高二下學期英語unit17-18

unit17-18

一、單項選擇

1、Heprovidedalotofpagers________himsothathecould________copiesofthem.A．with;make B．for;makeC．with;do D．to;go

2、YoucanneverimaginewhatgreattroubleIhavehad________thepatientwhoreceivedaseriouswound.A．treating B．treatC．totreat D．treated

3、Intheyears________,sheworkeddayandnightsoastopayoffthedebts.A．following B．followedC．tofollow D．thatfollowed

4、Theflowers________sweetinthebotanicgardenattractthevisitorstothebeautyofnature.A．tosmellB．smellingC．smeltD．tobesmelt

5、________theprogramme,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．NotcompletingB．NotcompletedC．NothavingcompletedD．Havingnotcompleted

6、Thepolicemanaskedhimmanyquestions,mostof________

hecouldn'tanswer.A．that B．thoseC．what D．which

7、HesaidjokinglythatSantaClauscouldn'tbefat,orhemightget________inthechimney.A．truck B．stuckC．stick D．strike

8、Robberandhissongs________werefamousintheUnitedStatesarealsopopularinChina.A．whichB．thatC．whoD．a(chǎn)s

9、Eachnewwayoflookingatasituationimprovesourunderstandingandmakes________easiertodiscovernewpossibilities.A．itB．thatC．whichD．what

10、Aquarrel________lastSunday,andhe________hisfamily.A．wasbrokenout,brokeawayB．brokeout,brokeawayC．wasbrokeout,brokeawayfromD．brokeout,brokeawayfrom

11、Myadvisorencouragedme________asummercoursetoimprovemywritingskills.A．takingB．tookC．takeD．totake

12、HestartedtowardsQueenGate________agreatpace.A．inB．forC．ofD．a(chǎn)t

13、Ihavedonemuchofthework.Couldyoupleasefinish________intwodays?A．therestB．theotherC．a(chǎn)notherD．theothers

14、Asthehurricaneblewdownmanytalltrees,someofthestreetsinthecitywere________.A．stuckB．caughtC．crowdedD．blocked

15、－Whynotgetmorephysicalexercise?－________.A．Ifeeltiredout.B．I'velostmycolor.C．CouldyoutellmeaboutanygoodsportsIwouldlike?D．Somesportswilldoyougood.

