1、新外研版高中英语必修二新外研版高中英语必修二 Unit 6 Earth first 单元测试单元测试 （考试时间：（考试时间：120 分钟分钟 分值：分值：150 分）分） 一、根据汉语提示写出正确的单词（每小题根据汉语提示写出正确的单词（每小题 0.5 分，共分，共 5 分）分） 1. The ship was found after drifting on the _（大海）for six months. 2. He said _(干旱) had led to severe crop failure for the second year. 3. Our _（小册子）is printed
2、on environmentally-friendly paper. 4. The _（洪水）cut the towns people off from the rest of the world. 5. There will be a _（讲座）on safety protection next week. 6. The tomatoes were grown in the _ (温室). 7. _ (平均的) weekly cinema attendance in February was 2.41 million. 8. Giving up smoking _ (降低) the risk
3、 of heart disease. 9. The _（数量）of water needed depends on the tree and the soil. 10. If you want to improve your situation you must adopt a positive mental _（态度）. 二、用所给单词的正确形式填空（每小题二、用所给单词的正确形式填空（每小题 0.5 分，共分，共 5 分）分） 1. Mary was _ (scare) of letting her parents down. 2. _ (fortunate) the train was
4、late so we did not miss it. 3. His movie of the _ (extinct) of dinosaurs was a great success. 4. The _ (establish) of the business took several years. 5. No official _ (permit) has been given for the event to take place. 6. I was _ (concern) that I was not protected and would get a sunburn. 7. He wa
5、s awarded a prize for his _ (contribute) to world peace. 8. The _ (major) of people prefer TV to radio as a means of entertainment at home. 9. How to use _ (electric) safely has become general knowledge in our village. 10. A _ (remove) part of something is a part that can easily be moved from its pl
6、ace or position. 三、选择合适的短语，并用其正确形式，完成句子（每小题三、选择合适的短语，并用其正确形式，完成句子（每小题 1 分，共分，共 5 分）分） 1. Our water supply has been _ again. 2. Chinese people live in hope, not _ in the face of difficulty. 3. The train had stopped _ a mechanical problem. 4. He lost his way, furthermore, his car _. 5. The study did n
7、ot _the cost of going to college. 四、阅读理解四、阅读理解（每小题（每小题 2 分，共分，共 30 分）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 Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him food, wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent drought and floods. due to, take into ac
8、count, break down, cut off, in fear Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers. Two thousand years ago, a rich and powerful country
9、 cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became bare and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the country found itself faced by floods and starvation. Even though a government realizes the importance of a plent
10、iful supply of trees, it is difficult sometimes to make the people realize this. They cut down the trees but are too careless to plant and look after new trees. So unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear. This does not only mea
11、n that there will be fewer trees. The results are even more serious. For where there are trees, their roots break the soil up, allowing the rain to sink in, and also bind the soil. This prevents the soil from being washed away. But where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows aw
12、ay on the surface, and this causes floods and the rain carries away the rich top soil in which crops grow. When all the top soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert. 1. Trees are useful to man mainly in three ways, the most important of which is that they can . A. keep him from the hot sun
13、shine B. protect him from drought and floods C. make him draw quick profit from them D. enable him to build warships 2. The underlined word “bind” in Paragraph 5 means “ ”. A. to wash away B. to make stay together C. to make wet D. to improve 3. The purpose that the writer wrote this article is to _
14、. A. tell people the use of wood B. tell people the function of tree roots C. warn that man mustnt destroy forests any more D. explain how trees help to prevent drought and floods B The words “protect animals” appear everywhere in books and on screens because some animals are in danger of dying out.
