1、A Test Paper for Unit 4 Book 5 ShawnI. 选词填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)请从下面文框中的12个词汇中选择10个填入各句中,注意使用该词的正确形式。accuse admirable approve concentrate deliberately involve polish process professional sceptical submit thorough 1. The job of a journalist _ covering an event, doing research on the event and writing t
2、he news.2. Being a front journalist is very _, because you sometimes have to take risks to present people with the latest news.3. It is a basic rule for a journalist that a news article must _ within the deadline.4. As an amateur of picture-taking, his skill is so _ that he can make a good photograp
3、her. 5. The police are determined to make a _ investigation of the officials of the football association who were suspected of having taking money from different clubs.6. _ of publishing false news and spreading rumors, the man has to face severe punishment.7. Having examined the remains of the big
4、fire, the police thought someone had _ set the building on fire.8. All the information collected by telescopes will be analyzed and _ by computers.9. A news article must be carefully examined and _ before it is published.10. Most of the big industries of the country are mainly _ in the cities on the
5、 southeastern coast.II. 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)You are near the front line of a battle .Around you shells are exploding ;people are shooting from a house behind you .What are you doing there? You arent a soldier .You arent 11 carrying a gun .Youre standing in front of a 12 and youre telling the TV 1
6、3 what is happening.Its all in a days work for a war reporter ,and it can be very 14 .In the first two years of the 15 in former Yugoslavia(前南斯拉夫), 28 reporters and photographers were killed .Hundreds more were 16 .What kind of people put themselves in danger to 17 pictures to our TV screens and 18
7、to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?“I think its every young journalists 19 to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “thats 20 you find the excitement .So when the first opportunity comes ,you take it 21 it is a war.”But there are moments of 22 . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes ,when youre lying
8、 on the ground and bullets (子弹)are flying 23 your ears ,you think: What am I doing here? Im not going to do this again. But that feeling 24 after a while and when the next war starts , youll be 25 .”“None of us believes that were going to 26 ,” adds Michael .But he always 27 a lucky charm(护身符)with h
9、im .It was given to him by his wife for his first war .Its a card which says “Take care of yourself.” Does he ever think about dying? “Oh, 28 ,and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, If you get me out of this ,I 29 Ill never do it again. You can almost hear God 30 ,because you
10、know he doesnt believe you .”11AsimplyBreallyCmerelyDeven12AcrowdBhouseCbattlefieldDcamera13AproducersBviewersCdirectorsDactors14AdangerousBexcitingCnormalDdisappointing15AstayBfightCwarDlife16AinjuredBburiedCdefeatedDsaved17AbringBshowCtakeDmake18AscenesBpassagesCstoriesDcontents19AbeliefBdreamCdut
11、yDfaith20AwhyBwhatChowDwhere21Aeven soBever sinceCas ifDeven if 22AfearBsurpriseCshameDsadness23AintoBaroundCpastDthrough24AreturnsBgoesCcontinuesDoccurs25AthereBawayCoutDhome26AleaveBescapeCdieDremain27AhangsBwearsCholdsDcarries28AneverBmany timesCsome timeDseldom29AconsiderBacceptCpromiseDguess30A
12、whisperingBlaughingCscreamingDcryingIII. 阅读理解(共两节,每小节10分,满分20分)(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)Scientists today are making greater effort to study ocean currents (洋流) . Most do it using satellites and other high-tech equipment. However, ocean expert Curtis Ebbesmeyer does it in a special way - by studying movemen
13、ts of random floating garbage. A scientist with many years experience, he started this type of research in the early 1990s when he heard about hundreds of athletic shoes washing up on the shores of the northwest coast of the United States. There were so many shoes that people were setting up swap me
14、ets to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear. Ebbesmeyer found out in his researches that the shoes about 60,000 in total fell into the ocean in a shipping accident. He phoned the shoe company and asked if they wanted the shoes back. As expected, the company told him that they didnt. Eb
15、besmeyer realized this could be a great experiment. If he learned when and where the shoes went into the water and tracked where they landed, he could learn a lot about the patterns of ocean currents. The Pacific Northwest is one of the worlds best areas for beachcombing(海滩搜寻) because winds and curr
16、ents join here, and as a result, there is a group of serious beachcombers in the area. Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them and asked for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed. In a year he collected reliable information on 1, 600 shoes. With this data, he and a colleague
17、 were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents, and publish the findings of their study. As the result of his work, Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist to call with questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocean. He has even started an as
18、sociation of beachcombers and ocean experts, with 500 subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand. They have recorded all lost objects ranging from potatoes to golf gloves.31. The underlined phrase swap meets in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.A. fitting roomsB. trading fairsC. business talks
