1、双基限时练(十四)Unit 5Lesson 4.单词拼写1What a sight she looked among the dancers in the _ (舞厅)!答案ballroom2The _ (孔雀) is displaying its fine tail feathers.答案peacock3Yellow is a _ (高贵的) color to the Chinese people.答案noble4What _ (类型) of house are you looking for?答案type5You may _ (跳) through a book，reading only
2、those passages concerned.答案skip6An _ (普通的) cold can soon lead to a fever.答案ordinary7People of my _ (一代) all think the same way about this.答案generation8The beauty of Dunhuang is _ (独特的) in the world.答案unique.完成句子1The story about the red dragon passed down _ _ _ _ (一代一代地)in that area.答案from generation
3、 to generation2There are many ferries sailing _ _ _ (来来回回)between the island and the mainland.答案back and forth3They are _ _ (伴着音乐跳舞)the gentle music.答案dancing to4_ _ _ _ _ (在20世纪后期)，more and more factories were set up in our city.答案In the late twentieth century5What _ _ (类型)house would you prefer to
4、 live in?答案type of6Dont _ _ (提及)this matter again, please.答案refer to.单句语法填空(不多于3个单词)1Though he is _ ordinary worker, he works very hard.答案与解析anordinary在此指这位工人的平凡。句意：虽然他是一个普通的工人，但他工作非常努力。an ordinary worker“一位平凡的工人”。2Compared with Tom, John was always _ well and neatly (整洁)答案与解析dressed句意：和汤姆比较，约翰总是穿得既
5、好又整洁。be dressed well“穿得好”。3_ leaves the classroom last should make sure _ all the lights are off.答案与解析Whoever/Anyone who; that第一空须填入一个既作主句主语又作从句主语的词，用whoeveranyone who；make sure可接that从句。4In the _(1980), when he was already in his _(thirty), he started to learn English.答案与解析1980s/1980s; thirtiesin th
6、e 1980s或in the 1980s 表“20世纪80年代”；“在某人三十多岁时”用in ones thirties。5Sherlock Holmes is famous _ a detective as he is known _ everybody _ his quick thinking and careful observation.答案与解析as; to; for三个空格依次使用短语be famous as“作为而出名”；be known to everybody“为每一个人所熟知”；be known for“因而出名”。.单项填空1This work of art is _ i
7、n the world, and there are no other similar works.A. noble B. uniqueC. special D. ordinary答案与解析B句意：这件艺术品在世界上是独一无二的，没有其他类似的作品。noble“高尚的；高贵的”；unique“唯一的；独特的”；special“特殊的；特别的”；ordinary“普通的；平常的”。故选B项。2Walking _， they dont know what to do.A. back away B. back and forthC. inside out D. back with forth答案与解
8、析B句意：来来回回地走着，他们不知道该干什么。back away“退避；躲避”；back and forth“来来回回地”；inside out“里面朝外；彻底地”；D项搭配错误。故选B项。3The dress is too beautiful. Im saving it for a special _.A. chance B. opportunityC. occasion D. location答案与解析C句意：这条裙子太美了，我要把它留起来在特别的庆典上用。occasion“重大(特殊)的活动；盛会”。4Tony is _ the guidebook, looking for inform
9、ation about Japan, where he will travel soon.A. tracing B. skippingC. inspecting D. scanning答案与解析D考查动词词义辨析。根据题干信息可知，Tony看书的目的是想寻找有关日本的信息，所以不可能是细看。trace“追踪；探索”；skip“跳过；略过”；inspect“检查；视察”；scan“扫描；浏览”。由此可知D项最佳。5This magazine is very _ with young people, who like its content and style.A. familiar B. pop
10、ularC. similar D. particular答案与解析B句意：这本杂志很受年轻人的喜爱，他们喜欢它的内容和风格。be familiar with“熟悉”；无be similar with这一结构；be particular常与about连用，表示“讲究的；挑剔的”；be popular with sb.“受某人欢迎的”。6Im surprised that you should have been fooled by such a(n)_ trick.A. ordinary B. easyC. smart D. simple答案与解析Dordinary“普通的”；easy“容易的”
11、；smart“伶俐的”；simple是“简单的”，并不一定容易。根据题干中的fool(愚弄)和trick(把戏)以及surprised(惊奇)可知，因对方被如此简单的花招愚弄而感到吃惊。.阅读理解AIn most developed countries the government provides free education for children because it realizes that educated citizens are useful to the country in their later life. Most countries also have privat
12、e (私立的)education. This means that parents can pay to send their children to certain schools. People who agree with this system say that it gives parents a larger choice of schools. Other people think that private schools give the children who go to them an unfair advantage over other children. At th
13、e age of three, many children go to nursery school. Two or three years later, they enter a primary school. At the age of 11 they go to a secondary school. Then they may have a chance of continuing their studies at a university or college. Universities and colleges are places where some young people
14、go to continue their education after leaving school. Most university students study one main subject, though they may also study a number of others. Teaching is usually by lectures, or by discussions between a lecturer and students. Most students stay at university for three or four years. At the en
