选择性必修二Unit4
Ⅰ.Fill in the blanks within the context.
A
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian went to Canada 1.__________(visit) their cousins in Halifax on the Atlantic coast. Rather than travel by 2.__________(commerce) airline all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train.
Before starting out, they spent a couple of days in Vancouver, seeing the sights. 3._______ next morning, the two girls took the train to Lake Louise where they saw blue water which literally took 4.__________ (they) breath away with its exceptional beauty. Later, the train ran north to Jasper. On the way they enjoyed the spectacular mountain peaks and forests, seeing many different creatures including deer, mountain goats and so on. From Jasper, they caught the train towards Edmonton, the center of Canada's huge oil and gas drilling industry, 5._________ there is also one of the largest shopping malls in North America. From Edmonton. The train headed southeast across the great Canadian Prairie, going through two wheat-growing provinces. They didn't anticipate 6._________ (see) such an open country, and were truly 7.___________ (amaze). After another day on the train, they arrived at Winnipeg. The train 8.____________ (thunder) on and they found the bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold, and orange. It was not until 9: 30 a m. 9.________ they finally reached the capital of Ontario, Toronto. All in all, their trip from Vancouver to Toronto10. ______________(take) a duration of four days.
B
After Daiyu and her cousin arrived in Toronto, the largest and 1.___________(wealth) city in Canada, they only had a few hours 2.__________(kill) before they had to proceed to the next leg of their trip to Montreal, so they went on a tour of the city. They went up the CN Tower and looked across the shores of Lake Ontario. They were 3.___________(astonish) to see misty clouds rising from the great Niagara Falls, 4.________ is on the south side of the lake.
Around dusk, the girls met Lin Fei, one of Li Daiyu’s mother’s old schoolmates, who 5. _____________ (move) to Canada many years earlier.
The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal early the next morning. At the station, 6. ________ contrast to Toronto, they heard people talking in French. They were surprised to see that all the signs and 7._____________(advertise) were in French and many people spoke English with 8. ______accent.
They spent the afternoon in lovely shops and visiting artists in their workplaces along St Paul Street.
That night the train was speeding along the St Lawrence River towards the Gulf of St Lawrence and down to the 9. __________(distance) east coast towards the province of Nova Scotia and its largest city, Halifax. The cousins10. ________(dream) happily of the beautiful cobblestone streets, old brick buildings, and the red maple leaves of Montreal.
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words.
1. To my ______________(astonish), the car was gone after I got up the next day.
2. The fine rain is drizzling in the ____________ (mist) weather.
3. The _______________(photograph) spent years documenting the lives of miners.
4. I am writing to apply for the position ___________(advertise) in the newspaper.
5. If you exercise out of doors, your body will learn to ___________(breath) more deeply, allowing even more oxygen to get to your muscles and your brain.
6. It was an extremely cold winter’s evening and ______________(freeze) fog hung in the air.
7. Traveling to new destinations brings me great ____________ (please) and creates unforgettable memories.
8. Recently many problems ___________(arise) from the lack of communication between team members.
9. Don’t lie to your instructor; she’s bound ____________(find) out the truth of the matter.
10. He bought extra food in ______________(anticipate) of more people coming than he'd invited.
11. His business empire collapsed under a __________(mass) burden of debt.
12.She climbed the steps and ____________(proceed) along the upstairs hallway.
13. One of the___________(highlight) of the trip was seeing the Taj Mahal.
14. The children _______________(drill) to leave the classroom quickly when the fire bell rang.
15. Translations that are done too _____________(literal) often don't flow well or don't sound natural.
plete the passage with the correct forms of the phrases in the box.
contrary to proceed to be bound for owing to
a bunch of take sb’s breath away rather than be typical of
1. It truly does___________________ and is something that must be experienced in person.
2. Aboard the plane____________ Toronto, Samuel, a young woodworker, began imagining a whole new whole new life in the big city.
3. We saw the Park Keeper telling _______________older boys to get off the swings.
4. __________________ popular belief, traveling alone can be a fulfilling and enriching experience.
5. We now _____________ the next item on the agenda.
6. This pattern of woods and fields____________________ the English landscape.
7. We're looking for people who have experience_____________ paper qualifications.
8.________________ lack of work experience, we wasted much time and energy.
