Unit1WomenofAchievement单元检测卷-高中英语人教新课标必修四

高中英语(人教版)必修4Unit1WomenofAchievement单元检测卷

一、语法填空

1.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。

JohnnyCarsonbeganhisworkintelevisionhistwenties.Firstheworkedatlocalstations

inNebraska.Severalyears(late),hemovedtoLosAngeles,California.Itwas“TheTonight

Show“madeJohnnyCarsonfamousforthirtyyears.Hebecamemostpopularstarof

Americantelevision.He(call)“thekingoflatenight.^^CriticssaidAmericansfromallpartsof

thecountrylikedhimandfelttheyknewhim.

Hedidnottakehisfame(serious).Forexample,whenaskedhowhebecamea

"star”,heanswered:"IstartedinagasstateandIcooled.^^Carson'sspecialskillwashissenseofhumor.

Audienceslaughedathisjokeshemadeatthe(begin)ofhisshow.However,sometimes

theylaughedeven(hard)atthejokesthatfailed.Hewasthemost(power)

performer(表演者)ontelevision.Manycomedians(喜居演员)andsingersbecamesuccessfulafter

(appear)on"TheTonightShow”.

二、完形填空

2.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。

Wefinddifferentkindsofanimalsintheworld.Someanimals,suchastigersandlions,liveinbig

forestsandtheyarecalled(1)animals.Someotherslikesheepanddogsare(2)bymen

andtheyarecalleddomesticanimals(家养动物).Theseanimalsareverydifferentfromoneanother,butwe

can(3)themintobiggroups:thosethateatotheranimalsandthosethateatgrassandleaves.

Animalslikethe(4)belongtothefirstgroup.

Animalsare(5)greatusetohumanbeings.Men(6)wildanimalsfortheir__

(7)andmeat.Domesticanimalsare(8)moreimportanttomen.Withoutthem,lifewillbe

(9)Peoplemakeuseofanimalsinmany(10).

Cowsandpigsareusefultomen's(11).Theygive80%ofthe(12)meneat

everyyear.Skinofsomeanimalscanbe(13)intoexpensiveovercoatsandshoes,whichare

warmandcomfortableand(14)alongtime.Theyareverywelcomein(15)countries.

Wool,whichisnowoneofthemostimportantmaterials(原料)fortextile(纺织)(16)

comesfromsomecertain(17)Fromcows,wegetmilk.Andweshouldn't(18)that

somedomesticanimalsarekeptfortransport.Manypeople(19)ridehorses.Arabsrideoncamels

thattravelindesertsfordayswithoutdrinking.Insomeplacesanimalsarestillusedtoplough(犁地)the

field.Itis(20)thatmenjustcan'tlivewithouttheseanimals.

(1)A.wildB.seriousC.terribleD.fighting

(2)A.trappedB.helpedC.soldD.kept

(3)A.separateB.divideC.turnD.change

(4)A.chickenB.tigerC.cowD.goat

(5)A.withB.toC.forD.of

(6)A.huntB.discoverC.raiseD.compete

(7)A.woolB.hairC.furD.teeth

(8)A.quiteB.veryC.evenD.some

(9)A.smoothB.difficultC.easyD.perfect

(10)A.waysB.groupsC.placesD.kinds

(11)A.lifeB.workC.familyD.food

(12)A.mealB.meatC.dinnerD.animal

(13)A.putB.turnedC.madeD.changed

(14)A.lastB.costC.takeD.dress

(15)A.coolB.coldC.warmD.foreign

(16)A.companyB.workerC.industryD.factory

(17)A.sheepB.goatsC.cowsD.animals

(18)A.forgetB.rememberC.realizeD.notice

(19)A.alwaysB.hardlyC.stillD.just

(20)A.powerfulB.secureC.clearD.total

三、阅读理解

3.阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Nolaisa41-year-oldnorthernwhiterhino(犀牛)thatlivesattheSanDiegoZooSafariParkin

Escondido,California.Sheisoneofonlyfourremainingnorthernwhiterhinosintheworld,andtheonlyone

inthewesternpartoftheearth.TheotherthreeliveinKenya(肯尼亚).

Rhinoshavelivedonearthformorethan40millionyears,buttheyarenowattheriskofdyingout.

Huntersillegallyhuntrhinosfortheirhorns(角),whichareusedforart,jewelry,anddecorations.Theysell

thehornsforthousandsofdollarsperpound,thoughitisnotallowedbylaw.Rhinohornsarealsoprizedasa

keypartintraditionalmedicine,eventhoughscientifictestshaveproventhatthehornscannotcureillnesses.

Expertssaythateveryeighthours,onerhinowillbehunted.

