新外研版高一必修二Unit2单元测试题

1、一、单项选择(共 15小题；每小题 1 分，满分15分)。() 1. Hong Kong is often regard as international centre forbusiness, finance and tourism.A. 不填 ; anB. An; 不填C. The; 不填D. 不填 ; the() 2. Washing State was named one of the greatest American presidents.A. in favor ofB. in need ofC. in search ofD. in honor of() 3. We all him

2、 and regard him as a hero.A. look upB. look up toC. look downD. look down to() 4. There is a great evidence that music activities engage different parts ofthe brain.A. indicateB. indicatingC. to be indicating D. to indicate() 5. I want to put the photo I can see it every day, because it can remind m

3、eof the happy days I spent in the countryside.A. in which; whenB. where; whenC. in which; whichD. where; which() 6. To finish the task on time, the constructors kept working the heavy rain.A. because of B. regardless of C. in memory of D. in defence of() 7. Don t complain your teachers doing too muc

4、h homework,because they want you to be the best.A. to; toB. to; aboutC. about; toD. about; about() 8. This is the problem that we all should .A. pay attention o itB. attract our attentionC. pay attention toD. attract our attention to it() 9. You can wear casual clothes at the party. After all, this

5、is not a(n) occasion.A. normalB. formalC. commonD. ordinary() 10. My parents words had a great on me. I decided to make every to learn English well.A. effect; effortB. effect; effectC. effort; effectD. effort; effort() 11. Experts believe that language learning is a process skills are moreimportant

6、than grammar rules.A. whoseB. whenC. of whichD. in which() 12. The worker earned little money a month, so he had to only fast noodles.A. exist onB. exist inC. lie inD. lie on() 13. I wonder how many years ago .A. did your father retireB. your father retiredC. has your father retiredD. your father ha

7、s retired() 14. The young couple will have to rent a house, for their newly bought one .A. is being decoratedB. was decoratedC. will decorateD. had decorated() 15. We should consider the student srequest that the school library more bookspopular science.A. provide; onB. provides; aboutC. should prov

8、ide; withD. provides ; on二、完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分）。阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从 16-35 各题所给的 A 、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中 , 选出最佳选项。My name is Alice and I m an equestiian0奇师）.For a long time, horses have been my thing. I was a part of a sport that is _16_ to the general population. I didn t neunderstand my _17_. I lo

9、ved it for myself and that s all I needed.I started _18_ at a farm when I was 8 years old. I went every Friday afternoon after school and spent hours _19_ horses and having lessons. When I was 10, I _20_ taking part in horse shows but not before I could _21_ care for my own horse and put _22_ every

10、piece of my equipment （用具 ）. From the day that I started riding, I was _23_ that my horse comes before all else. No matter how hot, cold, tired, or _24_ I was, I had a horse to _25_ and that s just how it _26_.Once I started high school I went to a more competitive farm in my area where I had to _27

11、_ as a working student every day after school to be able to _28_ my pricey habit. _29_ never once in my entire junior career crossed my mind. Working hard to do what I love was all I knew. It was never as 30 as putting on my uniform制®） and showing up topractice.After I turned 18 and my 31 caree

12、r ended, I went off to school as an amateurs除运动员） where I now ride on the Syracuse English Equestrian team.My biggest 32 have all been horse" related. I love hearing my name get announced布） for first place. Riding wasn t just my sport; it was my _33_. My trainers are like second moms to me. The

13、 girls that I grew up riding with are my best _34_. I cant imagine my world without _35_ and the people they have brought into it.()16.A. uniqueB. unfamiliarC. usefulD. unfair()17.A. styleB. sportC. showD. skill()18.A. tradingB. stayingC. walkingD. riding()19.A. making use ofB. making fun ofC. takin

14、g care ofD. taking control of()20.A. startedB. continuedC. stoppedD. avoid()21.A. hardlyB. secretlyC. properlyD. typically()22.A. awayB. backC. downD. together()23.A. impressedB. promisedC. taughtD. proved()24.A. anxiousB. popularC. strangeD. comfortable()25.A. meetB. sellC. chooseD. love()26.A. mis

