高中英语学习材料
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Self-assessment (Unit2The Universal Language)
第一部分：
第一节： 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
1. — You are late. You have missed the most interesting part.
— Oh. ___________.
A. What a shame B. Sorry to hear that
C. That’s all right D. Nothing important
2. Tom owns____________ larger collection of_____________ books than any other student in our class.
A. the; 不填 B. a; 不填 C. a: the D .不填, the
3. In our childhood, we were often _____________by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.
A. reminded B. expected C. allowed D. hoped
4. Sensible people don't think it is ____________ to buy things which are not needed even at a low price.
A, worth B. worthy C. worthless D. worthwhile
5. I would be sitting in a comfortable office now if I ___________more energies to my study instead of being crazy about going online at college.
A. devoted B. would have devoted
C. were to devote D. had devoted
6. Mr. Hughes's agency is one of 980 community agencies ______________of the National Community Action Foundation (NCAF) in Washington. D.C.
A. under the help B. under the charge
C. under the umbrella D. under the aid
7. There was such long queue for coffee at the interval that we_____________ gave up.
A. purposefully B. eventually
C. generally D. unfortunately
8. The picture of the violence on the black boy stirred (触动)the public____________.
A. awareness B. conscience C. attention D. expectation
9. Oh, what a pity! It ___________ so easy for me to bring those photographs wanted to show you. But I've left them at home.
A. would have been B. would be C. had been D. was
10. Without electronic computers, much of today's advanced technology
A. will not have been achieved
B. have not been achieved
C. would not have been achieved
D. had not been achieved
11. His health _____________ under the pressure of work and he had to stay in hospital for a month.
A. broke up B. broke away C. broke out D. broke down
12. _____________ with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.
A. Faced B. Having faced C. To face D. Facing
13. ff only I_____________ to my parents' advice!
A. listening B. listen
C. am listening D. had listened
14. Now he is improving his English by_____________ of reading and listening to it a lot every day.
A. method B. approach C. way D. means
15. How I wish I ___________ to repair the recorder! I only made it worse.
A. had tried B. have tried C. hadn’t tried D. didn’t try
第二节. 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
On Friday December 17, 1903 at 10:35 am, the Wright brothers (Wilbur and Orville) achieved their dream. They flew “the world’s first power-driven, heavier-than-air machine in which man made free and controlled 16 .”
The dream started with an idea that was planted in their minds by a toy given to them by their father. In the 17 of the boys, “Late in the autumn of 1878, our father came into the house 18 evening with some object in his hands, and 19 we could see what it was, he threw it into the 20 . Instead of falling to the floor, as we 21 , it flew across the room till it 22 the ceiling, where it fluttered a while, and finally 23 to the floor." This 24 toy sparked(激起) their lifelong interest in human flight.
The Wright 25 were great thinkers. They enjoyed learning new things. 26 , they recycled broken parts. Their interest moved to bicycles and in 1893, they 27 the Wright Cycle Company where they sold and 28 bicycles. But Wilbur had his mind 29 on something more exciting. 'He 30 to ,seriously pursue(追求) flying.
The brothers spent many hours researching, testing their machines and making improvements after 31 attempts at human flight. What 32 as a hobby soon became a passion._____33___determination and patience they realized their dream in 1903.
The next time you hear or see an airplane or travel on one, remember 34 it all started. A simple 35 conceived(构想出) in the minds of two young men who did not finish high school.
16. A. voyage B. flight C. tour D. journey
17. A. minds B. hearts C. language D. words
18. A. an B. this C. one D. that
19. A. before B. until C. since D. as
20. A. sky B. air C. fire D. room
21. A. expected B. planned
C. arranged D. wanted
22. A. climbed B. arrived C. searched D. struck
23. A. turned B. went C. sank D. happened
24. A. simple B. free C. only D. clever
25. A. family B. brothers C. parents D. members
26. A. In fact B. What's more
C. As a result D. At first
27. A. united B. opened C. bought D. joined
28. A. recycled B. invented C. repaired D. sent
29. A. set B. left C. remain D. appear
30. A. threatened B. remembered
C. decided D. promised
31. A. famous B. secret C. unsuccessful D. Safe
32. A. dressed up B. started out
C. ended up D. turned out
33. A. From B. Despite C. Under D. With
34. A. What B. why C. who D. where
35. A. idea B. suggestion C. plan D. opinion
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
(A)
You may have heard the term “the American Dream”. In 1848, James W. Marshall found gold in California and people began having golden dreams.
That 19th century “American Dream" motivated(激发) the Gold Rush and gave California its nickname of the "Golden State".
The American Dream drove not only 1800s gold-rush prospectors but also waves of immigrants throughout that century and the next. People from Europe, and a large number of Chinese, arrived in the US in the 19th century hoping that in America they would find gold in the streets. But most. instead, worked as railroad laborers. They created the oldest Chinatown, in San Francisco, and gave the city a Chinese name "the old gold hill".
In the 20th century, some critics said that it was no longer possible to become prosperous through determination and hard work. Unfair education for students from poor families and racial discrimination almost made the American Dream a nightrnare.
