2024年4月4日发(作者：励萍韵)
UNIT 4 ADVERSITY AND COURAGE
Section A Reading and Thinking
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
union had sought a (工资) increase and a shorter work week.
the match yesterday was a (激烈而不愉快的) disappointment for the team.
said goodbye to him as he got a the train at Beijing Station.
enjoyed an income and a lifestyle that many people would (羡慕).
saw the corner of a magazine sticking out from under the (毛毯).
must be found to assure our children a (相当不错的) start in life.
reforms are motivated by a (真正的) concern for the disabled.
heart s because I thought he was going to leave me behind.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.I will try to finish the work (assign) to me ahead of time.
y they arrived at the (abandon) house,tired and hungry.
made a (resolve) to lose all the weight gained during the Christmas period.
proposal was turned by his boss,which made him disappointed.
5.I really admired his (endure) when he looked after little children.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.那位农场主非常热情,我们发现拒绝他很难。
The farmer was we found it hard to turn him down.
2.事实上,这些年这个女孩一直妒忌她的姐姐。
As a matter of fact,the girl her elder sister these years.
3.那些人正在寻找沉入河底的那艘船。
Those people were looking for the ship which
the river.
4.这个女孩虽然年轻,但她很擅长应对那样的人。
,she is good at dealing with such a person.
5.他不会拒绝那些符合资格做这件事的人。
He won’t those who are qualified for this thing.
关键能力提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
On October 20,2017,British adventurer Tom Morgan went up over South Africa seated in a camp
chair fastened to 100 helium the two-hour flight,the balloonist covered 16 miles and
reached heights of up to 8,000 Morgan later called the experience “unbelievably cool”,he did
admit feeling “somewhere between terrified and delighted” during the flight.
Morgan,the founder of the League of Adventurists,a British group whose mission is to make the
world “less boring”,says the flight was initially supposed to take off from r,after strong
winds tore the balloons three times,the team decided to attempt it from the outskirts(郊区) of
that they only had enough helium(氦) left for one more try,Morgan was happy he was
finally able to complete the flight without any unlucky accidents.
The adventurer says though the helium flight appears similar to Carl Fredricksen’s house flight in
Pixar’s Up,his inspiration came from an article on a 1905 gas balloon and his League of
Adventurists now hope to add cluster balloon racing to their list of exciting events,which double as
fundraisers.
Though Morgan is the first to think of introducing helium balloon-powered flights as a sport,he isn’t
the first person to attempt the dangerous adventurer Jonathan Trappe has completed numerous
such flights,including one across the English 2010,Oregon pilot Kent Couch even took a friend
along on an attached chair.A year later,National Geographic repeated the scene from Up by using helium
balloons to fly a small house,complete with two brave residents,across North America’s Mojave Desert.
aph 1 mainly serves as a(n) .
uction
y
e
did the flight start from the outskirt of Johannesburg?
’s convenient to travel.
scenery is impressive.
can draw more visitors.
weather is very fine.
caused Morgan to start the adventure?
A.A British group’s encouragement.
Fredricksen’s flight.
article on a gas balloon race.
eagerness to raise money.
has rich experience in helium balloon’s flight?
an Trappe.
Couch.
al Geographic.
Desert.
Ⅴ.语法填空
I got laid off at 53 from a senior management position in a I knew it was going to be
hard to find another job in the 1. (compete) working age put me at 2.
I also knew it was time for me 3.(realise) my lifelong dream of
owning a restaurant.4. was most difficult was that in order to make this happen,I needed to
find an 5. (exist) café that wasn’t doing couldn’t be better if its owner was ready to
quit his great 6. (lucky) I found just what I wanted eight blocks from
I had never financially planned for this day,I had to borrow money from friends as well as 7.
