Unit Sixteen Senior Two
I. 单项填空（10分）

1. When he heard the big noise, Tom stopped 　　　 and 　　　 to the window to see what was happening.

A. to read；went 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. reading；to go

C. reading；going 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. reading；went

2.“　　　,they went home.” Means “They had finished their work, so they went home.”

A. Work done　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. They finish their work

C. Work to be finished　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Working have done

3. It was 　　　 who telephoned me yesterday.

A. him 　　　　　　　B. his 　　　　　　 C. he 　　　　　  D. himself

4. That company was 　　　 willing to provide us with what we needed, which made us excited.

A. no more than 　　　　　 　　　　B. more than 　　　　　　　

C. no other than　　　　　　　　D. much too

5. Although it is very hot by the lake,　　　.

A. it looks inviting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the water looks inviting

C. the water in the lake seems inviting me　　　

D. the lake’s water look inviting

6. If a student can make what has been learned 　　　 ,whether in class or from social practice, he will make steady progress.

A. his own 　　　　　　　B. him　　　　　　 C. himself　　　 　 D. his

7. Seeing the happy 　　　 of children playing in the park, I’m full of joy and confidence in the future of our country.

A. sight 　　　 　B. scene　　　　　　C. view　　　　　　　　 D. sign

8. I don’t think Rosemary will be upset about it, but I’ll go to see her in case she 　　　.

A. does 　　　  B. will be　　　　　　　　　C. is　　　　　　　 D. has been

9. The World Trade Organization finally opened its door to China on November 10,　　  a 15-year wait.

A. to end 　　　　　 B. ended　　　 　C. ending　　　　　　　　 D. ends

10. 　　　, he cares little for his children.

A. As he is a father　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Since he is a father

C. Father as he is 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. As father he is

11. Although 　　　 in China,　　　 he is well known for his novel about England.

A. lived; / 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　B. born; but　　　　　　　　

C. brought up; yet　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. being raised; /

12. If you are in a hurry and want to have a quick meal, there is 　　　 place than a self-service restaurant.

A. the best　　　　　　　　　　　　B. a good　　　　　　　　　　

C. a much better　　　 　　　　D. no better

13. I tried to telephone you, but I couldn’t 　　　.

A. get on 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. get out　　　　　　　　　

C. get through　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. get off

14.—Marx broke his leg when he was playing football.

— 　　　 was that?

A. How long ago　　　　　　　B. How long　　　　　　　　

C. Since when 　　　　　　　　D. Since when ago

15. I feel it is you as well as your wife that 　　　 for your son’s bad performance at school.

A. are to blame　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is going to blame

C. are to be blamed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. is to be blamed

16. Actually, girls can be 　　　 they want to be just like boys, whether it is a pilot, an astronaut, or a general manager.

A. wherever　 　 B. however　　　  C. whatever 　 D. whoever

17. I don’t understand how you got a ticket. I always　　　you　　　　 a careful driver.

A. think; are　　　　　　　 B. am thinking; are　　　

　　C. thought; were　　　　 D. think; were

18.—Would you hold the ladder for a moment?

—　　　.

A. With pleasure 　　　　　 B. It’s a pleasure　

　　　 C. My pleasure　　　　　　　 D. For pleasure

19. The camera isn’t 　　　, it still 　　　 where I 　　　 it a month ago.

A. missed; lies; lay　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. missing; lies; laid

C. gone; lay; laid　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lost; lays; lay

20.　　　 to his research work, the professor cared little about any other things.

A. Devoted 　　　　　　 　　　B. Devoting　　　　　　　　

C. Having devoted　　　　 　 D. To devote

II．完形填空（20分）

People do not analyze every problem they meet with .Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a 　21　 problem. They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without 　22　 ; they try to find a solution by trial and error.　23　 , when all of these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six 　24　 in analyzing a problem.

　25   the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must 　26　 that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the person must 　27　 the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must 　28　 the parts that are wrong.

Now the person must look for 　29　 that will make the problem clearer and lead to 　30　　 solutions. For example, suppose Sam  31　 that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes. At this time he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes,  32　 his friends at the bike shop,

or look at his brakes carefully.

After 　33　 the problem, the person should have 　34　 suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example 　35　,his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones.

In the end, one suggestion seems to be the solution 　36　 the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes quite 　37　 because the thinker suddenly sees something in a 　38　 way. Sam ,for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum(口香糖) stuck to a brake. He  39   hits on the solution to his problem: he must clean the brake.

Finally the solution is  40　.Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly. In short he has solved the problem.

