牛津高中英語必修二第二單元檢測試題與答案

1、塘橋高級中學(xué)高一英語12月月考試題考試時間：120分鐘 滿分：120分 命題人：王利明 校對：穆莉第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）第一節(jié)（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分）聽對話，選擇正確答案。1. where did the conversation most probably take place? a. in a restaurant. b. in a hotel c. in a gas station.2. what does the man mean?a. her husband should stop smoking. b. her husband caught a cold.

2、c. her husband is not coughing.3. whats wrong with the man? a. he feels sleepy. b. he has a high fever. c. he is tired.4. what is the man? a. a librarian. b. a shop assistant. c. a repairman.5. what happened to charlie? a. he didnt finish homework. b. he failed in the exam again. c. he was punished.

3、第二節(jié) （共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6. what time does the concert begin? a. at 6:45 b. at 6:15 c. at 7:157. what does the man need for his suit? a. a hat b. a red tie c. his shoes聽第7段材料，回答第8 、9題。8. what does the woman think of the book? a. boring b. interesting c. helpful9. where does the man lear

4、n about first aid? a. from a book b. from a required lesson c. from a tv program聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.what are the two speakers talking about? a. their school life b. their homework c. their plan for study 11.how long has mike been working on the two maths problems? a. for half an hour b. for an hour

5、c. for an hour and a half12.whats the problem with lily? a. she is not doing well at maths. b. she hasnt recited the passage.c. she cant find help from others.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.whats the matter with the man? a. he lost his way home. b. he cant find his train. c. he cant find his bus.14.where does

6、the conversation take place? a. at gate 40 b. at gate 4 c. at gate 1415.what time is it now? a. its 2:50. b. its 3:13. c. its 3:23. 16.how many kinds of languages is the sign at the station written in? a. one b. two c. three聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.what is the speaker talking about? a. how to get your p

7、assport. b. tips on traveling abroad. c. how to book a hotel.18.why should people get the passport and the visa ahead of time? a. because it may take a long time to get them ready. b. because so many people want to get them. c. because it will cost a lot of money.19.why should people book a room ahe

8、ad of time? a. because people can have a good rest as soon as they arrive. b. because people can save a lot of money. c. because people can learn more about the local people.20.how many tips are mentioned in the passage? a. three b. four c. six第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)  單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）2

9、1. kate cried out in a _ voice at the _ of a rat. a. frightening; scene b. frightened; sight c. puzzled; sight d. puzzling; scene22. the _ hunter has many interesting _.a. experience; experiencesb. experienced; experiencec. experienced; experiencesd. experiences; experienced23. dont be hard _ your c

10、hildren and dont be rude _ your parents. they are all your friends.a. on; tob. with; withc. with; tod. to; with24. sailing on a stormy day means _ in the sea.a. to risk sinkingb. risking sinking c. to risk to sinkd. risking to sink25. - could you tell me when the bus will arrive?- please dont worry.

11、 it will reach here _.a. at one time.b. at a timec. at no timed. in no time26. i will never forget the day _ shenzhou v was launched, _ has a great effect on my life.a. when; whichb. that; whichc. which; thatd. when; that27. i dont think anyone will be willing to do it, _?a. do i b. dont i c. will t

12、hey d. wont they28. he used to _ games on the internet, but now he is used to _ a walk after supper. a. play; taking b. playing; take c. play; take d. playing; taking29.jane has made _ in her studies_ her hard work. a. great progress; because b. a great progress; because of c. great progresses; beca

13、use d. great progress; due to30. a group of soldiers went into the woods _ the missing pilot. a. search for b. in search of c. searched for d. searched of31. she didnt feel like , so he suggested the day in the garden.a. to work, to spend b. working, to spend c. to work, spending d. working, spendin

14、g32. the reason _ he missed this class was quite different from the one _you explained to me.a. that; whyb. why; that c. ; that d. why; why33. the mother watched her child playing on the beach, _ in front of her chest.a. crossed her hands b. to cross her hands c. with her hands crossing d. with her

15、hands crossed 34. the graduate insisted that he _ to the west to teach the children there and that what he chose _ right even though his parents didnt want him to go,. a. was sent; was b. should be sent; should be c. send; be d. be sent; was 35. it was not _ she took off her glasses _ i realized she

16、 was a famous film star. a. when, that b. until, that c. until, when d. when, when第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從3655各題所給的四個選項（a、b、c和d）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。are you a man or a mouse? when people ask this question they want to know 36 you think you are a 37 person or a coward (懦夫). but you w

17、ill never really know the answer to this question 38 you are tested in real life. some people 39 they are brave but when they come face to face with real 40 , they act like cowards. others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like 41 .lenny had always thought of himsel

