高中英语 Unit 2 Olympic Games单元测评 新人教版必修2(时间：90分钟满分：110分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节；满分30分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AThere was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckets. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how capable (能干的) I am ! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day ! I dont know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are！”And all that the old bucket could say was, “I know Im not very useful, but I can only do my best. Im happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along the path.”Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare (光秃秃的) earth ; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.语篇解读新桶能圆满地完成浇水任务，漏水的旧桶也无意中恩泽了一路野花。新也好，旧也罢，任何事物都有自己的用处。1What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?A. 肮脏的 B. 黑色的C. 破旧的 D. 难看的答案与解析C词义猜测题。画线词的后面提到这只桶已经使用很多年了，现在已经风光不再。再者，下文提到该桶漏水，由此可推知它已经“破旧”了，因此本题选C项。2What was the old bucket ashamed of?A. His past. B. His aging.C. His manner. D. His leaking.答案与解析D细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的内容可知这只旧桶因为自己漏水而感到羞愧。3The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to _.A. laugh at the old oneB. take pity on the old oneC. show off its beautiful looksD. praise the gardeners kindness答案与解析A推理判断题。从第三段新桶说的话可知它在极力炫耀自己的能力，贬低对方的无能，其主要目的显然是嘲笑旧桶。4Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?A. Because it was used to keep a balance.B. Because it stayed in its best condition.C. Because it was taken as a treasure.D. Because it had its own function.答案与解析D推理判断题。文章最后一段提到在旧桶被提的一侧开满了花，由此可知它依然有自己的用处。另外，第四段后半部分的内容也说明了这一点。BThe first ancient Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BC. Coroebus won the only event at the Olympics. This made him the very first Olympic champion in history. Then they grew and continued to be played every four years. In 393 AD, the Roman emperor Theodosius ， a Christian, announced to end the Games because of their pagan (异教的) influences.About 1,500 years later, a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin began their revival (恢复). In 1892 Coubertin first brought forward his idea to revive the Olympic Games but failed.Two years later, Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 delegates (代表) who represented nine countries. At this meeting he got what he wanted. All the delegates at the conference voted for the Olympic Games. They also decided to have Coubertin set up an international mittee to organize the Games. This mittee became the International Olympic mittee (IOC) and Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was selected to be its first president. Athens was chosen for the revival of the Olympic Games and the planning was begun.The very first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April, 1896. Since the Greek government had been unable to afford a stadium, a rich Greek architect，Georgios Averoff, donated one million drachmas (over $100,000) to repair the Panathenaic Stadium, originally built in 330 BC.Since the Games were not well publicized internationally, contestants (选手) were not nationally chosen but rather came individually and at their own expense. Some contestants were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.5What would be the best title for the passage?A. The History of the OlympicsB. How Coubertin Set up IOCC. The First Modern Olympic GamesD. Great Changes in the Olympic Games答案与解析A标题概括题。全文简要讲述了奥运会的历史，A选项紧扣中心，可作标题。6Coubertin held a most important meeting with 79 delegates in _.A. 1500 B. 1892C. 1894 D. 1896答案与解析C细节理解题。由第二段第二句可知，Coubertin在1892年提出恢复举办奥运会，再由第三段第一句中“Two years later”可知，这次会议是在1894年召开的。7At the first modern Olympic Games, _.A. winners were given money as prizeB. IOC invited contestants to tour GreeceC. there were no strict rules for being a contestantD. many countries chose some athletes to pete答案与解析C推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，当时参加奥运会的选手不是由国家选派的，而是个人报名参赛，其中还有一些是碰巧在那儿旅游的游客。由此可知当时对参赛选手没有严格的限制。CWhile youre in Shanghai, please e an