1、1 Unit 4 History and Traditions 单元测试单元测试 I. 听力部分听力部分 第一节第一节 听下面听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出三个选项中选出 最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。 ( ) 1Where does the woman want to go next week? A. Italy. B. Greece. C. France. ( ) 2Which month will the man visit Russia? A. October. B.
2、 November. C. December. ( ) 3What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Doctor and patient. B. Strangers. C. Teacher and student. ( ) 4What will Joan do tomorrow? A. Take a test. B. Go over her English lesson. C. Watch a play. ( ) 5What does the man want to have? A. Two single rooms. B. One d
3、ouble room. C. Two double rooms. 第二节第二节 听下面一段对话，回答第听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第和第 7 题。这段对话读两遍。题。这段对话读两遍。 ( ) 6What does the man want to see most? A. The British Museum and the Tower of London. B. Westminster Abbey and St Pauls. C. Hyde Park. ( ) 7How long does the tour last? A. About six hours. B. About seven h
4、ours. C. About eight hours. 听下面一段对话，填写句中所缺单词，每空一词。这段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，填写句中所缺单词，每空一词。这段对话读两遍。 8Winter is quite cold and summer is _ but not very hot in the UK. 2 9Its coldest in the _ of Scotland and warmest in the south of England. 10It can _ a lot too. II. 基础知识基础知识 一、一、根据提示把下面的两个句子合并成一个句子，每空一词。根据提示把下面的
5、两个句子合并成一个句子，每空一词。 1The four countries share a flag. The flag is known as the Union Jack. The four countries share a flag _ _ the Union Jack. 2The four countries have different educational systems. They also have different football teams for international competitions. The four countries have differe
6、nt educational systems _ _ _ different football teams for international competitions. 3The Normans ruled England after a battle. The Battle of Hastings is well-known. The Normans ruled England after the _ Battle of Hastings. 4London has the oldest port. The port was built by the Romans in the first
7、century. London has the oldest port _ _ the Romans in the first century. 5London has the oldest building. The building dates back to the 1060s. London has the oldest building _ _ _ the 1060s. 二、二、用适当的词或所给词的适当形式填空用适当的词或所给词的适当形式填空。 1Everywhere you go, you _(surround) by evidence of four different grou
8、ps of people. 2It was _ (announce) that the individual income tax will be reduced next year. 3If you keep your eyes open, you will be _ (surprise) to find its beauty. 4We had our car parked in a car park where we could get our car battery _ (charge). 5 The familys _ (ancestor) once attended to soldi
9、ers wounded in the First World War. 6Windsor Castle _ (belong) to the Queen and to the people. 7If you visit Windsor Castle, you can enjoy looking _ beautiful things in the grand rooms. 8100 years later, King Henry II built a round tower of stone, _ is now at the centre of the many buildings that ma
10、ke Windsor Castle complete. 3 9 Professor Granges several _ (achieve) greatly improved the relationship between the two countries. 10Is the _ (describe) well-organised and easy to read? 三、用括号中所给的词或短语将三、用括号中所给的词或短语将下列句子翻译成英文。下列句子翻译成英文。 1了解一点儿英国历史可以帮助你解决这一困惑。(puzzle) _ 2爱尔兰南部脱离出去建立了自己的政府。(break away)
11、_ 3这种奇怪的蔬菜属于马铃薯科。(belong to) _ 4去年建的公路将这座小村子与最近的城镇连接起来。(join to) _ 5被大洋包围的国家叫作岛国。(surround) _ 四、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词。四、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词。 In modern times, the government uses Westminster Hall for large public ceremonies. It is also the place where a king (1)_ queen who has died will “lie in state”, p
12、roviding a last chance for people to pay their respects. In the year 2002, Queen Elizabeths mother “lay in state” at Westminster Hall. Thousands of people walked quietly past the Queen Mothers body (2)_ order to show their respect for her and (3)_ the royal family. The Hall is very important for pol
13、itical events too. Probably the most important event that ever happened in Westminster Hall was the meeting of (4)_ first English parliament. In the year 1265, King Henry III called a meeting to discuss his policies. He met with the important men of the time. But King Henry also requested some ordin
14、ary people (5)_ present. He asked each town to send two soldiers and two businessmen (6)_ Westminster Hall. This group represented the common citizens of the nation. They were not rich people, (7)_ were the members of the ruling families. These citizens met with the king and the other important men.
