1、Period FourProject.单词拼写1He lost all his _ (财产) in the big fire last night.2To me，the first thing is to overcome the language _ (障碍)，or it will be difficult to live here.3The town is in _ (混乱) after the battle.4He finally o_ what he had always wanted.5I knew I wouldnt get my exam results for several
2、weeks and I wasnt sure what to do in the m_.答案1.possessions2.barrier3.chaos4.obtained5.meanwhile.短语填空limit.to.，imagine，get hold of，flee to，in a mess，put on weight，access to，the majority of，look back upon，look out for1Seeing the photos，we cant help _ the happy days we spent together.2Jims house is al
3、ways _.3_ the employees have university degrees.4Ive been asked to _ my speech _ ten minutes maximum.5Where can I _ some stamps?6Id expected to _ when I gave up smoking，but I didnt.7_ spending all that money on a coat!8The system has been designed to give the user quick and easy _ the required infor
4、mation.9In order to escape capture，he _ the mountains.10_ bullets and running from place to another became a way of life.答案1.looking back upon2.in a mess3.The majority of4.limit；to5.get hold of6.put on weight7.Imagine8.access to9.fled to10Looking out of.单项填空1Unfortunately，the soldier died _ a wound
5、in the chest.AfromBoutCoffDdown答案A考查短语搭配辨析。句意：不幸的是那名士兵因胸口受伤而亡。由语境可知，soldier死的原因应该是外部原因。2The teachers word made such a great _ to her life that she wouldnt have achieved her dream of being a writer without him.AinfluenceBdifferenceCdevotionDrelation答案B句意：老师的话对她的生活产生很大的作用，要不然的话，她当作家的梦想是不会实现的。make a di
6、fference，“有影响，起作用”；influence，“影响”，不与make搭配；devotion，“贡献”；relation，“关系”。3The playground was _ after the sports meeting.Ain ruinsBin placeCin chaosDin charge答案C句意：运动会后，操场一片狼藉。in ruins，“成为废墟”；in place，“在适当的位置”；in chaos，“处于混乱状态”；in charge，“负责，主管”。4He came here without friends or _ and made his fortune.A
7、possessionsBpossessionCwealthsDgood答案A本题考查名词词义辨析。wealth是不可数名词，无复数形式；good后加s才是 “财产”的意思；possession作“财产”讲时，常用复数形式。5You cant imagine _ such a mistake.Ahim to makeBhim makeChim makingDhis made答案C句意：你无法想象他竟然犯下这样的错误。imagine后接动名词的复合结构作宾语。6I dont imagine that he is so careless，_？Ado IBdont ICisnt heDis he答案D
8、在I think/believe/suppose/expect/imagine等加that引导的宾语从句后，构成反意疑问句，反意疑问句的助动词与主语要与that后的从句的主谓语一致，但要注意否定的转移。7Frank put the medicine in a top drawer to make sure it would not be _ to the kids.AaccessibleBrelativeCacceptableDsensitive答案A句意：费兰克把药放到一个顶部的抽屉里以确保孩子们够不到。accessible，“易接近的，易拿到的”，符合题意。8Ive tried very
9、hard to improve my English.But by no means _ with my progress.Athe teacher is not satisfiedBis the teacher not satisfiedCthe teacher is satisfiedDis the teacher satisfied答案Dby no means意思为“绝不”，放在句首，句子应该使用部分倒装。因为by no means表示否定含义，后面不能再接not，因此答案为D。9Every possible means _ to prevent the air pollution bu
10、t the sky is still not clear.Ais usedBare usedChas been usedDhave been used答案Cmeans意思为“方法，手段”，单复数同形。此处前面有every，表示谓语应该使用单数形式。然后再根据时态确定答案为C。10The news that her son was recovering brought great _ to the woman.AcontrolBcomfortCentertainDconcern答案Bbring comfort to sb给某人以安慰。11There are plenty of jobs _ in
