Module 4
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2015·山西省高三第三次四校联考)
Sure, it's good to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )get along with your teacher because it makes that time you spend in the classroom more pleasant. And yes, it's good to get along with your teacher because, in general, it's smart to learn how to relate to the different types of people you'll meet throughout your life.
But really, there's ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )one super－important reason why you should get along with your teacher. Kids who get along with their teachers not only learn more, but they're more comfortable asking questions and getting extra help. This makes it easier to understand new material and do your best on tests. When you have this kind of relationship with a teacher, he or she can be someone to turn to with problems, such as problems with learning or school issues, such as bullying.
As a kid in elementa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ry or middle school, you're at a wonderful stage in your life. You're able to take in lots of new and exciting information. Apart from that, you're able to think about all this information in new ways. Your teacher knows that, and in most cases, he or she is thrilled to be the person who's giving you all that material and helping you put it together. Remember, teachers are people, too, and they feel great if you're open to what they're teaching you. That's why they wanted to be teachers in the first place to teach!
Some kids ma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y be able to learn in any situation, whether they like the teacher or not. But most kids are sensitive to the way they get along with the teacher, and if things aren't going well, they won't learn as well and won't enjoy being in class.
语篇解读：文章讲述的是与老师保持良好关 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )系的重要性。与老师友好相处，可以愉快地度过课堂时光，可以更多的了解不同类型的人，可以向他们请求帮助等。
1．Paragraph 2 mainly talks about ________.
A．new materials learned from teachers
B．ways to develop relationship with teachers
C．benefits in getting along with teachers
D．avoiding problems happening around kids
答案：C 段落大意题。 根据第二段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )第二句“Kids who get along with their teachers not only learn more, but they're more comfortable asking questions and getting extra help.”可知，和老师处好关系有很多好处。
2．What's the writer's attitude towards getting along with teachers
A．Doubtful. B．Objective.
C．Uncaring. D．Favorable.
答案：D 观点态度题。 根据第一段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )中的“Sure, it's good to get along with your teacher和And yes, it's good to get along with your teacher because”可知，作者对和老师处好关系的态度是支持的、喜爱的。
3．What can we know from the passage
A．Kids are unable to understand lots of exciting information.
B．Kids are bullied while communicating with others in schools.
C．Kids will leave the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )class when not doing quite well with their teachers.
D．Kids will l ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eave the class when not satisfied with teachers' teaching methods.
答案：C 细节理解题。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )根据文章最后一句“But most kids are sensitive to the way they get along with the teacher, and if things aren't going well, they won't learn as well and won't enjoy being in class.”当孩子和老师的关系处不好时，他们不愿呆在教室了。
4．The passage is most probably taken from ________.
A．children's literature B．an education magazine
C．a science report D．an advertisement
答案：B 判断推理题。 文章主要讲述了孩子和老师的关系，故可以推出应该节选自教育杂志。
Ⅱ.七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
(2015·山东临沂市高三二模)
A “Gap Year” is a p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eriod of time when a student takes a break before going to university.It is often spent traveling or working.__1__.The advantages of taking a gap year are as follows：
__2__.Although you ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )don't have to go abroad to experience gap years，most gap year students catch the chance to travel abroad.You are able to work out who you are and what you are for.The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons.
Face Challenges a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd Have Fun.A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation，but also a time to face challenges.Gap year students usually work，volunteer or take service projects.You have to learn how to get along in the real world.This process isn't always easy，but it is an important part of growing up.__3__.
Save Money and Impro ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ve Your College Admission Chances.There's a common thought that gap years are only for rich students，but it isn't true. __4__.Gap year students often take a part－time job.Besides，at the end of a gap year，students are much more likely to know what to study in college.Clear learning goals can keep the students working hard instead of wasting time and money playing.
Imagine an admissi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )on officer trying to admit only one between two students.Both of them are excellent and have high grades.However，one student has much practical experience or has volunteered in his vacation.__5__
A．Make full preparations for the gap year.
B．Only in this way can you enjoy life and have fun.
C．Actually，taking a gap year can save your money.
D．Who do you think the admission officer will choose
E．It can give young ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) people useful learning experiences and new skills.
F．Challenges always come first before fun.
G．Learn about the World and Yourself.
