1、Module 4Which English?Section Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary练习单词拼写1Traffic signals must be r_,especially for the disability.2I i_ recognise my teacher though I havent seen him for about thirty years.3Knowledge without common sense c_ for little.4The children m_ to her more than anything else
2、in the world.5Everyones fingerprints are u_ so the murderer had to say what he had done.6The sayingchoose an_(作者)as you choose a friend,means that you should select good books to read.7We should never think little of what our_(祖先)have created in language.8The two families_(联系)up through the marriage
3、 of a daughter and a son.9As long as there is a good_(韵律),the little girl can dance to music.10After a long _(讨论),the proposal was passed.用下列单词或短语的正确形式完成句子on the other sideeven thoughend withlie inas long asin casetell apartas well asinstantlyfrom place to place1The beautiful girl promised to marry
4、the young man_ he has a flat and a car.2_ something unusual happens in the Olympic Village,the police will appear there at once.3It is indeed difficult to _ the two phrases.4His failure in the election doesnt _his work but in his attitude towards his workmates.5The mother asked his son to call back
5、_ he got to the university.6_ the weather is bad,the girl has to do the odd job in a cloth factory for her following college expenses.7The Taiwan visitors are glad to see the beautiful farming landscape_.8On the one side,the headmaster is our leader;_,he is also our friend.9This term_ an exam,which
6、lasted three days.10Mr.Smith,_ his wife and three daughters,came to China to watch the Shanghai World Expo.单句改错1I recognised her instantly when I caught a glimpse of her._2It doesnt matter much that he will come or not._3It is not how much you read but what you read counts._4Hard work leads to succe
7、ss and failure often lies laziness._5She stressed that point particular._单项填空1The competitors are also glad to take part in the Games_ they cant win the gold medal.Aeven Beven thoughCalthough Das though2The two models are so similar that the audience could hardly _ them_.Atell;apart Bsing;fromCspeak
8、;of Dsay;to3The cause of the high oil prices doesnt _the increasing cars but in the serious conditions in Iran.Aadapt to Blie inCmake out Dleave for4The girl ran to tell her teachers that she had been accepted by a superior university_ she got the notice.Auniquely BbilinguallyCabundantly Dinstantly5
9、Could you lend me your bike?YesBut_ you return it on Sunday.Ill go out for a trip on it next week.Aas long as Bas well asCas fast as Das soon as possible6Its the ability to do the job _ matters not where you come from or what you are.Aone BthatCwhat Dit7Experts suggest that teenagers spend at least
10、30 minutes exercising a day,five times a week.Walking and riding your bike _,and so do school sports.Amind BincludeCcount Dcare8He thought the reason for his failure _ bad luck,but we believed it was really laziness.Adepended on Bresulted inClay in Dsuffered from阅读理解The Queens English is now soundin
11、g less upperclass,a scientific study of the Queens Christmas broadcasts has found.Researchers have studied each of her messages to the Commonwealth countries since 1952 to find out the change in her pronunciation from the noble Upper Received to the Standard Received.Jonathan Harrington,a professor
12、at Germanys University of Munich,wanted to discover whether accent(口音)recorded over the past half century changes would take place within one person.“As far as I know,there is nobody else for whom there is this sort of broadcast records,” he said.He said the noble way of pronouncing vowels(元音)had gr
13、adually lost ground as the noble upperclass accent over the past years.“Her accent sounds slightly less noble than it did 50 years agoBut these are very,very small and slow changes that we dont notice from year to year.”“We may be able to relate it to changes in the social classes,” he told The Dail
14、y Telegraph,a British newspaper.“In 1952 she would have been heard saying that men in the bleck hetNow it would be that man in the black hatSimilarly,she would have spoken of the citay and clutay,rather than citee and dutee,and hamerather than homeIn the 1950s she would have been lorst,but by the 19
15、70s lost”The Queens broadcast is a personal message to the Commonwealth countries.Each Christmas,the 10minute broadcast is put on TV at 3 pm in Britain as many families are recovering from their traditional turkey lunch(传统火鸡午餐)The results were published(发表)in the Journal of Phonetics.本文是关于对英国女王在近半个世
16、纪以来语音的变化(从带有明显的贵族气质到为大众所接受的标准化)的报道及相关分析。1The Queens broadcasts were chosen for the study mainly because _.Ashe has been Queen for many yearsBshe has a less upperclass accent nowCher speeches are familiar to many peopleDher speeches have been recorded for 50 years2Which of the following is an example
17、 of a less noble accent in English?Aduaty BciteeChame Dlorst3We may infer from the text that the Journal of Phonetics is a magazine on _.Aspeech soundsBChristmas customsCTV broadcastingDpersonal messages4What is the text mainly about?AThe relationship between accents and social classes.BThe Queens C
18、hristmas speeches on TV.CThe changes in a persons accent.DThe recent development of the English language.参考答案. 1. recognisable 2. instantly 3. counts 4. matter 5. unique 6. author 7. ancestors 8. linked 9. rhythm 10. debating . 1. as long as 2. In case 3. tell apart 4. lie in 5. instantly 6. Even th
19、ough 7. from place to place 8. on the other side 9. ended with 10. as well as . 1. 去掉when 2. thatwhether 3. counts前加上that 4. laziness前加上in 5. point前加上in或者particularparticularly . 1. B提示:句意:即使赢不到金牌,竞争者还是高兴地参加运动会。even“甚至”;even though“即使”;表示的动作还没有发生;although“尽管”,表示的动作已经发生;as though“好像”,引导方式状语从句。 2. A提示
20、:句意:这两个模特是如此的相似,观众很难区分他们。tell apart “区分”;speak of “评论”。 3. B提示:句意:石油价格过高的原因不在于日益增加的汽车,而在于伊朗的严峻形势。lie in“在于”;adapt to “使得适应”;make out“理解”;leave for“出发去某地”。 4. D提示:句意:这个女孩一收到通知,就立即跑去告诉老师们她已被一所较好的大学录取了。instantly“立即,马上”,引导时间状语从句;uniquely “独特地”; bilingually “双语地”;abundantly“丰富地”。A、B、C三项不能接从句。 5. A提示:句意:你
21、能够借给我你的自行车?可以。但是,有个条件,在星期天还给我。在下周我要出门用。as long as “只要”,引导条件状语从句, as well as “也”;as soon as possible “尽可能快地”。 6. B提示:考查强调句型。句意:重要的是做这份工作的能力,而不是你来自哪里或者你是干什么的。强调句型结构为:It is/was被强调部分that。 7. C提示:句意:专家建议青少年一周至少锻炼五次,一天30分钟。散步和骑自行车很重要,学校体育活动也是如此。count“重要”,符合句意。mind“介意”,include“包括”;care“在意”。 8. C提示:句意:他认为他失
22、败的原因在于运气不好,但是我们相信那是由于他懒惰。lie in “在于”,符合句意。depend on“依靠”;result in“导致”;suffer from“遭受”。 . 1. D提示:推理判断题。根据文章第二段中“Jonathan Harrington.wanted to discover.within one person.”可知他想知道过去近半个世纪以来所记录的语音在同一个人身上发生变化的情况,而女王正好具有这样独特的条件。故D项为正确答案。 2. B提示:细节理解题。根据第四段所提供的关于女王所发表演讲里个别词变化的例子中可知答案为B项。 3. A提示:推理判断题。根据文章第四段所提供的关于一些词语语音变化可推断出这本杂志是关于语音的专业杂志。 4. C提示:主旨大意题。根据文章开头的点题和第二段中提出的研究的意图可以判断出答案为C项。