1、Module 4Period Two(时间：40分钟).单词拼写1But others happily throw in a few coins, grateful for this brief i_ of music as they go about their shopping.2The street musician is keeping alive a culture which has almost disappeared in our busy, organized, and r_ lives: the sound of music when you least expect it
2、.3All contributions are v_， no one has to pay, but the crowd shrinks as some people slide away.4Below the window of my apartment in Paris, a music man takes a place made v_ by an earlier musician.5He raises the lid of his barrel organ and turns the _(把手)答案1.interval2.regulated3.voluntary4.vacant5han
3、dle.完成句子1他被取消了出席会议的资格。 He was _ _ the meeting.2那个男人挤到人群前边。The man_ _ _to the front of the crowd.3这类问题如果处理不善，会造成极严重的后果。Such problems may prove fatal if not properly _ _.4他突然想出了一个好主意。 _ _ _ _，he came up with a good idea.5令我庆幸的是，那起事故中他并没有受伤。_ _ _，he wasnt injured in the accident.答案1.banned from2.pushed
4、 his way3.dealt with4All of a sudden5.To my relief.单项填空1You may ask your daughter to relieve you _ some of the housework. Ato Bof Cfrom Doff答案B句意：你可以让你的女儿帮你干一些家务活来减轻你的负担。relieve sb of. 解除某人方面的负担。2I often played table tennis for half an hour after class, which made me _. Arelax Brelaxing Crelaxation
5、Drelaxed答案Drelaxed“感到放松的”；relaxing“令人放松的”。根据句意应选D。3As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to_ the problem.Ahandle Braise Cface Dpresent答案A句意：因为这儿没有人知道机器出了什么故障，所以我们必须派人去请一个工程师来解决这一问题。handle解决，处理，符合句意。raise筹集，提高；face面对；present赠送。4It is said in Australia there
6、 is more land than the government knows_.Ahow to do with Bwhat to do it with Cwhat to do with it Dto do what with it答案C句意：据说在澳大利亚土地多得政府都不知道怎么处理了。“疑问代词不定式”在此作宾语，do with作“处理”解，通常与what连用，it为with的宾语。5When he got home, he found his pocket _open and his wallet_.Acut; stealing Bcut; stolen Ccutting; steali
7、ng Dcutting; stolen答案B句意：回到家时，他发现自己的口袋被划开了，而且钱包被偷了。过去分词短语cut open及过去分词stolen作宾补，cut与his pocket为动宾关系，steal与his wallet为动宾关系。6The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that_ lot.Avalid Bvain Cvacant Dvague答案C句意：邻里的男孩子喜欢在那块空地上打篮球。 vacant意为“空的，空着的，未被占用的”。valid意为“有根据的，有理的，令人信服的”。vain表示“无价值的，爱虚荣的，徒劳
8、的”。vague意为“含糊的，模糊的，不清楚的”。7Our library has a large _of books.Aselection Bcollector Ccollection Dcommission答案C句意为：我们的图书馆收藏着大批图书。collection收集，收藏品；selection选择；collector收集者；commission 委员会，委托。8Traffic lights are used to _traffic.Aadjust Barrange Ccommand Dregulate答案D句意为：交通灯是用来管理交通的。regulate使遵守规定；adjust指根据
9、需要进行改变或调整使之更加适合；command命令或指挥；arrange安排或计划。9Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, _they knew it to be valuable.Aas if Bnow that Ceven though Dso that答案C句意：尽管知道他的建议有价值，但他们中许多人还是对此置若罔闻。even though在此引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管”。10To our great _，Marys illness proved not to be as serious as we had thought.Aanx
10、iety Brelief Cview Djudgment答案B句意：使我们倍感欣慰的是，经证实，玛丽的病并没有我们原本所想的那么严重。to ones relief令人欣慰的是，符合语境。11As a result of careless washing, the jacket_ to a childs size.Acompressed Bshrank Cdropped Ddecreased答案B句意：由于清洗不当，夹克衫缩水缩得只有小孩衣服大小了。四个词均有“降低，减少”之意。compress意为“压缩(受外力而空间变小)”；drop下跌，下降；decrease降低，减少。12When _ t
11、o danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, _ nervous or anxious.Aexposed; felt Bexposed; feeling Cexposing; feeling Dexposing; felt答案B考查省略和非谓语动词。句意：当面对危险和冲突时，男人往往血压升高，感到紧张或焦虑。be exposed to暴露，句子的主语是men，故可省略men are；主语men与feel之间是主谓关系，故用现在分词形式。.阅读理解ATony Bennett, the American singer rec
12、ently touring Britain, cant remember how many times he has sung his standard_hit “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”. He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night.“I never get tired of singing it，” he said, “I like it very much. Its a great city and its a good song.”Bennett is
13、to record a TV special with American singer Lena Home while he is here. And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled “Listen Easy” will be published in June. “I like it here，”he added quietly over whiskey. “I would like to live here so many months of the year.”He already keeps a large f
14、lat in Grosvenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their threeyearold daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint. Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $ 4,000.At the end of the year Tony is to
