1、高中英语 必修第二册 1 / 20 Unit 3 单元测试单元测试 第一部分第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分阅读理解(共两节,满分 35 分)分) 第一节(共第一节(共 10 小题;每小题小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分分,满分 25 分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和和 D 四个选项中,四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。选出最佳选项。 A Jack Ma, whose Chinese name is Ma Yun, became the richest man in China, when the company he founded was floated
2、 on the stock market last year with a value of around 140 billion. Here are some interesting stories about him. 1. “Beer” was the first word that Jack Ma searched for on the Internet. In 1995 Ma made his first trip to the US and used the Internet for the first time. After searching for “beer” and th
3、en “China”, he saw that no results came up relating to China. He decided to set up a Chinese website - the seeds of Alibaba had been planted. 2.Jack Ma applied to study at Harvard University 10 times and was rejected(拒绝)each time. Ma failed the entrance exam to college in China three times and was a
4、lso rejected by many jobs, including one at KFC. He was also turned down by Harvard University 10 times after applying. 3.Jack Ma learnt English by guiding tourists free every day for nine years. Limited resources meant it was difficult to learn English when Ma was young. However, he found that he c
5、ould learn the language by guiding tourists free around his hometown, Hangzhou, which he did during his teenage years every morning for nine years. He found everything they said and did was so different from what he had been taught at school and by his parents, which opened his mind. 4. Jack Ma name
6、d his company Alibaba because its a globally known story. Ma simply wanted his company to have a global and interesting name and realised that Alibaba is a story known across the world and it begins with A, appearing at the top of lists. The company was founded in 1999 and since then has grown from
7、15 employees to more than 30,000. Ma hopes to keep expanding Alibaba outside of China. 1. Ma Yun decided to set up a Chinese website when _. A. he applied to Harvard University B. he visited America for the first time C. he began to learn English D. he wanted to make a fortune 2. Which of the follow
8、ing is not mentioned about Ma Yun in the passage? A. He took the entrance exam to college three times. 高中英语 必修第二册 2 / 20 B. Some employers didnt offer him a job. C. Harvard University turned down his application for his poor English. D. He once wanted to work at KFC. 3. From the passage we can infer
9、 that Ma Yun will _. A. make more profits(利润)abroad B. settle in America C. merge(合并)with other companies D. expand his business in China B You can choose a private setting when you browse(浏览)the Internet. But be forewarned: It may not afford nearly as much privacy as you expect. Thats the finding o
10、f a new study. Major web browsers, such as Googles Chrome and Apples Safari, are often a private-browsing option. Its sometimes referred to as “being incognito”. This option lets you surf the Internet browser and saves a record into its history of each page that you visited. And what sites you visit
11、 wont affect the suggestions your browser makes the next time youre filling out an online form. Many people believe incorrectly that the incognito setting broadly protects them. Most believe it even after reading a web browsers explanation of the incognito mode. For instance, a new study had 460 peo
12、ple read web browsers descriptions of private browsing. Each person read one of 13 descriptions. Then the participants answered questions about how private they thought their browsing would be while using this tool. The volunteers didnt understand the incognito mode. This was true no matter which br
13、owsers explanation they had read. The researchers reported their findings on April 26 at the 2018 World Wide Web Conference in Lyon, France. More than half of the volunteers thought that if they logged in a Google account through a private window, Google wouldnt keep a record of their search history
14、. Not true. And about one in every four participants thought private browsing hid their devices IP address. Thats wrong, too. Blase Ur was one of the studys authors. Hes an expert in computer security and privacy at the University of Chicago in Illinois. “Companies could clear up this confusion by g
15、iving better explanations of the incognito mode,” his team said. For example, the browsers should avoid vagueness(模糊).The web browser Opera, for instance, promised users that “your secrets are safe”. Firefox encourages users to “browse like no ones watching”. In fact, someone might be. (If youd like
16、 to know more about the research information, please click here.) 高中英语 必修第二册 3 / 20 4. The “incognito” mode is believed to be able to _. A. record ones passwords B. give a warning of insecure links C. help hide ones past browsing history D. access ones favorite websites quickly 5. Where is the artic
