Unit Seventeen Senior Two
I. 单项填空（10分）
1. The album of paintings in this museum is a______ from an old professor.
A. gift B. present C. talent D. genius
2. It was not a serious illness, and she soon______ it.
A. got over B. got on with
C. got round D. got out of
3. These things must be put into______.
A. produce B. production C. productive D. product
4. I have_____ the new climate here.
A. adjusted to B. agreed with
C. been suited to D. all the above
5. There are ______eggs and ______apples in the basket.
A. two scores; two dozen of B. two score of'; two dozen
C. two scores of; two dozen D. two score; two dozens
6. Carl wanted to take _____of a monkey in the zoo, and soon he ______ it.
A. the place; used to B. place; got used to
C. place; used to D. the place; got used to
7. The manager has got a good business_____ so the company is doing well.
A. idea B. sense C. thought D. thinking
8. We need to consider what _____we will be using for language training.
A. abilities B. appliances C. facilities D. qualities
9. Jim never thought he would _____ the first prize in the competition.
A. end up in B. be recognized
C. make as effect D. end up with
10. In order to gain a bigger share in the international market, many state-run companies are striving ______their products more competitive.
A. to make B. making
C. to have made D. having made
11. Some people like drinking coffee, for it has _____ effects.
A. promoting B. stimulating C. enhancing D. encouraging
12. Words ______ me when I wanted to express my thanks to him for having saved my son from the burning house.
A. failed B. left C. discouraged D. disappointed
13.－Will we be able to visit the White House?
－Sure. It's open _____every morning.
A. for public B. for the public C. to the public D. to public
14. Life is limited, _____there is no limit to _____ the people.
A. and; serve B. but; serving
C. so; be served D. besides; having served
15. Those T-shirts are usually $35 each, but today they have a ______ price of $19 in the Shopping Center.
A. regular B. special C. cheap D. particular
16. Miss Brown can jump over the wall which is ____.
A. six-feet-high B. six-foot-high
C. six foot high D. six feet high
17. I think ____ is enough for those young men.
A. ten minutes' rest B. a ten minute's rest
C. ten-minute rest D. a ten minutes rest
18. Shortly after the accident, two ____ police were sent to the spot to keep order.
A. dozens of B. dozens C. dozen D. dozen of
19.____ of the land in that district ____ covered with trees and grass.
A. Two fifth; is B. Two fifth; are
C. Two fifths; is D. Two fifths; are
20.____ people in the world are sending information by E-mail every day.
A. Several million B. Many millions
C. Several millions D. Many million
II．完形填空（20分）
A teacher was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical question, 21 the student said he should 22 a perfect score if the system were not 23 against the student. I was selected as a judge for it. I read the 24 :“Show how it is possible to determine the 25 of a tall building 26 the aid of a barometer (气压计).”The 27 answered:“ 28 the barometer to the top of the building, fix a long rope to it, 29 the 30 to the street, and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of the rope is the height of the building.”
I pointed 31 that the student really had a strong reason for a full score, since he 32 the question completely and correctly. On the other hand, 33 a full score were given, 34 could well contribute to a high grade for the student in his 35 course. A high 36 is supposed to certify competence in physics, but the answer did not confirm (证实，确定) this. I suggested that the student have another try at answering the question. I was not surprised that the teacher agreed, but I was surprised that the student did.
I gave the student six 37 to answer the question, with the warning that his answer should show some knowledge of physics. 38 the end of five minutes, he had not written 39 . I asked if he wished to 40 , but he said no. In the next minute, he dashed off his answer, which was proper and made the teacher give up his thought, and I gave the student almost a full score.
21. A. and B. for C. so D. while
22. A. return B. form C. receive D. buy
23. A. built B. founded C. set up D. put up
24. A. question B. papers C. exercise D. sentence
25. A. length B. height C. width D. area
26. A. with B. under C. by D. through
27. A. teacher B. student C. paper D. writer
28. A. Bring B. Fetch C. Heat D. Take
29. A. lowering B. lower C. put D. putting
30. A. rope B. building C. top D. barometer
31. A. out B. at C. towards D. to
32. A. answered B. replied C. had answered D. replied to
33. A. even if B. once C. if D. as if
34. A. it B. which C. what D. as
35. A. maths B. physics C. chemistry D. English
36. A. level B. grade C. mark D. score
37. A. years B. seconds C. hours D. minutes
38. A. In B. By C. To D. At
39. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
40. A. give up B. give in C. give off D. give out
III．阅读理解(40分)
A
People celebrate birthdays in almost every country on Earth. And they celebrate them in many different ways.
In China and Japan, for example, the arrival of the New Year is more important then a person's birthday. So, everyone adds a year to their ages on New Year' Day, instead of on their birthdays.
In Brazil the special birthday food isn't cake, but special candies. In China, it's long noodles-for long life. In Iceland, pancakes with candies rolled inside them are served on birthdays.
