高中英语 Unit 2 Witnessing time同步练习1 牛津译林版选修9-牛津版高中选修9

Unit 2 Witness time
一、完形填空、
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Archaeologists are scientists who search for clues that help form a clearer picture of the lives people led in the past. Archaeology is a modern science, but it has been ___1___ for centuries. More than 2,400 years ago, the Greek historian Herodotus described the Egyptian pyramids and other monuments. He may have been the first writer to consider that remains and ___2___ could provide information for ___3___ generations. For more than a thousand years, however, such ___4___ were observers rather than researchers.
In the 1700s, scientists and adventurers from a variety of countries traveled ___5___ to explore ancient sites. Digs that are still ___6___ began in 1709 at Herculaneum, an Italian city buried in ash during the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in A. D. 79. The Danish scholar Carsten Niebuhr visited the ruins of Persepolis in the Middle East in 1765 to study cuneiform writing (楔形文字). ___7___, archaeology didn’t become a widely recognized science and schools didn’t recognize the subject as a scholarly pursuit until the 19th century. The term itself was ___8___ in 1837. It comes from a Latin word meaning “the study of antiquities (古物).〞One of the first archaeologists to use a scientific approach to the discipline was Heinrich Schliemann of Germany, who in the late 1800s ___9___ the ancient civilization of the city of Troy.
Today, archaeologists uncover the past in many different ___10___, including deserts and jungles, at sites called digs. Ancient sources, folk tales, and landscape features can suggest where archaeologists should look. Surveys of the land help them choose sites ___11___ to provide artifacts, the objects that will unlock the story of a
particular people — their daily lives, their beliefs, and their ties to other cultures. A site, however, does not have to be old to be interesting to an archaeologist. Some prefer to study more ___12___ settlements. One scientist, for instance, studies coal mining camps in California by examining the garbage that miners ___13___. Archaeologists may work for universities, museums or governments, and some of them are involved in educating the public about ___14___ ancient sites. Artifact hunters who are ___15___ history rob these places and sell what they find for a few dollars to immoral dealers in antiquities.
1. A. adventuring B. changing C. digging D. evolving
2. A. books B. history C. ruins D. science
3. A. lost B. later C. older D. several
4. A. inventors B. scholars C. visitors D. writers
5. A. extensively B. nationwide C. regularly D. together
6. A. in progress B. in good
C. on display
D. out of control
condition
7. A. Besides B. However C. Instead D. Meanwhile
8. A. coined B. considered C. recognized D. used
9. A. created B. developed C. established D. investigated
10. A. countries B. fields C. locations D. ways
11. A. certain B. likely C. ready D. necessary
12. A. honorable B. peaceful C. rural D. recent
13. A. gave away B. gave off C. left behind D. left out
14. A. choosing B. examining C. studying D. protecting
15. A. aware of B. fed up with C. ignorant of D. familiar with
【参考答案】
1-5 DCBBA 6-10 ABADC 11-15 BDCDC
二、阅读理解
A
Stepping into a pool of water is common enough, but who could ever imagine stepping into a pool of fish? In February of 1974, Bill Tapp, an Australian farmer, saw a rain of fish that covered his farm. How surprised he must have been!
What caused this strange occurrence? This is a question that had long puzzled people who study fish. The answer turned out to be a combination of wind and storm. When it is spring in the northern part of the world, it is fall in Australia. Throughout the autumn season, terrible storms arise and rains flood the land. The strong winds sweep over Australia like huge vacuum cleaners (吸尘器) collecting seaweed, pieces of wood, and even schools of fish. Strong winds may carry these bits of nature for many miles before vacuum dropped them on fields, houses, and astonished people.
Although they seem unusual, fish-falls occur frequently in Australia. When Bill Tapp was asked to describe the scene of fish, he remarked, "They look like millions of dead birds falling down." His statement is not surprising. The wonders of the natural world are as common as rain. Nature, with it infinite wonders, can create waterfalls that flow upward and fish that fall out of the sky.
1. What is this passage about?
A. A wonder of rain.
B. The Climate in Australia's northern part.
C. A rain of fish.
D. The damage done by floods.
2. Fish-falls occur in Australia _____.
A. quite often
B. not so frequently
C. only in winter
D. when the air is calm
3. The word "infinite" is closest in meaning to ___.
A. easy
B. difficult
C. countless
D. dangerous
参考答案、A) CAC
B
When Frida Kahlo's paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “ a ribbon 〔丝带〕around a bomb〞. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.
Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City , Kahlo suffered from polio〔小儿麻痹症〕at the age of seven. Her spine 〔脊柱〕become bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but noting was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influences on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953.For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.
64. What does the phrase “a much bigger name〞 in paragraph 1 most nearly mean?
A. a far better artist
B. a for more gifted artist
C. a much stronger person
D. a much more famous person
65. The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by .
A. polio
B. her bent spine
C. back injuries
D. the operations she had
66. Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the .
A.1930s
B. 1940s
C. 1950s
D. 1970s
67. What is author’s attitude toward Kahlo?
A. Devotion
B. Sympathy
C. Worry
D. Encouragement
64、D 我们可以用better 和gifted来描写她，但是文章中说她的主要悲剧是不被大众认识。

65、C 文章依据就是school bus accident.
66、B 细节题，直接找到答案
67、B 推理题，tomb和sadly告诉我们这是一个悲剧，a ribbon告诉我们主人公很积极乐观。

三、短文改错
短文改错
Of all my teachers ,Mr. Moore is the one who impress me 1_____
most. He is 34, so he looks young for his age. And he’s one of 2______
the most popular teacher in our school. Mr. Moore pays more 3______
attention to his way of teaching, comparing with other teachers. 4_______
He tries different ways to make his classes actively and lively. 5______ In his opinion, we should not only know “what〞, but understand 6______ “why〞. So, instead giving us answers immediately, he encourages us 7______ to think by myself whenever he puts forward questions. With his help, 8______ we’ve learned from how to settle problems. He leads us to such a 9_____ wonderful world of “why〞 as we all admire and respect him. 10_____ 【参考答案与解析】
1. impress改为impresses考查主谓一致。

此处先行词one前有the，故其后定语从句的谓语动词应和one保持一致，用单数。

2. so改为but 考查句间的逻辑关系。

根据语境此处应为转折关系。

3. teacher 改为teachers 考查名词的单复数。

根据句中的one of 可知，后面的名词应用复数形式。

4. comparing改为compared 考查固定短语。

和。

相比应用compared with/to。

5. actively改为active 考查形容词的用法。

此处make 后接形容词作宾补。

6. 正确经分析本句正确。

7. instead后加of考查固定短语。

根据后面的giving可知，其前应用介词of。

8. myself改为ourselves 考查代词指代一致。

根据文意反身代词应和us相一致。

故用ourselves。

9. 去掉from 考查动词的用法。

learn from意为：向。

学习，此处不合文意。

10. as改为that 考查固定句型。

此处考查such。

that。

句型。