Unit 4
综合检测(四)
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综合检测(四)
Unit 4 Making the news
(时间：100分钟；满分：120分)
Ⅰ.单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
1．We were all________to receive your letter and read it________delight.
A．delighted；for B．delighting；in
C．delighting；with D．delighted；with
2．Many colleges in China have special classes for______children aged from 4 to 13.
A．gifted B．enthusiastic
C．eager D．valuable
3．Her mother doesn't ________of her going to study in the United States alone.
A．admit B．agree
C．approve D．prove
4．In the company he is ______to Tom，while in life he is Tom's junior ______two years.
A．senior；by B．junior；by
C．senior；to D．junior；to
5．The shop assistant was fired as she was________of cheating customers.
A．accused B．charged
C．blamed D．caught
6．We are eager ________the appearance of Yao Ming.
A．for B．with
C．to D．on
7．(2012·阜阳高二检测)You may________it that he will turn up and offer help in time.
A．decide on B．depend on
C．answer for D．see to
8．(2012·铜陵高二质检)All the reading materials must be booked immediately ________in time for the coming training course.
A．in order to receive
B．so as to be received
C．in order to have received
D．so as to be receiving
9．Mary wants to________her Chinese before she goes to China.
A．polish up B．raise
C．promote D．go up
10．The petroleum was formed out of dead forests and animal bodies by a slow________of chemical change.
A．procession B．procedure
C．process D．proceeding
11．Phone him and make an________with him at 3：00 p．m.
A．management B．employment
C．apartment D．appointment
12．The play was directed by Mike Johnson，________by Sharon Gale.
A．assisted in B．assisting in
C．assisted D．to assist
13．The incomes of male professionals went up by almost 80%.________，part-time women workers saw their earnings fall.
A．Therefore B．Meanwhile
C．Moreover D．Anyhow
14．With his attention________on the job，he didn't even look up when we came in.
A．to concentrate B．concentrating
C．concentrated D．having concentrated
15．My friend promised to keep me ________of what was happening in our class.
A．informing B．to inform
C．informed D．inform
Ⅱ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
In the spring of 1919，princess Bazaar of Luxembourg's royal family met the royal kitchen helper Leon.Many nights, Leon went into the kitchen and made__16__for Bazaar.They always talked about the good old times __17__they were having ice-cream.They soon fell in love.But__18__their different social status，both of them buried the__19__.
Soon, Bazaar was made to accept an arranged royal marriage.For days, Leon could not see Bazaar; he was__20__with impatience.Finally, Bazaar__21__at the table a month later.While serving desserts, Leon__22__the letters DOVE, which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar's ice-cream.Leon__23__that Bazaar could understand his feelings.
A few days later, Bazaar got__24__.One year later，Leon could not__25__the mental suffering and left the royal kitchen.Years later, he and his own family__26__a candy store.
Many years later, Bazaar__27__that that afternoon she ate the ice-cream made by Leon, but didn't see the__28__letters.
Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears, and he finally understood the past__29__.If that chocolate had been__30__， those letters would never have melted, and he would not have lost his last chance.Leon decided to__31__a solid chocolate which can__32__ a long time.
After lots of__33__the chocolate Dove was finally made and each piece of chocolate was__34__engraved(刻有) with the letters “DOVE”．It's a symbol of the love between Leon and Bazaar.
Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate.Giving someone DOVE means sending the__35__of love: DO YOU LOVE ME?
16．A.dishes B．chocolate
C．ice-cream D．cakes
17．A.until B．if
C．while D．once
18．A.because of B．thanks to
C．apart from D．regardless of
19．A.feelings B．difference
C．silence D．needs
20．A.calling B．burning
C．working D．talking
21．A.stood up B．turned up
C．stayed up D．dressed up
22．A.wrote B．sent
C．mixed D．noticed
23．A.expected B．declared
C．allowed D．promised
24．A.sick B．angry
C．married D．bored
25．A.reduce B．stop
C．repeat D．bear
26．A.left B．visited
C．ran D．found
27．A.realized B．remembered
C．learned D．thought
28．A.confusing B．interesting
C．melting D．annoying
29．A.misunderstandings B．competitions
C．judgment D．prejudice
30．A.stable B．powerful
C．frozen D．solid
31．A.buy B．discover
C．create D．enjoy
32．A.stand B．spare
C．take D．preserve
33．A.breaks B．research
C．pressure D．problems
34．A.luckily B．immediately
C．quickly D．firmly
35．A.story B．memory
C．whisper D．secret
Ⅲ.阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
A
Newspapers are not nearly as popular today as they were in the past.There are not many people who seriously read a newspaper every day.Most people read only the sports pages，the advice or the gossip columns, the comics, and perhaps the classified advertisements.Most people don't take time to read the real news.They attempt to catch the readers' interest with pictures and exciting headlines.These techniques are used on the front page because it is the first thing you see when you pick up the paper.The first page attracts attention and encourages the readers to look through the rest of the paper.This is why editors always look for a good first page story and a headline to make them stop and look.If the headline is horrible enough or frightening enough or wild enough, perhaps they will not go on to read the front page anymore.They may read the headlines, but that is all, then they turn to the sports page, or comics, or advertisements.
It seems that people do not want the news from a newspaper anymore.They say they get the news on the television now.More people watch television news because it is easier and more interesting than reading a newspaper.What about you? Do you read news from a newspaper? Do you think it is easier to get the news from television? Or don't you care about news at all？Would you mind if there were no news?
36．According to the passage, newspapers are________.
A．more popular today
B．less popular today
C．as popular as before
D．getting more and more popular
37．We can know from the passage that the newspaper editors think the important part of the newspaper is________.
A．the front page
B．the sports page
C．the headlines
D．the classified advertisements
38．According to the passage, most people read all of the following except________.
A．the sports page B．comics
C．advertisements D．the real news
39．The author's attitude toward newspapers is________.
A．sympathetic B．critical
C．negative D．undetermined
B
Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don't talk.Gestures are the “silent language” of every culture.We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say.It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood.
