必修四Unit1知能演練輕松奪冠

1、1. A.nameC. cover解析：選A。根據(jù)句中2. A.com muni cateC. survive解析：選D。根據(jù)下文3. A.dreamingC. existing解析：選C。根據(jù)句中4. A.promiseC. habit解析：選B。根據(jù)上文5. A.decisionsC. preparations解析：選D。根據(jù)下文 的待遇。6. A.beatenC. killed解析：選A。根據(jù)下文7. A.think ofC. escape from解析：選C。根據(jù)下文& A.leaveC. face解析：選A。根據(jù)句中9 . A.laughs C . dies知能演練輕松奪冠I

2、.完形填空In the kingdom of Deor , there lives a girl named Shadow.Shadow works for Queen Audrey but she is n either a lady nor a serva nt.She is what her _1_suggests a shadow for the Quee n.Ever si nee Shadow can _2_, she has lived her life n ext to Quee n Audrey , _3_ to help protect the Queen, for it

3、has been said that the Queen' sfe will come to an end before her 16th birthday.And Shadow' s _4_is to be by her side always.Although she makes no _5 Shadowis not treated as royalty.She is _6_when she says someth ing out of lin e.She is abused for being more knowledgeable than the Queen and i

4、s laughed at by the Queen' 侍女c）ies-in-waiting（Shadow wants nothing more than to _7_this life.She has never known her name , not to mention her pare nts.She has no idea who she is and she cannot wait to _8_ the castle grounds and start her own life.However , her dreams are destroyed when the Quee

5、n mysteriously _9_in her sleep.The staff blame Shadow and throw her in the castle 'ungeon （地牢）._10_, she is rescued by Sir Ken way , a young kni ght （騎士 ）thought to be the Quee n' s future husba nd.When Sir Ken way tells her that his orders are to keep Shadow _11_at all costs , Shadow is ful

6、l of _12_ about who she really is.Now that the Queen is dead , why is Shadow still kept _13_ ? Why should he protect her ? Will Shadow discover her true _14_before the kingdom is destroyed by a mad man? _15_ Shadow, a novel by Jenny Moss.【文章大意】她既不是王宮里的小姐，也不是女王的侍女，但卻負(fù)責(zé)保護(hù)女王的安全；女王神秘地死了，而她卻受到騎士的保護(hù)。她究竟是誰

7、呢？本文通過介紹懸疑的情節(jié)引導(dǎo)我們 讀一本名為Shadow的小說。B. friendD. relative a shadow for the Queen可知，她的名字就是暗示。B. imagi neD . rememberto be by her side always可知，這里指從她記事起。B .speak ingD .wan deri nghas lived her life next to Queen Audrey 可以得出答案。B .dutyD .worryhelp protect the Queen 可知，這里指 Shadow 的職責(zé)。B .attemptsD .mistakessh

8、e is laughed at可知，盡管Shadow沒犯錯誤，她還是受到了不公正B . valuedD . en viedis abused 和 is laughed at 可得出答案。B . try outD . look intostart her own life 可得出答案。B . buildD . damagestart her own life可推斷，她要離開那里。B . hidesD . disappears解析：選 C 。根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容和前文 Queen's life will come to an end 可知，女王去世了。10 A.UnfortunatelyC Imm

9、ediately解析：選 D 。 Shadow 被關(guān)進(jìn)地牢后，被 11 A.quietC honest解析：選 B 。根據(jù)下文 protect her 可知，12 A.horrorsC doubts解析：選C。根據(jù)下文的幾個問句可知，13 A.happyC healthy解析：選 D 。根據(jù)前半句中 Now that 和Kenway 還讓自己活著。14 A.locationC career解析：選 B 。根據(jù)前文 who she really is 15 A.WriteB EspeciallyD SurprisinglySir Kenway 救了出來，因此很令人感到意外。B safeD bra

