2009年新人教版高二英语Unit15 单词词组测试

1、高二英语基础知识竞赛试题本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。第一卷（共三部分，计105分）第一部分：听力理解（共三节，满分20分）第一节：（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍1Who does the woman want to talk to?AMr Green.BMr Smith.CThe man.2What is the mans major? AGeography. BBio

2、logy.CEnglish.3What does the man advise the woman to do? AGo there on foot.BTake a bus or a taxi. CTake the subway.4Where does the conversation probably take place? AIn the hospital.BIn the store.CAt home.5What does the man mean? AThey dont have to pay for the magazine. BThe woman can read the magaz

3、ine on the train. CThere is no time to buy a magazine.第二节：(共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分) 听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。6Whats wrong with the woman? AShe got a cold BShe was hurt by the man. CShe hurt her foot

4、.7Who will take the woman to the hospital? AThe man.BSomeone else.CThe woman herself.8How will the woman get to the hospital? ABy car.BBy bus.CBy taxi.听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。9Who are talking on the phone? ATony and Mary.BTony and Lucy.CTony and Jim.10Whos just arrived in Beijing? ALucy.BJim.CTony.11Whats M

5、ary doing when the phone rings? AHaving a test.BSpeaking to Jim.CWorking on math.听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。12Where does the dialogue take place? AIn a restaurant.BIn a store.CIn a bakers.13Whats the woman? AA housewife.BA waitress.CA saleswoman.14What does the man want to have? He wants to have_. ABreakfast.

6、BLunch.CDinner.听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。15Where does the woman live? A21 Central Avenue, Oceanside, Long Island, New York. B35 Central Avenue, Oceanside, Long Island, New York. C19 Central Avenue, Oceanside, Long Island, New York.16How old is the woman? A39.B19.C6517Which statement is true? AThe woman is a

7、single mother with two kids. BThe woman is a married mother with one boy. CThe woman is a married mother with two kids.第三节（共3小题；每小题1分，满分3分）听下面一段材料，将18-20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过3个单词。听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍The charactersTheir deedsNeighboursThey are 18._.The woman in Apartment 4

8、She is 19._.ArthurHe feels 20. _.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分；满分15分）从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. When she set out for the United States, she didnt know what life held _ for her. A. in public B. in search C. in store D. in common 22. It is _ that the price of gas will keep risi

9、ng in the next few months. A. sure B. likely C. possibly D. certainly 23. _, he had to work overtime. A. To make both ends meet B. So as to make a living C. Supporting his family D. As his health broke down 24. Though _ of his promise, he failed to finish his work as expected. A. he reminded B. remi

10、nded C. reminding D. having reminded 25. In your next letter, tell me as much as possible _ you have experienced these days in the university. A. all which B. whatever C. all what D. how 26. How he wished for a _ life! A. trouble-free B. going-easy C. happiness D. easily 27. The pleasant weather _ t

11、he city of Kunming a wonderful place to live. A. causes B. leads to C. turns D. makes 28. Many people, old or young, have benefited _ the great works by the famous writer. A. in B. to C. from D. 不填 29. He graduated from college in 1935. _, he worked as a lawyer for up to 30 years. A. Since then B. F

12、rom then on C. Since then on D. Up to now 30. When was it _ Martin Luther King, Jr gave the famous speech “I Have a Dream”? A. when B. as C. because D. that 31. The soup isnt fit to drink it _ a terrible smell. A. gives off B. gives out C. gives up D. gives in 32. We forbid _ in the lab. A. smoking

13、B. to smoke C. smoke D. to have a cigarette 33. It is demanded that all passengers _ have their luggage examined before they get on board the plane. A. must B. have to C. need D. 不填 34. I dare not go there alone. _ Windy keep me company? A. Shall B. Will C. Must D. Need 35. May I have a look at your