In the United States，people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction.The handshake must be firm.If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness.Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder.Some people, usually women，greet a friend with a hug.
Space is important to Americans.When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly.Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close.They will move back to have their space.If Americans touch another person by accident，they say, “Pardon me.”or“Excuse me.”
Americans like to look at the other person in the eyes when they are talking.If you don't do so, it means you are bored，hiding something，or are not interested.But when you stare at someone，it is not polite.
For Americans, thumbs-up means yes, very good，or well done.Thumbs-down means the opposite.To call a waiter，raise one hand to head level or above.To show you want the check，make a movement with your hands as if you are signing a piece of paper.It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger (食指)．Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them.
Learning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing.If you don't know what to do, the safest thing to do is to smile.
40．From the first paragraph we can learn that________.
A．gestures don't mean anything while talking
B．gestures can help us to express ourselves
C．we can learn a language well without body language
D．only American people can use gestures
41．If you are introduced to a stranger from the USA，you should________.
A．greet him with a hug
B．place a hand on his shoulder
C．shake his hand firmly
D．shake his hand weakly
42．In the United States, people often________.
A．show their friendship by touching each other
B．show their friendship by glancing at each other
C．say“Pardon me ”to each other when they are talking
D．get uncomfortable when you sit close to them
43．When your friend gives you the thumbs-up, he, in fact，________.
A．shows his rudeness to you
B．shows his anger to you
C．expresses his satisfaction to you
D．expresses his worries about you
C
The sun has been the inspiration for hundreds of songs，but now scientists have discovered that the star at the centre of our solar system produces its own music.Astronomers at the University of Sheffield have managed to record for the first time in the world the eerie musical harmonies produced by the magnetic field (磁场) in the outer atmosphere of the sun.
They found that huge coronal loops (日冕环) that have been observed spinning away from the outer layer of the sun's atmosphere vibrate (振动) like strings on a musical instrument.Using satellite pictures of these loops, which can be over 60,000 miles long, the scientists were able to recreate the sound by turning the visible vibrations into noises and speeding up the frequency so that people can hear them.
Professor Robertus von Fáy-Siebenbürgen said, “It was strangely beautiful and exciting to hear these noises for the first time from such a large and powerful source.It is providing us with a new way of learning about the sun and giving us a new insight into the physics about the sun's outer layers where temperatures reach millions of de grees.”
The coronal loops are thought to be involved in the production of solar flares that throw magnetic energy out into space，creating a phenomenon known as space weather.When the sun's activity, and thus solar flare production, increases，the resulting “space storm” can have severe results here on earth, destroying electronic equipment, overheating power networks and damaging satellites.Professor Fáy-Siebenbürgen said that studying the“music of the sun” would provide new ways of understanding and predicting solar flares before they happen.
Professor Fáy-Siebenbürgen's research has been shown as the University of Sheffield sets up a new project, called Project Sunshine, aimed at finding new ways to control the power of the sun.“These loops are vibrating like the strings on a guitar.Over time the waves die away and that is telling us new things about the physics in the sun's atmosphere，”he said.
44．The underlined word“eerie” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by“________”．
A．common B．worrying
C．mysterious D．familiar
45．As a matter of fact, the music of the sun________.
A．can help people know more about the sun
B．can do great harm to the earth
C．is a sort of common space weather
D．will cause huge space storms
46．What's the purpose of Project Sunshine?
A．To explore how to make the best use of sunlight.
B．To further study why the sun produces its own music.
C．To find effective ways of preventing the harm caused by sun storms.
D．To learn more about how sun storms die away over time.
D
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born on December 10,1830 in the quiet community of Amherst, Massachusetts，the second daughter of Edward and Emily Norcross Dickinson.Emily, Austin (her elder brother) and her younger sister Lavinia were raised in a quiet, reserved family headed by their authoritative father Edward.Throughout Emily's life, her mother was not “emotionally accessible”， the absence of which might have caused some of Emily's strange behaviors.
The Dickinson family was famous in Amherst.Unlike her father, Emily did not enjoy the popularity and excitement of public life in Amherst, and she began to withdraw.Emily.did not fit in with her father's religion in Amherst, and her father began to monitor the books she read because of their potential to draw her away from the faith.
Emily had a good education and attended the Amherst Academy.Although Emily never married, she had several important relationships with a select few.In her early twenties, Emily began to write poetry seriously.Fortunately，Emily met two very influential men that would be sources of inspiration and guidance: Charles Wadsworth and Thomas Wentworth Higginson.Charles Wadsworth, aged 41, had a powerful effect on Emily's life and her poetry.On her trip to Philadelphia, Emily met Wadsworth, who was to become her “dearest earthly friend”．Wadsworth, like Dickinson, was a solitary (喜欢独处的), romantic person that Emily could trust in when writing her poetry.Most importantly，it is widely believed that Emily had a great love for Wadsworth even though he was married.
On April 15, 1862 she met Thomas Wentworth Higginson，a famous literary man and sent four poems to ask for his advice about publication.Although Higginson advised Dickinson against publishing her poetry, he did see the creative talent in her poetry.As a result, only seven of her poems were published in her lifetime.On May 15, 1886 Emily took her last breath at 56, leaving behind nearly 2,000 poems.
47．According to Paragraph 1, Emily Dickinson________.
A．had at least three sisters
B．was the second child in the family
C．was born in a rich family
D．had an authoritative mother
48．Who might be responsible for Emily's strange behaviors according to the passage?
A．Edward Dickinson.
B．Emily Norcross Dickinson.
C．Austin Dickinson.
D．Lavinia Dickinson.
49．It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A．Emily died from anger by not publishing her poems
B．the rest of Emily's poems were of little value
C．most of Emily's poems weren't widely circulated before her death
D．Higginson was jealous of Emily's creative talent
50．What's the passage mainly about?
A．Emily Elizabeth Dickinson and her family.
B．Emily Elizabeth Dickinson and her friends.
