（2021新牛津译林版）高中英语选择性必修一Unit 1 单元检测（有答案）.docx

1、译林版选择性必修第一册 unit1 单元检测 第一部分听力(略) 第二部分阅读(共两节，满分 50 分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Airbnb is quickly becoming one of the biggest websites to book travel，which allows you to book a stay with individual hosts. Benefits of booking a stay through Airbnb： Breakfast

2、 and snacks are often included in the price. You can arrange an early check-in or late check-out，space permitting，for NO extra charge. Many Airbnb places have a washer，full kitchen，and free Internet. Travel with friends or family and stay together in one home. Stay in any part of town，NOT just where

3、 the chain hotels are located. Visit a unique destination where there are NO hotels. Meet lots of interesting people along the way! Get a Better Price! Because its based on person-to-person interaction，youll have lots of room to negotiate a better price. 1Book Close to When You Want to Stay Airbnb p

4、laces get booked months in advance.Sometimes hosts find they have gaps to fill between stays，even up to the current day.In that case，the host might accept a lower offer.Send them a message and ask if theres a discount for booking the same week as your stay.Or even the same day! 2Stay Longer If you o

5、ffer to stay a week or longer，some hosts are willing to offer discounts.Thats because they wont have to spend the costs of cleaning，laundry，and their time while youre staying. 3Go in the Off-Season Summer is the peak travel season for most of the US and Europe，especially if youre visiting a tourist

6、destination.Hosts wont be as willing to negotiate because they know they can charge high rates.But if you want to stay between peak seasons，you might get a discount! 4Offer Something in Return Do you have a handy skill? Are you good at gardening，painting，or repairing things? Ask the host if they nee

7、d help with changing light bulbs，fixing a leaky sink，or nailing down squeaky base boards.There are lots of ways that people can help each other.Where can you offer something in exchange for a discount? 21Why do people like to book a stay through Airbnb? ABecause it is one of the biggest websites. BB

8、ecause the whole family can stay together. CBecause people may check out later with extra money. DBecause all the meals are often included in the price. 22Which of the following may help save money? AStaying between peak travel seasons. BOffering to stay one or two days. CRefusing to fix a leaky sin

9、k. DBooking places months in advance. 23What is the main purpose of the text? ATo recommend traveling in Airbnb. BTo tell readers how to book through Airbnb. CTo offer tips for booking through Airbnb. DTo negotiate a better price via Airbnb. 答案BAC B Every Christmas，the firm I worked for raised money

10、 for disadvantaged kids in the area，and every Christmas Id drive out with colleagues to deliver gifts.Some years ago，we were returning to work and stopped at an intersection as the lights turned red. We were in the middle lane and I became aware of an SUV(越野车) coming up behind us at speed； at the la

11、st moment， it switched to the righthand lane and carried straight on past the red light into traffic moving west to east.It crashed into another vehicle，causing it to veer off(转向)，then they both skidded to a stop. There was a loud “Bang” and flames leapt from the SUVs front.I had been a volunteer fi

12、refighter for many years and had attended automobile accidents before.As the flames grew fiercer，I knew the cars battery had exploded and that there was no time to lose.I dashed round to the passenger side.The door was locked，but by pulling on the window frame，I managed to tear it open.I leaned in，u

13、nbuckled the drivers belt and pulled him across to the passenger side. Other than some cuts，he was fine.I left him with my workmates and went to check on the driver of the other car， who was also unhurt.Then I headed back to the intersection， where I directed traffic around the burning vehicle until

14、 the emergency services arrived. On the way back to work， I said to my colleagues： “What you saw， keep it under your hats， OK？”But an hour later I had a call from a friend on a local TV station.“Brad，”he said，“I have a picture here that someones sent in of you helping out at a traffic accident.” I h

15、oped that would be the end of it，but the story was to have an unexpected ending.A couple of weeks after the accident，I agreed to a televised reunion with Michael Walker，the guy Id pulled from the car.He thanked me， and then he introduced me to his daughter， Amber.It turned out she had been separated

16、 from her mum and dad，but returned home after the accident.Knowing this family had been reunited was a great comfort to mea real Christmas gift. 24The car crash was caused by. Athe SUV drivers running the red light Bthe traffic chaos at the intersection Cthe heavy traffic during Christmas Dthe autho

