高二英语Units7&8单元精练
语言基础知识及能力（满分120分） 完成时间90分钟
第一节: 单项填空(共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分)：建议完成时间14分钟
1.I enjoyed the movie very much. I wish I the book from which it was made.
A. have read B. had read C. should have read D. am reading
2.You are late. If you a few minutes earlier, you him.
A. came; would meet B. had come; would have met
C. come; will meet D. had come; would meet
3.I can’t stand him. He always talks as though he everything.
A. knew B. knows C. has known D. had known
4.His doctor suggested that he a short trip abroad.
A. will take B. would take C. take D. took
5.We might have failed if you us a helping hand.
A. have not given B. would not give C. had not given D. did not give
6.The law requires that everyone his car checked at least once a month.
A. has B. have C. had D. will have
7.He was busy yesterday, otherwise he to the meeting.
A. would come B. would have come C. had come D. came
8.If there were no subjunctive mood, English much easier.
A. will be B. would have been C. could have been D. would be
9. the fog, we should have reached our school.
A. Because of B. In spite of C. In case of D. But for
10. —What will you do during winter vacation?
—I don’t know, but it’s about time something.
A.I decided B. I’ll decide C. I’d decided D. I’m deciding
11.He was very busy yesterday, otherwise, he to your birthday party.
A.I decided B. came C. would have come D. should come
12.The two strangers talked as if they friends for years.
A. should be B. had been C. have been D. were
13.Look. What you’ve done! You have been more careful.
A. should B. may C. ought D. would
14.Without electricity, what ?
A. will the world be like B. would the world be like
C. the world will be like D. the world would be like
15.With your ability, you out the puzzle within a few minutes.
A. could have worked B. need have worked
C. ought have worked D. must have worked
16.My suggestion is that the sick boy to hospital as soon as possible.
A. is taken B. must be taken C. be taken D. has to be taken
17.If we had not missed the bus, we lunch at home now.
A. would have had B. would have C. must be having D. would be having
18. here yesterday, he would attend the lecture with us today.
A. Had he been B. If he were C. Were he D. Should be he
19.His tired face suggested that he really tired after the long walk.
A. had been B. was C. be D. should be
20.Do you feel that I the problem in a different way the other day?
A. should solve B. should have solved C. have solved D. solved
21.Our chairman hasn’t come yet. If he on time, we would have to put off the meeting.
A. should come B. would come C. shouldn’t come D. doesn’t come
22.He insisted that he really very tired and that he to have a rest.
A. was; be allowed B. was, must be allowed
C. should be; must be allowed D. should be; be allowed
23.He did his best in everything; he would not have been what he was.
A. and B. but C. otherwise D. but that
24.I do I could give you a hand.
A. hope B. wish C. expect D. think
25.I would rather he tomorrow than today.
A. come B. came C. should come D. has come
26.The guard at the gate insisted that everybody the rules.
A. obeys B. obey C. will obey D. would obey
27.I her if I thought she would understand.
A. would tell B. will tell C. would have told D. told
28.The teacher requires Rose by heart 15 English words each day.
A. learn B. learned C. must learn D. learning
29. —If he , he that food. —Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately.
A. was warned; would not take B. had been warned; would not have taken
C. would be warned; had not taken D. would have been warned; had not taken
30.Without fire, human life quite different today.
A. is B. will be C. would have been D. would be
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）建议完成时间16分钟
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
“What’s happened to the bottle of aspirins?” he couldn’t find it in its 31 place in the bathroom cabinet(橱柜). “What have you done with it?” he asked his wife. She said she hadn’t 32 it, and told him it was probably under his nose, if he’d only open his eyes and look. “ 33 , you men can never find anything!” But after she’d come into the bathroom to look, she had to 34 it wasn’t there.
He went into their son’s bedroom to 35 him his bedtime story. On the floor there lay a bottle, the one he’d been looking for; but it was 36 . Oh, no, the kid couldn’t have … “David, what have you done with those 37 which were in that bottle?” David looked sullen, the look of a child who knows it has done wrong and is going to be 38 . “Did you eat them?” David nodded. “ 39 did you eat?” No reply. He called his wife. She came, 40 what had happened and went very white. “There must have been twenty-five or thirty tablets(片) 41 in the bottle. He can’t have taken them all.” But there were no aspirins on the floor, or in David’s 42 , or along the corridor from his bedroom to the bathroom.
“Call an ambulance, 43 !” he dialed the number and explained to the man at the ambulance control center what had happened. The 44 arrived in five minutes, and David , wrapped in a blanket, and his mother and father, were 45 to the nearest hospital. “Put the boy on the stomach pump at 46 ,” said the doctor, as soon as he heard the facts. They could hear David screaming as they sat in the waiting room, 47 if the child was going to be all right, but 48 to do anything except wait. Then the screaming stopped and the doctor came back. “ 49 you brought him quickly. The tablets didn’t have time to dissolve(溶解) in his stomach, so we got them all out. He’s going to be all right.” They took David home, and brought a bathroom cabinet with a 50 on it the next day.
