高中英语必修四阶段测试同步训练试题8740.docx

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高中英语必修四阶段测试同步训练试题8740

高中英语必修四阶段测试同步训练试题2019.10

1,Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids（小行星）now,onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.

Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids（流星）thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon’tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousandsofasteroidswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.

Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow,Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone,thescientistssay,we’llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.

Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn’tbecheap.

Isitworthit?

Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare:

1）Howlikelytheeventis;2）Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500000years.Soundsprettyrare-butifonedidfall,itwouldbetheendoftheworld.“Ifwedon’ttakecareofthesebigasteroids,they’lltakecareofus,”saysonescientist.“It’sthatsimple.”

Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?

“Theworldhaslesstofearfromdoomsday（毁灭性的）rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem,”saidaNewYorkTimesarticle.

1.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?

_________.

A.Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition

B.Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature

C.Thesearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids

D.Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids

2.WhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?

_______.

AItisunlikelybutthedangerexists

B.Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years

C.CollisionofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected

D.It’sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur

3.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthecourseofasteroids?

_______.

A.Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem

B.Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve

C.ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryunlikely

D.Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable

4.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.

A.whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld

B.asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture

C.theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikelytohappeninourlifetime

D.workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroidswithEarth

2,Kristy,28,acookinLaGross,oftenwonderedwhatshe’ddoinalifethreateningsituation.OnAugust29,shegotheranswer.Whileshewasdrivingonaroad,abigtruckhititsheadonapickupcar.Thepickupburstintoflames.Kristyrushedoutandrantothepickup.Twofarmers,DeamBernhard,51,andhisbrotherDonald,44,wereinside.

Whenshegotclose,Kristycouldseetheunconsciousdriver.Theothermanwasunderthepassengerseat.“Thesmellsweresickening.Iwasafraidthetruckwouldblowupandkillusall,”saidKristy.

Thedriverofthebigtruckwasstrugglingtoopenthepassengerdoor,doKristyrushedtothedriver’sside.Finallytheyopenedthedoor.Shereachedin,seizedthedriverand,toherhorror,feltherhandssinkintohischest.Shequicklydraggedthemantosafetyontheroadside,thenhurriedback.AsKristystarteddowntheditch（水沟）withthepassenger,thepickupexploded.Shejumpedontopofhimandtheybothrolledtosafety.

Today,thetwofarmers,eachthefatheroftwochildren,aregoodfriendswithKristy.Toshowtheirdeepappreciation,theyboughtheraringwithninediamonds-oneforeachmemberoftheirimmediatefamilies,andtheninthforher.

1.InwhichorderdidKristydothefollowingthings?

a.carriedDeanandDonaldtosafety

b.rushedtothepickup

c.thepickupexploded

d.sawthetruckhitonthepickup

e.gotoutofhercar

f.wonderedwhatshe’ddowhenindanger

A.e,d,b,a,c,fB.f,e,b,a,d,cC.f,d,e,b,a,cD.f,c,e,d,b,a

2.WhencomingtosaveDonaldandDeanBernhard,Kristyneverthoughtthatshe_____.

A.couldhaveanyhelpforothers

B.wouldbesuccessfulinsavingbothofthem

C.mightbekilled

D.wouldbetestedinadangeroussituation

3.Thissentence“Thepickupburstintoflames.”inthefirstparagraphmeans“_____.”

A.Thepickupwasonfire

B.Thepickupstartedsmokingbadly

C.Aterrifyingcrycameoutofthepickup

D.Thepickupwasbrokenintopieces

4.WhichofthefollowingbestshowsKristy’strueheroism?

A.Shedidnotfeelterrifiedattheaccident.

B.Sheprotectedherselfaswellasthetwobrothersfromharm.

C.Sheputherlife“ontheline”tosaveothers.

D.ShewasregardedasamemberofDean’sandDonald’sfamilies.

3,WhenRikkeDauseninDenmarkgoestogetsomemilkfromthefridge,shehastroublegettingpasttherefrigeratordoor.Butit’snotbecauseofanyphysicalobstruction（障碍）.It’susuallybecausethePCmonitorinherrefrigerator’sdoorhasinformedherthatanewe-mailmessagehasarrived.Rikkeandherhusbandaretakingpartinasix-monthtestsponsored（赞助）byaDanishfirmandtwoSwedishpartners.Theyhopetoshowthatcomputerscanbeputtomuchmorepracticaldailyusethanmostpeoplethink.Fiftyfamiliesandsingleswereprovidedwithafreemodelknownasthe“Screenfridge”fortheperiodofthetest.

