英语：Unit 5《Travelling abroad》单元同步测试(1)

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Unit 5 Travelling abroad
单元能力过关测试题
Ⅰ.单项填空
1. Good technique in medicine means less pain and fewer deaths and, _____ it is our duty to
master it.
A. altogether B. therefore
C. otherwise D. however
2. In the office I never seem to have time until after 5:30 p. m. , _____ many people have got
home.
A whose time B. that
C. on which D. by which time
3. Tom’s mother kept telling him that he should work harder, but _____ didn’t help.
A. he B. which C. she D. it
4. _____ Kate and Joan who taught Tom the nice song last night?
A. Was it B. Were there
C. Will it be D. Must it have been
5. No matter what you say, I shall _____ my opinion.
A. carry out B. keep up
C. insist on D. stick to
6. Cleaning women in big cities usually get _____ by the hour.
A. pay B. paying C. paid D. to pay
7. With his money , he couldn’t go home.
A. leaving B. missed
C. running out D. run out
8. Sometimes we are asked _____ the likely result of an action will be.
A. that we think B. what we think
C. what do we think D. that what we think
9. I don’t think _____ possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.
A. this B. that C. its D. it
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10. We were in _____ when we left that we forgot the airline tickets.
A. a rush so anxious B. a such anxious rush
C. so an anxious rush D. such an anxious rush
11. The old tower must be saved, _____ the cost.
A. however B. whatever
C. whichever D. wherever
12. _____ more about university courses, call (920) 746-3789.
A. To find out B. Finding out
C. Find out D. Having found out
13. The World Wide Web is sometimes jokingly called the World Wide Wait because it _____ be
very slow.
A. should B. must C. will D. can
14.—People should stop using their cars and start using public transport.
— _____ . The roads are too crowded as it is.
A. All right B. Exactly C. Go ahead D. Fine
15.—I’m afraid Mr Wood can’t see you 4 o’clock.
—Oh, _____I won’t wait.
A. no doubt B. after all C. in that case D. in this way
Ⅱ.完形填空
Some personal characteristics play an important role in the development of one’s intelligence.
But people fail to realize the importance of training these factors in young people.
The so-called “non- intelligence factors” (非智力因素) include 16 feelings, will,
motivation, interests and habits. After a 30-year-follow-up study of 8 000 males, American
psychologists (心理学家) 17 that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not
intelligence 18 , but non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn, will-power and
self-confidence.
19 people all know that one should have definite objectives, a strong will and good
learning habits, quite a number of teachers and parents don’t pay much attention to 20 these
factors.
Some parents are greatly worried 21 their children fail to do Well in their studies. They
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blame either genetic (遗传的) factors, malnutrition (营养不良), or laziness, but they never take
22 consideration these non-intelligence factors. At the same time, some teachers don’t inquire
into these as reasons 23 students do poorly. They simply give them more courses and exercises,
or 24 criticize or laugh at them. After all, these students lose self-confidence. Some of them
just feel defeated and 25 themselves up as hopeless. Others may go astray (迷途的) because
they are sick of learning. 26 investigation of more than 1000 middle school students in
Shanghai showed that 46.5 percent of them were 27 of learning, because of examinations, 36.
4 percent lacked persistence, initiative and consciousness and 10. 3 percent were sick of learning.
It is clear 28 the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main 29 to
intelligence development in teenagers. It even causes an imbalance between physiological (生理
的)and 30 development among a few students.
If we don’t start now to 31 the cultivation of non- intelligence factors, it will not only
affect the development of the 32 of teenagers, but also affect the quality of a whole
generation. Some experts have put forward 33 about how to cultivate students’
non-intelligence factors.
First, parents and teachers should 34 understand teenage psychology. On this basis,
they can help them to pursue (调动) the objectives of learning, 35 their interests and
toughening their will-power.
16. A. one’s B. their C. his D. her
17. A. came out B. found out C. made out D. worked out
18. A. in itself B. by itself C. itself D. on its own
19. A. Though B. Nevertheless C. However D. Moreover
20. A. believing B. studying C. cultivating D. developing
21. A. about B. when C. how D. whether
22. A. for B. in C. into D. over
23. A. why B. that C. when D. how
24. A. ever B. even C. still D. more
25. A. put B. get C. handle D. give
26. A. The B. An C. Another D. A
27. A. afraid B. ahead C. aware D. ashamed
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28. A. that B. how C. why D. which
29. A. difficulty B. question C. threat D. obstacle(障碍)
30. A. intelligent B. characteristic C. psychological D. physical
31. A. practise B. thrust C. strengthen D. urge
32. A. intelligence B. diligence C. maturity(成熟) D. performance
