1、第二单元过关检测(时间:90分钟满分:120分)第一部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AIts really true what people say about English politeness:Its everywhere.When squeezing past someone in a narrow aisle(走廊),people say “sorry”.When getting off a bus,English passengers say “thank yo
2、u” to the driver.In Germany,people would never dream of doing these things.After all,squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable,and the bus driver is merely doing his job.I used to think the same way,without questioning it,until I started travelling to the British Isles,and came to appreciate so
3、me more polite ways of interacting with people.People thank each other everywhere in England,all the time.When people buy something in a shop,customers and shop assistants in most cases thank each other twice or more.In Germany,it would be exceptional to hear more than one “thank you”each in such a
4、conversation.British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room.English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs,as opposed to Germans,who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rare
5、ly criticize others.Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me,my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism.It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism,English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable.Thi
6、s is also showed in other ways.British men still open doors for women,and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men.However,I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than to Scottish men!Yes,the latter are a bit tight-fisted(吝啬的).1.What is the
7、 authors attitude towards English politeness?A.He appreciates it.B.He criticizes it.C.He thinks it goes too far.D.He thinks it is artificial.答案：A提示：推理判断题。从文章第一段最后一句可知,作者到不列颠群岛感受到了英国人的礼貌后,对他们的礼貌很是赞赏。2.In Germany,people would not say “thank you” when getting off a bus because .A.they think the bus dri
8、ver is merely doing his jobB.the bus driver would not appreciate itC.they are in a hurry to go to workD.they are not polite答案：A提示：细节理解题。由文章第一段第四、五句可知,德国人下车时从不会对司机说“谢谢”,因为他们认为那是司机的职责。3.What can we learn about customers and shop assistants in Germany?A.A customer never says “thank you” to a shop assis
9、tant.B.Its always a shop assistant who says “thank you”.C.They may say “thank you” only once.D.They always say “thank you” to each other.答案：C提示：细节理解题。文章第二段第三句说明,德国人在同样的场合中一般只说一次“谢谢”。4.We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men .A.treat women in a careless wayB.are more polite than Englis
10、h menC.are more likely to be involved in a fightingD.are not so willing to pay the bill for women答案：D提示：细节理解题。从文章最后三句可知,英格兰男性对女性很有礼貌,而且愿意请她们吃饭,但苏格兰男性就小气多了。B(导学号51960023)Many Americans like museums.They have art museums,history museums,car museums,train museums and space museums.Many are famous.Milli
11、ons of people from around the world visit them each year.If you visit the Banana Museum in Auburn,Washington,you could learn everything you ever wanted to know about bananas.There are almost 4,000 objects in honor of this favorite fruit.Another unusual museum is in Missouri.It has over 150 wreaths a
12、nd 2,000 pieces of jewelry made with human hair.Leila Cohoon owns the museum and says some of the objects are over 100 years old.The human hair wreaths were considered pieces of art long ago.If you are ever in Haines,Alaska,you might want to visit the Hammer Museum.There you will find over 1,500 dif
13、ferent kinds of hammers.Dave Pahl started the museum in 2002.He says some of the hammers on display were used thousands of years ago by the ancient Egyptians.And then there is the Twine(麻绳) Ball Museum in Darwin,Minnesota.It has only one object on displaywhat it calls the largest twine ball in the w
14、orld.A man named Francis Johnson began winding(卷缠) the twine,or the thick string,into a ball in March,1950.He wound for four hours a day for twenty-three weeks.The ball got so big,and he needed a crane to lift it so he could wind some more.Mr.Johnson wound the ball for about thirty years.When he fin
15、ished,the twine ball was four meters across and weighed 7,900 kilograms.Or you could visit Barney Smiths Toilet Seat Museum in San Antonio,Texas.Yes,it is what you think it is!Mr.Smith says he has painted or decorated about 1,000 toilet seats.Many of the seats have personal meaning to him.Some show
16、his travels around the world.5.Which museum has the most objects?A.The Banana Museum.B.The Human Hair Museum.C.The Hammer Museum.D.The Toilet Seat Museum.答案：A提示：细节理解题。根据文章对四个选项中的博物馆的介绍可知A项正确。其余博物馆内没有那么多物品。6.If you want to learn something about ancient Egypt,youd better visit .A.the Banana MuseumB.th
17、e Hammer MuseumC.the Twine Ball MuseumD.the Toilet Seat Museum答案：B提示：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“He says some of the hammers on display were used thousands of years ago by the ancient Egyptians.”可知,我们可以通过the Hammer Museum了解有关古埃及的情况。7.Which of the following is TRUE?A.You can learn everything in the Banana Museum.B
18、.Most of Leilas objects have a history of 100 years.C.Francis Johnson opened the Hammer Museum in 2002.D.Barney Smith is quite creative and travels a lot.答案：D提示：正误判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知,Barney Smith很有想象力,也很有创造力。再根据最后一句“Some show his travels around the world.”可推断D项正确。而其余三项与原文不符。8.The main purpose of the pas
19、sage is .A.to tell us the number of museums in AmericaB.to introduce varieties of museums to usC.to introduce the history of American museumsD.to show us how to open a special museum答案：B提示：主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了美国各种各样的奇特博物馆。故选B项。C(导学号51960024)In 2001,Tony Blair said,“We celebrate the diversity(多样性) in our co
