1、Unit 4 Wildlife protection 单元测试(人教新课标,重庆专用)一、单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)请从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1The driver was at_ loss when _ word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding.Aa;the B/;/ Cthe;the Da;/解析考查冠词。句意:由于他超速驾车而被禁止驾驶的消息传来时,这位司机不知所措。at a loss“迷惘,不知所措,”且 word 指“消息”时,无冠词。答案D2(2011西安高二检测
2、)The Yellow River,_to be“the mother river”,runs across China like a huge dragon.Asaying Bto say Csaid Dbeing said解析考查非谓语动词作定语的用法。句意:被称为“母亲河”的黄河像一条巨龙横穿中国。此非谓语动词短语起一个非限制性定语从句的作用,相当于which is said to be“the mother river”。答案C3Its_ that the sick child needs food and sunshine.Aartificial Bobvious Cconfiden
3、t Dpeaceful解析考查形容词。句意:明显这些病孩子需要食物和阳光。依据孩子需要的这些东西推知“明显”。答案B4It is_that his English is_perfect.Asure;very Bright;ratherCexact;fairly Dcertain;quite解析考查 It is certain that.句式。句意:他的英语相当好,这是真的。 quite 是副词“相当”,修饰形容词 perfect。答案D5Stop _this kind of snakes. They are_.Ahunting;dying out Bto hunt;dying outChunt
4、ing;dying away Dto hunt;dying down解析考查非谓语动词。句意:停止猎杀这种蛇,它们快要灭亡了。stop doing “停止做某事”,而 stop to do 表示“停下来去做某事”。其次空 die out “灭亡”。答案A6Id like to arrive 20 minutes early_ I can have time for a cup of tea.Aas soon as Bas a resultCin case Dso that解析考查连词。句意:我想早到20分钟,目的是为了我能有时间喝杯茶。so that 引导目的状语从句。答案D7I would
5、appreciate _if he could pick me up at the corner.Ait Bone Cthat Dthis解析考查固定句式。句意:假如他在拐角处顺便把我接走的话,我将不胜感谢。此处句式为would appreciate it if假如的话不胜感谢。答案A8More attention should be _equipment in our factory so that we can increase our production.Apaid to improving Bpaid to improveCtaken to improve Dtaken to imp
6、roving解析考查 pay attention to doing sth的被动结构。句意:为增加产量我们应当更加留意改进工厂的设备。此处留意为被动,要把attention提前,结构为attention be paid to。答案A9The disease failed to_to the new drugs the doctor applied.Arespond Bturn Creply Drefer解析考查动词。句意:对这种新药,疾病没有反应。respond to“起反应,回答,响应”;turn to“转向”;reply to“回信,对作出回答,对作出反应”;refer to“提及”。答案
7、A10There may be kinds of infectious (传染的) diseases in public places. You should keep your children_to the places where people are crowded.Anot go Bnot to goCgoing Dfrom going解析考查动词短语。句意:在公众场合有些传染病,你应当阻挡孩子到人群多的地方去。keep sb/sth from doing sth意思是“阻挡(人或物)做某事”,其中介词from不能省略。答案D11You might wonder how they_
8、to live without eating for so many months.Asucceeded BmanagedCoccurred Dtried解析考查动词。句意:你想知道这么多月没有吃东西他们是怎么生活的。manage to do sth设法做成符合句意。succeed in doing sth。答案B12Despite the heat wave, consumer use of air conditioners is predicted to _ this summer.Arise Bdecrease Clevel Dincrease解析考查动词。句意:尽管这股热浪来临,但空调
9、的消费者估计在这个夏天会削减。依据despite尽管推知前后意思的转折。答案B13Excuse me, what time is it now?Sorry, my watch _. It_at the shop.Aisnt working;is being repairedBdoesnt work;is being repairedCisnt working;is repairedDdoesnt work;is repaired解析考查动词的时态和语态。第一空用一般现在时说明实际状况;其次空用现在进行时态的被动形式表示此时的状态。答案B14She was knocked_ by a car a
10、nd now was still_.Adown;in danger Boff;dangerousCdown;dangerous Doff;in danger解析考查介词。句意:她被一辆车撞倒了,现在仍旧处于危急中。knock down“撞倒”;knock.off. “把从上撞下来”;in danger“处于危急中”;dangerous“危急的”。 答案A15After a heated discussion at the meeting, a new plan came _ being, which would have a great effect _the cultural life of
11、 the people.Ainto;for Bto;toCfrom;at Dinto;on解析考查介词。句意:在会上经过吵闹的争辩后,一项新方案诞生了,它对于人们的文化生活将产生巨大影响。 come into being “形成”和 have an effect on “对有影响”。答案D二、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面两篇短文,把握大意,然后从1635各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。(A)Patti discovered the meaning of running when she was 23.At that time she was
