1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家4.1 课堂作业.单词拼写1Now many African people die of s_ because of war.答案：starvation2Everyone should enjoy the right of access to the _ (乡村)答案：countryside3There are two _ (当地的) newspapers.答案：local4The house is quite convenient. You can find several shops in the n_.答案：neighborhood5He made his
2、 son a p_ of a taperecorder.答案：present6Her blue eyes are very _ (迷人的)答案：attractive7It was _ (幸运的) that he was saved by a passing boat.答案：fortunate8Lots of _ (游客) from every part of the world visit the Great Wall.答案：tourists9Im afraid your ideas are not _ (现实的)答案：realistic10The time for graduation is
3、 _ (近了)答案：approaching.单句改错1He is only a sixyearsold child.答案：sixyearsoldsixyearold2The bridge is 1,500 metre long.答案：metremetres3They built a building 100 metres by height.答案：byin4The tenstoreys building is a hotel.答案：tenstoreystenstoreyed5I live on the fourth storey.答案：storeyfloor6Our medical group
4、 was made of 8 doctors.答案：made后加up7The house is made from bricks.答案：fromof8Corn can be made to many kinds of food.答案：tointo9It has been three years after we last met with each other.答案：aftersince10This is the best film that I have never seen.答案：去掉never或改为ever.阅读理解ASome unusual words describe how a p
5、erson spends his or her time. For example，someone who likes to spend a lot of time sitting or lying down while watching television is sometimes called a couch potato. A couch is a piece of furniture that people sit on while watching television.Robert Armstrong, an artist from California, developed t
6、he term (术语) couch potato in nineteen seventysix. Several years later, he listed the term as a trademark (商标) with the United States government.Too much time inside the house using a computer or watching television can cause someone to get cabin fever. A cabin is a simple house usually built far awa
7、y from the city. People go to a cabin to relax and enjoy quiet time.Cabin fever is not really a disease. However, people can experience boredom and restlessness if they spend too much time inside their homes. This is especially true during the winter when it is too cold or snowy to do things outside
8、. Often children get cabin fever when there is so much snow that schools and even offices and stores are closed.Some people enjoy spending a lot of time in their homes to make them nice. This is called nesting or cocooning. Birds build nests out of sticks to hold their eggs and baby birds. Some inse
9、cts build cocoons around themselves for protection while they grow and change.Did cocooning and nesting become popular more than twenty years ago? They describe people buying their first homes and filling them with many things. These people then had children.Now these children are grown and have lef
10、t the nest. Now these parents are living alone without children in their empty nests. They have become empty nesters.1What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A. To warn us not to spend too much time indoors.B. To give us some advice on how to keep fit.C. To tell us some phrases and how th
11、ey came into being.D. To inform us of the interesting side of a language.答案与解析：C主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要给我们介绍了“couch potato; cabin fever”等几个短语的意思及其来历。2Children are more likely to get cabin fever _.A. when they spend too much time in cold weatherB. after they play with snow for some timeC. if they do their
12、homework in the school roomD. when they cant go out to play for a long time答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第四段中的“when there is so much snow that schools and even offices and stores are closed.”知，孩子长时间不能出去玩，更有可能产生“cabin fever”。3Which of the following phrases is related to business?A. Couch potato. B. Empty nest.C. Ca
13、bin fever. D. Nesting or cocooning.答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“he listed the term as a trademark with the United States government”可知，他通过美国政府把这个术语列入了商标的行列，因此couch potato和商业有关。4Why do some insects build cocoons when they grow and change?A. Because the cocoons are not easily found.B. Because they provide sec
14、urity for them.C. Because it is warm inside the cocoons.D. Because the insects can grow faster in them.答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第五段的“Some insects build cocoons around themselves for protection while they grow and change.”可知，有的昆虫在它们成长和蜕变的时候作茧是为了保护自己，由此可知，昆虫作茧是为了安全。BAmericans like to travel on their yearly holi
15、day. Today, more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns (客栈) instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years.
16、 In the past five to ten years, these bedandbreakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these Americas bedandbreakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bedandbreakfast inns have only a few rooms. Others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions i
17、n the rooms，others do.Staying at a bedandbreakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someones home. The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationists say they enjoy
18、the chance to meet local families.5Americans take a holiday trip _.Aall the year round Bfor yearsCevery year Devery other year答案与解析：C由第一段第一句知。6According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?ASome Americans like to stay at bedandbreakfast homes instead of hotels.BThe bedandbreakfast inn
19、s are private homes opened to vacationists.CThe bedandbreakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time.DThe bedandbreakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night.答案与解析：C由第二段中In the past five to ten years, these bedandbreakfast places have become.Sta
20、tes可知。7Why do American travelers prefer staying at bedandbreakfast inns?AIt is like visiting someones home.BThe money they spend there is much less.CThey can meet local families.DAll of the above.答案与解析：D由最后一段可知。8Staying at the bedandbreakfast inns, _.Athe travelers neednt pay anythingBthe travelers
21、dont have to pay for the telephone or televisionCthe travelers can meet and talk with the local peopleDthe owners will show the travelers around the area答案与解析：C由最后两句可知。9Which is TRUE according to the passage?AEuropean and American vacationists like staying at bedandbreakfast inns.BAll Americans enjo
22、y traveling.CThese bedandbreakfast inns are all old historic buildings.DStaying at a bedandbreakfast inn is just like at the travelers home.答案与解析：A由第二段开头“Rooms for the night in private.for many years”可知。.七选五阅读Improve your memorySome people often complain about their poor memory. Actually there are s
23、everal ways to keep your memory sharp. This article will show you some simple tips._1_ When you say these things, you begin to plant the thought in your mind and it may become true. Tell yourself you can remember anything as long as you put your mind to the task. You will see an improvement in your
24、memory._2_ If you have trouble remembering phone numbers or other blocks of numbers, it can be really helpful to try this method. If you remember them in smaller groups, like two or three digits(数字), it will also be much easier to remember the number.Be sure to see a doctor if you really are losing
25、your memory. A poor memory can be a sign that you are in low spirits. _3_Playing games also helps improve your memory. Any type of games that involves(涉及) remembering things is wonderful. _4_ Try and remember it when you have nothing better to do. A useful tip for anyone interested in games is to of
26、ten work on solving word puzzles and similar types of games. _5_ Not only will your memory probably improve, you will also have a great deal of fun.A. Take a right attitude.B. Remember numbers in small groups.C. Stop telling yourself you have a weak memory.D. If you dont know your condition, you cannot treat it!E. If you dont like games, you can go over a list of“to dothings”F. If so, treating it could be the key to getting your memory back.G. Such games use the same skills needed to remember facts and help keep the mind sharp.答案：1.C2.B3.F4.E5.G- 12 - 版权所有高考资源网