1、 单元测试 Unit 4 EarthquakesI. 单项选择 (15 分)1. The number of people invited_ fifty, but a number of them_ absent for different reasons. A. were ; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were 2. My new dress is ruined (spoiled).A. ruined B. harmed C. destroyed D. damaged3. Have you ever seen the film “Titani
2、c”, _leading actor is world famous?A. its B. its C. whose D. which4. When it comes to that film, he often talks a lot as if he _a role in it. A. played B. has played C. had played D. plays5. - How is everything going on with you in Europe?- Quite well. Not so smoothly as I hoped ,_.A. though B. inst
3、ead C. either D. too6. Letterboxes are much more _in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead. (06 浙江)A. common B. normal C. ordinary D. usual7 We always keep _spare paper, in case we run out.A. too much B. a number of C. plenty of D. a good many8. The computer system _ sudden
4、ly while he was searching for information on the Internet.(06 辽宁)A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in9. Nowadays some parents are too protective. They want to _their kids from every kind of danger.A. shelter B. prevent C. stop D. keep10. Never before in Chinese history _as in the recen
5、t 30 years.A. China has taken place such great changes B. such great changes have taken place in ChinaC. has China taken place such great changesD. have such great changes taken place in China11. He found himself again back to the same shop_ he just bought a pair of sports shoes.A. as B. that C. whi
6、ch D. where12. _ the number of cars, he thought, there were not many people at the club yet.A. Judged from B. Judging fromC. Having judged by D. To judge from13. Hearing the joke, all the students present at the party _.A. burst out laugh B. burst into laughingC. burst into laugh D. burst into laugh
7、ter14. Dont worry, for I had some training; besides, we _ insurance to cover any problems.A. took out B. gave out C. worked out D. got out15. By law , the company shall pay a certain amount of _ for the _caused to the local people around their company. A. damage, damage B. damages, losses C. losses,
8、 damage D. damage, lossII. 完形填空(30 分)Children find meanings in their old family tales. When Stephen Guyers three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, 16 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 17 his
9、strong-minded grandfather was nearly 18 , he loaded his family into the car and 19 them to see family members in Canada with a 20 , “There are more important things in life than money. ”The 21 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 22 house from a more expensive and comfortable
10、 one. He was 23 that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they werent 24 , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfathers. What they 25 was how warm the people were in the house and how 26 of their heart was accessible. Many parents are finding family st
11、ories have surprising power to help children 27 hard times. Storytelling exports say the phenomenon reflects a growing 28 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals. A university 29 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids ability to 30 parents sto
12、ries was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety. The 31 is telling the stories in a way children can 32 . Were not talking here about the kind of story that 33 , “ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited t
13、o the childs 34 , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”, We dont have to tell children 35 they should take from the story and what the moral is . ” 16. A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. ignored17. A. when B. while C. how D. why18. A. friendless B. worthless C. penniless D. homeles
14、s19. A fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took20. A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D. belief21. A. tale B. agreement C. arrangement D. report22. A. large B. small C. new D. grand23. A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried 24. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise25. A. talked abo
15、ut B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard about26. A. much B. many C. little D. few27. A. beyond B. over C. behind D. through 28. A. argument B. skill C. interest D. anxiety29. A. study B. design C. committee D. staff30. A. provide B. retell C. support D. Refuse31. A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. tric
16、k 32. A. perform B. write C. hear D. question33. A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves34. A. needs B. activities C. judgments D. habits35. A. that B. what C. which D. whom III. 阅读理解 （40 分）第一节：从四个选项中选出正确答案。AOnly three local students won Chinese Blog（博客）Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards went to stud
17、ents from China. 170 students task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running , complete with many postings based on a theme of choiceall written in Chinese. Themes ranged from local opinionssuch as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centreto food blogs. The e
18、ntries were judged on Language proficiency（ 熟练程度）and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers. Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore mad
19、e up the judges. In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award listthe rest of the awards were swept up by students from China. Zxxk“No surprise. ”said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37 , teachers in charge from Lanova Junior College, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local
20、 subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language. ”One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award wasblogger Christina Gao 19, from the Saint Andrews Junior College, who spared no ef
21、fort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts （播客）Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible .“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think
22、they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.” 36. The competition was organized by A. the National University of Singapore B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe ZaobaoC. Inova Junior College D. the Saint Andrews Junior College37. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.
