高中英语人教版必修一单元质量评估Unit4

1、单元质量评估(四)(时间：100分钟满分：120分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AOn 26th January，the biggest earthquake in India took the lives of 25，000 people.In the morning，when everybody was enjoying the holiday，the earthquake began.It was about 7.5 on the Ritcher scale.“Th

2、ere is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more.Everything has been pulled down.” said one of the villagers alive.“There is no water，no food and no one has come to help.”Nobody died in Pakistan，a country next to India.The city of Lahore was lucky.In Lahore American School，where I was stud

3、ying，all of the students were safe.They were on the field，so most children didn't feel anything.The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor.However，though Mrs Young was also on the second floor，she didn't feel anything.She didn't know what happened until a teach

4、er told her about it.Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings.Mr Emond，the maths teacher from Australia，said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him，but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake.Mrs Davis and Mr Frost didn

5、9;t feel anything either.My mother didn't feel anything.She didn't even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking light.My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out.【语篇解读】本文简单介绍了发生在印度的一次大地震。1The biggest earthquake in India hap

6、pened on the_of January 26th.AnightBafternoonCnoon Dmorning解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“In the morning，when everybody was enjoying the holiday，the earthquake began.”可知这次地震发生在早晨。故选D。答案：D2People use “Riteher scale” to tell_Awhere the earthquake takes placeBhow serious the earthquake isCwhen the earthquake takes

7、placeDhow long the earthquake lasts解析：推理判断题。根据“Ritcher scale”前面的数字7.5，可知人们用“Ritcher scale”来表示地震程度的大小。故选B。答案：B3We learn that _ from the sentence “There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more.”AIndia is a large countryBthe Indian people had nothing after the earthquakeCthere is no tall

8、 buildings in IndiaDthe earthquake in India was serious解析：推理判断题。“There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more.”这句话的意思是：在天空和地面之间没有什么东西留下了。再联系后一句“Everything has been pulled down.(一切事物都被摧毁了。)”，可知这次地震非常严重。故选D。答案：D4The city of Lahore is_Ain India Bin PakistanCin America Din Australia解析：细节

9、理解题。根据第二段前两句“Nobody died in Pakistan，a country next to India.The city of Lahore was lucky.”可知这是一个巴基斯坦城市。故选B。答案：BBEverybody hates rats.But in the earthquake capitals of the worldJapan，Los Angeles，Turkeyrats will soon be man's best friends.What happens after an earthquake？We send in rescue dogs.Wh

10、y？Because they can smell people.Dogs save lives.They help rescuers to find living people.But dogs are big and they can't get into small spaces.So now a new research project is using a smaller animal to save live：the rat.How does it work？First，the rat is trained to smell people.When this happens，

11、the rat's brain gives a signal(信号)This is sent to a small radio on its back，and then the rescuers follow the radio signals.When the rat's brain activity jumps，the rescuers know that someone is alive.The rat has smelled that person.Although there are already robots which can do this job，rats

12、are better.Christian Linster at Cornell University，New York，says，“Robots' noses don't work well when there are other smells around.Rats are good at that.”Rats can also see in the dark.They are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs，and unlike robots，they don't need electricity!The “rat p

13、roject” is not finished，but Julie Ryan of International Rescue Corps in Scotland says，“It would be fantastic.A rat could get into spaces we couldn't get to，and a rat would get out if it wasn't safe.”Perhaps for the first time in history，people will be happy to see a rat in a building (but on

14、ly after an earthquake，of course)【语篇解读】人人痛恨的老鼠不久将在地震后的救援中成为人们的好朋友。5In the world earthquake capitals，rats will become man's best friends because they can_Atake the place of man's rescue jobsBfind the position of people alive who are trapped in buildingsCserve as food for people alive who are

15、trapped in buildingsDget into small spaces解析：推理判断题。根据文章第三段内容可知，人们利用老鼠来搜寻地震中的被困人员，因此选B项。答案：B6From the third paragraph we know the rescuers can judge a person who is alive by_Athe noise made by the ratBthe rat's unusual behaviourCthe signal sent by the radio on the rat's backDthe smell given o

