2016-2017学年高二英语下册课时测评试题15

1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom Section 1 Warming up Pre-reading, Reading & ComprehendingI .单词拼写1. “l am not to blame anyone, but to （澄清） whathappe ned,” he said.2 . China （实现）the Twelve Five Year Plansmoothly in spite of the finan cial crisis.3. A police car jogged along on the （粗糙的）pathto the village.4.

2、 His（收集）of paintings is the most impressive.5. Their goal is to （团结）the opposition partiesand defeat the Preside nt.6. He was（不乐意）to face the fact that he hadlost, and left without a word.7. The 7th China Garden Expo has been held in Jinan, thecapital city of Shandong P.8. This policy has received （

3、全国性的）support and will be carried out soon.9. An ais something that people can go for interestor enjoyme nt, for example a famous buildi ng.10. If something is done for your c, it is done ina way that is suitable or useful for you.答案：1.clarify 2.accomplished 3.rough4.collectio n5. u nite6.u nwilli ng

4、7.Pro vince8.n atio nwide9. attracti on10. conveniencen.选词填空con sist of, divide in to, leave out, break away from, to on escredit , at ones convenience , make up, refer to, look around, be joined to , separate . from, in conflict withI. Youcanthe details; just give us the main facts.2 . These meals

5、can be prepared in advanee, and served.3. Your statement isthe rest of the evidenee.4. Thestudentswerethree groups.5. Theythe national union and set up their ownlocal orga ni zati on.6. The United KingdomGreat Britain and NorthernIrela nd.7. Although she did nt men ti on any n ames, every one knew w

6、hoshe was.8. Jas ons going to startfor a new job.9. The islandthe mainland by a road bridge.10. Women)fficers13 percent of the police force.II. Somehow in the rush to get out of the building, Igotmy mother.12. , she admitted she was wrong.答案：1eave out2.at your convenience3.i n con flictwith 4. divid

7、ed into5.broke away from 6.c on sists of7.referri ng to8ooking around9.is joined to 10.make up11. separated from 12. To her credit皿.根据汉语提示用本章节的短语填空，每空一词1你拾金不昧的行为是非常值得表扬的。It is greatly that you gave backthe money you found.2我们能做什么来帮助他们摆脱困境呢？What can we do to help them to the difficult position?3一年有 3

8、65 天。One year 365 days.4这条河在这里被分成两条小溪。The river two streams at thispoint.5抄写这份文件时，要细心不要漏掉任何一字。In copying this paper ， be careful not toany word.6我们的幸福就在于为社会做些有价值的事情。Our happiness doing something valuablefor society.7在制订计划时，他们到图书馆查阅了许多书籍。In drawing up the plan ， they went to the library tomany books.

9、8你别惹我妹妹，不然我要告诉爸爸了。You my sisteror Ill tell my father.9他敲窗户以引起我的注意。He knocked on the window to .10一条大河把这个城市的北部和南部隔开了。A large riverthe north of the citythesouth.答案： 1. to your credit2. break away from 3. consistsof 4. is divided into 5.leave out 6. consists in 7. refer to 8. leave ；alone 9.attract my

10、attention 10.separates ； fromIV .阅读理解AThe worlds first subway was built in London in 1863. At the time, the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city of London.The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people that it was almost impossible for horse carriages to ge

11、t through.The city officials were interested in trying tomake it possible for workers to live outside of London and travel easily to work each day.If people had a cheap and convenient way that they could depend on to go to and from work, they would relocate their homesoutside of the city. This would

12、 help ease（ 减轻 ） the pressure of too many people living in the poor parts of London. Fromthese problems ，the idea of the London Underground, the first subway system, was born.The plans for building the underground met with several problems and delays, but the fast track was finally opened in January

13、 1863. A steam train pulled the cars along the fastunderground track which was6 kilometers (3.7 miles) Iong.About 30,000 people got on the subway the first day.Riders were treated to comfortable seats (sta nding up while the train was moving was not allowed), and pleasa nt decorati ons in side each

14、of the cars.However, the smoke from the engine soon filled the air in the tunnels with ash and soot (煤灰),as well as chemical gases. Fans had to be put in the tunn els later to keep the air clea n eno ugh for people to breathe.Eve n with its problems,riding in the Un dergr ound did catch_on. It carri

15、ed 9 millio n riders in its first year.文章大意：为了减轻伦敦的交通压力和减轻穷人们的负担，世界上的第一条地铁在1863年在伦敦开通。这一重大的发明给人类文明 进步做出了巨大贡献。1. What led the British gover nment to build the LondonUn dergr ound?A. Traffic jams and pollution.B. Population and pollution.C. Overcrowding and traffic jams.D. The poverty and subway probl

