牛津高中英语模块九第四单元同步练习一(江苏省盐城市东台市)

M9 U4
同步练习一
I. Multiple Choice:
1. _____ and happy, Tony stood up and accepted the prize.
A. Surprising?? B. Surprised?? C. Being surprising?? D. To be surprising
2. Mary wanted to travel around the world all by herself, but her parents did not ____ her to do so.
A. forbid?? B. allow??? C. follow?? D. ask
3. The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanked ____ the desert.
A. covering?? B. covered?? C. cover?? D. to cover
4. Don’t speak in such a manner, ____ you'll get into trouble.?
?? A. that? ?? ?? ? B. or? ?? ?? ? C. as if? ?? ? D. and
5. --- Lucy, you wash the dishes, _____.? ? --- Mom, can't Lily do it? It's her turn.? ?
A. don’t you? ?? B. can you? ??? C. shall you? ?? ??? D. will you
6. It was not until dark _____ he found _____ he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.?
? A. that; what? ?? ? B. that; that? ??? C. when; what? ?? ??? D. when; that
7. _____ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better.
? ?A. For? ?? ???? B. Now? ?? ??? C. Since? ???? D. So?
8. We're living in an age ______ many things are done on computer.
? ?A. when? ?? ??? B. which? ?? ? C. that? ?? ??? D. whose
9. They are teachers and don't realize ______ to start and run a company.
? A. what takes it? ?? ? B. what they take? ? C. what takes them? ? D. what it takes
10. Although he knew _____little about ____large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded where more well-informed experimenters failed.
? ?A. a; the ? B. the; a ??? C. a; 不填 ? D.不填；the
11. I wonder what will become of my daughter, ____endless homework. She also bears other leading loads such as revision and recitation.
?? A. As well as? ?? ? B. With ?? ? C. Except ?? D. Rather than
12. How did you like the ____ of the interpreter(口译员)at the Chinese FM press conference of 6-party talks on TV?
? A. performance? ??? B. achievement? ??? C. material ?? D. words
13. ---Have you persuaded him? ??
---Yes. After some hours of discussion, I ?_____ to reason him in accepting the new plan.
?? A. had managed? ? B. would manage? ? C. have managed? ??? D. manager
14. --- Is she really very ill? ---_____. ?She’s in hospital now.
A. I’m afraid so? ? B. I don’t think so? ? ? C. I hope not? ? ? ? ? D. I’m not sure
15. Special attention should be paid _____ our earth from _____.
A. to prevent; being polluted? ?? ?? ? ? ? B. to prevent; polluting
C. to preventing; being polluted? ? ? ? ? ? D. to preventing; polluted
II. Write out words with the first letter given according to the English explanation:
1. c_____________ one of several parts of which sth. is made
2. r_____________ to be a symbol of sth.
3. r_____________ to know who sb. is or what sth. is when you see or hear them because you
have seen or hear them or it before
4. u_____________ to emphasize or show sth. is important or true
To draw a line under a word or sentence
5. c____________ a type of heavy-sticky earth that becomes hard when it is baked and is used
to make things such pots and bricks
6. f____________ sth. or sb. of being paid attention to or being interested in
7. f____________ a particular type of taste
t____________ a particular quality that different food has like the taste of bitter, sweet and
so on
8. c___________ ability to do sth. well
III. Write out the idioms you have found with the English explanation given behind:
1. _____________________________ before long; soon
2. have _________________________ have fault or weakness in somebody whom we
admire or respect
3. _____________________________ used to say that sb. told you sth. but you don’t want
to say who it was
4. _____________________________ have a large celebration in honour of sth. or sth.
5. _____________________________ their parents love their children and are proud of
them
6. _____________________________ a person is very good and hones
IV. Expressions:
1. 换句话说________________________ 2. 很多,大量____________________________
3. 相当一部分的____________________ 4. 用希伯来语__________________________
5. 失去原意________________________ 6. [照规矩]得做__________________________
7. 与原意有含糊或松散的联系____________________________________________________
8. 有着直截了当而清晰的意义____________________________________________________
9. 不为人知的弱点_________________ 10. 一个人所共知的例子_________________
11. 虚度光阴,挥霍金钱______________ 12. 过着奢华的生活_____________________
13. 改过自新______________________ 14. 常常被说成_________________________
15. 扔掉__________________________ 16. 失去味道___________________________
17. 提升到较高的水平___________________________________________________________
18. 历史和文化的载体___________________________________________________________
V. Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the Chinese given in the brackets.
