高中英语Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia 同步练习0

高中英语Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia 同步练习0
第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. The little boy looked ______ at the ______ tiger.
A. frightened; frightening
B. frightening; frightened
C. frightened; frightened
D. frightening; frightening
2. —What’s your ______ tha t can prove that I have something to do with the crime?
—We’ll show it to you soon.
A. figure
B. evidence
C. possibility
D. symbol
3. All through the morning, Mary did nothing but
______ on the sofa, watching TV.
A. to sit
B. sitting
C. sit
D. sat
4. You should try to be patient, Tracy. Learning a language is a slow ______. It takes time, you know.
A. system
B. project
C. technology
D. process
5. Wearing a pair of sun-glasses is a protection
______ the sun in summer.
A. to
B. at
C. with
D. from
6. He complained ______ me ______ the food I had prepared.
A. to; with
B. with; for
C. to; about
D. with; about
7. After class, you should ______ your friend to do the experiment for you.
A. let
B. make
C. have
D. get
8. I hate chicken, please ______.
A. take it away
B. put it off
C. give it up
D. put it up
9. When the streets are full of melting snow, you can’t
help but ______ your shoes wet.
A. to get
B. get
C. getting
D. to getting
10. John has learned ______ Chinese words though he has been in China for only half a year.
A. a number of
B. large number of
C. number of
D. the number of
11. More than 150,000 people were reported ______ in the earthquake and tide wave accident in the southeast countries.
A. to be killed
B. to have been killed
C. to be killing
D. to kill
12. It is difficult for him to ______ the future.
A. admit
B. discuss
C. forecast
D. announce
13. Often I ______ the newspaper before my breakfast. What about you, Tom?
A. look forward
B. look after
C. look through
D. look at
14. Strong winds can also ______ the good soil that lies on the top of the fields.
A. go off
B. blow away
C. die out
D. point to
15. Yesterday afternoon, he ______ in the heavy rain on his way home.
A. caught
B. got caught
C. was catching
D. had caught
第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
Joe wanted a bike. He had asked his parents for the money and they had said he should 16 it, but how? He thought about this as he walked home. 17 people wanted to ask children
to work for them. Maybe he could 18 snow for the neighbors. But this was summer. He’d have to wait for a long time for tha t. He couldn’t 19 grass for their gardens because
he had no 20 to do the work with.
Then Joe 21 one of his classmates, Dick, delivering(递送) newspapers. “I could do that,” he thought. “Maybe I could even get the 22 right away. I could pay for 23 a little each week.” He ran to catch up with Dick. 24 asked a lot of questions about having
a paper route (路线). He 25 that it was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learnt that the jo
b 26 about three hours each night. Dick gave him the 27 of the newspaper manager.
Joe almost 28 home. After he had explained his plan, his mother smiled, “I think it’s a 29 idea,” she said, “ I’ll call the newspaper...”
“Wait, Mom,” Joe said, “I’m going to be a businessman now. I’ll call him 30 .”
16. A. ask B. earn C. borrow D. use
17. A. Not many B. Great many C. Not D. All
18. A. clear away B. cut off C. bring down D. deal with
19. A. gather B. cut C. buy D. find
20. A. time B. money C. right D. tool
21. A. called B. heard C. saw D. learnt
22. A. money B. newspaper C. bike D. chance
23. A. it B. him C. them D. her
24. A. She B. Dick C. Joe D. They
25. A. remembered B. advised C. considered D. learnt
26. A. spent B. took C. cost D. used
27. A. address B. phone number
C. photo
D. advertisement
28. A. talked B. drove C. flew D. sang
29. A. bad B. lucky C. expensive D. good
30. A. by myself B. myself C. of myself D. to myself
第三节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Zinedine Zidane was born on June 23, 1972, in Marseille, France. Zidane got his start in football at an early age, when he joined the US Saint-Henri club.
He moved on to Septemes Sports Olympiques after the coach convinced the director of the club to sign him. After leaving Septemes at the age of 14, Zidane participated in the first year junior selection for the league championship, the same year he was discovered.
Playing with professionals at the age of 16, it would only be a mater of time when he knew he was on his way to realizing his dreams. His beginning with Bordeaux was hard on 24-year-old Zidane. At the same time, Juventus sought out Zidane, and after his four crucial seasons with Bordeaux, he moved to Torino. It was with Juventus that Zidane won titles, as Winner of the 1996 European Super Cup, the 1996 European /South American Cup, Winner of the 1997 League Super Cup, named 1997 and 1998 Italy Champion, and Finalist of the 1997 and 1998 Champions League.
His individual awards include the Golden Ball in 1998, and he was named Best Player of the Year by the FIFA in 1998, 2000 and 2003. In 2001, Zizou became the most expensive player in football history when Real Madrid acquired him for 46 million pounds (roughly $66 million US Dollars).
31. When he was first signed, Zidane .
A.was in the US Saint-Henri club
B.was in Septemes Sports Olympiques
C.was a famous soccer player
D.was taken to the USA
32. Zidane was known to the world when .
A.he was first signed by the coach
B.he was a player in Juventus
C.he was in Bordeaux team
D.he was in Torino
33. What does the fourth paragraph really mean?
A.Zidane went to Juventus from Torino.
B.Zidane got a lot from Juventus, and then left for Torino.
C.Zidane got great success in Juventus.
D.The world began to know Juventus because of Zidane.
34. What does awards mean in the passage?
A. 冠军
B.奖品
C.收入
D.荣誉
35. Which statement of the following is TRUE?
A.Zidane is one of the most expensive players in the world.