C．An introduction to Emily Elizabeth Dickinson.
D．Emily Elizabeth Dickinson's poetry.
E
Two thirds of the singles looking for love in Britain turned to the Internet last year，according to figures made in public yesterday.Special sites offer introductions to smokers，to Roman Catholics，tall people，beautiful people，frequent flyers and vegans(素食者)．Technology has brought about a great change in the dating game.
A survey by Parship，a British branch of Europe's largest dating service with more than 1.5 million members，says that 65 percent of the 5.4 million Britons looking for a relationship used online dating services last year.
A spokeswoman for Relate，the relationship advisor，confirmed that a figure of two thirds feel it all right.“Doing it online allows people quite a lot of privacy，because they can do a bit of quiet research and look around from the comfort of their own home.You don't have to meet a middleman or go to an actual dating agency office，which takes a lot of courage，” she said.
There are more than 100 independent online dating agencies in Britain.Parship says that 50 percent of single people believe they will meet a suitable partner through the Internet，up from 35 percent six months ago.
Mary Balfour，the founder，says that the Internet has changed the dating industry completely.“It's like a return to old?fashioned love letters，” she said.“You don't base your initial judgment on how someone looks or what his or her figure is like.You e?mail or talk before you actually see each other.Everybody you know who is single these days has at least had a good look at a dating website，introduction agency or personal ad.They have to，because all the old matchmaking institutions have gone.People work harder，settle down later and live more isolated lives.They're much more likely to end the day with a DVD and a can of beer than by going to a village dance.”
51．Singles in Britain can look for love online mainly because of________.
A．Parship
B．the help of go?betweens
C．technology
D．the revolution of dating game
52．About________Britons tried to find love online last year according to this passage.
A．1.5 million B．3.5 million
C．5.4 million D．65 million
53．For those who want to look for love online，they________.
A．don't need to do any research at all
B．have to meet first before they can e?mail each other
C．don't have to find a go?between
D．must go to an actual dating agency office first
54．From this passage we can infer that________.
A．not all single people believe the Internet can help them find their partners
B．looking for love online needs a lot of courage
C．old?fashioned love letters become popular again
D．single people don't like to look for their partners online
55．The main idea of this passage is that________.
A．young men like to surf the Internet
B．singles are searching for love online
C．surfing online for a lover is dangerous
D．people should avoid the old ways of dating
Ⅳ.任务型读写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
Nowadays, science is developing at a high speed. With the development of science, many countries have improved their economy and raised their people's living standards. Therefore, science is of great benefit to our daily life.
If we look at the things around us, we'll find how closely our everyday life is related to science. In one case, at home we can turn on the central heating or air conditioner when we feel cold or hot, and we can watch TV or listen to the tape recorder for entertainment, and we can use a gas stove to cook our meals, and we have computers to help us with our work when we are working in the office, and we also have cars, buses, even planes as traffic tools when we go out. All these things are the results of the scientific development. It goes without saying that without science our society cannot make rapid progress and our life cannot be comfortable and convenient.
Now that science is so significant in our daily life, we should try to make as many contributions as possible to the development of science. As college students, we must first of all study hard to gain useful scientific knowledge, and then put what we have learnt into practice. We should make the most of science to serve our society.
Title
(56). ________
(57)________
from science
(58) ________the economy.
Raising people's living (59) ______：
The central heating and air conditioner help us get cooler or (60)______．
TV and tape recorder provide us with (61) ________.
Computers help us with work.
A gas stove (62)________our meals.
Different traffic tools help us travel.
Conclusion
Making a (63) ________to developing science.
Applying our (64) ________in practice.
Making full (65)________of science to serve the society.
Ⅴ.书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是来自澳大利亚的大一学生Tom，主修广播电视新闻学(broadcasting and television journalism)。学校流行音乐俱乐部正从大一新生(freshman)中招聘新成员，要求会用某种乐器、嗓音好且有团队意识。你希望加入俱乐部。请用英语写一封申请信，要点如下：
1．个人基本情况及联系方式(电话：12345678；邮箱：tom101@hotmail.com)；
2．满足的招聘条件；
3．加入俱乐部的目的。
注意：1.词数：120左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam，
POP CLUB attracts me deeply.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely，
Tom
综合检测(四)
1－5 DACAA
6－10 ABBAC
11－15 DCBCC
【语篇解读】 你知道德芙巧克力的DOVE意思是Do you love me吗？这里面还蕴藏着一个感人的爱情故事呢！
16．C 由下文俩人吃冰激凌可知，Leon进到厨房为Bazaar做“冰激凌(ice-cream)”。
17．C Leon和Bazaar边吃冰激凌边谈论过去的美好时光。此处while意为“当……的时候”，表示一段时间。
18．A
19．A 俩人相爱了，但是“由于(because of)”社会地位的悬殊，只能把这份“感情(feelings)”埋在心底。
20．B Leon多日见不到Bazaar，心急如“焚(burning)”。