31. A. safe B. fixed C. usual D. proper
32. A. seen B. thrown C. fed D. hidden
33. A. Directly B. Strangely C. Unfortunately D. Honestly
34. A. promise B. warn C. admit D. understand
35. A. show B. send C. write D. read
36. A. plastic B. wrong C. empty D. clean
37. A. cookies B. sweeties C. biscuits D. grapes
38. A. punished B. discovered C. caught D. excused
39. A. Why B. What C. What time D. How many
40. A. agreed B. noticed C. realized D. remembered
41. A. kept B. left C. stored D. found
42. A. mouth B. stomach C. bed D. eyes
43. A. fast B. calm C. soon D. quick
44. A. ambulance B. doctors C. police D. parents
45. A. carried B. moved C. gathered D. rushed
46. A. once B. least C. first D. most
47. A. questioning B. considering C. wondering D. discussing
48. A. hopeless B. worried C. anxious D. powerless
49. A. Happy B. Lucky C. Sure D. Correct
50. A. mirror B. shelf C. lock D. lamp
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）建议完成时间35分钟
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
A
If a Frenchman visits Germany he might pay for a drink with French euros(欧元). However, when he receives his change, the euros will be German. Euro currency was put into use on January 1, 2002 in 12 European countries. It improves trade links between the countries and makes it easier for people to spend money in Europe. All euro notes look the same. But the coins are designed to express the culture and history of all the euro-area countries. One side of a euro coin shows its value and a map of Europe, while the other side represents the particular country in which the coin was made. The coins fall into two broad groups: those from countries with a royal (王室的) family, such as Belgium and the Netherlands (荷兰), and those produced by republics. Coins in the first group usually show the king or queen's head. The republics use a variety of figures (著名人物) from art and history. Or they may use national symbols. For example, Italian coins have designs ranging from the Colosseum (圆形大剧场) in Rome to the poet Dante (但丁). Meanwhile, the Irish prefer a simple harp (竖琴) design on all their coins.
51. The underlined word "currency" in this passage probably means _________ .
A. country B. money C. coins D. culture
52. Which of the following is true?
A. All the euro coins are designed the same but not the notes.
B. All the euro notes appear the same but not the coins.
C. All the euro notes and coins look the same.
D. If you pay in French euros, you'll get German euros for change.
53. Which of the following does not appear on any euro coins?
A. A royal family B. The king or queen's head
C. A famous person D. A national symbol
B
Thanks to the huge success of Harry Potter, many teenagers dream about living in an ancient castle (城堡). These dreams may include beautiful silk dresses, delicious food, servants and of course, magic. However, real life in an English castle was not easy. With thick stonewalls and high towers, castles were built for defence. So they were not good places to live in. In medieval times, castles must have been noisy and smelly places. Horses, cattle, chickens and sheep walked free, blacksmiths (铁匠) did ironwork, soldiers practised sword (剑) fights, and children of all ages played around them. Castles did not have central heating; the only heat came from the fireplace. Even in summer the castle was cool. People living in the castles had to use blankets to keep warm while at work.
Life during the Middle Ages began at sunrise. Servants lit the fire, swept the floor and cooked the morning meal. The mid-morning meal was the main meal of the day and often included three or four courses (一道菜). After dinner, everyone continued his or her work. The owner of the castle, the lord, sometimes took his guests hunting or shooting. His wife, the lady, spent much of the day watching the maids (女仆) work, as well as people working in the kitchen. She also kept an eye on the weavers and embroiderers who made clothes for the family. Supper was simple and eaten late, just before bedtime.
You may find some old magic books in a castle as Harry Potter once did. Read them before you go to bed, because when you fall asleep the magic of castle life may appear before your eyes.
54. For what purpose were the castles built in England?
A. To raise poultry (家禽) and livestock (家畜).
B. To provide a working place for blacksmiths.
C. To defend the city or country against enemies.
D. To provide a place for teenagers to learn magic.
55. Why were the ancient castles noisy?
A. Because soldiers practiced sword fights there.
B. Because blacksmiths did ironwork there.
C. Because children of all ages played around them.
D. All of the above.
56. Which of the following about family life in castles is true according to the passage?
A. The servants in castles lived an easy life.
B. Supper was eaten before sunset.
C. The wife spent much of the day at home.
D. Dinner was eaten in the middle of the day.
57. We can infer that the writer____.
A. wants teens to drop the dream of living in a castle
B. wants to change our unrealistic ideas about castles
C. blames Harry Potter for misleading people about life in a castle
D. doesn't like the life in ancient castles
58. The main idea of this passage is ______.
A. castles were not good places to live in
B. castles in novels are different from those in history
C. Harry Potter's story in a castle affected people
D. what real life was like in an ancient castle
C
You've been told you have six months to live. You are six years old.
