人教版高中英语必修四Unit2单元测试题1.docx

1、单元测试题 1第二部分： 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）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。AI sometimes feel left out with my friends at the party. What can I do? SusanAlice: Speak to your best friend before you arrive and ask her to make sure you dont get left out of the group. That way, shell know to i

2、nclude you in all the fun. Make the effort to speak to some other people at the party. You might even make a new friend or two.Sometimes I think parties get boring and I want to go home! JennyAlice: Even a great party will drag if youre not enjoying yourself. Making the effort to dance and have a ch

3、at with your friends will beat the boredom! You dont have to stay to the very end of the party. Our school is having a Christmas dance party but Im really shy. Shall I go or not? EmmaAlice: Part of you would like to go to the party, so give it a try. Let good friends know how you feel and make sure

4、youll have people to dance with when the evening comes. Practice some fun dances so youll feel comfortable on the dance floor. Whenever I go to a party, my dad comes to pick me up at 8 pm. I always have to leave earlier than the rest of my friends and I get really angry with my dad. AnnyAlice: Talk

5、with your dad and let him know how you feel. It feels hard to have different rules from your friends but dont worry too much your friends are probably picked up soon after you anyway.21. Alice advises Susan to _.A. stay with her friends B. ask her friend for help C. leave the party at onceD. make fu

6、n of her friends 22. The underlined word “drag” is closest in meaning to “_”. A. fail B. improve C. be boring D. be pleasant23. What worries Anny?A. Her dad is strict with her. B. She always argues with her dad.C. Nobody picks her up after the party.D. She cant go to the party with her friends.24. W

7、here can you probably find the text?A. In a notice. B. In a guidebook.C. In a famous novel.D. In a popular magazine.BWith the development of the economy, loose change (零钱) is often ignored by most of us. We have forgotten how those little, round metal pieces can add up. However, if you were a kid th

8、at had to clean the house for extra money, youll understand how important it is.When I was a kid, I knew my parents could afford whatever I wanted, but Dad made me work for things that were “wants”. I knew Dad always carried a lot of change in his pockets. He had taught me that enough pennies (便士) w

9、ould still get me what I wanted in the end.Dad had his favorite reclining chair (躺椅) in his room where he would go after a long day at work. When he reclined in the chair, the change would fall from his pockets onto the floor under the chair, which was really a good chance for me to collect pennies.

10、 Im sure he realized he had empty pockets when he took his clothes off, but he never said anything and never stopped sitting in the chair. My kids learned early that change worked just as well as dollars and they also knew their dad saw no value in change. In fact, he saw it as a pain-in-the-neck so

11、 instead of asking him for money, they always asked if they could have his change. Whenever I see a penny on a floor, I always pick it up. Theyve come in handy over the years, like at the check stand when someone needs a penny to check out, or my children are twelve cents short of their bus fare lit

12、tle things, but important things. 25. Why is loose change ignored at present according to the author?A. Because people find it is of no use.B. Because loose change is often noisy.C. Because loose change isnt easy to carry.D. Because peoples lives have improved a lot.26. Why did the authors father as

13、k her to work for her own “wants”?A. To help her earn a lot of money.B. To tell her that pennies add up.C. To save enough money for future use.D. To let her know it was hard to earn money.27. We can infer from Paragraph 3 that the authors father _.A. didnt care about loose changeB. taught the author

14、 a good lessonC. was really a hard-working personD. was too tired to look after his child28. The underlined word “pain-in-the-neck” means that the authors husband _.A. was really rich B. was very generousC. had a problem with his neck D. paid little attention to changeCToday, the worlds diversity (多

15、样性) of food crops is quickly decreasing. But scientists around the world are taking action. They are building seed banks. At seed banks, scientists store the seeds of many different crops. There are now 1,400 seed banks around the world. However, some banks are in warm countries. If the electricity

