2018_2019学年高中英语Unit2Workingtheland学业质量标准检测新人教版必修4.doc

1、1Unit 2 Working the land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。1What did the woman think about the man at first？_B_AHe should not look behind tine door.BHe did not need to wear a jacket.CHe should be youn

2、ger than she was.2What does the man think of the job？_A_AVery interesting.BTerrible.CNot very good.3How does the woman feel？_C_ASurprised.BLighthearted.CWorried.4What does the word “sorry” mean in the conversation？_C_AShe didnt want to lend him the eraser.BShe hasnt got an eraser.CShe didnt hear him

3、 clearly.5What does the man ask the woman to do？_A_ALend him her umbrella.BPost the letter for him.CGo to the post office with him.第二节(共 15小题；每题 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至 7题。6How many c

4、olors does the jacket come in？_B_A4. B5.C6.27What does the woman think of the jacket？_A_AIts too expensive.BIts too big.CShe doesnt like the colors.听第 7段材料，回答第 8至 10题。8How does the man feel about his interview tomorrow？_C_AHe is sure of success.BHe is looking forward to it.CHe is worried about it.9W

5、hat is the job the man wants to get？_B_AA salesman.BAn engineer.CA translator.10What impressed the woman most？_A_AThe mans German.BThe mans experience.CThe mans business skills.听第 8段材料，回答第 11至 13题。11How does the man feel？_B_ANervous.BUpset.CSick.12What is wrong with the man？_C_AHis car was stolen on

6、 the street.BHe was knocked down by a car.CSomeone drove into the back of his car.13How did the accident happen？_B_AThe road sign had a wrong direction.BThe other driver was driving very fast.CSomething was wrong with the driving mirror.听第 9段材料，回答第 14至 16题。14How does the man seem to feel after this

7、interview？_C_ANervous.BSad.3CHopeful.15How many people were chosen for the second interview？ A A4. B8.C12.16What does the mans girlfriend want？_B_AShe wants to find a job near the man.BShe wants the man to find a job near her home.CShe wants to live far away from her home.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17What

8、 is the talk about？_A_AA weather report over Britain.BWeather changes and peoples life.CEnvironmental reasons for the strange weather.18Whats the weather like in Scotland？_A_ARainy in the east and cloudy in the south.BRainy in the north and snowy in the east.CSnowy in the south and cloudy in the wes

9、t.19Which parts of England are cloudy？_B_ANorthern and central England.BSouthern and western England.CNorthern and eastern England.20How is the weather in Wales？_C_ACloudy and cool.BRainy and windy.CSunny and hot.听力原文Text 1M：Where is my jacket，Mary？W：Its behind the door. But its so warm outside，so y

10、ou dont need a jacket at all.M：You know，Mary. Im not as young as you are.W：Maybe you are right.Text 2W：What do you do，Sandy？4M：Im a computer programmer. I work for one of the biggest computer companies. Its a very interesting job.Text 3M：Ive heard youre playing at a concert tomorrow. How do you feel

11、 about it？W：Oh，Im really worried about it.M：Im not surprised. So would I be.Text 4M：Can I use your eraser？W：Sorry？M：I made a mistake in my homework. I have to borrow your eraser.W：OK，here you are.Text 5M：Im going to the post office to post a letter.W：Its cloudy outside. It might rain. Cant you go to

12、morrow？M：No，I must post it today. May I borrow your umbrella？W：Certainly.Text 6W：Excuse me. Could you help me？M：Certainly. What can I do for you？W：Were looking for a girls jacket. I like this style. Do you have it in Size 10？M：Let me see. Size 4,6,8. Here it is. Size 10.W：Oh，I dont really like yello

13、w. What other colors does it come in？M：It comes in red，pink，light blue and black.W：The pink one is nice. How much is it？M：Its $160.W：Oh，well，thats too expensive. Well have to think about it.Text 7W：Arent you going for the job interview tomorrow？M：Yes. I have to go at ten oclock in the morning. Im no

14、t happy about this interview.W：Why not？Youre the right person they are looking for. And I know they need engineers.5M：I know，but I havent had much experience.W：I dont think that matters. Youre sure to get the job.M：Well，I dont know.W：Dont you want the job？M：Of course I do. I really need it. And ther

15、es another thing. I dont think Im good enough at languages.W：But your German is really good. I was impressed by the way you talked to these people we met on holiday last year.M：But I dont think I speak German well enough for doing business，and my French is terrible.W：Well，I dont agree. Your language

16、s are good.M：Its very nice of you to try to cheer me up，but I still dont think Im going to get the job.W：Well，well just have to wait and see，wont we？Text 8W：Hi，David. You look awful. Whats the trouble？M：Well，believe it or not，I had an accident in the car this morning. Someone drove into the back of

