1、UNIT 4Period Four题组A基础练(建议用时：10分钟).单词拼写1They have _(宣布) that they will hold their wedding ceremony next week.2The best _(方法) to building up your body is to do exercise every day.3On the way to school，Tom came across one of his classmates，and they _(问候) each other by saying “Good morning”4After being
2、 questioned by the police，she was released without _(指控)5The British and the Americans not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social _(风俗)6With a large family to feed, he has to work in the _(酒吧) in his spare time.7It is surrounded by mountains and the Pacific _(海洋)8They s
3、aid goodbye to the villagers，with tears _(滚动) down their cheeks.9Bill is a _(慷慨的) person，who has given millions of dollars to help those people in the disaster-hit area.10A great number of fine poems were written by some famous _(诗人)【答案】1.announced2.approach3.greeted4charge5.customs6.pub7.Ocean8roll
4、ing9.generous10.poets.单句语法填空1The company made an _(announce) that they decided to introduce their products to Asia.2With the Spring Festival _(approach)，the students are beginning to talk about their plans.3Henry，a boy from the countryside，is eager _(go) to a famous university，so he always works har
5、d.4In the _(crowd) city，my father prefers walking to taking a bus.5_ is a shame that you missed the lecture on the British Culture given by Thompson.6She is very generous _her time，but mean with money.7He _(charge) with taking dangerous products，which made us all surprised.8So far, large amounts of
6、money _(spend) on that big project.9I will try my best，but cant _(sure) that I will succeed this time.10In my opinion，it is important _we should value our friends instead of phones in our real life.【答案】1.announcement2.approaching3.to go4crowded5.It6.with7.was charged8have been spent9.ensure10.that.完
7、成句子1_ _ _ _ _，I do believe that I will have a better understanding of your country and culture.由于你的慷慨帮助，我相信我会更好地了解你的国家和文化。2Peter _ _ _ _ _ because he has just left home.彼得很可能迟到，因为他才刚刚出门。3The scientist is explaining how to do the experiment，_ _ _ _ _.这位科学家正在讲如何做那个实验，有很多学生围着他。4While climbing the mount
8、ain，we can _ _ _ _ and beautiful scenery.爬山的时候，我们可以享受到温暖的阳光和美丽的风景。5The students hold different opinions about how to _ _ _ _.关于如何保护中国传统文化，学生们观点不一。【答案】1.Thanks to your generous help2is likely to be late3with many students surrounding him4enjoy the warm sunshine5protect traditional Chinese culture题组B提
9、升练(建议用时：30分钟).阅读理解If you ask people to name the one person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get answers like “Shakespeare” “Samuel Johnson” and “Webster” but none of these men had any effect at all compared to a man who didnt even speak EnglishWilliam the Conqueror.Befor
10、e 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived peoples belonging to two major language groups. In the west-central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in the north lived the Scots, whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. In the rest of the country liv
11、ed the Saxons, actually a mixture of Anglos, Saxons, and other Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we now call Anglo-Saxon (or Old English), a Germanic language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German.But this state of affairs did not last. In 1066 the No
12、rmans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official language of England while Old English became the language of peasants. As a result, English words of politics and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, mo
13、dern English even shows a distinction (区别) between upper-class French and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words. We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows the fact that the Saxon peasa
14、nts were doing the farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating.When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more “foreign” than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does
15、. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one mans ambition.()1.The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before 1066 were_.AWelsh and ScottishBNordic and GermanicCCeltic and Old English
16、DAnglo-Saxon and Germanic()2. Which of the following groups of words are, by inference, rooted in French?Apresident, lawyer, beefBpresident, bread, waterCbread, field, sheepDfolk, field, cow()3.Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe?AMost adverti
17、sements in France appear in English.BThey know little of the history of the English language.CMany French words are similar to English ones.DThey know French better than German.()4.What is the subject discussed in the text?AThe history of Great Britain.BThe similarity between English and French.CThe
