2018-2019学年高中英语 Module 4 Which English 课下能力提升十五（含解

1EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.课下能力提升(十五)Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式1．Aslongasweareunited,thereisnodifficultythatcannotbeovercome(克服)．2．Itriedtoconvey(传达)inmyspeechthatwewereallgratefulforhishelp.3．Ithinkhehasn'trealizedhispotential(潜在的)energyyet.4．Ifso,yourpointsofviewareboundtoconflict(起冲突)withhis.5．Wemuststruggleagainstthisprejudice(偏见)foramoretolerantattitudetoourbeliefs.6．Dothesesymbolshaveanyparticularsignificance(significant)?7．Shelookedintotheboxoutof_curiosity(curious)．8．Hisspeechgaveoffence(offend)toeveryoneattendingthemeeting.9．Thechairmanhasalsogivenhisapproval(approve)foraninvestigationintothecase.10.Initially(initial),Idisagreedwithhisproposal,butlaterIchangedmymind.Ⅱ.选词填空beconvincedof，inconclusion，ahugenumberof，getdownto，ofgreatsignificance，let...down，beopposedto，berelevantto1．Whatexperiencedoyouhavethatis_relevant_tothisposition?2．Studyharder,anddonotletyourparentsdown.3．Honestyisaqualityof_great_significance.4．Assoonastheysatdown,theygot_down_tobusiness.5．In_conclusion,_carshavebothadvantagesanddisadvantages.6．Scientistsare_convinced_ofthepositiveeffectoflaughteronphysicalandmentalhealth.7．A_huge_number_ofBritishEnglishwordshavepassedintoAmericanEnglish.8．Theyare_opposed_tobuildingthenewhotelbecauseofthegreatcost.Ⅲ.完成句子1．并非所有的人都能欣赏这幅画。Not_all_the_peoplecanappreciatethepainting.2．据估计，这些盗贼从那家商店偷了价值100万美元的珠宝。It_was_estimated_that_thethieveshadstolenonemilliondollars'worthofjewelryfromtheshop.3．这个问题很难处理。Theproblem_is_hard_to_deal_with.4．他连自己的生活都难以维持，更不用说养家了。Hecouldbarelykeepbodyandsoultogether,let_alonesupporthisfamily.5．我经过那家书店时，忍不住进去买了几本书。WhenIpassedthebookshop,Icouldn't_resist_enteringittobuysomebooks.Ⅳ.完形填空Learningasecondlanguagefuelschildren'sintelligenceandmakestheirjobfuturebrighter.__1__thefactis,intheU．S.A.,asinmanyotherEnglishspeakingcountries,speakersoftwoormorelanguagesareinthe__2__.Eighty­fourpercentofU．S.peoplearemonolingual(speakersofonlyonelanguage)．Thisleavesasmallnumberwho__3__tospeaktwoormorelanguages.Nomatterhowproudpeopleareoftheirculturalroots,tospeakanything__4__Englishisamarkerofdifference2here.That'swhyfourteen­year­oldUmaris__5__whenpeoplecommentonthefactthatheisabletospeakArabic.Umar'smotherpointsout,“IntheU．S.A.,it'snot__6__forkidstobebilingual.But,ifyouspeakanotherlanguagetoyourchildrenintheU．S.A.,itisthoughtthatyouarenothelpingthemto__7__society.”Butinfact,thegeneral__8__amongexpertsisthatlearningasecondlanguageisgoodforchildren.Expertsbelievethatbilinguals—peoplewhospeak__9__languages—haveaclearlearningadvantage__10__theirmonolingualschoolmates.This__11__onhowmuchofeachlanguagetheycanspeak,notonwhichlanguageisused,__12__theyarelearningArabic,French,Chineseoranyotherlanguage.VinssMillon,aprofessorofForeignLanguageTraining,says,“Alotofstudieshave__13__thatchildrenwhospeakmorethanonelanguagesometimeslearnonelanguagemore__14__，butintheendtheydoaswellastheirmonolingualschoolmates,andoftenbetter,inothersubjects.”Theviewisthatthereisa(n)__15__fromtheeffortoflearninganotherlanguage.Afewother__16__agreethat“Bilingualstendtouselanguagebetterasawhole.Theyalso__17__greatercreativityandproblem­solvingability,andtheylearnfurtherlanguagesmoreeasily.”Withallofthebenefits,whydowenotshowmore__18__forlearningotherlanguages?Parentsandteachers__19__inbilingualeducationsayitispressurefromfriendsatschool,general__20__tootherlanguagesinEnglish­speakingcountries,andproblemsintheschoolsystemthataretoblame.语篇解读：学习一门第二语言会为孩子的智力发展提供养分，使他们的职业前景更加光明。然而，在美国说双语的孩子却很少。文章通过摆事实、列举专家学者的观点来证明用双语的孩子比只用一种语言的孩子更有优势。1．A.AndB．SoC．ButD．Thus解析：选C根据第一段第三句给出的数据可知，虽然第二语言会促进孩子的智力发展，使他们的职业前景更加光明，事实却是在美国会双语的人占少数。由此可知上下句之间是转折关系。故选C项。2．A.minimumB．maximumC．minorityD．majority解析：选C根据下文“Eighty­fourpercentofU．S.peoplearemonolingual...”可知，多数人只说一种语言，因此说两种及以上语言的人为少数。minimum意为“最小”；maximum意为“最大”；minority意为“少数”；majority意为“多数”。故选C项。3．A.claimB．pretendC．promiseD．refuse解析：选A根据语境可知，说两种及以上语言的人很少，因此，这就导致了只有一小部分人要求学两门或多门语言。claim意为“主张；要求”；pretend意为“假装”；promise意为“承诺”；refuse意为“拒绝”。故选A项。4．A.betterthanB．lessthanC．laterthanD．otherthan解析：选D根据设空后的“amarkerofdifferencehere”可知，说除了英语以外的语言会使人感觉与众不同。betterthan意为“好于”；lessthan意为“少于”；laterthan意为“晚于”；otherthan意为“除了”。故选D项。5．A.excitedB．embarrassedC．disappointedD．appreciated解析：选B由于说第二语言会使人像个异类，所以当人们评论会说阿拉伯语的奥马尔时，14岁的他感觉很尴尬。根据下文母亲的回答也可推知答案。excited意为“兴奋的”；disappointed意为“失望的”；appreciated意为“欣赏的；感激的”。根据语境可知选B项。36．A.commonB．unusualC．uniqueD．general解析：选B根据下文的But和“nothelping”可知，在美国，孩子通常都会两种语言，只是帮助不大。common意为“常见的；共同的”；unusual意为“不寻常的”；unique意为“独一无二的”；general意为“一般的；总体的”。故选B项。7．A.fitinB．buildupC．contributetoD．figureout解析：选A根据下文“Butinfact...learningasecondlanguageisgoodforchildren.”可知，学习第二语言对孩子大有裨益，这与之前认为会外语并不能帮孩子融入社会的观点相反。fitin意为“适应”；buildup意为“建立”；contributeto意为“捐助；导致；促成”；figureout意为“计算出”。故选A项。8．A.distinctionB．commissionC．announcementD．agreement解析：选D根据下文“Expertsbelieve”可知，此处应为专家们普遍认为。distinction意为“区别”；commission意为“任务；行动”；announcement意为“通知”；agreement意为“同意”。故选D项。9．A.oneB．twoC．threeD．more解析：选B根据上句中的“learningasecondlanguage”可知，此处bilinguals应指“会说两种语言的人”。故选B项。10．A.beneathB．beyondC．overD．of解析：选C根据上文的“learni