高考英语一轮复习 Unit 2 The Unit ed Kingdom单元检测卷 新人教版必修5
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1 Unit 2 The Unit ed Kingdom
(P283)
Ⅰ. .阅读理解
A very rapid increase in the number of ships sailing between American and
European ports began almost immediately after the end of the War of 1812 in order
to meet the new need for the regular rapid transportation of mail, light cargoes(货物), and passengers. It was the increase in emigration(移民) to America that for
the first time made the carrying of passengers across the Atlantic more profitable
than the transportation of heavy cargoes. A new type of sailing ship, the packet(邮船), appeared to meet this new demand, and the demand very soon resulted in strong
competition among several packet lines.
The earliest of these was the Black Ball Line set up in New York in 1816, only
a year after the end of the war. The service of this famous line started with four
of the new fast packets, each of 400 to 500 tons: the Pacific, the Amity, the James
Cooper, and the William Thompson. During the first twenty years of service, the
average time from New York to Liverpool was 23 days and the average trip back to
New York took 40 days.
By the middle of the century packets had increased in size to between 900 and
1, 000 tons and their speed had increased. The Red Jackel once sailed from New York
to Liverpool in 13 days, 11.5 hours. The Mary Whiteridge took 4.5 hours off this
record on a run from Baltimore to Liverpool. Such speeds were far greater than the
average of from 19 to 21 days to Liverpool and from 30 to 35 homeward to New York,
but the packets had still set a new standard for transoceanic travel. No wonder that
steamships, the first of which tried to compete with the packets in 1838, only began
to replace them in the 1850s.
1.The fastest transatlantic voyage by a packet mentioned by the author was
from______.
A.Liverpool to New York
B.New York to Liverpool
C.Baltimore to Liverpool
D.Liverpool to Baltimore
2.According to the author, in which decade of the 19th century did a steamship first
attempt to compete with the transatlantic packets?
A.The 1820s. B.The 1850s.
C.The 1840s. D.The 1830s.
3.Which of the following was the most important in the development of the fast
packets?
A.The increase in the number of people who wanted to go to America.
B.The increase in the number of people who wanted to go to Europe after the War 2 of 1812.
C.The increased demand for the transportation of all kinds of cargoes.
D.The increased volume of mail.
4.The time of the fastest transatlantic crossing mentioned by the author was 13
days and____.
A.11.5 hours B.7 hours
C.7.5 hours D.4.5 hours
Can’t get out of the office? Try these tips for a healthier, less stressful
workday.
5_________
For upper-body strength: stand a yard or move away from your desk, with your
feet together. Place your palms on the edge of the desk a shoulder’s width apart.
Lower your chest to the edge of the desk, and push back up. Remember to breathe out
on the way up. Do 20 times.
The little mermaid（美人鱼）at work.
Sit upright in your chair. Hold your right wrist over your head with your left
hand and pull it, stretching your right side. Make sure to keep your shoulders down
as you bend. Hold for 10 seconds. 6 _______Take hold of your left wrist over your
head with your right hand and stretch the other way. Repeat five times on each
side.
Shoulder spin.
A good move for flexibility. Sit tall in your chair and reach your left hand
behind your back, between your shoulder blades（肩胛骨），palm out. Then reach your
right hand up toward the ceiling, bend it down, and try to touch your left
hand.7______ Hold for 10 seconds. If not, grab onto your shirt and keep practicing.
Switch arms and repeat.
The wooden leg.
For lower-body strength: sit in your chair, extend one leg out straight in front
of you and hold
for two seconds. Then raise it up as high as you can, and hold it again for two seconds.
8_______
The magic carpet ride.
This works your core and arms. 9______ Then place your hands on the armrests,
suck in your gut（内脏）and raise yourself a few inches above the seat, using your
belly muscles and hands. Hold for 10 to 20 seconds. Rest for 30 seconds. Repeat
five times.
A.Repeat with each leg 15 times.
B.Invisible chair sit.
C.Desk push ups.
D.If you can reach it, great! 3 E.Sit in your chair, legs crossed and feet on the seat.
F.Return to upright posture.
G.Release and raise your arms toward the ceiling again.
Ⅱ.完形填空
It must have been after two o’clock in the morning when the last guest took
his leave. Though we had enjoyed their stay, my wife and I were quite 1 to shut