17、rs car blocking the way 25Who saved the trapped driver from the burning car? AThe emergency services. BThe author. CThe authors workmates. DApedestrian. 26What does the underlined part in Paragraph 5 mean? ACover up the hair.BHide the face. CKeep it a secret.DBear it in mind. 27What was a real Chris

18、tmas gift to the author? AThe reunion with the saved driver. BAcquaintance with Michael s daughter. CRaising money for disadvantaged kids. DMichael s family reunion after the accident. 答案ABCD C This commercial kitchen in central London prepares one-and-a-half thousand meals a day.It provides caterin

19、g for a museum and a conference centre.Kitchens like this typically throw away 20% of the ingredients they buy.Some are thrown away even though they are edible.And sometimes food ends up in the bin simply because its not needed after all. To stop this happening，this kitchen has been using a new piec

20、e of technology which can simply be connected to a normal bin on scales ( 磅 秤 ) This is whats known as a smart bin.Kitchen staff use it like a supermarket self-checkout.The idea is to keep an accurate digital record of the food being thrown out.This helps the head chef make more informed choices. Bi

21、ll Owen，head chef said，“It is a shocker how many tons are actually saved through using this.” By keeping an eye on exactly what kind of food is being thrown out，the chef can not only adjust his orders of ingredients，but also make whole new menus based on what was previously being thrown away.“In an

22、operation where you make a significant amount of your food in advance，you can typically cut food waste in half，” Mark Zornes Winnow added. Do people actually have time to sort the food as they are putting it into the bin? They do.To start with，take a little while to get used to the bin system.It is

23、just about familiarizing yourself with where the buttons are. However effective they may be，there is one important factor that holds these smart bins back.Andrew Stephen，CEO of Sustainable Restaurant Association，explained，“Traditionally， smart bin technology has been at quite a high price point for

24、particularly small operators.There is only a relatively small part that can afford that upfront implementation(安装启用) ” It seems that smart bins are just one part of the solution to the pressing problem of food waste. 28What does the underlined word “edible” in Paragraph 1 mean? AAwful.BUnnecessary.

25、CDelicious.DEatable. 29The final aim of using smart bins is to. Achange the menus Bmake much food in advance Ccut the food waste Dadjust the purchase of ingredients 30What can we learn from the passage? APeople need to sort the waste before putting it into the bin. BThe bin is connected to a superma

26、rket self-checkout. CThe weight of the waste cant be known through the bin. DAndrew Stephen was optimistic about the future of the bin. 31Whats the disadvantage of the smart bins? AThey cant keep an accurate record. BThey are too expensive. CTheyre too complicated to operate. DThey are not effective

27、. 答案DCAB D Faces， like fingerprints， are unique.Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another.Yet a very young child or even an animal，such as a dolphin can learn to reco

28、gnize faces. We also tell people apart by how they behave.When we talk about someones personality， we mean the ways in which he or she acts， speaks， thinks and feels make that person different from others. Like the human face ， human personality is very complex.But describing someones personality in

29、 words is somewhat easier than describing his face.If you were asked to describe what a “nice face” looked like，you probably would have a difficult time doing so.But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”，you might begin to think about someone who was kind， considerate，friendly，warm and so on

30、. There are many words to describe how a person thinks，feels and acts.Gordon Allport，an American psychologist， found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in peoples behavior.And many of us use this information as a basis for describing or typing his personality. People have always

31、tried to “type” each other.Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villains(坏人) or the heros role.In fact，the words “person” and “personality” come from the Latin， meaning “mask” Today， most television and movie actors do not wear masks.But we can easily t

32、ell the “good guys” from the “bad guys” because the two types differ in appearance as well as behaviors. 32Why does the author mention the fingerprints in Paragraph 1? ATo make people learn to recognize faces. BTo show people have different personalities. CTo describe the features of fingerprints. D

33、To explain people differ in facial features. 33Who most probably knows how to describe peoples personality best? AThe ancient Greek audience. BThe movie actors. CPsychologists. DThe modern TV audience. 34Why can we tell one type of person from another? APeople differ in behavioral and physical chara

34、cteristics. BHuman fingerprints provide unique information. CPeoples behavior can be easily described in words. DHuman faces have complex features. 35Which of the following is the major point of the passage? AWhy is it necessary to identify peoples personality? BWhy is it possible to describe people

