Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents?单元检测（含答案）

Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents
一、阅读理解
A
On a rainy day, it is easy for us to get wet when we use a common umbrella.
A student of Brunei University in London solved this problem. He invented an unbreakable umbrella. He said the umbrella could be upright in bad weather. Even on a windy day, the umbrella will not be out of shape.
Simon Warne said he came up with the idea when he saw people trying their best to keep their umbrellas open on a rainy day. He thought there must be a better solution.
Another invention comes from Natalie King. She invented a special flowerpot. The flowerpot can tell people if there is something wrong with the plant. There is a light under the flowerpot. The light of the pot will be green if all is well. And if the plant is too dry, hot or cold, the light will be red.
25-year-old Natalie said she invented this kind of flowerpot because of her old grandfather. His eyes were not very well. "This kind of flowerpot is very useful to people like him," she said. "When the light turns red, he will know the plant is too dry or too cold, so he has to do something until the light turns green."
1 The student invented the unbreakable umbrella to make people _____.
A. not get wet on a rainy day
B. not go out on a windy day
C. open their umbrellas easily on a rainy day
D. like the bad weather
2 Natalie put a light _____ according to the passage.
A. over the flowerpot B. near the flowerpot
C. under the flowerpot D. in the flowerpot
3 If all about the plant is well, the light must be _____.
A. red B. green
C. blue D. yellow
4 From the passage we know that Natalie was born in _____.
A. 1998 B. 1992
C. 1989 D. 1988
5 We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. the unbreakable umbrella is easy to buy
B. the flowerpot is only useful to old people
C. both of the inventors are very rich
D. both of them like inventing things
B
Doing sports is one of the most important things in our lives. Although I can’t get any prizes in all of the events, I still enjoy the sports meeting. Last week, our school held a sports meeting in Yuanshen Stadium.
Before the sports meeting, the athletes of our class practiced more and more, but we still couldn’t get any prizes. It was a big shame for us! Especially the relay race, we spent a week practicing it. Although we were all hard-working, we just got the fourth. Though we didn’t get any gold, silver or bronze medals, and everyone was not very happy, we knew that we must practice every day and then we could run faster, and just practicing before the sports meeting was not enough. So we decided to practice every day from then on. We believed we would be the winner in the next sports meeting.
And in fact, everyone will be happy in the sports meeting no matter whether it is success or failure. Because the real meaning of sports is to join in!
1 After reading the passage, we can know _____.
A. the writer’s school held a sports meeting two weeks ago
B. the writer’s school held a sports meeting in Yuanshen Stadium
C. the writer’s class won the gold medal in the sports meeting
D. the writer’s teacher was proud of them
2 The writer felt _____ because they couldn’t get any prizes.
A. pleased B. ashamed
C. proud D. bored
3 What does the underlined word "failure" mean in Chinese
A. 成功 B. 失败
C. 参与 D. 放弃
4 What does the writer think is the real meaning of sports
A. To join in.
B. To practice every day.
C. To win the gold medal.
D. To make the teacher happy.
C
Being an artist is so easy, and Lee Hadwin can do it in his sleep. He is good at drawing horses, people and mountains. And he only draws in black and white. Even though there are paints and colored pencils for him, he never uses them.
Ever since he was four years old, he has been waking up to find detailed drawings beside his bed. But he doesn’t remember he finished the drawings, and he doesn’t go to any art lessons either. When he is awake, Hadwin says he can’t draw at all. In fact, he has no interest in art. During the day, he works as a nurse in London.
When he was young, Hadwin liked to cover his walls and tables with his pictures. He also starts leaving paper and pencils out for himself. While he is asleep, he gets out of bed and draws, without ever waking up.
Usually he draws twice a week; sometimes he will go three or four months without drawing.
Researchers at the Edinburgh Sleep Center are trying to understand how and why he can draw in sleep now.
10 As an artist, Lee Hadwin is special because of _____.
A. his workplace and his job
B. the kinds of his drawings
C. the time when he draws
D. his pictures and his age
11 The underlined word "detailed" here means "_____" in English.
A. complete B. expensive
C. cheap D. interesting
12 We can infer from the passage that _____.
A. Hadwin tries to paint in sleep but he can’t
B. no one can explain why Hadwin can draw in sleep
C. Hadwin is sad when he is drawing in sleep
D. Hadwin’s illness is very serious
13 Which is the best title for this passage
A. A Sleep Artist
B. A Nurse Who Likes Drawing
C. An Artist Who Is III
D. Black And White Drawings
二、任务型阅读
Kevin sat at the desk in his study, with a pencil in his hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday." ①我不知道写什么，"he complained to his dog, who was asleep at his feet. Kevin was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had trouble finding words when he had to write. By bedtime Kevin had drawn a picture of his smiling dog. He had drawn a tree with its branches (树枝) blowing in a wind. He had also written a note asking his friend to go to the movies on Saturday. But he had not written a single word of his story.
On Wednesday, Mrs. Scott, Kevin’s English teacher, asked the class to hand in the first draft (草稿) of their stories. Kevin had to turn in the only work that he had — the page with his name, the drawings, and the note.
