高中英语 Unit 1 Breaking records测试题含答案12.docx

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高中英语Unit1Breakingrecords测试题含答案12

（江西卷）2014-2015学年高中英语Unit1Breakingrecords测试题（含答案）

Class:

Name:

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满分（120）

第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1.—Doyoulikeclassicalmusic?

—______I’mquitekeenonjazz.

A.Notreally.B.You’reright.C.That’sgreat!

D.Notalittle.

2.“______filmisabouttostartandlet’shurry,”hesaid,takingmeby______arm.

A.The;不填B.The;theC.A;anD.A;不填

3.Atthebeginningoftheterm,theteachermade______clearthatshewouldnotallowtalkinginclass.

A.theoneB.itC.oneD.that

4.Eventhedoctorcan’t______yougoodhealthifyoudon’tkeepontakingexerciseeveryday.

A.guaranteeB.announceC.introduceD.pass

5.Rex______asatourguideinBeijing.HereturnedfromAmericaforthejobin2005andhasn’tchangeditsince.

A.willworkB.hadworkedC.worksD.wasworking

6.Thecampaigntohelpthelittleboyisbelieved______,forithasraisedfarmoremoneythanexpected.

A.succeedB.succeeding

C.havingsucceededD.tohavesucceeded

7.Itisunknownwhetherthegovernmentwillfundtheprojectandthequestionisstill______discussion.

A.underB.withinC.againstD.beyond

8.Amanescapedfromprisonlastnight.Itwasalongtime______theguardsdiscoveredwhathadhappened.

A.sinceB.untilC.beforeD.when

9.Soldiershavereceivedtheorderthattheyshouldtakeimmediateactiontohelpthosepeoplewhosevillagehasbeen______bytheflood.

A.cutupB.cutacrossC.cutdownD.cutoff

10.—What’sthenoise?

Ican’tfocusonmywork.

—Sorry.I______mydrawer.Itcan’topen.

A.amrepairingB.repair

C.haverepairedD.hadrepaired

11.It’samazingthatLinda______havepassedthedrivingtestinsoshortatime.

A.couldB.shouldC.mustD.may

12.Iwon’ttakeyourpromiseseriously.Iwillsee______stepsyouwilltaketoimprovesalesinAfricancountries.

A.whereB.howC.whatD.that

13.Witheverythingsheneeded______,MrsSmithleftthesupermarketwithsatisfaction.

A.boughtB.tobeboughtC.buyingD.tobuy

14.Thesizeoftheaudience,______,waswellovertwentythousand.

A.whomwehadexpectedB.aswehadexpected

C.whatwehadexpectedD.wehadexpectedthat

15.Sheknewsheshouldn’topenthepackage,buthercuriosityfinallygot______ofherandsheopenedit.

A.thebestB.thegoodC.betterD.thebetter

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Florawasacarnivorous（食肉的）plant,anditactuallyatemeat.Shelivedina　16　,nexttoherfriendPorkythebutcher’scounter.Porkytreatedherwithgreataffectionandattention,and　17　gavesomepiecesofmeattoherattheendofeachday.Butoneday,Floradidn’tgethermeat.Northenextday,andshegotso　18　thatshedecidedtospyonPorky.

Whatshe　19　wasthathewasn’tgivingheranythingbecausehewasputtinglotsofmeatinabigyellowbox.　20　nottoknowanythingabout　21　,FloraaskedPorkyifshecouldhavealittleofthefoodkeptintheyellowbox.He　22　thatshecouldnot,andadded,“Don’teverthinkabouttouchingthe　23　inthatbox,Flora!

”

Theplantfelt　24　,aswellashungry,andshecouldn’t　25　wonderingwhoPorkywaskeepingallthatdelicious-lookingmeatfor.Withher　26　thoughtsshewasfillingupwithanger.Thatverynight,whenthemarketwas　27　,shewentovertothebox,openedit,andatethatmeatuntilherstomach　28　...

Thenextmorning,whenPorkyarrivedanddiscoveredthe　29　,Florafeltterrible.Heaskedherseveraltimeswhethershehadtakenthemeat.Atfirstshedeniedit,butseeingPorkyfeelingvery　30　,shedecidedtoadmit.

“Whathaveyoudone?

”Porkyexploded,“Itoldyounotto　31　it!

Allthatmeatwaspoisoned!

That’swhyIhaven’tbeenabletogiveyouanythingfordays.”

Without　32　,Florawassenttoanearbyhospital,andthedoctorsmanagedtosaveFlora’slife.Shewasalreadyfeelinggreatpaininherroots,andherleaveswerechanging　33　.Theshockhiteveryonehard,butatleastFloralearnttosticktothe　34　setbythosewhomostlovedher.That’smuch　35　thanjustdoingwhateveryouwant.

16.A.marketB.familyC.forestD.factory

17.A.sometimesB.alwaysC.sometimeD.seldom

18.A.boredB.annoyedC.excitedD.shocked

19.A.madeoutB.pointedoutC.foundoutD.workedout

20.A.RefusingB.PromisingC.LearningD.Pretending

21.A.himselfB.usC.itD.them

22.A.respondedB.arguedC.believedD.supposed

23.A.plantB.meatC.presentD.money

24.A.hurtB.trappedC.tiredD.burnt

25.A.mindB.stopC.allowD.risk

26.A.originalB.seriousC.uselessD.negative

27.A.cleanB.freeC.emptyD.different

28.A.disappearedB.fellC.burstD.ached

29.A.causeB.faultC.theftD.disaster

30.A.nervousB.painfulC.poorD.curious

31.A.chooseB.touchC.moveD.store

32.A.delayB.evidenceC.informationD.explanation

33.A.placeB.colorC.weightD.length

34.A.goalsB.questionsC.examplesD.rules

35.A.happierB.calmerC.saferD.prouder

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Today’sword“belittle”wasfirstusedbyThomasJefferson,thethirdPresidentoftheUnitedStates.

