2014-2015高中英语选修7强化练习：综合技能测试2（人教版）

1、Unit 2综合技能测试时间：120分钟，满分：150分第一部分：听力(共两节；满分30分)第二部分：基础知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21The girl has _ great talent for writing. Up to now, she has written six books, including _ book about the robot.Aa; aBthe; theC不填；不填D不填； the答案：A考查冠词。have a talent for.“在方面有天赋

2、”。她写了六本书，其中一本是关于机器人的，表泛指，用a。22It is rather _ that we still do not know how many species there are in the world today.AmisleadingBembarrassingCboring Ddemanding答案：B考查形容词辨析。句意：我们现在还不清楚世界上有多少种物种，确实令人不安。embarrassing“麻烦的；令人不安的”；misleading“误导的”；boring“令人厌烦的”；demanding“要求很高的”。23The passenger was tired and

3、walked more slowly but he got home _.Aafter allBat allCabove allDin all答案：A考查副词短语辨析。句意：这个旅客疲劳并且步行缓慢，但他还是到家了。从句意可知，后句表达的是转折的意义。B、C、D三项没有此用法。24Im sorry, sir. I didnt mean to hurt you by showing you those pictures._ It just reminded me of my old friends.ANot at all.BAll the best.CNo sorry, pleaseDNever

4、 mind.答案：D句意：“对不起，先生。我给你看那些照片并没有打算伤害你。”“没关系，看那些照片只是让我想起了老朋友们”。回答道歉，应该是D项，意为：没关系。25Walking along the narrow path in the fog, I felt someone following me, but when I _， I found nothing.Aturned upBturned aroundCturned awayDturned out答案：B考查动词短语辨析。句意：大雾中沿着狭窄的小路走，我感到有人跟着我，但是当我转身的时候，发现什么都没有。turn around“转身，

5、好转”；turn up“将音量调大，出现”；turn away“不准入内，转过脸去”；turn out“结果是，证明是”。26Even though none of other family members were _ his plan to build a plane, he spent all his money on it and succeeded at last.Ain favour ofBin memory ofCin search ofDin honour of答案：A考查介词短语辨析。句意：即使其他家庭成员没有一个支持他建造一架飞机的计划，但他还是花掉他所有的钱，最后成功了。

6、in favour of“支持，赞成”；in memory of“为了纪念”；in search of“寻找”；in honour of“为表敬意”。27Many people stood near the bus stop, nervously waiting _.Ato pick upBpicking upCto be picked upDbeing picked up答案：C考查不定式的被动式。句意：许多人站在公共汽车站附近，焦急地等待着车来接他们。wait to do sth.“等待做某事”；many people和pick up之间是被动关系，故用不定式的被动式。28Do you t

7、hink I should join the singing group, Mary?_ If I were in your shoes, I certainly would.ANone of your business.BWhy not?CIt depends.DI dont think so.答案：B考查交际用语。句意： 玛丽，你认为我应该加入歌唱组吗？ 为什么不呢？如果我是你的话。我当然会去的。Why not？表示一方提出建议，另一方同意其建议。由答语可知玛丽认为应该去，所以选B。None of your business.“不关你的事”；It depends.“视情况而定”；I don

8、t think so.“我并不是这样认为的”。29It was absurd that _ those who had done better than him in this way.Adid he envyBhe enviedChe was enviedDwas he envied答案：B句意：很可笑，他用这种方式嫉妒比他做得好的那些人。it作形式主语，that引导主语从句，在从句中用陈述语序，可排除A、D两项；再由句意可知是他嫉妒别人，用主动语态。30Although he is three years _ to me, he has more working experience.Ao

9、lder BjuniorCseniorDelder答案：Bbe junior to sb.“比小”，注意其后的介词必须是to；如果用older后面应该为than。31It took _ building supplies to construct these energysaving houses. It took brains, too.Aother thanBmore thanCrather thanDless than答案：B句意：建设这些节能房屋需要的不仅仅是建筑材料，还需要智慧。more than“不仅仅是”。32It was the news that two lions had

