上外版必修2《Unit 2 Animals》2021年單元測(cè)試卷（1）

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．As entrepreneurs（創(chuàng)業(yè)者），we had a vision，we realized it，and now we（1）

  （run）our own companies.But the dream can damage our "work-life balance."
      When the success of the company rests on your shoulders，you've always got an excuse to put（2）

  else on hold.
      What I've learned（3）

  （face） the demands of start-up company and a young family over the past couple of decades is that sometimes the best way to solve the work-life balance problem is to think small.Make a handful of lifestyle corrections（4）

  ，individually，may not sound all that exciting，but taken together can prevent you from getting too tried.
      Here's my list of life hacks that will help prevent exhaustion：
      Work from home one day a week.
      Few thing give you a more grounded，in-control feeling than getting things done in your own space and at your own pace.Instead of leaving the office（5）

  （clear） my head over a Starbucks coffee，I can fold the laundry，and cut back on evening housework.
      Not to mention，working in pajamas is one of life's（6）

  （underestimate） pleasures.
      Pencil in time for exercise
      I really bothered me（7）

  with the demands of company and family，my tennis game was going down the drain.That may sound unimportant，but it wasn't to me，（8）

  it was a meaningful part of my life outside of work.To get some balance back in my life，I rearranged my schedule.Two mornings a week，I woke up an hour（9）

  （early） to work out with a tennis coach.If sports aren't your thing，try yoga or that hobby that you always loved but let go of after starting your business.
      Learn something new，outside the office
      It can draining to always be the person who's supposed to have the answers as a business leader.It's surprisingly liberating to be on the other side，（10）

  （absorb） knowledge without the pressure to perform or to always be right.
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Section B

• 2．

  A.classify B.contains C.detailed D.maintains E.multiply F.necessarily G.passive H.relatively I.subject J.jye.ai K.unusual

  Can a precise word total ever be known？No，says Professor David Crystal，known chiefly for his research in English language studies and author of around 100 books on the（1）

  . "It's like asking how many stars there are in the sky.It's impossible to answer，" he said.
     An easier question to answer，he（2）

  ，is the size of the average person's vocabulary.He suggests taking a sample of about 20 or 30 pages from a medium-sized dictionary，which（3）

  about 100，000 entries or 1，000 or 1，500 pages.
     Tick off the ones you know and count them.Then（4）

  that by the number of pages and you will discover how many words you know.Most people vastly underestimate their（5）

  .
     "Most people know half the words-about 50，000-easily.A reasonably educated person about 75，000 and a really cool，smart person well，maybe all of them but that is rather（6）

  .An ordinary person，one who has not been to university say，would know about 35，000 quite easily."
     The formula can be used to calculate the number of words a person uses，but a person's active language will always be less than their（7）

  ，the difference being about a third.
     Prof Crystal says exposure to reading will obviously expand a person's vocabulary but the level of a person's education does not（8）

  decide things. "A person with a poor education perhaps may not be able to read or read much，but they will know words and may have a very（9）

  vocabulary about pop songs or motorbikes.I've met children that you could（10）

  as having a poor education and they knew hundreds of words about skateboards that you won't find in a dictionary."
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II. Reading ComprehensionSection A

• 3．Color Can greatly Affect Human Emotion and Behavior There's been a lot written about color psychology but what we do know is that color can greatly affect human emotion and behavior.A lot of us already know that colors can suggest a mood or attitude，but do you know that color is a（1）

  that can persuade us to buy things？According to some research，color can be up to 85 percent of the reason why we（2）

  to purchase something.Smart marketers know：Color（3）

  !
     Yes you know，right colors make products better.Colors（4）

  how we feel about the food we eat.（5）

  ，orange juice with enhanced orange color was preferred over naturally colored orange juice and was thought to be sweeter.
     In the case of（6）

  ，color also plays a role.Have you ever noticed that pink is often used as the color of face creams？That's for a good reason.In a research study，some women were given pink and white face creams，which were（7）

  except for their color.One hundred percent of the women said that the pink face creams were more effective and milder on sensitive skin.
  （8）

  ，"more colorful，more personalized" is also accepted by most producers.It's true that we need not only good quality products，but personalized ones.This urges manufacturers to make their products more and more "colorful".
     Take M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies for example.Having a packet of M&M's candies in（9）

  ，choosing which one to eat first according to the colors-- many of us probably have had such experience.A variety of colors is the（10）

  of the classic candies.Now they have come with even more custom colors that will be sure to "（11）

  in your mouth，not in your hand!" Gold，silver，pink and many other colors are available to choose from.Eating such candies must be（12）

  "sweet" experience.
     Another successful color marketing example is Apple's iPhone.Does Apple have（13）

  communication technology？Maybe，but that's not the point，marketing experts say.What makes the iPhone so（14）

  is "the system that makes it easy for people to express themselves through color choices." The newest model of iPhone features several colors- pink，red，blue，green，and so on.Color，as a personal statement，adds a touch of（15）

  to the smartphone.
  