17、my car.W：No！ How did it happen？M：I was just turning into my drive when another car came round the corner and drove into the back of mine.W：Didnt you see him？M：No，I didnt. I looked in my driving mirror and there was no one coming. Not only that，I also looked in the big mirror on the other side of the

18、 road.W： So he must have been coming very fast if you didnt see him.M：Thats right. And he went straight into me.Text 9W：Hi，Ed. Are you in town for another job interview？M：Yes，Im pretty hopeful this time. Ive just finished my second interview with this company.W： That sounds great. I hope it works ou

19、t for you. But wasnt it expensive just getting here？M：No. In fact the company is paying all my expenses. Theyve put me up in a hotel downtown.6W：How nice！ How many people did they interview this time？M：After several rounds，they interviewed us four among the twelve applicants.W： It sounds that you ha

20、ve a good chance to be selected then.M：I hope so. The manager told me he would call us on Monday.W：Well，I hope it goes well. John and I would love it if you came to this area to work.M：I would too，but my girlfriend doesnt want to leave her family. She hopes I find a job close to her home.W：Oh dear，w

21、hat a decision！M：But anyway，Ive got to wait until Monday to find out whether I have the chance.W：Good luck！Text 10W：Its 6 oclock. Time for the weather report. Good evening. We have some strange weather over Britain today. And some of you are probably having problems with it at the moment. There is s

22、now over northern and western Scotland. Eastern Scotland has some rain and southern Scotland is cloudy. The clouds come from Europe and will continue tonight. Northern and central England are having rain with storms and lightning over most parts. Southern and western England are cloudy. Wales is luc

23、kier，however. It is hot and sunny in Wales and this will continue tomorrow. And as for Northern Ireland，Im afraid.第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分 40分)第一节(共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。AScientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again.They want to bring water to the deserts

24、，so people can live and grow food.They are learning a lot about the deserts.But more and more earth is becoming deserts all the time.Scientists may not be able to change the deserts.Scientists think that people make deserts.People are doing bad things to the earth.Some places on the earth dont get v

25、ery much rain.But they still dont become deserts.This is because some green plants are growing there.Small green 7plants and grass are very helpful to dry places.Plants dont let the hot sun make the earth even drier.Plants dont let the wind blow the earth away.When a little bit of rain falls，the pla

26、nts hold the water.Without plants，the land can become a desert much more easily.文章大意：由于土地沙漠化，农田面积在减少，如何使沙漠变良田，植被作用至关重要。科学家们正在为此努力。21Small green plants are very important to dry places because _D_.Athey dont let the sun make the earth even drierBthey dont let the wind blow the earth awayCthey hold th

27、e waterDall of the above解析：细节理解题。由原文第二段内容可知，A、B、C 三项均可，所以选择 D项。all of the above表示“以上所有的(选项)” 。22Which is the main idea of the first paragraph？_B_ AScientists know how to change deserts into good land.BLand is becoming deserts faster than scientists can change it back into good land.CIf scientists ca

28、n bring water to deserts，people can live and grow food there.DMore and more places are becoming deserts all the time.解析：段落大意题。由第一段和现实可知，土地沙漠化的速度要比科学家尽力使沙漠变良田的速度快，B 项完整。其他三个选项都很片面，不能概括整个段落的含义。23After reading this passage，we learn that _A_.Aplants can keep dry land from becoming desertsBit is good to

29、get rid of the grass in the desertsCall places without much rain will become desertsDit is better to grow crops on dry land than to grow grass解析：推理判断题。由文章可知，植被对控制土地沙漠化起主要的作用，A 项正确。其他三个选项不符合文意。BOrganic(有机的)farming is a type of agriculture that benefits from the recycling and use of natural products.U

30、se of dried plants not only saves money，but also ensures the growth of crops.The technique is characterized by the use of green 8manure(肥料)，biological pest control methods and special farming techniques to keep soil productivity.Limiting the use of manmade chemicals or completely doing away with the

31、m reduces the risk of diseases.Today，organic farming is a major and preferred industry around the world.Organically grown food products have a huge market，with farmlands covering about 10% of the total worldfarmland cover.The hard work of Sir Albert Howard， the Father of Organic Farming， has paid of

32、f.Advantages of Organic Farming：(1) The economics of organic farming are characterized by increasing profits through reduced water use and reduced soil erosion(侵蚀).(2) Organic farming produces the same crops as those produced through traditional farming methods，but uses half the energy，and holds 40%

33、 more topsoil.(3) Farming the organic way enables farmers to get rid of weeds without the use of any chemicals.(4)The use of green pesticides(杀虫剂) is environmentally friendly and does no harm to humans health.Disadvantages of Organic Farming：(1) Organic methods of farming produce less，compared to tr

34、aditional farming techniques.(2) Organic agriculture does little to fight global climate change.Though organic farming practices are recognized as giving out less CO2，but not to a significant degree.However，though there are some disadvantages of organic farming，farms where organic methods for croppi

