1、Unit 1 Breaking records 单元测试（人教版选修 9，重庆专用）第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节：单项填空(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1Guo Jingming is _ most successful writer in China today，claims _ New York Times.Aa；the Ba；a Cthe；the D/；/答案 C2Its late.I must be off now.OK._.AThank you BDont worryCIm s
2、orry for that DTake care答案 D3How do you think I should receive the reporter?_you feel about him，try to be polite.AHow BWhat CWhatever DHowever答案 D4If you let pressure benefit_upset you，much more can be accomplished than you thought possible.Amore than Brather thanCother than Dless than答案 B5We regret
3、_you that you are to be dismissed next week.Atelling Bto tell Cto be told Dtell答案 B6The first part of the task has been safely_.We can take a break.Aaccomplished BendedCclosed Dfulfilled答案 A7Mr.Wang with his children_on the running exercises every morning.Akeep BkeptCkeeps Dare keeping答案 C8Can I smo
4、ke here?Sorry.We dont allow_here.Apeople smoking Bpeople smokeCto smoke Dsmoking答案 D9Frank put the medicine in a top drawer to make sure it would not be _ to the kids.Aaccessible Brelative Cacceptable Dsensitive答案 A10_that they lost the game，tears came down Kates face.AOn hearing the newsBWhen heard
5、 the newsCThe moment she heard the newsDWhile hearing the news答案 C11_the Internet is of great help，I dont think its a good idea to spend too much time on it.AIf BWhile CBecause DAs答案 B12As for me，I prefer _ there _ go by bus.Awalking；to Bwalk；toCto walk；rather than Dwalking；more than答案 C13Nowadays，m
6、ore and more foreigners are_by Chinese traditional culture and begin to study Chinese.Apuzzled Bexcited Cfascinated Dinterested答案 C14After the heated discussion，everyone_that the safety of the country be improved，otherwise their lives would be endangered.Aurged Btold Cordered Dcommanded答案 A15How abo
7、ut eight oclock outside the cinema?That_me fine.Afits Bmeets Csatisfies Dsuits答案 D第二节：完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，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。James Cleveland Owens(19131980)was a great American athlete.In the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin，he achieved_16_fame by winning four go
8、ld medals：one each in the 100meter dash，the 200meter dash，the _17_，and for being part of the 4100meter relay team.Born in Alabama，Owens was often_18_with what his mother reportedly called“devils cold”Life was hard for the family.The family_19_to Ohio in 1921.There was little_20_in their life，but the
9、 move did enable young Owens to_21_public school，where a teacher who didnt understand his country_22_accidentally wrote down his name as“Jesse”instead of JC.Owens had to take different jobs in his_23_time.During the period，when he was in the fifth grade，the athletic supervisor asked him to go out fo
10、r_24_.From a _25_boy he developed into a strong runner.Throughout his life Owens believed that the success of his athletic career_26_from the _27_of Charles Riley， his juniorhigh track coach，who had picked him off the playground and put him on the track team.Since Owens worked in a shoerepair shop a
11、fter school，Riley_28_Owens to practice before school instead.Owens first came to national_29_when he was a student of East Technical High School in Cleveland，Ohio.He tied the world_30_of 9.4 seconds in the 100yard dash and longjumped 24 feet 9.5 inches at the 1933 National High School Championship i
12、n Chicago.In 1956 he organized the Junior Olympic Games for youngsters in Chicago，which was active in helping black_31_.With time progressing，his_32_grew worse.He died in 1980 after a lengthy_33_in a hospital.The highest honor，the Congressional Gold Medal，Owens_34_came in 1990.During the_35_，Preside
13、nt Bush called Owens“an Olympic hero and an American hero every day of his life.”【语篇解读】 本文属于人物传记，介绍美国著名田径运动员 James Cleveland Owens。他出生于美国南方一个贫穷的农民之家，是土著黑奴的后裔。在 1936 年的柏林奥运会上他一人独得 4 枚金牌，是奥运历史上最辉煌的田径明星之一。16A.traditional BnationalCinternational Dpractical解析 语意：Owens 在 1936 年柏林夏季奥运会上独得 4 枚金牌，从而赢得了国际声誉。t
14、raditional 传统的；national 全国的；international 国际的；practical 实际的，实践的。C 项符合语境。答案 C17A.long jump Bhigh jumpCboxing Dgymnastics解析 根据第五段中的“.in the 100yard dash and longjumped 24 feet 9.5 inches at the 1933 National High School Championship in Chicago”可知，Owens擅长短跑和跳远。故本题选 A。答案 A18A.naughty Bsick Cproud Ddeter
15、mined解析 根据下文信息“with what his mother reportedly calleddevils cold， ”可知 Owens 小时候经常生病。答案 B19A.joined Bmoved Carrived Dreached解析 由于家境贫困，Owens 一家从 Alabama 迁到 Ohio。join 加入(组织、团体)；arrive 到达，后面常和介词 in/at 搭配；reach 为及物动词。move to 迁移到某地。后文“but the move.”是暗示。答案 B20A.improvement BappearanceCachievement Darrangem
