第四单元测评
(时间:120分钟 满分:150分)
第Ⅰ卷
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。
A
Earthquakes are something that people fear.There are some places that have few or no earthquakes.Most places in the world,however,have them regularly.Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous(多山的).
The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906.Over 700 people died in it.The strongest one in North America was in 1964.It happened in Alaska.
Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people.In 1755,one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal.Around 2,000 people died.
In 1923,a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo,Yokohama area of Japan.A hundred and forty thousand people died.Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake.
One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976.It killed a large number of people.The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China,in which 830,000 people were killed.This earthquake happened in 1556.
Earthquakes worry people a lot.The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming.People cannot prepare for them.
21.We can infer from the passage that .
A.people are not afraid of earthquakes
B.only strong earthquakes kill a large number of people
C.a large number of earthquakes often happen next to mountains
D.earthquakes happen only in a few places along the coast
22.How many people died in the earthquake which happened in Portugal in 1755
A.500. B.140,000.
C.830,000. D.About 2,000.
23.When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported
A.1964;Alaska. B.1556;China.
C.1923;Japan. D.1979;China.
24.According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true
A.The stronger the earthquake is,the more people are killed.
B.Earthquakes often come unexpectedly.
C.Earthquakes can cause fires.
D.People still don’t know when an earthquake will come.
B
“Earthquake!” The word flashed in my brain.A roaring sound filled my ears.I tried to slide beneath my desk.The desk did a wild tap dance,slipping and sliding towards the centre of the room.I twisted my body and grabbed at the windowsill behind me,somehow kicking free of my dancing chair.I tried to stand.My legs skated away as if on a bucking escalator.
My fingers shook,grasped and held the windowsill tightly.Somewhere through the roar sounded the terrified scream of some wounded animal.I looked behind me and tried to steady my gaze on the other kids but the scene was a dizzy nightmare.Some of the class were sitting in the middle of the room,surrounded by chairs and desks.One girl was screaming.A boy was trying to claw his way across the floor to the door in a crazy overarm crawl.
My grip froze me to the windowsill.
I cried aloud,“I’m going to die.I’m going to die.Save me.I’m not ready to die.I’m not ready!”
I hunched forward on my knees and pressed my face against my clenched fingers.I looked at the backs of my fingers and stupidly noticed the fragile pale hairs growing out of the pores.The fingers would soon cease to exist.Somehow the impending horror of my death was too terrible to even cry about.
Suddenly,I became aware that the rocking had ceased.Perhaps I wasn’t going to die.
25.The roaring sound was made by .
A.a wounded animal B.people screaming
C.children running D.an earthquake
26.When the narrator clenches his fingers he is .
A.afraid B.angry
C.injured D.impatient
27.Paragraph 2 describes the .
A.injuries suffered by the narrator
B.effects of a bad nightmare
C.disorder in the classroom
D.narrator’s fear of death
28.At the end of the passage there is a feeling of .
A.panic B.hope
C.sorrow D.excitement
C
Now many young people are travelling around the world on their own,not because they have no one to travel with,but because they prefer to go alone.
Kristina Wegscheider from California first travelled alone when she was at college and believed that it was something everyone should do at least once in their life.“It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.
In foreign countries,with no one to help you read a map,look after you if you get ill,or lend you money if your wallet is stolen,it is challenging.This is what drives young people to travel alone.It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.
Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go travelling last year.He set up a website,The Aussie Nomad,to document his adventures.He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier.“The people you meet,the places you visit,or the things you do,everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,” said the 30-year-old.
Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”,which “makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything”.He said,“The feeling of having conquered something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I’m dealing with a difficult task.I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”
The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said,“Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.”
29.Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with
A.Travelling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.
B.It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.
C.It is comfortable to travel around without a friend.
D.Travelling abroad helps people to find new things.
30.Travelling alone is challenging because .
A.you have to make things on your own
B.it is hard for you to prove yourself to others
C.you depend on yourself whatever happens
D.it will finally build your character
31.What can we infer about Chris Richardson
A.He started travelling at an early age.
