1、高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ 单元测试题 2 第 二部 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） 阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的四个选项 （A 、B 、C 和 D ） 中， 选出最佳选项。 A While in college, Tim started to look for easy ways to make money. One of the opportunities he saw was gambling ( 赌博). He started learning abou
2、t all forms of the next year he lost all of that money. It was at this point that Tim realized that he needed to stop gambling and focus on learning about finance. One day, he was talking to one of his friends about creating a business, and his friend turned him onto Quick Sprout. So he started read
3、ing every blog post on Quick Sprout in the hope that he could learn about how to become a successful businessman and meet some people through Quick Sprout that he could partner up with. A year ago Tim read a blog post on Quick Sprout about another businessman by the name of Timothy Sykes. Tim visite
4、d T and learned about his Millionaire Challenge program that taught people how to buy and sell penny stocks ( 低价股票). Tim thought it would be worth giving a try. Tim spent the next few months learning from Timothy Sykes on how to trade stocks. After he felt that he had learned enough, he wanted to st
5、art trading. Within the first 6 months of using what he learned in the Millionaire Challenge program, he made over $40,000. At one point he even made $11,000 in 15 minutes. Over the next 12 months Tim is on track to make even more money. So far things are looking good and he is already ahead of sche
6、dule. The Millionaire 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ Challenge program has worked out so well for him and he is now starting to enjoy the finer things of life. 21. Tim decide to learn about finance when _. A. he first entered the college B. he was lucky enough to earn $9,000 C. he learned about
7、 all forms of gambling D. he lost all the money he got from gambling 22. By visiting T, Tim _. A. found a business opportunity B. knew how Quick Sprout developed C. posted a blog he wrote on the website D. set up the Millionaire Challenge program 23. How did Tim come to know Timothy Sykes? B. By tra
8、ding stocks with Timothy. C. By being introduced by friends. D. By visiting a website by chance. 24. The last two paragraphs show Tim _. A. has stopped learning from Timothy B. has taken charge of the program C. benefits from the stock market D. has become a millionaire B Were going to help her do i
9、t 耕种小 块农田者 supply. But they could do much more. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, the average farm 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ produces only 1.3 tonnes of maize ( 玉米) per hectare ( 公顷). In North America, a farm produces 7 times as much. What Beth needs is the technology and skills that can help her
10、 get more from her land. anies, Syngenta helps farmers across the world to raise harvests while saving water and soil. This is part of what we call The Good Growth Plan. The Good Growth Plan We promise to help farmers get through four major challenges by the year 2020. 1. Increase using more land or
11、 water. 2. Increase the biodiversity ( 生物多样性) of 5 million hectares of farmland. 3. Reach 20 million smallholders and help them increase productivity by 50%. 4. Train 20 million farm workers on labor safety, especially in developing countries. See how we do As part of The Good Growth Plan we are rea
12、dy to work with growers, governments and all who share our goals. We will report our progress on our website. You can find out more about The Good Growth Plan and the progress we are making at . 25. What does the underline A. Travelling around North America. B. Working together with other farmers. C
13、. Having a better harvest from the farmland. 26. What will Syngenta probably supply to Beth Wangari? A. More labor. B. Lots of maize. C. Technology and skills. 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ D. Enough land and water. 27. The main purpose of the text is to introduce _. A. The Good Growth Plan B.
