高中英语Unit 4 Pygmalion同步测试题

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Unit 4 　 Pygmalion能力提升卷（B卷）

（测试时间：60分钟     满分：100分）

Ⅰ.

A

James lives in Hawaii and his mother lives in Korea．James speaks English （he never learned Korean），and his mom only speaks Korean．They communicate perfectly．

Eric is from Honduras，but he lives in the U．S．Eric just started learning English and speaks very little．But，everyday Eric reads the latest local US news on the Web，with no problem．

What these people （and close to 60million others around the world） share is a remarkable，free software program called Babylon．

Babylon may well be the most advanced translation software in the world； and it's a must﹣have for anyone whose life goes beyond the borders of their own language or those who want it to．

Once you download it，you can simply highlight（选中） the part in practically any format，and it's I instantly translated into the language of your choice．You can use it to translate a website，email，word doc，pdf，and actually any document in．any format you can think of．

You can write a document in your native language，and Babylon will instantly translate it into another before you send it．

The program translates 75languages，including Spanish，Chinese，Arabic，Indian，and Russian．It also includes up﹣to﹣dateencyclopedias（百科全书），dictionaries，and spell checkers．

Babylon is a long way from early translation software that would，more often than not，make an unreadable text with grammar errors that was better suited for making laughs than comprehension．Babylon's ability to understand and translate is perfect．In fact，businesses are adopting Babylon as the standard when it comes to translating commercial communications and other important documents．

Babylon is also a great tool for people who are learning another language．Use it anytime you come across a word or passage you don't understand．

What users enjoy most is the program's ability to open up a different world to them．Whether it's surfing a news site in a different country，or being able to properly communicate with a family member or friend overseas，Babylon can make it happen．

Best of all，Babylon is free!To get your free copy，visit Babylon．com．

1．Why does the writer mention James and Eric at the beginning of the passage？

A．To tell us how to communicate with family．

B．To introduce the topic of this passage

C．To show us how important it is to learn English．

D．To inform us that people often ignore cultural diversity．

2．While using Babylon．　    　

A．you should pay to download the program

B．you need to send the text to the program directly

C．you must change the text into a format you need

D．you just need to highlight the part that wants translating

3．From the passage，we can probably learn　   　．

A．Babylon is just as practical as any other software．

B．Babylon can translate al/the languages in the world．

C．former translation software was not perfect in use．

D．one should use Babylon to surf a news site or webpage．

4．Which of the following is more likely to use Babylon？

A．Students learning their languages．

B．A man working as a secretary～

C．A company doing international trades．

D．People who often chat on line．

【答案】

【试题分析】向人们介绍了一款名叫Babylon的翻译软件．

1．B 推理判断题 根据上下文可知，作者提到James和Eric是为了引出本文关于词典与翻译软件的话题，故答案为B

2．D 细节理解题 根据文章第五段第一句"Once you download it，you can simply highlight the part"可知一旦下载了软件，需要选中这部分，故答案选D．

B

It is not a good idea to interrupt the actor Richard Griffiths in the middle of a play．During the past year he has stopped performances at the National Theatre when mobile phones have gone off，and he threw one member of the audience out of a West End play for failing to switch off his phone．

So when a mobile rang out for the third time during his performance as Hector，a teacher，in Alan Bennett's The History Boys at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York，he spoke angrily："I am not going to compete with these electronic devices"．

Griffiths'actions led a debate in the UK theatre world over whether phones should be forbidden by law from British theatres，too．Actors are already asking the government to legalise （使合法化） the use of electronic screening （屏蔽） devices to block mobile phone signals from theatres．

Technology companies market"blocking"devices that send out a high﹣powered signal on the same frequency （频率） as a mobile phone，occupying all the available spectrums （频谱）．

But these are forbidden in many countries because they might prevent emergency calls from being made．

Rosemary Squire，president of the Society of West End Theatre and co﹣founder of the Ambassador Theatre Group，which operates 12West End theatres，said，"Phones are one of the biggest operational problems theatres face．We should look for equipment that could block phones or make a London﹣wide theatre rule．"

