1、Unit4 Exploring literature.单词拼写1. Data about the moons composition, such as how much ice and other treasures it _(包含), could help China decide whether its plans for a future lunar (月球的) base are practical.(2020全国卷)2. My mom is really concerned with the health of everyone in our family. In order to m
2、ake sure all of us are in good health, she makes _(明确的) plans for us.(2020全国卷)3. Its true that our future is _ (确定) by many things, such as opportunities and help from others, but our own attitude and hard work play a more important role.4. 10 wooden mobile bookstores have recently opened in Zhanjia
3、ng, which _(唤起)peoples passion for reading printed books. 5. The spoken word is immediate but lacks _(永久)6. If children walk many hours a day to get water, they cant go to school. _ (因此), they dont have time to learn how to read or write and dont get an education.(2020浙江卷)7. Whatever colour changes
4、the ocean experiences in the coming decades will probably be too gradual and unnoticeable, but they could mean _ (显著的) changes. (2019北京卷)8. Teachers need to be _ (敏感的) to the development level of each student so as to help them better.9. Could you just give us a _ (描述) of your cat? 10. For thousands
5、 of years, poetry has been my favourite type of _ (文学) in China. 【答案】1. contains2. specific3. determined4. awaken5. permanence6. Therefore7. significant8. sensitive9. description10. literature.单句语法填空1. “I _ (reflection) on how my days gone and think about the rest of the week，” he said. “Its a chanc
6、e for selfreflection. You return to work recharged and with a plan.” (2019全国卷)2. Yesterday, I sat with my son, Shepherd, _ (determine) to test my own theory on this.(2019全国卷)3. In addition, most newspapers had little in them that would appeal _ a mass audience.(2019全国卷)4. Molai continued to plant tr
7、ees for the next 37 years. His _ (effort) have resulted in 1，360 acres of naturallygrown land that has become home to many plants and animals.(2020新高考全国卷)5. Every student in the class is capable _ passing the exam.6. The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported _ (significant
8、) higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience.(2018全国卷)7. The Beatles _ (describe) as a British invasion(入侵)by local and nationwide newspapers at that time. (2019天津卷) 8. This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese _ (element)(20
9、19天津卷)9. In 1812, the year Charles Dickens was born, there were 66 _ (novel) published in Britain. (2018全国卷)10. I chose a red rubber ballsimple, _ (universal) available.(2018全国卷) 【答案】1. reflect2. determined3. to4. efforts5. of6. significantly7. were described 8. elements9. novels10. universallydevot
10、e oneself to, in store for, a range of, make an effort to, appeal to, beyond description, be capable of, take on, in summary, draw onprovidewith.选择合适的短语完成句子1. The leaders of the two countries discussed _ issues such as trade, climate change and health.2. With the plan carried out in our city, we can
11、 better _ people to reduce pollution.3. We knew that you would _ meeting all these challenges. 4. _， our company should be a better choice for you. 5. The doctors _ finding a better cure for the terrible disease. 6. In the past ten years, great changes have taken place in my lovely hometown, making
12、it _ a new look. 7. A writer has to _ his imagination and experience. 8. You should _ improve your reading comprehension. 9. The scenery there is _. Nowhere else in the world can you find such a quiet, beautiful place. 10. Who knows what lies _ the American president? 【答案】1. a range of2. appeal to3.
