最新高二英语第一学期Unit1自测题-2

1、高二英语第一学期Unit 1自测题一单项选择1 _to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin.A. Exposed B. Having exposedC. Being exposed D. After being exposed2 Many people agree that_ knowledge of English is a must in _international trade today.A.a ; 不填B.the; an C.the; the D.不填; the3 I feel it is your husband

2、 who _ for the spoiled child.A. is to blame B.is going to blameC.is to be blamed D.should blame4 She set out soon after dark _ home an hour later.A. arriving B. to arrive C. having arrived D.and arrived5 You should have thanked her before you left.I meant _,but when I was leaving I couldnt find her

3、anywhere.A. to do B.to C.doingD.doing it6 Though_ money, his parents managed to send him to university.A. lacked B.lacking of C.lacking D.lacked in7.Dont take things for granted. Even the best idea can _A. turn out to be wrong B. be proved wrong C. be turned out to be wrong D. prove wrongly8.Only by

4、 imagining and creating _ a difference.A. can make B. you can make C. make D. can you make9. This years National Day _ in a practical way, which is reported in Peoples Daily. A. is to be observed B. observe C. observes D. is to observe10. The element radium , _ in the chemistry lab, gave off a faint

5、 blue light. A. discovered B. to be discovered C. to discover D. discovering 11. The environmental problem _ close attention and careful thought. A. calls on B. calls for C. pays D. gives12. It refers to something in the past _ directly related _ the present time. A. when, with B. when, to C. that,

6、with D. which, to 13._ people from all countries are respected and different views and opinions are tolerated?A. How B. Why C. What if D. Whether14. What newspapers and other media have in common is that they do _ simply record what happens. A. rather than B. more than C. not more than D. no more th

7、an15. Was it in the village _ he was born _ the talented journalist met the retired professor? A. that, where B. where, which C. which, where D. where, that二完形填空Id meant to go to Miros that day. Id packed my bag and was ready. The motor-boat 16 in on time.The sky was cloudy, but the wind wasnt too s

8、trong for the two-hour 17 . I stood at my window, staring at the boat. Then I lost 18 of her, an old light-house partly blocked my view of the harbor. A dozen passengers were 19 their way there. I was about to join them when a mans face 20 at the light-house window.This was strange, because the ligh

9、t-house had been empty, unused and 21 for thirty years. It was stranger still because Id seen that 22 before. I couldnt place it but it was, or had once been, familiar to me. I opened my window and 23 across.“I know weve met before, but I cant remember where.I 24 him to open his if he could and answ

10、er me. He did neither. The face behind the glass 25 motionless (静止). Seeing him more clearly now, I knew he was not looking at me. He seemed to be looking upwards, 26 the clouds. How well Id known that face, sometime, somewhere!I 27 again. “we met years ago. Was it in Athens in the 1950s? I used to

11、live in Plaka.He didnt reply nor give any 28 that hed heard. I went back further, to 29 I was in the navy. “Perhaps we met at sea during the war, and that thought at once 30 him to mind. Commander Leftis! He was commander Leftis of course! How could I have forgotten? Id saved his life once. But sure

12、ly he The motor-boat 31 her bell. I turned my eyes. The wind had risen, but she was pulling 32 .Laughing, I called, “Now Ive missed her, and its your 33, Commander!As the boat drew away, the face at the window faded. 34 minute it was there. Looking up, I could see the whites of the eyes. The 35 minu

13、te it was gone.Well, I didnt rush to the light-house. I knew that Leftis was dead. He died at sea in 1963 or 64. But theres one other thing I ought to tell you: the motor-boat never reached Miros. It was lost in a storm, with all the passengers.16.A. reachedB. arrivedC. went D. came17.A. voyage B. c

