14-15学年新课标高三上学期9册Unit4测试(湖北) Class: Name: Marks: 满分（120）第一部分 词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节 多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分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. servantB. burdenC. centerD. status 2. An athlete needs good _ to be able to run for a long time without getting tired. A. patienceB. responsibilityC. consciousnessD. endurance3. 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 X|k |B| 1 . c| O |m4. In spite of failure of his early experiments, the scientist _ with his research and finally succeeded. A. previewed B. preserved C. promoted D. persevered5. Some people think that being able to speak more than one foreign language can help them _ and get ahead.A. block outB. stand outC. speak outD. live out6. According to the latest research, getting enough sleep is _ to maintaining good health and reducing stress.A. essential B. explicit C. special D. loyal7. Faced with a different culture, we should be _ enough to absorb its essence and resist its dark side.A. cunningB. oddC. sensibleD. sensitive8. In the UK, its important to be _ for business meetings, but nobody expects you to be on time for a social event.A. punctualB. premierC. hastyD. changeable9. 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. efficientlyD. cosily10. They walked a couple of blocks，looking _ for the missing boy. No good news came.A. in peaceB. in returnC. in vainD. in force第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分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 todays world sometimes getting 15 and finishing cant 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 youve got a(n) 23 youd love to work on but just dont 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 doesnt 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. StrangelyB. EventuallyC. Certainly D. Fortunately12.A. tendB. agreeC. begin D. promise13.A. familiarB. wrongC. specialD. useful 14.A. indeedB. thereforeC. insteadD. however15.A. delayedB. returnedC. startedD. stored16.A. finishingB. knowingC. holdingD. enjoying17.A. embarrassedB. encouragedC. caught D. surrounded18. A. expectedB. rememberedC. learnedD. said19.A. beforeB. becauseC. butD. though20.A. easyB. narrowC. similarD. negative21.A. tryB. adviseC. discussD. imagine22.A. differencesB. caloriesC. numbers D. coins23.A. messageB. taskC. invitationD. ticket24.A. skillB. interestC. timeD. chance 25.A. giving awayB. looking afterC. moving onD. cleaning out26.A. wallB. faceC. companyD. car27.A. healthB. successC. patienceD. peace28.A. CallB. ShowC. UseD. Send28.A. progressB. informationC. safetyD. friendship30.A. casuallyB. totallyC. curiouslyD. alone第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AFor 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,