1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家课时作业4Lesson 4Sea Stories.单词拼写1The baby was born with a heart problem and only survived (幸存) for a few hours.2Lisa! Im sorry, I didnt recognise (认出) youyouve had your hair cut!3Unable (不能) to sleep, I got up and made myself a drink.4The two men were complete opposites (相反). Simon was
2、tall and fair, while Clive was short and dark.5Water was leaking (渗漏) from a pipe in the bathroom.6The kids watched as the coin sank (下沉) to the bottom of the pool.7You can float (漂浮) very easily in the Dead Sea because its so salty.8The children were screaming (尖叫) with laughter at the news.9He had
3、 a narrow escape (逃脱) in the traffic accident.10Tom gradually recovered (康复) with his mothers good care.单句语法填空1The last guest to_arrive (arrive), our party will start.2The doctors hold out little hope of his recovery (recover)3The thunderstorm terrified (terrify) the child and he burst into tears.4T
4、he population of senior citizens in China, as is shown in the chart, makes up a large part of the whole population.5If you have a job, do devote yourself to it and finally youll succeed.6Fortunately he survived (survive) the Wenchuan earthquake.7Charles often attempts to escape being_fined (fine) wh
5、enever he breaks traffic regulations.8I was walking in the street when the accident happened.9I looked up at the clouds floating (float) in the sky.10Alexander tried to get his work recognised (recognise) in the medical circles.单句改错1With my special care, my mother recovered her quickly.herherself2Th
6、e small girl is terrifying at that big black cat.terrifyingterrified3It was a mercy that the whole family survived in the earthquake.去掉in4It was lucky for him to escape killed in that accident.escape后加being5It is reported in the newspaper, talks between the two countries are making progress.ItAs.选词填
7、空make sense； pick up； all at once； on the edge of； in the direction of； at great speed； sink into； be terrified of1Your sister passed me in her new car, driving at_great_speed.2All_at_once,_I remembered that I hadnt locked the door.3After lunch, they kept on going in_the_direction_of their village.4
8、Were waiting until the weather picks_up a bit.5Dont put the glass on_the_edge_of the table; it might fall off.6So it makes_sense to use the Web to keep in touch.7She is_terrified_of him and wont make a statement.8I was so tired when I got home that all I wanted to do was sink_into an armchair.完成句子1I
9、t_is_recognised_that the plasticizer is harmful to our health.人们都认为塑化剂对健康有害。2The compass, as_is_known_to_us,_was invented in ancient China.众所周知，指南针是在中国古代发明的。3It took me just two months to recover_from_illness.我只花了两个月就康复了。4Do_be_careful. This floor is slippery.务必小心一点儿，这地板很滑。5Weather_permitting,_were
10、going to visit you tomorrow.如果天气允许，我们明天去看你。6There he picked_up_diving,_one of his many athletic pastimes.在那儿他学会了潜水他众多的体育消遣之一。7Her uncle survived_the_earthquake,_but no one else in her family did.她叔叔从地震中幸存下来了，但她的其他家人都未幸免。8Jim was_watching_a_late_night_film_at_home_when,_right in the middle of a thril
11、ling scene, the television went blank.吉姆正在家里看午夜电影，恰好演到一个惊险场面时，电视没影像了。.阅读理解The pupils of Grangetown High have been busy getting to know their newest and tallest classmatea 7metertall giraffe outside their school.The giraffe is a huge sculpture (雕像). The schools headmaster noticed it in an artists gar
12、den as he drove past one day, and thought it would be perfect for his school. “I knew everyone would love it，” he said, “because our basketball team is known as the Grangetown Giraffes, and they wear giraffes on their shirts. So I asked them to write to the artist, asking how much it would cost to b
13、uy the giraffe. He was very kind and got it ready to deliver (递送) in six weeksall for nothing! It was expected to arrive one Sunday morning, so that the pupils would see it when they got to school on Mondayat that time they had no idea that we were getting it.”The artist, Tom Bennett was a universit