14、 a Kenyan farmer called Beth C. the development of Syngenta D. the agricultural productivity of Kenya C Reach for the stars at the Euro Space Center. Find out everything you need to know about space from the origins of the universe ( 宇宙) to the future space exploration plans. Light, sound and specia
15、l effects help to bring your space journey to life. Throughout your tour, our specially trained guides will answer your questions and provide you with any information you require. Begin your tour with our exhibition about the planets, then move on to the Space Laboratory and see some of the experime
16、nts carried out in space. Visit our international space station, where you can climb into our full-scale Space Shuttle model and experience life on board as an astronaut ( 宇航员). You will know all about space by now and to help you further, our Space Center astronaut will tell you about how young peo
17、ple train as astronauts in our own training school. Finally, you can watch our amazing Space Show in our IMAX cinema, which will help you understand everything you have learned during your visit better. Outside we have an outdoor exhibition including a giant solar system, full-size much of this is u
18、nder cover. 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ After that, why not visit our restaurant Resto Space for food and drink on a space theme ( 主题 take home. The Euro Space Center is open every day during school holidays, and also during other times except Mondays. Opening times are 10:00-5:00. For entra
19、nce fees, call our booking service on + 32-61-650133. Or you can email us for up-to-date entry information at infoeurospacecenter.be. 28. Anyone who goes to the Euro Space Center will _. A. visit there for free B. become a true astronaut C. feel as if he was in space D. do any space experiments he w
20、ants 29. In the Space Shuttle, visitors can _. A. enjoy food and drink B. watch an amazing space show C. learn about space experiments D. know how astronauts live in space 30. On schoolday Mondays, the Euro Space Center _. A. will be open all day long B. will be open only for 5 hours C. will be clos
21、ed for the whole day D. will have a space show in the IMAX cinema A. Learn to be an astronaut B. Welcome to Space Shop C. Come and take a space walk D. Show your talent for science D 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ 经济) is transport. That is the key finding of a major new report which interviewed
22、 more than 120 county firms. The results show 76 percent of the company owners and directors believe traffic jams and the quality of transport are affecting their business. More than 30 percent say this is costing them dearly in the form of extra fuel costs, while some say the situation of being stu
23、ck in jams on key roads such as the A34 and A40 every day is making it harder to employ workers. But lack ( 缺乏) of safer cycling plans is encouraging 72 percent of people to continue to go to work by car. The report has led the government to try to work out a solution to the situation Nicola Blackwo
24、od, an official of Oxfordshire, recently brought transport minister Stephen Hammond to the county and said he became stuck in a traffic jam on the A34. As a result, he has promised that he will aim to look at entire roads, rather than individual projects such as improving junctions ( 交叉路口). growth,
25、we need to solve the problems that not only affect the new companies but also the growth of existing local businesses. What I want to see most of all is the quick produc John Cardy, co-founder of Garden Games, said he had considered moving his business from a farm in Garford to Witney but traffic fe
26、ars had made him reconsider. red to use the A40 which is 32. According to the report, _. A. the A34 and A40 are the most crowded roads 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ B. companies spend more on fuel than before C. more and more workers are losing their jobs D. there is a serious shortage of fuel
27、 33. What do we know about the report mentioned in the text? A. It aims to develop safer cycling plans. B. It focuses on the unemployment problem. 34. Accordin A. To solve the problem of heavy traffic. B. To limit the growth of new businesses. C. To invite the transport minister to Oxfordshire. 35.
28、John Card A. transport is holding back business growth B. business growth leads to traffic jams D. his employees are always caught in traffic jams on the A40 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。 选项中有 两项为多余选项。 No matter what Gary did, it was never enough to please his fath
29、er. 36 When that she might be different than he thought. 37 He tried to talk him out of it, explaining the advantages of being close to moving to get away from you! 38 er wanted was to make you better and help you to be successful and avoid 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ risks. 39 Sometimes I n
30、eed praise more than a push and approval ( 赞同) more than advice. 40 the endless pursuit ( 追求) of better, but the cost may be too high. B. I can understand you. C. Always trying to make me better just makes me feel worse. 第 三部 分： 语言知 识运 用 （ 共两 节，满 分 45 分） 第 一节 ：完形 填空 （共 20 小 题； 每小题 1.5 分 ，满分 30 分） 阅读
31、下面短文，从短文后各 题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D ）中，选出可 以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Last August, I flew to Columbia, Missouri to continue my education at the University of Missouri. At first I thought I was brave to deal with any 41 in a foreign country. 42 during my first semester here, I always felt so 43 . Being silent was my 4
32、4 to interact ( 互动) with Americans. Although I wanted to make 45 , I 接近 understand my English and I 46 to be careful not to make anyone angry. Therefore, I always 47 others to talk to me. In fact, I found that a lot of American students are 48 know how to interact with international students, so they choose not to be 49 . 高考资源网 （ ） 您身 边的高考专家 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！ Obviously, two passive persons 50 have a chance to communicate with each other.
