1、Unit 4Using language. 单句语法填空1. I can make it easier for you to focus on your problems. 2. You may depend on it that they will look after your daughter when you are away. 3. I would be happy very much if you could come on time. 4. It is known (know) to us that he is one of the most famous football pl
2、ayers in the world. 5. It never occurred to me that you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind. 6. Will you see to it that my children are taken good care of while I am away? 7. It felt funny watching myself on TV. 8. There is still a copy of the book in the library. Will you go and borr
3、ow it? . 完成句子1. I think it necessary that we take plenty of water every day. 我认为我们有必要每天喝大量的水。2. I find it frustrating that I cant speak other languages. 我感到很沮丧, 因为我不会说其他语言。3. I have made it a rule that I keep diaries. 我有写日记的习惯。4. It is doubtful whether he will come here. 他是否会来这里是值得怀疑的。5. It is known
4、 that metals are very important in our life. 众所周知, 金属在我们的生活中很重要。【拓展训练】1. It is everyones responsibility to obey the rules to keep the society in order and peoples lives safe. 遵守规则让社会保持秩序、人民生活安定是每个人的责任。2. It is obvious that iPad is of great help to our study, especially to our English listening. 显而易见
5、, iPad对我们的学习有很大帮助, 尤其是对我们的英语听力。3. It is well-known that learning English well will be of great benefit to us all. 众所周知, 学好英语对我们大家都大有益处。4. Whats worse, some drivers, cyclists and pedestrians do not think it vital to obey traffic rules. 更糟的是, 一些司机、骑自行车的人和行人认为遵守交通规则没有那么重要。5. I would appreciate it if yo
6、u could tell me more about the activity. 如果你能告诉我更多活动事宜, 我将不胜感激。. 阅读理解(2021济宁高二检测)As globalization continues to make the world a smaller place, and goods become more accessible across borders, concerns about food safety in the Asia-Pacific region have steadily risen over the years. An APEC forum is b
7、eing held in Beijing, to find ways to better address the problem. 156 participants from 19 APEC economies and 4 non-APEC members attended the APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forum, which has been actively looking for ways to strengthen food safety standard in the region, without affecting trade. “As co
8、nsumers are faced with more varieties of food, the potential food safety risk also becomes bigger. This forum has helped APEC economies to cooperate in supervision (监督), exchange information, and improve the overall food safety standard in the Asia-Pacific region, ” said director of Chinas General A
9、dministration of Quality Supervision Wu Qinghai. For the first time the forum has brought together high-level regulators, academics, and industry stakeholders to talk about their respective roles in safety supervision. They say governments alone cannot shoulder this heavy duty. In China, the continu
10、ous food safety problems have greatly hurt consumers confidence in domestic products; therefore more turned to imports. However, problems related to quality of those imported goods also began to show. In July this year, more than 400 batches (批) of food imported from 35 countries and regions were fo
11、und substandard by the countrys top quality supervisor. Governments and industries have been brought closer by this forum. As food moves more freely beyond borders, this forum is hoped to promote safety control cooperation, so APEC members can better benefit from the economic integration(经济一体化). 【文章
12、大意】本文是一篇说明文。通过APEC论坛, 各国之间将更加密切地合作, 食品安全问题将得到更有效的监管和处理, 各成员国都会从中受益。1. What kind of function can the forum play? A. It has greatly influenced the economy in the area. B. It has long been able to put every sides efforts together. C. It helps to bring government regulators and industries together. D. I
13、t has found ways to deal with safety problems. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“the forum has brought together high-level regulators, academics, and industry stakeholders to talk about their respective roles in safety supervision”可知, 应选C项。 2. The last but one paragraph tells us that _. A. the Chinese customers
