答案第=page1212頁(yè)，共=sectionpages11頁(yè)2/2班級(jí)姓名學(xué)號(hào)分?jǐn)?shù)Unit2Makingadifference（選拔卷·提升能力）（時(shí)間：100分鐘，滿分：120分）第I卷（選擇題共85分）第一部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分55分）第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。1.—I'msorry,I'vebrokenacup.—Oh,________.It'sverycheap.A.forgetitB.becarefulC.that'srightD.it'sterrible2.Everymorninghespends________hourdoingexercise,thenhegoesto________work.A.a;aB.an;/C.a;/D.an;the3."You__haveawrongnumber,"shesaid."There'snooneofthatnamehere."A.needB.canC.mustD.would4.YesterdayIbrokemyfavouritewatch,andnowIhavetogetit________.A.repairedB.repairingC.repairD.torepair5.Myparents________inShandong.Theywerebornthereandhaveneverlivedanywhere,else.A.livedB.willliveC.werelivingD.live6.Themoneywillbeusedtohelpthepeople________homeswerelostintheearthquake.A.whatB.whoseC.whomD.which7.Currently,about35,000works________inover300roomsintheLouvre,anditwouldtakealifetimetoseeeverything.A.weredisplayingB.aredisplayingC.werebeingdisplayedD.arebeingdisplayed8.Mr.Blackwalkedaroundandofferedhelp________weweredoinganexperiment.A.whileB.althoughC.untilD.unless9.________theirhatsintotheair,thefansofthewinningteamshoutedhappily.A.TothrowB.ThrowingC.ThrownD.Beingthrown10.Weliveinanage________moreinformationisavailablemoreeasilythaneverbefore.A.whyB.towhomC.whenD.onwhich11.Didyoutidyyourroom?No,IwasgoingtotidymyroombutI______visitors.A.had B.have C.havehad D.willhave12.Guesswhat!IhavegotAformytermpaper.Great!You______readwidelyandputalotofworkintoit.A.must B.should C.musthave D.shouldhave13.Thetraditionalviewis______wesleepbecauseourbrainis“programmed”tomakeusdoso.A.when B.why C.whether D.that14.Atminus130℃,alivingcellcanbe______forathousandyears.A.spared B.protected C.preserved D.developed15.Asanewdiplomat.heoftenthinksof______hecanreactmoreappropriatelyonsuchoccasions.A.what B.which C.that D.how第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從16?35各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Mydaystartedjustlikealltheotherdaysforthepast15years,leavingforthestationat7:35andarrivingatworkby8:30a.m.Ialways

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D.proper第二部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AYouprobablyknowwhoMarieCuriewas,butyoumaynothaveheardofRachelCarson.Oftheoutstandingladieslistedbelow,whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantwomanofthepast100years?JaneAddams(1860—1935)AnyonewhohaseverbeenhelpedbyasocialworkerhasJaneAddamstothank.Addamshelpedthepoorandworkedforpeace.Sheencouragedasenseofcommunity(社區(qū))bycreatingsheltersandpromotingeducationandservicesforpeopleinneed.In1931,AddamsbecamethefirstAmericanwomantowintheNobelPeacePrize.RachelCarson(1907—1964)Ifitweren’tforRachelCarson,theenvironmentalmovementmightnotexisttoday.Herpopular1962bookSilentSpringraisedawarenessofthedangersofpollutionandtheharmfuleffectsofchemicalsonhumansandontheworld’slakesandoceans.SandraDayO’Connor(1930—present)WhenSandraDayO’ConnorfinishedthirdinherclassatStanfordLawSchool,in1952,shecouldnotfindworkatalawfirmbecauseshewasawoman.ShebecameanArizonastatesenator(參議員)and,in1981,thefirstwomantojointheU.S.SupremeCourt.O’Connorgavethedecidingvoteinmanyimportantcasesduringher24yearsonthetopcourt.RosaParks(1913—2005)OnDecember1,1955,inMontgomery,Alabama,RosaParkswouldnotgiveupherseatonabustoawhitepassenger.HersimpleactlandedParksinprison.ButitalsosetofftheMontgomerybusboycott.Itlastedformorethanayear,andkickedoffthecivil-rightsmovement.