1、2012年北师大版高中英语选修一 Unit12练习卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * He left _any of his friends _ him _. A with; seeing; of B without; seeing; off C without; see; / D with; see; out 答案： B I must apologize for _ ahead of time. Thats all right. A letting you not know B not letting you know. C letting you know not D letting not
2、 you know 答案： B He _ the country record at the sports meeting. A failed to break B failed to breaking C failed breaking D failed broken 答案： A _ the normal condition, he can read 150 words a minute. A Below B Under C With D In 答案： B The schoolboy regretted _ after he didnt pass his exam. A the time o
3、n TV B to spend too much time on TV C taking most of his time on TV D spending too much time on TV 答案： D What way are you thinking of _ rid of this kind of pollution A to get B get C getting D got 答案： A Reading without stop is a _ piece of work. A bore B bored C boring D tired 答案： C He is not a man
4、easy _. A to deal B to deal him C to deal with D to deal with him 答案： C _ in time, little Franz was afraid _ scolded. A Not having comeof being B Having not cometo be C Having not comeof being D Not having cometo be 答案： A Towards _ evening, _ heavy rain began to fall. A the; a B /; a C /; the D the;
5、 / 答案： B The teacher as well as her students _ to visit the Mother Company tomorrow. A go B are to go C is to go D is about to go 答案： C Dont forget to come to my birthday party tomorrow. _. A I dont B I wont C I cant D I havent 答案： B Do you mind _ alone at home A Jacks being left B Jack leaving C Ja
6、ck having left D Jack to be left 答案： A Mary realized she _. A was playing a joke about B was making fun of C was being laughed at D was made fun 答案： C I found him _ in an armchair, _a book. A sit and read B seating reading C sitting and read D seated reading 答案： D 完型填空 American cities are 1 other ci
7、ties around the world. In every country, cities reflect the 2 of the culture. Cities contain the very 3 side of a society: opportunities for education, employment and so on. They also 4 the very worst parts of a society: violent crime, racial discrimination and poverty. American cities are changing,
8、 just 5 American society. After World War ， the population of 6 large American cities decreased; _7 , the population in many Sun Belt cities increased. Los Angeles and Houston are cities 8_ population increased. These population moving to and from the city reflect the changing values of American soc
9、iety. During this time, in the 9 1940s and early 1950s, city people became wealthier. They had more children. They needed more 10 . They moved out their flats in the city to buy their own houses. They bought houses in the 11 , areas near a city where people live. These are areas without many offices
10、 or factories. During the 1950s the American “dream” was to have a house on the outskirts. Now things are changing. The children of the people who 12 the cities in the 1950s are now adults. They, 13 their parents, want to live in the cities. 14 continue to move to cities in the Sun Belt. Cities are
11、15 and the population is increasing in 16 states as Texas, Florida and California. Others are moving to more 17 cities of the Northeast and Midwest, such as Boston, Baltimore and Chicago. Many young professionals, doctors and lawyers are moving back into the city. They prefer the city 18 the suburbs
12、 because their jobs are there; they are afraid of the fuel shortage; or they just 19 the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the cities-a wealthier, 20 mobile class. 【小题1】 A different from B similar to C better than D worse than A values B worth C importanc
13、e D expenses A well B good C better D best A maintain B obtain C contain D sustain A likely B as C while D when A all B most C few D much A but B and C however D although A its B which C where D that A late B later C lately D latter A space B spots C time D food A outskirts B downtown C districts D
14、suburbs A moved to B left C reached D entered A likely B like C dislike D unlike A Some B All C Several D Lots of A stretching B widening C expanding D prolonging A such B these C those D many A organized B famous C official D established A than B better than C rather than D to A win B enjoy C earn
15、D acquire A very B and C more D or 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 A 【小题 11】 D 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 D 【小题 18】 D 【小题 19】 B 【小题 20】 C 【小题 1】考查固定句型， different from意思 “与 不同 ”， similar to意思“与 相似 ”， better th
16、an意思 “比 好 ”， worse than意思 “比 坏 ”，根据意思，可知选 B 【小题 2】考查单词意思， value意思 “价值 ”， worth意思 “值得的 ”， importance意思 “重要 ”， expense意思 “费用 ”，根据意思，可知选 A 【小题 3】由后面的 the very worst parts of a society，可知选 D 【小题 4】由前面的 Cities contain the very.可知选 C 【小题 5】固定搭配， just as意思 “正像 ”可知选 B 【小题 6】根据意思， “最大的美国城市 ”，所以选 B 【小题 7】 how
