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人教版高中英语必修二Unit2单元测试题1含答案
Unit2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
CompetitionintheOlympicsshouldbebetweenathleteswhousetheirownstrength(力量)orspeed.Ifsomeathletesdon'tfollowtherules,itruinsthefunforeveryoneconnectedwiththegame.Italsogivesanextremelyunfairadvantagetotheathleteusingthedrug.
—JimfromAtlanta
Druguseamongtopathleteshaslongbeenaproblem.Withoutdrugtesting,theOlympicswouldbeaboutwhousesthemostdrugs,notwhotrainsthehardestandhasthemostathleticskills.Alsodrugshurtpeopleandtheycouldevenkillpeople.
—DavidfromHouston
Whyshouldathletesbeallowedtocompetewhenit'snotreallythemwhoareactuallycompeting?
It'sthedrugsthatdoallthework.Athleteswhousedrugsarelikerunnerswithskates.It'scheatingandshouldnotbeallowed.It'sunfairtoothercompetitorswhodon'tusedrugs.
—BrucefromChicago
Mostsportsathletesareheldtoastandardofbeingdrugfree.Olympiansshouldnotbeheldanydifferently.Theytakepartinhighlycompetitivesportsfortheircountryandwinmedalsforit.Testingtheathletesfordrugsmustbedoneineverycountryandeverysport.Nodrugtestingwouldbeunfairtopeoplewhodon'tusedrugs.
—SamfromLosAngeles
Althoughpopularopinionisagainstathletes'usingdrugs,IbelievetheydohelpmaketheOlympicsportsmorewonderful.Ienjoyseeinghumanbeingsachievingthingsthatcouldn'tbedonewithnormalconditioning.Ienjoyseeingstronger,fasterandlongerperformanceswiththehelpofdrugs.
—JackfromNewYork
21.WhatdoesDavidthinkofdruguseintheOlympics?
A.It'smorecommonintopathletesthanothers.
B.It'sadifficultproblemtodealwith.
C.Ithelpsimproveathletes'skills.
D.It'sbadforathletes'health.
22.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3suggeststhat_____.
A.usingdrugsisthesameascheating
B.drugshelpathletesreachgreaterspeeds
C.runnersshouldnotbeallowedtousedrugs
D.usingdrugscannottestathletes'realability
23.BothJimandSammentioned_____.
A.thepopularityoftheOlympics
B.thefairnessoftheOlympics
C.therulesoftheOlympics
D.thefunoftheOlympics
24.Thetextismainlywrittento_____.
A.discusswhetherOlympicathletesshouldbetestedfordrugs
B.explainwhydrugsshouldbeavoidedintheOlympics
C.warnpeopleofthebadinfluencesofdruguse
D.callpeople'sattentiontosportsanddrugs
B
In1996,JohnJonesmadeanunusualdiscovery.Hehadjustenlargedapieceofpapermoneyforafriend—aConfederatebanknote,moneyissued(发行)bybanksinSouthernStatesofAmericaduringtheCivilWar.Whenhewasfacetofacewiththepicture,hecouldn'tbelievehiseyes:
slaveshappilypickingcottonintheirmaster'sfields.
JonesgrewupinSouthCarolina.Hehadheardpainfulstoriesofslaveryfromhisgreat-grandmother.ThepictureonthemoneydidnotmatchthehistoryofAfricanAmericanslavesthathe'dheardallhislife.“Ihadneverseenthattypeofpictureonmoneybefore,”hesaid.
Joneswonderedwhyslaveslookedsohappy.Hestarteddoingresearch.
Searchingforandfindingtheanswerstohisquestionschangedhislife.Duringtwoyears'search,Jonesfoundmorethan120differentbills.Hediscoveredthatthebillshadseveralthingsincommon.Theyshowedslavesworkinginjobsrelatedtofarming.Manyofthemshowedhealthyandsmilingslavesatwork.Noneofthebillsshowedthehardshipsofslavery.
Joneswantedtosharewhathehadlearned.“IwantedotherpeopletoseewhatIhadseen,”hesaid.Hedecidedtomakelargepaintingsofthepicturesonthemoney.Afterthreeyearsofwork,Joneshadpaintedmorethan80slaveryscenes(场景).Hepairedeachpaintingwiththemoneyonwhichthepictureappeared.“TheColorofMoney”—anexhibit(展览)ofhiswork—hastouredthecountry.
Jones'paintingstellanimportantstoryabouttheSouth150yearsago.Helikestorepeatthesaying“Thestoryisonthemoney.”Inthiscase,thesayinghappenstobetrue.
25.HowdidJonesfeelwhenhesawthepictureonthemoney?
A.Angry. B.Painful.
C.Excited. D.Surprised.
26.WhydidJonesdoresearchonthemoney?
A.HehadneverheardofConfederatemoney.
B.HewantedtolearnaboutAmericanhistorythroughit.
C.Itshowedslavesquitedifferentfromthoseinhismind.
D.Hisgreat-grandmothertoldhimsomeunusualstoriesaboutit.
27.WhatdidJonesfind?
A.About120differentbillswereissuedduringtheCivilWar.
B.Thedifficultyofslaveswasnevershownonthebills.
C.Slaveslivedaharderlifethanhethought.
D.Slavesworkedlonghoursonfarms.
28.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?