20、untry,and get strength from the cultures and the races that go to make up Britain today.”People from all cultures and races can be found in every corner of Britain and each person in his or her own way has contributed to making Britain the place it is today.If you walk down a street in Britain,espec
21、ially in the bigger cities,you will usually see people with different hair,skin and eye colours.They may have white,brown or black skin and blonde,brown,black or red hair,with blue,black,brown or green eyes.Many of the people you see are British people but they all look different because the people
22、of Britain are a mixed race.Britain is and has always been a mixed race society.Early in the British history they were invaded by Romans,Saxons,Vikings and Normans armies and later Africans were brought to Britain by force in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries as slaves or servants.Over the ye
23、ars,thousands of people have been forced by persecution(迫害) or hunger to leave France,Ireland,Russia,and other countries,and have settled in Britain.About 8% of the population of Britain today are people from other cultures and races.That is about 4.6 million people.According to a BBC report in Sept
24、ember 2005,immigration(移民人数) made up more than half of Britains population growth from 1991 to 2001.The Guardian newspaper reported in 2007 that the number of immigrants to the UK was 145,000 a year.People moving to Britain have brought their own cultures with them and try to keep them alive.An exce
25、llent example of this is the Notting Hill Carnival which celebrates the Caribbean culture and is now a very big part of British life today.9.From Tony Blairs words,we learn that he was for the diversity in Britain.A.sorryB.thankfulC.pityD.anxious答案：B提示：推理判断题。根据第一段托尼布莱尔说的话“We celebrate the diversity(
26、多样性) in our country,and get strength from the cultures and the races that go to make up Britain today”可知,布莱尔内心是充满“感激的”,故选B项。10.Why can you find people of different races in Britain?A.Because people like to live in big cities in Britain.B.Because people from different countries have settled in Britai
27、n.C.Because Britain has attracted many overseas tourists.D.Because people from different countries have been invited to live there.答案：B提示：细节理解题。根据第二段至第五段叙述可知,来自世界各地的人们在英国居住下来并繁衍生息,构建了英国多姿多彩的多民族文化,故B项正确。11.What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A.How Britain became a mixed race society.B.Where peopl
28、e get the strength to come to Britain.C.Where to find people with different hair,skin and eye colours.D.How people from different cultures live peacefully in Britain.答案：A提示：段落大意题。根据第四段第一句可知“英国现在是而且始终是一个混合的种族社会”,后面就讲解了造成这种现象的原因,故答案为A项。12.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the pass
29、age?A.The rate of immigration to Britain increased by over 50% from 1991 to 2001.B.In the 17th century,about 8% of the British immigrants were Africans.C.There are about 4.6 million immigrants in Britain today.D.145,000 people moved out of the UK in 2007.答案：C提示：细节理解题。根据第五段的叙述可排除A、B、D三项。叙述正确的是C项。第二节(
30、共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(导学号51960025)The world is an interesting place.Different people like different things.Some people like loud music.Other people dont.13Many people like sports,but they do not all like the same sport.In some countries,cricket(板球运动) is a very po
31、pular sport.In others it is not popular at all.No one plays it or watches it on TV.However,most people like soccer.The World Cup is very popular.14Different people like different foods.Some people do not like meat.15 Some people do not like potatoes or bread.They prefer rice.16 Most people have thei
32、r favorite colors.Some people like bright colors.Others prefer pale colors.Many people like traveling.Different people like different places.Some people like to go to the country.They like the fresh air.Some people like to go to the cities.Because they like shopping.17What do you like?Have you got a
33、n idea?A.They like soft music.B.Not everyone likes the same color.C.Millions of people watch the games on TV.D.Different people like different kinds of pets.E.They eat fruit and vegetables most of the time.F.So they dont raise pigs in their countriesG.Some other people enjoy beautiful places like th
34、e mountains or beaches.答案：1317 ACEBG第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(导学号51960026)When I was 13 years old,I entered my adolescence.I was angry and rebellious,18anything my parents had to say.Like so many teenagers,I 19 to escape from any
35、thing that didnt 20 with my picture of the world.I refused their love.21,I got angry at the mention of the word “love”.One night,after a difficult day,I 22 into my room,shut the door and got into bed,when my hands slipped under my pillow and 23 an envelope,on which it said,“To read when youre 24.”I
36、opened it.It said,“Mike,I know you are frustrated and we cant reach a(n) 25 on anything.I am here for you if you think there is any 26 to talk,but if you dont,I will never 27.Just remember I will always love you and that love will 28 forever.Mom.”That was the first of several “To read when youre alo
37、ne”letters.Today I travel all over the world 29 people.I was in Florida,teaching a seminar(研讨会)when a lady came up and shared the 30 she was having with her son.I 31 her of my moms undying love and about those letters.Weeks later,I got a card,32she had written her first letter and 33 it for her son.
