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高中英语必修四Unit3PeriodFour
PeriodFour Grammar&Writing
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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TheUnitedStatesisacountryofimmigrants.Itisaplacewherepeoplefromallovertheworldcometobuildabetterlife.Someimmigrantsbringtheirfamilies.Somebringafewoftheirfavoritethings.Otherscomealonewithnothingbutdetermination.Onethingthateveryimmigrantbringswiththemistheirculture.
Americanimmigrationbeganin1607withthecolony（殖民地）ofJamestown.In1620,anothergroupofpeopleleftEnglandtobuildasettlementinAmerica.Theywantedtogotoaplacewheretheycouldpracticetheirreligionfreely.ThenmanymorepeoplelefttheirhomesinEuropetobuildabetterlifeinAmerica.ManyalsocametoAmericafromAfrica.By1770,morethantwomillionpeoplehadmovedtoAmerica.Lateron,morepeoplecametotheUnitedStatesthaneverbefore.
IncitiesalloverAmerica,youcanseedifferentculturesthatformedthiscountry.Manythingsthatyoumaythinkofasbeing“American”areactuallyfromaforeignculture.Someofthebestexamplesofthisarethefoodspeopleeat.PizzaandspaghettiarefoodsthatallAmericansknowandlove.ButbothofthemarefromItaly.Baseballisanall－Americansport.ButthehotdogsthatpeopleeatduringthegameareatypeoffoodthatwasbroughttoAmericabyGermanimmigrants.
Overtime,pizzaandhotdogshavebecomeapartofwhatisconsideredtobeAmericanfood.Inthesameway,differentgroupsofpeoplehavecometogethertodefinewhatanAmericanis.AnAmericancanbeapersonofanybackground.AnAmericancanbeofanyfaith.AnAmericancanbeofanyskincolor.TheycanspeakEnglishclearly.TheycanspeakEnglishwithanaccent.EachnewimmigrantaddssomethingnewtoAmericanculture.Itwillkeepchangingasmorepeoplecometothiscountry.
【语篇解读】 本文主要是讲美国是一个民族大熔炉，因为有许多不同的移民，所以美国有很多不同的文化。
1．Paragraph2ismainlyabout________．
A．thehistoryofAmericanimmigration
B．whypeoplechosetomovetoAmerica
C．therapidgrowthofthepopulationofAmerica
D．whatimmigrantshavebroughttoAmerica
答案 A [细节理解题。
根据短文Americanimmigrationbeganin1607withthecolony（殖民地）ofJamestown.以及下文可知第二段主要讲的是美国移民的历史，故选A。
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2．Severalfoodsarementionedinthetexttoshow________．
A．theyhavealonghistoryinAmerica
B．theyareverypopularwithAmericans
C．Americaisacountryfulloftastyfoods
D．Americaismadeupofdifferentcultures
答案 D [细节理解题。
根据IncitiesalloverAmerica,youcanseedifferentculturesthatformedthiscountry.Manythingsthatyoumaythinkofasbeing“American”areactuallyfromaforeignculture.Someofthebestexamplesofthisarethefoodspeopleeat.可知这些不同的食物是展示美国是由不同文化组成的一个最好的例子，故选D。
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3．TheauthorprobablyagreesthatAmericancultureis________．
A．simpleB．strangeC．diverseD．advanced
答案 C [细节理解题。
根据短文Onethingthateveryimmigrantbringswiththemistheirculture.可知美国是一个移民大国，不同的民族带来了不同的文化，使得美国成为一个有很多不同文化的民族，故选C。
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4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A．ImmigrantsandtheirAmericandreams
B．America:
ameltingpotofcultures
C．America:
alandofopportunity
D．LifeintheUS:
cultureshock
答案 B [文章标题题。
阅读短文可知本文主要是讲美国是一个民族大熔炉，因为有许多不同的移民，所以美国有很多不同的文化，故选B。
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B
Thirteen,forme,wasachallengingyear.MyparentsdivorcedandImovedtoanewtownwithmyfather,farfrommyoldfamilyandfriends.Iwasterriblylonelyandwouldcrymyselftosleepeachnight.Toeasemysadness,myfatherpurchasedanoldhorseformeatalocalauction.InamedhimCowboy.
