Unit2Makingadifference測試卷（B卷提升篇）【外研版】學(xué)校：__________班級：__________姓名：_________考號：___________本試卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷兩部分，第Ⅰ卷為選擇題；第Ⅱ卷為非選擇題；滿分為100分，考試時間為90分鐘。第Ⅰ卷第一部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)；滿分45分）第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）1.Thosewhohavemadegreat______tothecountryareawardedasPeople’sHeroes.A.remarks B.contributions C.donations D.foundations2.______,itisonlyamoncoldforMary,whoshouldhaveagoodrestathome.A.Tooursurprise B.ToourdisappointmentC.Toourrelief D.Toourastonishment3.Themedicineismore______ifitistakentogetherwithmeals.A.effective B.sensitive C.severe D.dramatic4.Whatyouseeinthevirtueworldisoftendifferentfromwhatyouexperience______.A.infact B.inturn C.intheory D.inreality5.Theunexpectedflooddestroyedmanyhousesinthisareaandpeoplehadtolivein______homes.A.temporary B.normal C.landscape D.independent6.Withoutyourtimely______,wewouldnothavebeenabletofinishthetoughtaskintime.A.confirmation B.assistance C.treatment D.registration7.Shouldyouneedanyotherinformation,pleasedonot______totellus.A.extend B.justify C.ensure D.hesitate8.Wastepaperissenttothefactorytobe______sothatmanytreescanbesaved.A.recycled B.obtained C.donated D.adjusted9.Ourschooloffersawidevarietyofoutofclassactivities,______whichweallbenefitalot.A.of B.among C.through D.from10.He______andbegantowalktothedoor,withoutsayingaword.A.passedaway B.lookedacross C.rosetohisfeet D.movedon11.Jimhasretired,buthestillremembersthehappytime_______withhisstudents.A.tospend B.spend C.spending D.spent12.Thespeaker,______forherwonderfulspeeches,willdeliveralectureinourschoolnextweek.A.toknow B.beingknown C.known D.knowing13.Inartcriticism,youmustassumetheartisthasasecretmessage______withinthework.A.tohide B.hidden C.hiding D.beinghidden14.Toreturntotheproblemofwaterpollution,I’dlikeyoutolookatastudy______inAustraliain2012.A.havingconducted B.tobeconductedC.conducting D.conducted15.Theproduceresregularlytocollectthecamerastoourshopforqualityproblems.A.returning B.returned C.toreturn D.tobereturned第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從1635各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項并在答題卡上將其涂黑。Formostofus,theillnessor16ofaparentwillbeourfirstmeetingwithdeath.Mymotherhasincurable(不能治愈的)lungcancer17shehasneversmoked.OneeveningasI18onthebedbesideher,listeningtoherbreathingandtothetickingofthebedsideclock,Irealizedforthefirsttimethat19willonedayrunoutforus20.Ihave21tobewithmymotherasmuchasIpossiblycan.Thisisnotoutofa22ofduty,23becauseIwanttobe24herandtoenjoythesoundofherlaughter.Butmakingthetimetobewithmymotherhasbeenmygreatestchallenge,25Iamaverybusyperson.Ihaveahometo26andajob27aradioannouncerattheBBC.Ihaveneverhadtheidea28wearetimepoor.Everydaywehaveschedules（日程安排）29fullthatweareofteninahurry.30,itismymotherwhoistrulybeingrobbedoftimethatmademe__31__themeaningof“l(fā)ivinginthemoment”.Yesterday,IsatdownandwatchedafilmwithmysonandImeanIreallywatchedit.Ididn't32toreadanewspaperatthesametime,asIusually33.ThenIwatchedoverhimashedriftedofftosleep,andIlistenedtothe34oftheclockasthemomentspassed,whichcanneverflowbackwards.Therearesomemomentswhenwecandosimplethingstoenrichourlives.Thegreatestpityisthatinourrushtojumpoverthemomentsinourlives,weforgetthattimeisa35resource.16.A.joy