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Unit 4 Period 2 Reading and Thinking分层练习
语言能力 掌握扫读及细度技巧。
学习能力 学会在课后进行资料搜集和阅读，扩展学习资源。
思维品质 通过对比不同文化，辩证思考不同文化之间的差异与相似之处
文化意识 了解英国历史文化与中国历史文化源头之间的差异。
一、单词拼写
1． Our milk power helps a lot to build the body's natural d (防御).
【答案】defence
【解析】【分析】句意：我们的奶力对建立身体的自然防御有很大帮助。根据句意和汉语提示，结合首字母可知，应用名词 defence ，不可数，此处作宾语，故填 defence 。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作宾语。
2． There's some e (证据) that outdoor activities are good for us.
【答案】evidences
【解析】【分析】句意：有一些证据表明户外活动对我们有益。根据句意和汉语提示，结合首字母可知，应用名词 evidence ，不可数，此处作主语，故填 evidence 。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作主语。
3． The c （主要的）cause of this accident is that he drove carelessly.
【答案】chief
【解析】【分析】句意：这次事故的主要原因是他开车不小心。根据句意和汉语提示，结合首字母可知，应用形容词 chief ，修饰名词 cause ，作定语，故填 chief 。
【点评】考查形容词，本题涉及形容词作定语。
4． Professor Li stood there, s (环绕，围绕) by many students.
【答案】surrounded
【解析】【分析】句意：李教授站在那里，周围都是学生。根据句意和汉语提示，结合首字母可知，应用动词 surround ，且与主语 Professor Li 在逻辑上是动宾关系，应用过去分词，此处作状语，故填 surrounded 。
【点评】考查非谓语动词，本题涉及过去分词作状语。
5． He g （问候）all the guests warmly as they arrived.
【答案】greeted
【解析】【分析】句意：当所有客人到达时，他热情地迎接他们。根据句意和汉语提示，结合首字母提示，可知应用动词 greet ，是谓语动词，结合时间状语 as they arrived ，可知应用一般过去时，故填 greeted 。
【点评】考查时态，本题涉及一般过去时。
6．Some of their great a （成就）included building towns and roads.
【答案】achievements
【解析】【分析】句意：他们的一些伟大成就包括修建城镇和道路。根据句意和汉语提示，结合首字母可知应用名词 achievement ，some of后接名词复数，故填 achievements 。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作介词宾语。
7．It was g （慷慨的）of them to ask Anna along.
【答案】generous
【解析】【分析】句意：他们很慷慨地邀请安娜一起去。根据句意和汉语提示，结合首字母可知，应用形容词 generous ，此处作表语，故填 generous 。
【点评】考查形容词，本题涉及形容词作表语。
8．The importance of the town is due to its geographical l （位置）.
【答案】location
【解析】【分析】句意：这个城镇的重要性在于它的地理位置。根据句意和汉语提示，结合首字母可知应用名词 location ，结合空前的its，可知应用单数形式，故填 location 。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作介词宾语。
9．Getting to know a little bit about British history will help you solve this p (谜).
【答案】puzzle
【解析】【分析】句意：了解一点英国历史将帮助你解决这个难题。根据句意和汉语提示，结合首字母可知应用名词 puzzle ，作宾语，this后接单数名词，故填 puzzle 。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作宾语。
10． I went out for a meal last night and drank a lot of red （葡萄酒）.
【答案】wine
【解析】【分析】句意：我昨晚出去吃饭，喝了很多红酒。根据句意和汉语提示，应用名词wine，不可数，此处作宾语，故填 wine 。
【点评】考查名词，本题涉及名词作宾语。
二、语法填空
11． As the Spring Festival (approach), the shopping mall is crowded with people.
【答案】is approaching/approaches
【解析】【分析】句意：当春节即将来临时，购物中心挤满了人。根据句子结构和语境分析可知，"As the
Spring Festival 1(approach)"为as引导的时间状语从句，故空处为时间状语从句的谓语，根据主句谓语is crowded的时态可知，空处谓语应用一般现在时或现在进行时表将来的动作，根据主谓一致原则，主语单数，谓语用单数。故填is approaching/approaches。
【点评】考查as引导的时间状语从句，主谓一致，时态（一般现在时）以及现在进行时表将来。
12． Large amounts of time (waste) on this project up to now.
