1、必修四 Unit 3A taste of English单元测试3笔试部分：I. 单项选择1Preparing children for the future challenges is more important than just teaching them knowledge. _.AIts up to you BThats all rightCIm with you on that DYes，I do2How did he _ our suggestion at yesterdays meeting? Im afraid he is not for it，for he didnt m
2、ake any comment on it.Areact Bconsider Cdirect Dovercome3He looks cool in that dark suit，which he wears only on some special _.Asituations BconditionsCoccasions Dstates4Holding birthday parties for children is quite _ in cities in our country.Acommon Bordinary Cnormal Dgeneral5My friend knows where
3、he can _ a good used car at a very reasonable price.Apick out Bmake outCtake up Dpick up6Although he is content _ his present salary，he isnt content_ for such a strict boss.Afor；working Bwith；workingCwith；to work Dwith；working7He was _ with the long and meaningless speech，but he tried not to show it
4、.Abored BboringCastonished Dastonishing8The couple，_ their son was gifted for music，decided to send him abroad for better education.Aconvincing Bto convinceChaving convinced Dconvinced9With lots of worries _ her mind，she was unable to sleep well.Afilled BfillingCto fill Dbeing filled10Back home，I fo
5、und my husband _ on the floor，_ our children with some toys.Asitting；to entertain Bseated；entertainingCsitting；entertained Dsat；entertained11A man is asking to see you._ he come in?Let him in.AMust BShall CWill DMay12More wild tigers have been seen in the forest around this area，_ there used to be f
6、ew.Awhen Bwhat Cwhich Dwhere13I went to see The Founding of a Republic last week. Really？Then why did you remain silent when we talked about it _ you hadnt seen it?Aeven if Bas long asCas if Dalthough14As time went _，more and more famous directors invite him to star in their films.Athrough Bby Cover
7、 Daway15As a writer，he proved to be _ failure，forcing him to be in _ search of another way to make a living.Aa；/ B/；the Ca；the Dthe；/.完形填空It was a hot August day in 1937 when the Cohen brothers entered the office of Henry Ford，the car maker.“Mr.Ford，”_16_ Norman Cohen，the eldest of the three.“We hav
8、e a remarkable _17_ that will change the automobile industry.Wed like to show it to you _18_.”They brought Mr.Ford outside and asked him to enter a black automobile _19_ in front of the building.Hyman Cohen，the _20_ brother，opened the door of the car.“What！”shouted the tycoon，“Are you _21_？It must b
9、e 200 degrees in that car！”“It is，_22_ sit down，Mr.Ford，and push the white _23_.”smiled the youngest brother，Max.”_24_，Ford pushed the button.Suddenly a whoosh of freezing air started _25_ from all around the car，and within several seconds he felt quite cool and _26_.“Amazing！”exclaimed Ford.“How mu
10、ch do you _27_ for the patent？”“One million dollars，”Norman _28_，“And there is something else：The name Cohen Brothers AirConditioning must be _29_ right next to the Ford logo（商标）！”“Money is no problem，”retorted Ford，“but _30_ will I have a Jewish name next to my logo on my cars！”They argued _31_ for
11、 a while and finally they reached an _32_.Five million dollars，and only the first names of the brothers would be _33_.And that is _34_，even today，whenever you enter a Ford vehicle，you will see those three _35_ clearly printed on the air conditioning control panel：NORM，HI and MAX.16Abegged Bannounced
12、 Cordered Drequired17Aidea Bopinion Cinvention Dthought18Ain person Bin publicCin turn Din return19Alaid Bstored Cparked Dstood20Ayoungest BstrongestCmiddle Doldest21Acrazy Bjoked Cactual Dnormal22Aso Bbut Cand Dor23Awindow Bseat Ckey Dbutton24AExcited BConfusedCInterested DSurprised25Aflowing Bblow
13、ing Cflying Drunning26Aquiet BmildCcomfortable Damused27Apay Bcost Cgain Dcharge28Agave up Bcalled upCpicked up Dspoke up29Aprinted Blaid Carranged Dpressed30Aanyway Bno wayChardly Dunless31Aback and forth Bhere and thereCup and down Dnow and then32Adecision BagreementCchoice Dconclusion33Amentioned
14、 BremainedCleft Dpossessed34Ahow Bwhat Cwhy Dbecause35Abrothers Bwords Cnames Dproducts.阅读理解AMy hero is a doctor.He saved my life when I could have died.He has saved lots of childrens lives.He has worked and studied a lot to get the job he does now.He has done very difficult surgery.He has to work a
15、lmost every day at the hospital.He has studied kidneys（肾）and got his Ph.D.at Queens University.He is a great doctor and he is easy to talk to.He is willing to take a risk to save someones life.He saved my life from a kidney inflamation （发炎） disease when I was in hospital.He worked very hard to find
16、out what exactly was wrong with my kidneys and why they werent working.He went out of his way for someone like me and my parents because he had to explain to them what was wrong with me and do lots of different tests to find the medicine to cure me.He talked to my parents and me every day to let us
