常州市第一中学高一英语单元练习 （UNIT 2 MODULE 1）.doc

1、 Unit 2I单项选择1. Dont be too hard _ the boy; he didnt mean _ it.A. at; doingB. on; doingC. for; to doD. on; to do2. I _the boy to save money but he wouldnt listen. A. hopedB. suggestedC. wantedD. made 3. His boss is going to be on vacation next week and the company will be left _him. A. in charge of B

2、. in the charge of C. taking charge ofD. taking the charge of4. How come you stepped into the lab with your shoes on? Youre _ to take them off before you entered it. I told you so! A. expectedB. forbiddenC. permittedD. supposed5. We can use a short-wave radio to VOA English programmesA. pick upB. pi

3、ck outC. take upD. join up6. What do you think the book _? A. is dealt withB. is done withC. deals withD. does with7. When I saw the happy _of children playing together there, I was full of joy and hopefor the future of our country.A. viewB. sceneC. sceneryD. sense8. Would you like to _ the cause of

4、 the fire?A. explain to usB. tell us whatC. talk us whyD. say us how9. Its a bad practice to _ children much money as a New Year gift. A. promiseB. allowC. permitD. admit10. Mike suggested _ to the Science Museum. A. us visitingB. to us a visitC. we wentD. Tom and me pay a visit11. I thought I was g

5、oing to fail the exam, but I succeeded _. A. first of allB. in allC. at allD. after all12. Heres my card. Lets keep in _. A. touchB. relationC. connectionD. friendship13. He looked though if he _ ill for a long time. A. was B. wereC. has beenD. had been14. They are not honest. They dont _ to know th

6、e truth.A. deserveB. wantC. expect D. desert15. He told me _ he would do with the waste materials the next week.A. all what B. all that C. what all D. that all16. The most interesting thing _ we should pay attention to is the first thing _ I have said.A. which; that B. that; which C. which; which D.

7、 that; that17. A recent study showed that the brains of people who are lying look very different from _ are telling the truth. A. those who B. them who C. who D. people18. I regret _that you are putting on weight, but youd better not risk _the weight-loss pills.A. to say, taking B. saying, takingC.

8、to say, to takeD. saying, to take 19. -These shoes are beautiful. -But they do not _ your dress.A. fitB. matchC. followD. suit 20. His wife is always finding _ with him, which makes him very angry.A. wrongB. faultC. problemD. mistake21. We are not _ to carry mobile phones to school.A. hopedB. agreed

9、C. supposedD. suggested22. The wrong you have done him is terrible, _ you should make an apology to him, I think.A. to whichB. for whichC. from that D. to what23. What does the underlined phrase in the following sentence mean? “Are you serious? Dont pull my leg.”A. joke with meB. be happy with meC.

10、be angry with meD. be afraid of me24. I dont like the way _ he speaks to his mother.A. whichB. in whichC. of D. to 25. Its a bad practice to _ children much money as a New Year gift.A. promiseB. allowC. permitD. admit26. I think youd better get _ going and none will be allowed to stay at home. A. th

11、ree of them B. three them C. the three of them D. some of them27. As a reward for my efforts, the manager insisted _ a raise though I have been in this company for only six months. A. to give meB. I be givenC. on my givingD. that I was given28. You dont think he can stay up late to watch the footbal

12、l match tonight, _? A. do youB. can heC. dont youD. cant he29. We are _ the monthly exam after National Day. A. about to takeB. takingC. to takeD. on the point of taking30. I need to buy something to drink, for all my water is _. A. lostB. missingC. has goneD. is goneII完形填空It was a cold winter day t

13、hat Sunday. The parking lot to the _31 was filling up quickly. I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were _32 _ among themselves as they walked in the church.As I got _33_ I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down _34_ he was asleep. His

14、hat was _35_ down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too _36_ for his feet, with holes all over them, his toes 37 out.I guessed this man was _38_ and asleep, so I walked on _39_ through the doors of the church.We all talked for a few minutes, and someone _40_ the

15、man lying outside. People whispered but no one took _41_ to ask him to come in, _42_ me.A few moments later church began. We all waited for the Preacher (牧师) to take his _43_ and to give us the Word, _44_ the doors to the church opened.In _45_ the man walking down the church with his head down.Peopl

16、e gasped and whispered and made _46_ .He made his way down the church and up onto the pulpit (讲坛) where he took off his hat and coat. My heart 47 .There stood our preacher he was the “homeless man”.The preacher took his Bible (圣经) and 48 it on his stand.“ _49 I dont think I have to tell you what I a

