2017-2018学年高中英语 Unit 2 Poems单元检测试题（含解析）新人教版选修6

Unit 2 Poems

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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It was days or even weeks since I had been left on the island. My only companion was a dog

called Philly which had survived the shipwreck. Memories of what happened were still fresh.

The magnificence of the ship had given us all a false sense of security. As the first signs

of the storm started, our captain announced it was nothing much, just another storm. Yet, he was wrong! The storm hit the ship so badly that large holes were made at the sides of the ship. As the freezing water started rushing in, our ship was consumed quickly by the dark water.

My train of thought was disturbed by Philly licking my hand dearly. Are you hungry? I spoke

my first words ever since the shipwreck occurred. Woof, woof! Barked Philly enthusiastically. At this moment, my stomach gave a loud growl, too. I could not remember when my last meal was, probably a ten-course dinner on the ship. As I had never fished before, I thought maybe I could try something simpler, like picking fruits. With Philly at my side, armed with a sharp branch, we walked into the forest on the island together. Suddenly I thought I heard noises. Could there be anyone else on this island? I wondered. As we were looking for fruit trees, we chanced upon one that bore yellow, juicy-looking fruit. Philly started barking---we had company. It was a dark-skinned woman, holding a sharp spear, dressed in fur and grass. I backed away from her, afraid that she would be aggressive. Then, I saw that she was trying to save us. Pointing her spear at the fruit tree, she shook her head strongly.

I nodded at her to show I understood what she was saying. Signaling to us to follow her, she

turned to walk along a small path that I had never noticed. At the end of the small path, there was a small village. Tears of joy filled my eyes. 1. Why had the writer been left on the island?

A. Because the captain had deserted him. B. Because he wanted to explore the island. C. Because his ship had crashed in the storm.

D. Because his ship had broken down in the shallow water.

2. What can we know about the dog Philly?

A. He was friendly but aggressive.

B. He was also a survival of the shipwreck. C. He was badly hurt in the shipwreck.

D. He was left alone while the writer went for food.

3. How did the writer deal with his hunger?

A. He went fishing on the sea.

B. He told Philly to find food for him. C. He got some food from his ship. D. He went into the forest to pick fruits.

4. Why did the woman point her spear at the fruit tree?

A. the fruits were not the best choice. B. the fruits were unfit for food. C. he was forbidden to pick the fruits. D. the fruit tree was dangerous.

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Everyone knows that if a dog’s ears are up and its tail is wagging vigorously, it is definitely

pleased to see you. but now scientists using a robot have found that the way dogs use their tails is more complicated than we thought, and that dogs which wag them to the left may be more friendly. The animal psychologists discovered that when real dogs approached a life-sized robot dog, they were less cautious about it when it was wagging its tail to the left, while if it was wagging its tail to the right, far fewer dogs approached it in a confident manner.

In the first experiments, 56 percent of the animals approached the model without hesitation

when the tail was wagged to the left, while only 21 percent did so in the other situation. When the researchers excluded(排除)owners from being present, the result were: 31 percent of the dogs approached continuously when the tail was wagging to the left, while only 18 percent did so when it was on the right.

Animal psychologist Roger Mugford said it added to the growing evidence that dogs were even

more complicated communicators than the animals more closely related to man such as monkeys. He said, “We know that dogs, in a sense, have languages, but it is more complicated because it is not just them wagging their tails, but also giving out chemical displays.”

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He adds, “The research confirms earlier studies suggesting that dogs, like humans, had a

left-side preference. If you are going to present a signal to a dog, it is sensible to put it on your left-hand side because that is where dogs, unlike most other animals, tend to look. It is another example of the similarity between dogs and humans. They are a lot more human than we give them credit for.”

5. What does it tell us if a dog wags its tail to the right?

A. It was very energetic. B. It was in a good mood. C. It might be unfriendly. D. It must be confident.

6. What can be inferred from the second paragraph?

A. Few dogs approached the robot dog confidently.

B. More dogs approached the robot without their owners present. C. Some dogs lacked confidence with their owners present. D. Dog owners may influence the behaviour of their dogs.

7. What can we learn from animal psychologist’s experiments?

A. Dogs can communicate more than human beings. B. Dogs have more complicated emotions than monkeys.

C. Dogs’ tail-wagging conveys more information than previously believed. D. Dogs’ intelligence can be much higher than any other kind of animal.

8. What do Roger Mugford’s words mean?

A. The Left-side preference should be studied further. B. Dogs have more in common with humans than we think. C. No other animals show the left-side preference except dogs. D. Dogs have a more complicated language than we people do.

Ⅱ.完形填空

In a tiny room, Jenny was lying in bed waiting for an operation, nervous and worried. 1 ,

another patient was squeezed in. After a gentle greeting, they 2 the chatting. The 80-year-old newcomer was named Susan. Her son 3 ran a company as CEO and her daughter worked on a TV station as director. Since her children were too 4 to take care of Susan, she lived in an old people’s

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home. Susan was proud of her children who had wonderful 5 . Jenny really 6 Susan. Compared with Susan, Jenny was 7 but an ordinary country woman whose children were just ordinary workers.

Soon, it was supper time, Jenny’s daughter cooked 8 dishes which were her favorite. Jenny

invited Susan to share her supper, but she 9 .Susan was 10 her daughter when she received a call. 11 ,her children couldn’t come to visit her. Worse still, Susan had 12 the mealtime in the hospital. She lay in bed, 13 and silent. Jenny’s daughter offered to buy her some food but she had no appetite 14 .

The next day, Jenny and Susan would go through a series of regular medical checks before the

operation. Jenny’s daughter 15 to her carefully while Susan was still alone. Out of sympathy, Jenny’s daughter offered to queue(排队) up, fill in different 16 and register for Susan. For several days in hospital, even during her 17 ,Susan’s children didn’t show up. Susan really envied Jenny whose daughter looked after her all the time 18 she recovered and moved out of hospital.

Care from the loved ones when ill can really make one happy and encouraged, especially for

a(n) 19 parent. So while devoted to your career, don’t forget your role in your 20 . 1. A. Respectably 2. A. succeeded in participated in 3. A. unnamedly 4. A. guilty

B. successfully

B. rough

C. technically

D. independently

D. busy D.

B. Unexpectedly B. turned into

C. Delightedly

D. Patiently

D.

C. brought about

C. unwilling

5. A. improvements conservations 6. A. respected aroused

7. A. something

B. documents C. occupations

B. impressed C. envied D.

B. nothing

C. anything

D. everything

D. a plenty of D. struggled D. inviting D.

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8. A. an amount of 9. A. rejected

B. a great deal B. paid

C. a great many

C. misunderstood C. expecting C. Generally

10. A. disturbing 11. A. Possibly

B. praising

B. Strangely