上海牛津英语教材高一上学期英语单元测验

高一上学期英语单元测验 ( Units 4 & 5 )

Dec. 20th ，2016

第一卷 共43题，61分

（请将答案填涂在答题卡上）

I. 单项选择 (1.5’×20=30’)

1. Ten minutes before the exam was over, I still had two problems to ______.

A. go B. notify C. leave D. request

2. She felt so ______ the night before the exam that she couldn’t fall asleep at all.

A. awake B. tense C. natural D. terrific

3. That was really a splendid evening. It’s years ______ I enjoyed myself so much.

A. when B. until C. before D. since

4. --- Excuse me. Is this the right way to the Summer Palace?

--- Sorry, I’m not sure. But it ______ be.

A. might B. shall C. should D. can

5. The spy tried to run away but gave up when he found himself ______ by the police.

A. suspended B. surrounded C. guided D. crowded

6. After the last contestant ______ on the stage, the host announced the start of the quiz show. Which one is NOT proper?

A. was seated B. took a seat D. seated himself D. was seating

7. You ______ lead a horse to the water, but you _______ never make it drink.

A. will; can B. may; can C. may; must D. must; should

8. V olleyball, which is considered our school ’s ______ sport, has always enjoyed a high level of popularity.

A. structure B. signature C. subject D. sample

9. He hardly ______ say anything more since you seem to have been told everything that happened.

A. doesn’t need B. needn’t C. needs D. need

10. The newly-released song has already proved a success and may well start a ______.

A. trend B. view C. schedule D. excerpt

11. Allow children the space to voice their opinions, ______ they are different from your own.

A. until B. even if C. unless D. as though

12. Food here is cheaper in Canada; Clothing, ________, is more expensive.

A. what’s more B. for example

C. in a word D. on the other hand

13. A dozen ideas were considered before the manager finally ______ the design of the building.

A. voted on B. depended on C. decided on D. reflected on

14. “Mr. Brown, someone wants to see you. ______ he come in or wait outside?” asked the secretary.

A. Will B. Would C. Shall D. Can

15. I decided to ______ looking for a place to stay when I got there rather than booking a ticket in advance.

A. advise B. avoid C. risk D. enjoy

16. We were ______ that the highway was still under construction, so we came back by a different route.

A. ensured B. guaranteed C. identified D. warned

17. --- My foot hurts terribly, doctor.

--- Well, I wonder ______ it has been like this.

A. since when B. since then C. for how long D. when

18. They made up their minds to carry out the plan at first, but then we ________ persuade them to change their minds.

A. would B. could C. were able to D. had to

19. To our surprise, Class One ______ Class Two at the basketball match yesterday afternoon.

A. beat B. won C. struck D. lost

20. Animals kept in this way can easily ______ sick, so they have to be given drugs.

A. grow B. get C. turn D. remain

II. 完形填空 (1’×15=15’)

When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often feel like cutting and keeping it. But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the __21__ side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to __22__ healthy, or advice on how to be oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to __23__, leaving out half of it or keeping the text __24__ the title. __25__, the scissors would stay before they start, or halfway done when I find out the __26__ result. Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your __27__. You can only take up one of them, and the other has to wait or be __28__ .

But you know the future is unpredictable（不可预知的）—the changed situation may not __29__ you to do what is left behind. So sometimes you are __30__ in a difficult situation and feel sad. How come nice chances and intelligent ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life improves greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what __31__ is like: we often __32__ the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only __33__ we take up another. The former may be __34__ important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I still remember a philosopher’s remarks, “ When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual（不经意的）or passive choice may not be a bad one.

Whatever we do in our lifetime, whichever road we take, there must be something we can achieve, some shore we can land on. Don’t forget God always keeps an alternative door open for __35__. While the front door is closed, there must be another open door for us.

21. A. front B. same C. opposite D. wrong

22. A. maintain B. keep

23. A. miss B. damage

24. A. on B. for

25. A. In fact B. By the way

26. A. satisfying B. surprising

27. A. courage B. strength

28. A. given up B. washed out

29. A. advise B. admit

30. A. caught B. attracted

31. A. life B. society

32. A. see B. face

33. A. before B. after

34. A. much B. less

35. A. no one B. someone

III. 阅读理解 (2’×8=16’) C. lead C. abandon C. without C. In short C. regretful C. attention C. taken away C. allow C. filled C. nature C. connect C. until C. more C. any one D. bring D. harm D. off D. As a result D. impossible D. patience D. robbed of D. arrange D. surrounded D. study D. hold D. because D. quite D. everyone

A

If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?

According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the younger people learn a second language, the greater the effect is.

A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University College London (UCL), took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early a number of later learners.

Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.

“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists. It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.

Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的),” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.” The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.

36. In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise ” in order to ______.

A. say language is also a kind of physical activity

B. prove that one needs more practice when he /she is learning a language

C. show the importance of using the language when you learn the language

D. make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well

37. The underlined word “bilingual” probably means ______.

A. a researcher on language learning

B. a person who is good at learning foreign languages

C. a person who can speak two languages

D. an active language learner

38. We may learn from the scientific findings that ______.

A. the ability to learn a second language keeps changing all the time

B. the experience of learning a second language has a bad effect on people’s brain

C. the earlier you start learning a second language, the higher the grey matter density is

D. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a second language

39. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Learning a second language can help improve your brain power.

B. Learning a second language can help you understand different cultures better.

C. If you want to learn a second language, you should do it at a certain age.

D. The research done by the researchers from UCL is very successful.

B

He was 50 years old when I was born, and a “” long before anyone had a name for it. I didn’t know why he was home instead of Mom, but I was young and the only one of my friends who had their dad around. I considered myself very lucky. Dad did so many things for me during my grade-school years. He asked the school bus driver to pick me up at my house instead of the usual bus stop that was six blocks away. He always had my lunch ready for me when I came home—usually a peanut butter and sandwich that was shaped for the season. My favorite was at Christmas. The sandwiches would be covered with green sugar and cut in the shape of a tree. As I got a little older and tried to gain my independence, I wanted to move away from those “childish” signs of his love. But he wasn’t going to give up. In high school and no longer able to go home for lunch, I began taking my own. Dad would get up a little earlier and make it for me. I never knew what to expect. The outside of the bag might be covered with his way of a mountain scene (it became his trademark) or a heart with the word “Dad-n-Angie” in its center. Inside there would be a note with that same heart or an “I love you”. Many times he would write a joke or a riddle. He always had some silly sayings to make me smile and let me know that he loved me. I used to hide my lunch so no one would see the bag or read the note, but that didn’t last long. One of my friends saw the note one day, grabbed it, and passed it around the lunch room. My face burned. To my great surprise, the next day all my

friends were waiting to see the note. From the way they acted, I thought they all wished they had someone who showed them that kind of love. I was so proud to have him as my father. Throughout the rest of my high school years, I received those notes, and still have a majority of them.

And still it didn’t end. When I left home for college, I thought the messages would stop. But my friends and I were glad that his action continued.

I began getting letters almost every Friday. The front-desk worker always knew who the letters were from —the return address said, “The Hunk.” Many times the envelopes were addressed in crayon, and along with the enclosed letters were usually drawings of our cat and dog, stick figures of him and mom and if I had been home the weekend before, of me racing around town with friends and using the house as a pit stop. He also had his mountain scene and the inscription(题词), “Dad-n-Angie”.

40. The author lists so many details in order to show ______.

A. her father liked doing housework B. she had a caring father

C. she failed to gain independence D. her father was not manly enough

41. The author tried to hide her lunch from her friends because ______.

A. she did not want her friends to share her father’s love

B. she did not like her father’s notes

C. the food had been badly prepared

D. she was afraid her friends might laugh at her

42. In the first paragraph the underlined part “Mr. Mom” refers to ______.

A. a mother who works outside to support the family

B. a father who is responsible for doing housework

C. a mother who is responsible for doing housework

D. a father who cares much for his children, which might harm the character of the children

43. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The author’s parents did not get along well with each other.

B. The author’s mother did not love her.

C. The author’s mother left much of the housework to her husband.

D. The author did not love her mother.

第二卷 共22题，39分

(请将答案填到答卷纸上)

Ⅳ. 根据句子内容和所给意思写出所缺词组，使句子意思完整、语法正确，每空一词。(12’×2=24’)

1. You need to fill in forms neatly, especially when you are ______ ______ (申请) a visa.

2. He doesn’t ______ ______ (想要) going out this evening, for he has been working in the lab all day.

3. Near the end of the game, David Beckham ______ ______ (冲上前去) and scored the winning goal.

4. He ______ ______ (安排) an excellent doctor to operate on the president and the

operation proved successful.

5. When the thief stole into the shop by the window, the shopkeeper ______ ______ (没有动弹), waiting to see what he would do.

6. Taking plenty of minerals and vitamins can stop your hair from ______ ______ (掉落).

7. The construction of the bridge was finished one week ______ ______ ______ (提前) because of everyone’s hard work.

8. A director is the person that is ______ ______ ______ (掌管) making films or television programmes.

9. The audience are dressed in ______ ______ ______ (各种各样的) ways, some in suits and dresses, some in jeans.

10. Since I don’t smoke, I don’t always carry _______ _______ ______（打火机） with me.

11. Perhaps the car has really given up and ______ ______ ______ ______ (该是……的时间) a new, or good second-hand one.

12. Mandy sat ______ ______ ______ ______ (在……边缘) her seat and chewed her fingernails while she watched.

V . 课文默写 (1’×5=5’)

1. Many people believe that sugar is not healthy for you. Others say that sugar is __________.

2. Scientists warn us that ___________ is dangerous, especially for children.

3. Children’s bodies cannot grow properly __________.

4. They say, for example, people who eat lots of cheeseburgers and milkshakes will __________.

5. Therefore, we cannot decide what to eat without first __________.

VI. 翻译句子 (2’×5=10’)

要求：必须使用括号内的单词。

1. 自从这个系统被引进后，这家公司取得了巨大的成功。(achieve)

2. 据说一个素食者的胃口会受天气的影响。(influence)

3. 医生建议他有规律地锻炼来减轻体重。(advise)

4. 当面对一个难题时，你应该努力找出办法来解决，而不是放弃。(instead)

5. 看到两个学生上课时互相窃窃私语老师很生气。(whisper)

Answer Sheet (共39分)

Class _____________ Name _____________ Score _____________ IV . 词组填空 (12’×2=24’)

1. ___________ __________ 2. ___________ __________

3. ___________ __________

5. ___________ __________ 4. ___________ __________ 6. ___________ __________

7. ___________ __________ __________

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12. ___________ __________ __________ ___________

V . 课文默写 (1’×5=5’)

1. ___________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________________________ VI. 翻译句子 (2’×5=10’)

1. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

Note: Please write neatly!

Keys:

I. 1-5: ABDAB 6-10: DBBDA 11-15: BDCCC 16-20: DACAB

II. 21-25: CBBCD 26-30: CCACA 31-35: ABBCD

III. 36-39: DCCA 40-43: BDBC

IV .

1. applying for

2. feel like

3. rushed forward

4. arranged for

5. kept still

6. falling out

7. ahead of time

8. in charge of

9. a variety of

10. a cigarette lighter

11. it is time for / it’s time to buy

12. on the edge of

V .

1. the best source of energy

2. a lack of certain kinds of food

3. without a balanced diet

4. increase their risk of heart attacks

5. doing intelligent research

VI.

1. Since this system was introduced, the company has achieved great success.

2. It is said that the appetite of a vegetarian can / will be influenced by (the) weather.

3. The doctor advised him to exercise regularly to lose weight.

4. When facing a difficult problem, you should try to find a way to solve it instead of giving up.

5. The teacher was/got very angry when he/she saw two students whispering to each other in class.