17、know how I was going.He makes a difference in others lives，especially mine.I saw him look after many other children in the hospital and help them recover.Also，he is always there helping by teaching other doctors about being kidney specialists.He works very hard to keep others alive.You can phone him
18、 anytime and hell phone you back as soon as possible to see how he can help you.He has a great staff who make his appointments and make sure you get the medicine that Dr Wade tells them to give you.36The doctor is called “hero” because he _.Ais the authors friendBhas saved many persons livesCknows a
19、 lot about medical careDworks very well37The underlined phrase “went out of his way” in the third paragraph probably means “_”Ahardly went Bhad no waysCtook the trouble Dkept out of the way38From the passage we can learn the doctor _.Aisnt willing to save a seriously sick manBsaves the authors life
20、very easilyCexamines every patient personallyDtrains several doctors to be outstanding39The last paragraph mainly tells us _.Ahow the doctor deals with his workBthe influence the doctor has on his patientsCthe differences between the doctor and othersDhow the doctor looks after the sick childrenBA s
21、ense of humour is just one of the many things shared by Alfred and Anthony Melillo,64yearold twin brothers from East Haven who made history in February 2002.On Christmas Eve,1992，Anthony had a heart transplant from a 21yearold donor.Two days before Valentines Day in 2002，Alfred received a 19yearold
22、heart，marking the first time on record that twin adults each received heart transplants.“Im 15 minutes older than him，but now Im younger because of my heart and Im not going to respect him，”Alfred said with a grin，pointing to his brother while talking to a roomful of reporters，who laughed frequently
23、 at their jokes.While the twins knew that genetics might have played a role in their condition，they recognized that their eating habits might have also contributed to their heart problems.“Wed put half a pound of butter on a steak.I overdid it on all the food that tasted good，so I guess I deserved w
24、hat I got for not dieting properly.”The discussion moved to Anthonys recovery.In the five years since his heart transplant，he had been on an exercise program where he regularly rode a bicycle for five miles，swam each day，and walked a couple of miles.He was still on medication，but not nearly as much
25、as Alfred，who was just in the early stage of his recovery.“Right now I feel pretty young and Im doing very well，”Anthony said.“I feel like a new person.”Alfred said his goal，of course，was to feel even better than his brother.But，he added，“I love my brother very much.Were very close and Im sure well
26、do just fine.”40This article is mainly about _.Athe danger of heart transplant surgeryBbecoming young by getting a new heartCthe effect of genetics on the heartDthe twin brothers who received heart transplants41What did Alfred and Anthony have in common?ALifespan. BCareer goals.CA sense of humour. D
27、Love for bicycling.42What did Alfred and Anthony think also caused their heart problems?AExercise. BDiet.CSurgery. DMedicines.43Why did Alfred say，“Im 15 minutes older than him，but now Im younger because of my heart.”？AHis heart transplant surgery was more successful than Anthonys.BHis recovery from
28、 the heart surgery was faster than Anthonys.CHis exercise program was better than Anthonys.DHis new heart was younger than Anthonys.CGoing，Going，Gone!The Haynes Middle School ParentTeacher Organization invites you to attend our latest fund（基金）raiser，The Fourth Annual（每年一次的）Haynes School Auction（拍卖）!
29、Saturday，May 106：00 pm.11：00 pm.In the school hall6：00 pm.6：30 pm.：All items for auction are previewed.6：30 pm.7：00 pm.：Silent auction begins.7：00 pm.7：30 pm.：Highest bidders（出价人）from silent auction are determined.7：30 pm.11：00 pm.：Main auction begins.Items up for bid in the silent auction range in
30、value from $5.00 to $30.00.Items up for bid in the main auction include the following：Airline tickets to a place of your choiceWeekend getaways at firstclass hotelsSeason tickets to the Chicago Bears football game$50 gift tickets to local gift shops，restaurants，and salonsTheater tickets to The Merch
31、ant of VeniceDont miss the boat！Book your tickets today.Last year，tickets sold out in five days!Tickets are sold on a first come，first served basis.$15.00 per personAll the money from the auction will be given to the Haynes School computer lab.44The more items that are given or bought for auction，_.
