课时作业(四) Unit 4 Earthquakes
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.—Which of the two computer games did you prefer
—Actually I didn’t like________.
A.both of them B.either of them
C.none of them D.neither of them
2.Unfortunately,at least 20 miners were killed,22________and 13________in the coal mine gas explosion.
A.injuring;trapping B.injured;trapped
C.injured;trapping D.injuring;trapped
3.The frightened boy said something to his mother with his body________.
A.shaking B.shaken
C.shocked D.shook
4.The scientist knew nothing about the matter,because he was always________himself in his study.
A.burying B.devoting
C.focusing D.concentrating
5.This book gives a brief________of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall.
A.outline B.reference
C.article D.outlook
6.In the________house the firefighters saved a lot of________people,but they couldn’t be sent to hospital because of the________road.
A.damaged;blocked;injured B.destroyed;damaged;blocking
C.damaged;injured;blocked D.blocked;wounded;injured
7.Hearing the old man’s________experiences in Africa,we all couldn’t help _______ laughing.
A.amused;bursting out B.amusing;bursting into
C.amused;bursting into D.amusing;bursting out
8.—We________hope you will get a nice result on the National Games.
—Thank you very much.
A.rapidly B.properly
C.gradually D.sincerely
9.—Doctor,it looks________Billy has a little trouble.
—Don’t worry.I’ll go down and see him right away.
A.as if B.even if
C.ever since D.as for
10.He told me he married well but________his expression,he isn’t leading a happy life now.
A.judged from B.judging by
C.judged D.to judge
11.—The news of Sharon’s death came as a(n)________to us all.
—I still can’t accept it.
A.suffering B.disappointment
C.shock D.excitement
12.His film is sure to win the award because it________by most people.
A.thinks well of B.is thought well
C.is well thought D.is well thought of
13.—Don’t you think that was a________night
—Yes,we were almost________to death by the shaking of the earth.
A.frightened;frightened B.frightening;frightening
C.frightening;frightened D.frightened;frightening
14.Nowadays,people usually think if you enter a key university,you are your parents’________.
A.pride B.luck
C.value D.cheer
15.—I was riding along the street and all of a sudden,a car cut in and knocked me down.
—You can never be________careful in the street.
A.very B.too
C.so D.much
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2011·盐城市调研)
There are going to be moments in life when you must make very important decisions.You will find many people__1__to offer you advice if you ask for it (and even if you don’t),but always remember that the life you__2__is yours and nobody else’s.It’s important to decide for yourself what’s important to you and what you want before you__3__others.Because while there will be times__4__outside advice proves wise,there will be at least as many times when it proves completely__5__.The only way to really evaluate other folks’ advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are__6__.Once you’ve done that,in most cases you should be able to make a wise decision__7__anyway. 1.A.easy B.readyC.unwilling D.hard2.A.lead B.lendC.take D.earn3.A.look at B.pick upC.turn to D.learn from4.A.that B.sinceC.when D.while5.A.useless B.usefulC.priceless D.clever6.A.getting B.makingC.suffering D.facing7.A.on one hand B.on your ownC.on the whole D.on all sides
You were__8__with the ability to decide what is and what isn’t in your best interest.Most of the time,you will make the right decision and__9__the appropriate actions,and in thinking for yourself,you will become far more successful than if you had gone against your own__10__.Early on in my investment career,I made the mistake of__11__a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the__12__necessary to make a wise decision.It wasn’t due to__13__on my part;no one could ever accuse me of that.But,being__14__to Wall Street,I intended to assume that my more senior__15__knew more than I did,and so I__16__too much significance to their opinions.You know what happened Each of those investments ended in__17__.Eventually I stopped allowing myself to be influenced by__18__and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions.It took me until I was almost 30 years old to__19__this—it’s never too late for a person to change his approach both to__20__and to life. 8.A.born B.tiredC.satisfied D.covered9.A.enjoy B.stepC.plan D.take10.A.assumption B.judgmentC.condition D.fortune11.A.basing B.dependingC.relying D.focusing12.A.research B.searchC.resources D.activity13.A.poverty B.lazinessC.fear D.diligence14.A.used B.accustomedC.new D.old15.A.students B.brothersC.colleagues D.classmates16.A.owed B.paidC.gave D.held17.A.disaster B progress C.failure D.success18.A.either B.anotherC.each D.others19.A.think B.rememberC.realize D.recall20.A.payment B.dreamsC.happiness D.business
Ⅲ.阅读理解
(2011·淮南市检测)
Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is one of life essentials.Eating breakfast at the start of the day,we have all been told,and told again,is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.
