(湖南专用)2019_2020学年高中英语Unit4PublictransportSectionⅡWordpower

庖丁巧解牛知识·巧学生词巧解【词析】音析:字母组合oun读作。

形析:under(在……下面)+ground(地面)→地铁义析:subway【典句】In British English underground is used while in American English subway is used.英国英语中用underground;而美国英语中用subway。

【词析】音析:字母组合ion读作。

形析:distinct(不同的)+-ion(名词后缀)义析:the act of distinguishing;differentiation【典句】There is a distinction between asking and begging.请求和乞求有着明显的区别。

【拓展】相关词：①distinct adj.清晰的;明显的;有区别的如：There is a distinct smell of alcohol in the room.房间里有明显的酒味。

②distinctive adj.明显不同的;特别的;突出的如：She has a very distinctive way of speaking.她的说话方式很与众不同。

【辨析】distinction和difference的区别：difference指二者在任何方面均无相同之处，强调不同之点;distinction指二者性质的差异及显著区别，强调应该分辨，不容混淆。

【词析】音析:元音字母a发。

形析:dis-(分离)+t+ant(蚂蚁)义析:far away in space or time【典句】Nora gazed at the distant hill.She could see a temple on the top of it.诺拉凝视着远山，她能看见山上有座庙。

【拓展】1) distant还有“不友好的;冷淡的”意思。

2019-2020学年湖南师范大学附属中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ATwitter humorist and TV writer Jonny Sun is the author of the 2017 best-sellereveryone'sa aliebn when ur a aliebn too. This time, he recommends some emotionally powerful books.The Book of Delightsby Ross Gay(2019)Gay's collection of 102 short but emotional stories, begun in mid-2016 and written in the order of time over a year in America, focuses on the careful observation of ordinary delights in daily life. The writing is personal and grounded in thoughtful joy.100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Writeby Sarah Ruhl(2014)Seemingly a collection of essays on theater, Ruhl's book feels instead like the playwright's thoughts all of life. Her writing here is deeply personal, sharply argued but also playful. The book is actually a detailed description of the artist herself.They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Usby Hanif Abdurraqib(2017)I am always so moved by Abdurraqib's writing. He combines cultural criticism and personal memory in such a beautiful way, making the two styles naturally bound.Space Struckby Paige Lewis(2019 )This poetry collection awakened emotions in me that I did not know existed, or that I could feel, or that one could ever put words to. Every line is playful, honest, complex, and gentle.If you want to get more books, you can click here:Try more books1. Which book is a collection of short stories of daily happiness?A. The Book of Delights.B. 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write.C. They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us.D. Space Struck.2. Who is probably a poet?A. Ross Gay.B. Sarah Ruhl.C. Hanif Abduraqib.D. Paige Lewis.3. Where is the text most likely from?A. A diary.B. A brochure.C. A website.D. A magazine.BThe Nez Perce Indians are a tribe that lived in the Pacific Northwest of theUnited States. At the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition (探险队) , which was one of the first journeys by Americans from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast and back again, the Nez Perce territory (领土) covered about 17 million acres, covering parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Butthat was a brief sweet history.In September 1805, when Lewis and Clark came off theRockieson their westward journey, the entire exploring party was hungry and ill -- too weak to defend themselves.Had the Nez Perce chosen to attack them, they could have put an end to the Lewis and Clark expedition there on the banks ofClearwater River. Instead the Nez Perce welcomed the white Americans and looked after them until they made a full recovery. Thus began a long friendship between the Nez Perce and white Americans. But white men’s greed for land and gold finally broke the friendship.In 1855 Governor Isaac Stevens ofWashingtonTerritoryinvited the Nez Perce to a peace conference. He said there were a great many white people in the country, and many more would come. But the Chief of the tribe at that time, Old Joseph, replied, “Take away your paper. I will not touch it with my hand.”Things were quiet for a while after that, but not for long. When Old Joseph died, the chiefship was passed onto Young Joseph. In the late 1870s, government officials came to order the Nez Perce to leave theWallowaValleyand then began hard battles between the Nez Perce and the white soldiers. After the tribe had fought thirteen battles and moved 1,600 miles to-wards Canada in an attempt to retreat(撤退) north, Young Joseph, gave in to the United States Army. Here was his famous statement, “Hear me my chiefs. I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever.”In 1885, Chief Joseph was sent along with manyof his band to the Colville Reservation inWashingtonwhere Joseph continued to lead his band for another 25 years, at times coming into conflict with the leaders of 11 other tribes living on the reservation.(保留地，居留地)4. What isTRUEabout the Lewis andClark expedition?A. They were well cared for by the Nez Perce.B. They ended their expedition on the banks ofClearwater River.C. They started the first battle with the Nez Perce.D. They were the first Americans to travel from theAtlanticto the Pacific.5. What ended the friendship between the Nez Perce and the Whites?A. Old Joseph’s proud mannerB. White men’s increasing demand for land and goldC. A growing number of white men in the landD The breakdown of the peace talk6. Young Joseph gave in at last because ________.A. he grew olderB. he was terribly illC. he hated the warD. he lost other chiefs’ support7. The passage might be followed by a paragraph about ________.A. the customs and traditions of the Nez Perce IndiansB. the last years of Chief Joseph in the Colville ReservationC. lasting fights between the Nez Perce and the whitesD. constant conflicts between the Nez Perce and other tribesCHave you ever noticed that some people can eat what they want and stay in shape, while others carefully watch what they eat and still put on weight? How annoying! However, scientists are beginning to believe that some people get the ability to stay thin from their parents.Scientists say that when some people eat, their bodies will naturally store the excess energy from food as fat. These people gain weight if they eat more than they need each day. Meanwhile, other people eat more than they need but their bodies are able to “burn off” the extra food without making fat, so they rarely have weight problems.To show that this is true, scientists have experimented on laboratory mice. They gave the mice a special diet with a lot of fat. Some mice gained weight while the other mice stayed thin, even though both groups of mice ate the same amount of food and got the same amount of exercise. Scientists concluded that weight gain seemed to be influenced by genetic (基因的) factors. They also believe they have now identified the genes that may cause this tendency. These genes, according to the scientists, get passed down the generations. Armed with this knowledge, they believe it may be possible to develop medicines thatcan target the genes and stop people from gaining weight.The study of weight gain is becoming more important as the numbers of people who are overweight continues to grow. In theUnited States, over seventy percent of the population have weight problems. This