1、Unit 2 综合技能测试时间:90分钟,满分:100分.单项填空(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。1(2009安徽,21)We can never expect_bluer sky unless we create_less polluted world.Aa; aBa; theCthe; a Dthe; the 2(2009福建,21)Bruce, I really appreciate your handwriting._.AI practice every dayBThank you very muchCNo, I dont think
2、 soDWell, its not good enough3He_freedom of speech for everyone regardless of color, race and religion.Astands up Bstands forCsets up Dsets out4It is wise of you to_the old machines_the new ones.Achange; into Breplace; withCchange; for Dreplace; for5The young man is the CEO of the company. In other
3、words, he is_the company.Ain the charge of Bin his chargeCin charge of Dunder the charge of6Pieces of exciting news came to the city_.Astep by step Blittle by littleCside by side Done after another7Id like to go to the movies with you, Dad.Sorry, son, but only grownups are_into the cinema to watch t
4、he film.Arequired BintendedCadmitted Dsupposed8I heard that the famous player_his coach will come to our school for a visit.I heard the news_.Aand; too Bas well as; as wellCas well as; as well as Dwith; either9You_to take so much luggage with you on the plane.Awill not be allowed Bwill allowCare goi
5、ng to allow Dare allowed10He offered the information the police needed and deserved_.Arewarded Bto rewardCbeing rewarded Drewarding11How_he is! He is always acting_. He is really a_.Afoolish; foolishly; foolBfool; foolish; foolishlyCfoolish; fool; foolDfoolishly; foolish; fool12When Mr. Li is away,
6、he leaves_.Athe class in the charge of our monitorBthe class in charge of our monitorCour monitor in change for the classDour monitor in the charge of the class13After he_the golf club, he has_a number of competitions.Atook part in; taken part inBjoined in; joined inCjoined; joinedDjoined; taken par
7、t in14These plants are watered_.Aeach other dayBevery other dayCevery second daysDevery of two days15How do you find the lecture by Mr Lee?_.AWith the help of Mrs LeeBBy bicycleCIn the conference hallDVery boring.完形填空(每小题1分,共20分)阅读下面短文,理解大意,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。“But what if I break my arm agai
8、n?”my fiveyearold daughter asked, her lower lip_16_. I knelt holding onto her_17_and looked her right in the eyes. I knew how much she wanted to learn to_18_. When her friends pedaled by our house, how often she felt_19_. Yet ever since shed fallen off her bike and broken her arm, shes been_20_.“Oh
9、honey,” I said.“I dont think youll break_21_arm.”“But I could, couldnt I?”“Yes,”I admitted, and found myself_22_for the right thing to say. At times like this, I wished I had a partner to_23_. Someone who might help find the right_24_to make my little girls_25_disappear.“I dont think I want to ride,
10、” she said and_26_off her bike.We walked away and sat down beside a tree.“Dont you want to ride with your_27_?” I asked.“And I thought you were hoping to start riding your bike to_28_next year,”I added.“I was,”she said, almost_29_a trembling voice.“You know, honey,” I said.“Most everything you do co
11、mes with_30_. You could get a broken arm in a car wreck and then be afraid to_31_ride in a car again. You could break your arm jumping rope. You could break your arm at_32_. Do you want to stop going to gymnastics?”“No,”she said. And with a determined spirit, she stood up and agreed to_33_again. I h
12、eld on to the back of her bike until she found the_34_to say,“Lets go!”I spent the rest of the afternoon at the park watching a very_35_little girl overcome a fear, and congratulating myself for being a selfsufficient single parent.文章大意:跌倒了,爬起来,又是一个全新的你!16A.trembling BwavingCdropping Drising17A.arm
13、BbikeCleg Dhand18A.skate BdriveCride Dfly19A.glad BexcitedClonely Dsad20A.afraid BanxiousCactive Dshameful21A.others BanotherCthe other Dother22A.searching BpreparingCstruggling Dcompeting23A.turn off Bturn downCturn up Dturn to24A.ways BwordsCanswers Dsolutions25A.wishes BproblemsCdreams Dmistakes2
