人教版高中英语必修第二册Unit 4 History and traditions 单.docx
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人教版高中英语必修第二册Unit4Historyandtraditions单
Unit4单元测试
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
CassandraWarren,ababysitter,wasinarushandfeelingalittleovercomewithworkandplanningher200-personwedding.Asshewasextendinginvitationsforherweddinginthemailonedaylastyear,shehurriedlyaddressedonetoherauntanduncleinOregon.
Aweeklater,theinvitationcameback,withahandwrittennoteonthereturnenvelope:
“IwishIknewyou.Congratulations!
I'vebeenmarriedfor40years—itgetsbetterwithage.”A$20billwasinside.
Cassandrawasataprofessionalcrossroadsandhadbeenhavingatoughday.Infact,shenearlybrokedown,tellingherhusband-to-be,JesseJones,aboutherdepressionjustassheopenedthemisdirectedenvelope.Andthemagicenvelopewasn'tfinishedwithitssurprises.Cassandralookedcloserandsawthatontheenvelopewere“Livelongandprosper”,anodtothespace-basedfilmStarTrek(《星际迷航》).
CassandraandJessehadnoideawhotheanonymousnotewriterwas.ButtheyfiguredtheStarTrekreferencewasbecausethepersonnoticedthe“fandom”corneroftheirinvitation,whichhadbothaStarWarslight-saber(光剑)andaHarryPotterwand(魔杖).“Sheassumedwe'dunderstandhermessage,”Cassandrasaid.“Whichwedid.”
ThefollowingnightCassandraandJessewentouttodinnerwithafriendwhowasgoingoverseaswiththemilitary.Theyhappilyputthe$20towardtheirbill.ThenCassandrastoppedbyastoreandboughtanothercard—athank-youcard.Shewroteherauntanduncle'sincorrectaddressontheenvelopeagainto“KindStranger”.Inside,shewrote,“Thankyouforthenoteandtakingthetimetosendit.Notmanypeoplewouldhavedonethat.ItwasabigblessingafterthedayIwashaving.Iamthankfulforpeoplelikeyoustillbeingintheworld.”
1.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.WelcometoCassandra'sweddingB.Whatifyouinviteakindstranger
C.TakeyourtimetowritearightletterD.Aweddinginvitationtotheawrongaddress
2.WhydidCassandramakethemistake?
A.Shesufferedadisease.B.Shewasinabadmood.
C.ShequarreledwithJesse.D.Shelostherjobasababysitter.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“anonymous”mean?
A.Nameless.B.Warm-hearted.C.Peace-loving.D.Doubtful.
4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.Cassandramadethesamemistakethesecondtime.
B.Thereturnlettermightbefromthemilitaryfriend.
C.Thesecondletterwaswronglyaddressedonpurpose.
D.Cassandradoesn'tknowheruncleandaunt'saddress.
B
Inmanycountriesoftheworld,peoplecanconfidentlytellyouthemeaningoftheirtownorcity,butmostpeoplewholiveinManchester,OxfordorBirminghamwouldnotbeabletoexplainwhatthenameoftheircitymeans.ThenameofeveryBritishtownorcity,however,hasalonghistory.
Twothousandyearsago,mostpeoplelivinginBritainwereCelts.Eventheword“Britain”isCeltic(凯尔特语).ThentheRomansarrivedandbuiltcampswhichbecamecitiescalled“castra”.ThisiswhytherearesomanyplacenamesinEnglandwhichendin“-chester”or“-caster”,Manchester,forexample.
TheRomansneverreachedWalesorScotland,andmanyplacenamesthereareCeltic.Forexample,Welshplacenamesthatbeginwith“Llan”comefromtheCelticwordfor“church”.
AftertheRomansleftBritain,itwasattackedbytheAnglo-SaxonswhowerefromtheareaofEuropethatisnowGermanyandHolland.Thenamesoftheirvillagesoftenendin“-ham”or“-ton”.Somegettheirnamesfromtheleaderofthevillage.Birminghamforexample,means“Beormund’svillage”
TheAnglo-Saxonswerefarmersandthelandscapewasveryimportanttothem,sowehavevillagescalledUpton(villageonahill)—agoodplacetobuildavillageandMoreton(“villagebyalake”)wherefloodscouldmakelifehard.Placenamesthatendin“-ford”(aplacewhereyoucouldcrossariver)alsodescribethelocationofAnglo-
Saxonvillages.
Finally,in1066EnglandbecameNorman—theNormansgaveustheplacename“grange”,whichmeansfarm.
AndhowaboutLondon?
Expertscannotagree.TheRomanscalledthecityLondinium,buttheywerenotthefirstinhabitants(居民).PeopleoncebelievedthattheUnitedKingdom'scapitalcitygotitsnamefromthecastleofaKingcalledLud,butthisisveryunlikely.OurbestguesstodayisthatthenamecomesfromaCelticwordmeaningafast-flowingriver.LikeanumberofBritishplacenames,itshistoryislostintime.
5.Accordingtothearticle,Stratfordismostlikelyatown________.
A.onahillB.nearacastleC.besideariverD.withachurch
6.WhichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderofthearrivaloftheinhabitantsinBritain?
A.TheCelts—TheRomans—TheNormans—TheAnglo-Saxons.
B.TheCelts—TheRomans—TheAnglo-Saxons—TheNormans.
