Unit 4 Adversity and courage Reading and Thinking 课件＋练习（教师版＋学生版）

Unit 4 Adversity and Courage  Reading and Thinking课时练习（解析版）

一、根据句意完成句子。

1. I was so enthusiastic about the idea of going along with them that I secretly went aboard his ship.

【解析】短语be enthusiastic about表示“对......热情”。

2. The system will automatically assign an IP address to each device.

【解析】assign表示分配任务。

3. Here we offer thousands of quality blankets to suit various tastes or our buyers.

【解析】在thousands of后，用可数名词复数形式。

4. Outside, a bitter wind was accompanied by heavy snow.

【解析】bitter表示“寒冷的”修饰名词wind。

5. The crew finally landed the plane on the wing on the runway.

【解析】the crew为集体名词。

二、阅读理解。

The quality of patience goes a long way toward your goal of creating a more peaceful and loving self.The more patient you are the more accepting you will be of what life is rather than insisting that life be exactly as you would like it to be. Without patience life is extremely frustrating. You are easily annoyed and bothered. Patience adds some ease and acceptance to your life. It's important for inner peace. Becoming more patient involves opening your heart to the present moment even if you don't like it. If you are stuck in a traffic jam late for an appointment being patient would mean keeping yourself from building a mental snowball before your thinking gets out of hand and gently reminding yourself to relax. It might also be a good time to breathe as well as an opportunity to remind yourself that in the bigger scheme of things being

late is "small stuff".

     Patience is a quality of heart that can be greatly enhanced with deliberate practice. An effective way that I have found to deepen my own patience is to create actual practice periods-periods of time that I set up in my mind to practice the art of patience. Life itself becomes a classroom and the curriculum is patience. You can start with as little as five minutes and build up your capacity for patience over time. What you'll discover is truly amazing. Your intention to be patient especially if you know it's only for a short while immediately strengthens your capacity for patience. Patience is one of those qualities where success feeds on itself. Once you reach little milestone-five minutes of successful patience-you'll begin to see that you do indeed have the capacity to be patient even for longer periods of time. Over time you may even become a patient person.

     Being patient will help you to keep your perspective (洞察力). You will see even a difficult situation say your present challenge isn't "life or death" but simply a minor obstacle that must be dealt with. Without patience the same scene can become a major emergency complete with yelling frustration hurt feelings and high blood pressure.

1. In the first paragraph the expression "building a mental snowball" can be best replaced by _____.

A. imagining a big snowball

B. awaiting a result calmly

C. taking a deep breath

D. losing your patience

【答案】D

【解析】句中短语keep...from有助于理解考点的意义，building a mental snowball是一种暗喻，作者想表达人的情绪像滚雪球似的积聚直至失控之意，根据上下文可判断出该表达法在此处的意义为选项D。本文的主题是patience，而选项A、B、C都与主题无关。

2. It's implied in the second paragraph that _____.

A. the quality of patience is very hard to develop

B. patience should become a school course

C. you'll get more than expected from practicing patience

D. the quality of patience will lead you to success

【答案】C

【解析】从第2段最后两句可以推断出正确答案应为选项C。选项A与本段第1句意思相反。本段第3句虽有提到classroom和curriculum等与学习有关的词语，但它们是一种暗喻，不能因此推断选项B。选项D最具干扰性，因为倒数第2句有success一词，但只要对该句理解正确，就能排除此选项了。

3. People without patience will treat the challenge as _____.

A. a minor obstacle

B. a matter of life or death

C. the small stuff

D. a great chance

【答案】B

【解析】本题考查对比处。第3段开头将有耐心和没耐心的两种人在面对困境时的态度进行对比，可以推断选项B为正确选项。根据同一段可发现其他三个选项都是有耐心的人面对困境时的态度。

4. The best title of this passage should be _____.

A. To Be More Patient

B. How To Practice Patience

C. The Advantages Of Patience

D. Relationships Between Patience And Success

【答案】A

【解析】作者通过阐明耐心的重要性，如何培养耐心和拥有耐心的好处来劝说读者要更加耐心，由此可见选项A正确。选项B、C和D分别只是文章三个段落的大意，而并非对全文主题的概括。

三、语法填空。

Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said 1.       was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months 2.     （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We 3.        （tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, 4.       for the week after. I didn’t understand 5.     this would happen and my credit card had already been charged 6.        the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was

7.      （surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 8.      top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.

The next day, my brother and I went to the beach 9.     we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little 10.      （sunburn），but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.