means they are at risk of illness such as high blood pressure and heart disease.Current medicines for weight control do not work very well because they can have serious side effects, such as heart problems. However, it takes a long time to develop and thoroughly test new drugs. Therefore, despite this breakthrough in the study of weight-loss drugs, scientists and health professionals all agree that currently the best way to control weight gain is to have a healthy, balanced diet and an active lifestyle with daily exercise. This will not only help people avoid becoming overweight, but also help them stay healthy and energetic.8. According to the scientists, some people ________.A. are able to stay thin because of genetic factorsB. can eat what they want and stay healthy foreverC. usually keep doing exercise to lose their weightD. don’t eat anything every day but still put on weight9. Some people don’t need to worry about weight problems because ________.A. they eat many vegetablesB. they eat less than othersC. they don’t store any energy from food as fatD. they can burn off the extra food without making fat10. What can we learn from the passage?A. Fewer people will have weight problems in the future.B. People with weight problems may suffer from heart trouble.C. We now have good medicine for people with weight problems.D. The result of the experiments on mice and humans are different.11. What does the last paragraph imply?A. Current medicine solve weight problems well.B. We should exercise regularly and eat properly.C. Taking exercise every day may cause heart problems.D. Testing new drugs is hard because of the side effects.DTexas has been one of the most restrictive gun-rights states in America.Thanks to a new law,however,the statewill be one of the most relaxed,to the degree that police are discouraged from even asking about someone's guns. And if they do, they may not have much power to do anything if the person refuses to show a license.To be sure, the law is strict in its own way,offering a model for regulation. Under the law, open-carry citizens have to be licensed, a process that includes safety and shooting tests. They also have to show no prior psychological problems, and they have to be at least 21 years old.It is true that gun violence dropped sharply after restrictive laws were put in place in countries like Great Britain and Australia. However,the US public seems more interested than ever in weapons and the power they convey,despite gun control groups' concern over the increase of violence. Most states in America have steadily expanded gun rights since the end of a 10-year assault(攻击)weapons ban in 2004. Black Friday this year saw the biggest gun cache(贮存)ever purchased in one day.Considering those trends,there's a heated debate about whether the new Texas law is a model piece of legislation(立法)for a changing America,or a walking disaster just begging for trouble. As the law doesn't provide any punishment for those who refuse to show a license to a police officer, critics fear that officers may find it tough to handle potentially deadly situations. After all, armed citizens will no longer be considered suspicious, even though a lot of people might be alarmed by the sight. Most police in Texas have been told to not engage gun carriers unless they are doing something questionable or appear drunk.For sure,New Year's Day will be an exciting one for Texas gun owners. What's not yet known is how the rest of Texas will respond.12. All of the following are required in the new Texas law for open carry EXCEPTA. age limitB. mental conditionC. online registrationD. gun-operating skills13. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?A. The reason for putting forward the new Texas law.B. The present situation of gun possession in America.C. The impact of the assault weapons ban in 2004.D. The inaction of the US government as to gun control.14. What do critics think the new Texas law will probably lead to?A. Heavier workload for policemen.B. Disrespect for officers.C. Lack of trust among citizens.D. Difficulty in crime prevention.15. What is the author's attitude towards the new Texas law?A. Negative.B. Cautious.C. Indifferent.D. Approving.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019-2020学年长郡梅溪湖中学高三英语第四次联考试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AIf you had the opportunity to live forever, would you take it? Keeping your body alive indefinitely still seems like an impossibility, but some scientists think that digital technology may have the answer: creating a digital copy of your “self” and keeping it “alive” online long after your physical body has ceased to function.In effect, the proposal is to clone a person electronically. Unlike the familiar physical clones — children that have identical features as their parents, but that are completely separate organisms with a separate life — your electronic clone would believe itself to be you. How might this be possible? The first step would be to mapthe brain.How? One plan relies on the development of nanotechnology (纳米技术). Ray Kurzweil — one of the kings of artificial intelligence — predicts that within two or three decades we will have nano transmitters that can be put into the bloodstream. Inthe capillaries (毛细血管) of the brain, they would line up alongside the neurons and detect the details of the cerebral (大脑的) electronic activity. They would be able to send that information to a receiver inside a special helmet, so there would be no need for any wires sticking out of the head.As a further step, Ray Kurzweil also imagines the nano transmitters being able to connect you to a world of virtual reality on the Internet, similar to what was shown in the film “Matrix”. With the nano transmitters in place, by thought alone, you could log on to the Internet and instead of the pictures coming up on your screen, they would play inside your mind. Rather than send your friends e-mails you would agree to meet up on some virtual tropical beach.Some peoplebelieve that they can enjoy life after death. But why wait for that when you could have a shot of nanobots (纳米机器人) and upload your brain onto the Internet and live forever as a virtual surfer?One snag: to exist on the net you will have to have your neural network parked on the computer of a web-hosting company. These companies want real money in real bank accounts every year or they will wipe your bit of the hard disc and sell the space to someone else. With your body six feet underground how will you pay?1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Nano transmitters can help map the human brain.B. Electronic clones recreate the original human body.C. Electronic clones may put their physical selves into movies.D. Nano transmitters use a helmet to detect the cerebral activities.2. What is the author’s attitude towards electronic clones?A. Optimistic and careful.B. Interested and unconvinced.C. Excited and confused.D. Assured and critical.3. The author asks “how will you pay?” at the end of the article, because ________.A. you can’t pay to exist on the Internet if you are physically deadB. you can’t pay for hard disc space if you don’t have a bank accountC. you can’t pay for a