1、1 Unit 4 Wildlife protection .阅读理解 (2018河北辛集中学期中检测) When scientists accidentally killed what turned out to be the worlds oldest living creature,it was bad enough. The ocean quahog(圆蛤)a type of deep-sea creaturewas caught alive from the bottom of the North Atlantic near Iceland in 2006 by researchers
2、.They then put it in a freezer,as is normal practice,unaware of its age.It was only when it was taken to a lab that scientists from Bangor University studied it and concluded it was 400 years old. The discovery made it into the Guinness Book of World Records.However,by this time,it was too late for
3、Ming the Mollusc(软体动物)named after the Chinese dynasty when its life began.Unfortunately,researchers who calculated Mings age killed it instantly by opening its shell.The researchers opened the ancient clam(蛤) up to judge its age by counting growth rings inside.But the rings were so close together th
4、at scientists ended up having to count the rings on the outside to be accurate,leading the Columbia Broadcasting System to point out that Ming could have lived on,if scientists had just started there. Now,after examining the ocean quahog more closely,using more advanced methods,the researchers have
5、found the animal was actually 100 years older than they first thought.Dr Paul Butler,from the Universitys School of Ocean Sciences,said,“We got it wrong the first time and maybe we were a bit hasty publishing our findings then.But we are absolutely certain that weve got the right age now.” A quahogs
6、 shell grows by a layer every year,in the summer when the water is warmer and food is plentiful.It means that when its shell is cut in half,scientists can count the lines in a similar way trees can be dated by rings in their trunks. The clam was born in 1499just seven years after Columbus discovered
7、 America and before Henry had even married his first wife,Catherine of Aragon in 1509. 1.What caused the death of Ming the Mollusc?A.Extreme cold. B.High temperature. C.An unknown disease. D.Researchers mistake. 2.The researchers had great difficulty in . A.keeping Ming fresh in the freezer B.calcul
8、ating Mings age from inside C.opening Mings shell wide enough D.counting Mings rings on the outside2 3.The last two paragraphs are developed mainly . A.by time B.by example C.by comparison D.by space 导学号23280041 .完形填空 (2018云南玉溪期中检测) Once upon a time a Brahmin(婆罗门) came to visit Birbal.He came with a
9、 strange 1 .He wanted to be addressed as “pandit”.Now the term “pandit” refers to a man of 2 .But unfortunately this poor Brahmin was uneducated.Birbal tried to explain the difference to him,saying that it was not 3 to call an uneducated man a pandit and because of this very reason it would be impro
10、per to 4 him so.But the Brahmin had his heart set on this 5 . So,as usual,Birbal had a(n) 6 .He said that as the Brahmin was an uneducated man,he should hurl(猛投) abuse and 7 at anyone who dared to address him by the very same title he wanted.Then Birbal 8 all his servants to call this lowly Brahmin
11、a pandit.The Brahmin was very 9 .But the moment the servants started addressing him as “pandit”,he 10 to be very angry and started to abuse them 11 .Then as clever Birbal 12 ,he picked up a few stones and hurled them in their 13 . All this 14 and screaming drew a crowd.When people realized that this
