1、Unit 4 模拟测试卷第一部分选择题(共50分)一、阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分)第一节阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A()1. How much will Rachel pay if(如果) she goes to the country music concert and the pop music concert with her friend Kate?A. ￥9. B. ￥14. C. ￥16. D. ￥18. ()2. Gary is free on Friday morning, so he can join in the
2、_ concert. A. pop B. piano C. rock D. country music()3. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Carl should get to the rock concert at 5：10 PM. B. Tina cant bring food with her. C. There are two music shows in the Sports Center. D. Mary can talk loudly with Jack in the show. ()4. You can see the informati
3、on from a _. A. school newspaper B. travel guideC. science magazine D. storybookBJiaozi, Chinese dumplings, is a kind of traditional Chinese food. It has a history of about 2，600 years. Chinese people like eating dumplings for their delicious taste and special meanings. There are many kinds of dumpl
4、ings, such as pork and cabbage dumplings, beef and carrot dumplings, mutton and onion dumplings and so on. So jiaozi is popular(受欢迎的) with almost all Chinese people, and even people around the world. Time changes (改变) but the tradition doesnt change. Chinese people think a bowl(碗) of jiaozi is fille
5、d with the familys love and good wishes. On the night before the Spring Festival, all the family always get together to make dumplings. Its a happy time for them. When people make dumplings, they may put a coin (硬币) in one of them. The person will be lucky in the new year if(如果) he or she gets the d
6、umpling with the coin. _ because it looks like yuanbao. Chinese people usually eat jiaozi at the beginning of the New Year because they want to get lots of money in the coming year. ()5. When did people start to make jiaozi?A. About 180 years ago. B. About 2，600 years ago. C. About 1，500 years ago.
7、D. Hundreds of years ago. ()6. Which of the following can be put in the _？A. Jiaozi is a symbol(象征) of health B. Jiaozi is easy and fun to makeC. Jiaozi is a symbol of money D. Jiaozi has many different kinds()7. How is the text organized? (Paragraph 1，Paragraph 2, )()8. Where can you read this pass
8、age?A. In a sports book. B. In a storybook. C. In an art book. D. In a food book. CStart of Winter(立冬) is one of the 24 solar terms (节气) in China. It means winter, the last season of a year, will come. In the old days, many shops didnt sell vegetables in winter. So on Start of Winter, people stored
9、(储存) lots of vegetables in a cellar. Its a room under a house and people often store things in it. They also made tomatoes into tomato sauce (酱). They could use it when they ate noodles in winter. Today, people dont need to store vegetables in the cellar because they can buy all things easily at any
10、 time. Then what do people do on that day?They always have a big dinner. Some people eat dumplings and some people eat chicken, duck and fish. They may eat different food, but they all eat well. There is one thing in commoneating well on Start of Winter can help people keep warm in winter. ()9. What
11、 can you see soon after Start of Winter?()10. In the old days, people stored vegetables for the winter because _. A. it was too cold for people to go shoppingB. there werent many fresh(新鲜的) vegetables to buyC. they didnt know how to store meatD. people didnt have money to buy fresh vegetables()11. A
12、ccording to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. There are 24 solar terms (节气) in China. B. People stored lots of vegetables in a cellar on Start of Winter in the old days. C. People dont need to store vegetables in the cellar now. D. People can always keep warm because they eat well o
13、n Start of Winter. ()12. The passage is mainly about _. A. why people stored vegetables B. why people eat well in winterC. what people do on Start of Winter D. what people ate in the old daysDThere are all kinds of festivals and holidays in the world. But do you know this festivalpeople celebrate on
14、ce a month? Its Bonza Bottler Day. People celebrate Bonza Bottler Day when the number of the day is the same as that of the month (January lst, February 2nd, ). When the number of the year is the same as the number of the day and month (August 8th, 2008), people usually have a bigger celebration. A
15、baby born(出生) on a Bonza Bottler Day is called a “Bonza Bottler Baby”. Elaine Fremont from America created Bonza Bottler Day on August 8th, 1985. She did so to give herself a reason to have a party and some fun with her friends on the special day of every month. Bonza Bottler Day has no tradition. P
16、eople can celebrate it in the ways they like. The day can be Candy Day, Picnic Day, No Homework Day and so on. How do you celebrate the day? Do you have any great ideas?()13. We can know _ is NOT a Bonza Bottler Day according to the passage. A. February 20, 2024 B. April 4, 2024C. July 7, 2024 D. Se
17、ptember 9, 2024()14. What does the underlined word“created” in the text mean?A. Started. B. Celebrated. C. Spent. D. Treated. ()15. People should celebrate Bonza Bottler Day by _. A. having a big party B. doing the things they likeC. enjoying delicious food D. going to the movies()16. Which of the f
18、ollowing is true according to the passage?A. Ice cream and candies are the main food on Bonza Bottler Day. B. Elaine Fremont likes Bonza Bottler Day very much. C. Bonza Bottler Day happens more than twelve times a year. D. Bonza Bottler Day has many rules to follow. 第二节阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，
19、其中有一个多余选项。Now people around the world celebrate Friendship Day(友谊节). Do you know the stories behind it?An American woman, Joyce Hall, sold cards. 17. _ She thought if people had a new day to celebrate, they would buy more cards. In 1935, the US Congress decided(决定) to make it the first Sunday of Aug
