2018_2019学年高中英语module4whichenglish课下能力提升十五含解析外研版选修

2018_2019学年高中英语module4whichenglish课下能力提升十五含解析外研版选修

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__Englishisamarkerofdifferencenhere.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.And　　　　　　　　B．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。6．A.commonB．unusualnC．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“learningasecondlanguageisgoodforchildren”可知，此处指会说两种语言的人比只会说一种语言的人更具优势。haveanadvantageover...为固定短语，意为“与……相比有优势”，符合语境。故选C项。beneath意为“在……之下”；beyond意为“超越”。11．A.determinesB．focusesC．commentsD．depends解析：选D　根据上文可知，与只会说一种语言的孩子相比，会说两种语言的孩子更具优势，而这取决于他们每种语言能说多少。determine意为“决定；确定”，不与on搭配使用；focuson意为“集中于”；commenton意为“对……加以评论”；dependon意为“依靠；取决于”。根据语境可知选D项。12．A.ifB．whetherC．whenD．because解析：选B　根据下文中连词or的提示可知，此处为whether...or...的习惯搭配。故选B项。13．A.rejectedB．releasedC．revealedD．reminded解析：选C　句意：许多研究表明，说多种语言的孩子有时候学一种语言比较慢，但是在其他学科，最后他们还是会和只学一门语言的同学做得一样好，而且通常更好。这是研究所揭示的结果。reject意为“拒绝”；release意为“释放”；reveal意为“揭示”；remind意为“提醒”。故选C项。14．A.slowlyB．rapidlyC．easilyD．efficiently解析：选A　根据空后的“butintheendtheydoaswell”可知，他们刚开始学得很慢，并不出色。故选A项。rapidly意为“迅速地”；easily意为“容易地”；efficiently意为“有效地”。15．A.outcomeB．improvementC．advantageD．tendency解析：选B　根据下文“Theyalso________greatercreativity”可知，学习外语的努力付出会使其有所提高。outcome意为“结果”；improvement意为“提高”；advantage意为“优势”；tendency意为“趋势”。故选B项。n16．A.parentsB．learnersC．schoolmatesD．professors解析：选D　根据空前的other一词可以判断与上段首句提到的“aprofessor”形成照应。故选D项。17．A.displayB．produceC．inspireD．discover解析：选A　根据语境可知，双语学习者展示出更大的创造力和解决问题的能力。display意为“展示”；produce意为“产生”；inspire意为“启发；赋予……灵感”；discover意为“发现”。故选A项。18．A.concernB．respectC．enthusiasmD．intelligence解析：选C　根据上文所说，学习第二语言大有好处，因此设空处应表明对学习外语的热情(enthusiasm)。故选C项。concern意为“关心；涉及”；respect意为“尊敬”；intelligence意为“智力”。19．A.involvedB．impressedC．competingD．replacing解析：选A　beinvolvedin为固定短语，意为“涉及；参加”。此处指参与到双语教学中的父母和老师。故选A项。impress意为“使……印象深刻”；compete意为“竞争”；replace意为“代替”。20．A.opinionsB．obstaclesC．sensesD．attitudes解析：选D　句意：……来自于同学的压力、说英语国家对其他语言的普遍态度、学校系统中的问题，应该对此负有责任。opinion意为“观点”；obstacle意为“障碍物”；sense意为“感官”。故选D项。Ⅴ.阅读理解AManyChineseuseinstantmessengertoolssuchasMSNorQQ.ListentomusiconMP3playersandlogontheInternetusingADSL—withoutknowingtheliteralChinesetranslationoftheabbreviations(缩写)．Buttheydon'thaveto,asmanyEnglishlettershavebecomepartofthelocallexicon(词汇)．AdozenabbreviationsincludingGDP,NBA,IT,MP3,QQ,DVDandCEOareamongthe5,000mostfrequentlyusedwordsintheChineselanguagemedialastyear,accordingtoareportonthelanguageSituationinChirm,whichwasreleasedyesterdayinBeijing.ThereportsaidsomeparentsaresokeenonEnglishlettersthatrecentlyacoupletriedtonametheirbaby“@”，claimingthecharacterusedinemailaddressesreflectstheirloveforthechild.Whilethe“@”isobviouslyfamiliartoChineseemailusers,theyoftenusetheEnglishword“at”topronounceit,whichsoundssomethinglike“aita”or“lovehim”，toPutonghuaspeakers.Thestudycollectedmorethan1billionlanguagesamplesfromnewspapers,magazines,TV,Radioandwebsites.Theannualreportiscompiled(编辑)bytheMinistryofEducationandtheStateLanguageCommission.“Nowadays,moreandmoreEnglishabbreviationsarebeingusedinChinese,makingthemanimportantpartofthecontemporarylanguage，”saidHouMin,aprofessoratCommunicationUniversityofChina.“Theabbreviationshavegainedpopularitybecauseoftheconvenienceofusage，”Housaid.Forexample,DNAismuchsimplertousethanitsChineseversiontuoyanghetanghesuan.n“AsmoreChinesepeoplelearnforeignlanguages,especiallyEnglish,inrecentyears,usingabbreviationshasbecomeatrendamongeducatedpeople，”shesaid.SomelanguagescholarsfearsuchusagewillcontaminatethepurityofChineseandcauseconfusionincommunication.1．Acouplewanttonametheirchild“@”becauseofits________.A．popularityB．pronunciationC．meaningD．