课时作业(十六)

必修4　Unit 1 Women of achievement

基础检测

Ⅰ.词性转换

1．To their disappointment，Dr Wang gave a speech about the economy without even a passing ________ (refer) to the problem of unemployment.

2．There are many ________ (special) in this field who you can turn to for help.

3．Based on the well­established ________(observe), the children will stare longer if they do not see what they expect to see.

4．It was after serious ________(consider) that they decided to leave their hometown and settle down in Paris.

5．Your own personal ________(behave) as a teacher, outside of school hours, reflects on the school itself.

Ⅱ.单句填空

6．________ the rivers are polluted，it takes many years for the ecosystem in them to recover.

7．All kinds of promotion activities were launched, ________(intend) for the May Holiday Market.

8．As the world's population grows, people ________(crowd) into big cities, where life's risks are horribly concentrated.

9．Having a large family ________(support)，he took up two part­time jobs in his spare time.

10．The Internet gives students the chance to have the materials they need ________(deliver) to them quickly and cheaply.

Ⅲ.短语填空

11．An artist who was recently travelling on a ferry to the southern island discovered ________________ (偶然地) a long­lost antique Greek vase.

12．Is this your necklace, Mary? I ________________(偶然发现) it when I was cleaning the bathroom this morning.

13．Please ________________(参考，查阅) the dictionary if you don't know how to pronounce the word.

14．Margaret decided to ________________(继续) learning Chinese until she was able to communicate with Chinese people freely.

15．As an expert, you should be self­effacing(谦逊的)．You shouldn't ________________(瞧不起) the person who needs your help.

Ⅳ.句型训练

16．Only when I reread these ancient poems the other day ________________ appreciate their beauty.(begin)

只有当我几天前重读这些古诗时，我才开始欣赏它们的美。

17．The minute the shopping mall opened, the customers came ________________．(crowd)

购物中心一开业，顾客们便蜂拥而入。

18．This poem as well as the stories ________________ the new generation but they are not well received.(intend)

这首诗和一些故事专为新一代的人而写，但它们并没有受到热捧。

19．______________________a person who has experienced ups and downs of life should believe such a ridiculous trick.(hit)

我从未想到一个经历了人生起伏的人竟相信这荒唐的诡计。

20．__________________________， you must carry it out no matter what will happen.(once)

一旦你给别人一个承诺，不管发生什么事你都要去实现它。

能力提升

Ⅴ.阅读理解

Audrey Hepburn (奥黛丽·赫本) won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953.But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.

Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey's father was British and her mother was Dutch.Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood.During World War Ⅱ， she lived and studied in the Netherlands.Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks.Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war.But she realized she wasn't going to be a ballerina (芭蕾舞女演员)．So she began taking acting parts in stage shows.Later she began to get small parts in movies.

But it was Audrey Hepburn's move to America that brought her true fame.In 1951 she played the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise.Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.

Audrey made more than 25 movies.Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's in 1961.Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.

She was married two times and had one son by each husband.In 1989, the UN Children's Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador.She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF (联合国儿童基金会) projects.The UN agency said she was a tireless worker.She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.

Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War Ⅱ.She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid.She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from cancer.

21．In Paragraph 1, “her aid work” means “________”．

A．winning an Academy Award as Best Actress

B．taking acting parts in stage shows

C．making her own movies

D．acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF

22．The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that ________．

A．she wanted to be a ballerina

B．her parents were from Britain

C．it was safe there

D．the education there was excellent

23．We can infer from the passage that ________．

A．Audrey's parents lived in Germany during World War Ⅱ

B．Audrey lived in America in the 1950s

C．Audrey was made to give up dancing

D．the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play was her most popular role

24．________ is the right order for Audrey's life.

①The first time she began to play in movies.

②She returned to London from the Netherlands.

③She won an Academy Award as Best Actress.

④She travelled all over the wor1d in support of UNICEF projects.

⑤She played a part in My Fair Lady.

