1、1Unit 21 Human Biology单元检测 A语言基础扎根练阅读理解提速练语言基础扎根练.单词拼写/用所给词的适当形式填空1It is clear that hightech equipment (设备) has become popular among teenagers and changed their way of life.2I offered to give them a lift but they declined (谢绝)3They voted in favor of the prohibition (禁止) of smoking in public areas.4F
2、resh air is fundamental (基础的) to good health.5We cant judge what he did until we know all the circumstances (情况)6Your suggestion was submitted (提交) to the commission for its consideration.7Few analysts foresaw (预料) that oil prices would rise so steeply.8The witness statements contradict (与矛盾) each o
3、ther and the facts remain unclear.9Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune (fortunate) and wealth.10After years of regular treatment (treat), she finally became healthy.11He is concerned (concern) only about things that he feels are important to himself.12I watched them leave and then d
4、rove off in the opposite (oppose) direction.13The police were looking into the pearl robbery (rob)14She had been faithful (faith) to her promise to keep this secret.15In the United (union) States alone, over 100 million cellphones are thrown away each year.单句改错1Its important of you to arrive there o
5、n time.offor2She preferred to go with us rather than staying at home.stayingstay3Its up to you to decide who you would like to have hosted the party next week.hostedhost4The hero saved the boys life out of the burning library at a cost of 2his own life.athe5He established a training school years ago
6、 and did make fortune._make 后加 a6I doubt that he has really understood what I said.thatwhether7Our school is equipped with much advanced equipments bought from abroad.equipmentsequipment8Well, Im definitely opposed to play football in the streets.playplaying.补全句子1由于掌握了一些特殊技能，我们的学生可以更好的适应社会。Equipped_
7、with_some_special_skills,_our students adapt to the society much better.2人们普遍认为过去几年教育水平下降了。Its generally believed that educational standards have been on_the_decline/in_decline in the past few years.3现在人们会去选择自己的配偶，而非服从包办婚姻。People now tend to choose their own spouse rather than submit_to_an_arranged_
8、marriage.4生活告诫我们，对自己和别人都要宽容些。Life teaches us to be_tolerant_of_ourselves_and_others.5精通一门外语对找工作的人来说是非常重要的。It_is_quite_important_for_the_jobseekers to have a good command of a foreign language.6张丽莉，一位勇敢的女教师，不惜任何代价救了她的学生。Zhang Lili, a brave woman teacher, saved her students at_all_costs/at_any_cost.阅读
9、理解提速练AThis year promises to be an exciting one for technology and science. Theres a lineup of great products for you to look forward to.The AirBoard 1.0The AirBoard 1.0 is a fantastic new way to get around. The board works when you step onto the pressure pads (垫): to turn, all you have to do is move
10、 your weight to the left or right. It takes only one hour to be fully charged. Its 3increased fame among famous people has made it one of the most popular new kinds of technology.The MiitoThe Miito kettle is designed to heat up the water in any container. You can fill a cup with the right amount of
11、water and place it onto the kettle. After placing the heating rod (棒) into the water, the rod would heat up and so would the water. More importantly, the product doesnt only save water. It also saves electricity, not to mention time waiting for water to boil.The Oculus RiftHave you ever wished you c
12、ould walk through the world of your games, seeing things as your characters would? Well, now you can. This clever headset Rift allows you to see the world of your games in 3D.The Click & GrowAre you the kind of person who enjoys using herbs and spices when cooking? The Click & Grow makes sure that y
13、ou always have fresh and wellgrown herbs or other plants whenever you need them. It is selfwatering, and it also has an LED light that makes sure the plants grow fast and healthy.语 篇 解 读 ： 本 文 为 应 用 文 。 文 章 主 要 介 绍 了 四 款 值 得 期 待 的 科 技 产 品 。1What can we learn about the AirBoard 1.0?AIt is completely
14、automatic.BIt can move and turn flexibly.CIt needs a long time to charge.DIts the most popular transport for teens.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句“The board works when you step onto the pressure pads (垫): to turn, all you have to do is move your weight to the left or right”可知，你只需向左或向右转移你身体的重心便可自由地控制AirBoard 1
