1、UNIT 1Period Four题组A基础练.单词拼写1A computer is a _(设备) for processing information.2_(教授), for the most part, are firmly committed to teaching, not research.3This is absolutely the most disappointing situation Ive ever _(遇到)4That is a charitable _(机构) for the education of young children.【答案】1.device2.Pro
2、fessors3.encountered4institution.短语填空to ones surprise, scores of, take notes on, make a good living, put forward1They _ everything the mothers and babies did.2Most people have to make a living which not just only make a living but also hope _.3Over the years several similar theories _.4_， she saw th
3、e old woman still waiting for her.5Some _ people acknowledged that there was a crisis.【答案】1.took notes on2.to make a good living3have been put forward4.To her surprise5scores of.完成句子1Tom _ and had two elder sisters and one younger sister. His mother supported the whole family alone by odd jobs. 汤姆出身
4、贫寒，有两个姐姐和一个妹妹，母亲靠打零工独立支撑整个家庭。【答案】was born to a poor family2They are playing an increasingly important role in _.他们对保卫和平起着越来越重要的作用。【答案】defending the peace3They were ready to die, _， for their country.必要时， 他们愿为国捐躯。【答案】if necessary4_， he never looked down on me.虽然他块头比我大，但是他从没瞧不起我。【答案】Even though he was
5、 bigger5The book seemed to _.那本书好像在我面前打开一个崭新的世界。【答案】open up a new world before me题组B提升练.七选五Last Sunday I was thinking about the difference between successful people and those who dont achieve anything significant. I made an interesting discovery. This difference may at first look obvious, but the fa
6、ct is quite the opposite. _1_Everyone has a purpose behind their actions. If they dont, they wouldnt take action. _2_ When they take action, at the back of their minds they think about success that this action is going to bring them. _3_ Whats the purpose behind your actions？Do you work to thrive(蓬勃
7、发展) or to survive? Do you go to work to feed your family or to create an amazing lifestyle?Different purposes will result in completely different life experiences. People who work to survive are the ones who fear that some unexpected bill will arrive. They go to bed worrying about money and unimport
8、ant things. They hate their employment but dont quit because they doubt their own ability to create something greater. I know this kind of feeling because I was like that once. Thats a very uncomfortable state to be in because you are constantly worried about insignificant things. _4_ Therefore, you
9、 cannot achieve anything great. Now there are some people who dont accept the “Life is hard” story and they are fueled by an entirely different purpose.They work to thrive. _5_ They have a beautiful vision and they take constant action to make that vision a reality. AAnd they dont think about why so
10、mething cannot be done. BSuch an attitude invites great opportunities to you. CIt lies in what motivates people to take action. DSo let me ask you a few questions. EAnd this makes you take even more or better quality action. FThis state does not allow you to be creative. GBut successful people have
11、a completely different purpose behind their actions. 【语篇解读】每个人的行动背后都有一个目标。但成功人士在他们的行动背后有一个完全不同的目标，他们为成功而采取行动。1C联系上句意思以及下段第一句 “Everyone has a purpose behind their actions.”可知选项C符合语境，能够连接上下文。2G由前面两句和后面一句 “When they take action，at the back of their minds they think about success that this action is goi
12、ng to bring them. ”可知，此处讲的是成功的人的目标，所以选项G符合语境。3D根据下文作者提的问题可知，D项“所以让我问你几个问题。”符合语境。4F根据 “Thats a very uncomfortable state to be in because you are constantly worried about insignificant things.”可知F项“This state does not allow you to be creative.”符合题意，其中“state”是提示词。5A本段描述成功人士的行动目的和生活状态，由此可以推测出A项符合语境，能够连接
13、上下文。.完形填空Last weekend I took a bus to New York City. As I took the window seat and wore headphones over ears, I almost didnt _1_ an elderly man sitting beside me. The elderly man asked me a simple question _2_ the bus WiFi connection, which turned into a twohour _3_.We talked a lot about my dreams,
