高一Unit4Earthquakes单元测试题

1、高一Unit4Earthquakes单元测试题一.单项填空(15分)1. Peter was killed in the earthquake!_ I talked with him last week.A. What a pity!B. I beg your pardon.C. Sorry to hear that.D. Is that so?2. Well not attend the meeting _ we are invited.A. ifB. andC. unlessD. once3. They didnt attend the conference.They _ a long t

2、rip abroad.A. preparedB. were preparing forC. were preparingD. are preparing for4. Wash your hands with soap _ the experiment.A. in the end ofB. at the end ofC. to the end ofD. by the end of5. His strength had almost _ when they found him in the desert.A. given outB. given inC. given upD. given off6

3、. Many people came to the meeting, _ of whom left early.A. numberB. the numbersC. the numberD. a number7. Ill spend my holiday in Shanghai, _ lies on the coast.A. whoB. whichC. whereD. that8. On _ the bad news, she cried with her face _ in his hands.A. hear; buryB. hear; buriedC. heard; buryingD. he

4、aring; buried9. Not far from the club, there was a garden, _ owner was seated in it playing cards with his children every afternoon.A. itsB. whoseC. whichD. of which10. Its quite _ to score a goal in FIFA World Cup.A. a prizeB. a priceC. an honourD. a value11. I met the teacher in the street yesterd

5、ay _ taught me English three years ago.A. whichB. whenC. whereD. who12. The people there were greatly _ to see every-thing changed over a night.A. pleasedB. shockedC. interestedD. moved13. Tell us about the people and the places _ are different from ours.A. thatB. whoC. whichD. whom14. _ is no wonde

6、r the building is _.A. It; in ruinsB. That; in ruinsC. This; in ruinD It; in ruin15. Do you mind if I open the window?_, but Ive caught a bad cold today.A. No, not at allB. Yes, of course notC. Yes, pleaseD. Im sorry二 完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1.5分，满分30分)I have certainly seen lots of changes in my lifetime! I

7、look around my home and see mod cons(现代化生活设备) that I could never have 16 of fifty or sixty years ago. I 17 the early part of childhood in a cottage without running water or electricity and yet these days, I feel 18 if there is a power cut for even just an hour or two! So, I have changed too. Things

8、that I couldnt even imagine in the past now seem quite 19 .I dont think, however, that people are happier today than they were 50 years ago. We are certainly materially better off than we were 20 most people still seem to be weighed 21 by problems. My daughter and her family are a good 22 . They hav

9、e a spacious, comfortable home with every labor-saving device you can 23 . Theres a washing machine, a clothes dryer, and all sorts of other household items which are 24 to save time but it seems to me that my daughter and her husband just spend all that “saved” time 25 ! They 26 relax and are alway

10、s complaining of being 27 and “stressed”.Children these days have all sorts of “educational toys” and yet they seem unable to 28 themselves. My daughter tries to 29 the time her children spend watching television but when they arent watching TV, they are sad. They play with new 30 for a day or two a

11、nd then 31 them once they have gone off them. When we were children, we had almost nothing but we were so 32 . We had all sorts of fun and games in the nearby woods. But, of course, children cant play 33 outdoors any longer. There is so much crime and parents are afraid to let their children go out

12、alone 34 they are injured, kidnapped, raped or even murdered. These crimes may not be directly 35 with modern inventions but there must be some connection.16. A. seenB. dreamedC. spokenD. touched17. A. tookB. costC. spentD. afforded18. A. uneasyB. unluckyC. disappointedD. happy19. A. impressiveB. im

13、possibleC. normalD. public20. A. soB. whileC. andD. but21. A. downB. atC. offD. up22. A. showB. typeC. explanationD. example23. A. think ofB. think overC. think onD. think through24. A. builtB. arrangedC. designedD. formed25. A. playingB. workingC. relaxingD. singing26. A. sometimesB. neverC. oftenD

14、. regularly27. A. patientB. tiredC. specialD. worried28. A. learnB. knowC. enjoyD. teach29. A. offerB. limitC. wasteD. stop30. A. programsB. gamesC. carsD. toys31. A. give offB. leave offC. get rid ofD. get off32. A. inventiveB. activeC. cleverD. excited33. A. easilyB. dangerouslyC. convenientlyD. s

15、afely34. A. in caseB. so thatC. leastD. even though35. A. connectedB. dealtC. doneD. made三： 阅读理解 (共11小题; 每小题2分, 满分22分)一Pablo Ruiz Picasso was the favourite child of his family. He was the only boy among a great many girl cousins. That was enough to make him important, but the father loved him especi

