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高一英语Unit2单元测试题
Unit2Englisharoundtheworld
单元测试题1
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Inthelate1990s,afamilyvisitedtheschoolwhereItaughtdeafstudents.Theysaidtheywouldbemovinghereandplannedtosendtheirdeafdaughtertomyschoolasafirstgrader.Theywereupsetthattheirchild’skindergartenteachertoldthemnottohavehighhopesforher.Theteacherpaintedableak(暗淡的)picturefortheirlittlegirl’sfuture.StandingbehindthemwasKatherine,abeautifulfive-year-oldwithlonghairanddarkeyes.Thewholetimeherparentswerethereshedidn’tmakeasoundorusesignlanguage,evenwhenherparentsaskedhertodoso.
AfterafewweekswithKatherine,IdiscoveredIwasdealingwithaverybrightchild.AlthoughIwasabletomakeherjoinindifferentlearningactivities,writingwasalwaysastruggle.Itriedallkindsofmethodstointerestherinwriting.Everytimethepencilscameout,shewouldrefusetowrite.
OnedayKatherinegotoffherbusandstoodinfrontoftheschoolcrying.Theteacherstheredidnotknowenoughsignlanguagetoaskherwhathappened.Finallytheyledherintotheofficewheretheyhandedherapenandapieceofpaper.Katherinewrote:
“PACBAK.”Immediatelytheteachersrealizedsheleftherbackpackonthebus.TheycalledthebusdriverbacktoschoolandsoonKatherinegotherbackpackback.
ThatdayKatherinediscoveredthepowerofthepen.Fromthenonshefellinlovewithwriting.Sheisayoungwomannowandhasbecomeanexcellentwriter,publicspeakerandstudentleader.
21.Whentheauthorfirstmether,Katherine_____.
A.keptsilent B.keptcrying
C.wasstudying D.wasunhappy
22.WhatwasKatherine’sproblemafterafewweekswiththeauthor?
A.Shedidn’tliketowriteatall.
B.Shecouldn’tusesignlanguage.
C.Shealwaysleftherbackpackonthebus.
D.Shehadnointerestinlearningactivities.
23.What’sthemeaningof“Katherinediscoveredthepowerofthepen”?
A.Katherineusedapenforthefirsttime.
B.Katherinebecameinterestedinwriting.
C.Katherineunderstoodhowtousethepen.
D.Katherineknewwhatthepenwasusedfor.
B
WinterVineckibeganrunningatagefive,butgotseriousin2009afterherfatherdiedofcancer—that’swhenshedecidedtohonorhismemorybyrunningamarathononeverycontinent(大洲)beforeher15thbirthday.
Scope:
TeamWinterisanorganizationyoufoundedtoraisemoneyforcancerresearch.Howdiditgetstarted?
Winter:
Atfirst,TeamWinterwasformedtofightchildhoodobesity(肥胖).WhenIwas8,Iranaraceandraised$1,100forthatcause.Butlessthanayearlater,mydadgotcancer.IknewIhadtodosomethingtohelp.WhenIstarted,mygoalwastoraise$10,000.I’veraisedwellpastthat—almost$500,000.
Scope:
Whatgoesthroughyourmindwhenyourun?
Winter:
WhenI’mhavingahardtimeduringarace,Ithinkaboutmydad.Ifhecoulddealwiththepainofcancer,Icandealwithanytypeofpain.Hewasaveryfriendlyperson.Hewasalwayssmilingandveryhappyevenwhenhehadcancer.
Scope:
Isyourageeveranobstacle(障碍)inyourraces?
Winter:
I’vebeenturneddownbyracedirectorswhowon’tletanyoneyoungerthan16or18compete.ButDianaNyad,thefirstpersontoswimfromCubatoFloridawithoutasharkcage,toldme,“Neverletthemtellyouitcan’tbedone.”FromthenonIknewmyagewasn’ttheproblem.
Scope:
You’veprobablyinspiredlotsofpeopletoo.
Winter:
I’veheardaboutkidsdoingprojectslikeme.Onceinarestaurant,aboycameuptomymomandmeandtoldushisdadhadcancertoo.Nowhe’scompeting(竞争)inrunningforhisdad.Hearingstorieslikethathelpskeepmegoing.
24.WhatdoweknowaboutTeamWinter?
A.Italwaysholdsdifferentraces.
B.Itsfinalgoalistoraise$500,000.
C.ItwasnamedafterWinter’sfather.
D.Itwastohelpobesechildrenatfirst.
25.WhenWinterhasahardtimeduringarace,whatkeepshergoing?
A.Herfather’sillness.
B.Herfather’ssuccess.
C.Herfather’sbravery.
D.Herfather’skindness.
26.Winter’swordsinthelastparagraphtellusthat_____.
A.shesetsagoodexampleforothers
B.shehopesotherswilldowhatshedoes
C.theboywantstojoinTeamWinter
D.theboyinviteshertocompetewithhim
C
Theideaofinventinganinternationallanguageisnotanewone.Overthepast180years,linguists(语言学家)havecreatedovertendifferentlanguagesthatarebasedonGerman,Spanish,andEnglish.OneofthesewasBasicEnglish.
