高中英语学习材料***鼎尚图文理制作***Unit 2 Growing pains单元练测卷Part ⅠLanguage Knowledge (35 marks) Section A (15 marks)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.1. This is a ______ problem, which can be seen from her ______ look.A. confusing; confusingB. confused; confusingC. confusing; confusedD. confused; confused2.______ I’m well again, I can go on with my work.A. Even ifB. As thoughC. Ever afterD. Now that3. —Will you go to Jim’s wedding?—Of course. I will if ______.A. invitingB. invitedC. was invitedD. I will be invited4.I remember everything exactly as if it ______yesterday.A. was happeningB. happensC. has happenedD. happened5.Don’t be too hard ______ the boy; he didn’t mean ______ it.A. at; doingB. on; to doC. on; doingD. for; to do6.I’d like to live in the house ______ there is plenty of sunshine．A. whichB. thatC. to whichD. where7.My mother insisted the coat ______ me quite well and that I ______ it when attending assembly (会议).A. fit; woreB. fitted; wearC. should match; wearD. matched; wore 8.The USA is a large country in ______ many different dialects(方言) are spoken.A. thatB. whichC. whereD. it9. Li Ming speaks very good English ______ he were an English boy.A. so thatB. even thoughC. as thoughD. now that10.We can’t use the machine now, for it ______ .A. has been repairedB. is repairingC. is repairedD. is being repaired11.Distribution of the H1N1 vaccine ______ start inNovember, but due to a global shortage, that has not happened yet.A. was made toB. was supposed toC. was designed toD. was hoped to12. We have gathered nearly 100, 000 quilts, ______half have gone to the flood-hit areas.A. with whichB. in whichC. for whichD. of which13.With all the novels he was interested in ______,he left the library and went back to his dorm.A. borrowedB. borrowingC. to borrowD. borrow14.Mary along with her sisters ______ Chinese inChina.A. are studyingB. have studiedC. studiesD. study15.I insisted that he ______, which means I insisted on______.建议用时满分实际用时得分错题档案90分钟100分A. should go; he goesB. go; he goesC. should go; him goingD. would go; his goingSection B (12 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Not long ago I wasn’t do ing very well in exams and I was full of disappointment and __16__ thinking. While on the Internet, I met many new friends, but one in particular stands out. His nickname is Colorful Day and we 17 on the Web. He told me: he lost his 18at age 15, and felt the whole world had closed its door to him.He was 19 so fast that I couldn’t believe he was blind! But he continued to write: Five years ago, I realized it was time to change my life. I had read about Helen Keller and understood her life and __20. So I developed a website about her life as well as mine called Three Days to See.I visited his website which was well produced and vividly(生动地，栩栩如生地) 21. I asked, “How did you manage to build such a website? ” He said:“Owing to the new technology, I can use software specially 22for the blind. Whenever I point the cursor(光标), it will just read it out to me. We can do far more things and access more in formation than we could before. ”I then asked: “Didn’t you have great difficulty with it?”He hesitated and then began his 23 with a smiling face, “Yes, but I have faith in myself to 24my colorful day, and modern technology gives me this medium and 25to do it. ”His 26 attitude towards life made me believe that our destiny(命运) offers not the cup of despair(绝望), but the chalice(大杯) of opportunity, I returned to my lessons, and this time with a smile on my face and with 27of a colorful future.The Internet, which opened to me to experience different lives and culture, has a charm you couldn’t find in another wise non-virtual world.16. A. positive B. activeC. negativeD. hopeful 17.A. argued B. interviewedC. toldD. chatted18. A. eyesight B. hearingC. courageD. confidence19. A. speaking B. sayingC. typingD. spelling20.A. friendship B. marriageC. happinessD. hardships21. A. changed B. presentedC. lastedD. found22. A. designed B. imaginedC. realizedD. planned23. A. webpage B. lectureC. wordsD. opinions24. A. create B. becomeC. recognizeD. organize25. A. moment B. necessityC. opportunityD. occasion26. A. friendly B. disappointedC. pleasantD. optimistic27. A. sadness B. expectationsC. richnessD. nervousnessSection C (8 marks)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.When I was 19, I had a job in my local bookstore. Living in the large city, I usually saw many strange customers, most of 28were teenagers. They didn’t come often. I forgot all __29two. One night3015-year-old girl came in looking for a book with a boy. They seemed to be the usual type to get31they wanted. But 32they came to the counter, the girl found she was a dollar or two short to buy a book and she pulled all her money to prove it.She looked so disappointed. Just then I remembered my discount card and 33was still active, so I told the girl 34 to worry. I put in my code(密码), being happy that I could help them with this card.35the book in her hand she gave me a thankful smile, and then she and the boy got out of the store happily, leaving me feeling content, too. In fact sometimes a little thing