Unit 6 Earth first单元综合水平测试-（2019）新外研版高中英语必修第二册.doc

1、Unit 6-Earth first单元综合水平测试时间：100分钟满分：120分选择题部分第二部分阅读理解(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHerman Melvile, the writer of the famous whale story Moby Dick, once wrote that humpback whales were “the most lighthearted of all the whales.” Known to be intelligent animals and

2、 can be seen working together to hunt schools of small fish, humpbacks are a favorite of whale watchers everywhere. And, if you listen closely, you might even hear one singing.Marine (海洋) biologist Jim Darling has studied the songs of humpback whales for more than 25 years. While recording whale son

3、gs on a boat near Hawaii, he invited author Douglas Chadwick to experience diving with a humpback. In the water, Chadwick heard the whales songs in a way he never heard them before. “Suddenly, I no longer heard the whales voice in my ears，” he said. “I felt it inside my head and bones.” When swimmin

4、g with the whale, Chadwick could see that the whale was aware of him, but not alarmed by his presence. Up in the boat, Darling recorded the whales song, which can be long and complex, sometimes lasting for 30 minutes or more. Actually, they are perhaps the longest songs sung by any animal.Darling sa

5、ys that only male humpbacks sing, but for unknown reasons, it was previously thought that they sang to attract females, but scientists showed this was incorrect when they played recordings of whale songs in the ocean and the female whales did not respond. Another idea is that male humpbacks compete

6、with each other using songs, just as other male animals on land do using their horns or sharp teeth.Researchers have also found that humpback whale songs are different in different parts of the world, perhaps like whale national songs. They may also be like hit tunes on the radio, changing over time

7、 from one year to the next, or even over a single breeding season when they produce young.Another member of the research team, photographer Flip Nicklin, recalls a special moment he had while interacting with a humpback. While he was snorkeling(潜水) some distance from the huge animal, it approached h

8、im until it was just a few metres away. It then gently carried Nicklin towards its eye with a flipper (鳍肢), as if examine him. Obviously, the urge to understand a different species goes both ways.1What is this passage mainly about?AHow to record the humpbacks in the ocean.BHow humpbacks communicate

9、with people.CHumpback songs and what they might mean.Dthe career of a man who is interested in humpbacks.2When the scientists played songs in the ocean, _.Athe songs attracted fishBno female whales cameCmale whales became angryDmale and female whales came together3What is NOT true about humpback wha

10、les?ATheir songs are short and simple.BOnly male humpback whales sing.CHumpback whales are very friendly.DThey are popular with whale watchers.4What do Chadwick and Nicklin have in common?AThey were afraid of whales.BThey swam with the whales.CTheir jobs are to take photos of the whales.DThey are ma

11、rine biologists studying whales.BMost of us have been in this situation: Youre on your way to your friends house, then you suddenly ask yourself, “Did I remember to turn the lights off？” For those with smart homes, however, this wouldnt be a problem.Over the last few years, smart home technology has

12、 become more popular. Thanks to userfriendly products like intelligent lighting and heating controllers, people can control nearly every electrical item in their homes from anywhere in the world.While smart homes arent new, companies like Philips and Xiaomi have finally brought automation to everyda

13、y people with affordable products like artificial intelligence (AI) speakers and sensors. “The obvious message is that you can stop wasting energy，” Tom Kerber, director of research for US.based digital company Parks Associates, told The Guardian.And the technology also has more meaningful uses. In

14、Norway, for example, one company is using smart technology to make life easier for its elderly customers. Abilias system allows carers to check up on patients through a tablet on a wall inside their home. The device sends patients reminders about tasks, such as when they need to take medications (药)

15、. It can even tell carers if theres any unusual activity in the home that could be lifethreatening.“This kind of system allows people to take care of themselves, which is the most important thing，” Abilias vice president, Oystein Johnsen, told the BBC. “It also saves the government money. In Norway,

16、 it costs 1 million kroner (about 0.8 million yuan) per year to have someone in a care home. This system costs 15,000 kroner a year.”So, for those who have already “gone smart”， will it ever be possible to go back to do things in the oldfashioned way? “I think it would be difficult. When we go to a

