牛津高中英语M2U2单元测试.doc

Unit 2 Wish you were here
单元检测
一、 词组翻译（10*2’）
1.去旅行 2.确保 3.定期航班 4提前 5名胜
6.吓跑 7.安排某人做某事 8.作为防御 9被…覆盖 10上大学

二、单项选择(10*1’)
1. Mr. Smith is so busy ______ his office work that he spends little time ______ after his children.
A. in; looking B. with; to look C. with; looking D. in; to look
2. I don't think I'll need any money but I'll bring some just ________.
　　A. at last B. in case C. once again D. in time
3. Come to pick me up early tomorrow morning. If I ______, wake me up.
A. sleep B. will be sleeping
C. was still sleeping D. am still sleeping
4. I’ll tell you ______ I see in my new neighbourhood the moment I settle down there.
A. whatever B. whenever C. However D. wherever
5. _____ he has promised to work harder, let’s wait and see if he will make some progress.
A. For B. Because C. When D. Since
6. According to the rule of that company, all the workers are offered a _______medical examination for free once a year.
A. normal B. usual C. regular D. common
7. If man can’t live _______ harmony _______ nature, the balance will be destroyed.
A. in; with B. to; about C. on; for D. with; with
8.I __________go shopping when the telephone rang.
A.was about to B. was just to C. had to D. wanted to
9. --Will you go to attend her birthday party?
---No, ______ invited to, for she is the last person I’d like to see.
A. if B. until C. when D. even though
10. What do you think you _____at this time next year?
A .will do B. will be doing C. are about to do D. do

三、选择合适的短语并用其正确形式填空，并写出该词组的中文意思。(10*2’)
A
in case; in the dark; up close; look forward to; in total

1. ____________ , there are 2050 students in our school.
2. Write the telephone number down _____________ you forget.
3. He moved the tea table and wastepaper basket ____________ to the bed as he spoke.
4. He was feeling about ______________ for the electric-light switch.
5. We are ________________ the May Day holiday.
B
be home to; in harmony with; be surrounded by; provide …with…; tower over
6. In Shangri-la, people live _______________ nature perfectly and the outside world is forgotten.
7. Rainforests _______________ a large number of the world's plant and animals species, including many endangered species.
8. There are a lot of skyscrapers ______________ New York City.
9. The professor _________________ a group of curious students, explaining the puzzle to them patiently.
10. Somehow she managed to ______________ her children ____________ food and clothing.

四、短文填空(10*2’)
Toby wrote a letter telling Aihua about his plan for his ___(1)___ in Africa, on which he and his brother will experience lots of __(2)___ things.

First they will fly to a Northern African country, Morocco. Then they will travel by camel ___(3) the Sahara Desert, which is about the (4) of the US. There they are to camp in tents and sleep on the ground in their sleeping bags. However, this trip might be (5) since they will have to sit on camels for six days.

Then they will travel along the River Nile, by starting at Lake Victoria. The water there is so ___(6)___ that they will be able to go white-water rafting. After that, they will move on to see wild animals in Kenya, where they will live with the __(7)___ people, eat and drink __(8)___ they do, __(9)___ cow’s blood. On this trip, they will have to carry their __(10)___ of food and water and get close to the wildlife like elephants, lions and giraffes.

Next follows their trip to Tanzania, where they are going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

五、阅读理解(4*2’)
People enjoy taking trips . But what are the reasons they leave home ? One reason is for education . People travel because they want to broaden their horizons to learn about other people and other places . They are curious about other cultures . When people are tourists , they get a quick look at different ways of living . Even a short look at another kind of lifestyle is an important lesson . On a trip , a person can learn directly by visiting museums and historic spots . What does a tourist learn who sees the art museums , visits the historical places and other scenic spots in Paris and shops along the River Seine ? He gets a vivid picture , a real life of one of the French people . He learns about their attitudes , how they feel about business , beauty and history . What about the tourist who goes to Hong Kong ? Does he get the same information that he could get from a book ? He might read that Hong Kong is crowded , that there is less than 200 square meters of space for each person . But seeing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more . He might read that there are nearly 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway . But the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside would be a much more vivid lesson . The tourist to Hong Kong will never forget the contrasts : the straight vertical lines of tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in.
1. Why do people leave home to travel according to the passage?
A. For education. B. For adventure.
C. To enjoy themselves. D. To look for a different lifestyle.
2. What do we learn from the passage about Paris ?
A. It has a dense population.
B. It has many towering buildings.
C. There are 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway.
D. There are many museums and palaces.
3. What impression will a tourist get of Hong Kong?
A. It has many big and beautiful parks.
B. It is a city of contrasts.
C. It possesses many historical sites.
D. It is an important industrial center.
4. What does the passage tell us about traveling?
A. It makes our life more interesting.
B. It enables us to get first-hand knowledge.
C. It helps develop our personalities.
D. It brings about changes in our lifestyle.

六、双向翻译(4*3’)
1. 旅行总共将花六天时间。
2. Colin和我计划在他上大学之前花几个星期旅行。
3. You have to wear a helmet and a life jacket for protection, just in case you fall into the water.
4. Nature has provided Shangri-la with endless natural treasures.

七、作文(10’)
假设你叫杨样,寒假即将来临，计划到海南旅游,请你根据以下信息给你的美国朋友Justin写一封e-mail，告诉他你的行程安排。
1月(January)21日乘坐飞机飞往海口（Haikou）
1月22日，去热带动植物园（ Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden）
1月23-25日，前往三亚各景点，亚龙湾(Yalong Bay)、天涯海角(Tianya Haijiao)，享受海滩和日光
携带的物品：泳衣（swimming suit）和相机
注意：1 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
2 词数100字左右。
3. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

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