1、1Unit 4 Wildlife protection.阅读理解(2016浙江)Suddenly another thought went through Kates mind like an electric shock.An express train was due to go past about thirty minutes later.If it were not stopped,that long train,full of passengers,would fall into the stream.“Someone must go to the station and warn
2、 the station-master,” Kate thought.But who was to go?She would have to go herself.There was no one else.In wind and rain,she started on her difficult way.Soon she was at the bridge that crossed the Des Moines River,a bridge also built of wood,just like the bridge across Honey Creek.The storm had not
3、 washed this away,but there was no footpath across it.She would have to cross it by stepping from sleeper(枕木) to sleeper.With great care she began the dangerous crossing,sometimes on her hands and knees,hardly daring to look down between the sleepers into the wild flood waters below.If she should sl
4、ip,she would fall between the sleepers,into the rapidly flowing stream.At lastshe never knew how long it had taken hershe felt solid ground under her feet.But there was no time to rest.She still had to run more than half a mile and had only a few minutes left.Unless she reached the station before th
5、e express did,many,many lives would be lost.She did reach the station just as the train came into sight.Fortunately,the station-master was standing outside.“The bridge is down!Stop the train!Oh,please stop it!” Kate shouted breathlessly.The station-master went pale.He rushed into the station buildin
6、g and came back with a signal light.He waved the red light as the train came into the station.It was not a second too early.【语篇导读】本文讲述了 Kate为了火车上乘客的安全,冒着生命危险前去告知车站站长铁路桥已被冲毁,成功阻止了火车前行,确保了乘客性命安全的英勇事迹。1.What did Kate decide to do?A.Stop the express train. B.Check the signal light.C.Meet the passengers.
7、 D.Visit the station-master.答案 A解析 细节理解题。根据第一段“If it were not stopped,that long train,full of passengers,would fall into the stream.Someone must go to the station and warn the station-master,Kate thought.But who was to go?She would have to go herself.There was no one else.”可知,Kate 决定去火车站告知站长,让火车停下来。
8、故选 A项。2.Which of the following words best describes Kates journey?2A.Fruitless. B.Boring.C.Well-planned. D.Risky.答案 D解析 推理判断题。根据第二段“In wind and rain,she started on her difficult way.With great care she began the dangerous crossing,.If she should slip,she would fall between the sleepers,into the rapi
9、dly flowing stream.”可知,Kate 这一路艰难跋涉,危机重重。故选 D项。3.Why did the station-master turn pale?A.He suddenly fell ill. B.He realized the danger.C.He discovered his mistake. D.He became over-excited.答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段“He rushed into the station building and came back with a signal light.He waved the red ligh
10、t as the train came into the station.”可知,站长晃动红色信号灯让火车停下来,站长应该是意识到了危险。故选 B项。.完形填空(2018浙江嘉兴四月模考)I was really nervous this year because I was in a new class.It 1 me that I didnt know anyone in the class.But 2 I didnt know anyone,I had the 3 to do something I love. The girl sitting behind me was always
11、laughing and talking happily.She was one of the very few people who made any 4 to acknowledge me. At the end of the year,we were 5 to do a big open-ended project where the 6 were basically to read something,then watch something related to it,and then 7 a presentation based on what we learned. On the
12、 presentation day,that girl 8 in front of the class,and told everyone how she had read about eating disorders,because she herself had 9 with one.As it was too difficult for her to talk about it 10 ,she had made a movie,where she had 11 some people about their eating disorders and how they had felt a
13、nd 12 them eventually.After the presentation,almost 13 was in tears.Several people commented on how 14 she was to stand up and talk about it,and how strong she was to have got over the disorder. I never 15 she would have a problem like that because she always seemed 16 .Her courage to talk about som
14、ething so 17 in public and her strength to get through her difficulties have 18 me.Ive also learned how difficult it is to 19 people.You never know what type of person someone is just by 20 for a term. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者初到一个学校感到很紧张,她遇到了一个开朗乐观的女孩。通过一起做项目并聆听女孩的收获及亲身感受,作者深受鼓舞,同时也懂得了不能只从表面来评判一个人。31.A.p
15、leased B.confusedC.interested D.scared答案 D解析 根据上文中的“nervous”及下文中的“.I didnt know anyone in the class.”可知,作者初来乍到,感到害怕(scared)。pleased“高兴的”;confused“困惑的”;interested“感兴趣的”。2.A.since B.ifC.before D.unless答案 A解析 根据下文中的“.do something I love.”可知,既然(since)作者在新的环境中谁都不认识,她就有机会(chance)做自己喜欢做的事情。3.A.honor B.righ
16、tC.chance D.duty答案 C解析 作者在新的环境中谁都不认识,她就有机会做自己喜欢做的事情。honor“荣誉”;right“权利”;duty“职责”。4.A.discovery B.progressC.remark D.attempt答案 D解析 句意:女孩是为数不多的主动努力(attempt)认识“我”的人。make an attempt to do sth.意为“尝试;努力做某事”。discovery“发现”;progress“进步”;remark“评论”。5.A.forced B.requiredC.allowed D.reminded答案 B解析 根据本段内容可知,学期末结
