1、外研版选择性必修第四册 Unit 5 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 When in Ireland，do as the Irish do.And when it comes to food and drink，be sure to try these local specialities(地方特色菜) (1)Baked Ham Definitely not a poor mans dish，the tradition
2、al Irish ham was coated with sugar，dressed with cloves(丁香)，then baked until crisp on the outside，tender on the inside.Generally it is served with boiled cabbage and cooked or fried potatoes.It is not everyday food，even for the well-to-do， but bargains can be had at some pub restaurants. (2)Smoked Sa
3、lmon The most popular way to enjoy salmon is smoked，either on bread with egg，or simply on its own with a salad on the side.Farmed salmon can be rather ordinary；the flavor of wild salmon tend to be better.Unfortunately the price of wild salmon tends to be significantly higher as well. (3)Dublin Coddl
4、e Dubliners often eat this on Saturday nights before they go out.It is a good basic dish made of chopped sausage and bacon cooked with onions and potatoes in beef stock.It is also easy to make in quantity，and can be reheated the next day. (4)Soup of the Day Advertised nearly everywhere，it is usually
5、 served with bread and butter，and is a very good value for a lunchtime snack.In a typical Irish way the question，“What is the soup of the day？” will，nine times out of ten，be answered with a shrug and the word，“Vegetable.” Pot luck(家常 菜) is the order of the day. 21Which of the following is usually co
6、oked and eaten on weekends? ABaked Ham.BSmoked Salmon. CDublin Coddle.DSoup of the Day. 22The underlined phrase in the last paragraph probably means “” AscarcelyBusually CfortunatelyDunluckily 23All of the following are true EXCEPT that. ABaked Ham is usually eaten by the rich BSoup of the Day is th
7、e most common dish of the four Cthe price of wild salmon is much lower than that of farmed salmon DDublin Coddle can be cooked in quantity 答案CBC B Prateek Sharma was born into a family of farmers.After 10 years of being a chief manager of Kotak Mahindra Bank， he did a good job and earned a good pay.
8、But Prateek couldnt continue the corporation life with ease， as his heart was always in farming.So he worked as a banker on weekdays and on weekends travelled 100 km to get to his 5-acre farm in Dhaba Khurd. By the end of 2015 ， Prateek had set up a house on his farm to grow off-season vegetables.Pr
9、ateek thought hed quit his job once he was able to earn enough from farming，but this wasnt an easy decision to make.This was because costs to grow these vegetables were very high，along with the fact that farmers werent a part of the value chain and thus couldnt decide the price of their own vegetabl
10、es. Fortunately，Prateek met Vinay Yadav，another educated farmer.They then decided to start their own value chain and sell their vegetables and grains，while skipping the middlemen.The variety of vegetables they grew wasnt enough，so they decided to form a group of farmers. Once the plan was ready ， th
11、e group was registered by the name of Farmer Producer Organization(FPO)However，the trial failed in the first year as most of the farmers were grain growers and had limited knowledge of growing vegetables.However，the largest reason was the switch from chemical to organic farming. Luckily，once the soi
12、l was used to organic methods，the next round of crops were successful and the FPO had a good amount of produce.So at the end of 2017，Prateek finally quitted his job and devoted all his time to farming.Now hes successful and recently his team has started two farmer resource centers at Dhaba Khurd and
13、 Nathrula Canj. 24Why did Prateek have trouble continuing his life as a banker? AHe felt it so boring to be a banker. BHe almost never satisfied his boss. CHe found farming easier to do well. DHe was enthusiastic about farming. 25Why was it difficult for Prateek to decide on quitting his job? AThe p
14、rices of organic products were low. BThe income from farming wasnt much. CHe had no money to put into farming. DHe found farming produce hard to sell. 26What did Prateek and Vinay Yadav set about doing after they met? ABuilding their own marketing system. BRaising the prices of their products. CSwit
15、ching from chemical to organic farming. DAdding the kinds of vegetables they grew. 27What mainly resulted in the failure of FPOs first year trial? ATheir no experience in growing vegetables. BTheir poor management on the employees. CThe soils not adapting to organic farming. DThe wrong ways of doing
16、 organic farming. 答案DBAC C Two years ago，I set foot in Tanzania for the first time as a volunteer.And now，Im writing this at my home in the middle of a village in Tanzania.I never thought that a six-week volunteer program could change my life so greatly，but it did! My volunteer task was in Moshi.Of
17、course I was nervous when I got my task，but on my first day， I quickly fell in love with my students.They were some of the sweetest and most hard-working kids I had ever met.Each day，Id have them write in their journals on a new topic.One of my favorite days was when I asked the kids to write about
