1、课时作业4Lesson 4Advertisements.单词拼写1She works as a cleaner (清洁工) and makes contributions to the environment.2It is so noisy (嘈杂的) outside that I cant focus my mind on my work.3In a flash (闪烁), the plane disappeared in the distance.4Examples include burns caused by electric (电子的) shocks, burning clothes
2、, or severe petrol fires.5We should make a practical (切实可行的) plan to stop pollution.6In the past, people used to use smoke to send signals (信号)7They are fighting for rights and freedom (自由)8Put the meat in the refrigerator (冰箱), or it may go bad easily.9Therere many customers (顾客) in this shop on Sa
3、turdays.10If you are in a bad mood, take a hot bath (洗澡).单句语法填空1She went through hard times when she was young.2When he arrived, he found all the work finished (finish)3The journey should only take about 30 minutes, but in practice it usually takes more like an hour.4With all his attention focused (
4、focus) on the book, he didnt notice when I came in.5The police signalled the traffic to_move (move) forward slowly.6I think her translation (translate) of the article is much better than his.7The kids have been really noisy (noise) today.8When she got up from the table, it was obviously the signal f
5、or us to leave.9Remember to put on more clothes to keep warm.10The apples were ripe enough to_pick (pick).单句改错1The trains average speed was no fast than that of our bicycles.fastfaster2With all his attention focusing on his experiment, he has no time to spend with his family.focusingfocused3On theor
6、y, a child could live on breast milk forever, but this is hardly practical.OnIn4I think English is easy to be learn if you have a proper way.去掉be5Up now, the Project Hope has helped thousands of students who would otherwise have dropped out.Up后加to.选词填空put on， in theory， up to， be tired of， be made f
7、rom， go through 1All this sounds good in_theory,_but it may not work in practice.2The band are hoping to put_on a UK show before the end of the year.3When and where the meeting is to be held is up_to our headmaster.4Mother went_through the drawer looking for her glasses.5Wine is_made_from grapes, wh
8、ich are beneficial to your health.6I am_tired_of watching TV; lets go out for a walk!.完成句子1His handwriting is no_better_than mine.他的书法跟我的书法一样差。2While_we_were_talking,_the teacher came in.我们正在说话时，老师进来了。3His suggestion is good in_theory but cannot be in_practice.他的建议在理论上可以，但不能付诸实践。4I always start the
9、day by going_through my mail.我每天总是先看邮件。5I find the programs in the Spring Festival Gala Evening new_and_meaningful.我发现这届春晚上的节目新颖且有意义。6Some poems are_difficult_to_recite_and_understand.有些诗歌很难背诵和理解。.阅读理解In every British town, large and small, you will find shops that sell secondhand goods. Sometimes s
10、uch shops deal mostly in furniture, sometimes in books, sometimes in ornaments (装饰) and household goods, sometimes even in clothes.The furniture may often be “antique”， and it may well have changed hands many times. It may also be very valuable, although the most valuable piece will usually go to th
11、e London salerooms, where one piece might well be sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds. As you look around these shops and see the polished wood of chests and tables, you cannot help thinking of those longdead hands which polished that wood, of those nowclosed eyes which once looked at these pie
12、ces with love.The books, too, may be antique and very precious; some may be rare first printings. Often when someone dies or has to move house, his books may all be sold, so that sometimes you may find whole libraries in one shop. On the border between England and Wales, there is a town which has be
13、come a huge bookshop as well. Even the cinema and castle have been taken over, and now books have replaced sheep as the towns main trade.There are also much more humble shops, sometimes simply called “junk shops”， where you can buy small household pieces very cheaply. Sometimes the profits(利润)from t
14、hese shops go to charity. Even these pieces, though, can make you feel sad; you think of those people who once treasured them,_but who have moved on to another country or to death.Although the British do not worship(崇拜)their ancestors, they do treasure the past and the things of the past. This is tr