15、sedB. wentC. remainedD. changed()27.A. workB. leaveC. waitD. live()28.A. breakB. introduceC. affordD. develop()29.A. SatisfactionB. FreedomC. SadnessD. Complaining()30.A. tiringB. quietC. confusingD. easy()31.A. juniorB. shortC. successfulD. playing()32.A. achievementsB. challengesC. movementsD. los

16、ses()33.A. labB. homeC. palaceD. garden()34.A. neighborsB. coachesC. friendsD. audience()35.A. petsB. horsesC. trainersD. books三、阅读理解（共 20个小题 ; 每小题 2.5分, 满分 50分）阅读下列短文, 从所给的 A 、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。AThere are many idioms in English. An idiom is a phrase that we can ut nderstand from the meaning of e

17、ach word. The following are some of them.As the crow fliesWhen a bird flies from place to place, it takes the most direct route. But when people drive, they have to follow roads and often go farther. When people give a distance “ asthe crow flies ” the, y mean the shortest distance between the two p

18、oints, not the distance you would have to travel by following roads.As Dan and his mum drove along the river, theycould see the beach on the opposite side, Dan asked “ How far is it to the beach? ”“ It s only about a quarter of a mile as the crow flies said. ” his mother Blow hot and coldIn one of A

19、esop s Fables, a man blow on his fingers to warm them up and then blow on his soup to cool it down. In both cases, the man is opening his mouth, but what comes out is different. If a person says one thing and later says the opposite, we say that the person is blowing hot and cold.“ Is Felicia going

20、to try out for the soccer team this year?” Stacy asked.“ I don t knowTr,ici” a replied. “ Last week she was saying yes,but this week she s sayingShe s really blowing hot and cold.”Break the iceNowadays people use the phrase to refer to ending an awkward silence by beginning a conversation.It was the

21、 first day of summer camp. The four girls began to make their beds in silence. None of the girls knew each other, and no one knew what to say. Finally, one of them broke the ice by saying “ Hey, where s everybody from? ”Bury the hatchetIn native American culture, when two nations agreed to end their

22、 war, they buried the hatchet.So to bury the hatchet is to make peace with someone else.Colin could not excuse his sister for breaking his tennis racket. Finally, his sister said, “ Colin, can t we bury the hatchet? ” 36.What does“ as the crow flies ” mean?A. In the smoothest wayB. By planeC. In a s

23、traight lineD. At top speed.37. “ Blow hot and cold ” can be used to talk about som_e_on_e . sA. poor healthB. bad mannerC. communication skillsD. changing attitudes38. When the four girls were making their beds in silence, they probably felt .A. shyB. disappointedC. excitedD. curious39. It can be i

24、nferred that Colin s sister hoped that Colin_w_o_u_ld.A. buy a new tennis racketB. forgive her mistakeC. stay away from herD. make an apology to her40. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. It s difficult to understand the meaning of an idiom by each word.B. What Felicia thought wa

25、s different from what he saidC. Dan and his mother need drive a quarter of a mile to the beach.D. “ Bury the hatchet ” is an idiom from Aesop s Fables.BA couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft （ 救生艇 ） in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.Twenty

26、-one days after they left Panamain their boat, Simony, they met some whales（鲸鱼）.“ Theystarted to hit the side of the boat, ” said Bill, “ andthen suddenly we heard water. ”Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.For twenty days

27、they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw 生的（ ）. Then the line broke. “ So we had no mfoisrheuntil something very st

28、range happened. Some sharks鱼）came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the usrface. I caught them with my hands. ”About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing b

29、oat saw them and picked them up. They couldn t stand. Supo the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over.41. Bill and Simone were travelingwhen they met some whales.A. in a life-raftB. in MiamiC. in SimonyD. in Panama42. The whales hit the side

30、of the boat, and then .A. they brought in a lot of waterB. they broke the side of the boatC. they pulled the boatD. they went under the water43. After their boat sank, the couple.A. jumped into the life-raftB. heard waterC. watched the boat go under waterD. stayed in the life-raft44. During their da

31、ys at sea, saved their lives.A. tins of food and bottles of waterB. a fishing-line and a machineC. whales and sharksD. Twenty passing ships45. When they saw the fishing boat which later picked them up, .A. they were too excited to stand upB. they couldn t wait to climb onto the boatC. their life-raf

