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1、Unit2单元测试题2第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AThetroublestartedat9:30p.m.lastNewYear’sEve,inNewmark.Whenthefireengines(消防车)arrivedatthefire,averyoldwomanwassittinginathirdfloorwindow.Thefirefightersplacedaladder(梯子)againstthewoodenhouse,and26-year-oldMarcu
2、sReddickclimbed35feettothethirdfloor.Thewoman,60yearsoldandveryfat,wassittingwithbothfeetoutofthewindow.WhenMarcusreachedthetopoftheladder,thewoman,afraidandnervous,puthertwolegsaroundhim.SuddenlyMarcusfellbackwardsofftheladder,withthelargewomansittingonhim.Marcuslandedfirst—hittingawallbesidethefr
3、ontstairs—andbrokethewoman’sfall.Shefellnomore,buthefellanothertenfeetdownthestairs.Whenthefireofficerreachedhim,Marcuswasunconscious.Withinanhour,adoctortoldthementhatMarcuswasnearlybraindead,andwouldonlygetworse.Doctorstalkedofturningoffthelife-savingmachineandaskedifthefamilywouldliketogiveawayh
4、isheart.Theanswerwas“yes”.OnJanuary6,firefightersliftedMarcus’coffin(棺材)—coveredwithanAmericanflag—ontoayellowfireengine.Hundredsoffirefightersfromalloverthestatejoinedtheprocession(行列)throughNewmarkstreets.Childrenwatchedsilentlyfromschoolwindows.ThedayMarcusdied,hisheartwasgivenawaytoayounggirl.H
5、isfamilysaidthatitwasthesecondlifeMarcushadsaved.21.WhathappenedlastNewYear’sEveinNewmark?A.Anoldwomanwaskilled.B.Afireenginewasmissing.C.Afirefighterwasmurdered.D.Awoodenhousecaughtfire.22.Afterreachingthetopoftheladder,Marcus_____.A.wasveryafraidandnervousB.couldn’tseeanythingclearlyC.founditdiff
6、iculttogetdownD.wasknockedoffandgothurt23.Theunderlinedword“unconscious”inParagraph2means“_____”.A.homelessB.senselessC.breathlessD.helpless24.WecaninferfromtheendofthetextthatMarcus’familymightfeel_____.A.sadbutproudB.shybutexcitedC.angryanddoubtfulD.worriedandsurprisedBTwohundredyearsago,American
7、studentswenttoAmericanschools.Likeyou,theystudiedmath,spellingandgeography.Unlikeyou,theyalsostudiedGreek(希腊语)andLatin(拉丁语).Infact,studentsspentmorethanhalftheirtimestudyingGreekandLatin.Thesamewastrueformo
