中山一中高二年级英语单元测试（选修8Unit2）Class________Name__________Number________Mark___________一：英汉对译（每个1.5分，共30分）见答题卡二.语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）Storms___21____producedatleast13tornadoessweptalongNewMexico'sborderwithTexasonFriday,___22___(destroy)homesandotherbuildingsandinjuringatleast16people,severalcritically,authoritiessaid.The_____23____(bad)damagewasreportedinthetownsofLoganandClovis,whichareabout80milesapart,policesaid.Thetornadoesdamagedseveral___24___(new)builtbuildings,toppledpowerlines___25___sparkedfiresthatwerelaterputoutinClovis,policeLt.JamesSchoeffelsaid.Thirteenpeoplefrom___26___areawerehospitalizedatthePlainsRegionalMedicalCenter.Fivewereinbadcondition___27___headtrauma(外伤,损伤),saidLizCrouch,thecenter'schiefoperatingofficer.InLogan,threepeople___28___(take)toahospital,__29___othersweretreatedatalocalclinic.Oneofthemwasavisitor,sayinghewouldn’thavebeenthereifhe___30___(watch)theweatherforecastthedaybefore.三.完型填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）SanFranciscoisabigcitywhichliesinthewestoftheUnitedStatesverynearthePacific,wheretwoearth'splatesoftenmeetandjump.Soearthquakeisa31wordtohearthere.Itisrecordedthatatleast32bigearthquakeshavehappenedinSanFranciscosincethebeginningofthe33century.Onehappenedin1906,theotherin1989.Thesecondworstearthquake34SanFranciscoontheeveningofOctober17,1989,whenpeopleweretravelingtotheir35.Awideandbusyoverheadroadfellontotheone36.Manypeoplewerekilledintheircars.Afew37oneswerenothurt,butmanythousandsbecame38Alargenumberofweakbuildingsdidn't39inthequakeandthe40electricitywascutoff1forseveraldays,too.Nobodybutscientistscanexplainthe41ofearthquakes.Intheiropinion,althoughearthquakecannotbe42.wecandothingstomakesuretheydonotdestroywholecities.Theysuggestweshouldnotbuildhousesalongthe43whereearth'splatesjointogether.Weshouldbuildhouses44insteadofonsand.Andthebuildingshavetobeas45aspossible.Scientistsarealsostudyingearthquakes,whichmaysomedayhelptosavehundredsoflives.31.A.terribleB.sadC.usualD.funny32.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five33.A.17thB.18thC.19thD20th34.A.shookB.feltC.discoveredD.moved35.A.officesB.homesC.factoriesD.schools36.A.aboveB.nearbyC.belowD.round37.A.youngB.tallC.strongD.lucky38.A.homelessB.joblessC.friendlessD.childless39.A.putupB.goupC.stayupD.turnup40.A.company'sB.school'sC.country'sD.city's41.A.storyB.causeC.experienceD.result42.A.stoppedB.caughtC.keptD.touched43.A.seasideB.riverC.roadD.lines44.A.atseaB.onrockC.onthesquareD.nearthecity45.A.strongB.highC.smallD.cheap三、阅读理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Withoutmostpeoplerealizingit,therehasbeenarevolutioninofficeworkoverthelasttenyears.Beforethattime,largecomputerswereonlyusedbylarge,richcompaniesthatcouldaffordtheinvestment.Withtheadvancementoftechnology,smallcomputershavecomeontothemarket,whicharecapableofdoingtheworkthatusedtobedonebymuchlargerandexpensivecomputers,sonowmostsmallercompaniescanusethem2Themaindevelopmentinsmallcomputershasbeeninthefieldofwordprocessors(处理器),orWPSastheyareoftencalled.40%ofBritishofficesarenowestimatedtohaveawordprocessorandthispercentageisgrowingfast.Therearemanyadvantagesinusingawordprocessorforbothsecretaryandmanager.Thesecretaryisfreedfromalotofdailywork,suchasre-typinglettersandstoringpapers.Heorshecanusethistimetodoothermoreinterestingworkfortheboss.Fromamanager’spointofview,se...
