英语必修一第四单元测试及答案

1、Unit 4 Earthquakes. 听录音，根据所听内容选择正确答案听第15段对话，分别完成第15题1. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Falling pictures.B. Shaking wall. C. A natural disaster.2. What should the woman do?A. She ought to speak to the other woman in person.B. She ought to give up her suggestion.C. She ought to shut up.3. W

2、hat will the weather be like next week?A. Colder and snowy. B. Warmer but windy. C. Rainy and colder.4. What can we learn from this conversation?A. Smoking is not permitted in the room.B. The two speakers feel uncomfortable in the room.C. Stop the man from being angry.5. Why did Mary say that she co

3、uldnt join in the party?A. She had something more important to do.B. She had to meet a friend of hers.C. She didnt want to attend the party.听第6段对话，完成第68题6. What happened to the woman?A. She was trapped in an earthquake.B. She was lost in the forest.C. She ate some poisonous food in the forest.7. Wha

4、t can we learn from the conversation?A. She found a river without much difficulty.B. The monkey helped her gain confidence and hope.C. She walked out of the forest with the help of the monkey.8. How did the woman feel before she met the monkey? A. Tired but hopeful.B. Lonely and frightened.C. Excite

5、d and a little nervous. 听录音，根据短文内容完成下列句子1. It was reported that about 242,000 people were _ and over 164,000 were _ in the earthquake. 2. Many people in Tangshan reported seeing so-called “_ _” before the earthquake. 3. Well water in a village outside the city of Tangshan _ and _ three times the day

6、 before the earthquake. 4. It has been reported that animals in the area _ the earthquake before it struck. And most animals in the city did in fact _. 单项选择，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案完成句子1. The boy _ on the ground _ to me that his hen _ three eggs a day.A. lies; lied; laidB. lying; lied; laid C. lay; lied

7、; lainD. lay; lying; has laid2. A _ in taxes will be necessary if we are to improve our education system.A. rise B. raise C. reduce D. increase3. Sorry to hear that your father is ill. I _ hope he will be well again soon.A. sincerely B. immediately C. frequently D. fluently4. Alice received an invit

8、ation from her boss, _ came as a surprise.A. it B. this C. which D. that5. Some people think that the weather of New York is _, but the place is _ to live in.A. unpleased; exciting B. unpleased; excited C. unpleasant; excitingD. unpleasant; excited6. After the Tsunami passed away, all the villages a

9、nd towns were _. And no being was seen.A. in ruin B. in ruins C. at ruins D. for ruins7. The bus driver was badly _ on both legs in the traffic accident.A. wounded B. broken C. injured D. destroyed8. Can you tell me the name of the park _ you visited last week?A. what B. where C. / D. when9. I haven

10、t seen both of her films, but _ from the one I have seen I think shes a promising actress. A. judging B. judge C. judged D. judgment10. Tom hasnt come to class yet？ What do you think _?A. did happen to him B. has happened to himC. he happened D. he has happened11. I think your parents will be _ exci

11、ted to see you after many years study abroad.A. only too B. rather too C. very too D. too much12. Mary seems _ the bad news, for she looks nice and happy.A. not to have learned B. not to be hearingC. not having learnedD. not to be heard13. Would you like to go to play tennis with me in the school co

12、urt this weekend? _ What about another time?A. Id like that. Thanks. B. Im sorry, I cant.C. Great! D. No, not in the least.14. We need a quick reply. I see. Ill send the paper to you _.A. now and then B. sooner or later C. just now D. right away15. Some journalists are especially fond of _ the perso

13、nal privacy of celebrities.A. looking for B. digging outC. digging atD. looking up. 将下列两个单句合并为一个定语从句 1. Do you see the dictionary? I lent the dictionary to you yesterday.Do you see the dictionary _?2. Where is the woman? I talked to the woman this morning.Where is the woman _?3. Here are some exerci

14、ses. They need to be done after class.Here are some exercises _.4. The whole city was in ruins. 75% of its factories and buildings were gone.The whole city was in ruins, _.5. The army organized teams to dig out those miners and to bury the dead. Miners were trapped.The army organized teams to dig ou

15、t those miners _ and to bury the dead. 根据汉语提示及重点词语将下列句子译成英语1. 当时我没怎么考虑自己孩子的安危。(think little of)_2. 大火过后，数十间房子被烧为灰烬。(burn)_3. 十分钟后，大批的士兵赶来营救被洪水围困的群众。(rescue)_4. 那天晚上，同第一次一样强烈的地震又一次震撼着金门大桥。(as as )_5. 在这次事故中伤亡的人数最近已经上升到49人。(number)_. 完形填空B然灾害 D. Comparison.tter? daytime.he lake. were also t back. ng o

16、r preparing to rest and Eleven-year-old Angela was lying ill in hospital. She was unable to 1 . In fact, she could hardly make any 2 at all. Nobody knew what was wrong with her but the doctors said that 3 , if any, people who got this disease ever learned to walk again. Even having heard this, Angel

