1、UNIT 4 BODY LANGUAGESection Discovering Useful Structures基础测评. 单句语法填空1. It is (amaze) to see the animals and plants that are found nowhere else in the world.2. You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of (die) early by running. 3. We had no trouble (find) his house with a guide
2、.4. We dont allow (smoke) here.5. This included digging up the road, (lay) the track and then building a strong roof over the top.6. You must find how (excite) it is to work as a volunteer.7. The film star wears sunglasses. Therefore, he can go shopping without (recognise).8. Nobody mentioned (go) t
3、here to help her. 9. The thief ran as fast as possible to escape (catch) by the police.10. I didnt mean (hurt) you although I actually made you angry.答案:1. amazing2. dying3. finding4. smoking5. laying6. exciting7. being recognised8. going9. being caught10. to hurt. 完成句子1. 你无法想象他在一个荒凉的小岛上独自生活。You can
4、 hardly _ _ _in a lonely island alone.2. 我的爱好是收集硬币。My hobby _ _ _.3. 校长进来时每个人都停止了交谈。Everyone _ _ when the head teacher came in.4. 一个人是通过犯错误再改正错误来学习一门语言的。One learns a language by _ _ and them.5. 看到他的妈妈,婴儿忍不住笑了。Seeing his mother, the baby _ _ _.6. 我花费了大约一周时间复习功课。I a week or so my lessons.7. 朱蒂后悔没有告诉我真
5、相。Judy _ _ _ me the truth.答案:1. imagine his living2. is collecting coins3. stopped talking4. making mistakes; correcting5. couldnt help laughing6. spent; going over7. regretted not telling. 同义句转换1. I thank you for giving me the chance to speak here.I _ _ _ the chance to speak here.2. It is my pleasu
6、re to help people in need.My pleasure _ _ _in need.3. Your answer in class made me puzzled.I _ _ _your answer in class.4. I told her to post the letter for me, but she forgot it.She _ _ _the letter for me.5. She was late for school again. It made the teacher angry.What made the teacher angry was _ _
7、 _for school again.答案:1. appreciate being given2. is helping people3. was puzzled about4. forgot to post 5. her being late提升测评. 语法填空I was really 1. (excite) when I was told that a British girl was coming to our house for a couple of 2. (day) as an exchange student. I thought she would be a typical W
8、estern girl 3. blond hair and blue eyes. But when I stepped out of my room, I 4. (surprise) to see a Chinese girl smiling sweetly at me. She 5. (greet) me in poor Chinese. Although we had difficulty 6. (understand) each other, I finally learned that she was born in England and couldnt express 7. (sh
9、e) freely in Chinese. We got along very well and I showed her many wonderful things which made her interested in Chinese culture. She was very happy and kept 8. (ask) questions. Time passed so quickly 9. before we knew it, it was time for her 10. (leave). And I saw her off at the airport.答案:1. excit
10、ed2. days3. with4. was surprised5. greeted6. understanding7. herself8. asking9. that10. to leave. 完形填空Two years ago, something happened that changed me and changed how I lived in my neighbourhood. In two days, I lost all of the things that were very 1 to me. My job as a senior writer for a national
11、magazine came to a(n) 2 and a relationship with a man that I loved ended 3. Suddenly, everything had changed. My 4 sank and I felt a terrible sadness. I 5 how or whether I would be able to6myself out. The losses I 7 made me lose confidence and made me delicate, 8 as a result I began to connect more