(relative).I,together with my wife,8. (be) ready to start changed the name to Black Dog
Coffee,the menu,the recipes and the look of the café,and my wife did a great job of en
years later,we’re still here and doing 9. (well) than ever.I’m grateful 10.
layoff and the opportunity to pursue my dream.
the
Section A Reading and Thinking
Ⅰ. t
e
Ⅱ.ed ned tion
nce
Ⅲ. enthusiastic that been envying
to the bottom of as the girl is down
Ⅳ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了英国冒险家Tom Morgan乘氦气球旅行。
1.A 推理判断题。第一段提到“British adventurer Tom Morgan went up over South Africa”与
“During the two-hour flight,the balloonist covered 16 miles and reached heights of up to 8,000 feet.”,
之后文章就此展开,由此可知,第一段的作用是引入。
2.D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“However,after strong winds tore the balloons three times,the
team decided to attempt it from the outskirts of Johannesburg.”判断D项正确。
3.C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“his inspiration came from an article on a 1905 gas balloon
race”可知,C项正确。
4.A 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Jonathan Trappe has completed numerous such flights”可
知,Jonathan Trappe在氦气球飞行方面经验丰富。
Ⅴ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者失业了,由于年龄的原因,找工作很困难,于是作者决定
追求自己的梦想,开一家餐馆。
itive 考查形容词。该空修饰名词market,应用形容词,所以填competitive。
2.a 考查冠词。此处泛指一种不利条件,且disadvantage的首字母发音是辅音,所以填不定冠词
a。
realise 考查非谓语动词。此处是动词不定式作真正主语,it是形式主语。
考查名词性从句。“ was most difficult”是一个主语从句,所填的词在从句中
作主语,且位于句首,故填What。
ng/existent 考查形容词。修饰名词café应用形容词,故填existing/existent,表示“现存
的”。
考查名词。空格前有形容词great,因此要用名词形式。
ves 考查名词复数。根据as well as前面的friends可知,该空应为名词,且relative作名词
时可数,故此处用复数形式。
考查动词的时态及主谓一致。此处指当时的情景,要用过去时;且本句的主语是I,谓语动
词要用第三人称单数,故填was。
考查副词的比较级。根据句中的than可知,此处用比较级形式。
考查介词。be grateful for是固定搭配,意为“对……感激”。
2024年4月4日发(作者：励萍韵)
UNIT 4 ADVERSITY AND COURAGE
Section A Reading and Thinking
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
union had sought a (工资) increase and a shorter work week.
the match yesterday was a (激烈而不愉快的) disappointment for the team.
said goodbye to him as he got a the train at Beijing Station.
enjoyed an income and a lifestyle that many people would (羡慕).
saw the corner of a magazine sticking out from under the (毛毯).
must be found to assure our children a (相当不错的) start in life.
reforms are motivated by a (真正的) concern for the disabled.
heart s because I thought he was going to leave me behind.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.I will try to finish the work (assign) to me ahead of time.
y they arrived at the (abandon) house,tired and hungry.
made a (resolve) to lose all the weight gained during the Christmas period.
proposal was turned by his boss,which made him disappointed.
5.I really admired his (endure) when he looked after little children.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.那位农场主非常热情,我们发现拒绝他很难。
The farmer was we found it hard to turn him down.
2.事实上,这些年这个女孩一直妒忌她的姐姐。
As a matter of fact,the girl her elder sister these years.
3.那些人正在寻找沉入河底的那艘船。
Those people were looking for the ship which
the river.
4.这个女孩虽然年轻,但她很擅长应对那样的人。
,she is good at dealing with such a person.
5.他不会拒绝那些符合资格做这件事的人。
He won’t those who are qualified for this thing.
关键能力提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
On October 20,2017,British adventurer Tom Morgan went up over South Africa seated in a camp
chair fastened to 100 helium the two-hour flight,the balloonist covered 16 miles and
reached heights of up to 8,000 Morgan later called the experience “unbelievably cool”,he did
admit feeling “somewhere between terrified and delighted” during the flight.
Morgan,the founder of the League of Adventurists,a British group whose mission is to make the
world “less boring”,says the flight was initially supposed to take off from r,after strong
winds tore the balloons three times,the team decided to attempt it from the outskirts(郊区) of
that they only had enough helium(氦) left for one more try,Morgan was happy he was
finally able to complete the flight without any unlucky accidents.
