1、Unit 1 Breaking records 单元测试（人教版选修9，重庆专用）第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：单项填空(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。1Guo Jingming is _ most successful writer in China today，claims _ New York Times.Aa；the Ba；a Cthe；the D/；/答案C2Its late.I must be off now.OK._.AThank you BDont worryCIm sorry for tha
2、t DTake care答案D3How do you think I should receive the reporter?_you feel about him，try to be polite.AHow BWhat CWhatever DHowever答案D4If you let pressure benefit_upset you，much more can be accomplished than you thought possible.Amore than Brather thanCother than Dless than答案B5We regret_you that you a
3、re to be dismissed next week.Atelling Bto tell Cto be told Dtell答案B6The first part of the task has been safely_.We can take a break.Aaccomplished BendedCclosed Dfulfilled答案A7Mr.Wang with his children_on the running exercises every morning.Akeep BkeptCkeeps Dare keeping答案C8Can I smoke here?Sorry.We d
4、ont allow_here.Apeople smoking Bpeople smokeCto smoke Dsmoking答案D9Frank put the medicine in a top drawer to make sure it would not be _ to the kids.Aaccessible Brelative Cacceptable Dsensitive答案A10_that they lost the game，tears came down Kates face.AOn hearing the newsBWhen heard the newsCThe moment
5、 she heard the newsDWhile hearing the news答案C11_the Internet is of great help，I dont think its a good idea to spend too much time on it.AIf BWhile CBecause DAs答案B12As for me，I prefer _ there _ go by bus.Awalking；to Bwalk；toCto walk；rather than Dwalking；more than答案C13Nowadays，more and more foreigners
6、 are_by Chinese traditional culture and begin to study Chinese.Apuzzled Bexcited Cfascinated Dinterested答案C14After the heated discussion，everyone_that the safety of the country be improved，otherwise their lives would be endangered.Aurged Btold Cordered Dcommanded答案A15How about eight oclock outside t
7、he cinema?That_me fine.Afits Bmeets Csatisfies Dsuits答案D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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。James Cleveland Owens(19131980)was a great American athlete.In the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin，he achieved_16_fame by winning four gold medals：one each in the 100meter
8、 dash，the 200meter dash，the _17_，and for being part of the 4100meter relay team.Born in Alabama，Owens was often_18_with what his mother reportedly called“devils cold”Life was hard for the family.The family_19_to Ohio in 1921.There was little_20_in their life，but the move did enable young Owens to_21
9、_public school，where a teacher who didnt understand his country_22_accidentally wrote down his name as“Jesse”instead of JC.Owens had to take different jobs in his_23_time.During the period，when he was in the fifth grade，the athletic supervisor asked him to go out for_24_.From a _25_boy he developed
10、into a strong runner.Throughout his life Owens believed that the success of his athletic career_26_from the _27_of Charles Riley，his juniorhigh track coach，who had picked him off the playground and put him on the track team.Since Owens worked in a shoerepair shop after school，Riley_28_Owens to pract
11、ice before school instead.Owens first came to national_29_when he was a student of East Technical High School in Cleveland，Ohio.He tied the world_30_of 9.4 seconds in the 100yard dash and longjumped 24 feet 9.5 inches at the 1933 National High School Championship in Chicago.In 1956 he organized the
12、Junior Olympic Games for youngsters in Chicago，which was active in helping black_31_.With time progressing，his_32_grew worse.He died in 1980 after a lengthy_33_in a hospital.The highest honor，the Congressional Gold Medal，Owens_34_came in 1990.During the_35_，President Bush called Owens“an Olympic her
13、o and an American hero every day of his life.”【语篇解读】 本文属于人物传记，介绍美国著名田径运动员James Cleveland Owens。他出生于美国南方一个贫穷的农民之家，是土著黑奴的后裔。在1936年的柏林奥运会上他一人独得4枚金牌，是奥运历史上最辉煌的田径明星之一。16A.traditional BnationalCinternational Dpractical解析语意：Owens在1936年柏林夏季奥运会上独得4枚金牌，从而赢得了国际声誉。traditional传统的；national全国的；international国际的；pra
14、ctical实际的，实践的。C项符合语境。答案C17A.long jump Bhigh jumpCboxing Dgymnastics解析根据第五段中的“.in the 100yard dash and longjumped 24 feet 9.5 inches at the 1933 National High School Championship in Chicago”可知，Owens擅长短跑和跳远。故本题选A。答案A18A.naughty Bsick Cproud Ddetermined解析根据下文信息“with what his mother reportedly calleddev
