Test 1新世纪教材高二第二学期12单元测验卷.docx

1、Test 1新世纪教材高二第二学期12单元测验卷英语单元测试一 （完卷时间： 90分钟 满分： 100分） 第I卷 （共79分）I. Listening comprehension (17%) Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the qu

2、estions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. (10%)1. A. Five feet tall. B. Only one foot. C. Taller than he is now. D. Six feet.2. A. In

3、 Sydney. B. In Madrid. C. In Paris. D. At his home.3. A. Visit a museum. B. Attend a wedding. C. Visit her friend. D. Go abroad.4. A. A student. B. A secretary. C. A teacher. D. A boss.5. A. They are late for the plane. B. They arrive ahead of time.C. They have left the bar. D. They are leaving the

4、airport.6. A. Friday morning. B. Friday afternoon. C. Saturday morning. D. Saturday afternoon.7. A. 3times. B. 5 times. C. 6 times. D. 8 times.8. A. He is gambling. B. He is thinner.C. He disagrees with the woman. D. He used to be thin.9. A. 30 cents. B. 45 cents. C. 50 cents. D. 55 cents.10. A. The

5、 cablevision is not working. B. Channel seven is in operation.C. Channel seventeen is in good order. D. The TV needs repairing.Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear one short passage, and you will be asked three questions on the passage. The passage will be read twice, but the questions

6、will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. (3%)Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. The New Fitness varies from person to person. B. The Ne

7、w Fitness is decided by the healthiest lifestyle. C. The New Fitness needs some tests and comparison with standards. D. The New Fitness is based more on individual needs than personal goals.12. A. It is more precise. B. It is more flexible. C. It is less enjoyable. D. It is less effective.13. A. An

8、accountant who can be physically fit as an athlete. B. The importance of three basic factors concerning fitness. C. New concept of fitness and its essential factors. D. Some sports with significant training effect.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversa

9、tion will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (4%)Toms activities in the spring semesterCourses taken by Tom_1_ and EnglishStudy plan:Study _2_ -timePlaces he tried to

10、work:Gas _3_ and restaurantsExpected job:_4_Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.II. Grammar and vocabulary (31%)Section ADirections: Match. (5%)14. ( ) beneathA. 阻止、妨碍15. ( ) backgroundB. 电池16. ( ) barrierC. 在下方17. ( ) blockD. 背景18. ( ) batteryE. 栅栏、屏障Section BDirections: Beneath each

11、of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. (8%)19. The two 3D LED TV sets are both of good quality, but _ of them is on sale in this shopping mall. A. both B. either C. neither D. none20. Relatives of a passenger on

12、 an aircraft that crashed on May 9th in Indonesia were overcome by grief after the wreckage(残骸) _. A. found B. was found C. has been found D. has found 21. Most parents will not allow their children to play video games _ the final exam is drawing near. They think its a waste of time.A. when B. unles

13、s C. after D. until22. _ teachers say and do usually has a life-long effect on most of their students. A. That B. Which C. As D. What23. Liu Xiang appeared _ a giant step towards his Olympic dream when he won the gold medal at the 2012 Diamond League Shanghai stop. A. taken B. taking C. to have take

14、n D. to take24. At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River _, one of the largest cities in China. A. lies Chongqing B. Chongqing lies C. does lie Chongqing D. does Chongqing lie25. My mothers hair is turning grey, _ has been worrying her a lot for some time. A. what B. which C.

15、that D. it26. Chan Wan, a HongKong student in her senior year at Jinan University, explained to us _ she chose a university on the mainland three years ago. A. where B. whether C. when D. why Section CDirections: Complete the passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. No

16、te that there is one word more than you need. (10%)A. willing B. including C. cruel D. creature E. satisfy AB. questioned AC. represented AD. exhibited AE. excited BC. endangered BD. threatsMarius, a two-year-old male giraffe, was killed at the Copenhagen Zoo after it was rendered “a surplus animal”

17、, despite animal rights groups campaign to save the healthy _27_.Administers at the zoo said they had decided to kill Marius, who was 11 feet 6 inches, because his genes were well _28_ among the captive giraffe population in European zoos, an explanation that failed to _29_ furious animal rights act

18、ivist.Besides nearly 30,000 online signatures from those who did not want Marius killed, Copenhagen Zoo officials received death _30_ after they turned down adoption offers from other zoos, as well as a bid of 500,000 Euros from an individual who was _31_ to take Marius in.Marius was born in captivi

19、ty at the Copenhagen Zoo, where there are seven reticulated giraffes (网纹长颈鹿), a species native to Africa. The species is not _32_, but it faces threats from habitat loss and hunting.“We dont do it to be _33_; we do it to ensure a healthy population,” said Bengt Holst, the zoos scientific director.Ho

20、wever, many _34_ if the killing of the giraffe and what followed afterwards could be considered “humane (人道的).” Following a fatal gunshot, visitors- including children- were invited to watch the animal be dissected (肢解) and skinned. His internal organs were _35_ for about three hours. The giraffes r

21、emains were then fed to carnivorous (食肉的) animals at the zoo, _36_ lions.Section DDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for t

22、he other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. (8%)For most American teenagers over the age of sixteen, owning a car seems to be a must. Cars have become as much (1)_ status symbol for young drivers as they are for many adults.A decade ago, American teenagers would be very excited when the

23、ir parents gave them a car (2)_ a high school graduation present. Now, it has become much (3)_ (easy) for them to get the four-wheel vehicle they want - they can find it (4)_(wrap) in ribbon on the street outside their homes on their sixteenth birthday.Young people love to have a car because it will

24、 be very convenient to go anywhere in the car. And it seems that owning a car has developed another meaning over time - the person who owns a car (5)_ (appear) to be independent and cool, and the one (6)_ doesnt lost face. Thats why we always see in American movies and TV series teenagers who dont o

25、wn a car beg their parents to lend them their car. You know, (7)_ is a shame arriving at a friends party by getting dropped off by parents. No wonder Hannah Montana feels embarrassed once she had to be dropped off at a party by her dad (8)_ she lost her drivers license!III. Reading Comprehension (31

26、%)Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. (15%)When a child is faced with a problem, he may not be able to deal with it. Children need to learn _37_. Th

27、e best way is to take the time to talk about problems as they happen. Problems have a way of bursting upon someone at the _38_ time. But _39_ the time is on the best, you should try to help.There are many things you can do to help a child learn problem solving skills. One good way is to find out wha

28、t _40_ the problem. This is a skill that children wont learn without help. A child may knock over his glass of milk at the dinner table, but he _41_ not realize that the glass was too close to the edge. You can show the child what the problem is.The next step for a child is to learn how to solve the

29、 problem _42_. This step takes courage. Some people are so afraid of being _43_ that they cannot solve problems. You can help by talking about some possible answers. Let the child _44_. Now the child will see that problems can be solved, and you can _45_ him.Another step is to help children _46_ the

30、 laws of cause and effect. If a child knocks over a glass, it will fall and break. Soon the child will see link between cause and effect, and then he is on the road to _47_.The ability to solve problems is not easy for children to learn. It is not easy for adults either. It takes _48_ for you, and i

31、t takes practice for the child. Finding the right _49_ between helping children solve problems and _50_ them to explore and take risks is not always _51_. All you need is time and effort.37. A. why B. how C. what D. when38. A. best B. exact C. worst D. right39. A. even if B. because C. when D. if40. A. caused B. solved C. simplified D. complicated41. A. need B. should C. c