Unit 2 Listening and Speaking习题检测
一、语段填词
1. I think we should stress the education of our traditional virtues(美德), which are all precious(宝贵的). We should also reject(拒绝)bad values in our life.
2. Many students complained(抱怨) about the high tuition(学费) fees of the university. But the official related responded(回应), “We charge fees based on certain rules, and our scholarship(奖学金) is on the increase. ”
3. Jane was hired(雇用) as a resident physician(医师) after graduating from a medical college. She was always energetic(精力充沛的) and volunteered to go to faraway(遥远的)villages to provide medical care.
4. In the last two decades(十年), the industry of insurance(保险)has seen a sharp(急剧的) increase. The majority(多数的)of people have bought various types of insurance(保险), especially those who have retired(退休) from work.
二、语法填空
I met an artist in the park today. At that moment, a piece of art 1.________(make)by her and local schoolchildren. The images on the artwork, of happy families with their pets, were so 2.________(inspire)!
Her next project is 3.________(create) a large painting that will cover an entire wall at the Children's Hospital. Again, she plans to work together 4.________ children from the neighbourhood. What 5.________heartwarming idea! Children who are well will be creating the artwork for children 6.________are sick. I can imagine the day when the painting will be shown. The children who work so hard on it will be overjoyed with 7.________(excite) to show what they have 8.________(vivid) created. And the children waiting to see the painting will be equally excited to see what is behind the curtain. And finally cheers will be all around!
Children help children to be happy. The artist 9.________(wake) me up from my daydream and said, “I will need a lot of 10.________(volunteer) to help with this project!” I told her to count me in! I would be happy to help make this dream come true!
【答案】
Was being made。该空所在的句子无谓语动词，由此可知，该空需要填谓语动词，由时间状语At that moment可知，句子应用过去进行时，由by可知，设空处需要用被动语态。主语为单数概念，谓语应用第三人称单数形式，故填was being made。
2．inspiring 。were为系动词，设空处作表语，且其前有so修饰，应用形容词；由句子主语The images on the artwork，of happy families with their pets 可知，此处指“令人鼓舞的”，故填inspiring。
3．to create 。is后为表语，表示将会发生的事，应用不定式。故填 to create。
4．with 。together with．．．为固定搭配，意为“和······一起”。故填 with。
5．a。 idea为单数可数名词，该空应填不定冠词，heartwarming的发音以辅音音素开头，故填a。
6．who／that 。此处引导定语从句，先行词为children，指人，从句缺少主语，应用who或that引导该从句。故填who／that。
7. excitement。with 为介词，后面应接名词作宾语，with excitement 意为“兴奋地”。
8．Vividly。此处修饰从句的谓语have created，应用副词。故填vividly。
9．Woke。此处与后面的动词said为and连接的并列成分，形式应保持一致，该空也应用一般过去时，故填woke。
10 volunteers 。volunteer 为可数名词，其前有a lot of修饰，应用复数形式。放填volunteers。
三、阅读理解
A
Ieoh Ming Pei, one of the last great modernist architects, has died aged 102. Although he worked mostly in the United States, Pei will always be remembered for a European project: his redevelopment of the Louvre Museum in Paris in the 1980s.
Pei was the first foreign architect to work on the Louvre in its long history, and initially his designs were fiercely opposed. But in the end, the French—and everyone else—were won over. His glass pyramid outside the Louvre, completed in 1989, is now one of Paris’ most famous landmarks.
Pei was born in China in 1917 into a wealthy family. His father was a banker. His artistic mother—a calligrapher and musician—had the greater influence on him. Despite not speaking English, he moved to the US at the age of 18 to study at Pennsylvania, MIT and Harvard. He worked as a research scientist for the US government during World War Two, and went on to work as an architect, founding his own firm in 1955. He carried on working well into old age, creating one of his most famous masterpieces—the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar—in his 80s.
He has designed buildings, hotels, schools and other structures across North America, Asia and Europe. His other work includes Dallas City Hall and Japan’s Miho Museum. His style was influenced by his love of Islamic architecture. His favoured building materials were glass and steel, with a combination of concrete.
He won a variety of awards and prizes for his buildings, including the AIA Gold Medal, the Praemium Imperiale for Architecture. In 1983, Pei was given the fifth Pritzker Architecture Prize for giving the 20th century some of its most beautiful interior spaces and exterior forms. He used his $100, 000 prize money to start a scholarship fund for Chinese students to study architecture in America. In person, Pei was always neatly dressed, good-tempered, charming and unusually modest.
