Unit4Aglimpseofthefuture測試卷（B卷提升篇）【外研版】學(xué)校：__________班級：__________姓名：_________考號：___________本試卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷兩部分，第Ⅰ卷為選擇題；第Ⅱ卷為非選擇題；滿分為100分，考試時間為90分鐘。第Ⅰ卷第一部分：英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)；滿分45分）第一節(jié)：單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）1.Gradually______findsitswayintotheordinaryhomes,bringingfunaswellasconveniencetothepeople.A.artificialintelligence B.readingcomprehensionC.thecuttingedge D.jetpropulsion2.Theflood______arenowlivingtemporarilyinthetents,whicharenotgoodenoughincoldweather.A.assistants B.victims C.peacekeepers D.combatants3.Thesituationisunstableand______dangerous.A.likely B.nearly C.potentially D.closely4.Youdonothavetodoubthis______.Heismoreefficientthanyoumightthink.A.demand B.dedication C.modesty D.capability5.Attheendoftheexperiment,theeffectofthedrugwillbe______forfurtherresearch.A.recalled B.assessed C.polished D.boosted6.Itlookslikeastormis______.We’dbetterlookforashelter.A.intheway B.inthefront C.onthehorizon D.onthebottom7.Havingbeenoutofworkformonths,heis______forajob.A.agile B.violent C.ambitious D.desperate8.Heissostubbornthatfewpeoplecanpersuadehim______.A.tochangehismind B.tomakeaneffortC.tokeepfit D.tomakeananalysis9.Weare______succeedifwesticktoourprimarygoal.A.consistentwith B.boundtoC.susceptibleto D.devotedto10.Havingdroppedoutofschool,theboy______withsomeolderboysandpickedupsomebadhabits.A.layin B.wentthrough C.madeit D.hungout11.Thefactoryused65%oftherawmaterial,therestofwhich______savedforotherpurposes.A.is B.are C.was D.were12.Onethirdofthecountry______coveredwithtreesandthemajorityofthecitizens______blackpeople.A.is;are B.are;is C.is;is D.are;are13.Barbaraiseasytorecognizeasshe’stheonlyoneofthewomenwho______aneveningdress.A.wear B.wears C.hasworn D.haveworn14.SuchpoetsasShakespeare______widelyread,ofwhoseworks,however,some______difficulttounderstand.A.are;are B.is;is C.is;are D.are;is15.Theuniversityestimatesthatlivingexpensesforinternationalstudents______around$8450ayear,which______aburdenforsomeofthem.A.are;is B.are;are C.is;are D.is;is【答案解析】1-5ABCDB6-10CDABD11-15CABAA1-10題考查本單元重點(diǎn)詞匯和短語；11-15題考查本單元語法（主謂一致-2）第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從16-35各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)并在答題卡上將其涂黑。Onefineafternoon,Irememberedthatitwasnecessarytobuyapairofsocks.Iturnedintothefirstsockshopthat16myeyes.Aboyclerkwhocouldnothavebeenmorethanseventeenyearsold17.“WhatcanIdoforyou,sir?”“Iwishtobuyapairofsocks.”Hiseyesglowed.Therewasanoteof18inhisvoice.“Didyouknowthatyouhadcomeintothe19placeintheworldtobuysocks?”Ihadnotbeenawareofthat,asmyentrancehadbeen20.“Comewithme”,saidtheboy21.Ifollowedhimtothebackoftheshop,andhebegantotakedownfromtheshelvesboxafterbox,22theircontentsformypleasure.“Holdon,lad,Iam23goingtobuyonepair!”“Iknowthat,”saidhe,“butIwantyoutoseehowmarvelously24theseare.”Therewasonhisfacea(n)25ofhappiness,asifhewere26tomethemysteriesofhisreligion.Ibecamefarmoreinterestedinhimthaninthe27.Ilookedathiminamazement.