1、UNIT 4Period One题组A基础练.单词拼写1The students work _(不同) considerably in quality. 2The course is _(批准) by the Department for Education. 3The customers could select the _(合适的) product from this full list.4I dont know whether to _(把理解为) her silence as acceptance or refusal. 5Medical opinion _(相异) as to how
2、 to treat the disease. 6New methods of production were _(应用) a few years ago. 7The past ten years has _(见证) the achievements of developing sports business. 8But remember that return the _(帮助， 恩惠) when he or she needs your help. 9The demonstrators broke through heavy police _(关卡) . 10The companies wi
3、th _(可靠的) quality, perfect service, reasonable price win the trust of new and old customers. 【答案】1.varies2.approved3.appropriate4.interpret5differs6.employed7.witnessed8.favour9barriers10.reliable.单句语法填空1The menu varies _ the season. 2The whole company has tended to approve _ their plans. 3She emplo
4、ys her free time _ gardening. 4As a result, people could make _(infer) about who was participating in the virtual (虚拟) conversation. 5I cant have you breaking _ in health. 6You should find better ways _(employ) your time.7The guide _(interpret) the foreigners remarks for us at that time.8With so muc
5、h working in _(we) favour, we can see what is holding us back.9I can think of nothing _(good) than a nice cold beer on a hot summer afternoon.10It _(demonstrate) that this drug is effective so far.【答案】1.with2.of3.in4.inferences5.down6to employ7.interpreted8.our9.better10has been demonstrated题组B提升练.阅
6、读理解It is widely known that any English conversation begins with the weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnsons famous comment that “When two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of weather. ” Though Johnsons observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred ye
7、ars ago, most commentators(评论员) fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weatherspeak. Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that “To an outsider, the most striking thin
8、g about the English weather is that there is not very much of it. ” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles. Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he sa
9、ys, “because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena(现象) . The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty. ” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider
10、. Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weatherspeak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weatherspeak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers
11、 overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weatherspeak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, English weatherspeak is a means of social bondin
12、g.1The author mentions Dr. Johnsons comment to show that _.Amost commentators agree with Dr. JohnsonBDr. Johnson is famous for his weather observationCthe comment was accurate two hundred years agoDEnglish conversations usually start with the weather2What does the underlined word “obsession” most pr
13、obably refer to?AA social trend.BAn emotional state.CA historical concept.DAn unknown phenomenon.3According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that _. ABill Bryson has little knowledge of the weatherBthere is nothing special about the English weatherCthe English weather attracts people to the Br
14、itish IslesDEnglish people talk about the weather for its uncertainty4What is the authors main purpose of writing the passage?ATo explain what English weatherspeak is about.BTo analyze misconceptions about the English weather.CTo find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.DTo convince people
15、 that the English weather is changeable.【语篇解读】本文为一篇议论文。由于英格兰的天气是多变的， 所以英国人谈论天气被认为是见面或者搭讪的合理开场白是再熟悉不过的了， 本文就此从不同的角度进行了解释。1D推理判断题。本文第一句话就给出了答案， 作者提到Dr. Johnson的评论旨在说明英国人见面总是以谈论天气开始。2B词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句话“那些不常见、难以预料的天气在不列颠群岛几乎是不被人知道的”。可知， 英国的天气根本不令人兴奋， 随之而来的一种情绪也是几乎不能被理解的。obsession可以理解成是一种谈论天气的“强迫症”， 故它是一种
16、情绪的状态。3D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Jeremy所说的话可知， 他反驳Bryson的观点， 他认为英格兰的天气是多变而又不确定的， 这个话题吸引着英国人和外来者。4A目的意图题。根据第一段的介绍和最后一段的总结可知， 本文主要是解释英国人的weatherspeak到底是关于什么的。所以答案为A项。B、C两项陈述有误， D项“使人们信服英国的天气是多变的”不是文章的主要谈论内容。.完形填空The other day I was shopping at a local store and met a lady. She was squatting (蹲坐) on the floor look
17、ing for a _1_ product on the bottom shelf. She jumped up when she saw me as if to _2_ my way. Apologetically(抱歉地) she _3_ that she was a _4_ at a nearby store and was on her lunch _5_， trying to get a few needed items.I reassured(使消除疑虑) her, “I am in no hurry. Go ahead and do what you need to do.”_6
