1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家课时作业(十一)Unit 4Making the newsSection Learning about Language & Using Language.单句语法填空1The little girl is_(gift) in painting.So she is.She should be given the chance to develop her painting skills.答案：gifted2You_(suppose) have finished your composition.I had meant to，but before I could，
2、the bell rang and we had to hand in our test papers.答案：were supposed to3She is still new in_field of acting and it will take her a long time to master tricks of_trade.答案：the；the4He was driving home on the highway last night when a policeman stopped him and accused him _speeding.答案：of5The treatment w
3、ill continue until the patient reaches the point_he can walk properly and safely.答案：where6My colleague demanded that I_(return) the books I borrowed from him.答案：(should) return7The knowledge_(acquire) in ones childhood will make a stronger impression on him than what he learns at any other life stag
4、e.答案：acquired8It is necessary that we keep the young generation_(inform) of the current affairs.答案：informed9I wondered if I could have an_(appoint) with the doctor the following day.答案：appointment10I have formed the habit of_(polish) my shoes before I leave home.答案：polishing.完成句子1It is difficult for
5、 me to_(集中精力于工作) with so much noise around me.答案：concentrate on my work2You_(可以指望) that he will turn up and offer help in time.答案：may depend on it3I spend more than two hours every day surfing the Internet_(为了了解) more about what is happening all over the world.答案：so as to know4They are working extra
6、 hours，hoping the task will be finished_(提前一周)答案：one week ahead of time5She was so_(埋头读她的书) that she didnt hear anyone calling her name.答案：absorbed in her book6Generally speaking，a political leader should_(对有敏感的嗅觉) current affairs.答案：have a good nose for7Not only_(我们忘记关灯) the lights in the kitchen，b
7、ut we also failed to lock the front door.答案：did we forget to turn off8The diligent man_(注定会实现他的目标)，because he spares no effort to do the best for every detail.答案：is to achieve his goal.阅读理解Graham Corbett had not seen his son，Andy SpiersCorbett，since he was about two years old.Mr SpiersCorbett，now 39
8、，finally found his father after he typed his name into Facebook last month and picked him out of a list of Graham Corbetts on the site.Mr SpiersCorbett said，“It has always been on my mind.I felt I just didnt have a history；it felt like it needed to be done.I had tried before on Facebook but no one c
9、ame up，but when I tried this time there were about 15 Graham Corbetts.I looked through them all and there were a few I thought could be him.Then his face appeared.My heart started beating，and there were tears in my eyes and I knew it was him.It was like looking at myself when Im 60.”He contacted his
10、 father and they decided to meet.Mr SpiersCorbett was also introduced to his two halfbrothers and halfsister.He said，“It was strange，but my father had told them about me so it was like I had been in their lives anyway.It was easier for them because they knew about me，and they greeted me with open ar
11、ms and hugs.”Mr Corbett met his 11yearold grandson from his sons previous marriage.He said，“Its absolutely unbelievable.Ive been looking for him for so long.” He had sent a birthday card in April to someone he thought was his son but he turned out to be the wrong person.“Once we got talking on the p
12、hone he said he wanted to come to see me so he came round at 7：30 pm that nighthe didnt leave until 3：30 am.We just talked and talked and talked.Its just great to have him back，” he added.语篇解读Andy通过Facebook找到了多年未见的父亲。1How long had Andy not seen his father?AAbout 37 years.BAbout 11 years.CAbout 60 ye
13、ars. DAbout 39 years.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的.since he was about two years old和Mr SpiersCorbett，now 39.可知他们大约37年没见了。答案：A2We can learn from the passage that_.AAndy and his father both looked forward to meeting each otherBAndy found his father the first time he tried on FacebookCAndy found only one Graham Corb
14、ett on FacebookDAndy received a birthday card in April from his father解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的Then his face appeared.My heart started beating.以及最后一段的Ive been looking for him for so long.可推出答案。答案：A3Whats the best title for the passage?AAndys tough road to finding his fatherBWhy did the father leave his son?CF
