Unit2 單元質(zhì)量評估（二）

1、單元質(zhì)量評估(二) 一、完形填空（共15小題；共22分） The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, the US. 1 station? A train for Santa Fe collided(相撞) a 2 at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please come here at once. With an ambulance(救護車), too. A man is badly wounded, said a(n) 3 voice of a young woman.

2、OK. Well come soon. Please stay there and wait, replied the policeman. Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 4 off. Soon they got to the crossing, but only to find everything was 5 . No collision, no wounded man. What a dirty 6 ! said the policeman angrily. We must find out that mischievous

3、(惡意的) 7 and. They had not been able to say anything about a 8 when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came 9 towards them, too. When it was passing the crossing, it suddenly 10 to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the

4、 people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away. When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was helped out of the damaged truck, he was badly wounded just as the young woman had foretold(預言) on the phone. As he was taken to hospital in time, he was 11 at last. La

5、ter the police did whatever they could to 12 the woman who had 13 them, but failed. It is really 14 that a prophecy(預言) should agree with the fact so 15 . 1.A. WeatherB. RailwayC. FireD. Police 2.A. busB. truckC. taxiD. train 3.A. sweetB. anxiousC. beautifulD. low 4.A. turnedB. tookC. startedD. walk

6、ed 5.A. badB. satisfiedC. pleasantD. fine 6.A. callB. lieC. trickD. plan 7.A. policemanB. boyC. womanD. driver 8.A. rewardB. praiseC. thanksD. punishment 9.A. turningB. runningC. startingD. passing10.A. continuedB. refusedC. beganD. stopped11.A. savedB. deadC. awakeD. alive12.A. findB. meetC. punish

7、D. thank13.A. laughedB. telephonedC. repeatedD. visited14.A. excitingB. surprisingC. pleasingD. interesting15.A. equallyB. trulyC. exactlyD. carefully二、補全短文（共10小題；共10分）閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空。 Around the year 1000 A.D., some people from Northwest India began to travel

8、westward. Nobody knows why. 16. they left their homes, they didnt settle down any more, but spent their lives 17. (move) from one to another. Their later generations were called the Romany people of Gypsies (吉普賽人). Therere Gypsies all over the world, many of 18. are still traveling with no fixed hom

9、es. There are about 8,000,000 of them, including 3,000,000 in the Eastern Europe. Gypsies sometimes have 19. hard time in foreign countries because they are different. People may be afraid of them, look down 20. them, or think that they are criminals(罪犯). The Nazis treated the Gypsies 21. (cruel), l

10、ike the Jews, and nobody knows how many of them 22. (die) in Hitlers death camps. Gypsies have 23. own language, Romany. They like music and dancing. Traveling is of great importance to them, and many Gypsies are unhappy when they have to stay in one place. Because of this, it is difficult 24. Gypsy

11、 children to go to school, so Gypsies are often unable to read and write. In some places, the educational authorities try to arrange special traveling schools for Gypsy children, so that they can get the same education 25. other children.三、閱讀理解（共20小題；共40分）A Paracutin was born in Mexico in February,

12、1943. At the end of one week Paracutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9,000 feet high. Today Paracutin is asleep. What is Paracutin? It was the first volcano(火山) in the world which was seen from its birth right up to the present day. On February 20, 1943, a peasant and his wife set out to wor

13、k in their corn fields from the Mexican village of Paracutin. They were surprised to find the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard noises deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field. In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were thrown high in the air. The

14、 peasants ran from the field and turned to watch. They saw the birth of a volcano. Large quantities of stone and lava(巖漿) broke out and a little hill began to form. By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot ashes(灰燼) were falling on the village. At night the strong light of the hot lava lit up

15、the countryside. The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leave their houses. When the village was destroyed, its name was given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City, far to the east. Many people came to watch the scene. The volcano grew and grew for ten years