10、run away from the zoo that _ the local people.AdelightedBalarmedCsatisfiedDinspired答案：Balarm意为“使警觉，使惊恐，惊动”。句意：两头狮子从动物园跑出来的消息令当地人很惊恐。delight“使高兴”；satisfy“使满足”；inspire“鼓舞，激励”。33I desire that the students _ their compositions in English regularly.AwritesBwould writeCwrote Dwrite答案：Ddesire后的宾语从句中谓语动词用“(

11、should)动词原形”表示虚拟语气，所以应选D项。34Today, we will begin _ we stopped yesterday so that no point will be left out.Awhen BwhereChow Dwhat答案：B句意：今天，为了不遗漏要点，我们从昨天结束的地方开始。where引导地点状语从句。35Theres a hole in your bag.I know. I am going to have it _.ArepairBrepairingCrepairedDto be repaired答案：CI am going to have it

12、repaired意为“我要去修理”。have sth. done“让别人做某事”。第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Steve Kimball started a career in March as a school bus driver for First Student in Norwich.The morning of April 8 seemed _36_， Kimball recalled, except that he didnt quite feel right. Noah g

13、ot on the bus and noticed immediately that the driver didnt _37_ well; he wasnt talking and joking _38_ the two of them are used to doing every morning.Throughout the brief ride to _39_ more riders, Noah kept asking Kimball, “Steve, are you all right？”Kimball said the boys persistence was getting hi

14、m annoyed. So Noah _40_ sent a quick text message to his parents _41_ the driver was definitely sick but _42_ he was OK. His father _43_ the bus company immediately. Soon the ambulance came over and drove Kimball to the nearest _44_.“The doctor said I suffered a severe heart attack，” Kimball said Th

15、ursday, _45_ recovering at his Norwich home. Kimball said, “God worked a miracle _46_ Noah. He saved my life, plain and simple.”Kimball wasnt the only one _47_. On Tuesday, First Student held a ceremony at Noahs school _48_ him for bis “heroic leadership”. Company officials _49_ him with a plaque(匾)

16、 and a $50 prize.“You are being _50_ for your quick thinking and showing great care and _51_ for your driver, and because of you, he will be just fine，” the plaque _52_.Noah didnt care for the sudden _53_. He was coaxed(哄劝) by Kimball to attend Tuesdays ceremony.“I just did what was the right _54_ t

17、o do，” he said.But Noah wasnt shy when asked whether he was _55_ Steves return to work.“Oh, yeah！” he said.36A.strangeBnormalCnoisyDbusy答案：B逻辑推理题。4月8日那天早晨和以往一样，一切都很正常(normal)，除了37A.performBbehaveCserveDlook答案：D逻辑推理题。look well的意思是“看上去(气色)很好”。根据上下文内容可知，这句话的意思是“Noah上车后，立刻发觉司机气色不对”。其他几项不合语境。38A.as ifBin

18、 caseCthe wayDnow that答案：C句式结构题。the way在这里作状语，Kimball不像以往那样和他交谈和开玩笑。39A.pick upBdrop offCpull upDcarry out答案：A背景常识题。此处表示司机接(pick up)乘客。drop off“减少，下降”，pull up“停车，停止”，carry out“执行”，不符合语境。40A.calmlyBquietlyCfaithfullyDsincerely答案：B逻辑推理题。Noah的行为让司机很恼火，而Noah又坚持认为司机有问题，因此他悄悄地(quietly)给父母发了短信。41A.whenBasC

19、whichDthat答案：D句式结构题。that为同位语从句的引导词。同位语从句修饰message。42A.admittedBdeclaredCinsistedDindicated答案：C逻辑推理题。Noah认为司机病了，而司机自己却坚持说(insisted)自己很好。43A.calledBremindedCrespondedDvisited答案：A背景常识题。Noah的父母在接到了他的短信后，他的父亲立刻打电话(called)给校车公司。44A.schoolBneighbourhoodChospitalDbus stop答案：C背景常识题。救护车来了，当然是将司机送往医院。45A.still