C.TheRomans—TheCelts—TheAnglo-Saxons—TheNormans.
D.TheRomans—TheAnglo-Saxons—TheCelts—TheNormans.
7.WhatdoesLondonmeaninCeltic?
A.River.B.Londinium.C.Lud.D.Castle.
C
Howmuchsleepdoweneed?
It'safundamentalquestionaboutabasichumanfunctionwe'vebeenpracticingforlong,butthere'sstillnosimpleanswer.Butwhetheryou'reamorningoreveningpersoncouldbeguidedbyyourgenes.Thatsaid,yoursleepingpatternwillchangenaturallywithage,whichisalsoreflectedintheNationalSleepFoundationrecommendations:
itsuggests14-17hoursofshuteyeadayfornewbornbabiesandonly7-8hoursforover-65s.
Butscientistssaiditwasaboutmorethansimpleduration.Teensandpeopleintheirearly20sdowanttogotobedlaterandgetuplatertoo,somethingresearcherssuggestmightbetodowithchanginghormones(荷尔蒙).“Onaverage,there'saboutatwo-hourdifferenceinpreferredsleeptimesofsomebodyintheirlateteensorearlytwentiestosomebodyintheirlate50sorearly60s,”hesaid.“Soaskingateenagertogetupat7o'clockinthemorningistheequivalentofaskinga55-year-oldtogetupatfiveinthemorning.”
Attheendoftheday,thebestwaytomeasurehowmuchsleepyoueachneedistolistentoyourownbody.Doyourelyonanalarmclocktowakeup?
Doyoutakealongtimetofeelawake?
Areyoudependentoncoffeedrinkstokeepyoufocusedduringtheday?
Areyouoverlyimpulsive(冲动的)ordoyoufindyourselfrunningalotoftrafficlights,forinstance?
Allthesecouldbesignsthatyou'renotgettingenoughsleep.
Andthat,weknowtoday,isbad.Theenvironmentcanaffectyoursleeppreferencesbutyourgenesstay.Scientistssaidthattheunderstandingoftheimportanceofsleepwas“oneofthegreatachievementsofmodernneuroscience(神经科学),”andthatsocietywasmovingawayfromtheall-nighterculturetorespecttheneedforsleep.
8.What'sthewriter'sintentionofwritingthepassage?
A.Toreporthisresearchresults.B.Toexpresstheimportanceofsleep.
C.Tolistsomesleepingpatterns.D.Topersuadepeopletohaveenoughsleep.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthelastparagraphreferto?
A.Notgettingenoughsleep.B.Listeningtoyourownbody.
C.Runningalotoftrafficlights.D.Notunderstandingoftheimportanceofsleep.
10.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.SleepingPatternsB.TheImportanceofSleep
C.AGreatAchievementofNeuroscienceD.DifferentPeopleNeedDifferentAmountsofSleep
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文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。
Negativethoughtswehaveaboutourselvescandestroyourspirits.Manyofushaveproblemswithnegativethoughts.Thenegativethoughtsleadtobadfeelingsandtheymakeyoubelievethatthebadthingsyouaresufferingareactuallytrue.Inshort,theybringyourfocusonyourfailures,whichwillmakeyoudepressed.Whatcanyoudotoavoidnegativethoughtsaffectingyou?
11.
◎Recognizethatactionsalwaysfollowbeliefs.
Whateveryoubelieve,you'llexperiencemoreofthem.12.Sostartbelievingthebestaboutyourselfandbelievethatyou'reavaluableperson.
◎Picturethegoodthings.
Ifyouwanttochangethenegativetapesplayinginyourhead,youhavetoimagineyourselfpositivelythatmeansjudgingyourselfright.13.Howwouldthatlook?
Drawitinyourmindandexpandit.
◎14.
Youmaytalktoyourselfwithstatementslike“ifonly”or“whatif”.Theformerkeepsremindingyouofthepastwithregret,whilethelatterkeepsyoufearfulofthefuture.Thereisnothingyoucandoaboutthepastandthefutureisn'thereyet.
◎Developpositiveviews.
Insteadofalwaysputtingyourselfdowninyourhead,thinkofsomethingsyouactuallylikeaboutyourself.Tellyourself“Iamable.I'mgoodatit.”insteadofsaying“I'mnotgoodenough.”15.
Thinkingpoorlygetsusnowhereandisextremelyself-limiting.Decide,today,toturnoffthenegativechannelinyourmindanddevelopyourtruepossibilities.
A.Forgetthepast
B.Liveinthemoment
C.Herearesomesuggestions
D.Makefriendswithoptimisticpeople
E.Imagineapictureaboutyourself
F.Alwayskeeppositive,ratherthansaysomethingnegative.
G.You'llalsofindyouractionsaresuitableforyourbeliefs
11.________12.________13.________14.________15.________
第二部分语言运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四
个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mynine-year-oldcousindoesn'tdowellatschool.Astheyoungestinthefamily,sheisheavilylaughedatthus__16someresistance(抗拒)anddistrusttowards17,whousuallydon'tputhighhopesinher.
Yesterdaywewenttoanart18together.Therewerepaintingsfromkidswithdisabilities.Mylittlegirlhasa19eye,forthepaintingsshelikedmostwerealsothebestoftheshow.Shealsohelpedtoarrangethechairs
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