15、ils cold，”可知Owens小时候经常生病。答案B19A.joined Bmoved Carrived Dreached解析由于家境贫困，Owens一家从Alabama迁到Ohio。join加入(组织、团体)；arrive到达，后面常和介词in/at搭配；reach为及物动词。move to迁移到某地。后文“but the move.”是暗示。答案B20A.improvement BappearanceCachievement Darrangement解析根据后面的连词but可知，Owens一家搬迁的目的是改善家境，但家境没有多大变化。improvement提高，改善；appearanc
16、e外表；achievement成绩；arrangement安置。答案A21A.apply Benter Cstart Dapproach解析enter(public school)进入(公立学校学习)；apply申请；start开办；approach接近。此处是说Owens却有机会进入公立学校学习。答案B22A.origin Baccent Csituation Dbackground解析老师把J.C.写成了“Jesse”是由于没有听懂Owens的乡村口音。accent口音。origin起源；situation形势，状况；background背景。答案B23A.golden Btough Cs
17、pare Dspecial解析Owens在业余时间(spare time)从事不同的工作。答案C24A.track Bwork Cwalk Dtravel解析由下文的“a strong runner”并结合所给选项可知，这里表达的意思是让他去跑步。故选track。答案A25A.smart Bcurious Cweak Dlively解析根据strong以及第二段内容可知，这里应用weak。他由一个虚弱的小男孩长成了强壮的跑步运动员。答案C26A.dated Bresulted Cmade Dchose解析result from产生于，由引起；date from追溯到。答案B27A.compet
18、ition BexplanationCadvantage Dencouragement解析根据下文信息可知，Charles Riley给予Owens很大的激励和帮助。答案D28A.forced Ballowed Creminded Dpromised解析此处的意思是：Charles Riley允许Owens在放学前进行练习。allow sb to do sth允许某人做某事。promise sb to do(主语)许诺某人要去做某事；force sb to do sth强迫某人去做某事；remind sb to do sth提醒某人去做某事。答案B29A.attraction Battenti
19、on Cargument Ddiscussion解析结合下文信息，Owens平了世界记录自然在国内引起注意。attraction吸引；attention注意；argument争论；discussion讨论。答案B30A.champion Bcrisis Crecord Dhistory解析根据“9.4 seconds in the 100yard dash”，而且是tie(成平局)容易判断出这里应用record(记录)。答案C31A.youth Belder Csociety Dadults解析根据“for youngsters in Chicago”可知答案。答案A32A.ambition
20、Bidea Chealth Dwealth解析根据“grew worse”和“He died in 1980”可知，Owens的健康(health)状况恶化。答案C33A.wait Bpause Cstay Dpatience解析根据in a hospital可判断，Owens长期住院治疗。答案C34A.praised Baccepted Creceived Dfounded解析这里指Owens获得的最高奖姗姗来迟。receive得到，接收；accept收下；praise表扬；found成立，建立。答案C35A.ceremony Bparade Ccelebration Dprogram解析这
21、里应该是举办了一个仪式。ceremony仪式；parade游行；celebration 庆祝；program程序，节目。答案A第二部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分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。AFootball is，I believe，the most popular game in England：one has only to go to the important matches to see this.Rich and poor，young and old，one can see them all there，shouting
22、 for one side or the other.To a stranger，one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have.He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams.He will tell you who he expects will win such a ma
23、tch，and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age.Most schools in England take football seriouslymuch more seriously than nearly all European schools，where lessons are all very important and games are left for the children themselves.In England it is believed that edu
24、cation is not only a matter filling a boys mind with facts in the classroom：education also means the training of character；and one of the best ways of training character is by means of games，especially team games；where a boy or girl has to learn to work with others for his or her team，instead of wor
25、king for oneself alone.The school therefore plans games and matches for its students.Football is a good team game.It is good both for the body and the mind.Thats why it is every schools game in England.36In Passage 1，“this” probably means_.Apeople often go to football gamesBpeople，rich and poor，youn
26、g and old，play footballCfootball is the most popular game in EnglandDpeople usually shout at each other in a football match解析词义猜测题。文中的this指代上文第一句话。答案C37In England school boys seem_about football games.Anot to know much Bto know a great dealCknow little Dknow nothing解析细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话可以找到答案。答案B38In En
27、gland，a boys opinion of a match is often_.Athree or four times better than that of adultsBmore than that of adultsCas good as that of adultsDworth considering three or four times that adults解析细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句话可以找到答案。答案C39In almost all European schools，lessons are_.Aleft for the children themselvesBwh
28、at the children like bestCas important as football gamesDconsidered the most important解析细节理解题。根据最后一段可知答案。答案DBPaula Radcliffe，chasing a third London marathon title，says she has become a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Games.Radcliffe，who failed to complete the Olympic
