1、Unit 4 Global warmingSection Prereading (Warming Up & Reading)基础题 单词拼写1This kind of car usually _ (消耗) much gasoline.答案：consumes 2Theres been an upward _ (趋势) in sales in the last few years.答案：trend 3(2017全国卷 )Many farmers _ (反对) the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animals
2、 or pets.答案：opposed4Corruption (腐败) is not exactly a new _ (现象) in Latin America.答案：phenomenon5There is a sum of money _ (捐赠) to the relief fund.答案：subscribed6He broke the law, and now he must face the c_ of his actions.答案：consequences7These years, our company has been developing s_.答案：steadily 8I t
3、ook a g_ at the hall and found many familiar faces among the audience.答案：glance9As a result of destroying the forests, a large q_ of desert has covered the land.答案：quantity10It is s _ that more than thirty people were killed in the accident.答案：stated 单句语法填空1Large quantities of water _ (be) needed fo
4、r cooling purpose, which we all know.答案：are2There is some doubt _ he can win the first prize.答案：whether3The condition was left untreated, eventually _ (result) in blindness.答案：resulting4_ (oppose) to the new plan, most of the members left the meeting room.答案：Opposed5With industry developing rapidly,
5、 poisonous gases and waters are produced, _ (consequence) resulting in the pollution of water.答案：consequently6I dont subscribe _ the scheme youve just described.答案：to7Schools tend _ (judge) by the performance of their students in exams.答案：to be judged8Lets make good use of our energy and be opposed
6、to _ (waste) water, electricity, paper and so on.答案：wasting9The ministry recommended punishments _ (range) from warnings to legal action.答案：ranging10How did it come _ that you made a lot of mistakes in your homework?答案：about能力题 阅读理解We already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate cha
7、nge: use less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or moredoing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets.Not long ago, my wife, PJ, and I tried a new dietnot to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about c
8、limate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is heating up even faster than predicted only a few years ago, and that the consequences could be severe if we dont keep reducing emissions (排放) of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere
9、.We decided to try an experiment. For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO2. We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US household (家庭) produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing common things like turning on airconditioning or driving
10、cars. Thats more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses. But how much should we try to reduce?For an answer, I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and Wh
11、at It Means for Life on the Earth. In his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping_points,_such as the melting (融化) of the ice sheets in Greenland of West Antarctica. “To stay below that point, we need to redu
12、ce CO2 emissions by 80 percent， ” he said.Good advice, I thought. Wed gotten so used to keeping our airconditioning going around the clock. Id almost forgotten the windows even opened. We should not let this happen again. Its time for us to change our habits if necessary. 篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。节约能源，减少二氧化碳的排
13、放量，从家庭做起，从我做起；减缓气候变化，我们都能有所作为。1Why did the author and his wife try a new diet?ATo take special kinds of food.BTo respond to climate change.CTo lose weight.DTo improve their health.答案：B 细节理解题。依据文章第二段中的“not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change”可知，作者这么做的目的是积极响
14、应和应对令世人烦恼的气候变化问题。2The underlined words “tipping points” most probably refer to “_” Afreezing points Bburning pointsCmelting points Dboiling points答案：C 词义猜测题。根据下面给出的例子“such as the melting (融化) of the ice sheets in Greenland of West Antarctica”可以判断 tipping point 意思是“融点” ，C 项正确。3It can be inferred from
15、 the passage that _.Ait is necessary to keep the airconditioning on all the timeBit seems possible for every household to cut emissions of CO2Cthe average US household produces about 3,000 pounds of CO2 a monthDthe average European household produces about 1,000 pounds of CO2 a month答案：B 推理判断题。由第一段和
16、最后一段可知，普通家庭都可以减少能源消耗与温室气体的排放量，为减缓气候变化作贡献。故选 B。4Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?ASaving energy starts at homeBChanging our habits begins at workCChanging climate sounds reasonableDReducing emissions of CO2 proves difficult 答案：A 标题判断题。文章中作者通过讲述自己一家人切实有效地减少温室气体排放量的行动，向我们
17、证明了：节约能源从家庭做起，从我做起，每个家庭都大有可为。故 A 项正确 。 完形填空(2018浙江高考 )We have all heard how time is more valuable than money, but is it _1_ to have too much time?I _2_ back in high school I spent most of my day at school since I also _3_ a team sport. By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework
18、, and I had to do it _4_.When I got into college, things _5_. I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time. Because of all this _6_ time, there was no sense of _7_ to do my school work immediately. I was performing this action of waiting until it later became a _8_. Once that happened, I ju
19、st kept _9_ my studying further and further back in my day. Then I got to the point where I was _10_ really late at night to get my work done.One day I _11_ a former classmate of mine who was _12_ a lot of money running a sideline (副业). Since his regular job was _13_， I asked him why he just didnt d
20、o his sideline fulltime. He said without the job, he would _14_ have too much time and would just do what I did back in _15_. He said that if he _16_ the job, he would lose his _17_ to work and succeed.So, try _18_ your time with other work. This is why there is a _19_ that if you want something don
21、e, ask a _20_ person to do it.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者在大学里习惯拖延，直到他遇见了一位经营副业很成功的同学，这位同学的经历使作者明白有时候拥有太多的时间不见得是件好事。1A.true BfairCstrange Dpossible答案：D 根据上下文内容可知，此处指时间比金钱更珍贵，但可能拥有太多的时间吗？D 项意为“可能存在 (或发生)的” ，符合语境。故选 D。2A.remember BadmitC understand Dexpect答案：A 根据“I _2_ back in high school”可知，此处指作者记得他高中时候的事情。A 项意为
22、“记得 ”，符合语境。故选 A。3A.watched BlovedC coached Dplayed答案：D 根据下文中的“By the time I got home, I only had a few hours to do my homework”可知，因为参加了团体运动，作者回家后只有几个小时的时间来做功课。D 项意为“参加(比赛或运动)” ，符合语境 。故选 D。4A.at last Bright awayC of course Das usual答案：B 根据上文中的“I only had a few hours to do my homework”可知，因为回家后只有几个小时做作
23、业，所以作者不得不立刻开始做。B 项意为“立刻” ，符合语境。故选 B。5A.happened BrepeatedC changed Dmattered答案：C 根据语境并结合下文中的“there was no sense of _7_ to do my school work immediately.”可知，此处指当作者上大学时，觉得没必要马上做功课，因而情况发生了变化。故选 C。6A.extra BdifficultCvaluable Dlimited答案：A 根据上文中的“found myself out of class before noon time”可知，此处指作者突然发现自己有
24、了许多额外的时间。A 项意为“额外的” ，符合语境。故选 A。7A.duty BachievementC urgency Ddirection答案：C 根据语境可知，因为有了许多额外的时间，所以作者也不用着急写作业了。C 项意为“紧急” ，sense of urgency 意为“紧迫感” ，符合语境。故选 C。8A.burden BreliefC risk Dhabit答案：D 根据下文“Once that happened, I just kept _9_ my studying further and further back in my day.”可知，此处指时间一长，作者已经将拖延变成
25、了一种习惯。故选 D。9A.pushing BtakingC setting Dcalling答案：A 根据语境可知，此处指作者一再拖延自己的学习 。push sth. back “推迟，延迟” ，符合语境。故选 A。10A.hanging out Bstaying upCjogging round Dshowing off答案：B 根据上文内容并结合“I was _10_ really late at night to get my work done.”可知，因为习惯了拖延，所以作者后来就必须熬夜完成学习任务 。B 项意为 “熬夜” ，符合语境。故选 B。11A.met BhelpedCt
26、reated Dhired答案：A 根据语境可知，此处指作者遇见了以前的一个同学 。故选 A。12A.raising BwastingCdemanding Dmaking答案：D 根据“who was _12_ a lot of money running a sideline (副业) ”以及下文中的“succeed”可知，此处指作者的这位同学经营副业赚了很多钱。make money“赚钱” ，符合语境 。故选 D。13A.safe BimportantCboring Drewarding答案：C 根据“Since his regular job was _13_， I asked him
27、why he just didnt do his sideline fulltime.”可知，此处指作者认为既然他的固定工作很无聊，为什么不辞掉工作专门经营副业呢？C 项意为“无聊的” ，符合语境。故选 C。14A.luckily BhardlyChopefully Dsimply答案：D 根据倒数第二段第三句中的“He said without the job .”可知，如果没有那份固定工作，他有的就仅仅是太多的时间。D 项意为“仅仅，不过” ，符合语境。故选 D。15A.childhood BcollegeCtown Dbusiness答案：B 根据语境并结合上文内容可知，作者的同学认为如
28、果有太多的时间，他就会像作者在大学时一样荒废时间。故选 B。16A.quit BfoundCaccepted Dkept答案：A 根据上文中的“He said without the job”和该句中的 “lose”可知，此处指如果他辞职。quit the job “辞职” ，符合语境。 故选 A。17A.heart BchanceCdrive Dway答案：C 根据语境可知，作者的同学认为如果他辞职，他就会失去工作和成功的干劲。C 项意为“干劲，精力” ，符合语境。故选 C。18A.saving Bfilling upCgiving up Dtrading答案：B 根据上文内容可知，此处指用
29、其他的工作来填充你的时间。B 项意为“填充” ，符合语境。故选 B。19A.message BstoryCsaying Dfact答案：C 根据下文中的“if you want something done, ask a _20_ person to do it”可知，这是一个谚语 。故选 C。20A.careful BbusyCreliable Dkind答案：B 通读全文可知，过多的时间并不一定是一件好事，反而会导致时光的荒废和拖延，所以此处指如果你想做某事，那就找个忙碌的人去做吧。故选 B。 短文改错(2018惠州市高三第二次调研)Not long ago, I was touched
30、by the reply from Tsinghua University to Wei Xiang, which aroused a heating discussion.As Wei Xiang lost his father in a very early age, he was brought up by her mother. Despite of serious illness, he overcame all difficulties and was admit to Tsinghua with high marks. He wrote a letter to Tsinghua
31、to apply for a separate room, where his mother could take care of him in the next four year. In the reply, the school promise to satisfy all his requirements and encouraged him to have strong belief in life. That is not only the inspiring story but also the warmth from the university that attracts t
32、he publics attention. From Weis story, I learned that hard work would final pay off.答案：难项分析：第一处：heatingheated 考查形容词。此处表述这引起了一场激烈的讨论。故 heated “激烈的”符合语境。第五处：admitadmitted 考查动词的语态。admit sb. to 可表示( 大学)招收某人入学，此处用 he 作主语，故应用被动语态。第九处：ThatIt 考查强调句型。句意：不仅仅是他鼓舞人心的经历，更是来自清华大学的温暖情意吸引了公众的注意。本句为强调句型“It be被强调部分that/who .” 。