“Myfriend,”saidI,“Ifyoucankeepthisup,ifthisisnotmerelytheenthusiasmthatcomesfromcuriosityfromhavinga(n)28job,intenyearsyouwillowneverysockintheUnitedStates.”Iwas29athisprideandjoyinsalesmanship.30,inourdailylife,weoftencomeacross31serviceinsomeshops.Forexample,inmanyshopsthecustomerhastowaitforsomeoneto32him,youaremadetofeel33youwereinterruptingthesalesman.Whattheboydid34mesothatIcametoaconclusionthatthesurestroadto35istodothethingspassionately.16.A.replaced B.cured C.damaged D.caught17.A.lookedaway B.cameback C.cameforward D.showedoff18.A.fear B.anger C.surprise D.passion19.A.finest B.lowest C.newest D.closest20.A.careful B.accidental C.rare D.funny21.A.strangelyB.fluently C.worriedly D.happily22.A.displaying B.making C.opening D.improving23.A.also B.still C.only D.never24.A.big B.fresh C.colorful D.beautiful25.A.experience B.expression C.design D.tear26.A.lending B.agreeing C.lying D.conveying27.A.socksB.prices C.stories D.shops28.A.shocking B.interesting C.new D.curious29.A.amazed B.embarrassed C.cautious D.excited30.A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Otherwise31.A.great B.common C.special D.bad32.A.greet B.call C.serve D.remind33.A.asif B.eventhough C.ifonly D.incase34.A.shocked B.impressed C.disappointed D.annoyed35.A.success B.failure C.frustration D.honor【答案解析】16-20DCDAB 21-25DACDB26-30DACAB31-35DCABA16.catchone’seyes吸引某人的注意力。17.走上前來；迎著我走過來。18.充滿激情的音調(diào)。note名詞，意思是音符、音調(diào)。19.世界上最好的地方。20.因?yàn)槲疫M(jìn)店純粹是偶然。21.高興地說。結(jié)合上文中充滿激情的音調(diào)理解。22.向我展示里面的物品，為了讓我高興。23.我只買一雙襪子。24.我是想讓你看看這些襪子有多么漂亮。25.臉上有幸福的表情。expression名詞，意思是表情。26.好像他是在向我傳達(dá)他的宗教的神秘信息。convey傳達(dá)；傳遞。27.對店員更感興趣，而不是襪子。28.如果你的這份熱情不僅僅來自于對新工作的好奇。29.店員做銷售時的自豪和喜悅讓我驚喜（驚異）。30.上下文轉(zhuǎn)折，但是。31.糟糕的服務(wù)。32.顧客要等人為他服務(wù)。33.會讓你感覺好像你打擾了售貨員。34.給我留下很深的印象。35.我得出一個結(jié)論：通往成功最有把握的道路是充滿激情地去工作?？梢月?lián)系28空所在句子，推測選擇success。第二部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ATheword“castle”camefromtheLatinword“castellum”.Castlewassupposedtobeaplacewhereprisonersstayed.Interestingly,itwasinthesecastlesthatsomelords(貴族)couldholdentertainmentprograms.Originallybuiltforthepurposesofdefense,theysooncametobebuiltascomfortablehomesforkings.TheWindsorCastlestandsasanexampleofacastlebuiltfordefensepurposes,whichnowistheresidenceoftheBritishQueen.Acurtainwallsurroundedcastlesoftheolddays.Thereweremanygatesforthecastleandadrawbridge(活動吊橋)guardingthemainentrance.Thismadeitdifficultfortheenemiestoenterthecastle.Apartfrombeingtheplaceofsafety,thecastlewasalsoasymbolofitsowner’sstatus.Inthe9thcentury,someoftheearliestcastleswerebuilt.Wood,earthandstonewereusedintheirconstruction.ManyoftheRomanconstructionswerechangedintocastlesduringtheMiddleAges.Stonebegantoreplacewoodwiththeneedofbetterprotectioninthe10thcentury.Astimewentby,castleswereimprovedandmadeperfect.Castleswerethentheresidencesoflords,aprotectionfortheirfollowers.Inthe11thcentury,theBritishIsleswereintroducedtocastles.WithhisNormanConquestofEngland,William,theConqueror,changedthebuildingofcastlestoprotectlands.Everyconstructionisinvolvedwithhuman.Itrequireshuman’spowertoimaginethestructureandthecreativityinhumanhands,whichbringtheideaintoreality.Castlescouldn’tbeanexception.Theconstructionrequiredengineers.Inspiteoftheintroductionofmedievalmachinestotheprocessofconstruction,castleswouldoftentakeyearstocomplete.Incaseofshortageofstones,castleswerebuiltofbricks.BrickcastlesareprominentintheScandinavianregions.Inthepast,castleswereconstructionsmeanttoservemilitarypurposes.Thestyleoftheirconstructionchangedastimewentby.Today,manycastlesindifferentpartsoftheworldaretouristattractions.36.TheauthormentionsWindsorCastleinParagraph2to_______.A.telluswhatpeopleoriginallybuiltcastlesforB.showhowpeoplebegantobuildcastlesC.provetheinfluenceofcastlesonpolitics D.provethatcastlesarestillpopularworldwide37.Whendidpeopleusestoneinplaceofwoodintheconstructionofacastle?A.Inthe9thcentury. B.Inthe10thcentury.C.Inthe11thcentury. D.Inthemedievalperiod.38.