Unit 4 Helpful Schoolmates.單句語法填空1. That student admitted (cheat) in the math exam，promising that he would never do that again in the future.答案：having cheated2Its beyond (believe) that Li Lei spent nearly 500，000 yuan buying a new car.答案：belief3She is a very (gently)child，so she will never do anything that is not approved of by her parents.答案：gentle4You may ask your daughter to (relief)you some of the housework.答案：relieve5The police always take advantage of dogs sharp sense of smell to search survivors in the earthquake.答案：for6Her (encourage)determined me to carry on with the work.答案：encouragement7Jack would love to go to the cinema with his dad，but the film is intended adults only.答案：for8People can go to work in the daylight hours and then come to night school in the evening.答案：out9The man was badly wounded and needed an immediate (treat)答案：treatment10If only I had (have)more confidence in the English speech contest held last week!答案：had.閱讀理解A(2016石家莊高三質(zhì)檢)We dont always get a second chance to achieve our dreams.But some people are lucky，like Matthew McConaughey.Once almost unknown，the actor has recently found himself back on the list of the best actors in Hollywood.His new movie Interstellar is just another sign that his career reinvention has been an incredible success.“The film relies on McConaugheys performance to hold together the emotional story of a father and his daughter against the background of space travel and the end of the world，”Forbes commented.But only years ago，the Texas native was often the butt of jokes(笑柄) about being too handsome.In 1993，after meeting with director Richard Linklater，McConaughey starred in Dazed and Confused.And a Hollywood career was born，mostly in romantic comedies.For a long time，the whole world believed McConaughey was just a handsome guy with comic talent.But McConaughey stopped starring in that type of movie，and began to use his looks differently.Slowly he built up his reputation as a serious actor.In 2013，McConaughey was offered to play an AIDS activist in Dallas Buyers Club.The role saw the normally muscular actor losing 50 pounds in order to appear sick.His performance won him an Oscar for Best Actor.The actor gave thanks to someone he has always looked up to as a hero during his Oscar acceptance speech.When he was 15，the actor said，he decided that his hero would be himself in 10 years.But 10 years later，he pushed the deadline ahead another decade.Then 10 years later，another decade.“My heros always 10 years away，”he said.“Im never going to attain that.That keeps me with somebody to keep on chasing.”O(jiān)r perhaps constantly chasing the chance to be his own hero has given him a second chance to pursue his dreams.【文章大意】本文是一篇人物介紹，主要講述了演員McConaughey因不滿足自己所取得的成績，不斷挑戰(zhàn)自我，努力向前，最終成為聞名好萊塢的著名演員的故事。1Why was McConaughey often the butt of jokes in his early career?AHe was limited to handsome roles.BHe was unknown to the audience.CHe played in romantic comedies.DHe was handsome and emotional.A解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“the Texas native was often the butt of jokes (笑柄) about being too handsome.the whole world believed McConaughey was just a handsome guy with comic talent”可知，因長相帥氣而局限于他扮演瀟灑帥氣的角色而被當(dāng)作笑柄。故A項正確。2What role won McConaughey an Oscar for Best Actor?AA caring father.BAn AIDS activist.CA serious buyer. DA strong hero.B解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“In 2013，McConaughey was offered to play an AIDS activist.His performance won him an Oscar for Best Actor.”可知，B項正確。3What can we learn about McConaughey?AHe was born in Hollywood.BHe has become a hero of his own.CHe wasnt famous until recently.DHe isnt content with his achievements.D解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Im never going to attain that.That keeps me with somebody to keep on chasing.”可知，由于不滿足于現(xiàn)狀，他不斷追逐夢想。故D項正確。4Which of the following can be the best title?AMcConaughey，a Romantic Comedian BMcConaughey，a Man Making a HitCMcConaughey，a Man Daring to Change DMcConaughey，Handsome and TalentedC解析：標(biāo)題概括題。縱觀全文可知，文章主要講述了著名演員McConaughey永不滿足于現(xiàn)狀，不斷挑戰(zhàn)自我的故事。故C項正確。