1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2014-2015学年高中英语同步测试题【1】及答案：Unit2（人教新课标必修4）单元测评(二)Unit 2 Working the land(时间：90分钟满分：110分)第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节语法和词汇知识(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。1Mr. Smith has made _ important discovery in the medical field during _ past decade.A. an; the B. an; a C. /; the D.
2、/; a答案与解析A discovery在题中指一项发现，为可数名词，故其前用冠词；past decade前加定冠词特指“过去的十年”。2 What was it that _ the terrible accident? His driving after drinking.A. referred to B. turned to C. led to D. added to答案与解析C lead to意为“导致”。句意：是什么导致了这起可怕的事故？酒后驾驶。refer to“指的是；涉及”； turn to“转向”； add to“增加”。3The _ situation of the che
3、ss game really made every member in the audience _.A. confused; confused B. confusing; confused C. confusing; confusing D. confused; confusing答案与解析B confusing“令人迷惑的”，具有主动意义； confused“迷惑的”，描述的对象常常是人，也可用来描述与人有关的事物。4Those climbers struggled _ the strong wind and finally reached the top of the mountain.
4、A. for B. on C. to D. against答案与解析D struggle against“和斗争”； struggle for“为而斗争”。5_ the mistakes in red ink is one of the ways that teachers usually use to remind students to pay attention to their work.A. Underlined B. Underline C. Being underlined D. Underlining答案与解析D teachers与underline之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故用
5、underlining作主语。6According to the report, the number of animals used in experiments _ by 30% over the years.A. was reduced B. has been reduced C. were reduced D. have been reduced答案与解析B 时间状语over the years常与现在完成时连用；“the number of复数名词”作主语，谓语动词用单数，且reduce与the number of animals之间是动宾关系，故选B项。7The couple up
6、stairs always quarrel, making _ impossible for me to focus on my study.A. this B. it C. what D. that答案与解析B 句意：楼上的夫妇经常吵架，使我无法安心学习。it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是for me to focus on my study。8The work is progressing smoothly, _， we can expect to finish it on time.A. therefore B. besides C. however D. instead答案与解析A 句意：工
7、作进展顺利，因此我们有望准时完成它。therefore“因此；所以”； besides“除此之外”； however“然而”； instead“代替；反而”。9As it is raining heavily, I would rather _ at home than _ out with them.A. stay; going B. staying; going C. staying; go D. stay; go答案与解析D would rather do sth. than do sth.意为“宁愿做某事而不愿做某事”。10 Mary has caught a bad cold. Ha
8、s she? I regret _ her to put on more clothes yesterday.A. not to remind B. not to be reminded C. not reminding D. not being reminded来源:学科网答案与解析C regret doing sth.表示“对曾经做过的事情表示后悔”； regret to do sth.表示“对将要做的事情表示遗憾”。根据句意可知“我”对过去没有提醒玛丽多穿衣服而感到后悔，故选C项。11Dressed in her most beautiful clothes, Miss Green be
9、came the _ of attention at the party that evening.A. place B. sight C. position D. focus答案与解析D 句意：格林小姐穿着她最漂亮的衣服，那天晚上确实成了晚会上人们关注的焦点(focus)。12_ the firefighters timely rescue, we were able to escape from the big fire.A. As for B. According to C. Thanks to D. Instead of答案与解析C 句意：多亏(Thanks to)消防员及时营救，我们
10、才能从大火中逃脱。as for“关于；至于”； according to“按照；依据”； instead of“代替；而不是”。13 Its too hot. Lets open the windows to allow the air to _.A. pass B. cross C. circle D. circulate答案与解析D根据Its too hot可知，开窗户的目的是为了让空气循环(circulate)。14This house is so big and beautiful. I think the rent must be _ as the other one.A. thre
11、e times as more B. three times as much C. as much three times D. as three times more答案与解析B倍数表达法之一：倍数as形容词/副词原级as .。15 How about going abroad for a holiday this summer? _ we are heavily in debt.A. Better forget it B. Sounds great C. I cant agree more D. Its up to you答案与解析A根据答语破折号后面的内容可知答话人不同意今年夏天去国外旅
12、行，故选Better forget it(最好别提了)。第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Emma walked down the stairs with a big piece of clean, white paper. “Im going to _16_ an eagle，” she said to herself.Carefully she laid her paper on the table. She took her box of crayons from the drawer