special service if too many people want to use itD.you can’t pay the web-hosting company if you don’t have a neural networkBMany teens may feel anxious sometimes. It’s the kind of nervousness that makes you bite your nails before a big test. We spend more time online than we should. We feel good about ourselves or bad based on how many Likes and Followers we get on social media. Young people are developing a false view of life.On the screen, we see what people want to show us. People usually only post photos where they are looking their best. They are surrounded by friends and seem that they are having a great time. No one seems sad or lonely. In short, life isfabulous. But sooner or later, our young people compare their real life to it. They find that theirs doesn’t seem as fun or exciting and grow worried that they may be missing out.No wonder teachers are reporting more anxious students. It’s reported that a lot more college students feel ―overwhelming anxiety. The percentage jumped from 50% in 2011 to 62% in 2016. Anxiety is now the most common mental-health problem in my country. It affects nearly one-third of teens and adults.Certainly, we can’t blame it on social media alone. We expect toomuch from our children and a lot of these expectations aren’t reasonable. Their schedules are packed with sports, clubs and homework. They don’t have enough free time. We want our children to succeed, and we don’t care how much it costs.As parents, we must have more balance. On one hand, we push too hard, and on the other hand, we make life too easy for children. We shouldn’t and can’t promise our children that they will always be happy. We shouldn’t try to protect them from the problems of everyday life. Let them solve the problems in person.4. What is the text mainly about?A. What causes teens’ nervousness.B. How to deal with teens’ anxiety.C. What a view of life means to people.D. How to treat social media appropriately.5. What does the underlined word “fabulous” in paragraph 2 mean?A. Wonderful.B. Encouraging.C. Anxious.D. Doubtful.6. Why does the author mention the numbers in paragraph 3?A. To draw teachers’ attention.B. To show teachers’ mental problems.C. To present the seriousness of teens’ anxiety.D. To show adults have more problems than teens.7. What should parents do to help their children out?A. Try to meet their expectations.B. Help them with their homework.C. Give them more free time to play sports.D. Allow them to solve their own problems in life.CPigeons inLondonhave a bad reputation. Some people call them flying rats. And many blame them for causing pollution with their droppings. But now the birds are being used to fight another kind of pollution in this city of 8.5 million.“The problem for air pollution is that it’s been largely ignored as an issue for a long time,” says Andrea Lee, who works for the London-based environmental organization Client Earth. “People don’t realize how bad it is, and how it actually affects their health.”London’s poor air quality is linked to nearly 10,000 early deaths a year. Lee says, citing(引用)a report released by the city manager last year. If people were better informed about the pollution they’ re breathing, she says, they could pressure the government to do something about it.Nearby, on a windy hill inLondon’s Regent’s Park, an experiment is underway that could help—the first week of flights by the Pigeon Air Patrol. It all began when Pierre Duquesnoy, the director for DigitasLBi, a marketing firm, won a London Design Festival contest last year to show how a world problem could be solved using Twitter. Duquesnoy, fromFrance, chose the problem of air pollution.“Basically, I realized how important the problem was,” he says. “But also I realized that most of the people around me didn’t know anything about it.” Duquesnoy says he wants to better measure pollution, while at the same time making the results accessible to the public through Twitter.“So”, he wondered, “how could we go across the city quickly collecting as much data as possible?” Drones were his first thought. But it’s illegal to fly them overLondon. “But pigeons can fly aboveLondon, right?” he says. “They live—actually, they are Londoners as well. So, yeah, I thought about using pigeons equipped with mobile apps. And we can use not just street pigeons, but racing pigeons, because they fly pretty quickly and pretty low.”So it might be time for Londoners to have more respect for their pigeons. The birds may just be helping to improve the quality of the city’s air.8. What can we infer aboutLondon’s air quality from Paragraph 2?A. Londoners are very satisfied with it.B. The government is trying to improve it.C Londoners should pay more attention to it.D. The government has done a lot to improve it.9. Duquesnoy attended the London Design Festival to _________.A. entertain Londoners.B. solve a world problem.C. design a product for sale.D. protect animals like pigeons.10. Why did Duquesnoy give up using drones to fly acrossLondon?A. Because they are too expensive.B. Because they fly too quickly.C. Because they are forbidden.D. Because they fly too high.11. Which can be the best title for the text?A. Clean air inLondon.B. London’s dirty secret.C. London’s new pollution fighter.D. Causes of air pollution inLondon.DNarasimha Das is on his way to feed 169,379 hungry children. Das is in charge of a kitchen in Vrindaban. The town is about a three-hour drive fromIndia’s capital,New Delhi. Das gets to work at 3:00 a.m. Thirty workers are already working to make tens of thousands of rounds of bread. It will be brought to 1,516 schools in and around Vrindaban.A Growing ProblemGoing to school is difficult for more than 13 million children inIndia. They must go to work instead, or go hungry. That’s whyIndiabegan the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the largest school-lunch program in the world. A free lunch encourages children to come to school and gives them the energy they need for learning. The program began in the 1960s.The kitchen in Vrindaban is run by the Akshaya Patra Foundation. It is one of the lunch program’s biggest partners. “Just $11.50 can feed one child for an entire year,” said Madhu Sridhar, president of the Akshaya Patra Foundation.Lunch Is Served!The Akshaya Patra food truck arrives atGopalgarhPrimary School. Since the program started, the number of underweight children has gone down. The children get foods they need — as long as they finish what’s on their plates.12. What does Narasimha Das do？A. A waiter.B. A salesman.C. A cook.D. A shopkeeper.13. The kitchen in Vrindaban supplies food to ________.A. the poorB. school childrenC. college studentsD. the old14. Why is it difficult for children to go to school inIndia?A. Because they have to work to make money.B. Because there are not enough schools.C. Because there are not enough teachers.D. Because their parents refuse to send them to school.15. Which of the following about the Mid-Day Meal Scheme is NOT true?A. It is to encourage children to go to school.B. It has been carried out for about 50 years.C. It is run by Narasimha Das.D. It is the largest school-lunch program in the world.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

