高二英语练习题单元测评4.docx

1、高二英语练习题单元测评4单元测评(四)Unit 4Pygmalion(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。AWhen I was growing up in the 1930s, the period of the Great Depression, I didnt think of our family as poor, even though we never seemed to have money. I lived on a small f

2、arm in Pennsylvania with my parents, two elder sisters, and a younger brother. We had an old horse, a cow, a few pigs, some chickens, and a big garden. Food was not a problem. We had our own supply of milk, meat, eggs, fresh vegetables, and Mommas homemade bread.As a boy of nine, I had only a vague

3、(模糊的) idea of what it meant to live during hard times. The weekly newspaper would carry pictures of people standing in line for bread, and the evening broadcast would tell about the huge number of jobless people and their hardships. But these reports referred to people in the cities, and we lived in

4、 the country. We never went to bed hungry, and we didnt stand in line for bread.Although my father was fortunate to have a job at the feed mill (饲料加工厂), eighteen dollars a week was only enough to pay the electric bill and to buy necessities. Momma earned a few dollars baking pies and bread.To make n

5、ightclothes, Momma used the cotton bags in which the food for our chickens came. It wasnt until years later when my highschool class went on an overnight trip that I got my first storebought nightwear.When a piece of clothing was worn out, it wasnt thrown away. First, all the buttons were removed, g

6、rouped by size and color, and put in cans or glass jars. Then the clothing was examined, and the best parts were saved for making rugs (地毯). Almost nothing in our house was thrown away.Although we tend to think of recycling as something fairly new, in the 1930s it was part of everyday life. “Waste n

7、ot, want not” was a familiar and often repeated phrase during those Depression years.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。1The author didnt think of his family as poor in the 1930s mainly because _.A. they had much moneyB. they lived in a big cityC. they had enough foodD. they stood in line for bread答案

8、与解析C推理判断题。由第一段中的“Food was not a problem. We had our own supply of milk, meat, eggs, fresh vegetables, and Mommas homemade bread”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。2When did the author have his first nightwear bought for him?A. On his ninth birthday.B. After his father found a job.C. The day be

9、fore he went to high school.D. Before an overnight trip in his high school.答案与解析D细节理解题。由第四段中的“It wasnt until years later when my highschool class went on an overnight trip that I got my first storebought nightwear”可知。3Paragraph 5 is mainly about _.A. how rugs were madeB. what they did with old cloth

10、esC. why nothing was thrown awayD. when to throw away a piece of clothing答案与解析B段落大意题。由第五段中的“First, all the buttons were removed . Then the clothing was examined .”可知，本段主要讲的是家里如何处理破衣服。4The author writes the text mainly to _.A. introduce his family membersB. compare life in the 1930s with life todayC.

11、 tell the difference between city life and country lifeD. describe his familys life during the Great Depression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。BGoing green seems to be a fad (时尚) for a lot of people these days. Whether that is good or bad, we cant really say, but for the two of us

12、, going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.On April 22, 2011, we decided to go green every single day for an entire year. This meant doing 365 different green things, and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond the easy things. Rather than recycle and reduce our energy, we had to thin

13、k of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.With the idea of going green every single day for a year, Our Green Year started. My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be don

14、e to help the environment. We wanted to push the message that every little hit helps.Over the course of Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyles. We now shop at organic (有机的) stores. We consume less meat，choosing green food. We have greatly reduced our buying what we dont need. We have g

15、iven away half of what we owned through websites.Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice, with no chemical cleaners. We make our own butter, enjoying the smell of homemade fresh bread. In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.Our minds have been changed by

16、 Our Green Year. We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.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。5What might be the best title for the passage?A. Going GreenB

17、. Protecting the PlanetC. Keeping OpenMindedD. Celebrating Our Green Year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。“going green”一直贯穿文章的始终，以此为标题最具概括性。6It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because _.A. they were expected to follow the green fadB. they didnt

18、 know how to educate other peopleC. they were unwilling to reduce their energyD. they needed to perform unusual green tasks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。7What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?A. They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.B.

19、 They ignored others ungreen behavior.C. They chose better chemical cleaners.D. They sold their homemade food.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。CI learned about the Pygmalion Effect (皮格马利翁效应) when I was 7 years old at Riverdale School in Palmerston North and I copie

20、d Melissa Crawfords answers in a spelling test. Before that I was average at school but after that, because Melissa Crawford was smart, and I got all the right answers, I got put in all the smart kids groups. From then I did really well at school because it was believed by the teachers that I would

21、and I also got grouped with the smart kids. This experience that occurred at my primary school shows just how important the Pygmalion Effect is in terms of being around mentors (导师) that expect that youre going to do well and also being around people who are smart.The Pygmalion Effect is one princip

22、le you want to use if you want to make money fast. Have mentors that expect you will make money fast and as an extra boost hang around, copy and learn from other people who are also making money fast.Yesterday this site had over 5 000 unique visitors and the traffic to it is increasing all the time.

23、 A year ago I contacted a group of people who got lots of traffic in their sites and I learned from them. Truthfully, I dont know if they expected me to start getting decent traffic to websites but I imagined they did so they might as well have.So there you have it, the Pygmalion Effect.PS. My gramm

24、ar and spelling are not that great nowadays but thats actually completely irrelevant (不相关的) when it comes to getting lots of visitors to your site.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。8When did the author learn about the Pygmalion Effect?A. Before he took the spelling test.B. After he cheated in the spel

25、ling test.C. When he did badly in exams.D. After he finished primary school.答案与解析B细节理解题。根据第一段第一句中的“I copied Melissa Crawfords answers in a spelling test”判断，是在他考试作弊以后。9The author got grouped with the smart kids because _.A. he was an average pupil at schoolB. he did better than expectedC. Melissa Cra

26、wford was smartD. he did better than all the others at school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。10What does the underlined word “contacted” mean in the passage?A. lost touch withB. made friends withC. got in touch withD. was concerned about答案与解析C词义猜测题。根据第三段第二句中的“learned from them”判断，

27、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。People say going to college will change your life and that everyone should have the chance to challenge themselves with a college experience. But my parents never had that opportunity. _11_All during high school I wondered if

28、 I would go to college and if I would have what my parents never had. I would think about my future, about college and what I wanted to do when I grew up. But then there were thoughts of not going, of believing what others said about college and thinking I had no chance to go.As I reached the end of

29、 junior year, I knew I needed to make a decision. _12_ I felt somewhat sad. One day I was having a conversation with my volleyball coach. We talk all the time, but that day college was the topic. _13_ However, what she told me was encouraging. Thoughts flew through my mind about what I wanted to bec

30、ome and what colleges I might be interested in. She mentioned things I had no idea about, like scholarships and financial aid that can help you pay for college. All this information inspired me to continue. She told me about her college experience and all the fun times shed had. _14_This conversatio

31、n changed me. _15_ If I hadnt talked with her, I wouldnt know where I would be today. I now want to make something of myself. I want to become somebody that I wasnt before. I want to go to college.A. She knew my family could not easily afford my college expenses.B. They didnt have the money or famil

32、y to help or motivate them.C. It made me feel comfortable with myself and helped me believe in myself.D. She made the decision that she should continue her education.E. She told me not to miss out on it because I would regret it.F. Both my parents are very grateful to her for the advice she gave.G. I didnt have money and knew my parents didnt either.答案11.B1