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学年高中英语选修9单元质量检测一Unit1Br
单元质量检测
(一) Unit1 Breakingrecords
【说明】 本试卷满分100分,考试时间60分钟。
Ⅰ.单词拼写(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
1.Thetwoplacesareat________(大约)thesamelatitude.
2.Alongdistancecyclingwouldbetoomuchforan________(不太健康的)personlikeJack.
3.________(极度)povertymakesmanyfarmersleavetheirhomestodooddjobs.
4.Thoughheworksdayandnight,hecan't________(完成)hispresenttasks.
5.Temples,mosques,churchesandsynagoguesareall________(神圣的)buildings.
Ⅱ.完成句子(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
6.Thiscountryhas____________________(有载历史)ofnearly4,000years.
7.AllthecapitalcitiesofChina__________________(相连接)Beijingbyrailways.
8.He____________________(被认为是)amodelforustolearn.
9.Ifitkeepsonlikethis,ourcompanywillsoonbe______________________(领先其他公司).
10.Theoldmaniswalkingalongthecountryroad______________________________(身后跟着一条小狗).
Ⅲ.单项填空(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
11.________theInternetisofgreathelp,Idon'tthinkit'sagoodideatospendtoomuchtimeonit.
A.If B.While
C.BecauseD.As
12.Thequeueistoolongandtherearefifteenpersons________meatthemoment.
A.aheadoftimeforB.aheadof
C.goaheadD.lookahead
13.Hawking's________totheresearchofuniversedeeplymovedus.
A.devotionB.concentration
C.achievementD.attention
14.Outwardlysheseemedconfidentbut________shefeltextremelynervous.
A.inrealityB.forreality
C.ontherealityD.toreality
15.Atlast,she________whatshesaid.
A.camethroughaboutB.camethroughwith
C.camethroughoverD.camethroughon
16.Thechildren________thetoysintheshopwindow.
A.werefascinatedonB.fascinatedto
C.fascinatedwithD.werefascinatedwith
17.Iregret________youthatweareunabletoofferyouemployment.
A.informingB.havinginformed
C.toinformD.toinformed
18.Imadeafew________thedesign.
A.adjustmentforB.adjustmentson
C.adjustmentstoD.adjustmentwith
19.Shefelt________him.
A.urgetohitB.anurgehitting
C.theurgetohittingD.anurgetohit
20.Theproject,________bytheendof2010,willexpandthecity'stelephonenetworktocover1,000,000users.
A.accomplishedB.beingaccomplished
C.tobeaccomplishedD.havingbeenaccomplished
21.—Icantakeyouhome.Wouldyoulikearide?
—Yes,I'll________verymuch.Couldyoustopatthedrugstoreontheway?
Ineedtobuysomeaspirin.
A.thankyouB.appreciateyou
C.appreciateitD.enjoyit
22.ThisisMarx'sconception________socialjustice.
A.forB.of
C.onD.with
23.Somefamoussingersliveonthe________fromtheirrecordsales.
A.salaryB.value
C.billD.income
24.Jennywenttoapartyand________didn'tstudyherlessons.
A.soB.however
C.thereforeD.still
25.Shedevotedherself________toherresearchanditearnedheragoodreputationinherfield.
A.stronglyB.extremely
C.entirelyD.freely
Ⅳ.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
ToBeLucky,BePrepared
IremembertheexactmomentIlearnedtheprincipleofpreparingforluck.
Iwasonthewrestlingteam.Now,ifthere'sonethingIcantellyouaboutanysport,itisthatwrestlingisprobablythesportthathastheleast__26__.Thereareonlytwopeopleoutonthemat,soyoucannot__27__itonyourteammatesoryourcoach.Andguesswhat?
Thereisno__28__becausewedothewholethingindoors,soyoucan'tsay,“Itwasraining”or“Itwassnowing.”Itmakes__29__tosaywrestlingisthesportwiththeleastluck.
Onourteamweretwoworldchampions;oneofthemhadbeenaworldchampionfivetimes.We__30__hadfivepeoplewhowerenationalchampions.Oneofthemwasaguy__31__thenameofJohn.
Johnhadneverbeen__32__inanyhighschoolwrestlingcompetitionthatIcouldremember,__33__hewasanationalchampion.Therewasnobodylocallywhocouldtouchhim.
Oneday,we__34__amatchwithourbiggestopponent(对手).Johnwentoutonthemat,andaboutaminuteand30secondsintothematchhetriedtomakeaparticular__35__.Herolledover,andhisopponent__36__himhalfwaythroughhisroll.Hewaspinned__37__!
Thematchwasover.
Irememberonthebusonthewayhome,oneofourteammatestriedto__38__Johnbysaying.“Oh,hejustgotlucky.”AndJohnsaid,“That'ssostupid.Theopportunitypresenteditself,__39__heexploitedit.”
Weusedtohavethisbigsigninourwrestlingroomthatthecoachhad__40__there:
“Luckiswhathappenswhenopportunity__41__preparation.”
John'sopponentwaspreparedtoexploitthisopportunity.Theprobabilityof__42__Johnwasnotstrong,andheknewit.Buthepaidattentiontothe__43__opportunitytopresentitself,andhedefeatedandpinnedafivetimenationalchampion.
Inotherwords,thereal__44__is“Beprepared!
”It'snotjustfindingtheopportunity.Youhavetobepreparedto__45__it.
