1、选择性必修四 Unit 1 Science Fiction 单元综合检测卷(基础+综合)I 基础部分一、 根据中文或首字母提示写出下列单词。1. He failed to keep the a_ because something unexpected happened when he went out.2. “I feel so g_, leaving nothing to you.” came the fathers voice regrettably.3. They hep you cool down when you feel like your anger might e_. 4.
2、She asked for an advance on her s_, for she was in urgent need of money.5. The wheel were stuck in the m_ after a heavy rain. That was why I had to turn to the policeman.6. Its better to read a few books carefully than to read many at _(随机的).7. It is difficult to give an exact figure as firms are re
3、luctant to _(宣布) their losses.8. The diver flipped over _(向后) into the water.9. The film starts off realistically and then develops into a _(荒诞的) fantasy.10. Give an _(一寸) and they will take a mile.二、单句语法填空1. As a reward, the clerk was given a _(promote) and an increase _ salary.2. The cat, _(suspen
4、d) from the ceiling, nearly scared him to _(die) when he opened the door.3. We allowed these resources _(leave) around because weve been _(ignore) of their value.4. After the _(thieve), they behaved naturally as if nothing _(happen).5. I _(send) to the village last month to see how the development p
5、lan _(carry) out in the following two years.6. He _ for the accident last week, but actually, he is not the one who is _ for it. (blame)7. He wore _ leather jacket and dark trousers, _(look) kinds of handsome and cool.8. Those _ are in poor health can build up _(they) in doing the labour within thei
6、r power.9. The bomb failed _(explode) and we all breathed a sigh of _(relieve).10. His _(announce) did not produce any immediate cheers, only a _(stun) silence while the words sank in.11. _(throw) into confusion by the news that Tom _(dismiss), I went to the managers office _(seek) the truth.12. It
7、was not until he woke up _ he found his suitcase _(go). 三、词组的适当形式填空。more like (be) superior to at random fall away on a regular basis take overturn out be expected to do. conflict with have a strong urge get caught up or rather1. Her ideas once seemed reasonable, but now they _ to be absurd.2. We ne
8、ed to constantly update and review the needed documents _.3. She decided that I was the right person _ the job after she retired.4. It was normal that his supporters _ as his popularity declined. 5. Technically this model _ its competitors. Therefore, it is well received by customers.6. These result
9、s _ earlier findings, which indicates that the plan cant be carried out.7. We received several answers, and we picked one _. 8. He _ be admitted to a top university due to his intense efforts.9. I _ to shave all of my hair off and eyebrows because I hate myself. Is something wrong with me and do I n
10、eed to get help?10. I strongly recommend that we should not _ in the games. Otherwise, youll forget what you are doing.四、重点句式复习练习1. 当提到考试的时候，我突然想到还有不到三周的时间我们就要进行期末考了。(when it comes to.; before)_2. 受邀作关于如何提高英语的讲座，我感到非常的荣幸。_3. Bob,曾被报道是最有前途的演员，很不幸死于一次事故。_4. 任何接管这个项目的人都应该认真对待它。(whoever）_5. 如果你发现和你的老师起冲
11、突很蠢，这很正常。（find+it+宾补.）_6. 我建议他提前和牙医预约，但他不听我的。(suggest)_7. 路的两边矗立着许多高大的树木，有些量起来高达15米。(完全倒装句；独立主格结构)_8. 意识到出事了，迅速穿上一条牛仔裤，套上他的T恤，冲出了房子。(连续三动词)_9. 是Johnny 敏捷的思维和勇敢对Smith一家产生了很大的影响。(强调句)_10. 当被巨大的骚动(commotion)吵醒的时候，Johnny睡得正香。_II 综合部分五、阅读理解AWe have some excellent online films to recommend to you to kill
12、boring time during the lockdown period. Spider-Man: No Way Home Rating: 8. 0 December Now that Marvels superheroes have saved the Universe, their next job is obvious: They have to save the multiverse. In the third of the Spider-Man starring Tom Holland, the teenage web-spinner accidentally opens a g
13、ate to numerous parallel realities. “What people will be really surprised about is that its not fun. “Holland told Total Film. “Its dark and its sad, and its going to be really affecting.”Dune Rating: 7. 8 October Now at last we have a big-screen Dune that may actually do justice to Frank Herberts s
14、cience-fiction novel. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, this film runs for 155 minutes and still only covers the first half of the book. As space operas about psychic-powered young heroes on desert planets go, it may never be as popular as Star Wars. Rons Gone Wrong Rating: 7. 7 OctoberRons Gone Wrong,
15、the first feature-length cartoon from a new British studio. Locksmith Animation, is a family comedy about the differences between social media and physical interaction. Its schoolboy hero, Barney, is given what seems to be the ideal toy, a shiny robot which is programmed to be his friend-assuming it
16、 works properly. The problem is that this particular robot, Ron, barely works at all. What do you expect to happen between them? Minari Rating: 7. 3 FebruaryLee Isaac Chungs autobiographical drama has had faithful reviews. Most of the dialogues are in Korean, so the organizers of the Golden Globes p
