1、Unit 4Body language一、完形填空It was a cool October evening.Excitement and family members filled the hall.I was only a 7yearold girl, but I was the center of _1_.Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would _2_ off all my hard work in a dance of performance.Everything would be _3_so I thought.I waited ba
2、ckstage _4_ up in my black tights with a golden belt.In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies announced that my class was next.My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the _5_.All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine
3、and keep my other foot on my box.It really was an _6_ move.I was concentrating so much on _7_ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look where I was going.I missed my partners box altogether and _8_.There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of t
4、heir boxes.I could hear giggles (咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the _9_ rush to my face.I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not _10_.” I did my best to follow her _11_ as I continued with the routine.When the curtain dropped
5、, so did my hopes for the evening.I _12_ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face.I ran backstage, but no one could _13_ me down.Recently I realized I had been a _14_ that night.I was _15_ but I fought the urge to run off the stage.Instead, I finished the routine with a s
6、mile on my face.Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.1A.pressure Bimpression Cdebate Dattention2A.take Bshow Cput Dgive3A.reasonable Bsuitable Cobvious Dperfect4A.dressed Bfolded Ccovered Dmixed5A.music Baudience Ccurtain Dstage6A.eas
7、y Bactive Cadventurous Dextra7A.containing Bhiding Csharing Dkeeping8A.wandered Bslipped Cwaved Dskipped9A.blood Bpleasure Cpride Dtear10A.leave Bcheer Cbelieve Dnotice11A.gesture Bexample Cadvice Dplan12A.argued Bshouted Cbegged Dsobbed13A.turn Bcalm Clet Dput14A.star Bpioneer Closer Dfool15A.satis
8、fied Bmoved Cembarrassed Dconfused二、语法填空My mother had some words for me.“Dont be always particular about your (1)_ (presence) work and income.” My mother said to me softly, “As a matter of fact, you have done well and made great achievement (2)_ the entertainment field.” My face turned red on hearin
9、g (3)_ my mother said.She is right.Many other actors are worse off (4)_ me at present, (5)_ they are likely to be content with their life and be happy most of the time.I feel upset with my situation just because I seldom (6)_ (communication) with others and it seems as if I am cut off (7)_ outside w
10、orld.I should have known when to hold fast and when to let go, (8)_ can help me avoid (9)_ (feel) great pressure and upset.I must know how to care for others and try not to misunderstand (10)_In this way, I will get close to leading a happy life.三、阅读理解(2014年广州一模)The recent publication of antobiograp
11、hies by two of Britains greatest scientists, biologist Richard Dawkins and physicist Stephen Hawking, is a wonderful opporturtity to compare and contrast these two remarkable men.Surprisingly, they have rather more in common than we think. Most striking is the similarity in their backgrounds.They we
12、re born in the early 1940s to middle class familiesnot wealthy but comfortably off, with a strong commitment to academic excellence and public service.Both families were keen to send their boys to Oxford Universityand both succeeded, Dawkins studying zoology and Hawking physics. Neither man has a ve
13、ry positive view of his early university life.Hawking describes the attitude at Oxford in the 1950s and 1960s as very antiwork, “You were supposed to either be brilliant without effort or fail.Hard work was looked down upon by students and we all pretended that nothing was worth making an effort for
14、.” He estimates that he studied for no more than an hour a day as an undergraduate student (本科生) Undergraduate life was somewhat more rewarding for Dawkins.Like Hawking, he wasnt particularly hardworking and never attended his lectures.But he found Oxfords system of weekly essaybased lessons with an
15、 academic tutor useful, “It was really only the tutorial system that educated me.” For both men, scientific life really got going as postgraduates after 1962.Dawkins, who remained at Oxford, describes brilliantly the academic competition among the postgraduate students, which he believed helped push
16、 him to develop the ideas that formed the basis of his most famous book, The Selfish Gens.This volume transformed scientific thinking about Darwinian evolution. Hawking, on the other hand, moved to Cambridge University after graduation，where his research into the universe would eventually make him t
17、he most famous physicist since Albert Einstein.He writes movingly about the disease which progressively crippled his entire body, leaving him unable to move and only able to communicate using a computer controlled by his eyes.Although communication is slowhe can write only 3 words a minute using the
18、 machinehis illness has not affected his mind or his research on spacetime and the origins of the universe.Each book is recommended individually as a personal introduction to an important scientific thinker.Read together, they provide a superb background to the academic and social climate of postwar
19、 British research.1Which of the following describes a similarity in Hawkings and Dawkins backgrounds?AThey were both from wealthy families.BThey studied the same subject in university.CThey graduated from the same secondary school.DThey both came from families that valued good education.2Why did Haw
20、king study very little as an undergraduate student?AHe preferred doing his own research and experiments.BStudents considered it inappropriate to study too much.CThe materials discussed in lectures were very easy for him.DHe was more interested in making friends with his classmates.3According to Dawk
21、ins, what helped him develop his most important ideas?AHis hard work as an undergraduate.BThe support he received from his family.CThe excellent tutors at Oxford University.DThe competition from other postgraduate students.4What can we reasonably infer about the two scientists from the passage?ADawk
22、ins worked much harder than Hawking as an undergraduate.BHawking is more respected by the scientific community.CThey knew each other during their studies at Oxford.DHawking has experienced more physical difficulties.5What is the function of the last paragraph?ATo state which book the writer prefers.
