1、第 1 页 共 5 页9 上第四单元巩固卷一、单项选择1. For the next ten years, Mathild had not sent a _ to her friend Jeanne.A information B news C message D advice2. The _ man told us his past days before he _. His _ made us very sad.A dying; died; death B dead; dying; die C dead; died; dying D dead; dying; death3. He was
2、riding to school _ he was hit by a car this morning.A. while B. when C. as D. so4. _ you work, _ you will become.A. The hard, the successful B. The harder, the more successfulC. The harder, the successful D. The hard, the more successful5. - When shall we meet again, this afternoon or tonight.? - I
3、dont mind. _ time is OK.A. Either B. Every C. Neither D. Both6. A number of people from other countries _ the Great Wall. The number of the tourists there _ larger and larger.A. has visited, is becomingB. has visited, are becoming C. have visited, is becoming D. have visited, are becoming7. The room
4、 is _ too small for us to live in. A very B quite C near D far8. - Its too hot. Would you mind _ the door? - _. Please do it now.A. to open, OK B. opening, Certainly not C. opening ,Of course D. to open, Good idea9.“_ does he take this medicine?” “Twice a day.”A How long B How often C How soon D How
5、 much10.She was so angry at _ he was doing _ she walked out without a word.A what; that B that; that C that; what D what; what11. _ do you think about the film? - Just so so, but the music sounds _.A. What, wonderfully B. Where, wonderful C. What, wonderful D. How, wonderfully12. She found _ very in
6、teresting _ the story on the radio.A. it, listening to B. that, listen to C. it, to listen to D. it is, listening to13.I think well talk about it _ after we both think _.A. farther, it over B. farther, over it C. further, it over D. further, over it14. Youd better stay at home _ they _.A. during, le
7、ave B. while, leave C. during, are away D. while, are away15.Some people dont know the value of their health _ they lose it.A. after B. when C. until D. as16. When did Yao Ming enter the NBA? Well, he_a chance to play for an NBA team in 2002, after he helped Shanghai Sh arks win the CBA champion.A.
8、was offered B. offered C. offers D. has offered17. He was brave enough _ for the school volleyball team and succeeded.A. try out B. to try on C. to try out D. to try18. Although he _, he never _.A. refused; gave up B. refuses; gives up C. was refused, gave in D. was refused; gave up19. Can you tell
9、me how you got your father _ his mind?来源:学_科_网 Z_X_X_KA. change B. changing C. changed D. to change来源:Zxxk.Com20. While I _ with Lily, the school bus came.A. talk B. talked C. was talking D. am talking二、完形填空Time flies so quickly! We become mature (成熟的 ) girls or boys, or at least we 16 we are. At th
10、e same time, our parents are no longer young.They 17 all they have to us but never look forward to getting 18 back. When we are ill in bed, it is our parents who look 19 us day and night; when we are trying to make 20 , it is our parents who are much happier than we are; when were hungry or cold or
11、sad, it is our parents who 21 give us help.But what have we done for our parents? 22 we grow up, we have our own ideas and we think we are 23 enough to think and act by ourselves, so we usually dislike their care. 24 , sometimes we dont listen to them; even 25 with them !To change the 26 , we must a
12、ct at once, letting them know that we love them, too. In doing so, dont hesitate(犹豫) and dont be 27 .Try our best to understand our parents, 28 something for our parents and not to make them feel hopeless. In a word, make it a duty to bring 29 to our parents, for thats the very sign that we are real
13、ly mature.Children are parents 30 and we are carrying both our dreams and theirs.The pleasure of our parents is what we should try to do! ( )16: Athink Bexplain Cadvise Daffect ( )17: Apass Bgive Cshow Dtake ( )18: Asomething Beverything Canything Dnothing ( )19: Afor Blike Cat Dafter 第 2 页 共 5 页( )
14、20: Aprogress Bwarmth Ca decision Da noise ( )21: Anever Bhardly Cseldom Dalways ( )22: AIf BBefore CAs DThough ( )23: Acareful Bold Cyoung Dpatient ( )24: AAt first BAs a result CSo far DAt once ( )25: Aquarrel Bhelp Cbegin Ddrink ( )26: Achoice Bsituation Cwisdom Dsuggestion ( )27: Aenergetic Bact
15、ive Cshy Dmodest ( )28: Athrow Bask Cread Ddo ( )29: Astress Bmoney Chappiness Dcheese ( )30: Ahope Baward Ctask Daim 三、阅读理解。 AMore than anything else in the world, Lion liked being King of the jungle. He walked around, showing off his power and p ride.Each day Lion took a long lazy sleep under the