15、d of that, they take an examination. If they pass, they receive their Bachelors degree, usually a BA, which is short for Bachelor of Arts, or a BS for Bachelor of Science. Some students study for several more years in order to get higher degree, such as a MA or a PhD. Most university courses dont tr
16、ain students to do a certain job. Colleges, on the other hand, usually teach skills which enable students to follow a career(职业), such as clothing design, or business studies.1The passage mainly tells us _.A. something about the private schools in developed countriesB. how developed countries pay at
17、tention to educationC. some general information about education in developed countriesD. why education is important答案与解析C文章讲述了发达国家的教育情况，包括公立学校、私立学校、幼儿园、小学、高中、大学等情况。C项最能概括文章主要内容。2Why do most developed countries provide free education to children?A. Because the children dont have money to go to school
18、. B. Because the government want their citizens to be useful to the country. C. Because education doesnt cost the country too much money. D. Because there are not enough private schools. 答案与解析B文章第一句明确指出对孩子的免费义务教育会对他们以后的生活有好处。B项正确。3Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?A.
19、All the university students study one subject. B. After studying at the university for three or four years, all the students can get a Bachelors degree. C. Students usually receive a masters degree before receiving a Bachelors degree. D. Unlike university, colleges usually teach students some useful
20、 skills for a career. 答案与解析D根据第三段第二句可知，有多种学科可以选择，排除A项；根据第四段第二、三句可知，通过结业考试才能获得学士学位，排除B项；根据第四段最后一句可知，取得学士学位以后再进修几年才可以得到硕士学位(MA)或博士学位(PhD)，排除C项。从最后一段可知，D项正确。BCountry people, they often laugh at simple country ways, but people dont laugh at country music. It is one of the most popular kinds of music in
21、the United States today.Perhaps it is so popular because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events loves, sadness, good times and bad times. It tells reallife stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more and more complicated (复杂), it is good to hear music about o
22、rdinary people.Country music, sometimes called countrywestern, comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the West. The singers usually play the guitars, and in the 19
23、20s they started using electric guitars.At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War ， thousands of southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of th
24、e country went to army camps in the South. They learned to like country music. Slowly it became popular all over the world.Today country music is popular everywhere in the United States and Canada, in the small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated peop
25、le. About 1,200 radio stations broadcast country music twentyfour hours a day. People sing it in their languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor farmers is now popular all over the world.4Which of the following can be used as the best title for this passage?A. American Country MusicB.
26、Life in the American CountryC. American CowboysD. American Radio Station答案与解析A通读全文可知，本文主要介绍美国的乡村音乐，故应选A项。从文章第一段第二句话也可得知答案。5People enjoy country music because _.A. it is about ordinary peopleB. it is easy to learnC. it is free of chargeD. it is very exciting答案与解析A从文章第二段我们可以看出人们喜欢乡村音乐是因为它表达的是普通人们的生活内容
27、，易于人们接受。6The fourth paragraph mainly tells us _.A. why people love country music in the United StatesB. when people began to enjoy country musicC. how country music became more and more popularD. where country music was most popular答案与解析C从第四段的几个关键词At first . But . Slowly .可看出，本段是讲述“乡村音乐是如何变得越来越受人们欢迎
28、的”。7From the last paragraph we can see that _.A. all people enjoy country music all over the worldB. country music is well receivedC. rich people love country musicD. black people enjoy country music答案与解析B从文章最后一段最后一句话“The music that started with cowboys and poor farmers is now popular all over the w
29、orld.”可以看出，乡村音乐在全世界都是受欢迎的。8Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?A. American country music first started in the South.B. American country music comes from Appalachian Mountains and the West.C. American country music is becoming more and more complicated.D. American country music is low class.答案与解析B根据文章第三段的第二、三句话“One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States.The other is traditional cowboy music from the West.”可知B项是对的。A项“美国的乡村音乐最早开始于南方”很明显错误。C、D两项内容也与原文内容不符。
