外研版英语必修四 Module 1 Life in the Future 单元测试题 不含听力单选含答案及解析副本.docx

1、外研版英语必修四 Module 1 Life in the Future 单元测试题 不含听力单选含答案及解析 副本Module 1 Life in the Future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。ADear Managing Director,As you know, money was recently received for improvements to the caf, and the Board (董事会) has made some suggesti

2、ons about how to spend it. The purpose of this letter is to show the reaction of the staff (全体员工) to your ideas and to present some suggestions of our own.As we understand it, the Board has three main suggestions: to repaint the walls and hang curtains (窗帘) to buy longer tables and more chairs to br

3、ighten up the caf with plantsWe are very happy with the idea of repainting and curtains. This would certainly make the caf more attractive. However, we do not feel that there is any need for new tables and chairs. The present furniture is in good condition and because the tables are small, they enco

4、urage a friendlier feeling than long tables would. As for plants, we feel the money could be better spent on other things. Our suggestions are: to buy a new dishwashing machine. The present machine is of poor quality and doesnt always clean the dishes well. to buy a new coffee machine. The present m

5、achine breaks down very often and takes a long time to get repaired.Also, would it be possible to change our servicing company? to buy more salt and pepper sets so we have one for every table. to buy new staff uniforms (制服). The present uniforms are uncomfortable and unattractive.We hope that our su

6、ggestions will be given serious consideration, particularly those related to the two machines.We look forward to discussing them with you at a convenient (方便的) time.Constanza Brookes, Staff Representative21. On what do the staff agree to spend the money?A. Walls. B. Chairs. C. Tables. D. Plants.22.

7、What do we know about the tables in the caf?A. They are of poor quality. B. They are environmentally-friendly.C. They seem too small for customers.D. They provide a comfortable feeling.23. Which do the staff think is more important?A. Buying more salt sets. B. Making new uniforms. C. Getting a new c

8、offee machine. D. Changing the servicing company.BVanessa Berlowitz, who studied science at Oxford University, now works as a producer for the BBC. She has worked on many nature documentaries, including the 2006 BBC program Planet Earth. For this series, she travelled around the world to film the wo

9、rlds greatest mountains.The job of series producer is very complex. For Frozen Planet, a seven-part series that explores what life is like on the North and South Poles, Berlowitz had to decide when and where to film. She also had to decide how to tell the story. Every day, she helped set up the came

10、ras, which can take hours. With the crew (工作人员), she often spent hours quietly looking or waiting for animals. She talked about the day the crew finally found a polar bear and her cubs (幼崽).“A mother polar bear was having a hard time finding food for her cubs. But the little cubs were playing, which

11、 made her hunt difficult. I was crying with laughter when she put one of the little cubs in a hole so she could hunt. I thought, this is what mothers do!” Berlowitz is one of very few series women producers. She hopes more women will become producers in the future. She said: “As producers, you do no

12、t have to be very physically strong, but you have to be happy to go to extreme areas.”Berlowitz enjoys seeing new parts of the world and filming things many people have never seen before. But the best part of her work is hearing from the people who watch her documentaries.“I got a wonderful email fr

13、om an eleven-year-old girl from Iran. She was so excited that women do jobs like mine. She wants to try and follow my example. She wrote me a beautiful poem, which was about the polar bear film. It made me cry with joy,” she said.24. What can we learn about Berlowitzs work? A. It takes time and pati

14、ence.B. It always puts her in danger.C. It needs to be done independently.D. It has nothing to do with her major.25. What feeling did Berlowitz express from her observation of bears?A. Pity. B. Worry. C. Fun. D. Pride.26. What did Berlowitz say to possible producers? A. Grow a strong body. B. Be ple

15、ased to go to terrible places.C. Be prepared to travel around the world.D. Learn to deal with extreme weather conditions.27. Why did Berlowitz talk about the Iranian girl? A. To describe her hope for the little girl. B. To prove Frozen Planets huge influence. C. To explain she set a good example for

16、 girls worldwide.D. To show her audiences positive response means a lot to her. CBryan Laubscher, one of the worlds leading astrophysicists, who study the physics and chemistry of the stars, planets, etc, is developing an invention called the Mars Elevator. To form a picture of this, you may want to

