1、课时提能练(十九) 必修4Unit 4Body languageA:知识层面.语境语法填空A(考查派生词)A terrorist attack killed 14 people and injured more in New York. The President decided to fly there to figure out the 1truth (true). When he arrived at the airport with a serious 2facial (face) expression, scores of people, the 3majority (major)
2、journalists, soon stood around him, many overcome with pain and 4anger (angry). Before boarding the 5flight (fly) to New York, the President made a 6statement (state) that he would never hesitate to use military power, if necessary, in 7defence (defend) of the nations security. He added that any ind
3、ividual or organization having some 8association (associate) with terrorist groups would face severe punishment.B(考查动词)After class I came 9dashing (dash) down the stairs to the school gate, where a simple welcoming ceremony would take place. Three other students and I were picked out 10to represent
4、(represent) our school to receive the guests from China. As they 11were approaching (approach), we quickened our steps forward 12to greet (greet) them. We had learned that Chinese culture differed from ours. 13Hugging (hug) comes naturally in our country, 14functioning (function) as a symbol of the
5、warmest welcome. But that day we shook hands as we said hello to each other.C(考查句型)The allfemale ship crew made history by becoming the first 15to sail (sail) round the world. The woman captain was strongminded. Once she made a schedule, she wouldnt permit any change to it, 16nor/neither would she g
6、ive it even a thought. One night, the crew met a strong wind at sea, which was very likely 17to turn (turn) over their ship. The captain stood firmly on the ship as if 18fixed (fix) to the board. She gave orders to the sailors loudly but calmly 19based (base) on the different situations. At last, th
7、ey saved their ship and went on with their voyage.语境短文改错(短文中有5处错误)The Kerry Hotel is the only hotel in this mountain. In most case, the hotel is full at this hour of the night. You can try calling the hotel reception desk to ask for a room. They will probably to turn down your request. I still think
8、 its worth the effort, although. There seems to be a regulation in that hotel, I cant remember exactly, saying something like “No guest is turn down for any reason in any case.” If youre lucky enough, you wont have to put on in your camping tent for the night.【答案】The Kerry Hotel is the only hotel in
9、 this mountain. In most , the hotel is full at this hour of the night. You can try calling the hotel reception desk to ask for a room. They will probably turn down your request. I still think its worth the effort, . There seems to be a regulation in that hotel, I cant remember exactly, saying someth
10、ing like “No guest is down for any reason in any case.” If youre lucky enough, you wont have to put in your camping tent for the night.根据提示补全句子 1在某些国家,直视对方的眼睛被认为是无礼的。In some countries,looking into ones eyes is considered to be rude.2面对危险,并非所有人都能保持冷静。Not all people can/All people cannot keep calm in
11、the face of danger.3当青少年过多地使用社交媒体时,他们可能在学习上难以集中注意力。When teens use social media too much,they are likely to have trouble concentrating on their schoolwork.4北京成了第一个举办夏季奥运会和冬季奥运会的城市。Beijing has become the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympic Games.5由于大雪,所有通往机场的道路都被切断了。All the approaches to
12、 the airport were cut off because of the heavy snow.B:能力层面.阅读理解A(2020合肥市第二次教学质量检测)People often talk about cultural differences between western and eastern countries,but how about the western world itself? Surprisingly,a closer look at it can reveal a good many curious details.The most obvious charac
13、teristic of the majority of Americans is that they smile a lot.It does not matter whether they have a strong reason to smile;they do it,sometimes simply because they have to.A smile is not just a powerful marketing tool but also a way to show that someone is friendly,and that life in general is fine
14、.Europeans,on the contrary,prefer to keep a more neutral(不带感情色彩的)facial expression.They smile mostly when they are in a good mood,or feel amused;if not,a Europeans face will remain neutral,or even dull.In Russia,for example,there is a proverb saying that laughing for no reason is a sign of a fool.It
15、 does not mean that Europeans are serious,or that they do not have a sense of humor.The same refers to communication in general.Americans are extremely communicative;small talks and chats are common.Europeans talk mostly when there is something to say,and rarely enter communication just for the purp
16、ose of talking to other people.American people prefer to express what they think carefully,considering how it might affect surrounding people.Europeans are more straightforward,even with unfamiliar people.A European friend will almost always voice his opinion on different occasions,and will not hesi
17、tate to remind you that you need to lose some weight or take a shower.It can be said that Americans are people of contrasts.They are openminded,flexible,and ready to accept everything new enthusiastically;but at the same time,American society manages to bring up unbelievable conservatives.Americans
18、are extremely politically correct,which,in most cases,is indeed a secure and beneficial practice,but it can also mess up daily or even private communication,sometimes preventing having close relationships.Europeans,on the contrary,are more straightforward,preferring to tell the truth in direct ways.