【答案】have been wasted
【解析】【分析】句意：到目前为止，在这个项目上浪费了大量的时间。根据句子结构和语境分析可知，空处为句子的谓语，根据时间状语up to now可知，时态为一般现在时， 主语Large amounts of time与动词waste构成被动关系，故用被动语态，主语Large amounts of time表示复数概念，故现在完成时的助动词用have，综上所述，故谓语用现在完成时的被动语态。故填have been wasted。
【点评】考查时态（现在完成时），语态（被动语态），主谓一致以及固定短语large amounts of+不可数名词表示复数概念。
13． In the race Li Hong took part in, the cyclists (involve) all longed to win medals.
【答案】involved
【解析】【分析】句意： 在李红参加的那场比赛中，所有参与的自行车选手都渴望赢得奖牌。 根据句子结构和语境分析可知，空处为非谓语且在句中做后置定语修饰the cyclists，动词involve"涉及，牵涉"与其逻辑主语the cyclists构成逻辑上的被动关系，故空处应用过去分词做后置定语。故填involved。
【点评】考查过去分词做后置定语。
14． Addicted to computer games, he left much of his homework (unfinish).
【答案】unfinished
【解析】【分析】句意：沉迷于电脑游戏，他留下很多作业未完成。根据句子结构和语境分析可知，空处为非谓语且在句中做宾语补足语，动词unfinish与其逻辑主语his homework构成逻辑上的被动关系，且此处表示未完成的状态，结合固定搭配leave sth undone"留下某事未作"，故空处应用过去分词unfinished做宾语补足语。故填unfinished。
【点评】考查过去分词做宾语补足语以及固定搭配leave sth undone"留下某事未作"。
15． When people are having meals or waiting for buses, you can always find them (addict) to their phone.
【答案】addicted
【解析】【分析】句意：当人们在吃饭或等公交车时，你总能发现他们沉迷于手机。根据句子结构和语境分析可知，空处为非谓语且在句中做宾语补足语，动词addict"使沉迷，使上瘾"与其逻辑主语them构成逻辑上的被动关系，故用过去分词addicted做宾语补足语。故填addicted。
【点评】考查过去分词做宾语补足语。
16． On the bank of the river, we found him lying on bench, with his eyes (fix) on a kite in the sky.
【答案】fixed
【解析】【分析】句意：在河岸，我们发现他躺在长椅上，眼睛盯着天空中的风筝。根据句子结构和语境分析可知，此处为with的复合结构，空处为非谓语且在with的复合结构中做宾语补足语，动词fix与其逻辑主语his eyes构成逻辑上的被动关系，故用过去分词fixed做宾语补足语。故填fixed。
【点评】考查过去分词在with的复合结构中做宾语补足语。
17． The southern part of the Ireland broke away from the UK, (result) in the full name we have today.
【答案】resulting
【解析】【分析】句意：爱尔兰的南部脱离了英联邦，造成了今天我们所知的全称。根据句子结构和语境分析可知，空处为非谓语且在句中做结果状语，故此处用现在分词resulting做结果状语表示自然而然的结果，即："爱尔兰的南部脱离了英联邦"这件事自然而然造成了"今天我们所知的全称"这一结果。故填resulting。
【点评】考查现在分词短语做结果状语（表示自然而然的结果）。
18． Standing on the top of the hill is an old castle, (date ) back to hundreds of years ago.
【答案】dating
【解析】【分析】句意：耸立在山顶的是一座可以追溯到百年前的古城堡。根据句子结构和语境分析可知，空处为非谓语且在句中做后置定语修饰名词castle，动词短语date back to与其逻辑主语castle构成逻辑上的主动关系，故用现在分词作后置定语。故填dating。
【点评】考查现在分词短语作后置定语。注意：固定短语date back to不用于进行时和被动语态。
19． Without your generous support and patient guidance, we wouldn't (achieve) such great success.
【答案】have achieved
20． The Chinese music concert (hold) in the school hall on Saturday will be in the charge of her.
【答案】to be held
【解析】【分析】句意：将于周六在学校大厅举行的汉语音乐会由她负责。根据句子结构和语境分析可知，空处为非谓语且在句中做后置定语修饰名词The Chinese music concert ，动词hold与其逻辑主语The
Chinese music concert构成逻辑上的被动关系且表示将来的动作，故用动词不定式的被动式作后置定语。故填 to be held 。
【点评】考查动词不定式的被动式做后置定语。
三、完形填空
21．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The most unforgettable thing during my long
summer holidays last year, of course, is my trip （1） England. This was my first time to go abroad, so
it really made me （2） .
