【新教材】外研版（2019）高中英语必修第二册Unit2单元综合测试卷时间：100分钟　　　满分：120分　选择题部分第二部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ACheckyourcalendar.YouwillfindthethirdMondayinFebruaryisPresidents'Day,aholidayyoumayknowtorecognizetheachievementsofallpastU．S.presidents.Doyouknowthehistorybehindthisholiday?AfterGeorgeWashingtondiedin1799,hissupportersbeganrecognizinghisbirthday,February22,asadayofremembranceforAmerica'sfirstpresident.(Atleast,thosewhousedtheGregoriancalendardid.TheJuliancalendarsaidhewasbornonFebruary11.)Washington'sbirthdaybecameafederal(联邦的)holidayfortheDistrictofColumbiain1879andfortherestofthecountryin1885.Thenin1968,Congress(国会)introducedtheUniformMondayHolidayBill(法案),whichhopedtochangecertainfederalholidaysfromspecialdatestoMondays,creatingmorethreedayweekends.Theideawasthatmorelongweekendswouldmakepeopleworkhardduringshorterworkdays.Thebillalsowantedtocombine(结合)Washington'sandAbrahamLincoln'sbirthdaysintooneholiday(somestates,likeIllinois,alreadycelebratedLincoln'sbirthday,February12).IllinoisSenatorRobertMcClorysuggestedthisholidaybecalled“Presidents'Day”.In1971,thebillpassed,andPresidentRichardNixonmadeanorderthatthethirdMondayinFebruaryshouldbenowaholiday.Here'sthethingthough:AccordingtotheUnitedStateslaws,thatholidayisstillcalledWashington'sBirthday.ThenameneverofficiallychangedtoPresidents'Day.Butsincethelawsallowedlocalgovernmentsandprivatebusinessestonamefederalholidayswhatevertheywant,moststatescallitPresidents'Day.ManystoresalsomakeuseofthissecondnametoboostFebruarysales.TwootherpresidentscelebratedbirthdaysinFebruary,WilliamHenryHarrison(February9)andRonaldReagan(February6)．1．WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?第13页共13页,A．ThebeginningofPresidents'Day.B．People'sloveforGeorgeWashington.C．ThestorybehindAmerica'sfirstpresident.D．Thedifferencebetweendifferentcalendars.2．WhydidCongressintroducetheUniformMondayHolidayBillin1968?A．Tocreatemorefederalholidays.B．Togivetheholidayanofficialname.C．TocelebrateAbrahamLincoln'sbirthday.D．Toincreasethenumberoflongerweekends.3．WhatcanwelearnaboutPresidents'Day?A．PresidentRichardNixoncreatedit.B．Itistheofficialnamefortheholiday.C．Illinoiswasthefirststatetocelebrateit.D．It'scalledWashington'sBirthdayofficially.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inParagraph4mean?A．Hold.　　　　　　B．Increase.C．Record.D．Show.BThousandsofGermanstudentsareaccusing(指责)schoolofficialsofcreatinganEnglishexamthatwas“unfairly”difficult.TheexamisimportantbecauseitispartofGermany'sAbitursystem.TheAbiturtestisgiventostudentswhoarecompletinghighschoolandpreparingtoentercollege.Morethan35,000peoplehavesignedapetition(请愿书)tovoicetheirconcernsaboutthetest.ThestudentssaytheEnglishpartoftheyear'sAbiturisclearlymoredifficultthantestsgiveninrecentyears.Theyarecallingonschoolofficialstoconsidertheiropinionswhiletheygivetestresults.Theexamisdesignedtoteststudents'understandingandskilllevelinEnglish.PartofthetestrequiresstudentstoreadexamplesofEnglishwritingandthenanswerquestionstoseehowmuchtheyunderstand.ThepetitionsayssomeoftheEnglishexamplesareverydifficulttounderstand,evenforstudentswhousuallydowellinEnglishclasses.Itsayssomeexampleswerewrittenalongtimeagoandhadold第13页共13页,words.OneofthemostdifficultexamplesisadescriptionofNewYorkCity'sStatueofLiberty.Studentssayithastoomany“unknownwords”and“symbolicmeanings”，makingitdifficulttounderstand.EvensomenativeEnglishspeakerspointedoutonsocialmediathattheywouldhavedifficultieswiththewritingintheexampletoo.ABritishTwitteruserlivinginFrankfurt,Germanysaid,“I'manativeEnglishspeakerand‘roweling’isanewwordtome,too.”However,schoolofficialssaidtheyhadcarriedoutafullreviewoftheexamanddecideditwas“proper”forstudents.5．