29、 marathon and the 10,000 m last August，said，“Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care less about criticism.”“In the past I wanted to please everyone，but I am going to listen even more to the people around me.”She did not care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McColgan，who felt R
30、adcliffe should have rested and let her body recover after her failure in Athens.“Liz is someone I look up to but she has not spoken to me since last year and if she really cared for me，I am sure she would have contacted me.”Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens
31、.“In New York I was not in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the race.”Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sundays race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.However，Radcliffe has not ruled out in the future chasing herfinalworld record time and questioned
32、saying that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or five worldclass times.“I do not think thatalthough I_cannot_put_a_number_on_it.”said Radcliffe.“That changes from person to person.”Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance at some point
33、 in the future.Following a successful threemonth training period in the United States，the 31yearold will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2002 and again 12 months later.Radcliffe clocked a time of 2：18：56 in her first 42.2kilometre race three years ago.Afterwards she set a“mi
34、xed course”mark of 2：17：18 five months later in Chicago before lowering that to a time of 2：15：25 in the 2003 London event.40Radcliffes failure in Athens made her_.Adevelop respect for LizBlove people around her moreCrest for five monthsDface criticism calmly解析细节理解题。由it made me care less about criti
35、cism可知。答案D41Which of the followings is TRUE according to the passage?ARadcliffe broke the world record in New York City Marathon.BRadcliffe did not fully recover before the New York City marathon.CRadcliffe won her first marathon title in the New York City marathon.DRadcliffe had a 3month training b
36、efore the New York City marathon.解析细节理解题。由I wasnt in my best state可知。A、C两项文章并没有提到，D项应是在London marathon之前。答案B42By saying“I can not put a number on it.”Radcliffe means she is NOT sure_.Aif she has the ability to set a new world recordBif she can win another race though she has won many timesChow many
37、times a marathon runner can set the world recordDif she has the ability to produce four or five worldclass times解析推理判断题。由上文提到的world record time可知，数目指的是次数。答案CC Heading off to college this year？Here are some fashion tips from our experts you should keep in mind：Dress to impress：Stylist and business co
38、nsultant Daniela Smith says，“Girls should keep in mind that your college professors will often be the bridge that connects you to your future career and your classmates will become your professional network.You dont need to dress like youre going to the office，but you should display an ability to pr
39、operly present yourself with appropriate maturity and confidence，and look puttogether.”Logo mania(品牌狂热症)：Wearing the logos of brands aimed at younger customers physically identifies you as part of that age group，so consider the targeted age group of the stores you shop at.Its tempting to load up on
40、logos，especially wellknown logos that signify highend brands.But consider this：college is a time of selfdiscovery，a chance to develop your own personal style.Instead of wearing logos head to toe，“walking advertisement”style，why not express who you really are?Wear real pants：The combination of leggin
41、gs and baggy shirts is all too common on college campuses.Smith points out that leggings，yoga pants，and sweatpants are entirely unacceptable in public unless youre exercising.Although leggings worn as pants are a common trend among high school and college girls，they are not an appropriate choice for
42、 daywear.As a young woman，your style choice should begin to reflect your maturity level.So，get rid of leggings and wear real pants!Keep the cute factor to a minimum：Stay away from sweaters and Tshirts with smiling animals，cartoon characters，or Hello kitty on them.Sure，kittens might be cute，but theyr
43、e not doing you any favors in the style department.Dressing too cutesy can take years off your look，and not necessarily in a good way!【语篇解读】 这是一篇说明文。大学生怎么穿着才算得体，就这个方面专家提出了一些建议43The second paragraph indicates the importance of_.Aimpressing professorsBgetting on well with classmatesCcreating a profess