SectionⅡWordpower&Grammarandusage一、完成句子1.Hello,I want to make an (询问) about something I’ve lost.2.Your (接待员)really annoyed me.3.They are good friends.Don’t (分开)them up.4.He had a (一把) of rice.5.Not a single (细节) is to be omitted.二、选词填空1.First,we must the location of our new swimming pool.2. your name and address in the blanks.3.We can the job before dark.4.You need not the translation.5. your clothes—they’re very wet.6.The game was on account of the bad weather.三、用正确的副词或介词填空1.Please fill the blanks in the following form.2.If you were suddenly faced an emergency,would you know how to cope?3.She scolded her child breaking the vase yesterday.4.I agree you.5.He will leave Nanjing tomorrow.6.We couldn’t prevent them getting married.7.He is busy preparing the exam.8.I have been working him for ten years and we are close friends.9.He has been fired and will have to hand charge of his office tomorrow.10.I can’t put up him any longer.He is too selfish.11.He broke in the middle of a sentence.12.My daughter always shares her chocolates her friends.四、语法填空1.(改编自2015天津,10)Tom had to turn the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too busy.2.(改编自2015浙江,7)Body language can give a lot about your mood,so standing with your arms folded can send out a signal that you are being defensive.3.(改编自2015浙江,11)We tend to have a better memory for things that excite our senses or appeal our emotions than for straight facts.4.(改编自2015江苏,27)The university started some new language programs to cater the country’s Silk Road Economic Belt.5.(改编自2015江苏,29)The whole team count Cristiano Ronald,and he seldom lets them down.6.(改编自2015湖北,26)Don’t worry.I’m sure your missing glasses will turn sooner or later.7.(改编自2015福建,25)It is said that body language accounts 55 per cent of a first impression while what you say just 7 per cent.8.(改编自2015陕西,25)Peter will take his post as the head of the travel agency at the end of next month.9.(改编自2015湖北,25)There is no doubt that this candidate’s advantage lieshis ability to communicate with foreigners in English.10.(改编自2014湖北,25)I’ve been trying to phone Charles all evening,but there must be something wrong with the network;I can’t seem to get.11.(改编自2014湖北,26)Is this your necklace,Mary?I came it when I was cleaning the bathroom this morning.12.(改编自2014天津,13)The two countries are going to meet to break some barriers to trade between them.13.(改编自2014江苏,30)—Dad,I don’t think Oliver the right sort of person for the job.—I see.I’ll go right away and pay him.14.(改编自2014浙江,19)How could you turn such a fantastic job when you have been out of work for months.15.(改编自2014陕西,18)Ralph W.Emerson would always set new ideas that occurred to him.五、阅读理解(重庆南开中学2015~2016高二)One rainy night,Mark decided to end his life.Having undergone a lot of sufferings and frustrations,he walked the streets,feeling desperate.On that same night,I was sitting in my room when I heard the doorbell rang.My mom opened the door,finding herself face-to-face with a very disheveled-looking man,Mark,with tears running down his face.My mom,overcome by pity,invited him inside.Curious,I went downstairs to get a better look.The sight of the man,holding his head in his hands and crying,made my chest ache.I raced back upstairs to my room,pulled out my only half-dollar coin from my money jar and ran back downstairs.When I reached the door of the living room,I walked right in and quickly made my way over to the stranger.I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it.Then I gave him a hug and turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back up the stairs.Downstairs,tears streamed down Mark’s face as he tightly held that coin.Finally he said,“It’s just that I thought nobody cared.For the last twenty years,I have been so alone.That was the first hug I have gotten.It’s hard to believe that somebody cares.”Before Mark left,my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door.Mark said that as he was walking the streets that rainy night,hopeless and ready to die,he noticed a bumper sticker(车贴)on our car reading SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.It’s hard to imagine that a bumper sticker and fifty cents could change a person’s life.Mark’s life did change that night.When he left our house,he was ready to live instead of die.1.Mom let Mark inside our house because she .A.was hospitable to anyoneB.was ready to help othersC.wanted to educate meD.felt sorry for him“Mark,withtearsrunningdownhisface.Mymom,overcomebypity,invitedhiminside.”可知,妈妈让马克进屋是因为她看到他落魄的样子很是同情,为他感到难过。

