1、第二单元检测(时间:90 分钟 满分:120 分)一、阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分)第一节(共 12 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 30 分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AIt is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs.In other words,they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education
2、dont.It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs.But this isnt accepted by all people.Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living.This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education.In fact,if educ
3、ation is just a way of making a living,people dont need to spend so much time in school.People can get education for a living in a short time.Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone.Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail,either.Here it is clear that edu
4、cation is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man.It is not only to teach him to speak,read and write,but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities.After that,it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy
5、 the achievements of human.Education is to make a man lead a better life.Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music,read good books,watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world.I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education,but certainl
6、y not the most important or the main reason.1People with little education usually . A.spend a long time in schoolB.have a good chance to get a jobC.spend the best years to choose jobsD.have fewer chances to get a good job答案 D解析 根据第一段中的“In other words,they have more chances to choose a good job while
7、 people with little or no education dont.”可知接受教育很少的人,获得好工作的机会很少。故选 D 项。2The earliest education was probably to . A.make a man lead a better lifeB.teach a man to write and thinkC.make people get a way of livingD.teach people to read good books答案 C解析 根据第二段中的“Some people may think that a person should
8、spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living.This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education.”可知最早的教育是为了让人们获得一种谋生的方式。3It is expected that educated people will be able to . A.accept education as a way of livingB.take an interest in the whole worldC.develop the
9、ir abilities to make playsD.learn subjects like language and math答案 B解析 根据第三段中的“Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music,read good books,watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world.”可知选 B 项。4The passage mainly tells us that . A.education should make a man improve
10、B.people can get education in a short timeC.people should be able to get better paid jobsD.all subjects are so important for a way of living答案 A解析 根据短文第三段描述,可知教育有助于一个人提高自身水平。故选 A 项。BTwo good friends,Sam and Jason,met with a car accident on their way home one snowy night.The next morning,Sam woke up
11、blind.His legs were broken.The doctor,Mr Lee,was standing by his bed,looking at him worriedly.When he saw Sam awake,he asked,“How are you feeling,Sam?” Sam smiled and said,“Not bad,Doctor.Thank you very much for doing the special operation.” Mr Lee was moved by Sam.When he was leaving,Sam said,“Plea
12、se dont tell Jason about it.” “Well .Well .OK,” Mr Lee replied.Months later when Jasons wounds healed,Sam was still very sick.He couldnt see or walk.He could do nothing but stay in his wheelchair all day long.At first,Jason stayed with him for a few days.But days later,Jason thought it boring to spe
13、nd time with a disabled man like Sam.So he went to see Sam less and less.He made new friends.From then on,he didnt go to visit Sam any more.Sam didnt have any family or friends except Jason.He felt very sad.Things went from bad to worse.Sam died a year later.When Jason came,Mr Lee gave him a letter
14、from Sam.In the letter Sam said,“Dear Jason,I am disabled.But I want you to be a healthy man.So I gave my eyes to you so that you can enjoy life as a healthy man.Now you have new friends.Im glad to see that you are as healthy and happy as usual.Im glad you live a happy life.You are always my best fr
15、iend .Sam.”When he finished reading the letter,Mr Lee said,“I have promised that I will keep this a secret until Sam is gone.Now you know it.” Jason stood there like a stone.Tears ran down his face.5The car accident happened . A.only to SamB.on a cold eveningC.the next morningD.on the way to work答案
16、B解析 根据第一段中的“met with a car accident on their way home one snowy night”可知这期交通事故发生在一个寒冷的冬季的晚上。6Sam thanked Mr Lee mainly because Mr Lee . A.saved his friend Jasons lifeB.was very kind and friendly to himC.came to see him early in the morningD.did the operation according to his wish答案 D解析 根据短文第一段中的“Tha
17、nk you very much for doing the special operation.”及倒数第二段内容,可知这个手术是按照萨姆的意愿做的,故选 D 项。7Which of the following is the correct order of events in the story?a.Jason made new friends.b.Sam gave his eyes to Jason.c.Sam and Jason met with a car accident.d.Jason felt bored when staying with Sam.e.Sam died and
