Unit 4 Natural disasters 综合能力演练（含解析）

Unit 4 Natural disasters
综合能力演练
I. 单项选择。
1. —What do you think of the sweater
— It’s too _______, and I don’t have enough money to buy it.
A. nice B. lovely C. popular D. expensive
2. — I’m sorry that I’m late.
　　　— It doesn’t matter this time. But _________on time next time.
　　 A. try to come 　　　　　B. try not come
　　 C. don’t come　　　　　 D. don’t be
3．Last Thursday when I got to the station，I ______ I had left my ticket at home．
A．understood B．realized C．believed D．seemed
4．It’s not polite _______ too loudly in class．
A．to talk B．talking C．talks D．talked
　 5. The Internet is so closely connected with our daily life. Can you _____a life without it
　　 A. understand　　　 B. imagine　　 C. consider　　 D. expect
6．—_______ can you finish this English exam
—In about one and a half hours．
A．How far B．How often C．How soon D．How long
7. It ______ that they had no change with them at the moment.
　 A. seemed　　　B. was seemed　 　　C. seem　　　D. is seemed
8. Mrs. Wang said she would tell us _______ today．We must get to school on time．
A．something surprising B．surprising something
C．something surprised D．surprised something
9．—Why do you collect so many old bikes
—I’ll have them _______ and give away to the children who don’t have bikes．
A．used up B．given up C．fixed up D．set up
10．Sorry，you speak ______ quickly ______ I can’t follow you．
A．too，to B．so，that C．as，to D．very，so
11. The man has a ______son.
A. five year old B. five – years-old C. five years old D. five-year-old
12. _______ very important for us to learn English because it is an international language now．
A．It is B．It C．That is D．We are
13．Do you know the reason _______ he didn’t finish the work according to schedule
A．because B．why C．that D．what
14. _______ great picture! Who painted it
A．How B．What C．How a D．What a
15．It seems that it is going to rain．You’d better _______ the windows open when you leave the house．
A．not leave B．leave C．not to leave D．to leave
【真题链接】
The stories ______ were written by Mark Twain are often humorous.
A. that B. those C. who D. what
2. Everybody _________ deeply after they heard the story．
A．moves B．moved C．is moved D．was moved
3. — Who is older, you or your friend
— Of course, my friend. He’s _______ older than me．
A．very B．much C．too D．quite
Ⅱ. 完形填空。
Many scientists say that the world is getting hotter and hotter．If they are right , the ice at the North and South Pole will melt eventually．If this happens, the sea will 1 and may cover most or all of Singapore．This will force everybody to move to a 2 country．
We know that the sun heats the earth．The heat from the sun hits the 3 ， and some of it goes back into the sky．However, factories and cars 4 a lot of carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）．When the gas rises into the sky，the heat from the sun can come 5 it but the heat from the ground cannot．It 6 near us in the sky and makes the 7 hotter and hotter every year．
Scientists call this the “greenhouse effect” because a greenhouse is a small glass 8 which is hot inside．It is used for growing plants in cool countries．Many countries are 9 about the greenhouse effect．They are trying to stop factories and cars from sending harmful gases into the sky．Scientists are not sure when the world will get much hotter．Some people say that the greenhouse effect has already 10 and has begun to affect the world’s weather．
1．A．rise B．fall C．change D．disappear
2．A．hotter B．larger C．safer D．farther
3．A．ground B．sky C．mountain D．forest
4．A．make B．spread C．produce D．from
5．A．through B．over C．into D．toward
6．A．hides B．continues C．follows D．stays
7．A．cloud B．air C．season D．temperature
8．A．building B．flat C．tool D．machine
9．A．excited B．disappointed C．worried D．pleased
10．A．meant B．improved C．started D．stopped
III. 阅读理解。
A
I am off on a trip on my own. Yes! Alone! I can’t wait to get going to Europe to see some cities I really want to visit. It is great because I can choose what I want to do in each city. I am going to travel by train on the Eurorail.
The train trip was fast and the views of the countryside were amazing. Now I am in Salzburg, Austria. The quiet hills of Austria are a great place to relax. The movie The Sound of Music was filmed around this area. Mozart, the famous musician, was from here. I listened to some of his classical music.
The train ride to Amsterdam was a long one. It gave me time to write some postcards to send back home. Amsterdam is a fun city, full of friendly locals and many tourists. I spent the whole day visiting the art museums here. The museum about the famous Dutch artist Van Gogh is filled with history and beautiful art. I took a boat ride and saw local people in traditional dress. I even got to taste some delicious Dutch cheese.
