高二英语Unit 11 Scientific achievement基础训练
一. 单项选择
1.A new cure for the disease is______to be discovered.
A.like B.likely C.possible D.probable
2.Do you agree to the plan______at the meeting?
A.to put forward B.to put away C.put forward D.put up
3.The director on land asked the pilot to______his position.
A.locate B.grasp C.announce D.arrange
4.They were filled with joy when they______in this beautiful island.
A.set free B.set foot C.paid visit D.reached
5.He was______by new hope.
A.come to life B.come true C.rejuvenated D.boomed
6.The Olympics has already______our country's breathtaking economic progress,
A.showcased B.achieved C.boomed D.grasped
7.Don't forget to take the_______with you.
A.luggages B.baggages C.two pieces of luggages D.two luggages
8.After the president made an official announcement,she expressed her_____opinion.
A.personal B.private C.single D.individual
9.Listening attentively is_______of the crowd's respect for the speaker.
A.significant B.significance C.sigh D.signal
10.－Susan,will you please go and empty that drawer?
－______?(2004 NMET)
A.What for B.What is it C.How is it D.How come
11.The test we held last time is obviously bad because it______incorrect learning.
A.relies upon B.leads to C.refers to D.depends on
12.Because of modern______we have a higher standard of living.
A.technique B.techniques C.technology D.technologies
13.Bethun devoted his whole life to______.
A.befit mankind B.befit the mankind
C.befiting mankind D.befiting the mankind
14.The airline______for a plane to take us to Boston yesterday.
A.called B.arranged C.asked D.sent
15.______teaches______.
A.Failure;success B.Success;failure C.Fail;succeed D.Succeed;fail
16. I’m sure his dream will ____.
A. realize B. follow C. be true D. come true
17. How did you ____ the problem?
A. do with B. deal with C. go with D. end with
18. He ____ a small factory in his hometown.
A. put B. owed C. ran D. led
19. Exercise is good ___ your health.
A. to B. with C. of D. for
20. ____ he read interested his younger brother.
A. Whatever B. No matter what C. That D. Which
二.完形填空
It happened during the Second World War. A British 21 , called the “Nova Scotia”, was 22 more than a thousand South African 23 and Italian prisoners of war. It was a long way from Europe to South Africa. But a German submarine (潜艇) was 24 in the sea when the “Nova Scotia”appeared.
The submarine 25 the “Nova Scotia”to the bottom of the sea. Many men were 26 at once. Many others were badly27 . But hundreds were alive. They were not greatly 28 . The sea was calm and 29 , and they were 30 a ship would find them in the morning. A ship did find them, but it 31 only 183 men. The sharks (鲨鱼) had taken the rest.
Thirty years later, one of the living men said,“I was in a raft (救生筏). There were men all 32 me in the water. They were 33 , or holding onto pieces of wood. Suddenly I heard a 34 . It came from a man who was a few hundred meters 39 .He threw his arms in the air. Then he 36 in the water. He never came 37 again. That was only the beginning. The sharks had smelled the blood of the dead and dying men.38 seemed to be hundreds of them. Man after man gave a 39 shout and then disappeared.I even saw sharks attack men on the rafts.They 40 right out of the water.”
21. A. train B. ship C. hospital D. school
22. A. carrying B. gathering C. organizing D. training
23. A. students B. teachers C. patients D. soldiers
24. A. passing B. blocking C. waiting D. attacking
25. A. took B. brought C. led D. sent
26. A. killed B. saved C. surprised D. frightened
27. A. beat B. knocked C. hurt D. damaged
28. A. hurried B. worried C. suffered D. lucky
29. A. warm B. cold C. silent D. deep
30. A. planning B. thinking C. searching D. expecting
31. A. held B. found C. saved D. helped
32. A. helping B. seeing C. round D. below
33. A. sinking B. swimming C. fighting D. escaping
34. A. explosion B. noise C. laughter D. shout
35. A. away B. off C. far D. distance
36. A. dived B. disappeared C. drowned D. fell
37. A. back B. on C. up D. over
38. A. Here B. There C. Where D. It
39. A. short B. loud C. dull D. terrible
40. A. jumped B. swam C. flew D. floated
三.阅读理解
A
Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn't matter where you live - in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village - the chances that you will be disturbed by jet airplanes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines , etc, are almost everywhere . We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they are working.
Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be very frightening experience for human beings. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums. The noise level in some disco is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.
One recent report about noise and concentration suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really affects their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise .It goes on to say that a background noise , which doesn't change too much (music, for example) may even help people to concentrate .
41. The best title for this passage is ________.
A. Noisy life B. Background Noise
C. Disturbed Concentration D. Changeable Noise
42. From this passage , the pollution of noise ____________.
A. doesn't matter much B. has become worse everywhere
C .has become better in big cities D .has become better in villages
43. "Background music" in the passage means _________.
A. music played in the concert B. a kind of noise coming into our ears
C. music helps people to concentrate D. music played while people are working
44. Scientists have discovered that what prevents people form concentrating is ______.
A. any kind of noise B. great changes in level of noise
C. background noise D. various background music
45. Why do some people feel quite lonely without background music while they are working?
A. Because the music can help them work.
B. Because they seem to getting used to noise.
C. Because they like background music.
D. Because they are afraid of quietness.
B
In 1957 a doctor in Singapore noticed that hospitals were treating an unusual number of influenza-like cases. Influenza is sometimes called ‘flu’ or a ‘bad cold’. He took samples from the throats of patients and in his hospital was able to find the virus of this influenza.
