M2Unit3 单元自测

《牛津高中英语》Module 2 Unit 3 Amazing People

单元自测

一、单项填空。（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）

1.Jenny worked hard before the final exam, and it ________. She got an A.

A. showed off

B. paid off

C. put off

D. took off

2.This is a disease that can result in total blindness ______ left untreated.

A. after

B. if

C. since

D. unless

3.When the old man ______ to walk back to his house, the sun ______ itself behind the mountain.

A. started; had already hidden

B. had started; had already hidden

C. had started; was hiding

D. was starting; hid

4. A man may usually be known by the books he reads ______ by the friends he keeps.

A. rather than

B. as well as

C. in place of

D. as many as

5.The coffee is wonderful! It doesn’t taste like anything I _____ before.

A. was having

B. have

C. have ever had

D. had ever had

6.During the long-term cooperation, Mr Li ______ a smart, honest and trustworthy man.

A. appeared

B. made

C. turned

D. proved

7. How did you like the ____ of the interpreter at the Chinese FM press conference of 6-party talks on TV?

A. performance

B. achievement

C. material

D. words

8. When he applied for a _____ in the office of the local newspaper, he was told to see the manager.

A. situation

B. condition

C. position

D. work

9.A: Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.

B: Oh! I thought they _____ without me.

A. went

B. are going

C. have gone

D. had gone

10._______ his elder brother, Tom is quite short.

A. Compared with

B. Comparing with

C. Comparing

D. Compare

https://www.360docs.net/doc/e81787260.html,lions of pounds’ worth of damage ________ by a storm which swept across the north of England last night.

A. has been caused

B. had been caused

C. will be caused

D. will have been caused

12.A: Julia said she sent a birthday card yesterday. Have you got it?

B: Oh, really? I haven’t ____ my mailbox yet.

A. examined

B. reviewed

C. tested

D. checked

13.The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather _______ the helplessness of the crew at sea.

A. added to

B. resulted from

C. turned out

D. made up

14.A: Have you seen _______ pen? I left it here this morning.

B: Is it ______ black one? I think I saw it somewhere.

A. a, the

B. the, the

C. the, a

D. a, a

15.He made another wonderful discovery, _______ of great importance to science.

A. which I think it

B. which I think it is

C. which I think is

D. I think which is

二、完形填空。（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）

Children find meanings in their old family tales.

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, 1 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 2 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 3 , he loaded his family into the car and 4 them to see family members in Canada with a 5 , “there are more impo rtant things in life than money.”

The 6 took on a new meaning recently when Mr Guyer downsized to a 7 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 8 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. 9 , their reaction echoed (共鸣) their great-grandfather’s. What they 10 was how warm the people were in the house and how 11 of their heart was accessible.

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 12 hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.

A university 14 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to15 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of ange r and anxiety.

The 16 is telling the stories in a way children can 17 . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 18 , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill b oth ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 19 , and make eye contact (接触) to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children20 they should take from the story and what the moral is.”

1. A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. ignored

2. A. when B. while C. how D. why

3. A. friendless B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless

4. A fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took

5. A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D. belief

6. A. tale B. agreement C. arrangement D. report

7. A. large B. small C. new D. grand

8. A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried

9. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise

10. A. talked about B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard about

11. A. much B. many C. little D. few

12. A. beyond B. over C. behind D. through

13. A. argument B. skill C. interest D. anxiety

14. A. study B. design C. committee D. staff

15. A. provide B. retell C. support D. refuse

16. A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. trick

17. A. perform B. write C. hear D. question

18. A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves

19. A. needs B. activities C. judgments D. habits

20. A. that B. what C. which D. whom

三、阅读理解。（共10小题，每小题2分，计20分）

A

The Hawaiian Islands are situated (位于) about two thousand miles away from North America, right in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Despite the distance the Islands actually make up the fiftieth state of the United States. The Islands were all formed by volcano eruption and on the largest of the islands, Hawaii, or the Big Island, there are still two active volcanoes, the Mauna Loa and the Kilauea, which still erupt every few years.

On the Hawaiian islands the natives have a particularly strange way of indicating directions. They don't use the north, south, east and west system common to the rest of the world. They use the mauka and makai system. Mauka means “mountain”. The mountains in Hawaii are always at the center of the islands, as these are volcanic islands. Makai means “the sea”. The islands are small and the system is simple. Wherever you want to visit, it can always be described in terms of where it lies in relation to the mountains and the sea. A typical

conversation between a native Hawaiian and a visitor might go as follows.

VISITOR: Excuse me! Could you tell me where the Sheraton Hotel is?

HAW AIIAN: Well ... Let me see! From here it’s two blocks mauka, and then one block makai. You can’'t miss it!

1. This article would be most likely to appear in _________.

A. a novel

B. a collection of stories

C. a travel book

D. a women's magazine

2. Which of the following might be the best title for the article?

A. The Big Island.

B. Giving Directions in Hawaii.

C. V olcanoes.

D. The Hawaiian Islands.

3. In Hawaii the mountains are in the center of the islands because _____.

A. of the weather

B. of the geological conditions

C. the islands were created by volcanic eruptions

D. of the islands' location in the pacific

4. To find your way in Hawaii, you must _______.

A. refer to geographical directions

B. refer to well—known establishments

C. refer to the location of the mountains and the sea

D. refer to the earth and the sea

B

James Cook, at the age of forty, was sent by England to explore the Pacific Ocean. On his third voyage, as captain in charge of two ships, the Discovery and the Revolution, he came upon a group of unknown islands which he named the Sandwich Islands after his friend, the Earl (伯爵) of Sandwich. Today the islands are known at the Hawaiian Islands.