26.A.luckB.risk
C.difficultyD.opportunity
27.A.accuseB.blame
C.doubtD.keep
28.A.stressB.injury
C.weatherD.standard
29.A.judgmentB.progress
C.senseD.way
30.A.alsoB.even
C.onlyD.once
31.A.underB.for
C.inD.by
32.A.hurtB.chosen
C.trainedD.defended
33.A.althoughB.because
C.unlessD.until
34.A.wentforB.waitedfor
C.foughtforD.playedfor
35.A.signB.step
C.taskD.move
36.A.fixedB.threw
C.caughtD.carried
37.A.accidentallyB.fortunately
C.unfairlyD.instantly
38.A.calmB.comfort
C.convinceD.forgive
39.A.soB.or
C.andD.but
40.A.setB.put
C.leftD.used
41.A.meetsB.suits
C.getsD.fits
42.A.strikingB.beating
C.knockingD.controlling
43.A.equalB.exact
C.restD.right
44.A.messageB.passage
C.decisionD.suggestion
45.A.receiveB.follow
C.seizeD.save
Ⅴ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Everydayweexperienceoneofthewondersoftheworldarounduswithoutevenrealizingit.Itisnottheamazingcomplexityoftelevision,northeimpressivetechnologyoftransport.Theuniversalwonderweshareandexperienceisourabilitytomakenoiseswithourmouths,andsotransmitideasandthoughtstoeachother'sminds.Thisabilitycomessonaturallythatwetendtoforgetwhatamiracle(奇迹)itis.
Obviously,theabilitytotalkissomethingthatmarkshumansofffromanimals.Ofcourse,someanimalshavepowersjustasamazing.Birdscanflythousandsofmilesbyobservingpositionsofthestarsintheskyinrelationtothetimeofdayandyear.InNature'stalentshow,humansareaspeciesofanimalthathavedevelopedtheirownspecialact.Ifwereduceittobasicterms,it'sanabilityforcommunicatinginformationtoothers,byvaryingsoundswemakeaswebreatheout.
Notthatwedon'thaveotherpowersofcommunication.Ourfacialexpressionsconveyouremotions,suchasanger,orjoy,ordisappointment.Thewayweholdourheadscanindicatetootherswhetherwearehappyorsad.Thisissocalled“bodylanguage”.Bristling(直立的)furisanunmistakablewarningofattackamongmanyanimals.Similarly,thebowedheadordroopingtailshowsareadinesstotakesecondplaceinanyanimalgathering.
Suchameansofcommunicationisabasicmechanismthatanimals,includinghumanbeings,instinctivelyacquireanddisplay.Istheabilitytospeakjustanothersortofinstinct?
Ifso,howdidhumanbeingsacquirethisamazingskill?
Biologistscanreadilyindicatethatparticularareaofourbrainwherespeechmechanismsfunction,butthisdoesn'ttellushowthatpartofourbodiesoriginatedinourbiologicalhistory.
46.Accordingtothepassage,thewonderwetakeforgrantedis________.
A.ourabilitytouselanguageB.themiracleoftechnology
C.theamazingpowerofnatureD.ourabilitytomakenoiseswithmouth
47.Whatfeatureof“bodylanguage”mentionedinthepassageiscommontobothhumansandanimals?
A.Liftingheadswhensad.
B.Keepinglongfaceswhenangry.
C.Bristlinghairwhenreadytoattack.
D.Bowingheadswhenwillingtoobey.
48.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?
A.Bodylanguageisuniquetohumans.
B.Animalsexpressemotionsjustashumansdo.
C.Humanshaveotherpowersofcommunication.
D.Humansarenodifferentfromanimalstosomedegree.
49.Thispassageismainlyabout________.
A.thedevelopmentofbodylanguage
B.thespecialrolehumansplayinnature
C.thepowertoconveyinformationtoothers
D.thedifferencebetweenhumansandanimalsinlanguageuse
B
TheengineerCamilloOlivettiwas40yearsoldwhenhestartedthecompanyin1908.AthisfactoryinIvrea,hedesignedandproducedthefirstItaliantypewriter.Todaythecompany'sheadofficeisstillinIvrea,nearTurin,butthecompanyismuchlargerthanitwasinthosedaysandthereareofficesallaroundtheworld.
By1930therewasastaffof700andthecompanyturnedout13,000machinesayear.SomewenttocustomersinItaly,butOlivettiexportedmoretypewriterstoothercountries.
Camillo'sson,Adriano,startedworkingforthecompanyin1924andlaterhebecametheboss.Heintroducedastandardspeedfortheproductionlineandheemployedtechnologyanddesignspecialists.Thecompanydevelopednewandbettertypewritersandthencalculators(计算器).In1959itproducedtheELEAcomputersystem.Thiswasthefirstmainframe(主机)computerdesignedandmadeinItaly.
AfterAdrianodiedin1960,thecompanyhadaperiodoffinancialproblems.Othercompanies,especiallytheJapanese,madefasterprogressinelectronictechnologythantheItaliancompany.
In1978,CarlodeBenedettibecamethenewboss.Olivettiincreaseditsmarketingandservicenetworksandmadeagreementswithothercompaniestodesignandproducemoreadvancedofficeequipment.Soonitbecameoneoftheworld'sleadingcompaniesininformationtechnologyandcommunications.TherearenowfiveindependentcompaniesintheOlivettigroup—oneforpersonalcomputers,oneforotherofficeequipment,oneforsystemsandservices,andtwofortelecommunications.
50.Fromthetextwelearnthat________.
A.by1930Olivettiproduced13,000typewri