17、ever表示转折，后面可以加逗号，所以选 C 【小题 8】考察定语从句，先行词是 cities，从 句不缺少成份，所以选 C 【小题 9】根据意思， “在上世纪四十年代末期和五十年代早期 ”所以选 A 【小题 10】考查单词意思， space 意思 “空间 ”， spot 意思 “点 ”， time 意思 “时间 ”，food意思 “食物 ”，根据意思，可知选 A 【小题 11】由最后一段的第二行 the suburbs可知选 D 【小题 12】考查单词意思， move to意思 “移到 ” ， left意思 “离开 ”， reach意思 “到达 ”， enter意思 “进去 ”，根据意思，可
18、知选 B 【小题 13】考查单词意思， likely意思 “可能地 ”， like意思 “像 ” ， dislike意思 “不喜欢 ”， unlike意思 “不像 ”, 根据意思，可知选 D 【小题 14】考查单词意思， some意思 “一些 ”， all意思 “都 ”， several意思 “几个 ”，lotsof意思 “许多 ”，根据意思，可知选 A 【小题 15】考查单词意思， stretch意思 “伸展 ”， widen意思 “放宽 ”， expand意思 “扩张 ”， prolong意思 “拉长 ”，根据意思，可知选 C 【小题 16】考查单词意思， such意思 “这样的 ”， t
19、hese意思 “这些 ”， those意思“那些 ”， many意思 “许多 ”，根据意思，可知选 A 【小题 17】考查单词意思， organize意思 “组织 ”， famous意思 “著名的 ”， offical意思 “官方的 ”， established意思 “已建立的 ”，根据意思，可知选 D 【小题 18】固定搭配， preferto 可知选 D 【小题 19】考查单词意思， win 意思 “胜利 ”， enjoy 意思 “喜欢 ”， earn 意思 “挣 ”，acquire意思 “获得 ”，根据意思，可知选 B 【小题 20】由前面的 a wealthier可知选 C 阅读理解
20、Americans have contributed to many art forms, but Jazz a type of music, is one that was not started in the United States. Blacks, who sang and played the music of their homeland, created jazz. Jazz is a mixture of the music of Africa, the work songs the slaves sang and religious(宗教的 ) music. Improvi
21、sation is an important part of jazz. This means that musicians make the music up as they go along, or create the music on the spot. This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s. They played in bars and clubs in many towns and citie
22、s of the South, especially in New Orleans. New Orleans is an international seaport, and people from all over the world came to New Orleans to hear jazz. Jazz became more and more popular. By the 1920s, jazz was popular all over the United States. By the 1940s, you could hear jazz not only in clubs a
23、nd bars, But in concert halls as well. Today, people from all over the world play jazz. Jazz musicians from the United States, Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent. In this way jazz continues to grow and change. 【小题 1】 What can be the bes
24、t title of the passage A American Art Forms B The Development of Jazz C The Music of Black Americans D The Birthplace of Jazz 【小题 2】 Which of the following is true A Jazz is now popular all over the world. B Jazz is now a kind of religious music. C Jazz is now played only in bars and clubs. D Jazz i
25、s now played in the same way as before. 【小题 3】 From the text it can be inferred that A New Orleans is the place where jazz was first produced B the American people are all jazz lovers C jazz is merely sung by the black when working D jazz may become more popular as time goes on 【小题 4】 It took about
26、_years to make jazz popular in the United States. A 200 B 120 C 80 D 40 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B 【小题 1】推理题，通读全文可知选 B 【小题 2】细节题，由第四段 “Today, people from all over the world play jazz.” 可知选 A 【小题 3】推理题，由最后一段 “In this way jazz continues to grow and change.”可知选 D 【小题 4】细节题，由第三段第一句 “Jazz ba
27、nds formed in the late 1800s.”和最后一段的 “By the 1920s, jazz was popular all over the United States.”可知选 B Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events-love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells
28、 real-life stories and sounds the way people really talk, as life becomes more complicated (复杂的 ) it is good to hear music about ordinary people. Country music, sometimes called country-western, comes from two lands of music. One is the traditional music of the people in. the Appalachian Mountains i
29、n the eastern United States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the west. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars. At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of S
30、outherners went to the northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country. Today country music is also popular everywhere in
31、the United States and Canadain small tows and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1,200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours day, English stars sing it. In British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own lan
32、guages. The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world. 【小题 1】 It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from_. A the northeast and Midwest B factories and army camps in the South C the Appalachian Mountains and the West D real-life stori
33、es in small towns 【小题 2】 During World War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Midwest because_. A they wanted to take music with them B they wanted to make other people like country music C they wanted to work in the factories there D they wanted to make country music popular 【小题 3】 Co