18、 Jason knew the truth.A.c-b-d-a-e B.d-c-b-e-aC.d-a-c-b-e D.c-d-b-e-a答案 A解析 根据短文描述,可知他们是首先遇到了车祸,可知排除 B、C 两项,根据短文二、三段描述,可知詹森交新的朋友在先,萨姆之死在后,故选 A 项。8After we finish reading Sams letter,we can infer(推断)that . A.Sam caused the car accidentB.Sams operation was not successfulC.Jason was made blind in the ca
19、r accident D.Jason knew how Sam helped him before Sam died答案 C解析 根据短文倒数第二段描述,可知是萨姆把自己的眼睛给了詹森,可知詹森在车祸中致盲了。故选 C 项。CNew rules and behaviour standards for middle school students came out in March.Middle schools are going to use a new way to decide who the top students are.The best students wont only hav
20、e high marks.They will also be kids who dont dye their hair.The following are some of the new rules.Tell the truth.Have you ever copied someone elses work on an exam?Dont do it again!Thats not something an honest student should do.If you have played computer games for two hours in your room,dont tel
21、l your parents you have done homework.Do more at school.Good students love animals and care for other people.April is bird-loving month in China.Is your school doing anything to celebrate?You should join!In that way,you can learn more about animals and how to protect them.When more people work toget
22、her,it makes it more fun for everyone.Have you ever quarreled with your teammates when your basketball team lost?Only working together can make your team stronger.Be friendly to the people you are with.Try to think of others,not only yourself.Be open to new ideas.Have you ever thought that people co
23、uld live on the moon?Maybe youll discover Earthsome day.Dont look down on new ideas.Everyones ideas are important.You should welcome them,because new ideas make life better for everyone.Protect yourself.Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates?Dont let it happen to you.If you have to
24、 go home late,you should let your parents know.Use the Internet carefully.The Internet can be very useful for your studies.But some things on the Internet arent for kids,so try to look at web pages that are good for you.You can use the web for fun or homework.9The new school rules will help kids by
25、telling them . A.how they can study wellB.what they should do at schoolC.what is right and what is wrongD.how they can protect themselves答案 C解析 这篇文章讲述了学校新的行为规范,学生通过这些行为规范就可以知道什么事情可以做,什么事情不能做。故选 C 项。10According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true?A.Take care of yourself when you are out
26、.B.Tell the truth,even when you are wrong.C.Keep some animals to protect them.D.Use the Internet,but keep away from bad things.答案 C解析 通过文章可知,当你外出时,要学会保护自己;即使你错了,也要讲实话; 要保护动物,但是不是饲养他们;使用电脑的时候 ,要远离坏的信息。故选 C 项。11Good websites for children can . A.be a waste of timeB.help them with their studiesC.do hom
27、ework for themD.make life easier答案 B解析 根据文章中的“The Internet can be very useful for your studies.”可知,好的网站能够帮助孩子们的学习。故选 B 项。12The passage tells us how to . A.be top students B.do more at schoolC.care for others D.use the Internet答案 A解析 这篇文章提供了如何成为优等生的行为规范。故选 A 项。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
28、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。Love is a telephone which always keeps silent when you are longing for a call,but rings when you are not ready for it. 13 . Love is a telephone which is seldom program-controlled or directly dialed.You cannot get an immediate answer by a mere “hello”,let alone go deep int
29、o your lovers heart by one call.Usually it had to be relayed by an operator, 14 . 15 .When you are ready to die for love,you only find,to your disappointment,the line is already occupied by someone else,and you are greeted only by a busy line. Love is a telephone which is not always associated with
30、happiness. 16 . Love is a telephone which,when you use it for the first time,makes you so nervous and excited 17 . A.and you have to be patient in waitingB.so everything can be done in a secondC.that you will hate to make another callD.Love is a telephone which is always busyE.As a result,we often m
31、iss the sweetness from the other endF.that you either hold the receiver upside down or dial the wrong numberG.When you pick up a phone,you never know whether it brings sweetness or bitterness答案 1317 EADGF二、英语知识运用(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)Do you know one bird whose name is crow
32、?Here is a story about one of them.There was once a lazy crow,who thought it was too much trouble to 18 food.“Caw!Caw!” he said,“If someone brought me my food every day,Id be very 19 !” One day,he saw a(n) 20 pigeon flying by.“How happy and well-fed it looks,” the crow said to himself.So the crow 21
33、 the pigeon until they came to a 22 .There were some other 23 there too.Before long,an old man came along and brought them a large bag of food.When the man had gone,the crow flew over to the pigeons.“Caw!Caw!” said he.“Can I 24 you?” “No,you cant!” 25 the pigeons angrily.“We dont know you.” The crow
34、 went home feeling 26 .But he suddenly had a(n) 27 .“Ill paint my 28 grey,” he said,“and then the pigeons will 29 I am one of them.” After he finished the painting,he flew off to the park and was 30 by the pigeons.The crow was so hungry that he got very excited at the food.“Caw!Caw!Give lots to me!”
