高二英语练习题单元测评4.docx

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高二英语练习题单元测评4

单元测评（四）　Unit4　Pygmalion

（时间：

90分钟　满分：

110分）

第一部分　阅读理解（共两节；满分30分）

第一节　（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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

WhenIwasgrowingupinthe1930s,theperiodoftheGreatDepression,Ididn'tthinkofourfamilyaspoor,eventhoughweneverseemedtohavemoney.IlivedonasmallfarminPennsylvaniawithmyparents,twoeldersisters,andayoungerbrother.Wehadanoldhorse,acow,afewpigs,somechickens,andabiggarden.Foodwasnotaproblem.Wehadourownsupplyofmilk,meat,eggs,freshvegetables,andMomma'shomemadebread.

Asaboyofnine,Ihadonlyavague（模糊的）ideaofwhatitmeanttoliveduringhardtimes.Theweeklynewspaperwouldcarrypicturesofpeoplestandinginlineforbread,andtheeveningbroadcastwouldtellaboutthehugenumberofjoblesspeopleandtheirhardships.Butthesereportsreferredtopeopleinthecities,andwelivedinthecountry.Weneverwenttobedhungry,andwedidn'tstandinlineforbread.

Althoughmyfatherwasfortunatetohaveajobatthefeedmill（饲料加工厂）,eighteendollarsaweekwasonlyenoughtopaytheelectricbillandtobuynecessities.Mommaearnedafewdollarsbakingpiesandbread.

Tomakenightclothes,Mommausedthecottonbagsinwhichthefoodforourchickenscame.Itwasn'tuntilyearslaterwhenmyhighschoolclasswentonanovernighttripthatIgotmyfirststoreboughtnightwear.

Whenapieceofclothingwaswornout,itwasn'tthrownaway.First,allthebuttonswereremoved,groupedbysizeandcolor,andputincansorglassjars.Thentheclothingwasexamined,andthebestpartsweresavedformakingrugs（地毯）.Almostnothinginourhousewasthrownaway.

Althoughwetendtothinkofrecyclingassomethingfairlynew,inthe1930sitwaspartofeverydaylife.“Wastenot,wantnot”wasafamiliarandoftenrepeatedphraseduringthoseDepressionyears.

语篇解读　本文是记叙文。

文章讲述了经济大萧条时期作者一家人的生活状况。

1．Theauthordidn'tthinkofhisfamilyaspoorinthe1930smainlybecause________.

A.theyhadmuchmoney

B.theylivedinabigcity

C.theyhadenoughfood

D.theystoodinlineforbread

答案与解析　C　推理判断题。

由第一段中的“Foodwasnotaproblem.Wehadourownsupplyofmilk,meat,eggs,freshvegetables,andMomma'shomemadebread”可知，作者之所以认为家里不穷，主要是因为他家在乡下，生活上自给自足，有足够的食物。

2．Whendidtheauthorhavehisfirstnightwearboughtforhim?

A.Onhisninthbirthday.

B.Afterhisfatherfoundajob.

C.Thedaybeforehewenttohighschool.

D.Beforeanovernighttripinhishighschool.

答案与解析　D　细节理解题。

由第四段中的“Itwasn'tuntilyearslaterwhenmyhighschoolclasswentonanovernighttripthatIgotmyfirststoreboughtnightwear”可知。

3．Paragraph5ismainlyabout________.

A.howrugsweremade

B.whattheydidwitholdclothes

C.whynothingwasthrownaway

D.whentothrowawayapieceofclothing

答案与解析　B　段落大意题。

由第五段中的“First,allthebuttonswereremoved...Thentheclothingwasexamined...”可知，本段主要讲的是家里如何处理破衣服。

4．Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto________.

A.introducehisfamilymembers

B.comparelifeinthe1930swithlifetoday

C.tellthedifferencebetweencitylifeandcountrylife

D.describehisfamily'slifeduringtheGreatDepression

答案与解析　D　写作目的题。

通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了作者一家人在经济大萧条时期的生活状况，故D项正确。

B

Goinggreenseemstobeafad（时尚）foralotofpeoplethesedays.Whetherthatisgoodorbad,wecan'treallysay,butforthetwoofus,goinggreenisnotafadbutalifestyle.

