学业水平考试2016-2017高中英语四（浙江专用 人教版）课时作业：Unit 3 Period Four 含答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精PeriodFourGrammar＆WritingⅠ。阅读理解ATheUnitedStatesisacountryofimmigrants.Itisaplacewherepeoplefromallovertheworldcometobuildabetterlife.Someimmigrantsbringtheirfamilies.Somebringafewoftheirfavoritethings.Otherscomealonewithnothingbutdetermination.Onethingthateveryimmigrantbringswiththemistheirculture。Americanimmigrationbeganin1607withthecolony（殖民地）ofJamestown.In1620,anothergroupofpeopleleftEnglandtobuildasettlementinAmerica.Theywantedtogotoaplacewheretheycouldpracticetheirreligionfreely.ThenmanymorepeoplelefttheirhomesinEuropetobuildabetterlifeinAmerica。ManyalsocametoAmericafromAfrica.By1770，morethantwomillionpeoplehadmovedtoAmerica.Lateron，morepeoplecametotheUnitedStatesthaneverbefore。IncitiesalloverAmerica，youcanseedifferentculturesthatformedthiscountry.Manythingsthatyoumaythinkofasbeing“American"areactuallyfromaforeignculture。Someofthebestexamplesofthisarethefoodspeopleeat。PizzaandspaghettiarefoodsthatallAmericansknowandlove。ButbothofthemarefromItaly。Baseballisanall－Americansport。ButthehotdogsthatpeopleeatduringthegameareatypeoffoodthatwasbroughttoAmericabyGermanimmigrants。Overtime，pizzaandhotdogshavebecomeapartofwhatisconsideredtobeAmericanfood。Inthesameway，differentgroupsofpeoplehavecometogethertodefinewhatanAmericanis.AnAmericancanbeapersonofanybackground。AnAmericancanbeofanyfaith.AnAmericancanbeofanyskincolor.TheycanspeakEnglishclearly。TheycanspeakEnglishwithanaccent。EachnewimmigrantaddssomethingnewtoAmericanculture.Itwillkeepchangingasmorepeoplecometothiscountry.【语篇解读】本文主要是讲美国是一个民族大熔炉，因为有许多不同的移民，所以美国有很多不同的文化。1．Paragraph2ismainlyabout________．A．thehistoryofAmericanimmigrationB．whypeoplechosetomovetoAmericaC．therapidgrowthofthepopulationofAmericaD．whatimmigrantshavebroughttoAmerica答案A［细节理解题。根据短文Americanimmigrationbeganin1607withthecolony（殖民地）ofJamestown。以及下文可知第二段主要讲的是美国移民的历史，故选A。］2．Severalfoodsarementionedinthetexttoshow________．A．theyhavealonghistoryinAmericaB．theyareverypopularwithAmericansC．AmericaisacountryfulloftastyfoodsD．Americaismadeupofdifferentcultures答案D［细节理解题.根据IncitiesalloverAmerica，youcanseedifferentculturesthatformedthiscountry。Manythingsthatyoumaythinkofasbeing“American”areactuallyfromaforeignculture.Someofthebestexamplesofthisarethefoodspeopleeat.可知这些不同的食物是展示美国是由不同文化组成的一个最好的例子,故选D.］3．TheauthorprobablyagreesthatAmericancultureis________．A．simple B．strange C．diverse D．advanced答案C［细节理解题。根据短文Onethingthateveryimmigrantbringswiththemistheirculture。可知美国是一个移民大国，不同的民族带来了不同的文化,使得美国成为一个有很多不同文化的民族，故选C。]4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ImmigrantsandtheirAmericandreamsB．America：ameltingpotofculturesC．America:alandofopportunityD．LifeintheUS:cultureshock答案B［文章标题题。阅读短文可知本文主要是讲美国是一个民族大熔炉，因为有许多不同的移民，所以美国有很多不同的文化,故选B。］BThirteen，forme,wasachallengingyear。MyparentsdivorcedandImovedtoanewtownwithmyfather,farfrommyoldfamilyandfriends。Iwasterriblylonelyandwouldcrymyselftosleepeachnight.Toeasemysadness，myfatherpurchasedanoldhorseformeatalocalauction.InamedhimCowboy.Cowboywaswithoutadoubttheugliesthorseintheworld。ButIdidn’tcare.Ilovedhimbeyondallreason。IjoinedaridingclubandsufferedrudecommentsandmeansnickersaboutCowboy’slooks。IneverletonabouthowIfelt,butdeepinside，myheartwasbreaking.Theothermembersrodebeautiful，registeredhorses。WhenCowboyandIenteredtheeventswherethehorseisjudgedonappearance，wewerequicklyshown__the__gate．