新教材人教版高中英语选择性必修第四册Unit1 Science Fiction课时练习题及单元测验

Unit1ScienceFiction

ReadingandThinking............................................................................................................-1-

LearningAboutLanguage........................................................................................................-9-

UsingLanguage...................................................................................................................-16-

单元综合测验............................................................-23-

ReadingandThinking

1.用所给词的适当形式填空

1.Thenewrobotisgoingtobetested(test)outbyLarry'swife,Claire.

2.Jackdidn'tanswermyquestionandhisfaciaKfacejexpressiondidn'tchange.

3.Theboyfeltembarrassed(embarrass)athismistakingastrangerforhisteacher.

4.1thinkbothofthemwillbegladtoacconwanv(accompany)ourhonoredguest.

5.Peoplearediscouragedfromparticipatingintoomanyon-siteappointments(appointment)in

ordertostopfurtherspreadofthevirus.

6.Bythesideofthetempletherestands(stand)theDruggistPagoda.

7.Theyhaveeusnended(suepend)thedeliverysofarastheyhavetocheckthequalityoftheir

goods.

8.Itisbettertodismiss(dismiss)theplayerasheoftenmakestroubleanddoesn'tworkhard.

9.Areyoucarryinganyitemsthatneedtobedeclared(declare)?

10.We'llbearriving(arrive)bycaraboutteno'clockonFridaynight.

II.选词填空

testout,experimentwith,onabusinesstrip,morelike,lookafter,orrather,go

downtown,intime,comeupwith,makeanappointmentwith

1.Shebehavestowardsmemorelikeafriendthanamother.

2.1amgoingonabusinesstripwithmybosstomorrow.

3.Theuniversitystudentswilltestnutthecomputerprogramforanybugs.

4.Weshouldadvertiseforsomeonetolookafterthegarden.

5.Scientistsexperimentedwithmilitaryrocketsintheearlyresearch,whichpreparedtheground

forspacetravel.

6.Americans,orratherAfro-Americansaregoodatjazzmusic.

7.Itisnecessaryforyoutomakeanaupaintmentwiththedoctorbeforeyougotoseehim.

8.Basedonthisplan,themunicipalgovernmenthascomeupwith78detailedtasks,ofwhich

45havebeencompletedsofar.

9.Hebrakedhiscarjustintimetoavoidanaccident.

10.1willneedtoiodowntoentotheBankthisafternoon.

III.完成句子

1.ridiculousthatweshouldhavetoqueue,whenwehavealreadygotourtickets.

我们已经拿到了票，居然还要排队，这很可笑。

2.1amfirmlypersuadedthat（说服）suchisthefact.

3.Alltheafternoonheworkedwiththedoorlocked（锁着门）.

4.Iadmirehistalent（欣赏他的才华）forputtingdifferentelements,colorsandlayersinto

contemporaryandfunctionalfashiondesign.

5.Hewasdrawnonbythehopeofimprovinghisownsocialposition（提高自己的社会上也位）and

thatofhisfamily.

6.Thiscompanypromisedtooffer（承诺提供）real-timetourismproductinventorywith

competitivepricestoitscompetitors.

7.Thepicturewasnailedonthewallsothatwecouldremindourselvesofourgoals.

这张照片被钉在墙上，以便于我们可以提醒自己我们的目标。

8.Througheffortonourpart,someofthemmaychangetheieattitude（改变他们的态度）,but

perhapsnotallcandoso.

9.Onthetopofthemountainstandsanancientlower（矗立着一座古塔）.

10.Muchtoouramazement,theydeclaredwaronus（对我们宣战）.

I.阅读理解

Robotshavecertainadvantagescomparedtohumans:Theyareefficient,tireless,canbe

repairedwhendamagedandtheynevergetsick.Thislasttraithasmadethemthestarduringour

fightagainsttheCOVID-19pandemic.Whilehundredsofthousandsofmedicalworkershavefallen

illdealingwiththishighlyinfectiousvirusandalotmoreareforcedtostayathomeforfearof

gettingthedisease,thisisn'taproblemfbrrobots.

ThisiswhytheCOVID-19outbreakisseenasthe“tippingpoint”—notedTheIndependent

SciencereporterAnthonyCuthbertson---forrobotstostarttoreplacehumansincertainjobs.

