2023学年完整版Unit2TheUnitedKingdom同步测试9

Unit2TheUnitedKingdom同步测试I.单项选择1.Whowillbe______PresidentoftheUSAishardtosayatpresent.A.chosenB.electedC.selectedD.pickedout2.Whatalovelyroomwithabeautiful_______fromthewindow!I_______itassoonasIsawit.A.view;feltinlovewithB.sight;feltinlovewithC.view;fellinlovewithD.sight;fellinlovewith3.______fromher_______look,sheenjoyedherselfattheparty.A.Judging;excitedB.Beingjudged;excitedC.Tojudge;excitingD.Havingbeenjudged;exciting4.Ifthebosswanttofireme,heshouldgetme______threedaysbeforethedeadline.A.toinformB.knownC.toknowyougotoattendthemeeting?---No,_______invitedto.A.asifB.unlessC.evenifD.until6.Shehasalways________toherfather.A.lookedatB.lookedoutC.lookedupD.lookedon7.Don’tcometomorrow.I’dratheryou_______nextweekend.A.cameB.comeC.willcomeD.wouldcome8.Howcouldthey_______eachotherwhentheywereseparated?A.getontouchwithB.getintouchwithC.gettouchwithD.gettogetherwith9.Kittyisnotinterestedinstudybecausesheis_______TVsoapoperas.A.addictingtoB.addictedtoC.addictingforD.addictedforarethedayswhenwomenwerelookeddownupon.A.GoingB.GoC.GoneD.Togothemothercameback,thechildhad_______asleep.A.gotB.goneC.turnedD.fallenwassaidthatthefamousbuildingwas_______inthefire.A.putdownB.toredownC.burneddownD.knockeddownhappylook______thathehasdonewellinhisexamination.A.seemsB.presentsC.appearsD.reflectsthe______film,shefeltvery______.A.bored;disappointingB.boring;disappointedC.boring;disappointingD.bored;disappointedDoremembertotakethismedicinetwotimesadaywithwarmboiledwater.---__________.A.TakenitB.MadeitC.GotitD.HearditII.完形填空"Areyoutoostupidtodoanythingright?"Thesewords--saidbyawomantoalittleboywhowasobviouslyherson--werespoken1hehadwalkedawayfromher.Theboyreturned,hiseyesdowncast.Nota2moment,perhaps.3smallmomentssometimeslastalongtime.Andafewwordsthoughtheymean4atthetimetothepeoplewhosaythemcanhavegreat5.IrecentlyheardastoryfromamannamedMalcrlmDalkoff.Forthelast24yearshehasbeenaprofessional6.Hereiswhathetoldme.AsaboyinRockIsland,Dalkoffwasterribly7.Hehadfew8andnoself-confidence(自信).Oneday,hisEnglishteacher,RuthBranch,gavetheclassanassignment(作业).ThestudentshadbeenreadingToKillaMockingbird.Nowtheyweretowritetheirownchapterthatwould9thelastchapterofthenovel.Dalkoffwrotehischapterandturnedit10.Todayhecannotrecall(回忆起)anything11aboutthechapterhewrote,orwhat12MrsBranchgavehim.Whathedoesrememberisthefourwords,MrsBranchwroteinthemargin(空白处)ofthepaper."Thisis13writing."Fourwords.They14hislife."15Ireadthosewords,IhadnoideaofwhoIwasor16Iwasgoingtobe,"hesaid."Afterreadinghernote,Iwenthomeandwroteashortstory,somethingIhadalwaysbeen17ofdoingbutneverbelievedIcoulddo."Overtherestofthatyearinschool,hewrotemanyshortstoriesandalwaysbroughtthemtoschoolforMrsBranchtoevaluate(评价).Shewas18,toughandhonest."ShewasjustwhatI19,"Dalkoffsaid.Hisconfidence20.Dalkoffbelievesthatnoneofthiswouldhavehappenedhadthatwomannotwrittenthosefourwordsinthemarginofhispaper.1.A.sinceB.asC.becauseD.when2.A.wonderfulB.difficultC.funnyD.big3.A.YetB.AlthoughC.FarD.Therefore4.A.muchB.littleC.moreD.most5.A.meaningB.powerC.forceD.sense6.A.writerB.playerC.poetD.singer7.A.sorryB.proudC.sickD.shy8.A.booksB.ideasC.friendsD.chances9.A.followB.matchC.decideD.improve10.A.onB.inC.outD.down11.A.moreB.againC.specialD.different12.A.marksB.remarksC.prizesD.grade13.A.poorB.seriousC.goodD.silly14.A.changedB.damagedC.affectedD.improved15.A.UnlessB.UntilC.WhenD.While16.A.whatB.howC.whereD.which17.A.tiredB.fondC.proudD.dreaming18.A.strictB.kindC.encouragingD.praising19.A.fearedB.neededC.expectedD.loved20.A.grewB.liftedC.appearedD.returnedIII.