In Great Britain, a birthday is all-day celebration. At school, the birthday kid is lifted up and "bumped" by his classmates. This means the person is lifted by the ankles and arms and bumped on the ground, once for each year and once for growth. In Israel, the same custom is followed, except the birthday person is raised and lowered while sitting in a chair.
In Holland, children not only get gifts, but they give things out, too. It's customary to give cakes, cookies, and candies to your classmates and teacher on your birthday.
In Mexico, it's good luck to give birthday greetings as early in the day as possible. So it's not unusual to be awakened at midnight by friends singing birthday sons.
In India, birthday celebrations also begin before dawn. The birthday is also a religious event, so prayers and blessings must be said before dawn. And the birthday person gets to stay home from school that day.
In Thailand, two tall candles are lighted the night before a birthday. One is as tall as the birthday person. It stands for how long the birthday person will live. If it goes out early, it's bad luck. Another Thai custom involves buying live fish and birds. The birthday person frees the animals, which brings luck.
In Nigeria, people don't celebrate individual birthdays. Instead, everyone in a certain age group celebrates together on a certain day.
In may countries, birthday customs are changing. Old customs are giving way to Western style birthdays, complete with candle-topped cakes. But one thing never changes-Birthdays are special days for everyone!
41. It's a custom to lift and lower the birthday person in a chair in ______.
A. Britain B. Israel
C. Britain and Israel D. Israel and Thailand
42. In Mexico the birthday greetings are usually given at midnight because _____.
A. birthday celebrations must begin before dawn
B. the birthday person must be awakened at midnight
C. prayers must be said before dawn
D. it will cause good things to happen to the birthday person
43. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. In Western countries people eat a candle-topped cake at the end of the birthday party.
B. In Western countries a birthday cake is always prepared for a birthday person.
C. Every Japanese adds a year to their ages on New Year's Day.
D. More and more people celebrate their birthdays in Western style.
44. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. In Thailand people give fish and birds to the birthday person as gifts.
B. In Holland people give gifts to unbirthday persons.
C. In Nigeria people who were born in the dame period may celebrate their birthdays on the dame day.
D. In Thailand a candle will be lighted on the birthday night.
B
In recent years, in the big cities of the country, there have arisen traffic problems, for cars, trucks, buses and bicycles have increased in number, size and speed. To make matter worse, the population is ever on the increase. As a result the streets are now more crowded than before, Therefore driving in streets today is not so safe as it used to be.
However, all efforts are made to reduce road accidents. Wherever possible, old roads and streets are given new surfaces and narrow roads are made wider. Building or trees that stand in the way of traffic are removed and remarkable road－signs are placed at the proper places.
It is important to see that people on foot are safe on the streets. There is no problem for them to cross the road at the crossing where are traffic lights. Crossing a busy road is difficult and dangerous as cars and trucks move on the streets almost without stopping.
Overhead bridges are built up above these busy roads in increasing numbers. People on foot may now use them to cross the roads while cars and trucks keep going on. The shortcoming is that people who are in poor health may feel it difficult to climb up and down the steps at each end of the overhead bridges.
45. It is difficult and dangerous to cross a busy road because .
A. the road is too smooth
B. the road surface is too wide
C. there are lots of cars and trucks coming and going continuously
D. there are a large number of minibus
46. Overhead bridges are built .
A. across the crossroads B. across the narrow roads
C. across the busy roads D. across the old streets
47. People on foot may now .
A. use overhead bridges to stop traffic flowing
B. use overhead bridges to cross the roads safely
C. feel it difficult to climb up and down the overhead bridges
D. feel it easy to have a good view of the city
48. Persons in poor health feel that it is to cross the overhead bridges.
A. easy B. difficult C. joyful D. possible
C
Scientists in India have invented a new way of producing electricity. Their invention does not get its power from oil, coal or other fuels(燃料). It produces electricity with the power of animals. India has about 80, 000, 000 bullocks(小公牛) which can do all kinds of jobs: working in the fields, pulling carriages through the streets and carrying water for villagers. Indian government has been looking for ways to use less imported(进口的) oil to provide energy. The scientists believe those millions of bullocks can help. One job done by bullocks is to pump water out of wells. The animals do this by walking around and around in a circle. As they walk, they turn a heavy stick that makes the pump move. This simple technology is centuries old, but the scientists thought it could be used to produce electricity. Bullocks walk in a circle only 2 or 3 times a minute. That is much too slow to produce electricity, but it can produce enough power to turn a set of gears(一组齿轮). A large gear sets next to a smaller one. As the large gear turns, it causes the smaller one to turn. That gear turns an even smaller one. Each gear moves faster because it is a little smaller. The smallest gear may turn very fast. Clocks operate with gears, so do cars and so does the device(装置) invented by the scientists to produce electricity.
49. From this passage we know that in the past India produced electricity mainly with .
A. local coal B. foreign oil
C. other fuels D. the power of animals
50. Bullocks produce electricity in the same way as .
A. they work in the fields or on the farms
B. they pull carriages through the streets
C. they carry water for Indian villagers
D. they pump water out of wells for farmers
51. Why do the smaller gears move faster than the bigger ones?
A. Because the bigger gears want to synchronize (同步) with the smaller ones, and they have to move more slowly than the smaller ones.
