高中英语Unit4Pygmalion学业质量标准检测作业新人教版选修8.docx

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1、Unit 4学业质量标准检测时间：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L 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. How is the weather today? BA. Sunny.B. Cloudy.C. Rainy.2. What is the man looking for? AA. A good hotel.B. A guidebook.C. A friend.3. What

2、does the woman want to drink first? BA. A cup of coffee.B. Orange juice.C. Lemonade.4. What will the speakers do tonight? CA. Go to the cinema.B. Go to a restaurant.C. Go to a concert.5. Where is the woman now? BA. In a bank.B. On a bus.C. At a train station.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

3、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. What does the woman need now? BA. Some food.B. Some water.C. A good rest.Strano said, could one day be used to light the rooms or even to turn tree into self powered street lamps.In the fu

4、ture, the team hopes to develop a version of the technology that can be sprayed onto plant leaves in a oneoff treatment that would last the plant, s lifetime. The engineers arc al so trying to develop an on and off “switch“ where the glow would fade when exposed to dayl ight.Lighting accounts for ab

5、out 7% of the total electricity consumed in the US. Since lighting is often far removed from the power source（电源）-such as the distance from a power plant to street lamps on a remote highwaya lot of energy is lost during transmission（传输）.Glowing plants could reduce this distance and therefore help se

6、ive energy.文章大意：这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了绿色植物对人们很有好处，因此麻省理工学院的工程师 开发了一种发光植物。文章介绍了他们发明这种植物的过程，以及这种植物的一些优势，指出在未来发光 植物有可能取代路灯，达到节约能源的作用。28. What is the first paragraph mainly about? DA. A new study of different plants.B. A big fal1 in crime rates.C. Employees from various workplaces.D. Benefits from green plants

7、.解析:主旨大意题。根据第一段中解 study conducted in Youngstown, Ohio, for example, discovered that greener areas of the city experienced less crime. In another, employees were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants. v 可知例如,在俄亥 俄州扬斯敦进行的一项研究发现，城市绿化较好的地区犯罪率较低。在另一项研究中，当员工

8、的工作场所 被室内植物装饰时，他们的工作效率会提高15乳由此可知，第一段的主旨是关于绿色植物的益处。故选 Do29. What is the function of the sensors printed on plant leaves by MIT engineer? AA. To detect plants* lack of waterB. To change compositions of plantsC. To make the life of plants longer.D. To test chemicals in plants.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中 “These inc

9、lude plants that have sensors printed on their leaves to show when they re short of water and a plant that can detect harmful chemicals in groundwater. 可知这就包括叶子上印有传感器来显示植物缺水的情况的植物，还有一种植物可以检测到地下水中的有害 化学物质。由此可知，麻省理工学院工程师植物叶片上印上传感器的作用是检测植物缺水的情况。故选A。30. What can we expect of the glowing plants in the fu

10、ture? CA. They will speed up energy production.B. They may transmit electricity to the home.C. They might help reduce energy consumption.10/20D. They could take the place of power plants.解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中 “Glowing plants could reduce this distance and therefore help save energy.”可知发光的植物可以缩短这段距离，从而帮助节

11、约能源。由此可知，这种发光的植 物在未来可能有助于减少能源消耗。故选C。31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? CA. Can we grow more glowing plants?B. How do we live with glowing plants?C. Could glowing plants replace lamps?D. How are glowing plants made pollutionfree?解析：主旨大意题。根据最后一段中 MLighting accounts for abou

12、t 7%of the total electricity consumed in the US. Since lighting is often far removed from the power sourcesuch as the distance from a power plant to street lamps on a remote highway-a lot of energy is lost during transmission. Glowing plants could reduce this distance and therefore help save energy.

13、 M 可知照明约占美国 总耗电量的7版由于照明通常远离电源，例如从发电厂到偏僻公路上路灯的距离，在传输过程中会损失大 量能源。发光的植物可以缩短这段距离，从而帮助节约能源。结合文章主要说明了绿色植物对人们很有好 处，因此麻省理工学院的工程师开发了一种发光植物，文章介绍了他们发明这种植物的过程，以及这种植 物的一些优势，指出在未来发光植物有可能取代路灯，达到节约能源的作用。由此可知，C选项“发光的 植物能取代路灯吗？ ”最符合文章标题。故选C。DWhen parents discover their child has lied to them for the first time, it ca

14、n often come as a shock to find their little treasure is capable of such tricking. But new research has suggested many parents may not even notice many of the lies their children tell them.Psychologists have discovered that most parents are overconfident in their childs honesty and this may lower th

