Unit 5 单元检测卷 人教版(2019)高中英语选择性必修第二册

单元检测卷(五)

时间:120分钟 分数:120分

第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Electric Shocks Can Be Fatal

Government statistics recently showed that in the UK, more than 3,000

people a year experience electric shocks in their home. A smaller number

of people are killed after contact with power lines outside the home.

Electric shocks can cause a person’s heart or breathing to stop, can also

cause burns and are potentially fatal. It is essential for people to learn

basic first-aid techniques to deal with such emergencies.

What to do?

· If you are the first person to reach someone who has had an electric

shock, don’t touch him/her!

· If they are still holding the appliance(家用电器) that has given

them a shock (e.g. a hair dryer), unplug it or turn off the power at its

source. Under no circumstances will you try to move the appliance with

your hand!

· If you can’t turn off the power, use a piece of wood, like a broom

handle or a chair, to separate the victim from the appliance or the power

source. You may even be able to do this with a folded newspaper.

· The victim must remain lying down. If they are unconscious, victims

should be placed on their side. But they should not be moved if there is

a possibility of neck or spine injuries unless it is absolutely necessary.

· It is essential to maintain the victim’s body heat, so make sure

you cover him or her with a blanket before you do anything else. If the

victim is not breathing, apply mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing. Keep the victim’s head low until professional help arrives.

· If the electric shock has been caused by an external power line,

the dangers to the victim and to anybody providing first aid are much

greater.

21. What kind of text is it?

A. An advertisement.

B. A horror story.

C. A news report.

D. First-aid emergency advice.

22. What does the underlined sentence imply?

A. You should move the appliance that caused it.

B. You should pick up the appliance and turn off the electricity.

C. It is very dangerous to touch the appliance with your hands.

D. It is unnecessary to unplug the appliance with your hands.

23. What should you do when a person gets an electric shock?

A. Separate the victim from the appliance and let him/her sit up.

B. Keep the victim warm and help him/her breathe again.

C. Move the victim onto his/her side if he/she has got neck injuries.

D. Keep the victim’s head high until professional help arrives.

B

My neighbour Orlando is a paramedic. He and his wife are some of the

nicest people I have ever met. A few years back we started this sort of

“favour war”, where one of us would do something for the other, such

as shovelling(铲) his driveway or helping him build a shed, and next time

the other would try to top it with another favour.

Yesterday morning there was maybe 2 or 3 feet of snow on the ground

and I remembered he shovelled my driveway for me last snowfall. So I took

out my shovel and took care of both our sidewalks and driveways because

it was my turn to do a favour back. It took a while but I finished and got into my car for work. What I didn’t realise was that Orlando had to

work that day too.

Fast-forward to this morning I got a knock on my door. It was him.

He immediately shook my hand and informed me that because I shovelled his

driveway and sidewalk for him, he was able to get to work earlier. As soon

as he started his shift, a call came through that a young boy was in a

medical emergency. Luckily he and his partner were only about 2 minutes

away, but the next closest ambulance was in 10 minutes. This kid did not

have 10 minutes. He barely had 2 minutes. Because my neighbour got to work

sooner, the young boy got to live his life.

This isn’t a brag(吹嘘). This is to inform others that even the

smallest favours can have the biggest impacts. It wasn’t too much of

trouble to shovel his driveway for him, but because I did, the young kid

got to see his family again, go back to school again, talk to his friends

again and live his life.

24. What can we know about the writer and Orlando?

A. They once had a conflict.

B. They signed a favourable agreement.

C. They favour shovelling snow together.

D. They are always ready to help each other.

25. Who saved the boy before it was too late?

A. The writer.

B. The boy’s parents.

C. Orlando and his wife.

D. Orlando and his partner.

26. Why did Orlando knock on the author’s door in the morning?

A. To tell him to clear up the snow.

B. To tell him to do a favour back.

C. To express his thanks to him.