高一（下）Ｕｎｉｔ１４測(cè)試題

Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)填空(共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分)

1. The bird is so ____ that we can see it everywhere.

A. commonB. rareC. little D. usual

2. It’s ____ to go into nature after hard work.

A. pleasedB. a pleasantC. a pleasure D. pleasure

3. ____ trouble ahead.

A. There seem to beB. There seems to be

C. There seem to have D. There seems to have

4. Oh， a great dinner， who’s ____ us to it?

A. invitingB. treatingC. treated D. invited

5. The house is cold here. A ____ candle can hardly make it warm.

A. lightB. lightedC. lit D. lighting

6. Peter often tells lies， so I can hardly ____ him.

A. take inB. believe inC. get in D. turn in

7. ——How often do you have a great occasion and ____?

——Once a month.

A. dress yourselfB. get dressedC. dress yourself up D. dress

8. It’s so cruel of Barry to ____ nice people.

A. foolB. play tricks onC. cheat D. all the above

9. Traditional festivals passed down ____.

A. from generation to generationB. generation to generation

C. from one generation to another D. A and C

10. Peter ____ come tonight， but he isn’t very sure yet.

A. mustB. mayC. can D. will

11. ——Must we take a bus?

——No， you ____. You can walk from here.

A. mustn’tB. don’t needC. don’t have to D. had better do

12. They are brothers but they have little ____.

A. in the sameB. in differenceC. in common D. in the way

13. They are fighting ____ us ____ the enemy.

A. with; againstB. for; againstC. with; for D. with; at

14. Let Henry play with your toys as well; you must learn to ____.

A. supportB. careC. spare D. share

15. Windy days is ____ of March.

A. characterB. chartC. chill D. characteristic

Ⅱ.完形填空(共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

Walking down the street the other day， I happened to notice a small purse. It was __1__ on the sidewalk(人行道). I picked it up and opened it to __2__ if I could find out the owner’s name. There was nothing inside __3__ some change and an old __4__. I took the purse to the __5__ and handed it to the desk sergeant. Before I __6__ the sergeant took down my name and __7__ in case the owner might want to write and __8__ me.

That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle. A young woman had also been __9__ so that there could be __10__ people at the table. Her face was familiar to __11__， but I could not __12__ where and how I had seen her. In the course of conversation， however， the young woman happened to mention (提及) that she had lost a __13__ with some change and an old photo， and that she had the photo taken in her childhood. I at once __14__ where I had seen her. She was the young girl in the photo， though she was now much __15__. She was very __16__， of course， when I was able to tell her all about the purse. Then I explained that I had __17__ her from the photo I found in the purse. My uncle insisted on going to the police station immediately __18__ the purse. As the police sergeant handed it __19__， he said that it was an amazing coincidence(驚人的巧合) that I had not only __20__ the purse but also the person who had lost it.

1. A. layingB. lyingC. standing D. putting

2. A. findB. searchC. see D. look

3. A. withoutB. besidesC. except D. except for

4. A. photoB. noteC. check D. bookmark

5. A. homeB. schoolC. court D. police station

6. A. arrivedB. leftC. turned D. told

7. A. jobB. homeC. address D. telephone number

8. A. askB. inviteC. comfort D. thank

9. A. toldB. invitedC. visited D. sent

10. A. twoB. threeC. four D. five

11. A. meB. my uncleC. my aunt D. us

12. A. findB. thinkC. remember D. forget

13. A. purseB. bookmarkC. wallet D. book

14. A. realizedB. thoughtC. recognized D. wondered

15. A. olderB. youngerC. thinner D. more beautiful

16. A. shockedB. surprisedC. worried D. disappointed

17. A. sawB. foundC. knew D. recognized

18. A. in search ofB. forC. with D. because of

19. A. inB. outC. up D. over

20. A. foundB. found outC. noticed D. picked up

Ⅲ.閱讀理解(共25小題，每小題2分，滿分50分)

(A)

The earth is our home. We must take care of it. This means keeping the land， air and water clean.

Pollution is a “dirty” word. To pollute means to make things unfit or unclean to use. Pollution comes in many ways， we see it， smell it， taste it and drink it. Pollution is beginning to threaten(威脅) our health， our happiness and our life. Man has been polluting the earth from the time he first made fire， washed his clothes in the river and threw his waste on the ground. When land was used up or water became dirty， men moved on to another place. At first the problem was not so serious because there was plenty of clean air， land and water. There weren’t so many people and then their wants were fewer. All the dirty things could be absorbed(吸收) by nature and soon covered over. But this is no longer true. The increase of population and the development of industry have changed that. Man is slowly poisoning his environment.

Once we thought of pollution， we simply mean air pollution. Though it is still the most dangerous， air pollution is only one type of pollution.

