Unit2單元過(guò)關(guān)測(cè)試卷第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（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和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AFourbestpiecesoffestivemusicChristmasOratoriobyJohannSebastianBachOneofthefestiveclassicsisBach’sOratorio,whichwascomposedfortheChristmasof1734.It'sdividedintosixparts—eachwithitsownsoundandstory—thatwouldhavebeenperformedseparatelyonfeastdaysduringtheChristmasseason.Profoundandreflective.itcontainssomeofthemostmovingchorusesyou’lleverhear.TheNutcrackerbyPyotrIlyichTchaikovskyYou’dbehard-pressedtofindanyonewhowouldn'trecognizetheplayfulopeningnotesofthe“ThedanceoftheSugarPlumFairy”.Thetaleofatoysoldierwhocomestolife，TheNutcrackerisafirmChristmasmainstayandamasterclassinmusicalstorytelling.Delightfulandimaginative，thepieceisthebreadandbutterofballetcompaniesaroundtheworld.MessiahbyGeorgeFridericHandelHandel’scrowningachievementiswidelyconsideredtobeoneofthemostperformedpiecesduringtheholidayseasonaroundtheworld.Famousforitsrousing“Halleluiah”chorus,theoratoriowassurprisinglynotintendedforChristmasoriginally:HandelwroteitwiththeEasterLent(四旬齋)inmind.ACeremonyofCarolsbyBenjaminBrittenThiscontemplative(冥想的)choralpiecewasinspiredbyEnglishpoetryfromTheEnglishGalaxyofShorterPoems,whichBrittenpurchasedwhileonafive-weekvoyagefromNewYorktoBritainin1942.Featuringbeautifulchantsandheavenlyharpparts,thepiecefeelsbothmodernandancient.1．WhocreatedthepiecefortheChristmasof1734?A．JohannSebastianBach. B．PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky.C．GeorgeFridericHandel. D．BenjaminBritten.2．Whichpiecewasfavoredbyballetcompanies?A．ChristmasOratorio. B．TheNutcracker.C．Messiah. D．ACeremonyofCarols.3．WhatcanweknowaboutthepieceMessiah?A．ItwasinspiredbyanEnglishpoem. B．ItwascreatedbyBenjaminBritten.C．ItwasmeantforChristmasoriginally. D．ItwasGeorgeFridericHandel'smasterpiece.BBackinthe1960s,aHarvardgraduatestudentmadeagreatdiscoveryabouthumananger.Atage34,JeanBriggswasallowedtoliveinanInuitcommunitywheremanyInuitfamilieslivedatraditionallife.Briggsquicklyrealizedsomethingunusualwasgoingoninthesefamilies.“Theynevergotangrywithme,andevenshowingabitofangerwasconsideredweakandchildlike,”Briggssaid.Forexample,oncewhensomeoneknockedahotpotofteaacrosstheigloo(冰屋),damagingtheicefloor,noonechangedtheirlook.“Toobad”,thepersonjustsaidcalmlyandwenttorefilltheteapot.Briggswroteupherobservationsinherbook,NeverinAnger.Butshewasleftwithquestions:HowdoInuitparentsteachtheirchildrenhisability?HowdotheInuitturnangrybabiesintocool-headedadults?AfterreadingBriggs’book,inearlyDecemberIcametotheArctictownofIqaluit,Canada,whichisanInuittown,insearchofparentingwisdom,especiallywhenitcomestoteachingchildrentocontroltheirfeelings.Rightofftheplane,Istartedcollectingdata.Isatwiththeeldersintheir80sand90s.Italkedwithmoms.AndIattendedalocalparentingclass.Allthemomsmentionedonegoldenrule:Don’tshoutoryellatsmallchildren,foritisatraditionamongtheInuittoseeyellingatasmallchildasshameful.TheeldersIspokewithsaidcolonization(殖民)overthepastcenturyisharmingtheconvention,sothecommunityisworkinghardtokeeptheirparentingmethods.GootaJaw,whoteachestheparentingclassatNunavutArcticCollege,isinthefrontlineofthiseffort.“Shoutingisnothowweteachourchildren,”Jawsaid.“Itisjustteachingthemtorunaway.”“Whenweshoutatachild,we’rerainingthechildtoshout,”saidauthorLauraMarkham.“Parentswhocontroltheirownangerarehelpingtheirchildrenlearntodothesame.”4．WhatdidBriggsfindabouttheInuit?A．