B.He was once shot in the arm.
C.He used to work as a salesman.
D.His website inspired others a lot.
32.What is the best title for the passage
A.Travel Abroad
B.Travel Unaccompanied
C.Travel Light
D.Travel Wide and Far
D
Krakatau Volcano(克拉克托火山)is in a small island in Indonesia.It had been peaceful for about 200 years before it erupted(爆发)in 1883.
The first signs of the activity of the volcano appeared in May 1883,when fire and smoke could be seen at the top of the mountain.Great noise could be heard even in Jakarta a hundred miles away.Later the activity grew much greater.The peak(山顶)was covered with smoke and fire;the smoke at one time was seventeen miles high in the air.The lava—soft and hot rock—shot up into the air and rolled down the sides of the mountain.
The mouth of the volcano was not at the peak of the mountain but on its side,close to the sea.As it grew bigger and bigger with the eruption,the sea water got into it.When the sea water reached the lava inside the volcano,it made the upper part of the lava colder and harder.And this sealed off(封住)the rest of the lava below.As the inside of the lava could not break through the seal,the pressure(压力)built up until the mountain blew up.
The eruption of the volcano was followed by several earthquakes which brought about bad result.About 36,000 people were killed and many towns and villages near the sea were completely destroyed by the great waves which the earthquake caused.
33.Give the correct order of the course of volcano eruption.
①The peak was covered with smoke and fire.
②Fire and smoke could be seen at the top of the mountain.
③Great noise could be heard a hundred miles away.
④The lava shot into the air and rolled down the sides of the mountain.
A.①②③④ B.①③②④
C.②③①④ D.④①③②
34.What made the volcano erupt
A.The sea water which went into the volcano.
B.The lava.
C.The pressure which was bigger and bigger.
D.All of the above.
35.Where is the mouth of the volcano
A.At the peak of the mountain.
B.On the side of the mountain near the sea.
C.At the foot of the mountain.
D.Inside the mountain.
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。
36 One of the best things you can possibly do is to start your own club.It’s great fun especially if you’re the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays.
The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. 37 Pets,clothes,pop music or dancing groups,sports,making things The list is endless.
Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 38 All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same things as you.
39 You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up.That’ll keep you busy for ages.
At your first meeting you should make up a rule book.And the very first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers/sisters!The best clubs are always secret!
Now you have just about everything you need,except membership cards.These are very important and again you can spend a lot of time making them. 40 Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself That will make the membership card really look like it.
So there you are,get clubbing!Once you get started you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!
A.That’s easy.
B.Enjoy your own club!
C.Invite a designer to join you.
D.What are you interested in
E.Summer vacation is just around the corner.
F.Then you need to pick a name for your club.
G.Use bright thick pens to make a special design.
第三部分 英语知识运用(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。
A few years ago,I had a long way to get home from work.
One morning I was on my way home and was very 41 after working 12 hours at night.I 42 at a restaurant to have 43 .It was really a truck stop and I was the only customer.
Right after I placed my order I saw a man come in.He was 44 a small bag.Perhaps he had seen better times,but there was no sign of any 45 times now.He reached in his pocket and 46 some change.He asked the waitress if 38 cents was 47 to buy a cup of coffee.She looked at his hand and said,“Of course.Have a 48 .”(Coffee was 50 cents a cup at the time.)It really 49 me how she had tried to help him to 50 his pride and how he had not asked for any charity.
Shortly before my food came,I 51 the waitress to come over.I said,“You know,I am not feeling well.I don’t 52 I am going to be able to eat my breakfast.Do you think there is anyone here who might eat it ”She first asked 53 I was OK and then she understood.She said,“I think so.Are you sure ”I told her that I was 54 .
She then walked over to the gentleman and told him that I had 55 food and it was too 56 to stop the order but I didn’t feel like eating.She asked if he would be so 57 as to take it so that they wouldn’t have to 58 it in the dustbin.I walked to 59 the meal,bought a gift card and asked them to 60 it to the gentleman after I left.
