2020人教版英语必修4 Unit 3 Section 1

天赋的认可。”可知，泰勒在音乐方面的创造力是帮助她获得奖项的原因之一。故C项正确。

6．What was Taylor's feeling when she knew she would be given the award？ A A．Relieved. C．Angry.

B．Unbelievable. D．Unexpected.

解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中“It is really a relief that BMI decided to give me the Taylor Swift Award，because if they had chosen somebody else to give it to，I'd be like kind of angry about it.”可知，当泰勒知道她会被授予这个奖项时她感到欣慰。故A项切题。

7．Why is Michael Jackson mentioned in paragraph 4？ B A．To prove that Michael Jackson is legendary.

B．To show that Taylor's getting this award is a great honor. C．To show that Taylor is not better than Michael Jackson. D．To express that Michael Jackson set a good example to others.

解析：推理判断题。根据第四段“his eponymous(同名的) award marked only the second time in BMI's history that the organization has presented an award in an artist's name.Michael Jackson，a legendary(传奇的) artist，was the first to get that honor in 1990.”可知，在第四段Michael Jackson被提到是为了证明泰勒获得这个奖项是一项巨大的荣誉，Taylor Swift是继Michael Jackson之后第二位获得以自己命名的奖项。故B项正确。

8．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？ C A．The BMI Pop Awards is held twice a year.

B．This is the first time that Taylor has got an award this year. C．Barbara Cane thought highly of Taylor's music.

D．Taylor Swift is considered as the most popular singer in US.

解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“‘Taylor Swift is one of the most popular singers in US.She has shown pop culture through her songs，’ said Barbara Cane”，可知，Barbara Cane高度评价泰勒的音乐。故C项正确。

Ⅳ.七选五

根据短文填空，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

“Yes” has magic within it.So often we are afraid of life—we fear failure，we anticipate(预期)the worst and we don't know what to expect.In doing so and often by saying no to opportunities，we reject many of life's brilliant chances.This is not about being a “yes person” or feeling pressured to do things we don't want to do. 1.F Here are some reasons to say yes to opportunities in your life.

1．You block the miracle if you don't.

Opportunities sometimes knock gently and do not wait for people.The truth is—there is no perfect timing! Marie Forleo says，“Start before you are ready.” We need to trust that the universe has a bigger plan for us. 2.C We reject the fun it brings，what it teaches us and the further gifts that can unfold if we don't allow the yes.

2．Someone believes you can.

To have the choice of saying yes，someone believes you can achieve something.North Face is not going to ask you to climb Qomolangma. 3.G

3．Stretch(使竭尽所能)yourself.

4.E By saying yes，we invite possibilities into our lives and the chances to learn what we can do and just how far we can go.

4． 5.B

Life and luck like the brave ones.Sometimes when you are making a decision and considering both outcomes，the “no” outcome is connected with regret somehow.Regret is sometimes the biggest risk of all.

Life is short.Don't ask why，but why not.Ask yourself for a change and a yes might bring you magical answers.

A．We often let our fears guide us. B．Opportunities don't always arise again.

C．When we say no，we reject more than the opportunity. D．Before accepting an invitation，be sure to think twice about it. E．Why are we all here if not to live the fullest version of our lives?

F．It's about having the courage to do the things we know we really want to do.

G．Take the opportunity as praise and make use of the confidence other people have in you. 文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。有时我们对机会习惯了说“no”，以至于我们丧失了许多机会，因此我们要抓住机会，学会说“yes”。

解析：

1．根据语境可知，F项“It's about...”和空前的“This is not about...”相对应，逻辑一致。故选F项。

2．C项中的“we reject more than the opportunity”和空后一句中的“We reject the fun it brings”相对应，关系紧密。故选C。

3．上文中的“someone believes you can achieve something”和G项中的“make use of the confidence other people have in you”相对应。故选G项。

4．空处对应该段的小标题(竭尽所能)，并由空处下一句中的“we invite possibilities into our lives and the chances to learn...我们抓住生活中的可能性和机会”可推知，我们要尽力生活得最充实。E项符合语境。

5．空处为小标题。根据下文内容可知，本段主要讲机会来时要抓住，别等到事后后悔。结合选项可知，B项“机会不会一直出现。”符合语境。

Ⅴ.语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

For Rachael and Leigh Barman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year that their sick daughter Paige should survive/live until December 25.Fifteen－year－old Paige suffers from 1.a rare brain disease， 2.which affects(影响) as few as 12 people in the world, and could kill her any day 3.without warning(警告)．And her condition has gone even 4.worse (bad) in recent months.Her parents filled the family home with Christmas decorations 5.on September 1st so she could enjoy the rest of her life.Since then, she has 6.regularly (regular) opened Christmas presents and received visitors—but she sleeps for up to 19 hours a day, her parents knowing that each time she closes her eyes, she may never wake up.

Mrs.Barman 7.described (describe) dealing with the condition as “like being on death row” as she never knew if 8.her daughter would wake up the next morning.

The mother said: “She always loves Christmas and I get my heart 9.broken (break) when I see her suffering like this.Our best Christmas present would be having Paige with us at Christmas.No matter 10.when she leaves the world, we make sure that she is always happy.”

文章大意：对于Rachael和Leigh Barman来说，圣诞节唯一的希望就是女儿Paign能够活到12月25日。

解析：

1．考查不定冠词。这里泛指一场罕见的灾病，a表示泛指，故填a。

2．考查非限制性定语从句。引导词在逗号后面，先行词是“disease”，从句用于修饰先行词，可知这里是非限制性定语从句，故填which。

3．考查上下文联系。根据上文可知，她患了一种罕见的疾病，会在没有任何警示下就会被夺取生病，因此这里用“without”，表示没有任何警示的情况，符合语境，故填without。

4．考查比较级。根据后文“in recent months”并且联系文中内容可知，在最近几天里她的病情越来越不好了，所以这里应该用比较级的形式，故填worse。

5．考查介词。表示在某月某日应用介词on，故填on。

6．考查副词。“regularly ”用于形容后面的动词“opened”，表示具有突出强调的作用，故填regularly。

7．考查动词时态。根据上文可知，本文主要以一般过去时为基本时态，故填described。 8．考查代词。这里表示她的女儿，形容词性物主代词后面接名词，符合语境，故填her。 9．考查过去分词。这里用动词过去分词表示被动，故填broken。 10．考查固定结构。“no matter when”意为“无论何时”，故填when。