18、their own life stories.Some of them shared theirs with everyone， and it was great.They had all been through so many difficult times， but no one had ever asked them to tell their stories before.To be able to offer these wonderful kids a safe environment to share such personal stories was amazing.And
19、I couldnt have created that environment without what I had learned from Cross-Cultural Solutions(CCS) I completely fell in love with Tanzania during my time with CCS.I loved it so much that when I left in 2014，I knew that I had to return.So after I left college in 2015，I moved back to Tanzania and h
20、ave been working at a school for Maasai children for almost one year now. The experience that I had with CCS changed my career goals and my life greatly.I now plan to go into public health so that I can continue to help people around the world for the rest of my life. 28The writer went to Tanzania f
21、or the first time to. Ado research with CCS Bcompletely change her lifestyle Ctake part in a volunteer program Dwrite something about the country 29What did the writer think of her students? ASweet but lazy. BNervous but sweet. CSweet and hard-working. DHard-working and perfect. 30What did the write
22、r like doing when she was teaching there? ATelling stories to her students. BWriting about her personal stories. CHelping kids make up interesting stories. DAsking kids to write their personal stories. 31The writer most probably found her time in Tanzania with CCS. AwonderfulBdifficult CrelaxingDbor
23、ing 答案CCDA D The World Happiness Report，a United Nations agency report，measures(估量) how happy people are，and why.Norway is the happiest place on Earthbeating neighbour Denmark from the number one position. Denmark，Iceland，Switzerland and Finland round out the top five，while the Central African Repub
24、lic came last.Western Europe and North America took up most of the places at the top of table，with the US and UK at 14th and 19th. The World Happiness Report mainly depends on asking a simple question of more than 1,000 people every year in more than 150 countries.“Imagine a ladder(梯子)，with steps nu
25、mbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top， ” the question asks.“The top of the ladder is the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder is the worst possible life for you.On which step of the ladder would you say you personally feel you stand at this time？” The average result is the
26、countrys scorefrom Norways 7.54 to the Central African Republics 2.69.But the report also tries to explain why one country is happier than another.It looks at reasons including economic strength(经济实力)，social support，freedom of choice，and generosity. This years report also has a text titled “Restorin
27、g(恢复) American Happiness”，which examines why happiness levels in the United States are falling，despite continually-increasing economic improvement.“The United States can and should raise happiness by solving Americas social problemsrising inequality and distrustrather than focusing mainly on economi
28、c growth，” the authors said. Jeffrey Sachs ， the director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network ， which published the report，said President Donald Trumps policies were likely to make things worse. 32Which of the following is the correct order of the countries in terms of happiness levels?
29、 ADenmark，the UK，the US，the Central African Republic BDenmark，the US，the UK，the CentralAfrican Republic Cthe US，Denmark，the UK，the CentralAfrican Republic DDenmark，the US，the CentralAfrican Republic，the UK 33How does the World Happiness Report measure happiness? ABy asking a question. BBy having a c
30、onversation. CBy doing scientific research. DBy carrying out an online survey. 34What can we know aboutAmerica from the passage? AIts people live an unhappy life. BIts economy is going downhill. CIts social problems are hard to solve. DIt has a lower happiness level than before. 35Whats the authors
31、purpose of writing the passage? ATo explain the reason for being happy. BTo introduce the World Happiness Report. CTo talk aboutAmericas social problems. DTo discuss the policies by Donald Trump. 答案BADB 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。 Rich and Famous Twent
32、y years ago the most common ambition of American children was to be a teacher， followed by working in banking and finance，and then medicine.But todays situation is quite different.36Instead they most commonly say they want to be a sports star，a pop star，or an actorin other words，they hope to become
33、a celebrity. According to experts，young people desire these jobs largely because of the wealth and the fame.37Lets take athletes and singers as an example.Their careers are short-lived.Many athletes best time only lasts a few years and singers can have a very limited career.The field that was once t