15、eir ability to spot a lie.The findings may help to explain why some parents seem to be willing to let their children get away with almost anything. They say that mothers and fathers suffer from a atruth prejudice” with their own youngsters but when faced with lies from other peoples children, they h

16、ave less difficulty telling if a statement is true or not.Dr. Angela Evans, a psychologist at Brock University in Ontario, Canada, said, “The close relationship that parents share with their own children may be related to their 1ives. Parents truth prejudice may reflect a rigid and perhaps prejudice

17、d idea of their own children based on previous experiences. This view may result in parents being less suspicious of their children and allowing for their children to be able to successfully cheat them. nMost children are thought to start lying as early as two years old but start telling more believ

18、able lies at around the age of four. Learning how to lie is widely considered to be a key part of the social development in children. But many parents are shocked when their children start lying to them.In their study, Dr. Evans and her colleagues filmed 118 children as they performed a test. Then v

19、ideos of those chiIdren were shown to 152 parents of chiIdren aged 8 to 16 years old, 80 of whom had children who had taken part in the test. The researchers found that the parents were less able to spot lies told by their own children. However, they were better at finding truths than parents whose

20、children hadnt taken part in the test.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。实验表明，多数父母对自己的孩子有“取真偏见”，往往不能识别自 己孩子的谎言，但却能辨别真相。32. Why do parents have difficulty finding their children，s lies? AA. Parents are too trusting of their children.B. Children know how to earn their parents* trust.C. Parents may establish no close relat

21、ionship with children.I). Chi Idren donI communicate with parents about everything.解析：细节理解题。由第二段”. most parents are overconfident in their child* s honesty. 一句可知，多数父母对自己孩子的诚实过于自信。故答案选A。33. What does the underlined word suspicious” (Para. 4) mean? BA. Concerned.B. Skeptical.C. Realistic.D. Neutral.解析

22、：词义猜测题。由第四段可知，父母和孩子的亲密关系的建立来自长期的共同生活，由此基于以 往的经历，父母对自己的孩子会产生固定或有偏向的看法，因此当孩子说谎时，他们不太怀疑。由此可以 推测画线词的意思是“可疑的”。故答案选B。34. What does the test show in the last paragraph? DA. Children aged 18 to 16 are better at telling lies.B. Parents with children aged 8 to 16 tend to recognize lies.C. Children participati

23、ng in the test are better at telling truths.D. Parents are better at tel ling truths rather than lies from children.解析：推理判断题。根据短文最后两句可知，参与测试的孩子的父母不善于识别谎言，但却能辨别真 相。因此答案选D。35. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? CA. Should Children Tell Lies to Their Parents?B. What Should Pa

24、rents Do When Children Lie?C. Why Parents Fail to Tell Their Childrens Lies?D. Can Parents Tell Whether Children Are Lying or Not?解析：标题归纳题。纵观全文可知，心理学家发现多数父母都有“取真偏见”，因此往往不能识别自 12/20己孩子的谎言。故C项作标题最为合适。第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Meet New PeopleEverybody kn

25、ows that first impressions count. If you want to know how to meet people, just follow these steps. Live in the moment.To meet new people, the first thing you have to do is enjoy the present moment of the new conversation. Let go of your expectations and fears. 36. DWhen you approach a new person, do

26、nt ask yourself, “How do I look? or lbw do I sound? ” Instead, ask, *What would this person like to talk about? ” “What matters to this person?” 37. AIf you keep up your confidence, people feel that youre a person who is worth talking to. You should be confident before you walk into a room with new

27、people in it and build your confidence as the conversation goes along. Just smile, talk about the things that you love, and show everyone that you love who you are, whore you are, and what you do.38. C Stand tall, maintain eye contact, and dont fidget wi th your hands or look at the floor. When you

28、introduce yourself, speak clearly and loudly enough that you* 11 be heard. Be positive.39. F You should smile from time to time. Talk about the things you love, the things that make you happy, and your interests to keep people engaged.Dont t talk about your longstanding hatred for a certain teacher,

29、 or classmate. 40. G The occasional Thats so true! or I know exactly what you mean! will be far more positive.A. Stay confident.B. Communicate in a fun and casual way.C. Body language can help you stay confident.1） . They can prevent a conversation from unfolding smoothly.E. Don* t ask for the perso

30、nt s number in the middle of the conversation.F. Maintaining a positive attitude will make people want to talk to you.G. Dont nod and agree with what the person is saying every five seconds.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一些与新结识的人谈话时的建议。解析：36 .上文提到“在与新结识的人谈话时要享受当前时刻，不要有期望和恐惧:D项意为“它们（即期 望和恐惧）会阻碍谈话顺利地展开。”，与上文形成因果关

