新课程高二下学期英语UNIT 13 AIBERT EINSTEIN.doc

1、高中学生学科素质训练新课程高二下学期英语Unit 13 Aibert Einstein、单项选择（每小题1分，满分20分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案.1. _ he told me last night was really a great surprise to me.A. ThatB. WhatC. WhetherD. When2. _ more countries can use natural energy in future remains to be seen.A. ThatB. WhatC. WhetherD. If3. _ fuels like

2、coal and oil cause a lot of pollution is certain.A. ThatB. WhatC. WhetherD. If4. This is _ Asia and Africa meet.A. thatB. the placeC. whereD. what5. The trouble is _ we are short of hands.A. thatB. whatC. howD. why6. We mustnt keep him _ outside in such cold weather.A. waitB. to waitC. waitingD. wai

3、ts7. It is too late to go to the cinema: _, its raining.A. althoughB. besidesC. exceptD. however8. Dont _ your own idea. It doesnt seem reasonable.A. changeB. stick toC. take hold ofD. give up9. We will stop here today and _ the work tomorrow.A. go on withB. go onC. go on toD. go on doing 10. By the

4、 time he _ the railway station, the train _.A. got to , leftB. reached, had leftC. arrived at, has leftD. comes to, had gone 11. Alexander Bell invented _ telephone.A. aB. theC. /D. certain 12. When he was young, Edison _ losts of questions.A. was used to askB. was used to askingC. used to askD. use

5、d to asking 13. Did Switzerland _ in the First World War?A. belong to sidesB. leave sidesC. take sidesD. move sides 14. The problem was so difficult that I couldnt _.A. work outB. work it outC. work onD. work it on 15. My grandparents are _ to live quietly in the countryside.A. fondB. helpfulC. like

6、D. content 16. Is this the only way _ the Capital airport?A. leads toB. which lead toC. leading toD. led to 17. He was very pleased _ the Nobel Prize _ Physics.A. to be won, ofB. to have won, forC. to win, atD. having won, on 18. What he said at the meeting proved _.A. to be trulyB. being trueC. tru

7、eD. real 19. He first worked _ a worker in the university, and five years later he got _ degrees.A. as, a doctorsB. for, doctorsC. as if, the doctorD. with, doctors 20. Are you content _ what I have done?A. byB. atC. forD. with、完形填空（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Drawing a picture is th

8、e simplest way of putting an idea down on paper. That is 1 men first began to write, six thousand years ago or 2 . The alphabet we now use 3 down to us over a long period of time. It was 4 from the picture-writing of ancient Egypt.Picturewriting was useful in many 5 . It could be used to express ide

9、as as well as 6 . For example, a drawing of a 7 meant the object “man”. 8 a drawing of a man 9 on the ground with a spear in him meant 10 .Besides the Egyptians, the Chinese 11 the American Indians also developed ways 12 writing in pictures. But only 13 much could be said 14 . Thousands of pictures

10、would have been needed 15 express all the ideas that people might have. It would have 16 many thousands more to express all the objects 17 to men. No one could 18 so many pictures in a lifetime. 19 could anyone learn the meaning of all 20 drawings in a lifetime. 1. A. whenB. becauseC. whereD. how 2.

11、 A. overB. moreC. elseD. later 3. A. wentB. showedC. appearedD. came 4. A. developedB. discoveredC. increasedD. grown 5. A. sidesB. coloursC. waysD. meanings 6. A. storiesB. animalsC. objectsD. subjects 7. A. creatureB. beingC. womanD. man 8. A. ButB. ForC. BesidesD. Because 9. A. liesB. lyingC. lay

12、ingD. lain 10. A. “die”B. “death”C. “sleep”D. “down” 11. A. and B. withC. helpedD. followed 12. A. toB. aboutC. onD. of 13. A. notB. veryC. soD. too 14. A. as followsB. this wayC. that muchD. at least 15. A. toB. forC. possiblyD. actually 16. A. drawnB. shownC. doneD. taken 17. A. knownB. withC. cal

13、ledD. in 18. A. writeB. drawC. watchD. take 19. A. EitherB. SoC. NorD. Also 20. A. manyB. someC. thatD. such、阅读理解（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中选出最佳答案。ASwitzerland is a small country in central Europe. The total land area of this tiny country is only 15, 941 square miles (41, 288km2). The est

14、imated population of this European nation in 1984 was 6, 392, 000.Because this nation is so small, you might think that there is only one national language. However, you would be incorrect because there are three official languages. They are German, French, and Italian. As a result, Switzerland has

15、three official names: Schweiz (in German), Suisse (in French), and Svizzera (in Italian). All national laws are published in these languages.The three official languages plus Romansch are the four national languages spoken in Switzerland. If you look on Swiss coins or postage stamps, you will not fi

16、nd the name for this country in any of the national languages. Instead, you will find the word Helvetia, the Latin name for this country.1. A good title for this selection is _.A. Languages Spoken in SwitzerlandB. Postage Stamps of SwitzerlandC. Switzerland: A Cold Country of SnowD. National Laws of

17、 Switzerland2. The word tiny in line 2 means _.A. totalB. nationalC. smallD. European3. Italian is _.A. an official languageB. a national languageC. a German languageD. both A and B4. Many people in Switzerland speak German, but probably only a very few speak _.A. FrenchB. HelvetiaC. GermanD. Romans

18、ch5. On Swiss coins, you will find the name _.A. RomanschB. HelvetiaC. SwitzerlandD. SchweizBThomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents(专利) on inventions than another American. When he died in 1931, Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him.One suggestion was that the nation

