牛津版高二英语下册Unit 4单元测试（I）

Unit 4 Helping people around the world

第一节：单项填空（共1５小题；每小题１分，满分1５分）

1. —We to have you here tonight.

—Thank you and it is for me to be invited.

A. honour; honourable

B. honour; an honour

C. are honoured; honourable

D. are honoured; an honour

2. Though money, his parents still managed to send him to university.

A. lacked B. lacking of

C. lacking D. lacked in

3. This event not only promoted of world hunger, but also raised lot of money

to help starving children.

A information B. knowledge

C. instruction D. awareness

4. If I am not when you phone, ask for my brother.

A. available B. able

C. spare D. busy

5. —Do you really want to go out?

—It may rain. , I shall go out; I don’t mind the rain.

A. Anyway B. Otherwise

C. Somehow D. Somewhat

6. They take little interest in a far from their homes and from their everyday problems.

A. debate; far B. conflict; remote

C. fight; distant D. discussion; away

7. Does it make any whether we leave at 9:00 or at 10:00?

A. difference B. time

C. way D. sense

8. The lock in my bag me of not locking my closet.

A. recalled B. remembered

C. reminded D. told

9. It’s sparing yourself some time to do physical exercise under such considerable learning pressure.

A. very worth B. well worthy of

C. well worth D. much worth

10. environmental damage is done, it will take many years for the ecosystem

to recover.

A. If only B. Even if

C. While D. Once

11. the occasional visit, what else does Alan do for his kids?

A. Except B. In spite of

C. Apart from D. Beside

12. Good ways of doing things mean saving time, and it is important for us

to find them.

A. meanwhile B. otherwise

C. however D. therefore

13. It was foolish of him to his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished.

A. refer to B. stick to

C. come to D. turn to

14. As civilization , more and more people have realized the importance of preserving rare animals from extinction.

A. stretches B. expands

C. extends D. spreads

15. Changes are being introduced to make the department .

A. operating quickly B. going quickly

C. operate more efficiently D. go more efficiently

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into the water. 16 else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which 17 her to continue doing some laps there.

Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of 18 , June began to tire 19 . “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June

20 to swim, realizing her head was 21 . Breathing became difficult. Her vision wasn’t so 22 . She saw the lifeguard and a couple others around the pool. No sense in 23 anyone. She continued.

She found 24 in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to make a scene, she continued to swim. 25 , she made it to the other side of the pool. Nausea (恶心)， weakness and exhaustion（精疲力竭） 26 it difficult for June to get out of the pool. 27 she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, losing her 28 .

Realizing she needed help but 29 to even say anything, she 30 the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only

31 her body up out of the pool. Sitting at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was 32 at her. It was the lifeguard. June was just able to 33 her hand, telling him she was okay.

Have you ever found yourself in a 34 where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? There is nothing 35 in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.

16. A. Someone B. No one C. Anyone D. Everyone

17. A. encouraged B. advised C. allowed D. forced

18. A. mind B. time C. shape D. fashion

19. A. hardly B. easily C. falsely D. unexpectedly

20. A. remained B. stopped C. happened D. continued

21. A. hurting B. hurt C. suffering D. suffered

22. A. sure B. clean C. clear D. poor

23. A. bothering B. interrupting C. attracting D. helping

24. A. one B. it C. her D. herself

25. A. Lastly B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Surprisingly

26. A. found B. let C. made D. felt

27. A. Since B. As C. Until D. Unless

28. A. life B. courage C. chance D. balance

29. A. unable B. ready C. proud D. afraid

30. A. came across B. lay on C. leaned against D. fought with

31. A. pull B. push C. raised D. rise

32. A. laughing B. staring C. glimpsing D. shrugging

33. A. hold B. lend C. move D. wave

34. A. atmosphere B. condition C. situation D. environment

35. A. difficult B. different C. useful D. wrong

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，满分40分）

A

The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “I’m sorry, I can’t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”

“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”

“I can’t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”

I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do?”

“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”

“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”

“That’s good, sir.”

“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.

“I have no idea. Sometimes it’s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There’s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it’s down it won’t answer us.”

After the girl told me they had no backup(备用) computer, I said. “Let’s forget the computer. What about your planes? They’re still flying, aren’t they?”

“I couldn’t tell without asking the computer.”

“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he’s flying to Washington, ” I suggested.

“I wouldn’t know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn’t take you if you didn’t have a ticket.”

“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”

“I wouldn’t know, ” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only ‘It’ knows. ‘It’ can’t tell me.”

By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.