16、ent解析 根据后面的连词 but 可知，Owens 一家搬迁的目的是改善家境，但家境没有多大变化。improvement 提高，改善；appearance 外表；achievement 成绩；arrangement 安置。答案 A21A.apply Benter Cstart Dapproach解析 enter(public school)进入(公立学校学习)；apply 申请；start 开办；approach接近。此处是说 Owens 却有机会进入公立学校学习。答案 B22A.origin Baccent Csituation Dbackground解析 老师把 J.C.写成了“Jess
17、e”是由于没有听懂 Owens 的乡村口音。accent 口音。origin 起源；situation 形势，状况；background 背景。答案 B23A.golden Btough Cspare Dspecial解析 Owens 在业余时间(spare time)从事不同的工作。答案 C24A.track Bwork Cwalk Dtravel解析 由下文的“a strong runner”并结合所给选项可知，这里表达的意思是让他去跑步。故选 track。答案 A25A.smart Bcurious Cweak Dlively解析 根据 strong 以及第二段内容可知，这里应用 wea
18、k。他由一个虚弱的小男孩长成了强壮的跑步运动员。答案 C26A.dated Bresulted Cmade Dchose解析 result from 产生于，由引起；date from 追溯到。答案 B27A.competition BexplanationCadvantage Dencouragement解析 根据下文信息可知，Charles Riley 给予 Owens 很大的激励和帮助。答案 D28A.forced Ballowed Creminded Dpromised解析 此处的意思是：Charles Riley 允许 Owens 在放学前进行练习。allow sb to do st
19、h 允许某人做某事。promise sb to do(主语)许诺某人要去做某事；force sb to do sth 强迫某人去做某事；remind sb to do sth 提醒某人去做某事。答案 B29A.attraction Battention Cargument Ddiscussion解析 结合下文信息，Owens 平了世界记录自然在国内引起注意。attraction 吸引；attention 注意；argument 争论；discussion 讨论。答案 B30A.champion Bcrisis Crecord Dhistory解析 根据“9.4 seconds in the 1
20、00yard dash”，而且是 tie(成平局)容易判断出这里应用 record(记录)。答案 C31A.youth Belder Csociety Dadults解析 根据“for youngsters in Chicago”可知答案。答案 A32A.ambition Bidea Chealth Dwealth解析 根据“grew worse”和“He died in 1980”可知，Owens 的健康(health)状况恶化。答案 C33A.wait Bpause Cstay Dpatience解析 根据 in a hospital 可判断，Owens 长期住院治疗。答案 C34A.pr
21、aised Baccepted Creceived Dfounded解析 这里指 Owens 获得的最高奖姗姗来迟。receive 得到，接收；accept 收下；praise 表扬；found 成立，建立。答案 C35A.ceremony Bparade Ccelebration Dprogram解析 这里应该是举办了一个仪式。ceremony 仪式；parade 游行；celebration 庆祝；program 程序，节目。答案 A第二部分：阅读理解(共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 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。AFootball
22、 is，I believe，the most popular game in England：one has only to go to the important matches to see this.Rich and poor，young and old，one can see them all there，shouting for one side or the other.To a stranger，one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the gam
23、e which even the smallest boy seems to have.He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams.He will tell you who he expects will win such a match，and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age.Most schools in England take football seriouslymuch
24、more seriously than nearly all European schools，where lessons are all very important and games are left for the children themselves.In England it is believed that education is not only a matter filling a boys mind with facts in the classroom：education also means the training of character；and one of
25、the best ways of training character is by means of games，especially team games；where a boy or girl has to learn to work with others for his or her team，instead of working for oneself alone.The school therefore plans games and matches for its students.Football is a good team game.It is good both for
26、the body and the mind.Thats why it is every schools game in England.36In Passage 1， “this” probably means_.Apeople often go to football gamesBpeople，rich and poor，young and old，play footballCfootball is the most popular game in EnglandDpeople usually shout at each other in a football match解析 词义猜测题。文
27、中的 this 指代上文第一句话。答案 C37In England school boys seem_about football games.Anot to know much Bto know a great dealCknow little Dknow nothing解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话可以找到答案。答案 B38In England，a boys opinion of a match is often_.Athree or four times better than that of adultsBmore than that of adultsCas good as t
28、hat of adultsDworth considering three or four times that adults解析 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句话可以找到答案。答案 C39In almost all European schools，lessons are_.Aleft for the children themselvesBwhat the children like bestCas important as football gamesDconsidered the most important解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知答案。答案 DBPaula Radcliff
29、e，chasing a third London marathon title，says she has become a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Games.Radcliffe，who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000 m last August，said， “Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care less about criticism.”“I