语篇解读：本文主要讲述的是什么是gap year以及如何充分利用这一年。
1．E 根据题干和E中的关键词 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )：useful learning experiences and new skills，advantages等判断答案。故选E。
2．G 根据题干和G中的关键词：go ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )abroad to experience gap years，the world，travel abroad等判断答案。故选G。
3．B 根据题干和B中的关键词：have fun，enjoy等判断答案。故选B。
4．C 根据题干和C中的关键词：save your money等判断答案。故选C。
5．D 根据题干和D中的关键词：the admission officer等判断答案。故选D。
Ⅲ.完形填空
From my second grade ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )on, there was one event I feared every year; the piano recital(独奏演唱会). A recital __1__ I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I __2__ ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he'd shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) __3__about building self－confidence and working towards a __4__.
So it was with ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) really great__5__that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and __6__my 68－year－old father sweating in his shirt __7__rising to play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn't __8__ lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, __9__too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasn't __10__there. When he retired three years ago, he __11__ his church music director to take him as a student.
For a moment after ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )my father sat down at the keyboard, he __12__stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the __13__？ I worried, remembering those split seconds__14__ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would __15__. But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the __16__fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines. And I__17__he had been doing what music teachers always stress：__18__the music and pretend the others aren't there.
“I'm __19__of him fo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r starting something new at his age，” I said to my son Jeff.
“Yeah, and doing it so__20__，” Jeff added.
With his first recital ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30－plus years ago.
语篇解读：我从小学二年级的时候就对每 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )年一次钢琴独奏会感到害怕，但是在父亲所谓的“树立自信心及朝着目标而努力”的督促之下，我一次也没有漏过。多年后，当68岁的父亲坐在钢琴前，成功的完成了他的第一次钢琴独奏会的时候，他用行动向我诠释了勇气和意志。
1．A.reflected B．explained
C．meant D．proved
答案：C 本句解释我不喜欢每年一次的钢 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )琴独奏会的原因，是因为独奏会意味着要练习枯燥无味的曲子，并且还要在陌生人面前表演。mean“意味着”，符合语境。reflect“反映”；explain“解释”； prove“证明”。
2．A.would B．could
C．might D．should
答案：A 根据下一句中的“And eac ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )h year he'd shake his head...”可知，此处表示每一年我都会向父亲提出这样的请求。would 可以表示“过去经常干某事”。
3．A.nothing B．everything
C．anything D．something
答案：D 每一次当我提出要开溜的时候，父亲总是说一些关于树立自信心的话。
4．A.goal B．stage
C．journey D．chance
答案：A 根据前面的buildin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )g self－confidence可知，父亲认为参加每年一次的钢琴独奏会就是在朝着人生的目标努力。goal“目标”。
5．A.trouble B．satisfaction
C．strength D．disappointment
答案：B 根据上文语境可知，我小的时 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )候每年都要在父亲的督促之下不得不参加钢琴独奏会，而现在父亲正在参加他的第一次钢琴独奏会，因为紧张而汗湿衣衫，所以我感到“幸灾乐祸”。satisfaction“满意”，符合语境。trouble“麻烦”；strength“力量；力气”；disappointment“失望”。
6．A.kept B．sent
C．watched D．felt
答案：C 根据video camera in hand 及下文语境可知，父亲要表演弹钢琴，而我手里拿着相机在观看父亲的表演。
7．A.through B．from
C．against D．before
答案：D 考查介词的辨析。根据下文的“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard”及空格后的rise“站立”可知，父亲在表演前就已经汗湿衣衫了。
8．A.miss B．afford
C．select D．understand
答案：B 根据but his ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) family was poor 可知，尽管父亲从小就渴望学习音乐，但是因为家里太穷了，根本负担不起学习的费用。afford“担负得起；买得起”，常与can 或could连用。miss“错过”； select“挑选”；understand“理解”。
