人教版高中英语必修四第二单元测试卷

人教版高中英语必修四第二单元测试卷Book 4 Unit 2 Working the land一、单项选择21. ---Shall we eat out this evening, dear?---_________ How about the restaurant we went to last weekend?A.What for.B. It’s up to you.C. That all depends.D. Why not?22. It’s said that Mr. Smith has made ______ important new discovery in the field during ____past decade.A. an; theB. an; aC. /; theD. /; a23. ---Do you know what Jim’s _______ is ?---He’s a dance, if I remember rightly.A. occupationB. summaryC. rootD. nationality24. ---Mary has caught a bad cold.---Has she? I regret ____ her to put on more clothes yesterday.A. not to remindB. not to be remindedC. not remindingD. not being reminded25. The book is really ______; I kept forgetting who the characters were.A. disturbingB. confusingC. shockingD. upsetting26. Tom would rather ______ poor than ______ money by dishonest methods; we all admire him.A. to be; getB. be; getC. to be; gettingD. be; getting27. _____ the mistakes in red ink is one of the ways that teachers usually use to remind students to pay attention tothem.A. UnderlinedB. UnderlineC. Being underlinedD. Underlining28. Brain wouldn’t leave work until he was satisfied _____ the job he’d done.A. inB. withC. onD. about29. Those present on the spot refused to ____ the accident when interviewed.A. build upB. focus onC. comment onD. lead to30. Statistics show that house prices in the last two years has risen ____ they had expected.A. as much as twiceB. as twice much asC. twice as much asD. as much twice as31. We do not have enough money. _____, we cannot afford to buy the new car.A. ThereforeB. BesidesC. HoweverD. Instead32. Mary speaks with a strong southern accent so that she’s taking classes to ____ herself of it.A. supportB. struggleC. ridD. equip33. ____ student numbers in the city are expanding rapidly, no more money is provided to build more schools.A. ThoughB. IfC. BecauseD. Unless34. Today ____ the Internet, we can do all our Christmas shopping at home.A. as forB. according toC. except forD. thanks to35. According to the report, the number of animals used in experiments _____ by 30% over the years.A. was reducedB. has been reducedC. were reducedD. have been reduced二、完形填空One day, Nancy came home from school crying. Taking her in her arms, Mummy tried to 36 her. After a while, she stopped crying and asked, “Mummy, am I 37 ?”“No, you are not,” said Mummy, “but let us discuss this after you 38 , OK?”Several minutes later, Nancy began to have supper with Mummy.“Who 39 that you are bad?”asked Mummy.“Phillips, my friend. He asked me for help with his math but I 40 because I wanted to read the new book Daddy gave me. He got 41 and said I was a bad girl,” said Nancy.“You are 42 ,” said Mummy. “Phillips has often helped you with your English. You should have helped him. Why don’t you phone him and say 43 to him?”“Buthe called me bad and 44 with me. I don’t want to go,” Nancy cried.“Though you have done 45 bad, it does not make you a bad person. You are 46 a good person.”Nancy showed a 47 look on her face. “How can that be, Mummy?” she asked.“Our 48 is always good. So never believe that you are bad,” Mummy replied with a smile.49 flooded on Nancy’s face. “Am I 50 good, Mummy?”she asked.“Yes, you are good, and always will be so. But that does not mean that you should not 51 the wrong that you do. You will have to call and 52 to Phillips. Do you understand me?”“Yes, Mummy,” said Nancy slowly. “Thank you for telling me this. I feel much better now,” said Nancy 53 . “I am going to 54 Phillips right away, and I am never going to 55 thatI am always good.”36. A. calm B. protect C. trick D. praise37. A. shy B. foolish C. bad D. strong38. A. get up B. grow up C. wash up D. turn up39. A. said B. saw C. heard D. doubted40. A. cried B. refused C. admitted D. allowed41. A. excited B. comfortable C. nervous D. angry42. A. wrong B. brave C. wise D. careful43. A. goodbye B. sorry C. thank-you D. hello44. A. competed B. lived C. worked D. argued45. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing46. A. always B. sometimes C. ever D. never47. A. worried B. puzzled C. confident D. satisfied48. A. chance B. choice C. condition D. nature49. A. Fear B. Patience C. Shock D. Joy50. A. really B. hardly C. already D. gradually51. A. account for B. pay for C. look forward to D. rely on52. A. devote B. apologize C. introduce D. turn53. A. coldly B. sadly C. gratefully D. pitifully54. A. consult B. change C. teach D. call55. A. agree B. explain C. forget D. confirm三、阅读理解Ａ.Every year gray whales swim a 10,000 miles round-trip, from the cold waters near Alaska, down the coast of North America to the warm waters near Mexico, and back again. It is one of the longest migrations of any mammal.All day, all summer long, in the cold waters near Alaska, gray whales eat and eat.Instead of teeth, gray whales have baleen they use to get food from ocean water. They get big mouthfuls of muck from the ocean floor, then push that muck right back out through their baleen. The mucky water flows through, but tiny animals get trapped in the baleen and licked up.When the water starts to freeze, the whales begin their long trip south. They swim night and day, without stopping to eat or rest. During the long journey, migrating whales may push their heads out of the water to see where they are. Two months later, the whales reach Mexico. Babies are born here in warm, shallow waters called lagoons. Ocean lagoons have no food for the adults, but the babies are safer here than in the open seas. All winter, the babies grow big and strong.In spring first the dads and teenagers leave the lagoons, then the moms with babies. Migrating gray whales swim close to shore, especially