1、Unit4（人教新课标必修5）英语人教版必修5 Unit 4Making the news高考链接完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Ive always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.What I 1 most about visiting my boyfriends parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining ro
2、om as we 2 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to 3 his family as cold. When we got into the 4 to go home, his father suddenly appeared. 5 , he began to wash his sons windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass.I learned another lesson about love a few years late
3、r. My father often 6 me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. Its a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant 7 or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his 8 me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my fathers success in business
4、and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his 9 morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I 10 him. When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, Ive often felt 11 . For example, I always return phone calls 12 and regularly contact wit
5、h my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the 13 : She wasnt a good friend! My anger 14 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 15 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love wi
6、th when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was 16 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how Id considered her to be 17 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.Far too often, I ignored their 18 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 19 . Over the year
7、s, however, Ive learned to 20 other persons, love signs.1. A. remember B. enjoy C. value D. admire2. A. excitedly B. nervously C. silently D. instantly3. A. regard B. treat C. take D. think4. A. bus B. train C. car D. plane5. A. Punctually B. Carefully C. Proudly D. Coldly6. A. visited B. interrupte
8、d C. warned D. telephoned7. A. greeting B. meeting C. apology D. explanation8. A. interested B. angered C. encouraged D. surprised9. A. long B. short C. warm D. polite10. A. praised B. remembered C. blamed D. thanked11. A. content B. guilty C. curious D. disappointed12. A. in order B. in turn C. wit
9、hout delay D. without difficulty13. A. feeling B. suggestion C. judgment D. belief14. A. disappeared B. grew C. helped D. declined15. A. opened B. refused C. hosted D. invited16. A. depressed B. upset C. fascinated D. shocked17. A. uncaring B. dishonest C. unhappy D. uncooperative18. A. unique B. co
10、mmon C. pleasant D. familiar19. A. opinion B. way C. mind D. life20. A. send B. read C. give D. express【参考答案】15 ACACB 610 DABBD 1115 DCCBC 1620 DAABB 单项填空从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1（2011辽宁高考）I probably shouldnt have any more cake.Oh，_.It wont kill you.Ago aheadBhold on，pleaseCyoure welcome Dthatl
11、l do2Do you have enough to _all your daily expenses? Oh yes，enough and to spare.Acover BspendCfill Doffer3（2012浙江高考）Arth the information you have gathered，you can _ preparing your business plan.Aset out Bset aboutCset off Dset up4People all ov world are kept _of what is happening immediately by mean
12、s of the Internet.Areminded BconvincedCapproved Dinformed5To celebrate parents 50th wedding _，the three sisters decided to hold a dinner party at a big restaurant.Aoccasion BceremonyCappointment Danniversary6（2011Only when he reached the teahouse _ it was the same place hed been in last year.Ahe rea
13、lizedBhe did realizeCrealized heDdid he realize7_be punished by the teacher，Alice had to make up an excuse for having been absent from school.ASo as not to BAs well asCIn order not to DIn spite of8The determin was very happy to have _ all of the goals ahead of time.Aconcluded BachievedCacquired Dfin