WhydotheGermanstudentsaccuseschoolofficials?A．TheirEnglishexamwastoodifficult.B．ThereweremistakesinanEnglishexam.C．Germany'sAbitursystemwasunfair.D．Unfairrulesweremadeforthem.6．Whatdothestudentswantschoolofficialstodo?A．Givethemanotherexam.B．Treattheirpetitionseriously.C．Explaintothemabouttheexam.D．ChangeGermany'sAbitursystem.7．WhatistheproblemwiththedescriptionofNewYorkCity'sStatueofLibertyintheexam?A．Itistoolong.B．Itisboringtoread.C．Ithasmanyquestions.D．Ithasmanyrarelyusedwords.8．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．GermanstudentsfightagainstanunfairEnglishexamB．GermanstudentsdidpoorlyinanEnglishexamC．GermaneducationalsystemneedsachangeD．EnglishisdifficultforGermanstudentsC第13页共13页,Hayden，Congratulationsonbeing12!Wow,nextyearyouwillofficiallybeateenager.HappyBirthdayson!I'msoexcitedforyou.LastnightatthedinnertableItoldyouabouthowclearlyIrememberthedaybeforeyouwereborn.IsatinfrontofthatfireplaceinourveryfirsthouseinRowlett，Texas,in1996andcriedmyeyesoutbeforeGod.Icriedbecausesomethingcouldhavebeenwrongwithyou，butevenmorethanthat,IbelieveIcriedouttohimbecauseofthegifthewasgivingme.Youareincredibly(难以置信地)special,HaydenDavis.Youwillmakeyourmark(标记)ontheworldinamazingways.I'vealwaysknownthat.I'mgladtobeyourfather,andI'mgladIgettoseeformyselfhowGodwilluseyou.Overthisyearwewilldomanythingstogether.Thegiftsyoureceivetodaywillgivehints(暗示)ofourfirstbigtripthatwilltakeplaceinJanuary.Everyquartertherewillbeaspecial,secrettripyouandIwilltakeup.Manytimesyouwon'tknowwhat'stocome;Iwantyoutotrustme.TrustthatI'mdoingwhat'srightforyouandplanningeventsthatwillbememoriesforyearstocome.EverymonthIwillsitdownwithyouandtalktoyouaboutwhatittakestobeaChristfollowerandleaderinthisworldandhowtoexplorelifeinawaythathonorstheGodwholovesyousodearly.Themenwhoaretheclosesttoyouwillspeakintoyourlifeduringthesemonths,teachingyouthemostvaluablelessonsthey'velearnedinlife.Theyaremyclosestfriendsandtheywillalsobecomeyourfriendsandconfidants(知己)．IwillalwaysbelieveinyouandI'llalwaysberightbyyoursidecheeringyouonthrougheachandeverystageofyourlife.OnthisThanksgivingDay,Icouldn'tbemorethankfultohaveyouinmylife.Iloveyou!9．Whenthewritercriedhiseyesout,hefelt________.A．neitheranxiousnorafraidB．bothanxiousandthankfulC．neitherthankfulnorannoyedD．bothafraidandannoyed10．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTrightaboutthewriter?第13页共13页,A．HebelievesinChristianity.B．Hischildwasbornwithadisability.C．Hisfriendswillhelpwitheducatinghisson.D．Hewillarrangeasecrettripeverythreemonths.11．Thechildofthewriterwillbecomeateenagerin________.A．2006　　　　　　　　B．2007C．2008D．2009DTheoriginsoftheChristmastraditionsarethemostfascinatingofanyholiday.Allourfavoriteactivitiescanbetraced(追溯)backtospecificpointsinhistory,andknowinghowthesethingscameaboutjustmakescelebratingChristmasmuchmorewonderful.TheoriginalNicholaswasbornin280A．