Unit 4 单元测试题.docx

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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