高中英语必修二Unit1 Tales of the unexplained-Task测试卷 译林(3)

D. to have a yellow bottom and a red top in the same way

B

Well, when the huge wave hit the boat, my safety belt broke and I was swept overboard. I don’t really understand how it happened, but it did. I heard someone yell out, but then my boat, Wild One, went off into the darkness and I was alone in a very rough sea. I then spent five and a half hours in the water. The place where it happened was, oh, about 50 kilometers from shore. It was likely that I wouldn’t see another day, but I always thought I'd overcome the difficulties. At first I was watching out for Wild One. The rest of the crew knew I was gone, so they were sure to come back and look for me.

After a while, I saw the boat’s lights when it came looking for me. They were within about 300 meters of me, but the spotlight just missed me. The reason why they didn’t see me was because of the huge waves. You know, I started sailing when I was seven, and started ocean racing when I was about eighteen, but I’d never been overboard before. I believed I was going to survive, but it was very cold, and as the hours passed I started to get desperate — and frozen!

It was around 5 am when I saw the lights of a tanker (游船) coming towards me. I figured it was probably my last chance. At first, I thought they were going to miss me, and then they made a slight turn and I yelled out “Help!” and they heard me. Then another yacht (快艇) appeared. These guys were terrific. They gave me dry clothes, and then one jumped into the bunk (船上依壁而设的座位) and hung onto me. They covered us with as many dry clothes as they could, and the guy with me stayed to send his body heat to me.

55 The author of the passage was alone in the sea NOT because ________. A. the wind was too strong B. the wave hit the boat C. the safety belt was broken D. his boat was in the darkness 56 He was not saved by his crew because _________.

A. he didn’t yell out “Help!”

B.300 meters was a long distance C. he was not found D. he didn’t see the spotlight

57 It was inferred from the passage that ________. A. he was swept overboard at about midnight B. Wild One was the name of a crew member C. he started ocean racing at about seven D. he was too hopeless to take the last chance

C

Twelve European nations with a total population of 300 million people have given up their national currencies (货币) and now have a new currency — the euro(欧元).

The decision to give up the French franc or German deutschmark has not been an easy one. Both were known as strong currencies across the world, so it is not surprising that Britain wants to have its people vote about changing Currencies before making a decision. In the 15-member European Union, Britain, Denmark and Sweden chose not to adopt the euro.

The decision about a single currency was taken 10 years ago. On January 1, 999, 11 European countries began to use the new euro currency: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Greece became the 12th country to adopt the euro on January 1,2001. It became the official, single currency of these nations on January 1,2002.

At present, all prices in the 12 countries are valued in euro. Each “old” currency stopped being used completely on February 28.

The coins have one side the same in all 12 countries. The other side is different in each country. The notes will look the same throughout the euro area. On the notes, pictures of gateways and bridges represent European openness and cooperation.

As the euro becomes the only currency in the euro-zone, its symbol will become as well-known as 10 — the US dollar or Coca-Coca symbols. But Arthur Eisenmenger, now 86 and the designer of the symbol, seems to have been forgotten. He now lives in an old people’s home in Germany.

European Commission President, Jacques Santer, introduced the euro symbol to the world in 1997. He said it was a sign of the weight of European civilization, an “E” for Europe, and the lines crossing through stand for the euro being a dependable currency. Even then, he never mentioned

Eisenmenger, who designed the euro symbol more than a quarter of a century ago.

58 Which of following countries uses euro?

A. Greece

B. Denmark

C. Sweden

D. Britain

59 Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? A. The euro is the official single currency of Italy.

B. Germany used to use German deutschmark as its currency. C. All the 15-member European Union doesn’t adopt the euro. D. France can’t use French franc after January 1,2001. 60 Europe’s new currency will help to_______. A. make people live a peaceful life in Europe

B. make it convenient for people to travel in twelve European countries C. settle the problem of banknote forgery (伪造) D. make Europe much stronger than it used to be

四. 单词拼写(共20题,每题1分,共计20分)

61 Mona Lisa’s m smile attracts so many people in the world. 62 A to Tom, Jane got married last month.

63 His behavior is a to our way of living. He has a different way of living. 64 The dog was f so the children dared not get close to it.

65 The English teacher praised the girl for her having made great p . 66 I was (失望) at the result. He failed in the exam. 67 The child can’t use chopsticks(筷子) (恰当地). 68 We made a careful (分析) of the sales figures. 69 The (主要的) part of the job is done by machine. 70 He made a new (科学的) discovery.

71 Looking at her p expressions, I see that she still hasn’t understood the problem. 72 The police are trying to find the w to the accident. 73 Whether Arafat was m …… 此处隐藏：5815字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……