2019-2020学年湖南省高一英语第二学期期末考试试题卷真题汇编-阅读理解2019-2020学年湖南省湘潭市第一中学高一英语第二学期期末考试试题卷阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ASunday, 31 AugustWe’ve been in China for a month now. Dad, Mom, Harry and I moved to Tianjin on 25 August. We’re not very far from Beijing. Two days ago, we celebrated my 16th birthday. It was great celebrating in China; the only thing that was strange was the cake—here they’re not as sweet as the ones in New York. On Monday school starts—I wonder what it will be like.Monday, 1 SeptemberOn my first day I was looking around for a locker to put my books in. However, here all the students keep all of their books at their desks. We stay in the same classroom because apparently we don’t have to go from class to class—teachers come to us!Today we selected teacher assistants for each subject. Their duties are to collect homework, make announcements, and do other things for the teachers and the students. It’s kind of a big deal here! Since I am from the US, I was asked to be the English assistant. I felt so proud but quite nervous at the same time because I wasn’t sure what I had to do, but I accepted the job anyway.Friday, 3 OctoberBoy, what a week! Now we have nine classes every day, including the morning class, a combination of our American schools “Homeroom” and “Study Hall”. I think Chinese students work too much! I have to do myhomework when I get back home. I don’t even have time to watch TV or surf the Internet like before. I sometimes miss New York and my school because we didn’t have to study so much. We had more time to hang out with our classmates and neighbors; here, besides their usual classes, students take part in weekend classes in subjects such as English, Chinese and math.I get a lot of attention, being from another country. Everyone wants to practice English with me! A really cute girl even asked me for my phone number on my second day and sent me a text message! I’m making a lot more friends now. I just need a lot of help to improve my Chinese. Some students want to do a language exchange program with me. Nice!21. The passage mentions all the following points EXCEPT _______ .A. physics studyB. food flavour (风味)C. weekend classesD. language exchange programs22. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the teacher assistant’s duty?A. Collecting homework.B. Making announcements.C. Helping teachers with small errands (差事) .D. Teaching classmates. , 23. Where is this passage most probably from?A. A storybook.B. A guide book.C. A diary.D. A magazine.【答案】21. A 22. D 23. CBIf you enjoy reading don’t miss Shakespeare and Company when you visit the city of Paris. It is a famous English-language bookstore on the left bank of the river Seine. The first Shakespeare and Company in history was opened in 1919 by an American, Sylvia Beach. Ms. Beach did more than sell books. Her bookstore was also a library,and she even prepared beds for writers visiting there. Ms. Beach was not only kind to people but also good at choosing books, so her bookstore was often visited by writers like Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce. But in 1941, after the Germans took power in Paris, Ms. Beach was told to close her bookstore.In 1951, another American, George Whitman, opened in Paris another English-language bookstore, Librairie Mistral. Since then, just as Ms. Beach did, Mr Whitman has also made his bookstore a library for people to borrow books, and a free hotel for writers to stay in. To remember Ms. Beach, Mr Whitman changed the name of his bookstore to Shakespeare and Company in 1964, two years after Ms. Beach died.Next time when you are in Paris, don’t forget to visit this friendly bookstore, and see if you can spend a night there!24. When was Shakespeare and Company first opened?A. In 1919.B. In 1941.C. In 1951.D. In 1964.25. What does Shakespeare and Company do?a. It sells books.b. It lends books.c. It offers food to readers.d. It prepares beds for writers.A. a, b, cB. a, c, dC. a, b, dD. b, c, d26. Ms. Beach closed her business because _______.A. she diedB. she was made to do itC. she left ParisD. she didn’t manage it well27. What do we know about Mr. Whitman?A. He was Ms. Beach’s neighbor.B. He used to work at Ms. Beach’s bookstore.C. He opened a bookstore to remember Ms. Beach.D. He has followed Ms. Beach’s ways of doing business.【答案】24. A 25. C 26. B 27. DCWhenever we see a button, we are eager to press it because we know something will happen. This is true in most cases, for example on a doorbell and on the “on/off” button on the TV. But some buttons are actually fake (假的), like the “close” button on a lift.Many people are in the habit of pressing the “close” button because they don’t have the patience to wait for the lift doors to shut. But lifts “close” buttons are a complete scam, at least in the US—the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US, making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter. Only US firefighters and repairmen can use the buttons to speed up the door-closing process if they have a code or special keys.But to normal lift riders, the buttons aren’t completely useless. According to psychologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control. “Perceived (能够感知的) control is very important. It reduces stress and increases well-being,” Ellen J. Langer, a psychology professor, said, “Having a lack of control is connected with depression (抑郁).”Experts have expressed that a lot of buttons that don’t do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose. For example, many offices in the US have fake thermostats (温度调节器) because people tend to feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workspace.But Psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies”, they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.