高一（下）Ｕｎｉｔ１７測試題

Ⅰ. 單項(xiàng)填空(每小題1分，共15分)

1. It has often been said that life is difficult ____.

A. as it isB. so it isC. as is itD. so as is

2. Sandy could do nothing but ____ to his teacher that he was wrong.

A. admitB. admittedC. admittingD. to admit

3. You ____ do your homework before watching TV.

A. are going toB. are about to C. are toD. will

4. ——What ever has ____ him today? Tom has never been late for class.

——But he hasn’t turned up yet， the meeting has been on for half an hour!

A. happen toB. come about C. become ofD. occurred

5. Mary keeps ____ us， but she never does.

A. to promise visitingB. to promising to visit

C. promising visitingD. promising to visit

6. For the sake of her daughter’s health， she decided to move to a warm ____.

A. weatherB. temperatureC. seasonD. climate

7. The boy ____ that the egg ____ on the table was ____ by the black hen.

A. lied; laid; lainB. laid; lay; lied C. lied; laid; laidD. lay; laid; lain

8. The news soon ____ that our basketball team had won the game.

A. got aroundB. was got around C. got aboutD. was got about

9. The boy’s parents gave Tom 300 dollars as a(n) ____ for saving their children from the fire.

A. awardB. rewardC. prizeD. gift

10. If we ____ here ten minutes earlier， we ____ the bus.

A. arrived; would catch B. arrived; would have caught

C. had arrived; had caught D. had arrived; would have caught

11. Staying in the hotel for a day costs ____ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.

A. twice as much asB. as much twice as

C. as twice much asD. twice than

12. ——There were already five people in the car， but they managed to take me as well.

——It ____ a comfortable journey.

A. can’t beB. shouldn’t have beenC. mustn’t have beenD. couldn’t have been

13. All ____ present and all ____ going to well.

A. is， isB. are， areC. are， isD. is， are

14. She first ____ to fame as a singer at the age of 16.

A. roseB. cameC. becameD. turned

15. The man ____ is the one ____ in bed.

A. referred to， lyingB. referred， lying

C. referring to， laidD. referring， laid

Ⅱ.完形填空(每小題1.5分，共30分)

Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing __1__ was something she picked up by herself. After her first __2__， teaching disabled children， she became a part-time writer for IBM. __3__， writing stories was simply a __4__ interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher. __5__， they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long __6__ and paid Tracy a $ 50，000 advance. “A pretty money，” said the publisher， “for __7__ writer.”

__8__ Tracy’s characters are interesting， her stories sometimes __9__ readers uneasy—those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could __10__ the afterlife world，” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother， who died many years ago.”

“Can I? I don’t think I can，” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have __11__ when things come to me __12__.” Once， she was wondering how to complete a __13__ set in ancient(古代的) China. __14__ the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man， with a copy of a book on Chinese __15__. It came without her having __16__ it.

Though she has published 10 books， Tracy has remained __17__ by her fame. She lives in the same __18__ she lived 27 years ago—although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for __19__ in her life—and it wasn’t just __20__.

1. A. skillB. experienceC. practiceD. method

2. A. dutyB. effortC. jobD. task

3. A. InsteadB. NormallyC. CertainlyD. Then

4. A. generalB. deepC. personalD. lively

5. A. InterestedB. AnxiouslyC. SeriouslyD. Encouraged

6. A. filmB. storyC. programD. article

7. A. a foreignB. a popular C. an unusualD. an unknown

8. A. Now thatB. Even though C. Just becauseD. Except that

9. A. findB. turnC. leaveD. hold

10. A. make upB. connect withC. controlD. explain

11. A. eventsB. chancesC. feelingsD. moments

12. A. for no reasonB. from a distanceC. by accidentD. as gifts

13. A. descriptionB. pointingC. sceneD. talk

14. A. SurprisinglyB. SuddenlyC. ExpectedlyD. Fortunately

15. A. cookingB. historyC. playD. medicine

16. A. knownB. sentC. realizedD. ordered

17. A. unchangedB. excitedC. determinedD. unmoved

18. A. lifeB. cityC. houseD. way

19. A. successB. workC. joyD. variety

20. A. writingB. reportingC. luckD. fun

Ⅲ.閱讀理解(每小題2分，共40分)

(A)

Taxes， Taxes and More Taxes

Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life; death and taxes. Americans do not have a corner on the “death” market， but many people feel that the United States leads the world with the worst taxes.