21．B 由下文的“While serving desserts”可知，一个月后，Bazaar“出现(turned up)”在了饭桌上。
22．A 由下文的“with hot chocolate on Bazaar's ice-cream”可知，Leon用巧克力在给Bazaar做的冰激凌上“写下(wrote)”DOVE四个字母。
23．A Leon用这种独特的方式表白，“期盼(expected)”着Bazaar能够明白他的心意。
24．C 由上一段中的“Bazaar was made to accept an arranged royal marriage”可知，几天后Bazaar就“结婚了(got married)”。
25．D 由下文的“left the royal kitchen”可知，Leon无法“忍受(bear)”精神上的折磨，离开了伤心之地。
26．C 由下文提到的Leon不断试验制作巧克力的事实可知，他自己“开了(ran)”一家糖果店。
27．B Bazaar多年后回忆当时的情况，故remembered符合语境。
28．C 由下文的“those letters would never have melted”可知，Bazaar没有看到那些渐渐“融化的(melting)”字母。
29．A Bazaar的解释使Leon了解了他和Bazaar之间的种种“误解(misunderstandings)”。
30．D 由下文中的“a solid chocolate”可以得到提示。
31．C 由下文中“Dove was finally made”可知，Leon决定自己“制作(create)”一种固体巧克力。
32．D 由上文的“those letters would never have melted”可知，Leon想制作一种能够长时间“保存原状(preserve)”的巧克力。
33．B 新型固体巧克力应该是Leon经过很多的“探索(research)”后才做成的。
34．D 固体巧克力上面刻字就“牢固了(firmly)”。
35．C 因为德芙巧克力上面刻有DOVE(DO YOU LOVE ME)，所以情侣间送巧克力就是传递爱的“私语(whisper)”。
36．B 细节理解题。关键是理解文章的第一句话“Newspapers are not nearly as popular today as they were in the past.”，由此可知报纸的地位已不如从前。
37．A 推理判断题。文章开头提到报纸编辑往往采取一些图片和令人感兴趣的标题来吸引读者注意，而这些技巧一般被用在报纸的头版。
38．D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句“Most people read only the sports pages，the advice or the gossip columns，the comics，and perhaps the classified advertisements.”和第四句“Most people don't take time to read the real news.”可以找到答案。
39．A 主旨归纳题。由文章的第一句话可知作者对报纸今非昔比的状况似乎有点感慨，作者认为报纸应该受到人们更多的关注。
40．B 推理判断题。从第一段首句“Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don't talk.”可知，gesture language有自身的意义，能帮助我们理解，只能选择B项。
41．C 推理判断题。从第二段中“In the United States，people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction.The handshake must be firm.”可获知，初次见面的时候，应该紧紧的握手。
42．D 细节理解题。从三、四段可知，A、B、C三个选项本身就是错误的。
43．C 推理判断题。从第五段首句“For Americans，thumbs-up means yes，very good，or well done.”可知。
【语篇解读】 太阳其实也会“唱歌”。英国科学家首次记录下了人耳可辨的太阳外层大气发出的声音，这种类似琴弦拨动的声音对人类进一步认识、总结太阳的活动规律很有帮助。
44．C 词义猜测题。根据句中“for the first time in the world”可推断，能够录到太阳的歌声应该令人感到神秘，故答案为C。
45．A 推理判断题。根据第四段“...studying the ‘music of the sun’would provide new ways of understanding and predicting solar flares before they happen”可推断，答案为A。
46．C 细节理解题。根据末段“...aimed at finding new ways to control the power of the sun”可知，答案为C。
【语篇解读】 本文简要介绍了十九世纪美国著名诗人Emily Elizabeth Dickinson的生平。
47．B 细节理解题。根据第一段“...the second daughter of Edward and Emily Norcross Dickinson.Emily，Austin(her elder brother)and her younger sister Lavinia...”可知，答案为B。
48．B 细节理解题。根据第一段“...her mother was not“emotionally accessible”，the absence of which might have caused some of Emily's strange behaviors”可知，答案为B。
49．C 推理判断题。根据末段“As a result，only seven of her poems...leaving behind nearly 2,000 poems”可推断，答案为C。
50．C 主旨大意题。本文介绍了十九世纪美国著名诗人Emily Elizabeth Dickinson的生平，故答案为C。
51．C 由文章第一段最后一句可知答案。
52．B 由文章第二段可知。
53．C 第三段最后一句。
54．A 只有百分之六十五的人使用网络找爱人，表明还有人对此不信。
55．B 综合全文可知。
56．Scientist 57.Benefit 58.Improving/Developing/Promoting/Bettering 59.standards 60.warmer 61.entertainment
62．cooks 63.contribution 64.knowledge/learnings 65.use
【参考范文】
Dear_sir/Madam，
POP CLUB attracts me deeply.
I'm Tom，a boy from Australia and a freshman majoring in broadcasting and television journalism.I am good at playing guitar.I also love singing pop songs and people tell me my voice sounds beautiful.In addition，I have a strong team spirit.I have been studying Chinese for a year but my accent is poor.Being in POP CLUB would give me a great chance to improve my spoken Chinese.When there is an activity，I will be more than happy to serve as the host，which，I believe，can strengthen my skills in my major.I also believe that I can make more Chinese friends there.
If the club finds me suitable.please contact me either by telephone(12345678)or email(tom101@hotmail.com)．
Yours_sincerely，
Tom
Unit 4
课时作业(七)
新课标
Unit 4 Making the news
课时作业(七) Warming Up & Reading
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．It is our________(要求)that we should go there.
2．He can be ________(依赖)on to finish the task.
3．I'll try my best to________(帮助)you if you need any help.
4．The boy is ________(指责)of being late for work.
5．I'm rather ________(怀疑)about their sympathy for the poor.
6．The doctor was in a(n)______(窘境)as to whether to tell the patient the truth about his condition or not.
7．I hope you can________(递交)your term papers before three o'clock this afternoon.
8．I felt________(内疚的)about not visiting my parents more often.
9．She left the letter there________(故意地)so that you'd see it.
10．The school has just________(更新)all its computer equipment.
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．(2013·蚌埠高二检测)I can't concentrate ________ my lessons unless I'm free ________noise.
A．on；with B．at；from
C．with；of D．on；of
2．—How long will you be staying?
—I don't know.________.
A．That's OK B．Never mind
C．It depends D．It doesn't matter
3．The police________him of robbing and put him into prison.
A．warned B．charged
C．blamed D．accused
4．My English teacher's humor was________ make every student burst into laughter.
A．so as to B．such as to
C．such that D．so that
5．(2012·马鞍山期中)________at the good news，she couldn't help crying.
A．Delighting B．Delighted
C．Delightful D．Being delighted
6．(2012·安庆高二检测)I don't think I'll need any money，but I'll bring some________.
A．at last B．in case
C．once again D．in time
7．In our childhood，we were often________by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.
A．demanded B．reminded
C．allowed D．hoped
8．I failed in the final examination last term and only then________the importance of study.
