新课程高二下学期英语UNIT 15 A FAMOUS DETECTIVE.doc

1、高中学生学科素质训练新课程高二下学期英语Unit 15 A famous detective.单项选择：(20分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 1. Mr Li will be here _ from Beijing next week.A. to a visit B. on a visitC. for visit D. for visiting 2. The girls parents died, _ her a lot of money. A. leave B. left C. leaving D. had left 3. Im afraid they are

2、 now _. Wed better go immediately to help them. A. in the danger B. dangerousC. in danger D. of danger 4. There _ here that I cant hear anything youre saying on the phone.A. are such many sounds B. are so many soundsC. is such much noise D. is so much noise 5. There is a small window _ the wall betw

3、een my room and the waiting-room. A. by B. on C. in D. to 6. There is no doubt _ youll be warmly welcomed by people there. A. if B. whether C. that D. about 7. Mr Smith, _ come to my house for dinner this evening. A. sure to B. surely C. does D. do 8. Will you please _ it that all the children here

4、are taken good care of? A. have B. see C. see to D. sure 9. I _ to buy the dictionary, but I had no enough money. A. meant B. want C. hope D. intend10. Its time _ the meeting. A. attend B. attended C. will attend D. to attend11. At the present moment he _ in the office.A. is supposed to be B. is sup

5、posedC. should to be D. is wanted to be12. Will it rain tomorrow? _.A. I dont hope so B. I hope notC. I dont think it D. I think not so13. When _ why he was absent for a whole week, the boy made no answer. A. asking B. asked C. being asked D. ask14. _ many years ago, the house looks very old and nee

6、ds repairing. A. Building B. Built C. To be built D. To build15. _ the experiment with him in the lab, they learned a lot from Mr Read. A. To do B. Done C. Doing D. Did16. He wanted us to buy the picture _ by the English lady.A. which is drawn B. that had drawnC. drawing D. drawn17. Please remember

7、me to the teacher _ you chemistry. A. teaching B. taught C. to teach D. teaches18. The boss came into the meeting room, _ a young secretary.A. followed with B. following withC. followed D. followed by19. _ from space, this building looks like a ship. A. Seeing B. To see C. Seen D. To be seen20. He c

8、ame back three days earlier than _. A. expected B. expect C. expecting D. to expect.完型填空：(20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给四个选项中选出最佳答案。It 1 about two oclock in the morning when I 2 suddenly by a loud 3 noise. It was such a bitterly cold night that I did not fancy the idea of getting up, so I sat in bed and lis

9、tened. Since I heard nothing more, I concluded that the sound 4 from the street. I 5 the bed-clothes over my head to go back to sleep, when there was another loud bang. The sound was so extraordinary that this time I jumped out of bed at once.I put on my dressing-gown and tip-toed (踮着脚走) downstairs,

10、 6 my way carefully. I found the drawing-room door open and could not remember if I 7 it like that. The room 8 by a pale red glow from the fire which 9 . I quickly turned on the lights but could see nothing unusual. I felt rather ashamed of my foolish behaviour and began climbing the stairs when I h

11、eard the same noise again. It came distinctly from above. I ran quickly upstairs and went into all the bedrooms one after the other, but there was nothing that 10 such a sound. I went across to one of the windows. It was so cold outside that ice 11 on the window-panes. I scraped (刮) it away and look

12、ed down on the garden below. Lamps from the street in the distance provided enough light to see by. It 12 heavily and a thick white blanket covered everything. The branches of the bare trees 13 like white arms against the night sky. There was certainly no sign that anyone 14 in the garden, for it 15

13、 easy to make out footprints. As I 16 to feel cold, I went to my room, sat on my bed and waited to see if the noise 17 again. It did-from directly above me. Only then 18 the water in the pipes leading to the tank in the attic 19 to freeze and the pipes 20 loudly! 1. A. must be B. should have beenC.

