Unit 2 Improving yourself 单元检测（含音频）-（2019）新外研版高中英语选择性必修第二册.rar

UnitUnit 2 2 ImprovingImproving yourselfyourself 单元检测单元检测 (时间：120 分钟，满分：150 分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分 30 分)第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What are the speakers talking about?AThe mans weekend activity.BThe womans favorite sport.CThe city they live in.2What does the man do?AHes a businessman.BHes a doctor.CHes a student.3When did the speakers start talking?AAt 2：50 pm.BAt 3：00 pm.CAt 3：10 pm.4What does the woman want to do?ABorrow money from the man.BGo to the bank.CStart up a business.5What is the mans research field?AEducation.BInsects.CFinance.第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6Why is the woman in the United States this time?ATo visit her friends.BTo have a holiday.CTo do some business.7Which of the following has the woman planned well?AThe route of her trip.BThe hotel she will stay.CThe date she will return.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8How long did the man work in the radio factory?AFor three months.BFor two months.CFor one month.9Why does the man want to work in the womans company?AIt is the companys busy season.BHe can make a lot of money.CHe wants to become a skilled engineer.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10What do we know about the man?AHe is married.BHe has a fourday vacation.CHe took a trip last summer.11Why wont the man go to Australia by ship?AHe doesnt have enough time.BGoing by ship isnt relaxing.CHe has booked the plane tickets.12What does the man want to visit most?AGolden Beach.BWave Rock.CThe Great Ocean Road.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13How long has the man been feeling ill?AAbout two or three days.学科网（北京）股份有限公司BAbout three or four days.CAbout five or six days.14When did the man give up smoking for the first time?AThree years ago.BTwo years ago.COne year ago.15What did the man do this morning?AHe took some cough medicine.BHe had some lemon juice.CHe took his temperature.16How many capsules should the man take each day?A3. B5. C8.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17When were the three fishermen probably rescued?AIn January. BIn June. CIn August.18How did the three fishermen manage to survive?ABy eating dried food they had brought.BBy eating animals they caught.CBy eating fish boiled in water.19How were the three fishermen when they were rescued?AThey were in poor health but in good spirits.BThey were desperate about their future.CThey were very frightened.20What can we learn from the talk?AThe three fishermen were blown 5，000 kilometers off course.BThe boat the three fishermen took was 25 feet long.CA Kiribati fishing boat found the three fishermen.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 AThe Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History has fossils from all over the world, and yet many come from the areas surrounding the museum itself. Here, we make a list of fossil hotspots.CalvertCalvert CliffsCliffs StateState ParkParkLusby,Lusby, MarylandMarylandOne location where you can have access to the cliffs is at Calvert Cliffs State Park in Lusby, Maryland. Just a 1.8mile walk from the parking lot, you can make a thorough search of the open beach with a small tool for remnants (遗迹) of prehistoric sea life.StratfordStratford HallHallStratford,Stratford, VirginiaVirginiaAbout 17 million years earlier, during the Miocene era, the Stratford Halls 150foothigh cliffs were actually part of the seafloor. Due to irresponsible fossil hunting practices, however, visitors must buy tickets ($8 for adults and$5 for kids) to enter the 100yardlong collecting area. The Stratford Hall still offers guided tours that are typically about four hours long.PursePurse StateState ParkParkNanjemoy,Nanjemoy, MarylandMarylandJust over an hours drive south of Washington,DC., Purse State Park is located on a stretch of the banks of the Potomac River called Wades Bay. Most of the fossils youll find at this site are from the late Paleocenespecifically the Aquia Formation rock layer, which is 55 to 59 million years old. Look at the small stones carefully, in which the teeth of a wide variety of sharks and bony fish species can be found.DinosaurDinosaur ParkParkLaurel,Laurel, MarylandMarylandDinosaur Park usually serves as an outdoor laboratory, where the public can work alongside paleontologists (古生物学家). Hundreds of fossils discovered by visitors have been collected and catalogued (记载) to date, increasing our knowledge about ancient ecosystem that once existed there.21How much should a family of two adults and a kid pay to visit the 100yardlong collecting area?A$13. B$18.C$21. D$24.22Where can visitors find many shark teeth?AAt Calvert Cliffs State Park.BAt Purse State Park.CAt Stratford Hall.DAt Dinosaur Park.23What can the fossils discovered at Dinosaur Park do?AMake people figure out their history clearly.BHelp people learn about the ancient ecosystem.CLet people better know the present and the future.