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高中英语Unit1Breakingrecords单元测试1新人教版选修9
选修九Unit1《Breakingrecords》单元测试1
笔试部分:
I.单项选择
1.—Howabouteighto'clockoutsidethecinema?
—That_______mefine.
A.fitsB.meetsC.satisfiesD.suits
2.Thedisc,digitally______inthestudio,soundedfantasticatthepartythatnight.
A.recordedB.recording
C.toberecordedD.havingrecorded
3.Beforebuildingahouse,youwillhaveto________thegovernment'spermission.
A.getfromB.followC.receiveD.askfor
4.Herson,towhomshewasso_________,wentabroadtenyearsago.
A.lovedB.caredC.devotedD.affected
5.BythetimeJanegetshome,heraunt________forLondontoattendameeting.
A.willleaveB.leavesC.willhaveleftD.left
6.ThemoreIthinkabouthim,themorereasonsIfindforlovinghim_______Idid.
A.asmuchasB.aslongas
C.assoonasD.asfaras
7.Heisabletolift__________oftwohundredjin.
A.weighB.weightsC.aweightD.weighty
8.ScientistsgenerallyagreethatEarth'sclimatewillwarmupoverthenext50to100years__________ithaswarmedinthe20,000yearssinceIceAge.
A.aslongasB.asmuchas
C.assoonasD.aswellas
9.Elephantshavetheirownwaytotelltheshapeofanobjectand_________itisroughorsmooth.
A.不填B.whetherC.howD.what
10._______________________,!
havetoputitawayandfocusmyattentiononstudythisweek.
A.Howeverthestoryisamusing
B.Nomatteramusingthestoryis
C.Howeveramusingthestoryis
D.Nomatterhowthestoryisamusing
11.Onceadecisionhasbeenmade,allofusshould_________it.
A.directtoB.stickto
C.leadtoD.referto
12.Jumpingoutof_________airplaneattenthousandfeetisquite_________excitingexperience.
A.x;theB.x;anC.an;anD.the;the
13.—Let'sgoandhaveagooddrinktonight.
—________Haveyougotthefirstprizeinthecompetition?
A.Whatfor?
B.Thanksalot.
C.Yes,I'dliketo.D.Whynot?
14.—Howaboutputtingsomepicturesintothereport?
—_________Apictureisworthathousandwords.
A.Noway.B.Whynot?
C.Allright?
D.Nomatter.
15.Maggiehasbeenfortunatetofindajobshelovesand,_________,shegetswellpaidforit.
A.soonerorlaterB.what'smore
C.asaresultD.moreorless
II.完形填空
Itwasthedistrictsportsmeet.Myfootstillhadn'thealed(痊愈)froma(n)16injury.Ihad17whetherornotIshouldattendthemeet.ButthereIwas,18forthe3,000-meterrun.
"Ready...set..."Thegunpoppedandwewereoff.Theothergirlsrushed19me.Ifelt20asIfellfartherandfartherbehind.
"Hooray!
"shoutedthecrowd.Itwastheloudest21Ihadeverheardatameet.Thefirst-placerunnerwastwolaps(圈)aheadofmewhenshecrossedthefinishline.
"MaybeIshould22,"IthoughtasImovedon.23,Idecidedtokeepgoing.Duringthelasttwolaps,Iran24anddecidednotto25intracknextyear.Itwouldn'tbeworthit,26myfootdidheal.
WhenIfinished,Iheardacheer--27thantheoneI'dheardearlier.Iturnedaroundand28,theboyswerepreparingfortheirrace."Theymustbecheeringfortheboys."
Iwasleaving29severalgirlscameuptome."Wow,you'vegotcourage!
"oneofthemtoldme.
"Courage?
Ijust30arace!
"Ithought.
"Iwouldhavegivenuponthefirstlap,"saidanothergirl.
"Wewerecheeringforyou.Didyouhearus?
"
SuddenlyIregained31.Idecidedto32tracknextyear.Irealizedstrengthandcouragearen'talways33inmedalsandvictories,butinthe34weovercome(战胜).Thestrongestpeoplearenotalwaysthepeoplewhowin,35thepeoplewhodon'tgiveupwhen
theylose.
16.A.slighterB.worseC.earlierD.heavier
17.A.expectedB.supposedC,imaginedD.doubted
18.A.lateB.eagerC.readyD.thirsty
19.A.frombehindB.aheadof
C.nexttoD.closeto
20.A.ashamedB.astonished
C.excitedD.Frightened
21.A.cheerB.shoutC.cryD.noise
22.A.slowdownB.dropoutC.goonD.speedup
23.A.ThereforeB.Otherwise
C.BesidesD.However
24.A.withdelightB.withfear
C.inpainD.inadvance
25.A.playB.arriveC.raceD.attend
26.A.evenifB.onlyifC.unlessD.until
27.A.weakerB.longerC.lowerD.louder
28.A.wellenoughB.sureenough
C.surprisinglyenoughD.strangelyenough
29.A.whileB.whenC.asD.since
30.A.finishedB.wonC.passedD.lost
31.A.cheerB.hopeC.interestD.experience
32.A.holdonB.turnto
C.beginwithD.stickwith
33.A.measuredB.praisedC.testedD.increased
34.A.sadnessB.strugglesC.diseases.D.tiredness
35.A.orB.norC.andD.but
III.阅读理解
(A)
ItwasanearlySeptemberday,coolandbrightandjustrightforrunning,andIwasinthefirstfewmilesofalO-knownmileraceoveracoursewithafewhighhills.Still,Ifeltenergetic;despitethehillsitwasgoingtobeafinerun.