B. Because the smaller gears have to synchronize with the bigger ones.
C. Because the bigger gears are too big in size to move faster than the smaller ones.
D. Because the smaller gears needn't synchronize with the bigger ones.
52. How do bullocks produce electricity according to the passage?
A. Bullocks walk around and around slowly in a circle.
B. Bullocks run around and around rapidly in a circle.
C. Larger gears make smaller ones turn fast enough.
D. The largest gears have the smallest ones move very fast.
D
Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had no legs, but stumps (残肢) that could be fitted with a kind of special boots. People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him‘Ape Man’(猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.
Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair. Hank felt himself go cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs (假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror. For the first time he saw himself as he had always wanted to be－a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old. Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.
When World War Ⅱ came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.
53. It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches tall is .
A. an average height for a fully grown person
B. too tall for an average person
C. too short for an average person
D. none of the above
54. The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross .
A. was only glad to give him a job
B. gave him a job because he was a good soldier
C. gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the
organization
D. was not willing to give him a job at first
55. When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he .
A. did everything the other soldiers did
B. did most of the things the other soldiers did
C. did some of the things the other soldiers did
D. took some special training
56. The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi .
A. had no friends B. never saw himself as different from others
C. was very shy D. was too proud to accept help from others
E
Michael, a typical (典型的) American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal in order to connect with the office. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesn't talk to any other human beings, and he doesn't see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible. The inventions of modem technology seem to be cutting us off from contacting with our fellow human beings.
The world of business is one area in which technology is isolating (隔绝)us. Experts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at home. With access to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountants could do their jobs at display terminals in their own homes. They would never have to actually see the people they're dealing with. In addition, the way employees are paid will change. Workers' salaries will be automatically paid into their bank accounts (账户), making paper checks unnecessary. No workers will stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checks. Personal banking will change, too. Customers will deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accounts.
Another area that technology is changing is entertainment. Music, for instance, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however, music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainment is changing, too. Movies used to be social events. Now, fewer people are going out to see a movie.
Many more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or are borrowing videotapes to watch at home. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living rooms.
57. After work, Michael likes to .
A. listen to music at the concert hall
B. watch a movie in his living room.
C. run a program on his computer m his office
D. play baseball with his workmates
58. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Clerks will be able to work at home.
B. One can play baseball on the computer.
C. One can listen to music without disturbing others.
D. One can borrow books from libraries at home.
59. What will the author most probably discuss after the last paragraph?
A. Games and sports. B. Personal banking.
C. Music and films. D. International business.
60. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. We may no longer need to communicate with other human beings.
B. Modem technology seems to be separating human beings.
C. We may no longer need to work in the office.
D. Modem technology makes it possible for us to work and entertain ourselves.
Ⅳ．短文改错（10分）
When Mr. Woolf left university, he got a good job
in a big company, but after he has been there for a 61.
few years, he decided to have some change. He put an 62.
ad (广告) in several newspapers, said what experience 63. .
he had , describing the kind of a job he had at 64.
that time, and the kind he would like have. One of the 65.
answer he got was from another man who was looking 66.
for a job, either. The man wrote to him, “Dear Sir, 67.
when you will get a new job, please be kind enough to 68.
give my name and address for your present company, 69.
because I've been trying to find a job as yours. 70.
V．书面表达（20分）
根据提示和要求拟一口头通知稿。
1. 事件：美国一残疾人－－史密斯来校演讲。
2. 10月25日下午2－4点，第二教学校201室。
3. 他将介绍他是如何克服困难的。他在9岁时，一次事故中失去左腿和右臂，通过努力他能生活自理，并学有所成。
4. 听完演讲分组讨论：如何鼓励、帮助残疾人，怎样向史密斯教授学习。
5. 词数100 左右
参 考 答 案
1---5 AABBB 6---10 DBCDA 11---15 BACBB 16--20 DACCA
21--25 DCCAB 21---25 ABDBD 26---30ACCAB 31---35 BDDAA
41--45 BDACC 46--50CBBBD 51--55 BA ADA 56--60BBDAB
61. has－had 62. √ 63. said－saying 64. 去掉 a 65. like后加 to 66. answers 67. either－too 68. 去掉 will 69. for－to 70. as－like
书面表达
One possible version:
Attention please! I've something to tell you.
Professor Smith－an American disabled person will come to our school to give us a lecture from 2 to 4 o'clock on the afternoon of October 25 in Room 201, the No. 2 teaching building. His lecture is about how he smoothed away all sorts of difficulties. When he was nine years old, he lost his left leg and right arm in an accident. He struggled in his life and managed to look after himself. He achieved great success in his work, too.
After the lecture we will have a discussion in groups on how to encourage disabled people, how to help them and how to learn from Professor Smith.
That's all. Thank you.
（命题人 何定军）