Module4 Section I
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．I d________the question with Mary.
2．The police found no t________of the man.
3．My a________come from China.
4．I like the r________of the music.
5．I come from the north and can't understand the southern d________.
6．Pay attention to your________(语调), please.
7．The police came to help me________(立即；马上)．
8．It doesn't________(要紧)whether you come.
9．The building was easily________(能认出的)as a prison.
10．Every point in this game________(重要)．
答案：1.debated 2.trace 3.ancestors 4.rhythm 5.dialect 6.intonation 7.instantly 8.matter 9.recognizable 10.counts
Ⅱ.短语翻译
1．把……与……区分开 ____________________
2．只要 ____________________
3．在于 ____________________
4．以防；万一 ____________________
5．特别；尤其 ____________________
6．be known as ____________________
7．the same as ____________________
8．agree on ____________________
9．or rather ____________________
10．be different from ____________________
答案：1.tell...apart 2.as long as 3.lie in 4.in case 5.in particular 6.作为……而著名 7.与……一样 8.同意；达成协议 9.更确切地说 10.与……不同
Ⅲ.根据课文内容，完成下列表格，每空只填一个词。
Many varieties
of English
◆English is spoken as an ①________language in more than 60 countries across the world.
◆Pronunciation, as well as grammar and vocabulary can be ②________ from place to place.
◆There is not really a ③________ form of English that everyone can agree on.
Australia
◆Australian English has ④________of English spoken in Britain.
◆Many of the Aboriginal words ⑤________into the language.
◆The main differences between Australian English and other varieties of English ⑥________in the individual sounds and intonation patterns.
Jamaica
◆The variety of English spoken in Jamaica has some of the grammatical features of the ⑦________ languages spoken by the ancestors of the Jamaican people.
◆Another feature is the ⑧________ of rap music.
Singapore
◆English is a ⑨________language.
◆The most common variety of English spoken is known as Singlish.
◆The variety has been ⑩________ in particular by Malay and the Chinese dialect Hokkien, both in grammatical features and vocabulary.
答案：①official ②different ③standard ④traces
⑤passed ⑥lie ⑦African ⑧rhythm ⑨second
⑩influenced
Ⅳ.单项填空
1．The biggest difference between the Cannes and the Oscars________its voting process.
A．lies in B．lies to
C．lays in D．lays on
答案：A 考查动词短语辩析。句意：戛纳节和奥斯卡节的最大不同在于投票的程序。lie in在于。
2．You'll succeed in the end________ you don't give up halfway.
A．even if B．as long as
C．as though D．unless
答案：B 考查连词的用法。句意：只要你中途不放弃，你最终会成功的。even if 即使，虽然；as long as只要，如果；as though好像，仿佛；unless除非，若不。
3．In sport what really________is not the winning but the playing.
A．is counted B．counts
C．is numbered D．accounts
答案：B 考查动词辩析。句意：就运动而言，重要的不是赢，而是参与。count为不及物动词，表示“很重要”，不用于被动。number为动词时，表示“编号，报数”；account为动词时，表示“叙述”。
4．However, a lot of women think it is unfair that you can't ________if a man is married from his title but you can for a woman.
A．say B．speak
C．tell D．divide
答案：C 考查动词辩析。句意：然而，人们从称呼上不能辨别男子是否已婚，但可以辨别妇女，许多妇女认为这不公平。tell可以表示“区分，辨别”。
5．Although we set off for Jinan Olympic Sports Center________， we didn't catch the live performance of the Closing Ceremony of the 11th National Games.
A．instantly B．constantly
C．frequently D．indirectly
答案：A 句意：尽管我们立即就动身去济南奥体中心了，但我们还是没有赶上十一届全运会闭幕式的现场演出。instantly立即，即刻；constantly不断地，时常地；frequently经常地；indirectly间接地。
6．He's color-blind and can't________red from green.
A．distinguish B．discover
C．forecast D．recognize
答案：A 考查动词辨析。句意：他色盲，所以不能区分红色与绿色。distinguish区分，辨别；discover发现，找到；forecast预测，预报；recognize认出。
7．I think that in a certain________，difficult situations can stimulate a person's potential, and pave the way for him to success.
A．sense B．feeling
C．touch D．meaning
答案：A 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我认为，在一定意义上， 困境能激励一个人的潜能，并为他的成功铺好道路。in a certain sense在一定意义上。
8．Last week, we had a ________about whether we should develop nuclear power stations.
