高中英语必修4Unit1课时同步练习（含答案解析）
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．Heapologizedtomeforhis________metohisparty.
A．delayinviting B．delayingtoinvite C．delaytoinvite
D．delayinginviting
解析：首先delaydoing为固定搭配；此外apologizetosb.for后加动名词结构，his为动名词的逻辑主语。 答案：D 2
．
(2012
年
平
顶
山
月
考
)Ifyougrowupin________largefamily
，
youaremorelikelytodevelop________abilitytogetonwellwith________others. A．/；an；the
B．a；the；/
C．the；an；the D．a；the；the
解析：第一次提到一个普通事物，要用不定冠词；特指一种能力，要用定冠词；“其他人，别人”用others，不加冠词。 答案：B
3．Notcontent________hernewcar，________Selinanowwantsabikefortripsintothecitycenter.
A．with；/ C．to；but
B．for；and
D．about；so
解析：becontentwithsth.为固定搭配，此处为形容词短语作状语，故第二空不用连词，因此选A。 答案：A
4．—Itlooksheavy.CanIgiveyouahand?
—________. A．No，thanks
B．Yes，mypleasure D．Yes，Ido
C．No，nevermind
解析：考查情景交际。从对话中可知是回答对方的请求帮助。No，thanks与上文呼应。 答案：A
5．Asheworksinaremotearea，hevisitshisparentsonly________.
A．occasionally C．practically
B．anxiously
D．urgently
解析：occasionally偶尔。 答案：A
6．—Whydidshespendsomuchtimesearchingshopaftershoponlyforablouse? —Oh，shewasvery________aboutherclothes. A．special C．especial
B．particular
D．unusual
解析：beparticularabout意为“挑剔”。 答案：B
7．Theflowers________sweetinthebotanicgardenattractvisitorstothebeautyofnature.
A．tosmell C．smelt
B．smelling
D．tobesmelt
解析：此处考查的是分词的用法。分词的逻辑主语是theflowers，分词与逻辑主语之间存在着主谓关系，所以用现在分词。 答案：B
8．(2012年昆明模拟)Thecoupletriedeveryeffortto________thejudges，whotriedtheircase，oftheirinnocence，
resultinginthecontrary. A．prove C．charge
B．convince D．confirm
解析：考查词义辨析。convincesb.ofsth.使某人相信……，故选B项。 答案：B
9．Hemadeapromise________hewouldentertainus________dinnerthenextday.
A．that；with C．which；with
B．that；to
D．which；to
解析：promise后应为同位语从句，应用关联词that；entertainsb.todinner招待……吃饭，固定搭配。 答案：B
10．WhenIwasachild，ourfamilywasso________thatwecouldhavemeatfordinneronlyattheSpringFestival.
A．generous C．welloff
B．badlyoff
D．unfortunate
解析：由句意“……我家是那样穷以致只有在春节才能吃上肉”可知选B，“穷的”。 答案：B
11．(2012年盘锦模拟)—Howcouldyou________mysistersoeasilyinthecrowd?
—Becauseshestoodoutinherreddress. A．pickup C．takeup
B．pickout D．takeout
解析：由下句可知，此处应是“辨别出，找出”；pickout辨别出，符合句意。
答案：B
12．It________himalongtimetofallasleep.
A．spent C．made 答案：B
13．Thisyear，theattractionenjoyedagreatnumberoftourists________upto200,000.
A．totalled C．counting
B．totalling
B．took D．cost
D．counted
解析：countto数到……，意义与本句不相符。number为逻辑主语，与total之间是主动关系，故用totalling(upto200,000)，意思是“旅游人数合计达20万”。 答案：B
14．________bytheheavysnowfalls，ChenZhou，acityinSouthChina，wascutofffromtheoutside，
________waterandelectricityshortage. A．Havingstruck；facing C．Struck；facing
B．Havingstruck；faced
D．Struck；faced
解析：考查非谓语动词。郴州市受到了暴雪袭击，因此strike应该用被动形式struck，同时它还面临水电短缺，face这里是“面临；面对”，在本句中与主语是主动关系，应该用facing作伴随状语。 答案：C
15．Bytheyearshecomesbacktolife，scientistsprobably________acureforthisincurabledisease.
A．willbediscovering C．willhavediscovered
B．arediscovering D．havediscovered
解析：by引导的时间状语多用一般时态，主句往往用现在完成时态。by引导的时间表示过去意义时，主句用过去完成时态；表示将来时，主句用将来完成时态。 答案：C Ⅱ.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。
A
(2012年湖南卷，C)Harvardresearchershavecreatedatough，low-cost
，
biodegradable(
可
生
物
降
解
的)materialinspiredbyinsects'hardoutershells.Thematerial'sinventorssayithasanumberofpossibleusesandsomedaycouldprovideamoreenvironmentallyfriendlyalternativetoplastic.Thematerialmadefromshrimp(
虾
)shellsandproteinsproducedfromsilk
，，
iscalled“shrilk.”Itisthin，clear，flexibleandstrong.