15、 star in a musical film which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”， an informal expression for 50 cents. Its about an Italian immigrant(移民) who goes to America, but he becomes a failure.“In many ways its very close to my life the way the story has been written，” said Bennett. “My fat
16、her, an Italian, was ill and died when I was nine. He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success.”The film is to be made by Italys top director Vittoria De Sica.1The underlined phrase “standard hit” in the first paragraph most probably means_.ABennetts favori
17、te song thats not very popularBa song that is always popularCa song which is like a heavy blow to his audienceDa song which makes him standard答案B词义猜测题。根据下文的“He sang it again.”以及“I never get tired of singing it.its a good song.”可推知standard hit意为“总是很受欢迎的歌曲”。2According to the text, which of the followi
18、ng is NOT true?A“Two Bits” is a musical film. BTony is to star in a film.C“Listen Easy” is a new record by Bennett. D“Listen Easy” has been published.答案D细节理解题。由第二段相关内容可知D项表述错误，C项正确；由第三段可知A、B项表述正确。故答案为D。3What does Tony Bennett want to do? ABuy a house and live in England.BStay with his wife and daugh
19、ter in England.CLive part of each year in England.Dleave America and settle in England.答案C推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I would like to live here so many months of the year.”可知答案。4What can we learn about Tony Bennetts father from this text? AHe liked his sons singing.BHe was born in Italy and died when Tony Bennett
20、 was a small boy.CHe was a part of Bennetts achievement.DHe was glad that his son became famous.答案B推理判断题。根据第四段的内容可知答案为B。BA little old couple walked slowly into McDonalds on one cold winter evening. It seemed that they didnt come to the right place with the young families and young couples eating tha
21、t night.The little old man walked right up to the cash register，I placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off the tray. There was one hamburger，one order of French fries and one drink. The little old man unw
22、rapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the French fries，divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip at the drink and then set the cup down between them.As the man beg
23、an to eat his few bites of hamburger，the crowd began to get restless. You could tell what they were thinking，“That poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two of them.”As the man began to eat his French fries，one young man stood and came over to the old couples table. He politely of
24、fered to buy another meal for the old couple to eat. The old man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing everything.As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin，the young man could stand it no longer. Again he came over to their table and off
25、ered to buy some food.After being politely refused again，he finally asked a question of the little old lady，“Maam，why arent you eating？You said that you share everything. What is it that you are waiting for?She answered，“The teeth.”5According to the first paragraph，the old couple _.Aenjoyed the scen
26、e outside the McDonaldsBdidnt look suitable for the surroundingsCloved being with young families and couplesDliked the food in McDonalds答案B细节理解题。由文章第一段中的第二句可知，因为那天晚上在麦当劳吃饭的都是年轻家庭及夫妇，所以这对老年夫妇在那里吃饭好像不合适。6The little old man cut the plain hamburger in half because_.Ahe couldnt finish eating it with one
27、biteBhe was very careful with his foodChe ordered more than he could consumeDhe wanted to share it with his wife答案D推理判断题。由文章第四段中“They were used to sharing everything”可推知这对老人共享所有的东西，此时他也给他的妻子分一半汉堡。7The young man who offered to buy the old couple food was_.Aimpolite Bstubborn Csympathetic Ddoubtful答案C
28、推理判断题。根据第四至第六段内容可知这位年轻人两次主动要求为他们买饭，但都遭到了拒绝，由此推知这位年轻人很富有同情心。8From the old ladys answer，we know that _.Ashe was not interested in the foodBthe couple suffered a terrible toothacheCthe couple did share everythingDshe gave an irrelevant answer答案C推理判断题。从最后一段老妇人的回答可知，他们共用一套牙齿，再结合上文他们把饭分成均等份共享可推知他们的确共享一切事物。