Unit 4 Using Language课时练习（解析版）

Unit4AdversityandCourageUsingLanguage课时练习（解析版）根据句意完成句子。1.Shehasmettheminimumeducationalrequirementsforqualification（资质）.2.Theprofessorassignedfourchaptersforthisweek.（布置了）3.Thedamp(潮湿的)weathercausesdamagemachines.4.Agrowingnumberofpeoplesupporttheargumentthatitiscruel(残忍的)ofhumanbeingstotrainanimalstoperformtricksforamusement.5.Thoughheisinhisfifties,heseemsnevertolosehisyouthfulvigor(活力).6.Bats（蝙蝠）playanimportantroleintheecosystem,especiallyincontrollinginsectsatnight,buttheyarealsocarriersofsomedeadlyviruses.二、阅读理解。Thecomputerkeyboardhelpedkillshorthand—asystemofrapidhandwriting,andnowit'sthreateningtofinishoffhandwritingasawhole.WhenhandwrittenessayswereintroducedontheSATexamsfortheclassof2012,just15%ofthemost1.5millionstudentswrotetheiranswersincursiveletters(草写字母).Therest?Blockletters.AndthosecollegehopefulsarejustthefirstedgeofawaveofUSstudentswhonolongergetmuchhandwritinginstructionsintheprimarygrades,frequently10minutesadayorless.Asaresult,moreandmorestudentsstruggletoreadandwritecursiveletters.AtKeeneMillElementarySchoolinSpringfield,alltheirpoemsandstoriesaretyped.ChildreninFairfaxCountyschoolsaretaughtkeyboardingbeginninginkindergarten.Olderstudentswhonevermasteredhandwritingsayitdoesn'taffecttheirgrades.Therearethosewhosaythecultureisatacrossing,turningfromthewrittenwordtothetypedone.Ifhandwritingbecomesalostformofcommunication,doesitmatter?ItwasatUniversityVirginiathatresearchersrecentlydiscoveredapreviouslyunknownpoembyRobert,writteninhisuniquescript.Handwrittendocumentsaremorevaluabletoresearchers,historianssay,becausetheirauthenticity(真实性)canbeconfirmed.Studentsalsofindthemmorefascinating.Thelossofhandwritingalsomaybeacognitive(认知的)opportunitymissed.Severalacademicstudieshavefoundthatgoodhandwritingskillsatayoungagecanhelpchildrenexpresstheirthoughtsbetter—alifelongbenefit.Itdoesn'ttakemuchtoteachbetterhandwritingskills.AtsomeschoolsinPrinceGeorge'sCounty,elementaryschoolstudentsuseaprogrammecalledHandwritingWithoutTearsfor15minutesaday.Theylearnthecorrectformationofmanuscriptlettersthroughsecondgrade,andcursivelettersinthirdgrade.Therearealwaysgoingtobesomekidswhostrugglewithhandwritingbecauseoftheirparticularneurological(神经系统的)writing,learningissuesorpoormotorskills.Educatorsoftenpointtothisfactorinsupportofkeyboarding.1.Whatistheauthorconcernedaboutafter2012SATexams?A.Keyboarding.B.Shorthand.C.Handwriting.D.Blockletters.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段中“WhenhandwrittenessayswereintroducedontheSATexamsfortheclassof2012，just15%ofthemost1.5millionstudentswrotetheiranswersincursiveletters(草写字母).Therest?Blockletters.”可知，在150万学生中只有15%的学生是手写的，这引起作者对手写的担心，故C项正确。2.ApoembyRobertmentionedinthepassageisusedto________.A.provehowvaluablehandwritingisB.explainwhatafamouspoetheisC.showhowuniquehispoemisD.stresshowfascinatingthedocumentsare【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段中“Handwrittendocumentsaremorevaluabletoresearchers，historianssay，becausetheirauthenticity(真实性)canbeconfirmed.”可知，作者想借Robert的诗来证明手写的文稿更加珍贵，故A项正确。3.TheexampleofHandwritingWithoutTearshelpstoarguethat________.A.theschoolsareresponsibleforthelossofhandwritingB.thelossofhandwritingisacognitiveopportunitymissedC.itdoesn'ttakemuchtoteachbetterhandwritingskillsD.thecultureisturningfromthewrittenwordtothetypedone【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Itdoesn'ttakemuchtoteachbetterhandwritingskills.”可知，作者认为教学生书写不需要花费多少精力，后面用HandwritingWithoutTears举例，故C项正确。4.Accordingtotheauthor,whenisaperfecttimetolearnhandwriting?A.Kindergarten.B.Primaryschool.C.Highschool.D.College.【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中“Severalacademicstudieshavefoundthatgoodhandwritingskillsatayoungagecanhelpchildrenexpresstheirthoughtsbetter—alifelongbenefit.”