1、Unit 4Wildlife protection.单项填空1 Too much smoking and drinking_him greatly，which meant bad living habits had an_on his health.Aaffect；effect Baffected；effectCaffected；effects Daffect；effects解析affect为及物动词“影响”；effect为名词。另外have an effect on为固定搭配，意为“对有影响”，故选B项。答案B2A military spokesman said that the shoot
2、ing was an isolated_.Aaccident Bcoincidence Cconfidence Dincident解析accident“事故”；coincidence“巧合”；confidence“信心”；incident“事件”。句意：一位军方发言人声称此次枪击是孤立事件。答案D3They receive a proportion of their_from the sales of goods and services.Aincome Bpay Cwage Dexpense解析income意为“收入”；pay意为“工资，薪水”；wage意为“按日或周所发的工资”；expen
3、se意为“花费；消费”。根据句意应选A项。答案A4We finally succeeded_to the top of the mountain.Agetting Bon gettingCin getting Dto get解析表示“成功干某事”时要用succeed in doing sth。答案C5Special_should be paid to improving your spoken English.Acare Battention Cinterest Dthought解析pay attention to为固定短语，意为“关心；注意”，符合题意。答案B6My sister wants
4、 to work in the power plant which_still_.Ais；building Bhas；been builtCis；being built Dis；to be built解析由于两空格间有still，那么只能用进行时态，而power plant只能被建，所以选用被动语态。答案C7There were four or five boxes in the corner of the house_toys and books.Acontaining BcontainCincluding Dinclude解析containing.为现在分词短语作后置定语，相当于which
5、 contain.；contain的意义是“包含；含有”，表示某个容器里面所含有的东西。答案A8I would appreciate_if you would just let me deal with this incident.Athat Bthis Cit Done解析动词appreciate作“感激”讲时，其后可接形式宾语it，再接一个if引导的宾语从句，表示“如果(我)将不胜感激”。答案C9The window of his house was covered_it was not possible to see inside.Ain case Bso thatCas if Dnow
6、 that解析句意：这个房子的窗户被盖住了，以便无法看清里面。so that可以引导结果状语从句。答案B10Chinese people were so excited when they saw Mr Hu_the PLA on the National Day of 2009.Aexamined BcheckedCobserved Dinspected解析此句中的inspect是“视察；检阅”之意，符合句意。其他选项中，examine表示“检查”；observe表示“观察”；check表示“核查”，都可排除。答案D11We are warned that some species in t
7、he world are_unless immediate action is taken.Adying down Bdying backCdying away Ddying out解析句意：我们被警告如果不立即采取措施的话，世界上的很多物种将会灭绝。die out是 “灭绝”之意，符合句意。答案D12This special school accepts all disabled students，_educational level and background.Aaccording to Bregardless ofCin addition to Din terms of解析考查介词短语
8、的辨析。according to根据；regardless of 不管；不顾；in addition to除之外；in terms of 就而言。答案B13Steps must be taken_this kind of disaster will never happen again.Abecause Beven ifCso that Das解析考查状语从句的连接词。句意：必须采取措施以避免这种灾难不再发生。because因为，引导原因状语从句；even if 即使，引导条件状语从句；as因为；由于，引导原因状语从句。答案C14Why dont we choose that road to
9、save time? The bridge to it_.Ahas repaired Bis repairedC is being repaired Dwill be repaired解析考查动词时态及语态。句意：我们为什么不走那条路以节约时间呢？通往那条路的桥还在修理中。答案C15In the last few years thousands of films_all over the world.Ahave produced Bhave been produced Care producing Dare being produced解析考查动词时态及语态。句意：在过去的几年里，全世界共制作
10、了数千部电影。答案B.阅读理解Protect Your Online ReputationBuilding a web site，launching a Twitter account，or writing a LinkedIn profile is vital for anyone trying to make a strong online presence.But having an online profile is just half of the game.After all，the Internet is not a oneway street.Sure，you control
11、what you post on your own websites and online profiles，and a comment on your site or post on Facebook can be easily removed.But what about a blog authored by some angry reader?“Nowadays，professional reputation is tied to online，”says Don Sorenson，CEO and founder of online reputation management firm
12、Big Blue Robot.“And you can hardly imagine what people can write about you.I always talk about practicing how to manage your reputation.If you wait until youre in trouble，its just too late.” Owen Tripp，cofounder of the Redwood City，Califbased_R worked with one financial advisor whose client made an
13、angry tweet about his investments not doing as well as the market，making the post instantly discoverable.The financial advisor was worried it would damage his reputation.Maribeth Kuzmerski，founder of the Grayslake，Illbased RedZone Marketing recalls one president of a big corporation whose own family
14、 member posed as a client，attacking his professional reputation until the negative content found its way into his top ten search results.Only after working hard to post positive comments and press releases about upcoming events were those negative posts be pushed back down.People who believe reputat
15、ion control is just for celebrities are kidding themselves.And those who believe they can avoid the problem by simply refusing to create their own online presence are in the dark.“You have to decide how you want to be perceived when someone searches your name，”says Sorenson，“whether you are a potent
16、ial employer，or a client，or a student.When youre looking at reputation management from a search engine viewpoint，its primarily played on Google.And most people dont go past page one.”Luckily there are steps people can take to actively manage how they appear on the webfrom simple actions that can be
