hedidnotseeksimplytobetterunderstandtheworld.Hewantedtochangeitthroughtheinventionofnewandusefulmachines.H
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- 高中英语人教课标高二选修8Unit 单元测试题 高中英语 教课 标高 选修 Unit 单元测试