9．A.as B．once
C．if D．while
答案：A 根据下一句But...可知，他并没有像我们很多人那样对自己无法做到的事情感到遗憾。as“像……一样”，引导方式状语从句。
10．A.educated B．protected
C．stuck D．spoilt
答案：C 考查动词词义辨析 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )。educate“教育”； protect“保护”； stick“陷(入)；困(于)”；spoil“惯坏；宠坏”。句意为：尽管他还是和过去一个老样子，但是他并没有陷在那儿(停滞不前)。be rooted in意为“根深蒂固的”。
11．A.allowed B．invited
C．inspired D．persuaded
答案：D 考查动词词义辨析。allow“允 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )许”；invite“邀请”；inspire“激励；鼓励”；persuade“说服”。根据语境应该是父亲说服对方接受退休的他做学生。
12．A.roughly B．simply
C．merrily D．curiously
答案：B 根据下文中作者的担心可知，刚开始的时候父亲只是坐在那儿，低头看着自己的手指。simply“仅仅”。
13．A.words B．videos
C．notes D．lessons
答案：C 因为父亲要弹奏钢琴，所以作者担心父亲忘记音符了。note“音符；音调”。
14．A.decades B．weeks
C．hours D．moments
答案：A 根据文章第一句话及后问的I sai ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d to my son Jeff.可知，作者所回忆起的大脑一片空白的瞬间是小时候的事，而decade“十年”，正符合语境。
15．A.play B．freeze
C．click D．adjust
答案：B 几十年前我也曾经有过大脑一片空白，手指动不了的经历。freeze此处表示“停住；不动”。
16．A.same B．warm
C．different D．dirty
答案：A 耳边突然传来的优美的旋律正是来自于父亲那双曾经给我往线上装鱼饵的手。
17．A.predicted B．realized
C．imagined D．insisted
答案：B 我意识到父亲一直在用音乐老师所强调的方法。
18．A.pass overB．turn up
C．bring in D．concentrate on
答案：D 考查动词短语的辨析。根据and 后 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的内容(假装其他人不存在)可知，父亲正把注意力集中在音乐上。A项“避免提及或考虑某事”；B项“出现”；C项“引入”；D项“把注意力集中于……上”。
19．A.ashamed B．aware
C．tired D．proud
答案：D 考查形容词短语的辨 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )析。根据文章最后一句话可知，作者从父亲的表现中学到了很多，因此，她对父亲的表现感到自豪。be proud of “对……感到自豪”；be ashamed of “对……感到羞愧”；be tired of “对……感到厌倦”。
20．A.casually B．anxiously
C．nicely D．frequently
答案：C 作者对父亲的表现感到自豪，儿子也觉得自己的祖父做的很好。
Ⅳ.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many students ma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y feel __1__(stress) because of their parents. Most parents have good intentions, __2__ some of them aren't very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in __3__(adjust)to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children's __4__(difficulty)．
For one thing, parent ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don't realize that the __5__(compete) is stronger, that the required standards of work are __6__(high), and that their children may not be prepared for __7__ change. They may be upset by their children's poor grades. At their kindest, they may __8__(gentle) ask why John or Mary isn't doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten __9__(take) their children out of college or cut off living expenses.
Sometimes parents t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hink it right and natural that they determine __10__ their children do with their lives. They forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way.
1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______
答案：
1．stressed 考查固定短语。feel stressed“感到有压力”。
2．but 考查连词。句意：大多数的父母有好的打算而一些是无益的。
3．adjusting 考查非谓语动词。in是介词后面跟动名词做宾语。
4．difficulties 考查名词。句意：一些父母有自己的想法这增加了孩子的困难。
5．competition 考查名词。句意：他们没有意识到比赛是有竞争力的。
6．higher 考查形容词。句意：作品的要求比较高。
7．the 考查冠词。句意：孩子们没有为挑战做好准备。
8．gently 考查副词。句意：对于他们的好心，他们温和的问孩子为什么没有做得更好。
9．to take 考查非谓语动词。句意：糟糕的是，他们被威胁不许上学或切断经济来源。
10．what 考查宾语从句。句意：有时父母认为他们处理孩子的生活是对的。Module 4 Music
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．—Sorry，I have no time to help you cook.I have a lot of work to do.
—________You have been playing computer games all morning.
A．I’m stuck. B．Oh，don’t mention it.
C．So what D．Oh，come on!
答案 D 对方找借口不想 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )帮忙一起做饭，故另一方回答“得了吧(Oh，come on)”。I’m stuck我被卡住了；don’t mention it别提了，不客气；So what那又怎么样呢？
2．—What do you think of the poet’s works
—They are beautiful to read but________，they are hard to understand.
