Unit 4 Making the news
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．(2014·济南名校模考)—Well，Dick，I’m sorry that I have to leave.
—________.Let’s email often.
A．So am I B．Keep in touch
C．Enjoy yourselfD．Don’t be sad
2．(2014·银川一中质检)Though surprised to see us，________artist and________professor gave us________warm welcome in her villa.
A．the；the；aB．an；a；/
C．the；/；aD．an；/；/
3．(2014·苏锡常镇四市调研)—Show me your permit，please.
—Oh，it’s not in my pocket.It________.
A．must have fallen outB．might fall out
C．could fall outD．should have fallen out
4．(2014·南京一模)—How are things going，Janet?
—They have set out to deal with the present situation________they think deserves their immediate attention.
A．whichB．where
C．whenD．what
5．(2014·安徽合肥第一次质量检测)Currently，many American women are still faced with the________of choosing between work and family commitments.
A．desperationB．confusion
C．dilemmaD．concern
6．(2014·山东省胶东示范学校二模)Susan gave another call to John________he forgot his promise to help her move house.
A．so that
B．in case
C．although D．if
7．(2014·实验中学一模)Please do me a favor—________Mr Black of our new date and place of the meeting，or he’ll miss it.
A．to informB．informing
C．informedD．inform
8．(2014·安徽重点中学3月联考)Not only________to turn off the lights in the kitchen，but we also failed to lock the front door.
A．we forgotB．forgot we
C．did we forgetD．we did forget
9．—Do you have enough to________all your daily expenses?
—Oh，yes，enough and to space.
A．coverB．spend
C．fillD．offer
10．It took him a long time to________the skills he needed to become a professional artist.
A．require B．acquire
C．inquire
D．gather
11．(2014·日照模拟)People who study or work away from home are________to go back to celebrate the Spring Festival.
A．eager
B．evident
C．content
D．curious
12．(2013·江西南昌两校第四次联考)—Johnson is a qualified driver with
more
than ten years’ experience.
—________，I won’t hire him.You know honesty is the most important factor I will consider.
A．Meanwhile
B．Even so
C．Instead
D．Moreover
13．(2013·陕西五校二模)A turning point of the continuously high housing price won’t appear suddenly because there must be a certain process________many factors lead to the change.
A．whichB．what
C．whereD．that
14．(2014·山东省实验中学高三质检)You should get down to your study from now on.Please________what is of great importance for your future development.
A．concentrate onB．depend on
C．put onD．take on
15．(2012·安徽卷)Grace doesn’t want to move to New York because she thinks if she________there，she wouldn’t be able to see her parents very often.
A．lives B．would live
C．has lived D．were to live
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
(2014·皖南八校联考)
International Book Club
Have you ever thought of joining a book club and buying new books through the post？Here at the International Book Club，we already have many members buying books from us by mail.
Immediate benefits：
•As a special offer，you may choose any reducedprice books from our new members’ book list，to the value of $6 in total (plus postage and packing)．By doing this，you will save pounds on the publishers’ prices.
•Tick the box on your form to order a free watch.
•If you reply within seven days，we will send you another free gift carefully chosen from our book list by our staff
•Order a DVD from the many on offer in our list，at half the recommended retail price.
When you’ve joined：
As a member，you’ll enjoy savings of between 30% and 50% off the publisher’s price on every book you buy，and what’s more，they’ll come straight to your door.Your free club magazine arrives once a month，to keep you up to date with the latest bestsellers.This means that every year we offer over 1,000 books to choose from.On the Internet，you can find all our titles for the year on our exclusive members’ website.
Being a member：
All we are asking you to do while you are a member is to choose four books during your first year.After that，you can decide on the number of books you wish to take.
In each of our monthly club magazines，our experienced staff choose a Club Choice book—a work of fiction or a reference title which they feel is particularly worth buying，and which is offered at an extraspecial price.However，if you do not want this book，just say so in the space provided on the form.We will always send the book if we do not receive this.
So，return your application form today，but hurry—it’s not every day we can make you an offer like this.To apply to become a member，all you need to do is simply fill in the enclosed form and return it in the postagepaid envelope supplied.
Before you know it，your books will be with you.Please don’t send any money now，as we will send you your bill with the books.And remember，you have up to a fortnight to decide if you wish to keep the books you have ordered.You should then either return the books or send your payment.
1．Which of the following doesn’t belong to the benefits of being a club member?
A．Get four books for free in the first year.
B．Order a free watch.
C．Get a gift for nothing.
D．Order a DVD at a low price.
2．Every month the club provides a free club magazine in order to________.
A．let readers know the number of books to be sold
B．keep readers well informed of recent bestselling books
C．make readers know the club’s development
D．attract more and more readers to join the club
3．If a book is worth $100，how much will a member probably save if he buys one?
A．$20.B．$40.