15、ue of houses as well. These days no one knocks them down; they are rebuilt until they are often better than new. In Britain, people do not buy something just because it is new. Old things are treasured for their proven worth; new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted.这是一篇说明文。文章通过介
16、绍英国的各种各样的“二手物品”市场，指出了英国人的消费观。1Books found in secondhand book shops may _.Abe copies of the earliest printingsBbe on sale for the first timeCnever be worth very muchDnever be rare解析：细节理解题。根据第三段The books, too, may be antique and very precious; some may be rare first printings.可知，在二手书书店发现的书可能是最早印刷的副本，故
17、选A。答案：A2What is the small town on the border between England and Wales famous for?AIts sheep. BIts bookshops.CIts cinema. DIts castle.解析：推理判断题。答案定位在倒数第三段now books have replaced sheep as the towns main trade.(现在，书已经代替了羊成为这座城镇的主要贸易。)，由此推断出英格兰和威尔士边境的这座小城以书店出名，故选B。答案：B3The average British person _.Adoes
18、 not respect old things because they are not fashionableBlikes to build new houses simply because it is fashionable to do soClikes to buy new things because they are fashionableDdoes not like to buy things simply because they are fashionable解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段In Britain, people do not buy something just
19、 because it is new.可知，一般来说，英国人并不喜欢仅仅是因为这个东西很流行而去买，故选D。答案：D4What does the underlined word “them” (Paragraph 4) refer to?AJunk shops. BProfits from shops.COld things. DOld houses.解析：推理判断题。上文Even these pieces, though, can make you feel sad ；you think of those people who once treasured them,_but who hav
20、e moved on to another country or to death.的意思是即使是这些东西，也会让你感觉难过，你会想到曾经很珍爱它们的那些人，但是他们已经搬走了或是死亡了。由此推断出“them”指的是旧东西，故选C。答案：C.语法填空Silence is unnatural to man. He does all he can _1_ (make) a noise in the world, and he fears silence more than anything else. Even his conversation is an attempt to prevent a
21、 fearful silence. If he _2_ (introduce) to another person, and a number of pauses occur in the conversation, he regards himself as _3_ failure, and is full of envy of the emptiestheaded chatterbox (喋喋不休的人)He knows that ninetynine percent of human conversation _4_ (mean) no more than the buzzing of a
22、 fly, but he is anxious to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure (蜡塑人像)The aim of conversation is to keep up the buzzing sound. There are, it must be admitted, different qualities of buzz; there is even a buzz that is as _5_ (annoy) as the continuous noise made by a
23、 mosquito (蚊子). But at a dinner party one would rather be a mosquito _6_ a quiet person. Most buzzing, fortunately, is pleasant to the ear and some of it is pleasant even to the mind.Those _7_ hate to pick up the weather as a _8_ (conversation) opening seem to me not to know the reason why human bei
24、ngs wish to talk. Very few human beings join in a conversation in the hope of _9_ (learn) anything new. Some of them are content if they are _10_ (mere) allowed to go on making a noise into other peoples ears.本文是一篇议论文。沉默对一个人来说是不自然的。他尽其所能在世界上制造噪音，他比其他任何东西都更害怕沉默。1to_make解析：考查动词不定式。句意：他尽其所能在世界上制造噪音，他比其
25、他任何东西都更害怕沉默。此处是动词不定式作目的状语，故答案为to make。 2.is_introduced解析：考查被动语态。句意：如果他被介绍给另一个人，并且在谈话中出现了一些停顿，他认为自己是一个失败者，并且充满了对那个最愚蠢的喋喋不休的人的嫉妒。此处是if引导的条件状语从句，主句是一般现在时态，则从句也要用一般现在时态，从句的主语he和introduce之间是被动关系，所以从句中要用一般现在时态的被动语态，故答案为is introduced。 3.a解析：考查不定冠词的用法。句意：如果他被介绍给另一个人，并且在谈话中出现了一些停顿，他认为自己是一个失败者，并且充满了对那个最愚蠢的喋喋不
26、休的人的嫉妒。不定冠词放在抽象名词前面，表示抽象名词的具体化，a failure一个失败的人/一件失败的事，故答案为a。 4.means解析：考查时态。句意：他知道百分之九十九的人类对话只意味着苍蝇的嗡嗡声，但他渴望加入到嗡嗡声中，并证明他是一个人，而不是一个蜡像。从句的主语是ninetynine percent of human conversation为单数，且根据knows 可知应用一般现在时。故答案为means。 5.annoying解析：考查形容词。句意：甚至还有一种嗡嗡声，就像蚊子发出的连续噪音一样令人讨厌。结合句意可知be动词后面用形容词annoying“恼人的”，故答案为ann
27、oying。 6.than解析：考查固定搭配。句意：但在晚宴上，人们宁愿做一只蚊子，也不愿做一个安静的人。固定句式：would rather.than.，宁愿也不愿，故答案为than。 7.who解析：考查定语从句。句意：那些不喜欢把天气当作一种谈话开场白的人，在我看来，似乎不知道人类想要说话的原因。此处Those是先行词，指人，在后面的定语从句中作主语，故答案为who。 8.conversational解析：考查形容词。句意：那些不喜欢把天气当作一种谈话开场白的人，在我看来，似乎不知道人类想要说话的原因。此处opening 是名词，形容词修饰名词，故答案为conversational。 9.learning解析：考查动名词。句意：很少有人类抱着希望能学到新东西的目的加入到对话中来。介词of后面用动名词作宾语，故答案为learning。 10.merely解析：考查副词。句意：如果他们只是被允许继续在别人的耳朵里制造噪音，他们中的一些人是满意的。此处allow是动词，副词修饰动词，故答案为merely。