17、friends house or on vacation we find ourselves expecting the house to do things for us that we should do，” Poulson, a senior program manager from Seattle, US., explained.5What are the first and second paragraphs used for?AIntroducing the topic.BDescribing the situation.CAdvertising smart homes.DPutt

18、ing forward the authors opinion.6What do Philips and Xiaomi have in common?AThey are all designing smart homes.BThey are all US.based digital companies.CTheyve all made inexpensive AI products for ordinary people.DTheyve all received affordable products automatically.7What does Abilias system allow

19、users to do in Norway?ATo switch off lights through a tablet.BTo buy userfriendly products.CTo control heating and cooling systems.DTo take care of themselves.8Whats Poulsons attitude to smart home technology?ACautious.BFavorable.CIndifferent. DDisapproving.CGerman artist HA Schult is an unusual art

20、ist who uses trash (废物) to make sculptures.“We are living in the time of garbage，” says Schult.“I created a thousand sculptures of garbage.They are a mirror of ourselves.” Here, Schult was talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans.He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western G

21、erman state of North RhineWestphalia.“They are social sculptures，” he explains.“They are not only sculptures for the eyes.They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.” So far, Schults social sculptures have been on show in Paris, in Moscows Red Square, on the Great Wall

22、of China, and in the desert next to the Pyramids of Giza near Cairo.HA Schults work is unforgettable.Although his work has had a big influence on the art world, Schult remains modest about his creations: “Artists have to learn every time.We are not important.All that counts is the time in which we a

23、re living.”Trash art has been around for years.But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when working with trash.Why cant common people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art? Maybe its because we all have our

24、own preset ideas of what art is and isnt, or whom artists are or should be.You can be an artist like Schult if you try.Look at used metal cans.What might be done with them? Imagine them in any number of new uses, or imagine them simply as an art form.What about boxes or clothing? Boxes can usually s

25、erve as new storage containers and houses for pets.And clothing？Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging organizers.9HA Schults artistic works also get the message across that an artist must _.Abe socially responsibleBbe as modest as possibleCmake garbage recyclableDtake dive

26、rse artistic forms10According to the last 2 paragraphs, the author probably agrees that _.Ait takes talent to be a trash artistBpreset ideas are important to artistsCtrash art cant be seen as a real art formDaverage people can also make trash artists11What do we know about Schults sculptures?AThey s

27、erved as garbage containers.BThey reflected environmental issues.CThey were first shown in Paris, France.DThey were to raise economic awareness.DAs far back as the age of dinosaurs millions of years ago, turtles wandered around the Earth. Even nowadays it is generally assumed that turtles are the wo

28、rlds steadiest creature.However, a new research shows 61 percent of the 356 species of turtles are already threatened or no longer exist. The destruction of their homes, disease, climate change and other reasons have caused their population to drop sharply. In a new study published in the journal Bi

29、oScience, a team of scientists from various institutions claim that turtles are one of the most threatened among the major vertebrate (脊椎动物) groups.This could, the authors say, have serious consequences for the ecology. Turtles contribute to the health of many environments, including desert, wetland

30、, freshwater and marine ecosystems, and the decline may lead to bad effects on other species, including humans, they explain. Whit Gibbons, senior author and professor at the University of Georgias Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, says in a statement that the intention of the study is to inform pe

31、ople about the vital ecological roles of turtles.One of the important qualities of turtles is how diverse they are when it comes to food. This allows them to have a major impact on food webs of their homes all over the world. In some areas, the density (密度) of the turtle population makes them an imp

32、ortant part of the ecosystem. With their gathering, other species that feed on them and their eggs are sure to have a large pool of food.For plants, turtles are also extremely important as they distribute the seeds of many plant species. When they eat, some seeds are not destroyed by the digestive p

33、rocess and instead make their way out of the animals body. Some turtles are the main dispersal (传播) agents of certain plants and their seeds.These are only a few yet very vital roles that turtles play in the ecological landscape. Unfortunately, many species are in serious decline and in danger of di

