1、Unit 4 综合技能测试时间90分钟满分100分.单项填空(每小题1分，共15分)从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。1Scientists think it_that a modern city can be built under the ocean, but we doubt whether itll really happen.AprobablyBpossibleClike Dpossibly答案：B题意：科学家们认为一座现代化的城市有可能在海底建成，而我们却怀疑这是否真的会发生。possible在此句中作宾语补足语，表示一种潜在的可能性，并不是真的会发生。2It
2、is said that the poet drowned when he fill into a river while_hold of the reflection of the Moon.Atrying taking Btried to takeCtrying to take Dtried taking答案：C考查省略。本句的意思是“据说那位诗人努力去抓月亮的倒影时掉进河中淹死了。”本项前面省略了he was。 try to do sth.表示“努力去做某事”。try doing sth.表示“尝试做某事”，因而A项不恰当。3The emblem of United Nations ha
3、s olive branches around the five continents, which_the peace of the whole world.Arepresents BintendsCmeans Drefers答案：A题意：联合国微章上有橄榄枝环绕着五大洲，象征着全世界的和平。represent“代表，象征”；intend“打算”；mean“意义是”；refer“指的是”。4The children were warned of not being too_about things they were not supposed to know.Astrange Bamused
4、Ccurious Dconscious答案：C题意：孩子们得到警告，不要对他们不应该知道的事太好奇。be curious about 对好奇。5You are all newcomers here. Try not to make_to strangers.Aways BconnectionCmeans Dapproaches答案：D题意：你们都是新来这儿的，尽量不要接触陌生人。make与approaches搭配，表示“接触，同打交道”。6As you know, whether the person will be elected president is a matter of_inter
5、est.Ageneral BcommonCrodinary Dmostly答案：B题意：正如你知道的，这个人是否会当选总统是一个大家共同关心的问题。7Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice，_they knew it to be valuable.Aas if Bnow thatCeven though Dso that答案：Ceven though意为“尽管”。题意：他们中很多人对他的建议置之不理，尽管他们知道它很有价值。8The flowers his friend gave him will die unless_every day.Aw
6、atered BwateringCwater Dto water答案：A本句话是一种省略，watered前省略了they are。题意：他朋友给他的花如果不每天浇水的话就会死的。9Is Tom still smoking?No. By next Saturday he_for a whole month without smoking a single cigarette.Awill go Bwill have goneCgoes Dhas been going答案：B含“by将来时间”的句子用将来完成时。答句意思是：不，到下星期六他就已经一个月没有吸一根烟了。10Many young peo
7、ple are eager to go to college because of the fact_educated people can get a _pay.Athat better; higher Bthat more; highCbetter; high Dmore; higher答案：A考查同位语从句以及比较级。题意：因为有较好教育的人能够获得较高的工资这一事实，许多年轻人都渴望上大学。这句话是由that引导的一个同位语从句用来补充说明the fact的具体内容，修饰educated应该用well，而且此处better educated与a higher pay相对应。11The
8、atmosphere of the earth_us from the strong sunlight.Aprevents BkeepsCstops Dprotects答案：Dprotect.from意为“保护免遭伤害/损失等”。12The doorway is low, so_your head when you go in.Aattend BmindCprotect Dguard答案：B考查动词。题意：门比较矮，进去时当心你的头。，根据意思只能选择mind“留意，注意”。attend“出席，参加”； protect“保护”；guard“保卫，护卫”。均不合题意。13(2009江西25)So
9、me people fear that _ air pollution may bring about changes in _ weather around the world.A. /; the B. the; /C. an; the D. the; a答案：A考查了冠词的用法。抽象名词表示一般意义时前面不加冠词，故第一个空不加冠词，而第二个空特指在世界范围内气候这一方面故加定冠词。14(2009重庆27)Peter was so excited _he received an invitation from his friend to visit Chongqing.Awhere Bth
10、atCwhy Dwhen答案：D考查连词。句中的so相当于very，因此排除B项。题意：收到朋友邀请他去重庆的请柬，彼得十分兴奋。15(2009天津11)Putting on a happy face not only helps us make friends but also makes us feel better._.AId love to BIm with you on thatCIts up to you DIts my pleasure答案：B考查交际用语。题意：“面带笑容不仅可帮我们交友，而且让我们感觉很好。”“我同意你的观点”。B项合乎句意。.完形填空(每题1分，满分20分)
11、阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1635各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。When I was about 11 years old, I was at my friend Jennys house after school one day, and we were doing homework. While I was there a friend of Jennys moms came over to visit.I dont remember her name or_16_what her face looked like. I just remember her_1
12、7_， her voice and the lesson she taught me.I can still see her hands reaching out for mine in our _18_. They were so beautiful, I thought. Then I heard her saying, (and not at all in a condescending(居高临下)manner)“Oh no, that is NOT _19_you shake hands. Let me show you how.”After that, I just remember
