（2020）新牛津译林版高中英语高一下学期选择性必修第一册Unit 1 单元检测（有答案）.docx

1、译林版选择性必修第一册unit1单元检测第一部分听力(略)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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AAirbnb is quickly becoming one of the biggest websites to book travel，which allows you to book a stay with individual hosts.Benefits of booking a stay through Airbnb：Breakfast and snacks are ofte

2、n included in the price.You can arrange an early check-in or late check-out，space permitting，for NO extra charge.Many Airbnb places have a washer，full kitchen，and free Internet.Travel with friends or family and stay together in one home.Stay in any part of town，NOT just where the chain hotels are lo

3、cated.Visit a unique destination where there are NO hotels.Meet lots of interesting people along the way!Get a Better Price!Because its based on person-to-person interaction，youll have lots of room to negotiate a better price.1Book Close to When You Want to StayAirbnb places get booked months in adv

4、ance.Sometimes hosts find they have gaps to fill between stays，even up to the current day.In that case，the host might accept a lower offer.Send them a message and ask if theres a discount for booking the same week as your stay.Or even the same day!2Stay LongerIf you offer to stay a week or longer，so

5、me hosts are willing to offer discounts.Thats because they wont have to spend the costs of cleaning，laundry，and their time while youre staying.3Go in the Off-SeasonSummer is the peak travel season for most of the US and Europe，especially if youre visiting a tourist destination.Hosts wont be as willi

6、ng to negotiate because they know they can charge high rates.But if you want to stay between peak seasons，you might get a discount!4Offer Something in ReturnDo you have a handy skill? Are you good at gardening，painting，or repairing things? Ask the host if they need help with changing light bulbs，fix

7、ing a leaky sink，or nailing down squeaky base boards.There are lots of ways that people can help each other.Where can you offer something in exchange for a discount?21Why do people like to book a stay through Airbnb?ABecause it is one of the biggest websites.BBecause the whole family can stay togeth

8、er.CBecause people may check out later with extra money.DBecause all the meals are often included in the price.22Which of the following may help save money?AStaying between peak travel seasons.BOffering to stay one or two days.CRefusing to fix a leaky sink.DBooking places months in advance.23What is

9、 the main purpose of the text?ATo recommend traveling in Airbnb.BTo tell readers how to book through Airbnb.CTo offer tips for booking through Airbnb.DTo negotiate a better price via Airbnb.答案BACBEvery Christmas，the firm I worked for raised money for disadvantaged kids in the area，and every Christma

10、s Id drive out with colleagues to deliver gifts.Some years ago，we were returning to work and stopped at an intersection as the lights turned red.We were in the middle lane and I became aware of an SUV(越野车) coming up behind us at speed；at the last moment，it switched to the righthand lane and carried

11、straight on past the red light into traffic moving west to east.It crashed into another vehicle，causing it to veer off(转向)，then they both skidded to a stop.There was a loud “Bang” and flames leapt from the SUVs front.I had been a volunteer firefighter for many years and had attended automobile accid

12、ents before.As the flames grew fiercer，I knew the cars battery had exploded and that there was no time to lose.I dashed round to the passenger side.The door was locked，but by pulling on the window frame，I managed to tear it open.I leaned in，unbuckled the drivers belt and pulled him across to the pas

13、senger side.Other than some cuts，he was fine.I left him with my workmates and went to check on the driver of the other car，who was also unhurt.Then I headed back to the intersection，where I directed traffic around the burning vehicle until the emergency services arrived.On the way back to work，I sai

14、d to my colleagues：“What you saw，keep it under your hats，OK？”But an hour later I had a call from a friend on a local TV station.“Brad，”he said，“I have a picture here that someones sent in of you helping out at a traffic accident.”I hoped that would be the end of it，but the story was to have an unexp

15、ected ending.A couple of weeks after the accident，I agreed to a televised reunion with Michael Walker，the guy Id pulled from the car.He thanked me，and then he introduced me to his daughter，Amber.It turned out she had been separated from her mum and dad，but returned home after the accident.Knowing th

