必修4
Unit 1 Women of achievement
(60分钟81分)
Part A
一、阅读理解(共8小题;每小题2分,满分16分)
A
I hated dinner parties.But I decided to give them another shot because I’m in London.And my friend Mallery invited me.And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York.There,“‘I’m having a dinner party’ means ‘I’m booking a table for 12 at a restaurant,which you can’t afford and we’ll be sharing the check evenly,no matter what you eat.’” Worse,in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives.They’ll throw down cash,half of what they owe,and then people like me,who don’t drink,end up paying even more.But if I try to use the same trick,the hostess will shout:“Where are you going?” And it’s not likely that I can say I have somewhere to go—everyone know I have nowhere to go.
But in London,dinner parties are in people’s homes.What’s more,the guests are an interesting mix.The last time I went to one,the guests were from France,India,Denmark and Nigeria,it was like a gathering at the United Nations in New York.The mix is less striking.It’s like a gathering at Bloomingdale’s,a well-known department store.
For New Yorkers,talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York.But at Mallery’s,when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently,people knew where it was.In New York people would think it was a usual new club.
1.What does the underlined word “shot” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A.Choice. B.Try.
C.Style. D.Goal.
2.What does the author dislike most about dinner parties in New York?
A.There is a strange mix of people.
B.The restaurants are expensive.
C.The bill is not fairly shared.
D.People have to pay cash.
3.What does the author think of the parties in London?
A.A bit unusual. B.Full of tricks.
C.Less costly. D.More interesting.
4.What is the author’s opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience?
A.Easy-going. B.Self-centered.
C.Generous. D.Open-minded.
【文章大意】作者在纽约的时候最讨厌参加晚宴,但他仍然愿意尝试一下伦敦的晚宴,并对伦敦和纽约两个地方的晚宴进行了对比。
1.B 词义推测题。从第一句的hated,到but意义上的转折,说明尽管不喜欢,还是要“尝试一下”,所以try的意思更接近shot。
2.C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Worse...They’ll throw down cash,half of what they owe,and then people like me,who don’t drink,end up paying even more.”可知,在纽约吃饭要均摊餐费,但有些人总是提前离席,留下不足的份子钱,而其余人则不得不摊更多。
3.D 推理判断题。根据第二段内容和其中的句子“What’s more,the guests are an interesting mix.”可以推断出伦敦的晚宴要比纽约的有趣。
4.B 推理判断题。从最后一段的内容可以推断,作者对一些纽约人的看法是“以自我为中心的”。
B
The boy made it!
One Sunday,Nicholas,a teenager,went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine.In the early afternoon,when he was planning to go home,a fierce snowstorm swept into the area.Unable to see far,he accidentally turned off the path.Before he knew it,Nicholas was lost,all alone!He didn’t have food,water,a phone,or other supplies.He was getting colder by the minute.
Nicholas had no idea where he was.He tried not to panic.He thought about all of the survival shows he had watched on TV.It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.
He decided to stop skiing.There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put.The first thing he did was to find shelter from the freezing wind and snow.If he didn’t,his body temperature would get very low,which could quickly kill him.
Using his skis,Nicholas built a snow cave.He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle.Then he piled branches on top of himself,like a blanket,to stay as warm as he could.
By that evening,Nicholas was really hungry.He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldn’t lose too much water.Not knowing how much longer he could last,Nicholas did the only thing he could—he huddled(蜷缩)in his cave and slept.
The next day,Nicholas went out to look for help,but he couldn’t find anyone.He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave,because without shelter,he could die that night.On Tuesday,Nicholas went out again to find help.He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him.After two days stuck in the snow,Nicholas was saved.
Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV.He had often watched Grylls’ survival show Man vs.Wild.That’s where he learned the tips that saved his life.In each episode(一期节目)of Man vs.Wild,Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out.
When Grylls heard about Nicholas’ amazing deeds,he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.
(2015·北京高考)
1.What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon?
A.He got lost. B.He broke his skis.
C.He hurt his eyes. D.He caught a cold.