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.WoodcastleswerewidelybuiltintheScandinavianregions.B.Visitorscanseedrawbridgesguardingallthegatesofacastle.C.Castlesaresometimesconsideredtobethemasterpieceofnature.D.NormanConquesthadaninfluenceonthepurposeofbuildingcastles.39.Nowadays,manycastlesindifferentpartsoftheworld_______.A.arestillusedformilitarypurposes B.areusedastouristattractionsC.arestillthelivingplacesforlords D.arechangedtoprotectlandsfromenemies40.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.thepopularityofcastles B.thefunctionofcastlesC.thehistoryofcastles D.theownerofcastles【答案解析】36-40ABDBC36.細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)Originallybuiltforthepurposesofdefense,theysooncametobebuiltascomfortablehomesforkings.判斷。37.細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)Stonebegantoreplacewoodwiththeneedofbetterprotectioninthe10thcentury.判斷。38.推理判斷題。根據(jù)WithhisNormanConquestofEngland,William,theConqueror,changedthebuildingofcastlestoprotectlands.判斷。39.細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)Today,manycastlesindifferentpartsoftheworldaretouristattractions.判斷。40.主旨大意題。文章主要講述城堡的由來。BBundleup!JackForesthaspaidanothervisittotheMidwest.Forthesecondtimethisweek,amajorwinterstormhasleftpeoplefromOklahomatotheGreatLakesstrugglingtostaysafeandwarm.Heavy,wetsnowhasshutdownmajorhighways,delayedflightsandlefthundredsofthousandsofMidwesternerswithoutpower.ThestormbeganinTexasonSundayandrapidlytravelednorth.Agustof75mileperhourwindspushedthestormuptowardsOklahoma,bringingfifteeninchesofsnowtopartsofOklahoma.Itthenmovedeastandhovered(盤旋)overChicago,Illinois,droppingfourinchesofwetsnowontopofthecityanditssuburbs.Airlinescancelednearly500flightsatChicago’sO’HareandMidwayairports.Takingintoaccountthesafetyoftheirstudentsinthestorm,manyschoolsintheaffectedstateseitherdelayedopeningordidnotopenatall.InKansasCity,Missouri,uptoteninchesofsnowhadfallenbeforemiddayonTuesday.Thecity’smayor,SlyJames,declaredastateofemergency.Mostgovernmentandofficebuildingswereshutdown.Somehospitalswereforcedtocloseurgent-careclinics.TheMissouriDepartmentofTransportationhastoldpeopletostayoffallroadsandmajorhighways.Whileheavysnowfallisnotusualforthispartofthecountryatthistimeofyear,itistheamountofmoisture(濕氣)inthesnowthatmakesconditionsextratreacherous.Whensnowisespeciallydamp,itweighsdowntreesandbringsdownpowerlines.Roofscancaveinunderthepressureandroadscanbecomeveryicy.Thestrainedpowerlineshavecutoffelectricitytomorethan100,000homesandbusinessintheMidwest.Assnowfallsandthetemperaturecontinuestodrop,peoplearepreparingthebesttheycantostaydryandsafe.Thewintrymixofsleet(雨夾雪),rainandsnowismakingtraveldifficultforevensnowplowsandrepairvehicles.“It’ssnowing,blowing,drifting,everything,”saidRobertBranscecum,atruckerfromIllinois.