2009年牛津版高二英语下册Unit4单元测试II

海量资源尽在星星文库：单元测试（II）Unit4Helpingpeoplearoundtheworld第一节：单项填空（共1５小题；每小题１分，满分1５分）1.—Youarelate.Youhavemissedthemostinterestingpart.—Oh..A.WhatashameB.SorrytohearthatC.That’sallrightD.Nothingimportant2.Tomownslargercollectionofbooksthananyotherstudentinourclass.A.the;不填B.a;不填C.a;theD.不填;the3.Inourchildhood,wewereoftenbyGrandmatopayattentiontoourtablemanners.A.remindedB.expectedC.allowedD.hoped4.Sensiblepeopledon’tthinkitistobuythingswhicharenotneededevenatalowprice.A.worthB.worthyC.worthlessD.worthwhile5.IwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenowifImoreenergiestomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutgoingonlineatcollege.A.devotedB.wouldhavedevotedC.weretodevoteD.haddevoted6.Mr.Hughes’sagencyisoneof980communityagenciesoftheNationalCommunityActionFoundation(NCAF)inWashington,D.C.A.underthehelpB.underthechargeC.undertheumbrellaD.undertheaid7.Therewassuchlongqueueforcoffeeattheintervalthatwegaveup.A.purposefullyB.eventuallyC.generallyD.unfortunately8.Thepictureoftheviolenceontheblackboystirred（触动）thepublic.A.awarenessB.conscienceC.attentionD.expectation9.Oh,whatapity!ItsoeasyformetobringthosephotographsIwantedtoshowyou,butI’veleftthemathome.A.wouldhavebeenB.wouldbeC.hadbeenD.was10.Withoutelectroniccomputers,muchoftoday’sadvancedtechnology.A.willnothavebeenachieved海量资源尽在星星文库：’advice!A.listeningB.listenC.amlisteningD.hadlistened14.NowheisimprovinghisEnglishbyofreadingandlisteningtoitaloteveryday.A.methodB.approachC.wayD.means15.HowIwishItorepairtherecorder!Ionlymadeitworse.A.hadtriedB.havetriedC.hadn’ttriedD.didn’ttry第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）InEnglandeverythingistheotherwayround.OnSundaysontheContinenteventhepoorestpersonputsonhisbestsuit,triestolookrespectable,andatthesametimethelifeofthecountrybecomesgayandcheerful;inEnglandeventherichestLordormotor-producerdressedinsome16ragsdoesnotshave,andthecountrybecomesdulland17.OntheContinentthereisonetopicwhich18beavoided—the19;inEnglandifyoudonotrepeatthe20“Lovelyday,isn’tit?”atleasttwohundredtimesaday,youareconsideredabitdull.OntheContinent21papersappearonMonday;inEnglandtheyappearonSunday.OntheContinentpeopleuseafork22itwereashovel（铲）;inEnglandtheyturnitupsidedownandpusheverything—23peas—ontopofit.OntheContinentpublicspeakers24tolearntospeakfluentlyandsmoothly;inEnglandtheytakeaspecialcourseinstammering(口吃).OntheContinent25personslovetoquoteAristotle,HoraceandMontaignetoshowofftheirknowledge;inEnglandonlyuneducatedpeople26theirknowledge;nobodyquotesLatinandGreekauthorsinthecourseofconversation,27hehasneverreadthem.OntheContinentalmosteverynation28littleorgreathasopenlydeclaredthatitisbetterthanallothernations;theEnglishare29thesedangerousideaswithoutevermentioningwhoisreallythe30raceintheworld.Continentalpeoplearesensitiveandtouchy;theEnglishtakeeverythingwithadelightful31ofhumor—theyareonly32ifyoutellthemtheyhavenosenseofhumor.33,peopleontheContinenteither34youthetruthoralie;inEnglandtheyhardlyeverlie,35theywouldnotdreamoftellingyouthetruth.16.A.impoliteB.prettiestC.uglyD.formal海量资源尽在星星文库：第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）AAtdawnonJanuary17,1995,thecityofKobewasrockedbyearthquaketremors.Theworsttremorsreach7.2ontheRichterscale.KobeisJapan’ssixthlargestcity.Itisalsooneoftheworld’slargestports.Withinminutes,Kobewasadisasterarea.Howbadwasthedamage?TheearthquakewastheworsttohitJapanin72years.Thereweremorethan6,000peopledead.Morethan35,000wereinjured,andnearly310,000werelefthomeless.Some75,000buildingsweredamagedordestroyed.Totaldamagewasestimatedat$90billion.WeretheJapanesepreparedforearthquakes?Theythoughttheywere.Theywereexpectingabigearthquaketostrikeoneoftheirmajorcities.Buttheydidnotknowwhen,where,orhowbigtheearthquakewouldbe.Architectsandengineersbelievedtheyhaddesignedearthquake-proofbuildings,transportation,andpublicservices.Kobe’sfewminutesofearthtremorsshatteredthatbelief.WhatdidpeoplelearnfromtheKobeearthquake?WhathappenedinKobesuggeststhatearthquakehazardwasnottakenseriouslyenough.Somepeoplebelievethatmorecanbedonetoreducedamage.Theyproposethefollowing.Moreworkshouldb