英語人教版選修11習題第二單元檢測

第二單元檢測(時間:60分鐘滿分:100分)Ⅰ.閱讀理解(共10小題;每小題2分,滿分20分)ABenjaminFranklinwasbornonJanuary17,1706.Hisfather’snamewasJosiahandhismother’snamewasAbiah.Benwastheireighthchildandtheywouldlaterhavetwomore.However,Josiahalreadyhadsevenchildrenfromhisfirstmarriage.So,Benknewalotaboutgrowingupinabigfamily!Hehadninebrothersandsevensisters!Ben’sfather,Josiah,workedasacandleandsoapmakerandmadesurethateachofhissonslearnedatrade.JosiahhadplansforBentoentertheclergy(神職人員),sohesenthimtoagrammarschool.Benquicklylearnedtoreadandwrite.Soon,JosiahchangedhismindaboutBenandtookhimoutofschool.BenbegantoworkinJosiah’scandleandsoapbusiness,butBenwasnothappy.JosiahthendecidedthatBencouldlearntheprintingbusiness.So,attheageoftwelve,BenbecameabeginnerinhisbrotherJames’printingoffice.Evenasaboy,BenFranklinlovedtoread.Once,hereadabookaboutswimmingandquicklytaughthimselfthebasicswimmingskills.Hebuilthimselfwoodenpaddlesforhishandsandfeettohelphimswimfaster.Heusedakiteinthelightwindtopullhimalong,makingiteasiertoswim.Later,hereadabookabouteatingmeatanddecidedtotrybeingavegetarian.Hefiguredthatitwashealthier,butalsothathecouldsavemoney.Healsolikedtowrite.However,noonewasinterestedinwhatayoungboyhadtosay.Sohewrotesecretly,usingthenameSilenceDogwood,andslippedhisstoriesunderthedoorofhisbrother’sprintshop.Hisbrotherpublishedthestoriesinhisnewspaperandeveryonelovedtoreadthem.Later,whenJamesfoundoutwhoSilenceDogwoodreallywas,hewasangrywithBenandtheirrelationshipwasneverthesame.1HowmanychildrendidBenjaminFranklin’smotherAbiahbear?A.7.B.8.C.10. D.17.答案C解析細節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的“Benwastheireighthchildandtheywouldlaterhavetwomore.”可以推出答案。2WhenFranklinwasyoung,he.

A.wasnotasmartstudentinschoolB.wantedtofollowinhisfather’sfootstepsC.didn’thavemuchsayinwhatheshoulddoD.learnedhowtoprintveryquickly答案C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段可知,總是富蘭克林的父親決定富蘭克林應該學什么,做什么,因此C項正確。3Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.FranklinhadneverliedtoanybodyB.readingbooksaboutmoneywasFranklin’shobbyC.Franklin’sbrotherdidn’tlikeFranklin’sstoriesD.Franklinwasgoodatbiningtheorywithpractice答案D解析推理判斷題。由第三段可知,富蘭克林讀了有關(guān)游泳的書,他就親自實踐,甚至搞一些發(fā)明來使自己游得更快。讀了有關(guān)吃肉的書之后,他決定成為素食者。因此,我們可以判斷出他喜歡將書本知識和日常生活結(jié)合起來。4WhydidBenjaminFranklinusethenameSilenceDogwoodwhenhewrote?A.ReaderswerefamiliarwiththenameSilenceDogwood.B.HisbrotherwantedhimtousethenameSilenceDogwood.C.Hedidn’twantreaderstoknowwhoreallywrotethestories.D.HethoughtSilenceDogwoodwasagoodnameforthereaders.答案C解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的第二、三句可知,他不想讓人們知道那些故事是他——一個小孩子寫的。5Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe“”.