32、Athe less money that will be charged for the tickets to the auctionBthe more money that can be raised to support the computer labCthe faster the ticket will be sold to the auctionDthe higher the value that will be placed on the items in the silent auction45Which of the following is most likely to ha
33、ppen at the years auction?AThe airline tickets will receive higher bids than any other item.BAll items up for bid will be sold for at least twice their value.CMore money will be raised this year than any other year before.DTickets for the event will be sold out in less than one week.46The phrase “fi
34、rst come，first served” tells you that _.Apeople can buy the tickets on the first day onlyBthe person who is the first to arrive will receive a ticket at no chargeCfood and drinks will be served at the auctionDtickets are sold in the order of who arrives first to buy themDPeople who do not get enough
35、 vitamin A in their diet may develop night blindness.But in the developing world a lack（缺乏）of vitamin A causes much more serious harm to children.According to the WHO，as many as 25,000 children die every year because of a lack of vitamin A.One excellent source of vitamin A is found in sweet potatoes
36、 with orange flesh（果肉）Orange sweet potatoes contain high levels of betacarotene（胡萝卜素），which the body changes into vitamin AExperts say orange sweet potatoes specially produced because of growing conditions in Africa could help solve the lack of vitamin A there.But，first，more people will need to be p
37、ersuaded to eat them.Jan Low says the sweet potato needs a better image in Africa.“We do have an image problem with the sweet potato in general in Africa.”Ms.Low explains that sweet potatoes are mainly grown by poor women to feed their families in case（以防万一）another crop fails，so it is seen as a crop
38、 of the poor.Jan Low took part in a project to study how to market（推销）orange sweet potatoes to Africans.The project included radio messages about the benefits of the orange sweet potato.They advertised its ability to “fight diseases，make you strong，clear your skin and make you look healthy.”In areas
39、 without radio，they spread the message through theater.The performances included singing，dancing and storytelling.And everywhere they went，they wore orange Tshirts and hats.They even drove orange vehicles.Jan Low says the color of the orange sweet potato made it easier to gain public attention.Dan G
40、ustafson heads the Washington office of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.He says most of these efforts in the past failed because organizers did not consider what people wanted to eat.But Mr.Gustafson sees a better chance for the efforts to increase the popularity of the orange s
41、weet potato in Africa.“It is because you have got advertising that I think will work.”47The first two paragraphs tell us that _.Apeople cant see well at night without eating sweet potatoesBlack of sweet potatoes leads to many child deaths in AfricaCAfrican orange sweet potatoes are different from th
42、ose in other placesDorange sweet potatoes are rich in vitamin A48Africans usually think that sweet potatoes _.Aare food for poor peopleBdont look beautiful in appearanceCare the main food for womenDcant grow well in Africa49How did Jan Low advertise orange sweet potatoes in Africa?AShe sold them in
43、the market herself.BShe spread the benefits of them by performing in some areas.CShe sent messages to the local people by mobile phones.DShe put an advertisement for them on TV.50The text is mainly about _.Aa better yet cheaper source of vitamin ABthe difficulty in changing the way people thinkCthe
44、importance of vitamin A for our bodyDan image problem for the orange sweet potato.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。Taking no action，you will achieve no results.51._ There isnt anything that you can do to change it.If you are not satisfied with your life，maybe you are not taking the necessary
45、 steps to make things better.That knowledge is power isnt true.Knowledge itself isnt powerful.Knowledge is only useful when it is connected with action.52._ Therefore，they are just reading and not taking any action.You can turn your life around only when you decide to make use of your knowledge and
46、take action to make things happen.53._It is necessary to take action.But it will be useless if you do not know where you want to end up.Be aware of your dissatisfaction in your life and set a goal，then you can start to work towards it.Start to move.It is time to get to work.54._Review and make neces
47、sary changes.55_ The most important question that you need to keep asking yourself is whether you are getting nearer to your goals.If not，change your strategies（策略）If you are doing the right things，results will follow.AThis is the law of the universe.BMost people know it，but they dont act on it.CMak
48、e it a habit to do a weekly or monthly review.DWithout a goal in mind you are just wasting time.EYou will need plans if you want to reach your goal.FBe ready to get out of trouble，or you will get into real trouble.GYour dream will remain as it is unless you start to take action.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修
49、改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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.每处错误及其修饰均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。As a child，I always hoped that I grow up as soon as possible so that I could have whatever I wanted and do whichever I liked.
