1、课时训练28Module 4Carnival一、单元扣点.根据句意，用所给单词或短语的适当形式填空consist oftradefreeimportmarkpretendhidebookdresswander1The woman manager ordered her secretary to a ticket through to Qingdao.答案book2His feet left dirty all over the floor.答案marks3The company has been in cotton with a foreign one.答案trading4For years
2、he has formed the bad habit of about in the street deep in the night.答案wandering5She her feelings by covering her face with her hands.答案hid6The well young man turned out to be a thief.答案dressed7Many countries oil from the Middle East.答案import8Little Tom stood up, opened his notebook and that he had
3、understood everything. In fact, it was quite different.答案pretended9A committee nine members has been sent there to look into the matter.答案consisting of10Women have gained total to decide whether or not to marry.答案freedom.完成句子1一连几个星期，人们戴着面具走在街上。For weeks people walked around the streets .答案on end; we
4、aring masks2一些孩子把暴力看作是解决问题的唯一途径。Some children the only way to solve problems.答案see violence as3祖母的记忆力很好，她能记起多年前发生的事。Grandmother ； she can remember things many years ago.答案has a good memory; which happened4急需人们从事于这些工作。There was for people to work on them.答案an immediate need5她出身于演员世家。She a long line o
5、f actresses.答案comes from二、阅读理解ALindsay Binegar of Greenfield, Ohio, made her first $ 100 at the age of four, when she won a prize for showing a pig from her familys farm to the local 4H Club. Most kids would be thrilled to spend that money on toys，but not Lindsay. “I didnt get the money; it went to
6、the bank，” she told The Columbus Dispatch.Over the years, Lindsay kept on raising and showing pigs, and kept on winning prizes. Some were $ 100 for small wins, but she won thousands of dollars for championship prizes at county fairs. Before long, she earned an impressive amount of cashbut, aside fro
7、m a purse when she was 14, Lindsay had never spent a dollar of her savings. By the time she was 18, she had got more than $ 40,000, which she planned to put towards her college education at nearby Ohio University.But her parents said that if she continued living at home while attending school, they
8、wouldnt have to pay for her dorm housing, and would be willing to cover the entire cost of her education. It sounded like a good deal to Lindsay. But what should she do with her savings?Her father had an idea：buy a house, just as hed done when he was young. He used the houses sale to help him buy th
9、e family farm where Lindsay had grown up and raised all those lucrative(赚大钱的) pigs. Lindsay was able to buy a house in Greenfield, paying for the entire purchase in cash. She did a bit of painting and then rented it out for $ 450 a month.After finishing college, Lindsay plans to marry Heath McNeal,
10、and use the income from her house to buy a block of land and build a new house. But shell never move too far from home. “I would like to stay in Greenfield，” she said. “I just love everybody here. ”At her current rate, shell probably be the towns biggest real estate tycoon(房地产大亨) by the age of 25.本文
11、为一篇记叙文，介绍了Lindsay Binegar的事迹，她从4岁开始，挣了钱就存到银行，直到长大成人。1What did Lindsay do with her first prize?A. It was put in the bank.B. It was spent on toys.C. She used it to buy more pigs.D. She kept it as pocket money.答案A解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“it went to the bank”可知，Lindsay把她的第一笔奖金存入了银行。所以选A。2By the time she was 18
12、, Lindsay had got more than $ 40,000 by .A. getting the interest from the bankB. selling pigsC. winning prizes for raising and showing pigsD. trading houses答案C解析细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Over the years, Lindsay kept on raising and showing pigs, and kept on winning prizes”可知，Lindsay一直通过饲养、展示她养的猪获得奖金，到18岁的时候，她的
