1、Unit 4Pygmalion.单项填空1(2013南昌三中月考)The success of a government should be measured _ the happiness of the people as well as the development of economy.Ain face of Bin place ofCin terms of Din honour of答案：C考查短语意义。句意：一个政府的成功，既需要以人们的幸福也需要根据经济的发展来衡量。in terms of“依据；按照”，与句意相符。2(2013天津，10)In some languages,10
2、0 words make up half of all words _ in daily conversations.Ausing Bto use Chaving used Dused答案：D本题考查非谓语动词。题意：在一些语言中，100个单词占据了日常对话中所使用的单词中的一半。words后用非谓语动词作定语，words与use之间是被动关系，故用过去分词作定语，故选D项。3(2013银川一中月考)When he opened his mouth to speak, his strong accent at once _ the fact that he was from the south
3、 of China.Abelieved BexpressedCpressed Dbetrayed答案：D考查动词词义。句意：当他开口说话时，他浓重的口音立刻显示出他来自中国的南部地区。betray“显露出(本来面目)；背叛”，符合句意。believe“相信”；express“表达”；press“压；挤”。4(2013山师大附中模拟)Youve been admitted into the University of Oxford as an exchange student._ Thats wonderful!AHave I? BPardon?CCongratulations! DGood i
4、dea!答案：A考查交际用语。句意：你被确定为牛津大学的交换生了。是吗？那太好了！Have I？“是吗？”Pardon？“你说什么；请再说一遍。”Congratulations！“祝贺你！”Good idea！“好主意！”5(2013江西会昌中学月考)I am working on _ screen adaptation of my latest science fiction.You can dream of making _ fortune out of it.Aa; 不填 Ba; aCthe; the Da; the答案：B考查冠词的用法。a screen adaptation“一部改编
5、的荧屏作品”；make a fortune“发财；赚钱”。故选B项。6(2013青岛高三质检)The reviewer _ that the film played by some famous stars is well worth watching.Atreated BremarkedCpublished Ddemanded答案：B考查动词词义。句意：评论家评论说由一些著名演员加盟的那部电影值得一看。remark“谈论；评论；说起”，符合题意。treat“治疗；对待；款待”；publish“出版；发行；发表；公布”；demand“强烈要求”。7(2013大同高三质检)_ by a grea
6、ter demand for green products, the food company has set higher standards to ensure the quality.ADriven BBeing drivenCTo drive DHaving driven答案：A考查非谓语动词。句意：绿色食品的巨大需求促使食品公司制订了更高的标准以保证质量。动词drive与其逻辑主语the food company之间为动宾关系，因此应该使用过去分词。8(2013济南一中模拟)The bank is reported in the local newspaper _ in broad
7、daylight yesterday.Ato be robbed Bto have been robbedCrobbed Dhaving been robbed答案：Bsb. reported to do sth.“据报道”。由 yesterday可知应该用动词不定式的完成式；又因为rob与其逻辑主语the bank之间是动宾关系，故用其动词不定式的被动完成式。9(2013淄博模拟)_， the living standard in our country has been greatly improved, but there are still some people leading a
8、poor life.AGenerally speaking BOn the contraryCIn particular DTo be honest答案：A考查短语意义。句意：总的说来，我们国家人们的生活水平有了很大的改善，但是仍有人生活贫困。generally speaking“总体上来看”，符合句意。on the contrary“恰恰相反”；in particular“尤其”；to be honest“坦诚地”。10(2013九江一中月考)The local government has been _ for failing to deal with the problem of the
9、 homeless.Acondemned BcancelledCcontracted Dcondensed答案：A考查动词词义。句意：当地政府因为没能解决好无家可归的人的问题而受到指责。condemn.for.因而指责，为固定搭配，句中用的是该短语的完成被动式。11(2013威海模拟)People were _ about him, which made him so upset.Acurious BmistakenCworried Dparticular答案：B考查形容词词义。句意：人们误解了他，这让他很不安。be mistaken about“误解”；be curious about“对好
10、奇”；be worried about“对担心”；be particular about“对挑剔/讲究”。12(2013江西师大附中模拟)He is always picking up very heavy things just to _ his strength.What a man!Ashow around Bshow offCshow up Dshow in答案：B考查短语意义。show around“领某人参观”；show off“炫耀，展示”，符合题意。show up“出现”；show in“领进”。13(2013宁波十校联考)Even though he went through
11、 the papers carefully again and again, he regretted finding that he had still _ one important detail.Adropped BoverlookedCignored Dshowed答案：B考查动词词义。句意：尽管他将文件仔细地看了一遍又一遍，但是遗憾地发现他仍忽略了一个重要细节。此句强调无意中忽视，故选overlook。14(2013天津和平区模拟)He never _ to help those in trouble because he was a kindhearted man.Ahandled