A.BenjaminFranklinlovedtoreadB.BenjaminFranklin’sgreatachievementC.BenjaminFranklin’sbigfamilyD.TheyounglifeofBenjaminFranklin答案D解析主旨大意題。全文主要圍繞富蘭克林小時候的一些情況和故事而展開,因此D項是最佳選項。BLarrywasonanotherofhisunderwaterexpeditions(探險)butthistime,itwasdifferent.Hedecidedtotakehisdaughteralongwithhim.Shewasonlytenyearsold.Thiswouldbeherfirsttripwithherfatheronwhathehadalwaysbeenfamousfor.Larryfirstbegandivingwhenhewashisdaughter’sage.Similarly,hisfatherhadtakenhimalongononeofhisexpeditions.Sincethen,hehadneverlookedback.Larrystartedoutbyrentingdivingsuitsfromthesmalldivingshopjustalongtheshore.Hehadhatedthem.Theywereeithertoobigortoosmall.Then,therewastheinstructor.Hegavehimashortlessonbeforeallowinghimintothewaterwithhisfather.Hehadmadeanexception.Larrywouldneverhavebeenabletogodownwithoutatleastfivehoursoftheoryandanothersimilarnumberofhoursonpracticallessonswithaguide.Childrenhisagewerenotevenallowedtodive.Afterthefirstexpedition,Larry’slaterdivingadventuresonlygotbetterandbetter.Therewasneveradullmoment.Inhisblackandbluesuitandwithanoxygentankfastenedonhisback,Larrydivedfromboatsintothemiddleoftheocean.Dangerousareasdidnotpreventhimfromcontinuinghissearch.Sometimes,hewaslimitedtoacageunderwaterbutthatdidnotbotherhim.Atleast,hewasstillabletotakephotographsoftheunderwatercreatures.Larry’sfirstexpeditionwithouthisfatherwasintheCaymanIslands.TherewerenumerousdivingspotsintheareaandLarrywasdeterminedtovisitallofthem.Fortunatelyforhim,amanofferedtotakehimaroundthedifferentspotsforfree.Larrydidnotevenknowwhatthetimewas,howmanyspotshedivedintoorhowmanyphotographshehadtaken.ThedivingspotsaffordedsuchawidearrayoffishandseacreaturesthatLarrysawmorethanthirtyvarietiesofcreatures.

Larrylookedathisdaughter.Shelookedasexcitedashehadbeenwhenhewasherage.Hehopedshewouldbeabletocontinuethefamilytradition.Already,shelookedlikeshewasmuchbraverthanLarryhadbeenthen.Thiswasthekeytoasuccessfulunderwaterexpedition.6InwhatwaywasthisexpeditiondifferentforLarry?A.Hisdaughterhadgrownup.B.Hehadbeeafamousdiver.C.Hisfatherwoulddivewithhim.D.Hisdaughterwoulddivewithhim.答案D解析細節(jié)理解題。從第一段第二句他決定讓他的女兒跟他一起可知選D項。7WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.Larryhadsomeprivileges.B.Larrylikedtherenteddivingsuits.C.Divershadtobuydivingequipment.D.Tenyearoldchildrenwerepermittedtodive.答案A解析推理判斷題。第二段主要介紹了他最初的潛水活動且根據(jù)“Hehadmadeanexception.”及本段最后一句可知A項正確;從“Hehadhatedthem.”可知B項錯誤;C項未提及;從第二段最后一句可知,不允許他這個年齡的孩子潛水,故D項錯誤。8WhydidLarryhavetostayinacageunderwatersometimes?A.Toprotecthimselffromdanger.B.Todiveintothedeepwater.C.Toadmiretheunderwaterview.D.Totakephotosmoreconveniently.答案A解析細節(jié)理解題。從第三段中的“Dangerousareasdidnotpreventhimfromcontinuinghissearch.Sometimes,hewaslimitedtoacageunderwater...”可知他待在籠子里是為了避免危險,故選A項。9Whatcanbelearnedfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.Larrydidn’twearawatch.B.Larrywasnotgoodatmath.C.Larryhadapoormemory.D.Larryenjoyedtheadventure.答案D解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)下文可知,拉里喜歡潛水之旅,以至于沒有了時間、空間等概念而盡情享受水中探險的樂趣。10WhatdidLarryexpecthisdaughtertodo?A.Beeasuccessfuldiver.B.Makeagooddivingguide.C.Takealotofphotosunderwater.D.Havelongerhoursoftraining.答案A解析細節(jié)理解題。從最后一段第三句及最后一句可知,他想讓他女兒也成為一個成功的潛水者。Ⅱ.完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)It’sJulyandit’shot.Iwalkintomygaragetodothelaundry.Ifeelguiltyrunningthedryer(烘干機)insuch11.

