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福建省龙岩市武平县第一中学高中英语Book4第二单元检测题

阅读如下短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最优选项。

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Ⅱ.阅读理解

A

When47­year­oldvolunteerSusanBoylesteppedontothestageofBritain'sGotTalentand

announcedshewasunemployed,hadneverbeenmarriedand“neverbeenkisd,actually〞，few

Boyle,lookingunfashionable,fromavillage

inScotland,shockedthethreejudgesandtheaudiencewiththesongIdreamedadreamfromthe

musicalLesMirablesonashowofBritain'sGotTalent,oneofthehottestrealityshowsin

Britain.

Shecouldn'thidetheawkwardnesswhenwalkingtothecenterofthestageina

houdress,andeveryone—includingthejudges—emedlaughingatherwhenshe

asshebegansinging,

however,everyoneintheauditoriumfellsilent,thenrowithincondstoapplaud

herincrediblevoiceasthecelebrityjudgessatopen­mouthed,andremainedstandingtotheend.

Afterherperformance,oneofthejudgesPiersMorgansaid，“Withoutdoubtthatwasthe

biggestsurpriI'ustoodthereeveryonewaslaughing

samazing.〞ActressAmandaHoldenfollowed，“I'msothrilled

tlythinkthatwewereallbeingvery

cynical(愤世嫉俗的)andIthinkthat'sthebiggestwake­upcallever.〞

Susanobviouslywonovertheheartsofmillionsaroundtheworldwithnsationspreading

oodactorsAshtonKutcherandDemiMoore—whobetweenthemhavenearly

1.5millionfollowers—rpostedalinktothevideoclip(片段).The

ScottishtalentmadeherliveAmericandebutviasatelliteconnectiononCBS'sTheEarlyShow,

alreadyacceptedaninvitationfrom

talkshowhostessOprahWinfrey.

NowBoylehasbecomeoneoftheworld'eoclipofherperformance

hasbeenviewedmorethan50milliontimesonYoutube,becomingahitontheInternet.

16．WelearnfromthepassagethatSusanBoyle________．

A．rofromalowsocialclass

B．hadanunhappymarriage

C．livedwithadogaloneonafarm

D．wonthechampionshipintheBritain'sGotTalentshow

17．Atthebeginningoftheshow,almosteverybody________．

A．lookedforwardtoherwonderfulperformance

B．wasattractedbyherbeautifuldress

C．lookeddownuponher

D．placedgreathopeonher

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18．Wecaninferthat________contributedmosttoherglobalpopularity.

A．thejudgesB．theInternet

C．thenewspaperD．theadvertiment

19．The4thparagraphisintendedtotellus________．

A．howSusanBoyleachievedhersuccess

B．thecommentmadebyAmericanactorAshtonKutcher

C．SusanBoyle'sinfluenceintheUSA

D．OprahWinfrey'sinvitationtoSusanBoyle

B

TheclassofeighthgradeataLosAngelesmiddleschooltaptheirrulersandnodtheirheads

lgebrateacher,LaMarQueen,usrhyme

tohelpthemmemorizeeminglydifficultitemstoimprovetheirgrades.

Queen,26,isnowknownatLosAngelesAcademyMiddleSchoolastherapteacher,buthis

famehasspreadbeyondthe2，200­'swonanationalaward

andshownteachersandparentshowtouraptoteachchildren.“Mathisabadwordformany

students,butifweputitinaformthatkidnjoy,they'lllearn，〞Queensaid.“Rapis

n'thaveaproblemmemorizingthesongsatall.〞

Queen'thsafterstartingatLAAcademy,hewas

oughtthathelookedlikethesingerKanye

West,sotheychallengedhimtorap.

sstudents'challengeonhismind,

hepushedasideworkonhislessonplansandwrotearapsongSlopeIntercept.

Wordofhisrappingsoonreachedtheschool'palMariaBorgeswentto

lookintoit,andcameoutsmiling.“Itintereststhekids，〞shesaid.“Kidsemtoknowall

therapsongs,andit'shelpfulforthemtoremembermathrules.〞“Somekidswhoaren'teven

inMrQueen'sclassgoaroundsinginghissongs，〞saidKejonClosure,13,whowentfroma

C­averagetoanA.

Intheraps,Queendefinesamathconceptandworksthroughsampleproblemsstepbystep.

lyricstellstudents“togetAsonyourpapers〞，and“toberespectfulandlistentoyour

parents〞．Sometimesthestudentsappearinthevideosasarewardforgoodgradesandbehavior.

