Unit 4　Pygmalion

　?、?單詞拼寫(xiě)

　　1．These cars are________(非凡的，顯著的)for the quietness of their engines.

　　2．She never________(猶豫)to spend money on clothes.

　　3．Today's computers are________(優(yōu)秀的，更好的)to anyone we had ten years ago.

　　4．Let's________(妥協(xié)，折中)and each pay half the damages.

　　5．We must think how we can make the room more________(舒服的)for you.

　　6．If I'm not________(錯(cuò)誤的，不正確的), that's the man we saw on the bus.

　　7．We can________(俯視)the sea from the window of our room.

　　8．That was a really________(可怕的，恐怖的)thing to say!

　　9．He was________(判刑)to death for murder and later hanged.

　　10．Our happiness began to________(減弱)and our heart began to grow heavy.

　　答案：1.remarkable　2.hesitates　3.superior　4.compromise

　　5．comfortable　6.mistaken　7.overlook　8.horrible

　　9．condemned　10.fade

　?、?完成句子

　　1．She________ ________ ________ ________(冒充)an experienced actress.(pass)

　　2．The flat is________ ________ ________(比……優(yōu)越得多)that one in quality.(superior)

　　3．They made every effort to save the crops________ ________ ________(需要)water on this dry land.(need)

　　4．________ ________(一般來(lái)說(shuō)), youths of eighteen are too young for such work.(generally)

　　5．The job is great________ ________ ________(就……而言)salary, but it has its disadvantages.(terms)

　　答案：1.passed herself off as　2.far superior to　3.in need of　4.Generally speaking　5.in terms of

　　Ⅲ.單項(xiàng)填空

　　1．(2024·濰坊模擬)If you should ever need something, don't ________ to contact me. I'll do my best to help you.

　　A．a(chǎn)ttempt　B．a(chǎn)fford

　　C．hesitate

　　D．desire

　　答案：C　句意：如果你需要什么東西，別猶豫，聯(lián)系我。我會(huì)盡力幫助你的。hesitate“猶豫”；attempt“企圖”；afford“承受得起，買得起”；desire“想要”。

　　2．Teachers prefer to measure our performance________the efforts we make rather than the intelligence we have.

　　A．in addition to

　　B．in terms of

　　C．in honor of

　　D．in response to

　　答案：B　考查介詞短語(yǔ)。句意：老師以我們付出的辛勤勞動(dòng)衡量我們的表現(xiàn)，而不是用聰明來(lái)衡量我們的表現(xiàn)。 in terms of“就……而論；在……方面”。

　　3．(2024·菱湖模擬)—What do you think of their marriage?

　　—________， if I were Kate, I would not marry him.

　　A．Generally speaking

　　B．I have no idea

　　C．To be honest

　　D．To my surprise

　　答案：C　句意：——你認(rèn)為他們的婚姻怎樣？——說(shuō)實(shí)話，如果我是凱特，我不會(huì)嫁給他。to be honest“說(shuō)實(shí)話”；generally speaking“一般而言”；I have no idea“我不知道”；to my surprise“令我驚訝的是”。

　　4．________I'm mistaken, Rio de Janeiro of Brazil was chosen as the host city for the 2024 Olympics.

　　A．As B．If

　　C．Though

　　D．Unless

　　答案：D　句意：如果我沒(méi)弄錯(cuò)的話，巴西的里約熱內(nèi)盧被確定為2024年奧運(yùn)會(huì)的舉辦城市。unless“如果不，除非”。

　　5．(2024·蘇州模擬)The students, if well ________， will pass the exam without much difficulty.

　　A．prepared

　　B．preparing

　　C．to prepare

　　D．ready

　　答案：A　考查狀語(yǔ)從句的省略。完整結(jié)構(gòu)為：if they are well prepared，...。be well prepared“準(zhǔn)備好”。主從句主語(yǔ)一致，且從句中含有be，可將從句的主語(yǔ)與be省略。

　　6．—Do you know that man?

　　—Not really, just a nodding________.

　　A．a(chǎn)cquaintance

　　B．participant

　　C．relation D．frequent

　　答案：A　考查名詞。句意：——你認(rèn)識(shí)那個(gè)人嗎？——不確切，只是點(diǎn)頭之交。acquaintance“相識(shí)，了解”。

　　7．Anyone who wants to separate Tibet from our motherland should be________.

　　A．blamed

　　B．condemned

　　C．a(chǎn)ccused

　　D．charged

　　答案：B　condemn“譴責(zé)”。句意：任何想把西藏從中國(guó)分裂出去的人都應(yīng)該受到譴責(zé)。blame“責(zé)備”；accuse“指控，指責(zé)”；charge“控告”。

　　8．The interior decoration of the house is a(n)________between Chinese and foreign styles.

　　A．a(chǎn)cquaintance

　　B．a(chǎn)djustment

　　C．preparation

　　D．compromise

　　答案：D　compromise“折中”。句意：這所房子的內(nèi)部裝潢是中西式的折中。acquaintance“認(rèn)識(shí)”；adjustment“調(diào)節(jié)”；preparation“準(zhǔn)備”。

　　9．Tom arrived at school late again, which made him feel awkward and________.

