课时同步译林牛津版高三M8unit4 第4单元同步检测试题

Tibet is one of       largest provinces in China,     second only to Xinjiang.

Immediately after the conflict occurred, at Cosette’s      ，when no one was paying any attention to him, Jean Valjean had risen and fled.

--- Do you think he will do me a favor?
--- As far as I know, he is the last one to help others. He     be prepared to give you a hand, though.
A. can B must
C. might       
D. should

It is not what we do once in a while       shapes our lives,        what we do consistently.

I’ve never       the theory that people are more important than animals.

Australian magnate(巨头)，Clive Palmer announced his plan to build a 21^st century version of Titanic, with its first voyage       for 2016.

     , Liu Wei achieved the goal many normal people couldn’t accomplish.

     returnees differ from us is that they are better at independent thinking and have a stronger ability of correct decision-making.

It has been raining for almost three weeks and scientists say that it is quite       at this time of year.

--- Oh no!  We’re too late. The train       .
--- That’s OK. We’ll catch the next train to London（2013．山东）

Have you ever heard that Mary and John, a devoted couple, have        .               

The two iPads are both in fashion and of good quality, but     of them are not on sale. So you’d better make your decision as soon as possible.

The intermission between halves in certain games, such as basketball or football, is an interval,     the audience can buy ice-cream.

A huge balloon is telling people in Paris how good or bad the air quality is. When it’s good, the balloon shines green.       ,it’s red.

--- Do you think I should buy that camera？
---        The price is reasonable and new arrivals are seldom on sale. It is really a bargain.

   I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I' m left  . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other ？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, children from different races and religions played and studied   in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just  our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice，well   or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd     the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to   the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail s family later returned to their village, and I     touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I    my destination. The driver acknowledged my    but did not move off. Instead, he looked   at me. “Raddar?" he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so  addressed (称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two   we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something     to describe.
If we can allow our children to be without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be   their side through' thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and  we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, 44we happy few, we band of brothers".
A. interested      B. pleased     C. puzzled         D. excited
A. parties         B. cities      C. villages        D. races
A. why             B. which      C. how             D. when
A. together        B. around     C. alone           D. apart
A. drop            B. throw      C. move            D. roll
A. refused          B. made             C. sought           D. accepted
A. paid             B. meant            C. preserved        D. treated
A. explore          B. search           C. discover         D. desert
A. get through      B. deal with        C. come across      D. take away
A. arrival          B. choice           C. effort           D. company
A. lost              B. gained           C. developed        D. missed
A. stated            B. ordered          C. decided          D. chose
A. attempts          B. instructions     C. opinions         D. arrangements
A. anxiously         B. carelessly       C. disappointedly   D. fixedly
A.familiarly         B. strangely        C. fully            D. coldly
A.departures         B. months           C. years            D. decades
A.possible           B. funny            C. hard             D. clear
A.them               B. themselves       C. us               D. ourselves
A. from              B. by               C. with             D. against
A. still             B. otherwise        C. then             D. instead

What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt? Or is it the look on the recipient's face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most?
This Christmas I was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming. and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky, inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.
I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe; my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood. I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.
Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift.
The author's inspiration for the gift came from_____.

The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by_____.

The author made the gift by_____.

What is the main purpose of the passage?

Peanuts to This
Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”
Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real talk I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.
Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quite! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?
Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!
What did the author’s classmates think about his report?

Why was the author confused about the task?

The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means _______.

San Francisco has its cable cars. Seattle has its Space Needle. And, Longview has its squirrel bridge. The bridge, which has attracted international attention, is now a local landmark.
The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder, Amos Peters, to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flattened by passing cars.
The original bridge was built over Olympia Way on the west edge of the library grounds. Before the bridge was built, squirrels had to avoid traffic to and from the Park Plaza office building where office staff put out a nutty feast for the squirrels. Many times, Peters and others who worked in and near Park Plaza witnessed squirrels being run over.
One day Peters found a dead squirrel with a nut still in its mouth, and that day’s coffee break discussion turned into squirrel safety. The group of businessmen cooked up the squirrel bridge idea and formed a committee to ask the blessing of the City Council(市政会).The Council approved, and Councilwoman Bess LaRiviere named the bridge “Nutty Narrows.”
After architects designed the bridge, Amos Peters and Bill Hutch started Construction, They built the 60-foot bridge from aluminum and lengths of fire hose(消防水带). It cost 1,000.
It didn’t take long before reports of squirrels using the bridge started. Squirrels were even seen guiding their young and teaching them the ropes. The story was picked up by the media, and Nutty Narrows became know in newspapers all over the world.
In 1983, after 20 years of use, Peters took down the worn-out bridge. Repairs were made and crosspieces were replaced. The faded sign was repainted and in July 1983, hundreds of animal lovers attended the completion ceremony of the new bridge.
Peters died in 1984, and a ten-foot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder and his devotion to the project.
The Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in order to ________.