14、6A.got BtookCset Dcut27A.sisters BparentsCfriends Dclassmates28A.school BplaygroundCchurch Dhospital29A.with BinCat Don30A.hopes BdifficultiesCsurprises Drisks31A.anyway BthusCnever Dever32A.bars BcinemasCgymnastics Dparks33A.fight BtryCmanage Dcompete34A.courage BstrengthCpower Denergy35A.skillful
15、BbeautifulCwise Dbrave.阅读理解(每小题2分,共40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。A(2010天津)Why play games?Because they are fun,and a lot more besides.Following the rules.planning your next move.acting as a team member.these are all“game”ideas that you will come across throughout your life.Think about some o
16、f the games you played as a young child,such as ropejumping and hideandseek.Such games are entertaining and fun.But perhaps more importantly,they_translate_life_into_exciting_dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives,such as taking tur
17、ns and cooperating(合作)Many childrens games have a practical side.Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grownups.For instance,some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones, which sharpens the handeye coordination(协调)needed in hunting.Many sports encour
18、age national or local pride.The most famous games of all, The Olympic Games,bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition.People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country,not just the athlete who earned it.For countr
19、ies experiencing natural disasters or war,an Olympic win can mean so much.Sports are also an event that unites people.Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.People on all continents play itsome for fun and some for a living.Nicolette lribarne,a Californian soccer player,has discovered a way t
20、o spread hope through soccer.He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.Next time you play your favorite game or sport,think about why you enjoy it,what skills are needed,and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life
21、.36Through playing hideandseek,children are expected to learn to_.Abe a team leaderBobey the basic rulesCact as a grownupDpredict possible danger37The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can_.Adescribe life in an exciting wayBturn reallife experiences into a playCmake learn
22、ing life skills more interestingDchange peoples views of sporting events38According to the passage,why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?AIt inspires peoples deep love for the country.BIt proves the exceptional skills of the winners.CIt helps the country out of natural disasters.DIt earns the
23、 winners fame and fortune.39Iribarnes goal of forming the foundation is to_.Abring fun to poor kidsBprovide soccer balls for childrenCgive poor kids a chance for a better lifeDappeal to soccer players to help poor kids40What can be inferred from the passage?AGames benefit people all their lives.BSpo
24、rts can get all athletes together.CPeople are advised to play games for fun.DSports increase a countrys competitiveness.BIf the Olympic Games are a history of mankind, wrestling(摔跤)is the prologue(序幕). When the ancient Games of the Olympiad were born, wrestling was already an ancient game. Widely re
25、cognized as the worlds oldest competitive sport, wrestling appeared in a series of Egyptian wall paintings as early as 5,000 years ago. When the ancient Olympi Games began in 776 BC, more than two thousand years later, it included wrestling and in the years that followed, wrestling featured as the m
26、ain event.The sport would return in a similar role when the Olympic Games returned after a 1,500year absence in 1896. Organizers, seeking direct links to ancient times, found wrestling was very popular across much of the ancient world, from Greece, Assyria and Babylon to India, China and Japan. Grec
27、oRoman wrestling, a style which was believed to be passed down from the Greek and Roman wrestlers of old was brought back into use.In GrecoRoman wrestling, the wrestlers used only their arms and upper bodies to attack. They could hold only those same parts of their opponents(对手). It worked nicely fr