There
were quite a lot of interesting （3） in
England, such as Oxford. When we walked around Oxford, we saw quite a lot of
ancient buildings on （4） sides of the streets. One of the most famous
tourist （5） in
Oxford is Christ (基督) Church. It's （6） one of Oxford University's 38 colleges. There
is a huge hall in Christ Church, （7） was
used as the dining hall at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter （8） . I felt really excited when I heard this.
（9） place that impressed me （10） during my trip was a place called
Stratford-upon-Avon. It was a small town. Maybe you haven't （11） it, but I'm sure you have heard about William
Shakespeare —the
great man's （12） .
In Stratford-upon-Avon, I could （13） Shakespeare's Birthplace, Shakespeare
Countryside Museum, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and a lot of places that are
connected with （14） .
I went
to Shakespeare's Birthplace. It was the house （15） Shakespeare was born and （16） his
early years. （17） sitting room, hallway (走廊) , bedrooms, and kitchen were furnished
(布置) in 16th century （18） . I also went to see the Shakespeare
Exhibition. It illustrated (展示，说明) Shakespeare's life
and career in both Stratford and London.
I really enjoyed this nice trip to England,
（19） which I learnt a lot. I'm very happy that I
could visit such an interesting （20） .
I want to go there again in the future.
（1）A．at B．for C．from D．to
（2）A．excited B．terrified C．surprised D．disappointed
（3）A．trips B．places C．roads D．sights
（4）A．both B．either C．neither D．each
（5）A．views B．scenes C．sites D．interests
（6）A．also B．too C．still D．yet
（7）A．that B．which C．who D．where
（8）A．novels B．records C．films D．songs
（9）A．Other B．Every C．Each D．Another
（10）A．deep B．deeply C．high D．highly
（11）A．thought about B．heard about C．listened to D．considered as
（12）A．hometown B．office C．play D．theatre
（13）A．speak B．say C．talk D．see
（14）A．Shakespeare B．Oxford C．England D．Harry Potter
（15）A．who B．that C．when D．where
（16）A．paid B．spent C．cost D．took
（17）A．It's B．Its C．It had D．It was
（18）A．style B．site C．shape D．shade
（19）A．for B．at C．from D．to
（20）A．city B．town C．country D．summer
【答案】（1）D；（2）A；（3）B；（4）A；（5）C；（6）A；（7）B；（8）C；（9）D；（10）B；（11）B；（12）A；（13）D；（14）A；（15）D；（16）B；（17）B；（18）A；（19）C；（20）C
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者去英国旅行的经历以及旅行过程中的所见所闻。
（1）考查介词。A;at“在”；B:to“去”；C:from“从”；D: for“为了”。 “去英国的旅行”，表达去哪儿旅行的概念用to。故选B。
（2）考查形容词。A：excited“兴奋的”；B：terrified“恐惧的,受惊的,害怕的”；C：surprised“吃惊的”；D：disappointed “失望的”。根据上文，作者是第一次出国，肯定会觉得十分兴奋，故选A。
（3）考查名词。A：trips“旅行”；B：places“地方”；C：roads“道路”；D：sights “景色”。英国有很多有趣的地方，比如牛津和剑桥。故选B。
（4）考查代词。A：both“两个都”；B：either“（两者中的）任何一个”；C：neither“（两者）都不”；D：each “每一个”。根据下文中的sides可知，前面应是表示复数意义的词语。故选A。
（5）考查名词。A：views“观点，风景”；B：scenes“场景”；C：sites“景点”；D：interests “利益，利息”。牛津最著名的旅游景点之一便是基督教堂。tourist sites“旅游景点”。故选C。
（6）考查副词。A：also“也”；B：too“也，太”；C：still“仍然，一直”；D：yet “还没”。它也是牛津大学39个学院之一。A, B都有“也”的含义，B项通常放在句尾，且前面有逗号隔开。故选A。
（7）考查性定语从句，which指代前面的先行词在从句中作主语。故选B。
（8）考查名词。A：novels“小说”；B：records“记录，唱片”；C：films“电影”；D：songs “歌曲”。在小说中没有实体，只能是想象，既然说到实体，必然是在电影中出现的。故选C。
（9）考查代词。A：Other“其他”；B：Every“每一个（三者或三者以上）”；C：Each“每一（两者或两者以上）”；D：Another “另一个”说完了基督大教堂，下面说的是另一个地方。故选D。
（10）考查副词。A：deep“深的”；B：deeply“深地”；C：high“高的”；D：highly “高地，高度地”。另一个让我印象深刻的地方，副词修饰动词。故选B。