35、 he said loudly. 31 ,the pigeons found he was a crow.They flew after him and made him 32 . Sadly,the crow flew to his own forest.But when his old friends,the other crows,saw him,they asked him to 33 .They did not 34 him because of his grey-painted feathers.So the crow felt 35 than before.His own 36
36、did not want him, 37 the pigeons wouldnt let him into their group. “What looks easier isnt always so,” the crow said to himself.“I wish I had never painted my feathers grey!”18A.pick out B.look forC.put away D.hand in答案 B解析 由第一段中的“a lazy crow”和“If someone brought me my food every day”可以看出它认为寻找食物太困难而
37、不愿自己觅食。故选 B 项。19A.lovely B.healthyC.happy D.pretty答案 C解析 句意:如果有人每天给“ 我”送食物,“我”肯定非常“ 高兴 ”。20A.boring B.funnyC.old D.fat答案 D解析 由第二段中的“How happy and well-fed it looks”中的 well-fed(喂养得很好)可得出这只鸽子是丰满的。故选 D 项。21A.followed B.caughtC.protected D.taught答案 A解析 句意:于是乌鸦“ 跟着”鸽子来到了一个“公园”。22A.square B.forestC.park D
38、.house答案 C解析 在国外,鸽子一般都会成群结队地在公园出现,让游客或行人进行喂养,而且鸽子是不允许捕杀的。下文的“he flew off to the park”也是提示,故选 C 项。23A.men B.visitorsC.pigeons D.crows答案 C解析 句意:在那儿也有一些“ 鸽子”。24A.help B.joinC.see D.believe答案 B解析 乌鸦看到了那个人送的食物想“加入”鸽子群和它们一起分享食物。25A.explained B.advisedC.shouted D.continued答案 C解析 由下文的“angrily”可知鸽子向乌鸦生气地大声“喊
39、叫”。26A.lucky B.asleep C.tired D.sad 答案 D解析 由于鸽子群不让它加入乌鸦因而感到“悲伤”,第五段的开头的 Sadly 也有所暗示。27A.idea B.choiceC.change D.accident答案 A解析 句意:它突然有了一个“ 主意”。28A.head B.feathersC.feet D.legs答案 B解析 由最后一段最后一句“I wish I had never painted my feathers grey!”可知此处应选 B 项。29A.understand B.guessC.hope D.think 答案 D解析 乌鸦将羽毛涂成了
40、和鸽子羽毛一样的颜色,那么鸽子会“认为”乌鸦是同类。30A.welcomedB.discoveredC.noticed D.attacked答案 A解析 由第四段中的“The crow was so hungry that he got very excited at the food.”可以看出它被鸽子群接受了,故选 A 项。31A.Strangely B.FinallyC.Suddenly D.Interestingly答案 C解析 句意:“突然”, 鸽子们发现它是一只乌鸦。32A.wait B.stop C.cry D.leave答案 D解析 句意:它们追赶乌鸦,让它 “离开”。33A.
41、go away B.give upC.set off D.hurry up答案 A解析 句意:当它的同类看到它的时候也让他 “离开”。go away 和上文的 leave 同义。34A.miss B.likeC.know D.forget答案 C解析 由第五段中的“because of his grey-painted feathers”可知由于它的羽毛颜色没有恢复成原来的样子因而没被它的朋友认出来。故选 C 项。35A.colder B.worseC.busier D.stronger答案 B解析 句意:乌鸦感觉比以前还要 “糟糕”。36A.brothers B.friendsC.paren
42、ts D.sisters答案 B解析 根据上文的“But when his old friends,the other crows,saw him”可知此空选 B 项。37A.though B.butC.as D.and 答案 D解析 它的老朋友不要它,它也无法回到鸽子群里了,这应该是并列关系。故选 D 项。第二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Once there lived a rich man 38 wanted to do something for the people of his town.
43、But first he wanted 39 (find) out whether they deserved his help. In the centre of the main road into the town,he placed 40 very large stone.Then he 41 (hide)behind a tree and waited.Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man,but he did
44、not try to remove the stone.Instead,with some 42 (difficult) he passed around the stone and continued on his way.Another man came along and did the same thing;then another came,and another.All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 43 .Late in the afternoon a young man came along
45、.He saw the stone, 44 (say)to himself,“The night 45 (be)very dark.Some neighbours will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.” Then he began to move the stone.He pushed and pulled with all his 46 (strong)to move it.How great was his surprise at last! 47 the stone,he found a ba
46、g of money. 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 答案 38.who 39.to find 40.a 41.hid 42.difficulty 43.it 44.saying 45.will be 46.strength 47.Under三、短文改错(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线() 画掉。修改:在错的词
47、下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词 ;2.只允许修改 10 处,多者(从第 11 处起) 不计分。It is real a good chance to have all of you here.We have spent several precious weekend in learning in the English Club.Because we have been members for a short period of time,we have made great progresses.That is because we are a
48、ll very much active and the activities are not only enjoyable and also helpful.Besides,the foreign teachers here work hard and try his best to make the activities lively and interesting.I was very pleased to say that all of us greatly improved our spoken English so far.I am looking forward to see al
49、l of you again in the near future.答案 第一句:realreally第二句:weekendweekends第三句:BecauseThough/Although;progressesprogress第四句:去掉 much;第二个 andbut第五句:histheir第六句:wasam;us 后加 have第七句:seeseeing四、书面表达(满分 25 分)假设你是李华,曾在北京奥运会上担任过志愿者。你的笔友 Jackson 想当下一届奥运会的志愿者,但他不知道作为一名志愿者需要什么条件以及要做些什么。请你根据以下要点给Jackson 回信。1.志愿者必须热情,具有奉献精神。2.为来自世界各地的运动员及官员当向导。3.提供信息、翻译、急救以及运动场地的其他服务。4.帮助运动员们提东西。参考词汇:热情的 enthusiastic;运动场地 competition venues注意:1.词数 100 左右(信的开头和结尾已写好,不计入总词数)。2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。Dear Jackson,Its nice to hear from you. Y