14、 new MP3? - _. A. Yes, you must B. How can you say so C. Not at all D. By all means第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。When I was 14, I was employed to sell newspapers in my hometown, the Houston Post. I was sent to some 36 neighborhoods to sell newspapers door-to-

15、door. 37 I was often walking around after dark in bad areas 38 for a place to park my car, I was thankful for the work. It was a 39 because people didnt like a stranger knocking at their doors, 40 a boy trying to ask them to buy something. Once, a man 41 the door hard when I was trying to come in an

16、d shouted, “I dont want any papers.” I 42 myself to knock again and 43 tell him how great the paper was. I 44 selling him a yearly newspaper. I was soon among the top sellers of newspapers, and like other 45 salesmen, was given responsibility for training newcomers. During that 46 I started playing

17、the guitar. Before long I played in a band. When I was 18, I focused my 47 on becoming a professional musician. I 48 changed my mind. I was sure my spirit of never 49 came from the experience that I knocked on strangers doors to 50 the newspaper. That experience helped me in many 51 . Early in my mu

18、sic career I has a(n) 52 with a manager in a law case. He pressured (强迫) me to 53 , but I refused. Having all those persons who refused to buy the newspaper when I was a child, I learned to 54 to the person who makes me feel 55 . Except this time there was one difference: I was the one saying no. An

19、d I won. 36. A. best B. greatest C. worst D. richest37. A. Even though B. As though C. As if D. Now that38. A. going B. searching C. answering D. asking39. A. challenge B. task C. work D. job40. A. especially B. specially C. particularly D. usually41. A. opened B. closed C. pushed D. pulled42. A. ma

20、de B. left C. forced D. allowed 43. A. was able to B. was likely C. was about to D. was eager to44. A. ended up B. called up C. put up D. woke up45. A. helpful B. useful C. careful D. successful46. A. year B. month C. week D. period47. A. feelings B. expression C. worries D. attention48. A. not B. n

21、o C. never D. seldom49. A. giving in B. giving off C. giving out D. giving up50. A. buy B. sell C. rent D. offer51. A. methods B. paths C. subjects D. ways52. A. agreement B. movement C. argument D. discussion53. A. go on B. back off C. take in D. keep off54. A. stand up B. stay up C. set up D. give

22、 in55. A. excited B. eager C. worried D. angry第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读理解(第一节15小题, 每小题2分, 第二节5小题, 每小题1分, 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项 AThere are popular programmes about the work of the police on TV. People like them because they are interesting and useful. In London there is a TV programme ca

23、lled “Police Five”. It takes five minutes a week. A TV reporter talks about crimes in London. He asks people for help, because the police station needs their help. The TV reporter shows picture of lost painting, lost cars and other lost things during the week. Sometimes he shows the picture of the c

24、ar that the thieves drove away. When people see the picture of such things on TV, they may remember something so that they may tell the police where or when they saw them. With their help the police may catch more thieves. Sometimes the police find a car or something expensive that has ever been los

25、t, the TV reporter shows them on TV. Then the owners may see them and they can get them back.56.“Police Five” is _.A. name of a TV reporter. B. time of a TV programmeC. the name of a TV programme D. a police station.57. “Police Five” is shown _.A. every week B. once a week C. five minutes a day D. f

26、ive times a week58. This programme is about _.A. a TV reporter B. painting C. cars D. crimes59. The police _by this programme. A. let people understand them B. ask for peoples help C. let people know what was lost D. let people feel interesting60. When a lost thing is found, the police will _by this

27、 way.A. tell the TV reporter B. caught the thiefC. find the owner D. be shown on TVBIn recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, includin

28、g some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbeara

29、ble. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite answer.