“TheonlytiredIwas,wastiredofgivingin,”saidParks.1.WhatisJaneAddamsnotedforinhistory?A.Hersocialwork.B.Herteachingskills.C.Hereffortstowinaprize.D.Hercommunitybackground.2.WhatwasthereasonforO’Connor’sbeingrejectedbythelawfirm?A.Herlackofpropertraininginlaw.B.Herlittleworkexperienceincourt.C.Thediscriminationagainstwomen.D.Thepoorfinancialconditions.3.Whatcanweinferaboutthewomenmentionedinthetext?A.Theyarehighlyeducated.B.Theyaretrulycreative.C.Theyarepioneers.D.Theyarepeace-lovers.BIt'snothingunusualforpeopletomultitasknowadays.Buttheabilitytodoanumberofthingsatthesametimecouldbedifferentbetweenthetwosexes.AteamofUKresearchersrecentlycomparedtheperformancesof120womenand120meninacomputertestaboutswitching(轉(zhuǎn)換)betweentasksofcountingandshaperecognition.Menequaledwomenwhentasksweredoneoneatatime.Butwhenthetasksweremixedup,therewasacleardifference.AccordingtothepaperpublishedinthejournalBMCPsychology,bothwomenandmensloweddownandmademoremistakesastheswitchingbecamemorerapid.Butmenwereslower,taking77percentlongertoanswer,whilewomentook69percentlonger.Tomaketheexperimentmoreconnectedtoday-to-daylife,researcherstriedasecondtest.Agroupofwomenandmenweregiveneightminutestocompleteaseriesofeverydaytasks,suchasfindingrestaurantsonamap,doingsimplemathproblems,answeringaphonecall,ordecidinghowtheywouldsearchforalostkeyinafield.Onceagain,womenperformedbetterthanmeninthetest,especiallyinthekey-searchingtask.Wheredowomengettheabilitytokeeporganizedunderpressurebetterthanmen?Researchersbelievethatithasitsoriginsinevolution(進(jìn)化).Inancienttimes,womenhadtokeepaneyeonchildrenwhilecookingmeals.Meanwhile,menonlyneededtofocusonhunting.However,aswithallstudies,theresultsdon'tnecessarilyapplytoeverysinglepersonintheworld.“Wedon'tmeanthatmencan'tmultitask,orthatonlywomencan，”researcherKeithLawsoftheUniversityofHertfordshire,UK,toldBBCNews.“Wearesayingthattheaveragewomanisbetterabletoorganizehertimeandswitchbetweentasksthantheaverageman.”4．Inthetests,researchersfoundthat________.A．womenwerebetteratswitchingbetweentasksthanmenB．womenmademoremistakesthanmenwhenmultitaskingC．menwerebetteratcountingandshaperecognitionthanwomenD．mencompletedaseriesofdailytasksmorequicklythanwomen5．WhatisthemainpurposeofParagraph6?A．Togiveadviceonhowtoimprovetheabilitytomultitask.B．Toshowhowmenandwomenthinkandrespondotherwise.C．Tocomparetherolesofmenandwomeninhumancommunities.D．Toexplainwhymenandwomenperformdifferentlyinmultitasking.6．WhichofthefollowingwouldKeithLawsmostprobablyagreewith?A．Allwomenareborntobegoodatmultitasking.B．Somemenareasgoodatmultitaskingaswomen.C．Menshouldn'tdojobsthatcallformultitaskingskills.D．Everywomanisbetterabletomultitaskthaneveryman.CLifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050.Firstofall,itseemsthatTVchannelswillhavevanishedby2050.Instead,peoplewillchooseaprogrammefroma“menu”andacomputerwillsendtheprogrammedirectlytothetelevision.By2050,music,films,programmes,newspapersandbookswillcometousinthesimilarway.Inmanyplaces,agricultureisdevelopingquicklyandpeoplearegrowingfruitandvegetablesforexport.Thisusesalotofwater.Therefore,therecouldbeseriousshortagesofwater.Somescientistspredictthatwatercouldbethecauseofwarsifwedon’tactnow.Inthefuture,carswillrunonnew,cleanfuels(燃料)andtheywillgoveryfast.Carswillhavecomputerstocontrolthespeedandtherewon’tbeanyaccidents.Today,manycarshavecomputersthattelldriversexactlywheretheyare.By2050,thecomputerwillcontrolthecaranddriveittoyourdestination.Also,by2050,spaceplaneswillflypeoplefromLosAngelestoTokyoinjusttwohours.Somebigcompaniesnowprefertouserobotsthatdonotaskforpayrisesorgoonstrike,andwork24hoursaday.Theyarealsoeasytocontrol.Andtheyneverarguewithpeople.Theycanbeeasilyusedinavarietyofplaces—factories,schools,offices,hospitals,shopsandhomes.Scientistswillhavediscoveredhowtocontrolgenes(基因).Scientistshavealreadyproducedclonesofanimals.By2050,scientistswillbeabletoproduceclonesofpeopleanddecidehowtheylookandhowtheybehave.Scientistswillbeabletodothesethings,butshouldthey?8.