2023年高中英语选修九Unit4测试题及答案.docx

14-15学年新课标高三上学期9册Unit4测试(湖北) Class: Name: Marks: 总分值（120） 第一局部 词汇知识运用(共两节，总分值30分) 第一节 多项选择(共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分) 1. For a time Nick felt like he was a ________ to his family and the sooner he went, the better it would be for everyone. A. servant B. burden C. center D. status 2. An athlete needs good ________ to be able to run for a long time without getting tired. A. patience B. responsibility C. consciousness D. endurance 3. People are becoming very aware of the danger of secondhand smoke. As a result, a law has been passed to ________ smoking in public. A. hate B. prohibit C. deny D. forget 4. In spite of failure of his early experiments, the scientist ________ with his research and finally succeeded. A. previewed B. preserved C. promoted D. persevered 5. Some people think that being able to speak more than one foreign language can help them ________ and get ahead. A. block out B. stand out C. speak out D. live out 6. According to the latest research, getting enough sleep is ________ to maintaining good health and reducing stress. A. essential B. explicit C. special D. loyal 7. Faced with a different culture, we should be ________ enough to absorb its essence and resist its dark side. A. cunning B. odd C. sensible D. sensitive 8. In the UK, it’s important to be ________ for business meetings, but nobody expects you to be on time for a social event. A. punctual B. premier C. hasty D. changeable 9. We encourage our pupils to use the digital library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do it ________. A. evidently B. respectfully C. efficiently D. cosily 10. They walked a couple of blocks，looking ________ for the missing boy. No good news came. A. in peace B. in return C. in vain D. in force 第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每题1分，总分值20分) Think half! Most of us were brought up to finish what was on our plates at dinner before dessert, or finish our homework so we could go to bed. 　11　, nobody likes any job half way done. So when we begin to think about painting a room or cleaning out a closet, we 　12　 to think in terms of the finished product. Nothing 　13　 with that, of course! The fact, 　14　, is that in today’s world sometimes getting 　15　 and finishing can’t happen in the same Saturday afternoon. Actually a lot of people do have trouble 　16　 things at a time and then find themselves 　17　 by a lot of unfinished stuff. And nobody likes a job done half way, as we 　18　. Think half! Yes, I know I just said nobody likes a job half finished, 　19　 this concept can work in a positive way as well as a(n) 　20　 one. For example, instead of eating a whole sandwich at lunch, 　21　 eating just half of it. Fewer 　22　, same satisfaction. If you’ve got a(n) 　23　 you’d love to work on but just don’t have the 　24　, try half — offer to co-work. Half the work, same achievement. Instead of 　25　 the whole closet on one Saturday, go just for the shoes, or just one side, or just the shirts. Instead of the whole room, just half a 　26　. Next week, the other half of the wall. Half the headaches, same result, just a little further down the road. Think half! The key to 　27　 with this technique is that it doesn’t become a start-stop technique. 　28　 it to help you feel like you finished what you started out to do and see the 　29　, and that will give you the motivation to do it 　30　 next time. 11. A. Strangely B. Eventually C. Certainly D. Fortunately 12. A. tend B. agree C. begin D. promise 13. A. familiar B. wrong C. special D. useful 14. A. indeed B. therefore C. instead D. however 15. A. delayed B. returned C. started D. stored 16. A. finishing B. knowing C. holding D. enjoying 17. A. embarrassed B. encouraged C. caught D. surrounded 18. A. expected B. remembered C. learned D. said 19. A. before B. because C. but D. though 20. A. easy B. narrow C. similar D. negative 21. A. try B. advise C. discuss D. imagine 22. A. differences B. calories C. numbers D. coins 23. A. message B. task C. invitation D. ticket 24. A. skill B. interest C. time D. chance 25. A. giving away B. looking after C. moving on D. cleaning out 26. A. wall B. face C. company D. car 27. A. health B. success C. patience D. peace 28. A. Call B. Show C. Use D. Send 28. A. progress B. information C. safety D. friendship 30. A. casually B. totally C. curiously D. alone 第二局部 阅读理解(共20小题；每题2分，总分值40分) 阅读以下短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最正确选项。 A For many students in the UK today, deciding whether or not to go to university can be as much about affordability as it is about ambition and aspiration (抱负). In times gone by, students in the UK could apply to a university or college safe in the knowledge that even if they came from a low income family, their tuition fees and some of their living costs would be covered by a local authority grant (拨款). A university education was, in a financial se