12、smoking two packs of cigarettes a day and had_16_over 50 pounds.“I decided to_17_,”she says.She took a clock and started_18_what she did every day,and then she_19_aside an hour a day as a“be nice to Patti”hour.“I started having bubble baths with candles lit,because Cosmopolitan Magazine_20_that this
13、 would be good for me.But I got_21_of that soon,”Patti remembers.She wanted to do something really pleasant.She found that the happiest times in her life were times when she was physically active.So she took up_22_.She decided to start_23_the next day.She ran for an hour,_24_a total of 7 miles on he
14、r first run.“I couldnt walk for two weeks because I felt painful all over!”Patti recalls.“But I felt so wonderful !”Patti wasnt crazy about running yet,but she was in_25_with the aftereffects of running.Within seven months,Patti had run her first marathon,qualified for the Boston Marathon,and placed
15、 25th in the world for women_26_runners.Over the next years,she_27_records and set standards for women in the sport.She was the first American woman to run a twoandahalfhour marathon,and then broke other two records over an 8month period.16A.lost Bearned Cgained Dreduced解析由下文可知,帕蒂运动的目的是为了减肥,故此处是体重增加
16、,所以用gained。答案C17A.turn Bmove Cwalk Dchange解析帕蒂打算转变(change)目前的状况。答案D18A.striking BrecordingCsharing Dcollecting解析她开头记录(recording)日常的活动内容。答案B19A.pulled Bpaused Cset Drested解析她每天留出一小时作为“善待帕蒂”的时间。set aside意为“留出”。答案C20A.spoke Bsaid Cwrote Dwent解析由于“丽都杂志”上就是这样讲的。say意为“说,讲”,强调内容。答案B21A.afraid Bfond Ctired
17、Dashamed解析依据上下文推断,不久她对这一做法就厌倦了。get tired of对厌倦。答案C22A.smoking BbathingCdieting Drunning解析她打算进行体育熬炼,结合下文可知,她开头了长跑运动。答案D23A.right Bonly Ceven Dagain解析她打算其次天就开头。right为副词,意为“就,恰好”。答案A24A.covering BspreadingCpassing Dovercoming解析第一次跑了一个小时,总共跑了7英里。cover此处意为“跑完”。答案A25A.peace Bline Clove Dtouch解析跑步的效果使得她宠爱上
18、这项运动。be in love with意为“爱上”。答案C26A.distance Brace Cdrug Dstreet解析依据上文Patti had run her first marathon可知,帕蒂成为一名长跑运动员。distance runners长跑运动员。答案A27A.kept Bheld Cbroke Dcleared解析之后数年中,帕蒂打破(broke)并保持这一项目的纪录。答案C(B)A new era has come.Will_28_replace traditional books?With the mass production of electronic de
19、vices and application of new technologies,mankind has entered an “e” age.Nowadays,we have emails,etickets,etests,and ebooks,and_29_,paperbased materials gradually fade out.Nowadays,ebooks become extremely popular among youngsters,while traditional ones seem to_30_a great loss of their readers.For so
20、me people,electronic and Internet based books are convenient and_31_.Environmentalists even_32_the benefit of ebooks on the ground of forest protection.Ebooks lovers even_33_that traditional books will disappear in the near future.I have been a book_34_for a long time.For me,reading experience is un
21、ique and rewarding.Nothing can be more thoughtprovoking than thumbing through a book bought years ago under a table lamp in a dark night.As to notetaking,scanning and skimming,and portability,traditional books have_35_.Just as the invention of camera didnt put an end to the history of painting,tradi
22、tional books are,and will still be,an intimate friend of readers.28A.ebooks BetestsCemails Detickets解析依据该句后面的traditional books可得出答案。答案A29A.however BconsequentlyCyet Dbesides解析这里是顺接前面的句子“Nowadays,we have emails,etickets,etests,and ebooks”,由于现在我们有各种各样的电子产品,故传统图书渐渐“消逝”,所以此空表示结果。故选B。答案B30A.impair Battra
23、ct Csuffer Dcause解析由于电子图书在年轻人中很受欢迎,所以传统图书失去了它的很多读者。suffer a great loss“患病重大损失”,符合语境。impair“损害,减弱”;attract“吸引”;cause“导致”。答案C31A.imaginary BaccessibleCeconomic Delegant解析accessible意为“可使用的,可达到的”,符合语境“电子书便利、可使用”。imaginary“虚构的”;economic“经济的”;elegant“优雅的,文静的”。答案B32A.advocate Bagree Ccarve Dmark解析环保主义人士甚至提
