高中英语《Unit 2 Witnessing time》综合练习 牛津译林版选修9.docx

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高中英语《Unit2Witnessingtime》综合练习牛津译林版选修9

《Unit2Witnessingtime》

一、单项填空

1.Brussels,thecapitalcityofBelgium,is________hometotheEuropeanUnion,________organizationofEuropeannations.

A.the;anB./;anC.a;anD./;the

2.—Whathasmadehimsoknowledgeable?

—________domesticandforeignclassics.

A.HavingexposedtoB.BeingexposedtoC.ExposingtoD.Exposedto

3.—Didyourfatherphoneyoushortlyaftertheaccident?

—No,itwasafortnight________hegavemeaphonecall.

A.sinceB.whenC.whileD.before

4.Nighthadalreadyfallenwhenweleftthestation.Tiredandhungry,wedecidedto________forthenightatasmallhotelnearby.

A.putthroughB.putdownC.putupD.putin

5.Weshouldrealizethefactthatwhenwegraduatefromuniversity,wearestillnotpreparedforthepossiblesituations________wemayfaceintheworkingworld.

A.whereB.whenC.that

D.what

6.Themanwascharged________thecrimeofbetrayinghiscountryandsentenced________tenyearsinprison.

A.of;toB.with;forC.of;forD.with;to

7.（*）Tobehonest,Iamnotthepersondeservingthehonor;itshouldbegivento________wethinkhasmadethegreatestcontribution.

A.whoB.whomC.whoeverD.whomever

8.—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?

—I'mnotquitesurebuthe'llprove________tothetask.

A.equalB.essentialC.specialD.superior

9.—WiththisNewYear________newchallenges.

—Sure.Globaleconomyremainsuncertain,andmanycountriescontinuetostruggle.

A.comesB.willcomeC.iscomingD.come

10.Students'activeperformancesinclasswillbethenewnormal________teachersgivethemmorechances.

A.althoughB.onceC.untilD.since

11.Moststudentsinourclassprefertakingpainsinourstudiesto________w

ithabettereducation.

A.equipB.e

quippingC.beequippedD.beingequipped

12.Parentssometimes________providetargetmodelsforchildrenintheireverydayactivities,sotheyshouldmindtheirbehaviour.

A.smoothlyB.desperatelyC.ambiguouslyD.unintentionally

13.（*）Itis________histremendousenthusiasmanddevotionthattheoldteacherisrespectedbyallhisstudents.

A.withregardtoB.intermsofC.onaccountofD.inreferenceto

14.（*）Sincethereisabundantfoodinthesea,itisunderstandablethatsomeofthecreaturesthatevolvedonland________tothesea.

A.wouldhaver

eturnedB.couldhavereturned

C.mighthavereturnedD.shouldhavereturned

15.—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.

—________？

Maryisinterested.

A.WhybotherB.WhynotC.SowhatD.Whatfor

二、完形填空

Whenourrestaurantbusinessfailed,weheadednorthinacampingtrucktoTexas,hopingtohavea“freshstart”．

Atthe__16__ofPaloDuroCanyon（峡谷）StatePark,I__17__ajobadvertisementhiringparkhosts.Thepositionoffereda__18__，permanentcampsiteinthepark,and__19__，thehostsservedasalinkbetweenthepark'sguestsandtherangers（护林人）.Itwastheperfectsolution:

arent－freeplacetoreorganizeourlives.WeenteredtheparkandImadean__20__forthefollowingday.

Theparkwas__21__，soittookussometimetofindanavailablesite.Thatevening,aswefinishedourdinner,mywifesawtwolargeskunks（臭鼬）walkingtowardourtable.We__22__climbedontothetableand,forthenextfourhours,waitedforthemto__23__ourcamp.

Havingsurvivedthatnight,wewere__24__thateverythingelsewouldbeallright.Thenextdaywemetwiththepeoplewhoranthepark.Theyexplainedour__25__andgave

usabeautifulcampsite.

Thatevening,__26__，welearnedaboutthecanyon__27__.Theywerestrongandcold,rockingourlittlecampingtruckviolently,andwelay_

_28__inthedarkuntilthewindsdiedaway.

__29__theweeksthatfollowed,welearnedtosurviveinourtruckand__30__thelittlemoneymywife__31__bysubs

tituteteaching.Buildingasuccessfulbusinessandthenlosingithadleftverylittletimeforbuildingasuccessful__32__.Foratimeafterourbusiness__33__IthoughtImightlosemyfamilyaswell.

Livinginthetiny__34__withnotelevision,wesatclosetogetherreadingandtalking.Oneevening,standingunderajeweledsky,Ifoundmyself__35__forallthehardships.We

hadwalkedthetrailsandclimbedthecanyonwalls.Wehadbecomeafamily!