17、ut it in the Foreign Language Film category. Glenn Whipp in the Los Angeles Times says that the film “feels like a balm (镇痛软膏) right now, a gentle, truthful and tender story of family filled with kind people trying to love one another the best they can.”1Which movie has the highest score?ARons Gone
18、Wrong.BMinari.CDune.DSpider Man: No Way Home.2Which of the following is the name of a cartoon character?ADenis Villeneuve.BBarney.CTom Holland.DGlenn Whipp.3What can we learn about Minari?AIts a non-English film.BIt is a cartoon.CIts hero is a robot.DIt runs for 155 minutes.BEveryone has probably se
19、en a movie or two about robots going against man. As a kid it was interesting, but not a reality. But today. when we look at how far scientists have come, its not just a funny thought but a real possibility.Honda has already created a robot with eyes, legs, arms and hands and it can act just like a
20、person. There is no end to what a robot could do in the future. Just think what we can do in twenty to thirty years. Were dealing with almost an entire new species of human-like robots that could be cleverer than us. Can we continue to use these robots in a way that they serve us, or will they becom
21、e so wise that they will want independence?I am really not sure just how far scientists are going to perfect robots. But once this type of robot is made，they will be able to think, make decisions, sense the movement of others and decide what it wants to do.A new invention has led to the introduction
22、 of a female robot, which was introduced at an entertainment show in Vegas. The robot called Roxy sells for between seven and ten thousand dollars. It is built to accompany females. This female robot companion is called true companion md you can find such robots on the Internet. Robots used to have
23、limited uses, but now they are almost in every field, This has opened the door many dangerous possibilities in the future.4Why does the writer mention movies about robots?ATo prove robots can go against man.BTo lead to the topic of the passage.CTo show that robots are liked by film makers.DTo show t
24、hat people are interested in robots.5What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 suggest?AThere is an end to the development of robots.BRobots will look exactly like human beings soonCRobots may be able to do anything in the future.DHuman beings dont know what kind of robot they want6According
25、to the writer, a perfect robot Acan think as human beings doBwill always serve human beingCis still not as clever as human beingsDwill surely go against human beings7It is implied in the passage that the writer worries that .Ahuman beings cannot create a perfect robotBrobots may be harmful in the fu
26、tureCrobots may be bard to recognizeDrobots have limited usesCThis month, science fiction magazine Lights peed changed its normal publishing schedule to bring readers a special issue: “Women Destroy Science Fiction! ”Its more than just a collection of stories entirely edited and written by women. It
27、s an exhibition of all the ways in which women are writingand have written.Many of the stories will be considered the best hard science fiction even by the pickiest critics (评论家). For example, Tananarive Dues Like Daughter deals with what happens when humans have easy access to cloning. The Unfathom
28、able Sisterhood of Ick by Charlie Jane Anders takes place in a future where changing brain chemistry is as common as taking vitamins now.However, it is also true that the authors are more focused on the relations between people, or between people and society, or changing cultural and gender roles. T
29、here are stories that refuse to stay firmly within science fiction borders. For example, James Tiptree Jr. s Love Is the Plan and the Plan Is Death is a mixture of horror, mystery and even love, something not commonly seen in science fiction.So are women destroying science fiction?If your idea of sc
30、ience fiction is limited to the concept formed by works like Isaac Asimovs Night Fall and Arthur Charles Clarkes Childhoods End, then many of the stories within these pages may well seem like devastation.“But the stories we read and the stories we tell shape who we are, ” Pat Murphy once said in a f
31、amous speech back in 1991. “They also shape the culture theyre born into. Thus, if women keep writing such kind of science fiction, and keep calling it science fiction, the room for science fiction will expand. They will exist nicely beside other kinds of science fiction. ”I cannot agree more. Women
32、 have the right to create a space for themselves within science fiction. one filled with their dreams, experiences and realities.8What is special about the latest edition of Lights peed?AAll the stories are written by female novelists.BIt is a collection of the published love stories.CIt has been we