B.loss C.gain D.disappointment17.A.since B.nowthat C.asthough D.eventhough18.A.lay B.lied C.lying D.laying19.A.energy B.time C.money D.wealth20.A.both B.most C.all D.whole21.A.hated B.told C.determined D.thought22.A.sense B.mind C.way D.heart23.A.only B.but C.just D.then24.A.close B.near C.nearby D.nearly25.A.after B.while C.for D.when26.A.returnback B.takecareof C.eto D.runinto27.A.as B.for C.is D.tobe28.A.which B.whether C.that D.when29.A.very B.so C.much D.truly30.A.Therefore B.Moreover C.Meanwhile D.However31.A.remember B.realize C.value D.love32A.agree B.begin C.try D.have33.A.check B.see C.do D.enjoy34.A.ticking B.picking C.nicking D.kicking35.A.endless B.limitless C.useful D.limited第二部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AIfyouloveanimals,chancesarethatyou’vebeentoseveralzoosoraquariums（水族館）andyoumayhaveevenplannedafamilygetawayaroundanewzoo.Ifyou’relookingforsomesuggestions,theonlinereviewmunityTripAdvisorrecentlymadealistofAmerica’stop10zoos.Youmightbesurprisedthatsomeofthenation’smostpopularzoosarelocatedinsmallormidsizecitiesaroundthecountry.Thefollowingarefourofthesetopzoos.HenryDoorlyZooinOmahaNeverheardofHenryDoorlyZoo?TripAdvisorreviewersranked(排列)ittheNo.1zoobothinthecountryandintheworld.Therearekindsofinterestingactivitiesandprogramsinthiszooanditsaquarium.Youwon’tbedisappointedifyouvisitit.SanDiegoZooinSanDiegoConsideredbymanypeopletobeaspecialzoo,SanDiegoZoosupportstheideaofopenair,cagelessshowsthatrecreatenaturalanimalenvironments,withdifferentanimalspecies(物種)livingsidebyside.Ifyouwanttoknowhowanimalslivenaturallyinthewild,don’tmissit.St.LouisZooinSt.LouisItbeganasasingleshowduringthe1904World’sFair(世博會).NowithasgrowntobeSt.LouisZoowithover700differentanimalspecies.Ifyou’vegotlittleones,don’tmissthischildren’szoo.MemphisZooinMemphisThiszoohasahistoryofoveronehundredyears.Itishometomorethan3,500animalsrepresentingover500differentspecies,includingtheGiantPanda.In2008,MemphisZoowaschosentobetheNo.1zoointheUSonTripAdvisor.36.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatHenryDoorlyZoo_____.A.hasanaquariuminit B.sitsinabigcity C.isn’ttheNo.1zoointheworld D.hasahistoryofoveronehundredyears37.WhyisSanDiegoZooconsideredtobespecial?A.Itisfreeforthepublic. B.Peoplecangetclosetowildanimalsthere.C.Animalsarenotkeptincagesthere. D.Ithasthehighestnumberofanimalspecies.38.Whichzoodoestheauthorstronglyadviseyouandyourkidstovisit?A.HenryDoorlyZoo. B.SanDiegoZoo. C.St.LouisZoo. D.MemphisZoo.39.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A.TripAdvisorreviewersdidn’trankHenryDoorlyZooNo.1inthecountry.B.AnimalsinSanDiegoZooliveoutofthecages.C.St.LouisZoousedtobeaWorld’sFair.D.Morethan3,500animalspeciesarelivinginMemphisZoo.40.