1、Unit 4课下能力提升(十五).单项填空1(安徽高考)The athletes years of hard training _ when she finally won the Olympic gold medal.Awent onBgot throughCpaid off Dended up2(福建高考)You had better _ some time every day for sports so that you can keep yourself energetic.Aset aside Btake upCput away Dgive out3(江西高考)Ive _ the h
2、abit of calling in on my grandparents on my way home from school.Acome into Bgone intoCgot into Drun into4(陕西高考)My uncle hasnt been able to quit smoking, but at least he has _Acut out Bcut downCcut up Dcut off5(江西高考)Mother always complains that children _ their shoes very quickly.Afind out Bwash out
3、Cwear out Dset out6(安徽高考)Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they _ on their life journey.Agive up Bsettle downCget through Dset off7Scientists have come up with a new material that can _ over time into the soil without giving out any poisonous c
4、hemicals.Abreak down Bbreak outCget through Dget off8My dad always tries to convince me to _ the cell phone and into the community, but I just wouldnt listen.Aget down to Bget on withCget away with Dget away from9Ive got to go something has just _ at home and I am needed there.Acome out Bcome upCcom
5、e across Dcome on10Sometimes you can see beggars _ peoples kindness to make money.Atake advantage of Bmake sense ofCtake charge of Dmake fun of.阅读理解The prospect of using electric automobiles is an exciting one. The image of the electric car in the public imagination is linked with cleanliness, costs
6、aving and energyefficiency. If electric cars really offer all these benefits, why arent we using them today? Can the electric cars really live up to peoples expectations? With companies like Nissan, Ford, GM, and Tesla Motors preparing to offer a variety of electric autos to the general public, thes
7、e kinds of questions are growing in importance every day.In order to see why electric cars are not used as widely as one might expect, it will be necessary to take a short look at the history of the electric automobile in the United States. The first true electric car built in the the US was made by
8、 William Morrison in 1891. As automobiles became more popular, sales of electric cars surpassed (超过) those of steam and gasoline automobiles. Compared to steam and gas cars, electric autos were cleaner, quieter, and easier to start.However, as the years passed, the gasolinepowered automobile gained
9、market share. Two of the reasons for gasoline cars rise were the invention of the turnkey ignition (点火) and the discovery of large amounts of oil in Texas, which made gasoline more affordable for the average consumer. However, the_nail_in_the_coffin for electric cars was the increase in distances th
10、at drivers traveled in their automobiles. With improvements in the road system, people drove farther and farther away from home until the energy of electric cars batteries was simply no longer sufficient to carry them all the way.After learning about their physical limitations, it is clear why elect
11、ric cars are not in widespread use today. Nonetheless, some progress is being made towards a future with electric cars. Slowly, battery technologies are being developed which will allow electric cars to go farther. However, dont expect to see pure electric vehicles in widespread use anytime soon.1We
12、 can learn from the first paragraph that _Apeople should have more confidence in electric carsBcurrent electric cars are different from what people expectCelectric cars are benefiting the general public a lotDmany car companies are questioning the importance of electric cars2The idiom “the nail in t
13、he coffin” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”Aa piece of good news that gives someone confidenceBa bad thing that brings something nearer to its ruinCa secret that is hidden from the public on purposeDa promotion that gives out wrong information3What is the authors attitude towards the future of elec
14、tric cars?AHe believes they will definitely replace gas cars.BHe thinks battery problems will stop them from developing.CHe believes they will improve to a new stage in the long run.DHe doubts whether people will need pure electric cars in the future.4The passage was mainly written to _Aintroduce ho
