高中英语人教版必修4unit1单元检测

Unit1WomenofachievementⅠ.词汇知识1．Itwasduetoherelegant________andgentletemperthatshehaswontherespectofhercolleagues.A.deedsB.behaviorsC.behaviorD.actions答案与解析C句意：正是她优雅的举止和温和的脾气使她赢得了同事们的尊重。behavior是不可数名词，意为“行为”；deed指“事迹”；action也是不可数名词，意为“行为；动作；作用”。2．Wehaveworkedtogetherinharmonyformanyyears，andIfindit________withthem.A.worthyofworkingB.uselesstoworkC.worthworkingD.worthwhileworking答案与解析D句意：我们融洽地合作多年了，我发现与他们一起工作是值得的。worthwhile常与形式主语或形式宾语it连用。3．Itwas________ofyoutoturndowntheradiowhilethekidsweredoingtheirhomework.A.considerableB.consciousC.considerateD.aware答案与解析Cconsiderate“为别人着想的”；considerable“不少的；值得考虑的”；conscious“有知觉的”；aware“意识到的”。4．Thedevelopmentofbiotechissuretobenefithumanbeings________doharmtous.A.otherthanB.ratherthanC.morethanD.insteadof答案与解析B考查表比较短语的用法。句意：生物科技的发展一定会对人类有益，而非有害。otherthan“除了；不同于”；ratherthan“而不是”；morethan“多于；不仅仅”；insteadof“代替；而不是”，但后面应跟动词­ing形式。5．Alice,whatareyouarguing________theteacher?Youshouldthinkhighlyoftheteacher'sopinions.A.aboutB.withC.withaboutD.aboutwith答案与解析D句意：艾丽斯，你在和老师辩论什么呢？你应该看重老师的建议。此题主要考查了短语argueaboutsth.withsb.，意为“就某事和某人辩论”。注意这里使用了疑问句，what应是about的宾语。6．I'vemadeamistake,thoughIdidn't________.A.intendB.intendtoC.intendsoD.intendmaking答案与解析Bintend后面省略上文提到的动词时，要保留to，表示“打算做……”。7．Peopleliketosit________theshadeinsummer.A.underB.belowC.intoD.in答案与解析D句意：在夏季人们喜欢坐在树阴下。intheshade“在阴凉处；在树阴下”。固定搭配，不能用under。8．A________oftheirguestscollectedandlaughterwasheardalloverthere.A.crowdedB.crowdingC.crowdD.crowds答案与解析C句意：他们的许多客人聚在那边，那边充满了欢声笑语。acrowdof相当于crowdsof，表示“许多”。crowded是形容词，表示“拥挤的”，crowding是crowd用作动词时的­ing分词，表示“拥挤”，所以答案为C项。9．Imethimonly________.Soif________，hefailedtocome,wewouldfindanothertoworkthemachine.A.bychance;bychanceB.byanychance;byanychanceC.bychance;byanychanceD.byanychance;bychance答案与解析C虽然一词之差，但意义完全不同。bychance“偶然”；byanychance“万一；也许”。句意：我只是偶然认识他的，所以要是他万一不来，我们就要另找一个人操作这台机器。10．Shethinkstheylook________herbecauseshedidn'tgotouniversity.and__35__，theeffortsshemade.NowDianaisveryhappydoingwhatsheisdoing.16.A.requiresB.encouragesC.includesD.advises17.A.goalB.memoryC.choiceD.problem18.A.continueB.chooseC.changeD.lose19.A.demandedB.decidedC.agreedD.hesitated20.A.teachB.prepareC.enjoyD.persuade21.A.realityB.factC.challengeD.wonder22.A.physicalB.privateC.primaryD.necessary23.A.pressureB.judgementC.influenceD.confidence24.A.putawayB.dependonC.learnaboutD.lookinto25.A.advanceB.startC.sufferD.work26.A.NaturallyB.GraduallyC.LuckilyD.Clearly27.A.throughB.forC.beforeD.with28.A.notesB.responsibilitiesC.chancesD.courses29.A.ThoughB.AsC.SinceD.Once30.A.aroundB.backC.aheadD.out31.A.adventureB.arrivalC.performanceD.journey32.A.originalB.commonC.anotherD.distant33.A.successB.wealthC.gloryD.happiness34.A.addsB.connectsC.devotesD.owes35.A.afterallB.aboveallC.atleastD.atfirst答案与解析16．C这里是承接上文，讲的是Diana在哪些方面做到了以最快的速度，最大的努力做事情，所以此处用includes“包含；包括”。17．A第17空处暗示了这里是Diana定下的目标。18．CDiana不愿意改变现在做的事情，所以选change。19．BDiana决定在加拿大开一家店，所以选decided。demand“要求”；agree“同意”；hesitate“犹豫”。20．BDiana来到加拿大，一切对于她来说都很陌生，所以她要开店的话需要自己好好准备，故用prepare。