課時作業(十九)　[必修4　Module 1　Life in the Future]

　　[限時：35分鐘]

　　Ⅰ.單項填空

　　1．He has a good ________ of French，

　　which helps him a lot in the trade with the French.

　　A．skill

　　B．command

　　C．master

　　D．acquisition

　　2．Some of the students have already learned enough French to________a conversation with a native French speaker.

　　A．carry on

　　B．keep on

　　C．go on

　　D．hold on

　　3．Wait till you are more ________. It's better to be sure than sorry.

　　A．alternative

　　B．satisfied

　　C．optimistic

　　D．certain

　　4．The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now ________the matter.

　　A．seeing through

　　B．working out

　　C．looking into

　　D．watching over

　　5．In recent years the ________ of living has almost doubled and I can hardly make both ends meet.

　　A．price

　　B. cost

　　C．charge

　　D．money

　　6．With a label ________ to each luggage，

　　it is easy for passengers to recognize their own luggage.

　　A．attaching

　　B．to attach

　　C．attach

　　D．attached

　　7．Caught in the act，

　　he had no ________ but to confess.

　　A．alternative

　　B．satisfaction

　　C．idea

　　D．answer

　　8．[2011·重慶卷] —Are you going to take part in the speech contest？

　　—________It’s too good an opportunity to miss.

　　A．No problem！

　　B．That’s for sure.

　　C．Why me？

　　D．Why bother？

　　9．—What were you doing when Tony phoned you？

　　—I had just finished my work and ________ to take a shower.

　　A．had started

　　B．started

　　C．have started

　　D．was starting

　　10．We do our best to be careful and prevent bad things from happening，

　　but most of us will________find ourselves in a situation where we or someone else needs help.

　　A．personally

　　B．obviously

　　C．particularly

　　D．eventually

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　“It's my own fault.”Carl Fenter pulled his jacket closer against the abnormal bite of cold morning wind.“The rest of the family is home， where it's

　　__11__.”

　　Just another one of his__12__ideas—a big tamale(玉米粉蒸肉)feast after tonight's Christmas Eve service at the church—and look where it landed him：waiting in a line 50 people deep.

　　Who would have guessed that the tamale in every shop in the city would be sold out the day before Christmas？But they __13__， as Carl knew.He had been driving all over El Paso that morning. __14__ to bring home tamales，

　　Carl tried one last shop， an old favorite one in Canutillo.

　　When he arrived， a fresh batch(一爐)was __15__off the steamer in 45 minutes.__16__

　　at the end of the snaking line of tamale-seekers， he watched the woman in front of him__17__her jacket to cover her shivering youngster.It wasn't long before she，

　　too，

　　__18__ in the biting wind.After only a moment's__19__， Carl took off his own jacket and offered it to the __20__mother.

　　Together， they__21__when the line slowly moved forward at last，

　　and smiling people exited the shop carrying steamy bags.__22__， Carl got inside the door and__23__ closer to the counter， the woman now first in line.“Sorry folks， ”the clerk announced，

　　“that's the last of the tamales.”“__24__！”Carl groaned(抱怨)with everyone else__25__behind him.

　　“__26__”，

　　stressed the man at the counter，

　　“We'll have a final batch ready__27__，

　　oh，

　　about two hours.”

　　Defeated， Carl backed away，

　　but the young mother grabbed his arm.

　　“You're leaving？”

　　“I__28__， ”Carl glanced at his watch.“I promised to put up luminarias(傳統圣誕燈)at my church.”

　　“I'll get your order of tamales and bring them to your house.”

　　Carl's brow furrowed “I couldn't ask you to do that.”

　　“But it's__29__I can do.You lent me your coat.”Her smile overrode(推翻)his objections.“Just give me your address.”She and her little girl settled in for the long wait.

　　And at__30__noon on Christmas Eve，

　　they delivered four dozen fragrant tamales—along with Carl's brown jacket—to his home.

