学年新教材高中英语Unit4HistoryandtraditionsListeni.docx

1、学年新教材高中英语Unit4HistoryandtraditionsListeniUnit 4 History and traditionsUnit 4 Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking1、 Nelson Mandela is respected and admired around the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races, desp

2、ite the 27 years he spent in the prison of the South Africa. Mandela who won the nations first all-race election after the fall of apartheid (种族隔离) in 1994, retired in 1999. But he remains as popular as ever. His popularity has inspired an entire national industry. His portrait (肖像) has appeared at

3、many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin, and some business leaders hope to build a statue in this likeness. It would stand taller than New Yorks Statue of Liberty. His popularity is similar to that of John F. Kennedy in US or Winston Churchill in Britain,

4、but few politicians in that times have achieved his level of admiration, said Tom Lodge, the Head of the political science department of the University of the Witwatersrand. What a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career! Hes a very, very clever man. However, he is far fro

5、m perfect. Most articles for his birthday, which appeared in every chief South African newspaper on the day, briefly mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings. Then they returned to their praise. Through the ages, the human race has had its icons (偶像)-men and women who rose above ordinary peo

6、ple to inspire their generations, The Guardian said. In our generation, the gods presented us with Nelson Mandela.1. Mandela is a hero to South Africans because _.A. hes as popular as Kennedy and Churchill B. he spent 27 years in prison C. hes a great fighter against the racialism D. he won the firs

7、t all-race election2. What can we learn about Mandela?A. He is not so popular as before.B. His portrait has appeared on some goods.C. He is the greatest politician in history.D. He did not realize his own shortcomings.3. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means _.A. Mandela is as great as

8、 a god B. we are proud to live in Mandelas times C. Mandela often gave presents to others D. we are proud to know Mandela4. Which can be the best title of the article?A. The Statue in South Africa B. South Africas White Racist RegimeC. Mandela, the Hero of South Africans D. Mandela, Kennedy and Chur

9、chill2、Do you know an exciting computer game that is also educational? Malmo Software has four new games that will surprise you.Space PirateIt lets you go through the Galaxy (银河系）on your own starship. You will find interesting stars and learn science along the way.Crazy CookingIn Crazy Cooking, you

10、can choose meat and vegetables, cook them in your video kitchen and ask your friends to eat with you. At the same time, you will learn math by working with lots of numbers and measurements (尺寸）.Time MachineIt lets you go back to any time in history to see what it was like. You can find out almost al

11、l things you want to know. You can meet George Washington or study a map with Columbus.Word SearchIt takes you on a trip through the English language where it began, who started it, and why something is different now. On your trip, you will learn new words and spellings.Each of these new games comes

12、 on CD-ROM and costs only $ 15. 95. Or you can get all four games for only $ 50. These are the best new games! They will give you lots of fun，and youll learn many things from them. So dont wait! Go to the shop now!1. According to the passage, what can you learn by playing Crazy Cooking?A. Science. B

13、. Math.C. English. D. Geography.2. How much do you need to pay if you want to buy two games?A. $ 50. B. $ 31.9.C. $ 25. D. $ 15.95.3. Why did the author write the passage?A. To talk about computer games.B. To tell readers how CD-ROM games work.C. To ask readers to buy computer games.D. To help reade

14、rs play computer games.4. The passage is probably from a .A. newspaper B. dictionaryC. storybook D. diary3、Power of Words The power of words is sometimes hard to understand. If you have goals and dreams in life, write them down and speak them out. As an ancient Jewish proverb says Your tongue has th

15、e power of life and death. That means that your words have power to finally cause things to happen, even life or death. For example, an encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. Words can have a powerful effect on your subconscious (潜意识的) brain.

16、And it will in turn affect your life greatly. Be very careful, because your words have destructive(破坏性的) power, too. You have probably heard of children being scolded by their parents and developing a bad self-image. Most kids have that experience. Its not your parents, your past relationships, your

17、 job, the economy, the weather, and argument or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision you make. We may all experience the power of words in our life, even when we were very young. Encouraging words from our teacher or parents when we fail in the exam can make

18、 us work harder at our lessons, while blame or scolding will make things worse.A.But an encouraging word can go quite a long way.B.Everything you do is based on the choices you make.C.You should try to be encouraged and think positively.D.Your words are likely to bring out something amazing.E.The fa

19、miliar words can help us build up good relationships with others.F.We all need positive words especially when being in trouble or needing help.G.They say it is important to praise children 4 times for each negative word or scolding.4、 A young girl is smiling at me from a picture frame on my desk as

20、I write this. She is my child I 1 sponsored from the Philippines. Even though I have never met her in person, she has found a 2 place in my heart. It doesnt 3 me much to help her, about a dollar a day, 4 , millions of people in this world live on less. The 5 that helping her gives me, however, is be

