牛津英语模块二Unit1单元检测题及答案

Unit 1 ( Module 2 )
单项选择
1. Everything was so expensive during the war that it was hardly __________ to save a penny.
A. probable
B. likely
C. possible
D. able
2. --- Sorry, I’m late.
--- That’s OK. I _________ long.
A. haven’t waited
B. don’t wait
C. haven’t been waiting
D. didn’t wait
3. An ___________ look appeared on the boy’s face when he heard the ___________ news.
A. excited; excited
B. exciting; exciting
C. excited; exciting
D. exciting; excited
4. --- I can’t find my MP3 anywhere. Who __________ it away?
--- Perhaps, your younger brother did.
A. may have taken
B. can have taken
C. should have taken
D. can take
5. Tom is the only one of the witnesses who ___________ the whole accident.
A. has reported seeing
B. have reported to see
C. has reported to see
D. have reported seeing
6. __________ the bad weather, the sports meeting has been put off until next week.
A. For
B. As
C. Due to
D. Because
7. He said he would come to the party, but he hasn’t __________ yet. Which of the following is wrong?
A. shown up
B. come along
C. turned up
D. come up
8. The possibility that he knew about the stolen files cannot be ___________.
A. ruled out
B. looked into
C. got rid of
D. made up
9. I could not think of a story to tell the children, so I ___________ as I went along.
A. made it up
B. made one up
C. made up one
D. made one
10. It is said that Xiao Pin has made ____________ in all his lessons.
A. many progresses
B. a plenty of progress
C. great advance
D. greater progress
11. --- What have you been up to ___________?
--- Preparing for the coming exam.
A. those days
B. from then
C. lately
D. after that
12. --- I __________ so hard recently that I __________ any time for
collecting new stamps.
--- OK, I’ll ring you up if I have any news.
A. have worked; hadn’t
B. have been working; haven’t had
C. am working; haven’t
D. have been working; hadn’t had
13. Nobody can ____________ run a mile in mile in two minutes.
A. maybe
B. probably
C. possibly
D. likely
14. He agrees with us. In other words, his opinion is __________ to ours.
A. similar
B. common
C. popular
D. the same
15. He wasted a lot of time ____________ fame and money instead of working hard.
A. running into
B. running across
C. running a risk
D. running after
16. As he grew up, he developed a lot of interest in ___________ treasure at the bottom of the
ocean.
A. sinking
B. sunken
C. sank
D. sunk
17. I ____________ violin lessons every two weeks, but I think I’ll make it every week from next month.
A. an having
B. have had
C. have
D. have been having
18. The small country ___________ since the 1880s.
A. has come into existence
B. has been in existence
C. has been existed
D. began to exist
19. The weather here is much better than ___________ in the north.
A. the one
B. one
C. it
D. that
20. It is about half an hour since he ___________ here.
A. came
B. has come
C. had come
D. comes
21. --- Where are the students?
--- They ___________ the library half an hour ago.
A. made their ways to
B. made their way to
C. made their ways for
D. made their way for
22. I __________ there in three years.
A. went
B. have been
C. haven’t been
D. was
23. He ____________ the popular music and listened excitedly.
A. turned on
B. put on
C. put up
D. put down
24. Who is the rich lady in ____________ standing there, talking and laughing loudly?
A. fur
B. a fur
C. the fur
D. furs
25. He apologized to me for patting ___________ shoulder.
A. me on the
B. me in the
C. me on my
D. my
26. He is said ____________ his homework when the class teacher entered the classroom.
A. to do
B. doing
C. to have finished
D. to be finishing
27. We have to make appropriate recommendations ___________ the conclusions.
A. to base
B. based on
C. basing on
D. to base on
28. He ___________ for quite a long time.
A. has come here
B. hasn’t come here
C. has left for America
D. has received my email
29. A house made of wood is more comfortable to live in than __________ made of stone.
A. one
B. it
C. that
D. the one
30. The price ______________, but I doubt whether it will remain so.
A. went down
B. will go down
C. has gone down
D. was going down
完形填空
He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield to get his attention.
“Is your taxi 31 ?” I asked when he finally looked 32 at me. He nodded, then said 33 as I settled into the back seat, “I'm sorry, but I was reading a 34 .” He 35 as if he had a cold .
“I am not in a hurry,” I told him. “Go ahead and finish your letter.” He 36 his head. “I've read it several times already. I g uess I 37 know it by heart.”
“Letters from home always mean a lot,” I said. “From a child?”
“This isn't 38 ,” he replied. “Although it 39 just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other 'Old Friend' when we'd meet. I'm not much good at _ 40__ .”
“I don't think any of us keep _41_ our correspondence (通信) too well,” I said. “I know I don't. But I take it he's someone you've _42_ quite a while?”
“All my life. We were kids together, went to school together and all the _ 43 _ through high school.”
“There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship,” I said.
“ _44_ ,” the driver went on, “I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I _45_ away from the old neighbourhood and you kind of lose touch __46 you never forget.”
“You said 'was'. Does that mean—?” He nodded. “ __47_ a couple of weeks ago.”
“I'm sorry,” I said. “It's no fun to lose any friend—and losing a real old one is _ 48_ tougher.”He didn't _ 49_ to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch.”
“Well,” I agreed, “we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things __50_ and we just don't seem to find the time.”
When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it.
31. A. available B. acceptable C. beneficial D. occupied
32. A. down B. up C. to D. off
33. A. unexpectedly B. curiously C. apologetically D. definitely
34. A. booklet B. novel C. book D. letter
35. A. sounded B. spoke C. seemed D. continued
36. A. hung B. nodded C. shook D. kept
37. A. anyhow B. hardly C. almost D. really
38. A. friendship B. family C. leadership D. colleague
39. A. could B. might C. maybe D. would
40. A. writing B. reading C. talking D. learning
41. A. up B. with C. on D. in
42. A. found B. written C. known D. seen
43. A. curriculum B. coincidence C. life D. way
44. A. Eventually B. Actually C. Additionally D. Besides
45. A. removed B. left C. headed D. moved
46. A. even though B. as though C. when D. whereas
47. A. Died B. Suffered C. Choked D. Survived
48. A. ever B. even C. fairly D. quite
49. A. appeal B. reply C. adapt D. talk
50. A. take up B. pick up C. come up D. break up
阅读理解
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Catherine Destivelle is a rock star. She loves rock, but she can't sing or play the guitar! She is a rock climber and a big star in France and Italy. She is the most famous woman climber in the。