1、Unit 4 课时跟踪检测(三)Learning about Language & Using Language.根据提示写出单词的正确形式1The incident (事件) has further increased the tension between the two countries.2Because he has been bitten (咬) once by a dog, he is very much afraid of it. 3She decided to stay in the hotel on hearing the news that a man was attac
2、ked by a fierce (凶猛) wolf.4David watched his car until it disappeared (消失) from view.5Lions are powerful (强大的) animals in the wild.6I think that a good story does not necessarily have to have a happy ending (end)7What I need now is the security (secure) of a happy home.8An inspection (inspect) was c
3、arried out at the school.9The announcement was not entirely unexpected (expect)10The dusty (dust) road made me breathless.选词填空1There are a_number_of taxi drivers in Beijing, serving passengers heart and soul and playing an important part in the traffic of Beijing.2I think he lives there but I couldn
4、t say for_sure.3Weve built a new experiment building beside the old one and weve also set up a library where the old playground used_to be.4They divided themselves into three groups according_to age.5Mark learned to read long_before he started school. 6The commercial centre came_into_being in the la
5、te 1870s.完成句子1. On the contrary, smart phones not_only take up our valuable time, but_also do great harm to our health.相反，智能手机不仅占去了我们宝贵的时间，而且对我们的健康造成极大的危害。2I gave my seat to a woman with_a_baby_in_her_arms.我把座位让给了一个抱孩子的女士。3Dont be upset. It wont be long_before we meet again.别伤心，不久我们会再见面。4The term an
6、d condition are printed in very small letter so_that_they_are_difficult to read.条款与条件是用很小的字体印刷的，以至于难以阅读。.完形填空I think Im one of the luckiest people in the world because of the time Im able to spend with young people who are not afraid to show their excitement and zest for life. _1_， I would prefer a
7、person with passion and enthusiasm to a person with _2_ and talent any day of the week. You can teach and develop skills, _3_ you cannot develop a love of life and an optimistic attitude. These are _4_ of a person and appear at all times during work or play. Furthermore, they are traits that one is
8、born with and they will never _5_ them.As a _6_ and an Independent Education and Career Planning Advisor, I _7_ too many children and young adults who are on a road to despair unless someone can find a way to change their attitude towards _8_ and indeed life itself!_9_， society has turned out too ma
9、ny children and young that are unwilling to put much _10_ or thought into their work. Whenever I come across such people _11_ or old, Im reminded of a boy who went with his mother on a blueberry picking hike into the _12_. The boy filled his _13_ mostly with moss (苔藓) and then covered the moss with
10、a thin layer of blueberries so that it looked _14_. But the next morning, he found the blueberry pie which his mother _15_ for him was moss.So _16_， whether you are in school or _17_， if you have enthusiasm and if you are _18_ to put in consistent effort along with passion, you will receive the _19_
11、. If, on the other hand, you are _20_ and prefer to take shortcuts, you should not expect to achieve the same results.语篇解读：就我个人而言，与有技能和才能的人相比，我更喜欢具有热情和激情的人。充满激情、坚持努力，终将得到回报。懒惰的人不会得到同样的结果。1A.ObviouslyBPersonallyCLuckily DQuickly解析：选Bobviously“明显地”；personally“就个人而言”；luckily“幸运地”；quickly“很快地”。根据上下文联系可知
12、：就我个人而言，与有技能和才能的人相比，我更喜欢具有热情和激情的人。故选B。2A.skills BideasCkindness Dcourage解析：选Askill“技能”；idea“主意”；kindness“善良”；courage“勇气”。句意：与有技能和才能的人相比，我更喜欢具有热情和激情的人。故选A。3A.or Bfor Cbut Dif解析：选C句意：你能教和培养技能，但是你不能养成爱生活和乐观的态度。故选C。4A.choices Brequests Cappearances Dcharacters解析：选Dchoice“选择”；request“请求”；appearance“外表”；c
13、haracter“性格，特点”。句意：这些是一个人的特点。故选D。5A.use Bdeserve Close Dcherish解析：选Cuse“使用”；deserve“值得”；lose“失去”；cherish“珍爱”。句意：另外，它们是与生俱来的，它们将从来不会失去它们。故选C。6A.journalist Bdoctor Ccolleague Dteacher解析：选Djournalist“新闻工作者”；doctor“医生”；colleague“同事”；teacher“老师”。作为一名老师和一个独立的教育和职业规划顾问，我碰巧遇到很多孩子和年轻的成年人，他们在通往绝望的路上，除非有人能找到一个
14、方法改变他们对待学习和生活本身的态度。故选D。7A.search for Bcome across Ccare about Ddepend on解析：选Bsearch for“寻找”；come across“偶遇”；care about“在意，照顾”；depend on“依赖”。句意：我碰巧遇到很多孩子和年轻的成年人，他们在通往绝望的路上。故选B。8A.learning Bdonating Cspeaking Dgreeting解析：选Alearn“学习”；donate“捐赠”；speak“讲话”；greet“问候”。句意：除非有人能找到一个方法改变他们对待学习和生活本身的态度。故选A。9A.