Through the use of poison， man has polluted the land， killing the animals. By putting dirty water and chemicals into rivers and lakes we have polluted our drinking water， killing the fish.

Our increasing population is part of the problem. More people more waste.

Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump(垃圾堆)， or is there any hope that we can get rid of the pollution?

Fortunately， millions of people have been warned of the danger of pollution. Large numbers of people are now working hard to bring pollution under control(控制).

1. We must take care of the earth because ____.

A. the earth moves round the sunB. we live on the earth

C. a lot of animals live on it D. it is being polluted

2. To pollute means ____.

A. to make cleanB. a “dirty” word

C. to make air， water， soil unfit for us D. uncleanness

3. Hundreds of years ago the earth could manage the pollution problem because ____.

A. there was no industry thenB. there was plenty of fresh air， land and water

C. waste could be absorbed by nature D. both B and C

4. Through the uncontrolled use of poison man has ____.

A. made the drinking water dirtyB. protected the animal life

C. got good harvests D. polluted the land

5. Now man ____.

A. begins to understand the danger of pollution

B. takes some measures to control pollution

C. still doesn’t realize how serious pollution is

D. doesn’t pay any attention to pollution

(B)

Each nation has many good people who help to take care of others. For example， some high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals， orphanages or homes for the aged. They read books to the people in these places， or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems. Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint， clean up， or repair houses， do their shopping and mow their lawns. For boys who no longer have fathers there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers. Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains， the beaches， museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls. Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.

1. Where can you often find volunteers in the United States? ____.

A. At a bus stopB. In a parkC. In a hospital D. In a shop

2. How do volunteers usually help those who are sick or old? ____.

A. They mow their lawns， do their shopping and clean up their houses

B. They cook， sew or wash their clothes

C. They tell them stories， sing and dance for them

D. They clean， wash and repair their cars

3. What is Big Brothers? ____.

A. It’s the name of a club

B. It’s the name of a film

C. It’s a home for children who have no brothers

D. It’s an organization for boys who no longer have fathers

4. Why do most of the boys’ and girls’ clubs use many high school and college students as volunteers? ____.

A. Because they have a lot of free time

B. Because they can remember the problems of younger boys and girls

C. Because they know how to do the work

D. Because they like the work

5. What do volunteers believe? ____.

A. In order to make others happy， they have got to be unhappy

B. The happiest people in the world are those who make themselves happy

C. The happiest people in the world are those who are young and healthy

D. Bringing happiness to others makes them the happiest people in the world

(C)

Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions， as they were， to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts further questions， and so on.

For most of the time this “conversation” goes on below the level of consciousness (意識(shí)). At times， however， we become aware of it. This is usually when we are running into difficulties， when mismatch is occurring between expectations and meaning. When successful matching is being experienced， our questioning of the text continues at the unconscious level.

Different people converse(談話) with the text differently. Some stay very close to the words on the page; others take off imaginatively from the words， interpreting， criticizing， analyzing and examining. The former represents(表現(xiàn)) a kind of comprehension， which is written in the text. The latter represents higher levels of comprehension. The balance between these is important， especially for advanced readers.

There is another conversation which from our point of view is equally important， and that is not to do with what is read but with how it is read. We call this a “process” conversation as opposed to a “content” conversation. It is concerned not with meaning but with the strategies (策略) we employ in reading. If we are advanced readers， our ability to hold a content conversation with a text is usually pretty well developed. Not so our ability to hold a process conversation. It is precisely(正好) this kind of conversation that is of importance when we are seeking to develop our reading to meet the new demands being placed upon us by studying at a higher level.

1. Reading as a kind of conversation between the reader and the text becomes conscious only when ____.

A. the reader’s expectations agree with what is said in the text

B. the reader has trouble understanding what the author says

C. the reader asks questions and gets answers

D. the reader understands a text very well

2. At a lower level of comprehension， readers tend to ____.

A. read a text slowlyB. read without thinking hard

C. interpret a text in their own wayD. concentrate on the meaning of words only

3. A “process” conversation has to do with ____.

A. the application of reading strategies

B. determining the main idea of a text

C. matching our expectations with the meaning of a text

D. the development of our ability to check the details

4. According to the passage， it is of great importance for readers at a higher level to

maintain a balance between ____.

A. conscious and unconscious levels of comprehension

B. the readers’ expectations and the meaning of a text

C. lower and higher level of comprehension

D. interpreting and criticizing a text

5. If we want to develop our reading ability at an advanced level， we should ____.

A. learn to use different approaches in reading different texts

B. make our reading process more conscious

C. pay more attention to the content of a text

D. take a critical attitude towards the author’s ideas

(D)

Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended， as there are a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.

