高一英语第十一单元测试题(Unit11)
I. 单选题：（15%）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．---Good morning, _______ The name is Susan Williams．
---Two letters, madam, and a postcard．
A．is there any mail for me? B．could you post these letters for me?
C．is that Julie speaking? D．what can I do for you?
2．A library with five thousand books to the nation as a gift．
A．is offered B．has offered C．are offered D．have offered 3．In competition, women are asked ________ some of the exercises ________ music．A．performing; to B．performing; with C．to perform; to D．to perform; by 4．English words are not always spelt _______．
A．the way which they sound B．the way that sound
C．the way they sound D．as they are sound
5．Sometimes I wonder how I can make friends with a man who has little in______ with me．A．ordinary B．common C．same D．similar 6．With the rapid growth of population, the city _____ in all directions in the past five years．A．spreads B．has spread C．spread D．had spread 7．After watching ______TV, she played ______violin for an hour．
A．不填; 不填B．the; the C．the; 不填D．不填; the 8．Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does ______his boss．A．serves B．satisfies C．promises D．supports 9．There’re so many kinds of cell phones on sale that I can’t decide _to buy．A．what B．which C．how D．where
10．---What happened to the priceless works of art? --- ．A．They were destroyed in the floods B．The floods were destroying them
C．They destroyed in the floods D．The floods destroyed them
11．Only ___________ can you hope to make improvement in the operating system．A．by the way B．on the way C．in a way D．in this way 12．______ Marx’s works with Engels’ and you’ll find many differences．
A．Comparing B．Compare C．To compare D．If you compare 13．I want to go to the party, but _______I ought to be studying．
A．as a result B．after all C．for example D．on the other hand 14．Sleeping in bed, I could hear the rain _____ against the windows．
A．hitting B．dropping C．beating D．striking
15．---How long at this job? ---Since 1990．
A．were you employed B．have you been employed
C．had you been employed D．will you be employed
II．完形填空：（30%）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
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Pop is short fro popular, and popular means “ of or for the people”. The Pop Revolution (革命) of the 1960s changed the pattern(方式) of English life. And Pop has become part of British life. And Pop has become part of British and ___16___ history. There has always been a close cultural link, or tie, between British and English-speaking America, not only in literature but also in the popular arts, especially music. Before the Second World War the Americans exported (出口)jazz and the blues. During the 1920s they exported rock and roll, and star __17_______like Elvis Presley were _____18__by both British and American young people. Then in the early 1960s a new _19_____ was heard, very different from anything that had so far come from the American side of the ____20____. This was the Liverpool “beat”. Four Liverpool boys __21___ together in a group and called themselves “ The Beatles”. They played in small clubs in the back streets of Liverpool. The Beatles wrote their own words and music . They had a close ___22___ relationship with their audience, and they ___23__ them to join in and dance to the “beat”of the __24___. Then, almost overnight, Liverpool became world famous as the ____25__ of the new pop culture, which , in a few years, ___26__ across Britain and across most of the countries of the western world. Some pop groups, especially the Rolling Stones, wrote words which brought about rather strong __27____. They showed anger and bitterness(怨愤)of youth struggling for freedom. The Beatles finally __28__ the admiration(崇拜) of people of all ages and social backgrounds. As they ___29__, their songs became some serious. They wrote not only of love, but old death and old age and daily life. They were __30__ and respected by many well-educated people and by some __31_musicians. As a Music ___32__, the Beatles got along for only about ten years, but their ___33__ in the social history of Britain will surely be lasting forever.
The influence(影响) of Britain pop in America was great. American pop groups soon became as ___34____ as Britain groups. Both British and Americans are experimenting new _35______, and pop is developing and changing.
16. A. American B. modern C. music D. European
17. A. actors B. musicians C. singers D. dancers
18. A. chosen B. admired C. helped D. hired
19. A. song B. sound C. name D. artist
20. A. Atlantic B. Pacific C. Indian D. Ocean
21. A. lived B. sat C. joined D. learned
22. A. everyday B. endless C. personal D. international
23. A. refused B. expected C. forced D. persuaded
24. A. group B. music C. song D. claps
25. A. city B. home C. capital D. birthplace
26. A. moved B. swept C. blew D. turned
27. A. courage B. beats C. feeling D. noise
28. A. won B. gave C. showed D. collected
29. A. developed B. sang C. traveled D. played
30. A. proved B. directed C. questioned D. accepted
31. A. modern B. national C. serious D. popular
32. A. group B. program C. class D. performance
33. A. spirit B. research C. progress D . place
34. A. normal B. famous C. young D. big
35. A. ideas B. decisions C. notes D. plans
