Module 4 Great Scientists 测试

测试题for Module 4
I．品句填词
1．Scientists who want to do research on clone（克隆）must study a subject called _________ (遗传学).
2．Rice is the ___________ (主要)food in many Asian countries．
3．Surgeons have made a great ________________ (突破) in the kidney transplantation(肾移植)．
4．How much _______________ (量)of rice did a mouse eat in a year?
5．She was the ___________ (受害者) of the road accident.
6．I'd like to speak to Mr. Davis about a ___________________ (个人的) matter.
7．I believe what he has said is _________________ (部分) true.
8．_________________ (农业)and industry play important roles in the development of our country.
9．Rocket was probably ____________________ (发明)by accident about 2000 years ago．
10．One li is ____________________(相等)to half a kilometer．
Key:
genetics
staple
breakthrough
quantity
victim
personal
partly
Agriculture
invented
equal
Ⅱ．短语识境
come into being, rise by（上升了）, be known to, bring up, in search of, bring in, earn one’s living, in case, escape from, as a result
1．She was __________________ by her aunt in a fishing village．
2．He studies hard. __________________，he got the first place．
3．Scientists are working hard ______________ a cure for the disease.
4．We should ____________ advanced science and technology.
5．Small children are always thinking about __________________ mothers' control．
6．The singer ____________ well ____________ the young generation.
7．Tom ___________________ as a journalist at one time．
8．It’s beyond my power to know how computer __________________.
9．She took an umbrella with her ______________ she should be caught in the rain．
10．The price of corn _________________ 10％this month．
Key:
brought up
As a result
in search of
bring in
escaping from
is; known to
earned his living
came into being
in case
has risen by
Ⅲ．用所给的词和短语翻译句子
1．画家靠画画谋生，而教师以教学为生。(earn one's living)
2．这个政党上台后，采取了一些措施治理污染。(come into power)
3．这间房屋由卧室改成了厨房。(convert)
4．Can anything replace a mother's love and care?
5．He was awarded the prize for running fastest.
Key:
Painters earn their living by painting while teachers by teaching.
The party took some measures to prevent pollution after coming into power.
The room was converted from a bedroom to a kitchen.
有什么东西可以取代母亲的爱和关心吗？
他跑的最快，所以得奖了。
Ⅳ．单项填空
1．(2009·聊城一中月考)Her money ____，the lazy middle-aged woman began to steal others' money at crowded places，such as bus stops，stations，airports and ports．
A．had run out B．running out C．having been run out D．having run out
2．Don't worry．I'll have it _____ and get someone _____ it to you tomorrow．
A．typed；send B．to type；to send C．type；send D．typed；to send
3．When you have finished reading the book，please _____ it on the shelf．
A．replace B．instead of C．in place of D．take the place of
4．_____ in Philadelphia，Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven．
A．Bringing up B．Growing up C．Bring up D．Grow up
5．In the accident，he was lucky to escape ______.
A．to be injured B．injuring C．injured D．being injured
6．Reciting does much good in language learning and it ______ helps to learn science subjects better．
A．on the contrary B．in turn C．by chance D．for once
7．The strange man went out with a sentence“God bless you，young man!”，_____ me astonished there．
A．making B．1eaving C．getting D．1eft
8．About _____ of the workers in that steel works _____ young people．
A．third-fifths；are B．three-fifths；is C．three-fifths；are D．three-fifth；are
9．一Now, where is my purse?
一______! We'll be late for the picnic.
A．Take your time B．Don’t worry C．Come on D．Take it easy
10．After learning these，they _____ how to prevent the kids entering the Internet bar.
A．make out B．figured out C．turned out D．came out
11．It's raining now，but I hope it will _____ soon．
A．get dark B．set down C．clear up D．blow away
12．John had to have his car repaired in a garage because it _____ seriously．
A．damaged B．was being damaged C．had damaged D．had been damaged
13．You can improve your English by making mistakes and _____ them when speaking and writing.
A．correct B．correcting C．corrects D．to correct
14．Who do you think is the _____ director in the film industry in China now?
A．better-known B．much more known C．most-known D．best-known
15．When ______ to move out，he was unwilling to do so.
A．asking B．asked C．to ask D．ask
Key: DDABD BBCCB CDBDB
V．阅读理解
American magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had 1ived for 44days without food on 0ctober19，2003．Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment，which has become one of London’s main tourist attractions．
Looking thinner and darker，30-year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames and immediately went to hospital．He was then slowly reintroduced to food，a process，doctors said，could be life threatening．He had been drinking only water since September 5．
A native of Brooklyn，New York，Blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s．He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends．
Over the last decade Blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention．
In 1999，he was buried in a coffin(棺材)for one week and，in 2000，he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice．Last year he stood on top of a 25-meter pillar(柱子)in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes．
“I think a lot of people are unable to accept that they're able to do what they can do,”he said．“They don't realize we can survive．The human being is an amazing creation."
But he seems to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box．He said that at times he was unable to see，had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste．
1．It is _____ for David Blaine to eat food after such a long starvation．
A．pleasant B．delicious C．dangerous D．important
2．Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following EXCEPT that_____．
A．he had become blind B．he had serious back pains
C．he lost his sense of taste D．he was in weak health
3．Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?
A．Serious． B．Adventurous． C．Mad． D．Crazy．
4．Which of the following is NOT true of David Blaine?
A．Blaine immediately went to hospital after he was taken out of his box．
B．Blaine was born and brought up in England．
C．In Blaine's opinion，people can create a wonder．
D．Blaine didn't have any food for 44 days．
Key: CABB