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Module 4 A Social SurveyMy Neighbourhood单元测试题第二部分： 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AEvery morning, many girls in the African country of Zimbabwe rise with the sun and fetch clean water for their families. They walk many miles and carry the water home on their heads. Where they live, there is no running water.If my boss hadnt required me to write an article about the Zimbabwean girls for our newspaper, I wouldnt have had the chance to get in touch with these girls.“You just have to relax your neck and head and make it follow the load (负荷物),” one girl told me. “It is easy if you practice.”I had never tried to balance a pot (罐) on my head. I tried and practiced. But it was not easy at all. I managed to walk only a couple of yards before the pot fell off my head. The girls covered their mouths and laughed at me. Water is not the only thing that requires head-balancing skills. In most of these villages, there is no electricity for cooking, so firewood is used instead. The girls must collect and carry the firewood back to their villages. They insist the easiest way to do this is on their heads. Even at school, head-balancing skills are always used. At a school near the small town of Norton, I saw a group of girls fetching bags of sand that were to be used to build a new classroom. They carried these bags without difficulty. When I tried, I could not bear (承受) the weight. Girls in many countries around the world prefer to carry things on their heads. They are taught this skill at a young age and grow up to have strong necks and great posture (体态). For them, it is simply a way of life. 21. What can we learn about the Zimbabwean girls?A. They lead a hard life.B. They have no chance of education.C. Their necks cause them a lot of pain.D. They want to build new classrooms.22. Why did the girls laugh at the author?A. Because of his bad posture.B. Because he walked so slowly.C. Because he relaxed his neck and head.D. Because of his poor head-balancing skills.23. What would be the best title for the text?A. Walking for waterB. Living in ZimbabweC. Carrying on the headD. Traveling around the worldBFrom the very first moment I met Mattie on my TV show, I fell in love with him. He was a ten-year-old little poet born with a life-threatening (有生命威胁的) disease. But his poems of peace and hope had touched millions of lives. We became quick friends, e-mailing each other. We often talked about the sunrises and sunsets, and I shared with Mattie that I wasnt a beach person because there was no need for me to tan (晒黑). He strongly advised me to go to the beach that he and his mom visited. He always enjoyed every single second of the present. He could not understand why everybody wasnt out on the pier (码头) at sunrise during their vacation, because he couldnt figure out why people would want to miss a sunrise. I said, “Mattie, most people like to sleep on vacation.” We also talked a lot about dying. He said to me one day, “I sometimes get a little unhappy or angry when Im afraid of dying. The boys who live upstairs said that because I got famous, I should always be happy and never sad. I dont think they understand what its like to know you have to live your life so fast, because unless I keep getting miracles (奇迹), my life here wont last. I am afraid of the pain of dying and worried about what I will miss because I love living so, so, so much.” He said to me, “I really do want to be a peacemaker when I die.” His dream was to bring his message of peace to as many people as possible.Mattie died on June 22, 2004, but the light of his life shone so brightly that every one of us will feel the light for the rest of our lives. I know that Heartsongs (his book of poems) has left a heartprint in my life. 24. What can we learn about Mattie?A. He didnt like the color of his skin.B. He was a person who valued time highly.C. He always went to the beach to have a vacation.D. He invited the author to have a vacation with him.25. The boys who lived upstairs thought Mattie _.A. could become famousB. would die sooner or laterC. should have no worriesD. was in a difficult situation26. In the last paragraph the author wants to say _.A. Matties spirit lives onB. Heartsongs is worth readingC. every one of us needs peaceD. we should do what Mattie didCIt started about 30 years ago. Three men whod grown up together in Pigtown (a neighborhood in the city of Baltimore) took an empty piece of land at the corner of Ward and Bayard streets and started tossing horseshoes (掷马蹄铁). None of the three not Roy Whitney, not his cousin Emory Green, not Emorys little brother, Leon knew they were starting a tradition. “We started playing for the fun of it. Then word got around, and people started coming from other neighborhoods, and it kept on growing,” Leon Green, 62, said Saturday afternoon at the First Annual Horseshoe Tournament (锦标赛) at the Pit in Pigtown. People in Pigtown said they held the event to