1、必修必修 1 Units -6 单元测试题单元测试题 第一部分第一部分 阅读阅读(共两节，满分共两节，满分 50 分分) 第一节第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分) A Volunteering jobs from 4 organizations Ageing Well The aim of this organization is to improve the health of older people by encouraging and supporting them to be more active particularly those who join
2、 little or no physical activity. Ageing Well is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to come forward with new ideas for activities of the program. Availability: from Monday to Friday / Morning or Afternoon Minimum (最低的) age: 50 G64 COVID Help During the COVID-19 pandemic (流行病), the role of volunteers
3、 within our community has never been more important. These job chances include helping with shopping, driving and check-in calls for those who cant leave their houses. There are also many other activities you can get involved in to help make a difference in your local community. In addition, persona
4、l protective equipment will be supplied. Availability: from Monday to Saturday / Morning or Afternoon Minimum age: 16 Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS) supports people across Scotland with heart or brain conditions. When knowing such diseases, many people experience
5、fear and loneliness and struggle with the influence on their lives. CHSS helps deal with that. The care and support they deliver every day make sure that people can live the life they want. Availability: from Monday to Friday / Morning or Afternoon Minimum age: 16 Give Blood 4 Good Give Blood 4 Good
6、 is looking for students at the University of Edinburgh to raise awareness of blood donation (献血) in Scotland. We also focus on educating young people (aged 17-24) about blood donation because the regular donation is the lowest among this age group in Scotland. We want to raise awareness and educate
7、 people about blood donation. Availability: from Monday to Sunday (24h day/ night) Minimum age: 17 1.Ageing Well may prefer volunteers who _. A.are sociable and creative B.are able to work at weekends C.have higher education backgrounds D. can speak at least one foreign language 2.How is CHSS suppor
8、ting the society? A.By teaching people how to fight against pandemics. B.By taking care of hard-working volunteers. C.By helping treat some deadly diseases. D.By reducing patients mental stress. 3.Which of the following organizations is suitable for a college student free on Sundays? A.Ageing Well.
9、B.G64 COVID Help. C.Give Blood 4 Good. D.Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland. B Matthew Whitaker is a jazz pianist who is blind. He grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey. His parents said Matthew had an ear for music before he could even talk. When he was three years old, he played nursery songs with both han
10、ds and played the chords (和音) and the melody of the songs at the same time, but most kids didnt do that. Matthew hadnt had a lesson or anything,n said Matthews parents. The great pianist can now play anything he hears. His performance is really remarkable. Less than 20 years old, Matthew has toured
11、in the headlined famous venues from Carnegie Hall to the Kennedy Center, and won a number of music awards. That drew the attention of Dr. Charles Limb, a neurologist (神经病学家). He uses MRI brain scans to better understand how extremely creative people do what they do. Specifically, Limb wants to know
12、why the, brains of certain artists could better give rise to new ideas. So far, several artists have taken the exams. Dr. Limb also approached Matthew, and made him undergo two MRI exams first while he was in different conditions, including music, and then while he was playing on a keyboard. Dr. Lim
13、b found that Matthews brain seemed to have reused its disused visual cortex (视觉皮层) to build other spirit pathways. Even when -Matthew was simply listening to one of his favorite bands, his entire visual cortex lit up. “It seems like his brain is taking that part of the tissue thats not being activat
14、ed by sight and using it to feel music, which is beyond our expectation,” said Dr. Limb. Matthews teacher, Dalia Sakas, wants to make sure Matthew isnt just a flash in the music world. She thinks he needs to learn to read braille (盲文) music, which is a Slow process. Matthew does not like to slow dow
15、n. He just wants to play music. At the piano, what he feels is just joy. 4.What can we know about Matthew when he was a little boy? A.He learned to speak much later than other kids. B.He liked watching his parents play the piano. C.He dreamed of touring around the world. D.He showed an early gift fo
16、r music. 5.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “remarkable” in Paragraph 2? A.Beneficial.B. Natural. C. Common.D. Fantastic. 6.Why did Dr. Limb ask some artists to take the exams? A.To analyze their personality. B.To understand their lifestyles. C.To know their brain activities. D
17、.To judge their health conditions. 7.What might Dr. Limb feel about his findings according to Paragraph 4? A.Doubtful.B. Surprised. C. Worried.D. Satisfied. C Everyone likes a quick medical diagnosis (诊断). And no one gives one faster than Google. Just enter your symptoms (症状) in a search window the