14、ished9（2012江西高考 before _ seen anybody who can play tennis as well as Robert.Ahad she Bshe hadChas she Dshe has10（2012浙江高development of industry has been _ gradual process throughout _human existence，from stone tools to modern technology.A不填；the Bthe；aCa；不填 Da；a11Considering tsent situation，we are re
15、quired to apply our minds _a practical way.Ato find BfindingCfor finding Dto finding12His ors all denied _his family violence，fearing that telling the truth would mean looking for trouble.Ato see Bto have seenChaving seen Dbeing seen13It that the young man told you that _ in order to confuse you.Aea
16、gerly BnaturallyCaccidentally Ddeliberately14Are you _me of lying to the headmaster?Im sure you did.Aaccusing BremindingCapproving Dblaming15（2012河北石家庄一模，30）Why was she unhappy yesterday?A call from home _ an attack of Aset off Bset outCset about Dset down完形填空网阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白
17、处的最佳选项。Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column.She had been a school teacher before she retired，but she needed to keep _16_.She was even willing to work without pay.She then offered her _17_with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people.Ever
18、y day she _18_ other old folks like her.By talking with them，she _19_ two things.Old people had abilities that were not _20_.But old people also had some _.She found a new purpose for herself then. Through the yhe _22_ to write stories about people for national magazines.There was now a new _23_：old
19、 people like herself.She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”，which was about _24_ old.She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being _25_ .Anna Douglas er _26_ ability to see the truth behind a problem.She understands _27_ problems begin.For exampl
20、e，one of her _28_ said that his grandchildren _29_ the houses as soon as he came to visit.Mrs.Douglas _30_ some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.“Its imporo know _31_ about your grandchildrens world，”says Mrs.Douglas.“That means questioning and listening，and _32_ is not what old people d
21、o best.Say good things to them and about them，”she continues.“Never try to _33_ your grandchildren or other young people.Never _34_ your opinion.Dont tell them what they should do._35_，they have been taught they should have respect for old people.The old should respect them as well.”16Afree Brich Cp
22、owerful Dbusy17Aservice Bmoney Cstudents Dbooks18Aobserved Bmet Ccomforted Danswered19Arecognized Bfollowed Cenjoyed Ddemanded20Astudied Bagreed Cgave DusedAmistakes Bproblems Cquestions Dcharacters22Ahad Bought Cwas Dused23Asubject Blife Cway Dplan24Agetting Brespecting Cemploying Dsupporting25Aunk
23、nown Brefused Cmisunderstood Ddiscouraged26Athinking Bworking Cwriting Dleading27Athat Bwhen Cwhy Dwhether28Avisitors Breaders Clisteners Dfriends29Agot Bentered Cleft Dpassed30Ainvented Bchose Csuggested Dimagined31Aeverything Bsomething Canything Dnothing32Alistening Bspeaking Cquestioning Dadvisi
24、ng33Apraise Bscold Ctrouble Dencourage34Aspeak out Bgive up Cget back Dstick to35ACommonly BSurprisingly CHappily DNaturally阅读理解阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AOpen Letter to an EditorI had an inter conversation with a reporter recentlyone who works for you.In fact，hes one of your best reporters
25、.He wants to leave. Your reporter gave me a copy of his rsum and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you.The headlines showed you played them proudly.With great enthusiasm，he talked about how he finds issues，approaches them，and writes about them，which tells me he is one of your best.Im sure
26、 you would hate to lose him.Surprisingly，your reporter is not unhappy.In fact，he told me he really likes his job.He has a great assignment，and said you run a great paper.It would be easy for you to keep him，he said.He knows that the paper values him.He appreciates the responsibility youve given him，