19、Each way of communication is different neither is correct or incorrect.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了西方国家间的文化差异,包括微笑和交流等方面。1What does the author say about smiling?AIt is culturerelated within western countries.BIt is a powerful marketing tool across cultures.CIt is thought of as a sign of a fool in America.DIt is re
20、garded as a social necessity in Europe.A推理判断题。作者在第二段中讲到了美国人、欧洲人对微笑的不同解读,据此可以推知,在西方国家笑是与文化有关的,故A项正确。2What is typical of Europeans communication?ABeating around the bush.BHaving small talks and chats.CHiding their feelings carefully.DExpressing themselves openly.D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Europeans are more strai
21、ghtforward.take a shower”可知,欧洲人通常坦诚地表达自己,故选D。A项意为“绕圈子,拐弯抹角地讲话”。3What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?ABeing straightforward.BBeing politically correct.CAccepting everything new.DRaising unbelievable conservatives.B代词指代题。画线词前的“Americans are extremely politically correct,
22、which,in most cases,is indeed a secure and beneficial practice”与后面的“mess up daily or even private communication”存在转折关系,又结合语境可推知,it指代的应该是美国人的这种政治正确性,故选B。4How is the text mainly developed?ABy analyzing cause and effect.BBy making comparisons.CBy classifying body language.DBy discussing research findin
23、gs.B推理判断题。通读全文可知,作者通过分析美国人和欧洲人对微笑的不同解读以及通常在交际中的不同表现来展开文章,因此可推知,作者是通过作比较展开文章的,故选B。B(2020江西省五校协作体模拟)At one time or another in your life you have probably done origami,even if it was just making a paper airplane or something more complicated like a paper crane.The chances are that as you did it,you ref
24、lected on how inventive this traditional art is.Animals,boxes,flowers and boats all can be created from a single square or rectangular sheet of paper simply by folding it.No cutting,no pasting.But did you ever stop to think how the same techniques might be applied to engineering? Equipment that coul
25、d be of real practical use? Origami meets the demand for things that need to be small when transported and large when they arrive,like the everyday umbrella.In fact,origamiinspired creations have already flown in space;in 1995,Japanese engineers launched a satellite with solar panels that were folde
26、d like a map.“Its now mathematically proven that you can pretty much fold anything,”says physicist Robert JLang,who quit his engineering job eight years ago to fold things fulltime.Lang,an origami enthusiast since age six,advised a wellknown car manufacturer on the best way to fold an airbag into a
27、dashboard(仪表板)He is currently working on a space telescope lens that,if all goes according to the plan,should be able to unfold to the size of a football field.At the other end of the scale,researchers are also working on tiny folding devices that could lead to breakthroughs in medicine and computin
28、g.Theres no doubt that computers of the future may contain tiny,folded capacitors(电容器)for faster processing and better memory. Applications for origami engineering go further than many of us might imagine.“Some day,”says MITs Erik Demaine,“well build reconfigurable(可重构的)robots that can fold on their
29、 own from one thing into another,like Transformers.Doesnt it feel like science fiction comes true? Maybethough you certainly wouldnt want to bet against it.”【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了折纸工艺的应用,从折叠成各种东西到应用于工程学、太空等领域。5What do we know about origami?AIt consumes lots of time.BIt involves interesting ideas.CIt requires
