1、【 精品教育资源 文库 】 Unit 21 Human Biology 单元检测 A 语言基础扎根练阅读理解提速练 语言基础扎根练 .单词拼写 /用所给词的适当形式填空 1 It is clear that hightech equipment (设备 ) has become popular among teenagers and changed their way of life. 2 I offered to give them a lift but they declined (谢绝 ) 3 They voted in favor of the prohibition (禁止 ) o
2、f smoking in public areas. 4 Fresh air is fundamental (基础的 ) to good health. 5 We cant judge what he did until we know all the circumstances (情况 ) 6 Your suggestion was submitted (提交 ) to the commission for its consideration. 7 Few analysts foresaw (预料 ) that oil prices would rise so steeply. 8 The
3、witness statements contradict (与 ? 矛盾 ) each other and the facts remain unclear. 9 Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune (fortunate) and wealth. 10 After years of regular treatment (treat), she finally became healthy. 11 He is concerned (concern) only about things that he feels are im
4、portant to himself. 12 I watched them leave and then drove off in the opposite (oppose) direction. 13 The police were looking into the pearl robbery (rob) 14 She had been faithful (faith) to her promise to keep this secret. 15 In the United (union) States alone, over 100 million cellphones are throw
5、n away each year. .单句改错 1 Its important of you to arrive there on time.offor 2 She preferred to go with us rather than staying at home.stayingstay 3 Its up to you to decide who you would like to have hosted the party next week. hostedhost 4 The hero saved the boys life out of the burning library at
6、a cost of his own life.athe 5 He established a training school years ago and did make fortune._make 后加 a 【 精品教育资源 文库 】 6 I doubt that he has really understood what I said.thatwhether 7 Our school is equipped with much advanced equipments bought from abroad. equipmentsequipment 8 Well, Im definitely
7、 opposed to play football in the streets.playplaying .补全句子 1由于掌握了一些特殊技能，我们的学生可以更好的适应社会。 Equipped_with_some_special_skills,_our students adapt to the society much better. 2人们普遍认为过去几年教育水平下降了。 Its generally believed that educational standards have been on_the_decline/in_decline in the past few years. 3
8、现在人们会去选择自己的配偶，而非服从包办婚姻。 People now tend to choose their own spouse rather than submit_to_an_arranged_marriage. 4生活告诫我们，对自己和别人都要宽容些。 Life teaches us to be_tolerant_of_ourselves_and_others. 5精通一门外语对找工作的人来说是非常重要的。 It_is_quite_important_for_the_jobseekers to have a good command of a foreign language. 6张
9、丽莉，一位勇敢的女教师，不惜任何代价救了她的学生。 Zhang Lili, a brave woman teacher, saved her students at_all_costs/at_any_cost. 阅读理解提速练 A This year promises to be an exciting one for technology and science. Theres a lineup of great products for you to look forward to. The AirBoard 1.0 The AirBoard 1.0 is a fantastic new
10、way to get around. The board works when you step onto the pressure pads (垫 ): to turn, all you have to do is move your weight to the left or right. It takes only one hour to be fully charged. Its increased fame among famous people has made it one of the most popular new kinds of technology. The Miit
11、o The Miito kettle is designed to heat up the water in any container. You can fill a cup with the right amount of water and place it onto the kettle. After placing 【 精品教育资源 文库 】 the heating rod (棒 ) into the water, the rod would heat up and so would the water. More importantly, the product doesnt o
12、nly save water. It also saves electricity, not to mention time waiting for water to boil. The Oculus Rift Have you ever wished you could walk through the world of your games, seeing things as your characters would? Well, now you can. This clever headset Rift allows you to see the world of your games
13、 in 3D. The Click & Grow Are you the kind of person who enjoys using herbs and spices when cooking? The Click & Grow makes sure that you always have fresh and wellgrown herbs or other plants whenever you need them. It is selfwatering, and it also has an LED light that makes sure the plants grow fast
14、 and healthy. 语篇解读：本文为应用文。文章主要介绍了四款值得期待的科技产品。 1 What can we learn about the AirBoard 1.0? A It is completely automatic. B It can move and turn flexibly. C It needs a long time to charge. D Its the most popular transport for teens. 解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句 “The board works when you step onto the pressur
15、e pads (垫 ): to turn, all you have to do is move your weight to the left or right” 可知，你只需向左或向右转移你身体的重心便可自由地控制 AirBoard 1.0 进行转向，故可推知，这款产品可以灵活地移动和转弯。 2 Which product may be the most energyefficient? A The Miito. B The Oculus Rift. C The AirBoard 1.0. D The Click & Grow. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “More imp
16、ortantly, the product doesnt only save water. It also saves electricity, not to mention time waiting for water to boil” 可知， Miito 不仅节水、节电，而且节省时间，即 Miito 有多重节能效果，故 Miito可能是这四种产品中最节能的。 3 Who is the Click & Grow designed for? A Land developers. B Office workers. C Gardeners. D Housewives. 解析：选 D 推理判断题。
17、根据最后一段中的 “Are you the kind of person who enjoys 【 精品教育资源 文库 】 using herbs and spices when cooking” 可知， Click & Grow 的产品研发对象最有可能是家庭主妇，故选 D 项。 B One in four children younger than age five who were infected with Salmonella (沙门氏菌 ) got the disease from a reptile (爬行类动物 ) pet in a recent UK study. The c
18、hildren with reptileassociated infections were obviously younger than other kids with Salmonella infections, more likely to be hospitalized and more likely to have invasive (扩散性的 ) infections that affected the blood or brain. “In a household with both young babies and reptiles as pets, there is good
19、 reason to exercise reasonable caution， ” Dr. Daniel Murphy of Royal Cornwall Hospital in England told Reuters Health by email. Salmonella is a type of bacterium most often linked with food poisoning, and generally causes symptoms such as nausea (反胃，恶心 ) and vomiting.However, noted Murphy, who led t
20、he new study, more serious cases can cause blood poisoning, meningitis (脑膜炎 ) and bone infection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1.2 million Americans are infected with Salmonella every year. People with compromised (缺乏抵抗力的 ) immune systems, as well as young children an
21、d babies are the most susceptible to infection, according to Dr. Christoph Berger of the University Childrens Hospital Zurich in Switzerland, who was not involved in the study. Murphy and another researcher used data on Salmonella infections in children under five years old in the South West area of
22、 the UK from 2010 to 2013. They examined the records to determine whether the infected child had been exposed to reptiles like lizards or snakes and whether he or she had been hospitalized for the infection. Of the 175 cases examined, 48 children had been exposed to reptiles. Among those with reptil
23、e exposure, about half were hospitalizedcompared to less than one fifth of the children without reptile exposure. The median age of kids with Salmonella cases linked to reptiles was six months old, compared to about one year among kids not exposed to reptiles. Murphy recommends that parents of young children with indoor reptile pets should consider restricting the reptiles access to the same spaces the child uses. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要报道了研究者关于 “ 五岁以下儿童接触爬行类动物易感染沙门氏菌 ” 这一研究情况。 【 w