13、 her voice explaining the_20_of a good handshake，_21_a positive sense of _22_， looking the other person in the eye, making that first moment_23_. I think in that exchange I first understood_24_.I respected her for taking the _25_to teach me about one of those subtleties(微妙的事情)in life. I_26_the fact
14、that she didnt_27_down to me because I was 11 or because I didnt _28_something. And so because of that I felt somewhat respected, I mean in the way she_29_me. It felt good to be talked to like a _30_person, and not like whatever the_31_perception(观点)of an 11yearold would be. I also appreciate her in
15、stilling(逐渐灌输)the idea that if someone doesnt know or isnt_32_of something, have compassion(热情)and point him or her in the right_33_； dont be afraid to share your_34_.I think of her every time I meet someone_35_. and Im so thankful for her little lesson.文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者11岁那年在朋友家做作业的时候，恰好朋友母亲的一位朋
16、友来访。作者跟她握手时，对方发现她握手的方式不对，立即耐心地教给她握手的正确方式，作者深受感动。16A.else BevenCstill Dotherwise答案：B作者此处的表达方式类似于欲擒故纵，为同后面对方教给她正确的握手方式让她铭记做铺垫。为了突出后面事物的重要程度，所以用even。而or else连在一起，意思是“否则的话”，相当于otherwise，不符合语境。17A.figure BarmsCeyes Dhands答案：D纵观全文，作者对别人教给她正确的握手方式念念不忘，因此文章围绕着“握手”这一中心话题展开，令作者难以忘怀的自然也是对方的手。18A.expectation Bi
17、ntroductionCinterview Dreception答案：B根据语境和常识判断，作者和对方是第一次见面，所以要互相介绍、握手，从而引出握手的故事。因此应选B。其他选项显然都脱离了文章的具体语境。19A.how BwhenCwhy Dwhere答案：A根据语境和常识判断，作者当时是一个11岁的孩子，因此不知道“怎样”跟别人握手，即不知道握手的正确方式，这是很自然的事情。其他引导词显然违背了文章的原意。20A.procedure BvalueCattraction Dimportance答案：D看到作者不知道怎样跟别人握手，对方教给她正确的握手方式，很自然地会谈到正确握手的重要性。因此
18、正确选项为D。四个选项中干扰性比较大的是value“价值”，用来修饰“握手”这一行为，显然不妥当。21A.indicating BconveyingCpredicting Dproducing答案：B此处是对方向作者介绍正确握手的重要性：正确的握手方式能够把自己积极的一面传达出去。convey表示“传达(意义、讯息)”，indicate“暗示；预示”；predict“预言”；produce“生产；产品”。22A.self BprideCothers Dimpression答案：A根据具体的语境和常识判断，正确的握手方式能够显示握手者自己的形象，因此用self。23A.preserve Bocc
19、urCmatter Dlast答案：C根据常识判断，人们初次握手时会给对方留下第一印象，因此，第一次见面的时刻非常重要，所以选动词matter，当“关键；重要”讲。24A.manners BequalityCcharm Drespect答案：D文章下文多次提到“respect”，握手这一动作显然能够体现对彼此的尊重，而作者此刻也明白了什么是尊重。故正确选项为D。其他选项显然没有很好地理解作者的意图。25A.time BchanceCefforts Doccasion答案：A作者非常感激，因为对方并没有忽视或敷衍作者，而是拿出时间来非常耐心地教给她这些道理。It takes sb. time t
20、o do sth.“花费某人时间做”。26A.recalled BpreferredCappreciated Drealized答案：C文中好几次提到作者对对方的感激，因此此处还是表达作者的感激之情，appreciate“感激；欣赏”为正确选项。27A.look BstandCbend Dtalk答案：D作者非常感激对方，还有一个重要原因是对方没有把自己当作一个孩子看待，没有摆出大人跟小孩说话时居高临下的姿态。此处强调对方跟作者谈话的方式，因此正确选项为D。bend down“弯下腰来”，look down upon/on“瞧不起；歧视”。28A.know BlikeCfeel Dcorrec
21、t答案：A根据语境判断，此处作者还是说明自己对“握手”的无知，所以选know。其他动词显然不符合文意。29A.reminded BtreatedCtaught Dhelped答案：B此处作者作了概括，作者感激对方是因为对方对自己的尊重，即以平等的方式对待自己。故正确选项为B。C项表示“教育、教学”的方式，显然过于片面。30A.close BgoodCreal Dgreat答案：C承接上文，作者为自己能够被当作一个真正的人来对待感到高兴。根据语境和常识判断，可排除D，因为a great person表示“伟人”。故正确选项为C。31A.general BextremeCrealistic Dwr
22、ong答案：A根据语境判断，此处作者非常感激对方，因为对方没有按照普遍的观点来对待一个11岁的孩子。大人很容易把一个11岁的孩子当作小孩来对待，这不能说是“极端”，也不能说这是“错误”，因此不选B或D。32A.short BcarefulCaware Dfond答案：C对方向作者灌输了一种观点：当别人不知道，或者没有意识到什么事情的时候，要教对方。be aware of意思是“意识到”，符合语境和题意，C为正确选项。33A.way BdirectionCaspect Dstage答案：B极易受汉语思维的影响而选way。in the right way表示“以正确的方式”，而此作者表达的意思是：
23、把对方引导到正确的方向上来。故正确选项为B。34A.knowledge BsenseCwisdom Dexperience答案：A上文中作者叙述学会了正确的握手方式，这显然是一种“知识”，而不是“经验”或“智慧”，因此此处作者的用意是号召大家分享自己的知识。35A.important BstrangeCfamiliar Dnew答案：D如果不能把握全文的主旨和作者的用意，本题非常容易错选A。文章叙述的是学会握手的过程，因此每当第一次见到一个人的时候，作者都会情不自禁地想起朋友母亲的那位朋友，用new符合逻辑。someone strange意思是“奇怪的人”，要表达“陌生人”，英语用strang
24、er。.阅读理解(每小题2分，共40分)阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。AWe use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different ways. It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter and crying. There are
25、also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because they are born with those behavior patterns.Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way
26、 all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like“he went pale and began to tremble”suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, “he opened his eyes wide”is used to suggest anger in China whereas in English it means surprise. In Chi
