课时提升练(二十一)
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．The local people are ________ to building the new hotel because of the great cost. (oppose)
2．We should be ________ to our friends. (faith)
3．It is a ________ to be invited to speak here. (privileged)
4．The sports meeting of our school is held ________ . (annual)
5．Our English teacher won't ________ any cheating in exams. (tolerate)
6．The boy didn't go home at the usual time and his parents were ________ about his safety. (concern)
7．Smoking is strictly ________ in the process of handling explosive material. (prohibit)
8．The driver was punished for ______ the traffic rules. (violate)
9．They can't have ________ how things will turn out. (foresee)
10．The sports meeting was ________ because of rain. (postpone)
【答案】 1.opposed 2.faithful 3.privilege 4.annually
5．tolerate 6.concerned 7.prohibited 8.violating
9．foreseen 10.postponed
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．李娜被认为是中国最优秀的运动员之一。
Li Na________ one of the best players of China.
2．当今掌握一门外语对我们学生来说很重要。
Nowadays________ to master a foreign language.
3．交作业之前应该先检查一遍。
Before handing in your home work, you should ________.
4．与其说这本书重要不如说它有用。
The book is useful________.
5．如果你昨天保持冷静的话，所有事情都会很顺利的。
If you had stayed calm yesterday, everything________.
【答案】 1.is considered to be 2.it is important for us students 3.have it checked 4.rather than important
5．would have gone smoothly
Ⅲ.完形填空
The teacher sat crosslegged in front of the gathering of fourth grade students. She asked them what kinds of things would __1__ world peace. Immediately they began offering such __2__ as “Get rid of all the bombs.” “There ought to be a __3__ against war.” The teacher rose to note each offering on the board. Once the list was __4__ , she sat again with the children and asked them if there was anything __5__ war in their lives.
They were __6__ at first but eventually they seemed to begin to __7__ that the teacher meant “war” as a metaphor (暗喻). One student said, “My brother declares war on me when I __8__ his things.” “My dad blows up at bad drivers，” offered one girl. __9__ said she had war with one of her dishonest friends.
__10__ the thought appeared that all violence was in conflict with the idea of __11__. Through the discussion the teacher __12__ the concept that they could decrease violence and increase peace in their own lives by giving up the idea of __13__with others. She asked them to __14__ the rest of the week keeping track of the times when they would choose to carry out peace __15__ violence.
By the end of the week the students had experienced dozens of examples __16__ violence and conflict had been avoided in their __17__ lives.
Eventually the class created a peace movement in the school. They helped rewrite school __18__ that decreased conflict. Homework became more inventive and __19__. Parentteacher meetings always __20__ activities of the students (a dance, or an art or science exhibit). Cooperation became the primary path to peace.
[语篇解读] 本文主要介绍的是老师如何向学生解释“war”这个词的含义，并使学生们明白在生活中他们应该减少冲突，加强合作。
1．A.break B．ignore
C．increase
D．witness
【解析】 由第一段第三句中学生们的回答可知，老师问的是如何能促进世界和平，故C项正确。
【答案】 C
2．A.cases
B．events
C．chances
D．suggestions
【解析】 根据该空后面学生们的回答可知，这是学生们根据老师提出的问题说出的一些解决“建议”，故选D项。
【答案】 D
3．A.law
B．will
C．deal
D．duty
【解析】 制定一部“法律”来制止战争。故选A项。
【答案】 A
4．A.missing
B．necessary
C．simple
D．complete
【解析】 根据空处后的内容可知，老师已经把清单列完了，故选D项。complete表示“已完成的，已结束的”。
【答案】 D
5．A.but
B．like
C．against
D．after
【解析】 根据第二段第一句中的“the teacher meant ‘war’as a metaphor(暗喻)”可知，老师问学生在他们的生活中有没有遇到“像”战争一样的事情，故用like。
【答案】 B
6．A.puzzled
B．frightened
C．excited
D．encouraged
【解析】 刚开始学生们感到很“困惑”，但是最终他们“意识到”老师说的“战争”是一个暗喻。故选A项。
【答案】 A
7．A.state
B．prove
C．realize
D．guess
【解析】 参见上题解析。realize意为“意识到”。
【答案】 C
8．A.receive
B．bother
C．collect
D．reserve
【解析】 一个学生说：“当我打扰我哥哥做事情时，他就向我宣战。”bother表示“打扰，烦扰”，符合语境。