16、and hundreds of square miles of forest were destroyed. Then Paracutin went to sleep.26. Paracutin was once the name of .A. a peasantB. a villageC. an old mountainD. a Mexican27. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Paracutin is not active now.B. Paracutin is the first volcano in the worl

17、d.C. Paracutin did not exist until the early 1940s.D. It took Paracutin 10 years to grow to its present size.28. What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?A. The little hill of stone.B. The villagers living close by.C. The forest and fields around Paracutin.D. The Mexican peasant and his w

18、ife.29. In this passage the writer is trying to .A. tell us an interesting happeningB. explain a scientific theoryC. make us believe somethingD. make up an interesting story30. What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage?A. New volcanoes may appear in places where people do not expect them t

19、o be.B. Volcanoes are always growing.C. Volcanoes are active from time to time.D. New volcanoes are active for only ten years.B Everyone has got two personalitiesthe one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You dont show your secret personality when youre awake because y

20、ou can control your behavior, but when youre asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in. If you go to sleep on your back, youre a very open person. You normally tr

21、ust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You dont like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. Youre quite shy and you arent very confident. If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive(不坦率的) person. You worry a lot and youre always easily upset

22、. Youre very stubborn(頑固的), but you arent very ambitious. Youre usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time. If you sleep curled up (卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so youre often defensive. Youre shy and y

23、ou dont normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. Youre easily hurt. If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. Youre usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don

24、t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.31. According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality .A. only in a normal nightB. only when you go to sleepC. only when you refuse to show yourself to the wordD. only when you change sleeping po

25、sition32. Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a persons personality?A. He or she is always open with others.B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others.C. He or she is always easily upset.D. He or she tends to believe in others.33. Point out which sentence is used to sho

26、w the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stomach?A. He or she is careful not to offend others.B. He or she doesnt want to stick to his or her opinion.C. He or she cant be successful in any business.D. He or she likes to bring others happiness.34. Which of the following may

27、 be the reason for you not to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up?A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.B. He or she is rarely ready to help you.C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out.D. He or she wouldnt like to get help from you.35. It appears that the

28、 writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because .A. he or she always shows sympathy for peopleB. he or she is confident, but not stubbornC. he or she has more strengths than weaknessesD. he or she often considers annoying peopleC Experts say eating a range of fruit and veg

29、etables is best, as part of a balanced diet, to protect against illness. Research suggests eating at least seven portions(一份) of fruit and vegetables a day is more effective at preventing disease than the governments current five-a-day recommendation. Is five a day enough? Yesbut people should eat a

30、t least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, the government says. The advice is based on World Health Organization guidelines, which are 25 years old. Experts say eating five portions a day is enough to get the protective benefits of fruit and vegetables although eating more may be additiona

31、lly beneficial. What counts as a portion? Fruit juice counts towards one portion of the recommended five portions per day. For an adult, a minimum of 400g of fruit and vegetables should be eaten every day, or five portions of 80g. The amount is different for children, based on activity levels and ag

32、e, but a rough guide is that one portion should fit in the palm(手掌) of their hand. Fruit and vegetables do not have to be eaten on their own and can be cooked in dishes such as soups and other meals. Experts suggest that only taking in enough nutrition can we be healthy. That is to say, we must eat

33、enough fruit and vegetables every day.36. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Fruit and vegetables are of benefit to us.B. How much fruit and vegetables we should eat to keep healthy.C. How much we should eat varies from adults and children.D. What counts as a portion of fruit and vegetables.37.

34、 What does the underlined word minimum in the sixth paragraph most probably mean?A. 最大量B. 最小量C. 限制量D. 規(guī)定量38. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Eating five portions a day is not enough to get the protective benefits of fruit and vegetables.B. Fruit and vegetables must be eate

35、n on their own.C. World Health Organization has a history of at least 25 years.D. Every person needs the same amount of fruit and vegetables,no matter who they are.39. What can we infer from the passage?A. Eating seven portions of fruit and vegetables daily is as beneficial to you as eating five por

36、tions.B. The more we eat, the healthier we will be.C. The amounts of fruit and vegetables we need vary from children to adults.D. If you eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day, you will keep your disease away forever.40. Where can we most probably find this passage?A. A science magazine.B.

