1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Module 4Music Born in AmericaSection Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary.单句语法填空1Im going to take advantage of this tour to explore the history of the castle.2The boy is bored (bore) with playing the piano every day.3It was the boy, rather than his teachers, that was (be) to blame f
2、or what he had done.4Todays approach to raising (raise) children is very different from 40 years ago.5Due to special reasons, he declined to_make (make) further comments on this matter.6A movement (move) to protect nonsmokers right to health is going on in the country.7The children came out of the s
3、chool gate side by side after school.8In the party, people danced to the music until the music stopped.9The artist combines different techniques (technique) in the same painting.10American Indians make up about five percent of the American population.短语填空side by side， be bored with， rather than， con
4、sist of， in decline， experiment with， dance to， take advantage of1This book is intended for the general reader rather_than the student.2We look forward to the day when tiger and human may live side_by_side in peace.3This years event consisted_of readings, lectures and workshops.4Production has alrea
5、dy peaked and is in_decline in some 50 nations.5They experimented_with new methods of teaching and succeeded.6You can dance_to the sound of the popular country band The Four Brothers.7Peter took_advantage_of his visit to Paris to improve his French.8After sixteen years of marriage they were_bored_wi
6、th each other.完成句子1My sister was busy answering emails rather_than_watching_TV.我姐姐在忙着回电子邮件而不是看电视。2She took_advantage_of_the_childrens_absence to tidy their rooms.她趁孩子们不在时来收拾他们的房间。3Bored_with the blankness of the long winter, he moved to Florida.漫长冬天的单调令他乏味，于是他搬到了佛罗里达州。4I loved this picture the_first
7、_time I saw it.我第一次看到这幅画就喜欢上它了。5As_soon_as/The_moment/The_minute/Immediately he saw the bear, he climbed up the tree.他一看见熊就立刻爬上了树。.完形填空I visited this wonderful place in Palawan during the summer trip. After the long and exciting week, we came upon this _1_ hanging bridge made of two bamboos and a lo
8、ng rope, where you need hold _2_ for your life as you cross it.I was so afraid of _3_， and I think most of us were not _4_ to such a bridge. However, our team leader told us we must _5_ it in order to see the great falls that lie out on the other side.“As you cross this bridge, _6_ forgiveness. Diff
9、icult, but it is _7_.” What he said impressed me.Many times in our lives we face _8_ we dont expect broken relationships, for example, and all we do is sigh (women cry a lot). But I noticed life must _9_， and all the burdens (重担) must be _10_ through forgiveness of yourself and forgiveness of others
10、.I didnt _11_ my cousin when she told me I should kill all those who do _12_ to me with kindness. But as I grow older, I realize dwelling (总是想着) on past _13_ and guilt will not serve me well.Once I forgave serious hurts, I noticed though I couldnt forget them every time I _14_ them, I smiled. There
11、are no more _15_ brought just by the thought of them._16_， life is good. Despite all of the hardships, pain, and difficulties, _17_ teaches me to be _18_ in facing any trouble while at the same time makes me sympathetic to those who _19_.If somebody does something terrible to me, I have to _20_ the
12、bridge of forgiveness difficult but possible.1A.naturalBbeautiful Cmodern Dnarrow答案与解析：D从下文“它由两根竹竿搭建”可推知，这是一座很“窄的(narrow)”吊桥。2A.gently Bpermanently Ctightly Drapidly答案与解析：C跨过这样窄的一座吊桥时，为了安全，你必须“紧紧地(tightly)”抓住绳索。3A.heights Bweights Cdepths Ddistances答案与解析：A因为作者要跨过一座悬在空中的吊桥，故heights符合语境。4A.opposed Bre
13、lated Cdevoted Daccustomed答案与解析：D句意：“我”想大部分人也都不“习惯(accustomed)”跨这种吊桥。5A.cover Bcross Ccarry Dhold答案与解析：B从下文in order to see the great falls that lie out on the other side可推知，“我们”必须“跨过(cross)”这座吊桥。6A.deal with Binsist on Cthink about Dwait for答案与解析：C从下文作者对forgiveness的阐释可推知，此处队长是让他们在过这座既窄又险的吊桥时，要“想着(th
14、ink about)”保持一颗宽仁之心。7A.valuable Bpossible Cnecessary Dconvenient答案与解析：B文章末句difficult but possible有提示：尽管比较难，但是完全“有可能(possible)”做到。8A.situations Bcustoms Cconditions Dchances答案与解析：A从下文所举的例子broken relationships可推知，此处是指生活中我们不愿看到的“情况(situations)”。9A.speed up Bend up Cbreak down Dgo on答案与解析：D尽管有许多不尽如人意的地方
