Module 4 Carnival
Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1．We ________(wander) around for hours looking for the house.
2．You can avoid ________(confuse) by speaking clearly.
3．The hospital was built as a________(memory) to King Edward Ⅶ.
4．I find stamp collecting ________(relax) and it takes my mind off my work.
5．There are many bad customs and laws that ought to be ________(abolish)．
6．The party was in ________(celebrate) of their silver wedding.
7．The Indians were the ________(origin) inhabitants of North America.
8．He enjoyed complete ________(free) as he wished.
9．She didn't love him，though she ________(pretend)to.
10．When you're done，put your sheet in the envelope ________(mark)with your name.
答案：1.wandered 2.confusion 3.memorial 4.relaxing 5.abolished 6.celebration 7.original 8.freedom 9.pretended 10.marked
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．I found him __________________ (穿着)a light blue suit.
2．Some plays are so successful that they run for years ________________ (连续)．
3．__________________ (你没必要) to mention those that happened last week.
4．Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just ____________________
(以……结束) sweet dreams.
5．Most people are familiar with the idea that all matter __________________ (由……组成) atoms.
答案：1.dressed in 2.on end 3.There is no need for you 4.end up with 5.consists of
Ⅲ.单项填空
1．I invited some friends to a restaurant to dinner where each room ________ with names of foreign places.
A．is markedB．had marked
C．marked
D．being marked
答案：A 句意：我邀请了一些朋友在一家饭店吃饭，那里的每间房都标有外国地名。room与mark之间为被动关系，又因该空在where引导的定语从句中作谓语，故选A。
2．I like the countryside in summer. The golden wheat fields ________ as far as the eyes can see.
A．develop
B．spread
C．extend
D．expand
答案：C 考查动词辨析。句意：我喜欢夏季的乡村。金色的麦田一望无际。extend“延伸，伸展”，符合句意。develop“发展”；spread“传播”；expand“膨胀，扩张”，皆不合句意。
3．I lent him ten magazines，________are more wonderful than you can imagine.
A．most of which
B．most of them
C．and most of which
D．most of that
答案：A 句意：我借给他十本杂志，大部分都比你想像的更有趣。most of which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词ten magazines。
4．After spending an hour solving the maths problem，she felt very ________ and happy.
A．relaxing
B．relaxed
C．relaxation
D．elegant
答案：B 句意：花了一个小时的时间解出那道数学题之后，她感到很轻松愉快。relaxed(感到)轻松的，符合句意。
5．We should always remember that learning without thinking results in ________ and thinking without learning results in danger.
A．confusion
B．awareness
C．understanding
D．theory
答案：A 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们应该记住，学而不思则罔，思而不学而殆。confusion“困惑，混淆”，符合句意。awareness意识；understanding理解；theory理论。
6．At first sight，the bag seems made of real leather，________ actually it is just an imitation.
A．that
B．which
C．while
D．where
答案：C 此题考查while作并列连词用，意思为“而，然而”，表示转折、对比关系。句意：乍一看，这个包像是真皮做的，而实际上，它只是仿制品。
7．There is no________ to argue about that meaningless question.It's a waste of time.
A．possibility B．time
C．doubt
D．need
答案：D 句意：没有必要争论那个毫无意义的问题，那是在浪费时间。根据句意可知D项正确。
8．(2012·泰安模拟)When the teacher came in，he pretended ________hard.
A．working
B．to work
C．to be working
D．to have worked
答案：C 句意：当老师进来时，他假装正在努力学习。pretend“假装”，后接不定式作宾语。pretend to be doing sth.意为“假装正在做某事”。
9．(2012·杭州模拟)Tom found a ________ place in the trees to keep himself ________ from the enemy.
A．hiding；hidden
B．hidden；hiding
C．hide；hid
D．hid；hidden
答案：A 句意：汤姆在树林里找到一个藏身之处以把自己掩藏起来躲过敌人。hiding place“躲藏处”；keep sb./sth. hidden“把某人/物藏起来”，均为固定搭配。
10．(2012·临沂模拟)The medical team sent to the floodstricken area ________ 30 members.
A．made up
B．was made up
C．consisted of
D．was consisted of
答案：C 句意：这个被派往洪灾地区的医疗队由30名成员组成。consist of“由……组成”，不用于被动语态，相当于be made up of。make up“构成”。
11．It was the old offer ________ as something new.
A．dressed up
B．beauty
C．changed
D．became
答案：A 句意：这只不过是原来的那个提议，改头换面像新的罢了。dress up“对……加以修饰”，合乎句意。而beauty是名词不合乎语法；change是彻底改换，另外，change不能与as连用；become属系动词，无被动，而且不能与as连用。
12．He founded the charity ________ his late wife.
A．in favour of
B．in need of
C．in memory of
D．in praise of
答案：C 句意：他创办了这一慈善事业以纪念他已故的妻子。in favour of“支持”；in need of“需要”；in memory of“为纪念(某人)”；in praise of “赞扬(某人)”。
13．________ quickly, ________you won't be able to catch the train.
A．To get up; or
B．Getting up; and
C．Get up; or
D．If getting up; but
答案：C 考查“祈使句＋and/or＋陈述句”用法，根据句意，连接词应用or表示转折。
14．The general manager insisted that the meaningless argument ________.
A．should bring to an end
B．was brought to an end
C．might come to an end
D．come to an end
答案：D 句意：总经理坚持要求这种无意义的争论结束。insist表示“坚持，坚决要求”时从句中要用虚拟语气，即“(should＋)动词原形”。所以空白处应填(should)be brought to an end或(should) come to an end。
15．After bargaining for the painting，the foreign dealer made a ________ with the Chinese seller.