Inareaslikehospitalsandhealthcarefacilities,robotsareusedtoperformhigh-risk,tasks.In

China,forexample,ahotelinHangzhouemployedarobotnamed“LittlePeanut“todeliverfood

topeopleunderquarantine（隔离期）.InSpain,robotsareabouttobeusedtotestpeopleforthe

coronavirus.Ultraviolet-light-disinfection（紫夕卜线消毒）robotsarealsobeingwidelyusedtoclean

hospitalcorridorsandwards.

"Hospitalsaroundtheworldarewakinguptoautonomousdisinfection,“PerJuulNielsen,

CEOofDenmark'sUVDRobots,aleadingcompanymanufacturingdisinfectionrobots,told

Forbes.4tWecan'tbuildtheserobotsfastenough."

Innon-medicalcompanies,robotsarealsoreplacinghumanemployeessincetheydon'thave

theproblemofsocialdistancingandwillnevertakesickleave.WalmartandAmazon,forexample,

whererobotsarealreadyusedinsorting,packingandshipping,areplanningtoincreasethe

numberofrobotsintheirfacilities.Fast-foodchainslikeMcDonald'sarenotonlydeliveringfood

withrobotsinsomeareas,butalsolookingtousethemascooksandservers.

AccordingtofuturistMartinFord,usingmorerobotsthanhumanemployeescanprovetobe

rewardingfbrcompanies・・・evenwhenthepandemicisover."Peoplewillprefertogotoaplacethat

hasfewerworkersandmoremachinesbecausetheyfeeltheycanloweroverallrisk,9,Fordtoldthe

BBC.

Butthissuddensurge（激增）inrobotdemanddoesn'tmeanthattheytriumphoverhumansin

everyaspect.AccordingtoBillSmart,aroboticistatOregonStateUniversity,thehumancontact

betweendoctorsandpatientsisstillimportant.Doctorscomfortthepatientsandguidethemthrough

harddecisionswhilerobotsareonlydoingroutinetasks,likecleaningandgivingtests,justto

freeupdoctorsandnurses.

Itmightbetruethatrobotshavecertainadvantagesoverhumans,buttheyarestillsecondary

tohumaninteraction.

【文章大意】这是一篇科普说明文。通过实例说明机器人的用途：在与新冠病毒疫情作斗

争中发挥作用，能代替人类做一些人类所不能做的工作等，但这不代表机器人最终能代替人

类。机器人的确有优点，但仍然在人类互动上略输一筹。

1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theadvantagesofrobotscomparedtohumans.

B.DifferentviewstowardapplyingrobotstofightagainstCOVID-19.

C.WhytheCOVID-19outbreakhasfueledrobotdemand.

D.Theimportantrolehumansplayincertainareas.

【解析】选Co主旨大意题。根据第二段第一句“这正是为什么新冠疫情爆发被看作是机

器人在某些特定的工作中开始代替人类的转折点的原因。”及下文接着讲机器人是如何代替人

类做一些特定工作的。可以推断出新冠疫情的爆发，实际上促进了机器人的使用、发展和

壮大，故选C。

2.Whathasmaderobotsdesirableduringthepandemicaccordingtothetext?

A.Theycanberepairedwhendamaged.

B.Theytestpeopleforcoronavirusmoreprecisely.

C.Theynevergettiredandcanreplacedoctorsandnurses.

D.Theyarenotvulnerabletothecoronavirus.

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第-^^4<theynevergetsick.Thislasttraithasmadethem

thestarduringourfightagainsttheC0VID-I9pandemic.“可知，机器人不会生病，它们不受新

冠病毒的伤害，所以受到人们的欢迎。故选D。

3.WhatdoesMartinFordthinkoftheapplicationofrobots?

A.Itsbenefitsareappealingandlasting.

B.Machinesarelessdisturbingthanhumans.

C.Itposesathreattohumanemployment.

D.Therearesomeriskswiththeuseofrobots.

【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据未来主义者马丁・福特的观点，使用更多的机器人而不是更多

的劳动力能够证明这对公司是有回报的。哪怕是在疫情结束以后。可知选A。

4.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Thedemandforrobotsistoogreattomeet.

B.Humaninteractionisessentialinsomeareas.

