1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 4 PygmalionSection Using Language .单词拼写1The robber in arms wanted to _ (抢劫) the bank.2They found it wiser to _ (妥协) with her.3Hopes of a peaceful settlement are now _ (逐渐消失)4His heart sickened at the thought of that _ (可怕的) scene.5Do you realize how _ (令人讨厌的) you are?6We could h
2、ear the child _ (啜泣)in the dark room.7We _ (俯视) the church from our office.8The r_ whistled and the game began.9She likes chocolate c_ with white cream filling.10She was paralysed from the _ (腰部) down.答案：1.robpromise3.fading4.horrible5.disgusting6.sobbing7.overlook8.referee9.cookies10.waist.用方框内所给单词
3、或短语的适当形式完成下面短文As we know, we are 1._ friends. A good friend is kind enough to 2._ our mistakes and help us out when we are in trouble. And true friendship will not 3._ with time. Im grateful that I have such a good friend. 4._， I was invited to a party. After I was 5._，I met my old friend Jack. I re
4、membered that I had difficulty in pronouncing those difficult words when in high school and it was Jack who gave me a lot of help. Every time I made a mistake in pronunciation, he would ask me to say the word 6._ and correct my pronunciation. Im so lucky to have a good friend like him. Thank you，Jac
5、k!答案：1.in need of2.overlook3.fade out4.The other day5.shown in6.once more.单项填空1. If we all agree to make a(n)_ with each other when we are in disputes, wars are forever gone and we are surely living in peace. A. adjustment B. compromise C. promise D. acquaintance答案：B考查名词辨析。句意：如果我们在有争端时彼此之间作出妥协，战争就会不
6、再爆发，我们想必就会和平地生活。make a compromise with“与妥协”，符合句意。 2.When did the accident happen?_ when I was walking in the street. A. The other day B. Some day C. Another day D. Other day答案：A考查短语辨析。句意：“那个事故是什么时候发生的？”“前几天当我正在街上走着的时候。”the other day“前几天”；some day“总有一天；将来有一天”；another day“改天”；other day前面得有修饰词，如the, so
7、me等。根据题意选A项。 3. Those cats _ me of my sleep. A. quarrelled B. robbed C. interrupted D. broke答案：B考查动词辨析。句意：那些猫吵得我无法入睡。quarrel“吵架”；rob“抢劫；剥夺”；rob sb. of sth.“剥夺某人某物”，符合题意。interrupt“打断”，后直接接人或会话等。break“打断；插嘴”。根据题意选B项。4. I forgot to buy milk in the store; therefore I had to go there _. A. once more B. i
8、n case C. at last D. in time答案：A考查副词短语辨析。句意：我忘记在商店买牛奶了，因此不得不再去那儿一次。once more“再一次”，符合语境。in case “以防万一”；at last“最后”；in time“及时”。5What has happened to the president possibly? Why he hasnt _ at the meeting?I have no idea. A. showed around B. showed off C. showed up D. showed in答案：C考查show的短语。show around“
9、领某人参观”；show off“炫耀”；show up“出现”；show in “领进”。结合句意C项正确。6The critics _ Jane Austens novels as realism rather than romanticism. A. separate B. classify C. distinguish D. estimate答案：B句意：评论家把简奥斯汀的小说归为现实主义流派而不是浪漫主义流派。 classify“分类；归类”，符合题意。separate“分开；隔离”；distinguish“区分；辨别”；estimate“估计；估算”。7The music _ and
10、 this moving film came to an end. A. died out B. faded out C. blocked out D. left out答案：B句意：音乐渐弱，这部感人的电影也结束了。fade out“(声音、画面)逐渐模糊；渐淡”，符合题意。 die out“灭亡；逐渐消失”；block out“挡住(光线)”；leave out“省去；遗漏”。8The children, _ had played the whole day long, were worn out.Aall of what Ball of whichCall of them Dall of
11、 whom答案：D本题考查定语从句。句意：孩子们都玩了一整天，都累坏了。分析结构可知，此处是非限制性定语从句，排除A、C项；定语从句的先行词为 the children, 为人，排除B项。所以正确答案为D。9We have faith that the project, if _ according to the plan, will definitely work out well. A. carrying out B. being carried out C. carried out D. to be carried out答案：C句意：我们坚信，这项工程如果按照计划实施的话会进展顺利。t
12、he project与carry out之间存在被动关系，故用过去分词置于if后作条件状语；if carried out.相当于一个一般现在时被动语态的条件句if it is carried out.的省略。A项表示主动、进行意义；B项被动，进行意义；D项表示将来、被动意义。10I wonder whether I can use your computer._ Its being repaired. A. I dont agree. B. Dont mention it. C. Im sorry. D. No problem.答案：C句意：“不知道我是否可以用你的电脑。”“对不起。它正在维修
13、中。”由答语的半后部分可知，Im sorry“对不起”，符合题意。I dont agree“我不同意”，语气生硬，不礼貌；dont mention it“不要提了”；no problem“没有问题”。.完形填空 Some years ago, an American policeman found a woman lying near a lonely road. She did not appear to have _1_， but she was trembling and clearly in a state of shock, so he rushed her to the _2_ h
