上教版必修2《Unit 4 Achievements》2021年單元測(cè)試卷

II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections： After reading the passage below， fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word， fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word； for the other blanks， use one word that best fits each blank.

• 1．Over-dried Earth The south-west of the United States，together with some parts of Mexico across the Rio Grande，is one of the driest parts of the North American continent.But，over the past two decades，even that expected dryness（1）

  （take）to the limit.According to Park Williams，who works at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory，the current lack of rainfall in the area constitutes a megadrought of a severity（2）

  （see） on only four other occasions in the past 1，200 years.
     Dr Williams studies the annual growth rings of 1，586 ancient trees，in order to reconstruct soil-moisture patterns going back to 800 A.D.During warm，wet years trees grow fast，producing wide rings.During cold，dry（3）

  they grow more slowly，producing narrow rings.During a drought，a tree（4）

  not grow much at all.
     （5）

  they describe in this week's Science，the team identified dozens of droughts over the centuries in question.But four stood out.They then took the average soil-moisture value for the current drought and compared it with sequential（連續(xù)的）19-year averages with the previous four，one of them（6）

  （last） nearly a century.This showed that the region is already drier than it was during the first three of the previous megadroughts，and is equivalent to the event of 1575-1603.
     In a world（7）

  human actions are driving temperatures up，Dr Parker and his colleagues wondered how much people are （8）

  （blame） for this state of affairs.To estimate that，they turned to climate modelling.
     Climate models are able to re-run the past with and（9）

  the warming effects of human activity，offering a way to compare what actually happened with what might have done.In their simulated world in which anthropogenic（人類起源的）emissions had not increased the greenhouse-gas effect，the team found that a drought did indeed still influence the western reaches of North America during the first two decades of the 21st century.But this imaginary dry spell was considerably（10）

  （severe） than the real one-ranking 11th rather than 2nd in the period under study （see chart）.
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Section BDirections： Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

• 2．

  A.access B.terms C.improve D.amount E.quality F.facility G.scientific H.opportunity I.containers J.partnering K.featuring

  Many people find it helpful to simply take a moment to focus in the middle of the day.But people rarely have the（1）

  to do this，given such busy schedules.This is where US company Open Vessel comes in.
     In September，Open Vessel came up with an interesting idea - putting its meditation pods （冥想室） in public places.
     According to USA Online News，these pods look like eggs.（2）

  noise-canceling materials，these pods can block out a significant （3）

  of external noise and create a quiet environment for people.Inside the（4）

  ，there is a circular bench surrounded by a backrest（靠背）with LED lights.Users can choose the music they like.When the music plays，the lights change in（5）

  of the beat.Users can also be guided for breathing exercises and meditation.
     "The human race will（6）

  higher states of awareness，not through external（7）

  developments，but by taking the journey within，" according to the company.
     The company will be （8）

  with hotels，company offices，universities and retailers to facilitate moments of stillness that can（9）

  human performance，consciousness and well-being.
     "Just like any other relaxing（10）

  ，this meditation pod would be a worthy addition promoting well-being，" noted online magazine Homecrux.
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III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections： For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A， B. C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

• 3．The days of the camera-carrying tourist may be numbered.Insensitive travelers are being ordered to（1）

  pointing their cameras at local residents.Tour companies selling expensive trips to remote corners of the world have become increasingly annoyed at the（2）

  of visitors upsetting locals.Now one such operator plans to ban clients from taking any photographic equipment on holidays.Julian Matthews is the director of Discovery Initiatives，a company that is working hand-in-hand with other organizations to offer holidays combining high adventure with working on environmental projects.
     Matthews says he is providing holidays without（3）

  ，insisting that Discovery Initiatives is not a tour operator but an environmental support company.Clients are referred to as 'participants'. 'We see ourselves as the next step on from Eco-tourism，which is merely a（n）（4）

  form of sensitive travel—ours is a more active approach.'
     However，says Matthews，there is a price to pay. 'I am planning to introduce tours with a total ban on cameras because of the damage they do to our relationships with（5）

  .I have seen some（6）

  things，such as a group of six tourists arriving at a remote village in the South American jungle，each with a video camera attached to their face.That sort of thing tears me up inside.Would you like somebody to come into your home and take a photo of you cooking？A camera is like a weapon；it puts up a barrier and you lose all the（7）

  that comes through body language，which（8）

  means that the host communities are denied access to the so-called cross-cultural exchange.'
     Matthews' views reflect a growing（9）

  among some tour companies at the increasingly rude behaviour of wealthy tourists.Chris Parrott，of Journey Latin America，says：'We tell our clients that indigenous（土著的） people are often shy about being（10）

  ，but we certainly don't tell them not to take a camera.If they take pictures without asking，they may find themselves having tomatoes thrown at them.'
     Crispin Jones，of Exodus，the overland truck specialist，says：'We don't have a（n）（11）

  but，should cameras cause offence，our tour leaders will make it quite clear that they cannot be（12）

  .Clients tend to do what they are told.'
     Earthwatch，which pioneered the（13）

  of active Eco-tourism by sending paying volunteers to work on scientific projects around the world，does not ban cameras，but operates strict rules on their use.Ed Wilson，the marketing director of the company，says：'Some people use the camera as a（n）（14）

  ；it allows them to distance themselves from the reality of what they see.I would like to see tourists（15）

  their cameras for once，rather than trying to record everything they see.'
  
