1、高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）14-15学年北师大高一上学期Unit2测试 Class: Name: Marks: 满分（120）第一部分 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)A Once upon a time, a man heard that in a faraway place there was a burning holy flame (圣火). So he got up and left his home to find the holy flame and bring some of its light back home
2、to his house. He thought, “When I have light, I will have happiness and life and all the people I love will have it too.”He traveled far, far away and finally found the holy flame, with which he lit his light. On his way back, he had only one worry: his light could go out.On his way home he met some
3、one who was freezing and didnt have any fire. They begged him to give them some of his fire. The man with the light thought for a moment. Wasnt his light too valuable, too holy to be given away for something ordinary like that? Despite these doubts, he decided to give some of his light to the ones w
4、ho were freezing in the darkness.The man continued his journey home and when he had almost reached his house, a terrible storm started. He tried to protect his light from the rain, but in the end his light went out.To return the long way back to the place where the holy flame was burning was impossi
5、ble, but he was strong enough to return to the people whom he had helped on his way home. And with his light, he could light his own again. 1. Before the man found the holy flame, he .A. gave up everything B. lived a happy life C. traveled a long distance D. suffered from hot weather 2.Why was the m
6、an worried on his way back home?A. He was afraid someone would steal his money. B. His light could go out all of a sudden.C. He could get wet in a storm.D. Someone might beg him for some fire. 3.Which of the following words can best describe the man?A. Honest and clever. B. Hard-working but unlucky.
7、C. Strict and serious. D. Determined and warm-hearted.BElizabeth Blackwell was the first woman doctor in the United States. Her success opened the way for other women who wanted to do more than nursing. She was born in England in 1821 and her family moved to America when she was eleven years old.The
8、 Blackwell girls received the same education as their brothers. This was most unusual in those days. Their father died young and they had very little money to live on. Elizabeth and her sisters taught at school. Then a woman dying of cancer urged Elizabeth to study medicine, saying that a woman doct
9、or would have saved her from her worst sufferings. Nearly everyone said a girl should not go to medical school, but she managed to enter Geneva College in New York State. She graduated in 1849 at the head of her class and received the first medical degree ever given to a woman.Next, Dr. Blackwell we
10、nt to Paris. Her only chance of training was in a hospital where women came to have their babies. Four months later, while she was working in the French hospital, her left eye became dangerously infected (感染). She lost the eye. She was very disappointed. But she was soon back at work again, this tim
11、e in London, England. There she met many famous scientists. In 1859, Elizabeth Blackwell was officially recognized as a doctor in Great Britain the first woman to be honored. She was the inspiration of Elizabeth Garrett, who began the womens medical movement in England. Florence Nightingale, founder
12、 of the practice of nursing by women, was another of her friends. Dr. Blackwell died in 1910 at the age of 89.4.Elizabeth and her sisters taught at school probably to .A. help support the family B. become women doctors C. get practical experience D. earn money for their education 5.What made Elizabe
13、th decide to study medicine?A. The education she received. B. The death of her father.C. The sufferings of a cancer patient.D. The encouragement from a patient. 6.Which of the following is the correct order of events according to the passage?a. Elizabeth Blackwell lost one eye.b. Elizabeth Blackwell
14、 received a doctors degree.c. Elizabeth Blackwell entered Geneva College.d. Elizabeth Blackwell was recognized as a doctor. e. Elizabeth Blackwell went to work in London.A. cabed B. cbaed C. acbed D. bcade 7. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?A. Elizabeth Blackwell was more famous in Br
15、itain.B. Elizabeth Blackwell learned from other women.C. Elizabeth Garrett gave Elizabeth Blackwell much help.D. Florence Nightingale was encouraged by Elizabeth Blackwell.COne morning my sister woke me up early to go hiking. At about one oclock, I started getting hungry.I found those purple berries
16、 (紫莓) and they looked really good. I ate them. When I got home, I felt quite uncomfortable. The next day the strange thing happened. All of my clothes were too big. So I went to the store and got new clothes. At the end of the day I had headache, my stomach hurt, and my heart was beating against my