14、ospital. She began to tell the doctor on duty a story which was _3_ in all respects. She had been _4_ along a country road _5_ she had been stopped by a flying saucer _6_ in front of her. She had been forced to leave the car and _7_ the flying saucer by creatures which looked like human beings and w
15、hich could easily make themselves _8_ although they could not _9_. They could read her thoughts and she could read _10_. They tested her politely and allowed her to _11_ after carrying out a number of tests on her. As she otherwise seemed to be _12_，the doctor decided that she was probably suffering
16、 from the side effects of some medicine.The woman insisted on being _13_ to go home，but when she gave her address, it was in a town over a thousand miles from the _14_. The police then started to make inquiries(打听) and soon _15_ that there was already a _16_ going on for the woman, _17_ husband badl
17、y reported that she had _18_. Her car had been found with the drivers door open and the engine running. _19_ the car the surface of the road had been completely destroyed not by an explosion or anything of that kind，but _20_ a large, round, whitehot object had burnt through it.1A. a rest B. an accid
18、entC. a test D. an idea答案：B根据前后语境，排除C、D两项，but的转折语意告诉我们B项是正确的。(have) a rest在语意上与后面的but不形成转折。2A. more famous B. most famousC. best D. nearest答案：D根据语境和生活常识知应选D项。在生活中，若在路上遇到生病的人应立刻把她(他)送往最近的一家医院，不应为其他三个答案。3A. funny B. sadC. moving D. astonishing答案：D根据下文所讲述的“She had been stopped by the flying saucer.She
19、had been forced to leave her car and enter the flying saucer.They had carried out a number of tests on her.”等可推知，她所讲述的这一经历应是“令人吃惊的”。4A. driving B. walkingC. running D. wandering答案：A下文中的“She had been forced to leave the car.”已明确告诉我们A项是正确的。5A. as B. sinceC. when D. if答案：C这是一典型的句式结构，when在此相当于at that ti
20、me。例如：We were to start out when it began to rain.我们正要出发，这时天开始下雨了。6A. rising B. flyingC. running D. landing答案：D根据语境应为“降落在她面前”。7A. enter B. visitC. watch D. clean答案：A根据下文中的“.and allowed her to leave after carrying out a number of tests on her.”可知选A项。8A. noticed B. seenC. understood D. heard答案：Cmake on
21、eself understood使某人被理解，根据下文“They could read her thoughts and she could read theirs.”可知选C项。9A. move B. thinkC. read D. speak答案：D与上一题是相辅相成的，即“尽管他们不能讲话，但能使他们被她所明白。”10A. their B. theirsC. her D. hers答案：B根据“They could read her thoughts and she could read _.”可知此处应表达对等关系，故用theirs。 11A. leave B. stayC. driv
22、e D. watch答案：A根据上文中的“She had been forced to leave the car and enter the flying saucer.”可知选A项。12A. happy B. thankfulC. nervous D. normal答案：D由于句中有otherwise这一转折词，故选D项。13A. told B. allowedC. advised D. ordered答案：B由于检查的情况是“normal”和“side effects of some medicine”可知选B项。14A. earth B. carC. road D. hospital答
23、案：D本句的意思为“她住在一个城镇上，离这家医院有一千英里远”。15A. decided B. believedC. supposed D. discovered答案：D上文“.started to make inquiries(打听).”与本空构成顺承关系，意为“打听并不久发现”。16A. discussion B. searchC. movement D. meeting答案：B语境表明，有人已经在找这位妇女，即为“a search for”，表示“寻找”。17A. which B. whenC. whose D. where答案：C分析整句可知，这是由whose引导的非限制性定语从句，w
24、hose在句中作定语。18A. disappeared B. fledC. returned D. left答案：A根据下文可知，她的丈夫知道她失踪了。disappear意为“消失，失踪”。19A. Behind B. In front ofC. Below D. At the foot of答案：B由“.she had been stopped by a flying saucer in front of her.”可知，飞碟落在了车前面，所以应是车前面的路被毁。20A. as B. ifC. as if D. only if答案：C由于这是一种推断，故答案为C项。.阅读理解 The wor
25、ks of Shakespeare and Wordsworth are “rocketboosters (火箭助推器)” to the brain and better therapy than selfhelp books, researchers will say this week. Scientists, psychologists (心理学家) and English academics at Liverpool University have found that reading the works of the Bard and other classical writers
26、has a beneficial effect on the mind, catches the readers attention and cause moments of selfreflection. Using scanners(扫描仪), they monitored the brain activity of volunteers as they read works by William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, T. S Eliot and others. They then “translated” the texts into mor
27、e “straightforward(通俗易懂的)”， modern language and again monitored the readers brains as they read the words. Scans showed that the more “challenging” prose (散文)and poetry set off far more electrical activity in the brain than the more pedestrian(通俗化) versions. Scientists were able to study the brain a
