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选择性必修四 Unit 4
选拔卷
（考试时间：75分钟 试卷满分：100分）
第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
We are all interested in equality, but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in
the name of equality, others, still in the name of equality, want only to destroy it.
Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity and standards of achievement must regularly test
its pupils. The standards may be changed—no examination is perfect—but to have tests or examinations
would mean the end of equality and of standards. There are groups of people who oppose this view and
who do not believe either in examinations or in any controls in school or on teachers. This would mean that
everything would depend on luck since every pupil would depend on the efficiency, the values and the
purpose of each teacher.
Without examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly respected schools and from
families known to them －a form of favoritism will replace equality. At the moment, the bright child from
an ill-respected school can show certificates to prove he or she is suitable for a job, while the lack of
certificate indicates the unsuitability of a dull child attending a well-respected school. This defending of
excellence and opportunity would disappear if examinations were taken away, and the bright child from a
poor family would be a prisoner of his or her school’s reputation(声誉), unable to compete for employment
with the child from the favored school.
The opponents of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show
differences between pupils. According to these people, there must be no special, different, academic class.
They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area all jobs or
posts should be filled by unsystematic selection. The selection would be made by people who themselves
are probably selected by some computers.
1. The word “favoritism” is used to describe the phenomenon that _____.
A. children from well-respected schools tend to have good jobs
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C. poor children with certificates are favored in job markets
D. children attending ordinary schools achieve great success
2. What would happen if exams were taken away according to the author?
A. Schools for bright children would lose their reputation.
B. There would be more opportunities and excellence.
C. Children’s job opportunity would be affected by their school reputation.
D. Children from poor families would be able to change their schools.
3. The opponents of the examination system will agree that _____.
A. computers should be selected to take over many jobs
B. jobs should not be assigned（分配）by systematic selection
C. special classes are necessary to keep the school standards
D. schools with academic subjects should be done away with
B
A tender woman, or an independent one, which one would you prefer? A recent research shows that
most people would choose the latter.
This type of woman is called a nühanzi (“tough woman”). Experts believe these characteristics have
social and psychological roots among young females in China. Su Hao’s friends all call her a tough woman,
because she can finish tough tasks usually carried out by men. For example, she carries 10-litre water to her
dormitory on the 5th floor. “I depend on no one but myself,” she says.
According to a recent survey by China Youth Daily, tough women have become rather common in
society. Of the 21,265 respondents, 78.5 percent said they are familiar with a tough woman. About 50
percent said they like women with tough characteristics, while less than 29 percent expressed the opposite
view.
Why are tough women gaining popularity? Shen Meng, a psychological consultant, believes the fierce
competition in society is contributing to this trend. “Women are often in a disadvantaged position compared
to men,” Shen says. “In order to survive, they have to be independent, strong and tough.”
Liu Xiaolin, professor of psychology at Wuhan Mental Health Center, believes tough women are
brought up this way. They are often on close relationship with their fathers, who teach their daughters to be
brave and decisive,” he says. As a result, these women are more likely to be psychologically healthy and
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Though Liu believes that this is a good trend, Hu Shenzhi, a psychologist at the Guangdong Sunflower
Counseling Center, says the popularity of tough woman indicates an unclear line between gender identities,
which can lead to relationship problems. “Some women with characteristics that differ from the traditional
female image may have a difficult time finding Mr Right,” he says.“Even if they get married, their manly
characteristics might cause family conflicts.
4. Which of the followings does NOT belong to the characteristics of a tough woman?
A. She is independent of others in daily life.
B. She is soft and tender to others.
C. She is more tolerant to stress.
D. She can solve problems usually for men.
5. How many respondents like tough women?
A. About 10,600. B. About 16,700.
C. 21,265. D. About 6,200.
6. Why are there more tough women nowadays?
A. Because tough women are more lovely.
B. Because more women want to be independent.
C. Because girls often love fathers more.
D. Because of the fierce competition in society.
7. What problems may tough women have in their life?
A. It’s difficult for them to be friends.
B. They often suffer gender confusion.
C. They may have difficulty with marriage.
D. They have different characteristics form traditional female images.
C
It was Jennifer Williams’ mother who got her interested in books. As a librarian, Williams’ mother
read to her three children every day. “From when we hadn’t gone to kindergarten,” Williams told
vadogwood.com, a local news site, “until we went to college.”