16.A.back　B.edge　　　C.centre　　　　　D.entrance

17.A.sponsored　B.published　　C.noticed　　　　D.answered

18.A.safe　B.free　　　　C.convenient　　　D.beautiful

19.A.inreturn　B.intime　　　C.inshort　　　　　D.inturn

20.A.attempt　B.agreement　　C.appeal　　　　D.appointment

21.A.crowded　B.dangerous　　C.ideal　　　　　D.quiet

22.A.repeatedly　B.immediately　　C.eventually　　D.calmly

23.A.attack　B.leave　　　C.pass　　　　　D.search

24.A.satisfied　B.determined　　C.confident　　　D.aware

25.A.responsibilitiesB.requirements　　C.circumstances　D.conditions

26.A.moreover　B.therefore　　C.meanwhile　　D.however

27.A.winds　B.snows　　　　C.woods　　　　　D.trails

28.A.shaking　B.quarrelling　　　C.mourning　　　D.aching

29.A.After　　　B.Between　　　C.During　　　D.Beyond

30.A.giveaway　B.handout　　　C.liveon　　　D.putaside

31.A.borrowed　B.earned　　　C.posted　　　　　D.raised

32.A.business　B.career　　　　C.family　　　　D.image

33.A.started　B.failed　　　　C.expanded　　　D.declined

34.A.truck　B.park　　　　　C.house　　　　　D.camp

35.A.desperate　B.ready　　　　　C.suitable　　　　D.thankful

三、阅读理解

A

（*）Hilversu

misamedium－sizedcitybetweenthemajorcitiesofAmsterdamandUtrechtintheGooiareaofNorthHolland,theNetherlands.UnlikemostoftheNetherlands,Hilversumisactuallyinahillyareawiththesoilmostlyconsistingofsand.OncecalledtheGardenofAmsterdam,itstillattractstravelerstocomeovertocycleandwalkthroughthesurroundingforests.Theyvisititforarelaxingdayofffromtheurbanmadness.ForDutchpeople,Hilversumisallabouttex

tile（纺织）andmediaindustries,andmodernarchitecture.

Inhistory,Hilversumwaslargelyanagriculturalarea.Dailylifewasmarkedbyfarming,sheepraisingandwoolproduction.ArailwaylinktoAmsterdamin1874attractedrichtradersfromAmsterdamtoHilversum.Theybuildthemselveslargevillas（别墅）inthewoodedsurroundingsofthetown.OneofthefamiliesmovinginwastheBrenninkmeijers,currentlythewealthiestfamilyoftheNetherlands.TheymovedinafterbigsuccessinthetextileindustryandaidedasubstantialtextileindustryinHilversum.Butthetextileboomlastedonlyseveraldecades.Thelastfactoryclosedinthe1960s.

Thechangetoamediaeconomystartedin1920,whentheNederlandseSeintoestedllenFabriek（NSF）establishedaradiofactoryinHilversum.Mostradiostationscalledinthelargevillasintheleafyareasofthetown.Televisiongaveanotherpushtothelocaleconomy.HilversumbecamethemediacapitaloftheNetherlands,andDutchtelevisionstarsmovedintotheleafyneighborhoodssurroundingthetown.

Intheearly1900s,modernarchitectsW．M.Dudo

kandJ.DuikerplacedhundredsofremarkablebuildingsinHilversum.Thesemodernarchitecturalmasterpieces（杰作）aresomanythatHilversumalmostfeelslikeanopenairmuseum.Dudokaloneshapedmost20thcenturyHilversumandapproximately75buildingsin1928～1931.Ithaswideinternationalfameandisincludedinmanyarchitecturetextbooks.Thebuildinghasaremarkableshapeandlookslikeacombinationof“blocks”.Actually,onemaystarthisjourneyofmodernarchitecturebywalkingorbikingtheW．M.DudokArchitecturalRouteinHilversum.

36.HilversumisdifferentfrommostoftheNetherlandsinthat________．

A.ithasalargepopulationB.itiscutofffr

ombigcities

C.ithasmanybeautifulgardensD.itisinahillyareawithsandysoil

37.WhatwasthegreatestcontributionoftheBrenninkmeijerstoHilversum?

A.BuildingarailwaylinktoAmsterdam.B.Helpingitstextileindustrytodevelop.

C.Constructinglargevillasforthepoor.D.Assistingitsagriculturalindustry.

38.ThebeginningofthemediaindustryinHilversumwasmarkedbytheestablishmentof________．

A.aradiofactoryB.themedialcapitalC.aradiostationD.aTVstation

39.Whatisknownabout

W．M.Dudok'sHilversumTownHall?

A.Itconsistsofapproximately75buildings.

B.Itlookslikeanopenairmuseuminthecity.

C.Itisaclassicexampleinarchitecturetextbooks.

D.Ithasshapedmostof20thcenturyHilversum.

B

（*）Theproductionofcoffeebeansisahuge,profitablebusiness,but,unfortunately,full－sunproductionistakingovertheindustryandbringingaboutalotofdamage.Thechangeinhowcoffeeisgrownfromshade－grownproductiontofull－sunproductionendangerstheveryexistenceofcertainanimalsandbirds,andevendisturbstheworld'secologicalbalance.

Onalocallevel,thedamageoftheforestrequiredbyfull－sunfieldsaffectsthearea'sbirdsandanimals.Theshadeoftheforesttreesprovidesahomeforbirdsandotherspecies（物种）thatdependonthetrees'flowersandfruits.Full－suncoffeegrowersdestroythisforesthome.Asaresult,manyspeciesarequicklydyingout.

Onamoregloballevel,thedestructionoftherainforestforfull－suncoffeefieldsalsothreatens（威胁）humanlife.Medicalresearchoftenmakesuseoftheforests'plantandanimallife,andthedestructionofsuchspeciescouldpreventresearchersfromfindingcuresforcertaindiseases.Inaddition,newcoffee－growingtechniquesarepoisoningthewaterlocally,andeventuallytheworld'sgroundwater.

Bothlocallyandglobally,thecontinuedspreadoffull－suncoffeeplantations（种植园）couldmeanthedestructionoftherainforestecology.Thelossofshadetreesisalreadycausingaslightchangeinthe