27、takes ownership of his profession，and enjoys his freedom.So why is he looking for a way out?He talked tocause he wants his editors to demand so much more of him.He wants to be pushed，challenged，coached to new heights.The reporter es that good stories spring from good questions，but his editors usuall
28、y ask how long the story will be，when it will be in，where it can play，and what the budget is.He longs nversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones.He wants someone to get excited about what hes doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out，e
29、xploring the best ways to report it.He wants to be more valuable for your paper.Thats what you want for him，too，isnt it?So your reporter has set me thinking.Our best hopeeping our best reporters，copy editors，photographers，artistseveryoneis to work harder to make sure they get the help they are deman
30、ding to reach their potential.If we cant do it，theyll find someone who can.36What does the writer think of the reporter?AOptimistic. BImaginative.CAmbitious. DProud.37What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks?AFinding the news value of his stories.BGiving him financial support
31、.CHelping him to find issues.DImproving his good ideas.38Who probably wrote the letter?AAn editor. BAn artist.CA reporter. DA reader.39The letter aims to remind editors that they should _.2 Akeep their best reporters at all costsBgive more freedom to their reportersCbe aware of their reporters profe
32、ssional developmentDappreciate their reporters working styles and attitudesBPeople from Eas tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressionsand a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.Rachael Jack，University of Glasgow researcher，said tha
33、t rather than scanning evenly（均匀的）across a face as Westerners do，Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.“We showEasterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions，” Jack said.“Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure，whereas Easterners favor th
34、e eyes and neglect the mouth.”According to nd her colleagues，the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed.As a result，facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in crosscultural si
35、tuations.The researchedied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories：happy，sad，surprised，fearful，disgusted，angry，or neutra
36、l.They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.It turned out asterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than Westerners did.“The cultural difference in eye movements that they show
37、is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions，” Jack said.“Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion，Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less.”In short，the dat that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion.From here
38、on，examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion.Otherwise，when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures，Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.40The discovery shows that Westerners _.Apay
39、equal attention to the eyes and the mouthBconsider facial expressions universally reliableCobserve the eyes and the mouth in different waysDhave more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions41What were the people asked to do in the study?ATo make a face at each other.BTo get their faces impressi
40、ve.CTo classify some face pictures.DTo observe the researchers faces.42What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 6 refer to?AThe participants in the study.BThe researchers of the study.CThe errors made during the study.DThe data collected from the study.43In comparison with Westerners，Easter
41、ners are likely to _.Ado translation more successfullyBstudy the mouth more frequentlyCexamine the eyes more attentivelyDread facial expressions more correctly七选五阅读理解根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Adrian and I landed in Tallinn，capital of Estonia._44_ But we were very curious to learn more
