新人教版英语选修6单元测试：第四单元检测A

1、第四单元检测（A）（时间:120分钟满分:150分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。M:Whatwastheconferencelike?W:Veryinteresting.ltwascalledSavingtheEarthanditwasallaboutthedamagethatisbeingcausedtotheworld.k_.IWhatwasthec

2、onferencelike?A. Veryexciting.B. Verydifficult.C. Veryinteresting.答案:CW:Thefactorypouredtoomuchpollutedwaterintotheriver.Thewaterturnedblackandsmeltbadandthefishalldied.M:Sothegovernmentforcedittostopproduction?W:Yes.M2Whywasthefactoryforcedtostopproduction?A. Becauseitwastedalotofmaterials.B. Becau

3、seitpollutedtheriver.C. Becausetheirproductscouldntbesold.答案:BW:ltssaidafactorywillbebuiltnearourvillage.M:Yes.Butthevillagersareagainsttheplan.W:Theyreafraiditllpollutetheair.j3Whatarethevillagersafraidof?A. Thefactorywillbebuiltonthegoodagriculturalland.B. Theairaroundthevillagewillbepolluted.C. T

4、heyllspendmuchmoneyontheproject.答案:BM:Wherehaveyoubeen,Mary?lhavebeenworriedaboutyou.W:Imsorry,Dad.Ivisitedoneofmyfriends.Iknowahurricaneislikelytocome.SoIreturnedquickly.4Whyhasthemanbeenworriedabouthisdaughter?A. Shehasbeenawayforalongtime.B. Oneofherfriendspaidavisittoher.C. Itsreportedthatahurri

5、caneiscoming.答案:CW:Cometoschoolinyouroldclothestomorrow.M:Why?Whatshappening?W:ItsNationalTreePlantingDaytomorrow.Weregoingtoplanttreesaroundthelake.M:Really?Wonderful!5Wheredidthistalkmostlikelyhappen?A. lnthepark.B. lntheschool.C. Nearthelake.答案:B第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，

6、从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两听第6段材料，回答第6至8题M:Hi,ZhouLan.WhatareyouplanningtodoonMay1?W:SomeofushavedecidedtogototheRailwayStationtopickupwasteplasticbags.Whitepollutionhasbecomeaseriousproblemtoday.WecanseewasteplasticbagshereandtherM:Yes

7、.Theycantbedestroyedeasily.Iftheyareburnt,theygiveoutpoisonousgases.W:Thatstrue.Luckily,whitepollutionhasdrawngreatattentionfromthegovernment.TheBeijingCitygovernmentencouragespeopletousebasketsinsteadofplasticbags.M:Thatsapieceofgoodnews.Bytheway,whenandwherewillyoumeetthatday?W:Attheschoolgateat7:

8、30.Wouldyouliketojoinus?M:OK.Ihopemoreactivitieslikethiswillbeorganized.j6Whatdoeswhitepollutionreferto?A. Airpollution.B. Waterpollution.C. Thelargequantityofwasteplasticbags.答案:C匸7WhatdidtheBeijingCitygovernmentdoaboutwhitepollution?A. TheBeijinggovernmentisforwhitepollution.B. TheBeijinggovernmen

9、tdidntdoanythingaboutwhitepollution.C. TheBeijinggovernmentencouragedpeoplenottouseplasticbags.答案:Cj8WhatwillthemanprobablydoonMay1?A. Hewilljoinintheactivity.B. Hewillhaveotherthingstodo.C. Hewillgoonajourney.答案:A听第7段材料，回答第9至12题。W:Whatdidyoudoduringtheearthquake,John?M:Stayedinbed.W:Whatdoyoumean?D

10、idntyoutrytogetoutside?M:No.Igotaterribleflu,soIjuststayedinbed.W:Sowhathappened?M:Well,Imusthavesleptthroughthefirstearthquakealthoughnobodybelievesme.ThenIwokeupataboutfourinthemorning,stillfeelingterriblewiththeflu,eyesrunning,noserunningdecidedtogetupandmakeacupofteadjustgotintothekitchenwhenIst

