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1、人教版（2019）必修第一册 Unit 2 Travelling Around2021年单元测试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共 37.5分）AThe Biggest Stadiums in the World People have been pouring into stadiums since the days ofancient Greece.In around 80 A.D.,the Romans built the Colosseum,which remains the worldsbest-known stadium and continues to inform conte
2、mporary design.Romes Colosseum was 157feet tall and had 80 entrances,seating 50,000 people.However,that was small fry comparedwith the citys Circus Maximus,which accommodated around 250,000 people.These days,safety regulationsnot to mention the modem sports fan*s desire for a good viewand a comforta
3、ble seat-tend to keep stadium capacities（容量）slightly lower.Even soccer fanstend to have a seat each；gone are the days of thousands standing to watch the match.For the biggest stadiums in the world,we have used data supplied by the World Atlas list sofar,which ranks them by their stated permanent cap
4、acity,as well as updated information fromofficial stadium websites.All these stadiums are still functional,still open and still hosting the biggest events in worldsport.Rungrado 1st of May Stadium,Pyongyang,D.P.R.Korea.Capacity：150,OOO.Opened：May1,1989.Michigan Stadium,Ann Arbor,Michigan,U.S.Capacit
5、y：107,601.Opened：October 1,1927.Beaver Stadium,Sate College,Pennsylvania,U.S.Capacity：106,572.Opened：September 17,1960.Ohio Stadium,Columbus,Ohio,U.S.Capacity：104,944.0pened：October 7,1922.Kyle Field College Station,Texas,U.S.Capacity：102,512.Opened：September 24,1927.1.How many people could the Circ
6、us Maximus hold?A.104,944.B.107,601.C.About 150,000.D.About 250,000.2.Of the following stadiums,which is the oldest?A.Michigan Stadium.C.Ohio Stadium.B.Beaver Stadium.D.Kyle Field.3.What do the listed stadiums have in common?A.They host big games.B.They have become tourist attractions.C.They were bu
7、ilt by Americans.D.They are favored by architects.BYouve heard that plastic is polluting the ocean-between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enterocean ecosystems every year.But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference?ArtistBenjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does.He builds massive
8、sculptures out of plasticgarbage,forcing viewers to re-examine their relationship to single-use plastic products.At the beginning of the year,the artist built a piece called Strawpocalypse,a pair of1 O-foot-tall plastic waves,frozen mid-crash.Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected fromseveral volu
9、nteer beach cleanups,the sculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Placeshopping center in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam.Just 9%of global plastic waste is recycled.Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source（来源）of plastic pollution,but theyve recently come under fire because most people do
10、nt needthem to drink with and,because of their small size and weight,they cannot be recycled.Everystraw thats part of Von Wongs artwork likely came from a drink that someone used for only afew minutes.Once the drink is gonejhe straw will take centuries to disappear.In a piece from 2018,Von Wong want
11、ed to illustrate（说明）a specific statistic：Every 60seconds,a truckloads worth of plastic enters the ocean.For this work,titled Truckload ofPlastic,Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces ofplastic,which were then tied together to look like they*d been dumped（倾倒）from a truc
12、k allat once.Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plasticfootprint.4.What are Von Wongs artworks intended fbr?A.Beautifying the city he lives in.B.Introducing eco-friendly products.C.Drawing public attention to plastic waste.D.Reducing garbage on the bea
13、ch.5.Why does the author discuss plastic straws in paragraph 3?第2页，共24页A.To show the difficulty of their recycling.B.To explain why they are useful.C.To voice his views on modern art.D.To find a substitute for them.6.What effect would Truckload of Plastic have on viewers?A.Calming.B.Disturbing.C.Ref
14、reshing.D.Challenging.7.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Artists1 Opinions on Plastic SafetyB.Media Interest in Contemporary ArtC.Responsibility Demanded of Big CompaniesD.Ocean Plastics Transformed into SculpturescThere is something to be said for being a generalist,even
15、if you are a specialist.Knowing a littleabout a lot of things that interest you can add to the richness of a whole,well-lived life.Society pushes us to specialize,to become experts.This requires commitment to a particularoccupation,branch of study or research.The drawback to being specialists is we
16、often come toknow more and more about less and less.There is a great deal of pressure to master onesfield.You may pursue training,degrees,or increasing levels of responsibility at work.Then youdiscover the pressure of having to keep up.Some people seem willing to work around the clock in their narrow specialty.But suchcommitment can also weaken a sense of freedom.These specialists could work at the officeuntil ten each night,then look back and realize they would have loved to have gone home ande