15、Eventually BUnfortunately CHopefully DPerfectly解析：选Beventually“最后”；unfortunately“不幸运地”；hopefully“充满希望地”；perfectly“完美地”。不幸的是，社会已经证明太多的孩子和年轻人不愿意在工作上付出努力和思考。故选B。10A.equipment Binformation Ceffort Dpossession解析：选Cequipment“设备”；information“信息”；effort“努力”；possession“拥有”。句意：年轻人不愿付出努力。故选C。11A.innocent Byoun
16、g Cpoor Dstupid解析：选Binnocent“无辜的”； young“年轻的”； poor“贫穷的”；stupid“愚蠢的”。句意：无论我什么时候偶遇这样的人，年轻人或老年人。故选B。12A.woods Bcorner Cpark Dmarket解析：选Awoods“小树林”；corner“角落”； park“公园”；market“市场”。句意：一个小男孩和他的妈妈进入小树林徒步采摘。故选A。13A.mouth Bpan Cbasket Dhand解析：选Cmouth“嘴”；pan“平底锅”； basket“篮子”；hand“手”。句意：这个男孩用苔藓填满了他的篮子。故选C。14A
17、.delicious Bbeautiful Cclean Dfull解析：选Ddelicious“美味的”；beautiful“美丽的”；clean“干净的”；full“满的”。句意：他用一层薄薄的蓝莓盖住苔藓，结果看起来篮子是满的。故选D。15A.collected Bbaked Ckept Dbought解析：选Bcollect“收集”；bake“烤，烘焙”；keep“保持”；buy“买”。句意：但是第二天早上，他发现他妈妈为他烘烤的蓝莓是苔藓。故选B。16A.promise Bguess Cremember Dlook解析：选Cpromise“许诺”；guess“猜测”；remember
18、“记得”；look“看”。句意：记住，无论你在学校还是在工作。故选C。17A.in danger Bin distance Cin hospital Dat work解析：选Din danger“处于困境”；in distance“在远处”； in hospital“住院”；at work“在工作”。句意：无论你在学校还是在工作。故选D。18A.willing Bconfident Cproud Dcareful解析：选Awilling“愿意的”；confident“自信的”；proud“自豪的”；careful“细心的”。句意：如果你愿意投入激情坚持努力，你将收到回报。故选A。19A.cro
19、p Btrust Cvotes Drewards解析：选Dcrop“庄稼”；trust“相信”；vote“选举”；reward“酬谢，报答”。句意：如果你愿意投入激情坚持努力，你将收到回报。故选D。20A.lazy Bbusy Ccurious Dstubborn解析：选Alazy“懒惰的”；busy“忙碌的”；curious“好奇的”；stubborn“顽固的，顽强的”。句意：如果你是懒惰的，你就不应该期盼同样的结果。故选A。.阅读理解AGeorge was a game warden (猎物繁殖和保护区的管理员) in Kenya. One day, he found three tiny
20、 lions beside a dead lioness. They were so little that their eyes had not yet opened. Sadly, he took the three little lions and drove back home.When George got out of the car with the baby lions, his wife Joy Adamson immediately took over. Joy had cared for many young animals over the years, but she
21、 had never tried to raise baby lions! However, she was determined to save these babies.The lions grew rapidly. But as the lion grew bigger and stronger, Joy and George realized they could not keep three large lions. They decided to present two of the lions to a zoo; they would keep the smallest lion
22、, which they named Elsa.Joy and George taught Elsa to hunt and to protect herself. Elsa liked to play with her human friends, but as Elsa grew to her adult size, this play became dangerous. More than once, Elsa knocked Joy to the ground, scratching (抓伤) her. Joy and George both realized that it was
23、time to find Elsa a new home. They knew she needed a wild home where she could live the life she was born to lead. Finally, Joy and George decide to set Elsa free in Meru Park at the foot of Mt. Kenya.Elsa never forgot Joy and George. Whenever they camped nearby, Elsa would come to visit, rubbing he
24、r head against their legs in greeting.Joy missed Elsa, but was happy that she had made a successful life as a wild lion. Joy wrote a book about Elsa, Born Free, which became an international bestseller. Joy traveled all over the world, talking about the importance of saving the wild animals of the w
25、orld.Joy lived out her life in Africa, working with wild animals. She wrote more books about her experiences. Her heartfelt interest in animals and her great love for Elsa helped inspire (激发) a worldwide movement to protect wildlife. For Joy Adamson, there was no greater gift than the beauty and spi
26、rit of wild animals, living free.语篇解读：文章主要讲述了Joy Adamson和三只被领养的狮子幼崽之一Elsa的故事，以及她为保护野生动物所做的贡献。1When George took the three lions home, his wife _.Aadvised him to give them to a zooBwas frightened by their appearancesCwas unwilling to care for themDhad a great love for them解析：选D推理判断题。根据第二段中“Joy Adamson
27、 immediately took over” 以及下文描述Joy多年来一直照料其他小动物可知，Joy第一眼看到三只狮子幼崽时就对它们爱不释手。2Joy and George set Elsa free because _.AElsa scratched JoyBthere wasnt enough food for ElsaCElsa was big and strongDElsa was a danger to their neighbors解析：选C推理判断题。根据第四段的“as Elsa grew to her adult size” 以及“They knew she needed .
