1、Unit 4 第一课时.单词拼写1This _ (理论) is helpful to explain how the universe began.2The big project has cost almost as much as one _ (十亿) dollars.3Two people have been killed in the _ (暴力的) incident on March 2nd.4Across the _ (地球), sea level varies by hundreds of feet.5People suffering hunger still _ (存在) in
2、 many parts of the world today.6Smoking is _ (有害的) to health, but there are still many people picking it up.7Some people are still _ (迷惑的) about how the computer works.8_ (不像) what you supposed, only few people attended his birthday party.9The new owners have tried to give the restaurant a more fami
3、lyfriendly _ (气氛)10The little boy is interested in _ (天文学)答案：1.theory2.billion3.violent4.globe5.exist6.harmful7.puzzled8.Unlike9.atmosphere10.astronomy.完成句子1The scientists experiments _ (产生) a new drug.2If you give up this chance, youll regret it _ (迟早)3After a long time wait, _ (轮到她) to learn how t
4、o drive.4_ (下蛋) is the ant queens fulltime job.5Their son _(被阻止上大学) because of their low income.6These families mainly _ (生存) their poor wages.7The girl listened with _ (迷惑的表情) on her face.8Sometimes, doing exercise violently _ (对健康有害)9_ (不是这个淘气孩子的特点) to stay calm for such a long time.10As he was an
5、gry, he shut the door _ (猛地)答案：1.gave birth to2.in time3.it is her turn4.Laying eggs5.was prevented from going to college6.exist on7a puzzled expression8.is harmful to/does harm to health9It is unlike the naughty boy10.violently/with violence.语法填空1The new rules make _possible for people here to have
6、 a peaceful environment.答案：it句意：这些新规定使这里的人们能够拥有一个和平的环境。it作形式宾语，真正的宾语为后面的不定式的复合结构。2The festival of this year has been a great success, _(like) the year before when it rained nonstop.答案：unlike句意：今年这个节日过得很成功，不像前年过节时，雨下个不停。3People of Chitian County, Japan, had been always trying hard to keep themselves
7、_(hurt) by the tsunami (海啸), but unfortunately it happened.答案：from being hurt句意：日本池田县的人们一直努力避免海啸的伤害，但是不幸的事情还是发生了。keep. from doing. 阻止做。此结构中介词from不可省掉。4The worker earned little money a month, so he had to exist_ only fast noodles.答案：on句意：这个工人一个月挣的钱很少，因此不得不靠方便面度日。exist on靠生存。5Grace doesnt want to move
8、 to New York because she thinks if she were_(live) there, she wouldnt be able to see her parents very often.答案：to live本题考查虚拟语气。句意：格蕾丝不想搬到纽约去，因为她认为如果她住在那里她就不能经常见到她的父母了。根据句意可知，because后面的分句表示将来的事情，且根据she wouldnt be able to see her parents very often可知空白处要用虚拟语气，表示将来的动作，if从句可用should do，were to do或did。6It
9、 is wrong to sell products that are harmful _ the people.答案：to句意：销售对人有害的产品是不对的。be harmful to为固定搭配，意思是“对有害”。7In order to be _time for Christmas, all these gifts must be mailed immediately.答案：in句意：为了及时赶上圣诞节，所有这些礼物应马上寄出。(be) in time for sth“及时赶上某事”，符合题意。8Seeing the bad results of the exams, she was rat
10、her upset and felt _(puzzle) about her future.答案：puzzled句意：看着这糟糕的考试成绩，她相当泄气，对未来感到迷惘。puzzled迷惑的，迷惘的feel puzzled about对感到迷惑/迷惘。.阅读理解Scientists now believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see. We wont see them with the biggest telescope in the world，on the clearest night of the year
11、. Thats because they are invisible (不可见的). They are the mysterious dead stars called black holes.You might find it hard to imagine that stars die. After all ，our sun is a star. Year after year we see it up in the sky, burning brightly，giving us heat and light. The sun certainly doesnt seem to be get