The adventurer says though the helium flight appears similar to Carl Fredricksen’s house flight in
Pixar’s Up,his inspiration came from an article on a 1905 gas balloon and his League of
Adventurists now hope to add cluster balloon racing to their list of exciting events,which double as
fundraisers.
Though Morgan is the first to think of introducing helium balloon-powered flights as a sport,he isn’t
the first person to attempt the dangerous adventurer Jonathan Trappe has completed numerous
such flights,including one across the English 2010,Oregon pilot Kent Couch even took a friend
along on an attached chair.A year later,National Geographic repeated the scene from Up by using helium
balloons to fly a small house,complete with two brave residents,across North America’s Mojave Desert.
aph 1 mainly serves as a(n) .
uction
y
e
did the flight start from the outskirt of Johannesburg?
’s convenient to travel.
scenery is impressive.
can draw more visitors.
weather is very fine.
caused Morgan to start the adventure?
A.A British group’s encouragement.
Fredricksen’s flight.
article on a gas balloon race.
eagerness to raise money.
has rich experience in helium balloon’s flight?
an Trappe.
Couch.
al Geographic.
Desert.
Ⅴ.语法填空
I got laid off at 53 from a senior management position in a I knew it was going to be
hard to find another job in the 1. (compete) working age put me at 2.
I also knew it was time for me 3.(realise) my lifelong dream of
owning a restaurant.4. was most difficult was that in order to make this happen,I needed to
find an 5. (exist) café that wasn’t doing couldn’t be better if its owner was ready to
quit his great 6. (lucky) I found just what I wanted eight blocks from
I had never financially planned for this day,I had to borrow money from friends as well as 7.
(relative).I,together with my wife,8. (be) ready to start changed the name to Black Dog
Coffee,the menu,the recipes and the look of the café,and my wife did a great job of en
years later,we’re still here and doing 9. (well) than ever.I’m grateful 10.
layoff and the opportunity to pursue my dream.
the
Section A Reading and Thinking
Ⅰ. t
e
Ⅱ.ed ned tion
nce
Ⅲ. enthusiastic that been envying
to the bottom of as the girl is down
Ⅳ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了英国冒险家Tom Morgan乘氦气球旅行。
1.A 推理判断题。第一段提到“British adventurer Tom Morgan went up over South Africa”与
“During the two-hour flight,the balloonist covered 16 miles and reached heights of up to 8,000 feet.”,
之后文章就此展开,由此可知,第一段的作用是引入。
2.D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“However,after strong winds tore the balloons three times,the
team decided to attempt it from the outskirts of Johannesburg.”判断D项正确。
3.C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“his inspiration came from an article on a 1905 gas balloon
race”可知,C项正确。
4.A 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Jonathan Trappe has completed numerous such flights”可
知,Jonathan Trappe在氦气球飞行方面经验丰富。
Ⅴ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者失业了,由于年龄的原因,找工作很困难,于是作者决定
追求自己的梦想,开一家餐馆。
itive 考查形容词。该空修饰名词market,应用形容词,所以填competitive。
2.a 考查冠词。此处泛指一种不利条件,且disadvantage的首字母发音是辅音,所以填不定冠词
a。
realise 考查非谓语动词。此处是动词不定式作真正主语,it是形式主语。
考查名词性从句。“ was most difficult”是一个主语从句,所填的词在从句中
作主语,且位于句首,故填What。
ng/existent 考查形容词。修饰名词café应用形容词,故填existing/existent,表示“现存
的”。
考查名词。空格前有形容词great,因此要用名词形式。
ves 考查名词复数。根据as well as前面的friends可知,该空应为名词,且relative作名词
时可数,故此处用复数形式。
考查动词的时态及主谓一致。此处指当时的情景,要用过去时;且本句的主语是I,谓语动
词要用第三人称单数,故填was。
考查副词的比较级。根据句中的than可知,此处用比较级形式。
考查介词。be grateful for是固定搭配,意为“对……感激”。