1、1Unit 4 Pygmalion李仕才一、阅读理解。City Year UK is founded on the belief that young people can change the world. As“near peer(同等的人)” role models and tutors, our volunteers support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to enjoy themselves and succeed at school. But thats not all. Over the course of their Cit
2、y Year, they also have the opportunity to develop as leaders, with the passion, values, experience and skills to go on to lead change in their communities long after their year of service.Our GoalOur mission is to inspire the role models to help children in need succeed in school:* We give our volun
3、teers the training and personal development they need to become powerful and effective leaders.* We show the power of individual action to drive collective impact.Our ValuesPROGRESSION: we are devoted to the personal and professional development of all.ACTION: we dont just talk, we do. We are always
4、 ready.EXCELLENCE: we struggle for nothing less, no matter where we start.Our Future PlansWe believe that cumulative (累积的)effect of the work of many devoted people and organizations can have a great impact. We are committed to increasing opportunities for young people to “act” and to create more hop
5、e.Our ambition is that, by 2020, 10 years after launching in the UK, we will have at least 500 young people a year serving around 40, 000 children across five cities.Our History2Click here for further information about our history, development and achievement.1.Who will probably benefit from City Ye
6、ar UK?A.Young people hoping to build up their body.B.School kids lacking good living conditions or education.C.Teachers who need professional and personal training.D.Leaders trying to make great changes in their communities.2.What will you do if you work for City Year UK?A.Help young people to stand
7、 out with hope.B.Manage to raise education funds for five cities.C.Take in more volunteers to enlarge the community.D.Do some housework for old and disabled people.3.The underlined word “they ”in Para. 1 refers to “_”.A.the leadersB.the pupilsC.the volunteersD.the researchers4.What type of writing i
8、s this passage?A.A news report.B.An exhibition guide.C.An official document.D.An organization instruction.参考答案： 1.B; 2.A; 3.C; 4.D解析： 1.事实判断题。根据第一段: As “near peer” role models and tutors, our volunteers support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to enjoy themselves and succeed at school 和 Our Goa
9、l部分:Our mission is to inspire the role models to help children in need succeed in school可得答案。2.细节理解题。根据 Our Future Plans部分:increasing opportunities for young people to “act” and to create more hope可得答案。3.词义猜测题。根据第一段:our volunteers support pupils from disadvantaged 3backgrounds to enjoy and succeed a
10、t school. 和.long after their year of service可推出该词指代的对象。4.推理判断题。根据文章内容可知,本文主要介绍了一个公益组织的概况,故应该是一个机构介绍。二、单句语法填空1The mistakes in your homework shouldnt _ (overlook), or youll keep them forever.答案：be overlooked2Generally _ (speak), tourists should first visit cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Xian.答案：spe
11、aking3He has some acquaintance _ German, but he doesnt speak it fluently.答案：with4If you think you can drink so much without damaging your health, then youre _ (mistake)答案：mistaken5He was robbed last night, but _ (fortune) he didnt have much on him then.答案：fortunately6We are at your service. Dont hes
12、itate _ (turn) to us if you are in trouble.答案：to turn7Clearly and thoughtfully _ (write), the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own answers.答案：written8I have no idea whether the book is of great _ (valuable) to your English study.答案：value9Its bad manners _ (remark) on their
13、 shortcomings in the absence of other people.答案：to remark410Tom arrived at school late again, which made him feel awkward and _ (comfort)答案：uncomfortable三、完形填空。Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and its true. I would be a diff
14、erent person if my mom hadnt _1_ a silly bicycle accessory into a life lesson I carry with me today.My mother and father were _2_ in their way of raising children, but it mostly fell to my mother to actually carry it out. Looking back, I _3_ dont know how she did it. Managing the family budget must
15、have been a very hard task, but she made it look _4_ . We had to keep _5_ of our belongings, and if something was lost, it was not _6_ .One day, my mother drove me to the bike shop to get a tire _7_ and it was in the window, white, shiny,plastic and _8_ with flowers, the basket winked at me and I kn
16、ewI knewI had to have it.“Its beautiful,” my mother said when I pointed it out to her, “What a neat basket.”I tried to _9_ at first, I played it cool for a short while. But then I guess I couldnt stand it_10_ :“Mom, please, can I please, get it? Ill do extra chores for _11_ you say, Ill do anything,
17、 but I need that basket, I love that basket. Please ,Mom .Please?”“You know,” she said, “If you _12_ you could buy this yourself.”“By the time I make enough itll be gone!”“There might be _13_ way,” she said.And so our paying plan _14_. My mother bought the beautiful basket and put it safely in some
18、hiding place I couldnt find. Each week I _15_ counted my growing saving increased by extra work here and there.5And then, weeks later, I counted, re-counted and jumped for joy. Oh, happy day ! I _16_ ! I finally had the exact amount wed agreed upon.Days later the _17_ happened. A neighborhood girl I
19、d played with millions of times appeared with the exact same basket fixed to her shiny, new bike. I rode hard and fast home to tell my mother about this _18_.And then _19_ the lesson. Ive taken with me through my life: “Honey, Your basket is extra-special,”Mom said, gently _20_ my hot tears. “Your b
20、asket is special because you paid for it yourself.”语篇解读：文章主要讲述了作者在妈妈的指引下通过自己的节省与努力买到自己心仪的物件的故事。1. A. put B. made C. taken D. turned【答案】D【解析】依据上下文可知是妈妈把这次买自行车配件的经历转变成了我一直记忆的好的生活教训，此处构成短语“turninto”表示“转变成”之意，故 D 项适合。2. A. different B. separate C. united D. opposite【答案】C【解析】依据上下文可知我的妈妈和爸爸在养育子女的方式上是团结一致的
21、，A 不同的；B 分开的；C 团结的；D 相反的。3. A. simply B. vaguely C. initially D. honestly【答案】D【解析】 依据上下文可知作者真的也不清楚他的妈妈是怎么做到那样勤俭持家的， 故使用 D 诚实地， 真的；A 简单地；B 模糊地；C 最初地。4. A. speechless B. effortless C. endless D. fruitless【答案】B【解析】依据上下文可知此处表示的是“妈妈把原本挺难得持家的事情变得很容易” ，与文中的“hard”一词6相对应。A 无语的；B 容易的，不费劲的；C 无尽的，D 无收获的。5. A. t
22、rack B. trail C. affection D. trap【答案】A【解析】依据上下文可知此处构成短语“keep track of”表示“记录”之意，文章中讲述的是“我们不得不记录好我们的东西，如果丢了就不会再有了” ，故 A 项正确。B 痕迹，踪迹；C 喜爱，钟爱；D 陷阱，圈套。6. A. replaced B. reflected C. instructed D. registered【答案】A【解析】依据上一句的内容可知此处表示的是“取代”之意；A 取代；B 反映；C 教导，指导；D 登记，注册。7. A. installed B. fixed C. equipped D.