17、le probably from? A. A text book. B. A newspaper. C. A magazine. D. The Internet. 6. The last paragraph is written to _. A. report a new finding B. put forward a suggestion C. introduce a web browser D. correct a misunderstanding C Two Chinese sisters dreamed of having a trip to Buckingham Palace an
18、d the Peppa Pig World theme park in the UK. Lately, their mother helped them express their wish online to meet Queen Elizabeth II, which caught not only millions of social media users attention but also the attention of the British ambassador(大使)to China. Five year - old twins Mi Ai and Mi Ni, who l
19、ive in Beijing, appeared in a video on social media platform Weibo last week, where they spoke of their love of British cartoon Peppa Pig and their keen interest to visit Buckingham Palace. Mi Ni said she and her sister wanted to visit the gardens at Buckingham Palace, just like Peppa Pig and her fr
20、iends did in the cartoon. The British ambassador answered their call with her own video, inviting the twins to her house in Beijing. “Hello Mi Ni and Mi Ai,” she said. “Im the British ambassador. Id like you to come and visit me in my house in Beijing and we can have tea and cookies in a British sty
21、le.” The twins accepted the ambassadors invitation and joined her for afternoon tea on Monday, when they ate cakes and drew pictures of their favorite characters from Peppa Pig. The ambassador has made arrangements for the girls and their parents to tour the UK. They are going to tour the studios wh
22、ere Peppa Pig was made, take a trip to Peppa Pig World theme park in Hampshire and visit Buckingham Palace. The queen has not yet said if she will have time to welcome the girls. The Peppa Pig series, introduced in the mid - 2000s in China, has become extremely popular among Chinese children and adu
23、lts. As this year is the Year of the Pig according to the Chinese tradition, the country has set to mark the Chinese New Year with a film starring Peppa Pig, where the audience can see a number of Chinese cultural elements. 高中英语 必修第二册 4 / 20 7. How did the sisters tell their dream to the queen? A. B
24、y taking a personal trip to the UK. B. By writing a letter to the queen. C. By expressing their wish online. D. By giving a call to the ambassador. 8. How did the ambassador respond(回应)to the sisters wish? A. She paid no attention to it. B. She arranged a trip for them. C. She sent her agreement by
25、a call. D. She would show them around the UK. 9. What are the two sisters going to do in the UK? A. Enjoy afternoon tea. B. Draw pictures in the Peppa Pig World theme park. C. Visit the studios producing Peppa Pig D. Meet the queen in Buckingham Palace. 10. Which is the best title of the passage? A.
26、 Afternoon Tea with the Ambassador B. The Film Starring Peppa Pig Put on Soon C. The Popularity of Peppa Pig Series in China D. Twin Fans of Peppa Pig to Take a Trip to the UK 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。 Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Day in the
27、USA, falling on the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November. 11 Many people choose a day from their annual leave and have a day off on Black Friday. Some people use this to take trips to see family members or friends who live in other areas or to go on vacation. Shopping for Christmas presents
28、is popular on Black Friday. Many stores have special offers and lower their prices of some goods, such as toys. Public life 高中英语 必修第二册 5 / 20 12 Many people take a day off on the day after Thanksgiving Day. Many organizations also close for the Thanksgiving weekend. Public transportation systems may
29、 run on their normal schedule or may have changes. Some stores extend their opening hours on Black Friday. 13 Background Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving Day, is one of the busiest shopping days in the USA. 14 One theory is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day after Thanks
30、giving Day leave many black marks on the road surface, leading to the term “Black Friday”. The other theory is that the term “Black Friday” comes from an old way of recording business accounts. 15_ Many businesses, particularly small businesses, started making profits before Christmas. They hoped to
31、 start showing a profit marked in black ink on the day after Thanksgiving Day. More recently, Black Friday has been exported to nations outside of North America such as the United Kingdom by major online retailers like Amazon or Apple. In 2011, IBM reported online Black Friday sales were up by 24.3%
32、, according to a study that includes 500 retailers. A. Peoples activities B. History of Black Friday C. Losses were recorded in red ink and profits in black ink. D. A busy shopping day is a holiday in some states. E. There can also be jams on roads to popular shopping destinations. F. There are two