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedword“vanished”inParagraph1?A.Settled. B.Spread. C.Disappeared. D.Decreased.9.WhatdoesParagraph4intendtoshow?A.Robotscanworkindifferentplaces.B.Robotshavemuchtobeimproved.C.Robotsworkforhumansforfree.D.Robotshavemanyadvantages.10.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoexpressinthelastparagraph?A.Heprobablydisagreeswiththeideaofhumancloning.B.Heislookingforwardtousingcloningtechnology.C.Thescientistshavealreadydiscoveredhowtocontrolgenes.D.Thescientistswillfacemanydifficultiesofcontrollinggenes.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.High-techCarsB.LifeintheFutureC.IsCloningReallyGood?D.AreYouReadyfortheFuture?DIsthereanybodyoutthere?Forcenturieshumanshavewonderedalthoughthewaysinwhichwehavegoneaboutthishavevaried.Aswehavegainedagreaterunderstandingoftheuniverse,oursearcheshavetakenonmoreconcrete(具體的)forms.Questionsaboutaliens(外星人)havebecomeasubjectforscienceratherthansciencefiction.NownewcooperationbetweentheVeryLargeArray(VLA)observatoryinNewMexicoandtheSETIInstituteinCaliforniameansthatourcuriosityaboutwhetheraliensexistcanbecloserthaneverbeforetobeingsatisfied.DatafromtheVLA’S28radiotelescopes,usedtoscanavastareaofsky,willbefedthroughaspecialsupercomputerthatwillsearchfordistantsignals.Howlikelyitisthatasignalwillbefound,andwhatthismightmean,arehardquestionstoanswer.SETI’sexistingprojectshavenotdiscoveredanysignalsfromotherplanetssofar.ButrecentdiscoveriesinspaceandEarthscienceshaveprovidedsomeencouragementforthosewhoareenthusiasticaboutthepossibility,howeverremote,ofdetectingothercivilizations.Onceitwasthoughtthatoursolarsystemcouldbeunique.Sincethediscoveryofthefirstexoplanet(aplanetbeyondthesolarsystem)inthe1990s,thousandsmorehavebeenlocated.Aroundoneinfivestarsisnowthoughttohaveaplanetintheirorbit(運(yùn)行軌道)inaso-called“habitable(適合居住的)zone”—thatis,atadistancefromthestarwherethetemperaturemeansthatlifeistheoreticallypossible.AreEarth’s7.5billionhumans,alongwithbillionsofotheranimalsandplantstheysharetheirhomewith,ontheirownintheuniverse?Ifthereisanotherlifeformsomewhere,coulditbeasintelligentashumans?Orcoulditthreatenthem?Ithinkalloftheseneedfurtherexploration.AsexplorationsofMarscontinue,andanewsetofobservationsfromtheJamesWebbSpaceTelescopearesettobegin,ourinterestinthepossibilityofalienlifeappearsasmuchasbefore.12.WhydoestheVLAworkwithSETI?A.Todevelopnewradiotelescopes. B.Tofindevidenceofaliens’existence.C.Tobuildaspecialsupercomputer. D.Tosearchfordistantsignals.13.Whatistheencouragingnewsforscientistsexploringdistantcivilizations?A.Lifedoesindeedexistonexoplanets.B.Newtechnologiesareemployedtofindaliens.C.Someexoplanetsmayhavehabitablezones.D.Signalshavebeendiscoveredfromotherplanets.14.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetotheexistenceofaliens?A.Uncertain. B.Positive. C.Unacceptable. D.Worried.15.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Space:theunknownplace B.Findingaliens:possibleornot?C.Receivingsignals:aliensappearagain? D.Exoplanets:homeofaliens第II卷（共35分）第三部分：寫作第一節(jié)：閱讀表達(dá)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀短文，按照題目要求用英語(yǔ)回答問(wèn)題。Ataspecialceremony（儀式）,aspecialawardwasofferedtoagroupofstudentsfromChangjiangUniversityonFebruary11,2010.TheywerebraveenoughtohelpsavetwoboysfromChangjiangRiver.Allthestudentswerethereexceptthree,wholosttheirliveswhentheytriedtosavetheboys.Onthe