30、61. The best title for this passage is _.A. The Right to Live B. The Right to Die C. The Doctors Duty D. Life Is Better Than Death62. In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. Its because of _.A. the development of medical technology B. big hospitalsC. good doctors D. good living con

31、ditions63. According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to _.A. the doctors B. the surroundings C. his or her family D. the patient himself or herself64. In the writers opinion _.A. death is better than life B. life is better than deathC. neither death nor life

32、is good D. None of the above65. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Most of the medical workers join in the argument.B. The argument has ended in favor of the patient.C. The argument hasnt ended yet.D. The quality of life is not as important as life itself.C“Yes, Il

33、l be ready at nine in the morning. Goodbye, dear, and thanks again. ”It had not been an easy telephone call for Mrs. Robson to make. Her daughter had been very kind, of course, and had immediately agreed to pick her up and drive her to the station, but Mrs. Robson hated to admit that she needed help

34、. Since her husband had died ten years before, she had prided herself on her independence. She had continued to live in their little house, alone. On this evening, however, she was standing at the living room window, staring out at the SOLD notice in the small front garden. Her feelings were mixed.

35、Of course, she was sad at the thought of leaving the house, as it was full of so many memories. But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last years near the sea, back in the little seaside town where she had been born. With the money from the sale of the house, she had bought a l

36、ittle flat there. She turned from the living room window, and looked round at the room. One or two pieces of furniture remained, covered with sheets. All her pictures had been taken from the walls. There was a small fish tank（鱼缸）, with two goldfish in it. When asked why, her husband used to say: “It

37、s nice to have something alive in the room. ”Since he had passed away, she had always kept some goldfish, had always had “something alive in the room. ” The next morning, as her train was pulling out of the station, Mrs. Robson called to her daughter, “Kate, you wont forget to collect the goldfish,

38、will you? The children will love them. Its ” “I know, ”Kate interrupted gently. “Its nice to have something alive in the room. ”But in the little house, the two goldfish had stopped their circling. They were floating on the water, in the room with silent walls. 66. On her last night in the house, Mr

39、s. Robson was feeling _. A. proud and sad B. relaxed and satisfied C. a bit sad but not totally unhappy D. very happy but completely unable to help herself 67. Mrs. Robson was going to _. A. be in hospital B. live with her daughter C. meet her husband D. live where she was born 68. The little house

40、meant a lot to Mrs. Robson because _. A. Mr. Robson built it himself B. all of her friends had visited it C. she kept a lot of pets in it D. an important part of Mrs. Robsons life was spent there DPersonal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.Some may use

41、this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from my personal experience. E-mail makes it easy to work at home, where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working

42、hours arent necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if shed been born before E-mail became such a practical tool. The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of frie

43、nds. Say you do something funsee a great movie perhapsand there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you may be tired of telling the story.With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience, at your convenience, and address it to all the friends who

44、 you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.E-mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far awa

45、y. More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children off at college.We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They dont take the place of any of the old ways.69. The purpose of this passage is to _. A.

46、 explain how to use the Internet B. share the writers joy of keeping up with the latest technology C. tell the usefulness of the Internet D. introduce the basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet70. The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writers to _. A. spend less time work

47、ing B. have more time with his child C. work at home on all weekends D. work at a speed comfortable to him71. According to the writer, E-mail has an obvious advantage over the telephone because the former helps one _. A. reach a group of people at one time convenientlyB. keep his communication as pe

48、rsonal as possibleC. pass on much more information than the latterD. get in touch with his friends faster than the latter72.The best title for this passage is _. A. Computer: New Technological AdvancesB. Internet: New Tool to Maintain Good FriendshipC. Computers Have Made Life EasierD. Internet: a C

49、onvenient Tool for Communication第二节 简答题（满分6分，共3小题，每题2分）I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, when I dreamed of becoming a doctor. My mother was a maidservant. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching televisio

50、n. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. In our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and hand in written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and underlined the important

51、 parts. Years later we realized her marks were a trick. My mother was illiterate (文盲的). Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody. When I entered high school I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted

52、to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student, but I didnt care. I was cool.One night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, Ill give you all the money I make this w

53、eek by scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all that you want.” I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating (分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasnt going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation.