第二单元测试
一、单项选择
1.It _________ me about fifty minutes to travel from my home to my school by bike.
A.takes B.costs C.spends D.pays
2.My mom works _______ the Bank of China and she is busy with her work.
A.On B.for C.the D.of
3.Mr. Black is a baker and he__________ bread for people.
A.bake B.bakery C.bakes D.baking
4.I decided ___________ a new computer.
A.buying B.bought C.buys D.to buy
5.A lot of people live in my block and they do different______________.
A.jobs B.job C.works D.work
二、完形填空
When we were having an English exam this morning, I felt somebody was watching me closely. I turned my head quickly and saw Jack. He sat just __6__ me. My eyes caught his and he said very quietly, "May I have a look at your __7__ " "What am I going to do " I thought to myself. I __8__ cheating in exams. Besides, I studied hard for the exam. Clearly Jack didn't. During the exam, I tried several ways to guard my answers so that Jack wouldn't be able to see them. When the exam__9__, I felt I should let him know cheating was wrong. And I didn't want to destroy our friendship. My mind__10__ the right words. "Sorry, Jack, but you know how I feel about cheating, " I said slowly and gently. "Maybe I could help you __11__ before the next test.”"Ok, Brain, " he smiled, "it might not be easy, but I'll have a try.”
6.A.under B.behind C.far from D.in front of
7.A.exam B.pen C.watch D.paper
8.A.enjoy B.like C.hate D.expect
9.A.ended B.began C.went on D.took place
10.A.waited for B.searched for C.took up D.looked over
11.A.cheat B.write C.study D.ride
三、阅读单选
Choose the best answer(根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案)
The meeting lasted three hours. Mr. Jackson looked at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter to eight. “The last bus started fifteen minutes ago,” thought the man. “It means I’ll have to stay in a hotel for night today.”
The man always drove home after work. He and his wife lived outside the city. It was about an hour’s drive. But something was wrong with his car two days ago. He had to take a bus to his office. They had to discuss something important that afternoon and he couldn’t catch the bus.
At last the meeting was over. It began to snow after he came out of the warm office. He wanted some warm food and soup first. Most restaurants were full of people and he went into a small one. The waiter came up quickly and showed the menu to him.
“Bring me some hot soup first,’ said Mr. Jackson.
About twenty minutes later the young man brought the soup to him. Drinking, he found something in it. “Come here, boy.” he called out. “Look! There’s a grey hair in my soup!”
“It’s very strange, sir,” said the waiter. “It’s usually a fly. Oh, I remember. Flies are sleeping in winter.”
12.Mr. Jackson usually went home __________.
A.by bus B.by car C.by bike D.on foot
13.__________, so Mr. Jackson had to stay in the hotel.
A.The last bus left
B.The meeting was very important
C.Something was wrong with the car
D.It was very cold that evening
14.The last bus started at ___________.
A.7:30 B.7:45 C.7:55 D.8:05
15.Why did Mr. Jackson have to go into a small restaurant
A.Because the last bus had gone.
B.Because he wanted some warm food and soup.
C.Because he couldn’t find other restaurants.
D.Because most restaurants were full of people.
16.Mr. Jackson wanted some hot soup first because __________.
A.the restaurant was very cold
B.it snowed heavily
C.there were few people in the restaurant
D.he felt cold after he left the office
17.The waiter’s words mean that ___________.
A.the soup in the restaurant was nice
B.there was nothing in the soup
C.there were usually flies in the soup in summer
D.he had to say sorry to Mr. Jackson
四、阅读判断
The night outside was cold and windy. Joe was alone in his London flat. His dog, Max, was sleeping at his feet. The TV was on, but Joe wasn't watching it. He was just sitting in his armchair, thinking about his future. He lost his job and he had no money. He felt very sad.
It was quite late at night and Joe was getting sleepy. He decided to go to bed but forgot to put out the fire in the fireplace. He fell asleep as soon as he got into bed.
Suddenly, Joe woke up. His dog was barking(吠)loudly. Joe saw smoke coming out of the living room. His carpet was on fire! He took a bucket(桶)filled with water and poured(倒)it onto the burning carpet. Thanks to Max, he was saved from the fire.
Joe felt lucky to be alive, and was sure that everything would be all right in the end.
18.Joe was in his London flat on a cold and windy night.
19.He was watching TV, with Max at his feet.
20.He put out fire in the fireplace before going to bed.
21.Max barked loudly, which made Joe wake up.
22.After he was saved from the fire, Joe believed that life was good after all.