JustaheadofmewasPeggyMimno,ateacherfromMountKiseo,NewYork.Shetoowasrunningeasily,movingalongatmyspeed.Thepacefeltcomfortable,soIdecidedtostaywhereIwas;whypayattentiontopacewhenshewassettingsuchaniceone?
I'dovertake(追上)herlateronwhenshetired.
SoIranbehindher.Thecourseheadednorthformiles,wanderedwestforahillymile,thenturnedsouthagainalongawindingroad.Theracewasgettingharder.Wehadfourmilesleftandalreadyitwasbeginningtoberealwork.
Peggyovertookayoungrunner.Sheseemedtoknowhim,fortheyexchangedafewcheerfulwordsasshepassedhim.Theirexchangeworriedme.Youdon'tchatduringaraceunlessyoufeelinggood,andPeggyplainlywas.
Still,Iwascloseenoughtoovertakeherifshetired,soIdidn'tgiveuphopecompletely.Weweregettingnearertoalong,punishinghillnowanditwouldbethetest.Wewereamilefromthefinishline,sowhateverhappenedonthehillwouldalmostdeterminewhocrosseditfirst.
AsImovedupthehill,myattentionwanderedforafewminutes.WhenIlookedup,Peggywasmovingaway--firstfiveyards,thenten,thenmore.Finallyitwasclearthattherewasnohelpofcatchingher.Shebeatmesoundly.
Thereisanimportantlessoninthatrace.Womenarethoughttobeweaker,slowerandnotnearlyasskilledinsport.YetasPeggyMimnosoclearlyshowed,thesimilaritiesbetweenmenandwomenrunnersaremoreimportantthandifferences.Ihaverunwithanumberofwomen,andIcansayitisoftenhardwork.
36.Whatdidthewriterthinkoftheraceinthebeginning?
A.Itwouldbehardwork.
B.Itwouldbeaneasyrace.
C.Itwouldbeatestofhisstrength.
D.Itwouldbeagoodlearningexperience.
37.WhatworriedthewriterwhenPeggygreetedtheyoungrunner?
A.Peggyovertooktheyoungrunner.
B.Peggywasrunningenergetically.
C.Peggywaslaughingasthewriter.
D.Peggypaidnoattentiontothewriter.
38.Bysaying"along,punishinghill"(paragraph5),thewriterimpliesthat_____________.
A.Peggywouldfailtoreachthehilltop
B.menaremoreskilledatclimbinghills
C.overtakingPeggywouldbeeasy
D.climbingthehillwouldbeademandingtask
39.Whatlessondoesthewriterlearnfromtherace?
A.Womenareasgoodasmeninsport.
B.Womenarebetteratclimbinghills.
C.Heshouldhavemoretraininginacross-countryrace.
D.Heshouldsetaquickerpaceatthebeginningofarace.
(B)
Sayyouarea17thcenturyconstructionworkerwho'sworkedlongandhardtobuildasplendidtowerforthedeadwifeofyouremperor.
Nowsaythattheemperorordersyourfingertipscutoffsoyoucanneverbuildanotherone.Yes,thatistheTajMahal,oneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld.Andthetalebehindtheconstructionisjustasimpressiveasthebuildingitself.
First,there'stheemperorofnorthernIndia,ShahJehan,alsocalledtheKingoftheWorld.In1612,ShahJehanmarriedMumtazMahal.Madlyinlove,theyhad14childrenoverthenext20years.Butthensadnesscame.AsMumtazwasabouttogivebirthtochild'number14,shesaidshehadheardherunbornbabycryout.Itwasasignofdeath.AndasMumtazlaydying,sheaskedJehantobuildalastingmemorialtocelebratetheirlove.
WhentheheartbrokenJehanappearedeightdaysafterhiswife'sdeath,hispeoplewereshockedtoseethathiscoal-blackhairhadturnedsnow-white.
Puttingawayhissadness,Jehanorderedhiswife'sdyingwishcarriedout.Morethan20,000workerslaborednearly22yearstocompletetheconstruction.In1653,JehanplacedMumtaz'sremainsinthecenterunderthebuilding.
Andthen,sonnumberfive,Aurangzeb,murderedhisbrothersandtookoverthepowerfromhisagingfather.Hehanlivedtherestofhisdays-eightyears,tobeexact-imprisonednotfarfromtheTajMahal.Jehanwasonlyallowedtoclimbontothetopofhisprisontoseethetimeless
treasurefromadistance.Butneveragainwouldhebeallowedtovisitit--untilhewasburiednexttohiswife.
Today25,000peoplevisittheTajMahaleachday.Thoughthereasonforbuildingthetowerwasastrange,sadstory,thosewhoseeitsbreath-takingbeautyareremindedofthehappinessthatinspireditsconstruction.
40.Thefirsttwoparagraphswerewrittentoshowthat
A.theTajMahalisallunusualhistoricbuilding
B.ancientIndianemperorswerecruel
C.constructionworkersledahardlifeinancientIndia
D.Indiahassomeofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld
41.TheTajMahalwasfirstbuiltas____________.
A.aprisonB.agifttoMumtaz
C.amemorialbuildingD.atouristattraction
42.WelearnfromthetextthatMumtazprobablydiedin________.
A.1626B.1632C.1634D.1653
(C)
MyteenagesonKarlbecamewithdrawnafterhisfatherdied.Asasingleparent,Itriedtodomybesttotalktohim.ButthemoreItried,themorehepulledaway.Wh