Cowboywaswithoutadoubttheugliesthorseintheworld.ButIdidn’tcare.Ilovedhimbeyondallreason.IjoinedaridingclubandsufferedrudecommentsandmeansnickersaboutCowboy’slooks.IneverletonabouthowIfelt,butdeepinside,myheartwasbreaking.Theothermembersrodebeautiful,registeredhorses.
WhenCowboyandIenteredtheeventswherethehorseisjudgedonappearance,wewerequicklyshown__the__gate．NoamountofpreparationandlovewouldturnCowboyintoabeauty.Myonlychancetocompetewouldbeinthespeedevents.Ichosethejumpingrace.
OnegirlnamedBeckyrodeabigbrownhorseintheraceevents.Shealwayswontheblueribbons.Needlesstosay,shedidn’tfeelthreatenedwhenIcompetedagainstheratthenextshow.Shedidn’tneedto.Icameinnexttolast.
ThestingingmemoryofBecky’ssmirksmademedeterminedtobeather.ForthewholenextmonthIwokeupearlyeverydayandrodeCowboyfivemilestothearena（赛马场）．WepracticedrunningandjumpingforhoursinthehotsunandthenIwouldwalkCowboyhometotallyexhausted.Allofourhardworkdidn’tmakemefeelconfidentbythetimetheshowcame.IsatatthegateandsweateditoutwhileIwatchedBeckyandherhorsechargethroughthecourseandfinishinfirstplace.
Myturnfinallycame.Iputonmyhat,rubbedCowboy’sneckandenteredthearena.Atthesignal,wedashedtowardthefirstfence,jumpeditwithouttroubleandracedontothenextone.Cowboythenflewoverthesecond,thirdandfourthfenceslikeabirdandIturnedhimtowardthefinishline.Aswecrossedthelinethecrowdwasshockedintosilence.CowboyandIhadbeatenBeckyandherfancyhorsebytwoseconds!
Igainedmuchmorethanablueribbonthatday.Atthirteen,Irealizedthatnomatterwhattheodds,I’dalwayscomeoutawinnerifIwantedsomethingbadlyenoughtoworkforit.
【语篇解读】 本文通过讲述作者和他的马经过努力赢得比赛的故事，告诉了我们“有志者，事竟成”的道理。
5．Theunderlinedexpression“shownthegate”（paragraph3）mostprobablymeans________．
A．toldhowtoenterthearena
B．shownhowtomakethehorsebeautiful
C．removedfromthecompetitionearly
D．toldtoenterthetimed－speedevents
答案 C [细节理解题。
第一段中提到，Myonlychancetocompetewouldbeinthespeedevents.Ichosethejumpingrace，可知作者选择了竞争没那么激烈的跳跃赛，故选C。
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6．Whenthefinalracefinished,nobodycheeredbecause________．
A．theaudiencedidn’tlikeCowboy
B．peopleenviedthewriter
C．thewinwasunexpected
D．thewriterhadrunoutoftime
答案 C [细节理解题。
从第六段中的Aswecrossedthelinethecrowdwasshockedintosilence可知，Cowboy的获胜让全场都震惊得鸦雀无声，故选C。
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7．Whywasthewriternotconfidentofvictory?
A．Hewasaninexperiencedrider.
B．Hehadnotpracticedenough.
C．Hebelievedhewasunpopularwiththecrowd.
D．Hethoughthishorsewasn’tasgoodastheothers.
答案 D [细节理解题。
从第五段的Allofourhardworkdidn’tmakemefeelconfidentbythetimetheshowcame.IsatatthegateandsweateditoutwhileIwatchedBeckyandherhorsechargethroughthecourseandfinishinfirstplace可知，作者因为自己的马没有别人好而不自信，故选D。
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8．Whatdidthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?
A．Lifecansometimesbeunfair.
B．Anythingispossibleifonetrieshardenough.
C．Apositiveattitudewillbringsuccess.
D．Oneshouldnotmakejudgmentsbasedonappearance.