23、BTo recommend the reviewed books to readers.CTo summarize the achievements of the two scientists.DTo suggest the order in which the books should be read.Unit 4Body language能力检测一、本文讲述当年年仅七岁的作者在舞蹈表演中出现失误，却坚持微笑着完成表演，多年后终于释然的故事。1D“我”只有七岁，但是“我”是人们“注意”的焦点。attention注意。2B最后，在经过了几周的准备之后，“我”要在舞蹈表演中“展示”“我”所付出的
24、辛苦和努力的成果。show off展示。3D根据下文可知作者刚开始认为一切都应该是“完美的”。4A“我”等在后台，“穿着”黑色的紧身衣，扎着金色的腰带。dress up in 穿着。5B演员们要面对观众表演，所以舞蹈班成员是面对“观众”站在一个两英尺见方的箱子上做固定动作。6A根据上文对动作的解释可知这是一个“简单的”动作。7D“我”把注意力集中在“保持”笑容，高昂着头，以至于没留神脚伸到了哪儿。表示“保持某种状态”用keep。8B“我”没踩上同伴的箱子，“滑倒”了。slip滑倒。9A自己的表演出现了失误，肯定非常尴尬，所以作者能够听到观众席上传来的咯咯笑声，感到“血”冲上了脸。10D如果你出
25、现了失误，要继续微笑下去，这样观众就不会“注意到”了。D项符合语境。11C根据下文的叙述可知，作者尽力按老师的“建议”去做，继续完成了动作。12D由后文的“tasting the salt from the tears”可知作者哭了起来，故选sob，意为“抽泣”。13B在当时的情境下，自然没有人能一下子使作者情绪稳定下来，用calm down表示“使平静”，符合语境。 14A事情过去这么多年后，作者能够回过头来重新审视自己，认识到那天晚上自己就是一个“明星”。15C根据前面的叙述可知，作者当时的失误使得自己非常“尴尬”。二、本文主要讲述了母亲对“我”进行了一番教育，以及“我”自己的一些想法。1
26、present形容词作定语修饰后面的名词。2inin与field搭配表示“在某个领域”。3whatwhat在宾语从句中作宾语。4than根据前面的比较级worse可知此处填than。5but由上下文语境可知此处表示转折，故用but。6communicate从句中缺少谓语，且时态为一般现在时，故用communicate。7the此处表特指。8whichwhich引导一个非限制性定语从句，指代前面整个句子。9feelingavoid后接动词ing形式作宾语。10themthem指代others (其他人)。三、本文主要讲述了最新出版的两位伟大的英国科学家生物学家理查德道金斯和物理学家斯蒂芬霍金的自
27、传，通过比较发现两位科学家之间有很多相同的经历。1D细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知，他们都来自很重视教育的家庭。2B细节理解题。由第三段可知，作者在本科阶级很少花时间学习的原因是他和同学样都认为努力学习会被耻笑都假装没什么是值得花工夫去学习的。故选B。3D细节理解题。由文章第五段第二句话可以得出是他与研究生班的同学之间的竞争帮助他发展了他最重要的想法。故选D。4D推理判断题。由倒数第二段的“He writes movingly about the disease which progressively crippled his entire body, leaving him unable to move.”可知， 物理学家斯蒂芬霍金教授遭受了更多的身体上的折磨。5B细节理解题。最后一段的作用是向读者推荐这两本自传
