1、Module 4 Great Scientists单元素能自测.完形填空Its been so long that I cant remember the crime, but Ill never forget the punishment: Dig up the fig tree (无花果树) in the backyard and plant it at Mumsys place in the country.As I often did when I was_1_to do hard work in the garden, I suspected this was my parents
2、way of_2_me to do their dirty work.It was a Sunday morning.With some tools, I went to the tree and_3_it down.“What did that_4_ever do to you? You should have left some taproot (主根), at least.Go and load up the truck，” my father said.On any other day before, during the_5_to Mumsys, we would have plea
3、santly_6_school as usual, but I fenced myself off that time.Then, at Mumsys, instead of sitting back to watch me work, he_7_me.As my father and I took turns to work, I could feel my anger_8_， making room for the simple satisfaction of working at my fathers side_9_a common goal. “Well，” my father sai
4、d when we_10_， “weve done what we can do.” “Do you think theres any_11_that it can grow up？” I asked.“Its rich dirt.They say you can_12_toenails in it and grow little kids，” my father answered.I never tried the toenail trick, but I did_13_as it settled in, took root, and began to prosper.I was amaze
5、d and_14_when bowls of figs began to fill the fridge.In a_15_fair world, I dont deserve the reward.I had_16_the tree for my own complaints.What right did I have to the fruit? Years later, I put this_17_ to my father.Watching him slide a bowl of figs from the fridge one morning, I felt shameful for m
6、y boyhood_18_.My father took a fig from the_19_and let me think of the fruit as forgiveness.“You，” he said, “_20_some of that.”本文是一篇记叙文。在“我”犯错误时，父亲让“我”移栽一棵无花果树，在劳动和收获的过程中，让“我”明白了谅解和宽容是每个人都应该得到的。1A.allowed BpunishedCrewardedDencouraged答案：B解析：allow“允许”；punish“惩罚”；reward“奖赏，回报”；encourage“鼓励”。根据本段中的“Ill
7、 never forget the punishment”可知，作者是被惩罚在花园里干活的。故B项符合题意。2A.inviting Bhelping Cforcing Dmaking答案：C解析：invite“邀请”；help“帮助”；force“强迫”；make“制造，使得”。句意参考上题。本处意为“强迫”，故C项符合题意。3A.cut Bstepped Cput Dturned 答案：A解析：cut“砍”，cut down意为“砍倒”；step“走，迈步”；put“放置”；turn“转身”。本处意为“砍倒树”，故A项符合题意。4A.truck Btool Ctree Dtaproot答案：
8、C解析：句意：那树对你做了什么？(那树惹你了？)故C项符合题意。5A.rest Bflight Cwalk Dride答案：D解析：rest“休息”；flight“航班”；walk“行走”；ride“(乘车或骑车的)短途旅程”。本处与上句的the truck相呼应。6A.thought over Btalked about Cbroke into Dgave up答案：B解析：think over“仔细思考”；talk about“谈论”；break into“闯入”；give up“放弃”。句意：若放在以前的任何一天，这段路程中，我们本来会像往常一样开心地谈论学校发生的事，但那天我却把自己隔
9、开(一言不发)。故B项符合题意。7A.forgave Btricked Centertained Djoined答案：D解析：forgive“原谅”；trick“欺骗”；entertain“娱乐”；join“加入”。句意：父亲不是像以前那样看着我干活儿，而是加入进来，和我一起干。故答案为D项。8A.disappeared Bconcentrated Capproached Dexposed答案：A解析：disappear“消失”；concentrate“集中”；approach“靠近”；expose“揭露，暴露”。句意：我能感觉到我的愤怒在消失。故A项符合题意。9A.through Bagai
10、nst Ctoward Doff答案：C解析：句意：我能感觉到我的愤怒在消失，那种和父亲一起朝共同目标努力的感觉让我很有满足感。toward意为“朝、向”。C项符合题意。10A.argued Bcontinued Cstarted Dfinished答案：D解析：argue“争论”；continue“继续”；start“开始”；finish“完成”。本处意为“干完活”，故D项符合题意。11A.relationship Bchance Cadvantage Dvalue答案：B解析：relationship“关系”；chance“机会，可能性”；advantage“优势”；value“价值”。句
11、意：你认为它有可能长起来吗？12A.dig Bplant Cremove Dobserve答案：B解析：dig“挖”；plant“种植”；remove“去掉”；observe“观察”。句意：他们说你可以把脚指甲种进去，然后能长出小孩来(父亲在和我开玩笑)。13A.understand Bdetermine Cwatch Dfeel答案：C解析：understand“理解”；determine“决定”；watch“注视，关注”；feel“感觉”。本处指我“关注着”它的成长过程。14A.confused Brelieved Cregretful Ddisappointed答案：B解析：confus
12、ed“糊涂的，困惑的”；relieved“放松的，解脱的，松了口气”；regretful“遗憾的，后悔的”；disappointed“失望的”。句意：当成碗的无花果装满冰箱时，我感到惊讶和解脱。15A.perfectly Bpartly Cmostly Dprobably答案：A解析：perfectly“完美地，完全地”；partly“部分地”；mostly“主要地”；probably“很有可能”。句意：在一个完全公平的社会中，我不值得这种回报。故A项符合题意。16A.forgotten Bhurt Chelped Dguarded答案：B解析：forget“忘记”；hurt“伤害”；help
13、“帮助”；guard“守卫”。句意：我曾经因为我的抱怨而伤害了那棵树。故B项符合题意。17A.task Banswer Cquestion Dstrategy答案：C解析：task“任务”；answer“回答，答案”；question“问题”；strategy“战略，策略”。句意：我向父亲提出这个问题。故C项符合题意。18A.background Bmisfortune Cmember Dmistake答案：D解析：background“背景”；misfortune“不幸，灾祸”；member“成员”；mistake“错误”。句意：我为童年的过错感到羞愧。故D项符合题意。19A.fridge
14、Bbowl Ckitchen Ddesk答案：B解析：句意：父亲从碗中拿出一个无花果，让我把果实看成是(老天对我的)原谅。bowl“碗”，与上文的a bowl of figs 相呼应。20A.deserve Breceive Cprotect Dsuspect答案：A解析：deserve“值得”；receive“收到”；protect“保护”；suspect“怀疑”。句意：父亲说：“你应当得到原谅。”.阅读理解Albert Einstein had a great effect on science and history, and his achievement was even great
