1、课时作业(二十)必修4Module 2 Traffic Jam(限时:35分钟).单项填空1Im tired. Im taking next week off._, honey.You do need a break.ANot so sure BForget it CGreat idea DNo way2Before you quit your job, _ how your family would feel about your decision.Aconsider BconsideringCto consider Dconsidered3Come and see me whenever_
2、. Ayou are convenientByou will be convenientCit is convenient to youDit will be convenient to you4With five hungry children seated round the table, the food disappeared_. Ain no time Bat one timeCat the same time Don time5_ and the housing problems for lowincome families in this area could be settle
3、d.AIf we double our effortsBUnless we make every effortCMake more effortsDMaking greater efforts6The solution _ this problem is acceptable. So I am _ it.Aof; against Bto; forCto; on Don; for7I am in no _ for telling jokes. Amind BformCmood Dthought8You are_me crazy. Cant you stop complaining? Well.
4、I will shut up. Agiving Bkeeping Cdriving Dcausing 9Its time I_to thinking about my future. Agot down Bwent down Cbroke down Dcame down10The captain stood on board, _ his face and arms _ in the sun.Ato leave; burnt Bto leave; burningCleaving; burnt Dleaving; burning11Please dont speak of this. I don
5、t want it to_.Aget along Bget onCget to Dget around12Have you received Jacks plan?Yes, but I dont think his plan is_. Aworth being consideredBworthy to be consideredCworthy of consideringDworth to be considered13The old woman sat alone in the room,in which there wasnt much furniture,eyes_on the oppo
6、site wall.Afixed BfixingChad been fixed Dwere fixing14Jack, how can you_all your things on the floor?Sorry, Mum.I_take them away as soon as possible.Aspread; will Bput; mustCspread; must Dput; will15_?Im trying to memorize some new words,but the radio is too loud.Ill turn it down.ACan I ask you a fa
7、vourBHave you got itCHow are you doingDWhat on earth can I talk about.阅读理解AMr Peter Johnson, aged twentythree, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr Johnson took the only escape routethrough the boot(行李箱)Mr Johnsons ca
8、r had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent, after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr Johnson said. “I couldnt force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew
9、water would come flooding in.”Mr Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof. Then he began his struggle to escape.Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the onl
10、y coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.”It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr Johnson fou
11、nd a wrench and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally_it_gave,_but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up.”His hands and arms cut and bruised
12、(擦伤), Mr Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmers wife, Mrs Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the b
13、ottom of the ditch.16What is the best title for this newspaper article?AThe story of Mr Johnson, a sweet salesmanBCar boot can serve as the best escape routeCDriver escaped through the car bootDThe driver survived a terrible car accident17Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr Jo
14、hnson?AThe hammer. BThe coin.CThe screw. DThe horn.18Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?AMr Johnsons car stood on its boot as it fell down.BMr Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam.CMr Johnsons car accident was partly due to the slippery road.DMr Johns
15、on struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat.19The underlined part means that _Aluckily the door was torn away in the endBat last the wrench went brokenCthe lock came open after all his effortsDthe chance was lost at the last minute20It may be inferred from the passage that _Athe di
16、tch was along a quiet country roadBthe accident happened on a clear warm dayCthe police helped Mr Johnson get out of the ditchDMr Johnson had a tender wife and was well attendedBAn 8yearold girl was dragged about 900 feet by a school bus today in Livingston County. According to state police, the inc
17、ident occurred at about 2:40 pm on State Route 436 in the town of Ossian after three sisters were dropped off the bus. As the last sister was leaving the bus, the driver John Coley, 62, of Wayland, Steuben County, told police that he was not paying attention when he closed the door and trapped her b
18、ackpack inside. Coley then continued 900 feet before he realized the girl was being dragged, state police said. The girl was hurt and was transported to Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville, Livingston County, by Dansville Ambulance. Another 8yearold child on the bus said he hit his head
19、 on the seat in front of him when the bus came to a sudden stop, causing an earache. Conservation staff in New Zealand have put down 33 stranded(搁浅) whales after several attempts to refloat them failed. The whales shot Thursday were the last of 99 that stranded themselves Monday on Farewell Spit on
20、the South Island. Department of Conservation area manager John Mason says staff and hundreds of volunteers had tried all week to get the whales refloated. He says they thought they were successful Wednesday when they got the whales into deep waterbut were saddened Thursday to find that they had swum
21、 back ashore. He says the condition of the whales had significantly become worse. As well as the 33 whales that were shot, 36 had died naturally since Monday and 17 were successfully refloated. Thirteen remained unknown.21The last sister was dragged by the bus because_Ashe stood too close to the bus
22、 when getting offBthe bus driver stopped the bus suddenlyCsomething was wrong with the bus doorDher backpack was stuck in the closed door22It can be inferred from the first news that_Athree sisters were dragged about 900 feet by a school busBthe driver stopped the bus immediately he realized his mis
23、takeCtwo children were hurt and sent to hospitalDa boy was hurt when the bus started suddenly23How many whales were trapped ashore in total?A33. B36.C99. D13.24The 33 refloated whales returned ashore on_AMonday BTuesdayCWednesday DThursday课时作业(二十).1.C2.A3C考查convenient的用法。convenient意为“方便的”,常用于“It is convenient (for sb) to do”或“sth is convenient to sb”结构。convenient 常用it 作主语,指时间;另外,whenever引导时间状语从句,其谓语动词应用一般现在时表示将来。故选C项。4A5.C6.B7.C8.C9.A10.C11.D12.B13A14.A15.A.A16C17.B18.C19.C20.AB21D22.B23.C24.D