1、Unit 4 一单项填空 1 -How do you improve you English? _you speak, _your English well A. The less; the more B. The more， C. The less; the better D. The more; the better 2. The Greens like the quietness in the countryside. The city is too _for them. A. comfortable B. dangerous C. noisy D. perfect 3. This si
2、gn is used _tourists to stay away from the lion in the 200. A. to warn C. to make B. To warning D. to making 4. 一 Whose home is from school,_ Alices or Daisys? 一 Alices, 1 think. A. far B. farther C. farthest D. the farthest 5. What do you think of the bands performance? 一 It could be _.I think they
3、re feeling very nervous. A. good B. better C. bad D. worse 6. Bob, we are moving away this weekend. 一 Congratulations! I _you happiness in your new flat! A. wish B. hope C. expect D. hoped 7.一 He is the only one who failed in the Maths exam. 一 Really? You mean he studies_. A. the most careful B. the
4、 least careful C. the most carefully D. the least carefully 8. Dont ride too fast, David. _the risk of an accident. A. Take away B. Write down C. Think about D. Try out 9. -Mum, could you buy me a dress like this, please? -Of course. We can buy _one than this, but _it. A. a better; better than B. a
5、worse; as good as C. a cheaper; as good as D. a more important; not as good a5 10.-_? 一 Nothing serious, but a bit tired. Better have a rest now. dear. A.Is that all B. Is there anything else C. Whats this D. Whats the matter with you 二、完形填空 Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so,
6、then 11 ? Here is an example. There was a farmer who 12 corn (玉米) all his life. Each year he took his corm to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the 13 and won the first prize. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something 14 about how he grew it. The farmer 15 h
7、is seed (做种子的) corn to his neighbors. “How cam you share your best seed corn with your neighbors? the reporter asked. “You know they are taking part in the 16 with you each year. “Why? sir, said the farmer, “didnt you know? The 17 picks u pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to
8、field. If my neighbors grow 18 corn, cross- pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must 19 my neighbors to grow good corm.” The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve 20 his neighbor s corn improves. As a great man sa
9、ys, “We make a living by what we 21 ; we make a life by what we give.”We cant 22 without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, 23 by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us 24 from other animals. So those who
10、choose to live well must help others to live well, and those who choose to be happy must help others to find 25 in their life. 11. A. why B. how C. when D. where 12. A. grew B. Bought C. sold D. collected 13. A. cheapest B. prettiest C. best D. shortest 14. A. popular B. serious C. terrible D. surpr
11、ising 15. A. lent B. showed C. offered D. recommended 16. A. game B. fight C .experiment D. Competition 17. A. wind B. water C. farmer D. neighbor 18. A. tasty B. bad C. tall D. unusual 19. A. teach B. remind C. help D. require 20. A. unless B. though C. because D. when 21. A. do B. own C. get D. gr
12、ow 22. A. cheer B. move C. work D. live 23. A. and B. but C. or D. so 24. A. different B. free C. safe D. far 25. A. hope B. success C. friendship D. happiness 三、阅读理解 A Consumer Electronic Trade Show is a chance for technology companies from all over the world to show their new products and inventio
13、ns. Usually theres one type of thing that becomes the star on the trade show. And in 2018, it is robots. The Electronic Glove Worn on the hand, this glove can bring some hand functions (功能) back. It helps people who have difficulty doing daily activities such as catching and picking up things, openi
14、ng doors and turning on taps. The Robot Suitcase If you are afraid to forget something at the airport, you will love the idea behind this robot suitcase. The suitcase can follow its owner. It can also stay away from other things on its way. It can even call the police when someone is trying to take
15、it away. The Robomart The Robomart is hoping to make shopping easier for people. This Robomart can be controlled by an app. You can watch it roll up and then take the fruit and vegetables inside. The Somnox The Somnox is a sleep robot that mimics (模仿) somebody lying next to you in bed by “breathing”
16、. Its a comfort robot held by the sleeper, It can be controlled to make different breathing movements. This helps to change a users own breathing and helps him fall asleep more naturally. 26. What are the star inventions about in the trade show in 2018? A. Robots. B. Companies. C. Computers. D. Apps
17、. 27. Which invention do the disabled (残疾的) people need most? A. The Electronic Glove. B. The Robot Suitcase. C. The Robomart. D. The Somnox. 28. How many uses of the Robot Suitcase are mentioned? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 29. What is the above information mainly about? A. How to invent rob
18、ots. B. It is about four inventions making our life easier. C. Consumer Electronic Trade Show is great. . D. Robots will be our close friends in the future B Can you imagine a pizza box that turns into serving plates? A fan without spinning blades (旋转叶片)? A garden growing on a wall? Well, get ready
19、to learn about those great inventions! A Special Pizza Box The green box is a pizza box that can be used again. It makes less trash. There are four plates on the top half of the box. People dont need extra paper plates. The bottom of the box folds in half and can be used to hold leftovers. William W
20、alsh invented the green box. His friends often ate pizza, but they never used plates. One day, a friend got some hot cheese on his shirt. Walsh gave him a piece of the box to use as a plate. A Safer Fan The electric fan was invented more than 130 years ago. It has blades that spin and move the air.
