《Unit 2 The Olympic Games》(时间：100分钟；满分：120分)Ⅰ.单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1．—A sports meeting will be held in our school next week.—How many of you are going to ________？A．take part B．take part in C．take care D．take care of 2．I wonder why Jack always gets good marks when he does only ________ the others.A．half as much as B．as much as halfC．half as many as D．as many as half3．I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale；it was a real ________．A．exchange B．bargain C．trade D．business4．At the beginning of every new year，many factories ________ for new workers in the newspaper.A．look B．ask C．seek D．advertise5．In the near future，more advances in the robot technology ________ by scientists.A．are making B．are made C．will make D．will be made6．I often see “MSN”on the Internet，but I really don't know what the letters ________．A．stand for B．search for C．call for D．prepare for7．To be ________ into the key middle school，her daughter had to be made to work hard every day.A．accepted B．received C．admitted D．entered8．He hasn't been there，________ she.A．so has B．so does C．neither has D．neither does 9．He bought an iPhone to ________ his old mobile phone the other day. A．remove B．replace C．reduce D．promise 10．(2013·铜陵高一调研)It remains unknown which country will ________ theinternational tennis tournament.A．make B．host C．raise D．found11．The person who is ________ of the factory ______ ill since last week.A．in charge；has been B．in the charge；has fallenC．taking charge；was D．in charge；fell12．Tom has been playing better than me；he deserves ________ the game.A．to be winning B．to winC．to be won D．to winning13．At first I thought I understood what my teacher said，but the more he explained，________．A．the more I became confusedB．I became confused moreC．the more confused I becameD．the more confused did I become14．(2013·合肥高一质检)If you want to attract more customers，you should try ________ in the local paper.A．speaking B．advertising C．explaining D．designing15．—Basketball is an interesting exercise. I love it.—________．A．My pleasure B．I hope so C．So do I D．It's all rightⅡ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)What has really changed my life is that now I believe in myself. I came to the United States ten years ago. I would always say that I was trying to study，but there were always things like work and my kids that would not __16__ me to start.Now I realized that those were only __17__．What was stopping me is that I was __18__ to start studying again. I always believed I would __19__ by myself. One day，__20__ my son told me that he was embarrassed because his friends would come over and I didn't __21__ them because I didn't speak English. He was also sad __22__ I could never help him with his homework. That same day，I__23__ myself，“Rocio，you have to start believing in yourself and you will see you can __24__ it.”That night I couldn't __25__．I was thinking that now I couldn't __26__ my kids down.The next day，I went downtown to look for a big banner in __27__ of the school that said that they __28__ classes for adults. I came in to see if I could __29__，but the classes were __30__ already.That night I took the kids to the movies，and on the __31__ back，I told them we would take a new route. The following Monday，I went to ask for __32__.They told me that summer school was starting that week.That's how I started studying English last summer. It is difficult，but I have had great __33__．My daughter had to __34__ a story for school. It was about the person they most admired and __35__．She wrote that I was the person she most admired because I had started going to college. I will never forget this. When you believe in yourself，you can do anything.16．A. make B．force C．promise D．allow17．A. reasons B．excuses C．causes D．explanations 18．A. afraid B．ready C．willing D．happy19．A. teach B．direct C．learn D．indicate20．A. however B．therefore C．otherwise D．besides21．A. recognize B．understand C．realize D．know22．A. though B．while C．because D．once23．A. spoke B．said C．stated D．told24．A. produce B．create C．invent D．make25．A. wake B．eat C．sleep D．dress26．A. feel B．let C．fall D．drop 27．A. front B．spite C．middle D．terms28．A. offered B．formed C．completed D．finished29．A. listen B．hear C．attend D．give30．A. begun B．closed C．started D．empty31．A. way B．road C．pathD．route32．A. news B．information C．message D．signal33．A. rewards B．prize C．progress D．courage 34．A. print B．recite C．copy D．write35．A. why B．how C．when D．whereⅢ.阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)AThe final event in the Olympics is the marathon. It is also usually the most exciting. As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few meters of the 42－kilometre race，the crowd rises to its feet to shout and cheer. The name of the race comes from a battle in Ancient Greece. According to the story，a soldier ran from the scene of the battle，Marathon，to Athens，to bring the news of a Greek victory against the Persians. He died just after arriving.The marathon has been an Olympic event since the modern games started in 1896.At first the distance was 40 kilometers—the distance between Marathon and Athens. In 1908，however，at the London Olympics，it was changed. The King of England wanted the runners to leave from his castle in Windsor and arrive in a new stadium in central London. The distance was 26 miles—about 42 kilometers. In fact，the 1908 marathon ended dramatically(戏剧性地)．