1. While listening to the terrible story, I felt my facial _________(表情) beginning to change.
2. All the mistakes in my English composition had been ___________(加下划线) in red ink by my teacher.
3. Don’t worry. There are two __________(直截了当的) ways of achieving this result.
4. The instructions for this clever method are given __________(频繁地) and are easy to understand.
5. The president went abroad for a friendly visit, accompanied by his ____________(译员).
6. Why you let her talk you into doing such a foolish thing is beyond my ____________(理解力).
7. Increased speed of _________(通讯) means that people can act much more quickly and work more efficiently.
8. Now I find that the level of _______(能力) among hospital staff is not as high as expected.
9. He was rather ________(含糊的) about the reasons why he was so late for class this morning.
10. Building inspectors should have a _________(完全的) knowledge of construction materials, otherwise, quality problems will come up in some buildings.
VI.Fill in the blanks with the phrases in the box below. Change the form where necessary.
by and by mend one’s ways in other words in honour of for instance
refer to take care of for a long time quite a few throw away
1. The Communist Party committees tried to ‘re-educate’ him but he refuse to ______________.
2. It will come all the easier to like him __________ when we are all together.
3. The stadium was named _________ the club’s first chairman.
4. Old English was in many ways similar to Modern German. _____________, the nouns, adjectives, and verbs were highly inflected.
5. The hospital now ________ patients by name, not case number.
6. I have been waiting for her _________, but she hasn’t turned up yet.
7. Now even ________ scientists continue to doubt whether cloning is beneficial to human beings.
8. Britain must now _________ this opportunity by electing a Labour government.
9. While he is away, his neighbour would like to _________ his house and pets.
10. He didn’t do well in the College Entrance Examination. ____________, he may not go to any key university.
VI. Complete the following English sentences according to the Chinese given in the brackets.
1. We Chinese lifestyle is ___________________(完全不同于) British people’s lifestyle.
2. Since he came out of prison, he ____________________(改过自新，迷途知返)，later he has turned into a worthy man.
3. _____________________(除非天气有好转)，we will have to cancel the game.
4.The programme ________________(旨在) help these people relieve poverty and become well-off.
5. ___________________(自从战争结束以来)，over five thousand prisoners have been released.
6. _______________(一旦发现偷窃行为)，you must report it to the police immediately.
7. Obviously it is _____________(值得看管好) the pond during these times to ensure that the fish do not become stuck.
8. The discovery is _______________(被认为是) a major breakthrough in the field of medical science.
VII. Complete the passage with proper words or phrases from the article on page 50 and 51 of the Student’s Book. Change the form where necessary.
There are many idioms in the English language and (1) _____ a few of them come from the Bible. Centuries ago, when the Bible was (2)_______from Hebrew into Greek, many Hebrew and Greek idioms have become part of English. However, many of these idioms have either lost their (3)_________ meanings or have only a (4)________ or loose connection to them now. For instance, “by and by” was used to mean (5)“________”, but now it means “before long”.
Originally biblical idioms had (6)________ and clear meanings because they were often intended to (7)________ the moral of a story and to give (8)______ an image to help them understand the story better. A well-known idiom “feet of clay” comes from a dream story in the Bible. Nowadays, it is used to mean that there is a (9)_______ weakness in somebody we admire or respect.
Some idioms from the Bible are connected with animals, which are used to (10)______ an image. Besides, another (11)_____ of biblical idioms is often food or things related to food. For instance, children are often (12)________ to as the “apple of their parents’ eyes”, which means that their parents love them very much and are very proud of them. It comes from an (13)______ written by King David in the Bible, in which he asked God to remember to take care of him like a child.
In fact, idioms are an important part of language and used in everything from (14)______ to films and newspaper. We can benefit a lot from learning them. For example, studying them can help improve your (15)_________ and if you learn enough important idioms, you can develop a high level of (16)_________ in your communication skills. What’s more, if you have a (17)_____
understanding of English idioms and their (18)______, you can better understand and (19)______
the history and cultures of English-speaking countries because idioms are (20)______ of history and culture.
VIII. Clozen test:
I made a promise to myself on the drive down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I? 16? ?try to be a loving husband and father. Totally? 17. No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a commentator 18? ?my car’s tape player. He was? ?19? ?a passage about husbands being? ?20? ?of their wives.??21? ?he went on to say, “Love is an act of? 22? ?. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband? ?23? ?our love had been dulled by my own insensitivity (感觉迟钝) . In unimportant ways, really; scolding Evelyn for her tardiness (拖拉);??24? ?on the TV channel I wanted to watch; throwing? ?25? ?day – old newspapers that I knew Evelyn still wanted to read. Well, for two weeks all that would? ?26? ?.
