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湖北卷高中英语Unit2TheOlympicGames综合检测必修2
Unit2 TheOlympicGames
(时间:
100分钟;满分:
120分)
Ⅰ.多项选择(共10小题;每小题1分;满分10分)
1.Wecan't________againstothercountriesintradeifwedon'tdevelopournationaleconomy.
A.struggle B.bargain
C.competeD.replace
2.Chinapossessesenormousquantitiesofcoalandisrichinotherminerals________.
A.besidesB.aswell
C.eitherD.incase
3.—Asportsmeetingwillbeheldinourschoolnextweek.
—Howmanyofyouaregoingto________?
A.takepartB.takepartin
C.takecareD.takecareof
4.Iboughtadressforonly10dollarsinasale;itwasareal________.
A.exchangeB.bargain
C.tradeD.business
5.Atthebeginningofeverynewyear,manyfactories________fornewworkersinthenewspaper.
A.lookB.ask
C.seekD.advertise
6.Ioftensee“MSN”ontheInternet,butIreallydon'tknowwhattheletters________.
A.standforB.searchfor
C.callforD.preparefor
7.Tobe________intothekeymiddleschool,herdaughterhadtobemadetoworkhardeveryday.
A.acceptedB.received
C.admittedD.entered
8.HeboughtaniPhoneto________hisoldmobilephonetheotherday.
A.removeB.replace
C.reduceD.promise
9.(2013·武汉高一调研)Itremainsunknownwhichcountrywill________theinternationaltennistournament.
A.makeB.host
C.raiseD.found
10.Ifyouwanttoattractmorecustomers,youshouldtry________inthelocalpaper.
A.speakingB.advertising
C.explainingD.designing
Ⅱ.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
(2013·天门高一质检)WhathasreallychangedmylifeisthatnowIbelieveinmyself.IcametotheUnitedStatestenyearsago.IwouldalwayssaythatIwastryingtostudy,buttherewerealwaysthingslikeworkandmykidsthatwouldnot__11__metostart.
NowIrealizedthatthosewereonly__12__.WhatwasstoppingmeisthatIwas__13__tostartstudyingagain.IalwaysbelievedIwould__14__bymyself.
Oneday,__15__mysontoldmethathewasembarrassedbecausehisfriendswouldcomeoverandIdidn't__16__thembecauseIdidn'tspeakEnglish.Hewasalsosad__17__Icouldneverhelphimwithhishomework.Thatsameday,I__18__myself,“Rocio,youhavetostartbelievinginyourselfandyouwillseeyoucan__19__it.”ThatnightIcouldn't__20__.IwasthinkingthatnowIcouldn't__21__mykidsdown.
Thenextday,Iwentdowntowntolookforabigbannerin__22__oftheschoolthatsaidthatthey__23__classesforadults.IcameintoseeifIcould__24__,buttheclasseswere__25__already.
ThatnightItookthekidstothemovies,andonthe__26__back,Itoldthemwewouldtakeanewroute.ThefollowingMonday,Iwenttoaskfor__27__.Theytoldmethatsummerschoolwasstartingthatweek.
That'showIstartedstudyingEnglishlastsummer.Itisdifficult,butIhavehadgreat__28__.Mydaughterhadto__29__astoryforschool.Itwasaboutthepersontheymostadmiredand__30__.ShewrotethatIwasthepersonshemostadmiredbecauseIhadstartedgoingtocollege.Iwillneverforgetthis.Whenyoubelieveinyourself,youcandoanything.
11.A.makeB.force
C.promiseD.allow
12.A.reasonsB.excuses
C.causesD.explanations
13.A.afraidB.ready
C.willingD.happy
14.A.teachB.direct
C.learnD.indicate
15.A.howeverB.therefore
C.otherwiseD.besides
16.A.recognizeB.understand
C.realizeD.know
17.A.thoughB.while
C.becauseD.once
18.A.spokeB.said
C.statedD.told
19.A.produceB.create
C.inventD.make
20.A.wakeB.eat
C.sleepD.dress
21.A.feelB.let
C.fallD.drop
22.A.frontB.spite
C.middleD.terms
23.A.offeredB.formed
C.completedD.finished
24.A.listenB.hear
C.attendD.give
25.A.begunB.closed
C.startedD.empty
26.A.wayB.road
C.pathD.route
27.A.newsB.information
C.messageD.signal
28.A.rewardsB.prize
C.progressD.courage
29.A.printB.recite
C.copyD.write
30.A.whyB.how
C.whenD.where
Ⅲ.阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
ThefinaleventintheOlympicsisthemarathon.Itisalsousuallythemostexciting.Astheleadercomesintothestadiumtorunthelastfewmetersofthe42-kilometrerace,thecrowdrisestoitsfeettoshoutandcheer.ThenameoftheracecomesfromabattleinAncientGreece.Accordingtothestory,asoldierranfromthesceneofthebattle,Marathon,toAthens,tobringthenewsofaGreekvictoryagainstthePersians.Hediedjustafterarriving.
ThemarathonhasbeenanOlympiceventsincethemoderngamesstartedin1896.Atfirstthedistancewas40kilometers—thedistancebetweenMarathonandAthens.In1908,however,attheLondonOlympics,itwaschanged.TheKingofEnglandwantedtherunnerstoleavefromhiscastleinWindsorandarriveinanewstadiumincentralLondon.Thedistancewas26miles—about42kilometers.Infact,the1908marathonendeddramatically(戏剧性地).Whentheleader,anItalian,enteredthestadiumheturnedthewrongwayandfellontotheground.Officialspickedhimupandhelpedhimtothefinishingline,justasthesecondrunner,anAmerican,enteredthestadium.TheAmericansprotested(抗议)andintheendtheAmericanrunnerwasdeclared(宣布)thewinner.Sincethen,therehavebeenmanymoreexcitingmarathons.
