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Unit 4 Body language*阅读理解。BOOKS | ABOUT BOOKSBy David Hugh Smith | APRIL 5,2017 As a little girl，Beatrix Potter loved the country and loved animals.So she brought many different creaturesrabbits，mice，even lizardsinto her tiny world.As she grew older，Beatrix got better and better at drawing animals and nature.Then she started adding stories to her illustrations，making them into books.British author Matthew Dennison is the latest until last year to turn the story of Beatrix Potter herself into a book：Over the Hills and Far Away：The Life of Beatrix Potter.Indeed，Ms.Potters extraordinary life makes for an absorbing tale.Nearly 75 years after her passing，she still is one of the most famous childrens writers in the world.Millions of copies of her 23 books have been soldin many languages, Potter won her popularity by involving readers in the dilemmas of her characters using simple，almost poetic words.Dennisons text is filled with telling observations.He skillfully weaves Potters stories into his description.But Dennison could have benefited from following Potters example of straightforward storytelling.His description is nonlinear(非线性的)This can prevent the reader from understanding Potters life.Dennison，however，repairs this with earnest descriptions，including his beautifully affectionate descriptions about Potters life.At the end he describes the view today from the sitting room of her Hill Top home，now a museum in Cumbria County，in a way Potter would have loved：It stretches.past stone cottages and snaking lanes to.the blue slopes of mountains and the distant glimmer of sunlight on lake water，over the hills and far away.1What can we learn about Over the Hills and Far Away: The Life of Beatrix Potter?AIt is about animals and nature.BIt is written by David Hugh Smith.CIt is an absorbing story about children.DIt is a newly published story about Potter.2Which of the following is the books writing style?ASimple and poetic words.BStraightforward storytelling.CClear and reasonable argument.DVivid and affectionate descriptions.3What type of writing is the text likely to be?ABook review.BChildrens literature.CAdvertisement. DScience fiction.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要向读者介绍了作家Beatrix Potter，以及英国作家Matthew Dennison写的一本关于Beatrix Potter生活的书。长难句分析：Millions of copies of her 23 books have been soldin many languages.(第四段第二句)译文：她的23本书被翻译成多种语言，已售出数百万册。词汇积累：illustration n插图extraordinary adj.令人惊奇的，非凡的earnest adj.真诚的，认真的affectionate adj.深情的，充满爱的1D细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知，这本书是关于Beatrix Potter的，A、C项错误；这本书是英国作家Matthew Dennison写的，B项错误；这本书是最近出版的关于Beatrix Potter故事的书，D项正确。故选D。2D细节理解题。Dennison, however, repairs this with earnest descriptions，including his beautifully affectionate descriptions about Potters life.(最后一段第一句)译文：然而，Dennison用真诚的描写，包括他对Potter生活的优美深情的描述弥补了这个不足。解题思路：根据关键句可知，这本书的写作风格是使用了生动深情的描述。故选D。3A推理判断题。整篇文章都在介绍英国作家Matthew Dennison出版的这本关于Beatrix Potter生活的书，讲到了这本书的内容、写作手法等等，因此这应该是一篇书评。故选A。*语法填空。After spending nearly every waking minute with Angel for eight straight days, I knew that I had to tell her just one thing. So late at night, just before she fell asleep, I whispered _1_ in her ear. She smiledthe kind of smile _2_ made me smile backand she said, “When Im seventyfive and I think about my life and _3_ it was like to be young,I hope that I can remember this very moment.”A few seconds later she closed her eyes and fell asleep. The room was _4_ (peace)almost silent.All I could hear was the soft voice of her breathing. I stayed awake _5_ (think) about the time we _6_ (spend) together and all the choices in our lives that made this moment possible. And at some point, I realized that it didnt matter what wed done or where wed gone. Nor _7_ the future hold any significance.What mattered was the calmness of the moment. The moral：We must not allow the clock, the calendar, and external pressure _8_ (rule) our lives and blind us to the fact _9_ each individual moment of our lives is a beautiful mystery and a miracle_10_ (especial)those moments we spend in the presence of a loved one.