Theyoftenbehavedlikechildren. B．Theybegantoleadamodernlifestyle.C．Theydevelopedahabitofdrinkingtea. D．Theywerequiteabletocontroltheiranger.5．WhydidtheauthorgotoIqaluit?A．TostudyhowBrigswroteNeverinAnger. B．ToattendaclassaboutthehistoryoftheInuit.C．TofindouthowtheInuitraisecool-headedkids. D．TocollectdataoneducationinInuitcommunities.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninparagraph6?A．conversation. B．tradition. C．trade. D．organization.7．WhichwouldMarkhammostprobablyagreewith?A．Kidsfollowtheexampleofparents. B．Teachingkidstobeangryisnecessary.C．Parentsoftenlearnparentingfromtheirkids. D．ItissometimesOKtospeaktokidsseriously.CTheorganicfoodshavegainedalotofpopularityastheyarebeingconsideredashealthierandtastier.Afairnumberofpeopleadvocatealarge-scaleshifttoorganicfarmingfromconventionalagriculture.Butthismightnotseemwell-founded.Sincethemid-19thcentury,conventionalindustrialagriculturehasbecomeincrediblyefficientonasimplelandtofoodbasis.Conventionalfarminggetsmoreandmorecroppersquarefootofland,whichcanmeanlesswildernessneedstobetransformedtofarmland.Tomakefarmingmoreefficient,conventionalagricultureusesasignificantamountofsyntheticfertilizereachyear,andallthatnitrogen(氮)enablesmuchfasterplantgrowth.However,thecostispaidinvastpolluteddeadzonesatthemonthsofmanyoftheworld’srivers,becausemuchofthenitrogenendsuprunningoffthesoilandintotheoceans.Thisalsomakesconventionalfarmingoneofthemajorthreatstotheenvironment.Toweakentheenvironmentalimpactofagriculture,improvesoilqualityaswellasproducehealthierfoods,somefarmershaveturnedtoorganicfarming.Environmentalistshavealsowelcomedorganicfoodasbetterfortheplanetthanthefoodproducedbyagriculturalcorporations.Organicpractices—refusingartificialfertilizersandchemicalpesticides—areconsideredfarmoresustainable.Salesoforganicfoodrose7.7%in2010,upto$26.7billion—andpeoplearemakingthosepurchasesfortheirmoralsensesasmuchastheirtongues.Yetanewmeta-analysisinNaturedoesthemathandcomestoahardconclusion:organicfarmingproduces25%fewercropsonaveragethanconventionalagriculture.Thisisdefinitelyadownsideoforganicfarming,especiallywhenglobalpopulationisstillgrowingrapidly.IntheNatureanalysis,scientistsperformedananalysisof66studiescomparingconventionalandorganicmethodsacross34differentcropspecies,fromfruitstograins.Theyfoundthatorganicfarmingdeliveredaloweroutputforeverycroptype,thoughthedifferencevariedwidely.Forcropslikefruittrees,organictrailed(落后于)conventionalagriculturebyjust5%.Yetformajorgraincropsandvegetables—allofwhichprovidetheworld’smaincalories—conventionalagricultureoutperformedorganicsbymorethan25%.Whatthatmeansisthatwhileorganicfarmingmaybemoresustainablethanconventionalagriculture,therearetrade-offs(此消彼長(zhǎng))witheach.Soanidealglobalagriculturesystemmayborrowthebestfrombothsystemsratherthanupholdingmerelyorganicorconventionalpractices.8．Whatdoweknowaboutconventionalfarming?A．Itproducesmorecropswithfewerfertilisers.B．Itachievesefficiencyatahugecosttotheenvironment.C．Ifoffersalong-termsolutiontoglobaldemandforfood.D．Itperformsfarbetterforeachcroptypethanorganicfarming.9．Whatdoestheauthormostprobablyagreewith?A．Employingorganicfarmingtoplantrice.B．Adoptingorganicpracticestogrowpotato.C．Usingconventionalmethodstoplantcabbage.D．Applyingconventionalfarmingtogrowapple.10．Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthispassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要點(diǎn))C:ConclusionA． B．C． D．11．