15、，但是生活还得“继续下去(go on)”。10A.unloaded Bincreased Cchanged Dshared答案与解析：A要继续生活，必须通过原谅来“卸下(unloaded)”所有的重担。11A.respect Bunderstand Cdiscover Dcomfort答案与解析：B当作者的表姐跟他讲为人处世的道理时，他很难“理解(understand)”她。12A.business Bexercise Charm Dgood答案与解析：C句意：对待那些曾经伤害过我们的人，我们应该用自己的仁慈和善良去感化他们。kill sb. with kindness意为“以过分的好意使某人
16、感到不自在”，类似汉语中的“以德报怨”。从文意阐释的主要观点forgiveness可推知，此处是指“伤害(harm)过我们的人”。13A.accidents Bmemories Churts Dresults答案与解析：Churts与本空后的guilt构成并列，并且与上句中harm构成因果关系。下一段中的hurts也是提示。句意为：当“我”长大后，“我”渐渐明白了，总是陷于过去受到的“伤害(hurts)”和别人的过错而不能自拔时，我们并不能减轻自己的痛苦。14A.treasured Bminded Cignored Dremembered答案与解析：D与本空前的forget构成对比。句意：但是
17、每当“想起(remembered)”这些时，“我”总是一笑而过。15A.benefits Bpains Cregrets Dmistakes答案与解析：B只要自己宽恕了别人的过错，即使回想起这些伤害，也永远不会再给自己带来“伤痛(pains)”了。16A.After all BIn return CAbove all DOf course答案与解析：A“毕竟(After all)”，生活还是美好的。17A.friendship Blife Cnature Dfailure答案：B18A.honest Bproud Chappy Dstrong答案与解析：D尽管生活中充满了各种不幸，但是“它(l
18、ife)”教给我们面对不幸时要学会“坚强(strong)”。19A.survive Badvance Csuffer Dstruggle答案与解析：C本空前sympathetic提示：同时，生活还让我们学会了同情那些“遭遇(suffer)”不幸的人。20A.recall Brebuild Cvisit Dclean答案与解析：A每当有人做了伤害“我”的事情时，“我”就会“想起(recall)”那座“宽恕桥”。.阅读理解For thousands of years, people have recognized that planets travel among the stars. The p
19、lanets generally follow the path taken by the Sun through the sky. The Suns path is called the ecliptic. The groups of stars along the ecliptic are called the Zodiac.The motion of the planets can be confusing at times. Everyone knows the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But this is caused
20、 by the turning motion of the Earth. Planets generally move from west to east.However, Mars will appear to move backward for about two months this year. This happens because the Earth is overtaking Mars on its way around the Sun. Mars began its backward, or westward, motion on May 11th. It will star
21、t moving eastward again on July 19th.Mars apparent motion has been a mystery to astronomers for hundreds of years. Most early theories of the solar system argued that the Sun and planets turned around the Earth. But the sudden westward motion of Mars presented a problem. Why would Mars move west for
22、 two months when it nears “opposition”？In 1543, a Polish church worker named Nicolas Copernicus published a different theory. His theory said the Earth and planets moved around the Sun in perfectly circular orbits. Copernicus theory was simpler. But his Suncentered system still did not explain the o
23、bserved motion of Mars very well.Finally, a German named Johannes Kepler published a complete theory of the motion of the planets in 1619. He had carefully studied the motion of Mars for many years. Kepler discovered that the planets do not move in circular orbits around the sun. Instead, they trave
24、l in flattened orbits called ellipses. Mars elliptical orbit is the cause of its unusual brightening this year and its apparent large size.1From the passage we can learn that _.Athe sun and planets generally travel westwardBKepler studied the orbit of the planets in 1619CCopernicus theory well expla
25、ined the motion of MarsDthe Earths turning motion causes the sun to rise in the east答案与解析：D根据第二段最后两句话“But this is caused by the turning motion of the Earth.Planets generally move from west to east.”可推断出答案选D。2On July 19th Mars _.Awill pass the “opposition”Bappears to change its direction againCwill b
26、egin to move westwardDappears to change its orbit again答案与解析：B根据第三段“Mars began its backward，or westward，motion on May 11th.It will start moving eastward again on July 19th.”可知道答案选B。3Why does Mars appear to be bigger and brighter when it passes “opposition”？AIt is overtaking the earth.BIt follows the
27、 path of the sun.CIt moves in an elliptical orbit.DIt travels in a circular orbit.答案与解析：C根据文章最后一段最后一句话“Mars elliptical orbit is the cause of its unusual brightening this year and its apparent large size.”可知答案选C。4What is the best title for the passage?AThe Recent Research into MarsBThe Surprising Motion of MarsCThe Great Discovery on MarsDThe Wonderful Mystery of Mars答案与解析：B本文属于科普性质的文章，主要说了行星令人惊奇的运动。- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网