高中英语专题 Unit 4　Natural disasters 单元检测卷(五)

1、单元检测卷(五)选择题部分第一部分听力(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。1What does the man ask the woman to do?AFinish a report. BType a letter. CType a report.2What do we know about the new English teacher?AHe is strict. B

2、He is sick. CHe is patient.3What is the woman going to do?APost something. BLook for friends. CDo some shopping.4What does the woman want to do?AHave a swim. BWatch a game. CLook for someone.5What do we know from the dialogue?AThere arent many people in the street.BThe weather is terrible today.CThe

3、 traffic is heavy at the time.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，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遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6What are the speakers going to do tonight? ASee a movie. BHave a meal together. CChat on the Internet.7When do

4、 the speakers plan to meet? AAt about 8：10 pm. BAt about 8：20 pm. CAt about 8：30 pm.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8What is wrong with the man?AHe has a running nose and a fever.BHe has a fever and a cough.CHe has a cough and a running nose.9How long has the man been sick?AFor one or two days.BFor two or three days

5、.CFor three or four days.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10What does the man want to do? AReturn some books. BBorrow some books. CBuy some books.11Where are cultural books? AOn the 2nd floor. BOn the 3rd floor.COn the 4th floor.12What can we know about the woman?AShe works there. BShe lives there.CShe studies ther

6、e.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13Why did the woman buy the dress?AFor a party. BFor a lecture.CFor an interview.14How much was taken off the price of the dress?A10% B20%C30%15What did the man think of the book?ARelaxing. BBoring.CHelpful.16Where is probably Mike now?AAt home. BAt school.CIn hospital.听第10段材料，回答第

7、17至20题。17What was Phillip?AA poet. BA teacher.CA doctor.18Why did that old man dial that number the first time?AHe wanted to talk to Phillip.BHe dialed the wrong number.CHe was interested in poems.19How old was John when he knew Phillip?A60 years old. B63 years old.C73 years old.20What do the two me

8、n like doing?AGoing out with friends.BTalking over the phone.CDrinking coffee together.听力材料(Text 1)M：Could you possibly type this letter?W：Im sorry, but I cant. I have to finish this report for the boss.M：All right.(Text 2)M：How do you like your new English teacher?W：I like him very much. Hes really

9、 patient.(Text 3)W：Excuse me. Could you please tell me if theres a post office nearby?M：Yes. Theres a post office two blocks up the street.(Text 4)W：Are people allowed to swim here?M：No, they arent.W：Thanks.(Text 5)W：Traffic is terrible today, isnt it?M：Excuse me?W：I was just saying traffic is terri

10、ble today.M：Oh, yes. It is.听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。(Text 6)M：Hey, Ann. Do you know when the movie starts tonight?W：At half past eight. Where do you want to meet?M：How about the KFC near my home? Itll be easier if we meet there.W：OK. Lets meet about ten minutes before the movie begins.M：OK. By the way, have y

11、ou bought the tickets?W：Yes. Ive already bought them on the Internet. All we have to do is get them at the cinema.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。(Text 7)W：Take a seat, young man. Whats wrong with you?M：Well, I have a terrible cough and a running nose.W：I see. How long have you been feeling this way?M：For about two

12、or three days. It started the day after I went swimming with some friends on Monday.W：Im afraid youve got a cold. Do you have a temperature?M：No. I dont think so.W：OK. Ill just listen to your chest. Now breathe in and out slowly. And again. Good. Thats it. Well, I dont think its serious. You just ne

13、ed to take some medicine.M：Thats great. I was really worried.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。(Text 8)W：Hi, can I help you?M：Yes, please. I want to buy a book, but I dont know where it is.W：What kind of book do you want? You know, different kinds of books are on different floors.M：Im look for a book on American cul

14、ture.W：In this case, you need to go upstairs. Cultural books are on the fourth floor.M：Thanks. But I also need to find a math exercise book.W：Exercise books are on the second floor. You need to go downstairs.M：Thanks. It seems that you know the books here very well. Do you often buy books here?W：No,