33、ll received by most of the critics.DEvery story in it belongs to hard science fiction.9Which of the following can be considered non-science-fiction in a strict sense?ALike Daughter.BThe Unfathomable Sisterhood of Ick.CChildhoods End.DLove Is the Plan and the Plan Is Death.10What does the underlined
34、word “devastation” in paragraph 6 mean?ADestruction.BProgress.CContribution.DReward.11What did Pat Murphy mean in his speech?AScience fiction is an important part of our life.BWomen are unsuitable to write science fiction.CThe definition of science fiction should be expanded.DScience fiction should
35、focus mainly on future technologies.DIf you are a sci-fi movie fan, there are some sci-fi films that are worth seeing.StowawayStowaway is the story of a mission to Mars and a spaceship that has too many passengers. With the journey planned for only a certain number of people, well, you can see where
36、 this is headed. This sci-fi movie directed by Joe Penna takes us on a journey we will be able to risk.RobopocalypseDavid H. Wilson, author of 2011s Robopocalypse, has been compared to sci-fi writers like Michael Crichton and Robert AHeinlein. The film tells the story of a robot named AIX in the nea
37、r future. It has the face of a pure child, but its heart is not pure. One day, he took control of the global network and directed the machines and weapons made by human beings to fight against human beings. Steven Spielberg was in charge of this film for years until it changed hands in 2017 to direc
38、tor Michael Bay.VoyagersThe biggest problem with space travel is the long distance. In Voyagers, 30 men and women go on a multi-generational voyage in search of a new home. The mission gradually gets into madness. The people dont know if the real threat they face is whats outside the ship or who the
39、yre becoming inside it. The films director Neil Burger describes the film as Lord of the Flies for a new generation.After YangBased on Alexander Weinsteins short story Saying Goodbye to Yang, this film is set in the future where robotic children help raise human children as live-in help. But when on
40、e robotic family member, Yang, becomes non-responsive, a father and daughter will do everything they can to save its life. Starring Collin Ferrell and directed by Kogonada (director of Columbus), this could be one of the smartest sci-fi films.12Which movie is your best choice if you like Joe Penna?A
41、Stowaway.BRobopocalypse.CVoyagers.DAfter Yang.13What is the journey in Voyagers like?ASafe.BBoringCUnpleasant.DTiring.14What do Robopocalypse and After Yang have in common?AThey both tell a story about a robot.BThey both mention a mission in space.CThey are both smart sci-fi films of the year.DThey
42、are both based on a full-length novel.第二节：七选五Writing a great science fiction novel is a long, hard process. As with any novel, youll want to construct a satisfying plot, develop interesting characters, and write polished, vivid prose. _15_Remember that science fiction is about ideas. Different from
43、other genre (类型), a good science fiction story depends on a great imagination. _16_ In sci-fi, those questions can be implicit or explicit. For example, many early works of sci-fi make their question obvious. In War of the Worlds, the question is: What would happen to human society if it were invade
44、d by technologically advanced aliens?_17_ Its one thing to have a great idea or situation, but that doesnt mean you have a story. While science fiction novels are often thought experiments, they also cant just be thought experiments. That means youre going to have to come up with an appealing story
45、that brings these questions to life. Ask yourself: What is the change that will occur over the course of your story, either in the world or in the life of the main character?Create an interesting world. _18_The intricately (错综复杂地) imagined details that make up your world should flow in some way from
46、 the idea at the heart of your story. In that way, the world you create in your sci-fi novel also reveals something about your point of view on the real world Even the most fantastically imagined story is still a reflection of real-world questions and problems.Make sure the rules of your world are c
47、onsistent. One of the qualities that set sci-fi novels apart from fantasy and surrealism (超现实主义) is that no matter how strange or fantastic the world is, it still obeys an internally consistent logic. _19_But it must be understandable and in order for it to feel believable to the reader.AFocus on ch
48、aracter development.BMake sure youre telling a good story.CThat said, writing science fiction requires many unique considerations.DThat logic will necessarily be different from the logic that governs reality.EBefore you start writing, have some sense of the question your novel is asking.FA sci-fi no
49、vel set in a technologically backward world would violate the rules of the reality.GWorld building is one of the most important parts of creating a compelling sci-fi story.六、完形填空What will the future be like? Good or bad? A lot of science fiction writing imagines a dark and _1_ world. Planet of the A
