Unit 2 Great People 单元拔尖检测 限时: 90分钟 满分: 100分 一、单项选择 (共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分) 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ( ) 1. [2025 扬州一模] _____ young in our town are now living _____ much more comfortable life than we did because their living conditions have improved greatly. A. A; / B. A; a C. The; a D. The; the ( ) 2. — Who is the person you admire the most — Qian Xuesen, the Father of China’s Missiles (导弹). He is the _____ of China. A. leader B. pride C. voice D. symbol ( ) 3. In ancient times, books could only be produced one at a time _____. A. by now B. by mistake C. by plane D. by hand ( ) 4. — Have you heard of a cool washing machine called Bicycle Washing Machine — Yes, it’s a new _____ by a group of Chinese university students. A. invention B. information C. instruction D. introduction ( ) 5. As we all know, Neil Armstrong was the first man _____ on the Moon. A. walk B. walks C. to walk D. walked ( ) 6. The _____ of antibiotics (抗生素) in the 20th century has made a great difference to us. A. suggestion B. instruction C. discovery D. method ( ) 7. — Excuse me, what time does Flight BA 2793 leave — Just a minute. I _____ it for you. A. check B. checked C. will check D. have checked ( ) 8. William Shakespeare was a great writer of English literature and his works are _____ read by people all over the world. A. suddenly B. widely C. hardly D. exactly ( ) 9. Wildfires have been burning _____, which makes people worried. A. on business B. out of control C. on sale D. out of fashion ( ) 10. Li Ling’s mother wanted to know _____. A. how did she study at school B. what she has studied at school C. whether did she study hard at school D. if she studied hard at school 二、完形填空 (共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Sometimes dreams are surprisingly useful. Here is a story about how a dream helped solve a difficult problem. Do you know Elias Howe You 11_____ have never heard of him. But you must know the sewing machine (缝纫机). Yes, he was the 12_____. And the sewing machine is 13_____ used throughout the world now. 14_____ the sewing machine was invented, sewing by hand was hard work. Elias Howe decided to design a machine to make the sewing easy and quick. 15_____ he made some progress, he met a problem. It seemed 16_____ to get the thread (线) to run around the needle (针) without any problems. One day, he was tired, and slept badly. Then he had a 17_____. In the dream he was 18_____ by a king. The king ordered him to build a perfect sewing machine, 19_____ he would be killed. When he tried to do so, Howe met the same problem. The king was so angry that he ordered his soldiers 20_____ Howe with a spear (矛). Just before the spear stuck to his body, suddenly he noticed something. There was a hole in the tip (尖端) of the spear. Howe woke up from the dream. And he 21_____ that he found the way to solve ... ...
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