36. The best title for the article is _______.

A. When the Computer Is Down B. The Most Frightening Words

C. The Computer of the Airport D. Asking the Computer

37. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

A. She could sell a ticket. B. She could write out a ticket.

C. She could answer the passengers’ questions.

D. She could do nothing.

38. What can we know from the passage?

A. The author will get on the plane in two hours.

B. There isn’t any backup computer at the airport.

C. Although the computer was down, people could ask the pilot about the trip.

D. People could change their airlines when the computer was down.

39. The last paragraph suggests that _______.

A. a modern computer won’t be down

B. computers can take the place of humans

C. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people

D. there will be great changes in computers

B

Traveling can be a way to gain life experiences, especially during Spring Break —a week-long school vacation in the United States. But what if you’re a student and don’t have enough money for a trip? Don’t worry. Here are some useful suggestions.

●Save: This probably is the most important preparation for traveling. Cut expenses to fatten your wallet so you’ll have more choices about where to go and how to get there.

●Plan ahead: Don’t wait until the last minute to plan your trip. Tickets may cost more when bought on short notice. Giving yourself several months to get ready can mean security(安全) and savings.

●Do your homework: No matter where you go, research the places you will visit. Decide what to see. Travel books will provide information on the cheapest hotels and restaurants.

●Plan sensibly: Write down what you expect to spend for food and hotels. Stick to(坚持) your plan or you may not have enough money to cover everything.

●Travel in groups: Find someone who is interested in visiting the same places. By traveling with others you can share costs and experiences.

●Work as you go: Need more money to support your trip? Look for work in the places you visit.

●Go off the beaten path: Tourist cities may be expensive. You may want to rethink your trip and go to a less-known area. Smaller towns can have many interesting activities and sights.

●Pack necessary things: The most important things to take are not always clothes: Remember medicine in case you get sick and snacks in case you cannot find a cheap restaurant.

●Use the Internet: The Net can help to save money. Some useful websites include www. Travelocity. com, www. Bargains—lowest fare(票价). com and www. Economic travel. com.

By planning sensibly, even students can enjoy the travel. Your travel experiences will be remembered for a lifetime.

40. This passage is about _______.

A. how to plan your travel B. how to travel with enough money

C. how to make your travel interesting D. how to get life experiences

41. Before your trip, the first thing you should do is _______.

A. to make a plan of the route B. to get information from the Internet

C. to save money by spending less D. to buy tickets in advance

42. The writer advises you _______.

A. to share costs with any other people B. not to go to well-known places

C. not to visit dangerous places D. to buy anything you want to buy.

43. During your trip, _______.

A. you need more shoes than clothes

B. you shouldn’t look for work all the way

C. you can gain valuable life experiences

D. you should forget to do your homework

C

The Ontario government is introducing several programs to reduce the amount of material heading to landfills（垃圾场）.

The Ontario government is seeking public comment (评价) on new regulations that would help municipalities(市政) and industry keep more waste out of landfills and support new waste technologies.

“Our goal is to change the use of more materials from landfill while encouraging new waste technologies,” said Laurel Broten, Ontario’s Environment Minister. “To that end, we are working hard to develop the tools that our municipal and industry partners need to manage their waste in the safest and most environmentally responsible way possible for the 21st century.”

The government has announced suggested regulations: available for a 60-day public comment period, that focus on the following key areas:

Recycling—The ministry is suggesting regulations that would create incentives(激励) by making it easier for municipalities to increase recycling, and remove barriers(障碍) that make it costly and / or restrictive for the industry to recycle. These incentives are expected to encourage the recycling of batteries, electronics and roof building materials.

Alternative Fuels—The ministry is suggesting to remove the requirements for turning certain wastes into alternative fuels in order to keep these wastes out of landfills.

Waste Technologies—The ministry is suggesting that demonstration projects, including energy-from-waste technologies, be removed from the environmental assessment(估价) process and from a required waste hearing for a set period of time.

The ministry is also seeking comments and suggestions on ways to encourage product makers to set up systems to collect or accept spent products, such as computers and other electronics, directly from consumers.

44. From the passage, we can infer that people in Ontario usually _______.

A. support new waste technologies

B. accept used computers and other electronics

C. recycle waste very cheaply

D. deal with waste by burying it under the ground

45. The underlined part “To that end” in Paragraph 3 means “_______”.

A. To put an end to some old regulations

B. To achieve the goal to reduce wastes for landfills

C. At the end of the public comments

D. Towards the end of the assessment process

46. What do we know about the Ontario goverment’s new regulation from the passage?

A. They will stop waste materials from being used for landfills.

B. They have only been carried out in the area of Ontario.

C. They are sure to affect the environment of Ontario a lot.

D. They will be under public comment for 2 months before coming into practice.

47. What is the ministry suggesting to do?

A. Make it restrictive for the industry to recycle.

B. Observe some waste technologies longer.

C. Encourage people to turn certain wastes into alternative fuels.

D. Assess new waste technologies more strictly.

D

“America’s No.1 Health Problem.” So reads the headline of an article published by the American Institute of Stress that claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: “It has been estimated（估计） that 75—90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems.”