“That habit is here to stay,” John Kounios, a psychology professor, said, “Even though I have real doubts (怀疑) about the traffic light buttons, I always press them. After all, I’ve got nothing else to do while waiting. So why not press the button in the hope that this one will work?”28. What was the author’s main purpose in writing the article?A. To describe some different kinds of fake buttons.B. To tell the uses of fake buttons.C. To explore people’s different habits when it comes to pushing buttons.D. To explain the advantages and disadvantages of fake buttons.29. What does the underlined word “scam” mean？A. Trick.B. Tool.C. Button.D. Mistake.30. According to John Kounios, people who press fake buttons _______.A. don’t know that what they press is fakeB. should give up this habitC. consider what they do to be meaninglessD. probably do so to kill time【答案】28. B 29. A 30. D2019-2020学年湖南省湘西市古丈县第一中学高一英语第二学期期末考试试题卷阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2019-2020年高中英语 Unit 4 Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw素材新人教版选修8Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theater. Shaw was a freethinker, defender of women's rights, and advocate of equality of ine. In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Shaw accepted the honor but refused the money.George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, where he grew up in something close to genteel poverty. "I am a typical Irishman; my family came from Yorkshire," Shaw once said. His father, George Carr Shaw, was in the wholesale grain trade. Lucinda Elisabeth (Gurly) Shaw, his mother, was the daughter of an impoverished landowner. She was 16-years younger than her husband. George Carr was a drunkard - his example prompted his son to bee a teetotaller （滴酒不沾的人）. When he died in 1885, his children and wife did not attend his funeral. Young Shaw and his two sisters were brought up mostly by servants.A man of many causes, Shaw supported abolition of private property, radical change in the voting system, campaigned for the simplification of spelling, and the reform of the English alphabet. As a public speaker, Shaw gained the status of one of the most sought-after orators in England. In 1895 Shaw became a drama critic for the Saturday Review. Articles written for the paper were later collected in OUR THEATRES IN THE NINETIES (1932). Music, art, and drama criticism Shaw wrote for Dramatic Review (1885-86), Our Corner (1885-86), The Pall Mall Gazette (1885-88), The World (1886-94), and The Star (1888-90) as 'Corno bi Basetto'. His music criticism were collected in SHAW'S MUSIC (1981). After lacing a shoe too tightly, an operation was performed on his foot for necrosis; Shaw was unable to put his foot on the ground for eighteen months. During this period he wrote CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA (1901) and THE PERFECT WAGNERITE (1898).The Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen had a great influence on Shaw's thinking. For a summer meeting of the Fabian Society in 1890, he wrote THE QUINTESSENCE OF IBSENISM (1891), in which he considered Ibsen a pioneer, "who declares that it is right to do something hitherto regarded as infamous." Shaw's early plays, WIDOWER'S HOUSES (1892), which criticized slumlandlords, as well as several subsequent ones, were not well received. His 'unpleasant plays', ideological attacks on the evils of capitalism and explorations of moral and social problems, were followed with more entertaining but as principled productions. "To a professional critic (I have been one myself) theatre-going is the curse of Adam. The play is the evil he is paid to endure in the sweat of his brow; and the sooner it is over, the better." (from 'Preface' to Saint Joan) . CANDIDA was a edy about the wife of a clergyman, and what happens when a weak, young poet wants to rescue her from her dull family life. But it was not until JOHN BULL'S OTHER ISLAND (1904) that Shaw gained in England a wider popularity with his own plays. In the Unites States and Germany Shaw's name was already well-known. Between 1904 and 1907 The Royal Court Theatre staged several of his plays, including Candida.In his plays Shaw bined contemporary moral problems with ironic tone and paradoxes, "Shavian" wit, which have produced such phrases as "He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches", "England and America are two countries divided by a mon language", "Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it", and "I never resist temptation because I have found that things are bad for me do not tempt me." Discussion and intellectual acrobatics are the basis of his drama, and before the emergence of the sound film, his plays were nearly impossible to adapt into screen. During his long career, Shaw wrote over 50 plays. He continued to write them even in his 90s. George Bernard Shaw died at Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, on November 2, 1950. He was cremated and it was his wish that his ashes be mixed with those of his wife, Charlotte - she had died seven years before, "aowed and crippled, furrowed and wrinkled," as Shaw depicted her in a letter to H.G. Wells. Since the days of the silent films, Shaw had been a fan of motion-picture. He also played in the film Rosy Rapture - The Pride of the Beauty (1914). Shaw did not like much of the German film version of Pygmalion (1935), and the penniless producer and director Gabriel Pascal persuaded the author to give him the rights to make films from his plays. "Mr Pascal, you're the first honest film producer I have ever met," Shaw told him at their first meeting and gave him a pound note. Pygmalion, produced by Pascal and directed by Anthony Asquithand David Lean (uncredited), was a great success. In one article, Pascal was picked with the Pope and Hitler as one of the ten most famous men of 1938, but his career ended in the financial fiasco of the spectacle Caesar and Cleopatra (1945). Among several other films inspired by Shaw's plays are Saint Joan (1927), How He Lied to Her Husband (1931), Arms and the Man (1932), Major Barbara (1941), and My Fair Lady (1964). Pascal's co-director in Major Barbara was David Lean, but for thousand pounds Lean agreed to give the full credit to Pascal.。