二．完形填空：閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從每小題所給四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。Somepeoplecannotlearninordinaryschools.Physicalor1handicappreventsachildfromlearning.Todaynew2arebeingusedinspecialschoolstohelpthedisabled3.Aschoolisbeing4inNewJersey,USA.ItiscalledBancroft.Herethedisabledwillbetrainedto5themselvesandtogetalongintheoutsideworld.Bancroftisnotsurroundedby6ofanykind.Itsdirectorinsiststhatitbe7sothatstudentsmaygraduallydevelopnormalrelationswiththerestoftheworld.Bancroftstudentswill8inapartments,cookingtheirownmeals,andlearningtoperformothertasks.Astheybecome9,theywillbuytheirownfurniture,payingforitoutoftheirown10.Theywillpayfortheirfood,too.Theywilllearntoexpect11billsforthecallstheymakeeverymonth.Asasteptowardsthegoalofbecomingindependent,eachdisabledpersonwilldecidewhatkindofworkhewantstobe12todo.Whilesomeofthetrainingwillbe13onwithinBancroftitself,mostofthestudentswillreceive14traininginnearbytowns.Theywillbetrainedbytownpeople.Afterthetraininghasbeen15completed,thestudentwillwork16anassistantandwillbegintoearnmoney.AfterthathewillleaveBancroft,buttheschoolwillcontinuetogivehimhelpifhe17it.Howlongwillittakeastudentto18histrainingunderthisnewsystem?Thedirectorsays,“Forsomeayearwillbe19.Forothersitmighttaketenyears.”Forall,however,thismethodoffersanewidea.Manywilllearntobe20andindependent,supportingthemselvesintheworld.1．A．spirit B．mentalC．thought D．body2．A．plans B．decisionsC．tools D．methods3．A．learn B．liveC．earn D．play4．A．turnedup B．setupC．searchedfor D．longedfor5．A．enjoy B．teachC．help D．support6．A．trainers B．studentsC．trees D．walls7．A．free B．openC．quiet D．different8．A．live B．studyC．hide D．cook9．A．strong B．healthyC．a(chǎn)ble D．happy10．A．hands B．wealthC．earnings D．a(chǎn)bilities11．A．telephone B．educationC．housing D．food12.A．a(chǎn)sked B．sentC．trained D．made13．A．taken B．calledC．tried D．carried14．A．life B．jobC．body D．mind15．A．successfully B．graduallyC．quickly D．hardly16．A．with B．forC．like D．a(chǎn)s17．A．needs B．a(chǎn)sksC．gets D．offers18．A．receive B．getC．complete D．stop19．A．short B．enoughC．good D．long20．A．helpful B．carefulC．useful D．cheerful三．閱讀理解AWhenyoutakeawalkinanyofthecitiesintheWest,youoftenseealotofpeoplewalkingdogs.Itisstilltruethatadogisthemostusefulandfaithfulanimalintheworld,thereasonwhypeoplekeepadoghaschanged.Intheolddayspeopleusedtotraindogstoprotectthemselvesagainstattacksbyotherbeasts.Andlatertheycametorealizethatadogwasnotonlyusefulforprotectionbutwillingtoobeyhismaster.Forexample,whenpeopleuseddogsforhunting,thedogswouldnoteatwhatwascaughtwithoutpermission.Butnowpeopleinthecityneednotprotectthemselvesagainstattacksofanimals.Whydotheykeepdogs,then?Somepeoplekeepdogstoprotectthemselvesfromrobbery.Butthemostimportantreasonisforcompanionship.Forachild,adogishisbestfriendwhenhehasnofriendtoplaywith.Foryoungcouples,adogistheirchildwhentheyhavenochildren.Foroldcouples,adogisalsotheirchildwhentheirrealchildrenhavegrownup.Sothemainreasonwhypeoplekeepdogshaschangedfromprotectiontofriendship.1．Accordingtothepassage,intheolddayspeopletraineddogs________.A．forprotectionagainstrobberyB．justforfunC．forcompanionshipD．forprotectionagainstotheranimals2．Theword“companionship”maymean________.A．worship B．treasureC．friendlyrelationship D．partnership3．Thedogswereusedtohuntingbecause________.A．theyweregoodhuntersB．theyobeyedtheirmasters,C．theywereusefulforprotectionsD．theydidnoteatotheranimals4．Theymostimportantreasonforpeopletokeepdogsnowis________.A．theyneedcompanionB．theylikechildrenC．theyenjoyhuntingD．theywanttoprotectthemselves5．Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.A．dogscanbehelpfultothosewhoneedfriendsB．citypeoplealwaysfeellonelyC．dogscanbeinterestingD．