1、Module 4Music Born in America.单词拼写1His method presents a new a _ to learning foreign languages.2Our teacher has advanced the d_ for handing in homework by one week.3Unfortunately there has been a sharp d _ in demand this year.4The book made a deep i_ on him.5They worked hard day and night to finish
2、the project ahead of s_.6The tourists _ (抗议)about the bad service at the restaurant.7I do believe it is possible for different ethnic groups to live together in _(和谐)8Since the 1980s,the computer industry has _(迅速发展)9There are new _ (技巧)for producing special effects in movies.10Advanced figures are
3、_(涌现)in large numbers in this era of ours.答案:1.approach2.deadline3.decline4.impression5.schedule6.protested7.harmony8.boomed9.techniques10.emerging.根据句意,用所给单词或短语的适当形式填空arise, devote, rather than, try out, far from, rhythm, otherwise, boom, in order, take advantage of1We _ full _ the hotel facilities
4、.2Do the exercises with slow, _ movements.3Youll have to go, _ youll miss the bus.4Many problems _ from the lack of communication.5We were deeply impressed by his _ to his career.6By the 1980s, the computer industry was _.7She telephoned _ wrote.8The computer is working _.9_ your new motorbike in th
5、e driveway.10It is _ clear what he intends to do.答案:1.took; advantage of2.rhythmic3.otherwise4.arose5devotion6.booming7.rather than8.in order9.Try out10far from.单项填空1During the break time, workers discussed many _ to solving the problems in their work.AapproachesBmeansCplans Dways答案:A句意:在休息时,工人们讨论了解
6、决工作中遇到的问题的多种方法。A、B、D三项都可当“方法”讲。A项后接介词to;B项后接of;D项后接of或to do不定式;C项plan“计划”,后接不定式作定语。2He has quit _ computer games since his parents caught him.AplayBplayingCplayedDto play答案:Bquit后接名词或动名词,答案为B。3My phone is _. Can I use yours?Ain order Bout of orderCout of the order Din the order答案:B由后句的“Can I use you
7、rs?”可知my phone是出故障了,故答案为B。out of order表示“出故障”。4(2011长春模拟)Your understanding on the theory is _ satisfactory. You must read more after class.Afar from Bup toCalong with Dfree of答案:A句意:你对这个理论的理解远不令人满意。课下要多读一读。far from “远非,绝不”,符合句意。up to “多达,直到”;along with“和一起”;free of“无的;摆脱的”,都不符合句意。5The idea for the
8、new plan came to his mind, _ to his experiment in the lab.Awhile devoting Bwhile devoting himselfCwhile he was devoted Dwhile devoted答案:C句意:当他在实验室专心于实验时,对于这个新的计划他想到了办法。因为在这个句子中,主从句的主语不一致,所以A、B、D都是错误的。6I was not _ that I had cut myself until I saw the blood all over my hand.Aastonished BannoyedCconsc
9、ious Dafraid答案:C句意:直到看到满手的血,我才意识到我割伤自己了。astonished“对感到惊讶的”;annoyed“烦恼的”;conscious“有意识的”;afraid“害怕的,担心的”。结合语境,C项为正确答案。7(2011安庆模拟)The head of the company promised to deal with matters of this sort _ he returned to his office.Auntil BwhileCby the time Dthe moment答案:D句意:公司领导答应一回到办公室就处理这种问题。the moment用来引
10、导时间状语从句,意为“一就”。8Id like to take _ of this opportunity to thank you for your help.Aadvantage BcaseCuse Dcare答案:A句意:我要利用这次机会来感谢你的帮助。take advantage of“利用”;take care of“小心照管”。9Youd better _ the instructions so that the children could understand them.Adecline BreduceCconcentrate Dsimplify答案:D句意:你最好把这些指示简
11、化一下,以便孩子们能够理解它们。decline“下降,谢绝”;reduce“减少”;concentrate“全神贯注”;simplify“简化,使简明”。结合语境,应用simplify。10_ the bananas to go bad, he preferred to sell them at half price.ARather than allowing BRather than to allowCMore than allow DRather than allow答案:Dprefer to do A rather than do B表示“与做B相比宁愿做A,宁愿做A而不愿做B”。本句中
12、rather than被提到了句首。11On Monday morning, while the sun was _ in the east, we watched the national flag _ to the top of the pole.Araising; arise Brising; arisingCraising; rise Drising; being raised答案:Drise vi. “升起”;arise vi. “出现,兴起”;raise vt. “举起,使升高”。12Her son, to whom she was so _, went abroad ten ye
