高三英语同步测试（Unit 2）
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
21．—Let’s make it on Friday. Is it convenient to you? —____.
A．I’m afraid you only consider yourself B．No, thanks
C．Yes, that would be better D．it depends on the weather
22．—Bob, are you free at the moment? I have a favor to ask you. —____.
A．It’s a pleasure B．Go ahead C．Help yourself D．Ask, please.
23．Thousands of houses fell down in the earthquake in Taiwan. It seemed that everything happened ____. A．in a while B．in a hurry C．in good time D．in a flash
24．You can never play the piano better if you don’t practice ____.
A．much B．more C．less D．most
25．Tom works very hard. His brother, ____, doesn’t do much at all.
A．what’s more B．on the contrary C．for one thing D．even worse
26．—The weather is too cold ____ March this year.
—It was still ____ when I came here years ago.
A．for; colder B．in; cold C．in; hot D．for; hotter
27．—Do you think living in the country has advantages? —___.
A．Yes, perfectly B．Yes, it is C．Nothing at all D．Well, that depends
28．She was such a proud person that she would die ____ she would admit she was wrong.
A．rather than B．until C．after D．before
29．His wish to become an English teacher in the middle school ____ at last.
A．came true B．came truly C．realized D．had realized
30．He paid ____ as much money as he could for the book I liked best.
A．twice as B．as twice C．more than twice D．twice so much
31．The goods in the shop are ____, if not more expensive than those in that one.
A．as dear B．more dearer C．so dear D．much dear
32．He came back home, ____. A．sick B．illness C．sickness D．sickly
33．Jack packed all the things into a case, ____.
A．being anxiously to leave B．to be anxious to leave
C．anxious to leave D．be anxious to leave
34．---I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to her.
---____. It was her fault.
A．No way B．Not possible C．No chance D．Not at all
35．---Is the television advertisement working? ---Yes. ____ orders are coming.
A．None B．Some C．More D．Few
36．The harder the shrub is to grow, ____.
A．the higher price it is B．the higher price it would be
C．the higher the price is D．the higher is the price
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A soldier was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He _36 his parents from San Francisco. “Mom and Dad, I’m coming home but I have a _37_ to ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.” “Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to _38_ him.” “There is something you should know.” The son continued, “He was hurt pretty _39 in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine(地雷) and _40_ an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to live with us.” “I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can find him _41_ to live.” “No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.” “Son”, said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible _42_ on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this 43 our lives. I think you should just come home and _44_ about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.” At that point, the son _45_ the phone. The parents heard nothing _46_ from him.
A few days later, _47_, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The __48_ believed it was suicide(自杀).
The sadness-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were _49_ to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They _50_ him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son _51_ only one arm and one leg.
We find it _52_ to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don’t like people who inconvenience us or make us feel _53_. We would rather stay away from people who aren’t as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are. _54_ , there’s someone who 55 treat us that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love welcomes us into the forever family.
36．A. asked B. called C. wrote to D. telegrammed
37．A. favor B. question C. leave D. help
38．A. accept B. have C. meet D. welcome
39．A. badly B. worse C. ill D. worst
40．A. disappeared B. wounded C. hurt D. lost
41．A. anywhere B. somewhere C. some place D. any place
42．A. trouble B. burden C. disaster D. damage
43．A. break B. interrupt C. disturb D. destroy
44．A. talk B. forget C. think D. care
45．A. hung B. turned C. put D. took
46．A. new B. less C. terrible D. more
47．A. therefore B. however C. then D. otherwise
48．A. son B. parents C. police D. friend
49．A. taken B. sent C. asked D. invited
50．A. discovered B. found C. realize D. recognized
51．A. had B. lost C. hurt D. injured
52．A. hard B. easy C. simple D. nice
53．A. unforgettable B. shameful C. uncomfortable D. careful
54．A. Thankfully B. Fortunately C. Hopefully D. Thoughtfully
55．A. won’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined was she, that she taught in school and gave music lessons to earn money for her schooling.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first female physician and founding her own hospital, she also set up the first medical school for women.
56．Elizabeth Blackwell was educated in ____.
A．America B．England C．France D．America and France
57．Elizabeth Blackwell got her money for schooling from ____.
A．her parents B．her part-time job C．her scholarship D．her sister
58．How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and opening of her own hospital? A．8 B．10 C．9 D．7
59．What almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chance of becoming a doctor?