11、artedtofeelunsteadyonmyfeet.Istillthoughtitwastheflu.W:Sowhathappenedthen?M:Well,lslowlyrealizeditwasntbecauseofflu.lheardpeopleupstairsscreaming.W:Well,didntyoutrytogetout?M:No.Iwasfeelingsoterriblewiththeflu.SoIjuststayedinbedandhopedforthebest.9Whatwaswrongwiththeman?A. Hewassufferingfromahearttr

12、oublebecauseofthesuddenearthquake.B. Hewastooafraidtorunoutofthehouse.C. Hewashavingaterribleflu.答案:C10Whathappenedtothemanduringthefirstearthquake?A. Thefirstearthquakedidwakehimupbuthedidntrealizewhatwashappening.B. Thefirstearthquakewokeupthemanbuthedidntwanttoleavehishouse.C. Themanwasntwokenupb

13、ythefirstearthquake.答案:CJ11Whatwasthetimewhenthemanwokeup?A. 2oclockinthemorning.B. 3oclockinthemorning.C. 4oclockinthemorning.答案:Cl2Whatwasthemandoingwhenthesecondearthquakehappened?A. Hewassleepinginhisbed.B. Hewassittingupinhisbed.C. Hewasabouttomakehisteainthekitchen.答案:C听第8段材料，回答第13、14题M:Doyouh

14、avehurricanesinyourcountry?W:Yes.Ourcountrysometimeshashurricanes,especiallyinwinter.Butthestrongestoneisonethathappenedon16thOctober,1987.M:YoumeantheonestruckthesoutheastofEngland?W:Yes.Ithadbeenrainingfortwodaysandthegroundwasverywet.Thetreesstillhadleaveson.Sothestrongwindpushedoverthetreeseasil

15、y.M:Wasthereanyonekilledinthehurricane?W:Yes,nineteenpeoplelosttheirlives.M:Whatdidyoudothatevening?W:Iwaswokenupbythestrongwind.AtreefellontomycottageandontotheotherhalfofmybedwhenIwaslisteningtotherushingwinds.M:Youwerelucky.W:HowIwishallthepeoplehadbeenlucky!J13Whywerethetreeseasilypushedoverbyth

16、estrongwind?A. Becauseithadbeenrainingfortwodaysandthegroundwaswet.B. Becausethetreeshadleaveson.C. BothAandB.答案:CJ14Whathappenedtothewomaninthenightwhenthehurricanehappened?A. Shehadaluckyescape.B. Shewasstruckbyafallentree.C. Shewaslisteningtomusic.答案:A听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。M:Lookatthegreengrass.Whatab

17、eautifulplace!W:Morebeautifullastyear.Thereusedtobeaforestinmyhometown.M:Whathappenedtothetrees?Didpeoplecutthemdown?W:No.Abigfirebrokeoutandtheforestwasdamaged.M:Whydidnttheyplanttreesinsteadofgrowinggrass?W:Summerwascomingandtheheavyrainwouldnotonlywashawaythesoil,butalsowoulcauseseriousfloods.Sot

18、onsofspecialtypeofgrassseedwereplantedbyaeroplanes.M:Oh,lsee.Willtheyplanttreesnextyear?W:Maybe,treesaremoreusefulinthearea.J15Whydidgrasshavetobeplantedquickly?A. Topreventflooding.B. Becauseitwastoolateintheseason.C. Tobeplantedtosavethetrees.答案:A16Whywereplanesused?A. Becausetherehadbeenafire.B.

