(新人教版选修6)英语：unit5《the-power-of-nature》单元同步测试

1、Unit5 The power of nature 单元同步测试I. 单项选择 1. In the city of London, you can see fantastic modern architectures and antique buildings _each other, _ a sharp contrast between modern and ancient architectural styles. A. alongside; making B. along; to make C. aside; making D. together with; having made 2.

2、 The diagram on the wall shows clearly the distribution of volcanoes in the region and _the _ones _. A. how long; erupt B. how much; break out C. how often; erupt D. how frequent; shoot 3. In order to evaluate the effect that the computer has _ peoples life, they have handed out questionnaires to mo

3、re than one thousand young citizens, all of _picked out at random. A. on; whom B. for; them C. in; whom D. on; them 4. The lava from the volcano eruption was more than enough to bury the small town that _ at the foot of it. The town would have _ heavy losses if preparations had not been made. A lay;

4、 suffered B. lies; suffered from C. lied; suffered D. laid; suffered from 5. Hearing the news that he had been _as general manager of the big company, he _ with excitement and joy, forgetting that he was showing some visitors around. A. named; broke out B. appointed; erupted C. made; was filled D. c

5、hosen; was full 6. Equipped with protective equipment like special suits, helmets, boots, gloves and masks, they volcanologists made their _the volcano _ the continual fountaining up and flowing down of lava, hoping to get near to the edge of crater and study the eruption more closely. A. ways to; i

6、n spite of B. way to; despite C. way up; in spite of D. ways up; despite 7. Just as the candidate _ to deliver his a campaign speech _ he was informed that his qualification had been canceled A. was about; when B. was going to; when C. would; when D. was on the point; as 8. Hard as a teacher may try

7、, he cant _to make all his students make a difference in study, letting alone in life. A. ensure B. be sure C. guarantee D. insure 9. Nothing in the world is _ and everything is _. So be _ when saying “ You are absolutely right or absolutely wrong”. A. absolute; creative; careful B. complete; incomp

8、lete; cautious D. steady; changeable; careful D. absolute; relative; cautious 10. The hurricane _the city _surprise, after which little remained undamaged _it A. caught; by; of B. took; by; of C. seized; in; in D. put; in; of 11. His appreciation of potential dangers of writing about the bad sides o

9、f society didnt stop the novelist from writing his novels, exposing abuses of powers, corruption of high officials and so on, which _ great appreciation from a large number of readers. A. arose B. raised C. aroused D. rose out 12. A wave of fear and anxiety swept over the mother when she heard over

10、the radio that a typhoon up to 14 scales was _ to the sea area where her husband and her three sons were fishing and she became extremely _ their safety A. on its way; anxious about B. made its ways worried about C. in its way; panic about D. by its way; serious about 13. Half way up the mountain an

11、d ready to shoot at the wolf the hunter had been running after, he heard something sounding like a thunder coming out of the mountain from the top and then he saw something red _into the sky. Only then did he realize that it was volcano eruption; he got into _ and began to run downhill like mad for

12、life. A. burst up; anxiety B. shooting up; a panic C. coming up; panic D. erupting up; trouble 14. Peoples character _ greatly from one to another, which accounts for the _of different behaviors in the same situation, without which behaviors would become uniform and the world would be less colorful.

13、 A. changes; variety; B. alters; diversity C. varies; differences D. varies; diversity 15. Specialists came to _ the loss that was caused by the big fire, in which too many buildings were burned to the ground and too many people were burned to death. They worked out a number but the actual number mi

14、ght be _ A. value; many more B. evaluate; much more C. assess; much larger D. inspect; many bigger 16. _the college girl was enjoying the rainbow after the thunderstorm when she fell down from the balcony of a six-storey building and got killed. A. It is reported that B. As it is reported, C. As is

15、reported that D. It is reported by17. I was so _ in my reading of the documents about our companys expansion plan in my uncles office that I was _ of the danger that was coming near. A. concentrated; unaware B. devoted; unconscious C. buried; unconscious D. employed; unnotable 18. With his head cove

16、red with ashes, sweat streaming down his face and his whole body trembling, I _he must be feeling extremely uncomfortable and he _ in some sort of accident. A. dare say; must have been caught B. bet; must have been caught C. must say; must be caught D. am sure; me caught 19. _property together with