A.ConfederateMoney
B.MoneyTellsaStory
C.AfricanAmericanSlaves
D.JohnJonesChangesAmerica
C
AteamofmiddleschoolersfromNorthDakotahasturnedaprize-winningideaintorealitywiththeirRecyclingBinapp(废物回收箱应用软件).Theappencouragesrecyclingbyprovidinguserswithasearchablemapofnearbyrecyclingcenters.
ThegroupofninesixthgradersfromSTEMCenterMiddleSchool,inWestFargo,NorthDakota,cameupwiththeideaaspartofaschoolprogramfortheVerizonInnovativeAppChallenge.ThecompetitionwasdesignedbytheVerizonFoundationtoincreasestudents'interestinscience,technology,engineering,andmath,orSTEM.Itasksstudentstothinkofanappthatcouldsolve(解决)aproblemintheirschool.ThestudentscameupwiththeRecyclingBinwhentheysawaneedformorerecyclingintheirschoolforalongtime.“Wethoughtthatthiswouldreallyhelpalotofpeople,”JadenHilkemann,12,said.
Theykepttheirideasimplesothatanyonecoulduseit.Themiddleschoolersweresurprisedwhentheywereamongthetennationalwinningteams.“Ididn'tthinkourappwasthisgood!
”JoramStith,12,said.“Weweretheyoungestwinninggroup.”
WiththehelpoftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology'sMediaLab,theyturnedtheirideaintoanappreadyfordownload.“Wehadgroupsoftwoorthreepeopleeachdevelopingonepartoftheapp,”HunterKoehmstedt,12,said.“Weworkedtogetheranditwasgreat.”JacobPfeifer,12,addedthattheylearnedalotworkingtogether.“Atfirst,wealldidn'tagreeonexactlywhatwewantedittodo,butintheendweallcametoanagreement,”hesaid.
InJune,thefreeRecyclingBinappbecameavailablefordownload.“Iwasveryexcitedwhenitwentupontheappstore,”SeralynBlake,12,said.“Alotofmyfamilymembersdownloadedtheapp.Itwasprettycool.”
29.WhatdoweknowabouttheVerizonInnovativeAppChallenge?
A.ItwasheldbySTEMCenterMiddleSchool.
B.Itisacompetitionformiddleschoolstudents.
C.Itwasdesignedtohelpsolveenvironmentalproblems.
D.ItencouragesstudentstodevelopaninterestinSTEM.
30.TheideafortheRecyclingBin_____.
A.provedtobehighlyuseful
B.cameintobeingquitebychance
C.camefroma12-year-oldinWestFargo
D.resultedfromthebadrecyclingsituationinNorthDakota
31.Whatdidthegroupofninesixthgradersthinkoftheirapp?
A.Itwaspopularamongmiddleschoolstudents.
B.Itswinningwasbeyondtheirexpectations.
C.Itwasthesimplestofthewinningapps.
D.Itwasgoodenoughtowin.
32.Whileturningtheirideaintoreality,theprize-winningmembers_____.
A.learnedalotfromeachother
B.couldhardlyreachanagreement
C.hadnoideahowtodividethework
D.downloadedanappforfurtherresearch
D
Duringtheday,MikeKosciukteachesstudentsatDeLaSalleCollegiateHighSchoolinMichigan.However,intheeveningsandonweekends,MikeprovidesinstructiononT.Notonlydoesheteachstudentsmathfrom9thgradethroughcollegelevel,healsoteachesotheronlineteachershowtoimprovetheirteaching.Recognizedasaleaderinonlineteaching,MikewastheFebruary2010TutoroftheMonthforT.
ChrissyMarkleyisoneofmanyonlineteacherswhoaretakingvirtual(虚拟的)learningtothelowergrades.AtArizonaConnectionsAcademy,anonlinepublicschool,Chrissyteaches7/8thGradeGiftedLanguageArtsand9thGradeLanguageArts.Oncea6thgradeteacherinatraditionalpublicschoolarea,Chrissyenjoysteachinginthevirtualclassroom.Recognizedasanexcellentteacher,shewasnamedtheschool's2011TeacheroftheYear.
Havingtenyears'experienceinonlineteaching,JodyShinebeganteachingwithDavenportUniversity.Whenshewasaskedtoteachonline,shewasskepticalatfirst.“Ifearedsomethingwouldbelostinthegiveandtakeofclassroomdiscussion,”Jodysaid.“NowIknowonlineteachingallowsstudentsgreaterfreedomtoexpressthemselves.”Today,JodyusesvoicerecordingsandonlinevideostoteachEnglishCompositiontoDavenportstudents.
LikeArizonaConnectionsAcademy,OpenHighSchoolofUtahisalsoapublicschoolofferingonlineinstruction.There,AmyPaceisanaward-winning(获奖的)scienceteacher.Afterspending11yearsinatraditionalteachingenvironment,AmyjoinedOpenHighSchoolofUtah.Shehashelpedcreateaninterestingsciencecourse.In2010,shewasoneof1037thto12thgradeteacherstobechosenforaPresidentialAwardforExcellenceinMathematicsandScienceTeaching.
33.WhatsubjectdoesMiketeach?
A.EnglishComposition.B.LanguageArts.
C.Science.D.Math.
34.Theunderlinedword“skeptical”inParagraph3probablymeans_____.
A.unhappy B.doubtful
C.serious D.bored
35.Whatkindofreaderswillprobablylikereadingthetext?
A.Parentswhoarehelpingtheirkidschooseapublicschool.
B.Studentswhoaresearc