What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tocomparetwotypesoffarming.B．Tocriticizeconventionalagriculture.C．Todiscussthedevelopmentoffarming.D．Toargueforarealisticagriculturesystem.DCitytreesgrowfasteranddieyoungerthantreesinruralforests,anewstudyfinds.Studieshadshownforeststakeingreenhousegas.Buttherehadn’tbeenmuchdataonwhethercitytreesgrow,dieandtakeinCO2atthesamerateasforesttreesdo.SoLucyHytyraandherworkmatesatBostonUniversityinMassachusettsdecidedtofindout.Tofigureouthowquicklytreesweregrowing,theresearcherstrackedtheirdiameters(直徑)between2005and2014.TheteamfocusedonredoaksandredmaplesgrowingonBostonstreets.Thesetreesgrewfourtimesfasterthanthesamespeciesdidinanearbyforests.Faster-growingtreestakeinmoreCO2.Overthenineyears,theresearcherstrackedthesetrees,andtheyfoundcityonestookinfourtimesasmuchCO2fromtheairastheforesttreesdid.Thecitytreesalso,however,weretwiceaslikelytodie.Sooverthelifetimeofeachtypeoftree,foresttreesactuallytakeinmoreCO2.“Citytreesgrowfastermainlybecausetheyhavelesscompetitionforlightfromtheirneighbors,”Hutyrasays.Inaforests,treestendtogrowclosetogether,shadingtheirneighbors.Streettreesalsobenefitfromhigherlevelsofnitrogen(氮)inrainwater.Nitrogenisanelementthathelpsplantsgrow.Still,shesaysthatherteam’sfindingsmaynotapplytoaridcities.“InlocationsshortofwaterlikePhoenixorLosAngeles,citytreesmightresponddifferentlybecauseit’sveryhotinthecityandtheyhavesolittlewater.”Atsuchsites,shesays,“Treesmightgrowslower.”SowhywereBoston’sstreetstreestwiceaslikelyastheircountrycousinstodieyoung?Cityroadscanleavebig-treerootslessroomtogrow.Plus,peopleoftendecidetocutdowntreesthataresick,orinthewayofsomedesiredbuildingorview.12．WhatcanwelearnfromtheresearchbyLucy’steam?A．Citytreeslivetwicelongerthanforesttrees.B．Overtheirlifetime,foresttreesactuallytakeinmoreCO2.C．Overthenineyears,faster-growingtreesbreatheinlessCO2.D．OnBostonstreetsredoaksgrowmuchfasterandtallerthanredmaples.13．Citytreesgrowmorequicklymainlybecause________.A．theyliveinhotweather B．theytakeinmorewaterC．theytendtogrowclosetogether D．theybenefitfrommorelightandnitrogen14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arid”inparagraph4probablymean?A．Dry. B．Busy. C．Crowded. D．Large.15．Whereisthepassagemostlikelyfrom?A．Atraveljournal. B．Astorybook. C．Asciencemagazine. D．Amedicalreport第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Muchmeaningcanbeconveyedclearlywithoureyes,soitisoftensaidthateyescanspeak.16．Inabusyoumaylookatastranger,butnottoolong.Andifheissensingthatheisbeingstaredat,hemayfeeluncomfortable.17．Ifyouarestaredatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourselfupanddowntoseeifthereisanythingwrongwithyou.Ifnothinggoeswrong,youwillfeelannoyedatbeingstaredatthatway.Eyesdospeak,right?Lookingtoolongatsomeonemayseemtoberudeandaggressive.18．Ifamanstaresatawomanformorethan10secondsandrefusestolookawayfromher,hisintentionsareobvious.Hewishestoattractherattentionandletherknowthatheisadmiringher.However,whentwopersonsareengagedinaconversation,thespeakerwillonlylookintothelistener’seyesfromtimetotimetomakesurethatthelistenerisattentive.19．Ifaspeakerlooksatyoucontinuouslywhenspeakingasifheistryingtocontrolyou,youwillfeeluncomfortable.Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimselfbylookingtoolongatthevictim,sincehebelievesinthefalseideathattolookstraightintheeyeisasignofhonestcommunication.20．Evidently,eyecontactshouldbemadebasedonspecificrelationshipandsituation.A．Thesameistrueinourdailylife.B．