  

  （1）	A．sign	B．therapy	C．tool	D．secret
  （2）	A．decide	B．struggle	C．refuse	D．seek
  （3）	A．a(chǎn)dvertises	B．sells	C．claims	D．screams
  （4）	A．reflect	B．recall	C．influence	D．stimulate
  （5）	A．For example	B．By contrast	C．In the meantime	D．What's more
  （6）	A．fashion	B．cosmetics	C．skin	D．psychology
  （7）	A．ideal	B．smooth	C．identical	D．practical
  （8）	A．Additionally	B．However	C．Therefore	D．Meanwhile
  （9）	A．mind	B．mouth	C．hand	D．pocket
  （10）	A．signature	B．taste	C．code	D．signal
  （11）	A．swallow	B．digest	C．chew	D．melt
  （12）	A．commonly	B．particularly	C．normally	D．regularly
  （13）	A．limited	B．superior	C．positive	D．supportive
  （14）	A．diverse	B．entertaining	C．precious	D．a(chǎn)ppealing
  （15）	A．humanity	B．popularity	C．individuality	D．a(chǎn)ctivity
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Section B

• 4．There is no need to head to the movie theater or download the video game app：Angry Birds can be found right in your backyard this summer—if you live in the suburb（市郊）.Virginia Tech researchers recently find that birds that live in suburban areas exhibit significantly higher levels of anger than those living in country.The results were recently published in Biology Letters.
     "A possible reason for this is that these birds have less space but better resources to defend，" said Scott Davies，an expert at biological sciences in the College of Science. "Living near humans provides better food and shelter，but it also means more competition for these limited resources."
     The Virginia Tech and Radford University campuses served as the suburban sites due to their levels of human impact.Rural（鄉(xiāng)村的）sites included Kentland Farm and Heritage Park.In these settings，the researchers played a recording of a male song sparrow（歌雀）and observed how the birds responded to a simulated（仿造的） intrusion from a neighbor.
     Campus birds showed a higher level of aggression：they approached and remained near the speaker，beat their wings wildly，engaged in loud singing and then began to produce 'soft song'—a term that researchers use to describe the quiet noise that a bird makes，which indicates an attack is to be launched soon.
     Though rural birds still responded to a song intrusion，they did not respond as vigorously.
     The researchers placed small leg bands on the birds to identify individuals，and recorded each individual's responses twice，several weeks apart.The suburban birds reacted more fiercely on both occasions，showing that their increased aggression persists throughout a breeding season.
  
  （1）The study by Virginia Tech researchers suggests that

  .
  A．there are more angry birds in suburban areas than in rural areas
  B．a(chǎn)ngry birds prefer to live in suburban areas instead of in country
  C．birds living in suburban areas tend to show a higher level of anger
  D．birds in rural areas prefer to live near humans for food and shelter
  （2）The researchers measured the level of different birds' aggression by

  .
  A．recording the reactions of song sparrows to their neighbors' intrusion
  B．placing small leg bands on the birds to identify different individuals
  C．observing the birds' responses to a recording of male song sparrows
  D．a(chǎn)pproaching the birds in order to listen to their soft and quiet songs
  （3）The underlined word "vigorously" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to

  .
  A．mildly
  B．violently
  C．helplessly
  D．gently
  （4）The purpose of the passage is to

  .
  A．a(chǎn)rgue and persuade
  B．compare and assess
  C．discuss and examine
  D．inform and explain
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WritingSection ADirections： Translate the following sentences into English， using the words given in the brackets.

• 11．據(jù)報(bào)告世界上許多物種快要滅絕，提高保護(hù)意識(shí)刻不容緩。（threaten）
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Section B

• 12．Directions：Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
  假設(shè)你啟明中學(xué)的王磊，作為學(xué)校攝影社長(zhǎng)，你需要在新學(xué)期開(kāi)始的時(shí)候?qū)懸黄涛奈律尤朐撋鐖F(tuán)，你的文章包括：
  1.對(duì)社團(tuán)的介紹；2.希望怎樣的學(xué)生加入社團(tuán)；3.加入社團(tuán)之后的收獲。
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