28、ctivity as it responded to each word and record how it “lit up” as the readers encountered unusual words, surprising phrases or difficult sentence structure. This “lighting up” of the mind lasts longer than the initial electrical spark, shifting the brain to a higher gear, encouraging further readin
29、g. The research also found that reading poetry, in particular, increased activity in the right hemisphere (半球)of the brain, an area concerned with “autobiographical memory”， helping the reader to reflect on and reappraise their own experiences in light of what they have read. The academics said this
30、 meant the classics were more useful than selfhelp books. Philip Davis, an English professor who has worked on the study with the universitys magnetic resonance centre, will tell a conference this week: “Serious literature acts like a rocketbooster to the brain.” The research shows the power of lite
31、rature to shift mental pathways, to create new thoughts, shapes and connections in the young and the elderly alike.文章大意：本文主要讲了阅读莎士比亚的作品和其他古典作家的作品可促进大脑发展。 1. How do classics such as Shakespeare and Wordsworth benefit the readers? A. They set off far less electrical activity in the brain. B. They ligh
32、t up the mind shorter than the initial electrical spark. C. They shift physical pathways in the young and the elderly. D. They draw readers attention and help make self examination.答案：D细节理解题。依据文章第二段“Scientists.moments of self reflection.”可知选D。2Why do they “translate” the texts into more “straightfor
33、ward”， modern language? A. To prove that classics are more useful than ordinary versions. B. To show selfhelp books act like rocketboosters to the brain.C. To tell serious literature sets off far less electrical activity.D. To make known ordinary versions set off more electrical activity.答案：A推理判断题。根
34、据全文内容，尤其第五段“Scans showed that the more “challenging” prose and poetry set off far more.”可知选A。3What does the underlined word “encountered” probably mean in the passage?A. found out B. met withC. learned about D. knew about答案：B词义猜测题。根据第六段可知，科学家们能够研究大脑对每一个词语做出反应时的活动，并记录下读者在遇到生僻词语、新奇短语或复杂的句子结构时大脑如何“被激活”
35、。根据语境可知该词意为“遇到，碰上”。4Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Ordinary Versions Create New ThoughtsB. Modern Language Increases the BrainC. Classics Help Improve the Brain ActivityD. Selfhelp Books, Rocketboosters答案：C主旨大意题。综合全文可以发现：阅读莎士比亚及其他古典作家的作品对心智发展大有裨益。选 做 题.短文改错此题要求改正短文
36、中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在答题卡相应的位置上画一个勾()；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词写在答题卡相应的位置，用斜线(划掉。此行缺一个词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该加的词，并附带前(后)词。此行错一个词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该错词和改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。I arrived in London in a rainy night. I did not know 1._way to my hotel, so I asked a driver. I not only spoke English2._very care
37、ful, but very clearly as well. The driver, however，3._could not understand myself. I repeated my question several4._times and at last he understands. He answered me, but he spoke5._either slowly nor clearly. “I am a foreigner，” I said. Then he6._spoke slowly but still I could understand him. My teac
38、her never7._spoke English like that! We looked at each other. Then he8._said anything and I understood it.“Youll learn English soon！”9._he said. Now I wonder that if the English speak English.10._答案：1.inon2.theway3.carefulcarefully4myselfme5.understandsunderstood6.eitherneither7.couldcouldnt(或加not)8
39、.9.anythingsomething10.去掉that.阅读表达阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。 1 Every few weeks，Lu Jinhuas family met for dinner at a restaurant close to her home in Beijing. But the happy mealtime almost always ended with an unhappy scene: her children would insist that Lu leave the table before she embarrass
40、ed them by asking to take the leftover food home in takeaway bags. 2But on Sunday, the 63yearold lady was delighted to discover that the restaurant had made a number of changes. A poster on the Samfdearly stated, “Save food, dont waste it”. Instead of persuading customers to order expensive dishes,