16、shade of his favourite tree. He always dreamed of weaker animals bowing(鞠躬) before him.One day Mouse ran through the jungle and tripped over Lions huge paws. Lion woke up with a start. “How dare you wake me up! ” he shouted angrily. Lion grabbed Mouse with one paw. “On the second thought, Im in the
17、mood for the snack, and youll make a delicious meal.”, he said.Mouse cried out, “King Lion, please spare（饶恕） me! If you let me live, Ill always remember your kindness. And, some day, I might be able to help you.”“ How could such a powerless little mouse ever help me?” That thought made Lion laugh so
18、 much that he decided to let Mouse go. A week later, Lion was walking through the jungle on the way to his favourite tree when he stepped onto a hunters net. The net scooped him up. No matter how he twisted and turned, he couldnt escape.When Mouse heard Lions frightened shouts, he raced to help. Mou
19、se quickly chewed（咬）through the ropes to make a hole in the net. Soon, Lion moved out and was free. Lion looked down at the little mouse. “Thank you for saving my life,” said Lion, smiling his widest smile. “I was mistaken. You are not a powerless little mouse. You are a great friend!”31. What did L
20、ion do each day?A. He stepped onto a hunters net. B. He bowed before weaker animals.C. He showed kindness to animals in the jungle. D. He had a good sleep under his favourite tree.32. How did Mouse wake up Lion?A. He made a hole in the net. B. He shouted at Lion angrily.C. He tripped over Lions paws
21、. D. He prepared a delicious meal for Lion.33. Why did Lion let Mouse go?A. Because he was trapped in the net. B. Because he took Mouse as his good friend.C. Because he believed Mouse could save him. D. Becau se he doubted if Mouse could be of any help.34. What do you think of Mouse?A. Clever and ho
22、nest. B. Silly and lazy C. Humorous and stubborn D. Proud and selfish.35. What can we learn from the passage?A. Pride makes you lose what you have. B. Dont put all your eggs in one basket.C. Even the small can show great strength. D. When the cats awa y, the mice will play. B7 January, 2014A new rep
23、ort says more and more international students are attending colleges and universiti es in the United States. It also notes a large increase in the number of international students from China.These findings are from the latest Open Doors Report. The report documents the record number of international
24、 students in the United States during 2012, 2013 school year. It says more than seven hundred sixty-four thousand four-hundred s uch students were attending American colleges and universities during the last two years. That represents an increase of almost six percent than one year earlier.On the ot
25、her hand, the number of Americans studying overseas (海外) increased by one percent, which reached nineteen thousand this year.The report says one hundred ninety-four thousand students at American colleges and universities were from China. That is an increase of more than twenty-three percent over the
26、 year before. Peggy Blumenthal, an expert(专家) of international education, described the effect of the increase in Chinese students.“Now they have been coming for some time. But this year was the highest level ever.“ She says many Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for
27、 their children. The children mainly choose to study in America. “We know many of them have enough income to be able to afford to send them anywhere in the world that they want to go. And for the most part, looking around the world, Chinese students still prefer to come to the United States as their
28、 choice.“Chinese students are not the only ones who want to attend American colleges and universities. After China, India sends the second largest number of students to the United States for higher education. India has about one hundred thousand students in American schools. South Korea is third wit
29、h about seventy two thousand students.第 3 页 共 5 页Why do so many foreign students study in the United States? Peggy Blumenthal provides one reason.“The advantage America has is that we have a huge system and a very perfect system. So there are over four thousand universities and colleges in the Unite
30、d States. Among them are some top ones in the world, and what that tells us is there is still a lot of room to host international students.“Foreign students represent less than four percent of the total student population in American higher education. And from Learning English, thats the VOA Special
31、 English Education Report. Im Bob Doughty. Thanks for listening.36. Bob Doughty seems to be _.A. an exchange student from the USA B. an expert of international educationC. a viewer of VOA D. a reporter from VOA37. Which country below has the fewest students studying overseas?A. South Korea B. India