14、y professor of chemistry before he retired in 2012 and only took up metalwork a couple of years ago. “Ive always drawn pictures.” he said, “I can even remember doing it on my first day at schoolI drew a horse. I wanted it to be the best horse picture ever, but I dont think I succeeded.” Toms first m
15、etalwork was a bicycle on which he and his wife could go cycling together, “It was the most uncomfortable bike ever created，” he said, “so I gave up making bicycles and went into sculpture instead.”Meanwhile the pupils at Grangetown High are very happy with their new classmate. “Were going to hold a
16、 competition to give it a proper name.” said one girl, “Everyone likes the expression on its face, so perhaps that will give us some ideas.”本文是一篇记叙文。一尊长颈鹿雕像将要来到Grangetown High。1What can we learn about the giraffe according to the text?AIt was specially made for a basketball team.BIt was given to Gra
17、ngetown High for free.CIt was as tall as a basketball player.DIt was sent to Grangetown High on Monday.答案：B解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的“He was very kind and got it ready to deliver (递送) in six weeksall for nothing！”可知，这件长颈鹿雕塑作品是免费赠予Grangetown High的。故选B。2How did the pupils probably feel when they got to school on
18、 Monday?ASurprised. BSad.CShy. DConfident.答案：A解析：推理判断题。由第一段内容和第二段中的“It was expected to arrive one Sunday morning, so that the pupils would see it when they got to school on Mondayat that time they had no idea that we were getting it.”可知，周一学生们到校后，看到长颈鹿雕像时应该会非常惊奇。故选A。3Which of the following is TRUE ab
19、out Tom Bennett?AHe visited Grangetown High as a professor.BHe did well in drawing, especially horses.CHe learned a lot about sculpture at university.DHe showed interest in art at an early age.答案：D解析：推理判断题。由第三段Tom说的“Ive always drawn pictures”以及“I can even remember doing it on my first day at school”
20、可知，他从小就对艺术感兴趣。故选D。4Whats the main idea of the text?AIt was difficult to name a giraffe.BA metal giraffe arrived at Grangetown High.CTom Bennett is famous as a sculptor.DThe Grangetown Giraffes is a strong team.答案：B解析：主旨大意题。根据文章主要内容为讲述Grangetown High的校长为孩子们“购置”了一尊长颈鹿雕像的故事。故选B。.语法填空Happiness has diffe
21、rent meanings to different people. To some, it means _1_ (surround) by family and friends and achieving success. To _2_， it can _3_ (simple) mean a day without suffering or just being alive. However, how to find happiness is not easy, especially when you are in hard times. Sang Lan is _4_ very good
22、example of someone who is happy with her life, even when people expect her to be sad.Sang Lan, _5_ best event was the vault, was a happy and successful gymnast in China. She started winning _6_ (competition) in 1991. Though her training means living apart from her parents, she was happy _7_ (devote
23、) herself to gymnastics. In 1998, a small accident during her practicing vaults at the Goodwill Games could _8_ (cost) her future happiness. However, instead of crying about what she had lost and feeling _9_ (hope), Sang Lan thought about what she could do to get better. When she went back to China,
24、 she studied broadcasting at Peking University and then hosted a sports programme about the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She believes that keeping busy _10_ (help) her to stay positive.本文是一篇议论文。文章通过体操运动员桑兰的故事，说明幸福对不同的人有不同的意义。1being_surrounded解析：考查动名词。句意：对一些人来说，它意味着被家人和朋友包围并取得成功。mean doing sth.“意味着做某事”，且so
25、me和surround之间是一种被动关系，故答案为being surrounded。2others解析：考查固定结构。句意：对另一些人来说，它可能只是意味着没有痛苦或只是活着。some.others.“一些另一些”。结合句意可知答案为others。3simply解析：考查副词。句意：对另一些人来说，它可能只是意味着没有痛苦或只是活着。此处mean是动词，副词修饰动词，故答案为simply。4a解析：考查不定冠词。句意：桑兰是一个很好的例子，甚至当人们认为她是难过时，她都对自己的生活感到满意。结合句意可知答案为a。5whose解析：考查定语从句。句意：桑兰，她最好的项目是跳马，是中国的一名快乐和
26、成功的体操运动员。此处Sang Lan是先行词，指人，在后面的定语从句作定语，故答案为whose。6competitions解析：考查名词复数。句意：她从1991年开始赢得比赛。结合句意可知此处用名词复数，故答案为competitions。7to_devote解析：考查动词不定式。句意：虽然她的训练意味着要和父母分开，但她很乐意投身于体操。be happy to do sth.“乐于做某事”，故答案为to devote。8have_cost解析：考查时态。句意：1998年，她在友好运动会上练习跳跃时发生的一个小事故可能会让她失去未来的幸福。could have done表示对过去动作的推测，结合句意可知答案为have cost。9hopeless解析：考查形容词。句意：然而，桑兰并没有因为失去而哭泣，也没有感到绝望，相反，她思考着如何做才能更好。结合句意可知答案为hopeless。10helps解析：考查时态。句意：她认为保持忙碌有助于她保持积极的心态。结合句意可知句子用一般现在时态，此处动名词作主语，后面的谓语动词用单数形式，故答案为helps。高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！