D.inthesmallcountryofLycia,whichisnowpartofmodernTurkey.Nicholasbecamefirstapriest(牧师)andthenabishop(主教)intheearlyChristianchurch.ThefirstpaintingsofhimshowNicholaswearingtheclothesofaChristianbishop—reddecoratedwithwhite.WhenweseeSanta'ssuittoday,we'restillseeingthetwokindsofcolors.Nicholasbecamefamousforgiftgiving.Intheearlyfourthcentury,alegendbegantospreadaboutNicholascomingatnighttothehomeofthreepoorgirlswhodidnothavemoneyandthereforecouldnotgetmarried.Whilethegirlsslept,Nicholasleftgoldcoinsintheirstockings,whichweredryingbythefire.That'showthetraditionofSantafillingstockingsgotitsstart.In1841,SantafirstappearedatadepartmentstoreinPhiladelphia.ThisSantatriedtoclimbdownachimneytoimpressthechildrenwhowerewatching,buthegotstuckhalfwaydown.In1890,departmentstoreSantasbeganappearingalloverAmerica,especiallyontheEastCoastaroundBoston.ParentsinothercountriesjoinedtogetherandhiredpassengertrainstotaketheirfamiliestoseetheseSantas.Atthesametime,RalphE.MorrisoftheNewEnglandTelephoneCompanysuggestedthatstringsoflightsbehungonChristmastrees.Afterall,lightswouldbemuchsaferthancandles.OurmoderndayimageofSantaasafatmanisbasedonadsoftheCocaColacompanyinthe1930s.ArtistHansSundblomusedaretiredsalesmannamedLesPrenticeashismodel.第13页共13页,12．WhatdoweknowaboutNicholas?A．HesetupthefirstChristianchurch.B．HewascalledSantaClauswhenhewasborn.C．HisclothesaresimilartoSanta'ssuitincolor.D．HisimageisthesameasthemoderndaySanta.13．Threepoorgirlsarementionedto________.A．provethatNicholasusedtobearichmanB．telloftheoriginofSantafillingstockingsC．showChristmaswassetupmainlyforthepoorD．describeafamousstoryintheearlyfourthcentury14．Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Santadidn'tbecomepopularuntiltheyear1890.B．CandleshaveneverbeenusedonChristmastrees.C．TheCocaColacompanydesignedtheimageofSanta.D．Santabegangivinggiftsbyclimbingdownchimneysin1841.15．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Christmasisthemostimportantholiday.B．ThetraditionsofChristmasarebasedonfacts.C．TherewasnotanyrecordofChristmasinthepast.D．MoreandmorepeoplebegintocelebrateChristmas.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Preparinghealthyandfreshmealsthreetimesadaytakesalotoftime.__1__Buthowdowestillkeephealthywhenweeatout?Thereareafewsimplethingswecando.Thefirstthingtoconsideristheportionsize(分量).Manyrestaurantsprovidelargerportionsthanyounormallyneedinonemeal.__2__Onewaytoachievethis,ifyou'reatarestaurant,istoaskonlyhalfyourmealtobebroughtoutandtheotherhalfboxedtotakehomelater.Ifyou'reeatingfastfood,orderaKidsMealthathasa第13页共13页,smallerportion.However,weallwanttobesatisfiedattheendofameal.__3__Wecanachieveitbycontrollingourappetite(食欲).Onewayistocarryaroundhealthysnacksthatyoucantakebetweenmealstohelpwithhunger.__4__Notonlyiswaterimportanttoyourhealth,butit'llhelpyoubecomefullfaster.__5__Mostmenusnowhavemealswithlowfat.Orderthosemealswhenyoueatout.Alsothinkabouthealthysoupinsteadofsodsdrinks.A．Payattentiontohowweeatameal.B．Butwaterishealthierthansweetdrinks.C．Somoreandmorepeoplelikeeatingout.D．Youcaneatlessofyourmainmealwhenyoueatout.E．Thenhowdowedothatifwearen'teatingtonsoffood?F．Onemorethingtothinkaboutismakinghealthychoicestostartwith.G．Anothersuggestionistodrinkonetotwocupsofwaterbeforeyourmeal.