高中英语外研版选修6强化练习：Module 4 Section 2

1Module4　SectionⅡⅠ.阅读理解A[2014·浙江温州十校第一次联考]HaveyoueverconsideredalltheEnglishexpressionsW1thatincludewordsaboutclothes?Let'sseeifIcannameafewproverbs“offthecuff”sinceIhaven'tpreparedforP1it.Englishexpressionswith“pants”　　Peoplewearpantstocoverthelowerpartoftheirbodies.Wesometimessaythatpeoplewhoarerestlessornervoushave“antsintheirpants.”Theymightalso“flybytheseatoftheirpants”－theyusetheirnaturalsensetodosomethinginsteadoftheirlearnedknowledge.Sometimes,peoplemay“getcaughtwiththeirpantsdown”－theyarefounddoingsomethingtheyshouldnotbedoing.And,ineveryfamily,onepersontakescontrol.Sometimesawifetellsherhusbandwhattodo.Thenwesay“shewearsthepantsinthefamily.”Whenpeoplewhattosaysomethingaboutmoney　　Pantsusuallyhavepocketstoholdthings.Moneythatislikelytobespentquicklycan“burnaholeinyourpocket.”SometimesyouneedabelttoholdupP2yourpants.IfyouhavelessmoneythanusualP3,youmayhaveto“tightenyourbelt”－youmayhavetoliveonlessmoneyandspendyourmoneycarefully.Butonceyouhavesucceededinbudgetingyourmoney,youwillhavethatskill“underyourbelt.”　　Ialwayspraisepeoplewhocansavetheirmoneyandnotspendtoomuch.Ireally“takemyhatofftothem.”Yet,whenitcomestomyownmoney,Ispendit“atthedropofahat”－immediatelyW2,withoutwaiting.Andsadly,youcannot“pullmoneyoutofahat”－youcannotgetmoneybyinventingorimaginingW3it.Englishexpressionswith“shoes”　　Bootsareaheavyorstrongkindofshoes.Peoplewhoare“toobigfortheirboots”thinktheyaremoreimportantthantheyreallyare.SIdislikesuchpeople.Ireallydo.Youcanbetyourbootsonthat！Yet,trulyimportantpeoplearehardtoreplace.Rarelycanyou“filltheirshoes”－orreplacethemwithP4someoneequallyeffective.Englishexpressionswith“shirt”　　Myfatherisanimportantperson.Herunsabigcompany.Hewearsasuitandtie2andashirtwithsleevesthatcoverhisarms.SomepeoplewhodonotknowhimwellthinkheistoofirmandsevereW4.Theythinkheisareal“stuffedshirt.”ButIknowthatmyfather“wearshisheartonhissleeve”－heshowshisfeelingsopenly.And,heknowshowto“keephisshirton”－hestayscalmandnevergetsangryortooexcited.1.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.HowtosayEnglishcorrectlyandproperly.B.WhyEnglishexpressionsincludewordsaboutclothes.C.Whichwordscanbeusedtodescribemyfather.D.Whatpeoplemeanwhentheyusesomeproverbs.2.Whichofthefollowingproverbsarenotrelatedtomoney?A.tightenone'sbeltB.burnaholeinone'spocketC.getcaughtwiththeirpantsdownD.takeone'shatofftothem3.Timoftenconsidershimselfthemostimportantpersonintheworld,whichisfarfromthetruth.Wemaysay________.A.heis“toobigfortheirboots”B.he“bethisbootsonthat”C.he“filltheirshoes”D.he“wearshisheartonhissleeve”4.Ifyouwanttopraisesomebodyforhiscalmnesswhenfacingdanger,youmaysay________.A.“Youreallyfillyourshoes”B.“Awesome!Youwearyourheartonyoursleeve！”C.“Amazing！Howcanyoukeepyourshirtonatthattime！”D.“Cool!Youaretrulyastuffedshirt”本文是一篇说明文。作者在文章中介绍了一些用“shoes”“pants”“shirt”“pocket”“belt”来表达的习语俗语。1.D　主旨大意题。从文章第一段“HaveyoueverconsideredalltheEnglishexpressionsthatincludewordsaboutclothes?Let'sseeifIcannameafewproverbs“offthecuff”sinceIhaven'tpreparedforit.”判断本文作者要介绍得是一些“proverbs”，所以D选项正确。2.C　细节题。从第一框“Sometimes,peoplemay“getcaughtwiththeirpantsdown”－theyarefounddoingsomethingtheyshouldnotbedoing.”可知“getcaughtwiththeirpantsdown”和钱无关，所以C选项正确。3.A　细节题。从第三框“Peoplewhoare“toobigfortheirboots”thinktheyaremoreimportantthantheyreallyare.”判断A选项正确。4.C　细节题。从文章最后一句话“heknowshowto‘keephisshirton’－hestays3calmandnevergetsangryortooexcited”判断“keephisshirton”意思是头脑冷静，所以C选项正确。W重点单词1.expressionn.表情，表达2.immediatelyadv.&conj.立刻；一……就3.imaginev.想象4.severeadj.严重的，剧烈的P重点短语1.preparefor为……做准备2.holdup支持住，阻挡，举出(例子)3.thanusual比以往4.replace...with...用……取代……S长难句译文：那些自认为很重要的人被人们称为“toobigfortheirboots”。剖析：本句是主从复合句，who引导定语从句，修饰people，think后为省略that的宾语从句，than引导比较状语从句。B[2013·湖南高考]Inmylivingroom,thereisaplaque(匾)thatadvisesW1meto“Bloom(开花)whereyouareplanted.”ItremindsmeofP1Dorothy.IgottoknowDorothyintheearly1980s,whenIwasteachingEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentthroughaprogramwithUnionCollegeinBarbourville,Kentucky.ThejobresponsibilitiesrequiredW2occasionalvisitstotheclassroomofeachteacherintheprogram.DorothystandsoutP2inmymemoryasonewho“bloomed”inherremotearea.DorothytaughtinaschoolinHarlanCounty,Kentucky,AppalachianMountainarea.TogettoherschoolfromthetownofHarlan,Ifollowedaroadwindingaroundthemountain.Intheeight­milejourney,Icrossedthesamerailroadtrackfivetimes,givingthepossibilityofgettingcaughtbythesametrainfivetimes.RatherthanP3feelingexcitedbythisdrivethroughthemountains,Ifounditdepressing.ThepovertyW3levelwasshockingandthesmallshabbyhousesgavemethegreatestfeelingofhopelessness.Fromthemomentofmyarrivalatthelittleschool,allgloom(忧郁)disappeared.UponarrivingatDorothy'sclassroom,Iwasgreetedwithsmilingfacesandtreatedlikeaqueen.Thechildrenhadbeenpreparedtoshowmetheirlatestprojects.Dorothytoldmewithabigsmilethat4theywereservingpokegreenssaladandcornbreadfor“dinner”(lunch).IncaseP4youdon'tknow,pokegreensareaweed－typeplantthatgrowswild,especiallyonpoorground.SDorothyneverranoutofP5reportsofexcitingactivitiesofherstudents.HerenthusiasmW4nevercooleddown.WhenitcametimetositforthetestingandinterviewingrequiredtoreceiveherCh