1、Module 1 Life in the Future课时作业4单元小测.单词拼写1Whats the charge (费用) of repairing your car?2He commanded (命令) we start early.3The boat is shaped (造成的形状) like a duck.4How can we predict (预言) the future?5He is optimistic (乐观的) about his future.6He attached (系) a balloon to the present.7She lives in urban (
2、城市的) area.8We should save the natural resources (能源)9This task is dangerous (危险的)10Eventually (最终) we won the game.用所给词的适当形式填空或在空格处填入语法形式正确的词。1Have we run out of milk?Yes, our milk has run out. Ill go to buy some.解析：句意：“我们的牛奶用完了吗？”“是的，我们的牛奶用完了。我会去买一些。”run out “用完；耗尽”，是不及物动词短语，无被动语态，其主语是物。2The TV pre
3、senters said that they completely relied on computers in their work.解析：句意：电视节目主持人说他们在工作中完全依赖于电脑。rely on “依靠；依赖”。3The official commanded him to_send (send) the important message to the local government at once.解析：句意：那名官员命令他立刻把这一重要信息发送给当地政府。command sb.to do sth.“命令某人做某事”。4If your mobile phone breaks d
4、own, we will repair it for you at any time, free of charge.解析：句意：如果你的手机坏了，我们随时免费为你修理。free of charge “免费”，为固定短语。5Dont forget to switch off the lights after everybody leaves the room.解析：句意：大家都离开房间后不要忘了关灯。switch off “关上(电灯、电视等)；断掉(电源)”。6When choosing a product, people always try to find out the meaning
5、 which is attached to its brand name.解析：句意：人们在选择商品时，总是设法弄清楚商品品牌名称的意思。be attached to “附属于”，为固定搭配。7Facing starvation as a result of the flood, they had no alternative but to_eat (eat) the leaves of the trees.解析：句意：面对水灾造成的饥荒，他们别无选择，只能吃树叶。alternative “可供选择的事物”，have no alternative but.“除外别无选择；只好”。8Dont u
6、se up all the hot water. Leave me some to cook a soup.解析：句意：不要把热水都用完，留一些我做个汤。use up “用完；耗尽”。9This type of computer is on the way out.Youd better not buy it.解析：on the way out 即将被淘汰。10We can get rid of the dirt on the floor at the flick of a switch.解析：get rid of 除掉；at the flick of 一按。句意：我轻轻一按开关我们就能除掉地
7、板上的尘土。.完形填空I was really broke. I had only $10 and didnt have money to eat breakfast or pack my own _1_ that day. _2_ I drove my son to school, I noticed a _3_ walking up the road. Id seen him beforeelderly, _4_ old wornout (磨破的) clothes and leaning on a piece of branch as a walking stick. Usually Id
8、 always pack two sandwiches in case I saw him or anyone else _5_. I also noticed a lady _6_ fresh fruit cups ($5) & fruit bowls ($7) on the roadside. I prayed Id _7_ him when I came back in that direction to go to work.I did, and he was sitting on the bus stop bench right next to the _8_ stand! I _9
9、_， bought a bowl of fruit for $7, told her to keep the _10_ and immediately turned to give the fruit to the man. He said “Thank you, daughter.” and I replied “Youre welcome, God _11_ you.” As I jumped back into my _12_ to rush to work, the seller said “Wait! Ms.” then gave me a(n) _13_ fruit bowl! I
10、 knew she was not _14_ herself, so I said, “NO, its OK, you should sell it.” _15_ she refused and insisted I take it.I was so _16_！Here was breakfast! When I got to work I took a _17_ entrance that I dont usually use, which passed my favorite store, so I paused to say good morning to the ladies work
11、ing there. The ATM was right there, and as I passed, I almost stepped on a $10 bill _18_ on the ground! I _19_ but there was no one who just used the ATM. I asked the girls in the store if they may have dropped it and they said no and told me it was a blessing.Later, during lunchtime, a coworker sai
12、d shed brought too much food and offered me half.You get what you _20_， and blessings come just when you need it.本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者破产了，在开车送儿子去上学及去工作的途中用自己仅有的十美元，买水果帮助无家可归的老人，作者后来又得到了别人的帮助。我们从作者的经历中悟出一定的道理：善有善报。1A.breakfast BlunchCsupper Ddinner答案：B解析：根据下文作者送孩子后再去上班和倒数第二段的“during lunchtime”可知这里指作者没有钱
