1、Unit 12 Innovation Writing WorkshopReading Club2021-2022学年高二英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第四册随堂检测一、填空1.It was a scientist called Charles Keeling who made _ (准确的) measurements of the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.2.The breakdown was due to a _ (机械的) failure.3.He wants to visit European cities, _ (特定地
2、) Paris and Rome.4.Studies show that social activities usually _ (保护) old people from the loneliness of old age.5.An outdoor run in winter bums more calories because the body is working hard to _ (调节) its core temperature.6.The farmer has planted _ (大量) of trees on the wasteland, the tallest of whic
3、h measures 20 metres.7.The bomb _ (爆炸), trapping victims in the building.8.It is _ (估计) that he has gone abroad for further education.9.Thank you for your _ (贡献) to our school.10.J. K. Rowling, the _ (有天赋的) creator of Harry Potter, came up the idea for Harry Potter while she was on a delayed train.二
4、、七选五 Before there was the written word, there was the language of dance. Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow, life and death, and everything else in between._ We dance from Florida to Alaska, from north to south and sea to sea. We dance at weddings, birthdays, office parties and just to fi
5、ll the time. I adore dancing, says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in Iowa. I cant imagine doing anything else with my life. Bridges runs dance classes for all ages. Teaching dance is wonderful._ Its great to watch them. For many of them, its a way of meeting people and having a social l
6、ife._I can tell you about one young couple, says Bridges. Theyre learning to do traditional dances. They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile. _ So, do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, calmer, healthier? Andrea Hillier says, Dance, like the pattern of a beat
7、ing heart, is life. Even after all these years, I want to get better and better._ I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me Im alive.A.So why do we dance?B.Dance in the US is everywhere.C.If you like dancing outdoors, come to America.D.My older students say it makes them feel young.E.I keep practic
8、ing even when Im extremely tired.F.Dancing seems to change their feelings completely.G.They stayed up all night long singing and dancing.三、阅读理解 You care for nothing but shooting dogs and catching rats. You will shame yourself and all your family, Darwins father once said to him. Most people know tha
9、t Charles Darwin was the father of evolutionary biology. However, what is not widely known is what sort of person he was. In hisautobiography(自传), Darwin described himself as a rather naughty child. He stole fruit from the trees on the side of his parents house, made up wild stories, and tried to be
10、 the center of attention in the family. Even worse, it seemed that Charles Darwin was a lazy young man and a slow learner at grammar school. He was a rather shy student but he did take great pleasure in showing off his athletic skills to the other schoolboys. It is not known how well Darwin did at s
11、chool, but we could say that he was likely to be an unremarkable student. When Darwin was nine years old, his father sent him to a boys boarding school. At this school, Darwin learned classics, ancient history and Greek, all of which he found boring. He was not inspired much by his schooling. He fou
12、nd his only pleasure there was reading Shakespeares historical plays, the poems of Byron, Scott, and Thomson. His increased interest in natural science was encouraged by events outside his formal education. As Darwin grew older, collecting became his major hobby. It became very clear that Darwin was
13、 not taking his studies seriously.1. We can infer from paragraph 1 that when Darwin was a child, his father thought _. A. he was not a common childB. he would become a great manC. he didnt care about his familyD. he wouldnt achieve anything2. By mentioning that Darwin made up wild stories, the write
14、r probably wants to show that Darwin _. A. had a gift for languageB. liked to be the center of attentionC. was naughty when he was a childD. was a very good storyteller3. The underlined word unremarkable in paragraph 4 probably means _. A. ableB. honestC. ordinaryD. ugly4. What do we learn from para
15、graph 5?A. Darwin thought classics, ancient history and Greek boring. B. Darwin was inspired much by his schooling. C. Darwin disliked reading Shakespeares historical plays. D. Darwins interest in natural science was encouraged by events in his formal education. 答案以及解析一、填空1.答案：accurate2.答案：mechanica
16、l3.答案：specifically4.答案：preserve5.答案：regulate6.答案：masses7.答案：exploded8.答案：estimated9.答案：contribution10.答案：gifted二、七选五答案：BDAFE解析：根据下文We dance from Florida to Alaska, from north to south and sea to sea. We dance at weddings, birthdays, office parties and just to fill the time.可知,舞蹈在美国无处不在。 由上下文可推知,设空处应
17、与教学活动有关。D项提到学生的感受,符合语境,且My older students与them相呼应。本段谈到跳舞给一对年轻夫妇带来的改变,由此可推知本段开始介绍跳舞的原因。上文提到这对夫妇来上课时情绪低落,离开时却面带微笑,这说明舞蹈改变了他们的感受。F项中change their feelings是对上文的概括。由上一句中Even after all these years以及下一句I find it hard to stop!可知,Andrea Hillier一直坚持跳舞,故E项符合语境。三、阅读理解答案：1-4 DCCA解析：1.推理判断题。根据第一段中达尔文的父亲对达尔文说的话可知,父亲认为达尔文长大后会一事无成,会使达尔文自己和家庭都蒙羞。2.推理判断题。第三段第一句提到,达尔文在他的自传里说自己是个非常“调皮的”孩子。作者在下文举了几个例子,是为了证明达尔文所说的这个观点。3.词义猜测题。根据第四段前两句话可知,达尔文小时候在学校并不是出类拔萃的学生,只是一名很普通的学生,故此处应选C项(ordinary)。4.细节理解题。根据第五段第二句可知,达尔文觉得古典文化、古代史和希腊语都很枯燥。学科网（北京）股份有限公司
