牛津英语模块九语篇训练卷八 Unit 4.docx

1、牛津英语模块九语篇训练卷八 Unit 4温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。语篇训练卷(八)Unit 4Behind beliefs(2). 阅读理解ADo you have any skiing equipment you no longer need? A ski school in the far north of India could put it to good use. In March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Za

2、nskar region in northern India, which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year, and only accessible(可通行的)via a frozen river. We also included information about the limited use of skiing in the region and the recent creation of the Zanskar Ski School: “Despite the diff

3、iculties of travelling through the region when the snow comes, skiing hasnt traditionally been used as a means of transport by the locals, largely because trees dont grow here, so there is little in the way of raw materials from which to make skis. In 1995, a group of British scientists in the regio

4、n noticed the lack of skis and one of them returned to set up the Zanskar Ski School in Padam. The school provides lessons for a small fee and rents skis to the local people. Among the benefits that the school hopes to bring are improved educationchildren often find it difficult to get to school thr

5、ough the deep snow and the possibility of offering ski tours to tourists in the future. So far, more than 300 local people have received training, and local doctors and policemen regularly borrow skis. ”But what we werent able to include in the article is that the ski school is always on the look ou

6、t for old skiing equipmentparticularly of a size suitable for children, I thought. Now the European ski season is drawing to a close, there might be a few of you out there who have some old equipment youd like to see go to a good home. If thats the ease you can get in touch with the school via their

7、 website www. zanskarski school. org. 1. Whats the purpose of writing the text? A. To ask people to give away their skis to the school. B. To attract more tourists to the area. C. To appeal to more locals to attend the school. D. To raise money to develop this area. 2. The local people dont use skis

8、 to go about because. A. it is against the local customB. trees are in the way of the skiing routeC. they dont have the wood to make skisD. it is dangerous to go skiing in this region3. The Zanskar Ski School. A. has donated money to the local communityB. makes it easier for the students to attend s

9、choolC. provides special training to the touristsD. has borrowed many skis from Europe4. Who would be the most helpful to the school now? A. Locals in Zanskar region. B. Students in the Zanskar Ski School. C. People having old skiing equipment. D. Tavellers enjoying skiing. 5. What can be the best t

10、itle for the text? A. An extraordinary region in IndiaB. A popular sportskiingC. A good means of transportD. A home for old skisBWe all have some regrets. For NBA superstar LeBron James, the biggest regret might be that he chose to leave the Cavaliers, his club for seven years. In the summer of 2010

11、 James announced on a TV show that he would be joining the Miami Heat although he had reportedly told the Cavaliers that he would stay with them. James went from hero to villain(坏人)overnight. James admitted that he had been affected by the outburst of hatred from Cavaliers fans. “It turned me into s

12、omebody I wasnt, ”he said. “When you start to hearthe villain, you have to be the villain. And I started to buy into it. I started to play the game of basketball in a mind state that I had never played before. I mean angry. ”James led the Miami Heat to the NBA Finals in the first year of the Big 3s

13、formation(组合). But at the last minute they were defeated by the Dallas Mavericks and Jamesperformance was described by many as disappointing. “The best teacher in life is experience and going through things, ”James said. “No one can set you up for that. Youve got to go through it. ”“I learned a lot

14、from it, ”he continued. “I thought about ways to get better individually on and off the court. Im back this season to a better person and a better basketball player. ”James describes family, friends and basketball as the three things that matter most to him in life. “And after that, everything else

15、becomes irrelevant, ”he said. After emerging(摆脱)from his post-Finals misery, James began showing his personality again. He knew he had to sharpen his own skills. He worked on his lowpost(低位技术)game with Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon. “For me, its all about getting back to the love of the game,

16、”James said. “Im back to loving the game. Im back to having fun. Thats something I forgot about. ”Weve already started to see that renewed love in action. The Heat got their revenge against the Mavericks in the season opener. James scored 37 points to lead his team to a 105-94 victory. James also pe

17、rformed well in their second game against the Boston Celtics, helping the Heat win 115107. “The stage is set for LeBron to win his first NBA title, ”wrote Sam Krumov, CNN World Sport Producer. “Get ready to crown King James. ”6. Whats LeBron Jamesbiggest regret according to the article? A. Not getti

18、ng good results in 2010. B. Becoming from hero to villain overnight. C. Leaving his club, the Cavaliers. D. Being affected by the outburst of hatred from Cavaliers fans. 7. The underlined phrase“buy into”in the second paragraph probably means“”. A. get sth. B. buy sth. using moneyC. persuade sb. to

19、do sth. D. accept or believe(sth. )as true8. What can we learn from the fourth and fifth paragraphs according to the article? A. If you want to get the experience, you must go through it. B. Experience isnt necessary in life. C. You can do something simple to get the experience. D. James is a better

20、 basketball player. 9. The following are all the most important to James in life except. A. familyB. teamC. friendsD. basketball10. Whats the last paragraph mainly about? A. James showed his renewed love to basketball in action. B. Jamesachievements in life. C. James won his first NBA title. D. Jame

21、s performed well in their second game against the Boston Celtics. CSome years ago industries had more freedom than they have now, and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to

22、 pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them; often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers. Of course sometimes there were real disasters(灾难)which attracted the a

23、ttention of governments and which showed the need for changes. Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore. At such times, there were inquiries into the causes of the disasters or the problems. New safety rules

24、were often introduced as a result of these inquiries; however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously ill. Today many governments have special departments which protect customers and workers. In the U. S. , for example, there is a department which tests ne

25、w airplanes and gives warnings about possible problems. It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow. Another department controls the foods and drugs that companies sell. A third department looks at the places where people work, and then reports any company that is breaking the laws w

26、hich protect the health and safety of workers. Of course, new government departments and new laws cannot prevent every accident or illness, but they are having some good results. Our work places are safer and cleaner than before. The planes and cars which we use for travel are better. Producers are

27、thinking more about the safety and health of the people who buy and use their products. 11. The main topic of the passage is. A. conditions in the work placeB. the freedom of industries in the pastC. changes in industrial productionD. the safety and health of workers and customers12. It can be infer

28、red from the passage that in the past. A. workers often got ill because of the poor working conditionsB. companies were free to put out any products they wanted toC. many people were killed by dangerous productsD. industries were as careful in management as they are today13. It is implied in the pas

29、sage that. A. governments and companies had different opinions about the safety of productsB. governments paid little attention to the safety of productsC. government officials often did not listen to scientistsD. in the past no safety laws were introduced by governments14. Some years ago safety rul

30、es. A. were put forward due to scientistsrecommendationsB. came into being as a result of the workersdemandsC. were introduced because quite a number of people were killed or seriously injuredD. were effective enough to protect workers and customers15. The special departments protect customers and w

31、orkers in many ways EXCEPT by. A. testing new productsB. controlling the sale of productsC. designing new productsD. inspecting work places. 任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意: 每个空格只填一个单词。The e-book is a downloadable book that can be put right onto your e-readers, certain cellphones and

32、 computers. There are websites that sell e-books where you can buy them and load them right onto whatever device you choose. The e-book makes it possible to take reading with you, without the mess of carrying dozens of books around with you. However, not all book authors are okay with having their books in digital format(格式). The creator of Harry Potter says that her books will never be an e-book, and many