23、tailored【答案】B【解析】依据上下文可知此处表示的是“妈妈带我去修理自行车的车胎” ；A 安装；B 修理；C 配备，装备；D 为裁制衣服，为做衣服。8. A. filled B. decorated C. occupied D. performed【答案】B【解析】依据上下文可知此处表示的是“那个白色闪光且装饰着鲜花的塑料车篮子” ，故 B 项正确。A 装满；C 占据；D 表演。9. A. hold on B. hold out C. hold off D. hold up【答案】C【解析】依据上下文可知此处表示的是“起初作者尽力不靠近那车篮子，但最终还是控制不了” ；A 坚持，稍等；
24、B 维持，主张；C 不靠近；D 阻止，举起。10. A. any more B. more or less C. none the less D. any longer【答案】D7【解析】 依据上下文与前面构成短语“notany longer”表示 “作者最终不能再控制好自己了” 。A 项构成“notany more”主要是表示 “在程度上不再” ； 此处结合前面的“I played it cool for a short while. Butthen”可知作者是在时间上再也不能忍了，故不适合；B 或多或少；C 仍然。11. A. as long as B. as much as C. as
25、well as D. as many as【答案】A【解析】依据上下文可知作者在于他的妈妈协商，此处译成“只要妈妈说什么都可以去做”，A 项符合语境。B 与一样多；C 和，与样好；D 与一样多。12. A. put up B. turn up C. make up D. save up【答案】D【解析】依据上下文可知作者的妈妈是让作者自己省下钱去购买，故 D 项正确。A 举起，张贴；B 出现，调高；C 弥补，化妆，编造，组成；D 节省，节约。13. A. other B. another C. the other D. others【答案】B【解析】依据上下文可知妈妈提供了另一个解决方法，故
26、B 项正确。14. A. unfolded B. scratched C. addressed D. guaranteed【答案】A【解析】依据上下文可知在妈妈的提议下，作者的购买计划开始了，故 A(打开，展现)符合句意。B 抓，刮；C 处理，演讲；D 保证。15. A. reluctantly B. thoroughly C. unconditionally D. eagerly【答案】D【解析】依据上下文可知此处表示的是“每个星期我都急切地数着我节省下来的钱” ，故 D 项正确。A 不情愿地；B 彻底地；C 无条件地。16. A. helped it B. made it C. liked
27、 it D. deserved it【答案】B8【解析】依据上下文中的“I finally had the exact amount wed agreed upon.”可知作者终于攒够了说好的钱的数量，B(成功做到)符合语境。A 帮得到；C 喜欢；D 值得，配得上。17. A. unpredictable B. unbelievable C. unthinkable D. unbearable【答案】C【解析】依据上下文可知此处表示的是“不能想象的事情发生了” ，故 C(不可想象)符合语境。A 不可预测的；B 不可信，难以置信的；D 不能忍受的，空格处表示的应该是出乎作者意料之外的事情，故C
28、项最适合。18. A. failure B. property C. disaster D. edition【答案】C【解析】 依据上下文可知在作者的眼里别人与他买了一样的东西无异于感觉就如同灾难降临一样。 A 失败；B 财物；C 灾难；D 编辑。19. A. came B. caused C. invited D. participated【答案】A【解析】 根据上文可知， 此处表示作者懂得了其中的教训， 与 A 项搭配合适。 倒装句=and the lesson came then.20. A. washing out B. clearing out C. taking away D. w
29、iping away【答案】D【解析】根据上下文可知，是妈妈帮助我檫去泪水的，D 项短语表示“檫去，抹去”适合语境。A 淘汰，洗净；B 清除，赶走；C 拿开。四、单句改错1In term of education, I first thank all my teachers who have devoted themselves to their profession._ 答案：termterms2He and his wife are of the mind. They both want their son to go to college._ 9答案：theone 或 the后加 sam
30、e3Please wait here and show the guests into when they dont know how to find the art show hall._ 答案：intoin4The doctor says I am in the need of a holiday by the seaside._ 答案：去掉 need前的 the5The girl is said to have been robbed an envelope containing 4，000 dollars on her way back from the bank yesterday.
31、_ 答案：在 robbed后加 of五、单元语法过去分词作状语1(2018江西红色六校联考)_ (accustom) to getting up early，he woke up early every day.答案：Accustomed2_ (locate) in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood，our apartment meets all their needs.答案：Located3The waste water，when _ (release)，should be clean enough to meet standards.答案：released4_ (move) by the monitors speech, many students volunteered to donate money to the poor family.答案：Moved5_ (take) 30 minutes before each meal，the medicine is very effective against the illness. 答案：Taken10
