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Units 1-2 检测题第一部分： 英语知识运用 （共三节， 满分50分）第一节：语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。1. observeA. obviousB. polluteC. nosyD. locate2. presentA. source B. reasonC. telescopeD. disable3. theoryA. truth B. thereC. theirD. thus4. researchA. heart B. tearC. bearD. heard5. mediaA. editorB. predictC. completeD. effort第二节：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。6. What are you talking about?_ Its a private conversation.A. None of your business! B. Forget it!C. Who cares?D. Dont mention it.7. I took a taxi and arrived at _ railway station just in time to see _ professor off.A. a; theB. the; aC. a; aD. the; the8. _ he gets accepted to Harvard, he wont be able to afford the school fees. A. Until B. Even if C. Unless D. As though9. Did _ happen to be a policeman nearby?Yes. He helped us send the injured to the hospital.A. whoB. whereC. thereD. they10. The employees were encouraged to _ good ideas to improve product quality.A. put up withB. come up withC. keep up withD. catch up with11. He wrote a series of articles, hoping to change peoples attitude _ the disabled.A. overB. aboutC. withD. towards12. _, Lucy, who is usually a girl of few words, became lively and active.A. On all sidesB. At a timeC. For onceD. Now and then13. Mr. Black, _ might be expected, got the most votes and won the election.A. as B. suchC. it D. what14. Despite all the efforts that the local government _ over the years, many people there still live a poor life.A. is to make B. to makeC. making D. has made15. When will the results be announced?Just be a bit _, please. These things take time, you know.A. patientB. curiousC. scientific D. talented16. The young girl, _ in a white uniform, showed me the way to the managers office.A. dressing B. having dressedC. dressed D. being dressed 17. We did everything we could _ him to stay, but he insisted on leaving.A. try to persuade B. to try to persuadeC. persuaded D. to be persuaded18. _ through your test papers before handing them in, and you will surely do a much better job.A. Looking B. If you lookC. Look D. By looking19. I would appreciate it if you could keep me _ of how our business is going on.A. informed B. informingC. inform D. to inform20. Seldom _ a book with such a powerful message.A. I read B. I have readC. have read I D. have I read第三节：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21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。One day around 5:30 pm, I was going home on a bus and everybody on the bus was quiet. People had just 21 from work, students had just finished their 22 class and everybody was a little 23 from a long day. I was just looking outside of the 24 without any specific thought in my mind. It was the same 25 I have seen many times before, people hurrying home.In front of me, there was a guy who didnt look very clean. 26 he was looking out of the window, he suddenly 27 to me and pointed at something outside. “Hey, look!”He had a big smile on his face. I turned to the 28 he was pointing in and there it was the beautiful Catalina mountains burning with a beautiful 29 . He turned to other people on the bus and told them to look at the mountains. He 30 “Wow” and “Its so beautiful” again and again. Everybody on the bus 31 the view indeed.The 32 view also helped me to 33 my long tiring day with a good feeling in my heart. But, more 34 , I was so inspired to see that this man wanted to 35 the beautiful view with everybody on the bus, totally strangers. His 36 act made me accidentally find something that I had lost which I didnt even know I had lost. He made me 37 that I had lost the feelings and the 38 I used to have every day. In my daily life, many things had 39 their color and movement, but he 40 me that things are still there they never get lost.21. A. given upB. got offC. gone onD. stopped by22. A. morningB. important C. last D. boring23. A. excitedB. tiredC. puzzledD. disappointed24. A. windowB. classroomC. mountainD. city25. A. bus B. guyC. troubleD. view26. A. IfB. So C. AsD. But27. A. adaptedB. attendedC. turnedD. objected28. A. fingerB. objectC. directionD. sky29. A. sunsetB. memoryC. treeD. sunrise30. A. wrote B. discussedC. followedD. repeated31. A. enjoyedB. provedC. describedD. recorded32. A. amazingB. fullC. sameD. simple33. A. save B. hateC. challenge D. end34. A. naturally B. honestlyC. beautifully D. importantly35. A. share B. compareC. rememberD. praise36. A. final B. kindC. violentD. hard37. A. agreeB. decideC. realizeD. fear38. A. excitementB. friendsC. chancesD. hope39. A. usedB. increasedC. showedD. lost40. A. advisedB. reminded C. promisedD. told第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题；第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AAnyone can start a coin collection its easy and fun to start collecting on your own. You can begin simply, with just the coins in your pocket. And from there, your hobby will grow into a lifelong hobby with a little perseverance, discipline and patience. Coin collecting is both educational and informative.Coin collection interests you once you begin collecting. Dont for a moment think that it is a dull hobby. On the contrary there is great excitement and satisfaction in finding and including a rare coin in your collection such as the 1937-D Buffalo Head Nickel. Sometimes coin collectors spend years in hunting down a coin before succeeding. Moreover, the education benefits of such a hobby are second to none.A lot can be gathered from a coin about the culture and history of the time which the coin belongs to. You can find an example of this in the form of the famous American coin such as John F. Kennedy