高一上册英语期末检测题英语必修二检测题Units13牛津译林版.docx

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高一上册英语期末检测题英语必修二检测题Units13牛津译林版

综合检测题（Units1-3）

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检测时量：

60分钟，总分：

120分（笔试部分）

I.阅读理解（共三节，满分40分）

第一节阅读选择（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

ThePacificislandnationofNauruusedtobeabeautifulplace.Nowitisanecologicaldisasterarea.Nauru’sheartbreakingstorycouldhaveonegoodconsequence—othercountriesmightlearnfromitsmistakes.

Forthousandsofyears,PolynesianpeoplelivedintheremoteislandofNauru,farfromwesterncivilization.ThefirstEuropeantoarrivewasJohnFearnin1798.HewastheBritishcaptainoftheHunter,awhalingship.HecalledtheislandPleasantIsland.

However,becauseitwasveryremote,NauruhadlittlecommunicationwithEuropeansatfirst.Thewhalingshipsandothertradersbegantovisit,bringinggunsandalcohol.Theseelementsdestroyedthesocialbalanceofthetwelvefamilygroupsontheisland.Aten-yearcivilwarstarted,whichreducedthepopulationfrom1,400to900.

Nauru’srealtroublesbeganin1899whenaBritishminingcompanydiscoveredphosphate（磷酸盐）ontheisland.Infact,itfoundthattheislandofNauruwasnearlyallphosphate,whichwasaveryimportantfertilizerforfarming.Thecompanybeganminingthephosphate.

Aphosphatemineisnotaholeintheground;itisastripmine.Whenacompanystrip-mines,itremovesthetoplayerofsoil.Thenittakesawaythematerialitwants.Stripminingtotallydestroystheland.Gradually,thelovelyislandofNaurustartedtolooklikethemoon.

In1968,Naurubecameoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld.Everyyearthegovernmentreceivedmillionsandmillionsofdollarsforitsphosphate.

Unfortunately,theleadersinvestedthemoneyunwiselyandlostmillionsofdollars.Inaddition,theyusedmillionsmoredollarsforpersonalexpenses.Soonpeoplerealizedthattheyhadaterribleproblem—theirphosphatewasrunningout.Ninetypercentoftheirislandwasdestroyedandtheyhadnothing.By2000,Nauruwasfinanciallyruined.Expertssaythatitwouldtakeapproximately$433,600,000andmorethan20yearstorepairtheisland.Thiswillprobablyneverhappen.

1.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext？

A.ToseekhelpforNauru’sproblems.

B.Totellaheartbreakingstoryofawar.

C.Toshowtheimportanceofmoney

D.Togiveawarningtoothercountries

2.TheecologicaldisasterinNaururesultedfrom_.

A.phosphateoverminingB.soilpollution

C.farmingactivityD.whalehunting

3.WhichofthefollowingwasacauseofNauru’sfinancialproblem？

A.Itsphosphateminingcostmuchmoney

B.Itspenttoomuchrepairingtheisland

C.Itsleadersmisusedthemoney

D.Itlostmillionsofdollarsinthecivilwar.

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutNaurufromthelastparagraph？

A.Theecologicaldamageisdifficulttorepair.

B.Theleaderswilltaketheexperts’wordsseriously.

C.TheislandwasabandonedbytheNauruans

D.Thephosphateminesweredestroyed

B

Jennywasabright-eyed,prettyfive-year-oldgirl.

Onedaywhensheandhermotherwerecheckingoutatthegrocerystore,Jennysawaplasticpearl（珍珠）necklacepricedat$2.50.Howshewantedthatnecklace,andwhensheaskedhermotherifshewouldbuyitforher,hermothersaid,"Well,itisaprettynecklace,butitcostsanawfullotofmoney.I'lltellyouwhat.I'llbuyyouthenecklace,andwhenwegethomewecanmakeupalistofhouseworkthatyoucandotopayforthenecklace.Anddon'tforgetthatforyourbirthdayGrandmajustmightgiveyouawholedollarbill,too.Okay？

"Jennyagreed,andhermotherboughtthepearlnecklaceforher.

Jennyworkedonherchoresveryhardeveryday,andsureenough,hergrandmagaveherabrand-newdollarbillforherbirthday.SoonJennyhadpaidoffthepearls.HowJennylovedthosepearls.Sheworethemeverywheretokindergarten,bedandwhenshewentoutwithhermothertorunerrands（差事）.

Theonlytimeshedidn'twearthemwasintheshower.Hermotherhadtoldherthattheywouldturnherneckgreen!

Jennyhadaverylovingdaddy.WhenJennywenttobed,hewouldgetupfromhisfavoritechaireverynightandreadJennyherfavoritestory.

Onenightwhenhefinishedthestory,hesaid,"Jenny,doyouloveme？

"

"Ohyes,Daddy,youknowIloveyou,"thelittlegirlsaid.

"Well,then,givemeyourpearls."

"Oh!

Daddy,notmypearls!

"Jennysaid."ButyoucanhaveRosy,myfavoritedoll.Rememberher？

Yougavehertomelastyearformybirthday.Andyoucanhaveherteapartyoutfit,too.Okay？

"

"Ohno,darling,that'sokay."Herfatherbrushedhercheekwithakiss."Goodnight,littleone."

Aweeklater,herfatheronceagainaskedJennyafterherstory,"Doyouloveme？

"

"Ohyes,Daddy,youknowIloveyou."

"Well,then,givemeyourpearls."

"Oh,Daddy,notmypearls!

