高中二册Ｕｎｉｔ１９测试题

2008-09-18李文

中学英语之友·高二版 2008年6期

关键词：性格外向船桨测试题

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第一部分: 听力略（30分）

第二部分: 英语知识运用

Ⅰ.单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

1. As long as you help me to pull through the present hardship, Ill ____ in the future.

A. pay off B. pay back C. pay down D. turn back

2. When will you ____ making my dress? Ill soon wear it to attend a formal party.

A. go about B. set out C. go down D. set off

3. ——What do you think of that tall girl?

——____ I know, she is a diligent and kind girl.

A. As long as B. As soon as

C. As well as D. As far as

4. Before the final attack, the general ordered that all the enemy

soldiers ____ give in.

A. could B. might C. would D. should

5. The film Hero is really wonderful and I think it is worthy ____

again.

A. seeing B. to see C. of being seen D. seen

6. I dont think this contract is fair, so I have to ____ it ____ at once.

A. tear, up B. give, away C. put, off D. turn, off

7. We dont need to take any money, but we ____ as well take some just in case.

A. must B. can C. should D. may

8. Just at that time, the girl was found ____ on a high rock near a lake.

A. seating B. seated C. to seat D. to be seated

9. This is just the position ____ he has made a great contribution to raising peoples living conditions in the past ten years.

A. which B. that C. where D. as

10. ____ that he is an experienced teacher.

A. People are denied B. It cant be denied

C. It cant deny D. People cant be denied

11. People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her. ____ she is a great musician.

A. After all B. As a reusult C. In other words D. As usual

12. We should learn to ____ others.

A. show mercy to B. have a mercy to

C. show mercy for D. take pity for

13. At a rough estimate, Nigeria is ____ Great Britain.

A. three times the size as B. the size three times of

C. three times as the size of D. three times the size of

14. The problem he put forth at the meeting was ____. Which one of the following is wrong?

A. worth thinking over B. worthy to consider

C. worthy of being thought over D. worthy of consideration

15. I can lend you the money ____ you give it back at the end of three weeks.

A. in a condition that B. on condition that

C. on the condition that D. in condition that

Ⅱ.单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

1. Which kind of play do you know The M____ of Venice is, a comedy or tragedy?

2. The court ____(宣告) that my nephew was innocent(无罪的).

3. The scholar who had been done great wrong got ____(正义) in the end.

4. Gone are the days when the farmers were at the m____ of the weather.

5. Australian wine is of high quality and its price is r____.

6. If you show a sign of w____, he will attack you.

7. Something that can be or has been bought cheaply is called a b____.

8. The business man made a big f____(=became rich) by selling petrol.

9. It is said that the court will pass j____ on the criminal(罪犯)

tomorrow. He will be sentenced to death.

10. The man a____ of stealing by the police turned out to be innocent.

Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay(海湾). She stepped into the __1__ and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and __2__ to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach __3__ side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, __4__ and uneven; it became __5__ difficult to row. If she __6__ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the __7__.

She wasnt even halfway, __8__ she was already tired and her hands __9__ from pulling on the rough wooden oars(船桨). “Im never going to __10__ it,” she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and __11__ her head helplessly, then looked up as she __12__ the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.

The east wind, which had swung(旋转) around from the southwest, __13__ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be __14__. Her hands werent so painful. Her chest didnt feel as if it was about to burst __15__.

The lights of the town became __16__. One of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she __17__ it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just __18__? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last __19__ on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves __20__ and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.

1. A. car B. boat C. ship D. sail

2. A. beside B. before C. behind D. beyond

3. A. another B. other C. either D. the other

4. A. deep B. calm C. gentle D. rough

5. A. more B. less C. as D. least

6. A. slept B. continued C. rested D. rowed

7. A. home B. mountains C. south-west D. entrance

8. A. if B. so C. but D. since

9. A. hurt B. ruined C. troubled D. broke

10. A. get B. make C. keep D. take

11. A. turned B. dropped C. cocked D. raised

12. A. saw B. made C. heard D. felt

13. A. got to B. came to C. sent for D. reached for

14. A. difficult B. serious

C. all right D. certain enough

15. A. any more B. still more C. no more D. once more

16. A. brighter B. bigger C. closer D. smaller

17. A. destroyed B. threw C. repaired D. seized

18. A. dreaming B. guessing C. inventing D. expecting

19. A. blow B. hit C. pull D. strike

20. A. anxiously B. happily C. sadly D. carefully

Ⅳ.阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)

(A)

A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package; what food might it contain? He was astonished to discover that it was a mouse trap!

