Unit4 Friends forever
section A Starting out
一、单词拼写
1.It requires a new type of technology that people aren’t already (熟悉的) with.
2.People also realised that the supply of coal and gas would not last f .
3.Most Americans would (更喜欢) to keep their problems to themselves,and solve them by themselves.
4.Did you d my message to my father
5.The customer must pay a reasonable charge for a service,where no price has been fixed in a .
6.They developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to m relationships.
7.The purpose of her design project is to (使可能) children to resist the temptation of TV.
8.Teachers have to constantly (更新) their knowledge in order to maintain their professional competence.
二、短语填空
face to face,lose track of,take part in,keep in mind,communicate with,thanks to,in view of
1.Bob his friends at camp after summer was over.
2. his parents’ encouragement and support,he finally realised his dream.
3. the present situation,we’ll have to revise our original plan.
4.If you want knowledge,you must the practice of changing reality.
5.She pushed her way through the crowds and met her friend .
6. these important facts that I would like to share with you.
7.If you speak English,you can business people from other countries.
三、阅读理解
Several years ago, I received an e-mail from a total stranger—a 17-year-old girl named Monica Gottlieb, who lived in Vienna. In poor English, she explained that she was doing an online search for people who shared the same names as members of her family. She tried her 19-year-old brother's name—Marcus, and that was how she hit upon me. Monica asked me to write back and tell her a little something about myself, which I did.
Not long after our first exchanges, Monica's mother, Regine, wrote to me. Regine's English was a little better than Monica, so she was able to provide more details about their life in Vienna. She also mentioned that she and her husband Michael were planning their first visit to the US. As motorcycle lovers, they intended to make a two-wheeled tour of California and the Southwestern states. She wondered if I could tell her something that I thought they should know before they began their great adventure.
I spent about an hour putting together what I considered reasonably practical advice and sent it along. Regine wrote back with thanks, and told me if I came to Vienna, I should consider the Gottlieb family home as my own. She even offered me both a room and a key to the house.
The Gottliebs eventually made their motorcycle trip and enjoyed every minute of it. Eight months later, I was welcomed to Austria by the Gottlieb family.
We got to know each other fairly quickly. Michael and I even seemed to hit it off particularly well. Almost the same age, and sharing a similar sense of humor, we were soon so comfortable with each other.
A few days later, Michael, Regine, and I were walking off the big meal we had just had at an open-air restaurant. As we walked and chatted, an older man coming toward us said something in German to Regine. She replied politely, laughing. After he passed by, I asked Regine if the man was a friend.
“No,” she said. “He looked at you and Michael and said, ‘It's nice to see two brothers out for a walk together.’”
Brothers Well—not quite. But perhaps long-lost cousins after all.
1.Which of the following helped start the author's friendship with Monica
A.A stranger. B.Names.
C.Hobbies. D.A visit.
2.Why did Regine write her first e-mail to the author
A.To invite him to join their two-wheeled tour.
B.To offer practical advice about his trip to Vienna.
C.To ask for some useful information about the US.
D.To provide him with information about California.
3.Why did the Gottliebs offer the author a key to their house
A.They wanted to thank him.
B.He was the real owner of the house.
C.They expected to see him immediately.
D.He would look after the house for them.
4.Which can be used to describe the author's trip to Vienna
A.Tiring. B.Boring.
C.Fruitless. D.Pleasant.
四、语法填空
O.Henry was a pen name 1. (use) by an American writer of short stories.His real name was William Sydney Porter.He was born in North Carolina in 1862.As a young boy he lived an 2.(excite) life.He did not go to school for very long,but he managed to teach 3.(him) everything he needed to know.When he was about 20 years old,O.Henry went to Texas,4. he tried different jobs.He first 5. (work) on a newspaper,and then had a job in a bank.When some money went missing from the bank,O.Henry 6.(believe) to have stolen it.Because of that,he was sent to prison.During the three years in prison,he learned 7. (write) short stories.After he got out of prison,he went to New York 8. continued writing.He wrote 9.(most) about New York and the life of the poor there.People liked his stories,because simple as the tales were,they would finish with a sudden change in the end,to the 10. (reader) surprise.
一、单词拼写
1.familiar
2.forever
3.prefer
4.deliver
5.advance
6.maintain
7.enable
8.update
二、短语填空
1.lost track of
2.Thanks to
3.In view of
4.take part in
5.face to face
6.Keep in mind
7.communicate with
三、阅读理解
1.B 细节理解题。由第一段中的“a total stranger”和“search for people who shared the same names ... tried her ... brother's name—Marcus, and that was how she hit upon me”可知,名字促成了作者与Monica之间的友谊,故答案选B。
2.C 细节理解题。由第二段中的“if I could tell her something that I thought they should know before they began their great adventure”可知,Regine和丈夫打算骑着摩托车在美国旅行,于是她冒昧地给作者写邮件询问关于美国的信息,故答案选C。
3.A 推理判断题。由第三段内容可知,作者耐心地向Gottlieb一家提供了帮助。作为答谢,他们向作者提供了家里的钥匙,欢迎他去维也纳旅行,故答案选A。
4.D 推理判断题。由最后四段作者去了维也纳与Gottlieb一家相处融洽、交谈甚欢可知,作者的维也纳之旅非常愉快,故答案选D。
四、语法填空
1.used 考查非谓语动词。use和name有逻辑上的动宾关系,所以用动词-ed形式作定语。
2.exciting 考查形容词。所填的词修饰名词,所以用形容词形式。exciting“令人兴奋的”。
3.himself 考查代词。teachoneself意为“自学”。
4.where 考查定语从句。所填的词引导定语从句并在从句中作地点状语,所以填where。
5.worked 考查时态。讲述过去发生的事情要用一般过去时。
6.was believed 考查语态。believe和主语O.Henry为动宾关系,所以用被动语态。
7.to write 考查非谓语动词。learntodosth.“学习做某事”。
8.and 考查连词。此处连接并列谓语,所以填and。
9.mostly 考查副词。修饰动词要用副词形式。
10.readers’ 考查名词的所有格。根据句意可知,此处指“读者的”,所以用名词的所有格。
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