28、om a historical attitude, but another cheerful and relaxing style was sweeping across Great Britain and the United States by then. Known as “catch as catch can”, it had become popular at fairs and festivals in both countries.In 1904, the Olympic Games added the second wrestling event and called it“f
29、reestyle”. Now, wrestlers could use their legs for pushing, lifting and tripping, and they could hold opponents above or below the waist.41The first ancient Games of the Olympiad were held almost _years ago.A776 B1,500C3,000 D5,00042What does the writer want to tell us by saying wrestling is the pro
30、logue?AThe ancient Olympic Games have a long history.BWrestling was an important game in the ancient Olympic Games.CWrestling is popular all the time.DWrestling has a really long history.43Why was GrecoRoman wrestling brought back into use in 1896 when the Olympic Games returned?AOrganizers wanted t
31、o find direct links to ancient times.BWrestling was very popular across much of the ancient world.CPeople believed it was passed down from the Greek and Roman wrestlers of old.DAll the above.44Another style of wrestling became popular across Great Britain and the United States, because it was_.Acomp
32、etitive BdifficultCcheerful and relaxing Dinteresting45Concerning wrestling, which of the following is WRONG?AWrestling has a longer history than the ancient Olympic Games.BIn GrecoRoman wrestling, wrestlers can only use their arms and upper bodies to attack.CIn 1904, another kind of wrestling took
33、the place of GrecoRoman wrestling.DIn Olympic Games, wrestlers can hold opponents above or below the waist now.CThe Rugby World Cup, won on 22nd November by England, led to a feelgood mood even among people who didnt usually follow rugby. Millions of television viewers cheered as flyhalf Jonny Wilki
34、nson scored the winning points with a dropgoal in the final minutes of extra time. The following Saturday more than 750,000 people turned out to cheer Englands players on their victory parade in an open top bus through the streets of central London. This was followed by a tea party with the Queen at
35、 Buckingham Palace and a reception at Downing Street hosted by the Prime Minister.The players were awarded honors in the New Year Honors List. These honors are awarded on merit, for exceptional achievement or merit in a number of fields. The England Rugby team coach, Clive Woodward, was knightedso h
36、e becomes “Sir Clive”. All the members of the team received an award, in contrast to the last time an England team won a World Cup. That was back in 1966, when England beat West Germany to win the Football World Cup. Some members of that team had to wait 30 years for official recognition.Just before
37、 this years Honors List was published it was revealed that some people who had been offered an award had decided not to accept it. Among the titles that are awarded are MBE(Member of the British Empire), OBE(Order of the British Empire)and CBE(Commander of the British Empire). It is this reference t
38、o an empire which no longer exists that has annoyed them.Other countries have found the benefits of sport can be widespread. Australia hosted the last Olympic Games in 2000 and was widely praised for their success. The 2004 Games will be held in Athens, which is using the occasion to improve transpo
39、rt and other facilities, and the 2008 Games will be held in Beijing, which plans to build new metro lines and carry out environmental improvements.46A victory parade took place through London streets so as to_.Agreet those soldiers who returned from IraqBcelebrate their victory in World War Ccelebra
40、te their victory in the Rugby World CupDcelebrate the Queens birthday47From this passage we know that_.Aa tea party was given by the Queen at Buckingham PalaceBthe Queen attended a tea party to share the victoryCthe Prime Minister hosted the tea partyDthe Queen attended the reception at Downing Stre
