1、外研版选择性必修第四册 Unit 2 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 The Outdoor City Adventure Book Festival For one week in July ， Sheffield Central Library becomes the centre of adventure in the Outdoor City.Check out some of the events.Most
2、of them are free but early booking is recommended. July 10 Bee QuestAHunt for the Worlds Most Elusive(难以捕捉的) Bees Central Library Carpenter Room,700830 pm. A hunt for the worlds most elusive bees leads Professor Dave Goulson from Poland to Patagonia，deep into the Ecuadorian Jungle.He also explores c
3、loser to home. Among secret places hidden right under our noses and through his scientific expertise(专业知 识)，shows us that beauty hides in the most surprising places. July 11 Clarion Call：AHeartfelt Tribute to SheffieldsAccess Pioneers Central Library Carpenter Room,10301130 am. Well-known walker， ac
4、tivist and campaigner， Terry Howard takes us back a hundred years and shares the story of the role Sheffielders played in the first fights for our right to freely walk on the Peak District moors(旷野)The Clarion Ramblers is thought to be the first working class walking club.This is the story of their
5、important role in gaining us the access we all enjoy today. July 12 The Wainwrights in Colour Central Library Carpenter Room,130230 pm. Inspired by the work of the great Alfred Wainwright， over 10 years Andy Beck has reproduced in watercolour all 1,500 pictures drawn in A Pictorial Guide to the Lake
6、land Fells.Andy speaks about how the scenes in the Lake District have changed during the last 50 years. July 13 Craft( 制 作 ) Your Own Adventure JournalA Workshop Central Library Reading Room,200300 pm.，5. Learn paper craft techniques to make your own beautiful travel journal.Get advice from our expe
7、rt tutor on using old photos and collecting stories and memories from your adventures and holidays. 21Which event should you choose if youre interested in bees? ABee Quest. BClarion Call. CThe Wainwrights in Colour. DCraft Your Own Adventure Journal. 22What day is the right time to share the story o
8、f Sheffielders? AJuly 10.BJuly 11. CJuly 12.DJuly 13. 23What is special about Craft Your Own Adventure Journal? AIt lasts the longest. BIt needs reservation. CIt calls for admission charges. DIt offers the most interesting stories. 答案ABC B Brandon Olsen and Tylor Fritz of Hometown Sanitation(公共卫生) l
9、eft gifts for three sisters who waved to them each Thursday after learning that one of them，3-year-old Rose，had been fighting cancer. The men also gave their parents free garbage service for one year. “When they did that，it was a few weeks before the diagnosis(诊断) when every day just felt so impossi
10、ble，” said Roses mother，Angie Evenson，of Blue Earth，Minnesota.“Nothing in reality changes Roses diagnosis.But what they did makes us feel we are truly not alone in this fight.” With binoculars(双筒望远镜) in hand，Rose and her two sisters，Grace,5 and Sophia,2 sat by the window and waved at their garbage m
11、en，Olsen and Fritz，as they drove by on their weekly route. Olsen,29，and Fritz,24，told ABC News that the girls smiling faces are what they look forward to while working.They even left Halloween candy for the girls this year to show their appreciation.They hope that more and more people can understand
12、 and support their work. But weeks later，Evenson wrote Olsen and Fritz a note explaining that little Rose wouldnt be able to wave to them for a while since shed be undergoing chemotherapy(化疗)Rose had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer in September. “As a father of three，it changed my outlook
13、on things，” Olsen said.“It opened my eyes.you dont know what someone else is going through.” Fritz said he cried when he read the note.“I got to the chemo part and there were tears running down my face，” he recalled.“I dont have any children of my own，but I can imagine if someone very close to me is
14、 diagnosed as cancer，Ill be heartbroken.” “Rose is being treated at Sanford Childrens Hospital in Sioux Falls， South Dakota.She will miss a few more Thursdays， when she can wave to her garbage men， but her chemo sessions will be switched to Mondays soon and shell be back by the window early next yea
15、r.I have confidence in Roses recovery.” Her mother said. 24How did the garbage men help Roses family? AThey took the sick girl to hospital regularly. BThey collected the garbage for free. CThey looked after Rose in turn. DThey offered money to help cure Rose. 25What can we learn about the garbage me
16、n? AThey made the family famous. BThey encouraged the family. CThey gave Angie Evenson a good lesson. DThey doubted about the doctors diagnosis. 26What do the garbage men wish for in terms of the girls smiling faces? APeoples understanding and support for their work. BGood friendship with the young
17、girls. CMaking more efforts to do their work well. DThe girls familys caring more for their children. 27What can we infer from the passage? AOlsen has three sons. BFritz has not got married. CFritz is faced with a serious disease. DEvenson is optimistic about Roses condition. 答案BBAD C In 1953，a moun
