Unit 4 Making the news 单元测试题

Unit 4 Making the news第一部分语用（共两节，满分45分）第一节语言结构（共3大题，30小题，满分30分）Ⅰ．短语填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）用下面方框中的短语的正确形式填空，使句子意思完整。

1.The young __________________ knowledge.2.She __________ her husband _____ having broken his words.3.I _______________ your earning some money, but don’t give up studying.4.Stop talking and ________________ your work.5.I _______________ get that job.6.Go in quietly___________________ wake the baby.7.They are ____________________ seeing you again soon.8.Here we are well _________________ a surprise attack.9.They weren’t ___________________ enter the building by the back door;however, the front door was locked.10.Children _________________ their parents for food and clothing.Ⅱ．单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

( ) 1. ----Would you come to see me tomorrow?----_____________.A. It dependsB. That depends onC. It is dependedD. That depends so ( ) 2. The woman _______ is so nervous that she can’t express herself clearly.A. having interviewedB. to be interviewedC. interviewedD. being interviewed( ) 3. My son set out _____ questions when I set about ______lessons.A. asking; preparingB. to ask; to prepareC. asking; to prepareD. to ask; preparing( ) 4. ----You _______ part in the party in time.----Sorry I was delayed by the accident.A. are supposed to takeB. have supposed to takeC. are supposed to have takenD. supposed to take( ) 5. Coral is not a plant but a variety of animal life ________ and bright colours.A. in different shapesB. in a different shapeC. of different shapesD. of a different shape( ) 6. ----Mary had a wonderful time at the party.---- ________, and _________.A. So she did; so did IB. So did she; so did IC. so she had; so I didD. So had she; so I did( ) 7. Not until the war was over _______ to school.A. that the children could goB. the children couldn’t goC. could the children goD. the children could go( ) 8. If you don’t go to that school, _________.A. neither shall IB. nor do IC. so do ID. neither do I( ) 9. Only when your identity has been checked ____________.A. you are allowed inB. you’ll be allowed inC. will you allow inD. will you be allowed in( ) 10. No sooner _______to bed than he fell asleep.A. he had goneB. had he goneC. he wentD. did he goⅢ．短文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）仔细阅读下面短文，短文中有10个空格。

请按照每小题括号里的具体要求完成填空。

Human beings may be the most intelligent animal species, but most of us are not too sure what we __[1]__(动词) when we talk about intelligence. One moment we will use the __[2]__(名词) to describe someone __[3]__(关系代词) knows the answerto a difficult question, and the next we will say that someone is __[4]__(形容词) because they have made a lot of money. Intelligence is the ability to come up with new approaches to __[5]__(动词) problems, as opposed to doing things out of habit or conditioning. Rats in a maze can learn __[6]__(介词) the mistakes that they make, but this isn't really intelligence. A good example of intelligence is the way that humans use tools to make life easier for themselves. One measure of intelligence is the __[7]__(名词) of learning, or how long it __[8]__ (动词) to find a solution to a problem. The ability to learn __[9]__(冠词) language isn't __[10]__(direct) related to intelligence. As children, we are all programmed to learn to speak and it is not the case that intelligent children always speak at a younger age. But as we grow older, intelligent people have an advantage because they will find ways of making the most of the abilities they have.1.__________________________2.___________________________3.__________________________4.___________________________5.__________________________6.___________________________7.__________________________8.___________________________9.__________________________ 10.__________________________ 第二节完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-10各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I was 15 when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at titles on the shelves, the man behind the counter(柜台), 1 , asked if I'd like a job.I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes. I 2 after school and during summers for the lowest wages(薪金), and the job helped 3 my freshman(or first) year of college. I would do many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel waitress and 4 made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying(令人满意的).One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost 5 we had at that time in store and found other books we could order. She left the store less worried. I’ve always remembered the_6__ I felt in havinghelped her.Years later, as a _7__ in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant (移民) child who was born with his fingers connected, web-like.His family could not afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his hand in his pocket.I 8 my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the operation for free.I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense of pleasure.In the past, while I was at McCauley’s Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the customer s, not the store. Today it’s the 9 . NBC News pays my salary(工资), but I feel as if I work for the 10 , helping them make sense of the world. ( )1. A．the reader B．the college studentC．the shop owner D．the customer( )2. A．read B．studied C．cooked D．worked ( )3. A．pay for B．fit for C．run for D．enter for ( )4. A．so B．yet C．even D．still( )5. A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything ( )6. A．pride B．failure C．sadness D．surprise ( )7. A．doctor B．store owner C．bookseller D．TV reporter ( )8. A．advised B．forced C．persuaded D．allowed ( )9. A．difference B．same C．usual D．request ( )10. A．readers B．viewers C．customers D．passengers第二部分阅读（共两节，满分30分）第一节阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）(A)The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly pu blished newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed inAmsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in March 1702.In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter (波士顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun (朝日新闻).It sells more than 11 million copies every day. （）1. The first daily newspaper came out in _____.A. 59 BCB. 700’sC. 1609D. 1620（）2. The first regular published newspaper in Europe was printed in _____.A. EnglandB. GermanyC. FranceD. Sweden（）3. The first printed newspaper in America came out in _____.A. WashingtonB. New YorkC. BostonD. New Orleans（）4. Today there are about _____ daily newspaper printed in the United States.A. 1621B. 1704C. 1760D. 1800（）5. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. The first regularly published newspaper in the English language wasprinted in Amsterdam.B. English language newspaper sells more than 11 million copies every day.C. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper in 1608.D. The first daily English newspaper came out in March 1702.(B)City buses are white and blue. Please board at the front door and pay the fare as you get on. The fare per ride is $1.50 for adults and $1.00 for senior citizens. The fare may be paid by cash, bus pass or multiple passes. Please pay the exact amountdirectly into the slot at the top of the fare box. Remember that bills are not accepted and drivers cannot make change for riders.When you wish to get off the bus, please notify the driver in advance by pressing one of the buttons provided throughout the bus for this purpose. The bus may pass bus stops without stopping if no one is getting off or waiting to get on.There are five subway lines in the city. The fare is set at five rates from $2.00 to $3.50 according to the number of predetermined “price zones” traveled. To purchase the appropriate ticket, please check the fare on the boards installed above the ticket-selling machines in each subway station.Pass through the automated ticket gates by inserting the ticket into the slot. When getting off the subway at a station beyond the validity of the ticket, pay the additional fare at a fare-adjustment machine.（）6. What is the lowest cost of a subway ride for an adult?A. $1.00.B. $1.50 .C. $2.00.D. $3.50.（）7. How can a rider determine the fare of a subway ride?A. It is automatically determined.B. It is always $2.00C. Fare-adjustment machines determine the fare.D. All fares are posted. （）8. Bus riders can NOT use _________.A. changeB. billsC. a bus passD. a multiple pass（）9. According to the information, all bus riders should _________.A. exit from the back doorB. let the driver know in advance if they want to get offC. ask the driver for changeD. pay according to a “price zone”（）10. This text mainly tells us _________.A. how to use city buses and subwaysB. how convenient city buses and subways areC. how to pay the fare for city buses and subwaysD. how well city buses and subways are equipped第二节篇章结构（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）下面是一篇杂志文章，请将标有A-F的段落插入文章中标号11-15的合适位置，使这篇文章意义完整，结构连贯；其中有一个段落是多余的。