A．I realized B．I had realized
C．had I realized D．did I realize
9．Gradually my sister________a knowledge of Japanese during her stay in Japan.
A．learned B．got
C．acquired D．achieved
10．She is ________travel to America.
A．eager to B．eager for
C．anxious for D．anxious to
11．Jerry was playing football and Tom was ________ playing volleyball.
A．however B．meanwhile
C．likely D．often
12．He reads newspapers every day to keep himself ________ about what's going on in the world.
A．inform B．informing
C．informed D．being informed
13．Today，we'll discuss a number of cases________beginners of English fail to use the language properly.
A．which B．as
C．why D．where
14．Can you________ the situation of that country?
A．assess B．assist
C．accuse D．attend
15．Not only________polluted but________crowded.
A．was the city；were the streets
B．the city was；were the streets
C．was the city；the streets were
D．the city was；streets were
Ⅲ.完形填空
Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column.She had been a school teacher before she retired，but she needed to keep __1__.She was even willing to work without pay.She then offered her __2__with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people.Every day she __3__other old folks like her.By talking with them，she__4__two things.Old people had abilities that were not __5__.But old people also had some__6__.She found a new purpose for herself then.
Through the years，she __7__to write stories about people for national magazines.There was now a new __8__：Old people like herself.She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty Plus”，which was about __9__old.She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being __10__.
Anna Douglas uses her __11__ability to see the truth behind a problem.She understands __12__problems begin.For example，one of her__13__said that his grandchildren __14__the houses as soon as he came to visit.Mrs.Douglas __15__some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.
“It's important to know__16__about your grandchildren's world，” says Mrs.Douglas.“That means questioning and listening，and __17__is not what old people do best.Say good things to them and about them，”she continues，“Never try to__18__your grandchildren or other young people.Never__19__your opinion.Don't tell them what they should do.__20__，they have been taught they should have respect for old people.The old should respect them as well.”
1．A.free B．rich C．powerful D．busy
2．A.service B．money C．students D．books
3．A.observed B．met
C．comforted D．answered
4．A.recognized B．followed
C．enjoyed D．demanded
5．A.studied B．agreed C．gave D．used
6．A.mistakes B．problems
C．questions D．characters
7．A.had B．ought C．was D．used
8．A.subject B．life C．way D．plan
9．A.getting B．respecting
C．employing D．supporting
10．A.unknown B．refused
C．misunderstood D．discouraged
11．A.thinking B．working C．writing D．leading
12．A.that B．when C．why D．whether
13．A.visitors B．readers C．listeners D．friends
14．A.got B．entered C．left D．passed
15．A.invented B．chose C．suggested D．imagined
16．A.everything B．something
C．anything D．nothing
17．A.listening B．speaking
C．questioning D．advising
18．A.praise B．scold
C．trouble D．encourage
19．A.speak out B．give up
C．get back D．stick to
20．A.Commonly B．Surprisingly
C．Happily D．Naturally
Ⅳ.阅读理解
When I was 12 years old, I was at a very hard stage in life.I was short and fat, which was bad for a girl, so coordination (协调) was not one of my strongest features.On the other hand, my mother was a very talented softball player who even acted as my coach.Night after night, I would try my best to impress “my coach”．Unfortunately, I just felt like a terrible disappointment to my mother.
One summer afternoon, my mother told us we were going to visit Uncle David.Since we lived in an apartment, going to the country was quite a treat.My uncle David always had a way of making me feel special.
When we arrived, my uncle and cousin Jeff were throwing metal rings at two holes in the ground.I was curious about what they were doing so I went over to watch.Noticing that I was standing there, my uncle asked if I had ever played washers.
Being a “city girl”， my reply was that the only “washers” I knew were the ones that cleaned clothes.To my embarrassment, Uncle David chuckling(咯咯笑), explained that the metal rings were called washers.I was shocked to hear my uncle saying he wanted me to take his place.He then gave me the washers and gave tips on how to throw better.
Unwillingly, I joined Jeff.Gradually, I found myself not only enjoying but also wanting to win this game.The washer went into the air and began to fall.Then a cloud of dust appeared as the washer sank into the hole.My first try! I had actually thrown the washer into the hole!
Although twenty-three summers have gone by since that day, this small success in washer playing helped me get back self-confidence lost when I struggled with the game of softball.
1．Why did the author live a hard life at the age of twelve?
A．Because her body has many health problems.
B．Because coordination was her weakest feature.
C．Because she was forced to learn to play softball.
D．Because her efforts at softball were disappointing.
2．When she was told that she could visit Uncle David, the author felt________.
A．surprised B．pleased
C．disappointed D．nervous
3．It can NOT be learned from the passage that________.
A．the author must be more confident now
B．the author's mother was good at softball
C．the author had never met David before the visit
D．the author had never played washers before the visit
4．Which is the RIGHT time order of the changes in the author's feelings when she was at her uncle's?
A．Curious—Embarrassed—Shocked—Pleased
B．Shocked—Curious—Embarrassed—Pleased
C．Pleased—Embarrassed—Curious—Shocked
D．Curious —Shocked—Pleased—Embarrassed
5．The main purpose of the passage is to________.