OnApril22,2011,wedecidedtogogreeneverysingledayforanentireyear.Thismeantdoing365differentgreenthings,anditalsomeantchallengingourselvestogogreenbeyondtheeasythings.Ratherthanrecycleandreduceourenergy,wehadtothinkof365differentgreenthingstodoandthiswasnoeasytask.

Withtheideaofgoinggreeneverysingledayforayear,OurGreenYearstarted.MywifeandIdecidedtoeducatepeopleabouthowtheycouldgogreenintheirlivesandhopedwecouldshowpeopleallthegreenthingsthatcouldbedonetohelptheenvironment.Wewantedtopushthemessagethateverylittlehithelps.

OverthecourseofOurGreenYear,wecompletelychangedourlifestyles.Wenowshopatorganic（有机的）stores.Weconsumelessmeat，choosinggreenfood.Wehavegreatlyreducedourbuyingwhatwedon'tneed.Wehavegivenawayhalfofwhatweownedthroughwebsites.

Ourhomeiskeptcleanbyvinegarandlemonjuice,withnochemicalcleaners.Wemakeourownbutter,enjoyingthesmellofhomemadefreshbread.Inourhomeofficeanyonecaughtdoingsomethingungreenmightbepunished.

OurmindshavebeenchangedbyOurGreenYear.Wearegratefulforthechancetohavebeenabletogogreenandeducateothers.Webelievethatwedohavethepowertochangethingsandhelpourplanet.

语篇解读　作者和妻子都是环保主义者，为了从自身做起，夫妻俩决定在一年中完成365件不同的环保事项。

他们确实做到了，并打算将环保进行到底。

5．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GoingGreen

B.ProtectingthePlanet

C.KeepingOpenMinded

D.CelebratingOurGreenYear

答案与解析　A　主旨大意题。

通读全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了作者和妻子两人在日常生活中坚持环保的行为和做法。

“goinggreen”一直贯穿文章的始终，以此为标题最具概括性。

6．Itwasdifficultforthecoupletoliveagreenlifeforthewholeyearbecause________.

A.theywereexpectedtofollowthegreenfad

B.theydidn'tknowhowtoeducateotherpeople

C.theywereunwillingtoreducetheirenergy

D.theyneededtoperformunusualgreentasks

答案与解析　D　细节理解题。

根据第二段最后一句可知，这对夫妇坚持过一年的绿色环保生活是非常不容易的，因为他们需要完成365件不同的环保事项。

7．WhatdidthecoupledooverthecourseofOurGreenYear?

A.Theytriedtogetoutoftheirungreenhabits.

B.Theyignoredothers'ungreenbehavior.

C.Theychosebetterchemicalcleaners.

D.Theysoldtheirhomemadefood.

答案与解析　A　细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段内容可知，在这个绿色环保年中，作者夫妇二人做了大量的事情，设法摆脱了原来那些不利于环保的生活习惯。

C

IlearnedaboutthePygmalionEffect（皮格马利翁效应）whenIwas7yearsoldatRiverdaleSchoolinPalmerstonNorthandIcopiedMelissaCrawford'sanswersinaspellingtest.BeforethatIwasaverageatschoolbutafterthat,becauseMelissaCrawfordwassmart,andIgotalltherightanswers,Igotputinallthesmartkidsgroups.FromthenIdidreallywellatschoolbecauseitwasbelievedbytheteachersthatIwouldandIalsogotgroupedwiththesmartkids.ThisexperiencethatoccurredatmyprimaryschoolshowsjusthowimportantthePygmalionEffectisintermsofbeingaroundmentors（导师）thatexpectthatyou'regoingtodowellandalsobeingaroundpeoplewhoaresmart.