学科网（北京）股份有限公司DDraw peoples attention to the outdoor laboratory.B BBeijing is no stranger to Western food. American restaurants like McDonalds and KFC have brought more Western dishes to the local food scene in recent years. Now, two new restaurants have joined them.In August, 2020, Taco Bell and Shake Shack opened their doors to eager customers in Beijing. Taco Bell is a popular American fast food restaurant that features Mexican food. Hard and softshell tacos(玉米饼) are a staple (招牌) of the menu; they are generally served with beef, lettuce and tomato. And of course there are burritoschicken (墨西哥煎饼鸡), beef or beans wrapped in a tortilla (墨西哥薄馅饼). However, there are new menu items that are special to the Beijing location, such as the Yang Berry Freeze and Avocado Oolong Tea.Shake Shack, known for its traditional Americanstyle hamburgers and milkshakes, is also serving up dishes that wont be found in branches outside of the capital. Harry Wang, who studied in the US, visited the restaurant soon after it opened. “The last time I had Shake Shack was more than a year ago when I was in the United States.” Wang said, “The food is pretty similar to what we had in the United States, but there is a milkshake exclusive to Beijing.”The milkshake Wang referred to is the Hutong Hawthorn. The shake mixes hawthorn, a traditional Chinese snack, into a milkshake, a common ice cream drink in Western fast food. The Beijing Shake Shack also offers roasted chestnut ice cream.Both restaurants also reflect elements of Chinese culture in their decorations. Shake Shacks windows feature cartoons showing hutong life, and Taco Bell has a picture of a palace from the Temple of Heaven on one of its walls.From the design to the menus, the two restaurants are “adding a touch of local flavor”， noted China News.24Why are McDonalds and KFC mentioned in the first paragraph?ATo show the popularity of Western food in Beijing.BTo lead up to the topic of new Western restaurants in Beijing.C.To compare the differences between McDonalds and KFC.D.To express the authors personal love for Western food.25What can we know about Taco Bell?AIt is a traditional Mexican restaurant.BIt has the same menu around the world.CIt is a popular Mexican food restaurant in China.DIt is a fast food restaurant serving Mexican food.26What does the underlined word “exclusive” in paragraph 3 probably mean?ASpecial. BOrdinary.CImportant. DAcceptable.27What does the passage tell us about Taco Bell and Shake Shack?A.They try to keep the original characteristics in all locations.BThey will probably have more customers than KFC.CThey make changes to the menu for Chinese peoples tastes.DThey like to work together with Chinese restaurants.C CI dropped off a bag of my childrens wornout jeans to a local tailor and when she returned them with brightly colored, patterned patches (补丁) on all the knees, their lives unexpectedly became longer by several more years. Both my kids and I loved those pants, so unique and impossible to buy. This was my first experience with “visible mending”Visible mending(VM) is different from traditional mending in that it makes the repair a central point, rather than combining it into the original clothes. There are many reasons for this,_from drawing attention to the fact that clothes lifetimes have become long and challenging the idea that secondhand clothes are only worn by the poor, to simply adding a personalized touch.Kate Sekules is a wellknown advocate for visible mending. The Britishborn, Brooklynbased writer, clothes historian and mending instructor has a new book coming out in September. It is a call to action for clothes lovers of all skill levels to take needles and threads to their beloved clothes. She reassures readers that anyone can do it.“The skills are easy to pick up: visible mending is for everyone. The only way to go wrong is to say, I cant. It is a skill, but of a modern way. There are many ways to create VM, and there will never be another one like yours. Though you will never sew two mends the same, you will develop a style of your own.”Sekules spends the first several chapters explaining why practicing visible mending matters so much. She writes about the current fashion industry, and how destructive it is, from the vast quantities of textiles (纺织品) and plastic waste and poisonous runoff poisoning rivers around the world, to the terrible conditions in which clothes workers work. So, rather than waiting around for the companies to clean up their acts, we individuals can effect tiny yet meaningful changes by picking up our needles and threads and wearing our clothes for longer.28How did the author feel about visible mending?AA little puzzled. BVery satisfied.CPretty shocked. DRather disappointed.29What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 2 refer to?AFocusing on the repair.BAdding a personalized touch.CCombining it into the original one.DLooking for the original materials.