14、my fears and my life. I _4_ more with this stranger on the bus than I have with any friend or family member in months. Maybe it is because I am _5_ to let anyone I know close to me. I was _6_ that the stranger was not only deeply interested in getting to know me, but also just willing to _7_ me to m
15、y greatest abilities. Instead of politely _8_ his head when I mentioned my major, he told me that my strong liking seemed to be psychology, but not the one I was studying and that he fully understood my _9_ for the failure.This elderly man made me _10_ the plans that I had made for my life. He helpe
16、d me realize that my carefully _11_ plan for the next five years of my life wasnt all that good, but actually complex and filled with _12_. Most of all, he helped me _13_ the complex rather than stay away from it because of my fear for the unknown.A few days later, he emailed me, saying, “I think yo
17、ure _14_ for great things whatever you decide to do.” The email, filled with words of encouragement made me realize that life is sometimes _15_ but it is going to be okay.1A.checkBnoticeCexcuseDbelieve2A.throughBwithCduringDabout3A.introductionBexplanationCconversationDcompetition4A.searchedBsharedC
18、demandedDreviewed5A.sorryBcuriousCanxiousDafraid6A.puzzledBworriedCamazedDdisappointed7A.pushBinviteCtreatDadmit8A.raisingBdroppingCturningDnodding9A.regretBchangeCfearDdesire10A.prepareBdevelopCconsultDquestion11A.replacedBorganizedCdiscussedDpredicted12A.uncertaintyBdangerCresponsibilityDconflict1
19、3A.spotBignoreCseizeDaccept14A.leavingBheadingCwatchingDcaring15A.genuineBnormalCpainfulDserious【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。一个坐在“我”旁边的老人与“我”短短两个半小时的聊天，却影响了作者的梦想和人生。故事告诉我们：生活也许会有痛苦和恐惧，但一切都会好起来的，也许一个陌生人也能成为你的贵人。1B根据“wore headphones over ears”可知，因为戴着耳机，所以没有注意到那个老人。2D老人问的问题是有关公共汽车的WiFi连接的。3C根据下一句“We talked a lot abo
20、ut”可知，作者和老人交谈了两个小时。4B根据 “We talked a lot about my dreams, my fears and my life.”可知，在谈话中，作者和老人分享了与自己的梦想、恐惧和生活有关的话题。短语share sth. with sb.“与某人分享”。5D根据上文可知，作者在公共汽车上和这个陌生人分享的东西比几个月来作者和任何朋友或家人分享的都多，作者可能是害怕让身边熟知的人知道自己内心的想法。6C按常理，一个陌生人对作者的事情感兴趣，而且还鼓励作者，这让作者很惊讶。7A那个陌生人告诉作者他最喜欢的似乎是心理学，而不是他正在学习的专业。由此可以推知，那个陌生人
21、的话让作者思考自己的专业问题，从而推动作者发挥他自己最大的能力。8D根据“politely”和“his head”可知，那个陌生人不是出于礼貌地点头。9C根据下文“because of my fear for the unknown”可知，作者对未知的事情感到害怕，可知是害怕失败。10D根据下一句“He helped me realize that my carefully _11_ plan for the next five years of my life wasnt all that good”可知，那个陌生人的话让作者质疑自己对未来的五年生活的规划，觉得不是那么好。11B根据上一句“
22、the plans that I had made for my life”可知，作者对未来的人生做了精心的、有组织的规划。12A根据下文“my fear for the unknown”中的“the unknown”可知，作者认为未来有很多不可知性，有不确定性。13D根据后面的“rather than stay away from it”可知，rather than表示语义转折，accept与stay away from语义相反。14B根据后面的“great things”可知，作者是在向伟大的目标前进。15C根据“but it is going to be okay”可知，but表示前后两
23、句话之间的语义转折，“生活有时是痛苦的”与“it is going to be okay”语义相反。.应用文写作你校准备在新建的“名人长廊”中为每一位名人画像配上英语介绍， 以便让同学们有更多的机会学习英语。请你根据以下信息介绍郎平，写一篇80词左右的短文。1郎平， 1960年12月10日出生于天津市。1973年， 13岁的郎平开始练习打排球；21978年， 因在全国排球比赛中表现突出， 进入国家队；3从1980年起， 郎平获得很多荣誉；4退役后， 郎平成为排球教练。2016年， 郎平带领中国女排， 时隔12年， 在里约奥运会(the Rio Olympic Games) 上获得金牌； 5郎平
24、是中国第一个作为球员和教练员均夺取过奥运会冠军的排球运动员。【答案】One possible version：Lang Ping, who was born on Dec.10, 1960 in Tianjin, is a famous volleyball coach and we all admire her very much. She began to play volleyball at the age of 13.She joined the national team because of her excellent performance in the national vol
25、leyball game in 1978.She was so hardworking that she won a lot of awards from 1980 on. After she retired from the volleyball team, she became a volleyball coach. In 2016 she took the Chinese Women Volleyball Team to take part in the Rio Olympic Games and won the gold medal. She is the first Chinese volleyball player to win the Olympic championship as a player and coach.
