牛津高二版模块五第二单元测试题第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. —What do you think of his story in the jungle(丛林)?—_____ , I can’t believe it.A. AttractiveB. ObviousC. CheerfulD. Ridiculous2. It is reported that _____ 3 p ercent _____ was the government’s aim.A. 不填; economic growthB. a; economy growthC. the; economical growthD. a; economic growth3. Please don’t speak at one time. George may take the ____ after the two women each say a fewwords.A. floorB. chanceC. voiceD. speech4. The government has announced plans to cut back _____ defence spending ____ 10% nextyear.A. upon; toB. on; byC. of; byD. for; to5. _____ the right decisions _____ the future is probably the most important thing we’ll everdo in our lives.A. Making; concernedB. Make; concerningC. To make; concernedD. Making; concerning6. I want to _____ voice to what we all feel in wishing the teacher a quick recovery.A. makeB. sendC. giveD. take7. According to the Indonesia government, by May 30, 2006, the total deaths of the earthquake_____ to 170.A. has comeB. increasedC. had raisedD. had climbed8. You are all new comers here. Try not to make _____ to strangers.A．ways B．connectionC．means D．approaches9. —Can you help me with the maths homework , mom?—You can’t always _____ other’s help for your homework. Do it by yourself this time, Dear.A. wait onB. rely onC. insist onD. turn on10. Much new and high technology has been introduced from America, _____ great increase in production of the company.A. resulting inB. resulted inC. leads toD. having led to11. The test we held last time is obviously bad because it ____ lack of many students’self-confidence.A. relies uponB. leads toC. refers toD. depends on12. I would appreciate ______, to be frank, if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible.A．you B．this C．it D．myself13. —What do you suggest?—My suggestion is that Andrew _____ abroad and he stay here until the project completes.A. sendB. should not sendC. be sentD. not be sent14. ____ the floor, I found his pen lying on the ground.A. While sweepingB. While sweptC. If sweepingD. If swept15. —Have we ____ water?—Yes,_____. We’d better get some.A. run out of; we have run it outB. run out of; our water has run outC. run out of; our water has been run outD. run out; our water has run out第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题１.5分，满分30分）Do fight against painting pollutionDo you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more 16 and teachers have noticed another kind of pollution, which comes from the printed papers 17 on streets.These printed things 18 newspapers but have hardly anything to do with 19 . You can only find reading materials badly made up there—some are too strange for anyone to 20 ; others are frightening stories of something 21 . However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 22 reading, which 23 them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares and immoral ideas in 24 . Homework is left 25 and daily games lost.These sellers stand about on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, 26 they are, we never know, are 27 their silent money.The sheep-skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not 28 this kind of thing? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. 29 , the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a lookat it. 30 you may even find several children, driven by their curious natures, 31 one patched paper, which has traveled from hand to hand.It really does 32 to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The 33 teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time, the young 34 need more interesting books to help them 35 those ugly paper.16. A. writers B. readers C. students D. parents17. A. sold B. printed C. put D. found18. A. work out B. look like C. act as D. depend on19. A. them B. children C. young people D. it20. A. think B. believe C. know D. understand21. A. still worse B. even better C. very good D. more important22. A. wonderful B. interesting C. useful D. poisonous23. A. spends B. costs C. pays D. takes24. A. sight B. common C. return D. use25. A. unknown B. much C. less D. undone26. A. what B. whoever C. whatever D. who27. A. making B. spending C. wasting D. using28. A. forbid B. separate C. leave D. stop29. A. Luckily B. Unfortunately C. Badly D. Happily30. A. Always B. Hardly C. Sometimes D. Seldom31. A. sharing B. getting C. holding D. taking32. A. good B. favor C. wrong D. harm33. A. puzzled B. surprised C. disappointed D. worried34. A. teachers B. parents C. readers D. writers35. A. come into B. break down C. get rid of D. get off第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A ★Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products, they give him shade, and they help to prevent drought and floods.Unfortunately, in many parts of the world man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had.Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the country found itself faced by floods and starvation.Even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade the villager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food with, and he can earn money by making charcoal(木炭) or selling wood to the townsman（城市居民）.He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look after trees. So unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.This does not only mean that the villager’s sons and grandsons have fewer trees. The results are even more serious. For where there are trees their roots break the soil up—allowing the rain to sink in and also hold the soil, thus preventing it being washed away easily, but where there are no trees, the soil becomes hard and poor. The rain falls on hard ground and flows away on the surface, causing floods and carrying away with it the rich topsoil, in which crops grow so well. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but a worthless desert.36. The purpose that the writer wrote this article is to ______.A. tell people the use of woodB. tell people the function of tree rootsC. warn that man mustn’t destroy forests any moreD. explain how trees help to prevent drought and floods37. In the writer’s opinion,_____, or the forests will slowly disappear.A. measures must be takenB. people shouldn’t draw benefit from the treeC. government must realize the serious resultsD. unless trees never be cut down38. According to the article we know it is _____ to prevent the forests from slowly disappearing.A. necessary but impossibleB. necessary but difficultC. impossible and unimportantD. difficult and impossible39. In the last two paragraphs the writer wanted to make it clear that _____ .A. where there are no trees, the soil becomes poor but softB. where there are many trees, there are more floodsC. where there are no trees, the land might become desert slowlyD. floods will make the land become desertB ★★When the famous dancer Fred Astaire was interviewed for a job by a Hollywood producer, the movie “expert” turned him down, saying, “Can’t sing. Can’t act. Dances a little.” Here’s another stupid mistake. When the great scientist Albert Einstein was at school, his teachers considered him rather dull. And a final story, the famous Polish pianist Paderewski was told by a teacher that he’d never be a success as a performer because the middle finger on each hand was too short.What lessons can be drawn from these three experiences? First, true genius (天才) cannot be suppressed(压抑). For some reason or other it works its way out. Second, early judgements of a person’s abilities may be unfair or just wrong. Third, when there is a real determination to succeed, obstacles(障碍) fall by the wayside.The famous motto “ad astra per aspera” can be translated as “To the stars throughhardships.” Astaire, Einstein and Paderewski proved their critics wrong.40. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?A. Fred Astaire was a famous dancer.B. True ability will always make itself known.C. Some people never get discouraged.D. Albert Einstein proved his teachers wrong.41. When Paderewski’s teachers told him he’d never be a success, they were ____.A. being humorousB. cheerful, though concernedC. somewhat hesitantD. seriously mistaken42. “Ad astra per aspera” is used in the passage _____.A. as a motto for the three men’s livesB. to show the value of LatinC. to send the reader to the dictionaryD. to point out that genius is always recognized early43. The writer of the passage thinks that the reader _____.A. knows that the three men were successesB. someday dreams to become like one of the menC. sympathizes(同情) with the poor teachers of the three menD. knows that Fred Astaire was an actor famous for performing Shakespeare’s playsC ★★Seven out of 10 people have tried to learn a language at some point in their life and most wish they could speak one more fluently, a survey found. And nine out of 10 people want their children to learn foreign languages at primary school, said the poll for the OCR exam board(牛津剑桥皇家考试委员会). Languages are no longer compulsory（义务的）for pupils aged 14 and over. But the government wants all primary school pupils in England to learn a language by the end of the decade.A survey of 1,000 people was carried out, which is organised by the National Centre of Languages. The study suggested people in London were the most likely (78%) to have studied another language, Scots were next at 74%, followed by the northeast of England (71%). In the west of England, more than six in 10 have knowledge of another language.Barrie Hunt from OCR said: “People are often very negative about Britain’s grasp of foreign languages but in reality the number who can speak a second language is impressive. The great joke is that many of these people will have no formal qualification to show their family, friends and employers what they can do, whether they are fluent or just able to hold a short conversation in another language.”He said OCR had set a new language scheme called Asset Languages to encourage people of all ages to learn languages in bite-sized amounts and get a qualification in them.The scheme also provides assessment for community languages spoken at home, such asChinese, Urdu and Punjabi.Isabella Moore from the National Centre of Languages said: “Employers want evidence of good communication skills, confidence and outward-looking attitudes, so a language qualification is an important addition to anyone’s resume.”44. It can be inferred that _____.A. foreign language study is popular in UKB. foreign language study is a must for people of all agesC. it is especially easy for British people to study languagesD. students of over 14 no longer study foreign languages45. Which of the following has the fewest to have studied a foreign language?A. People from Scotland.B. People from the northeast of England.C. People in London.D. People from the west of England.46. Which statement is TRUE according to the text?A. A language qualification is the only evidence of a high-quality employee.B. Speaking foreign languages is the most important skill required in employment amongall.C. A language qualification is very difficult to get in UK.D. Many people in UK don’t have a qualification although they can speak foreignlanguages.47. What’s the best title for the text?A. An Interesting SurveyB. UK Loves Languages After AllC. Language Teaching in UKD. Better to Get a Language QualificationD ★★★In 1894, the president of the Royal Society, Lord Kelvin, predicted that radio had no future. He also predicted that heavier-than-air flying machines were impossible. Today, there are more than one billion radio sets in the world, tuned to more than 33 000 radio stations around the world, and now the plane Boeing 747 has come into use for years.In the early 20th century a world market for only 4 million automobiles was made because “the world would run out of chauffeurs.” Shortly after the end of World War II (1945), the whole of V olkswagen，factory and patents, was offered free to Henry Ford II. He dismissed the V olkswagen Beetle as a bad design. Today, more than 70 million motorcars are produced every year. The Beetle became one of the best-selling vehicles of all time.The telephone was not widely appreciated for the first 15 years because people did not see a use for it. In fact, in the British parliament it was mentioned that there was no need for telephones because "we have enough messengers here." Western Union believed that it couldnever replace the telegraph. In 1876, an internal memo（备忘录）read: "This telephone has toomany shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication."Irish scientist, Dr. Dionysius Lardner (1793 - 1859) didn't believe that trains could contribute much in speedy transport. He wrote: "Rail travel at high speed is not possible, becausepassengers would die of asphyxia（窒息）.” Today, trains reach speeds of 500 km/h.In 1943, Thomas Watson, the chairman of IBM forecast a world market for "maybe only five computers." Years before IBM launched the personal computer in 1981, Xerox（施乐复印机）had already successfully designed... but decided to concentrate on the production ofphotocopiers.Perhaps the guy who got it wrong most was the director of the US Patent Office: He assured President McKinley that "everything that can be invented has already been invented."48. What became one of the best-selling vehicles of all time?A. VolkswagenB. The BeetleC. Henry Ford IID. The cars made in England49.The underlined word “chauffeurs” in the second paragraph has the same meaning as“______”.A. engineersB. driversC. mechanicsD. experts50. Which of the following do you think is TRUE?A. Everything that can be invented has already been invented.B. The telephone was widely appreciated in the first 15 years.C. Rail travel at high speed is impossibleD. Photocopiers were successfully designed.第三部分：写作（共两节，满分45分）第一节：对话填空。