What happened over the coffee break discussion?

What does the underlined phrase “teaching them the ropes” probably means in the text?

What can we learn about Amos Peters?

Harvard researchers have created a tough, low-cost, biodegradable (可生物降解的) material inspired by insects' hard outer shells. The material's inventors say it has a number of possible uses and someday could provide a more environmentally friendly alternative to plastic. The material, made from shrimp ('虾) shells and proteins produced from silk, is called "shrilk." It is thin, clear, flexible and strong.
A major benefit of the material is its biodegradability. Plastic's toughness and flexibility represented a revolution in materials science during the 1950s and '60s. Decades later, however, plastic's very durability (耐用性) is raising questions about how appropriate it is for one-time products such as plastic bags, or short-lived consumer goods, used in the home for a few years and then cast into a landfill where they will degrade for centuries. What is the point of making something that lasts 1,000 years?
Shrilk not only will degrade in a landfill, but its basic components are used as fertilizer(肥料), and so will enrich the soil.
Shrilk has great potential, the inventors said. Materials from which it is made are plentiful in nature, found in everything ranging from shrimp shells, insect bodies to living plants. That makes shrilk low cost, and its mass production possible should it be used for products demanding a lot of material.
Work on shrilk is continuing in the lab. The inventors said the material becomes flexible when wet, so they're exploring ways to use it in wet environments. They're also developing simpler production processes, which could be used for non-medical products, like for computer cases and other products inside the home. They're even exploring combining it with other materials, like carbon fibers, to give it new properties.
Paragraph I of the passage is mainly about shritk's_____.

What has become a concern about plastic?

What are the inventors doing in the lab?

Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

Many Americans concerned about air pollution are demanding cleaner and cheaper supplies of energy. The demand has resulted in increased research about ethanol fuel. Ethanol is an alcohol that can be mixed with gas. It burns up most of the pollutants in gas. It replaced some of the chemicals that are known to cause cancer.
Some experts say that in the future ethanol will replace some of the oil imported into America. Today ethanol is less than one percent of the total American fuel supply. The head of the National Corn Growers Association, Kieve Hars, says ethanol will provide twenty five percent of the fuel supply by 2010. The organization is involved in the production of ethanol because it can be made from corn.
One company in American Midwest says it is starting to produce ethanol because of demands from people and from the government. The Congress approved the Clean Air Act in 1990. The company says this means the market for ethanol will expand. The company is a major producer of corn starch (淀粉) that can be used to make ethanol.
At Texas University, Professor Mark Holzapple produces ethanol from materials found in solid waste. He has developed a way to turn materials like paper into simple sugar. He then uses yeast (酵母) to turn the sugar into ethanol. Professor Holzappple says two hundred liters of ethanol fuel can be produced from one ton of solid waste.
A professor at the University of Arkansas, John Geddie, is exploring another way to make ethanol. He is using acids on paper material. He says a large factory could produce ethanol from waste paper about the same cost of that of gasoline.
Environmentalists support the use of ethanol because it turns waste into a useful product. Professor Holzapple says law makers in industrial nations need to support the development of this renewable fuel of the future.
根据上面的短文填空，一空一词。
Title: Ethanol: __________________________ and Cheap Fuel

Definition and uses	A kind of __________	It can be mixed with gas.
It helps remove  some _________ pollutants from gas.
It replaces some chemicals known to cause ________.
It will take the place of ___________________ .
Production	Ethanol	From starch
From material found in solid _________ like paper
Opinions	The public	Demand the production and use of ethanol
The ________________	Approve the Clean Air Act
The ________________	Meet the expanding market
Environmentalists	__________________ the development of it
Conclusion	Ethanol, as a renewable fuel, will be produced and used more widely in the world, and it needs the support of law ________________.