14、rossingC. travel D. boating18.A. sight B. way C. patienceD. chances19.A. searching B. findingC. makingD. hurrying20.A. placed B. existed C. occurredD. appeared21.A. locked B. openedC. rebuilt D. chained22.A. man B. face C. windowD. light-house23.A. jumped B. ran C. shoutedD. screamed24.A. expected B

15、. hoped C. believedD. asked25.A. became B. remainedC. seemedD. grew26.A. through B. after C. for D. at27.A. persuaded B. repeatedC. tried D. continued28.A. suggestion B. answer C. sign D. action29.A. when B. which C. where D. how30.A. kept B.brought C. caused D. changed31.A. beat B. rang C. turned o

16、nD. put on32.A. up B. down C. in D.out33.A. problem B. question C. duty D. fault34.A. Each B. Every C. One D. Some35.A. next B. rest C. other D. last三阅读理解AThomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age.There are only a few menin all of the history, who have changed the lives

17、of other men as much as the inventor of the firstuseful electric light.But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius.“ There is no such thing as genius,Edison said.He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker.Fro

18、m his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature.Nature, he often said,is full of secrets.He tried to understand them;then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult

19、 work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him w

20、hat ideas he had about life. “ Work, he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier. He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.36.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.Edison invented the electric li

21、ght.B.Many other people have changed Edisons life.C.Edison has changed the life of many other people.D.Few men in history can change other peoples life.37.Edison thought.A.he could be happy if he was a geniusB.genius plays the most important part in ones successC.hard work could do better than geniu

22、sD.genius could do better than hard work38.Edison was.A.very much interested in natureB.interested in discovering the secrets of natureC.interested in changing peoples ideasD.uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature39.In Edisons opinion,.A.thinking can supply people

23、 with enjoyment and pleasure as well as helpB.peoples successs lies mostly in geniusC.hard work is the second important thing in making people successfulD.there are few secrets for him to discover later40.The last sentence in the passage most probably implies .A.life is too short for Edison to inven

24、t more for human beingsB.Edison made 100 inventions in his lifeC.Edison was able to live and work for 100 years D.People of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years workBThese are some signs that you can see on the roads of Great Britain.Number one is a sign with the number thirty on it.

25、 When drivers see this sign they must not go at more than thirty miles an hour.We see this sign when we get to parts of the country where there are many houses and other buildings, for example, when we are getting near a town. Thirty miles an hour is the speed limit. Number two is sign for the end o

26、f the speed limit.We are out of the town now and may go at more than thirty miles an hour.Number three is a sign that we are near a crossroads, that is, a place where two roads cross. We must drive carefully.Number four is a sign that there is a bend in the road. Again, we must drive slowly and care

27、fully.Number five is a sign that there is a hill and number six is a sign that the roads get narrow.Drivers must go slowly and carefully.Number seven has the word “school on it.This is a sign that there is a school at the side of the a street or road. Perhaps there are children going to school or le

28、aving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly until they are past the school building.Number eight is a sign with the letter P on it. The letter P is for “parking. A parking place is a place where drivers may leave their cars. If the driver of the a car wants to leave his car and go to

29、the shops, he looks for this sign. Then he knows that he may leave his or her car there.41.Who will most probably read the passage?A .People who drive badly.B. People who are learning to drive.C. People who drive well. D. People who drive carelessly.42.When a driver sees the sign number one, he must

30、 .A.always go at 30 miles an hourB. go at more that 30 miles an hourC. not go at more than 30 miles an hourD. stop 43.A driver must drive carefully when he gets to.A. a bend B. a crossroads C. a narrow road D. all of them44.If a driver wants to leaves his car and go to the shops, .A. he can leave hi

31、s car anywhereB. he can leave his car at the gate of any shopC. he must look for the sign with the letter P on itD. he can leave his car at the side of the street.45.Find out the correct order of the signs according to the passage.A. a, e, d, g, c, b, f, h B. f, e, d, b, h, c, g, a C. g, c, b, h, f,