A．quarrel B．fighting
C．debate D．argument
答案：C 考查名词辨析。句意：上周，我们就是否应该发展核电站展开讨论。quarrel争吵；fighting打架；debate辩论，讨论；argument论据，争论。因为空格前有a，故不能选D。
9．________students can go to key universities is ________teachers are most concerned about.
A．If；what B．Whether；what
C．If；that D．Whether；that
答案：B 考查连词用法。句意：学生们能否上重点大学是老师们最关心的事情。whether可以引导主语从句，不可用if；what引导表语从句时，在从句中可作主语、宾语；而that引导表语从句时，只起到引导的作用，不在从句中作句子成分。
10．I always take something to read when I go to the doctor's________I have to wait.
A．as if B．so that
C．in order that D．in case
答案：D 考查状语从句的用法。句意：我去看病时，总是拿着可阅读的东西，以防需要等候。as if 似乎，好像；so that 以便，以至于；in order that 为了；in case以防，倘若。
Ⅴ.完成句子
1．别人没有跟你讲话，你就不要开口。
Don't speak until________ ________.
2．我如此生气，以致于说不出话来。
________ ________was I that I can't say a word.
3．早去那里没用。
It's no use________ ________ ________.
4．要是她不来，我们还是要去。
Suppose that she________ ________， we________still go.
5．我们选汤姆为我们班班长。
We made Tom______ ________ ________ ________.
答案：1.spoken to 2.So angry 3.getting there early 4.doesn't come, will 5.monitor of our class
Ⅵ.完形填空
In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl __1__ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl __2__the mother would not return to her eggs and she __3__to take them home. There she carefully __4__the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days __5__the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the __6__.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. __7__， to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they __8__， the girl was able to __9__her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to __10__. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when __11__ and in her dreams. Later, she had an __12__： She would pilot a plane to guide them in __13__.She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装) a small aircraft for her.
Caring about __14__ safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not __15__or follow him, and __16__slept in the grass.
One day, the girl __17__ into the plane, started it and soon left the __18__. Seeing their mother taken to the air, the birds __19__ flapped (拍打) their wings and __20__. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
1．A.managed B．attempted
C．happened D．supposed
答案：C happen to do表示“碰巧做某事”，其余选项不合题意，故选C项。
2．A.realized B．expected
C．imagined D．admitted
答案：A 通过语境可知小女孩意识到鹅妈妈是不会回来了，故选A项。
3．A.helped B．decided
C．afforded D．meant
答案：B decide to do sth.意思为“决定干某事”，小女孩决定带它们回家，其余不合语意，故选B项。
4．A.placed B．protected
C．treated D．examined
答案：A 小女孩把蛋放在灯底下，用placed表示“放置”；故选A项。
5．A.ago B．out
C．later D．long
答案：C several days later表示“几天以后”，故选C。
6．A.family B．lake
C．home D．world
答案：D come into the world表示“来到这个世界上”，小鹅出世了，故用world其余不合语境，故选D项。
7．A.But B．Also
C．Thus D．Still
答案：C 根据前一句可知，此处应填副词Thus，故选C。
8．A.increased B．improved
C．rose D．grew
答案：D 该句应为随着它们的长大，grow有“成长”的意思，其余不合语境，故选D。
9．A.ask B．lead
C．want D．allow
答案：B lead表示“引导；带领”的意思，该句意思为“她带领着小鹅在草地上跑”故选B项。
10．A.fly B．race
C．swim D．sing
答案：A 但是小女孩不能教它们飞，鹅是要飞的，故选A项。
11．A.asleep B．away
C．around D．awake
答案：D 根据语境可知应该在她醒着的时候和梦里；awake表示“醒着的”，故选D项。
12．A.idea B．opinion
C．explanation D．excuse
答案：A 根据语境知小女孩有了一个主意，have an idea表示“有了一个主意”，故选A项。
13．A.sky B．heaven
C．flight D．plane
答案：C 由文意得知，小女孩驾驶着飞机去引领它们，由语境得知选flight，故选C项。
14．A.his B．her
C．their D．its
答案：B 小女孩的父亲担心女儿的安全，故选B项。
15．A.respect B．remember
C．recognize D．receive
答案：C 由语境和小鹅们并不认可她的父亲也不跟随他，故选C项。
16．A.so B．instead
C．hardly D．too
答案：B 由前一句可知此处应为instead，意思为“相反地，它们在草地上睡觉”，其余选项不合题意，故选B项。
17．A.climbed B．looked
C．reached D．fell
答案：A 小女孩爬上了飞机，故选A项。
18．A.house B．floor
C．water D．ground
答案：D 小女孩开动了飞机，一会儿就离开了地面；ground有“地面”的意思；floor指楼层的地面，故选D项。
19．A.secretly B．disappointedly
C．patiently D．eagerly
答案：D 小鹅看见小女孩驾驶的飞机，渴望着飞向天空，所以用eagerly其余选项不合题意，故选D项。
20．A.looked away
B．set out
C．went by
D．turned back
答案：B 小鹅们拍打着翅膀出发了，其余A、C、D项不合语境，选B项。
Ⅶ.阅读理解
A
“Evening Paper！”
The hoarse (沙哑) voice of the newsvendor echoes (回响) across the busy street. It is only just afternoon, yet “evening” papers are on sale! It is just one example of the curious world of newspapers. Morning papers “go to bed” at night; evening papers go to bed during the early day! “Going to bed” is the way the world of newspapers talks when it means that a paper is being printed.
