必修二英语第二单元测试题.doc

高一英语必修2第二单元测试卷
一、单项填空（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）
1. ---Would you like to _________ us in celebrating John’s return from America tonight?
--- I’d like to, but I have to _________ a meeting.
A. join; attend B. attend; join C. take part in; attend D. join; join in
2. In my opinion, life in the twenty-first century is much easier than .
A. that used to be B. what it is used to C. what it was used to D. what it used to be
3. Why not try your luck downtown, Bob? That’s the best jobs are.
A. where B. what C. when D. why
4. John as well as his brothers, to the party.
A. have gone B. had gone C. has gone D. go
5. It wasn’t until nearly a month later I received th manager’s reply.
A. since B. when C. as D. that
6. After two hours of swimming, Smith and John came to was called Bird-island.
A. the place where B. the place what C. what D. that
7. She reached the top of the hill and stopped on a big rock by the side of the path.
A. to have rested B. resting C. to rest D. rest
8. It is generally believed that teaching is it is a science.
A. as art much as B. much an art as C. as an art much as D. as much an art as
9. At this time tomorrow over the Atlantic.
A. we’re going to fly B. we’ll be flying C. we’ll fly D. we’re to fly
10. – Do you know why they organized the club? -- No, to know about it.
A. nor I want B. nor do I want C. I nor want D. I want either
11. The windows are too small enough light and fresh air into the room.
A. to admit B. to be admitted C. for admitting D. for being admitted
12. As is known to all, the letters PLA the People’s Liberation Army.
A. stands for B. acts for C. act for D. stand for
13. Jerry has studied very hard and to pass the examination.
A. plans B. promises C. deserves D. decides
14. As we all know, the 2008 Olympic Games _____ in Beijing. That’s _____Mr. Smith is looking forward to visiting China now.
A. will be held; because B. are held; why C. are to be held; why D. were to be held; because
15. The two girls compete each other the highest mark.
A. with; for B. with; in C. against; in D. in; for
二完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Not so long ago, if you avoided drinking water during a workout(训练), you were considered tough(坚强的). Today, most experts 21 you would be considered unwise.
Even if you don’t sweat(出汗) much or feel 22 , and even if there is a nice wind, 23 experts say drinking water or something instead is 24 before, during and after all warmer-weather 25 .
Only a few years ago, many coaches(教练) 26 players from drinking anything during the game — they thought it was 27 for them to rinse(漱口) their mouths, 28 swallowing anything might slow them down. Now, there’s 29 plenty of water on the side-lines for athletes to drink. The National Hockey League even 30 goal-keepers to put water bottles on top of their nets.
These new practices shouldn’t be 31 on the recreational(消遣的) athlete. Some 32 advise you to drink about two cups of water fifteen minutes or so after you 33 exercising and the same amount every fifteen minutes. In some types of exercise — running, 34, others encourage drinking a cup or two of water with the workout.
Don’t drink any more, experts say — too much fluid makes 35 and exercise uncomfortable. In 36, continuous hot-weather exercise, a(n) 37 can sweat and breathe away 1.8 kilograms of 38 an hour.
Drinking water does two things: restores some weight and allows you to 39 sweating so the skin can be kept 40. Doctors say drinking six or eight cups a day can help digestion(消化).
16.
A. discover
B. advise
C. agree
D. fear
17
A. thirsty
B. hungry
C. hot
D. tired
18.
A. food
B. children
C. water
D. exercise
19.
A. particular
B. essential
C. impolite
D. brave
20.
A. seasons
B. lessons
C. days
D. activities
21.
A. protected
B. discouraged
C. rescued
D. saved
22.
A. impossible
B. unnecessary
C. difficult
D. right
23.
A. but
B. and
C. therefore
D. though
24.
A. seldom
B. forever
C. usually
D. sometimes