【答案】 B
9．A.Each
B．Another
C．The one
D．The other
【解析】 由“One student said” 和 “offered one girl”可知，此处是指又一个女孩说，故选B项。
【答案】 B
10．A.Luckily
B．Suddenly
C．Hopefully
D．Finally
【解析】 由第二段中学生们的回答可知，任何暴力都是与和平理念相冲突的，这也是对上文的总结，故用副词finally。
【答案】 D
11．A.peace
B．power
C．culture
D．wealth
【解析】 peace与上半句的violence相对应，任何暴力都与“和平”相冲突，故A项正确。
【答案】 A
12．A.returned
B．passed
C．introduced
D．moved
【解析】 根据学生们的谈论，老师进行总结，并且“引出”了一个理念，故选C项，其他三项均不符合语境。
【答案】 C
13．A.joking
B．fighting
C．discussing
D．working
【解析】 根据该空前面的“decrease violence and increase peace in their own lives”可以推知是通过放弃武力的方式来减少暴力，增加和平，故选B项。
【答案】 B
14．A.waste
B．appoint
C．spend
D．finish
【解析】 她要求学生记录下在这周余下来的时间里用和平而不是暴力的方式来处理问题的次数。spend some time doing sth.表示“花费时间做某事”，故C项符合语境。
【答案】 C
15．A.aside from
B．away from
C．regardless of
D．instead of
【解析】 见上题解析。instead of表示“而不是”。前三项分别表示“除了”“远离”“不顾，不管”，均不符合语境。
【答案】 D
16．A.that
B．where
C．whether
D．whose
【解析】 where引导定语从句修饰先行词examples，且where在从句中作状语，故选B项。
【答案】 B
17．A.political
B．traditional
C．personal
D．natural
【解析】 由第三段第二句中的“in their own lives”提示可知应选C项，此处表示“个人生活”。
【答案】 C
18．A.rules
B．decisions
C．records
D．introductions
【解析】 根据该空后面的“that decreased conflict” 可知，应该是重新制订了学校“规则”，故选A项。
【答案】 A
19．A.similar
B．familiar
C．confusing
D．interesting
【解析】 句意：家庭作业变得更加有创造性和趣味性。故D项正确。其他三项分别表示“相似的”“熟悉的”“令人迷惑的”，均与语境不符。
【答案】 D
20．A.started with
B．belonged to
C．put up with
D．came up to
【解析】 家长教师交流会也总是以学生们的活动开始的，故选A项。其余三项分别表示“属于”“忍受”“达到”，均不符合语境。
【答案】 A
Ⅳ.阅读理解
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[语篇解读] 文章介绍了一种新型的便携式暖风机。
1．What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?
A．The heat of the EP.
B．The appearance of the EP.
C．The safety of the EP.
D．The material of the EP.
【解析】 段落大意题。根据第二段可知，这种暖风机不会引起火灾，不会烫伤孩子和宠物，显然在讲它的安全性。
【答案】 C
2．From the passage, we can learn that the EP________.
A．doesn't burn up oxygen
B．runs without any noise
C．makes people get sleepy
D．is unsuitable for children and pets
【解析】 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知，这种EP暖风机是不会降低室内的氧气含量的，就是说暖风机不会消耗氧气。
【答案】 A
3．The underlined word “evenly” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.
A．continuously
B．separately
C．equally
D．quickly
【解析】 词义判断题。根据第四段可知，此处把EP暖风机和其他类似产品比较，这种暖风机能够把墙、门、天花板都加热，不像以前的产品，只加热附近小片区域，因此表示“均匀地”。
【答案】 C
4．The main purpose of the passage is to __________.
A．advise people to save on heating bills
B．persuade people to buy the product
C．report the new development of portable heaters
D．compare the functions of different heater brands
【解析】 写作意图。根据文章内容可知，向大家介绍了一种新型的暖风机，有自己独特的优点，目的是让读者买他们的产品。
【答案】 B
Ⅴ.书面表达
随着人们生活水平的提高，越来越多的人拥有了自己的汽车。你班同学就此展开讨论，提出了两种不同的观点和看法。请你根据所提供的信息给报社写一封信，客观介绍这两种看法。
学生 观点
赞同者 1.方便、快捷、舒适的交通工具；
2．反映出国民生活条件提高，国家富强；
3．带动其他行业发展。
反对者 1.废气污染严重；
2．汽车过多影响交通，导致更多事故；
3．停车问题日益突出。
注意：1.词数100左右。开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear editor，
I'm writing to tell you about the discussion we recently had about whether it is good or not for families to own cars.
________________________________________________
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Yours truly，
Li Hua
【参考范文】
Dear_editor，
I'm_writing_to_tell_you_about_the_discussion_we_recently_had_about_whether_it_is_good_or_not_for_families_to_own_cars.
With the improvement of people's living conditions, more and more people have their own cars. Some of us think it's good to own a car. Firstly, it's a convenient, fast, and comfortable means of transportation. Secondly, it shows that people are becoming richer, and the country much more stronger. It also makes relative businesses and industries develop faster.
Others have different opinions. They think that cars give off waste gas and pollute the environment. Too many cars will have some bad effects, such as more accidents. Besides, overloaded parking cars is another big problem.
In my view, people should think carefully before they buy a car.
Yours_truly，
Li_Hua