连绵起伏的拼音:unit4必修4

 Twenty years ago，I drove a taxi for a living．I met  2l  people．But none touched me  22  than a woman I picked up late one night．

    I received a call from  23  in a quiet part of town．When I arrived at 2：30 a．m．,the building was  24  except for a single light in a ground floor window．I  walked to the door and  25  ．“Just a minute，”answered a  26  ，elderly voice．After a long pause，the door opened．A small woman  27  her 80s stood before me．Beside her was a small suitcase．I took it to the taxi．and then returned to  28  the woman．She took my arm and we walked  29  toward the roadside．

    Seated，she gave me  30  ．“I’m on my way to a hospice(临终关怀医院)．I'm in no hurry．Can you drive through downtown?” I saw her eyes shining with  31  in the rearview mirror．“I don’t have any  32  left．”she continued．“The doctor says I don’t have very long．”

    During the next two hours’  33  , sometimes she asked me to  34  in front of a particular building or corner and she  35  stare into the darkness．When we got to the destination，she asked，“How much do I   36  you?” “Nothing，”I said．“You             37  make a living．”she answered．“I have  38  passengers，”I replied，and gave her a hug． She held onto me  39  ．“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,” she said．“Thank you.”

    After that，I drove aimlessly，lost in thought．People usually believe that our lives center upon great moments．  40  great moments often catch us unaware，beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one．

21．A．honest    B．familiar    C．various    D．similar

22．A．worse    B．more    C．better    D．1ess

23．A．a store    B．an office    C．a clinic   D．an apartment

24．A．dark    B．tall    C．old    D．empty

25．A．looked    B．knocked    C．1istened    D．pushed

26．A．clear    B．10ud    C．sharp    D．weak

27．A．of    B．by    C．in    D．over

28．A．help    B．call    C．early    D．pull

29．A．freely    B．rapidly    C．carelessly    D．slowly

30．A．a notebook    B．an address    C．a present    D．an envelope

31．A．anger    B．delight    C．tears    D．surprise

32．A．family    B．money    C．trouble    D．idea

33．A．discussion    B．ride    C．silence    D．cry

34．A．hurry    B．park    C．slow    D．circle

35．A．would    B．should    C．might    D．could

36．A．provide    B．charge    C．afford    D．owe

37．A．want to    B．used to    C．have to    D．seem to

38．A．some    B．other    C．few    D．rich

39．A．doubtfully    B．warmly    C．honestly    D．tightly

40．A．And    B．But    C．So    D．although

第二部分  阅读理解

(共25小题；第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题l分，满分45分)

第一节  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。

A

    Ten years ago，Morgan Zuch，a two—year—old girl from Long Island，New York，was diagnosed with leukemia(白血病)．The day that Morgan’s father Rod knew it，he made a promise，“If my daughter gets better，I will devote the rest of my life to helping others who are in the Same condition．”

    Fortunately．Morgan recovered gradually，and since then，Rod and his wife Nancy，have been helping other families with cancer．stricken children through the Morgan Center．It is the country’s first preschool for children with cancer．

    Because of the risk of germs, children with cancer are usually forbidden from playing with other kids．They must spend their days in hospital rooms or lying in bed at home．The Zuchs believed that children with cancer should have the opportunity to play，too．

    The center offers the kids and their families a safe place to connect with others who have the same problem．To reduce the risk of infections，the center's staff wash their own and the children's hands frequently，and provide each child with his or her own toys and supplies．

    “You feel like you’re not the sick kid’s mom，”said one child’s mother，Maura Lewinger．“It is nice because none of the parents at the center are alienated(孤立的)．”

    The Zuchs run the center as a non-profit organization and any family can bring their children to the center for free．Nancy Zuch works as the head teacher-with a little help from her daughter Morgan, now l2 years old．Today，Morgan is strong and healthy，and loves to provide support for the children who are going through the difficult time that she once went through．She says she wants to be a teacher at the Morgan Center when she grows up.

41．The Zuchs created the Morgan Center      ．

    A．to help their daughter to realize her dream

    B．to invite other children to play with their daughter

    C．to build a school for their daughter and her friends

    D．to provide a healthy place for children with cancer

42．What can we learn from the text?