41、the waitress suggested a small order that could be added later if people were still hungry. At the end of the dinner, Lus daughter even volunteered to _. 3“This is the happiest dinner I had in that restaurant so far，and I am so glad to see these changes. ”Lu said. 4A campaign against food wastage is
42、 sweeping China, a country where 128 million people live below the poverty line. Every year, food valued at 200 billion yuan ( $ 32 billion) is thrown away in China. The volume is equivalent to the amount consumed by more than 200 million people during a 12month period. 5A proposal opposing waste in
43、 January is part of a drive by Chinas new leaders. Many provinces have launched their own moredetailed versions. Henan province has ordered that business meals should have no more than four dishes, and alcohol is prohibited. Guizhou has set a time limit of 45 minutes on meals paid for by the public
44、purse.6The public has also adopted the idea. Many restaurants discourage customers from ordering more than they can eat. Taking leftovers home is encouraged. Some of them have started to use smaller plates and the prices are cheaper. A proposal on the Internet calling on people to eat up everything
45、on their plates attracted the participation of 2.74 million people within the first two weeks.1. How does the author start the topic of the passage? (no more than 5 words)_2. Why did Lu Jinhuas children refuse to take the leftover food home? ( no more than 8 words)_3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph
46、2 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)_4. What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about? (no more than 10 words)_5. Whats the publics attitude to the governments proposal? (no more than 8 words)_答案：1. By telling a real story.2. Because they felt embarrassed if she did that.3. take the leftover food h
47、ome/ask for takeaway bags4. The government has taken measures to oppose food wastage.5. They support/back up the governments proposal/They are in favor of the governments proposal.六选五根据短文内容，请从以下选项出符合各段意思的小标题，选项中有一项是多余选项。A. Be in a Good MoodB. Dont Try to MultitaskC. Dont Break the SignalD. Stay Focu
48、sed on the RoadE. Keep Your Vehicle in Good ConditionF. Drinking and Driving Has Fatal Consequences Traffic Safety Tips If you are among those who think that traffic safety tips are something that need to be given to children and not adults, you are so young. Being an adult, it is our responsibility
49、 to set a good example to others. Remember when you are driving a car with your teenaged son or daughter sitting next to you, he or she is watching you and observing how you drive. So make sure that you follow all the necessary traffic rules to set a good example. Some of the effective traffic safet
50、y tips are mentioned below. Put Your Seat Belt On The first thing that you are supposed to do, and make sure that others in the car also do, is to put your seat belt on. In case there is a child in the car between the age of 4 and 8, a booster seat(儿童座椅)should be used as safety belts are not meant f
51、or small children and cannot protect them in case of accidents. Kids under the age of 12 should never sit on the front seat. 1._ Do you drive, listen to music, eat your sandwich and speak on the phone all at the same time? If you do this, you are not displaying your super powers but allowing multipl
52、e things to distract you. Once you are driving, be alone or with your friends and family, you are responsible for everyone present in the car. So stop doing other things and focus on driving safety. 2._ Teenagers and young adults especially, dont realize the risks they are putting themselves into. A
53、lcohol influences your mood and mind and may not give you the judgment and control that you need to have when driving safely. Even smoking should be avoided and drugs should not be consumed if you are planning to drive. 3._ Driving under pressure with your mind occupied with issues at work or at hom