When the leader，an Italian，entered the stadium he turned the wrong way and fell onto the ground. Officials picked him up and helped him to the finishing line，just as the second runner，an American，entered the stadium. The Americans protested(抗议)and in the end the American runner was declared(宣布)the winner. Since then，there have been many more exciting marathons.In fact，you don't have to wait for the Olympic Games to run or watch a marathon，as there are marathons in over sixty countries and hundreds of cities around the world today. One of the most famous marathons is in New York，and is watched by two million people around the streets and across the bridges of the city's five boroughs(纽约市的行政区)，and past New York's famous landmarks. Butperhaps one of the most beautiful and extraordinary(最特别的)marathons ever is the Great Wall Marathon，which most competitors find is the toughest course to run.The marathon is the final Olympic event because it is thought to be the hardest. But experts believe that most people—even people who are not particularly good at sport—can run a marathon，if they train for it. 36．When the leader comes into the stadium，the crowd________．A．run to his or her feet happilyB．shout with excitementC．carry him or her to the finishing lineD．sing and dance37．Who ran to the finishing line first in 1908?A．The American runner.B．The leading runner.C．The Greek winner.D．The Italian soldier.38．Which is the most special of the marathon events in the world?A．The Marathon in New York.B．The Marathon in the Beijing Olympic Games.C．The Great Wall Marathon.D．The Marathon in London in 2012.39．What's the main idea of the passage?A．Marathon is the most important event.B．Marathon is the most popular event.C．Marathon is the hardest event.D．Marathon is the final Olympic event.BWhen a child is told he is“uncool”，it can be very painful. He may say he doesn't care，and even act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpose. Butthese are simply ways to handle sadness by pretending it's not there.Helping a child feel better in school had to be careful. If you say，“Why are you worried about what other children think about you？It doesn't matter！”，children know that it does matter. Instead，an active way may be best. You could say，“I'm going to do a couple of things for you to help you feel better in school.”If a boy is having trouble making friends，the teacher can help him. The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects. This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to like him. A teacher can also raise a child's popularity in the group by showing that he values that child. It even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular child，or let him be a partner with that child in activities，etc.There are things that parents can do at home，too. Be friendly when your child brings others home to play. Encourage him to invite friends to meals and then serve the dishes they consider delicious. When you plan trips，picnics，movies，and other shows，invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends.What you can do is to give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting him out. Then，if he has good qualities，he can start to build real friendship of his own.40．A child who has been informed of being “uncool” may ________．A．care nothing about itB．do something uncool on purposeC．develop a sense of angerD．pretend to get hurt very much41．A teacher can help an unpopular child by ________．A．seeing the child as the teacher's favorite.B．asking the child to do something for partners.C．forcing other children to make friends with the child.D．offering the child chances to show his good qualities.42．How can parents help their child fit in better?A．By cooking delicious food for him.B．By being kind to his schoolmates.C．By forcing him to invite friends home.D．By taking him to have picnics in the park.43．The text is mainly about ________．A．how an unpopular child can be helpedB．why some children are unpopularC．what good qualities unpopular children haveD．who care about unpopular childrenCI used to know nothing about fairy tales. To improve my reading skills, my mother gave me books that are a little bit difficult for me to understand. I didn't even know that fairy tales existed until I attended public school at the age of eight. Of course once I found out about books of this type, I would read them as quickly as I could.Again and again, I begged my mother to take me to the library and let me choose a few. Finally, my request was granted. After our return from the library, I started reading them eagerly and energetically, one after another. And I tried to put myself in the female character's shoe. I found she had to suffer before the handsome prince came to her rescue, and then they would live happily ever after.I asked my mother why she never let me know about fairy tales. Looking straight in my eyes, she told me that life is not like a fairy tale. There are good and bad things that will happen through life. At the end though, there is not a man that will come and “save” us. We do not need saving; we instead want someone in our lives to share those good moments and bad ones; we want someone we can rely on and also they can rely on us. Life is not about “happily ever after”．