北师大版英语模块四月考试题.docx

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北师大版英语模块四月考试题

Section1Question1-10

Listenandcompletetheblanks.

USHolidayShoppingSeasonStartsEarly

It'saluckydayforatleastoneturkey.ButastheholidayshoppingseasonbeginsintheU.S.-retailersarebusymakingtheirownluck.Forsome,thatmeansstayingopenonThanksgiving.Someshopperslikethe______1_______-butit'snotforeveryone.

Butwithanestimated140millionAmericansexpectedtohitthestoresovertheholidayweekend,______2_______aredoingeverythingtheycantogetabiggersliceofthepie,saystheSmallBusinessMajority'sJohnArensmeyer.

"Well,it'shuge,"hesaid."Imean,we'reaconsumerdriven______3_______.Many,manybusinesses-bothdirectlyandindirectlydependuponretailsalesduringtheholidayseason."

Americansspentnearly$60______4_______overthesameholidayweekendlastyear.ButwithconsumerconfidencedeclininginNovember,businessesareonly______5_______optimistic.

"We'veseentheeconomymovingforward,albeitalittletooslowly,"hesaid."Sowe'rehopefulthatthere'sgoingtobe______6_______demandstartingonBlackFridayandmovingthroughtheentireholidayseason."

TheholidayshoppingseasontraditionallybeginsthedayafterThanksgiving,oftencalledBlackFridaybecauseit'sthedaymanyretailersfinallygetoutofthe"red"andstartmakinga______7_______.

Somestoresarepre-emptingBlackFriday-openingtheirdoorsbeforetheturkeydinnersgocold-with______8_______oneverythingfromgokartstoflatscreenTV's.Someconsumerscampfordaystogetthebestdeals.

Butforthosewhodon'tliketowait,shoppingexpertTraeBodgesaysyoucanshoponlineforsocalled"CyberMonday"specials-evenbeforetheweekendbegins.

"Theturfischangingnowandretailersaremakingitmuchmoreconvenientforthe______9_______toshopinthewaythatworksbestforthem,"hesaid.

TheNationalRetailFederationestimatesthe______10_______Americanwillspend$738ongiftsthisyear.Overallholidaysalesareexpectedtotop$600billion-upfourpercentfromlastyear.

1.Theyclaimedthat_____1,000factoriescloseddownduringtheeconomiccrisis.

A.properlyB.approximately

C.independentlyD.considerably

2.Themarathonrunnerracedaheadintheearlystagesoftheracebuthehadoverplayedhishand）andhadto_____exhaustedwithonlythreemilestogo.

A.leaveoutB.letoutC.dropoutD.putout

3.MyfriendMartinwasverysickwithastrangefever;_____,hecouldneithereatnorsleep.

A.asaresultB.afterallC.inallD.asaresultof

4.Thequestionisso___thattherewas____expressiononthestudents’faces.

A.puzzled;puzzlingB.puzzled;puzzled

C.puzzling;puzzledD.puzzling;puzzling

5.Hedoesn’tliketheman,sohewillnot______himtobethepresident.

A.askafavorofB.doafavorforC.beinthefavorofD.beinfavorof

6．Becausehewasnot_____thenewlimit，hewasstoppedandfinedforspeeding.

A．goodatB．tiredfromC．awareofD．interestedin

7.Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_____witheachother.

A.littleB.muchC.someD.none

8.----Wow!

You’vegotsomanyclothes.

----But______ofthemareinfashionnow.

A.allB.bothC.neitherD.none

9.Hehadlosthistemperandhishealthinthewarandneverfound_____ofthemagain.

A.neitherB.eitherC.eachD.all

10.Pauljumpedtohisfeetandpretended____veryhardwhenhisbosscame.

A.toworkB.tobeworkingC.workingD.tohaveworked

11.Shewilltelluswhyshefeelssostronglythateachofushasarole__________inmakingtheearthabetterplacetolive.

A.tohaveplayedB.toplayC.tobeplayedD.tobeplaying

12.Thewaterwillbefurtherpollutedunlesssomemeasures____.

A.willbetakenB.aretakenC.weretakenD.hadbeentaken

13.Thisisaphotoofthepowerstationthat____inmyhometownsofar．

A.hassetupB.hasbeensetupC.wassetupD.issetup

14.—Haveyoumovedintothenewhouse?

—Notyet,therooms____.

A.arebeingpaintedB.arepaintingC.arepaintedD.arebeingpainting

15.Ijusthopeeverymeans_______preventthewaterfrom______.

A.areusedto;pollutingB.willbeusedto;polluting

C.isusedto;pollutedD.isusedto;beingpolluted

Myfatherenjoysbikeriding.EversinceIwaslittle，I’vealwayslovedgoingbikingwithmydad.__36__，asIbecameateenager，otherthingsbegantodrawmy__37__.Suddenly，itwasimportanttodothingswith__38__.Isawmydadeveryeveningathome.WhydidIhaveto__39__mySundaystoalldaybiketripswithhim，too？

Ifmyindifferencehurthim，myfatherkept__40__，buthewouldalwaysletmeknowwhenhewasplanningabiketrip__41__Iwantedtocome.

ItwasaSundaymorning，andIwasinlow__42__.Twoofmyfriendshadgonetothemovieswithoutinvitingme.Justthenmyfather__43__myroom.“It’sabeautifulday.Wanttogofora__44__，today，Beck？

”“Leavemealone！

”Iimpatiently__45__.ThosewerethelastwordsIsaidtohimbeforeheleftthehousethat__46__.

