人教版高中英语必修第二册Unit 4 History and traditions 单.docx

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人教版高中英语必修第二册Unit4Historyandtraditions单

Unit4单元测试

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

CassandraWarren,ababysitter,wasinarushandfeelingalittleovercomewithworkandplanningher200-personwedding.Asshewasextendinginvitationsforherweddinginthemailonedaylastyear,shehurriedlyaddressedonetoherauntanduncleinOregon.

Aweeklater,theinvitationcameback,withahandwrittennoteonthereturnenvelope:

“IwishIknewyou.Congratulations!

I'vebeenmarriedfor40years—itgetsbetterwithage.”A$20billwasinside.

Cassandrawasataprofessionalcrossroadsandhadbeenhavingatoughday.Infact,shenearlybrokedown,tellingherhusband-to-be,JesseJones,aboutherdepressionjustassheopenedthemisdirectedenvelope.Andthemagicenvelopewasn'tfinishedwithitssurprises.Cassandralookedcloserandsawthatontheenvelopewere“Livelongandprosper”,anodtothespace-basedfilmStarTrek（《星际迷航》）.

CassandraandJessehadnoideawhotheanonymousnotewriterwas.ButtheyfiguredtheStarTrekreferencewasbecausethepersonnoticedthe“fandom”corneroftheirinvitation,whichhadbothaStarWarslight-saber（光剑）andaHarryPotterwand（魔杖）.“Sheassumedwe'dunderstandhermessage,”Cassandrasaid.“Whichwedid.”

ThefollowingnightCassandraandJessewentouttodinnerwithafriendwhowasgoingoverseaswiththemilitary.Theyhappilyputthe$20towardtheirbill.ThenCassandrastoppedbyastoreandboughtanothercard—athank-youcard.Shewroteherauntanduncle'sincorrectaddressontheenvelopeagainto“KindStranger”.Inside,shewrote,“Thankyouforthenoteandtakingthetimetosendit.Notmanypeoplewouldhavedonethat.ItwasabigblessingafterthedayIwashaving.Iamthankfulforpeoplelikeyoustillbeingintheworld.”

1.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WelcometoCassandra'sweddingB.Whatifyouinviteakindstranger

C.TakeyourtimetowritearightletterD.Aweddinginvitationtotheawrongaddress

2.WhydidCassandramakethemistake?

A.Shesufferedadisease.B.Shewasinabadmood.

C.ShequarreledwithJesse.D.Shelostherjobasababysitter.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“anonymous”mean?

A.Nameless.B.Warm-hearted.C.Peace-loving.D.Doubtful.

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Cassandramadethesamemistakethesecondtime.

B.Thereturnlettermightbefromthemilitaryfriend.

C.Thesecondletterwaswronglyaddressedonpurpose.

D.Cassandradoesn'tknowheruncleandaunt'saddress.

B

Inmanycountriesoftheworld,peoplecanconfidentlytellyouthemeaningoftheirtownorcity,butmostpeoplewholiveinManchester,OxfordorBirminghamwouldnotbeabletoexplainwhatthenameoftheircitymeans.ThenameofeveryBritishtownorcity,however,hasalonghistory.

Twothousandyearsago,mostpeoplelivinginBritainwereCelts.Eventheword“Britain”isCeltic（凯尔特语）.ThentheRomansarrivedandbuiltcampswhichbecamecitiescalled“castra”.ThisiswhytherearesomanyplacenamesinEnglandwhichendin“-chester”or“-caster”,Manchester,forexample.

TheRomansneverreachedWalesorScotland,andmanyplacenamesthereareCeltic.Forexample,Welshplacenamesthatbeginwith“Llan”comefromtheCelticwordfor“church”.

AftertheRomansleftBritain,itwasattackedbytheAnglo-SaxonswhowerefromtheareaofEuropethatisnowGermanyandHolland.Thenamesoftheirvillagesoftenendin“-ham”or“-ton”.Somegettheirnamesfromtheleaderofthevillage.Birminghamforexample,means“Beormund’svillage”

TheAnglo-Saxonswerefarmersandthelandscapewasveryimportanttothem,sowehavevillagescalledUpton（villageonahill）—agoodplacetobuildavillageandMoreton（“villagebyalake”）wherefloodscouldmakelifehard.Placenamesthatendin“-ford”（aplacewhereyoucouldcrossariver）alsodescribethelocationofAnglo-

Saxonvillages.

Finally,in1066EnglandbecameNorman—theNormansgaveustheplacename“grange”,whichmeansfarm.

AndhowaboutLondon?

Expertscannotagree.TheRomanscalledthecityLondinium,buttheywerenotthefirstinhabitants（居民）.PeopleoncebelievedthattheUnitedKingdom'scapitalcitygotitsnamefromthecastleofaKingcalledLud,butthisisveryunlikely.OurbestguesstodayisthatthenamecomesfromaCelticwordmeaningafast-flowingriver.LikeanumberofBritishplacenames,itshistoryislostintime.

5.Accordingtothearticle,Stratfordismostlikelyatown________.

A.onahillB.nearacastleC.besideariverD.withachurch

6.WhichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderofthearrivaloftheinhabitantsinBritain?

A.TheCelts—TheRomans—TheNormans—TheAnglo-Saxons.

