Unit 4 History and traditions 单元综合能力测试-（2019）新人教版高中英语必修第二册.docx

1、Unit 4 History and traditions单元综合能力测试选择题部分(共95分)第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What does the womans son do most probably?AA postman. BA policeman. CA guard.2How long does the man work every week?AFor 50 h

2、ours. BFor 55 hours. CFor 66 hours.3What do we know from the conversation?AThe woman lost her new book.BThe man will buy a new book.CThe man doesnt care about the book.4Why is the woman late?AThe traffic was heavy.BThe bus broke down.CShe took the wrong bus.5Who travelled with the man last month?AJe

3、ff and Richard.BThe mans dog.CNo one.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6Why didnt the father follow the old family recipe?AOne page is missing.BHe has his own recipe.CHe cant find the re

4、cipe.7What does the girl think of the pizza?ATerrible. BTasty. CUnusual.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8Where does this conversation probably take place?AIn a store. BIn a restaurant. CIn a museum.9How much does the woman pay for the bowl?A60 dollars. B80 dollars. C90 dollars.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10How much did Laura e

5、arn a day for her first job?A8 pounds. B12 pounds. C40 pounds.11Why did Laura leave her first job?AThe shoe shop closed down.BShe had to study for her exams.CA new shoe shop was short of hands.12How long did Laura work in the shoe shops all together?AFor 18 months.BFor 21 months.CFor two years.听第9段材

6、料，回答第13至16题。13Which competition was held last year?ASinging Competition.BReading Competition.CDancing Competition.14What is the purpose of the Pet Competition?ATo help students select suitable pets.BTo teach students how to look after pets.CTo tell students loving animals is important.15What will be

7、 at the Pet Competition?AA lesson on dogs.BA dog beauty contest.CA dogs ability test.16What do we know about the Pet Competition?AStudents will bring their pets.BStudents can vote for the dogs.CStudents need to pay for the competition.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What do we know about the house?AIt is large.

8、BIt has one bedroom.CIt needs fixing.18What is the man planning to buy?AA garden. BA house. CA farm.19What does the man suggest the woman growing?ACorn. BRice. CPotatoes.20How do they get the money?AThey will get a bank loan.BThey have saved enough.CThey will borrow from friends.第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)

9、第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AI always pictured myself graduating from college, getting a cool job and even having a cute little place of my own. So far, I have a masters degree and the coolest job ever as a physician assistant. But instead of waking up in a pretty apartm

10、ent, I hear the earlymorning sound of my parents making coffee downstairs.At 27, I still live with my parents, and I love it.My decision to live at home was not one of absolute necessity. As a physician assistant, I make a good salary and would be able to live on my own comfortably if I needed to do

11、 so. By the time I finished graduate school, I had had a D|S150,000 debt from both undergraduate and graduate education. With several of these loans earning a 7.9% interest rate, my father calculated that my loans were increasing by D|S15 a day in interest alone. At this rate, it would take me 30 ye

12、ars to pay off my student loans, with much of the payment going straight to interest. At last, I decided to live with my parents. Beyond the endless supply of homecooked meals, the best thing about moving back home is that I am not alone. Several of my physician assistant friends are in the same boa

13、t as I am we are all highly educated, whitecollar employees who live at home. Our coworkers in the medical field think it is a great idea because many of them are facing the same piles of debt. They often say if they could do it all again, they would do the same thing.Theres a stigma (耻辱) that comes

14、 along with this arrangement. Some people might assume that we are too lazy to find a job. I dont think my neighbors understand it, as they continually ask me when I am going to graduate and if I am old enough to look after their children. My mom just tells them that Im successful, welleducated and

15、that I save lives.I love living at home. Now Ive paid off D|S68,000 of my student loans. Our new relationship is symbiotic (共生的). My parents benefit from having an extra set of hands around the house to help with housework and a constant source to explain all popculture references.21The author once

16、imagined _.Ahaving her own beautiful house Bhaving her parents pay off her loansCliving with her parents after graduationDalways being taken care of by her parents22Why did the author decide to live with her parents?ABecause she missed them very much.BBecause she couldnt cook by herself.CBecause she

