高中英語(yǔ)人教版Unit4Bodylanguage unit4periodfour

PeriodFourGrammar&WritingⅠ.閱讀理解AItiswidelyknownthatanyEnglishconversationbeginswithTheafixationwiththeweatherfindsexpressionin’sfamouscommentthat“WhentwoEnglishmeet,theirfirsttalkisofweather.”ThoughJohnson’sobservationisasaccuratenowasitwasovertwohundredyearsago,mostcommentatorsfailtocomeupwithaconvincingexplanationforthisEnglishweather－speak.BillBryson,forexample,concludesthat,astheEnglishweatherisnotatallexciting,theobsessionwithitcanhardlybearguesthat“Toanoutsider,themoststrikingthingabouttheEnglishweatheristhatthereisnotverymuchofit.”Simply,thereasonisthattheunusualandunpredictableweatherisalmostunknownintheBritishIsles.JeremyPaxman,however,disagreeswithBryson,arguingthattheEnglishweatherisbynatureiswrong,hesays,becausetheEnglishpreferencefortheweatherhasnothingtodowiththenaturalphenomena.“Theinterestislessinthephenomenathemselves,butinuncertainty.”Accordingtohim,theweatherinEnglandisverychangeableanduncertainanditattractstheEnglishaswellastheoutsider.BrysonandPaxmanstandforcommonmisconceptionsabouttheweather－speakamongthecommentators,somehow,aremissingtheEnglishweatherconversationisnotreallyabouttheweatheratweather－speakisasystemofsigns,whichisdevelopedtohelpthespeakersovercomethenaturalreserveandactuallytalktoeachknowsconversationsstartingwithweather－speakarenotrequestsforweather,theyareroutinegreetings,conversationstartersortheblank“fillers”，Inotherwords,Englishweather－speakisameansofsocialbonding.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】全文從英國(guó)人見(jiàn)面招呼最喜歡問(wèn)天氣引入中心，為什么英國(guó)人那么喜歡以天氣為談?wù)撛掝}，繼而深層分析其文化根源——日常問(wèn)候的方式，一種社會(huì)紐帶。1．Theauthormentions’scommenttoshowthat________．A．mostcommentatorsagreewithB．isfamousforhisweatherobservationC．thecommentwasaccuratetwohundredyearsagoD．Englishconversationsusuallystartwiththeweather答案D[推理判斷題。題干關(guān)鍵詞為’scomment，定位第一段。根據(jù)ItiswidelyknownthatanyEnglishconversationbeginswithTheWeather.眾所周知，任何英語(yǔ)交流都是以天氣開(kāi)頭。緊接著就舉例說(shuō)明。故選D項(xiàng)。]2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsession”mostprobablyreferto?A．Anemotionalstate.B．Anunknownphenomenon.C．Ahistoricalconcept.D．Asocialtrend.答案A[猜測(cè)詞義題。定位第2段BillBryson,forexample,concludesthat,astheEnglishweatherisnotatallexciting,theobsessionwithitcanhardlybeunderstood.例如，BillBryson認(rèn)為由于英國(guó)的天氣讓人郁悶，這種激動(dòng)的狀態(tài)就很難讓人理解。故選A。]3．Accordingtothepassage,JeremyPaxmanbelievesthat________．A．BillBrysonhaslittleknowledgeoftheweatherB．EnglishpeopletalkabouttheweatherforitsuncertaintyC．theEnglishweatherattractspeopletotheBritishIslesD．thereisnothingspecialabouttheEnglishweather答案B[推理判斷題。題干關(guān)鍵詞為JeremyPaxman，定位第三段“Theinterestislessinthephenomenathemselves,butinuncertainty.”Accordingtohim,theweatherinEnglandisverychangeableanduncertainanditattractstheEnglishaswellastheoutsider.