【期中模拟】（外研版2019）2023-2024学年高二上册英语 选修2 选择性必修二Unit 4【单元测试 · 提升卷】.zip

选择性必修二Unitv4【单元测试 · 提升卷】

(满分：150分　时间：120分钟)

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。

1.Who is Mr White？

A.A salesman.   B.A professor.   C.A repairman.

2.Where does the woman work?

A.In a restaurant.  B.In a hotel.   C.In a department store.

3.What time does the man think they will leave?

A.At 7:15.   B.At 7:25.   C.At 7:35.

4.What does the man mean?

A.He didn’t like the work so much because it kept him working long hours.

B.He didn’t like the work because it wasn’t interesting.

C.He liked the work very much.

5.What was the mark the woman got in her exam?

A.90.    B.95.    C.98.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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小题。

6.What do you think about the bread?

A.It’s soft.   B.It’s not fresh.  C.It’s delicious.

7.What does the man think the woman should do ?

A.She should throw it away.

B.She should eat it.

C.She should take it back to the supermarket.

听第7段材料，回答第8~9小题。

8.Why can’t the girl go to the movies?

A.She has to review her lessons.

B.She has seen the movie before.

C.She doesn’t want to go with the boy.

9.What does the boy think about the girl?

A.She never studies hard.

B.She studies very well.

C.She won’t pass the exam.

听第8段材料，回答第10~12小题。

10.Whom does the man want to talk with?

A.Mr White.   B.Jim.    C.Dr Smith.

11.Where is Dr Smith?

A.He is in his office.  B.Nobody knows.  C.He is at home.

12.Which number is CORRECT?

A.77231059.   B.77231058.   C.77221069.

听第9段材料，回答第13~16小题。

13.What does the doctor do first?

A.Give the patient some medicine.    

B.Take the patient’s temperature.

C.Let the patient go home.

14.How long has it been bothering the patient?

A.For a long time.  B.About two days.  C.More than one week.

15.What is the trouble with the patient?

A.He has a fever,feels thirsty,and can’t sleep well.

B.He has a fever and a bad cough,and can’t sleep well.

C.He has a fever and a toothache and can’t sleep well.

16.What should the patient do?

A.Stay in bed and drink plenty of water.

B.Take the medicine and stop to eat when she feels good.

C.Take the medicine and go to the doctor’s in three days.

听第10段材料，回答第17~20小题。

17.What is the speaker in charge of?

A.A small supermarket.

B.A large supermarket.

C.A small branch of a large supermarket.

18.What does the speaker mainly talk about?

A.The prevention of shoplifting.

B.The causes of shoplifting.

C.The purpose of shoplifting.

19.Who form the great part of shoplifters?

A.People in their early thirties.

B.People in their twenties.

C.Teenagers.

20.Which measure is NOT taken to prevent shoplifting?

A.Putting chains or alarms on goods.

B.Hiring store detectives.

C.Using closed-circuit television.

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和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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[2023·湖南省高三适应性考试]Sometimes it takes a work of art to give the inspiration for advances in science. For example, Elon Musk's dream of humans living on other planets was first inspired by Isaac Asimov's Foundation book series. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, a massive fan of the Star Trek television series, founded his very own space company Blue Origin. Let's explore some of the technologies from science fiction that have been brought to life.

Remote control

Frank Herbert's 1965 novel Dune features a small flying robot device that is piloted remotely, one of the earliest appearances of drones in science fiction. With the first permit for commercial drone use in the US given in 2006, drones became a reality, and can now be found taking on multiple roles in photography, farming and military.

From thin air

The television show Star Trek, first appearing on screens in 1966, inspired science. One of the most unexpected examples may be the 3D printer. In the program, a device can create any object desired within a matter of seconds. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, US, developed a 3D printer in 2019 that shapes objects using rays of light. The device uses light to alter the density of resin (树脂), changing the material from a liquid to a solid in order to shape the desired object.