学习资料Unit 4 Public transport课时素养评价十Unit 4 Welcome to the unit ＆ ReadingⅠ。

单句语法填空1。

The old couple want to keep steady rather than enlarge (large) their business。

2。

Last week, only two people came to look at the house, neither of whom wanted to buy it.3。

What will be the weather like tomorrow?4. As we know， language is one of the significant means for mankind to convey（convey）thoughts and feelings。

【补偿训练】The train conveying(convey） some passengers travels between this city and that village every day.5. Without the games, he expects the bar's weekday sales to drop off by 7％。

6. The two spacecraft will link up with each other in orbit。

7. Working (work）in these conditions is not a pleasure but a pain。

8. Mr Collins undertook to look (look） after the children so that his wife could go to the fit club with two of her friends.【补偿训练】We cannot undertake that we shall make a profit from the project。

SectionⅢTask&Project一、写作词汇检测根据每组的提示词,完成句子或者翻译句子。

1.robbery(1)The thieves hatched a plan to the bank.(2)强盗抢了银行10万美元。

(2)The robber robbed the bank of 100,000 dollars.2.tense(1)The between us has eased off a little.(2)队员们在比赛开始时很紧张。

(2)The players were tense at the start of the game.3.contradictory(1)It was contradictory the existing facts.(2)他做了与他的计划不符的事。

(2)He did something contradictory to his plan.pare(1)Social life in a village cannot be compared that of a large city.(2)与他的房间比,我的房间还小一点。