17、 imagine the story of Jack and the Beanstalk (杰克与魔豆). This is the story of a boy who grew a beanstalk that reached the heavens. Jack climbed the stalk and entered another world. The space elevator is similar but of course much more high-tech and better yet, it is real!Astrophysicists are designing a

18、 steel-like cable (缆绳) that will be connected to a platform (平台) in the ocean. This cable is designed to be pulled up into space, where it will then be connected to a space station. People will be able to travel up and down this elevator by the year 2020. There will be a number of space elevators so

19、 that both tourists and businesses can travel into space. To get there, space tourists will simply travel to the nearest ocean elevator entrance. The trip up into space will take about a week. When they arrive, space tourists will be inside a space station and will be able to stay there. There are o

20、ther alternatives, too. Astronomers think it will be easy to travel from the space station to the moon, where space tourists can stay in a moon hotel which is now being designed. The future looks bright for space tourists. It also looks bright for industry and scientists. Mining companies will trave

21、l to space to mine elements (元素) that are rare on Earth. Energy scientists will travel to space to set up space solar panels, which will collect a huge amount of energy from the sun and shoot it back to Earth where we can use it to heat our homes and meet our energy needs.28. What does Jack and the

22、Beanstalk help readers understand?A. The difficulty of building space elevators.B. What material space elevators would use.C. What space elevators would look like.D. The reason for inventing space elevators.29. What can we infer about space elevators?A. Theyre accepting pre-paid bookings. B. Theyll

23、be available in the near future. C. Theyre mainly used for scientific study.D. Theyll offer people a seven-day round trip.30. What does the underlined word “alternatives” (in Para. 2) mean? A. Advantages. B. Purposes. C. Entries. D. Choices.31. What is the authors attitude towards space elevators?A.

24、 Worried. B. Doubtful. C. Critical. D. Positive.DMy beautiful new watch had run eighteen months without losing or gaining (走得快). But at last, one night, I forgot to wind it up (上发条) and it stopped running. The next day I stepped into the jewelers to set it by the exact time, and the head of the shop

25、 started to set it for me. Then he said, “She is four minutes slow regulator (调节器) wants pushing up.” I tried to stop him tried to make him understand that the watch kept perfect time. But no; he calmly and cruelly did the shameful deed. My watch began to gain. It gained faster and faster day by day

26、. Finally I took it to the watchmaker to be regulated. He forced the watch open, and then said it wanted cleaning and oiling, besides regulating. After this, my watch slowed down to an unbearable degree. I began to miss trains and my dinner. At last, I took this instrument to another watchmaker. He

27、said the kingbolt was broken. To tell the truth, I had no idea what the kingbolt was. He repaired it, but what the watch gained in one way it lost in another. It would run awhile and then stop awhile, and so on. So I went with a heavy heart to one more watchmaker. While I waited and looked on I pres

28、ently recognized in this watchmaker an old acquaintance (熟人) a steamboat engineer of older days, and not a good engineer, either. “She makes too much steam and .” he said.I gave him a heavy blow on the head and ran away.My uncle William used to say that a good watch was a good watch until the repair

29、ers got a chance to look at it. And he used to wonder what became of all the unsuccessful repairmen, and shoemakers, and engineers, and blacksmiths; but nobody could ever tell him.32. What did the author say about the jeweler?A. He made a mistake.B. He had a quick mind.C. He had a hearing problem.D.

30、 He was a quiet repairman.33. After being cleaned, oiled and regulated, the authors watch _.A. kept perfect timeB. gained faster and fasterC. was unbelievably slowD. ran awhile and stopped awhile34. Why did the author hit the watchmaker on the head?A. He was a liar.B. He was talking nonsense.C. He t

31、reated the watch cruelly.D. He was an old enemy of the author.35. What did the author learn from his experience?A. Never get a watch repaired. B. He should listen to his uncle.C. Repair work was not an easy job.D. Unsuccessful people exist in all walks of life.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能

32、填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whats the easiest way to stay warm in the super cold? 36 . At least thats what Santa Claus (圣诞老人) told me.Over Christmas, Dennis and I went to Finland. We brought back some tips for keeping warm in a cold temperature.1. Three layers (层) work wonders.Start with the base layer, which sits right on your skin: choose something absorbent (吸汗的). 37 . A sweater is a good choice. The most important