1、1Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars高考试卷分块专练练 一 语 言 知 识 运 用 保 分 练 1篇 完 形 1篇 语 法 填 空 ， 限 时 25分 钟 .完形填空It was an unforgettable weekend.I had a great time at the _1_.However, after I arrived home, I noticed my owl necklace was _2_.I was so anxious that I _3_ every room in the house, but my effor
2、ts were _4_ vain.Then I decided to head back to the beach.My husband thought I was _5_， as the huge beach was nine miles from our home.How could I _6_ one tiny necklace? What if it came off in the ocean? I was _7_ to even consider that as a possibility.I knew I had to try.After searching for several
3、 hours at the beach, I _8_ an elderly man with a metal detector (探测器 ) in his hand.I _9_ up to him and asked whether he had come across a necklace.He opened his hand and showed me his _10_ some coins.He said if he saw my necklace he would _11_ return it to me.I also wanted him to have enough _12_ to
4、 mail it so I gave him a $5 bill and told him my name and my address.Then I left.My husband _13_ me and said that he would buy me a new one.But I turned down his nice _14_， as that necklace couldnt be _15_.It was my dad who had found a special way to give me that _16_ necklace.There had been a yard
5、sale in my community.Among the things that were put on _17_ he found the necklace.Unable to _18_ it, my dad offered to build a bookshelf for the owner as a(n) _19_.Unexpectedly, three days later, I received a package.Inside were a $5 bill and my owl necklace.The moment I saw the necklace, I couldnt
6、help _20_.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述作者在沙滩上把自己的项链丢失了，然后又回到沙滩上找，没有找到，最后被一个老人找到并寄给作者的故事。1A.campus BbeachClibrary Dmuseum解析：选 B 根据下文的“Then I decided to head back to the beach.”可知，这里应该指的是在沙滩上。2A.broken BstolenClost Ddisappearing2解析：选 C 根据下文作者后来又去沙滩上找项链可知，此处应指项链丢失了，lost“丢失的” ，符合文意。3A.searched BcleanedCoccupied Dmea
7、sured解析：选 A 根据上下文可知，项链丢失了，此处应该是在家里找。search 表示“寻找” ，符合语境。4A.for BwithCin Dat解析：选 C 根据下文的“Then I decided to head back to the beach.”可知，在家里没有找到。in vain 表示“徒劳，白费功夫” ，符合语境。5A.curious BanxiousCcareless Dcrazy解析：选 D 根据下文的“as the huge beach was nine miles from our home”可知，沙滩很大并且离家那么远，故在作者决定去沙滩寻找项链时，丈夫认为作者发疯
8、了。6A.find out BlocateCdescribe Dobserve解析：选 B 此处表示在一个沙滩上找一个微小的东西。locate 表示“确定的位置，定位” ，符合语境，故选 B 项。7A.unable BeagerCprepared Dunwilling解析：选 D 前一句说项链有可能掉进了海里，这样的话，项链就不能找到了，作者显然是不愿意这种情况发生的，所以选 D 项。8A.rescued BnoticedCadmired Dhired解析：选 B 作者寻找了几个小时后，不经意间看到(noticed)一个手里拿着金属探测器的老人。9A.raced BwalkedCcrawled
9、 Dapproached解析：选 A 根据上下文可知，作者急切地想找到项链，所以跑向了老人。race“快速移动” 。10A.achievement BequipmentCcharge Dpriority解析：选 A 根据上文提到的老人手里拿着金属探测器可知，他在沙滩上寻找东西，再根据作者问他是否看到一条项链时，他摊开手，手上只有几个硬币，且根据破折号可知，3这里应该用 achievement“成就” 。11A.randomly BgratefullyCgladly Dsincerely解析：选 C 根据下文老人把找到的项链还给作者可以推知，老人此时说的应该是如果看见他会乐意(gladly)把它
10、归还给作者。12A.time BpostageCreason Dability解析：选 B 根据空后的“to mail it so I gave him a $5 bill and told him my name and my address”可知，作者给他邮资(postage)让他邮寄项链。13A.promised BremindedCblamed Dcomforted解析：选 D 根据上下文可知，找不到项链的作者非常着急，丈夫要给作者买一条新的，这应该是安慰作者的话，故选 D，comfort“安慰” 。14A.gesture BinvitationCassistance Dcomment
