（2019版）新人教版选择性必修第二册Unit 1 Science and Scientists 新课预习 单元限时练（含答案）.docx

1、1 1 / 6 6Unit1单元限时训练单元限时训练满分:70 时间:60 分钟I.阅读理解阅读理解(6 分分)More than 25 years ago, Saroo Brierley lived in rural (农村）India. One day, he played with his brotheralong the rail line and fell asleep. When he woke up and found himself alone, the 4-year-old decided hisbrother might be on the train he saw in

2、front of him-so he got on.That train took him a thousand miles across the country to a totally strange city, He lived on the streets,and then in an orphanage(孤儿院).There, he was adopted by an Australian family and flown to Tasmania.As he writes in his new book, A Long Way Home, Brierley couldnt help

3、but wonder about his hometownback in India. He remembered landmarks, but since he didnt know his towns name, finding a smallneighborhood in a vast country proved to be impossible.Then he found a digital mapping program. He spent years searching for his hometown in the programssatellite pictures. In

4、2011, he came across something familiar. He studied it and realized he was looking at atowns central business district from a birds-eye view. He thought, “On the right-hand side you should seethe three-platform train station-and there it was.“And on the left-hand side you should see a big fountain-a

5、nd there it was. Everything just started tomatch.When he stood in front of the house where he grew up as a child, he saw a lady standing in the entrance.Theres something about me, he thought-and it took him a few seconds but he finally remembered whatshe used to look like.In an interview Brierley sa

6、ys, “My mother looked so much shorter than I remembered. But she came forthand walked forward, and I walked forward, and my feelings and tears and the chemical in my brain, youknow, it was like a nuclear fusion (核聚变). I just didnt know what to say, because I never thoughtseeing my mother would ever

7、come true. And here I am, standing in front of her. ”1. Why was Brierley separated from his family about 25 years ago?A. He got on a train by mistake.B. He got lost while playing in the street.C. He was taken away by a foreigner.D. He was adopted by an Australian family.2 2 / 6 62.How did Brierley f

8、ind his hometown?A. By analyzing old pictures.B. By travelling all around India.C. By studying digital maps.D. By spreading his story via his book.3. What does Brierley mainly talk about in t interview?A. His love for his mother.B. His reunion with his mother.C. His long way back home.D. His memory

9、of his hometown.II.七选五任务型阅读七选五任务型阅读(10 分分)How to Stay PositiveThere are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle (奇迹).The other is asthough everything is a miracle. If you choose to be positive, these ideas can be helpful.1._Who in your life seems filed with positivity? Who

10、inspires and challenges you to step up your game?Consciously build a network of people who motivate you to be the best, then spend your time with them. Behat source of light for others, too.Feed yourself with positivity.2._ Similarly, how you fuel yourself will determine your experience as well. Rea

11、d inspiring books.Watch encouraging movies. Follow positive people on social media. You can also create a physicalenvironment of positivity.Focus on what you can control.So much is out of our hands, isnt it? 3. _there. For example, you can control your responses,actions, words, and thoughts; you can

12、 be the change you wish to see in the world. You have more powerthan you realized.4. _Watch your vocabulary.Mother Teresa declined participation in an antiwar meeting. When asked why, she replied that she did3 3 / 6 6not want to give any attention to war, but shed gladly participate in a pro-peace m

13、eeting.5. _ Theycan help you mend broken hearts and reach amazing goals.Continue to feed that positive world-like Einstein said, living as though everything is a miracle-andwatch life change accordingly.III.完形填空完形填空(30 分分)Lu Jingjing, a dermatologist(皮肤病医生）at Wuhan Childrens Hospital, is now working

14、 at the mobilecabin hospitals at the Wuhan International ConferenceExhibition Center, taking care of COVID-19-infected patients.Her husband, who is 1. _ in the army, is taking care of the children at home now and 2. _helps with disinfection (消毒） around their residential community.Lu and her husband

15、had 3. _to visit her parents in their hometown in East Chinas ShandongProvince during the Spring Festival but after the 4_ of COVID-19, they chose to stay.In the eyes of five-year-old Youyou, his mother is like Ultraman, a superhero in a 5. _ series, whois fighting bad guys every day.6. _Lu left hom

16、e for the cabin hospitals on Feb 4,Youyou has kept asking his mother throughvideo chat: Mum, how many viruses did you 7. _ today?The mother of Youyou and a one-year-olddaughter, Lu was 8. _ to do support work at a community quarantine (检疫) centre on Feb 2 andthen to the cabin hospitals two days late