That’swhatnormaleyecontactisallabout.C．Onthecontrary,itwillgivehimaway.D．Actually,continuouseyecontactislimitedtoloversonly.E.Butthingsaredifferentwhenitcomestostaringattheoppositesex.F.Afterall,everybodylikestobestaredatforquitealongtime.G.Doyouhavesuchkindofexperience?第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Iwasahappykidwithasupportivefamilyandalotoffriends.Butfranklyspeaking,growingupwasreally21andevenpainful.Duringmychildhood,Ispentmuchtimetryingtoachieveperfectionineveryaspectofmylife,whichmademeextremelytiredandanxious.Iwantedeveryone’scomplimentsandhugelyfearedcriticism.ButIdidn’trealizethatIwastheonewho22myselfinthetoughestway.AfterIgraduatedfromhighschool,my23tobe“thin”begantotroubleme.Iwentonadiet.InthebeginningIdietedbycontrollingfoodandgraduallyIstarted24meals.Ilostweightdaybydayandfeltsupergood.WhatIdidn’tseewasthatIwasslowly25myself.Peoplearoundmebeganto26myweightloss.Theysaidwithconcern,“You’relosingtoomuchweight.”“Elisa,you’resoskinny.”AlltheirwordsonlysuggestedthatIwasgettingcloserto“27”.Sadly,Itookmyphysical28thefirstimportantinmylife,29thatitwasthewaytobecomeattractiveandaccepted.ThenIcutdownmy30moreandmore,untila31dayincludinghalfateaspoonofnonfatyoghurtandblackcoffeeinthemorning,andacupofgrapesatnight.Butmypoor32begantocausemetolose33.Thenonenight,likemanynightsbefore,Icouldn’tsleep,andmyheartfeltasthoughitmightbeatoutofmychest.Itriedto34,butIcouldn’t.ThebeatingbecamesorapidandsostrongthatIcouldnolonger35.WhatIhaddonetodietnearlycausedmetohaveaheartattack.Istoodup,andimmediatelyfelldown.Iwasreally36,andIknewIneededhelp.Myroommaterushedmetothe37,beginningthelongroadtomy38.Ittookalot—doctors,nurses,nutritionists,andfoodsupplements.Andmoreimportantly,asenseofwhatwastrueaboutmyselfgotbackontrackwithreality.Irealizedthat,withmy39oftryingtobe“perfect”onthe40,IhadsacrificedwhoIwasinsidemybody.NowwhatIknowis,weare—everyoneofus—alreadyperfectenough.21．A．natural B．easy C．hard D．possible22．A．commented B．preferred C．praised D．criticized23．A．problem B．desire C．way D．promise24．A．collecting B．checking C．skipping D．balancing25．A．killing B．forgetting C．a(chǎn)sking D．questioning26．A．reject B．a(chǎn)ccept C．stare D．notice27．A．perfection B．devotion C．destination D．a(chǎn)ttention28．A．strength B．a(chǎn)ppearance C．exercise D．expression29．A．believing B．convincing C．pretending D．declaring30．A．expense B．movement C．food D．travel31．A．pleasant B．difficult C．typical D．different32．A．memory B．nutrition C．knowledge D．disability33．A．weight B．hope C．sleep D．job34．A．relax B．wake C．eat D．talk35．A．resist B．breathe C．focus D．remember36．A．scared B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．discouraged D．disappointed37．A．bed B．hospital C．school D．office38．A．glory B．discovery C．victory D．recovery39．A．skill B．decision C．experience D．deal40．A．whole B．face C．mind D．outside第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。ChineseNewYearisthemostimportant41．(celebrate)intheChinesecalendar.Itisalsoknown42．theSpringFestivalbecauseitcelebratesthestartofnewlifeandtheseasonforplantingcrops.NewYearfestivitiesstartwhenthemoonisnew,onthefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonthintheChinesecalendar.Theycontinueuntilthefifteenthday,43．themoonisbrightest.JustbeforeNewYear,peoplecleantheirhouses.Theydecoratethemwithpiecesofpaperwith44．(word)suchasHappinessandWealthwrittenonthem.OnNewYear’sEve,familiesgettogetherandhave45．specialmeal.AttheSpringFestival,apopularfoodisdumplings.Acoinis46．(usual)