12、 BhurriedChesitated Ddetermined答案：C考查动词词义。句意：帮助那些有困难的人他从来都不犹豫，因为他是一个善良的人。否定词hesitate to do sth.意为“毫不迟疑地做某事”。15(2013东北师大附中高三质检)_ from endless homework on weekends, the students now find their own activities, such as taking a ride together to watch the sunrise.AFreed BFreeingCTo free DHaving freed答案：A
13、考查非谓语动词。由于free和其逻辑主语the students之间是动宾关系，所以用过去分词形式作状语。free在本句中的意思是“解除(负担、义务或限制)”。.完形填空(2013浙江舟山中学模拟)A shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness. The boy wandered through the wilds for many days. He _1_ reached a beautiful castle, where a wise man lived.Entering the _2_， the boy s
14、aw the wise man talking with some people listening _3_. It was two hours before it was his _4_. The boy explained why he had come. The wise man suggested that the boy _5_ and return in two hours.“Meanwhile, I want you to do something”， said the wise man, handing the boy a spoon that held two drops o
15、f _6_. “As you walk around, carry this spoon without allowing the oil to spill (溢出)”The boy began _7_ up and down many stairs, keeping his eyes fixed on the _8_. After two hours, he returned to the room where the wise man was.The wise man asked, “Did you see the Persian tapestries (壁毯) _9_ in my din
16、ing hall? Did you see the _10_ that took a master gardener ten years to build？”The boy was _11_， and admitted that he had observed nothing. His only _12_ was not to spill the oil he was given.“Go back and observe the marvels of my world”， said the wise man. “You cannot _13_ a man if you know nothing
17、 about his house.”Relieved, the boy picked up the spoon and _14_ his exploration again. This time he observed all the _15_ of art on the ceilings and the walls. Upon returning, he related _16_ everything he had seen.“But where are the drops of oil I had given to you？” asked the wise man. Looking dow
18、n at the spoon he _17_， the boy saw that the oil was _18_.“Well, there is only one piece of _19_ I can give you”， said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to _20_ all the marvels of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。一个小伙子向一位智者请教快乐的秘密，智者让他手拿一个装有两滴油的勺子在城堡
19、里四处走走。最后，智者告诉他快乐的秘密就是：在观看世界所有奇迹的同时，永远不要忘记勺子里的油。1A.suddenly BhappilyCfinally Daccidentally答案：Cfinally“最终；终于”。根据前面的“for many days”可知，他在找了很多天以后，终于到了智者居住的城堡。2.A.castle Bpalace Ccottage Dkitchen答案：A根据第一段最后一句中的“reached a beautiful castle”可知，他进入了城堡(castle)。3.A.eagerly Battentively Cseriously Dquietly答案：B句意
20、：他看到智者在和一些人讲话，这些人很专心地听着。attentively“专心地”。4.A.conversation Breport Cchance Dturn答案：D句意：小伙子等了两个小时，才轮到他和智者说话。turn“(依次轮到的)机会”。5.A.look around Blook backCset down Dset out答案：A句意：智者让小伙子在城堡里面四处走走，两小时后回来。6.A.milk BwaterCoil Dcoffee答案：C根据后面一句可知，小伙子手里拿着一个勺子，里面有两滴油(oil)。7.A.sweeping Bclimbing Crunning Djumping
21、答案：B他开始沿着城堡的楼梯爬上爬下(climbing)。8.A.man BcastleCway Dspoon答案：D在走动的时候，他的眼睛一直盯着勺子(spoon)。9.A.hanging Bknitting Cstoring Dflying答案：A智者问他：“你看到我的餐厅的墙上悬挂着(hanging)的波斯壁毯了吗？”10.A.house Bfarm Cgarden Dlake答案：C此处表示“你看到一个熟练的园丁花了十年的时间修建的花园(garden)了吗？”由后面的“master gardener”可判断出此处应是garden。11.A.disappointed Bembarrass
22、ed Csurprised Dconfused答案：B句意：面对智者提出的问题，小伙子感到十分尴尬(embarrassed)。他承认，自己转了一圈却什么也没有看到。12.A.worry Bplan Cenergy Dconcern答案：D因为他的全部注意力都放在了勺子里面的油上，所以他什么也没有观察到。concern“重要的事情”。13.A.trust Bsuggest Caccept Dthank答案：A句意：如果你不了解他的住所，你就不能信任(trust)一个人。14.A.sought Bcontinued Cbegan Dstopped答案：C句意：小伙子松了口气拿起了勺子，再次开始(b
23、egan)了他的探索之旅。15.A.treasures Bworks Cdesigns Dexhibits答案：B这次他看到了墙壁上和天花板上所有的艺术品。work“作品；著作”。16.A.in detail Bin common Cin general Din particular答案：A句意：当他回到智者身边时，他详细地讲述了这次他看到的一切。in detail“详细地”；in common“共有；公有”；in general“总的说来”；in particular“特别；尤其”。17A.contained BneededCbought Dheld答案：D句意：看看手里拿着(held)的勺
