1、1Unit 4 Pygmalion .阅读理解(2018浙江杭州教学质量检测)The day started out joyously.Jeannie and Steven Kelley took their twin boys,Kaden and Isaac,to church.Afterwards,the family and some of their relatives got together at Kelleys home to have a meal,and then some fun in the familys swimming pool.As the party wrapp
2、ed up,family members moved inside.The adults put on a performance,chatted and said their goodbyes.But in all the commotion,no one remembered to lock the door to the pool area.It was a simple mistake that could have cost the family dearly!The twins 6-year-old cousin,Branson,noticed his little sister
3、wandering around outside.So,he went out to ask her to come in.And that was when the little boy saw a terrifying sight.He spotted the 2-year-old twins facedown in the pool!The adults came running outside when they heard Bransons frightened cries for help.And they couldnt believe what they saw when th
4、ey got out there.Branson not only pulled the twins out of the water,but he began CPR (心肺复苏) as well.Hed seen his mom perform CPR before,and just copied what hed seen.“He said he just dived in,” Bransons mom,Courtney,said.“All he knew was that he had to try to save them.It was a miraculous (奇迹的) thin
5、g to know that at 6 years old he didnt just scream and run away.He didnt just ignore it or stand there in shock.He immediately acted.”Steven began performing CPR on his sons while Courtney called 911.Thirty seconds passed and then Kaden and Isaac started coughing up water and breathing.When emergenc
6、y responders arrived,they airlifted the boys to the hospital by helicopter.And amazingly,they were already showing signs of improvement.Doctors couldnt believe it.They told Jeannie and Steven such accidents usually ended in brain death.But Kaden and Isaac were absolutely fine!The couple was incredib
7、ly grateful to the boys heroic cousin,Branson.【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。一个六岁的男孩在发现两岁的双胞胎堂弟在游泳池溺水之后,马上采取紧急措施,包括实施心肺复苏,最终奇迹般地挽救了他们的生命。1.What does the underlined word “commotion” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Excitement. B.Adaptations.C.Delay. D.Emergency.答案 A解析 词义猜测题。根据文章第二段第二、三句可知,commotion 指代的是上一句中提到的“put on
8、a performance,chatted and said their goodbyes”等热闹激动的场景。故选 A 项。2.It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that Bransons mother was . A.confused B.proud2C.relaxed D.anxious答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据文章第五段可知,Branson 遇到紧急情况没有惊慌失措,而是立刻采取了有效的施救措施,所以 Courtney 应当为 Branson 的行为感到自豪。故选 B 项。3.The twin brothers quick and full re
9、covery was mainly because of . A.doctors effective treatmentB.Bransons quick calm reactionC.the timely arrival of the helicopterD.their own very good luck答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据文章第四、五段内容可知,Branson 的及时施救是 Kaden 和 Isaac 能够完全康复的主要原因。故选 B 项。4.Which of the following might be the best title of the text?A.A First-
10、aid lesson B.A Dangerous PoolC.A Family Get-together D.A Miraculous Rescue答案 D解析 主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知,Branson 在发现 Kaden 和 Isaac 在游泳池溺水之后马上采取紧急措施,最终奇迹般地挽救了他们的生命。故 D 项“一次奇迹般的拯救”符合题意。.完形填空(2017浙江)Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq.Her library used to be a 1 place for all who loved books and liked to share kno
11、wledge.They 2 various matters all over the world.When the war was near,Alia was 3 that the fires of war would destroy the books,which are more 4 to her than mountains of gold.The books are in every language new books,ancient books, 5 a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old. She
12、 had asked the government for 6 to move the books to a 7 place,but they refused.So Alia took matters into her own hands. 8 ,she brought books home every night, 9 her car late after work.Her friends came to 10 her when the war broke out.Anis who owned a restaurant 11 to hide some books.All through th
13、e 12 ,Alia,Anis,his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, 13 them over the seven-foot wall and 14 them in the restaurant.The books stayed hidden as the war 15 .Then nine days later,a fire burned the 16 to the ground. One day,the bombing stopped and the 17 left.But the war was not
14、over yet.Alia knew that if the books were to be safe,they must be 18 again while the city was 19 .So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs(郊区).Now Alia waited for the war to end and 20 peace and a new library. 3【语篇导读】艾莉雅贝克是一位伊拉克的图书管理员,图书馆就是她和图书爱好者们交流探讨的地方。她
15、十分珍惜这些书。战争爆发后,她和朋友几经周折,先把图书转移到饭店,然后转移到郊区朋友的家里,拼尽全力保住了这些图书。1.A.meeting B.working C.personal D.religious答案 A解析 艾莉雅贝克是图书管理员,她的图书馆就是图书爱好者们交流知识的聚会场所。故选meeting。personal“个人的”;religious “宗教的”。2.A.raised B.handled C.reported D.discussed答案 D解析 他们讨论世界上的各种问题。raise“提出;抚养”;handle“处理”;report“报道”;discuss“讨论”。3.A.wo
16、rried B.angry C.doubtful D.curious答案 A解析 根据后面的“the fires of war would destroy the books”可知这里表示担心,她担心战火会毁掉图书。doubtful“怀疑的”;curious “好奇的”。4.A.practical B.precious C.reliable D.expensive答案 B解析 对她来说,这些书比金山还要珍贵。因此选 precious,意思是“宝贵的”。practical“实际的”,reliable“可靠的”,expensive“昂贵的”,均不符合题意。5.A.then B.still C.ev
