新教材外研版英语必修第一册课时检测Unit4FriendsForever（二）UsinglanguageWord版含解析.docx

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1、Unit 4课下题型练（二）Using languageI .阅读理解ASmall talk has a reputation for being uninteresting, and for good reason.Pointing out the fact that its raining seems as ridiculous as pointing out the fact that you have a head 一 you，re fully aware of both things, and don，t require an outsider to confirm them.But

2、 despite being evident and often painfully dull, small talk has an important role to fulfil, enabling us to leap over a number of social obstacles towards improved, meaningful interaction.Humans can be sensitive souls.We each have our boundaries and lists of potential upsets, which when broken, caus

3、e us to either gently back away to an alternative position in the room, or become cross at the person.Small talk is first a way to test the waters with an unfamiliar person, so that you may better understand their personality.When flnding yourself positioned closely to a person who you know little a

4、bout, its much safer to point out the rainy sky than to share your political views on a sensitive topic.Until you know the person better, heavier topics should probably be kept under wraps, so you won t find yourself on the receiving end of a cold stare.Though insigniflcant, small talk still has gre

5、at power.When talking with fellow humans, much of our soul is exposed through non-verbal communication.A response to “how was your weekend” can unveil much about the person，s character.The length of their response might indicate their level of self-confidence; the tone of speaking might show how agr

6、eeable a person is; their slightly lowered head, as if protecting themselves from attack, a possible sign of a regrettable history of bullying.As more of a persons character is revealed, we have the insight needed to determine whether to broach more signiflcant topics the things that we actually wan

7、t to talk about.Conversation is a great educator, and deep conversation establishes lasting bonds with our fellow humans, forming precious friendships that paint our lives with vibrant colors.Such friendships begin with small talk.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了闲聊的重要性。1. What is described in the first paragra

8、ph?A. The first stage of human interaction.B. Ridiculous human behavior in communication.C. Absence of communication between strangers.D. The difficulty of having deep conversations.解析：选A 段落大意题。根据第一段可知，闲聊是跨越许多社会障碍、改善互动的 方式，由此可知，第一段讲述的是：闲聊是人类互动的第一步。故选A。2. Why do people find themselves on the receivin

9、g end of a cold stare”？A. Because they are fond of heavy subjects.B. Because they are enthusiastic about politics.C. Because they are too sensitive about topics.D. Because they fail to manage interpersonal distance.解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第二段可知，如果和聊天的对象不熟悉，闲聊的话题 没有控制住敏感度是不“安全的”，提起敏感话题的人将会被冷眼相待，故选D。3. What mig

10、ht be a sign of friendliness according to Paragraph 3?A The 加ngth of the answer.B. The quality of the voice.C. The position of the head.D. The distance between speakers.解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的the tone of speaking might show how agreeable a person is可知，体现一个人友好、和蔼的标志是说话的语气。故选B。4. What might be the best ti

11、tle for the text?A. Reputation of Small TalkB . Ways of Understanding PersonalityC. Significance of Small TalkD. Challenges of Deep Conversation解析：选 C 标题归纳题。根据第一段中的 But despite being evident and often painfully dull, small talk has an important role to fulHl, enabling us to leap over a number of soc

12、ial obstacles towards improved, meaningful interaction.和最后一段中的 Conversation is a great educator, and deep conversation establish lasting bonds with our fellow humans, forming precious friendships that paint our lives with vibrant colors.Such friendships begin with small talk.可知，文章主要在说明闲聊的重要性。故选C。BMa

13、ny rich parents drive their kids to special activities after school.Besides the trips to soccer practices and games or piano lessons, they increasingly make one more stop a trip to their local after-school tutoring （辅导）center.It，s becoming a more common activity within and outside of American school

14、s.Parents pay tutoring businesses around $200 per month for each child to get math, reading and other kinds of lessons once or twice a week with their own lessons and homework intended to be more challenging than what is offered by the schools.They aim at students not only struggling in school work

15、but also those who are already ahead in courses.lt seems that there no child is too young to start.They teach these little kids how torecognize letters, numbers, patterns and shapes.Children in after-school centers can get confused about which kind of learning matters more, but parents keep their ki

16、ds in tutoring for years if they think its getting results. We just kept her in the program, because it was working, “ the mother of a fifth grader told me.A fourth-grade student mentioned that her regular teacher counted her private math center tasks as satisfying her school homework.Troublingly, e