15、er than a few other great scientists have achieved.An American university president once said that Einstein had made a new outlook, a new view of the universe.It may be some time before the average mind understands fully the identity (特性) of time and space and so onbut even ordinary men now understa
16、nd that the universe is something larger than ever thought before.By 1914 young Einstein had been world famous.He accepted the offer to become a professor at the Prussian Academy of Science in Berlin.He had few duties, little teaching and unlimited chances for study, but soon his peace and quiet wer
17、e broken by World War I.Einstein hated fighting and killing.The great suffering of war affected him deeply，and he sat unhappily in his office doing little.He lost interest in his research and violin.Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work.In the year following World War I, honou
18、rs were increasingly put on him.He became head of the Kaiser Whihem Institute of Theoretical Physics.But he himself refused the effort to put him in a position far above other people.He was wellknown for his humble (谦逊的) manner.He often said that his success would certainly have been achieved by oth
19、ers if he had never lived.In 1921 he won the Noble Prize, and he was honoured in Germany until the rise of Nazism when he was driven from Germany because he was a Jew.本文介绍了爱因斯坦的贡献、信仰及遭遇。1The main idea of the first paragraph is _.Athe difficulty of Einsteins thought to othersBthe feeling of an Americ
20、an university president towards EinsteinCthe difference between science and historyDthe change in human thought produced by Einstein答案：D解析：段落大意题。第一段第二句中“.made a new outlook，a new view.”提到爱因斯坦提供了一种新的视角，后面一句则是人们对宇宙的新认识，所以D项正确。2It seems to the American university president that _.AEinstein achieved mor
21、e than any other scientist in historyBeverybody understands Einsteins scientific ideasCthe new view of the universe can be quickly learned by everyoneDour ideas about the universe are different today from those in the past because of Einstein答案：D解析：推理判断题。从第一段第二句可知，该美国大学校长曾评论爱因斯坦创立了一种新的观点即一种新的宇宙观。3Wh
22、ich of the following statements about Einstein is true?AHe achieved the greatest achievement.BOur ideas about the universe differ from one another because of him.CHe kept working until peace came in 1918.DHis research practically stopped during the First World War.答案：D解析：细节理解题。第三段表明爱因斯坦深受战争的影响，而且该段最
23、后一句“Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work.”也表明爱因斯坦在第一次世界大战期间研究工作实际上是停止了。4From the passage we can know that _.AGermans usually have high respect for scienceBEinstein had other interests besides scienceCEinstein was forced to work again in 1918DEinstein led a quiet life during W
24、orld War I答案：B解析：推理判断题。从第三段第三句“He lost interest in his research and violin.”可知，除了科学之外，爱因斯坦还有别的爱好。.短文改错下面短文共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每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()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。We are very glad to have the chance to
25、visit to the British Museum.No other museums can take place of the British Museum.It is a famous tourist attraction for tourist all over the world.It consists of many showrooms, one of what is the showroom of China.It was divided into several parts to display different objects from China.When you lo
26、ok around the showroom, it may seem strangely to you that Britain should have taken so much valuable things from China.If you dont have enough time or dont want to leave out something, I suggest that you should make a list of the things you want to see.While visited the museum, you should keep your
27、eyes open.答案.书面表达假定你是李华，你的英国好友Lucy来信问你计划在大学学什么专业。请你就此事用英语写一封回信，主要内容包括：1.你计划选择的专业；2.你选择该专业的理由；3.为此你打算怎么做。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。Dear Lucy，Im writing to tell you about the major I will choose in the university. I_have_decided_to_major_in_computer_science.There_are_some_reason
28、s_why_I_made_such_a_decision.Firstly,_with_the_development_of_society,_computers_are_playing_an_important_role_in_many_aspects_of_our_life.Secondly，browsing_the_Internet_is_one_of_my_hobbies,_so_I_think_I_can_study_computer_science_well.Last_but_not_least,_being_good_at_computer_science_may_help_me_find_a_good_job_after_graduating_from_college.I_know_there_is_a_long_way_to_go_before_I_enter_a_college.So_now_I_must_devote_myself_to_study_and_try_my_best_to_get_good_grades_in_all_subjects.Best wishes.Im looking forward to your reply.Yours，Li Hua
