2023学年完整版Unit4MakingtheNews同步练习

Unit4MakingtheNews同步练习(考试时间：120分钟总分150分)第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力：（略）第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项选择：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。21.____________willwegiveintothedifficulties.Whichoftheanswerscan’tbechosen?A.OnnoconditionB.AtnotimeC.InnotimeD.Never22.Notforamoment________thetruthofyourstory.A.hehavedoubtedB.hedoubtsC.didhedoubtD.hediddoubt23.Nextdoortoours_________,whohasjustreturnedformabroad.A.wherelivesanoldmanB.wheredoesanoldmanliveC.livesanoldmanD.doesanoldmanlive24.Notonly________pollutedbut__________crowded.A.didIfeelB.IfeltC.IhadfeltD.hadIfelt25.IfinallygotthejobIdreamedabout.Neverinalllife________sohappy.A.usefulB.valueC.importantD.worth26.Notonly__________interestedinfootballbut_________beginningtoshowaninterestinit.A.theteacherhimselfis,allhisstudentsareB.theteacherhimselfis,areallhisstudentsC.istheteacherhimself,areallhisstudentsD.istheteacherhimself,allhisstudentsare27.Weare________bydoctorstoeatmorenaturalfoodandtakeplentyofphysicalexercises.A.suggestedB.warnedofC.informedD.advised28.Asyouknow,itismydutyto________myyoungersistersfrombeinghurtwhentheyareindanger.A.preventB.saveC.stopD.protect29.Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialonewhich________manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A.writesB.coversC.printsD.reads30.Childrenneedmanythings,_______,theyneedlove.A.afterallB.firstofallC.lastofallD.atlasthavesearched________forthebookbutcouldn’tfindit.A.thoroughlyB.deeplyC.ateaseD.comfrotably32.---You_______partinthepartyintime.---SorryIwasdelayedbytheaccident.A.aresupposedtotakeB.havesupposedtoC.aresupposedtohavetakeD.supposedtotake33.---WouldyoumindifIopenedthedoor?---________________.A.Yes,goaheadB.No,goaheadC.Yes,pleaseD.Nevermind34.Agoodteachermust_________tohisstudentshowimportantaproperlearningmethodis.A.getthroughB,getacrossC.getawayD.getover35.Coralisnotaplantbutavarietyofanimallife_________andbrightcolors.A.indifferentshapesB.inadifferentshapeC.ofdifferentshapeD.ofadifferentshape第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。WhenIwokenextmorning,Iwasdyingof_36__.Iseemedtohaveaholeinsteadofa_37__.Idressedquicklyandhurrieddowntothedinning-room.ItwasabigroomwithsixtallwindowsandtheugliestwallpaperIhadeverseen!_38_,Ihadbeentoldthehotelwasnotbeautifulbutthatyouwerebetter__39__therethaninanyotherhotel;andthatwas_40__Iwantedjustthen.Thewaitercamehurryingup.BeforeIcamedownstairsIhadprepared__41__carefullyforwhatImust__42_.Ihadlookedthreetimesinmydictionarytomakesure__43__“breakfast”reallymeant“breakfast”.Ihadtriedtogettheright_44_andIhadstoodinthefrontofamirrorandtwistedmymouthuntilitached.Thewaiteraskedme_45__Icouldnotunderstand,butIspokeonlymyonepreparedword“breakfast”.Helookedatmeina_46way.soIrepeatedit.Stillhedidnotunderstand.Itwas_47_thatEnglishpeopledidn’tunderstandtheirlanguage..Thewaiter_48__hisheadandwentaway,buthecamebackinaminuteandbroughtatraywithtea,breadandbutter---enoughtofeedasmallarmy---andwentaway.ButIwashungry,andIleft__49__.WhenthewaitercamebackIthoughthisfaceshowedalittle__50__,butyoucannever__51_.Whatawaiter’sfacereallyshows.Inanotherminutehebrought_52__traywithsomebacon(熏肉)andsomeeggs.He_53_havemisunderstoodme,butIthoughtitwasnouseexplainingtopeoplewhodon’tunderstandtheirownlanguage,soIjustsettoworkonthebaconandeggs,wonderingwhetherIcouldpossiblyclearthatplate.Well,Ifinishedthebaconandeggs.Igotupandmademywayslowlytomyroom-atleastfivepound__54_.Ineverbelieveduntilthenthatanymealcould_55__me,butonthatdayImetmyWaterloo(滑铁卢).36.Ahunger B.cold C..anger D.illness37.A.stone B.head C.breast D.stomach38.A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.So D.However39.A.received B.fed C.cared D.eating40.A.just