Unit 2English around the world 单元测试题 2文档格式.docx
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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。
A
Thetroublestartedat9:
30p.m.lastNewYear’sEve,inNewmark.Whenthefireengines(消防车)arrivedatthefire,averyoldwomanwassittinginathirdfloorwindow.Thefirefightersplacedaladder(梯子)againstthewoodenhouse,and26-year-oldMarcusReddickclimbed35feettothethirdfloor.
Thewoman,60yearsoldandveryfat,wassittingwithbothfeetoutofthewindow.WhenMarcusreachedthetopoftheladder,thewoman,afraidandnervous,puthertwolegsaroundhim.SuddenlyMarcusfellbackwardsofftheladder,withthelargewomansittingonhim.Marcuslandedfirst—hittingawallbesidethefrontstairs—andbrokethewoman’sfall.Shefellnomore,buthefellanothertenfeetdownthestairs.Whenthefireofficerreachedhim,Marcuswasunconscious.
Withinanhour,adoctortoldthementhatMarcuswasnearlybraindead,andwouldonlygetworse.Doctorstalkedofturningoffthelife-savingmachineandaskedifthefamilywouldliketogiveawayhisheart.Theanswerwas“yes”.
OnJanuary6,firefightersliftedMarcus’coffin(棺材)—coveredwithanAmericanflag—ontoayellowfireengine.Hundredsoffirefightersfromalloverthestatejoinedtheprocession(行列)throughNewmarkstreets.Childrenwatchedsilentlyfromschoolwindows.ThedayMarcusdied,hisheartwasgivenawaytoayounggirl.HisfamilysaidthatitwasthesecondlifeMarcushadsaved.
21.WhathappenedlastNewYear’sEveinNewmark?
A.Anoldwomanwaskilled.
B.Afireenginewasmissing.
C.Afirefighterwasmurdered.
D.Awoodenhousecaughtfire.
22.Afterreachingthetopoftheladder,Marcus_____.
A.wasveryafraidandnervous
B.couldn’tseeanythingclearly
C.founditdifficulttogetdown
D.wasknockedoffandgothurt
23.Theunderlinedword“unconscious”inParagraph2means“_____”.
A.homeless
B.senseless
C.breathless
D.helpless
24.WecaninferfromtheendofthetextthatMarcus’familymightfeel_____.
A.sadbutproudB.shybutexcited
C.angryanddoubtful
D.worriedandsurprised
B
Twohundredyearsago,AmericanstudentswenttoAmericanschools.Likeyou,theystudiedmath,spellingandgeography.Unlikeyou,theyalsostudiedGreek(希腊语)andLatin(拉丁语).Infact,studentsspentmorethanhalftheirtimestudyingGreekandLatin.
ThesamewastrueformoststudentsinEurope.Untiltheseventhcentury,alleducatedEuropeansknewLatin.ItdidnotmatteriftheylivedinEngland,Italy,FranceorSpain.Iftheywereeducated,theyknewLatin.
Duringtheseventhcentury,educatedEuropeansbegantostudyGreekaswellasLatin.GreekandLatinhadbeentheleadinglanguagesoftheancientGreeksandRomans.AlleducatedEuropeanswereexpectedtoknowtheselanguages.
ToeducatedEuropeans,thelanguagesoftheGreeksandtheRomanswereimportant.TheideasoftheGreeksandRomanswerealsoimportant.PeopleknewthatmanyoftheirownideashadcomefromtheGreeksandtheRomans.Tounderstandtheirownculture,theymustunderstanditsorigin(起源).Theyknewthatthosebeginningslayintheclassical(古典文学的)world.
TodaywehavesomanythingstostudythatfewpeoplehavetimetolearnGreekandLatin.Fewofyouwillstudyeitherlanguageinschool.YettheideasoftheGreeksandtheRomansarestillimportanttous.TheseideasstillhelptoshapeWesternculturetoday.Tounderstandourownculture,wemustunderstandthecultureoftheclassicalworld.
25.Twohundredyearsago,inAmericanschools_____.
A.thereweremanyeducatedGreeks
B.GreekandLatinwereverypopular
C.studentspaidlittleattentiontomath
D.studentsknewlittleaboutgeography
26.Accordingtothetext,Europeansthought_____.
A.theoriginoftheirculturewasunknown
B.theideasoftheGreekswereunacceptable
C.GreekwasmuchmoreimportantthanLatin
D.theRomanshadagreatinfluenceontheirculture
27.Wheredoestheauthorofthetextprobablycomefrom?
A.Japan.
B.Greece.
C.America.
D.China.
28.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorsuggeststhat_____.
A.it’sofgreatvaluetolearnGreekandLatin
B.it’squitedifficulttolearnGreekandLatin
C.thecultureoftheclassicalworldisuselessnowadays
D.WesterncultureisquitedifferentfromGreekandRomancultures
C
Intheautumnof1924ThomasWolfe,freshfromhiscoursesinplaywritingatHarvardUniversity,joineduswhowereteachingEnglishcompositionatNewYorkUniversity.Ihadneverseenamansotallashe,andsougly.Ipitiedhimandwentoutofmywaytohelphimwithhisworkandmakehimfeelathome.
Hisstudentssoonletmeknowthathehadnoneedofmyprotectiveness.Theyspokeofhisabilitytoexplainapoeminsuchawayastohavetheminfitsoflaughter.Besides,hisstudentsmadesomu
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