UNIT 4 Section Ⅱ Learning About Language（Word练习）-【精讲精练】2025-2026学年高中英语选择性必修第一册（人教版）

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．Today's children spend an average of four and a half hours a day looking (look) at screens.

2．I regret to tell (tell) you that your son Peter broke his right arm accidentally.

3．I am sorry to know that you are having trouble in dealing (deal) with your parents.

4．I apologize for not arriving (arrive) on time to pick you up from the bus station yesterday.

5．During her life, she devoted herself to working (work) for the blind and the deaf mute.

6．If we go out, we must wear protective masks to prevent ourselves from being infected (infect).

7．After getting (get) up, I would like to invite my friends to go for a morning run in the park.

8．As far as I'm concerned, the result is very disappointing (disappoint)．

9．What the journalist said at the meeting sounded more convincing (convince)．

10．The movie was really terrifying (terrify), and everybody was very shocked.

11．Little Alice looked forward to staying (stay) with her grandparents in the countryside.

12．The little boy stopped crying (cry) when he saw the new toy car and began to play with it happily.

13．To avoid being seen (see) by the teacher, Tony stole into the classroom from the back door.

14．The committee permitted us to go (go) ahead with our building plan.

15．By comparison，his worst habit is smoking (smoke) while having dinner.

Ⅱ.完成句子

1．他的任务之一就是为爬山准备一些食物和饮用水。

One of his tasks is preparing some food and drinking water for the climbing.

2．我很感激您帮助我克服如此多的困难。

I was grateful to you for helping me overcome so many difficulties.

3．如果你太害羞而不敢和他交谈， 那么你可以通过给他写信的方式告诉他你的感觉。

If you are too shy to talk with him, you can tell him about your feeling by writing him a letter/by writing to him．

4．我花时间上网课， 帮忙做家务， 听英文歌。

I spend time taking online courses, helping with housework and listening to English songs.

5．在1988年从美国一所大学毕业后， Eric Nilsson于1992年和妻子来到中国。

After graduating from an American university in 1988, Eric Nilsson came to China with his

wife in 1992.

6．尽管我是一个残疾人， 但我在日常生活中总是喜欢帮助别人。

While I'm a disabled man, I always enjoy helping others in my daily life.

7．我很感激两年前给我出国学习的机会。

I appreciate having been given the opportunity to study abroad two years ago.

8．很多人都建议制定更多的规则以保护动物的权益。

Many people have suggested setting up more rules to protect animal rights.

Ⅲ.语法填空

Body language 1.is used (use) by people for 2.sending (send) messages to one another.It is very 3.amazing (amaze) because it can help you make yourself easily 4.understood (understand) when you are talking with others.You are not just using words, but also using expressions and gestures.For example, waving one's hand is to say “Good­bye”．Shaking hands means welcome, and clapping hands means congratulations.

In most cultures, nodding the head means agreement, and shaking the head means 5.disagreeing (disagree) with something.The gestures are accepted both by the Chinese and foreigners in those cultures as 6.having (have) the same meanings.

Different countries have different body languages.For example, when in Russia, France and Arab people kiss each other when they meet, but men in China or Australia shake hands instead of 7.kissing (kiss)．People in Puerto Rico like 8.touching (touch) each other, but people in Britain do not touch each other.People in Arab like standing close to one another when they are talking, but English people must keep a distance away when they are talking.It is very important to know the meanings of gestures and movements in the foreign country. 9.Following (follow) the customs will help you communicate with people and make your stay there much more 10.pleasant (please) and comfortable.

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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(2025·四川内江联考)Brian was a funny student.He loved watching comedies best and hoped to become a comedy actor one day.

When he heard about the talent show to be held at this school, Brian decided to take part in.He had never acted on stage before, and he was very excited.But some students laughed at him.“You are not funny but silly，” Ken, one of his classmates, said to his face.“No one will like what you do，” another boy also said to him, loudly.

Brian couldn't understand why they were so unkind to him.For a moment, he thought about giving up the show.But he remembered how much his friends liked his jokes, and also his teachers said he was very funny.So he decided to prepare for the show.

Brian did a great job at the talent show.Everyone loved his performance, and he won the first prize! His teachers and friends were proud of him.Even so, Ken told Brian that he was not funny, and that he would never be successful.Brian didn't understand why Ken said so, but he realized that it had nothing to do with him.He confidently continued to work towards his goal.

As the years went on, Brian met more people like Ken.“You'll do a terrible job，” they said to him.Luckily, most people encouraged him and some helped him to become even funnier.He got a lot of opportunities to perform in movies.He was even invited to appear on television.His fans thanked him because his comedies made them feel good when they were unhappy.

Now Brian is a big comedy star! He is doing what he loves best.He never feels stressed like those unkind people, and he laughs all day long!

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了Brian是个热爱喜剧且想成为喜剧演员的学生，虽在参加学校才艺表演时被部分同学嘲笑，后来也遇到类似的人，但他在更多人的鼓励下坚持努力，最终成为喜剧明星。

1．What did Brian love best when he was a student?

A．Going to school.

B．Helping classmates.

C．Meeting new friends.

D．Watching comedies.

解析　D　细节理解题。根据第一段“Brian was a funny student.He loved watching comedies best and hoped to become a comedy actor one day.”可知，Brian当学生时最喜欢看喜剧。故选D。

2．Brian decided to prepare for the show because       ．

A．his friends liked his jokes

B．he was invited by a TV station

C．he wasn't busy acting in movies

D．Ken was expecting his performance

解析　A　细节理解题。根据第三段中“For a moment, he thought about giving up the show.But he remembered how much his friends liked his jokes, and also his teachers said he was very funny.So he decided to prepare for the show.”可知，Brian决定为这个演出做准备，是因为他的朋友们喜欢他的笑话。故选A。

3．After winning the first prize, Brian         ．

A．began to understand Ken

B．became a teacher of acting

C．continued to work towards his goal

D．encouraged others to join him