Retreating(撤退) to the farmyard, the mouse declared the warning, “There is a mouse trap in the house, there is a mouse trap in the house.”

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, “Mr Mouse, I can tell you this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me; I cannot be bothered by it.”

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, “There is a mouse trap in the house.” “I am so sorry, Mr Mouse,” sympathized the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray; be assured that you are in my prayers.”

The mouse turned to the cow, who replied, “Like wow, Mr Mouse, a mouse trap, am I in grave danger, huh?”

So the mouse returned to the house, head down and depressed to face the farmers mouse trap alone.

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mouse trap catching its prey. The farmers wife rushed to see what was caught, in the darkness, she didnt see that it was an evil snake whose tail was caught by the trap. The snake bit the farmers wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soups main ingredient(成分). His wifes sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmers wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow slaughtered(屠杀) to provide meat for all of them to eat.

So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when the least of us is threatened, we are all at risk. And traps are usually well disguised.

1. We may infer that the passage is most probably a ____.

A. fable B. fairy tale C. drama D. TV play

2. Which of the following is TRUE of the passage? ____.

A. The farmers wife caught hold of the evil snake

B. The mouse trap that the mouse discovered was not a practical one

C. The pig was comparatively more friendly than the others in the farmyard

D. The farmers family was in fact a happy, wealthy and popular family

3. The soups main ingredient in Paragraph 7 refers to the ____.

A. mouse B. pig C. snake D. chicken

4. What can we learn from the story? ____.

A. Traps are usually the best challenge

B. We should be ready to take anything at risk

C. To help others is just to save yourselves

D. To keep the balance of nature is the duty of us all

(B)

There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved(演化) from ceremony. The argument for this view goes as follows.

In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world—even the seasonal changes—as unpredictable, and they sought through various means to control these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then kept and repeated until they hardened into fixed ceremonies. Eventually stories arose which explained the mysteries of the ceremonies. As time passed some ceremonies were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, remained and provided material for art and drama.

Those who believe that drama evolved out of ceremony also argue that those ceremonies contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used. Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the “acting area” and the “auditorium”. In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the performing of ceremonies, religious leaders usually took that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often acted other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and imitated the desired effect—success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, etc. as an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.

Another theory traces(追溯) the theaters origin from the human interest in story telling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war, etc.) are gradually developed, at first through the use of action and dialogue, and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations of animal movements and sounds.

1. Which is the best title of the passage? ____.

A. Religious Activities in Ancient Greece

B. The Ceremonies in Ancient Greece

C. Drama Theories

D. The Origin of Greek Drama

2. According to the passage, drama ____.

A. was played in memory of ancient Greek ceremonies

B. was a form of ceremony played by ancient Greeks to control

unknown powers

C. evolved out of ancient Greek ceremonies with time passing by

D. is one of the measures Ancient Greeks took to view natural forces

3. What do drama and ancient ceremonies have in common according to the passage? ____.

A. Both of them were performed in theaters

B. Music, dance, masks, costumes and so on were contained in both of them

C. Religious leaders were in charge of both of them

D. Both of them were concerned about natural power

4. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.

A. human beings loved to tell stories

B. people could do nothing about nature

C. religious leaders tried to develop the effective form of drama

D. religious activities played a very important role in the evolvement of drama

(C)

The Poetry Foundation recently named American poet Jack Prelutsky as the nations first childrens poet laureate(桂冠诗人). The group created the award as a way to increase Americans love of poetry from an early age.

Jack Prelutsky was born on September 8, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. He attended New York public school, and later the High School of Music and Art and Hunter College. Prelutsky, who has also worked as a busboy, furniture mover, folk singer, and taxi driver, claimed that he hated poetry in grade school because of the way it was taught. He is the author of more than 30 poetry, collections including Nightmares,Poems to Trouble Your Sleep and A Pizza the Size of tim San. As childrens poet laureate, Jack Prelutsky will give two public readings in the next two years.He will also advise the Poetry Foundation about childrens literature and take part in projects concerning children and poetry.

Jack Prelutsky has been writing poetry for children for almost forty years.He has written more than thirty-five books of poems.His first book was called A Gopher in the Garden. It was published in 1967. His latest is called Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems.

Jack Prelutsky is well known for creating new words by combining two words to create a new kind of creature. For example, he combined “radish” with “shark” to get “radishark”. “Lion” and “broccoli” became a “broccolion”. He also created “umbrellaphant”, a mixture of the words “umbrella” and “elephant”.

