上海牛津英语教材高一上学期英语单元测验.docx

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上海牛津英语教材高一上学期英语单元测验

高一上学期英语单元测验（Units4&5）

Dec.20th,2016

第一卷共43题,61分

（请将答案填涂在答题卡上）

I.单项选择（1.5’×20=30’）

1.Tenminutesbeforetheexamwasover,Istillhadtwoproblemsto______.

A.go

B.notify

C.leave

D.request

2.Shefeltso______thenightbeforetheexamthatshecouldn’tfallasleepatall.

A.awake

B.tense

C.natural

D.terrific

3.Thatwasreallyasplendidevening.It’syears______Ienjoyedmyselfsomuch.

A.when

B.until

C.before

D.since

4.---Excuseme.IsthistherightwaytotheSummerPalace?

---Sorry,I’mnotsure.Butit______be.

A.might

B.shall

C.should

D.can

5.Thespytriedtorunawaybutgaveupwhenhefoundhimself______bythe

police.

A.suspended

B.surrounded

C.guided

D.crowded

6.Afterthelastcontestant______onthestage,thehostannouncedthestartofthe

quizshow.WhichoneisNOTproper?

A.wasseated

B.tookaseatD.seatedhimselfD.wasseating

7.You______leadahorsetothewater,butyou_______nevermakeitdrink.

A.will;can

B.may;can

C.may;must

D.must;should

8.Volleyball,whichisconsideredourschool’s______sport,hasalwaysenjoyedahighlevelofpopularity.

A.structure

B.signature

C.subject

D.sample

9.Hehardly______sayanythingmoresinceyouseemtohavebeentoldeverythingthathappened.

A.doesn’tneed

B.needn’t

C.needs

D.need

10.Thenewly-releasedsonghasalreadyprovedasuccessandmaywellstarta______.

A.trend

B.view

C.schedule

D.excerpt

11.Allowchildrenthespacetovoicetheiropinions,______theyaredifferentfromyourown.

A.until

B.evenif

C.unless

D.asthough

12.FoodhereischeaperinCanada;Clothing,________,ismoreexpensive.

A.what’smore

B.forexample

C.inaword

D.ontheotherhand

13.Adozenideaswereconsideredbeforethemanagerfinally______thedesignofthebuilding.

A.votedon

B.dependedon

C.decidedon

D.reflectedon

14.“Mr.Brown,someonewantstoseeyou.______hecomeinorwaitoutside?

”askedthesecretary.

A.Will

B.Would

C.Shall

D.Can

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15.Idecidedto______lookingforaplacetostaywhenIgotthereratherthanbookingaticketinadvance.

A.advise

B.avoid

C.risk

D.enjoy

16.Wewere______thatthehighwaywasstillunderconstruction,sowecamebackbyadifferentroute.

A.ensured

B.guaranteed

C.identified

D.warned

17.---Myfoothurtsterribly,doctor.

---Well,Iwonder______ithasbeenlikethis.

A.sincewhen

B.sincethen

C.forhowlong

D.when

18.Theymadeuptheirmindstocarryouttheplanatfirst,butthenwe________persuadethemtochangetheirminds.

A.would

B.could

C.wereableto

D.hadto

19.Tooursurprise,ClassOne______ClassTwoatthebasketballmatchyesterdayafternoon.

A.beat

B.won

C.struck

D.lost

20.Animalskeptinthiswaycaneasily______sick,sotheyhavetobegivendrugs.

A.grow

B.get

C.turn

D.remain

II.完形填空（1’×15=15’）

WhenIcomeacrossagoodarticleinreadingnewspapers,Ioftenfeellikecuttingandkeepingit.ButjustasIamabouttodoso,Ifindthearticleonthe__21__sideisasmuchinteresting.Itmaybeadiscussionofthewayto__22__healthy,oradviceonhowtobeoneselfinsociety.IfIcutthefrontarticle,theoppositeoneislikelyto__23__,leavingouthalfofitorkeepingthetext__24__thetitle.__25__,thescissorswouldstaybeforetheystart,orhalfwaydonewhenIfindoutthe__26__result.

Sometimestwothingsaretobedoneatthesametime,bothworthyour__27__.Youcanonlytakeuponeofthem,andtheotherhastowaitorbe__28__.

