人教版高中英语必修二Unit 2 单元测试题 1含答案.docx

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人教版高中英语必修二Unit2单元测试题1含答案

Unit2单元测试题1

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

CompetitionintheOlympicsshouldbebetweenathleteswhousetheirownstrength（力量）orspeed.Ifsomeathletesdon'tfollowtherules,itruinsthefunforeveryoneconnectedwiththegame.Italsogivesanextremelyunfairadvantagetotheathleteusingthedrug.

—JimfromAtlanta

Druguseamongtopathleteshaslongbeenaproblem.Withoutdrugtesting,theOlympicswouldbeaboutwhousesthemostdrugs,notwhotrainsthehardestandhasthemostathleticskills.Alsodrugshurtpeopleandtheycouldevenkillpeople.

—DavidfromHouston

Whyshouldathletesbeallowedtocompetewhenit'snotreallythemwhoareactuallycompeting?

It'sthedrugsthatdoallthework.Athleteswhousedrugsarelikerunnerswithskates.It'scheatingandshouldnotbeallowed.It'sunfairtoothercompetitorswhodon'tusedrugs.

—BrucefromChicago

Mostsportsathletesareheldtoastandardofbeingdrugfree.Olympiansshouldnotbeheldanydifferently.Theytakepartinhighlycompetitivesportsfortheircountryandwinmedalsforit.Testingtheathletesfordrugsmustbedoneineverycountryandeverysport.Nodrugtestingwouldbeunfairtopeoplewhodon'tusedrugs.

—SamfromLosAngeles

Althoughpopularopinionisagainstathletes'usingdrugs,IbelievetheydohelpmaketheOlympicsportsmorewonderful.Ienjoyseeinghumanbeingsachievingthingsthatcouldn'tbedonewithnormalconditioning.Ienjoyseeingstronger,fasterandlongerperformanceswiththehelpofdrugs.

—JackfromNewYork

21.WhatdoesDavidthinkofdruguseintheOlympics?

A.It'smorecommonintopathletesthanothers.

B.It'sadifficultproblemtodealwith. 

C.Ithelpsimproveathletes'skills.            

D.It'sbadforathletes'health.

22.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3suggeststhat_____.

A.usingdrugsisthesameascheating

B.drugshelpathletesreachgreaterspeeds

C.runnersshouldnotbeallowedtousedrugs

D.usingdrugscannottestathletes'realability

23.BothJimandSammentioned_____.

A.thepopularityoftheOlympics

B.thefairnessoftheOlympics

C.therulesoftheOlympics

D.thefunoftheOlympics

24.Thetextismainlywrittento_____.

A.discusswhetherOlympicathletesshouldbetestedfordrugs

B.explainwhydrugsshouldbeavoidedintheOlympics

C.warnpeopleofthebadinfluencesofdruguse

D.callpeople'sattentiontosportsanddrugs

B

In1996,JohnJonesmadeanunusualdiscovery.Hehadjustenlargedapieceofpapermoneyforafriend—aConfederatebanknote,moneyissued（发行）bybanksinSouthernStatesofAmericaduringtheCivilWar.Whenhewasfacetofacewiththepicture,hecouldn'tbelievehiseyes:

slaveshappilypickingcottonintheirmaster'sfields.

JonesgrewupinSouthCarolina.Hehadheardpainfulstoriesofslaveryfromhisgreat-grandmother.ThepictureonthemoneydidnotmatchthehistoryofAfricanAmericanslavesthathe'dheardallhislife.“Ihadneverseenthattypeofpictureonmoneybefore,”hesaid.

Joneswonderedwhyslaveslookedsohappy.Hestarteddoingresearch.

Searchingforandfindingtheanswerstohisquestionschangedhislife.Duringtwoyears'search,Jonesfoundmorethan120differentbills.Hediscoveredthatthebillshadseveralthingsincommon.Theyshowedslavesworkinginjobsrelatedtofarming.Manyofthemshowedhealthyandsmilingslavesatwork.Noneofthebillsshowedthehardshipsofslavery.

Joneswantedtosharewhathehadlearned.“IwantedotherpeopletoseewhatIhadseen,”hesaid.Hedecidedtomakelargepaintingsofthepicturesonthemoney.Afterthreeyearsofwork,Joneshadpaintedmorethan80slaveryscenes（场景）.Hepairedeachpaintingwiththemoneyonwhichthepictureappeared.“TheColorofMoney”—anexhibit（展览）ofhiswork—hastouredthecountry.

Jones'paintingstellanimportantstoryabouttheSouth150yearsago.Helikestorepeatthesaying“Thestoryisonthemoney.”Inthiscase,thesayinghappenstobetrue.

25.HowdidJonesfeelwhenhesawthepictureonthemoney?

A.Angry.                      B.Painful. 

C.Excited.            D.Surprised.

26.WhydidJonesdoresearchonthemoney?

A.HehadneverheardofConfederatemoney.

B.HewantedtolearnaboutAmericanhistorythroughit.

C.Itshowedslavesquitedifferentfromthoseinhismind.

D.Hisgreat-grandmothertoldhimsomeunusualstoriesaboutit.

27.WhatdidJonesfind?

A.About120differentbillswereissuedduringtheCivilWar.

B.Thedifficultyofslaveswasnevershownonthebills.

C.Slaveslivedaharderlifethanhethought.

D.Slavesworkedlonghoursonfarms.

