人教版高中英语必修二单元测试题.docx

1、高中英语学习材料madeofjingetieji单元测试题第二部分： 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。AAre you interested both in camp and music? Maybe the MSU Community Music School is a better place for you to go! It offers different music camps this summer!Rock CampJune 23 - 27, 2014$220It

2、is held for middle and high school students who have some experience playing their instruments (guitar, bass, drums, or keyboard). Bands will be coached by members of The Outer Vibe. At camp, students will form and work in their own bands based on musical interest and skill level. They will learn so

3、ngs in preparation for an end-of-camp rock concert at The Loft on June 27! Band CampJuly 14 - 18, 2014$215Its a camp for middle school students who have completed at least one year of instrumental study. This camp provides students with an opportunity to perform with other talented students, and rec

4、eive class instruction in instrumental technique (技巧). Then a concert for parents and friends will be held on July 18 at Fairchild Theatre.Musical Theatre CampJuly 14 - 25, 2014$300 for Grades 9-12$220 for Grades 2-8This camp is held for elementary, middle and high school students. Campers in grades

5、 9-12 will spend the full two weeks developing skills including voice development, dancing, and prop (道具) design. Campers in grades 2-8 will join them in the second week, and the camp will give a final performance featuring scenes and songs from many popular musicals.Beginning Strings (弦乐器) CampAugu

6、st 4 - 8, 2014$185This camp will introduce violins, violas and cellos (中提琴和大提琴) to children ages 6-12. It will give the students instructions by professional string teachers, along with singing and music theory games. Instruments are provided by CMS through a donation by Marshall Music Co. for stude

7、nts who do not have one. At the end of the camp, there will be a final performance to show what the students have learned.21. If a sixth-grader wants to take part in a camp about musicals, how much will he spend?A. $185. B. $215. C. $220. D. $300.22. What do the four camps have in common?A. They all

8、 invite some famous stars to teach.B. They are all open to students in all grades.C. They are all organized by Marshall Music Co.D. They all include an end-of-camp performance.23. The author writes this text mainly to encourage students to _.A. take part in the music campsB. learn different kinds of

9、 musicC. have a wonderful summer holidayD. visit the MSU Community Music SchoolBSuppose someone asks you to paint a picture. “All right,” you think. “No problem. I can fill the paper pretty easily.” But what if the picture you are asked to paint is three stories high, two city blocks long, and one b

10、lock wide? In other words, a total of 17,000 square feet! Most people would be overwhelmed by the request. But not Diego Rivera.Diego Rivera (1886-1957) was one of modern Mexicos most famous painters. When he was asked to paint this huge picture, he knew he could do it. During his life, Rivera paint

11、ed 124 frescos that showed Mexican life, history, and social problems. A fresco is a painting on wet plaster (灰泥).Rivera had to plan ahead and drew simply about what he planned to paint. Then Riveras assistants would put all but the final layer (层) of plaster on the wall. Next, they used sharp tools

12、 to dig the outline of Riveras quickly-made drawing into the plaster. Then, they made a mixture of lime (石灰) and sand and spread this over the outline in a thin layer. As soon as this layer was firm but not dry Rivera began to paint. Every morning, his paints had to be freshly mixed. Rivera would pa

13、int as long as there was daylight. He refused to paint under man-made light since it would change how the colors looked.Sometimes, Rivera would say that what he had painted that day was not good enough. Then he would insist that all the plaster be cut off so he could start again! It took Rivera year

14、s to finish, but this fresco is thought to be one of the greatest in the world. The man himself is considered to be the greatest Mexican artist of the twentieth century.24. What would most people think about the request of painting the huge picture?A. It is possible. B. It is pretty easy.C. It is in

15、teresting. D. It is too difficult.25. The third paragraph is about _.A. how Rivera mixed different paintsB. how Rivera chose his assistantsC. how Rivera did his paintingD. how Rivera became famous26. What can we learn about Diego Rivera? A. He wanted everything to be perfect. B. He liked using light

