1、第 1 页 共 27 页 北师大版（北师大版（2019）高一英语必修第二册）高一英语必修第二册 Unit 6 单元测试卷单元测试卷 1 第第一一部分部分阅读理解阅读理解（共两节共两节，满分满分 5050 分分） 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 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Madame Marie Curie is famous for having won two Nobel Prizesin Physics in 1903 and again in 1911 in Chemistry, but many
2、other women have also been awarded the prize. Here are their stories. Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset is one of the three Norwegian authors (and so far the most recent one) to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Undset received the Prize in 1928, for her powerful description of life during the
3、Middle Ages in Scandinavia. In her lifetime, she wrote two huge novels set against the background of Norway in the 13th century, the 3-volume Kristin Lavransdatter, and the 4-volume Olav Audunssnn. Gerty Theresa Cori Gerty and her husband, Carl Cori, moved to the United States in 1922, where the two
4、 medical doctors worked together (against the advice of their colleagues) at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in New York, hoping to find the cure for diabetes(糖尿病). In 1947, Gerty, Carl and the Argentine doctor Bernardo were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, making Gerty the first
5、 woman to hold the honor. Maria Goeppert-Mayer Born in 1906 in Germany, Maria Goeppert-Mayer moved to the US with her husband Joseph Edward Mayer, a chemist, in 1930. While in the US, Goeppert-Mayer developed the nuclear shell model, for which she shared the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics with Johannes
6、 Hans Daniel Jensen and Eugene Paul Wigner. She was the first woman to receive the award in 60 years. Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin OM Dorothy Hodgkin showed a love for science as a child, and at age 18, she began studying chemistry at a women-only Oxford college. She earned her PhD at the University of
7、Cambridge, where she first took an interest in X-ray crystallography and began studying the structure of proteins. In 1934, she moved back to Oxford, where she was appointed the universitys first research chemistry fellow. Her work on mapping vitamin B12 earned her the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 19
8、64. 1.What is Sigrid Undset well-known for in history? A.Her discoveries.B.Her inventions.C.Her books.D.Her social work. 2.How old was Goeppert-Mayer when she won the Nobel Prize? A.30.B.57.C.60.D.63. 第 2 页 共 27 页 3.Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry according to the passage? A.Sigrid Undset.B.Ger
9、ty Theresa Cori. C.Maria Goeppert-Mayer.D.Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin OM. B Alice Moore is a teenager entrepreneur (创业者), who in May 2015 set up her business AilieCandy. By the time she was 13, her company was worth millions of dollars with the invention of a super-sweet treat that could save kids teet
10、h, instead of destroying them. It all began when Moore visited a bank with her dad. On the outing, she was offered a candy bar. However, her dad reminded her that sugary treats were bad for her teeth. But Moore was sick of missing out on candies. So she desired to get round the warning. Why cant I m
11、ake a healthy candy thats good for my teeth so that my parents cant say no to it? With that in mind, Moore asked her dad if she could start her own candy company. He recommended that she do some research and talk to dentists about what a healthier candy would contain. With her dads permission, she s
12、pent the next two years researching online and conducting trials to get a recipe that was both tasty and tooth-friendly. She also approached dentists to learn more about teeth cleaning. Consequently, she succeeded in making a kind of candy only using natural sweeteners, which can reduce oral bacteri
13、a. Moore then used her savings to get her business off the ground. Afterwards, she and her father secured their first business meeting with a supermarket owner, who finally agreed to sell Moores product CanCandy. As CanCandys success grows, so does Moores credibility as a young entrepreneur. Moore i
14、s enthusiastic about the candy she created, and shes also positive about what the future might bring. She hopes that every kid can have a clean mouth and a broad smile. Meanwhile, with her parents help, Moore is generally able to live a normal teenage life. Although she founded her company early on
15、in life, she wasnt driven primarily by profit. Moore wants to use her unique talent to help others find their smiles. She donates 10% of AilieCandys profits to Big Smiles. With her talent and determination, it appears that the sky could be the limit for Alice Moore. 1.How did Moore react to her dads
16、 warning? A.She argued with him.B.She tried to find a way out. 第 3 页 共 27 页 C.She paid no attention.D.She chose to consult dentists. 2.What is special about CanCandy? A.It is beneficial to dental health.B.It is free of sweeteners. C.It is sweeter than other candies.D.It is produced to a dentists rec