11、 the western part of the country.ApresentBavailableCpreciousDconvenient答案B“在国家的西部，还有许多工作机会可得到”，availabe“可得到，可利用，有空闲”。12To improve the quality of our products，we asked for suggestions _ had used the products.AwhoeverBwhoCwhicheverDwhich答案A考查宾语从句。ask sb for suggestion 表示“向某人征询建议”，该题中asked的宾语是宾语从句，为使句子
12、结构更加合理，从句进行了后置。该宾语从句需要主语，表示“使用过这种产品的任何人”，故选A项。13The system has been designed to give students quick and easy _ to the digital resources of the library.AaccessBpassageCwayDapproach答案Aaccess to“接近，获得的机会、通道、方法、途径”。14_，and youll pass the entrance test to be held this June.AMaking a bit more effortBA bit
13、 more effortCGiven a bit more effortDIf you make a bit more effort答案B逗号后的and说明这是一个由and连接的并列句，逗号前是个祈使句的省略形式。(Make a bit more effort)。15. As a matter of fact，we do meet now and then，but not_.AregularlyBactuallyCgraduallyDnormally答案A句意：事实上，我们的确时有见面，但并不经常。regularly“经常的，有规律的”。.完形填空I was a single parent o
14、f four small children，working at a lowpaid job.Money was always tight but we had a _1_ over our heads，food on the table，clothes on our backs and if not a lot，always _2_.Not knowing we are poor，my kids(孩子) just thought I was _3_.Ive always been glad about that.It was Christmas time，and although there
15、 wasnt _4_ for a lot of gifts，we planned to celebrate with a family party.But the big _5_ for the kids was the fun of Christmas _6_.They planned weeks ahead of time，asking _7_ what they wanted for Christmas.Fortunately，I had saved $120 for _8_ to share by all five of us.The big _9_ arrived.I gave ea
16、ch kid a twentydollar bill and _10_ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each.Then everyone scattered (散开)We had two hours to shop；then we would _11_ back at the “Santas Workshop”Driving home everyone was in high Christmas spirits，_12_ my younger daughter，Ginger，who is always _13_.She had on
17、ly one small，flat bag with a few candiesfifty cent candies！I was so angry，but I didnt say anything _14_ we got home.I called her into my bedroom and closed the door，_15_ to be angry again.This is what she told me，“I was looking _16_ thinking of what to buy，and I _17_ to read the little cards on the
18、Giving TreesOne was for a little girl，four years old，and all she _18_ for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃)So I took the card off the tree and _19_ a doll for her.We have so much and she doesnt have anything.” I never felt so _20_ as I did that day.【语篇解读】圣诞节那天，作者得知她的小女儿用自己买礼物的钱给一个陌生的小女孩买了娃娃这件事后，母亲的内心感受从未有过
19、的富有。1A.roofBhatCskyDstar答案A根据下文的food，clothes可知，应选roof。2A.littleBlessCenoughDmore答案C根据前面的if not a lot可知，此处意为“虽然不多，但通常是足够的”。3A.busyBseriousCstrictDkind答案C根据句意可知，孩子不知道家里穷，只是认为母亲对他们要求很严格。4A.effortBroomCtimeDmoney答案D由第一段可知，没有钱买许多礼物。5A.improvementBproblemCsurpriseDexcitement答案D由下半句可知，这是令孩子们最“兴奋的事”。6A.shop
20、pingBtravellingCpartiesDgreetings答案A由句意可知，对于孩子而言，圣诞节最大的快乐当然是购物了。7A.the otherBeach otherCone by oneDevery other one答案B本句意为：四个孩子彼此之间互问他们圣诞节想要的东西。8A.toysBclothesCpresentsDbills答案C本句意为：120元是我们五个人共同买礼物的钱。9A.dayBchanceCchequeDtree答案A此处是指圣诞节来临了。10A.forcedBremindedCinvitedDbegged答案B由句意可知是提醒孩子买什么。11A.drawBst
