高中英语Unit 4 Exploring planets单元测试课时作业

选修九  Unit 4《Exploring plants》单元测试2

笔试部分：

I. 单项选择

1. —What's your ________ on the problem?  

  —I stand by him.

A. attitude B. situation C. condition D. position

2. Experts decided that it was continual _______ among city-states that caused the eventual decline of Greek civilization.  A. association              B. barriers  C. conflicts               D. endeavor

3. China's film industry is experiencing a ______ talent shortage, including post-production technicians and theater managers.  A. fierce                 B. severe    C. special    D. nervous

4. The truth is that ______ helping the situation, you've just made it worse. I have no comments.

A. far from       B. out of      C. due to       D. next to

5. Since it is a vast project and costs a large sum of money, we decide to bid for the contract _______ another company.

  A. in association with  B. in appreciation of C. in comparison with              D. in respect of

6. In one after another race, Bolt's talents ________ in comparison with other running athletes.

A．stand out B．make out C．break out D．set out

7. The pop star has been knocking some sense into her assistant not to _______ to the public anything about her private life other than work.

  A. give away  B. give off C. give out         D. give up

8. You refuse to hang out with someone unless they make ________ plans for what to do or they merely hope for company.

A. delicate        B. individual       C. exotic        D. specific

9. It was _______of Chinese pride that they bought the ground station from us so that they were not operating an American ground station.   A. ripe     B. dull    C. typical   D. distant

10. “If you stand on your tip toes and _______ your heels up and down again it will stretch out the tendon s making it easier to walk without heels, ” he said

  A. swoop       B. lower       C. anchor     D. restrict

II 完形填空

Once there was a group of men—a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks,doing a timber(木料)job in a jungle.

This young man was very  1  .He always continued to work through his break time and

  2  that those old folks were wasting time,having to break several times a day to drink and chat.As time went by,this young man noticed that  3  he worked through break time and hardly took a rest,those old folks were chopping the same  4  of trees as he did and sometimes did more.It was as if they worked through the break time as he did.So he  5  to work harder the next day.Unfortunately the  6  were even worse.

One day,one of the old folks  7  him for a drink during their break time.That young man refused and said that he had no  8  time!Then the old man smiled and said,“It is just a waste of effort to  9  chopping trees without resharpening your axe(斧子).Sooner or later you will  10  or be so tired as you have spent too much energy.”

Suddenly the young man  11  that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat,they were  12  resharpening their axes at the same time!And that,s how they could  13  faster than him,yet spending less time!

What we need is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability  14  .Only then can we have more time to do other things.Otherwise we will always keep saying...I have no  15  !

1.A.weak                   B.clever

C.hardworking            D.goodlooking

2.A.admired                 B.complained

C.reminded                  D.predicted

3.A.even though              B.only if

C.because                   D.unless

4.A.weight                   B.height

C.amount                    D.price

5.A.failed                    B.pretended

C.agreed                     D.decided

6.A.marks                    B.results

C.effects                     D.conditions

7.A.invited                   B.blamed

C.thanked                    D.forgave

8.A.wrong                    B.valuable

C.extra                       D.exact

9.A.mind                     B.avoid

C.practice                     D.keep

10.A.speed up                 B.give up

C.watch out                   D.turn out

11.A.warned                   B.expected

C.realized                     D.announced

12.A.also                      B.hardly

C.seldom                      D.never

13.A.talk                      B.chop

C.walk                        D.climb

14.A.quickly                   B.curiously

C.seriously                    D.intelligently

15.A.time                     B.tool

C.job                         D.patience

III 阅读理解

A

I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn' t be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date.

We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile —warm and reassuring — and I returned her_gift_by smiling back.

“Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers，” she said.

“Yes, she' s special，” I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out. “It' s only our second date，but somehow I am just having the feeling she's‘the one' ，”Jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I can' t figure out why she' d want to date a guy like me.”

“Well, I think she's very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her，” the woman said. “My husband used to bring me flowers every week — even when times were tough and we didn' t have much money. Those were incredible days; he was very romantic and — of course — I miss him since he' s passed away.”