16、 in his paintings.C. He preferred quickly-made drawings.D. He was good at making full use of his time.CThe American screen has long been a smoky place. But cigarettes are more common in movies today than at any other time in the last 50 years. According to a survey by the University of California, S

17、an Francisco, 75% of all Hollywood films released between 1999 and 2006 showed tobacco (烟草) use.Sadly, audiences especially kids are taking notice. Two recent studies show that among children as young as 10, those who always see smoking in the movies are up to 2.7 times more likely than others to pi

18、ck up the habit. Kids from non-smoking homes are hit the hardest. This could be because they dont live with the dirty ashtrays (烟灰缸) that make real-world smoking a lot less attractive than the cleaned-up movie version.“Seeing smoking on-screen makes it look normal,” says Jono Polansky, who works wit

19、h a project called Smoke Free Movies. “It says, If you want to be an adult, youll smoke,” Polansky told TFK (Time for Kids). Before you go to the movies, check out smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu for an updated list of which movies show smoking.More groups than ever are pushing to get the smokes off of the

20、 screen. “Some movies show kids up to 14 incidents of smoking per hour,” says Barry Bloom, head of the Harvard School of Public Health. “Were in the business of preventing disease, and cigarettes are the Number 1 preventable cause.”Pressure (压力) is growing to make movies a non-smoking zone. A dozen

21、health groups, including the American Medical Association, are calling for a reduction of smoking in movies and on TV. Forty-one state attorneys general (州总检察长) have agreed to add an anti-tobacco public service ad at the beginning of any DVD that includes smoking.Like former smokers, movie studios m

22、ay realize that getting out of the habit is not just a lot healthier, but also a lot smarter.27. The underlined part “the habit” in Paragraph 2 refers to _.A. smoking B. studyingC. taking notice D. seeing a movie28. Jono Polansky probably advises kids to _.A. act like an adult B. go to the moviesC.

23、see smoke-free movies D. work for Smoke Free Movies29. The move to make movies a non-smoking zone _.A. is impossible to succeedB. is under a lot of pressureC. has proved to be a failureD. has received official support30. What would be the best title for the text?A. Movies are becoming less and less

24、attractiveB. Kids should see fewer and fewer moviesC. Movies may be bad for kids healthD. Smoking is harmful to kids healthDNewborns begin to develop language skills long before they begin speaking. And, compared to adults, they develop these skills more quickly. People have a hard time learning new

25、 languages as they grow older, but babies have the ability to learn any language easily.For a long time, scientists have tried to explain how such young children can learn the complicated (复杂的) grammatical rules and sounds of a language. Now, researchers are getting a better idea of whats happening

26、in the brains of the tiniest language learners. This new information might help kids with learning problems as well as adults who want to learn new languages. It might even help scientists who are trying to design computers that can communicate like people do.Most babies go “ma ma” by 6 months of ag

27、e, and most children speak in full sentences by age 3. For many years, scientists have wondered how the brains of young children figure out how to communicate using language. With help from new technologies, scientists are now finding that babies begin life with the ability to learn any language. Th

28、ey get into contact (接触) with other people, listen to what they say and watch their movements very closely. That is why they quickly master the languages they hear most often. Studies show that, up to about 6 months of age, babies can recognize all the sounds that make up all the languages in the wo

29、rld. Starting at around 6 months old a babys brain focuses on (集中于) the most common sounds it hears. Then, children begin responding only to the sounds of the language they hear the most.In a similar way older babies start recognizing the patterns that make up the rules of their native language. For

30、 example, English children who are about 18 months old start to figure out that words ending in “-ing” or “-ed” are usually verbs, and that verbs are action words. 31. Which of the following opinions does the author agree with?A. Babies are really good language learners.B. Adults should learn langua