10、veSir Kenway 要保證她的安全。B sorrowsD joysShadow 心中充滿了疑惑。B aloneD alivedead可知，女王已經(jīng)去世了，Shadow不知為何 SirBidentity Dresponsibility 知，這里用 identity 。BDiscoverC ReadDAdapt解析：選C。根據(jù)句中a novel可推斷，上文介紹的是一部名為Shadow的小說的故事情節(jié),因此要了解故事真相，自然要去讀它。n .語法填空Nowadays， global warming has become a hot topic.It affects many aspects o

11、f our life ， one of1.is the food we eat.It includes fruits ， vegetables， and other crops that are sensitiveto changes 2.climate.People in Japan are 3.(especial)worried about the effects of global warming onrice ， a staple food ( 主 食 ) According to a research ， since 2008 farmers 4.(observe)some prob

12、lems in the brown rice crop.These problems are thought toappear 5.temperatures are too high during the growth period and are believed to belinked 6.global warming.Oranges are a favorite winter fruit among Japanese people.7. ， recently farmers havebeen finding some oranges with their skin separated f

13、rom their flesh.This phenomenon is said to be caused by high temperatures and heavy rainfall in 8.period after the fruit hasripe ned(成熟).Other effects that have bee n reported in elude pale color in grapes 9.sunburn marks on apples.According to a survey 10.(carry)out by the Japanese National Agricul

14、ture and FoodResearch Organization， people in Japan have become aware of the effects of global warming. 【文章大意】 全球變暖已經(jīng)影響到了人類的食物。1解析：本句中，one of which 引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，先行詞為 aspects of our life ，并在從句中作主語。答案： which 2解析： changes in climate 意為“在氣候方面的變化”。答案： in3解析：分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)，此處應(yīng)使用副詞修飾形容詞worried ，故應(yīng)填入 especial 的副詞形式 e

15、specially。答案： especially4解析：根據(jù)句中的時間狀語since 2008 可知，應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在完成時。答案： have observed5解析： when 在本句中引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。句意為“當(dāng)生長期溫度太高時，這些問題就會 出現(xiàn)?！贝鸢福?when 6.解析：link to為固定搭配，意思是“與相關(guān)”。答案： to 7解析：該空白前后兩句之間語意上存在轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故該空應(yīng)填however 。答案： However 8解析：此處特指“水果成熟后的那段時間”，故應(yīng)填定冠詞the。答案： the9解析： pale color in grapes 與 sunburn marks on a

16、pples 為并列成分，因此用 and 連接。 答案： and10解析： survey 是 carry out 動作的承受者，故應(yīng)使用過去分詞作定語。 答案： carried川閱讀理解AMany bus in esses today use conferences as a means of discuss ing new pla ns of the compa ny .As people are paying more attention to the environment and green problems，more businesses are looking for ways to

17、 reduce their negative effect on the environment.Many businesses do this by using web conferencing.Web conferencing is a technology that allows people to communicate more effectively over the Internet.It an'esasy way of hosting and attending conferences without having to leave the office.Each of

18、 the people involved in a web conference will be posted an invitation to the conference with the time and date of the web conference on it.When the conference is ready to begin，all participants （ 參與者 ）must sit at their computers and they will be connected over the Internet.With web conferencing all

19、participants attend the conference from the comfort of their own desk.Obviously ，in doing this no fuel is used in traveling to and from a conference ，and less work time is taken up in attending a conference.Any material to be used during web conferencing is simply e- mailed to all the participants b

20、efore the conference.Participants can then either choose to print material or read it on screen.This not only saves paper but also greatly reduces mailing costs for the business.As a conference hall or business centre isn g used，'itmtebaeni s that the only power that is used is the power used by

21、 the participants ' personal computers.Similarly conference organizers don have to arrange for food or overnight accommodation （ 住 宿 ）for participants of their conferences.All this means that less energy is used.Often in business some companies actively choose to do business with other companies

22、 that do many things to reduce their negative impact on the environment.And web conferencing helps you show other businesses that you'rewwoirllkinhgatrod for the green cause.So web conferencing is much cheaper and greener and more people are willing to host and attend a web conference.【文章大意】 本文簡