50、pes shows a miserable future for humankind. Theres a word to _2_ the kind of future world which often appears in science fiction: dystopia (非理想化的地方), a(n) _3_ unpleasant or bad place. The _4_ is utopia. But does tomorrows world have to be so disappointing?No. A new project wants to use the power of
51、science fiction to _5_ a better future. The _6_ of Project Hieroglyph is to bring together writers, scientists, engineers and artists to create optimistic stories about a _7_ society in the next 50 years, Its _8_ to create a dystopia than write a feel - good story. Theres more conflict in a world fu
52、ll of problems, and stories are interesting when there are a lot of problems to solve. No _9_, no story! But the project produced a book with some _10_ plots. One of them is about environmentalists who fight to _11_ people from building the first hotel in the polar areas. But will these stories actu
53、ally change anything or merely keep us entertained? A good science fiction story can be _12_. It is plain to see that stories can inspire hundreds thousands millions of people to _13_ something that they want to do. The influence of science fiction has already been well _14_ in modern research. Time
54、 will tell how far we can go. Lets dream big and think _15_ the box.1AelegantBsplendidCdynamicDfrightening2AimproveBdescribeCcompriseDdevelop3ApicturedBarguedCrealizedDrecognized4AoriginalBoppositeCalternativeDacceptable5AextendBunfoldCsustainDoccupy6AadvantageBresultCmotiveDmaintenance7AharmoniousB
55、permanentCmessyDconventional8AfunnierBharderCnewerDeasier9AchallengeBmissionCwelfareDsurprise10AdisgustingBterrifyingCdemandingDpromising11AriskBdelayCpreventDbother12AabnormalBartificialCconstantDmighty13Acast new light onBmake their way toCgather aroundDbeat down14AneglectedBdeniedCexposedDseen15A
56、insideBbesideCoutsideDbeneath七、阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Ready Player One (头号玩家) is a 2018 American science fiction adventure film produced by Steven Spielberg, 1_(base) on Clines 2011 novel of the same name. The story takes place in the year 2045, 2_most people in the real world use a virt
57、ual reality (虚拟现实) software to do 3_they want, as long as they have enough coins. The film puts forward a question to its characters and audiences: With an available world of fantasy to escape to, is it possible to balance between real life and virtual reality?This is a typical way that Spielberg ex
58、presses both reality and humanity through his movies, drawing attention 4_how society could 5_(possible) change to work better. The 71-year-old director 6_(believe) that the way you create a better future is by studying the past. He also feels that one of the most satisfying 7_(thing) in his career
59、is having history 8_(discuss) by the public again.Ready Player One received generally positive reviews. It was said to have significant differences from the book, with some critics (影评人) 9_(call) the plot an improvement over the novel. As US author Dean Kowalski put it, “Few movie directors have had
60、 a 10_(great) impact on popular culture than Steven Spielberg.”Unit 1 单元综合测试卷参考答案：一、1 appointment 2 guilty 3 explode 4 salary 5 mud 6 random 7 declare8 backwards 9 ridiculous 10 inch二、1 promotion; in 2 suspended; death 3 to be left, ignorant 4 theft; had happened 5 was sent; would be carried 6 was b
61、lamed; to blame 7 a; looking 8 who; themselves9 to explode; relief 10 announcement; stunned 11 Thrown; was dismissed; to seek 12 that; (was) gone三、1 turn out 2 on a regular basis 3 to take over 4 fell away 5 is superior to 6 conflict with 7 at random 8 is expected to 9 has a strong urge 10 get caugh
62、t up四、1. When it comes to the exam, it occurs to me that it will be less than three weeks before we take the final-exam.2. Its a great honor for me to be invited here to deliver a speech on how to learn English well.3. Bob, once reported to be the most promising actor, died/was killed in an accident
63、 unfortunately.4. Whoever takes over the project should take it seriously.区别于：Whoever takes over the project, he/she should take it seriously.5. It is normal if you find it ridiculous to conflict with your teacher.6. I suggested that he made an appointment with the dentist in advance, but he didnt l
64、isten.7. There stand many tall trees on both sides of the road, some even measuring as tall as 15 meters.8. Sensing/Realizing that something was wrong, he quickly slipped into a pair of jeans, threw on his T-shirt and dashed out of the house.9. It was Johnnys quick thinking and bravery that made a great difference to the Smiths.10. When awakened by a loud commotion, Johnny was sound asleep.阅读理解、DBA BCAB ADAC ACA CEBGD完形填空、DBABB CADAD CDCDC语法填空：1based2when3whatever4to5possibly6believes7things8discussed9calling10greater