42、.To be honest，the real reason we visited Estonia was that its between where we had come fromRussiaand where we were goingthe rest of Europe._45_Our first diy was a proud hippie（嬉皮）group.I didnt expect that.We checked into our hotel and noticed it was very different from an ordinary room._46_The most
43、 interesting part of Tallinn is the Old Town，which is full of buildings from the Middle Ages._47_ It took us about an hour to walk from one side of it to the other.Our new frienk us to a very good club just off the main square.Im not good at dancing，so I was glad to find that the crowd seemed to be
44、very friendly._48_ At varimes，it has been occupied by the Soviet Union（前苏联），Germany and Sweden.As a small country，Estonia had little hope of resistance（抵抗）.Estonia gained its independence in 1991.We were sur at how different Estonia was from Russia.This was a fantastic place to really relax.ASo what
45、 would we find there?BThe town is tiny，but that is its beauty.CMany of the cafes doubled as arts and crafts stores.网 DFinally，we managed to find out more about Estonia too.- EThere were special paintings and bright colours on the walls.FWe met a couple of Dutch students who showed us around the town
46、.GWe knew noabout the country except that it used to be part of the former Soviet Union.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。I often l about my moth
47、er over whether I can watch TV after school.She holds view that senior three students have to make fully use of every minute to work hard at their lessons.It seems to me that once I am allowed to do that，Ill unable to control myself and forget all about my study.She also thinks it is bad for my eye.
48、But I really cant accept her ideas.In my opinion，watch TV can set my mind at rest after a days hard works.Besides，it is important for us to know what had happened at home and at abroad.Thus，we shouldnt be forbidden to watch TV.书面表达假如你是某中学校报的记者李华，你们学校在五十周年校庆时举办了一个庆祝大会，请你根据以下提示写一篇100词左右的报道。【 要点：1九月三日下
49、午召开庆祝大会，全校师生及部分老校友出席；2校长发表热情洋溢的讲话，希望全体师生在新学期再接再厉；3老校友代表发言，讲述自己的学习经验及工作上如何取得成就；4观看师生表演的文艺节目。_参考答案. 1. 提示：考查交际用语。ad“开始，进行，干吧”；hold on，please“请等一下”；youre welcome“不客气”；thatll do“那样就行了，够了”。句意：我也许不应该再吃蛋糕。吃吧。没什么大不了的。A项符合题意。 答案：A 2. 提示：的辨析。cover“（指钱）够某事之用”。句意：你的钱足够你日常开支吗？当然了。足够并且有节余。spend “花费”；fill “填充”；off
50、er “（主动）提供”。* 答案：A 3. 提示：句意的这些信息，就可以着手开始准备你的经营计划了。set out“着手，开始”，后面接动词不定式；set about“开始做某事”，后面接动名词形式；set off“出发，动身”；set up“建立，创立，竖立”。答案：B 4. 提示：句意：通过网络，世界各处的人们可以立刻了解所发生的事情。be kept informed of“了解”。答案：D 5. 提示：weddingersary“结婚纪念日”。occasion“场合”；ceremony“仪式”；appointment“约会”。 答案：D 6. 提示：考查倒装语序。only位于句首，修饰状
51、语（从句）时，主句应用部分倒装语序，所以答案为D项。答案：D 7. 提示：so as to不能用于句首；in order to可以用于句首或句中，此处应用其否定形式。B、D两项不符合句意。答案：C 8. 提示：“完成目标”用achieve。conclude“使结束”；acquire “获得”；finish “完成”。答案：B 9. 提示：表示否定意义）位于句首时，主句采用部分倒装，故排除B、D两项；根据语境并结合定语从句的时态可判断应使用现在完成时，排除A项。答案：C 10. 提示：pr一个可数名词，此处用不定冠词修饰，表示“一个逐步的过程”；第二个空后面的human existence是抽象
52、名词，前面不需要加任何冠词。答案：C 11. 提示：apply ones mind to（doing）sth.“集中精力做某事”。答案：D 12. 提示：de否认”，后跟名词、代词或动词ing形式；根据句意可知此处应用主动形式，且see这一动作先于deny，故用完成时。 答案：C 13. 提示：eager”；naturally“自然地”；accidentally“无意地”。deliberately “故意地”，符合句意。答案：D 14. 提示：acb.of sth.“控告某人做某事”；remind sb.of sth.“提醒某人某事”；approve of sb.s doing sth.“赞成
53、某人做某事”；blame sb.for sth.“责备某人做某事”。由句意可知A项符合题意。答案：A 15. 提示：句意：么不高兴？家里打电话让她想家了。set off“引起”；set out“开始，出发”；set about“开始”；set down“写下”。答案：A . 16. 提示：由下句“Sheven willing to work without pay.”可推知，安娜道格拉斯退休后，仍需要忙碌的生活。free表示“自由的”；rich表示“富裕的”；powerful表示“强有力的”；busy表示“忙碌的”。答案：D17. 提示.that helped other businesses
54、 find jobs for old people.”可以看出她提供的是商业服务。答案：A 18. 提示：从后面alking with them.”可以看出，安娜道格拉斯每天都与很多老年人会面，而不是观察、安慰或回答他们。答案：B19. 提示交谈，安娜道格拉斯认识到两件事情，接下来的两句便是她认识到的事情。recognize在这里是“认识到”的意思。而follow表示“跟随，接受”；enjoy表示“喜欢，享受”；demand表示“要求”。答案：A 20. 提示：stu习，研究”；agree意为“同意”；give意为“给”；use意为“利用。此处表示老年人有未被利用的能力，这是她积极为老年人找工