17、r.While she was packing to 9. _ the cabin hospitals at home, Youyou cried and tried to stop Lufrom leaving, knowing he would not see his mother for a long time.Lu patiently explained to him what the 10. _is, and told him that she would fight it with thecartoon superhero, Ultraman.He then 11. _ and l

18、et me go because in his mind Ultraman is the strongest in the 12. _andcould definitely help me win,” Lu said.Since then, her son keeps asking through video chat how many viruses Lu has killed every day andhelps her 13. _ them up.“He may not know clearly about why Im away from home, but he knows that

19、 Im fighting against the4 4 / 6 614. _ virus with the weapons(武器）of doctors,” she said.“He told me that he had planted a cherry tree and would 15. _ me with cherries when I get back.Every time he said Mum, I miss you, I couldnt stop bursting into tears.”A. Pay attention to your words.B. Surround you

20、rself with positive people.C. Seek advice from positive and active people.D. And when you keep your focus there, that power expands.E. Focusing on that, however, can leave you feeling helpless.F. If you focus on that change, then everything will change for the better.G. Putting poor-quality gas in y

21、our car will not help it run at best performance.1.A.servingB.fightingC.settlingD.training2.A.gentlyB.privatelyC.roughlyD.voluntarily3.A.announcedB.plannedC.managedD.struggled4.A.infectionB.outbreakC.conflictD.possibility5.A.comedyB.tragedyC.cartoonD.thriller6.A.BeforeB.BecauseC.UntilD.Since7.A.hand

22、leB.exposeC.beatD.create8.A.attractedB.sentC.exportedD.forced9.A.leave outB.leave behindC.leave forD.leave off10.A.thingB.hackerC.virusD.illness11.A.turned downB.slowed downC.broke downD.calmed down12.A.battlefieldB.hospitalC.countryD.school13. A. pickB.breakC.saveD.add14.A.advancedB.superC.imaginar

23、yD.enjoyable15.A.rewardB.provideC.impressD.botherIV.语法填空语法填空(10 分分)5 5 / 6 6Kyrgyzstan(吉尔吉斯斯坦）is a mountainous country where nearly two thirds of the people live in ruralareas. The UN notes that the local economy depends 1._（heavy) on farming. So it is rare for anyKyrgyz to choose technology 2. _ a

24、career path.The UN Development Program studied records of the countrys college 3. _(graduate) in science,technology, engineering, mathematics, construction and manufacturing. It found that women make up lessthan 10 percent of those graduates,Nineteen-year-old Alina Anisimova, 4. _ is a computer prog

25、rammer, says some girls dont havethe courage to take on such studies because it is not common in their country. And, she also says a majorityof parents discourage their daughters from 5. _(study) these subjects, Girls in her country areexpected 6. _(marry) instead of having careers. Nearly one in 10

26、 girls in Kyrgyzstan is marriedbefore the age of 18, notes the international aid group Girls Not Brides. She wishes that in the future peoplewill not consider it so7. _ （surprise) to see young women get involved in engineering and metalworking.Actually, the number of women in the areas of science, t

27、echnology, engineering and mathematics 8._ （increase) in recent years. For example, in the US, there has been a push to get more girls interestedin such subjects at 9. _ early age. Still, the UNs cultural agency UNESCO notes that only about 30percent of the worlds researchers10. _ （be)women.1. _ 2.

28、_ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _V.应用文写作应用文写作(14 分分)假定你是李华，你校英语角将举办以“Scientists and Our Life”为主题的英语征文大赛，你想邀请你的英国朋友 Mary 参加，请你给她写一封邀请函。内容包括：1.写信目的；2.征文要求（介绍至少两位科学家及其成就；举例说明科学对生活的影响；你对科技影响的法）。注意：1.词数 80 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Mary,6 6 / 6 6_Yours,Li HuaI: ACBII:BGEDAIII:ADBBC DCBCC DADBAIV.

29、1.heavily 2.as 3.graduates 4.who 5.studying 6.to marry 7.surprising 8.has increase 9.an 10.areV.Dear Mary,The English corner in our school will hold an essay contest on the topic of “Scientists and Our Life” andId like to invite you to take part in it. Your essay is expected to introduce at least tw

30、o famous scientists inthe world. Youd better focus on their achievements and contributions to human beings. You can also giveexamples to show the great effects of various inventions and technologies on our life. Its obvious thatscience and technology can make our life easier and more comfortable, but they also cause bad effects. Youcan talk about your own opinions on this.Looking forward to your reply.Yours,Li Hua