34、sappearing completely.12How might the disappearance of turtles influence certain plants?ASpeed up these plants disappearing.BPut an end to these plants seed spreading.CAllow more seeds to grow into plants.DGive these plants no chance of survival.13Which of the following shows the structure of the te

35、xt?I：IntroductionP：PointSp：Subpoint(次要点) C：Conclusion14What can be a suitable title for the text?ATurtles Are Sure to Stop ExistingBThe Ecology Will Change with TurtlesCDecline of Turtles Threatens the WorldDTurtles Dying Out Worldwide Matters a Lot15What does the new study aim to do?ATo save the gr

36、and vertebrate groups on earth.BTo warn people of turtles terrible situation.CTo make the importance of turtles roles known.DTo claim turtles may be related to dinosaurs.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Imagine looking out of your window and seeing a whale swim by.Thats

37、the sight that surprises New York City residents recently.In the past years, humpback whales have been spotted in the two rivers surrounding the island of Manhattan, the Hudson River and the East River._1_Experts say that river cleanup efforts have improved water quality and led to an increase in th

38、e number of fish there.Fish are on the humpbacks menu._2_ The sighting is also an encouraging sign that conservation efforts are helping humpback whales come back.In 1973，the species was listed as the endangered.Now scientists say humpback whales are making a comeback.By the middle of the 20th centu

39、ry, hunting whales for profit had nearly wiped out many whale species.In 1973, the US. set up the Endangered Species Act.People were no longer allowed to hunt them in the US. waters.In 1982, the international whaling is illegal worldwide._3_Last September，it was announced that nine groups of humpbac

40、k whales are no longer endangered.Four groups are still endangered and a fifth is threatened._4_The number of them is growing particularly faster in the Southern Hemisphere like Tasman Sea and Coral Sea.And the number of humpback whales in Hawaii has made an amazing recovery.In 1966, there were fewe

41、r than 1,500 humpbacks there.Today there are about 10,000.But humpbacks in other parts of the world are still struggling._5_“We still have a lot of work to do，”says Angela Somma, head of NOAAS Fisheries endangered Species division. But with the right protection, the number of humpback whales should

42、continue to grow.AThose efforts to save whales are paying off.BPeople are frightened when seeing whales in the river.CLast year, one even swam past where the mayor lives.DToday there are about 100,000 humpback whales worldwide.EThe extra food in the rivers is mainly whats attracting the whales.FScie

43、ntists have carried out further research on the number of the whales.GScientists say that the focus needs to be on the whales that are still struggling.第三部分语言运用(共三节，满分40分)第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ive been into environmentfriendly things for ages, which

44、started when I was 13 and my favorite teen magazine _1_ in the mail with a “Save the Earth, Girl！” cover. I remember it _2_！ It was filled with all sorts of easy _3_ to go green.Among many of the _4_ I learned that day: turning off the water while you brush your teeth _5_ 200 gallons of water every

45、year per person! I started doing that _6_. I mean, it is kind of a big deal considering Earth doesnt have an unlimited _7_ of fresh water.My parents were also _8_ for recycling and reusing, so we became the ones who _9_ rejected containers and used them for _10_， and the ones who carried our own bag

46、s to the grocery store and our own _11_ to the coffee shop. I knew it was the right thing to do for the environment.Later, I tried to let my _12_ flag fly! I either called out to whoever littered in public or collected magazines from my friends to _13_. Then the strangest thing happened: people star

47、ted _14_ me. One by one, my friends began to turn off the lights, buy recycled notebooks, and _15_ paper back into the printer to make use of the other _16_. Its not that they were so _17_ about the environment, but they were drawn to my confidence.Im wild about environmental protection and would st

48、and _18_， saying, “Yeah, this is what Im into.” _19_ others dont share your enthusiasm, they will envy your confidence and want to be like you, and that means _20_ your example.1A.existedBarrivedCreturned Dprinted2A.carefullyBcorrectlyCclearly Doccasionally3A.tipsBquestionsCjobs Ddecisions4A.reasonsBdebatesClessons Dfacts5A.weighsBstoresCsaves Dtotals6A.at timesB