20．Accordingtothepassage,LaMarQueenhasbeen________sincehebegantoteachstudents

atLosAngelesAcademy.

A．apopularteacherB．amusicteacher

C．amathematicsteacherD．afamoussinger

21．LaMarQueenhaswonanationalawardbecau________．

A．heisgoodatcomposingrapsongs

B．hisnewmusicalproductionwasshownonTV

C．hecreatedauniqueteachingmethodinmath

D．hegavestudentsalotofconfidence

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22．Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphbutonethat________．

A．Queen'steachingmethodhasbeenwellreceivedbyboththeprincipalandthestudents

B．Queenmakesmatheasyandtriestoinspirehisstudentsintherap

C．Queeniswillingtohelpthestudentswhoarenotgoodatmath

D．PrincipalMariaBorgesdoesn'tthinkitagoodwaytoteachmathbyrapping

23．ThispassagemaybetakenfromChinaDailyinthecolumnof________．

A．societyB．education

C．entertainmentD．biography

Ⅰ.单项填空(共15小题；每一小题1分，总分为15分)

1．Mysister，________formonthstofindajobasateacher,finallytookapositioninWenzhou

Daily.

A．strugglingB．struggledC．tostruggleD．havingstruggled

2．Thepolicemenwerearchingforthelostgirlinthemountainforawholenight，________.

A．coldlyandhungrilyB．coldandhungrily

C．coldandhungryD．coldlyandhungry

3．—I'llhelpyouprepareforthepartyonWednesday.

—Pleadon't________.Mysistershavepromidtohelpme.(2012·河北衡水中学高三期末)

A．promiB．annoyC．botherD．disturb

4．—Asaweight­liftingathlete,Thomasisindeedtoolarge,Ithink.

—But________that,heisstilloneofthebestathletesatprent.(2012·江苏某某市高三调

研)

A．incaofB．inspiteofC．thankstoD．inresponto

5．Troubledbyaterribleheadache,Catherinewonderedhowshecould________herlfofthebad

situation.

A．throwB．removeC．moveD．rid

6．—WhatdoyouthinkoflastFriday'scharitypopconcert,Tim?

—lywe________withhalfofthemoneycollected.

A．wouldhavebeensatisfiedB．weresatisfied

C．wouldbesatisfiedD．willbesatisfied

7．—Shelooksupt.

—Yes,I'dratherI________herthebadnews.(2012·吉林一中高三摸底)

A．didn'ttellB．don'ttellC．hadn'ttoldD．wouldn'ttell

8．Actuallyfewyoungpeoplelikemooncakes,but________，wehavetohavesomeasitisaday

forthat.

A．anyhowB．somewhatC．otherwiD．therefore

9．________himlfwithnecessaryknowledgeandskills，theyoungmanwenttothejobmarket

withmuchconfidence.

A．EquippedB．EquippingC．HavingequippedD．Beingequipped

10．—Iregret________youthatJohnhasbeenfired.

—chafineworker.

A．tellingB．havingtold

C．totellD．tohavetold

11．Astheproductsarenotlling________，themembersoftheboardhavedecided

to________production.

A．good;cutoffB．well;cutbackon

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C．well;cutoffD．good;cutbackon

12．Itisglobalwarming,nototherthings________theextremeweather.

A．thathaveledtoB．whichhascaud

C．whicharecausingD．thathasledto

13．Whilehewasinvestigatingwaystoimprovethetelescope,Newtonmade________discoverywhich

completelychanged________man'sunderstandingofcolour.

A．a;/B．a;theC．/;theD．the;a

14．Nowoneofthemostriousproblemsmanypeopleareworriedabout________onthelackof

adequatehousingspace.(2012·太原五中学高三期中)

A．insistsB．dependsC．agreesD．focus

15．Thesonpromidtokeephisparents________ofhowhewasgoingonwithhisstudiesatcollege.

A．informB．informingC．informedD．toinform

Ⅲ.短文填词(共10小题；每一小题1分，总分为10分)

DuringtheSpringFestival，myparentsandsomeofmyrelatives

ouldIdo________themoney？I20.________

haddesiredtobuyapairofNikesports________(鞋)．Ihad21.________

alsowantedtohaveanMP4playerofmy________.Withthegift22.________

moneyIcoulda________r，Isoon23.________

gaveuptheideab

Besides，myparentsalwayslivedas________oneywas25.________

not________(容易)ngofthis，Idecidedtoopena26.________

savingsaccountatabankthef________won，I’ll27.________

makebothendsmeetasastudentfinancially________(支持)by28.________

Ⅲ.短文填词

Lastweekend,equiredtofindouthowmuch

thecountrysidehaschanged.