C．$60.D．$70.
4．What should you do if you want to join the book club?
A．Just fill in a form with personal information and send the club an email.
B．Ask other club members to recommend you to the club.
C．Fill in an application form with needed information and return it to the club.
D．Apply for a membership card.
5．After you get your books，you should________.
A．decide whether to keep them or not within a certain period of time
B．choose whether to keep them or not after you read them carefully
C．express your idea in the space provided in the book
D．send money to the club at once
B
(2014·江西省九江市高三年级模拟考试)
Many people think of the brain as a mystery.They don’t know much about intelligence and how it works.When they do think about what intelligence is，many people believe that a person is born smart，average，or dumb—and stays that way in the whole life.But new research shows that the brain is more like a muscle—it changes and gets stronger when you use it.And scientists have been able to show just how the brain grows and gets stronger when you learn.
Everyone knows that when you lift weights，your muscles get bigger and you get stronger.A person who can’t lift 20 pounds when he/she starts exercising can get strong enough to lift 100 pounds after working out for a long time.That’s because the muscles become larger and stronger with exercise.And when you stop exercising，the muscles shrink and you get weaker.That’s why people say “Use it or lose it！”
But most people don’t know that when they practice and learn new things，parts of their brain change and get larger a lot like muscles do when they exercise.Inside the cortex (皮层)
of the brain are billions of tiny nerve cells，called neurons.The nerve cells have branches connecting them to other cells in a complicated network.Communication between these brain cells is what allows us to think and solve problems.When you learn new things，these tiny connections in the brain actually multiply and get stronger.The more you challenge your mind to learn，the more your brain cells grow.Then，things that you once found very hard or even impossible to do—like speaking a foreign language or doing algebra (代数)—seem to become easy after learning them for a period of time.The result is a stronger，smarter brain.
Scientists started thinking that the human brain could develop and change when they studied animals’ brains.They found out that animals that lived in a challenging environment were more “perspicacious”—they were better at solving problems and learning new things.
6. According to the first paragraph，________.
A．the function of our brain is like that of the muscle
B．until now it’s impossible to explain the brain’s mystery
C．many people believe one’s intelligence is naturally determined
D．one’s brain grows stronger as the age increases
7．Training muscles is compared to________.
A．using the brain
B．connecting things in your brain
C．lifting weights
D．doing research about the brain
8．What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A．The complex structure of the brain.
B．How changes in the muscles affect the brain.
C．The importance of the brain.
D．How the brain becomes stronger by learning new things.
9．What does the underlined word “perspicacious” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A．Strong.B．Smart.
C．Popular.D．Active.
10．The following paragraph will most probably talk about________.
A．the differences between animals’ brains and humans’ brains
B．the relation between human brains and muscles
C．scientists’ findings about animals’ brains
D．how to make your brain smarter through selfdevelopment
Ⅲ.书面表达
(2014·江西师大附中、鹰潭一中高三年级联考)
作为即将参加高考的高三学生，学习任务重，压力大，所以你认为有效的学习显得尤为重要。请根据你的切身体会，以“How to Be an Efficient Learner？”为题，从合理安排、劳逸结合等方面谈谈你对有效学习的看法。
注意：1.短文标题和开头句子已给出，不计入总词数；2.词数：120左右；3.参考词汇：agenda n．日程表；balanced adj.均衡的。
How to Be an Efficient Learner?
Being Senior Three students，we have a tight schedule and seem to have endless homework to do every day.________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