1. 【答案】 it  

【解析】考察代词。在英语中通常使用it指代上文说过的同一个事物，以避免重复。本句中的it就是指第一句里提及的Miami。句意：一些去过那里的朋友告诉我说那是一个很理想的度假的地方。

2. 【答案】 earlier

【解析】本句使用比较级，虽然没有直接出现than等表示比较级的词，根据上下文可知我们早在6个月前就预定好了宾馆。

3. 【答案】were told 

【解析】本句是一个被动语态，主语we和动词tell之间构成被动关系，故使用被动语态，根据文章第一句可知本文叙述的是我们去年度假的事情，所以使用一般过去时的被动语态。

4. 【答案】 but

【解析】句意：我们被告知我们的房间没有被预定在这个星期，而是在下一个星期。本句中使用的是not…but…不是…而是…的结构来连接。

5. 【答案】 why

【解析】本句是一个宾语从句。我不明白为什么会发生这样的事情，而且为了这次预定我的信用卡已经被收费了。名词性从句的连词的选择主要通过上下文的语义实现。根据句意说明使用why。

6. 【答案】for

【解析】考察固定搭配charge…for…因为…收费…；其中的for表示目的。我的信用卡被收费，是因为我预定了这个房间。

7. 【答案】 surprisingly

【解析】副词surprisingly在句中做状语，修饰形容词helpful。本题要特别注意词性的转换，surprise可以作为名词，也可以作为动词。句意：她是出人意料地乐于助人。

8. 【答案】the

【解析】本句使用定冠词the表示特指，特指她给了我们一个在顶楼上的VIP的套房。

9. 【答案】where

【解析】本句是一个定语从句，先行词是the beach，后面的定语从句we watched some people play volleyball.的句子结构很完整，所以要使用关系副词来引导定语从句，因为先行词是指地点的名词，所以使用where。

10. 【答案】sunburned/ sunburnt

【解析】本句考察的是过去分词的一个特殊用法“get+过去分词”表示被动或者状态。如“get paid/burnt”获得报酬/被烫伤。前面的a little修饰sunburnt，指我们有一点点晒伤了。

四、读后续写。

Weeks before Thanksgiving arrived, my anxiety about it increased. My husband and I recently made a cross­country move with our young child Jill. Our neighbor was an old couple, Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith, who were kind and friendly.

Our new home was in a mess. “We should start thinking about plans for Thanksgiving，” I suggested. “Don't worry about it，” my husband said. “Heat up some hot dogs, maybe some cheese, and the kid will be happy.” That sounded great. I was in a relief! 

In the past holidays, I had never been responsible for cooking a full Thanksgiving dinner. My job was always to bring drinks or a side dish to a large gathering （items that had the highest success rate） and help clean up after the meal.

But one day my son Jill happily showed newly­created turkey crafts. “Let's go on a walk and try to find a rock that looks like turkey！” Jill shouted to me. “Take me on a walk, Mommy！” The excitement was building, and I had a feeling that hot dogs were not going to be enough for my child on Thanksgiving.

“I'm going to try and prepare Thanksgiving food, Leonard，” I said to my husband late one night. He eyed me curiously. “You sure？” Then he said. “Okay, then, if you think you can do it.” I said. “I've got two days to prepare. The grocery store is open twenty­four hours. I'm going to the store！”

Unfortunately, only a huge turkey remained, so I had no choice but to buy a thirty­pound turkey. Early Thanksgiving morning, I dragged（拖拽） the bagged turkey home. When my family saw it, they got a big surprise at its size. Seeing the surprise on their faces, I realized there was no way we could finish the turkey. It's too big for my family. “There was only one turkey left in the store.” I explained. “But how could we finish the turkey？” I asked my husband and Jill.

注意：续写词数应为150左右；

Jill said we could invite our neighbor, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, to share with us.         

Soon, Mr. and Mrs. Smith came to my house with a big smile on their faces.        

【参考范文】

Jill said we could invite our neighbor, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, to share with us. Having heard what he said, my husband and I didn't say anything at once, but exchanged glances. Then we nodded at the same time, “Good idea!” While standing at my neighbor's front door, I had butterflies in my stomach, wondering if they would agree or not. Luckily, after I offered our sincere invitation, the Smiths gladly accepted it and even gave me a heartfelt hug. However, I had to admit that I wasn’t good at cooking such a huge “monster”. Without a second thought, they agreed to give a hand.

Soon, Mr. and Mrs. Smith came to my house with a big smile on their faces. Unexpectedly, they brought a bottle of wine and even a model car for my son. A moment later, Mrs. Smith was helping to prepare the turkey in the kitchen while Mr. Smith was chatting with my husband in the living room. Seeing Mrs. Smith skillfully dealing with the turkey, I was mixed with embarrassment and admiration. About an hour later, the turkey was put into the oven. Of course, Jill was overjoyed. Finally, with our neighbor’s generous help, it turned out that we had a wonderful and cosy Thanksgiving dinner in a new country.