17、many other things, life is more precious, so we should never _and try whatever we can to protect it. A. Compared to; risk it B. Compared with; run risk of it C. Comparing it with; put it on risk D. Comparing; run the risk at it 20. A _ his office window _ a whole view of the Washington Monument and

18、the Lincoln Memorial. A. look through; offers B. glance through; provides C. glimpse through; supplies D. glance through; offers21. -What do you think of the little girls singing on the Walk of Fame, a program on CCTV that appeals to millions and millions of talented people who have unique gifts for

19、 certain performances. -_ and everybody present was _. A. Impressing; impressed B. Impressed; impressive C. Impressive; impressed D. Impressive; impressing 22. One feature that is _ the program is that the file manager has a word processor that understands Englishlanguage database queries(查询) and th

20、at it combines four powerful productivity products in a single package. A. essential to B. vital to C. unique to D. valuable to 23. You cant imagine what a fantastic _ it is to see a vast golden field of crops _ in the golden sun, with wind blowing gently, birds singing sweetly in the trees and peop

21、le harvesting crops happily. A. scenery; taking a bath B. sight; bathing C. view; having a bath D. scene; bathed 24. _to get his audience who seemed to be bored interested in what he was talking about, the professor made a _ of himself by saying that they would get a present each if they _. He lost

22、a lot of money as a result. A. In his effort; fool; were B. With his effort; mistake; did C. In his effort; mistake; were D. In his effort; fool; did 25. The _expression on the girls face suggested that she was _ the _toys I brought her. A. exciting; anxious for; exciting B. excited; eager for; exci

23、ting C. excited; longing for; excited D. exciting; hoping for; excited II 完形填空I close my eyes and can still hear herthe little girl with a _26_ so strong and powerful we could hear her halfway down the block. She was a(n) _27_ peasant who asked for money and _28_ gave the only thing she hadher voice

24、. I paused outside a small shop and listened. She brought to my mind the _29_ of Little Orphan Annie. I could not understand the words she _30_, but her voice begged for _31_. It stood out from the noises of Arbat Street, pure and impressive, like the chime of a bell. She sang _32_ an old-style lamp

25、 post in the shadow of a building, her arms extended and _33_ thrown back. She was small and of unremarkable looks. Her brown hair_34_ the bun(发髻) it had been pulled into, and she occasionally reached up to _35_ a stray piece from her face. Her clothing I cant recall. Her voice, on the other hand, i

26、s _36_ imprinted in my mind.I asked one of the translators about the girl. Elaina told me that she and hundreds of others like her throughout the _37_ Soviet Union add to their families income by working on the streets. The children are unable to _38_ school, and their parents work fulltime. These c

27、hildren know that the consequence of an _39_ day is no food for the table. Similar situations occurred during the Depression(萧条) in the United States, but those American children were _40_ shoeshine boys of the _41_. This girl was real to me.When we walked past her I gave her money. It was not out o

28、f pity _42_ rather admiration. Her smile of _43_ did not interrupt her singing. The girl watched us as we walked down the street. I know this because when I looked back she smiled again. We _44_ that smile, and I knew I could never forget her courage and _45_ strength. 26. A. willB. strengthC. voice

29、D. determination27. A. AmericanB. ChineseC. JapaneseD. Russian28. A. in returnB. in turnC. by handD. in silence29. A. voiceB. imageC. storyD. looks30. A. saidB. murmuredC. usedD. sang31. A. attentionB. loveC. helpD. mercy32. A. acrossB. fromC. underD. from underneath33. A. handsB. feetC. headD. face

30、34. A. fell outB. escapedC. did upD. tied to35. A. removeB. tearC. cut offD. dress36. A. neverB. permanentlyC. occasionallyD. sometimes37. A. latterB. richC. formerD. great38. A. attendB. finishC. leaveD. enjoy39. A. unhappyB. unsatisfiedC. unusualD. unsuccessful40. A. facedB. realC. facelessD. visi

31、ble41. A. twentiesB. thirtiesC. fortiesD. teens42. A. andB. whileC. butD. or43. A. contemptB. pityC. bitternessD. thanks44. A. stoppedB. sharedC. wonD. exchanged45. A. fullB. innerC. braveD. fightingIII 阅读理解 第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A Six chimps(猩猩) were introduced to a slot machine call

