14-15学年（高二，上）高中英语（必修5，牛津版）Unit1阶段测试Ⅰ（含答案）.docVIP

14-15学年牛津高二上学期B1U1阶段测试Ⅰ Class: Name: Marks: 满分（85） 第一部分 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） A Making choices is necessary, but not always easy. Many of our expressions tell about this difficulty. One of these expressions is “Hobson抯 choiceo? It is often used to describe a difficult choice. But that is enot what it really means. Its real meaning is to have no choice at all. The Hobson in the expression was Thomas Hobson. Mr.Hobson owned many horses in Cambridge. Mr. Hobson often rented his horses to the students at Cambridge University. But he didn抰 realoly trust them to take good care of the horses. So, he had a rule that prevented the students from riding his best horses. They could take the horse that was nearest the stable door. Or, they could not take any horse at all. Thus, a Hobson抯 choice was realcly no choice. Another expression for having no real choice is 揵cetween a rock and a hard place? It is often used to describe a 揵difficult situation with few choices ?none of them is good. For揵 example, your boss may ask you to work late. But you have plans to go to a movie with your friends. If you refuse to work, your boss may get angry. But if you do not go to the movies with your friends, they may get angry. So what do you do? You are 揷aughut between a rock and a hard place? Another expression ?揵etweghuen the devil and the deep blue sea??also gives you a choice beghtween two equally dangerous things. Its meaning seems clear. You can choose the devil and his burning fires of hell. Or, you can choose to drown in the sea. Some experts in lexicology (词汇学) say the expression comes from the days of wooden ships. The “devil” is a word for a seam between two pieces of wood along the waterline of a ship. If the seam or crack between the two pieces of wood begins to leak (漏), then a sailor must fix it. The sailor ordered to make the repairs was in a dangerous situation. He was hung over the side of the ship, working 揵etween the devi l and the deep