Severalhourslater，thepolicecalledus，__47__usthatDadhadatrafficaccident.Myfather’sinjurieswereserious.Ittookseveraldaysbeforehecould__48__speak.BesidehisbedIheldhishandgently，__49__ofhurtinghim.

“Daddy...I’msorry...”

“It’sokay，sweetheart.I’llbeokay.”

“No，”Isaid，“I__50__whatIsaidtoyouthatday.Youknow，thatmorning？

”

“Sweetheart，Idon’t__51__anythingaboutthatday.Irememberkissingyougoodnightthenightbefore，though.”He__52__aweaksmile.

Ifeltregretfulformythoughtlessremark，forI__53__wantedhimtoleavemealone.Myteacheroncetoldmethat__54__haveimmeasurablepower.Theycanhurtortheycanheal.Andweallhavethe__55__tochooseourwords.Iintendtodothatverycarefullyfromnowon.

36．A.ThereforeB．InsteadC．BesidesD．However

37．A.attentionB．sightC．effortD．energy

38．A.DadB．friendsC．teachersD．brothers

39．A.startB．saveC．devoteD．waste

40．A.silentB．busyC．asleepD．awake

41．A.unlessB．incaseC．sothatD．asif

42．A.spiritsB．conditionsC．statesD．hopes

43．A.leftB．checkedC．enteredD．knocked

44．A.rideB．walkC．picnicD．game

45．A.whisperedB．warnedC．announcedD．shouted

46．A.momentB．morningC．afternoonD．evening

47．A.convincingB．remindingC．informingD．phoning

48．A.eventuallyB．generallyC．strictlyD．broadly

49．A.tiredB．afraidC．awareD．sorry

50．A.discussB．thinkC．careD．mean

51．A.hateB．forgetC．rememberD．like

52．A.gotB．expressedC．exchangedD．managed

53．A.oftenB．neverC．evenD．once

54．A.apologiesB．promisesC．smilesD．words

55．A.experienceB．honorC．powerD．desire

ReadingComprehension

A

MichaelJackson，theAmericanpoplegend，diedofcardiacarrestinaLosAngeleshospitallastnight，justweeksfromstartingwhathehopedwouldbeacomeback—aseriesofsoldoutshowsinLondon.ThepopsuperstarwastakentotheUniversityofCaliforniamedicalcentreinLosAngeleslastnight，anddoctorstriedresuscitation（心肺复苏术）intheambulance.Hedidnotregainconsciousnessandwasreporteddeadaboutthreehourslater.

“Mybrother，thelegendaryKingofPop，passedawayonThursday25Juneat2∶26p．m.，”hisbrotherJermainesaid.“Webelievehesufferedacardiacarrestathishome；however，thecauseofhisdeathisunknownuntiltheresultsoftheautopsyareknown.Thepersonalphysicianwhowaswithhimatthetimeattemptedtoresuscitatehim.”

AspokesmanfortheUCLAmedicalcentresaid，“Whenhearrivedathospitalatapproximately1∶14p．m.ateamofdoctorsattemptedtoresuscitatehimforaperiodofmorethanonehour；theywereunsuccessful.”Policesaidtheywereinvestigating，whichisstandardprocedureinsuchcases.

Jackson’sdeathbroughtatragicendtoalongdeclinefromhispeakinthe1980swhenhewasmusic’sgreatestallaroundperformer，auniterofblackandwhitemusicwhoshatteredtheracebarrieronMTV.His1982albumThriller，whichincludedtheblockbusterhitsBeatIt，Billie.JeanandThriller，isstillthebestsellingalbumofalltime，withanestimated50millioncopiessoldworldwide.

Theworldfamousentertainerhadplannedaseriesof50concertsintheO2arenainLondonbeginningon12July.Althoughinthelasttwodecadeshisreputationwasruinedbychargesofchildmolestationandhisstrangepublicbehaviour,1millionticketsweresoldwithinhours，provingtheKingofPophadenduringappeal.

56．WheredidMichaelJacksondie?

A．AthishomeinLosAngeles.

B．InaLosAngeleshospital.

C．OnthestageinLondon.

D．Inanambulancetohospital.

57．WhyarethepoliceinvolvedininvestigatingthedeathofMichaelJackson?

A．Becausetheybelievedhewasmurdered.

B．Becauseitisstandardprocedureinsuchcases.

C．BecauseMichaelJacksonwasafamoussinger.

D．Becausehisrelativesinsistedonknowingthetruthofhisdeath.

58．Theunderlinedword“shattered”inPara.4canbereplacedby“________”．

A．jumpedB．limitedC．brokeD．avoided

59．ItcanbeinferredthatMichaelJacksonwas________.

A．aKingofPopwithgoodhealth

B．aKingofPopandbehavedgently

C．stillperformingonthestagebeforehisdeath

D．stillpopularinspiteofhisbadreputation

60．What’sthemainideaofthispassage?

A．MichaelJacksondiesofcardiacarrest.

B．MichaelJacksonwasthelegendaryKingofPop.

C．MichaelJackson’sdeathisstillunderinvestigation.

D．PeopleallovertheworldcryforMichaelJackson.

B

Blackfootedferretsusedtobeinbigtrouble.ThecreaturesareNorthAmerica’sonlynativeferretspecies.Bythelate1970s，scientiststhoughtthatblackfootedferretshadbecomeextinctinthewild.

Overtheyears，thenumberofferretshasmirroredthenumberofprairiedogsinthearea.Prairiedogsmakeup90percentofwhatferretseat.Farmershavelongviewedprairiedogsaspests，andusedtokillthem.Atth