（11）考查动词短语。A：thought about“想到，考虑”；B：heard about“听说”；C：listened to“倾听”；D：considered as“被看作是”。或许你没有听说过这个小镇。故选B。
（12）考查名词。A：hometown“家乡”；B：office“办公室”；C：play“表演，戏剧”；D：theatre“剧场”。这是威廉 莎士比亚的家乡。故选A。
（13）考查动词。A：speak“说话”；B：say“说”；C：talk“谈论”；D：see “看见”。我可以看见莎士比亚的出生地。故选D。
（14）考查名词。A：Shakespeare“莎士比亚”；B：Oxford“牛津”；C：England“英国”；D：Harry Potter “哈利 波特”。既然是在莎士比亚的家乡，当然一切都是与莎士比亚相关的。故选C。
（15）考查定语从句。这是莎士比亚出生的地方，表示地点的定语从句用where来引导。故选D。
（16）考查动词。A：paid“付费”；B：spent“度过”；C：cost“花费”；D：took “带走”。莎士比亚在那度过了他的童年。故选B。
（17）考查代词。A：It's“它是”；B：Its“它的”；C：It had“它有”；D：It was “它是”。后面有谓语动词were，因此此处缺的是物主代词表所属。故选A。
（18）考查名词。A：style“风格”；B：site“景点”；C：shape“形状”；D：shade “阴影”。以18世纪的风格建造的。故选A。
（19）考查介词。learned from the trip，“从这次旅行中学到了很多”。故选C。
（20）考查名词。A：city“城市”；B：town“城镇”；C：country“国家”；D：summer“夏天”。根据常识可知，英国是一个国家。故选C。
【点评】本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，介词，代词，定语从句，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
四、阅读理解
阅读理解
World Book Day falls on April 23rd every year, but do you know that it is also Shakespeare Day Everybody may have heard of Shakespeare, but do you know how many plays he wrote
Shakespeare's plays have three kinds: tragedies, comedies and histories. His most famous play is the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet, which deals with two young lovers who are not allowed to marry by their parents. Other tragedies include Hamlet, Othello, and Macbeth.
Shakespeare's comedies include Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night is a play about unclear identities. Two twins are shipwrecked (遭海难) and the sister, Viola, dresses up as her brother, Sebastian, who she thinks is dead. It's funny, because the brother reappears and there's a big love problem going on: Viola is in love with the Duke, who is in love with Olivia, who falls in love with Sebastian except that she doesn't realize that Sebastian is actually Viola dressed up!
Everybody falls in love with the wrong person, but it is all made right in the end.
Some of his history plays, such as Antony and Cleopatra, Richard III and Henry V, are based on the lives of real historical people. In Antony and Cleopatra, Cleopatra becomes Antony's girlfriend and Antony becomes so crazy about her that he loses control of the army. Cleopatra kills herself in the end and Antony kills himself too.
Shakespeare's plays can be very difficult sometimes. Some of the themes they deal with are heavy, so they almost always include a lighter subplot with characters that are not so important. They are often used in tragedies to lighten the mood of the play and to keep the audience interested in the main plot.
22．Which is a tragedy character
A．Viola. B．Antony. C．Sebastian D．Hamlet.
23．What can be inferred from paragraph3
A．Viola likes dressing up as her brother for fun.
B．The Duke marries Olivia at last.
C．Twelfth Night has a sad ending.
D．Olivia finally falls in love with Sebastian.
24．What can we know about Shakespeare's history plays
A．There are only two famous history plays.
B．Some of them are inspired by real people living in the past.
C．Real historical events can be found in every history play.
D．They are more difficult than tragedies and comedies.
25．Why is the subplot added to Shakespeare's plays
A．To help relax the audience and attract their interest in the main theme.