15、w electric cars workBdescribe the bright future of electric carsCexplain why electric cars are not widely usedDcompare electric cars with gas cars.任务型阅读It was a race destined (命中注定的) to go down in history. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and British Royal Navy captain Robert Falcon Scott were the
16、main characters in the heroic tale of Antarctic exploration (南极探险)One hundred years ago, these two men raced to become the first to reach the South Pole.The race to the end of the Earth was one of excitement, peril (危险) and tragedy.The two men had the same ambition to grab one of the few remaining g
17、eographical (地理的) prizes in the world. But their approaches to the task were quite different.Amundsen planned his expedition in secret.Meanwhile, Scotts trip had a lot of media attention. He even took paying guests with him.Amundsen made careful preparations for his journey. His team arranged suppli
18、es along the route (路线) before they started the 1，800mile (2，897kilometer) journey on October 20, 1911.Amundsen said after he had won the race: “Victory awaits him who has everything in order.”Amundsen also knew from experience to use skis (滑雪板) and dog sleds (雪橇). Scotts team went for motorized sle
19、ds, which broke down, and horses, which couldnt survive the cold. Amundsen arrived at the South Pole on December 15, 1911. He and his men took a picture to show they were really there; they werent going to leave any room for doubt. Before their return trip, Amundsen pitched (搭建) a tent and left spar
20、e equipment for Scott to use, along with a letter claiming victory.Scott arrived at the Pole 33 days after Amundsen. A 1. to the South PoleCommon 2. Both men wanted to be the first to reach the South Pole.Different 3. Amundsen planned his expedition4. Scotts trip had a lot of media5. .Amundsen made
21、careful 6. for his journey. His team arranged supplies along the 7. He used skis and dog sleds.Scotts team used motorized sleds, which broke down, and horses that couldnt 8. the cold.The outcome of the raceAmundsen arrived at the South Pole on December 15, 1911. He and his men took a 9. to show they
22、 were really there.Scott arrived at the Pole 33 days after Amundsen, only to find a tent and spare 10. left for them, and a letter from Amundsen claiming victory.答案：.1.解析：选C。句意：当这个运动员最终获得奥运会金牌时，她多年的刻苦训练总算得到了回报。go on“继续下去”；get through“完成，处理”；pay off“取得成功，奏效”；end up“最终处于”。2解析：选A。句意：你最好每天留出点时间来进行体育锻炼，以
23、便使你保持精力充沛。set aside“把放置一旁；不理会；留出”；take up“拿起；抱起；继续”；put away“收起来；放好；储存”；give out“分发；公布；耗尽”。 3解析：选C。get into the habit of doing sth.“养成做某事的习惯”，符合句意。come into“进来”；go into“进去”；run into“撞上；碰上”。4解析：选B。句意：我的叔叔还不能戒烟，但是至少他少抽了一些。cut down“削减，减少”，符合句意。cut out“剪下”，cut up“切成小块”，cut off“切掉，分割开”，均与句意不符。5解析：选C。考查动词
24、短语辨析。句意：母亲总是抱怨孩子们很快就将鞋穿破了。find out“查明”；wash out“冲掉”；wear out“穿破”；set out“着手，开始”。根据句意可知，C项正确。6解析：选D。句意：依照惯例，为激励自己，大学毕业生会在开始他们的人生旅程之前举行一场毕业典礼。give up“放弃，投降”；settle down“(在某地)定居下来，(使)安静下来”；get through“完成，耗尽，用完”；set off“出发，动身”。根据句意可知选D。7解析：选A。句意：科学家研发出了一种新材料，这种材料过一段时间能分解进土壤里，而不会释放任何有害化学物质。break down“分解，
25、化解”，符合句意。break out“爆发”；get through“通过”；get off “出发，下车”。8解析：选D。句意：爸爸总在劝说我放下手机，融入邻里的生活，但我就是不听。get away from“逃离或摆脱”，符合句意。get down to“开始做”；get on with“相处”；get away with“(做错事而)不被发觉(不受惩罚)。”9解析：选B。根据上文“我不得不走”和下文“家里需要我”可知，中间的句子应该表示“家里有事情发生了”。come out“出来；出版；开花”；come up“发生；被提出”；come across“偶遇”；come on“加油”。故B项
26、正确。10解析：选A。考查动词短语辨析。句意：有时候你会看到一些乞丐利用人们的善良来赚钱。take advantage of“利用”；make sense of“理解”；take charge of“接管，负责”；make fun of“取笑，嘲笑”。根据句意可知，A项正确。.语篇解读：电动汽车在现今是热门事物，但是是什么致使它的普及率并不高呢？1解析：选B。推理判断题。从第一段的反问“If electric cars really offer all these benefits, why arent we using them today？”可知，事实是电动汽车还有很多问题，使它不能完全达
27、到人们的期待。2解析：选B。词义猜测题。本段主要讲述的是电动汽车变得不那么流行的原因，前面的句子讲述了两个原因，后面再加上一个导致电动汽车走向衰落的原因。3解析：选C。作者观点题。从最后一段的“some progress is being made towards a future with electric cars”可知C项正确。4解析：选C。主旨大意题。文章第一段引出一个问题热门的电动汽车普及率不高，第二、三段从历史讲起，指明形成这一局面的原因，第四段总结说电动汽车还是在发展的，但近期不可能有大突破。由此可知文章主要是讲述电动汽车不被广泛使用的原因。.1.race2.ambition3.approaches 4secretly5.attention6.preparations7route8.survive9.picture10.equipment