2.How did Nicholas keep himself warm?
A.He found a shelter.
B.He lighted some branches.
C.He kept on skiing.
D.He built a snow cave.
3.On Tuesday,Nicholas .
A.returned to his shelter safely
B.was saved by a searcher
C.got stuck in the snow
D.stayed where he was
4.Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because he .
A.did the right things in the dangerous situation
B.watched Grylls’ TV program regularly
C.created some tips for survival
D.was very hard-working
【文章大意】本文为记叙文,讲述了一位叫尼古拉斯的少年在寒冷的野外滑雪迷路后,设法求生的经历。
1.A 细节理解题。由第一段中“Before he knew it,Nicholas was lost,all alone!”可知,尼古拉斯在滑雪归途中迷了路,应选择A项。
2.D 细节理解题。第四段提到,尼古拉斯借助滑雪板建造了一个雪洞来容身保暖,D项与文意相符。
3.B 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“On Tuesday...when a volunteer searcher found him.”可知,尼古拉斯于周二被一位志愿搜寻者所救,应选择B项。
4.A 推理判断题。由最后一段“...since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.”可知,尼古拉斯给格里尔斯留下了深刻的印象,是因为在这种危险的处境中尼古拉斯做了正确的事,应选择A项。
二、语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
One day I went to the Phoenix Park.I was taking photos of the Bambi’s deer 1. I wandered into a mad scene,to say the least.A man was sobbing uncontrollably and was 2.(clear) pained.Families out walking and others in the park went past him awkwardly trying 3.(avoid) him.I watched this for 10 minutes before going over to him and asking if he was okay.Of course he wasn’t.
His name was Derek,and he just lost his wife that afternoon after a long illness.She 4.(pass) away days before they were due to celebrate 5. 35th wedding anniversary.There was a bench just out of shot to the left 6. he asked her to marry him all those years ago.I sat down with him there for a good half an hour.He told me about all the good times they shared and how 7.(luck) he was to have found his “soul mate”.I could have spent the day 8.(listen) to him but he had to go and make the obvious 9.(arrangement).
I watched him get back into his car and drive off 10. a little smile on his face as he took a final look back at me on the bench.I assume that he was remembering the good times they shared.
1.when。be doing...when...为固定句型,意为“正在做某事,这时……”。
2.clearly。有一位男人在不停地啜泣,很显然他非常痛苦。此处用副词clearly修饰形容词pained。
3.to avoid。根据文意可知,人们绕过他走是为了避开他。try to do sth.“尽力做某事”。
4.had passed。他的妻子去世发生在他们打算庆祝35周年结婚纪念日之前,即发生在过去的过去,所以用过去完成时。
5.the/their。序数词之前应用定冠词或形容词性物主代词修饰。
6.where。在左边、有效拍摄距离之外,有一条长凳,几十年前他就是在那儿向她求婚的。先行词bench为地点名词,定语从句中缺少状语,故用where引导。
7.lucky。be lucky to do sth.“做某事很幸运”。
8.listening。spend time doing sth.“花时间做某事”。
9.arrangements。arrangement作“安排,筹备”讲,常用复数形式。
10.with。with a little smile“带着一点微笑”。
Part B
一、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
My fiancé(未婚夫)and I were excited about shopping for our first home.But our funds were 1 ,and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.
One agent 2 a house in particular.Although her description sounded wonderful,the price was 3 our range,so we declined.But she kept urging us to have a look 4 .
We finally did and it was 5 at first sight.It was Our Home,small and charming,overlooking a quiet lake.Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners,a nice elderly couple,we felt the warmth and 6 of the marriage within that home.As perfect as it was,the price remained too high for us.But every day,we would sit by the lake,looking at the house and dreaming of 7 it would be like to live there.
Days later,we made a(n) 8 —far below the asking price.Surprisingly,they didn’t 9 us.They renewed their offer 10 .It was also much more than we could afford,but far 11 than the original asking price.
The next day,we got a 12 message that another buyer had offered a much higher price.Even so,we decided to talk with the 13 directly.We made our final offer,which 14 was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid.We knew it, 15 we had to try.
