高二年级英语第十三单元过关小测
（限时二十五分钟）
一、 单项选择
1. _______ of the land in that district _______ covered with trees and grass.
A. Two fifth; is B. Two fifth; are C. Two fifths; is D. Two fifths; are
2. News reports say peace talks between the two countries ________ with no agreement reached.
A. have broken down B. have broken out
C. have broken in D. have broken up
3. The people around me often take _________ of my kindness and borrow money too often.
A. use B. value C. advantage D. notice
4. ---- Could I use your dictionary?
---- _________.
A. Yes, you could B. No, you couldn’t
C. Of course, you could D. Certainly, help yourself
5. I often see lights in that empty house. Do you think I _______ report it to the police?
A. should B. may C. will D. can
6. Reading is an experience quite different from watching TV; there are pictures ________ in your mind instead of before your eyes.
A. to form B. form C. forming D. having formed
7. The elderly need special care in winter, as they are _________ to the sudden change of weather.
A. sensible B. sensitive C. flexible D. positive
8. ---- Water can dissolve almost anything and give nutrients to creatures.
---- Yes, and that’s one of its __________.
A. characters B. properties C. qualities D. ability
9. ---- What is the cost of your shirts here, sir?
---- It depends on which fashion you want to buy, and the prices _______ from 100 dollars to 500 dollars.
A. increase B. reaches C. ranges D. different
10. Because of the drought(干旱), the ground quickly _______ the little rain that fell last night.
A. took B. digested C. melted D. absorbed
11. Please have all the figures _______ to see how much they ________.
A. add; add up B. added to;
C. add up; add up to D. added up; add up to
12. ---- I hear you’ve got a set of valuable Australian coins. ______ I have a look?
A. Do B. May C. Shall D. Should
13. Six players can ________ a volleyball team while a football team is ________ eleven players.
A. make up; made up B. make up of; made up
C. make up; made up of D. make up of; made up of
14. After living in Paris for fifty years, he returned to the small town _______ he grew up as a child.
A. which B. where C. that D. when
15. It is generally considered unwise to give a child ________ he or she wants.
A. whatever B. whichever C. however D. whenever
16. ---- Will you stay for lunch?
---- Sorry, ________. My brother is coming to see me.
A. I mustn’t B. I needn’t C. I can’t D. I won’t
17. I mean ________ aboard and nothing is going to stop me, though that means _______ my parents for a long time.
A. going; leaving B. going; to leave
C. to go; to leave D. to go; leaving
18. ---- May I took at the menu for a little while?
---- Of course, __________, sir.
A. don’t worry B. it doesn’t matter
C. enjoy yourself D. take your time
19. We don’t agree _______ your plan. However, we won’t argue ______ you ______ it now.
A. on; with; about B. to; with; about
C. with; to; about D. about; about; with
20. I was really anxious about you. You _______ home without a word.
A. mustn’t leave B. couldn’t have left
C. needn’t leave D. shouldn’t have left
21. What surprised me was not what he said but _____ he said it.
A. the way B. in the way that C. in the way D. the way which
22. We ______ set out before seven tomorrow morning, or we shall miss the train.
A. can B. may C. would D. had better
23. ---- May I pick a flower in the garden?
----- _____.
A. No, you needn’t B. Not, please
C. No, you mustn’t D. No, you won’t
24. ---- Must I finish the work before Saturday?
---- No, you ________.
A. don’t need B. don’t have to C. mustn’t D. can’t
25. More and more students are _______ this modern type of instruction.
A. benefiting from B. comparing to C. giving off D. setting out
Class ______ Name ____________ No. _______ Score: _______
二、 单词拼写
1. The other _________ (海员；水手) are frightened and angry because the bird is thought to bring good luck to the ship.
2. ___________ (河口) are great places for nature’s young ones.
3. Life in the oceans ranges from the tiniest ___________ (浮游生物) all the way up to giants like sharks and whales.
4. The water molecule is made up of two _____________ (氢) atoms and one ___________ (氧) atom.
5. Because water is polar, it can break down both __________ (固体) and gases.
6. Water is a liquid at room temperature and a ____________ (相对地，比较而言地) high freezing point.
7. Oil has a density lower than 1,000 kg/m⒊, so it will ___________ (漂浮) on water.
8. Marine scientists study the ______________ (关系；联系) between living creatures and their habitat in the ocean.
9. Life in the oceans appears in different sizes, ____________ (变化；变动) from the tiniest fish all the way up to the biggest blue whales.
10. The water in the oceans also keeps the temperature of the earth steady by ____________ (吸收) and giving off heat.
11. Most animals and plants are _____________ (敏感的；灵敏的) to large or sudden changes in temperature.
12. The ____________ (含盐量) of the earth’s oceans is about thirty- five parts per thousand.
13. When water freezes, its density ____________ (减少；变小).
14. When _____________ (溶解) gases and solids mix with pure water, the result is sea water.
15. One cubic meter of water weighs one thousand __________________ (千克；公斤).
16. Learning about the _______________ (性质；特性) of water helps us understand life on our planet.
17. Animals can enjoy all the ______________ (利益) of the oceans without having to face many of the dangers.
18. __________ (潮；潮水) provide energy for the ecosystems.
19. This mixing of fresh and salt water creates a ______________ (独特的；唯一的) environment filled with life of all kind.
20. The diversity of life in estuaries is incredible ---- birds, fish, marine mammals, shellfish and other species all come here to live, feed and ________________ (繁殖).
21. Finally, estuaries provide both ________________ (娱乐；消遣) and education for human beings.
22. Estuaries are also important because they absorb nutrients and ______________ (污染物质) from water coming from inland sources, thus cleaning our water.
23. Heat ______________ (容量；性能) is the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree centigrade.
24. Let’s do some exercise: stand straight, holding a tall, ____________ (稳定的；稳固的) object for balance.
三、 词组
1. 用……遮盖
2. 倒置的；颠倒的
3. 想出；提出
4. 从……中受益
5. 对……有益
6. 记笔记
7. 从……到……不等；在一定范围内变化
8. 一直；始终
9. 由……组成
10. 分解
11. 可利用的
12. 凝固点；冰点
13. 把……比作
14. 按……测量
15. 对……加以利用
16. 释放；散发
17. 对……敏感
18. 使……稳定
19. 把……添加到
20. 依靠；依赖
21. 变成
22. 阻止……做
23. 多种多样的
24. 进去地玩
25. 挑出，选出
26. 把……拿走
27. 流入
28. 淡水
29. 盐水
Keys: 单项选择
1 – 5 CACDA 6 – 10 ABBCD 11 – 15 DBCBA 16 – 20 CDDBD
21 – 25 ADCBA
单词拼写
1. sailors 2. Estuaries 3. plankton 4. hydrogen; oxygen 5. solids
6. relatively 7. float 8. relationship 9. ranging 10. absorbing
11. sensitive 12. salinity 13. decreases 14. dissolved 15. kilogrammes
16. properties 17. benefits 18. Tides 19. unique 20. reproduce
21. recreation 22. pollutants 23. capacity 24. stable
词组
1.cover … with
2.upside down
3.come up with
4.benefit … from
5.be of benefit to sb./ sth.
6.make notes of
7.range from … to
8.all the way
9.be made up of
10.break down
11.become available to
12.freezing point
13.be compared to
14.be measured in
15. take advantage of
16. give off
17. be sensitive to
18. keep … steady
19. add … to
20. depend on
21. turn into
22. keep … from doing
23. a variety of
24. have fun
25. pick out
26. take … away from
27. fall into
28. fresh water
29. salt water