17、a was not 4 . Lying in her hospital bed, she insisted to her mother that whatever the doctors said, she was 5 she was going back to school again.After the operations she was moved to a specialized hospital where they could try out some new methods. She did not improve but she still would not 6 . The

18、 doctors all became fond of her and taught her to imagine what it would be like when she could walk again. Every day Angela would lie there, 7 doing her mental exercises in the hope that she would move her legs one day.One morning, 8 she was imagining her legs moving again, it seemed as though a mir

19、acle happened: The bed began to 9 ! “Look what Im doing! I can do it! I moved! I moved!” she 10 . However, nobody heard her because everyone in the hospital was 11 .They had felt a movement too and they were running for safety. People were crying and running here and there. Equipment was 12 down all

20、 around the patients beds. For what had happened was an earthquake. After the shock people didnt 13 Angela what had really happened. She was lying in bed smiling happily 14 that she had really moved her leg. She never doubted it, just as she had never doubted that she would recover. And now only a f

21、ew years later, she really is back at school. You see, to someone who thinks that they can 15 the earth, such a disease is a small problem, isnt it?1. A. see B. hear C. talk D. walk2. A. progress B. difference C. movement D. achievement3. A. few B. all C. some D. most4. A. satisfied B. delighted C.

22、surprised D. discouraged5. A. true B. doubtful C. certain D. impossible6. A. get upB. give up C. turn up D. stand up7. A. sadly B. madly C. carefully D. faithfully8. A. as B. since C. after D. before9. A. fly B. move C. roll D. speak10. A. jumped B. wonderedC. shoutedD. recovered11. A. frightened B.

23、 pleased C. touched D. encouraged12. A. rising B. fallingC. missing D. gathering13. A. tell B. do C. give D. show14. A. noticing B. supposing C. believing D. discovering15. A. pushB. shock C. shake D. save. 阅读理解AAccording to statistics(统计数字), more than 100 million Chinese suffer from natural disaste

24、rs every year. Many natural disasters are likely to hit China, including typhoons, droughts, earthquakes, fires, landslides and serious snowstorms. Northern China mostly suffers from droughts while the southern and central provinces suffer from water and wind-related disasters. Floods are common in

25、central and southern China because these areas have higher rainfalls than the north. They also have wetlands, lakes and so many rivers like the Yangtze River. Heavy rainfalls often cause the water levels to rise dangerously.Natural disasters almost always cause human and material losses. In 2008 Chi

26、na met one of the deadliest earthquakes in the country in recent years. The earthquake was centred in the small town of Wenchuan, in Sichuan province, but its effects were felt throughout the whole province and even as far away as Beijing. More than 70 thousand people died while over 370 thousand we

27、re seriously injured. Farmlands, housed, animals and crops were severely damaged or entirely destroyed.These material losses from natural disasters, on top of the injuries and deaths, lead to further suffering long after the disasters have passed. China experienced this just recently, as it is still

28、 dealing with the effects of the worst snowstorms in fifty years. In January and February of 2008 unexpected changes in weather in central and southern China led to heavy snowstorms that cut off power lines and blocked roads and railway tracks. Millions of people could not go back to their homes for

29、 the Spring Festival holiday. The human losses were not very high, but many farmers crops were destroyed. By January 31st the total economic loss had reached 53.8 billion yuan.1. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Natural disasters can cause great losses.B. Floods are common in central and sout

30、hern China.C. Natural disasters often occur in China.D. The deadliest earthquake happened in China.2. Why do floods often happen in southern China?A. Southern China has many rivers.B. Southern China has higher rainfalls.C. Southern China has serious snowstorms.D. Southern China has many wetlands and

31、 big lakes.3. Which of the following was NOT a result of the 2008 snowstorms in China?A. The power lines were cut off.B. The roads and railway tracks were blocked.C. Many farmers houses were destroyed.D. Millions of people could not go back home.4. According to the passage, which of the following di

32、sasters is most likely to happen in Hubei province?A. Droughts. B. Typhoons.C. Floods. D. Earthquakes. 5. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage? A. China has more disasters than other countries. B. The central part of China has had few disasters than other parts. C. The n

33、umber of people killed in the Wenchuan earthquake was the largest in modern history. D. There were human losses as well as material losses in the 2008 snowstorms.BDear Li Jun,Last night I saw a TV documentary(纪实电视节目)about the 1976 Tangshan earthquake in China. I noticed one thing that is common with

34、 most natural disasters. The killer disasters come either early in the morning or late at night, when people are either resting or preparing to rest and, unfortunately, when people are least attentive to warning signs.The Tangshan disaster struck early in the morning when the people were still sleep

35、ing. Many people died in their sleep. Miners were trapped deep below the earth. Some died. Survivors waited in the dark. They hoped that rescuers would come and pull them out. It is a horrible thing to be in a situation where you can do nothing to save yourself.It seems that, Mother Nature has alway