21、yond 6 . It connects me to her, to life, 7 to love. I can still 8 the first time that I decided to help a child overseas. It was many years ago. I was only a teenager myself and had a little extra 9 each month. I didnt feel like 10 anything, though. We had 11 everything we had in a house fire a few

22、years before. 12 that had taught me a lot. I had learned that I didnt need a lot of stuff to be 13 . I had also read a lot about the 14 of children in poor countries around the world. It seemed like a far better thing then to give what I could to help them. With my Moms love and 15 , I soon found a

23、few organizations like Children International that were 16 others around the world It felt so good being able to reach out and help another 17 .It felt so good being able to make even one life better. I could feel the compassion and 18 growing within me and beginning to change me. Empathy(同情) does c

24、hange us. It helps us to 19 , to be kind, and to make this world a 20 place.1. A. even B. once C. still D. seldom2. A. special B. proper C. necessary D. possible3. A. matter B. waste C. cost D. save4. A.Therefore B. Besides C. Otherwise D. However 5. A. wealth B. anxiety C. challenge D. joy6. A. ima

25、gination B. complaint C. price D. reach7. A. but B. and C. so D. or8. A. remember B. doubt C. admit D. realize9. A. money B. time C. energy D. labor10. A. doing B. buying C. facing D. missing11. A. stored B. found C. lost D. searched12. A. Putting aside B. Taking on C. Paying for D. Going through 13

26、. A. happy B. relaxed C. energetic D. positive 14. A. education B. suffering C. tale D. anger 15. A. courage B. belief C. support D. faith16. A. treating B. praising C. honoring D. serving17. A. in need B. in peace C. in fear D. in silence18. A. relief B. empathy C. ease D. guilty19. A. donate B. th

27、ink C. love D. sponsor20. A. bigger B. safer C. smaller D. better 答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：CBBC解析：1.C细节理解题。根据第一段第三句中的He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races可知曼德拉被南非人民热爱是因为他一生都在为争取和平、反对种族歧视奋斗。2.B细节理解题。根据第二段第四句His portrait (肖像) has appeared at many places, including on some goods

28、.可知他的肖像已经出现在许多地方, 包括一些商品上。3.B推理判断题。本句 In our generation, the gods presented us with Nelson Mandela.字面意思是在我们这一代, 上帝将Nelson Mandela赠给了我们。因为Nelson Mandela是人类的英雄与偶像, 所以这句话的意思是我们很自豪能生活在曼德拉时代, 故本题答案为B。4.C主旨大意题。根据全文内容, 尤其是第一段中的Nelson Mandela is respected and admired around the world. And to South Africans

29、he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races和最后一段可知, 纳尔逊曼德拉在全世界都受到尊敬和钦佩, 对南非人来说, 他是一个英雄。 2答案及解析：答案：BBCA解析：1.B【命题意图】考查细节理解。【解题思路】根据Crazy Cooking中的At the same lime, you will learn math by working with lots of numbers and measurements (尺寸）可知,通过玩这个游戏人们可以学习数学。

30、故选B。 2.B【命题意图】考查简单计算。【解题思路】根据最后一段中的Each of these new games comes on CD-ROM and costs only $ 15. 95可知，每个游戏的售价是 $ 15.95,那么两个则是$ 31.9。3.C【命题意图】考查写作意图。【解题思路】根据最后一段中的They will give you lots of fun, and youll learn many things from them. So dont wait! Go to the shop now可知，作者鼓励读者购买这几款游戏，故选C项。4. A【命题意图】考查文幸

31、出处。【解题思路】这是推荐给读者游戏软件的文章，不可能出自字 典、故事书和日记,因此选A。 3答案及解析：答案：ADGBF解析：1.前一句说到语言的力量有时难以理解，表示转折关系的A项说到“但是一句鼓励的话可以走比较长的一段路(长时间起作用)”符合题意。2.根据下文有关鼓励性的话的力量的例子可知，这里是说明它的作用，所以选项D符合题意。3.分析本段语意可知，此处是说语言的破坏性，许多孩子有被家长批评的经历，G项与上文语意衔接，故为本题答案。4.下文指出“你，并且只有你要对你做出的每一个决定负责”，这里的decision you make与选项B中的the choices you make相匹配。5.下文的fail in the exam与选项F中的In trouble or needing help相匹配，故选F项。 4答案及解析：答案：1-5 BACDD 6-10 CBAAB 11-15 CDABC 16-20 DABCD解析： 1.考查副词。在我写这篇文章的时候，我桌上相框中的小女孩正朝着我微笑。她正是我曾经资助过的来自菲律宾的小孩。even甚至；once曾经；still仍然