16、is family had been reunited was a great comfort to mea real Christmas gift.24The car crash was caused by .Athe SUV drivers running the red lightBthe traffic chaos at the intersectionCthe heavy traffic during ChristmasDthe authors car blocking the way25Who saved the trapped driver from the burning ca

17、r?AThe emergency services.BThe author.CThe authors workmates.DA pedestrian.26What does the underlined part in Paragraph 5 mean?ACover up the hair. BHide the face.CKeep it a secret. DBear it in mind.27What was a real Christmas gift to the author?AThe reunion with the saved driver.BAcquaintance with M

18、ichael s daughter.CRaising money for disadvantaged kids.DMichael s family reunion after the accident.答案ABCDCThis commercial kitchen in central London prepares one-and-a-half thousand meals a day.It provides catering for a museum and a conference centre.Kitchens like this typically throw away 20% of

19、the ingredients they buy.Some are thrown away even though they are edible.And sometimes food ends up in the bin simply because its not needed after all.To stop this happening，this kitchen has been using a new piece of technology which can simply be connected to a normal bin on scales (磅秤)This is wha

20、ts known as a smart bin.Kitchen staff use it like a supermarket self-checkout.The idea is to keep an accurate digital record of the food being thrown out.This helps the head chef make more informed choices.Bill Owen，head chef said，“It is a shocker how many tons are actually saved through using this.

21、” By keeping an eye on exactly what kind of food is being thrown out，the chef can not only adjust his orders of ingredients，but also make whole new menus based on what was previously being thrown away.“In an operation where you make a significant amount of your food in advance，you can typically cut

22、food waste in half，” Mark Zornes Winnow added.Do people actually have time to sort the food as they are putting it into the bin? They do.To start with，take a little while to get used to the bin system.It is just about familiarizing yourself with where the buttons are.However effective they may be，th

23、ere is one important factor that holds these smart bins back.Andrew Stephen，CEO of Sustainable Restaurant Association，explained，“Traditionally，smart bin technology has been at quite a high price point for particularly small operators.There is only a relatively small part that can afford that upfront

24、 implementation(安装启用)” It seems that smart bins are just one part of the solution to the pressing problem of food waste.28What does the underlined word “edible” in Paragraph 1 mean?AAwful. BUnnecessary.CDelicious. DEatable.29The final aim of using smart bins is to .Achange the menusBmake much food i

25、n advanceCcut the food wasteDadjust the purchase of ingredients30What can we learn from the passage?APeople need to sort the waste before putting it into the bin.BThe bin is connected to a supermarket self-checkout.CThe weight of the waste cant be known through the bin.DAndrew Stephen was optimistic

26、 about the future of the bin.31Whats the disadvantage of the smart bins?AThey cant keep an accurate record.BThey are too expensive.CTheyre too complicated to operate.DThey are not effective.答案DCABDFaces，like fingerprints，are unique.Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? E

27、ven a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another.Yet a very young child or even an animal，such as a dolphin can learn to recognize faces.We also tell people apart by how they behave.When we talk about someones personality，we mean the ways in

28、 which he or she acts，speaks，thinks and feels make that person different from others.Like the human face，human personality is very complex.But describing someones personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face.If you were asked to describe what a “nice face” looked like，you probabl

29、y would have a difficult time doing so.But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”，you might begin to think about someone who was kind，considerate，friendly，warm and so on.There are many words to describe how a person thinks，feels and acts.Gordon Allport，an American psychologist，found nearly 18

30、,000 English words characterizing differences in peoples behavior.And many of us use this information as a basis for describing or typing his personality.People have always tried to “type” each other.Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villains(坏人) or

31、the heros role.In fact，the words “person” and “personality” come from the Latin，meaning “mask”Today，most television and movie actors do not wear masks.But we can easily tell the “good guys” from the “bad guys” because the two types differ in appearance as well as behaviors.32Why does the author ment

32、ion the fingerprints in Paragraph 1?ATo make people learn to recognize faces.BTo show people have different personalities.CTo describe the features of fingerprints.DTo explain people differ in facial features.33Who most probably knows how to describe peoples personality best?AThe ancient Greek audie