32、 a, e, d D. g, c, b, d, h, a, e, fCOne night in February 1962, John H. Glenn. Jr., flew over Australia. The man in the Mercury(水星) capsule宇宙飞行容器was alone, but friendly voices reached him by radio. On the dark land 100 miles below, he saw a sprinkling of light. They marked the city of Perth, where pe

33、ople had turned on their lights as a greeting to him.In Friendship7, Glenn radioed, “ The lights show up very well. Thank for everybody for turning them on. His capsule raced on to the east.During his three orbits of the earth, Glenn could always reach one of eighteen tracking stations. Some of them

34、 were on ship at sea. Others were in the United States.Many of the stations had been built with the help of other countries.These countries allowed Americans to bring in radio equipment and set it up. Without the help of such lands as Nigeria尼日利亚, Zanzibar尚巴西，坦桑尼亚领土的一局部, and Mexico, there would have

35、 been breaks in the worldwide radio network.John H. Glenn. Jr., was the first America to orbit the earth. For his flight, the tracking network跟踪网络 covered 60,000 route miles. Five hundred men worked in the stations along the route. Since his flight, the network has grown. Today, it covers more than

36、100,000 route miles and has about one hundred stations. One-third of these stations are outside of the United States.46.This passage is mainly about .A talking to ships at sea around the world B breaks in the worldwide networkC the first American to orbit the earth D a satellite which fell into the

37、ocean47. From the passage we can see that . A.Friendship7 stopped in PerthB.all tracking stations are inside the United StatesC.radio equipment is important in space flight D.many people could see Glenn in his capsule when he made the flight48. During his flight Glenn could always .A. see lights tur

38、ned on on the ground B. reach ships at seaC .reach one of the tracking stations D. arrive at Mercury in his Friendship749.Why did people in Perth turn on the lights?A. They wanted guide him to land. B .It was too dark for them to see in the room.C. They wanted to see the Friendship7. D. They wanted

39、to greet Glenn.50.Which of the following is not true?A Countries must work together to track satellites.B There are now about 70 tracking stations in the United States.C The tracking network covers many more route miles now than before.D Nobody has orbited the earth besides Glenn.DTom Brennan was wo

40、rking in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book.This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure-a 120diary kept 190 years ago by Deborah Logan, “ a woman who knew everybody in her day, James Gr

41、een, the librarian told the magazine American libraries.Most of the diary is a record of nig events in Philadelphia. It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington, D.C. in the war of 1812. She decribes President James.Madison on horseback as “perfectly shaking with fear. duri

42、ng the troubled days. Geoge Washington, she writes, mistook her for the wife of a Frenchman, and praised her excellent English.The adventure of the lost book began September4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from England to deliver the diary of his ancestor(祖先) to the Library Company., which he and his wi

43、fe considered to be the best home for the diary.Green told American libraries he had the diary in his possession “about five minutes when Luxmoore took it back because he promised to show it to one other person. On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green, Luxmoore was shocked

44、 to realize that he had left it in the taxi.Without any delay, Green began calling every taxi company in the city, with no luck. “ Ive felt sick since then, Luxmoore told the reporters.According to Green, no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building. Tom Brennan received a reward

45、 of $1,000 , PhiladelphiaC. a Philadelphia magazineD.the Library Company 53.Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because.A.it was written in PhiladelphiaB.it tells stories about PhiladelphiaC.people in the city are interested in old buildingsD.the British and the Americans once

46、fought in Philadelphia54.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?a. Tom Brennan found the book in an office building.b. The book was shown to James Green.c. Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.d. The book was left behind in a taxi. A. a, b, c, d B. c, b, d, a C. a, c, d, b D. c, a, b, d55.What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said “Im on the high.? A. I am rich. B. I am famous. C. Iam excited. D. Iam lucky.五单词拼写1)Mrs. White bought a pan with a long _. 2)The pollution is so _ that we have to take some measures to stop it.3)He has a big