Amajorbenefitofthematerialisitsbiodegradability.Plastic'stoughnessandflexibilityrepresentedarevolutioninmaterialsscienceduringthe1950sand'60s.Decadeslater，however，plastic'sverydurability(耐用性
)israisingquestionsabouthowappropriateitisforone-timeproductssuchasplasticbags
，，
orshort-livedconsumergoodsakingsomethingthatlasts1,000years?
Shrilknotonlywilldegradeinalandfillandsowillenrichthesoil.
Shrilkhasgreatpotential
，
theinventorssaid.Materialsfromwhichitismadeareplentifulinnature
，
insectbodiestolivingplants.Thatmakesshrilklowcost
，
butitsbasiccomponentsareusedasfertilizer(
肥
料
)
usedinthehomeforafewyearsandthencastintoalandfillwheretheywilldegradeforcenturies.Whatisthepointofm
，
，，
foundineverythingrangingfromshrimpshells
anditsmassproductionpossibleshoulditbeusedforproductsdemandingalotofmaterial.
Workonshrilkiscontinuinginthelab.Theinventorssaidthematerialbecomesflexiblewhenwetsothey'reexploringwaystouseitinwetenvironments.They'realsodevelopingsimplerproductionprocesseswhichcouldbeusedfornon-medicalproducts
，，，
likeforcomputercasesandotherproductsinsidethehome.They'reevenexploringcombiningitwithothermaterials，likecarbonfibers，togiveitnewproperties.
16．Paragraph1ofthepassageismainlyaboutshrilk's________.
A．remarkabledesign C．majorfeatures
B．interestingname D．basicelements
解析：细节理解题。由句子“Itisthin，clear，flexibleandstrong.”可知C项正确。 答案：C
17．Whathasbecomeaconcernaboutplastic?
A．Usingitproperly. B．Producingitcheaply.
C．Developingitspropertiesquickly. D．Evaluatingitscontributionsfairly.
解析：细节理解题。由第二段“plastic'sverydurabilityisraisingquestionsabouthowappropriateitisfor...”可知A项正确。 答案：A
18．Accordingtotheinventors，shrilkhasgreatpotentialpartlybecause________.
A．itcanhelpplasticdegrade B．itcanbefoundinlivingthings C．itsmassproductionhasbeenrealized D．itsrawmaterialsareabundantinnature
解析：细节理解题。由第四段“shrilkhasgreatpotential，theinventorssaid，
materialsfromwhichitismadeareplentifulinnature，...”可知D项符合句意。 答案：D
19．Whataretheinventorsdoinginthelab?
A．Replacingcarbonfiberswithshrilk. B．Testingshrilk'suseinwetconditions. C．Makingshrilkoutofusedhouseholdgoods. D．Improvingshrilk'sflexibilityformedicalpurposes. 解析
：
细节理解题。由第五段
“workonshrilkiscontinuinginthelab.”及
“...sothey'reexploringwaystouseitinwetenvironments.”可知B项符合文意。 答案：B
20．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A．RecentProgressinEnvironmentalProtection B．BenefitsofInsectsinScientificResearch C．TheHarmofOne-timeProducts D．APossibleAlternativetoPlastic
解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍一种新产品——shrilk，它可能成为塑料的替代品。故D项符合。 答案：D
B
WhenIwas13
，
mybedroomwallswerecoveredwithpostersoftheMonkeesandtheBeatles.Iwrotefanlettersanddaydreamedaboutmeetingtheobjectsofmyaffections.IbeggedmyparentstoattendeveryrockconcertandwatcheveryTVshowfeaturingmyfavoritecelebrities(
名
人
)
；
myfriendsandIdiscussedforhoursallthethingswewouldsayanddowhenwemetourfavoritemoviestarsandpopsingers.Idrovemymothercrazy
！
Butafterafewyears
，
myobsession(
迷
恋)withstarsfadedasImaturedandgainedtheconfidencetosocializewith“real”boys.
Inthe35yearssinceIwasateenager拜
，
celebrityworship(
崇，
)hasincreasedamongteensduetotheexplosionoftelevisioncelebritygossipshows
andinstantaccesstocelebritynewsontheInternet.It'snowonderthatmanyteensareobsessedwithstarswhennewsprogramsoftenarefilledwithentertainmentstoriesandthelivesofcelebrities.
Celebrityworshipsyndrome(
综
合
征)isnowconsideredapersonalitydisorder.Whileitisnormalforteenagerstofollowthelivesoftheirfavoritestars，parentsshouldtrytomonitoreverythingtheirchildfindsinteresting.Parentsshouldtakeactioniftheysuspectateenistooobsessedwithcelebritiesandshowinglittleinterestinschoolorwithdrawingfromthefamily.Whenteenstalkalotaboutcelebritiesandviewthemasjustmeansofentertainment
，
高中英语 必修4 Unit 1 课时同步练习(含答案解析)