31、系，符合语境。37 .根据下面两段话涉及的内容可以判断出，作者给第二个建议主要是让人们要自信，所以A项“保持自信。”适合用作中心句。38 .根据后面讲述的内容可知，本段主要谈的是运用肢体语言的情况，所以C项“肢体语言能帮助你 保持自信。”符合语境。39 .由该段标题“Be positive。”可知，F项“保持积极乐观的态度能让人们想和你谈话。”与下文紧 密相连，因此正确答案选F。40.下文提到，当赞同对方的看法时最好能说一些表示赞同的话。G项意为“不要点头，每隔五秒说 一些表示赞同对方说的话与下文照应，故答案选G。第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节；满分30分）第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题

32、1分，满分15分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（2020 山东青岛高三质检）The victims were carried in one by one, their paws and fur burned, suffering from dehydration（脱 水）and fear. Their caretakers 41. B their wounds, and 42. C them in baskets with the only thing that was 43. A the leaves of eucalyptu

33、s（桂树）Iree. As miserable fires have 44. C more than 2 million acres in Australia, only dozens of koalas have been 45. D from the smoky trees and 46. B ground.Koalas, unlike kangaroos, birds or snakes, do not 47. A from fires but instead climb trees to the top, where they can curl themselves into a ba

34、ll for 48. B and wait for the danger to 49. C .But during big fires, such as those that have burned in recent weeks, the animals are far less likely to 50. D Even if the fire itself does not reach the tree 51. A , the animals may over heat and fall to the ground, where they can be burned to death.Th

35、e tough situation of the koala has raised 52. B among scientists and conservationsts（环保主义者）.Whi 1 e koalas have developed to exist alongside the wi Idfires, they are facing new 53. D not just from climate change but also from human development, which has dislocated Koalas* populations, 54. A their a

36、bility to survive fires.We have these 55. D animals not found anywhere else on this planet, and we are killing them. This is a big wakeup call.文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。讲述澳大利亚的一场大火造成许多动物受伤，其中考拉伤亡严重，这次 火灾警示世人保护动物。41. A. touchedB. treatedC. ignoredD. discovered解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意:它们的护理人员治疗它们的伤口。A. touched触摸；B. treated治

37、 疗；C. ignored忽视;D. discovered发现。由上文可知它们被火烧伤了,根据关键词caretakers,可知是 对伤口进行治疗。故选B。B. locked42. A. threwC. laidD. forced解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：把它们小心地放入带有唯一熟悉的东西一枝树的叶子的篮子里。 A threw扔;抛;B. locked锁上;C. laid（尤指轻轻地或小心地）放置，安放,D. forced强迫。它们受伤了, 医护人员治疗后会小心地放入篮子里。故选C。43. A. familiarB. plentifulC. beautiful）. expensive解析：考

38、查形容词词义辨析二句意：把它们小心地放入带有唯一熟悉的东西一极树的叶子的篮子里。 A. familiar熟悉的；B. plentiful充足的；丰富的；C. beautiful美丽的；D. expensive昂贵的。由卜,文 可知这些受伤的动物是考拉，故它们对核树的叶子是熟悉的。故选A。44. A. reachedB. leftC. burnedD. trapped解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于悲惨的火灾在澳大利亚燃烧（范围）已经超过了两百万英方，只 有几十只考拉，从烟雾弥漫的树木中和黑色的土地上，被营救。A. reached到达；B. lefl离开；C. burned 燃烧；D. tra

39、pped困住。由miserable fires可知是燃烧。故选C。45. A. killedB. recognizedC. hurtI）, rescued解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于悲惨的火灾在澳大利亚燃烧（范围）已经超过了两百万英亩，只 有几十只考拉，从烟雾弥漫的树木中和黑色的土地上，被营救。A. killed杀死；B. recognized辨别出； C. hurt伤害；D. rescued营救。由上文护理人员治疗考拉，可知是考拉从大火中被营救。故选I）。46. A. flatB. blackC. broadD. safe解析：考查形容词词义辨析“句意：由于悲惨的火灾在澳大利亚燃烧（范

