《2025年情景导学高中英语选择性必修第四册外研版》

Ⅳ. 翻译句子
1. 该公司正在试水,看看顾客是否喜欢这款新产品。(test the waters；宾语从句)The company is testing the waters to see whether/if customers like this new product.
2. 他们是如何从野生动物那里逃命的一直是一个谜团。(run for one's life；主语从句)How they ran for their lives from wild animals remains a mystery.
3. 事实是,应用程序和网站收集了人们大量的个人信息。(表语从句；large amounts of)The truth is that applications and websites collect large amounts of people's personal information.
4. 我想强调的是,在采取行动前再三考虑永不会错。(主语从句；表语从句；think twice)What I want to stress is that it's never wrong to think twice before taking action.

答案： 1. The company is testing the waters to see whether/if customers like this new product. 2. How they ran for their lives from wild animals remains a mystery. 3. The truth is that applications and websites collect large amounts of people's personal information. 4. What I want to stress is that it's never wrong to think twice before taking action.

Ⅰ. 完形填空
Life is a series of choices and we can't always foresee the consequences.
Harry Saleem, a very fat man with too much money and power, faced a(n) 1 . Outside his office was waiting his personal doctor, bringing him the 2 news about the only medicine that could save his life. On the other side of the world, one of his engineers was waiting for his decision on an important 3 of business.
His secretary asked him whether she could bring the doctor in. The businessman made his 4 . “No, let the fool wait,” answered Harry. “Business comes first.” Despite the health problem caused by his huge weight, he was still 5 about making money. He raised a fat finger, and one of his staff hurried to 6 a large television set.
On the screen appeared his engineer. They talked by satellite directly to each other although they were millions of kilometers 7 . “It's all ready to explode, Mr. Harry,” his engineer said. “Just one word.” His engineer was standing above a valley in South America. A few months ago, it had been a rain forest. Then Harry's men came, cutting down all the valuable trees and 8 the villagers to move out. Across the valley, a dam had been built. This would provide power for the factories that Harry planned to build in that area. The factories would bring him huge 9 .
He saw no reason to delay. He ordered the engineer to press the button. There, in the valley, a cloud of dust rose, followed by a dull explosion. A large river changed its 10 and water flooded into the valley.
“Good. That's that. Now, get that doctor in here,” he 11 .
The doctor came in with a worried look and started to examine his 12 patient. “You are doing very well, Mr. Harry. The medicine is saving your life. But the difficulty is getting more of it.”
“Can you get more? Money is no problem,” Harry said.
“The medicine was made of a plant, which is 13 . There is only one place in the world where the plant grows.”
“Where?” asked the businessman, 14 .
The doctor smiled, “Well, luckily, the plant comes from one of the lands you own, sir. It comes from a valley in South America, 15 its rain forest.”
1. A. consequence
B. opportunity
C. choice
D. problem
2. A. amazing
B. interesting
C. heartbreaking
D. important
3. A. change
B. matter
C. dream
D. task
4. A. decision
B. mistake
C. promise
D. plan
5. A. pessimistic
B. hesitant
C. doubtful
D. crazy
6. A. turn off
B. set out
C. shut down
D. switch on
7. A. apart
B. out
C. far
D. aside
8. A. forcing
B. refusing
C. forbidding
D. stopping
9. A. profits
B. advantages
C. preferences
D. achievements
10. A. branch
B. location
C. routine
D. course
11. A. demanded
B. recommended
C. commanded
D. suggested
12. A. healthy
B. wealthy
C. worried
D. frightened
13. A. common
B. usual
C. rare
D. normal
14. A. angrily
B. thoughtfully
C. urgently
D. cautiously
15. A. known for
B. known as
C. known to
D. known of

答案： 1-5 CDBAD 6-10 DAAAD 11-15 CBCCA