11、解析：选 A 本段第一句是丈夫安慰作者的话，只是丈夫展现的一个姿态(gesture)，nice gesture 表示“友好的表示” 。15A.compared BdecoratedCreplaced Drecognized解析：选 C 根据上文的“But I turned down his nice _14_”和下文的“It was my dad who had found a special way to give me that _16_ necklace.”可知，这条项链是其他项链无法替代的。16A.similar BpreciousCtemporary Dexpensive解析：选 B
12、 根据上下文可知，那条项链很珍贵(precious)。17A.schedule BoccasionCapproval Ddisplay解析：选 D 根据语境可知，当时社区在进行庭院旧货出售，既然父亲发现那条项链，说明当时那条项链在展出(on display)。18A.afford BdevoteCpreserve Drepair解析：选 A 根据下文的“my dad offered to build a bookshelf for the owner”可知，当时父亲买不起那条项链，afford“承担得起的费用” ，符合文意。19A.advantage Bdecision4Cexchange D
13、reward解析：选 C 既然买不起，父亲提出给项链的主人做一个书架以换取那条项链。20A.laughing BscreamingCexciting Dcrying解析：选 D 根据上文内容可知，作者的那条项链意义特殊，对作者来说非常珍贵，老人把它和作者给他的五美元邮寄费一起寄来，作者忍不住哭(crying)起来了。.语法填空The Shudao connected Xian, in Shaanxi Province, to Sichuan in ancient times and is more than 3,000 years old.If an adventurous holiday i
14、s _1_ one is after, then a hike along Shudao shouldnt _2_ (miss)I hiked along the road last year.Certain parts of it were so narrow that even two slim people could _3_ (bare) pass each other.I _4_ (bend) over from time to time to avoid bumping my head against rocks on my left.Despite the rough groun
15、d, there are many _5_ (hide) delights appealing to tourists.Blue rivers and towering trees make up much of Shudaos landscape.The varied shapes of the clouds float low, _6_ (surround) the mountain in mist, which gives the road a fairytale touch.A middleaged man hiking along with us carried a big bamb
16、oo basket full of sand on his back.After taking _7_ break to catch his breath, he told us the sand was intended _8_ building work in higher mountains.Parting from the kind man, we headed for Zhaohua ancient town, distinguished for many historical _9_ (attract)It is one of the _10_ (well) preserved s
17、ites featuring elements from the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220280)语篇解读：本文主要讲述了作者的蜀道徒步之旅。1what what 引导表语从句，在从句中作宾语。2be missed miss 和句子主语“a hike along Shudao”之间是被动关系，故用被动形式。3barely 此处应用副词 barely 修饰动词 pass，意为“勉强才能” 。4bent 根据上文的“last year”可知，事情发生在过去，故此处用一般过去时。5hidden 根据空后的名词 delights 可知，空处应用形容词 hidden 作
18、定语。6surrounding surround 和句子谓语 float 之间没有连词，故用非谓语动词形式，又因 surround 和句子主语“The varied shapes of the clouds”之间构成逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词作状语。7a take a break 意为“休息，小憩” ，为固定用法，故用不定冠词 a。58for be intended for sth.意为“为而准备的” ，故用介词 for。9attractions 空处被形容词 historical 修饰，故空处应用名词形式，又由 many可知，空处应填 attractions。10best 由空前的“on
19、e of the”可知，此处表示最高级的含义，故用最高级best。练 二 主 观 题 强 化 增 分 练 1篇 语 法 填 空 1篇 短 改 1篇 写 作 ， 限 时 45分 钟 .语法填空The World Health Organization (WHO) has made an appeal to scientists, drug manufacturers and governments.The WHO wants them to work together _1_ (develop) drugs to fight 12 bacteria.These bacteria _2_ (be)
20、 able to resist _3_ (power) antibiotic (抗生素) drugs.The resistance is so unusually strong that all the 12 bacteria have been given a special name “superbug”The United Nations agency reported this week the 12 superbugs are a threat to human _4_ (healthy)It said they have _5_ ability to easily turn tre