17、束时,同学们被要求(required)完成一个项目作为作业。force“迫使”;allow“允许”;remind“提醒”。6.A.instructions B.purposesC.catalogues D.references答案 A解析 根据下文中的“.to read something,then watch something related to it.”可知,作业的具体要求(instructions)是阅读资料、观看视频等。instruction“指导;说明”;purpose“目的”;catalogue“目录”;reference“参考”。7.A.try out for B.make
18、use ofC.come up with D.look forward to答案 C解析 根据上下文可知,作业的具体要求是在查阅相关资料后作一次汇报演讲。故 come up with“提出;想出”最符合题意。try out for“参加选拔”;make use of“利用”;look forward to“期望”。48.A.turned away B.got upC.looked down D.came back答案 B解析 在汇报展示日,女孩站在(got up)全班面前,汇报自己所学的内容。turn away“转过脸去”;get up“站起来”;look down“向下看”;come bac
19、k“回来”。9.A.stayed B.begunC.struggled D.mixed答案 C解析 根据下文可知,女孩自己就曾经和进食障碍症这一病魔作过斗争(struggled)。struggle“奋斗;拼搏”;mix“混合”。10.A.directly B.swiftlyC.randomly D.seriously答案 A解析 句意:因为她很难直接(directly)讲清楚进食障碍症的相关内容,所以她拍摄了一份视频资料。swiftly“快速地”;randomly“任意地”;seriously“严肃地”。11.A.informed B.consultedC.supported D.interv
20、iewed答案 D解析 根据下文可推知,女孩在视频中采访(interviewed)了一些曾经的进食障碍症患者。inform“告知”;consult“咨询”;support“支持”。12.A.ignored B.overcomeC.improved D.developed答案 B解析 女孩在采访时问他们是怎样战胜(overcome)进食障碍症的。ignore“忽视”;improve“提高”;develop“发展”。13.A.somebody B.anybodyC.everybody D.nobody答案 C解析 根据上下文可推知,听了女孩的演讲后,每个人(everybody)都感动得流泪了。14
21、.A.reliable B.braveC.patient D.generous答案 B解析 根据上文中的“in tears”及下文中的“.how strong she was to have got over the disorder.”可推知,人们在评论说女孩很勇敢(brave)和坚强。reliable“可靠的”;patient“耐心的”;generous“慷慨的”。15.A.expected B.admittedC.suspected D.concluded答案 A5解析 根据上下文的对比可知,作者从没想到过(expected)快乐乐观的女孩居然患过这种病。admit“承认”;suspec
22、t“怀疑”;conclude“推断”。16.A.cheerful B.honestC.curious D.independent答案 A解析 根据文章第二段第一句“The girl sitting behind me was always laughing and talking happily.”可知,女孩看起来一直都很快乐(cheerful)。honest“诚实的”;curious“好奇的”;independent“独立的”。17.A.specific B.professionalC.complex D.personal答案 D解析 根据上文可知,女孩敢于当众谈论她曾患过进食障碍症这一私人
23、(personal)问题。specific“确切的”;professional“专业的”;complex“复杂的”。18.A.comforted B.inspiredC.persuaded D.relaxed答案 B解析 女孩的勇敢和坚强使我深受鼓舞(inspired)。comfort“安慰”;inspire“鼓舞,启示”;persuade“说服”;relax“放松”。19.A.amuse B.impressC.judge D.satisfy答案 C解析 本句总结全文:评判(judge)一个人不是那么容易的。amuse“娱乐”;impress“使印象深刻”;satisfy“使满意”。20.A.
24、thinking B.listeningC.cooperating D.observing答案 D解析 本句紧接前一句,仅仅通过观察(observing)一个学期是不可能真正了解一个人的。cooperate“合作”;observe“观测,遵守,庆祝”。.概要写作阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇 60词左右的内容概要。Chinas bike-sharing has exploded from nothing about a year ago into a transport phenomenon in major cities.Just by scanning the QR code(二维码)th
25、at appears behind the seat,one can unlock a shared bicycle.Once the service has finished,the user blocks the bike and the total is charged to his mobile account.The process lasts less than 30 seconds and costs no more than one penny.By the way,there are still no fixed places to find or leave a bike,
26、although areas such as university campus,and metro or bus station are preferred.6Many young people believe shared bicycles have many advantages.They are not expensive to rent,they do not have to be protected from thieves,and there is no need to repair them.You just have to change them for another on
27、e.They are also environment friendly and lower the use of cars,which also helps to relieve traffic.In fact,it is considered an awesome combination of technology and tradition.Since they appeared,shared bicycles have raised a lot of dust.There is no doubt of the benefits but the disadvantages cannot
28、be ignored.Many problems related to shared bicycles have emerged.It is due to bad behavior from some users who always want to seize the bicycles,but also because of the mess that has been created since one can leave the bicycle anywhere,which is against public urban order management.There are so man
29、y poorly parked bikes that sometimes they end up blocking streets.In Xi Luoyuan,Beijing,the “Civilized Use of Bicycles” campaign has been launched.In addition to having 40 officially permitted stops,there are also clear signals to lead users to these stops.A team of supervisors keep order in the are
30、a.This is the first area that is part of an official system to manage bicycles.The purpose of this campaign is to solve the mess that the popularity of shared bicycles is causing in Beijing,both with the participation of companies and the users.If the pilot plan works out well in Xi Luoyuan,it will
31、be extended to all of the cities in China.参考范文Chinas shared bicycles are gaining popularity with the public as a cheap and convenient transport option.(要点 1)Bike share helps people enjoy an environment-friendly life by relieving traffic and reducing pollution(要点 2,3)However,the bad behavior of some users and the mess they cause also lead to some problems.(要点 4,5)Beijing has launched a campaign to regulate bike-parking,which will hopefully set a good example to the rest of China.(要点 6,7)
