1、Unit 4Section .单词拼写1It wont do them any good, but it wont do them any_harm_(伤害) either.2People say that barking dogs dont_bite_(咬)3It is a rule that our luggage should be_inspected_(检查) by customs officers (海关人员)4How many workmen do you_employ_(雇用) at your factory?5He told me some of the funny_incid
2、ents_(事件) that happened during his journey to Europe.6I dont feel_secure_(安全的) when I am alone in the house.7The story has a surprising_ending_(结尾)8That little boy was frightened by that_fierce_(凶猛的) dog.9Its difficult to raise a family on a small_income_(收入)10He is clever but he wont_succeed_(成功) b
3、ecause he lacks confidence.选词填空1We are told that these plants must_be protected from_ cold wind and frost.2He had left his hometown_long before_ and since then nobody has heard from him.3They did everything_according to_ the plan and things turned out well finally.4There are_millions of_ people livi
4、ng in the city and the traffic here is heavy.5I dont know_for sure_ whether he will come here or not.6They completed the project_not only_ punctually (准时地)_but also_ perfectly.单句语法填空1(陕西高考改编)The little pupil took his grandma _by_ the arm and walked her across the street.解析:考查介词。句意:这个小学生搀着他奶奶的胳膊,送她过了
5、街道。take sb.by the 身体部位表示“抓住/触及某人的”。2You wont get full pay because youve been absent six times this month according_to_our records.解析:according to“根据”,其后的宾语常是所依据的内容。3The company has a free longdistance telephone number_so_that consumers can call with any questions they have about the products.解析:so t
6、hat此处引导目的状语从句,符合题意。4The new law will come_into_being on the day it is passed.解析:come into being为固定搭配,意为“形成”,相当于come into existence。5Id like to live in a country_where_there is plenty of sunshine.解析:where引导定语从句,且在从句中作状语。6I hear that the army_is being inspected_(inspect) by a general now.解析:考查动词的时态和语态
7、。the army与inspect之间存在被动关系,由now可知本句应用现在进行时的被动语态。7Is _it_certain that Tokyo (东京) will host the 2020 Olympic Games?Yes,thats_for_sure.解析:“Its certain that.”中的certain不能用sure替换,for sure“确定,必定”。8The old man used to_live_(live) in the countryside,but he is now used to_living_(live) in the city.解析:考查固定短语。句意
8、:这位老人过去住在农村,但是现在他习惯于住在城市。used to do sth.“过去常常做某事”,be used to doing sth.“习惯于做某事”。9Do you know when and where the organization came into_being_(be)?解析:句意:你知道这个组织是在何时何地成立的吗?come into being“形成,产生”,符合句意。10Joe,dont give_up_ now;youre improving all the time.It wont be long_before_you can speak English well
9、.解析:句意:乔,现在不要放弃;你一直在提高。用不了多久你的英语会说得很好的。give up“放弃”;It wont be long before.“用不了多久就会”。.阅读理解After years of heated debate, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park.Fourteen wolves were caught in Canada and transported to the park.By last year, the Yellowstone wolf population had grown
10、to more than 170 wolves.Gray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of the continental United States, but they were gradually displaced by human development.By the 1920s, wolves had practically disappeared from the Yellowstone area.They went farther north into the deep
11、 forests of Canada, where there were fewer humans around.The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results.Deer and elk populationsmajor food sources (来源) for the wolfgrew rapidly.These animals consumed large amounts of vegetation (植被), which reduced plant diversity in the park.In the abse
12、nce of wolves, coyote populations also grew quickly.The coyotes killed a large percentage of the parks red foxes, and completely drove away the parks beavers.As early as 1966, biologists asked the government to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone Park.They hoped that wolves would be able to
