高二英语选修8一到三单元考练习

2012 2013 学年度上学期期中检测高二年级英语试题 一一 单项选择 每题单项选择 每题 1 1 分 共分 共 1515 分 分 1 1 Lily with the information you have gathered you can preparing your business plan A set out B set about C set off D set up 2 2 Please forgive me to you so late but I have something urgent That s all right What s the matter A call byB call off C call in D call up 3 3 We all right letters even when there s not much to say A now and then B by and by C up and down D more or less 4 4 You had better some time every day for sports so that you can keep yourself energetic A set aside B take up C give away D put away 5 5 I made a promise to myself this year my first year in high school would different A what B which C that D if 6 6 I didn t much of his speech as he spoken with such a strong accent A take out B take off C take in D take over 7 7 When he first went to America he wondered what the future might have for him but mow his anxieties are gone A in vain B in return C in need D in store 8 8 those skilled workers and you will find the work easier to finish A Keep up withB Catch up with C Mix with up D Team up with 9 9 We need the another copy of the agreement A to sign B singing C signed D to be signed 10 Dust will in the deserted house A loseB accumulate C understand D excite 1111She tried to make herself while giving her talk A understand B understood C understanding D to understand 12 The media has a responsibilities to report news truthfully A moral B mind C excitement D disappointment 13 The marriage on the basis of money break up A is going to B is hoping to C is bound toD is determined to 14 Believe me all your efforts will some day A pay back B pay down C pay off D pay up 15 Their demand to improve working condition is and we must take it seriously A reasonable B possible C ridiculous D believable 二 阅读理解 每题每题 2 2 分 共分 共 4040 分 分 Americans with small families own a small car or a large one If both parents are working they usually have two cars When the family is large one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van 住房汽车 A small car can hold 容纳 four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded 拥挤 A van hold seven persons easily so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together Mr Hagen and his wife had a third child last year This made them sell a second car and bus a van Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things for a family of five must carry many suitcases 衣箱 when they travel When they arrive at their grandparents home the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents Americans call vans motor homes A motor home is always used for holidays When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together That is why motor homes have become very popular In America there are many parks for motor homes 16 From the passage a van is also called A a motor car B a motor home C a motorbike D a big truck 17 Before Mr Hagen and his wife bought a van they A sold their old house B moved to their grandparents house C built a new place for a van D sold their second car 18 A motor home is usually owned by a family with A a baby B much money C more than two children D interest in vans 19 Americans usually use motor homer A to travel with all the family members of holiday B to do some shopping with all the family members C to visit their grandparents at weekends D to drive their children to school every day 20 Motor homes have become popular because A they can take people to another city when people are free B they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays C some people think motor homes are cheap D big families can put more things in motor homes B Surtsey was born in 1963 Scientists saw the birth of this island It began at 7 30 a m on 14th November A fishing boat was near Iceland The boat moved under the captain s 船长 feet He noticed a strange smell He saw some black smoke A volcano 火山 was breaking out Red hot rocks fire and smoke were rushing up from the bottom 底部 of the sea The island grew quickly It was 10 meters high the next day and 60 meters high on 18th November Scientists flew there to watch It was exciting Smoke and fire were still rushing up Pieces of red hot rock were flying into the air and falling into the sea The sea was boiling and there was a strange light in the sky Surtsey grew and grew Then it stopped in June 1967 It was 175 meters high and 2 kilometers long And life was already coming to Surtsey Plants grew Birds came Some scientists built a house They want to learn about this young island A new island is like a new world 21 Surtsey is A an island not far from Iceland B a new volcano C a fishing boat D a place in Iceland 22 Scientists flew there A to watch the birth of the island B to save the fishing boat C to learn about the island D to build a house 23 When did scientist fly there to watch A Before the volcano broke out B As soon as the volcano broke out C About four days after the volcano broke out D After the volcano stopped rushing up 24 Put the following sentences in correct order a The captain found the boat was moving b A new island appeared in the sea c Fire smoke and rocks were seen rushing up d A fishing boat was near Iceland e The island grew quickly A d a c b e B a b c d e C a b e c d D b e d a c 25 The best title of this article is A A new island B The birth of an island C A new world D Scientists discovered Surtsey C On Nov 18th 1908 three men went up in a balloon 气球 They started early in London The headman was Augusta Gaudron