第三部分　语言运用(共三节，满分40分)第一节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AprilFool'sDayAprilFool'sDayisawesternfestival.Noone__1__exactlywhenandhowAprilFool'sDaybegan.However,therearesomestoriesabout__2__itcameintobeing.Onestory__3__likethis:inthesixteenthcenturyFrance,thestartofthenewyearwasonAprilfirst.Itwascelebrated__4__muchthesameway__5__itistodaywithpartiesanddancingintothelatehoursofthenight.Thenin1562,Pope(教皇)GregoryintroducedanewcalendarfortheChristianworld,andthenewyearfellonJanuaryfirst.Thereweresomepeople,__6__，whohadn'theardordidn'tbelievethe__7__inthedate,sothey__8__tocelebrateNewYear'sDayonAprilfirst.__9__playedtricksonthemandcalledthem“Aprilfools”.Theytriedtomakethembelievethatsomethingfalsewas__10__.InFrancetoday,Aprilfirstiscalled“AprilFish”.Frenchchildrenfooltheirfriendsbytapingapaperfishtotheirfriends'__11__.Whenthe“youngfool”__12__thistrick,theprankster(恶作剧者)shouts“AprilFish！”第13页共13页,TodayAmericansplaysmalltricksonfriendsandstrangersalikeonthefirstofApril.One__13__trickonAprilFool'sDayis__14__downtoafriend'sshoeandsaying,“Yourshoelaceisuntied.”Schoolchildrenmighttellaclassmatethatschoolhasbeencanceled(取消).__15__thetrickis,ifyoufailforthejoketheprankstershouts“AprilFool！”InBritaintoday,onthefirstofApril,even__16__newspapers,radioandTVprogramstellbiglies.You__17__readascience__18__showingthatdoctorshavefoundawaytocure(治愈)AIDS,__19__youwouldprobablylistentoapieceofnewsaboutaUFO__20__onanisland.1．A.understands　　　　　　　B．knowsC．believesD．remembers2．A.whenB．whyC．howD．where3．A.goesB．tellsC．happensD．writes4．A.asB．likeC．withD．in5．A.likeB．asC．soD．for6．A.howeverB．butC．thereforeD．instead7．A.factB．newsC．changeD．information8．A.remainedB．continuedC．consideredD．went9．A.OthersB．SomebodyC．ManyD．Some10．A.realB．trueC．rightD．correct11．A.handsB．faces第13页共13页,C．backsD．heads12．A.discoversB．seesC．findsD．notices13．A.usualB．commonC．funnyD．silly14．A.puttingB．pointingC．gettingD．turning15．A.WheneverB．WhoeverC．WhateverD．Wherever16．A.seriousB．famousC．interestingD．important17．A.mightB．shouldC．couldD．must18．A.letterB．speechC．writingD．report19．A.soB．andC．orD．but20．A.lyingB．walkingC．flyingD．landing非选择题部分第二节语篇语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Weallhavetoeat.Eatingcanhelpuskeep__1__(health)andenergetic.Mealscouldbeachance__2__(stop)whatwe'redoingandtospendtimewiththepeopleweknowinourlives.Ofcourse,eatingaloneathomeoratarestaurantcanbe__3__verysatisfyingexperience.However,couldeatingtoomanymealsalonebebadforourhealthorinfluenceourfuture__4__(succeed)?Arecentstudysuggeststhat__5__(frequent)eatingalonemaymake__6__(we)developpooreatinghabitsandhavepoorfoodchoices.Forchildren,eatingwiththeirfamiliesisnotonlyaboutpreventingbadhabitsbutit__7__(be)alsoabout第13页共13页,developinggoodones.Researcherssaythatteens__8__havefrequentfamilydinnersaremorelikelytosaytheirparentsknowalotaboutwhat'sgoingonintheirlives.Theyalsosaywhentheyfeelcloser__9__theirparents,theyarelesslikelytousedrugs(毒品)．Ifyoufindthatmanyofyourmealtimesarelonelyevents,expertsattheMentalHealthFoundationintheU．K.suggest__10__(make)somesmallchanges.第四部分　写作(满分40分)第一节应用文写作（15分）现在，在中国西方的节日越来越流行，尤其是在大学生当中最常见。有人认为这是中国人了解西方文化的宝贵机会，更多的人持相反的观点。假定你是李华，请你给在上大学的妹妹李兰写一封信，内容包括：1．描述这一现象；2．指出大家的看法；3．表明自己的观点。