“Evening Paper！”
Have you ever thought of all the men and machines involved in producing those sheets of newsprint? From all parts of the world news comes in by telephone, telegraph, radio, and every way man has of communicating. Much of this news is collected by news agencies, vast hires of busy workers who receive the news items and send them out to the papers.
Other news comes in to the newspaper office from reproters. What a hopeless tangle of information a newspaper office seems! And yet, out of all this jumble and rush, and bustle, our newspapers appear with unfailing regularity. No matter what happens the paper must be on sale on time.
文章大意：一份报纸在到我们手以前要经过一系列的工作，它要经过收集、整理、印刷、发行等一系列的程序。
1．A newsvendor is a person who ________.
A．sells newspapers in the street
B．produces newspapers
C．collect news for newspapers
D．writes articles for newspapers
答案：A 从下文可知他连声叫“晚报”“晚报”，嗓音有点沙哑，再有下句谈到晚报下午就在销售，可知答案为A。
2．From the passage we know “evening papers” are printed ________.
A．in the evening
B．in the afternoon
C．during the early day
D．at the time when people go to bed
答案：C 从第二段第五句“...evening papers go to bed during the early day！”和下面一句“‘Going to bed’ is the way the world of newspapers talks when it means that a paper is being printed.”可知。
3．________ collect news from all parts of the world for the newspapers.
A．Only reporters B．Readers
C．Newsvendors D．News agencies
答案：D 从第四段第三句“Much of this news is collected by news agencies...”可知。
4．This passage implies that ________.
A．speed is important
B．people like reading evening papers more than morning papers
C．the writer hates to be interrupted by the hoarse voice
D．the writer himself is an editor of a paper
答案：A 推理判断题。从文章最后一句“No matter what happens the paper must be on sale on time.”得此答案。
B(2010·全国Ⅱ)
How words came into being is unknown. All we assume(推测)is that some early men invented cartain sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could talk with each other. Later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be put together to show those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations—the things they bring up to our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words bring back to us the happy and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which have powerful effects on our minds and feelings. This clever use of words is what we call literary style(文体). Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can express his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them correctly or they will make our speech silly and common.
5．We learn from the text that language might have begun with________.
A．expressions B．actions
C．signs D．sounds
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句前半部分中的内容可知语言可能起源于“声音”。
6．What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?
A．Use new words.
B．The importance of old words.
C．The relation of human experience with words.
D．The gradual change and development of words.
答案：C 主旨大意题。本段第一句话是中心句，后面都是对前面的进一步解释，因此C项正确。
7．In the last paragraph, what does the author suggest that we should do?
A．Use words skilfully.
B．Make musical speeches.
C．Learn poems by heart.
D．Associate with listeners.
答案：A 推理判断题。最后一段先叙述了文字工作者巧妙利用文字起到的非凡效果，再结合本段最后一句中的内容可推测作者建议我们熟练地运用文字。
Module4 Section II
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．I asked him why the flight's delayed, but he wouldn't give me a s________answer.
2．My wife is always c________about having no money to buy new clothes.
3．Can you________(发音)the word?
