题组层级快练39 Unit 4 Pygmalion
第Ⅱ卷强化增分练
(时间：45分钟)
Ⅰ.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
My interest in Chinese food started years ago, when I was a young reporter for the Washington Post. Our office wasn’t far __1__ Chinatown, where I found some very good Chinese restaurants.
The first time I ever ate Chinese food, I loved it. I __2__ (notice)the fresh taste of the meat and vegetables. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why __3__ has this special feature.
Many years ago, China had __4__ energy crisis because it lost much of its wood due to over population and poor __5__ (manage)of its forests. This loss was very bad for the country, of course, but it turned out to be very good for the food. Wood became very expensive and hard to get, so the Chinese had to either find a substitute for their __6__ (value)wood, or learn how to use it better. There weren’t any substitutes so people found ways to economize.
In order to economize in __7__ (cook), they had to use very little wood. So they started cutting their meat and vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. That way, the food cooked __8__ (fast)and they saved more fuel. The food __9__ (prepare)in this way kept its fresh flavor —and it’s this flavor __10__ attracts people from other countries to the art of Chinese cooking.
1. ________
2. ________
3. ________
4. ________
5. ________
6. ________
7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________
10. ________
答案与解析
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了作者对中国食物的热爱和中国烹饪的由来。
1. 答案from
解析考查介词。句意：我们的办公室离唐人街不远…… be far from意为“离……远”。
2. 答案noticed
解析考查动词的时态。根据上下文的时态可知，此处应用一般过去时。
3. 答案it
解析考查代词。句意：当我对这种食物了解得更多时，我开始明白为什么这种食物会如此特别。空格处与前一分句中的the food为同一事物，为了避免重复，故用代词it指代the food。
4. 答案an
解析考查冠词。句意：多年以前，中国发生了一次能源危机……空格处修饰energy crisis，表泛指，crisis在该句中为可数名词单数，且energy的读音以元音音素开头，故填不定冠词an。
5. 答案management
解析考查词性转换。根据空格前的形容词poor及空格后的介词of可知，空格处应为名词。
6. 答案valuable
解析考查词性转换。空格后是名词wood，因此应用所给词的形容词形式修饰wood。
7. 答案cooking
解析考查词性转换。介词in后用名词、代词或动名词。cook作名词时意为“厨师”，不合句意，故要用其动名词形式cooking，意为“烹饪”。句意：为了在烹饪时能节省能源，他们不得不少用木头。
8. 答案faster
解析考查副词的比较级。“...the food cooked ________”与and后的they saved more fuel是并列关系，故此处也应用fast的比较级faster。句意：那样，食物就煮得快些，他们就能节省更多的燃料。
9. 答案prepared
解析考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，句子的谓语动词是kept，故prepare是非谓语动词。prepare与主语The food之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，因此用其过去分词形式。10. 答案that
解析考查强调句结构。强调句型的基本结构为“It is/was＋被强调部分＋that＋其他”。句意：正是这种味道吸引了其他国家的人来品味中国饮食文化。
Ⅱ.短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Mandy，
I’m not doing well in my lessons at school, especial in maths. My dad says I must try hard because he wants me go to university. He thinks I’m lazy, but it’s not true. I work really hard, often study late into the night! I’ve tried to talk to my mother, but she always said I have to work as hard like my brother does. My brother doesn’t study very hard, and he always gets excellent grades. It’s not fair!
The only thing I like it is art. My teacher says I’m the best student she’s had for year. When I told my dad, all he said was，“You mustn’t waste your time in art. You must focus your mind on your lessons！”I’m feeling quite puzzling about what to do now. Would you please help me out?
Thanks a lot!
Yours sincerely，
Lisa 答案 1.第一句中especial→especially
2. 第二句中me后加to
3. 第四句中study→studying
4. 第五句中said→says
5. 第五句中like→as
6. 第六句中and→but
7. 第八句中it去掉
8. 第九句中year→years
9. 第十句中in→on
10. 第十一句中puzzling→puzzled
Ⅲ.书面表达
目前，一些诸如GG, MM, Xia Mi等网络语言在青少年中极为盛行，并且出现在家庭作业报告，甚至全国入学考试的作文中。请你以“Should Internet Slan g Be Prohibited (禁止)？”为题，根据下表内容用英语写一篇短文，并谈谈你自己的看法。
Should Internet Slang Be Prohibited?
__________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
【参考范文】
Should Internet Slang Be Prohibited?
At present, Internet Slang, such as “GG, MM, Xia Mi”， has become popular among the teenagers.
There are different opinions on Internet Slang. Some students think Internet Slang is vivid, fashionable and full of humor and intelligence. Besides, it makes chatting on the Internet quicker.
However, some other students think Internet Slang lacks depth of thought and is too simple. Also, it is hard to understand and not accepted by most people. The words sometimes might make people confused, even resulting in misunderstanding.
Every coin has two sides. In my opinion, living in the Information Age, if we don’t know the Internet Slang, we seem to fall behind the times. It will be OK as long as these terms are used correctly in proper situations.
阅读理解组合练
(时间：15分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
(2017·衡阳模拟)Parents often assume that time spent with their kids will gradually decrease in adolescence. But a new study suggests that while teens try to avoid spending a lot of time together with their parents, private parent-child meetings may actually increase in their early adolescent years. And that may raise a teenager’s self-esteem(自尊)and social confidence, especially if it is time spent with Dad, the researchers added.
The researchers created a long-term study in which they invited families in 16 school districts in central Pennsylvania to participate. In each family, a teenager, a younger sibling, their mother and their father were interviewed at home and then asked about their activities and self-worth five times over a period of seven years.
The study authors were surprised to discover that when fathers spent more time alone with their teenagers, the kids reported they felt better about themselves.
Something about the father’s role in the family seemed to improve self-esteem among the teenagers in the study, said study author Susan McHale, a professor of human development at Pennsylvania State University.
“Time spent with Dad often involves joking, teasing and other playful interactions. Fathers, as compared to mothers, were more involved in leisure activities and had more friend-like interactions with their children, which is crucial for youth social development，” the study showed.
But Marta Flaum, a psychologist in Chappaqua , New York, said, “How these findings reflect the real world is a real question. The sample in the study is so small and so unrepresentative of more families in the country today that I’m not sure how much we can generalizing from it. In my community, in Westchester County, I don’t see parents and teenagers spending much time together at all. Parents are often working so hard and have less time to be together with their kids.”
However, Flaum encourages parents to make time for their kids no matter how much work they have to do. “Research like this reminds us of how important it is. The time we have with them is so short, ”she said.
1. According to the study, when teenagers spend more time alone with their fathers, ________．
A. their social skills will be improved
B. their fathers will better understand them
C. they will be willing to help their siblings
D. their family will spend more time together
2. What is Flaum’s attitude towards the findings of the study?
A. Unconcerned.
B. Favorable.
C. Puzzled.
D. Skeptical.
3. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably refer to?
A. The research by Susan McHale.
B. The work to be done.
C. Parents’ encouragement.
D. Parents’ making time for their kids.
4. Where is the passage more likely to have been taken from?
A. A science magazine.
B. A news report.
C. A research plan.
D. An advertisement.
答案与解析