It is no exaggeration(夸张) to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%). Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”

However, stress is hardly unique to the United States. A British survey in 2005 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill.” As a result of “work-related stress, depression or anxiety,” there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain.”

The picture is no less bleak(荒凉的) in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors.” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year.”

What about Asia? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world, both developing and industrialized countries.” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia, including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown. These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on worker health.”

48. The author quoted “America’s No.1 Health Problem.” (Para. 1) in order to ______.

A. talk about health problems in America

B. introduce the topic of stress C. emphasize the stress in America

D. tell readers something about American Institute of Stress

49. Which of the followings is NOT true?

A. The threat of stress is bigger than cancer and AIDS.

B. Stress is always from working and living pressure.

C. Some of Americans care about international conflict and terrorism.

D. A lot of English people become ill as a result of stress.

50. We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.

A. Asian people are more willing to develop their countries

B. the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress

C. some people in Asian countries have health problems for employment stress

D. Asian countries has a better situation of stress than Europe

51. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. America’s No.1 Health Problem B. Attacked by Stress

C. How to Deal with Stress D. Working Stress around the World

E

A nationwide ban(禁止) on night flights would reduce the aviation(航空) industry’s effect on the climate, a new study shows. Scientists have found that the warming effect of aircraft is much greater when they fly in the dark, because of the effects of the condensation contrails(雾化尾迹) they leave.

Piers Forster, an environmental scientist at the University of Leeds who led the project, said: “Night flights are twice as bad as day flights for the environment. If the government wanted to reduce the likely effect of flights on climate then it could ensure that more planes flew during the day.”

Writing in the journal Nature today, Dr Forster and his colleagues say aircraft contrails enhance the greenhouse effect because they absorbed heat in the same way as clouds. During the day, their warming effect is not serious because contrails reflect sunlight back into space, which helps to keep the planet cool.

Dr. Forster added: “Aircraft currently only have a small effect on climate. However, the fact that the amount of air traffic is set to grow rapidly in coming years makes it important to find out the effects of contrails on our climate.” he said.

The scientists monitored(监控) air traffic over the UK and worked out that, although one in four flights occurred between 6 pm and 6 am, they contributed 60—80% of the warming that could be attributed to contrails. Winter flights had more effect than those in the summer, contributing 50% of the warming despite providing only 22% of traffic.

52. Which is NOT the reason why there should be a nationwide ban on night flight?

A. Because a nationwide ban on night flight can reduce the aviation industry’s effect on the climate.

B. Because during the day aircraft contrails can drop the greenhouse effect.

C. Because a nationwide ban on night flight can stop carbon dioxide from being let out.

D. Because the warming effect of aircraft is much greater when they fly in the dark.

53. The underlined word “enhance” in the third paragraph means “______”.

A. increase B. strengthen C. drop D. reduce

54. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. According to Dr Forster’s words, aircraft only have small effect on climate now.

B. In the UK one in four flights occurred between 6 pm and 6 am, they contributed 60-80% of the warming contrails.

C. Winter flights had more effect than those in the summer, contributing 50% of the warming despite providing only 88% of traffic.

D. Some scientists think night flights are twice as bad as day fights for the environment.

55. Which paragraph shows the main idea or the passage?

A. The first paragraph. B. The second paragraph.

C. The last paragraph. D. The third paragraph.

第四节： 对话填空。（根据上下文对话语境及所给单词首字母，补全所缺单词）（共10空；每空１分，满分10分）

A: I hear that you have been chosen to be a Goodwill(56)A for the United Nations. But can you say something about the UN?

B: The UN, having 191 members now, was actually (57)s up just after the World War II and it has four main purposes: to keep international peace; to develop friendly relationship among nations; to co-operate in solving international problems and in promoting respect for human rights; and to be a centre for organizing the actions or work of different (58)n .

A: How do you feel about being a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN?

B: I’m pleased to have been so. I will visit countries where the UN operates programmes to help people. I feel very(59)h to have been able to take on this role.

A: On TV, we often see soldiers with blue(60)b . Where do the UN soldiers come from?

B: All the soldiers come from different countries(61)b to the UN. Besides wars and (62)c the UN helps with some other problems.

A: What are they?

B: (63) L of education, lack of food, poverty, disasters and disease. And the UN is trying to meet eight development goals by 2015, for example, available

(64)f drinking water and complete primary education for all children.

A: How can I know more about the UN?

B: By (65)l it up on the website will you know more about it.

第五节：书面表达(满分25分)

假如你叫李华，是某农村中学的学生。你校打算在教室里面安装空调，让学生讨论。请根据下表中讨论的结果，给校长写封信，并表明你的态度。

赞成同学的观点

反对的同学观点

1. 空调冬暖夏凉，优化学习环境

2. 生活条件好了，支付得起费用

1. 空调污染环境，产生噪音，影响学习

2. 增加学生经济负担，有的家庭负担不起