人教版高中英语必修一第二单元测试卷含答案(共10页)

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上第二单元ABeijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costumes are all fascinating and artistic. It is the highest express

2、ion of the Chinese culture. Its full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.     There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng ,Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male ac

3、tor。For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter .A Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is an old man. Dan is the female role. Jing，mostly male , is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown. Stories in Beijing Opera are very interesting. Some of them are from the history book,

4、but most of them are from the literature, especially famous novels. The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and unhappy. They are sad and lonely. Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace. The stories usually end with happiness and

5、laughter and people are all happy in the end.1Beijing Operas singing is from _. A. the literature and novels     B. Beijing and Anhui C. the history book        D. Anhui and Hubei 2The second paragraph (段落) of the reading is about the _of B

6、eijing Opera. A. roles      B. stories    C. gestures   D. Paintings3From the reading, we know the Chou most probably has a(n) _feature. A. honest       B. dull    C. funny        D. se

7、rious4Which of the following statements is TURE? A. There are only four roles in Beijing Opera. B. Peking Opera is full of different gestures. C. Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world. D. The people in the story usually are in agreement.B As more and more people speak the global languages o

8、f English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In an effo

9、rt to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations- UNESCO and National Geographic among them have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect. Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Center, Yale University, who specializes in the languages and o

10、ral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, looking and raising a family in a village in Nepal. Documenting the Tangmi la

11、nguage and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayans reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record. At the University of Cambridge T

12、urin discovered a wealth of important materials- including photographs, films, tap recordings, and field notes- which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection. Now, through the two organizations that he has founded-the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literatur

13、e Project- Turin has started a campaign to make such documents, found in libraries and stores around the world, available not just to scholars but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected. Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Intern

14、et., Turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.5. Many scholars are making efforts to _.A. promote global languagesB. rescue the disappearing languagesC. search for language communitiesD. set up language research organizations.6. What does “that tradi

15、tion” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Having first records of the languagesB. Writing books on language searching C. Telling stories about language usersD. Linking with the native speakers7. What is Turins book based on?A. The cultural statics in India.B. The documents available at Yale.C. His language r

16、esearch in Britain.D. His personal experience in Nepal.8. Which of the following best describes Turins Work?A. Write, sell and donate.B. Record, repeat and reward.C. Collect, protect and reconnect.D. Design, experiment and report. CWhen I was a kid in the 1960s. my parents had a country store in the

17、 small town of Frankfort, Maine. No neighboring houses could be seen From our place， and new salesmen were always amazed at the amount of business we did. Dad's motto was, “We sell everything.” If he didn't have something in store, he would pick it up for customers on his weekly trip to Bang

18、or.One time Dad was in Bangor getting shoes for someone at a shoe factory, He saw big boxes full of shoes and asked about them. They were the mates(一双鞋中的一只) to faulty shoes that had been thrown away. He looked through the boxes and realized that there were usable brand-new shoes in there. He offered

19、 the manager five cents a shoe, Dad made the deal and got the manager to reserve any future boxes for him.Of course Mon, his business partner, was more practical, and her first reaction was, “But what are you going to do with them?” Dad bought an old school bus. He cleaned it up, removed the seats a

20、nd placed big containers down both sites of the aisle(通道). When all was ready, the whole Family helped to put the shoes in place. At first， it looked like we had plenty of room on the bus, but Dad kept bringing home more boxes.There was no sign on the Shoe Bus. 'The only advertising Dad did was

21、to place a piece of paper beside the store exit that read “Shoes $1 a pair. "When folks asked about the deal. they learned it wasnt that easy because they had to find their own pairs. The attraction was a combination of getting a good deal on a quality pair of shoes and the thrill of the hunt.T

22、o this day I still run into people who talk about the fun they had searching for pairs in Dad's Shoe Bus. The author's parents ran their store well because9. A. they always had enough supplies in storeB. they won the great support of new salesmenC. they opened it in a very crowded neighborho

23、odD. they did all they could to meet their customers' need10. Why did the customers think it fun shaping in the Shoe Bus?A. There were free bus rides offered on them.B. 'They could receive better customer service.C. They could match pairs of shoes by themselves.D. There was a wide variety of

24、 shoes to choose from.11. What can we learn about the author's father from the text?A. He had a good nose for business.B. He was clever at transforming a store.C. He was patient with customersD. He had a strong preference for bargains. DMirroring Chinas Past: Emperors and Their BronzesChinese br

25、onzes (青铜) of the second and first millennia BC are some of the most distinctive achievements in the history of art. These vessels (容器) were made to carry sacrificial offerings, to use in burial or to honor noble families in public ceremonies. When they were found by emperors centuries later, these

26、spiritually significant objects were seen as signs of heavenly messages about a ruler or a dynasty and became prized items in royal collections. This exhibition the first to explore these ancient objects throughout Chinese history presents a rare opportunity to experience a large number of these wor

27、ks together in the United States.Unlike Greek and Roman bronze sculptures of human and animal forms, most objects from Bronze Age China (about 2000 - 221 BC) were vessels for ceremonial use. Beginning with the Song dynasty (960 - 1279), emperors unearthed these symbolic works and began collecting th

28、em, considering them to be evidence of their own authority as rulers. In addition to impressive collections, the royal fascination with bronzes led to the creation of numerous reproductions and the comprehensive cataloguing of palace holdings. These catalogues are works of art themselves, featuring

29、beautiful drawings and detailed descriptions of each object.From the 12th century onward, scholars and artists also engaged in collecting and understanding ancient bronzes. Unlike emperors, scholars regarded bronzes as material evidence of their efforts to recover and reconstruct the past, and they