Nick Allott，the managing director of Sir Cameron Mackintosh's theatre group，said，"We would all welcome some ways of preventing ringing phones，but doctors and emergency workers need to be  paged in a theatre and we mustn't prevent that．"

5．The first two paragraphs are written to　     　．

A．tell us why Griffiths was angry

B．blame Griffiths for his bad behavior

C．introduce the topic the passage will talk about

D．advise us to turn off the mobile phones in public places

6．According to the passage，"blocking"devices　    　．

A．have the same functions as mobile phones

B．prevent the mobile phones being used properly

C．cause the biggest problem theatres have to face

D．help make emergency calls

7．The underlined word"paged"in the last paragraph can be replaced by　   　．

A．prevented      B．protected     C．forbidden        D．called

8．What will probably be talked about following the last paragraph？

A．The opinions the public have about the problem．

B．The ways to solve the problem the public places face．

C．Griffiths'next performance in theatres．

D．The damage mobile phones result in．

【答案】

6．B．细节理解题．根据第四段：Technology companies market"blocking"devices that send out a high﹣powered signal on the same frequency （频率） as a mobile phone，occupying all the available spectrums 可知阻塞"设备阻止手机的正确使用；故选B．

7．D．词义猜测题．根据最后一段：but doctors and emergency workers need to be  paged in a theatre and we mustn't prevent that但医生和急救人员需要分页在剧院，我们不能避免的；可知呼叫；故选D．

8．A．推理判断题．文章主要讲了手机在剧院的使用，是否使用阻塞"设备阻止手机的正确使用，由此可见接下来应该是公众的看法；故选A．

C

It’s 8:30, time for John to start work. So he turns on his radio. Then he eats breakfast. As he eats, he reads his e-mail and reviews his to-do list. Then he sits on the sofa and thinks about an article he needs to write ... Wait a minute! Radio? Breakfast? Sofa? What kind of workplace is this? Well, actually it is John’s house, and he is a telecommuter —  he works at home, communicating with the workplace through the Internet.

Like John, millions of people — and their employers — are finding that telecommuting is a great way to work. Telecommuters can follow their own timetables. They work in the comfort of homes, where they can also look after young children or elderly parents. They save time and money by not traveling to work. Their employers save, too, because they need less office space and furniture. Studies show that telecommuters change jobs less often. This saves employers even more money. Telecommuting helps society, too, by reducing pollution and traffic problems.

Jobs that are suited to telecommuting include writing, design work, computer programming and accounting. If a job is related to working with information, a telecommuter can probably do it.

9．From the passage we can learn that John does his job                .

A．by telephon                         B．through the Internet

C．in his office                         D．away from home

10. One of the advantages of telecommuting is that you can            .

A．work for several employers             B．enjoy a lot of traveling

C．get along well with other workers        D．work on your own schedule

11. Telecommuters change jobs less often, so             .

A．their employers can save money

B．their employers will give them a higher pay

C．they can get more work experience

D．they will have a longer paid holiday

12. The underlined phrase “suited to” in the third paragraph probably means “            ”.

A．acceptable for    B．bad for      C．difficult for        D．fit for

【答案】

11. A细节题：从第二段的句子：Studies show that telecommuters change jobs less often. This saves employers even more money.可知远距离工作者不会经常换工作，所以老板也会省下很多钱，选A

12. D猜词题：从后面的举例：include writing, design work, computer programming and accounting.可知这些是适合做远距离的工作，选D

D

Having just quit a highly moneymaking job with tech giant Microsoft in the United States，where he’d made millions working as a program manager，Patrick Awuah would wake up once in a while wondering if he’d done the right thing．

What Awuah wanted was to create a university in his native Ghana．a state-of-the-art education centre that would help educate the country’s next generation of leaders．Awuah moved with his family back to Ghana．There，he invested his own money and with the help of other donors he founded Ashesi University．