17、ipe. 3.What does Moore expect from her business? A.To earn more money.B.To help others find smiles. C.To make herself stand out.D.To beat other candy companies. 4.What can we learn from Alice Moores story? A.Fame is a great thirst of the young. B.A youth is to be regarded with respect. C.Positive th
18、inking and action result in success. D.Success means getting personal desires satisfied. C Mary Lyon was a leader in womens education in the nineteenth century. It was a time when womens education was not considered important in the United States. States did require each town to provide a school for
19、 children, but there were not enough teachers. Most young women were not able to continue their education. If they did, they often were not taught much except the French language, how to sew clothing, and music. Mary Lyon felt that womens education was extremely important. She believed women were te
20、achers both in the home and in the classroom. Mary opened a school for young women in the village of Buckland. She suggested new ways of teaching, including holding discussion groups for students. Then, Mary began to raise money for her dream school for the higher education of women. This school wou
21、ld own its own property (财产), guided by an independent group of directors. Its finances would be the responsibility of the directors. It would not depend on any one person to continue. And, the students would share in cleaning and cooking to keep costs down. In 1837, Mary Lyon opened Mount Holyoke S
22、eminary for Women. In 1893, 34 years after her death, under a state law, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary became the first college to offer women the same kind of education as men. Marys efforts led to the spread of higher education for women in the United States. Her influence lasted as the many stude
23、nts from her schools went out to teach others. 1.What was American womens problem with education in the 19th century? A.Teachers were careless about teaching. B.They had few choices about the subjects. C.The government paid no attention to education. D.They had no chance to continue their education.
24、 第 4 页 共 27 页 2.What can we learn from Paragraph 2? A.Mary thought little of womens education. B.Mary preferred women to be educated at home. C.Mary attached importance to womens education. D.Group discussions were not held in Marys school. 3.What was Marys dream school like? A.It would have very st
25、rict rules.B.It would be independent in finance. C.It would be owned by the government.D.It would depend on some important person. 4.Why is Mary still remembered by Americans? A.She set up the first college.B.She made women equal to men. C.She helped to pass American education law.D.She improved Ame
26、rican womens education. D As a young adult, Noah Webster was a teacher. At that time, the colonies were fighting for independence from Britain, yet the books that American children used in school all came from Britain. The books were all about British people and British places. Webster wanted books
27、that would mean more to American children. So he wrote three books that used American examplesa grammar book, a spelling book, and a reader. These books were very popular, and millions of them were sold. Webster was interested in changing the spellings of words. He wanted words to be spelled the way
28、 they were pronounced. For example, he thought the word head should be spelled hed, and the word laugh should be spelled laf . People liked Websters suggestions. However, few words were actually changed. One group of words that were changed were words in which an unpronounced u followed an o. That i
29、s why Americans write color and labor, while the British write colour and labour. With the money he made from his books, Webster was able to write. It was the first American English dictionary, published in 1828. Websters dictionary had over 70,000 words and gave the meaning and origin of each. To t
30、his day, Websters work is the example that most dictionaries of American English follow. 1.What was Noah Webster when he was young? A.A writer.B.A teacher.C.A painter.D.A reporter. 2.Why did Webster decide to write books? A.Because he wanted to earn more money. B.Because he wasnt satisfied with the
31、books he used. C.Because there were not enough books in the market. D.Because he had to borrow books from Britain when he was a student. 3.What can we learn from Paragraph 3? 第 5 页 共 27 页 A.Webster spoke English in a different way. B.American people didnt like speaking English. C.Webster was good at
32、 correcting mistakes in textbooks. D.Americans didnt write English as exactly as the British did. 4.What does the last sentence of this article mean? A.Most dictionaries in the world are the copies of Websters. B.Most American people followed Websters advice on writing. C.Websters dictionary is the
33、only one used in the United States. D.Most American English dictionaries have the characteristic (特点) of Websters. 第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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。 Leonardo da Vinci and Nature In the modern world, art and science are two very separate activities, but in
