高中英语外研版选修9学业分层测评10Word版含解析.docVIP

学业分层测评（十） Ⅰ.单词拼写 1．His manner seemed unpleasant at first, but he improved on further_______(了解)． 2．She tried to________(隐瞒) what she had done to them, but in vain. 3．The actor has________(追求) fame all his life, but regretfully, he has never experienced it. 4．Sometimes we deal with some painting here, but this is________(主要地) a furniture shop. 5．The Sahara Desert is a nature________(屏障) between North and Central Africa. 6．Older people may seek their happiness rather than________(依靠) on their children too much. 7．California has a lot of________(移民) from all over the world. 8．The player has not recovered________(足够地) to play in the semi-final tomorrow. 9．Over the years, wool business has developed into a highly________(盈利的) business. 10．There is an________(氛围) of peace and calm in the country, quite different from that of a big city. 【答案】　1.acquaintance　2.conceal　3.pursued　4．primarily　5.barrier　6.depend　7.immigrants　8．fitable　10.atmosphere Ⅱ.阅读理解 A In the United States, the area of study with the fewest international students is agriculture.The number was about 9,000 during the last school year.More than ten times as many studied business or engineering. But the crop of foreign students in agriculture and natural resources was 20% bigger than the year before.The Institute of International Education in New York says that was the biggest increase of any area of study.About one hundred colleges and universities began as public agricultural schools and continue to teach agriculture. In 1862, Congress passed law that gave thousands of hectares(公顷) to each state.States were to sell the land and use the money to establish colleges to teach agriculture, engineering and military science. The state of Michigan already had an agricultural college.But that college was the first to officially agree to receive support under the Morrill Act.It grew into what is now Michigan State University in East Lansing. Today, Michigan State has more than 40,000 students.More than 4,000 of them