13、奖金积累到了4万多美元。因此选择C。3Lindsays father advised her .A. to pay for her college education with the moneyB. to buy a house with the moneyC. to pay the money for her dorm housingD. to save the money for her future life 答案B解析细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Her father had an idea: buy a house, just as hed done when he was yo
14、ung”可知，她父亲建议她用奖金买一套房子。故选B。4What can we learn about Lindsays parents from the passage?A. They are very rich.B. They dont care for money.C. They dont know how to manage money.D. They are considerate.答案D解析推理判断题。根据文章第三、四段内容可知，Lindsay的父母说Lindsay上大学时可以住在家里，并且父母愿意为她提供上大学的费用，而且建议她用奖金买房子投资，为将来做准备。由此可推断她的父母是考
15、虑周到的。因此选择D。BThe snapshot, a new fashion for an artistic portrait(肖像) photo: take it underwater. Zhang Xiaomei, a 20something Shanghai native who works in the media industry, tried it out twice. “It was a completely different experience.” says Zhang of her first such experience last May. “You get the
16、 feeling that youre cut off from the rest of the world. But its also romantic and like a fairy tale”. She then successfully convinced her husbandtobe to have their wedding photos taken underwater a couple of months after her first try. “Can you imagine a 1. 87metertall man trying out something like
17、a fishtail under the water？” Zhang says, laughing.A commercial underwater photo portrait is perfect for post80 and post90 generations who adore taking snapshots, and are looking for new ways to be artistic, says Ai Cheng, owner and photographer of No. 55 Underwater Photography in Shanghai.Ai opened
18、a studio in Shanghais suburb of Songjiang two years ago, building a 5meterdeep, fanshaped pool equipped with heating facilities to start up the business. A 30minute training on how to smile under the water so that you wont drink too much water and how to open your eyes underwater is offered in his s
19、tudio for those who dont know how to swim. Ai says most of his customers are femalehalf of them coming for an artistic portrait photo and the rest for pictures. “Some of them drag their boyfriends or husbandtobe who are unwilling to go down to the water, to shoot as well，” he says.本文讲述了现代生活的一个新潮流：年轻
20、女士们喜欢到水下拍照，追求艺术感。女性比男性更喜欢这种新潮流。5What would be the best title for the text?A. The Best Smiles May Be All WetB. The Sweetest Smile in the WorldC. Smiling, a Universal LanguageD. A New Challenge, a New Trend答案A解析标题判断题。本文讲述了一种生活新时尚：到水下世界去拍照，这一新时尚尤其受80后和90后的青睐。A项的All Wet说的就是水下拍照，能概括全文大意。6What does Zhang
21、Xiaomei think of the underwater snapshot?A. Funny. B. Dangerous.C. Fantastic. D. Strange.答案C解析推理判断题。第二段中她用“completely different”“romantic”和“like a fairy tale”来描述自己水下拍照的经历，因此选C。7Who are most likely to take photos underwater?A. Young people eager to be special.B. Senior people to recall their old days
22、.C. Couples to celebrate their anniversary.D. Artists to create new styles.答案A解析细节理解题。由第四段中的“A commercial underwater photo portrait is perfect for post80 and post90 generations who adore taking snapshots, and are looking for new ways to be artistic”可知，80后和90后的年轻人更喜欢这种水下拍照方式。8It can be inferred from
23、the last two paragraphs that .A. young people are in for this fashionB. fewer men would show interest in this fashionC. men are more romantic than womenD. women would like to take more adventures答案B解析推理判断题。最后两段谈到了在水下拍照的一些细节，说大部分顾客都是女性，有些把自己不愿意下水的男朋友或未婚夫也拽进水中拍照，由此推断选B。三、完形填空One night, when I was eigh
24、t, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to 1 me but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling you that youve done 2 and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but youll have to 3 your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher？” She gav
