牛津高三实验版模块九unit2单元测试题

07-08学年上学期牛津高三实验版模块九Unit2单元测试题第一节、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.Which director was he _when talking about the latest film?A. looking up B.giving out C.applying for D.referring to2.A policeman shouted to the criminal ,”Put up your hands and stand still_the law.” A.in the name of B.at the mercy of C.by the name of D.regardless of3.People hope to become more _ in predicting earthquakes. A.absolute B.steady C.ideal D.accurate4.He is out of work,feeling as if he has _nothing.A. established B.accomplished C.abolished D.guaranteed5.After arriving in New York,the Chinese college student found it rather hard to _living on his own. A.rely on B.adjust to C.depend on D.bring up6.Whether you can earn money _on whether you can take good care of sheep which _on grass. A.depends;feed B.depends;feeds C.relies;feed D.relies;feeds7.It is well known to us _ _ practice makes perfect. A.that;the B.what;the C.that;/ D.what;/8._they are closest friends is not clear though they live together. A.That B.If C.What D.Whether9.This is the best way they have thought of _the _miners. A.rescuing;burying B.to rescue;buried C.to rescue;burying D.rescuing;buried10.A:Come in,please.This way._. B:Thanks.Oh,you have a nice place here. A:Im glad you like it. A.Take it easy B.Make youself at home. C.Help yourself D.How do you like it?11.The coach usually _the trainees into different parts. A.breaks out B.breaks through C.breaks up D.breaks about12.At the interview,the spokeman avoided the journalists_ question. A.moderate B.pointed C.accurate D.outgoing13.There has been housing development _ since the end of the last century.A. in detail B.in all C.in total D.in consequence of the economy14._with what students had done,the teacher praised them highly. A.Delighted B.Delighting C.Delight D.Being delighted15.Its up to you to _ it and make a decision.A.eat B.eating C.chew D.chewing第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body . Through the years I would 16 the correct answer . When I was younger , I thought 17 was very important to us as humans , so I said , “My ears , Mummy .” She said , “No. Many people are 18 . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”Several years passed before she asked me again . Since making my first 19 , I had often thought over the question . So this time I told her , “Mummy , it must be our eyes .”She looked at me and said, “You are 20 fast , but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”21 the years , mother asked me a couple more22 and always her response to my answers was , “No, but you are getting 23 every year , my child.” Then last year , my Grandpa 24 . Everybody was heart broken . Everybody was crying . My mum looked at me when it was our 25 to say our final good-bye to Grandpa . She asked me , “Do you know the most important body part yet , my dear?”I was 26 when she was asking me this now . I always thought this was a 27 between her and me .She saw the 28 on my face and told me , “This question is very important . It shows that you have really 29 your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears . She said , “My dear , the most important body part is your 30 .” I asked , “Is it because they hold up your head?” She replied , “No , it is 31 on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head . I only hope that you have enough 32 and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry 33 when you need it.” Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a 34 one . It is sympathetic（同情的）to the pain of 35 .16Anotice Bbelieve in Cdoubt Dguess at 17Alove Bhealth Csound Dsight 18Ablind Bdeaf Cinvisible Dthoughtful 19Adiscovery Bdecision Cattempt Dsuggestion 20Alearning Bthinking Cgrowing Dchanging 21ABefore BTill CBeyond DOver 22AwaysBthings Cquestions Dtimes 23Astronger Btaller Csmarter Dnicer 24AleftBgot ill Cdied D. got wounded25Aduty Bturn Cpity Dchance 26Ashocked Bsatisfied Cinterested Dexcited 27Agame Btest Cmatch Dsecret 28Aworry Bpuzzlement Cregret Dpain 29Aenjoyed Bfound Cdisliked Dlived 30Ashoulders Bfeet Chands Dhair 31Ahow Bbecause Cwhy Dwhether 32ArespectBfavour Clove Dfun 33Aby Bon Cabove Dfor 34Avaluable Buseful Cselfish Dprecious 35Aothers Bthe deaf CGrandpa Dthe blind 第三节、 阅读理解 (共20小题,每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAlthough many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good ,most would admit that their spoken English is poor .Whenever I speak to a Chinese student they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” However ,their spoken English does not have to remain “poor” ! I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.First ,they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary .Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary. However ,you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if your attitude is positive .Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.Second ,they are afraid of making mistakes. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous .Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY. Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly .However ,in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across ,to talk to someone in English ,as quickly and as well as you can ,even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense ,but it doesnt matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening .You have one mouth but two ears! All that hearing was necessary for you to start speaking.Fourth ,most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners .Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor .If you have this proactive outlook ,then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.If you do not use your English beyond the classroom you will forget what English you know .Remember : USE IT OR LOSE IT! You can learn how to speak English better by speaking English more.36What is most probably the writers purpose in writing the passage?ATo improve your reading.BTo improve your spoken English.CTo improve your listening. DTo improve your vocabulary.37It can be inferred from the third paragraph that .Adont be afraid of making mistakes .Just speak!Bdont be nervous ,dont be shy .Just write!Cdont be fluency .Just be accuracy Ddont be shy ,dont be fluency. Just listen and write!38The text is most probably taken from a .Ateachers diaryBreport on studyCsports newspaperDmovie magazine B We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded. When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration（迁移）is probably the migration of the fish, which is called “salmon”. This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mice. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea. Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobsters（龙虾）. Every year, when the season of bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we dont. Maybe living things just like to travel.39.Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _ . A. give birth B. enjoy warmer weather C. find food more easily D. find beautiful places 40. The mice in northern Europe move when _ . A. they give birth B. the weather is bad C. the place gets too crowded D. they havent enough food 41. The lobsters move _ . A. to the fresh water B. to the sea floor C. to find more food D. at a certain time 42. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Animals move in order to find food more easily. B. The migration of the fish called “salmon” is the most famous migration. C. Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel. D. Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another but we dont sometimes.CMachines in the home have a short history. Sewing machines, washing machines and tumble dries are common enough today, but a hundred years ago few people could even imagine such things. However, inventors have designed and built a wide range of household machines since then. In most cases the inventor tried to patent（申请专利）his machine, to stop anyone copying it. Then he tried to produce a lot of them. If the machine became popular, the inventor could make a lot of money. In 1790 the first sewing machine was patented. The inventor was an Englishman called Thomas Saint. There was nothing to match his machine for forty years, and then someone built a similar device. He was a Frenchman, Bartelemy Thimonier. Neither of these early machines worked very well, however. It wasnt until 1846 that an inventor came up with a really efficient（高效的）sewing machine. He was an American, Elias Howe and his machine was good enough to beat five skilled sewing women. He didnt make much money from it, however. The first commercially（商业的）successful sewing machine was patented by Isaac Singer five years later. Today, we take washing machines for granted, but there was none before 1869. The revolving drum（旋转桶）of that first machine set a pattern for the future, but it was crude by todays standards. The drum was turned by hand, and needed a lot of effort. Eight years passed before someone produced an electric washing machine. The world had to wait even longer for a machine to dry clothes. The first spin-drier was another American invention, patented in 1924; but it was 20 years before such machines were widely used. It was yet another American, called Bissell, who introduced the carpet sweeper. He patented the original machine back in 1876. It didnt pick up dirt very well, but it was quicker than a dustpan and brush. Thirty-six years later, even the carpet sweeper was old-fashioned: modern homes now have a vacuum cleaner（吸尘器）with an electric motor to suck the dust. 43. Inventors patent the inventions so as to _ . A. produce more machines B. avoid being copied by others C. make the inventions more popular D. make more money 44. Whose sewing machine could do far more than the work that was done by five skilled sewing women? A. Thomas Saints. B. Bartelemy Thimoniers. C. Elias Howes. D. Isaac Singers. 45. According to the article, modern inventors _ . A. follow the pattern of the first revolving drum but improve it much B. only imitate the first washing machine C. power the first ever-made washing machine by electricity D. have to wait for the first spin-drier for a long time 46. The underlined word “crude” in the sentence “but it was crude by todays standards”probably means _ . A. useless B. ugly-looking C. rough D. not skillfully made 47. The article mainly tells us about _ . A. the great inventors in the world B. the important inventions in the world C. the short history of household machines D. the importance of the machines used in the homeDThe high noise of modern life may affect speech and language development in the very young,according to a study that found the auditory(听觉的)parts of the brains of young mice are slower to organize properly in the presence of continuous sounds. Researchers at the University of California,San Francisco,reared a group of rats in an environment of continuous background noise and found that their brain circuits(电路)that receive and interpret(解释)sound did not develop at the same rate as animals that were raised in a quieter environment. Edward F. Chang and Michael Merzenich,co-authors of the study appearing in the journal Science,said that the continuous noise delayed the organization of auditory neurons(神经细胞)during a critical two-to-three-week period after the rat pups were born. For rats not exposed to the noise,the auditory cortex(皮层)neurons during this period gathered into a smaller area and began developing a selective response to sounds. But for the noise-exposed rats,this organization was slowed,causing a delay in the development of the ability to discriminate(辨别)specific sound tones.The researchers said it took three or four times longer for the rats raised in a noisy environment to reach the basic bench marks(基准)of auditory development seen in the rat pups not exposed to noises. Although the rat is not a perfect model for what happens in humans,the authors note,the study does suggest that high levels of noise might possibly affect some language learning in babies. “These findings suggest that environmental noise,which is commonly present in contemporary child-rearing environments,can potentially contribute to auditory and languagerelated development delays,” the authors wrote in Science. The authors noted that although the brain development was delayed in rats exposed to the noise,their brains did eventually mature(成熟的)normally.48.The scientists at California University studied rats_. A.of different age groups B.with different habits C.in different environments D.from different areas49.The rats exposed to noise,compared to those not exposed,_. A. grew up more slowly B.were duller C. were more sensitive D.gathered together more quickly50.The result of the research mainly tells us that noise_. A.delays brain development B.stops baby growth C.affects speech and language D.destroys brains51.The findings of the research are said to have special connections with_. A.causes of noises B.medical science C.other living things D.human babies EHow many people have I met who have told me about the book they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time too much. This is Life, all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal (排演) and, unhappily, we do miss so many of its best moments. We take jobs to stay alive and provide homes for our families always making ourselves believe that this style of life is merely a temporary state of affairs along the road to what we really want to do. Then, at 60 or 65, we are suddenly presented with a clock and several grandchildren and we look back and realize that all those years waiting for Real Life to come along were in fact real life. In America they have a saying much laughed at by the English：“Have a nice day” they speak slowly and seriously in their shops, hotels and sandwich bars. I think it is a wonderful phrase, reminding us, in effect, to enjoy the moment: to value this very day. How often do we say to ourselves, Ill take up horse-riding (or golf, or sailing) as soon as I get a higher position, only to do none of those things when I do get the higher position. When I first became a reporter I knew a man who gave up a very well paid respectable job at the Daily Telegraph to go and edit a small weekly newspaper. At the time I was astonished by what appeared to me to be his completely abnormal (反常的) mental state. How could anyone turn his back on Fleet Street in central London for a small local area？I wanted to know. Now I am a little older and possibly wiser, I see the sense in it. In Fleet Street the man was under con