1、优质文档优质文档高二英语 Book 5 Unit 1 能力训练题一 单项选择（15 分）1 _ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin.A. Exposed B. Having exposedC. Being exposed D. After being exposed2 Many people agree that _ knowledge of English is a must in _international trade today.A. a ; 不填 B. the; an C. the; the D.不填; th
2、e3 I feel it is your husband who _ for the spoiled child.A. is to blame B. is going to blameC. is to be blamed D. should blame4 She set out soon after dark _ home an hour later.A. arriving B. to arrive C. having arrived D. and arrived5 You should have thanked her before you left.I meant _, but when
3、I was leaving I couldnt find her anywhere.A. to do B. to C. doing D. doing it6 Though _ money, his parents managed to send him to university.A. lacked B. lacking of C. lacking D. lacked in7. Dont take things for granted. Even the best idea can _A. turn out to be wrong B. be proved wrong C. be turned
4、 out to be wrong D. prove wrongly8. Only by imagining and creating _ a difference.A. can make B. you can make C. make D. can you make9. This years National Day _ in a practical way, which is reported in Peoples Daily. A. is to be observed B. observe C. observes D. is to observe10. The element radium
5、, _ in the chemistry lab, gave off a faint blue light.A. discovered B. to be discovered C. to discover D. discovering 11. The environmental problem _ close attention and careful thought.来源:学#科#网 Z#X#X#K优质文档优质文档A. calls on B. calls for C. pays D. gives12. It refers to something in the past _ directly
6、 related _ the present time. A. when, with B. when, to C. that, with D. which, to 13._ people from all countries are respected and different views and opinions are tolerated?A. How B. Why C. What if D. Whether14. What newspapers and other media have in common is that they do _ simply record what hap
7、pens.A. rather than B. more than C. not more than D. no more than15. Was it in the village _ he was born _ the talented journalist met the retired professor?A. that, where B. where, which C. which, where D. where, that二完形填 空（40 分）Id meant to go to Miros that day. Id packed my bag and was ready. The
8、motor-boat 16 in on time. The sky was cloudy, but the wind wasnt too strong for the two-hour 17 . I stood at my window, staring at the boat. Then I lost 18 of her, an old light-house partly blocked my view of the harbor. A dozen passengers were 19 their way there. I was about to join them - when a m
9、ans face 20 at the light-house window.This was strange, because the light-house had been empty, unused and 21 for thirty years. It was stranger still - because Id seen that 22 before. I couldnt place it but it was, or had once been, familiar to me. I opened my window and 23 across.“I know weve met b
10、efore, but I cant remember where.”I 24 him to open his if he could and answer me. He did neither. The face behind the glass 25 motionless (静止). Seeing him more clearly now, I knew he was not looking at me. He seemed to be looking upwards, 26 the clouds. How well Id known that face, sometime, somewhe
11、re!优质文档优质文档I 27 again. “we met years ago. Was it in Athens in the 1950s? I used to live in Plaka.”He didnt reply nor give any 28 that hed heard. I went back further, to 29 I was in the navy. “Perhaps we met at sea during the war,” and that thought at once 30 him to mind. Commander Leftis! He was com
12、mander Leftis of course! How could I have forgotten? Id saved his life once. But surely he The motor-boat 31 her bell. I turned my eyes. The wind had risen, but she was pulling 32 .Laughing, I called, “Now Ive missed her, and its your 33, Commander!”As the boat drew away, the face at the window fade
13、d. 34 minute it was there. Looking up, I could see the whites of the eyes. The 35 minute it was gone.来源:学 then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if t
14、hey do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work
15、,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.36. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Edison invented the electric light.B. Many other people have c
16、hanged Edisons life.C. Edison has changed the life of many other people.D. Few men in history can change other peoples life.37. Edison thought _.A. he could be happy if he was a geniusB. genius plays the most important part in ones success优质文档优质文档C. hard work could do better than geniusD. genius cou
17、ld do better than hard work38. Edison was _.A. very much interested in natureB. interested in discovering the secrets of natureC. interested in changing peoples ideasD. uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature39. In Edisons opinion, _.A. thinking can supply people w
18、ith enjoyment and pleasure as well as helpB. peoples successs lies mostly in geniusC. hard work is the second important thing in making people successfulD. there are few secrets for him to discover later40. The last sentence in the passage most probably implies _.A. life is too short for Edison to i
19、nvent more for human beingsB. Edison made 100 inventions in his lifeC. Edison was able to live and work for 100 years D. People of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years work来源:Z_xx_k.ComBThese are some signs that you can see on the roads of Great Britain.Number one is a sign with the
20、number thirty on it. When drivers see this sign they must not go at more than thirty miles an hour. We see this sign when we get to parts of the country where there are many houses and other buildings, for example, when we are getting near a town. Thirty miles an hour is the speed limit. Number two
21、is sign for the end of the speed limit. We are out of the town now and may go at more than thirty miles an hour.Number three is a sign that we are near a crossroads, that is, a place where two roads cross. We must drive carefully.Number four is a sign that there is a bend in the road. Again, we must
22、 drive slowly and carefully.Number five is a sign that there is a hill and number six is a sign that the roads get 优质文档优质文档narrow. Drivers must go slowly and carefully.Number seven has the word “school” on it. This is a sign that there is a school at the side of the a street or road. Perhaps there a
23、re children going to school or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly until they are past the school building.Number eight is a sign with the letter P on it. The letter P is for “parking.” A parking place is a place where drivers may leave their cars. If the driver of the a car
24、 wants to leave his car and go to the shops, he looks for this sign. Then he knows that he may leave his or her car there.41. Who will most probably read the passage?A People who drive badly. B People who are learning to drive.C People who drive well. D People who drive carelessly.42. When a driver
25、sees the sign number one, he must _.A. always go at 30 miles an hourB. go at more that 30 miles an hourC. not go at more than 30 miles an hourD. stop 43. A driver must drive carefully when he gets to _.A. a bend B. a crossroads C. a narrow road D. all of them44. If a driver wants to leaves his car a
26、nd go to the shops, _.A. he can leave his car anywhereB. he can leave his car at the gate of any shopC. he must look for the sign with the letter P on itD. he can leave his car at the side of the street.45.Find out the correct order of the signs according to the passage.A. a, e, d, g, c, b, f, h B.