答案 B [总结归纳题。
从最后一段Irealizedthatnomatterwhattheodds,I’dalwayscomeoutawinnerifIwantedsomethingbadlyenoughtoworkforit可知，作者知道了不论情况有多糟糕，只要愿望足够强烈就一定能做到。
故选B。
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Ⅱ.完形填空
Amanandhisgirlfriendweremarried.Itwasalarge__1__．
Alloftheirfriendsand__2__cametoseethelovelyceremonyandto__3__inthefestivitiesandcelebrations.Allhadawonderfultime.Thebridewasimpressive__4__herwhiteweddinggownandthegroomwasveryattractiveinhisblacksuit.Everyonecould__5__thatthelovetheyhadforeachotherwas__6__．
Afewmonthslater,thewifecametothehusbandwitha/an__7__，“Ireadinamagazineabouthowwecan__8__ourmarriage，”sheoffered.“Eachofuswillwritealistofthethingsthatwefindabit__9__withtheotherperson.Then,wecantalkabouthowwecan__10__themandmakeourliveshappiertogether.”
Thehusbandagreed.So__11__ofthemwenttoaseparateroominthehouseandthoughtofthethingsthatannoyedthem.Theythoughtaboutthisquestionfor__12__ofthedayandwrotedownwhatthey__13__．Thenextmorning,atthebreakfasttable,theydecidedthattheywould__14__theirlists.
“I’llstart，”offeredthewife.Shetookoutherlist.Ithadmany__15__onit,enoughtofillthreepages.Infact,asshestartedreadingthelist,shenoticedthattearswerestartingtoappearinherhusband’seyes.
“What’swrong？
”sheasked.“Nothing，”thehusbandreplied,“keepreadingyourlist.”
Thewifecontinuedtoreaduntilshehadreadallthreepagestoherhusband.She__16__placedherlistonthetableand__17__herhandsoverthetopofit.
“Now,youreadyourlist，”shesaidhappily.
Quietlythehusband__18__，“Idon’thaveanythingonmylist.Ithinkthatyouareperfecttheway__19__youare.Idon’twantyoutochangeanythingforme.”Thewife,__20__byhishonestyandthedepthofhisloveforherandhisacceptanceofher,turnedherheadandwept.
Wehaveawonderfulworldthatisfullofbeauty,lightandpromise.Whywastetimeinthisworldlookingforthebad,disappointingorannoyingwhenwecanlookaroundus,andseethewonderfulbeforeus?
【语篇解读】 生命中我们有很多的失望、沮丧和烦恼，我们根本不需要寻找。
我们美妙的世界充满了美丽、光明、希望。
但是，当我们放眼四周时，为什么浪费时间寻找不快、失望和烦恼，而看不到我们面前的美好事物呢？
1．A.festivalB．feastC．celebrationD．holiday
答案 C [考查语境理解和前后照应。
由前句“一个男人和他的女朋友结婚”和后句“所有的朋友和家人都来到结婚典礼上参加庆祝活动（thefestivitiesandcelebrations）”可推知此处应为“举行了一场盛大的结婚庆典”。
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2．A.familyB．colleaguesC．relativesD．neighbors
答案 A [语境理解。
由空前Alloftheirfriends可推知此处句意应为“所有的朋友和家人都来到结婚典礼上参加庆祝活动”。
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3．A.overcomeB．undertakeC．intakeD．partake
答案 D [动词辨析和语境理解。
见2题解析。
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4．A.dressedinB．pullon
C．putonD．wore
答案 A [短语辨析和语境理解。
穿着白色婚纱的新娘漂亮迷人，穿着黑色礼服的新郎英俊潇洒。
bedressedin化妆，打扮。
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5．A.sayB．tellC．knowD．learn
答案 B [动词辨析。
由下文语境可知句意应为“每个人都能看出他们彼此的爱是真诚的”。
此处tell有“分辨，辨别；告诉”之意。
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6．A.realB．actualC．trueD．pure
答案 C [形容词和语境辨析。
见5题解析。
此题易误选D项。
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7．A.proposalB．ideaC．requestD．command
答案 A [名词辨析和语境理解。
本空后面的部分是妻子给丈夫提议的内容，因此答案选A，proposal意为“提议，建议”。
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8．A.expandB．strengthenC．broadenD．deepen
答案 B [动词辨析和语境理解。
结合下文可知，妻子在杂志上读到的是关于如何巩固婚姻的文章，故答案选B，strengthen意为“加强，巩固”。
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9．A.annoyedB．disturbedC．disturbi
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