54、e would easily allow you to distract your mind off the road leading to an accident. So make sure that you dont let the things outside your car affect you when you are in the car. Sleep properly and stay relaxed before hitting the road. 4._ Your emotions or impatience may make you break the signal at
55、 times. Or break the speed limit because you are getting late. Dont do that! The consequences for that may actually be enough to separate you from your drivers license on a permanent basis. Make sure you obey the traffic rules and guidelines and do all to be a responsible citizen.5_ Last but not lea
56、st, keep your car in good condition. Make sure you are giving your car for servicing and maintenance on time. Make sure you always check your vehicle tires before hitting the road and dont run out of gas! So these were some of the main traffic safety tips that Should be followed by one and all in or
57、der to stay safe and be an example to others. Remember, rules and regulations are made for your own benefit and safety. So make sure that you obey them. Take care and have a safe ride.答案：15BFDCE.任务型读写 The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it
58、will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth. On July 17, a piece four kilometres wide enters the Earths atmosphere with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound.
59、 The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the seabed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, one kilometre high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometres an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.Before
60、 the waves reach South America，the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by e
61、arthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the Earth are already dead, and the north wont escape for long. Because of the explosion, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, and temperature around the world falls to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun wont be seen again for many years. Wa
62、rs break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million remain alive. Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disap
63、peared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldnt live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?ReasonsResultsOne piece (1)_ the South Atlantic at 200 times (2)_ than the sound.The sea boils and a hu
64、ge bole is made in the seabed. A tsunami (海啸) strikes southern Africa, (3)_ cities on the African coast, and (4)_ millions of people.A massive (5)_ happens when the fourkilometrewide piece of the (6)_ enters the Earths (7)_The sun is hidden by clouds of dust and the temperature falls to almost zero.
65、 People (8)_food which causes wars and only 10 million people remain alive. The human beings are (9)_ with the danger of (10)_ out.答案：1.hits2.faster3.destroying4.drowning5.explosionet7.atmosphere8.lack9.faced10.dying.补全句子根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出填空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选题。How often do you use he Internet?_1_But
66、I usually use it to check my email. I dont often surf the Internet. You use the Internet a lot, dont you?_2_So, youre working online eight hours a day. It can be awful when the connection is poor._3_ Sometimes I also help others in the office if theyre having trouble online.How useful do you think t
67、he Internet is as a source of information?I think its useful. _4_ The information online may be false. You dont see what you buy online until you actually get it._5_We usually find the website of shops, then visit the shop and buy when weve seen the products. A. But there are two big problems.B. Yes
68、. I usually surf the Internet to look through the news.C. Why do you want to buy something online?D. Yes. I use it to find products at the lowest price for my company.E. Yes. I like the job though.F. How do you solve the problems when shopping online?G. I use it almost everyday.答案： 1. G2. D3. E4. A5. F- 14 - 版权所有高考资源网