（成才之路）-高中英语-Module-6-第3课-Cultural-Corner同步练习-外研版必修4.doc

1、Cultural corner.写出黑体单词在句中的含义并识记1He tried hard to adapt himself to the new conditions.()2If the sun were to disappear, what would the earth be like？()3If we continue to destroy the environment, many more animals will become extinct.()4Although he was poor, he was quite generous to his needy friends.(

2、)5It has taken more than four billion years for plant and animal life to evolve.()6She has a high reputation in France as Premier of Britain.()7His father made a fortune out of bananas.()8He has a positive attitude towards life.()答案：1.适应2.消失3.绝种的4.大方的5.进化6.声誉7.财富8.积极的.完成句子1他移居美国后孩子们能很好地适应变化。When he

3、moved to America，the children_the change very well.2该队的成绩在很大程度上是由于她的出色表现。The teams success was largely_her excellent performance.3他的科学实验阐明了这个问题。His scientific experiments_the problem.4不要说别的，让我们谈正题。Dont say anything else.Lets_.5当我进来时，他好像正在吃东西。When I came in，he seemed_something.答案：1.adapted to2.due to

4、/owing to/thanks to3.threw light one straight to the point5.to be eating.短文填空People talk about 1._almost everywhere in the world but have 2._opinions. In Chinese culture, dragons are generous and 3._. The dragon was closely connected to the 4._family. According to popular belief, if you were born in

5、 the year of the dragon, you are intelligent, brave and a natural leader.But in the west, most people think 5._of the dragon. It is said that in an old English story a man kills a 6._dragon and the man is called a hero by people.The reason 7._westerners dislike dragons is that the idea of the dragon

6、 came from the 8._， an animal which people hated and were afraid of. But the idea of the dragon in China came from the alligator，an animal which is a good 9._for agriculture，so the Chinese people think dragons can bring good 10._to them.答案：1.dragons2.different3.wise4.royal5.poorly6.dangerous7.why8.s

7、nake9.sign10.fortune.语法填空1Believe it or not ，Mike，I was chosen as an exchange student to Canada.Congratulations！Thats_.答案：quite something句意：迈克，信不信由你，我被选作去加拿大的交换生了。祝贺！真是件了不起的事情。Thats quite something真了不起。2(2014嘉兴高一检测改编)Many of the plants in this area will_if the government doesnt take measures to prot

8、ect them.答案：die out句意：如果政府不采取措施加以保护，这个地区的很多植物将会绝种。die out 绝种，(风俗等)消失，符合题意。3_no point in beating around the bush.Lets come straight to_.答案：Theres；the point句意：旁敲侧击是没有意义的，让我们开门见山吧。4(2014大连高一检测改编)When in Rome，do as the Romans do suggests you should_to local conditions.答案：adapt句意：“入乡随俗”这句谚语建议你应该适应当地的环境。a

9、dapt适应，符合题意。5The television station apologized to the public for the bad signal，which was_bad weather conditions.答案：due to句意：电视台因为信号不好而向公众道歉，信号不好是因为天气状况太差。due to由于，因为，符合句意。6Even though he has lived in China for many years，Mark still cannot_himself to the Chinese customs.答案：adapt句意：尽管马克在中国生活已经很多年了，但他

10、们不能适应中国的风俗习惯。adapt to“使适应”，符合句意。7There is a great deal of evidence_(indicate)that eating too much meat is one cause of many forms of cancer.答案：indicating句意：大量的证据表明食肉太多是多种癌症病变化的原因之一。indicate表明，暗示。根据句意用其分词。8The police are trying to find out the _of the woman killed in the traffic accident.答案：identity考

11、查名词辨析。句意：警方试图找出这位死于车祸的女性的身份。identity“身份”，符合题意。9I want to buy a Haier washing machine，for they have a high_for good quality and low price.答案：reputation句意：我想买海尔洗衣机，因为它们以优质和低价赢得了好名声，reputation名誉，名声，符合题意。10(2014邯郸高一检测改编)I have had the good_to work with some experts.答案：fortune句意：我有幸与一些专家一起工作。have the for

12、tune to do sth.有幸做某事。符合句意。.完形填空As the drought seemed to be lasting forever, a small group of farmers were wondering what to do next. The rain was important not only to keep their crops_1_， but to support the townspeoples way of_2_. As the problem became more_3_， the local church felt it was time to

13、get involved and called a prayer meeting to ask for_4_.In what seemed a remembrance of a Native American_5_， the people began to arrive. After they were all_6_. The pastor(牧师)slowly_7_his way to the front to officially_8_the meeting.Everyone was taking the chance to_9_with close friends. The pastors

14、 thoughts when he_10_the front were on quieting those_11_and starting the meeting._12_he began to ask for quiet, he_13_through the crowd and he took_14_of an elevenyearold girl sitting in the front row.Her face was shining_15_excitement, but she_16_sat in her place. Next to her, was a bright red umb

15、rella, _17_for use. The beauty and innocence of the girl made the pastor smile as he_18_the faith she had. No one_19_at the meeting had brought a(n)_20_.They had all come to pray for rain, but she had come expecting God to answer with the needed rain.1A.wealthyBhealthyCpowerfulDnecessary答案：B从第二句的语义看

