1、第 1 页 共 18 页 外研版（2019）高中英语选择性必修第一册 Unit 6 单元测试卷 (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。 1.When will the party start? A.7:15.B.7:45.C.8:00. 2.Whats the probable relationship bet
2、ween the two speakers? A.Teacher and student. B.Boss and secretary. C.Interviewer and interviewee. 3.Why did the man turn down the offer? A.The long working hours. B.The low salary. C.The bad working conditions. 4.Which club will the man join? A.The film club. B.The travel club. C.The sports club. 5
3、.Where are the two speakers? A.At a clothes shop. B.In a restaurant. C.In the office. 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。 6.Why is the man stopped? 第 2 页 共 18 页 A.
4、He was speeding. B.He stole a car. C.He has no drivers license. 7.What will the man do? A.He will be sent to his home by the police. B.He will be taken to the police station. C.He will drive his car away. 听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。 8.What does the woman want the man to do? A.Pick up the paper on the floor.
5、 B.Buy some paper for the printer. C.Buy some ink for the printer. 9.What will the woman do to tell the man? A.Send an email. B.Make a call. C.Text a message. 听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。 10.What does Richard do? A.Hes a newsman. B.Hes a manager. C.Hes a researcher. 11.Where is Richard going next week? A
6、.Birmingham. B.Mexico City. C.Shanghai. 12.What will the speakers do tomorrow? A.Eat out together. B.Visit a university. C.See Professor Hayes. 听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。 13.What topic does the speaker talk about? A.The best ways of making social contacts. B.The best ways of finding a private house. 第
7、3 页 共 18 页 C.The best ways of practicing English. 14.What make social contact in a foreign country difficult? A.The language and the group activities. B.The customs and group activities. C.The language and customs. 15.What can people do to help themselves in the UK? A.Work in the UK and live in a pr
8、ivate house. B.Take part in activities in the local community. C.Borrow some books from the library. 16.Where can people find information about community activities? A.In the noticeboard in the local community. B.In private houses and the public library. C.In the town hall or the public library. 听第
9、10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。 17.What problem has the woman had? A.Shes just lost her ticket. B.Shes taken the wrong train. C.Shes just missed her train. 18.Which train can the woman take? A.The 4:20 train. B.The 5:15 train. C.The 6:30 train. 19.What does the woman do to get the next train? A.Change for a n
10、ew ticket and pay an extra 3.50. B.Buy a new ticket and pay an extra 11. C.Wait for the train after 7 oclock. 20.How long does it take the woman to take the train? A.45 minutes.B.75 minutes.C.90 minutes. 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 和 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A 第 4
11、页 共 18 页 The sound that woke Damian Languell at 8:15 am was so loud that he assumed it came from inside his house.As he got up to investigate,he heard another sound,this one coming most definitely from outside.Looking out of his bedroom window,he spied a tree engulfed(淹没) in smoke about 500 yards aw
12、ay.A car was wrapped around the trees base,its engine on fire. Grabbing buckets of water,Languell and his girlfriend ran to the crash site.The wreck looked worse up close.The car,a 1998 Buick,was split nearly in two,and the tree was where the drivers seat ought to have been,as if planted there.No on
13、e should have survived this crash,and yet there was 16-year-old Quintin Thompson,his terrified face pressed against the drivers side window,in visible pain.Languell tried putting out the fire with his buckets of water with no success.When the flames got into the front seats,he realized he had to get
14、 the boy out of there. In an act that a police report described as showing “complete disregard for his own safety”, Languell opened the Buicks back door and crawled in.Thompson was struggling to get free,Languell says.“Thats when I noticed how bad his legs were.” Using a pocketknife hed had the fore
15、sight to bring with him,he sawed through Thompsons seat belt. Now that Thompson was free,Languell pulled him out a back window of the vehicle,then dragged the teen to safety before the entire car was engulfed in flames. Although Thompson suffered multiple fractures(骨折) to his legs,spine,and face,a s
16、ocial media post described him as “looking great,smiling,and joking.” Languell thinks about that day often.“My heart goes out to Thompson.When you are that close to that level of hurt,you feel it so directly.” 21.When Damian heard the big sound, A.he called 911 immediately B.he stayed inside his hou
17、se C.he woke up his girlfriend D.he got up to see what happened 22.When Damian rushed to the crash site,. A.the police had arrived B.the whole car was completely in flames C.Thompson was terrified and painful D.Thompson was smiling and joking 第 5 页 共 18 页 23.We can describe Thompson as. A.braveB.luc