35、? CHow to get to know people? DHow to recognize people best? 答案DBAB 第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多 余选项。 Cold weather during winter months may keep many people from leaving home and running in the open air.36In fact，researchers say，running in cold weather helps

36、 improve ones performance. 37Two reasons are the low temperatures and bitter winds.Yet many runners might find it easier than running in hot weather. That could be because lower temperatures reduce stress on the body.When you run in cold weather，your heart rate and the bodys dehydration(脱水) levels a

37、re lower than in warmer conditions.38 This information comes from sports scientists at St.Marys University in London.John Brewer is a professor of applied sport science at St.Marys.For this study ， he and other researchers put a group of people into a room they called an “environmental room” The res

38、earchers then recreated summer and winter weather conditions in the room.39Brewer says he and his team recorded biological measurements of the runners. “Weve got a group of subjects into the environmental room.Weve changed the conditions to replicate( 复 制 ) the summer or winter weather and weve got

39、them to run 10 kilometers under both of those conditions and have taken various measurements on each runner whilst they were completing their 10 kilometers.” Brewer says every movement runners make produces heat.He explains that one way in which we lose heat is by sweating.40He says the body also lo

40、ses heat by transporting the blood to the surface of the skin. The body does not have to work as hard to pump blood to the skins surface.Brewer says that running in cooler temperatures requires less energy.He adds that serious runners could cut valuable seconds off their personal best times by choos

41、ing to run in winter. ARunning in cold weather improves performance. BHowever，a new study shows that the drop in temperature is a good reason to run. CThe test subjects were asked to run 10,000 meters under both conditions. DMany people say running in the winter can be difficult. EThe body needs les

42、s water on a cold day than in warm weather. FThe body loses heat through droplets of sweat. GTodays program is for people who like to run. 36B 37D 38E 39C 40F 第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Jake and Max Klein are twin brothers who have a

43、 passion for volunteering.Their family have always done community41.At a young age，they chose to42familys gifts at their birthday parties， but asked them to donate money to a charity.When they were seven， Jake and Max were interested in43with a family friend at the local homeless shelter to help coo

44、k.44， he turned them down because they were too45and they had to be fourteen to cook.This led them on an endless46to come up with a way to help other kids who were also facing a47 challenge：wanting to help but48because of their age. So，Kids That Do Good was49to show ways to kids or adults that，at an

45、y age，they could join the community and make a50.The small51has grown into a large website that brings thousands of52visitors each year.Jake and Max say that their website brings 35,000 unique viewers，of those viewers，Kids That Do Good has53kids to 16,000 organizations. Jake and Max are54with school

46、 and after-class activities and other community service promises.Kids That Do Good also has blog posts that advise kids on55their own charitable event. 41A.surveysBservices CdutiesDbusinesses 42A.sort outBplay with Cgive upDput away 43A.travellingBvolunteering CcookingDrecycling 44A.UnfortunatelyBHa

47、ppily CHonestlyDGratefully 45A.shyBawkward CweakDyoung 46A.taskBability CchanceDdetermination 47A.publicBsimilarCsharpDdirect 48A.jokedBblamed CdeniedDpraised 49A.advisedBallowed CnamedDcreated 50A.judgmentBdifference CcommentDdecision 51A.planBeffort CprojectDexperiment 52A.pleasedBsatisfied Camaze

48、dDinterested 53A.connectedBexposed CcontributedDattracted 54A.familiarBpatientCbusyDcontent 55A.rememberingBdescribing CcelebratingDbuilding 41-55 BCBAD ABCDB CDACD 第二节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 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。 Li Ziqi,56.lives in a village in Sichuan Province，is famous for her 5

49、7. (attract) videos of rural self-sufficiency(自给自足) Her video channel consists of beautiful process videos that show how she plants crops and harvests from her garden and the nearby forest before 58.(cook) delicious food in her outdoor kitchen. For a worldwide audience in the pandemic，her beautiful

50、DIY videos have become 59. reliable source of escape and comfort.In her videos，she tends 60.(work) in silence and plays soothing music. She is not known 61.taking shortcuts.Her way of cooking suggests that every delicious dish takes 62.(pain) to prepare.For example， in a 12-minute video， she， at fir