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1、高二英语高二英语 Book 5 Unit 1 能力训练题能力训练题一单项选择（15 分）1 _ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to ones skin.A.ExposedB.Having exposedC.Being exposedD.After being exposed2 Many people agree that _ knowledge of English is a must in _international trade today.A.a;不填B.the;anC.the;theD.不填;the3 I feel it is y

2、our husband who _ for the spoiled child.A.is to blameB.is going to blameC.is to be blamedD.should blame4 She set out soon after dark _ home an hour later.A.arrivingB.to arriveC.having arrivedD.and arrived5 You should have thanked her before you left.I meant _,but when I was leaving I couldnt find he

3、r anywhere.A.to doB.toC.doingD.doing it6 Though _ money,his parents managed to send him to university.A.lackedB.lacking ofC.lackingD.lacked in7.Dont take things for granted.Even the best idea can _A.turn out to be wrongB.be proved wrongC.be turned out to be wrongD.prove wrongly8.Only by imagining an

4、d creating _ a difference.A.can makeB.you can makeC.makeD.can you make9.This years National Day _ in a practical way,which is reported in PeoplesDaily.A.is to be observedB.observeC.observesD.is to observe10.The element radium,_ in the chemistry lab,gave off a faint blue light.A.discoveredB.to be dis

5、coveredC.to discoverD.discovering11.The environmental problem _ close attention and careful thought.A.calls onB.calls forC.paysD.gives12.It refers to something in the past _ directly related _ the presenttime.A.when,withB.when,toC.that,withD.which,to13._ people from all countries are respected and d

6、ifferent views and opinions aretolerated?A.HowB.WhyC.What ifD.Whether14.What newspapers and other media have in common is that they do _simply record what happens.A.rather thanB.more thanC.not more thanD.no more than15.Was it in the village _ he was born _ the talented journalist met theretired prof

7、essor?A.that,whereB.where,whichC.which,whereD.where,that二完形填空（40 分）Id meant to go to Miros that day.Id packed my bag and was ready.The motor-boat16 in on time.The sky was cloudy,but the wind wasnt too strong for the two-hour17.I stood at my window,staring at the boat.Then I lost 18of her,an oldlight

8、-house partly blocked my view of the harbor.A dozen passengers were19their way there.I was about to join them-when a mans face20at thelight-house window.This was strange,because the light-house had been empty,unused and21forthirty years.It was stranger still-because Id seen that22before.I couldntpla

9、ce it but it was,or had once been,familiar to me.I opened my window and23across.“I know weve met before,but I cant remember where.”I24him to open his if he could and answer me.He did neither.The face behindthe glass25motionless(静止).Seeing him more clearly now,I knew he wasnot looking at me.He seemed

10、 to be looking upwards,26the clouds.How wellId known that face,sometime,somewhere!I27again.“we met years ago.Was it in Athens in the 1950s?I used to live inPlaka.”He didnt reply nor give any28that hed heard.I went back further,to29I was in the navy.“Perhaps we met at sea during the war,”and that tho

11、ught at once30him to mind.Commander Leftis!He was commander Leftis of course!Howcould I have forgotten?Id saved his life once.But surely he The motor-boat31her bell.I turned my eyes.The wind had risen,but she waspulling 32.Laughing,I called,“Now Ive missed her,and its your33,Commander!”As the boat d

12、rew away,the face at the window faded.34 minute it was there.Looking up,I could see the whites of the eyes.The35 minute it was gone.Well,I didnt rush to the light-house.I knew that Leftis was dead.He died at sea in1963 or 64.But theres one other thing I ought to tell you:the motor-boat neverreached

13、Miros.It was lost in a storm,with all the passengers.16.A.reachedB.arrivedC.wentD.came17.A.voyageB.crossing C.travelD.boating18.A.sightB.wayC.patience D.chances19.A.searchingB.findingC.makingD.hurrying20.A.placedB.existedC.occurredD.appeared21.A.lockedB.openedC.rebuiltD.chained22.A.manB.faceC.window

14、 D.light-house23.A.jumpedB.ranC.shouted D.screamed24.A.expectedB.hopedC.believed D.asked25.A.becameB.remained C.seemedD.grew26.A.throughB.afterC.forD.at27.A.persuadedB.repeated C.triedD.continued28.A.suggestionB.answerC.signD.action29.A.whenB.whichC.whereD.how30.A.keptB.broughtC.causedD.changed31.A.