B．To make it easy for audience to understand the plays.
C．To make the difficult plots simple.
D．To help develop the main plot.
【答案】22．D
23．D
24．B
25．A
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了莎士比亚的悲剧、喜剧和历史剧的代表作品。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇文学类阅读，首先要仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目，再读短文，从中找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案。
22．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"Other tragedies include Hamlet, Othello, and Macbeth." 其他悲剧包括《哈姆雷特》、《奥赛罗》和《麦克白》。可知，哈姆雷特是悲剧角色。故选D。
23．考查推理判断。根据第三段中的"Viola is in love with the Duke, who is in love with Olivia, who falls in love with Sebastian" 维奥拉爱上了公爵，公爵爱上了奥利维亚，奥利维亚爱上了塞巴斯蒂安。可知，奥利维亚爱上了塞巴斯蒂安。故选D。
24．考查细节理解。根据倒数第二段中的"Some of his history plays，such as Antony and Cleopatra，Richard III and Henry V, are based on the lives of real historical people."他的一些历史剧，如《安东尼与克利奥帕特拉》、《理查三世》和《亨利五世》，都是根据真实的历史人物的生活改编的。可知，莎士比亚一些历史剧中的人物是由真实的历史人物发展而来的。故选B。
25．考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的"They are often used in tragedies to lighten the mood of the play and to keep the audience interested in the main plot."它们经常被用在悲剧中，以减轻戏剧的情绪，使观众对主要情节保持兴趣。可知，为什么要在莎士比亚的戏剧中加入次要情节的原因是帮助观众放松，吸引他们对主题的兴趣。故选A。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
At your next meeting, wait
for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts.
Among English speakers,
chances are that it will be a second or two at most. But while this pattern may
be universal, our awareness of silence differs dramatically across cultures.
What one culture considers
a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of
reflection and sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research in
Dutch and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches
to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of
business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2
seconds — nearly twice as long as in Americans' meetings.
In Japan it is recognized
that the best communication is when you don't speak at all. It's already a
failure to understand each other by speaking because you're repairing that
failure by using words.
In the US, it may originate
from the history of colonial (殖民地) America as a crossroads of many different
races. When you have a complex of difference, it's hard to establish common
understanding unless you talk and there's understandably a kind of anxiety
unless people are verbally engaged to establish a common life. This applies
also to some extent to London.
In contrast, when there's
more homogeneity, perhaps it's easier for some kinds of silence to
appear. For example, among your closest friends and family it's easier to sit
in silence than with people you're less well acquainted with.
26．Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation
A．The Dutch. B．Americans. C．The English. D．The Japanese.
27．What might the Japanese agree with in a conversation
A．Speaking more gives the upper hand.
B．Speak out what you have in your mind.
C．Great minds think alike without words.
D．The shorter talking silence, the better.
28．What can we learn from the text
A．A four second silence in conversation is universal.
B．It's hard for Americans to reach a common agreement.
C．English speakers are more talkative than Japanese speakers.
D．The closer we and our family are, the easier the silence appears.
29．What does the underlined word “homogeneity” in the last paragraph mean
A．Similarity. B．Contradiction.
C．Diversity. D．Misunderstanding.