16、ally, because he knew his son was going to be an artist. Pablo knew the word for pencil even before he could see Mamma and Papa. When he was small, he spent hours by himself making delightful little drawings of animals and people. If his mother sent him out to play in the square, he went on drawing

17、in the dust under the trees.Don Jose Ruiz, Pablos father, was director of the museum in southern Spain. He earned only a small salary, but there was not much work to do and he was able to practice his hobby, which was painting pigeons. Don loved pigeons very much. He painted them dead or alive in on

18、es and twos and in dozens. Sometimes he painted them on paper, cut them out and stuck them onto canvas (画布); sometimes he stuck real feathers onto his pictures. He knew a great deal about the technique of painting and he taught it all to Pablo.Life in Malaga was very pleasant. In the hot sunshine fa

19、ther and son would walk down to the beach to look at the boats on the shore or wander around the open markets. They made a strange pair. Don was tall and thin, with red hair and beard, sad gray eyes and a fine set of whiskers (腮须). He was so shy and correct that he was nicknamed “the Englishman”. Pa

20、blo was quite the opposite. He had his mothers small, strong build (体格); he had straight black hair, and bright black eyes that noticed everything that was going on around him.36. Picassos father loved him especially, because .A. he was the only boy in the familyB. he was going to be an important pe

21、rson to his familyC. he showed the gift of an artist in his early childhoodD. he looked like his mother37. Pablos father painted a lot because .A. he didnt have enough money B. he had plenty of timeC. he liked the pigeons, especially the dead ones D. he looked after the museum38. Don Jose Ruiz and P

22、ablo were a strange pair because .A. they liked to wander about the townB. they noticed everything that was going on around themC. one was tall and thin, the other was small and strongD. they looked so different from each other39. The best title of the passage might be .A. Pablo Picasso: the great a

23、rtistB. The Boyhood of Pablo PicassoC. Father of A Great ArtistD. Fathers Influence (影响) on His Son二Benjamin Franklin was truly what we call a “jack of all trades”. Although best known for his experiments with electricity, Franklin was a scientist, a politician, and almost everything in between.Fran

24、klin was born in Boston in 1706, the tenth and youngest of his fathers sons. When he was 12, Franklin worked as an apprentice. He worked in his older brother James printing shop. He secretly started publishing his writing under the false name of Silence Dogood. James wasnt pleased when he found out

25、the writer was Ben. Ben stopped his job and set out for Philadelphia.In 1732, Franklin began publishing Poor Richards Almanack, where most of his sayings can be found. Many of these , such as “A penny saved is a penny earned”, remain popular today.Franklin is known as a Founding Father. This means t

26、hat he was part of the group of men who founded their nation. He was a member of the Continental Congress and also the oldest person to sign both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.Electricity and weather were especially interesting to Franklin. He proved that lightning is electric

27、ity by catching sparks from a cloud while flying a kite in a storm.As Ben says, “If you would not be forgotten when you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing about. ”His theory seems to work, because Ben followed both pieces of his own advice, and we still

28、 remember him centuries later!40. Though Franklin did many kinds of work, he .A. is mostly remembered for his experiments with electricityB. is better known as a Founding FatherC. is best known as the oldest man who signed the DeclarationD. is remembered mostly as the author of Poor Richards Almanac

29、k41. The underlined word in the second paragraph probably means someone .A. who owns a printing shopB. who learns a trade by working with a skilled personC. who is skilled at his workD. who does business with a printing shop42. From the last paragraph we can see that _.A. Franklin not only wrote thi

30、ngs worth reading but also did things worth writing aboutB. Franklin listened to others advice and was remembered by the AmericansC. Franklin wrote things worth reading rather than did things worth writing aboutD. many people followed his advice and succeeded at last三A star usually is someone who ha

31、s become famous in sports, film, or pop music, someone like singer Michael Jackson. In the middle nineteen eighties, Michael Jackson successfully made a famous record, which quickly became the most popular recording in the history of music. This made Michael Jackson a bright star.One of the famous s

32、ports bright stars in the United States is Mohammed Ali. When he was a young man, he won a gold medal in the Olympic Games as a boxer. Then, he won first place in the world heavy weight boxing match. Before long, he was known as one of the greatest and most famous boxers in sports history. Everyone

33、knows his name.Like the stars in the sky, a bright star will lose his brightness as time passes. He is loved by millions of people today, but will be forgotten tomorrow.43. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. Michael JacksonB. Mohammed AliC. pop music and boxingD. bright stars44. Michael Jackson is famous for .A. his songsB. his filmC. his spor