【文章大意】文章主要介绍了享誉世界的现代主义建筑大师贝聿铭的生平事迹。
1. What do we know about Pei and his work on the Louvre Museum
A. The French approved of his designs at first.
B. Pei was the only foreign expert employed by the Louvre.
C. Pei made use of glass in his designs.
D. Pei retired after completing the work.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句His glass pyramid outside the Louvre, completed in 1989, is now one of Paris’ most famous landmarks. (卢浮宫外的玻璃金字塔于1989年完工, 现在是巴黎最著名的地标之一。)可知贝聿铭在他的设计中使用了玻璃。
2. Which is the correct order of time for the following facts in the passage
①He received the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
②He founded his own firm.
③He created the Museum of Islamic Art.
④He worked as a research scientist.
A. ①③②④ B. ④①②③
C. ④②①③ D. ①④③②
【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段中He worked as a research scientist for the US government during World War Two, and went on to work as an architect, founding his own firm in 1955. (二战期间, 他曾为美国政府担任研究科学家, 1955年, 他创办了自己的公司, 之后成为一名建筑师。)可知贝聿铭为美国政府担任研究科学家, 之后1955年成立了自己的公司; 根据最后一段中In 1983, Pei was given the fifth Pritzker Architecture Prize for giving the 20th century some of its most beautiful interior spaces and exterior forms. (1983年, 贝聿铭被授予第五届普利兹克建筑奖, 以表彰他为20世纪创造了一些最美丽的室内空间和外部形式。)可知贝聿铭在66岁时被授予普利兹克建筑奖; 根据第三段最后一句He carried on working well into old age, creating one of his most famous masterpieces—the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar—in his 80s. (他一直工作到晚年, 80多岁时创作了他最著名的杰作之一——卡塔尔多哈的伊斯兰艺术博物馆。)可知贝聿铭80多岁创作了卡塔尔多哈的伊斯兰艺术博物馆。故顺序为④②①③。
3. What words can be used to describe Pei according to the passage
A. Productive and humorous.
B. Generous and modest.
C. Determined and outgoing.
D. Attractive and responsible.
【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第二句He used his $100, 000 prize money to start a scholarship fund for Chinese students to study architecture in America. (他用10万美元奖金为在美国学习建筑的中国学生设立了一个奖学金基金。)可知贝聿铭是非常慷慨大方的; 以及文章最后一句In person, Pei was always neatly dressed, good-tempered, charming and unusually modest. (就个人而言, 贝聿铭总是衣着整洁, 脾气好, 富有魅力, 而且非常谦虚。)可知贝聿铭很谦虚。故选B。
4. What can be the best title of the passage
A. Louvre Pyramid Architect Dies Aged 102
B. Prizes Awarded to Pei
C. Landmarks Created by Pei
D. A Famous Architect Passed Away
【解析】选A。主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第一句Ieoh Ming Pei, one of the last great modernist architects, has died aged 102. (贝聿铭, 最后一位伟大的现代主义建筑师之一, 去世了, 享年102岁。)以及文章主要为介绍贝聿铭的生平事迹可知A选项符合题意。
B
My husband came across the programme from his father's high school graduation 90 years ago. It was the Class of 1928 and their class motto was “Build for character,not for fame.”
I'm pretty sure society has done quite the opposite. These days, we have people who are famous for simply being famous. They haven't done anything particularly impressive, but they do take great selfies.We are all crazy about fame these days, mainly due to social media. All we want is to make people follow us,friend us, like us or share our posts. We are nearly mad about fame.
“Build for character, not for fame." is based on the belief that one is looking up and ahead. That's an encouraging idea, especially today, when most of us have our heads down, looking at the screens of our smartphones. Looking ahead and building for character take thought and intentionality. One can be intentional in building for fame as well, but fame often relies heavily on the right timing and connections as well as the creation of the base of fans and supporters. Character isn't decided by the ideas of others. Character is built with self-discipline and the willingness to learn from difficulties. Character grows inside and needs no praise.
Fame depends on people looking at you, while character is who you are when no one is looking at you.Fame often comes with jealousy-a feeling that time is running out or that someone better than you is coming to steal your fans. Character is marked by feeling fulfilled and being generous. There is satisfaction that comes with the rewards of achievements, but at the same time, good character willingly holds the door open for others who are also hoping to achieve.
This graduation season, speakers will tell new graduates to get out there and build a better world. The best way is to build character, which runs deep and can carry you through life's storms. Build character with courage, justice and strength. Build character by respecting yourself and others. Build character with kindness, hope and love and you will build a better world.
5. What does the author think of people nowadays
A.They're mad about achievements.
B.They want to be famous very much.
C.They're trying to build character.
D.They like doing everything impressive.