31、ges like babies. C. Its better to learn a new language at an early age.D. Babies should be trained to improve language skills.32. The new research in the second paragraph can be helpful in _. A. finding successful language learnersB. teaching kids with learning problems C. designing human-shaped com

32、putersD. improving babies language ability33. The researchers found out that babies learn a language mainly by _.A. repeating the words of other people B. remembering the full sentences they hearC. hearing and closely watching others speakD. figuring out the meaning of different sounds34. In the las

33、t two paragraphs, the author explains _.A. why babies pay more attention to soundsB. how babies respond to what they hear most often C. why verbs in a language attract the most attention of a baby D. how babies master the grammatical rules of their native language35. The purpose of the text is to _.

34、A. discuss B. educate C. inform D. entertain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。Tips for memorizing poemsIf your teacher wants you to recite a long poem, you can learn it by dividing it into different parts. Here are a few tips for memorizing the poem. The first step is to

35、 start learning it. Begin by reading the poem line by line at least five times. 36 If you find some word which you do not know, look it up in the dictionary. 37 Thats because the lyrics have a tune (曲调) to them. Though you do not have to set the poem to a tune, reading it more than once will help yo

36、u in understanding its rhythm (韵律). Here, you will also understand the areas where you have to pause and the exact pronunciation. Then close the book and try to recall the poem. 38 However, you do not have to worry if you are not able to recall anything. The next step is the actual memorization proc

37、ess (过程). Break the poem into several parts and then repeat each one of them line by line. After you do this many times, try to recite the line without looking into the book. 39 Once you have memorized the poem, keep on practicing till you are able to recite the poem fluently. 40 Memorizing a poem i

38、s not at all difficult if you put your mind and heart into it.A. Let the words of the poem do the work.B. Most of us find it easy to memorize a song.C. A poem will live or die depending on how it is read.D. Try to understand each and every word of the poem.E. Repeat this process till you can repeat

39、the whole poem by heart.F. You may remember some words, lines, or may be nothing at all.G. Practicing in front of your family, friends, or teacher can also be helpful.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。It was a very old wooden apartment

40、 building. There was a huge 41 of fire. The Fire Department warned people who lived there to move out, 42 none would, because they were poor and had 43 to go. Singermary and her husband had 44 here for some years. One night, the building was 45 . Wooden staircases, wooden windows and wooden floors w

41、ere burning. The fire became bigger and bigger, so people 46 for their lives. When half of the 47 had got themselves out, the wooden staircases fell down. The remaining people rushed to the roof of the third floor, which had not been 48 by the fire yet, waiting for the firemen to 49 them. The fireme

42、n did arrive in a short while, but the fire engines and ladders (梯子) could not reach the 50 . The situation was extremely 51 , and there was no time to lose. The fire might burn the 52 at any moment. The firemen placed many cushions (垫子) on the floor. Then they asked the people on the 53 building to

43、 jump down onto the cushions after they had shown them how. A man jumped down, uninjured. Another person jumped down, uninjured . They jumped one after another, all 54 . Finally Singermary became the only remaining one on the roof. People shouted: “Jump, jump!” However, Singermary jumped head 55 wit

44、h open arms. People were 56 and greatly shocked. How could she do such a 57 ? She may kill herself 58 , the cushions were very thick, and she did not 59 , but she was injured seriously, and kept saying: “Please take me to hospital!” She was pregnant (怀孕的), and she had jumped head down in order to ke

45、ep her child safe. That was mothers 60 !41. A. ball B. risk C. amount D. light42. A. as B. or C. so D. but43. A. everywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere D. anywhere44. A. worked B. studied C. lived D. hidden45. A. under control B. on sale C. under repair D. on fire46. A. called B. looked C. ran D. fought47. A. family B. team C. population D. women48. A. pointed B. touched C. welcomed D. supported49. A. save B. find C. teach D. warn50. A. wood B. hospital C. room D. building51. A. simple B. strange C. uncomfortable