Butyouknowthefutureisunpredictable（不可预知的）—thechangedsituationmaynot__29__youtodowhatisleftbehind.Sosometimesyouare__30__inadifficultsituationandfeelsad.Howcomenicechancesandintelligentideasshouldgatheraroundallatonce?

Itmayhappenthatyourlifeimprovesgreatlyonyourpreferenceofonechoicetotheother.

Infactthatiswhat__31__islike:

weoften__32__thetwooppositesidesofathingwhicharebothdesirablelikenewspapercutting.Itoftenoccursthatourattentionisdrawntoonethingonly__33__wetakeupanother.Theformermaybe__34__importantthanthelatterandgiverisetoadividedmind.Istillrememberaphilosopher’sremarks,“Whenonedoorshuts,anotheropensinlife.”Soacasual（不经意的）orpassivechoicemaynotbeabadone.

Whateverwedoinourlifetime,whicheverroadwetake,theremustbesomethingwecanachieve,someshorewecanlandon.Don’tforgetGodalwayskeepsanalternativedooropenfor__35__.Whilethefrontdoorisclosed,theremustbeanotheropendoorforus.

21.A.frontB.sameC.oppositeD.wrong

22.A.maintainB.keepC.leadD.bring

23.A.missB.damageC.abandonD.harm

24.A.onB.forC.withoutD.off

25.A.InfactB.BythewayC.InshortD.Asaresult

26.A.satisfyingB.surprisingC.regretfulD.impossible

27.A.courageB.strengthC.attentionD.patience

28.A.givenupB.washedoutC.takenawayD.robbedof

29.A.adviseB.admitC.allowD.arrange

30.A.caughtB.attractedC.filledD.surrounded

31.A.lifeB.societyC.natureD.study

32.A.seeB.faceC.connectD.hold

33.A.beforeB.afterC.untilD.because

34.A.muchB.lessC.moreD.quite

35.A.nooneB.someoneC.anyoneD.everyone

III.阅读理解（2’×8=16’）

A

IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?

AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage,thegreatertheeffectis.

AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon（UCL）,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.

Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity（密度）inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.

“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.

ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible（灵活的）,”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.

36.Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto______.

A.saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicalactivity

B.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe/sheislearningalanguage

C.showtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguage

D.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell

37.Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans______.

A.aresearcheronlanguagelearning

B.apersonwhoisgoodatlearningforeignlanguages

C.apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguages

D.anactivelanguagelearner

38.Wemaylearnfromthescientificfindingsthat______.

A.theabilitytolearnasecondlanguagekeepschangingallthetime

B.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasabadeffectonpeople’sbrain

C.theearlieryoustartlearningasecondlanguage,thehigherthegreymatter

densityis

D.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewho

doesn’tknowasecondlanguage

39.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Learningasecondlanguagecanhelpimproveyourbrainpower.

B.Learningasecondlanguagecanhelpyouunderstanddifferentculturesbetter.

C.Ifyouwanttolearnasecondlanguage,youshoulddoitatacertainage.

D.TheresearchdonebytheresearchersfromUCLisverysuccessful.

B

Hewas50yearsoldwhenIwasborn,anda“Mr.Mom”longbeforeanyonehadanameforit.Ididn’tknowwhyhewashomeinsteadofMom,butIwasyoungandtheonlyoneofmyfriendswhohadtheirdadaround.Iconsideredmyselfverylucky.

Daddidsomanythingsformeduringmygrade-schoolyears.Heaskedtheschoolbusdrivertopickmeupatmyhouseinsteadoftheusualbusstopthatwassixblocksaway.HealwayshadmylunchreadyformewhenIcamehome—usuallyapeanutbutterandsandwichthatwasshapedfortheseason.MyfavoritewasatChristmas.Thesandwicheswouldbecoveredwithgreensugarandcutintheshapeofatree.

AsIgotalittleolderandtriedtogainmyindependence,Iwantedtomoveawayfromthose“childish”signsofhislove.Buthewasn’tgoingtogiveup.Inhighschoolandnolongerabletogohomeforlunch,Ibegantakingmyown.Dadwouldgetupalittleearlierandmakeitforme.Ineverknewwhattoexpect.Theoutsideofthebagmightbecoveredwithhiswayofamountainscene（itbecamehistradem