12、ting old or weak. But stars do burn out and die after billions of years.As the stars gases burn, they give off light and heat. But when the gases run out, the star stops burning and begins to die. As the star cools, the outer layers of the star pull in toward the center. The star squashes into (挤进)
13、a smaller and smaller ball. Imagine if the earth were crushed (挤压) until it was the size of a tiny marble (玻璃弹子). Thats how tightly this dead star, a black hole，is packed (堆积). What pulls the star in toward its center with such power? Its gravity. A black hole is so tightly packed that its gravity s
14、ucks in (吸进) everythingeven light. The light from a black hole can never come back to your eyes. Thats why you see nothing but blackness.1Which of the following can explain how the star dies?AAs the gases run out，it cools down.BAs it collides (碰撞) with other stars，it crashes.CAs it sucks in too much
15、 light，it explodes.DAs it gets hotter and hotter，it explodes.答案：A细节理解题。由第三段第二句话可知。2The underlined word“mysterious” in Paragraph 1 probably means _.AordinaryBbrightCstrangeDcommon答案：C猜测词义题。由所在句前介绍可知，这些星星是我们无法看见的，所以说是“奇怪的，神秘的”。3Which of the following is NOT a fact?ABlack holes are dead stars.BBlack ho
16、les have gravity.CThe dead stars are tightly packed.DThe sun wont die even after billions of years.答案：D细节理解题。由第二段最后两句话可知。4What happens after a star dies?AIt becomes invisible.BIt falls to the earth.CIt burns up all of its gases.DIt becomes brighter and easier to see.答案：A推理判断题。由最后一段内容可推知，当一颗星星死亡后，就看不
17、见了。5Why cant you see light when you look at a black hole?ABecause most black holes are so far away.BBecause the gravity of a black hole is so strong that it sucks the light inward.CBecause as the stars gases burn, it stops giving off heat and light.DBecause its outer layer pulls in toward its center
18、 as a star cools.答案：B推理判断题。由最后一段后三句话可推知。.完形填空(2014全国新课标)As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine (常规) basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this _1_ at work in people of all _2_. For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about _3_ w
19、ith their new toys. But their _4_ soon wears off and by January those _5_ toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of _6_ stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someones _7_ interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child _8_ bathes it and brushe
20、s its fun. Within a short time, however, the _9_ of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great _10_ but are soon looking forward to _11_. The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many _12_， who now complain (抱怨) about the
21、 long drives to work, _13_ drove for hours at a time when they first _14_ their drivers licenses (执照)? Before people retire, they usually _15_ to do a lot of _16_ things, which they never had _17_ to do while working. But _18_ after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the ot
22、her pastimes become as boring as the jobs they _19_. And, like the child in January, they go searching for new _20_.文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。告诉我们，所有的事情按照一定的常规来进行的话，人后悔感到无聊厌倦的，这适合于所有年龄的人。然后从孩子到退休的老人举例来说明这一点。1A.principleBhabitCwayDpower答案：A 文章开头提出，一般来说，所有形式的活动当它们按照一定的常规来进行的话，都会造成人无聊厌倦。这是一个常规，一个规则，故本空应填principle，
