必修④
Unit 3
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．We should never ________ (使满足) ourselves with book knowledge only.
答案：content
2．That he passed the English test ________ (使惊诧) everyone.
答案：astonished
3．Can you ________ (指导) me to the post office?
答案：direct
4．I have nothing ________ (特别的) to do today.
答案：particular
5．The two girls were __________ (低语) in the library.
答案：whispering
6．Her smile ________ (使确信) him that she was happy.
答案：convinced
7．In fact，China is a ________ (多山的) country.
答案：mountainous
8．We were ________ (幸运的) to have a good teacher.
答案：fortunate/lucky
9．She ________ (克服) the difficulties with his English before she went aboard.
答案：overcame
10．Lincoln is one of the ________ (杰出的) presidents of the American history.
答案：outstanding
.完成句子
1．The school is rather ________ ________ for books and equipment.
这所学校相当缺乏书和设备。
答案：badly off
2．It took Mary a long time to ________ __________ a new dress at the store.
玛丽花了很长时间才从那家商店挑选了一件新衣服。
答案：pick out
3．Their water supply has been ________ __________.
他们的水供应被切断了。
答案：cut off
4．I haven't heard from her ________ ________ ________.
直到现在我也没收到她的来信。
答案：up to now
5．Zhao Wei has been chosen to ________ __________ the film.
赵薇被选中主演这部电影。
答案：star in
.单项选择
1．(2017·长沙月考)It seems that she is going to make jiaozi.Look！She is ________ meat over there.
A．cutting up B．cutting out
C．cutting off
D．cutting down
解析：句意：看来她打算做饺子。你看！她正在切碎肉。cut up“切成小块，切碎”；cut off“切断”；cut down“砍倒”；cut out“去除”。
答案：A
2．(2017·北京模拟)If he hadn't been so ________ about his food，he would be healthier now.
A．special
B．curious
C．particular
D．anxious
解析：be particular about意为“对……挑剔”；be curious about意为“对……好奇”；special意为“特别的；特殊的”；anxious意为“担忧的；焦急的”。根据句意选C。
答案：C
3．(2017·成都模拟)I had to ________ the bad habit to laugh at others' mistakes. A．conquer
B．overcome
C．overtake
D．support
解析：这里指克服嘲笑别人错误的坏习惯。overcome“克服；战胜”。
答案：B
4．Fear is something that you are born with.You can't ________ yourself of it completely but you can ________ certain fears under certain conditions.
A．get；overcome
B．rid；overcome
C．overcome；rid of
D．break；get rid of
解析：句意：恐惧生来就有，你不能完全摆脱它，但在某些情况下可以克服某些恐惧。rid oneself of“摆脱；解除”；overcome“战胜；克服”，为及物动词，后接宾语；get rid of“摆脱，除去”。
答案：B
5．(2017·杭州模拟)Now that she has apologized for her rude behaviour，I am ________.
A．content
B．bored
C．astonished
D．fortunate
解析：句意：既然她已经为她的粗鲁行为道了歉，我也就满意了。content“满足的，满意的”，符合句意。bored“厌烦的，厌倦的”；astonished“惊讶的”；fortunate“幸运的”。
答案：A
6．When I was in hospital，my mother promised me that she would take me to Qingdao ________ I was well enough to travel，which ________ my recovery.
A．direct；contributed to
B．directly；contributed to
C．directly；attributed to
D．direct；attributed to
解析：directly作连词，意为“一……就……”，contribute to“有助于……”。
答案：B
7．It is easy to ________ my car from others in the parking lot；it has a picture of Mickey Mouse on the back.
A．make up
B．find out
C．pick up
D．pick out
解析：A项“组成；编造；化妆；弥补”；B项“查明，弄清楚”；C项“拾到，拾起；用车接某人；收听到；便宜地买到；情况好转”；D项“挑选出，辨认出”。句意：在停车场很容易把我的车与其他车分辨出来；因为在车后面有一个米老鼠的图片。
答案：D
8．My favourite cartoon character is Mickey Mouse.It's so ________ that we often feel ________ when we see it.
A．exciting；exciting
B．excited；exciting
C．exciting；excited
D．excited；excited
解析：exciting令人兴奋的；excited(感到)兴奋的。句意：米老鼠令人感到兴奋，我们见了它就兴奋。
答案：C
9．(2017·西宁联考)John was dismissed because he wasn't ________ his work.
A．up for
B．up to
C．fit in
D．suitable to
解析：句意：因为不能胜任他的工作约翰被开除了。be up to“胜任”，适合。A项介词搭配不对；fit in with“适应”；be suitable for sth.“适合”，D搭配错误。
答案：B
10．The actor ________ the children with all kinds of tricks，which they ________ very much.