“Sold!” said the owner.Then he 16 :He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times;he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d 17 the years of work they had put into their home;he realized he would take a 18 by selling it to us,but it was worthwhile:we were the people they wanted to live there.He told us to consider the 19 in the price “an early wedding present”.
That’s how we found our home and how I learned that when people are 20 ,they are not strangers,only friends we haven’t yet met.
(2015·天津高考)
1.A.needed B.limited
C.enough D.large
2.A.recommended B.decorated
C.sold D.rented
3.A.below B.within
C.beyond D.between
4.A.at least B.at most
C.at times D.at hand
5.A.relief B.concern
C.love D.curiosity
6.A.pride B.happiness
C.challenge D.desire
7.A.which B.why
C.that D.what
8.A.effort B.offer
C.promise D.profit
9.A.come across B.look after
C.depend on D.laugh at
10.A.instead B.indeed
C.aside D.apart
11.A.worse B.better
C.less D.higher
12.A.relaxing B.disappointing
C.pleasant D.regular
13.A.agents B.buyers
C.managers D.owners
14.A.already B.still
C.generally D.ever
15.A.so B.or
C.for D.but
16.A.apologized B.complained
C.criticized D.explained
17.A.check B.analyze
C.appreciate D.ignore
18.A.loss B.risk
C.chance D.lead
19.A.increase B.difference
C.interest D.average
20.A.kind B.polite
C.smart D.energetic
【文章大意】本文讲述了一对情侣买房子时,虽然出价偏低,但仁慈的房主因为这对情侣对房子的真心喜爱,仍然以低价卖给他们的感人故事。
1.B 根据下文可知此处意为“我们的财力有限”,故选B项。
2.A 句意:一位房屋中介向我们特别推荐了一所房子。选A项。
3.C 根据下文“we declined”可知该房的价格超出了我们的能力承受范围,应用介词beyond。
4.A at least“至少,最少”;at most“至多,最多”;at times“时而,有时”;at hand“在手边,即将到来”。句意:但她一直要求我们至少去看一眼。选A项。
5.C relief“安慰,减轻,解除”;concern“关心,关系”;love“爱”;curiosity“好奇,好奇心”。根据后文的修饰词charming可知我们第一眼就爱上了这栋房子,故选C项。
6.B 所填词与warmth并列,根据前一分句中的修饰词nice可以推断出本句意为“我们感受到那栋房子所承载的婚姻生活的温馨和幸福”。故选B项。
7.D 所填词引导宾语从句,从句中缺少宾语,指物,故用what。
8.B 根据后文中的“far below the asking price”和“They renewed their offer...”可知此处意为“我们出价了”,故选B项。
9.D come across“偶遇”;look after“照顾,照看”;depend on“依靠,取决于”;laugh at“嘲笑”。句意:令人惊讶的是,他们并没有嘲笑我们。故选D项。
10.A 句意:反而这对老夫妻又重新出价了。所填词意为“反而,而是”,故选A项。
11.C 句意:这个价格比我们所能负担的高出很多,但比他们起初的价格少了很多。选C项。
12.B 根据下文可知另外有买家出了更高的价格,所以此消息对我们来说是“令人失望的”,故选B项。
13.D 句意:即使这样,我们还是决定和房屋主人当面再谈一次。选D项。
14.B 句意:我们报出了最终价格,这仍然比另一个购买者低数千美元。选B项。
15.D 虽然我们知道这个情况,但我们想试试。此处应用but表转折。
16.D 根据冒号及下文可知房主给了我们解释,故选D项。
17.C 句意:他知道我们有多喜欢这个地方,也知道我们会欣赏他们多年来为这栋房子所付出的辛勤工作。选C项。
18.A 根据前文可知我们出的价格低,但他们决定把房子卖给我们,由此可知他们会有损失,故选A项。
19.B 句意:房主让我们把房子的差价当作他提早送给我们的结婚礼物,故选B项。the difference in the price“差价”。
20.A 本文主要通过买房子这件事说明房屋主人的仁慈之心,故选A项。
二、七选五阅读填空(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
Investing in yourself
Figuring out how to invest your money can be a difficult task.This is something that you will want to learn how to do.