21、A company called Dyson has invented a new type of fan. It is safer to use it and it can be easily cleaned. A Living Wall How does your garden grow? Gardens by Patrick Blanc climb the walls. They are called vertical (垂直的) gardens. The gardens grow on buildings around the world. One of his newest gard
22、ens is growing in a hotel in London, England. It has about 260 kinds of plants. Blancs gardens are unusual. The plants do not grow in soil. Their roots are connected to a type of cloth. Water is pumped (输送) through the cloth to keep plants healthy. 30. Why is the pizza box special? A. Because it is
23、hard to make. B. Because it is good for our environment. C. Because people hardly use it. D. Because it is popular among young people. 31. How many advantages (优点) does the new type of fan have? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 32 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The gre
24、en box was invented by Williams friend. B. The safer fan has a history of 130 years. C. The plants roots grow on a special cloth. D. Gardens by Patrick Blanc dont need water at all. 33. Whats the main idea of this passage? A. How new inventions started. B. Some new great inventions. C. A kind of spe
25、cial plant. D. How to protect the environment. C Most of us are using our phones, iPads, and computers. But what if youre blind? Are you able to do it? Of course! Blind people use assistive technology (AT) to help themselves. There are many types, and different technologies help to deal with differe
26、nt disabilities. How would you use a computer if you could not see the screen (屏幕)? Dont worry. Screen readers can help you. With them, blind people can use a system of keyboard orders instead of a mouse to get where they need to go. Screen readers can read aloud the words on the screen to the blind
27、, or they can be connected to refreshable Braille displays (盲文显示机). Refreshable Braille is an electronic way of reading Braille. Refreshable Braille displays can turn the words on the screen into Braille. They can then appear on the screen and can be read with a finger. When the person finishes read
28、ing some words, the following words will appear. Refreshable Braille displays are very helpful to people who are deaf and blind. Blind students use AT in the classroom to catch up with their classmates and do homework. Students who have poor eyesight can use an electronic magnifier (放大镜) to see what
29、 the teacher is writing on the blackboard. Blind students use refreshable Braille displays to quietly read an e-book. Textbooks can be read with AT, such as hardcopy Braille, refreshable Braille, or the audio format, according to the students abilities and hobbies. The development in AT makes it mor
30、e possible for disabled people to learn, compete, and communicate with normal people. 34. What is the use of screen readers? A. They can read Braille to users. B. They can teach keyboard orders. C. They can turn the words on the screen into sounds. D. They can help users read in a slower way. 35. Wh
31、at is the main idea of Paragraph 4? A. Blind students learning ability. B. The challenges of AT in schools. C. Blind students physical problems. D. The use of AT in the classroom. 36. What can we infer from the passage? A. With the screen readers, the blind people can get anywhere with a mouse. B. S
32、creen readers cant work alone to help blind people with their reading. C. Refreshable Braille displays can help blind students to read an e-book aloud. D. Textbooks with AT will change for different students use. 37. Who may be interested in reading this passage? A. Doctors. B. Disabled people. C. W
33、orkers. D. Computer users. 四、阅读回答 Alexander Fleming was one of the most important scientists of the last two hundred years. Penicillin, his great discovery, cured(治疗)many horrible diseases. It also saved hundreds of thousands of lives during the Second World War. Fleming was born in a farmers family
34、 in Scotland in 1881. He worked hard as a child. In1901, he went to study at St Marys Hospital. He saw people with many terrible illnesses. Fleming also worked as a doctor for the army in the First World War and watched many people die when their small wounds（伤口）became dirty. He decided to invent a
35、medicine that could stop people dying from tiny wounds like these. Fleming actually discovered penicillin by accident.In1928,he was studying a type of bacteria （细菌） that caused many diseases. When he went away on holiday, he forgot to clean the dishes that he used for his experiments. After he retur