27、nese“surprise”can be described in a phrase like they stretch out their tongues! Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike.Even in the same culture, people differ in ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women
28、are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on peoples faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do.36According to the passage，_.Awe can hardly understand what peoples gestures meanBw
29、e can not often be sure what people mean when they describe their feelings in words or gesturesCwords can be better understood by older peopleDgestures can be understood by most of the people while words can not答案：B由文章首段第一句：“我们”用语言和动作来表达感情，但问题是这些语言和动作会有不同的理解方式。B项与该句意思相符。37Peoples facial expressions
30、may be misunderstood because_.Apeople of different ages may have different under standingBpeople have different culturesCpeople of different sex may understand a gesture in a different wayDpeople of different countries speak different languages答案：B由文章最后一段第一句“Even in the same culture，.”可知第二段中讲述的人们面部表
31、情可能会被误解，原因在于人们的文化背景不同。38In the same culture，_.Apeople have different abilities to understand and express feelingsBpeople have the same understanding of somethingCpeople never fail to understand each otherDpeople are equally intelligent答案：A由末段第一句“Even in the.express feelings.”可知A项正确。39From this passa
32、ge, we can conclude_.Awords are used as frequently as gesturesBwords are often found difficult to understandCwords and gestures are both used in expressing feelingsDgestures are more efficiently used than words答案：C文章既讲述了语言表达感情又讲述了动作表达感情。由文章的首句也可推知答案为C项。40The best title for this passage may be_.AWord
33、s and FeelingsBWords, Gestures and FeelingsCGestures and FeelingsDCulture and Understanding答案：B通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了语言、动作在表达感情时的一些现象，故选B项。B(2010湖南)People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressionsand a new report published online in Current Biolo
34、gy explains why.Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly (均匀地) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.“We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions, ”Jack said. “West
35、eners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth.”According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been c
36、onsidered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in crosscultural situations.The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures
37、of expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surpised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the ey
38、es and made significantly more errors than did Westerners. “The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions，” Jack said. “Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes
39、 more and mouth less.”In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions a
40、cross cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.文章大意：介绍了东西方人由于文化差异而导致在理解人们面部表情、面部表达方式上的差异。41The discovery shows that Westerners _.Apay equal attention to the eyes and the mouthBconsider facial expressions universally reliableCobserve the eyes and the mouth in diffe
41、rent waysDhave more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions答案：A细节理解题。由短文第三段第二句话“Westerners look at the eys and the mouth in equal measures”可知。42What were the people asked to do in the study?ATo make a face at each other.BTo get their faces impressive.CTo classify some face pictures.DTo observe
42、the researchers faces.答案：C推理判断题。根据短文第五段可知，通过对东西方人的眼球运动的研究来分辨面部表情的类型。43What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 6 refer to?AThe participants in the study.BThe researchers of the study.CThe errors made during the study.DThe data collected from the study.答案：A细节理解题。此处they指在研究过程中不同的参与者。44In comp