    A．The kids can share all their toys there．

    B．The kids can receive free medical care．

    C．The kids have to keep their hands clean．

    D．The kids’ parents must pay for the supplies．

43．Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．Morgan has regained her health．

    B．The Center is run by the government．

    C．Morgan helps in the Center sometimes．

    D．Both kids and parents like the Center．

44．This text is mainly about      ．

A．Long Island’s first preschool for kids with cancer

B．the pain that the kids in the Morgan Center suffer

C．the contributions Morgan has made to the Center

D．the Zuchs，the creators of the Morgan Center

B

    Windsurfing is a sport that combines sailing and surfing．In 1948，twenty-year-old Newman Darby first thought of using a handheld sail to contro1 a small boat．Darby did not apply for a patent(专利)for his design at first．However，he is recognized as the inventor of the first sailboard．

Californians Jim Drake，a sailor and engineer，and Hoyle Schweitzer，a surfer and skier received the patent for a sailboard．They called their design a windsurfer．The early windsurfer boards measured 3．5 meters long and weighed 60 pounds．Later in the l980s，Newman Darby did apply for and receive a design patent for a one—person sailboat．

  In the late l940s，Newman Darby found he could control a 3-meter-long sailboat and make turns even without a rudder(舵)．In l964 he designed the first universal joint(万向接头)to go along with a flat bottom sailing boat．This sailboard was equipped with a universal joint，a board and a kite—shaped free sail and thus windsurfing was born．

  Naomi Darby，Newman’s wife，was the first woman windsurfer and helped her husband build and design the first sailboard．She sailed while standing up，controlling the boat without the use of a rudder．She tilted(倾斜)the sail to change directions．This was something that had never been done before．

  Hoyle Schweitzer began producing sailboards in the early 1970s．The sport became very popular in Europe．By the late 1970s，windsurfing fever had Europe firmly in its grasp with one in every three families having a sailboard．

  The first windsurfing world championship was held in 1973．Windsurfing first became an Olympic sport for men in l984 and for women in l992．

45．Jim Drake and Hoyle Schweitzer received the patent for the design of      ．

    A．a sailboard called windsurfer    B．a kite—shaped free sail

    C．the first universal joint        D．a one—person sailboat

46．What can we learn from the text?    A．Hoyle Schweitzer was a sailor and Jim Drake was a surfer．

    B．Newman Darby’s wife supported him in his invention．

    C．Newman Darby was the first to tilt the sail to change directions．

    D．The first world windsurfing competition was held in the late l970s．

47．Which is the correct order of the following events?

  a．Newman Darby thought of controlling a boat with a handheld sail．

  b．Newman Darby received his design patent．

  c．Windsurfing became popular in Europe．

  d．Windsurfing became an Olympic sport for women．

  A．acbd    B．abcd    C．acdb     D．bacd

48．What is the main idea of the text?

  A．The invention of windsurfing． B．How windsurfing was popular in the world．

  C．The history of windsurfing．  D．How windsurfing became an Olympic sport．

C

Dear All，

    Happy New Year! A list of important dates for this term is attached to this letter．

    Interviews for our April and September Primary One classes will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday，18th&19th January．Now is the time to apply for admission to Peak School．

    Children are expected to weal their uniforms this term．As is usual at this time of the year，mornings at the school are quite cold and l would suggest children wear their sweaters to school．As the temperature goes up during the day，children tend to take off their outer clothes，so it is important that all sweatshirts are labeled(贴有标签)．

    I have received a few requests from parents asking if their children can wear summer uniforms this term．I am of the view that all children in the school should follow the school policy and be dressed in the appropriate uniforms．In the longer term，a number of US at school have questioned the need to have a winter and summer uniform．Perhaps．with careful consideration，we can develop a uniform that will serve children for the whole academic year．

    As the foggy(多雾)mornings start to appear，a number of parents have raised concerns over the safety of those children who walk to school．  Our dark green uniforms are not particularly visible to motorists．Hopefully, the “Uniform Committee” to be set up this term will deal with this particular issue．I will keep parents informed of the channels through which views may be expressed in future newsletters．

  We still have a “No Hat，No Play” rule on the playground，so children need to ensure that they have their sunhats in school at all times．

Yours sincerely，

  P D Tunesi

    Principal

49．The letter was most probably written       ．

    A．when the school year ended

    B．before the new term started

    C．after kids were admitted to school

    D．after kids were interviewed

50．This letter was mainly written to       ．

    A．teachers    B．visitors    C．students    D．parents

51．What do we know about the present school uniforms?

    A．The school has solved the problems．

    B．They are invisible to motorists on foggy days．

    C．The school is considering changing them．

    D．There is a winter and summer school uniform．

52．We can infer from the text that       ．

    A．the school has strict rules on uniforms

    B．kids can’t have classes without wearing hats

    C．parents are satisfied with the uniforms

    D．most kids walk to school on foggy mornings

D