高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）14-15学年北师大高一上学期Unit2测试Class: Name: Marks: 满分（120）第一部分阅读理解(共两节, 满分40分)第一节(共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)AOnce upon a time, a man heard that in a faraway place there was a burning holy flame (圣火). So he got up and left his home to find the holy flame and bring some of its light back home to his house. He thought, “When I have light, I will have happiness and life and all the people I love will have it too.”He traveled far, far away and finally found the holy flame, with which he lit his light. On his way back, he had only one worry: his light could go out.On his way home he met someone who was freezing and didn’t have any fire. They begged him to give them some of his fire. The man with the light thought for a mome nt. Wasn’t his light too valuable, too holy to be given away for something ordinary like that? Despite these doubts, he decided to give some of his light to the ones who were freezing in the darkness.The man continued his journey home and when he had almost reached his house, a terrible storm started. He tried to protect his light from the rain, but in the end his light went out.To return the long way back to the place where the holy flame was burning was impossible, but he was strong enough to return to the people whom he had helped on his way home. And with his light, he could light his own again.1. Before the man found the holy flame, he .A. gave up everythingB. lived a happy lifeC. traveled a long distanceD. suffered from hot weather2. Why was the man worried on his way back home?A. He was afraid someone would steal his money.B. His light could go out all of a sudden.C. He could get wet in a storm.D. Someone might beg him for some fire.3. Which of the following words can best describe the man?A. Honest and clever.B. Hard-working but unlucky.C. Strict and serious.D. Determined and warm-hearted.BElizabeth Blackwell was the first woman doctor in the United States. Her success opened the way forother women who wanted to do more than nursing. She was born in England in 1821 and her family moved to America when she was eleven years old.The Blackwell girls received the same education as their brothers. This was most unusual in those days. Their father died young and they had very little money to live on. Elizabeth and her sisters taught at school. Then a woman dying of cancer urged Elizabeth to study medicine, saying that a woman doctor would have saved her from her worst sufferings. Nearly everyone said a girl should not go to medical school, but she managed to enter Geneva College in New York State. She graduated in 1849 at the head of her class and received the first medical degree ever given to a woman.Next, Dr. Blackwell went to Paris. Her only chance of training was in a hospital where women came to have their babies. Four months later, while she was working in the French hospital, her left eye became dangerously infected (感染). She lost the eye. She was very disappointed. But she was soon back at work again, this time in London, England. There she met many famous scientists.In 1859, Elizabeth Blackwell was officially recognized as a doctor in Great Britain — the first woman to be honor ed. She was the inspiration of Elizabeth Garrett, who began the women’s medical movement in England. Florence Nightingale, founder of the practice of nursing by women, was another of her friends.Dr. Blackwell died in 1910 at the age of 89.4. Elizabeth and her sisters taught at school probably to .A. help support the familyB. become women doctorsC. get practical experienceD. earn money for their education5. What made Elizabeth decide to study medicine?A. The education she received.B. The death of her father.C. The sufferings of a cancer patient.D. The encouragement from a patient.6. Which of the following is the correct order of events according to the passage?a. Elizabeth Blackwell lost one eye.b. Elizabeth Blackwell received a doctor’s degree.c. Elizabeth Blackwell entered Geneva College.d. Elizabeth Blackwell was recognized as a doctor.e. Elizabeth Blackwell went to work in London.A. cabedB. cbaedC. acbedD. bcade7. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?A. Elizabeth Blackwell was more famous in Britain.B. Elizabeth Blackwell learned from other women.C. Elizabeth Garrett gave Elizabeth Blackwell much help.D. Florence Nightingale was encouraged by Elizabeth Blackwell.COne morning my sister woke me up early to go hiking. At about one o’clock, I started getting hungry.I found those purple berries (紫莓) and they looked really good. I ate them. When I got home, I felt quite uncomfortable.The next day the strange thing happened. All of my clothes were too big. So I went to the store and got new clothes. At the end of the day I had headache, my stomach hurt, and my heart was beating against my chest. I was really tired so I went to bed. I couldn’t go to sleep.The next day the same thin g happened as yesterday. I didn’t have enough money to buy all the new clothes so I just wore the ones I bought yesterday. I didn’t tell anyone because I didn’t think it was a big deal.I called my friend Amber. She told me that I should talk to a doctor. After we were done talking, I went back to the room and fell asleep.The days went on and every day I got smaller and smaller. After about one week I was down to the size of a paper clip (纸夹). I was really worried so I called a doctor. I was too small to dial the phone number. Then I saw a pencil. I pulled the pencil to the phone and used it to dial. It was really heavy, but I managed to do it. My dog was standing next to my bed, so I jumped on my dog’s back. He took me to the doctor’s office. The doctor said he had the cure for it so he gave me some and I grew back to my normal size.I thanked him and then took my dog home. My parents were very worried. I told them the entire story. After that I never ate anything from the forest ever again.8. What happened to the writer after she came back from hiking?A. She suffered from a heart attack suddenly.B. She liked new clothes more and more.C. She felt uncomfortable and couldn’t go to school.D. She became smaller and smaller in size.9. Why didn’t the wr iter tell others about her story?A. Because she didn’t consider it important.B. Because she feared to be taken to hospital.C. Because she was too frightened to think of it.D. Because she knew she would return to normal soon.10. The writer turned to a doctor for help when .A. she phoned her friend Amber one dayB. she couldn’t use her pencil to write withC. she became smaller like a paper clipD. her parents advised her to do so11. We can infer from the last paragraph that .A. the forest is a dangerous place to visitB. her parents were so worried that they fell illC. the writer promised never to go to the forestD. the purple berries might cause the writer to become smallerDA few years after my grandmother passed away, my grandfather let me dig through their old photos. I found a picture that interested me. My beautiful grandmother was dressed nicely, smiling with joy against the ocean. I showed the photo to my grandfather, and a smile appeared on his face.He told me how my grandmother’s life was when my former grandfather had left her. Her children, including my mother, were very young. My grandmother was forced to move back with her parents and support her family with hardly any income (收入). But through all the suffering, she never got sad. When things would go from bad to worse, she would call her girlfriends, get dressed up, and go to the ocean for the day. Things finally turned around, and she remarried. My grandfather helped raise her children.That night in bed at my grandfather’s house, I looked at this photo for hours. I considered what it must have been like for her when her husband went to the grocery store one day and never returned. I thought about how lonely and scared she must have been. But in that photo, I saw none of those feelings. I only saw a beautiful woman entirely enjoying herself and the wonderful beauty around her.I brought the photo home with me, and I keep it at my desk while I follow my dreams. When things start to get difficult, I see my grandmother saying to me, “Go call your girls, get dressed up and enjoy life!” It reminds me of my gifts and why I am here. When I return to my desk, I am happy, ready to deal with my destiny (命运) once again.12. Why did Grandmother invite her girlfriends to the ocean?A. To catch fish to support the family.B. To have a swim with her friends.C. To forget her worries in life.D. To take a photo of her playing.13. Which of the following words can best describe Grandmother?A. Lonely.B. Scared.C. Upset.D. Positive.14. Why did the writer take her grandmother’s photo home?A. To get more encouragement from it.B. To remember her grandmother forever.C. To study how to dress like her grandmother.D. To learn how to make friends from her grandmother.15. What did the writer learn from her grandmother?A. Family comes first all the time.B. Enjoy life whatever happens.C. Support each other in the world.D. Depend on yourself when in trouble.第二节(共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
