1、 - 1 - 人教版（人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册英语单元测试）选择性必修第一册英语单元测试 AB 卷卷 Unit 1 A 卷卷 基础夯实基础夯实 一、阅读理解 1. Donna Strickland was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Arthur Ashkin and Gerard Mourou. Its the first time in 55 years that a woman has won this famous prize, but why has it taken so long? We lo
2、ok at five other pioneering female physicistspast and presentwho actually deserve the prize. Jocelyn Bell Burnell Perhaps the most famous snub (冷落): then-student Bell discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967, when she was a PhD student at Cambridge. The Nobel Prize that recognised this landmark di
3、scovery in 1974, however, went to her male supervisor, Antony Hewish. Recently awarded a 2. 3 million Breakthrough Prize, which she gave away to help under-represented students, she joked to The Guardian, I feel Ive done very well out of not getting a Nobel Prize. Lene Hau Hau is best-known for lead
4、ing the research team at Harvard University in 1999 that managed to slow a beam of light, before managing to stop it completely in 2001. Often topping Nobel Prize prediction lists, could 2020 be Haus year? Vera Rubin Rubin discovered dark matter in the 1980s, opening up a new field of astronomy. She
5、 died in 2016, without recognition from the committee. Chien-Shiung Wu Wus Wu experiment helped disprove the law of conservation of parity. Her experimental work was helpful but never honoured, and instead, her male colleagues won the 1957 Nobel Prize behind the study. Lise Meitner Meitner led groun
6、dbreaking work on the discovery of nuclear fission. However, the discovery was acknowledged by the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which was won by her male co-lead, Otto Hahn. 1.When was the discovery of radio pulsars recognised by the Nobel? - 2 - A.In 1944. B. In 1967. C. In 1974. D. In 1980. 2.Wh
7、ich woman is most likely to win a Nobel Prize later according to the text? A. Donna Strickland. B. Jocelyn Bell Burnell. C. Lene Hau. D. Vera Rubin. 3.What do we know about the five females? A.The five female scientists did well in chemistry. B.Vera Rubin had opened up a new field in geometry. C.Lis
8、e Meitners teacher won a Nobel Prize for her work. D.The five female scientists havent been awarded Nobel Prize. 2. While visiting the North Pole in winter may not be at the top of your bucket list, the ever-changing ICEHOTEL may change your mind. Lying 200 km north of the Arctic Circle in the Swedi
9、sh village of Jukkasjarvi, the hotel, which is carved entirely from ice, is rebuilt annually. The 35 rooms, built to accommodate visitors on all kinds of budgets, vary from expensive suites to basic rooms that are famished with just an icy bed and a reindeer skin. Among the highlights this year is t
10、he Spruce Woods suite. Sculpted by Christopher Pascoe and Jennie OKeefe of Canada, it describes a camping scene complete with a classic microbus, a forest, and even an artificial campfire. There is also the artfully-carved Living Ocean suite to remind visitors of the importance of saving our oceans.