15、 But sometimes the reality can be a little different from what people read or watch. About 300 black bears were killed in Florida, the US, in October, 2015. Its been the first bear hunt since 1994. Animal protection groups protested this decision. But local officials explained that the black bear po
16、pulation had grown to 3,500 and become a menace to local people. In the past two years, bears have hurt at least four people in Florida. This brings an old question back into the spotlight which is more important, protecting animals or protecting peoples interests? This question is asked in other co
17、untries too. In Switzerland, a wolf was sentenced to death by the Swiss government months ago. This is because the wolf killed 38 sheep and local people lost a lot of money. Days ago in China, three old men were arrested for killing a serow (鬣羚), a protected species. But they insisted they didnt kno
18、w about this and killed the animal because it ruined their crops. However, these stories dont always mean that animal protection stops due to human interests, especially involving economic development. A man named Zhou Weisen set up a wild animal base in Guilin, Guangxi. He saved over 170 tigers and
19、 300 bears. But his base also offered jobs to local people. “There may never be a standard answer to the question of whether we should give more attention to the environment or human development,” said Robert May, a British biologist at Oxford University. “But we shouldnt push either one to the side
20、, as the future is hanging in the balance.” 4. In October 2015, Florida held its first bear hunt after about_. A. five years B. ten years C. fourteen years D. twenty-one years 5. What does the underlined word “menace” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Danger. B. Chance. C. Relief. D. Treasure. 6. What does th
21、e author intend to tell us by mentioning Zhou Weisens story? A. Protecting animals needs hard work. B. Zhou was good at feeding wild animals. C. Zhou had a good relationship with local people. D. Protecting animals can bring economic development. 7. Which of the following statements might Robert May
22、 agree with? A. Human development should be considered first. B. We should pay more attention to animal protection. C. We should consider both the environment and human interests. D. Its difficult to find proper ways to solve environmental problems. C One reaction to all the concern about tropical d
23、eforestation（森林砍伐）is a blank stare（迷 惑的眼神）that asks the question, “Since I dont live there, what does it have to do with me?” The answer is that your way of life, wherever you live in the world, is tied to the tropics（热 带地区） in many ways. If you live in a house, wash your hair, eat fruits and vegeta
24、bles, drink soda, or drive a car, you can be certain that you are affected by the loss of tropical forests. Biologically, we are losing the richest regions on earth when, each minute, a piece of tropical forest, the size of ten city blocks, disappears. As many as five million species of plants, anim
25、als, and insects（40 to 50 percent of all living things）live there, and are being lost faster than they can be found and described. Their loss is immeasurable（不可估量的）. Take rubber for example. For many uses, only natural rubber from trees will do. Synthetics are not good enough. Today over half the wo
26、rlds commercial rubber is produced in Malaysia and Indonesia, while the Amazons rubber industry produces much of the worlds four million tons. And rubber is an important material in making gloves, balloons, footwear（鞋类）and many sporting goods. Thousands of other tropical plants are valuable for thei
27、r industrial use. Many scientists strongly believe that deforestation contributes to the greenhouse effect or heat of the earth from increased carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）in the atmosphere. As we destroy forests, we lose their ability to change carbon dioxide into oxygen Carbon dioxide levels could double w
28、ithin the next half-century, warming the earth by as much as 4.5 degrees. The result? A partial melt-down of polar ice caps, raising sea levels as much as 24 feet; even 15 feet could threaten anyone living within 35miles of the coast. Unbelievable? Maybe. But scientists warn that by the time we real
29、ize the serious effects of tropical deforestation, it will be 20 years too late. Can tropical deforestation affect our everyday lives? Now, you should have got the answer. 8. The underlined word “synthetics” in Paragraph 4 probably means_. A. natural rubber materials B. man-made materials C. tropica
30、l materials D. commercial rubber materials 9. In the last paragraph the author tries to_. A. tell people how to avoid tropical deforestation B. warn people of the disastrous results of tropical deforestation C. let people understand what tropical deforestation is D. persuade people to buy something