13、 control the elk and coyote problems.Many farmers opposed the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animals or pets.The government spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan to reintroduce the wolves.The US.Fish and Wildlife Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf backs
14、 in Yellowstone.Today, the debate continues over how well the gray wolf is fitting in at Yellowstone.Elk, deer, and coyote populations are down, while beavers and red foxes have made a comeback.The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintrodu
15、ce wolves to other parts of the country as well.文章大意:本文是一篇说明文。在争议了几年之后黄石国家公园终于把灰狼重新引入公园,以保持公园内生态的平衡。1What is the text mainly about?_D_AWildlife research in the United States.BPlant diversity in the Yellowstone area.CThe conflict between farmers and gray wolves.DThe reintroduction of wolves to Yellow
16、stone Park.解析:主旨大意题。纵观全文可知,本文主要谈了将灰狼重新引入黄石国家公园的原因以及这一举措的成效等。故选D。2What does the underlined word “displaced” in paragraph 2 mean?_C_ATested.BSeparated.CForced out.DTracked down.解析:词义猜测题。由第二段第一句话可知,曾经黄石公园里有灰狼,下文提到但后来由于人类的发展灰狼数量逐渐减少,几乎消失了,因此可以推出,displaced意为“被迫离开”。故选C。3What did the disappearance of gray
17、wolves bring about?_A_ADamage to local ecology.BA decline in the parks income.CPreservation of vegetation.DAn increase in the variety of animals.解析:推理判断题。第三段提到由于灰狼的消失,鹿和麋鹿的数量快速增长,消耗了大量的植被,减少了植物种类同时丛林狼的数量增多,园内很多的红狐被猎杀,而河狸也完全消失了,由此推断出灰狼的消失对公园内的生态环境产生了损害。故选A。4What is the authors attitude towards the Ye
18、llowstone wolf project?_B_ADoubtful. BPositive.CDisapproving.DUncaring.解析:观点态度题。根据第五段最后一句中的“a valuable experiment”可知,作者认为这项工程很有价值,因此他的态度应当是积极肯定的。故选B。.七选五根据短文内容,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项。Horses can talk to one another. 1._G_ They communicate with one another and with us through gestures and ex
19、pressions.Expressive (富有表现力的) Ears When a horse turns its ears to the side or halfway back, the horse is listening.It can listen with both ears. 2._D_ If the sound is on the left, the horse moves its left ear.When a horse moves both ears back and forth, its paying attention to the activity around it
20、.Meaningful Looks (有含义的眼神)A horse that is relaxed and happy will have “soft” eyes, which look kind and round in shape.A horse that is unhappy will have “hard” eyes, which look angry. 3._C_ When white shows around a homes eyes, it is frightened or anxious.Kicking (踢腿) Do horses kick only when they ar
21、e angry? Not always.A horse sometimes kicks to get flies off its stomach or legs. 4._F_ Horses in a field may also kick while they are playing.Tails Tell TalesA horse also talks with its tail. 5._A_ If there are flies around, it will swish (刷刷地移动) its tail in a relaxed manner to chase (驱逐) the flies
22、 away.A horse that is playing in a field may hold its tail high,almost over its back.This shows that the horse is feeling good.If a horse swishes its tail when there are no flies, the horse is bored or impatient.A horse will swish its tail hard when its angry.AThe happy and relaxed horse usually hol
23、ds its tail still.BHorses are one of the most exciting pets to own, too.CA horse has hard eyes when something is bothering it.DIf the noise is on the right, the horse moves its right ear.EHowever, your horse must be cared for properly to keep fit.FSometimes it kicks to tell someone to hurry up.GHors
