高中英语Unit2TheOlympicGames单元综合测评新人教版必修

Unit 2 The Olympic GamesⅠ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)A(2016·河南新乡佳誉中学高一检测)Every person has their own way of saying things, their own special expressions.Many everyday American expressions are based on colours.Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it to express heat.They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their colour and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot，especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they're in the pink when they're in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century.It probably came from many babies who were born with a nice pink colour showing good health.Blue is a cool colour. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song—Mood Indigo—about the deep blue colour, indigo. In the words of the song：“You aren't blue till you've had that Mood Indigo.” Someone who is blue is very sad.The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as his friend's, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars of greenbacks.Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the colour of the back side of the paper money.The colour black is often used in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day.The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了和颜色有关的习语。

1．If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping，you may call it________．A．a white day B．a black dayC．a red day D．a green day【解析】推理判断题。

最后一段说，人们把什么都不对劲的那一天称为“黑色的一天”，买东西的时候钱包被人偷了，够倒霉的，可谓“黑色的一天”。

【答案】 B2．Suppose Mr.Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink.This means all his children are________．A．lucky and wealthy B．gentle and modestC．fit and healthy D．creative and energetic【解析】推理判断题。

从文章第三段对“粉色”的描述可推知Mr.Brown说他的三个孩子都呈粉色，意味着他的孩子都很健康。

【答案】 C3．When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband, Jane was really________．A．red hot B．greenC．blue D．black【解析】推理判断题。

回到家里，发现丈夫什么事情都没有做，妻子当然十分生气了。

【答案】 A4．In the following paragraph, the writer might tell the reader something about________．A．unpopular organizations in the worldB．people's response towards a black dayC．the influence of the traditional bluesD．more words about a colour, such as brown【解析】推理判断题。

文章开头说，美国的很多日常表达都与颜色有关，然后介绍了与red，pink，blue，green，black这些颜色相关的习语，那么下文应该是继续介绍与其他颜色相关的习语。

【答案】 DB(2016·辽宁铁路实验中学高一期中检测)If you're planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.First of all, always check and double­check departure (起程)time.It is amazinghow few people really do this carefully.Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten.My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10：50.When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed.Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency(货币) with you when you arrive in a country.This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. Once I arrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.“Listen! I only take real money！”the driver said angrily.Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was embarrassing.The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suit and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.【语篇解读】作者就出国旅行给读者提了三点建议。