高一英语必修2第二单元测试卷.doc

高一英语必修2第二单元测试卷
一、单项填空（共20小题;每小题1分,满分20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
16. Magazines _____ out of the library.
A. are not allowed to take B. are not allowed taking
C. are not allowed to be taken D. are not allowed to be taking
17. My sister, who is _____ a red sweater now, _____ a foreigner for three years.
A. having on; has married B. dressed in; has got married
C. wearing; has been married to D. putting on; has married with
18. －Don’t you think it necessary he should not be sent to Miami but to New York ?
-- I agree, but the problem is he has refused to.
A. what; that B. that; that C. what, what D. that; what
19. This is her only request that the room ______ after being used.
A. be cleaned B. is cleaned C. will be cleaned D. would be cleaned
20. Kathy a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

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A. picked up B. took up C. made up D. turned up

二、根据课文填空(共10空每空填一个单词;每空1分,满分10分)
The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world. There are two kinds of Olympic Games—the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games. Both of them are held every year a regular basis. All who have reached the standard for their event will be as competitors.
A special village is built for the competitors to live in, a main reception building, several
for competitions, and a as well. It is a great to host the Olympic Games. It’s just much a competition to host the Olympics as to win the Olympic medal. The olive wreath has been by medals. But it’s still about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further.
三、根据汉语意思完成句子（共10个空，每空填一个单词，每空1分，满分10分）
1.谁负责管理这个部门。Who is this department?
2.妇女不仅被允许参加，而且在各个项目中起着非常重要的作用。
Women are allowed, but in every event.
3.汤姆和他的朋友们经常参加我们的讨论。
Tom his friends often our discussion.
4.我们和她计价还价。 We her the price.
5.运动员们一个接着一个地离开了奥运村。
the athletes left the Olympic village.

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四、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).
21.
A. discover
B. advise
C. agree
D. fear
22.
A. thirsty
B. hungry
C. hot
D. tired
23.
A. food
B. children
C. water
D. exercise
24.
A. particular
B. essential
C. impolite
D. brave
25.
A. seasons
B. lessons
C. days
D. activities
26.
A. protected
B. discouraged
C. rescued
D. saved
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A. impossible
B. unnecessary
C. difficult
D. right
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A. but
B. and
C. therefore
D. though
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A. seldom
B. forever
C. usually
D. sometimes
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A. allows
B. promises
C. stops
D. guides
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A. prepared
B. limited
C. lost
D. remained
32.
A. teachers
B. parents
C. players
D. doctors
33.
A. finish
B. start
C. give up
D. begin with
34.
A. as well as
B. on the other hand
C. for example
D. such as
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A. walking
B. breathing
C. swallowing
D. drinking
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A. heavy
B. easy
C. pleasant
D. everyday
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A. patient
B. coach
C. athlete
D. expert
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A. air
B. energy
C. oxygen
D. water
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A. continue
B. keep
C. end
D. escape
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A. warm
B. strong
C. cool
D. safe
五、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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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．
41. 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.
42. 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．
43. 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.
44. 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.
45. When did women start taking part in the Olympic Games?
A. Inl912 B. In 1928 C. In 1900 D. In 1924
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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.
46.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.
47.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.
48.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
49.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
50.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!”
51.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
52.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
53. 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
54. The underlined word “it” in the passage means ___________.
A. the talking B. the lecture C. the skeleton（骨骼） D. smoking
55. 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
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