外研版高中英语必修4 Module6 单元测试.docx

1、外研版高中英语必修4 Module6 单元测试Module6 单元测试第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. Its reported that an_ volcano went off again.A. existing B. extent C. extinct D. exact2. How on earth does his speech_ what we are discussing now?A. adapt to B. relate to C. join in D. connect with3. Let Mrs. Danvers read the notice. S

2、he may be able to_ it.A. take part in B. give help toC. draw attention to D. throw light on4. Of the six people in the plane that crashed, only one_.A. lived B. escaped C. survived D. saved5. Its bad news that quite a few rare animals are _ each year.A. dying of B. dying out C. dying from D. dying a

3、way6. Is it_ that the spaceship will be launched within this week? No, I dont think so.A. probably B. perhaps C. possibly D. likely7. Peter_ come with us tonight, but he isnt very sure yet.A. must B. may C. can D. will8. Do you know that our school_ an area of 20,000 square meters?A. covers B. has C

4、. embodies D. contains9. Yesterday afternoon a traffic accident happened on the highway. It_ careless driving.A. due to B. was due C. was due to D. due of10. It has been my good_ that my ideas have been accepted.A. fortune B. fortunate C. lucky D. duty11. Time is limited. Would you please come_ to t

5、he point?A. straightly B. direct C. straight D. indirectly12. People think that_ serious problems and that there is still time to take action.A. it exist B. there exist C. existing D. there have13. The hero remained_ in front of the enemy.A. calm B. calmly C. to calm D. harm14. Facing the heavy and

6、difficult task, all of us worked_ night.A. in B. on C. over D. for15. Who_ it be? It must be Professor Wang.A. may B. can C. might D. must第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） Mrs. Jones was over eighty. She loved driving very fast and always took _16_ in the record _17_ she had never, in her thirty-five year

7、s of driving, been _18_ for her driving too fast. Then one day she_19_1osther record. A police car was following her and the policeman in it saw her _20_ a red light without stopping. When she was brought _21_ the judge, the judge said that she was _22_ to drive a car and that the reason _23_ she ha

8、dnt stopped at the red light was probably that her eyes became weak with old age _24_she had simply not seen it.After the judges words, Mrs. Jones opened her handbag, from _25_ she took out her sewing needle_26_ a very small eye and threaded it at her first attempt.When she has _27_ done this, she t

9、ook the thread out of the needle again and handed both the thread and needle to the judge and asked him to thread the needle _28_ she did. The judge tried to do so. After half a dozen attempts, he had _29_ not succeeded. The case against Mrs Jones was dismissed and her record _30_ unbroken.16. A. an

10、 interest B. part C. pride D. notice17. A. an interest B. are C. that D. when18. A. fired B. dismissed C. scolded D. punished19. A. suddenly B. nearly C. certainly D. probably20. A. knock into B. rush C. pass D. race21. A. behind B. ahead C. before D. onto22. A. so old B. very old C. old enough D. t

11、oo old23. A. for it B. in that C. why D. which24. A. because B. so that C. as D. in order that25. A. it B. which C. inside D. that26. A. with B. of C. on D. in27. A. nearly B. hardly C. aimlessly D. successfully28. A. as B. like C. look like D. for29. A. yet B. still C. too D. either30. A. left B. r

12、emained C. was not D. seemed 第三节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ABritish scientists are breeding a new generation of rice plants that will be able to grow in soil containing salt water. Their work may enable abandoned farms to become productive once more. Tim Flowers and Tony Yeo, from Sussex Universitys Sc

13、hool of Biological Sciences, have spent several years researching how crops, such as rice, could be made to grow in water that has become salty. The pair have recently begun a three-year programme, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, to establish which genes enable

14、some plants to survive salty conditions. The aim is to breed this capability into crops, starting with rice. It is estimated that each year more than 10 m hectares(公顷) of agricultural land are lost because salt gets into the soil and stunts(妨碍生长) plants. The problem is caused by several factors. In

15、the tropics, mangroves(红树林) that create swamps(沼泽) and traditionally formed barriers to sea water have been cut down. In the Mediterranean, a series of droughts have caused the water table to drop, allowing sea water to seep(渗透)in. In Latin America, irrigation often causes problems when water is evaporated(蒸发) by the heat, leaving salt deposits behind. Excess salt then enters the plants and prevents them functioning normally. Heav