1、嘉兴英语教学网 收集整理 欢迎使用第 1 页 共 5 页Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars. 完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 115 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。He came across her at a party.She was outstanding；many boys were after her，but nobody paid any _1_to him.After the party，he invited her for coffee.She was surprised.In order n
2、ot to _2_rude，she went along.As they sat in a nice coffee shop，he was too _3_to say anything.Suddenly，he asked the waiter.“Could you please _4_me some salt？Id like to put it in my coffee.”The girl stared at him.He turned red，but when the salt came，he put it in his coffee and drank._5_，she asked.“Why
3、 salt with coffee？”he _6_， “When I was a little boy.I lived near the sea，I liked playing in the sea.I could feel its taste salty，like salty coffee.Now every time I drink it， I think of my _7_and my hometown.I miss it and my parents，who are still there.”She was deeply _8_.A man who can realize that h
4、es homesick，must love his home and _9_about his family.He must he _10_.She talked too，about her faraway hometown，her childhood，her _11_.That was the start of their love story.They continued to date each other.She found that he met all her_12_ .He was tolerate，kind， warm and careful.And to think she
5、would have missed the _13_if not for the salty coffee!So they married and lived happily together.Every time she made coffee for him，she put in some salt，the _14_he liked it.After 40 years，he _15_away and left her a letter which said：“My dearest，please forgive my lifelong lie.Remember the first time
6、we dated？I was so nervous I asked for salt instead of sugar.If I could live a second time，I hope we can be together again，even if it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.”【解题导语】 本文讲的是男士撒了一个善意的谎言而赢得了一位美丽姑娘的芳心的故事。直到死，在男士留给 女士的一封信中，谎言才被揭穿。1A.money Battention Cvisit Drespect解析
7、：这里表示“没人注意他” ，故 选 B。答案：B2A.show Blook Cseem Dappear解析：这里应填一个系动词，故排除 A，此空表示 “为了不显得不礼貌，她跟他一起去了。 ”故填 appear。嘉兴英语教学网 收集整理 欢迎使用第 2 页 共 5 页答案：D3A.eager Bproud Cnervous Danxious解析：此处根据语境是“他紧张得说不出话来。 ”故填 nervous。答案：C4A.lift Btake Ccarry Dbring解析：表示从别处拿来，带来 应用 bring。答案：D5A.Mysterious BMoved CCurious DExcite
8、d解析：女士对他的做法感到好奇，故用 curious 形容她此时的心情。答案：C6A.explained Bargued Cstated Dclaimed解析：后面是他回答女士问题的内容，即 对他的做法作出解 释。答案：A7A.boat B friend Cplaymate Dchildhood解析：最值得回忆的是自己的童年，加上童年一般在自己的家 乡度过的，故 选 D。答案：D8A.touched Bhurt Cpressed Dinterested解析：根据后文，听了他的话 ，女士被感 动了，故填 touched。答案：A9A.mind Bcare Cknow Dattend解析：关心自己
9、的家庭，应用 care 与 about 搭配， attend 与 to 搭配。答案：B10A.smart Bintelligent Cresponsible Dflexible解析：从前面的 love his home and care about his family 说明他是一个有责任心的人。答案：C11A.family Bschool Crelatives Dhouse解析：和他一样，女士谈到的 应是她的家乡、童年和家庭。答案：A12A.friends Brequirements Cneeds Dstandards解析：从后面的对他的品质描述 He was tolerate，kind，w
10、arm and careful.他应是女士需要找的人，所以他各方面符合她的要求。答案：B13A.sight Btrain Ccatch Dchance嘉兴英语教学网 收集整理 欢迎使用第 3 页 共 5 页解析：catch 作名 词表示“值 得追求的人( 尤指夫或妻)，宜于婚配的对象” 。答案：C14A.method Bstyle Cmanner Dway解析：这里表示他喜欢的方式，用 way。答案：D15A.moved Bpassed Cdied Dwalked解析：pass away 是固定搭配，表示“去世”的意思。die away 是“渐熄；减弱，消失”之意。其它选项构成的词组没有 “
11、去世”之意。答案：B. 词汇运用用所给单词的适当形式填空。combine explode violent surface development spread presence disappoint mass gradually1Let s _ to fight against our common enemy.2Dont put the bottle on the edge of the _ of the desk，or it will fall down.3A great _ of rock had fallen from the cliff and now blocked the roa
12、d.4The news that tsunamis caused more than 100,000 deaths _ throughout the world in a short time.5Several days ago，a bomb _ near the police station，killing 10 officers.6There is too much sex and _ show on TV.7There have been several new _ in electronics.8The change was so _ that we hardly noticed it