18、f as a 42 person. he got worried before examinations. he worried about his job and health. all he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. 43 , on january 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the potomac river in washington. lenny went to the river to see what was happening. he saw a woman in the 44 w

19、ater. lenny did not feel afraid. he kept very 45 and did a very dangerous thing. he jumped into the potomac, 46 to the woman, and kept her head 47 the water. seventy-eight people died that day. thanks to lenny, it was not 48 .when you are in a very 49 situation and feel afraid, the body automaticall

20、y produces a chemical in the blood. the chemical is called adrenalin. 50 adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are 51 to fight or run away. however, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. when this 52 , the muscles become very

21、 hard and you find you 53 at all. you are then paralyzed (使無能為力) with fear. this is 54 when we are very frightened, we sometimes say were “petrified”. this word comes from the greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. we are 55 frightened that we become stonelike.36. a. how b. neither c. whether d.

22、either37. a. brave b. real c. hard d. certain38. a. when b. until c. after d. once39. a. realize b. find c. think d. agree40. a. life b. question c. mouse d. danger41. a. soldiers b. mice c. heroes d. cowards42. a. useful b. brave c. nervous d. terrible 43. a. so b. therefore c. then d. actually44.

23、a. fresh b. poisonous c. warm d. ice-cold45. a. nervous b. calm c. frightened d. excited46. a. went b. helped c. spoke d. swam47. a. in b. under c. above d. from48. a. an accident b. a mistake c. seventy-eight d. seventy-nine49. a. dangerousb. comfortable c. different d. favorable50. a. with b. with

24、out c. for d. like51. a. afraid b. unable c. ready d. anxious52. a. gets b. disappears c. happens d. goes53. a. neednt b. cant c. mustnt d. shouldnt 54. a. where b. how c. because d. why55. a. really b. very c. such d. so第三部分 閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)aby may, after three months, i had lost 22 pou

25、nds and reached my goal of 115 pounds. my friends would say “alice, you look great!” or “how did you lose so much weight?” those compliments made me feel good and confident.soon i dropped to 110 pounds. a few of my friends told me that i needed to stop dieting, because i was starting to look sick. t

26、hey brought me a presenta bag of chocolates, which i later gave to my sister. my mom would come to my room, with tears in her eyes, and have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to stop. my dad would leave worried messages on my cell phone at school, telling me that it would do s

27、erious harm to my body.by mid-june, when school was coming to an end, i was down to an only alive state of 95 pounds. all of a sudden, i knew i had to do something. i guessed the number itself scared me. i recalled my doctor. he told me about a girl who was 95 pounds and was at the risk of dying. i

28、knew i was putting my life at risk, but for what? to make those who love me worried? was it worthwhile to be thin?now i realize that models in magazines, tv and movies are not realistic. the price to pay for the “perfect body” is living with a dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder. and ther

29、e are more important things to think about than how thin you are.56. the underlined word “compliments” in paragraph 1 probably means _.a. questions b. praise c. understanding d. experiences57. why did the authors mother come to her room in tears?a. because the mother was worried about her daughters

30、health.b. because the mother thought her daughter was brave enough.c. because the mother was sorry to have helped her daughter go on a diet.d. because the mother was deeply moved by her daughters friends.58. the author decided to stop dieting _.a. after her parents persuaded her out of it b. when he

31、r weight dropped to 95 pounds c. after she reached her goal of losing weight d. after her friends told her to stop dieting59. from the text we learn that _.a. there are no models with a perfect body in real lifeb. it is too expensive for people to lose weightc. you will be healthy as long as you sto

32、p dietingd. an unhealthy diet can lead to serious health problems60. the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 probably refers to _.a. the present from the authors friends b. having long chats in the nightc. the authors diet to lose weight d. the authors cell phoneb.there is a very simple way of measu

33、ring the height of a water-tower , which we cannot measure by climbing .we wish to find out the height of the water-tower , ab, in a factory. we first of all go to the place , b , where the water-tower is standing and measure a distance of 90 feet from it , in a straight line , marking the spot c th

34、at is 90 feet from the water-tower. then we take a stick , dc, and stand it in the ground at the spot where we have just marked .the stick we are using is 4 feet in height . we now walk farther away from the water-tower in the same straight line as when we measured off the distance of 90 feet . we g

35、o from the water-tower until we come to a point e, where with our head on the ground , we see the top of the stick and the top of the water-tower in the same straight linethat is , the top of the stick just over the highest part of the water-tower .we now have two triangles and the proportion （比例）of

36、 the side cd to the side ce, in the smaller triangle cde, is exactly the same as the proportion of the side ba to the side be, in the large triangle bae. it is clear from this that every schoolboy or schoolgirl can work out the height of the water-tower .the line ce is 5 feet . we know that the stic