4．At the party, he________(介绍)his friend to me.
5．I can't read the________(地址)on this letter.
答案：1.straight 2.complaining 3.pronounce
4．introduced 5.address
Ⅱ.短语翻译
1．抱怨……_________________________________________ _
2．开某人的玩笑_____________________________________________________________
3．阻滞；耽搁_________________________________________________________ _
4．镇静下来___________________________________________________________
5．不要紧_____________________________________________________________
6．I have no idea
________________________________________________________________________
7．feel sick
________________________________________________________________________
8．take place
________________________________________________________________________
9．in that case
________________________________________________________________________
10．miss doing sth.
________________________________________________________________________
答案：1.complain about 2.play jokes on sb. 3.hold up 4.calm down 5.never mind 6.我不知道 7.感到恶心
8．发生；举行 9.如果那样的话 10.错过做某事
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．In the botanical garden we can find a________of plants that range from tall trees to small flowers.
A．species B．group
C．amount D．variety
答案：D a variety of“各种各样的……”。
2．The thing that________is how you do it.
A．matters B．cares
C．considers D．minds
答案：A matter在此为动词，意为：“重要的；起作用的”。
3．(2009·辽宁)Peter's jacket looked just the same as Jack's, but it cost________his.
A．as much twice as
B．twice as much as
C．much as twice as
D．as twice much as
答案：B 考查倍数的用法。正确的顺序为：倍数＋as＋形容词或副词＋as.
4．After supper she would sit down by the fire, sometimes for________an hour, thinking of her young and happy days.
A．as long as B．as soon as
C．as much as D．as many as
答案：A as long as“长达……(时间)”。
5．The manager says he needs an assistant that he can______to deal with the problems that may occur in his absence.
A．depend B．turn up
C．count up D．count on
答案：D 考查动词短语的含意。count on“依赖；依靠”。
6．I took the medicine, but it didn't have any________on me.
A．effect B．answer
C．cause D．affect
答案：A 句意为：我服了这些药，但没有任何疗效。根据句意，应填effect, have effect on，意为“对……有效”；“对……有影响”。effect是名词，而affect是动词。
7．The students of the music school study________.
A．music but also some other subjects
B．some other subjects as well as music
C．no subjects but music
D．neither music nor some other subjects
答案：B as well as“(也)包含……的”。
8．When I got to his house, his father came out and said“________”．
A．You're welcome
B．Oh, you've come
C．It's kind of you to come
D．Why, you didn't come until now
答案：C “欢迎某人进门”不说You are welcome.或Please come in，而说I'm glad to see you.或I'm so glad you've come.等。
9．At school, Tom and Bob ________against their common enemy.
A．connected B．united
C．combined D．were combined
答案：C combine在此强调是为各自利益而联合在一块但不是成为一个统一体，故不能选B项。
10．The number of people invited________fifty, but a number of them________absent for different reasons.
A．were; was B．was; was
C．was; were D．were; were
答案：C 第一空的主语是the number故用单数；第二空的主语是a number of people故用复数。
11．As soon as we got there, we________fighting against the flood.
A．started to B．began to
C．decided to D．got down to
答案：D get down to doing sth.“着手干某事”。
12．There is not much to________in this business.
A．gain B．get
C．achieve D．win
答案：A gain在此强调经过特定努力后取得故用A项。
13．The work________a great deal of care.
A．asks B．requests
C．begs D．demands
答案：D demand表示“需求；需要”。
14．My flight was delayed so it was a good________for doing some shopping.
A．chance B．opportunity
C．time D．period
答案：B a good opportunity指“一次好的机遇”，比chance更郑重。
15．(2009·上海)The Great Wall is ________ tourist attraction that millions of people pour in every year.
A. so a well-known
B. a so well-known
C. such well-known
D. such a well-known
答案：D
Ⅳ.完成句子
1．这些树为我们提供阴凉。
The trees________shade________us.
2．你本来不必打扫房间。
You________________ ________the room.
3．那是对美德的回报。
It's________ ________ ________virtue.
4．听到这个消息，她哭了。
________ ________ ________，she cried.
5．直到那时，我才意识到我错了。
________ ________ ________ ________ ________that I was wrong.
答案：1.provide, for 2.needn't have cleaned 3.a reward for 4.At the news 5.Only then did I realise
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
A well-dressed man came into a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl (珍珠) for his wife's birthday and that the price didn't matter since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a number of beautiful and valuable pearls, he chose a nice black one that cost $5, 000. He paid for the pearl, shook hands with the jeweller and left.