21. A. serious 　　　B. usual　　　　　　 C. similar　　　　 D. common

22. A. practice　　 B. thinking　　　　　C. understanding　 D. help

23. A. Besides　　 B. Instead　　　　　 C. Otherwise　 　 D. However

24. A. ways　　　　 B. conditions 　 C. stages　　　　　　　D. orders

25. A. First　　　　 B. Usually　　　 C. In general　 D. Most importantly

26. A. explain　　　B. prove　　　　 C. show　　　　　　　 D. see

27. A. judge　　　　B. find　　　　　　C. describe　　　　　　　　D. face

28. A. check　　　 B. determine　　C. correct　　　　　　 D. recover

29. A. answers　　B. skills　　 　C. explanation　　　　 D. information

30. A. possible　　B. exact　　 　C. real　　　　　　　　　　D. special

31. A. hopes　　　 B. argues　 　C. decides　　　　　　　D. suggests

32. A. look for　　B. talk to　　　　 C. agree with　　　　D. depend on

33. A. discussing B. settling down　　C. comparing with D. studying

34. A. extra　　　　　　　 B. enough　　　 C. several　　　　D. countless

35. A. secondly　　　　B. again　　　　　C. also　　　　　　D. alone

36. A. with　　　　　　　　B. into　　　　　　C. for　　　　　　 D. to

37. A. unexpectedly　B. late　　　　　　 C. clearly　　　　D. often

38. A. simple　　　 　 B. different　　　C. quick　　　　　D. sudden

39. A. fortunately B. easily　　　　　C. clearly　　　　D. immediately

40. A. recorded　　　　B. completed　C. tested　　　　 D. accepted

III．阅读理解(40分)

A

Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there’s no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your children’s curiosity(好奇).Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary(薪水) and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said,“Now that we’ve finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?”

After a long pause, a boy raised his hand,“Have you ever seen a grasshopper(蚱蜢) eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?”

This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.

Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical(符合逻辑的),complete and creative answers.

Thirdly, watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right” or “Very good”.These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior(行为).But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over. Instead, keep things going by saying,“That’s interesting” or “I’d never thought of it that way before”,or coming up with more questions or ideas.

Never push a child to “Think”.It doesn’t make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling them to. What’s more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, In as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target(目标) for your disagreement.

Lastly, show don’t tell. Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass(放大镜),and they’ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates (蒸发),set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop.

41. According to the passage, children are natural scientists, and to raise their interest, the most important thing for adults to do is　　　.

A. to let them see the world around

B. to share the children’s curiosity

C. to explain difficult phrases about science

D. to supply the children with lab equipment

42.In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the word “lists” could best be replaced by　　  .

A. any questions　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. any problems

C. questions from textbooks　　　　　　　　　　　 D. any number of questions

43. According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adults　　　.

A. ask them to answer quickly

B. wait for one or two seconds after a question

C. tell them to answer the next day

D. wait at least for three seconds after a question

44. In which of the following paragraph(s) does the author tell us what to say to encourage children in a science discussion?

A. The second and third.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. The fourth and fifth.

C. The fifth and sixth.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The seventh.

45. The author mentions all of the following techniques for adults to share with their children’s curiosity except that adults should　　　.

A. tell their children stories instead of reciting (背诵) facts

B. offer their children chances to see things for themselves

C. be patient enough when their children answer questions

D. encourage their children to ask questions of their own

B

A letter to Edward, a columnist (报刊专栏作家)

Dear Mr. Expert,

I grew up in an unhappy and abusive home. I always Promised myself that I’d get out as soon as possible. Now, at the age of 20,I have a good job and a nice house, and I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved.

Here’s the problem: several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine—so much so that they make mine theirs.

It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me. But now they seem to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like. They bring boyfriends over, talk on the phone and stay out forever.

I enjoy having my friends here sometimes—it makes the place feel comfortable and warm—but this is my home, not a party house. I was old enough to move out on my own, so why can’t I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy(隐私)?

Joan

Edward’s reply to Joan

Dear Joan，

If your family didn’t pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now.

And if you’ve gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere(气氛),you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with—or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy. You need to understand that in true friendship it’s Okay to put your own needs first from time to time.

Be clear about the message you want to send. For example,“I really love your company but I also need some privacy. So please call before you come over.”

