单元练习卷高一英语单元练习卷二内容必修一第二单元.docx

1、单元练习卷高一英语单元练习卷二内容必修一 第二单元高一年级英语学科单元练习（二）练习内容：必修一 第二单元一阅读理解AChinas new buzzword, tuhao, may be in next years Oxford English Dictionary. “If its influence continues, it is very likely to appear on our updated list of words, ”said Julie Kleeman, project manager with the editing team. In Chinese, tu mea

2、ns uncouth and hao means rich. It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around in Chinas rural areas. In recent years, people borrowed the term to describe those who spend money in an irrational(没道理的)manner. The word gained credence in September with the launch of App

3、les new gold-colored iPhone, an item loved by Chinas rich people. The color became known as “tuhao gold. ”The word is now often used by the online community to refer to people who have the cash but lack the class to go with it. Kleeman also mentioned two other Chinese wordsdama and hukouwhich may al

4、so be taken in the dictionary. Hukou means household registration in Chinese and has been widely used. Dama, meaning middle-aged women, was first used in the Western media by the Wall Street Journal in May when thousands of Chinese women were buying up record number of gold. They were the driving fo

5、rce in the global gold market between April and June when the gold prices had slumped(下跌). “We have nearly 120 Chinese-linked words now in Oxford English Dictionary, ”she said. Some of them are: Guanxi, literally meaning“connection”, is the system of social networks and influential relationships whi

6、ch facilitate business and other dealings. Taikonaut is a mix of taikong, meaning outer space, and astronaut. The new words will be first uploaded on the official website before the dictionaries arrive. The online version is also renewed every three months. “It at least broke our old rules. It used

7、to take 10 years to include a new word but now we keep the pace with the era, ”according to John Simpson. 1What does “Tuhao” mean now? A. The rich who like iPhone made of gold. B. The people who have power in the countryside. C. The people who spend money reasonably. D. The rich who find no class to

8、 belong to. 2Why is the word “Dama” popular now? A. They bought gold in the global market. B. They are wealthy middle-aged women. C. They brought the gold prices down. D. They worked on the Wall Street. 3Which word has already been in the Oxford English Dictionary? A. Tuhao. B. Taikonaut. C. Dama. D

9、. Hukou. 4According to John, the Oxford English Dictionary. A. updates its new version every three monthsB. takes 10 years to include a new word nowC. speeds up its acceptance of new wordsD. has its online version to collect new wordsBTo most of us，school means classes，teachers，schedules，grades，and

10、tests. But for the children at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts，school is very different.Firstly，there are no lessons. All the children，aged between 4 and 19，do whatever they want. There are no teachersonly “staff members”The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn，beca

11、use children want to learn anyway.“You do not need to say to a three yearold，Go explore your environment. You cant stop them！” says Daniel Greenberg，a founder of the school.“But if you make children do what you want all day，they will lose all taste for learning.”At Sudbury Valley School，you will per

12、mit children to talk，read，paint，cook，work on computers，study French，play the piano，climb trees or just run around. Two boys spent three years just fishing!The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules. Every week，there is a school meeting where both

13、children and staff have one vote eacheven the fouryearolds. They decide the school rules，how to spend the school budget，and even which staff they want and do not want any more.When the school first opened in 1968，people said it would never work. But today，the school has 200 students，and 80% of its s

14、tudents go on to college. Even the two boys who went fishing all the time have successful careers today. One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist.5What is the main topic of the article?AAn unusual school. BChildrens hobbies.CA school without rules. DEducation in the US.6What d

15、oes the school believe?ATeachers cannot teach children well.B. Children learn best when they do what they want to do.CLearning is for adultschildren should only play.DChildren should only learn about one thing at a time.7What does Daniel Greenberg say about threeyearolds?A. They love learning.BThey

16、are very naughty.CThey want to be outside all the time.DThey are too young to learn anything.8Who has the most power in the school meetings?AThe older children have more power than the younger children.BA child has more power than an adult.CThe younger children have more power than the older childre

17、n.DEverybody has equal power. C In todays world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to peopleshealth. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and this is harmful to peoples health, too. People who work and live under noisy condi

18、tions usually become deaf today. However, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently

19、it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and pop music is a kind of noise, Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people ill or even drive them mad. It is said a continuous

20、noise of over 85 decibels can cause deafness. Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels. In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise problems.9. The text is mainly about _.A. air po

21、llution B. water pollution C. world pollution D. noise pollution 10. According to the text, a continuous noise of _ decibels can make people deaf. A. less than 85 B. less than 65 C. about 65 D. more than 8511. Ten percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because _.A. they often listen to

22、 pop music B. they are working in noisy places C. they are busy in listening to others talkD. they live near airports12. The government of China is trying to solve _.A. only air pollution B. only air and water pollution C. only water pollution D. air, water and noise pollutionDA young woman carrying

23、 a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad beh

24、avior , said a middle-aged man.Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company, said a second passenger. Thats right, another lady said, I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor. Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turn

25、ed to the conductor and said , Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised.Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young womans lap interrupted, I know his name. I call him Dad.13. The passengers were _ to see the conductors kin

26、dness to the woman and the child.A. excitedB. surprised C. interestedD. pleased14. One passenger suggested writing a letter to the company to _ .A. make a demand for more busesB. invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor C. criticize the conductor for his rude behaviorD. thank the con

27、ductor for his good service15. The word he in the last paragraph refers to _.A. the gentleman B. the middle-aged manC. the conductor D. the three-year-old child二七选五Tips for cooking on a Tight Schedule From my experience, there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often: ability, money an

28、d time, _16_Money is a topic Ill save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:1.Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hung

29、ry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think about of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready?_17_2.Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread?

30、_18_ it takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal. 3._19_ This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can wor

31、k well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule. Hopefully that gives you a good start. _20_ and dont let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and liv

32、e!A. Try new things. B. Ability is easily improved. C. Make three or four instead. D. Understand your food better. E. Cooking is a burden for many people. F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden. G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.三完形填空My name is Jane Eyre and my parents died when I was a baby. For ten years I lived a_36_li