人教版高中英语必修四Unit 2 Working the land CHECKING CORNER 练习

Part 1 Warming Up, Pre? reading, Reading & Comprehending
I.?根据下面各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词，写出该单词的正确形式（每空一词）。（每小题1分，共10分）
1. At university, you have the f________ to do what you want.
2. Martin Luther King led the b________ for equal rights for blacks.
3. Mr Smith gave up his o________ as a doctor and became a teacher.
4. Richard is American, John is British — they have different n________.
5. I can’t believe that enormous meal wasn’t enough to satisfy your h________.
6. The average ________ (产量) of the factory is 20 cars a day.
7. The main ________ (农作物) grown in this area are coffee and rice.
8. The hotel wants to ________ (扩大) its business by adding a swimming pool.
9. Our clothes sell so well in this country that we have no need to ________ (出口).
10. Only a(n) ________ (十年) ago the city had no modern industry worth speaking of.
II.?选用方框内合适的单词并用其正确形式填空（每个单词限用一次）。（每小题2分，共10分）
equip, circulate, disturb, sunburn, statistic
1. ________ show that women live longer than men.
2. The condition prevents the blood from ________ freely.
3. Fishermen with ________ faces sat on the beach mending their nets.
4. They spent a lot of money ________ the school with new computers.
5. The following programme contains violent scenes that may be ________ to some viewers.
III.?根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子（每空一词，含缩略形式）。（每小题3分，共15分）
1. ________ ________ ________ ________ (幸亏有约翰的帮助), we finished our work early.
2.?“________? ________? ________? ________ ________ ________ ________ (你对你的新房子满意吗) ?”?he asked me.
3. She wanted to ________? ________ ?________ ________ (过安静的生活), so she decided to live in the countryside.
4. He is practising hard ________? ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (希望能在比赛中获胜).
5. My teacher ________? ________? ________ ________ ________ (从一所美国的大学毕业) with a degree in English literature ten years go.
IV.?根据括号内的提示翻译下面句子。（每小题3分，共15分）
1.?那只狗正在挣扎着想摆脱那个人。? (struggle)
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2.?他宁愿呆在家里看书。? (would rather)
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3.?汤姆生病了，所以没能来。?(therefore)
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4.?这家饭店不像以前那么好了。?(as ... as)
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5.?这位医生给了他一些药，使他摆脱了疼痛。?(rid ... of )
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Part 2 Learning about Language
I.?从括号内选择合适的内容完成下面句子。（每小题1分，共10分）
1. Dana admitted ________ (feeling, to feel) hurt by what I had said.
2. I do expect ________ (having, to have) some time to do some reading in the evenings.
3. I gave up ________ (trying, to try) to persuade him to continue with his studies.
4. Joan suggested ________ (asking, to ask) her father for his opinion on the matter.
5. When the boss came in, everyone stopped ________ (talking, to talk) and looked at him.
6. I want to avoid ________ (speaking, to speak) to him until I’ve got more details.
7. She imagined herself ________ (sitting, to sit) in her favourite armchair back home.
8. ________ (Knowing, Know) basic first-aid techniques will help you respond quickly to emergencies.
9. ________ (Hearing, Heard) how others react to the book you have just read creates an added pleasure.
10. Laura dislikes ________ (being, to be) with children so she doesn’t plan to be a primary school teacher.
II.?用括号内单词的正确形式完成下面短文。（每小题2分，共20分）
If you are planning to come to?Poland?as a tourist, you will have plenty of interesting places to choose from. People who enjoy 1. ________ (hike) should consider 2. ________ (go) to the mountains, in the south of?Poland. You don’t have to book accommodation (住宿) in advance as you will certainly manage 3. ________ (find) a local person who will offer to put you up at a very reasonable price.
If you love sailing and you don’t mind 4. ________ (bite) by mosquitoes, you can go to the lakes in the northeast. You can either choose 5. ________ (take) a ride in a boat or go camping and practise 6. ________ (cook) on an open fire next to a lake.
The coast in?Poland?is cold but it’s beautiful. If you can’t stand 7. ________ (stay) in a crowded seaside town or can’t afford 8. ________ (pay) for a big hotel, arrange to stay in one of the many small coastal villages. You certainly won’t risk 9. ________ (meet) too many people if you decide 10. ________ (go) for a long walk along the beach.
Part 3 Using Language
I.?根据下面各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词，写出该单词的正确形式（每空一词）。（每小题1分，共6分）
1. Plants get their food from the s________ in which they grow.
2. The report u________ the importance of pre-school education is very popular.
3. It is well known that giving up smoking can r________ the risk of heart disease.
4. At the end of the news, they often give you a s________ of the main news stories.
5. We would welcome your ________ (评论) on our work.
6. We made some interesting ________ (发现) about our own family.
II.?根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子（每空一词）。（每小题3分，共24分）
1. The noise ________ ________ (逐渐增强) until Mary couldn’t stand it any longer.
2. I love apples because they ________ ________ ________ (富含) vitamin C.
3. Too much work and too little rest may ________? ________ ________ (导致疾病).
4. Strong winds had ________? ________? ________? ________ ________ ________ (给这座房子造成了巨大的损害).
5. His only thought at that moment was to ________? ________ ________ ________ ________ (使那个孩子远离危险).
6. He drove slowly because the fog ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (使他看不远).
7. Frank promised me that if I ever needed help I could always ________ ________ ________ (向他寻求帮助).
8. He found it hard to ________? ________? ________? ________ ________ ________ (使他的思想集中到这次讨论上).
答案
Part 1
I. 1. freedom???????? 2. battle? ????? 3. occupation?
4. nationalities? ? 5. hunger? ??? 6. output
7. crops? ???????????? 8. expand? ??? ?????? 9. export? ???? 10. decade
II. 1. Statistics?????????2. circulating? ?? 3. sunburnt? 4. equipping?????? 5. disturbing
III. 1. Thanks to John’s help? 2. Are you satisfied with your new house
3. lead / live a quiet life? ???? 4. with the hope of winning the competition
5. graduated from an American college
IV.
1. The dog is struggling to get away from the man.
2. He would rather stay (at) home and read books.
3. Tom was ill, and therefore could not come.
4. The restaurant is not as good as it used to be.
5. The doctor rid him of his pain by giving him some medicine.
Part 2
I. 1. feeling??? 2. to have ???? 3. trying? 4. asking? ???? 5. talking
6. speaking? 7. sitting? ?????? 8. Knowing??? 9. Hearing????? 10. being
II. 1. hiking? ?????? 2. going? ????? 3. to find? 4. being bitten? 5. to take
6. cooking????? 7. staying? ??? 8. to pay? 9. meeting??? 10. to go
Part 3
I. 1. soil? ????? ????? 2. underlining ???? 3. reduce?
4. summary? ?? 5. comments? 6. discoveries
II. 1. built up? ????
2. are rich in? ????
3. lead to illness
4. caused serious damage to the house
5. keep the child from danger
6. prevented / stopped / kept him from seeing far?
7. turn to him
8. focus his mind on the discussion understand