18、uncomfortable neck, headache, high body temperature, and itll immediately tell whats wrong with you. You can almost enter your symptoms anytime and anywhere. A study from Australias Edith Cowan University-(ECU) looked into 36 international website-based symptom checkers. Researchers found they produ
19、ced the correct diagnosis as the first result just 36% of the time. Online symptom checkers were also sometimes good and sometimes bad when it came to finding the right diagnosis within the top three results, with a rate of 52%. And the same websites managed to get the right diagnosis in their top 1
20、0 results 58% of the time. “That could be a problem for a society, that more and more depends on websites for health advice. For example, according to the search records, about 7% of the questions Google receives are health-related, which works out to about 70,000 asks per minute. As for the answers
21、, most of the time they are unreliable at best and can be dangerous at worst,” says scientist Michela Hill. The most popular health websites, like Google search simply dont know enough facts about the patient in question to make a correct diagnosis, especially his or her medical history and other sy
22、mptoms. They usually cant look at the whole picture. Besides, websites ways of producing a diagnosis are often not fully regulated or even monitored by government bodies. Thats not to say online symptom checkers dont play a role in the health of a society. As a means of monitoring outbreaks of certa
23、in diseases in public, theyre already proving helpful. For example, the UKs National Health Service is using these tools to monitor symptoms and possible “hot spot” locations for certain diseases on a national basis. But if youre experiencing real pain or discomfort, the best advice Doc Google could
24、 offer would be to go and see a real doctor. 8.What can we know about Google according to Paragraph 1? A.It creates a chance to talk to doctors. B.Its useful to deal with slight diseases. C.It pays great attention to free services. D.It offers medical advice conveniently. 9.ECUs study suggests onlin
25、e symptom checkers might _. A.have failed to win the trust of the public B.have had an improvement in their design C.differ a lot from each other in their usage D.mislead patients about their diseases 10. What will Michela Hill probably agree with based on his words? A.People shouldnt rely too much
26、on websites to make clear diseases. B.Most people couldnt get access to online medical resources. C.Many websites find it hard to deal with users questions. D.Some health websites have realized their problems. 11. Whats Paragraph 4 mainly about? A. The common mistakes of patients online. B.The examp
27、les of some popular health websites. C.The causes of many websites weak medical service. D.The weaknesses and strengths of some health websites. D Each year, about 250 billion to-go cups that serve coffee and tea from places like Starbucks and McDonalds are produced to satisfy the worlds love for ho
28、t drinks on the run. These paper-based cups have the inside surface covered with plastic to prevent water from escaping, and keep water from being absorbed into the material, but that also removes any opportunity for the cups to be biodegradable (可生物降解的). The materials that created these cups of goo
29、dness and convenience are recyclable, but only if separated. In addition, the demand for such resources is low, so they are worth next to nothing. In response to this great challenge, NextGen Consortium, a multi-year partnership led by Starbucks and McDonalds launched their first big initiative (倡议)
30、NextGen Cup. The first step in NextGen Cup was an open competition where participants presented ideas for sleeves, cups, lids and other parts of the hot-cold paper-based takeaway coffee cup that would make it reusable, recyclable, or biodegradable, to finally be widely used. 12 winners, announced in
31、 2019, shared a prize of $ 1 million, as well as personalized growth, and support from members of NextGen Consortium. Later, they launched two pilot programs at independent coffee shops in California. In one case, customers were given “smart” reusable cups made mostly from recyclable plastic. They t
32、hen could drop their empties into collection containers at key locations, for washing and reuse. These cups were printed with RFID chips or QR codes, through which coffee shops can know where there is the greatest need for collection containers and how many are not using them. To reduce coffee cup w
33、aste, Cup Club is already replacing millions of takeaway cups in the UK, while Recup in Germany, has performed a deposit system (押金系统) that simply adds a small extra fee to any coffee cup which is returned to the buyer after the cup is deposited in any registered collection point. 12. What does the