44、ional imageDdressing appropriately解析细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句话可知，D项正确，本段主要强调穿着要得体。答案D44The author believes that college girls should_.Achoose a logo that suits their ageBtry to load up on wellknown logosCuse logos to show who they areDfind their identity by trying different logos解析细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话中的两个age group
45、可知，大学生要选择适合自己年龄的品牌，而不能盲目地选择品牌衣服。另外，第三段最后两句话也是对A项的支持。答案A45The author recommends wearing real pants because_.Aleggings and baggy shirts are too commonByoga pants and sweatpants are not so comfortableCreal pants can present you with appropriate maturityDpeople like real pants better than the other pant
46、s解析细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句话“As a young woman，your style choice should begin to reflect your maturity level.So，get rid of leggings and wear ral pants”可知答案为C项。答案C46Whats the writers attitude towards sweaters with animals on them?AThey make people look lovely.BThey are very fashionable these days.CThey will sh
47、ow youre an animal lover.DThey are not suitable for collegeaged students.解析推理判断题。文章最后一段的最后一句话的意思是：穿着有像小猫、小狗这样可爱动物图案的衣服，显得与你的年龄不相符。由此可知D项正确。答案DDBabies might seem a bit dim in their first six months of life，but researchers are getting smarter about what babies know，and the results are surprising.The w
48、ord “infant” comes from the Latin，meaning “unable to speak”，but babies are building the foundations for babbling and language before they are born，responding to muffled sounds that travel through amniotic fluid.Soon after birth，infants are keen and sophisticated observers，capable of seeing details i
49、n the world that are visible to some other animals but invisible to adults，older children and even slightly older infants.Recently，scientists have learned the following：At a few days old，infants can pick out their native tongue from a foreign one.At 4 or 5 months，infants can lip read，matching faces
50、on silent videos to “ee” and “ah” sounds.Infants can recognize the consonants and vowels of all languages on earth，and they can hear the difference between foreign language sounds that elude most adults.Infants in their first six months can tell the difference between two monkey faces that an older
51、person would say are identical，and they can match calls that monkeys make with pictures of their faces.Infants are rhythm experts，capable of differentiating between the beats of their culture and another.The findings，presented in the latest issue of the journal Science，is that infants just 4 months
52、old can tell whether someone is speaking in their native tongue or not without any sound，just by watching a silent movie of their speech.This ability disappeared by the age of 8 months，however，unless the child grows up in a bilingual environment and therefore needs to use the skill.In fact，all the s
53、kills outlined above decline somewhere around the time infants pass the 6month mark and learn to ignore information that bears little on their immediate environment.The new study involved showing videos to 36 infants of three bilingual speakers reciting sentences.After being trained to become comfor
54、table with a speaker reciting a sentence in one language，babies aged 4 and 6 months spent more time looking at a speaker reciting a sentence in a different language，demonstrating that they could tell the difference.47From the text，we can see babies are better at _.Aspeaking Blistening Creading Dwrit
55、ing解析推理判断题。从文中的研究发现可知。答案B48The word “infant” originated from _.AEnglish BGerman CGreek DLatin解析细节理解题。由第二段的第一行可知。答案D49Which of the following do you agree to according to the passage?AThe findings were published in a newspaper.BSoon after birth，infants can see details in the world as well as adults.CI
56、nfants 6 months old are capable of telling the difference between two monkey faces，which is beyond an older person.DInfants can read the consonants and vowels of all languages on earth.解析推理判断题。由“Infants in their first six months can tell the difference between two monkey faces that an older person w
57、ould say are identical，”可知。答案C50What is the writers attitude in writing this passage?ASupportive. BDefensive. CObjective. DPersuasive.解析推理判断题。本文是一篇科普性文章，作者“客观”地描述了研究发现的结果。因此答案为C。答案CEWhy play games？Because they are fun，and a lot more besides.Following the rules.planning your next move.acting as a tea
