1、课时跟踪检测必修四Unit 3A taste of English humour(计时：35分钟).词汇知识1When I polished his article, I _ some of the material which I found to be of little value.A. cut out B. cut offC. cut up D. cut down答案与解析A句意：我在修改他的文章时把那些我认为没有什么价值的东西删去了。cut out“剪下；删掉”； cut off“切断；中断”； cut up“切碎”； cut down“削减；砍倒”。根据句意，选A项。2 How c
2、ould you _ your friend so easily? She is the kind of person who _ in crowd.A. pick out; stands outB. make up; stands forC. take out; stands byD. bring out; stands aside答案与解析A句意：你是怎么轻松地认出你的朋友来的？她是那种在人群中很突出的人。pick out“认出；辨别出”； stand out“突出”。make up“编造；虚构；组成”； stand for“代表”； take out“拿出”； stand by“支持”；
3、 bring out“生产；出版”； stand aside“站开；躲开”。3Mrs Brown is so _ about her housework that few servants want to work for her.A. particular B. neatC. skillful D. special答案与解析A句意：布朗夫人对家务如此挑剔，几乎没有佣人想为她工作。be particular about“对挑剔”。4I had to _ the bad habit to laugh at others mistakes.A. conserve B. overcomeC. ove
4、rtake D. support答案与解析B句意：我必须克服嘲笑别人错误的坏习惯。overcome“克服”，符合句意。5He lost both of his parents in the big earthquake, but _ for him, a kind couple adopted him and took good care of him.A. cautiously B. approximatelyC. absolutely D. fortunately答案与解析D句意：在那次大地震中他失去了双亲，但幸运的是，一对善良的夫妇收养了他，并且将他照顾得很好。cautiously“谨慎
5、地”； approximately“大概”； absolutely“绝对地”； fortunately“幸运地”。.单句语法填空6John rushed out in a hurry, _ (leave) the door _ (unlock)答案与解析leaving; unlocked第一空leave与John为主动关系，用leaving；第二空门与unlock是被动关系，所以用过去分词，表示“门”的状态。7Entering the bookstore, I noticed a girl _ (lean) against the window, with her eyes _ (fix) o
6、n her book in hand.答案与解析leaning; fixed第一个空是现在分词作宾语补足语，宾语a girl与lean为逻辑上的主谓关系；第二个空是过去分词在with复合结构中的应用， eye与fix为被动关系，用过去分词。8With the computers system _ (update), it cant be used at the moment.答案与解析being updated句意：电脑系统正在更新，现在还不能使用。本题考查with复合结构中的非谓语形式，根据句意和system与update之间的逻辑关系，应填现在分词的被动式。9The room _ (mea
7、sure) 10 metres across is large enough for a single man _ (live) in.答案与解析measuring; to live第一空，考查动词的ing形式作定语，相当于which measures；第二空，不定式作结果状语。10Computers have been used widely to keep the traffic _ (run) smoothly.答案与解析runningkeep sth. doing sth.“使某物一直保持”。.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Jan
8、e: Well, its the South Theatre Company. They want to know if wed be interested in _11_ (sponsor) a tour they want to make to East Asia. Manager: How much are they hoping _12_ (get) from us? Jane: Well, the letter mentions 20,000 pounds, but I dont know if they might settle for us. Manager: Do they s
9、ay what they would cover? Do they have _13_ specific in mind? Jane: No, I think they are just asking all the firms in tongue for as much money _14_ they think theyll give. So what I suggest is not that we just give them a sum of money, _15_ that we offer to pay for something specific like travel or
10、something, and that in _16_， we ask for our name to be printed prominently in _17_ program, and that they give us free advertising space in it.Manager: But the travel bill would be enormous, and we _18_ never manage that. Jane: I know. But why dont we offer to pay for the printing of the programs ou
11、rselves on _19_ that on the front cover theres something like “This program is presented with the compliments of Norland Electronics”， and free advertising of course. Manager: Good idea. Well, lets get back to them and ask what the program they want will cost. Then we can see _20_ we are interested
12、or not. 答案11.sponsoring12.to get13.anything14.as15.but16.return17.the18.could19.condition20.whether.阅读理解AMarjorie GestringMarjorie Gestring was a springboard (跳板) diver from the United States who won the gold medal in 3metre springboard diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany at the ag
13、e of 13 years.With the cancellation (取消) of the Olympics in 1940 and 1944 because of World War II, Gestring did not get a chance to defend her title, and her comeback attempt for the 1948 Summer Olympics failed.Bob Mathias17yearold American Bob Mathias won the decathlon (十项全能运动) only four months aft
14、er taking up the sport.He is the youngest athlete in Olympic history to win a mens track and field event.By the time Mathias retired from decathlon competition in 1952, he had nine victories in nine competitions.He had won two gold medals separately in 1948 and 1952.In 1954 a film about his early li
15、fe called The Bob Mathias Story was made, in which he and his wife played themselves.Fu MingxiaFu Mingxia was born on August 16, 1978 in Wuhan, Hubei Province.At an early age, her father taught her to swim at a nearby river.She started exercising gymnastics at age 5, soon turning to diving.Fu Mingxi
16、a left home at age 9 to train in Beijing.In the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Fu Mingxia became Chinas youngest Olympic champion ever when she won the 10metre platform gold at the age of 13.Ian ThorpeIan Thorpe was born on 13 October, 1982.He is a former Australian freestyle swimmer.At the
17、 age of 14, he became the youngest male ever to represent Australia.Ian Thorpe, 17 years old, won the gold medal in the 400m freestyle by breaking his own world record in Sydney 2000.He has won five Olympic gold medals.21How many times has Marjorie Gestring taken part in the Olympic Games?A. Three.