19、Becausetherewerentanytrees.C. Becauseitwasthequickestwaytoplanthugequantitiesofseed.答案:Ci.17Whydoesthewomanthinktreeswillbeplantedlater?A. Becausethereusedtobeaforesthere.B. Becauseforestwillprotectthevillagesbetter.C. Becausethewomanlikesforestverymuch.答案:B听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。)fGoodmorning.ThisisDann

20、yJacksonwithweatherwatch,broughttoyoueverydayatthistimebytheAustinChamberofCommerce.Theweek-longextendedforecastforAustinandtheTexasHillscallsformostlysunnyweathertodayandTuesday,withtemperaturesinthehighseventies.ByWednesday,acoldpressureareathathasbeenbuildingupovertheGulf(Mexicoshouldbegintomovei

21、nlandoverTexas,bringingaboutaten-degreedropintemperatureoverthesouthcentralpartofthestate.ByWednesdaynight,thatsamelowpressureshouldprobablybedroppingrainovertheAustinarea,withraincontinuingintoThursdayandpossiblyevenearlyFriday.ByFridayafternoonthough,ifallgoeswell,weshouldbegintoseeclearskiesagain

22、,withacorrespondingriseintemperaturebackintotheseventies.SaturdayandSundaylooklikethellbejustbeautiful.DannyJacksonwithweatherwatch.Haveagoodweek,Austin.18Onwhatdaywillyouprobablyhearthisweatherforecast?A. OnSaturdaymorning.B. OnSundaymorning.C. OnMondaymorning.答案:CJ19Whenisitlikelytorain?A. ByThurs

23、day.B. ByTuesdaynight.C. ByFridayafternoon.答案:A：.20Whatwilltheweatherbelikefortheweekend?A. Itwillberathercold.B. Itwillberaining.C. Itwillbefine.答案:C第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AYoumightthinkthatglobalwarming”meansnothingmorethanariseintheworldstemper

24、ature.Butrisingsealevelscausedbyithaveresultedinthefirstevacuatio撤（离）ofanislandnationthecitizensofTuvaluwillhavetoleavetheirhomeland.Duringthe20thcentury,sealevelrose8-12inches.Asaresult,Tuvaluhasexperieneedlowlandfloodingofsaltwaterthathaspollutedthecountrysdrinkingwater.PaaniLaupepa,aTuvaluangover

25、nmentofficial,reportedtotheEarthPolicyInstitutethatthenationsufferedanunusuallyhighnumberoffiercestorms.Manyscientistsconnecthighersurfacewatertemperaturesresultingfromglobalwarmingtogreaterandmoredamagingstorms.LaupepaexpresseddissatisfactionwiththeUnitedStatesforrefusingtosigntheKyotoProtocol,anin

26、ternationalagreementcallingforindustrializednationstoreducetheirgreenhousegasemission温室气体的排放）,whichareamaincauseofglobalwarmingByrefusingtosigntheagreement,theUShaseffectivelytakenawaythefreedomoffuturegenerationsofTuvaluanstolivewheretheirforefathershavelivedforthousandsofyea”，Laupepasaid.Tuvaluhas

27、askedAustraliaandNewZealandtoallowthegradualmoveofitspeopletobothcountries.Tuvaluisnottheonlycountrythatisvulnerable易受影响的）torisingsealevels.MaumoonGayoonpresidentoftheMaldives,toldtheUnitedNationsthatglobalwarminghasmadehiscountryof311,000peopleanendangerednation.21.Thepassageismainlyabout.A. rapidc

28、hangesintheearthstemperatureB. badeffectsofglobalwarmingC. movingofacountrytoanewplaceD. reasonsforlowlandflooding答案:B解析:主旨大意题。这篇短文主要讲述了全球变暖造成的恶劣影响。W22.Accordingtoscientists,theDIRECTcauseofmoreandfiercerstormsis.A. greenhousegasemissionsinindustrializednationsB. highersurfacewatertemperaturesofthes

29、eaC. continuousglobalwarmingD. risingsealevels答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据第三段中的Manyscientistsconnecthighersurfacewatertemperaturesresultingfromglobalwarmingtogreaterandmoredamagingstorms可判断出严重的暴风雨与海洋表面水温太高有关。23.LaupepawasnotsatisfiedwiththeUnitedStatesbecauseitdidnot.A. agreetoreduceitsgreenhousegasemissionsB. s

