1、课时作业(十一)Module 4Sandstorms in AsiaSection Grammar(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！).句型转换1It is impossible that a child can lift such a heavy box.It is impossible_ _ _ _ _such a heavy box.答案：for a child to lift2It happened that you had known each other before.You happened_ _ _each other before.答案：to have known
2、3The progress which will be made soon is of great importance.The progress_ _ _soon is of great importance.答案：to be made4We were advised that we not go outside in such a terrible sandstorm.We were advised_ _ _ _in such a terrible sandstorm.答案：not to go outside5When we should hold the meeting is still
3、 to be discussed.When_ _the meeting is still to be discussed.答案：to hold6We have a lot to do to protect our environment.There is a lot_ _ _to protect our environment.答案：to be done7I really dont know what I should do next.I really dont know_ _ _next.答案：what to do8We found the lesson was difficult to u
4、nderstand.We found the lesson_ _ _.答案：difficult to understand.完成句子1我们只能尝试这种方法。We_this method.答案：can do nothing but try2我很抱歉让你等了这么长的时间。Im sorry_you waiting for such a long time.答案：to have kept3她好像老是在洗手。She seemed always_her hands.答案：to be washing4我们只有面对现实。We_the reality.答案：cant but face5要立即制定计划。There
5、 were plans_at once.答案：to be made6这个女孩别无选择只能等她妈妈回来。The girl had_till her mother came back.答案：no choice but to wait.阅读理解APeople joke that no one in Los Angeles reads，everyone watches TV，rents videos，or goes to the movies.The most popular reading materials are comic books，movie magazines，and TV guides
6、.City libraries have only 10% of the traffic that car washes have.But how do you explain this? A book festival in west Los Angeles is “sold out” year after year.Only then are people willing to wait half an hour for a parking space.This outdoor festival，sponsored (发起) by a newspaper，is held every Apr
7、il for one weekend.This years attendance was about 70,000 on Saturday and 75,000 on Sunday.There were about 90 talks given by authors，with an audience (读者；观众) questionandanswer period following each talk.Autograph seekers could find more than 150 authors.A food court sold all kinds of popular foods，
8、from American hamburgers to Hawaiian ice drinks.Except for a $7 parking fee，the festival is free.Even so，some people avoided (避免) the food court prices by bringing their own sandwiches and drinks.People came from all over California.One couple drove down from San Francisco.“This is our sixth year he
9、re now.We love it，” said the husband.“Its just wonderful to be in the great outdoors，to be among so many books and authors，and to get some very good deals，too.”The idea for the festival began years ago，but nobody knew if it would succeed.Although book festivals were already popular in other US citie
10、s，would Los Angeles citizens like this？“At first，we didnt really know what the result would be，” said one of the festival organizers.语篇解读洛杉矶人不喜欢看书，但是每年一度的洛杉矶书展却深受洛杉矶人的喜欢，这是为什么呢？1The author writes the passage to_.Atell us many people enjoy book festivalsBintroduce a book festival in Los AngelesCadvis
11、e readers to come to the festival to buy booksDshow people in Los Angeles like reading books解析：写作意图题。通读本文可知，作者主要是向我们介绍了一年一度在洛杉矶举办的书展。答案：B2Who thinks out the idea to hold the book festival?AA newspaper.BCity libraries.CA book seller.DThe Los Angeles government.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段“This outdoor festival，s
12、ponsored by a newspaper，”可知，是报社发起的这个一年一度的书展。答案：A3The book festival in Los Angeles_.Ais held in the open airBlasts for a week every yearCoffers people popular foods for freeDasks people to buy tickets to enter解析：理解判断题。根据文章第二段第一句的“This outdoor festival，”可知A项正确；根据文章第二段第一句的“.is held every April for one
13、weekend.”可知B项错误；根据文章第二段的“Even so，some people avoided the food court prices by bringing their own sandwiches and drinks.”可知C项错误；根据文章第二段“Except for a$7 parking fee，the festival is free”可知D项错误。答案：A4When the festival first began in Los Angeles，_.Ait got some very good deals on the first dayBits organize
14、rs were uncertain about its successCone couple from California were satisfied with itDpeople in Los Angeles showed little interest in it解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“The idea for the festival began years ago，but nobody knew if it would succeed.Although book festivals were already popular in other US cities，woul
15、d Los Angeles citizens like this？At first，we didnt really know what the result would be， said one of the festival organizers.”可知，当这个书展刚开始举行的时候，举办者并不能确认这个活动是不能成功。答案：BBHave you ever looked at the Big Dipper (大熊星座) and Little Dipper in the sky? If you have，youve looked at the very same stars the ancien
16、t Greeks saw thousands of years ago.People have always looked to the sky and wondered about what they saw.The ancient Greeks connected the stars they saw in the sky to form different pictures and made up stories about these pictures using their imagination.Some of these pictures，called constellation
17、s (星座)，were based on stories about the superhuman Greek gods.One of them goes like this.The king of the gods，Zeus，had a wife named Hera.Queen Hera became jealous of a pretty woman named Callisto.One day Queen Hera decided to get rid of Callisto，so she changed Callisto into a bear.Callisto was discom
18、posed.She went home for help.On the way，she ran into her son.He did not recognize her as a bear.He aimed his arrow (箭) at her.Just before the arrow flew，Zeus swept down from the sky and turned Callistos son into a bear too.Then Zeus took both bears by the tail and threw them up into the sky.Thats ho
19、w the Little Bear and Big Bear constellations came into being.Imaginary stories about constellations may not seem useful to us now.But ancient people had few tools available to them.As technology developed，so did our understanding of our solar system.语篇解读古希腊人通过编故事解读看到的星星，其中大、小熊星座的故事就来源于古希腊神话。5How di
20、d the ancient Greeks understand the stars?ABy making up some stories about stars.BBy drawing beautiful pictures of stars.CBy observing the changes in stars.DBy connecting stars into one constellation.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段The ancient Greeks connected the stars they saw in the sky to form different pictures
21、and made up stories about these pictures using their imagination可知，古希腊人通过把看到的星星连接成画，并想象一些关于这些画的故事来解读看到的星星，故选A项。答案：A6The underlined word “discomposed” in Para.3 can be replaced by_.AgratefulBdeterminedCupset Dgenerous解析：词义猜测题。由第三段第四、五句可知，Callisto变成熊后“不安、焦躁与恼怒”；于是回家寻求帮助，故discomposed与upset同义。答案：C7Why d
22、id Callistos son aim his arrow at her?ABecause her son was encouraged by Zeus.BBecause her son wanted to kill her.CBecause her son would like to help Queen Hera.DBecause her son didnt know the bear was Callisto.解析：细节理解题。由第三段第七句可知，Callisto的儿子没有认出自己的母亲，误以为是一只熊，所以用箭射了“她”。答案：D8The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to_.Aimaginary stories BconstellationsCtools Dancient people解析：指代题。结合本段内容可知，对于古代的人来说，他们没有多少可以利用的工具，所以这里的them指的是古代的人，故选D项。答案：D