17、m preaching about today. If you 50 people by their appearance, you have no time to love them.”31.A. schoolB. lecture C. park D. church32.A. arguingB. whispering C. stating D. speaking33.A. closerB. clearer C. lower D. farther34.A. even thoughB. so that C. as if D. even if35.A. draggedB. pulled C. dr

18、opped D. pushed36.A. bigB. hadC. uglyD. small37.A. reachedB. wentC. stuckD. ran38.A. homelessB. helplessC. hopelessD. careless39.A. outB. byC. acrossD. from40.A. invitedB. mentionedC. tookD. called41.A. pleasureB. measureC. courageD. trouble42.A. exceptB. besidesC. withoutD. including43.A. turnB. pl

19、ace.C. timeD. seat44.A. whenB. beforeC. asD. after45.A. rushedB. hurriedC. cameD. entered46.A. decisionB. choicesC. facesD. jokes47.A. sankB. fellC. brokeD. failed48.A. threwB. setC. laidD. folded49.A. BrothersB. FolksC. SupportersD. Members50.A. judgeB. hateC. treatD. tesIII阅读理解 AMy teenage son Kar

20、l became withdrawn after his father died . As a single parent . I tried to do my best to talk to him . But the more I tried , the more he pulled away . When his report card arrived during his junior year , it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year

21、. At this rate he would never graduate . I sent him to the school adviser , and I even begged him . Nothing worked .One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help . “Please God ,I cant do anything more for my son . Im at the end of my rope . Im giving the whole thing

22、up to you .”I was at work when I got a phone call . A man introduced himself as the headmaster . “I want to talk to you about Karls absences .” Before he could say another word , I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger . “I love my

23、son but I just dont know what to do . Ive tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked . Its out of my hands . “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line . The headmaster seriously said , “Thank you for your time”, and hung up .Karls next report card sho

24、wed a marked improvement in his grades . Finally , he even made the honor roll .In his fourth year , I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl . I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around . On our way home , he said , “Mum, remember that call from the hea

25、dmaster last year ?” I nodded . “That was me . I thought Id play a joke but when I heard what you said , it really hit me how much I was hurting you . Thats when I knew I had to make you proud .”51By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and .Apreferred to st

26、ay alone at home Blost interest in his studies Crefused to talk to others Dbegan to dislike his mother 52There was silence on the other end of the line because .Athe speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother Bthe speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking Cthe speaker didnt want the

27、mother to recognize his voice Dthe speaker was unable to interrupt the mother 53The sentence “he even made the honor roll” means that “ ”.Ahe was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting Bhe was even on the list of students who made progress in grades Che was even on the list of

28、students who had turned themselves around Dhe was even on the list of the best students at school 54What is the main idea of this passage ?AChildren in single-parent families often have mental problems .BMothers love plays an important role in teenagers life .CBeing understood by parents is very imp

29、ortant to teenagers .DSchool education doesnt work without full support from parents . BBritain is a nation of gossipmongers(爱闲聊的人), with nearly 90 of us admitting we enjoy a good chinwag(聊天) with friends and colleagues.Research carried out by Quickbrew found 14 of people admitted they spent at leas

30、t two hours a day gossiping. Work was found to be the favourite topic of conversation (20), closely followed by current affairs (18) and relationships (17). Despite the medias interest in celebrities, only 6 of people questioned said they spent most of their time gossiping about the rich and famous.

31、 Other peoples lives appear to be a great source of fascination (17), while only 3 of us like talking about the weather. Nearly half of us prefers having a gossip face-to-face (48), rather than on the phone (36), by email (7), or via text message (6). And only 1 said they would put pen to paper to s

32、hare or find out gossip.The ICM survey of 1,004 adults across Britain also found an unsurprising gender gap when it comes to talking about relationships. Nearly a quarter of women (24) said it was a popular topic, compared with just one in 10 men. Regional differences also appeared, with one in five

33、 people in the southeast claiming they do not spend any time gossiping. The Welsh also appeared to be rather self-controlled, with 45 saying they only spend between 15 and 30 minutes a day chatting. In contrast, one in five people in the northeast said they enjoyed chattering for more than two hours

34、 a day.55. People questioned in the survey prefer _.A. having a conversation about their workB. sharing a gossip by e-mail C. talking about the weather D. chatting with their family in their spare time56. From this passage we can see that _. A. British people are very much interested in the lives of