15、 Im a volunteer here. Its my duty to put the books back in the right places.M：No wonder. Well, thank you very much.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。(Text 9)W：Ive just bought a new dress. What do you think of it?M：You look really great in it. So are you going to a job interview or a party?W：No. I was invited to give

16、 a talk in my school.M：So how much did you pay for it?W：I paid just 70 dollars for it. I saved 30 dollars.M：Thats really a bargain.W：Youre right. Well, what did you do while I was out shopping?M：I watched TV for a while and then I did some reading. It wasnt a very interesting book, so I just read a

17、few pages. Then I took a shower.W：I thought you said you were going to see Mike.M：Ill go and visit him at his home tomorrow. Hell return home tomorrow morning.W：Im glad he can finally return home after that accident.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。(Text 10)In February, 2005, my uncle Phillip was teaching his seve

18、nthgrade students a poem called Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. He liked the poem very much, so he recorded it on his home answering machine. When Phillip and his family returned home from their vacation, he listened to his voice messages. One old man said he dialed the wrong number. But, he a

19、dded, hed really enjoyed the poem. A few days later, that old man called. He said that he wanted to hear the poem again. The two men talked. John, now 73, who used to be a doctor, lived in another state. It turned out that his brothers number was almost the same as my uncles. That was 13 years ago.

20、Theyve spoken on the phone a few times a month ever since. They havent gone to a game together or had a cup of coffee together. Their friendship is just to pick up the phone. And to them their best friend is someone theyve never met.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D

21、中四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AMy two daughters and I got into the car to spend our weekend in Florida. Autumn, the elder one, offered to drive. I sat next to her, and Amber sat in back. After setting off, the three of us sang to the radio at the top of our voice.It was a great trip until the rain poured and the ra

22、in was too heavy. “I have to pull over，” Autumn said. She tried to enter the far right lane (车道) to find a place to stop, but trucks ran fast, making water onto our car. The car was out of control, then worse it started to move left and right. Autumn fought to control it but it was too late. We ran

23、into a truck. The girls jumped out of the car. My chest felt much pain.“Get out, Mom. Come on！” Amber cried. “I cant，” I said. Autumn took out her cellphone, “Theres been an accident. Send an ambulance (救护车)！” Amber and Autumn pulled me out of the car and helped me lie on my back in the grassy area

24、by the roadside. I had to calm myself and looked up. A man held a large umbrella over me and other kind faces appeared above me. A woman helped to treat a cut over Ambers eye. Another woman came close to me and said, “No one in the truck was injured. Help was on the way.” The woman mentioned she was

25、 a nurse; the other woman who took care of Ambers cut was an eye specialist. We couldnt have asked for better care.In the hospital the pain in my chest began to disappear. Later, the tests at the hospital made sure we had no serious injuries. Wed left all our troubles behind thanks to these kind peo

26、ple, who seemed to be angels (天使) in my eyes.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文，主题语境是生活。瓢泼大雨中作者的车子出了车祸。她们被好心人救护。后来雨过天晴，经检查，她们的伤势都不太严重。她认为那些帮助她们的人是天使。21How did the author and her two daughters feel after setting out? AThey were worried about the weather. BThey enjoyed themselves greatly. CThey thought it was a long journe

27、y.DThey felt lucky to take the journey.22What was Autumn going to do when the rain poured?ATo stop by the roadside. BTo follow the truck closely.CTo get into the fast traffic lane. DTo move the car left and right.23What can be the best title for the text?AUnexpected heavy rain BLeave our troubles be

28、hindCKind angels saved the day DMy two kind daughtersBOur street is a short, oneway street, four blocks from the Charles River. Its lined with threefamily homes, built at the turn of the century for people who worked at factories and needed places to live.There are families and single people, older

29、couples and students in this street. There are Greeks and Chinese and white Americans.If you head down the street and make a left turn, you may run across Billy Davis. He was born on that street and is now a retiree (退休人士). Hell tell you all about Cambridge in the old days. Hell tell you how he coul

30、dnt act_up because there were so many watching mamas on his street and they all had eyes on the naughty (顽皮的) kids in the neighbourhood. He might do something wrong, but the minute he walked in his own house, his mum would say “Hey, what were you doing down at the park？” and it was all over. His sto