A．bargain
B．business
C．peace
D．trade
答案：D 句意：对这幅画讨价还价后，这个外国商人与中国商人最后达成交易了。make a trade此处意为“成交”。bargain便宜货，讨价还价；business生意，个人事务；peace和平，平安。
Ⅳ.完形填空
It was at least two months before Christmas when my nineyearold Almie Row told her father and me she wanted a new bicycle. __1__ Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a new bicycle seemed to __2__，or so we thought. We bought Babysitter's Club dolls and a doll house. Then, to our __3__， on December 23rd, she said that she __4__ wanted a bike more than __5__ else. It was just __6__ late, what with all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying lastminute gifts, to take the time to __7__ the “right bike” for our little girl. So, it was Christmas Eve around 9：00 p. m．， with Almie and her sixyearold brother, Dylan lying in their beds.
Now we could only __8__ the bicycle and the __9__ of our daughter.
“__10__ I make a little bicycle out of clay and write a note that she could trade in(折价换购) the clay __11__ for a real bike？” her dad asked. “Since
this is a(n) __12__ item and she is ‘such a big girl’，it would be much better for her to pick it out.” So he spent the next four hours working __13__ with clay to make a tiny bike.
On Christmas morning, we were __14__ Almie to open the little heartshaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the __15__ .Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. “Does this __16__ that I can trade in this bike that Daddy made for me for a __17__ one？”
“Yes，” I said.
Almie __18__ tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I'd __19__ keep this than get a real bike.” At the moment, we would have __20__ heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle on the planet!
1．A.As
B．With
C．Because
D．For
答案：A 此处是指“随着”圣诞节的临近，故用as。
2．A.appear
B．arrive
C．fade
D．form
答案：C 根据上下文可知，此处表示她想买新自行车的欲望似乎渐渐淡去了。fade意为“逐渐消失”。
3．A.delight
B．sorrow
C．satisfaction
D．surprise
答案：D to one's surprise意为“使某人惊讶的是”。
4．A.generally
B．really
C．probably
D．mostly
答案：B Almie说她“确实”想要一辆自行车。
5．A.everything
B．something
C．anything
D．nothing
答案：C anything else意为“其他任何东西”，符合文意。
6．A.quite
B．ever
C．very
D．too
答案：D too...to...意为“太……而不能……”。
7．A.select
B．paint
C．make
D．repair
答案：A 马上就到圣诞节了，已经没有时间给女儿挑选(select)自行车了。
8．A.give up
B．think of
C．pick up
D．remind of
答案：B 由上文未给女儿买车可知，此时作者与丈夫还在“考虑”自行车的事。
9．A.disappointment
B．sadness
C．excitement
D．surprise
答案：A 因为没有给女儿买车，女儿应该会感到很失望，故用disappointment。
10．A.Only if
B．If only
C．What if
D．If what
答案：C What if...意为：“倘若……又会怎样”，符合文意。
11．A.medal
B．base
C．picture
D．model
答案：D 由下一段中的clay bike可知，他要做一个自行车“模型”。
12．A.common
B．expensive
C．ordinary
D．regular
答案：B 此处是指自行车价格不菲，故用expensive。
13．A.hard
B．alone
C．though
D．instead
答案：A 父亲花四个小时精心制作了一辆迷你自行车。此处用hard表现了父亲的认真和努力。
14．A.expecting
B．wishing
C．worrying
D．wanting
答案：A 此处指作者夫妇非常兴奋地等待Almie打开包装。expect sb. to do sth.意为“期待某人做某事”。
15．A.word
B．parcel
C．box
D．note
答案：D 由10空后的write a note可知此处应用note。
16．A.mean
B．report
C．request
D．matter
答案：A Almie问这是否意味着(mean)可以用父亲做的这个自行车换一辆真的。
17．A.true
B．good
C．real
D．value
答案：C 由11空后的for a real bike和19空后的than get a real bike可知应用real。
18．A.carried
B．had
C．cried
D．got
答案：B 此处是女儿眼含泪水。
19．A.better
B．rather
C．like to
D．have to
答案：B 由上一句可知，女儿宁肯要这个黏土做的自行车也不要一辆真的自行车。would rather...than...意为“宁愿……而不愿……”，符合语境。
20．A.hurt
B．satisfied
C．encouraged
D．moved
答案：D 在那一刻，作者夫妇真想竭尽全力为女儿买来地球上所有的自行车。move heaven and earth意为“竭尽全力”。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The advertisement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10：00 and 4: 00. Since I work from 9: 00 to 5: 30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45minute lunch break. Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for the bus.By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office.The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly 20 minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office, I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi, it was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however，I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.
1．The man learned ________ that there would be a concert last Friday.
A．from his friends
B．from one of his workmates
C．over the radio
D．from the newspaper
答案：D 细节理解题。由第2句“The advertisement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10：00 and 4：00”可知作者是在报纸上看到的有关音乐会的消息。
2．He tried to go to the theatre every day but managed to get there only ________.
A．once
B．twice
C．three times
D．four times
答案：B 细节理解题。作者去了两次，周四坐公交赶到了售票点但是那里人太多；周五打车去买票但是票已经卖完了。故选B项。
3．One day the man took ________ to get to the theatre by bus.
A．fortyfive minutes
B．fifteen minutes
C．just twenty minutes
D．over an hour
答案：C 细节理解题。由文中“On Thursday，my luck changed.I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly 20 minutes”可知答案为C项。
4．The underlined word“relieved” may best be replaced by ________.
A．surprised
B．pleased
C．puzzled
D．sorry
答案：B 词义猜测题。联系前方可知这是说作者见到没有人排队很高兴，故选pleased。