Starting the heart

One of the first sci­fi novels, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley has had a huge impact on science. Earl Bakken, the inventor of the pacemaker (起搏器), a device placed into the chest that helps the heart to pump blood using small electrical impulses, was inspired by the 1931 movie adaptation of the book. “What impressed me the most... was the creative spark of Dr Frankenstein's electricity，” Bakken told the Atlantic. Defibrillators (除颤仪), which restart the heart with an electrical current after a cardiac arrest (心脏停搏), also resemble the electric shock that gave the monster life.

1．Whose work inspired science?

A．Elon Musk's.      B．Jeff Bezos'.

C．Frank Herbert's.     D．Earl Bakken's.

2．Which of the following can create new things from “nowhere”？

A．Drones.       B．3D printer.

C．Pacemakers.      D．Defibrillators.

3．Which can be summarized from the passage?

A．Science fiction thinks big.

B．Technology flies out of our imagination

C．Imagination leads to advanced civilization.

D．Scientific development relies on technology.

B

[2023·江苏省高中模拟]In recent years, a growing body of research has shown that our appetite and food intake are influenced by a large number of factors besides our biological need for energy, including our eating environment and our perception of the food in front of us.

Studies have shown, for instance, that eating in front of the TV (or a similar distraction) can increase both hunger and the amount of food consumed. Even simple visual cues, like plate size and lighting, have been shown to affect portion size and consumption.

A new study suggested that our shot­term memory also may play a role in appetite. Several hours after a meal, people's hunger levels were predicted not by how much they'd eaten but rather by how much food they'd seen in front of them—in other words, how much they remembered eating.

This difference suggests the memory of our previous meal may have a bigger influence on our appetite than the actual size of the meal, says Jeffrey M. Brunstrom, a professor of experimental psychology at the University of Bristol.

“Hunger isn't controlled solely by the physical characteristics of a recent meal. We have identified an independent role for memory for that meal.” Brunstrom says. “This shows that the relationship between hunger and food intake is more complex than we thought.”

These findings echo earlier research that suggests our perception of food can sometimes trick our body's response to the food itself. In a 2011 study, for instance, people who drank the same 380­calorie milkshake on two separate occasions produced different levels of hunger­related hormones, depending on whether the shake's label said it contained 620 or 140 calories. Moreover, the participants reported feeling fuller when they thought they'd consumed a higher­calorie shake.

What does this means for our eating habits? Although it hardly seems practical to trick ourselves in to eating less, the new findings do highlight the benefits of focusing on our food avoiding TV and multitasking while eating.

The so­called mindful­eating strategies can fight distractions and help us control our appetite, Brunstrom says.

4．Which of the following affects our appetite and food intake according to the author?

A．When we eat our meals.

B．How fast we eat our meals.

C．What ingredients the food contains.

D．How we perceive the food we eat.

5．What would happen at meal time if you remembered eating a lot in the previous meal?

A．You would not feel so hungry.

B．You would have a good appetite.

C．You would not feel like eating at all.

D．You would be more particular about food.

6．Which of the following works best if we plan to control our appetite?

A．Picking dishes of the right size.

B．Tricking ourselves into eating less.

C．Choosing food with fewer calories.

D．Concentrating on food while eating.

7．What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Good eating habits will contribute to our health.

B．Psychological factors influence our hunger levels.

C．Eating distractions often affect our food digestion.

D．Our food intake is determined by our biological needs.

C

[2023·浙江省绍兴市一模]Brazilian artist Néle Azevedo is best known for big public art pieces. The artist carves hundreds of 20­centimeter­tall ice figures seated with their ankles crossed and places them atop outdoor steps and puts them in city squares all over the world, where they quickly melt. The faceless sculptures drip and pool into small puddles as time passes. Her works have been adopted by environmentalists as a kind of activist art against climate change.

But is it? Yes and (mostly) no.