By1923theFirstWorldWarhadbeenoverforfiveyears,butEuropewasstillrecoveringfromitseffects.CharlesKayOgden,alinguistandwriter,wasrunningseveralbookshopsinCambridge.Hepublished(出版)TheMeaningofMeaning(1923),abookdescribinghowweuselanguage.Thebookreceivedhighpraise,whichdroveOgdentodesignaninternationallanguage—somethingthatwasmuchsimplerthanEnglish.In1930Ogden’sbookBasicEnglish:
AGeneralIntroductionwithRulesandGrammarwaspublished.
PerhapsittakesaboutsevenyearsforonetobecomeagoodEnglishspeaker.OgdenbelievedthatBasicEnglishcouldbelearnedinsevenweeks.Therewereonly850wordsandthegrammarwasverysimple.
Thelanguageattractedtheattentionofeducatorsallovertheworld,butitsdevelopmentwasstoppedbytheSecondWorldWar.Afterthewar,boththeBritishPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchillandthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesFranklinD.Rooseveltlookedforideasthatmightbringworldpeace.TheybothgavespeechesthatencouragedtheuseofOgden’sinternationallanguage.Inthepast60years,thelanguagehashadsomesuccess.InsomepartsofEastAsia,teachersarestillusingOgden’swordlists.
However,inthemain,thelanguagehasdisappeared.Becausetherearemanymorenon-nativethannativespeakersofEnglish,recentlysomelinguistshaveaskedwhetherweshouldgivecarefulconsiderationtoOgden’sideasagain.AndtheWikipediawebsite(www.wikipedia.org)hasstartedaversion(版本)writteninBasicEnglishfornon-nativelearnersofthelanguage.SearchforitontheInternetnow!
27.Accordingtothetext,BasicEnglish_____.
A.wasveryeasytolearn
B.hasahistoryof180years
C.ismainlybasedonthreelanguages
D.developedfastoverthelast60years
28.WhatwasChurchillandRoosevelt’sattitudetowardsBasicEnglish?
A.Theywereworriedaboutit.
B.Theywereuncertainofit.
C.Theysupportedit.
D.Theydidn’tcareaboutit.
29.Thelinguistsmentionedinthelastparagraphseemto_____.
A.writeinBasicEnglishonWikipedia
B.encouragepeopletouseBasicEnglish
C.believeBasicEnglishwilldisappearsoon
D.thinktherewillbefewerspeakersofEnglish
30.Themainpurposeofthetextisto_____.
A.advertiseawebsite
B.reviewtwobooks
C.describesomelinguists’works
D.introduceaninternationallanguage
D
WhenIwas8yearsold,Idecidedtorunawayfromhomeafteraquarrelwithmymother.Withmysuitcasepackedandsomesandwichesinabag,Istartedforthefrontdoor.
MymomaskedwhereIwasgoing.“I’mleavinghome,”Isaid.
“What’sthatyou’recarrying?
”sheasked.
“Someclothesandfood,”Ireplied.
“Ifyouwanttorunaway,that’sallright,”shesaid.“Butyoucameintothishomewithoutanythingandyoucanleavethesameway.”
Ithrewmysuitcaseandsandwichesonthefloorandstartedforthedooragain.
“Waitaminute,”Momsaid.“Youdidn’thaveanyclothesonwhenyouarrived,andIwantthemback.”
Thisinfuriatedme.Itoremyclothesoff—shoes,socks,underwearandall—andshouted,“CanIgonow?
”
“Yes,”mymomanswered,“butonceyouclosethatdoor,don’texpecttocomeback.”
IwassoangrythatIshutthedoorforcefullyandsteppedoutofmyhome.ThenInoticeddownthestreettwoneighborgirlswalkingtowardourhouse.IwassoshythatIsawthebigspruce(云杉)treeinouryardandjumpedunderthelow-hangingbranches(树枝).Apileofdried-upbrownneedles(针状物)werebeneaththetree,andyoucan’timaginethepainthosesharpneedlescausedtomybody.
AfterIwassurethegirlshadpassedby,Irantothefrontdoorandknockedatitloudly.
“It’sBilly!
Letmein!
”
Thevoicebehindthedooranswered,“Billydoesn’tlivehereanymore.Heranawayfromhome.”
Lookingbehindmetoseeifanyoneelsewascomingdownthestreet,Isaid,“Mom!
I’msorry.I’mstillyourson.Letmein!
”
ThedooropenedandMom’ssmilingfaceappeared.“Didyouchangeyourmindaboutrunningaway?
”sheasked.
“What’sforsupper?
”Ismiledback.
31.Whentheauthorwasleavinghome,hismotherorderedhimto_____.
A.stayathome
B.takesomesandwiches
C.leaveeverythingbehind
D.checkhissuitcasecarefully
32.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor’smom?
A.Selfishandproud. B.Strictbutloving.
C.Kindandhelpful. D.Wisebutimpatient.
33.Theunderlinedword“infuriated”probablymeans“_____”.
A.surprised B.warned
C.encouraged D.angered
34.Whydidtheauthorjumpunderthelow-hangingbranches?
A.Toavoidbeingseen.
B.Tofindsomeneedles.
C.Toplayajokeonthetwogirls.
D.Toattractthetwogirls’attention.
35.Thelastsentence“What’sforsupper?
”mainlyshowsthattheauthor_____.
A.feltveryhungryatthattime
B.changedhisplantoleavehome
C.wishedtoeatsomethingbeforeleaving
D.wantedtoknowwhathismotherpreparedforsupper
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Shakinghands,Americanstyle
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