34、he focus of their lives becomes something they have little or no involvement in.As a result，theyll have a feeling of worthlessness and a lack of control.38The truth is quite simple：they have been so far removed from it for so long. In spite of these disadvantages，there is greater ambition than ever
35、among young people to achieve that status.They are not satisfied with just making a livingthey want to be rich and famous.Globally， more and more TV shows provide talent competitions where winners can achieve their goals in just a few weeks or months.39They unrealistically believe that this lifestyl
36、e is easily obtained and leads to great satisfaction. While many people argue that there is nothing wrong with having such ambitions，others feel that this trend will finally lead to dissatisfaction as more and more people are unable to reach their goals.40That means they ignore the simple fact that
37、great effort is needed before success.As a result，many people wont realize their childhood dreams，which could have a negative effect on their happiness. AThe younger generation dont favor these professions any more. BIn many ways this has been brought about by the celebrity culture. CUnfortunately，t
38、hey do not always have a positive effect on peoples life. DBesides，it can be difficult for them to adapt back to a normal everyday life. EPeople no longer have a sense of satisfaction once their goals have been achieved. FThis quick way of gaining wealth and fame creates a celebrity culture among pe
39、ople. GThe reason is that they dont realize it takes talent and hard work to be rich and famous. 36A 37C 38D 39F 40G 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。 Some years ago on a hot summer day，a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behi
40、nd his house.In a hurry to dive into the41water，he ran out of the back door.He flew into the water，not42that an alligator(鳄鱼) was swimming toward the43.His mother in the house was44of the window and saw the alligator as it got closer and closer.In fear，she ran toward the water，yelling to her son as4
41、5as she could. Hearing her voice，the little boy became46and made a return to swim to his mother.It was too47.Just as he reached her，the alligator48him.From the shore，the mother grasped her little boy by the arms just as the alligator grasped his legs.The alligator was much 49than the mother，but the
42、mother was much too struggling to let the boy go. Luckily， after weeks in the hospital， the little boy50.His legs were scarred by the animal and，on his arms，were51scratches where his mothers fingernails scratched.Anewspaper reporter，who52the boy，asked if he would show him his53.The boy lifted his pa
43、nts legs.And then，with obvious54，he said to the reporter，“But look at my arms.I have great scars on my arms，too.I have them because my mom wouldnt let me go.They are my mothers 55for me.” 41A.hotBcool CpollutedDboiled 42A.resistingBremembering CrealizingDignoring 43A.roadsideBentrance CexitDshore 44
44、A.looking outBgiving out Cpicking outDgetting out 45A.politelyBexactly CloudlyDgently 46A.interestedBtired CmovedDalarmed 47A.lateBfunny CkindDnice 48A.reachedBsaved ChelpedDloosed 49A.youngerBheavier CstrongerDcleverer 50A.diedBsurvived CappearedDdisappeared 51A.niceBtall CexpensiveDdeep 52A.toldBd
45、oubted CinterviewedDwarned 53A.powerBscars CabilityDspots 54A.prideBfailure CsuccessDprogress 55A.experienceBstory CwishDlove 41-55 BCDACDAACB DCBAD 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。 Many great people in the world devote themselves to 56.(improve) society in their own
46、 ways.For example，Jane Goodall，a woman from Britain，would rather spend time studying chimps in the wild in Africa than 57.(lead) a comfortable life.For 40 years she 58. (be) outspoken about making the rest of the world understand and respect the life of chimps.Lin Qiaozhi，a specialist in womens dise
47、ases，is another woman who has made great 59. (achieve)There was story after story of no matter 60.tired after a days work，she went late at night to deliver a baby for a poor family.It was because of her hard work and great consideration to her patients that hundreds of babies 61.(deliver) safely by
48、her.62. third example is Yuan Longping，the first agricultural pioneer in the world 63.(grow) super hybrid rice.Using his hybrid rice ， farmers can produce harvests twice as large as before.Therefore，now the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world 64.hunger.In short，so 65.(impress) is their
49、work that they all deserve praising and learning from. 56improving 57lead 58has been 59achievements 60how 61were delivered 62A 63to grow 64of 65impressive 第四部分写作(共两节，满分 40 分) 第一节(满分 15 分) 请你根据以下信息以“The Pyramid Under the Sea”为题，用英语写一篇 80 词左右的短 文，介绍世界未解之谜之一日本海底金字塔。 1日本海底金字塔是由日本科学家于 2007 年发现的，据说这座金字塔距今
50、已有 5 000 多年 的历史。 2有的科学家认为这座金字塔是自然形成的，有人认为这是古代人类遗址(remains)，因为在 这里发现了人类活动的印迹。但是目前仍然没有科学依据证明哪一种说法是正确的。 3大多数科学家都认为是地震使这座金字塔沉入了海底。 参考范文 The Pyramid Under the Sea Japanese scientists discovered a pyramid under the sea in 2007， which was said to date back to more than 5,000 years ago. Some scientists thin