17、chest. I was really tired so I went to bed. I couldnt go to sleep. The next day the same thing happened as yesterday. I didnt have enough money to buy all the new clothes so I just wore the ones I bought yesterday. I didnt tell anyone because I didnt think it was a big deal. I called my friend Amber
18、. She told me that I should talk to a doctor. After we were done talking, I went back to the room and fell asleep.The days went on and every day I got smaller and smaller. After about one week I was down to the size of a paper clip (纸夹). I was really worried so I called a doctor. I was too small to
19、dial the phone number. Then I saw a pencil. I pulled the pencil to the phone and used it to dial. It was really heavy, but I managed to do it. My dog was standing next to my bed, so I jumped on my dogs back. He took me to the doctors office. The doctor said he had the cure for it so he gave me some
20、and I grew back to my normal size.I thanked him and then took my dog home. My parents were very worried. I told them the entire story. After that I never ate anything from the forest ever again.8.What happened to the writer after she came back from hiking?A. She suffered from a heart attack suddenly
21、.B. She liked new clothes more and more.C. She felt uncomfortable and couldnt go to school.D. She became smaller and smaller in size.9.Why didnt the writer tell others about her story?A. Because she didnt consider it important.B. Because she feared to be taken to hospital. C. Because she was too fri
22、ghtened to think of it.D. Because she knew she would return to normal soon. 10. The writer turned to a doctor for help when .A. she phoned her friend Amber one dayB. she couldnt use her pencil to write with C. she became smaller like a paper clipD. her parents advised her to do so 11.We can infer fr
23、om the last paragraph that .A. the forest is a dangerous place to visit B. her parents were so worried that they fell ill C. the writer promised never to go to the forest D. the purple berries might cause the writer to become smaller DA few years after my grandmother passed away, my grandfather let
24、me dig through their old photos. I found a picture that interested me. My beautiful grandmother was dressed nicely, smiling with joy against the ocean. I showed the photo to my grandfather, and a smile appeared on his face. He told me how my grandmothers life was when my former grandfather had left
25、her. Her children, including my mother, were very young. My grandmother was forced to move back with her parents and support her family with hardly any income (收入). But through all the suffering, she never got sad. When things would go from bad to worse, she would call her girlfriends, get dressed u
26、p, and go to the ocean for the day. Things finally turned around, and she remarried. My grandfather helped raise her children.That night in bed at my grandfathers house, I looked at this photo for hours. I considered what it must have been like for her when her husband went to the grocery store one
27、day and never returned. I thought about how lonely and scared she must have been. But in that photo, I saw none of those feelings. I only saw a beautiful woman entirely enjoying herself and the wonderful beauty around her.I brought the photo home with me, and I keep it at my desk while I follow my d
28、reams. When things start to get difficult, I see my grandmother saying to me, “Go call your girls, get dressed up and enjoy life!” It reminds me of my gifts and why I am here. When I return to my desk, I am happy, ready to deal with my destiny (命运) once again.12.Why did Grandmother invite her girlfr
29、iends to the ocean?A. To catch fish to support the family.B. To have a swim with her friends.C. To forget her worries in life.D. To take a photo of her playing. 13.Which of the following words can best describe Grandmother?A. Lonely.B. Scared.C. Upset.D. Positive. 14.Why did the writer take her gran
30、dmothers photo home?A. To get more encouragement from it.B. To remember her grandmother forever.C. To study how to dress like her grandmother. D. To learn how to make friends from her grandmother.15.What did the writer learn from her grandmother? A. Family comes first all the time.B. Enjoy life what
31、ever happens.C. Support each other in the world.D. Depend on yourself when in trouble.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。It was 10:00 on a Saturday night. The doors to the animal emergency room were open. Cyrus carried a little black pet dog into the building.“Please sav
32、e him, doctor,” cried Cyrus. “ 16 ”The dog cried with pain and there was a lot of blood (血). Dr. Williams came from behind the desk. She took a look at the dog.“ 17 Let me take it from you,” Dr. Williams told Cyrus gently. “I will take him to the back for X-rays and see what needs to be done.”When D
