Unit 4 Developing ideas&Presenting Ideas&Reflection
一、单词拼写
1.This historical success, however, resulted from the federal government taking science seriously, and making investments to urge revolution and i__________.
2.The populations of other species will e______ (经历) unexpected changes.
3.Many of the hotels f_____ (介绍的) in the brochure offer special deals for weekend breaks.
4.As everyone can see, there is a _____(明显的) improvement in her study.
5.The future of the country lies in the creativity and _____(创新) of young people.
6.Obviously it's not wise to translate the sentences so _____(根据字面意思).
二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空
access, combine, compose, contrast, distinct, float, innovation, motion, technician, trend
1. What is it that causes the _________ of the planets in the universe
2. With the wind, the balloons were _________ farther and father away.
3. Mozart _________ so many pieces of music, and his _________ are undoubtedly among the world's greatest.
4. We know he is an _________ inventor, and his _________ come from his daily life.
5. This innovation helps make virtual reality a more usable and _________ technology.
6. More _________ and _________ experts are needed to help us with the difficulty in our experiments.
7. The _________ of science and art made the exhibition attractive, and appealed to many visitors.
8. This is the latest _________ in fashion, which is popular with young people.
9. Your room is a complete _________ to your sister's. Yours is messy, while hers is tidy.
10. Chinese and English are two entirely _________ languages.
三、七选五
Painting
The art of creating pictures using colors, shapes and lines is called painting. Museums and galleries show the paintings of professional(专业的) artists. But painting is also a popular form of entertainment and creative expression.
①_____ Experienced painters usually use a brush to apply oil paints to a canvas(画布). Young painters usually use watercolors on pieces of paper. Very young children may use fingerpaints to create paintings.
Painters can use their art to express devotion to a religion, tell a story, express feelings and ideas, or simply present a pleasing picture. Religious paintings often show a god or a scene from a sacred text(《圣经》经文). Other common subjects have been famous legends and events in history, as well as scenes from daily life. Artists also paint portraits(肖像), or pictures of people. ②_____ All of these types of paintings show the human figure in some ways.
Some kinds of paintings do not focus on people. In landscapes(乡村风景画) the focus is on scenes from nature. Artists also paint still objects such as fruits and vegetables. ③_____ Some artists communicate their ideas through pictures that do not represent any object.
④_____ Paintings dating back 15,000 years have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain. ⑤_____ Samples of painted pottery(陶器) from at least 5,000 years ago have been found in China and Iran. The ancient Egyptians decorated their temples with beautiful paintings. People in ancient Greece painted decorative objects such as vases in addition to the walls of temples.
A.These works are called still-life paintings.
B.These works can communicate a special feeling.
C.Humans have been making paintings for thousands of years.
D.People of all ages create pictures using a variety of materials.
E.Cave paintings generally show animals that early humans hunted.
F.The design of a painting is the plan of its lines, shapes and colors.
G.Sometimes artists make portraits of themselves, which are called self-portraits.
四、语法填空
The other day, my desk-make appeared so ①________(tire) in class ②________ he fell asleep before long. When he woke ③________ in class, he found his teacher's ④________ (disappoint) expression. His teacher told him that there was only a little time ⑤________ (leave) for the final exam. Everyone should be ⑥________ (devote) to their study, ⑦________ they would regret sooner or later. ⑧________ (hear) this, Mike was deeply ⑨________ (move) and ⑩________ (determine) to work harder from then on.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:innovation
2.答案:experience
解析:句意:其他物种的种群将经历意想不到的变化。表示"经历"用experience作谓语动词。
3.答案:featured
解析:句意:小册子中介绍的多家旅馆都有周末特别优惠。表示"介绍的"用动词feature的过去分词作后置定语,表被动。
4.答案:distinct
5.答案:innovation
6.答案:literally
二、答案:1. motion 2.floating 3. composed, compositions4. innovative, innovations 5. accessible6. technicians, technical 7. combination 8.trend9.contrast 10. distinct
解析:
三、答案:①-⑤ DGACE
解析:①由该段中的"Experienced painters usually use a brush to apply oil paints"和"Young painters usually use watercolors"以及"Very young children may use fingerpaints"可知, D项(不同年龄段的人们用各种各样的材料来作画)符合语境。
②由该空前的"Artists also paint portraits"和该空后的"All of these types of paintings show the human figure"可知, G项(有时画家会画自己的肖像, 这种画被称为自画像)符合语境。
③由该空前的"Artists also paint still objects such as fruits and vegetables"可知, A项(这些作品被称为静物画)符合语境。
④由该段中的"Paintings dating back 15,000 years...Samples of painted pottery(陶器) from at least 5,000 years ago"和"The ancient Egyptians"以及"People in ancient Greece"可知, C项(人类几千年来一直在作画)符合语境。
⑤由该空前的"found on the walls of caves"可知, E项(洞穴壁画一般展示早期人类猎到的动物)符合语境。
四、答案:tired ; that ; up ; disappointed ; left ; devoted; or ; Hearing ; moved ; determined
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