Unit 5 Theme parks 单元测试

2009-2010英语单元测试（22）
一．单项选择
1.They would not allow him _______across the enemy line.
to risk going B.risking to go C.going to risk D. risk going
2.________such heavy pollution already, it may now be too late to clean up the river.
A. Having suffered B.Suffering C.To suffer D.Suffer
3.China Daily is _______a newspaper, it can also help us to improve our English.
A.less than B.more than C. not more than D. no more than
4.You’d better _______that there is a train at 8:30 a.m.
A. be sure B. make sure of C. make sure D.find
5.She always ________her opinion _______facts.
A. depends, on B. bases, on C. puts, on D. bases, by
6.Mr. Smith, ____chairman of the sports meet, just went to the playground.
A. the B.an C./ D. some
7.Here you can get _______$10 an hour.
A.as much as B.Scores of C. much more D. as many as
8.Excuse me .Can you tell me the way to the nearest hospital?
A. Certainly, I can’t B. No, I won’t
C. Yes, I could D. Yes, I can.
二．阅读理解
1
Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to.
1. After studying works of art made at different times in history, the scientists found _______.
A. the art began from 1,500 B.C.
B. the works of art ended in the 1950s
C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed
D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed
2. How many people in the world are left-handed now?
A. Less than one sixth. B. More than a half.
C. About 40%. D. The passage doesn’t tell us.
3. What is the hand for most people used to do?
A. It’s used to find or hold things.
B. It’s used to work with things.
C. It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together.
D. It’s the centre for thinking and doing problems.
4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.
B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.
C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.
D. Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.
5. The best title for this passage is _______.
A. Scientists’ New Inventions B. Left-handed People
C. Which Hand D. Different Brains, Different Hands
2
People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook. This becomes a problem, because most families love home cooking! The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only times everyone sees one another at the same time.
Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child’s sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.”
There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved, even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood(心情).
1. Why do fewer people cook now?
A. They are lazy. B. They are too busy.
C. Many people don’t like cooking. D. They don’t like family meals.
2. A parent spends an hour making cookies _______.
A. just to satisfy her or his child’s sweet tooth
B. only to send a message
C. to let a child eat up in 15 minutes
D. often to show her or his love
3. The writer thinks the smell of home cooking _______.
A. makes us happy
B. makes us be interested in cooking
C. makes us pay attention to our mood
D. makes us love others
4. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Family meals are important. B. How to make cookies.
C. People are too busy to cook. D. Homemade cookies taste better
3
Even a child knows that nodding(点头) the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement.
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes”.
If a person doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.
At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.
1. Generally speaking, nodding the head means _______, and shaking the head means _______.
A. Yes, No B. No, Yes C. Yes, Yes D. No, No
2. According to the habit of India, if someone agrees with you, he will _______.
A. nod his head
B. shake his head
C. neither nods his head nor shakes his head
D. either nod his head or shake his head
3. Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because _______.
A. the Indian driver has something important to do
B. the foreigner promised to give him only a little money
C. The driver felt uncomfortable at that time
D. In India shaking the head means agreement
4. Why did the foreigner become angry? Because _______.
A. the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office
B. He misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in India
C. he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the India driver didn’t say any words
D. the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money
5. The phrase “on the contrary” means _______.
A. just the opposite
B. clear difference between two things
C. doing what you want to do
D. on the other hand
4
It's eight o'clock and the time for Morning New Highlights(最精彩部分). One person was killed and two were injured in a car accident just thirty minutes ago. Cause of the accident is not yet found out. A great fire swept through a storehouse next to the Fulton River early this morning, causing about $3,000,000 in damage. The fire which broke out at about 2:30 was finally put out at 5: 30. That was the Morning News Highlights, Dan Verne reporting.
1. According to the passage the car accident happened at _______.
A.8:00 B.7:30 C.2:30 D.8:30
2. How many pieces of news are reported in the short passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. One. D. Four.
3. The above passage may probably appear _______.
A. in the newspaper B. in a magazine
C. on the radio D. on the telephone
2009-2010 英语单元测试（22）答题纸
姓名： 班级： 分数：
一．单选题。
1． 2． 3． 4． 5． 6． 7． 8．
二．阅读理解
A．1． 2． 3． 4． 5．
B．1． 2． 3． 4．
C．1． 2． 3． 4． 5．
D．1． 2． 3．
答案：
1． AABCB CAD
2．
1．【答案与解析】本文主要说明了为什么有的人习惯用右手，有的人习惯用左手。
1. C。细节题。在第1段中我们可找到这样的句子…Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed，所以答案是 C。
2. A。细节题。根据句子 Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed 我们可知现在世界人口中有10%—15%的人是 left-handed，那么与此数接近的应该是 less than one sixth(不到六分之一)。
3. A。细节题。根据文章第2段第3句可知对大多数人而言，手用来 find or hold things。
4. B。判断题。根据文章内容，惯用左手的人比惯用右手的人聪明是没有依据的。
5. C。主旨题。文章告诉我们：有些人习惯用右手做事，有的人习惯用左手做事， 而这种差异到底是怎样产生的呢？没有知道真正的原因，所以选 C。
2．【答案与解析】本文讲述了人们很喜欢家常饭菜的原因。因为家里做的饭菜代表着美味、温暖、爱心，同时给家人带来心情的愉悦。
1. B。文章第1句people are so busy...(人们太忙了，所以很多人没时间在家做饭)，根据此句可知如今人们很少在家做饭的原因是B。
2. A。文章第2段说父母传递的一个信息是：我用了一个小时给你做饭，如果你爱我，你要在15分钟内吃完。由此可推知如果用了一个小时做饭，显示了他们对小孩的爱。
3. A。家常饭菜让人闻了会怎样？文章第3段第2句可告诉我们：家常饭的香味能够让不同年龄的人高兴。由此可知选A。
4. A。文章通过写人们对家常菜的喜爱及家常菜给人们带来的快乐说明在家做饭是很重要的。
3．【答案与解析】本文介绍肢体语言在不同国家所表达的不同含意。
1. A。第1句话说即便一个小孩都明白点头表示 yes，由此可知答案为A。
2. B。据第2段可推知答案为B。
3. D。在印度摇头表示同意。因此选择D项。
4. B。根据第3段中的 If a person does not know this, it might cause misunderstanding 可知答案为B。
5. A。由 on the contrary 之前的 but 可知，后面的内容与前面的内容相反，故选A。
4．【答案与解析】这是一篇介绍了一起车祸和一场火灾的早上新闻广播。
1. B。由于报道新闻的时间是eight o’clock，而发生车祸的时间是在此前的30分钟，亦即7:30，故选B。
2. A。文中一共报道了两条新闻——一场车祸和一场火灾。
3. C。读完全文，显然可知这是一篇广播新闻，故选C。