Copenhagen, Denmark, is one of the safest places in the world. I spent a busy and nice day at the Tivoli Amusement Park. It is a huge park which even has concerts and dance shows. Hans Christian Anderson, a famous writer of children’s books, was born in this city. I found a lovely bookshop and bought two of his fairy tale books, The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling.
My travels alone are done! What an adventure this trip has been! I love it.
1. The passage is probably taken from the ________ part of a magazine.
A. Food B. Travel C. Society D. Business
2. According to the passage, which of the following is true
A. Salzburg is famous for Anderson, the great writer.
B. The movie The Sound of Music was filmed in Austria.
C. Local people in Copenhagen like wearing traditional dress.
D. Amsterdam has a park which has concerts and dance shows.
3. Which of the following words best describes the writer’s feeling about the travel
A. Bored. B. Brave. C. Lonely. D. Excited.
B
Ladies and gentlemen．I returned to this year in a time machine．In the year 2500，we are able to travel through time to any year in the history of the earth．This year is your last chance to change your lifestyle to save the earth．
　　 Beginning in the middle of the 20th century，a few people were worried about polluting the earth’s water and air，but most people did not change their ways of life．Instead，they continued to pour dangerous chemicals and other waste into lakes and seas，to drive more and more cars and trucks，and to cut down trees．
　　 By the year 2200，the earth’s water was completely polluted．People could no longer drink water，and they had to use other types of liquids．Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the earth．But not enough was done．
　　So，by the year 2300，there were so many people that food became scarce．There was no water to grow food and all of the fish in the lakes and seas died because of pollution．Terrible wars(战争) broke out between the rich and the poor．Scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live．
　　 By the year 2400，the air was too polluted for humans to breathe．So we had to leave the earth．But only the rich were able to leave．Where did we go Nowhere．You see scientists did not find another safe planet，so now we must travel around the universe in our spaceships．We are still looking for a place to call our home．
　　 So，it is up to you to change history．There is still hope．You must change your lifestyle now，before it is too late．
　　4．Which problem is not talked about in Paragraph 2
　　 A．Water．　　 B．Air．　 C．Lifestyle．　 D．Food．
　　5．What’s the meaning of“scarce”in the passage
　　 A．昂贵的　 B．充足的　 C．缺乏的　 D．特殊的
　　6．Who could leave the earth by the year 2400
　　 A．The rich．　 B．The poor． C．Scientists．　 D．All the people．
　　7．What’s the best title of the passage
　　 A．Stop polluting　 B．Change or leave C．Look for a new home　 D．Return to the earth
C
The first Earth Day was in 1970．People were beginning to worry about what we were doing to our environment．So they set up Earth Day to tell everyone about their worries．
　　In 2007 organizers in over 150 countries planned over 4,000 big events．But Earth Day is not just about marches(游行) and big events．In the week around Earth Day (22 April) there were many thousands of smaller，local events．These events dealt with environmental problems in the neighborhood．
　　The World Wide Fund for Nature made a list of 5 things that each person could do to save the environment．
·Don’t leave the tap running．
·Turn off lights when you leave a room．
·Turn off your computer every night．
·Wash your clothes，and yourself，in warm or cold water，not hot water．
·Dishwashers use as little water as possible．
　If we all do at least 2 of these all the time，we can make a big difference．
　根据短文内容回答下列问题。
　8．What is the purpose for people to set up Earth Day