　　11．A.harmonious

　　B．warm

　　C．happy

　　D．pleasant

　　12．A.brilliant

　　　B．bad

　　C．stupid

　　D．common13．A.were

　　　B．did

　　C．could

　　D．had

　　14．A.Decided

　　B．Determined

　　C．Wanted

　　D．Expected

　　15．A.ready

　　B．prepared

　　C．soon

　　D．due

　　16．A.Finding his way

　　B．Taking his roadC．Taking his place

　　D．Finding his place

　　17．A.move

　　　B．reject

　　C．abandon

　　D．remove

　　18．A.waved

　　　B．froze

　　C．shook

　　D．shocked

　　19．A.assumption

　　B．appreciation

　　C．hesitation

　　D．attention

　　20．A.grateful

　　B．respectful

　　C．hopeless

　　D．shameful21．A.cheered

　　B．congratulated

　　C．shouted

　　D．screamed

　　22．A.Immediately

　　B．Hopefully

　　C．Lastly

　　D．Finally

　　23．A.shouldered his way

　　B．forced his way

　　C．felt his way

　　D．inched his way

　　24．A.No problem

　　B．No way

　　C．No doubt

　　D．No wonder

　　25．A.lined up

　　B．held up

　　C．looked up

　　D．waited up

　　26．A.So

　　B．But

　　C． Then

　　D．Besides

　　27．A.before

　　B．for

　　C．in

　　D．after

　　28．A.plan to

　　B．intend to

　　C．have to

　　D．ought to

　　29．A.the least

　　B．the most

　　C．the last

　　D．the best

　　30．A.just

　　B．exactly

　　C．accurately

　　D．right

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解

　　Dogs that can retrieve (取出) cash from ATMs and empty washing machines help disabled people lead more independent lives，

　　but can they also help change disruptive (愛搗亂的) teenagers' behaviour？

　　A unique TV experiment，

　　“Dog House”，

　　follows five unruly youngsters as they are taught to become dog trainers. The idea is simple. Kids really like dogs. But can the skills involved in training them—patience，

　　consistency，

　　rewarding good behaviour—give these teenagers the discipline they need in their own lives？

　　The teens involved were put forward by local schools in West Sussex，

　　who had run out of ideas of how to deal with them.

　　Liam was typical—14 years old，

　　bad-tempered，

　　aggressive，

　　foulmouthed and about to be permanently excluded from school. Allie，

　　Rob and Ellie，

　　had similar problems—they couldn't concentrate，

　　they didn't like being told what to do and they had serious anger problems. Katrina was different. She was so shy that she had developed agoraphobia (陌生環境恐懼癥)，

　　and she suffered from depression and had taken herself out of mainstream education.

　　Gradually，

　　working with the dogs began to have an impact on the kids. But

　　in order to fully appreciate the significance of what they were doing，

　　they needed to meet the disabled people who benefited from having these dogs. The meetings had a profound impact on the teenagers. After meeting Eileen Hobson and her dog Sailor，

　　Liam changed his ways and his unlikely friendship with severely disabled wheelchair user Eileen blossomed.

　　Two months into the course Liam began to connect with the dogs too—particularly a young yellow Labrador called Aero. The relationship flourished so much that the dog often knew instinctively what the teenager wanted him to do before he'd even asked. “He just knows， ”said Liam.

　　Liam's school noticed a huge change in his whole outlook. His teacher Nick Brown said，

　　“More than anything I see a confident and happy young man. It's been superb.”

　　31.

　　The teens were selected to be dog trainers just because________.

　　A．they liked dogs very much

　　B．they came from the same local school

　　C．they ran out of ideas of how to behave in school

　　D．their teachers had some difficulty in dealing with them

　　32.

　　What was Katrina's problem？

　　A．She didn't like being told what to do.

　　B．She had serious anger problems.

　　C．She was bad-tempered and aggressive.

　　D．She had trouble in getting along with others because of her shyness.

　　33.

　　What made Liam greatly changed？

　　A．Training the dogs.

　　B．His meeting Eileen Hobson and her dog.

　　C．His teacher Nick Brown's praise.

　　D．A unique TV programme.

　　34.

　　The underlined word “blossomed” in the fifth paragraph probably has the same meaning as________.

　　A．developed

　　B．decorated

　　C．expanded

　　D．declined

　　Ⅳ.補全對話

　　根據對話內容，從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項多余選項。

　　—Peter， are you learning to drive at Robert's Driving School？—Yes.__35__

　　—Is it expensive？

　　—Well， it depends.__36__

　　—I see. And is the teacher's car new？

　　—Yes， but it's not a big car， and parking is easy.