15、.0 进行转向，故可推知，这款产品可以灵活地移动和转弯。2Which product may be the most energyefficient?AThe Miito. BThe Oculus Rift.CThe AirBoard 1.0. DThe Click & Grow.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“More importantly, the product doesnt only save water. It also saves electricity, not to mention time waiting for water to boil”可知， Miito 不
16、仅节水、节电，而且节省时间，即 Miito 有多重节能效果，故 Miito 可能是这四种产品中最节能的。43Who is the Click & Grow designed for?ALand developers. BOffice workers.CGardeners. DHousewives.解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Are you the kind of person who enjoys using herbs and spices when cooking”可知，Click & Grow 的产品研发对象最有可能是家庭主妇，故选 D 项。BOne in four ch
17、ildren younger than age five who were infected with Salmonella (沙门氏菌) got the disease from a reptile (爬行类动物) pet in a recent UK study.The children with reptileassociated infections were obviously younger than other kids with Salmonella infections, more likely to be hospitalized and more likely to ha
18、ve invasive (扩散性的) infections that affected the blood or brain.“In a household with both young babies and reptiles as pets, there is good reason to exercise reasonable caution， ” Dr. Daniel Murphy of Royal Cornwall Hospital in England told Reuters Health by email.Salmonella is a type of bacterium mo
19、st often linked with food poisoning, and generally causes symptoms such as nausea (反胃，恶心) and vomiting.However, noted Murphy, who led the new study, more serious cases can cause blood poisoning, meningitis (脑膜炎) and bone infection.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1.2 mill
20、ion Americans are infected with Salmonella every year. People with compromised (缺乏抵抗力的) immune systems, as well as young children and babies are the most susceptible to infection, according to Dr. Christoph Berger of the University Childrens Hospital Zurich in Switzerland, who was not involved in th
21、e study.Murphy and another researcher used data on Salmonella infections in children under five years old in the South West area of the UK from 2010 to 2013. They examined the records to determine whether the infected child had been exposed to reptiles like lizards or snakes and whether he or she ha
22、d been hospitalized for the infection.Of the 175 cases examined, 48 children had been exposed to reptiles. Among those with reptile exposure, about half were hospitalizedcompared to less than one fifth of the children without reptile exposure. The median age of kids with Salmonella cases linked to r
23、eptiles was six months old, compared to about one 5year among kids not exposed to reptiles.Murphy recommends that parents of young children with indoor reptile pets should consider restricting the reptiles access to the same spaces the child uses.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要报道了研究者关于“五岁以下儿童接触爬行类动物易感染沙门氏菌”这一研究情
24、况。4Compared with older kids, younger ones with reptileassociated infections more likely_.Adislike keeping pets at homeBget uninterested with SalmonellaCneed medical treatment in hospitalDprevent infections that affect the blood or brain解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，遭受与爬行类动物有关的感染的孩子要比其他感染沙门氏菌的孩子年龄更小，更可能需要住院治疗
25、，更可能遭受影响血液与大脑的扩散性感染。故选 C。5Paragraph 4 is mainly about_.Athe shape of SalmonellaBthe types of bacteriumCthe harm of SalmonellaDthe cause of food poisoning 解析：选 C 段落大意题。通读第四段可知，本段主要解释了沙门氏菌引起的危害：恶心、呕吐，严重时还会引起败血症、脑膜炎和骨感染。故选 C。6It can be inferred from Paragraph 6 that_.Aonly lizards and snakes belong to
26、reptilesBthe result of the research is likely to be reliableCSalmonella infections only occur in the UKDMurphy and another researcher didnt work hard解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第六段的内容可知，Murphy 和同伴使用了 2010 年到2013 年间英国西南地区五岁以下儿童感染沙门氏菌的数据记录，并通过仔细检测才得出了研究结果，因此可以说：这个结果理应可靠。故选 B。7Of the 175 cases examined, how many kids with reptile exposure were hospitalized?AAll of them. BFortyeight.CAbout thirtyseven. DAbout twentyfour.6解析：选 D 数字计算题。根据倒数第二段第一、二句可知，接触爬行类动物的 48 个孩子中大约一半住院治疗了，所以其人数约为 24 个。故选 D。