18、 rule of England by William the Conqueror.DThe French influences on the English language.【语篇解读】本文介绍了英语在古代历史上的发展、变化过程，并介绍了法语对英语的影响。1C细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“In the west-central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in the north lived the Scots, was also Celtic.”可知，第一大主要语言为凯尔特语。又根据第二段第三句可知，另
19、一大分支为古英语。故选C。2A细节理解题。根据第三段中“As a result, English words of politics and the law come from French rather than German.”可知，英语中关于政治和法律的词来源于法语而不是德语。根据“We even have different words which shows the fact that the Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eati
20、ng.”可知，有关政治、法律以及家中煮着的食物最可能来源于法国，故选A。3C细节理解题。根据第四段第一句当美国人到欧洲旅游时，他们经常发现德语比法语更像外国语，因为在德国，他们看见的标签和广告语看起来比法语更与英语不同。所以，许多法语词汇和英语很像。故选C。4D主旨大意题。文章开篇即抛出问题：谁对英语的影响最大，接着给出答案：征服者威廉。可见文章即将讨论的问题就是他对英语的影响。接下来，作者介绍了1066年以前的英国语言由两大派系组成，而之后由于威廉的雄心，才使得古英语成为英国的主要语言，而法语也成为对英语影响颇深的语言。故选D。阅读加油站upper-class adj. 上层阶级的lower
21、-class adj. 下层阶级的Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one mans ambition.很少有人意识到英语一开始实际上是日耳曼语，而法国的影响完全是一个人的野心的结果。.完形填空Dad loved children.And he always wanted a_1_ family.Eventually，he got what he wanted with t
22、welve children in the family.Without fail，he would show us all to visitors.Once，Dad_2_ presented the first three children in the family，Ann，Mary and Ernestine，to some visitors.Then he picked up a fourth child，and said，“And this is our_3_model，complete with all the improvements.And dont think that th
23、is is all，we are _4_ the 1953 model some time next month.”But what he_5_ most was taking us out for a drive.On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted _6_ that he had seen eleven people in our car，not_7_Mum and Dad._8_，Dad called out over his shoulder，“You _9_ the second baby
24、 up from the front here，Mister.”Another time，Dad told us this joke，though we were not sure whether he was telling us the_10_. Mum，who was a psychologist，once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the _11_.When Mum returned，she asked him if everything had been OK.He said everything was_12_
25、 except that one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been _13_.When he pointed at the child that had been _14_ Mum looked at him calmly and said，“Thats not one of ours，dear.He _15_ next door.”()1.A.rich Blovely Cclose Dlarge()2.A.surprisingly Bnervously Cgenerously Dproudly()3.A.
26、dearest Bsmallest Clatest Dyoungest()4.A.ordering Bselling Cexpecting Dimproving()5.A.hated Benjoyed Ccared Dhoped()6.A.doubtfully Bexcitedly Ccalmly Ddirectly()7.A.counting Bnaming Cshowing Dreading()8.A.Immediately BCarefully CAngrily DEasily()9.A.saw Bmissed Cforgot Dleft()10.A.truth Bstory Cadve
27、nture Daccident()11.A.lecture Bhouse Coffice Dactivity()12.A.expensive Bregular Ccorrect Dfine()13.A.troublesome Bcareless Cactive Dquiet()14.A.found Bcaught Cpunished Dwounded()15.A.goes to Bbelongs to Cworks Dplays【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述的是父亲想要一个大家庭，且分享了一些由于孩子多而产生的一些趣事。1D根据下文 “he got what he wanted wit
28、h twelve children in the family.”可知，父亲想要一个大家庭，故选D。2D父亲自豪地让大家看最大的三个孩子，故选D。surprisingly吃惊地；nervously紧张地；generously大方地；proudly自豪地。3C由下文“next month”可知，这是最新的(latest)。故选C。4C不要认为这是所有的，“我们”期待下个月的第1953模型的出现，故选C。expect意为“期待，盼望”。5B父亲“最喜欢的”(enjoy most)是带我们去兜风。故选B。6B有一个人看到十一个孩子很兴奋。故选B。doubtfully怀疑地； excitedly兴奋地
29、；calmly平静地；directly直接地。7A这十一个不包括父母，故选A。count意为“计数，计算在内”。8A对于那个人的话，父亲立即回应。故选A。 immediately立刻地；carefully仔细地；angrily生气地；easily容易地。9B由第一段内容可知有十二个孩子，所以说是漏(missed)了一个。故选B。10A“我们”不确定父亲是否讲了实情。故选A。 truth实情；story故事；adventure冒险；accident事故。11B母亲出去做演讲，留下父亲照顾家。故选B。12D他说一切都是好的，除了其中一个孩子被教训了一顿之外”，故选D。13A其中一个孩子被教训了一顿
30、是因为这个孩子做了些令人烦恼的事，故选A。troublesome令人烦恼的。14C由上文中 “taught a lesson”可知，这个孩子被惩罚了。故选C。15B母亲说：“这不是我们的孩子，他是邻居家的。”故选B。go to去到；belong to属于；work工作；play演奏。.应用文写作教师节前，你校邀请美国著名学者Smith教授来学校作关于“科学和中国现代化”的报告。请你代表学校致欢迎辞。内容如下：1表示热烈欢迎，感到十分荣幸；2简单介绍Smith教授；3要求同学们认真做笔记，会后讨论。注意：1词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_One possible version
31、：Ladies and gentlemen，Good morning!We feel very much honorable before Teachers Day to have a chance to invite Professor Smith to give us a lecture on “Science and Chinas Modernization”Professor Smith is famous all over the world for his great achievements in the field of science.He has a great reput
32、ation all around the world and is respected by people from all countries.Please allow me，first of all，on behalf of all present here，to give our warm welcome to the respected guest who has come from so far away.All the students must pay attention to taking notes attentively.We will have a discussion about Professor Smiths speech after the lecture.