30、 complex techniques.DIt has to do with cutting and pasting.B推理判断题。根据第一段,尤其是第二句“The chances are that as you did it,you reflected on how inventive this traditional art is”可推知,折纸工艺涉及有趣的想法。【干扰项分析】由第一段中的“simply by folding it”可知,C项错误。6Which of the following is an application of origami?AA space telescope
31、lens can be folded to the size of an umbrella.BA satellite is equipped with solar panels and a folded map.CAn airbag can be better folded into a dashboard of a car.DA future computer contains many huge folded capacitors.C细节理解题。根据第三段,尤其是其中的“advised a wellknown car manufacturer on the best way to fold
32、 an airbag into a dashboard(仪表板)”可知,安全气囊可以更好地折叠放进汽车仪表板是折纸工艺的一种应用。7What is Erik Demaines attitude towards origami engineering?AHopeful.BDoubtful.CDisapproving.DAmbiguous.A观点态度题。根据最后一段Erik Demaine所说的话可知,他认为利用折纸工程学,将来我们可以制造可重构的机器人,由此可推知,他对折纸工程学抱有希望。8In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?
33、AEntertainment.BCulture.CEducation.DTechnology.D推理判断题。通读全文可知,本文介绍了折纸工艺在工程学、太空领域等的应用,由此可推知,本文可能出现在报纸的工艺专栏。.阅读七选五(2020太原市第一学期阶段性测评)We all agree that we should recycle more at home,in the office or when out and about. 1 Consequently,they can be collected and taken to the right place for recycling.This
34、is what the process of sorting allows us to do. 2 And the effective sorting needs to happen first in our own home,and second in sorting plants to which waste is collected.When you put a plastic bottle in the right recycling bag or bin,you are helping sort recyclable things so that the right material
35、 can be fed into the right recycling process.If sorting does not happen,a lot of recyclable materials can end up in landfills(废物填埋地)It will lead to valuable resources lost from our economy. 3 For instance,in Brussels consumers put plastic packaging,cans and beverage cartons in blue bags designed for
36、 recyclable packaging;paper in yellow bags for recycling;and glass needs to be taken to specific collection bins.Somewhat differently,in Vienna(Austria),citizens can expect their paper,metal,glass and plastic to be separately collected in different weeks of the year. 4 Once recyclable materials are
37、collected from your home,they are further sorted in specialised facilities which ensure the quality of the recycling process. 5 Traditionally,sorting has been done either manually with workers sorting what can be recycled and picking out the materials to be discarded or mechanically.Today,however,ne
38、w sorting technologies are being developed in order to speed up the process of sorting but also to cause better results.Exciting technologies using magnets(磁铁)or optical systems are being used to effectively sort materials so more of them can be recycled.AFor effective recycling we need effective so
39、rting.BPackaging is the first step towards recycling.CThis is where different sorting techniques come into play.DSo citizens need to be aware of their local collection system.ECollection systems can be very different from country to country.FThe rest were landfilled or burned even though they could
40、have been recycled or reused.GBut for materials to be recycled,they first need to find their way to the right waste bin.【语篇解读】本文介绍了回收再利用时分类很重要,且各国收集废品的方法可能不同,因此居民需要了解当地的收集方法,这样有利于高效地保护环境,同时有利于节约资源。1G根据空后的“Consequently”可知,空后讲“结果”,则空处应是讲“原因”;故G项“但是对于要回收利用的材料来说,首先它们需要找到方法来通往恰当的垃圾箱”符合语境,与空后一句“因此它们才能被收集并
