外研版（2019）必修第二冊《Unit 2 Let's celebrate!》2021年單元測試卷

第一部分　聽力（略）第二部分　閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

• 1．Summer vacation is coming soon.To enjoy a relaxing holiday，here we'd like to share with you some of the best rock and jazz festivals.Although many Ukrainian music festivals were cancelled because of the bad financial condition，plenty remain for music lovers.
     Krayina Mriy
     When and where：June 20-21，Kyiv，Pyrohovo folk museum
     Lineup（陣容）：TNMK，Boombox，Vopli Vidoplyasova，Onuka
     Krayina Mriy is an annual（每年的） rock music festival that promotes modern music.Besides music，the festival will offer dances as well as literary and theatrical performances and also playing of a traditional music instrument.
     Alfa Fest
     When and where：June 26-28，Lviv
     So far all tickets have been booked，but a waiting list is available at www.alfajazzfest.jye.ai/buyticket.This annual festival held in Lviv will be interesting for both experienced jazz lovers and jazz learners.The performers on the lineup come from Ukraine，Japan，Cuba and the US.
     Koktebel
     When and where：Aug.22-Sept.6，Zatoka village，Odesa Oblast
     Koktebel Jazz is the biggest outdoor jazz festival.The Cinematic Orchestra，Parov Stelar，Nino Katamadze，Bonobo，Submotion Orchestra，Billy's Band were the GALA'S superstars in previous years.This year the list of festival's participants and tickets prices still remain unknown but the organizers revealed（透露） that apart from good jazz，the guests will be offered music lectures and movie screenings.
     Respublica
     When and where：Sept.4-7，Kamyanets-Podilsky，Khmelnytska Oblast
     Folk music and street art festival Respublica will take place in Kamyanets，Podilsky，one of the most beautiful cities in the west.Kyiv Post staff writer Nataliya Trach can be reached at trach@ kyivpost.jye.ai.Booking in advance can get a good discount.
  
  （1）Who is the text mainly intended for？

  
  A．People enthusiastic about music.
  B．People fond of travelling around.
  C．Merchants able to make a fortune.
  D．Musicians able to play various instruments.
  （2）What do Krayina Mriy and Alfa Fest have in common？

  
  A．Their performers are all from Ukraine.
  B．Their aim is to spread modern music.
  C．They both offer other performances.
  D．They are both yearly-held festivals.
  （3）Which festival lasts the longest？

  
  A．Krayina Mriy.
  B．Alfa Fest.
  C．Koktebel.
  D．Respublica.
  （4）How is Respublica different from other festivals？

  
  A．It is to be held outdoors.
  B．It offers discounts to audience.
  C．Its ticket price keeps unknown.
  D．Its musical styles are various.
  組卷：9引用：2難度：0.6

  解析

• 2．My 11-year-old daughter has been awarded an academic scholarship to a private school.It's only a small discount，but the scholarship means she'll skip the waiting list.Should we pay the private school fees，or choose free education instead？
     I always assumed my children would go to a private school，like I did.Not because my family is wealthy，but because I believe that the best education is private.It took years for me to make peace with the fact that my two children attended our local public primary school.They'll go to a private high school，I told myself.Yet here we are.My eldest is now in her last year of primary school，and my husband and I will struggle to afford private school.If so，I could increase my work hours.My law degree was supposed to be my ticket to a good job and a secure income，but that's not quite how it turned out.
     During many sleepless nights，I felt troubled by the decision.Although I want the best for my daughter，I have my own dreams too.I can't sacrifice（犧牲）everything for my precious girl.I explain that I want to be a positive role model for my daughter，and an unhappy parent is a terrible strain on a family.And finally，it's decided.My daughter is going to the public school behind our home.She couldn't be more pleased.
     Now I'm satisfied.More than my fancy private school education，it's my family that shaped me.With high school now 25 years in the past，I can no longer remember what I once knew so perfectly.The lessons from my childhood home，however，have proved impossible to forget.
  
  （1）From the passage we know that

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  A．the scholarship her daughter won could cover most of her school fees
  B．her two children attended their local private primary school
  C．the writer had a good job and a secure income
  D．it took a long time for her to make the final decision
  （2）Why did the writer want her daughter to go to a private school at first？

  
  A．Because her daughter earned an academic scholarship.
  B．Because she wanted her daughter to receive the best education.
  C．Because she wanted her daughter to skip the waiting list.
  D．Because her daughter's potential was wasted at the public primary school.
  （3）The underlined word "strain" in Paragraph 3 refers to "

  ".
  A．a(chǎn)nger
  B．comfort
  C．burden
  D．relief
  （4）What does the passage indicate？

  
  A．Parents should make every sacrifice for their children.
  B．Finance should be taken into account when it comes to education.
  C．Private school education is not as good as public school education.
  D．Rather than school education，family influences a person most.
  組卷：9引用：1難度：0.6

  解析

• 3．Most people around the world are right-handed.This also seems to be true in history.In 1799，scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1，500 B.C.to the 1950s.Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed，so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history.Today，only about 10% to 15% of the world's population is left-handed.
     Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones？Scientists now know that a person's two hands each have their own jobs.Most people use hands to find things or hold things.The right hand is used to work with things.This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain.The right side of the brain，which makes a person's hands and eyes work together，controls the left hand.The left side of the brain，which controls the right hand，is the centre for thinking and doing problems.These findings show that more artists should be left-handed，and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
     No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed.Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born.However，this doesn't happen to everyone，so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed.One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents.
     Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness，people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual.
  
