外研版高中英语必修9Module 4 单元练习

Module 4 单元练习. 单项选择。（每小题1分，共10分）1. It was at the entrance of the zoo he met his girl friend _ had been to London-for a better position.,A. where; who B. that; thatC. where; that D. that; whom2. _ the hotel, they were told that their luggage sent by the removal contractor was partly broken.A. Hardly arrived at B. On arrived atC. No sooner arrived at D. On arriving at3. His bitter experience that is unknown to everybody has turned him _ a stronger person.A. up B. into C. on D. out4. - What did your parents give you on your sixteenth birthday?- _ an album, I was given a mobile phone and an mp4.A. In addition to B. In additionC. In advance D. In case of5. - They failed to tinct the monster of Tianchi but succeeded in saving a woman whose boat was broken.- _ , it was a success; I think.A. In all B. Above allC. All in all D. At all6. It is _ that more than thirty million mobile phones had been sold last year in China.A, estimated B. estimatingC. to estimate D. estimates7. _ Japan and South Korea, the United States exports a great deal of goods to China and other Asian countries every year.A. Adapt from B. Apart fromC. Across from D. As from8. I hope my work will be _ helpful to you.A. at most, B. more or lessC. at all D. even9. If you go to the post office, you can help me to buy, some stamps of Friendlies _ I mentioned last time.A. where B. when C. which D. why10._ they are very young, theyve 8ot a lot of experience of working by attending social practice activities.A. Although B. Because C. As D. For. 完形填空(每小题1分, 共20分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Albrecht was born in a tiny village near Nuremberg in the fifteenth century. In Order to feed the family with eighteen children, the father worked almost eighteen hours a day.Despite their seemingly 11 condition, Albrecht and his brother Albert had a dream. They both wanted to pursue (追求)their talent for 12 , but their father could not afford to send either of them to study at the academy (美术学院) in Nuremberg.After many 13 discussions at night, the two boys finally decided to-toss (掷) a 14 . The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his 15 , support his bother to study art. 16 ,when the brother who won the toss 17 his studies, in four years, would 18 .the other brother at the academy, either with sales of his 19 or, if necessary, also by laboring in the mines.Albrecht won the toss and went-off to Nuremberg, 20 Albert went down into the dangerous mines and , for the 21 four years, financed his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate 22 and by the time he graduated, he was beginning to 23 considerable fees for his works.When the young 24 returned to his village, the family held a festive dinner to 25 . During the dinner, Albrecht rose from his chair to drink a toast to his 26 brother for the years of sacrifice(牺牲).“And now, Albert, it is your 27 to pursue your dream and I will take care of you.Albert rose and wiped the 28 from his cheeks and said, “No, brother. I cannot go to Nuremberg. It is too late for me. Look, four years in the mines have done to my 29 ! The bones in every finger were so damaged that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, 30 hold a brush”.11. A. promising B. hard C. hopeless D. terrible12. A. art B. scienceC. mining D. literature13. A. bitter B. heated C. boring D. long14. A. ball B. coin C. paper D. note15. A. earnings B. savingsC. efforts D. belongings16. A. However B. ThereforeC. Then D. Eventually17. A. stopped B. continuedC. improved D. completed18. A. care B. afford C. support D. replace19. A. novels B. artworkC. possessions D. labor20. A. since B. beforeC. after D. while21. A. next B. past C. last D. other22. A. pleasure B. successC. attraction D. wonder23. A, earn B. pay C. win D. get24. A. father B. hero C. brother D. artist25. A. decide B. celebrateC. appreciate D. entertain26. A. beloved B. elder C. poor D. strong27. A. fortune B. duty C. turn D. time28. A. dirt B. tears C. coal D. wine29. A. bones B. arms C. feet D. hands30. A. much less B. rather thanC. more than D. less than. 阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ACountless items that we take for granted in modem life originated in ancient China, from paper-printing, and silk to gunpowder, kites, mechanized oil wells and sophisticated medical surgery. Nowhere did the Chinese exhibit more skill and ingenuity (聪明才智) than in the creation of tens of thousands of bridges.In China Bridge, NOVA TV explores the unexpected wealth of Chinas bridge heritage. The show s experiments will focus on an ancient design that baffles engineers and scholars-the Rainbow Bridge. Its blueprint derives from a renowned 12th century Chinese scroll painting that depicts life in the Song Dynasty capital of Kaifeng around 1000 A.D., It is a panorama (全景画) that is crowded with more than a thousand tiny figures busy with their daily life and involved in weddings, funerals, and war games. At the center of all this activity is the Rainbow Bridge, lined with shops on both sides.One Song Dynasty historian wrote, the bridge has no piers, but giant timbers spanning the void (空间), decorated with red paint and curved like a rainbow. It was a style never attempted in the Western world.How could such a daring and intricate structure have been built above a river? Retired engineer Tang Huancheng may know theanswers,who has carefully studied the Rainbow Bridge for nearly fifty years. Now NOVA TV helps him fulfill his long-cherished dream of reconstructing it. With little historical information, Professor Tang is joined by a team of experts who devise a plan for the bridge based on a close analysis of the painting. Working in a lively village in the picturesque (风景如画的) Yellow Mountains of Central Chinas Anhui Province, the two teams work from opposing banks, each with a different set of challenges. This drama forms the climax of one of NOVA TVs most marvelous shows, which will open a window on the vanished wonders of ancient China.31. What is most discussed in this passage?A. Wonders of ancient China.B. NOVA and its programs;C. The Rainbow Bridge,D. Professor Tang and his study.32. In Paragraph 2, the underlined “baffles can be best replaced by “_”A. puzzles B. amuses C. encourages D. surprises33. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. People benefit from inventions in ancient China.B. The Rainbow Bridge had no rivals in the WestC. Reconstructuring the Rainbow Bridge is a challenge.D. Professor Tang has been building bridges for ages.B.Kendall Barry, 17, from West Potomac High School in America, finished her tests yesterday. Now she has set aside her textbooks to put final touches on her latest project of the fashion design course: a gown she both designed and sewed. The dress was for tonights school fashion show.“I do really well in academics(学业), but fashion is my favorite. Its what I want to do with my future,” Barry said. Next years she will attend college and study fashion design. “I like that you get to work with your hands,” Barry was really looking forward to showcasing her design tonight.To have a good fashion show, there would also be music and special effects, besides designers like Barry. DJs for the show were students in the music technology class. What about the visual special effects flashing on the walls? It went to the television production students. And, eye-catching posters had been created by graphic design(美术设计)students. Its a show of the students, by the students and for the students.West Potomac High School is one of the several American high schools where technical classes are taught. Many educators believe career or technical classes help students learn much more than practical skills.Were teaching cooperation and teamwork, said Mafia Kappel, career experience specialist at West Potomac High School.Janet Bray, head of a career and technical education organization, said, These kids are going on to college. They are learning leadership skills. They learn how to solve problems.” Such classes give teenagers a taste of what a career might be like.American students have many different courses to choose from such as repairing cars running mini-restaurants in schools, animal science, medicine, etc. As there is a growing need among students, more new courses are expected.34. The passage is mainly about_.A. career or technical classes in AmericaB. after-class activities of American middle schoolsC. American students hobbies and interestsD. how a fashion show was organized in an American middle school35. What was Kendall Barry s purpose of making the gown?A. To take part in the fashion show and win a prize.B. To prepare herself for her future career.C. To relax after the testsD. To get ready for college.36. The underlined word DJs in Paragraph 3 probably refers to _.A. music CDs or recordsB. musical instrumentsC. background musicD. people who major in music37. Technical classes can benefit American students in all the following ways EXCEPT that_.A. they learn cooperation and teamworkB. they learn leadership skillsC. they get enough marks required for collegeD. they get a taste of their future careersCAmerica may still think of itself as the land of opportunities, but the chances of living a rags-to-riches life are a lot lower than elsewhere in the world, according to a new study.The possibility that a child born into a poor family will make it into the top five percent is just one percent, according to a study by economist Tom Hertz from American University.By contrast, a child born rich had a 22 percent chance of being rich as an adult, he said.“In other words, the chances of getting rich are about 20 times higher if you are born rich than if you are born in a low-income family, Hertz said.Compared to several European countries, It s more possible in the United States for the poor to stay poor and the rich to stay rich. Consider a rich family and a poor one in the United States and a similar pair of families in Denmark, Hertz found that 22 percent American family would transmit the same income level from the parent generation to the children generation: in Denmark it would be two percent.Another survey by the New York Times last year tells a different story. It found that 80 percent of those polled (投票) believed that it was possible to start out poor, work hard and become rich compared with less than 60 percent back in1983. That is to say, most Americans are optimistic about making economic improvements in their own lifetime.The contradiction implies that while people think they ate going to make it, the reality is very different.Hertzs research was based on data provided by over 4,000 children. Their parents income was observed in 1968 and when they became adults their own income was reviewed again in 1995. 1996. 