外研版（2019）必修第二冊《Unit 2 Let's celebrate!》2023年單元測試卷

一、填空題

• 1．Much to my surprise，yesterday，I received a parcel

  （address）to me.
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• 2．I tend to have a different answer，

  （depend）on the family.
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• 3．It

  （must have been/must be） raining when you arrived there．
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• 4．As you are here，you

  as well stay and make the best of it.
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• 5．Children are warned not

  （waste）single grain of rice，out of respect for farmers' labor.
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• 6．The teacher requested that we

  （go） over our lessons after school.
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• 7．I have to admit

  （make）this funny mistake.
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二、完形填空

• 8．Lottie Mills，a student at the University of Cambridge，won the 2020 Young Writers' Award and she was congratulated for her entry（參賽作品）The Changeling at the virtual award ceremony.It was a（n）（1）

  story.Upset about how difference，（2）

  when it comes to disability，is described in novels，Lottie was inspired by "otherhood" and aimed to（3）

  a positive state of mind.
     The Changeling（4）

  myth（神話）into magical and wonderful（5）

  of a girl's powerful coming of age.Lottie said，"As a disabled person，my stories quite often（6）

  ideas of otherhood，based on（7）

  who are deserted by their society in some way or another.
     "I had been（8）

  fairy-related-myths for university essay and when I came across the idea of changeling，it really stuck in my（9）

  .I really wanted to write a story which would show the（10）

  of disabled people，rather than describe them as disadvantaged and in need of 'fixing' as so many stories do."
     Now Lottie is writing her first novel，a children's book.（11）

  she knows how life-changing the right story can be，she（12）

  to become an author.
     Lottie beat off fierce（13）

  from four finalists.Kate Thisteton，chair of the Young Writers'Award judges，said，"We were blown away by The Changeling.It's simply（14）

  .I love the way it uses fairy mythology to tell a story about difference，disability and acceptance.I'm so happy Lottie won and is considering a job as an author after being（15）

  by the Young Writers' Award."
  
  

  （1）	A．frightening	B．satisfying	C．inspiring	D．a(chǎn)musing
  （2）	A．particularly	B．basically	C．generally	D．finally
  （3）	A．educate	B．exercise	C．observe	D．a(chǎn)dvocate
  （4）	A．divided	B．transformed	C．threw	D．a(chǎn)bsorbed
  （5）	A．tale	B．idea	C．topic	D．dream
  （6）	A．turn on	B．call on	C．focus on	D．put on
  （7）	A．a(chǎn)rtists	B．strangers	C．performers	D．characters
  （8）	A．creating	B．researching	C．establishing	D．spreading
  （9）	A．body	B．voice	C．mind	D．sight
  （10）	A．concerns	B．features	C．thoughts	D．strengths
  （11）	A．If	B．When	C．Unless	D．Although
  （12）	A．desires	B．pretends	C．manages	D．a(chǎn)ffords
  （13）	A．a(chǎn)ttack	B．conflict	C．competition	D．fighting
  （14）	A．complete	B．mysterious	C．familiar	D．beautiful
  （15）	A．displayed	B．motivated	C．discovered	D．provided
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三、閱讀理解

• 9．Luling，a small town in Texas，is home to a watermelon water tower，a watermelon queen and a festival called the Watermelon Thump.
     The event includes food，music and a parade.But what sets this watermelon festival apart from others is the World Championship Seed Spitting（吐西瓜籽）Contest..
     Only about 5，500 people live in Luling.But since 1954，the population has swelled on the last weekend in June.Now，tens of thousands of people come from all around to attend the four-day festival.
     "The seed-spitting crowds get into it，."said Edgar Camacho，who is father to four seed-spitting champions."Parents from Luling take it seriously."
     The competition is limited to about 50 kids and 50 adults.The kids are divided into four age groups.For the individual（個(gè)人的）competition，everyone gets two spits，and judges record the better one.For the team event，judges take the sum of four spits from four participants.
     "It's really fun and exciting，"said Victoria Camacho，14."The crowd is all watching you and cheering for you，and your family is there."About 200 people watch."It's really a lot of pressure because you don't want to mess up.
     Victoria won her age group four years ago with a spit of 36 feet.Two years ago，her brother A.J.，17，broke the youth record in Luling when he spat a seed 58 feet 9

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  inches.That's more than half the length of a basketball court.（The adult seed-spitting world record，set in1989，is，68 feet9

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  inches. "It's fun to come out and compete every year.It's just a really competitive spirit that all the families have，"said A.J.，who has won the seed-spitting contest about 10 times.
     The Camachos have no plans to give up their competitive spitting anytime soon."Even if I don't live in Texas，."said Davis Camacho，20，a five-time winner."I'll make the yearly journey to Luling."
  