Taxes consist of the money which people pay to support their government. There are generally three levels of government in the United States: federal(聯(lián)邦)， state， and city; therefore， there are three types of taxes.

Salaried people who earn more than a few thousand dollars must pay a certain percentage of their salaries to the federal government. The percentage varies (變化不同) form person to person. It depends on their salaries. The federal government has a graduated income tax， that is， the percentage of the tax (14 to 70 percent) increases as a person’s income increases. With the high cost of taxes people are not very happy on April 15， when the federal taxes are due.

The second tax is for the state government: New York， California， North Dakota， or any of the other forty-seven states. Some states have an income tax similar to that of the federal government. Of course， the percentage for the state tax is lower. Other states have a sales tax， which is a percentage charged to any item(項(xiàng)目) which you buy in that state. For example， a person might want to buy a packet of cigarettes for twenty-five cents. If there is a sales tax of eight percent in that state， then the cost of the cigarettes is twenty-seven cents. This figure includes the sales tax. Some states use income tax in addition to sales tax to raise their revenues(收入). The state tax laws are diverse(多樣) and confusing(混淆).

The third tax is for the city. This tax comes in two forms: property tax (people who own a home have to pay taxes on it) and excise(國產(chǎn)) tax， which is charged on cars in a city. The cities use these funds(資金) for education， police and fire departments， public works and municipal (市政內(nèi)) buildings.

Since Americans pay such high taxes， they often feel that they are working one day each week just to pay their taxes. People always complain about taxes. They often protest that the government uses their tax dollars in the wrong way. They say that it spends too much on useless and impractical programs. Although Americans have different views on many issues (問題)， they tend to agree on one subject: taxes are too high.

1. How do you understand the sentence “Americans do not have a corner on the ‘death’ market”? ____.

A. It means that Americans， just like all other people， must die

B. It means that Americans do not have a secret place to keep from death in their life

C. It means that Americans are not good at doing business in the death market

D. It means that there is no such place as a death market in the U.S.

2. Why should the American people usually pay three types of taxes? ____.

A. There are three levels of government—federal， state and city—to support the United

States

B. There are three kinds of taxes to pay; they are graduated income tax， sales tax and property tax

C. They earn different salaries: high， middle， and low

D. Tax laws in different states are different

3. What does the title “Taxes， Taxes， and More Taxes” imply? ____.

A. Americans are not satisfied with the three types of taxes

B. The three levels of government do not use the taxes in a right way

C. Americans complain that taxes are too high

D. Americans’ taxes are diverse and confusing

(B)

One of Britain’s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected(可疑的) police killer David Bieber—and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡30，000 reward money.

Vicki Brown， 30， played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki， who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years， told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber’s bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.

She said， “I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there.”

The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious(懷疑) of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said， “He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact(接觸).” Vicki， the only employee on duty， called her bosses Margaret， 64， and husband Stan McKale， 65， who phoned the police at 11 pm.

Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston， Gateshead， at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.

“It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?’ My heart missed a beat.”

Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.

“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel， so I went to watch. I could not see into the man’s room， but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed(戴上手銬).”

1. The underlined phrase “be in line for” in the first paragraph means “____”.

A. getB. be paidC. ask forD. own

2. Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because ____.