A．show the influence of the author's mother on her
B．explain how the author picked up her confidence
C．explain to us why the author likes playing washers
D．show the problem between the author and her mother
Ⅴ.翻译句子
1．他们不想依靠邻居们来帮助。(depend)
________________________________________________________________________
2．我给她留下口信，以便告知她这件事情。(so as to)
________________________________________________________________________
3．老师要求所有的学生按时完成作业。(demand)
________________________________________________________________________
4．警方指控他偷了王先生的钱包。(accuse...of)
________________________________________________________________________
5．在我一生中还未曾听说过这样的事呢？(never位于句首)
________________________________________________________________________
课时作业(七)
Ⅰ.1.demand 2.depended 3.assist 4.accused
5．sceptical 6.dilemma 7.submit 8.guilty 9.deliberately 10.updated
Ⅱ.1.D 句意：我不能集中精力做功课，除非没有噪音打扰。concentrate on专心于，集中精力于……；be free of无……的，没有……(妨碍)的。
2．C A项意为“没关系；别客气”；B项意为“别介意；没关系”；C项意为“视情况而定”；D项意为“没关系”。由答语中的“I don't know.”可知此处应选择C项。
3．D warn意为“警告”，warn sb.of sth.意为“警告某人某事”；charge意为“控诉”，与介词with连用，意为“控诉某人做了某事”；blame意为“责备”；accuse sb.of(doing)sth.意为“指控某人做了某事”。句意：警察指控他抢劫并把他投入监狱。故选D项。
4．B 本题考查so和such短语的用法。句意为“我的英语老师非常幽默，以至使得每一个学生都放声大笑”。在四个选项中such that和so that不能接动词原形，排除C项和D项。词组so as to表示“为了……”，而such as to表示“到如此程度以至”。由句意可知such as to是最佳答案。
5．B 考查分词做状语。句意：由于听到这个好消息她太高兴了，所以忍不住哭了。本句可改为状语从句Because she was delighted at the good news.
6．B at last最后；in case以防；once again再次；in time及时。句意：我想我不需要钱，但我要带一点以防万一。
7．B 句意：在童年时代，奶奶常提醒我们要注意餐桌礼仪。demand“要求”，常用于demand to do结构，如果表示“要求某人做某事”，其构成是demand of sb.to do sth.；remind sb.to do“提醒某人做某事”，因此正确答案为B项。
8．D 考查倒装句式。当“only＋状语”置于句首时，其后要用倒装语序。
9．C acquire a knowledge of“学会，精通……”，为固定短语。句意：我妹妹待在日本期间逐渐掌握了日语。
10．A 句意：她想去美国旅行。be eager for 意为“渴望，急于”；be eager to do sth.意为“渴望做某事”。有时 anxious 也表示“急于，渴望”，但 anxious 仍不离其原义，指带有更多焦急情绪的，对结果或前途的“着急，渴望”，而 eager 指带有更多热切兴奋情绪的积极的“渴望”。
11．B 句意：杰瑞在踢足球，与此同时汤姆在打排球。据语境选meanwhile，此处meanwhile＝at the same time。
12．C 句意：他天天读报纸以使自己得知世界上发生的事情。keep sb.informed of sth.“使某人随时了解某事”。
13．D 句意：今天我们将讨论许多英语初学者不能正确使用语言的情况。这是一个定语从句，先行词是cases，cases在从句中作状语，故选关系副词where。
14．A 句意：你能评估一下那个国家的局势吗？assess“评估，评定”，符合句意。assist“帮助”；accuse“指责，控告”；attend“参加，照顾”。
15．C 考查倒装句式。not only...but(also)．..连接两个并列分句，句子要用部分倒装，倒装前一分句，后一分句不倒装。
Ⅲ.1.D 由下句“She was even willing to work without pay.”可推知，Anna Douglas退休后，仍需要忙碌的生活。
2．A 从空后的“that helped other businesses find jobs for old people”可以看出她提供的是商业服务。
3．B 从后面的“By talking with them”可以看出Anna Douglas每天都与很多老年人会面，而不是观察、安慰或回答他们。
4．A 通过与他们交谈，Anna Douglas认识到两件事情，接下来的两句便是她认识到的事情。recognize在这里是“认识到”的意思。而follow表示“跟随，接受”；enjoy表示“喜欢，享受”；demand则意为“要求”。
5．D study意为“学习，研究”；agree意为“同意”；give意为“给”；use的含义是“利用”。此处表示老年人有未被利用的能力，这是她积极为老年人找工作发挥他们余热的原因。
6．B 然而老年人也有老年人的问题。A项有较大干扰性。从后文我们知道，有一位老年人不受其孙子孙女的欢迎，这是面临的问题，而不是错误。
7．D 从下文“She began to write a newspaper column called‘Sixty Plus’”可以知道：她为国家杂志写人物故事是以前的事。
8．A 联系上下文“Old people like herself”．是报纸的一个话题(subject)，不能是报纸的“生活/生命”、“方式”或“计划”。
9．A get可用作系动词，表示“变得……”；respect表示“尊敬”；employ表示“雇用，利用”；support表示“支持”。由上一句中的“Sixty Plus”(六十多岁)，以及下一句中提到她为该栏目写有关老年人的问题可知，此处“Sixty Plus”是表示“人们开始变老”。
10．C unknown表示“未知的，不出名的”；refuse表示“拒绝”；misunderstand则为“误解”之意；discourage则意为“使泄气”。此处作者举的例子说明很多老年人被误解。
11．A 从空后的“see the truth behind a problem”可知，Anna Douglas用的是thinking ability。
12．C 从下文举的例子看出：她明白的是事情的起因，而不是事情的时间(when)，排除B项。that引导宾语从句时没有词义；whether的含义是“是否”，均不合句意。
13．B 由第二段第三句话“She began to write a newspaper column...”可知，既然她负责写一个报纸专栏，所以此处应是她的读者来信反映问题。
14．C 联系上下文我们可以推知，这位老年人与其孙子孙女的关系并不融洽，因此当他来拜访时，孩子们就离开。
15．C invent意为“发明”；choose意为“选择”；suggest意为“建议”；imagine的含义则是“想象”。由上一句读者来信反映问题可推知，Mrs.Douglas应为其建议解决问题的办法。
16．B 从空后的your grandchildren's world得知，想了解孙子孙女世界的一切是不可能的。
17．A 由前面的分句可知答案应在questioning和listening之间选择，根据那个老人的情况，做到倾听是不容易的。
18．B praise意为“表扬”；scold意为“责备”；trouble意为“麻烦”；encourage意为“鼓励”。联系上文“Say good things to them and about them”得此答案，不要总是指责别人。
19．D speak out的含义是“说出”；give up的含义是“放弃”；get back意为“取回”；stick to意为“坚持”。由前文Mrs.Douglas认为老人应该多听听孙子孙女的见解可知，不要太固执地坚持自己的看法。
20．A naturally意思是“自然而然地”，而commonly指“通常情况下”；happily意思是“高兴地”；surprisingly意为“出人意外地”。由句意知，此处指“通常情况下，别人已教育他们要尊重老人”。
Ⅳ.【语篇解读】 通过一次游戏，作者找回了在玩垒球时失去的自信。
1．D 细节理解题。根据第一段“Night after night，I would try my best to impress‘my coach’．Unfortunately, I just felt like a terrible disappointment to my mother.”可知选D。
2．B 推理判断题。根据第二段“Since we lived in an apartment，going to the country was quite a treat.”可知作者应该是很高兴的。
3．C 推理判断题。根据第二段“My uncle David always had a way of making me feel special.”可知，作者此前见到过David。
4．A 细节理解题。根据第三段“I was curious about what they were doing”，第四段“To my embarrassment, I was shocked to hear my uncle saying...”和第五段“I found myself not only enjoying but also wanting to win this game.”可知正确顺序是A项。
5．B 主旨大意题。根据全文以及最后一段“...this small success in washer playing helped me get back self-confidence lost when I struggled with the game of softball.”可知选B。
Ⅴ.1.They don't want to depend on their neighbors for help. 2.I left her a message so as to tell her about it.