1997 and 1999.This study may disprove the myth of America as the land Of opportunity, but it doesnt tell us what to do to fix it.38. According to Tom Hertzs study,_.A. there are equal chances for those born rich and those born poor to get rich in AmericaB. those born rich have advantages over those born poor in many areasC. those born poor dont believe they can get rich through hard workD. those born poor have little chance of getting rich however hard they work39. Compared with, Americans, people in Denmark_.A. are more likely to live a rags-to-riches lifeB. get less influence from their parents generationC. can get rich with less effortD. are more optimistic about their future40. Whats the purpose of the survey by the New York Times mentioned in the passage?A. To provide further proof to the first study.B. To support the main idea of the passage.C. To support the authors own view.D. To provide proof against the first survey.41. The two surveys mentioned in the passage make you believe that_.A. America is still the land of opportunities for most peopleB. the American social system needs to be further improvedC. America is no longer the land of opportunities as many people believeD. there is more fairness in Europe than in the United StatesDCharles Dickens was one of the great literary geniuses of all time and one of the most popular. It has been estimated that one out of ten Britons could read his works, and then read them aloud too many others!Dickens was born in Portsmouth, southern England, in 1812. The good fortune of being sent to school at the age of nine was short-lived.(昙花一现的), because his father was imprisoned for bad debt. Dickens was sent to work in Warren s shoe-blacking factory and endured terrible conditions as well as loneliness and despair. After three years he was returned to school but the experience was never forgotten and became fictionalized. (小说化) in two of his better-known novels David Copperfield and Great Expectations.Like many others, Dickens began his literary career as a journalist. He wrote for several newspapers, gaining more and more popularity. In 1836 came the publication of the highly successful Pickwick Papers, and from that point .on there was no looking back.In addition to a talented novelist, Dickens was also a theatre enthusiast. He wrote plays and performed before Queen Victoria in 1851. Dickens was energetic; he spent much time abroad-for example; lecturing against slavery in the United States and touring Italic with Wilkie Collins, a writer who inspired Dickens final unfinished novel Mystery of Edwin Drood.Dickens died of a stroke in 1870. He was buried at Westminster Abbey. During Dickens lifetime he became a mythic figure. It was said that when he died, a little girl cried Dickens dead? Then will Father. Christmas die too?42. The passage is mainly about_.A. the life of Charles DickensB. the great achievements of Charles DickensC. the colorful experience of Charles DickensD. Charles Dickens great influence on British literature43. From the passage, we can learn that it was mainly from _ that Charles Dickens got the inspiration to write David Copperfield and Great Expectations.A. his fathers being imprisonedB. his good fortune in his childhoodC. his terrible experience in his childhoodD. his short-lived schooling44. After the success of Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens_.A. made great achievements and were unwilling to look back upon his early lifeB. made even greater achievements in his later lifeC. turned his attention to politics and fighting against slaveryD. caught the Worlds attention and was invited to lecture in many countries45. What the little girl said in the last paragraph suggests that_.A. She mistook Charles Dickens for Father ChristmasB. she was heartbroken at Charles Dickens deathC. in her heart Charles Dickens was as holy as Father ChristmasD. she didnt believe Charles Dickens deathENo school pays attention to building students self discipline. Zoe Bellars and Brad McGann, eighth-graders at Swanson Middle School in Arlington, Va., do their homework faithfully and practise their musical instruments regularly. In a recent experiment, they declined to accept a dollar bill when told they could wait a weekand get two dollars.Those traits might be expected from good students, certainly no big deal. But a study by University of Pennsylvania researchers suggests that self-discipline is a better predictor of academic success than even IQ “Underachievement among American: youth is often blamed on inadequate teachers, boring textbooks, and large class sizes, the researchers said. “We suggest another reason for students falling short of their intellectual potential: their failure to exercise self- discipline.We believe that many of Americas children have trouble making Choices that require them to sacrifice short-term pleasure for long-term gain, and that programs that mm .self-discipline may be .the royal road to building academe achievement.How can self-discipline be measured? In the study, an assortment of standards was used, including questions for the students(such as how likely they are to have trouble breaking bad habits, on a 1-to-5 scale), ratings (评价) by their teachers and parents and the $1-now-or-$2-later test, which the researchers call the Delay Choice Task.Highly self-disciplined teenagers outperformed their more impulsive(冲动的) fellows on every academic-performance variable, including report card grades, standardized achievement test scores, admission to a competitive high school and attendance. Self-discipline measured in the fall predicted more variance in each of these outcomes than did IQ, and unlike IQ, self-discipline predicted gains in academic performance over the school year.