Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected单元测试 1（含答案）

1、Unit12 Life is full of the unexpected.单元练习 一、单项选择（共15小题；共15分） 1. Why was he late for school yesterday? He overslept. By the time he got to the bus stop, the bus already .A. was; leavingB. has; leftC. would; leaveD. had; left 2.The new suspension bridge by the end of last month.A. has been designedB.

2、 had been designedC. was designedD. would be designed 3.By the end of the last month, I all the CDs Of Just in Bieber.A. collectB. collectedC. have collectedD. had collected 4.Tom was about to close the window his attention was caught by a bird.A. whenB. ifC. andD. till 5. I saw Mr. Smith in the off

3、ice at ten yesterday morning. Thats impossible. He an English party with us then.A. hasB. hadC. was havingD. has had 6. Stop, look at the sign NO PHOTOS. Sorry, I it.A. dont seeB. didnt seeC. havent seenD. wont see 7.We have all the shoes in your size.A. sold offB. sold upC. sold awayD. sold out 8.

4、How many English words had you learned the end of last term? About 2000, but Ive forgotten most of them.A. byB. atC. toD. on 9.Jim was going to meet me early this morning at the aquarium but he didnt .A. show upB. give upC. stay upD. set up10. Is Jim in the office? No, he to the dining hall.A. goesB

5、. would goC. has goneD. had gone11.By yesterday, the plane out of view for more than a month.A. isB. has beenC. wasD. had been12.She didnt go to see the film Lost in Thailand (泰囧) with us because she it already.A. seesB. sawC. has seenD. had seen13.By the time of last year, she the piano for five ye

6、ars.A. learntB. has learntC. had learntD. will learn14.I was about to leave there was a knock on the door.A. whileB. whenC. asD. before15. Lisa, I called you just now. Where were you? Sorry, I a shower.A. takeB. am takingC. was taking二、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)（共10小题；共10分）16. I o this morning, because my alarm

7、clock didnt go off.17. The child b his fingers while playing with a match yesterday.18. He is not dead. He is still a .19. Mr. Wang a that we would have a picnic tomorrow.20. Its reported that lots of people were f by the hoax.21. I didnt take photos of the UFO, because the UFO had d before I took o

8、ut the camera.22. Her d about the wild animals will change peoples traditional idea about their behaviors.23. After the bell r , all the students rushed out of their classrooms.24. His uncle works t 11:00 every evening.25. Perhaps hell dress himself up as a clown in the c party.三、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)（共8

9、小题；共8分）26. They had to (取消) the sports meeting because of the heavy rain.27. Lets hope our difficulties will soon (消失).28. He couldnt answer the teachers question. He felt (尴尬的).29. In the modern world, new scientific (发现) are being made every day.30. We must work hard when we are (活着的).31. Tom miss

10、ed the early bus because he (睡过头).32. The President wanted to talk to the doctor before (宣布) his plan.33. She is the public information (官员).四、翻译(根据中文提示完成句子)（共5小题；共10分）34. 我醒来时发现睡过头了。 I woke up, I found I .35. 他们那时不在打排球。They volleyball at that time.36. Would you be kind enough to (让我搭车)?37. 这场比赛的票全部

11、售光了。All the tickets to the match 38. 汤姆让我在校门口等他，但他却没露面。Tom asked me to wait for him at the school gate, but he didnt .五、完形填空（共15小题；共22分） These days, a lot of photos about how a three-year-old girl looked after her disabled father are 39 spread over the Internet. Many people were 40 by her. And peopl

12、e gave her a 41 nickname(绰号) “little strong girl”. The little girl is Dong Xinyi. She was born in a small 42 in Dezhou, Shandong Province. When she was several months 43 , her father Dong Jianshe had an accident 44 riding his motorcycle and lost his 45 . Two years later her mother left her father 46

13、 the poor life. As an old saying goes, “The children of 47 people manage household affairs early.” Little Xinyi had to do lots of housework. She 48 her father in her power. She cooked noodles, carried water, cleaned rooms and washed clothes. The little girl brings happiness and 49 to her poor family

14、. And 50 , the local government has 51 medical treatment to her father and promised to cover all medical expenses(费用). 52 the same time, the government is also planning to raise money for the girls 53 . Now Dong Xinyi has got a chance to go to nursery school (幼儿园) like other children.39.A. happilyB.