32、C. China D. America38. Which is NOT the reason why so many Chinese students go to the USA for further study?A. Lots of Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children B. The USA has a huge and a very perfect education system.C. There is a lot of room to host int
33、ernational students in the USA.D. The USA has some top universities and colleges in the world.39. Which of the following statement is true?A. China has 122,000 more students than South Korea at American colleges and universities.B. The number of Americans studying overseas is becoming smaller and sm
34、aller.C. The number of Asian students has an increase of 6% over the past two years.D. Most of the international students in the United States are Chinese.40. This passage from VOA Special English is most likely to be _.A. An advertisement B. A radio programme C. A science report D. A tour guide CCh
35、inas first moon rover (月球车), Yutu, set off from the lander early on December 15, several hours after the Change-3 probe (探测器) soft-landed on the moon surface.The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface at 4:35 a.m., leaving deep lines on the loose moon land. This was recorded by the camera
36、 on the lander and the images were sent to the earth, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. After that, the rover and lander will take photos of each other and start their own science explorations.Earlier this morning, engineers made final checks of the environment of the landing area a
37、nd the situation of the probe. Yutu, reached its solar panel (光板 ) and started to drive slowly to t he moon at 3:10 a.m. It took Yutu nearly a whole hour to complete the simple task.Change-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon, at 9:11 p.m. on December 14, making China the third country in the
38、 world to carry out such a mission (执行此类任务) after the United States and Russia.In old Chinese tales, Yutu was the white pet rabbit of Changes. The name for the rover was selected following an online survey that collected several million votes from people around the world.The rover, 1.5 meters long w
39、ith its two wings folded (折叠), 1 m in width and 1.1 m in he ight, is a perfect robot controlled by the command center from the earth. It will face challenges including temperature differences of more th an 300 on the moon.Yutu will do some research and look for natural resources (资源 ) for three mont
40、hs, while the lander will conduct an exploration at the landing place for one year. Then they will have a good rest on the moon and will not be used for a long time until Chinas next probe visits the moon again. 41. Which is the best title for the passage above? A. The first rover on the moon B. The
41、 tale of Change C. The journey to the moon D. Yutu explores the moon42. Which is the correct order of the following events?a. The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface. b. The rover and lander will take photos of each other.c. Yutu started to drive slowly to the moon. d. Change-3 landed
42、at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon.A. a-b-c -d B. c-d-a-b C. d-c-a-b D. c-a-b-d43. What does the underlined word width mean in Chinese?A. 智力 B. 宽度 C. 重量 D. 长度44. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The moon had been visited by only two countries before 2013.B. Yutu is a perfec
43、t robot under the control of its own computer.C. Yutu and Change will return to the earth after the one-year mission.D. Change-3 is 140 kg in weight.45. There will soon be a second moon rover to explore the moon. Which is its proper name?A. Change-4 B. Yutu-2 C. Shenzhou-11 D.Tiangong-2四、任务型阅读。Do yo
44、u know that a student can produce up to 240 pounds of school waste and lots of waste gas during a term? This includes transportation, food, paper, pens, pencils and so on.Transportation 第 4 页 共 5 页Many parents like driving their kids to school every day. We all know waste gas from cars is a main cau
45、se of air pollution. If parents who live in a neighborhood can take turns to drive their kids to school each day, thatll be better. Another way of going green is to walk to school if students live near it.Food It is surprising that only one primary school could produce up to 19,000 pounds of lunch w
46、aste each year. That is only one school. One way to help take care of the environment is to stop using plastic bags. There are all kinds of environmental boxes for students to put their food in.Paper, pens and pencils A lot of paper is thrown away by American students. They throw away about 1.6 billion pens ev
