Module4SandstormsinAsia单元卷.docx
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Module4SandstormsinAsia单元卷
Module4SandstormsinAsia
单元测试卷
(时间:
120分满分:
150分)
第Ⅰ卷(选择题,共105分)
第一部分听力
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21.ThenewcoatlookstoolargeonMary,sohermotherhadto______.
A.cutitoutB.cutitdownC.cutitoffD.cutitup
22.He’sgotintothehabitofrunningawhilebeforegoingtobed,don’t______himfromdoingit.
A.askB.preventC.makeD.refuse
23.Thelionisconsideredthekingoftheforestasitisa(n)______ofcourageandpower.
A.exampleB.signC.markD.symbol
24.Fullof______,heclosedhiseyes.
A.frightB.frightenC.frightenedD.frightening
25.Theeveningnewscomesonat7o’clockand______onlythirtyminutes.
A.keepsB.continuesC.finishesD.lasts
26.Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould______.
A.actB.helpC.serveD.last
27.SinceyouhavefoundithardtolearnSpanish,whynottry______foreignlanguage?
A.tolearnasecondB.learningasecond
C.learningthesecondD.tolearnthesecond
28.—Whataboutthefootballmatchlastnight?
—______.Imightaswellhavestayedathomeandhadagoodrest.
A.Itcouldn’thavebeenanybetterB.Itcouldn’thavebeenanyworse
C.ItwasthebestoneD.Therewasnobetterone
29.Icannot______puzzled,forIsimplycannotunderstandhowIcouldhavemadesuchastupidmistake.
A.helpfeelB.helpbuttofeelC.buttofeelD.butfeel
30.—Shallwegotothemarkettogetsomeapples?
—Look!
It______rain.Let’smakeitanothertime.
A.willB.isgoingtoC.wouldD.shall1.Withoutfacts,31wecan’tformacorrectopinion,forweneedtohaveactualknowledge______ourthinking.
A.whichtobebasedonB.whichtobaseon
C.onwhichtobaseD.whichtobase
32.Tompretended______itbutinfact,heknewitverywell.
A.notlistentoB.nottohearabout
C.nottohaveheardaboutD.nottobelisteningto
33.Themanwefollowedsuddenlystoppedandlookedasif______whetherhewasgoingintherightdirection.
A.seeingB.havingseenC.toseeD.tohaveseen
34.Hearinghiswords,Icouldn’tdecide______orremain.
A.whethertogoabroadB.ifIgoabroad
C.iftogoabroadD.togoabroad
35.Lily’smobilephonewasleftinataxiaccidentally,never______again.
A.tofindB.tobefoundC.findingD.beingfound
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
Asscientistslearnmoreaboutthecausesofearthquakes,theybecomebetterabletopredictthem.Firstofall,theyknowthatquakesare 36 tooccurinareaswherethetectonic(地壳构造的)platespush 37 eachother.They 38 theseareasclosely,usingdifferentinstruments.They 39 thevibrationsoftheearthwithseismographs,which 40 onrollsofpaperallmovements,bothlargeandsmall.ScientistsusuallyusetheRichterscale(里氏震级), 41 afterafamousseismologist,forthesemeasurements.Whenanearthquakemeasuresover4.5ontheRichterscale,itis 42 enoughtocausedamage.Scientistshavedeterminedthata(an) 43 isnotlikelytohavealarge 44 whenmanysmallquakeshavebeen 45 .Whenthesmallquakesstop,thenpressure 46 andastrongquakeismorelikely.
Thereareseveralother 47 topredictearthquakes.Scientistscanmeasurethetiny 48 intheslopeofthelandthathappenbeforeearthquakesoccur.Increasesintheamountofradon(氡),asubstancefoundindeep 49 ,aswellasahighlevelofwaterinthewells,canalso
50 thatanearthquakeislikelytooccur.Inaddition,scientistshavefoundthatsomeanimals,likedogs,behave 51 beforeanearthquake:
theybecome 52 andhowl.
Seismologistshave 53 predictedseveralearthquakes,suchastheearthquakewhichoccurredinZhangjiakou,Baotou,etc. 54 ,notallearthquakesarepredictable,andasystemforpredictingisnotyet 55 .
36.A.possibleB.likelyC.probableD.hopeful
37.A.overB.upC.onD.against
38.A.studyB.learnC.searchD.watch
39.A.takeB.observeC.measureD.notice
40.A.writeB.recordC.noteD.report
41.A.calledB.givenC.signedD.named
42.A.strongB.bigC.largeD.clear
43.A.landB.plateC.areaD.place
44.A.accidentB.earthquakeC.disasterD.damage
45.A.shakingB.occurringC.producingD.planning
46.A.buildsB.appearsC.happensD.adds
47.A.methodsB.thingsC.waysD.ideas
48.A.factsB.amountC.figuresD.changes
49.A.holesB.wellsC.riverD.water
50.A.meanB.sayC.tellD.explain
51.A.normallyB.regularlyC.strangelyD.curiously
52.A.excitedB.pleasedC.wildD.nervous
53.A.luckilyB.correctlyC.sometimesD.surprisingly
54.A.HoweverB.BesidesC.ThoughD.Instead
55.A.improvedB.changedC.perfectedD.finished
第三部分阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
A
Thesizeandlocationoftheworld’sdesertsarealwayschanging.Overmillionsofyears,asclimateschangeandmountainsrise,newdryandwetareasappear.Butwithinthelasthundredyearsdesertshavebeenincreasingafterfrightfulspeed.Thisispartlybecauseofnaturalchanges,butmostresponsibleforcreatingdesertsaremen.
