1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家UNIT 4ADVERSITY AND COURAGESection AReading and Thinking必备知识基础练.单词拼写1.The union had sought a (工资) increase and a shorter work week.2.Losing the match yesterday was a (激烈而不愉快的) disappointment for the team.3.They said goodbye to him as he got a the train at Beijing Station.4.They enjoy
2、ed an income and a lifestyle that many people would (羡慕).5.He saw the corner of a magazine sticking out from under the (毛毯).6.Ways must be found to assure our children a (相当不错的) start in life.7.The reforms are motivated by a (真正的) concern for the disabled.8.My heart s because I thought he was going
3、to leave me behind.单句语法填空1.I will try to finish the work (assign) to me ahead of time.2.Finally they arrived at the (abandon) house,tired and hungry.3.They made a (resolve) to lose all the weight gained during the Christmas period.4.His proposal was turned by his boss,which made him disappointed.5.I
4、 really admired his (endure) when he looked after little children.完成句子1.那位农场主非常热情,我们发现拒绝他很难。The farmer was we found it hard to turn him down.2.事实上,这些年这个女孩一直妒忌她的姐姐。As a matter of fact,the girl her elder sister these years.3.那些人正在寻找沉入河底的那艘船。Those people were looking for the ship which the river.4.这个女孩
5、虽然年轻,但她很擅长应对那样的人。,she is good at dealing with such a person.5.他不会拒绝那些符合资格做这件事的人。He wont those who are qualified for this thing.关键能力提升练.阅读理解On October 20,2017,British adventurer Tom Morgan went up over South Africa seated in a camp chair fastened to 100 helium balloons.During the two-hour flight,the
6、balloonist covered 16 miles and reached heights of up to 8,000 feet.Though Morgan later called the experience “unbelievably cool”,he did admit feeling “somewhere between terrified and delighted” during the flight.Morgan,the founder of the League of Adventurists,a British group whose mission is to ma
7、ke the world “less boring”,says the flight was initially supposed to take off from Botswana.However,after strong winds tore the balloons three times,the team decided to attempt it from the outskirts(郊区) of Johannesburg.Given that they only had enough helium(氦) left for one more try,Morgan was happy
8、he was finally able to complete the flight without any unlucky accidents.The adventurer says though the helium flight appears similar to Carl Fredricksens house flight in Pixars Up,his inspiration came from an article on a 1905 gas balloon race.Morgan and his League of Adventurists now hope to add c
9、luster balloon racing to their list of exciting events,which double as fundraisers.Though Morgan is the first to think of introducing helium balloon-powered flights as a sport,he isnt the first person to attempt the dangerous feat.US adventurer Jonathan Trappe has completed numerous such flights,inc
10、luding one across the English Channel.In 2010,Oregon pilot Kent Couch even took a friend along on an attached chair.A year later,National Geographic repeated the scene from Up by using helium balloons to fly a small house,complete with two brave residents,across North Americas Mojave Desert.1.Paragr
11、aph 1 mainly serves as a(n) .A.introductionB.summaryC.praiseD.example2.Why did the flight start from the outskirt of Johannesburg?A.Its convenient to travel.B.Its scenery is impressive.C.It can draw more visitors.D.Its weather is very fine.3.What caused Morgan to start the adventure?A.A British grou
12、ps encouragement.B.Carl Fredricksens flight.C.An article on a gas balloon race.D.The eagerness to raise money.4.Who has rich experience in helium balloons flight?A.Jonathan Trappe.B.Kent Couch.C.National Geographic.D.Mojave Desert.语法填空I got laid off at 53 from a senior management position in a resta
13、urant.And I knew it was going to be hard to find another job in the 1.(compete) working market.My age put me at 2. disadvantage.But I also knew it was time for me 3.(realise) my lifelong dream of owning a restaurant.4. was most difficult was that in order to make this happen,I needed to find an 5.(e
14、xist) caf that wasnt doing well.It couldnt be better if its owner was ready to quit his business.With great 6.(lucky) I found just what I wanted eight blocks from home.Since I had never financially planned for this day,I had to borrow money from friends as well as 7.(relative).I,together with my wif
15、e,8.(be) ready to start off.We changed the name to Black Dog Coffee,the menu,the recipes and the look of the caf,and my wife did a great job of designing.Eighteen years later,were still here and doing 9.(well) than ever.Im grateful 10. the layoff and the opportunity to pursue my dream.Section AReadi
16、ng and Thinking.1.wage2.bitter3.aboard4.envy5.blanket6.decent7.genuine8.sank.1.assigned2.abandoned3.resolution4.down5.endurance.1.so enthusiastic that2.has been envying3.sank to the bottom of4.Young as the girl is5.turn down.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了英国冒险家Tom Morgan乘氦气球旅行。1.A推理判断题。第一段提到“British adventurer
17、 Tom Morgan went up over South Africa”与“During the two-hour flight,the balloonist covered 16 miles and reached heights of up to 8,000 feet.”,之后文章就此展开,由此可知,第一段的作用是引入。2.D推理判断题。根据第二段中的“However,after strong winds tore the balloons three times,the team decided to attempt it from the outskirts of Johannes
18、burg.”判断D项正确。3.C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“his inspiration came from an article on a 1905 gas balloon race”可知,C项正确。4.A细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Jonathan Trappe has completed numerous such flights”可知,Jonathan Trappe在氦气球飞行方面经验丰富。.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者失业了,由于年龄的原因,找工作很困难,于是作者决定追求自己的梦想,开一家餐馆。petitive考查形容词。该空修饰名词market,应用形容词,所以填compe
19、titive。2.a考查冠词。此处泛指一种不利条件,且disadvantage的首字母发音是辅音,所以填不定冠词a。3.to realise考查非谓语动词。此处是动词不定式作真正主语,it是形式主语。4.What考查名词性从句。“ was most difficult”是一个主语从句,所填的词在从句中作主语,且位于句首,故填What。5.existing/existent考查形容词。修饰名词caf应用形容词,故填existing/existent,表示“现存的”。6.luck考查名词。空格前有形容词great,因此要用名词形式。7.relatives考查名词复数。根据as well as前面的friends可知,该空应为名词,且relative作名词时可数,故此处用复数形式。8.was考查动词的时态及主谓一致。此处指当时的情景,要用过去时;且本句的主语是I,谓语动词要用第三人称单数,故填was。9.better考查副词的比较级。根据句中的than可知,此处用比较级形式。10.for考查介词。be grateful for是固定搭配,意为“对感激”。- 3 - 版权所有高考资源网