24、倡电子图书四个选项中,只有A项意思为“提倡,支持”,故选A。答案A33A.assert Bcomplain Cchoose Danalyze解析从该句后面的内容“传统图书在不久的将来将会消逝”可知,此处是电子书爱好者的断言,即assert“断言”符合语境。因文中没有“分析”的依据,故D项不正确。答案A34A.seller Bworm Cpublisher Dcollector解析从下文可知作者是一个书虫,故选B。book worm“书虫”。答案B35A.disadvantages BfaultsCadvantages Daffairs解析在记笔记、略读、跳读和轻松性方面,传统图书有自己的优势,
25、故C项正确。disadvantage“劣势,短处”;fault“缺点,缺陷”;affair“大事,大事”。答案C三、阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)请阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AWe met in a crowded showroom fifteen years ago. As I inched forward I eyed him with suspicion, unsure what to make of this stranger.A salesman made the proper introductions and alth
26、ough we got to know each other, I didnt trust him. I call him Super. I would find myself staring at him, wondering what secrets he held.I found myself spending more and more time with Super, getting to know him, learning to trust him. My other friends soon became a little jealous, stating that I spe
27、nt too much time with him. It was true, but I didnt feel guilty, for I could just be myself with him. He didnt care about my appearance, pay and failure. None of these things mattered to him. Then_one_day_he_said_he_was_going_to_show_me_the_world.He_said_that_I_could_ask_to_go_anywhere,_anywhere_at_
28、all. When I asked him to show me New York, he didnt hesitate. He showed me the bright lights of Broadway, the majestic Statue of Liberty and so much more.Late at night we played games. Sometimes I won, sometimes he did.It didnt matter because we had fun. Through him I met other people. Men and women
29、 I never would have met if it wasnt for him.Then suddenly he became sick. He was unable to do anything and I felt so helpless because I didnt know what was wrong. But I knew those who could.I paced around the room while he was examined.What if it was something serious? What if he died? I cried but l
30、uckily he was fine again. I looked at him and saw my companion, teacher, instructor, travel guide and so much more.He was my friend, my best friend.He is . my computer.【语篇大意】作者以拟人的口气幽默的口吻介绍了自己最好的伴侣: 电脑。36The author didnt believe Super even if he knew him better as he thought _.Athe salesman was alwa
31、ys cheating customers these days.BSuper had limited power since he was only a machine.Che would forget the salesmans instruction in future.Dhis money spent on him wasnt good for the value.解析细节理解题。第一段最终一句话的wondering what secrets he held说明作者对这个被售货员吹嘘的很好的东西的威力表示怀疑。答案B37Why did the authors other friends
32、 envy Super?AAs Super helps the author do his housework.BAs the author spent so much money on it.CAs the author spent so much time on it.DAs the author trusted nobody but Super.解析细节理解题。其次段其次句话的“stating that I spent too much time with him”说明作者的伴侣们感到嫉妒的缘由是由于他花在Super身上的时间太多了。答案C38What side of the autho
33、r matters a lot to Super according to him? AHis salary and his family member. BHis success in his work and life.CHis looks and his clothes. DNothing.解析推理推断题。其次段最终两句话的“didnt care about my appearance, pay and failure和None of these things mattered to him”说明身为电脑,对仆人的一切当然不会有所选择和在乎。答案D39The underlined sen
34、tence most probably implies_.Athe connection of the Internet broadened the authors sight.BSuper was a good guide since he was bought from America.CSuper invited the author to make a trip around the world.DSuper had the power to speak out like an ordinary person.解析推理推断题。本句的to show me the world和下一句话中的