学科网（北京）股份有限公司30What is paragraph 4 mainly about?AWhen we need to do visual mending.BHow we can master the unusual skill.CWhat we should do when sewing.DWhy visual mending is special and easy to learn.31Which of the following may Sekules agree with?AIt is difficult to keep up with the newest fashion.BFashion connects with social development closely.CIt is surprising how fashion changes over the years.D.The fashion industry can be harmful to the environment.D DThanks to the progress of artificial intelligence (AI), robots have won against human players in a number of games, such as chess, Go game and even mahjong. And now, AIpowered robots are showing their talent in professional curling (冰壶).Recently, a robot team named Curly has drawn much attention as it successfully beat two RO. Korean national curling teams. Researchers from Korea University in RO. Korea, and the Berlin Institute of Technology in Germany developed the robot.Curling is a challenging sport that requires a mix of precision and strategy. In the game, a player called the “thrower” gently slides the stone and releases it before a boundary called the “hogline”. The stone slides down to the target, known as the “house”. An opposing team does the same, so both teams accumulate stones in the same house. At the end of the round, the team with a stone closest to the center of the target gets a point.This requires the players to figure out the force and angle needed to slide a heavy stone in order to land it in the house or make it into another position. Players also have to form a strategy to prevent the opponent from getting their stones closest to the center of the house. And apparently, Curly has made progress in mastering these skills.Curly is a team of two robots: One is responsible for observing the position of the stones at the scoring end, while the other does the throwing. But how was this robot programmed to achieve this?Researchers built a simulation (模拟) of a curling game for the robots to play around. In the simulation, the researchers approximated the physics of the real world as best as they could, considering various conditions, such as the ice surface and the positions of stones. Then, there is curling strategy. The robots were trained in different situations to deal with various throws. The researchers found that Curly adapted to many variables (变量) of the game the same way a person would.This shows that a robot can observe the real world and act accordingly in a precise and strategic manner, which is a sign of a promising future for the everexpanding use of AI.32What do we know about the team of robots named Curly?AIt can play different kinds of sports.BIt defeated human players in sports games.CIt is more advanced in sports than other robots.DIt was developed by researchers from RO. Korea.33What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?AThe way to play curling.BThe use of AI in sports competitions.CThe ways Curly can be improved.DThe reasons why Curly was invented.34What did researchers find out about Curly when it was being trained?AIt could consider different conditions.BIt could develop new game strategies.CIt could build a simulation of a game.DIt could copy what human players do.35What attitude does the author have toward AI technologies?AWorried. BUnconcerned.CAnnoyed. DHopeful.第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分)阅读下面的短文，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。All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer. 36._ They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.37_ Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! 38._ Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. 39._ Waterskiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. 40._ One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace (胜不骄，败不馁).AAnd think of people in cold countries.BSports help to train a persons character.学科网（北京）股份有限公司CNot a few people like sports in the world.DMany people like to watch others play games.EPeople arent inventing new sports or games.FSome sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.GPeople are inventing new sports or games all the time.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)阅读下面的短文，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。I was diagnosed (诊断) at the age of 14 with a disease which the doctor said would _41_ me in a wheelchair at 25 and dead at 40. Luckily, it didnt happen as _42_. The disease never spread to my l