Unit 4 Earthquakes一、閱讀理解。Chinese paper cutting or "jianzhi" is the art of cutting paper designs, and the cut-outs are also used to decorate doors and windows, so they are sometimes called "chuang hua". Paper cutting has long been a symbol of Eastern charm.There are symmetrical(對稱的)designs that are usually created by some folding and cutting. When unfolded, it forms a symmetrical design. Chinese cut-outs are normally symmetrical and are usually in an even number series of 2, 4, 24,etc.The oldest surviving paper cut-out is a symmetrical circle from the early 6th century found in Xinjiang, China. From the 7th to 13th century, paper cutting became popular especially during Chinese festivals. The art spread to the rest of the world in the 14th century. Throughout the Qing Dynasty many paper cutting skills were developed including drafting and the use of smoked papers. By the end of the Qing ruling, however, paper cutting was once on the decline because new art forms were being introduced. The Republic of China later tried to revive the art in the 1980s.Today, paper cut-outs are chiefly decorative. They decorate walls, windows, doors, columns, mirrors, lamps and lanterns in homes and are also used on presents or are given as gifts themselves. Entrances decorated with paper cut-outs are supposed to bring good luck. Paper cut-outs used to be used as patterns, especially for embroidery(刺繡).There are two methods of manufacture: one uses scissors, the other uses knives. In the scissor method, several pieces of paper up to eight are fastened together. The image is then cut with sharp, pointed scissors. Knife cuttings are fashioned by putting several paper on a relatively soft foundation consisting of a mixture of oil and ashes. Skilled crafters can even cut out different drawings freely without stopping.1.When can the existing oldest paper cutting date back to?A. about 1 500 years ago.B. about 1 600 years ago.C. about 1 400 years ago.D. about 600 years ago.2.The underlined word "revive" in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by "_".A. surviveB. restoreC. copyD. fix3.Which of the following words can best summarize the last paragraph?A. History.B. Origin.C. Uses.D. Process.4.What may be the best title of the text?A. Paper the Eastern CharmB. The History of Paper CuttingC.A Brief Introduction to Paper CuttingD. Paper Cutting Unbelievable Skilled Crafters【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。中國的剪紙藝術(shù)源遠流長，距今已有1 500多年的歷史。如今的剪紙主要用于裝飾。剪紙過程簡單但具有一定的文化特色。1.A 【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段的首句中的關(guān)鍵信息"The oldest surviving paper cut-out.from the early 6th century found in Xinjiang, China"可知，該藝術(shù)始于六世紀早期，即500年左右，故用2017年減去500年，即可推知距今約1 500年。3.D 【解析】段落大意題。最后一段介紹了剪紙的兩種方法，具體使用什么工具和怎樣操作。由此可推知本段講的是剪紙的過程，故用process概括此段較為合適。4.C 【解析】標題歸納題。全篇從中國剪紙藝術(shù)的歷史、用途以及過程等全方位闡述了Paper Cutting，故用A Brief Introduction to Paper Cutting作為文章標題最合適。二、單句語法填空1It had gotten very cold, and I guessed the good weather was an end.答案：at2With time going on, the castle which once was very beautiful is now pletely in (ruin)答案：ruins3In the past ten years a number of high buildings (arise) where there was nothing but ruins.答案：have arisen4(重慶卷)It was John who broke the window. Why are you talking to me as if I (do) it?答案：had done5When she heard about the news that her father had died in the accident, she burst out (cry)答案：crying6This (frighten) boy whose mother was lost in the disaster is looking for her now.答案：frightened7After very careful consideration, I decided to take a risk based on my own (judge)答案：judgment8On arriving there, we expressed our (congratulate) to him on his success.答案：congratulations9A large number of soldiers were sent there to rescue those (trap) in the building.答案：trapped10(2018北京東城一模)My daughter, job requires her to do a lot of travelling, is always away from home a lot.答案：whose三、完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可能填入空白處的最佳選項。I worried about my personal image and how I could be remembered during my boyhood.In the fifth grade，there seemed to be only one _1_ to be cool.In the sixth grade，suddenly，there were two choices：be cool，or be invisible._2_ ，one day，when a teacher had us fill out a questionnaire with _3_ questions，I found the _4_ option.Assuming(假定)the teacher would read our answers privately，I felt it was _5_ to share my privacy.To my _6_ ，she collected and redistributed(重新分發(fā))them to us.We were asked to _7_ the name and our three favorite answers to the whole class.My answers went to the meanest boy in class.The first question was“Whats your favorite movie？” My answer was Beauty and the Beast.A laugh erupted and my cheeks _8_.The next was“Where would you like to travel？” My answer was _9_ special“Wherever a book takes me.”The _10_ this time had an explosive quality.I could _11_ remember what happened next；all that I had in mind was the laughter.But something amazing happened.A(n) _12_ came，“Guys，cut it out.”The room went _13_ .Its Michelle Siever，a popular and cool girl.Then she _14_ ，“Why are you laughing? What is the point of _15_ if we just laugh at others？”