A．entertained；entertained
B．entertained；enjoyed
C．enjoyed；entertained
D．enjoyed；enjoyed
解析：entertain“使(某人)快乐”；enjoy (doing) sth.“喜欢；享受……的乐趣”。句意：这名演员用各种戏法使孩子们快乐，他们非常喜欢这些戏法。
答案：B
11．(2011·西安调研)—You are late again，Tom?
—Sorry，but I got ________ a heavy traffic jam.
A．caught in
B．taken in
C．put off
D．held by
解析：be/get caught in是固定搭配，指“遇到，遭遇上”，多用于被动结构。
答案：A
12．In order not to let the others hear what he said，he ________ the news to me.
A．shouted
B．told
C．whispered
D．said
解析：为了不让别人听到，只好“小声把消息告诉了我”，所以用whisper，指“耳语；低声说”。其他选项不合句意。
答案：C
13．(2017·长春模拟)Two middleaged passengers fell into the lake.____________，neither of them could swim.
A．In fact
B．Luckily
C．Unfortunately
D．Naturally
解析：句意：两位中年乘客落水了。但不幸的是，他们都不会游泳。unfortunately“不幸的是”；in fact“事实上”；luckily“幸运的是”；naturally“自然地”。
答案：C
14．The little boy was so careless with his spelling that he often ________ letters from words.
A．left out
B．left off
C．left behind
D．let alone
解析：leave out“遗漏，省去”；leave off“停止，不再用”；leave behind“留下”；let alone“放任不管”。句意：这个小男孩这么粗心以致于拼写单词时经常漏掉字母。故A项正确。
答案：A
15．Good friends as we are，I still find her difficult to understand ________.
A．at times
B．at a time
C．at one time
D．at the time
解析：句意：尽管我们是好朋友，我仍然发现她有时很难理解，at times“有时；不时”；at a time“一次”；at one time“曾经”；at the time“这次；那次”。
答案：A
.完形填空
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college，I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting.Salome's __1__ filled the room and brought the theater to life.I was so __2__ that I decided to write an article about her.
I __3__ Salome Bey，telling her I was from Essence magazine，and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career.She __4__ and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday.When I hung up，I was scared out of my mind.I __5__ I was lying.I was not a writer at all and hadn't even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday.I sat there __6__，taking notes and asking questions that all began with，“Can you tell me...” I soon realized that __7__ Salome Bey was one thing，but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible.The __8__ was almost unbearable. I struggled for days __9__ draft after draft.Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn't take long.My manuscript __10__.How stupid of me！I thought.How could I __11__ in a world of professional writers？Knowing I couldn't __12__ the rejection letter，I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.Five years later，I was moving to California.While __13__ my apartment，I came across the unopened envelope.This time I opened it and read the editor's letter in __14__：
Dear Ms Profit，Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic.Yet we need some __15__ materials. Please add those and return the article immediately.We would like to __16__ your story soon.
Shocked，it took me a long time to __17__.Fear of rejection cost me dearly.I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine.More importantly，I lost years of __18__ writing.Today，I have become a fulltime writer.Looking back on this __19__，I learned a very important lesson：You can't __20__ to doubt yourself.
[解题导语] 当作者第一次听Salome Bey唱歌时非常兴奋，便声称自己是一家杂志的记者对她进行了采访。多次修改后把稿子寄了出去，但作者并没在意杂志社的回复。几年后整理物品时，读了那封信，作者后悔不已，感慨万千。
1．A.joy
B．voice
C．speech
D．smile
解析：根据上文的sing可知，她的声音(voice)充满了房间。
答案：B
2．A.proud
B．active
C．satisfied
D．moved
解析：句意：我被深深地打动(moved)了，以至于我决定为她写一篇文章。
答案：D
3．A.visited
B．emailed
C．phoned
D．interviewed
解析：句意：我打电话(phoned)告诉她……A.visited“拜访”；B.emailed“发电子邮件”；D.interviewed“采访”。根据语境及下文的hung up可知C项正确。
答案：C
4．A.agreed
B．refused
C．hesitated
D．paused
解析：根据下文的and told me to come to her studio可知，她同意(agree)了。答案：A
5．A.replied
B．discovered
C．explained
D．knew
解析：作者自己知道(know)是在撒谎。A.replied“回答”；B.discovered“发现”；C.explained“解释”。
答案：D
6．A.seriously
B．patiently
C．nervously
D．quietly
解析：因为从未进行过采访，所以很紧张(nervously)。seriously“严肃地，认真地”；patiently“耐心地”；quietly“安静地”。
答案：C
7．A.blaming
B．fooling
C．inviting
D．urging
解析：句意：我很快意识到：愚弄Salome Bey是一回事，而给一家国家级的杂志写报道是完全不可能的。A.blaming“指责”；C.inviting“邀请”；D.urging“促使，要求”。
答案：B
8．A.sorrow
B．failure
C．comment
D．pressure
解析：句意：那个压力(pressure)几乎是无法承受的。sorrow“悲伤”；failure“失败”；comment“评论”。
答案：D
9．A.with
B．by
C．on
D．in
解析：句意：好多天我一直一遍一遍地写稿子。with＋名词，作状语。
答案：A
10．A.disappeared
B．returned
C．spread
D．improved