A．in addition B．on the other hand
C．as a consequence D．in a word
答案 B 根据题意“读起来很美”及“又很难理解”可知选B项。on the other hand另一方面。
3．The man re ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )fused to give away any information________his son’s whereabouts.
A．regarding B．including
C．beyond D．towards
答案 A regarding此处作介 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )词，意为“关于”。regarding...whereabouts作后置定语，修饰information。
4．—Excuse me，are there any________rooms here
—I’m sorry，but they are all fully booked.
A．bare B．vacant
C．blank D．hollow
答案 B vacant(房屋、座位)空 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )着的，未被占用的，符合题意。bare光秃的，(房子、柜子等)空的，指“缺少必需的遮盖物，或某空间中没有填充物”；blank空白的，指“纸未被写、未被打印，磁带未被录制等”；hollow中空的，空心的，指“中间空的”。
5．Progress so far ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s been very good.We are，________，confident that the work will be completed on time.
A．besides B．however
C．therefore D．otherwise
答案 C 根据语境可知前后句子之间应是 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )因果关系，故选therefore(所以)。besides除此之外；however然而；otherwise否则，要不然。
6．________a reply from ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) my American friend John，I decided to send another email to him.
A．Not having received B．Not being received
C．Not receiving D．Not to receive
答案 A 在句中，“没有收到回复”的动作先于“发送另一封邮件”的动作，故用动词 ing形式的完成式的否定形式。
7．I hate to say ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) it，but it is________relief to get out of the office for________while.
A．a；a B．the；a
C．/；a D．/；the
答案 A 考查冠词。relief在此意为“令人宽慰的事情”，为可数名词，前面用不定冠词a，表示泛指；for a while一会儿。
8．Honesty is a ki ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd of quality，______you should have if you want to get along well with others.
A．it B．that
C．what D．one
答案 D 考查同位语。one ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )作a kind of quality的同位语，其后为省略that的定语从句，修饰one。句意为：诚实是一种品质，一种如果你想和他人友好相处时必须拥有的品质。
9．He was________a gold cup for his excellent performance as a reward.
A．given B．won
C．gained D．presented
答案 D 句意为：他因出色的表现而被授予金杯 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )作为奖励。present(指在正式场合)授予，赠送。win后接比赛或奖品，gain获得(珍贵物品)，give符合语法规则，但显然不如present更能表情达意。
10．I often played tab ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )le tennis for half an hour after class，which made me________.
A．relax B．relaxing
C．relaxation D．relaxed
答案 D relaxed感到放松的，relaxing令人放松的。
11．There is an interva ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l of ten minutes between the two classes，________we can have a rest.
A．when B．where
C．what D．which
答案 A 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知先行词为interval，故用when引导定语从句，修饰interval。
12．We________on this project for four hours.Let’s have a rest.
A．are working B．have been working
C．worked D．had worked
答案 B 句意为：我们做这项工程已经4个小时了，让我们休息一下。此处应用动词的现在完成进行时表示从过去某一刻到现在一直做某事。
13．If your know ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ledge can be in some ways________with my experience，we are sure to succeed.
A．joined B．united
C．connected D．combined
答案 D 句意为：如果你的知识能在一定程度上 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )与我的经验相结合的话，我们肯定会成功的。combine结合，符合句意。join连接；unite联合；connect连接。
14．Dr Johnson loves music but doesn’t like jazz and________.
A．neither is his wife
B．so is his wife
C．so his wife is
D．it is the same with his wife
答案 D 句意为：约翰逊博士喜欢音乐但不喜欢爵士乐，他妻子也是一样。it is the same with...……也一样。
15．Babies nee ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d a lot of sleep and this is particularly________the newborn.
A．sure about B．sure of
C．true about D．true of
答案 D 句意为：婴儿需要 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )大量的睡眠，新生儿尤其如此。be true of/for...对……也一样；be sure of/about...对……有把握。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
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Eight days for just ￥12,000
Departure time：May，October 2012
Includes：
● Return flights from 6 China’s airports to Naples
● Return airport to hotel transport
● Seven nights’ accommodation at the 3 star Hotel Nice
● Breakfast
● The service of guides
● Government taxes
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A．transport between airport and hotel
B．telephone calls made by tourists
C．the service of guides to tourists
D．a double room for every two tourists
2．If you don’t lik ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e sharing a room with others，you have to pay________.