The second shop， though slightly more polite， was just the same， and the third and the fourth—so I decided that my approach must be wrong.

I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper， “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said， “Yes， not a bad chair. How much do you want for it， Sir?” “Twenty pounds，” I said. “OK，” he said. “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg，” I said. “Yes， I saw that. It’s nothing.”

Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh， it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it，” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me，” he said. “Yes， I know but I’ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy，” he said. Then， suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right，” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said， ‘Would you mend this chair for me?’” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it，” he said. “We don’t do repairs， not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you. Will you pay for five?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.

1. We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ____.

A. was rather impoliteB. was warmly received

C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chairD. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

2. The underlined word “approach” in the second paragraph means ____.

A. plan for dealing with thingsB. decision to sell things

C. idea of repairing things D. way of doing things

3. The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ____.

A. changed his mindB. accepted the offer

C. saw the writer’s purpose D. decided to help the writer

4. How much did the writer pay? ____.

A. ￡5B. ￡7C. ￡20 D. ￡27

5. From the text， we can learn that the writer was ____.

A. honestB. carefulC. smart D. funny

(E)

At first， the earth’s surface layer(層) was made up of huge blocks of hard， solid rocks. Then slowly， these rocks broke up into smaller and smaller pieces. Finally stones， pebbles (卵石) and grains of sand were formed. Many sorts of plants and animals lived and died on the surface of the earth. Their remains mixed up with the stones， pebbles and formed soil. The outmost layer of the earth is soil.

There are many ways in which large pieces of rock break into smaller ones. Wind， water， heat and cold help to break up rocks. When winds blow grains of sand against a large rock for a long time， the softer layers of the rock are slowly worn away. These leave holes and crack (裂縫) in the rock， which become bigger and finally the rock breaks up into smaller pieces.

The moving water of streams and rivers also helps to break up rocks. As the water moves along， it carries with it small pieces of rock. These rub the large ones. Thus， the large rocks are worn down on smaller pieces.

The heat of the sun is also helpful to breaking up rocks. When the sun shines， the rocks become very hot. If these rocks are suddenly cooled， they may crack. Ice also plays a part in making soil. Water in the cracks can turn into ice in cold weather. As this happens， it becomes bigger and the cracks become wider， and finally break into smaller pieces.

1. According to the passage， soil ____.

A. forms very slowlyB. is a mixture of stones， pebbles and sand

C. makes up the layers of the earth D. is becoming smaller and smaller

2. How many factors (因素) are mentioned in helping the forming of soil? ____.

A. ThreeB. FourC. Five D. More than five

3. Which of the following speeds up the breaks of rocks most? ____.

A. Hot weatherB. Cold water

C. Sharp changes in temperatureD. More dead plants in the cracks

4. The best title for this passage should be “____”.

A. Soil from RocksB. Ways to Break up Rocks

C. Soil on the Earth D. Soil， Outmost Layer of the Earth

5. Which of the following is NOT true? ____.

A. The remains of many plants of animals formed soil

B. If a large rock never moves， it will never break up

C. Even if a large rock never moves， it will break up

D. Ice in the cracks helps to break up rocks

Ⅳ. 短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)

Here are two types of cars may some day1.____

take place of today’s big cars. If everyone drives such 2.____

cars in the future， there will be fewer pollution in 3.____

the air. There will also be more space for parking 4.____

cars in cities， and the street will be less crowded. 5.____

These such cars can be fit in the space now needed 6.____

by one car of the usually size. The little cars will cost 7.____

much less to own and drive. Drive will be safer， too， 8.____

though these little cars can go only 65 kilometers per 9.____

hour. But it will not be of any use for long trips. 10.____

Ⅴ. 書面表達(dá)(25分)

請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示，寫一篇短文介紹中國(guó)的元宵節(jié)。

1. 元宵節(jié)在中國(guó)新年慶祝活動(dòng)的最后一天，也就是陰歷正月十五?！霸边@兩個(gè)字表示一年當(dāng)中第一個(gè)滿月的晚上。

2. 元宵節(jié)的晚上，城市和鄉(xiāng)村到處掛滿了樣式各異、大小不同的燈籠，這就是元宵節(jié)又被稱為“燈節(jié)”的原因。

3. 古代中國(guó)婦女足不出戶，但是在元宵節(jié)的晚上青年男女可以出去看燈籠，猜燈謎，自由自在地和陌生人交往。從這點(diǎn)看來，有點(diǎn)像中國(guó)的情人節(jié)。

4. 元宵節(jié)的另一特點(diǎn)就是吃用糯米面做成的元宵，也就是人們常說的湯圓。據(jù)說吃元宵的風(fēng)俗起源于公元4世紀(jì)的東晉，到唐、宋時(shí)期流行起來。

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Key(4)