②Kevin wasn’t surprised when his teacher asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what she said to him. "Kevin, this is a fantastic story — the dog, the movie, the tree in the wind. I can’t wait to find out how they all fit together. I think you have the idea of a story there. Look at your note and the pictures and try to see if a story comes to you."
That night Kevin sat at his desk, and this was what he wrote: " One Saturday Tom went to meet his friend at the cinema. It looked as if it might rain, so Tom carried his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in. The noise of the wind sounded _____ Tom’s dog Spotty. Spotty really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Tom saw Spotty running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was full of blame (责备). Tom felt guilty because he had left Spotty outside. He turned and headed home with Spotty. Tom just let Spotty into the room and the rain started to pour down."
Kevin had a story after all. The last thing he did was to write his name proudly at the top of the page.
根据短文内容完成下列小题
1 What was Kevin
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2 将①处画线句子译成英语
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3 将②处画线句子译成汉语
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4 根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)
Kevin wasn’t satisfied with his story.
5 在空格处填上适当的词，使句意完整_____
三、用方框中所给单词的适当形式补全短文（每词限用一次）
sound, nice, write, meet, feel, you, like, need, help, how
We have a lot of troubles in our life, but we have to face them. When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, there are six ways to make you 1. _____ good about yourself.
Look at the mirror (镜子) and say to 2. _____, "I’m a special person and there’s no one in the world 3. _____ me. I can do anything!" It may not 4. _____ so good, but it really works!
Do something 5. _____ for someone. Because 6 others always makes you feel good.
Smile! Be friendly to people you 7. _____. Look for the good things from them.
Learn something new! Have you always wanted to decorate your own room or learn 8. _____ to swim Go for it! New challenges (挑战) are fun and give you a sense of achievement when you have finished.
Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination (想象) fly! If you have any thoughts, dreams or anything you want, 9. _____ them down! Writing always helps to express your feelings.
Stay with your family. We all 10. _____ our family time. Talk with Mum and Dad or maybe even your cousin.
四、书面表达
目前，越来越多的中学生在周末上各种各样的培训班。针对这一现象，存在两种不同的观点：
有必要 没有必要
1.跟培训班老师学比自己周末在家学好；2.可以巩固课堂所学内容；3.可以学到更多东西。 1.容易养成依赖习惯；2.学生需要时间休息；3.许多培训班和家教以营利为目的。
请用英语写一篇80词左右的短文，反映表中内容，并简要阐述自己的观点。文章标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词：dependence依赖
Is a Training Class or a Private Tutor Necessary
Nowadays more and more middle school students are taking all kinds of training classes or asking a private tutor to help them study at weekends. There are two different views about it.
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参考答案
一、阅读理解
A
本文介绍了两个便民小发明，来看一下吧！
1. A 细节理解题。由第一段中的“it is easy for us to get wet when we use a common umbrella”及第二段中的“A student of Brunel University in London solved this problem”可知选A。
2. C 细节理解题。由第四段中的“There is a light under the flowerpot”可知选C。
3. B 细节理解题。由第四段中的“The light of the pot will be green if all is well”可知选B。
4. B 简单计算题。由第五段中的“25-year-old Natalie said”可推知，她出生于1992年。
5. D 推理判断题。两位学生分别发明了不会破的雨伞和智能花盆，由此说明了他们喜欢发明。故选D。
B
作者的班级在运动会中没有取得理想的成绩，作者在羞愧的同时也有了些许感悟。
6. B 细节理解题。由第一段中的“Last week，our school held a sports meeting in Yuanshen Stadium”可知选B。
7. B 细节理解题。由第二段中的“It was a big shame for us”可知选B。
8. B 词义猜测题。由前文中的“success”可推断出“failure”意为“失败”，两者互为反义词。故选B。
9. A 细节理解题。由最后一段结尾处的“Because the real meaning of sports is to join in”可知选A。
C
本文介绍了一个奇特的艺术家。他会在睡梦中作画。
10. C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Being an artist is so easy，and Lee Hadwin can do it in his sleep”可知选C。
11. A 词义猜测题。由下一句中的finished可以推测出该词表示“详细的，完整的”。故选A。
12. B 推理判断题。由最后一段可以推测出没有人能给出解释。
13. A 标题判断题。本文主要向我们介绍了一位在睡梦中画画的奇特的艺术家，故A项作标题最合适。
二、任务型阅读
1. He was a student.
2. I don’t know what to write about
3. 第二天，当老师要求他课后留下来的时候，凯文并不感到意外。
4. F
5. like
三、用方框中所给单词的适当形式补全短文（每词限用一次）
1. feel 2. yourself 3. like
4. sound 5. nice 6. helping
7. meet 8. how 9. write 10. need
四、书面表达
Is a Training Class or a Private Tutor Necessary
Nowadays more and more middle school students are taking all kinds of training classes or asking a private tutor to help them study at weekends. There are two different views about it.
Some think it is necessary. First，it’s more effective to study with a teacher than by themselves. Second，it can help them to learn what has been taught in class well. Third，they can learn a lot more. Others think it is unnecessary. They think students can easily become dependent on it，and students need time to relax. Besides，the purpose of many training classes and private tutors is to make money.
In my opinion，if you are really very weak in or interested in a certain subject，maybe it’s OK for you. If not，it’s unnecessary.