37、k is 4 feet high and the length be is 95 feet . from these measurements we have the simple proportion sum . then we can get the height of the water-tower . the height of any other building can , of course , be easily measured by using the same way . 61the height of the water-tower is .a76 feet b72 f

38、eet c90 feet d180 feet 62the triangle cde must be .abelow the triangle bae bin the triangle bae cout of the triangle bae dover the triangle bae 63the proportion of the side cd to the side ce is .abigger than the proportion of the side ba to the side be .bequal to the proportion of the side ba to the

39、 side be cnot as big as the proportion of the side ba to the side be dsmaller than the proportion of the side ba to the side becfinland is perhaps the most beautiful and mysterious of the countries in northern europe . two-thirds of its surface is covered with thick forests and among them lie lakes，

40、connected with rivers and canalsthe northern part of this country is inside the arctic circle，where almost no trees can grow because of its cold weather and the people use their deer to transport（運輸）clothing and foodthe finnish（芬蘭的）history began in the middle ages . in about 1155，finland was conquer

41、ed by its western neighbor swedenafter a period of rule by denmark in the 14th century , the swedes won back independence（獨立）and power in 1523 under their brave kingduring the napoleonic wars (18031875) finland was passed finally from sweden to russiathe opportunity came in 1917 ,when the russian re

42、volution brought foreign rule of finland to an endshortly after soviet russia made peace with germany,1919 saw the founding of the finnish republicthe years between the first and second world wars were years of progress and growing development. finland has no coal or oil，and the nations wealth lies

43、in the timber(木材)from its forests，which supplies material for paper and furniture making，and in the electric power from its water.64from the passage，we learn that finland _.a. lies inside the arctic circleb. is next to the countries of northern europec. 1ies east of swedend. is totally covered with

44、forests and lakes65in history , finland was sequentially(相繼地)ruled by _.a. sweden , germany , denmark and russia b. sweden , denmark ,sweden and russia c. sweden , denmark ,russia and germanyd. sweden , russia, denmark and russia66among natural resources , the finnish people benefit mainly from _.a.

45、 coal and oil b. forests and water c. paper and furniture d. timber and power industry 67the word “conquer” in the second paragraph means “_”.a. take control of b. fight against c. take advantage of d. fight with dthousands of years ago people guessed the time of day by watching the sun. later，they

46、found it was easier to tell the exact time by looking at the shadows. thus, the sundial(日晷) was invented. the sundial proved a useful timepiece in sunny weather. however，another type of timepiece was necessary for cloudy weather and night time. a sand glass was another common measurer of time. two g

47、lass bottles were connected by a very small opening. the top bottle was filled with sand，which dropped slowly into the bottom one in a certain period of time. hour glasses were widely used then. three-minute sand glasses are still used in many homes to time the boiling of eggs. the real ancestor (祖先

48、) of modern clocks was the water clock. in china ,an early water clock was made up of several bowls. water trickled(滴) from one bowl to another to keep the clock going. visitors to the beijing palace museum can still see the old water clocks showing the time there. in the middle ages a waterless clo

49、ck was invented which worked by means of weights. to keep the weight falling at the same speed，a system of wheels was invented. the pendulum(鐘擺) was soon developed to control the speed of the wheels. thus the modern form of clock came into being.68which of the following is the correct picture of a s

50、and glass?69three-minute sand glasses are still used in many homes _.a. to boil eggs b. to measure the time of boiling eggsc. to hold the boiled eggs d. to have eggs boiled70if you visit beijing palace museum, you _.a. will see the old water clocks brokenb. will find the time shown by the old water

51、clocks is wrongc. can find the old water clocks still telling the time thered. will find the old water clocks have gone第二卷(兩部分，共35分)一：任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題，滿分5分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每空1詞。請將答案寫在答案專頁上相應(yīng)的橫線上。celebrating sleepworld sleep day, observed on 21 march, was created to bring attention

52、 to the growing number of sleep problems worldwide. sleep is a natural part of human life, but many people in the modern world ignore its importance. as a result, sleep problems are increasingly common. in 2002, scientists at the university of athens in greece conducted a survey of over 35,000 peopl

53、e in 10 countries around the world, including china, belgium and south africa. of the people that responded to the survey, 24 percent said that they did not sleep well, and based on their responses, 31.6 percent were diagnosed with insomnia and another 17.5 percent were diagnosed with borderline ins

54、omnia(失眠). in addition, 30.7 percent of survey respondents reported visiting a doctor for help with sleep problems and 11.6 per cent said that they felt very sleepy during the day. overall, the survey found that many people suffer the effects of poor quality sleep, some examples of which are being u

55、nable to fall asleep and waking up in the middle of the night. the main factors causing these problems are pressure from school or work and a fast pace of life, but noise pollution and light pollution also interfere with sleep and contribute to poor quality sleep. the surveys findings are particularly troubling because large numbers of people