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1、Module4 第4课时Cultural corner.单项填空1Helen_with anger when she saw a fly in her soup.AexplodedBexplainedCexpressed Dsaid答案：A此处表示“勃然大怒之意。2All of us still remember the terrible earthquake that_Tangshan twenty years ago.Aattacked BstruckCknocked Dexploded答案：Bstrike意为“袭击。表示地震、洪水等灾害侵袭某地，也可用hit。3No matter how
2、 much you may dislike the adverts, theres no way to_them in an age of globalization.Amiss Bmeet Csee Descape答案：D考查动词词义辨析。句意：不管你多么不喜欢广告，在这个全球化的时代，没有方法能够逃避它们。关键是对句子的理解，否那么易误选B项。4Each player of chess is trying to trap the other players king into a position_escape is impossible.Awhen BthatCin which Dfro
3、m which答案：Descape from a position“从处境中逃脱出来。介词from提前。5_of food_to the countries struck by the seaquake(海啸)ALarge quantities; is sent BLarge quantities; are sentCLarge numbers; is sent DLarge numbers; are sent答案：Blarge quantities of/a large quantity of既可以修饰可数名词又可以修饰不可数名词；large numbers of/a large numbe
4、r of只能修饰可数名词。另外，当quantities of名词作主语时，谓语动词用复数，所以答案为B。6Now many crops can be improved_different species of plant, such as rice, wheat.Aby making Bby crossingCby converting Dby changing答案：B这里by doing something是指“通过某种方式来做某事，通过常识我们可以判断，物种改进主要通过杂交，故答案为B。7I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson_.Acut i
5、n Bcut downCcut out Dcut up答案：A本句句意：我正要跟玛格里特说话，突然约翰逊打断了我们的谈话。此题考查以cut为中心词的短语辨析：cut in“插嘴；(突然)插入；汽车抢道；cut down“砍倒；减少；cut out“剪除；剪掉；停止；放弃；cut up“切碎；歼灭；根据句意选A。8Along with the letter was his promise_he would visit me this coming Christmas.AwhichBthatCwhatDwhether答案：B这是一个同位语从句。解释promise的具体内容，要用that引导。9Hi
6、, this way, please.OK. I sometimes have no sense of_when I arrive at the crossroad.Aposition BdirectionCsituation Dcondition答案：B“嗨，请这边走。“好，当我到达十字路口时，有时会没有方向感。direction“方向。10Nearly all the streets are in_lines, running from east to west. Those that run from north to south are called avenues.Adirect B
7、right Cstraight Dlong答案：C句意：并非所有的街道都是东西走向的直线。那些南北走向的街道被称为大街。.完形填空A famous actor in a successful play once took a part of a noble who had been in prison for 20 years. In the last act, a jailor(狱吏)would come on the stage with a_1_which he would hand to the_2_. Even though the noble was expected to_3_t
8、he letter at each performance, he always insisted that it be_4_out in full.One night, the jailor decided to play a_5_on his fellowactor to find out_6_after so many performances, he had_7_to learn the contents of the letter by heart. The_8_went up on the final act of the play and revealed(展现)the nobl
9、e sitting alone in his dark cell(牢房). Just then, the jailor appeared with the letter in his hands. He entered the _910_the copy he gave him was_11_a blank sheet of paper. The jailor looked on，_12_to see if his fellowactor had learned his lines. The noble_13_the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds
10、. Then he said，“The light is dim(暗). Read the letter to me. And he immediately handed the paper to t14_that he could not_15_a word of the letter, the jailor replied，“The light is_16_dim, sir. I must get my_17_18_this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the nobles_19_， the jailor returned a few second
11、s later with a pair of glasses and the_20_copy of the letter which he started to read to the prisoner.1A.letter BbookClight Dnote答案：A在一次演出中，为了考验一下伙伴演员是否记住了台词，另一名演员成心交给他一封空白信。结果，让他机智地解决了。此题考查的是上下文理解，从下文表演读信得知此处为一封信。2A.actor BprisonerCother Dpolice答案：B这是一幕戏，表演的是一位贵族在狱中的戏。此时，当然要把信交给“囚犯了。3A.write Brecei
12、veCread Dspell答案：C从上下文可知，每一次演到此处，“贵族都要读一封信。4A.written BsentChanded Dtaken答案：A导演希望演员能够把台词背下来，但是这个演员却要求把内容写下来，所以选A。5A.game BjokeCfun Dpart答案：B依下文可知，扮演狱卒的演员想和他开个玩笑。play a joke“开玩笑，其余搭配不合语境要求。6A.how BwhenCif Dwhat答案：C描写了狱卒的心态，想要看看这个演员“是否已经记住了台词。7A.tried BmanagedCfailed Dpretended答案：B从上下文语境了解到，狱卒想要知道此演员是
13、否成功的记住了台词。8A.jailor BprisonerCcurtain Dlight答案：C从文中可知，此时最后一场戏的“幕布拉起。9A.stage BplayCtheatre Dcell答案：D舞台上展示的是那位贵族坐在牢房的情景，所以，狱卒进入的也就是牢房(cell)。10A.But BSoCAs DBecause答案：A狱卒给贵族一封信，“但是却是空白的。11A.hardly BreallyCsimply Dfinally答案：C根据上下文得知，那封信几乎是空白的。hardly“几乎不；really“真正地；simply“仅仅；只是；finally“最后。12A.worried Be
14、agerCafraid Dsurprised答案：B形容词做状语，表达狱卒迫切想知道结果如何。worried“担忧的，eager“渴望的；afraid“害怕的；surprised“吃惊的。13A.stared at BtoreCfolded up Dcorrected答案：A根据上下文知，演员是看信看了几分钟。stared at“凝视；tore“撕；扯；folded up“折起；corrected“纠正。14A.Finding BHopingCWatching DChecking答案：A狱卒发现他也忘记台词了。分词做状语。15A.understand BreadCremember Dsee答案
15、：C面对一张白纸，要一字不漏地说出具体内容，此时的狱卒发现他也回忆不起信的具体内容。16A.not BindeedClittle Dslightly答案：B这里表达了狱卒的心情，发现自己也记不起信的内容时，他附和贵族的话，加以肯定，“光线确实太暗了，从而给自己解围。17A.light BglassesCletter Dhelp答案：B光线暗，所以，就要一副眼镜。一个把原信再拿回后台的借口。18A.With BByCFor DWithout答案：A狱卒说着话，走下了舞台。19A.joy BexcitementCamusement Ddelight答案：C根据语境知，看着狱卒的表演，贵族是觉得十分
