1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 4 Wildlife Protection 李仕才 一、阅读理解。 (2018 成都市高中毕业班摸底测试 )The Scottish composer Evelyn Glennie lost nearly all her hearing as a young girl， yet went on to a very successful career in music including winning Grammy awards.When somebody asks her，“ How do you hear？ ” She responds，“ How d
2、o you hear？ Is it only with your ears？ ” For Glennie ， and for us too， listening is not only hearing， but is understanding.We need to listen to what is said and unsaid， and also how it is said. It s important to hear what people say accurately.As Mark Twain said，“ The difference between the right wo
3、rd and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug(萤火虫 ) ”If you miss something or youre not sure youve heard accurately ， ask the speakers.At this point you re not evaluating what they say， but just looking for accuracy and understanding.Here are some ways to get
4、 clear about what they say and don t say.Why are they saying this now， instead of sooner or later？ Why are they emphasizing these points， instead of something else? Listen to how it is said.People send signals about what they mean with their voices and body language that sometimes differ from the wo
5、rds they say.While going through the next points， think about someone whose real meaning you might sometimes miss， and see if any of these signals might come up.First， voices.When others speak，notice changes in their volume， pace， and tone.Second， body language.Notice gestures，eye contact， and facia
6、l expressions.Do these sync what they are saying， or do they tell a different story？ Third， emotions.What is the person s true feeling？ Now you might not know for sure， but be considerate， open to understanding， and ask thoughtful questions. 【解题导语】 本文讲述了聆听的内涵。我们要听懂说话人想要表达的言外之意 ， 并且要注意说话方式。 1 What s
7、the writer s purpose of mentioning Evelyn Glennie? A To give an example of wise words. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B To introduce a worldfamous musician. C To help explain the meaning of listening. D To encourage us to fight against disability. C 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的 “For Glennie ， and for us too， listening is not on
8、ly hearing， but is understanding.” 可知 ， 对于 Glennie 和 “ 我们 ” 来说 ， 聆听不仅是用耳朵听而且是理解 ， 这里说明了聆 听的内涵。所以选项 C 正确。 2 What can we learn from what Mark Twain said? A It is important to have a good knowledge of English words. B People should know words can be used in many different ways. C English is a very comp
9、licated language with a large vocabulary. D The slight difference between words may result in misunderstanding. D 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的 “Its important to hear what people say accurately.” 和 “At this point youre not evaluating what they say ， but just looking for accuracy and understanding.” 可知 ， 准确听懂说话者的
10、意思很重要。因此 ， 选项 D “ 词语的细微差异可能导致误解。 ” 与 Mark Twain 所说的话意思相吻合。 3 What does the underlined word “ sync” probably mean? A Match. B Prove. C Describe. D Analyze. A 解析：词义猜测题。画线词前的修饰词 these 指代前一句中的 “gestures ， eye contact， and facial expressions” ；再根据画线词后的 “what they are saying ， or do they tell a different
11、story” 可推断 ， match 与画线词意思相近。故选 A。 4 Which is the best title of this passage? A Speak While You Listen B Listen Beyond Words C Read Between Lines D Think as You Talk B 解析：标题归纳题。本文主要说明通过 观察说话人的说话方式来听懂说话人想表达的言外之意。所以选 B。 二、 单句语法填空 1 More attention should be paid to (improve) the safety of school buses,
12、which 【 精品教育资源文库 】 has become a big concern of the whole society. 答案： improving 2 Around 540 million people (affect) by secondhand smoke, which causes 100, 000 deaths per year. 答案： are affected 3 I received a letter (contain) some important information about the project. 答案： containing 4 I got clos
13、e enough to hear them speaking Chinese, and I said “ Ni Hao”， just I might do in China. 答案： as 5 So I suggest you (keep) the balance between your study and entertainment, such as doing sports, listening to music and so on. 答案： (should) keep 6 We appreciate (participate) in this activity, which has h
14、elped to build an emotional connection between the old and the young. 答案： participating 7 After he retired, the old man did all he could to protect the old temple from (damage) 答案： being damaged 8 Men and women must be treated equally in education and (employ) 答案： employment 9 I will tell you the wa
15、y you can study English well, because I know the way you have accepted is not the best. 答案： that; that/which 10 No one has come up with a convincing explanation of why dinosaurs died 答案： out 三、完形填空。 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、 B、 C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 (2018 济宁市高考模拟考试 ) One morning Maila woke up with a
16、 start.She had had a vivid _1_ of a lonely child with huge big tired eyes praying for love and crying out“Find me ！ ” Maila was one of those people who used all her free time to help others and did it all in quiet， _2_ bragging (自夸 )about it.But its hard to keep an angel a secret _3_she would have w
17、anted to do her helping _4_ raising attention to herself.Soon word _5_， bringing even more people in need of help to her attention. Although she was _6_ to people in distress(困苦 )， she was shaken by the dream.She _7_ to find the lonely child of her dream. And so she started _8_.She drove to every lo
18、cal hospital and institution where 【 精品教育资源文库 】 there were children.Maila felt _9_ because she had no idea what the child would look like.All she could do was to _10_ her feelings.She did this for weeks.She was not going to_11_ her search. Then one day she decided to visit an institution for _12_ h
19、andicapped(残疾的 )children.This institution _13_ children that were so badly handicapped they could not be taken care of at home.Many of the children had been _14_ as babies.There were stories of _15_ who never told their new husbands they had had a handicapped child. She walked into one room after an
20、other.And then she saw the tired _16_ she had been looking for.They belonged to a girl who could not _17_.She looked at Maila with such longing in her eyes Maila _18_ her immediately. “There you are ！ ”she said.“I finally found you ！ ” And the girls eyes were so full of _19_ no one dared to doubt th
21、ey were _20_ to find each other.All the love she could not express with her words was written in her eyes. 1 A.story B dream C report D account 2 A.sometimes B often C always D never 3 A.now that B in case C even though D as if 4 A.by B for C without D despite 5 A.ended B failed C helped D spread 6
22、A.addicted B used C devoted D opposed 7 A.decided B agreed C forgot D pretended 8 A.complaining B searching C volunteering D changing 9 A.confident B terrified C excited D awkward 【 精品教育资源文库 】 10 A.express B trust C ignore D control 11 A.give up B carry on C focus on D depend on 12 A.slightly B rarely C severely D mainly 13 A.interested B housed C cured D recorded 14 A.educated B starved C abused D abandoned 15 A.mothers B friends C parents D nurses 16 A.children B patients C eyes D legs 17 A.speak B he