14、are more satisfied with their food safetyB. food imported from other countries is indeed high in qualityC. many Chinese customers would rather buy some foreign foodD. there are only 35 countries and regions exporting food to China【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知, 连续的国内食品安全问题伤害了消费者的信心, 他们更加愿意买进口产品, 但是进口食品的质量问题
15、也开始显现, 即C项正确。 3. The underlined word “address” in the first paragraph can be replaced by “_”. A. send a letter aboutB. deal withC. deliver a speech onD. call off【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据全文大意可知, 各国通过APEC论坛加强合作, 积极寻求更好的方法来解决食品安全问题。由此可推知, B项“处理, 解决”与address含义相近, 故选B项。 4. According to the article, which of the fo
16、llowing statements is WRONG? A. People can buy foreign food more easily than ever. B. The more varieties of food, the bigger the potential food safety risk. C. Food safety problems have appeared many times before this forum. D. Governments have started their cooperation with academics and industries
17、 before this forum. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段中的“and goods become more accessible across borders, concerns about food safety in the Asia-Pacific region have steadily risen over the years”可知, A、C项表述正确; 根据第三段中的“As consumers are faced with more varieties of food, the potential food safety risk also becomes big
18、ger. ”可知, B项表述正确, D项与第四段的第一句不符, 故选D项。 . 完形填空(2021北京高二检测)Love Is Blind: The Magic of TabbyIn October, 2003, I started my work at my local animal shelters Adoption Department. Over the years, more than 50, 000 animals have 1 the doors of the shelter. Most of them, I do not remember. But occasionally t
19、here are special animals, who touch me so deeply that I could never possibly 2them. Tabby was one such animal. Tabby was an ancient Cocker Spaniel, probably 14 years old. Whats more, she was blind and deaf. Tabbys chances at adoption seemed 3at best. After all, we didnt have many adopters coming in
20、asking, “Can you show me all of your really old dogs who are also 4? ” We had all thought that Tabby would live out the rest of her life at the 5. One day a woman named Loretta came to the shelter. Her son, Gary, had 6Tabbys picture and stories on the shelters website at home. They were interested i
21、n meeting her! It was the only enquiry we ever received about Tabby. What could a young child possibly see in a 14-year-old dog who was both blind and deaf? Most boys would want a dog who could grow with them and 7through grassy fields on summer days. Tabby would 8be able to do that. But after meeti
22、ng her, Loretta and Gary decided that she was the right dog for their family. They adopted Tabby! If Tabbys story had simply ended with her9 adoption, it would still have been something very special indeed. 10, it was what happened after her adoption that people might regard as “magic”. Gary suffere
23、d from seizures(癫痫). Since Gary and Tabby met they became11. They did everything together. They became so “in tune” with one another that Tabby began to telegraph Garys seizures before they occurred, giving his family a(n) 12that one was about to strike. Whats more, Gary seemed to be having fewer an
24、d fewer seizures since Tabbys 13. How could it be? Nobody could explain 14 Tabby did it. But those of us who were fortunate enough to know her and her family had 15the magic, the kind that has its roots in love. 【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲了在动物收养部门有一只叫Tabby的狗, 它又聋又瞎, 但是却出人意料地被一个叫Gary的男孩所领养, 这个男孩患有癫痫, 而让人感到不可思议
25、的是, 自从Gary收养了Tabby, 他的癫痫病很少犯了, 这一奇迹的发生都是因为爱。1. A. passedB. brokenC. openedD. locked【解析】选A。根据文章第一句, 作者在当地动物庇护所的收养部门工作, 所以按照逻辑, 应该是有超过五万只动物被领养, 即经过了庇护所的大门, 故选A。 2. A. recallB. forgetC. leaveD. abandon【解析】选B。根据空格前的句子who touch me so deeply可知, 有一些特别的动物非常打动我, 所以我可能永远不会“忘记”它们, 故选B。3. A. possible B. greatC.