Scientistsaretryingtofindwaystopreventrhinosfromdyingout.In1975,theSanDiegoZoo

InstituteforConservationResearchstartedtheFrozenZoo,aprogramthroughwhichresearchershave

collectedcellsamples(细胞样品)frommorethan8,000differentanimalspeciesuntilnow,includingthe

northernwhiterhino.Scientistshopethatbystudyingtherhinocells,theywillgaingreaterunderstandingof

thespecies,andwillfindwaystoincreaseitsnumber.

JeanneLoringworkswiththeFrozenZoo.Loring'sresearchfocusesonpluripotentstemcells,which

arecellsthatcanrenewandbecomeanycelltype.Coloring'slabatTSRIisworkingtogetherwithscientist

OliverRyderoftheSanDiegoZootouseplenipotentiarystemcellstotrytoincreasethenumberofthe

northernwhiterhino.Loringsaidthegoalistostartproducingnewrhinosthroughthismethodoverthenext

coupleofyears.

(1)WeknowfromParagraph1thatnorthernwhiterhinos.

A.canliveaverylonglife

B.willdieoutwithinafewyears

C.havebecomeseriouslyendangered

D.mainlyliveinthewesternpartoftheearth

(2)WhatcanwelearnaboutrhinosfromParagraph2?

A.Theirmeatisofgreatvalue.

B.Theyhaven'tattractedmuchattention.

C.Theirhornshavebeenusedtosavelives.

D.Humanactivitygreatlyreducedtheirnumber.

(3)WhatwastheFrozenZoostartedfor?

A.Studyingtherhinocells.

B.Collectingcellsamplesfromplants.

C.Preventingrhinosfrombeinghunted.

D.Studyinganimalstohelpthemsurvive.

(4)Welearnthatpluripotentstemcells.

A.canbeeasilystoredB.don*texistinallanimals

C.canreproduceinanewformD.aredangeroustonormalcells

4.阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Youprobablyknowthatfrogshop(双足跳).Butdidyouknowthatthere'sasmallfroginthePacific

Northwestthatbellyflops(肚子先着水)？It'scalledatailedfrog.

Dr.RickEisner,whohasbeenstudyingtailedfrogsforthepastfewyears,says,'Tvelookedat

thousandsofjumpsandhaveneverseenthemlandontheirfeetlikeotherfrogs."Mostofthetime,tailed

frogslandontheirstomachsandthenbringtheirbacklegsintoprepareforanotherjump.

Eisnerfirstnoticedthesefrogsbecauseofthewaytheyswim.Otherfrogskickbothoftheirback

legsatthesametime.Butwhenatailedfrogswims,itpushesfirstwithonelegandthentheother.

Totrytofindoutwhytailedfrogsbellyflop,Eisnerandotherscientistscollectedandfilmeddifferent

kindsoffrogs.Theyfoundthatallofthefrogsstarttheirjumpsthesameway:Theyholdouttheirlegs.The

changecomesinthelanding.Tailedfrogscan'tmovetheirbacklegsasquicklyasotherfrogsdo.Maybe

theydon'tneedto.Tailedfrogslivearoundwaterandquicklyjumpintothewatertoescapedanger.

Earlyfrogsdevelopedaroundwateryareasandcouldjumpquicklyintothewatertoescapedanger.

Scientiststhinkthosefrogsblendedinwith(与...融合在一起)thegreenplantsonthesideoftherocky

rivers,justliketoday*stailedfrogs."Iwouldguessthatotheranimalswouldhaveproblemsdetectingthem,"

explainsEisner.Whenotheranimalsfindthoseearlyfrogs,thefrogscouldjumpintotheriver.Theydidn't

needtocontinuehopping.

Tailedfrogsandotherkindsoffrogswenttheirownwaysabout200millionyearsago.Tailedfrogs

stayedbyrivers.Otherkindsoffrogsmovedtoplaceswherenewhoppingskillsallowedthemtosurvive.

(1)What'sspecialaboutthedetailedfrog?

A.Ithasalongtail.

B・Itjumpsononefoot.

C.Itstarsitsjumpdifferently.

D.Itlandsdifferentlyfromotherfrogs.

(2)Whydotailedfrogsbellyflop?

A.Theyhaveneverleftthewatertolive.

B.Theyhavetroubleinholdingouttheirlegs

C.Theirbacklegscan'tcatchupwhilejumping.

D.Theirfrontlegsdevelopbetterthanthebackones.

(3)Theunderlinedword"detecting"inParagraph5meansn

A.eatingB.killingC.usingD.discovering

(4)Whentheyareindanger,thedetailedfrogswould.

