单元测试题
一. 单项选择
1. His job consist ______ helping old people who live alone. A. of B. in C. with D. at
2. ________ Tom and Mary, I think Tom is taller.
A. Comparing B. Compared C. Compare D. Being compared 3. ______ with that one, this one is more suitable.
A. Compared B. Comparing C. Compare D. Being compared 4. Nearly all the industry of Argentina is ______ in the capital. A. concentrating B. concentrated C. concentrating D. being concentrated 5. I hesitate _____ you, but will you recommend me for the post? A. ask B. asked C. asking D. to ask.
6. Harry was out going that he soon ______ the other children in the kindergarten. A. came up with B. put up with C. fitted in with D. caught up with 7. His story agreed _______ the facts. A, with B. to C on D. for
8. I think, Tom, rather than all of you, _______ an honest boy. A. is B are C . were D. have been.
9. _______ is a fact that English is being accepted as an international language. A. There B. This C That D. It
10. I knew _____ John Lennon, but not ___________ famous one. A. /; a B. a; the C. /; the D. the; a
11. I agree with most of what you said, but I don’t agree with __________. A. everything B. something C. Something D. nothing.
12. In fact __________ is a hard job for the police to keep order in an impart ant
match.
A. this B. that C. there D. it
13. Let’s keep to the point or we _______________ any decision. A. will never reach B. have never reached. C. never reach D never reached.
14. I tried to avoid _________ him because he always bored me. A. meeting B. to meet C. meet D. to be held
15. We need to concentrate resources ________ the most run-down areas. A. to B. on C. in D. with
16. They _____ friends since they met in Shanghai.
A. have made
B. have become C. have been
D. have turned
17. It was not until 1920 _____ regular radio broadcast began.
A. while
B. which
C. that
D. since
18. Mother _____ him to study hard, but it didn’t seem to help.
A. hoped
B. suggested
C. insisted
D. tried to persuade
19. Paul doesn’t have to be made_______. He always works hard.
A. learn
B. to learn
C. learned
D. learning
20. What ___ great fun it is to have a swim on a hot day in summer.
A. a
B. the
C. /
D. of
二：完型填空。（20分）
Drawing a picture is the simplest way of putting an idea down on paper. That is 21 men first began to write, six thousand years ago or 22. The alphabet we now use 23 down to us over a long period of time. It was 24 from the picture-writing of ancient Egypt.
Picture-writing was useful in many 25 . It could be used to express ideas as well as 26 . For example, a drawing of a 27 meant the object “man”. 28 a drawing of a man 29 on the ground with a spear in him meant 30 . Besides the Egyptians, the Chinese 31 the American Indians also developed ways 32 writing in pictures. But only 33 much could be said 34 . Thousands of pictures would have been needed 35 express all the ideas that people might have. It would have 36 many thousands more to express all the objects 37 to men. No one could 38 so many pictures in a lifetime. 39 could anyone learn the meaning of all 40 drawings in a lifetime. （ ）21．A．when B．because C．where （ ）22．A．over B．more C．else （ ）23．A．went
B．showed
C．appeared
（ ）24．A．developed B．discovered C．increased （ ）25．A．sides
B．colors
C．ways （ ）26．A．stories B．animals C．objects （ ）27．A．creature B．being C．woman （ ）28．A．But B．For C．After （ ）29．A．lies B．lying C．laying （ ）30．A．“die” B．“death” C．“sleep” （ ）31．A．and B．with C．helped （ ）32．A．to B．about C．on （ ）33．A．not
B．very
C．so （ ）34．A．as follows B．this way C．that much （ ）35．A．to
B．for
C．possibly （ ）36．A．written B．circled C．done （ ）37．A．known B．with C．called （ ）38．A．write
B．draw
C．watch （ ）39．A．Either B．So C．Nor （ ）40．A．many B．some
C．that
三、阅读理解（20分）
D．how D．later D．came D．grown D．meanings D．subjects D．man D．Because D．lain D．“down” D．followed D．of D．too D．at least D．actually D．taken D．in D．take D．Also D．such
A
It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
Al herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspaper. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.
Herpin died at the age of 94.
（ ）41．The main idea of this passage is that _________.
A．large numbers of people do not need sleep
B．a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep C．everyone needs some sleep to stay alive D．people can live longer by trying not to sleep
（ ）42．The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting _________.
A．to cure him of his sleeplessness
B．to find that his sleeplessness was not really true C．to find out why some old people didn’t need any sleep D．to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping
（ ）43．After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin
_________.
A．needed some kind of sleep C．needed no sleep at all
B．was too old to need any sleep D．often slept in a chair
（ ）44．One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was _________.
A．his mother’s injury before he was born
B．that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit C．his magnificent physical condition D．that he hadn’t got a bed
（ ）45．Al Herpin’s condition(情况) could be regarded as _________.
A．a common one B．one that could be cured C．very healthy D．a rare(稀有的，罕见的) one
B
Mr and Mrs Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn(旅店) at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.
They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would take dinner there that night.
“Are you still serving dinner?” asked Mr Smith.
“Yes, certainly, sir,” answered the man. “We serve it until half past nine.” “What are the times of meals then?” asked Mr Smith.
“Well, sir,” answered the man, “We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.”