A. he called her

B. he looked very strange

C. he came to the hotel with little luggage

D. he came to the hotel the day before New Year’s Eve

3. Vicki’s heart missed a beat because ____.

A. the phone went again B. she would be famous

C. the policemen had already arrived D. she saw 20 policemen in the car park

4. David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in ____.

A. the passageB. the man’s room C. Vicki’s bedroomD. the top floor room

5. The whole event probably lasted about ____ hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers.

A. 6B. 8C. 11D. 14

(C)

As more women in the United States move up the professional ladder， more are finding it necessary to make business trips alone. Since this is new for many， some trips are certainly in order. If you are married， it is a good idea to encourage your husband and children to learn to cook a few simple meals while you are away. They will be much happier and probably enjoy the experience. If you will be eating a good meal alone， choose good restaurants. In the end， they will be much better for your digestion(消化). You may also find it useful to call the restaurant in advance and state that you will be eating alone. You will probably get better service and almost certainly a better table. Finally， and most importantly， anticipate(提前做準(zhǔn)備) your travel needs as a businesswoman; this starts with lightweight luggage which you can easily manage even when fully packed. Take a folding(折疊) case inside your suitcase; it will come in extremely handy(極其方便) for dirty clothes， as well as for business documents and papers you no longer need on the trip. And make sure you have a briefcase so that you can keep currently required papers separate. Obviously， experience helps， but you can make things easier on yourself from the first by careful planning， so that right from the start you really can have a good trip!

1. Who is the author’s intended audience? ____.

A. Working women who have no time for cooking

B. Husbands and children of working women

C. Working women who must travel on their own

D. Hotel personnel who must attend to working women

2. Why is lightweight luggage important for the travelling businesswoman? ____.

A. It provides space for dirty clothes

B. It is easy to move

C. It can double as a briefcase

D. It is usually big enough to carry all business documents

3. Where would this passage most likely appear? ____.

A. In a magazine specially for women

B. In a restaurant and hotel guide

C. In a news magazine

D. In a journal for top-ranking businessmen and women

(D)

The regular use of text messages and e-mails can lower the IQ more than twice as much as smoking marijuana(大麻). That is the claim(聲稱) of psychologists who have found that tapping away on a mobile phone or computer keypad or checking them for electronic messages knocks up to 10 points off the user’s IQ.

This rate of decrease in intelligence compares unfavorably with the four-point drop in IQ related to smoking marijuana， according to British researchers， who have claimed this as “infomania”. Infomania is mainly a problem for adult workers， especially men， the study carried out by Hewlett Packard， the technology company， has concluded.

The noticeable drop in IQ is due to the constant distraction(注意力分散) of “always on” technology when employees should focus on what they are paid to do. Infomania means that they lose attention as their minds remain fixed in an almost permanent(永久的) state of readiness to react to technology instead of focusing on the task in hand.

The brain also finds it hard to deal with lots of tasks at once， reducing its overall effectiveness， the report added. And while modern technology can have huge benefits， excessive(過度的) use can be damaging not only to a person’s mind， but to their social life.

Eighty volunteers took part in clinical trials on IQ deterioration(退化) and 1，100 adults were interviewed. More than six in ten polled(被測驗(yàn)) admit that they were used to checking their e-mail and text messages so frequently that they read work-related ones even when at home or on holiday. Half said that they always responded immediately to an e-mail and one in five polled will interrupt a meeting to do so.

Furthermore， infomania is having a negative effect on work colleagues， increasing stress and dissenting(不同意的) feelings. Nine out of ten polled thought that colleagues who answered e-mails or messages during a face-to-face meeting were extremely rude. Yet one in three polled believes that it is not only acceptable， but actually diligent and efficient to do so.

1. Infomania can be defined as ____.

A. a problem caused by permanent focusing on masses of tasks

B. a common problem for all mobile phone users around the world

C. a problem caused by permanent state of reacting to mobile phones or computers

D. an illness of people stressed by their reacting to technology and the tasks in hand

2. According to the passage， infomania is likely to damage the following except ____.

A. one’s mindB. one’s social lifeC. one’s IQD. one’s feelings

3. What does the underlined word “negative” here mean? ____.

A. Harmful B. Favorable C. Uncertain D. Suitable

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? ____.

A. Regular use of e-mails can lower the IQ as much as smoking

B. Infomania barely has an effect upon one’s relationship with people around him

C. The constant distraction of the “always on” mobile phone results in the decrease in IQ

D. Almost half polled believed that answering e-mails during a face-to-face meeting was rude

(E)

The rich world’s arguments about the environment follows a pattern. Environmentalists say pollution is terrible and getting worse. Businessmen retort(反駁) that a real clean-up would cost too much. The ordinary citizen believes both: the environment is indeed going down the drain， but so might his job if anyone tries to stop that. All of them， it turns out， are wrong.

