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.docx

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外研版英语必修四Module1LifeintheFuture单元测试题不含听力单选含答案及解析

Module1LifeintheFuture

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。

A

DearManagingDirector,

Asyouknow,moneywasrecentlyreceivedforimprovementstothecafé,andtheBoard（董事会）hasmadesomesuggestionsabouthowtospendit.Thepurposeofthisletteristoshowthereactionofthestaff（全体员工）toyourideasandtopresentsomesuggestionsofourown.

Asweunderstandit,theBoardhasthreemainsuggestions:

•torepaintthewallsandhangcurtains（窗帘）

•tobuylongertablesandmorechairs

•tobrightenupthecaféwithplants

Weareveryhappywiththeideaofrepaintingandcurtains.Thiswouldcertainlymakethecafémoreattractive.However,wedonotfeelthatthereisanyneedfornewtablesandchairs.Thepresentfurnitureisingoodconditionandbecausethetablesaresmall,theyencourageafriendlierfeelingthanlongtableswould.Asforplants,wefeelthemoneycouldbebetterspentonotherthings.Oursuggestionsare:

•tobuyanewdishwashingmachine.Thepresentmachineisofpoorqualityanddoesn'talwayscleanthedisheswell.

•tobuyanewcoffeemachine.Thepresentmachinebreaksdownveryoftenandtakesalongtimetogetrepaired.

Also,woulditbepossibletochangeourservicingcompany?

•tobuymoresaltandpeppersetssowehaveoneforeverytable.

•tobuynewstaffuniforms（制服）.Thepresentuniformsareuncomfortableandunattractive.

Wehopethatoursuggestionswillbegivenseriousconsideration,particularlythoserelatedtothetwomachines.

Welookforwardtodiscussingthemwithyouataconvenient（方便的）time.

ConstanzaBrookes,StaffRepresentative

21.Onwhatdothestaffagreetospendthemoney?

A.Walls.

B.Chairs.

C.Tables.

D.Plants.

22.Whatdoweknowaboutthetablesinthecafé?

A.Theyareofpoorquality.

B.Theyareenvironmentally-friendly.

C.Theyseemtoosmallforcustomers.

D.Theyprovideacomfortablefeeling.

23.Whichdothestaffthinkismoreimportant?

A.Buyingmoresaltsets.

B.Makingnewuniforms.

C.Gettinganewcoffeemachine.

D.Changingtheservicingcompany.

B

VanessaBerlowitz,whostudiedscienceatOxfordUniversity,nowworksasaproducerfortheBBC.Shehasworkedonmanynaturedocumentaries,includingthe2006BBCprogramPlanetEarth.Forthisseries,shetravelledaroundtheworldtofilmtheworld'sgreatestmountains.

Thejobofseriesproducerisverycomplex.ForFrozenPlanet,aseven-partseriesthatexploreswhatlifeislikeontheNorthandSouthPoles,Berlowitzhadtodecidewhenandwheretofilm.Shealsohadtodecidehowtotellthestory.Everyday,shehelpedsetupthecameras,whichcantakehours.Withthecrew（工作人员）,sheoftenspenthoursquietlylookingorwaitingforanimals.Shetalkedaboutthedaythecrewfinallyfoundapolarbearandhercubs（幼崽）.

“Amotherpolarbearwashavingahardtimefindingfoodforhercubs.Butthelittlecubswereplaying,whichmadeherhuntdifficult.Iwascryingwithlaughterwhensheputoneofthelittlecubsinaholesoshecouldhunt.Ithought,thisiswhatmothersdo!

”

Berlowitzisoneofveryfewserieswomenproducers.Shehopesmorewomenwillbecomeproducersinthefuture.Shesaid:

“Asproducers,youdonothavetobeveryphysicallystrong,butyouhavetobehappytogotoextremeareas.”

Berlowitzenjoysseeingnewpartsoftheworldandfilmingthingsmanypeoplehaveneverseenbefore.Butthebestpartofherworkishearingfromthepeoplewhowatchherdocumentaries.

“Igotawonderfulemailfromaneleven-year-oldgirlfromIran.Shewassoexcitedthatwomendojobslikemine.Shewantstotryandfollowmyexample.Shewrotemeabeautifulpoem,whichwasaboutthepolarbearfilm.Itmademecrywithjoy,”shesaid.

24.WhatcanwelearnaboutBerlowitz'swork?

A.Ittakestimeandpatience.

B.Italwaysputsherindanger.

C.Itneedstobedoneindependently.

D.Ithasnothingtodowithhermajor.

25.WhatfeelingdidBerlowitzexpressfromherobservationofbears?

A.Pity.

B.Worry.

C.Fun.

D.Pride.

26.WhatdidBerlowitzsaytopossibleproducers?

A.Growastrongbody.

B.Bepleasedtogototerribleplaces.

C.Bepreparedtotravelaroundtheworld.

D.Learntodealwithextremeweatherconditions.

27.WhydidBerlowitztalkabouttheIraniangirl?

A.Todescribeherhopeforthelittlegirl.

B.ToproveFrozenPlanet'shugeinfluence.

C.Toexplainshesetagoodexampleforgirlsworldwide.

D.Toshowheraudience'spositiveresponsemeansalottoher.

