广东卷学年高中英语 Unit 2 Sailing the oceans测试题含答案Word格式.docx

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每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

IwaswarnedaboutcertainlawandorderissuesinthecityofAmsterdambeforeIlandedthere.ButIwassurelynot1formycarbeingbrokenintointhefirsthourofbeingthere.Itookenoughmeasurestolockmycarwitha2steeringlockafterIhadparkedit.However,anhourlater,Ifoundmyfavoritejacket,amongotherthings,3fromthecar’sbackseat.However,thiswasjustanincidentandAmsterdamisavery4placefortravelers.

Isoonforgotaboutmy5amongthevastfieldsofrosesandtulips（郁金香）thathavebecomedecorationsinHolland.Apartfromtulips,Amsterdamhasarichhistorythatshinesthroughthecity’s6.Asmallpartofthecity,theDamsquare,iscoveredwithcobble-stonesthatlinktheconcreteroadandtheRoyal7.Thisanomaly（异常）inconstructionisbecausethepalacewasatownhalluntil1808,whenNapoleon’sbrotherLouisBonaparteconsideredittobeastructurefitforthe8,duetoitscentrallocation.Formostpartoftheyear,thepalaceis9,butitopensupfortouristsinsummer.

WhateverimageyouassociatewithHolland,thefirstthing10tocometomindisthewindmill（风车）.Theselivingmonumentshavesomuch11attachedtoHollandthatthereisevenaNationalWindmillDay（11May）.Windmillsaredecoratedwith12,figuresofangelsandtheDutchflagonfestiveoccasionsandnationalholidays.Forcenturies,windmillshavehelpedtheDutchfight13shortagessotheywerethefirsttodevelop“14technology”.SpreadthroughoutHolland,theyarethe15ofthecountryandthereareeightoftheminAmsterdamalone.

1.A.responsibleB.preparedC.sorryD.eager

2.A.bigB.cheapC.plasticD.precious

3.A.sweptB.wornC.goneD.packed

4.A.comfortableB.coolC.quietD.safe

5.A.argumentB.hurryC.lossD.mistake

6.A.lifestyleB.architectureC.trafficD.location

7.A.MuseumB.GardenC.TheatreD.Palace

8.A.rulerB.policeC.travelerD.designer

9.A.changedB.closedC.repairedD.decorated

10.A.likelyB.luckyC.necessaryD.mysterious

11.A.costB.importanceC.laborD.energy

12.A.flowersB.clothesC.stonesD.locks

13.A.sugarB.flourC.saltD.water

14.A.lawB.structureC.windmillD.building

15.A.hopeB.needC.concernD.pride

第二节语法填空（共10小题；

每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在标有16~25的空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Thirteenmonthsago,inalibraryJohntookabookandfoundhimselfinterestedinthenotesinthemargin（页白）.Thesofthandwritingreflected16thoughtfulsoul.Later,hediscoveredthepreviousowner’sname,HollisMaynellandheraddress.Hewroteheraletter17（introduce）himselfandtheygottoknoweachotherbymail.Johnrequestedaphotographexchange,18sherefused.Shefeltthatitwouldn’tmatterwhatshelookedlike19hereallycared.

Finally,theyscheduledtheirfirstmeeting.“You’llrecognize20,”shewrote.“I’llbewearingaredrose.”At7:

00pmJohnwasinthestationlookingforthegirl21therose.Suddenly,ayoungbeautifulwomanappearedbutwaswalkingquicklyawayandjustthenhesaw“HollisMaynell”—awomanover40.Beingalittle22（disappoint）,hestillsaidtoher,“I’mJohn,andyoumustbeMissMaynell.Iamverygladyoucouldmeetme.MayItakeyoutodinner?

”

Thewomansmiled,“Idon’tknow23thisisabout,son,buttheyoungwomanjust24（beg）metowearthisroseonmycoat.Shesaidifyouweretoaskmetodinner,Ishouldtellyousheiswaiting25youacrossthestreet.Shesaiditwassomekindoftest!

16.17.18.19.20.

21.22.23.24.25.

Ⅱ.阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；

每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

A

AuthoritiesinIndiawarnthattheworld-famousTajMahaldesperatelyneedsrepairs.Somesaythatthisarchitecturallandmarkcouldeventuallycollapseunlesseffortsaremadetoprotectandpreserveit.

TheTajMahal,completedin1648,wasbuiltinAgra,India,ontheedgeoftheYamunaRiver.Thewoodenfoundationthatholdsupthebuildingstaysstrongbecauseofthemoistenvironmentaroundtheriver.Iftheriverweretodryout,thewoodenfoundationcouldcrackandfallapart.Overthepastdecade,theYamunahasbeenshrinking,especiallyduringthesummermonths.Thisispartlybecauseofoveruseoftheriverwaterbyresidentsandbusinesses.

Someofficialshavesaidthebuildingmaycollapseinaslittleasfiveyears.Otherexpertsdisagreeandquestionwhetherthebuildingreallyfacesanydanger.Certainpoliticiansandhistorians,however,arepushingthegovernmenttobeginpreservationefforts,orworktorepairandtakecareofthemonument.ThisisnotthefirsttimetheTajMahalhasbeenthreatened.In1996,officialsthoughtairpollutionwasturningthebuildingyellow.TheIndiangovernmentorderednearbyfactoriestostopburningcoalorleavethearea.