When Williams, who is now 54, became an elementary school teacher and tutor in Danville, Virginia,
she wanted her students to be falling in love with reading just as she had. But early on, she realized that
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To Williams, the solution was simple: give kids books. In 2017, she donated (捐赠) 900 used
children’s books over three days. “I wanted to do something that’s going to continue my faith,” she said.
So she started a new project for herself: give away one million books. It sounds like an unreachable
number, but as Williams posted on Facebook: “Don’t complain in the stand if you aren’t willing to work
hard out on the field.”
She got to work, first by persuading her friends to donate books or money to buy books. Before long,
as news of Williams’ project spread, strangers started leaving varieties of books on her front walk way. As
quickly as the books came in, Williams gave them to local schools—free of charge —and also supplied
41,000 books to little free libraries around the city just over the North Carolina border. She also hosted a
book club for prisoners in the local prison.
Over the four years she’s been doing all this. The Book Lady, as Williams has come to be celebrated,
has given away more than 78,000 books—only 922,000 more to reach her goal! And she’s not slowing
down. “Reading can take you anywhere,” she told CNN. “You can travel in time and space. If you can read,
you can learn almost anything.”
8. What made Williams decide to give away books?
A. The requirement of teaching.
B. The shortage of kids’ books.
C. Her mother’s faith in reading.
D. The desire for being famous.
9. What did Williams do to encourage people to read?
A. She hosted a book club locally for prisoners.
B. She persuaded her friends to donate only money.
C. She gave all the books collected to local schools.
D. She invited strangers to leave books in her house.
10. What does the underlined word “celebrated” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Positive. B. Serious.
C. Proud. D. Famous.
11. Which of the following best describes Jennifer Williams?
A. Humorous and confident. B. Independent and smart.
C. Curious and professional. D. Kind and influential.
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Purnota Dutta, an MBA from India, took a break from her career in 2010, spending time with her
newborn daughter. This life-changing time led her to found Cuddles Foundation — a nonprofit organization
focused on providing food and nutrition (营养) to poor children battling cancer in government cancer
hospitals.
At the hospital, she saw so many children with cancer, and a baby who was around the same age as her
child. Moved by what she saw, Purnota spoke to the social worker about how she could extend support to
these children. While they had enough financial resources for treatment, they needed money for nutrition.
The couple did their best to meet their essential requirements. However, it soon surpassed what they
could afford, and they started tapping into their networks to raise money. At first, Cuddles Foundation
joined hands with Dr Brijesh Arora, who was leading the program for nutrition for children with cancer in
India. “Then came Unlimited India, which got me on board as an investee (被投资者),” she adds..
At present, Cuddles Foundation’s FoodHeals programme bridges the nutrition gap in children with
cancer in 35 government and charity hospitals in 20 cities across India. Over the past year, it provided
nutrition guidance to over 6,000 patients.
Swara is among many children supported by the foundation. The five-year-old from Baramati was
diagnosed with cancer. Her father had spent all of his savings on her medical tests and travel. After a year
of regular guidance and nutrition support, Swara has entered the recovery stage of treatment and is back
home in Baramati.
She hopes, with the support of more partners, Cuddle Foundation will be able to reach its great aims.
12. What’s Purnota’s purpose to establish Cuddles Foundation?
A. To provide school children with food. B. To support the cancer hospitals.
C. To help poor children with cancer. D. To collect money to change her life.
13. Which of the following can replace “surpassed” in paragraph 3?
A. made up. B. used up. C. gave away. D. went beyond.
14. Where can you find the data reflecting the achievement of Cuddles Foundation?
A. In paragraph 2. B. In paragraph 3. C. In paragraph 4. D. In paragraph 5.
15. Why does the author mention Swara?
A. To show Cuddles Foundation is helpful.
B. To draw readers’ concern for her.
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D. To attract more partners for the Foundation.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为
多余选项。
Volunteering means to carry out a duty or a job without expecting repayment or reward. The concept is
very popular in advanced or rich countries. But in some countries, many people look at volunteering as a
waste of time and effort ____16____.
One is immediately seen as selfless and helpful when one volunteers to help out someone such as a
friend，teacher or parent. ____17____ , when you help a teacher to clean the classroom or get involved
in a cleanliness campaign at the school level or other community projects Teachers and adults would look at
a young person who volunteers his or her time for certain activities as mature, responsible and deserving of
respect.