  

  （1）	A．consider	B．stop	C．practise	D．mind
  （2）	A．edge	B．expense	C．bottom	D．sight
  （3）	A．surprise	B．limit	C．doubt	D．guilt
  （4）	A．passive	B．simple	C．inexpensive	D．innovative
  （5）	A．guides	B．locals	C．tourists	D．specialists
  （6）	A．routine	B．interesting	C．terrible	D．personal
  （7）	A．protection	B．passion	C．communication	D．dignity
  （8）	A．effectively	B．a(chǎn)ccidentally	C．comparatively	D．optimistically
  （9）	A．unease	B．feeling	C．a(chǎn)wareness	D．despair
  （10）	A．misunderstood	B．witnessed	C．sponsored	D．photographed
  （11）	A．experience	B．policy	C．market	D．intention
  （12）	A．offended	B．used	C．judged	D．deserted
  （13）	A．change	B．benefit	C．concept	D．history
  （14）	A．protector	B．exchange	C．tool	D．barrier
  （15）	A．turning up	B．looking after	C．putting away	D．running out
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Section BDirections： Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A， B， C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

• 4．William Shakespeare was the greatest writer in the English language and is known around the world.But how much do you really know about him？
     Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon，located in central England，in 1564.At age 18，he married Anne Hathaway and they had three children.Then Shakespeare went to London to work as an actor and writer.In 1599，the Globe Theatre was built in London.It was in this theatre that some of Shakespeare's plays were first performed.In 1613，the theatre was destroyed by a fire.However，a modern reconstruction of the theatre was built near the original site in 1997，so even today you can go to the Globe Theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays.
     His surviving works consist of 38 plays，154 sonnets and some other poems.He is best known for his plays.jye.ai have been translated into every major language and are performed more than those of any other playwright（劇作家）in the world.Shakespeare's works remain very popular.But why do we like these old plays？Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic stories.His characters suffer bloody battles，deaths by poison，and dramatic family battles.His plays are full of exciting storylines and lessons about morality.
     Hamlet，for example，is about revenge（復(fù)仇）and also about how difficult it is to take action sometimes，even when it is important to do so.Hamlet's father is murdered by another man，who then marries Hamlet's mother，Everybody wants to see Hamlet dead.Hamlet must take revenge.jye.ai will he be able to？The famous quote "To be or not to be，that is the question" comes from this play.
  
  （1）How is Paragraph 2 organized？

  
  A．In order of time.
  B．In order of location.
  C．In order of importance.
  D．In order of preference.
  （2）Paragraph 3 mainly talks about Shakespeare's

  .
  A．poems
  B．characters
  C．performances
  D．a(chǎn)chievements
  （3）Modern people still like reading Shakespeare's works to

  .
  A．enjoy good stories
  B．experience history
  C．a(chǎn)dmire heroes
  D．gain knowledge
  （4）What can be learned about Hamlet？

  
  A．He is in a dilemma.
  B．He hates his father.
  C．He is afraid of death.
  D．He never takes action.
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第II卷Translation

• 11．在她的推薦下，我報(bào)了這個(gè)培訓(xùn)機(jī)構(gòu)新推出的課程，這正好解決了我時(shí)間不多的問題。（which）
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VI、Guided Writing

• 12．Directions：Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
  假定你是高中生李華，你所在的班級(jí)將要舉辦一次主題為"What Can We Do for Our Community？"的英語演講比賽。請(qǐng)寫一篇英語演講稿，要求從以下四方面中任選幾個(gè)方面進(jìn)行闡述。
  1.關(guān)心、幫助他人；2.保護(hù)、美化環(huán)境；3.愛護(hù)社區(qū)設(shè)施；4.營(yíng)造良好的人居氛圍。
  注意：
  1.不要出現(xiàn)學(xué)校校名和本人真實(shí)姓名；
  2.詞數(shù)：120左右；
  3.開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)寫好，且不計(jì)入詞數(shù)。
  What Can We Do for Our Community？ Hello，everyone.It's nice to speak about what we can do for our community，and I think each of us can do something.________________
      Thank you for listening!
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