For children with cancer, the facts of life include the facts of death. There is always the fear that they might not live to grow up. Yet they realize that fighting cancer is the only way of beating it. So they fight. Sometimes, they win.
It may take years. It certainly takes support from parents and doctors. Unfortunately, many parents can't deal with their children's illness. And doctors, no matter how caring, have other patients to treat.
At times like these, the Children's Cancer Foundation can help.
We are a group of Hong Kong doctors, nurses, parents of children with cancer and concerned individuals. All of us are volunteers. We're with the children every day, listening to, encouraging and entertaining them. We also advise parents, educate the public and send doctors overseas to study new cancer treatments. Our funding has brought better equipment to the wards and paid for special flats where the children can get well.
We want to do even more. But to do it, we need your help. It will be money well spent. One look at our past achievement should prove that. To the children, your contribution will also be a show of support, a sign that you're behind them.
59. The Children's Cancer Foundation is __________ .
A. a business organization
B. a non-business organization for children
C. a non-business organization formed to help children with cancer
D. an organization made up of famous doctors and experienced nurses
60. The main purpose of writing this passage is __________ .
A. to give you some information about the Children's Cancer Foundation
B. to introduce you to this organization
C. to ask you to join with others in giving money
D. to ask you to pity the poor children with cancer
61. This passage is probably written to ____________ .
A. children B. parents whose children are ill
C. journalists D. people who love children
D
What will man be like in the future – in 5000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.
Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modem world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain's capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change too: the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.
Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man's eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modem life.
But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald.
Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.
62. The passage mainly tells us that .
A. man's life will be different in the future
B. what will man look like in the future
C. man is growing taller and uglier as time passes
D. human's organs' functions will become weak
63. The change in man's size of forehead will probably be because .
A. he makes use only 20% of the brain's capacity
B. his brain has grown larger over the past centuries
C. the other 80% of his brain will grow in due time
D. he will use his brain more and more as time goes on
64. What will be true about a human being in the future?
A. He will be hairless because hair is no longer useful.
B. He will have smaller eyes and will wear better glasses.
C. His fingers will grow weaker because he won't have to make use of them.
D. He will think and feel in a different way.
65. It is implied that .
A. human beings will become less attractive in the future.
B. less use of a bodily organ（器官）may lead to its degeneration（退化）.
C. human beings hope for a change in the future life.
D. future life is always predictable.
E
As students across the country have their yearly flu shots (打流感疫苗), doctors across the world are preparing against a possible outbreak of bird flu that few current vaccines (疫苗) will guard against. The likelihood of a bird flu spreading among humans is very high, the World Health Organization warned recently. European countries worry about bird flu very much, since many migratory birds (候鸟) start to fly back from the North.
There are at least 15 different types of bird flu virus around the world. The possible outbreak may be caused by a virus known as H5N1. It was first found to have spread from a bird to a human in Hong Kong in 1997. In addition to Asia, this bird flu has been found among birds in Romania, Turkey, Russia and Kazakhstan.
The outbreak in 1997 in Hong Kong was quickly controlled at a cost of 18 people ill and six dead. About 1.5 million chickens were collected in an effort to remove the source of the virus. But scientists say that the virus can change itself rapidly. Also, if the virus mixes with the human flu virus, it could be spread through person-to-person contact in the same way as ordinary human flu is spread. Bird flu can cause fever, coughing, sore throats and muscle aches in humans. With the introduction of vaccines, flu is not as deadly as it used to be. But throughout history it was a huge cause of death around the world. The outbreak of Spanish flu in 1918-19 killed about 40 to 50 million people worldwide.
Currently there is no vaccine against bird flu that can be used on humans. Scientists are working to develop one. This will probably take several months to complete and may not be ready in time to stop a widespread outbreak of the disease.