13、 and _17_ a long brown crayon. “Emma, Im going to the _18_，” said her mother. “I _19_ to write my shopping list, and I cant _20_ a piece of paper. Have you seen any？”Emma thought for a moment. “I can give you half of my _21_，” she said.She folded (对折) the paper _22_ carefully tore (撕) it down the _2
14、3_. She handed half to her mother. “Thank you very much, dear，” said her _24_. “Youre welcome，” said Emma.She took her half of the paper and _25_ it. The paper was too _26_ to draw an eagle. “I can draw a parrot，” she thought.Emma took a short orange crayon from her _27_. “Emma, Grandma is on the ph
15、one，” called her father. “I need to write a _28_. Do you know where I can find some paper？”Emma looked at her _29_ with the long torn edge. “You can have _30_ of mine, Dad，” she said.She folded the paper _31_ and tore it down the middle. She _32_ half to her father. “Thank you very much，” he said. “
16、Youre welcome, Dad，” said Emma.She looked at her paper and the two torn _33_. The paper was too small to draw a(n) _34_. “What can I draw now？” thought Emma.Suddenly, she got an _35_. Maybe the paper was too small for an eagle or a parrot, but she could draw a beautiful butterfly.16A. make B. draw C
17、. protect D. check17A. borrowed B. showed C. lost D. picked18A. hospital B. store C. station D. playground19A. decide B. promise C. choose D. need20A. buy B. read C. keep D. find21A. piece B. copy C. success D. dinner22A. but B. and C. or D. so23A. middle B. bottom C. side D. front24A. grandmother B
18、. grandfather C. mother D. father25A. waited for B. looked at C. thought of D. talked about26A. small B. dirty C. old D. thin27A. bag B. box C. drawer D. pocket28A. list B. story C. message D. letter29A. screen B. seat C. paper D. picture30A. some B. all C. none D. half31A. happily B. carefully C. p
19、atiently D. seriously32A. handed B. paid C. returned D. left33A. ends B. edges C. centers D. crayons34A. house B. phone C. parrot D. eagle35A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse答案与解析语篇解读 本文是记叙文。Emma因为与父母分享了自己要作画的纸张，所以一再改变自己的作画计划。16B 下文多次出现的draw提示了本题的答案。17D Emma想要画只鹰，所以她“挑了(picked)”一支棕色的蜡笔。来源:Z
20、xxk.Com18B见19题解析。19D 根据shopping list可推测，妈妈要去“商店(store)”，所以“需要(need)”写张购物清单。20D 根据下句妈妈问Emma要纸可知，妈妈现在“找(find)”不到纸写购物清单。21A 根据下文Emma撕纸的举动可知，她要给妈妈一半自己的纸，故此处用量词piece指代纸张。22B 本空前后的两个动作“折纸”和“撕纸”是顺接关系，故此处用and。23A 根据上下文都出现的half可知， Emma从“中间(middle)”把纸撕成两半。下文中的tore it down the middle也是提示。24C 根据上文内容可知，Emma帮了妈妈一
21、个忙，所以此处是“妈妈(mother)”在道谢。25B见下一题解析。26A Emma“看着(looked at)”自己剩下的一半纸，觉得纸太“小(small)”了，画不下一只鹰。27B Emma决定画一只鹦鹉，所以从蜡笔“盒(box)”里拿出一支橘黄色的蜡笔。28C根据上句中的on the phone可推测，爸爸需要写个“便条(message)”。29C Emma已经撕过一次自己的纸了，所以这里是指她看着自己有撕痕的“纸(paper)”。30D 根据下段中的tore it down the middle可知，Emma要给爸爸“一半(half)”纸。31B Emma“小心地(carefully)
22、”把纸对折，然后一撕两半。上文中的carefully tore也是提示。32A Emma把一半纸“递给了(handed)”爸爸。33B Emma撕了两次纸，所以纸上有两个撕过的“边(edges)”。34C 根据上文内容可知，Emma在把自己的纸分了一半给妈妈后决定画只鹦鹉，但是当她把剩下的纸又分给爸爸一半后，她留给自己的纸连“鹦鹉(parrot)”也画不下了。35A 下文画蝴蝶就是Emma想出来的“主意(idea)”。第二部分阅读理解(共两节；满分30分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ALadybirds (瓢
23、虫) didnt have black spots on their backs at first. Then a storm broke out, and their famous guide, Caius Insectus, disappeared into the flood (洪水), and the few ladybirds who survived had to choose a new leader to guide them out of trouble. They decided that their new leader would be the first ladybi
24、rd to successfully travel south to the Great Lake and return to describe it.Many young ladybirds moved off immediately into this adventure. One by one they returned and told of how beautiful the southern lake was at that time of year, with its clear waters and flowers. However, the last of the ladyb
25、irds was late in getting back. He hadnt managed to reach the lake. Everyone criticized (批评) him, and they prepared to continue their journey the next day.Following their new guide, they spent a morning walking northwards until they reached some tall thick grassland, where they stopped. There were no