can also make one’sworld beautiful.Part ⅡReading Comprehension (30 marks) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AMy first day of high school was probably the worst day of my life. My parents were forcing(逼迫) me to attend a high school 45 minutes from my home. I knew no one out of a class of 110 new students. I had spent the last eight years in a class with 30 kids in a primary school; I had not had to make a new friend at school since the first grade. But I didn’t think I had ever felt as lonely as I did that day, before or since. Of course I entered the school that first day with the things I needed on my shoulder. I decided to show my parents what a stupid decision they had made. I joined after-school clubs, and began to know some students; but I couldn’t make any friends. I was one of those people that everybody said hello to, and even invited to sit with them at lunch, but would never call on the phone, or go out with after school.After a full year of this, I began to change myself.I took part in all kinds of activities the students organized and tried my best to make as many new friends as possible. I helped them as much as possible whoever had trouble. They certainly helped me if there was anything wrong with me and by the end of my four years of high school, I had formed my group of friends, with whom I still keep in touch. I was even voted(投票) by the students of my class to speak at graduation(毕业).Although I was miserable(痛苦) in the first year, the rest of high school was a great success!36. We can infer from the passage that______________ in the writer’s h omeland.A. the class in a primary school was bigger thanthat in a high schoolB. the class in a high school was much biggerthan that in a primary schoolC. the class in a primary school was as big as thatin a high schoolD. the class in a primary school was a littlesmaller than that in a high school37. The writer went to a high school because______________.A. his parents wanted him toB. it wasn’t far away from his homeC. he loved schoolD. he wanted to make new friends38. How did the writer feel in his first school year?A. Happy.B. Boring.C. Miserable.D. Comfortable.39. For how many years did the writer think he feltsuccessful in his high school life?A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. Four40. What is the passage mainly about?A. What the writer’s school life was like.B. What the writer’s high school life was like.C. How the writer changed.D. How he got his success.BI loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and broth er. “ But the desk,” she had said again, “is for Elizabeth. ”I never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was too emotional. But she lived on the surface(表面).As years passed and I had my own family, I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.I posted the letter and waited for her answers. None came.My hope turned to disappointment(失望),then little interest and, finally, peace—it seemed that nothing happened. I could not be sure that the letter had even got to my mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone that she was not.Now the present(礼物) of her desk told me, as she had never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside—a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times.Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose, mother, you always choose the act that speaks louder than words.41. What’s the best title of the passage？A. My letter to motherB. Mother and childrenC. My mother’s deskD. Talks between Mother and Me42. The writer began to love her mother’s desk______________.A. after her mother diedB. before she became a writerC. when she was a childD. when mother gave it to her43. The passage shows that______________.A. mother was cold on the surface but kind in herheart to her daughterB. mother was too serious about everything herdaughter had doneC. mother cared much about her daughter inwordsD. mother wrote to her daughter in careful words44. The underlined word “gulf” in the passagemeans______________.A. deep understanding between the old and theyoungB. different ideas between the mother and thedaughterC. free talks between the mother and thedaughterD. part of the sea going far in land45. What did mother do with her daughter’s letterasking for forgiveness?A. She had never received the letter.B. For years, she often talked about the letter.C. She did not forgive her daughter at all in herlife.D. She read the letter again and again till shedied.CToday, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities. They are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy work of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. This movement from rural areas to urban areas has been going on for over two hundred years.In many countries, the main reason people come to live in towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually a residential(居住的) area nearby where the factory workers can live. The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so many people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows.In every major city in the world, there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices. In the United States, this area is usually in the city center downtown. It is here that you can see the huge skyscraper office blocks. The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day. Many of them live in the suburbs of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city center. Some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice houses and big gardens. There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.But what is the future of the big cities? Will they continue to get bigger and bigger? Perhaps not. Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns and villages. 46. We can easily know that the underlined phrase“urban areas” in Paragraph 1 means ______________.A. areas of the countrysideB. areas of a town or a cityC. areas near the countrysideD. areas near a town or a city47. Why do people move to live in cities or towns?A. Because they can live more comfortably there.B. Because they prefer noisy life to peaceful life.C. They do so mainly to find work.D. Because they are sure of having a better lifethere.48. In a residential area you can see ______________.A. rows of housesB. many offices and factoriesC. a lot of factories and farmsD. many houses with offices and factories49. In the United States, many people work in thecenter of a big city ______________.A. while living on the faraway edge of the cityB. and live thereC. but live in another cityD. but live far away out of the city50. We can infer that this movement from ruralareas to urban areas ______________.A. has been going on for more than 2, 000 yearsB. will continue in the futureC. may not continue in the futureD. is sure to stopPart ⅢWriting (35 marks)Section A (10 marks)Directions: Complete the following sentences according to the given information.51.He ______________(因……而心烦)losing hiswallet.(upset)52.Their team didn’t ______________(该赢)，forthey cheated in the game. (deserve)53.He ______________ (专心于)his research, sothat he couldn’t afford a holiday. (bend)54.Children ______________(等不及去) to thebeach again.(can’t wait to do)55.You ______________ (不应该)smoke in theclassroom.(be supposed to do)56.Don’t ______________(对某人太苛刻)her─shewas just trying to help you. (hard)57.______________(既然) the class is over, let’s goout for a walk. (now that)58.He struggled to ______________(保持平衡) onthe ball. (balance)59. It will take quite a long time before the life in theearthquake-stricken area ______________(恢复正常). (normal)60. He came to the party ______________(跟……一起) his girlfriend. (along with)Section B (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart (购物手推车). But few will know—or even think to ask—who it was that invented them.Sylvan N. Goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937. At that time he was in the supermarket business. Every day he would see shoppers lugging (吃力地携带) groceries around in baskets they had to carry.One day Goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baskets on wheels. The wheeled baskets would make shopping much easier for his customers, and would help to attract more business.On June 4, 1937, Goldman’s first carts were ready for use in his market. He was terribly excited on the morning of that day as customers began arriving. He couldn’t wait to see them using his invention.But Goldman was disappointed. Most shoppers gave the carts a long look, but hardly anybody would give them a try.After a while, Goldman decided to ask customers why they weren’t using his carts. “Don’t you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket? ”one shoppe r replied.But Goldman wasn’t beaten yet. He knew his carts would be a great success if only he could persuade people to give them a try. To this end, Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market and pretend they were shopping! Seeing this, the real customers gradually began copying the phony (假冒的) customers.As Goldman had hoped, the carts were soon attracting larger and larger numbers of customers to his market. But not only did more peoplecome—those who came bought more. With larger, easier-to-handle baskets, customers unconsciously (无意识地) bought a greater number of items than before.Today’s shopping carts are five times larger than Goldman’s original model. Perhaps that’s one reason Americans today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937—before the coming of the shopping cart.61.What was the purpose of Goldman’s invention?(No more than 13 words)(2 marks)________________________________________ ________________________________________ 62. Why was Goldman disappointed at first? (Nomore than 10 words)(2 marks)________________________________________ ________________________________________ 63. Why did Goldman hire people to push cartsaround his market? (No more than 15 words)(3 marks)________________________________________ ________________________________________ 64. What do you think of Goldman? (No more than20 words)(3 marks)________________________________________ ________________________________________ Section C (15 marks)Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.成人仪式结束后，同学们有了焕然一新的面貌，更加懂礼貌，有了责任感，人生目标更清晰。
