Unit 4 Stories and Poems
Lesson 19 A Story or a Poem
Ⅰ.根据课文内容,完成短文
In this lesson, we learned how Ms. Cox, a junior high school teacher, taught her students in her English lesson. After showing her students some poems and stories this week, she asked them to write a story or a poem. Brian 1. to write a poem, while Jenny thought it was 2. to write a story than a poem. But Danny didn't 3. with her. He thought, 4. with poems, stories usually have longer 5. with a beginning, a middle and an end. However, Jenny said, with poems, the writer needs to 6. about format,rhyme and meaning and use words very carefully. 7. a poem has fewer words, every word must have 8. and meaning. It would 9. longer time and more 10. .
Ⅱ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空
11.Jim and I will read these (passage) at different speeds.
12.—Would you like (hear) my poem
—Sure, I'd love to.
13. (compare) with this building, that one is much taller and newer.
14.Danny thinks it's (easy) to write a poem than a story.
15.When you write a poem, you must use words (careful).
16.She hasn't decided what (talk) about.
17.Every story must have a (begin), a middle and an end.
18.Have you (finish) writing your poem
Ⅲ.用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空
think about, come up with, wake…up,go for a short stay, need to, aloud, fat
19.Can I borrow your phone I make a phone call.
20.A loud noise me this morning.
21.I hope you can a better plan.
22.We will in Beijing during the summer holiday.
23.—Can you come to my party tomorrow evening
—I don't know. Give me some time to it.
24.Mum doesn't like to eat meat because there is too much in it.
25.My English teacher says reading English poems every day can help improve my English.
Ⅳ. 单项选择
( )26.He eats food, so he is fat.
A.too many; too much B.too many; much too
C.too much; too much D.too much; much too
( )27.It me three hours to finish the project yesterday.
A.takes B.took C.cost D.spent
( )28.Xu Hui has friends, so she wishes to make some friends.
A.few B.much C.little D.a little
( )29.—I'll have a ten-day holiday. But I don't know .
—How about Paris
A.what to do B.where to go C.when to go D.how to go there
( )30. Li Jun is only 10, she has taken care of her sick father for three years.
A.Although; but B.Although; / C.Because; so D./; so
( )31.We must a way to solve the problem.
come over B.come up C.come up with D.come down
Ⅴ.完形填空
Poetry is one of the oldest art forms in the world. People have made 32 since human society came into being. Poems light up our daily life. 33 poetry brings people from different places and times together. Poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar. That makes poetry difficult to 34 , but interesting to read. Poetry 35 calls up all the colours, feelings, experiences and curious images of a dream world. Chinese 36 , such as Du Fu and Li Bai stand out in the halls of glory. Modern English started around the time of William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is famous 37 his plays. His sonnets(十四行诗), however, belong to the best English poetry. The style and atmosphere in William Wordsworth's poems have often led to comparisons 38 Du Fu's and Li Bai's poems. Nowadays, more and more people are interested 39 reading modern poetry in English. Translations can be good, but no matter 40 well a poem is translated, something of the spirit of the original work is lost. Reading poetry can open the door to 41 new ways of expressing yourself.
( )32.A.words B.poems C.poets D.songs
( )33.A.Getting B.Reading C.Playing D.Showing
( )34.A.enjoy B.buy C.write D.compare
( )35.A.too B.also C.either D.so
( )36.A.workers B.singer C.people D.poets
( )37.A.as B.to C.at D.for
( )38.A.for B.on C.with D.off
( )39.A.to B.in C.on D.of
( )40.A.what B.so C.how D.that
( )41.A.hide B.find C.lose D.miss
Ⅵ.[2020·台州] 阅读理解
( )42.According to the passage, early people passed on stories mainly by .
A.writing events on the stone
B.drawing pictures on the wall
C.telling stories to one another
D.making marks on the wood
( )43.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A.A fairy tale usually has a pleasant ending.
B.The Boy Who Cried Wolf is an animal story.
C.A made-up story should be as long as possible.
D.The Chinese story of Pangu is about a real event.
( )44.The passage probably comes from the column(栏目) of a magazine.
A.health B.animal C.science D.education
答案
Lesson 19 A Story or a Poem
Ⅰ.1.started 2.easier 3.agree 4.compared 5.passages 6.think 7.Although 8.power 9.take 10.effort
Ⅱ.11.passages 12.to hear pared 14.easier 15.carefully 16.to talk
17.beginning 18.finished
Ⅲ.19.need to 20.woke; up 21.come up with 22.go for a short stay
23.think about 24.fat 25.aloud
Ⅳ.26.D too much后接不可数名词;too many后接复数可数名词;much too后接形容词或副词原级。food是不可数名词, fat是形容词。故选D。
27.B 28.A 29.B
30.B 句意:尽管李君只有10岁, 但她已经照顾她生病的父亲三年了。在同一个句子中,although不能和but连用。故选B。
31.C
Ⅴ.32—36 BBCBD 37—41 DCBCB
Ⅵ. 【主旨大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章围绕故事这一概念进行了阐述,包括故事是什么、故事的发源以及故事的类型。
42.C 细节理解题。根据Oral history中的“Because early people couldn't read or write, they passed on stories by telling them to each other.”可知,早期人们传递故事主要通过人与人之间的口口相传。故选C。
43.A 细节理解题。根据Fairy tales中的“…usually have a happy ending.”可知选A。
44.D 推理判断题。通读全文可知,文章主要围绕故事展开论述,所以可能来自杂志中的教育栏目。故选D。