11、 The room is full of carved sea life that includes coral and a shark swimming right over the ice bed. The suite is inspired by global warming and the overfishing that affects our oceans, says artist Jonathan Paul Green. I also think the idea of using frozen water from a river in northern Sweden to c
12、reate an ocean with shells, fish, and coral is exciting. The nearby Haven suite is a magical gate of ice guarded by two large animals. We are inspired by the meeting between people and want to create an experience that stimulates curiosity and creativity, says artist Jonas Johansson. It feels like a
13、 dream to get to work with ice that allows our love for light, shine, and reflection to wander freely from thought to creation. Regardless of whether visitors select the carved suites or the basic ice rooms, the temperature is always set to a bone-chilling -5! That is why guests are advised to snugg
14、le (蜷伏)up inside sleeping bags and wear gloves and winter hats all night. Not surprisingly, most end up spending just a single night at this unique hotel before moving on to the conventional and warmer hotels nearby. - 3 - 1.What does the underlined phrase bucket list mean in the text? A.A shopping
15、list of buckets. B.A list of traveling destinations. C.A list of expensive hotels. D.A list of exciting ideas. 2.What can we know about the icehotel? A.It is rebuilt every year. B.Its rooms are expensive. C.It organises camping activities. D.It lies in a coastal city. 3.Where does the inspiration of
16、 Living Ocean suite come from? A.Art and literature. B.Ocean life and voyages. C.Climate change and human influence. D.The meeting of people. 4.Which of the following is the best title for the text? A.An Adventure to the North Pole B.An Experience Close to Nature C.A Taste of Cold: A Night in a Vill
17、age D.A Winter Destination: Swedens Icehotel 3. 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 children, but there were not. enough teach
18、ers. 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 teachers both in the home and in the classro
19、om. 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 would own its own property, guided by an inde
20、pendent 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 Seminary for Women. In 1893, 44 years after her
21、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 students from her schools went out to teach others.
22、- 4 - 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. 2.What can we learn from Paragraph 2? A.
23、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 strict rules. B.It would be independent in finance. C.It
24、 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 American womens education. 4. For years, Hamzeh AlMaa
25、ytah supported a community of book lovers in Jordan, keeping his bookstore in Ammans old center open around the clock, encouraging customers to stay for a long time over rare treasures and often allowing them to set the price for a purchase. His supporters recently had a chance to repay him when the
26、 local landmark was threatened with closure, following a sudden illness that put him out of action for several months as bills were piling up. By April, 330 people from more than 20 countries had contributed $18,000 in a crowd-finding (众筹)campaign launched by two friends. The money allows AlMaaytah
27、to repair his small space and expand to a storefront next to it, where he hopes to set up a literary salon, a display of rare books and a reading comer. Up to now, - 5 - much of the stores activity has taken place outdoors, with books laid out under a sheet on the sidewalk. Despite the recent financ
28、ial scare, the 36-year-old shopkeeper is sticking to his pay as you please business model, applied to most books. Customers can also pay a small amount of fee to borrow books or read rare editions in the store. Its risky. But its also an adventure. said AlMaaytah. You would be surprised what putting
29、 your trust in people can do. It doesnt just make more room for generosity. They also want to come back for more. More books, more conversations. AlMaaytah recently renamed his branch Mahall al-Maa loosely translated as Source of Water. to reflect his belief that bookslike waterare a necessity and s
30、hould be accessible to all. Such access has been a problem in Jordan, which lacks government-funded community libraries, forcing readers to buy expensive books or go to university libraries, said Sara Qudah, the culture editor of the Al-Rai newspaper. 1.What did AlMaaytah advise people to do accordi
31、ng to Paragraph 1? A.To work hard for good pay. B.To keep valuable jewelry. C.To enjoy some rare books. D.To go to look for treasures. 2.What did people do to repay AlMaaytah? A.People donated some money to him. B.People paid almost all his bills. C.People decorated his bookstore for him. D.People l
32、aunched crowd-funding campaigns. 3.Why has much of the stores activity been held outdoors? A.There is a reading comer outdoors. B.All the books are put outdoors now. C.The store tries to attract customers. D.The store is small. 4.Which of the following statements does AlMaaytah agreewith? A.People w