15、ather and son reunited through Facebook!DFacebook is widely used解析：主旨大意题。本文讲述了父子多年后通过Facebook团聚的故事，因此选C。答案：C4The passage is most probably written by_.AAndy SpiersCorbettBGraham CorbettCAndys mother Da reporter解析：推理判断题。本文是以第三者的口吻讲述Andy找到父亲的经过的，因此选D。答案：DIts common for new mothers to experience depress
16、ion (抑郁) because of hormonal changes and lack of sleep after childbirth.But new research shows that depression after the arrival of a child isnt limited to birth parents：adoptive (收养的) parents are also at risk of depression after bringing a child home.Depression appears to be common among the two mi
17、llion couples in the United States who adopt children every year.A study of 39 adoptive mothers showed 15 percent were experiencing depression six weeks after the adoption.25 percent of parents had experienced depression before the child had arrived，which can be explained by the uncertainty and hope
18、s that are common during the adoption process.To find out more about what causes the adoptive parents to experience depression，a Purdue University professor，Karen JFoli，who is also an adoptive parent，interviewed 21 parents who had adopted children from newborn to 12 years.The research found that the
19、 depression experienced by adoptive parents often stemmed_from unmet or unrealistic expectations of the parenting experience.During the adoption process，parents put lots of efforts into proving they will be nice parents.After the adoption，some struggle with the fact that they arent the “superparents
20、” they promised to be，Dr Foli said.Adoptive parents also must cope with family members who dont treat a new adopted child the same way they treat other biological children in the family.In addition，while birth parents often spend their time together as a couple and pay close attention to the mothers
21、 health，adoptive parents have to do a large amount of scrutiny (审查)，paperwork and travel.Often，Dr Foli explained，they are simply tired by the time the child arrives.语篇解读收养孩子的父母也可能经历抑郁。5Whats the main idea of the passage?AAdoptive parents are also likely to experience depression.BIts common for Ameri
22、cans to adopt children.CIts more difficult to adopt a child than many think.DTheres no cure for new mothersdepression.解析：主旨大意题。本文告诉我们：收养孩子的父母也可能经历抑郁。答案：A6According to the 3rd paragraph，Professor Foli interviewed 21 parents in order to_.Alisten to othersexperience as adoptive parentsBprove her opinio
23、n on how to be a nice parentCfind out how to cure the depression of adoptive parentsDfind out the reasons why adoptive parents experience depression解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的To find out more about what causes the adoptive parents to experience depression，.可知答案。答案：D7The underlined phrase “stemmed from” in Parag
24、raph 4 can be replaced by “_”Aled to Bmade upCresulted from Dcalled for解析：词义猜测题。根据后边的解释可知stemmed from意为“因为”。答案：C8What are the reasons for adoptive parentsdepression?aThat they experience hormonal changes in their bodies.bThat they have to face the fact that they are not the parents they promised to
25、be.cThat they have to deal with family members who treat the adopted child differently.dThat they get tired after doing lots of paperwork and travel.AabBbcd Ccd Dabc解析：细节理解题。根据第四段可推出b；根据第五段可推出c；根据最后一段推出d，因此选B。答案：B.短文改错Sinology (汉学) is becoming popular for more and more people in recently years.Some
26、school offer courses on Sinology and various lectures and competitions about Sinology are held by some TV stations.Why do so much people learn Sinology？First of all，Sinology is the basic of Chinese culture.By learning it our traditional virtues can be passed down for generations.Beside，we can gain l
27、ots of knowledge and know what to deal with different things and people.We can also develop a sense of responsibility toward the others and society by learning Sinology.In all，learning Sinology will make our traditional culture know by people all over the world.答案：第一句：for改为with/among；recently改为recent第二句：school改为schools；are前加that或which第三句：much改为many第四句：basic改为basis第六句：Beside改为Besides；what改为how第七句：去掉the第八句：know改为known高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！