celebrate the important role the site has come to play in raising Pigtowns neighborhood spirit. “Once the event started, it became a neighborhood hangout, a place for men to hear music, talk to each other, and pitch horseshoes,” said William Chambers, 83, a lifelong Pigtown local. “Informal games are often held, rain or shine, especially on weekends,” said Charlotte Marshall, another lifelong local. “We care about this neighborhood and about each other.” She was helping cook hot dogs and burgers at the event. A star in local competitions, Tony Ashton, and his partner, Ernie Jones, beat two other two-man teams in early rounds. “My wife says, Dont bring home any more prizes!” he said, laughing. “If I win one today, Ill give it to the neighbors here. They are worthy of it.”Leon Green and his partner, Whitney, were knocked out early in the tournament, but stood by happily drinking a cup of fresh juice. He seemed to be enjoying a bigger victory. “We have a good time here. The event is about getting together and talking and enjoying yourself. You dont even have to be that good. Its all for fun. Its the way were raised here in Pigtown,” he said. 27. Who is a creator of Pigtowns horseshoe games? A. Leon Green. B. William Chambers. C. Charlotte Marshall. D. Tony Ashton. 28. The horseshoe site is important to the locals of Pigtown because _. A. it is close to two main streets B. it serves as a big food market C. it helps build neighborhood spirit D. it is a major horseshoe training center 29. According to the last three paragraphs, Leon Green _.A. came mainly to enjoy some juice B. cared little about success or failure C. became champion of the tournament D. was confident of his horseshoe skills 30. The author writes this text mainly to _. A. discuss the value of neighbors B. introduce an interesting sport C. describe the past of Pigtown D. report a community event DImagine driving down a country road past a huge, open field where goats are eating grass. Suddenly a truck breaks down and makes a loud noise. Just as suddenly, the goats fall to the ground.A few moments pass. The goats are back on their feet. What just happened? Well, the goats were very frightened and dropped to the ground, but not all goats act like this. There is only one kind of goat that behaves this way when it is surprised. It is called a Tennessee Fainting (晕倒) Goat.In the 1800s, a farmer arrived in Marshall County, Tennessee, with a few goats and a cow. People say he came from Nova Scotia, Canada. Since the man did not talk much, no one knew where he got these goats. When he left, he took the cow, but he sold the goats.The behavior of one of the goats was different from most others. Being frightened caused the goats body to go stiff (僵直的) and sometimes fall over. No one had seen goats do this before. They began to call this new goat a Tennessee Fainting Goat.This special kind of goat does not actually faint. They just look like they do. The fainting goats stay awake. The baby goats, however, usually do fall over, but the good thing is that they do not have far to fall. Some older ones learn to stand near something like a fence or a tree, just in case they are frightened.Now there are about three thousand fainting goats in the United States. People enjoy raising them, because goats of this kind are gentle, smart, and playful. They just get scared stiff now and then. The moment of stiffness only lasts about ten or fifteen seconds. Then the goats walk and act like any other goat.31. What happens to the goats that fall to the ground a few moments later?A. They fall asleep.B. They eat much more.C. They stand up again.D. They are taken away by the truck.32. Which of the following would most likely cause a fainting goat to fall?A. Green fields. B. A light wind.C. Loud thunder. D. Pleasant smells.33. We can learn about all of the following EXCEPT _.A. what causes the fainting goats to faintB. where the fainting goats came fromC. how the fainting goats got their nameD. who brought the first fainting goats to Tennessee34. What do we know about the fainting goats?A. No one likes to raise them.B. Not all of them really fall over.C. Their stiffness lasts a long time.D. Not all of them stay awake when they faint.35. This text is about an animal that _.A. likes eating outside B. sleeps during the dayC. comes from Canada D. acts in a strange way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。