17、set up in minutes，to those that require more investment of time.【语篇解读】 本文讨论了在Facebook、Twitter等网络工具上保护个人名誉的问题。Facebook是一个社交网络服务网站，中文网名译为“脸谱网”，每天上载八百五十万张照片。Twitter也是一个社交网站，中文称“推特网”，提供微博客服务，允许用户将自己的最新动态和想法以短信形式发送给手机和个性化网站群。在Twitter上发布的信息叫Tweet。1The author believes that people might_on the Internet.Apla
18、y half of the gameBtravel not just in one directionChave their reputation damagedDremove an angry readers blog解析细节理解题。文章第一段开头讲述了建立网站或开通微博的优点：可以在网上树立自己强大的形象，接着用But转入主题，即网络是双向的，别人可能会在网络上发表不利于我们的信息。选项A和B是对文中game和oneway street的误读，选项D与文章不符。答案C2From the second paragraph，we can infer that Don Sorenson_.Aes
19、tablishes websites Boperates a companyCmanages reputation Dwrites for Big Blue Robot解析推理判断题。第二段第一句说Don Sorenson创建了Big Blue Robot公司，而且是该公司的CEO，所以他负责这个公司的经营。A、C、D选项与文意不符。答案B3The author refers to Owen Tripp and Maribeth Kuzmerski as examples to show that_.Aprofessional reputation is closely connected w
20、ith onlineBprofessional people are worried about their reputationCnegative content can be found in top ten search resultsDits not easy to push negative posts back down解析推理判断题。作者在文章第二段开头提出了Nowadays professional reputation is tied to online的观点，接下来的第三和第四两个段落分别举例说明这个观点。B、C、D选项都符合文意，但都不是作者举Owen Tripp和Mar
21、ibeth Kuzmerski的例子所想要说明的。答案A4The underlined word“perceived”in the 6th paragraph most probably means“_”Aignored Bdignified Cdiscovered Didentified解析词义猜测题。本文讲述的是在网络世界保护自己的名誉问题，所以，一个人的网络形象非常重要，也就是说，人们认为你是什么样的人很重要。ignored的意思是“被忽略的”，dignified意思是“有尊严的”，discovered意思是“被发现的”，都与上下文不符。答案D5The author writes thi
22、s passage in order to_.Aunderline the importance of protecting online reputationBencourage people to build a website or launch a Twitter accountCinform readers of the latest development in online activitiesDinstruct readers on how to use search engines解析主旨大意题。本文第一段引出网络名誉的问题，第二段讲述了网络与人的名誉的关系，第三、四两段举例
23、说明网络很容易使人的名誉受到伤害，最后讲到要致力于保护我们在网络上的名誉。所以，作者的写作意图很明显：要保护我们在网络上的名誉，B、C、D项都偏离了作者的写作意图。答案A.阅读表达阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到相应的位置上(请注意问题后的词数要求)。1If youre planning a trip to the United States, be very careful.You could easily break one of our laws and not know it.Were not talking about obviously illegal activities,
24、 like throwing a chair through your hotel window.No, there are other more diffculttounderstand offences1 that could get you in trouble.2When you visit Alabama, whatever you do, do not sprinkle salt on any railroad tracks.Not only is it against the law in that southern stateits punishable by death.Th
25、e law is real, at least according to warnings flying all over the Internet.We cant find the actual legal statement, though, so this is quite possibly one of those urban legends.3Do you want to go whale hunting？Dont do it in Utah, where its supposedly illegal.It doesnt matter that Utah is 1,500 kilom
26、etres from the nearest ocean：whale hunting is forbidden there.4And be warned, you cant legally set a mousetrap2 in California without a hunting license, either.Tease a skunk3 in Minnesota, and they can send you to prison.5Youre probably saying, “If these silly old laws are real, why_？” Well, suppose
27、 youre on the town council in Waterville, Maine.You stand up and claim that its high time to get rid of the law that makes it illegal to blow your nose in public.The voters in Waterville would drive you out of office for wasting time on such things.And a lot of old laws, if they really exist, have t
28、o do with religious beliefs and lovable animals, so some interest group would be sure to get involved if you made a fuss4.6As for that saltonthetracks law, we asked around to see why such a thing might have become law.It turns out that during the main period of railroad building in the nation, crews
29、 used to spread salt in the wintertime.Freezing mud that reached track level could derail5 a train, and rock salt kept the mud soft.The problem was that the salt attracted cattle, and hitting one of them could derail a train for sure.Notes：1offence/fens/n.违法行为；犯罪2mousetrap/mastrp/n.捕鼠器3skunk/skk/n.北
30、美臭鼬4fuss/fs/n.(为小事)大吵大闹，大发牢骚5derail/dIreIl/v.使(火车)出轨1How does the author introduce the topic of the text？(no more than 4 words)_答案By imagining a situation.2Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words.(no more than 6 words)_答案not get rid of them/dont they get rid of them2 What activities may b
31、e seen as illegal in the United States, according to the text？(no more than 10 words)_ in Utah_ in Minnesota_ in Waterville答案Whale huntingTeasing a skunkBlowing your nose in public4Why do many old laws exist in the United States？(no more than 12 words)_答案Because they have something to do with religious beliefs and lovable animals.5What is the main topic of the last paragraph？(no more than 8 words)_答案The reasoning behind the saltonthetracks law./Why sprinkling salt on railroad tracks is illegal.