高中英语译林版必修4Unit3课下能力提升12

Unit3课下能力提升(十二)Ⅰ.单项填空1．Iwas________forabouthalfanhouronthewayhereinthetrafficjam,thuscausingthedelay.A．heldbackB．heldupC．heldoutD．heldonto2．The________lookonthegirl'sfaceshowedthatshewasgreatlyterrifiedatthe________news.A．terrified;terrifyingB．terrified;terrifiedC．terrifying;terrifyingD．terrifying;terrified3．Atonetimehewaswellknownforhissongbutlaterhistakingdrugsleftabad________onpeople.A．affectB．attractionC．impressionD．action4.Infact,fuelsweburnandplantfoodsweeat________theirchemicalenergyintheformofheatenergy.A．giveinB．giveupC．giveoffD．giveaway5．HewasabouttosendanemailtohispalontheInternet________thesystembrokedown.A．whileB．whenC．afterD．since6．He'darrived20minutesearly________hecouldhavetimeforacupoftea.A．assoonasB．asaresultC．incaseD．sothat7．Thepoorlittlegirlranaroundthecornerandhidunderaparkingcar,________intheend.A．escapingbeingfoundB．escapedbeingfoundC．escapedtobefoundD．escapingtobefound8．—Hello,MrsJames.IsSallyathome?Iwanttoplaybadmintonwithher.—________.She'sgoneforawalkacrossthefields.A．I'msorryB．HoldonC．NoproblemD．Forgetit9．Whatamesshere!Whyareallyourclothesstilllyingabout?Getthem________atonce!A．packedB．cleanedC．preparedD．arranged10．RealizingIwouldbelate,Iquicklydressedmysonand________mybag,wenttowork.A．carriedB．havingcarriedC．tocarryD．carryingⅡ.完形填空Iwillneverforgethim.HewasaseniormanageratDellputersandcametospeaktouscollegestudentsaboutourfuture__1__.Ayoungmanofmyage__2__aquestion,“Iknowinternships(实习)arevery__3__.ButIdon'tthinkI'mlearninganythingbecausetheyjusthavemedoing__4__thingslikefaxing,copying,andotherunimportanttasks.ShouldIstay？”Iwillnever__5__whatthemanagerreplied.Hesaid,“Please__6__this,‘Nothingisbeneath(对……不好)you.’”He__7__，“WhenIwasafreshgraduate,Iwasn'tamanagerasIamtoday.My__8__positionwasasamailroomemployeeinourpany.Isortedhugevolumesofmailand__9__mailtoeachone.Ididitwitha(n)__10__.Itookeveryopportunitytorememberfacesandnames,to__11__themmyattentiontodetails,toshowupdayafterdayandtobethemostcarefulemployeeIcanbe.AndI__12__thenexttwoyearsinthemailroom！Butifyouaskmetoday—isitallworthit？I'llsayafirm__13__.Mycareertookofftwoyearslater.IamwhereIamtodaybecauseIoftentold__14__—nothingisbeneathme.”Thespeaker'sadvicetouchedme__15__.Itookhisadviceto__16__inthefollowingyears.BookauthorMichaelGerberhasa__17__opinion:“Theworkwedoreflects(反映)whoweare.__18__we'reboredwithit,it'sbecausewe'reboredwithourselves,notwiththe__19__.Howwedoourworkbeesa__20__ofwhoweareinside.”1．A.wishesB．studiesC．experiencesD．jobs2．A.raisedB．answeredC．improvedD．finished3．A.strangeB．easyC．importantD．interesting4．A.usefulB．simpleC．harmfulD．funny5．A.keepB．explainC．forgetD．understand6．A.rethinkB．tryC．doubtD．remember7．A.shoutedB．continuedC．plainedD．lied8．A.lastB．latestC．firstD．second9．A.connectedB．addedC．postedD．sent10．A.smileB．chanceC．wayD．expression11．A.offerB．findC．showD．tell12．A.wastedB．requiredC．wantedD．spent13．A.yesB．whyC．perhapsD．no14．A.herselfB．himselfC．yourselfD．myself15．A.sincerelyB．properlyC．deeplyD．shortly16．A.hopeB．heartC．bookD．dream17．A.similarB．differentC．surprisingD．new18．A.SoB．IfC．OrD．As19．A.moneyB．planC．futureD．work20．A.storyB．pictureC．mirrorD．toolⅢ.阅读理解Mydogseemstoruninhissleep.Couldhebedreaming?Perhaps.“Wecan'treallyaskthem，”saysvetMelissaBain,associateprofessorattheUCDavisSchoolofVeterinaryMedicine,“butwethinktheydream.”That'sbecausetheirbrainwavepatternsaresimilartothoseseeninpeople.Wonderwhenyourowndogmightbedreaming?Asadogstartstosleeplightly,andhissleepbeesdeeper,hisbreathingwillbeemoreregular,saysanimalbehaviorexpertStanleyCoreninhisbookHowDogsThink.