30、ignanagreementwithTuvaluC. allowTuvaluanstomovetotheUSD. believetheproblemsfacingTuvaluwerereal答案:A解析:细节理解题。由第四段第一句话可知劳佩帕(Laupepa对美国不满是因为美国拒绝签署减少温室气体排放的公约。變24.ThecountrywhosesituationissimilartothatofTuvalui.A. AustraliaB. NewZealandC. theMaldivesD. theUnitedStates答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段可判断出马尔代夫(theMald

31、ives)与图瓦卢(Tuvalu)的情况相似。BBoilerroomsareoftendirtyandsteamy,butthisoneiscleanandcool.FoxPointisaverynew47-unitlivingbuildinginSouthBronx,oneofthecityspoorestareas.Two-thirdsofthepeoplelivingthereareformerly(以前)homelesspeople,whoserentispaidbythegovernment.Therestarelow-incomefamilies.Theboilerroomhass

32、pecialequipment,whichproducesenergyforelectricityandheat.Itreusesheatthatwouldotherwisebelosttotheair,reducingcarbonemissions碳排放)whilealsocuttingcosts.FoxPointisoperatedbyPalladia,agroupthatspecializesinprovidinghousingandservicestoneedypeople.PalladiareceivedsupportfromEnterpriseCommunityPartners(E

33、CP),whichhelpsbuildaffordablehousingbyprovidingsupporttohousingdevelopers.ECPhascreatednationalstandardsforhealthy,environmentallycleverandaffordablehomeswhicharecalledtheGreenCommunitiesStandards.Thesestandardsincludewaterkeeping,energysavingandtheuseofenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingmaterials.Meeti

34、ngthestandardsincreaseshousingconstructioncostsby2%,whichisrapidlypaidbackbylowerrunningcosts.Eventhepositioningofawindowtogetmostdaylightcanhelpsaveenergy.MichaelBloomberg,NewYorksmayor,planstocreate165,000affordablehousingunitsfor500,000NewYorkers.Almost80%ofNewYorkCitysgreenhouse-gasemissionscome

35、frombuildings,and40%ofthosearecausedbyhousing.SoherecentlyannouncedthatthecitysDepartmentofHousingandPreservationandDevelopment(DHPD),whosedutyistodevelopandkeepthecityssupplyofaffordablehousing,willrequireallitsnewprojectstofollowECPsgreenstandards.Similarmeasureshavebeentakenbyothercities,suchasCl

36、evelandandDenver,butNewYorksDHPDisthelargestcitydeveloperofaffordablehousinginthecountry.W25.Whatisthepurposeofdescribingtheboilerroominthefirstparagraph?A. Toexplainthemeasuresthecitytakestocareforpoorpeople.B. Tosuggestthataffordablehousingispossibleinallareas.C. Toshowhowtheenvironment-friendlybu

37、ildingworks.D. Tocompareoldandnewboilerrooms.答案:C解析:推理判断题。由“.whoserentispaidbythegovernment.whichproducesenergyforelectricityandheat.Itreusesheat.可知,本段主要介绍这种房子是如何运行的以及其结构模式。26.WhatisanadvantageofthebuildingsmeetingtheGreenCommunitiesStandards?A. Lowerrunningcosts.B. Costinglessinconstruction.C. Less

38、airtobelostinhotdays.D. Betterpricesforhomelesspeople.答案:A解析:推理判断题。根据第三段的Meetingthestandardsincreaseshousingconstructioncostsby2%,whichisrapidlypaidbackbylowerrunningcosts可知答案。27.ltcanbelearnedfromthetextthat.A. NewYorkCityisseriouslypollutedB. peoplesdailylifecausesmanycarbonemissionsinNewYorkCityC

39、. agreatnumberofpeopleinNewYorkCitydonthavehousestoliveinD. someothercitieshavedevelopedmoreaffordablehousingthanNewYorkCity答案:B解析:推理判断题。通过介绍此类房子的优点，以及Palladia、ECP等所采取的措施可以判断出，人们的生活是以排放碳、污染环境作为代价的。故本题应该选择B项。匕28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?A. Tocallonpeopletopaymoreattentiontohousingproblems.B. To