26、 remote D. bright【解析】选C。根据she was blind and deaf可知, 她又聋又瞎, 所以应该是最没有机会被领养的, 故选C。 4. A. disabled B. activeC. stubbornD. patient【解析】选A。结合句意“很多领养者不会前来询问你能给我看看你们所有年纪大的狗, 而且又_吗”, 可知此处应是个贬义词, 又因为此段谈论的Tabby是有生理缺陷的, 故选A。 5. A. hospital B. roadsideC. farmD. shelter【解析】选D。句意: 我们都认为Tabby将在_度过她的后半生了。结合上下文, 如果Tab
27、by没有人收养, 那么就会在庇护所度过她的后半生, 故选D。 6. A. postedB. takenC. seenD. drawn【解析】选C。Gary在来收养部门之前, 已经在网站上看过Tabby的照片和故事了, 故选C。 7. A. getB. lookC. runD. break【解析】选C。将选项中的动词与其后的介词相组合, 分别是get through完成, look through浏览, run through跑步通过, break through取得突破。根据句意, 大多数男孩都想要一只和他们一起成长、夏天可以在草地上穿越奔跑的狗, 故选C。 8. A. neverB. pos
28、siblyC. frequentlyD. generally【解析】选A。根据前句“大多数男孩都想要一只和他们一起成长、夏天可以在草地上穿越奔跑的狗”, 但是这些Tabby从来都做不到, 故选A。 9. A. temporaryB. normalC. successfulD. early【解析】选C。根据下文可知, Tabby的领养是成功的, 故选C。 10. A. MoreoverB. HoweverC. ThereforeD. Otherwise【解析】选B。结合空格前句意: 如果Tabby的故事仅仅以她得以成功收养而结束, 那它仍然可以算得上是很特别的一件事; 以及空格后句意: 就是在收
29、养之后发生了一个奇迹。可知, 前后两句存在转折关系, 故选B。 11. A. unforgettableB. inseparableC. unfortunateD. uncomfortable【解析】选B。根据后一句“They did everything together”可知, 他们从一见面就难以分离, 故选B。 12. A. explanationB. warningC. suggestionD. notice【解析】选B。结合前一句, Tabby会在Gary犯病之前给出要犯病的征兆, 所以这会给他的家人一个预警, 故选B。 13. A. returnB. birthC. arrival
30、D. recovery【解析】选C。根据句意: 自从Tabby到来后, Gary的癫痫犯得越来越少了。故选C。 14. A. whereB. howC. whenD. whether【解析】选B。根据句意: 没有人能解释Tabby是如何做到的, 可知是询问方式, 故选B。 15. A. performedB. createdC. achievedD. witnessed【解析】选D。结合文意: 我们能够了解她和她的家庭_这个奇迹, 已经足够幸运了。所有发生的这一切都是在他们的见证下, 故选D。 . 语法填空(2021沈阳高二检测)Mascots for the 2022 Beijing Win
31、ter Olympic and Paralympic Games(残奥会)A red lantern baby 1. (call) “Shuey Rhon Rhon” and 2. energetic giant panda named “Bing Dwen Dwen” have been uncovered as the two mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The mascots, known to people on Tuesday night at Beijings Shougang
32、Ice Hockey Arena, 3. (connect) with the host nations culture. Beijing 2022 executive president Chen Jining explained the idea 4. (clear) behind the design of the two mascots at the launch ceremony. “The two mascots put elements of traditional Chinese culture together 5. a modern international style.
33、 They show the Chinese peoples eager expectations for the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Chinas warm invitation to friends from all over the world, ” said Chen, 6. is also the mayor of Beijing. “They are designed 7. (express) all the aspects of the Olympic spirit, including 8. (won
34、der) characteristics such as passion, perseverance, friendship and common understanding to actively engage the public. ” The name “Bing Dwen Dwen” is a combination of several meanings in the Chinese language, with “Bing” the Chinese word for “ice”, and “Dwen Dwen” meaning 9. (strong)and liveliness.