66. The author mainly tells us _____ in the passage.
A. people all over the world are worried about the outbreak of bird flu
B. there is a good chance of bird flu spreading to humans, which might be deadly
C. scientists are working together to develop vaccines against bird flu
D. throughout history, bird flu was a huge cause of death around the world
67. Which statement is NOT true?
A. The outbreak of bird flu in 1997 in Hong Kong was caused by a virus known as H5N1.
B. H5N1 wasn't discovered until it was found among birds in Romania and Turkey.
C. The Spanish flu in 1918-19 was deadly because it was spread from person to person.
D. People infected by bird flu suffer from fever, coughing, sore throats and muscle aches.
68. An outbreak of dangerous bird flu is possible because ______.
A. the constant changing of H5N1 may enable it to mix with the human flu virus
B. the symptoms (症状) of bird flu are just like human flu, making it hard to discover
C. there are at least 15 different types of bird flu virus
D. many countries have been affected by the dangerous disease before
69. According to the scientists, _______.
A. people needn't worry about the outbreak of bird flu
B. the virus can't be spread among humans
C. no vaccine against bird flu can be used on humans right now
D. many migratory birds start to fly back from the North
70. We can infer from the passage that _______.
A. in several months, a widespread outbreak of the disease can be stopped
B. the bird flu in 1997 in Hong Kong was soon stopped
C. as time goes on, bird flu is becoming more deadly
D. it takes scientists great effort to stop the possible outbreak of bird flu
第四节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题 0.5分，满分5分）建议完成时间7分钟
Dear Ralph,
I’m a newcomer here of a small town. I would 1. ___ __
describe myself as shy and quietly. Before my classmates, 2. ___ __
it seems always difficult for me to do things well as 3. __ ___
them. I’m sure they will laugh to me and see me as 4. __ ___
a fool. So I feel unhappy every day. 5. ___ __
Besides, I have few friends. I don’t know that they 6. __ ___
don’t like to talk with me. Sometimes, we talked to each other 7. __ ___
very well in class, but after class we become stranger at 8. ___ __
once. I am trying to improve the situation since it doesn’t 9. __ ___
seem to work. Can you tell me about what I should do? 10. __ ___
Yours,
Xiao Wei
第五节：单词拼写（共30小题；每小题0.5分，满分15分）建议完成时间13分钟
A. 把下表中的单词填入句子中，注意单词的适当形式：
1. Don’t play by the river in case you fall in and .
2. They built the memorial in of those who died in the war.
3. The dog him and made his hand bleed.
4. The police are questioning the drivers who may have the accident.
5. People fled into the street in after two bombs exploded in the building.
6. Soon an came and took her to the hospital as quickly as possible.
7. Jet planes through the air.
8. The nurse put a around his wounded ankle.
9. The driver was still when the doctor reached the scene of the accident.
10. He to death on a fish bone.
B.根据句子意思、汉语提示及首字母，在句子中填入恰当的英文单词，注意单词的适当形式：
11. V （病毒）cause illnesses such as the common cold, flu and measles.
12. After a year, she was c (治愈)of cancer, and she still works happily now.
13. One of the boys in the class had a fever and he soon i (感染) other children.
14. The virus is t (传染) via physical contact.
15. Simon is not a (可达到的) at the moment. Should I ask him to call you back?
16. We have been asked to l (限制) our presentation to 5 minutes maximum.
17. He doesn’t often get flu, but when he does he really s (痛苦).
18. Normally, people and animals that are d (无防备的) are weak and unable to protect themselves from attack.
19. He is so tired that he has not enough s _____ (力气) to walk on.
20. He used to be a heavy smoker, but we manage to p （说服）him to stop smoking.
21. Obviously, his writing style is i_________________ (影响) by Lu Xun.
22. Come whenever it is ________________(方便的) to you.
23. All these clues (线索) i_________________（表明）that he caused the accident on purpose.
24. He made an extraordinary ______________ （介绍）to English poetry.
25. You are really a ________________ (挑剔的)reader, for you are always having something to say.
26. He has a p_____________ for meat rather than fish.
27. The interviewee became a little more nervous when hearing the footsteps of the i_____________.
28. The old man said that he never lived in l_________________ with so much to care about though he lived alone.
29. Little Tom is more diligent（勤奋的）than i____________________.
30. The Spring Festival was a____________________ and children were excited all the time.
高二英语Units7&8单元精练参考答案
第一节: 单项填空
1---5 BBACC 6---10 BBDDA 11---15 CBABA
16---20 CDABB 21---25 CACBB 26---30 BCABD
第二节：完形填空
31---35 CADCD 35---40 CBADC 41---45 BCDAD 45---50 ACDBC
第三节：阅读理解
51-55 BBACD 56-60 CBDCC 61-65 DBDAB 66-70 BBACD
第四节：短文改错
1. of→from 2. quietly→quiet 3. well 前加as 4. to→at 5. √
6. that→why 7. talked→talk 8. stranger→strangers 9. since→but 10. 去掉about
第五节：单词拼写
1.drown 2.hono(u)r 3.bit 4.witnessed 5.panic 6.ambulance
7.screamed 8.bandage 9.conscious 10.chocked 11. Viruses 12.cured
13.infected 14.transmitted 15.available 16.limit 17.suffers 18.defenceless
19.strengh 20.persude 21. influenced; 22. convenient 23. indicate(d);
24. introduction; 25. critical; 26. preference; 27. interviewer; 28. loneliness;
29. intelligent; 30. approaching;