27、f, e, d, b, h, c, g, a C. g, c, b, h, f, a, e, d D. g, c, b, d, h, a, e, fCOne night in February 1962, John H. Glenn. Jr., flew over Australia. The man in the 优质文档优质文档Mercury(水星 ) capsule（宇宙飞行容器）was alone, but friendly voices reached him by radio. On the dark land 100 miles below, he saw a sprinklin
28、g of light. They marked the city of Perth, where people had turned on their lights as a greeting to him.In Friendship7, Glenn radioed, “The lights show up very well. Thank for everybody for turning them on.” His capsule raced on to the east.During his three orbits of the earth, Glenn could always re
29、ach one of eighteen tracking stations. Some of them were on ship at sea. Others were in the United States.Many of the stations had been built with the help of other countries. These countries allowed Americans to bring in radio equipment and set it up. Without the help of such lands as Nigeria（尼日利亚）
30、, Zanzibar（尚巴西，坦桑尼亚领土的一部分）, and Mexico, there would have been breaks in the worldwide radio network.John H. Glenn. Jr., was the first America to orbit the earth. For his flight, the tracking network（跟踪网络） covered 60,000 route miles. Five hundred men worked in the stations along the route. Since his
31、flight, the network has grown. Today, it covers more than 100,000 route miles and has about one hundred stations. One-third of these stations are outside of the United States.46. This passage is mainly about _.A talking to ships at sea around the world B breaks in the worldwide networkC the first Am
32、erican to orbit the earth D a satellite which fell into the ocean47. From the passage we can see that _. A. Friendship7 stopped in Perth, Australia B. all tracking stations are inside the United StatesC radio equipment is important in space flight D. many people could see Glenn in his capsule when h
33、e made the flight48. During his flight Glenn could always _.A. see lights turned on on the ground B. reach ships at seaC .reach one of the tracking stations D. arrive at Mercury in his Friendship749. Why did people in Perth turn on the lights?A. They wanted guide him to land. B. It was too dark for
34、them to see in the room.C. They wanted to see the Friendship7. D. They wanted to greet Glenn.优质文档优质文档50. Which of the following is not true?A Countries must work together to track satellites.B There are now about 70 tracking stations in the United States.C The tracking network covers many more route
35、 miles now than before.D Nobody has orbited the earth besides Glenn.DTom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book.This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure-a 120-page
36、 diary kept 190 years ago by Deborah Logan, “ a woman who knew everybody in her day,” James Green, the librarian told the magazine American libraries.Most of the diary is a record of nig events in Philadelphia. It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington, D.C. in the war of
37、 1812. She decribes President James.Madison on horseback as “perfectly shaking with fear.” during the troubled days. Geoge Washington, she writes, mistook her for the wife of a Frenchman, and praised her excellent English.The adventure of the lost book began September4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived fro
38、m England to deliver the diary of his ancestor(祖先) to the Library Company., which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.Green told American libraries he had the diary in his possession “about five minutes” when Luxmoore took it back because he promised to show it to one other
39、person. On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green, Luxmoore was shocked to realize that he had left it in the taxi.Without any delay, Green began calling every taxi company in the city, with no luck. “ Ive felt sick since then,” Luxmoore told the reporters.According to Green
40、, no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building. Tom Brennan received a reward of $1,000, Philadelphia gained another treasure for its history, and Luxmoore told reporters “Its wonderful news. Im on the high.”优质文档优质文档51. This article mainly tells about the story of _.A. a lost dia
41、ry B. Deborah Logan C. Cory Luxmoore D. the Library Company 52. From the text, we learn that the diary is now owned by _.A. Tom Brennan B. an unknown personC. a Philadelphia magazine D. the Library Company 53. Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because _.来源:学,科,网 Z,X,X,KA. it
42、was written in PhiladelphiaB. it tells stories about PhiladelphiaC. people in the city are interested in old buildingsD. the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia54. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?a. Tom Brennan found the book in an office
43、building.b. The book was shown to James Green.c. Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.d. The book was left behind in a taxi. A. a, b, c, d B. c, b, d, a C. a, c, d, b D. c, a, b, d来源:Z*xx*k.Com55. What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said “Im on the high.”? A. I am rich. B. I am famous. C. I am excited
44、. D. I am lucky.四 阅读表达（15 分）College Costs in the U. S.A new report says the cost of studies at public colleges in the United States increased fourteen percent this year. This is the biggest increase in tuition (学费) in thirty years. But the study also found that the average student pays a lot less th
45、an the published costs of a college education, because of grants (补助金). And it points out that American students received a record amount of financial aid last year. Students do not have to repay grants, unlike financial aid in the form of loans（贷款）. About half of American college students receive g
46、rants. This means that education 优质文档优质文档costs differ from student to student. The report is from the College Board. This is a non-profit membership group of schools and other educational organizations. One of its best-known jobs is to administer (管理) college entrance tests. The College Board says t
47、uition at two-year public colleges rose at the same rate as four-year schools. The College Board says the increases were mainly caused by cuts（削减）in state spending on education. But a congressman (议员) says colleges have increased their prices in both good and bad economic times. John Boehner of Ohio is chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Work force. He says colleges do not want to tal