Edward

46. We can learn from the first letter that Joan　　　.

A. lives away from her parents　　　　 B. takes pride in her friends

C. knows Edward quite well　　　　　　D. hates her parents very much

47. We can infer from the first letter that　　　.

A. Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy

B. Joan’s friends visit her more often than she can accept

C. Joan doesn’t like the parties at all

D. Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over

48. According to Edward, why can’t Joan tell her friends her feelings?

A. She is afraid of hurting her friends.

B. She does not understand true friendship.

C. Her family experience stops her from doing so.

D. She does not put her needs first.

49.The underlined word “conflict” in the second letter means　　　.

A. dependent life　　　　　B. fierce fight　　　　　　

C. bad manners　　　　　　　 D. painful feeling

50. The second letter suggests that Edward　　　.

A. is worried about Joan’s problem

B. warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends

C. advises Joan on how to refuse people

D. encourages Joan to be brave enough

C

When Jim and Cathy Malupa came to the United States from the Philippines, they lived in an apartment in the center of Chicago. Cathy worked as an accountant in a downtown bank.

After looking for a long time, Jim and Cathy bought a house in the suburbs.

One morning, Mrs. Gray, the Malupas’ next door neighbor, stopped by to meet Cathy.“Welcome to the neighborhood. We’d like to invite you and your husband to our home this Friday evening. We want you to meet all the other neighbors.”

On Friday evening, at 7 o’clock Jim and Cathy walked to the Grays’ home. A lot of people were at the party. Several people congratulated Cathy and Jim on their new home.

At about 8:30,Jim walked over to Cathy and asked,“When will the dinner be served? I’m really hungry.”

“I don’t know,”Cathy answered.“I’m hungry, as well. Maybe they like to eat late.”

At 9:15,everyone was still standing, talking and enjoying the refreshments(点心).Jim was so hungry that he was feeling weak. Cathy brought Jim a bowl of crackers and some cheese. By 10 o’clock, Peter was sick of crackers. And he was still very hungry.

Some guests started to leave. Jim and Cathy were very surprised. One guest said to Mr. Gray,“Thanks for inviting us to the party. We had a good time.”

Then Cathy realized her mistake. She whispered to Jim,“This is a neighborhood party, not a dinner party. I made a mistake. All the other guests had dinner before they came here.”

Jim and Cathy quickly thanked the Grays for the party. They fetched their coats and left. They walked back home, got into their car and drove to a nearby shopping center. The Italian restaurant was closed and the Chinese restaurant was also closed.“What are we going to do?”Peter asked.

51.“Looking”in“After looking for a long time,”means“　　　”.

A. looking for a good job　　　　　　　　B. looking for a proper house

C looking for a good neighbor　　　　 D. looking for something lost

52. Why did Mrs. Gray invite the Malupas to her home?

A. To have dinner.

B. To meet all the other neighbors.

C. To attend a ball.

D. To congratulate them on their new work.

53. What did the Malupas think they would have at the party?

A. A good dinner.　　 B. Crackers.　　　　 C. Tea.　　　　　 D. Cheese.

54. Cathy realized her mistake 　　　.

A. at the beginning of the party　　　　B. in the middle of the party

C. t the end of the party　　　　　　　　　 D. after they returned home

55. After they left the neighborhood party, they went to a shopping center 　　　.

A. to have dinner　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. to buy goods

C. to enjoy the night sense　　　　　　　　　　D. to buy refreshments

D

Wild Bill Donovan would have loved the Internet. The spymaster who built the Office of Strategic Service in World War Ⅱ and later laid the roots for the CIA(美国中央情报局)was very interested in information. Donovan believed in using whatever tools came to hand in the“great name”of discovering information—spying as a“profession”(职业).These days the Net, which has already re-made such everyday pastimes as buying books and sending mail, is reshaping Donovan’s job as well.

The latest revolution isn’t simply a matter of gentlemen reading other gentlemen’s e-mail. That kind of electronic spying has been going on for decades. In the past three or four years the World Wide Web has given birth to a whole industry of point-and-click spying. The spies call it “open-source intelligence(情报),and as the Net grows ,it is becoming increasingly to affect people’s lives. In 1995 the CIA held a contest to see who could collected the most facts about Burundi. The winner was a tiny Virginia company called open source solutions, whose clear advantage was its mastery of the electronic world.

Among the firms making the biggest splash in this new world is Straitford, Inc, a private intelligence-analysis(情报分析)firm based in Austin, Texas. Straitford　makes money by selling the results of spying (covering nations from Chile to Russia ) to corporations like energy-services firm McDermott International. people may find its forecasts online at.