C.Doctorscanmakemoreaccuratejudgmentsthanrobots.

D.Robotsneedupdatingtoimprovecontactwithhumans.

【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知机器人虽然可以替代人类做一些事情，但仅

限于做一些机械的工作，比如日常事务等。而在人类情感交流方面，机器人却达不到要求。这

说明人与人之间最重要的超越机器人的品质就是能够互动。因此文章最后一段提到也许机器

人在某些特定的品质上优于人类，但它们在人类互动上仍然略输一筹。故选B。

H.阅读填句

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

SecretsofPeopleWhoStayHappyinSetbacks（挫折）

Badthingshappenbothpersonallyandprofessionally.Inthefaceofthesesetbacks,some

peopleseemtofallapart,whileothersfindwaystomoveforwardandcontinuetogetthingsdone.

Aretherethingsyoucandotoberesilient（有适应力的）？]

Understandwhatyoucancontrolandwhatyoucan't.Thefirstistobeclearaboutwhatfactors

areunderyourcontrol.2Asyouareoccupiedinthoseactions,youwillfindthatyoufeel

betteraboutyourworkandwillalsobemoreproductive.

Surroundyourselfwithpeopleevenifyoudon'tfeellikeit.Next,engagewithotherpeople.

Whenyouaresadorstressed,youoftendon'twanttobearoundothers.3Whenyoutalk

aboutwhatismakingyousadoranxious,youoftenfindthatotherpeoplehavehadsimilar

experiencesthattheycanshare.Inaddition,socialconnectionismotivatingandcanhelpyouto

focusontasksthatneedtobedone.

4Finally,gooutofyourwaytogiveapositiveinterpretation（理解）oftheactionsof

others.Yournegativethoughtswillinfluencetheinterpretationyougivetotheiractionsthatcan

causeyoutointeractwiththeirangerormistrust.Theywillnoticeyourattitudeandtreatyou

accordingly.Similarly,whenyouinterprettheactionsofotherpeoplepositively,youaremore

likelytocreategoodinteractionswithothers.

5Theywillalsohelpyoufeelbetter,becauseeachsuccessyouhavewillboostyour

attitudetowardthefuture.

A.Lookforaneasywin.

B.Giveeveryonethebenefitofthedoubt.

C.Theanswertothisquestionisyes—toapoint.

D.Butthereareseveraladvantagestosocialengagement.

E.Focusonactionsyoucantakethatwillmakeyoursituationbetter.

F.Thesestrategieswillhelpyoutominimizetheinfluenceofbadeventsonyourlife.

G.Instead,findsomethinginyourworklifethatyoucancompletequicklyandsuccessfully.

【文章大意】这是一篇议论文。作者谈论了在挫折中保持快乐的秘密。

1.【解析】选C。上文提到：你是否可以做些什么来提升适应力呢？这里提出了一个问题，该

空回答这个问题。C选项“在某种程度上，这个问题的答案是肯定的”很好地承接了上文。选项

中的thisquestion是关键词，指代上文中提出的问题。

2.【解析】选E。上文提到“首先要清楚哪些因素在你的控制之下。”该空“专注于你可以采取

的行动，这会让你的处境变得更好。”这正是上文“清楚在你控制之下的因素”的具体体现。E

选项中的makeyoursituationbetter对应下文中的feelbetteraboutyourworkandwillalsobe

moreproductiveo

3.【解析】选D。上文，当你感到悲伤或有压力时，你通常不想和别人在一起。设空处表示转

折，但是，参加社交活动是有好处的。D选项承接上下文，选项中的socialengagement对应下

文中的thatotherpeoplehavehadsimilarexperiencesthattheycanshareo

4.【解析】选Bo下文“最后，对别人的行为做出积极的解释。”B选项“假定每个人都是无辜

的”适合作本段落的小标题，选项中的“benefit”对应下文中的positive0

5.【解析】选F。下文“它们也会让你感觉更好，因为每一次成功都会提升你对未来的态度。”

下文“willalsohelp”对应F选项中的“willhelp”，下文是对该空进一步的说明。

阅读理解

AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirst

roboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh-techintegrated

systems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Its

miniwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.

"It'sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofa

bunchofindividualcomponents,saidRobertWood,theHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohas

beenworkingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecade.Afewyearsago,histeamgotthe

go-aheadtostartpiecingtogetherthecomponents."Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisis

thatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonour

own,“hesaid.

Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly."Theseeminglysimple

systemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependenciesontheindividualcomponents,

eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit's

connectedto,''saidWood.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpower,computation,sensing

andcontrolsystems.Woodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthattheflyingrobotwiththesetiny

componentscanbebuiltandmanufactured.

Whilethisfirstroboticflyislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoalis

eventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperform

data-gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers9fieldsoronthebattlefield."Basically,itshould

beabletotakeo工landandflyaround,9,hesaid.

Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.

Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroader

applications."Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,you

know,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusingtheserobots

instead,hesaid."Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatare

reallywhatdriveusonadaytodaybasis.”

【文章大意】这是一篇说明文，主要说明了哈佛大学的一组工程师受到大自然的启发，创造了

第一只机器苍蝇。文章还说明了设计这种机器苍蝇遇到的困难和该飞行装置的应用区域，这种

设计为研究飞行力学和昆虫控制提供了一种新方法。

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementswasthedifficultyengineersmetwhilemakingtheroboticfly?

A.Theydidnothavesufficientfund.

B.Noready-madecomponentswereavailable.

C.Therewasnomodelintheirmind.

D.Itwashardforthemtoassemblethecomponents.

【解析】选B»细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“像这样的项目还有一个额外的困难，那就

是这些组件都不是现成的，所以我们必须自己开发。”由此可知，工程师们在让机器人飞行时遇

到的困难是没有现成的组件。故选B。

2.Whatdoweknowabouttheroboticfly?

A.Theroboticflyhasbeenputintowideapplication.

B.Theroboticflyconsistsofaflightdeviceandacontrolsystem.

C.Theroboticflycancollectinformationfrommanysources.

D.Theroboticflycanflywellwiththecooperationofindividualcomponents.

【解析】选Do推理判断题。根据第三段中“eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,but

thenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingifsconnectedto.（每一个单独的必须运行良好，然后必

须很好地匹配它所连接的一切。户可推知，机器苍蝇需要各部分协作发挥作用。故选D。

3.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Theroboticflycanreplaceanimalsinsomeexperiments.

B.Animalsarenotallowedinbiologicalexperiments.

C.Theroboticflyisdesignedtolearnaboutinsects.

D.Thereusedtobefewwaystostudyhowinsectsfly.

【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段第三句“你可以开始考虑用它们来回答开放式的科

学问题，你知道，用动物来研究生物学很难，可以用这些机器人来代替”可知，伍德的设计可以

在某些实验中代替动物。故选A。

4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheDevelopmentofRoboticFly

B.RoboticFlyPromotesEngineeringScience

C.Harvard'sEffortsinMakingRoboticFly

D.RoboticFlyImitatesRealLifeInsect

【解析】选D。主旨大意题。文章主要内容是机器苍蝇能够模仿真实的昆虫来进行数据收集工

作,故选D。

LearningAboutLanguage

i.单句语法填空

I.ThisstorywasorieinaHv(origin)writtenbyfamoussciencefictionwriterIsaacAsimov.

2.Thenewstylerobotwillbetested(test)outinClaire'shouse.

3.Whenherhusbandwasawayonbusiness,Clairewaslooked(look)afterbyarobotthatlooked

likesohuman.

4.Clairethoughtitwasridiculousthatshewas(beinq)ofTered(offer)sympathybyarobot,but

shegraduallybegantotrusthim.

5.Manybookshavebeenscanned(scan)byTonysincehecametoClaire'shouse.

6.Whenthesaleswomanwasrudetoher,ClairerangTonyandtoldhimthatshewasbeing

treated(treat)badly.

7.Howawfulitwastobediscovered(discover)talkingtoamanbyGladysClaffern!

8.Itwasexpected(expect)thatthehouse,whichwasbeingcompletelytransformed,wouldbe

readythenextday.

9.Withthenovelbeingtranslated/translated(translate)intomanyforeignlanguages,itbecame

worldfamous.

10.Theenvironmentalproblemwasbcinqdiscussed(discuss)atthemeetingwhenIwalkedinthe

room.

II.句型转换

1.PeoplesaythatMaryShelleyisoneofthefirstfictionwritersinEnglishliterature.