“Africa needs to have a renaissance(复兴),” says Awuah as he explained what drove him to take the risky decision．“The world needs to change in this way and I strongly believe that people like me need to be part of the solution；I need to be really actively involved in helping to drive this change in Africa‘‘

Located about an hour's drive from the capital Accra，Ashesi，which appropriately translates to “beginning,” is the first Ghanaian university to combine technical majors with a liberal arts approach．Its campus，set on 100 acres in a town called Berekuso，was designed to be inspiring for the more than 500 young Ghanaians studying there．

“So when I look at universities I see Africa fast—forward 30 years．When this 20-year-old is now in his or her 50s，that person is going to be a leader．”

Today Ashesi，which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year，offers degrees in business，information systems and computer science．There are plans to offer engineering and economics majors in the near future．The school’s graduation rate is between 70％and 90％，according to Awuah．

In our last freshman class，50％ of the students paid full tuition(学费)，25％were on full scholarships and 25％on partial scholarships ,”he said．“The reason why variety is so important is that the most important conversation on campus is a conversation about the good society—what is the good society we would like to see in Africa? That conversation is a lot more interesting if you have variety in the classroom，”adds Awuah．

13. In Awuah’s opinion，Africa should be changed by      

A．investing more money for development

B．developing computer science

C．training future leaders for development

D．founding more universities

14. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph infers that “_____”.

A．Awuah regretted that he had once worked with Microsoft

B．Awuah would doubt if he should resign from Microsoft

C．Awuah wondered whether it was right to invest for a university

D．Awuah felt it wrong that he had refused a job with a large salary

15. The university founded by Awuah_____.

A．came into being 10 years ago

B．was named with “beginning”

C．is located in the capital of Ghan

D．will be run for 30 years

【答案】

14. B推理题：根据第一段内容可知帕特里克•瓦辞去了微软公司年薪百万的项目经理工作，有时睡醒时他会想这个决定是否正确。由此可知有时他也在怀疑自己的决定是否正确。故选B。

15. A细节题：根据文章第六段中“which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year，”今年是学校十周年庆典。由此可知学校成立了十年了。故选A。

Ⅱ. 阅读填空

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。

Do you feel nervous as your teacher hands out exam papers? A lot of people get nervous when taking a test. It's natural to feel some stress when taking tests. The following tips can help you overcome fear.

__16__ It sounds like a no－brainer, but if you're sure of the information, you'll have fewer reasons to be worried.

Get enough sleep the night before the test. __17__  In a scientific study, people who got enough sleep before taking a math test did better than those who stayed up all night studying.

__18__  As the teacher hands out exam papers, you should listen carefully to find out what the teacher is saying. Make sure you know what's expected of you.

Focus on addressing one question at a time. When taking a test, don't get stuck if you don't know an answer. __19__ Or you can just skip over the question and come back to it after you've answered other questions.

Read the exam paper through first. Once you have the exam paper in front of you, read over the entire exam paper, checking out how long it is and all the parts you are expected to complete. This will allow you to estimate how much time you have for each section and ask the teacher any question.__20__

Relax. If you're too nervous, you should relax yourself. Of course you can't get up and move around during a test, but you can take a deep breath, or picture yourself on a beach or some other calm places.

Have you finished already? Although most teachers will let you hand the exam paper in early, it's usually a good idea to spend any extra time checking over your work. You can add some details to the answers you have written.

A．Listen closely to any instruction.

B．Make sure you've studied properly.

C．Search for the information you need.

D．Instead, answer the best way you can.

E．Good sleep is the key to maintaining good health.

F．Your brain will work much better if you've had enough rest.

G．If something seems unclear before you start, don't hesitate to ask.