26、 clear waters or flowers in front of them. The heavy rain had turned the place into a huge green puddle (水坑). Everyone understood what had happened. When the ladybirds had gone out looking for the lake, they had gone in the wrong direction. Now they could see that, except that one late ladybird, the
27、y had lied in order to get what they wanted.And so, the late little ladybird was made the Great Guide. They also decided that every time one of them was discovered lying they would paint a black spot on that ladybirds back. From then on, when a ladybird looks at anothers back, it can tell whether th
28、at ladybird can be trusted.语篇解读本文是记叙文。文章讲述了瓢虫背上黑点的由来。36Why did the ladybirds decide to choose a new guide?A. They lost their way in the storm.来源:Zxxk.ComB. They werent satisfied with Caius Insectus.C. They needed someone to lead them out of danger.D. They needed someone to help prepare for the storm
29、.答案与解析C细节理解题。根据第一段的“choose a new leader to guide them out of trouble”可知C项正确。37Many young ladybirds lied because they _.A. didnt want to be in dangerB. wanted to be the new guide C. wanted to make others happyD. didnt want to get spots on their backs答案与解析B细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句和第三段最后一句可知答案。38How did the lad
30、ybirds probably feel when they stopped at the tall thick grassland?A. Nervous. B. Afraid.C. Excited. D. Angry.答案与解析D推理判断题。根据最后一段中提到的瓢虫们决定给撒谎的那些瓢虫背上涂黑点的事情可以推断，当到达草地发现被骗时，他们应该很“生气”。39Whats the main idea of the text?A. Why ladybirds have black spots on their backs.B. How ladybirds choose their leaders
31、and guides.C. What the black spots on ladybirds backs mean.D. Why ladybirds lie to each other.答案与解析A主旨大意题。文章第一段第一句和最后一段点明了主旨。BWhen it comes to the reason why those people are fond of the foods and other products (产品) of Fresh Choice, Im willing to share with you some information about that. Here I w
32、ould like to show you a way to inspect its wonderful stories. So far, it has become popular among the public and has won great fame within a short period of time. Lots of people are crazy about this special restaurant and like to have a try.Compared with other famous companies that provide foods, it
33、 has enjoyed a quite short history, as it was created in 1986. However, it has some important characteristics that have led to its success.First of all, most people are familiar with its natural farm produce. That is to say, this concept just lives_up_to the demands of environmental protection and b
34、alanced diets. In addition, Fresh Choice provides customers with all kinds of foods, including soups, desserts and all kinds of salads, along with many other delicious dishes. The most important thing is that all these foods contain enough nutrition, such as protein, vitamins and fiber. At the same
35、time, they keep customers away from too much fat, carbohydrates (碳水化合物) and calories, which helps them keep a balanced diet and lifestyle. More often than not, many people suffer the serious problem of being overweight, especially in western countries. It is important for them to lose weight and imp
36、rove their confidence. And Fresh Choice is just the right choice for them and saves them from this serious problem. What is more, customers can get a good discount with more visits. With the powerful support of some promotional (促销的) activities, more and more people have developed a good impression
37、of Fresh Choice and share their pleasant experience with close friends and family.语篇解读越来越多的人喜欢去Fresh Choice消费，不仅在于它提供的食品花样繁多，更重要的是它的食品有益于人的身体健康。40The underlined phrase “lives up to” can be replaced by “_”A. satisfies B. threatensC. stands for D. gives up答案与解析A词义猜测题。根据第三段“. they keep customers away f
38、rom too much fat, carbohydrates and high calories, which helps them keep a balanced diet and lifestyle”可知Fresh Choice提供的食物是健康的。由画线单词所在句子可推知Fresh Choice提供的natural farm produce肯定是“符合”环境保护和均衡饮食的要求。故A项正确。41People are crazy about Fresh Choice mainly because _.A. it enjoys great fameB. it has a long histo