usage解析：选B　推理判断题。由文章第四段和第五段的内容我们不难发现这对夫妇用@的发音来表达对孩子的爱意。2．WhydosomanyChineseliketouseEnglishabbreviations?A．Becausetheydon'thavetoknowtheliteralChinesetranslation.B．Becausethat'sbetterwaytolearnEnglish.C．Becausetheseabbreviationsarepartoftheirlocallexicon.D．Becauseit'sconvenientforthemtousetheabbreviations.解析：选D　细节理解题。由倒数第四段可以看出选D。3．TheusageofEnglishabbreviationswillbe________inChina.A．limitedbytheMinistryofEducationB．encouragedbymostlanguagescholarsC．morepopularamongeducatedpeopleD．officiallyforbiddenbythegovernment解析：选C　细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段“...usingabbreviationshasbecomeatrendamongeducatedpeople.”可推知选C。4．Theunderlinedword“contaminate”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“________”．A．makeimpureB．smoothawayC．makeclearD．makeup解析：选A　词义猜测题。从文章最后一段的内容可以看出人们担心这样使用语言会“污染、弄脏”中文的纯净性；故选A项。BOntheRightTrackWhydowealwayswanttogofaster?Iamtalkingabouttravel.Wewantourcars,trainsandplanestogetustoplacesquicker.Thiscentury,there'sbeenariseinhighspeedrailtravelaspeoplehaveseenthebenefitsofthisformoftransport.IlovetraintravelandhaveexperiencedtheefficientasttrainsthatoperateinFranceandJapan.Theaccelerationandtopspeedofthesetrainsareimpressive.Thespaceandcomfortonboardmakeitcomfortableandtheabilitytoseesomethingoutofthewindowmeans,accordingtome,itwillbeatairtraveloneday.SpainrecentlyjoinedtherailwayrevolutionwithitsAVEultramodernhighspeedtrainthathasatopspeedof310kilometersperhour.ItsservicefromMadridtoBarcelonatook20%ofpassengersawayfromSpain'snationalairline.InJapan,amagnetictrainthatwillrunat500kilometersperhourisbeingdeveloped.ThishascategorizedrailtravelinBritainastheslowline.IthasonehighspeedlinefromLondontoFrance—HS1—butnowitisplanningtoconstructanewlinecalledHS2whichwillconnectLondonwiththenorthofEngland.TheU．K.government'stransportsecretarysays,“ThisisessentialtoactuallymakingsurethatourgreatcitiesareconnectedandwegettherightbenefitsfortheUnitedKingdom.”Butnoteveryoneagrees.Theideaoffasttraintravelmayappealbutnotifnit'sgoingtobebuiltinyourbackyard.It'scontroversial:peoplearearguingoverthebenefitsandcostofhavingshorterjourneytime,lesstrafficontheroadsandmorecapacityontherailnetwork.JohnKelleher,whoisafarmerandlivesontheproposedsiteofthenewline,says,“They'renottakingthedestructionintoconsideration,whichHS2willcauseonitsconstructionsitesandroutesthroughthecountryside.”Somepeopleareworriedthefinancialandenvironmentalcostofsavingjusthalfanhouronajourneywillbetoohigh.Butothercountrieshaveshownthathighspeedrailisgoodfortheeconomy.Ithashelpedpoorerpartsofthecountryreducetheneedtoflyandhasmadetraintravelcool.语篇解读：如今，各种各样的交通方式使我们的出行越来越快捷，高铁的发展也充分展现出了它的优势，但对于高速铁路的发展，不同的人持有不同的观点。5．Whichisthemostcomfortableformoftravelaccordingtotheauthor?A．Rail.B．Air.C．Highway.D．Underground.解析：选A　细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Ilovetraintravel...itwillbeatairtraveloneday.”可知，作者认为最舒服的旅行方式是火车。6．WhichstatementisNOTthebenefitofthefasttraintravel?A．Constructionofitwillbenefittheenvironmentofthecountryside.B．Itreducestrafficjam.C．Itsavessometimeonajourney.D．Itcanholdmorepeople.解析：选A　细节理解题。根据文章第五、六段可知，高速铁路可缩短出行时间、减少拥堵，其运载能力更强，但高速铁路的建设却会破坏乡村环境，故A项符合题意。7．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthehighspeedrail?A．Supportive.B．Negative.C．Doubtful.D．Objective.解析：选D　推理判断题。文章客观阐述了高速铁路的优势及劣势，由此可知作者对高速铁路的发展持客观态度，故选D项。8．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Peoplebenefitfromhighspeedrailalot.B．Moreandmorepeoplearefondoftraveling.C．Highspeedrailtravelhasdevelopedquicklyrecently.D．Travelmeanshavingavitaleffectonlocaleconomy.解析：选C　主旨大意题。作者从人们对旅行方式的选择引入话题——出行越来越快捷，加快了高铁的发展；中间几个段落列举了不同国家高铁的发展情况；最后围绕高铁的发展给出了不同的看法。所以本文的主题就是高铁的迅猛发展。