16、的有趣。much to ones名词，表示“太/很令人的。20A.clean Busual Cnew Dspecial答案：B此时走上舞台的狱卒，手拿一副眼镜还有“往常的那封信。usual“以往的；往常的。.阅读理解AIf there is one thing scientists have to hear, it is that game is over. Raised on the belief of an endless voyage of discovery, they recoil(畏缩)from the suggestion that most of the best things
17、 have already been located. If they have, todays sceintists can hope to contribute no more than a few grace notes to the symphony(交响乐)of science.A book to be published in Britain this week, The End of Science, argues persuasively that this is the case. Its author, John Horgan, is a senior writer for
18、 Scientific American magazine, who has interviewed many of todays leading scientists and science philosophers(哲学家). The shock of realizing that science might be over came to him, he says, when he was talking to Oxford mathematician and physicist Sir Roger Penrose.The End of Science provoked(激怒)a wav
19、e of denunciation(谴责)in the United States last year.“The reaction(反响)has been one of complete shock and disbelief， Mr. Horgan says.The real question is whether any remaining unsolved problems, of which there are plenty, lead themselves to universal solutions. If they do not, then the focus of scient
20、ific discovery is already narrowing. Since the triumphs(胜利)of the 1960sthe genetic code, plate tectonics(板块构造说), and the microwave background radiation that went a long way towards proving the_Big_Banggenuine(真正的)scientific revolutions have been scarce. More scientists are now alive, spending more m
21、oney on research, than ever. Yet most of the great discoveries of the 19th and 20 th centuries were made before the appearance of state sponsorship, when the scientific enterprise was a fraction(小局部)of its present size.Were the scientists who made these discoveries brighter than todays? That seems u
22、nlikely. A far more reasonable explanation is that fundamental(根底的)science has already entered a period of diminished returns. “Look, dont get me wrong， says Mr. Horgan, “There are lots of important things still to study, and applied(应用的)science and engineering can go on for ever. I hope we get a cu
23、re for cancer, and for mental disease, though there are few real signs of progress.1The sentence“most of the best things have already been locatedcould mean_.Amost of the best things have already been changedBmost of the best things remain to be changedCthere have never been so many best things wait
24、ing to be discoveredDmost secrets of the world have already been discovered答案：D句意理解题。从本文第一段“they recoil from thesuggestion that most of the best things have already been located.可知“他们很难接受这样一种说法大多数最好的东西已经被发现了。2John Horgan_.has written a book entitled The End of Science.has been working as an editor o
25、f Scientific American.has been working many years as a literary critic.is working as a science writerAand B onlyCand D，and答案：C推理判断从原文第二段的前两句“A book to be published in Britain this week, The End of Science, argues persuasively that this is the case. Its author, John Horgan, is a senior writer for Sci
26、entific American magazine，我们可以推知。3There have not been many genuine scientific revolutions in the past few decades because_.Athere have been decreased returns in the research of fundamental scienceBthere are too many important things for scientists to studyCapplied science and engineering take up too
27、 much time and energyDtodays scientists are not as intelligent as those in the past答案：A概括归纳题。从原文中“genuine(真正的)scientific revolutions have been scarce. More scientists are now alive, spending more money on research, than ever.及相关论述可知A项正确。4The term“the Big Bangprobably refers to_.Athe genetic code the
28、oryBa theory of the origin(起源)of the universeCa geological theoryDthe origin and the power of atomic energy答案：B词义理解题。要正确猜想“the Big Bang的准确意思，要结合该短语在原文中的位置和上下句的意思。根据该词所在段的意思，再比拟四个选项，我们不难推出该词意为“宇宙大爆炸。BDanielle Steel, Americas sweetheart, is one of the hardest working women in the book business. Unlike
29、 other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. Her research time before writing takes at least three years. Once she has fully studied her subjects, ready to dive into a book, she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk.Danielle Steel comes from New York and w
30、as sent to France for her education. After graduation, she worked in the public relations and adverstising industries. Later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit for. Her achievements are unbelievable：390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty New York Times bestselling novel