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过描述一个让人暖心的夜晚，告诉读者一个生活和人生哲理：眼下宁静温馨的时光尤为珍贵，不应被世俗破坏。1it考查代词。根据前句中的“I knew that I had to tell her just one thing”可知，空处应填it指代one thing。2that/which考查定语从句的引导词。根据句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，从句中缺少主语，且关系词指代先行词the kind of smile，故填that/which。3what考查宾语从句的连接词。根据and前的“I think about my life”可知，空处引导宾语从句，从句中like缺少宾语，且连接词在句中表示“什么样子”，此处应填what。4peaceful考查词性转换。句意：房间里很宁静。此处应用形容词peaceful作was的表语。5thinking考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处应用现在分词作伴随状语。6had spent考查动词的时态。根据语境可知，spend所表示的动作发生在stayed awake之前，应用过去完成时，故填had spent。7did考查部分倒装。否定副词nor位于句首时，句子常用部分倒装，由hold与前一句中的realized可知，应填did。8to rule考查非谓语动词。allow sb./sth. to do sth. 为固定用法。9that考查同位语从句的连接词。分析句子结构并由the fact可知，此处应用that引导同位语从句，解释说明the fact的具体内容。10especially考查词性转换。此处表示“尤其是与心爱的人一起度过的美好时光”，结合句意可知，空处应用副词作状语，故填especially。*完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。An 18yearold student at Stanford University was struggling to pay his fees.Not knowing where to turn for money，he came up with a bright _1_.He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to _2_ money for their education.They_3_ out to the great pianist Ignacy JPaderewski.His manager_4_ a guaranteed fee of$2,000 for the piano recital(独奏会)A deal was_5_ and the boys began to work to make the concert a _6_.The big day arrived.But _7_ ，they had not managed to sell enough tickets.The total _8_ was only $1,600.Disappointed，they went to Paderewski and explained their plight(困境)They gave him the entire $1,600，plus a _9_ for the balance$400.They promised to honor the check at the _10_ possible.Paderewski tore up the check，_11_ the$1,600 and told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees.The boys were_12_ ，and thanked him heartedly.It was a small act of _13_.But it clearly marked out Paderewski _14_ a great human being._15_ should he help two people he did not even know? We all _16_ situations like these in our lives.And_17_ of us only think“If I help them，what will happen to me？”The truly _18_ people think，“If I dont help them，what will happen to them？”They dont do it _19_ something in return.They do it _20_ they feel its the right thing to do.1A.timeBtaskCidea Ddecision2A.receive BraiseCborrow Ddonate3A.reached BturnedCpointed Dcalled4A.increased BcoveredCconsidered Ddemanded5A.rejected BstruckCcanceled Dattracted6A.success BcareerCbackground Dperformance7A.uncertainly BunbelievablyCunfortunately Dundoubtedly8A.cost BbillCcollection Dallowance9A.benefit BprofitCcharge Dcheck10A.soonest BlatestClongest Dfarthest11A.took BcountedCdeposited Dreturned12A.pleased BsurprisedCfrightened Dinterested13A.devotion BkindnessCsympathy Dteamwork14A.like BforCas Dto15A.How BWhereCWhen DWhy16A.e across Bdeal withCadapt to Dthink of17A.both BfewCnone Dmost18A.able BrichCgreat Dfamous19A.taking BexpectingCoffering Dpreparing20A.because BthoughCbefore Dso【解题导语】两个大学生本想通过组织一场音乐会赚取学费，可是音乐会并不成功，但善良的受邀钢琴家的大方举动却给他们解了围。1C根据设空后的He and a friend decided to host a musical concert.可知，他和朋友决定举办一场音乐会以筹集学费，这是他的想法(idea)。故选C项。2B根据上文中的Not knowing where to turn for money可知，由于学费不够，他和朋友决定举办音乐会来筹集学费。receive意为“收到”；raise意为“筹集”；borrow意为“借”；donate意为“捐献”。故选B项。3Areach out to意为“表示对感兴趣；表示愿意提供援助”；turn out意为“证明是；结果是”；point out意为“指出”；call out意为“大声呼叫；呼喊”。根据第二段可知，他们开音乐会要邀请著名的钢琴家，说明他们对这位钢琴家有兴趣。