15、 Their ideas were listened (8)_, and the king treated them (9)_ equals. It was the first time that the common citizens of England had a chance to be heard. This was the start (10)_ the first real parliament. 4 III. 完形填空完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和和 D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的 最
16、佳选项。最佳选项。 Mexico is a country with a long history and colourful culture. Mexicos beautiful scenery (风 景) is enough to (1)_ anyone. Mexican food and music are also very popular with tourists. Mexican cuisine (菜肴) can be (2)_ all over the world, with the taco being perhaps the most famous dish. Tacos
17、are made (3)_ a special type of corn flour (面粉). Corn plays an important part in Mexican (4)_, and Mexico has the largest corncobs in the world. Every year in August, people come together to (5)_ the Sweetcorn Festival. Mexicans have a great (6)_ in music and dance, which both make up a (7)_ part of
18、 its colourful culture. Mexicos traditional music is a lively mix of indigenous, Spanish and African styles, and uses instruments like guitars, violas and trumpets. During Mexicos many celebrations, there are also lots of traditional dances, with clothing that is bursting with colour. Mexico is a co
19、untry (8)_ in North America, surrounded by the North Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Neighbouring countries (9)_ Belize, the United States and Guatemala. Mexico is a federal (联邦的) republic, and the chief of state and (10)_ of government is the president. (11)_ almost 2,000,000 squar
20、e kilometres, the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total (12)_. With a population of over 120 million people, Mexico is the eleventh most populous country in the world. Mexico is (13)_ the US. Therefore, there is a lot of travel (14)_ the two countries. In fact, Mexico has the
21、largest community of Americans outside of America. Many Americans choose to move to Mexico when they retire, (15)_ due to the cheaper cost of living and warm climate. ( ) 1A. catch up with B. catch the eyes of C. keep an eye on D. come up with ( ) 2A. tried B. heard C. noticed D. experienced ( ) 3A.
22、 on B. by C. up D. with 5 ( ) 4A. life B. customs C. culture D. history ( ) 5A. spend B. pass C. celebrate D. remember ( ) 6A. meanings B. success C. prediction D. interest ( ) 7A. key B. small C. serious D. simple ( ) 8A. placed B. fixed C. located D. put ( ) 9A. have B. include C. contain D. hold
23、( ) 10A. home B. organisation C. part D. head ( ) 11A. Covering B. Owning C. Measuring D. Extending ( ) 12A. height B. area C. length D. width ( ) 13A. next to B. far from C. close to D. different from ( ) 14A. between B. during C. from D. among ( ) 15A. surely B. usually C. specially D. especially
24、IV. 阅读理解阅读理解 一、一、阅读下面短文，从每题所给的阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和和 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A huge fire broke out on 2 September 1666 in London. The fire, known as the Great Fire of London, was the worst fire in the history of London. It burned down more than three quarters of the old city. The fire started in
25、the very early hours of Sunday morning in the house of the kings baker. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakers house into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning. At that time, most of the buildings in London were made of wood, so it was easy f
26、or the fire to spread quickly. By eight oclock, three hundred houses were on fire. By Monday, nearly a kilometre of the city was burning along the Thames River. On Tuesday, which was considered the worst day, the fire destroyed many well-known buildings, including the old St Pauls Cathedral. The fir
27、e burned until finally hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire were destroyed to create a firebreak. The fire then died out eventually with nothing left to burn. ( ) 1Why is the fire of 1666 called the Great Fire of London? A. The fire broke out in the capital of England. 6 B. The fire was the
28、 worst fire in the history of London. C. People in England will never forget the fire. D. The fire spread fast into Thames Street. ( ) 2Where did the fire break out? A. In the house of the kings baker. B. In Thames Street. C. In the house of the bakers neighbour. D. In St Pauls Cathedral. ( ) 3Why d
29、id the fire spread quickly? A. It started in a bakers house. B. It broke out on a Sunday morning. C. A hotel was next to the bakers house. D. Most of the buildings in London were wooden. ( ) 4What was destroyed in the fire? A. The old St Pauls Cathedral. B. Hundreds of buildings in the path of the f
30、ire. C. Hundreds of wooden houses. D. All of the above. ( ) 5What would be the best title for the text? A. The King of England B. River Thames C. The Great Fire of London D. The St Pauls Cathedral 二、二、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项 为多余选项。为多余选项。 Greenwich Mean
31、Time Greenwich, an area of London with a history of about 2,000 years, is on the Thames River, five miles from the middle of London. The first English people there were fishermen, and they named the place Greenwich, which means “green village”. (1)_ The name of the earliest palace was Placentia. (2)