13、 be capable of4. In summary5. devote themselves to 6. take on7. draw on8. make an effort to9. beyond description10. in store for .完成句子1. 每个人都应为减少污染尽一份力。Everybody should _. 2. 一位英语教师应该具有极大的耐心和容忍能力。An English teacher must _ and tolerance. 3. 平稳和安静吸引着他们，沉思的时间和空间也同样如此。Calm and quiet _ them, as does time
14、 and space for reflection. 4. 我希望一个光明的未来等待着你。I hope that a bright future is _. 5. 自从他明白了学习的重要性后，他开始埋头苦读。After he realized the importance of learning, he began to _. 【答案】1. make an effort to reduce pollution2. be capable of great patience3. appeal to4. in store for you5. devote himself to his studies
15、.课文语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。A talk between a child and a man tells us different thoughts. The man 1._ (explain) the reason，while the child noticed the old music.Some such experience as this lies in store 2._ us when we begin the study of literature.To enjoy it, we should make 3._ effort t
16、o explain it. And the first step is 4._ (determine) some of its 5._ (significance) qualities.There are three qualities of literature. The first is its 6._ (describe) of truth and beauty. Like “Yesterdays flowers 7._ (be) I”One 8._ reads it is capable of seeing the hidden beauty. The second quality i
17、s its appeal to our feelings and imaginations.The third quality is its permanence, 9._ (come) out of the other two. In summary, literature is the expression of lift in 10._ (form) of truth and beauty. 【答案】1. explained2. for3. an4. to determine5. significant6. description7. am8. who9. coming10. forms
18、.阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AHow do young children learn to have good values? How can parents teach their children about the importance of kindness and patience? At a time when more and more parents worry about the violent images (暴力形象) their children see on TV, some are turning to fairy ta
19、les (童话)It is believed that fairy tales have a great influence on children because they describe the two sides of good and evil (邪恶) very clearly. When children hear the stories, they learn to care about others feelings. In each tale, they can see that there are many different kinds of people in the
20、 world and that we all have a choice about what kind of person we want to be. We can choose to do good actions, rather than bad ones, in our lives.What kind of values can children learn from fairy tales? In The Princess and the Pea (豌豆公主), a poorly dressed girl, who insists she is a princess, is giv
21、en a difficult test by the Queen. When she passes the test, we learn that her dream comes true because she stays true to herself. In The Little Mermaid (小美人鱼), the mermaid, who lives under the sea, wishes to be with the humans on land. Through her experiences, we learn about the importance of living
22、 with and accepting other cultures. In Pinocchio, a wooden puppet (木偶) turns into a boy when he finally learns how to tell the truth.Teaching values is the reason most often given for encouraging children to read stories. These fairy tales can teach children lessons about human relationships that ar
23、e accepted around the world for many centuries. This might be the reason why they have been around for so long and will not disappear any time soon.1. Why do fairy tales have a great influence on children?A. Fairy tales can teach them how to make a choice.B. Fairy tales can help them get higher scor
24、es at school.C. They can learn how to avoid most difficulties in their lives.D. Good and evil are shown in a way they can easily understand.2. The Little Mermaid may be helpful when children _.A. are given a difficult test B. make friends with foreignersC. wish to be a princess or prince D. are goin
25、g to lie to their parents3. Why does the author write the text?A. To introduce some fairy tales.B. To talk about the history of fairy tales.C. To discuss how to improve human relationships.D. To show how fairy tales help children shape values. 【答案及解析】作者主要介绍了童话故事对孩子们的积极影响。1. D细节理解题。由第二段中的they describ
