1、Unit4 Making the news三、单元自测 1.完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 2130 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。词数：205 完成时间：14 分钟难度：*Rubber ducks are being used to help scientists understand global warming and melting glaciers(冰川). NASA researchers have 21 90 ducks into holes in Greenlands fastest moving glacier, the
2、 Jakobshavn Glacier between Greenland and Canada. The 22 have each been marked with the words “science experiment“ along with an e-mail address. If they are found scientists will be able to 23 how the water moves through the ice and provide information about the 24 of glaciers. Scientists are still
3、25 about why glaciers speed up in summer and head towards the sea. One theory is that as the summer sun melts ice on top of the glaciers surface, the water moves to the bottom of the glacier, where it helps to 26 the movement of ice towards the coast. The Jakobshavn Glacier is believed to be the 27
4、of the iceberg that sank the Titanic in 1912. Robert Jones, the experiment organizer, said none of the ducks had been 28 yet. “We havent heard back but it may take some time until somebody actually finds it and decides to send us a/an 29 that they have found it,” he said. “These are places that are
5、30 so there arent many people walking around.“21. A. flown B. buried C. hidden D. dropped22. A. results B. toys C. glaciers D. scientists23. A. remember B invent C. learn D. control24. A. development B. movement C. growth D. travels25. A. unsure B. excited C. concerned D. ignorant26. A. reduce B. co
6、ntrol C. speed up D. stop27. A. position B. source C. reason D. result28. A. hurt B. eaten C. missing D. reported29. A. email B. card C. fax D. sign30. A. hidden B. lost C. remote D. quiet答案解析21D 考查动词辨析，根据上下文，科学家应该是投放(dropped) 了 90 只玩具鸭子，所以选 D。22B 从上文的“Rubber ducks”可以看出来，这些都是玩具鸭子，所以用 toys。23C 此处表达的意
7、思为如果这些玩具鸭子被找到的话，科学家就能够了解 (learn)水是如何在冰与冰之间流动的，而且也能够提供冰川运动(movement)的信息，所以选C。24B 参见第 23 题解析。25A 从上千文可知，这里科学家仍然不确知为什么冰川在夏季加速运动，向海洋流动，所以选 A。26C 从上文“why glaciers speed up in summer and head towards the sea”可以推断出，这里用 speed up，表示“加速，加快”的含义。27B Jakobshavn 冰川被认为是撞沉 Titanic 的冰山的源头(source)，所以选 B。/ 5228D 从语意来看
8、，这里是说， Robert Jones 说，还没有鸭子被报道 (reported)。也就是说，还没有人拣到玩具鸭子，所以选 D。29A 结合语境以及前面的动词 send 可以看出，应该是拣到的人给组织者发邮件 (email)，告知已经拣到，所以选 A。30C 结合语境可知，人们还没有拣到玩具鸭子是因为这些地方很偏远(remote)，以至于没有多少人去过。2.语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为 31-40 的相应位置上。字数：147 完成时间：9 分钟 难度：*Years ago, I
9、worked with the Notco Company as the head of the designing department. One of the best designers 31 (call) Steve King, 32 was clever and hard-wolfing. We didnt know his career 33 one day when he had 34 accident. His legs were 35 (bad) hurt and he was taken to hospital. When the doctor wanted to exam
10、 his leg, he refused to take off his trousers. Then he told the doctor his secret 36 he was a woman. 37 had pretended to be a man 38 (get) a job she liked.That night when I went to visit her, I found her secret. The next day the company held a meeting about the problem of Ms King. 39 the company had
11、 never had women 40 (engine) working, we finally decided to let her stay. From then on, more women workers were employed by the Notco Company.答案：31was called 32who 33until 34an 35badly 36that 37She 38to get39ThoughAlthough 40.engineers31was called纵观全句，此处缺谓语动词，且主语 exam 与 change 构成被动，故用一般过去时的被动语态：32wh
12、o引导一个定语从句，做从句的主语：33until此处为 not until 的句型：34。an表泛指且后为元音发音开头：35。Badly. 修饰动词 hurt 用副词：36。that引导同位语从句，解释 secret 的内容。37。She由句意可知。此处需填代词做主语，且应是 she 才可假装 man：38to get不定式表目的：39ThoughAlthough引导让步状语从句。此句意为：尽管公司从来没有女工程师工作(的先例)，我们最后还是决定让她留下。40engineers 工程师：women 要修饰复数名词： 3.阅读理解（每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、
13、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。词数：345 完成时间：6 分钟 难度：*At the recent O no one can win all the time; its possible to enjoy a game even when you dont win. A child whos not invited to a birthday party or enrolled in the baseball team feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick comfort p
14、rize or say, “It doesnt matter“ because it does. The young should experience disappointment and master it.Failure is never pleasurable. It hurts grown-ups and children exactly alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it.写作内容1、以约 30 个词概括短文的要点：2、然后以约 120 个词就“中学
15、生应如何看待生活经历中的失败?” 这个主题发表你的看法，并包括下面要点：1)中学生应该以积极的态度面对失败。失败是很平常的事，成功的人常把失败当作动力：只有真正的失败者才被失败吓倒。2)以你了解的社会背景知识或你的经历，说明任何成功事例的背后都有无数的失败。写作要求1作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；标题自定。2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。评分标准 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。写作辅导1. 写作有可能用到的主要短语和单词：对积极的态度 have an active attitude towards sth, 无数的失
16、败 countless failures，坚持 stick to，取得成功 achieve the final success, 障碍 obstacle，试图做某事 attempt to do sth. 2本文的概要必须包含以下要点：the reason for peoples fearing failure / some ways on how to deal with failure / our good attitude towards failure。3本文要注意，概要一定要根据文段的时态来写。同时，绝对不能抄袭原文的句子。作文是评论性文字和结论性的观点，故多用一般现在时或一般将来时态
17、。但你了解的社会的背景知识或你的经历必须使用一般过去时态。_答案Failure is the mother of successThe writer tells us about the reasons for peoples fearing failure and describes some ways on how to deal with failure as well as our attitude toward failure.We middle students should have an active attitude towards failure. As we know,
18、failure is a common thing in ones life. Almost everyone experiences failure in his life. When one fails in his attempt to do something, he often feels upset. Some people may give in to failure. But others will stick to it and achieve the final success.As the old saying goes, “Failure teaches success
19、.“ It is true that failure is an important factor towards success. The way to success is full of various difficulties and obstacles. Many important inventions or discoveries were achieved after hundreds of failure. We know the fact that many failures made Thomas Edison a great inventor in the world. And only those successes, which have been achieved after many failures, are really valuable and praiseworthy.