18．A解析：本段中的“listen carefully to find out what the teacher is saying”和“Make sure you know what's expected of you.”暗示此处选A。A项为本段的主题句。

19．D解析：根据上一句“不要被某个难题所困”可知此处选D。此处表示“相反，要用最好的方式答题”，这与下面一句“或者跳过那个你不会的题，等答完其他的题后再来处理”相呼应。

20．G解析：根据语境可知，拿到试卷要先看一遍，如果遇到不清楚的地方，要询问老师。

Ⅳ.完形填空（每个1分，共20分）

Every day，I drive home along Colorado Blvd，a wide street with four lanes on each side of the median （中央分隔带护栏）．I always notice a homeless man standing on the corner of Colorado Blvd，　1　  for spare change with a sign in his hand．

Last Monday，when I was　2　  him，he suddenly threw down his sign and rushed into the middle of the street．At this time I　3　 a car moving across the 3lanes of traffic and heading for the median．The　4　  man ran to the side of the car and attempted to push the car back in the right　5　．He also knocked on the window of the vehicle，but all　6　  Immediately，he ran across the small median into four lanes of oncoming traffic，　7　 madly for the cars to stop．Thankfully，all speeding cars 　8　to stop just in time to　9　hitting him．The car which was out of　10　came moving across the median and the four lanes of traffic，where just seconds ago cars had been traveling with 　11　speeds．

The homeless man jumped back in front of the　12　to attempt slowing it down again．By this time，we were able to 　13　 and help the man stop the car　14　 it ran into a supermarket on the other side of the road．As it　15　 out，the woman driver had a heart attack while driving and became　16　 in the front seat．

The homeless man is indeed a hero．He spends every day getting　17　by people who are trying not to make　18　contact with him so that they don't feel bad not giving him money．Yet he didn't even hesitate to risk his life to save this lady and other drivers who would have　19　into her．He didn't think of his safety，nor did he expect anything in return．Heroes do exist in the most　20　 places．

【答案】

【试题分析】一位无家可归的老人在路上冒着自己的生命救了一位患有心脏病的女司机．

1. B考查细节推理，一位手里拿着标牌"乞求"零钱的无家可归的老人，故本题答案为B选项．
2. D考查细节推理，当我"靠近/接近"他的时候，他扔下标牌…可知本题答案为D选项．
3. B考查细节推理，我"看到"一辆车从第3到驶向中央隔离带．故本题答案为B选项．
4. B考查细节推理，这位"可怜"的老人跑到车边，试图将车推到正确的"方向"．故本题答案为B选项．
5. A考查细节推理，参考上一题解析．
6. C考查细节推理，同时他也敲打车窗，但是一切都是"徒劳的"．故本题答案为C选项．
7. D考查细节推理，他跑到车辆行驶的车道上，疯狂的"示意"他们停车．故本题答案为D选项．
8. A考查细节推理，谢天谢地，所有的车子都"成功地"及时停下以"避免"撞到他．故本题答案为A选项．
9. C考查细节推理，参考上一题解析．
10. D考查细节推理，刚才"失控"的车子开始在中央隔离带和车道上移动．故本题答案为D选项．
11. B考查细节推理，根据上面的"所有高速行驶的车子"可知本题答案为B选项"top（speed）"．
12. C考查细节推理，这位无家可归的老人又一次跳到"车"前面试图让它停下来．故本题答案为C选项．
13. A考查细节推理，这时我们才把车"靠边停"并且帮助男子在车子撞向另一边的超市"之前"停下来．故本题答案为A选项．
14. D考查细节推理，参考上一题解析．
15. C考查细节推理，As it turns out"后来发现"为固定短语．故本题答案为C选项．
16. B考查细节推理，这位女司机患有心脏病，并且在前座上变得"无意识（才会撞向隔离带）"．故本题答案为B选项．

Ⅴ.语法填空(10分)

An old man who lived in a small street in the city of Mumbai had to put up ___1__ the nuisance (烦心事) of having boys play cricket outside his house at night.

   One evening when the boys were ___2__ (particular) noisy, he went out to talk to them. He explained that he was happiest ___3__ he could see or hear boys playing his favourite game, cricket. He said he would give them 25 rupees (卢比) each week to play in the street at night.    