13、.9The picture was so lifelike that he felt as if he were in the _ of his dead father.10The film was a bit of _；we expected it to be much better.答案：bine 2.surface 3.mass 4.spread 5.exploded 6.violent 7.developments8gradual 9.presence 10.disappointment.阅读理解Its hardly surprising that weather is a favou
14、rite topic for so many people around the worldit affects where we choose to live，what we wear，our moods，and perhaps even our national characteristics. Studies have shown that changeable weather can make it difficult to concentrate，cloudy skies slow down reaction，and high humidity with hot，dry winds
15、makes many people badtempered.If you live in a place like Britain，where the weather seem to change daily if not hourly， you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random. In fact the weather is 嘉兴英语教学网 收集整理 欢迎使用第 4 页 共 5 页controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe. In th
16、e UK the weather depends on depressions，often called lows，and anticyclones，also known as highs. These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean，and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east. Highs bring sunny weather，while lows bring rain and wind. In modern times，human activities
17、seems to be altering weather patterns. Gases produced by heavy industry change the temperature of the Earths surface，and affect cloud formation. Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s.The human race has a
18、lways tried to guess the weather，especially in areas of the world where there are frequent changes. Traditional rhymes point to early attempts to identify weather patterns，popular poems include：Red sky at night，shepherds delight；Red sky in the morning，shepherds warning.Flies will swarm before a stor
19、m.Rain before 7， clear by 11. While folk wisdom can still provide a guide to help forecast weather，todays methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology. Satellites，balloons，ships，aircraft and weather centres with sensitive monitoring equipment，send data to computers. The data is then process
20、ed，and the weather predicted. However，even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about a week.【文章大意】 天气是世界各国人民最喜欢谈论的话题，它可以影响我们的情绪、穿着。1When weather keeps changing，_.Apeople become badtempered Bpeoples reaction slow downCpeople find it hard to focus on their work Dpeople become hungrier解析
21、：考查细节理解。由本文第一段中 “changeable weather can make it difficult to concentrate”可知 C 项是正确的。答案：C2Which of the following questions could have the answer in the second paragraph? AWhat causes changes in the weather?BWhats the weather like in Britain?CWho should be responsible for the droughts in Africa in the
22、 1980s?DWhy does the weather in the UK make people badtempered?解析：考查细节理解。由本文第二段中 “In fact the weather is controlled by systems”可知 A 项是正确的。答案：A3The weather in Britain is _.Arandom Bmoist Cdepressing Dsatisfying解析：考查细节理解。由本文第二段中 “the weather is random，”可知 A 项是正确的。答案：A嘉兴英语教学网 收集整理 欢迎使用第 5 页 共 5 页4Acco
23、rding to a traditional rhyme，if there is a red sky at night，the next day will be _.Awindy Brainy Cfine Dsnowy解析：考查细节理解。由第五段中 “shepherds delight”可知选 C。答案：C5Which of the following statements is true?AAnticyclones often bring rain and wind.BWeather forecasting has been done for a long time.CWeather could never be predicted.DModern methods of weather prediction are developed from folk wisdom.解析：考查细节理解。从最后一段最后一句 话的内容可知天气 预报可以预报的时间比较长。由第四段第一句话可知答案。答案：B