But for many people the thought of food first in the morning is by no means a pleasure.So despite all the efforts,they still take no breakfast.During the past ten years the number of people who didn’t have breakfast,have increased by 33 percent.
For those who feel pain of guilt about not eating breakfast,however,there is some good news.Several studies in the last few years indicate that,for adults especially,there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast.“Going without breakfast does not affect performance,”said Arrold E.Bender,former professor of the nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London,“nor does giving people breakfast improve performance.”
Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better performance is surprisingly not enough,and most of the recent works are about adults,not children,“The literature”,says one researcher,Dr Erresto at the University of Texas,“is poor”.
1.For those who do not take breakfast,the good news is that________.
A.several studies have been done in the past few years
B.not having breakfast does no harm to one’s performance
C.studies have been specially on adults
D.eating little in the morning is good for health
2.“...nor does giving people breakfast improve performance” means________.
A.anyone without breakfast does improve his performance
B.not giving people breakfast improve performance
C.having breakfast does not improve performance,either
D.people having breakfast do improve their performance
3.The underlined word “literature” in the last sentence refers to________.
A.poems,plays,etc. B.written works on a particular subject
C.the famous works in history D.the modern stories of America
4.What is implied but NOT stated by the author is that________.
A.breakfast does not affect performance
B.Dr Erresto is engaged in research work at the Universty of Texas
C.not eating breakfast might affect the health of children
D.Professor Bender once taught nutrition in London
课时作业(四)
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.解析: 考查代词。上文为two computer games,下文则讲两者都不喜欢,none表三者及三者以上,可以排除C项。not either在此等同于neither,符合语境。
答案: B
2.解析: 考查省略和被动语态。miners与injure和trap之间都是被动关系,所以句子要用被动语态。该句是一个省略句,补充完整为:Unfortunately,at least...,22 miners were injured and 13 miners were trapped in the...。句意为:不幸的是,在这起煤矿瓦斯爆炸中,至少有20人死亡,22人受伤,13人被困。
答案: B
3.解析: 考查shake的含义及用法。因其在句中作with的宾语补足语,即与his body有关系,值得注意的是,若用B项则表示“抖动着身体”,显然不合句意,应用表主动的现在分词,意为“身体发抖”。
答案: A
4.解析: 句意为:那位科学家对此事一无所知,因为他一直在做他的研究工作。bury oneself in专心于,埋头于;devote与介词to搭配;focus与concentrate均与on搭配。
答案: A