Thecountrytakes24.________

arecoveredwithtreesandgardensare25.________arecleanwith

26.b________overthem,whichmakesthetrafficvery27.________(方便的).Farmersareliving

inthebeautifulhouswhichareequippedwithfine28.________(家具).Whatimpresdusmost

is29.________etheyhave

moremoneyand30.l________physicalburden,look

more31.________(精力充沛的)andyoungerthan32.________age.

sawinthecountrysidewasfarbetter

than33.e________.

答案

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29．tic/ed1.答案D[考查非谓语动词。

struggle与mysister之间是主动关系，且有formonths可知struggle这一动作已经存在一段时间，故

应用现在分词的完成式作状语，修饰mysister。句意：我的妹妹努力了好几个月想找一份教师的工作，

但最终在温州日报谋得了一个职位。]

6.答案A[考查虚拟语气。由句意“……事实上，我们能筹得一半的钱我们就很满足了。〞可知应是对

已经发生的事情的相反的假设，故应选A项。]

7.答案C[考查wouldrather的用法。wouldrather意为“宁愿〞，其后接宾语从句时，从句的谓语

动词应用虚拟语气，如果是对现在、将来的虚拟如此用动词的一般过去时，如果是对已经发生的事情的虚

拟，如此动词需用过去完成时结构。句意：——她看上去很难过。——是的，我真宁愿没有将那个坏消息

告诉她。可知应是对已经发生的事情的虚拟，应当选C项。]

12.答案D[考查强调句和词义辨析。该句强调了句子的主语globalwarming,nototherthings，其

谓语应与globalwarming保持一致，即应用单数形式；由强调句的根本结构可知应用that而不用which。

应当选D项。句意：是全球气候变暖，而不是其他的事导致了极端天气的发生。]

13.答案A[考查冠词用法。makeadiscovery“发现〞；man'sunderstandingofcolour意为“人

类对于颜色的理解〞，是抽象意义的名词短语，其前不用冠词。句意：当牛顿在研究改良望远镜的方法时，

他得到了一个彻底改变人类对于颜色的理解的发现。]

14.答案D[考查动词短语辨析。insiston坚持；dependon依靠；agreeon(双方)同意；focuson集

中在；聚焦于。句意：现在很多人共同担忧的严重问题之一都集中在了适当居住空间的缺乏上。可知应选

D项。]

15.答案C[考查非谓语动词用法。句中包含了“keep＋宾语＋宾补〞结构；由搭配informsbofsth(通

知某人某事)可知，hisparents与inform之间是被动关系，故应用inform的过去分词形式作宾补。句意：

儿子答应他的父母让他们知道他在大学期间的学业进展情况。]

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Ⅱ.A

正如一位哲人所说，“小人物也有大梦想〞。在英国，47岁的妇女SusanBoyle也有自己的追求和梦

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想。那么她来到“英国达人秀〞会有怎样的经历呢？她最终会成功吗？

16．A推理判断题。从文章第一段中的“shewasunemployed,hadneverbeenmarriedand‘never

beenkisd，actually’〞和“fromavillageinScotland〞这些信息可推知，SusanBoyle来自社会

的底层，所以选A项。

17．C细节理解题。从文章第二段中的“everyone—includingthejudges—emedlaughingat

her〞可知，人们最初都嘲笑她，看不起她。答案选C项。

18．B推理判断题。从文章最后一段的内容可推知，她红遍全球要归功于互联网的传播，答案选B

项。

19．C推理判断题。通读文章第四段的内容可推知，该段主要讲述SusanBoyle在美国的影响，据

此选C项。

B

美国洛杉矶的一位数学教师把复杂难懂的数学概念变成了说唱乐，从而让学生们如痴如醉地在数学公

式里遨游。

20．C细节理解题。根据文章第二、三段可知LaMarQueen在从教之初并不受学生欢迎，他用说唱

的方式授课后才知名的，可排除A项。根据文章第一段Theiralgebrateacher(他们的代数教师)以与后

文屡次提到的“math〞可知答案为C项。

21．C推理判断题。根据全文尤其是第一、二段内容可知LaMarQueen教数学的方式与众不同，正

因为他独特的教学方法使他获奖，应当选C项。

22．A推理判断题。题干中thelastparagraphbutone是“倒数第二段〞的意思，注意审题。从

校长调查到学生说的话可知LaMarQueen的教学被校长和学生认可。应当选A项。

23．B推理判断题。全文介绍LaMarQueen用说唱的方法教授数学，属于教育类文章。应当选B项。