1、Module 4Music Born in America.情景默写1.All parents are willing to risk losing their lives to save those of their children when a disaster is approaching(接近).2.We were deeply touched(感动) by her contribution to the protection of animals.3.Misunderstandings arising(产生) from lack of social communication，un
2、less handled properly，may lead to serious problems.4.Men usually have an advantage(优势) over women when hunting for jobs.5.He offered the boy some coffee，but he declined(拒绝) politely.6.Do you know how much time and effort they devoted(致力于) to completing such a complicated project?7.With such a short
3、time left before the deadline(最后期限)，it doesnt seem likely that John will finish the job.8.Because of the bad weather，the work was already behind schedule(进度表).9.In students eyes，a good teacher should have many good virtues(美德).10.He telephoned to inform me of your birthday.Otherwise(否则)，I would have
4、 known nothing about it.11.We must ensure that the tourism develops in harmony(协调) with the environment.12.She is one of those vain(自负的)people who never take others advice.13.In the mid 1970s，people were bored with(厌烦)the pop music of the day，and disco music and rock music were both in decline.14.De
5、voted to(致力于)his research work，the scientist has little time to spend with his family.15.Rather than(而不是)allow the vegetables to go bad，he preferred to sell them at half price.16.I would like to take advantage of(利用)this chance to express my thanks for your help.词性转换1.Peoples life here is full of ha
6、rmony and at the same time，humans and nature make a harmonious(harmony) picture.2.Bethune，a devoted friend of Chinese, devoted his life to helping Chinese.I really respect his devotion to medical work.(devote)3.He has a good sense of humour(humorous) and always acts in a humorous way.4.The touching
7、scene in this film touched my heart deeply and I was touched to tears at last.(touch)1.句型公式：the moment引导时间状语从句，意为“一就”我一听说他在住院，我马上去看他了。The moment I heard he was in hospital I went to see him immediately.2.句型公式：as well as “不但而且”“既又”“除了之外，还有”除了为当地的慈善机构募捐，这家公司也为那些处于困境中的人提供必要的帮助。As well as raising money
8、for the local charity，the company provides necessary help for those in need as well.3.句型公式：It doesnt matter从句 “无关紧要”你失败多少次都不要紧；要紧的是你有多少次站起来并再次尝试。 It doesnt matter how many times you fail; what matters is how many times you stand up and try again.(2018福州市质检)第一板块 核心词汇1.decline vi.下降； 衰落；婉拒 n.下降；减少；衰退高
9、考必刷题练透单句语法填空/完成句子According to scientists，our mental abilities begin to decline(decline) from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.(浙江卷)In spite of many invitations，he would always decline to visit(visit) Oxford.(山东卷)The number of tourists to the resort declined by 10% last year to 5
10、million.我邀请他们搭便车，但他们婉言谢绝了。I offered to give them a lift but they declined with thanks.自从新的交通法规实施以来，闯红灯的人数下降了。The number of people who run the red light has been on the decline since the new traffic regulations came into effect.状元笔记全记牢(1)be in decline处于下降、衰退中on the decline 在下坡路上；在衰退(减少)(2)decline to
11、do sth 拒绝做某事decline by/to 下降了/到【点津】(1)表示“增加”的动词或动词短语常见的有：rise，increase，go up等；表示“减少”的动词或动词短语常见的有：fall，drop，decrease，go down，decline。(2)表示“增加”或“减少”的幅度常用介词by；表示“增加到”或“减少到”常用介词to。2.harmony n.协调；融洽高考必刷题练透单句语法填空/单句改错/根据汉语提示完成片段Human life is regarded as part of nature and，as such，the only way for us to su
12、rvive is to live in harmony with nature.(2015福建卷)When children grow up，their ideas will be out of the harmony with their parents.去掉theSocial harmony(社会和谐) is very important to us.Only if people live in harmony(和谐共处)with each other can we have a harmonious society(拥有一个和谐社会).状元笔记全记牢(1)in harmony with
13、sb/sth与协调；与相配out of harmony with sb/sth 与不协调live/work in harmony 生活/工作得很融洽(2)harmonious adj. 和谐的，协调的，和睦的3.devote v.投入于；献身高考必刷题练透单句语法填空/单句改错/句式升级You will never gain success unless you are fully devoted to your work.(湖南卷)A teachers devotion(devote) to education deserves great respect of the whole publ
14、ic because it brings benefits to the development of society.(2018襄阳模拟)My uncle retired in 1998.Since then he has been devoting his time to help poor children.helphelpingHe devoted himself to community activities and was praised by the people around.Devoting himself to community activities，he was pra