What then is life about mom? Life is the boy finding he loves every little thing about you, even the annoying things. He holds your hands and says “come with me” and you live, laugh and love together. But things are not going to be perfect. You still have to face difficulties together, working hard for your relationship.44．Before the age of eight, the author________．A．received no formal educationB．took no interest in reading booksC．didn't read any books of fairy talesD．was forced to improve her reading skills45．What happened to the author after she attended public school?A．She started to like reading.B．She was crazy about fairy tales.C．Her mother always took her to the library.D．Her mother didn't allow her to read books of fairy tales.46．How does the author's mother like fairy tales?A．A must for her kid.B．Unnecessary for her kid.C．Easy for her kid to understand.D．Helpful in building her kid's character.47．The author's mother intends to explain that__________．A．life is not perfectB．no pains, no gainsC．life is about sharingD．one needs to live on his/her ownDAmerica is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while－then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, evenyears later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending sometimes deeply into both families.Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time．Sometimes，we，as hosts，will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however，express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!48．The writer of this passage must be ________．A．a Chinese B．an American C．a professor D．a student 49．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families. B．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break. C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy. D．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.50．The underlined words “generous with our time”in paragraph 3 probablymean ________．A．strict with time B．serious with timeC．willing to spend time D．careful with time51．A suitable title for this passage would probably be“________”．A．Friendships between ChineseB．Friendships between AmericansC．Americans' and Chinese people's views of friendshipsD．Americans' hospitalityEIs early childhood education really necessary? Early childhood education primarily focuses on learning through playing to develop the child's physical, sensory, communicational and social development. Early childhood education has become a concern of the government, who pushes poor children to be formally trained before they are old enough for kindergarten.There are good reasons for the government to push early childhood education. Studies have shown that orphaned children who did not receive good care and education become developmentally delayed causing failure in school, and even in life. Further studies show that poor children who take part in Head Start programs are more prepared for school, less likely to end up in Special Education classes, and are less likely to receive public help or go to jail.There are also negative parts to putting a child in formal education programs too early. Time Magazine Online explains that “the younger the child is, the less his chances of catching up with first－grade work.”I have personally witnessed many children of my generation who went to Head Start programs become frustrated and bored with school before they finished high school. Yet parents have been sure that the earlier the child starts school, the better off he or she is, so they push to start children earlier.Actually while early formal education of poor children does show great gains in the early elementary years, studies also show that this head start is really a “false start”，as the gains are lost in middle and high schoolyears. It seems that environment is a bigger factor on life's success than early education. Head Start programs have not achieved its original goal in closing the achievement gap in poor and middle school children. Perhaps it is time to find other ways to close that gap.52．The government values the early childhood education in order to________．A．develop the children's communicationB．help the children to learn by playingC．get the children prepared for the kindergartenD．train the children formally and regularly53．According to the studies，________．A．children with good early education may have a rich lifeB．the orphaned children are usually unhappy in their lifeC．children without early education can do well at schoolD. Head Start programs are helpful to the poor children54．The underlined word “frustrated” in Paragraph 3 means________．A．dissatisfied B．unsuccessfulC．disappointed D．dishonest55．The main idea of the last passage is that________．A．the early childhood education is very necessaryB．Head Start programs have helped the children a lotC．environment is the most important to life's successD．better ways should be found to help the poor childrenⅣ.书面表达(满分25分)众所周知，体育运动在人们生活中的作用越来越重要了。