　　A．relaxed

　　B．uncomfortable

　　C．a(chǎn)ngry

　　D．tired

　　答案：B　uncomfortable“不舒服的，不自在的”。句意：湯姆再次遲到，使他感到尷尬不自在。relaxed“放松的”；angry“生氣的”；tired“疲勞的”。

　　10．He________his country to the enemy and all his friends hated him.

　　A．betrayed

　　B．classified

　　C．dismissed

　　D．pronounced

　　答案：A　betray“背叛；出賣；對(duì)……不忠(＋to)”。句意：他向敵人背叛了自己的國(guó)家，因而所有的朋友都憎恨他。classify“將……分類”；dismiss“開(kāi)除”；pronounce“宣稱”。

　　11．The charity aims to provide assistance for people ________.

　　A．in demand

　　B．in need

　　C．into trouble

　　D．in need of

　　答案：B　句意：這個(gè)慈善機(jī)構(gòu)的宗旨是向貧困者提供幫助。in need表示“(食物、錢或生活來(lái)源的)短缺，缺乏”，符合句意。in need of中of后需加賓語(yǔ)。in demand表示“需求大”，不符合句意。into trouble經(jīng)常與run，get等構(gòu)成短語(yǔ)run/get into trouble，表示“陷入困境”，但into trouble一般不作定語(yǔ)修飾名詞。

　　12．At last, the sound of the cheering________.

　　A．took away

　　B．faded away

　　C．moved away

　　D．broke away

　　答案：B　fade away在這里指“聲音的消失”。句意：最后，歡呼聲逐漸消失。take away“帶走”；move away“搬走”；break away“脫離”。

　　13．This watch is______to all the other watches on the market.

　　A．superior

　　B．a(chǎn)dvantageous

　　C．super

　　D．beneficial

　　答案：A　be superior to意為“比……出眾，比……好”。

　　14．He always brings me a pretty gift________he comes to visit me.

　　A．by the time

　　B．sometimes

　　C．every time

　　D．a(chǎn)t time

　　答案：C　本題考查名詞短語(yǔ)作連詞的用法?？崭袂昂鬄閮蓚€(gè)完整的句子，故缺少連詞，而四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有C項(xiàng)能用作連詞。句意：他每次來(lái)看我，總是給我?guī)б环菥赖亩Y物。

　　15．—You haven't been to Beijing, have you?

　　—________. How I wish to go there again!

　　A．Yes, I have

　　B．Yes, I haven't

　　C．No, I have

　　D．No, I haven't

　　答案：A　考查前否后肯的反意疑問(wèn)句的答語(yǔ)。由答語(yǔ)“我真想再去一次”可知，“我已經(jīng)去過(guò)北京”，所以填A(yù)項(xiàng)，意思是“不，我已去過(guò)”。

　　Ⅳ.完形填空

　　Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

　　——Thomas Jefferson

　　As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their games. I pushed as hard for__1__as they did.

　　A dramatic incident，__2__， following a game in which I was appointed as a referee(裁判)，__3__my views on victories and defeats. I was refereeing a league championship basketball game in New Rochelle, New York, between New Rochelle and Yonkers High. New Rochelle was coached by Dan O'Brien, Yonkers by Les Beck.

　　The gym was__4__with audience, and the volume of noise made it__5__to hear. The game was well played and__6__contested. Yonkers was__7__by one point as I__8__the clock and discovered there were only 30 seconds left to play.

　　Yonkers，__9__the ball, passed off—shot—missed. New Rochelle recovered—pushed the ball up court—shot. The ball__10__around the rim and off. The fans shouted with disappointment.

　　New Rochelle, the__11__team, recovered the ball, and tapped it in(撥進(jìn)籃筐)for what looked like victory. The noise of whistles, screams and shouts was__12__. I took a quick look at the clock and saw that the game was over. I hadn't heard the final buzzer(終場(chǎng)哨聲) because of the noise. I__13__with the other official, but he could not help me.

　　Still__14__help in this chaos, I approached the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so. He said, “Mr Covino, the buzzer__15__as the ball rolled off the rim，__16__the tap-in was made.”

　　I was in the unpleasant position of having to tell Coach O'Brien the__17__news. “Dan，” I said, “Yonkers won the game.”

　　His face clouded over. The young timekeeper came up. He said, “I'm sorry, Dad. The time ran out before the final basket.”

　　Suddenly, Coach O'Brien's face__18__. He said, “That's okay, Joe. You did what you had to do. I'm__19__of you.”

　　Turning to me, he said, “Al, I want you to meet my__20__， Joe.”

　　The two of them then walked off the court together, shoulder to shoulder.