解析：根据下文可知：我的手稿被退了回来(returned)。A.disappeared“出现”；C.spread“传播”；D.improved“改进”。
答案：B
11．A.compare
B．quarrel
C．defeat
D．compete
解析：句意：我怎么能在一个职业作家的世界里竞争(compete)呢？compare“对比”；quarrel“吵架”；defeat“打败”。
答案：D
12．A.ignore
B．deliver
C．face
D．receive
解析：句意：知道我无法面对(face)那封退回的信。ignore“忽视”；deliver“投递”；receive“接收，得到”。
答案：C
13．A.decorating
B．repairing
C．cleaning
D．leaving
解析：搬家时自然要清理(clean)房间。A.“装饰”；B.“修理”；D.“离开”，这三项均与语境不符。
答案：C
14．A.disbelief
B．anxiety
C．horror
D．trouble
解析：in disbelief“怀疑地，不相信地”，固定搭配。in anxiety“焦虑地”；in horror“恐惧地”；in trouble“处于麻烦之中”。
答案：A
15．A.subjective
B．relevant
C．private
D．reliable
解析：句意：我们需要一些相关(relevant)材料。subjective“主观的”；private“私人的”；reliable“可靠的”。
答案：B
16．A.broadcast
B．create
C．publish
D．assess
解析：根据语境可知此处为：我们想尽快出版(publish)你的报道，而不会是broadcast(广播)、create(创造)、assess(评估)。
答案：C
17．A.recover
B．prepare
C．escape
D．concentrate
解析：句意：很吃惊，过了好久才缓过来/恢复过来(recover)。prepare“准备”；escape“逃跑”；concentrate“集中精力”。
答案：A
18．A.energetic
B．endless
C．typical
D．enjoyable
解析：句意：更重要的是，我失去了几年的这种有趣的(enjoyable)写作时光。energetic“精力充沛的”；endless“无休止的”；typical“典型的”。
答案：D
19．A.experience
B．success
C．benefit
D．accident
解析：句意：回首这次经历(experience)。success“成功”；benefit“利益，好处”；accident“事故”。
答案：A
20．A.attempt
B．afford
C．expect
D．pretend
解析：句意：你担当不起怀疑自己。afford“(时间/钱上)负担得起”；attempt“尝试”；expect“期望，料想”；pretend“假装”。
答案：B
.阅读表达
1．MySpace，Facebook and Orkut are some of the most popular sites on the Internet today.These sites are all called “social networking” sites.Each of these social networking sites has its own strengths: MySpace is especially popular among teenagers; Facebook is popular with college students and Orkut is especially loved in Brazil.Their common feature is that they provide a place for people to communicate.
2．Social networks are considered to be Web 2.0.What does this mean？To understand this，it's important to understand what the original web did (often called Web 1.0)．
3．Back in the nineties，the Internet was a place to go to read articles，listen to music，get information，etc.Most people didn't write anything on the sites.They just looked through the sites and took advantage of the information or resources provided.Of course，some people did create their own sites.However，________ was difficult.You needed to know the original language the Internet used.It certainly wasn't something most people wanted to do as it could take hours to get a basic page just right.Things began to get easier when blogs were introduced.With blogs，many more people began writing posts，as well as commenting on other people's blogs.
4．In 2003 a site named MySpace took the Internet by storm.It was trying to imitate the most popular features of Friendster，the first social networking site.It quickly became popular among young users.Soon everyone was trying to develop a social networking site. The sites didn't provide content to people；they helped people create，communicate and share what they loved including music，images_and_videos.
5．Relying on the desire of users to communicate with each other is the key to the success of Web 2.0 companies.
1．What is the main idea of the text？(no more than10 words)
________________________________________________________________________
答案：How the social networking sites came about.
2．Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
Most of the people surely didn't want to do it because they had to spend long hours making a proper basic page.
________________________________________________________________________
答案：It certainly wasn't something most people wanted to do as it could take hours to get a basic page just right.
3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words.(no more than 5 words)
________________________________________________________________________
答案：creating a site
4．List three most popular social networking websites.(no more than 6 words)
________________________________________________________________________
②________________________________________________________________________
③________________________________________________________________________
答案：MySpace. Facebook. Orkut.
5．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 into Chinese.
________________________________________________________________________
答案：这些网站并不向人们提供内容；它们帮助人们创作、交流与分享他们喜爱的事物，包括音乐、图片和录像等。