Unit 4 Global warming.单句语法填空1_ (advocate) by many wellknown experts and film stars, the product was very popular at one time.答案：Advocated2Quantities of money _ (spend) in bringing up the children since they were married.答案：have been spent3The water recreation centre provides a variety of activities, _ (range) from swimming to diving.答案：ranging4Pleasant music is often played between classes to make students _ (refresh) and relaxed for a while.答案：refreshed5We should do our work well to make _ (contribute) to our future, our society and our nation.答案：contributions6Success is not final and failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue _ counts.答案：that7_ (circumstance) permitting, Ill go abroad to study.答案：Circumstances8On the other hand, the cost of everything from housing to education has risen _ (steady) in recent decades.答案：steadily9In the past, only in country areas did people tend _(believe) that boys were smarter than girls, which was great prejudice against girls.答案：to believe10_ average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.答案：On.阅读理解A(2016兰州市高三双基考试)It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible.Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel.It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the drivers seat is another matter.Road politeness is not only good manners, but a good sense.It takes the most coolheaded drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving.On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting.A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and becomes so necessary in modern traffic conditions.But such behavior of politeness is by no means enough.Many drivers nowadays dont even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous.A typical example is the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may not be able to stop in time.The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to.An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in a traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings.Unfortunately, modern drivers cant even learn to drive, let alone master the roadmanship(公路驾车技能)Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more giveandtake (互谅互让) from all road users.It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文， 主要讨论了行车礼貌问题。1The passage mainly talks about_.Atraffic jams Bgood mannersCroad politeness Dmodern driversC解析： 主旨大意题。 根据全文的整体内容可知， 本文主要讨论了驾驶员行车礼貌的问题， 故选C项。2.Troubles on the road are often caused by_.Atraffic jamsBthe behavior of the driversCthe great speed of modern lifeDterrible road conditionsB解析： 推理判断题。 根据第一段的第一句“It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible.”可推知， 路上的麻烦大多是由驾驶员的不良行为引起的， 行车礼貌问题正变得可怕， 故选B项。3. According to the writer, a good driver should _.Aencourage children to cross the road whenever they want toBbeat back when forced to face rude drivingCbe able to recognize politeness when he sees itDjoin in a traffic stream quickly however other people feelC解析： 推理判断题。 根据第二段的最后两句“But such behavior of politeness is by no means enough.Many drivers nowadays dont even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.”可推知， 一个好的驾驶员应该能够认可道路礼貌行为， 故选C项。4.It is not always right for drivers to_.Amaster the roadmanshipBneglect politeness when they see itCgive a friendly nod in answer to an act of politenessDencourage old ladies to cross the road whenever and wherever they want toD解析： 细节理解题。 根据第三段的第一句“However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous.”和最后一句“The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to.”可知， 鼓动老妇人随时随地穿马路并不总是正确的， 故选D项。B(2016太原二模)The earth is dying before us yet we sit and watch. If the TV or the game system breaks, we run off to the stores to get it fixed immediately no matter what the cost. Why arent we willing to fix our earth? Are our televisions and game systems more important to us than where we live? Where shall we continue to live, until the end of time?The earth is our home and cannot be replaced. We must take care of it.