参考答案:
1.A
【详解】句意:从我家到学校骑自行车花费我大约50分钟。
本题考查动词。It takes sb time to do sth做某事花费某人时间,Sth costs sb money某物花费某人钱,Sb spends time/money doing sth某人花费时间/钱做某事,Sb pays money for sth某人花钱买某物。根据to travel from my home to my school by bike此处用takes,故选A。
2.B
【详解】句意:我妈妈在中国银行工作,她忙于工作。
考查介词辨析。A. on在……上;B. for为,为了; C. the定冠词,表示特指;D. of关于; 属于……的。work for…意为“某单位效力”。the Bank of China中国银行属于单位,故选B。
【点睛】work for,work as和work in/at 都含有“工作”的意思,但它们的用法不同。
1.work for +名词/代词。意思是“ 为……工作; 为…效力”, 通常指为某人某事或者某单位效力。
2.work as+表示职业的名词。意思是“ 作为……而工作, 以什么职业为工作”。
3.work in/at+地点名词。意思是“在某地工作”,at一般指在小地点(学校、商店等),而in一般指大地点(南昌、亚洲、中国等)。
He works as a teacher.他作为一名老师而工作。换句话说是“他是老师。”
He knows he can’t work as a good painter. 他知道他当不了一个好画家。
He works in a Beijing. 他在北京工作。
She works at a middle school. 她在一所中学工作。
3.C
【详解】句意:布莱克先生是一位面包师,他为人们烘烤面包。
本题考查动词。bake烤,是动词原形;bakery面包店,是名词;bakes烤,是第三人称单数形式,baking是动名词。主语he是第三人称单数形式,谓语用第三人称单数形式,故选C。
4.D
【详解】句意:我决定买一台新电脑。
本题考查非谓语动词。buying是现在分词,bought是过去分词,buys是一般现在时的第三人称单数,to buy是动词不定式。decide to do sth决定做某事,故选D。
5.A
【详解】句意:很多人住在我的街区,他们做着不同的工作。
本题考查名词。job是可数名词,work是不可数名词。有different修饰,用复数名词。故选A。
6.B
7.D
8.C
9.A
10.B
11.C
【分析】本文讲述了作者的一个朋友想要在考试中看他的卷子,作弊。但是作者认为作弊是不对的,没有让他看自己的试卷。考试结束后,他想要在下次考试之前帮助朋友学习。
6.句意:他就坐在我后面。
A. under 在……下面,B. behind在……后面,C. far from远离,D. in front of在……的前面。根据前文的I turned my head quickly and saw Jack.可知,我需要转过头,才能看见他,因此他坐在我后面,故选B。
7.句意:我可以看看你的卷子吗?
A. exam 考试,B. pen 钢笔,C. watch手表,D. paper纸,试卷。根据后文的I 3 cheating in exams.可知,考试作弊,应是他想要看我的卷子,故选D。
8.句意:我讨厌考试中作弊。
A. enjoy 欣赏,B. like 喜欢,C. hate 憎恨,D. expect期望。根据后文的I felt I should let him know cheating was wrong.可知,我认为考试作弊是不对的,因此我讨厌考试作弊,故选C。
9.句意:当考试结束的时候,我认为我应该让他在知道作弊是不对的。
A. ended 结束,B. began开始,C. went on继续,D. took place发生,进行。结合前后文,他应是在考试后跟杰克说话,故选A。
10.句意:我心里在寻找合适的字眼。
A. waited for 等待,B. searched for寻找,C. took up拿起,D. looked over检查。根据后文的I said slowly and gently可知,我慢慢地说,因此在寻找合适的字眼来表达,故选B。
11.句意:也许我可以在下次考试之前帮助你学习。
A. cheat 欺骗,B. write写,C. study 学习,D. ride骑,乘。根据前文的I felt I should let him know cheating was wrong.可知,我想让他知道考试作弊是不对的,因此要帮助他学习,故选C。
【点睛】根据前后文的语境,认真辨析选项中的单词或短语的词义,结合词性,短语,句型,时态,语态和主谓一致,选出正确的选项。例如小题1,句意:他就坐在我后面。A. under在……下面,B. behind在……后面,C. far from远离,D. in front of在……的前面。根据前文的I turned my head quickly and saw Jack.可知,我需要转过头,才能看见他,因此他坐在我后面,故选B。
