高中英语必修2阶段测试同步训练试题.docx

1、高中英语必修2阶段测试同步训练试题高中英语必修2阶段测试同步训练试题2019.101,Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for its stadium (露天大型运动场) and theatres, its shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeiis people. They do not see them because Pompeii has

2、no people. No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2000 years. Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano (火山). Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe. But they were not.In August of AD 79, Mou

3、nt Vesuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead.For centuries, Po

4、mpeii lay buried under stone and ash. Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79. There were streets and fountains, houses and shops. There was a stadium

5、with 20000 seats. Perhaps the most important of all, there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked bread, too; metal bread pans

6、 were in every bakery. In one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today. Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye makeup.Ginseppe has died, but his work continues. One-fourth has not been uncovered yet.

7、Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.1. Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year? A. To visit the volcano B. To shop and eat there C. To watch sports and plays D. To see how Pompeiians lived2. Why had so many Pompeiians remained by

8、volcanic Mount Vesuvius? A. The city nearby offered all kinds of fun. B. The area produced the finest wine in Italy. C. Few people expected the volcano to erupt again. D. The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass.3. Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79? A

9、. Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully. B. Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched. C. Because scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects. D. Because nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.4. What do we know about the Pomp

10、eiians who lived 2000 years ago? A. They lived more or less the same as Italians now do. B. They liked women wearing all kinds of makeup. C. They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating. D. They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79.2,If you go into the forest with your friends, stay

11、 with them. If you dont, youll get lost. If you get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Dont try to find your friends-Let them find you .You can help them find you are staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can

12、shout or whistle（吹口哨）three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal(信号)given three times is a call for help. Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know t

13、hat they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help. If you dont think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches(树枝).Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass. When

14、away, Pick off small branches and drop them as walking in order to go back again easily. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.1. If you get lost in the forest, you should_. A. try to find your friends B. stay in one place and give signs C. walk around the forest

15、D. shout as loudly as possible2. Which signal is a call for help? A. Shouting here and there. B. Crying twice. C. Shouting or whistling three times together D. Whistling everything in the forest3. When you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that_. A. someone is afraid of an anima B. people wi

16、ll come to help C. someone needs help D. something terrible will happen4. The main idea of the passage is _. A. how to travel in the forest B. how to spend the night in the forest C. what you should do if you want to get some water D. what you should do if you are lost in the forest3,Mauritius, an i

17、sland country, lies 1,200 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, and just east of Madagascar, another African island country, which is larger by far than Mauritius. It covers 788 square miles and has a population of 1,100,000, about 750,000 Indians, 300,000 Clioers, 30,000 Chinese and 20,000 Wh

18、ites included. They are living together peacefully. The country can be divided into many parts with different climates all because of its peculiar terrains（地形）.In the center there are volcanoes several thousand feet high, and 90 percent of its arable land is covered with sugarcane. There were no peo

19、ple living on the island before the Dutch landed on it in 1638. The Dutch abandoned it in 1710, and five years later, the French came and succeeded in planting sugarcane there. It was conquered by Britain in 1810. Mauritius was extremely poor when it declared its independence in 1968. In the past te

20、n years, obvious economic prosperity（繁荣）has shown itself in this island country.1. The underlined words “abandoned it” in third paragraph means_. A. took its place B. gave it up C. left for it D. held it out2. According to the passage all of the following statements are true except . A. Arable land

21、covers 90 percent of the countrys total area B. It was the rule of foreigners that made the Mauritius people live in poverty C. More than half of Mauritius population are Indians D. Britain ruled the island longer than French and Holland4,Christmas was a quite affair when I was growing up. There wer

22、e just my parents and me. I wished that some day Id marry and have six children, and at Christmas my house would be full of hope and love.I found the man who shared my dream, but we had not expected the possibility of infertility (不能生育) . So we asked for adoption(收养) and, within a year, he arrived.W

23、e called him our Christmas boy because he came to us during that season of joy, when he was just six days old. Then nature surprised us again. Within two years we added two biological children to the family - not as many as we hoped for, but compared with my quiet childhood, three made an entirely s

24、atisfactory crowd.As our Christmas boy grew, he made it known that only he had the special skill to select and decorate the Christmas tree each year. He started his Christmas gift list before wed ever finished the Thanksgiving turkey. He encouraged us to sing songs, our froglike voices comparing wit

25、h his musical gift of perfect voice.Our friends thought that adopted children were not the same and they were right . Our Christmas boy brought color into our lives with his good cheer, his wit. He made us look and act better than we were.Then on his 26th Christmas, he left us as unexpectedly as he

26、had come. He was killed in a car accident on an icy Denver Street, on his way home to his young wife and daughter. But first he had passed by the family home to decorate our tree, as usual.His father and I sold our home, where memories clung to every room. We moved to California, leaving behind our

27、friends and church. (1.The writer wished that she would marry and have six children when she grew up because _.A. she liked children very much. B. she had a quiet and lonely childhood.C. she wanted to have an interesting Christmas Day. D. she liked living a crowded life.2.The Christmas boy came to u

28、s _.A. when it was already spring B. shortly after he was bornC. as we were expecting him D. on Christmas Day3.Which of the following is NOT true about the Christmas boy?A. He had a gift for playing music. B. He made our life more colorful and interesting.C. He stayed with us for 26 years.D. He chos

29、e and decorated the Christmas tree every year for the family.4.The writer wrote the passage mainly to tell us about _.A. the adopted child who made her life differentB. the unhappy childhood she would never forgetC. adoption that brought joy to her familyD. the memories she called up about the Chris

30、tmas boy5,Dear Michelle, My mother is not a good example for me and my sister. She smokes, stays out late, and she curses. I love her but I am ashamed of her. I do not want to bring my friends home because she does not act like any of the other mothers. She says I am a loser because I sit at home an

31、d study. I wish I could live in another family that was normal, but it will be 5 years before I am 18 and legal. What am I supposed to do until then? Prisoner of a Crazy HouseDear 7th Grader, I am glad that you love your mother because the rest of your feelings about her may change as you get older

32、and mature. While it is true that your mothers smoking, partying and cursing bring you shame, the fact that you want to stay separate from her doings is notable and very smart. It shows that you are a winner, not a loser. I am guessing, therefore, that you do not bring shame to yourself, and that is a good thing. So, keep it that way and keep away from your mothers habits. At the same time, try to g