Module 4 Period Four

PeriodFourCulturalCornerⅠ.语境填词1．We____________(交换)ouropinionsaboutthecomingdinnerpartyatthemeeting.2．Itisan________(丑陋的)place.3．Somevillagesare____________(消失)．4．Ifyouhaveanyquestion，youcanc________mebye­mailorjustgivemeatelephonecall.5．Onlyasmallnumberofanimalscans______inthedesertonverylittlewaterandveryfewplants.6．Wecan’ta________togoabroadthissummer.Maybenexttimewewillhaveenoughmoney.Ⅱ.同义词辨析1．用anumberof或thenumberof填空(1)Ihaveseenthemovie____________times.(2)______________thestudentsinmyclassis52.(3)____________teachersarepresenttoday，and______________themis200.2．用suchas或forexample填空(1)Ilikedrinks__________teaandjuice.(2)Ihavebeentomanycities，__________，Beijing.(3)Boysinmyclass__________TomandJackareverykind.Ⅲ.完成句子1．随着房价的不断上涨，工薪阶层根本买不起新房子。Withthepriceofthehouse________________，theworkingclasscan’t____________buyanewhouse.2．大量的大学生自愿到中国西部去工作。____________________________havevolunteeredtoworkinthewesternpartofChina.3．在离家几千英里外的沙漠里，他们挣扎着生存。Beingthousandsofmilesawayfromhome，they________________inthedesert.4．找到了赚钱的好门路，他很高兴。Hewasdelightedtofindagoodway______________.5．他会说很多种语言，例如英语和法语。Hecanspeakmanylanguages，________________EnglishandFrench.6．很多问题有待于解决。Manyproblems__________________________.Ⅳ.单项填空1．Alotofpeoplehere，________，John，arefortheplanthatwewillgotothebeachonfoot.A．suchasB．forexampleC．likeD．takeforexample2．________forthefreetickets，Iwouldnothavegonetoseethefilmssooften.A．IfitisnotB．WereitnotC．HaditnotbeenD．Iftheywerenot3．Althoughhehastakenalotofmedicine，hishealth________poor.A．provesB．remainsC．maintainsD．continues4．Afteralongholiday，hefelthe________anymoretimeoffwork.A．can’taffordB．couldn’taffordC．canaffordD．couldafford5．Insuchadryplacethetreeswillhavetobewateredifthey________.A．havesurvivedB．aretosurviveC．wouldsurviveD．willsurvive6．Myfatherwassogladtomeethisoldfriendagain.Yousee，they________witheachotherfornearly30years.A．lostcontactB．hadlostcontactC．hadbeenoutofcontactD．hasbeenoutofcontact7．Thereason________hedidn’tcomewas________hewasill.A．that；thatB．why；whyC．that；whyD．why；that8．—Goodnews，Mary.Thepriceofthehouseinthedowntown________.—ButIdoubtwhetheritwillremainso.A．hasgoneoffB．wentdownC．hasgoneupD．wentup9．Nowadays，alargenumberofwomen，especiallythosefromthecountryside，________intheclothingindustry.A．isworkingB．worksC．workD．worked10．Althoughwehavemadefrequentattemptsto________hisrelatives，wehavesofarbeenunsuccessful.A．communicateB．relateC．relayD．contactⅤ.阅读理解NewEnglandisthesixnortheasternstatesoftheUnitedStates：Maine，NewHampshire，Vermont，Massachusetts，RhodeIsland，andConnecticut.Thesixstateswereamongthefirstcolonies(殖民地)inAmerica.ThecolonieswereruledbyEngland，andthisishowtheareabecameknownasNewEngland.AftertheRevolutionary(革命的)Warthecoloniesbecamestates.ManythingsaresimilarinthesixNewEnglandstates.Forexample，therearemanystonewalls，fishingvillagesandforestsinthesestates.Thehousesandbuildingsaresimilar，too.Peoplecutdowntreesfromtheforeststomakespacefortheirfarmsandvillages.Theythenusedwoodfromthetreesandstonesfromthefieldtobuildhouses，schools，andchurches(教堂)．Eventoday，mostofthehousesinNewEnglandaremadeofwood.TherearebigcitiesinNewEngland，buttherearealsosmallcitiesandfarms，especiallyinthenorthernpart.ThereismuchindustryandbusinessandNewEnglandisoneofthemostpopulous(人口稠密的)partsoftheUnitedStates.Ithasmanybusyseaportsonitslongcoast.Therearealwaysmanytourists(游客)whoenjoythebeautifullakes，beaches，andmountainsandwhovisitthehistoricalplaces.1．WhereisNewEngland?A．InnorthernBritain.B．InnorthernAmerica.C．IneasternAmerica.D．InnortheasternAmerica.2．WhyarethesixstatescalledNewEngland?A．TheyareruledbyEngland.B．TheywereoncecoloniesofEngland.C．TherewerepeoplefromEngland.D．ThestateswerenearEngland.3．Whatdidtheyusetobuildtheirhouses?A．Stonesandtrees.B．Rocksandwood.C．Stonesandwood.D．Stonesandforests.4．Thereare________inthenorthernpartofNewEngland.A．beautifullakesB．longcoastsC．highmountainsD．manysmallcitiesandfarms5．WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．TherearesixstatesinNewEngland.B．ThestatesbecameknownasNewEnglandaftertheRevolutionaryWar.C．Manytouristscomeandenjoythemselves.D．Thesixstateshavemanysimilarthings.Thereasonwhy...is/wasthat...……的原因是……(1)Thereasonwhyhedoesn’tlikeEnglishisthathecan’trememberwords.他不喜欢英语的原因是他记不住单词。(2)Thereasonwhyhecamelatewasthathegotuplate.他迟到的原因是他起床晚了。答案Ⅰ.1.exchanged2.ugly3.disappearing4.contact5.survive6.affordⅡ.1.(1)anumberof(2)Thenumberof(3)Anumberofthenumberof解析(1)anumberof指“许多，大量”，修饰或指代可数名词复数，谓语动词用复数。(2)thenumberof指“……的数量”，作主语时，谓语动词用单数。2．(1)suchas(2)forexample(3)suchas解析(1)suchas用于列举，往往不能把事物全部列出，可以以“名词＋suchas＋被列举的事物”或“such＋名词＋as＋被列举的事物”的形式出现。(2)forexample用于举例说明，可以用于句首、句中、句末，往往用逗号隔开forexample和列举的事物。Ⅲ.1.goingupaffordto2.Agreatmanyuniversitystudents3.foughttosurvive4.tomakemoney5.suchas6.remaintobesettled/solvedⅣ.1.B[A、B都表示举例说明，forexample前后常有标点符号，而suchas后则没有。]2．C[由句中的“wouldnothavegoneto”知从句中应用过去完成时态。C项为省略if后的形式，相当于Ifithadn’tbeen。]3．B[空格处意为“他身体仍处于糟糕的状况”。A项不合句意；C项后常接名词；D项后常接tobe＋n./adj.。]4．B[affordanymoretimeoffwork意为“负担得起时间歇班”。因为主句的谓语felt是一般过去时，所以从句应用过去时，A、C两项排除。根据句意“长假以后他感觉他负担不起时间歇班了。”，可知应选C项。]5．B