A．②①③⑤④ B．①②③⑤④

C．②①⑤③④ D．①②⑤③④

Ⅵ.完形填空

One day I was walking to the mailbox with my dad，when I saw something drop from a tree.I couldn't __25__ what it was，so I kept my eyes on the spot as we came near.It was a baby bird，which had fallen from its nest.It had long，awkward wings and feet，and __26__ that fought to stay open.It was __27__，so I sat next to it watching while my dad got the mail. I __28__ its nest and mother, __29__ what happened to it.

My dad said we had to __30__ it；there was nothing we could do.He said if the mother bird smelled any traces(踪迹) of __31__，she wouldn't go near the __32__ again.

As we began to walk away, a woman __33__．“Did it fall out of a nest？” she asked.

“Yeah，” I answered.

“It __34__ a lot. Not much we can do，” she said.“Try not to think about it when you go to sleep tonight.”

I walked __35__ the mailbox the next day.The baby bird lay __36__ in the grass.

I realize that “Try not to think about it” is the __37__ of many people towards things which __38__ to provide them with perfect excuses __39__ not bothering. The woman wasn't being __40__；she was actually quite nice. But when everyone says “there's __41__ I can do—just try not to think about it”，where will we finally __42__？When billions of people __43__ try not to think about it when they go to bed at night, there might be millions of fallen birds lying dead and __44__ in the grass the next morning.

25．A.say B．talk C．speak D．tell

26．A.eyes B．arms C．feathers D．claws

27．A.bored B．stupid C．lovely D．clever

28．A.turned back B．stared at C．pointed to D．looked for

29．A.suggesting B．deciding C．wondering D．finding

30．A.help B．leave C．catch D．kill

31．A.children B．humans C．animals D．insects

32．A.tree B．grass C．baby D．person

33．A.returned B．interrupted C．approached D．left

34．A.happens B．cries C．suffers D．changes

35．A.from B．beyond C．past D．into

36．A.asleep B．dead C．still D．alive

37．A.attitude B．feeling C．consideration D．understanding

38．A.fails B．proves C．refuses D．seems

39．A.from B．of C．about D．for

40．A.cruel B．kind C．silly D．friendly

41．A.something B．nothing C．everything D．anything

42．A.start out B．come from C．settle down D．end up

43．A.possibly B．simply C．particularly D．luckily

44．A.forgotten B．buried C．eaten D．remembered

Ⅶ.语法填空

阅读下面材料，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。

People can often see a talking parrot on a TV show, in a movie, or even in someone's home. The parrot has learned 45.________ (copy) sounds that people make. Dolphins, and some apes also copy sounds. Now we can add elephants 46.________ this list of copycats (模仿者)．

Dr Joyce Poole is a zoologist, 47.________ studies the sounds of elephants. While she was in Kenya, she would hear strange noises 48.________ (make) by Mlaika after the sunset. Mlaika was 49.________ 8­year­old African elephant 50.________ it lived near a highway.

Dr Poole says that she couldn't tell the difference between Mlaika's call and the 51.________ (distance) truck noise. Why did 52.________ copy the sounds of the trucks driving by? Animals that are able to copy sounds may enjoy 53.________ (practise) new sounds. When they are kept outside of their natural environment, they may copy unusual sounds.

So far Dr Poole 54.________ (spend) 18 years with two female Asian elephants. Asian elephants make sounds like birds to talk with one another.

Parrots, dolphins, humans, and elephants show that being a copycat is one way that animals and people make new friends and keep old ones.

课时作业(十六)

【基础检测】

Ⅰ.1.reference　2.specialists　3.observation　4.consideration

5．behaviour

Ⅱ.6.Once/If　7.intended　8.are crowding　9.to support　10.delivered

Ⅲ.11.by chance　12.came across　13.refer to　14.carry on

15．look down upon

Ⅳ.16.did I begin to　

17.crowding in/crowding into it

18．is intended for　

19.It has never hit me that

20．Once you give somebody a promise

【能力提升】

Ⅴ.21.D　22.C　23.B　24.A　

Ⅵ.25.D　26.A　27.C　28.D　29.C　

30.B　31.B　32．C　33.C　34.A　

35.C　36.B　37.A　38.D　39.D　

40.A　41.B　42.D　43.B　44.A　

Ⅶ.45.to copy　46.to　47.who　48.made　49.an　50.and

51．distant　52.it　53.practising　54.has spent　

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