3．The teacher demanded of all the students to finish their homework on time./The teacher demanded that all the students(should)finish their homework on time.
4．The police accused him of stealing Mr Wang's wallet.
5．Never in my life have I heard such a thing.
Unit 4
课时作业(八)
新课标
课时作业(八) Using Language
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．He removed his glasses and began________(擦亮)them with his handkerchief.
2．She made a(n)____________(约会)for her son to see the doctor.
3．She's____________(年长的)to me，so I have to do what she tells me.
4．It was said that Ellison was head of the________(部)of Education at that time.
5．She was able to give the police a(n)________(精确的)description of her attacker.
6．Tom is running ________(前面)of me.
7．One of the ________(主要的)causes of crime today is drugs.
8．The government has ________(批准)the plan.
9．The first________(版本)of this book now is worth 10,000 pounds.
10．It's a normal part of the learning________(过程)．
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．The food we eat is through the whole ________ of digestion，absorption and elimination.
A．procedure B．procession
C．proceeding D．process
2．But for her mother's sudden illness，she would never think of breaking this________with you.
A．arrangement B．schedule
C．appointment D．interview
3．(2011·陕西高考)The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be________the present one.
A．as three times big as B．three times as big as
C．as big as three times D．as big three times as
4．After walking for ten minutes，she suddenly realized that she________in the wrong direction.
A．is walking B．has been walking
C．had been walking D．walked
5．Whatever he said，his parents didn't ________ the golf club，which annoyed him much.
A．approve him to join B．approve he join
C．approve him joining D．approve of his joining
6．I need an ________ figure on what we have lost in the battle.
A．exact B．correct
C．right D．accurate
7．(2012·铜陵高二检测)He ________a plate of fish and chips in no time at all.
A．polished up B．polished
C．polished off D．eat up
8．Her husband，who is ________，is very considerate and always places her in the first place.
A．three years senior than her
B．senior than her by three years
C．three years senior to her
D．senior three years to her
9．Be patient please.Your plan is being________.
A．processed B．made
C．dealt D．seen
10．(2012·阜阳高二质检)Owing to our joint efforts，the task was finished ________ .
A．ahead of time B．late
C．ahead time D．lately
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
If there is one thing I'm sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers.It is not that newspapers are a necessity.Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio.Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday.But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.
The nature of what is news may change.What basically makes news is what affects our lives—the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same.I think there will be more coverage of scientific research，though.It's already happening in areas that many directly affect our lives，like genetic(基因) engineering.In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do—as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.
It's quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(传送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home.In fact, I'm pretty sure that how it will happen in the future.You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspapers by picking out the things you want to read—sports and international news, etc.
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(媒体)．They actually feed_off each other.Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn't happened.What it read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air.And as for the Internet，it's never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.
1．What is the BEST title for the passage?
A．The best way to get news
B．The changes of media
C．Make your own newspaper
D．The future of newspaper
2．In the writer's opinion，in the future，________.
A. more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news
B．newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer
C．newspapers will cover more scientific research
D．more and more people will watch TV
3．What will probably be in the newspaper made by yourself?
A．Sports and international news.
B．A menu of important news.
C．The most important news.
D．What you are interested in.
4．From the passage, we can infer________.
A．newspapers will win the competition among the different media
B．newspapers will stay with us together with other media
C．television will take the place of newspapers
D．the writer believes some media will die out
5．The underlined phrase “feed off” in the last paragraph means________.
A．depend on B．compete with
C．fight with D．kill off
B
One evening in early September it started raining volcanic stones in Sant'Alfio，a small town leading up to the craters of Mount Etna in Sicily，Italy.The town's people were badly frightened.But their main concern was not for their destroyed crops but for the town's greatest treasure，a chestnut tree believed to be more than 2,000 years old.Happily, the tree, which has survived many disasters and not only from the fires of Etna, remained unharmed this time too.
Known as“the Chestnut Tree of 100 Horses”， the tree acquired its name from a tale in which a queen found shelter within its hole for herself and the 100 horsemen accompanying her on a visit to Etna, when they got caught in a storm.However, the details of this story are quite limited，beginning with the name of the queen whom the story calls Joan，but nobody is quite sure whether she came from Aragon (in northeast Spain) or Anjou (in northwest France)．The history books have no record of a Queen Joan visiting Sicily.
In any case，the tale and the tree have certainly been around since the 16th century.In the mid-18th century it was already put on record that it could shelter 30 horsemen and 300 sheep.Its hole may have been opened up by man or，more likely，was formed by branches growing around over the centuries.