35、ng have been used have more advantages than traditional farms.Organic agriculture is surely better in the long term24The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 shows that Sir Albert Howard _B_.Aworked hard for nothingBsucceeded in organic farmingCspent all his time on organic farmingDdidnt expect organi

36、c farming to be successful解析：推理判断题。根据前文的“with farmlands covering about 10% of the total worldfarmland cover”以及画线句子中的“hard work.has paid off”可推断 Sir 9Albert Howard在有机农业研究和种植方面是成功的。25According to the passage，compared to traditional farming organic farming _C_.a.is more environmentally friendlyb.produc

37、es a lot more foodc.uses less energyd.results in more weeds in the farmlande.is better for humans healthAabc BacdCace Dbce解析：细节理解题。根据优点中第二点的“uses half the energy”、第四点的“environmentally friendly”和“does no harm to humans health”可知 ace都是有机农业胜于传统农业的地方。26The authors attitude towards organic farming is _D_

38、.Aanxious BhopelessCunclear Doptimistic解析：观点态度题。根据最后一段的“Organic agriculture is surely better in the long term.”可知作者对有机农业的未来充满信心。27The writer wrote this passage to tell us _D_ Athe development of agricultureBwhat kind of food is being grown at presentCwhy organic farming is so popular around the worl

39、dDwhat organic farming is and its advantages and disadvantages解析：主旨大意题。通读全文，可知作者主要告诉了我们什么是有机农业以及其优缺点。C(2018安徽合肥第 168中学高一下学期期末考试)Phone batteries rarely last a full day anymore，so carrying compact chargers(小巧的充电器)is becoming normal.But many of these socalled portable devices are heavy，thick and inconv

40、enientuntil Solar Paper is developed.Chicago engineers have designed a superthin，lightweight panel (面板)called Solar Paper capable of charging an iPhone in two hours and many panels can be combined to boost its power It was created by Chicagobased Yolk.After raising more than $1 million online for th

41、e production，it is now available to 10purchase throughout the country.It comes in four versions 2.5W,5W,7.5W and 10Wdepending on the output needed for various devices.And these different models are created by combining individual 2.5W panels together.A 2.5W panel will charge an iPhone 6 or Galaxy S3

42、 in five hours.The 5W version charges the same devices but cuts charging time to two hours or three hours if its cloudy.The 7.5W model Solar Paper charges the devices in the same time as the 5W version but produces more energy when it is cloudy.The 10W version is ideal(理想的)for the iPad Air 2，and wil

43、l charge a device in 2.5 hours.Each individual panel measures 3.5 inches67 inches0.6 inches，weighs 60g and is 1.5mm thick.Other features include a unique automatic reset(重置) function which stops and starts the Paper charging when cast with a shadow or placed in sunlight.Other solar chargers require

44、you to replug the wire at these conditions.It also has a lowenergy LCD screen that displays the amount of power the Solar Paper produces in real time.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一种新型、快速、方便的为电子设备充电的太阳能纸设备。28What does the underlined word “boost” in the second paragraph mean？_B_ABalance. BIncrease.CPossess. DRedu

45、ce.解析：猜测词义题。此处指芝加哥的工程师设计了一种超薄、轻量面板，称为太阳能纸。它能够在两小时内给 iPhone充电，许多面板可以组合在一起来增加它的能量。 “boost”指增加，促进，与 increase同义，故选 B。29What can we know about the Solar Paper？_A_AYolk started an online activity to fund production of Solar Paper.BCustomers are able to buy Solar Paper all over the world.CThe 7.5W version

46、is the best choice if users charge an iPad.DThe LCD screen shows how much current an iPhone uses.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段 After raising more than $1 million online for the production，it is now available to purchase throughout the country.可知 Yolk从网上筹集了 100多万美元用于制作后，现在可以在全国范围内购买。可知 A正确，故选A。30How is Solar Paper

47、different from other solar chargers？_D_11AIt can be carried wherever you go.BIt can produce more electricity.CIt can produce power even if its rainy.DIt can get reconnected automatically after a shadow.解析：细节推理题。根据第四段 Other features include a unique automatic reset(重置) function which stops and starts

48、 the Paper charging when cast with a shadow or placed in sunlight.可知太阳能纸设备独特的自动复位功能，它可以在阴影之后自动重新连接。故选 D。31What is the authors purpose in writing the text？_C_ATo explain the strengths of solar chargers.BTo praise Chicago engineers for their efforts.CTo introduce a new type of solar charger.DTo advise

49、 producers to make phone batteries last long.解析：推理判断题。文中作者主要给我们介绍了一种新型、快速、方便的为电子设备充电的太阳能纸设备，目的是介绍这种新设备，故选 C。D(2018安徽合肥第 168中学高一下学期期末考试)These days I am on my very best behavior whenever I leave the house.If I am wearing pantyhose(连裤袜)，I doublecheck to ensure there is no bole on it I drive thoughtfully as if I