and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way Soon they heard the sea They were carrying the usual rope 绳子 and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box This could hold water or it could be empty So they were able to change its weight 重量 It was for use over the sea They were also carrying some bags of sand After the sun rose the balloon went higher It went up to 3 000 metres and the air was very cold The water in the balloon became ice Snow fell past the men s basket and they could see more snow on the ground The men tried to throw out some more sand but it was hard They tried to break the icy sand with their knives but it was not easy The work was slow and they were still falling so they had to drop some whole bags of sand One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice At last they pulled the box into the basket It was still snowing so they climbed to get away from the snow They rose to 5 100 metres Everything became icy They were so cold that they decided to land They came down in Poland heavily but safely They had travelled 1 797 kilometers from London 26 Three men flew in balloon A for nearly 1 800 kilometers B to another city C to visit Poland D more than a century ago 27 The metal box was used for A carrying the bags of sand B keeping drinking water C carrying ropes of the basket D changing weight 28 When the balloon went up higher A the temperature of the balloon began to fall B They saw the sun go down C They made a hole in the basket with their knives D They could see a black hole on the ground 29 The balloon landed A in London B on the sea C on a lake D in a foreign country 30 Which of the following is NOT true A The three men started their journey before the sun rose B The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket C When they pulled the box into the basket the balloon began to climb up D The three men had to land because they felt cold D It was a beautiful spring morning There were no clouds in the sky and the sun is warm but not hot Mr Black saw an old man at the bus stop with a big strong black umbrella in his hand Mr Black said to him Do you think we are going to have rain today No said the old man I don t think so Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot No the sun is not very hot in spring Mr Black looked at the big umbrella again and then the man said I am an old man and my legs are not very strong I must have a walking stick But people will say Look That man is so old I don t like that so I carry an umbrella every day 31 This story happened A on a spring morning B on a cold day C on a summer evening D on a bus 32 What was the weather like that day A It was raining B The sun was too hot C It was sunny and the sun was warm but not too hot D It was cloudy 33 The old man had in his hand A a book B a walking stick C nothing D an umbrella 34 The old man carried an umbrella because A it was going to rain B he must have it as a walking stick C the sun was too hot D he thought it was going to rain 35 From the passage we know that A the weather was bad that day B the old man was stupid C the umbrella was not strong D the old man didn t want other people to say he was old 三 完形填空 每题 1 分 共 20 Water costs money In some places water is hard 36 What 37when a town has these problems A small town in California found a happy38 Very 39 rain ever fell there The town had no water40 The water it used was41from a river 300 miles away As more people 42 live in the town 43 water was needed Now water 44to be brought in from 600 miles away All these cost45 money The town46 a plan It found47 to clean its dirty water Once the cleaned water was reused 48 many ways Five 49lakes were built Here people could swim and fish and go50 They51have picnics in their new parks Farmers had more water52 their crops New factories can be built now that they have the promise of 53 In most places water is used and thrown54 The town that saved55 water has saved the town 36 A supplying B getting C to get D to supply 37 A happens B happening C is happened D happened 38 A key B answer C answering D way 39 A little B a little C few D a few 40 A of it self B of its own C for its own D for itself 41 A fetch B take C brought in D guided 42 A come to B came to C coming to D came for 43 A many B plenty of C more D many more 44 A has B had C must D needed 45 A many B a few C a great many D a lot of 46 A put B made C supply D noticed 47 A a way B ways C an answer D a key 48 A for B by C at D in 49 A man making B man make C man made D manmade 50 A boating B to boat C to boating D on boating 51 A must B could C needed D had to 52 A as B with C for D to 53 A water enough B enough water C crops enough D enough crops 54 A off B of C away D out of 55 A it s B its C one s D his 二卷 第二节 根据对话内容 从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项 选项中有 两项为多余选项 每小题 2 分 共 10 分 Mary we are going to have a party on New Year s Eve I m sure we ll have a good time 56 I d like to 57 In our classroom We are going to decorate 装饰 it andt mso bidi font si turn it into a splendid ballroom 58 I shall be very glad to spend my first New Year in China with you But we are going to ask everyone at the party to give a performance 59 I will My voice is not very pleasant to the ear though I heard you sing once 60 I m sure you ll be the star of our New Year party Oh thank you A Your voice was sweet and beautiful B Where are you going to have it C Would you like to join us D Thank you for inviting me E Oh it is great F Let