1、Unit 6 Design Period Four Lesson 4 Dream Houses 课时精练（北师大版必修2，广东专用）时间：40分钟.完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。On Tuesday，a big earthquake hit Haiti，a poor country.Many famous stars have been calling for people to lend their support to those left homeless after the earthquake in Haiti.Shakir
2、a has posted a_1_on her personal website asking everyone to donate cash to Jeans Yele charity organization，while other stars including Mark Hoppus，Yoko Ono，singer Joey Mcintyre，and Kim Kardashian have all taken to their T pages to raise_2_of the tragedy.Jeans campaign has proved so_3_that the websit
3、e crashed as a result of the number of donations being made every_4_.A spokesperson revealed the organization was working on_5_the site to allow for more donations.Meanwhile，Winfrey opened her talk show on Wednesday_6_viewers to donate to the Red Cross，saying，“This is a time where we，as a_7_nation，s
4、hould come together and support those who are in need.”And Coldplays Martin is pressing for donations to Oxfams Haiti appeal：“I visited Haiti with Oxfam a few years ago.Its a_8_of extreme poverty and very_9_living conditions.Most people in PortauPrince live in tin shacks(棚屋)The_10_that has struck Ha
5、iti will have turned the city into an unimaginable hell.”Hollywood super couple Pitt and Jolie have also extended their efforts by_11_$625,000 to help Doctors Without Borders in the earthquakeravaged zone.In a statement，Jolie says，“It is incredibly horrible to see a_12_of this size hit the people wh
6、o have been suffering from extreme_13_，violence and unrest for so many decades.”Pitt adds，“We understand the first response is_14_to serve the immediate needs of countless people who are now displaced from their homes，are suffering from injury，and most require_15_care.”【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。贫穷岛国海地遭地震重袭后，众
7、多明星纷纷号召人们向无家可归的海地灾民伸出援助之手。1Aword BmessageCsentence Dsignal答案B考查名词用法。夏奇拉在她的个人网站上发帖号召大家给海地慈善机构捐款。post a message发帖子。2Ahappiness BillnessCawareness Dcarelessness答案C考查名词用法。raise awareness of“提高对的关注或意识”。3Avisible BmiserableCpopular Dcapable答案C考查形容词用法。琼发起的赈灾筹款行动得到了广泛支持。popular受人赞同的，受欢迎的。4Aminute BdynastyCc
8、entury Dyear答案A考查名词用法。由于捐赠人数太多，该网站陷入瘫痪。every minute强调人们捐款之踊跃，符合语境。5Aopposing BcriticizingCblaming Dimproving答案D考查动词用法。一名发言人称，目前该组织正在完善(improving)该网站，以接受更多捐赠。6Acalling for Bcalling inCcalling on Dcalling at答案A考查动词短语用法。call for要求，提倡；call in召集；call on(sb拜访某人；call at拜访某地。7Amusical BlocalCemotional Dglob
9、al答案D考查形容词用法。她说：“在这种时刻，我们作为国际大家庭的一分子，应该团结起来，援助那些需要帮助的人们。”8Amainland BcountryCcity Dtown答案B考查名词用法。根据常识可知海地是一个国家。第一段首句也是答案提示。9Asplendid BbrilliantCgraceful Dbad答案D考查形容词用法。正因为极度贫穷，所以那里的人们的生活条件是很差的(bad)。10Aearthquake BfloodCdrought Dmudrock flow答案A考查名词用法。根据文章的第一段可知是地震(earthquake)袭击了海地。11Aapproving Bdona
10、tingCsupporting Dagreeing答案B考查动词用法。从上文和本句的钱数可知是捐款(donate)。12Adisease BterrorCcatastrophe Dsickness答案C考查名词用法。catastrophe“大灾难”。根据文章可知，此次地震对于海地来说是一次大灾难。13Ahonesty BcuriosityCequality Dpoverty答案D考查名词用法。在过去几十年中，海地人民经受了极度贫困、暴力和动荡。第五段第二句中的extreme poverty是答案提示。14Aelectrical BcriticalChistorical Deconomical答
11、案B考查形容词用法。无数的人流离失所，受了伤，大多迫切需要得到照顾；第一时间满足他们当前的需要是关键。critical紧要的，关键的，符合语境。15Aelegant BdependentCurgent Dimportant答案C考查形容词用法。参见上题解析。urgent紧急的，急迫的。.语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为1625的相应位置上。Stephen Hawking，who is the most famous physicist，was born in Britain on Janu
12、ary 8th,1942.As a child，he was enthusiastic about_16_(design)complicated toys but_17_(fortune)，in his twenties，he suffered_18_a disease that was impossible to be cured，_19_was a great challenge for him.However，not only was he positive about the misfortunes_20_eventually he defeated all the obstacles
13、 but also he was_21_(absorb)in his research in the universe.In 1988，his bestseller A Brief History of Time was published，_22_which he put forward the idea_23_time itself has a beginning，and that it will have_24_end.In conclusion，he has made outstanding_25_(contribute)to the fields of cosmology and q
14、uantum gravity.【解题导语】 这是一篇记叙文，简要介绍了Stephen Hawking的一些情况。重点词语链接：be absorbed in固定短语，意为“专心于，全神贯注于”。He had been so absorbed in watching the cars passing by that he didnt notice his friends coming.他如此专注地看那些过往车辆，以至于他的朋友来了他都没有看到。 16.designingbe enthusiastic about doing sth做某事有热情，是固定短语。17unfortunately前面使用了表