A few days later the man returned and said his wife had liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality (质量) as she wanted a pair of earrings (耳环) made. “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl？” said the man. The jeweller replied, “I would say it's nearly impossible to find an exact one like that pearl.”
The rich man asked the jeweller to advertise (登广告) in the newspapers, and offered $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the ad (广告) but nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweller gave up hope, a little old lady came in. To his surprise, she pulled the wonderful pearl from her handbag. “I don't like to sell it，” she said sadly. “I inherited (继承) it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. But now I really need the money.”
The jeweller was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man's hotel to tell him the good news. The rich man, however, was nowhere to be found.
文章大意：本文是故事阅读。一个人到珠宝店买了珍珠，以后他又到商店要买同样的一个，当商店登广告花重金买珍珠的时候，这个人与其合伙将原来买到的珍珠以高价又卖给了这家商店。
1．From the first paragraph we can guess that the jeweller consider the well-dressed man was ________.
A．an honest jeweller to make friends with
B．a clever cheat (骗子) with a lot of money
C．a rich businessman and a good husband
D．a poor gentleman who spent money like water
答案：C 推理判断题。由well-dressed可以得知a rich businessman；他不惜花重金买珍珠，给自己的妻子过生日，可以得知是一个a good husband。
2．He paid $5, 000 for the pearl without bargaining (讨价还价) ________.
A．because he loved his wife very much
B．in order to get it as quickly as possible
C．since his husiness had been successful
D．so as to make the jewller believe him
答案：D 推理判断题。他这样做的目的是为了不引起商店的老板的怀疑。
3．Both the man and the jeweller thought it ________.
A．possible to find an exact one like that pearl
B．difficult to get the matching (相匹配的) pearl
C．impossible to advertise in the newspaper
D．easy to buy a similar pearl
答案：B 细节题。从第二段最后一句“The jeweller replied, ‘I would say it's nearly impossible to find an exact one like that pearl.’”得此答案。
4．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The people who answered the ad wanted to sell their pearls at a high price.
B．The woman was the well-dressed man's wife.
C．The jeweller was lucky enough to buy the little old lady's pearl.
D．The rich man didn't know the little old lady.
答案：A 细节题。从第三段第一句中“...and offered $25, 000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the ad...”可以得知此答案。
5．The jeweller could not find the rich man anywhere because he ________.
A．had moved to another hotel
B．was busy doing business with others
C．had escaped with $20, 000
D．had told the wrong telephone number
答案：C 细节题。因为那个人找不到，显然他带着钱跑了。
B(2010·广东)
When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother's Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.”
And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don't send me check already two week late.”
And then, in perfect English I said, “I'm getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn't arrived.”
Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again，“I can't tolerate any more excuse. If I don't receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.
When I was a teenager, my mother's broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother's English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过描述对母亲所讲的语言的看法的转变，告诉读者母亲的语言是无可比拟的。
6．Why was the author's mother poorly served?
A．She was unable to speak good English
B．She was often misunderstood.
C．She was not clearly heard.
D．She was not very polite.
答案：A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly”可知作者的母亲因为她所讲的语言而受到歧视，因此选择A。
7．From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was __________.
A．good at pretending
B．rude to the stockbroker
C．ready to help her mother
D．unwilling to phone for her mother
答案：D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I was forced to ask for information or even...”可知作者不太愿意替母亲打电话给人家。
8．After the author made the phone call，__________.
A．they forgave the stockbroker
B．they failed to get the check
C．they went to New York immediately
D．they spoke to their boss at once
答案：B 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二、三段可知，作者打完电话后并没有拿到支票，因此她们去了纽约。
9．What does the author think of her mother's English now?
A．It confuses her.
B．It embarrasses her.
C．It helps her understand the world.
D．It helps her tolerate rude people.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句可知母亲的英语帮助作者理解这个世界。
10．We can infer from the passage that Chinese English____.
A．is clear and natural to non-native speakers
B．is vivid and direct to non-native speakers
C．has a very bad reputation in America
D．may bring inconvenience in America
答案：D 推理判断题。根据文章第一段的描述可知母亲英语讲得不好，这给她的生活带来了很多不便。
Module4 Section III
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．He gave in to________(好奇心)and opened the letter addressed to his sister.
