高中英语人教版 必修4 unit 4Women of achievement.docx

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高中英语人教版必修4unit4Womenofachievement

Ⅰ.阅读理解（建议用时16′）

A

[2016·育才中学联考二]IwenttotheTsavoNationalParkinnorthernKenyaforafilm.Wesetoffearlyforadistantwaterhole.Ahugeelephantcoveredwithdrymud,drankcalmlyanddeeply.Hemighthavetraveled50kmtoreachthewater.Hewasn'tgoingtohurrynow.He'ddrinkawhileandrestintheshade,andthendrinkagainorsowethought.Whatactuallyhappenedwasthathedrankdeeplyandsteppedaway.SThenhesuddenlyW1felldown.Withinminuteshewasdead.

WecalledanimaldoctorJeremiahPoghonimmediately.HeremovedtheheadofapoisonedW2arrowfromtheelephant'sbody,andletoutP1over100litersofpus（胺）－theresultoftheelephant'smeetingwithapoacher（偷猎者）monthsbefore.

Today'spoachershootsfromablind.Hefiresanarrow,coveredwithpoison,intothebodyofanelephant.Ifthepoacherislucky,theelephantmightdieinanhourortwoP2;ifnot,hemighthavetofollowtheelephantfordaysbeforeitdies.Oftenthearrowheadfailstokilltheelephantatonce－itdoesn'tmeanthepoisonwon'tfinallykilltheelephant,butitwillbeaslowdeath.

LivinginTsavothroughthesetimes,Icouldseetheresultsofpoachingfromtimetotime.WhenIthinkaboutthedeathofthatelephant,whatstayswithmeistheextraordinaryW3silenceaftertheshockingW4soundofhisbodyhittingtheground.Itooksomecomfortfromtheknowledgethatasthedeadbodyreturnedtothesoil,someanimalswouldbenefit－butIcouldn'tescapeW5thefeelingthatwiththedeathofsuchalargeanimal,theworldseemedtobeapoorerandemptierplace.

文章记叙了作者去拍电影的途中遇到了中毒而死的大象。

1．Whilefilmingnearthewaterhole,theauthorandhisteam________.

A．knewtheelephantwasinjured

B．foundtheelephantactedviolently

C．triedtheirbesttosavetheelephant

D．thoughttheelephantwasingoodcondition

答案：

D　事实细节题。

从文中第一段“Ahugeelephantcoveredwithdrymud,drankcalmlyanddeeply.Hemighthave...andthendrinkagainorsowethought.”可知。

2．Furtherexaminationshowedthatthedeadelephant________.

A．hadsufferedanhourortwo

B．waskilledbyapoisonousneedle

C．hadsufferedalot

D．hadhadagoodfightwithapoacher

答案：

C　事实细节题。

根据文中第二段“theresultoftheelephant'smeetingwithapoachermonthsbefore.”

3．Howdoestheauthorfeelwhenthinkingabouttheelephant'sdeath?

A．Empty.B．Comfortable.

C．Upset.D．Relieved.

答案：

C　事实细节题。

根据文中最后一段“WhenIthinkaboutthedeathofthatelephant,whatstayswithmeistheextraordinarysilenceafter...ground.”可知选C。

4．Whydidtheauthorwritethetext?

A．TointroduceAfricanelephant.

B．Toshowthecrueltyofpoaching.

C．Todescribehisfilmingexperience.

D．Toaskreaderstoprotectwildanimals.

答案：

D　事实细节题。

考查作者的写作目的，结合全文内容可知D项正确。

W重点词汇

1．suddenlyadv.突然2.poisonn．/vt.毒药；使中毒

3．extraordinaryadj.非凡地；非常

4．shockingadj.令人震惊的5.escapevi./vt.逃跑，逃脱

P重点短语

1．letout放出；泄露

2．inanhourortwo在一两个小时内

S句式仿写

原文：

Whatactuallyhappenedwasthathedrankdeeplyandsteppedaway.（主语从句）

译文：

实际上发生的事是他深深地饮过水后便走开了。

仿写：

What_impressed_me_mostwasthathehadneverlostheart.