41、et48The second paragraph mainly tells us that_.AClive Woodward was highly praised by the British governmentBall the team members were praised by the governmentCall the members who won the Football World Cup were awardedDall the members who won the Football World Cup were not awarded49Some people ref
42、used to accept the titles because_.Athey are of little valueBthey dont want the government to praise themCthey choose to be unknownDall the titles refer to an empire50From the last paragraph we know that_.Aall countries try to make use of the Olympic Games to improve something in their countryBAthen
43、s will improve their environmental conditionsCmetro lines will be built throughout China by 2008Dsome countries still havent realized the importance of the Olympic GamesD(2010天津市五校高一上期中联考)After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletes and viewers have gone home and the television audience
44、 has switched(关掉) off, another group of athletes and fans will arrive at the host city, and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics, the games for athletes with a disability. But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest paralympians will not be taking part.She is
45、 a British athlete by the name of Tanni GreyThompson. Born with spina hifida(脊椎裂) which left her paralysed from the waist down, Tanni used a wheepchair from the age of 7. At first, she was not fond of sport, apart from horseriding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started tak
46、ing sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Finally she found athletics, and never looked back.Indeed, Tannis athletic career took off. In 1984, when she was 15, she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100 metres at the Junior National Wheelchair Games.In 1988, Tanni went
47、to her first Paralympic Games in Soul. She won bronze in the 400 metres. Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona Parlympics. Tanni won gold in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process. In the same year she achieved the first of her six London Wheel
48、chair Marathon victories.Tannis great success has been part motivation(动机), part preparation. “The training I do that enables me to be a good sprinter (短跑运动员) enables me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I want to raceI am sti
49、ll competing at a very high level, but as I get older things get harder and I want to retire(退役)before I fall apart.”Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.In spite of ups and down, she never takes
50、her fate lying down. In her splendid life, she has won as amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in a series of Paralympicsa top level athletic career covering two decades(十年). She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times, more than any other competitor, and she has set over
51、 thirty world records.What advice does she have for young athletes? “Work hard at your studies, and then train, train and train again.”文章大意:Tanni在奥运史上的成功。51Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen?ABasketball BSwimming CTennis DHorseriding52When did Tanni win her first Olympic go
52、ld medal?AIn 1984 BIn 1988 CIn 1992 DIn 200753The underlined word “that” in the 5th paragraph refers to_.Afifty weeks training Bbeing a good sprinter Ctraining almost every day Dpart motivation and part preparation 54Whats the right order of the events related to Tanni?aShe works as a coach bShe too
53、k up athletics cShe won four gold medals in BarcelonadShe competed in her first Paralympic Games eShe achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair MarathonAb, d, c, e, a Ba, d, b, c, e Ca, d, c, e, b Db, d, a, e, c55What can we learn from Tannis success?AUnion is strength BNever too late to lea
54、rn CWell begun is half done DNo pains, no gains .书面表达(满分25分)你作为你校的课外活动小组的成员,搜集了中国历年在奥运会期间取得的金牌数。请据下表写一篇英语短文,描述一下中国体育的发展与进步,并陈述自己的想法。TimePlacesNumber of gold medalsIn 1984In Los Angeles, USA12In 1988In Seoul, South Korea5In 1992In Barcelona, Spain16In 1996In Atlanta, USA16In 2000In Sydney, Australia2