16、ff by the person解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“When this happens，the rat's brain gives a signal.This is sent to a small radio on its back，and then the rescuers follow the radio signals.”可知选C项。答案：C7In doing rescue jobs，_Arats smell better than dogsBdogs don't need to be trained to smell peopleCrobots'

17、sense of smell can be affected by other smells aroundDrats can see in the dark and are smaller than robots解析：推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“Robots' noses don't work well when there are other smells around.Rats are good at that.”可知，机器人的嗅觉会受到周围其他气味的影响。答案：C8Rats have all the following advantages EXCEPT that_A

18、they are more fantastic than other animalsBthey are less expensive to train than dogsCthey don't need electricityDthey are small and can get into small places解析：细节理解题。文章第一句提到“Everybody hates rats”，由此可知，人们并不喜欢老鼠。答案：ACTail spinTwo dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park.The smaller do

19、lphin，Grace，shows off a few of her tricks，turning around and waving hello to the crowd.The most amazing thing about her，however，is that she's even swimming at all.She doesn't have a tail.Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean

20、 Park in December 2019，she was fighting for her life.“Is she going to make it？”Her trainer，Abbey Stone，feared the worst.Grace did make itbut her tail didn't.She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.Over the past six years，she has learned to swim without her tail.Dolphins

21、 swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down.Grace taught herself to move another waylike a fish！She pushes herself forward through the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.The movements put harmful pressure on Grace's backbone.So a company offered to create a manmade tail for

22、 her.The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn't hurt her.The first time Grace wore the artificial tail，she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool.Now，she is still learning to use the tail.Some days she wears it for an hour

23、at a time，others not at all.“The new tail isn't necessary for her to feel comfortable，”says Stone，“but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作)and build muscles(肌肉)”Now，the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending.This month，Grace will star in Dolphin Tale，a film that focuses on her rescu

24、e and recovery.Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie.Many people travel from near and far to meet her.Seeing Grace swim with her manmade tail gives people so much courage.【语篇解读】本文为记叙文，讲述了一只名叫格雷斯的海豚勇敢面对困难的故事。9When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park，her trainer worried about her_Aphy

25、sical buildBpotential abilityCchance of survivalDadaptation to the surroundings解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2019，she was fighting for her life.Is she going to make it？Her trainer，Abbey Stone，feared the worst.”可知此题应选择C项。答案：C10A manmade tail is created for G

26、race to_Alet her recover fasterBmake her comfortableCadjust her way of swimmingDhelp her perform better tricks解析：推理判断题。根据文章第四段和第五段的描述可知这条人造的尾巴是帮助格雷斯游泳的，故此题选择C项。答案：C11The story of Grace inspires people to_Astick to their dreamsBtreat animals friendlyCtreasure what they haveDface difficulties bravely解

27、析：推理判断题。通读全文，格雷斯从一开始身陷险境，到失去尾巴，最后有一个圆满的结局。由此可以看出格雷斯的故事能够激励人们勇敢地面对困难，故选择D项。答案：DDSome people collect postage stamps，the small pieces of paper you place on letters or postcards before mailing them.Other people collect works of art or musical instruments.But a man in the American state of Maryland colle

28、cts secrets.For the past 10 years，people from throughout the world have been sending Frank Warren postcards and other objects with secrets written on them.He now has a million secrets.Mr Warren lives in Germantown，Maryland，near Washington DC 10 years ago，he created an art project he called “PostSecr

29、et.”“I invited strangers from all around the world to write down their deepest confession(自白) on a postcard，something they'd never told anyone else before，but something that was true.And I asked them to mail it to my home anonymously(匿名地)”People send him postcards，other objects and emails tellin

30、g their secrets.Every Sunday，he chooses 10 secrets and puts them on the PostSecret website.Mr Warren says he created PostSecret so people would have a safe place in which to share their secrets.“I was struggling with secrets in my own life.And it was by creating this safe place where others could sh

31、are their secrets with me without judgment.I think that space was something I needed just as much as they did.”He has published six books full of the secrets people have shared with him.One secret in each book is his.The project itself was once one of Mr Warren's secrets.His wife Jan did not kno