25.
A. allows
B. promises
C. stops
D. guides
26.
A. prepared
B. limited
C. lost
D. remained
27.
A. teachers
B. parents
C. players
D. doctors
28.
A. finish
B. start
C. give up
D. begin with
29.
A. as well as
B. on the other hand
C. for example
D. such as
30
A. walking
B. breathing
C. swallowing
D. drinking
31.
A. heavy
B. easy
C. pleasant
D. everyday
32.
A. patient
B. coach
C. athlete
D. expert
33.
A. air
B. energy
C. oxygen
D. water
34.
A. continue
B. keep
C. end
D. escape
35.
A. warm
B. strong
C. cool
D. safe

三、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
The Greatest Show on Earth
　　The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world. Every hundred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport. As many as 6,000 people take part in over 20 sports．For the winners，there are gold medals and glory. But there is honor ,too，for al1 who compete，win or lose．That is in the spirit of the Olympics-to take part is what matters．
　　The Olympic Games a1ways start in a bright color and action．The teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the track . The custom is for the Greek team to march in first. For it was in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held-the host country-marches in last.
　　The runner with the Olympic torch（火炬）then enters the stadium and lights the flame. A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath(宣誓)on behalf of all the competitors. The judges and officials also take an oath. After the sportsmen march out of the stadium, the host country puts on a wonderful display.
　　The competitions begin the next day. There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games. The rule is that there must be at least fifteen. The main events are in track and field, but it is a few days before these sports start. Each day the competitors take part in a different sport-riding, shooting, swimming, and cross-country running. Points are gained for each event. Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for national teams.
　　More and more women are taking part in the games．They first competed in 1900, in tennis and go1f，which are no longer held in the Olympics. Women's swimming events were introduced in 1912，But it was not until 1928 that there were any track and field events for they compete in all but half a dozen of the sports．In horse riding, shooting，and boat racing, they may compete in the same events as the men．
36. Why is there honor for the losers as well as for the winners?
　A. Because what really matters is to take part in the Olympic Games.
　B. Because failure is the mother of success． 　C. Because losers need encouragement.
D. Because losers and winner should be equally treated.
37. Which of the following is a long-established practice in the opening ceremony?
　A. Runners enter the stadium with torches． 　B. Each team puts on a wonderfu1 display．
　C. Sportsmen and sportswomen wear magnificent clothes. D. The Greek team marches in first．
38. Who takes the Olympic oath?
　A. A sportsman from the host country. B. A judge from a foreign country．
　C. An officer from the host country. D. A Greek sportsman.
39. What are the most important events in the Olympic Games?
　A. The horse-riding events. B. The track and field events.
　C. The swimming events. D. The boat-racing events.
40. When did women start taking part in the Olympic Games?
A. Inl912 B. In 1928 C. In 1900 D. In 1924
B
The Story of Diego Maradona(马拉多纳)
The story of Diego Maradona, the Argentinian(阿根廷)football player, is the story of rise and fall of a poor man who became a world star, but paid the price of fame(名誉).He is now at the end of a career(职业生涯)which saw him as the bright star of World Cup Football. In the 1990s,this career has come into the poor performance on the field, drug-taking, speaking ill of football officials, being forbidden and finally facing court(法庭)action in which he has had the defend charges(指控)of shooting at several reporters.
Maradona was born in the poor area of Furito in Buenos Aires. Early in his life, he was able to realize a dream of most poor boys, the dream that is the way out of poverty-trap is through success in sport. Sport in the world around is an activity open to all people, no matter what their background(背景)is.
Diego Maradona was one of eight children. The games of football played in the dirty street outside his small white storeyed home in Furito were to provide(提供)him with a passport(护照)out of the small home. Today, poorly dressed boys still run and kick balls around the street from which a hero traveled to become one of the world’s great football artists.
Football expert(专家)Francis Corneo found Diego’s gift. He says that the young played “a natural” and there was nothing he could teach him. He had never seen anyone played like him in his thirty years’ life.
41.In the second paragraph of this passage, what does the underlined word “poverty-trap” mean?
A. The position in society. B. Extremely poor condition in one’s life.