　　文章大意：作為一所學(xué)校的教練，“我”會(huì)盡一切力量讓“我”的學(xué)生贏得比賽。但在一次做教練的過(guò)程中，目睹了賽場(chǎng)上所發(fā)生的一件事情之后，我改變了對(duì)于成功和失敗的看法。

　　1．A.capacity

　　B．entry

　　C．victory

　　D．honesty

　　答案：C　由第一句話可知，我會(huì)盡一切力量讓我的學(xué)生贏得比賽，即我竭力追求“勝利”。

　　2．A.therefore

　　B．however

　　C．moreover

　　D．thus

　　答案：B　第一段講我以追求勝利為最高準(zhǔn)則；第二段講一件小事改變了我對(duì)勝利和失敗的態(tài)度。前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。所以填however。

　　3．A.changed

　　B．held

　　C．shared

　　D．conveyed

　　答案：A　見(jiàn)2空解釋。

　　4．A.located

　　B．equipped

　　C．crowded

　　D．covered

　　答案：C　be crowded with audience“坐滿了觀眾”。

　　5．A.evident

　　B．important

　　C．likely

　　D．impossible

　　答案：D　人很多，噪音使人幾乎聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)。

　　6．A.strongly

　　B．closely

　　C．successfully

　　D．a(chǎn)musingly

　　答案：B　由7空后知，兩隊(duì)只差一分，是實(shí)力相當(dāng)?shù)谋荣悺losely“(競(jìng)爭(zhēng)、選舉等)實(shí)力相差無(wú)幾地”。比如：a closely contested election實(shí)力相差無(wú)幾的競(jìng)選。

　　7．A.leading

　　B．falling

　　C．scoring

　　D．losing

　　答案：A　lead“領(lǐng)先”。此處指Yonkers隊(duì)以一分領(lǐng)先。

　　8．A.stared at

　　B．glared at

　　C．glanced at

　　D．a(chǎn)imed at

　　答案：C　glance at“一瞥”。符合作為裁判的我在比賽進(jìn)行時(shí)的動(dòng)作行為。stare at“盯著看”；glare at“怒視”。

　　9．A.in place of

　　B．in possession of

　　C．in face of

　　D．in favor of

　　答案：B　由該空后“傳球，投球，未中”知，當(dāng)時(shí)Yonkers隊(duì)控球。in possession of“占有；控制”。

　　10．A.rolled

　　B．centered

　　C．rocked

　　D．hung

　　答案：A　roll“翻滾；滾動(dòng)”。此處指球沿籃圈滾動(dòng)但未進(jìn)。與該空后的球迷的失望相對(duì)應(yīng)。15空后也有提示。

　　11．A.winning

　　B．host

　　C．champion

　　D．guest

　　答案：B　the host team“主隊(duì)”。由3空后內(nèi)容可知，New Rochelle隊(duì)是主隊(duì)。

　　12.A.deafening

　　B．a(chǎn)nnoying

　　C．disturbing

　　D．disgusting

　　答案：A　deafening“震耳欲聾的；極喧鬧的”。

　　13．A.argued

　　B．quarreled

　　C．checked

　　D．compromised

　　答案：C　check with sb.“確定；查明；核對(duì)”。

　　14．A.claiming

　　B．receiving

　　C．giving

　　D．seeking

　　答案：D　seek help“尋求幫助”。此處指我又找計(jì)時(shí)員求助，核對(duì)比賽結(jié)束了沒(méi)有。對(duì)應(yīng)13空的向另一裁判求助未果。

　　15．A.took on

　　B．went on

　　C．took off

　　D．went off

　　答案：D　go off“(警報(bào)器等)突然發(fā)出聲音”。此處指終場(chǎng)的哨聲響了。

　　16．A.after

　　B．instantly

　　C．before

　　D．when

　　答案：C　before“在……之前”。此處指在最后一個(gè)進(jìn)球前，終場(chǎng)哨聲已經(jīng)響了。即進(jìn)球無(wú)效。

　　17．A.sad

　　B．interesting

　　C．strange

　　D．a(chǎn)mazing

　　答案：A　該進(jìn)球無(wú)效，所以對(duì)于New Rochelle隊(duì)的教練來(lái)說(shuō)是悲哀的消息。

　　18．A.fixed up

　　B．lit up

　　C．cleaned up

　　D．showed up

　　答案：B　light up“喜形于色；喜氣洋洋”。

　　19．A.proud

　　B．a(chǎn)ccused

　　C．independent

　　D．embarrassed

　　答案：A　be proud of...“以……為驕傲”。

　　20．A.fellow

　　B．student

　　C．son

　　D．friend

　　答案：C　由倒數(shù)第四段“I'm sorry, Dad.”可知，Coach O'Brien和計(jì)時(shí)員之間是父子關(guān)系。

　　.書(shū)面表達(dá)

　　(2024·天津)

　　假設(shè)你是李津，你的美國(guó)朋友Chris就讀于天津某國(guó)際學(xué)校。他熱愛(ài)中國(guó)文化，特別是戲曲文化。8月5日下午200在新落成的天津大劇院將上演越劇《梁山伯與祝英臺(tái)》。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示，用英語(yǔ)給Chris寫(xiě)一封電子郵件，邀請(qǐng)他一起觀看演出。

　　提出邀請(qǐng)并簡(jiǎn)述原因；

　　提出觀劇后活動(dòng)建議(如參觀附近的博物館或美術(shù)館等)；

　　請(qǐng)求對(duì)方回復(fù)。

　　注意：

　　1．請(qǐng)使用規(guī)范英語(yǔ)，詞數(shù)不少于100；