高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）课时精练：Unit4Usinglanguage基础练习一、用所给词的适当形式填空1．Theinventionofpaperisagreat(contribute)tohumancivilization.2．Theysellawiderangeof(electricity)appliances—washingmachines,dishwashersandsoon.3.Wastewaterfromthefactoryisthemaincauseofthe____(pollute)．4.Therehasbeenserious(disagree)betweenthetwopoliticalpartiesoverthisquestion.5．Plant(grow)ismostnoticeableinspringandearlysummer.6．Therearemany(educate)whoareagainstthisplan.7.Thecompany’s(commit)toprovidingqualityatareasonablepricehasbeenvitaltoitssuccess.8.It’sthebestresultthatcouldbeexpectedunderthe_____(circumstance)．二、完形填空Globalwarmingischangingthemigration(迁徙)patternsofmanybirds,alteringflightpathsthathaveremainedunchangedforgenerationsandthatwerefirmlyanchored(稳固；固定)intheirgenes,scientists__1__.“WarminginEuropehaschanged_2__themigrationdirectionofthewarbler(莺)，”saidbehavior__3__EberhardCurio__4__BochumUniversityinwesternGermany’sRuhrregion.Thesmallbirdsnative__5__centralandeasternEurope_6___tomigratesouthwesttospendwinterinsouthernFrance,Spain___7___northernAfrica.ButnowCuriosaysmanyofthemflywestwardtospendthe__8__monthsinsouthernEngland.“__9__changesinmigrationpatternsaretheresultof_10__selection.Thebirdsthatflyina_11_directionwilldie.”thebiologistsaid,__12__thebirdsthatflytomorefavorabledestinations(终点；目的)passonthisbehaviorpatterntotheir__13__.Researchers__14__believethatbirdsuseakindofsecondsensetoorienttheirmigrationpatterns,eithera__15__orientation(定向；定位)basedonthepositionofthesun,orwiththe__16__ofasortofinnercompass.____17__animalspossessapreciseinnerclock,theycandeterminetheirpositionbythesunandthestars，saidCurio.Navigation(航行)byinnercompass__18___theEarth’smagneticfield.___19__,theroutestakenbydifferent__20__ofbirdsareverymuchinfluencedbytheirflightcapabilities.1.A.sayB．interpretC．recallD．solve2.A．verballyB．likelyC．similarlyD．probably3.A．learnerB．researcherC．doctorD．fellowship4.A．toB．ofC．forD．on5.A．toB．withC．ontoD．in6.A．triedB．forgotC．rememberedD．used7.A．orB．suchasC．andD．to8.A．hotterB．coolerC．colderD．warmer9.A．SuchB．SoC．SuchmanyD．Manya10.A．artificialB．naturalC．intentionalD．physical11.A．unfavorableB．advantageousC．favoriteD．bad12.A．butB．thereforeC．whileD．thus13.A．forefathersB．parentsC．counterpartsD．offspring14.A．completelyB．constantlyC．rightlyD．currently15.A．visualB．oralC．consciousD．hearing16.A．combinationB．complaintC．aidD．storage17.A．ButB．SinceC．ThenD．Thus18.A．reliesonB．leadstoC．determinestoD．decidesto19.A．ThereforeB．InadditionC．HoweverD．And20.A．colorsB．sizesC．speciesD．foods三、短文改错Inordertorealizehisdream,BillGates,richestmanintheworld,gaveupstudyinginHarvardUniversity,thatisthemostfamousintheworld.Hesetupacompanyandresearchingthecomputersoftware.Asanoldsayinggo,“Interestisthebestteacher.”Iquiteagreewiththisidea.IbegantobecrazyaboutEnglishwhenIwasalittlegirl.Igotextremeinterestedinforeignculturesorcustoms.Tomeetmecuriosity,IreadinEnglishstorieseveryday.Itseemedtobethebest“meal”ofaday.Asaresult,IalwaysdidverywellinEnglishexam.Interestisthekeyofsuccess.参考答案：一、1.contribution2.electrical3.pollution4.disagreement5.growth6.educators7.commitment8.circumstances二、1.解析：选A。interpret“解释；翻译”；recall“回想；回忆”;solve“解决...