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　9．When is Earth Day
　　_____________________________________________________
　10．What should people do when the water keeps running from a tap
　　_____________________________________________________
11．Does the word“dishwashers”mean“machines for washing dishes”
　　_____________________________________________________
　12．Besides the five，what else call you do to save our environment (One example is OK．)
　　_____________________________________________________
IV. 书面表达。
作为一名中学生，在日常生活中应该怎样做才能保护我们的环境呢 请根据下面的提示，以How to protect our environment 为主题，写一篇70词左右的短文。
　　1．禁止乱扔垃圾。
　　2．尽量步行或骑自行车。
　　3．节约用水和电。节省文具用品，杜绝浪费。
　　4．应该尽量使用可再利用杯和纸盒，这样就能大大减少垃圾的产生。
　　5．要爱护花草树木，并且积极参加绿化植树活动。
How to protect our environment
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【答案与解析】
I. 单项选择。
1.D。由答语“我没有足够的钱买”可知是太贵了，所以选D。
2．A。根据题意可知，答语后一句意为“但是下次尽量准时到。”，故C，D被排除。try to do sth.“尽力做某事”。故选A。
3．B。understand意为“明白，懂得”；realize意为“意识到”；believe意为“相信”；seem意为“好像，似乎”。句意：上周四当我到达车站时，我意识到我将车票忘在家中了。根据句意选B。
4．A。It’s + adj. + to do sth. 是固定句式，意为“做某事是……的”，其中it作形式主语，其后的动词不定式短语作真正的主语。
5. B。understand的意思是“理解”；imagine的意思是“想象”；consider的意思是“考虑”；expect的意思是“期望”。根据“因特网是如此靠近我的日常生活”可以判断此处表示“你能够想象没有它的生活吗”。故选B。
6．C。how far表示“多远”，用于路程提问；how long表示“（延续）多长时间”，回答用for或since引导的时间状语；how often表示“多久一次”，指动作的频率；how soon表示“还要多久才……”，一般用于将来时，回答用in引导的时间状语。由答语“大约一个半小时后”，可知选C。
7. A。考查It seems that +从句，本题为一般过去时态。
8. A。不定代词和形容词连用，形容词应后置，故排除B, D项；表示是为本身令人吃惊，应该用surprising，故本题选A。
9．C。句意：“你为什么收集了这么多旧自行车。”“我将找人把它们修理一下然后捐给那些没有自行车的孩子。”fix up“修理”，use up“用尽”，give up“放弃”，set up“建立”。注意本句使用了句式：have sth．done，表示“让别人做某事”。
10. B。“so...that”表示“如此……以至于”。中间加形容词或副词原形。
11. D。这里是用复合形容词修饰名词，用连字符构成的复合形容词中的名词不加复数。
12. A。动词不定式作真正的主语，那么形式主语应用it充当，谓语动词应用is。
13. B。题空后一个定语从句，当先行词是the reason时，引导词用why。
14．D。What + a／an+形容词+可数名词单数!为感叹句的基本句型之一。
15. A。had better do sth.意为“最好做某事”，had better not do sth. 意为“最好不要做某事”，故答案为A。
【真题链接】
1. A。句意：Mark Twain写的那些故事常常是非常幽默的。that关系代词，引导定语从句时，先行词可以是人或物； who引导定语从句时，先行词是人；what不能引导定语从句。先行词是stories，故选A。
2. D。 everybody与move之间存在被动关系，应用被动语态；由“they heard the story”可知，应使用一般过去时，因此，此处应使用一般过去时的被动语态。故选D。
3. B。四个副词均有“非常，很”的意思。用于修饰形容词比较级的副词有：much，still和even。句意为：—谁年龄大些，你还是你的朋友 —当然是我的朋友。他比我大很多。故选B。
Ⅱ. 完形填空。
1．A。南北极的冰融化导致海平面上升，故rise符合题意。
2．C。国家被海水淹没会迫使人们搬到一个更安全的国家，故选C。
3．A。来自太阳的热量到达地表。故选A。
4．C。produce“产生”。由句意“工厂和汽车产生许多二氧化碳”可知选C。
5．A。来自太阳的热量穿透二氧化碳（到达地面），而来自地表的热量却不能。through意为“穿过，透过”，符合句意。
6．D。此处指二氧化碳停在地表附近，故用stay．
7．B。二氧化碳使得空气一年比一年热。
8．A。温室是一个里面热的小玻璃建筑，故building符合句意。
9．C。be worried about是固定搭配，意为“担心……”。
10．C。温室效应已经开始并影响地球的天气。
III. 阅读理解。
A
1. B。通读全文可知，作者主要介绍了自己的欧洲之旅。由此可推知，本文有可能选自杂志的旅行部分。故选B。
2. B。由第二段第二句“Now I am in Salzburg, Austria.”和第四句“The movie The Sound of Music was filmed around this area.”可知，B项表述正确。故选B。
3. D。由本文作者对所见所闻的描述及本文最后两句“what an adventure this trip has been! I love it.”可知，作者对本次旅行感到非常兴奋。故选D。
B
4. D。第二段中没有谈到食物，所以选D。
5. C。根据前文的“…there were so many people…”可推知食物会“缺乏”。
6. A。根据“But only the rich were able to leave．”可知答案。
7. B。该篇短文是围绕change your lifestyle to save the earth这个话题展开的。
B
8. They set up Earth Day to tell everyone about their worries．
　9. It’s on 22 April.
　10. People should stop it from running.
　11. Yes.
12. We shouldn’t throw rubbish everywhere. / Don’t use paper cup any more. / Make full use of
　the waste water.
IV. 书面表达。
How to protect our environment
As a student，what can we do to protect our environment Well, we can’t throw rubbish here and there．If possible, we should walk or ride a bike instead of taking a taxi or driving a car，because cars make a lot of pollution．Don’t waste water or electricity and try to use fewer school things．Always use reusable cups and paper boxes so that we can reduce waste．Also, we should care for flowers and trees and take an active part in planting trees．
　　I believe if everyone protects our environment，it will become better．
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