This man’s quiet dignity(尊严) touched me in ways that I don’t even fully understand.
41.A.bored B.excited
C.tired D.worried
42.A.stayed B.looked
C.stopped D.appeared
43.A.breakfast B.supper
C.water D.coffee
44.A.leaving B.carrying
C.buying D.bringing
45.A.difficult B.free
C.lonely D.good
46.A.took out B.took off
C.took over D.took up
47.A.necessary B.expensive
C.enough D.right
48.A.chance B.try
C.cent D.seat
49.A.moved B.surprised
C.encouraged D.satisfied
50.A.keep B.hurt
C.break D.feel
51.A.expected B.warned
C.wanted D.called
52.A.suggest B.hope
C.realize D.think
53.A.if B.until
C.as D.after
54.A.sure B.happy
C.full D.OK
55.A.finished B.ordered
C.cooked D.provided
56.A.lazy B.late
C.impolite D.hard
57.A.serious B.generous
C.kind D.lucky
58.A.lose B.throw
C.pick D.hide
59.A.have B.share
C.pay for D.search for
60.A.post B.offer
C.show D.give
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分 英语知识运用(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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Li Hua:First of all,I’d like you 61. (tell) me a bit about what you’ve been doing.
Wang Di:Well,I left school after I’d done my A-levels.
Li Hua:What 62. (subject) did you take
Wang Di:French,German and art.
Li Hua:Art
Wang Di:Well,I really want to study art.63. a friend of my father’s offered me a job—he’s an accountant(会计) in the city.
Li Hua:I see.64. your application(申请),you say that you only spent nine months with this firm of accountants.Why was that
Wang Di:Well,to be quite honest,I didn’t like it—so I 65. (get) a place at the Art College a year ago.
Li Hua:Did your father mind
Wang Di:Well,he was rather 66. (disappoint) at first.He’s an accountant too,you see.
Li Hua:Have you got any brothers or sisters
Wang Di:Two brothers,both are at school.One’s twelve,and the 67. is fifteen.
Li Hua:Right! 68. do you do in your spare time
Wang Di:I like jazz and folk music.I go to the theater sometimes and act a bit 69. (I).I read quite a lot,and I’ve done a bit 70. photography.Also,I’ve travelled.
Li Hua:Very interesting.I think that’s all I want to ask about your background.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
My aunt lives in a village far from my town.Last year she came to visiting us and brought me a little dog for a birthday present.It was little black dog with white spots.It was so too lovely that I liked it at once.Every day after school I played with the dog but it gave me much pleasure.I was gladly to have it with me.One day the dog went out and never came back again.All my families were out searching for it but it was nowhere to be found.What I worried about it all those days!A week late a letter came from my aunt,saying that the little dog has returned.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是一名记者,请根据以下提示,用英语向China Daily写一篇有关台湾大地震的报道。
时间:1999年9月21日凌晨1时47分
震级:7.6级
人员损失:到当晚22时,已有1,670人死亡,3,924人受伤,2,000多人被困,数百人失踪,许多人无家可归。
设施破坏:停电,房屋桥梁倒塌,交通受阻。
严重性:是台湾百年未遇的强烈地震。
注意:1.词数100左右。
2.生词提示:7.6级 magnitude 7.6
答案:
阅读理解
第一节
21-24 CDBA
25-28 DACB
29-32 ACCB
33-35CDB
第二节 36~40 EDAFG
完型填:
41-45 CCABD 46-50 ACDBD 51-55 DDABD 56-60 BCBCD
语法填空
61.to tell 62.subjects 63.But 64.In 65.got 66.disappointed 67.other 68.What 69.myself 70.of
改错
第二句:visiting→visit;for→as
第三句:was后加a
第四句:去掉too
第五句:but→and
第六句:gladly→glad
第八句:families→family
第九句:What→How
第十句:late→later;has→had
书面表达省略