1、第 1 页 共 11 页 外研版（2019）高中英语必修第一册 Unit 2 单元测试卷 第一部分第一部分 阅读阅读(共两节，满分共两节，满分 50 分分) 第一节第一节(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、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Online jobs have opened the door for many people to earn a living (谋生) or make some extra money from the comfort of their homes. This includes teens
2、 as well. If youre looking for such a job, here are some choices you can consider. Customer Service If you are 16 years old and over, you have a chance to work with Uhaul as a customer service person. You just need to have a good pair of headphones and high-speed Internet in order to do this job. Ba
3、sic pay starts at $7.50 an hour. Sell Items Online Selling items online is one of the easiest ways to make quick cash. Teens can turn it into a good business by selling things on Bonanza. You need to start sorting through (分类) items at your home that are no longer being used and list them for sale.
4、Take Surveys Another easy task teens can do to earn money is to take surveys online. You dont need any work experience to do this and can be as young as 13 years old to get started. Survey sites like VIP Voices, Swagbucks, Harris Poll, E-Poll, and Paid Viewpoint allow teens to start taking surveys f
5、or cash and gift cards. And your opinions should be expressed clearly in English. Etsy Do you love to make new things? You can open up an Etsy shop to share your works. Etsy is great for DIYers who can create new products. If you are under 18, you just need a parent who is willing to help manage you
6、r shop. 1. What does Bonanza allow teens to do? A. Learn about computer science. B. Test new products for customers. C. Make money out of their old items. D. Receive training in customer service. 2. What is required to take surveys online for teens? A. Having a wide range of interests. B. Having a g
7、ood pair of headphones. C. Having some related work experience. D. Having a good knowledge of English. 3. What is special about those who own an Etsy shop? A. They have a creative mind. B. They are interested in history. C. They enjoy buying things online. D. They are good at collecting used things.
8、 B Boston University was always my dream, but when it came to making the decision, I had to be sure that I was confident in my choice. Boston University drew me in for several reasons its perfect location in the heart of Boston, its strong education programs, and the comfortable community. One speci
9、al thing that set Boston University apart from my other college options was that I could be placed in the classroom to experience teaching in my freshman year. I had wanted to be a teacher for as long as I could remember, after all. After just six short weeks, I was absolutely confident that I made
10、the right choice to attend Boston University. At Boston University, I attended an education program ED 100. Each Wednesday, I went to Bowman Elementary School to help in a fifth grade classroom. 第 2 页 共 11 页 Although I was a secondary education major, working with fifth graders was very memorable. O
11、ne of my weekly tasks was to lead a reading group of about five students. It was tiring, but I fully enjoyed getting to know their strengths (长处) and a little bit about each student apart from their studies. As the weeks went on, I found myself further involved in (参与) more classroom activities，ofte
12、n helping students one by one or in small groups. The students never stopped amazing me they were always ready to take part in class activities and share their ideas. For each class, I usually spent a long time preparing it. I also loved learning from other teachers, and taking note of their excelle
13、nt teaching skills, some of which I hoped to use in my own classroom. The program ED 100 has even farther confirmed (确认) my desire to become an educator. I have passion to work with children. I cant wait to have my own classroom of students. Im so happy that Ive made the right decision to choose Bos
14、ton University. 4. What attracted the author most about Boston University? A. Being in the center of the city. B. Having a comfortable community. C. Allowing her to teach in the first year. D. Offering strong education programs. 5. What did the author think of her teaching at Bowman Elementary Schoo
15、l? A. It was quite relaxing. B. It was a bit disappointing. C. It was full of difficulties. D. It was a pleasant experience. 6. What did the author say about her students? A. They were very active in class. B. They always tried to surprise her. C. They helped her gain new teaching skills. D. They sh
16、owed a talent for studying languages. 7. What would be the best title for the text? A. The key to a popular teacher B. The value of school education C. Boston University: my favorite university D. ED 100: my first teaching experience in the C Pigs may be more intelligent than people thought, as show
17、n in a study where pigs used a joystick (操纵杆) and played a video game. Researchers used 2-year-old Panepinto micro pigs called Ebony and Ivory, as well as Hamlet and Omelet, 3-month-old Yorkshire pigs. Researchers first taught these pigs how to play with a joystick, teaching them the word, “joystick