NoamountofpreparationandlovewouldturnCowboyintoabeauty。Myonlychancetocompetewouldbeinthespeedevents。Ichosethejumpingrace。OnegirlnamedBeckyrodeabigbrownhorseintheraceevents。Shealwayswontheblueribbons。Needlesstosay，shedidn’tfeelthreatenedwhenIcompetedagainstheratthenextshow。Shedidn’tneedto.Icameinnexttolast。ThestingingmemoryofBecky’ssmirksmademedeterminedtobeather。ForthewholenextmonthIwokeupearlyeverydayandrodeCowboyfivemilestothearena（赛马场）．WepracticedrunningandjumpingforhoursinthehotsunandthenIwouldwalkCowboyhometotallyexhausted.Allofourhardworkdidn'tmakemefeelconfidentbythetimetheshowcame。IsatatthegateandsweateditoutwhileIwatchedBeckyandherhorsechargethroughthecourseandfinishinfirstplace。Myturnfinallycame。Iputonmyhat,rubbedCowboy'sneckandenteredthearena。Atthesignal，wedashedtowardthefirstfence,jumpeditwithouttroubleandracedontothenextone。Cowboythenflewoverthesecond,thirdandfourthfenceslikeabirdandIturnedhimtowardthefinishline.Aswecrossedthelinethecrowdwasshockedintosilence.CowboyandIhadbeatenBeckyandherfancyhorsebytwoseconds!Igainedmuchmorethanablueribbonthatday.Atthirteen,Irealizedthatnomatterwhattheodds,I'dalwayscomeoutawinnerifIwantedsomethingbadlyenoughtoworkforit。【语篇解读】本文通过讲述作者和他的马经过努力赢得比赛的故事，告诉了我们“有志者，事竟成"的道理。5．Theunderlinedexpression“shownthegate”（paragraph3）mostprobablymeans________．A．toldhowtoenterthearenaB．shownhowtomakethehorsebeautifulC．removedfromthecompetitionearlyD．toldtoenterthetimed－speedevents答案C[细节理解题.第一段中提到,Myonlychancetocompetewouldbeinthespeedevents。Ichosethejumpingrace,可知作者选择了竞争没那么激烈的跳跃赛，故选C。]6．Whenthefinalracefinished，nobodycheeredbecause________．A．theaudiencedidn'tlikeCowboyB．peopleenviedthewriterC．thewinwasunexpectedD．thewriterhadrunoutoftime答案C[细节理解题.从第六段中的Aswecrossedthelinethecrowdwasshockedintosilence可知，Cowboy的获胜让全场都震惊得鸦雀无声，故选C。］7．Whywasthewriternotconfidentofvictory？A．Hewasaninexperiencedrider。B．Hehadnotpracticedenough.C．Hebelievedhewasunpopularwiththecrowd。D．Hethoughthishorsewasn'tasgoodastheothers.答案D[细节理解题。从第五段的Allofourhardworkdidn’tmakemefeelconfidentbythetimetheshowcame。IsatatthegateandsweateditoutwhileIwatchedBeckyandherhorsechargethroughthecourseandfinishinfirstplace可知,作者因为自己的马没有别人好而不自信，故选D.］8．Whatdidthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?A．Lifecansometimesbeunfair.B．Anythingispossibleifonetrieshardenough。C．Apositiveattitudewillbringsuccess。D．Oneshouldnotmakejudgmentsbasedonappearance。答案B［总结归纳题。从最后一段Irealizedthatnomatterwhattheodds，I’dalwayscomeoutawinnerifIwantedsomethingbadlyenoughtoworkforit可知，作者知道了不论情况有多糟糕，只要愿望足够强烈就一定能做到。故选B。］Ⅱ。完形填空Amanandhisgirlfriendweremarried。Itwasalarge__1__．Alloftheirfriendsand__2__cametoseethelovelyceremonyandto__3__inthefestivitiesandcelebrations.Allhadawonderfultime。Thebridewasimpressive__4__herwhiteweddinggownandthegroomwasveryattractiveinhisblacksuit。Everyonecould__5__thatthelovetheyhadforeachotherwas__6__．Afewmonthslater,thewifecametothehusbandwitha/an__7__,“Ireadinamagazineabouthowwecan__8__ourmarriage，”sheoffered。“Eachofuswillwritealistofthethingsthatwefindabit__9__withtheotherperson.Then,wecantalkabouthowwecan__10__themandmakeourliveshappiertogether。”Thehusbandagreed。So__11__ofthemwenttoaseparateroominthehouseandthoughtofthethingsthatannoyedthem。Theythoughtaboutthisquestionfor__12__ofthedayandwrotedownwhatthey__13__．Thenextmorning，atthebreakfasttable,theydecidedthattheywould__14__theirlists。