1、学年人教课标高一英语必修4试题Unit 1 WomUnit 1 Women of achievement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。AMeganWhen I was younger, I spent all the money I got. After a couple of years, I began wondering why I didnt have any savings. Things had to change. It was then that I
2、opened a bank account. Even saving just a tiny amount each month can make quite a difference, so my advice would be for children like me to open an account and start saving. JamieMy advice is “be strict and know what youre spending”. I keep a budget (预算) so that I know exactly how much money I can s
3、pend on clothes, how much on going out with my friends and how much I need to save. I now work at the weekend, so I dont have to ask my parents for pocket money. LauraI always get pocket money from my parents. I would buy a coffee here or a sandwich there, and even though that only means two or thre
4、e pounds a time, it soon increases in amount. One day I made a list of all the things Id bought that week and it really surprised me. Id spent 30 pounds on, well, nothing really! If I could give anyone advice, I would tell them to always ask themselves, “Do I really need this?”OliviaMy dad lost his
5、job recently, so my pocket money stopped. Now Im doing a part-time job on Tuesdays and Fridays. It isnt a lot, but it is enough. Not only have I become more responsible about money and how I spend it, but I feel good that Im working for it and not just relying on my parents. My advice to anyone is n
6、ot to expect money to always be there and make sure you save enough for a rainy day.21. According to the text, Megan _.A. has always spent money wiselyB. finds it hard to save any moneyC. puts some of her money in the bankD. doesnt have to worry about money22. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3
7、 probably refers to the money _.A. Laura saved on foodB. Laura spent on unimportant thingsC. Laura received from her parentsD. Laura borrowed from her friends23. Both Jamie and Olivia _.A. have a part-time jobB. get a lot of pocket moneyC. have opened a bank accountD. spend a lot on clothes24. The t
8、ext is mainly about _.A. making money B. borrowing moneyC. raising money D. managing moneyBBefore January 2005, young girls couldnt play soccer in Katutura, a black township in Namibia, Africa. They had no soccer balls, no playing field, no shoes, and no leader. Each day, girls and boys gathered at
9、the Nordkamp Center after school. Most of the boys would play soccer in a nearby dirt field while the girls remained at the center to jump rope or read books. Center director Mary Beth Gallagher loved soccer and knew that the girls would love it, too. So she organized a girls team with players under
10、 the age of 12. She knew it would be the youngest girls soccer team in the whole country. Because they had no other girls teams to compete with, Mary Beth arranged (安排) matches against the boys teams. The boys were bigger and stronger, but the girls didnt back down. Soon news spread about the Nordka
11、mp girls team. An American soccer team from New York heard about them and immediately sent all their uniforms (制服) and shoes to their “soccer sisters”. When the bright orange uniforms arrived, the Nordkamp girls danced happily. “You look like pumpkins,” Mary Beth said. A girls voice called out, “If
12、we are pumpkins, were beautiful pumpkins.”With their new name the Pumpkins, the experienced team was ready for a big match. On December 1, 2006, the Pumpkins gathered and walked in a big orange line to a field near the Nordkamp Center. Their first opposing (对抗的) team laughed at the young players, bu
13、t they didnt laugh for long. They quickly found out just how good the Pumpkins were. The Pumpkins beat that first team and then the next. These girls became famous, and their story was also encouraging to others in Namibia. 25. Before January 2005, in Katutura _.A. kids preferred jumping rope to soc
14、cerB. there was no girls soccer teamC. boys had no place to play soccerD. girls often played soccer with boys26. As for the idea of girls playing soccer, Mary Beth might _.A. think little of itB. be doubtful of itC. feel hopeful about itD. be uncertain about it27. Why was the Nordkamp girls team cal
15、led the Pumpkins?A. Because of the color of its uniforms.B. Because of the heights of its players.C. Pumpkins are its players favorite food.D. Pumpkins always bring people good luck.28. What can we learn from the girls story?A. All time is no time when it is past.B. A friend in need is a friend inde
16、ed.C. Where there is a will, there is a way.D. Self-trust is the first secret of success.CWhen a golfer plays on any golf course, he or she expects the course has a lot of hazards (障碍区) like sands, woods, and ponds of water. There is one special golf course, though, where along with these hazards th