18、ky C.simple-mindedD.warm-hearted 24.What played the most important role in Thompsons survival? A.His own bravery and persistence. B.The several buckets of water. C.The timely arrival of the police. D.The pocketknife Damian carried with him. B Even though these monuments are extremely well known,they
19、 hold secrets that not many people are aware of. Empire State Building On the 103rd floor of the Empire State Building in New York,there is a secret observation deck that not a lot of people know about.To access the balcony,you have to take a series of elevators and then a very steep,narrow staircas
20、e.The observation deck isnt open to the public,but many celebrities have been photographed there. Eiffel Tower There is a secret apartment and office at the very top of the Eiffel Tower that has just recently become open to the public.In 1889,Gustave Eiffel,the engineer of this famous Paris landmark
21、,built himself a private apartment and office.It has been restored and has wax models of Gustave,his daughter,and American inventor Thomas Edison on display. Statue of Liberty There is actually a room in the torch of the Statue of Liberty that showcases breathtaking views of the city.People used to
22、be able to visit that room until 1916 when German agents blew up a nearby wharf(码头).The explosion sent broken pieces into the raised arm of Lady Liberty,making the staircase up to the hidden room unsafe. Disneyland Hardcore Disney fans might think they know all of the secrets of the park,a famous U.
23、S.landmark,but many havent heard of Club 33.This exclusive restaurant is hidden behind an unmarked door in Disneylands New Orleans Square.If you want to 第 6 页 共 18 页 dine here on your next trip to Disneyland,dont get your hopes up.It costs $25,000 to join the club,plus an annual fee of $12,000. 25.W
24、hat do the monuments have in common? A.They are all in Europe. B.They all have skyscrapers. C.They are all the best-known. D.They all hide little-known secrets. 26.Which of the four has the easiest access? A.Disneyland.B.Eiffel Tower. C.Statue of Liberty.D.Empire State Building. 27.Which can be used
25、 to replace the underlined word “exclusive” in the last paragraph? A.Attractive.B.Expensive. C.Wonderful.D.Beautiful. C Population data for European mountain birds have been for the first time combined in a recent study,with worrying results: the abundances of mountain-specialist birds has declined
26、by as much as 10% in the 2000s. Ecological communities in mountain areas include species not found in any other habitats.These species are also very susceptible to climate change,as global warming is reducing their liveable habitats.In principle,species may relocate further up the mountains,but clos
27、er to the top their habitat inevitably shrinks. According to the new article,the abundance of European mountain birds has in fact declined in line with climate change projections. The recently released study examined the population trends of 44 bird species in the 2000s in the mountain and fell regi
28、ons of Fennoscandia,Great Britain,the Alps and the Iberian Peninsula.A decline was seen in 14 of the observed species,while eight of them saw significant increase. “On average,population decline among the species studied was 7% over the 13-year research period,making the situation of mountain birds
29、distinctly worse compared to,for example,European forest birds,whose numbers did not change during the same period,” explains Aleksi Lehikoinen,an Academy of Finland research fellow at the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus (part of the University of Helsinki),who headed the study. 第 7 页 共 18
30、页 The situation is the direst for species that only inhabit mountain regions and are unable to live in other European environments.For these species,known as mountain specialists,the numbers dwindled by as much as 10% during the monitoring period. 28.What can we get from the passage about European m
31、ountain birds? A.They are newly found species. B.They can be found at any place of the world. C.The number of the birds has decreased greatly. D.The number of the birds has increased greatly. 29.Why did the liveable habitats of the species reduce? A.Air pollutions. B.Global warming. C.Human activiti
32、es. D.Competition with other species. 30.Which one is TRUE according to a recently released study? A.All 44 bird species decreased. B.Only 8 of the species declined. C.14 of the observed species declined. D.There was no change in the number of the bird species. 31.What does the word “direst” mean in
33、 the last paragraph? A.Serious.B.Useful. C.Suitable.D.Waterless. D A new study establishes that environmental damage caused by corn production results in 4,300 premature deaths annually in the United States,representing cost of $39 billion. The paper,published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Sus
34、tainability,presents how researchers have estimated for the first time the health damages caused by corn production using detailed information on pollution emissions,pollution transport by wind,and human exposure to increased air pollution levels. The study also shows how the damage to human health