30、n the past I wanted to please everyone，but I am going to listen even more to the people around me.”She did not care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McColgan，who felt Radcliffe should have rested and let her body recover after her failure in Athens.“Liz is someone I look up to but she has
31、not spoken to me since last year and if she really cared for me，I am sure she would have contacted me.”Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.“In New York I was not in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the race.”Radcliffe insisted her only goa
32、l in Sundays race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.However，Radcliffe has not ruled out in the future chasing herfinalworld record time and questioned saying that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or five worldclass times.“I do not thin
33、k thatalthough I_cannot_put_a_number_on_it.”said Radcliffe.“That changes from person to person.”Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance at some point in the future.Following a successful threemonth training period in the United States，the 31yearold will chase a third tit
34、le on Sunday after her first victory in 2002 and again 12 months later.Radcliffe clocked a time of 2：18：56 in her first 42.2kilometre race three years ago.Afterwards she set a“mixed course”mark of 2：17：18 five months later in Chicago before lowering that to a time of 2：15：25 in the 2003 London event
35、.40Radcliffes failure in Athens made her_.Adevelop respect for LizBlove people around her moreCrest for five monthsDface criticism calmly解析 细节理解题。由 it made me care less about criticism 可知。答案 D41Which of the followings is TRUE according to the passage?ARadcliffe broke the world record in New York Cit
36、y Marathon.BRadcliffe did not fully recover before the New York City marathon.CRadcliffe won her first marathon title in the New York City marathon.DRadcliffe had a 3month training before the New York City marathon.解析 细节理解题。由 I wasnt in my best state 可知。A、C 两项文章并没有提到，D 项应是在 London marathon 之前。答案 B42
37、By saying“I can not put a number on it.”Radcliffe means she is NOT sure_.Aif she has the ability to set a new world recordBif she can win another race though she has won many timesChow many times a marathon runner can set the world recordDif she has the ability to produce four or five worldclass tim
38、es解析 推理判断题。由上文提到的 world record time 可知，数目指的是次数。答案 CCHeading off to college this year？Here are some fashion tips from our experts you should keep in mind：Dress to impress：Stylist and business consultant Daniela Smith says， “Girls should keep in mind that your college professors will often be the brid
39、ge that connects you to your future career and your classmates will become your professional network.You dont need to dress like youre going to the office，but you should display an ability to properly present yourself with appropriate maturity and confidence，and look puttogether.”Logo mania(品牌狂热症)：W
40、earing the logos of brands aimed at younger customers physically identifies you as part of that age group，so consider the targeted age group of the stores you shop at.Its tempting to load up on logos，especially wellknown logos that signify highend brands.But consider this：college is a time of selfdi
41、scovery，a chance to develop your own personal style.Instead of wearing logos head to toe， “walking advertisement”style，why not express who you really are?Wear real pants：The combination of leggings and baggy shirts is all too common on college campuses.Smith points out that leggings，yoga pants，and s
42、weatpants are entirely unacceptable in public unless youre exercising.Although leggings worn as pants are a common trend among high school and college girls，they are not an appropriate choice for daywear.As a young woman，your style choice should begin to reflect your maturity level.So，get rid of leg
43、gings and wear real pants!Keep the cute factor to a minimum：Stay away from sweaters and Tshirts with smiling animals，cartoon characters，or Hello kitty on them.Sure，kittens might be cute，but theyre not doing you any favors in the style department.Dressing too cutesy can take years off your look，and n
44、ot necessarily in a good way!【语篇解读】 这是一篇说明文。大学生怎么穿着才算得体，就这个方面专家提出了一些建议43The second paragraph indicates the importance of_.Aimpressing professorsBgetting on well with classmatesCcreating a professional imageDdressing appropriately解析 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句话可知，D 项正确，本段主要强调穿着要得体。答案 D44The author believes that college girls should_.Achoose a logo that suits their ageBtry to load up on wellknown logosCuse logos to show who they are