38、That night as I went to bed,I put my hands 34 my pillow and remembered the relief I felt every time I got a letter.My mom knew 35 I,an angry teenager,needed.Today when the 36of life get stormy,I know that just under my pillow there is that calm 37 that loveconsistent,unconditional lovechanges lives.
39、18.A.acceptingB.ignoringC.forgettingD.appreciating答案：B提示：作者进入青春期后,脾气暴躁,喜欢发火而且叛逆,因此对于父母的话总是不予理会。注意forget所表达的含义是“忘记”,而这里并不是说作者记不住父母的话,既然是叛逆,父母的话根本是听不进去。19.A.managedB.succeededC.intendedD.struggled答案：D提示：struggle to do“努力做”。manage to do和succeed in doing意为“成功地做到了”;intend to do “打算做”。和其他青少年一样,作者努力摆脱和自己设想
40、的不一样的事物。20.A.relateB.connectC.fillD.agree答案：D提示：agree with“和一致”。21.A.As a resultB.In a wordC.In factD.At last答案：C提示：此句是对前一句的进一步解释。as a result“因此,所以”,前后表示因果关系;in a word“总之”;at last“最后”,不符合题意,因此选用in fact“实际上”。22.A.hidB.stormedC.seatedD.stole答案：B提示：那一天晚上,作者又发脾气了,因此选择B项,表示“怒气冲冲地”冲进房间。steal表示“偷偷地进入”。23.A
41、.foundB.touchedC.recognizedD.felt答案：D提示：feel“感觉到”,这里指“摸到某物”,注意touch表示的含义是“去触摸”,强调一个短暂的动作。24.A.aloneB.angryC.sadD.lonely答案：A提示：根据下文可得到提示。25.A.beliefB.decisionC.agreementD.approach答案：C提示：reach an agreement“达成一致”,这里指作者和父母在很多事情上观点不一致,因此总是有意见分歧,其他的词含义和搭配都不对。26.A.timeB.chanceC.needD.courage答案：C提示：句意:如果你认为
42、有必要和我交谈。time“时间”;chance“机会”;courage“勇气”。均不符合题意。27.A.forceB.mindC.mentionD.ask答案：B提示：句意:但是如果你不和我交谈的话,我也不会介意,这样可以表现出母亲对于他的宽容,从而体现出母亲对于他的爱。28.A.keepB.growC.lastD.store答案：C提示：last“持续”;keep“保存”,为及物动词;grow“增长”;store“储存”,为及物动词。29.A.helpingB.persuadingC.savingD.comforting答案：A提示：根据下文作者帮助那位妇女解决了困难,可知后来作者从事的工作
43、是周游世界帮助人们解决他们所面临的难题。30.A.situationB.difficultyC.positionD.question答案：B提示：把本句的结构还原一下,即为:she was having with her son,因此正确答案为difficulty,指这位女士在管教儿子上遇到了困难。31.A.remindedB.informedC.describedD.told答案：D提示：tell sb.of/about sth.“告诉某人某事”;remind sb.of sth.“提醒或让某人回忆起某事”;describe sth.to sb.“向某人描述某事”;inform sb.of
44、sth.“通知某人某事”。32.A.announcingB.readingC.explainingD.writing答案：B提示：当表示在某处写有某一字样时,一般用say或read。33.A.postedB.sentC.leftD.gave答案：C提示：给儿子的信不用通过邮局,或派人送去,另外从搭配上看,只有leave sth.for sb.搭配合适。34.A.underB.intoC.belowD.within答案：A提示：根据文章提示可知答案。35.A.whyB.whenC.whatD.whether答案：C提示：母亲知道处于青春期容易发怒的作者需要的是什么。36.A.roadsB.sea
45、sC.environmentD.water答案：B提示：根据stormy“狂风暴雨的”判断,应该选用seas。37.A.voiceB.emotionC.messageD.promise答案：D提示：母亲的信让人能够平静下来,并且给作者一种保证:无私的爱可以改变一个人的生活。第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。(导学号51960027)England is part of the United Kingdom.Its inhabitants take up more than 83% 38. the total
46、UK population,while 39.(it) mainland occupies most of the southern island of Great Britain.England shares border 40. Scotland to the north and Wales to the west and elsewhere is 41.(border) by the North Sea,Celtic Sea,Bristol Channel and English Channel.The capital is London,the 42.(large) urban are
47、a in Great Britain.England became 43. unified state in the year 927.It has had an important cultural and legal influence on the wider world 44.(be) the place of origin of the English language,the Church of England and English Law,45. forms the basis of the common law legal systems of many countries around the world.In addition,England was the birthplace of Industrial Revolution being the first country in the world 46.(become) industrialized.It is home to the Royal Society,which 47.(lay) the foundation of modern experimental science.答案：38.of39.its4
