北师大 英语 必修 4 Unit 12 Culture Shock单元测试题 （答案）

单元测试
I. 单项选择
1. He left ________any of his friends _________ him _________.
　　A. with; seeing; of B. without; seeing; off C. without; see; / D. with; see; out
2. Towards ________ evening, ________ heavy rain began to fall.
A. the; a B. /; a C. /; the D. the; /
3. The teacher as well as her students _________ to visit the Mother Company tomorrow.
　　A. go B. are to go C. is to go D. is about to go
4. — Don't forget to come to my birthday party tomorrow.
— __________.
A. I don't' B. I won't C. I can't D. I haven't
5. Do you mind ________ alone at home?
A. Jack's being left B. Jack leaving C. Jack having left D. Jack to be left
6. Mary realized she ________.
A. was playing a joke about B. was making fun of
C. was being laughed at D. was made fun
7. I found him _________ in an armchair, __________.
　　A. sit … and read B. seating … reading C. sitting … and read D. seated … reading
8. _______ in time, little Franz was afraid ________ scolded.
A. Not having come…of being B. Having not come…to be
C. Having not come…of being D. Not having come…to be
9. He is not a man easy ________.
　　A. to deal B. to deal him C. to deal with D. to deal with him
10. Reading without stop is a ________ piece of work.
A. bore B. bored C. boring D. tired
11. What way are you thinking of ________ rid of this kind of pollution?
A. to get B. get C. getting D. got
12. The schoolboy regretted ________ after he didn't pass his exam.
A. the time on TV B. to spend too much time on TV
C. taking most of his time on TV D. spending too much time on TV
13. ________ the normal condition, he can read 150 words a minute.
A. Below B. Under C. With D. In
14. He _________ the country record at the sports meeting.
　　A. failed to break B. failed to breaking C. failed breaking D. failed broken
15. — I must apologize for ________ ahead of time.
— That's all right.
A. letting you not know B. not letting you know.
C. letting you know not D. letting not you know
II. 完形填空
American cities are 1 other cities around the world. In every country, cities reflect the 2 of the culture. Cities contain the very 3 side of a society: opportunities for education, employment and so on. They also 4 the very worst parts of a society: violent crime, racial discrimination and poverty. American cities are changing, just 5 American society.
After World War Ⅱ， the population of 6 large American cities decreased; ___7 , the population in many Sun Belt cities increased. Los Angeles and Houston are cities 8__ population increased. These population moving to and from the city reflect the changing values of American society.
During this time, in the 9 1940s and early 1950s, city people became wealthier. They had more children. They needed more 10 . They moved out their flats in the city to buy their own houses. They bought houses in the 11 , areas near a city where people live. These are areas without many offices or factories. During the 1950s the American “dream” was to have a house on the outskirts.
Now things are changing. The children of the people who 12 the cities in the 1950s are now adults. They, 13 their parents, want to live in the cities. 14 continue to move to cities in the Sun Belt. Cities are 15 and the population is increasing in 16 states as Texas, Florida and California. Others are moving to more 17 cities of the Northeast and Midwest, such as Boston, Baltimore and Chicago.
Many young professionals, doctors and lawyers are moving back into the city. They prefer the city 18 the suburbs because their jobs are there; they are afraid of the fuel shortage; or they just 19 the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the cities---a wealthier, 20 mobile class.
1．A．different from B．similar to C．better than D．worse than
2．A．values B．worth C．importance D．expenses
3．A．well B．good C．better D．best
4．A．maintain B．obtain C．contain D．sustain
5．A．likely B．as C．while D．when
6．A．all B．most C．few D．much
7．A．but B．and C．however D．although
8．A．its B．which C．where D．that
9．A．late B．later C．lately D．latter
10．A．space B．spots C．time D．food
11．A．outskirts B．downtown C．districts D．suburbs
12．A．moved to B．left C．reached D．entered
13．A．likely B．like C．dislike D．unlike
14．A．Some B．All C．Several D．Lots of
15．A．stretching B．widening C．expanding D．prolonging
16．A．such B．these C．those D．many
17．A．organized B．famous C．official D．established
18．A．than B．better than C．rather than D．to
19．A．win B．enjoy C．earn D．acquire
20．A．very B．and C．more D．or
III..阅读理解
A
Americans have contributed to many art forms, but Jazz a type of music, is one that was not started in the United States. Blacks, who sang and played the music of their homeland, created jazz.
Jazz is a mixture of the music of Africa, the work songs the slaves sang and religious(宗教的) music. Improvisation is an important part of jazz. This means that musicians make the music up as they go along, or create the music on the spot. This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played
Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s. They played in bars and clubs in many towns and cities of the South, especially in New Orleans. New Orleans is an international seaport, and people from all over the world came to New Orleans to hear jazz.
Jazz became more and more popular. By the 1920s, jazz was popular all over the United States. By the 1940s, you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars, But in concert halls as well. Today, people from all over the world play jazz. Jazz musicians from the United States, Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent. In this way jazz continues to grow and change.
1. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. American Art Forms
B. The Development of Jazz
C. The Music of Black Americans
D. The Birthplace of Jazz
2. Which of the following is true?
A. Jazz is now popular all over the world.
B. Jazz is now a kind of religious music.
C. Jazz is now played only in bars and clubs.
D. Jazz is now played in the same way as before.
3. From the text it can be inferred that
A. New Orleans is the place where jazz was first produced
B. the American people are all jazz lovers
C. jazz is merely sung by the black when working
D. jazz may become more popular as time goes on
4. It took about _____years to make jazz popular in the United States.
A. 200 B. 120 C. 80 D. 40