  （1）What does the underlined word"swelled"in Paragraph 3 mean？

  
  A．Increased.
  B．Doubled.
  C．Recovered.
  D．Dropped.
  （2）What's the rule for the group competition？

  
  A．Everyone gets two spits.
  B．The best four spits are recorded.
  C．Each team member can spit only once.
  D．Participants are divided into four age groups.
  （3）How does Victoria feel about the competition？

  
  A．Confident and lucky.
  B．Stupid and bored.
  C．Happy and fearless.
  D．Excited and nervous.
  （4）What can we learn about the competition？

  
  A．It lasts four days.
  B．It happens every year.
  C．It is an international event.
  D．It gets thousands of viewers.
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四、信息匹配

• 10．World Students' Day World Students' Day is observed on November 17 every year.（1）

  .Though it was originally a day of commemoration of the more than 1，200 students from the University of Prague whose lives were taken in WWII，World Students' Day has become an occasion for universities across the world to boast （以……為自豪） their masses of international students，and the good they do for the local community.
     There are a number of ways to celebrate World Students' Day.（2）

  ，you can spend some time with other students and lift one another up.Make sure you let them know that you have noticed how much work they have put in!It is always good to be there to support one another.
  （3）

  ，it would be lovely to make an effort to make them feel at home.You could put a basket together with traditional gifts and treats from their home country inside.You could get in touch with their home friends and family members.Of course，making this contact depends on how well you know the person.If you don' t know them very well，they may feel like you are interfering with （打擾） their personal life.（4）

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     You could also decide to fund raise or raise awareness for charities for students who have learning difficulties.（5）

  .Yet，for a lot of people，it is not that easy!Some people find it more challenging than others for a lot of different reasons.If everyone simply posts one message or does one thing to raise awareness，students around the world will feel appreciated and we will be able to do more for those who need it most.
  
  A.If you are a student yourself
  B.If you know any international students
  C.Visitors are highly expected at the events
  D.They ensure to offer quality care in all aspects
  E.So make sure you judge the situation appropriately
  F.After all，everyone should be able to have an education
  G.It is a celebration of multiculturalism and cooperation among students across the globe
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五、語法填空

• 11．On Halloween，I brought my wife home from the hospital to live out her remaining days．Remembering that the children would come for Trick or Treat，and（1）

  （realize）I was not prepared with any candy，I quickly （2）

  （gather）whatever I could find in the house．
     The first（3）

  （arrive） were three girls about 15 years old．I apologized for my poor treats and told them I was not able to get any treat （4）

  of my wife's illness．They thanked me and（5）

  ．About a minute （6）

  ，they returned，and each one gave me a（7）

  （hand）of candies from their bags．In tears，I tried to give （8）

  back to the girls but these wonderful young ladies rushed off，leaving me with： "We hope she gets well．
     I didn't know these beautiful young girls，but I'd like them to know that their simple act of （9）

  （kind） brought joy and hope to me when there was none．
     Even though my wife has passed away，the memories of a sad time will（10）

  （bright） as soon as I thought of the goodness of these three angels．
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六、單詞拼寫

• 12．Teachers have limited time to interact

  each child.
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八、完成句子

• 35．

  has the goodness to forgive.并非每個(gè)人都有原諒別人的美德。
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九、書面表達(dá)

• 36．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。A Father's Day Surprise "Mano，do you know when Father's Day is celebrated？"Ali asked his sister.
    "Yes，it is going to be celebrated on June 19 this year.Yesterday my friend and I were talking about it. "Mano replied.
    "Do you have any idea how we should celebrate this day and make it memorable for Dad？"Ali asked.
    "Hmm. .I was thinking about it too and have some ideas. "Mano answered excitedly. "What are you kids talking about？" their mum asked，entering their room.
    "Mum，we were wondering about how to celebrate Father's Day. "Mano said.
    "Oh，I am surprised you kids remembered!Well，I am thinking of cooking some favorite dishes for your father.You both should think of ways to decorate the house beautifully. "Mum said.
    "That would be great!"said Mano and Ali together.Both of them got up smiling，thinking of hundreds of ways to celebrate Father's Day.Mum went to the kitchen，and Mano and Ali started doing their homework.But soon Ali noticed Mano deep in thought so he asked what the matter was. "Ali，I was thinking that our parents do everything for us and in return they want nothing.Isn't it bad that we never think about them and are always concerned about our needs？"Mano replied. "Sometimes we are so busy with our lives that we don't pay proper attention to our parents.We should listen to whatever they say properly and answer them.We must also study hard to get good grades. "Ali nodded.The next day，all three of them，Mano，Ali and their mum，got busy preparing their surprise celebration for Father's Day.Mano drew a family picture with her crayons，Ali bought balloons and candles and began writing a poem which he planned to sing that day.In short，a lot of things were being planned and prepared.
  注意：
  （1）續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；
  （2）請按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答。
  Finally，when Father's day came，both Ali and Mano came home from school and started decorating the house.
  ______
  Ali and Mano cried out together， "Happy Father's Day!"
  ______
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