20、BevenCsoonDthus答案：A逻辑推理题。still表示“仍然”，即司机如今还在家疗养。其他几项不合语境。46A.atBforCinDwithout答案：C习语搭配题。in Noah在这里表示“在Noah身上”，即上帝在Noah身上创造了奇迹(让他救了司机一命)。47A.admirableBdesperateChopefulDthankful答案：D逻辑推理题。根据后面的内容可知，校车公司在Noah的学校专门举行了一个庆祝活动，对他的行为表示感激。因此选D项，即司机不是唯一对Noah表示感激的人。48A.in terms ofBin honor ofCin memory ofDin f

21、avor of答案：B词语辨析题。in honor of表示“为向表示敬意”，符合语境。即对Noah的行为表示敬意。49A.providedBsentCsuppliedDpresented答案：D习语搭配题。present sb. with sth.是固定词组，意思是“把交给某人，颁发”。即公司颁给Noah一块牌匾。50A.recognizedBinvolvedCapprovedDremembered答案：A词语辨析题。be recognized在这里的意思是“正式致谢”。其他几项不合语境。51A.guidanceBconcernCcuriosityDdetermination答案：B逻辑推理

22、题。show concern for sb.意思是“表示对的关心”，符合语境。guidance意思是“指导”，curiosity意思是“好奇心”，determination意思是“决心”，由空前的great care可判断应选concern。52A.agreesBapplaudsCreadsDwrites答案：C背景常识题。read在这里指“(匾上)写着”。53A.celebrationBshockCinstructionDexcitement答案：A词汇复现题。celebration的意思是“庆祝(活动)”，即上文提到的公司为Noah举办的庆祝活动(held a ceremony)。54A.

23、attitudeBthingCpersonDtime答案：B逻辑推理题。这句话的意思是“我只是做了我应该做的事情”。55A.looking up toBgetting along withCliving up toDlooking forward to答案：D词语辨析题。当问起他是否期待Steve回来上班时，他一点儿也不害羞，说：“哦，当然期待了！”第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。AIt wasnt until I was much older that I would find something

24、 that I would consider as evidence of my fathers love.When the Commodore 64 personal computer came onto the market, I convinced myself that I had to have it even though its price was out of my mothers range. So I decided to earn the money myself. I mowed every lawn I could find that summer for a few

25、 dollars each, yet it still wasnt enough. So my dad agreed to help me raise the rest of the money by driving me to one of the watermelon farms south of town, loading up his truck with wholesale watermelons and driving me around to sell them.He came for me before daybreak. We made small talk, but it

26、didnt matter. The fact that he was talking to me was all that mattered. I was a teenager by then, but this was the first time that I had ever spent time alone with him. He laughed and repeatedly introduced me as “my boy”， a phrase he relayed with a sense of pride. It was one of the best days of my l

27、ife.Although he had never told me that he loved me, I would consider that day as the greatest evidence of that_fact. He just didnt know how to love me right. He wasnt a mean man. So I took these random episodes and clung to them like a thing most precious, storing them away for the long periods of c

28、oldness when a warm memory would prove most useful.It just goes to show that no matter how distant the father, no matter how deep the damage, no matter how broken the relationship, there is still time, still space, still a need for even the smallest bit of evidence of a fathers love.文章大意：作者为了购买新上市的电

29、脑，一开始靠修剪草坪挣钱，但是钱不够，后来在父亲的帮助下贩卖西瓜挣够了钱。此时作者才发现虽然日常生活中自己表面上与父亲不那么亲近，但是能够从父亲的言行中感受到父亲对他的爱。56The author finally managed to get the Commodore 64 personal computer _.Awith the money he asked his mother forBby getting well paid from mowing lawnsCby selling watermelons in the neighborhoodDwith his hard work

30、and his fathers assistance答案：D细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句的内容可知，一开始作者靠修剪草坪挣钱，但是钱不够，后来在父亲的帮助下贩卖西瓜挣够了钱，买了电脑。57The author had never spent time alone with his father probably because _.Ahis father was always busy with workBhis father didnt live with himCthey didnt get along well at firstDhis father didnt know how to

31、 love him答案：B推理判断题。根据第三段的第一句“He came for me before daybreak.”和最后一段中说父亲在远处可推知，作者与父亲可能不住在一起。58What do the underlined words “that fact” in the fourth paragraph refer to?Ahe loved meBhe disliked talking with meChe didnt know how to love meDhe wasnt a mean man答案：A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“It wasnt until I was much o