令我印象最深的是他从没丧失信心。

B

[2016·昆明市摸底调研]Theexpression“athirstW1forknowledge”maysoonhaveanewmeaningformillionsofpeoplewhohavenowaytogetcleanwater.Researchershavedevelopedabookwithspeciallytreatedpagesthatcanturndirtywaterintocleananddrinkablewater.Theysaytheirinventioncouldimprovethelivesofmanyinthedevelopingworld.

About700millionpeoplearoundtheworldareatriskofdiseaseorevendeathbecausetheirdrinkingwaterisnotclean.ThewaterispollutedbyharmfulW2bacteria.

Thebookcontains25pages.Eachpageisaboutonemillimeterthick.Thepagescontainverysmallparticles（微粒）ofsilver.Thepagescanbeusedasfilters（过滤器）toremoveharmfulmicroorganisms（微生物）thatcanpollutedrinkingwater.Thefilterkillstheorganismsthatpassthroughit.

Picturesonthepagesshowthedangersofdirtywaterandhowtousethebookforthoseunabletoread.ThepagesaremadeofP1filterpaper.Theyaredesignedtobetornfromthebook.Watercanbepouredthroughthepapertobecleaned.

MsDankovich,theinventor,sayseachpagecantreatupto100litersofwater.SherecentlypresentedW3herinventionatthemeetingoftheAmericanChemicalSocietyinBoston,Massachusetts.Shewasaskedwhethershehadconsideredaddingclassicliteratureonthebook'spages.S

“Theideaofclassictexts—that'sofinterestP2maybelater.Wehavediscussedalittlebitmoreexcitingtext.Butwereallyhaven'thadthetimetogothroughthat_part，”shesays.

TeriDankovichandanotherresearchertestedthedrinkablebookinBangladesh,GhanaandSouthAfrica.ThetestsprovedtobesuccessfulW4.

WaterforLife,anon－governmentalorganization,hasprovidedfinancialW5supportfortheproject.

面临着饮用水被污染的现象，科学家发明了一种特殊的纸张，可把脏水过滤成能饮用的水来提高人民的生活质量。

5．Whatdowelearnaboutthebookfromthetext?

A．Itsellswellaroundtheworld.

B．Ithaspageswithseveralfunctions.

C．Itisaboutenvironmentprotection.

D．Itcantreatabout100litersofwater.

答案：

B　事实细节题。

从文中第三段可知答案。

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thatpart”inParagraph6referto?

A．Classictexts.B．Inventionpresentation.

C．Excitingdiscussion.D．Financialsupport.

答案：

A　词意猜测题。

放到第6段中“thatpart”应指上文中提到的内容，即“theideaofclassictexts”。

7．InwhichcountrydidNOTtheresearcherstestthedrinkablebook?

A．Bangladesh.B．Ghana.

C．SouthAfrica.D．America.

答案：

D　事实细节题。

从文中倒数第二段可看出未提到America。

8．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Researchershavefoundawaytosavethosebeingill.

B．Millionsofpeopleareingreatneedofdrinkablewater.

C．Bookpagescouldprovidesafedrinkingwater.

D．Knowledgeisasimportantasdrinkablewater.

答案：

C　主旨大意题。

从文中第一段可知选C。

W重点词汇

1．thirstn．/vi.渴望；口渴2.harmfuladj.有害的

3．presentvt.提出；呈现4.successfuladj.成功的

5．financialadj.经济上的；财政的；金融的

P重点短语

1．bemadeof由……材料（看得出来）制成

2．ofinterest有趣的

S句式仿写

原文：

Shewasaskedwhethershehadconsideredaddingclassicliteratureonthebook'spages.（宾语从句）

译文：

她被问到是否考虑过在她的书页中加入一些经典文学。

仿写：

Elephantshavetheirownwaytotelltheshapeofanobjectandwhether_it_is_rough_or_smooth.