可知，作者认为学生应该从小就学习书写，会让他们终受益，故B项正确。5.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthisdebate?A.Devoted.B.Supportive.C.Critical.D.Objective.【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。作者先是提出问题，即书写应该引起关注，后面说为什么学生应该学习书写，最后提出有的学生因为种种原因不能写字而可以使用键盘，所以他是客观地陈述事实，故D项正确。三、七选五。TipsforcookingonaTightScheduleFrommyexperience,therearethreemainreasonswhypeopledon’tcookmoreoften:ability,moneyandtime.1MoneyisatopicI’llsaveforanotherday.SotodayIwanttogiveyousomewisdomabouthowtomakethemostofthetimeyouspendinthekitchen.Herearethreetipsforgreatcookingonatightschedule:1.Thinkahead.ThemomentswhenIthinkcookingisapainarewhenI’malreadyhungryandthereisnothingreadytoeat.Sothinkaheadofthecomingweek.Whenwillyouhavetimetocook?Doyouhavetherightmaterialsready?22.Makeyourtimeworthit.Whenyoudofindtimetocookameal,makethemostofitandsaveyourselftimelateron.Areyoumakingoneloafofbread?3ittakesaroundthesameamountoftimetomakemoreofsomething.Sosaveyourselftheeffortforafuturemeal.3.4Thismaysurpriseyou,butoneofthebesttoolsformakingcookingworthyourtimeisexperimentation.Itgivesyouthechancetohituponnewideasandrecipesthatcanworkwellwithyourappetiteandschedule.Themoreyoulearnandthemoreyoutry,themoreabilityyouhavetotakecontrolofyourfoodandyourschedule.Hopefullythatgivesyouagoodstart.5anddon’tletabusyschedulediscourageyoufrommakingsomegreatchangesinthewayyoueatandlive!A.Trynewthings.B.Abilityiseasilyimproved.C.Makethreeorfourinstead.D.Understandyourfoodbetter.E.Cookingisaburdenformanypeople.F.Letcookingandlivingsimplybeajoyratherthanaburden.G.Alittletimeplanningaheadcansavealotofworklateron.1.【答案】B【解析】空格前面提到了三个缘故：ability，money，time。而空格后面提到了MoneyisatopicI’llsaveforanotherday，紧继续后面提到了怎么样充分利用时刻，因此这个地方应该与第一项ability有关，故选B。做到前呼后应。【答案】G【解析】本段的主题句是Thinkahead，意为“提早规划”，同时段降中浮现的信息thinkaheadofthecomingweek.和后面咨询的咨询题基本上强调提早举行规划有助于省去未来的大量劳动力，故选G。【答案】C【解析】结合本段主题句Makeyourtimeworthit可知，要充分利用你的时刻，再依照空格前的one可知，既然做一具也是做，为何别多做点儿，以备未来之用，故选C。4.【答案】A【解析】此空需要一具主题句。结合段降中的信息可知选A。5.【答案】F【解析】结合空前的agoodstart和空后的don’tletabusyschedulediscourageyoufrommakingsomegreatchanges可知，此处与F项的信息一致。F的信息为：让做饭和简单日子成为一种享受，而别是一种负担。语法填空。AreYouFacingaSituationThatLooksImpossibletoFix?In1969，thepollutionwasterriblealongtheCuyahogaRiverCleveland，Ohio.It(be)unimaginablethatitcouldeverbecleanedup.Theriverwassopollutedthatit2.(actual)caughtfireandburned.Now，yearslater，thisriverisoneof3.mostoutstanding(杰出的)examplesofenvironmentalcleanup.Buttheriverwasn’tchangedinafewdays4.evenafewmonths.Ittookyearsofwork5.(reduce)theindustrialpollutionandcleanthewater.Finally，thathardworkpaidoffandnowthewaterintheriveris6.(clean)thanever.Maybeyouarefacinganimpossiblesituation.Maybeyouleaveahabit7.isdrivingyourfamilycrazy.Possiblyyoudrinktoomuchordon’tknowhowtocontrolyourcreditcarduse.Whenyoufacesuchanimpossiblesituation，don’tyouwantaquickfixandsomethingtochangeimmediately?Whilethereare8.(amaze)storiesofinstanttransformation，formostofusthe9.(change)aregradualandrequirealotofeffortandwork，likecleaningupapollutedriver.Justbe10.(patience)．1．【答案】was【解析】考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据本段第一句“In1969，thepollutionwasterriblealongtheCuyahogaRivernearCleveland，Ohio.”可知凯霍加河在过去被严重污染，所以说过去没有人能够想象到这条河能被清理干净。故填was。2．【答案】actually【解析】考查副词。本句中使用副词actually作状语修饰谓语动词caught。故填actually。3．【答案】the【解析】考查冠词。横线后是形容词最高级mostoutstanding，形容词最高级前要加the。故填the。4．【答案】or【解析】考查连词。从上一段最后一句可知几年后，这条河是环境净化最杰出的例子之一。从语境可知这条河流的改变不是几天或者几个月的事情。故用or。5．【答案】toreduce【解析】考查固定句式。固定句式：Ittakessb.sometimetodosth.某人做某事花了多少时间；句中的不定式toreducetheindustrialpollutionandcleanthewater是句子真正的主语。前面的it是形式主语。故填toreduce。6．【答案】cleaner【解析】考查比较级。根据空后面有than可知，空处应该使用比较级的形式。故填cleaner。7．【答案】that/which【解析】考查定语从句。本句是一个定语从句，先行词是habit，定语从句中使用关系代词that/which指代先行词，在句中作主语，不能省略。故填that/which。8．【答案】amazing【解析】考查形容词。-ed结尾的形容词一般都是形容