26、e the two sides of good and evil(邪恶) very clearly可知，童话故事对孩子们的影响大是因为它们将善恶很直白地呈现给孩子们，便于他们去辨别是非。故选D。2. B推理判断题。由第三段的we learn about the importance of living with and accepting other cultures可知，当孩子们和外国人交朋友时，小美人鱼会告诉他们如何去接受外国文化。故选B。3. D写作意图题。总览全文可知，作者主要介绍了童话故事如何帮助孩子们塑造价值观。故选D。BShakespeare, more perhaps than
27、 any other writer, made full use of the greatest resources of the English language.Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twentyfive thousand! There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and var
28、iety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it.Such a study is well worth the effort, even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeares day.However, it is surprising that we should know comparatively
29、(相对地) little about the life of the greatest English author.We know that Shakespeare was born in 1564 in StratfordonAvon, and that he died there in 1616.He almost certainly attended the grammar school in the town, but of this we cannot be sure.We know that he was married there in 1582 to Anne Hathawa
30、y and that he had three children.We know that he spent much of his life in London writing his masterpieces.But this is almost all that we do know.However, what is important about Shakespeares life is not its incidental details but its products, the plays and the poems.For many years scholars have be
31、en trying to add a few facts about Shakespeares life to the small number we already possess and for an equally long time critics(批评) have been theorizing(理论化) about the plays.Sometimes, indeed, it seems that the poetry of Shakespeare will disappear under the great mass of comment that has been writt
32、en upon it.Fortunately, this is not likely to happen.Shakespeares people have long delighted not just the English but lovers of literature everywhere, and will continue to do so after the scholars and critics and all their works have been forgotten.4. Whats paragraph 1 mainly about?A. The great vari
33、eties in writing styles.B. The great length of Shakespeares works.C. The richness of the content in Shakespeares works.D. The rich English language used by Shakespeare in his works.5. According to the passage, which of the following remains uncertain about Shakespeare?A. His date of birth. B. His ma
34、rriage.C. His life in the grammar school. D. His date of death.6. What does the last sentence in paragraph 3 mean?A. The comment is printed on the poetry of Shakespeare.B. People cant read the poetry of Shakespeare any more.C. People dont think the poetry of Shakespeare good any more.D. People pay m
35、ore attention to the comment than the poetry of Shakespeare.7. “Shakespeares people” in paragraph 4 refers to “_”A. the characters in Shakespeares worksB. the people living in Shakespeares dayC. the readers of Shakespeares worksD. the people whose native language is English 【答案及解析】本文介绍莎士比亚的生平以及他的作品对
36、后世的影响。4. D段落大意题。本段开头点出莎士比亚较其他作家而言，对英语使用的最为充分，接着对其进行了例证，即其作品中的词汇是常人使用的词汇的5倍。由此可知D项正确。5. C细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“He almost certainly attended the grammar school in the town, but of this we cannot be sure.”可知，莎士比亚有没有上过文法学校是不确定的。所以选C项。6. D推理判断题。在大量的评论之下，莎士比亚的诗歌看起来会消失，由此可以看出人们过多地注意了评论而忽略了诗歌。7. A细节理解题。该段从侧面肯定了莎士比
37、亚的作品，是“莎士比亚作品中的人物”为英语增加了光彩，也使热爱文学的人们感到愉悦。.七选五阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。As a writer, let readers stay on your article for more than two seconds is already a success if you want to convey information through web. Your writing style can create more readers for your content if you know h
38、ow to capture the attention of readers. 1._Be DirecttothePointWebsite writing differs from print writing. People do not want to spend much time on a website because they want to get the information they need. 2._Be InformativeArticles for web content are briefly written. They flesh out the informati
39、on without decorations. Be sure that your articles are not confusingly worded. 3._ Make sure you organize your facts logically so that your reader can effectively process them.Be Conversational4_ Be conversational so that readers can grasp what you mean in your article. With quality content, engage