15、 certainlyC. carefullyD. widely40.A. movedB. marriedC. madeD. named41.A. badB. wrongC. brightD. stupid42.A. cityB. villageC. hospitalD. capital43.A. youngB. littleC. oldD. big44.A. whereB. whileC. whetherD. how45.A. legsB. sonC. daughterD. wife46.A. becauseB. instead ofC. insteadD. because of47.A. r

16、ichB. greatC. poorD. disabled48.A. took careB. took care ofC. looked aroundD. looked for49.A. sadnessB. successC. freedomD. hope50.A. luckilyB. unluckilyC. likelyD. really51.A. refusedB. noticedC. offeredD. bought52.A. OnB. AtC. InD. To53.A. informationB. interestC. suggestionD. education六、阅读理解（共16小

17、题；共32分）A One Sunday evening, it was quite dark when old Stanley went for his walk. He was walking along the sidewalk. Suddenly, he saw a white car coming around the corner at high speed. It was going too fast and crashed into a red car in the street where he was walking. He rushed up to the cars to

18、see if anyone was hurt and needed help. The two drivers were arguing. You came around the corner too fast, one man said. No! said the driver of the white car, Thats not true! Your car was parked in a wrong place. Stanley listened to their argument and then said the white car driver was wrong to driv

19、e too fast. The driver of red car asked Stanley to prove he was right in court(法庭). Stanley gave the driver his name and telephone number. Next Thursday morning, Stanley was asked to go to the court. The lawyer(律师) for the driver of the white car asked him a lot of questions about what he had seen.

20、Then he asked Stanley how old he was. Im eighty-two, answered Stanley. Do you usually wear glasses? asked the lawyer. Yes, I do, answered Stanley. Were you wearing them on the night of the accident? the lawyer asked. No, replied Stanley. Then the lawyer said, Why should the court believe you? You ar

21、e eighty-two years old, you were not wearing your glasses, and it was dark. How far can you see in the dark? Stanley thought about it for a minute. Well, he said, when its dark, I can see the moon. How far is that?54. The car accident happened .A. one Sunday morningB. next Thursday morningC. one Sun

22、day eveningD. next Thursday evening55. The cause of the accident is that .A. the red car was going too slowlyB. the white car was going too fastC. the drivers were sleepyD. Stanley was in their way56. Stanley was asked to go to the court because .A. he wanted to make moneyB. he promised to be a witn

23、essC. he was a lawyerD. he was badly hurt in the accident57. Maybe the red car driver contacted Stanley by .A. writing a letter to himB. sending an email to himC. paying a visit to himD. making a phone call to him58. We can learn from the story that .A. Stanley was a clever and humorous manB. Stanle

24、y wore glasses when the accident happenedC. the lawyer thought that Stanley could see clearlyD. Stanley was not able to see the moonB April Fools Day is supposed to be a day to play jokes on others in the hope of getting a good laugh and making one feel like a fool. April Fools Day started in the si

25、xteenth century in Europe. Before that time, New Years Day was celebrated on April 1st. Then a new calendar called the Gregorian calendar was introduced. January 1st became the first day of the year, but many people didnt know about it. So those who continued to celebrate New Years Day on April 1st

26、were teased. They were called fools. Nowadays we play jokes on people on April 1st. For example, someone might put salt in the sugar bottle so another person could put it in his coffee by accident. Or someone might change the time on another persons alarm clock so that that person would unknowingly

27、wake up earlier or later than planned. Or maybe a person would tell a lie to make someone else shocked. After we play the trick, we say April Fools. Then the poor person realizes he was fooled. It is generally done in the spirit of fun and doesnt cause any real harm(伤害) to anyone.59. Before the sixt

28、eenth century, New Years Day was on .A. April 1stB. January 1stC. September 1stD. October 1st60. Sometimes people lie to shock someone on .A. New Years DayB. Christmas DayC. April Fools DayD. Thanksgiving Day61. In the 2nd paragraph, the closest meaning of the underlined word teased is in English.A.