12、9 with my neighbours and the world around me. I learned that the woman from El Salvador had 10 from her country with two young daughters after her husband had been murdered. She cleaned houses to make ends 11and send her daughters to college. I 12 that when my neighbours came to Los Angeles 15 years
13、 ago, they did not 13English and the father cleaned offices 14 $8 an hour. Later, he drove delivery trucks. Today he owns three apartment buildings and has made more money than I 15 ever will in my lifetime.Now, many of my neighbours are my friends. At Christmas, I give them red wine and cakes, and
14、16 they give me potted flowers. When my car wouldnt start a few months ago, and it looked like it would have to be towed away(拖走), another 17 from Guatemala, quickly18 out his tools and got the car 19. I discover how extraordinary they are. They are hard-working people who, like me, are just looking
15、 forward to living well and experiencing some 20.1. A. worthlessB. reliableC. importantD. pleasant解析:根据下文可知,作者丢掉了资深作家的职位并且和所爱的男人分手了,可见她丢掉了所有对她来说非常重要的东西。worthless无价值的;reliable可靠的;可信赖的;important重要的;pleasant令人愉快的。答案:C2. A. endB. beginningC. decisionD. crossing解析:根据下文“My 4 sank and I felt a terrible sad
16、ness.” 可知,作者在一家全国性杂志社作为资深作家的职位结束了。come to an end 结束;终结。答案:A3. A. slightlyB. sadlyC. successfullyD. happily解析:作者和一个她所爱的男人的关系不幸地结束了。slightly略微;稍微;sadly伤心地;successfully成功地;happily高兴地;幸福地。答案:B4. A. mindB. temperC. confidenceD. heart解析:作者的心一沉,感到极度伤心。mind头脑;temper脾气;confidence信心;heart心脏。答案:D5. A. wondered
17、B. expectedC. imaginedD. assessed解析:作者想知道自己怎样才能或者是否能够渡过难关。wonder想知道;expect期待;预料;imagine想象;assess评估。答案:A6. A. turnB. pullC. takeD. set解析:解析见第5题。pull sb out使某人渡过难关。答案:B7. A. witnessedB. gainedC. experiencedD. experimented解析:作者所经历的失落让她失去了信心,变得脆弱。witness目击;见证;gain获得;experience经历;experiment实验。答案:C8. A. a
18、ndB. orC. butD. so解析:但是结果作者却开始与邻居和周围的世界建立了更充分的联系。空格后面的句子和上句意思存在转折。and并且;or或者;否则;but但是;so因此。答案:C9. A. perfectlyB. fullyC. luckilyD. kindly解析:从下文的叙述来看,作者更充分地与邻居联系。perfectly完美地;fully充分地;luckily幸运地;kindly善良地。答案:B10. A. escapedB. flewC. leftD. avoided解析:根据下文“after her husband had been murdered”可知,来自萨尔瓦多的
19、这位女士和孩子是为了躲避谋杀而逃出来的。escape逃脱;fly飞行;leave离开;avoid避免。答案:A11. A. seeB. joinC. setD. meet解析:她打扫房子以维持收支平衡,并送女儿上大学。make ends meet使收支平衡。答案:D12. A. believedB. confirmedC. inferredD. learned解析:作者了解到她的邻居15年前来到洛杉矶时不会讲英语。believe相信;confirm确认;证实;infer推断;learn了解。答案:D13. A. interpretB. speakC. tellD. practise解析:讲一门
20、语言用speak一词。答案:B14. A. forB. inC. onD. about解析:那位父亲打扫办公室,每小时收费8美元。for以的价格。答案:A15. A. simplyB. easilyC. probablyD. specially解析:如今,他拥有三座公寓楼,赚的钱可能比“我”这辈子赚的钱还要多。simply简单地;仅仅;easily容易地;probably可能地;specially专门地;特意。答案:C16. A. in turnB. in orderC. in returnD. in general解析:作者给邻居们红酒和蛋糕,邻居则送盆栽花作为回报。in return 作为
21、回报,符合语境。in turn轮流;in order有序地;in general 大体上。答案:C17. A. patientB. visitorC. passer-byD. neighbour解析:该部分讲述和邻居的关系,因此得到的应该是另外一个“邻居”的帮助。patient病人;visitor来访者;passer-by过路人;neighbour邻居。答案:D18. A. pointedB. handedC. droveD. brought解析:他拿来工具,帮作者修理不能启动的汽车。point指;hand传递;drive开车;bring带来。答案:D19. A. startedB. changedC. checkedD. promoted解析:根据上文“When my car wouldnt start a few months ago”可知,有邻居帮助修理,汽车能够启动了。start启动;change改变;check检查;promote促进;提升。答案:A20. A. comfortB. happinessC. sympathyD. excitement解析:根据上文“living well”可知他们盼望过得好,盼望体验到幸福。答案:B