50、Now Im a grownup，but I find things does not go as I expected.Although I can enjoy more freedom， at the same time I realize that be a grownup means only not this，but also more responsibilities.I hope to do more to my parents and society in the future to make my life much meaningful.To reach the goal，
51、I must first work hard at my lesson and try my best to enter good university.Only in this way can I improve ourselves and have the ability to help build on our country.书面表达“幽默感”被认为是人类最重要的品质之一。请你用英语写一篇短文陈述幽默的好处。要点如下：1促进学习；2有益健康；3缓解压力；4增进友谊。注意：1.词数：100左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考答案1.解析：句意：让孩子对未来的挑战做好准备比只教给他们
52、知识更重要。在这一点上我同意你的观点。Its up to you“由你决定”；Thats all right“不用谢，没关系”；Im with you on that“在这一点上我同意你的观点”；Yes，I do“是的，我是这样的”。答案：C2.解析：句意：昨天的会议上他对我们的提议有何看法？恐怕他不赞成，因为他没有发表任何评论。react to“对作出回应”；consider“考虑，认为”；direct“指导”；overcome“克服”。答案：B3.解析：句意：穿着那件黑色西服他看上去很酷，这套衣服他只在特殊的场合穿。situation“形势”；condition“条件”；occasion“
53、场合”；state“状态”。答案：C4.解析：句意：在我国的城市里，为孩子举办生日聚会是很常见的。common“常见的”；ordinary“普通的”；formal“正式的”；general“通常的”。答案：A5.解析：句意：我朋友知道在哪里能以合理的价格买到一辆好二手车。pick out“挑选”；make out“弄明白，辨别”；take up“从事”；pick up“便宜地买到”。答案：D6.解析：句意：尽管他对当前的薪水感到满意，但他不乐意为这么苛刻的老板工作。be content with“对满意”；be content to do“乐意做某事”。答案：C7.解析：句意：他对这冗长而无意
54、义的演讲感到厌倦，但他尽量不表现出来。be bored with“对厌倦”；boring“令人厌倦的”；astonished“震惊的”；astonishing“令人震惊的”。答案：A8.解析：句意：相信儿子有音乐天赋，这对夫妇决定把他送到国外接受更好的教育。convinced“确信的”；convincing“令人信服的”。答案：D9.解析：句意：心里有那么多忧虑的事情，她睡得不好。在with的复合结构中，如果宾语和宾补是主动关系，用动词ing形式；如果是被动关系，用过去分词。答案：B10.解析：句意：回到家，我看到丈夫坐在地上，用一些玩具哄孩子们开心。seated表示状态“坐着的”；第二个空考
55、查现在分词作伴随状语。答案：B11.解析：句意：有个男人要求见你。让他进来吗？好的。考查情态动词；shall用于第三人称时表示征求对方的许可。答案：B12.解析：句意：在这个地区附近的森林看到更多野生老虎，在那里过去是很少见到的。考查定语从句；where在句中作地点状语。答案：D13.解析：句意：上星期我去看建国大业了。真的吗？那你为什么在我们谈论这部电影的时候保持沉默，就好像你没有看过似的？even if“即使”；as long as“只要”；as if“好像”；although“尽管”。答案：C14.解析：句意：随着时间的流逝，越来越多的名导演邀请他主演他们的电影。go by“（时间）流逝
56、，过去”。答案：B15.解析：句意：作为一名作家，他是失败的，这迫使他去寻找另外的方式谋生。在句中failure表示“失败的人（或物）”，是可数名词；第二个空考查固定习语in search of“寻找”。答案：A16.解析：从后文可知Cohen三兄弟发明了汽车中使用的空调系统，现在他们告诉福特这件事，并不是在祈求他，或是命令他。beg“祈求”；order，require“要求”；announce“宣布”。答案：B17.解析：东西已经发明出来了，所以不是idea“主意”，opinion“意见，主张”或thought“思想，思考”。答案：C18.解析：in person“亲自地”。这件事并没有当着
57、众多人的面，所以in public“当众”，不合适。in turn“轮流地”，in return“反过来，作为回报”，均与语境不符。答案：A19.解析：汽车应该是停放在外面。答案：C20.解析：Norman Cohen，the eldest；Max，the youngest brother，所以Hyman应该是老二。答案：C21.解析：在炎热的天气里，黑色的车停放在外面，车里的温度一定很高，“要我坐进去，你们疯了吗？”注意选项B，如果形式为kidding也可以。答案：A22.解析：本句和前面的转折的含义，“虽然热，但是福特先生，您还是坐进去吧。”答案：B23.解析：根据下一段第一句提示可知答案
58、。答案：D24.解析：福特应该是对他们的举动非常感兴趣，才会按照他们所说的去做。答案：C25.解析：风应该是吹过来。答案：B26.解析：有冷风吹入，车里凉爽了，自然会觉得很舒服。注意amused多指听到或看到滑稽事或场面而“感到愉快”。答案：C27.解析：charge some money for sth.“收取费用”。pay for“花钱买”；cost“花费”；gain“获得”。答案：D28.解析：speak up“开口讲话”；give up“放弃”；call up“打电话”；pick up“拾起，学会，（接着原来的地方）继续做”。答案：D29.解析：根据最后一段可得提示。注意：press的