“Afteraperiodofabout20minutes，”Corenwrites,“hisfirstdreamshouldstart.”Dodogsandcatshaveasenseofhumor?Accordingtotheexperts,studieshavenotyetbeendonetotestpets'senseofhumor.Butwehumanssoprizefunindogs,we'veplacedthemamongotherplayfulthings.Andthefactthatcatslivewillinglywithusmaybeproofthattheyhaveasenseoffun.Mydoglikestolieinmudpuddles(水坑)andotherunpleasantplaces.Why?Mudpuddles?That'seasy:Inhotmonths,they'relikeaninstantairconditionerforyourfurrydog.Asforsmellyplaces,StephenZawistowski,Ph.D.,anappliedanimalbehavioristandscienceadvisertotheAmericanSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals,says“nice”isinthenoseofthebeholder.“Whilerotting(腐烂的)fishmaynotsmellgreattoyou,toyourdog,itprobablysmellsasgoodasfreshbakedchocolatechipcookies.Rollinginitisjustawaytoenjoyitallthemore.”Whydoesmycatliketosleepinstrangeplaces,likeatopkeyboardsorinsidecardboard(硬纸板)boxes?Simplyput,it'swhattheirancestorsdid.“Inthewild,catsliketotakeshelterinenclosedspaces，”sayscatbehavioristMieshelleNagelschneider,authorofthebookTheCatWhisperer.“Andwhatcatcanpassupawarmkeyboard?It'smadeparticularlyspecialbecauseahumanistouchingitallthetime.”1．Peoplebelievedogsdreambystudying________.A．howlongtheysleepB．theirbreathingpatternsC．howtheirbrainwavesdevelopD．thetimewhentheybeesleepy2．WeknowfromStephenZawistowskithat________.A．thesamethingsmellsdifferenttohumansanddogsB．dogsdon'thaveabettersenseofsmellthanhumansC．itiswrongforhumanstofeeddogsonfishD．dogsdon'tlikeeatingchocolate3．Cardboardboxesareattractivetocatsbecause________.A．there'snobettershelterB．catsfeelsafeinsidethemC．catscanplayhideandseekD．catsaretaughttosleepinsuchplaces4．Accordingtothetext,expertsarestillunclearabout________.A．whetherdogsdreamwhilesleepingB．whydogslovedirtypoolsverymuchC．whetherdogscanunderstandamusingthingsD．whycatsenjoyhavingarestinginunusualplaces课下能力提升(十二)Ⅰ.1.解析：选B句意：我在来这儿的路上由于交通阻塞耽误了大约半个小时，结果迟到了。holdup“耽误，使停顿”，符合句意。holdback“阻止，抑制”；holdout“伸出，坚持”；holdonto“抓住，不放弃”。2．解析：选A考查形容词辨析。terrified修饰人或与人有关的声音、表情等，意为“(人)感到恐惧的”，而terrifying通常修饰物，意为“令人惊恐的”。3．解析：选C考查名词。句意：他曾经因为歌曲而受欢迎，但是他后来吸毒给人们留下了坏印象。impression“印象”，符合语境。affect“影响”；attraction“吸引”；action“行动”。4．解析：选Cgivein“屈服，让步”；giveup“放弃”；giveoff“发出(光、气味等)”，符合题意；giveaway“分发，泄露”。句意：其实我们烧的燃料和吃的植物性食物都是以热能的形式释放出它们所含有的化学能的。5．解析：选B考查句型。句意：他正要给网友发电子邮件，这时电脑系统瘫痪了。beabouttodo...when...表示“正要做某事，这时……”，为固定句式。6．解析：选D考查连词。句意：他早到了20分钟，以便于他能有时间喝杯茶。sothat“以便于”，符合句意。assoonas“一……就”；asaresult“结果”；incase“以防”。7．解析：选A分析句子的逻辑关系可知，避免被发现是结果，因此用动词ing形式作结果状语；另外escape后面跟动词ing形式作宾语，而且句子的主语thegirl是find动作的承受者，故用动词ing形式的被动形式作宾语。8．解析：选A考查交际用语。句意：“你好，詹姆斯太太。萨莉在家吗？我想和她打羽毛球。”“很遗憾。她去田地里散步了。”I'msorry表示“(引出坏消息)很遗憾”，符合语境。9．解析：选A考查动词词义辨析。pack“打包”；clean“洗干净”；prepare“准备”；arrange“安排”。根据“你的衣服怎么还到处都是”可知，后面应该表示“赶紧把它们打包”，故A项正确。10．解析：选D考查非谓语动词。根据句子结构可知and连接的是两个并列的谓语动词dressed和went,而carryingmybag则是非谓语动词在句中作伴随状语。Ⅱ.1．解析：选D根据下文的语境可知，那人是来给作者他们谈将来如何“工作”的问题。2．解析：选A这里是指与那人同龄的一个年轻人“提出”了一个问题。3．解析：选C根据But的语境可知，那个年轻人认为实习是很“重要的”。4．解析：选B根据“likefaxing,copying,andotherunimportanttasks”的语境可知，那些人总是安排那个年轻人做一些“简单的”和其他不重要的事情。5．解析：选C作者对那人的回答印象深刻，所以永远也不会“忘记”那人所说的话。6．解析：选D那人说，请“记住”：没有什么工作是对你不好的。7．解析：选B后面是那人接下来所说的话，故选B。8．解析：选C那人是在讲他的“第一份”工作。9．解析：选D根据下文的描述可知，那人把信件分类后，亲自“送到”每个人面前。10．解析：选A那人为了表现好，所以脸上应该带着“笑容”。11．解析：选C他想让那些人看到他对细节的细心处理。1