20、ust. 18. _The story behind Friendship Day is different in Paraguay. In 1958, a group of friends in Puerto Pinasco, Paraguay decided to celebrate friendship on July 30 every year. One man in the group, Ramon Artemio Bracho, worked hard to start celebrations in other countries. 19. _ Friendship Day wa
21、s growing. In 2011, the United Nations declared (宣布) July 30 the International Friendship Day. On that day, there are activities in different countries. 20. _ Argentina and Brazil celebrate it on July 20. In India, they celebrate it on the first Sunday of August. A. Thanks to his work, more countrie
22、s took up the idea. B. It became a day to honour (尊重) true friends. C. In 1930, she got the idea of Friendship Day. D. But not all countries celebrate Friendship Day on July 30. E. However, some countries didnt like the celebrations. 二、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分)阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Wa
23、ng Ping loves his son very much. But he _21_ stays with him together. He is always busy with work and gets home late at night. New Years Day is coming. Wang Ping is _22_ a gift for his son. “He has got many things he wants. _23_ can I buy this time? I need to find a special gift to make him happy. ”
24、 After work, he walks into a _24_. He learns a piece of newsmany little boys want a toy these days, but its _25_ to get it. There arent many toys of this kind and they are always sold out (卖完) soon. Luckily, on the night _26_ New Years Day, Wang Ping finds one. He _27_ it, brings it home quickly and
25、 puts it beside his sons bed. On New Years morning, Wang Pings son gets up early. He loves the _28_ very much. He jumps up and down and _29_ his father. “Thank you for your gift, Daddy. I really like it, but I love you more. I really hope you can get home _30_ and spend more time with Mum and me in
26、the new year. ”()21. A. always B. seldom C. often D. usually()22. A. asking for B. finding out C. waiting for D. thinking about()23. A. Who B. How C. What D. Where()24. A. shop B. library C. restaurant D. museum()25. A. great B. free C. difficult D. cool()26. A. at B. before C. after D. for()27. A.
27、buys B. borrows C. collects D. shares()28. A. wish B. idea C. game D. toy()29. A. thanks B. treats C. misses D. refuses()30. A. bright B. alone C. early D. late第二部分非选择题(共40分)三、语篇填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分)阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。For most Chinese people, rice is 31. _ important part of a
28、lmost every meal. But for Yuan Longping, rice was more than that. It was his lifelong work. Yuan is famous as Chinas “father of hybrid rice (杂交水稻)”. 32. _ May 22, 2021 Yuan died at 91. It was sad for people around the world 33. _ (hear) of his death. Once many people in China were hungry 34. _ they
29、didnt have much food to eat. Yuan was sad to see this. He wanted to make an 35. _(usual) kind of hybrid rice. He wanted to use the rice to feed more people. He spent four years 36. _(look) for wild (野生的) rice. In 1964, he found it! In 1973, he grew the worlds 37. _(one) hybrid rice. It helps people
30、around the world a lot. Yuan was also a very modest old man. He always 38. _(wear) the same clothes. He spent most of his time on farmland. He never regretted his 39. _ (decide). He has been dead for about three years, but his hard work 40. _(shine) bright all the time. 四、阅读与表达(共4小题，4143小题，每小题2分，44小
31、题4分；满分10分)阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。Chinese papercutting or jianzhi, is a kind of folk art. People usually use scissors (剪刀) or knives to cut paper. It has a long history of about 1，500 years. Lets learn something about papercutting. Wonderful meaningsPapercutting has some wonderful meanings. Some papercuttin
32、gs mean happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people put up “Fu” on doors or windows. At a wedding(婚礼), people put up “Xi”. Why is it red?In China, people always love red. In our mind, red is hope and life, so red is our favourite. We can see red everywhere in China. The walls of old pala
33、ces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things, too. Black papercutting in ShanzhouMany of the papercuttings are red, but papercuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. Black is the best color there. Shanzhou is a dry place. People make black papercuttings and wish for r
34、ain. Now, papercutting gets into many schools. Students can learn how to make papercutting at school. Li Jie, a middle school student, says, “Its really wonderful to change paper into different kinds of pictures, such as flowers and animals. We enjoy it. ”41. How long is the history of Chinese paper
35、cutting?_42. Why do Chinese people love red? _43. What are the meanings of papercuttings? _44. Do you put up papercuttings at home? Why? (Write 15 words or more. )_五、书面表达(满分20分)45. 假如你是李辉，你校英语社团开展“节日里最可爱的人”的征文活动。请你用英语写一篇文章投稿参加征文活动。要点如下：1. 明确主题；2. 说明原因；3. 表达敬意。注意：1. 词数不少于60(标题已给出，不计入总词数)；2. 可适当增加细节，以
36、使行文连贯。The most lovely people at the festival_参考答案一、第一节A)14: CBBAB)58: BCADC)912: DBDCD)1316: AABB第二节1720: CBAD二、2125: BDCAC2630: BADAC三、31. an32. On33. to hear34. because35. unusual36. looking37. first38. wore39. decision40. shines四、41. It has a history of about 1, 500 years. 42. Because red is hope
37、 and life. 43. Some mean happiness and good luck and some mean the wish for rain. 44. Yes. I put up “Fu” on the windows because I want to have good luck and more money in the new year. (开放性试题，答案合理即可。)五、45. The most lovely people at the festivalThe police are the loveliest people at the festival. The
38、y are really great. They give up their time with the loved ones and let us have safe and happy festivals. My father is a policeman. He seldom spends festivals with us but always stands by every minute in the police station. He often waits near the telephone to answer the call from people in trouble. He seldom has time with us, but he never regrets his decision. Lets show our respect and thanks to the police. We cant have peaceful and happy festivals without their hard work.