23、Chinese students won most of the awards. B. Not all the themes were about local subjects C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish. D. The judges were from university in Singapore and China. 38. What Miss Gao said suggests that A. she likes to blame the authorities B. she has a sense of r
24、esponsibilityC. she thinks highly of the others blogs D. she loves to read valuable posts39. The passage in mainly about A. how Chinese students won the awards in the competition B. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs C. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition D. what
25、 the result of the competition wasBPeople diet to look more attractive. Fish diet to avoid being beaten up, thrown out of their social group, and getting eaten as a result. That is the fascinating conclusion of the latest research into fish behavior by a team of Australian scientists.The research te
26、am have discovered that subordinate fish voluntarily diet to avoid challenging their larger competitors. “In studying gobies we noticed that only the largest two individuals, a male and female, had breeding （繁殖） rights within the group,” explains Marian Wong. “All other group members are nonbreeding
27、 females, each being 5-10% smaller than its next largest competitor. We wanted to find out how they maintain this precise size separation.”The reason for the size difference was easy to see. Once a subordinate fish grows to within 5-10% of the size of its larger competitor, it causes a fight which u
28、sually ends in the smaller goby being driven away from the group. More often than not, the evicted fish is then eaten up.It appeared that the smaller fish were keeping themselves small in order to avoid challenging the boss fish. Whether they did so voluntarily, by restraining how much they ate, was
29、 not clear. The research team decided to do an experiment. They tried to fatten up some of the subordinate gobies to see what happened. To their surprise, the gobies simply refused the extra food they were offered, clearly preferring to remain small and avoid fights, over having a feast.The discover
30、y challenges the traditional scientific view of how boss individuals keep their position in a group. Previously it was thought that large individuals simply used their weight and size to threaten their subordinates and take more of the food for themselves, so keeping their competitors small.While th
31、e habits of gobies may seem a little mysterious, Dr. Wong explains that understanding the relationships between boss and subordinate animals is important to understanding how hierarchical （等级的） societies remain stable.The research has proved the fact that voluntary dieting is a habit far from exclus
32、ive to humans. “As yet, we lack a complete understanding of how widespread the voluntary reduction of food intake is in nature,” the researchers comment. “Data on human dieting suggests that, while humans generally diet to improve health or increase attractiveness, rarely does it improve long-term h
33、ealth and males regularly prefer females that are fatter than the females own ideal.”40. When a goby grows to within 5-10% of the size of its larger competitor, it .A. faces danger B. has breeding rightsC. eats its competitor D. leaves the group itself41. The underlined words “the evicted fish” in P
34、aragraph 3 refer to .A. the fish beaten up B. the fish found outC. the fish fattened up D. the fish driven away42. The experiment showed that the smaller fish .A. fought over a feast B. went on diet willinglyC. preferred some extra food D. challenged the boss fish43. What is the text mainly about?A.
35、 Fish dieting and human dieting. B. Dieting and health.C. Human dieting. D. Fish dieting.”CI was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldnt be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her grocerie
36、s. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date.We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloa
37、ding her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile warm and reassuring and I returned her gift by smiling back.“Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers,” she said. “Yes, shes special,” I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept c
38、oming out.“Its only our second date, but somehow I am just having the feeling shes the one. Jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I cant figure out why shed want to date a guy like me.”“Well, I think shes very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously i
39、n love with her,” the woman said.” “My husband used to bring me flowers every week even when times were tough and we didnt have much money. Those were incredible days; he was very romantic and of course I miss him since hes passed away.”I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. Th
40、ere was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her. I touched her on the shoulder and said, “You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flo
41、wers I had just purchased. “You have a wonderful evening,” I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later, when I finally work
42、ed up the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her that was the night that I won her heart.44Why was the writer in a hurry that day?AHe was to meet his girlfriend. BHe had to go back to school soon.CHe was delayed by an elderly lady. DHe had to pick u
43、p some groceries.45What does the underlined phrase “her gift”(Paragraph 2) refer to?AHer words. B Her smile. CHer flowers. Dher politeness.46Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?AShe told him a nice story. BShe allowed him to pay first.CShe gave him encouragement. DShe liked flowe
44、rs very much.47What is the message conveyed in the story?AFlowers are important for a date. BSmall talk is helpful.CLove and kindness are rewarding. DElderly people deserve respecting.DFour people in England back in 1953, stared at Photo 51,It wasnt mucha picture showing a black X. But three of thes
45、e people won the Nobel Prize for figuring out what the photo really showed the shape of DNA The discovery brought fame and fortune to scientists James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins. The fourth, the one who actually made the picture, was left out.Her name was Rosalind Franklin. “She shou
46、ld have been up there,” says historian Mary Bowden.” If her photos hadnt been there, the others couldnt have come up with the structure.” One reason Franklin was missing was that she had died of cancer four years before the Nobel decision. But now scholars doubt that Franklin was not only robbed of
47、her life by disease but robbed of credit by her competitors At Cambridge University in the 1950s, Watson and Click tried to make models by cutting up shapes of DNAs parts and then putting them together. In the meantime, at Kings College in London, Franklin and Wilkins shone X-rays at the molecule(分子). The rays produced patterns reflection the shape.But Wilkins and Franklins relationship was a lot rockier than the celebrated teamwork of Watson and Crick, Wilkins thought Frankli