13、ars ago.AlovedBcaredCdevotedDaffected答案:Cbe devoted to sb.表示“对挚爱”。13The advantage human beings have to _ the sun is worth discussing.Atake ofBplay withCtake onDdo with答案:A“human beings have to take of the sun”是一个定语从句,修饰advantage,其实是考查了take advantage of“利用”。14(2011哈师大附中高三期中考试)She _ to have lunch with
14、 her friend, saying that she wasnt feeling well.AdeclinedBresignedCtendedDapproved答案:A根据后半句的内容可知她“婉言拒绝”和朋友一起吃午饭。后三项分别表示“辞职”;“趋向”;“赞成”。15(2011湖南濮阳调研)The long speech _ by that old professor seemed _ and endless. He felt so _ that he nearly fell asleep.Agave; disappointed; boringBgiven; disappointed; b
15、oredCgiving; disappointing; boringDgiven; disappointing; bored答案:D句意:那位老教授的报告似乎很令人失望而且没完没了,他如此厌烦以至于都快睡着了。given by that old professor是过去分词短语作后置定语修饰speech。句中是说报告让人失望,所以用disappointing。后一句描述的是他的感受,因此用bored。.完形填空It was my birthday, so my wife, my brother and my child treated ourselves to dinner in a rest
16、aurant that we had never been to before. As we walked back to our car, a very thin man _1_ my brother saying he hadnt eaten for a while and asking for _2_ .Usually my wife and I treat such _3_ with suspicion (怀疑) but my brother took a _4_ approach and he started talking with the man.The man said he
17、was a _5_ and had come to Dubai from Pakistan to find a _6_. His visa was expiring(到期) in three or four days. He had no friends here, couldnt _7_ a singing job, and was surviving hand to mouth. He had a _8_ ticket that had to be confirmed. To do this he needed 70 dirhams.My brother gave him 20 dirha
18、ms for _9_ and asked the man to give him a _10_ from the airlines ticket office the next day. He also _11_ the man a travel card for the Dubai metro(地铁)_12_, I found out that my brother went to the ticket office the next day and had this mans _13_ confirmed. There were some _14_ fees, plus the man h
19、ad 300 dirhams room rent to be _15_.Having done all that my brother then helped the man get some chocolates and _16_ to take back home to his family.The man was so _17_. He kept in touch and _18_ called my brother from Pakistan later,_19_ him for all his help.Well, it was a valuable lesson in human
20、_20_ that I learned from my younger brother on my birthday!1A.followed BaffectedCinformed Dapproached答案:D由下文可知,这个很瘦的男子和作者的弟弟说话了,因此这里是指他走近了作者的弟弟。approach意为“走近,靠近”。2A.food BmoneyCservice Dadvice答案:B由第二段的内容可知,该男子向作者他们说明了自己现在的困境,他特别提到了他需要确认返程机票的钱。由此判断,他要的是“钱”。本题很容易因为空前的he hadnt eaten for a while而误选A项,结合
21、下文可知,单要食物并不能解决他的问题,因此可排除该项。3A.dreams BsuggestionsCrequests Dwishes答案:C上文中的asking for money是一种“请求”,故用request。4A.different BproperCperfect Dshort答案:A由空前的but可知,作者在这里将自己与弟弟进行了比较;再根据下文的叙述可知,弟弟采取了不同的(different)方法。5A.writer BsingerCpainter Dteacher答案:B由7空后的a singing job可推知,他是一名歌手(singer)。6A.friend BchanceC
22、college Djob答案:D联系语境和后面的内容可知他从巴勒斯坦来迪拜是为了找一份工作(job)。7A.get BofferCkeep Dhold答案:A由上下文可知,他现在缺钱,只能勉强度日,因此判断他没有找到工作,故用get符合文意。8A.free BspecialCreturn Dsingle答案:C由下文可知,那个男子是要回家,因此此处应是a return ticket(往返票)。9A.food BpetrolCclothes Dhotels答案:A第四段中提到作者的弟弟去售票处确认了机票,又付清了房租,因此推断这20迪拉姆应该是让他买“饭”的钱。10A.note BnameCha
23、nd Dcall答案:D由12空后的内容可知,弟弟第二天去了售票处。由此可知,此处是指他让那人第二天从航空公司的售票处给他打电话(call)。11A.lent BgaveCpromised Dsent答案:B上一句中有gave him 20 dirhams,该空前有also,由此可知,此处指弟弟还给了那人一张迪拜地铁的乘车卡。12A.Therefore BHoweverCLater DAgain答案:C空后的内容是后来作者发现的事情,故用later。该空后面的内容与上文没有因果或者转折关系,因此可以排除A、B两项。13A.ticket BidentityCvisa Dpaper答案:A根据上文
24、中的“He had a 8(return) ticket that had to be confirmed.”可知,此处是指弟弟去确认了那人的车票(ticket)。14A.high BextraClow Duseless答案:B联系空后的plus the man had 300 dirhams roomrent可知,除了付确认机票的钱,弟弟还为那人付了其他额外的(extra)费用。15A.collected BacceptedClost Dpaid答案:D根据上文可知,这300迪拉姆是要支付(pay)的房费。16A.pictures BinstrumentsCgifts Dcards答案:C由