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_____.A.parethepopularityofthesezoos B.showthepopularityofzoosinAmericaC.presenttheresultofTripAdvisor’sstudy D.introduceseveralpopularzoosinAmericaBAFrenchfatheroftwowhoswamacrosstheEnglishChannel(海峽)16yearsafterlosingallhislimbs(四肢)inanelectricalaccidentsaidthathewasthehappiestmanalive.PhilippeCroizon,aformermetalworker,saidhehaddonethistoinspireallthosewhothinklifeisnothingbutsuffering.HesetofffromFolkestoneinsouthernEnglandat8:00am,andarrivedontheFrenchcoastnearWissantjustbefore9:00pm,swimmingwithhisspeciallydesignedflippershapedprostheticlegs(鰭狀的假腿).Balancinghimselfwiththeleftpartsofhisarms,Croizonkeptupaperfectspeedingoodweatherandwasacpanied（陪伴）bywilddolphinsforpartofthe33kilometrecrossing.“Forawhile,Ididn’trealizewhatI’ddone.Itwasonlythatnight,whenIwenttobed,thatsuddenlyIburstoutlaughing,andtoldmyself,‘Youdidit!’”hesaid.In1994Croizonwashitbya20,000voltcharge（電荷）whenhewas26.“Iwasonmyhospitalbed,andthey’djustfinishedcuttingoffmylastleg.Youcanimaginehowthatfelt.AndthenIsawatelevisionprogramonafemaleswimmerwhocrossedtheChannel.Iaskedmyself:‘Whynotmeoneday?’”hesaid.Croizontrainedfortwoyearsandpleteda12hourswimbetweenNoirmoutierandPorniconFrance’sAtlanticcoast,buthisfinalChannelcrossingwasmuchfasterthanhehadexpected.“AtonepointItoldmyself,‘slowdown,you’llnevergetthereifyoutrytokeepupthisspeed’.Iwantedtodecelerate,butIcouldn’t,”hesaid,addingthathehadexpectedtobeatseafor24hours.“Ididn’twanttodisappointanyone,”hesaid,announcingthathisnextlongdistancechallengewillbetoswimbetweenEuropeandAfrica.41.WhydidPhilippeCroizonswimacrosstheEnglishChannel?A.Hewantedtoprovethathislifewasn’truined.B.Hewantedtoencouragethosewholosthopeinlife.C.Hewantedtosetanexampleforhischildren.D.Hewantedtoraisepeople’sawarenessaboutthedisabled.42.WhatdoyouknowaboutPhilippeCroizon?A.Hehasthreechildrenwhoconsiderhimahero.B.HeswambetweenEuropeandAfricasuccessfully.C.Helosthisarmsinanaccidentwhenhewas16.D.HeswamacrosstheEnglishChannelinabout13hours.43.WhatinspiredPhilippeCroizontotakeaction?A.Atelevisionprogramonafemaleswimmer.B.Theencouragementfromhisfriendsandfamily.C.Thehappinessthatlifehasgivenhim.D.Peoplewhoarepositiveaboutlife.44.ItcanbeknownfromthepassagethatPhilippeCroizon_____.A.swamwithsomewilddolphinsalltheway.B.gottothedestinationearlierthanhisexpectation.C.didn’thavetheconfidencetoswimacrosstheChannel.D.realizedhehaddoneitassoonashearrivedatthedestination.45.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decelerate”in5mean?A.Takearest. B.Goback.C.Slowdown. D.Turnaround.CThesayingthatchildrendon’tlikereadinganymorehasbeenproveduntrue.Anewstudyfindsthat75percentofkidsbetween5and17saythatalthoughtheylovesurfingontheInternet,theystillwanttoreadbooks. TheKids&FamilyReadingReportalsosaysthat62percentofkidspreferreadingprintedbooksratherthanthoseonaputer.Atthesametime,thosewhosearchanauthor’swebsiteorusetheInternettofindbooksbyaparticularauthor,aremorelikelytoreadbooksforfuneveryday. Thestudyalsoonceagainprovesthatthetimekidsspendreadingbooksforfunreducesaftertheageofeightandcontinuestodropthroughtheteenyears.Thereportisafollowuptoa2006study.Butthistimethefocusisontheroleoftechnologyandwhenkids’interestinreadingstartstodrop. “Despitethefactthataftertheageofeightmorechildrengoonlinedailythanreadforfundaily,highfrequency（頻繁）Internetusersaremorelikelytoreadbooksforfuneveryday,”saysHeatherCarter,awriterofthereport. Oneinfourkidsbetween5and17saytheyreadbooksforfuneverydayandmorethanhalfofkidssaytheyreadbooksforfunatleasttwotothreetimesaweek.Oneofthekeyreasonskidssaytheydon’treadmoreoftenisthattheyhavetroublefindingbookstheylike—arequirementthatparentsunderestimate(低估)． Thestudyalsofindsthatparentshaveastronginfluenceonkids’reading,butonlyabouthalfofallparentsbeginreadingtotheirkidsbeforetheirfirstbirthday.Thepercentofchildrenwhoseparentsreadtothemeverydaydropsfrom38percentamong5to8yearoldsto23percentamong9to11yearolds—exactlythesametimethatkids’dailyreadingforfunstartstodrop. “Parents’engagement（參與）intheirchild’sreadingfrombirthallthewaythroughtheteenyearscanhaveagreatinfluenceonhowoftentheirchildrenreadandhowmuchtheyenjoyreading,”addsCarter.46.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Childrendon’tlikereadinganymoreaftertheageof8.B.Mostchildrenlikereadingaswellasgoingonline.C.Allkidslikereadinge–booksinsteadofprintedones.D.Mostchildrenlikegoingonlineinsteadofreading.47.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.thestudyofkids’readinghasbeenmadebeforeB.mostparentsbeginreadingtotheirkidsfromtheirbirthC.allkidsliketogetinformationusingtheInternet[來源:學(xué)_科_網(wǎng)Z_X_X_K]D.nowadaysallchildrenstillliketoreadbooks48.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Thekidswhooftengoonlinedon’tlikereadingbooks.B.Parentsshouldn’treadtothekidsfromanearlyage.C.Sometimesitisdifficultforkidstogetthebookstheylike.D.Whenkidsgetolder,parentsspendmoretimewiththem.49．Accordingtothetext,_______helpschildrengetmoreinterestedinreading.A.theInternet B.parents’engagementC.shortsupplyofbooks D.newtechnology50．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Dokidsstilllikereading? B.Kids’interestinreadingdrops.C.Newtechnologyonkids’reading. D.Parents’influenceonkids’reading.第II卷（非選擇題共25分）第三部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)；滿分25分）第一節(jié):閱讀表達(dá)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）JapanesebooksellerYoshiyukiMoriokahaseupwithahighlyunusualconcept（理念）forabookstore—hesellsonebookatatimeinatinyshoplocatedinGinza,Tokyo’sluxuryshoppingdistrict.EversincehestartedthestoreinMay,hehasstockedcopiesofonlyonetitleperweek.Youmightthinkthatit’shardlyabookstoreifyoucan’tgoinandspendatleastafewhourslookingthroughhundredsofbooks,butMoriokaneverplannedtocreateaclassicbookstore.It’slikeaweekly‘suggestedreading’service—youjustgoinandpickupthebookchosenfortheweek,relieving（減輕）yourselfoftheburdenofchoice.Moriokasaidhecameupwiththeidea—astorethatonlyfocusedononebookatatime,afterorganizingseveralbooklauncheventsathisoldbookstore.“BeforeopeningthisbookstoreinGinza,Ihadbeenrunninganotheronefor10years,”Moriokasaid.“There,Ihadaround200kindsofbooks,andusedtoorganizeseveralbooklaunchesperyear.Duringsuchevents,alotofpeoplevisitedthestoretolookforasinglebook.AsIexperiencedthisforsometime,Istartedtobelievethatperhapswithonlyonebook,abooksto