18、tain climber reported seeing a bar-headed goose soar over the peak of Mount Everest( 珠 穆 朗 玛 峰 ) It was thought impossible.Now researchers who raised 18 of the geesenamed for the black stripes on the backs of their headshave shown the birds really fly so high. The team trained the youngsters to fly
19、in a large wind tunnel wearing backpacks and face masks full of sensors that recorded their heart rate， blood oxygen levels， temperature， and metabolic ratehow many calories they burned per hour.The researchers simulated(模拟) 10w-，medium-， and high-altitude conditions by altering the concentration of
20、 oxygen supplied to face masks worn by each goose as it flew in the tunnel. Birds already have a better heart and lungs than mammals for sustained physical activity.And researchers knew that bar-headed geese have even larger，thinner lungs that let them breathe more deeply and an even bigger heart to
21、 pump more oxygen to muscles than other birds. The wind tunnel experiments showed that when the concentration of oxygen was at its lowestlike the 7% found on top of Mount Everest versus 21% at sea levelthe geeses heart rateandfrequencyofwingbeatsremainedthesameevenastheirmetabolicrate dropped.Someho
22、w，the birds managed to cool down their bloodthe measured blood temperature dropped so it could take in more oxygen，the researchers report today in eLife.This cooling likely helps compensate for the very thin air，the team says. Although well trained， the birds were only willing to stay in the air a f
23、ew minutes or less when wearing their backpacks and flying at “high” altitudes.So its not clear whether these adaptations alone are what make it possible to fly the 8 hours it takes to climb over Mount Everest.But those few minutes showed these geese really could fly over the top of Mount Everest. 2
24、8Why did the researchers raise 18 bar-headed geese and train them? ATo test the flying height and speed of them. BTo confirm they could fly over Mount Everest. CTo observe them flying through the wind tunnel. DTo see how many calories they burned per hour. 29What can we learn from the wind tunnel ex
25、periment? AIt was carried out at very high altitude. BThe geese managed to breathe less when their blood decreased. CThe geese could live through the lowest concentration of oxygen. DIt shows the geese could fly at high altitude for long. 30What still puzzles scientists about the geese? AWhether the
26、y have super hearts and lungs. BWhether they have muscles pumped more oxygen to. CWhether they are willing to wear backpacks and face masks. DWhether they can manage to fly 8 hours to climb over Mount Everest. 31Where does the text most probably come from? AAscience fiction. BAclimbing guide. CAtrav
27、el brochure. DAscience report. 答案BCDD D Water is a necessity of life.Rain，especially，helps plants grow and stay green.But too much rain，especially in cities，can lead to flooding.That can cause waste water systems to overflow and send pollutants into rivers and other waterways.To fight the problem，se
28、veral cities in the United States are starting programs like rooftop gardens. A team at the University of the District of Columbia in the nations capital has created a garden on the top of one school building.The garden holds many kinds of plants to help absorb rainwater and grow food at the same ti
29、me.Architect David Bell has designed five “green roofs” for the university.He says he is excited about the project because “it meant doing something more than just dealing with storm water management.It took advantage of a resource above the city and these flat roofs that arent doing anything really
30、 became something that was about urban agriculture”Rainwater is collected in large containers and sent through a system that waters the rooftop garden.The roof is filled with green life that appeals to insects. “In cities，you dont have that many spaces to choose from and so rooftops are just (unused
31、) spaces，” says Caitlin Arlotta.She is a student in the schools Urban Agriculture program.The project is part of a research program to see which plants do well on rooftops.The researchers are looking at plants including strawberries，tomatoes and sweet potatoes.The university also has other green spa
32、ces.“We also have our own farm experiments，” Arlotta said.“Within each of those growing systems，we want to be able to tell people which sorts of these crops grow the best.” Sandy Farber Bandier helps run UDCs Master Gardener program.It seeks to improve cities and make them beautiful by training peop
33、le to become Master Gardeners.She says shes been surprised by the gardens output.“My biggest surprise was that we produced 4,250 pounds of produce the first year and was able to spread that to people in need.” She also likes being able to show people who live in DC.and others beyond the nations capi
