人教版新课标高中英语 学年必修二 Unit 1Cultural relics 单元测试含答案详解.docx

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人教版新课标高中英语学年必修二Unit1Culturalrelics单元测试含答案详解

Unit1　Culturalrelics　　

本套试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。

总分120分。

考试时间100分钟。

第Ⅰ卷

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

A

Therewasagardenerwholookedafterhisgardenwithgreatcare.Towaterhisflowers，heusedtwobuckets.Onewasashinyandnewbucket.Theotherwasaveryoldanddilapidatedone，whichhadseenmanyyearsofservice，butwasnowpastitsbest.

Everymorning，thegardenerwouldfillupthetwobuckets.Thenhewouldcarrythemalongthepath，oneoneachside，totheflowerbeds.Thenewbucketwasveryproudofitself.Itcouldcarryafullbucketofwaterwithoutasingledropspilled（溢出）．Theoldbucketfeltveryashamedbecauseofitsholes：

beforeitreachedtheflowerbeds，muchwaterhadleakedalongthepath.

Sometimesthenewbucketwouldsay，“SeehowcapableIam！

Howgooditisthatthegardenerhasmetowatertheflowerseveryday！

Idon'tknowwhyhestillbothersyou.Whatawasteofspaceyouare！

”

Andallthattheoldbucketcouldsaywas，“IknowI'mnotveryuseful，butIcanonlydomybest.I'mhappythatthegardenerstillfindsalittlebitofuseinme，atleast.”

Oneday，thegardenerheardthatkindofconversation.Afterwateringtheflowersasusual，hesaid，“Youbothhavedoneyourworkverywell.NowIamgoingtocarryyouback.Iwantyoutolookcarefullyalongthepath.”

Thenthetwobucketsdidso.Allalongthepath，theynoticed，onthesidewherethenewbucketwascarried，therewasjustbare（光秃秃的）earth；ontheothersidewheretheoldbucketwascarried，therewasajoyousrowofwildflowers，leadingallthewaytothegarden.

1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dilapidated”probablymean?

A．Dirty.B．Dark.C．Wornout.D．Plainlooking.

2．Thenewbucketmadeconversationswiththeoldonemainlyto________.

A．laughattheoldone

B．takepityontheoldone

C．showoffitsbeautifullooks

D．praisethegardener'skindness

3．Whywastheoldbucketstillkeptbythegardener?

A．Becauseitwasusedtokeepbalance.

B．Becauseitstayedinitsbestcondition.

C．Becauseitwastakenasatreasure.

D．Becauseithaditsownfunction.

B

Almosteverymachinewithmovingpartshaswheels,yetnooneknowsexactlywhenthefirstwheelwasinventedorwhatitwasusedfor.Wedoknow,however,thattheyexistedover5，500yearsagoinancientAsia.

Theoldestknowntransportwheelwasdiscoveredin2002inSlovenia.Itisover5，100yearsold.Evidencesuggeststhatwheelsfortransportdidn'tbecomepopularforawhile,though.Itwasprobablyduetothatanimalsdidaperfectlygoodjobofcarryingfarmingtoolsandhumansaround.

Butitcouldbealsoduetoadifficultsituation.Whilewheelsneedtorollonsmoothsurfaces,roadswithsmoothsurfacesweren'tgoingtobeconstructeduntiltherewasplentyofdemandforthem.Eventually,roadsurfacesdidbecomesmoother,butthisdifficultsituationappearedagainafewcenturieslater.Therehadbeennoimportantchangesinwheelandvehicledesignbeforethearrivalofmodernroaddesign.

Inthemid1700s,aFrenchmancameupwithanewdesignofroad—abaselayer（层）oflargestonescoveredwithathinlayerofsmallerstones.AScotsmanimprovedonthisdesigninthe1820sandastrong,lastingroadsurfacebecameareality.Ataroundthesametime,metalhubs（thecentralpartofthewheel）cameintobeing,followedbythewheelsthatwereinventedin1967,sixtyyearsaftertheappearanceoftarmackedroads（柏油碎石路面）.Aswheeldesigntookoff,vehiclesgotfasterandfaster.

4．Whatmightexplainwhytransportwheelsdidn'tbecomepopularforsometime?

A．Fewknewhowtousetransportwheels.

B．Humanscarriedfarmingtoolsjustaswell.

C．Animalswereagoodmeansoftransport.

D．Theexistenceoftransportwheelswasnotknown.

5．Whatdoweknowaboutroaddesignfromthepassage?

A．Itwaseasierthanwheeldesign.

B．Itimprovedafterbigchangesinvehicledesign.

C．Itwaspromotedbyfastmovingvehicles.

D．Itprovidedconditionsforwheeldesigntodevelop.

6．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Thebeginningofroaddesign.

B．Thedevelopmentoftransportwheels.

C．Thehistoryofpublictransport.

D．Theinventionoffastmovingvehicles.

C

Travellingwithoutamapindifferentcountries,Ifindoutaboutdifferent“styles”ofdirectionseverytimeIask“HowcanIgettothepostoffice？

”

ForeigntouristsareoftenconfusedinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon'thavenamesigns.InJapan,peopleuselandmarks（地标）intheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.Forexample,theJapanesewillsaytotravellers,“Gostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.”