When Cook sailed into a protected bay (海湾) of one of the larger islands, the native greeted him with curiosity (好奇) and respect. Some historians said that the islanders, welcomed him, believing he was the god, protector of peace and agriculture.

The islanders were short, strong people with a very well-organized social system. The men fished and raised crops. The women prepared for the children and made clothing for the men and short skirts for the women.

5. The islands were named _______.

A. the Hawaiian Islands by James Cook

B. the Earl of Sandwich by James Cook

C. Discovery by James Cook

D. the Sandwich Islands by James Cook

6. When he landed there James Cook found the islanders were _______.

A. cold

B. friendly

C. angry

D. satisfied

7. Which of the following is true?

A. The natives were tall and healthy.

B. The men mainly worked outside.

C. The women did nothing but look after children.

D. The natives were very curious about everything.

C

Experiments aboard the spaceship Columbia have disproved a theory on the human nervous system which won an Austrian professor a Nobel prize 79 years ago.

West German astronaut Ulf Merbold disproved the theory during tests aboard the spaceship yesterday. His discovery is c onnected with the workings of the inner ear, the body’s balance mechanism (机制).

In l914 Professor Robert Barany won the Nobel prize for Physiology (生理学) and Medicine when he announced that temperature differences affected the inner ear and caused the eyes to blink (眨眼). His theory was accepted by scientists.

But Merbold carried out tests to find if the theory was correct and shocked himself and space officials when he proved it wrong.

According to Barany’s theory the eyes would blink when cold air was blown into one ear and hot air blown into the other.

But if this theory was correct such a movement would be impossible in zero gravity.

Both Merbold’s eyes continually blinked when the test was carried out.

8. Tests were carried out in outer space in order to _______.

A. find what causes the eyes to blink

B. shock the world

C. prove the theory

D. disprove the theory

9. Barany’s theory declared to prove _______.

A. how our hearing mechanism works

B. why we constantly move our eyes

C. that eye movement is affected by temperature

D. how hearing reacts (反应)

10. Barany’s theory was proved incorrect in space by the effects of _______.

A. having no weight

B. having no air

C. the pull of gravity

D. hot and cold air streams

四、句型转换。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）

请认真阅读下列句子，把划线部分转换成一个从句，语义保持不变。

1. Upon entering the tomb, Carter’s lucky pet bird, which had led him to the place, was eaten by a snake.

________________________, Carter’s lucky pet bird, which had led him to the place, was eaten by a snake.

2. If breathed in, the viruses can result in illness or even death.

__________________________, the viruses can result in illness or even death.

3. Tom was so careless that he didn’t find the mistakes in his test paper.

Tom was ____________________ he didn’t find the mistakes in his test paper.

4. All the pupils have read this storybook. Their English teacher has read this book, too.

_____________________________________________ has read this storybook.

5. Most of his questions were not about his lessons.

Most of his questions _________________________________ his lessons.

五、词汇检测。（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）

A.根据所给的中文写出一个语法上和语义上均对的词。

1. The __________ (探险家) told the boys about his adventures in the Arctic.

2. My husband loves ___________ (充满冒险的) life while I enjoy a more peaceful domestic life.

3. New scientific ______________ (发现) are being made every day.

4. The plot of the novel relies too much on ____________ (巧合) to be realistic.

5. The miraculous ___________ (幸存) of some people in the air crash was widely reported by the press.

B.根据所给的首字母写出一个语法上和语义上均对的词。

6. A: Why did the Smiths move here from Canada?

B: Don’t be too c__________ about things you are not supposed to know.

7. A: What did they find in the tombs?

B: They found jewels, gold and the p___________ bodies of dead kings.

8. A: How do you find the film “A vatar”?

B: Very interesting, but the whole film seems s____________ unreal.

9. A: How many people s___________ the flooded mine?

B: So far, 115 people have been saved and the rescue is still on.

10. A: I don’t feel like d___________ you, but can you do me a favor?

B: No problem. Anyway, I am free now.

C.根据上下文写出一个语法上和语义上均对的词。

11. A: When did he return to his hometown?

B: ___________ after the war ended.

12. A: What do you think of his new book?

B: __________ to the last one, this one is better.

13. A: Will John come to dinner tonight?

B: I’m not sure, but what is _________ is that he will arrive before the show starts.

14. A: It seems that he prefers to live in the country.

B: Yes, he says people living in the city get less _________ air than those who live in the country.

15. A: Was everybody ___________ at the meeting yesterday?

B: No. John was ill and he asked for a leave.

六、主题式中译英。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）

1. 托马斯·爱迪生生于1847年，死于1931年。

_______________________________________________________________________________

2. 爱迪生小的时候，总是尝试一些新的想法。

_______________________________________________________________________________

3. 小爱迪生在学校只呆了三个月。他的老师认为他不是好学生，因为他总问一些奇怪的问题。

_______________________________________________________________________________

4. 爱迪生对科学很感兴趣。他用种菜、卖菜赚来的钱建了一个科学实验室。

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5. 数年之后，爱迪生成为一位伟大的发明家。他的一生有一千多项发明，这是对人类的巨大贡献。

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七、短文缺词填空。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

请认真阅读下面的短文，在空格处填上一个语法上和语义上均对的词。

A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would (1) ________ him the water in the minutes.

Half an hour (2) ________, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess got very nervous. She was kept so busy that she (3) ________ to deliver him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, (4) ________ he refused it.

In the following hours on the flight, each time the hostess passed by the passenger she would ask him with a smile (5) ________ he needed help or not. But the passenger never (6) ________ attention to her.

When he was going to get off the (7) ________, the passenger asked for the passengers’ booklets. She guessed that he would (8) ________ down sharp words, but with a (9) ________ she handed it to him.

Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and smiled, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times in all. (10) ________ can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”