牛津英语模块九(湖南)语篇训练卷(三)Unit2

1、圆学子梦想 铸金字品牌温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。语篇训练卷(三)Unit 2Witnessing time(1). 完形填空Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage 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. Whe

2、n I was young, my dad used to grow carnations(康乃馨). His carnations were red, pink and white. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty. He took care of them with so much love and1. Every day after coming home from work, he went straight to see them. He2watching them every day. We kids did

3、too. But he used to tell us, “No one should touch my flowers. ”One day my younger sister, who loved my dad very much, had wanted to help him and she3the carnations from their stems(枝干)one by one and arranged them4. She believed that he would be very5to see them that way. When mom and I realized what

4、 my sister had done, we became completely hopeless. However, my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived, he went6, straight to see the flowers. When he saw his flowers lying on the floor like dead animals, he was7at first. He looked towards the street, to see i

5、f it was any of the8children who could have done it. Then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence. Finally mom, who always taught us to9the truth no matter what, looked at dad and said, “We have no bad neighbors in our area. ”Then with a nice tone she continued, “No outsider did this

6、 great job, only your lovely daughter Clmence. ”My dads face changed into10and then he said, “Do I have a better11than my lovely daughter? ”My younger sister smiled and12dad tightly. 1. A. devotionB. spiritsC. gratitudeD. expectation2. A. hatedB. approvedC. enjoyedD. committed3. A. dividedB. watered

7、C. cutD. cleaned4. A. by the windowB. in the vaseC. on the deskD. on the floor5. A. surprisedB. pleasedC. disappointedD. worried6. A. as usualB. at firstC. as wellD. at last7. A. frightenedB. relievedC. disappointedD. shocked8. A. enemiesB. friendsC. familiesD. neighbors9. A. tellB. behaveC. followD

8、. keep10. A. sadnessB. smilesC. angerD. depression11. A. kidB. flowerC. helperD. gift12. A. huggedB. kissedC. graspedD. pattedSection B(2013湘潭高三检测)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. Do you get along well with your teachers? “

9、Getting along”with your teacher means both you and your teacher have a communicating way that makes both of you able to get13. you need from the relationship. A teacher wants to make sure that youre paying attention, being respectful and polite, and trying to learn. And you need a teacher14. is resp

10、ectful to you, answers your questions, and tries to help you learn. Teachers want to get along with you. 15. teachers and students sometimes have personality clashes. By dealing with16. problem like this, you learn something about how to get along with people who are different17. you. For example, t

11、alk to an adult you trust, such as a parent, a teacher or both. You need to respect your teacher and be polite. Teachers also like18. when students learn and obey the classroom rules. 19. a certain teacher isnt your favorite, you can still have a successful relationship, especially if you complete y

12、our basic responsibilities20. a student. For example, attend class, ready to learn, be prepared for class and listen when your teacher is talking. . 阅读理解AThe city of Athens is a fun mix of the old and the new, the classic and the modern. Often a little shop is located next to the ruins of a temple,

13、which is only a block from a large, air-conditioned hotel. The great city of 2, 500 years ago is still visible today. Ruins are the most obvious sign of ancient Athens, and the most famous of these is the Acropolis. The Acropolis is a large hill that was the center of life in Athens. On its slopes w

14、ere temples, monuments, and theaters. From the top, you can see how the urban sprawl(扩展, 延伸)of Athens stretches out in every direction. On the top of the Acropolis is the Parthenon. This was once a huge temple to Athena, the citys patron. It was first completed in 432 B. C. , but has been damaged an

15、d destroyed several times. Only a block away from the Acropolis is the neighborhood of Plaka. The area, with its little shops and restaurants, is very popular with both tourists and locals, and is an important part of modern Athenian culture. Many great thinkers, writers, and political leaders lived

16、 in ancient Athens. The ruins of their homes and favorite spots are scattered throughout the busy port city. The hill where St. Paul addressed early Christian Athenians is located near the Acropolis. Tourism is very important to people who live in modern-day Athens. Thousands of people come every ye

17、ar to see these ruins and to tour the many museums that house artifacts from ancient times. This provides many jobs and brings money into Athens, which helps the city pay for improvements. Athenians take pride in the accomplishments of their ancestors, and people from all around the world come to ad

18、mire them. By looking around the city today, we can imagine what life was like in ancient Athens. 1. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the city of Athens? A. The culture of the city is a mixture of the old and the modern. B. Traces of the ancient city can still be found. C. Ruins