ShahJahan,aformeremperorofIndia,beganbuildingtheTajMahalin1631.Hehaditbuiltinhonorofhisdeceased（已故的）wife,MumtazMahal,whowasburiedinsidetheTajMahalwithJahan.Manyarchitectssaythebuildingisamasterpieceofsymmetry.Symmetryisavisualtechniquewheretherightsideofanobjectlooksthesameastheleftsideoftheobject.

TheTajMahalhasbeennamedoneoftheSevenWondersoftheWorld,alistofamazinghuman-madelandmarks.TheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization（UNESCO）liststheTajMahalasaWorldHeritageSiteandhelpspreservethefamousstructure.Becauseofthebuilding’simportanceinIndianculture,MinisterofParliamentRamshankarKatheriahastakenthecasetoboththePrimeMinisterandPresidentofIndia.Katheriahassaid,“Iamdemandingahigh-levelinquirytoanalyzetheseverethreatposedtothewoodenstructuresinthefoundationoftheTaj.”

26.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,itissuggestedthat.

A.peopleliketheTajMahalworldwide

B.somerepairworkhaseverbeendonewiththeTajMahal

C.theTajMahalisindanger

D.theTajMahalwillberebuilt

27.InParagraph2,theunderlinedword“shrinking”couldbereplacedby“”.

A.reducingB.flowingC.coolingD.flooding

28.Unlikesomeofficials,otherexperts.

A.aregoodatrepairingtheTajMahal

B.believetheTajMahalisingoodshape

C.dosomeresearchontheTajMahal

D.suggesttheTajMahalbeprotected

29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheTajMahalaccordingtothetext?

A.ItwasbuiltovertheYamunaRiver.

B.Italmostfelldownduetotheairpollutionthere.

C.ItwasbuiltinmemoryofMumtazMahal.

D.ItiswellmanagedbytheUNESCO.

30.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.TheTajMahal,thesymbolofIndianculture

B.TheTajMahal,agreatwonder

C.MumtazMahalandtheTajMahal

D.TroubleattheTajMahal

B

Perhapseveryoldgenerationsinceancienttimeshascomplainedaboutyoungpeople,andtodayisnodifferent.Isn’titclearthatcomparedwithourgloriousselves,kidsthesedaysareself-absorbedsocialnetworkaddicts?

However,thissummer,myimpressionoftoday’skidshasbeenrestoredbythestoryofRachelBeckwith.Shecouldteachmygenerationagreatdealaboutmaturityandunselfishness—eventhoughshe’sjust9yearsold,orwaswhenshediedonJuly23.

Atage5,RachelhadherlonghairshornoffandsenttoLocksofLove,whichuseshairdonationstomakeartificialhairforchildrenwhohavelosttheirownhairbecauseofcancerorotherdiseases.Afterthat,Rachelannouncedthatshewouldgrowherhairlongagainanddonateitagain.Andthat’swhatshedid.

Thenwhenshewas8yearsold,herchurchbeganraisingmoneytobuildwellsinAfricathroughanorganizationcalledcharity:

water.Rachelwasastonishedwhenshelearnedthatotherchildrenhadnocleanwater,sosheskippedherninthbirthdayparty.Rachelsetupabirthdaypageonthecharity:

waterwebsitewithatargetof$300.Insteadofpresents,sheaskedherfriendstodonate$9eachtocharity:

water.FinallyRachelraisedonly$220—whichhadleftherjustabitdisappointed.

Then,onJuly20,aserioustrafficaccidentleftRachelcriticallyinjured.Churchmembersandfriends,seekingsomewayofshowingsupport,begandonatingonRachel’sbirthdaypage—charitywater.org/Rachel—anddonationsreachedher$300goal,andkeptrising.

ButRachelcouldn’thearthatshehadraisedbeyondthe$47,544thatthesingerJustinBieberhadraisedforcharity:

wateronhis17thbirthday.“IthinkRachelwouldhavebeenoverjoyedforshesecretlyhadacrushon（迷恋）him,”Rachel’smomsaid.

WhenitwasclearthatRachelwouldneverregainconsciousness,thefamilydecidedtoremovethelifesupportsystem.HerparentsdonatedherhairforthefinaltimetoLocksofLove,andherorganstootherchildren.

WordaboutRachel’slastfund-raisingspread.Contributionspouredin,oftenin$9each.Thetotaldonationssoontopped$100,000,then$300,000.

Thisisastorynotjustofonegirl,butofayounggenerationofoutstandingproblem-solversworkingcreatively.

31.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftoday’skidsafterheknewthestoryofRachelBeckwith?

A.Theyaregoodatsocialnetwork.

B.Theyhavenarrowmindsandcareaboutnothing.

C.Theyareunselfishasgrown-ups.

D.Theycangetproblemssettledeffectively.

32.WhenwasitthatRachel’shairwasdonatedforthefinaltimetoLocksofLove?

A.Atherageof5.

B.Beforeherninthbirthday.

C.Rightafterthetraffi