1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。素能提升演练（十九）必修4 Unit 4.单词拼写1. We shall _(保卫) our motherland，whatever the cost may be. 2. The museum had several paintings _ (代表) the artists early style. 3. The boy looked at me _(好奇地)as if I were a complete stranger. 4. He is fluent in _ (口语的) English，b
2、ut is not good at written English. 5. The machine will not _ (运转) properly if it is not kept well oiled. 6. The police took down the witnesss _ (陈述)7. There were calls for _(主要的) changes to the system. 8. Try to avoid being _ (主观的) and one-sided when looking at problems. 9. Speak clearly，or youll ma
3、ke yourself _ (误解)10. As you _ (接近) the school, the first building you see is the teaching building. . 单项填空1. 2012杭州模拟This company was the first _ portable radios as well as cassette recorders in the world. A. producingB. to produceC. having producedD. produced 2. At the meeting they discussed three
4、 different _ to the study of mathematics. A. approachesB. meansC. methodsD. ways3. 2012济南模拟Though British and American English have some differences in spelling and pronunciation, they have much _ . A. in generalB. in commonC. in placeD. in words4. 2012合肥模拟A house may serve many purposes，but its mai
5、n _ is to provide shelter. A. rankB. approachC. functionD. theme5. The girl was nervous in front of so many strangers and we did all we could to make her feel more _ . A. at easeB. in silenceC. for funD. with joy6. Have the peace talks broken down? Yes. Armed conflict is _ to break out between the t
6、wo countries. A. likelyB. possiblyC. probablyD. gradually7. It is said that the girl will have a chance to _ her country to take part in the 2012 London Olympic Games. A. supportB. leadC. representD. guide8. What do you know about that tennis player? He _ third in the world. A. ranksB. functionsC. d
7、ashesD. considers9. 2012黄冈模拟He doesnt have interest in cooking_, hes getting tired of it. AOn the contraryBOn the one handCOn the other hand DOn the whole10. Smoking is one of the _ causes of cancer，killing millions of people each year. A. majorB. similarC. commercialD. chemical11. Parents，of course
8、，will do everything they could to _ their children from harm. A. defendB. convinceC. overcomeD. reduce12. Students are warned of not being too _ about things they are not supposed to know. A. strangeB. curiousC. consciousD. amusing13. By hiking, people can _ nature and experience another kind of lif
9、e. Aclose toBclose Cget close to Dget closed to 14. He managed to _ at the last moment. You mean he has a narrow escape? A. turn awayB. turn upC. turn outD. turn in 15. 2012安庆模拟The students entered the classroom, smiling and_ , and _ down to have their lessons. A. talked; satB. talking; sittingC. ta
10、lking; satD. talked; sitting. 阅读理解(A) A blind boy has learnt how to “see” again after being taught a language used by dolphins. Young Jamie Aspland utters tiny high-pitch (高音) clicks to rebound the sound off surfaces and guide him round obstacles. The four-year-old, who was born without sight, was t
11、aught the “echo location” technique as part of an exciting technique pioneered in the US to help the blind. His mother Deborah praised the treatment after her son was able to walk unaided to the park for the first time and even guided himself around a fence. She said, “It has changed our lives. The
12、treatment has been a success. Since learning the skill we can walk to the park and Jamie no longer has to hold my hand. Its amazing. ”Deborah, a mother of three, gave up her job as a tour operator to care for Jamie and his sick brother Kane full time. Jamies twin sister Rosie also has developmental
13、and learning difficulties. She watched nervously after tiny Jamies first session when he approached a fence, but was able to round it. She said, “We thought he was going to go straight into it. But he just went round it. I didnt think it would be possible. He was born blind but this treatment has gi
14、ven him a new lease of life. ”Jamie, from Ashford in Kent, has just completed his third session with echo location expert Daniel Kish, who lost his sight when he was just 13 months old. As president of World Access for the Blind, Kish developed the technique based on animal sonar (声呐) to help humans
15、 form “mental maps” of their surroundings. He copied the technique dolphins used to navigate their way through the dark depthsusing high pitch clicks to detect objects and reflect off their inside structure. Jamie is able to mirror that behaviorwhich assists his use of a cane (手杖)by clicking his ton
16、gue against the roof of his mouth to imitate the dolphins underwater tones. 1. What do we know from Paragraph 1？A. Jamie Aspland can avoid obstacles by using the “echo location” technique. B. Using ears has the same effect as using eyes with the development of science. C. Dolphins eyes are not helpf
17、ul in locating objects at all. D. The “echo location” technique isnt helpful to people with normal sight. 2. Jamies mother Deborah believes that _ . A. Jamie wont need her help any longerB. Jamie will be able to do whatever he wantsC. her family benefits from the “echo location” techniqueD. people c
18、an see small objects with the“echo location” technique3. What can we infer from Paragraph 3? A. Jamies father has to work hard to support his family. B. Jamies mother used to have a hard time with her kids. C. There must be something wrong with Deborahs genes. D. Jamie will be able to help look afte
19、r his sister and brother. 4. What is implied in the passage? A. Daniel Kish has suffered a lot from being blind. B. It is hard for the blind to master the “echo location” technique. C. Dolphins cant use the “echo location” technique out of water. D. Jamie still has to use his walking cane sometimes.
20、 (B)2012合肥模拟The CEO of AppleSteve Jobs story about deathWhen I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday youll most certainly be right. ” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror ever
21、y morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today? ”Remembering that Ill be dead soon is the most important tool Ive ever encountered（遇到）to help me make the big choice in life. About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors
22、told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. The doctors advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is the doctors code for preparing yourself to die. I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was complete
23、ly in despair. Later that evening, I had another biopsy（活组织检查）and my wife told me that tumor turned out to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and Im fine now. This was the closest Ive been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share.