Growingup,we12hadadryerinthehouse.Grandmalivedwithus,andshethoughtdryerswerefor13peopleandawasteofmoney,andanyway,shelikedhowthelaundry14sofreshhangingoutontheline.15,itreallywasn’tnecessarytohaveadryerinSouthernCalifornia,withenoughsunnydayseveninthe16.

Nowwiththreeboysinmyhouse,I’mwashingat17oneloadofbeachtowels,swimsuitsandpooltowelseveryday.So,Idecidedto18aclotheslineinmybackyardforthefirst19ever.

IwentdowntothelocalKmartandlookedforaclothesline.Iwasn’ttoosuretheystillmadesome,20iftheydidtheywouldsurelyhavethematKmart.Iwaspleasedto21theydid.Isetmyclotheslineupinthecorneroftheyardusingthe45degreeangleofthefencetohangmyline.WhenIfinished,Isteppedbackto22mywork.

WhatIwasn’t23wasthefeelingsandthememoriesingfloodingbacktome24Ihungupthatfirstloadoflaundry.Smellingfreshlywashedtowels,Iwassuddenlyinmy25whereIgrewup26Grandmahangouttheclothes.

Grandmawasalwaysbarefoot(赤腳的),andusuallyshe27besingingasongortalkingtothecatsintheyard.Sometimesshe’dtellmea28aboutherchildhood.

Ienjoygoingouttohangmylaundryandusethetimetojust29amomentoutofmybusydayandthinkaboutthings,or30atall—and,haveavisitwithGrandma.

