外研版選修9《Modules 1-2》2019年單元測試卷
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第一部分 閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié) （滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項．
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1．Many people do not think of trees as a crop．But Christmas trees are a crop just like any other．In the United States alone，people last year bought more than one-thousand-million dollars worth of Christmas trees．
The traditional tree for the holiday is a fir，spruce or pine．These stay green all year．Evergreens have thin needles instead of leaves．This prevents the loss of water during dry or cold period．This quality makes evergreens the perfect choice for use．They can stay green for many weeks，even after being cut．
Oregon，in the Pacific Northwest，is the biggest grower of Christmas trees in the United States，Michigan，North Carolina，Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are also major growers．There are more than fifteen-thousand tree farms in the United States and Canada．More than four-hundred-thousand hectares of Christmas trees are planted．
The trees take an average of seven years until they are ready for harvest．Up to five thousand trees can be grown on a single hectare．Every year，more than seventy-million Christmas trees are planted．Growers plant at least two new trees for every one they harvest．
The Agriculture Department says eighty percent of homes in the United States have some kind of Christmas tree．Unlike other crops，Christmas trees have a competitor made of plastic．They never turn brown，and can be used from year to year．In 1989，sales of natural trees and artificial trees were equal．By 2000，however，sixty-one percent of the trees sold were plastic．
The number of real Christmas trees sold has decreased in recent years．Fewer hectares are being planted in Canada．But the price of Christmas trees has continued to increase．The average tree costs about thirty-six dollars．
Poinsettia plants are increasingly popular at Christmas．But sales are small compared to trees．The tradition of the Christmas tree is said to have begun in Germany hundreds of years ago．People put fruits and nuts，paper flowers and other objects on the tree to make it more beautiful．German settlers brought the tradition to America in the middle of the 1800s．At the time，people cut trees from forests．Over time，Christmas tree farming developed and grew into an industry．
（1）What's the similarity between Christmas trees and crops？
A．They are both planted by human．
B．They are both valuable．
C．They can both bring money to people．
D．They are both crops．
（2）Why are evergreens the choice for Christmas trees？
A．Because they can stay green for many weeks，even after being cut．
B．Because they are easy to get．
C．Because they are a crop．
D．Because they are cheep．
（3）The passage infers that．
A．Oregon is the biggest grower of Christmas trees in the world
B．Canada grows more Christmas trees than the US
C．there are more Christmas tree farms in the US than in Canada
D．the number of trees planted each year is bigger than that cut
（4）Why are less real Christmas trees sold in recent years？
A．Because fewer hectares of Christmas trees are being planted in Canada．
B．Because the price of Christmas trees has continued to increase．
C．Because Christmas trees are no longer popular．
D．Both A and B．組卷：1引用：1難度：0.5 -
2．The writings of Shakespeare are today little read by young people in Britain．His young readership is limited to those who choose to study literature at university．
Shakespeare's work，together with most other classics，is seen as remote，and written in a 400-year-old version of English that is about as inviting as toothache．
Still，in British schools，it is compulsory to study the bard （詩人），and when something is made compulsory，usually the result is boredom，resentment （憎恨） or both．
This was my experience of the classics at school．But when I reached my late teenage years，I had a change of heart．Like every other young person since the dawn of time，the world confused me．I wanted answers，so I turned to books to find them．
I went on to take a PhD in literature and have taught it in Britain and China．I have never regretted it．There is something in literature that people want，even if they don't read books．You see this in the popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works，the recent film version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice being a case in point．These popular adaptations may help increase people's interest in the classics．
Reading a simplified Romeo and Juliet may perhaps lead to a reading of Shakespeare's actual plays．If that is the case，then I welcome the trend．But do not make the mistake of thinking that it is the same thing．Shakespeare is a poet．His greatness is in his language．Reading someone else's rewriting of his work is like peeling a banana，throwing away the fruit，and eating the skin．Take on the original．It really is worth the effort．
（1）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．The language used in classics is no longer in use today．
B．British students usually find compulsory reading dull．
C．Only those studying literature read shakespeare's works．
D．For British people，Shakespeare's works are no longer classics．
（2）According to the passage，the writer．
A．has liked literary classics since an early age
B．was forced to read the classics for a PhD
C．turned to literature to seek answers in his teens
D．thinks only people who read books like literature
（3）The popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works may help people．
A．learn more about tradition
B．get a PhD in literature
C．seek their answers about the world
D．become more interested in the classics
（4）The underlined phrase "a case in point" in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ""．
A．a(chǎn) great hit
B．a(chǎn) good example
C．a(chǎn) movie adaptation
D．a(chǎn) popular phenomenon組卷：1引用：1難度：0.3 -
3．One afternoon，as I was driving back home，I stopped at a busy intersection as the traffic light turned red．I waited patiently for the light to turn green，so that I could continue my journey．
Suddenly，out of nowhere，an old woman appeared and started asking for money．That day，I had unknowingly switched off the air conditioner in the car and my window was down．The old woman was standing very close to my car．As she begged for alms （施舍物），I closely observed her weather-beaten face，which had lots of wrinkles on it．Her eyes showed lots of sadness and her whole body was shaking．I sensed that this elderly lady had seen some incredibly hard times in her life and at this time there was no one to look after her，which forced her to beg on the streets．
Seeing her condition，I immediately felt from within my being a huge surge （洶涌） of sympathy for her．It was coming deep from within my heart．I normally give loose change to beggars，however，that day my inner self strongly urged me that I give her something substantial （大量的） so that she could have a decent meal．
Without any hesitation I took out a substantial amount from my wallet and placed it in her hand．Her weather-beaten face lit up with a toothless smile and she blessed me and went on her way．In the meantime the traffic light had turned green，and it was time to move on．
As I drove back home I felt within myself a sense of joy and happiness surging through me because I was able to do something for at least one person on this planet．It was an incident that both the old lady and I would remember for a long time．Her blessings will also be one of the most treasured memories in my life．I often drive past that intersection，however I have never seen that old woman again．
（1）Why did the old woman come to the author for alms instead of begging others？
A．She guessed he was kind．
B．She found his window was down．
C．She knew he had ever helped many others．
D．She was sure she could get much money from him．
（2）The author learned about the old woman's situation．
A．by asking her relative
B．by talking with her
C．from her dressing and behaviour
D．from her appearance and her eyes
（3）What was the author's attitude to the old woman？
A．Pitiful．
B．Silent．
C．Unhappy．
D．Angry．組卷：1引用：2難度：0.5
第三部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié) 短文改錯（滿分10分）
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8．假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文．文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處．每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改．
增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞．
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉．
修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞．
注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞．
2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分．
I have been a friend with Li Ming since we go to primary school．He is one of my best friend．But last week something terribly happened to us．In Friday we had a maths exam．When I was busy check my answers，Li Ming whispered me for help．I felt very bad at that moment．We would cheat if I agreed．On other hand，we are good friends，so it was not easy for me to say "no" for my friend．Finally，I did not show her my answers．Though I explained my reasons after the test，but Li Ming didn't forgive me．How should I do？組卷：6引用：2難度：0.4
第二節(jié) 書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）
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9．新課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)實(shí)施后，有些學(xué)校允許學(xué)生自主選擇任課老師．某英語報正在對這一現(xiàn)象開展一場討論．請以O(shè)n Students' Selecting Teachers為題寫篇文章，談?wù)剬W(xué)生選擇任課老師時所考慮的因素和選擇任課老師后所產(chǎn)生的問題．
注意：詞數(shù)100左右．組卷：7引用：2難度：0.7