13、打包午饭。2A.As BAfterCBefore DBecause答案：A解析：句意：当我开车送儿子去上学时。as意为“当时”，符合语境。3A.woman BgirlCboy Dman答案：D解析：根据下一句的“Id seen him beforeelderly.”可知是个年长的男人。故选D。4A.taking off Bput onCdressed in Dgetting rid of答案：C解析：句意：我以前见过这个人，他上了岁数，穿着破旧，手拄树枝当拐杖。be dressed in意为“穿着服装”，作状语和定语时去掉be动词。5A.in need Bin timeCin return D
14、in peace答案：A解析：根据上文的“Usually Id always pack two sandwiches”可知，作者这样做的目的是帮助需要帮助的人。in need意为“需要，在困难中”，符合语境。故选A。6A.buying BsellingCcarrying Dborrowing答案：B解析：根据下文的“fresh fruit cups ($5) & fruit bowls($7) on the roadside”以及第二段的“No, its OK, you should sell it”可知那位女士是卖东西的。7A.tell BhireCsee Dseize答案：C解析：根据前面
15、的“Usually Id always pack two sandwiches in case I saw him”和句中的prayed“祈祷”可知，作者希望能看见他并帮助他。8A.food BwaterCvegetable Dfruit答案：D解析：根据下文的“bought a bowl of fruit for $7”可知是水果摊。9A.pulled over Bpulled outCpulled back Dpulled on答案：A解析：作者是开车去工作的，根据下文买水果可知，作者把车停靠在路边。pull over意为“把车驶向路边”；pull out意为“驶出”；pull back意
16、为“撤退”；pull on意为“穿上”。10A.change BtimeCenergy Dpaper答案：A解析：根据句中的“keep”和“immediately turned to give the fruit to the man”可知作者让卖水果的女士留下零钱。change “零钱”，符合语境。11A.bless BhelpCenjoy Dhate答案：A解析：God bless you意思是“上帝保佑你”。12A.house BofficeCschool Dcar答案：D解析：根据第一段的“_2_ I drove my son to school”可知，作者买完水果给了那个老人后又回到
17、车里。13A.expensive BfreeCcheap Dgood答案：B解析：根据下文的“I knew she was not _14_ herself, so I said. No, its OK, you should sell it”可知，卖水果的女士送给作者一碗水果，没有要钱。free意为“免费的”，符合语境。14A.easy BrichChard Dsimple答案：B解析：根据常识以及下文的“so I said, No, its OK, you should sell it”可知，卖水果的女士也不富有。15A.So BThereforeCMoreover DBut答案：D解析：
18、根据下文的“she refused and insisted I take it”可知，此处与前面内容是转折关系。故选But。16A.grateful BdisappointedCexcited Dproud答案：A解析：卖水果的女士送给作者水果，所以作者对此很感激。grateful意为“感激的”，符合语境。17A.same BdifferentCvalid Dstable答案：B解析：根据下文的“that I dont usually use”可知，这个入口与作者平常走的入口是不同的。18A.tying BlayingCbearing Dlying答案：D解析：根据下文的“on the gr
19、ound”可知，十美元的钞票在地上，故选lying。19A.turned around Blooked aroundChung around Dwalked around答案：B解析：这里指作者环顾四周，但刚才并没有人使用过自动取款机。look around意为“环顾四周”，符合语境。20A.find BgainCgive Dobtain答案：C解析：作者帮助了老人，又得到了卖水果的女士和同事的帮助。作者从中悟出一定的道理：有给予，福报就会在需要之时来到。故选C。.阅读理解Born on August 9,1963, New Jersey, Whitney Houston almost see
20、med bound to become a singer. Her mother Cissy Houston was the choir (唱诗班) minister at New Hope Baptist Church, and it was there that the young Whitney got her start.When she was 19, Whitney Houston was discovered in a nightclub by the famous Clive Davis of Arista Records. In 1983, Houston made her
21、debut (首演) on national television. In 1985, she released her debut album Whitney Houston and almost immediately became a sensation. Over the next year, her hit singles Saving All My Love for You and How Will I Know helped the album reach the top of the charts, where it stayed for fourteen weeks in a
22、 row. Houston won a Grammy in 1986 for Saving All My Love for You.By 1992, Whitney Houston was on top of the world, but her life was about to get very complicated very quickly. That year she married the R&B singer Bobby Brown. At first the marriage was passionate and loving, but things turned sour a
23、s the decade progressed and both Brown and Houston battled drug abuse.In spite of these growing personal troubles, Whitney Houston continued to progress in her career, crossing over successfully into acting in 1992 by starring in The Bodyguard. Her single from the movie, I Will Always Love You, prov
24、ed to be Houstons biggest hit ever, spending a recordbreaking fourteen weeks on top of the US charts.In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Whitney Houstons increasingly rocky marriage, struggles with drugs and health problems threatened her career. Over the next few years, Houston attempted to break he