12、 Brahmin was 15 every time anyone called him “pandit”,they all started to 16 him.Over the next couple of days,he would 17 hear “pandit” wherever he went.Very soon the whole town 18 referring to him as a pandit much to his delight. The 19 Brahmin never realized why people were calling him in this man
13、ner.And he was extremely pleased with the result.He 20 Birbal from the very bottom of his foolish heart. 1.A.girl B.belief C.excuse D.request 2.A.managing B.struggling C.learning D.training 3.A.possible B.correct C.legal D.easy 4.A.offer B.answer C.teach D.call 5.A.program B.report C.person D.title
14、6.A.aim B.chance3 C.idea D.change 7.A.stones B.ropes C.bricks D.bottles 8.A.forced B.ordered C.persuaded D.permitted 9.A.interested B.shocked C.encouraged D.pleased 10.A.failed B.pretended C.continued D.hesitated 11.A.nervously B.sadly C.loudly D.frequently 12.A.advised B.imagined C.believed D.thoug
15、ht 13.A.face B.direction C.body D.path 14.A.fighting B.shouting C.jumping D.reading 15.A.happy B.mild C.excited D.angry 16.A.beat B.help C.tease D.laugh 17.A.luckily B.constantly C.finally D.suddenly 18.A.avoided B.allowed C.started D.considered 19.A.silly B.lazy C.cruel D.careless 20.A.thanked B.un
16、derstood C.trusted D.praised 导学号23280042 .语篇填空 (2018辽宁凌源实验中学、凌源二中期中检测) Think fast:How close do you live to your local grocery store?Most of us dont know.As long as its close to home,its not a problem.But when you dont have a local grocery store,or you have one but its too far away to get to 1. trans
17、portation,figuring out how youll buy your groceries 2. (become) a big problem. 4 For the past decade,Americans have driven 3. average of 6 miles between home and their closest grocery store.For rural Americans,4. (especial) those in the South,the trip can be much 5. (long)for example,in the food lan
18、dscape of the Lower Mississippi Delta,youll likely find one supermarket 6. (serve) a 190.5-square-mile area.There,residents could expect 7. (drive) 30 miles or more from home to store.This phenomenon 8. (call) a food desert. The term dates back at least a decade 9. it was used to describe how urban
19、supermarkets in the United Kingdom were receding (退去) into the suburbs.But since the imbalance of food 10. (choose) isnt limited to one region of the world,the expression is now used to describe the occurrence around the globe,including areas of North America,Latin America,Asia and Australia. 导学号232
20、80043 .短文改错 (2018黑龙江大庆中学期中检测) I come across the old dustman nearly every morning I go to school.Every time I meet him,he greets me with smile.Maybe it is six oclock in the morning or even early when the old man begins to working.He looks at least in the sixties and is always dressing in dark blue.In
21、 my opinion,the old man is very worth respecting.Although he is old,he doesnt depend on other for a living;in the same time,he provides us with clean surroundings.His optimistic attitudes to life is inspires me to work hard to achieve my own dream. 导学号23280044 答案： .【解题导语】本文是记叙文。研究发现世界上最古老生物的实际年龄比之前测
22、算的还要大100 多岁,但可惜的是这个最高龄的软体动物已经被科学家不小心弄死了。 1.D 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Unfortunately,researchers who calculated Mings age killed it instantly by opening its shell.”可知,这个圆蛤是由于研究人员的过失操作而死 亡的。 2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段中“But the rings were so close together that scientists ended up having to count the rings on the outside to