31、synthetic 10. The authors attitude towards the tropical deforestation is_. A. puzzled B. approving C. doubtful D. against 11. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? A. Tropical Forests and Our life. B. Tropical Forests. C. Saving the Tropical Forests. D. The Greenhouse Effec
32、ts. D Heritage is our legacy (遗产) from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable (无可取代的) sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Aust
33、ralia and the Great Wall of China make up our worlds heritage. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to h
34、umanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972. How does a place become a World Heritage Site? It takes a lot of people to decide. 1) If a country wants one of its places to be
35、 on the World Heritage List, it has to ask UNESCO. The place must be important and special. UNESCO put the Great Wall on the list in 1987 because, it said, it was a great part of Chinese culture and beautifully made to go with the land. When a country asks, it must also make a plan for taking care o
36、f the place. 2) The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them on the list. The committee meets every June. Many experts help the committee to decide. 3) After a new place goes on the list, UNESCO gives money to help keep it looking good. If a pla
37、ce is in serious danger, it may be put on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. UNESCO gives special care and help to those places. 4) Countries have to give UNESCO regular reports about places on the list. If UNESCO thinks a country isnt taking good enough care of a place, the site will be ta
38、ken off the list. 12. What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1? A. To tell us what is heritage. B. To stress the importance of heritages. C. To explain the aims of protecting heritages. D. To introduce some places of interest in the world. 13. About cultural and natural heritage around the world, UNE
39、SCO encourages all the following EXCEPT_. A. identification B. application C. protection D. conservation 14. If a place successfully becomes a World Heritage Site, the country_. A. can ask UNESCO for more money and help B. should continue to take special care of it C. wont take trouble of caring for
40、 it D. will try to put it on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger 15. The purpose of putting a place on the World Heritage List is_. A. to attract more tourists from other countries B. to get more money and help from other countries C. to have it taken better care of D. to make it known to oth
41、er countries 五、五、七选五七选五（每小题（每小题 2 分，共分，共 10 分）分） Four Goals for Perfect Life Healthy and Fit The first goal common to all of us is health and energy. 1 Today, with the incredible advances in medical science, the quality of our health and fitness, and our lifespan(寿命), is largely determined by design
42、, not by chance. People with excellent health habits are far healthier, have more energy, and live longer and better than people who have poor health habits. Excellent Relationships 2 Fully 85% of your happiness will be determined by the quality of your relationships at each stage, and in each area,
43、 of your life. How well you get along with people, and how much they like, love and respect you, has more impact on the quality of your life than perhaps any other factor. Do What You Love The third common goal is to do work that we enjoy, to do it well, and to be well paid for it. 3 You want to ear
44、n the very most that is possible for you at each stage of your career, whatever you do. 4 The fourth goal we all have in common is to achieve financial independence. 5 You want to be completely free of financial worries. You want to be able to order dinner in a restaurant without using the price lis
45、tings to determine what you want to eat. A. We dont want to get the job that we arent well paid and we dont promote faster. B. Achieve Financial Independence C. Money is the most important for we cant go without it. D. You want to reach the point in life where you have enough money so that you never
46、 have to worry about money again. E. You want to be able to get and keep the job you want, to get paid more and to get promoted faster. F. The second goal that we all have in common is to enjoy excellent relationships with the people we like and respect, and who like, love and respect us in turn. G.
47、 We all want to be healthy and fit, to have high levels of energy and to live free of pain and illness. 六、完形填空六、完形填空（每小题（每小题 1.5 分，共分，共 30 分）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。 “Hurry up, Chris,” my dad said in a low voice. “Hes going to get away. You need to 1 him now.” I was point
48、ing my 2 at a duck. It was a(n) 3 day for me. Shooting those ducks would make my father 4 , but I just couldnt. My father 5 fishing and hunting ducks. I thought fishing was boring, 6 Dad hardly ever asked me to go with him. I had gone hunting with Dad before but 7 brought a gun, because I didnt own one, and his was too big for me. The gun was a present for my birthday. Id been 8 almost every evening. I 9 I could hit that duck, b