可知JeremyPaxman的觀點(diǎn)是英國(guó)人喜歡談?wù)撎鞖獾脑蚴怯捎谟?guó)天氣的多變和不確定。故選B。]4．Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A．ToconvincepeoplethattheEnglishweatherischangeable.B．ToanalyzemisconceptionsabouttheEnglishweather.C．TofindfaultwithbothBillBrysonandJeremyPaxman.D．ToexplainwhatEnglishweather－speakisabout.答案D[主旨大意題。全文從英國(guó)人見(jiàn)面招呼最喜歡問(wèn)天氣引入中心，為什么英國(guó)人那么喜歡以天氣為談?wù)撛掝}，通過(guò)兩個(gè)常見(jiàn)的錯(cuò)誤觀點(diǎn)的介紹，繼而深層分析其文化根源——日常問(wèn)候的方式，一種社會(huì)紐帶。故選D。]BAsaboygrowingupinIndia,IhadlongedtotravelusedtolistentothestoriesmyfatherwouldtellmeabouthisstayinCanadaandtourstoEuropeinthe1970s,withgreatinterest.Mybigmomentfinallycameinthesummerof2023whenIwasabletoaccompanymyparentstoEurope,wheremyfatherwastoattendaplannedtotraveltoBelgium,NetherlandsandWestGermany.IhaveclearmemorieseventodayofgoingtoMumbaiairportatnightallexcitedaboutfinallygoinghadheardseveralgreatthingsaboutLufthansatillthenbutnowIfinallygottoexperiencethemfirsthand,duringtheflighttoflewbusinessclassandeventodayIcanremembertheexcellentservicebytheLufthansacrew(工作人員)．Theflightwasreallysmoothandthoroughlyenjoyable,evenforsomeonelikeme,whoisespeciallyafraidofflying.AfterspendingalmosttwoweeksinEurope,wetooktheLufthansaairportexpressfromDusseldorftoFrankfurtairport,forourreturnajourneythatwas!AllalongtheRhine(萊茵河),itwassimplyanunforgettablehadasombrefeelingontheflightbacktoMumbaiasitmarkedtheendofawonderfulvacation,buttheLufthansacrewmemberswereabletochangeitintoamostenjoyableexperienceyetagain,withthequalityoftheirservice.Beingthefirstairlinetotakemeabroad,Lufthansawillalwaysholdaspecialplaceinmytoday,IcontinuetoenjoyflightsonLufthansaandsimplycannotdreamofchoosinganyother,ingeneral,forme,hasalwaysbeenaterribleandpainfulonLufthansa,however,issomethingIalwayshaveandalwayswilllookforwardto.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】由于從小就聽(tīng)父親講他到世界各地旅行的故事，作者對(duì)周游世界產(chǎn)生了興趣。在2023年的夏天，作者終于有機(jī)會(huì)和父母一起前往歐洲。作者至今對(duì)那次旅行仍記憶猶新，作者非常滿意他乘坐的飛機(jī)所屬的航空公司提供的服務(wù)。5．Whichcountrydoestheauthorliveinnow?A．India. B．Canada.C．Belgium. D．Germany.答案A[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“goingtoMumbaiairportatnight...greatthingsaboutLufthansa...Ifinallygottoexperiencethem”可知，作者和父母去孟買機(jī)場(chǎng)乘坐Lufthansa的航班，說(shuō)明Lufthansa是印度的航空公司；根據(jù)最后一段“Eventoday,IcontinuetoenjoyflightsonLufthansa”可知，作者現(xiàn)在還是會(huì)乘坐Lufthansa的航班，說(shuō)明作者一直生活在印度，故選A。]6．Whatmadetheauthorsointerestedintravelingabroad?A．GrowingupinIndia.B．OncestayinginCanada.C．OncetravelingtoCanadawithhisfather.D．Hisfather’sstoriesabouthistravelingexperiences.