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Unit4单元测试题
Unit4单元测试题
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Attheageof95,OlgaKotelkoattractedgreatattentionattheWorldMastersAthleticsChampionships.This5ft-tallCanadianbecametheoldestrecordedwomanindoorrunner,highjumperandlongjumperatthecompetition.
Olganowhasmorethan30worldrecordstohernameandhaswonmorethan750goldmedals.Butsheseesherselfasnothingspecial,describingherselfasjustaplainJane.Asoneof11childrenbroughtuponafarm,shehasalwaysbeenactive,milkingcowsanddoingotherhousework.
Shehasnowoutlivedallherbrothersandsistersandmostofherfriendsbutwhenaskedwhathersecretis,shesaysthereisn’tone.“Ithinkyourageisjustanumber.It’snotyourbirthday;it’showyouagethatmakesthedifference.It’syourattitudetoallthethingsthathappeninyourlifethatplaysthebiggestpart.”
Socanweallturnourselvesintononagenarian(九十多岁的)superheroes?
ResearchfromNewcastleUniversitysuggeststhatasevery24hourspass,weaddanextrafivehourstoourlives—that’sover2monthseachyear—partlybecauseofimprovinglivingconditionsandmedicaldevelopment.AndintheUKthenumberofpeoplewhoarelivingintotheir100thyearhasnearlyincreasedbyfourtimessincethe1980s.Soageingisnotaterriblething.
WhileOlga’sgenes(基因)mighthelpher,we’renotallprisonerstoourown.Afterall,75%ofourlaterlivescouldbedowntothelifestylewechoosetolead.Agooddiet(饮食)andregularexercisearekey.Besides,developingfriendshipsinmid-lifealsoworks.DrHolland,directorofAstonUniversity’sresearchcentreforhealthyageing,says:
“Themorefriendsyouhavewhenyou’re50-60yearsold,thelesslikelyyou’retobelonelyinlaterlife;thelesslonelyyouare,thelesslikelyyou’retobeillastheyearsgoby.”
21.OlgaKotelkowaswell-knownattheWorldMastersAthleticsChampionshipsbecause_____.
A.shewastheoldestsportswomanthere
B.shecompetedinseveralevents
C.shesetanewworldrecord
D.shewonagoldthere
22.WhatdidOlgaKotelkomeanbydescribingherselfasaplainJane?
A.Shewashard-working.
B.ShewasoncenamedJane.
C.Shewasveryactive.
D.Shewasverycommon.
23.OlgaKotelko’swordssuggestthat_____.
A.weshouldn’tcountourageuplikenumbers
B.weshouldn’tcelebrateourbirthdayaswegetold
C.weshouldtrytohaveapositiveattitudetowardslife
D.weshouldlearntochangeaccordingtowhathappens
24.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat_____.
A.howlongwelivedoesn’tcompletelydependongenes
B.OlgaKotelkosucceededbecauseofhergoodgenes
C.it’shardforthemiddle-agedtomakefriends
D.it’sunavoidableforpeopletogetold
B
GeorgeWatfordworksattheAmericanSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals(ASPCA)inNewYorkCity.Hegetssomeunusualphonecalls.Oneday,hegotacallaboutamountainlionlivinginasmallbuilding.“Wedidn’tbelieveit,”Watfordsaid.“Butwhenwewentoutthere,sureenough,therewasamountainlionsittingatthefrontwindowlookingoutatus.”Thebigcat’sownerknewthathisneighborswereunhappyabouttheanimal.Hedidn’ttrytostopustakingitaway.
Inoneyear,theASPCAtookin9,459differentanimals,notcountingcatsanddogs.Thatnumberincludesalotofrabbitsandmonkeys,buttheASPCAhasalsotakenmanyotherexotic(外来的)petsfrompeople’shomes.Theseanimalscan’tbesetfreeintothewildbecausetheywouldn’tsurvive.TheASPCAtriestofindhomesfortheminzoosorspecialareasforanimals.
It’sagainstthelawtosellwildanimalsinNewYorkCity.Manybuildingsdon’tevenallowdogsandcats,nottomentionmoreexoticanimals.Still,theASPCAtakesawaymostoftheexoticanimalsnotbecauseofcomplaints(怨言),butbecausethepet’sownerneedshelp.Alovelybabylionorbearwillfinallygrowuptobedangerous.“Whentheybite(咬人),itisn’tbecausetheyhateyou.It’sbecausethey’rewildanimals,”saidexoticanimalexpertKathiTravers.
Traversisquicktogivespeechesagainstraisingwildanimalsaspets.Toooftenpeoplethinkthatcaringforawildanimalisthesameascaringforadogoracat.“Toloveananimalisnotenough,”Traverssaid.“Therehastoberespect(尊重),andrespectisnottakingananimal,stickingitinalittlecage,andexpectingtheanimaltobehappy.”
25.Thecallwasmade_____.
A.toreportamissinglion
B.toreportaneighborforkeepingalion
C.whentheownerwasaway
D.whenthelionbrokeoutofthewindow
26.Whenitfindsanexoticanimalinthecity,theASPCA_____.
A.keepsituntilitgrowsup
B.setsitfreeintothewild
C.helpsfinditahome
D.sellsittoazoo
27.Thelastparagraphiswrittentoshowthat_____.