39、ryC. it offers healthy foodD. it provides cheap but tasty food答案与解析C推理判断题。根据第三段的“The most important thing is that all these foods contain enough nutrition, such as protein, vitamins and fiber. At the same time, they keep customers away from too much fat, carbohydrates and calories, which helps them
40、keep a balanced diet and lifestyle”可知Fresh Choice受人欢迎的主要原因在于它提供健康的食品。42Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. Most westerners are satisfied with their weight.B. Fresh Choice has never held any promotional activities.C. Most people dont know about natural farm produce.D. It didnt tak
41、e long for Fresh Choice to become famous.答案与解析D细节理解题。根据第一段的“. it has become popular among the public and has won great fame within a short period of time.”可知D项描述正确。CSooner or later, many families will face the situation of moving. The experience can be very bad for kids, who may not be a part of the
42、 decision to move and may not understand it. You can take steps to make the whole process (过程) easier for everyone.Many kids like to stay in familiar places. So as you consider a move, weigh the benefits of that change against the comfort that neighborhood, school, and social life give your kids. If
43、 your family has recently dealt with a big life change, such as death, you may want to put off a move to give your children time to accept the fact.The decision to move may be out of your hands, perhaps because of a new job or money problems. Even if youre not happy about the move, try to keep a pos
44、itive attitude to it. During the move, a parents attitude can greatly influence kids.No matter what the results are, the most important way to prepare kids to move is to talk about it. Try to give your children as much information about the move as possible. You can ask kids to join in the planning
45、such as househunting or the search for a new school. This can make the change feel less like its being forced on them. If youre moving across town, try to take your children to visit the new house and the new neighborhood.A move can have many problems, but good things also come from this kind of cha
46、nge. Your family might grow closer and you may learn more about each other by going through it together.43According to the passage kids may feel a move is a bad experience because _.A. they dont like the moving processB. they may feel theyre forced to do soC. they think their parents dont care about
47、 themD. they often feel lonely in a new school答案与解析B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段说明的内容可知需要搬迁时父母应和孩子交流，以免他们认为他们是被迫要搬迁的。44In which situation does the writer advise to put off a move?A. The new neighborhood isnt safe.B. The parents have money problems.C. A family member has just died.D. The kids birthday is coming.答案与
48、解析C细节理解题。根据第二段中“If your family has recently dealt with a big life change, such as death, you may want to put off a move .”一句可知答案。45When making the move easier for kids _ is most important.A. letting them themselves choose a schoolB. trying not to show them the bad parts of a moveC. telling them as m
49、uch information as possibleD. promising to choose a new house with them答案与解析C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Try to give your children as much information about the move as possible.”一句可知答案。A项和D项的说明和同一段中“You can ask kids to join in the planning such as househunting or the search for a new school.”一句说明不吻合。第二节(共5小题；每小
50、题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A guide to finding yourselfDo you ever have a feeling that youre not going where you want to go? _46_ If you feel like this, finding yourself could be the most important thing you should do.Review your relationshipsThe people we love are among the