2．Stamp collecting holds a certain________(吸引力)for me.
3．Don't speak to me in that________(语气)．
4．She came________(起初)to spend a few days, but in the end she stayed for a whole month.
5．Most________(参加考试的人)passed in grammar.
6．Mrs. Bennet had much to________(抱怨)of.
7．You must work hard to________(获得)a good knowledge of English.
8．Please________(传达)my best regards to her.
9．In________(最后)，as college students and the young generation, we should try our best to advocate“Green Revolution”．
10．________(而且)，our country will become more powerful.
答案：1.curiosity 2.fascination 3.tone 4.initially 5.candidates 6.complain 7.acquire 8.convey 9.conclusion 10.Furthermore
Ⅱ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1．Cigarette smoking has been________(association)with lung cancer.
2．They are more________(convince)that thrift(节俭)is a traditional virtue that has been passed on from generation to generation.
3．She________(select)a white silk dress for the party.
4．This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or________(reject)offers of admission in the fall.
5．I am________(oppose)to drunk driving.
答案：1.associated 2.convinced 3.selected
4．reject 5.opposed
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．We both strongly________your going there, since there is a kind of infectious disease going around.
A．reject B．object
C．protest D．oppose
答案：D oppose“反对”符合题意。reject意为“拒绝”。若选出B，则为object to；若选C，则为protest against。
2．The final examination is coming up soon. It's time for us to ________our studies.
A．get down to B．get out
C．get back for D．get over
答案：A 句意：期末考试马上就要来了，该我们开始投入学习的时候了。get down to (doing)sth. 开始认真做某事；get out出去；get over复习。
3．Having had a fight with Ray last week, Tom________to invite him to the birthday party.
A．resisted B．undertook
C．hesitated D．objected
答案：C 考查动词用法辨析。句意：由于上周和雷打了一架，汤姆对于邀请他来参加生日聚会感到犹豫不决。resist抵制，抗拒，后跟名词或动词的-ing形式；undertake同意，答应，保证，后跟动词不定式，不符合语境；hesitate犹豫，踌躇；不情愿，后跟动词不定式；object to反对；后跟名词或动词的-ing形式。
4．The organization, Doctors Without Borders, provides emergency care to victims of armed________，natural and man-made disasters.
A．argument B．quarrel
C．conflict D．confusion
答案：C 句意：无国界医生组织为武装冲突、自然或人为的灾祸的受害者提供紧急救治。argument争论，quarrel争吵，都不与armed搭配。conflict冲突；confusion混乱，混淆。
5．Killer whales aren't________as true whales, but as the largest of the forty kinds of dolphins.
A．divided B．separated
C．classified D．clarified
答案：C 句意：逆戟鲸不被归为鲸类，而被归入四十种海豚中最大的那一类。divide划分，与into搭配；separate分离，与from搭配；classify将……归类；clarify阐明。
6．After the United States rejected the Kyoto Protocol(《京都议定书》)，________by Russia was necessary for the agreement to come into effect.
A．applause B．application
C．proof D．approval
答案：D 句意：美国拒绝了《京都议定书》后，这个协议的生效需要俄罗斯的批准。applause鼓掌；application申请；proof证据，证明；approval赞成，正式批准。
7．Employees________about the low wages, and the long working hours.
A．complain B．explain
C．compromise D．blame
答案：A 句意：雇员们抱怨薪水低和工作时间长。complain抱怨；explain解释；compromise妥协；blame责备。
8．In order to________a good knowledge of English, he gave up his job and went to study in an English school.
A．require B．inquire
C．acquire D．address
答案：C 句意：为了获得渊博的英语知识，他放弃了工作去一所英语学校学习。acquire获得；习得，acquire a good knowledge of学好……；获得……的渊博的知识。require需要，要求；inquire询句，调查，address演说，致辞。
9．________，his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
A．As is believed
B．It is believed
C．He is believed that
D．Who believed that
答案：A 句意：正如所想，他的发现在科学界激起一种骚动。As is believed引导非限制性定语从句修饰后面的句子；若选C，就把逗号去掉；若选B，则把逗号改为that.
10．It was such a big menu that I didn't know what to________.