B
Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events-love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells real-life stories and sounds the way people really talk, as life becomes more complicated (复杂的) it is good to hear music about ordinary people.
Country music, sometimes called country-western, comes from two lands of music. One is the traditional music of the people in. the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the west. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars.
At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.
Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada—in small tows and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1,200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours day, English stars sing it. In British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world.
5. It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from_____.
A. the northeast and Midwest
B. factories and army camps in the South
C. the Appalachian Mountains and the West
D. real-life stories in small towns
6. During World War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and the Midwest because______.
A. they wanted to take music with them
B. they wanted to make other people like country music
C. they wanted to work in the factories there
D. they wanted to make country music popular
7. Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world today because _______.
A. many people said it was low class
B. people could sing it in different languages
C. it started with cowboys and poor Southerners
D. It is loved by different kinds of people in the world
8. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Country music is sung by stars all in English.
B. Country music is about human feelings and events.
C. Country music is only popular with city people today.
D. The singers started using electric guitars in the 1930s.

C
Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. The US is well known for jazz (爵士乐), which has gained world-wide popularity.
In contrast to classical (古典的) music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is natural and free-form. It is full of energy, expressing the moods, interests, and feelings of the people. It has a modern sound that makes people very excited. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America. And So it does today.
The origins of this music are as interesting as the music itself. Jazz was produced by American blacks, who were brought to the Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners (种植园主) and forced to work long hours in the cotton and tobacco fields. This work was hard and life was short. When a Negro died, his friends and relatives formed a group to carry the body to the cemetery.
A band often went with them. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow and sad music. But on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Everybody was happy. Death had removed one of their members, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played happy music, which made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.
Music has always been important in their lives. Coming mainly from West Africa, the black men who were brought to America already possessed a rich musical tradition. This music centered on religious ceremonies (宗教的仪式) in which dancing, singing, clapping and stamping (顿足) to the beat of a drum were important forms of musical expression. As these people settled in to their fields, they made up work songs. Singing made the hard work go faster.
Another musical form that helped to develop jazz was the blues. Blues songs always describe something sad — an unhappy love affair, a money problem, bad luck. To this day, the expression “feeling blue” means being sad.
9. Through jazz, people can express______.
A. their moods
B. their feelings
C. their interests
D. all the above
10. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. Jazz follows European traditions.
B. Jazz always describes something sad.
C. Jazz was first produced by black slaves.
D. Blues made the hard work of those slaves go faster.
11. The underlined sentence “Spirits lilted,” suggested that______.
A. everybody was feeling blue
B. everybody was still in a sad mood
C. everybody became happy
D. people’s souls went to the heaven
12. What should be the best tide for this passage?
A. A Light Music.
B. Black men’s Music.
C. The Origin of the Jazz Music.
D. The Popular Music—Jazz in the U.S.A.
13. Why did the band play happy music on the way home from the cemetery?
A. Because they felt happy for the dead men.
B. Because they were glad that they themselves were still alive.
C. Because they would have a big dinner after they returned home.
D. Because they hated that dead man