17、 needed to repay a huge debt.DBecause she was not able to support herself.23What is the authors coworkers attitude towards her living with her parents?ACritical.BApproving.CDoubtful. DUninterested.24The authors neighbors ask her to look after their kids mainly because _.Athey know she is a helpful l

18、adyBthey know she is welleducatedCthey think she doesnt have a jobDthey think she is popular with kidsBThe traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival, or Dragon Headsraising Day, falls on the second day of the second lunar month every year, and recognizes the start of spring and farming. This year it f

19、alls on March 8.Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall increases because the rainbringing Dragon King has awakened from his winter sleep. A wellknown phrase goes，“Er yue er, long tai tou”， meaning，“On the second day of the second month, the dragon lifts his head.”The festival celebrat

20、es ancient agrarian Chinese culture, and while some of traditional ways to celebrate it are no longer practiced, others continue to exist.The most famous tradition is getting a haircut. Some believe that going to the barber on this day gets rid of bad luck, while others believe getting a haircut dur

21、ing the first month of the lunar ealendar bring bad luck. Another saying warns that cutting your hair in the first month will cause your uncle to die. Although today few pay attention to it, it was once a tradition to line up outside barbershops on the day of Longtaitou.People eat tofu balls in East

22、 Chinas Fujian Province during the festival, and often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for family and business. Fried beans are the traditional festival food for people in parts of Shandong Province. Eating chengyao cakes, which are made with sticky rice, during the festival is a tradition in

23、Suzhou, East Chinas Jiangsu Province, owing to the saying，“If you eat chengyao on Longtaitou, your waist wont hurt all year.” Meanwhile other foods, like noodles, dumplings, and spring rolls, are named after dragon body parts to mark the day. Noodles are dragons beard (long xu), dumplings are dragon

24、s ears (long er), spring rolls are dragons scales (long lin)25What did ancient people believe after Dragon Headsraising Festival?AThe dragon lifts his head.BTheres more rainfall.CThe dragon is still sleeping.DTheres less rainfall.26What does the underlined word “agrarian” mean in Paragraph 3?AAgricu

25、ltural.BIndustrial.CTravelling. DManufacturing.27What do people eat in Suzhou during the festival?ATofu balls. BFried beans.CChengyao cakes. DDumplings.CThe Union Jack is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It is so called because it combines the emblems (象征) of three countries England, Scotlan

26、d and Ireland (although since 1921 only Northern Ireland has been part of the United Kingdom)The term “Union Jack” possibly dates from Queen Annes time, but its origin is uncertain. It may come from the “Jacket” of the English or Scottish soldiers; or from the name of James who originated the first

27、union in 1603, in either its Latin or French form “Jacobus” or “Jacques”； or as “jack” once meant small, the name may come from a royal proclamation (声明) issued by Charles that the flag should be flown only by ships of the Royal Navy as a jack, a small flag at the bowsprit (船首)The Union Jack was ori

28、ginally a royal flag (when the present design was made official in 1801, it was ordered to be flown on all the Kings forts and castles, but not elsewhere); today it is flown above Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle when the Queen is not in residence. On news of a royal death, the Union Jack will b

29、e flown at halfmast (下半旗)The flying of the Union Jack on public buildings is decided by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport at the Queens command. The Union Jack is flown on government buildings on days marking the birthdays of members of the royal family, such as the Queens official birthda

30、y, and on the days of the State Opening and prorogation (休会) of Parliament; it is also flown on St Davids Day, St Georges Day, St Andrews Day, and St Patricks Day.Although the Union Jack originated as a royal flag, it is now also flown by many people and organizations elsewhere in the United Kingdom

31、. Its use as an emblem has extended beyond the form of a flag and the Union Jack is frequently shown on other objects.28The reason why the national flag of the United Kingdom is called the Union Jack is that _.Athe flag is made of jacketBthe flag combines the emblems of three countriesCthe flag show

32、s the symbol of unityDthe flag originated from the existence of the United Kingdom29The second paragraph mainly talks about _.Athe origin of the national flagBthe history of the national flagCthe reason why the Union Jack has become the national flagDthe way how the Union Jack has become the nationa