ButyoucanhaveRibbons,mytoyhorse.Doyourememberher？

She'smyfavorite.Herhairissosoft,andyoucanplaywithitandbraid（编辫子）itandeverything.YoucanhaveRibbonsifyouwanther,Daddy,"thelittlegirlsaidtoherfather.

"No,that'sokay,"herfathersaidandbrushedhercheekagainwithakiss."Godblessyou,littleone.Sweetdreams."

Severaldayslater,whenJenny'sfathercameintoreadherastory,Jennywassittingonherbedandherlipwastrembling."Here,Daddy,"shesaid,andheldoutherhand.Sheopeneditandherbelovedpearlnecklacewasinside.Sheletitslipintoherfather'shand.

Withonehandherfatherheldtheplasticpearlsandtheotherhepulledoutofhispocketabluevelvet（天鹅绒）box.Insideoftheboxwerereal,genuine,beautifulpearls.Hehadhadthemallalong.HewaswaitingforJennytogiveupthecheapstuffsohecouldgivehertherealthing.

5.WhichstatementisNOTcorrect？

A.Jennylovesherfatherverymuch.

B.Jenny’spearlnecklacecanturngreenwhenitiswet.

C.Jennyhasothertoysshelovesverymuchbesidesthenecklace.

D.Jennydidn’twanttogiveuphernecklacethoughshedidso.

6.ThereasonwhylittleJennywantedtogiveherfatherdollandtoyhorseisthat__________.

A.theywerelovely

B.shelikedthemverymuch

C.theywereworthmuchmore

D.shelovedhernecklacetoomuch

7.ThereasonwhylittleJennywantedtogiveherfatherdollandtoyhorseisthat_.

A.theywerelovely

B.shelikedthemverymuch

C.theywereworthmuchmore

D.shelovedhernecklacetoomuch

8.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellusthroughthelovingstory？

A.Whateveryouwant,youneedtoearnityourself.

B.Lifeisbothdisappointingandhopefulatthesametime.

C.Yourparentsarealwaysthepeoplewhowouldliketospoilyou.

D.Onlyifyoushowyourrealdeeplovetoothers,willyougetthesameinreturn.

C

Moneymatters,nomatterwhoorwhereyouare.SowhenChina’scurrencytheyuanwasdevalued（贬值）againsttheUSdollarforthreestraightdaysinmid-August,theworldfelttheeffects.AsCNNputit:

“IfChinasneezes,theworldcatchesacold.”

Whydoesitmattersomuch？

Theexchangerateisthetermforthecomparisonoftwocurrencies.Itsayshowmuchonecurrencyisworthintermsof（换算）theother.

“Exchangeratesplayanimportantroleinacountry’sleveloftrade.Itisoneofthemostimportantdeterminants（决定因素）ofacountry’srelativelevelofeconomichealth,”wroteJasonVanBergenofF.Ahighercurrencymakesacountry’sexportsmoreexpensiveandimportscheaper,andviceversa（反之亦然）.

DevaluationmeansthesameamountofRMBcanbeexchangedforfewerUSD.Forexample,onAug11,theexchangerateofRMBtoUSDwas6.23,whichmeant$1wasworththesameas6.23yuan.Twodayslater,theratechangedto6.4,meaningthevalueofRMBhaddroppedby2.7percent.

Sowhatdoesaweakercurrencymeanforourlives？

Itfirstaffectsthosewhowanttotravelto,orstudyin,theUS.Ifyourformerclassmateisleavingforapreparatory（预科）schoolintheUSattheendofAugust,itnowcostsabout1,800yuanmoretoexchangecurrencyfor10,000USdollarsthanitdidearlierthismonth.However,sincemanycurrencieshavedecreasedinvalue,thevalueofyuanisstillrelativelyhighdespitetherecentdevaluation.Thismeansitcosts1,200yuanlesstoget10,000CanadiandollarsnowthanitdidinMarch.

Evenifwedon’thaveplanstotravelabroad,though,wecouldstillbeaffected.Forexample,yourmotherwillhavetopaymoreifshebuysdirectlyfromoverseaswebsiteswithUSdollars.Andchancesarethatimportedchocolateandpotatochipswillsoonbeabitmoreexpensiveinyourlocalsupermarket.

However,theweakeryuanisgoodnewsforChineseexporters.ItmakesChineseexportslessexpensiveanditcouldboosttheoverseassalesthathavebeenamongthemainreasonsforChina’seconomicgrowthduringitsriseoverthepast30years.

JustasErikBrittonofFathom,aLondon-basedeconomicconsultingfirm,toldTheGuardian:

“We’reallgoingtofeelit:

we’llfeelitthroughcommodities（商品）,notjustfromChinabutfromeverywherethathastocompetewithit;andwe’llfeelitthroughwages.”

“ThedevaluedyuanwillforceChina’sAsianrivals（竞争对手）,suchasIndonesiaandSouthKorea,tocompeteevenharder,”wroteHeatherStewart,economicseditorofTheGuardian.“TheresultmaybecheaperChristmaspresents.”

9.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraph？

A.ChineseyuanisweakerthantheUSdollar.

B.China'scurrencydevaluationhasaneffectthewholeworld.

C.China'seconomyisthemostimportantintheworld.

D.China'seconomyishealthierthanthatofothercountries.

10.Accordingtothepassage,itcanbelearnedfromthepassageEXCEPT_

A.ThehigherChina’scurrencyis,thelessexpensivepotatochipsfromAmericabecome.

B.InMarchpeoplespent1,200yuanmoretoget10,000Canadiandollarsthantheydotodaybecau