32、w exactly what he was doing until the first book was published.Some people tell Frank Warren of their secret desire to kill themselves.So he and the PostSecret community have raised more than $1 million to help prevent suicides(自杀)【语篇解读】一些人喜欢收集邮票，就是在寄信或者明信片的时候贴的那一小片纸。还有一些人喜欢收集艺术品或者乐器。但是美国马里兰州的一名男子喜欢

33、收集秘密。12How many secrets can Frank Warren get per year on average in the past 10 years?AAbout 100 thousand secrets.BAbout a million secrets.CAbout a billion secrets.DAbout 10 thousand secrets.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“For the past 10 years，people from throughout the world have been sending Frank Warren postca

34、rds and other objects with secrets written on them.He now has a million secrets.”可知在过去的十年里，来自全世界的人都向弗兰克·沃伦邮寄明信片或者写有他们秘密的东西。现在他已经收集了100万个“秘密”，所以他平均每年可以收集10万个“秘密”。故选A项。答案：A13What can we do on the PostSecret website?AWe can get some help when we are in trouble.BWe can learn about some secrets of o

35、ther people.CWe can express our views freely.DWe can put all our secrets on the website.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Every Sunday，he chooses 10 secrets and puts them on the PostSecret website.”可知选B项。答案：B14Why did Mr Warren create PostSecret?ATo keep his own secrets.BTo find out more secrets of other people.CTo

36、offer a good place to share secrets.DTo help other people get out of their trouble.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Mr Warren says he created PostSecret so people would have a safe place in which to share their secrets.”可知他创建PostSecret网站是为了让人们可以找到一个安全的地方来分享他们的小秘密，故选C项。答案：C15What can be inferred from the passage?AMr

37、 Warren probably once saved some people's life.BMr Warren's wife helped him to create PostSecret.CMr Warren makes many friends because of PostSecret.DMr Warren is an open，easygoing and generous man.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“Some people tell Frank Warren of their secret desire to kill themselves.So he

38、and the PostSecret community have raised more than $1 million to help prevent suicides.”可知选A项。答案：A第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)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。Tips for cooking on a tight scheduleFrom my experience，there are three main reasons why people don't cook more often：ability，money，and t

39、ime._16_ Money is a topic I'll save for another day.So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen.Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule：·Think ahead.The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I'm alre

40、ady hungry and there's nothing ready to eat.So think ahead of the coming week.When will you have time to cook？Do you have the right materials already？_17_·Make your time worth it.When you do find time to cook a meal，make the most of it and save yourself time later on.Are you making one loaf

41、 of bread？_18_ It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something.So save yourself the effort for a future meal.·_19_This may surprise you，but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation.It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes tha

42、t can work well with your appetite and schedule.The more you learn and the more you try，the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.Hopefully that gives you a good start._20_ And don't let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you e

43、at and live!ATry new things.BAbility is easily improved.CMake three or four instead.DUnderstand your food better.ECooking is a burden for many people.FLet cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.GA little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.答案：16.B17.G18.C19.A20.F第二部分

44、英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。My father often works very hard.And he has_21_ to see a film.Here I'll tell you_22_ about him.One afternoon，when he finished his work and_23_ go home，he found a film _24_ under the glass on his desk.He tho

45、ught he_25_ to have not much work to do that day and _26_ was quite wonderful to pass the_27_ at the cinema.So he came back home and_28_ finished his supper.Then he said_29_ to us and left.But to our_30_，he came back about half an hour later.I_31_ him what was the matter.He smiled and told us about

46、the _32_ thing that had happened at the cinema.When my father was sitting in his seat，a_33_ came to my father's and said that the seat was_34_My father was surprised.He took out the ticket_35_ looked at it carefully.It was Row 17，_36_And then he looked at the seat.It was the same.So he asked her

47、_37_ her ticket.She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17，Seat 3._38_？What's the matter with all this？While they were wondering suddenly the woman said，“The colours of the tickets are _39_”So they looked at the ticket more carefully.After a while，my father said，“Oh，_40_