55、8In 2004In Athens, Greece32In 2008In Beijing, China 51要求:1.所写短文必须根据表格中所列要点。2可适当增删细节以使行文连贯。3词数在120词左右,已经写好的开头不记入在内。In the history of the Olympic Games, Chinese athletes had never received a gold medal until 1984._详解答案1答案:A考查了冠词的用法。物质名词前加形容词来修饰时,前面可以加不定冠词表示“一阵”、“一片”等,而第二个空加a表示泛指意义。2答案:B考查交际用语。前一句表示赞扬,
56、应答句应表示感谢,故选B。3答案:B他主张无论是何种肤色、种族和宗教信仰,每个人都应当享有言论自由。stand for“支持;倡导”,相当于support,符合题意。stand up“站起来”;set up“建立;成立”;set out“动身;启程”。4答案:Breplace A with B意为“用B取代A”,为固定搭配,符合题意。此处指用新机器取代那些旧机器。change A into B意为“把A变成B”,指A在本质上发生改变,与题意不符。5答案:Cin charge of“负责;主管”,其主语通常是人;in the charge of与under the charge of同义,意为“
57、由负责;在掌管之下”,其主语通常是物。6答案:Done after another意为“一个接一个地”,说明好消息接连不断,符合题意。step by step“一步一步地”;little by little“逐渐地”;side by side“肩并肩地”。7答案:Cadmit可意为“容许;接纳”,be admitted into为固定搭配,意为“获准进入”。8答案:Bas well as引导两个并列成分,意为“和;也”,相当于and; as well主要用于肯定句和疑问句中,多用于口语,一般放在句尾。9答案:A主语you与谓语动词allow构成逻辑动宾关系,排除B、C两项;由常识可知乘坐飞机携
58、带行李如果超过一定重量, 需额外交费,故A项符合题意。10答案:D动词deserve后接动名词,用主动形式表被动含义,等于接动词不定式的被动语态,故选D项。11答案:A第一空应该填形容词,在句中作表语;第二空应该用副词来修饰动词;第三空前有不定冠词,故应该填名词。12答案:A题意:李老师离开时,他让班长负责班级。in the charge of“由负责”;in charge of“负责”。13答案:D第一空表示“成为俱乐部成员”,后一空表示“参加比赛”。14答案:B每两天(每隔一天)可表示为:every two days/every second day/every other day.故B项
59、正确。15答案:DHow do you find.?用于提问某人对某事物的看法,只有D项回答符合题意。16答案:A从下文知道这个小女孩已经摔断了一条胳膊,再学习骑自行车就感到害怕,所以说话声音发抖。17答案:B从下文知道是自行车。18答案:C表示作者知道女儿希望会骑自行车。19答案:D当作者的女儿看到她的伙伴们骑着自行车从她家门前骑过的时候,心情当然是有点悲伤。20答案:A自从上一次摔断了胳膊以来,有点害怕。21答案:C已经摔断了一条胳膊,选C另一条(the other)符合语义。22答案:A表示作者思索着说些什么。23答案:D在这个时候,作者希望有人可以求助。24答案:B结合前面的“to s
60、ay”,所以这里应该是B。25答案:B指女儿遇到的害怕这个问题。26答案:A从自行车上下来。27答案:C上文19空前提到C。28答案:A到了该上学的年龄。29答案:B声音发抖,选B。30答案:D做许多事情需要冒险。31答案:D曾经坐车也会让人感到害怕。32答案:C下文提到C。33答案:B作者的女儿想重新尝试一下。34答案:A表示女儿有了勇气。35答案:D作者很欣慰看到一个勇敢的女儿。36答案:B细节理解题。根据短文第二段第三句话可知。捉迷藏游戏能够教会孩子们在今后的人生中应该遵循的一些基本规则。37答案:B句意理解题。像捉迷藏这样的游戏能够把生活变成令人兴奋的戏剧。由此可知B项正确。38答案:
61、A推理判断题。根据倒数第三段第一句话可知,奥运会能激励人们的民族自豪感。由此可知,它能够激发人们热爱祖国。39答案:C细节理解题。根据短文倒数第二段最后一句话可知。40答案:A推理判断题。综观整篇短文,我们知道通过游戏,人们可学会一些终生受益的技巧以及团结合作的精神,使人们获益多多。41答案:C细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知,古奥运会开始于公元前776年,与C答案最接近。42答案:D整篇文章是在介绍摔跤的历史。在古奥运会举行之前,摔跤就已经作为一种运动形式存在了。作者说摔跤是人类历史的序幕,旨在说明摔跤作为一种运动历史的悠久。43答案:D细节理题。由第二段可知A、B、C都为原因。44答案:C
62、细节理解题。由第三段第三句话可知,这种摔跤比赛让人振奋,又让人放松,与以前那种不同,这是它很受欢迎的主要原因。45答案:C细节理解题。由“In 1904, the Olympic Games added the second wrestling event and called itfreestyle”可知在1904年又加了一种自由式摔跤比赛,并没有说取代了原来那种。46答案:C细节理解题。第一段就告诉我们英国队在橄榄球世界杯上获得了冠军。47答案:B细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句可知答案。48答案:B主旨大意题。本段的内容是讲所有队员获奖情况,其中讲到了教练被封为爵士,其他队员也分别受到了
63、相应的奖励。49答案:D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知答案。50答案:A细节理解题。最后一段的开头句就是主题句。从本段我们可以看出,每个国家都想好好地利用奥运会这个机会来提高自己国家某些不足的地方。51答案:D细节理解题。由第二段第三句话“At first, she was not fond of sport, apart from horseriding, which gave her a sense of freedom.”可知,她小时唯一的体育爱好是骑马。52答案:C细节理解题。由第四段第三和第四句话“Even greater success followed at the 1992 B
64、arcelona Parlympics. Tanni won gold in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process.”可知,在1992年Tanni首次获得了金牌。53答案:C猜测词义题。由所在句可知,Tanni一年训练50周,几乎不间断的这种训练使她对比赛做好了充分的准备。54答案:A排列顺序题。仔细阅读文章不难选对。55答案:D推理判断题。由文中的介绍“Tanni的刻苦训练和成功密不可分”可以得出结论“不劳无获”。参考范文:In the history of the O
65、lympic Games, Chinese athletes had never received a gold medal until 1984, which was the turning point for China. At the 23rd Olympics, China won 12 gold medals for the first time. The gold medals won by China increased from 5 in 1988 to 16 in 1992 and 1996 and to 28 in 2000. In 2004, China won as m
66、any as 32 gold medals which were more than 6 times the number in 1988. More and more people took part in the Olympic Games and in 2008, we successfully hosted the 29th Olympics and won as many as 51 gold medals, ranking first in the world for the first time.I feel proud of these changes for they show the rapid development and progress in sports in China. China shows the world what a wonderful nation she is.