The mass of melting bodies makes a natural connection to the threat humankind faces due to rising global temperatures. “Its close link with that subject is evident，” said the artist. In addition to the threat of global warming itself, the sheer number of sculptures sitting together also calls attention to the fact that we humans are all in it together. “Such kind of threats also finally put man in his place, his fate is along with the destiny of the planet, and he is not the ‘king’ of nature, but an essential element of it，” continues Azevedo on her website.

“I took every characteristic of traditional monuments and made the opposite，” she says. “I made small figures that sit on the floor. It doesn't honor anybody. It does honor the unknown.”

Azevedo explains, “In a few­minute action, the rules of the monument are inverted:__in the place of the hero, the unknown; in the place of the solidity of the stone, the momentary process of the ice; in the place of the monument size, the minimum size of the perishable (易毁坏的) bodies.” Originally Azevedo wanted her art to get people thinking about impermanence, and the sight of ice transforming into a puddle of water certainly does that brilliantly.

8．What can we learn about Néle Azevedo's artworks?

A．They are put in public places for artists to appreciate.

B．They are adopted as a way of showing artistic talents.

C．They are linked with the threat of climate change.

D．They are considered as a symbol of unity.

9．Which of the following can best replace the word “inverted” in Paragraph 5 ?

A．kept track of

B．turned upside down

C．laid emphasis on

D．taken into account

10．What can be inferred about the square show from the last paragraph?

A．It is permanent by nature.

B．It lacks practical influence.

C．It takes long to see the results.

D．It conveys the artist's exact intention.

11．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Public Interest in Contemporary Art

B．Ice Figures Transforming into Water

C.Responsibility Demanded of Activist Artists

D．Mini Sculptures Echoing the Climate Crisis

D

[2023·江苏省高三期中考试]A star athlete at the college where I work recently stopped by my office. After committing a few unforced errors during a weekend match, she was riven by self­criticism. “I'm at peak fitness, and I practice hard. How is this happening？” She asked.

This student believes she should be able to control the outcomes of her life by virtue of her hard work. She has a sense that hours on the field should get her exactly where she needs to go. Many students have similar mentality. When they win, they feel powerful and smart. When they fail, they are crushed by self­blame. If my achievements are mine to control, they reason, my failures must be entirely my fault, too.

We talk often about young adults struggling with failure because their parents have protected them from discomfort. But there is something else at play: a false promise that they can achieve anything if they are willing to work for it.

Psychologists have sourced this phenomenon to a misapplication of “mindset” research, which has found that praising children for effort will increase academic performance. A 2018 analysis found that while praising effort over ability may benefit economically disadvantaged students, it does not necessarily help everyone.

One possible explanation comes from Suniya Luthar, who argued in a research paper that for teens in wealthy, pressure­cooker communities, “it is not a lack of motivation and perseverance (毅力) that is the big problem. Instead, it is unhealthy perfectionism, and difficulty with backing off when they should, when the desire for achievements is over the top.” They push themselves onward in face of impossible goals. A 2007 study found that teens who refused to give up impossible goals showed higher levels of C­reaction protein, a marker of systemic inflammation (全身炎症) linked to heart disease and other medical conditions. A 2014 study showed a connection between the perfectionist tendencies and depression.

The cruel reality is that you can do everything in your power and still fail. Instead of allowing our kids to beat themselves up when things don't go their way, we adults should help students pursue success in healthier ways in part by redefining failure as a feature, not a bug, of learning. At Smith College where I teach, students are asked to explore how setbacks and missteps made them stronger or more effective. We would be wise to remind our kids that life has a way of sucker­punching (意外打击) us when we least expect it. It's often the people who learn to say “stuff happens” who get up the fastest.

12．Why was star athlete trapped by self­blame?

A．She broke down during the match.

B．She didn't try her best in the match.

C．She believed hard work should pay off.

D．She thought she should have practiced harder.