48、I made a mistake.My ticket is for the film a month ago.Take this seat，please.”With these words，he left the cinema.【语篇解读】本文讲述爸爸拿着一个月前的电影票去看电影而闹出笑话的故事。21A.little money Bmuch moneyClittle time Dmuch time解析：little money“几乎没有钱”；much money“许多钱”；little time“几乎没有时间”；much time“很多时间”。由“he often works very har

49、d”可知，他几乎没有时间看电影。故选C项。答案：C22A.a funny story Ba good storyCan old story Da strange story解析：a funny story“一个有趣的故事”。通读全文可看出这是一件可笑的事情，故选A项。答案：A23A.was to Bwas about toChad to Dought to解析：was to“将要”；was about to“打算”；had to“不得不”；ought to“应该”。由“he finished his work”可知他打算回家了。答案：B24A.DVD BmagazineCticket Dpap

50、er解析：由后文可知，他发现了一张电影票。故选C项。答案：C25A.happened BlikedCpretended Dwanted解析：happen“发生”；like“喜欢”；pretend“假装”；want“想”。句意：他想碰巧那天没有什么工作可做，在电影院度过这个晚上非常不错。happen to do sth“碰巧做某事”。故选A项。答案：A26A.it BthisCthat Dwhich解析：it作形式主语，故选A项。答案：A27A.morning BafternoonCday Devening解析：根据第二段提到的“One afternoon，when he finished hi

51、s work.”可知选D项。答案：D28A.early BquietlyCquickly Dsuddenly解析：early“早”；quietly“安静地”；quickly“快速地”；suddenly“突然地”。由前文可知，他要看电影，所以他回到家迅速吃完晚饭。故选C项。答案：C29A.hello BgoodbyeCgood evening Dgood night解析：句意：然后他跟我们说了再见就离开了。故选B项。答案：B30A.disappointment BjoyCsorrow Dsurprise解析：disappointment“失望”；joy“快乐”；sorrow“悲伤”；surpri

52、se“吃惊”。电影不可能这么快就结束，故“我们”都吃了一惊。答案：D31A.asked BexplainedCtold Dwanted解析：ask“询问”；explain“解释”；tell“告诉”；want“想要”。根据上下文，可知选A。答案：A32A.angry BsadChappy Dfunny解析：句意：他笑着并告诉我们这件发生在电影院的有趣的事。故选D项。答案：D33A.man BwomanCdoctor Dnurse解析：由下文“So he asked her _37_ her ticket”可知选B项。答案：B34A.hers BhisCtaken Dwrong解析：根据上下文可知

53、，这女士说这个位子是她的(hers)。答案：A35A.and BbutCor Dso解析：句意：他拿出票，并仔细地看着它。表示并列，故选A项。答案：A36A.Seat 1 BSeat 2CSeat 3 DSeat 4解析：根据后文提到的“She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17，Seat 3.”可知选C项。答案：C37A.to bring Bto getCto see Dto show解析：句意：因此他要求她出示她的票。根据语境可知选D项。答案：D38A.Why BHowCWhen DWhere解析：

54、由上下文可知，两个人都不知道为什么(why)会这样。答案：A39A.same BdifferentCugly Dbeautiful解析：由上下文可知，两张票座号相同，只是颜色不同，故选B项。答案：B40A.I'm sad BI'm sorryCI'm wrong DI'm worried解析：由上下文可知，是父亲的票有问题，因此他向那位女士道歉，故选B项。答案：B第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Several days before July 28th，1976，many s

55、trange things happened in Tangshan.They were signs for the earthquake.41._people in the city of Tangshan didn't think much of these.At 3：42 am on July 28th，1976，the 42._(great) earthquake of the 20th century happened in Tangshan，Hebei Province，China.In fifteen terrible seconds，a large city lay i

56、n 43._(ruin)The number of people who were killed or 44._(injure) reached more than 400，000.Nearly everything was destroyed，45._(include) hospitals，factories，buildings，dams，railway tracks，etc.Water，food and electricity were hard 46._(get)People wondered how long the disaster would last.Not all hope was lost.The army sent 150，000 so