15、ised by the people around.(现在分词短语作状语)Devoted to community activities，he was praised by the people around.(过去分词短语作状语)状元笔记全记牢(1)devote.to (doing) sth把献给；把致力于devote oneself to 致力于；献身于；专心于(2)devoted adj. 挚爱的；忠实的be devoted to (doing) sth 献身于；专心致志于(3)devotion n. 深爱；奉献【点津】表示“专心于；致力于”的短语除了be devoted to外，还有：
16、be addicted to；be absorbed in；be lost in；focus on；concentrate on等。4.rather than而不是高考必刷题练透单句语法填空/单句改错/句型转换Rather than discuss(discuss) all of these questions at length，we prefer to focus on the impact of the heavy snow.(2018马鞍山市两校联考)Facing up to your problems rather than running(run) away from them i
17、s the best approach to working things out.(浙江卷)Judging from the scene of the accident，personally，it is one or two car drivers，rather than the truck driver，who is to blame.isareHe prefers to stay at home watching TV rather than go to the concert.He would stay at home watching TV rather than go to the
18、 concert.He would rather stay at home watching TV than go to the concert.状元笔记全记牢(1)prefer to do sth rather than do sthwould do sth rather than do sthwould rather do sth than do sth宁愿做某事而不愿做某事(2)or rather 更确切地说other than 除之外【点津】rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。5.far from
19、远不，完全不高考必刷题练透单句语法填空/单句改错/词汇升级The problem is far from being settled(settle)，so it will be discussed again.Britain is by far the largest(large) importer of tea in the world.(2015全国卷)It is about 200 miles far away from London.(陕西卷)去掉farThe show is not a failure; its a big success.far from状元笔记全记牢(1)far
20、from远非；不(2)far away from 离很远by far. 得多；最(修饰比较级、最高级)第二板块 经典句式6.It doesnt matter (to sb)从句， (对某人来说)没有关系/不要紧高考必刷题练透单句语法填空/完成句子The teachers in the school are very kind.It doesnt matter whether you have studied there for a short or a long time.(2018陕西省重点中学模拟)What matters is that your goals create not onl
21、y a better tomorrow but above all a better today for you.The car had broken down，and to make matters worse(更糟糕的是)，it was beginning to rain.As a matter of fact(实际上), it doesnt matter that(不要紧) we make mistakes，and what matters is(重要的是) that we draw a lesson from them.状元笔记全记牢(1)It matters a lot/a grea
22、t deal/much从句非常重要It doesnt matter. (口语)没关系。(2)as a matter of fact 实际上；事实上Whats the matter? (口语)怎么了？有什么麻烦？to make matters worse使情况更糟的是.课文语法填空Hip hop is 1.an American cultural movement which started in the 1970s at block parties in New York，especially in a district called the Bronx.There are four main
23、 2.aspects(aspect) of hip hop：breakdance and graffiti art plus two types of hip hop musicDJing and rapping.Rapping is also known 3.as MCing.There was a big breakthrough.DJ Herc，one 4.of the most popular Jamaican DJs at the time，5.noticed(notice) that New York audiences didnt really like reggae music
24、，so he started playing other kinds of music，6.including(include) rock and disco music.They experimented with different vocal and rhythmic approaches，7.using(use) rhyming words.At the same time，people started breakdancing at block parties.8.Because its cheap and easy and people were 9.bored(bore) wit
25、h the pop music of the day，hip hop became 10.successful(success).课文短文改错One day the science teacher told us that some people believe that classical music，such as Mozart，relaxes your brain and helped you to concentrate.In a psychology experiment，the teacher wanted to find out if that will work for her
26、 students.On my case，when Im trying to concentrate and get an essay writing or do some revision，I listen to music.Because without them，it is so quiet I would fall asleep.But if Im listening to loud music or rap or rock，my handwriting starts getting very worse and my thoughts dont stay in order.My fr
27、iend Jacki said，“No way! I cant study without any kind of musicI have to work in a silence or I cant think！” The teacher told us that she would try out the theory and play us some classical music after the next test and see if we get better test scores!答案One day the science teacher told us that some
28、 people believe that classical music，such as Mozart，relaxes your brain and you to concentrate.In a psychology experiment，the teacher wanted to find out if that work for her students. my case，when Im trying to concentrate and get an essay or do some revision，I listen to music.Because without ， it is
