1、Unit 4 Amazing art Section BUsing language 基础巩固基础巩固 .单句填空 1.The beauty of the city liesthe unique style of its buildings. 【答案】in 2.With my eyes tightly(close),I dived in and made my way to the other end. 【答案】closed 3.As far as Im concerned,it is urgent to strengthen peoples(aware)of environmental pr
2、otection. 【答案】awareness 4.I can(vivid) remember the day we met. 【答案】vividly 5.Though(lack) money,his parents managed to send him to a university. 【答案】lacking 6.One of the reasons why huge quantities of good soil(wash) away is that floods happen frequently in that area. 【答案】are being washed 7.Food su
3、pplies in the flood-stricken area(run) out.We must act immediately before theres none left. 【答案】are running 8.It is believed that a new kind of drug(develop) by the scientists and they are hopeful that they will succeed in a couple of months. 【答案】is being developed 9.The bridge(build) now was design
4、ed by a local company. 【答案】being built 10.Looking at the beef(cook) on the stove,the mother pictured the whole family having meals together. 【答案】being cooked .短语填空 for lack of,push around,put up,stamp sth on sth,mistake sth for sth,be aware of 1.Theytheir tents and settled down for the night. 【答案】pu
5、t up 2.Car manufacturersa vehicle identification numbernew cars to help track down stolen vehicles. 【答案】stamp;on 3.People around the world shouldthe real situation of water shortage. 【答案】be aware of 4.Iher offera threat yesterday and apologized to her for my mistake. 【答案】mistook;for 5.Everyone is ve
6、ry lazy in this team.Whenever it comes to doing chores,theythe responsibility. 【答案】push around 6.Several research institutions were closed downfund. 【答案】for lack of .语法专练 用新学的语法知识,完成下列句子。 1.我校正在举行运动会。 in our school. 【答案】The sports meeting is being held 2.那个国家的环境正被严重地污染着,以至于所有的人都感到难以忍受。 The environme
7、nt in that countrythat all the people cant stand it. 【答案】is being polluted so badly 3.那座桥正在被建,我受不了这噪音。 .I cant stand the noise. 【答案】That bridge is being built 4.那个美国商人现在正在中国接受治疗。 The American businessmanin China now. 【答案】is being treated 5.这些天正在进行着许多有趣的实验。 Many interesting experimentsthese days. 【答案
8、】are being carried out 6.汤姆总是被老师表扬。 Tomby the teacher. 【答案】is always being praised 7.为什么他们没有准时开车到那儿? 因为那条路正在修理当中。 Why didnt they drive there on time? Because the road. 【答案】was being mended 能力提升能力提升 .完形填空 “Look Mum,he paints like me!” Eight-year-old Alexandra Nechita had just discovered Pablo Picasso
9、s artwork for the first time.The art world1and began to call Alexandra the “Petite(小的) Picasso”. This talented artist has been turning heads in the art world ever since. Even at age two,Alexandra2nearly all her time on her colouring books.3their daughter spent too much time alone,Alexandras parents
10、took her colouring books away.They4shed start to jump rope or play with dolls.But taking away her colours was like taking the air out of her life.Alexandra began to colour on paper her mother5home from office. When Alexandra was four,her parents began to notice the figures she6.They were abstract an
11、d 7Picassos work,with four eyes and two faces.She8painting with watercolours and then with other paints. Alexandras classmates would sometimes laugh at her paintings.But her9school teacher saw talent in her drawings.She helped eight-year-old Alexandra organise her first10at a local library. Within a
12、 year,Alexandra had several other exhibitions.By then,she had11more than 250 paintings.Her exhibition at the famous Mary Paxon Gallery brought her to the attention of national art critics(评论家).She began to12on television,in news and talk shows around America. Today,Alexandra13paints in her special s
13、tyle.Admirers have spent a large amount of money buying her paintings.But the14doesn t seem to have affected her negatively (消极地).Through various charities,Alexandra shares her wealth with those15around the world.And as Alexandra continues to paint,the world will be blessed to experience more of her
14、 love for life and art. 【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了画画天才 Alexandra 的故事。这个孩子刚八岁,画画 就像毕加索一样。当她出名后,很多仰慕者购买她的画,她卖画的钱用来帮助有需要的人。 1.A.improvedB.agreed C.waitedD.broke 【答案】B 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。improve“提高”;agree“同意”;wait“等”;break“打破”。由后文“began to call Alexandra the Petite(小的) Picasso”可知艺术界同意 he paints like me!这一说法。故选 B 项。