55、作发挥他们余热的原因。答案：D . 提示：然而老年人也有老年人的问题。A项有较大干扰性。从后文我们知道，有一位老年人不受其孙子女的欢迎，这是面临的问题，而不是错误。 答案：B22. 提示：从下文egan to write a newspaper column called Sixty Plus”可以知道：她为国家杂志写人物故事是以前的事。词组used to do sth.的含义是“过去常做某事”。答案：D 23. 提示：联系下ld people like herself.”是报纸的一个话题（subject），不能是报纸的“生活/生命”“方式”或“计划”。 答案：A 24. 提用作系动词，表示“
56、变得”；respect表示“尊敬”；employ表示“雇用，利用”，以及下一句中提到她为该栏目写有关老年人的问题可知，此处“Sixty Plus”是表示“人们开始变老”。答案：A 25. 提示：n表示“未知的，不出名的”；refuse表示“拒绝”；misunderstand表示“误解”之意；discourage表示“使泄气”。此处作者举的例子说明很多老年人被误解。答案：C26. 提示：从空后的“.s truth behind a problem.”可知，安娜道格拉斯用的是thinking ability。答案：A 27. 提示：从下文举她明白的是事情的原因，而不是事情的时间（when），排除B
57、项。that引导宾语从句时没有词义；whether的含义是“是否”，均不符合句意。答案：C 28. 提示：由第二段第三句话“She began to write a newspaper column.”可知，既然她负责写一个报纸专栏，所以此处应是她的读者来信反映问题。答案：B29. 提示我们可以推知，这位老年人与其孙子孙女们的关系并不融洽，因此当他进来时，孩子们就离开。get表示“得到”；enter表示“进入”；leave表示“离开”；pass表示“通过”。答案：C30. 提示t意为“发明”；choose意为“选择”；suggest意为“建议”；imagine意为“想象”。由上一句读者来信反映
58、问题可推知，安娜道格拉斯夫人应为其建议解决问题的办法。答案：C31. 提示：根据上下文.your grandchildrens world.”得知句意应为：了解孙子孙女们世界中的一些东西是重要的。 答案：B32. 提示：由前面的分句可知答案应在questioning和listening之间选择，根据那个老人的情况，做到倾听是不容易的。答案：A33. 提示：praise；scold意为“责备”；trouble意为“麻烦”；encourage意为“鼓励”。联系上文“Say good things to them and about them.”得此答案，不要总是指责别人。答案：B34. 提示：sp
59、eak o出”；give up意为“放弃”；get back意为“取回”；stick to意为“坚持”。由前文道格拉斯夫人认为老人应该多听听孙子孙女们的见解可知，不要太固执地坚持自己的看法。答案：D35. 提示：natura“自然而然地”，commonly意思是“通常情况下”；happily意思是“高兴地”；surprisingly意思是“吃惊地”。由句意知，此处指“通常情况下，别人已他们要尊重老人”。答案：A. A36. 提示：推理判断题。根据第五段内容可推断，作者认为这位记者是很有抱负的，不是一个平庸之辈。optimistic “乐观的”；imaginative“富于想象力的”；proud
60、 “骄傲的，傲慢的”；文章中没有体现出这位记者具有这三方面的特点。答案：C37. 提示：细节理解题。根据倒数第三段内容可知，这位记者希望在和编辑谈话时，他想出的一些好点子能够得到重视并被改进和完善。答案：D38. 提示：推理判断题。根据第，这位记者向作者投了个人简历等，想要跳槽的记者热爱自己从事的职业，自然应该向其他报社的编辑推荐自己。最后一段内容是提示。答案：A39. 提示：推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可推断，作者写这封信的目的是提醒编辑们注意，他们应该意识到手下的记者们的专业发展问题。答案：C B40. 提示：细节二段的“rather than scanning evenly（均匀的）ac
61、ross a face as Westerners do，Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.”以及第三段的“Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure，whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect the mouth.”可知，A项正确。 答案：A41. 提示：细节理解题。根据第五段的“.while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into cat
62、egories：happy，sad，surprised，fearful，disgusted，angry，or neutral.”可知，C项符合题意。答案：C42. 提示：词义猜测一句“It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than Westerners did.”可知，they应该就是指上文提到的参与这项研究的东西方人员。故A项正确。答案：A43. 提示：细倒数第二段第一句中的“Easterners focused m
63、uch greater attention on the eyes.”可知，故C项符合题意。网答案：C . 答案：4448 GAEBD. 答案：I often quarrut my mother over whether I can watch TV after school.She holds with view that senior three students have to make fully use of every minute to work hard at fulltheir lessons.It seems to me that once I am allowed to
64、do that，Ill unable to control hermyself and forg about my study.She also thinks it is bad for my eye.But I really cant eyesaccept her ideas opinion，watch TV can set my mind at rest after a days hard watchingworks.Besides，it is important for us to know what had happened at home and work hasabroad.Thu
65、s，we shouldnt be forbidden to watch TV.参考范文：A Wonderful Celebration MeetingSeptember the 50th birthday of our school.In the afternoon，a celebration meeting was held.Present at the meeting were all the teachers and students as well as some old schoolmates.Our principal made an enthusiastic speech at
66、the meeting.He hoped everybody in our school would work harder and make even greater progress in the new term.Then a representative of the old schoolmates gave us a talk about his learning experience and how he achieved success in his work.I was greatly encouraged by what he said.After the meeting，we watched the performances given by some teachers and students，which were very interesting and wonderful.We all had a good time.I was deeply imp by the meeting.I think we students should work harder for a brighter future.