35、 the rich and famous B. most of British men pay little attention to the relationships between people C. many British people prefer writing to each other D. British people seldom spend time talking about the media57. Which of the following is the best title for the above passage?A. Different topics a

36、mong peopleB. Britain is a nation of gossipsC. Regional differences in gossipingD. Different ways of gossiping CNew friends. Fresh lifestyle. Better career opportunities.Those are attractions of overseas study for young people in China. Start early, finish strong, some of them say.More than 300 univ

37、ersities from 27 countries and regions were represented at last weekends international education exposition (展览).The US has always been on the top destination list for Chinese students, with its high education standards and enough scholarship.Good news:Its easier to get a US student visa (签证) nowada

38、ys. Last year, the refusal rate was only 20 to 30 per cent, much lower than a few years before, according to US Embassy.Concerns: Therere a lot to prepare. The TOFEL, GRE. Its longer time to apply to US universities than schools in the UK or Australia.Useful link: www, usembassychina, org. cnEasier

39、access to visas and international environment are the UKs great attractions fox Chinese students.Good news: There many new scholarships this year, both from the government and universities, such as the Scotland International Scholarship.Concerns: Money. Money. Money. Its expensive to study in the UK

40、, with an average cost of 200,000 to 300,000 yuan a year.Useful link: www, educationuk, org. cnCanadas multicultural environment is good for students studies and careers.Good news: Students are allowed to take off- campus part-time jobs during their studies from last year. Itll help pay living expen

41、ses. Students can get two-year work permits after graduation.Concerns: Only a limited number of scholar- ships are available. They rarely cover the full cost of a study programme.Useful link: www. studycanada, caGood climate, high quality education, favour-able immigration (移民) policy: these make Au

42、stralia one of the most popular choices among Chinese students.Good news: A new E-visa policy ensure a quick application process ( four weeks com-pared with 12 weeks before )Concerns: Tuition fees (学费) have risen in past years. The total cost is about 200,000 yuan to attend a university located in b

43、ig cities like Sydney or Melbourne.Useful link:www. students, idp. comeTulips, windmills and wooden shoes: this was the image that once drew tourists. But Holland has more to offer.Good news: From 2005, Holland and China started recognizing each others education certificates. And from 2006, the gove

44、rnment provides 4 million euros for scholarships to Chinese students every year.Concerns: Not many Chinese know about Dutch education. Speaking Dutch sounds not easy.Useful link:www. nesobeijing, comItaly is getting a lot of attention this year in China, with the China-Italy Year. Its art, culture a

45、nd fashion appeal to many.Good news:China and Italy will recognize each others educational certificates soon. Its government-funded universities are tuition free to international students.Concerns :The language is a problem. Most classes are taught in Italy.Useful link: www, studyinitaly, cn58. If y

46、ou want to have more chances of getting scholarship to study in a foreign country, youd better choose _.A. Canada B. the UK C. the US D. Australia59. Many young people go to study in the US because _.A. it is not very difficult for them to get a student visaB. it is easier for them to pass the TOFEL

47、 or GREC. they dont spend much time applying to US universitiesD. they think they can receive good university education60. If you want to go on staying in the country after you finish studying there, you will choose _.A. the Netherlands or Australia B. Canada or AustraliaC. the US or the UK D. Canad

48、a or Italy61. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Students go to the Netherlands usually for its beautiful scenery.B. You can apply for your visa to study in Australia on the Internet.C. You may have trouble with language if you study in Italy.D. The UK is the country wit

49、h very high expenses.IV对话填词M: MikeJ: JaneM: Hi, Jane. Its nice to see you again. I h_ that you went to the US during the v_.J: Yes. I went to New York to a_ a summer course in English.M: Wow. You were lucky. How long did you stay there?J: About fifty days. I went there on July 5 and came back on A_

50、25.M: Where did you stay in New York?J: Oh, I lived an American family, the Smiths. They are very kind people. Shortly after I arrived, we became good friends. And, l_ in their house, I could speak English every day. B_, I didnt need to worry about my daily threemeals. They l_ after that.M: How nice

51、! And how about the course?J: The course was also very good. The teachers were nice. They taught us to listen, speak, read and write in English, but it was mostly speaking. O_ interesting thing I found was that the American classes are different form our classes here because they are very free. You can sit a_ you like in the classroom. And you are welcometo s_ your ideas with the class. I really liked this kind of class.M: How interesting! Maybe our teachers should try that.1. heard2. vacation3.attend4. Shortly5. living6. Besides7. after8. One9. anywhere10. welcome