There were three main types of the influenza virus. The most important of these are type A and B, each of them having several subgroups. With the instruments at the hospital the doctor recognized that the outbreak was due to a virus in group A, but he did not know the subgroup. Then he reported the outbreak to the World Health Organization in Geneva. W.H.O. published the important news alongside reports of a similar outbreak in Hong Kong, where about 15-20% of the population had become ill.
As soon as the London doctors received the package of throat samples, doctors began the standard tests. They found that by reproducing itself with very high speed, the virus had grown more than a million times within two days. Continuing their careful tests, the doctors checked the effect of drugs against all the known sungroups of virus type A. none of them gave any protection. This ,then, was something new, a new influenza virus, against which the people of the world had no help whatever.
Having found the virus they were working with, the two doctors now dropped it into the noses of some specially selected animals, which get influenza much as human beings do. In a short time the usual signs of the disease appeared. These experiments proved that the new virus was easy to catch, but that it was not a killer. Scientists, like the general public, call it simply Asian flu.
The first discovery of the virus, however, was made in China before the disease had appeared in other countries. Various reports showed that the influenza outbreak started in China, probably in February of 1957. by the middle of March it had spread all over China. The virus was found by Chinese doctors early in March. But China is not a member of the World Health Organization and therefore does not report outbreaks of disease to it. Not until two months later, when travellers carried the virus into Hang Kong, from where it spread to Singapore, did the news of the outbreak reach the rest of the world. By this time it was well started on its way around the world.
Thereafter, W.H.O.’s Weekly Reports described the steady spread of this great virus outbreak, which within four months swept through every continent.
46. the doctor in Singapore performed a valuable service by ______.
A. finding the subgroup of the virus.
B. developing a cure.
C. keeping his patients apart from others.
D. reporting the outbreak to Geneva.
47. One interesting thing about the virus in the story was that it __________.
A. was especially weak.
B. was similar to other viruses.
C. could reproduce with great speed.
D. had samples frozen and packed in dry ice.
48. The experiments in giving the virus to animals proved that this type of influenza was easy to catch __________.
A. but was not deadly.
B. and had rather mild effects.
C. and could possibly causes death.
D. and did not have the usual signs.
49. In order to keep track of a disease such as influenza, W.H.O. must have ________.
A. highly trained experts.
B. co-operation from every doctor.
C. good reporting services.
D. time to study the facts.
50. One thing necessary for discovering influenza outbreak is _______.
A. doctors and hospital services.
B. drugs to fight the disease.
C. the United Nations.
D. sick Chinese
c
In England three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop. They studied the information on the post sign and decided which bus to take. About five minutes later the bus they wanted came along. They prepared to get on. Suddenly people rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted insulting remarks about the foreigners. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and ashamed. No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus so that the first person who arrived at a bus-stop is the first person to get on the bus.
Learning the language of a country isn’t enough. If you want to ensure a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your hosts. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, You might see a man apparently shaking his head at another and assume (认为) that he is disagreeing. But in many parts of India a rotating (旋转) movement of the head is a gesture that express agreement or acceptance. Nodding your head when offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty. In that country you shake your head to express “yes” — a nod means “no”.
In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs when sitting talking to someone, even at an important meeting. Doing this when meeting an important person in Thailand, however, could cause offence (冒犯). It is considered too informal an attitude for such an occasion. Also when in Thailand avoid touching the head of an adult — it’s just not done.
Attitudes to women vary considerably around the world. In Japan, for example, it is quite usual for men to plan evening entertainments for themselves and leave their wives at home.
Knowing about customs and attitudes is useful when you are travelling, but you also need to know the language used to express different degrees of formality (礼节).
51. The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and ashamed because __________________.
(A) they didn’t know the English language
(B) someone called their names
(C) they didn’t know the custom of lining up for a bus
(D) they knocked someone down while getting on the bus
52. According to the passage, which attitude to women is usual in Japan?
(A) Men always go to parties with women.
(B) Men plan evening entertainments for their wives.
(C) Men and women have equal rights to go to parties.
(D) Men plan evening entertainments for themselves, while their wives stay home.
53. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “insulting” in Para. 1 ?
(A) 善意的 （B）咨询的 （C）商量的 （D）无礼的
54. From the passage, we know that shaking head means Yes in ______________.
(A) India and Thailand (B) India and Bulgaria
(C) Bulgaria and Thailand (D) Thailand and Japan
55. The underlined sentence “Nodding your head when offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty.” means ______________________________.
(A) It’s probably that you are thirsty if you nod your head
(B) You’re possibly eager to have a drink if you nod your head
(C) You probably refuse to drink when you nod your head
(D) You’d like to have a cup of tea because you nod your head
Ⅶ. Correcting (10 marks)
The study of color is fascinating mixture of scientific fact 56._____________
and emotional guesswork. It is interested to look back in 57.____________
history, and to try to guess what colors mean to 58.____________
the first humans. Blue and green are common or 59.____________
familiar colors. We have “safe” meanings for us. 60.____________
Blue makes us think the sky and the sea. Green is the 61.____________
color of growing plants. But red is rare in the nature. 62.____________
It is the color of blood and meat, of hunting or of 63.____________
injury. It is also the color of fire. The darkest 64.____________
nights are black---a color often associated in fear. 65.____________
1--15 BCABC ACAAA BCCBA 16-20 D BCDA
21-40 BADCD ACBAD CCBDA BCBDA
41--45ABDBB46—50DCACA51-55 CDDBC
56. fascinating 前加a 57. interestedàinteresting 58. meanàmeant
59. oràand 60. WeàThey 61.think后加of
62. 去掉the 63. √ 64. injuryàinjuries 65. inàwith