Unit 4 课时跟踪练（二）

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课时跟踪练(二) Warming Up & Reading — Language Points

一、全练语言点，基稳才能楼高Ⅰ.单词拼写

1．What puzzled (迷惑) me was why they didn't take his advice. 2．It is impossible to prove the existence (存在) of God. 3．I felt my heart beating violently (猛烈地)．

4．As is known, lack of sleep does great harm (伤害) to us students. 5．Three multiplied (乘) by six is eighteen. 6．He chained (拴) the dog for the night.

7．The shortage of water has become a global (全球) problem. 8．There're many theories (理论) about the origin of life. Ⅱ.单句语法填空

1．It is uncertain whether he'll succeed in passing the driving test or not.

2．His decision made it possible for us to finish the work by four o'clock this afternoon. 3．Each of us in turn had to describe how alcohol had affected our lives.

4．The situation in that country should be prevented from becoming (become) worse. 5．You needn't worry because this snake is harmless (harm)．

6．My relationship with the actors is fundamental to my work as a director. 7．If you give up this chance, you'll regret it in time. 8．Look at the pictures and take turns to_tell (tell) the story. Ⅲ.选词填空

do great harm to， give birth to， in time， puzzle about， protect ...from ...， lay eggs， prevent ...from ...， in one's turn 1．As we know, laying_eggs is the ant queen's full-time job. 2．The other day my pet cat gave_birth_to a new little cat. 3．These factories have done_great_harm_to the environment. 4．Some measures have been taken in_time to protect the environment. 5．The new measures are designed to protect the public from people like these. 6．We were prevented_from attending Professor Li's lecture by the heavy rain. 7．I have been puzzling__about this question for weeks.

8．All the five daughters, in_their_turn,_took care of the sick father in hospital. Ⅳ.课文语法填空

The earth was just a cloud of dust after the “Big Bang”．The earth 1.exploded (explode) loudly with fire and rock. They were in time 2.to_produce (produce) many things, which were to

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make the earth's atmosphere. 3.As the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface. It allowed the earth to dissolve 4.harmful (harm) gases. Then life began to develop.

The first small plants multiplied and filled the oceans and seas 5.with oxygen. This encouraged the 6.development (develop) of early shellfish and fish. Land animals such as insects, reptiles 7.and dinosaurs and so on appeared after green plants appeared. Small clever animals spread all over the earth. They 8.are_putting (put) too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which prevents heat from 9.escaping (escape) from the earth into space. Whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years 10.to_come (come) will depend on whether this problem can be solved.

Ⅴ.串点成篇微表达

这条河流的两岸有(exist)许多工厂，有些已经对环境造成损害(harm)。去年，有家工厂曾经发生剧烈(violently)爆炸。因此，当地人们都陷入到巨大的恐慌中。听到已经及时(in time)采取措施阻止(prevent ...from)污染的进一步恶化，他们都感到非常高兴。

There_exist_many_factories_along_the_river,_some_of_which_have_done_great_harm_to_the_environment._Last_year,_one_of_them_exploded_violently;_as_a_result,_the_local_people_got_into_a_great_panic._Hearing_that_some_measures_had_been_taken_in_time_to_prevent_the_pollution_from_getting_bad_to_worse,_they_were_all_more_than_glad._ 二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧Ⅰ.完形填空

I had thought today was going to be an ordinary day. However, by 9 a．m., I realized it was something very __1__. For the past week, I've been a bit __2__. My kids are scattered (分散) around the world, and I miss them being part of our __3__ life — you know, dropping in for dinner, being able to meet the girls on a Saturday and go shopping, that sort of thing.

I must __4__ feeling a bit sorry for myself. When I told my kids that it was important for them to __5__ and leave home to follow their dreams, I didn't think they would __6__ because they always paid little attention to what I said.

But today was a reality check.

Firstly, I __7__ a message from my youngest daughter this morning, which __8__ me she got a new job. Five months ago, she __9__ her things and moved to Vancouver alone. __10__， she had no where to live and had no job. __11__， she has found a place to live and has found a job now. She's feeling right at home in her new city.