15、beatB.rangC.turned onD.put on32.A.upB.downC.inD.out33.A.problemB.question C.dutyD.fault34.A.EachB.EveryC.OneD.Some35.A.nextB.restC.otherD.last三阅读理解（40 分）AThomas Edison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius of his age.There are onlya few men in all of the history,who have changed the lives of

16、 other men as much asthe inventor of the first useful electric light.But Edison could never be happy onlybecause someone said he was a genius.“There is no such thing as genius,”Edisonsaid.He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker.From hi

17、s earliest days as a child hewondered about the secrets of nature.Nature,he often said,is full of secrets.He triedto understand them;then,he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.Edison enjoyed thinking.He knew that most people will do almost anything instead ofthe difficult work of t

18、hinking,especially if they do not think very often.But he knew,too,that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life.As he loved tothink,he also loved to work.On the day he became 75 years old,someone asked himwhat ideas he had abo

19、ut life.“Work,”he answered.“Discovering the secrets of natureand using them to make men happier.”He said he had enough inventions in his mindto give him another 100 years of work.36.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.Edison invented the electric light.B.Many other people h

20、ave changed Edisons life.C.Edison has changed the life of many other people.D.Few men in history can change other peoples life.37.Edison thought _.A.he could be happy if he was a geniusB.genius plays the most important part in ones successC.hard work could do better than geniusD.genius could do bett

21、er than hard work38.Edison was _.A.very much interested in natureB.interested in discovering the secrets of natureC.interested in changing peoples ideasD.uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature39.In Edisons opinion,_.A.thinking can supply people with enjoyment and

22、pleasure as well as helpB.peoples successs lies mostly in geniusC.hard work is the second important thing in making people successfulD.there are few secrets for him to discover later40.The last sentence in the passage most probably implies _.A.life is too short for Edison to invent more for human be

23、ingsB.Edison made 100 inventions in his lifeC.Edison was able to live and work for 100 yearsD.People of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 yearsworkBThese are some signs that you can see on the roads of Great Britain.Number one is a sign with the number thirty on it.When drivers see this

24、 sign theymust not go at more than thirty miles an hour.We see this sign when we get to parts ofthe country where there are many houses and other buildings,for example,when weare getting near a town.Thirty miles an hour is the speed limit.Number two is signfor the end of the speed limit.We are out o

25、f the town now and may go at more thanthirty miles an hour.Number three is a sign that we are near a crossroads,that is,a place where two roadscross.We must drive carefully.Number four is a sign that there is a bend in the road.Again,we must drive slowlyand carefully.Number five is a sign that there

26、 is a hill and number six is a sign that the roads getnarrow.Drivers must go slowly and carefully.Number seven has the word“school”on it.This is a sign that there is a school at theside of the a street or road.Perhaps there are children going to school or leavingschool.So drivers must look carefully

27、 and go slowly until they are past the schoolbuilding.Number eight is a sign with the letter P on it.The letter P is for“parking.”A parkingplace is a place where drivers may leave their cars.If the driver of the a car wants toleave his car and go to the shops,he looks for this sign.Then he knows tha

28、t he mayleave his or her car there.41.Who will most probably read the passage?APeople who drive badly.B People who are learning to drive.C People who drive well.D People who drive carelessly.42.When a driver sees the sign number one,he must _.A.always go at 30 miles an hourB.go at more that 30 miles

29、 an hourC.not go at more than 30 miles an hourD.stop43.Adriver must drive carefully when he gets to _.A.a bendB.a crossroadsC.a narrow roadD.all of them44.If a driver wants to leaves his car and go to the shops,_.A.he can leave his car anywhereB.he can leave his car at the gate of any shopC.he must

30、look for the sign with the letter P on itD.he can leave his car at the side of the street.45.Find out the correct order of the signs according to the passage.A.a,e,d,g,c,b,f,hB.f,e,d,b,h,c,g,aC.g,c,b,h,f,a,e,dD.g,c,b,d,h,a,e,fCOne night in February 1962,John H.Glenn.Jr.,flew over Australia.The man i

31、n theMercury(水星)capsule（宇宙飞行容器）was alone,but friendly voices reached himby radio.On the dark land 100 miles below,he saw a sprinkling of light.They markedthe city of Perth,where people had turned on their lights as a greeting to him.In Friendship7,Glenn radioed,“The lights show up very well.Thank fo

32、r everybodyfor turning them on.”His capsule raced on to the east.During his three orbits of the earth,Glenn could always reach one of eighteentracking stations.Some of them were on ship at sea.Others were in the United States.Many of the stations had been built with the help of other countries.These