A．choose B．select
C．elect D．choose from
答案：D choose“凭个人判断力来选择”；select“精选”；elect“投票选举”；choose from“从……中选择”，有一定范围。
Ⅳ.完形填空(2010·福建)
Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese__1__at my face, but I pushed them__2__. My mom believed I would learn__3__ I was ready. But the __4__never came.
On a Chinese New Year's Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 5 at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can't speak Chinese？”He 6 me, “You can't even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I'll get some 7 with or without Chinese.”I replied and turned to my mom for 8 .
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu，” she said, handing over a ?20 bill. I 9 the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish 10 surrounded in a sea of customers. “I'd like to buy some fresh fish，” I shouted to the fishman. But he 11 my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased 12 their impatience. With every 13 ，the breath of the dragons (龙)on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling— 14 me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “Very Xian Sheng，” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned 15 and I ran back home 16 ，except for the ?20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry？They're Chinese. I'm Chinese. I should feel right at 17 . Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace(丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes, I laugh at my fish 18 ，but, in the end, the joke is on 19 . Every laugh is a culture 20 ； every laugh is my heritage (传统)fading away.
文章大意：本文通过介绍作者在美国出生，小的时候不懂汉语，到唐人街上买鱼的一次经历，反映了作者对中国语言文化传承的反思。
1．A.custom B．games
C．characters D．language
答案：C 当我三岁的时候，父母给我看一些卡片，上面有一些中国的汉字，但是我都把它们推开了。characters汉字，符合语境。custom风俗，games游戏，language语言，均太抽象，不适合用于卡片，不符合语境。
2．A.ahead B．around
C．along D．aside
答案：D 由语境可知，此处为转折关系，父母将一些带汉字的卡片给我看，但是我把它们推开了。push aside把……推向一旁，符合语境。push ahead向前推，推行；push around把……推来推去；push along离开，均不符合语境。
3．A.when B．before
C．unless D．until
答案：A 我妈妈相信当我准备好的时候就会学的。when符合语境。
4．A.success B．study
C．time D．attempt
答案：C 由句中的but所表示的转折关系可以知道这个时间一直没有到来。这里指我准备好学习的时候，与上句照应。
5．A.aim B．joke
C．nod D．stare
答案：D 我叔叔对我说汉语，但是我能做的就是盯着他，非常迷惑，直挠头。显然stare(at)符合语境，意为“盯着”。
6．A.cared about B．laughed at
C．argued with D．asked after
答案：B “还不会说汉语啊？”他取笑我说，“你甚至在唐人街连条鱼都买 不来。”此处是叔叔对我善意的嘲笑。故用laugh at嘲笑。care about对……感兴趣，关心；argue with争吵；ask after问候，询问……的健康状况。
7．A.right now B．from now
C．at times D．in time
答案：A 嘿，这可是美国，不是中国，我现在用不用汉语都能给你买来(一些鱼)。right now 立刻，马上，符合语境。
8．A.decision B．permission
C．infomation D．preparation
答案：B 我说完转向妈妈想征求她的同意。permission允许，同意，符合语境。decision决定；information信息；preparation准备。
9．A.repeated B．reviewed
C．spelled D．kept
答案：A 我重复了一下这几个字，跑下楼到了唐人街上。根据语境可知我不会说汉语，显然应该是重复一下妈妈说的，repeat重复。
10．A.farm B．stand
C．pond D．market
答案：B 我找到了那个卖鱼的摊点，有很多顾客围着。stand售货处，摊点，符合题意。farm农场；pond池塘；market市场。
11．A.guessed B．forgot
C．doubted D．ignored
答案：D 我想买些鲜鱼，但是他不理会我说的英语，转而去招呼下一位顾客。ignore忽视，不顾，不理，符合语境。guess猜想；forget忘记；doubt怀疑。
12．A.by B．as
C．with D．from
答案：C 后面的人的笑声随着他们的不耐烦而增加。with随着，符合题意。
13．A.second B．effort
C．desire D．movement
答案：A 随着每一秒钟的过去，我背上龙的气息越来越强烈，我的血液沸腾了迫使我大叫起来。second秒，瞬间，符合题意。effort努力；desire欲望；movement运动。
14．A.forcing B．allowing
C．persuading D．leading
答案：A 由语境可知，应选forcing迫使，强迫。allow允许；persuade说服；lead领导。
15．A.bright B．blank
C．pale D．red
答案：D 大家都大笑起来，我的脸红了，两手空空跑回了家。根据上下文可知脸红了才符合语境。
16．A.open-mouthed
B．tongue-tied
C．empty-handed
D．broken-hearted
答案：C 我没有买到鱼，只有兜里紧攥着好20美元的钞票。empty-handed空气的，空气而归，符合语境。open-mouthed目瞪口呆的，吃惊的；tongue-tied发音不清的，结结巴巴的；broken-hearted伤心的，肝肠寸断。
17．A.service B．home
C．risk D．root
答案：B 他们是华人，我也是，我应该感到很自在的，相反，我成了嘲笑的对象，一个给这门语言丢脸的人。feel at home感觉自在，符合题意。
18．A.trade B．deed
C．challenge D．incident