  （1）After studying works of art made at different times in history，the scientists found that

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  A．the art began from 1，500 B.C.
  B．the works of art ended in the 1950s
  C．most people shown in the works of art are right-handed
  D．most people shown in the works of art are left-handed
  （2）How many people in the world are left-handed now？

  
  A．Less than one sixth.
  B．More than a half.
  C．About 40%.
  D．The passage doesn't tell us.
  （3）According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true？

  
  A．No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.
  B．Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.
  C．Today children are not made to use their right hands only.
  D．Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.
  （4）The best title for this passage is "

  ".
  A．Scientists' New Inventions
  B．Left-handed People
  C．Which Hand？
  D．Different Brains，Different Hands
  組卷：9引用：1難度：0.6

  解析

• 4．It seems that great artists and scientists often suffer from mental problems.Both Einstein and Dickens had mental illness.Now scientists have started to look at whether mental illness and genius are linked（聯(lián)系）.
     Dr.Adele Juda studied 5，000 creative people in Germany.She found there were more people with mental illness in this group than in the general population.Poets had the highest rate（比例）of mental illness，followed by musicians，with lower numbers for painters and architects.
     Other scientists did research which also showed a strong link between mental problems and creativity.But，it did nothing to explain it.
     Dr.Ruth Richards of Harvard University made a breakthrough.Instead of studying creative people，she took a group of psychiatric（精神病的） patients and tested them for creativity.The patients got much higher scores than a normal group.
     Also，the patients' close relatives were much more creative than the patients and a normal group.This suggests that the key to the link between creativity and mental illness is in our genes（基因）.
     But this is a problem.According to Darwinism，harmful genes should be removed.Some scientists believe that evolution（進化）has created a balance，where the madness of a few people leads to the development of the whole human race.
     Geniuses may be mad，bad or just difficult to understand，but their discoveries have improved the world we live in.It seems that a little creative madness is good for us all.
  
  （1）According to Dr.Adele Juda，which of the following groups has the lowest rate of mental illness？

  
  A．Painters.
  B．Musicians.
  C．Poets.
  D．Bus drivers.
  （2）The underlined phrase "made a breakthrough" in the fourth paragraph means "

  ".
  A．discovered or found something new and important
  B．made a way through using force
  C．（of the sun or the moon） appeared from behind （clouds）
  D．suddenly changed （from a slower to a faster pace）
  （3）Which of the following statements is NOT true？

  
  A．Among the 5，000 creative people in Germany，more people suffer from mental diseases than the general population.
  B．There is a strong link between mental problems and creativity.
  C．Psychiatric patients make greater contributions than common people.
  D．The key to the link between creativity and mental illness is in our genes.
  組卷：7引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

第四部分　寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié)　單句寫作（共5小題；每小題3分，滿分15分）根據(jù)漢語意思及括號內(nèi)的提示，翻譯下列句子。

• 12．有100多名來自全國的運動員參加了比賽。（participate in）
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.6

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第二節(jié)　讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）

• 13．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應為150左右。
      We lived not far from the sea，but I had never been allowed by my parents to play in the sea water.It was said that there was weed at the bottom of the water along the beach and of course it was dangerous to swim in the water.But I didn't believe it and that day，I agreed to play with my friends on the beach.I had to lie to my parents since I would never get a chance to go out if I told them I would go to play on the beach without them in sight.
      After breakfast，I read a book in my room for some time to wait for my mum to leave the house.But she kept working in the kitchen.I couldn't waste time any more.Otherwise，Bobby and Jimmy would be angry.
      I went downstairs slowly and tried to walk casually towards the back door.Mum asked me without looking up from her work of dish washing，"Where are you going？" I answered without hesitation，"I am going to the outside on the grass to play with Jack and Tim." After I got out of the room，I breathed a sigh of relief.My plan had worked out fine so far.I climbed the fence and jumped onto the muddy field a few feet away from my house and started running towards the bus stop at top speed.I was on the beach scanning the crowd for my friends Jimmy and Bobby about ten minutes later.After a while，I saw them near a coconut（椰子）tree.I ran towards them and got into my swimming trunks.For about an hour，we played volleyball happily.Suddenly，Bobby hit the ball too hard and the ball fell onto the sea.Just as Bobby was going to pick up the ball，the tide came in and carried the ball further and further away from the shore.I wanted to show off my swimming skills，so I declared to help get the ball for them.
  Paragraph 1：
      I dived into the water and started swimming at a steady pace.______
  Paragraph 2：
      I struggled to keep afloat（漂浮的） but it was no use.______
  組卷：10引用：1難度：0.2

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