34、untry music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world today because _. A many people said it was low class B people could sing it in different languages C it started with cowboys and poor Southerners D It is loved by different kinds of people in the world 【小题 4】 Which of the following i
35、s true according to the passage A Country music is sung by stars all in English. B Country music is about human feelings and events. C Country music is only popular with city people today. D The singers started using electric guitars in the 1930s. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B 【小题 1】主旨大意题。
36、依据第二段可知选 C 【小题 2】细节题，依据是第二段 “World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the northeast and Midwest to work in the factories.”可知选 C 【小题 3】推理题，由最后一段的第一句 “Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canadain small tows and in New York City, among black and white, and amon
37、g educated and uneducated people.”可知选 D 【小题 4】正误判断题。通 读全文可知乡村音乐是表达人们情感的和事情的一种音乐，可知选 B Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. The US is well known for jazz (爵士乐 ), which has gained world-wide popularity. In contrast to classical (古典的 ) music, which follows formal Europea
38、n traditions, jazz is natural and free-form. It is full of energy, expressing the moods, interests, and feelings of the people. It has a modern sound that makes people very excited. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America. And So it does today. The origins of this music are as interesting as the musi
39、c itself. Jazz was produced by American blacks, who were brought to the Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners (种植园主 ) and forced to work long hours in the cotton and tobacco fields. This work was hard and life was short. When a Negro died, his friends and relatives formed a
40、group to carry the body to the cemetery. A band often went with them. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow and sad music. But on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Everybody was happy. Death had removed one of their members, but the living were glad to be alive. The band playe
41、d happy music, which made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz. Music has always been important in their lives. Coming mainly from West Africa, the black men who were brought to America already possessed a rich musical tradition. This music centered on religious ceremonies (宗教的仪式 ) i
42、n which dancing, singing, clapping and stamping (顿足 ) to the beat of a drum were important forms of musical expression. As these people settled in to their fields, they made up work songs. Singing made the hard work go faster. Another musical form that helped to develop jazz was the blues. Blues son
43、gs always describe something sad an unhappy love a ffair, a money problem, bad luck. To this day, the expression “feeling blue” means being sad. 【小题 1】 Through jazz, people can express_. A their moods B their feelings C their interests D all the above 【小题 2】 Which of the following is true according
44、to the text A Jazz follows European traditions. B Jazz always describes something sad. C Jazz was first produced by black slaves. D Blues made the hard work of those slaves go faster. 【小题 3】 The underlined sentence “Spirits lilted,” suggested that_. A everybody was feeling blue B everybody was still
45、 in a sad mood C everybody became happy D peoples souls went to the heaven 【小题 4】 What should be the best tide for this passage A. A Light Music. B. Black mens Music. C. The Origin of the Jazz Music. D. The Popular MusicJazz in the U.S.A. 【小题 5】 Why did the band play happy music on the way home from
46、 the cemetery A Because they felt happy for the dead men. B Because they were glad that they themselves were still alive. C Because they would have a big dinner after they returned home. D Because they hated that dead man 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B 【小题 1】细节题，由第二段的第二句 “It is ful
47、l of energy, expressing the moods, interests, and feelings of the people.”可知选 D 【小题 2】正误判断题，依据是短文第三段的第二句 “Jazz was produced by American black men,” 可知，爵士乐是由美国黑人创作的。可知选 C 【小题 3】推理题，词义猜测题。从 spirits lifted前一句的 sad music到 their mood changed,再后面的 “Everybody was happy. Death had removed one of their membe
48、rs, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played happy music” 可知spirits lifted的意思为 “精神振奋 ”可知选 C 【小题 4】主旨大意题。 本文的中心是讲述爵士乐的起源，可知选 C 【小题 5】推理题，本题考察因果判断，由第四段的倒数第二行 The band played happy music, which made everyone want to dance可知选 B 短文改错 When I was four years old I got ill. I took medicine twicea day. The medicine had so a bitter taste that I took it mixed inorange juice. The problem was that
