Unit 2 Making a difference 单元测试一、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)AKid Inventors—Attend Kids’ Day at the Invention ShowINPEX®, the American largest invention trade show, is looking for kid inventors to bring their inventions to Kids’ Day at the Invention Show. Young inventors come for a chance to win cash prizes and great giveaways (赠品).No invention? No problem! Kids’ Day isn’t just for kid inventors. Enjoy music, games and many interesting activities for all ages. Bring your family and friends for a fun day of creativity and excitement.Attention, young inventors!There will be lots of exciting activities to take part in and inventions to check out from kid inventors. All inventions will be judged and cash prizes will be awarded. Every exhibitor will receive a certificate for taking part and a bag full of fun things just for bringing your invention to Kids’ Day.Kids’ Day activity schedule8:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m.Setup time for inventions, exhibits and activities11:00 a.m.Judging of inventions12:00 p.m.Kids’ Day at the Invention Show opens to the public 12:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m.Activities in progress and inventions on display3:30 p.m.Prizes are awarded for inventions4:30 p.m.—6:00 p.m.Teardown (拆除) of inventions, displays and activities How to sign up for Kids’ Day at the Invention Show?Please print Kids’ Day Participation Form. Then fill it out and mail it or fax it to:ATTN: Kids’ Day217 Ninth StreetPittsburgh, PA 15222Fax: (412) 288-4546If you have any questions, please email **************.( )1. People who go to the show can surely ________.A. win cash prizesB. receive a certificateC. get a bag full of fun thingsD. take part in interesting activities( )2. When can people enjoy the invention show?A. At 10:30 a.m.B. At 11:30 a.m.C. At 3:30 p.m.D. At 4:30 p.m.( )3. How can one sign up for the invention show?A. By fax.B. By email.C. By phone.D. By online ordering.BAnjali Mishra is a rising junior at Sunset High School in Portland, Oregon. At 17, she is president and founder of her school’s UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) USA club, and a member of UNICEF’s national council (委员会). She also volunteers her time in different communities.How did Anjali develop such a passion (热情) for helping others? When she was a freshman, she had an experience that greatly changed her attitude. She was invited to a cousin’s wedding (婚礼) in India.“My humanity forced me to go,” Anjali says. “When I saw children on the street, I realized how lucky I was as a child. I was able to get whatever I wanted, and my every need was satisfied.”Anjali asked herself: “What can I do to help? UNICEF stood out to me because it’s always on the front lines helping children in need.”After starting a UNICEF club at her school, Anjali noticed that the community responded (响应) actively. She took things a step further by applying to UNICEF’s national council.“UNICEF really liked my work.” she says. “Out of 3,000 applicants, they chose 6 high school students to be on the national council, and I was one of them.”As a member of the council, Anjali helps organize high school UNICEF clubs around the country and provide resources so that the clubs can manage themselves.The teen also founded an organization called “Activists United.” Members educate people on the dangers of guns. Anjali encourages other kids to start local clubs and organizations, too. “It takes a lot of effort, but you can get it done if you’re passionate,” she says.( )4. Why did Anjali go to India?A. To be a volunteer.B. To see her mother.C. To spend a holiday.D. To attend a wedding.( )5. What has led Anjali to set up the UNICEF USA club?A. Her mother’s suggestion.B. Her volunteer experience.C. The situation faced by poor children.D. The encouragement from her cousin.( )6. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 6 refer to?A. 3,000 applicants.B. UNICEF officers.C. 6 high school students.D. Founders of UNICEF's national council.( )7. What does the organization “Activists United” do?A. It educates people on gun safety.B. It raises money for children in need.C. It helps kids start local organizations.D. It provides support for UNICEF clubs.CTo adjust (使适应) your baby to the world, educating him is your main assignment. How will you educate him? What role will he play in the world?According to Darwin’s theory of evolution of the species, we are a competitive species and one survives by adapting itself biologically to various environments through various ways. Competition was a resource useful for the progress of society and for the survival of human beings.Today, however, the challenges are different. The 21st century is a computer science age, but there are environmental imbalances, deaths of thousands of children every day by starvation and countless epidemics (流行病). Therefore, it is important that the philosophy of preparing our children for competition and power be replaced by one of preparing them for love and cooperation (合作).The earth is a unique (独一无二的) home to us all. The ecological balance has to be pursued (追求) and this pursuit shows the internal balance of each living being. We must educate our children so that they want to protect nature and thus to protect the opportunity to make themselves more powerful and able in society. Our children have to learn that we don’t need to practice actions that benefit only our homeland while all other countries are destroyed. The destruction of other countries and lives leads to the impossibility of the future existence of the place we call home.It imbalances the ecosystem and shades the hope of a better future. We would not show hate to a flower, grabbing it and throwing it to the floor and stepping on it. It would be foolish! But we are insensitive to the sight of a homeless person thrown to the ground and pretend it's not our problem! Competition has led us to a state of total insensibility! Therefore, we must teach our children that the main necessity of men is love. Love is being good to ourselves, others and nature.( )8. According to Paragraph 2，competition is ________.A. interestingB. beneficialC. unnecessaryD. ineffective( )9. Why should we prepare children for cooperation in the 21st century?A. We are faced with new challenges.B. Many diseases are threatening people.C. They will live in a more competitive society.D. Environmental imbalance has caused many deaths.( )10. What is the benefit of keeping an ecological balance?A. It will help keep our internal balance.B. Our kids will have more chances to succeed.C. It will help make our future existence possible.D. Our kids will have a better natural environment.