28、 to lead”可知，随着Elsa长大，Joy和George的家已经限制了Elsa的成长，不再适合她继续待下去。3What do we know about the book Born Free from the text?AIt became very popular. BIt is mainly about Joys experiences in Meru Park.CIt focuses on wild animals in Kenya.DIt helped change peoples attitudes towards wildlife.解析：选A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“wh
29、ich became an international bestseller”可知。4Whats the best title for the text?AJoy Adamson: living with lionsBElsa: lion raised by a humanCBorn Free: a wonderful bookDGeorge: a game warden解析：选A标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了Joy Adamson和三只被领养的狮子幼崽之一Elsa的故事，以及她为保护野生动物所做的贡献，由此可知A项标题最贴切、全面。BSometimes I thought I was a goo
30、d mom. Sometimes, I felt like I spent the day nagging (唠叨) my kids rather than knowing them, especially my strongwilled son. But a family gettogether taught me an important lesson.My son was ten at the time and we were on a late night family car trip to Cleveland for the gettogether the next day. I
31、was taking my turn at_the_wheel while my husband and my small daughter slept. My son, full of energy, was wide awake in the back seat. I needed to stay awake, too, and I didnt want to play the radio, so I asked him to talk to me to help keep me awake. “Sure, Mom，” he said, “what do you want to discu
32、ss？” I told him Id talk about anything he wanted to talk about. “How about frogs？” he asked. I said that would be fine, and for the next hour or so we talked about the differences between frogs and toads (蟾蜍), and sports basketball and soccer. He was quite interested when we talked about Michael Jor
33、dan and Michael Jackson and how they got to be so famous. Now and then he would stop, but wed continue to talk as I drove down the dark road.About an hour and a half later, when I finally arrived, the bright lights woke everyone, and the magic of our discussion disappeared. But I knew that I had tak
34、en the first step toward changing a bad listening habit with someone I love very much.语篇解读：一次与儿子的谈论，让作者开始改变自己倾听至亲说话的习惯。5Why did the author ask her son to talk to her?ATo examine his interests.BTo help keep her awake.CTo teach him a lesson.DTo prepare for the family gettogether.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I n
35、eeded to stay awake, too, and I didnt want to play the radio, so I asked him to talk to me to help keep me awake.”可知，作者和儿子交谈的目的在于帮作者保持清醒。6What didnt the mother and son discuss in their car that night?AAnimals. BSports.CMusic. DLanguage.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“. the differences between frogs and toads (蟾蜍
36、), and sports basketball and soccer . Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson and how they got to be so famous.”可知，作者和她的儿子没有谈论语言方面的问题。7What does the underlined phrase “at the wheel” mean?ADriving the car.BSitting above the wheel.CMaking a dialogue.DDiscussing the interests.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线短语所在句中的“. while
37、my husband and my small daughter slept.”和第二段最后一句中的“. as I drove down the dark road.”可知，作者在开车，所以“at the wheel”就是“开车”的意思。8What is the second paragraph mainly about?AThe authors strongwilled son, full of energy.BA lesson the author learned from her son.CThe discussion between the author and her son.DThe night the family spent in their car.解析：选C段落大意题。本段主要介绍了作者和她儿子在车上的谈话。