1、选修8 Module 4 课下作业（一、二）课下作业（一） 单元语基扎根练.单词拼写1Taking a picture of your tongue with a mobile phone could instantly (立即) tell you how healthy you are.2Life is like a tale, what matters (重要) is not how long it is, but how good it is.3Then, some students will have a debate (讨论) on how to learn English well
2、.4Dont complain (抱怨) about our life.We should be thankful for what we have.5Its my sincere hope that you can investigate (调查) the matter seriously and make a formal apology to me.6I think it is of great significance (意义) to do voluntary work.7I hope you will make efforts to overcome (克服) all kinds o
3、f difficulties, no matter how hard they are.8It is a good idea to classify (将分类) our rubbish and recycle it in our daily life.语境语法填空1A huge number of English learners initially (initial) fail to master the English phonetics so that they cant tell varieties of English apart.Those who complain about t
4、he difficulties in learning English should clarify the significance (significant) of English sounds and get down to learning (learn) how to pronounce them well.2As Chinese, its not which English you speak but whether you pronounce it well that matters.So, you must be convinced (convince) that you wo
5、nt let us down as long as you take some unique methods to practise pronouncing.3Maybe its a little difficult to_select (select) a language as your foreign language.Or rather, you have a prejudice for a certain foreign language.Actually, you may find it absurd to hold the belief that learning English
6、 is useless.In conclusion (conclude), you can start with conquering English.根据提示补全句子1在英国，我们有这样的一个说法：思想才重要。(强调句型)In England, we have a saying：Its_the_thought_that_counts.2不管开心还是难过，她总是试着保持微笑。(whether .or .)Whether_happy_or_sad,_she always tries to keep smiling.3(2018全国卷)人们在这些地方定居下来，因为这些地方容易到达，而且天生适合沟通
7、和贸易。(主语beadj.to do .)People settle in these places because they_are_easy_to_get_to and naturally suited to communications and trade.短文填空()根据提示填空With the worldwide use of English, some people think that things would be much easier (easy) if everyone in the world just spoke English while others dont t
8、hink so.Those who are for “only speaking English” believe that it is not only more_convenient (convenient) for people all over the world to communicate_with (与交流) each other, but also its easier for people to understand scientific research achievements (achieve)Whats more, people can save time and e
9、nergy to learn other things.But others dont think so.In their opinion, only speaking (speak) English is harmful to the development (develop) of all the other cultures.Besides, one language cant exactly (exact) express the natures and connotations of various cultures.In my view, using (use) only one
10、language would make our life more difficult instead of making it easier.()片段选词填空commerce， field， spread， communication， demand， population， serve， developing， as well as， used forThe main reason for the widespread demand for English is its presentday importance as a world language.Besides serving th
11、e indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers.It is widely used_for such purposes as meteorological and airport communications, international conferences
12、, and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations.It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, especially former British colonies.Many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal communication
13、 in such matters as government, commerce,_industry, law and education as_well_as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West.课下作业（二） 高考语篇提能练A(2019陕西铜川模拟)English Language Day is celebrated each year on April 23 the date when William Sh
14、akespeare was born. Shakespeare has been called the greatest writer in the English language. His plays continue to be published, performed in theaters and seen in films almost 400 years after his death.English is considered as the “world language”. Used by only 3 tribes about 1,500 years ago, Englis
15、h now has official or special status in at least 75 countries with a total population of over two billion. English is the main language of business and aviation (航空). It is the most widely used language on the Internet and social media.The first English Language Day was the result of work by the Uni
16、ted Nations. A few years ago, the UNs Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization created Language Days for each of the UNs six official languages. The aim was to celebrate the use of different languages around the world and different cultures. Another goal was to campaign for equal use of all
17、 six official languages throughout the United Nations. The other five languages are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.The United Nations celebrated its first English Language Day on April 23, 2010. On that day, a number of events were held at the UNs headquarters in New York City. This ye
