2015-2016学年高二英语单元测试：Unit2《Sailing the oceans》2 (新人教版选修9).docVIP

选修九 Unit 2《Sailing the oceans》单元测试2 笔试部分： I. 单项选择 II 完形填空 Just before Christmas 1978, Kenneth was a passenger in a car as it drove through the Navajo Nation. The night was dark, and the driver, an elderly woman, 36 and killed an eight-year-old boy. Later, when he saw how sad the boys family were, Kenneth made a(n) 37 . He would “do 38 it takes to make 39 happy at Christmastime.” A year later, at the age of 18, he was living with his mother and younger brother. They were 40 making ends meet on his low wages, but Kenneth bought a used Santa suit and went around 41 people as poor as himself to give candy and fruit for families even more needy. Just before midnight on Christmas Eve, he went knocking on doors of 42 houses in the poorest section of the Navajo Nation. Many of the darkened homes didnt have 43 . Some families were 44 to open their doors so late at night. 揑ts a man! He has a big bag!?he 45 im a boy, holding up a lantern (灯笼) and watching 46 the curtains, tell his parents. Kenneth convinced them he was 47 . At every opened door, he 48 candies, oranges, toys and so on. Many Navajo kids had never seen 49 before, so his old costume and store-bought beard didnt 50 them. It touched Kenneth that the kids were excited by so 51 . He 52 it up year after year, gathering more “elves (精灵)” to help him. His Christmas Eve 53 have grown into an annual Navajo feast with gifts of clothing, tools and toys for over 700 people. Kids who cant 54 it to the event because theyre sick or lack transportation get a 55 visit from Kenneth or one of his elves. “My grandfather taught me that you learn to be a man by sharing and by keeping promises,” he says. 36. A. struck B. touched C. found D. stopped 37. A. conclusion B. excuse C. promise D. effort 38. A. whichever B. wherever C. however D. whatever 39. A. the family B. children C. brothers D. his mother 40. A. probably B.