24、es can talk to one another without making a sound as well.文章大意:马可以相互交谈,也可以用身体语言与同类和人类进行交流,它们的耳朵、眼睛、腿和尾巴都会表达不同的含义。1解析:本段是概括段。此空前一句句意为:马可以彼此交谈。此空后一句句意为:它们可以用姿势和表情彼此交流,也可以与我们交流。根据句意和前后句关系可知,G项正确。2解析:本段主要讲述“马富有表现力的耳朵”。根据空格前一句“It can listen with both ears.”以及空格后一句“If the sound is on the left,the horse mo
25、ves its left ear.”可知D项正确。3解析:本段主要讲述“马的眼睛”。本段的中心词是eyes。故选C项。4解析:本段主要讲述“踢腿”。此空应和前一句是并列关系。故选F项。5解析:本段主要讲述“马的尾巴也会讲故事”。此空前一句话是概括句,此空后讲述的是在马的各种情绪状态下,马尾巴的不同表现。故选A项。.完形填空Do you know what love is? Do you really think that love is unilateral (单方面的)? Here is one story. A father sat at his desk looking at his m
26、onthly bills carefully 1._D_his young son rushed in and 2._A_,“Dad, because today is your birthday and youre 55 years old, Im going to give you 55 3._B_, one for each year!” When the boy started 4._A_ his words, the father exclaimed , “Oh, Andrew, dont do it now; Im too 5._B_!”The youngster immediat
27、ely fell 6._C_ as tears welled up in his big blue eyes. 7._D_ the father said, “You can finish later.”The boy said 8._D_ but quietly walked away, with 9._D_ written over his face.That evening the father said, “Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!” But the boy didnt 10._A_. Unfortunately, a few da
28、ys later after this incident, the boy had an_11.C_ and was drowned.His heartbroken father wrote,“_12.C_ I could tell him how much I regret my thoughtless_13.A_,and could be assured that he knows how much my heart is_14.B_.” Love is a twoway street.Any loving act must be warmly accepted_15.D_ it will
29、 be taken as rejection and can_16.B_ a scar (疤痕)If we are too busy to give and_17.C_ love, we will regret it! Nothing is more important than_18.D_ with love to the cry for love from those who are near and_19.A_ to us,because there may be no_20.A_ at all as in the case of the little boy.文章大意:本文是夹叙夹议文
30、。小男孩想把55个吻作为生日礼物送给父亲,但父亲因为太忙拒绝了。后来,男孩不幸溺亡,父亲后悔不迭。爱是一条双行道,对于爱的表示一定要真心回应。1A.whileBbeforeCas Dwhen解析:当男孩冲进来时,父亲正在看他的账单。从句的动作是瞬间动作,故选D。2A.announcedBlaughedCreplied Dadded解析:根据下文引用的男孩的话可知,此处句意为“男孩冲进来并宣布(announce)说。”3A.giftsBkissesCcardsDwishes解析:根据下文“Come and finish the kisses now”可知,男孩要送的生日礼物是55个“吻”(kis
31、s)。4A.carrying outBgoing onClistening to Dcoming on解析:根据下文可知,男孩想兑现他承诺的生日礼物。carry out意为“实施;兑现”。5A.angry BbusyCgladDcurious解析:联系语境可知,父亲说自己很“忙”(busy)。6A.asleep BhappyCsilent Dpainful解析:根据下文“quietly walked away”可知,男孩立刻就安静了下来。7A.Excitedly BNervouslyCJokinglyDApologetically解析:父亲看到男孩流泪了,应该感到十分歉疚。8A.anythin
32、g BsomethingCeverythingDnothing解析:根据下文中的“quietly”可知,男孩什么也没说。9A.prideBsatisfactionCexpectation Ddisappointment解析:联系实际可知,被父亲拒绝的男孩肯定是满脸“失望”(disappointment)地离开了。10A.respond BrespectCaccept Dchoose解析:男孩没有回应父亲的要求。respond意为“反应;回应”。11A.operationBeventCaccident Dinjury解析:根据下文“was drowned”可知,男孩遇到了“意外事故”(accid
33、ent)。12A.Only ifBAs ifCIf only DEven if解析:这里是伤心的父亲后悔的表达。小男孩已经去世了,因此应用if only,表示“要是就好了”。13A.words BcommentsCquestionsDaccounts解析:根据上文可知,父亲后悔自己说的那些无心的话语。word“话语”;comment“评论;意见”;question“问题”;account“解释;记述”。14A.racingBachingCsinkingDbeating解析:失去了儿子的父亲应该很伤心。ache意为“疼;痛”。15A.but BandCyetDor解析:or意为“否则,要不然”,
34、表示在前一个句子为条件下的相反假设。此处表示如果不对爱的行为进行回应,就会。16A.remainBleaveCstayDkeep解析:对方认为你拒绝了,从而会“留下”(leave)一道伤痕。17A.spread BholdCreceiveDcatch解析:与give相对应的词应该是receive,意为“接受”。18A.comingBacceptingClearning Dresponding解析:没什么比用爱回应身边的人对爱的渴望更重要。19A.precious BpracticalCattractiveDspecific解析:联系语境可知,这里是指“我们身边珍贵的人”。precious“珍爱的”;practical“实际的”;attractive“吸引人的”;specific“具体的”。20A.chanceBregretCtimeDstory解析:联系上文发生的故事可知,如果发生像小男孩这样的情况,即使想给予和得到爱,我们也没有“机会”(chance)了。