“It’sreallyveryclever,”saysRikke.Shecancallupe-mail,newsreports,salesitemsatthesupermarketoraddressesoutoftheendlessoceanofInternetpossibilities.“I’mnotthetypewhowantstositinfrontofthecomputerandwait10minutesforthemodemtoconnect,”shesays.ThecreatorsoftheScreenfridgeaimatthistypeofbuyer.Theythinkthatthemachineshouldattractpeoplewhohavelimitedtimetosolvetechnicalproblemsorsurfonline.ThePCthatisbuiltintothedoorisverysmall.Itisonlytwocentimeterswide,andcompletelysilent.Everythingmovesquickly,asRikkeadmits.Well,thewholethingisreallyjustanamusement,shesays.Butwhenthethingisgoneafterthetest,itwillbeapaintohavetogodowninthebasementagaintodownloadmye-mail.

1.ThewritergivesadescriptionofRikkeusingtheScreenfridgeinorderto_____.

A.reportRikke’sdailylifeB.provethevalueofPC

C.introducethenewproductD.describethemodernlife

2.ForwhatpurposeistheScreenfridgemade?

A.Toimprovethee-mailservice.

B.Tohelpthosewhocannotusecomputers.

C.Tomakerefrigeratorsmoreuseful.

D.Tomakepeoplebelievecomputerscanbeusedformorepracticaldailyuse.

3.HowlongwillRikkeprobablyusetheScreenfridge?

A.Forseveralmonths.B.Forseveralyears.

C.Formorethanayear.D.Forseveralhours.

4.FromwhatRikkesaysattheendofthetextwecanfeelthatshe_____.

A.issorryshehastodownloadhere-mailinthebasement

B.wishesshewouldcontinuetousetheScreenfridge

C.isnotsatisfiedwiththeScreenfridge

D.doubtswhethershecanreallydependontheScreenfridge

4,Deepintothenight,thebuspulledintoaHowardJohnson’srestaurantandeverybodygotoffthebusexceptVinge.Theyoungpeoplebegantowonderabouthim,tryingtoimaginehislife:

perhapshewasaseacaptain;maybehehadrunawayfromwife;hecouldbeanoldsoldiergoinghome.Whentheywenttothebus,oneofthegirlssatbesidehimandintroducedherself.Afteralongtime,slowlyandpainfully,hebegantotellhisstory.HehadbeeninprisoninNewYorkforthelastfouryears,andnowhewasgoinghome.

“Well,whenIwasinprisonIwrotetomywife.Isaid,Martha,Iunderstandifyoucan’tstaymarriedtome.IsaidIwasgoingtobeawayalongtime,andthatifshecouldn’tstandit,ifthekidskeptaskingquestions,ifithurthertoomuch,well,shecouldjustforgetme.Getanewyoungman-she’sawonderfulwoman-andforgetallaboutme.Itoldhershedidn’thavetowritetome,andshedidn’t,Notforthethreeandahalfyears.”

“Lastweek,whenIwassurefreedomwascomingthrough,Iwrotetoher.Itoldherthatifshehadanewyoungman,Iwouldunderstand.Butifshedidn’t,ifshewouldtakemeback,sheshouldletmeknow.Weusedtoliveinthistown,Brunswick,andthere’sagreatbigoaktreejustasyoucomeintothetown.Itoldherifshewouldtakemeback,sheshouldputayellowhandkerchiefonthetree,andifshedidn’twantme,forgotme,nohandkerchiefandI’dkeepgoingonthrough.”

Soonalltheotherswereinit.Whentheywere20milesfromBrunswick,theyoungpeopletookoverwindowseatsontherightside,waitingfortheapproachofthegreatoaktree.Vingestoppedlooking,tighteninghisfaceintotheex-con’smask.Thenitwas10miles,andthenfive,andthebusbecameveryquiet.

Thensuddenlyalloftheyoungpeoplewereupoutoftheirseats,screamingandshoutingandcrying,doingsmalldances.AllexceptVinge.

1.Vingeinthestoryusedtobea.

A.soldierinthewarB.seacaptainC.prisonerD.manageronbusiness

2.Inthestory,theyellowhandkerchiefprobablymeans________.

A.happinessB.sadnessC.IhateyouD.Istillloveyou

3.Vinge“stoppedlooking,tighteninghisfaceintotheex-con’smask.”because.

A.hewasexcitedtothinkofhiswife

B.hewasashamedforwhathehaddone

C.hewasafraidtoseethehandkerchiefontheoaktree.

D.hewasafraidthathemightnotseetheyellowhandkerchiefontheoaktree

4.Thebusbecamequietwhenitcamenearthetownbecauseallthepassengers.

A.goytiredafteralongjourney

B.gottoosadtosayanything

C.grewexcitedandworriedtoseetheoaktree