Then, in the 1990s, California saw a new wave of dreamers in Silicon Valley. People poured their energy into the Internet. This new chapter of the American Dream attracted many business people and young talents from China and India to form start-ups and seek fortune in America.
Better pay, a nice house, and a rising standard of living will always be attractive. However, the new American Dream .is no longer just about money. It encourages Americans to consume wisely to protect the environment, improve the quality of life, and promote social justice.
The Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has become the model of the new American Dream. After years of hard work, he grew from a poor young man from Austria into a super movie star and then a governor. Many people hope his story can save the American Dream and give California a brighter future.
36. It can be inferred that_____________.
A. America' s golden dream could never be realized
B. America's golden dream had bought great fortune to Chinese immigrants
C. different times have different themes of the American dream
D. determination and hard work are the best way to realize the American dream
37. Why did most of the early immigrants work as railroad laborers?
A. Because they could earn more money as railroad laborers?
B. Because they had to make a living by working as railroad laborers.
C. Because they thought railroad was the first step to find gold.
D. Because railroad laborers were greatly honored at that time.
38 The underlined sentence “his story can save the American Dream” (in the last paragraph) indicates that_____________.
A. the dream of seeking fortunate in America is easy to realize
B. most of the immigrants to America don’t reach their previous goals
C. the success of Arnold Schwarzenegger is among the common examples of the immigrants
D. the immigrants have made great contributions to California
39. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Wave of Immigrants to America
B. Make Fortunes Abroad
C. Hard Work Leads to Success
D. Changes of America’s Golden Dream
(B)
Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead (领先). Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.
With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey O’Donnell. With shouts of "Kick it!” echoing (回响) across the playground. Mickey turned around “and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted(沸腾). O’Donnell had scored!
Then they were silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see. Mickey has Down syndrome (综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.
The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted. "I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won! “For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the .classic high-five salute and started shouting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey! “Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the shouting and congratulating him on his goal.
Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won; I smiled as I replied, "It was a tie. Everybody won."
40. What was the score of the soccer match?
A. Two to two, equal to both the teams.
B. Three to one in Mickey's team's favor.
C. Two to one in the opposite team's favor.
D. Everybody won because of Mickey’s goal.
41. The underlined word "hush" in paragraph 3 means
A. cheer B. cry C. laughter D. silence
42. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?
A. The result of the match would fail his son.
B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.
C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.
D His son would understand Mickey's wrong goal.
43. It can be inferred from the passage that __
A. both teams liked and respected Mickey
B. both teams were thankful to Mickey for his goal
C. Mickey didn't mind though his goal was wrong
D. Mickey was a warm person and hoped his team won
44. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is to__________.
A. tell a joke to make readers laugh
B. suggest we should not mind losing
C. show enjoying a game is more than winning a game
D. present his son’s fine qualities of understanding others
(C)
Language is a major problem for the European Union (EU). The agreement or treaty which created the organization that eventually became the EU, the Treaty of Rome, stated that each country’s language must be treated equally, The original six countries had only three languages between them: French, GERMAN AND Dutch/ Flemish. However, there are now fifteen countries in the EU, with a total of twelve languages. EU documents must be translated" into all these languages and at official meetings the speeches must be translated into all the languages by interpreters.
All this translating is very expensive and time consuming. It is said that nearly half of all employees of the EU are engaged in translating documents and speeches; and nearly half of the EU's administrative(管理方面的) costs are spent on this task. In the near future it is probable that several more countries, most of which have their own languages, will join the EU thus making the situation even worse.
The problem is not just cost; there are practical difficulties as well. With 12 languages, there are 132 possible "translation situations" that might be needed. It is often difficult to find people in the right place at the right time who can translate from (for example, Danish into Greek, or Dutch into Portuguese) at a high professional standard.
In practice the problem has been made less severe by the use of English in many contacts between EU officials, since almost all of them speak some English. However, any move to reduce the number of official languages (perhaps to four or five) would be a blow to the pride of the smaller countries. Another commonly suggested solution is to make English the official language for all EU business. However, this is strongly resisted by powerful member countries like France and Germany.
45. The organization that eventually became the EU__________.
A. was started by France and German
B. started with three countries
C. was set up by the Treaty of Rome
D. included 132 languages
46. What’s the main purpose of this passage?
A. To give a solution to a problem.
B. To find out a problem and show how severe it is.
C. To criticize the European Union for its inefficiency.
D. To show that the problem cannot be solved.
47.The writer mentions “Danish into Greek” as an example of______.
A. a situation that might be difficult to deal with
B. a situation that occurs often
C. one of the 12 situations that requires an interpreter
D. languages easily being interpreted
48. The writer suggests that if the number or official language was reduced______.
A. the EU would not know which official language to choose.
B. countries whose languages were not used officially would be unhappy.
C. only languages which are easy to translate would be used officially
D. the smaller member countries would be pleased
(D)
Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to deal with it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem--how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which uses not only body heat, but the heat- given off by such Objects as light bulbs (灯泡) and fridges as well. The system works so well that no commonly used fuel is needed to make the campus's six buildings comfortable.