34、author want to tell us in the first paragraph? A.People drink a large amount of coffee every year. B.Takeaway cups used in coffee bars are of good quality. C.Takeaway cups are a great source of unre-cyclable waste. D.Fast food companies put a high value on customer services. 13. What are the competi
35、tors expected to do in the first step in the NextGen Cup? A.Design environmentally-friendly and available takeaway cups. B.Separate recyclable materials from takeaway cups. C.Reduce the unnecessary parts of takeaway cups. D.Give ideas on other usages of takeaway cups. 14. What are the RFID chips and
36、 QR codes on the “smart” cups used for? A.Collecting information on the recycling of takeaway cups. B.Knowing about customers preference for different cups. C.Making customers get drinks at reasonable prices. D.Helping customers order drinks conveniently. 15. What does the last paragraph intend to s
37、how? A.The role coffee plays in peoples life. B.The difficulty of collecting cup waste. C.Some famous coffee brands all over the world. D.Other efforts people have made to solve coffee cup pollution. 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顼。 选项中有两项为多余选 项。 Many parents dont allo
38、w or help their children to learn to swim. 16 A child who has learned to swim has the confidence to attend activities about water, like parties. More importantly, the child is safer in and around water. Here are some tips for you to help your child learn to swim. Introduce your child to water early
39、in life. Children who become familiar with water in the early days are less likely to be afraid of water later. 17 You can build a private pool for your child. Or allow your child to use a public pool. Most public pools have special pools for the youngest children. For older children who want to lea
40、rn to swim but have a fear of water, introduce them, to water gradually. Be sure not to avoid the pool when the water is cold and uncomfortable because you want the experience to be pleasant. What if your child only wants to hang his feet in water at first? 18 Once your child has become comfortable
41、with ,water, he will be able to begin the basics. 19 Theyll be followed by learning how to float (浮起来), kick and so on. If you find it challenging to teach your child to swim, consider asking a private instructor to work with him. 20 Never allow a child who cant swim into the water alone and never l
42、eave a child unobserved in the water. Follow all pool and water safety recommendations at all times. And before swimming, check the possible dangers in the pools. A.First a child must learn proper breathing skills. B.Its also useful for adults to practice swimming. C.When building it, you should avo
43、id a deep pool. D.So creating an environment with water is necessary. E.But the ability to swim can be important for children. F.Have patience, and finally hell become confident enough to get in. G.Whoever helps your child swim, let him swim in a safe water environment. 第二部分第二部分 语言运用语言运用(共两节，满分共两节，满
44、分 30 分分) 第一节第一节(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。 Atdhe Trepca had long been interested in film-making, 21 he did an internship (实习) at Warner Bros. Studio where he 22 experts in the field. There was a French documentary (记录片) which actually 23 his latest project. “
45、I thought itd be really 24 to start conversations with strangers like the documentary by asking them the 25 question: Are you happy?” Trepca says. He started his journey to 26 his conversations with strangers in February 2019. “I brought with me lots of 27 about every person I 28 he says, “And now I
46、 realize that this question really serves as a 29 to the soul (灵魂). Because when you approach a stranger with that question, all their 30 stories come to the forefront and they start 31 something that theyve done. One of the purposes of making these videos is to give people a chance to 32 themselves
47、.” Although these videos seem to show stories worthy of 33 that they receive on social media, Trepca believes that everyones story is also worthy of the same respect. “My videos are 34 endless, because I truly believe that everyone has a story.” Besides, he finds that the happiest people havent had
48、the most 35 lives. “Even if we are faced with difficult times, we can hold a positive attitude to our lives,” Trepca says. 21. A. as B. for C. so D. but 22. A. looked afterB. relied on C. cheered forD. learned from 23. A. changedB. inspired C. presented D. stopped 24. A. surprisingB. strange C. inte
49、resting D. funny 25. A. polite B. awkward C. boring D. simple 26. A. record B. analyze C. count D. prevent 27. A. embarrassment B. curiosity C. anxietyD. delight 28. A. searched forB. cared about C. ran intoD. waited for 29. A. gate B. wall C. key D. lock 30. A. uniqueB. shocking C. normalD. relaxin
50、g 31. A. regrettingB. admitting C. planning D. recalling 32. A. introduceB. enjoy C. improveD. express 33. A. comparisonB.attention- C. complaint D.protection 34. A. basicallyB.hardly C. partlyD.merely 35. A. independentB.comfortable C. wealthy D.energetic 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