Recent statistics(數(shù)據(jù)) show that， in rich countries at least， many of the worst pollution problems are far smaller than they used to be—and that the costs of this success have so far been small.

Start with air pollution. The dreaded greenhouse gases are still flowing into the atmosphere. But output of gases that attack the ozone layer is well under control. Production of CFCs used in refrigerators—has fallen by two-thirds since the mid-1980s. Many pollutants have been beaten back. The smog， has fallen by around a third in rich countries since 1980. Emissions of lead， soot and carbon monoxide—each hazardous(有害的) to human health—have also fallen sharply.

Water quality has improved in many ways. There is still worry about chemicals， such as fertilizers and heavy metals， draining off the land. But many of the organisms that once infested(寄生于) rich-world waterways—and which still kill millions in poor countries—are retreating steadily. Progress is largely due to the spread of waste-water treatment.

Has this cost jobs? There is no evidence for that. Spending on pollution control amounts to 1%-2%GDP(國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值) in most rich countries， but that has not cut jobs overall. True， certain industries such as mining have lost jobs， and some companies have moved to less strict third-world countries. But greenery， like any new market， has also created jobs: the market world-wide was worth some $200 billion in 1990.

1. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to make the readers believe that ____.

A. pollution is terrible and getting worse

B. to protect the environment would cost too much

C. the pollution problems are not as serious as before and the cost of making a cleaner environment is not as big as people anticipated

D. the environment is becoming worse but to stop pollution may increase the rate of

unemployment

2. Which of the following statement is true according to the passage? ____.

A. CFCs， lead， soot and carbon monoxide are the pollutants that help to form acid rain and smog

B. The spread of waste-water treatment has contributed much to the progress in water quality

C. Some companies have moved to less strict third-world countries because mining have lost jobs

D. Protecting environment hasn’t lost jobs because a new market which is green has

created jobs

3. We can infer from the passage that ____.

A. CFCs is one of the main pollutants that attack the ozone layer

B. the ozone layer will not be attacked in the future because the output of greenhouse gases is under control

C. refrigerators will not be produced anymore for CFCs is harmful to the ozone layer

D. the ozone layer was discovered in the mid-1980s

4. Which of the following is nearest in meaning to “going down the drain” (Line 5)? ____.

A. being wasted

B. becoming worse

C. being thrown away into the gutter(陰溝)

D. being protected

5. The paragraph following this one would most likely discuss ____.

A. the difference between greenery and mining

B. the reason of the progress in protecting the environment

C. the GDP of the rich countries this year

D. the advantage of a cleaner environment

Ⅳ.短文改錯(cuò)(每小題1分，共10分)

In old China， women’s social class was lower than men. It 1.____

was thought that women was belonged to men and men were the 2.____

cores(核心) of family. Women’s job was cooking， washing， 3.____

looking after children and waiting for their husbands.4.____

Even if women went work， the best jobs used to be given to 5.____

men. Even when women did a same work， they were paid 6.____

more than men. Now， women’s social class has been advanced 7.____

(提高) step by step. They could stand beside men， with the 8.____

same chance for success. Still nowadays women have more 9.____

difficulty finding jobs than men after graduate from colleges. 10.____

Ⅴ.書面表達(dá)(共25分)

假如你是李華， 昨天學(xué)校為你們舉辦了18歲成人儀式。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下列要點(diǎn)給你在美國的筆友發(fā)一封電子郵件，描述儀式過程并簡述你的感受。

1. 成人宣誓

2. 感謝家長和老師的教育培養(yǎng)

3. 老師送賀卡

4. 表演節(jié)目

注意:

(1)郵件必須包括以上要點(diǎn)，可以適當(dāng)發(fā)揮;

(2)詞數(shù):100左右;

(3)開頭結(jié)尾已為你寫好。

生詞: 宣誓:make an oath 儀式:ceremony

Dear Tom，

It is great to receive your email. Now I’d like to tell you something that took place in my school yesterday.______________________________________________________________

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Yours，

Lihua

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