15、示转折关系的并列连词but，又由后文描述的情况可知这里应用unfortunately(不幸的是)。18fromsuffer from是固定短语，意为“(因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等)受折磨”。19which引导非限制性定语从句，代替前面的内容。20and然而，他不仅对他的不幸很乐观，最终他战胜了所有的障碍。上下文为承接关系，所以用and。21absorbedbe absorbed in是固定短语，意为“专心于，全神贯注于”。22inin which相当于in the book，引导定语从句。23that引导同位语从句，用来说明idea的具体内容。24an和a beginning对应，这里用an end
16、(结尾)。25contributions根据句子结构可知，这里应该填名词，并且要用复数形式。make outstanding contributions to“为做出杰出的贡献”。.阅读理解Without further ado, we can know the most sustainable (可持续的)building throughout the city of London is the 7 More London, which is the last piece of the More London office development program on the south b
17、ank of the River Thames，immediately next to Londons Tower Bridge. The area is also host to buildings which include The Scoop and City Hall, which are all easily recognizable for their designs and architectural glazing.So what makes it so environmentally friendly? Well, as we have already mentioned ，
18、the building is constructed using architectural glazing which holds a whole host of environmental benefits. Firstly ，architectural glazing allows natural light to be emitted (发出)into the building，which decreases its dependence on electrical lighting. The 7 More London building doesnt depend on heavy
19、 and expensive air conditioning units in the entrance of the building. To stop the heat, the building has instead covered its river facing entrance with two dark glass wings.Then as you go through the entrance and enter the heart of the building, you come across a private garden and courtyard which
20、lets light in the center of the office floors. The building also has a biodiesel fueled heating and power plant in its basement, which is an extremely ecofriendly heating alternative(替换物)as it burns sustainable alternatives, rather than fossil fuels which emit a great amount of CO2.One of the most i
21、mpressive is a perfect IT system，which enables all workers within the buiding to manually manage and monitor the lighting and temperature of their office area，from the comfort of their desktop computer.This building is truly an innovator and can lead by example for future sustainable architectural d
22、esigns. The 7 More London building emits 55 % less CO2 than any new building design which has been constructed under todays standard building regulations, and can really help in the push towards low or zero carbon buildings.【解题导语】 在英国，the 7 More London是一座典型的可持续性建筑物，它和大自然融为一体，以绿色、环保为特色，深受人们的青睐。这里用一种特
23、质的玻璃，节省了不少电能；用一种生物柴油作燃料，大大减少了二氧化碳的排放。26Londons Tower Bridge is mentioned in the first paragraph in order to tell us_Awhat the 7 More London looks likeBwhere the 7 More London liesChow to get to the 7 More LondonDit connects several buildings解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“the 7 More London，which is the last.immedia
24、tely next to Londons Tower Bridge”可知，作者提到伦敦塔桥的意图是说明the 7 More London的具体位置。答案B27According to this text we can know that architectural glazing_Acan be used as a big mirrorBgives off enough light for daily useCkeeps the building warmDhelps to save electrical energy解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“architectural glazing
25、allows natural light to be emitted(出发)into the building，which decreases its dependence on electrical lighting”可知，建筑玻璃的使用能在很大程度上节约电能。答案D28The biodiesel fuel is different from fossil fuels in that_Ait gives off less CO2Bit gives off a large amount of CO2Cit can help to save a lot of moneyDit produces
26、more heat and electricity解析细节判断题。文章第三段中提到生物柴油和化石燃料，根据其中的介绍可知，生物柴油大大减少了二氧化碳的排放，这是区别于化石燃料的一个方面。答案A29The workers keep the temperature in the rooms proper by_Athe dark glass wings B. power plantCthe computer D. the private garden解析细节理解题。根据第四段中的“and monitor the lighting and ternperature of their office a
27、rea，from the comfort of their desktop computer”可知，是通过计算机控制光和温度的。答案C30From the last paragraph we can know that_Amore traditional buildings will be builtBthe 7 More London is a zero carbon buildingCbuildings will be designed better and betterDsustainable buildings will become popular解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“This building is truly an innovator and can lead by example for future sustainable architectural designs.”可以推知，可持续性建筑会深受欢迎。答案D