35、In the name “Shuey Rhon Rhon”, “Shuey” is the Chinese word for “snow” and “Rhon Rhon” 10. (have) the meaning of tolerance (宽容). 【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道。北京2022年冬奥会吉祥物“冰墩墩”和冬残奥会吉祥物“雪容融”发布活动在北京举行, 这两个新的吉祥物将成为冬季奥运会和残奥会的精神象征。1. 【解析】called。考查非谓语动词。该句的谓语动词是have been uncovered, 因此call不能作为谓语动词, 并且A red lantern baby和
36、call之间为被动关系, 应使用call的过去分词作定语, 故填called。2. 【解析】an。考查冠词。此处表示一个大熊猫吉祥物, 是泛指, 应使用不定冠词, 并且energetic是以元音音素开头的单词, 故填an。3. 【解析】are connected。考查动词时态和语态。该句是在介绍吉祥物的情况, 应使用一般现在时。connect作为谓语动词, 和句子主语The mascots之间为被动关系, 应使用被动语态, 故填are connected。4. 【解析】clearly。考查副词。副词修饰谓语动词explained作状语, clear的副词是clearly, 意为“明确地, 清楚
37、地”, 故填clearly。5. 【解析】with。考查介词。根据句意, 此处需要填入表示“和”的介词, 构成“put. . . together with. . . ”结构, 意为“将与联系在一起”, 故填with。6. 【解析】who。考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知, 需填入非限制性定语从句的关系词, 并在从句中作主语, 指代先行词Chen, 故填who。7. 【解析】to express。考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知, 需填入动词不定式作目的状语, 表示“为了吸引公众”, 故填to express。8. 【解析】wonderful。考查形容词。形容词修饰characteristics
38、(特征)作定语, wonder的形容词是wonderful, 意为“精彩的”, 故填wonderful。9. 【解析】strength。考查名词。meaning后需要用名词作宾语, strong(有力量的)的名词是strength(力量), 故填strength。10. 【解析】has。考查动词时态。本句在介绍“雪容融”的含义, 应使用一般现在时, Rhon Rhon作主语, 谓语动词用单数, 故填has。【备选语篇】 阅读填句Some people describe American society as a salad bowl while others think of it as a
39、melting pot. In a bowl of salad, all the ingredients are mixed together. 1Together, however, the ingredients make up a unity. All the ingredients of a salad contribute to the finished product. They may be covered with the same dressing(调味酱), but the green vegetables, tomatoes and cooked corn can all
40、 be seen for what they are. From this point of view, America is very much like a salad bowl where individual ethnic groups mix together, yet maintain their cultural uniqueness. People may work together during the day at similar jobs and in the same companies, but at night they may return to their et
41、hnic groups where their own individual culture directs their way of life. 2Each ethnic group has its own special customs, languages, food and traditions to protect and defend. This idea of the salad bowl is referred to as cultural diversity; that is, American society is a collection of various cultu
42、res living together in harmony within one country. 3Here, society is like one large pot of soup. All cultural aspects are mixed together, sacrificing their original identity and keeping a bit of what they were to become a new reality. The longer the soup is cooked, the better the taste and the more
43、likely it will be for the mixture to dissolve. In this sense, America can surely be seen as a melting pot where people from all over the world come to live and work together forming one nation. There are dozens of shared symbols. 4In such a culture, symbols like the flag and the nations official son
44、g serve to break down the walls which separate ethnic groups. Whether a salad bowl or a melting pot, America can be best described as a mixture of both. 5A. They never lose their shapes, colours or tastes. B. Both are correct depending on ones point of view. C. This is why there is so much diversity
45、 within America. D. In other words, America is a nation where there is unity in diversity. E. Thus, one needs to abandon ones culture to be considered “American”. F. They serve to develop the various ethnic groups to create a new American culture. G. The other theory, which is also used to describe
46、American society, is the melting pot. 【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。主要谈论了美国就像一个沙拉碗或熔炉, 来自世界各地的人们构成了美国多元化的社会。1. 【解析】选A。根据下文中的“the ingredients make up a unity”和“can all be seen for what they are”可推测出, 此段主要论述虽然美国社会就像一碗沙拉, 所有的原料都混合在一起, 但各种原料却没有因此失去自己的特色, 即我们能看到不同种类的文化组成了现在的美国社会。所以A项符合上下文语境。故选A。2. 【解析】选C。根据下文中的“Each et
47、hnic group has its own special. . . and defend. ”可知, 每个民族都有自己要保护和保卫的特殊文化、语言、食物和传统。由此可推断出, 此处解释了美国多元文化存在的原因。C项符合上下文语境。故选C。3. 【解析】选G。根据第一段中的两种观点“a salad bowl”和“a melting pot”及空格后的“one large pot of soup”可知, 本段要介绍另外一种观点。G项说法和第一段中的第二种观点一致。故选G。4. 【解析】选F。根据下文中的“In such a culture, symbols like the flag and the nations official song serve to. . . ”可知, 共同拥有的符号有助于消除不同民族之间的隔阂, 创造出一种新文化。F项符合上下文语境, 且“They”指代上文中的“symbols”。故选F。5. 【解析】选D。该段是对全文内容的总结。即美国是一个具有多样性和统一性的国家。D项符合语境, 是对前面一句内容的另一种表述。故选D。