37、 A travel journal.C. A daily newspaper.D. A textbook.D A first-grade student whose best friend is suffering from cancer decided that hours of playing and telling jokes was not enoughhe wanted to show his buddy just how he understood the tough time he was going through. Five-year-old Vincent Butterfi

38、eld decided the only way was to shave his head in support of his best friend Zac Gossage who lost his hair through chemotherapy(化療). Zac was diagnosed(診斷) last June with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (急性淋巴細胞白血病). He is being treated but still goes to Union Central Elementary in Missouri every daybeca

39、use thats where he gets to play with Vincent. When the little boy was asked why he shaved his hair off, he told KSDK: To make Zac feel like hes not the only one without any hair. Vincent has also been learning about cancer and raising money for his best friend after learning how expensive his chemot

40、herapy treatments are. He made more than 20 scarves and sold them, raising more than $200 to give to Zac. The little boys mom Karen Butterfield told KSDK, We had been making these scarves and he just kind of said it would be cool if we could make a whole bunch of these and sell them. When asked what

41、 friendship was, Vincent looked at his friend Zac and responded: Its a beautiful thing. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a fast-growing cancer of the white blood cells. The cancer, which attacks the blood and bone marrow (骨髓), is most common in children aged two to five years old and has optimistic s

42、urvival rates.41. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. What is acute lymphoblastic leukemia?B. A boy shaved his head in support of his best friend who suffered from cancer.C. How expensive the chemotherapy treatments are!D. A boy liked to sell scarves.42. The underlined wordbuddycould be replaced b

43、y .A. friendB. parentsC. teacherD. brother43. Whats the best way to support his friend in Vincent Butterfields opinion?A. Playing and telling jokes.B. Shaving his head.C. Learning about cancer.D. Raising money for his best friend.44. Vincent Butterfield did these things for his friend EXCEPT .A. lea

44、rning about cancerB. raising moneyC. making and selling scarvesD. diagnosing45. Which statement is Not True according to the passage?A. Survival rates of acute lymphoblastic leukemia are low in children aged two to five years old.B. Zac still goes to Union Central Elementary in Missouri every day du

45、ring the treatment.C. Chemotherapy treatments are expensive.D. Vincent thinks highly of their friendship.四、短文7選5(5選5等)（共5小題；共10分） It is said that there are about 40,000 different kinds of jobs in the world. 46. Finding a job is not the same as choosing a job. Many young people end up in a job which

46、they are not suitable for. 47. Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs which you might enjoy doing after school or university. First, it is important to realize what kind of person you are, which special qualities make you different from everyone else and what you are interested in. 48. If

47、 you like art and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can draw a horse that looks like a horse instead of a big dog, that is a skill. Then ask yourself this question: In the following three areasskills with people, skills with information and skills with thingswhich are your b

48、est skills? After examining your skills, the next step is research. To find out as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers. 49. Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! 50. A. It is your own life, so find something that you enj

49、oy doing.B. Choosing the right one itself is a difficult job.C. We must know what our ideal jobs are.D. There is a difference between an interest and a skill.E. Ask your friends about the work they do.F. Chance may play a more important part than decision.G. Your parents may also give you some usefu

50、l advice.五、短文改錯（共11小題；共35分）ADear Mayor, Im a resident of the city. I feel there are many problems existed in the trade of taxis in our city. First of all, there arent enough stops in the streets. And taxis often run very fast, which caused many traffic accidents. Additional, some taxi drivers refuse to pick some passengers without any reason. Another terrible thing is that deeply at night taxis waiting around entertainment places make too much noise. A friend o