—»ItissaidthatMaryShelleyisoneofthefirstfictionwritersinEnglishliterature.

2.1havereadmostofMoYan'snovels.

一1havereadmostofthenovelswrittenbyM。Yan.

3.Thepolicemantellsthechildrennottoplayinthestreet.

—>Thechildrenaretoldbytheaolicomannottoplayinthestreet.

4.Dotheyplanttreesinandaroundourcityeveryyear?

—Aretreesplantedb、theminandaroundourcityeveryyear?

5.ApainfulaccidentinspiredKaleyCuocotomakebeautifulmusicforhomelessanimals.

—>KaleyCuocowasinspiredb、againfulaccidenttomakebeautifulmusicforhomeless

animals.

6.In1849peoplediscoveredgoldinCaliforniainthemountainsnearSanFranciscoandsostarted

thefamousGoldRush.

—In1849goldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniainthemountainsnearSanFranciscoandsostartedthe

famousGoldRush.

7.OurEnglishteachercaughthimcheatingintheexamination.

—>HewascauqhtcheatinqbyourEnglishteacherintheexamination.

8.ManypeopleintheworldspeakEnglish.

—^Englishisspokenbymanypeopleintheworld.

I.阅读理解

Wanttogetyourpackagedeliveredviarobots?Nowthere?sanappforthat.Ifyoulivein

WashingtonD.C.,orRedwood,youmayhaveglimpsedasmall,boxyrobotrollingalonga

localsidewalk,mindingitsownbusiness,butattractingtheattentionofmanycuriousonlookers.

TheautonomousmachineswerepartofapilotprogramlastyearbyStarshipTechnologies

focusingondeliveringmealsfromlocalrestaurantsindozensofcitiesaroundtheworld.Thisweek,

thecompanyunveiledplanstobroadenitsdeliveryservicebeyondfoodtoincludepackage,a

movethatledittodeclareitselft4theworld'sfirstrobotpackagedeliveryservice”.Thenexttimeyou

orderfood,thiscuterobotmightrolluptodeliverit.Thepackagedeliveryserviceisnotavailable

toeveryoneyet.

Thewheeledrobotshaveatopspeedof4mphandcandetectobstaclesfrom30feetaway."The

robotcanoperatethroughanything,nNickHandrick,headofoperationsforStarship'sD.C.office,

said,“Ifyouhadsomethingintheway-astick-it'sabletoclimbsticks.”

Tosignupfortheservice,whichcostsalittlemorethan$10permonth,customersneedto

downloadthecompany'sapp.Customersthencreatea“StarshipDeliveryAddress”,aunique

addressinsideaStarshipfacility,wheretheycanhavepackagesentfromplacessuchasAmazon,

com.OnceapackageisdeliveredtotheStarshipaddress,customersreceiveatextnotificationthat

allowsthemtoscheduleahomedeliveryviarobot.Therobotsareopenedbycustomersviaamobile

phonecode.

Barriersexistforroboticgrounddelivery,withmanystatesrequiringthathumansbein

controlofdeliveryrobots.Thoseregulationshaven?tstoppedStarshipTechnologiesfrom

accumulatingexperienceonstreetsaroundtheglobeaheadofthecompany'slatestlaunch.The

companysaysitsrobotshavecoveredmorethan125,000milesinmorethan100citiesin20

countries.

【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了StarshipTechnologies公司开发一项由机器人送货

的服务，从最初的送餐服务到试点送包裹服务。

1.Whatcanweknowabouttheroboticdelivery?

A.ItispartofatrialprojectbyStarshipTechnologies.

B.Theroboticdeliveryisavailabletoeveryoneatpresent.

C.Youcanusetheservicefreeofchargeviasmartphones.

D.Therobotsareopenedbycustomerswithatextnotification.

【解析】选Ao推理判断题。根据第二段第一句可知，这些自动机器是去年星际飞船技术公

司试点项目的一部分，该项目专注于从全球数十个城市的当地餐馆提供饭菜。故选A。

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unveiled“inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Revised.B.Released.

C.Restored.D.Reset.

【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据第二段“这些自动机器是去年星际飞船技术公司试点项目的

一部分，该项目专注于从全球数十个城市的当地餐馆提供饭菜可知，之前的这个计划只是试

点项目，没有完全铺开。但是这一周，为了扩大送货范围，这个计划被公布了。故选B。

3.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thegoodnewsoftheservice.