23、要介紹了網(wǎng)絡(luò)會議的特點(diǎn)和優(yōu)勢。1 What is the passage mainly about?A Ways of protecting the environment.BGreen benefits of web conferencing.CWays of hosting a web conference.DImpacts of web conferencing on costs.解析：選 B 。主旨大意題。本文簡單介紹了網(wǎng)絡(luò)會議的特點(diǎn)，這些特點(diǎn)使之有很多對環(huán)境有 利的優(yōu)勢，之后介紹網(wǎng)絡(luò)會議的綠色效益。2 According to Paragraph 1 ，many companies

24、use web conferencing because they .Aare interested in using any new technology B believe that web conferencing is more convenient C want to do something to protect the environment Dhaven't enough money to hold a traditional conference 解析：選 C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段As people are.reduce their negative effect

25、on theenvironment 可推斷。3The participants of a web conference .A will be e- mailed an invitation before the conferenceB are required to sit in an office togetherC will receive many paper materialsD must have access to the Internet 解析：選 D 。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)第二段 .all participants must sit at their computers and

26、they will be connected over the Internet 可知。4 Web conferencing has all of the following advantages EXCEPT .A saving timeB promoting understandingC saving energyD saving paper 解析：選 B 。推理判斷題。 根據(jù)第三段 .and less work time is taken up. 和第四段 This not only saves paper but also greatly reduces mailing costs f

27、or the business 及第五段 All this means that less energy is used可知，A、C、D三項(xiàng)均為網(wǎng)絡(luò)會議的優(yōu)勢，而B項(xiàng)不是。5 What can be inferred from the passage?A It is important for a company to have a green image.B Traditional conferences will disappear soon.C Conferencing may become useless for companies in the future.DA company t

28、hat fails to protect the environment won't succeed.解析：選 A 。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段 Often in business some companies.impact on the environment. 可推斷。BMore than one in ten UK teenagers has been left without a job or college place ， despite 11 years of compulsory education ， figures show.The number of 16-to 18-

29、year-olds branded as “ Neet ”not in education ， employment or training hasrisenamidgrowingfearsthatschool- leavers_are_bearing_the_brunt_of_job_shortages_in_the_recession.Some 261,000 young people had no job or training place ， according to official data.The figure rose to 1,082,000 among 16-to 24-y

30、ear-olds.The conservatives branded the figures“ shocking ”David Willetts ， the shadow skills secretary， said，“It is a damning indictment of the government' sfailure to help young people during the recession. ”“Despite all Gordon Brown's guarantees and pledges， the number of young people neit

31、her earning nor learning is increasing at a rate of more than 9,000 a week.Ministers must stop making empty gestures that do so little to help young people. ”The government has a target to reduce the proportion of young Neets to 7.6 percent by next year.The latest annual data from the Department for

32、 Children ， Schools and Families put the figure at10.3 percent by the end of 2008.The percentage of 16- to 18-year-olds who fell into the same bracket remained higher in the past year than in the previous 12 months ， it was revealed.In a further disclosure， figures for the third quarter of this year

33、 show almost a fifth of 16-to 24-year-olds were in the category more than at any point since 2005.Iain Wright ， the Schools Minister ， said，“We are giving all 16- to 17-year-olds the opportunity tostay in education or training so they can gain the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly compe

34、titive labour market. ”“ We must not repeat the mistakes that were made in recessions of the past and abandon a whole generation of young people.We recognize that we need to carry on helping young people through this tough economic climate.”He said the government would offer every Neet 16-to 17-year

35、-olds a place on an“EntrytoEmployment ” course in January.【文章大意】 世界性的經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)對英國社會產(chǎn)生了深刻的影響， 超過十分之一的青少年畢 業(yè)后既沒有工作也沒大學(xué)讀，他們成了“啃老族”，這一現(xiàn)象引起了英國政府的擔(dān)憂。6According to what David Willetts said ， the number of young people neither earning or learning will increasein a year.A261,000 B 1,082,000C 9,000D432,000解析：選 D 。推理判斷題。由第六段可知，既不工作又不學(xué)習(xí)的年輕人每周增加九千多人， 那么一年就是 9000X 4X 12 = 432000人。7 The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means.A school- leavers are the cause of job shortages in the recessionB school- leavers are not to blame for job shortages