第二节故事续写（25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Caleb'sfingersslowlymovedoverthepianokeys(钢琴键)ashesearchedforthenextnote.He'donlybeentakinglessonsforafewweeks,andplayingthepianowasharderthanitlooked.Thisone,hethoughtashepressed(按)awhitekey.Wrong!Hetriedagain.Oh,thisone,hethought,pressinganotherkey.Right!“Thatsongischallenging，”saidMrs.Lee,hispianoteacher,whenhefinishedplaying.“Butitsoundsmuch_betterthanitdidlastweek!Icantellyou'vebeenpracticingreallyhard.Ithinkyoucantakeatriptothetreasure_chest(百宝箱)．”Thetreasurechest!Caleb'seyesturnedtothebiggoldenboxinthecorneroftheroom.Itwasfilledwithcandyandotherfunprizes.ThiswouldbeCaleb'sfirsttriptothetreasurechest.第13页共13页,AsMrs.Leestartedtoteachhernextstudent,Calebsearchedthroughthetreasurechest.Shouldhetakethedogstickers,ortheorangegum?Thenhesawit—agreenfolder(文件夹).Itwashisfavoritecolor,andhecoulduseittocarryhisdrawings.Hereachedforit.Butthenhesawthefruitsnacks.Theywerestrawberry,hisfavoriteflavor.Thatwouldbeagreatprizetoo.Folder_or_fruit_snacks?Hecouldnotdecidewhichchoicewasbetter.Calebknewhis_momwouldbetheresoontopickhimup,buthestillcouldn'tdecidewhattopick.Thefolderwouldbeperfectforhisdrawings,buthecouldalmosttastethefruitsnacks.Hishandmovedbetweenthetwoprizesashetriedtomakeuphismind.ThenCalebhadanotherthought.Maybehecouldtakeboth.Mrs.Leehadsomanyprizesinthetreasurechestthatshewouldnevernotice.Itwouldn'tevenbestealingonlyifhewouldn'ttakeanythingnexttime.ThatwouldbeOK,wouldn'tit?CaleblookedatMrs.Lee.Shewasbusyhelpingherstudent.QuietlyCalebputthefruitsnacksandthefolderintohisbagandwentoutoftheroom.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2．至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4．续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph1：ButCalebfelthedidsomethingwrongafterawhile.Paragraph2：Thenhesawacarcomingtohim.　第13页共13页,参考答案：【阅读理解】A:1-4ADDBB:5-8ABDAC:9-11BBDD:12-15CBAB【七选五】1-5CDEGF【完形填空】1-5BCADB6-10ACBAB11-15CABBC16-20AADCD【语法填空】1．healthy2．tostop3．a4．success5．frequently6．us7．is8．who/that9．to10．making【写作】【应用文】DearLiLan，Nowadays,WesternfestivalsbecomemoreandmorepopularinChina,especiallyamonguscollegestudents.SomeregarditapreciousopportunityfortheChinesetolearnmoreaboutWesterncultures.Ontheotherhand,moreandmoreChinesepeopleviewitoppositely.Sincemoreandmoreyoungpeoplehavelosttheirinterestinourtraditionalfestivals,suchasMidAutumnFestival,DragonBoatFestival,andevenSpringFestival.TheyseemtobemorewillingtocelebrateChristmas.第13页共13页,Inmyopinion,weshouldpreservethetraditionalChinesecultureaswellaswelcomeWesternones.Westudentsundertaketheresponsibilitytocarryonourtraditions,therefore,wehavetorespectthemandcherishthem.Yours，LiHua【读后续写】Paragraph1：ButCalebfelthedidsomethingwrongafterawhile.WhenheleftMrs.Lee'spianoroom,hedidn'tfeelgood.Bythetimehereachedherfrontdoor,hefeltworse.Heknewhedidnotfeelgoodbecauseofthebadchoicehehadmade.Helookedattheprizes.Hisproblemwasn'tfolder_or_fruit_snacksanymore.Itwaschoosingtherightorchoosingthewrong?Calebknewwhathehadtodo.Paragraph2：Thenhesawacarcomingtohim.Thatmustbehismom'scar.Heopenedthefrontdoorandwavedtohis_mom.“Justaminute！”hecalled.HetookoutthegreenfolderfromhisbagandwentbacktoMrs.Lee'spianoroom.Apologizingforhisstealingwashard,buthefeltmuchbetter.Honestyturnedouttobethebestprizeofall.Hefelthappybecausehefinallymadeagoodchoicebybeinghonest.第13页共13页