half dollar, honoring and immortalizing (使不朽) Americas “Most Beloved President”. You also have the Susan B. Anthony dollar, honoring her work in ensuring womens rights to vote in the United States.Furthermore, the advent (出现) of the Internet has been an amazing boon (恩惠) to collectors of coins the world over and collectors are able to find detailed information of coins. Online participation in the hobby of coin collecting is enormous, with individual logging on to look up information about their coins, meet up on message boards, and find chat rooms where enthusiasts can get together to trade coins. You can also find collecting tips as well as many more different places to buy, sell, trade, and learn much more about the time-honored tradition of coin collecting.41. According to the passage, coin collecting is _.A. interesting, educational and informativeB. easy, informative but expensiveC. difficult, dull but educationalD. useful, exciting but difficult 42. The 1937-D Buffalo Head Nickel is mentioned to tell us that _.A. we can learn quite a lot from our coin collectionB. we can earn much money if we can find a rare coinC. it can be very satisfying to collect coinsD. looking for a coin usually takes many years43. What can be learned from the passage?A. Many people enjoy collecting American coins.B. People can gain some knowledge through coin collection. C. Many famous people in America like collecting coins.D. It is easy to pursue a lifelong hobby of coin collection. 44. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A. Online information about coins is far from enough.B. Collectors prefer to trade their coins online.C. Coin collection is popular all over the world.D. Coin collectors benefit greatly from the Internet.BVirginia Boating Education Requirements Personal Watercraft (PWC) operators, ages 14 & 15, must take and pass a boating safety course approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) and authorized (批准) by the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries (VDGIF). No other Virginia boaters are yet required to pass a boating safety course. However, we encourage all boaters to take a boating safety course. If you take a class now and keep your documentation, you will meet the requirements in the future.NASBLA-Approved / VDGIF-Authorized CoursesThe following courses are NASBLA-approved and are authorized by VDGIF. (Note: all boating courses contain detailed information on the operation of Personal Watercraft.)CourseDescriptionLengthBS&SUSCG (United States Coast Guard) Auxiliarys “Boating Skills & Seamanship”Topics Covered: boat construction; boating vocabulary; boat handling; legal requirements; navigation rules & aids; piloting; basic sailing; weather; radiotelephone6-13lessonsBSCUSCG Auxiliarys “Boating Safely” or U.S. Power Squadrons “Boat Smart”USPSU.S. Power Squadrons “Public Boating Course”Topics Covered: boat construction; boating vocabulary; boat handling; legal requirements; navigation rules & aids; piloting; basic sailing; weather; radiotelephone7Boat VirginiaVDGIFs “Boat Virginia”Topics Covered: all about boats; legal requirements; navigation rules; accidents; weather; water sports6-9 hoursABCAmericas Boating Course may be taught in the classroom or taken as a home study program. The final exam is proctored (监考) by a member of the USPS or the USCG Auxiliary.Online CoursesOnline courses (distance learning) listed on this site are NASBLA-approved and are authorized by VDGIF for meeting boating education requirements. Although Virginia allows online testing, many other states do not. If you intend to operate your boat or PWC in another state that requires proof of boating education, you should consider taking a classroom course (all states accept a classroom course certificate).45. According to the text, which of the following groups must attend a boating safety course?A. PWC operators aged 14 and 15.B. Those who are aged 14 and 15.C. PWC operators who are not clear about navigation rules.D. Those who are not good at piloting an aircraft.46. If you want to learn water sports, youd better go to _.A. ABCB. BS&SC. Boat Virginia D. USPS47. Which of the following courses can be learned at home?A. Boat Virginia.B. ABC.C. USPS.D. BS&S.48. What can we learn from the text?A. It takes several years to complete a boating course.B. All the courses in the text provide information on the operation of PWC.C. All states accept online course certificate.D. Some of the courses in the text are not approved by NASBLA.CPicture this: You are sitting in class. Your teacher has been transformed into Superman! Garfield is chasing Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse around your desk. What are comic book characters doing in a classroom?In some places, they are part of the lesson. Schools around the country are using comic books as a way to teach reading, writing and other subjects.Critics say comics are too simple for school. But many teachers give comics a good grade for getting their students to read.Third-grade teachers in Maryland are using classic Disney comics. The department of education created lesson plans for the comics.Maryland tested the program in eight classrooms. “The teachers love it. It captures students interest,” says Nancy Grasmick, superintendent (主管) of Maryland schools. She adds that they believe the comics have helped improve reading skills.Another program, the Comic Book Project, is being used by 22,000 kids in 850 schools in the US. Students write and draw their own comics. The project was started in 2001 by Michael Bitz of Teachers College at Columbia University, in New York City. Bitz wanted to give kids the chance to “write