1、Lesson 4The New Australians课时过关即时巩固一、根据句意和首字母提示完成句子1.Your b is the place where you were born.答案:birthplace2.To e products means to sell them to another country.答案:export3.If something happens o,it happens in the open air rather than in a building.答案:outdoors4.Ideas,attitudes or reactions that are c
2、to each other are completely different from each other.答案:contrary5.Something that is b is wide.答案:broad6.Novels,plays and poetry are referred to as l,especially when they are considered to be good or important.答案:literature7.M means consisting of or relating to people of many different nationalitie
3、s and cultures.答案:Multi-cultural8.D is the time just before night when daylight has almost gone but it is not completely dark.答案:Dusk9.If you f someone who has done something bad or wrong,you stop being angry with him/her and no longer want to punish him/her.答案:forgive10.If you b an unpleasant exper
4、ience,you accept it because you are unable to do anything about it.答案:bear二、单句改错1.You should try to keep your computer in a good condition. 答案:去掉a2.I cant bear when some students are talking loudly in the reading room. 答案:bear后加it3.I dont think that housework is a waste of time or with negative infl
5、uence to children. 答案:toon4.The company is belonged to that tall man. 答案:is belongedbelongs或去掉is5.Spring is a perfect season for hiking.Lets go outdoor and enjoy the beauty of nature. 答案:outdooroutdoors6.The rocket is attaching to the spaceship and is designed to propel(推进,驱动) it towards Mars. 答案:at
6、tachingattached7.Its amazed what can happen when you walk out of the room. 答案:amazedamazing8.You wont be rich as a teacher,but youll have enough to live. 答案:live后加on三、用所给短语的适当形式填空have an effect on;belong to;be fond of;to the contrary;take.seriously;loads of1. tourists pour into this place in summer.
7、答案:Loads of2.John pointing out other peoples mistakes.答案:is fond of3.You things too ;try to enjoy life a bit more!答案:take;seriously4.Those books I lent to you my younger brother.答案:belong to5.Ill come next month unless I am informed of anything .答案:to the contrary6.It has not been known whether this
8、 kind of drug the brain.答案:has an effect on四、翻译下列句子1.同普遍的看法相反,许多猫并不喜欢牛奶。(contrary) 答案:Contrary to popular belief,many cats dislike milk.2.你最好别拿她的承诺太当真她很少信守诺言。(seriously) 答案:Youd better not take her promise seriouslyshe seldom keeps her word.3.她把许多钱浪费在买昂贵的衣服上。(load) 答案:She wasted loads of money on ex
9、pensive clothes.4.我的学生学习都很努力,我为他们感到骄傲。(proud) 答案:My students all work hard,and Im proud of them.5.我昨晚根本就没睡觉,现在很疲倦。(at all) 答案:Last night,I didnt sleep at all and I am very tired now.五、阅读理解Given Australias size and the fact that early settlements were far apart,Australian society is remarkably homoge
10、neous(同种类的).Its citizens are fundamentally prosperous and the way of life in the major cities and towns is much the same however many kilometres separate them.It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.However,there is some difference in lifestyle between city dwellers and the country people.
11、Almost 90 percent of the population lives in the fast-paced cities along the coast and has little more than a passing familiarity with the desert.The major cities preserve pockets of colonial heritage(遗产),but the overall impression is modern,with new buildings reflecting the countrys youth.In contra
12、st,the rural communities tend to be slow-moving and conservative(保守的).For many years,Australia was said to have “ridden on the sheeps back”,a reference to wool being the countrys dominant(支配的) economy.Much of Australias relatively sound economy is now achieved from natural coal and wheat,and by bein
13、g the largest diamond producer in the world.Newer industries such as tourism and wine making are also increasingly important.Australians are generally friendly and relaxed,with a sense of humour.Yet,contrary to widespread belief,very few Australians have true prisoner origins.Within only one generat
14、ion of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788,Australia had become a nation of immigrants(移民).Originally coming almost entirely from the British Isles,today one in three Australians comes from elsewhere.Australias liberal postwar immigration policies led to an inflow of survivors from war-torn Europ
15、e,most notably Greeks,Italians,Poles and Germans.The emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from Southeast Asia.Today Australia is a “blend of nations” and although some racism exists,it has generally been a successful experiment and the country is proud to
16、 have one of the most harmonious multi-cultural communities in the world.1.What does the writer mean by saying “It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.” in the first paragraph?A.Australians speak standard English with no local accents.B.You have to practise a lot to learn to understand th
17、e different accents.C.The Australian regional accents are very difficult to understand indeed.D.There is not much difference between the accents in different areas of Australia.答案:D解析:从文章第一段可以看出,在澳大利亚,不管城市还是乡村,人们的生活方式并没有很大的差异,如果要辨认地方口音的话,需要人们有很好的听力才行。2.Which of the following statements is TRUE accor
18、ding to the passage?A.Most Australians have ancestors who were prisoners.B.The Australian economy is dependent on sheep exports.C.The majority of people living in Australia come from Europe.D.The pace of life is different in the city and in the country.答案:D解析:从文章第二段前四句话可以看出D项正确。3.The underlined pron
19、oun “it” in the last paragraph refers to “”.A.community B.racismC.blend of nationsD.Southeast Asia答案:C解析:从最后一段“Today Australia is a blend of nations and although some racism exists.”可以看出,这里的it表示的是blend of nations。4.This passage mainly talks about Australias .A.societyB.economyC.racial problemsD.hist
20、ory答案:A解析:从整篇文章不难发现,这是一篇主要讲述澳大利亚社会生活的文章。六、语篇填空What do you read when you travelling by train?What about other passengers?Perhaps a woman 1.(sit) near you is reading a romantic novel.A man is reading a serious biography about a politician.And theres a student reading an English textbook.What do their
21、2.(choice) say about them?Do you judge them by 3.they reading?I have to tell you that your impressions of them may be 4.(complete) wrong.The woman reading the romantic novel could be a 5.(law).She just wants a light read to take her mind off work.The man reading the biography wants you 6.(consider)
22、him knowledgeable,and he is just 7.(show) off.The student reading the textbook isnt a student at all.Shes an English teacher.Publishers know people are 8.(concern)about what they read on public transport and put out different versions(版本) of a cover.For example,books about Harry Potter have an 9.(in
23、terest)cover for young readers and then another more serious version for adults.So next time you see what other people are reading on a train dont jump to any conclusions.Here is a situation 10. you could say,“Dont judge a book by its cover.”答案:1.sitting2.choices3.whatpletely5.lawyer 6.to consider7.
24、showing8.concerned9.interesting10.where七、短文改错Dear Frank,Im writing to tell you anything about my university life.It is three months since I come here.I have never left my parents for so long,but I miss them very much.At first it was difficult to me to do everything on my own,but now I am used to the
25、 life here.As for study,I major in(主修)the English because English is my favourite subject.I have made much good friends,one of whom is Jim,the more intelligent student in my class.He always has some good opinion and he is thought highly by others.I am sorry but I must stop now.Please writing to me w
26、hen you are free.Yours,Li Hua答案:Dear Frank,Im writing to tell you anythingsomethingabout my university life.It is three months since I comecamehere.I have never left my parents for so long,butsoI miss them very much.At first it was difficult toforme to do everything on my own,but now I am used to th
27、e life here.As for study,I major in(主修) English because English is my favourite subject.I have made muchmanygood friends,one of whom is Jim,the moremostintelligent student in my class.He always has some good opinionopinionsand he is thought highly ofby others.I am sorry but I must stop now.Please writingwriteto me when you are free.Yours,Li Hua
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