( )11. What is the purpose of this text?A. To suggest an education of love and cooperation.B. To explain the role competition plays in education.C. To introduce ways of helping children overcome fears.D. To explain why competition and cooperation should coexist.DNatasha, 19, is a sophomore (二年级学生) at Baylor University in Texas. She was born in Africa but came to the US when she was 3 years old.Natasha was on her way to science class one day this past November. A male student suddenly knocked her off the sidewalk. Then he used a racist (种族主义的) word for black people. He told Natasha that black people weren’t “allowed on the sidewalk”. Another male student was nearby. “Boy, that’s not cool,” he said to the first student. The first student made another rude comment. Then the two guys walked away.Natasha had never experienced such racism at Baylor before. She wanted to let other people know what had happened. When Natasha got home from class, she made a video, calmly describing what had happened on the sidewalk. Then she posted the video on Facebook.Two days later, Natasha got ready to walk to science class again. She was still hurt, angry and sad. But when she stepped outside, she couldn’t believe what she saw: 300 people were waiting for her. They had come to walk her to class.There were white faces and black faces and Asian faces in the crowd. They were Natasha’s fellow students. And they were united in their anger about what had happened to her. They were there to make it clear that racism is never OK.The crowd cheered when Natasha appeared. She fought back tears. The students linked arms and walked across campus (校园) together.Outside her classroom, Natasha spoke to the crowd.“You have no idea how much this means to me,” she said. She praised the second male student—the one who had stood up for her. Then she spoke about the student who had shoved (推) her and said such hateful things. “To the gentleman who said those words,” Natasha said, “I’m praying for you, and I love you. We just want to see the world become a better place.”( )12. Why did the first male student knock Natasha off the sidewalk?A. Because of her color.B. Because of his carelessness.C. Because she was a female.D. Because she was a newcomer.( )13. What was the main purpose of the 300 people waiting outside Natasha’s house?A. To find out who she was.B. To show their support for her.C. To protect her from attack.D. To give her a warm welcome.( )14. How did Natasha feel about what the second male student had done for her?A. Upset.B. Curious.C. Grateful.D. Confused.( )15. How does the text mainly develop?A. By providing examples.B. By making comparisons.C. By following the order of time.D. By following the order of importance.二、阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)How to Keep a Tidy DeskWorking at a clean desk can often be more effective (有效的)! 16 ? The following will help you to have a tidy desk.·Only keep things you really need on and near your desk. Use a tray (文件盘) for any papers you have to read. Have a small box for pens and pencils and have a rubbish bin near your desk.·17 . Go to the kitchen when you want to have a drink or, if you prefer, keep a drink on a small table near your desk.·Cut down the amount of paper that you use. Try to keep as much information as possible on your computer. Before printing a document, ask yourself, “ 18 ?”·Use your smartphone to take photos of things you need to remember. For example, take photos of notes to yourself, the name and address of a place you need to visit or diagrams you need to study for school.·Get a noticeboard. 19 , use a noticeboard on the wall. Check it every day and throw old notes in the bin.·Clean your desk at the end of every day. 20 ! If you do it every day, it will only take five minutes and you can start each new day with a clean and tidy space.A. Whatever you’re writing downB. Don’t keep any drinks on your deskC. Do I really need to read this on paperD. Choose a time to tidy your desk and do itE. If you really do need to keep small bits of paperF. Is a noticeboard a good way to organize bits of paperG. Do you want to start cleaning, but you do not know how三、完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)Tom’s car got so old that he decided to sell it. He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly 21 to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so 22 of them had any desire to buy it. Tom’s friend Sam saw that he was 23 when they met one evening, and said, “What’s up, Tom?”Tom told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may 24 more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam’s 25 was reasonable, he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car, 26 very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at $50.”For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no 27 . But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry. A man rang up and said he would like to 28 him about the car. “All right,” Tom said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o’clock the next morning would be 29 or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I’ll bring my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to 30 it.”The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Tom parked the car in the square outside his front door, 31 to wait there for the people who had 32 his advertisement. Even Tom had to 33 that the car really looked like a wreck (残骸). Then, soon after he had got the car as clean 34 it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Tom's car and then said, “Have you reported this 35 to us yet, sir?”( )21. A. anxious B. lucky C. ashamed D. generous( )22. A. some B. neither C. none D. most( )23. A. upset B. delighted C. calm D. astonished( )24. A. learn B. miss C. get D. find( )25. A. message B. request C. advice D. description( )26. A. uses B. loses C. has D. spends( )27. A. doubt B. help C. trouble D. answer( )28. A. tell B. call C. agree D. see( )29. A. exact B. suitable C. early D. late( )30.A. recognize B. gain C. test D. admire( )31. A. happening B. meaning C. turning D. failing( )32. A. read B. inserted C. answered D. placed( )33. A. forget B. admit C. disagree D. show( )34. A. so B. that C. such D. as( )35. A. bargain B. sale C. result D. accident四、语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)A dear friend of mine recently celebrated her 36.________ (thirty) birthday. Rather than doing 37.________ most women of her age might do—drinking, buying a new dress, or having a dinner out at 38.________ expensive restaurant—she decided to host an “acts of kindness” party. All friends, who 39.________ (invite) to the party, were asked to spend money 40.________ acts of kindness.At the party, she prepared cards, which she’d written to each guest 41.________ (personal), saying what they meant to her as friends, and then passed them around the table for everyone else to add nice comments about each other. She explained to 42.________ (we) that she was in the process of entering a new phase in her life, one of offering more service to others, and she wanted a special birthday 43.________ (celebrate).So my gift to her was that during the 44.________ (follow) month, I would do 30 acts of kindness in 30 days in honor of her 30 years on earth. So far I 45.________ (do) 13 acts!五、写作(满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李华，你校的联谊学校美国乔治中学要招聘一名学生为外联部志愿者，主要负责与其联系和接待等工作。