【解析】 B。 细节理解题。根据第二段第四句 We are all crazy about fame these days，mainly due to social media.可知，作者认为如今的人都非常想出名。故选B项。
6. What does “building for character” require people to do
A.Connect themselves with others at the right time.
B. Mind their behaviour when being looked at.
C.Behave themselves and learn from hardships readily.
D. Look ahead and accept other people's advice willingly.
【解析】C。 细节理解题。根据第三段中的 Character is built with self-discipline and the willingness to learn from difficulties. Character grows inside and needs no praise.可知，作者认为品格塑造是通过自律和从困难中学习的意愿建立起来的，品格是内在的成长，不需要赞扬。故选C项。
7. What does the underlined word “fulfilled” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A.Content.
B.Confident.
C.Famous.
D.Comfortable.
【解析】 A。词义猜测题。根据画线词后的There is satisfaction that comes with the rewards of achievements 可知，满足感会伴随着成就的奖励而来，由此可知，此处表示良好品格的特征之一就是满足感，所以画线词应意为“满足的”。故选A项。
8. Why does the author value “building for character”
A. It inspires people to achieve more.
B. It enables us to build a better world.
C. It allows graduates to get a good job.
D. It helps us gain the respect of other people.
【解析】B。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的内容可知，作者认为用善良、希望和爱来塑造品格，你就会建立一个更美好的世界。故选B项。
四、完形填空
The 84-year-old American woman, Janet Fein received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Dallas last week. Fein grew up in the Bronx area of New York City. When she was in high school, she just wanted to finish and get a job. After 1 early, at the age of 16, she went to work as a secretary. After getting married, she spent 18 years staying home with her five children. She then held several jobs 2 she retired at age 77. But even then, she was not ready to 3 during the retirement.
She worked for 20 years on earning an associated degree, which she received in 1995. But Fein told the AP she also 4 to earn a bachelor’ s degree “with all of my heart. ” Fein took part in a state program that lets people who are 65 and 5 take free classes at public universities in Texas. State officials say about 2, 000 people used the 6 last year.
Even with all of her life experiences, she said she 7 reading, writing papers and learning new things. “With each class I 8 knew a lot, but I want more. And that made me happy. ” Fein kept going to class even as her health conditions 9 . During her studies, it became 10 for her to use a walker (拐杖) to 11 and she required oxygen. She even 12 knee problems. So, instead of going to the university, Fein took online classes to finish the remaining part of her degree requirements. She never showed (a) 13 of giving up even with all of her difficulties. Fein even made friends with other students.
Many people set the 14 of graduating from college at a very young age while Janet Fein waited a life time for her chance to reach that goal. As the saying goes, it’s never too late to learn. Learning can help people live a 15 life.
【文章大意】讲述了美国一位84岁的女士Janet Fein通过努力获得了德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校的学士学位。
1. A. working B. graduating C. learning D. beginning
【解析】选B。考查词义辨析。 working工作; graduating毕业; learning学习; beginning开始。 当时她在读高中, 所以应该是毕业得早, 故选B。
2. A. while B. after C. before D. unless
【解析】选C。考查连词词义辨析。while当……时; after在……之后; before在……之前; unless除非。在她77岁退休之前她都有好几份工作, 故选C。
3. A. lie down B. work hard C. get off D. take a rest
【解析】选D。考查动词短语词义辨析。lie down躺下; work hard努力工作; get off下车, 脱下; take a rest休息。但是在她退休期间她也不准备休息, 故选D。
4. A. bought B. wanted C. introduced D. ordered
【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。bought买; wanted想要; introduced介绍; ordered命令。她想全心全意努力得到一个学士学位, 故选B。
5. A. older B. better C. faster D. bigger
【解析】选A。考查形容词词义辨析。older更年老的; better更好的; faster更快的; bigger更大的。这门课程是开给65岁甚至更年老的人, 故选A。
6. A. experience B. degree C. program D. ability
【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。experience经历; degree程度; program项目; ability能力。上文提到这是一个州立的项目, 故选C。
7. A. stopped B. made C. enjoyed D. disliked
【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。 stopped停; made做; enjoyed享受; disliked不喜欢。她享受阅读、写论文和学习新事物, 故选C。
8. A. yet B. still C. even D. already
【解析】选D。考查副词词义辨析。yet至今; still仍然; even甚至; already早已。每节课她早就了解了, 但是她想要学更多, 故选D。
9. A. worsened B. improved C. increased D. lost
【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。worsened变差; improved提高; increased增加; lost丢失。她甚至在她身体状况变糟糕时都坚持去学校, 故选A。
10. A. easy B. necessary C. fortunate D. true
【解析】选B。考查形容词词义辨析。easy容易的; necessary有必要的; fortunate幸运的; true真的。使用拐杖变得有必要, 故选B。
11. A. look around B. get around C. take exercise D. go straight
【解析】选B。考查动词短语词义辨析。look around四周看看; get around到处走走; take exercise锻炼; go straight直走。用拐杖去到处走走, 故选B。
12. A. became B. moved C. had D. turned
【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。became成为; moved移动; had有; turned转动。她甚至膝盖有问题, 故选C。
13. A. sign B. care C. lack D. style
【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。sign迹象; care关心; lack缺乏; style风格。她没表现过要放弃的迹象, 故选A。
14. A. example B. method C. goal D. standard
【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。example例子; method方法; goal目标; standard标准。下文 reach that goal完成目标可知, 此处为建立目标, 故选C。
15. A. strict B. meaningful C. careful D. normal
【解析】选B。考查形容词词义辨析。strict严格的; meaningful有意义的; careful小心的; normal正常的。学习能帮助人们生活得有意义, 故选B。Unit 2 Listening and Speaking习题检测
一、语段填词
1. I think we should stress the education of our traditional ________(美德), which are all ________(宝贵的). We should also ________(拒绝)bad values in our life.