35、of producing a litre(升) of corn differs from region to region and how,in some areas,the health damages of corn production are greater than its market price. 第 8 页 共 18 页 “The deaths caused per litre in western corn belt states such as Minnesota,Iowa,and Nebraska tend to be lower than in eastern corn
36、 belt states such as Illinois,Indiana,and Ohio,” said lead researcher Jason Hill. Its important for farmers to have this information so that they can carry out practices that reduce the environmental influence of the crops they grow.Farmers can greatly improve the environmental profile of their corn
37、 by using precision agriculture tools and switching to fertilizers that have lower ammonia(氨)emissions.The studys results also suggest potential benefits from improving nitrogen use efficiency,switching to crops requiring less fertilizer,and changing the location where corn is grown. Aware that chan
38、ges in practices can take time and planning,Hill suggests farmers could be offered motivation to switch to crops that demand less applied nitrogen while still offering market and nutritional benefits. Hill said,“The number of deaths related to corn production could be reduced through these key strat
39、egies”. 32.Which of the states has the lowest death rate caused by corn production? A.Nebraska.B.Illinois. C.Indiana.D.Ohio. 33.Which of the following is not advised to do for farmers to reduce the environmental impact of corn? A.Improve nitrogen use efficiency. B.Plant crops with no fertilizer. C.C
40、hange the corns location. D.Using precision agriculture tools. 34.What is Jason Hills attitude to preventing deaths caused by corn production? A.Indifferent.B.Optimistic. C.Pessimistic.D.Neutral. 35.In which part of a website will you find this text? A.Health and lifestyle. B.Art and design. C.Scien
41、ce and environment. D.Fashion and business. 第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5 分) 第 9 页 共 18 页 阅读下面短文,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。 How to Grow Organic Tomatoes in a Container Anyone who has seen tomatoes growing in a garden knows that they tend to be huge plants.36So the first thing to do when co
42、nsidering growing tomatoes in a pot is to find a suitable variety. After you find the perfect plant,it is time to plant it.In general,plastic or fiberglass pots are best for growing tomatoes.They dont dry out quickly.While tomatoes love heat,they dont like being dry.37Besides,tomatoes need to grow i
43、n a reasonably large pot.A pot must be 8 inches deep.That s the absolute minimum.A 12- or 16-inch pot is even better. Any good quality organic potting soil works for tomatoes.Dont use soil dug directly from the garden.38Compost-based soil,whether purchased or mixed from your special recipe,is nice.W
44、hen planting the tomato,put some soil in the bottom of the pot and set the plant in.After you have the plant set at the proper level,fill in around it with soil.The soil should go up to about an inch below the rim of the pot to allow room for watering. 39The best way to tell when to water is to stic
45、k your finger into the soilif the first two inches are dry,its time to water. The trickiest thing about growing tomatoes in a pot is that they are heavy feeders.Every time you water,you wash nutrients out of the soil.So fertilize (施肥) regularly.Once a month is good.But every other week,applying the
46、fertilizer at half-strength is better.40 A.It is too heavy for container gardens. B.Thats why clay pots are popular. C.Instead,use whatever soil you can get. D.And dry soil can reduce fruit production. E.This provides constant nutrients for the tomato plants. F.They require peoples much work to stay
47、 manageable. G.Tomatoes dont like being dry,so water them regularly. 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) 第 10 页 共 18 页 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处 的最佳选项。 What do you do with a withered orchid (兰花)?41youre an expert,you may find that they never42for you again. Everything has
48、 a life cycle and orchids dont43forever.I cant44 throwing out orchids.I have tried my best,but in45.After so much46and error,I was almost47that they have died.48,my wife had other ideas. Some of the plants were moved to a table in the living room,and others were 49on the kitchen window. Actually,eve
49、rything has its own life cycle.Sure,you can50hope.It was easy to believe that those orchids would never flower againthat is,until my wife decided to come to their51. My wife kept moving the plants around the house looking for the right light. 52,the orchids stayed alive.Tiny new stems (茎)grew from t
50、he old ones a year later.And now,nearly all of them are flowering. Yes,you can53everything you think is importantyour beauty,your wealth,even your familybut as long as you are alive,you can find new life within something you thought was never going to bloom (开花)again.Never lose54on finding new life,
