Unit 4 Wildlife protection
第二部分： 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分） 第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15 分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21. —Sorry for being late. I missed the bus and came here on foot. —_____. The meeting has only just begun. A. Don’t mention it B. You are welcome C. Say nothing
D. Doesn’t matter
22. The telephone, _____ invention by Alexander Graham Bell in the 19th century, is of _____ great importance in our life now. A. the; the
B. an; the
C. an; 不填
D. the; 不填
23. It’s a pity that we can no longer see that species of bird — they _____. A. are dying out
B. will die out
C. have died out D. had died out
24. The man told us _____ funny a story that the whole crowd burst into laughter. A. quite
B. so
C. too
D. really
25. As a result of the terrible earthquake, the population of this small town _____ by 20%. A. decreased
B. endangered
C. responded
D. succeeded
26. Measures _____ to stop house prices from rising too fast, but it remains to be seen whether they will work. A. are taking
B. had been taken C. have taken
D. are being taken
27. You don’t have to worry about your child’s safety in our school — he is _____ here. A. distant
B. secure
C. wild
D. powerful
28. She lost her handbag, _____ lots of money, while shopping. Luckily, an honest boy found it and returned it to her. A. included
B. contained C. including
D. containing
29. We should do _____ we can to protect these endangered species before they die out.
A. that B. all that C. all what D. which
30. We hung a net round the bed, which could protect us _____ mosquitoes and other insects. A. from
B. by
C. off
D. under
31. We climbed onto the top of the tower _____ we could get a better view of the small town. A. unless
B. once C. so that
D. even if
32. —Didn’t you invite Jim to the game?
—I did, but he told me to go away and leave him _____. A. in danger
B. in peace
C. in relief
D. in silence
33. _____ by the sad story of the child, many people offered to lend him a helping hand. A. Affected
B. Having affected C. Appreciated D. Having appreciated
34. —The bike has broken down many times since I bought it. —Well, they _____ have paid more attention to quality. A. must B. can C. may
D. should
35. We can’t afford such an expensive car. You know, our total _____ adds up to no more than $10,000 a year. A. income
B. loss
C. cost
D. charge
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When Katie was nine years old, her teacher gave each kid in her class a cabbage
seedling (幼苗). She 36 the seedling in her backyard. Then she watered it every day 37 it grew into a 40-pound cabbage!
The vegetable was too 38 for her family to eat. “I knew my cabbage needed to 39 a special home,” said Katie. So she 40 it to a local soup kitchen — a place that provided 41 for people who were hungry.
Because of her 42 , the soup kitchen invited Katie to help serve the cabbage. That cabbage helped to 43 lots of people. Katie loved the 44 of growing food to feed people. She 45 she needed more
garden space.
Her school had an unused 46 , and Katie thought it was the perfect spot. The
school liked the garden idea, and all the students were 47 to help. But Katie didn’t 48 there. She worked with local 49 who gave her plots (小块土地) of land for additional (额外的) gardens.
Katie hoped to grow all kinds of crops, 50 she didn’t know how. She asked
for help from an expert gardener. Together, they 51 the types of vegetables that grow best in the area. A seed company then gave them all the plants.
Katie’s 52 grew even bigger than her cabbage. Her group, Katie’s Krops, now has
seven gardens. All the land 53 that they can grow a lot of food for the needy. Encouraged by Katie, lots of kids and adults 54 to plant and water.
Katie’s Krops has 55 soup kitchens over 5,000 pounds of vegetables so far. B. cut B. if
C. planted C. until
D. washed D. because D. big D. find D. lent
36. A. studied 37. A. though
38. A. fresh B. hard C. sweet 39. A. build B. accept C. leave 40. A. sent
B. returned
C. told
41. A. houses B. jobs C. clothes D. meals 42. A. kindness
B. happiness
C. protection C. feed
D. question D. save D. satisfaction D. decided
43. A. recognize B. hire 44. A. silence 45. A. forgot
B. luck C. trust
B. promised C. doubted
C. field C. brave
46. A. desk B. room 47. A. excited B. hurry
D. book D. possible D. help
D. workers
48. A. stop B. lie C. live 49. A. students
B. farmers
C. teachers
50. A. so B. or C. for 51. A. cooked B. chose C. hid 52. A. trouble
D. but D. changed
B. idea C. picture D. mistake
53. A. means 54. A. hate 55. A. sold
B. hopes C. feels B. happen C. refuse B. bought
C. shown
D. advises
D. volunteer
D. given
第三部分： 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A ★
This fourth of July I moved into a new house with my wife, Nicole. Nicole and I
met through a series of coincidences that would be unlikely without some unbelievable force causing them to happen.
The day Nicole and I met, we talked about the Yankees. In the restaurant where
we sat, the first game between the Yanks and Tampa Bay was being shown on television. Nicole was happy I was a baseball fan, and she told me that was an important reason when she considered dating (约会) me. “My dad wouldn’t like me dating anyone who isn’t,” she said.
Nicole’s dad, Ira, used to be a coach for the Yankees. Many years ago, a colleague
(同事) of his was leaving and packing up his office. The only thing left unpacked was a photo on the wall. It was a picture of Sparky Lyle, a famous baseball player. Sparky had signed the photo on the bottom.
“You’re not taking that?” Ira asked. “You want it?” his colleague offered. “Sure!”
Ira said. He jumped at the chance to have a signed photo from a great player who had helped the team win two World Series.
Ira told me the story after the movers had gone. He then said to me, “Adam, when
I first learned who was dating my daughter, that photo came into my mind,” he said. “But by now, I know for sure you’re meant to have it.” He then presented me with a box. I tore it open. Inside was the signed photo of Sparky Lyle which I had lost years ago.
“To Adam, Best Wishes, Sparky Lyle”. It was picked up by Nicole’s dad years
before I’d even met her. The perfect gift — a sign only making me believe what I already knew ... I was meant for Nicole and her family all along.
56. What does the underlined word “coincidences” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. New things. B. Important things.
C. Things that happened long ago. D. Things that happened by chance.
57. A big reason why Nicole agreed to be Adam’s girlfriend was that _____. A. he was able B. he was a baseball fan C. he got a new house D. they had much in common
58. Ira got the photo of Sparky Lyle from _____. A. Sparky Lyle
B. Nicole
C. his colleague D. Adam 59. We can infer from the text that _____. A. Adam did not like the gift B. Nicole found the lost picture
C. Adam and Nicole will love each other forever D. the picture of Sparky Lyle was first owned by Adam
B ★
Narasimha Das is on his way to feed 169,379 hungry children. Das is in charge of
a kitchen in Vrindaban. The town is about a three-hour drive from India’s capital, New Delhi. Das gets to work at 3:00 a.m. Thirty workers are already working to make tens of thousands of rounds of bread. It will be brought to 1,516 schools in and around Vrindaban.
A Growing Problem
Going to school is difficult for more than 13 million children in India. They must
go to work instead, or go hungry. That’s why India began the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the largest school-lunch program in the world. A free lunch encourages children to