14、should be D. must have been 2. A. woke B. was wakingC. was woken D. had woken 3. A. banging B. bangedC. was banging D. was banged 4. A. must come B. must be comingC. must have come D. coming 5. A. was just pulling B. has just pulledC. was just pulled D. had just been pulled 6. A. felt B. feelingC. t

15、o feel D. to be feeling 7. A. left B. have leftC. would leave D. had left 8. A. lighted B. was lit upC. had been lit up D. was lit 9. A. died out B. had died outC. was slowly dying out D. dying out10. A. could possibly make B. can possibly makeC. could possibly have made D. would possibly have made1

16、1. A. form B. had formedC. forming D. to form12. A. is snowing B. could have snowedC. was to snow D. was snowing13. A. looking B. were lookedC. looked D. were looking14. A. have been walking B. walkedC. had been walking D. would walk15. A. would have been B. should beC. should have been D. will be16

17、. A. had begun B. was beginningC. could begin D. had been beginning17. A. would have come B. cameC. had come D. would come18. A. I understand B. I did understandC. I understood D. did I understand19. A. is beginning B. was beginningC. begins D. begun20. A. protesting B. to protestC. were protesting

18、D. were protested.阅读理解：(30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。ASherlock Holmes is considered by many people as the greatest detective in fictional literature. He is, in fact, more famous than his own creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.In the popular series of stories, Holmes is described as “tall and lean, pipe

19、-smoking, always in his cape (披肩) and speaks in a splendid manner”. Doyle gave Holmes address as 221-B Baker Street, London, and to this day some visitors to London still go to Baker Street to search for 221-B. Of course, there never was really any such address. Holmes flat was supposed to be shared

20、 by the lovable, but sometimes clumsy (笨拙的) Dr Watson who went around with Holmes trying to solve crimes before Holmes did. Poor Dr Watson lost out to Holms every time.Doyle gave Holmes a masterly skill of deduction (推论)the ability to come up with interesting conclusion from the simplest clues (线索)

21、found at the scene of a crime.Doyle said that the description of Holmes was modeled on one of his lecturers at Edinburgh University where he studied medicine. That man was Dr Joseph Bell.Sherlock Holmes first appeared in Doyles A Study in Scarlet published in 1887. Holmes was so loved by all that wh

22、en his author killed him off in one of his stories, readers wrote in anger to complain (抱怨). They refused to allow Holmes to die! Holmes was brought back to “life” and appeared in further stories.The stories of Sherlock Holmes have been reprinted many times ever since then. Today we can watch Holmes

23、 at work on cinema and television screens as well as on stage.1. Sherlock Holmes was _.A. the greatest detective who ever livedB. Dr Joseph Bell C. Arthur Conan DoyleD. only a character made up by Arthur Conan Doyle 2. Dr Watson was _.A. tall and lean B. lovable but always clumsyC. lovable but somet

24、imes clumsy D. lovable and never clumsy 3. Holmes was supposed to have lived _.A. with Dr Watson B. with Dr Joseph BellC. with the greatest detective D. with Doyle 4. Doyle made up the description of Holmes _.A. from his own imaginationB. based on a famous London doctorC. based on Dr Joseph Bell at

25、Edinburgh UniversityD. based on a model of Holmes 5. Doyles readers were angry when he _.A. could not write any more stories of HolmesB. killed Dr Watson off in his storiesC. became more famous than HolmesD. put Holmes to death in one of his storiesBIn 1966, a dead author of detective stories saved

26、the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, a gentle married lady and one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to diagnose the cause

27、of her illness with confidence, so she was flown to London and admitted to Hammersmith Hospital, where specialist help was available. She was then only semi-conscious and on the “Dangerously Ill” list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were baffled by the

28、 very unusual symptoms. While they were discussing the babys case, a nurse asked to speak to them.“Excuse me,” said Nurse Marsha Maitland, “but I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning.”“What makes you think that?” Dr. Brown asked. “Thallium poisoning is extremely rare.”“A few days ago.

29、 I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie,” Nurse Maitland explained. “In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. Theyre exactly the same as the babys.”“Youre very observant and you may be right,” another doctor said. “Well carry out some test

30、s and find out whether its thallium or not.”The tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making optical glass. Once they knew the cause of illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent

31、back to Qatar. Enquiries revealed that the poison might have come from an insecticide used in Qatar. 6. Who first suggested the correct cause of the babys illness?A. A doctor in Qatar. B. Nurse Maitland.C. Dr. Brown. D. Agatha Christie. 7. Why was the baby sent to London?A. Because she was a British

32、 girl whose parent were working in Qatar.B. Because the hospitals in Qatar were full at that time.C. Because she was the daughter of a doctor in one of the hospitals in London.D. Because the Qatar doctors were not sure they could cure her. 8. According to the passage, what caused the babys illness?A

33、. Contact with a pair of infected spectacles.B. Contact with a harmful substance used to kill insects.C. Contact with machinery used in manufacturing optical glass.D. Contact with her mother who carried thallium germs in her body. 9. When the baby was first admitted to hospital in the U.K., what did