A.jumpintothewaterforprotection

B.hoparoundquickly

C.hideinthegreenplantsneartheriver

D.jumpintotherock

5.阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

LastweekIdidsomethingthatscaredme.Istoodinfrontofnearly200financialplannersandI

talkedtothemaboutwhyfinancialblogsareagoodthing.Fmaconfidentwriter.I'vebeendoingthislong

enoughthatIknowmystrengthandmylimitations.I'mlessconfidentasaspeaker.Idon'thavetimeto

pausetocollectmythoughts.I'mnotabletoedit.Pmafraidofbeingtrappedinacornerwithoutbeingable

totalkmywayout.Basically,I'mscaredtospeak.

Itwouldbeeasytosimplyrefusethechancesthatcomemyway.Whensomebodyasksmetospeak

infrontofagroup,Icouldsay"no".Whenradioandtelevisionstationscallforaninterview,Icouldsay

"no”.Butforthepasttwoyears,Tvebeenfollowingmyownpolicytosay"yes"tonewchances.

Tosay"yes"istoliveinfear.MygoalistocontinuallyimprovemyselftobecomebetterthanIam

today.Onewaytodothatistodothethingsthatscareme,totakethemonaschallenges,andtolearnfrom

them-evenifIfail.

Inmid-November,alocalstationaskedmetoappearonlivetelevision.nIrealizeit*sshortnotice,"

theproducerwrote,nbutwe'dlovetohaveyouontheshowifyou'reavailabletonight."Iwasfrightened.I

thoughtaboutrecenttapedtelevisioninterviewsthatIhadhated.Iwasafraidofwhatmighthappen.

ButIalsothoughtaboutthethingsthathadgoneright.Ithoughtofhowmyspeakingskillshad

improvedoverthepastyear.AndthenIthoughtofthebookIwasreading,abookthatIhadboughtfbr$1.29

atthelocalstore.TheMagicofThinkingBigwasahugebestsellerduringthe1960s.WrittenbyDr.David

Schwartz,aprofessoratGeorgiaStateUniversity,thebookcontainsdozensofpracticaltipsonhowtotake

riskstoachievebiggoals.Schwartzarguesthatnobodywillbelieveinyouuntilyoubelieveinyourself.

SowhenthetelevisionproduceraskedifIwantedtoappearonhisshow,Ithoughtbig."SureJI

said."Illdoit.HIactedconfidently,butontheinsideIwasfrightened.WhatIneededwastechniquesto

buildupmyconfidenceandtoovercomemyfear.

(1)Whyistheauthorafraidofspeakinginpublic?

A.Heisawareofhispotential.

B・Hehasfewchancestotalk.

C.Heisnotabletoeditwhathesays.

D.Helikeswritingbetter.

（2）Theunderlinedwordsnmyownpolicy"inParagraph3probablymean.

A.self-improvingthroughchallengesB.hesitatingbeforechances

C.turningdowntheinvitationsD.sayingyestofear

（3）TheauthormentionedthebookTheMagicofThinkingBigmainlybecause.

A.itwasinspiringB.itwasabestseller

C.itsauthorwasfamousD.itspricewasattractive

（4）Whatistheauthor'spurposetowritethepassage?

A.Toanalyzehisstrengthandweaknesses.

B.Togivepracticaltipsonspeakinginpublic.

C.Topersuadepeopletofollowhisexample.

D.Tosharehisexperiencesofovercomingfear.

6.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。

Elephantsareabletoknowthedifferencebetweenamanandawoman,andcantellanadult（成年

人）fromachild—allfromthesoundofahumanvoice.Thisisaccordingtoastudyinwhichresearchers

playedvoicerecordingstowildAfricanelephants.

TheanimalsshowedmorefearwhentheyheardthevoicesofadultMasaimen.UsuallyMasai

peoplehuntelephants,andthissuggeststhatanimalshavegrowntolistenforandavoidthem.

Prof.KarenMcCombandDrGraemeShannonfromtheUniversityofSussexledthestudy.They

explainedthatinformerresearchtheyhadusedsimilarexperimentstoshowthatelephantscouldtell-from

thesoundofalion-whethertheanimalwasafemale（雌性）oramoredangerousmale（雄性）.

Prof.McCombwantedtofindoutiftheanimalsusedtheirverysharpsenseofhearingtorecognize

dangerfromhumans.

ThescientistsrecordedMasaimen,womenandchildrensaying,intheirownlanguage,t4Look,look

overthere,agroupofelephantsarecoming.^^TheyalsorecordedKambamensayingthisphrase.