33、 countriesallowed Americans to bring in radio equipment and set it up.Without the help of suchlands as Nigeria（尼日利亚）,Zanzibar（尚巴西，坦桑尼亚领土的一部分）,andMexico,there would have been breaks in the worldwide radio network.John H.Glenn.Jr.,was the first America to orbit the earth.For his flight,the trackingnet

34、work（跟踪网络）covered 60,000 route miles.Five hundred men worked in thestations along the route.Since his flight,the network has grown.Today,it coversmore than 100,000 route miles and has about one hundred stations.One-third of thesestations are outside of the United States.46.This passage is mainly abo

35、ut _.Atalking to ships at sea around the worldB breaks in the worldwide networkC the firstAmerican to orbit the earthD a satellite which fell into the ocean47.From the passage we can see that _.A.Friendship7 stopped in Perth,AustraliaB.all tracking stations are inside the United StatesCradio equipme

36、nt is important in space flightD.many people could see Glenn in his capsule when he made the flight48.During his flight Glenn could always _.A.see lights turned on on the groundB.reach ships at seaC.reach one of the tracking stationsD.arrive at Mercury in his Friendship749.Why did people in Perth tu

37、rn on the lights?A.They wanted guide him to land.B.It was too dark for them to see in the room.C.They wanted to see the Friendship7.D.They wanted to greet Glenn.50.Which of the following is not true?ACountries must work together to track satellites.B There are now about 70 tracking stations in the U

38、nited States.C The tracking network covers many more route miles now than before.D Nobody has orbited the earth besides Glenn.DTom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a blackbag.The bag contained a book.This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Comp

39、any of Philadelphiafor a historical treasure-a 120-page diary kept 190 years ago by Deborah Logan,“awoman who knew everybody in her day,”James Green,the librarian told themagazineAmerican libraries.Most of the diary is a record of nig events in Philadelphia.It also includes adescription of British s

40、oldiers burning Washington,D.C.in the war of 1812.Shedecribes President James.Madison on horseback as“perfectly shaking with fear.”during the troubled days.Geoge Washington,she writes,mistook her for the wife of a Frenchman,and praisedher excellent English.The adventure of the lost book began Septem

41、ber4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived fromEngland to deliver the diary of his ancestor(祖先)to the Library Company.,which heand his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.Green told American libraries he had the diary in his possession“about five minutes”when Luxmoore took it back because he prom

42、ised to show it to one other person.Onreturning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green,Luxmoore wasshocked to realize that he had left it in the taxi.Without any delay,Green began calling every taxi company in the city,with no luck.“Ive felt sick since then,”Luxmoore told the reporter

43、s.According to Green,no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building.Tom Brennan received a reward of$1,000,Philadelphia gained another treasure for itshistory,and Luxmoore told reporters“Its wonderful news.Im on the high.”51.This article mainly tells about the story of _.A.a lost d

44、iaryB.Deborah LoganC.Cory LuxmooreD.the Library Company52.From the text,we learn that the diary is now owned by _.A.Tom BrennanB.an unknown personC.a Philadelphia magazineD.the Library Company53.Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because _.A.it was written in PhiladelphiaB.it

45、tells stories about PhiladelphiaC.people in the city are interested in old buildingsD.the British and theAmericans once fought in Philadelphia54.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?a.Tom Brennan found the book in an office building.b.The book was shown to James

46、 Green.c.Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.d.The book was left behind in a taxi.A.a,b,c,dB.c,b,d,aC.a,c,d,bD.c,a,b,d55.What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said“Im on the high.”?A.I am rich.B.I am famous.C.I am excited.D.I am lucky.四 阅读表达（15 分）College Costs in the U.S.A new report says the cost of s

47、tudies at public colleges in the United States increasedfourteen percent this year.This is the biggest increase in tuition(学费)in thirty years.But the study also found that the average student pays a lot less than the publishedcosts of a college education,because of grants(补助金).And it points out that

48、American students received a record amount of financial aid last year.Students do not have to repay grants,unlike financial aid in the form of loans（贷款）.About half of American college students receive grants.This means that educationcosts differ from student to student.The report is from the College

49、 Board.This is a non-profit membership group ofschools and other educational organizations.One of its best-known jobs is toadminister(管理)college entrance tests.The College Board says tuition at two-yearpublic colleges rose at the same rate as four-year schools.The College Board says the increases we

50、re mainly caused by cuts（削减）in statespending on education.But a congressman(议员)says colleges have increased theirprices in both good and bad economic times.John Boehner of Ohio is chairman of theHouse Committee on Education and the Work force.He says colleges do not want totalk about their decisions