1 Things that will improve your knowledge,skills or health are all great investments.However,before you start,you need to be clear about what you will gain out of doing all of these things.
You may think investing in yourself means investing in your education. 2 There are some other things you can do as well as buying a gym membership or learning a new skill.
So what are some specific things you can do? 3 Reading books can really expand your mind and allow you to learn different skills and gain knowledge.I’m talking about the books where you will actually learn a new skill,not fiction books.
You can also take courses and attend seminars.These programs are taught by people with a high level of knowledge or skills. 4 Only in this way can you avoid being fooled by some sales presentation.
Moreover,investing in yourself is a safe way to keep your money.Although a savings account is seen as the most secure investment,that isn’t 100% safe.Even if you never experience your bank closing down,the return is little when inflation(通货膨胀)is taken into consideration. 5 But over time,they will show up in terms of your happiness level as well as your level of success.
(2015·甘肃武威第五中学月考)
A.This is just one way.
B.The benefits will stay with you.
C.If you aren’t a reader,you should start with that.
D.The more you do this,the more valuable you will be.
E.Of course,you need to do some research before investing.
F.The best way to invest your money is to invest it in yourself.
G.When you invest in yourself,you may not see gains right away.
【文章大意】本文作者主要向我们阐述了“最好的投资就是在自己身上进行投资”这一理念,并且向我们说明了在自己身上投资应该从哪些方面着手。
1.F 下一句说明了那些能够提高自己的知识、技能或改善健康状况的投资都是非常好的投资形式。F项放于此处正好引起下文。
2.A 上一句提到你可能会认为,在自己身上进行投资就是投资个人教育方面,下一句提到,除了购买健身房的会员卡或学习一门新的技能之外,你还有其他一些事情可以做。A项放在此处承上启下。
3.C 上一句提出问题“那么具体可以做的事情都有哪些呢?”下文提到了读书的好处以及应该读什么样的书,所以C项放在此处承上启下。
4.E 上面两句提到,你也可以去上一些课程或听讲座,这些课程通常都是由具有较高的知识和技能水平的人教授的,故E项“当然你需要在投资(即花钱参加培训课程或听讲座)之前做一些调查”符合语境。下文讲述了提前做调查的好处。
5.G 上文提到,把钱存在银行里虽然不会有什么风险,但是考虑到通货膨胀的因素,你的回报微乎其微。下一句提到,但是随着时间的推移,收获会在你的幸福指数和成功度上体现出来,正好与G项构成了转折关系。
三、短文改错(满分10分)
This evening an English play calls “CINDERELLA” was prepared.As the smallest actress in the class,I also took the part in the preparation.I believe most you have heard about this story,and this one is different.It’s a new one.When we were acting,we all lose ourselves in the great play.Because it is an English play,I bet that you will enjoy it and get something importantly from it.Poor girl are not always unlucky.If they are diligent and believe in them,they can also find the key of success.That is how the play wants to tell us,I think.
1.第1句:calls→called。过去分词作后置定语修饰an English play。
2.第2句:删除part前的the。take part in为固定搭配,意为“参加”。
3.第3句:在most后加of。“most of+名词/代词”,意为“……中的大多数”。
4.第3句:and→but。通过下文中的“a new one”可知,前后两个分句是转折关系。
5.第5句:lose→lost。when引导的时间状语从句是过去时,主句也必须使用过去时态。
6.第6句:importantly→important。不定代词之后用形容词作后置定语。
7.第7句:girl→girls。根据谓语动词are可知,主语girl应用复数形式。
8.第8句:them→themselves。句子主语是they,宾语用反身代词themselves表示动作回到执行者本身,此处意为“相信她们自己”。
9.第8句:of→to。the key to为固定搭配,意为“……的关键”。
10.第9句:how→what。此处引导表语从句,且在从句中作宾语,故用what引导。
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