19、and modern hotels co-exist in the city. D. All the temples are not far away from air-conditioned hotels. 2. Which tourist attraction was ancient Athens most famous for? A. Plaka. B. Acropolis. C. Pnyx. D. Parthenon. 3. The writer mentioned all the following benefits of tourism in Athens for Athenian

20、s EXCEPTA. offering job opportunities to Athenians. B. enriching Athenians by providing accommodation for tourists. C. enabling Athenians to improve the infrastructures(基础设施). D. making Athenians proud of their ancestors. 4. What is the best title for the passage? A. Tourism in Athens. B. Athens: Th

21、en & Now. C. Historic Interests in Athens. D. The Magic of Ancient Athens. B(2013南通高三检测)World-famous violinist Itzhak Perlman was stricken with polio(小儿麻痹症)as a child. As a result, he wears races(辊道、轮槽)on both legs and walks with the aid of crutches. At concerts, getting on the stage is no small ach

22、ievement for him. He slowly crosses the stage until he reaches his chair. He lays his crutches on the floor, slowly undoes the clasps(扣环)on his legs, puts one foot backward and extends the other one forward. Then he bends down and picks up the violin, puts it under his chin(下巴), nods to the conducto

23、r, and starts to play. One fall evening in 1995, while performing at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City, Perlman had to deal with one additional trouble. Jack Reimer, a famous reporter with the Houston Chronicle, described the scene. “Just as he finished the first few bars, one of

24、the strings on his violin broke. You could hear the sound go off like gunfire across the room. There was no mistaking what that sound meant. ”There was no mistaking what he had to do. People who were there said, “We figured he would have to get up. . . to either find another violin or find another s

25、tring for this one. ”But he didnt. Instead he waited a moment, closed his eyes, and then signaled the conductor to begin again. The band and he played from where he had left off. He played with enthusiasm and power. Of course, it is important to play a symphonic work with just three strings. But tha

26、t night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that. You could see him modulate(调音), change, recompose the piece in his head. At one point, it sounded like he was turning the strings to get new sounds they had never made before. 5. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Its a piece of cak

27、e for Perlman to perform on the stage. B. Its not easy for Perlman to get on the stage. C. Perlman has achieved great success on the stage. D. Perlman has small achievements on the stage. 6. How did the string break? A. It only broke by accident. B. Perlman broke the string because he was too excite

28、d. C. A gunfire from somewhere in the room broke it. D. It was broken by the few bars. 7. After the string broke the audience thought that Perlman would. A. get angry at his performanceB. give up the performanceC. do something about the violinD. continue performing with the three-string violin8. It

29、can be inferred from the last paragraph that Perlman. A. pretended not to know that the string was brokenB. thought nothing was impossibleC. was a very proud manD. showed his self-confidence in time of trouble9. What is the best title for the passage? A. A World-famous Disabled ArtistB. An Unexpecte

30、d AccidentC. The Performance Went onD. A Three-string and Its Owner. 阅读简答(2013张家界高三检测)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage. Want your kids to sleep better at night? Turn off the TV. Thats the conclusion of a new study from Fin

31、land showing that merely having a television on in the house, even if the kids arent actively watching it, can be enough to disturb their sleep patterns significantly. Childcare specialists are very specific about the amount of hours children of a given age should spend in front of the television an

32、d the kinds of shows they should be watching. But few people have looked closely at what happens when a TV is simply on in the background-either being watched by an adult or, just as commonly, by no one at all. In a study published in the Journal of Sleep Research, Finnish investigators tried to get

33、 at that question, surveying 321 parents of 5-and 6-year-old children to determine the familiesviewing patterns and the effect this had on the kidssleep habits. All of the families in the study watched a pretty fair amount of TV, with at least one television in the house switched on for an average o

34、f 4. 2 hrs. per day. On average a child actively watched TV for 1. 4 of those hours and was passively exposed to TV for at least another 1. 4 hrs. In 21% of the homes, the kids had a TV of their own in the bedroom. All that exposure, it turns out, was doing the kidssleep patterns no favors. In gener

35、al, the greater the number of hours of passive or active viewing was, the more problems young children had falling asleep, staying asleep, waking up in the morning and avoiding fatigue during the day. But not all TV viewing was equal. Watching TV alone or at bedtime had a greater negative impact on

36、sleep. Unusually high passive exposure2. 1 hrs. per day or morewas particularly associated with sleep disturbances, especially when they were adult shows to which the kids were exposed. 1. What do childcare specialists care more about when talking about childrens watching TV? (No more than 9 words)_