13．What can we learn from Paragraph 5?

A．Lack of motivation and perseverance leads to teens' failure.

B．Praising children for effort increases academic performance.

C．Children struggle with failure due to parents' over­protection.

D．Unhealthy perfectionism causes physical and emotional stress.

14．According to the author, adults should ________.

A.help students learn from failure

B．protect students from discomfort

C．reward students for their hard work

D．explore the cause of students' failure

15．Which of the following does the author probably agree with?

A．Effort equals achievement.

 B．Motivation is the key to success.

C．Success is not always under control.

D．Effort is more important than ability.

Ⅱ.七选五

[2023·山东省高三期中考试]To put into words my time in Antarctica and South Georgia is nearly impossible. I had always described it as a once in a lifetime experience, but as soon as I stepped foot on the continent, I immediately knew I needed to return.

 __1__  About 50% of the passengers of our expedition (远征) had been to Antarctica at least once before. This goes to show just how magical of a destination it is.

All your senses will be stimulated...is the best way I can describe the time on the white continent. How tiny you feel next to towering glaciers and icebergs. The icy water moving through your body as you take the infamous Polar Plunge. The learning of heart­touching stories of survival from explorers of the past.  __2__

Antarctica makes you feel so small and insignificant, in the best way. __3__  You get front row seats to witness the most incredible show: nature. It is as much beautiful as is it cruel. Like seeing a brown skua (贼鸥) attacking a penguin chick. Your heart aches. Then your expedition guide regretfully tells you that a chick that is small in March would have very slim chances of surviving the upcoming winter. The cycle continues, and you're left wondering who to root for.

Things move fast in Antarctica, and every month offers something really unique and special to see. In March, the weather is a bit more unpredictable, and the sea ice is beginning to form again.  __4__  In two more weeks, expedition ships would not be able to break through the ice.

The penguins are completing their yearly feather­changing process. __5__ The expedition team made sure we kept our distance and did not scare them into hiding under freezing water.

These animals, arguably the cutest you will ever see, survive such unfavorable environments. It's absolutely incredible to witness the challenges, the skill, the efforts, all of it. I am forever grateful to have been a visitor.

A．The list goes on.

B．But this is not always the case.

C．Our voyage was the last of the season.

D．I was not the only one who felt this way.

E．I, years later, did return to this fascinating place.

F．They are really weak during this time, and cannot dive.

G．Everything has a purpose, and the cycle of life is evident.

完形填空

[2023·浙江省杭州市一模]It was more than two years since I'd been biking home from work and someone had opened a car door into the bike line, sending me flying like Superman. It caused my  __1__  damage.

After that, I worked part­time at my full­time job. I could __2__  only 20 hours a week. I'd hoped I would return to work  __3__. But I didn't. After four hours of work, I'd go home and take a three­hour nap.  __4__， my employer, unable to let me work part­time for long,  __5__  me.

When I told a friend I might never __6__， he responded, “Well... your base intelligence is twice that of a normal person, so it sounds to me that you just can't be a(n)  __7__  anymore.”

I knew he meant well, but I was still __8__. He assumed that suffering brain damage meant I was less  __9__  than before. And I worried: Is that what everyone else thinks, too?

About nine months ago, I was at a gathering of maybe a dozen __10__， and one man mentioned he'd just left his job  __11__  a disability. He mentioned his disability and kept on talking, as  __12__  as I might say, “I ate bread for breakfast.” Nobody showed a reaction except I felt really  __13__  that he had the confidence to say it at all.

I could __14__  my disability at ease, I thought. That's a(n)  __15__  I could make.