21．ADiana要将梦想变成现实就意味着她要去上学接受教育和获得资格证明。22．DDiana要通过上学接受相关的必备教育并获得资格证明，所以选necessary。23．DDiana以前的经历使她对自己的能力有信心。24．C在陌生的地方，且语言不通，所以Diana要了解在加拿大做事情的方方面面。learnabout“了解；学习”；putaway“将……收起”；dependon“依靠；依赖”；lookinto“调查”。25．B这就像全部都要重新开始一样。26．C她得到了她最需要的帮助，故用Luckily。27．ADiana通过继续接受教育找到了需要的东西，所以用through“通过”。28．DDiana通过学习课程来取得资格证明。29．A尽管Diana遇到了语言障碍，但是她在大学的时候常常领先于他人。30．C参见上题解析。31．B由文章第二段中的“WhenarrivinginCanadain2008”可知，此处指她在到加拿大之后的两年内，选arrival。32．A这是她一到加拿大就定下的目标，是她最初的目标，选original“最初的；原来的”。33．ADiana通过自己的努力，在两年内实现了自己的梦想，她正处在通往成功之路的快速通道上，所以选A项。34．Dowe...to...表示“将……归因于……”。她将自己的成就归功于她设定的目标、接受的大学教育，尤其是自己的努力。35．BDiana成功的原因除了她设定的目标和接受的大学教育外，她自己的努力尤其重要。aboveall“最重要的是；尤其是”。Ⅳ.阅读理解Onlytwocountriesintheadvancedworldprovidenoguaranteeforpaidleavefromworktocareforanewbornchild.Lastspringoneofthetwo,Australia,gaveupthebaddistinctionbysettinguppaidfamilyleavestartingin2011.Iwasn'tsurprisedwhenthisdidn'tmakethenewshereintheUnitedStates—we'renowtheonlywealthycountrywithoutsuchapolicy.TheUnitedStatesdoeshaveoneexplicitfamilypolicy,theFamilyandMedicalLeaveAct,passedin1993.Itentitlesworkerstoasmuchas12weeks'unpaidleaveforcareofanewbornordealingwithafamilymedicalproblem.Despitethemodestyofthebenefit,theChamberofCommerceandotherbusinessgroupsfoughtitbitterly,describingitas“government­runpersonnelmanagement”anda“dangerousprecedent(先例)”.Infact,everystepoftheway,as(usually)Democraticleadershavetriedtointroducework­familybalancemeasuresintothelaw,businessgroupshavebeenstronglyopposed.AsYalelawProfessorAnneAlstottargues,justifyingparentalsupportdependsondefining(解释)thefamilyasasocialgoodthat,insomesense,societymustpayfor.Parentsareburdenedinmanywaysintheirlives:thereis“noexit”whenitcomestochildren.Societyexpects—andneeds—parentstoprovidetheirchildrenwithcontinuityofcare.Andsocietyexpects—andneeds—parentstopersistintheirrolesfor18years,orlongerifneeded.Whilemostparentsdothisoutoflove,therearepublicpunishmentsfornotprovidingcare.Whatparentsdo,inotherwords,isofdeepconcerntothestate,fortheobviousreasonthatcaringforchildrenisnotonlymorallyurgentbutimportanttothefutureofsociety.Toclassifyparentingasapersonalchoiceforwhichthereisnocollectiveresponsibilityisnotmerelytoignorethesocialbenefitsofgoodparenting;really,itistostealthosebenefitsbecausetheyaccrue(逐渐形成)tothewholeofsocietyastoday'schildrenbecometomorrow'scitizens.Infact,bysomeestimates,thevalueofparentalinvestmentsinchildren,investmentsoftimeandmoney,isequalto20%～30%ofGDP.Iftheseinvestmentsbringhugesocialbenefits—astheyclearlydo—thebenefitsofprovidingmoresocialsupportforthefamilyshouldbethatmuchclearer.36．WhatdowelearnaboutpaidfamilyleavefromParagraph1?A.ItcameasasurprisewhenAustraliaadoptedthepolicy.B.SettingupthispolicymadeAustralialessinfluential.C.IthasnowbecomeahottopicintheUnitedStates.D.NosuchpolicyisappliedintheUnitedStates.答案与解析D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中的内容可知美国目前没有实行带薪家人护理假政策。37．Whatmakesithardtotakework­familybalancemeasuresintheStates?A.TheincompetenceoftheDe