A Scottish traveler in the 1770s，Patrick Brydone，was at first uncertain whether it was one tree or five or more which had grown together, but in the end he let himself be convinced that the trunk was undoubtedly of one tree.He measured its circumference (周长) as being 204 feet (62 meters)．A painting of the chestnut tree by W．H.Bartlett in his Pictures from Sicily, published in 1853, showed the hole in the tree which could have probably contained the donkey and the two boys seen resting in its shade.In 1965, the tree was declared a national monument as the oldest tree in Europe.
6．Why were people in Sant'Alfio worried that evening?
A. A violent volcanic eruption took place.
B．Their crops might be destroyed by floods.
C．An ancient tree was in danger of being damaged.
D．The town was threatened by fire from Mount Etna.
7．What happened during the queen's visit to Mount Etna?
A．A hundred horses appeared under the tree.
B．She was tired and had a rest in the tree's hole.
C．The tree protected her and her horsemen from rain.
D．She was attacked but saved by some horsemen.
8．The author seems to believe that the origin of the tree's name is________.
A．important B．true
C．inspiring D．doubtful
9. Accordingto the last paragraph, Patrick Brydone________.
A．found the tree could shelter a donkey and two boys
B．believed the tree was indeed one tree at last
C．was the first Italian who measured the tree
D．took a picture of the chestnut tree
10．What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A．To tell us a folk tale popular in Sicily.
B．To introduce a huge, old tree in Italy.
C．To explore the origin of a tree's name.
D．To discuss how tres survive disasters.
Ⅳ.翻译句子
1．打电话给经理秘书约定时间见经理。(appointment)
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2．你申请抵押贷款的事正在办理中。(process)
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3．他的论文尚需润饰。(polish)
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4．开车速度太快是交通事故的主要原因之一。(chief)
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5．我那天请了假，因为我不想把感冒传染给全办公室的人。(pass on)
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课时作业(八)
Ⅰ.1.polishing 2.appointment 3.senior 4.Department
5．accurate 6.ahead 7.chief 8.approved 9.edition 10.process
Ⅱ.1.D through the whole process of在……(进行)过程中。procedure手续，程序，步骤；procession行列，队伍；proceeding 诉讼，诉讼程序。A、B、C均与句意不符，故选D项。
2．C 句意：要不是她妈妈突然得病，她从没想过这次会对你失约。appointment“约会，约定”，符合句意。arrangement“安排”；schedule“时间表”；interview“采访”。
3．B 考查倍数表达法。英语中常见的表达倍数的句型有：①...times＋as＋adj./adv.(原级)＋as...；②...times＋adj./adv.(比较级)＋than...；③...times＋the length/width/...＋of...。故B项符合。
4．C 句意：走了十分钟以后，她突然意识到自己一直走错了方向。用过去完成进行时态表示在过去的10分钟里一直走错了。
5．D 本题考查动词搭配。approve表示“批准”时，后面直接跟宾语；如果表示“赞成”时，其搭配为approve of sb.(sb.'s)doing sth.。
6．D 句意：我需要我们在这次战斗中的精确的损失数目。accurate精确的，准确的；correct正确的，没有错误的；exact确切的，正好的；right对的。
7．C 考查短语辨析。polish up磨光，擦亮，使完美；polish off迅速做完某事，吃掉(食物)。句意：他很快就把一盘鱼和炸土豆条吃光了。
8．C 句意：她丈夫比她大三岁，非常体贴她，总是把她放在第一位上。senior“年长的”，没有比较级，并且只和介词to连用，因此排除选项A、B；表示“比……大几岁”时，数量词放在senior之前，其含义相当于“three years older than her”。
9．A 句意：请耐心点，你的计划正在处理中。process有“处理”的含义。
10．A ahead of time 提前； late迟地，晚地；没有 ahead time 短语； lately近来，多用于完成时态。由前面的“由于我们一起努力”可知此处用 ahead of time 表示“提前”完成工作。
Ⅲ.1.D 主旨大意题。从短文第一句所说的一百年后人们仍要读报，到后面短文讲到报纸跟人们生活的关系，报纸的形式和内容，可归纳出本文的主题为“报纸的未来”。由第二段第二句可知，A项中的事件只是报纸的一些基本元素；而B项只是未来可能出现的，并不是作者的观点。
2．C 细节理解题。根据短文第二段中“I think there will be more coverage of scientific research，though.”可推知，依据作者观点，报纸在未来将会报道更多的科学研究。
3．D 推理判断题。从短文第三段最后一句可推知，你自己的报纸会以你感兴趣的事情为主。
4．B 推理判断题。根据短文最后一段可推知，报纸将与其他媒体共存。
5．A 词义猜测题。作者上一句说人们错误地认为各种不同的媒体相互竞争，而下一句作者又说“They actually feed off each other.”，我们可推知feed off与depend on意思相近。
【语篇解读】 在意大利西西里岛上，有一棵巨大的古栗树，它的名字叫“百马树”。
6．C 细节理解题。根据第一段的“But their main concern was...a chestnut tree believed to be more than 2,000 years old”可知，镇上的人们害怕这棵古树被火山灰雨毁坏。
7．C 细节理解题。根据第二段的“...a queen found shelter within its hole...when they got caught in a storm”可知，在去埃特纳山的路上，那位王后和她的骑兵曾在这棵古树下避雨。
8．D 推理判断题。根据第二段However以后的部分可知，作者认为这个传说缺乏详细的史料记载，对其真实性表示怀疑。
9．B 细节理解题。根据本段的“in the end he let himself be convinced that the trunk was undoubtedly of one tree”可知，Patrick Brydone最后认为这棵巨树就是一棵树，并非多棵树组合而成。
10．B 写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了在意大利西西里岛上的一棵巨大的古栗树以及与它相关的故事。
Ⅳ.1.Phone his secretary and make an appointment with the manage. 2.Your application for a mortgage is being processed. 3.His essay needs to be polished. 4.Driving too fast is one of the chief causes of traffic accidents. 5.I took the day off work because I didn't want to pass on my flu to everyone in the office.