Jack Prelutsky says that children like his poems because he writes about things they care about. Poetry researchers say that Jack Prelutskys poems recognize childrens feelings. An example of this is the poem My Sister Is a Werewolf which is about how it feels to be different. Jack Prelutsky also writes poems about American holidays. His poem Its Halloween is a very famous one about the holiday celebrated at the end of October.

1. Why are Jack Prelutskys poems popular with the children? ____.

A. They are easy to understand

B. They refer to what children are interested in

C. They are funny and instructive

D. They have surprising ends

2. Which of the following about Jack Prelutsky is NOT true? ____.

A. He used to be a taxi driver

B. He is the worlds first childrens poet laureate

C. He is famous for making new words

D. He published his first book when he was 27

3. The writers purpose in writing the passage is to ____.

A. present personal information about Jack Prelutsky

B. tell us how to be a good childrens poet

C. tell us that Jack Prelutsky admires the method of teaching poems

D. present something about Jack Prelutsky and his poems

4. From the passage, we can infer Jack Prelutsky ____.

A. is good at writing childrens novels

B. will stop writing poems in two years

C. often makes mistakes in spelling

D. care about children very much

(D)

Hamlet

William Shakespeare wrote about thirty-seven plays and a large number of poems in his life.

The play Hamlet is considered to be the summit of Shakespeares. It was written in 1601-1602 and first published in 1603.

The action of the play is laid in medieval Denmark. The king suddenly died. Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, within two months married the new king, Claudius, brother of her husband.

The son of the late king, Hamlet, returns from the university, where he has received his education. Heavy is the heart of the young man. The country is in a state of unrest.There is said to be war. He thinks his father was murdered but he does not dare to tell others. One night Hamlet dreams of his father. He talks with his father, who tells his son he has been murdered by his brother Claudius. Hamlet hates the murderer very much and he decides to kill Claudius.

The struggle between Hamlet and Claudius is increasing. Claudius pays close attention to Hamlet who pretends to have gone mad.

To expose Claudius, Hamlet thinks of a plan: a group of actors are engaged to perform a play which recalls his fathers murder. When Claudius appears deeply affected by the performance and leaves the hall before the play is ended, Hamlet knows he is right. To get rid of Hamlet, Claudius sends off Hamlet to England with his two men, who used to be Hamlets friends and now are ordered to spy on him and kill him.

While at sea, Hamlet discovers a letter, in which Claudius orders the two men to kill him. Hamlet manages to escape from the ship and returns to his homeland, Denmark.

In the end, Claudius is killed by Hamlet. His mother is poisoned and dies. If you want to know whether Hamlet is alive or not, please read the play or see the film.

1. Hamlet is thought to be ____.

A. the best of the plays written by Shakespeare

B. one of the plays written by Shakespeare

C. the best poem by Shakespeare

D. one of the best poems written by Shakespeare

2. The story took place in ____.

A. England B. France C. Germany D. Denmark

3. As soon as Hamlet returned home, he thought that his father ____.

A. died of disease B. killed himself

C. was murdered by his uncle D. was killed in the battle field

Ⅴ.阅读表达(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)

Doomed beauties such as Cleopatra and Manilyn Monroe were far from alone in their misery. Very attractive people tend to form partnerships that are less stable and satisfying than those enjoyed by plain Janes.

According to research by Dr. John Blaine of the University of Southern California, relationships between people whose professions largely depend on their appearances, such as models or actors, tend to end much faster than those between lawyers, doctors or students.

Blaine said the beautiful felt different from childhood. They are treated as special, which may create both arrogance(傲慢) and insecurity. All too often, beauty can be used as an alternative to education. Often they are pushed out of their class or town, told to go off and make their fortune in Hollywood or London and, when the majority fail, they have few talents to make a living.

Blaine added that beautiful people score poorly on the“big five”—the key factors American experts consider when helping distressed couples. These are neuroticism(神经过敏), including anger and anxiety; extroversion(性格外向); openness to new experiences; agreeableness; and conscientiousness, or sticking by agreements they have made. Attractive people often see no reason to try to change ____.

Krista Sutherland, of the University of California Los Angeles, said partnerships that appeared to be perfect from the outside, such as the former “dream teams” of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise or Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, where backgrounds and aspirations(抱负) are often shared, did not necessarily lead to happiness.

1. Whats the best title to this passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

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2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Many beautiful women didnt end up with a happy life.

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3. Fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

___________________________

4. How do you think attractive people can lead to a happy life? (Please answer within 40 words.)

___________________________

5. Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into

Chinese.

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