40、your readers so that your article will have that personal and human touch.Be ConnectedMost article writers just place sentences that state a certain fact to form a paragraph. However, in readers hopes, these writers fail to establish a human connection. 5._ So it is important to make the connection
41、smooth and not abrupt.A. Stay away from decorations when writing online content.B. Most readers like to read articles that “speak” to them.C. Here are some important points to consider before writing online.D. Get to your point directly so that your readers can process the information.E. Connection
42、will allow the readers minds to effectively process what is written.F. Complex sentences tend to wrongly lead your reader and make them confused.G. Article writing is a fun way of establishing a connection with a reader and a writer. 【答案及解析】本文讲的是网络写手怎样吸引读者的注意力。1. C文章开头讲网络写手应该怎样做来吸引读者的注意力，下文主要罗列了几点注意
43、事项，所以这里要承上启下，故选C。2. D第二段讲写文章要直截了当，所以要很直观地描述你要表达的信息，故选D。3. F前面提到你要保证你的文中没有产生歧义的字句，所以复杂难懂的句子可能会让读者感到困惑，故选F。4. BBe Conversational指要用对话的口吻，让读者感觉就像是你在对他说一样，故选B。5. E空格上一句：这些作者无法与人建立联系。空格下一句：顺利而不是生硬的连接很重要。所以空格处应填：连接将允许读者的思想与被写的过程有效地连接在一起。故选E。.完形填空阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Writing can be a lon
44、ely life. I often _1_ at home for long working on books. Often I dont see the _2_ of my work. I know people buy my books. _3_， Ill get a message or even a letter online. Or Ill _4_ someone who says, “I love what you write.” I had a woman tell me through my _5_ that a chapter in one of my books _6_ h
45、er to give her job a second chance. A dad _7_ told me online hed heard me speak on the radio. It had convinced him that he hadnt been _8_ enough time with his children. He went on to tell me how that had changed his _9_ with his family. Those are the things that keep writers going and the moments th
46、at touch our hearts. But theyre often few. However, its been _10_ with my new book. Ive _11_ something Ive never faced before. Ive gotten to see the faces of the people who are being _12_ by my work. I asked _13_ of our books to post pictures of them with the book when they received their copies or
47、_14_ it in stores. Dozens of pictures began flowing in with beautiful sweet faces and comments about the influences this new book has on their lives. I was moved to tears. You have dreamed big dreams and worked hard for years. But _15_ it seems like nothing is happening. You feel like what youre doi
48、ng isnt of value. Youre wrong. But keep doing what youre doing. I can promise you its worth it.1. A. live B. hideC. lieD. sit2. A. behaviors B. resultsC. experiments D. memories3. A. For example B. In brief C. On occasion D. At first4. A. approach B. recognizeC. figure out D. run into5. A. website B
49、. bookC. letter D. dream 6. A. informed B. remindedC. forced D. persuaded7. A. physically B. primarilyC. privately D. immediately8. A. owning B. spendingC. using D. selecting9. A. relationship B. hardshipC. condition D. situation10. A. strange B. differentC. powerful D. wonderful11. A. passed B. sch
50、eduled C. experienced D. understood12. A. waken B. directedC. adapted D. affected13. A. purchasers B. salesmenC. donors D. carriers14. A. searched B. foundC. gathered D. made15. A. obviously B. certainlyC. probably D. actually 【答案及解析】作为一名作家，作者很少看到自己的作品在读者中的影响。最近一本新书得到了好评，作者感动得流泪。作者奉劝大家，也许你怀抱梦想，却一直看不
51、到结果，觉得毫无价值，但是一定要坚持下去，这一切都是值得的。1. D作为一名作家，长年累月创作，应该是坐在电脑前。故选D。2. B根据全文尤其是最后一段可知，有时候，作者看不到自己的作品在读者中的反应。故选B。3. C对比上一句“经常看不见作品的反应”可知，“偶尔(on occasion)”能在网上看到只言片语或者一封来信。故选C。4. D呼应上一句，或者作者会“偶遇(run into)”某个人说，喜欢作者所写的书。故选D。5. A根据本段的第二句可知，作者获得的不多的反馈都是通过网络得来的。故选A。6. D这是一个女性读者的反馈，作者某本书的某个章节“成功地劝说(persuade)”这位女读
52、者再给现在的工作一次机会。故选D。7. C根据这位读者所说的内容可知，这位父亲是听了作者的演讲后，感觉到自己没有抽出足够的时间陪伴孩子，这样的私人事情，应该是在网上“私下(privately)”聊天告诉作者的。故选C。8. B作者的演讲让这位父亲相信，自己没有“花费(spend)”足够的时间陪伴孩子。故选B。9. A很显然，这位父亲意识到自己的不足之后，努力改变，当然会改善与家人之间的“关系(relationship)”。故选A。10. B根据however的转折和下文的描述可知，这与新书的反馈是“不同的(different)”。故选B。11. C根据本段的热烈反馈，对比上一段的冷遇可知，作者“经历(experience)”的是以前没有遇到过的。故选C。12. D根据第二段的几个例子，再结合本段倒数第二句可知，作者看到了那些受到自己的作品“影响(affect)”的人的面孔。故选D。13. A根据空后的时间状语从句：收到书的人，可见，这是指那些预定了书的人，也就是书的“购买者(purchaser)”。故选A。14. B当时的要求是，拿着这本书照张相片，所以只需要在书店“找到(find)”这本书就可以。故选B。15. C根据下文“认为自己的工作没有什么价值”可知，这只是一种“可能(probably)”。故选C。