29、so quiet I would fall asleep.But if Im listening to loud music or rap or rock，my handwriting starts getting very and my thoughts dont stay in order.My friend Jacki said，“No way! I cant study any kind of musicI have to work in silence or I cant think！” The teacher told us that she would try out the t
30、heory and play us some classical music the next test and see if we get better test scores!.教材与写作假定你是李华，你的父母利用一切机会培养你适应生活的能力，坚信最重要的是孩子未来的成功。你父母的做法有：1.把业余时间用在对你的教育上；2.不为你包办一切，鼓励你独立生活；3.要求你与人们和睦相处；4.要求你当问题出现时，要找合适的方法去解决。注意：1.请根据以上要点写一篇50词左右的短文；2.尽量使用本模块的知识点；3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。【参考范文】My parents take advant
31、age of all the chances to develop my ability to adapt to the new life.They think what matters most is my success in the future.They devote all their free time to the education of me.Rather than do everything for me，they prefer to encourage me to live independently.Far from that，they ask me to live i
32、n harmony with people.They also demand that whenever a problem arises in my life，I should find a proper approach to solving it.A(2018唐山一模)The online business model is changing on a satisfactionfirst basis.It doesnt matter if someone recommended you an app，nothing beats getting to try out the app fir
33、st before deciding on whether or not applying for the service.RhapsodyListen to Rhapsodys large music library and get the option to download and listen to songs or even fulllength albums even when youre offline.At the moment，this service is available in 32 countries only.Remember that youll need to
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37、ever lost your phone，you know how important it is to backup(备份) all your important documents，notes，contacts and other personal details.Get cloudtocloud protection of up to 3 PB of data with Backupify.You can backup your data for Google apps，Office 365，various social media sites and even Salesforce.T
38、rial period15 days | After trial$3/month | Try nowTo learn more about the apps above，Click Here.【语篇导读】网上商业模式正在发生改变，服务以满意第一为宗旨。不管别人给你推荐哪种应用软件，不经过试用就不能确定使用哪种软件。本文就介绍了几款可以免费试用的软件。1.Who is more likely to use the app Canvas?A.A secretary. B.A photographer.C.An artist. D.A musician.答案A细节理解题。根据Canvas部分的第一句
39、可知，这款软件适用于需要大量处理文书工作的人。secretary意为“秘书”；photographer意为“摄影师”；artist意为“画家”；musician意为“音乐家”。故选A项。2.What do the four apps have in common?A.Users will access them via email accounts.B.They offer free entertainment services.C.They can help brush up users work skills.D.Users can try them without paying mone
40、y.答案D细节理解题。根据四个应用程序中最后的提示Trial period可知，都可以免费试用。故选D项。3.Where can you find more information about such apps?A.A magazine. B.A TV show.C.A website. D.A newspaper.答案C推理判断题。根据文章最后一句To learn more about the apps above，Click Here.可知，这篇文章应该出现在网站上。故选C项。B(2018福建省普通高中毕业班质量检查)After four silent years，the 27yearo
41、ld British singer Adele Adkins has finally introduced herself to the world again with Hello，the opening song from her third album 25，which will come out on Nov.20.Although Adele is a very successful singer now，music wasnt always what she saw herself doing.At age 10，when she saw her grandmothers pain
42、 over the death of Adeles grandfather，she pictured herself as a heart surgeon.“I wanted to fix peoples hearts，” she told the UK music website iD，remembering the childhood interest shed had in biology classes until she found out that her real talent was for singing.Adele didnt go to medical school，bu
43、t many would agree that she still has healing (治愈) powers.“Her songs find the kind of memory every listener holds somewhere in their heart.This kind of feeling is what people have always liked in Adele，” said The Telegraph.“She writes a pop diary，sharing the simple secrets of her heart.”Most success
44、ful pop stars make albums at a fast pace，but not Adele.After her second album 21 won the 2012 Grammy Award for Album of the Year，she made it clear with her label that she would spend “four or five years” making her next album.She told Vogue magazine，“I wont come out with new music until its better t
45、han 21.”Instead of seeking fame，Adele remained silent and moved to the countryside.In her free time，she loved to watch TV series Teen Mom，American Horror Story，and The Walking Dead.Living life as normally as possible is important to the singers art.“Nobody wants to listen to a record from someone wh
