必修Unit能力测试题及答案解析

1、必修4Unit 3 A taste of English humour能力演练一、语法填空An old man who lived in a small street in the city of Mumbai had to put up 1 the nuisanee烦心事)of having boys play cricket outside his house at ni ght.One eve ning whe n the boys were 2 (particular) noisy,he went out to talk to them.He explained that he was

2、 happiest 3 he could see or hear boys playing his favourite game,cricket.He said he would give them 25 rupees卢比)each week to play in the street at night.The boys were thrilled.They were being paid to do something they enjoyed! At the end of the first week they 4 (k no ck)at the old man s door and as

3、ked him to pay them,a nd so he did.The sec ond week whe n they asked for 5 (pay)he said he had run out of money and sent them away with only 15 rupees.The third week the man said he had not 6 received his pension and gave them only 10 rupees.The boys were very 7 (disappoint)but there was not much th

4、ey could do about 8 .The fourth week the man said he could not afford to pay them 25 rupees 9 he had promised,but would give them 5 rupees each week without fail.This was too much for the boys. “ You expect us to play seven days_10 week for a merely 5 rupees! they yelled. “Go to blazes” They stormed

5、 away and n ever played on the street aga in.二、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Jenn a,a popular girl from Westwood Middle School,had graduated first in her class and was ready for ne in high school.2,high school was differe nt.l n the first week,Je nna went to tryouts（选拔赛）for cheer

6、leaders（拉拉队队员）.She was competi ng aga instvery talented girls,and she knew it would be difficult for her to be selected.Two hours later,the 3 read a list of the girls for a second tryout.Her heart sank as the list ended without her name.Feeling 4_,she walked home carry ing her schoolbag full of home

7、work.Arrivi ng home,she started with math.She had always bee n a good math stude nt,but now she was 5 .She moved on to En glish and history,a nd was 6 to find that she didn t have any trouble with those subjects.Feeli ng better,she decided not t（7math for the time being.The next day Jenna went to se

8、e Mrs.Bide n about being on the school 8.Mrs.Biden wasn t as 9 as Jenna. “I m sorry,but we have eno ugh 10 for the n ewspaper already.Come back n ext year and we ll talk then.” Jenna smiled weakly and left. “Why is high school so 11_?” she sighed.Later in 12classJennadevoted herself to figuring out

9、the problems that had given her so much 13 .By the end of class,sheunderstood how to get them right.As she gathered her booksJe nna decided she d continue to try to fit in at her new school.She wasn t sure if she d succeed,but she knew she had to!4 .High school was just as her mom had said “You will

10、 feel like a small fish in a big pond 15 a big fish in a small pond.The challenge is to become the best fish you can be.I.A.processesB.decisi onsC.challe ngesD.exercises2.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Besides3A editorB.bossC.ca ndidateD.judge4.A.stra ngeB.happyC.awfulD.lo nely5.A.struggli ngB.imp

11、ro vingC.worki ngD.complai ning6.A.ashamedB.disappo in tedC.shockedD.relieved7.A.put upB.prepare forC.worry aboutD.give up8.A.committeeB.n ewspaper9.A.e nthusiasticB.artisticC.sympatheticD.realisticlO.A.speakersB.readersC.cheerleadersD.writersII.A.similarB.ordi naryC.differe ntD.familiar12A physicsB

12、.historyC.E nglishD.math13.A.pleasureB.hopeC.troubleD.sorrow14.A.swimB.tryC.askD.escape15.A.i n retur n forB.i n case ofC.in terms ofD.i nstead of三、阅读理解专题训练（四）如何做好推理判断题（3）方法点拨做推理判断题时注重从已知推出未知， 但在推理过程中千万不要主观 臆断，掺杂自己的观点。活学活用根据所学技巧，完成下列读写任务题。The automobile has many adva ntages.Above all,it offers peopl

13、e freedom to go wherever and when ever they want to go.The basic purpose of a motor vehicle is to get from point A to point B as cheaply,quickly,a nd safely as possible.However,to most people,cars are also pers onal fan tasy machines that serve as symbols of power,success,speed,excitement,and adve n

14、ture.In addition,much of the world's economy is built on producing motor vehicles and suppl ying roads,services,a nd repairs for those vehicles.Half of the worlds paychecks are auto relatedn the United States,one of every six dollars spent and one of every six non farm jobs are connected to the

