高一英语上册单元检测试题 Unit4 Earthquakes

高一(上)英语必修一Unit4 Earthquakes

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一.单项填空(15分)

1. —Peter was killed in the earthquake!

—_____ I talked with him last week.

A. What a pity! B. I beg your pardon. C. Sorry to hear that. D. Is that so?

2. We’ll not attend the meeting _____ we are invited.

A. if B. and C. unless D. once

3. —They didn’t attend the conference.

—They _____ a long trip abroad.

A. prepared B. were preparing for C. were preparing D. are preparing for

4. Wash your hands with soap _____ the experiment.

A. in the end of B. at the end of C. to the end of D. by the end of

5. His strength had almost _____ when they found him in the desert.

A. given out B. given in C. given up D. given off

6. Many people came to the meeting, _____ of whom left early.

A. number B. the numbers C. the number D. a number

7. I’ll spend my holiday in Shanghai, _____ lies on the coast.

A. who B. which C. where D. that

8. On _____ the bad news, she cried with her face _____ in his hands.

A. hear; bury B. hear; buried C. heard; burying D. hearing; buried

9. Not far from the club, there was a garden, _____ owner was seated in it playing cards with his children every afternoon.

A. its B. whose C. which D. of which

10. It’s quite _____ to score a goal in FIFA World Cup.

A. a prize B. a price C. an honour D. a value

11. I met the teacher in the street yesterday _____ taught me English three years ago.

A. which B. when C. where D. who

12. The people there were greatly _____ to see every-thing changed over a night.

A. pleased B. shocked C. interested D. moved

13. Tell us about the people and the places _____ are different from ours.

A. that B. who C. which D. whom

14. _____ is no wonder the building is _____.

A. It; in ruins B. That; in ruins C. This; in ruin D It; in ruin

15. —Do you mind if I open the window?

—_____, but I’ve caught a bad cold today.

A. No, not at all B. Yes, of course not C. Yes, please D. I’m sorry

二 完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1.5分，满分30分)

I have certainly seen lots of changes in my lifetime! I look around my home and see mod cons(现代化生活设备) that I could never have 16 of fifty or sixty years ago. I 17 the early part of childhood in a cottage without running water or electricity and yet these days, I feel 18 if there is a power cut for even just an hour or two! So, I have changed too. Things that I couldn’t even imagine in the past now seem quite 19 .

I don’t think, however, that people are happier today than they were 50 years ago. We are certainly materially better off than we were 20 most people still seem to be weighed 21 by problems. My daughter and her family are a good 22 . They have a spacious, comfortable home with every labor-saving device you can 23 . There’s a washing machine, a clothes dryer, and all sorts of other household items which are 24 to save time but it seems to me that my daughter and her husband just spend all that “saved” time 25 ! They 26 relax and are always complaining of being 27 and “stressed”.

Children these days have all sorts of “educational toys” and yet they seem unable to 28 themselves. My daughter tries to 29 the time her children spend watching television but when they aren’t watching TV, they are sad. They play with new 30 for a day or two and then 31 them once they have gone off them. When we were children, we had almost nothing but we were so 32 . We had all sorts of fun and games in the nearby woods. But, of course, children can’t play 33 outdoors any longer. There is so much crime and parents are afraid to let their children go out alone 34 they are injured, kidnapped, raped or even murdered. These crimes may not be directly 35 with modern inventions but there must be some connection.

16. A. seen B. dreamed C. spoken D. touched

17. A. took B. cost C. spent D. afforded

18. A. uneasy B. unlucky C. disappointed D. happy

19. A. impressive B. impossible C. normal D. public

20. A. so B. while C. and D. but

21. A. down B. at C. off D. up

22. A. show B. type C. explanation D. example

23. A. think of B. think over C. think on D. think through

24. A. built B. arranged C. designed D. formed

25. A. playing B. working C. relaxing D. singing

26. A. sometimes B. never C. often D. regularly

27. A. patient B. tired C. special D. worried

28. A. learn B. know C. enjoy D. teach

29. A. offer B. limit C. waste D. stop

30. A. programs B. games C. cars D. toys

31. A. give off B. leave off C. get rid of D. get off

32. A. inventive B. active C. clever D. excited

33. A. easily B. dangerously C. conveniently D. safely

34. A. in case B. so that C. least D. even though

35. A. connected B. dealt C. done D. made