1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 4 Body language 李仕才 一、阅读理解。 (2018 济南高三针对性训练 )The Amazon basin region is home to about 2.5 million insect species， tens of thousands of plants， and some 2， 000 birds and mammals.To date， at least 40， 000 plant species， 3， 000 fish， 1， 294 birds， 427 mammals， 428 amphibians， and 378
2、 reptiles have been scientifically classified in the region.One in five of all the birds in the world live in the Amazon rainforest. The warm and wet forest has been in existence for at least 55 million years，and thrived even during glacial periods， allowing for the evolution of an unbelievable dive
3、rsity of species.Radiocarbon dating(放射性碳定年法 ) has revealed trees of 10 centimeter in diameter to be more than 300 years old， and some trees over 1， 000 years old， indicating that untouched forests can experience unbelievable longevity. The first human inhabitants are thought to have settled in the A
4、mazon region about 11， 200 years ago.European explorers arrived in the 16th century， bringing diseases which traveled faster than the explorers themselves， killing perhaps as many as 90% of the indigenous inhabitants(土著居民 ) By the late 17th century the Amazon basin was controlled by Portuguese and S
5、panish explorers. The Amazon rainforests has been described as the lungs of our planet because of its important role in recycling carbon dioxide into oxygen.But due to deforestation(滥伐森林 )， rainforests now cover less than 5% of the Earth s land surface， and experts believe that this is a big contrib
6、utor to global climate change.Severe deforestation began in the 20th century， with 587， 000 square kilometers lost up to the year 2000.Most deforested land is used for grassland to raise farm animals and agriculture.The addition of transport routes has led to increased settlement and deforestation，
7、and at the present rate， scientists estimate that the Amazon rainforest will be reduced by 40% in two decades. 【解题导语】 本文主要讲述了亚马逊热带雨林的历史、丰富的物种以及现在所面临的危险。 1 Why are the figures mentioned in Paragraph 1? A To prove the forest untouched. B To classify species scientifically. C To show the diversity of s
8、pecies. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D To attract more attention to the Amazon region. C 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的内容并结合第二段第一句中的 “allowing for the evolution of an unbelievable diversity of species” 可推知 ， 那些关于动植物种类的数字说明了亚马逊热带雨林的物种多样性 ， 故选 C。 2 Why did most indigenous inhabitants in the Amazon region die? A European explorers
9、brought diseases there. B Portuguese explorers treated them badly. C A lot of trees were cut down and burned. D They got killed by Spanish explorers. A 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知 ， 可能多达 90%的亚马逊土著居民因为欧洲探险者所带来的疾病而死亡 ， 故选 A。 3 What can be inferred about the Amazon rainforest? A It has the largest number of sp
10、ecies. B It covers over 5% of South America. C It is becoming larger in area. D It is being endangered now. D 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的 “at the present rate.in two decades” 并结合最后一段的整体内容可推知 ， 亚马逊热带雨 林遭到破坏 ， 而且未来 20 年可能会减少 40%，故选 D。 4 What may be included in the following paragraph? A Examples of destroying fo
11、rests. B Measures to protect rainforests. C New settlements in the Amazon region. D Ways to stop global warming. B 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的关键词 “deforestation( 滥伐 森林 )” 可推知 ， 亚马逊热带雨林砍伐严重 ， 那么文章接下来自然就会论述这一问题的解决措施 ， 故选 B。 二、 单句语法填空 1 (face) with a new situation, we make assumptions based on our experiences. 答案
12、： Faced 2 Simon has lived in Spain for more than 10 years, but (curious) enough, he can t speak a word of Spanish. 答案： curiously 3 (2018 北京东城区模拟 )At the conference, political leaders from many countries promised to work together to defend the world terrorism and other threats. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案： agai
13、nst 4 That means the price is likely (go) down because of the competition. 答案： to go 5 Tom s still angry with me. You are (blame). How dare you call him a liar! Hes the last person (lie) 答案： to blame; to lie 6 I appreciate the professor s new approach to (teach) languages. 答案： teaching 7 (misunderst
14、and) by others when you do nothing wrong at all is quite a bad experience. 答案： Being misunderstood 8 You ought never to turn your back your friends on a threatened danger. 答案： to 9 The kitchen is often the busiest room in a household; its important (function) properly. 答案： to function 10 The doctor
15、will give you some medicine (ease) your pain. 答案： to ease 三、完形填空。 (2018 山西考前适应性测试 )My father, Danny Thomas, was a famous comedian, singer, actor, and producer with many fans. When I was a child I 1 him. Once, my father made a(n) 2 with Margaret OBrien and he often took me to the set. I also wanted t
16、o be a movie star. Ten years later, at age seventeen, I got my 3 I played the lead in Gigi. However, the 4 of finally being a real actress was painfully shortlived. All the interviews and all the reviews 5 my father. Would I be as good as my father? Would I be as popular? I was extremely 6 I loved m
17、y father, but my 7 was just him. “ Daddy，” I began, “ please don t be 8 when I tell you this. I want to change my 9 . I love you but I don t want to be a Thomas anymore.” I tried not to 10 during the long silence. And then he said, “ I raised you to be a thoroughbred(优秀的赛马 ). When thoroughbreds run,
18、 they wear blinders to keep their eyes focused straight 11 with no disturbance, no other horses. They hear the crowd but they don t 12 . They just run their own race. Thats what you have to do. Don t listen to anyone 13 you to me or to anyone else. You just run your 【 精品教育资源文库 】 own race.” The next
19、 night 14 the crowd filed into the theater, the stage manager 15 me a white box with a red ribbon. I opened it up and inside was a pair of old horse blinders with a little note that 16 ， “ Run your own race, Baby.” Run your own race, Baby. Dad could have said it a dozen other ways： “Be 17 ” ； “Dont
20、be influenced by others.” But it wouldnt have been the same. He chose the right words at the right time. And all 18 my life, I ve been able to come to the point by asking myself, “ Am I running my race or 19 elses ？ ” I thank my father for all his words that continue to live in my 20 【解题导语】 作者通过自己的经
21、历让我们明白一 个人生哲理：走好自己的路 ， 让别人说去吧。 1 A.hated B adored C feared D avoided B 解析：根据上文中提及的 was a famous comedian, singer, actor, and producer with many fans 可知 ， 作者的父亲是一个著名的 喜剧家、歌手、演员及制作人 ， 而且有许多粉丝 ， 因此 ， 作者小时候很崇拜 (adored)他。故 选 B 项。 hate 意为 “ 厌恶；憎恨 ” ； fear意为 “ 害怕；恐惧 ” ； avoid 意为 “ 避免 ” 。 2 A.movie B album
22、C record D interview A 解析：根据下文中的 I also wanted to be a movie star.可知 ， 此处指作者的父亲跟玛格丽特 奥布赖恩一起拍电影 (movie)， 他经常把作者带到拍摄现场。故选 A 项。 album意为 “ 相册；唱片 ” ； record 意为 “ 记录 ” ； interview 意为 “ 采访；面试 ” 。 3 A.position B award C degree D chance D 解析：根据下文中的 I played the lead in Gigi.可知 ， 作者也想成为一名电影明星 ， 而她在电影琪琪中饰演主角 ， 说明作者在 17 岁时得到了一次机会 (chance)。故选D 项。 position 意为 “ 职位；位置 ” ； award 意为 “ 荣誉；奖励 ”； degree 意为 “ 程度；学位 ” 。 4 A.affection B anxiety 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C excitement D bitterness C 解 析：联系上文及常识可知 ， 作者实现了当演员的梦想