46、os not living in the real world，” Adele told iD.“So I live a lowkey life for my fans.”【语篇导读】本文主要讲述了英国著名流行歌手阿黛尔阿德金斯在音乐上成功的秘诀。4.What does the text mainly tell us?A.The popularity of Adeles album 25.B.The healing powers of Adeles music.C.The secrets of Adeles success in music.D.The reason for Adeles be
47、coming a singer.答案C主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是最后三段可推知，本文主要讲述了阿黛尔在音乐上成功的秘诀，故选C。5.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Adele wasnt interested in music.B.Adele wasnt good at music at first.C.Music wasnt very important in Adeles life.D.Music wasnt all Adele wanted to be devoted to.答案D句意猜测
48、题。根据第二段第二句可推知，10岁时，当阿黛尔看到祖父的去世给祖母带来的伤痛时，她想成为一名外科医生，减轻别人的痛苦。故D项正确。6.Why doesnt Adele want to make albums at a fast pace?A.To live a lowkey life.B.To win the Grammy Award.C.To guarantee the quality of her music.D.To share the secrets of her heart as a musician.答案C推理判断题。根据第五段中的“She told Vogue magazine，
49、I wont come out with new music until its better than 21.”，并结合最后两段的整体内容可推知，阿黛尔放慢做音乐的速度是为了追求高质量的音乐，故选C。7.What can we know about Adele?A.Her album Hello will come out on Nov.20.B.She has kept a diary since childhood.C.She moved to the countryside before 2012.D.Her works are based on real life.答案D细节理解题。
50、根据最后一段最后两句可知，阿黛尔的音乐作品基于真实的生活。C(2018长春监测二)Food production does great harm to our environment.There are many procedures involved in the manufacture of food that result in greenhouse gases and other pollutants.Some procedures require the consumption of large amounts of fossil fuels，such as the transpor
51、tation and storage of food products.Other factors that cause great damage to our environment include the overuse of fresh water.The production of beef is more damaging to the environment than that of any other food we consume.Raising large numbers of cattle requires the production of large amounts o
52、f food for the animals.Its estimated that producing one pound of beef requires seven pounds of feed.Land use is also a problem.If the cattle are freerange cattle，large areas of land are required for them to live on.This has led to disastrous forest cutting and the loss of rare plants and animal spec
53、ies，particularly in tropical rain forests in Central and South America.Another problem specific to beef production is methane emissions(甲烷排放).Although many people are aware of the damaging effects of carbon dioxide，they dont realize methanes global warming potential is 25 times worse，making it a mor
54、e dire problem.Unfortunately，beef consumption is growing rapidly.This is the result of simple supply and demand factors.Specifically，there are two main causes of demand that are encouraging the production of more supply.First，the increase in the world population means there are more people to consum
55、e meat.The second factor is socioeconomic advancement.As citizens in developing nations become financially stable，they can afford to buy more meat.Therefore，one way to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions is for people around the world to significantly cut down on the amount of beef they eat.【语篇导读】本文
56、介绍了在牛肉的生产过程中，饲养牛需要消耗大量食物，牛体内的食物消化又会产生大量甲烷并会释放到大气中，从而危害环境，作者呼吁人们为了保护环境应减少牛肉的消耗。8.Which of the following is TRUE?A.Raising freerange cattle is ecofriendly.B.People cut down trees for animal habitats.C.Producing beef can damage the environment.D.Carbon dioxide causes far more harm than methane.答案C推理判断题
57、。根据第二段第一句可知，牛肉的生产过程会对环境造成破坏。故选C项。9.The underlined word“dire” in Para.4 means .A.urgent B.commonC.typical D.avoidable答案A词义猜测题。根据第四段可知，在牛肉的生产过程中会产生大量的甲烷，而甲烷的危害远远大于二氧化碳，因此，这个问题更需要大家给予迫切的关注。由此可猜测，dire意为“极其严重的；危急的”。故选A项。10.Beef production is growing rapidly because .A.more people are in demand of beefB.d
58、eveloping countries raise more cattleC.more land is available to raise cattleD.the cost of raising cattle is relatively low答案A推理判断题。根据第五段可知，人口的增加以及发展中国家的收入增加，使得人们可以购买更多肉制品，从而导致牛肉消耗的增加。故选A项。11.The author writes this article to .A.describe the booming of the beef productionB.emphasize the advantages of beef productionC.condemn the deforestation of the rain forestD.argue for a decrease in beef consumption答案D推理判断题。文章分析了牛肉生产过程对环境的危害，在最后一段提出了自己的观点，呼吁人们减少对牛肉的消耗，从而保护环境。故选D项。