21、atable infections into killers.The WHO says superbugs can also pass along genetic material _6_ helps other bacteria become resistant to drug treatment.MariePaule Kieny is the Assistant DirectorGeneral at the WHO.She said, “Antibiotic resistance is growing and we are fast running out _7_ treatment op
22、tions.” She urged governments to give drug companies reasons to develop new treatments.“If we leave it to market forces alone, the new antibiotics we most _8_ (urgent) need are not going to be developed in time， ” she said.Antibiotic drugs can lose their effectiveness when people take more or less t
23、han the amount _9_ (require) by doctors.When this happens, infections that _10_ (treat) at one time easily become resistant.语篇解读：本文主要讲述了世界卫生组织呼吁开发新的药物，以应对超级病菌对人类健康的威胁。1to develop 此处是不定式作目的状语，故填 to develop。2are 此处表示客观的陈述，故用一般现在时；结合空前的“These bacteria”可知，应填 are。3powerful 此处应用形容词作定语修饰名词短语，故填形容词 powerful
24、。4health 介词后跟名词、代词或动词ing 形式作宾语。human health 意为“人类健康” ，作介词 to 的宾语。5the ability 被不定式短语“to easily turn treatable infections into killers”所修饰，表示特指，故用定冠词 the 修饰。66that/which that/which 引导定语从句，在从句中作主语，修饰先行词 genetic material。7of 固定搭配 run out of 意为“用完” ，故填介词 of。8urgently 副词修饰动词、形容词、副词或句子。故此处应用副词 urgently 修饰
25、动词 need。9required 分析句子结构可知，require 和 amount 之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词作后置定语。10were treated 根据时间状语“at one time”可知，treat 所表示的动作发生在过去，且动词 treat 和 infections 之间是被动关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态。.短文改错After I elected chairman of the students union of our school, I decided to start a school English newspaper for us student. Toge
26、ther with five schoolmates with excellently English, I tried to cover up what was going on in our school. Beside, we took some wonderful pictures about our school life. When the first issue of the newspaper came out, it was very popular with the students. So far, I had been working as the chief edit
27、or for half a year, which helps myself a lot with my leadership skills. In my opinion, start a school newspaper can be fun, but it is an huge responsibility as well. I am really proud of that Ive done.答案：第一句：elected 前加 was; studentstudents第二句：excellentlyexcellent; 去掉 up第三句：BesideBesides第五句：hadhave;
28、myselfme第六句：startstarting; ana第七句：thatwhat.书面表达假如你是李华，你班交换生 Amy 这两天因身体不适，未能到校上课，请给她写一封邮件，要点如下：1表示安慰；2询问她是否能参加下周六学校举行的足球比赛；3邀请她下个月到你家共度端午节。注意：1.词数 100 左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。7参考范文：Dear Amy，I am so sorry to learn that you suddenly fell ill.Its never easy to adapt to a new environment, and hopefully youll
29、 soon get used to it.As scheduled, our football match will take place next Saturday.I would greatly appreciate it if you could let me know whether you can take part in it by then.By the way, our traditional Dragon Boat Festival is coming next month.My family and I are all expecting your coming to enjoy the authentic festive atmosphere with us.Dont hesitate to tell me if you need any help.Sincerely hope that you will be well soon.Yours，Li Hua