PeopleinLosAngeles,theUS,havenoideaofdistanceonthemap:

theymeasuredistancebytime,notmiles.“Howfarawayisthepostoffice？

”youask.“Oh，”theyanswer,“it'saboutfiveminutesfromhere.”Youdon'tunderstandcompletely,“Yes,buthowmanymilesawayisit,please？

”Tothisquestionyouwon'tgetananswer,becausemostprobablytheydon'tknowitthemselves.

PeopleinGreecesometimesdonoteventrytogivedirectionsbecausetouristsseldomunderstandtheGreeklanguage.Instead,aGreekwilloftensay,“Followme.”Thenhe'llleadyouthroughthestreetsofthecitytothepostoffice.

Sometimesapersondoesn'tknowtheanswertoyourquestion.Whathappensinthesituation?

ANewYorkermightsay,“Sorry,Ihavenoidea.”ButinMexico,nooneanswers“Idon'tknow.”Peopletherebelievethat“Idon't”isimpolite.Theyusuallygiveananswer,butoftenawrongone.SoatouristcangetlostveryeasilyinYucatan!

However,onethingwillhelpyoueverywhereintheworld.It'sbodylanguage.

7．WhichofthefollowingisprobablyanexampleofJapanesedirections?

A．“Gosouthtwomiles.Turnwestandthengoanothermile.”

B．“Turnrightatthehospital.Thelibraryisrightinfrontofyou.”

C．“Thepostofficeisaboutfiveminutesfromhere.”

D．“Followme,andIwillleadyouthere.”

8．WhatcanweknowaboutpeopleinLosAngelesaccordingtothepassage?

A．Theyhavenosenseofdirection.

B．Theyaregoodatreadingmaps.

C．Theyoftengivedirectionsbytime.

D．They'llshowyouadirectioneveniftheydon'tknow.

9．WhatisGreeks'waytogivedirections?

A．Usingstreetnames.B．Usinglandmarks.

C．Leadingpeopletheway.D．Usingbodylanguage.

10．WhereisYucatan?

A．IntheUSA.B．InJapan.C．InGreece.D．InMexico.

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。

AncientRomewasoneoftheworld'smostpowerfulcountriesmorethan2，000yearsago.TheRomans'ideasaboutroads,laws,governmentandbuildingsstillinfluenceustoday.Italyisshapedlikeaboot.

TheColosseuminRomewasbuiltduringthetimeoftheRomanEmpire,inthefirstcenturyAD.__11__Itisapopulartouristattractiontoday.

Italyiswellknownforitsdesigners,whocreatecars,handbags,clothes,shoesandotheritemsthatareindemandfortheirstyleandfineworkmanship.Today,theeconomyofItalyisstrongerthaninthepast.__12__Today,manufacturingandtourismarethemainsourcesofincome.Therearesomebigcompanies,butItalyhasmanysmallercompanies,too.__13__Thesouthernpartdoesnotofferasmanymanufacturingjobs,soitisnotasprosperous.

ItalyisamemberoftheEuropeanUnion,agroupofcountriesthatjointogetherforbettertrade.Thecurrency,ormoney,iscalled“euro”.FoodandeatinggoodmealsareimportanttoItalians.__14__Popularfoodsincludepasta,risotto,minestroneandpizza.McDonald'sisalsopopularthere.Manyfamiliesstilleattheirmainmealinthemiddleoftheday.__15__Familiesspendalotoftimetogether.

A．ThefamilyisveryimportanttotheItalianwayoflife.

B．Thecountryusedtodependonagriculture.

C．Mountainscoveraboutthreefourthsofthecountry.

D．Itcouldseatabout50，000people,whowenttoseefightsbetweenanimalsandpeople.

E．Whiletherearesomesupermarkets,manypeopleshopatsmall,neighbourhoodmarkets.

F．Italyhasseveralislandsoffthecoast.

G．Thenorthernpartofthecountryisthemainmanufacturingcentre.

Ⅱ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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WhenIgottowork,myworkcolleaguesadvisedmetogetaquote__21__andwereshockedthatIhadn't__22__hisregistrationdetails（车籍资料）.The__23__thinghappenedwhenItoldmysisterwhathad__24__andshetoldmenottolethimgetawaywithit.Shewas__25__thatIcouldnotaffordtherepaircost.

Witheveryone__26__metochaseupcompensation（赔偿金）,Iwasunsureof__27__todo.Then,Idecidedtopurchaseasmallsecondhandcar.FourweekspassedandChristmaswasaroundthecorner.Istartedtothinkabouthow__28__thismanmightbefeeling,waitingformeto“sting”him,soIfinallymademy__29__andsenthimthisletter：

HiJoe，

Afewweeksagoyouhitthe__30__ofmycar.I'vemanagedtopickupanotherone,soI'vebeenableto__31__.IwanttoletyouknowI'mnotgoingto__32__anypaymentfromyou.Ifinthefutureyoucouldhelpsomeoneelse,thatwouldbe__33__.WishyouawonderfulChristmas.

Thismanwassograteful,andIfeltthatfinallya__34__hadbeenshiftedfrommyshoulders.IfIhad__35__myownheartearlier,webothcouldhavesparedsomeunnecessarystress!

16．A.crimeB．failureC．faultD．right

17．A.walkingB．drivingC．dancingD．turning

18．A.stressB．fearC．patienceD．confusion