I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her. I touched her on the shoulder and said, “You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.

It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased.“You have a wonderful evening，”I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.

I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later，when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me，she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her — that was the night that I won her heart.

[语篇解读]　作者赶着去和女朋友约会，在他买花的途中，偶遇一个”微笑”的老妇人，他们进行了一次”真诚”的谈话……

1．Why was the writer in a hurry that day?

A. He was to meet his girlfriend.

B. He had to go back to school soon.

C. He was delayed by an elderly lady.

D. He had to pick up some groceries.

2．What does the underlined phrase“her gift” (Paragraph 2) refer to?

A. Her words.　　　　　　　

B. Her smile.

C. Her flowers. 

D. Her politeness.

3．Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?

A. She told him a nice story.

B. She allowed him to pay first.

C. She gave him encouragement.

D. She liked flowers very much.

4．What is the message conveyed in the story?

A. Flowers are important for a date.

B. Small talk is helpful.

C. Love and kindness are rewarding.

D. Elderly people deserve respecting.

B

We already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: Use less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more — doing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets.

Not long ago, my wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet — not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is heating up even faster than predicted only a few years ago，and that the consequences could be severe if we don' t keep reducing emissions (排放) of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere.

We decided to try an experiment.For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO2. We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US household(家庭) produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing common place things like turning on airconditioning or driving cars. That' s more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses. But how much should we try to reduce?

For an answer, I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth.in his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping_points，such as the melting (融化) of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica. “To stay below that point, we need to reduce CO2 emissions by 80 percent，” he said.

Good advice, I thought.I' d opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. We' d gotten so used to keeping our airconditioning going around the clock.I' d almost forgotten the windows even opened.We should not let this happen again. It' s time for us to change our habits if necessary.

[语篇解读]　我们已经知道，减缓气候变化最快、最经济的办法就是少用能源。举手之劳，大部分人就能把所耗费的能源减少25%以上，并能减少CO2的排放量——一方面爱护地球，另一方面对自己的钱包也有帮助。那我们何乐而不为呢？

5．Why did the author and his wife try a new diet?

A. To take special kinds of food.

B. To respond to climate change.

C. To lose weight.

D. To improve their health.

6．The underlined words “tipping points” most probably refer to “________”．

A. freezing points   B. burning points

C. melting points    D. boiling points

7．It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A. it is necessary to keep the airconditioning on all the time

B. it seems possible for every household to cut emissions of CO2

C. the average US household produces about 3,000 pounds of CO2 a month

D. the average European household produces about 1,000 pounds of CO2 a month

8．Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. Saving Energy Starts at Home

B. Changing Our Habits Begins at Work

C. Changing Climate Sounds Reasonable

IV.根据中文提示完成下列句子

1．直到18世纪才开始对植物世界的探索。

__________ the 18th century that the exploration of the botanical world started.

2．大家都有一份小礼物，上面附有一首优美的诗。

There was a small gift for everyone, with a beautiful poem________it.

3．我们已经把比赛从3月5日推迟到3月19号。

We________the match from March 5th to March 19th.

4．对露营这种想法我从来就不感兴趣。

The idea of camping________me.

5．这家公司已经发展成为一家大机构。

The company________a large organization.