18、ar, the TOEFL program has announced plans for a “live” question and answer chat on the social media website Facebook. TOEFL is also known as the Test of English as a Foreign Language. The group says the program is for students interested in learning more about its test and the English language.语篇解读：
19、文章介绍了英语语言日的起源以及目的等内容。1English Language Day has something to do with _.Aa great writer of 400 years agoBthe development of aviation Cthe Internet and social mediaDsome plays performed in theaters解析：选A推理判断题。根据第一段可知，English Language Day选在每年的4月23日庆祝是因为这一天是William Shakespeare 出生的日子，而William Shakespeare 又
20、是一位400年前的伟大作家，故选A。2What do you know about English?AIt is the most widely used language in the world.BIt is the language spoken by most people.CIt is the top official language of the United Nations.DIt is the oldest language in the world.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段的“English is considered as the world language”可
21、知，英语被认为是世界语言。再根据“English now has official or special status in at least 75 countries with a total population of over two billion.”可知，英语在至少75个国家，20多亿人口中拥有官方的或特殊的地位。由此推知，英语是世界上使用最广泛的语言。3Which of the following languages is NOT one of the UNs six official languages?AChinese.BRussian.CGerman.DFrench.解析：选
22、C细节理解题。根据第三段的“The other five languages are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.”可知，联合国的六种官方语言除了英语之外，还有阿拉伯语、汉语、法语、俄语和西班牙语。由此可知，德语不属于联合国的六种官方语言之一。4It can be known from the passage that _.Athe TOEFL program is no longer popular in ChinaBthe first English Language Day came into being in 2010CEn
23、glish Language Day is the only language day in the worldDThe United Nations will create more Language Days in the future解析：选B细节理解题。根据最后一段的“The United Nations celebrated its first English Language Day on April 23, 2010.”可知，联合国是在2010年庆祝第一个英语语言日的。由此可知，第一个英语语言日是2010年诞生的。B(2019甘肃兰州高考模拟)Bored with your li
24、fe? Dreaming of something different? I always wonder what life would be like 400km above my head. Thats where the International Space Station orbits the earth, with six astronauts living and working on board, for months at a time. How do they sleep? They spend the night floating in a sleeping bag in
25、side a small cubicle (小隔间) on the ceiling.American astronaut Sunita Williams explains，“Its like a little phone booth, but its pretty comfortable and it doesnt matter if I turn over and sleep upside down. I dont have any sensation (感觉) in my head that tells me Im upside down.”Brushing your teeth in a
26、 place where you cant have a tap or a sink can be a challenge. Can you imagine the mess that running water would make in zero gravity? Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield uses a straw to put a big blob (一滴) of water from a sealed bag onto an ordinary toothbrush and adds a little toothpaste which he ha
27、s to swallow when hes done.Daily exercise is essential.The lack of gravity makes bones more fragile and muscles lose strength so astronauts are encouraged to work out for at least two hours a day.The role of astronauts in the International Space Station is to act as lab technicians for scientists ba
28、ck on earth. So they spend their time maintaining their environment and performing and monitoring experiments in a confined space about the size of a Boeing 747. Almost every task is carefully planned by mission control although most astronauts spend their first days losing things until they get use
29、d to sticking everything they use to the walls with Velcro, duct tape (强力胶带) or clips (夹子)One of their most valued perks (额外待遇) is the view from “the office”， dominated by that gigantic blue ball down there, sitting in the darkness of space. Wow! Absolutely breathtaking!语篇解读：本文主要讲述了太空中宇航员的生活和工作情况。5W
30、hen they sleep upside down, the astronauts will not get dizzy because _.Athey dont feel it Bthey sleep in the daytimeCthey sleep in special sleeping bagsDthey are trained to adapt to the conditions of weightlessness解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段可知，宇航员倒着睡不会晕是因为大脑并没有感知到这种颠倒的行为，故选A。6Why may astronauts lose things?AB
31、ecause they always forget where they put their things.BBecause in zero gravity, everything that is not stuck down floats.CBecause they are so busy that they dont have enough time to put their things away.DBecause in a space station, there arent enough places for astronauts to store their things.解析：选
32、B推理判断题。根据第二、三、五段内容可知，在失重状态下没有被固定的东西会飘浮起来以至于会丢失，故选B。7What parts become weak if astronauts dont exercise?ATheir teeth and bones.BTheir brains and bones.CTheir teeth and muscles.DTheir bones and muscles.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段第二句中的“The lack of gravity makes bones more fragile and muscles lose strength”可知，宇航员不锻炼的话，他们的肌肉和骨头会变得虚弱。8What is the best title for the text?AThe Problems We Met in SpaceBHow to Become an AstronautCLiving and Working in SpaceDThe International Space Station解析：选C标题归纳题。根据第一段和全文的整体内容可推知，本文主要讲的是太空中宇航员的生活和工作情况，故选C。