33、nce.BThe movie actors.CPsychologists.DThe modern TV audience.34Why can we tell one type of person from another?APeople differ in behavioral and physical characteristics.BHuman fingerprints provide unique information.CPeoples behavior can be easily described in words.DHuman faces have complex feature

34、s.35Which of the following is the major point of the passage?AWhy is it necessary to identify peoples personality?BWhy is it possible to describe people?CHow to get to know people?DHow to recognize people best?答案DBAB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。Cold weather duri

35、ng winter months may keep many people from leaving home and running in the open air. 36 In fact，researchers say，running in cold weather helps improve ones performance. 37 Two reasons are the low temperatures and bitter winds.Yet many runners might find it easier than running in hot weather.That coul

36、d be because lower temperatures reduce stress on the body.When you run in cold weather，your heart rate and the bodys dehydration(脱水) levels are lower than in warmer conditions. 38 This information comes from sports scientists at St.Marys University in London.John Brewer is a professor of applied spo

37、rt science at St.Marys.For this study，he and other researchers put a group of people into a room they called an “environmental room”The researchers then recreated summer and winter weather conditions in the room. 39 Brewer says he and his team recorded biological measurements of the runners.“Weve go

38、t a group of subjects into the environmental room.Weve changed the conditions to replicate(复制) the summer or winter weather and weve got them to run 10 kilometers under both of those conditions and have taken various measurements on each runner whilst they were completing their 10 kilometers.”Brewer

39、 says every movement runners make produces heat.He explains that one way in which we lose heat is by sweating. 40 He says the body also loses heat by transporting the blood to the surface of the skin.The body does not have to work as hard to pump blood to the skins surface.Brewer says that running i

40、n cooler temperatures requires less energy.He adds that serious runners could cut valuable seconds off their personal best times by choosing to run in winter.ARunning in cold weather improves performance.BHowever，a new study shows that the drop in temperature is a good reason to run.CThe test subjec

41、ts were asked to run 10,000 meters under both conditions.DMany people say running in the winter can be difficult.EThe body needs less water on a cold day than in warm weather.FThe body loses heat through droplets of sweat.GTodays program is for people who like to run.36B37D38E39C40F第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30

42、分)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。Jake and Max Klein are twin brothers who have a passion for volunteering.Their family have always done community 41 .At a young age，they chose to 42 familys gifts at their birthday parties，but asked them to donate money to a charity.Whe

43、n they were seven，Jake and Max were interested in 43 with a family friend at the local homeless shelter to help cook. 44 ， he turned them down because they were too 45 and they had to be fourteen to cook.This led them on an endless 46 to come up with a way to help other kids who were also facing a 4

44、7 challenge：wanting to help but 48 because of their age.So，Kids That Do Good was 49 to show ways to kids or adults that，at any age，they could join the community and make a 50 .The small 51 has grown into a large website that brings thousands of 52 visitors each year.Jake and Max say that their websi

45、te brings 35,000 unique viewers，of those viewers，Kids That Do Good has 53 kids to 16,000 organizations.Jake and Max are 54 with school and after-class activities and other community service promises.Kids That Do Good also has blog posts that advise kids on 55 their own charitable event.41A.surveys B

46、servicesCduties Dbusinesses42A.sort out Bplay withCgive up Dput away43A.travelling BvolunteeringCcooking Drecycling44A.Unfortunately BHappilyCHonestly DGratefully45A.shy BawkwardCweak Dyoung46A.task BabilityCchance Ddetermination47A.public Bsimilar Csharp Ddirect48A.joked BblamedCdenied Dpraised49A.

47、advised BallowedCnamed Dcreated50A.judgment BdifferenceCcomment Ddecision51A.plan BeffortCproject Dexperiment52A.pleased BsatisfiedCamazed Dinterested53A.connected BexposedCcontributed Dattracted54A.familiar Bpatient Cbusy Dcontent55A.remembering BdescribingCcelebrating Dbuilding41-55 BCBAD ABCDB CDACD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。Li Ziqi,56. lives in a village in Sichuan Province，is famous for her 57. (attract) vi