18、_ she searched for a particular brand she said that sometimes _7_ were rude to her at the store and she really _8_ my kindness. I told her that I had noticed cashiers being treated rudely. I explained to her that I was a retired nurse and _9_ some of what she was saying first hand. Sometimes, the si
19、ck people could be rude.She thanked me for being so nice and friendly. I told her, “The world would be a _10_ place if we all acted _11_. Those who are rude may have bad karma(因果报应) coming after them eventually for _12_ people badly.” She nodded and broke out in a big smile.In a brief _13_ I showed
20、her there are good and kind people in the world and may have boosted(增进) her _14_ in humanity. Maybe she _15_ that later in the day, perhaps when someone was treating her unkindly.1A.usefulBcertainCfascinatingDcommercial2A.head toBgive way toCget out ofDkeep track of3A.whisperedBreflectedCexplainedD
21、added4A.waitressBactressCconductorDcashier5A.breakBnovelCchartDpassion6A.WhileBBeforeCOnceDAlthough7A.employeesBvisitorsChostsDcustomers8A.admittedBappreciatedCrespondedDrejected9A.realizedBunderstoodCrecognizedDaccepted10A.betterBcleanerCstrongerDlarger11A.happilyBfranklyCkindlyDgenerously12A.punis
22、hingBtreatingCscaringDaffecting13A.exchangeBlectureCrepetitionDperformance14A.reliefBfortuneCvirtueDfaith15A.watched overBbrought aboutCthought aboutDgot through【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。作者在商店里偶遇一位正在寻找商品的收银员。在交谈的过程中，收银员提到有的时候受到顾客的无理对待。 作者宽慰了对方，并且告诉她：如果我们都能善待他人，那么，这个世界会变得更好。1B作者不知道对方在寻找什么产品，因此此处指“她在找某种产品”。2C她跳起来
23、，好像就是要给作者让路，躲开作者。3C根据后面她说话的内容可知，她在给作者解释自己在做什么。4D根据第二段中的“ sometimes _7_ were rude to her at the store. I told her that I had noticed cashiers being treated rudely.”可知，她是一名收银员。5A句意：她抱歉地解释说，她是附近一家商店的收银员，正在午休，想买一些必需品。on lunch break意为“在午饭休息期间”，是固定短语。6A当她寻找某个品牌时，她说有时顾客在商店里对她很粗鲁。该处表示“当时候”。7D她是一个收银员，在商店里顾客常
24、常对商店的工作人员没有礼貌。这就像作者当护士时，病人对她们没有礼貌一样。8B顾客对她态度不好，所以她对作者的善良“心存感激”。9B作者和那位收银员一样，都曾经属于服务人员，都曾经受过别人无理的对待。因此，作者理解她的话。10A根据该段第一句可知，作者对她非常的友善。因此作者对她说的话应该是：如果大家都能对别人友善，那么世界会变得更好。11C此处指“如果我们都对别人友善的语”。12B在第二段中提到，收银员经常受到顾客无理的对待。所以作者宽慰她：那些粗鲁无礼的人最终可能会因为对人不好而受到报应。13A上文中，作者和那位收银员进行了简短的“交流”。14D作者的行为向对方展示，世界上有很多善良的人。这
25、会增强她对人性的信心。15C当这位收银员再次受到别人无理的对待时，可能她会考虑一下作者说的话，从而内心会好受一些。.语法填空A young man, while 1._(travel) through a desert, came across a spring of clear water. The water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder 2._ had been his teacher. After a fourday journey, the
26、 young man presented the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled warmly, and thanked his student very much 3._ the sweet water. The young man went home with a happy heart. After the student 4._(leave), the teacher let another student taste the water. He spit it out, 5._(say) it w
27、as awful. Obviously, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, “Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend 6._(like) it? ” The teacher replied, “You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was 7._(simple) the container for an act of kindness and lov
28、e. Nothing could be 8._(sweet)”We understand this lesson best when we receive gifts of love from children. Whether 9._ is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is 10._(appreciate). We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位学生长途跋涉给老师带来了沙漠里的清泉， 虽然泉水
29、由于装在皮水壶里时间太长而变得味道苦涩， 但是它承载的爱和善良却让老师深受感动。1traveling/travelling考查现在分词。句意： 一个年轻人在穿越沙漠的时候， 遇到一潭清水。此处为while引导的时间状语从句的省略， 完整的从句应为“while he was traveling through a desert”， 省略时应该将主语和be动词同时省略， 即省略“he was”。 故填traveling。2who/that考查关系代词。句意： 他把他的皮容器装满水， 这样他可以带些回去给做过他老师的老人。这里是定语从句， 先行词是an elder(一位老人), 在定语从句中作主语。
30、故填who/that。3for考查固定短语。句意： 老师对学生带回的水表示感谢。thank sb. for sth. 意为“就某物向某人表示感谢”。故填for。4left考查时态。句意： 这个学生走后， 老师让另外一个学生品尝从沙漠带回的水。因为这个学生离开是过去的事情， 所以谓语动词应使用一般过去时。故填left。5saying考查现在分词。句意： 他把水吐出来， 说它太难喝了。本句中的动词say与句子主语he构成主动关系， 所以使用现在分词的形式作伴随状语， 表示动作与spit同时发生。故填saying。6to like考查不定式。句意： 为什么你假装喜欢它呢？ pretend to do
31、 sth. 是固定短语， 意为 “假装做某事”。故填to like。7simply考查词性转化。句意： 水只不过是装着善意和爱的容器。此处需填入副词在句中作状语， 意为“只不过”， simple的副词是simply。故填simply。8sweeter考查形容词比较级。句意： 没什么能比它更甜了。语境中暗含比较意味， 因此使用形容词的比较级形式。否定词和比较级连用表示最高级的含义， 该句可转化为“The water is sweeter than anything else.”。故填sweeter。9it考查代词。句意： 无论这种礼物是一个廉价的烟斗还是一条贵重的钻石项链。此处需填入代词作主语， 指代上文提到的礼物， 再根据表语 “a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace(一个廉价的烟斗还是一条贵重的钻石项链)”是单数， 可知使用it代替礼物。故填it。10appreciation考查名词。句意： 无论这种礼物是一个廉价的烟斗还是一条贵重的钻石项链， 对之做出的适当的反应就是感谢。此处需要填入名词作表语， appreciate(欣赏)是动词， 它的名词是appreciation。故填appreciation。