B.what C.that D.why41.A.English B.meal C.questions D.myself42.A.speak B.answer C.say D.explain43.A.that B.about C.of D.to44.A.pronunciation B.meaning C.form D.spelling45.A.whether B.something C.when D.what46.A.surprised B.friendly C.puzzled D.touched47.A.unbelievable B.true C.thought D.apity48.Awaved B.shook C.bowed D.patted49.A.much B.alittle C.nothing D.empty50.A.pleasure B.surpriseC.pride D.satisfaction51.A.tell B.guess C.design D.express52.A.other B.another C.more D.me53.A.should B.might C.would D.must54.A.lighter B.heavier C.weightier D.more.hurt B.fat C.defeat D.please第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEverykidwishestobeanadult.Butnowasgrown-ups,someadultsfindtheycannotleavechildhoodbehind.Theybecome"kidults"(kid+adult).Beingakidulthasbecomealifestyle-choiceamongyoungpeopleacrossAsia.Somekidultscollecttoystheyonceplayedwith.HelloKitty,Garfield,andSnoopyhavemanyadultfansaroundtheworld.Itisnotunusualtoseea20-somethingwomanwithabig,Garfield-shapedcushiononhersofaoraHelloKittymobilephoneaccessory.Otherkidultsstillenjoychildren'sstoriesandfairytales.Forexample,BloomsburyevenpublishedtheHarryPotternovelswithanadultcover.Thatway,nooneelseonthesubwaywillknowthatanadultisactuallyreadingachildren'sbook!"Kidultscanbelikevitaminstosociety.Adultswhovaluetheirchildhoodandholdontopure,child-likeemotionmaybeneededinsucharoughanddrysociety,"saidLeeSojung,professorofForeignStudiesatHankukUniversity(韩国外国语大学).Headdedthatkidultculturemayfillthegenerationgapbetweenadultsandkids.Itcouldgivechildrenandtheirparentsbooks,movies,andcartoonshowstoenjoytogether.Hemayberight.TimGreenhalgh,aprofessor,explainedthatsomekidultsjustrefusetogrowup.Theyvaluechildhoodbecauselifeinabusyandstressfulcityfrightensthem.Kidultswouldliketoforgettheirageandopenlyshowtheirfearofsocietyandadulthood.56.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat_________.A.Kidultsmisstheirchildhoodsomuchthattheycan'tgiveuptheirtoysB.Bloomsburyknowssomekidultsdon'twantpeopletoknowthattheyarekidultsC.KidultsliketohavevitaminsverymuchD.Sometoysaresointerestingthatevenadultslikethemverymuch57.Accordingtotheauthor,beingakidultisgoodinsomewayexceptthat_______.A.itcanimprovetherelationshipbetweenparentsandtheirkidsB.itcanhelpkidultsfeelrelaxedC.itishelpfultosolvesomesocialproblemsD.itcanmakepeopleloyaltoone'sparents58.Accordingtothewriter,_______.A.beingakidultisnothingwrongB.kidultshavementalproblemsC.oursocietyisverydullD.somepeoplecannevergrowupBIfwomenaremercilesslyexploited(剥削)yearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendlargesumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehoursoftheirtimechangingtheirold-fashioneddresses.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;neck-linesareloweredorraised,andsoon.Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithnecessarythingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability(耐用).Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort,aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday,orpickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhighheeledshoes.Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashion,theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen'sclothes,onewonders,reflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability(稳定耐用)?Thatisforyoutodecide.59.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney_________.A.bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustryB.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashionsC.byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen'sclothingD.becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen'sclothing60.Tothewriter,thefactthatwomenchangetheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas___________.A.awasteofmoneyB.awasteoftimeC.anexpressionoftasteD.anexpressionofcreativity61.Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedfor___________.A.thecommercialexploitationofwomenB.thewomen'sstrengthofcharacterC.basicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstabilityD.animportantcontributiontosociety62.Bysaying"theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious"(LineOnetoLineTwo,ParagraphFour),thewritermeansthat___________.A.women'sinconstancyintheirchoiceofclothingisoftenlaughedatB.womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfortC.menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesignersD.menaremorereasonableinthematteroffashionCWhilefootballfansfeelstronglyangryandshockedaboutmistakesmadebyreferees(裁判)becausetheycannotseeclearlywhathashappened,asmallGermancompanyisquietlypleased.ForCairosTechnologies,mistakesmadebyrefereesarethekindofadvertisingthatmoneycannotbuy.Thecompanyhasdevelopedatinychip(芯片)thatfitsinsideafootballanddetermineswhethertheballhascrossedthegoalline,bybeingabletodiscoveritsexactlocationonthefield.Theworldfootballorganization,FIFA,hasshowninterestinthetechnology.Itisverypossiblethatthenewtechnologywillbeusedinthe2006WorldCupinGermany."We'vebeentestingthetechnologyatthemainsoccerstadiuminNurembergforsometimeandmorerecentlyinanunder-17FIFACupinPeru,"saidGunterRohmer,adirectorofthecompany."Thetechnologyhasperformedwell,andwe'reprettyoptimisticthatitwillbeusedatthegamesinGermanynextyear."Thechiponlyweighs12grams,andisplacedinthecenterofthefootball.Itsends2,000signalsasecondtoareceivernetworkof12antennas(天线),placedaroundthefield.Thereceiversthensendinformationabouttheball'slocationtoacentralcomputer,andbecauseitworksinrealtime,itcanimmediatelytelltherefereewhetheragoalhasbeenscored.Thechipevencantellwhentheballcrossesthelineinmid-air.OliverBraun,oneoftheinventorsofthechip,saysthatfeedbackfromGermanrefereeswasgenerallypositive.Germanysports-weargiantAdidasisalsooptimisticaboutusingthiskindofchipinotherballsports.FIFAaimstotestthetechnologylaterthisyearatanothergameinJapanbeforedecidingwhetherornottointroduceitinall12stadiumsinGermanyfornextyear'sWorldCup.63.CarlosTechnologiesispleasedbecause________.A.footballfansareangrywithrefereesB.theirnewproductcansatisfyfootballfansC.theirnewproductwillhaveagoodmarketD.theycansellalotoffootballinthefuture64.InthefirstsentenceinParagraph2,"...mistakesmadebyrefereesarethekindofadvertisingthatmoneycannotbuy"means___________.A.CarlosTechnologiescan'taffordthehighpriceforadvertisingtheirproductB.MistakesinproductionarealsoakindofadvertisementC.CariosTechnologieshasalreadyspentalotofmoneyonadvertisingtheirproductD.Referees'mistakeswillbeofgreathelpforthesaleofCarlosTechnologies'newproduct65.Theunderlinedword"feedback"probablymeans___________.A.informationgivenbackbyauserB.advicegivenbysomeoneC.supplyingfoodtocustomersD.foodgivenbackbyconsumers66.Thenewproducthasdrawnattentionfromsome_________.A.famouspeopleB.refereesC.bigcompaniesD.countriesDLondon--Amorningtrainridesaway,acrossthechannel.EnglishkidsdiscusstheLiverpool'sfootballteaminaParispub.SomeParisianshavestartedtotraveltoworkinLondon.Inthe19thcentury,CharlesDickenscomparedthetwocities,LondonandParis,inATaleofTwoCities.Thesedays,itmightbeAtaleofOneCity.Astherearefewjobsathomeoverrecentyears,perhaps250,000Frenchmenmovedacrossthechannel.Withanunderseatunnel,theycouldtravelbetweencitiesinthreehours.TheEuropeanUnionfreedthemfromimmigrationandcustoms.Paris,richinbeauty,ismorestylish.ButLondonfeelsmorefulloflife,andmorefununtilthepubsshutdown."Forme,thedifferenceisthatLondonisreal,alive,"saidTrevorWheeler,afinancialexpert.ChantalJaouen,aprofessionaldesigner,agrees."IamFrench,butI'llstayinLondon,''shesaid.Thereis,ofcourse,theotherview.JulieLenouxisastudentwhomovedtoLondontwoyearsago."IthinkpeoplelaughmoreinParis,"shesaid."Bothcitieshavechangedbeyondrecognition,"saidLarryCollins,anauthorandsometimesaLondoner.Likemostpeoplewhoknowbothcitieswell,hefindsthetwonowfittogethercomfortably."IfirstfellinlovewithParisinthe1950s.Thingsaresomuchmoreordered,andlifeisbetter."Butcertainlynotcheaper.InsomepartsofLondon,rentscanbetwicethoseonAvenueFochinParis.DecidingbetweenLondonandParisrequiresalifestylechoice.LikeDaphneBenoit,aFrenchjournalismstudentwithperfectEnglish,manyyoungpeoplearehappytobecloseenoughsotheydon'thavetochoose."IloveParis,mylittleneighbourhood,thewayIcanwalkaroundacentre,butlifeistooorganized,"shesaid."InLondon,youcanbewhoeveryouwant.Noonecares."67.Itcanbeinferredthat___________.A.ParisandLondonarethetwobiggestcitiesintheworldB.inthe19thcentury,DickenstoldhisstoriesinthetwocitiesC.LondonandParisusedtobeseparatedD.LiverpoolisabigcityinFrance68.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.PeoplefeelitdifficulttofindajobinParis.B.Peoplecan'ttraveltoLondonwithoutapassport.C.PeoplecantraveltoLondonwithoutapassport.D.PeoplecanfindanyjobinLondon.69.Accordingtothispassageweknowthat_________.A.ParisiansenjoyEnglishfoodmorethantheirownB.LondonersseldomtraveltoParisonholidaysC.bothcitieshavetheiradvantagesD.youngpeopleprefertoliveinLondon70.Whichcityisbettertoliveinaccordingtothepassage?A.Paris.B.London.C.Bothcities.D.Itjustdepends.71.What'sthemeaningofthelastsentence?A.PeoplecandoeverythinginLondon.B.PeoplewillfeellonelyinLondon.C.PeopleinLondonenjoylivingindifferentways.D.PeopleinLondonenjoyalawlesslife.ENowlet'slookourselvesasaspeciesinrelationtoecosystembalance.Modernscientistsbelievethathumankind,likeotheranimals,evolved(进化)throughmillionsofyearsofchangesandadaptationstotheenvironmentandthatourmostdirectevolutionaryancestorwasprobablyanearlierspeciesoftheprimate(monkey,ape)group.Despitethissimilaritywithothercreatures,however,theevolutionofhumankinddiffersfromthatofotherspeciesinoneimportantanduniqueway.Inotherspecies,evolutionhasledtospecialization,bothinthespeciesabilitiesandinitsplacewithintheenvironmentalstructure.Forexample,thegiraffeismuchadaptedtofeedingontreetops,butitisalsospecializedandthuslimitedtofeedingontreesandshrubs.Onlywithgreatdifficultycanitbenddowntograzeontheground.Similarly,theanteaterisextremelywelladaptedtoeatingantsbutisunabletocatchoreatotheranimals.Thesameistrueforcountlessotherspecies.Forhumankinditisopposite.Ourevolutionhadledtoaverygeneralizedability.Ourhighlydevelopedintelligenceandabilitytomakeandhandletoolsmeanthatwecandoalmostanything.HumansevolvedinsuchawaythatweareabletomoveintoeveryenvironmentonEarthandevenintospace.Nonaturalcompetitoroffersgreatresistance,andothernaturalenemiessuchasdiseasehavebeencontrolled.Saidanotherway,weseeinhumankindagreatimbalancebetweenbiologicalpotentialandenvironmentalresistance.Theresultistherapidlyincreasingworldpopulation,frequentlyreferredtoasthepopulationexplosion.Further,tosupportourgrowingpopulation,naturalecosystemsarebeingincreasinglydisplacedbyhumanhabitations,agriculture,andotherhumansupportingactivities.72.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatinthecourseofevolution_________.A.humankindisveryimportanttoearlierspecies,suchastheprimategroupB.humanbeingsarelimitedbytheenvironmentwhileanimalsarenotC.humanbeingsbecomemoreandmoredifferentfromeachotherD.humankindhasexperiencedageneralizationratherthanspecializationinability73.Accordingtothepassage,primateincludessuchanimalsas________.A.monkeysandanteatersB.tigersandapesC.apesandmonkeysD.monkeysandgiraffes74.Accordingtothepassage,evolutionhasmadeitpossibleforhumansto_______.A.increasethepopulationB.resistnaturaloffersC.gotothemoonD.curealldiseases75.Accordingtotheauthor,imbalancebetweenbiologicalpoten