Unit 4 Global warming.閱讀理解ADear Alcohol，You've been around forever. I can remember all the pain you've caused me.Do you remember the night when you almost took my father's life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. He's addicted to you and to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went turning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasn't the only one badly hurt by you that night.Do you remember the night of my first high school party? My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen head over heels for you. “I'm so embarrassed，” they said as I held their hair back so that they could throw up. “I'm sorry，” they said when I called taxis for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. “This won't happen again，” they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15­year­old girls slept in hospital beds that night due to you.Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17­year­old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car head­on and killed two people in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didn't realize her brother was among them at all. She never saw him again. And it was all your fault.I wish you'd walk out of my life forever. I don't want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain you've caused. Sure, you've made people happy too from time to time. But the damage you've caused in the lives of millions is not excusable. Stop attracting the people I love! Stop hurting me, please.Sincerely，Me語篇解讀這篇文章是一封書信。作者用擬人化的手法，寫信給酒，痛斥它給人們帶來的傷害，以此勸誡人們遠離酒。1What did Alcohol do to the author's father that night?AIt made him drunken and took his life away.BIt made him kill two other people when driving.CIt got him into a car accident and badly injured.DIt got him into trouble and got his stomach pumped.解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后兩句可知答案為C項。答案：C2What does the underlined phrase “were intrigued by”probably mean in the letter?AWere interested in.BWere satisfied with.CWere familiar with.DWere disappointed by.解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段第三句可以推斷出作者的朋友對酒很感興趣，故答案為A項。答案：A3What is the author's purpose in writing this letter?ATo warn people not to drive after drinking.BTo persuade people to get away from alcohol.CTo tell people three sad stories about alcohol.DTo warn people against the pain caused by alcohol.解析：作者意圖題。從文章最后一段可知，作者寫此信的目的是勸誡人們遠離酒，故答案為B項。答案：B4How was the author feeling while writing his letter?AShocked. BResponsible.CDisappointed.DSorrowful.解析：推理判斷題。文中講述了飲酒造成的兩次車禍，一次朋友飲酒后就醫(yī)的故事，字里行間含著悲傷的(sorrowful)情緒，故答案為D項。答案：DBTwo of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and, having gained it, to learn how to use it properly. Recently I walked into the locker room of a rather well­known golf club after finishing a round. It was in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes. But a half­dozen or so men past middle age were still seated at tables talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them. These same men can be found there day after day, and, strangely enough，each one of these men had been a man of affairs and wealth，successful in business and respected in the community. If material prosperity were the chief necessity for happiness, then each one should have been happy. Yet, it seemed to me, something very important was missing, or else there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through Scotch and soda.They knew, each one of them, that their productivity had ceased (停止). When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. And it is even so with man.What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this world of ours? I think I found it long ago in a passage from the book of Genesis which caught my eye while I was looking through my Bible.The words were few, but they became memorably impressed in my mind：“In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread.”To me, that has been a challenge from my earliest recollections (memories). In fact, the battle of life, of existence, is a challenge to everyone. The immortal words of St. Paul, too, have been and always will be a great inspiration to me. At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.語篇解讀本文為一篇議論文，題材為人生哲理類。文章開頭首先提出世上最難實現(xiàn)的兩件事是通過誠實勞動獲得財富和獲得財富后學會如何合理地使用財富。然后論述了人生的意義在于一息尚存，奮斗不已。5Which of the following is indicated in the first paragraph?AWealth results from honest effort.BThe men seated at tables in the locker room are lost in the significance of life.CFor some people，no way can be found to escape the realities of life other than Scotch and soda.DThe men acquire wealth by planting fruit trees.解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中“Yet，it seemed to me，.through Scotch and soda.”可知，很多人借助酒來逃避現(xiàn)實，虛度人生，故選C項。答案：C6The underlined sentence “In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread” means “ ”ABread tastes delicious when sweat pours off your faceBNo pain，no gainCFailure is the mother of successDBread comes from the sweat on your face解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上下文可知，作者認為幸福而有意義的人生是通過奮斗獲得成功，由此可猜測畫線部分應突出努力付出和收獲之間的關系，故選B項。答案：B7We learn from the passage that the author .Awas a wealthy person in the communityBheld a positive attitude towards an active lifeCwas fond of associating with celebrities (名人)Dkept a secret of the reason why he was so impressed解析：推理判斷題。