28.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ConfederateMoney

B.MoneyTellsaStory

C.AfricanAmericanSlaves

D.JohnJonesChangesAmerica

C

AteamofmiddleschoolersfromNorthDakotahasturnedaprize-winningideaintorealitywiththeirRecyclingBinapp（废物回收箱应用软件）.Theappencouragesrecyclingbyprovidinguserswithasearchablemapofnearbyrecyclingcenters.

ThegroupofninesixthgradersfromSTEMCenterMiddleSchool,inWestFargo,NorthDakota,cameupwiththeideaaspartofaschoolprogramfortheVerizonInnovativeAppChallenge.ThecompetitionwasdesignedbytheVerizonFoundationtoincreasestudents'interestinscience,technology,engineering,andmath,orSTEM.Itasksstudentstothinkofanappthatcouldsolve（解决）aproblemintheirschool.ThestudentscameupwiththeRecyclingBinwhentheysawaneedformorerecyclingintheirschoolforalongtime.“Wethoughtthatthiswouldreallyhelpalotofpeople,”JadenHilkemann,12,said.

Theykepttheirideasimplesothatanyonecoulduseit.Themiddleschoolersweresurprisedwhentheywereamongthetennationalwinningteams.“Ididn'tthinkourappwasthisgood!

”JoramStith,12,said.“Weweretheyoungestwinninggroup.”

WiththehelpoftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology'sMediaLab,theyturnedtheirideaintoanappreadyfordownload.“Wehadgroupsoftwoorthreepeopleeachdevelopingonepartoftheapp,”HunterKoehmstedt,12,said.“Weworkedtogetheranditwasgreat.”JacobPfeifer,12,addedthattheylearnedalotworkingtogether.“Atfirst,wealldidn'tagreeonexactlywhatwewantedittodo,butintheendweallcametoanagreement,”hesaid.

InJune,thefreeRecyclingBinappbecameavailablefordownload.“Iwasveryexcitedwhenitwentupontheappstore,”SeralynBlake,12,said.“Alotofmyfamilymembersdownloadedtheapp.Itwasprettycool.”

29.WhatdoweknowabouttheVerizonInnovativeAppChallenge?

A.ItwasheldbySTEMCenterMiddleSchool.

B.Itisacompetitionformiddleschoolstudents.

C.Itwasdesignedtohelpsolveenvironmentalproblems.

D.ItencouragesstudentstodevelopaninterestinSTEM.

30.TheideafortheRecyclingBin_____.

A.provedtobehighlyuseful

B.cameintobeingquitebychance

C.camefroma12-year-oldinWestFargo

D.resultedfromthebadrecyclingsituationinNorthDakota

31.Whatdidthegroupofninesixthgradersthinkoftheirapp?

A.Itwaspopularamongmiddleschoolstudents.

B.Itswinningwasbeyondtheirexpectations.

C.Itwasthesimplestofthewinningapps.

D.Itwasgoodenoughtowin.

32.Whileturningtheirideaintoreality,theprize-winningmembers_____.

A.learnedalotfromeachother

B.couldhardlyreachanagreement

C.hadnoideahowtodividethework

D.downloadedanappforfurtherresearch

D

Duringtheday,MikeKosciukteachesstudentsatDeLaSalleCollegiateHighSchoolinMichigan.However,intheeveningsandonweekends,MikeprovidesinstructiononT.Notonlydoesheteachstudentsmathfrom9thgradethroughcollegelevel,healsoteachesotheronlineteachershowtoimprovetheirteaching.Recognizedasaleaderinonlineteaching,MikewastheFebruary2010TutoroftheMonthforT.

ChrissyMarkleyisoneofmanyonlineteacherswhoaretakingvirtual（虚拟的）learningtothelowergrades.AtArizonaConnectionsAcademy,anonlinepublicschool,Chrissyteaches7/8thGradeGiftedLanguageArtsand9thGradeLanguageArts.Oncea6thgradeteacherinatraditionalpublicschoolarea,Chrissyenjoysteachinginthevirtualclassroom.Recognizedasanexcellentteacher,shewasnamedtheschool's2011TeacheroftheYear.

Havingtenyears'experienceinonlineteaching,JodyShinebeganteachingwithDavenportUniversity.Whenshewasaskedtoteachonline,shewasskepticalatfirst.“Ifearedsomethingwouldbelostinthegiveandtakeofclassroomdiscussion,”Jodysaid.“NowIknowonlineteachingallowsstudentsgreaterfreedomtoexpressthemselves.”Today,JodyusesvoicerecordingsandonlinevideostoteachEnglishCompositiontoDavenportstudents.

LikeArizonaConnectionsAcademy,OpenHighSchoolofUtahisalsoapublicschoolofferingonlineinstruction.There,AmyPaceisanaward-winning（获奖的）scienceteacher.Afterspending11yearsinatraditionalteachingenvironment,AmyjoinedOpenHighSchoolofUtah.Shehashelpedcreateaninterestingsciencecourse.In2010,shewasoneof1037thto12thgradeteacherstobechosenforaPresidentialAwardforExcellenceinMathematicsandScienceTeaching.

33.WhatsubjectdoesMiketeach?

A.EnglishComposition.B.LanguageArts.

C.Science.D.Math.

34.Theunderlinedword“skeptical”inParagraph3probablymeans_____. 

A.unhappy                     B.doubtful   

C.serious                       D.bored

35.Whatkindofreaderswillprobablylikereadingthetext?

A.Parentswhoarehelpingtheirkidschooseapublicschool.   

B.Studentswhoaresearc