33、l flag30What is the best title for the passage?AThe Union Jack EverywhereBThe Union Jack at AnytimeCNational Flag, the Union JackDThe History of the Union Jack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。Traveling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier.We live in a globa

34、l (全球的) village._31_GreetingsHow should you behave when you meet someone for the first time? An American or Canadian shakes your hand while looking you straight in the eyes._32_ In Japan, you should bow (鞠躬)In Thailand, the greeting is made by pressing both hands together at the chest and bowing you

35、r head a bit.Clothes_33_ In some Asian countries, you shouldnt reveal (显露) the body, especially women.In Japan, you should take off your shoes when entering a house or a restaurant.Remember to place them together facing the door you came in.This is also true in South Korea, Thailand, and Iran.Food a

36、nd drinkIn Italy, Spain and Latin America, lunch is often the biggest meal of the day, and can last two or three hours._34_ In Britain, you might have a business lunch and do business as you eat.In Mexico and Japan, lunch is a time to relax and socialize.And the Japanese rarely drink alcohol (酒) at

37、lunchtime.Doing business_35_ You should include your company name and your position.In Japan, you must present your card with both hands, with the writing facing the person you are giving it to.AIn many parts of Asia, there is no physical touch at all.BSometimes, social events end with singing and d

38、ancing.CBut this doesnt mean that we all behave in the same way.DFor this reason many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner.EMany countries have rules about what you should and shouldnt wear.FIn many countries, business hours are from 9 or 10 to 5 or 6.GIn most countries, showing business c

39、ards is important for all introductions.第三部分：语言运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。Germany is a highly developed country. Many people think its people lead a luxurious (奢侈的) life.One day, my friend and I _1_ a restaurant. We noticed that a young couple we

40、re having their meal. There were _2_ two dishes and two cans of beer on their table. I wondered if such a(n) _3_ meal could be fine and whether the girl would leave that _4_ man.As we were _5_， my friend ordered more food for us. When we left, there was still about one third of the food we had order

41、ed on the table.When we were leaving, the young man spoke to us in English. We _6_that he was unhappy about us _7_ so much food. “We paid for our food. It is none of your _8_，” my friend told him. The young man was so angry that he _9_ took his phone out and made a call to someone.After a while, an

42、officer from the Social Security Organization (社会保障组织) arrived. Upon knowing what had happened, he gave us a 50 fine (罚款), which _10_ us.The officer told us in a _11_ voice, “ _12_ is yours but resources (资源) belong to society. There are many _13_ people in the world who are _14_ hunger (饥饿)We have

43、no _15_ to waste resources.”Their attitude to eating put both of us to _16_. We need to correct our wrong _17_. We are from a country which is not very rich. To save face, we often think we should order more than we can eat, which _18_ our friends our generosity (慷慨). We should realize that resource

44、s dont belong to a(n) _19_ person but they belong to everyone. We cant _20_ to waste them.1A.enteredBopenedCleft Dcalled2A.still BevenCalready Donly3A.cheap BsimpleCexpensive Dcommon4A.gentle BstupidCmean Dfriendly5A.full BhungryChonest Dfree6A.disagreed BignoredCunderstood Ddoubted7A.ordering Beati

45、ngCserving Dwasting8A.business BpowerCaction Dconcern9A.slowly BcalmlyCexactly Dimmediately10A.surprised BupsetCworried Dsatisfied11A.relaxing BseriousCgrateful Dboring12A.Money BDecisionCRight DFreedom13A.old ByoungCrich Dpoor14A.thinking about Bsuffering fromCbringing in Dgetting along with15A.use

46、 BreasonCneed Dway16A.interest BtroubleCshame Djoy17A.purpose BmethodCeducation Dopinion18A.returns BshowsClends Dpasses19A.single BwealthyCimportant Dspecial20A.expect BmanageCafford Dbegin非选择题部分(共55分)第三部分：语言运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15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。I never thought that a little help would turn out to be the most satisfying thing in my life. I once met a young man _1_ seemed tired and in pain on my way home. With a smile, he asked _2_ I could lend him some money. He was paralyz