Ⅴ.基础写作

你的家乡新建了一座植物园，最近刚向公众开放，为了吸引外国宾客，请你用英语为其写一篇文字介绍，主要内容包括：

【写作内容】

1．北山植物园(Beishan Botanical Garden)位于北山脚下，距离市区20公里；

2．占地100万平方米，栽培植物10000余种，自然景观优美，生态环境良好；

3．票价：成人20元，儿童半价；

4．开放时间：8∶0018∶00，全年开放。

【写作要求】

请用5个句子表达全部所给的内容。

参考答案：

I单项选择

1-10   DCBAA, AADCB

II 完型填空

分析：本文是一篇哲理性记叙文。通过一个年轻人与一伙老年人在丛林中砍树的故事阐明了一个道理：磨刀不误砍柴工。

1.解析：从下文中年轻人从来都不休息的事实可知：他是一个极其“勤劳的（hard working）”人。

答案：C

2.解析：在他看来，那些老人经常浪费时间，一天当中要休息好几次去闲聊，这一切都让他看不惯，因此他总是“抱怨（complained）”。

答案：B

3.解析：从逻辑上来判断：“尽管（even though）”他辛勤劳作，但那些老人砍的树跟他一样多，有时比他砍得还多。

答案：A

4.解析：根据事实可知：老人们砍的树跟他的“数量同样多（same amount）”。

答案：C

5.解析：于是他“决定（decided）”第二天更加辛苦地劳作。

答案：D

6.解析：不幸的是，第二天的“结果（results）”更糟糕。

答案：B

7.解析：本空后for a drink提示：其中一位老人“邀请（invited）”他一起喝一杯休息一会。答案：A

8.解析：他以自己没有“多余的（extra）”时间来休息为借口“拒绝了（refused）”他的邀请。答案：C

9.解析：不磨斧子而“连续（keep）”砍树就是在做低效率的事。

答案：D

10.解析：如果继续这样不休息地劳作，用不了多久你就会支持不住而“放弃（give up）”。答案：B

11.解析：听到老人的话，年轻人突然“明白了（realized）”这个道理。

答案：C

12.解析：他发现他们在休息时，同时“也（also）”在磨自己的斧子。

答案：A

13.解析：他终于明白他们“砍（chop）”树比他快的原因了。

答案：B

14.解析：把这两者“巧妙地（intelligently）”结合起来。

答案：D

15.解析：否则的话，我们总会低效率地忙个不停，说自己没有“时间（time）”。

答案：A

III阅读理解

1. [解析]　事实细节题。从全文特别是第一段可知，我们不难发现作者很匆忙的原因是“急着买花，要去赴约(约会女朋友)”，答案应该选A。

[答案]　A

2. [解析]　词义理解题。从文章第二段中的“She smiled.It was a nice smile—warm and reassuring...”，可知此处的“her gift”，指代上文的smile，所以答案选B。

[答案]　B

3. [解析]　逻辑推理题。从作者和老妇人的谈话可知，老妇人讲述的关于她的丈夫对她的关爱的故事深深地感动了作者，同时也鼓励了作者：送花给女朋友是非常值得做的，而且对他女朋友来说，能收到他送的花是很幸运的。

[答案]　C

4. [解析]　逻辑推理题。从全文可知，这个故事告诉我们“爱和善心会给人们带来幸福”，所以C项与本文要传递的信息一致。

[答案]　C

5. [解析]　细节理解题。依据文章第二段中的“not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change”可知，作者这么做的目的是回答一个令人烦恼的气候变化问题。

[答案]　B

6. [解析]　猜测词义题。在他的书中，他要读者大幅减少个人温室气体排放量，以免世界来到“引爆的临界点”，下面给出的例子“such as the melting(融化)of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica”，可以判断出C项正确。

[答案]　C

7.[解析]　推理判断题。由第一段和最后一段可知大多数人可以减少能源消耗与温室气体的排放量。故选B。

[答案]　B

D. Reducing Emissions of CO2 Proves Difficult

8. [解析]　主旨大意题。文章作者通过讲述自己一家人切实有效地减少温室气体排放量的行动，向我们证明了：节约能源从家庭做起，从我做起。故A项正确。

[答案]　A

IV.根据中文提示完成下列句子

1. [答案]　It was not until

2. [答案]　attached to

3. [答案]　have posphoned

4. [答案]　has never appealed to

5. [答案]　has evolved into

Ⅴ.基础写作

【参考范文】

Located at the foot of Beishan Mountain,20 kilometers away from the urban area，Beishan Botanical Garden is now open for business.Covering an area of 1 million square meters，Beishan Botanical Garden contains a collection of more than 10,000 plants，among which many are very valuable species.If you come，you will definitely be impressed by the beautiful landscape and benefit from the good ecosystem.The entry ticket is 20 yuan for adults and children can visit it at half price.It is open all the year round from 8∶00 am till 6∶00 pm.