33、r. Williams got to the back, she took a closer look at the dog. 18 She feared that there might be other damage she could not see.The assistants in the room were quiet too. 19 The X-rays showed that the dogs front leg had been broken in three places. He was also bleeding inside.When Dr. Williams got
34、to work, she knew that she must do something to stop the bleeding quickly. So she gave the dog a surgery which took two hours. Dr. Williams fixed the damage to the dogs leg. 20 “I will tell the dogs owner that this little dog is going to make it,” Dr. Williams said. “Well see in a few weeks how well
35、 he will walk again.”A. Dont worry.B. He didnt eat or drink for several days.C. Everyone knew that the dog might not survive.D. He ran out into the street and got hit by a car.E. She did all she could to save the dog but failed.F. And more importantly, she stopped the bleeding inside.G. She looked s
36、erious because she saw the dogs leg was broken badly.第二部分 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）Once there was a postman, who went back and forth across the village to deliver (投递) mail day after day. For him, life is no 21 , and no wonders.One day, he was delivering mail 22 . When he looke
37、d up in the sky, he 23 lost his balance. It was a little stone that made him 24 . He looked at the stone, finding it strange but 25 . In his eyes, this stone was like a lost diamond (钻石) covered with dust. He then placed the stone in his 26 carefully. Because of this stone, his day was lightened. He
38、 suddenly had a(n) 27 : I can build a castle (城堡) with such beautiful stones!His life started to be 28 after that. He still delivered mail, but he 29 every stone he could find along the way. All those dusty stones, in his eyes, shone like diamonds. Gradually, his small bag couldnt 30 his stones anym
39、ore and he 31 to use a wheelbarrow (手推车) to carry them. People didnt 32 it when they saw the postman delivering letters with a wheelbarrow full of stones. After collecting 33 stones, he started to build his castle. During the daytime, he passed the 34 of others and during the nighttime, he built his
40、 own dream. No one was willing to 35 . But the postman was still 36 building his castle. After 20 years of 37 day and night, his dream castle was finally completed. It was a great castle just as he had 38 . This is a real 39 . The postmans name is Xue Waller. The castle has become a famous one in Fr
41、ance. At the entrance, there is a 40 I want to know how far a dream stone can go.21. A. wavesB. friendsC. concernsD. success22. A. on timeB. on purposeC. as usualD. by the way23. A. actuallyB. quicklyC. finallyD. suddenly24. A. give upB. break inC. fall downD. get out25. A. hopefulB. beautifulC. use
42、lessD. peaceful26. A. bagB. handC. envelope D. car27. A. messageB. factC. excuseD. thought28. A. safeB. longC. differentD. simple29. A. sawB. collectedC. discoveredD. threw30. A. holdB. turn C. weighD. cover31. A. agreed B. neededC. learnedD. promised32. A. acceptB. ignoreC. shareD. understand33. A.
43、 preciousB. bigC. enoughD. hard34. A. wordsB. newsC. plansD. dreams35. A. join inB. grow upC. get offD. hold on36. A. nervouslyB. happilyC. secretly D. selflessly 37. A. walkingB. changingC. receivingD. working38. A. foundB. protectedC. imaginedD. hidden 39. A. storyB. placeC. programD. test40. A. r
44、eplyB. sentenceC. reasonD. principle第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在标有4150 的空格处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Lily: Would you please tell me something about O. Henry?John: Yes. O. Henry was the pen name of an American writer, 41 real name was William Sydney Porter. He was famous 42 his short stories.L
45、ily: Tell me something more.John: OK. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. He 43 (live) a quite happy life when he was a boy.Lily: Did he go to school?John: Yes, but he didnt stay at school for very long. He tried 44 (differ) jobs after he left school.Lily: What jobs did he do?John: Well, he first
46、 worked for a newspaper, and then he had a job in a bank. 45 some money was found missing in the bank, Henry was believed to have stolen 46 . So he was sent to prison.Lily: How did he become a writer later?John: Well, when he was in prison, he learned 47 (write) short stories. When he got out of pri
47、son, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote 48 (most) about New York and the life of the poor people there. People liked his stories because simple as his stories were, they 49 finish with a sudden change at the end, which was quite a surprise to the 50 (read). Lily: So they are.41. _ 42. _ 43. _ 44. _ 45. _
