新人教版必修1《Unit4 Earthquakes》2017年单元测试卷（3）

第一部分　阅读理解（共两节）第一节（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．

• 1．I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch（大牧场）in San Isidro．He lets me use his house to hold events to raise money for youth at risk programs．
  The last time I was there he greeted me by saying，"I want to tell you why I let you use my house．It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of a poor horse trainer who would go from stable（马厩）to stable，farm to farm，training horses．As a result，the boy's high school was continually interrupted（打断）．One day in the last year of high school，he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to do when he grew up．"
  "He wrote a seven page paper about his goal of owning a horse ranch in great detail．He put a great deal of his heart into the project and even drew a detailed floor plan for the dream ranch．Then the next day he handed it in to his teacher．Two days later he received his paper back．But he got a low mark with a note that read，'See me after class．'"
  "The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked，'Why did I receive a low mark？'"
  "The teacher said，'This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you．You have no money．You come from a poor family．Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money．There's no way you could ever do it．'Then the teacher added，'If you will rewrite this paper，I will reconsider your mark．'"
  "The boy went home and thought about it long and hard．He asked his father what he should do．His father said，'Look，son，you have to make up your own mind on this．However，I think it is a very important decision for you．'"
  "Finally，the boy turned in the same paper，making no changes at all．He wrote，'You can keep the low mark and I'll keep my dream．'"
  
  （1）Which of the following statements is TRUE about Monty Roberts？

  
  A．He was born in a poor family．
  B．He received a good education．
  C．He is raising money for the poor．
  D．He is a horse trainer who owns a big ranch．
  （2）From Paragraph 3，we know Monty Roberts

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  A．was just a daydreamer
  B．decided to follow his father's example
  C．expected the teacher to praise him
  D．had a great plan for his future
  （3）The teacher thought Monty Roberts's dream was

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  A．strange
  B．great
  C．pleasant
  D．impossible
  （4）From the end of the text，we can infer that Monty Roberts was very

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  A．careful
  B．clever
  C．determined
  D．active．
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• 2．Wong Fukwing，a Hong Kong volunteer （志愿者） at an orphanage （孤儿院） in Yushu，was killed in the earthquake when he was trying to save others on April 14，2010．
  Wong managed to run safely out of the building with some children when the first quake happened at 7：50am on April 14，but he went back inside to rescue three other children and three teachers inside，although he knew the danger of aftershocks （余震）．
  At 10am，all the children and one of the teachers were saved．However，Wong was buried under the fallen building and died．The other two teachers were still waiting to be rescued．
  46-year-old Wong was a truck driver，who often said he could only give his efforts to charity（慈善） instead of money，as he did not earn a lot．His tragic（悲剧的） end touched the hearts of many people both in Hong Kong and on the mainland．
  Wong began volunteering in 2002．In 2003，Wong was told by the doctor he got serious illness，which gave him a great blow．However，the illness did not deter the warmhearted man．When the earthquake struck Wenchuan in Sichuan Province in 2008，Wong rushed to the disaster area of Shifang to offer his help though his family did not want him to go．
  In fact，Qinghai is a place Wong had often visited since 2006．As a volunteer，he gave out medicine and clothing to the orphanage there．No one could expect that Wong would die helping others．
  Hong Kong Chief Secretary Henry Tang Yingyen said he had"the highest respect"for the hero who gave his life for others．"What he did has shown the Hong Kong spirit．"The citizens of Hong Kong called him"the pride of Hong Kong's people"and people on the mainland have also praised him as"a true hero"．
  
  （1）Wong died in the earthquake

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  A．after he sent medicine and clothing to the orphanage
  B．when he returned to save the teachers and students
  C．because he suffered from his serious illness again
  D．as the first earthquake happened
  （2）The underlined word"deter"in Para.5 refers to"

  "．
  A．prevent
  B．refuse
  C．beat
  D．encourage
  （3）What can we know about Wong from the passage？

  
  A．He never visited Qinghai before 2010．
  B．He was supported by his family being a volunteer．
  C．He was thought highly of by the Chinese．
  D．He was a taxi driver before he died．
  （4）Why are so many people deeply moved by the story of Wong？

  
  A．He always offered money to the orphanage．
  B．He fought against his illness bravely．
  C．He helped the orphanage though being poor．
  D．He put other people's lives above his own．
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• 3．When author Nicholas Carr began researching his book on whether the Internet is ruining our minds，he restricted his online access and email．His new book argues the latest technology renders us less capable of deep thinking．Carr found himself so distracted（分心的） that he couldn't work on the book while staying as connected．After first feeling confused by his sudden lack of online connection，he was able to stay focused on one task for a long period within several weeks．
  Reading on the Internet has changed how we use our brains．Facing a lot of texts，video，music and links to other web pages and blogs，our minds have become used to skimming and scanning information．As a result，we have developed sharper skills at making fast decisions，particularly visual ones，Carr wrote．
  But now most of us seldom read books or long articles that would help us focus．We are becoming more like librarians-able to find information quickly and see clearly the best nuggets（有价值的资料）．That lack of focus hinders（阻碍） our longterm memory，leading many of us to feel distracted，he wrote．
  "What we are losing is a whole other set of mental skills，which require not the shifting of our focus but the maintaining of our focus，"Carr said，adding that for centuries books protected our brains from distraction and focused our minds on one topic at a time．
  But with devices such as Apple's iPad becoming common，Carr predicts books also will change．"New forms of reading always require new forms of writing，"he said．Carr has a suggestion for those who feel web surfing has left them incapable of concentration-slow down，turn off the Internet and practice the skills of contemplation（沉思） and reflection．"It is pretty clear from the brain science that if you don't exercise particular cognitive skills，you are going to lose them，"he said．"If you are constantly distracted，you are not going to think in the same way that you would think if you paid attention．"
  
  （1）What topic is Nicholas Carr's new book mainly concentrating on？

  
  A．Whether there is any need for us to surf the Internet．
  B．How the Internet changes our way of thinking．
  C．What we should do when we are surfing the Internet．
  D．Whether our minds are being influenced by the Internet．
  （2）How did Nicholas Carr feel after he limited his time online several weeks later？

  
  A．Anxious．
  B．Relaxed．
  C．Concentrated．
  D．Puzzled．
  （3）The underlined word"renders"in Paragraph 1 probably means"

  "．
  A．prevents
  B．causes
  C．protects
  D．sharpens．
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第三部分　写作（共两节）第一节　短文改错（满分10分）

• 8．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
  增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
  删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
  修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
  注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
  2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
  Today we had a chemistry test．I found the test difficulty，but I tried hardly to do it．Suddenly Mary，my best friend，asking me to let her to copy my answers．After think for some time，I let her copy my answers．But after the test，all of us were called to the teacher's office．The teacher was angry because we had the same answers in the tests．We were warned not to cheat again so she would need to see our parents．I was very upset．I didn't cheat．I was just helping friend．Why does she punish me？
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第二节　书面表达（满分25分）

• 9．假如你是李明，上周你们学校请地震专家王教授来做了一次关于地震自救知识的讲座．请你就以下要点写一篇英语作文介绍这次讲座．
  内容要点：
  1．介绍学习地震防护知识的重要性；
  2．演示如何在地震中保护自己；
  3．自己的感想…
  注意：词数100左右．
  参考词汇：预防措施 precautionary measures．
  

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  组卷：33引用：1难度：0.5

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