18、B. Two.C. Four. D. Five.答案与解析B根据第一段中的“. who won the gold medal in 3metre springboard diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin .”和“. and her comeback attempt for the 1948 Summer Olympic failed.”可知，杰斯特林参加了两次奥林匹克运动会比赛。22Which two athletes took part in the Olympics in the same year?A. Marjorie Gestr
19、ing and Bob Mathias.B. Bob Mathias and Fu Mingxia.C. Marjorie Gestring and Fu Mingxia.D. Bob Mathias and Ian Thorpe.答案与解析A根据第二段中的“He had won two gold medals separately in 1948 and 1952.”可知鲍勃马喜斯参加了1948年奥林匹克运动会，第一段中提到杰斯特林也参加了这一年的奥林匹克运动会。所以选A项。23How long had Fu Mingxia practised diving in Beijing befor
20、e she won the 10metre platform gold in the 1992 Summer Olympics?A. About ten years. B. About nine years.C. About five years. D. About three years.答案与解析C第四段介绍伏明霞，出生于1978年，9岁去北京练习跳水，这一年是1987年，1992年获奥林匹克冠军，所以她是在训练5年后获得冠军的，所以选C项。24What is the passage mainly about?A. How to train young Olympic athletes.B
21、. The history of the Olympic Games.C. Some young Olympic champions.D. How to prepare for the Olympic Games.答案与解析C本文对四位奥运冠军分别做了简短介绍。故选C项。BSimon Jackson is one of the few people to have seen the white spirit bear. There are fewer than 400 spirit bears in existence. All of them live in a coastal area o
22、f British Columbia. Their habitat is being reduced by human activity. In 2000, when Simon was 17, he was honoured in Ties as one of 60 “Heroes of the Planet” for his efforts to save this endangered bear.When Simon was seven, he set up a lemonade stand and raised $60 to protect grizzly bears. A few y
23、ears later, Simon learned of the plight of the spirit bear in British Columbia. He tried to meet everyone he could think of who might understand this issue. The more he learned, the more determined he was to save the wilderness that the spirit bear needs in order to survive.During his Grade 9 year,
24、he encouraged students and teachers to participate in a letter writing campaign. As a result, the government of British Columbia received more than 700 letters on this issue.Later, Simon made it his duty to engage as many young people as possible. He started the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition, which is
25、 now the largest youthled environmental network in the world. It has more than 5 million members in more than 50 countries. The Coalition is devoted to promoting awareness of the spirit bear and the issues threatening its survival. Thanks to the work of the Coalition, about half of the spirit bears
26、habitat has been protected.Simon believes that his work is important, not just for the future of the spirit bear, but also because it reminds the youth of the world that they have an important voice that must be listened to, and that they are the future caretakers of this planet. As Simon sees it, “
27、By becoming active citizens in our world, we will indirectly change lives. Youth can provide hope for our world in all of the challenges that lie ahead.”25What can be the best title for the text?A. Simon Jackson: Saving the spirit bearB. Becoming active citizens in our worldC. The white spirit bear
28、in danger of dying outD. The largest youthled environmental network答案与解析A文章讲述通过Simon Jackson的努力，帮助了the spirit bear，从而获得“地球英雄”称号的故事。A项正确。26“Heroes of the Planet” was most likely designed to honor outstanding _.A. achievement of personal goalsB. efforts in promoting youth issuesC. success in educating
29、 youth about animal lifeD. contribution to environmental protection答案与解析D由第一段可知， Simon Jackson因为拯救濒危动物白灵熊而获得了这个称号，故D项正确。27The underlined word “plight” in Paragraph 2 refers to the spirit bears _.A. difficult situation B. limited numberC. natural surroundings D. food sources答案与解析A由第二段最后一句中的“save”一词可知
30、， plight意为“困境”。28What was Simons first response to hearing about the spirit bear?A. Writing letters to the government.B. Gathering information about the animal.C. Getting more people aware of the issue.D. Raising money from students and teachers.答案与解析C从文章第二段最后两句可知，他最开始的反应是呼吁更多的人关注这件事，进而学习关于白熊的知识。C项正确。
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