33、popular theories as to why it is called “Black Friday”. G. Black Friday is not a federal holiday but a public one in some states. 11. _ 12. _ 13. _ 14. _ 15. _ 第二部分第二部分 语言运用(共两节,满分语言运用(共两节,满分 45 分)分) 第一节(共第一节(共 20 小题;每小题小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分分,满分 30 分)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。 Whi
34、le traveling, there are chances that you stay at a hotel or a family members house. But have you ever 高中英语 必修第二册 6 / 20 thought about staying in a strangers 16 ? This might sound 17 , but its actually a trend that is becoming popular around the world, including China. Lodging rental companies like A
35、irbnb are helping people look for cheap ways to 18 . This website allows people to rent out their 19 rooms or apartments as an alternative to 20 in over 190 countries. Created by young American men Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb is a good example of a 21 economy. Through the
36、 Internet, people share 22 such as cars, apartments and 23 their expertise(专门知识). 24 post information about the location, prices, descriptions and pictures. Guests can go to the 25 and find their favorite places to stay. Users 26 their opinions on their stay so that people know whether a place is go
37、od or not. A man in New York named Jonathan Powley even rents out his 27 for $22 (140 yuan) per night through Airbnb. This isnt a (n) 28 car. Powley takes out the car seats and changes the 29 to look more welcoming. He keeps it clean and puts flowers in it every day. He provides snacks and tells tra
38、velers where they can go and shower. But Airbnb does have some 30 .Sometimes it is not as 31 as it looks like online. 32 , hosts sometimes get mad when they get home and its a complete 33 . In China, Airbnb operates in five 34 including Beijing and Shanghai. The country has seen a major 35 in Airbnb
39、 users in the past year. 16. A. office B. camp C. home D. garden 17. A. great B. powerful C. influential D. strange 18. A. travel B. play C. walk D. drive 19. A. new B. normal C. spare D. separate 20. A. shops B. hotels C. restaurants D. markets 21. A. sharing B. different C. fresh D. commercial 22.
40、 A. objects B. rooms C. resources D. experiences 高中英语 必修第二册 7 / 20 23. A. still B. yet C. always D. even 24. A. Hosts B. Travelers C. Guests D. Sellers 25. A. company B. website C. clinic D. park 26. A. adapt B. post C. fix D. agree 27. A. phone B. cafe C. apartment D. taxi 28. A. ordinary B. comfor
41、table C. definite D. horrible 29. A. outside B. inside C. size D. shape 30. A. connections B. reasons C. problems D. advantages 31. A. nice B. cheap C. bad D. anxious 32. A. Also B. Instead C. Though D. Therefore 33. A. surprise B. trip C. mess D. joy 34. A. projects B. cities C. businesses D. agent
42、s 35. A. decrease B. symptom C. standard D. increase 第二节第二节(共共 10 小题小题;每小题每小题 1.5 分分,满分满分 15 分分) 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 Many kinds of dinosaurs bones 36 (find) recently by Chinese scientists in Nanyang, Henan Province. 37 the scientists inspected the bones, they were surprised 38 (spo
43、t) these dinosaurs could not only run _39_ the others but also climb the trees. Dinosaurs died 40 suddenly around 60 million years ago. Some scientists think 41 came after an _42 (expect) incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth 43 put too much dust into the air. Others think the earth got
44、 too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any 44 (much) . Nobody knows 45 sure why and how dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short time. 36. _ 37. _ 38. _ 39. _ 40. _ 41. _ 42. _ 43. _ 44. _ 45. _ 第三部分第三部分 写作(共两节,满分写作(共两节,满分 40 分)分) 高中英语 必修第二册 8 / 20 第一节第一节 应用文写作(满分应用文写作(满分 15 分)分) 假如你是李华,你
45、的外国网友 Peter 因沉溺于手机游戏而被父母没收了手机,从而与父母发生了争吵。 请给他写一封信,劝他与父母和好。要点包括: 1.对发生争吵表示遗憾; 2.指出 Peter 的错误; 3.给出建议。 注意: 1.词数 100 左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 Dear Peter, _ _ _ _ _ _ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第二节第二节 读后续写读后续写(满分满分 25 分分) 阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。 I fetched my mail as usual. Suddenly a colorful flyer(传单
46、)jumped into my sight. In the middle was a drawing of an old-fashioned phone, like the one my great-aunt Sara owned 40 years ago and at the bottom was a phone number. Running over it, I couldnt help laughing. “Is that mail funny?” my ten - year - old daughter, Jenny, asked. 高中英语 必修第二册 9 / 20 “Not re
47、ally,” I admitted. “Its about the wake-up service. Outdated already.” “Whats that?” she frowned (皱眉) . I explained how, before smart-phones, people sometimes paid someone to wake them with a call. “Who sent this flyer?” she pressed. I shook my head. “Probably someone older and he could need some money,” I said. Her eyes lit up. “Can we order a wake-up service?” she asked. “No kidding. With smart phones at hand, who will need it? And its not cheap at all. $ 2.5 per day.” I picked up the flyer and headed for the r