36、ned, Fleming threw the dishes into the dustbin because mould（霉菌）was growing on them. When he looked in the dustbin a few days later, he saw that bacteria were not growing in the area around the mould. This mould was later used to produce penicillin. Through a lucky accident, Fleming helped create a
37、drug that could save millions of lives. 38.When was Alexander Fleming born? 39.What did he do in the First World War? 40.Whats the name of his discovery? 41.When did he discover penicillin? 42.What is the function of penicillin? 五、阅读填空 David Bowie was a world-famous singer from the UK. When he was a
38、 little boy, he was 43_ (smart) than any other student in his class. He didnt have to spend so much time doing his homework, so he had more free time to practise singing. Davids parents were proud (骄傲的) of him, so they bought 44_ (he) many CDs as gifts. David listened to those songs 45 _ (careful) e
39、very day, and he had more interest in music. At the age of 15, David formed a band and played the guitar at local activities. Several years later, David became famous in the UK, but that wasnt enough for him. He still tried to put new ideas into his works, and he taught his fans 46_ (take) action to
40、 fight for freedom in his songs. Because of that, his songs 47 _ (be) popular around the world. David Bowie never stopped 48 _ (write) new songs even when he grew older. However, his 49 _ (healthy) became worse and he died on January 10, 2016. But it is possible for us to remember him by listening t
41、o his albums. 六、综合阅读 A Great inventions The wheel is perhaps the greatest invention in history. After its invention, travelling became faster and (A) comfortable. A few thousand years ago, people started to use wheels on carriages. In the early 19th century, the first trains began to carry passenger
42、s. At the start of 20th century, cars became popular. (B)Without the wheel, we would not have these inventions. Alexander Graham Bell invented one of the first practical telephones in 1876. Since then, people have been able to speak to each other over long distances. Today millions of people (C) all
43、 over the world own mobile phones. They allow people (D)保持互相联络 anytime, anywhere. Thomas Edison (E) produced the first practical light bulb in1879. Before the invention of the light bulb, people had to use oil lamps, gas lamps or candles to see at night. With light bulbs, people can do (F) many thin
44、gs in the evenings as they can in the daytime. Can you imagine living without (G) them? 50. 在划线部分(A)和(F)处填上适当的单词： 51. 写出划线部分(B)的同义句： We would not have these inventions there no wheel. 52. 写出划线部分(C)和(E)的同义词： 53. 把划线部分(D)翻译成英文： 54. 写出划线部分(G)所指代的内容： B Do you know L szl B r ? Maybe you do not, but you p
45、robably use his invention every day, and you may even have (A) it in your hand right now! B r (1899-1985) was the inventor of the ballpoint pen. He was (B)_ in Budapest, Hungary. In the 1930s, when he worked as a newspaper editor, he used a fountain pen almost every day. However, he had to refill it
46、 all the time. The ink also did not dry easily, and it sometimes made a mess on the paper. B r (C) wanted a better pen. His brother, George, helped him develop a special ink. The ink dried easily. Then they developed a new type of pen. There was a (D) tiny ball at the tip of the pen. The ball rolled
47、 ink onto paper as it moved. They called it the “ballpoint” pen. The ballpoint pen was (E)一个伟大成功. Everyone loved it. (F) Now millions of people use it all over the world every day. People will always remember B r for his invention. Today in many English-speaking countries, people (G) _still use the
48、word “biro” to refer to any kind of ballpoint pen. 55.将划线部分(A) 处所指代的是_ 56.分别在文中(B)和(G)的空白处填入一个适当的词 _;_ 57. 写出文中（C）和（D）处的同义词或近义词： _;_ 58. 将文中划线部分（E）译成英语:_ 59.将划线部分(F)改写成：Now several_ people use it_ in the world every day. 七、书面表达 假定你是李华，参加学校组织的英语征文比赛，请以“My great invention”为标题写一篇短文， 内 容包括： 1. 发明物介绍； 2.
49、 发明物特点（外表、优势、工作原理）； 3. 发明物评价。 注意：1. 词数 80-100。开头已为你写好，不计入总词数； 2. 短文须包括所给内容信息。可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 My great invention My great invention is 参考答案： 一、1-10 BCABB ADCCD 二、11-25 BACDC DABCA CDBAD 三、26-29 AACB 30-33 BBCB 34-37 CDDB 四、38. In Scotland. 39. A doctor. 40. Penicillin. 41. In 1928. 42. It can kill b
50、acteria and help save peoples lives. 五、43. smarter 44. him 45. carefully 46. to take 47. were 48. writing 49. health 六、50. more; as 51. if; was 52. across; developed 53. to keep touch with each other 54. light bulbs 55. invention 56. born , still 57. needed, small 58. a great success 59. million, ev