（广东专用）高中英语 Unit2 The United Kingdom测试题(1).doc

（广东专用）2014-2015学年高中英语 unit2 the united kingdom测试题class: name: marks: 满分（135）第卷 (共95分). 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项。my friends and i were making a summit attempt on mount rainier. the bad weather was starting to come in so we were trying our best to 1 quickly. we would take a single step, and then pause about 10 seconds for a full breath. over and over again, 2 we reached it just in time for us to have a safe descent (下山). i was a teenager at the time, and this accomplishment was very satisfying. i had learned that persistence (坚持), determination, and 3 had enabled me to reach a big 4 . and over the years, this lesson of one step, one breath has helped me keep going even when faced great difficulty. as an intern (实习医生), the lesson of mount rainier took on an entirely different meaning. one day, i saw a 5 walk down the hall of the clinic. he was a(n) 6 gentleman of about 83 and was moving very slowly. he was taking one step, one breath. when we had a chance to 7 in the examining room, he was full of life. although clearly he was physically weak, his conversation was 8 . enthusiastically, he talked about how he had trained his dog 9 . in many ways, he had just managed to climb his 10 mount rainier, just getting from his home to his car, then from the car to the waiting room, and then from the waiting room to the 11 room. with a smile on his face, he taught me the finer points of dog 12 all while i finished up his examination. then he was gone. i had once thought that patience and determination were the lesson of one step, one 13 . but then my patient taught me a greater lesson. my body did the work, but it was my 14 that led me to the summit. while climbing, although my physical body was 15 , the goal was what kept me moving forward. 1. a. leave b. compete c. climbd. dash 2. a. finallyb. luckily c. strangelyd. curiously 3. a. attraction b. education c. delight d. patience 4. a. decisionb. conclusionc. agreement d. goal 5. a. customerb. patientc. doctord. nurse 6. a. handsome b. ugly c. young d. elderly 7. a. argueb. meetc. talkd. check 8. a. seriousb. shortc. impolite d. energetic 9. a. successfullyb. frequently c. secretly d. simply 10. a. classicb. personalc. important d. social11. a. examining b. dining c. sitting d. reading 12. a. playing b. trainingc. growing d. treating 13. a. second b. lesson c. breathd. task 14. a. partner b. dreamc. teacher d. dog15. a. powerful b. strong c. exhausted d. weak第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在标有1625的空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。when the king of england, william iv, died in 1837, his niece victoria became queen of england. she was only 18 years old at that time. like the kings before her, victoria didnt 16 (actual) have much power. her prime ministers and parliament mostly ran the country. even 17 victoria tried to get power, she had less and less power as time went on.in 1860, the british had to consider 18 to do about the american civil war. most british people were against slavery, but they also really needed the cotton the slaves grew. the british government spent a lot of time on diplomacy (外交), 19 (try) to manage other countries around the world in the ways 20 would be best for britain. 21 was a big concern whether it could keep control of india. the british worried that if other countries got too powerful, they would take 22 place of britain. the british were unwilling 23 (see) that. so they spent a lot of time trying to weaken those countries. in 1876, britain 24 (send) a lot of money to the countries to help them fight against the stronger ones. but india still broke away 25 britain finally.when victoria died in 1901, she had ruled britain for 63 years.16. _ 17. _ 18. _ 19. _ 20. _ 21. _ 22. _ 23. _ 24. _ 25. _. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项。 amy husband is reading the secret garden aloud to our kids. they are at the part where mary has told colin that shes found the garden her mother loved. its an exciting moment. but the passage im waiting for is a few chapters on, after colin has tasted his first breaths of fresh air and mary has grown strong running in the garden. its just a detail, but my kids will notice it: a delicious description of roasted potatoes and eggs.we have a tradition of trying foods from the books we read aloud. it started when we read elizabeth enrights the saturdays, and one of the boys asked, “what are petit fours?” an answer, my husband and i felt, wouldnt be as good as a sample. so one saturday we all sat down having tea and little cakes, covered with pink, green, and yellow. it was exciting for the kids to try a dessert they had learned about in a book. the petit fours they tried didnt tell them what it was like to live in new york city 60 years ago, but tasting them made the books words alive. later, when we read c.s. lewiss the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, we had turkish delight. we read the penderwicks, written by jeanne birdsall, and had gingerbread (姜饼). we read paddington bear and tried marmalade. soon we will reach the part of the secret garden where mary, colin, and dickon roast potatoes and eggs in a small oven (炉) in the earth. my kids will go out into the woods to find the perfect place for an oven of our own. yes, weve eaten potatoes and eggs, but never in the open air. the world that a good book creates is whole and real, but it lies flat on the page until a reader gives life to it.26. the text is written mainly to . a. show the importance of reading aloud b. discuss food culture