【答案】26．D
27．C
28．D
29．A
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了谈话中的沉默文化。尽管交谈中出现停顿是普遍存在的，但我们对沉默的认识在不同的文化中有着巨大的差异。不同的文化中沉默时间不同，对于沉默的看法也不同。相比而言，亲密的朋友和家人之间更容易出现沉默。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断三个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，从而选出正确答案。
26．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at most.”对于说英语的人来说，可能最多一两秒钟；以及第三段中的“Research in Dutch and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2 seconds — nearly twice as long as in Americans' meetings.”荷兰语和英语的研究发现，当对话中的沉默持续4秒时，人们就会开始感到不安。相反，另一项针对商务会议的研究发现，日本人对8.2秒的沉默感到满意，这几乎是美国人会议时间的两倍。可知，日本人可能在谈话中有最长沉默。故选D。
27．考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“In Japan, it is recognized that the best communication is when you don't speak at all.”在日本，人们认为最好的交流方式是什么都不说。可推知，日本人在对话中可能会同意“心有灵犀一点通”。故选C。
28．考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“For example, among your closest friends and family it's easier to sit in silence than with people you're less well acquainted with.”例如，在你最亲密的朋友和家人面前，保持沉默比和你不太熟悉的人在一起更容易。可推知，亲密的人之间更容易出现沉默，因此我们和家人越亲密，沉默越容易出现。故选D。
29．考查词义猜测。根据最后一段中的“For example, among your closest friends and family it's easier to sit in silence than with people you're less well acquainted with.”例如，在你最亲密的朋友和家人面前，保持沉默比和你不太熟悉的人在一起更容易。可推知，越亲密的人，越容易出现沉默，因此推断划线所在句意为“相比而言，当有更多相似时，也许沉默更容易出现”。因此划线词意思与similarity意义相近。故选A。
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Unit 4 Period 2 Reading and Thinking分层练习
语言能力 掌握扫读及细度技巧。
学习能力 学会在课后进行资料搜集和阅读，扩展学习资源。
思维品质 通过对比不同文化，辩证思考不同文化之间的差异与相似之处
文化意识 了解英国历史文化与中国历史文化源头之间的差异。
一、单词拼写
1． Our milk power helps a lot to build the body's natural d (防御).
2． There's some e (证据) that outdoor activities are good for us.
3． The c （主要的）cause of this accident is that he drove carelessly.
4． Professor Li stood there, s (环绕，围绕) by many students.
5． He g （问候）all the guests warmly as they arrived.
6．Some of their great a （成就）included building towns and roads.
7．It was g （慷慨的）of them to ask Anna along.
8．The importance of the town is due to its geographical l （位置）.
9．Getting to know a little bit about British history will help you solve this p (谜).
10． I went out for a meal last night and drank a lot of red （葡萄酒）.
二、语法填空
11． As the Spring Festival (approach), the shopping mall is crowded with people.
12． Large amounts of time (waste) on this project up to now.
13． In the race Li Hong took part in, the cyclists (involve) all longed to win medals.
14． Addicted to computer games, he left much of his homework (unfinish).
15． When people are having meals or waiting for buses, you can always find them (addict) to their phone.
16． On the bank of the river, we found him lying on bench, with his eyes (fix) on a kite in the sky.
17． The southern part of the Ireland broke away from the UK, (result) in the full name we have today.
18． Standing on the top of the hill is an old castle, (date ) back to hundreds of years ago.
19． Without your generous support and patient guidance, we wouldn't (achieve) such great success.
20． The Chinese music concert (hold) in the school hall on Saturday will be in the charge of her.
三、完形填空
21．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The most unforgettable thing during my long
summer holidays last year, of course, is my trip （1） England. This was my first time to go abroad, so
it really made me （2） .
There
were quite a lot of interesting （3） in
England, such as Oxford. When we walked around Oxford, we saw quite a lot of
ancient buildings on （4） sides of the streets. One of the most famous
tourist （5） in
Oxford is Christ (基督) Church. It's （6） one of Oxford University's 38 colleges. There
is a huge hall in Christ Church, （7） was
used as the dining hall at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter （8） . I felt really excited when I heard this.
（9） place that impressed me （10） during my trip was a place called
Stratford-upon-Avon. It was a small town. Maybe you haven't （11） it, but I'm sure you have heard about William
Shakespeare —the
great man's （12） .
In Stratford-upon-Avon, I could （13） Shakespeare's Birthplace, Shakespeare
Countryside Museum, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and a lot of places that are
connected with （14） .
I went
to Shakespeare's Birthplace. It was the house （15） Shakespeare was born and （16） his
early years. （17） sitting room, hallway (走廊) , bedrooms, and kitchen were furnished
(布置) in 16th century （18） . I also went to see the Shakespeare
Exhibition. It illustrated (展示，说明) Shakespeare's life
and career in both Stratford and London.
I really enjoyed this nice trip to England,
（19） which I learnt a lot. I'm very happy that I
could visit such an interesting （20） .
I want to go there again in the future.