34、Leonardos time they were closely connected. Science meant mathematics and medical studies. _ Mathematics included practical work like surveying land for making maps as well as measuring the movements of the stars in the sky. An artist might need to measure the different parts of the body. He could a
35、lso use mathematics to place things in relationship to each other in a drawing or painting so the scene looked correct. _ Mathematics was also connected to music because musical sounds have a fixed relationship with each other that can be described in numbers. _ More than this, though, Leonardo beli
36、eved that numbers were a part of all things in the world including music, and he said that without them nothing can be done. Nature has kindly given us things everywhere to copy, wrote Leonardo. In all his activities, Leonardo was trying to discover the rules that control nature. In his search for t
37、hose rules, he looked very carefully at a lot of examples and details. Actual experience was more important to him than the opinion, and he worked from facts to ideas. _ His purpose was to examine the world so he could copy it in beautiful paintings and sculptures. He also wanted to learn from the c
38、lever solutions of nature. _ His quick little sketches (素描), often done while wandering outside, helped him to catch a movement or a shape. More careful drawings would be done at a desk with a pen and a ruler. In July 2001, a small drawing by Leonardo was sold for $ 12 million. It was the most expen
39、sive drawing in the world. A. Mathematicians and doctors worked to discover the unknown. B. Leonardos ideas were vastly ahead of his time. C. How could these be connected with art? 第 6 页 共 27 页 D. Leonardo was always drawing. E. Above all, Leonardo wanted to understand how and why things worked. F.
40、Leonardo himself was a very good musician and liked to play an instrument and sing. G. You will see a good example of such positioning in the painting of The Last Supper. 第二部分第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分语言知识运用（共两节，满分 30 分）分） 第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。 Life w
41、ill be peaceful if you always do kind things. I teach my daughters to develop a habit of1others. The little acts of2give you opportunities to provide service for others. They can make you remember how great it feels to be kind and helpful. We3in a rural (乡村的) area. Most of what we see is beautiful n
42、ature. One of the exceptions to the4is the rubbish that some people throw out of their car windows as they drive along the rural roads. One of the few5of living there is the lack of6public services, such as rubbish collection, which is common in the city. A helping behavior that I practice regularly
43、 with my daughters is7rubbish in our neighborhood. My daughters often have a match to see who can collect the most rubbish. They will often say to me in a(n)8voice, Theres some rubbish, Daddystop the car! And if we have time, we will often get out of our car and pick it up.9it may seem strange, we d
44、o it. In fact, we enjoy it. We pick up rubbish in parks, on sidewalks, almost anywhere. One day I saw a stranger picking up rubbish on the road. I stopped. He10his head and smiled, I saw you doing this with your family. Its a good11to protect our environment. There are many other ways to12kindness f
45、or others. You may share a dinner with a beggar, visit13old people in the nursing home, or help the blind14the street. You can think of something that can be finished15but helpful. It is fun, self-satisfying, and Whats more, it can set a good example. Helping others is helping yourself. 1. A. watchi
46、ngB. welcomingC. helpingD. teaching 2. A. kindnessB. peaceC. crueltyD. interest 3. A. workB. liveC. travelD. stay 4. A. environmentB. beautyC. areaD. weather 5. A. favoritesB. disadvantagesC. wishesD. mercy 6. A. comfortableB. modernC. necessaryD. excellent 7. A. looking forB. picking upC. taking ap
47、artD. laughing at 8. A. surprisedB. tiredC. excitedD. angry 9. A. AlthoughB. ButC. AndD. Since 10. A. coveredB. loweredC. shookD. raised 第 7 页 共 27 页 11. A. sportB. ideaC. resultD. question 12. A. provideB. debateC. describeD. make 13. A. amazingB. fancyC. healthyD. lonely 14. A. cleanB. crossC. des
48、erveD. draw 15. A. suddenlyB. impossiblyC. easilyD. hardly 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。 Gandhi, _ Indian national hero, was known as the father of the Indian nation. He _ (look) up to by the Indians. He was born in India in 1869. _ (follow) the local custom, he
49、got married at the age of 13. In 1888, he set sail _ England, where he studied law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case. In South Africa, _ surprised him most was that the racial discrimination there was serious, so he formed
50、an organization and started a magazine to fight for equal rights. Gandhi returned toIndia in 1915, _ India was controlled by the British. He _ (lead) the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule. In a political movement, many Indians, Gandhi _ (include), were put in prison. However, the strug