Some parts of most modern buildings—theatres and offices as well as classrooms are more than amply (充分地) heated by people and lights and they sometimes must be air-conditioned even in winter. The technique of saving heat and sharing it out again in a different way is called "heat recovery" A few modern buildings recover heat, hut the University's system is the first to recover heat from some buildings and reuse it in others.
Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off. Male students send out more heat than female students and the larger the student is. the more heat he produces. It sounds rather reasonable to draw a conclusion that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a hard-working, over-weight male student who is very clever in the university.
49. The heat in the heating system of the Johnstown campus is supplied by_____________.
A. human bodies
B. human bodies arm electrical equipment
C. haman bodies and commonly used fuel
D. human bodies, electrical equipment and fuel
50. The technique of heat recovery is used to __________.
A. find out the source of heat
B. produce a special form of air conditioning
C. provide the heat for the hot water system
D. collect and reuse heat
51. _____________ would produce the least amount of heat.
A. A fat boy student who is clever and studies hard
B. A fat girl student who is both clever and hardworking
C. A thin girl student who is not clever and does not study hard
D. A thin boy student who is neither clever nor hard-working
52. A good title for this passage would be ____________.
A. A New Heat Recovery System in Pittsburgh University
B. Modern Building's Heat System
C. The Best Way to Save Fuel or Electricity
D. Recovery of Body’s Heat in the Pittsburgh University
（E）
How much paper do you use every year？ Probably you can’t answer that question quickly。 In 1900 the world‘s use of paper was about one kilogram for each person in a year. Now some countries use more than 200 kilograms of paper for each person in a year. The amount of paper a country uses shows how far advanced the country is, some people say. It is difficult to say whether this is true: different people mean different things by the word "advanced". But countries like the United States, England and Sweden certainly use more paper than other countries.
Paper, like many other things that we use today, as first made in China, in Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. The Egyptians wrote on papyrus (纸草) ;the Europeans used parchment (羊皮纸) for many hundreds of years. Parchment was very strong; it was made from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt some of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on parchment.
The Chinese first made paper about 2000 years ago. But Chinese paper was not made from wood. It was made from the hair-like parts of certain plants.
53. Which of the following statements is true?
A. No one knows how much paper each person uses every year.
B. Someone knows how much paper each person uses every year.
C. It is not easy to know how much paper each person uses every year.
D. Each person uses about one kilogram of gaper in a year.
54. "The more paper a country uses, the less advanced it is." The statement is ___________.
A. true
B. not true
C. half-true
D. difficult to say whether it is true
55. Parchment was used______________.
A. to keep important facts of European history
B. to make paper
C. to keep records of European history once
D. to learn history
第二部分：写作（共两节，满分25分）
第一节：补全对话.
M: Mrs. Turner, can you spare me a few minutes?
W: Sure. What seems to be the trouble?
M: I simply cannot fix my (56) a__________ these days.
W: Why? You are always a top student in our class.
M" I don't know how to put it to you. You know, I'm under a lot of pressure.
W: Pressure? Are you afraid that you won't be (57) a _______ to a famous university? I just can't imagine that you could (58) c_________ by pressure.
M: Not that. I'm afraid that I will fall (59) b________ they and they will laugh at me. All my mind is occupied with study these days, and I often have terrible dreams.
W: Oh, what you said (60) r_________ that you are very worried. I can understand your position. But try to relax yourself.
M: You mean I need some relaxation?
W: Yes, but more than that. A normal state of mind is also very important. Don't (61) c _________too much about the results.
M: But don't you always tell us that all is well that ends well?
W: Well, anyway, you should try to keep the (62) b ___________ between study and rest. And don't be too strict with yourself. You know too high (63) s __________ will do harm to you. You've already tried your best, so you should be satisfied with yourself.
M: OK. Thank you, Mrs. Turner. I'm much better now. I'll try my best to (64) c____________ study with rest.
W: Then, you'll have a better (65) e___________.
第二节：书面表达（满分15分）
假设你是图中的小孩，父母都是工程师，工作很忙 。请根据下图描绘的情况，用第一人称的手法，写一则日记（2006年11月12日，星期日，晴）。
注意：（1）日记格式要正确，主题要明确；
（2）可以增加细节，以使行文连贯；
（3）词数：100左右。
Keys：
1-5ABADD 6-10CBBAC 11-15DADDC
16-20BDCAB 21-25ADCAB 26-30DBCAC 31-35CBDDA
36-40CBBDA 41-45DBACC 46-50BABBD 51-55CACDC
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One possible version
November 12, 2006 Sunday
It’s Sunday today. My parents, who work very hard, went to work. So I was left alone this morning. The idea that I should do something for them occurred to me. So I wanted to give them a pleasant surprise by cooking the lunch for them. Although it was difficult for me to do it, I did my best to get everything ready before they came back. At 12:30, they returned, tired and hungry. Seeing the various dishes on the table, they were surprised and excited. They sang high praise for me. I felt very happy. In future I will do what I can to help my parents.
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