in childrens books c. provide a new means of family education d. introduce some interesting books 27. the author believes tasting foods from the books may help children .a. enjoy more healthy food b. be friendlier to each other c. know more about history d. understand the books better28. the underlined words “turkish delight” in paragraph 3 probably refer to . a. a great timeb. something delicious c. a trip to turkeyd. more stories 29. from the fourth paragraph, we can learn that the authors family .a. will look for a secret garden in the woods b. will read the secret garden in the open air c. will eat roasted potatoes and eggs at home d. will cook potatoes and eggs in the woods30. which of the following could be the best title of the passage? a. the taste of a good book b. the best way to make kids learnc. eating means more than readingd. our roasted potatoes and eggsbabout 18,000 refugees (难民) from burma have come to the united states each year since 2007. some have settled in howard county, maryland between baltimore and washington. a local school began teaching english to the children of the refugees. but while the children learned the language, their parents did not. that made communication with teachers arduous.at present, almost fifty children from burma attend bollman bridge elementary school. laurel conran is a teacher there. she said, “the main idea is the global idea.” she teaches english to speakers of other languages. one of her students is tha neih ciang. another student is tha neihs mother, tin iang. ms. conran practices english with tin iang at the mothers workplace. many refugees from burma work at coastal sunbelt produce, a supplier of fruits and vegetables to restaurants and other businesses.laurel conran started classes at the company to help refugees from burma learn english. laurel conran said, “the program is a six-week session. its once a week, on every wednesday, from twelve to one oclock. so every wednesday i go to coastal sunbelt.” as the workers eat lunch, they also practice their new language skills. lisa chertok has a child at bollman bridge. she is also a manager at coastal sunbelt. she helped ms. conran develop the lessons, which she says have really helped. lisa chertok said, “well, when the burmese employees got here, they were very, very shy. now i find that they are more outspoken than before. theyre more communicative. as parents, they are also more involved in their childrens school.”jonathan davis is the principal of bollman bridge elementary school. mr. davis hopes the lessons will help these parents feel better about communicating with the school. he said, “even as simple as making a phone call to say that their son or daughter is sick, even if thats the amount of english that they have got from the program, that truly will help us.”31. what is the main idea of this passage? a. a local school is providing free english lessons for the poor. b. refugees from burma are trying their best to learn english. c. a local school is helping refugees from burma learn english. d. refugees from burma have settled in howard county, maryland.32. what does the underlined word “arduous” in paragraph 1 mean? a. interesting. b. necessary.c. surprising.d. difficult.33. when the refugees from burma first arrived in howard county, . a. the children could speak very good english b. the parents liked communicating with the teachers c. the parents could help their children speak english d. neither the children nor the parents could speak english34. what can we learn about laurel conran from the passage? a. she mainly teaches english to the local children in a school. b. she often goes to the refugees company to teach them english. c. she teaches not only english but also other languages. d. she worked at coastal sunbelt produce before being a teacher.35. jonathan davis hopes that the lessons will . a. totally change the difficult life of the refugees b. help the parents get along better with their children c. help the parents communicate better with the schoold. encourage more refugees to send their children to the schoolcit is a city swallowed by the mediterranean sea and buried in sand and mud for more than 1,200 years. but now archeologists are unearthing the mysteries of heracleion, uncovering amazingly well-preserved artifacts (手工艺品) that tell the story of an ancient city.known as heracleion to the ancient greeks and thonis to the ancient egyptians, the city was rediscovered in 2000 by french underwater archaeologist dr. franck goddio and a team from the european institute for underwater acheology (ieasm) after a four-year survey. the ruins of the lost city were found 30 feet under the surface of the mediterranean sea in aboukir bay, near alexandria.many major discoveries were made at thonis-heracleion during a 13-year excavation (挖掘). exciting archeological finds help describe an ancient city that was not only an important international trade center but possibly an important religious center. research now suggests that thonis-heracleion served as a busy trade port between the mediterranean and the nile. so far, 64 ancient shipwrecks (失事船残骸) have been unearthed from the mud of the bay. other findings include gold coins from athens (which have never before been found at an egyptian site). researchers have also uncovered a variety of religious artifacts, including 16-foot stone sculptures thought to have decorated the citys central temple.experts have been very surprised at the variety of artifacts found and have been equally impressed by how well-preserved they are. professor sir barry cunliffe, a university of oxford archeologist taking part in the excavation, said, “by lying untouched and protected by sand on the sea floor for centuries, they are well-preserved.” but despite all the excitement over the excavation, one mystery about thonis-heracleion remains unsolved: why exactly did it sink? goddios team suggests the weight of large buildings on the sand soil may have caused the city to sink in the wake of an earthquake.36. which of the following is not true about thonis-heracleion?a. it has a history of about 1,200 years.b. it was once probably served as a trade center.c. it is located in the mediterranean sea.d. it was rediscovered by franck goddio and a team of researchers. 