故选A项。测训诊断：本题考生易误选B项。考生易把turn to“求助于”和turn out to“证明是；结果是”以及reach out to“表示对感兴趣”混淆。4D根据设空后的a guaranteed fee可知，钢琴家的经纪人要求(demanded)他们付2,000美元的保证金。故选D项。increase意为“增加”；cover意为“覆盖；遮蔽；包括；报道”；consider意为“考虑；细想；认为”。5B根据设空后的began to work可知，他们之间达成了协议。strike a deal意为“达成协议”；reject意为“拒绝”；cancel意为“取消”；attract意为“吸引”。故选B项。6A他们达成了协议，并且为了音乐会的成功举办，他们开始积极筹备。故选A项。success意为“成功的事”，career意为“职业；事业”；background意为“背景；出身”；performance意为“表演；演出；表现”。7C根据前文可知他们达成了协议，再根据设空后的had not managed to sell enough tickets可知，他们并没有卖出足够的票，这对他们来说是不幸的。故选C项。8C根据设空后的$1,600以及下文的$400可知，此处指他们总的筹款为1,600美元。cost意为“花费；成本；代价”；bill意为“账单”；collection意为“筹集的钱；收藏品”；allowance意为“津贴；补贴”。9D根据下文的They promised to honor the check at the _ possible.可知，因为他们并没有筹到足够的钱，所以又写了400美元的支票作为欠款。故选D项。10A他们承诺尽快(soonest)承兑支票，故选A项。11D根据空前的Paderewski tore up the check及空后的told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees可知，钢琴家撕毁了支票，并且还把1,600美元还给了(returned)他们让他们当做学费。故选D项。12B根据上文可知，他们本来是承诺了要给钢琴家2,000美元，但却没有筹够钱，而钢琴家又把钱还给了他们，因此，他们非常惊讶(surprised)而且非常感激。故选B项。pleased意为“高兴的；快乐的；满意的”；frightened意为“害怕的”；interested意为“感兴趣的”。13B根据上文可知，钢琴家没有要保证金，而且把钱给了两个大学生充当学费，因此这是一个善举。devotion意为“献身；贡献”；kindness意为“善良”；sympathy意为“同情”；teamwork意为“团队合作”。故选B项。14C钢琴家的善举使得他更显人的伟大之处。mark.out as意为“使看上去脱颖而出成为”，符合语境。故选C项。15D根据下文可知，每个人都遇到过帮与不帮别人的问题，由此可推测，本句应是探讨帮助别人的原因。故选D项。16A根据下文And _ of us only think“If I help them, what will happen to me？”可知，我们都曾遇到过类似的情况。e across意为“偶遇；邂逅”，符合语境。故选A项。deal with意为“处理；处置”；adapt to意为“适应”；think of意为“想起；想到”。17D根据语境可知，此处应指我们大多数，故选D项。18C根据上句可知，大多数人是在想帮助别人对自己的影响，而伟大的人却想如果不帮助别人对他人有什么影响。great意为“伟大的”，符合语境。故选C项。19B根据上文的“If I dont help them, what will happen to them？”可知，他们是在考虑别人，不求(expecting)回报。故选B项。20A根据最后一段可知，伟大的人不求回报地去帮助别人，他们之所以这么做，是因为他们感觉这是正确的事情。因此，设空处表原因，引导原因状语从句。故选A项。*短文改错。As a student, I can tell you that there is something better than praised by my teacher before my classmates.The other day, I was praised by my head teacher at the class meeting because I have recited all the words of Unit 3. He said before the whole class that only if we put our hearts into our lessons could we make great progress. He also said I set the good example to all of my classmates and that I memorized all the words of Unit 3 as though I was not good at English. He also added that everyone should learn from me. Hearing that the head teacher said, I was more than glad and my heart beat wildly. At the same time, I made up my mind to study hard rather than wasting precious time on those useless things, such as playing video games and chatting online.On my own experience, I learn that several words of praise can make a great difference to someone.答案：As a student, I can tell you that there is better than praised by my teacher before my classmates.The other day, I was praised by my head teacher at the class meeting because I recited all the words of Unit 3. He said before the whole class that only if we put our into our lessons could we make great progress. He also said I set good example to all of my classmates and that I memorized all the words of Unit 3 though I was not good at English. He also added that everyone should learn from me. Hearing the head teacher said, I was more than glad and my heart beat wildly. At the same time, I made up my mind to study rather than precious time on those useless things, such as playing video games and chatting online. my own experience, I learn that several words of praise can make a great difference to someone.难项分析：第一处：somethingnothing考查否定词与比较级的连用。否定词与比较级连用表达最高级的含义。用于该结构的否定词有no, not, never, nothing等。此处用There is nothing better than . 表示“没有什么比更好/最好的莫过于”。第二处：than后加being考查非谓语动词。than前后所跟成分为并列关系，其后的动作表示“被表扬”，且是一般性客观事实，故用动名词的被动式。第七处：thatwhat考查名词性从句的连接词。引导宾语从句，在从句中作said的宾语，表示“所的事物”，应用what引导。*
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