33. A. projects B. warnings C. suggestions D. decision
34. A. fully B. greatly C. very D. highly
35. A. insuring B. going C. encouraging D. exciting
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
John H. Johnson was born in a black family in Arkansas city in 1918. His father died in an
accident when John was six. He was reaching the high school age, but his hometown offered no
high school for blacks.
Fortunately he had a strong-willed (意志坚强的) caring mother. John remembered that his
mother told him many times, “Son, you can be anything you want really to be if you just
believe.”She told him not to depend on others, including his mother. “You have to earn
success, ”she said. “All the people who work hard don’t succeed, but the only people who do
succeed are those who work hard.”
These words came from a woman with less than a third grade education. She also knew that
believing and hard work don’t mean everything. So she worked hard as a cook for two years to
save enough to take her son, who was then 15, to Chicago.
Chicago in 1933 was not the promised land that black southerners were looking for. John’s
mother and stepfather could not find work. But here John could go to school, and here he learned
the power of words—as an editor of the newspaper and yearbook at Du Sable High School His
wish was to publish a magazine for blacks.
While others discouraged him, John’s mother offered him more words to live by.“Nothing
beats a failure but a try. ”She also let him pawn(典当)her furniture to get the $$ 500 he needed to
start the Negro magazine.
It is natural that difficulties and failures followed John closely until he became very
successful. He always keeps his mother’s words in mind.“Son, failure is not in your vocabulary!”
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Now John H. Johnson is one of the 400 richest people in America—worth $$ 150 million.
36. John’s mother decided to move to Chicago because _____.
A. his father died when John was very young
B. life was too hard for them to stay on in their hometown
C. John needed more education badly
D. there were no schools for Negroes in their hometown
37. John’s mother
A. didn’t believe in or depend on others
B. thought one could be whatever one wanted to be
C. believed one would succeed without working hard
D. thought no one could succeed without working hard
38. The underlined sentence“Nothing beats a failure but a try. ”means _____.
A. if you try, you would succeed
B. a failure is difficult to beat, even if you try
C. a try is always followed by a failure
D. no failure can be beaten unless you try
39. The story mainly tells us _____.
A. how John H. Johnson became successful
B. about the mental (心理的) support John’s mother gave him
C. about the importance of a good education
D. about the key to success for blacks
B
The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake at 5:46 a. rn. on January 17, 1995,Kobe (神户) and its
surrounding areas suffered a killer earthquake. Only two other events in this century, the Great
Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and World War II caused more deaths in Japan than this earthquake.
The epicenter was at the northern tip of Awaji Island. The quake registered (记录) 7.2 on the
Richter scale (里氏震级). The greatest amount of damage was seen in the Japanese port city of
Kobe, and at final count 6 348 people had lost their lives.
The people of the area were quite unprepared for such a big earthquake. Experts had said that
most modern buildings would be quite safe even from an earthquake as strong as the Great Kanto
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Earthquake. This was clearly not true. Television cameras showed the many buildings that had
fallen down. The highway that ran through the city had fallen over on its side looking as if it had
been pushed over by a giant (巨人).
Thousands of people were homeless, However, some of the finest human qualities were seen
in the time of crises (moment of great danger). People formed long lines for water and other
supplies. They shared what they had with one another. People from young to old stopped to talk to
each other and give a few encouraging words. The people living in the area knew that their old life
had been destroyed. They believe they can rebuild their life, and a better one,
40. Only two other events caused more deaths in Japan. They are _____.
A. the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the Second World War
B. the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and World War II
C. the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of 1995
D. the First World War and the Second World War
41. Which of the following is true?
A. The Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake was the greatest in the world history.
B. The earthquake broke out in summer.
C. The center of the earthquake was in the northern end of the port city.
D. More than six thousand people lost their lives in the earthquake.
42. The passage seems to suggest that _____.
A. a giant was able to start an earthquake
B. modem buildings were strong enough to be safe from any earthquake
C. less people would have died if they had been prepared for it
D. experts always tell lies