23、 be accurate.”可知,当研究人员 试图从这只蛤的内壳计算其年龄时遇到了困难,不得不放弃。 3.C 推理判断题。倒数第二段把蛤的年轮同树的年轮进行了对比,在最后一段中把蛤的出生时间 同历史上的两个重要事件进行了对比。故选C项。 .【解题导语】一个没有学问的婆罗门找到比巴尔,要求被称为“博学家”。比巴尔用自己的办 法教训了他。 1.D 联系空后的“He wanted to be addressed as pandit”可知,他有一个要求,他想让别 人称呼他为“pandit”。5 2.C 根据下句uneducated判断:有学识的人才能被称为“pandit”。由此,也可以推测pandit
24、是 指很有知识和学问的人。learning“知识;学问”。 3.B 联系空后的“to call an uneducated man a pandit”可知,把一个没有学识的人称为“博 学家”是不合适的,也是不正确的。 4.D 联系前文的“He wanted to be addressed as pandit”以及空后的call him so可以 得出答案。 5.D 根据后文的“the very same title he wanted”可知,这个婆罗门一心想要这个称号。 6.C 所以,为了教训这个愚昧的婆罗门,比巴尔想出了一个办法。 7.A 根据后文的“he picked up a few s
25、tones and hurled them”可知,比巴尔让他扔的是石头。 8.B 联系空后的“all his servants to call this lowly Brahmin a pandit”可知,他命令仆 人们称呼这个婆罗门为“博学家”。 9.D 听到别人称自己为“博学家”,他感到很高兴。 10.B 联系空后的“to be very angry”可知,尽管心里很高兴,但是还是要装出很生气的样子。 11.C 但是他又听从比巴尔的建议,装作很生气的样子大声责骂那些人。 12.A 按照比巴尔的建议,他又捡起石头朝那些人的方向扔过去。 13.B 联系“hurled them in their
26、”可知,他捡起石头朝那些人的方向扔过去。in sbs direction“朝着某人的方向”。 14.B 联系空后的and screaming可以推断,所有的这些喊叫声和尖叫声引来了一群人。 15.D 联系前文他的表现可知,人们意识到,只要一喊他“博学家”,他就会发怒。 16.C 所有的人都开始戏弄他。tease“戏弄;拿开玩笑”。 17.B 无论他走到哪里,总是不断地听到人们喊他为“博学家”。 18.C 很快,全镇的人都开始这样称呼他,这让他心里乐开了花。 19.A 根据his foolish heart可知,这个一直想被称为“博学家”的婆罗门是愚蠢的。 20.A 他从心底感谢比巴尔帮他实现了
27、愿望。 .【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了食物沙漠的概念。 1.without 考查介词。根据语境可知,此处指没有交通工具便很难到达杂货店,故填without。 2.becomes/will become 考查时态和主谓一致。本文时态为一般现在时,此处可以用一般现在时, 或者是一般将来时,遵循“主将从现”原则;又动词-ing形式做主语,谓语动词使用单数形式。 3.an 考查冠词。过去十年里,美国人平均开6英里的车程以往返于家和最近的杂货店。an average of“平均”。 4.especially 考查副词。此处指特别是住在南方的美国乡下人,especially“特别;尤其”。 5.l
28、onger 考查形容词比较级。根据上下文语境及空前的“much”可知,此处指美国乡下人,特别 是住在南方的美国乡下人去购物的旅途更远,故使用比较级形式。 6.serving 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,find为谓语动词,one supermarket与serve之 间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故此处应用动词-ing形式做后置定语。 7.to drive 考查动词不定式。动词expect后接不定式做宾语。expect to do sth“期待做某事” 。6 8.is called 考查时态和语态。这种现象被称为食物沙漠。本文为一般现在时,故用一般现在时; 又因为This phenomenon与
29、call之间存在逻辑上的动宾关系,故使用被动语态。 9.when 考查定语从句。a decade为先行词,表示时间,后面是定语从句,句中缺少时间状语,故填 when。 10.choice(s) 考查名词。食物选择的不均衡性并不局限在世界某个区域。空前有名词做定语,空 处做介词of的宾语,故空处应用名词形式。choice“选择”既可为可数名词,又可为不可数名词, 故填choice(s)。 . I come across the old dustman nearly every morning I go to school.Every time I meet him,he greets me wi
30、th smile.Maybe it is six oclock in the morning or even when the old man begins to .He looks at least in sixties and is always in dark blue.In my opinion,the old man is worth respecting.Although he is old,he doesnt depend on for a living; the same time,he provides us with clean surroundings.His optim
31、istic to life i sinspires me to work hard to achieve my own dream. 1.smile前加a 考查冠词。smile为可数名词,前面要加不定冠词。 2.earlyearlier 考查形容词比较级用法。前面有six oclock,后面说“甚至比这还要早”, 因此应该是比较级。 3.workingwork 考查非谓语动词。begin to do意思是“开始做某事”,to为不定式符号。 4.thehis 考查介词搭配。表示“某人六十几岁”用in ones sixties,而表示年代时,数词前 用the。 5.dressingdressed
32、考查动词短语。be dressed in为固定搭配,意思是“穿着”。 6.verywell 考查副词。worth前可以用well修饰,而不可以用very修饰。 7.otherothers 考查代词。others这里指“其他人”,因此是复数形式。 8.inat 考查介词短语。at the same time意思是“同时”,为固定搭配。 9.attitudesattitude 考查名词的单复数形式。“对生活的态度”,attitude应该是单数。从 后面的谓语动词我们也可以知道,这里应该用单数形式。 10.去掉is 考查时态。后面有me做宾语,说明inspire在这里用主动形式,因此本句应用一般现 在时。