36、s attacked us as if she were afraid that we would fight back. Otherwise why would she come only as a thief? I have a story to tell you. This one happened in August 1986 in the villages near Lake Nyos in Cameroons northwest province. Large amounts of carbon dioxide(CO2) gas had been collecting at the

37、 bottom of the lake. It was clear that nobody knew about the gas or about how dangerous it was. Suddenly, before dawn on August 26, 1986, a large quantity of gas was released(gave off)from the lake. CO2 is heavier than air, so it spread out over the nearby villages. The blanket of CO2 floated for 25

38、 kilometres. Many people died in their sleep from lack of oxygen(O2). Before sunrise, more than 1,700 people had lost their lives. And thousands of animals were also killed by the gas. At first scientists believed that the gas was caused by an earthquake or a volcano. However, further studies proved

39、 that there had been no volcanic activity. Nobody is very certain how such a large amount of gas was released from the lake. Scientists from the USA, the EU, Japan and Cameroon have been studying the lake for the past twenty years. Yet they still have not found an answer. Well, Jun, let me leave Mot

40、her Nature and her timid(胆小的)way of attacking us. I need to run out for some noodles at a nearby Chinese restaurant.Take good care of yourself. Theresa6. What were most people doing when the Tangshan earthquake happened?A. They were watching TV. B. They were preparing to rest.C. They were mining bel

41、ow the earth. D. They were sleeping.7. What caused so many people to die near Lake Nyos?A. A large quantity of poisonous gas. B. A lack of oxygen.C. A thick cloud in the sky. D. A thief.8. Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?A. People seem to be more attentive to si

42、gns of disasters in the daytime.B. The author is familiar with China.C. Mother Nature was afraid that people would fight back.D. Animals were also killed by the gas near Lake Nyos.9. What does the underlined sentence mean at the end of the letter?A. The writer decided to leave nature and hide away.B

43、. The writer decided not to fight with nature because she was timid.C. The writer decided to stop writing about the topic.D. The writer decided to attack nature bravely.10. What figure of speech is used in the name of “Mother Nature”?A. Simile.(明喻) B. Metaphor. (暗喻)C. Personification. (拟人) D. Compar

44、ison. (比较) . 书面表达某海外学校举办英语夏令营，开设了如下课程：园艺 (gardening)，烹饪 (cooking)，自救 (self-rescue)，护理 (nursing)。假如你是王华，写一封申请信，报名参加其中一门课程的学习。信的内容必须包括：1. 你感兴趣的课程；2. 你期望从这门课程中学到什么；3. 为什么想学这些内容。要求：1. 不要逐字逐句翻译，可适当增加情节；2. 词数100左右，不含已给出的。Dear Sir, I am very glad that your school will hold the English Summer Camp that cont

45、ains many courses, such as gardening, cooking, self-rescue, nursing and so on. _ Yours truly,Wang Hua听力材料及参考答案 . 听录音，根据所听内容选择正确答案听第15段对话，分别完成第15题Text 1W: Whats happening?M: I dont know. But I can feel the ground moving.W: Me too. Look, the pictures are falling down.M: Lets get out.Text 2W: I wasnt s

46、ure what she really thought of my suggestion just now on our phone conversation.M: It would probably be better to talk about it face to face.Text 3W: Its been really cold for the past two days.M: Next week the weather will be worse. More snow is on the way.Text 4W: Look, the room is full of smoke. I

47、 can hardly breathe.M: Yes. Smoking should not be allowed in this room. Nowadays, people who smoke seldom think of others.Text 5W: Hello, Mike. This is Mary. Im afraid I wont be able to attend the party. I was just asked to go to a meeting at the same time.M: Do come after your meeting, Mary. Our pa

48、rty wont be over until midnight.1. C2. A3. A4. B5. A听第6段对话，完成第68题Text 6M: So what happened then?W: Well, first I found something to eat. I didnt know what it was, but I was so hungry and I had to eat something. Fortunately it was not poisonous. Then suddenly I remembered that when you are lost in th

49、e forest, you are supposed to look for a river. Firstly because you need water to drink, and also because rivers lead out of the forest. So I set out to find a river.M: Did you find it?W: I walked all day until I couldnt walk any more, and I found nothing. That evening, I realized that I might never

50、 find my way out. I might die in the forest and no one would ever find me.M: Wow! You must have felt really lonely and frightened!W: I did, but just as I was going to give up, I saw a monkey sitting in a tree. He had come over to me to see what I was doing and he started chatting at me and leaping f

51、rom branch to branch. That made me laugh. I decided at the moment that somehow I was going to survive.M: So what happened finally?W: The next morning, the rescue team came and I was saved!6. B7. B8. B. 听录音，根据短文内容完成下列句子The Tangshan earthquake of July 28th, 1976, which hit in the early morning and lasted