17、ducators believe that the growth of private tutoring in the US is leading to a sense of pressure that can result in emotional （情感的）problems. The students who take classes outside of school make other kids feel bad, because they，re brighter and they do more, and they can do it faster, “ a Boston-area

18、 elementary school headmaster told me.Not that much, whaf s more frightening is happening.A growing education arms race is going among families.They feel pressured to make sure their kids learn enough to be above their grade level and ranked at or near the top of their classes.Many parents told me t

19、hey kept their children in after-school education simply to keep up with those who do.Tutoring education is seriously changing what it means to go to school.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。作者通过对美国家长热衷让孩子上课外辅导课这一现状的 分析表达了自己的担忧。5. What can we learn about tutoring centers from Paragraph 2?A. Their charges are relatively

20、 cheap.B. They serve children of different levels and ages.C. They mainly provide courses related with exams.D. Their teaching content keeps pace with that of schools.解析：选B 推理判断题。根据文章第二段They aim at .struggling in school work .ahead in courses .no child is too young to start.可知，这些辅导中心既针对补差的 学生，也针对培优的

21、学生，既接收在校学生，也接收学前的孩子。由此可知，他们接收各 种层次各个年龄段的孩子。6. What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraph 3?A. Students benefit a lot from private tutoring.B. Tutoring takes up a lot of students，spare time.C. Parents try to raise kids interest in private tutoring.D. Tutoring is recognized by some parents an

22、d school teachers.解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第三段整段可知，本段作者列举了一些家长和老师的 例子，他们都对孩子在辅导中心的辅导结果感到满意，由此可知作者想要表达的是这些辅 导机构得到了 一些家长和学校老师的认可。7. Whats the more serious problem caused by the growth of private tutoring in theauthor，s view?A. Students are tired of schooling under great pressure.B. Parents pay little attention t

23、o their childrens mental health.C. The public become less satisfied with the school education systems.D. The focus on competition affects people，s understanding of education.解析：选D 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，作者认为课外辅导带来的更严重 的后果是家长开始为了竞争名次而让孩子去辅导中心学习，这种对于竞争的关注影响了人 们对于教育的理解。8. Whaf s the writing purpose of the te

24、xt?A To advertise for tutoring businesses.8. To show concerns about private tutoring.9. To stop parents spending much money in tutoring centers.10. To remind parents to create a relaxing childhood for children.解析：选B 写作意图题。根据文章内容可知，作者对美国家长热衷让孩子上课外辅 导课这一现状进行了分析，并表达了自己的担忧。II.完形填空Ralph Waldo Emerson onc

25、e said, “You can never do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.”How many times have we said, “Oh V 11 do that 1 Sometimes tomorrow never comes and we find ourselves saying, “Boy, I wish I hadnt put that 2Our family has been friends with Betty for many years.Over the y

26、ears we 3 phone calls and birthday cards.Betty sent our youngest son Brandon a(n) 4 card with $50 in it every year until he graduated,We 5 each other quite often when we lived not far away.Then we moved to New York.However, the distance did not cut off the 6 we kept in with each other.This past Nove

27、mber I called Betty to see 7 she was and what she had done on her birthday.I was quite 8 when Betty didn，t answer the phone.Instead her daughter Carol did.Carol told me that her mom had gone downhill fast and she was now in hospice (临终安 养院)care.Carol 9 the phone to Betty.I talked 10 to her and let h

28、er know we love her.As soon as I 11 ， I sent a text to Brandon to let him know Betty wasn，t doing well.Little did I know that Brandon 12 what he was doing and at once sent flowers to Betty.You can imagine how 13 I was of Brandon when Carol called the next day letting me know how much Betty loved the

29、 flowers Brandon had sent.A few days later, Betty 14 ,So, my friends, 15 what Emerson once said: You can never do a kindness too soon, for younever know how soon it will be too late.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者一家与好友Betty的故事。1. A.tomorrowB. yesterdayC. today D. nowadays解析：选A 根据下文Sometimes tomorrow never com

