1、成才之路学年高中英语必修四外研版强化练习本册综合技能测试一本册综合技能测试（一）本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。第卷(选择题)第一部分听力第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AIt is often argued that one of the most common differences between the British and American sense of humour is that Americans don
2、t understand irony (反语). Simon Pegg explores this topic in depth in his article What are you laughing at ? He concludes that this statement isnt true and I quite agree with him.One of the differences seems to be how often both nations use irony. The British use irony on a daily basis, whereas Americ
3、ans dont. I think Americans understand British irony; what they dont understand is the need to use it so frequently. When Americans use irony they want to state that they are “only kidding”. They feel the need to make a joke more obvious than the British do；maybe this results from a fear of offendin
4、g people.I think the differences between the British and American sense of humour arise from a cultural difference between the two. American jokes are more open, a bit like Americans themselves. British jokes，on the other hand，are more reserved (含蓄的). There is usually a hidden meaning. Certain Ameri
5、can comedies have gained huge success in Britain and vice versa (反之亦然). Therefore，although there are differences between both comic styles, there is still an appreciation and understanding of the other sense of humour. Both the British and American versions (版本) of the comedy The Office are hugely s
6、uccessful on both sides of the Atlantic. Both shows have their own cultural differences, yet they describe a lifestyle which both Americans and the British can relate to in a similar way.语篇解读：尽管英美人的幽默感不同，但这并不影响他们互相欣赏和理解对方的幽默。21The writer believes that_.AAmericans dont understand irony when communica
7、ting with the BritishBthe British use irony as well as Americans do in many waysCthere are huge differences between the British and American sense of humourDAmericans use less irony because they dont want to offend others答案：D细节理解题。根据第二段可知，因为不想冒犯其他人，美国人更喜欢开直接的玩笑，而不是使用反语，故选D项。22According to the text，A
8、mericans have no idea_.Awhen and how to use irony Bwhere and why to use ironyCwhether it is necessary to use irony often Dwhether it is easy to understand irony答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段“what they dont understand is the need to use it so frequently.”可知，美国人不理解的是是否有必要常常使用反语，故选C项。23What is the main cause of the d
9、ifferences between the British and American sense of humour?ACulture. BLifestyle.CHistorical development. DGeographical location.答案：A细节理解题。根据第三段“I think the differences between the British and American sense of humour arise from a cultural difference between the two.”可知选A项。24The comedy The office is
10、 given as an example to show that_.AAmerican comedies have gained more success than those in BritainBthe British and Americans can understand the same comedy of different formsCthe same comedy can be performed totally differently in different countriesDthe differences between British and American co
11、medies are becoming greater答案：B可知，尽管英美人的幽默感“.although there are differences between both comic styles, there is still an appreciation and understanding of the other sense of humour.”不同，但这并不影响他们互相欣赏和理解对方的幽默，故选B项。BEcotourismEcotourism is a responsible way to travel to natural areas which protects the
12、environment and improves the income of the local people. For example, a walk through the rainforest is not ecotourism unless that particular walk helps the environment and the people who live there. A rafting trip (漂流旅行)is only ecotourism if it makes travelers understand the idea of protecting the a
13、rea.Adventure TravelAdventure travel is an unusual experience which includes some level of risk and uncertainty, and may include some unusual means of transport. This kind of tourism is often divided into “soft” and “hard” adventure holidays. Soft adventures have a lower level of risk, have greater
14、comfort and are less physically tiring. Hard adventures have very basic accommodation(住宿) and greater physical challenges, such as mountain climbing, backpacking or river expeditions(探险)Sustainable(可持续的)TourismThis includes any form of tourism that does not influence the environment or stop other tr
15、avelers from enjoying the same experience.Responsible Tourism Responsible tourism operates to reduce any influence by the tourists on the environment. A camping trip which aims to pick up all its rubbish leaving none behind would be considered responsible tourism. Naturebased TourismNaturebased tour
16、ism is any holiday that concentrates on one part of nature such as a birdwatching holiday.Green TourismGreen tourism is any accommodation for a holiday which operates in an environmentally friendly way.Multisport AdventuresThese holidays concentrate on physical outdoor activities. Rafting, riding, m
