Unit 4 Using Language
一、单词拼写
1._____(尽管) all our efforts, we still lost the game, which made us very disappointed.
2.With the development of _____(数字的) technology, sounds and videos can now be stored on a PC or on the Internet.
3.We should develop _____(创新的) thinking abilities in the classroom by giving students opportunities to create new ideas.
4.We love such beautiful things as flowers, but beauty itself is _____(抽象的).
5.As you know, anger doesn't help in 99% of situations; in _____(对比) it usually makes things worse.
二、根据语境用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空
apart from, be tired from, be sure of, connect with, look over, make up, respond to, serve as
1. We _____ the long journey and needed to have a good rest.
2. Stay indoors, and if you have a fever, _____ our hospital immediately.
3. The reforms _____ a model for the rest of the Communist world.
4. I sent you at least ten emails, but you didn't _____ any of them.
5. I think she has many good qualities _____ being very beautiful.
6. Women _____ 15 percent of the police force in this country.
7. I _____ your success, and you needn't doubt about it.
8. I'd like you to spare a few minutes to _____ these samples sent from a local hospital.
三、阅读理解
She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mom Lisa.
The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed.
"The thin, wooden panel on which the Mom Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago," the museum said. Visitors have noticed changes, but repairing the world's most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.
Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. "It is very interesting that when you're not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops," said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. "It's because direct vision is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows, Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows."
However, the actual history of the Mom Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France's King Francis I in 1519.
In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later.
During World War Ⅱ, the French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.
Like many old ladies, the Mom Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.
1. What does the writer mean by "time is catching up with the Mom Lisa"
A. The woman in the painting is not so beautiful any more.
B. Aging is something that affects us all.
C. At such an old age, she is no longer popular.
D. The painting needs repairing.
2. What makes the repair work difficult
A. The wooden panel is thin and old.
B. The health of the painting is suffering.
C. No one knows exactly what materials were used to create the painting and how it might respond to treatment.
D. Experts can't agree on how to carry out repairs.
3. What makes her so mysterious according to Professor Livingstone
A. The materials the Italian artist used.
B. The way she smiles.
C. It plays a trick upon the human eyes.
D. The way Da Vinci painted the smile.
四、阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Chinese are the first people to have tea. One thousand and two hundred years ago, Lu Yu wrote a book called The Classic of Tea, ①_____ is honored as "The Bible of Tea". The book gives a detailed ②_____(explain) of the origin, the processing skills and the classification of tea.
However, Chinese tea culture goes far beyond tea ③_____(it). Take green tea for instance, the ideal temperature of the water should be around 80 degrees Celsius. If the water is too hot, nutrients(营养物) in the tea ④_____(destroy). On the other hand, if the water is not hot enough, the tea ⑤_____(leaf) won't open and you will miss the pleasantly fresh flavor. So the Chinese people are accustomed ⑥_____ drinking hot tea. When you visit a Chinese friend, your friend will ⑦_____(constant) add hot water to your empty teacup. It is polite ⑧_____(offer) the teacup to guests with both hands. Of course, the guests should pay respect as well, ⑨_____(take) the cup with both hands.
When talking about adding water to the teacup, there is ⑩_____ saying: Wine full, full cup. Tea half, half cup. For wine, the full cup symbolizes the whole heartiness. For tea, the half cup means modesty.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:Despite
2.答案:digital
3.答案:innovative
4.答案:abstract
5.答案:contrast
二、答案:1. were tired from 2. connect with 3. served as 4. respond to 5. apart from 6. make up 7. am sure of 8. look over
三、答案:1-3 DCD
解析:1.句意理解题。根据本文第二、三段的内容可知,答案为D项。
2.细节理解题。根据本文第三段的...but repairing the world's most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.可知,答案为C项。
3.细节理解题。根据本文第四段的“It's because direct vision is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows, Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”可知本题D项正确。
四、答案:①which ②explanation ③itself ④will be destroyed ⑤1eaves ⑥to ⑦constantly ⑧to offer ⑨taking ⑩a
解析:①考查定语从句。分析该句结构可知, 此处为非限制性定语从句, 修饰先行词The Classic of Tea, 设空处为关系词, 指物, 故填which。
②考查名词。根据空前的detailed可知, 设空处被形容词修饰, 故用explain的名词形式。
③考查反身代词。句意: 然而, 中国的茶文化远超过茶本身。据此可知, 设空处用反身代词itself。
④考查动词的时态和语态。句意: 如果水太热, 荼叶中的营养将被破坏。根据句意可知, 主语nutrients和动词destroy之间为被动关系, 故用被动语态; 根据该句结构可知, 该句为主从复合句, 在If引导的条件状语从句中用一般现在时代替一般将来时, 主句则用一般将来时, 故设空处用一般将来时的被动语态。
⑤考查名词复数。根据常识可知, 该处的茶叶为复数概念。
⑥考查固定搭配。be accustomed to为固定搭配, 意为"习惯于......"。
⑦考查副词。根据空后的动词add可知, 设空处修饰该动词, 故用副词形式。
⑧考查动词不定式。分析该句结构可知, 该句使用了"It+is+adj.+to do sth." 的固定句式, It为形式主语, 动词不定式短语是真正的主语。
⑨考查现在分词。分析该句结构可知, 此处作方式状语, 且take与其逻辑主语the guests之间是主动关系, 故用现在分词形式。
⑩考查冠词。该处泛指"一句俗语", 且saying的发音以辅音音素开头, 故用不定冠词a。
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