40、provethatsomestandardsareneededforaffordablehousing.C. Toasksocietytohelphomelesspeopleandlow-incomefamilies.D. Tointroducehealthy,environmentallycleverandaffordablehousing.答案:D解析:主旨大意题。根据第一段以及第三段提到的“.healthy,environmentallycleverandaffordablehomes.可知答案。Theneedtofeedagrowingpopulationisputtingmuchpr

41、essureontheworldssupplyofwater.With97%oftheworldswatertoosaltytobedrunkorusedinagriculture,theworldwidesupplyofwaterneedscarefulmanagement,especiallyinagriculture.Althoughtheideaofawatershortageseemsstrangetosomeonefortunateenoughtoliveinahighrainfallcountry,manyoftheworldsagriculturalindustriesexpe

42、rieneeconstantwatershortages.Althoughdamscanbebuilttostorewaterforagriculturaluseindryareasanddryseasons,thecostsofwaterredistribution重新分配）areveryhigh.Notonlyistherethecostoftheengineeringitself,butthereisalsoanenvironmentalcosttobeconsidered.Wherevalleys（山谷）arefloodedtocreatedams,housesarelostandwi

43、ldlifehomesdestroyed.Besides,watermayfloweasilythroughpipestofields,butitcannotbetransportedfromonesideoftheworldtotheother.Eachcountrymustthereforerelyonthemanagementofitsownwatertosupplyitsfarmingrequirements.Thisisparticularlytroublingforcountrieswithagriculturalindustriesinareasdependentonirriga

44、tion（灌溉）.InTexas,farmersoveruseofirrigationwaterhasresultedina25%reductionofthewaterstores.IntheCentralValleyareaofsouthwesternUSA,ahugewaterengineeringprojectprovidedwaterforfarmingindryvalleys,butmuchofthewaterusehasbeenpoorlymanaged.SaudiArabiasattemptstogrowwheatindesertareashaveseenthepumpingof

45、hugequantitiesofirrigationwaterfromundergroundreserves.Becausethereisnorainfallintheseareas,suchreservescanonlydecrease,anditisbelievedthatfiftyyearsofpumpingwillseethemrundry.J29.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearnthat.A. muchoftheworldswaterisavailableforuseB. peopleinhighrainfallcountriesfeelluckyC.

46、 thecostsofwaterredistributionshouldbeconsideredD. watercanbeeasilycarriedthroughpipesacrosstheworld答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据文章第一段可知人口的不断增长给淡水的供应带来了压力。第二段提到了解决水源缺乏的办法，但解决办法所付出的代价是巨大的，这不仅仅要考虑工程本身的代价，还要考虑对自然环境的破坏所付出的代价。据此推断答案为C项。根据第一段第二句话可知A项错误;第一段中的“someonefortunateenoughtoliveinahighrainfallcountry.意思并非是说降水量大

47、的地区的人们自身感到幸运，故B项错误;根据文章第二段倒数第二句话可知D项错误。W30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A. ThewaterstoresinTexashavebeenreducedby75%.B. Mostindustriesintheworldsufferfromwatershortages.C. TheundergroundwaterinSaudiArabiamightrunoutin50years.D. GoodmanagementofwateruseresultedfromtheprojectintheCentralValley.答案:C解析:细节理

48、解题。根据最后一段最后一句话中的“.anditisbelievedthatfiftyyearsofpumpingwillseethemrundry.可知C项正确;第三段第二句话提到水源储存减少了25%,而不是75%由此可知A项错误;根据第一段最后一句中的manyoftheworldsagriculturalindustries.可知B项中的Mostindustries有误;根据倒数第二段最后一句话可知D项与文中叙述内容相反。J31.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?A. Stepstoimprovingwateruse