I cant remember the teacher or other kids names，but I remember Michelles.When she _16_ for me that day，she _17_ me we actually have three choices if we want to be remembered.Be cool，and you might be remembered _18_.Stay invisible，and you wont be remembered at all.But if you stand up _19_ someone when he or she _20_ you most，then you will be remembered as their hero for the rest of their life.1A.toolBchoiceCchance Dpurpose2A.However BIn additionCTherefore DIn fact3A.personal BfunnyCvarious Dstrange4A.wrong BformerCthird Dlatter5A.terrible BsafeCnervous Dinteresting6A.surprise BanxietyCdelight Dexpectation7A.repeat BrememberCpare Dread8A.ached BpaledCchanged Dburned9A.even BstillCnever Dalways10A.laughter BquestionCair Dclass11A.nearly BexactlyChardly Dsurely12A.request BmessageCorder Dvoice13A.crazy BsilentCangry Dempty14A.announced BsmiledCadded Dstopped15A.talking BchattingCarguing Dsharing16A.talked about Bcalmed downCleft behind Dspoke up17A.reminded BpromisedCshowed Dpersuaded18A.for a while BfinallyCagain and again Dhopefully19A.before BwithCfor Dby20A.misses BneedsCvalues Dloves【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇記敘文。在老師組織的全班問卷調(diào)查活動中，“我”的回答引起全班同學(xué)哄堂大笑，這時一個女生站起來幫助“我”走出困境。同時，“我”明白了一個道理：在別人需要你的時候站出來會被別人永遠記住?！竞诵脑~匯】image n印象，形象invisible adj.無形的，看不見的fill out填寫cut out阻擋，刪除，住口1B根據(jù)空后一句中的“In the sixth grade, suddenly, there were two choices”可知，此處表示，在五年級，似乎只有唯一的選擇(choice)來讓別人記住自己裝酷。2A根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，老師讓同學(xué)們填調(diào)查問卷這件事使“我”改變了原先的看法，故前后為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，所以選A。3A根據(jù)下文中的“share my privacy”可推知，此處表示老師要求回答的是我們的私人(personal)問題。所以選A。4C根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知，到六年級，“我”突然認為被別人記住有兩個選擇，但是通過老師讓同學(xué)們填調(diào)查問卷這件事，“我”發(fā)現(xiàn)了第三種選擇。所以選C。5B根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知，假如老師私下閱讀我們的回答，“我”就感覺分享的隱私是安全的(safe)。所以選B。6A根據(jù)上下文可知，老師沒有私下閱讀我們的回答而是重新分發(fā)，讓同學(xué)之間互讀，這種做法讓“我”感到吃驚。所以選A。7D參見上題解析。8D根據(jù)空前的“A laugh erupted”及常識可知，“我”對第一個問題的回答引起了同學(xué)們的大笑，由此可知，“我”當時面頰發(fā)燙(burned)。選項D符合語境。9B根據(jù)下文中的“this time had an explosive quality”可知，“我”對第二個問題的回答仍然(still)是特別的，因此這一次笑聲(laughter)更加強烈。still“仍然，還是”，符合語境。10A參見上題解析。11C根據(jù)空后的“all that I had in mind was the laughter”可知，此處指“我”幾乎不能(hardly)記得后面發(fā)生了什么，所以選C。12D根據(jù)下文中的“Guys, cut it out”可知，Michelle Siever的聲音(voice)傳來，所以選D。13B根據(jù)上下文可知，這個聲音使整個房間安靜(silent)了下來。14C根據(jù)空后的兩個問句可知，Michelle Siever繼續(xù)在說，即補充道(added)。15D根據(jù)全文的內(nèi)容，尤其是老師要求我們填調(diào)查問卷然后交換并在全班朗讀這一活動過程可知，這是同學(xué)們之間的一次交流分享(share)活動。所以選D。16D根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知，“我”對兩個問題的回答引起全班的大笑，這時Michelle Siever的話使全班安靜下來，據(jù)此可推斷她在替“我”辯護。所以選D。 speak up(for sb./sth.)“(尤指為)說好話，辯護”。17C她替“我”辯護這件事向“我”展示(showed)了如果想要被人們記住，我們有三種選擇。所以選C。18A通過這件事，“我”知道裝酷只能被別人記住一時(for a while)。所以選A。19C根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知，“我”之所以能夠擺脫困境是因為Michelle Siever為“我”辯護。所以“我”總結(jié)出想要被別人記住的第三種選擇是：當人們需要(needs)你時，你站出來為(for)他們說話，這樣你就會被他們當做英雄一樣被銘記一生。所以選C。20B參見上題解析。 四、單句改錯1I havent read all of his books before, but judged from the one I have read, I think hes a very promising writer. 答案：judgedjudging2He has three daughters, all of who went abroad for further study. 答案：whowhom3She is always talking as if she knows everything under the sun. 答案：knowsknew4As China develops fast and steady, a number of foreigners is learning Chinese as a second language. 答案：isare5To our relief, up to now the injured in the crash has been carried to the nearby hospital. 答案：hashave五、單元語法定語從句()1(2018浙江嘉興一中階段性考試)The book tells us some skills such as how to put everything we have learned from life into beautiful pictures.答案：that2(2018江西二校聯(lián)考)Back to the gas station, I offered her the bag, she gladly accepted.答案：which3(2018安徽宣城檢測)I have never performed such a task youve asked me to do.答案：as4(2018江西九江一中月考)Las Vegas has many wonderful restaurants you can eat many different kinds of food.答案：where5(2018安徽馬鞍山期中)New lawyers often e across various cases they really dont know how to deal with a tough situation in the beginning.答案：where