答案D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“IusedtolistentothestoriesmyfatherwouldtellmeabouthisstayinCanadaandtourstoEurope...withgreatinterest”可知，作者小時(shí)候經(jīng)常聽(tīng)父親給他講周游世界的事情，這引起了作者的興趣，在加拿大待過(guò)的是作者的父親，排除B、C；并非在印度長(zhǎng)大的人都喜歡旅游，排除A，故選D。]7．ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatLufthansais________．A．a(chǎn)cityinIndia B．a(chǎn)cityinEuropeC．a(chǎn)nairlinecompany D．a(chǎn)travelagency答案C[推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“Beingthefirstairlinetotakemeoverseas,Lufthansawillalwaysholdaspecialplaceinmyheart....enjoyflightsonLufthansaandsimplycannotdreamofchoosinganyotherairline...FlyingonLufthansa”可知，作者喜歡乘坐Lufthansa的航班出行，他沒(méi)有想過(guò)換乘其它公司的航班，說(shuō)明Lufthansa是一家航空公司，故選C。]8．Theunderlinedword“somber”inthe4thparagraphprobablymeans“________”．A．happy B．sad C．a(chǎn)ngryD．enjoyable答案B[猜測(cè)詞義題。根據(jù)“asitmarkedtheendofawonderfulvacation”可知，愉快的旅行即將畫上句號(hào)，說(shuō)明作者當(dāng)時(shí)情緒有點(diǎn)失落，且根據(jù)下一行“theLufthansacrewmemberswereabletochangeitintoamostenjoyableexperience”可知，作者即將離開(kāi)歐洲時(shí)的心情并不是很好，故選B。]Ⅱ.完形填空Manytimeswedosomethingpositiveorsaysomethingkind,butwedon’tseetheinfluenceithasonothermay__1__these“random(隨意的)actsofkindness”，butweneverknowwhathappenstime,Iwasluckyenoughto__2__．Iwasreturningfromatrip__3__Istoppedtorefuelandgetsnackatagaswaswas__4__，andhomewasstillmorethantwohourswasfeeling__5__，andmybackhurtfromallthe__6__．Iwent__7__．Thecheckersmiledatme,andwe__8__foradon’tremember__9__whatshesaid,butIdorememberthe__10__sheshowedwas__11__byherkeptmegoingonmyjourneyhome.Thenextweek,Iwascleaningmypurse,andI__12__thereceipt(收據(jù))remindedmeoftheclerk’s__13__，andithadtheaddressofthedecidedto__14__athank－younotetohermanager.IntheletterItoldthemanagerthathisemployee’skindwordsandcaringattitudestoodouttome，__15__mytriphome.Aweek__16__，thatclerkwrotemearesultofmynote,shegota(n)__17__fromhermanagerandacompanywas__18__．Robin’skindnessinspiredmetoreturnherpositivity.MotherTeresa__19__usto“dosmallthingswithgreatlove”．Oftentimes,whenwedosuchsmallthings,wedon’tgettoseetheeffectsofourkindwordsordeeds，__20__everysooften,we’reblessedtodiscoverthepositiveoutcome.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】作者通過(guò)親身經(jīng)歷說(shuō)明了善有善報(bào)的道理。1． B．practiceC．devote D．dream答案B[考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。想象；踐行，做；奉獻(xiàn)；夢(mèng)想。我們可能做這些無(wú)意的善意行動(dòng)。選B。]2．out B．figureoutC．makeout D．findout答案D[考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。out解出；out想出；out理解，辨明；out發(fā)現(xiàn)。通過(guò)下文提示，作者通過(guò)親身經(jīng)歷“發(fā)現(xiàn)”了這一點(diǎn)。]3． B．why C．whetherD．that答案A[考查連詞的用法。當(dāng)……的時(shí)候；為什么；是否；結(jié)果。連詞when表示“當(dāng)時(shí)、那個(gè)時(shí)候”。我旅行回來(lái)，這時(shí)我去加油并在加油站吃了快餐。]4． B．tired C．lazyD．poor答案B[考查形容詞詞義辨析。聰明的；勞累的；懶惰的；窮的。通過(guò)上下文提示，作者開(kāi)了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的車，應(yīng)該是很“疲勞”。]5． B．wellC．