18、”. Next, on the words “watch the screen”, they learned how to watch targets (目标) on the screen. Of course, praise was given to the active pigs winning a game. During the experiment, all pigs performed well. As they became more successful, the level of difficulty increased, just like in human video g
19、ames! At first, the pigs had to hit a three-walled target which was then reduced to two walls and then one wall. All pigs did well with the three-walled targets; however, the Panepinto pigs performed better on the more difficult levels. One disadvantage for the Yorkshire pigs was that they simply gr
20、ew so large that they could no longer fit in their test. After a few months, Omelet and Hamlet were taken away from the experiment. Dr. Candace Croney, a leading animal behavior scientist in Cambridge, said, “The findings of the study are important because what we do to pigs matters to them. It woul
21、d be nice for people to realize how special pigs are, and how much more intelligent they may be than we recognized.The researchers said that the pigs actions were deliberate (故意的). This led them to believe that pigs were able to, successfully do new tasks. “It may encourage other researchers to use
22、touch screens and computer technology to study pigs intelligence in the future,” Croney said. The team hopes this type of research will make people 第 3 页 共 11 页 pay more attention to this farm animal and show people how they can change the lives of animals. 8. What did the researchers do to the pigs
23、 at the beginning? A. They studied their habits. B. They gave them enough food. C. They gave them special names. D. They trained them to play a game. 9. What could we find about the pigs in the experiment? A. They could keep focused for a long time. B. They tried hard to win the games for praise. C.
24、 They did all the tasks without any difficulty. D. They got harder tasks as their performance improved. 10. What made Omelet and Hamlet unsuitable for the experiment later? A. Their intelligence.B. Their body size. C. Their power.D. Their weight. 11. What is Croneys attitude towards the results of t
25、he study? A. Positive.B. Doubtful. C. UncertainD. Surprised. D Bogre Udell, who speaks four languages, met Frederico Andrade, who speaks five, at the Parsons New School in New York City. In 2014, they started a project to make the first public records of every language in the world. Theyve already r
26、ecorded more than 350 languages, and plan to hit 1,000 in the coming years. When humans lose a language, we also lose greater diversity (多样化) in art and traditions,” said Bogre Udell. Between 1950 and 2010, 230 languages disappeared. Today, a third of the worlds languages have fewer than 1,000 speak
27、ers left. Every two weeks a language dies with its last speaker,and 50 to 90 percent of them are said to disappear by the next century. Wikitongues has asked for volunteers in 40 countries to film native speakers talking in the past, present, and future tenses of their motlier languages. Native spea
28、kers are asked to recall childhood, share their stories, and discuss their hopes and goals. One volunteer in the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu recorded a language that had never been studied by language experts before. Another volunteer found a speaker of Ainu, a language in Japan that has no rel
29、ation to any other known language, and he also recorded it. However, priceless recording opportunities disappear regularly. Not long ago, one of the last two speakers of a Saami language in the Russian steppes died right before his recording session with Wikitongues. A lack of protection and globali
30、zation are responsible for diminishing language diversity. For much of the 20th century, governments across the world forced some local people to use official languages. More than 100 languages in Australia have disappeared since European settlers arrived. However, most languages die today because o
31、f other factors; climate change and urbanization contribute (是.的原因之一) greatly to the disappearance of languages. 12. What do Bogre Udell and Frederico Andrade want to do together? A. Test peoples language levels. B. Offer language courses to people. C. Find out the reasons for language loss. D. Reco
32、rd all the languages in the world. 13. What does the author point out in Paragraph 2? A. Language loss is becoming very serious. B. Few people arc worried about language loss. C. Language loss makes it difficult for people to communicate. D. Some countries fail to slow down the process of language l
33、oss. 14. How do volunteers help protect languages? A. By writing down native speakers stories. B. By learning languages from native speakers. 第 4 页 共 11 页 C. By improving the living conditions of native speakers. D. By videoing native speakers talking in their languages. 15. What does the underlined