A．She was a woman B．She couldn’t graduate from medical school
C．She wrote too many letters D．She couldn’t set up her own hospital
B
Dolan began swimming at age 5, because his older sister Kathleen was a swimmer. “Whatever she did, I wanted to beat her,” he says. While he says he was a “pool rat” as a child, he didn’t aggressively pursue swimming until his freshman year in high school. Golf was his favorite sport then--- he played for his high school team until his junior year.
Dolan grew up in Arlington, Virginia, and his early development as a swimmer was under the guidance of Rick Curl. At the University of Michigan, he trained under head coach Jon Urabancheck, who helped mold Dolan into an Olympic champion. During breaks from school, Dolan would reunite with Curl, and in the lead-up to Sydney, he has returned home full time. In April 2000, Dolan told the Detroit Free Press, “My whole career I had gone back and forth, but now I’m spending the whole year with Rick. But where I go and swim, I’ll always be linked to Michigan and to Jon, just as I will to Rick.
Dolan was 18 when he entered the 1994 World Championships. He remembers being near to all the big stars and noticing they were staring at him. He won the 400 IM title in world record time. He successfully defended hid world title four years later in Perth, Australia.
Dealing with asthma and poor air quality, Tom Dolan could barely breathe at the 1996 Atlanta Games. But as the reigning world Champion and world record-holder in the 400-meter individual medley, he was determined to win Olympic gold. “My legs were burning pretty bad, and I couldn’t get any oxygen. I knew it was between me and Eric, and I just gave it everything I had coming into the wall,” says Dolan. He touched first, just ahead of fellow American Eric, who got the silver.
60．Which of the following can best describe Dolan when he was young?
A．His elder sister swam better than him B．Golf was his favorite in high school
C．He began to be very fond of swimming when he became a new student in high school
D．Competing with his sister in swimming makes him known as a “pool rat”.
61．What does the underlined word “mold” mean according to the passage?
A．guide B．paint C．learn D．tell
62．Dolan owes his success to ____.
A．his parents B．his sister C．Jon and Rick D．his high school
63．How old was Dolan when he defended hid the 400 IM title in Perth, Australia ?
A．18 B．22 C．20 D．23
64．What might have made Dolan win a gold medal in Atlanta?
A．Asthma B．The 400 IM title in 1994
C．Help from his fellow teammate D．His determination
C
As is true in all cultures, Americans first hear music in the context of family life. Much if that music comes from the records on the family radio or television, and this “canned music” is especially important in developing children’s musical taste. People often say they were very strongly influenced by the kind of music they heard before they were old enough to have their own records or choose the station on the family radio. There is usually some live music in the family as well. Many mothers and grandmothers sing lullabies(催眠曲), for example. These can be important since in America, as elsewhere, lullabies not only lull a baby to sleep but promise, praise and teach cultural values. Sometimes lullabies are the only songs in a foreign language that American children with strong racial backgrounds hear since people often fall back on old, familiar languages for intimate songs.
Another important family context is the automobile, where families learn songs and has become one of the basic centers of family experience, and it is one of the important place where the family gathers for an extended period of time without outside disturbance. The family used to have to choose between making their own music in the car or being force-fed by the radio, but the recent inventions of automobile cassette recorders and eight-track playback machines allow a family to have more control over what they hear when they drive.
65．The underlined phrase “ canned music” refers to ____.
A．music passed down from older generations
B．recorded music in contrast to live music
C．modern music young people can enjoy
D．music children hear in an automobile
66．The music children first hear is important in ____.
A．shaping their likes and dislikes in music B．learning language
C．developing their talent in music D．maintaining their strong ethnic backgrounds
67．Lullabies are usually sung in _____in the passage .
A．American English B．a familiar language
C．an African language D．the parents’ native language
68．The recent invention of automobile cassette recorders allows a family to ___.
A．extend the period of time they spend in cars
B．have more choice in the music they hear.
C．enjoy music without being disturbed by outsides
D．have another place to get together
D
At no time in history has there been such a mass movement of people from the countryside to the city as is happening now. By the year 2030, it is estimated that more than two thirds of the world’s population will be living in cities, twice as many as today. This means that the problems faced by cities today ---overcrowding, poor housing, unemployment, poverty and lack of food and water --- will be twice as bad, unless we find solutions(解决方法) soon.
Another serious issue is how to provide good transportation for their citizens. Many of the world’s major cities are already struggling with out-of-date transport infrastructures(基本设施). How can they deal with the additional demands?
London is a good example. Its enlargement was made possible by the invention of the steam engine, which powered the world’s first underground railway. But its transport systems are now hopelessly out- of- date and need urgent modernization. London’s future success depends very much on developing better public transport.