24、 No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Your time is so limited that you shouldnt waste it repeating someone elses life. Dont be trapped by dogma（教
25、条）which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. 5. The doctors advise
26、d the author to go home and get his affairs in order because _ . A. he had to rest at home B. his disease was not serious at all C. his disease couldnt be curedD. he had to wait for the result of the test6. How did the author feel after the diagnosis? A. Angry. B. Excited. C. Optimistic. D. Hopeless
27、. 7. In the authors opinion, we should _ . A. follow others advice B. take no notice of diseases C. take exercise and keep healthy D. have the courage to follow our heart答案解析. 1. defend 2. representing 3. curiously 4. spoken 5. function 6. statements7. major 8. subjective 9. misunderstood 10. approa
28、ch. 1. 【解析】选B。句意：这家公司是世界上第一家生产便携式收音机和卡式录音机的公司。当名词被序数词修饰时，多用动词不定式作其后置定语。2. 【解析】选A。根据关键词介词to判断，只有approach后才能跟介词to的名词短语。故选A项。3. 【解析】选B。句意：虽然英国英语和美国英语在拼写和读音上有一些差异，然而它们还是有很多共同之处的。“have much in common”意为“有很多共同之处”，符合句意。4. 【解析】选C。句意：房子有许多用途，但它的主要功能是提供居住处。function功能，符合题意。5. 【解析】选A。句意：当着许多陌生人的面，姑娘有些紧张，我们尽了最大努
29、力让她感到放松一些。at ease不拘束。【变式备选】_ the pain _ the medicine，he can walk as usual now. AEasing；ofBHaving eased；ofCEased of；byDHaving eased of；by【解析】选C。ease sb. of the pain减轻某人的痛苦，其被动式为sb. be eased of the pain by sth. ；C为过去分词短语作状语，he为其逻辑主语。6. 【解析】选A。根据问句中的broken down可知，这两国间有可能发生武装冲突。be likely to do sth. 很可能会
30、。注意：四个选项中，只有likely是形容词，在这里用作表语。7. 【解析】选C。句意：据说那个女孩将有机会代表她的国家参加2012年伦敦奥运会。represent代表。8. 【解析】选A。答句句意：他排名世界第三。rank作动词时，意思是“排列，把分等级”。function起作用，运转；dash猛冲，突进；consider考虑，在句中要用be considered as结构。9.【解析】选A。考查短语辨析。句意：他对烹饪不感兴趣。恰恰相反他很厌烦烹饪。on the contrary恰恰相反，符合句意。on the one hand一方面; on the other hand另一方面；on t
31、he whole总体来说。10. 【解析】选A。句意：吸烟是引发癌症最主要的原因之一，每年有数百万人丧生。major主要的，符合题意。11. 【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。句意：父母当然会尽其所能来保护他们的孩子免受伤害。defend“保护，保卫”；convince“使相信”；overcome“克服”；reduce“减少”。12. 【解析】选B。考查形容词词义辨析。句意：学生们被警告不要对不应知道的事追根问底。be curious about对好奇，符合句意。strange陌生的；conscious有知觉的，有意识的；amusing有乐趣的，好笑的。均不合句意。【变式备选】She felt
32、sorry that she had disturbed the _ calmness of a man she respected. A. regularB. curiousC. usualD. various【解析】选C。考查形容词词义辨析。usual作“通(往)常的”或“平常的”讲，是指在某处、某一时间或某人身上所常见的东西或发生的情况。13. 【解析】选C。句意：通过徒步旅行，人们可以亲近大自然，体验另一种生活。get close to走近, 接近，符合句意，故选C。14. 【解析】选A。 考查短语辨析。句意为：他在最后一刻设法避开了。你是说他九死一生？turn away 避开；解雇；
33、不准入内；走开；转过脸; turn up出现；开大；发现； turn out生产；结果是； turn in 交上；归还。15. 【解析】选C。本句的谓语动词是entered. . . and sat down, smiling and talking是现在分词作状语，表示伴随动作。. 【文章大意】一个盲童在学习了海豚的语言后可以重新“看”世界了。年仅4岁，先天失明的Jamie Aspland学习了“回声定位方法”，这种方法沿用了海豚的回声定位技术，帮助盲人绕开周围的障碍。1. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。从第一段中“Young Jamie Aspland. . . guide him round
34、 obstacles. ”可知，答案为A。2. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段“It has changed our lives. The treatment has been a success. ”可推断，答案为C。3. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第三段“Deborah, a mother of three, gave up her job. . . ”和“Jamies twin sister Rosie also has developmental and learning difficulties. ”可推断，答案为B。4. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据末段“Jamie i
35、s able to mirror that behaviorwhich assists his use of a cane. . . ”可推断，答案为D。【文章大意】苹果公司CEO乔布斯用自己的亲身经历告诉人们：人要有勇气去追逐自己心灵的指示，不要让别人的声音影响到自己的选择。5. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。这是苹果公司CEO乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上演讲的节选部分。由第三段的incurable以及. . . which is the doctors code for preparing yourself to die. 可知医生认为乔布斯的病无法医治。6. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第四段中的 I was completely in despair. 可知诊断结果出来之后，作者感到很绝望。7. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。最后一段中，作者提到：人们的时间有限，所以不要将时间浪费在重复其他人的生活上。不要被其他人观点的喧嚣掩盖你内心真正的声音。最重要的是要有勇气去听从心灵的指示它在某种程度上知道你想要成为什么样子。其他的事情都是次要的。