ThePygmalionEffectisoneprincipleyouwanttouseifyouwanttomakemoneyfast.Havementorsthatexpectyouwillmakemoneyfastandasanextraboosthangaround,copyandlearnfromotherpeoplewhoarealsomakingmoneyfast.

Yesterdaythissitehadover5000uniquevisitorsandthetraffictoitisincreasingallthetime.AyearagoIcontactedagroupofpeoplewhogotlotsoftrafficintheirsitesandIlearnedfromthem.Truthfully,Idon'tknowiftheyexpectedmetostartgettingdecenttraffictowebsitesbutIimaginedtheydidsotheymightaswellhave.

Sothereyouhaveit,thePygmalionEffect.

P．S.Mygrammarandspellingarenotthatgreatnowadaysbutthat'sactuallycompletelyirrelevant（不相关的）whenitcomestogettinglotsofvisitorstoyoursite.

语篇解读　文章通过作者自己的经历告诉我们皮格马利翁效应的神奇力量。

8．WhendidtheauthorlearnaboutthePygmalionEffect?

A.Beforehetookthespellingtest.

B.Afterhecheatedinthespellingtest.

C.Whenhedidbadlyinexams.

D.Afterhefinishedprimaryschool.

答案与解析　B　细节理解题。

根据第一段第一句中的“IcopiedMelissaCrawford'sanswersinaspellingtest”判断，是在他考试作弊以后。

9．Theauthorgotgroupedwiththesmartkidsbecause________.

A.hewasanaveragepupilatschool

B.hedidbetterthanexpected

C.MelissaCrawfordwassmart

D.hedidbetterthanalltheothersatschool

答案与解析　B　细节理解题。

作者以前学习成绩平平，由于考试作弊，成绩出色，所以老师把他列入聪明的学生之中。

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“contacted”meaninthepassage?

A.losttouchwith

B.madefriendswith

C.gotintouchwith

D.wasconcernedabout

答案与解析　C　词义猜测题。

根据第三段第二句中的“learnedfromthem”判断，该词的意思是“取得联系”。

第二节　（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Peoplesaygoingtocollegewillchangeyourlifeandthateveryoneshouldhavethechancetochallengethemselveswithacollegeexperience.Butmyparentsneverhadthatopportunity.__11__

AllduringhighschoolIwonderedifIwouldgotocollegeandifIwouldhavewhatmyparentsneverhad.Iwouldthinkaboutmyfuture,aboutcollegeandwhatIwantedtodowhenIgrewup.Butthentherewerethoughtsofnotgoing,ofbelievingwhatotherssaidaboutcollegeandthinkingIhadnochancetogo.

AsIreachedtheendofjunioryear,IknewIneededtomakeadecision.__12__Ifeltsomewhatsad.OnedayIwashavingaconversationwithmyvolleyballcoach.Wetalkallthetime,butthatdaycollegewasthetopic.__13__However,whatshetoldmewasencouraging.ThoughtsflewthroughmymindaboutwhatIwantedtobecomeandwhatcollegesImightbeinterestedin.ShementionedthingsIhadnoideaabout,likescholarshipsandfinancialaidthatcanhelpyoupayforcollege.Allthisinformationinspiredmetocontinue.Shetoldmeabouthercollegeexperienceandallthefuntimesshe'dhad.__14__

Thisconversationchangedme.__15__IfIhadn'ttalkedwithher,Iwouldn'tknowwhereIwouldbetoday.Inowwanttomakesomethingofmyself.IwanttobecomesomebodythatIwasn'tbefore.Iwanttogotocollege.

A.Sheknewmyfamilycouldnoteasilyaffordmycollegeexpenses.

B.Theydidn'thavethemoneyorfamilytohelpormotivatethem.

C.Itmademefeelcomfortablewithmyselfandhelpedmebelieveinmyself.

D.Shemadethedecisionthatsheshouldcontinuehereducation.

E.ShetoldmenottomissoutonitbecauseIwouldregretit.

F.Bothmyparentsareverygratefultoherfortheadviceshegave.

G.Ididn'thavemoneyandknewmyparentsdidn'teither.

答案　11.B　1