19、D. group meetings32. Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out _.A. what caused the shipping accident B. when and where the shoes went missingC. whether it was all right to use their shoes D. how much they lost in the shipping accident33. How did Ebbesmeyer prove his assumption?A. By collecting
20、 information from beachcombers.B. By studying the shoes found by beachcomber.C. By searching the web for ocean currents models.D. By researching ocean currents data in the library.34. Ebbesmeyer is most famous for _.A. traveling widely the coastal cities of the worldB. making records for any lost ob
21、jects on the seaC. running a global currents research associationD. phoning about any doubtful objects on the sea35. What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?A. To call peoples attention to ocean pollution.B. To warn people of shipping safety in the ocean.C. To explain a unique way
22、of studying ocean currents.D. To give tips on how to search for lost objects on the beach.第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Making good choices about your own health requires reasonable evaluation. A key first step in bettering your evaluation ability is to look carefull
23、y at your sources of healthy information. Reasonable evaluation includes knowing where and how to find relevant information, how to separate fact from opinions, how to recognize poor reasoning, and how to analyze information and the reliability of sources. 36 Go to the original source. Media reports
24、 often simplify the results of medical research. Find out for yourself what a study really reported, and determine whether it was based on good science. Think about the type of study. 37 Watch for misleading language. Some studies will find that a behaviour “contributes to” or is “associated with” a
25、n outcome; this does not mean that a certain course must lead to a certain result. 38 Carefully read or listen to information in order to fully understand it.Use your common sense. If a report seems too good to be true, probably it is. Be especially careful of information contained in advertisements
26、. 39 Evaluate “scientific” statements carefully, and be aware of quackery(江湖骗术). 40 Friends and family members can be a great source of ideas and inspiration, but each of us needs to find a healthy lifestyle that works for us.Developing the ability to evaluate reasonably and independently about the
27、health problems will serve you well throughout your life.A. Make choices that are right for you. B. The goal of an ad is to sell you something.C. Be sure to work through the critical questions. D. And examine the findings of the original research.E. Distinguish between research reports and public he
28、alth advice.F. Be aware that information may also be incorrectly explained by an authors point of view.G. The following suggestions can help you sort through the health information you receive from common sources.IV.短文填词(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)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。 Last year, my brother
29、and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said (41)_ was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months (42)_ (ear
30、ly), but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We (43)_(tell)that our rooms hadnt been reserved for that week, (44)_ for the week after. I didnt understand (45)_ this would happen and my credit card had already been charged (46) _ the reservation. Whats worse, the hotel had been f
31、ully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was (47)_(surprise)helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on (48)_ top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we werent charged extra.The next day, my brother and I went to the be
32、ach (49)_ we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little (50)_(sunburn),but the day had been so relaxing that we didnt mind.V.短文改错(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)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。作文中共有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:在缺词处加一个漏子符号()并在其下面写出该加的词。删除: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
33、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。Dear Jeremy and Alice,Although weve been delighted to have you as neighbors, were hoping to settle something that bothers to us. In a word, your dogCleo.Weve called several time about Cleos early morning barking. It is difficult to understanding why she barks ev
34、ery minute shes outside. The early morning barking have been disturbing us as we are often up all night with the baby. Beside, Cleo tends to bark a average of six hours a day. This morning she starts barking even before 5 oclock. That is too much for us, considering how closely the houses are. We ap
35、preciate our apologies and goodwill, but we hope that you can figure a good way of settling the matter.VI. 书面表达(满分25分)假定你是一名学生记者,请为校报写一篇即将进行的社会实践新闻报道,内容涉及以下几点:时间:11月26日;地点:江夏某部队;活动:徒步拉练约15公里,实践期间体验军旅生活,参观工厂,深入农村,听报告,并与部队举行联欢晚会等。可适当添加细节。词数:110左右。 _Key to U4I. 选词填空1. involves; 2. admirable; 3.be submi
36、tted; 4. professional; 5. thorough; 6. Accused; 7. deliberately; 8. processed; 9. polished; 10. concentratedII. 完形填空1115 DDBAC 1620 AACBD 2125 DACBA 2630 CDBCBIII. 阅读理解3135 BCADC 3640 GDFBAIV. 短文填词41.It; 42. earlier, 43. were told; 44. but; 45. why; 46. for; 47. surprisingly; 48. the; 49. where; 50. sunburnt (sunburned)V. 短文改错1. 去掉bothers后面的to; 2. time改为times; 3. understanding改为understand; 4. have改为has; 5. Beside改为Besides; 6. bark后面的a改为an; 7. starts改为started; 8. closely改为close; 9. our改为your; 10. figure后面加out.