2. Many students ________(抱怨) about the high ________(学费) fees of the university. But the official related ________(回应), “We charge fees based on certain rules, and our________(奖学金) is on the increase. ”
3. Jane was ________(雇用) as a resident ________(医师) after graduating from a medical college. She was always ________(精力充沛的) and volunteered to go to ________(遥远的)villages to provide medical care.
4. In the last two ________(十年), the industry of ________(保险)has seen a________(急剧的) increase. The ________(多数的)of people have bought various types of ________(保险), especially those who have________(退休) from work.
二、语法填空
I met an artist in the park today. At that moment, a piece of art 1.________(make)by her and local schoolchildren. The images on the artwork, of happy families with their pets, were so 2.________(inspire)!
Her next project is 3.________(create) a large painting that will cover an entire wall at the Children's Hospital. Again, she plans to work together 4.________ children from the neighbourhood. What 5.________heartwarming idea! Children who are well will be creating the artwork for children 6.________are sick. I can imagine the day when the painting will be shown. The children who work so hard on it will be overjoyed with 7.________(excite) to show what they have 8.________(vivid) created. And the children waiting to see the painting will be equally excited to see what is behind the curtain. And finally cheers will be all around!
Children help children to be happy. The artist 9.________(wake) me up from my daydream and said, “I will need a lot of 10.________(volunteer) to help with this project!” I told her to count me in! I would be happy to help make this dream come true!
三、阅读理解
A
Ieoh Ming Pei, one of the last great modernist architects, has died aged 102. Although he worked mostly in the United States, Pei will always be remembered for a European project: his redevelopment of the Louvre Museum in Paris in the 1980s.
Pei was the first foreign architect to work on the Louvre in its long history, and initially his designs were fiercely opposed. But in the end, the French—and everyone else—were won over. His glass pyramid outside the Louvre, completed in 1989, is now one of Paris’ most famous landmarks.
Pei was born in China in 1917 into a wealthy family. His father was a banker. His artistic mother—a calligrapher and musician—had the greater influence on him. Despite not speaking English, he moved to the US at the age of 18 to study at Pennsylvania, MIT and Harvard. He worked as a research scientist for the US government during World War Two, and went on to work as an architect, founding his own firm in 1955. He carried on working well into old age, creating one of his most famous masterpieces—the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar—in his 80s.
He has designed buildings, hotels, schools and other structures across North America, Asia and Europe. His other work includes Dallas City Hall and Japan’s Miho Museum. His style was influenced by his love of Islamic architecture. His favoured building materials were glass and steel, with a combination of concrete.
He won a variety of awards and prizes for his buildings, including the AIA Gold Medal, the Praemium Imperiale for Architecture. In 1983, Pei was given the fifth Pritzker Architecture Prize for giving the 20th century some of its most beautiful interior spaces and exterior forms. He used his $100, 000 prize money to start a scholarship fund for Chinese students to study architecture in America. In person, Pei was always neatly dressed, good-tempered, charming and unusually modest.
1. What do we know about Pei and his work on the Louvre Museum
A. The French approved of his designs at first.
B. Pei was the only foreign expert employed by the Louvre.
C. Pei made use of glass in his designs.
D. Pei retired after completing the work.
2. Which is the correct order of time for the following facts in the passage
①He received the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
②He founded his own firm.
③He created the Museum of Islamic Art.
④He worked as a research scientist.