We are the lucky owners of a lovely chocolate dog called Rose. 36 The area is perfect for dogs as we can let her off the lead. She runs around everywhere, sniffing (嗅) this and smelling that, saying hello to every dog she meets on the way. 37 Thats because at least twice a week I catch her with a smelly old bone that she has found.She would carry the old bones home if I let her. 38 When I tell her to drop the bone, she does so unhappily, looking at me with her big eyes as if Im starving (使挨饿) her.The other day we had been walking for about 20 minutes. Suddenly I noticed that instead of sniffing and running all over the place as usual, she was walking closely after me. Though I had told her that she could go, she kept walking behind me. Ten minutes later, she was still walking closely after me so I stopped and took a good look at her. 39 She had decided that I wouldnt see it if she walked alongside me where I could just see the top of her head. 40 Once Id made her drop the bone, she was off. Her trick (诡计) hadnt quite worked.A. Rose certainly has a good nose.B. I had to laugh at her cleverness.C. Suddenly I couldnt find her anywhere.D. I was happy to see Rose looking so much better.E. Thats when I found Rose had a bone in her mouth.F. However, I dont want her with them in case they make her ill.G. Every day I take her for a walk along the river beside our house.第三部分： 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Many years ago, India rubber was used only to rub (擦) out pencil marks in the US. Later people tried to make rubber shoes and clothes but they would freeze 41 they were as hard as stones in 42 weather. The first rubber coats that were made were so 43 in winter, that they would stand alone, and look 44 a man. Even 45 , in summer they would melt (熔化). At the time, a(n) 46 man was sometimes seen in the streets of New York. His coat was made of India rubber. He 47 wore a rubber cap and rubber shoes when it was not raining. People called this strange man “The India-rubber man”. His name was Charles Goodyear. He was trying to 48 a way to make rubber better. Goodyear was very 49 . He often borrowed money to buy rubber. Goodyears family had to live by the help of his friends. 50 , Goodyear did not give up. He 51 that he would be successful someday. One day Goodyear was putting some rubber and sulfur (硫磺) together. 52 , it fell on the hot stove (炉) by accident. 53 it did not melt. Goodyears heart was filled with 54 . That night it was cold. Goodyear put the burned piece of rubber outside the door. Then in the morning, he found it had not 55 . Goodyear now was sure that he had 56 what he wanted. At last, Goodyears things made of 57 were produced and sold. Poor men who had to stand in the rain could now keep themselves 58 . A great many people are alive who would have died if they had not been 59 by India rubber. People laughed at Goodyear once. But at last they 60 him. 41. A. till B. if C. since D. when42. A. warm B. clear C. cold D. bright43. A. large B. beautiful C. hard D. old44. A. at B. like C. for D. after45. A. better B. more C. less D. worse46. A. strange-lookingB. kind-heartedC. honest D. proud47. A. hardly B. again C. never D. even48. A. discover B. describe C. share D. mend49. A. lucky B. brave C. poor D. popular50. A. Besides B. However C. Instead D. Rather51. A. doubted B. remembered C. explainedD. believed 52. A. GraduallyB. Finally C. Suddenly D. Secretly53. A. So B. But C. Or D. Unless54. A. shame B. pity C. anger D. joy55. A. lost B. frozen C. fallen D. broken 56. A. forgottenB. missed C. achieved D. thanked57. A. wood B. rubber C. fire D. sulfur58. A. dry B. calm C. clean D. cool59. A. supportedB. protected C. influenced D. driven 60. A. refused B. warned C. praisedD. noticed第卷第三部分： 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Germany has some very nice markets all over the country. For example, Munich has a great market 61. _ (call) Viktualien Markt. I 62. _ (live) in the neighbourhood of it since I came here. But I have never gone shopping there even though I have walked through the market and had lunch at the beer garden right in the center of 63. _. However, just a couple of weeks ago my mother, 64. _ had never been to Munich before, visited me. That was a very good opportunity for me 65. _ (show) her around the market. When this market was first put 66. _ in the early 19th century, it was small. Now it covers 67. _ area of more than 20,000 square meters, and you can buy fresh vegetables, fruits, cheeses, meat and sausages there. The owners of the stalls (摊位) present their food in a very special way, 68. _ you cannot help 69. _ (stop) right in front of each one just to look at the food. The market is great. The price of all the products is 70. _ (attract). Besides, every owner, salesperson, shop assistant, and even the customers (顾客) are very friendly and helpful. It is open from 9:00 am till 6:00 pm from Monday to Friday, and from 8:00 am till 4:00 pm on Saturday.第四部分： 写作 （共两节，满分35分）第一节：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。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：在错的词下划一横线，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。Ive been playing baseball for six year and Im the only girl on an all-boys baseball team. Our strict coach wants us do our best when we are playing. So its not always about winning. He also tells us to just smile and enjoyed ourselves. I take advice he gives me and bring them to my game. Some people say girls cant play baseball. Hear that doesnt get me mad. Instead, it makes me play more harder. I want to be