33、ant to be put your trust in wherever they live. B.Books are a must and all should have access to them. C.More room should be made for people to show generosity. D.People want to read more books and make more conversations. 二、七选五 - 6 - Wilma Rudolph was born into a very poor family in the Backwoods o
34、f Tennessee. At four a severe disease left her with a useless left leg. She had to wear an iron leg brace. _ Her mother told her that despite the leg brace, she could do whatever she wanted to do. So at nine, Wilma removed the leg brace and took the step the doctors told her she would never take nor
35、mally. Then this girl wished that she would like to be the worlds greatest woman runner. At 13, she entered a race. She came in last. _ Everyone begged her to quit! However, one day, she came in next to last. And then there came a day when she won a race. _ Wilma went to Tennessee State University,
36、where she met a coach named Ed Temple. Coach Temple saw the indomitable spirit of the girl, and trained her so well that she went to the Olympic Games. There she competed against the greatest woman runner of the day, a German girl named Jutta Heine. _ But in the 100-meter dash, Wilma Rudolph won. Sh
37、e beat Jutta again in the 200-meter race. Finally came the 400-meter relay. _ The first two runners on Wilmas team made perfect handoffs with the baton (棒). But when the third runner handed the baton to Wilma, she was so excited that she dropped it, and Wilma saw Jutta taking off down the track. It
38、was impossible that anybody could catch this girl. But Wilma did just that! A. Nobody had ever beaten Jutta. B. The little girl had great natural talent. C. It would be Wilma against Jutta once again. D. Nobody believed she could succeed with a leg like that. E. Yet she was fortunate in having a mot
39、her who encouraged her. F. From then on, Wilma Rudolph won every race that she entered. G. She entered every race in high school, and in every race she came in last. 三、完形填空 Finding Home I hate New Orleans! I wanna go home! I 1 to my mother as we moved boxes. 2 ,going home was not easy because my hom
40、e was 1,100 miles away. I was born and 3 in northern Virginia. Virginia was my home, and I never expected that to 4 . In 2014 ,my family experienced a tragedy (灾难), so my parents decided to move to my moms hometown of New Orleans. - 7 - Only three months after my parents made the 5 to move I found m
41、yself moving boxes into our new house. My announcement to my mother that I 6 the new environment was partly motivated by how hot it was, but it was mostly due to the fact that I felt like my entire life had been turned upside down. 1,100 miles away from everyone and everything I had ever known , I w
42、as 7 . To make matters worse, I was starting high school in two weeks. Beginning high school is a scary 8 on its own. I spent my first few months in New Orleans, 9 wanting to go home to Virginia. But after a few months of missing home, I 10 that I had a choice. I could continue thinking about how mu
43、ch I missed my old home, 11 I could start trying to build a new home right here. I chose the latter. As soon as I stopped giving all my 12 to how much I missed Virginia I was able to begin accepting the love that people were already giving me. I joined some clubs at school, which gave me the chance
44、to make friends. My neighbor taught me how to cook some New Orleans food, and I found a wonderful 13 of fellow cooks and neighbors. Overall, I seized every possible opportunity to 14 myself and to rebuild my life. Because of my resilience (适应力) in creating a new home for myself and the 15 that peopl
45、e have shown to me, home is right here. (1)A. announced B. replied C. insisted D. pointed (2)A. Therefore B. Instead C. However D. Besides (3)A. evaluated B. raised C. promoted D. fed (4)A. develop B. continue C. obtain D. change (5)A. attempt B. suggestion C. excuse D. decision (6)A. preferred B. m
46、issed C. hated D. imagined (7)A. surprised B. frightened C. delighted D. relieved (8)A. performance B. activity C. presentation D. experience (9)A. partly B. badly C. slightly D. gradually (10)A. realized B. remembered C. inferred D. complained (11)A. and B. but C. or D.so (12)A. attention B. patien
47、ce C. trust D. confidence (13)A. generation B. community C. race D. school - 8 - (14)A. teach B. accept C. judge D. better (15)A. belief B. freedom C. love D. interest 四、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。 Yu Rong, a Chinese artist, thinks of a new way to introduce _ ancient story of Hua Mulan in her
48、 picture book. In the book, I Am Hua Mulan, she tells the story by _ (combine) paper-cutting with international artistic styles. She places Shaanxi paper-cuts over western-style pencil sketches(素描) _ (create) a typical presentation of Chinese elements (元素)which turns out to be a _ (success) and impressive breakthrough. Hua Mulan, _ story has been told by generations in China, is a fighter from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386 534). As a devoted daughter, she dressed herself as a man