B(2016日照高三模擬)Weve been covering standing desks for a long time now because experts agree that sitting all day is killing us.We want to be productive while also keeping our bodies healthy.Over the years，there have been several solutions to this from fixed standing desks to adjustable ones，portable desks to ones that change into shelves.However，the most high tech and elegant solution has to be this new smart desk called The Stir Kinetic Desk.The desk learns your daily behaviors and moves between a sitting and standing height regularly throughout the day to keep you moving without interrupting your work flow.You can program specific sitting and standing intervals or let the desk set the schedule.If you tend to sit while returning emails in the morning，but always want to stand during that afternoon conference call，the desk will learn those regular habits and adjust the schedule to fit them.Of course，the desk can always be manually lowered or raised by using the touch screen on the lower left corner of the desk.When switching positions，the desk gently dips and rises to let you know that a change is coming up.If youre not ready to switch positions at that time，you can tap the touchscreen to stay sitting or standing for a while longer.The builtin touchscreen also keeps track of your daily sitting and standing times and tells you how many calories youve burned.You can even set goals for how long or often you want to stand.The desk also works with fitness devices like the FitBit to track your movements.All of that smart tech doesnt come cheap though.The M1 desk，which is the everyday model，runs a steep $2，990，while the more executive model with added features，the F1，goes for $4，190.While expensive，its worth thinking of how much time we spend at our desks.Much like a good mattress(床墊)，a good desk that works with you is worth the investment.Hopefully in a few years these smart，integrated desks will be more common and less expensive.【文章大意】本文介紹了一種新的發(fā)明方便的可隨時校正位置的桌子。它能讓我們在長時間工作中保持健康，價格雖有點小貴，但值得購買。5The Stir Kinetic Desk has been designed to Ahelp users with their work Bkeep users moving all the timeCget users to exercise while working Dremind users of their working scheduleC解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中We want to be productive while also keeping our bodies healthy.Over the years，there have been several solutions to this from fixed standing desks to adjustable ones，portable desks to ones that change into shelves.以及第二段第二句可知選C。6Which is the feature of the touchscreen of the desk?AIt can tell users when to change positions.BIt can track users changes of positions.CIt can keep users in a fixed position.DIt can detect users health condition.B解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段The builtin touchscreen also keeps track of your daily sitting and standing times and tells you how many calories youve burned.可知，B項正確。7Which of the following can best describe the desk?AProductive but challenging. BConvenient but unaffordable.CComplex and impractical.DMultifunctional and intelligent.D解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)全文的介紹，可以看出這種智能桌子功能很多。8What does the author intend to tell us in the last paragraph?ATo spend money on such a desk is rewarding.BWe should get such a desk as soon as possible.CIt wont be long before the desk is widely used.DDesks play a very important role in our daily life.A解析：寫作意圖題。根據(jù)全文，作者就是想告訴我們，買這種智能桌子是值得的。故A項正確。.七選五(2016濟(jì)南模擬)You think you know your dog.1. She probably recognizes you when she sees you.But can a dog tell by simply looking at you whether you have a happy or an angry expression on your face? Researchers in Austria have taught pet dogs to know the difference.2 When dog owners shout or speak in a strong，sharp voice，dogs often act guilty and quietly move away from the area.Recently，researchers found that dogs can look at our faces，and tell the difference between a smile and a frown.The animals were able to recognize a look of approval from one of disapproval. Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine performed a series of experiments.3. They showed the dogs two pictures of either the upper or lower half of a persons face.On one picture，the person looked happy.The other appeared angry.The dogs were then shown images of the eyes or mouths of people they had never seen before.4 Once the dogs learned to recognize which image was happy or angry，they could easily identify the same expressions in pictures of any face.Future studies will try to show whether dogs can learn the meaning of facial expressions. 5. The researchers findings were published in the journal Current Biology.They provide the first solid evidence that humans are not the only species that can read the body language of another species.ADogs are very aware of sound.BDogs have feelings just as you do.CBut how well does your dog know you?DThey were also shown the left half of the faces used in training.ESome dogs are very unhappy when they are left alone for a long time.FThey taught dogs to recognize facial expressions.GFor example，whether a frown shows that someone is angry.答案：15.CAFDG