15、2.A.spentB.forgot C.rememberedD.wasted 【答案】A 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。spend“花费”;forget“忘记”;remember“记住”;waste“浪费”。句意:甚至在 亚历山德拉两岁的时候,她几乎把所有的时间都花在了涂色书上。句型 spend time/money on sth“花费 时间/金钱做某事”,故选 A 项。 3.A.AfraidB.Sure C.ProudD.Ashamed 【答案】A 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。afraid“担心的”;sure“确定的”;proud“自豪的”;ashamed“害羞的”。父 母担心她独自待的时间太长
16、,所以把书拿走,想让她出去。故选 A 项。 4.A.promisedB.proved C.reportedD.hoped 【答案】D 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。promise“许诺”;prove“证明”;report“报道”;hope“希望”。父母担心她独 自待的时间太长,所以希望她出去玩耍。故选 D 项。 5.A.calledB.drove C.broughtD.sent 【答案】C 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。call“呼叫”;drive“驾驶”;bring“带回”;send“送走”。句意:这些纸是她妈 妈从公司带到家里的。故选 C项。 6.A.drewB.counted C.explain
17、edD.met 【答案】A 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。draw“画”;count“数”;explain“解释”;meet“遇见”。句意:在她 4 岁的时候, 她父母开始注意到她画的人物像。故选 A 项。 7.A.referred toB.looked like C.consisted ofD.depended on 【答案】B 【解析】考查动词短语辨析。refer to“指”;look like“看起来像”;consist of“由 组成”;depend on“依 靠”。句意:它们很抽象,看起来像毕加索的作品。故选 B项。 8.A.stoppedB.started C.suggestedD.a
18、voided 【答案】B 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。stop“停止”;start“开始”;suggest“建议”;avoid“避免”。句意:她开始先画 水彩画,然后再画其他画。故选 B 项。 9.A.medicalB.high C.primaryD.previous 【答案】C 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。medical“医药的”;high“高级的”;primary“初级的”;previous“以前的”。 亚历山德拉现在刚八岁,还在上小学。故选 C 项。 10.A.conferenceB.system C.partyD.exhibition 【答案】D 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。confere
19、nce“会议”;system“系统”;party“晚会”;exhibition“展览”。由下文 “Within a year,Alexandra had several other exhibitions.”可知,她帮助 8 岁的亚历山德拉在当地一家图书 馆组织了她的第一次画展。故选 D项。 11.A.completedB.used C.copiedD.lost 【答案】A 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。complete“完成”;use“使用”;copy“抄写”;lose“丢失”。句意:到那时她已 经完成了 250多幅画。故选 A 项。 12.A.appearB.perform C.shopD.t
20、rain 【答案】A 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。appear“出现”;perform“表演”;shop“商店”;train“训练”。句意:她开始出 现在美国的电视上、新闻里、脱口秀节目里。根据句意,故选 A项。 13.A.directlyB.suddenly C.stillD.seldom 【答案】C 【解析】考查副词词义辨析。directly“直接地”;suddenly“突然”;still“依旧”;seldom“很少”。句意:现在 她依旧画她的特殊风格。still 表示仍旧。根据句意,故选 C项。 14.A.styleB.time C.energyD.money 【答案】D 【解析】考查名词
21、词义辨析。style“风格”;time“时间”;energy“能量”;money“金钱”。根据“spent a large amount of money buying her paintings”可知,此空是 money,但钱似乎并没有给她带来负面影响。 故选 D项。 15.A.on holidayB.in power C.on dutyD.in need 【答案】D 【解析】考查介词短语辨析。on holiday“在度假”;in power“执政的”;on duty“值班;上班”;in need“在穷 困中的”。句意:亚历山德拉与世界各地的那些需要得到帮助的人分享她的财富。in need“
22、需要帮助 的,穷困的”。故选 D项。 .语法填空 A teacher gave his 1.(pupil) some sunflower seeds to let them learn to look after a plant.One boy in the class,2.loved sunflower seeds,was very excited.He planted the seed and looked after it 3.great care for many days. When the first shoot (嫩芽) finally appeared,the boy,4.(f
23、ill) with impatience,went to see his teacher.The teacher said that he would still have to take care of the plant for quite some time before he was able to collect many seeds from just one sunflower.The boy was 5.(disappoint),but he kept 6.(look) after his sunflower. However,he grew 7.(increase) impa
24、tient,and did little else but pestered (纠缠) his teacher for wanting to take out the plant.As soon as the boy saw the sunflowers first seeds,he cut the plant.The plant was still green,and of course the seeds couldnt 8.(eat). The boy was annoyed.He had put so much effort into 9.sunflower,but in the en
25、d he wasted it all for his impatience.And he was even 10.(angry) when he saw how big his classmates sunflowers grew.Finally,he decided not to be so impatient any more. 【答案与解析】 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。老师发给学生们向日葵种子让学生种,希望他们能收获更多, 可是有个学生没有耐心,最终一无所获。 1.pupils考查名词单复数。根据下文的 them 可知,学生不止一个,所以要用复数形式,故填 pupils。 2.who
26、考查定语从句。这是个非限制性定语从句,先行词是 boy,指人,关系词在从句中作主语,故填 who。 3.with考查介词。“with+名词短语”构成的介词短语可以作状语。 4.filled考查非谓语动词。be filled with“充满”为固定搭配。 5.disappointed考查形容词。此句的主语是 boy,故填 disappointed 作表语。 6.looking考查非谓语动词。keep doing sth 是固定用法,意思是“一直做某事”,故填 looking。 7.increasingly考查副词。修饰形容词 impatient,应该用副词形式。 8.be eaten考查语态。本句的主语 seeds与谓语 eat 之间是被动关系,设空前是情态动词,其后用动词 原形,故填 be eaten。 9.the考查冠词。单数可数名词前,常常需要冠词修饰;sunflower在上文中提到过,需用定冠词 the 修 饰。 10.angrier考查形容词。看到其他学生的向日葵长得那么大,他感到更生气了, 所以用形容词的比较 级,故填 angrier。