1．A.leg         B．brain

C．back         D．neck

2．A.arrange        B．spare

C．process        D．manage

3．A.cured        B．protected

C．strengthened       D．rescued

4．A.Obviously       B．Eventually

C．Suddenly        D．Amazingly

5．A.frightened       B．disliked

C．dismissed        D．scolded

6．A.return        B．resign

C．recover        D．relax

7．A.cyclist        B．employee

C．networker        D．superhero

8．A.frustrated       B．confused

C．regretful        D．hesitant

9．A.optimistic       B．intelligent

C．energetic        D．healthy

10．A.workmates       B．engineers

C．pioneers        D．strangers

11．A.in spite of       B．because of

C．in case of        D．in terms of

12．A.casually       B．confidently

C．cheerfully        D．carefully

13．A.annoyed       B．excited

C．surprised        D．discouraged

14．A.suffer        B．hide

C．discuss        D．prevent

15．A.offer        B．rule

C．appointment       D．choice

Ⅱ.语法填空

[2023·福建省高三联合测评]One of the biggest themes at this year's CES tech show was electric and autonomous transportation—cars, trucks, bikes, boats. And, it turns out, tractors.

Farm­equipment giant Deere showed a new autonomous tractor with 1.________  attached tillage (耕作) tool at CES. For those not familiar  2.________  farm life, Julian Sanchez, Deere's director of emerging technologies, says that tillage is an  3.________  (importance), time­consuming, and tiring process of preparing the soil for next season's planting. If you don't do it fast, the ground could freeze. And  4.________  (effective) tilling means some seeds won't take and yield (产量)  5.________  (drop).

While automatic driving has been on tractors for several  6.________  (year), Deere's autonomous tractor can operate without a driver in the cab. The tractor can detect obstacles  7.________  might damage the attached tiller. And, he says, it can run around the clock, saving time and labor, and improving productivity by as much as 20%.

If the tilling is too shallow, you don't break up the straw too deep, and the tractor moves too 8.________  (slow), increasing fuel costs. This system includes six cameras to detect holes, rocks, or other materials,  9.________  (inform) the farmer when an issue needs to be addressed. Eventually. Deere expects  10.________  (add) other tasks to the autonomous tractor.

[答题区]

1．________　2.________　3.________ 4．________　5.________　

6.________   7．________　8.________　9.________10．________

Ⅲ.应用文写作

[2023·河北省高三一模考试]假定你是李华，你的外国好友Aron得知你班组织学生参观了一场文物展览，来信询问你相关情况。请你回封邮件，与他分享一下此次经历，内容包括：

1．参观时间和地点；

2．展览概况；

3．个人感想。

注意：

1．写作词数应为80左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Aron，

I'm writing to share my visit to an Exhibition of Cultural Relics with you.

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Yours，

Li Hua

Ⅲ.应用文写作

参考范文：

Ⅳ.读后续写

[2023·海南省高考全真模拟]My wife, our two kids under 4 and I were in the post office a few weeks ago. We have to go there every month to pay various fees. I was being served when an old man in his eighties, with obvious, significant health issues, was waiting to pay his electricity bill. He was struggling to walk on a walking stick, and his hands and arms were shaking all the time. I knew by feeling that the old man was in trouble. After asking, I figured out that the old man's problem was that he was 20 cents short.

The lady behind the counter had the old man in such a state, looking for a further 20 cents, and he was shaking, obviously looking upset. But instead of letting the man go, she insisted that if his bill wasn't going to be paid in full, the electricity company would probably give a fine on his next bill for unpaid fees.

Hearing this, I got really upset. So I went over and asked the lady behind the counter to give ALL of his money back to the old man and I handed her my debit card and paid the bill for him.

The old man was asking “why are you doing this？” as he began crying. I told him because it was the right thing to do. He thanked me over and over and smiled at my two kids on his way out of the post office.

The best part of this event was that the old man walked out of the post office and straight to Woolies and bought a full basket of food, which he wouldn't have been able to buy had I not done that at the post office.

注意：

1．续写词数应为150左右；

2．请按如下格式作答。

It happened that we met this old man again in our community.

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Our family decided to help improve the old man's situation.

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