湖州中学2006届高三英语第二次单元测试卷第一部分:.英语知识运用(共两节,满分50分)第一节:单项填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)1.--HowdoAmericansliketobecalled?--Mostofthemdon’tobject_____thembytheirfirstname.A.thatIcallB.forcallingC.tomycallingD.tocall2.______studentswithdifficultiesintheirstudieswantmostofallismoreloveandconcern.A.ThatB.WhenC.WhatD.Those3.Thethingthat_____isnotwhetheryoufailornot,butwhetheryoutryitornot.A.mindsB.considersC.caresD.matters4.Thereseems____noone_____answermyinquires.A.that;canB.tohave;whocanC.tobe;whocanD.tobe;can5.Itisnogood_____.A.doingtheworkB.todotheworkC.fortheworkD.bythework6.Scienceandtechnology_____animportantpartinbuildingourcountryintoamodernone.A.playB.playsC.areplayingD.isplayed7.–Howoftendoyoueatout?--_____,butusuallyonceaweek.A.Havenoidea.B.Itdepends.C.GenerallyspeakingD.Asusual.8.Happybirthday,Alice!Soyouhave_____twenty-onetoday.A.becomeB.grownC.turnedD.passed9._____twoexamstoworryabout,Ihavetoworkreallyhardthisweekend.A.WithB.SinceC.AsforD.Becauseof10.–Sorrytohaveinterruptedyou.Pleasegoon.–WherewasI?--You_____youdidn’tlikeyourfather’sjob.A.hadsaidB.hadbeensayingC.weresayingD.said11.Themeeting__________tomorrowwill__________thedelvelopmentofChinesesoccorinthecomingyears.A.willbeheld;baseonB.tobeheld;centreonC.held,baseonD.held;centreon12.Thepersondeliveringthespeechhasto_____inthemiddleofthespeechbecauseoftheangryshoutsfromthepeople.A.breakintoB.breakawayC.breakoffD.breakout13._________todriveacar____suchahighspeed.A.There’sadanger;atB.It’sadanger;atC.It’sdangerous;forD.There’sadanger;for14.Themovieis_____________foradultsonly.Childrenarenotallowed.A.meaningfulB.intendedC.contentedD.pretended15.Aftermonthsofvoyage,Columbusarrivedin_____laterprovedanewcontinent.A.whereB.whatC.whichD.that16.Theprofessorwonderedwhyhe_____suchaletter_____himtogivealecturetothoseinprison.A.accepted;toinviteB.received;invitingC.accepted;invitingD.received;toinvite17.Ihavetoldyoualreadythatyou______havemyanswertomorrowmorning.A.willB.shallC.shouldD.would18.Thechurchtower____clearlyagainstthebluesky.A.standsforB.standsoverC.standsupD.standsout19.Shereturnedtohercar,only_____thedooropenandherwallet________.A.finding;missedB.tofind;missedC.tofind;missingD.find;miss20.---WheredoyouthinkIcanget______chair?---Inthefurnituremarket.Thereyoucangetalsoget_____kindsoffurniture.A.sucha;suchotherB.asuch;othersuchC.sucha;othersuchD.asuch;suchother第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)Oneofthemostinterestingofallstudiesisthestudyofwordsandwordorigin(来源).Eachlanguageis21ofseveralearlierlanguages,andthewordsofalanguagecansometimesbetraced(追溯)backthroughtwoorthreedifferentlanguagestotheir22.Again,awordfromonelanguagemay23intootherlanguagesand24anewmeaning.Theword“etiquette”,whichisofFrenchoriginandoriginallymeantalabel(标签),25asign,passedintoSpanishand26itsoriginalmeaning.So,inSpanish,theword“etiquette”todayisusedto27thesmallpaperwhichastore28toasuit,adressorabottle.Theword“etiquette”inFrench,29,graduallydevelopedadifferentmeaning.It30becamethecustomtowritedirectionsonsmallcards,or“etiquette”,astohowvisitorsshoulddressthemselvesand31duringanimportantceremony.32theword“etiquette”begantomeanasystemofcorrectmannersforpeopletofollow.33thismeaning,thewordpassedintoEnglish.Considertheword“breakfast”.Tofastistogoforsomeperiodoftimewithout34.Thusinthemorning,aftermanyhours35thenightwithoutfood,one36hisfast.ConsidereverydayEnglish37“Goodbye”.Many,manyyearsago,peoplewouldsaytoeach38onparting:“Godbewithyou”.Asthiswas39overandovermillionsoftimes,itgraduallybecame40to“Goodbye”.21.A.collectedB.setupC.madeupD.contained22.A.endsB.backgroundsC.changesD.origins23.A.lookB.makeC.passD.take24.A.pickB.developC.changeD.choose25.A.orB.andC.butD.for26.A.developedB.remainedC.keptD.changed27.A.showB.designC.holdD.mean28.A.laysB.tiesC.printsD.gives29.A.howeverB.moreoverC.thereforeD.perhaps30.A.lateB.latelyC.laterD.latest31.A.replyB.prepareC.followD.act32.A.ThusB.AlsoC.YetD.Otherwise33.A.AfterB.OfC.WithD.For34.A.sleepB.eatingC.workD.resting35.A.forB.duringC.atD.past36.A.breaksB.continuesC.remembersD.forgets37.A.statementB.expressionC.proverbD.conversation38.A.otherB.personC.oneD.member39.A.reproducedB.revisedC.reviewedD.repeated40.A.combinedB.acceptedC.shortenedD.reformed第三部分:阅读理解(共25小题;每小题2分,满分50分)第一节:阅读理解(满分40分)AEveryonceinawhileyouwillreadsomearticleaboutaso-calledscholar(学者)discoveringmaterialthatissupposedtoprovethatWilliamShakespearedidnotreallywritetheworksattributedtohim.Manyalternative(二者选其一)authorshavebeensuggested–mostprominently(突出地),ChristopherMarloweandFrancisBacon.Oneproponent(支持者)ofBaconasauthorofShakespeare’splaysactuallylookedforwordslike“fatandlard”andcalculatedtheirplacesinthetextsoftheplaysandthenprovedthatBaconauthoredthem.Anyschoolboycanseethefallacy(谬误)ofsuchanargumentandyetmanyadultreadersofnewspaperarticles,writtenbymenwhohaveneverdoneanyresearchonShakespeare,aretakeninbytheargumentsproposedagainstShakespeare’sauthorship.Itistruethatwehavenomanuscripts(手稿)oftheplaysastheycamefromShakespeare’shand.Afterall,hewrotetheplaystobeactedandtheactorsusedtheauthor’smanuscripts.Ho