24、子，小伙子发现里面的油没有了。18A.stolen BgoneCdry Dready答案：B由于这次他只注重观察城堡的环境，以至于油洒了，故此处表示油没有(gone)了。19A.information BclothingCadvice Dequipment答案：C最后，智者给了他一条忠告(advice)。20A.discover BkeepCown Dsee答案：D句意：快乐的秘密就是，在观看(see)世界所有奇迹的同时，永远不要忘记勺子里的油。.阅读理解(2013临沂沂水中学模拟)Steven Spielberg was not a scholar, and his classmates t
25、eased him. Rather than read, the kid really preferred running around with an 8mm camera, shooting homemade movies, which he showed to friends for a small fee.In his first year of high school, he dropped out. But when his parents persuaded him to return, he was mistakenly placed in a learningdisabled
26、 class, which lasted one month. Only when the family moved to another town did he land up in a more suitable high school, where he eventually graduated.After being denied entrance into a traditional filmmaking school, Steven Spielherg enrolled in English at California State University at Long Beach.
27、 Then in 1965, he recalls, in one of those serendipitous moments, his life took a complete turn. Visiting Universal Studios, he met Chuck Silvers, an executive in the editorial department. Silvers liked the kid who made 8mm films and invited him back sometime to visit.He appeared the next day. Spiel
28、berg, dressed in a dark suit, carrying his fathers briefcase with nothing inside but a sandwich and candy bars walked confidently up to the guard at the gate of Universal and gave him a casual wave. The guard waved back. He was in.“For the entire summer，” Spielberg remembers, “I dressed in my suit a
29、nd hung out with the directors and writers, including Silvers, who knew the kid wasnt a studio employee, but winked at him. I even found an office that wasnt being used, and became a squatter (擅自占用他人房子的人). I bought some plastic tiles and put my name in the building directory: Steven Spielberg, Room
30、23C.”It paid off for everyone. Ten years later, the 28yearold Spielberg directed Jaws, which took in $470 million, then the biggest grossing movie of all time. Dozens of films and awards have followed because Steven Spielberg knew what his teachers didnttalent is in the eyes of the filmmaker.文章大意：美国
31、著名电影导演史蒂文斯皮尔伯格小时候不喜欢学习功课，但是对拍摄电影很感兴趣。1965年，一次到环球影视城的参观经历彻底改变了他的人生。1Why was Steven Spielberg laughed at by his classmates?AHe was the youngest boy.BHe was too short for his age.CHe liked to fight with other boys.DHe didnt care much about his lessons.答案：D细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知，史蒂文斯皮尔伯格在少年时代不是那种用功的好学生，所以遭到同学
32、们的嘲笑。2Why did Stevens friends pay him some money?ATo see his movies.BTo use his camera.CTo look at his photos.DTo include them in the movie.答案：A推理判断题。根据第一段的内容可知，史蒂文斯皮尔伯格把拍摄的电影放给朋友看并收取少量的费用。3What did Steven Spielberg intend to do after graduating from high school?AStudy English at a college.BBecome a
33、 newspaper editor.CWork for Universal Studios.DGo to a traditional filmmaking school.答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，史蒂文斯皮尔伯格中学毕业后本想进入电影学校。4What could have changed Steven Spielbergs life?ABeing dressed in a suit.BMeeting Chuck Silvers.CMissing a filmmaking school.DWorking for Universal Studios.答案：B推理判断题。根据第三段的
34、内容可知，1965年史蒂文斯皮尔伯格参观环球影视城时，遇到了Chuck Silvers，这改变了他的人生。5What can we learn from the story?AAlways follow our dream and we can make it.BWe need someone to help us realize our dreams.CAnyone can become a film director if he wants to.DWe should grasp the opportunity that comes our way.答案：A主旨大意题。史蒂文斯皮尔伯格最终成名的故事说明了这样一个道理：如果一个人对某件事有强烈的兴趣，他就会不断地努力追求，最终梦想成真。