31、ries need telling and we are eager (渴望的) listeners.Walk over a block and you reach our neighbourhood mechanic, Phil. Hes the best mechanic in all Cambridge and will give you fair prices and honest statements of whats wrong with your car.Walk the other way to Central Square and youll come across the

32、Village Grill, run by Theo and Helen. Its a small neighbourhood restaurant. Whatever you order, you will always find it is worth every penny (便士). You dont just pay for food, but you pay for conversation and it is always interesting. Theo and Helen are Greek, so the conversation turns Greek sometime

33、s.I walk out of the house on this Monday morning, and smile at my neighbourhood. Its going to be a hot day, and tonight will see many of us at our front door, observing (观察) each other through plants.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了作者所居住的街区，包括街区的基本情况、街坊邻居、餐馆等。24What do the underlined words “act up” in Paragraph 3

34、 mean?ABehave badly. BPlay games.CTravel alone. DGive performances.25What does Billy Davis like to do?APlay jokes on people.BWalk around the street.CTell stories about the old days.DWatch naughty kids in the street.26What can we infer from Paragraph 5?AThe author likes having meals in the Village Gr

35、ill.BThe restaurant owners have a good sense of humour.CThe food in the Village Grill is expensive but delicious.DThe restaurant owners usually talk with their customers.CSometimes people make history. George Washington became the first president of the United States and made history. Sometimes wars

36、 make history. The two World Wars are examples. Sometimes nature even becomes part of history. Shaking earthquakes are recorded in history books.Thirteen years ago, nature caused just such a historymaking event. In September 2005, Hurricane Katrina came ashore in New Orleans, Louisiana. The deadly s

37、torm flooded (淹没) New Orleans. Before Katrina, no other big American city had ever flooded in the history of the country. This natural disaster caused great harm and death.New Orleans is located (位于) below sea level. This location places it at great risk. Levees were built to protect New Orleans fro

38、m the ocean. (A levee is like a wall between the city and the ocean.) When Hurricane Katrina came ashore, water moved over the levees into the city. Flooding made it necessary for everyone to leave the city. Before Katrina, Creole food (a special kind of cooking only in Louisiana) filled the air wit

39、h delicious smells. The sound of jazz music traveled through the streets. Now the city has to return to its former glory (辉煌)Before Katrina, the US. government had never made everyone leave a city. People in New Orleans had to find shelter quickly. Some had to stay at the Superdome Sports Center. So

40、me rode on buses to other towns. Thousands drove their cars to get away from the storm. The roads and shelters filled up fast.The lesson learned from Katrina was that cities must be better prepared for big storms and other terrible disasters caused by nature. Being prepared might have kept more peop

41、le safe. Hurricane Katrina is one of the historymaking events that will be remembered forever. Today, history is still being made that will shape the future.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了卡特里娜飓风给美国新奥尔良市所造成的改变。27What does the author tell us about New Orleans?AIt was built above sea level.BIt had few jazz musician

42、s after Katrina.CIt created a new way to cook after Katrina.DIt was the first US. city that had been flooded.28What can we say about the levees?AThey were almost useless for fighting Katrina.BThey helped people leave New Orleans quickly.CThey made New Orleans a special American city.DThey should be

43、built to match the size of New Orleans.29What might the author advise city governments to do?APut up more shelters in the city.BBuild more levees around the city.CTeach people how to avoid floods.DTry to get ready for natural disasters.30What is the best title for the text?AKatrina makes historyBFlo

44、ods shape LouisianaCStorms are dangerousDHistory must be remembered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。Go greenAre you worried about our earth? Do you want to do what you can to save it? _31_ It may seem like the actions of one person wont make a difference, but there are a

45、ctually many ways you can help. Here are some of them.Turn it off.Turn off anything that uses electricity when not in use. _32_ If you leave your television on or dont turn off lights, its wasting electricity. Remember to turn things off when you dont need them.Start recycling(回收利用)Its not just pape

46、r, plastic and glass that can be recycled clothes can be, too. _33_ Its good for the environment and youll get a new look for free!_34_You dont have to travel far to get what you need, and products dont have to travel far to get to you, either. Shop at farmers markets and buy food that was produced