Manyyearsago,aFrenchnaturalist,theCountdeBuffon,wrotesomebooksaboutnaturalhistory.Thebookswereagreatsuccesseventhoughsomecriticsdidnotlikethem.Somecriticssaid,“CountBuffonismoreofapoetthanascientist”.

ThomasJeffersondidnotlikewhattheCounthadsaidaboutthenaturalwondersoftheNewWorld.ItseemedtoJeffersonthattheCounthadgoneoutofhiswaytospeakofnaturalwondersinAmericaasiftheywereunimportant.

ThistroubledThomasJefferson.Hetoowasanaturalist,aswellasafarmer,inventor,historian,writerandpolitician.HehadseenthenaturalwondersofEurope.Tohim,theywerenomoreimportantthanthoseoftheNewWorld.

In1788,ThomasJeffersonwroteabouthishomestate,Virginia.Whilewriting,hethoughtofitsnaturalbeautyandthenofthewordsoftheCountdeBuffon.Atthatmoment,Jeffersoncreatedanewword—“belittle”.Hesaid,“TheCountbelievesthatnaturebelittlesherproductionsonthissideoftheAtlantic.”

NoahWebster,theAmericanwordexpert,likedthisword.HeputitinhisEnglishlanguagedictionaryin1806.“Belittle—tomakethingssmall,unimportant.”

In1872,afamousAmericanwordexpertdecidedthatthetimehadcometokillthisword.Hesaid,“‘Belittle’hasnochanceofbecomingEnglish.AndasmorecriticalwritersofAmerica,likethoseofBritain,feelnoneedofit,thesooneritisforgotten,thebetter.”

Thisexpertfailedtokilltheword.Today,“belittle”isused,notonlyintheUnitedStatesandEngland,butinothercountrieswheretheEnglishlanguageisspoken.Itseemsthateffortstobelittletheworddidnotstoppeoplefromusingit.

36.Thesentence“CountBuffonismoreofapoetthanascientist”inParagraph2impliesthat“”.

A.heisagoodpoetB.heisnotagoodpoet

C.heisnotarealscientistD.heisanexcellentscientist

37.ThomasJeffersondidn’tliketheCount’sdescriptionbecause.

A.hethoughtlittleofthenaturalwondersoftheNewWorld

B.hedidn’tdescribethenaturalwondersinAmericaindetail

C.asanAmericaThomasJeffersondidn’tlikeEurope

D.hethoughttoohighlyofthenaturalwondersofEurope

38.Theword“belittle”wasinventedwhenThomasJefferson.

A.madeaspeechonthecivilwar

B.wroteaboutthedevelopmentofEnglish

C.editedanEnglishlanguagedictionary

D.madecommentsontheCount

39.Whichofthefollowingistrueoftheword“belittle”?

A.Thewordisusedasanoun.

B.Noteverybodylikedtheword.

C.Thewordwaskilledatonetime.

D.ItwasfirstlyusedbyCourtdeBuffon.

40.What’sthetextmainlyabout?

A.NaturalwondersinAmerica.

B.Thebestwaytolearnalanguage.

C.ThestoryofanewEnglishword.

D.ThechanginghistoryofAmericanEnglish.

B

Oneofthemostcommonhumanfearsisscarcity（不足，缺乏）.Manypeopleareafraidofnothavingenoughofwhattheyneedorwant,sotheyarealwaystryinghardtogettoapointwhentheywouldfinallyhaveenough.

Acouplealwaysdreamedofliving“thegoodlife”.Bothfrompoorworking-classfamilies,theymarriedyoungandsetouttofulfilltheircommongoalofbecomingwealthy.Theybothworkedveryhardforyears,accumulatingasmallfortune,sotheycouldmovefromtheirtwo-bedroomhometoalargeseven-bedroomhome.Theyfocusedtheirenergiesonaccumulatingallthethingstheybelievedshowedabundance（充裕）:

membershipinthelocalhigh-classcountryclub,luxurycars,designerclothing,andhigh-classsocietyfriends.Nomatterhowmuchtheyaccumulated,however,itneverseemedtobeenough.Theywereunabletoremovethedeepfearofscarcitybothhadacquiredinchildhood.Theyneededtolearnthelessonofabundance.Thenthestockmarketcrashedin1987,andthecouplelostaconsiderableamountofmoney.Alawsuit（诉讼）costanotherhugeportionoftheirsavings.Onethingledtoanother,andtheyfoundthemselvesinafinancialdisaster.Theirhouseneededtobesold,andeventuallytheylostthecountryclubmembershipandthecars.Ittookseveralyearsandmuchhardworkforthecoupletolandontheirfeet,andthoughtheynowlivealifefarfromextravagant（奢侈的）,theyhavethoughtcarefullyabouttheirlivesandfeelquiteblessed.Onlynow,astheyassesswhattheyhaveleft—asolid,lovingmarriage,theirhealth,adependableincome,andgoodfriends—dotheyrealizethattrueabundancecomesnotfromaccumulating,butfromappreciating.

Scarcityconsciousness（意识）arisesasaresultofthe“hole-in-the-soulsyndrome”.Thisiswhenw