Infact,youdon'thavetowaitfortheOlympicGamestorunorwatchamarathon,astherearemarathonsinoversixtycountriesandhundredsofcitiesaroundtheworldtoday.OneofthemostfamousmarathonsisinNewYork,andiswatchedbytwomillionpeoplearoundthestreetsandacrossthebridgesofthecity'sfiveboroughs(纽约市的行政区),andpastNewYork'sfamouslandmarks.Butperhapsoneofthemostbeautifulandextraordinary(最特别的)marathonseveristheGreatWallMarathon,whichmostcompetitorsfindisthetoughestcoursetorun.
ThemarathonisthefinalOlympiceventbecauseitisthoughttobethehardest.Butexpertsbelievethatmostpeople—evenpeoplewhoarenotparticularlygoodatsport—canrunamarathon,iftheytrainforit.
31.Whentheleadercomesintothestadium,thecrowd
________.
A.runtohisorherfeethappily
B.shoutwithexcitement
C.carryhimorhertothefinishingline
D.singanddance
32.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.ThenameoftheracecomesfromabattleinGreece.
B.ThesoldierwhoranfromMarathontoAthenswonagoldmedal.
C.TheMarathoneventsintheGameshavethesamelengthallthetime.
D.From1908,theMarathoneventsareofthesamelength.
33.Whorantothefinishinglinefirstin1908?
A.TheAmericanrunner.
B.Theleadingrunner.
C.TheGreekwinner.
D.TheItaliansoldier.
34.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Marathonisthemostimportantevent.
B.Marathonisthemostpopularevent.
C.Marathonisthehardestevent.
D.MarathonisthefinalOlympicevent.
B
Whenachildistoldheis“uncool”,itcanbeverypainful.Hemaysayhedoesn'tcare,andevenactinwaysthatareoppositeofcoolonpurpose.Butthesearesimplywaystohandlesadnessbypretendingit'snotthere.
Helpingachildfeelbetterinschoolhadtobecareful.Ifyousay,“Whyareyouworriedaboutwhatotherchildrenthinkaboutyou?
Itdoesn'tmatter!
”,childrenknowthatitdoesmatter.Instead,anactivewaymaybebest.Youcouldsay,“I'mgoingtodoacoupleofthingsforyoutohelpyoufeelbetterinschool.”
Ifaboyishavingtroublemakingfriends,theteachercanhelphim.Theteachercanarrangethingssothathehaschancestousehisabilitiestocontributetoclassprojects.Thisishowtheotherchildrenlearnhowtovaluehisgoodqualitiesandtolikehim.Ateachercanalsoraiseachild'spopularityinthegroupbyshowingthathevaluesthatchild.Itevenhelpstoputhiminaseatnexttoaverypopularchild,orlethimbeapartnerwiththatchildinactivities,etc.
Therearethingsthatparentscandoathome,too.Befriendlywhenyourchildbringsothershometoplay.Encouragehimtoinvitefriendstomealsandthenservethedishestheyconsiderdelicious.Whenyouplantrips,picnics,movies,andothershows,inviteanotherchildwithwhomyourchildwantstobefriends.
Whatyoucandoistogivehimachancetojoinagroupthatmaybeshuttinghimout.Then,ifhehasgoodqualities,hecanstarttobuildrealfriendshipofhisown.
35.Achildwhohasbeeninformedofbeing“uncool”may________.
A.carenothingaboutit
B.dosomethinguncoolonpurpose
C.developasenseofanger
D.pretendtogethurtverymuch
36.Ateachercanhelpanunpopularchildby________.
A.seeingthechildastheteacher'sfavorite.
B.askingthechildtodosomethingforpartners.
C.forcingotherchildrentomakefriendswiththechild.
D.offeringthechildchancestoshowhisgoodqualities.
37.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Childrendoesn'tcareothers'commentsonthem.
B.It'sonlyteacher'sworktomakechildrenpopular.
C.Parentsshouldtaketheirchildrenoutforpicnicandshowsmoreoften.
D.Invitingchildren'sfriendstofamilyactivitiesisgoodforthemtomakefriends.
38.Thetextismainlyabout________.
A.howanunpopularchildcanbehelped
B.whysomechildrenareunpopular
C.whatgoodqualitiesunpopularchildrenhave
D.whocareaboutunpopularchildren
C
AcouplefromMiami,BillandSimoneButler,spentsixty-sixdaysinalife-raft(救生艇)intheseasofCentralAmericaaftertheirboatsank.
Twenty-onedaysaftertheyleftPanamaintheirboat,Simony,theymetsomewhales(鲸鱼).“Theystartedtohitthesideoftheboat,”saidBill,“andthensuddenlyweheardwater.”Twominuteslater,theboatwassinking.Theyjumpedintothelife-raftandwatchedtheboatgounderthewater.
Fortwentydaystheyhadtinsoffood,biscuits,andbottlesofwater.Theyalsohadafishing-lineandamachinetomakesaltwaterintodrinkingwater—twothingswhichsavedtheirlives.Theycaughteighttotenfishadayandatethemraw(生的).Thenthelinebroke.“Sowehadnomorefishuntilsomethingverystrangehappened.Somesharks(鲨鱼)cametofeed,andthefishundertheraftwereafraidandcametothesurface.Icaughtthemwithmyh