30、occasionally exchanged them as tokens (象征) of friendship. Today ancient bronzes still occupy a primary position in Chinese culture as historical objects and as signifiers of an important cultural heritage that inspires new generations, as seen in the works of contemporary artists on view in this pre

31、sentation.Mirroring Chinas Past brings together approximately 180 works from the An Institute of Chicagos strong holdings and from the Palace Museum in Beijing, the Shanghai Museum, and important museums and private collections in the United States. By providing viewers with a new understanding of a

32、ncient bronzes and their significance through time, the exhibition demonstrates Chinas fascinating history and its developing present.12. In what way are Chinese bronzes different from Greek and Roman ones?A. They fascinated the royal family.B. They took animal or human forms.C. They served ceremoni

33、al purposes.D. They were important cultural heritage.13. What does the author think of catalogues of bronzes?A. Unreal.B. Creative.C. Artistic.D. Necessary.14. What can we infer about the exhibition according to the text?A, h is held in China.B. It is arranged by time.C. It is organized by scholars.

34、D. It includes modem artworks.15. What does the underlined word “holdings” in the last paragraph refer to?A. Viewers.B. Collections.C. Museums.D. Art dealers. 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。How to Make a Chinese HotpotEating a Chinese hotpot is a very common experience. People gather aroun

35、d the pot, dipping their food, mixing their own seasonings(调味品)and enjoying each other's company. 16    . Firstly, prepare a large pot of soup. There is no right or wrong way to prepare a soup, so feel free to make your own. A simple soup can be made by boiling water with the

36、 addition of meat bones or fish heads and a mixture of herbs, seasonings and vegetables. Then, cut a variety of meats and fish into thin slices. 17    . Choose any food that you enjoy. Some common choices for a Chinese hotpot include thin pieces of beef, pork, lamb and so on. Mea

37、nwhile, select, wash and prepare some vegetables. 18    .Mushrooms of all kinds are also common to Chinese hotpot preparations. 19    . At home, a single hotpot would work well up to 48 people depending on the size of the pot. Make sure everyone is sitting in

38、a circle and has easy access to everything on the table. Prepare a separate small dish for each guest to mix their seasonings. 20    ! A. Finally, arrange the seating reasonably B. Now comes the turn to enjoy your hotpot C. It will guarantee that the items will cook quickly and f

39、ully D. Here are some easy steps to make a Chinese hotpot at home E. For more varieties, consider dumplings, rice cakes and tangyuan F. Popular choices include: cabbage, pea leaves and potatoes G. It usually lasts a couple of hours because you are cooking and eating in small parts 第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分5

40、5分）第一节（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Long, long ago, there was a small village. This village had a 21     tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy

41、had to 22     his home before winter. Even if his home failed to endure(忍耐) the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 23     him in any way. One 24    , Paul and Marc reached their majority. They 25     their l

42、and and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest 26     and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered 27    .E. After Marc saw several homes, he 28     the b

43、est ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, 29    , continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 30     some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.Marc began building his hom

44、e. He had several false starts, 31     his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 32     it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 33     with h

45、ome owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 34     back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 35    .The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 36    .

46、The villagers mourned for him. Marc 37     the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, 38     a family, and lived a happy, content life. F. We all build and improve

47、 our own mental homes. It's 39     and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 40     the best ideas. 21.A.strangeB. hopefulC. good D. reasonable 22.A.find B. run C. completeD. bu

48、y 23.A.help B. encourageC. scold D. persuade 24.A.winter B. summer C. autumn D. spring 25.A.exchangedB. received    C. recognizedD. won 26.A.girls B. jobs C. houses D. presents 27.A.rooms B. drinks C. attention D. advice 28.A.expectedB. gatheredC. createdD. understood 29.A.simila

49、rlyB. finallyC. however D. therefore 30.A.forget B. believeC. replace D. doubt 31.A.becauseB. althoughC .but D. so 32.A.repair B. rebuild C. sell D. improve 33.A.conversationsB. achievements   C. strugglesD. arguments 34.A.drove B. rushed C .flew D. moved 35.A.weak B. funny C. small D

50、. amazing 36.A.blindnessB. death     C. sadnessD. disease 37.A.experiencedB. hated C. survived D. spent 38.A.brought B. earned     C. contacted D. raised 39.A.slow B. easy C. dangerousD. special 40.A.realize B. bring C. collect D. apply 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分

51、）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。China, which takes pride in four inventions in ancient times, has once again shown its ability 41 (change) the world with its “new” four great inventions: high-speed railways, electronic payment, shared bicycles and online shopping.Recently, the “new” four great inve

52、ntions 42 (improve) the quality of peoples lives. Thanks to online shopping and mobile payment, people can buy what they want 43 (simple) with a tap of the phone within doors. High-speed trains have shortened 44 journey from Beijing to the coastal city Tianjin to half an hour. As for the bikes, they

53、 themselves are not new. It is the operating model of bike-sharing 45 G. (base) on satellite navigation(导航)system, mobile payment as well as big data 46 has surprised the world. Shared bicycles are bringing cycling back 47 peoples lives and they are making public transport more 48 (attract). It is i

54、ncreasingly clear that China is no longer 49 (copy) western ideas and is leading in many new ways. A growing number of foreign 50 (company) hope to promote the development in their home country by highlighting the need for technological achievements like that of China.第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；

55、每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Dear Editor,Im writing to tell you how we students use computers on our daily life. First, some

56、 students surf the Internet while doing their homework, what makes them not concentrate their efforts on our studies. Second, some use computers to get bad informations such as violence. Third, computer games destroy many students because they throw themselves into a virtual world, complete forgetting