21、ayCmoveDmeet答案D由句意可知是回来集合。12A.includingBbesidesCexceptDregarding答案C每个孩子都情绪高涨，只有小女儿例外。13A.quietBexcitedChappyDashamed答案A由上句可知，此处是指小女儿一直都是很安静的性格。14A.sinceBafterCwhileDuntil答案Dnot.until句型，意为“直到才”。15A.waitingBreadyChopingDafraid答案B由句意可知，此处应选ready，其他选项均不符合文意。16A.outBoverCforwardDaround答案Dlook around“环顾四周
22、”，look over “检查，检阅”；C项缺to，look forward to“盼望”；look out “向外看，当心”，故选D。17A.forgotBstoppedCfailedDhated答案B根据句意可知是停下来，读许愿树上的小卡片。18A.wantedBdidCgotDplayed答案A由句意可知，她想要的圣诞节礼物是一个玩具娃娃。19A.madeBsearchedCboughtDfetched答案C根据句意可知，取下卡片给小女孩买了个娃娃。20A.angryBrichCpatientDbitter答案B与第一段的Money was always tight相呼应。.阅读理解A
23、new study has found that all women need to lower their stress levels is a strong and happy marriage. A team of researchers led by James A. Coan, a University of Virginia neuroscientist (神经学家) has found that women under threat who hold their husbandshands show signs of immediate relief, which can cle
24、arly be seen on their brain scans.Coan, an assistant professor in the UVa. Neuroscience Graduate Program and the Department of Psychology, and his team conducted a study involving several couples who rated themselves as highly satisfied with their marriages.The researchers designed a functional MRI
25、(magnetic resonance imaging磁共振成像)study in which 16 married women were subjected to the threat of a very mild electric shock while they by turns held their husbands hand, the hand of a stranger (male) or no hand at all.They found that the MRI was able to show how these womens brains responded to this
26、 handholding while in a threatening situation. The researchers noted a large decrease in the brain response to threat as a function of partner handholding, and a limited decrease in this response as a function of stranger handholding.Moreover, partner handholding effects varied as a function of mari
27、tal quality, with women in the very highest quality marriages benefiting from a very powerful decrease in threatrelated brain activity.“This is the first study of the neurological reactions to human touch in a threatening situation，” said Dr.Coan.1The study shows that _ can be the best way to lessen
28、 stress for women.Ahighquality marriagesBholding their husbandshandsCgetting marriedDbeing strong and happy答案A细节理解题。由短文第一句可知：幸福婚姻有助于缓解女性压力。2How do the researchers create the threatening situation in the experiment?AForcing the women to hold the hand of a stranger.BGiving the women a very mild electr
29、ic shock.CPutting the women in a dark and silent room.DTelling the story of sad marriage.答案B细节理解题。短文第三段提到：研究人员设计了一项功能磁共振成像研究，他们让16名已婚女性在受到弱电击时分别握住丈夫的手、握住一位陌生男性的手以及不握手。3According to the study, the larger decrease in the brain response to the threat, _.Athe more satisfied youll be with the marriageBth
30、e more disappointed youll be with the marriageCthe more eager youll be to get marriedDthe less reliable husband youll have答案A推理判断题。短文第四段提到：研究人员发现，受到威胁的女性抓住丈夫的手时，脑部反应明显减弱；而抓住陌生男性的手时，脑部反应的变化则没有那么明显。4We can infer that the passage could be published in _.Aa book about love and marriageBa magazine on entertainmentCa section of home news in the newspaperDa science journal on psychology答案D推理判断题。从事这项研究的科学家是弗吉尼亚大学神经学家詹姆斯A可恩。他是弗吉尼亚大学神经系统科学硕士项目和心理学系的副教授。短文最后一句中可恩博士说：“这一研究首次对人在受到威胁的情况下进行身体接触所产生的神经学反应进行了探究。”由此推断这项研究结果可能发表在有关心理科学的刊物上。