The next __12__ was from my son, who has been __13__ in Montreal for two years. His __14__ is going from strength to strength. He __15__ out as a video editor and now a producer. His videos __16__ get over 1 million hits and some of them over 10 million. Then to top it off, I was listening to my oldest daughter reading breakfast news for Drive Time, one of the country's most popular breakfast radio stations. Today __17__ to be the

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anniversary (周年纪念日) of the day six years ago when she first started in radio in a small regional radio program, which __18__ she also had to move away from home.

So __19__ I'm sad that they're living away from home, I'm also __20__ of the way they've created their success.

语篇解读：本文为记叙文。作者的孩子们都远离家乡外出工作，作者为此感到有些难过。可就在同一天里，她收到了关于三个孩子在外工作小有成就的消息，为此作者感到很开心。

1．A.strange C．different

B．funny D．common

解析：选C 作者原以为今天会像平时那样平淡，却在同一天里得到三个孩子在外工作的消息，即今天与平时不一样。

2．A.sad C．excited

B．frightened D．happy

解析：选A 根据最后一段的“I'm sad that they're living away from home”可知答案。 3．A.hard C．social

B．political D．daily

解析：选D 根据“you know, dropping in for dinner, being able to meet the girls on a Saturday and go shopping, that sort of thing”可知，此处应指作者与孩子们一起度过的日常生活。

4．A.avoid C．imagine

B．admit D．continue

解析：选B 作者因孩子们远离家而不开心是事实，因此她不得不承认这一点。 5．A.wander C．travel

B．relax D．run

解析：选C 根据“leave home to follow their dreams”可知，此处应指外出，故选C项。 6．A.listen C．believe

B．refuse D．mind

解析：选A 根据“they always paid little attention to what I said”可知，孩子们不怎么听作者的话。

7．A.delivered C．spread

B．sent D．received

解析：选D 根据下文可知，此处指作者收到小女儿的信息。 8．A.ordered C．urged

B．told D．ensured

解析：选B 该信息告诉作者她的小女儿在新的城市找到了工作。

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9．A.looked at C．packed up

B．put away D．made up

解析：选C 五个月前，小女儿打包好行李，独自一人去了温哥华。 10．A.In the beginning C．As a result

B．In total D．On the contrary

解析：选A 起初，作者的小女儿没有住的地方，也没有工作。 11．A.Therefore C．Instead

B．Otherwise D．However

解析：选D 现在小女儿找到了住的地方和工作。前后两句表示转折，因此选D项。 12．A.present C．support

B．message D．stage

解析：选B 第二条信息来自作者的儿子，故选B项。 13．A.touring C．living

B．studying D．teaching

解析：选C 根据下文内容可知，作者的儿子在蒙特利尔已经生活了两年了。 14．A.job C．hobby

B．marriage D．power

解析：选A 根据下文可知，作者的儿子事业越做越好。 15．A.turned C．came

B．worked D．started

解析：选D 作者的儿子从当一名视频编辑起家。 16．A.rarely C．hardly

B．regularly D．never

解析：选B 作者的儿子事业越做越好，由此可推断他的产品深受顾客的青睐，因此选B项。

17．A.happened C．planned

B．prepared D．expected

解析：选A 今天恰巧也是大女儿初入播音事业的六周年纪念日。 18．A.concluded C．questioned

B．meant D．inferred

解析：选B 六年前大女儿为一家小小的地方播音节目，这意味着她也不得不远离家乡。 19．A.because C．before

B．if D．while

解析：选D 尽管作者因为孩子们不在家而难过，但也为孩子们能在外立足而感到骄傲。

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20．A.sick C．afraid

解析：选B 参见上题。 Ⅱ.短文改错 Dear Sir，

B．proud D．tired

My name is Li Hua. I'd like take the chance for the Two-week Eco-travel Round Australia. I'm a senior two student of 17 in Xi'an. I have a great many of hobbies, such as music, drawing or playing chess. Especially I'm fond of sports and travel. That's because I'm quite strong and healthy. Australia has long been my dream countries to visit. There're plenty of interesting plants and animals in that magic country, which were what I want to learn personal. The travel will for sure help increase my knowledge of protect the environment and broaden your horizons. It maybe very tired, but I still apply for the travel.

Yours, Li Hua

答案：第二句：like后加to 第四句：去掉of; or→and 第六句：because→why 第七句：countries→country

第八句：were→are; personal→personally 第九句：protect→protecting; your→my 第十句：tired→tiring