C

BryanLaubscher,oneoftheworld'sleadingastrophysicists,whostudythephysicsandchemistryofthestars,planets,etc,isdevelopinganinventioncalledtheMarsElevator.Toformapictureofthis,youmaywanttoimaginethestoryofJackandtheBeanstalk（《杰克与魔豆》）.Thisisthestoryofaboywhogrewabeanstalkthatreachedtheheavens.Jackclimbedthestalkandenteredanotherworld.Thespaceelevatorissimilarbutofcoursemuchmorehigh-techandbetteryet,itisreal!

Astrophysicistsaredesigningasteel-likecable（缆绳）thatwillbeconnectedtoaplatform（平台）intheocean.Thiscableisdesignedtobepulledupintospace,whereitwillthenbeconnectedtoaspacestation.Peoplewillbeabletotravelupanddownthiselevatorbytheyear2020.Therewillbeanumberofspaceelevatorssothatbothtouristsandbusinessescantravelintospace.Togetthere,spacetouristswillsimplytraveltothenearestoceanelevatorentrance.Thetripupintospacewilltakeaboutaweek.Whentheyarrive,spacetouristswillbeinsideaspacestationandwillbeabletostaythere.Thereareotheralternatives,too.Astronomersthinkitwillbeeasytotravelfromthespacestationtothemoon,wherespacetouristscanstayinamoonhotel—whichisnowbeingdesigned.

Thefuturelooksbrightforspacetourists.Italsolooksbrightforindustryandscientists.Miningcompanieswilltraveltospacetomineelements（元素）thatarerareonEarth.Energyscientistswilltraveltospacetosetupspacesolarpanels,whichwillcollectahugeamountofenergyfromthesunandshootitbacktoEarthwherewecanuseittoheatourhomesandmeetourenergyneeds.

28.WhatdoesJackandtheBeanstalkhelpreadersunderstand?

A.Thedifficultyofbuildingspaceelevators.

B.Whatmaterialspaceelevatorswoulduse.

C.Whatspaceelevatorswouldlooklike.

D.Thereasonforinventingspaceelevators.

29.Whatcanweinferaboutspaceelevators?

A.They'reacceptingpre-paidbookings.

B.They'llbeavailableinthenearfuture.

C.They'remainlyusedforscientificstudy.

D.They'llofferpeopleaseven-dayroundtrip.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“alternatives”（inPara.2）mean?

A.Advantages.

B.Purposes.

C.Entries.

D.Choices.

31.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsspaceelevators?

A.Worried.

B.Doubtful.

C.Critical.

D.Positive.

D

Mybeautifulnewwatchhadruneighteenmonthswithoutlosingorgaining（走得快）.Butatlast,onenight,Iforgottowinditup（上发条）anditstoppedrunning.ThenextdayIsteppedintothejeweler'stosetitbytheexacttime,andtheheadoftheshopstartedtosetitforme.Thenhesaid,“Sheisfourminutesslow—regulator（调节器）wantspushingup.”Itriedtostophim—triedtomakehimunderstandthatthewatchkeptperfecttime.Butno;hecalmlyandcruellydidtheshamefuldeed.

Mywatchbegantogain.Itgainedfasterandfasterdaybyday.FinallyItookittothewatchmakertoberegulated.Heforcedthewatchopen,andthensaiditwantedcleaningandoiling,besidesregulating.Afterthis,mywatchsloweddowntoanunbearabledegree.Ibegantomisstrainsandmydinner.

Atlast,Itookthisinstrumenttoanotherwatchmaker.Hesaidthekingboltwasbroken.Totellthetruth,Ihadnoideawhatthekingboltwas.Herepairedit,butwhatthewatchgainedinonewayitlostinanother.Itwouldrunawhileandthenstopawhile,andsoon.

SoIwentwithaheavyhearttoonemorewatchmaker.WhileIwaitedandlookedonIpresentlyrecognizedinthiswatchmakeranoldacquaintance（熟人）—asteamboatengineerofolderdays,andnotagoodengineer,either.

“Shemakestoomuchsteamand...”hesaid.

Igavehimaheavyblowontheheadandranaway.

MyuncleWilliamusedtosaythatagoodwatchwasagoodwatchuntiltherepairersgotachancetolookatit.Andheusedtowonderwhatbecameofalltheunsuccessfulrepairmen,andshoemakers,andengineers,andblacksmiths;butnobodycouldevertellhim.

32.Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutthejeweler?

A.Hemadeamistake.

B.Hehadaquickmind.

C.Hehadahearingproblem.

D.Hewasaquietrepairman.

33.Afterbeingcleaned,oiledandregulated,theauthor'swatch_____.

A.keptperfecttime

B.gainedfasterandfaster

C.wasunbelievablyslow

D.ranawhileandstoppedawhile

34.Whydidtheauthorhitthewatchmakeronthehead?

A.Hewasaliar.

B.Hewastalkingnonsense.

C.Hetreatedthewatchcruelly.

D.Hewasanoldenemyoftheauthor.

35.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromhisexperience?

A.Nevergetawatchrepaired.

B.Heshouldlistentohisuncle.

C.Repairworkwasnotaneasyjob.

D.Unsuccessfulpeopleexistinallwalksoflife.

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。

What'stheeasiestwaytostaywarminthesupercold?

36.Atleastthat'swhatSantaClaus（圣诞老人）toldme.

OverChristmas,DennisandIwenttoFinland.Webroughtbacksometipsforkeepingwarminacoldtemperature.

1.Threelayers（层）workwonders.

Startwiththebaselayer,whichsitsrightonyourskin:

choosesomethingabsorbent（吸汗的）.37.Asweaterisagoodchoice.Themostimportantla