32、t was beginning to break upD. they knew their two months at sea would be overCBelieve it or not, optical 川usion（错觉）can cut highway crashes.Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical 川usion. But stripes, called chevrons（人字形），p

33、ainted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C.is planning to repeat Japan's success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevro

34、ns and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.Excessive (too great) speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundatio

35、n will conduct its tests in areas where speed-relatedhazards (danger) are the greatest curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to

36、full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the nu

37、mber of traffic accidents.46. The passage mainly discusses .A. a new way of highway speed controlB. a new method of training driveC. a new pattern for painting highwaysD. a new type of optical illusion47. On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that .A. they should avoid speed-related d

38、angers.B. they are driving in the wronglaneC. they should slow down their speedD. they are reaching the speedlimit48. Compared to horizontal bars, the advantage of chevrons is that .A. it can keep drivers awakeB. it will have a longer effect on driversC. can cut road accidents in halfD. will look mo

39、re attractive49. The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to.A. try out the Japanese method in certain areasB. change the road signs across the countryC. replace straight, horizontal bars with chevronsD. repeat the Japanese road patterns50. What of the following is tru

40、e about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?A. They are suitable only on broad roads.B. They are falling out of use in the United States.C. They cannot be used successfully to traffic circles.D. They are ignored in a long period of time.DSherlock Holmes is considered by many people as the

41、 greatest detective in fictional literature. He is, in fact, more famous than his own creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In the popular series of stories, Holmes is described as “talland lean, pope-smoking, always in his cape and speaksin a splendid manner ” . Doyle gave Holmes addr-eBssBaske2r2S1tree

42、t, London, and to this day some visitors to London still go to Baker Street to search for 221-B. Of course, there never was really any such address. Holmes flat was supposed to be shared by the lovable, but sometimes clumsy Doctor Watson who went around with Holmes trying to solve crimes before Holm

43、es did. Poor Dr Watson lost out to Holmes every time.Doyle gave Holmes a masterly skill of deduction-the ability to come up with interesting conclusion from the simplest clues found at the scene of a crime. Doyle said that the description of Holmes was modeled on one of his lecturers at Edinburgh Un

44、iversity where he studied medicine. That man was Dr Joseph Bell. Sherlock Holmes first appeared in Doyle sA Study in Scarlet published in 1887. Holmes was so loved by all that when his author killed him off in one of his stories, readers wrote in anger to complain. They refused to allow Holmes to di

45、e! Holmes was brought back to “ life ” and appeared in further stories.The stories of Sherlock Holmes have been reprinted many times ever since then. Today we can watch Holmes at work on cinema and television screens as well as on stage.51. Sherlock Holmes was .A. the greatest detective who ever liv

46、edB. Dr Joseph BellC. Arthur Conan DoyleD. only a character made up by Arthur Conan Dolye52. Dr Watson was .A. tall and learnB. lovable but always clumsyC. lovable but sometimes clumsyD. lovable and never clumsy53. Holmes was supposed to have lived .A. with Dr WatsonB. with Dr Joseph BellC. with the

47、 greatest detectiveD. with Doyle54. Doyle made up the description of Holmes.A. from his own imaginationB. based on a famous London doctorC. based on Dr Joseph Bell at Edinburgh UniversityD. based on a model of Holmes55. Doyle s readers were angry whe_n_h_e.A. could not write any more stories of Holm

48、es.B. killed Dr Watson off in his stories.C. became more famous than Holmes.D. put Holmes to death in one of his stories.四、阅读表达（共 10小题 , 每小题 1 分, 满分 10 分）No matter what you do in a company, it s important for you to get along well with your boss.Your relationship with your boss is probably the most

49、important one you have at work. Why? Having a healthy relationship with your boss usually means you re more satisfied with the work you dhave less stress. Your boss can be a key supporter in helping you achieve your long-term goals. He or she knows your company sgoals and knows what the company looks for in future managers and leaders. Here are some tips to keep the relationship healthy.Show respect. Your boss is responsible for your work and the work of your colleagues. That can a significant burden. Try to look at th i