B.Howtheroboticdeliveryworks.

C.Thedisadvantagesoftheroboticdelivery.

D.Roboticdeliverydevelopsdespitechallenges.

【解析】选Do主旨大意题。根据最后一段第一句以及最后一句可知，机器人地面运送存在

障碍，许多州要求由人类控制运送机器人，但尽管如此，他们的机器人已经在20个国家的100

多个城市行驶了超过12.5万英里。所以本段主要讲了尽管这项服务存在挑战但也是在向前发

展。故选Do

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.NewRobotWasInvented

B.WheellessRobotsAreontheWay

C.HowRobotsDeliverPackages

D.PackagesWillBeDeliveredbyRobots

【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据文章第一段Wanttogetyourpackagedeliveredviarobots?(你

想通过机器人把包裹送到吗？)以及所提及的“在华盛顿特区或红杉区(Redwood),你可能会瞥

见一个四四方方的小机器人在当地的人行道上滚动，运送包裹，”可知，文章就是围绕机器人送

包裹所展开的。后文又补充，机器人送包裹这项服务已经被公布且具体实施。最后也提及，虽

然遇到挑战，但是也在继续向前发展。故选D。

II.完形填空

OnedayIwassleepinginmychairwhenIwokeuptothesoundofacarcrash.Isatupand

looked]outmywindow.Acrossthestreet,acarhadjustbackedintoachain-linkfence.The

carmusthavebeenmovingfast,2itwasinbadshape.Thefencewasbentoutexactlythe

3_ofthecar'sbackend.

Iwatchedthedrivergetoutofthecar.Afterafewsecondsof4thedamage,theman

triedtoputthefencebackintotheplace.Hisfirstattemptfailedandhetriedalittleharder.He

grabbeditsverticalsupportpoleandpulledagainstitwithhisfull5.Thepolesuddenly_6

andthemanfellhardontotheground.Theentirefencefellontopofhim,andoneofhisshoes

7_andlanded10feetawayonthesidewalk.

Ilaughedoutloud.Theman'sfailurewas8mywholeday.Heclimbedoutfromunder

the9fenceandwentbacktotheapartmentbuilding.

That,Ithought,wouldbethe10ofit.Themanwasgoingtoleaveallthechaos

behindforsomeoneelseto11.However,theman12afewminuteslaterwithsome

tools.Forthenexthour,I13outmywindowashedoggedlyfixedthefenceandeven

improvedit.Nowthefencewouldbeextrasecure,strongerthanbefore.

ThismanwasactuallyaheroandIwasembarrassedbymy14judgments.Yearslater,I

stilllookoutmywindowatthatfencealmosteveryday.Itmakesme15whatelsethatman

hasimproved,andhowIcanmakemyselfmorelikehim.