　　—Good.__37__

　　—I failed it last week.

　　—Oh， what a pity.__38__

　　—The traffic lights were red but I didn't see them and I couldn't brake in time.

　　—__39__You can take the test again. Tell me about your teacher. Is he friendly？

　　—He's OK. He's quite young and kind， but my father will give me my next lessons.

　　A．No， it was free.

　　B．Did you hit something or…？

　　C．When are you going to take your driving test？

　　D．I've had ten lessons already and each one is fourteen pounds.

　　E．You couldn't be more relaxed.

　　F．Never mind.

　　G．Actually， it's called Russ Driving School.

　　課時作業(十九)

　　. 1.B　have a good command of 精通……

　　2．A　carry on a conversation進行對話。keep on繼續；go on繼續，出場，開始運行；hold on不掛斷(電話)。

　　3．D　alternative二者擇一的，交替的；satisfied感到滿意的；optimistic樂觀的；certain感到有把握的，確信的。根據It's better to be sure than sorry. 可知答案應為D。

　　4．C　see through意為“看穿，識破”；work out意為“解決，結果是”；watch over意為“保護，監督”；look into意為“調查”。根據題意，可知選C。

　　5. B　the cost of living生活成本。

　　6．D　句意：有一個標簽被附在每件行李上，乘客們很容易辨認自己的行李。

　　7．A　考查名詞辨析。句意：因為當場被抓住，除了坦白之外他別無選擇。alternative選擇；satisfaction滿意；idea主意；answer答案。

　　8．B　考查交際用語。根據答語“這機會太好了，不能失去”可知，后者表示樂意參加比賽，B項符合語境。A項意為“沒問題”，用于回答求助或道歉；B項意為“那是毫無疑問的，那是自然的”；C項意為“為什么是我？”，表示懷疑；D項意為“為何那么麻煩呢？何必呢？”

　　9．D　考查動詞的時態。過去進行時was starting表示當時正要開始。

　　10．D　考查副詞辨析。句意：我們盡最大的努力小心謹慎，防止不好的事情發生，可是我們大多數人最終會發現自己處于這樣一個境況下：我們或者別人需要幫助。personally親自地，就個人來說；obviously明顯地；particularly尤其，特別；eventually最終，最后。

　　Ⅱ.這是一篇記敘文。圣誕節前夕，Carl Fenter到處尋找玉米粉蒸肉，終于在一家店找到了。等待的時候，他在寒風中脫下自己的外套給一個同樣在等待的母親穿上，而這一善舉使他得到了回報：這位女士后來專程給他家送去了他要買而沒買到的玉米粉蒸肉。

　　11．B　從語境的連貫判斷選B。Carl Fenter說：“家里是溫暖的，可是在這里，早晨的寒風冷得很不正常。”

　　12．A　在這寒冷的日子，晚上在教堂做完圣誕前夕的禮拜后回家和家人一起享受玉米粉蒸肉的盛宴，這樣的點子或想法應該用brilliant來描述。a brilliant idea絕妙的想法/主意。

　　13．A　句意為：誰能想到，城里的玉米粉蒸肉在圣誕節前夕都賣完了呢？可是這些玉米粉蒸肉的確被賣完了。從語境的連貫看，本題用were。

　　14．B　在幾家店鋪都沒有買到玉米粉蒸肉，而他下定決心一定要買一份帶回家，于是他開車跑遍了El Paso，并來到這最后一家賣玉米粉蒸肉的店鋪。

　　15．D　語境提到“45分鐘之后從鍋上下來”，可見此處表示這家店鋪的玉米粉蒸肉再過45分鐘就能出鍋了，用(be)due表示“預期發生”。

　　16．C　這里用take one's place表“就位，就座”。句意為：于是，他在人群后面開始排隊等候購買(玉米粉蒸肉)。17．D　remove“移開，脫下，去掉”。句意為：他注意到，在他前面的那位女士把自己的夾克脫下來，給自己凍得發抖的孩子披上。

　　18．C　沒過多久，這位母親自己也凍得瑟瑟發抖。這里用shake表示“發抖”，與前面的shivering呼應，而freeze表示“凍僵”，不符合語境敘述的排隊買東西時的場景。