40、围）已经超过了两百万英亩， 只有几十只考拉，从烟雾弥漫的树木中和黑色的土地上，被营救。A. flat平坦的；B. black黑色的；C. broad 宽阔的；D. safe安全的。由上文可知，火灾十分严重，树木烟雾弥漫，大地被烧焦，因此是黑色的。故选 Bo47. A. escapeB. dieC. sufferD. rise解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：考拉，与袋鼠、鸟类或者蛇不同，它们不会从火中逃脱，而是爬到 树顶，在那儿，它们蜷缩成一团以保护自己，然后等待危险过去。A. escape逃脱；B. die死亡；C. suffer 受苦；D.rise r.JIo由下文可知，考拉爬到树顶保护自己，

41、因此说它们不像袋鼠，鸟类或者蛇那样能从火 灾中逃脱。故选A。48. A. balanceB. protectionC. challengeD. comfort解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：考拉，与袋鼠、鸟类或者蛇不同，它们不会从火中逃脱，而是爬到树顶，在那儿,它们蜷缩成一团以保护自己,然后等待危险过去。A.balance平衡；B. protection保护; C challenge挑战;D. comfort舒服。在火中，它们爬上树顶,蜷缩成一团是为了保护自己。故选B。49. A. attackB. comeC. passI), avoid解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：考拉，与袋鼠、鸟类或者蛇不

42、同，它们不会从火中逃脱，而是爬到 树顶，在那儿，它们蜷缩成一团以保护自己，然后等待危险过去。A. attack攻击；B.comc来；C. pass结 束；I), avoid.避免。考拉不像袋鼠、鸟类或者蛇那样逃脱，它们只能爬上树顶，蜷缩成团，等着火灾的结 束。故选C。50. A. jumpB. climbC. fallD. survive解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:动物存活的可能性很小。A. jump跳;B. climb爬;C fall落下;D. survive 存活。由下文可知，即使火没有烧到树顶，动物们也会因为过热掉落到地上，被烧死。所以是很难存活。 故选D。51. A. topB. 1

43、 eavesC. trunkD. root解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意:即使大火没有烧到树顶。A. top顶；B. leaves叶子；C. trunk树 干；D. root根。由前文可知，考拉是爬到树顶躲避大火。故选A。52. A. passionB. concernC. fearD. interest解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：考拉的艰难处境引起了科学家和环保主义者的担忧。A.passion热 情：B. concern担心；C. fear害怕；D. interest兴趣。考拉遭遇J,火灾，科学家和环保主义者应该是担忧 的。故选B。53. A. chancesB. choicesC. nei

44、ghborsI), threats解析：考杳名词词义辨析。句意：尽管考拉从这场野火中存活下来，它们还面临新的威肋，不止是来 自气候变化，也来自人类的发展，这扰乱了考拉的种群，削弱了它们从大火中存活的能力。A. chances机 会;B. choices选择;C. neighbors邻居；D. threats威胁。上文提到的野火对考拉来说是生存的威胁,可 知下文提到气候变化，人类发展是它们面对的新的威胁。故选D。54. A. weakeningB. developingC. enrichingI), ensuring解析：考查动名词词义辨析。句意：不止是来自气候变化，也来自人类的发展，这扰乱了考

45、拉的种群， 削弱了它们从大火中存活的能力。A. weakening减弱；B. developing发展了. enriching使丰富;D. ensuring 确保。由上文可知，人类的发展是考拉新面时的威胁，带来的是不好的影响，因此是削弱了生存的能力。故选A。B. stupid 16/2055. A. lonelyC. lazyD. unique解析：考杳形容词词义辨析。句意：我们拥有这些独一无二的、在这个星球任何其它地方都找不到的 动物。A. lonely可爱的；B. stupid愚蠢的；C. lazy懒惰的；D. unique独一无二的。由下文“not found anywhere else

46、 on this planet/,可知是独一无二的。故选 D。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。Joris Hutchison, 10 years old, of Seattle, has worked hard al 1 year to save cheetahs(猎豹)from the very real threat of extinction. He has raised more than $14, 000 to purchase GPS devices, 56. which follow and pro

47、tect the animals. He earns money by selling lemonade, flowers and Tshirts, and by 57.organizing (organize) skating parties and a garage sale. What moved the publ ic 58. was (be) that Joris donated all that he raised to a wildlife conservation organization and shelter in Namibia where he and his moth

48、er have volunteered for 59. the past three summers.As the groups 60. youngest (young) of al 1 the volunteers, Joris prepares food, cleans enclosures(围场)，and creates improvement 61.ilems (ilem) for the cheetahs that live there, all of whom 62. were injured (injure) or raised by human beings in the past. The shelter protects cheetahs in the wild by convincing farmers not 63. to shoot (shoot) the animals and instead, to a11ow the ones accused 64. of killing farm animals to be fixed with GPS devices. Ive learned that everyone ca