11A.times B.heatC.places D.occasions答案B解析根據(jù)上文中的“It’sJulyandit’shot.”可知,作者覺得在大熱天使用烘干機有負疚感。12A.almost B.hardlyC.always D.never答案D解析根據(jù)下文語境中的提示可知,祖母和我們生活在一起,她不喜歡烘干機,所以我們家沒有烘干機。13A.lazy B.richC.poor D.young答案A解析祖母認為烘干機是懶惰之人用的,而且浪費錢財。14A.felt B.seemedC.smelled D.appeared答案C解析祖母喜歡剛洗出掛在晾衣繩上的衣物的氣味。15A.Besides B.HoweverC.Therefore D.Otherwise答案A解析根據(jù)南加州的天氣,也用不著買烘干機。根據(jù)上下文語境可知這里表示遞進意義。16A.spring B.summerC.fall D.winter答案D解析根據(jù)上下文語境可知,在南加州甚至冬季也是陽光明媚的(更不用說春、夏、秋季了)。17A.most B.leastC.best D.first答案B解析已有三個孩子的母親每天至少(atleast)要洗孩子們用過的一堆海灘浴巾、游泳衣以及游泳池所用浴巾。18A.putup B.hangoutC.drawin D.keepon答案A解析根據(jù)語境可知作者決定在自家后院拉起(putup)一條晾衣繩。19A.task B.useC.time D.attempt答案C解析根據(jù)語境可知,這是作者第一次在自家后院拉晾衣繩。20A.so B.butC.and D.for答案B解析根據(jù)上下文語境可知這里表示轉(zhuǎn)折意義。21A.find B.learnC.say D.realize答案A解析作者很高興地發(fā)現(xiàn)(find)晾衣繩在Kmart有售。22A.begin B.stopCpliment D.admire答案D解析作者拉起晾衣繩后,后退“欣賞”(admire)自己的“佳作”。23A.informedof B.accustomedtoC.adjustedto D.preparedfor答案D解析作者沒有心理準備的是當她第一次掛起所洗衣物時涌現(xiàn)在她心頭的情感和記憶。24A.before B.asC.because D.till答案B解析根據(jù)上下文語境,這里指的是當作者掛起衣物時。25A.house B.roomC.yard D.family答案C解析根據(jù)上下文語境可知,這里指的是作者長大成人前住的院子。26A.letting B.helpingC.discovering D.noticing答案B解析作者童年時在院子里幫祖母掛起所洗衣物。27A.should B.mightC.would D.could答案C解析根據(jù)上下文語境,這里應該用情態(tài)動詞(would)來表示過去的習慣。而其他三個情態(tài)動詞依次表示“應該”“可能”和“能夠”。28A.story B.wayC.lie D.dream答案A解析祖母生前有時候還給作者講她自己的童年故事。29A.spend B.passC.take D.cost答案C解析作者喜歡到院子里晾曬衣物,并利用自己從繁忙的日子里拿出(take)來的一會兒的時間來想點什么,或者什么都不想——只跟祖母心靈相會。30A.everything B.somethingC.anything D.nothing答案D解析由空后的atall及上題解析可知,應選D項。Ⅲ.語篇填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)閱讀下列材料,掌握其大意,并根據(jù)上下文填寫空白處所需的內(nèi)容(1個單詞)或所提供單詞的正確形式。WhenIwas14,Idecidedtomakesomepocketmoneyby31.(help)MrMillercutthegrassinhisgarden.Iworkedhardbecausethatwasmyfirstparttimejob.AfterIhadbeenworkingforoneweek,MrMillersaidthathehadnomoneyforme.Thatsurprisedme32.(great).Iarguedwithhim,andthenIwentbackhomein33.(angry).

MyparentstoldmenottobeangrywithMrMillerbecause34.wasindifficulties.ThenmymothercalledupMrMillerandtheytalkedaboutsomethingon35.phone.Afewdays36.(late),mymotheraskedmetoreturntoMrMiller’sgardenbecausehewastooweak37.(look)afterit.

WhenIcameback,MrMillersaid,“Sorry,I’venomoney,38.Icandosomethingforyou.”HeplayedaCDforme.Hearingthebeautifulmusic,Iwasso39.(interest)initthatIforgotthemoneyanddidtheworkwithpleasure.Atlast,MrMillergavemeatickettoaconcert.

Afterthat,Ibecameanaffectionate(深情的,親切的)personatmusic.NowI’moneofthemostpopular40.(sing)inourcountry.IcanneverthankMrMillertoomuch.

答案31.helping32.greatly33.anger34.he35.the36.later37.toerested40.singersⅣ.七選五(共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分)HowtoBeeanEffectiveLeaderThekeytobeinganeffectiveleaderisnottofocusonmakingotherpeoplefollow,butonmakingyourselfthekindofpersontheywanttofollow.41Ittakestimetobeeatrustworthyleader.

Asyouprepareyourselftobeeabetterleader,usethefollowingguidelinestohelpyougrow.1.Don’tbeselfcentered.Thetrulygreatleadersarenotinleadershipforpersonalgain.42PerhapsthatiswhyLawrenceD.Bellremarked,“Amanwhocannotbothertodolittlethingsforothersareunlikelytobeeagoodleader.”

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Rareistheeffectiveleaderwhodon’tlearntobeeagoodfollowerfirst.ThatiswhyaleadershipinstitutionsuchastheUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyteachesitsofficerstobeeeffectivefollowersfirst.3.Workwithexcellence.Noonerespectsandfollowsmediocrity(平庸).Leaderswhoearntherighttoleadgivetheiralltowhattheydo.Theybringintoplaynotonlytheirskillsandtalents,butalsogreatpassionandhardwork.44

4.Giveyourpoweraway.Whatmake