29、 hitB. criticizedC. laughed atD. disagreed62. What should be the right attitude(态度) towards April Fool?A. It is generally done in the spirit of fun and doesnt cause any real harm to anyone.B. It is done for the real fools.C. We neednt say April Fools when we play jokes on people on April 1st.D. We c

30、an do anything to others.C Lets try doing the following experiment. What to Do: Use string to hang a paper clip or other small object at about chest(胸部) level. Pick up a stick, such as a broom handle. Take three or four steps away from the paper clip. Now close one eye and walk toward the paper clip

31、. Try to touch it with the tip of the stick. If you miss, try again, still keeping one eye closed. Now try it with both eyes open and see if its easier to do. How it works: In the experiment, you have to judge how far away the paper clip is. Your brain has several ways of doing this. One simple way

32、depends on how much your eye has to focus(聚焦) itself. Using only one eye, most people will find it difficult to touch the paper clip on the first try, but the brain still gets some information about distancethough not much. Your brain can judge distance much better when you look at something with bo

33、th eyes. In fact, your brain has more than one way to use both eyes in judging distance. For example, to see anything clearly, you have to make both of your eyes point at the object. When you look at a nearby object, your eyes turn inward. You can feel this happening if you look at the tip of your f

34、inger and move your finger toward your nose. Your brain gets information from the eyes about how much they are pointing toward each other. Using that information, the brain can tell how far away any object is, whether it is a basketball or a paper clip.63. How many materials do we need at least to d

35、o the experiment?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.64. The passage is mainly about that with eyes our brain can judge .A. how big an object isB. how high an object isC. how far away an object isD. how much information an object is65. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Our brain

36、 judges distance in one way when we use both eyes.B. Our brain cannot judge the distance of a small object but a big one.C. How much our eyes focus helps our brain judge the size of an object.D. How much our eyes focus helps our brain judge the distance of an object.66. From the experiment we can in

37、fer(推断) .A. with one eye we can see an object as clearly as we use two eyesB. our eyes turn towards the inside when we look at an object very nearC. within 3 or 4 steps, the nearer an object is, the more clearly we can see itD. our brain can hardly get any information about distance when we use one

38、eyeD One of my sweetest memories as a child is of going down to the river and sitting comfortably on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to songs of birds. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under the pressure from the wind and watch th

39、em return gracefully to their original state after the wind had died down. When I think about the bamboo trees ability to bend and move back, the word resilience comes to my mind. When it is used for a person, this word means the ability to readily recover(恢复) from shock, sadness or any other suffer

40、ing. Have you ever felt like you were going to snap? Have you ever felt like you were at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived to talk about it. Life is a mixture(混合) of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad time

41、s or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but dont break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you. An amount of hope will take you through the unpleasant suffering. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they

42、 seem. The unpleasant suffering may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having. If things get tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo trees, bend, but dont break!67. What does the word snap in the second paragraph most probably mean?A. breakB. changeC

43、. winD. complain68. What can help people get through sufferings according to the writer?A. Holding peace and quiet in mind.B. Waiting until sufferings disappear.C. Experiencing more bad times.D. Hoping for a better tomorrow.69. What would be the best title of this passage?A. Memories of BambooB. Be

44、Like BambooC. Enjoying BambooD. Characteristics of Bamboo七、短文7选5(5选5等)（共5小题；共10分） Being safe at school and in your everyday life needs knowledge. If you remember the following information, your life will be much safer. Always notice the environment around you. You shouldnt walk alone outside. 70. If

45、 anything dangerous happens, you can find them quickly. Dont use earphones(耳机) when running in the school yard or on the street. 71. School bags should be carried towards the front of your body instead of pulling them on your back. 72. If you are followed by a stranger(陌生人), cross the street and go

46、in the other direction(方向), let the stranger know that you know he or she is there. Next, go and get help from others if it is necessary. 73. You are safer on the street than you are in your home or in a lift. If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the bus stop a few minutes be

47、fore the buses leave. 74. On buses, dont sit alone, sit behind the driver or with friends. Dont sleep.A. Dont go home directly.B. You will keep yourself from the outside world and can be dangerous.C. Make sure where the public phones are.D. This stops a stranger from following you.E. When buses are

48、crowded, it is easy enough for thieves to steal the things in your bags on your back.八、阅读与表达(问答式)（共5小题；共10分） The World Wide Web (万维网) turned 25 years old on March 12th. It has become a very important part in our daily lives. We cant imagine living without the Web, the short form of the World Wide We

49、b. In 1989, a British engineer named Tim Berners-Lee came up with the idea of the Web. It is a group of pages of information that are connected to each other around the world. That is the very beginning of the Web. Since then, the Web has greatly changed the way people live. With a click(点击) of a mo

50、use we can read news, buy things, make friends and learn anything were interested in. Now, 25 years after its birth, how will the Web influence life in the future? Scientists believe there are both advantages and disadvantages. A growing Web will help build better relationships between different cultures. Also in the future, everyday items could be connected to