Over a million people travel into central London every day from outside the city. They, together with the people who live in London , want a public transport system that is efficient, safe and environmentally friendly. What they often get, however, falls far short of that ideal. Passengers complain about cost and pollution, while businesses worry about the problems their staff have in getting to work on time. Yes, the proportion of London households that own a car grew from just over ten percent in the early 1950s to over sixty percent today.
As the city has become increasingly crowded and polluted, there has been a growing realization that action must be taken soon.
69．The passage is mainly written to tell us that ____.
A．it’s difficult to solve the problem faced by cities today.
B．overpopulation causes the problems in cities like London.
C．possible solutions to cities’ transport problems will be found soon.
D．public transport plays an important role in developments in major cities.
70．The underlined word “they” in the fourth paragraph refers to ___ .
A．the citizens in the city of London
B．those who come to London from other places
C．passengers who make complaints about the cost
D．businessmen who are anxious about their staff getting to work late
71．We can infer that in the following paragraph the writer would most probably deal with ___.
A．traffic jams in London streets
B．London’s future in train and air travel
C．possible solutions to London’s traffic problems
D．the improvement of the citizens’ living conditions
72．The underlined words “environmentally friendly” is closest in meaning to ____.
A．pleasant and nonpolluting B．cheap and punctual (准时)
C．quick and straight D．fair and convenient
E
Feeling tried lately? But the doctor says he cannot find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sends you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong. Then consider this, you might be in a state of sub-health.
Sub-health, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline state between health and disease. According to an investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of sub-healthy people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam time. Symptoms(症状) include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, insomnia(失眠) , and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs. How to prevent from sub-health, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work with rest, exercise regularly. As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, and fish because they are rich in nutritional elements---vitamins and other elements (that are important to the body). Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract. They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful to prevent sub-health.
73．When you are in the state of sub-health, you should ____.
A．stay home and keep silent
B．go to see a doctor and buy some medicine
C．have yourself examined and buy some medicine
D．find out the reasons and relax yourself
74．Middle-aged people may feel sub-healthy, because ____.
A．they have used up their energy B．they have lost their living hopes
C．they have more pressure in life and work D．they begin to get older
75．The underlined word “alternate” in this passage means ____.
A．arrange by turns B．cause to take place
C．keep up D．take up
第二卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
I spent this summer holiday in the countryside. Although 76. ______
the city is modern and convenient, but there are still some 77. ______
problems, such as air pollution, crowdedness and noises. In the 78. ______
countryside I can enjoy a comfortable but quiet life. There, the 79. ______
air is fresh and water is clean. Trees are green and birds are 80. ______
singing. I can also go boating, fishing and swim in the lake. 81. ______
What’s more, I can climb the hills. All this will be excited and 82. ______
good for our health. Above all, I can learn mire about nature. 83. ______
So I want to go to the countryside for a change. I’m eager looking 84. _____
forward to the coming of my summer holiday. 85. _______
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
以 Tian’anmen Square 为题写一篇短文.要点如下:
1．我和张新上周六在北京参观了天安门广场.
2．广场面积44万平方米.
3．广场布局如图.
4．你的感受.
参考词汇:
天安门城楼Tian’anmen Gate Tower
毛主席纪念堂 the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall
人民英雄纪念碑 the Monument to the People’s Heroes
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参考答案
1—20 ACCAB ACABC CBACA BCABC
21—25 CBDBB 26—30 ADAAC 31—35 AACAC 36—40 BACAD
41—45 BBCBA 46—50 DBCAD 51—55 ABCAA 56—60 DBAAC
61—65 ACBDB 66—70 ADBBB 71—75CADCA
76. spend前加will 77. but 去掉 78. noises 改为noise 79. but改为 and
80. water前加 the 81. swim 改为swimming 82. excited改为 exciting
83. our 改为my 84. eager改为 eagerly 85. 正确
Tian’anmen Square
Zhang Xin and I arrived in Beijing last Saturday. On the same day we visited Tian’anmen Sqaure.
It is one of the largest square in the world, covering an area of 440,000 square meters. On the north of it is the red Tian’anmen Gate Tower. On the south is the grand Chairman Mao Memorial Hall. At the center stands the Monument to the People’s Heroes. On the side of the square is the Great Hall. At the center stands the Monument to the People’s Heroes. On the side of the square is the Great Hall of the People and on the other the Museum of Chinese History.
Millions of people dream of visiting the square. Everything there reminds us of the history of our struggle and inspires us to work still harder.