Straitford president George Friedman says he sees the online world as a kind of tool for both collecting and giving out information, a spymaster’s dream. Last week his firm was busy searching for information from the far corners of the world and saying there would be a crisis(危机)in Ukraine.“As soon as that report runs ,we’ll suddenly get 500 new Internet sign-ups from Ukraine,” says Friedman, a former political science professor.“And we’ll hear back from some of them.” Open-source spying does have its risks, of course, since it can be difficult to tell good information from bad. That’s where Straitford earns its keep.

Friedman relies on only 20 people in Austin. Several of his staff members have military-intelligence(军事情报) backgrounds. He sees the firm’s outsider position as the key to its success. Straitford’s brief don’t sound like the usual Washington back-and-forth, by which people avoid dramatic declarations on the chance they might be wrong. Straitford, says Friedman ,takes pride in its independent voice.

56. The Internet has 　　　.

A. received support from fans like Donovan

B. reshaping the intelligence services

C. offered people more chances to enjoy many common pastimes

D. made spying a job respected by people

57. Donovan’s story is mentioned in the text to 　　　.

A. introduce the topic of online spying　

B. show how he fought for the U.S.

C. give us an example of the information war　　

D. honor his special services to the CIA

58.The underlined phrase“making the biggest splash”(Line 1,Para.3)most probably means　　  .

A. causing the biggest trouble　　　　　　　　

B. making the greatest effort

C. achieving the greatest success　　　　　

D. enjoying the widest popularity

59. It can be learned from Para.4 that 　　　.

A. what Straitford said about Ukraine has proved true

B. Straitford can promise that all its information is true

C. Straitford cam never prove the truthfulness of its information

D. Straitford is able to provide fairly reliable information

60. Straitford is most proud of its　　　.

A. independent outsiders　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. outsider position

C. working staff　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. military background

Ⅳ．短文改错（10分）

It was very cold in the morning of a Monday.　　　　　　　 61.　　　

A chemical teacher was standing by the desk,　　　　　　　　　　　62.　　　

explaining to the exercises that the students had done　　　　　 63.　　　

at home the day before. A few minutes past. He was　　　　　　64.　　　

shaking all over and his nose was blue with　　　　　　　　　　　　　65.　　　

cold. All of sudden he noticed that one of the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　66.　　　

windows faced north was open, and through　　　　　　　　　　　 67.　　　

which the cold wind was then blowing directly　　　　　　　 　 68.　　　

to him. He was a bit angry, and he asked in a　　　　　　　　　　　 69.　　　

kind voice,“Who left the window opened?”　　　　　　　　　　 70.　　  

V．书面表达（20分）

最近，你校同学正在参加某英文报社组织的一场讨论。讨论的主题是:公园要不要收门票？请你根据下表提供的信息，用英语给报社写一封信，客观地介绍讨论情况。

60%的同学认为　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　40%的同学认为

1.不应收门票　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　1.应收门票，但票价不宜高

2.公园是公众休闲的地方　　　　　　 2.支付园林工人工资

3.如收票，需建大门、围墙，会影响城市形象　 3.购新花木

注意:

1.信的开头已为你写好。

2.词数:100左右。

3.参考词汇:门票:entrance fee

Dear Editor,

I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we’ve had about whether an entrance fee should be charged for parks.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Yours truly,

Li Hua

参 考 答 案 Ⅰ.单项填空 1～5 DACBB　　　 6～10 DBCCC　　　11～14 CDCAA　 16----20CCABA Ⅱ.完形填空 21～25 CBDCA　　　26～30 DBBDA　31～35 CBDCB　　36～40 DABDC Ⅲ.阅读理解 41～45 BCDCA　　 46～50 ABCBC　　51～55BBACA　　56～60BACDB Ⅳ.短文改错 61.in→on　 62.chemical→chemistry　　63.去掉to　　　  64.past→passed　 65.√　　　66.sudden前加a　　　　  67.faced→facing或faced前加which/that 68.which→it  69.and→but　　　　　  70.opened→open Ⅴ.书面表达 Dear Editor, I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we’ve had about whether an entrance fee should be charged for parks. Opinions are divided on the question.60% of the students are against the idea of entrance fees. They believe a public park should be free of charge. People need a place where they can rest and enjoy themselves. Charging entrance fees will no doubt keep some people away. What is more, it will become necessary to build gates and walls, which will do harm to the appearance of a city. On the other hand,40% think that fees should be charged because you need money to pay gardeners and other workers and to buy plants and young trees. They suggest, however, fees should be charged low. Yours truly, Li Hua

（命题人 付勇）