（1）A．at B．for C．from D．to
（2）A．excited B．terrified C．surprised D．disappointed
（3）A．trips B．places C．roads D．sights
（4）A．both B．either C．neither D．each
（5）A．views B．scenes C．sites D．interests
（6）A．also B．too C．still D．yet
（7）A．that B．which C．who D．where
（8）A．novels B．records C．films D．songs
（9）A．Other B．Every C．Each D．Another
（10）A．deep B．deeply C．high D．highly
（11）A．thought about B．heard about C．listened to D．considered as
（12）A．hometown B．office C．play D．theatre
（13）A．speak B．say C．talk D．see
（14）A．Shakespeare B．Oxford C．England D．Harry Potter
（15）A．who B．that C．when D．where
（16）A．paid B．spent C．cost D．took
（17）A．It's B．Its C．It had D．It was
（18）A．style B．site C．shape D．shade
（19）A．for B．at C．from D．to
（20）A．city B．town C．country D．summer
四、阅读理解
阅读理解
World Book Day falls on April 23rd every year, but do you know that it is also Shakespeare Day Everybody may have heard of Shakespeare, but do you know how many plays he wrote
Shakespeare's plays have three kinds: tragedies, comedies and histories. His most famous play is the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet, which deals with two young lovers who are not allowed to marry by their parents. Other tragedies include Hamlet, Othello, and Macbeth.
Shakespeare's comedies include Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night is a play about unclear identities. Two twins are shipwrecked (遭海难) and the sister, Viola, dresses up as her brother, Sebastian, who she thinks is dead. It's funny, because the brother reappears and there's a big love problem going on: Viola is in love with the Duke, who is in love with Olivia, who falls in love with Sebastian except that she doesn't realize that Sebastian is actually Viola dressed up!
Everybody falls in love with the wrong person, but it is all made right in the end.
Some of his history plays, such as Antony and Cleopatra, Richard III and Henry V, are based on the lives of real historical people. In Antony and Cleopatra, Cleopatra becomes Antony's girlfriend and Antony becomes so crazy about her that he loses control of the army. Cleopatra kills herself in the end and Antony kills himself too.
Shakespeare's plays can be very difficult sometimes. Some of the themes they deal with are heavy, so they almost always include a lighter subplot with characters that are not so important. They are often used in tragedies to lighten the mood of the play and to keep the audience interested in the main plot.
22．Which is a tragedy character
A．Viola. B．Antony. C．Sebastian D．Hamlet.
23．What can be inferred from paragraph3
A．Viola likes dressing up as her brother for fun.
B．The Duke marries Olivia at last.
C．Twelfth Night has a sad ending.
D．Olivia finally falls in love with Sebastian.
24．What can we know about Shakespeare's history plays
A．There are only two famous history plays.
B．Some of them are inspired by real people living in the past.
C．Real historical events can be found in every history play.
D．They are more difficult than tragedies and comedies.
25．Why is the subplot added to Shakespeare's plays
A．To help relax the audience and attract their interest in the main theme.
B．To make it easy for audience to understand the plays.
C．To make the difficult plots simple.
D．To help develop the main plot.
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
At your next meeting, wait
for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts.
Among English speakers,
chances are that it will be a second or two at most. But while this pattern may
be universal, our awareness of silence differs dramatically across cultures.
What one culture considers
a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of
reflection and sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research in
Dutch and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches
to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of
business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2
seconds — nearly twice as long as in Americans' meetings.
In Japan it is recognized
that the best communication is when you don't speak at all. It's already a
failure to understand each other by speaking because you're repairing that
failure by using words.
In the US, it may originate
from the history of colonial (殖民地) America as a crossroads of many different
races. When you have a complex of difference, it's hard to establish common
understanding unless you talk and there's understandably a kind of anxiety
unless people are verbally engaged to establish a common life. This applies
also to some extent to London.
In contrast, when there's
more homogeneity, perhaps it's easier for some kinds of silence to
appear. For example, among your closest friends and family it's easier to sit
in silence than with people you're less well acquainted with.
26．Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation
A．The Dutch. B．Americans. C．The English. D．The Japanese.
27．What might the Japanese agree with in a conversation
A．Speaking more gives the upper hand.
B．Speak out what you have in your mind.
C．Great minds think alike without words.
D．The shorter talking silence, the better.
28．What can we learn from the text
A．A four second silence in conversation is universal.
B．It's hard for Americans to reach a common agreement.
C．English speakers are more talkative than Japanese speakers.
D．The closer we and our family are, the easier the silence appears.
29．What does the underlined word “homogeneity” in the last paragraph mean
A．Similarity. B．Contradiction.
C．Diversity. D．Misunderstanding.
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