32、_ When King Henry VIII lived there, he had two big shipyards built at Greenwich because he knew that England must be strong at sea. For 350 years, the ships made in these shipyards were the best in the world. 7 But trouble came to Greenwich. (3)_ King Charles I was put to death and for eleven years
33、there was no king in England. After the war ended, King Charles II came back to rule England. At that time, Placentia was falling down. So King Charles II built a new and bigger palace, which is now open to the public. At this time, King Charles II was worried about having lost so many of his ships
34、at seathe sailors did not know how to tell exactly where the ships were. (4)_ King Charles II made John Flamsteed, his first Astronomer Royal in England, try to find the answer. Flamsteed worked in a new building on the high ground in Greenwich Park. From it, with a telescope (望远 镜) which he made hi
35、mself, Flamsteed could look all around the sky. He did that, night after night, for twenty years. Carrying on Flamsteeds work a hundred years later, another astronomer named Harrison finally made a clock which told the time at sea and helped sailors know where they were. (5)_ Because of Flamsteeds w
36、ork, every country in the world now tells its time by Greenwich Mean Time. V. 书面表达书面表达 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Ben 寒假想来北京旅游。请你根据以下要点用英语给他 写一封信。内容主要包括： 1介绍北京的著名旅游景点（故宫、长城等） ，观看京剧表演； 2在北京胡同和当地人一起欢度春节；体验中国文化。 写作要求：内容完整；字数为 80100。 参考词汇：京剧 Beijing Opera，胡同 Hutong _ _ _ A. In 1642, a civil war started in England. B
37、. In 1642, King Charles I began to govern the country. C. Now you cant see Harrisons clock working in Greenwich. D. So in 1675, the Royal Observatory was founded in Greenwich. E. You can see Harrisons clock still working in the Greenwich museum. F. Later the English kings and queens lived at Greenwi
38、ch in their beautiful palaces. G. Its windows were made of glassthe first palace with glass windows in England. 8 _ _ 9 参考答案参考答案 I. 听力部分听力部分 第一节第一节 听下面听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出三个选项中选出 最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。 1B 2C 3B 4A 5B 第二节第二节 听下面一段对话，回答第听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第和
39、第 7 题。这段对话读两遍。题。这段对话读两遍。 6A 7B 听下面一段对话，填写句中所缺单词，每空一词。这段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，填写句中所缺单词，每空一词。这段对话读两遍。 8warm 9north 10rain II. 基础知识基础知识 一、一、根据提示把下面的两个句子合并成一个句子，每空一词根据提示把下面的两个句子合并成一个句子，每空一词。 1known as 2as well as 3well-known 4built by 5dating back to 二、二、用适当的词或所给词的适当形式填空用适当的词或所给词的适当形式填空。 1will be surrounded 2an
40、nounced 3surprised 4charged 5ancestors 6 belongs 7 at 8 which 9 achievements 10 description 三、用括号中所给的词或短语将下列句子翻译成英文。三、用括号中所给的词或短语将下列句子翻译成英文。 1Knowing a little about British history will help you solve this puzzle. 2The southern part of Ireland broke away to form its own government. 3This strange veg
41、etable belongs to the potato family. 4A road built last year joined the small village to the nearest town. 5A country which is surrounded by ocean is called an island country. 四、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词。四、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词。 1or 2in 3for 4the 5be 6to 7neither/nor 8to 9as 10of III. 完形填空完形填空 10 阅读下面短文，从短文后各
42、题所给的阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和和 D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的 最佳选项。最佳选项。 1B 2A 3D 4C 5C 6D 7A 8C 9B 10D 11A 12B 13A 14A 15D IV. 阅读理解阅读理解 一、一、阅读下面短阅读下面短文，从每题所给的文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和和 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。四个选项中选出最佳选项。 1B 2A 3D 4D 5C 二、二、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项 为多余选项
43、。为多余选项。 1F 2G 3A 4D 5E V. 书面表达书面表达 参考范文： Dear Ben, How is everything? Im really delighted to hear that you are coming to Beijing for a trip during your winter holiday. Im writing to introduce some famous places of interest to you. Please let me know what you think. Depending on when you arrive, you
44、might catch the Chinese Spring Festival, which falls on the 15th of February next year. Its the perfect time of the year for you to learn about Chinese culture. We could stay at my grandfathers home in a traditional Beijing hutong. And you could see a Beijing opera showmost visitors to Beijing reall
45、y enjoy it. There are so many other places you could see, such as the Forbidden City and, of course, the famous Great Wall, although it could be a bit cold! Looking forward to seeing you in Beijing. Best wishes! Li Hua 听力材料听力材料 11 第一节第一节 听下面听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项
46、中选出三个选项中选出 最佳选项。每段对话仅读最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。一遍。 Text 1 M: Would you like to go to Italy next week? W: That sounds good, but Ive been there already. How about going to Greece? Text 2 M: Im going to take a trip to Russia next month. Will it be very cold? W: Its November now, so it will probably be very cold. You should take lots of warm clothes. Text 3 M: Excuse me. Could you please tell me how to get