34、 the doctors think of her case?A. They thought it was an urgent one.B. They thought it was a matter of normal medical tests.C. They thought it was quite a simple one.D. They thought it was the result of thallium poisoning.10. Nurse Maitland spoke to the doctors _.A. when she heard them discussing th

35、e possibility of thallium poisoningB. because she could see that the doctors had made a mistakeC. to suggest a possible cause to the patients illnessD. after she had read about a horse which had been poisonedCHere is a story told about an American general who was a very important figure in the Ameri

36、can army during the First World War. Everybody in the United States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes.Soon after the war the general returned to Washington. One day he went to a dentist and had six teeth pulled out. A week later the general heard th

37、at his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops as $ 5 each. On each of the teeth there was a label with the name of the general and words: “Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home.” The general got angry. He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy a

38、ll his teeth.The officers went out and visited every curiosity shop in the capital. They were away from the office all day. In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought. They had collected 175 teeth.11. The general returned to Washington _.A. du

39、ring the war B. after civil warC. after 1945 D. after 191812. The generals teeth were sold in _.A. the museumB. the special shops selling some rare and interesting thingsC. the department store D. the hospital13. There was the generals name on the label of each tooth. This shows that _.A. the genera

40、ls name was known by most of the people in WashingtonB. the shop-keeper wanted to have more customers buy the teethC. the shop-keeper tried to make the general more popularD. both A and C14. The general ordered his men to _.A. look for his teeth and buy all of themB. arrest the dentist at onceC. mak

41、e all the shops stop selling teethD. buy all the teeth in all the shops15. In the evening, the officers went back with all the teeth which cost _. A. $ 785 B. $ 1,050 C. $ 157 D. $ 875.根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母或汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空一词，10分) 1. The president will come to visit China with the minister of foreig

42、n _ (事务). 2. The ship was _ (耽搁) three days by the bad weather. 3. How many pieces of _ (家具) will you buy? 4. I have three nephews and two _ (侄女). 5. They are good neighbours and have never _ (吵嘴). 6. In the dark they sat in _ (沉默) for a long time. 7. If the bad men dare to come again, well deal the

43、m with heavy b_. 8. She f_ the door and windows before she went to bed. 9. It is my p_ affair. Its not your business.10. The young man is not my brother, but a r_ of mine.短文改错：(10分)It was three oclock in the morning, while suddenly 1._the phone rang. Mr Petric climbed out off bed and 2._answered “Li

44、sten, Im your next door neighbour, and 3._your dog is barking such loud that I cant sleep. If 4._you dont do something else about it, Im going to 5._kill that dog!” The next morning on three oclock Mr Petric 6._went to a telephone and phoned his neighbour. His 7._neighbour dragged him from his bed a

45、nd sleepily answered 8._the phone. “Listen, you,” shouted Mr Petric. 9._“I dont still own a dog!” 10._.书面表达：(10分)假如你是英语课代表，在语言实验室上听说课之前，向全班宣布注意事项：1.请提前一会儿来语言实验室；2.换鞋进语言实验室；3.除教材外不要带其它东西；4.按老师指令做事，不要随便动机器；5.课上只许讲英语，不许讲汉语；6.可以复制听力材料；7.课后关机，按顺序离开语言实验室。注意：不要逐条翻译，以口头通知形式写一篇短文。字数：100字左右。通知的开头已给出。May I hav

46、e your attention, please?Unit 15. 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. C 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. A 18. D 19. C 20. A. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. C 11. B 12. D 13. C 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. D 18. D 19. B 20. C. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. B 9.

47、 A 10. C 11. D 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. D. 1. affairs 2. delayed 3. furniture 4. nieces 5. quarrelled 6. silence7. blows 8. fastened 9. personal 10. relative. 1. while-when 2. off-of 3. answered后加it 4. such-so 5. 去掉else 6. on-at 7. a-the 8. him-himself 9. 10. still-even.May I have your attention, pleas

48、e? I have a few things to tell you. When you have a class here in the language lab, please be here a little earlier. Change you shoes before entering the lab. Dont bring anything here except your text books. When you are in, please dont touch the machines without permission. Always do as the teacher tells you to. In class you could only speak English, not Chinese. You can use the recorder to make a copy of the listening materials. When class is over, turn off your machines and leave the lab one by one.Thats all. Thank you.