51、most important things in our lives. You need to think about your relationships. _47_ Do you show your thankfulness for them? Is there a way you can improve your relationship? Do you need to apologize about anything?_48_How does what you do, and how you live, influence the environment? How does it in
52、fluence your neighborhood? Your life has an influence, whether you think about it or not. Knowing how your decisions affect others is important.Consider the real costs of the things in your lifeOur lives are filled with stuff (东西): our houses, our offices and so on. _49_ It takes up the space in our
53、 life. If the stuff is out of use, then get rid of it.Review how you spend your timeMost of us dont really know how we spend our time. _50_ If we know how were spending our time now, we can make wise decisions to change how we spend our time in the future.A. Or that you dont know how you got where y
54、ou are today?B. It must be cleaned, moved, taken with us when we move.C. If we record how we use our time, it can be surprising.D. Do you spend enough time with them?E. What do you want your life to be like?F. Consider your influence on the worldG. Review your daily life答案46.A47.D48.F49.B50.C第三部分写作(
55、共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错(每小题1分，满分10分)英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号()，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。3必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。Dear Lucy，I was delighting to receive your letter. Thank
56、you for the English dictionary you bought it for me. I received it this morning. There is no doubt that it is of great helpful to me. Im deeply grateful for your advice what I should pay more attention to practice my spoken English. Ive made up my mind to speak English both in and out of class. Next
57、 month Ill take trip to Australia, which is organizing by my school. I hope I can practise my spoken English there as many as possible. By the way, I am sending you a set of stamp with this letter, and Ill send you more if I got any. I do hope you will have a good holiday.答案Dear Lucy，I was to receiv
58、e your letter. Thank you for the English dictionary you bought for me. I received it this morning. There is no doubt that it is of great to me. Im deeply grateful for your advice I should pay more attention to my spoken English. Ive made up my mind to speak English both in and out of class. Next mon
59、th Ill take trip to Australia, which is by my school. I hope I can practice my spoken English there as as possible. By the way, I am sending you a set of with this letter, and Ill send you more if I any. I do hope you will have a good holiday.第二节书面表达(满分25分)最近的一项调查显示，我国每年餐桌上浪费的食物高达2,000亿元，相当于2亿多人一年的口
60、粮。近日，某英语报以Join in the “Clean Your Plate” Campaign为题向中学生征文。请根据提示，用英语写一篇短文应征。内容包括：浪费的原因；浪费的后果；你的看法和措施。注意：1.短文的标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数；2可根据提示和内容要点适当发挥；来源:学|科|网Z|X|X|K3词数120左右。参考词汇：资源 resource; 剩菜 leftoversJoin in the “Clean Your Plate” CampaignWe often see people waste food because _ _范文Join_in_the_“Clean_Your
61、_Plate”_CampaignWe_often_see_people_waste_food_because they order too much for their meals, or the food is not delicious enough or not properly kept.A survey indicates each year China wastes 200 billion yuan worth of food, which is enough to feed over 200 million people.来源:Zxxk.ComFood waste means w
62、asting money as well as wasting precious resources. When food is thrown away, it becomes rubbish which can be harmful to the environment and peoples health.Its meaningful to join in the “Clean Your Plate” Campaign, which helps us realize how difficult it is for a grain of rice to come on our plate and how important it is to save food. Its wise to order a proper amount of food for our meals. If therere leftovers, its better to take them home. To save food, we should start with ourselves and start from now.- 19 - 版权所有高考资源网