17、at stand still, the player must expect to compete against hundreds of moving hazards. The golf course is on Christmas Island. The island is an area of Australia in the Indian Ocean, the third largest ocean in the world, lying between Africa and Australia. The moving hazards are bright red, four-and-
18、one-half-inch (11.4cm) crabs (螃蟹). Over 150 million of these brightly colored crabs live in the islands rainforests. Every year, starting around November, the crabs migrate (迁移). They leave the rainforest and make their way to the ocean. They arrive at the coast after one to three weeks. But the mal
19、es (雄性) return to the rainforest earlier than the females, who return about two weeks later after producing up to 100,000 eggs. On Christmas Island there is a golf course built on the crabs migration route. During the migration season, there are hundreds of red crabs moving on the course. The rules
20、of the Christmas Island Golf Club say that all players must treat the crabs as they would treat any other hazard. They cannot move them, and they must play around them. If a walking crab happens to knock a ball while it is on the green, hitting it into a hole, the ball is considered “in”. Just as th
21、e golfers must compete against a moving hazard, so must the crabs. People have built roads that run through the crabs migration route. Unluckily, up to two million crabs are killed by passing vehicles every year. People are trying to reduce the number by putting up “Crab Crossing” signs and closing
22、certain roads during the migration season. 29. What do we learn about the red crabs? A. They arrive in the rainforest in November. B. They spend most of their year in the ocean. C. The females spend two more weeks on the coast. D. The males start to migrate earlier than the females. 30. The rules of
23、 the Christmas Island Golf Club _. A. attract more golf players B. can help protect the crabs C. often make golfers confusedD. cause the crabs much trouble 31. By saying “Just as the golfers . so must the crabs”, the author means _. A. the crabs must face danger on the road B. the crabs are quite pe
24、rfect moving hazards C. golfers like competing against moving hazards D. golfers find it hard to play on Christmas Island32. Which can be the best title for the text? A. Christmas Island B. Great migration C. Crab Crossing D. Crab hazardsDThe human brain contains 10 thousand million cells (细胞) and e
25、ach of these may have a thousand connections. Such great numbers used to discourage us and cause us to stop thinking about the possibility of making a machine with humanlike ability, but now that we have grown used to moving forward at such a speed we can be less sure. Quite soon, in only l0 or 20 y
26、ears, perhaps, we will be able to build a machine as complex (复杂的) as the human brain, and if we can we will. It may then take us a long time to make it as intelligent as the human brain by properly programming it.I think it is certain that in decades, not centuries, machines of silicon (硅) will ari
27、se to compete with their human ancestors. In a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves. Silicon will have ended carbons long control. And we will no longer be able to consider ourselves to be the finest intelligence in the world.As the intelligence of robots increases and their cost goe
28、s down, we may achieve a lot with their help, first on the earth through their ability to complete any kind of work in harmful environments. In the end, deserts (沙漠) may turn into gardens. Further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this new age will bring and the technology it will provide,
29、 the creation of a huge, man-made world in space, home to thousands or millions of people, will be within our power. 33. In the authors opinion, the human brain _.A. is complex and intelligentB. is too complex to be reproducedC. may change a lot in 10 or 20 yearsD. will soon be replaced by machines3
30、4. The underlined word “carbon” in Paragraph 2 stands for _.A. human beingsB. an old machineC. an ocean animalD. intelligent robots35. In the last paragraph, the author mainly _.A. talks about the intelligence of robotsB. explains how to create a world in spaceC. describes what our future life might
31、 beD. shows his worry about the environment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填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How parents can help children with reading skillsMaking sure that your children read well can help them perform better in school and increase their confidence in their ability to communicate well
32、. The following ways can be very helpful.Have your children read to you.Have your children choose their favorite book and sit down to read with you each evening. 36 It doesnt matter whether that starts after dinner or around the time your children go to sleep. Stock (储备) your house with reading materials.37 It is reported that children who have different kinds of books an
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