B.Zidane plays best, and so he gets the most money in Juventus.
C.Zidane is the only soccer player who has won Best player of the Year by the FIFA three times.
D.Real Madrid paid 46 million pounds to Zidane to get him.
B
Westcott was six years old. He got some money from his mother every week. He bought a lot of things from the shops, but he didn’t need them really, and he put them everywhere. One day his mother gave him an exercise book and said, “Now, Westcott, when you buy anything, I want you to write it down in the exercise book, and write down how much you have paid for it, too. Then you can look at it again when your money’s all gone, and you won’t waste so much money next time, will you?”Westcott nodded. After a week, Westcott said to his mother, “Do you know,
Mum, before I spend any money now, I really stop and think!” His mother was very pleased and thought, “Well, my dear son has learned the value of money now.”But she wasn’t so happy when she heard, “Yes, Mum, before I buy anything, I always ask myself, ‘Can I spell that word in my exercise book?’”
36. What did Westcott’s mother give him every week?
A. A lot of things from the shops.
B.Some money.
C.An exercise book
D. A pen.
37. What would Westcott do after he bought those things?
A. He would give them to his mother.
B. He would ask for more money from his mother.
C. He would put them everywhere.
D. He would use them all.
38. What did Westcott do before he bought something now?
A.Wrote down the prices in the exercise book.
B.Wrote down things he wanted to buy in the exercise book.
C.Asked his mother for help.
D.Stopped and thought.
39. Why did his mother give him an exercise book?
A.She wanted Westcott to not to put things everywhere.
B.She wanted Westcott to know the prices of those things.
C.She wanted Westcott not to waste money.
D.She wanted Westcott to learn more new words.
40. Why did Westcott’s mother get unhappy?
A. Because her son paid attention only to the spelling of the words, not the value of money.
B. Because her son knew the value of money.
C. Because her son didn’t ask for money any more.
D. Because her son asked for money again.
C
If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends－let them find you. You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle (吹口哨) three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal (信号) given three times is a call for help.
Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.
If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches (树枝). Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass.
When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily.
When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.
41. If you get lost in the forest, you should .
A.try to find your friends
B.stay in one place and give signals
C.walk around the forest
D.shout as loudly as possible
42. Which signal is a call for help?
A.Shouting here and there.
B.Crying twice.
C.Shouting or whistling three times together
D.Whistling everywhere in the forest.
43. When you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that .
A.someone is afraid of an animal
B.people will come to help you
C.someone needs help
D.something terrible will happen
44. Wha t’s the meaning of the underlined sentence?
A.Leave branches to find your way back.
B.Pick off branches to build another house.
e branches to make a bed.
D.Drop branches to look for water.
45. The main idea of the passage is .
A.how to travel in the forest
B.how to spend the night in the forest
C.what you should do if you want to get some water
D.what you should do if you are lost in the forest
D
There are some places in the world where great cities once stood. There were gardens, trees and grass. But now these cities have gone and the places are like deserts. Scientists began to study this land to find out what happened. Many of them believed the land died when the trees were cut down.
Trees help other plants grow and help hold the soil in place. They keep the soil from blowing away. The leaves of trees on the ground keep rainwater from running off. Trees near farms protect growing plants rainwater from running off. Trees near farms protect growing plants from strong winds.
Once there were hundreds of farms in the Southwestern United States. Then the farms turned into fields of dry dust (尘土). Trees might have saved these farms. But few trees grow in the dry Southwest now.
Now we try to save trees. In many places, when a tree is cut down, a new tree is planted in its place. We do not want the land to die.
46. Places where great cities once stood are now like .
A. farms
B. gardens
C. deserts
D. fields
47. What can trees do according to the passage?
A.Trees can keep other plants green.
B.Trees can help other plants grow.
C.Trees can help the land grow.
D.Trees can keep other plants in place.
48. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A.Trees let the rainwater run off.
B.All the farms in the United States have turned into deserts.
C.There aren’t any trees in the dry Southwest now.
nd will die if there are no trees.
49. The main idea of the passage is .
A.that farms are better than cities
B.how farms turned into deserts
C.how farms turned into deserts
D.that trees are important to the land
50. From the passage we know that .
A.trees can blow soil away
B.man should protect the land
C.trees grow only in deserts
D.trees die easily
第四节词汇（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
根据英文注释、首字母提示或汉语提示写出相应的单词。

51. to make a statement saying what is likely to happen in the future, based on the information available now- ______
52. all the situations, events, people etc. that influence the way in which people live or work- ______
53. the process of becoming or making sth. a desert- ______
54. She married an American and became a U.S c______.
55. Mr. Moss has some u______ things to do, so the meeting will be put off.
56. If we could r ______ 40% of our everyday waste, our environment would be improved a lot.
57. We must carry on a c ______ for the people’s human rights.
58. Air p ______ is very serious around our school, for there are several chemical factories around it.
59. An a ______ of tension filled the room.
60. The terrible disease soon ______ (传播) all over Asia.
参考答案
1-5 ABCDD 6-10 CDABA 11-15 BCCBB 16-20 BAABD 21-25 CCACD
26-30 BBCDB 31-35 BBCDA 36-40 BCDCA 41-45 BCBAD 46-50 CBDCB
51. forecast 52. environment 53. desertification 54. citizen
55. urgent 56. recycle 57. campaign 58. pollution 59. atmosphere 60. spread。