A.ittakesefforttocareforawildanimal
B.keepingwildanimalsaspetsisunwise
C.wildanimalsarehappyinbigspaces
D.wildanimalscanbedangerous
C
BestofNewsDesign
Thecompetitioninvitesentriesfromallmagazinesandnewspapers—dailyornon-daily—published(出版)anywhereintheworld.
HowtoEnter
BestofNewsDesign™CreativeCompetitionisheldeachyear.TheCallforEntriesispublishedinprintandonlineinNovemberofthecompetitionyear.
PrintedcopiesoftheCallforEntriesaremailedinNovembertoanyonewhoneedsacopy.Or,getaPDFcopyoftheCallforEntriesinEnglishhere.
LaterthismonthSocietyofNewsDesign(SND)willpostcopiesoftheCallforEntriesinFrench,German,andRussianaswell.
Eachentryrequiresasmallentryfee,paidinU.S.dollars.
EntryDeadlines(截止日期)
EntriesfrompublicationsintheUnitedStatesmustbereceivedatSyracuse(N.Y.)UniversitynolaterthanWednesday,Jan.15,2014.
EntriesfrompublicationsoutsidetheUnitedStatesmustbereceivedatSyracuse(N.Y.)UniversitynolaterthanWednesday,Jan.22,2014.
SNDwillinformwinnersbye-mailorU.S.mailbeginningSaturday,March1,2014.Also,SNDwilllistthenamesofwinnersonthiswebsiteinearlymid-March.
Don’tforgettocheckoutourwebcoverageofthejudgingbeginningSaturday,Feb.8,2014.Bethefirsttoknowwhat’shappeninginSyracuse!
Winners
NewspapersthatwinAwardofExcellence,SilverMedal,GoldMedal,Judges’SpecialRecognitionorBestinShowhonorsreceiverecognitioninseveralways:
•Eachwinnerreceivesacertificate(证书).
•Apictureofthewinningnewspaperandthenamesofwinnersarepublishedinthebook,“TheBestofNewsDesign™.”
•Onepictureofthewinningentry,alongwiththenamesofwinnersandotherinformation,arepublishedonwww.snd.org.
•SNDpublishesapieceofnewsshowingtheresultsofeachyear’scompetition.
28.Whatdoweknowaboutthecompetition?
A.ItisdesignedfortheU.S.printindustry.
B.Ithaslanguagerequirements.
C.Itisayearlyevent.
D.Itcoststoomuch.
29.IfTheNewYorkTimeswantstojoininthecompetition,what’stheclosingdateforentries?
A.March1,2014. B.Feb.8,2014.
C.Jan.22,2014. D.Jan.15,2014.
30.Thewinnersofthecompetitionwill_____.
A.showtheircertificatesonline
B.havetheirnamesrecordedinabook
C.getanadvertisementpageinanewspaper
D.makeapublicappearanceatanewsconference
D
Anyonewho’sheldarolled-upnewspapertofightwithahouseflyknowsjusthowdifficultitcanbetocatchthefly.Fliesalwaysseemtoknowwhereyou’recomingfrom—andhowtogetaway.
“Fliesareverygoodatwhattheydo,”saysMichaelDickinson,aprofessorofbiologyattheUniversityofWashington.Tostudytheinsectsinaction,Dickinsonusedamachinetorunfliestoatube,whereaplatewasreadytocatchthefliesfromdifferentdirections—front,side,andback—whileahigh-speedcamerafilmedtheinsects’reactions(反应)totheunpleasanthit.
Afterrunninghundredsoffliesthroughhismachine,Dickinsondiscoveredsomethinginteresting.Within300millisecondsofapossiblehit,theflieswerewellprepared.Ifthehitwasrightinfrontofitshead,theflywouldshift(挪动)itsmiddlepairoflegsforward—movingitbackwardandawayfromdanger.Whenthehitcamefromtheback,theflywouldshiftitsmiddlelegsbackwardtojumpforward.Fliesmayeatdogdroppings,buttheseinsectsarealsobeautifuldancers.
Dickinson’sinterestinhouseflyhittinggoesbeyondkeepinghisofficefly-free.Hisresearchishelpingothersbuildsmartmicro-robotsthatcancopytheflies’flightpatterns(模式).Themilitary(军队),too,isinterestedinDickinson’swork.Ithopestousefindingslikehistobuildplaneswithbetterreactiontimes,whichcouldkeepsoldiersoutofharm’sway.
AsforDickinson,itshouldbenotedthathedoesn’thateflies.Infact,hegoesoutofhiswaytoavoidkillingthem:
“Igetalittleangrywhensomeonebrushesaflyaway,sinceI’musuallylookingatit,watchingitcleanitselfandmoveitslittlehead.”
31.WhatdidMichaelDickinsonfindaboutflies?
A.Theyreactveryquickly.
B.Theyhavepowerfullegs.
C.Theyaregoodatdancing.
D.Theyhaveasenseofdirection.
32.MichaelDickinsoncametohisconclusions_____.
A.byexample B.byexperiment
C.bycomparison D.byexplanation
33.WecaninferfromParagraph4that_____.
A.fliesmaybeusedinotherfieldsinthefuture
B.fliesprovideinspirationforhumans
C.fliesremainadangertoplanes
D.flieshelprobotsimprove
34.WhatdoesMichaelDickinsonthinkofflies?
A.Dirty. B.Beautiful.
C.Unpleasant. D.Interesting.
35.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Astrangeinsect
B.Ad