高中英語人教版必修四習(xí)題：Unit-4課下能力提升十六-含答案

PAGEUnit4課下能力提升(十六)Ⅰ.閱讀理解Everydayweexperienceoneofthewondersoftheworldarounduswithoutevenrealizingit.Itisnottheamazingcomplexityoftelevision,northeimpressivetechnologyoftransport.Theuniversalwonderweshareandexperienceisourabilitytomakenoiseswithourmouths,andsotransmitideasandthoughtstoeachother'sminds.Thisabilitycomessonaturallythatwetendtoforgetwhatamiracle(奇跡)itis.Obviously,theabilitytotalkissomethingthatmarkshumansofffromanimals.Ofcourse,someanimalshavepowersjustasamazing.Birdscanflythousandsofmilesbyobservingpositionsofthestarsintheskyinrelationtothetimeofdayandyear.InNature'stalentshow,humansareaspeciesofanimalthathavedevelopedtheirownspecialact.Ifwereduceittobasicterms,it'sanabilityforcommunicatinginformationtoothersbyvaryingsoundswemakeaswebreatheout.Notthatwedon'thaveotherpowersofcommunication.Ourfacialexpressionsconveyouremotions,suchasanger,orjoy,ordisappointment.Thewayweholdourheadscanindicatetootherswhetherwearehappyorsad.Thisisso-called“bodylanguage”.Bristling(直立的)furisanunmistakablewarningofattackamongmanyanimals.Similarly,thebowedheadordroopingtailshowsareadinesstotakesecondplaceinanyanimalgathering.Suchameansofcommunicationisabasicmechanismthatanimals,includinghumanbeings,instinctivelyacquireanddisplay.Istheabilitytospeakjustanothersortofinstinct?Ifso,howdidhumanbeingsacquirethisamazingskill?Biologistscanreadilyindicatethatparticularareaofourbrainwherespeechmechanismsfunction,butthisdoesn'ttellushowthatpartofourbodiesoriginatedinourbiologicalhistory.1．Accordingtothepassage,thewonderwetakeforgrantedis________.A．ourabilitytouselanguageB．themiracleoftechnologyC．theamazingpowerofnatureD．ourabilitytomakenoiseswithmouth2．Whatfeatureof“bodylanguage”mentionedinthepassageiscommontobothhumansandanimals?A．Liftingheadswhensad.B．Keepinglongfaceswhenangry.C．Bristlinghairwhenreadytoattack.D．Bowingheadswhenwillingtoobey.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphreferto?A．Nature'stalentshow.B．Aspeciesofanimal.C．Aspecialactofhumans.D．Informationcommunicatedtoothers.4．Thispassageismainlyabout________.A．thedevelopmentofbodylanguageB．thespecialrolehumansplayinnatureC．thepowertoconveyinformationtoothersD．thedifferencebetweenhumansandanimalsislanguageuseⅡ.任務(wù)型閱讀Whilemanypeopleareaccessiblebye-mail,sometimesitisdifficulttodeterminehowexactlytowriteane-mailtothem.Herearesometipsforyoutofollow.Writeanappropriatesubjectline.Thesubjectlineshouldtelltherecipient(接收者)immediatelywhatthee-mailisabout.1.________Rememberthatyourwordingalsohastobebrief.2．________Itisbesttobemoreformalratherthaninformal,sowhenwritingtosomeoneyouhavenevermetorwrittentobefore,a“DearJaneSmith”isappropriate.Whenaddressingsomeonewhomyouarealittlefamiliarwith,a“Dr.Smith”isokayuntiltheytellyoutoaddressthembytheirfirstname,inwhichcaseasimple“Jane”willbeokay.3．________Withinthefirsttwosentencesofyoure-mail,yourrecipientshouldknowexactlywhyyouarewritingtothem.Sometimesanintroductionmayhavetoprecede(先于)thesentencethatstateswhyyouarewriting,andsometimesithastofollow.Useappropriatelanguage.Youmaybeusedtousinginformallanguageincertainsocialsettings.4.________Evenwhendealingwithcolleaguesorfriendsyouarefamiliarwith,donotimmediatelyfallbackoninformallanguage.Keepitsimple.Peoplemaygetdozensandevenhundredsofe-mailsaday.5.________Inthatway,theycansavemuchoftheirtimewhenreadinge-mails.A．Usepropergreetings.C．changeD．protect4．A.upB．openC．downD．shut5．A.EspeciallyB．ThankfullyC．UnfortunatelyD．Uncertainly6．A.safetyB．healthC．powerD．delight7．A.angerB．painC．shameD．fear8．A.importantB．obviousC．humorousD．reasonable9．A.IncaseB．InfactC．AttimesD．Atfirst10．A.braveB．friendlyC．smartD．patient11．