16、fails, the seeds will get too hot and die. Other seed banks are in countries troubled by war. Sometimes people damage the seed banks. If this happens, valuable seeds can be lost forever!The organization Global Crop Diversity Trust decided they wanted to deal with this problem. So, they decided to bu

17、ild a global seed bank. This seed bank would contain a back-up, or extra copy, of all the worlds seeds. Smaller seed banks would still collect and keep local seeds. But they would also send copies of their seeds to the global bank.Scientists from the Global Crop Diversity Trust chose the cold, snowy

18、 mountains of Svalbard, Norway to build the global seed bank the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (斯瓦尔巴全球种子库). Organizations, farmers, or local seed banks store their extra seeds there. And the people who place their seeds in the vault are the only people who can take them out. They pay to ship their seed

19、s to Norway, but it does not cost them any money to store their seeds. The Global Crop Diversity Trust pays for this. Cary Fowler is a scientist who heads the Global Crop Diversity Trust. He said, “If the Seed Vault simply supplies seed banks with copies of seeds that those banks lost by accident, t

20、he Seed Vault will be worth way more than it cost.”29. Seed banks are built to _.A. research on seeds B. produce new seedsC. protect crop diversity D. increase the number of seeds30. Compared with other seed banks, the global seed bank _.A. was built by the government B. is more welcomed by farmers

21、C. is mainly used by great scientists D. can provide a good environment for seeds31. What can we learn about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault?A. It helps to pay the shipping cost. B. No one can take seeds out of there. C. There are no fees to store seeds there.D. It mainly receives seeds from farmers.

22、32. What is Cary Fowlers attitude towards the Seed Vault?A. He feels it is very important. B. He is surprised at it.C. He thinks it costs too much. D. He is uncertain about it.DThe word “invent” comes from a Latin word which means “to find.” Garrett Morgan, an African-American, was one such inventor

23、. His first job was repairing machines in a factory. By accident, he had invented the hair straightener. He sold his products and then continued with his career as an inventor.Every day, Garrett Morgan watched traffic become more dangerous. Cars, bicycles and walkers all competed to cross the street

24、. Police officers made simple “stop / go” signals at busy crossroads, but cars, bicycles and walkers still rushed into the crossroads at different speeds and many crashed into each other. One day he saw a traffic accident between a car and a bicycle at a busy crossroads. The problem with the traffic

25、 light, he realized, was its poor design: the traffic signal lacked a transition (过渡) between “stop” and “go.”Morgan invented a new traffic signal that added a “caution (警告)” light that made traffic move more smoothly and safely. His traffic light stood on a T-shaped pole (杆) with arms that flashed

26、a red light to stop traffic in all directions, allowing walkers to cross safely. After walkers crossed, traffic could only go in one direction.Soon, cities everywhere wanted his traffic light. In 1923, a popular electric company paid Morgan $40,000 to make and sell his invention. Traffic lights toda

27、y work in the same basic way.The traffic light is Morgans most famous invention. In 1963, the United States government gave Garrett Morgan an award for his life-saving idea. 33. What can we learn about Garrett Morgan from Paragraph 1? A. He worked in a factory all his life.B. He led a hard life in h

28、is early years. C. He made money from hair straighteners.D. He dreamed of being an inventor when he was a child.34. What made Morgan invent the traffic light?A. A traffic accident.B. A car drivers advice.C. Worry about his safety.D. Hard work of police officers.35. According to the text, Garrett Mor

29、gans traffic light _.A. made cars move more slowly B. needed no help from police officersC. was special because it had a “caution” light D. was very different from the ones we use today第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating f

30、ast food?Many people do not have time to eat home-cooked food. 36 Therere more than 13,000 McDonalds restaurants in the United States itself, and over 8,000 KFCs in 80 countries. In most cities, it is not difficult to find hamburgers and pizza. Advantages of fast food 37 Eating fast food helps worki