Mancanmakedeserts,buttheycanalsopreventthemfromgettingbigger.AlgeriaisplanningagreenbeltoftreesalongtheedgeoftheSaharaDeserttostopthesand.InChina,too,windbreaksarebeingbuiltinthenorthwesttokeepthedesertfromgrowing.
Butdesertstillthreatentheworld.ExpertsbelievethatlandthatisonthewaytobecomingdesertsequalsthesizeofAustralia,RussiaandUSputtogether.Canwestopthespreadoftheworld’sdesertsandsavethelandthatissoessentialtomankind?
Yes,wecan,andwemust.
56.Thereasonforthelandthatturnsintodesertsismostlybecauseof___________.
A.thechangingoftheclimatesB.man
C.thenaturalchangesD.thewind
57.SaharaDesertliesin___________.
A.southwestAsiaB.NorthernAfrica
C.LatinAmericaD.Australia
58.Theword“windbreak”means___________.
A.treesplantedasabelttostopthewind
B.highwallsasabelttostopthewind
C.longanddeepditchasabelttostopthewind
D.menstoodsidebysideasabelttostopthewind
59.Thedesertsstillthreatentheworldintheway___________.
A.ofincreasingatanunbelievablespeed
B.ofspreadinginAustralia,Russia,andtheUS
C.ofappearingnewdryandwetareasineverypartoftheworld
D.thattheycausethechangesoftheclimates
B
FormorethantwodaysinSeptember1974,thepeopleofHondurasshuttheirwindows,lockedtheirdoorsandcoveredintheirhomes.Feifeiwasoutside,andtheywerefrightened.
BythetimeFeifeihadleft,8000peopleweredead.Feifeiwasn’tapetdogasthenamesuggests.Itwasahurricane,oneofthemostdestructivenaturalphenomenaintheworld.
Whydowegivehumannamestostormsandhurricanes?
Wedidn’talways.Twohundredyearsago,manyhurricanesintheCaribbeanwerenamedafterthesaint’s(基督教徒的)dayonwhichthestormoccurred.Later,stormswereknownbythenameofthecitywheretheycameashore.
Meteorologists(气象学家)thentriednamingstormsafterthelatitudeandlongitudewheretheyoccurred.
Finally,in1953,hurricanesstartedgettingpeople’snames-specifically,femalenames.Malenameswereaddedin1979.
Therearesixsetsofnamesforwhattheexpertscall“Atlantictropicalcyclones(热带风暴)”.
Eachlistisusedeverysixyearsandconsistsof21names,startingwitheveryletterbutQ,U,X,YandZ.Thenamealternatesbetweenmaleandfemales.
Astormwon’tgetanameuntilitswindsreach39mphorabout62.4kph,atwhichpointitbecomesatropicalstorm.At74mphof118.4kphit’sdeclaredahurricane.
The126namesonthelistareusedonlyforstormsthatformofftheAtlanticcoastoftheUS.ThereareseparatelistsforthePacific.
SowhathappensifahurricaneshouldcrossfromtheAtlantictothePacific?
It’shappenedbefore.Thestormjustgetsanewnameandsometimesanewsex.
MaxMayfieldisthedirectoroftheNationalHurricaneCenter,headquarteredinMiami,Florida.HeisinchargeofpickingnewnamesforstormsofftheAtlanticcoast.
Hedoesn’tdoitalone,though.HiscounterpartsintwodozenothercountriesintheCaribbean,CentralAmericaandNorthAmericavoteonwhatnameswillreplaceretirednames.
60.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanfindthat___________.
A.HondurasisacountrywhichwasdestroyedbyFeifei.
B.Hondurasisacountrywhichhasnomountains
C.Hondurasisacountrywhichfacestheocean
D.Hondurasisacountrywhichliesathighlatitude
61.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtopassage?
___________
A.Therewerenohurricanestwocenturiesago.
B.TheCaribbeanisastateoftheUnitedStates.
C.TheCaribbeanisaplacewherehurricanesoccuroften.
D.FeifeiwasformedoffthePacific.
62.Theunderlinedword“counterparts”inthelastparagraphmeans___________.
A.citizensholdingthesameopinion
B.peoplewithasimilarpositionorfunction
C.passengerstravelingbysea
D.assistantsworkingabroad
63.WhichlistcouldbeusedtonamethestormsfromtheAtlanticinayear?
___________
A.David,Helen,Jack,Mike,Lucy.
B.Lucy,Mary,Owen,Nina,Peter.
C.Sam,Tina,Victor,Wanda,Yeats.
D.Peter,Rose,Sam,Teresa,Victor.
C
It'stimetobewaterefficient!
AspopulationsincreaseacrossAustraliaandtherestoftheworld,demandforwaterwillalsoincrease.Ifwedon’treduceeachindividual’sdemandforwater(bothdirectlyandthroughembodiedwater)thewatersituationwillbecomedire.
Itisobviousthatwecannotincreasedemandsforwatermuchmorewithoutharmfuleffectsto
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