“I’llstart，”offeredthewife.Shetookoutherlist。Ithadmany__15__onit,enoughtofillthreepages。Infact，asshestartedreadingthelist,shenoticedthattearswerestartingtoappearinherhusband’seyes。“What’swrong？”sheasked。“Nothing,”thehusbandreplied，“keepreadingyourlist."Thewifecontinuedtoreaduntilshehadreadallthreepagestoherhusband。She__16__placedherlistonthetableand__17__herhandsoverthetopofit。“Now，youreadyourlist，”shesaidhappily。Quietlythehusband__18__,“Idon’thaveanythingonmylist。Ithinkthatyouareperfecttheway__19__youare.Idon'twantyoutochangeanythingforme。"Thewife，__20__byhishonestyandthedepthofhisloveforherandhisacceptanceofher，turnedherheadandwept。Wehaveawonderfulworldthatisfullofbeauty，lightandpromise.Whywastetimeinthisworldlookingforthebad,disappointingorannoyingwhenwecanlookaroundus,andseethewonderfulbeforeus？【语篇解读】生命中我们有很多的失望、沮丧和烦恼，我们根本不需要寻找.我们美妙的世界充满了美丽、光明、希望.但是,当我们放眼四周时，为什么浪费时间寻找不快、失望和烦恼，而看不到我们面前的美好事物呢？1．A.festival B．feast C．celebration D．holiday答案C［考查语境理解和前后照应.由前句“一个男人和他的女朋友结婚”和后句“所有的朋友和家人都来到结婚典礼上参加庆祝活动(thefestivitiesandcelebrations）”可推知此处应为“举行了一场盛大的结婚庆典"。］2．A。family B．colleagues C．relatives D．neighbors答案A［语境理解。由空前Alloftheirfriends可推知此处句意应为“所有的朋友和家人都来到结婚典礼上参加庆祝活动”.］3．A.overcome B．undertake C．intake D．partake答案D［动词辨析和语境理解。见2题解析。]4．A.dressedin B．pullonC．puton D．wore答案A[短语辨析和语境理解。穿着白色婚纱的新娘漂亮迷人,穿着黑色礼服的新郎英俊潇洒.bedressedin化妆，打扮。］5．A。say B．tell C．know D．learn答案B［动词辨析。由下文语境可知句意应为“每个人都能看出他们彼此的爱是真诚的”。此处tell有“分辨，辨别；告诉"之意。］6．A.real B．actual C．true D．pure答案C[形容词和语境辨析。见5题解析。此题易误选D项。]7．A。proposal B．idea C．request D．command答案A[名词辨析和语境理解.本空后面的部分是妻子给丈夫提议的内容，因此答案选A,proposal意为“提议,建议”。］8．A。expand B．strengthen C．broaden D．deepen答案B［动词辨析和语境理解。结合下文可知，妻子在杂志上读到的是关于如何巩固婚姻的文章，故答案选B,strengthen意为“加强，巩固”.］9．A。annoyed B．disturbed C．disturbing D．annoying答案D［形容词辨析和语境理解。依据语境,在一张纸上写的内容应该是对方使自己不愉快的事,故答案选D,annoying意为“恼人的,使人烦恼的”，常修饰物;而annoyed常修饰人。下文“thatannoyedthemabouttheother"也有提示。]10．A。focus B．fixC．concentrate D．react答案B［动词辨析和语境理解.依据前后语境可知此处为：我们两个人都各自把对方的小毛病列在一张纸上,然后我们商量一下怎样解决（fix）,以便使我们的生活更幸福。]11．A。both B．all C．each D．neither答案C［动词辨析。根据语境,丈夫同意了.于是他们各自走向不同的房间去想对方的缺点.由后面“aseparateroom"可知。］12．A.theremained B．therest C．theleft D．thefollowing答案B[语境理解。给合语境，那一天余下的时间里，他们都在思考这个问题。]13．A。cameup B．cameoutC．camefor D．cameupwith答案D［短语辨析和语境理解。结合语境，接着他们都在思考这个问题，并且把他们想到（cameupwith)的都写下来.］14．A.goover B．makeup C．lookover D．turnto答案A［短语辨析和语境理解。goover“查看,细看"。第二天早上，他们决定看看彼此的缺点。易误选C项。］15．A。matters B．topics C．items D．details答案C［名词辨析和语境理解。结合语境,她拿出她的单子，上面列举了很多条，事实上,足足写满了三页.item条款。易误选D项。］16．A。cleanly B．clearly C．proudly D．neatly答案D[副词辨析和语境理解。结合语境，整整三页都念完之后她把单子整齐地（neatly）放在桌上，两手交叉放在上面。］17．A。unfolded B．folded C．opened D．stretched答案B[动词辨析和语境理解。见16题解析。fold折叠，交叉.]18．A.stated B．declared C．announced D．suggested答案A[动词辨析和语境理解。结合语境可知此处应为：丈夫平静地说：“我什么也没写，我觉得像你这样就很完美了，我不想让你为我改变什么”.］19．A.what B．where C．who D．that答案D[定语从句.根据上下文可知“我什么也没写，我觉得像你这样就很完美了”。theway后的定语从句常用that/inwhich引导。］20．A。encouraged B．criticizedC．touched D．loved答案C［语境理解。结合上下文可知：妻子被丈夫的诚实和对她深深的爱和接纳感动了.］Ⅲ。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Oneday,anoldmonknamedWisdom，followedbytwoyoungmonks,waswalkingfromonetowntoanother__1__theycaughtsightofalake。Tiredandthirsty，theystoppedtohavearest。__2__oldmonk，pointingtothelake，askedthe__3__（young）onetogethimsomewater。Whenthelittlemonkreachedthelake,acart__4__（draw)byanoxstartedcrossingthelake，__5__madethewaterverymuddy.Thelittlemonkthought,“