A. ①③②④ B. ④①②③
C. ④②①③ D. ①④③②
3. What words can be used to describe Pei according to the passage
A. Productive and humorous.
B. Generous and modest.
C. Determined and outgoing.
D. Attractive and responsible.
4. What can be the best title of the passage
A. Louvre Pyramid Architect Dies Aged 102
B. Prizes Awarded to Pei
C. Landmarks Created by Pei
D. A Famous Architect Passed Away
B
My husband came across the programme from his father's high school graduation 90 years ago. It was the Class of 1928 and their class motto was “Build for character,not for fame.”
I'm pretty sure society has done quite the opposite. These days, we have people who are famous for simply being famous. They haven't done anything particularly impressive, but they do take great selfies.We are all crazy about fame these days, mainly due to social media. All we want is to make people follow us,friend us, like us or share our posts. We are nearly mad about fame.
“Build for character, not for fame." is based on the belief that one is looking up and ahead. That's an encouraging idea, especially today, when most of us have our heads down, looking at the screens of our smartphones. Looking ahead and building for character take thought and intentionality. One can be intentional in building for fame as well, but fame often relies heavily on the right timing and connections as well as the creation of the base of fans and supporters. Character isn't decided by the ideas of others. Character is built with self-discipline and the willingness to learn from difficulties. Character grows inside and needs no praise.
Fame depends on people looking at you, while character is who you are when no one is looking at you.Fame often comes with jealousy-a feeling that time is running out or that someone better than you is coming to steal your fans. Character is marked by feeling fulfilled and being generous. There is satisfaction that comes with the rewards of achievements, but at the same time, good character willingly holds the door open for others who are also hoping to achieve.
This graduation season, speakers will tell new graduates to get out there and build a better world. The best way is to build character, which runs deep and can carry you through life's storms. Build character with courage, justice and strength. Build character by respecting yourself and others. Build character with kindness, hope and love and you will build a better world.
5. What does the author think of people nowadays
A.They're mad about achievements.
B.They want to be famous very much.
C.They're trying to build character.
D.They like doing everything impressive.
6. What does “building for character” require people to do
A.Connect themselves with others at the right time.
B. Mind their behaviour when being looked at.
C.Behave themselves and learn from hardships readily.
D. Look ahead and accept other people's advice willingly.
7. What does the underlined word “fulfilled” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A.Content.
B.Confident.
C.Famous.
D.Comfortable.
8. Why does the author value “building for character”
A. It inspires people to achieve more.
B. It enables us to build a better world.
C. It allows graduates to get a good job.
D. It helps us gain the respect of other people.
四、完形填空
The 84-year-old American woman, Janet Fein received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Dallas last week. Fein grew up in the Bronx area of New York City. When she was in high school, she just wanted to finish and get a job. After 1 early, at the age of 16, she went to work as a secretary. After getting married, she spent 18 years staying home with her five children. She then held several jobs 2 she retired at age 77. But even then, she was not ready to 3 during the retirement.
She worked for 20 years on earning an associated degree, which she received in 1995. But Fein told the AP she also 4 to earn a bachelor’ s degree “with all of my heart. ” Fein took part in a state program that lets people who are 65 and 5 take free classes at public universities in Texas. State officials say about 2, 000 people used the 6 last year.
Even with all of her life experiences, she said she 7 reading, writing papers and learning new things. “With each class I 8 knew a lot, but I want more. And that made me happy. ” Fein kept going to class even as her health conditions 9 . During her studies, it became 10 for her to use a walker (拐杖) to 11 and she required oxygen. She even 12 knee problems. So, instead of going to the university, Fein took online classes to finish the remaining part of her degree requirements. She never showed (a) 13 of giving up even with all of her difficulties. Fein even made friends with other students.
Many people set the 14 of graduating from college at a very young age while Janet Fein waited a life time for her chance to reach that goal. As the saying goes, it’s never too late to learn. Learning can help people live a 15 life.
1. A. working B. graduating C. learning D. beginning
2. A. while B. after C. before D. unless
3. A. lie down B. work hard C. get off D. take a rest
4. A. bought B. wanted C. introduced D. ordered
5. A. older B. better C. faster D. bigger
6. A. experience B. degree C. program D. ability
7. A. stopped B. made C. enjoyed D. disliked
8. A. yet B. still C. even D. already
9. A. worsened B. improved C. increased D. lost
10. A. easy B. necessary C. fortunate D. true
11. A. look around B. get around C. take exercise D. go straight
12. A. became B. moved C. had D. turned
13. A. sign B. care C. lack D. style
14. A. example B. method C. goal D. standard
15. A. strict B. meaningful C. careful D. normal
