1、Unit 4 Adversity and Courage Reading and Thinking2021-2022学年高二英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第三册随堂检测一、填空1.They made a _(resolve) to go climbing Mount Tai on Sunday.2.With faith and _(persevere), Goodall finally overcame all the difficulties.3.He asked me to take fewer _(belong) as there was little room left in our
2、 car.4.If you dont have an aim, you will drift like an _(abandon) ship at sea.5.Never will I forget my first _(assign) at the office of a popular English newspaper.6.I was always an _(enthusiasm) reader, sometimes reading up to three books a day as a child.7.Before I entered the competition, I had m
3、ixed program of strength and _(endure) training.8.In my opinion, there is no evidence indicating that he is a _(qualify) doctor.9.As you can see, the children were really encouraged, and they were also enthusiastic about _ (read) all of these books.10.It is no use _(envy) others success. It is time
4、that you should work hard.11.Some women now can use solar-powered instead of gas _ (stove) to boil water and cook food.12.On April 16th, 2014, a South Korea ship carrying more than 450 passengers _(sink) into the sea.13.As we all know, success requires courage, bravery and _(persevere).14.Were going
5、 to have European style _(cupboard) in the bedrooms.15.James Cook is famous for having made three great _(voyage) around the world, and mapped coast and sea routes.二、阅读理解16. Once upon a time, a daughter complained to her father that her life was unhappy and that she was tired of struggling all the t
6、ime. Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes, eggs and coffee beans in them. After 20 minutes, he took them out, putting the potatoes and eggs in a bowl and the coffee in a cup.
7、 Turning to his daughter, he said, Look closer, and touch the potatoes. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. Its good smell brought a smile to he
8、r face. Father, what does this mean?” she asked. He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and the coffee beans were in the same adversity(逆境)the boiling water. However, each one reacted differently. The strong and hard potato became soft and weak in boiling water. The egg was fragile, with the
9、thin outer shell protecting its liquid until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard. However, the coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new. Which one do you want to be like, he asked. Whe
10、n adversity knocks on your door, how will you respond? In life, challenges happen to us all, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.1.Why did the girl complain to her father?A.Because of her hard life.B.Because of her tiring job.C.Because of her fathers busy work.D.Because o
11、f the food her father cooked.2.What can we infer from this story?A.The girl liked the coffee best.B.The father was good at cooking.C.The girl didnt like the potatoes and eggs.D.Different people have different reactions to adversity.3.What does the underlined word fragile mean in the fourth paragraph
12、?A.Thick.B.Easily-broken.C.Strong.D.Hard.4.What would be the best title for the passage?A.Father and daughterB.Adversities and a chefC.A chef and coffee beansD.Challenges and responses答案以及解析1.答案：resolution解析：句意:他们决定周日去爬泰山。make a resolution意为“决定,下决心”。2.答案：perseverance解析：句意:凭着信心和毅力,古德尔终于战胜了一切困难。所填词作介词
13、的宾语,所以用名词形式。3.答案：belongings解析：句意:他让我少拿点儿财物,因为在我们的车里几乎没有空间了。所填词作宾语,所以用名词形式。根据fewer可知,该词要用复数形式。4.答案：abandoned解析：句意:如果没有目标,你就会像大海上的弃船一样随波逐流。根据句意可知,此处表示“被遗弃的”,所以用abandoned。5.答案：assignment解析：句意:我永远不会忘记我在一家畅销英文报纸的办公室的第一项工作任务。所填词作宾语,所以用名词形式。6.答案：enthusiastic解析：句意:我一直是个热心的读者,小时候有时一天读三本书。由语境可知,此处要填形容词形式。7.答案
14、：endurance解析：句意:我在参赛之前做了一些混合性的包括力量和耐力的训练。根据前面的strength可知,此处应用名词,所以填endurance。8.答案：qualified解析：句意:在我看来,没有证据表明他是个合格的医生。所填词修饰名词,所以用形容词形式。9.答案：reading解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：正如你所见，孩子们真的受到了鼓舞，他们对阅读所有这些书热情也很高。be enthusiastic about doing sth.热衷于做某事。10.答案：envying解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：嫉妒别人的成功没有用，到了你努力工作的时候了。此处包含句型It is no use
15、 doing.，其中It作形式主语，动名词短语是真正的主语。11.答案：stoves解析：考查名词复数。句意：现在有些妇女可以用太阳能灶代替煤气炉来烧水和做饭。stove炉子是可数名词，设空处前无冠词等限定词，此处应用复数形式。12.答案：sank解析：考查动词的时态。句意：2014年4月16日，一艘载有450多名乘客的韩国轮船沉入大海。句中carrying more than 450 passengers是现在分词短语作后置定语，设空处作谓语，由时间状语On April 16th，2014可知用一般过去时，故填sank。13.答案：perseverance解析：考查词性转换。句意：众所周知，
16、成功需要勇气、勇敢和毅力。由空前的并列名词courage和bravery可知应该使用名词形式。 14.答案：cupboards解析：考查名词复数。句意：我们将在卧室里装欧式衣柜。由后面的复数名词bedrooms可知此处应用名词的复数形式。15.答案：voyages解析：考查名词复数。句意：詹姆斯库克因三次伟大的环球航行并绘制海岸线和航线而闻名。由空前的three可知应该使用名词复数形式。16.答案：1-4.ADBD解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段Once upon a time, a laughter complained to her father that her life was unh
17、appy and that she was tired of struggling all the time.可知女孩向她的父亲抱怨是因为她艰难的生活。故选A。2.推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and the coffee beans were in the same adversitythe boiling water. However, each one reacted differently.可知,不同的人对逆境有不同的反应,故选D。3.词义猜测题。由画线词后的with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid可知鸡蛋是易碎的,所以fragile的意思是“易碎的”,B选项与fragile的意思最接近,故选B。4.标题归纳题。文章介绍一个女孩向父亲抱怨,说她的生活不快乐,她厌倦了一直在奋斗。父亲将她带到厨房,把土豆、鸡蛋和咖啡豆分别放在盆里煮,让孩子看这三种东西的反应,从而启发孩子在逆境的时候应该怎么做。所以文章主要讲的是生活中的挑战和你的反应,故选D。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司