25、r drug habit and divorced Bobby Brown in 2007.After almost a decade of struggling with her personal life, Houston seemed to be pulling herself together. She released a new album, I Look to You, in 2009. The recording received a warm welcome from music fans.In early 2012, Houston worked on a new musi
26、cal film Sparkle with Jordin Sparks. Unfortunately, Houston didnt live long enough to see it.Whitney Houston died on February 11,2012, in Los Angeles. With her passing, the music world has lost one of its most outstanding stars.本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Whitney Houston不平凡的一生。在文章的最后，作者表达了对Whitney Houston去世的哀悼和
27、惋惜之情。1From the first paragraph, we know that _.AWhitney Houston grew up in a nearby churchBWhitney Houston came from a singleparent familyCWhitney Houston had to support her family by singing when she was a childDWhitney Houston grew up in a musical background答案：D解析：细节理解题。文章第一段主要介绍了Whitney Houston的出
28、生日期以及她的家庭背景。第一段还说明了她的妈妈是一个教堂唱诗班的牧师，这对她的歌唱生涯产生了巨大的影响。故选D。2Which shows the right order of the following events?aWhitney Houston divorced the R&B singer Bobby Brown.bWhitney Houston began to sing at New Hope Baptist Church.cWhitney Houston starred in the film The Bodyguard.dWhitney Houston worked on a
29、new musical film Sparkle.Abcad BbadcCabdc Dcadb答案：A解析：细节理解题。通过阅读全文我们可以知道第一段介绍了小时候的Whitney Houston在New Hope Baptist Church开始她的演唱生涯；第四段介绍了“.acting in 1992 by starring in The Bodyguard.”；第五段介绍了“.divorced Bobby Brown in 2007.”以及第七段介绍了“In early 2012, Houston worked on a new musical film Sparkle.”。因此顺序应为b
30、cad。故选A。3Whats the authors attitude towards Houstons death?AAshamed. BRegretful.CHopeless. DDelightful.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据文章的最后一段可知，随着Whitney Houston的去世，音乐界失去了一位杰出的音乐明星。因此作者对她的去世表示遗憾和惋惜(regretful)。故选B。4Which can be the best title of the passage?AWhitney Houstons music talentBWhitney Houstons achievement
31、CWhitney Houstons life storyDWhitney Houstons sudden death答案：C解析：主旨大意题。根据文章的整体内容可知，文章介绍了Whitney Houston的不平凡的一生。故选C。.语法填空I am taught by many teachers in my school. Every subject has a _1_ (differ) teacher, but I like my maths teacher _2_ (well). Her name is Lakshmi but we usually call her Maam. She i
32、s our class teacher too.Maam _3_ (join) us last term. She is very kind and her way _4_ teaching is so interesting and simple that we all can understand what is being taught and how it could be done. Most _5_ (important), Maam teaches maths with lots of patience. _6_ we do not understand a problem, s
33、he will spend extra time _7_ (guide) us until we understand it. And we can go to her at any time during school hours for help.She also helps us with activities at school. When there is some kind of programme, she will be there _8_ (help) us to get ready for the show. Even when we go on picnics, she
34、takes good care of _9_ (we)To me, Maam is not only _10_ good teacher, but also our best friend. I love Maam and I wish her a happy life.本文介绍了作者最喜爱的数学老师。1different解析：考查词形转换。differ是动词，意为“不同于”，而此处要修饰名词，应用形容词，且本句意为“每一科目都有一个不同的老师”，故填different。2best解析：考查词形转换。well是副词，意为“好”。根据句子“.but I like my maths teacher
35、.”可知应是“我”最喜欢“我”的数学老师，应用副词的最高级，故填best。3joined解析：考查时态。根据last term可知此处描述的是过去的事，应用一般过去时，故填joined。4of解析：考查固定搭配。根据句子可知应是指她的教学方法很有趣，故填of。5importantly解析：考查词形转换。此处表达“最重要的是”，作状语，应用important的副词形式，故填importantly。6If/When解析：考查连词。此处是一个状语从句。句意：当/如果我们不懂一个问题，她会用额外的时间引导我们直到我们理解了。故填If/When。7guiding解析：考查固定句型。spend time
36、doing sth.意为“花费时间做某事”。此处表示“她会花费额外的时间引导我们”。故填guiding。8to_help解析：考查动词不定式。此处动词不定式作目的状语。句意：当我们有某个节目时，她会在那儿帮我们把表演准备好。故填to help。9us解析：考查代词。介词后要用代词的宾格形式，故填us。10a解析：考查冠词。此处表示“一位好老师”，故填a。.应用文写作假定你是班长李华，你班的英国交换生Tom在篮球比赛中意外受伤，现正在家休养，请你代表全班给他写封慰问信，希望他早日康复。注意：1词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Tom，I,
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