12.B
13.A
14.A
15.D
16.D
17.C
【分析】本文是记叙文。一个寒冷的冬天,杰克逊错过了最后一班公交车,他想在一个饭馆喝一些热汤暖和一下,他来到一家小餐馆,叫了一碗热汤,他找茬说汤里面有一根头发,服务员说,他应该说有一只苍蝇,有告诉他是冬季,苍蝇在冬眠。
12.B 细节理解题。根据第二段第1句The man always drove home after work可知,杰克逊下班后开车回家,故选B。
13.A 细节理解题。根据第二段“The last bus started fifteen minutes ago,” thought the man. “It means I’ll have to stay in a hotel for night today.”可知,因为最后一辆公交车15分钟前已经发出,所以他只好在酒店呆一个晚上,故选A。
14.A 细节理解题。根据第一段It was a quarter to eight. “The last bus started fifteen minutes ago,”可知当时是7:45,最后一辆公交车在15分钟前一句出发了,可推测公交车出发是在7:30.故选A。
15.D 细节理解题。根据第三段第4句Most restaurants were full of people and he went into a small one.可知,因为大部分饭馆已经挤满了人,所以他去了小饭馆,故选D。
16.D 细节理解题。根据第三段第2、3句It began to snow after he came out of the warm office. He wanted some warm food and soup first.他从办公室出来后天下雪了。他想先要些暖和的食物和汤。可知因为他感觉天冷了,故选D。
17.C 细节理解题。服务员说的话It’s usually a fly. Oh, I remember. Flies are sleeping in winter.意为:那通常是苍蝇。哦,我记得了。苍蝇在冬季在睡觉。言外之意是夏天在汤里通常有苍蝇是常见的,故选C。
【点睛】点睛:对于阅读理解题,首先要粗读文章了解大意,其次通过细读,理解全文。在粗读的基础上,仔细阅读题后所给的题目,根据题目要求,再有重点地返回来仔细阅读。在阅读理解的题目中,所设问题主要有以下几种方式:找主题或概括文章的中心思想、就文中的具体事实和情节进行提问、根据文章的表层意思进行深层次的推理判断等,在细读时,要根据设问的方式,进行有侧重地阅读。1、概括文章中心思想。1)文首呈现主题句。2)文尾出现主题句。3)首尾呼应展现主题。4)文中表述主题。前面提出问题,文中的主题由随之陈述的细节或合乎逻辑的引申在文中导出,而后再做进一步的解释。5)文章没有主题句。在这种情况下,考生要把所有的细节综合起来。进行逻辑推理,概括归纳出文章的主题句。2.掌握文章的具体事实和重要情节。在考题中,经常会见到就文章中某一具体事实和重要情节进行测试的题目。这就要求考生在阅读时要注意辨认和记忆具体事实,重要情节,事物的起因、过程、结果及发生的地点、时间等,这些都有可能作为测试点。还有一些测试题,要求考生在理解的基础上,通过自己的思维将理解的内容系统化,比如计算、排序等题型。
18.T
19.F
20.F
21.T
22.T
【分析】本文主要讲了失去工作的Joe感到很惆怅,睡前忘了扑灭壁炉的火,导致半夜起火,他的狗大吠叫醒了睡梦中的他,救了他一命,他因此也感到了生活的美好。
18.题干的句意:在寒冷和多风的夜晚,乔在他的伦敦公寓里。
细节理解题。根据上文The night outside was cold and windy. Joe was alone in his London flat. 夜晚,外面寒冷多风的,乔独自呆在他伦敦的公寓里。可知说法也题干一致,故题干正确。
19.题干句意:他在看电视,马克斯在他的脚边。
细节理解题。根据上文The TV was on, but Joe wasn't watching it.电视开着,Joe却没看。可知乔没看电视,所以题干说法错误。
20.题干句意:他上床睡觉之前把壁炉里的火扑灭了。
细节理解题。根据上文He decided to go to bed but forgot to put out the fire in the fireplace.他决定去睡觉,但忘了把火扑灭在壁炉里。可知Joe忘了把火扑灭,所以题干说法错误。
21.题干句意:马克斯大声喊起来,这把乔惊醒来了。
细节理解题。根据句意:Suddenly, Joe woke up. His dog was barking(吠)loudly.突然,乔醒来了。他的狗大声叫。可知题干说法与原句相符,故题干正确。
22.题干句意:乔从火中获救后,他相信生活终究是美好的。
细节理解题。根据上文Joe felt lucky to be alive, and was sure that everything would be all right in the end. Joe觉得活下来很幸运,他确信最终一切都会好起来的。可知题干说法与原句相符,故题干正确。