their own stories and create their own characters,” he said, “while improving their reading and writing skills.”Katie Van Els, 11, from Hawaii, says the project has made her a better writer. “You need to use the right words and punctuation.”Teachers also give the program high marks. Bitz has heard stories of children who didnt like to read. “Suddenly, theyre the star writers in their class,” he says.Sherri Pittard, a teacher in Cleveland, Ohio, says the Comic Book Project has inspired her students. She also points out how much kids enjoy the work. “They dont realize theyre learning,” she says. “Its a little trick.”49. The author begins the passage with _.A. an interesting storyB. a story of a comic bookC. the description of a sceneD. the description of cartoon characters50. What attitude do the teachers in Maryland take towards the comics in class?A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Neutral. D. Skeptical. 51. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Michael Bitz is a teacher in a primary school.B. Many students are interested in the Comic Book Project.C. Maryland tested the program in 850 schools.D. The Comic Book Project does good to the speaking skills.52. The passage mainly tells us that _.A. how the comics program was foundedB. the critics are against the comics programC. the comics program helps change students learning habitsD. the comics program is well received among American schoolsDDamming the Red Sea could solve the growing energy demands of millions of people in the Middle East and reduce some of the regions tensions related to oil supplies through hydroelectric (水力发电的) power. Equally, such a large engineering project may cause untold ecological harm and make countless people leave their homes.Present technology allows us to shape the earth on a relatively large scale and to control lakes for hydroelectric power generation. In the near future, however, it might be possible to build dams large enough to separate a body of water as large as the Red Sea, from the world oceans. A similar large-scale engineering project is already planned for the Strait of Hormuz at the entrance of the Persian Gulf. This seawater barrier will use the evaporative (蒸发的) cycle and inflow of seawater to produce vast quantities of electricity.Geochemical engineer Reolof Dirk Schuiling suggests that a dam across the Bab-al-Mandab (巴布厄耳曼德海峡) could be used to stop the inflow of seawater into the highly evaporative Red Sea with the potential of producing 50 gigawatts (千兆瓦) of power. By comparison, the Palo Verde nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear station in the US, has an output of just 3.2 gigawatts.“Such a project will greatly affect the regions economy, political situation and ecology, and their effects may be felt well beyond the physical and political limits of the project,” says Schuiling.Schuiling points out that the cost and time involved in creating such a hydroelectric project are way beyond normal economical considerations. Its sure that such a large engineering project will cause great destruction of existing ecologies. However, it will also provide enormous reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (释放) as well as offering a workable, sustainable alternative to fossil fuels for future generations.Researchers point out that the precautionary (预防的) principle cannot be applied in making a decision regarding the damming of the Red Sea. If the countries around the Red Sea decide in favor of the macro-project, its their responsibility to limit the negative consequences as much as possible.53. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Protect the ecologyB. The growing energy demands in the Middle EastC. Dam the Red Sea and generate electricityD. How to dam the Red Sea54. What are the advantages of damming the Red Sea?a. Producing a great deal of electricity.b. Getting rid of ecological harm.c. Reducing greenhouse effect.d. Offering an alternative to fossil fuels.e. Saving water resources.A. a, b, cB. a, c, dC. b, c, dD. c, d, e55. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. people have difficulty shaping the earth on a large scaleB. a large amount of power will be produced by damming the Red SeaC. damming the Red Sea has nothing to do with politicsD. the negative effects will affect peoples decision on damming the Red Sea56. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph implies that _.A. the project has the full support of the researchersB. everything can be left out once the project is carried outC. supporters of the project must avoid pollution first D. those who begin the project should fight against its negative effectsEErden Eruc has been rowing across the Pacific Ocean in a 23-foot-long boat since he left California on July 10, 2007. He has been heading for Australia with only birds, fish, and sharks for company ever since.As if that isnt amazing enough, crossing the Pacific is only part of his journey. Eruc has decided to go all the way around the world using only his own energy. His plan includes climbing the tallest peak on six of the continents along the way, to honor a fellow climber.For the first part of his trip, he bicycled 5,546 miles from Seattle, Washington to Mount McKinley in Alaska and back, walked 67 miles to base camp, and climbed 20,320 feet to McKinleys peak. Now in the second part of his adventure, he is rowing to Australia.Why would he try to complete a difficult and yet tremendous (巨大的) goal like going around the world this way? He explains that he wants to inspire kids to dream their dreams and reach their own goals. He wants to show kids that there might be tough parts along the wa