5.解析: outline轮廓,概要。give an outline of sth.概要说明某事。reference参考,参照,article文章,物品,outlook观点,前景,均不符合句意。
答案: A
6.解析: 句意为:从破损的房子里,消防队员们救出了很多受伤的人,但因道路阻塞,他们无法把伤员送到医院。destroy强调以具有摧毁或杀伤性的力量把某物彻底毁掉;damage破坏,常指局部的或可以修好的破坏。根据题意第一个空应该用damage。wound指枪伤、刀伤、刺伤等皮肉之伤,特指战场上的受伤;injure指意外事故造成的对身体机能的伤害,有时也可指情感上的伤害。故第二个空应用injure。the blocked road受阻的道路,blocked是过去分词作定语,表被动。
答案: C
7.解析: amused被逗笑的;amusing逗人笑的。burst into+n.=burst out doing sth.突然……起来。burst into laughter=burst out laughing突然大笑起来。
答案: D
8.解析: We sincerely hope that...我们真诚地希望……。
答案: D
9.解析: as if表示“似乎,仿佛”,常用在句型It looks as if+从句,表示“看来好像……”。even if即使;ever since从那时起;as for至于,关于。
答案: A
10.解析: judging by/from为垂悬分词,它的形式不受句子主语的影响。其他常用的垂悬分词还有generally speaking,given,seeing,considering等。
答案: B
11.解析: 考查名词辨析。从答语I still can’t accept it可知,答话人对这件事仍然难以接受,所以第一句中用“shock(震惊)”符合语境。
答案: C
12.解析: think well of认为好,看重。
答案: D
13.解析: a frightening night意为“令人恐惧的夜晚”;be frightened to death意为“被吓死”。
答案: C
14.解析: 考查词义辨析。由句意可知,如果你考入一所重点大学,你就是父母的骄傲。pride 骄傲;luck运气;value价值;cheer欢呼。
答案: A
15.解析: never be too careful to do sth.表示“无论如何都不过分;越小心越好”。
答案: B
Ⅱ.完形填空
[语篇解读] 每个人在一生中都会作出很多的决定,文章主要讲了在作出重要决定的时候,不能受别人的影响,要依赖自己,相信自己
1.解析: 句意为:当你向别人征求意见的时候,就会发现,很多人总是乐意提供建议。
答案: B
2.解析: lead a...life是固定短语,表示“过……的生活”。
答案: A
3.解析: look at是“看”的意思;pick up是“捡起”的意思;turn to是“向某人求助”的意思;learn from是“从……学到”的意思。句意为:在你向其他人求助之前,先自己考虑什么是重要的。
答案: C
4.解析: 先行词是times,所以用when引导定语从句,并在从句中作状语。
答案: C
5.解析: 根据上文可知,外界的建议有时候是明智,也有很多时候是完全没有用的。
答案: A
6.解析: face the challenge面对挑战。
答案: D
7.解析: 本题考查固定短语。on one hand是“一方面”的意思;on your own是“独自,独立地”的意思;on the whole是“总的来说”的意思;on all sides是“全方面”的意思。句意为:一旦你这样做了,大多数情况下,不管怎样,你应该能够自己独立地作出明智的决定。
答案: B
8.解析: be born with表示生来就具有某种能力。
答案: A
9.解析: take actions是固定短语,意思是采取行动。
答案: D
10.解析: 句意为:大多数时候,你会作出正确的选择,采取恰当的措施。自己考虑,要比违背自己的判断更加成功。
答案: B
11.解析: base...on...以……为基础。
答案: A
12.解析: 句意为:在早期的投资生涯中,我犯了一个错误,把一些重要的决定建立在同事观点的基础上,而不是进行一些必要的调查研究。
答案: A
13.解析: 句意为:这个错误其实不是我的懒惰,也没有任何人会因此而责备我。所以选择laziness。
答案: B
14.解析: 根据上文可知,作者在早期投资的时候,在这一行是新手,所以用new。
答案: C
15.解析: 根据上文可知是我的同事。
答案: C
16.解析: 由于是新手,所以我把重大的意义归功于同事们的观点。
答案: A
17.解析: 根据上文可知,作者由于过多地依赖于别人的意见,最终,他的投资以失败而告终,所以本题选择C项。
答案: C
18.解析: 受到失败的教训,我最终不再允许自己受别人的影响。
答案: D
19.解析: 上文所讲的道理花了很长的时间才意识到。
答案: C
20.解析: 根据上下文可知,作者用自己做生意的经历来说明一个道理,即无论做生意,还是生活,无论多迟改变方法都不迟。
答案: D
Ⅲ.阅读理解
[语篇解读] 本文先讲传统观念,强调早餐的重要性;再讲最新研究成果,表明不吃早餐不会影响工作和健康,通过对比来阐述最新研究成果。
1.解析: 推理判断题。根据文章第三段的内容可知。
答案: B
2.解析: 推理判断题。题中这句话是承接前面的否定句“Going without breakfast does not affect performance”,nor 修饰improve,由此可知这句话的意思是:吃早餐也不会提高工作效率。
答案: C
3.解析: 词义判断题。根据recent work(作品)和researcher(学术研究者)可推测出literature是“著作”的意思。
答案: B
4.解析: 推理判断题。从文章最后一段可知不吃早餐可能会影响小孩的健康。
答案: C