41、被带到恰当的地方进行回收利用”逻辑关系紧密。故选G项。2A上段讲了回收再利用和垃圾分类,本段讲的是有效的垃圾分类,故此空应填一个过渡句。A项中的“effective sorting”与空后的“the effective sorting”相呼应,故选A项。3E本段通过列举比利时的首都布鲁塞尔和奥地利的首都维也纳这两个城市不同的收集废品的方法以表明各国收集废品的方法可能不同,故E项“(废品)收集方法在国与国之间可能非常不同”可概括本段。故选E项。4D空处为段落尾句,起总结该段内容的作用,该段讲的是(废品)收集方法在国与国之间可能非常不同,因此,居民需要了解当地的收集方法。5C空前讲将可回收材料在专
42、用的设备中进行分类,空后是说垃圾分类分人工分类和机器分类两种,故C项“这就是不同的分类技术开始起作用的地方”可以衔接前后句。故选C项。.语法填空(2020广东省七校联合体第二次联考)The origin of tea is lost among history and tales.1 _can be roughly confirmed is that tea originated in the southwest of China.According to ancient stories,the first person 2_(discover)the effects of tea is sa
43、id to be Shennong,3_ancient figure devoted to agriculture and herbal medicine in China.Shennong once tried 74 different kinds of poisonous plants in a day and he 4_(lie)on the ground,barely alive.At this moment,he noticed several rather fragrant 5 _(leaf)dropping from the tree beside him.Out 6_curio
44、sity and habit,Shennong put those fragrant ones into his mouth and chewed 7_(they) slowly.After a little while,he felt well and 8 _(energy)again,so he picked more to eat and thus cleared poison off his body.The ancient Chinese medical book called Shennong Bencaojing states that “Tea tastes bitter.Dr
45、ink it,9_you will think quicker,move more swiftly and even see more clearly.”This is the 10_(early)book to record the medicinal effects of tea.【语篇解读】据古代故事记载,第一个发现茶叶功效的人是神农,本文主要介绍了神农发现茶叶及其药效的经过。1What考查主语从句。分析句子结构可知,此处引导主语从句,同时在从句中作主语,表示“的事物”,故用what来引导该从句。2to discover考查动词不定式。被only,the first,the second
46、,the last,the next或其他序数词和最高级形容词修饰的名词,常用不定式作定语,故填to discover。3an考查冠词。分析句子结构可知, _ancient figure作Shennong的同位语,表示一个古代人物,应用不定冠词修饰,且ancient的发音以元音音素开头,故填an。4lay考查动词的时态。根据该句中的“once tried”可知,此处的动作发生在过去,故要用一般过去时。5leaves考查名词的单复数。leaf“叶子”为可数名词,且根据该词前的修饰词several可知,此处要用其复数形式。6of考查介词。out of curiosity意为“出于好奇”,为固定用法
47、。7them考查代词。动词chewed后面要接人称代词的宾格形式作宾语,故填them。8energetic考查词性转换。该句中的“felt”为系动词,后接形容词作表语,故填energetic。9and考查连词。分析句子结构可知,此处前后为逻辑上的顺承关系,故用连词and。10earliest考查形容词的最高级。根据其前的“the”并结合语境可知,此处表示神农本草经是最早记载茶叶的药用功效的著作。故填earliest。 .短文改错(2020西安五校联考)Ive been playing volleyball before three years ago.It started when teach
48、er set up a volleyball club in our school,hope that more students would take part in the sport and keep fit.The club was such popular that many students signed up for it.To be honesty,at that time I just followed them without thinking too much.We practiced together on every Saturday morning.However,
49、some of the students soon begin to get bored and dropped out of the club.So I found I was quite enjoying it and we carried on.After training for some time,I was selected for the school team.How exciting and proud I was.【答案】Ive been playing volleyball three years ago.It started when teacher set up a
50、volleyball club in our school, that more students would take part in the sport and keep fit.The club was popular that many students signed up for it.To be ,at that time I just followed them without thinking too much.We practiced together every Saturday morning.However,some of the students soon to get bored and dropped out of the club. I found I was quite enjoying it and carried on.After training for some time,I was selected for the school team.How and proud I was.