C. Poor living conditions which are hard to escape from. D. Becoming wealthy in the future.
42.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Maradona’s performance is not as good as before on the field.
B. He will be brought in an action against his bad deed.
C. He showed no respect for some football officials.
D. Francis Corneo found a gift and gave it to Maradona.
43.Sport is an activity open to all people, no matter what their background is. The sentence tells us_________.
A. everybody enjoys sport and could turn a dream into reality
B. through sport everybody may be successful and become a famous star in the world no matter how poor he used to be
C. if one wants to be a famous sport star, he must have special background
D. people from working-class families will never get international success
44.We can infer from the passage that_________.
A. Maradona will face a possible term if found guilty(有罪的)on the shooting charges
B. background is very important for sport C. Maradona is as famous as a football star before
D. Maradona is doing so well in playing football that he can’t be knocked out
45.Where does Diego Maradona come from?
A. Europe. B. Africa. C. Argentina. D. North America.
C
George and Carol were medical students at the same college, and like many other college students, they enjoyed playing jokes on people .Both of them smoked, but they knew that their professor was strongly against it, because smoking was dangerous to one’s health. One day they decided to play joke on their professor.
At one of their medical lectures there was always a skeleton（骨骼）in the room so that the professor could show the students different bones in the human body.
That afternoon, Carol told George to put a cigarette in the mouth of the skeleton that was to be used to the next lecture.
When the professor came in, he began talking and then noticed the cigarette. He went up to the skeleton, took the cigarette out of its mouth and said, “You really should give it up, old boy. Look what it is doing to you!”
46.What do the professor’s words mean?
A. It’s only a joke to put a cigarette into a skeleton’s mouth .
B. He would persuade the skeleton to give up smoking.
C. Smoking is really dangerous, it may even cause death.
D. Students should not learn from the skeleton to smoke
47.To which did the professor really say these words?
A. To George and Carol only B. To the Skeleton which he call “old boy ”
C. Only to himself D. To all the students who attended this lecture
48. Which of the following is true to the story?
A. The professor got angry on seeing the skeleton smoking.
B. The professor never let it pass to make his opinion known.
C. The skeleton was played a joke on by George and Carol.
D. George and Carol decided to give up smoking
49. The underlined word “it” in the passage means ___________.
A. the talking B. the lecture C. the skeleton（骨骼） D. smoking
50. What do you think of the professor?
A. Serious but funny B. Honest and foolish
C. Kind and polite D. Hard to get along with
D
On the old-time farm in America, there were chickens, cows, pigs and horses. But there were very few machines. Most of the work was done by the farm family. Sometimes more workmen were needed in busy seasons. Work done by horses took up 79 percent; by men, 15 percent; and machine work only took up 6 percent.
Today all that has changed. On many modern farms machines now will do 96 percent of the work, while man does 3 percent. As for horses, they do 1 percent of the whole work. The children go to school by bus every morning, the parents work on the farm or in the house and other people’s help is hardly needed. Their work has been replaced (取代) by a whole army of farm machines.
( )51. Today on an American farm machines do ________ times more work than in the past.
A. 17 B. 16 C. 15 D. 14
( 52. Today farmers do ________ as much work as they did in the past.
A. 10% B. 20% C. 30% D. 40%
( )53. Which part of the farm work has changed most greatly?
A. Horses. B. Machine. C. Farm family. D. Outside help.
( )54. What has changed the farmer’s work?
A. The horses. B. The pigs. C The cows. D. The machines.
( )55. How many things are compared (比较) in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

四．单句改错（共10题，每题一分）
1.The environmental expert tried to keep animals and plants becoming endangered.
2.I don’t like the way which he spoke to his teacher.
3.Many of the earth’s plants and animals have already been died out.
4.A species can become endangered because different reasons.
5.He was tired, so he stopped having a rest.
6.Li Ming explained his teacher that he was ill.
7.We can reuse them instead of throw them away.
8.He asked me what was my name.
9.The scientist devoted his spare time to do experiments.
10.There is a lot we can do help protect the environment.
第五节 书面表达（满分25分）
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1．位于市中心；               2．有很多运动休闲设备；
3．房间舒服，装修现代；     4．服务一流；     
5．距你家很近；                6．北京市最好的旅馆之一。
参考词汇：休闲设备 leisure facilities

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