“Iamnotleavinganytimesoon.”41.JackForestinparagraph1ismostprobablythenameof_______.A.amajorairport B.animportantmanC.avictimofthestorm D.averybigwinterstorm42.Whatdoweknowaboutthestormaccordingtoparagraph2?A.IthadthebiggestinfluenceonTexas.B.ItendedinChicago,Illinoisintheend.C.Ithasseverelyaffectedpeople’sdailylife.D.AfteritbeganinTexas,itquicklymovedeast.43.WhatKansasCity’smayorSlyJamesdidshowedthat_______.A.hewasafraidthestormwouldbedestructiveB.hedidn’tattachenoughimportancetothestormC.helackedexperienceindealingwithemergencesD.heknewurgent-careclinicswouldbeneededanytime44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“treacherous”inparagraph4mean?A.Amazing. B.Unfamiliar. C.Dangerous. D.Unavailable.45.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheterriblewinterweatherintheMidwest.B.SeveralunusualstormsintheUnitedStates.C.Waystostaysafeandwarminawinterstorm.D.Damagesthataseverewinterstormhascaused.【答案解析】41-45DCACA41.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段對JackForest所造成的影響以及第二段開頭的storm可以猜測。42.細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。Chicago,Illinois是本段中說到的暴風(fēng)雪到達(dá)的最后地點(diǎn)。43.推理判斷題。市長宣布緊急狀態(tài)，是為了避免更嚴(yán)重的損失和破壞。44.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文中描述暴風(fēng)雪帶來的危害，猜測dangerous。45.主旨大意題。文章主要講述了發(fā)生在美國中西部的一場暴風(fēng)雪。CKeepingabusysociallifeamonglotsoffriendsmaykeeppeoplethinnerthanspendinghoursdoingsomeexercises,accordingtoscientists.Theysaythatsocializingandmeetingwithfriendshelpincreaselevelsofbrownfatinthebodywhichburnscaloriestoproduceheat.Livinginanexcitingsocialenvironmentwasfoundtoreducefatinmice’sbellybyhalfoverfourweeks,eveniftheyatemore.USresearcherssaythatsocialexcitementaidsweightlossbyturningwhitefatintobrown.Whitefatstorescaloriesandmakesusfatter,whilebrownfatburnsenergytoproduceheat.Turningwhitefatintobrownisextremelydifficult,normallyrequiringlong-termstayincoldconditionsorexcitingpartofthebody’snervoussystem.However,scientistsfromOhioStateUniversitynowthinkthathavingabusysociallifeisanevenmoreeffectivewayofchangingwhitefatintobrown.Theteamcameupwiththeirtheorybystudyingtheeffectsofvariouslivingenvironmentsonmice.Those,wholivedalongsideagreaternumberofmice,hadmorespaceandtoystoexcitethemselvesandtheylostfarmoreweightoverthecourseofthestudythantheir“couchpotato”fellows.Study’sauthor,DrMattewDuring,whoseteam’sfindingsappearinthejournalCellMetabolism,said,“I’mstillamazedatthedegreeoffatlossthatoccurs.”Explaininghownewtechnologyhadthreatenedface-to-facesocializing,headded,“It’snotjustasedentary(久坐的)lifestyleandhighcaloriefoods,butanincreasinglackofsocialactivities.”Co-authorDrLeiCaosaid,“Lonelinessisapotentialfactorforcanceranddeath;it’sequaltocigarettesmokingtoacertainextent.Socialactivitiesareveryvital.”46.Whatinformationcanwegetfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Brownfatstorescaloriesandmakesusfatter.B.Brownfatcanburnenergytoproduceheat.C.Socialexcitementhelpsgainmoreweight.D.Itdoesn’ttakelongtoturnwhitefatintobrown.47.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesthetextsupport?A.Levelsofbrownfatcanbeincreasedbysocializing.B.Themicelackingsociallifelosemoreweight.C.Theresearchfindingshaven’tbeenpublishedsofar.D.DrMattewDuringwasn’tconvincedoftheresult.48.