59、含义为“压，按”；而在这里是指兄弟三人要求把他们的姓名印在商标旁。答案：A30.解析：no way“决不”，放在句首时，句子要倒装。hardly“几乎不”，也有此用法，但意思不合适。答案：B31.解析：back and forth“来回，反复”；here and there“到处”；up and down“上上下下”；now and then“偶尔，有时”。答案：A32.解析：reach an agreement“达成一致”。decision“决定”；choice“选择”；conclusion“结论”。答案：B33.解析：从文章可知，他们最后的协议是：福特给他们500万美元，但是在商标中只出现
60、他们的名字，不出现姓氏。mention“提到”；possess“拥有”。答案：A34.解析：全文介绍了故事的来历，是原因，后面应该是结果，所以用why。答案：C35.解析：根据上一段第二句提示可知答案。答案：C36.解析：细节理解题。本文主要讲述了作者心目中的英雄一位医术高明的医生怎样对待工作和病人的故事。从第一段可以找到答案的依据。答案：B37.解析：词义猜测题。从下面对这位医生的描述可以看出他是对病人非常关心负责的医生，所以应该取take the trouble“不辞劳苦地去干”之意。答案：C38.解析：细节理解题。从最后一段的第五句话“Also，he is always there he
61、lping.”可以判断出D项是正确的；从第二段第一句话可以判断出A项不对；从第二段的最后一句话可以判断出B项不正确；从最后一段的最后一句话可以判断出C项也不对。答案：D39.解析：段落大意题。本文的第三段讲述了这个医生是怎样对待工作、他的病人以前其他同事的。B、D两项太片面，C项文中没有提及。答案：A40.解析：主旨大意题。全文讲述了一对做心脏移植手术的双胞胎兄弟。答案：D41.解析：细节理解题。从“A sense of humour is just one of the many things shared by Alfred and Anthony Melillo.”可以得此答案。答案：C
62、42.解析：细节理解题。从“.they recognized that their eating habits might have also contributed to their heart problems”可以得此答案。答案：B43.解析：句意理解题。由文章第一段可知，Afred于2002年移植了一颗更年轻的（19岁的）心脏，因此可以得此答案。答案：D44.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一句话“All the money from the auction will be given to the Haynes School computer lab.”可以知道，拍卖所得的钱将全部捐给该校
63、的电脑实验室。答案：B45.解析：推理判断题。根据“Last year，tickets sold out in five days！”一句话可以推断出，去年人们非常支持这一活动，门票在不到一周的时间内售完。C项有一定干扰性，文章并没有将今年的拍卖所得与以往进行比较。答案：D46.解析：猜测词义题。该句话的意思是“先到，先接受服务”，即门票销售实行“谁先到谁先买”的原则。答案：D47.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段末句可得此答案。答案：C48.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段末句可得此答案。答案：A49.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段末尾两句可得此答案。答案：B50.解析：主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，
64、虽然甘薯含有大量胡萝卜素，对人的健康有好处，但因为它被认为是一种穷人吃的食品而遭到不少人的排斥，因此需要改变其在人们心中的形象。答案：D答案：5155 ABDGC答案：第一句：growgrew；whicheverwhatever第二句：doesdo第三句：bebeing第四句：第二个tofor；muchmore或去掉much第五句：lessonlessons；good前加a第六句：ourselvesmyself；去掉on或onup参考范文：A sense of humour is considered to be one of the most important human qualitie
65、s which can improve our life in different ways.Firstly，at school，a humorous teacher can help students focus their attention very easily，and the students will become more active and creative when experiencing the joy of learning.Secondly，humour has a positive effect on our health.Its said that laughter is the best medicine.Thirdly，humour helps us remove stress and have a positive attitude toward life.Finally，I believe humour can be a powerful and delightful way to establish close friendships with people.