25、空后的to take back home to his family可知,此空填的是那人要带回家的东西,因此C项gifts最合适。17A.touched BsatisfiedCdisappointed Dencouraged答案:A 弟弟为那人做了这么多,那人应该很感动(touched)。下一句说那人回国后还与作者的弟弟保持联系,也可以看出这一点。18A.also BevenCalmost Dnever答案:B回国后,他继续与弟弟保持着联系。此处指他“甚至”打国际电话给弟弟,故用even。19A.asking BmentioningCrefusing Dthanking答案:D联系空后的for
26、 all his help可知,那人打电话给弟弟是为了“感谢”他对自己的帮助。20A.history BthoughtCkindness Dsociety答案:C文中所描述的作者弟弟的行为体现出的是一种人性之善,这给作者上了宝贵的一课。human kindness意为“人性之善”。.短文填空根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Every day has just 24 hoursand this applies to all people. Some people are constantly pushed for time. This artic
27、le is about how we can learn to manage our valuable time more effectively.In reality we cannot manage time. We can only manage ourselves and our relationship with time._1_ And habits are not that easy to change.Below here are tips that can help you manage your time better. Organize your goals.Organi
28、ze your goals based on two criteria: degree of urgency and importance: a. Should be done today, tomorrow, etc. b. Should be done at “that date”. c. Can be put off for so many days. d. Can ask someone else to do it. _2_Clean up your list.Make a list of everything you think that is not helping or bene
29、fiting you and do not do them!Focus on one goal.Concentrate only on one goal at a time. Otherwise, if while dealing with something you think about everything you can do later, most likely you will get bored and disappointed._3_ The boredom (厌倦) is guaranteed with this way of thinking.Identify your d
30、eadlines._4_ Divide the activities per day / week and longterm goals to get a clear picture of what you have to do and when.Find suitable work environment._5_Be realistic.Make sure that your goals are realistic and do not try for the impossible.Say “NO”Learn to say “no” to other activities, requests
31、 and people who eat your time (unless indeed at that very moment it is necessary for you to help them)AAllow time to adjust your list if necessary.BAfter all, how we use our time is largely a matter of habit.CCreate a suitable environment to work, one that fits your style.DCheck the list of what you
32、 should do and when it must be completed.EAfter organizing your goals, start with the most important and urgent.FIt is like every time you eat you think all the meals you must eat in your life.GDo not let boredom discourage you if what you have to complete is boring.答案:15BEFDC.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改
33、作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在其下面写出修改后的词。注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。The teacher I loved her most was my English teacher in my senior high school. She was one of those strict teacher but she was v
34、ery patiently with us and cared about each one of us. Thus we guys all respected for her. She told us many stories about English history and spent a lot of time teach us literature and how to write. She always writes helpful comments and suggestions for writing,organizing and presented better work.
35、She inspired us to read and write for pleasure, that gave us confidence. She always made us feel happy in his class. She made big difference to our lives. Thats why I teach now.答案:The teacher I loved most was my English teacher in my senior high school. She was one of those strict but she was very w
36、ith us and cared about each one of us. Thus we guys all respected her. She told us many stories about English history and spent a lot of time us literature and how to write. She always helpful comments and suggestions for writing,organizing and better work. She inspired us to read and write for pleasure, gave us confidence. She always made us feel happy in class. She made big difference to our lives. Thats why I teach now.