32、lder that I would find something that I would consider as evidence of my fathers love.”和画线部分前面的“he loved me”以及最后一段中的“still a need for even the smallest bit of evidence of a fathers love”可推知，“that fact”指的是“he loved me”。59Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?AThe Best Days of My

33、 LifeBFather and SonCThe Story of My FatherDEvidence of Love答案：D主旨大意题。第一段和最后一段均点明了本文的主题，故D项“Evidence of Love”最适合当本文的标题。BHave you ever heard of blogs(博客)? If you havent, you should have. Its here, its growing and its having an influence on our life. Surf the Internet and youll find blogs everywhere.

34、A blog, shortened from “weblog”， is a public Internet journal written by one person or a group of people. It is a website in which a person or a group can place news, personal thoughts, text, photos, video or audio files, or links upon which visitors can comment. A blog lets you post on the Internet

35、 without having to know web design or be technical. You are given an environment to make dated entries on the topic of your choice which are “published”， so other people can read them.Authoring a blog，maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called“blogging”. Blogging has revol

36、utionized Internet publishing in the last several years because it gives everyone with Internet access the opportunity to become an online writer. Objects, such as “text and photos” in a blog can be called“blog posts” “posts”，or“entries”. The person who posts these entries is called a“blogger”Now，so

37、mewhere around the world，a blog is created almost every 6 seconds. Because its great potential，Bill Gares views it as important as email，BBS，and MSN. Hes trying to make blogs the important tools for future business communications.文章大意：本文介绍了博客的用处和博客在将来商业活动中的巨大作用。60A blog is _.Aa commentBan Internet j

38、ournalCa designDa link答案：B细节理解题。根据第一段第五句话可知，博客就是一种网络日志，故答案选B。61A person can do the following things in a blog EXCEPT _.Atalk to othersBgive commentsCread articlesDenjoy photos答案：A细节理解题。根据第一段后三句话可知，人们可以通过博客进行评论、读文章和欣赏照片，故答案选A。62From the passage we know that _.ABill Gates will invent some tools for bl

39、ogsBblogs will be an important business communication tool in the futureCso far, only a few persons have created blogsDblogs will replace email, BBS and MSN in the future答案：B细节理解题。文章没有提到Bill Gates要发明博客工具及博客会取代email，BBS and MSN，故排除A和D，再根据第一段第四句话中“youll find blogs everywhere.”排除C，故答案选B。63According to

40、the passage, the reason why blogs are so popular is that they _.Agive everyone the chance to be an online writerBcan be created by people without much knowledge of computer technologyCenable a blogger to place news, personal thoughts, text and photos and give commentsDall of the above答案：DA、B和C项都是博客受

41、人欢迎的原因，故答案选D。CScientists have created a “humanlike robot” that can dance and do the housework.Mahru has been developed to imitate humans and can move its lips，eyebrows and pupils(瞳孔). The machine can also move its upper and lower body freely and automatically stop itself when walking. In addition, i

42、t has been programmed to give out two kinds of pleasant smells to march its emotions.The 1.5 m tall robot was produced by researchers at the Forea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST)and is the first South Koreandeveloped machine of its kind.“Mahru will open the way for the commercial use of hu

43、manoid robots doing housework，” You BumJae, leader of the development research team, said, “Mahru can dance while walking on its legs and is able to work in place of a human.”Through an advanced motion capture system, Mahru can follow a variety of human movements and move its hands freely enough to

44、deal with any obstacles that may get in its way when walking.Statefunded KIST showed the robot during a presentation at its head office in Seoul.People here were treated to an entertaining demonstration which saw the robot show off the full range of its skills, most notably a series of dance moves.T

45、he research team added that they had designed another Mahru, this time with sensors(传感器) allowing it to distinguish between faces and objects.The showing of Mahru came a week after researchers in Japan said they had created the “most humanlike” robot in the world. A team at robotics department of Os

46、aka University in Japan claimed that“robogirl”， Repliee R1, “looks, moves and interacts like a human，and has silicone(硅胶)skin that feels almost human to the touch.”64What does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean?ATo fight with others.BTo act on each other.CTo have a word with others.DTo m