课时作业(二十四)
.单项填空
1．解析： 考查交际用语。句意为：——嗯，迪克，不好意思，我得走了。——保持联系，常发邮件。根据 “Let’s email often.”可知，空处表示“保持联系”，故选B。
答案： B
2．解析： 考查冠词。句中信息词her表明主语是一个人，即“艺术家兼教授”，所以第一空用定冠词the表示特指；第二空不填；第三空后的welcome是抽象名词具体化的用法，其前用不定冠词。
答案： C
3．解析： 考查情态动词。句意为：——请出示你的证件。——噢，它不在我的口袋里。一定是从口袋里掉出去了。根据语境可知，此处是对过去发生的动作的肯定推测。
答案： A
4．解析： 考查定语从句。句意为：——情况怎么样，Janet？——他们已经着手处理目前的情况，他们认为这值得他们及时注意。分析句子成分可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词为the present situation，从句中they think为插入语，从句中缺少主语，故应用关系代词which引导。
答案： A
5．解析： 考查名词辨析。句意为：目前，许多美国女性仍然面临着在工作和家庭之间进行选择的两难境地。desperation绝望；confusion混乱；dilemma窘境，进退两难的境地；concern担心，忧虑。
答案： C
6．解析： 考查状语从句。句意为：以防约翰忘记他要帮自己搬家的承诺，苏珊又给他打了次电话。in case以防万一，符合句意。
答案： B
7．解析： 考查祈使句。句意为：请帮我个忙——通知Black先生最新的开会时间和地址，否则他会错过的。祈使句＋and/or＋sb.will
do sth.为固定句式，表示请求、命令、要求、威胁等概念。
答案： D
8．解析： 考查倒装。句意为：我们不仅忘记关厨房的灯，而且也忘了锁前门。not only位于句首时，其后的成分要部分倒装，故选C项。B项为全部倒装，故排除。
答案： C
9．解析： 句意为：——你有足够的钱支付你的日常花费吗？——是的，不仅够用还有富余。cover支付，符合句意。
答案： A
10．解析： 考查动词辨析。句意为：他花了很长一段时间才学会成为一名专业艺术家所需要的技能。acquire意为“得到，获得”，符合句意。inquire询问；require需要；gather聚集。
答案： B
11．解析： 考查形容词辨析。句意为：那些在外学习或工作的人们急于回家过春节。根据句意可知，eager渴望的，符合句意。
答案： A
12．解析： 考查副词辨析。句意为：——Johnson是一个有十多年经验的合格的司机。——尽管如此，我也不会雇用他。你知道诚实是我要考虑的最重要的因素。根据答语中的“I won’t hire him”可知，此处应用Even so尽管如此。
答案： B
13．解析： 考查定语从句。分析句子成分可知“________many factors lead to the change”是定语从句，a certain process为先行词，表示抽象地点，在从句中作地点状语，故空处用where。
答案： C
14．解析： 句意为：从现在起你应该开始认真学习了，请专心于对你未来的发展是非常重要的事情。concentrate on专心于……，符合句意。depend on依靠，依赖；put on穿上，戴上；take on呈现，承担。
答案： A
15．解析： 考查虚拟语气。句意为：Grace 不想搬到纽约，因为她认为，如果她住到那里去，她就不能经常看到父母了。主句“Grace doesn’t want to move to New York”说明 Grace 尚未搬到纽约，故此处表示的是对将来的虚拟，if 引导的虚拟条件从句中可使用过去式或 should＋动词原形或 were to＋动词原形，D 项当选。
答案： D
.阅读理解
语篇解读 本文是一则图书俱乐部的会员加入说明。
1．解析： 考查细节理解。根据Being a member部分中的第一段内容可知，成为会员后，第一年要选购四本书，这些书并不是免费的，因此A项不是成为会员的好处。根据Immediate benefits部分的内部可知，B、C、D三项都是成为会员后可以享受到的好处。
答案： A
2．解析： 考查细节理解。根据When you’ve joined部分中的“to keep you up to date with the latest bestsellers”可知，每月给会员一本免费的会员杂志是为了告知会员最近的畅销书，因此答案为B。
答案： B
3．解析： 考查细节理解。根据When you’ve joined部分中的第一句话可知，会员购书可以打七到五折，因此一本100美元的图书，会员将节省30至50美元，故B项正确。
答案： B
4．解析： 考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的“To apply to become a member，all you need to do is simply fill in the enclosed form and return it in the postagepaid envelope supplied.”可知，本题答案为C。
答案： C
5．解析： 考查细节理解。根据最后一段的内容可知，收到你的书后，你不需要立即汇款，你有14天的时间来决定是否愿意要这些书，因此答案为A。
答案： A
语篇解读 科学研究发现，经常学习能促进大脑的发育，正如经常锻炼能使肌肉更强健一样。
6．解析： 考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“many people believe that a person is born smart，average，or dumb—and stays that way in the whole life.”可知C项正确。
答案： C
7．解析： 考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“But new research shows that the brain is more like a muscle—it changes and gets stronger when you use it.”可知答案。
答案： A
8．解析： 考查段落大意。本段详细描述了大脑如何通过练习和学习新事物而发生变化，从而变得更敏捷。
答案： D
9．解析： 考查词义猜测。根据破折号后面的“they were better at sloving problems and learning new things”可知，该词应为“敏锐的”之意。
答案： B
10．解析： 考查推理判断。最后一段提出科学家是从研究动物的大脑得出的结论，因此下一段最可能进一步描述这些研究成果。
答案： C
.书面表达
How to Be an Efficient Learner?
Being Senior Three students，we have a tight schedule and seem to have endless homework to do every day.Because of limited time，it’s important to be an efficient learner.But how can we become efficient learners?
Firstly，we should make a realistic agenda，which lists all we have to do and the deadline to cover.Secondly，divide our spare time into several parts to make sure we go through all the subjects and try to be balanced students.Thirdly，take regular exercise to refresh our mind and energy and make sure we are healthy enough to do well in our lessons.Remember：all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.Besides，discussing with classmates about difficult problems to find best solutions can be of help.It’s also important to read extra books to ensure you are fed on new ideas from time to time.
All in all，efficiency is the key to success.