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat_______.A.thefatinmice’sbellywasreducedbecauseoftherelaxingenvironmentB.asedentarylifestyleandhighcaloriesfoodsinfluencepeople’ssociallifeC.surfingtheInternetmayinfluencepeople’sface-to-facecommunicationD.canceranddeatharemainlycausedforlackofsociallife49.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Brownfatisbeneficialtopeople’shealth.B.Socializingisunnecessarilyimportantinpeople’sdailylife.C.Whitefatcanbechangedintobrownfat.D.Socializingcontributestopeople’slosingweight.50.Whatisthebestwaytoloseweightaccordingtothepassage?A.Keepingabusysociallife. B.Doingexercisesforhours.C.Usingmoderntechnology. D.Smokingcigarettes.【答案解析】46-50BACDA46.細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。前兩段中講到了brownfat的功能。47.細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)Theysaythatsocializingandmeetingwithfriendshelpincreaselevelsofbrownfatinthebodywhichburnscaloriestoproduceheat.判斷。48.推理判斷題。根據(jù)Explaininghownewtechnologyhadthreatenedface-to-facesocializing,headded,“It’snotjustasedentary(久坐的)lifestyleandhighcaloriefoods,butanincreasinglackofsocialactivities.”Co-authorDrLeiCaosaid,“Lonelinessisapotentialfactorforcanceranddeath;it’sequaltocigarettesmokingtoacertainextent.Socialactivitiesareveryvital.”判斷。49.主旨大意題。文章主要講述社交活動有利于脂肪轉(zhuǎn)化，從而起到減肥的作用。50.推理判斷題。根據(jù)本編文章提供的信息，判斷“保持活躍的社交活動，是非常有效的減肥方法。”。第II卷（非選擇題共25分）第三部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)；滿分25分）第一節(jié):閱讀表達(dá)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）Howmuchdoyouhatewaitingforanotherbeerinacrowdedbar?ItannoyedJoshGoodmanenoughtoinventaprettyobvioussolution--self-servicebeertaps.Goodman,36,recalledtheexactmomentinlate2008whenhisfrustrationboiledover.“IwashangingoutwithmyfriendsataBaltimoresportsbarbeforeagame,”hesaid.“Wejustcouldn’tgetanotherbeerservedtousquickly.”Almostimmediately,hegottoworkonaself-servicebeerconcept.Withinafewmonths,GoodmanhadlaunchedPourMyBeerinChicago.Heinvested$20,000andpartneredwithaU.S.manufacturertomakebeertableswithtwotofourself-servicetaps,whichweredesignedbyhimself.InFebruary2009,Goodmanlandedhisfirstclient:AbarinBaltimore,America.Hespentthenexttwoyearsgrowingthebusinessandaddingmorebarsandrestaurants.In2011,hecarriedoutanideaofself-service“beerwalls”,whichletpeoplepourtheirownbeerfromtapsonawall.PourMyBeerhasswelledtoover200restaurantsandbarsin28states.TheconceptwillrolloutinChicago’sO’HareInternationalAirportthisweekandinItalyandBrazillaterthisyear.Thetablesstartat$4,000andthebeerwallscostasmuchas$16,000.Theygeneratedmorethan$400,000insalesin2013anddoubledthatin2014.Goodmanexpectstotakeincloseto$2millioninrevenue(收益)thisyear--whichwouldmakeitthecompany’sfirstprofitableyear.“Ourbusinesscustomerstellusthatthey’vecutdownonwasteandthey’resellingtwiceasmuchbeeronaverage,”saidGoodman.51.WhatmadeGoodmancomeupwiththeidea?(nomorethan15words)52.HowsoondidGoodmanturnhisideaintoreality?(nomorethan6words)53.WhatdidGoodmandesignforcustomersinthebars?(nomorethan13words)54.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“swelled”mostprobablymean?(1word)55.WhatdoyouthinkofJoshGoodman?Giveyourreasons.(nomorethan25words)【答案解析】51.Heandhisfriendswerenotservedanotherbeerquicklyinabar.52.Withinafewmonths.53.Beertableswithtwotofourself-servicetapsandself-service“beerwalls”.54.Increased