moms with babies. The ice is melting up north, and it’s time for the hungry whales to make the long journey back to their summer feeding grounds.56. The underlined phrase “licked up” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.A. given upB. ended upC. broken upD. eaten up57. During their long journey to Mexico, gray whales ________.A. always swim under the oceanB. find food to supply their energyC. face the colder and cold waterD. travel to the lagoons without a break58. Where do mother gray whales give birth?A. In warm shallow waters near Mexico.B. Off the coast of North America.C. In the open seas near Mexico.D. In cold waters near Alaska.59. Which of the following is not mentioned about gray whales in the passage?A. How long they live.B. How they get their food.C. When they get back to Alaska.D. How long they spend traveling to Mexico.Ｂ.Many people say pennies are not worth saving. After all, a penny is only worth a cent. But one unusual penny turned out to be worth a lot more when a coin collector paid $ 1.7 million for it earlier this month.The coin is one of a kind. It is the only penny that the Denver mint made out of copper, instead of steal, in 1943. Because it is unique, it is also very valuable. No penny has ever sold for so much money.The Changing PennyThe Lincoln penny first appeared in 1900. For 34 years, the one-cent coin was made out of copper. Then in 1943, the penny changed. World War II was going on, and copper was needed for equipment. So for one year, pennies were made out of steel instead. At least most of them were.Only a few coins were made out of unused copper. There are three main mints, or places where coins are made, in the United States. Of the known copper pennies from 1943, twelve were made in the Philadelphia mint, and five were made in the San Francisco mint. Only one was made in the Denver mint.Nobody knows for sure why a copper penny was made at the Denver mint in 1943, coin dealer Andy Skrabalak told Time for kids. “There’s a rumor that a mint employee made the coin in the middle of the night,” he said.A Special SetThe coin collector who bought the $1.7 million penny wants to remain unknown. But the reason for the trade is known. He already had two copper pennies from 1943 --- one from the San Francisco mint and one from the Philadelphia mint. To complete the set, he needed the Denver penny. The three coins will go on display at a coin exhibition in Tampa, Florida.The collector who sold the penny is also keeping his name a secret. It took four years to convince him to give up the rare coin. Now that he has finally sold it, he is donating all of the money to charity.60. Why is the Lincoln penny worth over one million dollars?A. Because it has a history of 34 years.B. Because it was made out of a rare material.C. Because it was made on one night of 1943 by the Denver mint.D. Because it was the only coin the Denver mint made out of copper in 1943.61. Before the Lincoln penny was sold, people thought one-cent coins _________.A. were worth collecting for selling laterB. were surely valuable if not made out of steelC. wouldn’t be sold for large amounts of moneyD. were only useful for some coin museums62. At least how many copper coins were made in 1943?A. Five.B. Twelve.C. Seventeen.D. Eighteen.63. What can we learn about the collector who sold the penny?A. He already had two copper pennies from 1943.B. He wanted to complete the set of copper pennies.C. He didn’t want to sell his penny in the beginning.D. He was a well-known coin dealer in Tampa, Horida.Ｃ.Tips for avoiding traffic jams:The radio has more than just music. Check the local news station for the latest traffic report. Or go online and check traffic cameras before you set out. If there is a jam, you’ll be prepared and can try another route.Take the road less traveled. Although highways may be the most direct route, back roads can be much less crowded, which can save you from the frustration of the stop-and-go traffic.Rush hour isn’t just a lovely nickname. It means the morning and afternoon traffic lasts for several hours, but they’re still called “rush hour” for a reason --- everyone’s on the road and in a hurry to get somewhere. Treat rush hour like bad weather ---- if you don’t have to go anywhere, stay off the roads.Trips for those unavoidable traffic jams:Don’t break the law. You’ve gone 30 feet in 30 minutes and all of a sudden you see people using the shoulders. Don’t behave like them. Not only is this illegal, but also there’s a good chance they’ll get caught or cause even more problems.Pay extra attention to zig-zaggers. When some people are anxious, they may start changing lanes every 5 seconds or cut you off. Keep checking your windows and mirrors for these lane changers.Look for an escape. If it is possible to exit the road safely, do it. Use a GPS unit, and you can change your route mid-trip if needed.Be courteous. Good manners could help you avoid a possible accident. Allow people in from a lane that is ending. Speeding up to keep them out increases your chances of an accident.64. According to the passage, it is wrong to ________.A. get traffic news before leavingB. choose back roadsC. avoid rush hoursD. change lanes frequently65. What should we do when there are zig-zaggers?A. Keep checking the mirrors.B. Stop and let them go first.C. Sound the horn loudly. C. Drive quickly to keep them out.66. When there is a traffic jam, we should ___________.A. get off the car and walk aroundB. use the shoulders as lanesC. change the route if possibleD. drive back immediately67. What does the underlined word “courteous” in the last paragraph mean?A. Energetic.B. Polite.C. Careful.D. Honest.假如你住在一个涉外小区。