大象有自己的方法来辨别物体的形状，它还可以辨别物体是粗糙的还是光滑的。

Ⅱ.七选五（建议用时8′）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

[2016·安徽示范高中联考]Manypeoplewritetonewspapersandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letterstotheeditormustcarrythewriter'sfullname，addressandtelephonenumber,althoughtheinformationisnotnecessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindicationthatthewritersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.Whenawriterwantshisvoiceheard,heneedstoclaimownershipofhisvoice.__1__

“Peopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriagecertificatebecausetheyrefusetoacceptresponsibilityfortherelationship，”saidsocialworkerKenYip，“andthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems.”Whenwesignapaper,forexample,abusinesscontractorabankdocument,thesignatureisasealofconsent,anagreementtotakethematterseriously.__2__Theabsenceofasignature,theyexplain,tellsusthatthewritercannotbetooseriousandthereforedoesnotdeserveareply.

__3__Multi－billionaireMrKingdonatesgenerouslytocharityseveraltimesayear.Hegivessimplybecausehewantstohelpbutnotforthepublicityhisdonationsmaybring,andhedoesnotwanthisgooddeedstomakenews.Inothercases,peopleinsistonanonymitybecausetheyareafraidoftheconsequencesofrevealingtheiridentity.__4__

__5__Theanswerisverypersonalandliesinhowmuchwewanttogetinvolved.Weallhaveaname.Itisamatterofresponsibilitytouseitwhenwemakeastatement，aclaimoranaccusation.Weallwanttohonorourownnames,anditisonlybystampingourexpressionofanopinionwithourownnamethatwehonorwhatwesay.

A．Crimewitnessesmaybewillingtoassistthepolice,butmostareunwillingtogivetheirnameswhenreportingacrime.

B．Sometimeswehavenoideawhentosignournames.

C．What'sthemeaningofyourname?

D．Responsibilityisthenameofthegame.

E．Nameornoname?

F．Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswrittencomplainsiftheydonotbearthewriter'ssignature.

G．Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous（匿名的）forvariousreasons.

本文阐述的是在当今社会签署姓名的重要意义。

1．D　根据空格所处的位置可知，该题应选择概括第一段内容的主题句，结合上文的内容可以判断D项正确。

2．F　根据上文讲述的商业合同以及银行文件需要签署姓名，可以得知答案为F项，内容相似。

3．G　下文的内容表明，此段讲述的是匿名的几种情况，故选G项。

4．A　结合3空的主题内容以及空前讲述的几种匿名的情况，可知答案是A。

5．E　根据下文“Theansweris...”可知该空是一个问题，结合上下文可知这里是议论是否该留下姓名，故选E项。

Ⅲ.语法填空（建议用时8′）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

[2016·唐山摸底考试]Whysendagreetingcardwhenyoucansendapotato?

That'sthereasonbehindoneecommercesite,whichmailsactual__1__（potato）withpersonalizedmessagesfromtheircustomersfor$8to$10.PotatoPofferscustomersthechance__2__（make）afriendlaughorlightenthemood.Thecompany__3__（usual）offerstheirproductintwosizes.Forexample,a“medium”potato,__4__canfit100characters,isfirstpickedbythesenders.Andthenthecompanywritestheirnotedirectlyonthepotatoskin__5__aspecialpen.Afterthatthepotato__6__（mail）tothereceiverina“tinyenvelope”fromthecompanyinTexas.There'snocash__7__（include）inside—itisjust__8__actualpotatowithblackwriting.Pastpotatoreceivershavesharedpicturesof__9__ownexperienceswithothersonsocialmedia.“The__10__（good）thingI'vereceivedinthemail！

”wroteoneyoungwoman,whogotapotatofromherboyfriend.

1．________　2.________　3.________　4.________

5．________　6.________　7.________　8.________

9．________　10.________

本文讲述的是一种新型的问候方式，在土豆上留言，并通过电子途径发给收件人。

1．potatoes　考查名词。

根据空格前为形容词，后为介词，可知此处填名词复数（注意变化规则）。

2．tomake　考查非谓语动