32、ed the Chimp- O- Mat, which would give out one grape when a white coin was insert into the slot. When Dr Wolf showed a young chimp named Moos how he could win himself a grape by inserting a coin, Moos immediately picked up another coin, pushed it into the slot, then stuck out his paw and waited for

33、a grape to drop out.Besides white coins, the chimps were given yellow coins to insert into the slot, but nothing came out because they were worthless. The chimps soon learned this fact. When a handful of white and yellow coins were thrown into the cage housing, Bula, Bimba and Alpha, the three chimp

34、s rushed for the white coins and never touched the yellow ones.Now the chimps were madly in love with money. Would the six chimps value money enough to work for it? To find the answer, Dr Wolfe designed a work machine. The chimps were shown that when a large handle was lifted, they could pick one gr

35、ape. When they had learned the skill of lifting the handle to get the grape, Dr Wolf made a change to the machines so that instead of the grape they would find a white coin. This coin would still buy them one grape at the Chimp- O- Mat.Thus the complexity of getting a grape was not only doubled, but

36、 also the money to buy the grape could be achieved only by honest work. The handle they had to lift to get the coin weighed eighty pounds. Great effort is needed for a young chimp to raise that weight, yet the formerly lazy chimps not only quickly mastered the new operation, but also showed great ea

37、gerness to work for money.46The purpose of the Chimp- O- Mat experiment was to discover whether chimps would learn to_. A. enjoy themselves B. work together C. use coins D. operate a machine47In the first part of the experiment the chimps learned to _.A. tell the difference between the useful and th

38、e worthless coins B. use yellow coins to get grapesC. wait for the grapes to drop out D.buy grapes with coins48Which of the following shows the correct order of the things a chimp did in the second part of the experiment? a. got a white coinb. got a grapec. lifted the heavy handled. inserted a coin

39、into the Chimp- O- MatA. c a b d B. c a d b C. a b d c D. a d c b49The passage showed that _.A. Dr Wolfe was disappointed with his experimentB. The chimps could do everything if taughtC. The chimps were willing to work if something was paid backD. The chimps understanding was as good as a mans BCare

40、er education is instruction intended to help young people identify, choose, and prepare for a career. Such instruction may focus on a persons role in work, leisure, or family life. Career education differs from vocational education, which is designed to teach specific occupational skills.Career educ

41、ation includes the formal and informal learning that occurs in the family, in the community, and in schools. In schools, career education consists of instructive activities included in many courses. These activities are designed to improve the attitudes, knowledge, and skills important for work role

42、s. Career education helps students develop self- understanding and use it to plan their education and working life.A complete career education program in school begins in kindergarten and continues at least through high school. Many colleges and universities also offer career education through their

43、 counseling(咨询) programs. In kindergartens and elementary schools, youngsters learn about different types of work. In middle schools or junior high school, children begin to explore the occupations and leisure activities that interest them most. In high school, students get more specific information

44、 about occupations and life styles. They may be in classroom, small group, or individual sessions where they learn how to make career decisions. They also should obtain the skills they need for further study or for a job after graduation. Counselors provide information on such matters as how to loca

45、te and apply for jobs and how to be successful in interviews. Teachers and counselors use a variety of methods to provide career education, including films about occupations or industries. Children may invite parents or other adults to come to school and describe their jobs. A student may accompany

46、a worker on the job. Cooperative education combines classroom study with practical work experience.50According to the passage, which statement is true?A. Career education is carried out in primary schools only.B. Career education is carried out in middle schools only.C. Career education is carried o

47、ut in colleges only.D. Career education is carried out in the whole process of peoples education from kindergarten to university.51It may be inferred from the passage that _. A. not only teachers but also parents are responsible for youngsters career educationB. in high schools, students know more s

48、pecific information about occupationsC. career education may be in classroom, small group, or individual sessionsD. teachers use a variety of methods to provide career education, including films52A child may get career education in all the following places EXCEPT _.A. schools B. homes C. communities

49、 D. public places53The underlined word “combine” in the last paragraph means “to _”.A. connect B. force C. provide D. attempt 第二节 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We may be very pleased with the rapid progress we have made in every field of study. 54_, We have almost done nothing to improve o

50、ur examination system. It is well known that the examination system we are now using may be a good way of testing a student's memory, but it can tell you nothing about a student's ability. 55_.As soon as a child begins school, 56_.In fact a good examination system should train a student to think for himself. But it now does nothing about that. So students are encouraged to remember what is taught. It does not enable them to