17、ountain biking, climbing, surfing，diving，etc, may all be offered on this kind of holiday.Cultural TourismThe main point of cultural tourism is to learn from other cultures and understand more about people from different countries.语篇解读：本文介绍了几种旅游形式，25Which of the following is “ecotourism”？AA birdwatch
18、ing trip which helps learn biology.BMountain climbing for picking up some rubbish.CA physical outdoor activity which helps to build you up.DA walk through the country with some paper bags to sell.答案：B推理判断题。根揩第一段中的“Ecotourism is a responsible way to travel.the local people.”可知B项符合ecotourism(生态旅游)的定义。
19、26According to the text，which of the following is a soft adventure?AA usual experience of climbing. BBiking along the country road.CAn expedition along a strange river. DRafting with the guides help.答案：D推理判断题。A、B两项不符合Adventure Travel的概念，可排除；C项是hard adventures的内容，也可排除；D项与soft adventures的内容相符，故选D项。27I
20、f you want to learn more about foreign countries，you will choose _.ACultural Tourism BGreen TourismCEcotourism DSustainable Tourism答案：A细节推断题。根据文章可知通过参加Cultural Tourism可以学习不同的文化，对不同国家的人们了解更多，因此A项正确。28This text mainly talks about_.Athe tips of tourism Bthe advantages of tourismCdifferent forms of tour
21、ism Dthe ways of spending holiday答案：C主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了几种不同形式的旅行，故选C项。CNiels Bohr did well at school without ever being brilliant, usually coming third or fourth in a class of about 20 students. If he really was good at any subject, it was, perhaps, physical education. He was an excellent soccer player，y
22、et not as good as his brother. This was Niels Bohr，the worldfamous Nobel prize winning physicist.Born to a physiology(生理学)professor，Niels lived in a world of ideas and discussion from his very early childhood at home. He developed an interest in physics and mathematics from the early days of his edu
23、cation. With no laboratory available in school and college, he would perform experiments in his fathers laboratory. His first work on surface tension was done here，for which he won the Gold Medal in 1906 from the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences.Early in his scientific career, Bohr made great contri
24、butions to the understanding of atomic(原子的)structure based on quantum mechanics(量子力学). Neils Bohr came up with the model of an atom which was able to explain all the properties(性质)of the atom. It is this atomic model that is accepted even today with only very slight improvements. This work won him t
25、he Nobel Prize for physics in 1922. When the Nazis controlled Denmark, his life became difficult. He had to escape to Sweden in 1943 in a fishing boat；from there he fled to England. England opened up opportunities of working on the atom bomb(原子弹). After a few months he joined a British research team
26、 and went to Los Alamos in the United States where the team continued to work on the project.Niels was also deeply concerned with making people realize the destructive power of the atomic bomb. He published a letter to the United Nations in 1950 which asked them to help get rid of nuclear(核的)weapons
27、 in the world. This and his other activities won Bohr the first U. S. Atoms for Peace Award in 1957. He spent his remaining years showing，people that nuclear energy must be used in a positive and productive way.语篇解读：丹麦物理学家尼尔斯玻尔年轻的时候就对物理学和数学产生了浓厚的兴趣。1906年，他获得了丹麦皇家科技学院颁发的金牌；1922年，他荣获诺贝尔物理学奖；1957年，他获得首
28、个“美国和平利用原子能奖”。29Who probably helped Niels Bohr develop an interest in physics?AHis brother. BHis mother. CHis teacher. DHis father.答案：D推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Born to a physiology(生理学)professor，Niels lived in a world of ideas and discussion from the very early childhood at home.”和“.he would perform experiment
29、s in his fathers laboratory.”可以判断出，父亲在尼尔斯对物理学的兴趣培养方面起到了帮助作用。30Niels Bohr received the Nobel Prize mainly because of_.Ahis physical educationBhis atomic modelChis understanding of quantum mechanicsDhis work on surface tension答案：B细节理解题。根据第三段可知，尼尔斯获得诺贝尔奖是由于他所提出的原子模型，该原子模型可以解释原子的所有性质。31Niels Bohr did hi
30、s research work on the atom bomb in_ADenmark BAmerica CEngland DSweden答案：B细节理解题。根据第四段可知，尼尔斯从瑞典逃到了英国，英国鼓励原子弹研究，几个月后他加入一个英国研究小组去美国研究该课题，所以他是在美国研究原子弹的。32From the last paragraph we can infer that_Athe power of the atomic bomb will be used properlyBNiels thought it wrong to develop nuclear weaponsCnuclea
31、r energy has been used in quite a few waysDNiels would like to go on with his research work答案：B推理判断题，根据最后一段中的“He published a letter to the United Nations in 1950 which asked them to help get rid of nuclear(核的)weapons in theworld.”可知，尼尔斯请求联合国帮助消除世界上的核武器，由此可以推断出他认为研制核武器是错误的。DOver the years, the devote
32、d volunteers of SaveA Landmark have helped to protect dozens of interesting landmarks. Theyve kept the Worlds Largest Rocking Chair, in Mississippi, from wearing out. Theyve repaired the National Civil Rights Museum, in Memphis, Tennessee. Theyve even helped to restore(整修)the Birthplace of the Ice C