25、e me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me 4 for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the 5 decisions adults had to make. For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening Id 6 wait for the ph
26、one to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her 7 and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.During my fourthgrade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large 8 apartment, I became 9 how lonely my mother must have been
27、 in Brazil herself. It was then 10 I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on 11 family and work. 12 difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldnt know whether you made the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a 13 attitude
28、.Back home, I 14 myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she 15 to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be 16 . I learnt how to take care of myself and set high but achievable 17 .My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the 18 has really taught me. Sac
29、rifices 19 in the end. The separation between us has proved to be a 20 for me.1A. attract B. promote C. surprise D. praise2A. little B. much C. well D. wrong3A. leave B. refuse C. contact D. forgive4A. explaining B. sleeping C. wondering D. regretting5A. poor B. timely C. final D. tough6A. eagerly B
30、. politely C. nervously D. curiously7A. patience B. presence C. intelligence D. influence8A. comfortable B. expensive C. empty D. modern9A. interested in B. aware of C. doubtful about D. satisfied with10A. when B. where C. which D. that11A. abandoning B. balancing C. comparing D. mixing12A. Dependin
31、g on B. Supplied with C. Faced with D. Insisting on13A. different B. friendly C. positive D. general14A. criticized B. informed C. warned D. reminded15A. managed B. offered C. attempted D. expected16A. grateful B. energetic C. independent D. practical17A. examples B. limits C. rules D. goals18A. que
32、stion B. experience C. history D. occasion19A. pay off B. come back C. run out D. turn up20A. blessing B. gathering C. failure D. pleasure答案与解析本文通过妈妈去巴西工作与我们分离，这个抉择后来让我学会了自立。这样一个故事告诉我们：人都会做出艰难的决定，只要我们以积极的态度对待生活，什么决定都会产生好的结果。1B根据后面举的例子对比：and allowing you to skip a grade (跳级) but youll have to 3 your
33、friends.可猜测作者的妈妈要晋升了，但要去work in Brazil.故选B。2C这个例子和前面的妈妈晋升，但要去巴西工作是对称的，显然可猜测到答案是B。3Aallowing you to skip a grade (跳级)跳级了，肯定要离开原来的同学了，所以答案是A。4C由前句：I was puzzled.可知，抉择不是那么好确定的，由句意猜测，选C。5D但是第一次，我认识到了大人们不得不做出的艰难决定。根据句意和妈妈对我说这事的原因，以及倒数第三段：I started to appreciate the tough choices she had，选D。6A每天晚上我将迫切地等待电
34、话响起，然后告诉她我一天生活的每一个细节。可以想象一个小孩与妈妈相隔千里万里，每天等那一个问候电话的心情，故答案选A。7B然而，一个电话永远不能代替她的存在。有时感到不孤单是很难的。根据后句作者的心情：and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.说明电话不解相思之情，还是妈妈在身边好。故选B。8Chow lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself.与后句相对应：前句应该是说他妈妈的公寓空旷而大。本题答案应该选C。9B看着她又大又空的公寓，我意识到我的妈妈独自一人在巴西，一直以来是多么的
35、孤单。眼见为实，见到her large empty apartment才有这种感觉，所以答案选B。10D从那时起我开始明白，她为了权衡家庭和工作不得不做出的艰难选择的意义。强调句，it is.that.所以选D。11B句意：从那时起我开始明白，她为了权衡家庭和工作不得不做出的艰难选择的意义。balance.and.，“在和之间保持平衡”。12C她过去常告诉我，面对困难抉择你不知道你是否做了正确选择，但是带着激情和一种积极的态度，你可以在这种情况下做到最好。13C句意：她过去常告诉我面对困难抉择你不知道你是否做了正确选择，但是带着激情和一种积极的态度你可以总是在这种情况下做到最好。passion
36、和positive是相近的，所以选C。14D回到家，我提醒我自己：我妈妈能做的我也能做。remind sb. that.提醒某人由句意判断，选D。15A如果她设法独自生活在Rio，我也能学会独立。manage to do sth.设法做成某事。故选A。16C回到家以后，我提醒我自己妈妈能做到的事情，我也可以做到的。如果她能够生活在巴西，我也能够学会独立生活在家里。妈妈不在家里，我要独立生活。故C正确。17D为了独立生活，我学会了照顾自己，并为自己设立了很高的但是可以实现的目标。从前文的描述的内容以及动词set，判断答案是D。18B妈妈回来了，但曾经的经历这件事情，教给了我的东西不会忘记，经历，experience，选B。19A最后妈妈的牺牲得到了回报，我们之间的分离证明是一件好事情。因为我从中学会了独立。A努力得到回报；B返回；C用完；D出现，调高；考查短语辨析，选A。20A妈妈和我的分离让我学会了独立生活，这是好事情，是因祸得福的事情。考查名词辨析及上下文串联，根据选项意思，A正确。
