1、Unit 2单元综合测评单元综合测评.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)A(2016河南新乡佳誉中学高一检测)Every person has their own way of saying things, their own special expressions.Many everyday American expressions are based on colours.Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it to express heat.They may say they are red hot about somethin
2、g unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their colour and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is popular with many people. They may say the
3、 music is red hot，especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say theyre in the pink when theyre in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century.It probably came from many babies who were born with a nice pin
4、k colour showing good health.Blue is a cool colour. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous songMood Indigoabout the deep blue colour, indigo. In the words of the song：“You a
5、rent blue till youve had that Mood Indigo.” Someone who is blue is very sad.The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from h
6、igh waves may look very green.Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as his friends, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars of greenbacks.Dollars are called greenbacks becau
7、se that is the colour of the back side of the paper money.The colour black is often used in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day.The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused
8、to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了和颜色有关的习语。1If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping，you may call it_Aa white day Ba black dayCa red day Da green day【解析】推理判断题。最后一段说，人们把什么都不对劲的那一天称为“黑色的一天”，买东西的时候钱包被人偷了，够倒霉的，可谓“黑色的一天”。【答案】B2Su
9、ppose Mr.Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink.This means all his children are_Alucky and wealthy Bgentle and modestCfit and healthy Dcreative and energetic【解析】推理判断题。从文章第三段对“粉色”的描述可推知Mr.Brown说他的三个孩子都呈粉色，意味着他的孩子都很健康。【答案】C3When she got home and found nothing had be
10、en done by her husband, Jane was really_Ared hot BgreenCblue Dblack【解析】推理判断题。回到家里，发现丈夫什么事情都没有做，妻子当然十分生气了。【答案】A4In the following paragraph, the writer might tell the reader something about_Aunpopular organizations in the worldBpeoples response towards a black dayCthe influence of the traditional blue
11、sDmore words about a colour, such as brown【解析】推理判断题。文章开头说，美国的很多日常表达都与颜色有关，然后介绍了与red，pink，blue，green，black这些颜色相关的习语，那么下文应该是继续介绍与其他颜色相关的习语。【答案】DB(2016辽宁铁路实验中学高一期中检测)If youre planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.First of al
12、l, always check and doublecheck departure (起程)time.It is amazing how few people really do this carefully.Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten.My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10：50.When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at th
13、e departure desk told me that my flight was closed.Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency(货币) with you when you a
14、rrive in a country.This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. Once I arrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.“Listen! I onl
15、y take real money！”the driver said angrily.Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was embarrassing.The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel
16、in heavy suit and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.【语篇解读】作者就出国旅行给读者提了三点建议。了解一些简单的规则会给旅行带来很多的方便。第一点是再三确认出发时间；第二点是随身带一些当地的货币；第三点是充分了解当地的天气情况。5Where is the writer
17、 most probably from?A. Italy BThe USAC. Britain DGreece【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段的“because I had no dollars，I offered to pay in pounds instead”可知，作者没有带美元，想用英镑付打车的钱，由此可知，作者可能来自英国，故选C。【答案】C6According to the passage, the driver was angry because_Athe author gave him false (假的) moneyBthe author did not give him th
18、e local moneyCthe author offered to pay by credit cardDthe author had no enough change【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段的“Listen！I only take real money！”可知，司机的意思是他只收他们国家的钱，也就是美元，而且作者举这个例子是为了验证随身携带当地货币的重要性，故选B。【答案】B7Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe author tells people to choose warm places a
19、s their travel destinations.BYou dont have to take credit cards when traveling.CYou should know more about the weather of the place youll visit.DIts unnecessary to check the departure time carefully.【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段的“The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your
20、destination before you leave.”可知，出发前一定要尽可能多地了解目的地国家关于天气的信息，故选C。【答案】C8The writer mainly tells us_Ahow to make life easierBhow to be well prepared for a tripChow to enjoy ourselves on tripDhow to plan our trip【解析】主旨大意题。根据第一段“If youre planning on traveling，there are a few simple rules about how to make
21、 life easier both before and after your journey.”和后面几段的首句可知，作者认为出国旅行一定要做好充分的准备，作者给读者提了三个建议，故选B。【答案】BCThe Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25，1932 in th
22、e United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936.The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first
23、time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.In the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the nonhost countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when
24、 the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.Japan is an Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14，500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of t
25、he wonderful movements of some sportsmen.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了冬季奥运会时发行的一些邮票的情况。9The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games_Aafter the year 1936Bafter the 3rd White OlympicsCbefore the 3rd White OlympicsDbefore the year 1932【解析】细节理解题。由第一段的最后两句话可知选B。【答案】B10The Winter Olympics is
26、held once_Aevery two yearsBevery three yearsCevery four yearsDevery five years【解析】细节理解题。因为1932年为3rd，1936年为4th，故应为每四年一次。所以选C。【答案】C11Which of the following is TRUE?A. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.BOnly the nonhost countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.CAll
27、the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.DJapan cant publish stamps to mark those Games.【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段的“the host countries as well as the nonhost countries published stamps to mark those Games”可知正确答案。【答案】C12What may appear on the stamps of the Winter Olympics?ABasketball. BTable tennis.
28、CFootball. DSkating.【解析】推理判断题。只有D选项才是在冬季奥运会中举行的。【答案】DD(2016重庆一中高一期末检测)At the age of 16, Clara Barton was advised to become a teacher since she was quite shy. She taught in Massachusetts for ten years，and was invited to Bordentown, New Jersey to teach in a school. She saw that these communities neede
29、d complimentary education for their citizens, and she took action by creating a free school, one of the first in her state.But later, officials named a male as the head teacher instead of her. Disappointed, she left her job and moved to Washington D. C， becoming the first woman employed by the US Pa
30、tent Office.Clara Barton was forever changed by her experience with the army in the Civil War. She saw doctors use leaves when dealing with injuries since they had nothing else. The medical supplies were well behind the army，who were moving faster than their medical supply lines.She brought in a tru
31、ck of medical supplies that she collected personally some years ago. Miss Barton continued to work on the battlefields throughout the war.She helped in the recognition of 13，000 dead Union soldiers.This nonstop work made her fully exhausted.Following the advice of her doctor, she traveled to Europe
32、where she recovered energy and enriched herself.While in Europe, and still in poor health, Miss Barton was moved by the hardship on people caused by the FrancePrussia war. She helped in their relief effort，which encouraged her to create the Red Cross, which served the whole army and common people under a neutral flag.C