upset D．disappointed答案A[考查形容詞詞義辨析。低落；健康的；難過(guò)的；失望的。作者在與checker聊天前，既疲憊，又背部疼痛，感覺(jué)情緒“低落”。feeldown表示這一含義。]6． B．runningC．swimming D．walking答案A[考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。駕駛；跑；游泳；步行。從空前的refuel(加油)可知作者是開(kāi)車的。]7． B．a(chǎn)way C．offD．inside答案D[考查副詞詞義辨析。在外面；離開(kāi)；遠(yuǎn)離；在里面。在加油站吃零食，當(dāng)然是“走進(jìn)”。]8． B．explainedC．shouted D．chatted答案D[考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。相信；解釋；大喊；聊天。作者與checker“聊天”聊了一會(huì)。]9． B．surprisinglyC．carelessly D．unluckily答案A[考查副詞詞義辨析。準(zhǔn)確地；吃驚地；粗心地；不幸地。我不能“準(zhǔn)確地”記得我們聊了哪些事情。]10． B．kindness C．shameD．pity答案B[考查名詞詞義辨析。A．interest興趣；友善；羞恥；遺憾。11空后的kindness是提示。]11． B．refreshedC．crazy D．a(chǎn)ngry答案B[考查形容詞詞義辨析。饑餓的；精神振作的；瘋狂的；氣憤的。從作者前后情緒的變化可知，在聊天之后作者“精神振奮”了。]12．a(chǎn)cross B．droppedoffC．calledon D．lookedfor答案A[考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。across偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)；off落下；on號(hào)召；for尋找。在收拾錢包時(shí)“偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)”了收據(jù)。]13． B．warmthC．strength D．interests答案B[考查名詞詞義辨析。感覺(jué)；溫暖；長(zhǎng)處；利潤(rùn)。從文中主題詞kindness，可以推斷這里該用warmth與上下文的邏輯一致。]14． B．book C．writeD．copy答案C[考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。A．check檢查；預(yù)定；寫；抄襲。根據(jù)后面的賓語(yǔ)thank－younote，這里只能用write與之搭配。]15． B．repairingC．taking D．brightening答案D[考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。設(shè)計(jì)；修理；占用；情緒高漲。根據(jù)作者前后情緒的變化，這里用brightening能表達(dá)作者當(dāng)時(shí)興奮的心情。]16． B．later C．sinceD．lately答案B[考查時(shí)間副詞的用法。在……以前；……之后；自從；最近。根據(jù)故事情節(jié)的發(fā)展，這里應(yīng)該是一個(gè)星期“之后”。]17． B．suggestionC．employment D．praise答案D[考查名詞詞義辨析。手術(shù)；建議；雇傭；表?yè)P(yáng)。員工做了好事，理應(yīng)得到老板的贊揚(yáng)。]18． B．shockedC．satisfied D．convenient答案C[考查形容詞詞義辨析。A．successful成功的；震驚的；滿意的；方便的。服務(wù)員做了好事，而且得到了應(yīng)有的回報(bào)，作者對(duì)這一結(jié)果感到“滿意”。]19． B．forcedC．suggested D．demanded答案A[考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。建議；強(qiáng)迫；建議；要求?？疾閯?dòng)詞的用法與搭配。動(dòng)詞demand和suggest都不能用在后加賓語(yǔ)加不定式做賓補(bǔ)的結(jié)構(gòu)中。而B(niǎo)項(xiàng)forced用詞不當(dāng)。]20． B．though C．so D．but答案D[考查連詞的用法。當(dāng)……的時(shí)候；雖然；所以；但是?？疾樯舷挛牡倪壿嬯P(guān)系，前后有轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系，所以用but表示。]Ⅲ.閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。KeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneoftheeffectiveways__1__(improve)ourEnglishwritingability.Comparedwithotherformsofwriting,itisshorterandtakes__2__(little)canhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginwepersist(堅(jiān)持)inthispractice,graduallywe’lllearnhowtoexpressourselvesinkeepingadiaryinEnglish,wecertainlyrunupagainstmany__3__(difficult)．Inthefirstplace,itoftenhappensthatwehavetrouble__4__(find)appropriatewordsandphrasestogiveexpressiontoour,there__5__(be)