37、2. What do the underlined words“that question”refer to? (No more than 15 words)_3. Whats the main purpose of the author to write this passage? (No more than 15 words)_4. What does the passage mainly talk about? (No more than 15 words)_答案解析. 【文章大意】如果有人摘去你所中意的花, 你将有什么反应? 作者的妹妹摘取了父亲最喜爱的康乃馨, 令她没有想到的是父亲竟

38、然没有批评她。儿女对父母来说, 比花儿重要。1. 【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据下文可知, 父亲对这些康乃馨付出了很多的爱并投入了大量的心血。devotion奉献, 献身; spirit精神; gratitude感激, 感谢; expectation期盼, 料想。故选A。2. 【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据上一句可知, 父亲每天下班后都要去欣赏自己种植的康乃馨, 故C项符合。3.【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据后文可知, 妹妹将这些康乃馨的花朵从枝干上剪下来。cut剪, 切, 割。故选C。4. 【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下面一段中的“When he saw his flowers lying

39、 on the floor. . . ”可知选D。5. 【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。妹妹认为父亲看到这样的康乃馨一定会高兴的, 所以选择B项。6.【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。像往常一样, 父亲下班后直接去看自己的康乃馨, 故选A。7. 【解析】选D。背景常识题。父亲看到眼前的景象肯定是很“惊讶的”, 故选D。8. 【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下一段中“We have no bad neighbors in our area”可知答案为D。9. 【解析】选A。词语辨析题。根据母亲说的话可知, 她告诉了父亲真相。tell the truth说实话; behave表现; follow遵守; keep保

40、持。故选A。10. 【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。下文提示父亲应该是由怒转喜, 故选B。11.【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据句意可知应选择B项。12. 【解析】选A。词语辨析题。hug拥抱; kiss亲吻; grasp抓住, 领会; pat轻拍。故选A。【文章大意】怎样培养融洽的师生关系? 本文告诉了读者与老师相处的技巧。13. 【解析】what。考查名词性从句引导词。该空引导宾语从句且在从句中作need的宾语, 故填what。14. 【解析】who/that。考查定语从句引导词。该空引导定语从句修饰表示人的teacher且在从句中作主语, 故填who/that。15. 【解析】But。考查并列连

41、词。老师想和你融洽相处, 但师生之间有时有性格碰撞, 前后是转折关系, 故用but。16. 【解析】a。考查冠词。problem为可数名词单数形式, 且表泛指, 故填a。17. 【解析】from。考查介词。be different from意为“不同于”, 为固定搭配。18. 【解析】it。考查代词。“like it+宾语从句”为惯用句式。19. 【解析】Though/Although。考查状语从句引导词。句意: 尽管某一位老师不是你的最爱, 但你可以和他有良好的关系。前后是让步转折关系, 故用though/although。20. 【解析】as。考查介词。as a student意为“作为一

42、名学生”。. 【文章大意】本文描述了雅典的过去与现在。描写雅典城的特色: 过去与现在融为一体; 同时也介绍雅典的观光景点、名人旧址, 也描述了旅游业在雅典的重要性。1. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段的描述: 雅典是一个集新旧、古典与现代于一体的城市; 小商店旁边常是寺庙废墟, 而在这堆废墟的前不远处却能看到现代化的大宾馆; 2 500年前的雅典城市依稀可见。D项的表述“All”过于绝对, 与原文不符。2. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知, 最有名的景点是雅典卫城, 因此选项B正确。3.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段可知, 成千上万的人来雅典旅游给雅典人创造了许多

43、的就业机会, 也给雅典带来了收入, 从而能够改善整个城市的状况。选项A、B、C分别涉及这三方面, 而选项D“让雅典人以祖先的丰功伟绩为豪”并不是旅游带来的好处, 故D项符合题意。4. 【解析】选B。主旨大意题。整篇文章的主题都是谈雅典城的特色, 即过去与现在融为一体, 故选B。【文章大意】本篇是人物故事, 叙述了著名残疾人演奏家Perlman演出过程中发生的意外和他的应对措施。5. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。这里的achievement指的就是Perlman能够做到的事情。其后的几句话展示了他上台的细节, 进一步说明了一个残疾人的行动不便。6. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。尽管作者对断弦的细节描述很详细, 但从段落中可以推断, 琴弦是弹奏过程中意外断掉的。7. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据“We figured he would have to get up. .