19、 observe a minute or two of total blackout. All electric power would be shut off in homes, streets, and factories.Perhaps this suggested plan made Americans realize fully what Edison and his invention meant to them. Electric power was too important to the country. Shutting it off for even a short ti

20、me would have led to complete confusion. A blackout was out of the question.On the day of Edisons funeral, many people silently dimmed their lights. In this way they honored the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his country peoples fingertips.6. People d

21、ecided to honor Edison when _.A. he made the first electric lightB. electric power was 100 years oldC. the country realized electricitys importance D. he died in 19317. The suggested plan was to _.A. turn off the lights in factories and schoolsB. observe a few minutes of total silenceC. dim all elec

22、tric lightsD. shut off all electricity for a short time8. Americans fully realized what Edisons inventions meant when they _. A. heard of his deathB. heard of the plan to honor him C. first used electric powerD. tried to carry out the plan9. The plan was never carried out because _.A. not everyone w

23、anted to honor EdisonB. it was too difficultC. electric power was too important to the countryD. it honored only one of Edisons inventions 10. This passage was probably written to _.A. tell about Edisons inventionsB. explain electricityC. prove that people wished to honor EdisonD. show what a great

24、man Edison wasCThere is a story about how Albert Einstein was travelling to universities, giving lectures on his famous theory of relativity(相对论). One day while on their way to a university, the driver said :“Dr. Einstein, Ive heard that lecture more than 30 times. I have learned it by heart and bet

25、(打赌)I could give it myself.”“Well, Ill give you the chance, ” said Einstein, “they dont know me at the next school. so when we get there, Ill put on your cap and you introduce yourself as me and give the lecture.”The driver gave Einsteins lecture so wonderfully that he didnt make any mistakes. When

26、he finished, he started to leave, but one of the professors stopped him and asked him a question which was very difficult. The driver thought fast. “The answer to that question is so simple,” he said, “Im surprised you have to ask me, in fact, to show you just how simple it is, Im going to ask my dr

27、iver to come up here and answer your question.” 11. The driver asked Albert Einstien to give him a chance to give lectures because _.A. he thought the theory of relativity simpleB. he didnt understand the theory of relativity at allC. he had heard the lecture so many times that he could recite itD.

28、he wanted to show how well he understood the theory of relativity12. _ And he let driver have a try.A. Albert Einstein was a very kind man.B. Albert Einstein knew it was impossible for the driver to give the lecture.C. Albert Einstein knew the driver was able to give the lecture.D. Albert Einstein w

29、anted to make fun of the driver.13. The professor _, so he asked him the question.A. regarded the driver as EinsteinB. knew the driver wasnt Einstein himselfC. wanted to test Einsteins knowledgeD. wanted to know if the driver was Einstein himself14. The driver thought that the professors question wa

30、s _.A. too easy for him to answerB. too difficult for him to answerC. simple enough for Einstein to answerD. so difficult that Einstein couldnt answer it either15. What do you think of the driver?A. He was a foolish man.B. He was as clever as Einstein.C. He was bright enough to master the theory of

31、relativity.D. He was such a clever man that he fooled the professor and other people.、根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母或汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式（每小题1分，满分10分）1. They made a new d_ in science.2. He loves p_ and hates wars.3. Shes going to take a summer _(课程) this summer vacation.4. We must learn modern science and t_.5. We m

32、ust learn the a_ experiences from other foreign countries.6. The boy is often p_ for helping the old.7. CCP stands for the Chinese C_ Party.8. _ (教授) Smith will give us a lecture on science.9. His grandmother didnt have much e_(教育) when she was young, so she went to a night school. 10. The computer

33、is out of order. He is busy working out some _(技术的) problems.、短文改错（满分10分）Tom usually slept well in his bed. But at one 1. _night, he looked out the shinning moon and got2. _out of his bed and left the house very quiet.3. _Tom walked and walked outside. at last he was too4. _tired that he wanted to g

34、o home, and he forgot 5. _where his house was. So he began to cry. Just then6. _a car came down the road and stopped besides him.7. _Do you know who were in car? His father and8. _mother! Tom was very glad to see her. And he9. _said to them, “He will never go out at night again”. 10. _、书面表达（10分）根据下表

35、以A Simple Man of Great Achievement为题写一篇介绍爱因斯坦的短文。姓名爱因斯坦出生年月1879.3.14出生地德国学历14岁前自学数学，17岁开始在瑞士学习，1905年获博士学位工作简历19051915进行使他在物理学方面获得新发现的研究工作；1921年获诺贝尔奖，此外，还为人权和人类进步而工作性格业余爱好喜欢音乐，生活简朴，对金钱和名誉不感兴趣注：不要逐字翻译；字数100左右；标题已给，不计入总数。A Simple Man of Great Achievement Unit 13 .1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.

36、B 11.B 12.C13.C 14.B 15.D 16.C 17.B 18.C 19.A 20.D.1.D 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.B 11.A 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.A 16.D 17.A 18.B 19.C 20.D.1.A 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.B 6.D 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.C 11.C 12.D 13.A 14.B 15.D.1. discovery 2. peace 3. course 4. technology 5. advanced 6. praised 7. Communist 8. Profess

37、or 9. education 10. technical.1.去掉at 2. 在out后加at 3. quietquietly 4. tooto 5. and but 6. V 7. besidesbeside 8. in后加the 9. herthem 10. HeI.A Simple Man of Great AchievementAlbert Einstein was born in Germany on Marth 14, 1879, By 14 years old, he had learned advanced maths all by himself. Later, he st

38、udied in Switzerland in 1905, he received a doctors degree and began his research and studies which led to a new discovery. In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize for Physics.Besides his work in physics, he also worked hard for human rights and progress. All through his life, he led a simple life. He was fond of music but cared little for money and fame.