17、en D.rather答案 C解析 这些书使用了不同的语言,有新书,有古书,甚至有一本已经有七百年历史的书,它是关于伊拉克历史的。这里填 even,是递进关系,表示后面提到的书更珍贵。6.A.permission B.confirmation C.explanation D.information答案 A解析 她曾经请求政府允许她把书转移到一个安全的地方,但是政府拒绝了她的请求。permission“许可,允许”;confirmation“确认”;explanation“解释”;information“信息”。7.A.large B.public C.distant D.safe答案 D解析
18、前文提到战火,因此这里指一个安全的地方。故选 safe。8.A.Fortunately B.Surprisingly C.Seriously D.Secretly答案 D解析 她只好自己想办法。她每天晚上偷偷地把书搬回家里。fortunately“幸运地”;surprisingly“令人吃惊地”;seriously“严肃地”;secretly“秘密地”。9.A.starting B.parking C.filling D.testing答案 C4解析 这里表示搬运的方式,即下班后把书装到车里。fill“装,填充”。start “发动”;park “停”;test “测试”。10.A.stop
19、B.help C.warn D.rescue答案 B解析 当战争爆发的时候,她的朋友们过来帮忙。11.A.intended B.pretended C.happened D.agreed答案 D解析 阿尼斯拥有一家饭店,他同意藏一部分书。intend“打算”;pretend“假装”;happen“碰巧;发生”;agree“同意”。12.A.war B.night C.building D.way答案 B解析 整个夜晚,他们把书从图书馆里搬出来,递过七英尺高的墙,然后藏到了饭店里。上文的 every night 与之呼应。13.A.put B.opened C.passed D.threw答案
20、C解析 这里指把书从墙上递过去,故用 pass。put “放”,open “打开”,throw “扔”,这些与后面的 them(即 the books)搭配都不符合逻辑。14.A.hid B.exchanged C.burnt D.distributed答案 A解析 根据上下文语境可知是把书“藏起来”。exchange“交换”,burn“烧”,distribute“分发”,均不符合题意。15.A.approached B.erupted C.continued D.ended答案 C解析 战争期间,书一直在这里藏着。approach“接近,靠近”;erupt“爆发”;continue“继续”;
21、end“结束”。从前文可知,战争早已爆发;从后文可知,战争仍没有结束,故选 C 项。16.A.restaurant B.library C.city D.wall答案 B解析 九天之后,一场大火把图书馆烧成了平地。从后文可知,图书仍然是安全的,因此大火烧的不是饭店。17.A.neighbours B.soldiers C.friends D.customers答案 B解析 一天,炮弹声停下来了,士兵们离开了。但是战争仍然没有结束。18.A.sold B.read C.saved D.moved答案 D解析 艾莉雅知道,要想让这些书安全,他们必须把它们运走。move“搬运”。19.A.occup
22、ied B.bombed C.quiet D.busy答案 C5解析 他们必须趁着城市安静的时候把书搬走。所以,她租了一辆卡车,把所有的书带到了郊区朋友的家里。20.A.dreamed of B.believed in C.cared about D.looked for答案 A解析 现在艾莉雅在等待战争的结束。她梦想着和平的生活和一个新的图书馆。dream of“梦想”;believe in“相信”;care about“在乎”;look for“寻找”。.读后续写阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。While I was reading, the telephone
23、 rang. “Hello, this is He Yu. When do you plan to see your students with me?” The other side of the phone asked. “Well, let us make it at Friday if its OK for you!” “OK, see you that day.”Having hung up the phone, I began to recall my days of five months internship(实习生). Two years ago, I took the po
24、sition of the grade four practice English teacher in the Quan Nan Third Primary School. The moment I left, I promised to the crying students to come back to see them. Now the day came. What should I bring to them? I considered this question with a pen twirled around my fingers. Pen? A scene rose bef
25、ore my eyes that those children hold alreadyshort pencils writing on their papers. Pens were exactly what they needed. It was the best choice. So I went to a shop to choose 106 pens for my 106 students. I began the trip with a heavy bag of pens. Upon my arrival at school, dozens of students crowded
26、forward and I was soon surrounded by the jumping boys and girls. “Miss Xiao, you finally come.We have been looking forward to your coming all the time!” said Li Yan, a well-performed girl. “Nice to meet you again!” I greeted to them. “Nice to meet you, too!” A voice came from the corner of the class
27、. It was Miao Chen, a boy whose uncontrollable behavior had always driven me crazy. I was surprised at his reaction for my appearance. “Oh, your English is much better than before!” “He has been learning to learn English since you left!” A boy called out. “He once said he missed you!” Another boy sh
28、outed. The crowded exploded with laughter. Miao Chen turned aside to hide his shyness. I came to him and put my hand on his shoulder, “I believe you are a good boy.”He raised his head and smiled brightly. 注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右;2.应使用 5 个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语;3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语
29、。Paragraph 1“This time I bring some presents for you.” 6Paragraph 2When it was time to go, 参考范文Paragraph 1“This time I bring some presents for you.”On hearing the news, the children could not help clapping hands and jumping around. There were 106 students and each person had one. “Miss Xiao, why do
30、you give us gifts?” asked Miao Chen. “Its for souvenir.” I replied. “But why choose pen?” He asked again.“You can use it to record what happened every single day.I hope you study happily and write your own life.” I explained. He nodded without fully understanding. Paragraph 2When it was time to go,t
31、hey all came to see me off. They were reluctant to part with me again. “Miss Xiao, will you teach us in the future?” Li Yan asked. “Maybe not.” I turned around. “You mean this is the last time we meet?”Li Yan whispered disappointedly.“If we have a chance to meet some day, show me the pen and let me know you, OK?”I tried to comfort them. “OK!” They made a rapid response to me. At sunset I left them. I came with 106 pens in the bag, while I went with full love in my heart.