49、management.B. Waystoreducethecostsofbuildingdams.C. Measurestodealwithworldwidewatershortages.D. Approachestohandlingthepressureonwatersupply.答案:A解析:推理判断题。文章第一段指出淡水资源的贫乏问题，第二段作者提出了解决水源贫乏问题的唯一可行的办法就是依靠对水源的管理，第三、四段分别介绍了两个国家在水源管理中出现的弊端。据此推断接下来作者可能会具体谈改善水源利用的管理措施。故选A项。L32.Thetextismainlyabout.A. watersu

50、pplyandincreasingpopulationB. waterusemanagementandagricultureC. waterredistributionandwildlifeprotectionD. watershortagesandenvironmentalprotection答案:B解析:主旨大意题。第一段介绍了淡水资源匮乏与农业生产；第二段介绍了解决办法与农业灌溉;第三段介绍了美国农业灌溉用水管理中显现的问题；第四段介绍了沙特阿拉伯利用地下水进行农业灌溉显现的问题。综合上述分析不难判断本文主要讲述的是水资源管理与农业。虽然A、C、D三项中的内容文中有所提及，但都不能概括全

51、文主旨。故选B项。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。Whatisayawn哈欠）andwhydopeopleyawn?Ayawnisoftenassociatedwithapersonbeingtired33.Peopleyawnformanyreasonsincludingstress,boredom,emotionandoverwork.Haveyounoticedthatyawningseemstobecontagiou会传染的）？lfonepersonyawns,thisappearstocaus

52、eanotherpersontoyawn.Researchershavefoundthat40%-60%ofpeoplewhoseeapictureofsomeoneyawningwillyawnthemselve34.Somepeoplethinkthatyawningisrudeandsuggeststhatyouareboredoruninterested.Maybeayawnisasignaltoagroupthatstimetogotosleep.35.Animalsofalltypesyawn.lfyouhaveadogorcat,yoUveprobablyseenyourpety

53、awnseveraltimes.EvensomebirdsyawnsuchasAdeliepenguinsandEmperorpenguins.Someofthemorescientificexplanationsofwhyweyawnclaimitiscausedbyphysicalneeds.Onelikelyexplanationisthattheyawningreflexhappenswhenourbloodneedsmoreoxygen.Thedeepbreathhelpssupplythelevelsofoxygeninourbloo36.Itisalsothoughtthatth

54、esamechemicalsinourbrainthataffectourmoodsandemotionscauseustoyawn.Superstitionsaboutyawninghavebeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Acommonsuperstitionsaysthatapersonmustcoverhisorhermouthwhenyawningsothatthesouldoesnotescapethroughthemout37.Todaymostpeopledonotbelievethesesuperstitionsandknowthatayawnisap

55、hysicalreflex.A. Didyouyawnwhilereadingthisarticle?B. Yawningisnotlimitedtohumans.C. ltwillmakeyouloseinterestinyourwork.D. Butthisisnotalwaystheonlycauseforayawn.E. EvenreadingthewordYAWN”canmakepeopleyawn.F. Otherpeoplebelievethatyawningisasignthatdangerisnear.G. Anothercommontheoryisthatayawnhelp

56、sregulateourbodytemperature.答案:3337DEBGF第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Theamountofusablewaterhasalwaysbeenofgreatinterestintheworld.38springsandstreamssometimesmeanscontrol,particularlyinthe39areaslikethedesert.Thecontrolispossibleevenwithout

57、possessionoflargeareasof40land.lntheearlydaysoftheAmericanWest,gunfightswerenot41forthewaterresources资源）.Andlawshadtobe42toprotectthewaterrightsofthe43andtheuseofthewaterresourcesaccordingly.44isknowntousall,thereisnot45waterinallplacesforeveryonetouseasmuchashelikes.Decidingonthe46ofwaterthatwillbeusedinanyparticularperiod_47carefulplanning,sothatpeoplecanmanageandusewatermore48.Farmershavetochangetheiruseofordemandforwater49thewatersupplyforecast预扌报）.The50watersupplyfor