Masaipeopleoftencomeacrosselephants,whichcanresultinviolent(暴力的)hunting.Kamba

people,however,mainlyfeedonagriculture,whichdoesnotgenerallybringthemintoviolenttouchwiththe

animals.

Whentheteamplayedrecordingsofthesedifferentvoicesthroughahiddenspeaker,theyfoundthat

elephantfamilygroupsshowedmorefearinresponsetothevoiceofaMasaiman,thantoaKambaman's

voice.AndtheadultmaleMasaivoicescausedfarmoreviolentresponsethanthevoicesofwomenorboys.

(1)Anelephantcantellamanfromawomanbysenseof.

A.touchB・sightC.smellD.hearing

(2)Howdidtheresearchersgettoknowtheelephants*specialability?

A.Bywatchingtheelephantsinthezoo.

B・Byplayingvoicerecordingstothem.

C.Byrecordingthebehaviorsofelephants.

D.Bycommunicatingwiththeminaspecialway.

(3)Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatelephantsareespeciallyafraidof.

A.MasaimenB.MasaiwomenC.KambamenD.Kambawomen

(4)Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ElephantsandHumanBeings

B.DifferencesBetweenHumanVoices

C.ElephantsRecognizeHumanVoices

D.ElephantsatWarwithHumanBeings

7.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。

Whenseven-year-oldSkyNockelslearnedthatblackrhinoceroses(犀牛)wereanendangered

species,hedecidedtodosomethingtohelpthem.Heraisedmoneytoadopt(收养)ablackrhinonamed

ImaraattheGreatPlainsZooinSouthDakota.ByadoptingImara,Skyhelpsthezootakecareoftherhino's

needs,suchasfoodandagoodhabitat.

SkyhasbeenasummercampmemberattheGreatPlainsZoosincehewasthree.Thereheandother

kidslearntabouttheanimalsanddidprojectsforthem."Wemadejuicedrinksforthebears/9saysSky.

“Theyenjoyedthem.”

NowthatSkyisolder,heisplayinganevenmoreactiveroleinthecareoftheanimals.Sinceblack

rhinosareoneofSky'sfavoriteanimals,hedecidedtoadoptImarafirst."IadoptedaGrevy'szebranamed

Demani,too,formylittlebrotherAlexander,hesays.

Skyraisedmoneytohelpcarefortheanimalshewantedtoadopt.Hepromisedtoraise$75forhis

rhinoand$25fbrAlexander'szebra.Toearnthemoney,Skyandhisgrandfatherplantedavegetablegarden.

Skyplantedseeds(种子),watered,andclearedthegrass.Whenthetimecame,heharvestedthevegetables

andsoldtheminfrontofhisparents*store.

WhenSky'sfriendsheardaboutthis,theybroughtvegetablesfromtheirparents*gardenstosell,too.

Withthehelpofhisfriends,heearnedenoughmoneytokeephispromises.

SkyisoneoftheyoungestpeopletoadoptananimalattheGreatPlainsZoo.Hecaresaboutthe

animalsandplanstoplantandsellvegetablesagainthissummertohelpthem."Ihopeotherchildrendo

somethingtohelpanimals,too/5hesays.

(1)Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto.

A.explainwhyrhinosareendangered

B.showchildrenhowtoadoptanimals

C.tellastoryabouthowakidhelpsanimals

D.letusknowmoreaboutendangeredanimals

(2)Theunderlinedword"them"inParagraph2refersto.

A.otherkidsB.animalsC.thebearsD.juicedrinks

(3)Accordingtothepassage,Skyraisedmoneyby.

A.workinginhisparents*storeB.sellingvegetablesheplanted

C.workinginotherpeople'sgardensD.helpingGrandpaplantagarden

(4)WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeSky?

A.Worried.B.Kind-hearted.C.Frightened.D.Easy-going.

四、改错题

8.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处

语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1).每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2).只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

DearJane,

Itisfourdayssincemotherreceivestheoperation.Sheisfeelingmuchmorebetter.Thedoctorstold

metheoperationwassuccessful,butbecauseheroldageshehadtostayinhospitalfbrothertwoweeks.The

doctorsalsosayitwasquitenecessaryforhimtodoso.Weexpecttogetafullreportintwoandthreedays.

Pleasetellthegoodnewstotherestofthefamilyassoonaspossible.Youneedn'tcomehere.I'mableto

lookatmotherbymyself.Youcansendsomeflowertoher.Shewillfeelveryhappily.

Yours,

Mary

五、书面表达

9.假如你是李华，上周末去某个岛上游玩，看见很多可爱的动物，听岛上一位老人说，现在动物的

数量日渐减少，如果不采取措施，有些动物可能会灭绝。回来