A.badB．famousC．goodD．common12．A.readyB．unlikelyC．eagerD．unwilling13．A.stillB．neverC．onlyD．even14．A.alwaysB．oftenC．sometimesD．seldom15．A.doubtB．a(chǎn)ssumeC．guessD．decide16．A.livingB．complexC．uniqueD．social17．A.meetingB．experimentC．a(chǎn)rgumentD．conversation18．A.listenB．connectC．reactD．devote19．A.hurtB．forgetC．meetD．benefit20．A.happensB．dependsC．a(chǎn)ffectsD．failsⅣ.語法填空Tom：Haveyouheardthenews?Mary：No,what'sup?Tom：Ijust1.________(hear)thatourcompanyisplanningtolayoff20percentoftheemployeesinthenexttwomonths.Mary：Areyoukidding?Iknewtheywerelooking2.________somewaytocutcostswiththelowerprofitsthisquarter,3.________Ididn'tthinkthattheywouldstart4.________(lay)peopleoff.Thatisnot5.________wisechoice.Theemployeeswillpanicwhentheyhearthe6.________.Tom：Yeah,it'shardtobelieve.There'llbehundredsofpeople7.________(lose)theirjobs.It'snotjustthesalary.Itmeanslosingbenefits,too.Youknow,Ihopeit'snotgoingtobeMike.Withthreekidsandawifewho'ssick,thatwould8.________(real)beablow.Mary：Whenwillweknowwhoisgetting9.________(fire)?Tom：Ihave10.________ideaatpresent.IfIgetanywarning,orhearanythingelse,I'llletyouknowassoonaspossible.Mary：Thanks.I'lldothesame.Ⅴ.短文改錯DearSir，I'mgratefultoyourgoodserviceduringmystayinHongKong.I'mwritingtoaskifyoucouldfindandsendbackmybagIleftinyourhotel.IcheckedinonJuly1andoutonJuly8.Setoffinarushfortheairport,IleftabaginRoom713.It'sablueleatherbag,whatcontainssometravelingbooks,awhiteiPodandsomemoney.Allofthemmattertome,especiallytheiPod,apreciouslygiftfrommyuncleonmy16thbirthday.VerymuchdoIvalueitthatIfeelupsettingatlosingit.Sinceyoufindit,wouldyoupleasetopostittome?I'llappreciateifyoucangivemeyourearliestreply.Yourssincerely，Ann課下能力提升(十六)Ⅰ.1．解析：選A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的敘述可知，我們每天都在用語言交流我們的思想感情，這可謂是一個奇跡，但是因其自然流露，我們完全忽視了它的功能與作用，想當(dāng)然地認為就是這個樣子。D項有一定干擾性，但敘述不完全。2．解析：選D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“Similarly,thebowedheadordroopingtailshowsareadinesstotakesecondplaceinanyanimalgathering.”可知，俯首是人和動物表示服從的共同之處。3．解析：選C代詞指代題。根據(jù)語境可知此處“it”是就近指代上一句中的“theirownspecialact”，即“人類所形成的自己的獨特的行為”。句意：如果我們用最簡單的詞語來概括它的話，那是一種通過變化我們呼氣時所發(fā)出的聲音來向別人交流信息的能力。4．解析：選C主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文講述了人類使用語言的能力、人類與其他動物共有的“身勢語”以及動物如何使用“身勢語”?？傊?，本文講述了人與動物傳達信息的能力。Ⅱ.eq\x(語篇解讀：本文是說明文，就如何寫電子郵件提出了幾點建議。)1．解析：選D本選項承接上一句來說明寫主題的時候要具體，以便收件人能夠立即知道郵件的主題，下一句也順著本選項展開，說明措辭也要簡練，故選D。2．解析：選A本段主要講不同情況和場合下應(yīng)該使用適當(dāng)?shù)姆Q呼，故選A。3．解析：選C根據(jù)下一句可知，本段主要講在郵件一開始就點明你寫郵件的意圖，選項中的“atthebeginning”與下一句中的“Withinthefirsttwosentences”相對應(yīng)，故選C。4．解析：選E本選項與上一句構(gòu)成語意上的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，以此來說明寫電子郵件時不要使用非正式的語言，同時與下句也構(gòu)成了并列關(guān)系，故選E。5．解析：選G本選項中的them指代上一句中的people，與前后句共同來說明為什么要使郵件簡潔、明了，故選G。Ⅲ.eq\x(語篇解讀：本文是議論文。作者認為人們應(yīng)該多和陌生人說話。)1．解析：選B由第二段中的“thepricethatwepayforthis”可推斷，“不要和陌生人說話”是父母給我們的“最壞的(worst)”建議之一。2．解析：選A由下文的“Sincetherearebadpeopleoutthere,itseemstobeagoodidea”可推斷，父母建議我們不要和陌生人說話時“用意(meant)”是好的。3．解析：選D由上文的“therearebadpeopleoutthere”可推斷，“不要和陌生人說話”的建議是為了“保護(protect)”我們。4．解析：選C由下文的“Weareusedtomakingnoeyecontactwithstrangers”可推斷，多年來我們已經(jīng)學(xué)會了如何使眼睛保持“向下(down)”看。5．解析：選C由下文的“thepricethatwepayforthis”可推斷，“不幸的是(Unfortunately)”，我們?yōu)椴缓湍吧苏f話付出了代價。6．解析：選A不和陌生人說話是為了我們的“安全(safety)”，我們?yōu)檫@種安全付出的代價就是懷疑他人。7．解析：選D由上文的“wegrowupsuspiciousofothersandtheirmotives”可知，我們常?！昂ε?fear)”陌生人。8．解析：選D由下文的“Mostpeopleouttherearenotsociopaths”可推測，隨著我們漸漸長大，害怕陌生人變得既不必要也不“合理(reasonable)”。9．解析：選B解析見下題。10．解析：選B由上文的“Mostpeopleouttherearenotsociopaths”可推測，“事實上(Infact)”，絕大多數(shù)人都非?！坝押?friendly)”。11．解析：選C曾經(jīng)保護我們的“不要和陌生人說話”的建議正阻止我們和“好(good)”人建立聯(lián)系。12．解析：選B通常你知道排隊時挨著你的那個陌生人是非?！安豢赡?unlikely)”綁架你的。13．解析：選