阅读理解ATheThreeGorgesDam,thelargestdam,isalsothelargestengineeringprojectonthefaceoftheearth.Itaimstomakethemotherofallfloods,theYangtzeRiver,intoatameriver,andtogeneratepowerof181,200megawattsforEasternandCentralChina.Itwillformahuge,deepwaterlake,andmakeitpossiblefor10,000tonocean-goingshipstosail1,500milesinlandfromthePacifictothecityofCbongqing,makingitoneoftheworld'slargestinlandports.Constructionhasalreadystarted,Thedamwillbeabout6,860meterswideand611metershigh,ataspotcalledSandoupingnearYichang.Itisobviousthatsuchagrandprojectwilldomuchgood.Itisthemostimprotanttocontrolfloods.Bybuildinghydropowerplants,Chinawilloffermuchinenvironmentalprojection(计划).However,somescientistsdon'tagreetotheproject.TheysayChongquinganddozensofothercitiesalongtherivewillpollutethereservoir,whichwilldestroytheecologicalbalanceandalsothesandfromupstreamwillformsand-bed.TheThreeGorgesDamcouldbeconsideredwhenitfinished,in2009,the8thwonderoftheworld.1."It"(Paragraph1)refersto__________.A.TheThreeGorgesDamB.TheYangzeRiverC.ThePacificOceanD.ChongqingCity2.WichisNOTthepurposetobuildsuchahugedam?A.Topreventfloods.B.Toproduceelecturity.C.Toimprovethesailingconditions.D.Tomakeitawonder.3.Somescientstsfearthat______whenthedamisbuilt.A.theecologicalbalancewillbedestroyedB.largeshipswilldestroythedamC.theYangtzeRivemaybetoocrowdedD.theamountofelectricitywillnotbeasmuchasexpected4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtureaccordingtothepassage?A.ChinawillbeabletodependontheYangtzeRiver,thethirdlargestriverintheworld,forelectricity.B.Chongqingwillbecomeoneoflargestinlandportsintheworld.C.Thedamwillcauseseriouspollution.D.ThedamwilltametheYangtzeRiver.BDeareditor,Lastmonth,IwenttoCityAwithacolleagueonbusiness.Beforegoing,IknewCityAtobecrowded,noisyanddirty.However,whenwegotoffthebus,Iwasgreatlysurprised:Roadsandstreetslookedbroader,meninuniformwerebusykeepingtrafficorder,andgroupsofstreetvendorsdisappeared.WhenIaskedaboutthechangeIwastoldthatthenationalhealthandsanitation(卫生)inspectionteamwasinspecting(检查)thecity.Whilethechangesseemedforthebetter,manyCityAcitizenscomplained.Theysaidtheiroldmarketswereconvenientandcheap,butnowtheywereforcedtotravelfurthertobuytheirdailynecessities.Afterthreehoursofsightseeingwedecidedtoeat.Tomysurprise,noneoftherestaurantsIrememberedwerestillthere--theyhadallbeenpulleddown.Onthewaybacktothehotelwenoticedqueueswaitingoutsideatoilet.Obviouslymanyofthelocaltoiletshadbeenclosedbecauseofthearrivalofthesanitationinspectors.OurfivedaysinCityApassedquickly.Bythetimewewereduetoleave,everythinghadreturnedtonormal:Streetvendorsraceagaincrowdedthestreets,andthenoiseofnightmarkets,seemedevenlouder.Onecitizensaid,"Ihavealwaysboughtwhatneedfromhere,andIwon'tstopnow."Cleanlinessandhealthisimportanttoasociety.But.Thereshouldnotbesuchanupheavalwhenaninspectionteamisgoingtocome.Onewaytopreventsuchthingsistotakemeasurestokeepthecitycleaneveryday.Sanitationshouldbealwaysdone.5.ThisletterismostpossiblyselectedfromA.abookB.anarticleC.anewspaperD.amagazine6.FromthepassageweknowthatA.CityAwascleanandbeautifulinthepastB.Duringmystaying,peoplecouldbuywhattheyneededeasilyandconvenientlyC.IateagoodmealatthesamerestaurantasusualD.Aftertheinspectionteamleft,CityAbeamecrowded,noisyanddirtyagain7.Theunderlinedword"upheaval"means________.A.asuddenchangeB.agreatsurpriseC.pleasantsightseeingD.agoodmeasure8.Whichistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?a.Thestreetvendorsappearedagain.b.Ifoundthecitycleanandorderly.c.Theinspectionteamleft.d.IwenttoCityAonbusiness.e.Icouldn'teatatthesameplaceasusual.A.d,b,e,c,aB.d,e,b,a,cC.b,a,c,e,dD.c,b,a,d,eCLusianoPavarottishowedhistalentas“KingofHi-C”atthefarewell(告别)concertinBeijingCapitalGymnasiumonDec.10,2005.TheconcertinBeijing,followingtheoneinShanghai,completedhisWorldwideFarewellCelebrationTourinChina.Some20yearsago,PavarottipaidhisfirstvisittoChina.In2001,PavarottijoinedhandswithothertwotoptenorsPlacidoDomingoandJoseCarrerastostageaperformanceintheForbiddenCitytosupportBeijing'sbiddingforthe2008OlympicGames.Pavarottidecidedtomakehisfarewelltourperformanceatthebeginningofthisyear.Ateachstationofhistour,Pavarottiwillperform34repertoire(曲目)markingthepeakofhis44-yearsingingcareer.Hewasverycarefulinpickingupsongsinhisfarewelltour.Withhishabitofdoingcharity,Pavarottiwillauction(拍卖)acarpresentedtohimbyDFNISSANcompanytobuildaprimaryschoolforChinesechildreninpoorfamilies.Borninanordinaryfamilyin1935,Pavarottishowedhisgifteversincehewasachild.In1955,hewenttoreceiveprofessionaltrainingonvocality,andscoredhisfirstprizein1961.In1972,hewasentitled"KingofHi-C"forhismarveloustalentinsingingwithhightone.9.LusianoPavarottiwas_______yearsoldwhenhegavehisfarewellconcertinBeijingCapitalGymnasium.A.65B.70C.75D.60ofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.PavarottigavethefarewellconcertinShanghaibeforetheBeijingfarewellconcert.B.In2001,PavarottitogetherwithPlacidoDomingoandJoseCarrerasstagedaperformanceintheForbiddenCitytohelpBeijinghidforthe2008OlympicGames.C.Pavarottiscoredhisfirstprizein1961.D.TheBeijingconcertcompletedhisWorldwideFarewellCelebrationTour.ofthefollowingadjectivescan’tbeusedtodescribePavarottiaccordingtothepassage?A.Sympathetic.B.Talented.C.Smart.D.Famous.tenoris____________.A.asingerwithhightoneB.anactorwithhumorandfunC.anartistwithstrongpassionD.aviolinistwithhighskillsDMaryCochranwentoutoftheroomswhereshelivedwithherfather,DoctorLesterCochran,atseveno'clockonaSundayevening.ItwasJuneoftheyearnineteenhundredandeight,whenMarywaseighteenyearsold.ShewalkedalongTremonttoMainStreetandacrosstherailroadtrackstoUpperMain,linedwithsmallshopsandshabbyhouses,aratherquietcheerlessplaceonSundayswhentherewerefewpeopleabout.Shehadtoldherfathershewasgoingtochurchbutdidnotintendanythingofthekind.Shedidnotknowwhatshewantedtodo."I'llgetoffbymyselfandthink,"shetoldherselfasshewalkedslowlyalong.Thenight,shethought,promisedtobetoofinetobespentsittinginachurchandhearingamantalkofthingsthathadapparently(显然)nothingtodowithherownproblem.Herownaffairswereapproachingacrisis(危机),anditwastimeforhertobeginthinkingseriouslyofherfuture.ThethoughtfulseriousstateofmindinwhichMaryfoundherselfhadbeeninducedinherbyaconversationshehadwithherfatherontheeveningbefore.Withoutanypreliminarytalkandquitesuddenlyandabruptly,hehadtold.herthathewasavictimofheartdiseaseandmightdieatanymoment.Hehadmadetheannouncementastheystoodtogetherinhisoffice,behindwhichweretheroomsinwhichthefatheranddaughterlived.13.Whatdidsheintendtodothatnight?A.Shedecidedtogotochurch.B.Shedecidednottothinkabouttheproblem.C.ShedecidedtotalkovertheproblemwithherfatherD.Shehadnointentionofgoingtochurch.14.WhatwasthecauseofMary'sseriousstateofmind?A.Concernaboutherfuture.B.Hertalkwithherfather.C.Worryabouthersuddenheartattack.D.Goingtochurchmadeherworry.15.WheredidMarylive?A.Inthesamebuildingasherfather'soffice.B.Nearthechurch.C.Inashabbyhousenearherfather'soffice.D.Shelivedinasmallshop.16.WhatwasDrCochran'scondition?A.Hehadseriousheartbreak.C.Hehadfatalheartdisease.B.Hehadalighthearttrouble.D.Hehadabadcold.EOlympicGames,internationalsportscompetition,heldeveryfouryearsatadifferentsite,inwhichathletesfromdifferentnationscompeteagainsteachotherinavarietyofsports.TherearetwotypesofOlympics,theSummerOlympicsandtheWinterOlympicsThrough1992thewereheldinthesameyear,butbeginningin1994theywererescheduledsothattheyareheldinalternateeven-numberedyears.Forexample,theWinterOlympicswereheldin1994antheSummerOlympics1996.TheWinterOlympicswerenextheldin1998,andtheSummerOlympicswillnextoccurin2000.TheOlympicGamesbeganinAthens,Greece,in1896.Theprogramforthe1896Games,comprisingonlysummerevents(theWinterOlympicswerenotestablisheduntil1924),includedabout300athletesfromfewerthan15countriescompetingin43eventsinninedifferentsports.Incontrast,theprogram100yearslaterforthe1996SummerOlympicsinAtlanta,Georgia,includedmorethan10,000athletesfrommorethan190countriescompetingin271eventsin29differentsports.TheOlympicGamesareadministeredbytheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC),whichisheadquarteredinLausanne,Switzerland.TheIOCwascreatedinParisin1894.IOCmembersareofficiallyconsideredtoberepresentativesfromtheIOCtotheirownnations,notdelegatesfromtheirowncountriestotheIOC.ThefirstIOCmemberswereallfromEuropeortheAmericas,withtheexceptionofonefromNewZealand.ThecommitteeelecteditsfirstAsianmemberin1908anditsfirstAfricanmemberin1910.Currently(现在),membersfromEuropeanandNorthAmericancountriesstillaccountformuchoftheIOCmembersmustretireattheendoftheyearinwhichtheyreachtheageof80,unlesstheywereelectedbefore1966,inwhichcasetheycanserveforlife.17.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheOlympicGamesB.TheOlympicGamesandtheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)C.TheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)D.TheWinterOlympicsandtheSummerOlympics18.AccordingtotheauthorallthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT_________.A.theWinterOlympicswereheldin1994andtheSummerOlympicsin1996B.theWinterOlympicswillbenextheldin2002,andtheSummerOlympicswillnextoccurin2004C.thefirstIOCmemberswereallfromEuropeortheAmericasD.ifIOCmemberswereelectedbefore1966,theycanserveforlife19."Through1992theywereheldinthesameyear,butbeginningin1994theywererescheduledsothatthey'areheldinalternateeven-numberedyears.""rescheduled"heremeansA.replannedB.rethoughtC.retiredD.rehired20.IOCmembersstandfor____________.A.themselvesB.theirowncountryC.theInternationalOlympicCommi