34、 word “diminishing” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Creating.B. Valuing. C. Decreasing.D. Encouraging. 第二节第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分) 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。 Every week, even every day, we have lots of different tasks to finish. 16 However, the advantages of volunteering c
35、an be huge. Volunteering can offer help to people in need. But the advantages can be even greater for the volunteers. Why? 17 Studies have found that when you stop thinking about your own problems and focus (关注) on someone other than yourself, your stress levels start to go down, your immune system
36、(免疫系统) is strengthened and your overall sense of life satisfaction increases. This is because helping someone else gives you a sense of purpose and makes you pay attention to the positive things in life. Volunteering helps you develop new relationships. 18 And it gives you the good chance to communi
37、cate with them. These can help you form close relationships with them. These relationships can have a lasting influence on your life. Volunteering teaches you valuable job skills. During volunteering, you can have lots of chances to learn useful and important skills. For example, volunteer organizat
38、ions always provide on-the-job training courses for volunteers before they start the work. Those courses can help you learn some skills for certain jobs. 19 Volunteering makes your resume (简历) attractive. Are you stuck for things to write on your resume to get the job you want? 20 Studies have found
39、 those who volunteered had a better chance of finding a job than those who didnt. Whether you do one thing on a regular basis, or help with lots of different causes for shorter amounts of time, each voluntary experience you have looks great to your future bosses. A. Volunteering makes you independen
40、t. B. And theyre often offered to you for free. C. Volunteering can be good for your health. D. It lets you meet people from all walks of life. E. If so, there are some good suggestions for you. F. Deal with it by showing the volunteer work you have done. G. With busy lives, it can be hard to find t
41、ime to volunteer. 第二部分第二部分 语言运用语言运用(共两节，满分共两节，满分 30 分分) 第一节第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Holi was just around the comer. Grandmother wanted to start 21 holiday sweets. 0ut she lacked some important ingredients (原料). So Grandmother 22 Mom. She asked Mom to ge
42、t everything ready from the 23 for her because she had 24 problems and couldnt go out by herself. “Do remember to get the khoya today or else it might 25 due to the holiday,” Grandmother said. “Dont worry. Ill buy everything online,” Mom replied. “Why? The Gokuls shop is so 26,” Grandmother asked. “
43、Grandmother! You are 27. This is the age of online shopping,” I laughed. Grandmother tried to 28 with me, “But the shop is hardly 100 meters away. And the shopkeeper is so 29 and usually helps bring our goods for us. If we shop there, he can 30 a bit to support his family. Online shopping is just no
44、t right.” “Grandmother, relax! I 31 you wont be disappointed,” I said confidently. The next day, the package (包裹) did arrive. 32, there was no khoya in the package. Because there was no time for Mom to shop online again, she 33 called Gokuls shop. But the worker replied there was no khoya. On the th
45、ird day, to everyones 34, Gokul brought us some khoya he kept for his family. And we enjoyed a warm holiday. 第 5 页 共 11 页 Though online shopping seems to make our life convenient sometimes, going to a real shop can help us make friends and build 35 we value a lot. 21. A. orderingB. preparingC. recei
46、vingD. saving 22. A. turned toB. aimed atC. learned fromD. brought up 23. A. InternetB. countrysideC. restaurantD. market 24. A. communicationB. healthC. familyD. job 25. A. break downB. show offC. sell outD. carry on 26. A. modernB. cheapC. bigD. near 27. A. old-fashionedB. well-educatedC. humorous
47、D. reasonable 28. A. agreeB. competeC. argueD. stay 29. A. braveB. energeticC. kindD. honest 30. A. discoverB. earnC. acceptD. spend 31. A. promiseB. guessC. rememberD. hope 32. A. ThereforeB. OtherwiseC. AnyhowD. However 33. A. secretlyB. suddenlyC. immediatelyD. carefully 34. A. advantageB. surpri
48、seC. sadnessD. regret 35. A. relationshipsB. creativityC. lifestylesD. economy 第二节第二节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分) 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。 The Internet is of great value to students. Firstly, the Internet, which is a world of knowledge offers rich study materials. Its able to serve (36) _ a
49、 teacher allowing students to ask almost any questions and get answers. So far, many schools (37) _ (develop) websites from which students can (38) _ (convenient) get study materials. Secondly, the (39) _ (important) of the Internet lies in its ability to help students communicate with others. This
50、gives students a chance to learn from excellent people, which helps them lead a (40) _ (success) life in the future. The Internet matters also because it helps with students career (职业)planning. Choosing the right career is one challenge that (41) _ (teenager) face. Most of them are unsure about the