B.TheCelts—TheRomans—TheAnglo-Saxons—TheNormans.

C.TheRomans—TheCelts—TheAnglo-Saxons—TheNormans.

D.TheRomans—TheAnglo-Saxons—TheCelts—TheNormans.

7.WhatdoesLondonmeaninCeltic?

A.River.B.Londinium.C.Lud.D.Castle.

C

Howmuchsleepdoweneed?

It'safundamentalquestionaboutabasichumanfunctionwe'vebeenpracticingforlong,butthere'sstillnosimpleanswer.Butwhetheryou'reamorningoreveningpersoncouldbeguidedbyyourgenes.Thatsaid,yoursleepingpatternwillchangenaturallywithage,whichisalsoreflectedintheNationalSleepFoundationrecommendations:

itsuggests14-17hoursofshuteyeadayfornewbornbabiesandonly7-8hoursforover-65s.

Butscientistssaiditwasaboutmorethansimpleduration.Teensandpeopleintheirearly20sdowanttogotobedlaterandgetuplatertoo,somethingresearcherssuggestmightbetodowithchanginghormones（荷尔蒙）.“Onaverage,there'saboutatwo-hourdifferenceinpreferredsleeptimesofsomebodyintheirlateteensorearlytwentiestosomebodyintheirlate50sorearly60s,”hesaid.“Soaskingateenagertogetupat7o'clockinthemorningistheequivalentofaskinga55-year-oldtogetupatfiveinthemorning.”

Attheendoftheday,thebestwaytomeasurehowmuchsleepyoueachneedistolistentoyourownbody.Doyourelyonanalarmclocktowakeup?

Doyoutakealongtimetofeelawake?

Areyoudependentoncoffeedrinkstokeepyoufocusedduringtheday?

Areyouoverlyimpulsive（冲动的）ordoyoufindyourselfrunningalotoftrafficlights,forinstance?

Allthesecouldbesignsthatyou'renotgettingenoughsleep.

Andthat,weknowtoday,isbad.Theenvironmentcanaffectyoursleeppreferencesbutyourgenesstay.Scientistssaidthattheunderstandingoftheimportanceofsleepwas“oneofthegreatachievementsofmodernneuroscience（神经科学）,”andthatsocietywasmovingawayfromtheall-nighterculturetorespecttheneedforsleep.

8.What'sthewriter'sintentionofwritingthepassage?

A.Toreporthisresearchresults.B.Toexpresstheimportanceofsleep.

C.Tolistsomesleepingpatterns.D.Topersuadepeopletohaveenoughsleep.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Notgettingenoughsleep.B.Listeningtoyourownbody.

C.Runningalotoftrafficlights.D.Notunderstandingoftheimportanceofsleep.

10.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SleepingPatternsB.TheImportanceofSleep

C.AGreatAchievementofNeuroscienceD.DifferentPeopleNeedDifferentAmountsofSleep

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。

Negativethoughtswehaveaboutourselvescandestroyourspirits.Manyofushaveproblemswithnegativethoughts.Thenegativethoughtsleadtobadfeelingsandtheymakeyoubelievethatthebadthingsyouaresufferingareactuallytrue.Inshort,theybringyourfocusonyourfailures,whichwillmakeyoudepressed.Whatcanyoudotoavoidnegativethoughtsaffectingyou?

11.

◎Recognizethatactionsalwaysfollowbeliefs.

Whateveryoubelieve,you'llexperiencemoreofthem.12.Sostartbelievingthebestaboutyourselfandbelievethatyou'reavaluableperson.

◎Picturethegoodthings.

Ifyouwanttochangethenegativetapesplayinginyourhead,youhavetoimagineyourselfpositivelythatmeansjudgingyourselfright.13.Howwouldthatlook?

Drawitinyourmindandexpandit.

◎14.

Youmaytalktoyourselfwithstatementslike“ifonly”or“whatif”.Theformerkeepsremindingyouofthepastwithregret,whilethelatterkeepsyoufearfulofthefuture.Thereisnothingyoucandoaboutthepastandthefutureisn'thereyet.

◎Developpositiveviews.

Insteadofalwaysputtingyourselfdowninyourhead,thinkofsomethingsyouactuallylikeaboutyourself.Tellyourself“Iamable.I'mgoodatit.”insteadofsaying“I'mnotgoodenough.”15.

Thinkingpoorlygetsusnowhereandisextremelyself-limiting.Decide,today,toturnoffthenegativechannelinyourmindanddevelopyourtruepossibilities.

A.Forgetthepast

B.Liveinthemoment

C.Herearesomesuggestions

D.Makefriendswithoptimisticpeople

E.Imagineapictureaboutyourself

F.Alwayskeeppositive,ratherthansaysomethingnegative.

G.You'llalsofindyouractionsaresuitableforyourbeliefs

11.________12.________13.________14.________15.________

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四

个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Mynine-year-oldcousindoesn'tdowellatschool.Astheyoungestinthefamily,sheisheavilylaughedatthus__16someresistance（抗拒）anddistrusttowards17，whousuallydon'tputhighhopesinher.

Yesterdaywewenttoanart18together.Therewerepaintingsfromkidswithdisabilities.Mylittlegirlhasa19eye,forthepaintingsshelikedmostwerealsothebestoftheshow.Shealsohelpedtoarrangethechairs