43、arision with Westerners, Easterners are likely to _.Ado translation more successfullyBstudy the mouth more frequentlyCexamine the eyes more attentivelyDread facial expressions more correctly答案：C细节理解题。由短文倒数第二段第一句话可知，东方人更注重观察人的眼部表情。45What can be the best title for the passage?AThe Eye as the Window to
44、 the SoulBCultural Differences in Reading EmotionsCEffective Methods to Develop Social SkillsDHow to Increase Crosscultural Understanding答案：B语篇解读题。整篇文章讲述了东西方在阅读情感上的不同文化差异。CNew rules and behaviour standards(行为规范)for middle school students came out in March. Middle schools are going to use a new way t
45、o decide who the top students are. The best students wont only have high marks. They will also be kids who dont only have high marks. They will also be kids who dont dye their hair, smoke or drink. The following are some of the new rules.Tell the truth.Have you ever copied someone elses work on an e
46、xam? Dont do it again! Thats not something an honest student should do. If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, dont tell your parents you have done homework.Do more at school.Good students love animals and care for other people. April is Bird Loving Month in China. Is your sch
47、ool doing anything to celebrate? You should join! That way, you can learn more about animals and how to protect them. When more people work together, it makes it more fun for everyone.Have you ever quarreled with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team
48、 stronger. Be friendly to the people you are with. Try to think of others, not only yourself.Be open to new ideas.Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe youll discover Earth some day. Dont look down on new ideas. Everyones ideas are important. You should welcome them, becaus
49、e new ideas make life better for everyone.Protect yourself.Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Dont let it happen to you. If you have to go home late, you should let your parents know.Use the Internet carefully.The Internet can be very useful for your studies. But some things o
50、n the Internet arent for kids, to try to look at Web pages that are good for you. You can use the Web for fun or homework. Cant you find any good Web sites for children? Here are some：http：/kids. East day. com; http：/www.chinakids. 46The school new rules will help kids by telling them_.Ahow they can
51、 study wellBwhat they should do at schoolCwhat is right and what is wrongDhow they can protect themselves答案：C推理判断题。本文主要介绍了中学生新行为规范中主要的几个条款，即黑标题部分内容，讲述了学生该做什么不该做什么等，因此，C为正确答案。47According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?ATake care of yourself when you are out.BTell the truth, even w
52、hen you are wrong.CKeep some animals to protect them.DUse the Internet, but keep away from bad things.答案：C推理判断题。本题可以采用排除法，A选项与Protect yourself.的内容相符合；B选项与Tell the truth.的内容相符合；D选项与Use the Internet carefully.中的内容相符合；文中没有提到“养动物保护它们”，所以选项C与原文不符，因此本题应选C。48The main idea of the fourth paragraph is about _
53、.Amaking the team strongerBworking together with othersCbeing a good friend to othersDgetting on well with others答案：B段落大意归纳题。根据第四段中的Only working together can make your team stronger. Be friendly to the people you are with. Try to think of others, not only yourself.可知强调团结，与人友好，为别人着想，因此，B项为正确答案。49Good
54、 Web sites for children can_.Abe a waste of timeBhelp them with their studiesCdo homework for themDmake life easier答案：B细节判断题。根据文章最后一段Use the Internet carefully.中The Internet can be very useful for your studies.可知B为正确答案。50The passage tells us how to_.Abe top students Bdo more at schoolCcare for other
55、s Duse the Internet答案：A主旨大意归纳题。根据全文可知文章第一段中的Middle schools are going to use a new way to decide who the top students are.是文章的主要意思。DTelephones and cell phones ringing at the same time; emails being sent and replied in every single day. This is the reality for many people, and sometimes it is for me,