35、“He said that I could ask to go anywhere, anywhere at all”说明正是由于在互联网的挂念下,作者和其他的电脑使用者一样才能了解他们想要了解的一切。答案ABThe policeman moved up the avenue impressively.It was barely 10 oclock at night,but the chilly wind with rain had kept people out of the streets.The policeman suddenly slowed his walk.In the doorw
36、ay of a darkened store a man leaned,with an unlighted cigar in his mouth.As the policeman walked up to him the man spoke up quickly.“Its all right,officer,”he said,“Im just waiting for a friend.Its an appointment made twenty years ago.Well,about that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this
37、 store standsBig JoeBradys restaurant.”“Until five years ago,”said the policeman.“It was torn down then.”The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar.The light showed a pale,squarejawed face with keen eyes,and a little white scar near his right eyebrow.His scarf pin was a large diamond.“T
38、wenty years ago tonight,”said the man,“I dined here at Big JoeBradys with Jimmy Wells,my best friend,and the finest guy in the world.He and I were raised here in New York,just like two brothers,together.I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty.The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortu
39、ne.You couldnt have dragged Jimmy out of New York;he thought it was the only place on earth.Well,we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time,no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come.We figured that in twent
40、y years each of us ought to have our fortunes made,whatever they were going to be.”“It sounds pretty interesting,” said the policeman.“Rather a long time between meets,though,it seems to me.Havent you heard from your friend since you left?”“Well,yes,for a time we corresponded,” said the other.“But a
41、fter a year or two we lost track of each other.Yet I know Jimmy will meet me here if hes alive,for he always was the truest guy in the world.Hell never forget.I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight,and its worth it if my old partner turns up.”The policeman twirled his club (警棍) and to
42、ok a step or two,saying:“Ill be on my way.Hope your friend comes around all right.”“Ill give him half an hour at least.If Jimmy is alive hell be here by that time.So long,officer.”“Goodnight,sir,” the policeman went away.The man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment with the friend of
43、 his youth,smoked his cigar and waited.About twenty minutes he waited,and then a tall man in a long overcoat,with collar turned up to his ears,hurried across from the opposite side of the street.He went directly to the waiting man.“Is that you,Bob?” he asked,doubtfully.“Is that you,Jimmy Wells?” cri
44、ed the man in the door.“Bless my heart!” exclaimed the new arrival,grasping both the others hands with his own.“Its Bob,sure as fate.I was certain Id find you here.Well,twenty years is a long time.”“Youve changed lots,Jimmy.I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches.”“Oh,I grew a bit af
45、ter I was twenty.Come on,Bob;well go around to a place I know of,and have a good long talk about old times.”The two men started up the street,arm in arm.The man from the West,his egotism (自负) enlarged by success,was beginning to outline the history of his career.The other,hidden in his overcoat,listened with interest.At the corner stood a drugstore,brilliant with electric lights.When they came in,each of them turned to gaze upon the others face.The man from the Wes