47、ake robots by itself.答案：B词义理解题。inter指“在之间，互相”；act“作用”，因此可以推断出是“相互作用，相互影响”之意，故选B项。65“Mahru” made by KIST can do the following things EXCEPT _.Aexpress certain feelings by smells it gave outBmove its body freelyCstop automatically when walkingDdance with other humanlike robots答案：D细节理解题。由文中第二段第二句“.move

48、 its upper and lower body freely and automatically stop itself when walking”可知B项和C项正确。由第二段第三句“.give out. pleasant smells.”可知A项正确。故选D项。66According to what You BumJae said in Paragraph 4，his research team wants to _.Ahelp robots with doing houseworkBshow its scientific powerCmake Mahru ofter more funD

49、explore the commercial use of Mahru答案：D细节理解题。由第四段第一句“.will open the way for the commercial use of.”可知D项符合题意。67According to the last paragraph，Repliee R1 _.Ais another “Mahru”Bwas made by KISTChas skin feeling similar to humansDlooks like a boy答案：C细节理解题。根据最后一段可知Repliee R1应该是日本生产的一台看上去像女孩的智能机器人，其肌肤触摸起

50、来几乎跟真人的一样，故选C项。DEducational toursEducational programs and guided tours are specially designed to suit school groups of kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools and college students with advance reservations.School tours are entitled to special discounts and privileges.Learning outside the c

51、lassroom is so much fun with our educational programs in treasure hunts, amazing race, quiz and upclose animal encounters session.MealsPreordered meals are also available for your visit (Halal meals(清真餐) are available). These include the classic Malaysian nasi lemak, mee goreng, beehoon goreng, nasi

52、 goreng, nasi ayam, nasi lemak with rendang ayam / ayam masak merah.Get your lunch in a prepacked ecofriendly box or in buffet (自助餐)style.Book your visitschool groupBook by phoneIf you want to book one of our educational programs, please call our team.Tel: (606) 232 0033Open: MonSun ( 8: 30 am to 5:

53、 30 pm)Book by faxFax your booking to us along with details of：1. Date of visit2. Time of visit3. Number of visitors4. Mobile phone number of teacherincharge5. Fax numbers6. Educational program interestedFax: (606) 232 9977Open: MonSun (8：30 am to 5：30 pm)Book by emailClick here to fill up the Onlin

54、e Enquiry Form, or email us.Email: antenna butterflyreptile. com68Who is the educational tour intended for?AVisiting scientists.BTeachers and professors.CSingle visitors.DStudents of school groups.答案：D考查意图理解。由第一段中的“.guided tours are specially designed to suit school groups of kindergartens, primary

55、schools, secondary schools.”可知答案为D。69Those taking part in the educational programs may do the following activities EXCEPT _.Asearching for treasureBsome kinds of competitionsCupclose animal encounters sessionDquiz答案：C考查细节理解。由第二段中的“treasure hunts, amazing race, quiz and upclose animal encounters sess

56、ion”可知A、B、D三项均为活动，而upclose animal encounters session是指与动物相遇的一段时间，不是具体活动。70To get in touch with the education center at night, what should you do?ABook by phone at(606) 232 0033.BBook by fax at(606) 232 9977.CBook by email at antenna butterflyreptile com.DVisit in person before 8 am.答案：C考查细节理解。注意题干部分

57、要求是“在夜晚”联系，而通过电话和传真联系的时间是“8：30 am to 5：30 pm”，选项D文中没有提到，故答案为C。71This passage is most probably taken from _.Aa travel guideBa magazineCthe InternetDa local newspaper答案：C细节理解题。由文中“Click here to fill up the Online Enquiry Form, or email us.”可得出答案为C。E(2014辽宁卷A)A new study shows students who write notes

58、by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops(笔记本电脑) Students are increasingly using laptops for notetaking because of speed and legibility(清晰度)But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.Researchers perf

59、ormed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes “mindlessly” by taking down word for word what the professors said. In the first experiment, students were given either a laptop or pen and paper .They listened to the same lectures and were told to

60、use their usual notetaking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk, they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts. The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remem