（江西卷）高中英语 Unit 1 Breaking records测试题（含答案）(1).doc

（江西卷）2014-2015学年高中英语 unit 1 breaking records测试题（含答案）class: name: marks: 满分（120）第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. do you like classical music? _ im quite keen on jazz.a. not really.b. youre right.c. thats great! d. not a little.2. “_ film is about to start and lets hurry,” he said, taking me by _ arm.a. the; 不填 b. the; the c. a; an d. a; 不填3. at the beginning of the term, the teacher made _ clear that she would not allow talking in class. a. the one b. it c. one d. that 4. even the doctor cant _ you good health if you dont keep on taking exercise every day.a. guarantee b. announce c. introduce d. pass5. rex _ as a tour guide in beijing. he returned from america for the job in 2005 and hasnt changed it since. a. will work b. had worked c. works d. was working6. the campaign to help the little boy is believed _, for it has raised far more money than expected.a. succeed b. succeeding c. having succeeded d. to have succeeded7. it is unknown whether the government will fund the project and the question is still _ discussion. a. under b. within c. against d. beyond8. a man escaped from prison last night. it was a long time _ the guards discovered what had happened. a. since b. until c. before d. when9. soldiers have received the order that they should take immediate action to help those people whose village has been _ by the flood.a. cut upb. cut acrossc. cut down d. cut off10. whats the noise? i cant focus on my work.sorry. i _ my drawer. it cant open. a. am repairing b. repair c. have repairedd. had repaired11. its amazing that linda _ have passed the driving test in so short a time.a. could b. should c. must d. may 12. i wont take your promise seriously. i will see _ steps you will take to improve sales in african countries.a. where b. how c. what d. that13. with everything she needed _, mrs smith left the supermarket with satisfaction.a. bought b. to be boughtc. buying d. to buy 14. the size of the audience, _, was well over twenty thousand. a. whom we had expected b. as we had expected c. what we had expected d. we had expected that15. she knew she shouldnt open the package, but her curiosity finally got _ of her and she opened it.a. the best b. the good c. better d. the better第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）flora was a carnivorous (食肉的) plant, and it actually ate meat. she lived in a 16, next to her friend porky the butchers counter. porky treated her with great affection and attention, and 17 gave some pieces of meat to her at the end of each day. but one day, flora didnt get her meat. nor the next day, and she got so 18 that she decided to spy on porky.what she 19 was that he wasnt giving her anything because he was putting lots of meat in a big yellow box. 20 not to know anything about 21, flora asked porky if she could have a little of the food kept in the yellow box. he 22 that she could not, and added, “dont ever think about touching the 23 in that box, flora!”the plant felt 24, as well as hungry, and she couldnt 25 wondering who porky was keeping all that delicious-looking meat for. with her 26 thoughts she was filling up with anger. that very night, when the market was 27, she went over to the box, opened it, and ate that meat until her stomach 28 .the next morning, when porky arrived and discovered the 29, flora felt terrible. he asked her several times whether she had taken the meat. at first she denied it, but seeing porky feeling very 30, she decided to admit. “what have you done?” porky exploded, “i told you not to 31 it! all that meat was poisoned! thats why i havent been able to give you anything for days.”without 32, flora was sent to a nearby hospital, and the doctors managed to save floras life. she was already feeling great pain in her roots, and her leaves were changing 33. the shock hit everyone hard, but at least flora learnt to stick to the 34 set by those who most loved her. thats much 35 than just doing whatever you want.16. a. marketb. familyc. forestd. factory17. a. sometimesb. alwaysc. sometimed. seldom18. a. boredb. annoyedc. excitedd. shocked19. a. made outb. pointed outc. found outd. worked out20. a. refusingb. promisingc. learningd. pretending21. a. himselfb. usc. itd. them22. a. respondedb. arguedc. believedd. supposed23. a. plantb. meatc. presentd. money24. a. hurtb. trappedc. tiredd. burnt25. a. mindb. stopc. allowd. risk26. a. originalb. seriousc. uselessd. negative27. a. cleanb. freec. emptyd. different28. a. disappearedb. fellc. burstd. ached29. a. causeb. faultc. theftd. disaster30. a. nervousb. painfulc. poord. curious31. a. chooseb. touchc. moved. store32. a. delayb. evidencec. informationd. explanation33. a. placeb. colorc. weightd. length34. a. goalsb. questionsc. examplesd. rules35. a. happierb. calmerc. saferd. prouder第二部分 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)atodays word “belittle” was first used by thomas jefferson, the third president of the united states.many years ago, a french naturalist, the count de buffon, wrote some books about natural history. the books were a great success even though some critics did not like them. some critics said, “count buffon is more of a poet than a scientist”.thomas jefferson did not like what the count had said about the natural wonders of the new world. it seemed to jefferson that the count had gone out of his way to speak of natural wonders in america as if they were unimportant.this troubled thomas jefferson. he too was a naturalist, as well as a farmer, inventor, historian, writer and politician. he had seen the natural wonders of europe. to him, they were no more important than those of the