IV. 改错
When I was four years old I got ill. I took medicine twice
a day. The medicine had so a bitter taste that I took it mixed in 1. _____________
orange juice. The problem was that I can’t still taste the medicine. 2. _____________
In a particular afternoon my mother brought the drink in. As 3. _____________
she gave it to me, the phone rang and she went to answer 4. _____________
it. I looked at the orange drink and decided I couldn’t face them, 5. _____________
so I hid the glass behind a pile magazines. Of course, when 6. _____________
my mother was asked, “Have you already taken your medicine?” 7. _____________
I said, “Yes.” I felt very pleased with me. The next day, my 8. _____________
mother found drink when she was doing the housework. She 9. _____________
looked at me serious and said, “It’s bad to tell lies !” 10. ____________
V. 书面表达
假如你是在澳大利亚墨尔本的中国留学生李冬，你在学校图书馆找到了一份临时工作，且Brown教授也要你做他的实验助手,这两份工作使你有800澳元的月收入，足以应付日常开支；同时教授也同意你住在他家，不收房租；请你发e-mail告诉你的父母，请他们不必担心，说你会珍惜这难得的机会，努力学习，以便将来更好地为祖国服务。
注：e-mail 的开头已经给出。
要求：字数在100词左右，语法正确，无拼写错误。
Dear Dad and Mum,
Glad to receive your e-mail dated February 1st
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单元测试
I. 单项选择
1—5 BBCBA 6—10 CDACC 11—15 ADBAB
II. 完形填空
1—5 BADCB 6—10 BCCAA 11—15 DBDAC 16—20 ADDBC
III.阅读理解：
1. B 主旨大意题。 通读全文可知此答案。
2．A 细节题。 根据是第四段“Today, people from all over the world play jazz.”可知答案。
3．D 推断题。 根据最后一段“In this way jazz continues to grow and change.”
4．B 细节题。 依据是第三段第一句“Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s.”和最后一段的“By the 1920s, jazz was popular all over the United States.”两句可知答案。
5． C 主旨大意题。依据第二段可知答案。
6． C 细节题。依据是第二段“World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the northeast and Midwest to work in the factories.”
7．D 因果推断题。依据是最后一段的第一句 “Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada—in small tows and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people.”。可推知答案为D选项。
8．B 正误判断题。通读全文可知乡村音乐是表达人们情感的和事情的一种音乐。
9. D 细节题。 依据是第二段的第二句 “It is full of energy, expressing the moods, interests, and feelings of the people.” 可以得到答案。
10. C 正误判断题。依据是短文第三段的第二句 “Jazz was produced by American black men,…”可知，爵士乐是由美国黑人创作的。 因此答案选C项。
11．C 词义猜测题。从spirits lifted前一句的sad music到their mood changed,再后面的 “Everybody was happy. Death had removed one of their members, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played happy music” 可知spirits lifted的意思为“精神振奋”。所以答案确定为C项。
12．C 主旨大意题。 本文的中心是讲述爵士乐的起源。所以选项C正确。
13．B 判断题。 本题考察因果判断，可从文章的第四段的第6句得到答案

IV. 改错
1. so—such 2. can’t—couldn’t 3. In—On 4. 正确 5. them—it 6. pile后加of
7. 去掉 was 8. I—She 9. drink 前加the 10. serious—seriously
V. 书面表达
Dear Dad and Mum,
Glad to receive your e-mail dated February 1st.
Please don’t be anxious about me. Now everything here is going smoothly with me .The school library has offered me a job. Professor Brown also wants me to work as his assistant in the lab. Altogether I can get 800 Australian dollars a month, which is enough to cover my daily expenses. What’s more, professor Brown has invited me to stay in his house without paying for it.
Certainly I will value this great chance and try my best to learn as much and as well as I can so as to serve my motherland in the future.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon .
Yours sincerely,
Li Dong