And it??27??. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks? ?28? ?on you.” “Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and? ?29? ?, maybe a little puzzled.
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn??30? ?a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the children? ?31? ?week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street investment (投资) firm? ?32? ?I am director; a visit to the shell museum,??33? ?I usually hate museums (and I enjoyed it);??34? ?my tongue while Evelyn’s getting ready for a late dimmer for us. Relaxed (轻松) and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on? 35? ?to choose love.
16. A. used to? ?? ???? B. would? ?? ?????? ? C. should? ?? ???????? D. could
17. A. loving? ?? ????? ? B. lovely? ?? ? ??? C. lovable? ?? ?????? ? D. loved
18. A. at? ?? ?? ???????? B. with? ?? ?? ??????? C. on? ?? ?? ?????????? D. on
19. A. thinking? ?? ????? B. writing? ?? ? ????? C. believing? ?????? ?? D. reading
20. A. helpful? ?? ???? ? B. useful? ?? ?????? ? C. thoughtful? ?????? ? D. hopeful
21. A. Instead? ?? ???? ? B. Then? ?????????? C. Otherwise? ? ????? D. Thus
22. A. play? ?? ?? ?????? B. will? ?? ?? ??????? C. promise? ?? ?????? D. story
23. A. that? ?? ?? ????? ? B. but? ?? ?? ???????? C. when? ?? ?? ??????? D. if
24. A. insisting? ?? ????? B. hanging? ?? ??????? C. sticking? ?? ?????? D. suggesting
25. A. about? ?? ??????? B. up? ?? ?? ??????? ? C. away? ?? ??????? ?? D. in
26. A. happen? ?? ???? ? B. change? ?? ??????? C. develop? ?? ?????? D. forbid
27. A. would? ?? ???? B. had? ?? ???????? ?? C. did? ?? ?? ??????? D. was
28. A. great? ?? ?? ?????? B. big? ?? ?? ??????? C. sorry? ?? ?? ?????? D. tight
29. A. frightened? ?? B. anxious? ?????? ?? C. took? ?? ?? ? ????? D. pleased
30. A. asked? ?? ????? ?? B. suggested? ????? ? C. took? ?? ?? ?????? ? D. began
31. A. all of? ?? ?????? ?? B. all? ?? ?? ? ?????? C. all of a? ?? ?? ????? D. all a
32. A. which? ?? ?????? ? B. what? ?? ? ??????? C. where? ?? ?? ? ???? D. that
33. A. if? ?? ?? ??????? ?? B. but? ?? ????????? ? C. as? ?? ?? ?? ?????? D. though
34. A. stopping? ?? B. preventing? ?????? C. keeping? ?? ?????? D. holding
35. A. reminding? ???? B. requiring? ? ????? C. repaying? ?? ???? ? D. remembering
同步练习一参考答案
I.（1--5）BBABD （6--10）ABADD? （11--15）AADAC Keys:
II. 1.componen 2. represent 3. recognize 4. underline 5. clay 6. focus 7. flavour 8. competence
1. by and by 2. have feet of clay 3. a little bird told me 4. kill the fatted calf 5. apple of their parents’ eye 6. the salt of the earth
III. 1. in other words 2. a number of 3. quite a few of 4. in Hebrew 5. lose their original meanings 6. be meant to do 7. have only a vague or loose connection to them 8. have straightforward and clear meanings 9. a hidden weakness 10. one well-known example 11. waste one’s time and money 12. lead a life of luxury 13. mend one’s way 14. be referred as 15. throw away 16. develop a high level of competence
IV. 1. expression 2. underlined 3. straightforward 4. frequently 5. interpreter
6. comprehension 7. communication 8. competence 9. vague 10. thorough
V. 1. mend his way 2. by and by 3. in honour of 4. For instance 5. refers to
6. for a long time 7. quite a few 8. throw away 9.take care of 10. In other words
VI. 1. completely different from 2. has mended his ways and come home
3. Unless the weather improves 4. is meant to 5. Since the end of the war
6. Once you find any thefts 7. worth keeping watch over 8. referred to as
VII. 1. quite 2. translated 3. original 4. vague 5. immediately 6. straightforward
7. underline 8. audiences 9. hidden 10. create 11. focus 12. referred 13. passage
14. literature 15. comprehension 16. competence 17. thorough 18. origins
19. appreciate 20. carriers
VIII. (16—20) BACDC? (21—25) BBAAC? (26—30) BCADB?? (31—35) BCDDD?