15、automobile or related in dustries,such as oil,steel, rubber, plastics, automobile services,a nd highway con structi on.In spite of their adva ntages,motor vehicles have many harmful effects on huma n lives and on air,water,la nd,a nd wildlife resources.The automobile may be the most destructive mach

16、 ine ever inven ted.Though we tend to deny it,ridi ng in cars is one of the most dan gerous thi ngs we do in our daily lives.Since 1885,whe n Karl Benz built the first automobile,almost 18 millio n people have been killed by motor vehicles.Every year,cars and trucks worldwide kill an average of 250,

17、000 people as many as were killed in the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasak and injure or permanently disable ten million more.Half of the world , s people will be invo Ived in an auto accide nt at some time duri ng their lives.Since the automobile was in troduced,almost three millio n Ame

18、rica ns have bee n killed on the highways about twice the nu mber of America ns killed on the battlefield in all U.S.wars .In additi on to the tragic loss of life,these accidents cost American society about $ 60 billion annually in lost in come and in in sura nee保险）,admi nistrative（行政的）,a nd legal e

19、xpe nses.Streets that used to be for people are now for cars.Pedestria ns and people riding bicycles in the streets are subjected to noise,pollution,stress,and dan ger.Motor vehicles are the largest source of air polluti on ,produc ing a haze of smog over the world's cities .In the Un ited State

20、s,theyproduce at least 50% of the coun try's air polluti on.I .根据短文，写一篇30-50词左右的摘要。II .根据所读短文，选出最佳答案。I. Cars represe nt people.A. occupatio nB.ide ntityC. life styleD.fame2. Accord ing to the passage,the average nu mber of people killed annu allyin traffic accide nts around the world is.A. 18 mi

21、llio nB. 250,000C. half of the world s populationD. 60 millio n3. A serious en vir onmen tal problem result ing from automobiles isA. tragic loss of lifeB.traffic jamsC.air pollutio nD.me ntal stress4t can be in ferred from this passage that automobiles.A. are an importa nt part of the world s econo

22、myB. are beco ming less dan gerousC. will produce less air pollutio n in the futureD. are killi ng more people in rece nt years tha n in the past5.The title that suits the passage best is.A. Automobile and EconomyB. Automobile and the En vir onmentC. The Problems with the AutomobileD. Adva ntages an

23、d Disadva ntages of the Automobile参考答案1. 解析：put up with是一个词组，意为“忍耐，忍受”答案：with2解析：修饰形容词noisy应该用副词。答案： particularly3解析：在这里引导一个时间装语从句。答案：whe n4. 解析：此处应该是谓语动词的过去式。答案：knocked5. 解析：介词后面应该用名词，ask for payme nt索要报酬。答案： payme nt6. 解析：在否定句式中用yet，表示“尚未”。答案：yet7. 解析：disappoi nted感到失望的。disappo inting是“令人失望的” 答案：

24、disappo in ted8解析：it指代“要钱”这件事。答案：it9解析：as在这里引导一个方式状语从句，意思是：按照先前承诺的 那样。答案：as10.解析：a week二per week,every week答案：a二、 x k b 1 .co m1解析:由常识和下文可推断出此处应为 Jenna已经准备好迎接新的挑战(challenge)。process 过程，进程； decision决定；exercise练习,均不符合语境 答案：C2. 解析:根据行文逻辑此处为转折关系， 故选however。therefore因此， 所以，表示因果关系；otherwise否则、要不然；besides此

25、外，均不 符合语境。答案：B3解析:由常识可知宣布比赛结果的当然是裁判（judge）。答案：D4. 解析:由上句可知Jenna没有被选中，心情当然是很糟糕的（awful）。 strange奇怪的；happy快乐的；lonely孤独的、寂寞的，均不符合语 境。答案：C5. 解析:尽管她以前擅长数学，但现在她正在努力奋斗，故选struggle。 答案：A6解析:由下文可知，改做其他科目倒也顺利，于是觉得心中有一丝宽慰（relieved）o ashamec羞 愧的；disappo in ted 失望的；shocked 震惊 的，均不符合语境。答案：D7.解析:觉得心情好些了，她决定暂时不再为数学担忧 （worry about）。put up张贴、建造；prepare for为做准备；give up放弃，均不符合语境。答案：CKHJ8. 解析：由下文Mrs.Biden的话