new world.in 1788, thomas jefferson wrote about his home state, virginia. while writing, he thought of its natural beauty and then of the words of the count de buffon. at that moment, jefferson created a new word “belittle”. he said, “the count believes that nature belittles her productions on this side of the atlantic.”noah webster, the american word expert, liked this word. he put it in his english language dictionary in 1806. “belittle to make things small, unimportant.”in 1872, a famous american word expert decided that the time had come to kill this word. he said, “belittle has no chance of becoming english. and as more critical writers of america, like those of britain, feel no need of it, the sooner it is forgotten, the better.”this expert failed to kill the word. today, “belittle” is used, not only in the united states and england, but in other countries where the english language is spoken. it seems that efforts to belittle the word did not stop people from using it.36. the sentence “count buffon is more of a poet than a scientist” in paragraph 2 implies that “ ”.a. he is a good poetb. he is not a good poetc. he is not a real scientistd. he is an excellent scientist37. thomas jefferson didnt like the counts description because .a. he thought little of the natural wonders of the new worldb. he didnt describe the natural wonders in america in detailc. as an america thomas jefferson didnt like europed. he thought too highly of the natural wonders of europe38. the word “belittle” was invented when thomas jefferson .a. made a speech on the civil warb. wrote about the development of english c. edited an english language dictionary d. made comments on the count39. which of the following is true of the word “belittle”?a. the word is used as a noun.b. not everybody liked the word.c. the word was killed at one time.d. it was firstly used by court de buffon.40. whats the text mainly about?a. natural wonders in america.b. the best way to learn a language.c. the story of a new english word.d. the changing history of american english.bone of the most common human fears is scarcity (不足，缺乏). many people are afraid of not having enough of what they need or want, so they are always trying hard to get to a point when they would finally have enough.a couple always dreamed of living “the good life”. both from poor working-class families, they married young and set out to fulfill their common goal of becoming wealthy. they both worked very hard for years, accumulating a small fortune, so they could move from their two-bedroom home to a large seven-bedroom home. they focused their energies on accumulating all the things they believed showed abundance (充裕): membership in the local high-class country club, luxury cars, designer clothing, and high-class society friends. no matter how much they accumulated, however, it never seemed to be enough. they were unable to remove the deep fear of scarcity both had acquired in childhood. they needed to learn the lesson of abundance. then the stock market crashed in 1987, and the couple lost a considerable amount of money. a lawsuit (诉讼) cost another huge portion of their savings. one thing led to another, and they found themselves in a financial disaster. their house needed to be sold, and eventually they lost the country club membership and the cars. it took several years and much hard work for the couple to land on their feet, and though they now live a life far from extravagant (奢侈的), they have thought carefully about their lives and feel quite blessed. only now, as they assess what they have lefta solid, loving marriage, their health, a dependable income, and good friendsdo they realize that true abundance comes not from accumulating, but from appreciating.scarcity consciousness (意识) arises as a result of the “hole-in-the-soul syndrome”. this is when we attempt to fill the gaps in our inner lives with things from the outside world. but like puzzle pieces, you cant fit something in where it does not naturally belong. no amount of external objects, affection, love, or attention can ever fill an inner feeling. we already have enough, so we should enjoy our own interior abundance.41. why did the couple work so hard?a. because they wanted to be free of scarcity.b. because they were from poor families.c. because they wanted to buy a house.d. because they wanted to be successful in their career.42. after accumulating all the things that showed abundance, the couple _.a. were satisfied with what they hadb. failed to push their way to the upper classc. developed the “hole-in-the-soul syndrome”d. removed the fear of scarcity from their heart43. what is the purpose of telling the story of the couple?a. to show it is difficult to change ones fate. b. to tell us abundance comes from appreciating.c. to show accumulating is not a good way to become wealthy.d. to tell us good luck cant last long.44. from the last paragraph, we know that scarcity consciousness _.a. arises when we dont have enough of what we needb. happens when we try to fill our inner gaps with something from outsidec. occurs in those who suffered some hardships in their childhood d. results from our dissatisfaction with our present life45. the passage is mainly intended to tell us that _.a. we should get pleasure from our interior abundanceb. we should work hard to get what we needc. we should not cry for what we have lostd. we should try to be free of scarcitycthe great fire of london lasted from sunday, 2 september 1666 to wednesday, 5 september 1666. the fire began at the bakery of thomas farriner in pudding lane just after midnight on sunday, 2 september and spread very fast. the creation of firebreaks (防火带) was the major firefighting technique at that time. however, the lord mayor of london, sir thomas bloodworth deferred the use of this technique. on sunday night, large-scale pulling down the houses was put into effect. by this time, the wind had raised the bakery fire into a firestorm. due to this, the above measure was not effective. on monday, the fire progressed towards the north in the heart of the city. there were rumors that foreigners had set fire. the suspicion was on the french and the dutch. these were englands enemies in the second anglo-dutch war. these immigrant groups were subjected to street violence and attacks. on tuesday, the fire destroyed st. pauls cathedral and tried to destroy charles iis court at whitehall. the attempt to put out the fire was finally successful.many london houses were made of wood and pitch (沥青) construction and could be easily lit. due to this, the fire spread very fast. the fire spread across the hay and feed piles on the yard of the star inn at fish street hill and then moved across the inn. the strong wind that existed that night caused the fire to travel in such a way that they set the church of st. margaret on fire. it then spread to thames street. here the riverside warehouses and wharves (码头) contained oil, coal and many other materials which easily caught fire. the firefighting brigades (消防队) were not very successful in controlling the fire using the water from the river. at about 8 oclock in the morning, the fire had covered half of the london bridge. the fire of 1633 had created a gap that prevented the fire from reaching southwark. however, lord mayor bloodworth thought over the cost of rebuilding and was very hesitant for such a step.the city of london was affected by this. about 87 parish churches, 13,200 houses, st. pauls cathedral and many buildings of the city authorities were affected. about 80,000 inhabitants were destroyed by this fire. 46. which of the following could be the best title for this passage?a. the great fire of london b. the history of londonc. terrible disasters d. ways to put out the fire47. in the 17th century, the major measure to prevent fire from spreading in london was to _.a. pour water on the burning materials b. pull down the houses in the way of fire c. cover the burning materials with sand d. prevent firestorms from appearing48. the underlined word “deferred” in paragraph 1 means “_ ”. a. delayed b. suggested c. introduced d. rejected49. why didnt the great fire reach southwark?a. because all the citizens did their best to put out the fire. b. because the mayor of london took effective measures. c. because all the houses in its way were pulled down. d. because there was nothing to burn in its way.50. the main reason why the great fire wasnt under control in time was that _.a. the warehouses and wharves contained oil, hay and coal b. the fire brigades didnt arrive in time to control the fire c. the effective measure was not taken in time d. the houses were all made of wood d researchers are finding that wearing a smile brings certain benefits, like slowing down the heart and reducing stress. this may even happen when people arent aware they are forming a smile, according to a recent study. some research suggests only a full and genuine smile affects the body in positive ways. other studies, though, indicate even a polite smile may be beneficial. frowning also may have a health effect. preventing people from frowning can help alleviate depression, a recent study found.“you can influence mental health by what you do with your face, whether you smile more or frown less,” says eric finzi, a dermatologic (皮肤病的) surgeon and co-author of the study on frowning.kyle gorjanc, of brooklyn, n.y., regularly runs for exercise and long-distance training. after seeing her photos of grimacing (作苦相) when running, ms. gorjanc began about a year ago making a conscious effort to smile when running. “i started forcing myself to smile. now i think i do it more naturally,” she says. smiling has helped her feel less stressed and tired while running, she says. since the biggest challenge in long-distance running isnt physical but mental, smiling “ensures that long-distance running will be much, much easier,” says ms. gorjanc, a co-founder of an online resource for women runners called salty running. a study published in the journal psychological science found that people who smiled after engaging in stress-inducing tasks showed a greater reduction in heart rate than people who maintained a neutral facial expression. the study got participants to smile unknowingly by making them hold a pair of chopsticks in three different ways in their mouth. one way forced people to maintain a neutral expression; another caused a polite smile, and a third resulted in a full smile that uses the muscles around the mouth and the eyes. “we saw a steeper decline in heart rate and a faster physiological stress recovery when they were smiling, even though the participants werent aware they were making facial expressions,” says sarah pressman, co-author of the study. participants making a full smile performed better than the polite-smile group, she says.“we smile because we feel not threatened,” says dr. pressman. over time that message evolved so the muscle activity involved in a smile sends a message to the brain signaling safety, which could translate into lower heart rate and stress levels. 51. according to a recent study, wearing a smile _.a. only benefits people who have heart problems and suffer from stressb. has no effect on people who are unaware that they are smilingc. does no good to people who are not in a good moodd. can benefit people w