16、ems.答案：C细节理解题。第一段中提到了“ the government waslooking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city ofLon don” 和“ The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people ”，表示正是因为交通问题很严重，城市非常拥挤，导致伦敦 政府修建地铁。答案选Co2. Howdid the London Underground solve the smokeproblem?A. It made the tunnels larger.B. It p

17、ut fans in the tunnels.C. It cleaned the chemical gases in the tunnels.D. It reduced the number of passengers riding in the train.答案：B细节理解题。最后一段提到了“ Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe ”可知，为了去除烟雾，人们在隧道中安装了风扇。答案选B。3 The underlined phrase “catch o

18、n” most probablyameans“”A. be troublesomeB. become popular and fashionableC. keep up withD. seize答案：B词义猜测题。根据上下文，上文提到“ Even with its problems（尽管问题很多）”，而下文又提到了 “It carried 9 million riders in its first year.”说明了 catch on 应该是表示这种交通工具还是很受大众欢迎的。答案选B。4Which of the following is TRUE?ATo relocate the worke

19、rs homes out side London, the government built the subway.BThere were so many problems and delays in 18th century when the first subway opened.CThe subway greatly eased the pressure of traffic.DThere were not enough seats for the passengers the firstday the subway ope ned.答案：C细节理解题。A项并不是政府修建地铁的目的；B项

20、中 的so many与文中第二段第一句中的 several不符；D项中的not enough seats与第二段描述不符。故选C。BBig Ben is the nickn ame for the great bell of theclock inLondon. The name was given in honor of SirBenjamin Hall，whowas in charge of the work whenthe bell was built in 1856. It did nt strike un til 3years later.The clock has become a

21、 Ian dmark of the Un itedK in gdom and London, particularly in the visual media（可视媒体 ）.When atelevisionorfilm maker wishesto quickly show a non UKaudienee a certain locationin Britain, a popular way to do sois to show an imageof the Clock Tower.The Clock Tower is a focus of New Year celebrations in

22、the United Kingdom, with radio and TVstations tuning to its chimes （扌报时钟声）to welcome the start of the year.Londoners who live a proper dista nee from the Clock Tower and Big Ben can, by means of liste ning to the chimes both live and on the radio or television, hear the bell strike thirteen times on

23、 NewYears Eve. This is possible because the speed of sound is a lot slower tha n the speed of radio waves.Big Ben has appeared in many films. In the 1978 version of The Thirty Nine Steps, the hero attempted to halt the clocks progress to preve nt a linked bomb blow ing up by hanging from the minute

24、hand ofits western face. It was also used in the filming of Shang hai Knights starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, and was described as being partially destroyed in the 2012 film Doctor Who. An animate dversion （ 卡通版 ） of the clock was also used as the setting in the Walt Disney film The Great Mous

25、eDetective ，and was shown being destroyed by a UFOin the film Mars Attacks!5 Which of the following is TRUEaccording to the passage? A The nickname of the clock was given by Benjamin.B The clock strikes 13 times to welcome the NewYear.CThe radio and TV makea mistake about theclocks chimes. D Benjami

26、n was responsible for the work when thebell was built.答案： D 细节理解题。根据第一段的“ . who was in charge of the work.”可知。6 Big Ben has served people for about years.A 151B 148C 146D 153答案：D细节理解题。第一段提到Big Ben自1859年开始敲响， 到末段提到的2012年的电影Doctor Who可推算出时间至少为153 年。7The second paragraph mainly wants to show usthat Big

27、 Ben is .Aa symbol of UK and LondonBa most popular scene for filmmakersC. a must see sight for tourists to LondonD. a popular place to have pictures taken答案：A推理判断题。根据第二段首句可知。8. In which of the following movies was the clock destroyed?A. The Thirty Nine Steps and Shanghai Knights .B. Shanghai Knights

28、 and Doctor WhoC. The Great MouseDetective and Doctor WhoD. Mars Attacks and Doctor Who答案：D 细节理解题。在电影 Doctor Whc及 Mars Attacks中 都提到了对Big Ben的破坏。V .根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Trust has been considered as the basis of any relationship, in cludi ng frien dship.No relati on shipcan last

29、 long with a lackof trust. Not many of your friends will have real faith in you as you would like to believe._1_Sometimes, it takes years, eve n a complete lifetime, to trust some one. However, how do we know if our friends have faith in us?_2_With whom will you share thi ngs that you dont want ever

30、y one to kno w?It would be with a close friend, whomyou trust as much as you trust yourself. While a few of your friends may be fiercely protective of their privacy and maynot tell their secrets to anyone, those who do, surely find you trustworthy and reliable.Whondo you look up to for advice when you need it the most?It has to be either your parents or your friends._3_ This is a sh ining example of trust. You on ly seek advice from people you hold in high regard and find depe ndable. The friends who trust you will n ever forget to in clude you in the importa nt decisi ons of their lif