16、，雨能有助于庄稼健康地生长。powerful“强大的”；wealthy“富有的”；necessary“必须的”；都不符合语义。2A.workingBremainingCstayingDliving答案：Dway of living“生活方式”。3A.usualBurgentCcommonDordinary答案：Burgent“紧急的；紧迫的”。正是由于问题变得紧迫了，所以才决定开会。4A.rainBhelpCmoneyDadvice答案：A根据下文可以看出他们召开这次集会的目的是为了求雨。5A.ceremonyBcontestCmatchDcelebration答案：Aceremony“仪式”

17、；contest“竞赛”；match“比赛”；celebration“庆祝会”。村民们聚集在一起的目的是为了求雨，所以他们要举行“仪式”。6A.coveredBoccupiedCcrowdedDseated答案：D根据“牧师”到前面判断，此时应是“在所有的人就座后”。7A.foundBstruggledCfeltDmade答案：Dmake ones way to.“朝走去”。此处指“牧师从人群中走向前面”。8A.endBcloseCbeginDhold答案：C牧师到人们的前面宣布“开始”会议。9A.talk Btell Csay Ddrink答案：A人们难得聚在一起，所以都利用这个机会同朋友交

18、谈。10A.arrivedBreachedCgotDhurried答案：Breach“到达”；是及物动词。arrive后要加at；get和hurry后要加to。11A.possibleBprobablyCpatientDpresent答案：Dpresent是形容词，意为“出席的；在场的”，作后置定语。12A.ThoughBUntilCWhileDAs答案：D根据语义判断，此处表示“当的时候”，while句子中的谓语动词不能是非延续动词。13A.gotBwalkedClookedDsaw答案：C由于牧师已经到了人们的前面，所以不能用walk。look through“浏览”；此处表示大体上看了一

19、遍。see through“看透”。14A.holdBsightCnoticeDattention答案：Ctake notice of“注意到”。牧师看了一下人群，注意到一个小女孩坐在前排。15A.forBwithCbyDat答案：Bwith在此表示原因，此处意为“她的脸由于兴奋而放着光芒”。16A.quietlyBcalmlyCanxiouslyDworriedly答案：A根据前面的excitement和but判断，此处应用quietly, calmly表示心情平静，与excitement不相符。17A.eagerBreadyCanxiousDcurious答案：B大家聚集到一起是为了“求雨

20、”，小女孩拿着伞“准备着”下雨时用。18A.recognizedBpromisedCrealizedDallowed答案：Crealize意识到。牧师意识到小女孩所拥有的信念，也就是“会下雨的”，因为她带来了伞。19A.even Belse Cstill Dalso答案：Bno one else“没有别的人”，此处else修饰no one。20A.bookBpenCrecordDumbrella答案：DNext to her, was a bright red umbrella处有提示。.阅读理解Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you know

21、 was in trouble and he was? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP.ESP stands for Extra Sensory Perception. It may be called a“sixth sense.”It seems to let people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.Here is an exampl

22、e：A woman was doing washing. Suddenly she screamed, “My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the chair.”Just then, a telegram came. The womans father had died of a heart attack. He died sitting in a chair.There are thousands of stories like this on record. Scientists are studying them to find out wh

23、at is behind these strange mental messages. Heres another exampleone of hundreds of dreams that have come true.A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and carriage came by. The driver said, “Theres room for one more.”The man felt the driver was death, so he ran away. The next day the

24、man was getting on a crowded bus. The bus driver said，“Theres room for one more.”Then the man saw the drivers face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He wouldnt get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was killed!Some people say stories like these are

25、 lies or coincidence. Others, including some scientists say that ESP is true. From studies of ESP, we may some day learn more about the human mind.1ESP lets people know about_.Atheir dreamsBevents after they happenCevents before they happenDheart attacks答案：C什么是ESP(超感官知觉)，在第二段中进行了解释；It seems to let p

26、eople know about events before they happen.，故选C。2The example of the man shows an ability to_.Aavoid traffic accidentBjudge the good and evil of a personCknow about the events that are happening some distance awayDsense a danger that will actually happen later on答案：D文章第五自然段记叙了一个实例，一个人梦中发生的一切后来竟成为事实。他

27、感知到了梦中可怕的结局，在现实中He wouldnt get on the bus.由此可见他有一种超前预知未来危险的能力(即ESP)，故本题选D。3In this passage the underlined word“coincidences”probably means_.Athings which do not happenBthings which happen by accident without necessary connectionCthings which are only dreamsDthings dreamed of only by sick people答案：B人们对ESP持两种观点：一些人(包括一些科学家在内)认为ESP真实存在；而另一些人认为这些ESP的事例要么是撒谎，要么是巧合。A、C项与事实不符。D项文章中没有涉及sick people。4From the passage, it can be inferred that_.Athe deadBmenCwomenDeither B or C答案：D文中列举了一男一女两个实例，而A项the dead不可能有ESP。故本题选D。