高二（上） Unit 1 单元测试

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. —Susan, will you please go and empty that drawer?
—_______?
A. What for B. What is it C. How is it D. How come
2. Many airline companies had intended to get much from the business, but it _______ so bad.
A. made out B. turned out C. went out D. carried out
3. —How about going for a picnic?
—Great! But finding a date that _______ us all is very difficult.
A. matches B. suits C. fits D. satisfies
4. I don’t think the mountain-climbing weekend is suitable for me—the art class is my _______.
A. taste B. style C. preference D. manner
5. —Can you persuade him out of the foolish idea?
—_______ no point in doing so—he’ll never change his mind.
A. It is B. It has C. There is D. There has
6. The teacher felt helpless when he found his student had _______ love stories for long.
A. addicted to B. addicted
C. addicted himself D. been addicted to
7. _______ the lecturer more clearly, I arrived early and chose a front seat.
A. Hear B. Hearing C. Heard D. To hear
8. Limited natural resources should be made full use of _______ the _______ need of energy.
A. meeting; increasing B. to meet; increased
C. meeting; increased D. to meet; increasing
9. —I’m going to change my present job.
—But _________ you fail?
A. What about B. So what C. What if D. What for
10. Our new house is very _______ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.
A. convenient B. comfortable C. natural D. helpful
11. —Mum, it is nice weather. I want to skate this afternoon.
—Don’t you think the ice on the lake is too thin to _______ your weight?
A． stand B． bear C． catch D． take
12. The reason _______ he didn’t have breakfast this morning was _______ he got up too late.
A. for which; because B. which; that
C. why; that D. why; because
13. Nowadays, _______ mobile phone is _______ popular means of communication.
A. the; a B. a; / C. the; the D. a; the
14. —Did the door-keeper let you in?
—No. _______ I tried to tell him that I was your cousin, he just didn’t believe me.
A. Regardless of B. Whether C. Even if D. Now that
15. Mrs. Wright _______ on her children the importance of always telling the truth.
A. educated B. presented
C. impressed D. recommended
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I never knew how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died. I discovered something I had 16 forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.
One day, as I went to sleep after my sisters and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how 17 I had behaved toward Mother. “I must make things right now,” I thought.
Quietly I 18 out of bed and picked up the pencil and paper from the dresser, and then tiptoed into the hall. The 19 from the living room shone dimly. I knew Mother was downstairs still doing some sewing. I quickly 20 a note asking Mother to excuse me for being so 21 . I didn’t want my sisters to know my 22 so I added a postscript, “Please don’t let anyone else see this.” Then I 23 moved into my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow.
The next morning when I 24 my bed after breakfast, I 25 found a return note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and 26 me.
This became my way of apologizing whenever I talked 27 or disobeyed. Mother always left a return note, but she never 28 our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were 29 and when we sisters
30 our childhood, she never mentioned them.
　When Mother passed away, I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon. On top was a message in handwr
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