31、ng people and students to get back to work as quickly as possible. Besides, many love the look, smell and taste of it. Perhaps the greatest advantage is the price. 38 If one lives alone, then it is cheaper to buy a meal at the supermarket than cook it at home.Disadvantages of fast foodThe greatest d

32、isadvantage of fast food is the bad effect that it has on ones health. Many people feel that fast food is unhealthy because it contains a lot of artificial ingredients (人造成分). Some even think that it is addictive (上瘾的) because of these ingredients. 39 Fast food may lead to obesity in the American po

33、pulation. 40 I believe that it can be a good thing, as long as people do not eat it too often, eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, and also do plenty of exercise to keep in shape.A. Fast food does raise health concerns.B. It is often cheaper than other kinds of restaurant food.C. In short, fast food

34、 has both advantages and disadvantages.D. Fast food probably makes people much fatter than before.E. More and more fruit and vegetables are offered in fast food.F. The most evident advantage of fast food is that it saves time.G. Because of our non-stop modern lifestyle, fast food is popular almost e

35、verywhere.第三部分： 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 If you were to write a report on antelopes, there are lots of places you could go for information. Maybe you could go to the zoo. You could 41 about them in a movie at the library. And you c

36、ould look them up in a bibliography (参考书目).A bibliography is a list of books and magazine articles. You can 42 bibliographies at the end of many nonfiction (非小说) books or at the end of some 43 . The bibliography tells you where the author of the book or article got his or her 44 .The bibliography gi

37、ves you a lot of 45 information. It tells you the 46 and authors of books or articles that relate to a subject. It tells you 47 or where the books or articles were 48 .Say youre trying to find a report on 49 . Youre having trouble finding the information you want. 50 then you discover a book called

38、Animals of Africa. You turn to the back, and youre in luck: theres a 51 . You look at the list of titles until you 52 this:Walker, Matilda. “Those Amazing Antelopes.” Wildlife World (September 1989), 12-18.53 ! Now you go to the 54 and find the September 1989 issue of Wildlife World. You turn to Pag

39、e 12 and theres the article by Matilda Walker called “Those Amazing Antelopes.” You 55 the whole article and what do you find at the 56 ? Another bibliography, introducing you to even more 57 and articles about antelopes!When you 58 your report on antelopes, you should put your own bibliography at t

40、he end, giving praise to the 59 of the books and articles you 60 .41. A. dream B. think C. learn D. talk42. A. include B. change C. enjoy D. find43. A. articles B. tests C. novels D. guides44. A. support B. story C. idea D. information45. A. new B. interesting C. useful D. different46. A. prices B.

41、pages C. introductions D. titles47. A. how B. when C. why D. what48. A. published B. kept C. created D. bought49. A. animals B. antelopes C. Africa D. nature50. A. Unless B. If C. But D. So51. A. picture B. bibliography C. map D. report52. A. notice B. remember C. receive D. understand53. A. Impossi

42、ble B. Great C. Surprising D. Wrong54. A. hotel B. theater C. library D. zoo55. A. correct B. get C. forget D. read56. A. worst B. least C. end D. moment57. A. books B. questions C. dictionaries D. discussions58. A. check B. send C. start D. write59. A. actors B. authors C. sellers D. winners 60. A.

43、 used B. loved C. imagined D. collected第卷第三部分： 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Farming and nature are like two flowers on the same tree. When farming 61. _ (go) against nature, all kinds of environmental problems are the result. In ancient times, when

44、people began using the land, farming was not 62. _ it is today. Early farmers moved around the country. They burnt a part of a forest and used this land for one or two years. When they could no 63. _ (long) grow crops on the land, they moved on and repeated this somewhere else. Agriculture in this way destroys nature and results 64. _ floods and droughts (干旱). Over the past thirty to thirty-five years, farmers 65. _ (recognize) some old truths, already known to ancient Chinese farmers. Farming should not go against nature. If the soil is too poor, chemicals can help improve 66