C
Casablanca, Sep. 24
A flash flood swept across the coastal plain about 100 miles southwest of here, killing
hundreds of Moroccans in a market place yesterday morning.
Reports from the area said 218 bodies had been counted, and many of the people were
missing.
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The flood followed heavy rains, which filled the coastal plain and dried river beds and caused
them to overflow. The flood crest, several feet high, hit the village of Khemis Nagua at
midmorning yesterday as farmers from the surrounding area joined town people in an open market
place.
The roaring water swept the village’s living places, the market sheds (棚子), shoppers, cattle
and farm tools for miles across the plain..
The flood was over almost as soon as it started, the reports said, as the crest swept out to sea.
Rescue workers quickly moved into the area from Sari, about 25 miles further south.
43. It can be learnt from the text that _____.
A. the news report is from Khemis Nagua
B. the flood didn’t last long
C. hundreds of Moroccans were saved
D. Casablanca is a city in Africa
44. The report mainly tells the public about _____.
A. how the flood swept the coastal plain
B. why the terrible flood took place
C. the flash flood in the fall
D. a rescue attempt
45. According to the text, which of the following maps may be correct?
(KN=Khemis Nagua C=Casablanca S=Safi)

D
Thirteen vehicles lined up last March to race across the Mojave Desert, seeking a million in
prize money. To win, they had to finish the 142-mile race in less than 10 hours. Teams and
watchers knew there might be no winner at all, because these vehicles were missing a key part—
drivers.
DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, organized the race as part of a
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push to develop robotic vehicles for future battlefields. But the Grand Challenge, as it was called,
just proved how difficult it is to get a car to speed across an unfamiliar desert without human
guidance. One had its brake lock up in the starting area, Another began by throwing itself onto a
wall. Another got tied up by bushes near the road after 1.9 miles.
One turned upside down. One took off in entirely the wrong direction and had to be disabled
by remote (远距离的) consol. One went a little more than a mile and rushed into a fence; another
managed to go for six miles but stuck on a rock. The “winner,”if there was any, reached 7.8 miles
before it ran into a long, narrow hole, and the front wheels caught on fire.
“You get a lot of respect for natural abilities of the living things,” says Reinhold Behringer,
who helped design two of the ear- size vehicles for a company called Sci-Autonics, “Even ants
(蚂蚁) can do all these tasks effortlessly. It’s very hard for us to put these abilities into our
machines.”
The robotic vehicles, though with necessary modern equipment such as advanced computers
and GPS guidance, had trouble figuring out fast enough the blocks ahead that a two-year-old
human recognizes immediately. Sure, that very young child, who has just only learned to walk,
may not think to wipe apple juice off her face, but she already knows that when there’s a cookie in
the kitchen she has to climb up the table, and that when she gets to the cookie it will taste good.
She is more advanced, even months old, than any machine humans have designed.
46. Watchers doubted if any of the vehicles could finish the race because ______.
A. they did not have any human guidance
B. the road was not familiar to the drivers
C. the distance was too long for the vehicles
D. the prize money was unattractive to the drivers
47. DARPA organized the race in order to ______.
A. raise money for producing more robotic vehicles
B. push the development of vehicle industry
C. train more people to drive in the desert
D. improve the vehicles for future wars
48. From the passage we know “robotic vehicles” are a kind of machines that ______.
A. can do effortlessly whatever tasks living things can
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B. can take part in a race across 142 miles with a time limit
C. can show off their ability to turn themselves upside down
D. can move from place to 101ace without being driven by human beings
49. In the race, the greatest distance one robotic vehicle covered was
A. about eight miles
B. six miles
C. almost two miles
D. about one mile
50. In the last paragraph, the writer implies that there is a long way to go
A. for a robotic vehicle to finish a 142-mile race without any difficulties
B. for a little child who has just learned to walk to reach the cookie on the table
C. for a robotic vehicle to deal with a simple problem that a little child can solve
D. for a little child to understand the importance of wiping apple juice off its face
Ⅳ.短文改错
It was later in the evening. There was a
51._____
knock on the door. I opened it and found a young man wore dark glasses. He mid he was
52._____
a friend of my brother and he had an appointment
53._____
with him I did not remember my brother had such friend, but I had to let him
54._____
in. As we talked about, I found that he knew 55._____
something about my brother. I came to the
56._____
conclusion that he was not telling the troth.
57._____
Just then my brother came into and the stranger
58._____
was taken by surprise I caught hold the
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59._____
man while my brother rang the police, As a matter of fact he was the thief. 60._____
V．书面表达
你堂兄建华在国外学习，你们经常用英文通信。他 即将完成学业，不久前来信就是否回
国工作征求你的意见。请根据下列提示回信：
1．建议他回国；
2．你的理由是：学有所用，就业容易；照顾父母。
注意；1．词数100左右。
2．行文应连贯，内容应完整。
3．开头语与落款已为你写好。






June 8th
Dear Jianhua,
I’m very glad to have received the letter you sent me two weeks ago.___________________
_________ _
_________________________________________ _ __
______________________________________ ______
Best wishes,
Minghua

参考答案：（单元能力过关）
Ⅰ.1. B 2.D 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. C 8. B
9. D 10. D 11.B 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. C
Ⅱ.16. A 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. C 21. B 22. C
23. A 24. B 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. A 29. D
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30. C 31. C 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. D
Ⅲ.36. C 37. D 38. D 39. B 40. B 41. D 42. C
43. B 44. C 45. A 46. A 47. D 48. D 49. A
50. C
Ⅳ. 51. later 改为 late
52. wore 改为 wearing
53. brother 改为 brother’s
54. such 改为 a
55. 去掉 about
56. something 改为 nothing
57.√
58. into 改为 in
59. hold 后加 of
60. the 改为 a
Ⅴ. One possible version:
June 8th
Dear Jianhua,
I’m very glad to have received the letter you sent me two weeks ago. I’ve been thinking about
the question you asked me. In my opinion, you should come back after you finish your studies
abroad. For one reason, what you are studying is badly needed nowadays in China. It will be quite
easy for you to find a good job. In fact, I know a few big companies in our city are hoping to hire
people like you. For another reason, I think it will be much more convenient for you to look after
your parents as they are getting old. Therefore, I think it’s a good idea for you to return. So what
are you waiting for?
Best wishes,
Minghua



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