47、as close to your home as possible. And when youre online shopping, try to find things that wont have to travel long distances.Save water.If you dont let the water run when youre brushing your teeth and take showers instead of baths, you will be using less water and less energy but youll still be jus

48、t as clean! _35_ Use a method that requires less water to get the dishes clean.ABuy things nearby.BThink before you eat.CIts hard to know where to start.DTurn short jeans youve grown out of into shorts.EAlso, dont wash dishes with the water running continuously.FThis goes for lights, televisions, co

49、mputers, printers, and so on.GBring a reusable water bottle with you when travelling or at work.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了几种保护环境的方法。第三部分语言运用(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。After moving into my mothers home to look after her following an illness, I found myself

50、thinking about my own _36_. It was clear that I _37_ to find something that would help me _38_ the house more often.I found my _39_ while standing in line at the store checkout one sunny spring day. Red words on the cover of a magazine caught my _40_， “Walk Off Weight！”After _41_ the advantages of w

51、alking, I knew I had found the perfect _42_ that would not only make me spend more time outdoors, but would also help me keep _43_.I didnt start walking four miles right away; I began _44_. After a few weeks, I _45_ from walking two miles every day to between four and six miles every day. My _46_ in

52、creased from about three miles per hour to over four.It wasnt long before I began to notice the many _47_ in both my physical and emotional (情绪的) health.I lost _48_. The extra (额外的) fat Id been carrying around my stomach disappeared. My body was _49_ and became more shapely. Even my back pain had _5

53、0_！The advantages to my emotional health were also great. My spirits lifted with each passing day. I could hardly _51_ to get up each morning. With more selfconfidence, I also found myself to be more sociable and that I began to _52_ meeting new people._53_ my mother became less of a tiring task. Fe

54、eling _54_， I was able to look after her with great enthusiasm (热情). I _55_ her to try to become as healthy and as happy as I felt.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。作者在照顾生病的母亲时开始关注自己的健康。偶然了解散步的好处后，作者开始坚持散步，不久就发现自己的身体和情绪方面有了很大的变化。36A.dream BplanChealth Dwork37A.needed BrefusedCfailed Dforgot38A.live in Bmove intoCget out

55、 of Dkeep away from39A.purpose BanswerCjob Dhobby40A.eye BlegChand Darm41A.talking about Breading aboutChearing about Dwriting about42A.thought BbehaviorCadvice Dactivity43A.fit BsafeCquiet Dbusy44A.suddenly BquicklyCslowly Dfinally45A.progressed BleftCfollowed Dended46A.time BspeedCage Dsize47A.cha

56、nges BdifferencesCproblems Dchances48A.touch BinterestCheart Dweight49A.held up Bbrought upCgiven up Dbuilt up50A.appeared BgoneCreturned Dincreased51A.stop BmanageCwait Dpromise52A.avoid BenjoyCregret Dremember53A.Waiting for BWorking forCSearching for DCaring for54A.lonely BproudClively Dworried55

57、A.encouraged BforcedCrequired Dallowed非选择题部分第三部分语言运用(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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。On September 19,2017, a deadly earthquake 56._ (hit) Mexico, killing more than 300 people 57._ destroying many buildings in the nations capital, Mexico City. In the days that fo

58、llowed, rescue teams went out to search 58._ people trapped by the earthquake. Among the humans digging through the ruins was a fourlegged helper 59._ (name) Frida.Frida, a rescue dog, was named after Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. She is a sniffer dog (嗅探犬) with the Mexican Navy (海军). She is a 60._ (

59、value) member of her team, often getting into spaces that humans cant reach. According to the Navy, she has a “sixth sense” for 61._ (find) humans, and thats unlike any other dog theyve ever trained before. 62._ is her job to sniff out people trapped by natural disasters. Frida has found 52 people a

60、fter earthquakes and other disasters in Mexico, Haiti and Ecuador, and 12 of 63._ (they) were found alive and 64._ (successful) rescued.Since the Mexican Navy shared a picture of the rescue dog on the Internet, Frida has been considered a hero. Like the rest of rescue 65._ (worker), she is a hero to