A．￥12,000 B．￥10,000
C．￥2,000 D．￥14,000
3．If you like to v ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )isit historical sites，which of the following is your best choice
A．Amalfi. B．Sant’ Agata.
C．Pompeii. D．Sorrento.
4．Who is the advertisement intended for
A．Potential tourists. B．College students.
C．Government officers. D Old people
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1．B 细节理解题。根据“Inclu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )des”中的“Return airport to hotel transport”“The service of guides”和倒数第二段第一句“Price based on two tourists sharing a double room at the Hotel Nice.”可知，A、C、D均包括在内，但不包括游客打电话的费用，故选B。
2．D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )中的“A single room，another ￥2,000.”可知住单间需要另外支付2 000元，由此可推断游客需要在原来的价格上再多付2 000元，即14 000元。
3．C 推理判断题。根据 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )倒数第三段第二句中的“the hunting ruins of Pompeii”可推知意大利古城庞贝是狩猎遗址，由此可推断它是历史名胜。
4．A 推理判断题。结合文章中提到的费用、出发日期、服务项目、景点介绍以及联系方式等可推测本文的宣传对象是潜在的游客。
B
Parents are c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )reating an “I want it now” generation by indulging children’s every demand at Christmas，say experts.Youngsters are becoming increasingly selfish，claim the education analysts.
Consumer savvy c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hildren are forcing their families into racking up huge debts and risk becoming spoilt and dissatisfied in the future.
Behavioural consu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ltant Chris Calland said，“Parents are desperate to make Christmas into a magical fairy tale for their kids.There’s nothing wrong with that as such.The problem arises when it means always giving into all our children’s demands—even if they are beyond our price range or not age appropriate.”
Ms Calland，who run ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s “Santa Says No” style sessions with colleague Nicky Hutchinson，added，“Many of us go into so much debt providing the gifts our children want that we spend the rest of the year paying off the bills.Yet so often the parcels we’ve carefully wrapped，once opened，are just pushed away because the very thing our little boy or girl was once so desperate for，they have now lost interest in.”
Ms Calland and Ms Hutchinson have drawn up a list of guidelines to help parents manage their offspring’s Christmas lists this year.They say that adults can actually improve their relationships with their children by resisting “pester (纠缠) power”．
Ms Calland said，“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )All too often we say yes because we want an easier life when the fact is that we’re only building up problems for the future.We are helping create a generation of youngsters who are blind to the needs of others and the necessity of hard work.”
“Children learn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )fast—if we sometimes change our mind，they quickly realise it might be worth lying on the floor and screaming for it.Make sure you and your partner are working together on this.Be consistent.And try not to get caught up in competition with other families or friends.”
5．What is the main problem with the “I want it now” generation
A．They are quite self centered.
B．They like to live in fairy tales.
C．They waste a lot of money on gifts.
D．They can’t keep their interest in gifts.
6．What is probably the aim of “Santa Says No” style sessions
A．To advise on how to wrap gifts properly.
B．To keep children’s interest in the gifts.
C．To tell parents how to say no to children’s demands.
D．To advise parents on what gifts to buy for children.
7．According to t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he passage，we can infer that Ms Calland intends to________.
A．analyze children’s behavior
B．give advice to parents
C．introduce a new generation
D．give her support to parents
8．Ms Calland would agree that parents should________.
A．buy nothing for children at Christmas
B．choose gifts carefully for children
C．let children choose their own gifts
D．avoid competing with others
【语篇解读】 本文是时文阅读。由于父母对孩子圣诞节的要求无限制地满足，产生了“I want it now”一代。
5．A 细节理解题。从第 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )一段最后一句中的“Youngsters are becoming increasingly selfish”以及倒数第二段中的“a generation of youngsters who are blind to the needs of others”可知“ I want it now”一代很自私、以自我为中心。
6．C 推理判断题。根据第四、五段内容可 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )知，“Santa Says No” style sessions的目的是教父母如何对孩子的无限制的要求说不。
7．B 推理判断题。综合分析Mr Calland的话可知，Ms Calland在本文中为父母提出了不要满足孩子的一切要求的建议。
8．D 细节理解题。从最后一段最 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )后一句“And try not to get caught up in competition with other families or friends”可知答案为D。