37. we can infer from the passage that in ancient times _.a. thonis-heracleion was a poor cityb. artifacts were all made of stonec. religious artifacts were used by common peopled. many ships visited the heracleion port38. so far, archaeologists havent found the exact answer to _.a. why artifacts are well-preservedb. when thonis-heracleion sank c. how thonis-heracleion sank d. what the lost city was called 39. the underlined phrase “in the wake of” can be best replaced by “_”.a. coveringb. avoidingc. followingd. waking40. what is the best title for the passage?a. lost egyptian city revealed after 1,200 years under seab. how an ancient city was swallowed by the mediterranean seac. thonis-heracleion a lost trade center and religious centerd. major discoveries made at thonis-heracleiondbritains pub landlords (酒吧店主) are looking with a worried eye to the uk chancellors budget for fear that the annual tax gathering round will strike another blow to a traditional industry already reeling (蹒跚). thousands of pubs have closed since the financial crash in 2007. the plough, which was once a coaching house for travelers, has been serving britains famous warm beer since the days of shakespeare. now it is under threat too. “yeah. so many pubs have been closed over the last few years even in this area,” said derek oneil, the manager of the plough pub.many reasons are the causea ban on smoking in public, severe laws against drinking and driving and high taxes have all combined to kill off nearly 10,000 pubs in the last seven years, according to the british beer and pub association. with the closures, pubs are being redeveloped. many have turned into supermarkets, where the beer is sometimes cheaper.britains pubs continue to play an important part in the uk economy, selling thousands of different beers and employing more than a million people. the reality, though, is pubs are suffering something of a hangover (遗留物). in the last 15 years the amount of beer sold in pubs has fallen by eight million barrels to just under 36 million a year. pub landlords want tax breaks (税务减免).“people have less money in their pockets, so they cant go out and spend it and habits are changingso much alcohol is nowadays drunk at home,” said brigid simmonds, chief executive of the british beer and pub association. “yeah, i miss the pubs where theres a lot of character, especially 30 years ago. you know there was great fun in them.”while pubs are still much loved, theyre discovering that love isnt enough to survive 21st century economics.41.according to the first paragraph, tax gathering round can _.a. greatly benefit britains pubsb. save britains pubs in a way c. encourage more people to go to britains pubsd. make the situation of britains pubs even worse 42. what do we know about the plough?a. it has been closed. b. it is run quite well now.c. it is a pub with a long history. d. it doesnt face the present threat.43. why are some pubs being redeveloped?a. because they want to sell cheaper bear.b. because their business is becoming better. c. because they want to receive more travelers.d. because they cant continue in the present situation.44. what can we infer from the fourth paragraph?a. pubs cant offer many jobs to people. b. the uk economy actually depends on pubs.c. pubs become less important in the uk economy.d. the closures of pubs will damage the uk economy. 45. what is the text mainly about?a. the future of british pubs. b. the development of british pubs. c. the challenges british pubs face. d. the effect of tax gathering round on british pubs.第二节 信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先浏览下列各个网站的相关介绍：a. can you think of the right gifts for family, friends, or loved ones? not sure what they want or will like? your only gift is the place to go to look for the perfect gifts for birthday, christmas, anniversaries or other occasions!b. we cater to (为服务) dog owners who feel their pets deserve the best, and specialize in finding the latest in high fashion for dogs. cute dog clothes, dog beds, and first-class furniture for dogs will make your pet feel just as special as he or she is.c. we are an online provider of a huge selection of electronic products, such as computer equipment, mobile phones and other digital devices. we offer our computers and an enormous variety of products at rock-bottom prices.d. we sell different kinds of toys, games and sporting goods. the toys, including lego bricks and cars, are educational. they help children learn while they are having fun. any toy your child could probably want can be found here.e. they say its lonely at the top, but at bag borrow or steal weve got lots of loyal members handbag and jewelry enthusiasts just like us to keep us company! nobody offers a broader selection of excellent goods, and no one keeps their closets with more delightful fresh discoveries. we can provide the right things for everyone at the lowest prices.f. usgrocer has b