56、too. I really enjoy having all these ways to communicate with my family and friends. However, when I need to use them for other important reasons, I dont get the same satisfaction. Last week, for example, I sent an email message to the company which sold me an airline ticket. It was completely futil
57、e because they couldnt understand nor solve the problem by Email.I can tell you about another unpleasant experience I had. Last month I bought some CDs over the Internet. The next day, they sent me a message confirming my order and telling me that they didnt have all of the CDs that I wanted. They w
58、ould deliver those they had and “LATER” send the others. I really hated that word “later”. Later? How much later? When? I still havent gotten them.What I have to say about all this technology is that it was created to make things easier for us, but sometimes the result is totally the opposite. I usu
59、ally like to use a cell phone, but it really gets on my nerves when I am talking to someone and the transmission goes bad and we get cut off. Instead of helping me, technology just troubles me.I am not addicted to these“hightech toys”. However, it would be great if they really could be used successf
60、ully whenever we need them. Unfortunately, for me they are much more toys than they are tools to do my work. Talking face to face or using regular phones are still the best ways to communicate.51What could be the best title of the passage?ATechnology Makes It Easier to CommunicateBTechnology Doesnt
61、Always HelpCDisappointment About Online ShoppingDDont Be Addicted to Hightech Toys答案：B主旨大意题。电子邮件和手机都是高科技产品，作者在文中提到网上购物和使用手机所遇到的尴尬，因此用B项作标题，概括了文章的主题。52The underlined word“futile”probably means_.Auseful BuselessCnecessary Deffective答案：B判断推理题。根据“它们既不明白，也不能通过电子邮件解决问题”判断，该词的意思是“没用的”。53When the author bou
62、ght some CDs over the Internet，_.Athey promised to send him laterBhe hasnt received any of themCthey only sent some of the CDs to himDhe was told what he wanted had been sold out答案：C判断推理题。根据“把现有的送去，其余的以后发”判断，“只给他送了一部分”。54The author thinks the cell phone troubles him because_.Ahe feels nervous when u
63、sing itBhe cant get through to the other personCthey dont hear each other on itDthey are cut off when talking答案：D判断推理题。可根据第四段的“the transmission goes bad and we get cut off.”判断。55What do the words“hightech toys” refer to in the passage?ARegular telephones.BCell phones and emails.CTools to do ones wor
64、k.DToys made with hightech.答案：B细节理解题。文中的“hightech toys”加了引号，实际上指的就是“电子邮件和手机”。.书面表达(满分25分)假如你是Jason，你的网友李华向你询问有关美国新任总统奥巴马的情况。请你根据在网站上收集到的有关信息给他回复一封电子邮件，谈谈有关奥巴马的情况：姓名巴拉克奥巴马(Barack Obama)出生时间1961年8月4日出生地点夏威夷檀香山(Honolulu, Hawaii)家庭状况父亲是肯尼亚黑人，母亲是美国白人小时梦想当总统教育1988年考入哈佛法学院(Harvard Law School),1991年获博士学位职业及
65、政治生涯毕业后当律师、大学讲师，后来从政。2008年11月4日，在总统大选(the general election)中击败麦凯恩(John McCain)，成为美国首位黑人总统。成功意义(自拟)注意：1.邮件的开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数；2词数：120150。Hi, Li HuaYou asked me about Barack Obama. Here is something about him I got when I searched the websites at home._Yours.Jason参考范文：Hi,_Li_HuaYou_asked_me_about_Barack_
66、Obama._Here_is_something_about_him_I_got_when_I_searched_the_websites_at_home.Barack Obama, the son of a black father from Kenya and a white American mother, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4th, 1961. When he was only a little boy, he dreamt of becoming the President of the United States. In
67、1988, he was admitted into Harvard Law School, where he gained his doctors degree in 1991. After graduation, he worked as a lawyer, lecturer and then took up politics. On November 4th, 2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain in the general election becoming the delected President of the United States. So far, he is the first African American to be the US President in the US history.The success of Obanma, which shows that the black can reach their goals as the white do, inspires those who want to cheer the achievements of African Americans.Yours，Jason