1、UNIT 4HISTORY AND TRADITIONSSection AListening and Speaking课后篇巩固提升基础训练.短语填空lead to,do a research project,be similar to,be famous for,write down1.China,as one of the worlds oldest cradles of civilization, its etiquette.答案is famous for2.I have been invited to with my classmates at the university.答案do
2、a research project3.Their school ours,but ours is much more beautiful.答案is similar to4.Sometimes I wouldmy thoughts and feelings and share them with my father.答案write down5.I didnt concentrate my attention on my study,which my failure in the exam.答案led to.完成句子1.就我而言,保护历史建筑和文化传统非常重要。In my opinion,it
3、is very important to and cultural traditions.答案protect historic buildings2.我想和你们一起分享我在英国学习的经历。I would like to my experiences when I was studying in the UK.答案share with you3.通过上网,你可以了解更多不同文化的情况。By surfing the Internet,you can different cultures.答案learn more about4.孔子是中国历史上最伟大的哲学家之一。Confucius is one o
4、f in the history of China.答案the greatest philosophers5.他的名字被记录在了家谱上。His name is recorded .答案in the family tree.选词填空far,little,with,count,how,willing,then,stop,pass,knowledgeOne day Confucius,with his disciples (门徒),went to the Jin State to give lectures.When passing by a city,they 1. by a seven-year
5、-old boy.“Better make a detour (绕道走) by passing round the city,” said the boy.“Young boy,let us 2.,” Confucius got off his carriage and said.“Im going to the Jin State to give lectures.Let us pass by,please!” begged Confucius.“Youre going to give lectures?A teacher should be rich in 3.What do you kn
6、ow?” “I know a little about astronomy and geography,” answered Confucius,4. one hand stroking his beard (捋胡子).“Really?” the boy laughed.“Do you know the number of hair that makes up your beard?”“I cant see my own beard.How can I 5. it?”“Then the stars in the sky can be seen.Do you know 6. many stars
7、 there are in the sky?” added the boy.“There are innumerable (无数的) stars in the sky that I cant count them,” said Confucius in embarrassment.“But there is only one sun in the sky.Do you know how 7. it is from us?”Confucius could say nothing.“My wisdom is so 8.I really dont know the things you asked.
8、Im 9. to take you as my teacher.” With these words,Confucius bowed to the boy.From 10. on,Confucius often told his disciples,“Among any three people,there must be one who can be my teacher.”答案1.were stopped2.pass3.knowledge4.with5.count6.how7.far8.little9.willing10.then能力提升.阅读理解AWelcome to Adventure
9、land!Everyone loves Adventureland!The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore,enjoy,and admire their wonders.Every visit will be an unforgettable experience.You will go away enriched,longing to come back.What are you going to do this time?The Travel PavilionExplore places you have never
10、been to before,and experience different ways of life.Visit the Amazon jungle(丛林)village,the Turkish market,the Tai floating market,the Berber mountain house and others.Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives,and things they make.You can try making a carpet,making nets,fishing.Th
11、e Future TowerThis exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives.It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way well be living then.Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator(模拟装置)for the Journey to Mars!The Nature ParkThis is
12、not really one park but several.In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers:see lions,giraffes,elephants in the wild.Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales.And then there is still the Aviary to see.The PyramidThis is the center of Adventure
13、land.Run out of film,and need some postcards and stamps?For all these things and many more,visit our underground shopping center.Come here for information and ideas too.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。人人都爱冒险,尤其是年轻人。本文介绍了冒险公园的四个娱乐项目。1.The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors .A.realize the importance of travelli
14、ngB.learn something about different places in the worldC.learn how to make things such as fishing netsD.become familiar with mountain countries答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段的“Explore places you have never been to before,and experience different ways of life.”可知,在这里你可以探索你未曾去过的地方,经历不同的生活方式。所以可以帮助人们拓宽视野,认识世界上各种各样的东西
15、。2.Which will you visit if you are interested in knowing about peoples future life?A.The Travel Pavilion.B.The Pyramid.C.The Safari Park.D.The Future Tower.答案D解析细节理解题。根据The Future Tower中的“It allows us to look into the future.”可知,The Future Tower可以带你走进未来的世界及探索未来。3.If you want to get a toy lion to tak
16、e home,where will you most likely go?A.The Pyramid.B.The Nature Park.C.The Future Tower.D.The Travel Pavilion.答案A解析细节理解题。根据The Pyramid中的“.visit our underground shopping center.”可知,在它的地下购物中心可以购买到玩具。BThe first men and women came to Britain over two and a half million years ago.As the climate got warme
17、r at the end of the second ice age,tribes of hunters and gatherers of food,who used simple stone tools and weapons,made their way into Britain.It was normal for them to move from place to place so they could find new resources.But the British Isles only became islands separated from the rest of Euro
18、pe about 8,500 years ago,when melting ice formed the English Channel!3,000 years after Britain became an island,new tribes who came by boat from the mainland introduced farming.These tribes built earthworks for protection and as tombs for their dead.Many of these man-made hills can still be seen.Lat
19、er on,people learned to build stone monuments.The most amazing is Stonehenge,a circle of huge stones about 4,500 years ago.Stonehenge is the worlds most famous prehistoric(史前的) monument.We dont know what it meant or what it was used for,though many different suggestions have been made.3,000 years ag
20、o the climate in Britain became colder and wetter than before,and people had to move down from high ground.A bit later iron started to be used for tools and weapons instead of bronze.Knowledge of iron working may have been brought by the Celts,a new wave of immigrants(移民) who started to arrive from
21、southern Europe in about 500 BC.What we know about the first people in Britain has been worked out by archaeologists(考古学家) from the remains they left behind them.Pytheas,a Greek,was the first person who could read and write to come to Britain.His visit was in about 330 BC,over 2,000 years after Ston
22、ehenge was set up.Unfortunately,what Pytheas wrote has been lost,so we dont have any written record of Britain until the Romans came,almost 300 years after he did!【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了250万年前人们最初踏上英国这片土地到公元前30年罗马人到达英国这一段的历史,也就是英国历史的初期。4.Why did people move to low ground 3,000 years ago?A.Because iron tools w
23、ere used for farming.B.Because the climate made it unfit for man to live there.C.Because more people arrived from southern Europe.D.Because the Celts forced them to do so.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第四段可知,3000年前,英国的气候变得比以前冷了,人们不得不从高地上搬了下来。由此可知,他们搬下来的原因是由于气候使得那个地方不适合居住了。5.People have written records about Britain a
24、fter .A.the arrival of the CeltsB.Stonehenge was begunC.Pytheass visitD.the Romans came答案D解析细节理解题。根据“so we dont have any written record of Britain until the Romans came”可知,自从罗马人到了之后,英国才有记录下来的历史,所以选D项。6.What does this passage mainly tell us?A.The dawn of history in Britain.B.How English Channel was formed.C.How the British made a living millions of years ago.D.When humans appeared on the British Isles.答案A解析主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了英国几百万年前到公元前30年罗马人到达英国这一段的历史,也就是英国历史的初期。