58、m member.these are all“game”ideas that you will come across throughout your life.Think about some of 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
59、 some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives，such as taking turns 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
60、 game called bones，which sharpens the handeye coordination(协调)needed in hunting.Many sports encourage 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，knowin
61、g that a gold medal is a win for an entire country，not just the athlete who earned it.For countries 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
62、 fun and some for a living.Nicolette Iribarne，a Californian soccer player，has discovered a way to 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 enjo
63、y it，what skills are needed，and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.【语篇解读】 本文介绍了人们为什么玩游戏、做体育运动，他们不仅有趣，而且还有很多好处，能够教会孩子们一些基本原则，学会合作，为孩子们将来工作、生活做好准备。做体育运动还能使人们团结，激励人们的民族自豪感。51Through playing hideandseek，children are expected to learn to_.Abe a team leader Bobey the basic ru
64、lesCact as a grownup Dpredict possible danger解析细节理解题。根据短文第二段第三句话可知。捉迷藏游戏能够教给孩子们在今后的人生中应该遵循的一些基本原则。答案B52The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can_.Adescribe life in an exciting wayBturn reallife experiences into a playCmake learning life skills more interestingDchange peop
65、les views of sporting events解析句意理解题。更重要的是，捉迷藏这样的游戏能够把生活变成令人兴奋的戏剧，这种戏剧能够教给孩子们在今后的人生中应该遵循的一些基本原则。由此可知，划线部分意指使学习人生中应遵循的一些基本原则这件事变得有趣。由此可知C项正确。答案C53According to the passage，why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?AIt inspires peoples deep love for the country.BIt proves the exceptional skills of th
66、e winners.CIt helps the country out of natural disasters.DIt earns the winners fame and fortune.解析推理判断题。根据第三段可知，运动会激励人们的民族自豪感，由此可知，它能够激发人们的爱国之情。答案A54Iribarnes goal of forming the foundation is to_.Abring fun to poor kidsBprovide soccer balls for childrenCgive poor kids a chance for a better lifeDapp
67、eal to soccer players to help poor kids解析细节理解题。根据短文倒数第二段最后一句话可知。答案C55What can be inferred from the passage?AGames benefit people all their lives.BSports can get all athletes together.CPeople are advised to play games for fun.DSports increase a countrys competitiveness.解析推理判断题。综观整篇短文，我们知道对于孩子来说，可以通过游
68、戏学会人生的一些基本原则，对于成年人来说，游戏可以使他们团结，激发他们的民族自豪感，可以使人们受益终生。答案A第三部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)Zhou Xun，one of Chinas biggest star，is very active in56._environmental protection and set a good example in her own57._lift.When talked about her opinion of environmental protection，58._Zhou Xun took
69、her own conservation measures for examples.59._She said that when brushing her tooth she turns off the water60._after wetting the toothbrush rather than letting the water to61._run.She chooses to ride a bike and walk on foot rather than drive62._a car.She said environmental protection should be comp
70、ulsory；63._it should be a voluntary lifestyle.The goal was to find a clever64._way to make green tips fashionable and be funny.65._答案56.starstars57.setsets58.talkedtalking59.foras60.toothteeth61.去掉to62.andor63.should后加not64.wasis65.去掉be第二节：书面表达(满分25分)菲尔普斯(Michael Phelps)吸食大麻(marijuana)事件在同学中引起了很大的轰动
71、，你们班就此进行了讨论，假设你是李华，请就下面的要点，给某学生英语报社写一封信。1有些同学认为应该原谅他：因为他恳切地道歉、愿意接受惩罚，而且他还很年轻，人非圣贤，孰能无过。2有些同学认为他的行为会对崇拜他的青年人产生非常不利的影响。3我的观点是4词数：100左右。参考词汇：scandal丑闻_【参考范文】Dear editor，After news spread that the eighttime Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps used marijuana，a heated discussion took place in our class.O
72、pinions were divided on the issue.Some classmates argued Phelps deserved to be forgiven as he had made a sincere apology to the public and had willingly accepted his punishment.Whats more，they argued，we shouldnt expect him to be perfect just because he is a public figureafter all，he is still a young
73、 man in his early twenties.We all make mistakes and Phelps is no exception.However，others disagreed because as a role model，Phelps behavior has no doubt had a bad influence on thousands of his young fans.As far as I am concerned，his success story can inspire us to succeed；on the other hand，his scandal is also a lesson in how not to behave.Yours Sincerely，Li Hua