通讀全文可知作者的生活態(tài)度是“一息尚存，奮斗不已”，故選B項。答案：B8What is implied in the passage by the writer?ATo use wealth properly, eat, drink and be merry.BWhere there is a will，there is a way.CAs life is but like a dream，a man is like a fruit tree. DIf you cease to struggle，you cease to live.解析：推理判斷題。通讀全文尤其是第一段結(jié)尾處的“When a fruit tree ceases.so with man.”可知，文中暗含了作者“一息尚存，奮斗不已”的生活態(tài)度，故選D項。答案：D.完形填空I remember the first day when I saw Sally playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She seemed so 1 ， but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her 2 nobody could.I began to notice Sally at other times, basketball in hand，playing 3 . She practiced dribbling (運球) and 4 over and over.One day I asked Sally why she 5 so much. Without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a 6 . I'm going to play college basketball and I want to be the best one. I believe that if I am 7 enough, I will get one. My father has told me that if the dream is big enough, the facts don't 8 .”I 9 her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to 10 .One day, in her senior year, I saw her sitting on the grass, her head 11 in her arms. Slowly and quietly, I 12 and sat down beside her.“What's wrong？” I asked.“Oh, nothing，” came a soft reply，“I am just too short.” The 13 told her that at 165cm she would probably never play for a top teamstill less she would be 14 a scholarshipso she should stop dreaming about college.I felt she was extremely 15 . I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were 16 .They didn't understand the 17 of a dream.The next year, Sally was seen by a college basketball coach after a big game.She was 18 offered a scholarship and 19 to the college team.She was going to get the college education that she had 20 and worked toward for all those years.It's true: if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count.語篇解讀本文主要講述了Sally在自身條件不好的情況下不懈努力，最終實現(xiàn)夢想的故事。1A.silentBsmallCstrongDhuge解析：根據(jù)but的轉(zhuǎn)折意義并結(jié)合上文的“I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowd of boys”可推知，Sally個子很小，與下文的“I am just too short”呼應。答案：B2A.but BandCsoDfor解析：由空前的“The boys always tried to stop her”和空后的“nobody could”可知，前后表示邏輯上的轉(zhuǎn)折關系。答案：A3A.still BagainCwellDalone解析：根據(jù)語境可知，作者經(jīng)?？吹絊ally獨自打球。答案：D4A.passing BrunningCshootingDstruggling解析：由上文的“but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net”和空前的“dribbling(運球)”可知，Sally反復練習運球和投球(shooting)。答案：C5A.studied BpracticedCexpectedDimproved解析：由上文的“She practiced dribbling(運球)and 4 over and over.”可知，作者問Sally為什么要大量地練習球技。答案：B6A.title BprizeCscholarshipDreward解析：根據(jù)下文“she would probably never play for a top teamstill less she would be 14 a scholarshipso she should stop dreaming about college”可知，Sally努力練球是想拿到獎學金去上大學。答案：C7A.good BbraveCcarefulDactive解析：由上文的“I want to be the best one”可知，Sally認為只有當自己的球技足夠好的時候，才可以拿到獎學金。答案：A8A.lack BtalkCappearDcount解析：由下文的“It's true：if the dream is big enough，the facts don't count.”可知，當夢想足夠強大的時候，事實并不那么重要。count意為“重要”。答案：D9A.encouraged BrespectedCwatchedDhelped解析：由上文的“I watched in wonder”和“I began to notice Sally at other times”可知，作者一直關注著Sally。答案：C10A.victory BconfidenceCresponsibilityDprofession解析：根據(jù)上文Sally成功投籃和反復練習球技可推知，她帶領自己的球隊獲得了勝利。答案：A11A.dropped BburiedCcoveredDsunk解析：結(jié)合下文的“What's wrong？I asked.”及“I am just too short.”可推知，當時Sally情緒不高，把頭埋在胳膊里。答案：B12A.walked off Bwalked outCwalked aroundDwalked up解析：根據(jù)“Slowly and quietly”和“and sat down beside her”可知，作者當時靜靜地走過去，坐在了Sally旁邊。walk up意為“走近”。答案：D13A.coach BteacherCcaptainDleader解析：根據(jù)下文的“She told me that her father said those coaches were 16 .”可知，教練告訴她，她太矮了。答案：A14A.suggested BsentCpromisedDoffered解析：根據(jù)下文的“She was 18 offered a scholarship”可知，教練認為Sally不會獲得獎學金。答案：D15A.worried BexcitedCdisappointedDsurprised解析：根據(jù)上文教練的話可知，Sally感到很失望。答案：C16A.great BwrongCstrictDcruel解析：由上文的“My father has told me.the facts don't 8 .”可推知，Sally的父親認為教練是錯的。與下文的“They didn't understand the 17 of a dream.”相呼應。答案：B17A.pressure BvalueCcauseDpower解析：根據(jù)下文Sally拿到獎學金并接受大學教育可推知，此處表示“他們不明白夢想的力量”。答案：D18A.exactly BnaturallyCreallyDnormally解析：結(jié)合下文的“She was going to get the college education”可知，Sally確實獲得了獎學金。答案：C19A.taken BadmittedCintroducedDappointed解析：Sally獲得了獎學金并且還加入了大學籃球隊。be admitted to 意為“考入，進入”。答案：B20A.dreamed of Bpicked upCbenefited fromDcarried out解析：根據(jù)上文可知，Sally一直夢想上大學。答案：A.短文改錯Recently, a famous basketball player has caused public angry by writing on the Great Wall. In the fact, this happens in many place of interest. I had some suggestions to solve this problem.First, make more posters to inform the public the damage of graffiti (涂鴉). Besides, punishments, such as a fine, is necessary to tourists with so bad behavior. Also, I think it's helpfully to put up some boards along the tourist attractions that tourists can leave messages.I'm sure with our efforts, more and more people will become concerning about protecting cultural relics.答案：Recently, a famous basketball player has caused public by writing on the Great Wall. In fact, this happens in many of interest. I some suggestions to solve this problem.First, make more posters to inform the public the damage of graffiti (涂鴉). Besides, punishments, such as a fine, necessary to tourists with bad behavior. Also, I think it's to put up some boards along the tourist attractions tourists can leave messages.I'm sure with our efforts, more and more people will become about protecting cultural relics.9