30、es可知，此处表示将事情推到 明天。故选A。2. A.down B. upC. out D. off解析：选D 根据上下文语境推测出，此处wish后面的虚拟语气是对过去发生的事情 相反的假设，根据上文内容可知过去将事情进行了推迟。故选D。3. A.answered B. conductedC. recommended D. shared解析：选D 根据前一句可知，因为与Betty是许多年的朋友，因此会互相打和互送生日卡片。故选D。4. A.anniversary B. weddingC. birthday D. funeral解析：选C 根据前文birthday cards可知，此处应该是寄送

31、生日卡片。故选C。5. A.rescued B. visitedC. supplied D. concerned解析：选B 根据when we lived not far away推测，住得不远可以经常拜访对方。故 选B。6. A.contact B. relationC. friendship D. track解析：选A 分析句子可知，we kept in with each other为空处的定语从句。keep in contact with为固定搭配，意为与保持联系”，故选A。7. A.where B. whenC. how D. what解析：选C 根据上一段Then we moved

32、 to New York.可知，作者搬家了，此处表示作 者打看看贝蒂过得怎么样。故选C。8. A.heartbroken B. amazedC. amused D. frightened解析：选B 根据下一Instead her daughter Carol did.可知，Betty没有接 ，相反， 是她的女儿接了，作者应该是吃惊的。故选B。9. A.threw B. castC. kicked D. handed解析：选D 根据常识可知，此处应该是女儿Carol将 递给Betty。故选D。10. A.patiently B. formallyC. briefly D. detailedly解

33、析：选C 根据上文语境可知，Betty身体不佳；并结合下文As soon as I 11 可 知，此处作者应该是简短地和Betty说了几句话。故选C。11. A.rang up B. hung onC. hung out D. hung up解析：选D 根据后文I sent a text to Brandon可知，挂完才能发信息。故选D。12. A.explored B. packedC. quitted D. protested解析：选C 根据后文at once sent flowers可知，此处表示放下手上的事情给Betty送 花。故选C。13. A.pleased B. anxiousC

34、. thankful D. proud解析：选 D 根据后文 letting me know how much Betty loved the flowers Brandon had sent可知，当听到Betty非常喜欢Brandon送的花时，我应该是骄傲的。故选D。14. A.passed away B. broke awayC. passed down D. broke down解析：选A 根据上文she was now in hospice(临终安养院)care可知，Betty去世了。 故选A。15. A.remind B. rememberC. identify D. focus解析

35、：选B 句意：所以，朋友们，记住爱默生曾经说过的话：想要做出善举，永远 不会为时过早，因为你永远不会知道，何时你将错失行善的机会。故选B。山.语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。What does barking (犬吠)up the wrong treev mean? In this article, let，s learn the X (express).The phrase “barking up the wrong tree” means 2 (follow) a mistaken plan of action.The phrase comes fr

36、om the old hunting (捕猎)practice in which dogs would bark to show they have made other animals up trees unable 3 (run) away.Sometimes the dogs were mistaken, and the animals had 4 (actual) run away.When this happened, the dogs were barking up the wrong tree.This phrase first began appearing in 5 (wri

37、te) works after the 1820s, and was later widely used by western writers.lt was used to describe anyone 6 was following a wrong lead.Below is an example of how to use the phrase.Recently 7 friend of mine needed a large amount of money 8 his new business idea.So he went to an event to meet possible in

38、vestors (投资者).However, the people he met 9 (be) those also looking for money.Then we can say that he was barking up the wrong tree!When using the phrase, avoid 10 (mistake) in spelling.For example, don，t write it as “barking up in the wrong tree”.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要解释了 barking up the wrong tree”这个习语的

39、 来历、意思和用法。1. expression 根据前面的定冠词the可知，此处应填动词express的名词形式。2. following 根据语境可知，句中的mean在这里是“意指某事；意思是”，其后用 动名词作宾语。3. to run unable to do是固定搭配，意为“不能做某事”。4. actually 此处修饰动词短语run away,故用副词形式。5. written 此处修饰名词works,需用形容词修饰，作定语，意为“书面的”。6. who/that 先行词是anyone,定语从句中缺少主语，故填who或that。7. a根据句意可知，此处泛指作者的一个朋友，用不定冠词。8. for 根据句意可知，朋友为了他的新商业理念而需要大笔资金，故用介词for表示 目的。9. were句子描述的是过去发生的事情，应该用一般过去时；又因为主语people是复 数，故谓语动词用复数。10. mistakes mistake是可数名词，此处指多种错误，故用其复数形式。