34、tal what and how food can be grown on a rooftop.“This is the future for food.You grow it here，you prepare it in a commercial kitchen，you distribute through farmers markets，food trucks，and then you recycle.” 32What do we know about the rooftop gardens? ARooftop gardens are very common in average neig
35、hbourhoods. BThere are many sorts of plants there which help take in rainwater. CTheyre playing an important role in the citys food supply. DRooftop gardens are no more than containers to collect rainwater. 33What can we infer from Paragraph 3? ARooftops can offer enough spaces to plant crops. BMany
36、 plants like strawberries can grow well on rooftops. CSome university students are participating in the Urban Agriculture program. DThe plants in rooftop gardens are attractive to many insects. 34How does Sandy Farber Bandier feel about the future of rooftop gardens? AConfident.BDoubtful. CWorried.D
37、Ambiguous. 35What is the best title for the text? ARainwater Necessity for Plant Life BGreen RoofsThe Future of Urban Agriculture CThe United StatesAgriculture Program DRooftop GardensFood Paradise 答案BCAB 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。 36One day，when I wa
38、s perhaps six years old，I was walking with my father on a crowded street.All of a sudden，the normal flow of pedestrian traffic backed up as people tried to avoid a large object on the sidewalk.To my astonishment，the object turned out to be a human being，a man lying unconscious against a building.37C
39、ertainly no one made eye contact.As we walked by，my fatherthe model of a loving，caring gentlemanpointed to a bottle in a paper bag and told me that the poor soul on the sidewalk just needed to sleep it off.Then the drunken man began to murmur senselessly.My father warned me not to go near，saying “Yo
40、u never know how hell react.” 38I had spent the previous 12 months travelling in poor Asian cities，but even by those standards this was a scene of misery.In addition to being desperately poor，the locals had to live in the extremely hot climate ， ridiculously huge crowds and a fairly strong wind blow
41、ing dust everywhere.Suddenly a man carrying a huge bag of peanuts called out in pain and fell to the ground. 39A half dozen sellers ran from their stands to help，leaving unattended what might have been the totality of their possessions .One put a blanket under the mans head；another opened his shirt；
42、 a third questioned him carefully about the pain； a fourth fetched water； a fifth kept onlookers from crowding around too closely； a sixth ran for help.40The performance could have passed for a final exam at a paramedic(护理人员) school. AI then witnessed an astonishing scene. BNot one of the passers-by
43、 seemed to notice that it was a man. CThis was totally different from the bitter experience I had in New York. DWithin minutes a doctor arrived，and two other locals joined in to assist. EI soon came to see that days lesson as basic knowledge for a New Yorker. FIll always remember a lesson that I lea
44、rned as a boy growing up in New York City. GYet many years later I had a very different experience while visiting a market in Rangoon. 36F 37B 38G 39A 40D 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。 There was a businessman who was deep in debt.When h
45、e sat on the park bench，41how to save his company， an old man appeared.“I can see something is42you， ” he said.After hearing him out，the old man asked the mans name，wrote out a43，and pushed it into his hand，saying，“Meet me here one year44，and you can pay me back then.” It was a check for $500,000，45
46、by John DRockefeller，one of the46men in the world! He could pay the debt instantly，47，he decided not to cash it.Just knowing he had the money gave him some48.And49months，he was out of debt and making much money.He returned to the park with the uncashed check at the50time and met the old man.Just as
47、he was about to51the check，a52came running and grabbed the old man.“I hope he hasnt bothered you，” she cried.“Hes53escaping from the hospital and telling people hes John DRockefeller.” The businessman stood there，54.All year long he believed he had the money.Actually it was his newly-found self-conf
48、idence55had turned his life around. 41A.wonderingBsuspecting CestimatingDhesitating 42A.attackingBdisturbing CinterruptingDamusing 43A.numberBnote CletterDcheck 44A.latelyBlate ClaterDlatest 45A.signedBhanded CdrawnDdeposited 46A.busiestBrichest CkindestDdarkest 47A.howeverBtherefore CbutDmeanwhile
49、48A.weaknessBbelief CurgeDstrength 49A.despiteBwithout CwithinDbeyond 50A.advancedBappointed CannouncedDdelayed 51A.hand backBgive out Cput outDturn over 52A.policemanBbanker CnurseDguard 53A.neverBseldom CalwaysDoccasionally 54A.exhaustedBastonished CdisappointedDexcited 55A.whatBif CwhichDthat 41-
50、55 ABDCABADCB ACCBD 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。 I lost my last debate in the recent National High School Academic Debate that is ， poorer students usually have lower scores than those from richer families.(要点 1) Less gray matter in their brain may contribute to