(2)Compared with/to his room,my room is even smaller. 运用所学单词或短语造句5.more...than...6.show off7.give thought topare with9.dream of二、阅读词汇检测阅读下列句子,写出黑体词或词组的含义。

1.The room was so hot that she felt dizzy.含义2.We shall have to design a new curriculum for the third year.含义3.He died in the last ditch in a fierce battle.含义4.A church,school,hospital,or prison is an institution.含义5.So long as we pull together,there’s no mountain top we can’t conquer.含义三、单句填空1.Now some young people like to show their wealth in public.2.I’ve always dreamed coming to China,and now my dream has come true.3.The capitalists only care about the (accumulate) of wealth.4.My mother has (fantasy) memories of childhood.5. (compare) with her achievements,her shortcomings are,after all,only secondary.6.Now let me show you our product exhibition room.7.He could (buy) the car,but soon his company went bankrupt.8.I’m to blame.I (think) of that.四、完成句子1.我梦想成为一个小说家。

湖南省2019-2020学年高中英语学业水平考试试题（含解析）本试卷由试题卷和答题卡两部分组成。

试卷分四个部分，共7页。

时量120分钟。

满分100分。

所有试题均须在答题卡上作答。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话读两遍。

1. Which way should the man choose?A. Turn left at the corner.B. Turn right at the corner.C. Turn back at the corner.2. When will the train to Changsha leave?A. At 4:00 pm.B. At 4:00 am.C. At 5:00 am.3. What would the man do if he got the money?A. Build a library.B. Bring up the orphans.C. Build a school for the orphans.4. How does the woman feel?A. A little upset.B. A little surprised.C. Pleased. 5. What made Anne come late? A. A train accident. B. A car accident. C. A heart attack. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading一、写作词汇检测根据每组的提示词,完成或翻译句子1.fortunate1),his mobile phone didn’t work at the time.2)这个年轻人幸运地得到了这个工作。

2)The young man is fortunate to get the job.2.owner1)The woman has given up the of the old house.2)你认识这辆小汽车的主人吗?2)Do you know the owner of the car?3.architect1)This style of is usually referred to the sixteenth century.2)他作为一名成功的建筑师而闻名。

2)He is known as a successful architect.运用所学单词或短语造句4.drop off5.enlarge6.postpone二、阅读词汇检测阅读下列句子,说出黑体词的含义1.I hope someone competent will join our section.含义2.Why do we forget to call him on his birthday,or his marriage anniversary? 含义3.The government is the highest authority in the country.含义4.The businessman undertook to give me the money.含义三、语法填空1.The mother wondered what led her daughter’s failure.2.Because the heavy rain,we had to stay at home all day.3.The old man is living in a small village far here.4.When did the man set his first company?5.The young man was linked taking drugs.6.The man referred at the meeting was from a town.四、选词填空1.Our company meeting the highest listing standards in the world.2.He bought these laptops of the school council.3.I’ll at the corner of Zhongshan Street.4.The bus is moving forward at a very slow speed because of the .5.Some adjectives also adverbs.6.Shall we have a party his coming?7.A lot of private cars in big cities frequently the traffic.8.The newly-built expressway the two big cities,making the communication between the cities more frequent than ever.9.They decided to construction so as to finish building the gymnasium earlier.五、阅读理解A(山西大同一中2015~2016高二)It was 7:00 a.m.in Kyoto,Japan,and the taxi company had just called a second time to say they couldn’t find my house.Once again I spelt out directions even a blind person could follow.I glanced impatiently at my watch,and waited.Only two hours remained before my flight left and it was an hour and a half’s trip to the airport.Outside,heavy rains were pouring down.My house is so far north in the city that buses pass here only times a day.The telephone rang again.“Terribly sorry,” began the man at the taxi company.Then I realized that the taxi company,flooded with calls,could only offer in-city runs.I had heard this happens when the weather gets bad.I shouted into the phone that I had a plane to catch and I would meet the taxi outside my house.Standing in the wind-driven rain,I looked up and down the road.No taxi.A car went by,the driver and the passenger staring at the crazy foreigner in the downpour.Finally a white car appeared and pulled over.A young man threw open the door,waving to me to get in.Shaking with cold and anger,I climbed in.In the most polite Japanese,the man said he was called Mike,with whom I had spoken three times that morning.He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car.He apologized again,but didn’t explain why a taxi would not pick me up.Delivering me straight to the airport,he refused the 2,000 yen I pressed into his hand.A few hours later,as the storm-delayed 727 took off,I opened the newspaper.On the second page my eyes caught the headline of a short article:Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto.1.Why did the writer call a taxi early in the morning?A.He wanted to catch a plane.B.He was unable to find the airport.C.There were few taxis in town.D.All the buses stopped because of the rain.“Onlytwohoursremainedbeforemyflightleftanditwasanhourandahalf’striptotheairport.”可知答案。