【文章大意】本文是记叙文。讲述作者目睹了一场车祸，出事的车辆把栅栏撞坏了，司机坚持

修好栅栏。作者本以为司机开始修不好就放弃了，后来司机坚持修好了栅栏，作者因为自己的

不公平判断感到很尴尬，认为司机是一个英雄，自己应该向他学习。

1.A.graduallyB.especially

C.immediatelyD.generally

【解析】选C。gradually逐渐地;especially尤其,特别地；immediately立即；generally一般地。

根据上文Iwokeuptothesoundofacarcrash可知，我被车祸中声惊醒，因此我立刻坐起来向窗

外看，故选C。

2.A.untilB.because

C.ifD.although

【解析】选Bo句意：这辆车一定跑得很快，因为它已经变形了。根据上下文推断，前后文是

因果关系。故选Bo

3.A.beginningB.direction

C.centerD.shape

【解析】选D。根据上文可知，车被撞变形，因此推断，被撞的栅栏弯出了一个车尾部的形状。

故选Do

4.A.assessingB.mentioning

C.limitingD.avoiding

【解析】选A。上文说栅栏被撞出了一个车尾部的形状，结合下文themantriedtopulIhefence

backintotheplace可知I,评估以后，司机企图把栅栏恢复原形。故选A。

5.A.equipmentB.sight

C.wisdomD.weight

【解析】选Doequipment设备;sight视野;wisdom智慧;weight重量。根据上文Hegrabbedits

verticalsupportpoleandpulledagainstitRTMI,司机用全部的重量拉栅栏。故选D。

6.A.brokeB.burnt

C.lightenedD.rose

【解析】选A。根据下文themanfellhardontotheground可知，这个人摔到了地上，因此杆子

断了。故选A。

7.A.movedonB.passedby

C.flewoffD.turnedup

【解析】选Comoveon继续前进;passby经过；flyoff飞出；lumup出现。根据下文landed10feet

awayonthesidewalk可知，鞋子飞了出去。故选C。

8.A.wastingB.brightening

C.completingD.controlling

【解析】选Bowaste浪费;brighten使发亮；使快乐；complete完成；control控制。根据上文I

laughedoutloud.可知，那一天我很快乐。故选B。

9.A.fallenB.hidden

C.lockedD.related

【解析】选A。根据上文Theentirefencefellontopofhim可知，栅栏倒塌了。故选A。

10.A.planB.form

C.causeD.end

［解析］选D。根据下文However,themanafewminuteslaterwithsometools.可知，我

认为这件事就这样结束，然而这个人几分钟后带着工具又回来了，故选D。

11.A.giveawayB.cleanup

C.learnfromD.referto

【解析】选B。giveaway泄露；cleanup打扫；清理；learnfrom向...学习；referto涉及；指的

是。根据leaveallthechaosbehindforsomeoneelse可知,留给别人清理所有的混乱。故选B。

12.A.quittedB.hesitated

C.approvedD.appeared

【解析】选Doquit离开;放弃;hesitate犹豫;approve赞成；同意；appear出现。根据下文ashe

doggedlyfixedthefenceandevenimprovedit可知，这个人又出现了。故选Do

13.A.workedB.counted

C.watchedD.guessed

【解析】选Cowork工作;count计算;watch观看;guess猜测。根据outmywindow可知，我看

着窗外，看到这个人一直在修栅栏。故选C。

14.A.unbalancedB.uncertain

C.unfairD.unhumed

【解析】选C。unbalanced不平衡的；uncertain不确定的；unfair不公平的；unhurried从容不迫

的。根据上文提到的ThismanwasactuallyaheroandIwasembarrassed可知，我因为我不公平

的判断感到尴尬。故选C。

15.A.wonderB.observe

C.explainD.challenge

【解析】选A。句意：它让我想知道那个人还有什么进步，我如何才能让自己更像他。wonder

想知道；惊奇；observe观察；explain解释；challenge挑战。根据下文提的两个疑问whatelsethat

manhasimproved,andhowIcanmakemyselfmorelikehim可知，我想知道这个人还能取得什

么别的进步，我如何更像他。故选A。

III.语法填空

OnMay9,JamesGivenswassittinginthecarwhenhe1.(hear)whatsounded

likeaknock.Heturnedaroundonly2.(find)agoosepecking(啄)atthecardoor.

Thiswashighlyunusualgiventhatthebirdsnormallypreferredtoobservehumansfroma3.

(distant).

Butonthisday,thegooseappearedtobedeterminedtogethisattentionanddidn'tstoppecking

4.Givensopenedthecardoorandsteppedout.Thoughthebirdthenbegantowalk

away,5.keptturningaroundtomakesurehewasfollowing.Whentheyfinally

stopped,Givensrealized6.themothergoosedidso-sheneededhelptofreeher

babygoosethathadgot7.(trap)insomeballoonstring.

Worriedthatthemothergoosewouldattackhimifhegotclose8.thebaby,

GivenscalledthelocalSPCAchapter.Unfortunately,theywere9.(able)tohelp

rightaway.Concernedthatthebabygoosewouldnotsurvivethedelay,Givensdecidedtotakeon

thetaskhimself.

Themothergoosewatched10.(patient)asGivenssavedthelittlebird.Assoon

asthelittlegoosewasfree,itrantoitsmom.Givenssaidthiswasthemostunforgettableincident

inhislife!

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一只母鹅求助人类去解救小鹅的感人故事。

1.【解析】heard。考查动词时态。文章讲述过去的情况，应该用一般过去时。句意：詹姆斯•吉

文斯坐在车里，突然听到像敲门的声音。