31、s, and a series of“Max and Marthapicture books for children to help them deal with the reallife problems of death, new hobbies and new schools. Her 1998 book about the death of her son shot to the top of the New York Times bestselling list as soon as it came out. Twentyeight of her books have been m
32、ade into films. She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for one of her books being the Times bestseller for 381 weeks straight.Not content with a big house, a loving family, and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource(资源)an
33、d has kept in touch with them by email. While she is often compared to the heroines(女主人公)of her own invention, her life is undoubtedly much quieter. But, if she does have anything in common with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable(独特的)style. There is only one Danielle Steel.5Danielle
34、 Steel is different from other writer in that_.Ashe can write several books at the same timeBshe often does some research before writing the bookCshe is one of the most popular American women writersDshe can keep writing for quite a long time without a break答案：A由第一段的第二句可知Danielle Steel与其他作家不同的是：她同时从
35、事多达5本书的写作。6Children who have read“Max and Marthapicture books may know_.Ahow to deal with affairs at schoolBwhat to do if Max and Martha dieCwhat to do when new babies are born into their familiesDhow to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes答案：C由第二段第四句中的“.a series ofMax and Martha pi
36、cture books for children to help them deal with the reallife problems of death, new hobbies and new schools.可知。7One of Danielle Steels achievements is that_.Asome TV plays were based on her booksBher picture books attracted a lot of young menCone of her books became a bestseller in 1998Dshe wrote th
37、e Guiness Book of World Records答案：C由第二段的第五句话可知。8We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel_.Alives an exciting lifeBvalues her readers a lotCwriters about quiet womenDis pleased with her achievements答案：B由最后一段的第一句话可知。选 做 题.短文填空根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。For the rest of March, a
38、disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. _1_Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.The disease, known as “March Madness， refers to the yearly 65team US mens college basketball tournament (锦标赛). _2_Teams compete against each other in a singleelimination
39、 (单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. _3_Colleagues against bosses.Bigname schools are us
40、ually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from littleknown universities.This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the littlek
41、nown George Mason University was one of the final four teams. _4_College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. _5_About $ 4 billion will be spent gambling (赌) on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring
42、in $ 500 million in advertising income this year, topping the postseason income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA.AHusbands against wives.BThe players will go all out for the games.CBut that doesnt mean money isnt involved.DCollege students will ignore piles of homework.EPeo
43、ple are willing to spend more money on watching it.FIt begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.GMany people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.答案：15DFAGC.短文改错此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾()；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，那么按以下情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线()划掉，在该
44、行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。短文中有10处错误，每句只有一处。best to take good care of the environment and fight against pollution.答案：1把do改为deal。do with表示“处理只能用于与what连用的疑问句中，否那么，它是“需要；想要；忍受之意(常与can, could连用)。2把thus改为otherwise。前后
45、不是因果关系，而是“否那么“如果不处理好的话，就会。3在drink后加the。the polluted air与the polluted air是并列关系，特指前句提到的那些被污染了的空气和水。4把we改为they。因为替代的是前面的people。5把factory改为factories。不同的工厂，当然不只一家。6把are改为is。因为主语是rubbish，是单数，当然用is。7把after改为before。由前后意义的逻辑关系所知。8在poured前面加is。因为it(waste water)与pour(倒)是被动关系。9去掉protect后面的from。protect本身是及物动词，pr
46、otectfrom意为“保护免遭受。10此行正确。.阅读表达阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。Learning to save money when youre young is an important lesson. All good lessons arid habits begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone needs. Many peopleadults includeddo not have a good sense of saving for the long run.I have been lucky to learn this lesson early because I have