IV. 单元语法填空
1. ________(found) in the early 20th century, the school keeps on inspiring children's love of art.
2. _________(absorb) himself in painting, John didn't notice evening approaching.
3.__________ (give) another 10 days, we are sure to complete repairing the machine.
4. When first ______________(introduce) to the market, these new products in their company enjoyed a great success.
5. When__________(face) with difficulties, we must try to overcome them.
6. _________(fill) with curiosity, the artist packed his bags and left.
7. Technological innovations, __________(combine) with good marketing, will promote the sales of these products.
8.I’m tired out. I stayed up the whole night, __________ (study) for my project due today.
9.______________ (wait) for her for two hours in the park, I had to leave.
10. The chefs all felt ______________at the _______________ news. (encourage)
Ⅴ.阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Beijing is a city bridging the ancient and the modern. From Buddhist temples to museums, narrow hutong 1________ royal palaces, it is home to more than 3,000 years of glorious history even down to its layout, with the city keeping its carefully ____2____ (build) system of ring roads.
But for all its ancient buildings, Beijing is also a place ____3____ welcomes the fast-paced development of modern life, with 21st-century architectural ____4____ (wonder) standing side by side with historical buildings of the past.
It is a distinct visual contrast (反差) that shouldn’t work, ____5____ somehow these two very different worlds make a good combination. ____6____ (visit) several times over the last 10 years, I ____7____ (amaze) by the co-existence of old and new, and how a city was able to keep such a rich heritage (遗产) while constantly growing. As a photographer, I have spent the last two years ___8___ (record) everything I discovered.
The ____9____ (remark) development of this city, which is consciously designed to protect the past while stepping into the modern world, _____10_____ (mean) there is always something new to discover here, and I could be photographing Beijing for the next 50 years.
1.___________ 2._____________ 3.________________ 4._______________5._______________
6.___________ 7._____________ 8.________________ 9._______________10._______________
XB2U4 全单元语块
To describe a place
1. freezing cold in winter 2. a city with a population of...
3. a city with wonderful sights and sounds
4. a city with a long history and a diverse culture
5. with daily temperatures averaging+温度
6.provincial capital 省会
7.be home to... 8. be close to
9.be famous/well-known for...
10. be located in/on/to the north/south/west/east of...
11.alongside the coast/river/road/highway
Travel experience
Transportation
1.travel by commercial airline all the way 2. take a pleasant hike/walk/boat ride......
3. take a coach bound north 4. catch the train towards…
5. travel via rail /by train/by air/by sea 6. The train thundered on through...
Activities
1. start out 2.see the sights
3. sell crafts and antiques 4. looking out over the city
5. seeing spectacular mountain peaks and forests,
6. take sb’s breath away with its exceptional beauty
7.have a few hours to kill 8. proceed to the next leg of their trip to…
9. go on a tour of the city 10. look across the shores.
11. look at the beautiful scenery 12. see many different creatures
13. take a duration of four days.
Feelings
amazed/surprised/delighted/excited/ pleasant
anticipate doing
dream happily of sth
答案:
Ⅰ.A:1.to visit 2. commercial 3. The 4.their 5. where
6. seeing 7.amazed 8. thundered 9.that 10.had taken
B:1.wealthiest 2.to kill 3.astonished 4.which 5. had moved
6. by 7. advertisements 8.an 9. distant 10. Dreamt
Ⅱ.1. astonishment 2. 2.misty 3. photographer 4. advertised
5.breathe 6. freezing 7. pleasure
8. have arisen 9. to find 10. anticipation 11. massive
12.proceeded 13.highlights 14. were drilled 15. literally
Ⅲ.1. take your breath away 2. bound for 3. a bunch of 4. Contrary to 5. proceed to
6. is typical of 7. rather than 8. Owing to
Ⅳ.1.Founded 2. Absorbing 3. Given 4. introduced 5. faced
6.Filled 7. combined 8. studying 9. Having waited 10.encouraged encouraging
Ⅴ.1. to 2. built 3. which/hat 4. wonders 5. but
6. Having visited 7. was amazed 8. recording 9. remarkable 10. means