必修四Unit1知能演练轻松夺冠.docVIP

Ⅰ.完形填空 In the kingdom of Deor，there lives a girl named Shadow.Shadow works for Queen Audrey but she is neither a lady nor a servant.She is what her __1__suggests—a shadow for the Queen. Ever since Shadow can __2__，she has lived her life next to Queen Audrey，__3__ to help protect the Queen，for it has been said that the Queen’s life will come to an end before her 16th birthday.And Shadow’s __4__is to be by her side always.Although she makes no __5__，Shadow is not treated as royalty.She is __6__when she says something out of line.She is abused for being more knowledgeable than the Queen and is laughed at by the Queen’ s ladies-in-waiting(侍女)． Shadow wants nothing more than to __7__this life.She has never known her name，not to mention her parents.She has no idea who she is and she cannot wait to __8__ the castle grounds and start her own life.However，her dreams are destroyed when the Queen mysteriously __9__in her sleep.The staff blame Shadow and throw her in the castle’s dungeon (地牢)．__10__，she is rescued by Sir Kenway，a young knight (骑士)thought to be the Queen’s future husband. When Sir Kenway tells her that his orders are to keep Shadow __11__at all costs，Shadow is full of __12__ about who she really is.Now that the Queen is dead，why is Shadow still kept __13__？Why should he protect her？Will Shadow discover her true __14__before the kingdom is destroyed by a mad man？__15__ Shadow，a novel by Jenny Moss. 【文章大意】　她既不是王宫里的小姐，也不是女王的侍女，但却负责保护女王的安全；女王神秘地死了，而她却受到骑士的保护。她究竟是谁呢？本文通过介绍悬疑的情节引导我们读一本名为Shadow的小说。 1．A.name　　　　　　　B．friend C．cover D．relative 解析：选A。根据句中a shadow for the Queen可知，她的名字就是暗示。 2．A.communicate B．imagine C．survive D．remember 解析：选D。根据下文to be by her side always可知，这里指从她记事起。 3．A.dreaming B．speaking C．existing D．wandering 解析：选C。根据句中has lived her life next to Queen Audrey可以得出答案。 4．A.promise B．duty C．habit D．worry 解析：选B。根据上文help protect the Queen可知，这里指Shadow的职责。 5．A.decisions B．attempts C．preparations D．mistakes 解析：选D。根据下文she is laughed at可知，尽管Shadow没犯错误，她还是受