In addition, volunteering with an organization such as orphanages, community centers and other non-
profit organizations allows you to interact with society at large. In addition to helping these organizations
carry out their duties, you not only gain experience but can learn a variety of skills. ____18____ . Even
though they are not being aid, through volunteering time, effort and skills, one would learn more than what
money can buy.
____19____ . For example, if you volunteer your time regularly at a charity organization, you would
learn how the organization works and the importance of teamwork, and other essence ideas related to the
day-to-day operations of the organizations.
Thus, with so many benefits, students, in particular, should be allowed to participate volunteer
activities. ____20____ .
A. You will feel you are proud
B. Your standing would be lifted
C. This is especially beneficial to students
D. One should actively be involved in volunteering
E. However, one can gain many benefits from volunteering
F. They can learn useful interpersonal and organizational skills
G. Volunteering also exposes one to many interesting ideas and issues
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第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选
项。
I can’t quite remember the exact moment. My husband and I decided it would be a ____17____ idea
to sell all we owned, move our three ____18____ into a touring caravan (大篷车) and set off to volunteer
our ____19____ around Europe. The plan was to travel for a year, volunteering in every city, town and
village we ____20____. The remarkable journey would ____21____ us visit Portugal, Spain, Italy and
Germany.
You see, living in central Portugal had inspired us to do something more with our ____22____. We
lived in a community where people didn’t ____23____ all that much but were happy to ____24____
what little they had. A place where family, friends and community were top ____25____. A place where,
when things go wrong, they don’t look to _____26_____ but rather smile saying “That’s life”.
We wanted our children to _____27_____ with these same values and _____28_____ them to as
many different cultures and lifestyles as possible. We also wanted them to experience the _____29_____
satisfaction felt when they do something to _____30_____ someone else. So far, the journey has
_____31_____ our expectations on absolutely every _____32_____. In a week’s time we will once again
be on our way, _____33_____ with us more skills, memories and friendships.
We’ve had _____34_____, but through all of this, our family _____35_____ has become stronger
than ever. Every day I _____36_____ at how much the kids have learnt and accomplished and overcome
in such a short space of time. And every day I think that one year is probably not long enough.
17. A. fantastic B. stupid C. serious D. tough
18. A. cats B. teenagers C. dogs D. relatives
19. A. skill B. road C. way D. joy
20. A. spread out B. ran off C. rolled over D. passed through
21. A. observe B. see C. make D. watch
22. A. work B. trip C. journey D. lives
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24. A. share B. adopt C. promote D. display
25. A. families B. model C. priority D. prize
26. A. cry B. fight C. discuss D. blame
27. A. grow up B. try out C. hold on D. pass on
28. A. persuade B. devote C. expose D. contribute
29. A. improper B. inaccessible C. indescribable D. individual
30. A. teach B. help C. please D. comfort
31. A. topped B. underestimated C. confirmed D. consumed
32. A. experience B. second C. arrival D. level
33. A. showing B. collecting C. connecting D. taking
34. A. ins and outs B. odds and ends C. ups and downs D. pros and cons
35. A. unit B. member C. budget D. plan
36. A. come B. wonder C. stare D. aim
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Students of a Nanjing senior high school brought joy to the elderly and brightened up their day by
volunteering at a local nursing home last weekend. The nursing home, ____37____(locate) on a housing
estate, has more than 150 senior citizens, some of ____38____are over 90 years old.
Though it was the first time many of the students ___39___(take) part in a volunteer programme like this,
they were eager to share various interesting ___40___(topic) with the residents, such as how to use
mobile phones and go online on the computer. After lunch the residents and the young volunteers amused
____41____(they) with art activities which included Chinese painting and calligraphy. They enjoyed each
other’s company so much ___42___Su Ming, 16, said he hoped to return to the nursing home regularly
____43____(spend) time with the seniors that he made friends with.
Wang Hong, the programme ____44____(organize), said, “I was concerned that the students and the
senior residents wouldn’t get along ___45___(easy), but it turned out to be the exact opposite. I can say
that today’s activities have made a big difference ___46___ the lives of the residents as well as the
students.
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47. 假定你是李华，你校决定下周日去附近的农村探望留守儿童。请你写封邮件给外教
Mr.Smith，邀请他一同前往，内容包括：
1.出发时间和集合地点；
2.活动安排：做游戏，分发礼物等；
3.注意事项：自备水和食物。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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