23、意为“原则”。而 habit个人行为习惯；way方法，方式；power权利，力量，均不合语境。2A.partiesBracesCcountriesDages答案：D由后文可知，这个原则适应于所有年龄的人。party政党；race种族；country国家；age年龄。由后面举得孩子和年轻人的例子可知。3A.workingBlivingCplaying Dgoing答案：C在圣诞节的早上，孩子们很显然是对玩儿新玩具很兴奋。 play with玩，跟玩儿，符合语境。work with跟共事；live with跟一起生活；go with跟一起去，均不合语境。4A.confidence Binteres
24、tCanxiety Dsorrow答案：B 由常识可知，孩子们刚开始玩儿新玩具时，很感兴趣，但是慢慢地，就会失去兴趣。confidence自信；interest兴趣；anxiety焦虑；sorrow伤心。由语境可知B项正确。5A.same BextraCfunny Dexpensive答案：A 很显然，此处表示的是“圣诞节的新玩具被放置一边了”，也就是跟刚开始的是一样的玩具，故选same同样的，一样的。而非extra(额外的)，funny(可笑的)，expensive(昂贵的)。6A.wellorganizedBcolorfullyprintedCnewlycollected Dhalffil
25、led答案：D由空后面的信息 unfinished models可知，此处表示“还没有集满的集邮册”，即：halffilled。wellorganized有序的，有条理的；colorfulprinted彩印的；newlycollected新收集的，均不合语境。7A.broad BpassingCdifferent Dmain答案：B前面提到没集满的集邮册，未完成的模型，这每一个都是某个人短暂兴趣的纪念碑。broad广泛的；passing经过的，passing interest短暂的兴趣；different不同的；main主要的。由语境可知B项正确。8A.silently Bimpatientl
26、y Cgladly Dworriedly答案：C由常识可知，当父母带回家一个宠物时，刚开始孩子们很高兴的给它洗澡，梳毛；silently默默地；impatiently不耐烦地；gladly高兴地；worriedly担心地。由语境可知C项正确。9A.promiseBburdenCrightDgame答案：B由语境可知，过一段时间之后，照顾宠物的责任就移交到父母手上。promise保证；burden负担，责任；right权利；game游戏。由语境可知B项正确。10A.courageBcalmnessCconfusionDexcitement答案：D青少年刚进高中是非常兴奋，激动的。courage勇
27、气；calmness镇静，冷静；confusion困惑；excitement兴奋，激动。11A.graduation Bindependence Cresponsibility Dsuccess答案：A新鲜劲刚过，就会盼望着毕业。graduation毕业；independence自立，独立；responsibility责任；success成功。很显然，这些学生兴奋劲过去之后就会盼望着毕业，故A项正确。12A.childrenBstudentsCadultsDretirees答案：C由空后的long drives of work可知，此处举的是成年人的例子，故C项正确。13A.carefully
28、BeagerlyCnervously Dbravely答案：B由常识可知，刚拿到驾照，肯定会迫不及待地一次开上几个小时。carefully小心地；eagerly急切地；迫不及待地；nervously紧张地；bravely勇敢地。由语境可知B项正确。 14A.requiredBobtainedCnoticed Ddiscovered答案：B此处表示“刚拿到驾照”，obtain得到，获得，符合语境。require要求；notice注意到；discover发现，均不合语境。15A.need BlearnCstartDplan答案：D 由常识可知，人在退休前往往要计划好退休后干很多事。need需要；l
29、earn学会；start开始；plan计划。16A.great BstrangeCdifficult Dcorrect答案：A 由语境可知，退休前计划要干的都是在上班时不能干的大事，即：great things，故A项正确。strange奇怪的，陌生的；difficult困难的；correct正确的，均不合语境。17A.time BmoneyCskillsDknowledge答案：A工作时，缺的是时间；工作时没时间干的事，就计划退休后干。18A.only BwellCevenDsoon答案：D由常识可知，退休后不久，诸如打高尔夫球，钓鱼，读书以及所有的打发时间的休闲活动就跟他们离开的工作一样无
30、聊了。此处表示“时间上的快”，要用副词soon。only只有；well好的；even甚至，均不合语境。19A.lost BchoseCleftDquit答案：C由常识可知，退休就是离开工作岗位，即leave，而非 quit(辞职，退出)；lose(失去)，choose(选择)。20A.pets BtoysCfriends Dcolleagues答案：B 就像一月份的孩子一样，他们又去寻找新的玩具了。这与上文相呼应。上文提到，圣诞过后，孩子很快就对圣诞玩具不感兴趣了。.短文改错Last Sunday I saw a worst storm in years. It came sudden and
31、 went on for over three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot，but all was quiet. Then a strong wind started to blow into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out the open window. As I ran out to catch it, big drop of rain began to
32、 fall. When I come back into my house, it was raining more harder and harder. Then I heard a loud crashing sound from the back of the house. When I ran out of my room to find out that had happened, a big tree had fallen down and broke the top of the backroom.答案：Last Sunday I saw worst storm in years
33、. It came and went on for over three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot， all was quiet. Then a strong wind started to blow into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out the open window. As I ran out to catch ， big of rain began to fall. When I back into my house, it was raining harder and harder. Then I heard a loud crashing sound from the back of the house. When I ran out of my room to find out had happened，a big tree had fallen down and the top of the backroom.