The boys were thrilled. They were being paid to do something they enjoyed! At the end of the first week they ___4__ (knock) at the old man’s door and asked him to pay them, and so he did.   

The second week when they asked for  ___5__ (pay) he said he had run out of money and sent them away with only 15 rupees. The third week the man said he had not ___6__ received his pension and gave them only 10 rupees. The boys were very ___7__ (disappoint) but there was not much they could do about ___8__. The fourth week the man said he could not afford to pay them 25 rupees ___9__ he had promised, but would give them 5 rupees each week without fail.  This was too much for the boys. “You expect us to play seven days ___10__ week for a merely 5 rupees!” they yelled. “Go to blazes.” They stormed away and never played on the street again.

【答案】

1. with  put up with是一个词组，意为“忍耐，忍受”。

2. particularly   修饰形容词noisy应该用副词。

3. when   在这里引导一个时间装语从句。

4.knocked   此处应该是谓语动词的过去式。

5. payment  介词后面应该用名词，ask for payment：索要报酬。

6. yet  在否定句式中用yet，表示“尚未”。

7. disappointed 感到失望的。Disappointing是“令人失望的”

8. it 指代“要钱”这件事。

9. as 在这里引导一个方式状语从句，意思是：按照先前承诺的那样

10. a  a week = per week, every week   

VI．短文改错(共10分;每小题1分,满分10分)

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短文，短文中共有10处，每句错每句最多有两处。错误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(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

My family was very poor when I was a child. My parents lost their jobs or lived with heavy pressure. As a result, I wanted to study hardly so as to have different future. During my high school life, I spent all my time studied those difficult subjects, which made me one of the best student in our school. After graduation, I was admitted in a key university where I meet a lot of interesting friends. Now, I am working in a big company and I am able to afford anything I wanted. What’s more, my parents also have been found new jobs. So I believe that our dream will came true if we try our best.

【答案】

1.or  → and  考查并列连词。句意：我的父母失业了然后生活地很有压力。前后表并列用and，or 的意思是：或者。

2.hardly → hard  考查副词。句意：我想努力地学习。hardly几乎不，hard 努力。

3.different future 前加a   考查冠词。future是可数名词，这里是指一个不同的未来，用a。

4.studied → studying  考查固定搭配。spend time doing sth.  所以用studying。

5.student → students  考查复数名词。one of 后面用复数名词students。

6.in  → to / into / by  考查固定搭配。be admitted to/ into / by 被…..录取。

7.meet → met  考查动词时态。本句是过去式，所以用动词的过去式met。

8.wanted → want  考查动词时态。本句是一般现在时，所以用原形want。

9.去掉been  考查时态语态。主语和谓语之间是主动关系，所以去掉been。

10.came → come 考查谓语动词。will后用动词原形come。

VII.书面表达（20分）

假设你是小明，你家打算改善住房条件。现有两套房子供选择：一套是郊区的传统式平房，一套是位于商业区的现代公寓楼。家人对购买哪套更好持不同的观点。请你根据下表所给内容，用英语给你的朋友Paul写一封信，征求他的意见。

注意：1. 表达须包括所提供的所有信息，并可适当发挥；

2. 词数：100左右；

3. 开头已为你写好，不计入总数。

4. 参考词汇：郊区

suburbs Dear Paul,

Recently my family are planning to improve our housing conditions                                

【答案】

Dear Paul,

Recently my family is planning to improve our housing conditions. We have different ideas about whether we should buy a house in the suburbs or a flat in this downtown. Some suggest we buy a modern flat because it’s big and bright, and it’s conveniently located, close to shops and schools.

However, the others are in favor of the old—style house. They consider the air is fresh and it’s peaceful to live in the suburbs. What’s more, the price is much lower. The most important thing is that neighbors have more chances to communicate with each other to make a harmonious living atmosphere. I agree to the latter. What’s your opinion?

Yours

Xiao Ming