答案：D 有时我也嘲笑自己这次买鱼的事。incident发生的事，小插曲，符合语境。trade贸易；deed行为；challenge挑战。
19．A.it B．us
C．me D．them
答案：C 但是，最终玩笑开到自己身上了。
20．A.thrown B．lost
C．divided D．reflected
答案：B 每次嘲笑都是文化的缺失，每次嘲笑都是在我身上逐渐消失的传统。
Ⅴ.阅读理解(2010·江西)
Every day we experience one of the wonders of the world around us without even realizing it. It is not the amazing complexity of television, nor the impressive technology of transport. The universal wonder we share and experience is our ability to make noises with our mouths, and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other's minds. This ability comes so naturally that we tend to forget what a miracle(奇迹)it is.
Obviously, the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animals. Of course, some animals have powers just as amazing. Birds can fly thousands of miles by observing positions of the stars in the sky in relation to the time of day and year. In Nature's talent thent show, humans are a species of animal that have developed their own special act. If we reduce it to basic terms, it's an ability for communicating information to others, by varying sounds we make as we breathe out.
Not that we don't have other powers of communication. Our facial oxpressions convey our emotions, such as anger, or joy or disappointment. The way we hold our heads can indicate to others whether we are happy or sad. This is so-called“body language”. Bristling(直立的)fur is an unmistakable warning of attack among many animals. Similarly, the bowed head or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place in any animal gathering.
Such a means of communication is a basic mechanism that animals, including human beings, instinctively acquire and display. Is the ability to speak just another sort of instinct? If so, how did human beings acquire this amazing skill? Biologists can readily indicate that particular area of our brain where speech mechanisms fun_ction, but this doesn't tell us how that part of our bodies originated in our biological history.
文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。传达信息给别人的能力来自于我们充分运用语言的超凡能力。在某种程度上，人和动物本质上的不同也在于此。
1．According to the passage, the wonder we take for granted is ________.
A．our ability to use language
B．the miracle of technology
C．the amazing power of nature
D．our ability to make noises with mouth
答案：A 事实细节题。根据第一段的第三句“The universal wonder we share and experience is our ability to make noises with our mouths, and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other's mind”可分析得出答案。选项D只是不够完整的部分细节。
2．What feature of “body language” mentioned in the passage is common to both humans and animals?
A．Lifting heads when sad.
B．Keeping long faces when angry.
C．Bristling hair when ready to attack.
D．Bowing heads when willing to obey.
答案：D 推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可知：A、B项只提到人而不指动物，C项只提到动物而不指人。第三段的最后一句“Similarly, the bowed head or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place in any animal gathering.”既提到了人也提到了动物，故D项正确。
3．What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A．Body language is unique to humans.
B．Animals express emotions just as humans do.
C．Humans have other powers of communication.
D．Humans are no different from animals to some degree.
答案：D 推理判断题。A项片面地强调body language是人类的唯一性，B项错在强调了动物与人类的完全等同，C项错在可以第三段首句直接得出，不需要推断，D项“在某种程度上，人类确定与动物没什么不同。”正确是因为与本段的暗示相吻合。
4．This passage is mainly about________.
A．the development of body language
B．the special role humans play in nature
C．the power to convey information to others.
D．the difference between humans and animals in language use
答案：C 主旨大意题。A项是指“肢体语言的发展”，只是将文章的细节扩大；B项“人类在自然界的特殊作用”，不够具体；C项“传达信息给别人的能力”，是文章自始至终所阐述的观点；D项是指“人类与动物在语言应用方面的差异”，是文章的细节，而不是主要阐述的观点。