theycitycanbeaverydangerousplaceBWithouttheatmospheretherewouldbenoweather,nowind,rain,snow,orclouds.Airisallaroundus;weliveatthebottomofagreatoceanofair.Itisinvisible,butwecanfeelitwhenitmoves.Therearemilesofairaboveus,pressingdownwithgreatweightontheearthandeverythingonit.Becauseairpressesdownonusfromalldirectionsatthesametime,andbecauseweareabletobear(忍受)thisweight,wedonotseemtofeelit.Butscientistshaveprovedthatairhasthisweight,andthatanythingthathasweightcreates(產(chǎn)生)aforcecalledpressure.Aschangesinairpressuretakeplace,theymakeairmove.Airisagasthatexpands(膨脹)whenheated,getslighter,andmovesupward.Whenairiscooled,itgetsheavier,sinksclosetotheearth'ssurface,andflowslikewaterinagreatriver.Aswarmairrises,coldairrushesintotakeitsplace.Thuswindsoriginate(起源).Thewindsthatblowhighaboveusarecausedbythewarmerairrunningawayfromcolderair.Thewindwefeelneartheearth'ssurfaceistheheavycolderairtryinghardtocatchthewarmerair.Changesintemperaturecausetheairtomove.Andofcoursetherearemanychanges,soairmovementsaretakingplacepracticallyallthetime.1．Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsusthecausesof________.A．whywedon'tfeelairB．whyatmosphereisimportanttousC．whythereisairsurroundingusD．whythereisairpressure2．Airmovesundersuchconditionsthat________.A．thereisairpressureB．theairisheavyC．a(chǎn)irpressuredoesn'tremainthesameallthetimeD．a(chǎn)ircomesupanddown3．Accordingtothepassage,insomeareasiffarmerswhogrowgrapes(葡萄)lightfiresintheearlymorning,thatisbecausethefarmerswantto________.A．driveawaywarmairB．preventcoldairfromcomingtoharmtheirplantsC．causemorewindD．stopwarmairrunningawayCBestywouldoftentellherchildren,grandchildren,relativesandfriendsoftheveryimportantdaywhenthreemembersofasecretcommitteefromtheContinentalCongresscametocalluponher.Thosepersons,GeorgeWashington,RobertMomsandGeorgeRoss,askedhertosewthefirstflag.ThismeetingoccurredinherhomesometimelateinMay1776.GeorgeWashingtonwasthentheheadofcolonies.GeorgeRosswasarespectedPhiladelphianandalsotheuncleofherlatehusband,JohnRoss.Untilthattime,coloniesandmilitias(民兵)usedmanydifferentflags.Somewerefamous,suchasthe“RattlesnakeFlag”usedbytheContinentalNavy.AccordingtoBestyRoss'datesandconnectedlineofevents,inMaytheCongressionalCommitteecalleduponherathershop.ShefinishedforthefirsttimeatIndependenceHall.Inthemiddleofcelebration,theLibertyBellsounded,announcingthebirthofanewnation.OnJune14,1777,theContinentalCongress,seekingtostrengthennationalunityandpride,votedtoacceptthenationalflag.ThedecisionwaspassedthattheflagoftheUnitedStatesbethirteenstrips,alternate(交替)redandwhite;thattheunionbethirteenstars,whiteinabluefield,standingforitsmembers.1．BestyRoss,thedesignerandmakerofthefirstnationalflag,was________.A．a(chǎn)PhiladelphiantailoressB．a(chǎn)memberofthesecretcommitteeC．John'slatewifeD．oneofthemilitiawomen2．Theunderlinedpartinthetextmeansthat________.A．theContinentalCongresswonagreatvictory.B．theUnitedStatesofAmericawasfoundedC．a(chǎn)nunknownnewstatecarneintobeingD．a(chǎn)newnationwonitsindependence3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．TheContinentalCongressplayedanimportantpartintheindependence.B．PeopleinPhiladelphiathoughtwellofGeorgeRoss.C．Whenfounded,theUnitedStateshadonlythirteenmembers.D．TheunionwasfoundedinWashington4．Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderoftheevents?a．ThreepersonsofasecretcommitteepaidavisittoBesty.b．Thebillwasvotedthroughtoacceptthenationalflagin1777.c．Bestydesignedandsewedthefirstnationalflag.d．IndependenceHallheardtheDeclarationoftheIndependenceread.A．a(chǎn),c,b,d B．a(chǎn),c,d,.bC．c,a,d,b D．c,d,b,a四．短文改錯EarlyonemorningonApril，1988，it

1．________wasraininghard．Iwassittinginmy classroommyself．“WeshallsoonleaveBeijing

2．________andgobackSichuan．You'llsaygoodbye

3．________toyournewclassmates．”Thatmyfather

4．________toldmetheotherdaysoundedmoreagainin

5．________myears．AlthoughIhadstudiedatthe schoolforonlytwomonths，butIreally

6．________lovedeverythinghere．What'smore，the teachingconditionsherearemorebetter

7．________thanthoseinSichuan．Asachildwasborn 8．________inSichuan，Iknewalmostnothingabout theworldoutsideit．However，sinceIfirst

9．________cametoBeijing，IseemanythingsthatI

10．________hadneverseenandtastedmanydelicious snacks(小吃)．IthoughtIwasquite unluckytohavebeenbornin