2018_2019學(xué)年高中英語Module4WhichEnglish課下能力提升十五含解析外研版選修.docx

課下能力提升(十五).根據(jù)提示寫出單詞的正確形式1As long as we are united, there is no difficulty that can not be overcome (克服)2I tried to convey (傳達(dá)) in my speech that we were all grateful for his help.3I think he hasnt realized his potential (潛在的) energy yet.4If so, your points of view are bound to conflict (起沖突) with his.5We must struggle against this prejudice (偏見) for a more tolerant attitude to our beliefs.6Do these symbols have any particular significance (significant)?7She looked into the box out of_curiosity (curious)8His speech gave offence (offend) to everyone attending the meeting.9The chairman has also given his approval (approve) for an investigation into the case.10. Initially (initial), I disagreed with his proposal, but later I changed my mind.選詞填空be convinced of， in conclusion， a huge number of， get down to， of great significance， let . down， be opposed to， be relevant to 1What experience do you have that is_relevant_to this position?2Study harder, and do not let your parents down.3Honesty is a quality of_great_significance.4As soon as they sat down, they got_down_to business.5In_conclusion,_cars have both advantages and disadvantages.6Scientists are_convinced_of the positive effect of laughter on physical and mental health.7A_huge_number_of British English words have passed into American English.8They are_opposed_to building the new hotel because of the great cost.完成句子1并非所有的人都能欣賞這幅畫。Not_all_the_people can appreciate the painting.2據(jù)估計(jì)，這些盜賊從那家商店偷了價(jià)值100萬美元的珠寶。It_was_estimated_that_the thieves had stolen one million dollars worth of jewelry from the shop.3這個(gè)問題很難處理。The problem_is_hard_to_deal_with.4他連自己的生活都難以維持，更不用說養(yǎng)家了。He could barely keep body and soul together, let_alone support his family.5我經(jīng)過那家書店時(shí)，忍不住進(jìn)去買了幾本書。When I passed the bookshop, I couldnt_resist_entering it to buy some books.完形填空Learning a second language fuels childrens intelligence and makes their job future brighter._1_ the fact is, in the US.A., as in many other English speaking countries, speakers of two or more languages are in the _2_.Eightyfour percent of US. people are monolingual (speakers of only one language)This leaves a small number who _3_ to speak two or more languages.No matter how proud people are of their cultural roots, to speak anything _4_ English is a marker of difference here.Thats why fourteenyearold Umar is _5_ when people comment on the fact that he is able to speak Arabic.Umars mother points out, “In the US.A., its not _6_ for kids to be bilingual.But, if you speak another language to your children in the US.A., it is thought that you are not helping them to _7_ society.”But in fact, the general _8_ among experts is that learning a second language is good for children.Experts believe that bilinguals people who speak _9_ languages have a clear learning advantage _10_ their monolingual schoolmates.This _11_ on how much of each language they can speak, not on which language is used, _12_ they are learning Arabic, French, Chinese or any other language.Vinss Millon, a professor of Foreign Language Training, says, “A lot of studies have _13_ that children who speak more than one language sometimes learn one language more _14_， but in the end they do as well as their monolingual schoolmates, and often better, in other subjects.”The view is that there is a(n) _15_ from the effort of learning another language.A few other _16_ agree that “Bilinguals tend to use language better as a whole.They also _17_ greater creativity and problemsolving ability, and they learn further languages more easily.”With all of the benefits, why do we not show more _18_ for learning other languages? Parents and teachers _19_ in bilingual education say it is pressure from friends at school, general _20_ to other languages in Englishspeaking countries, and problems in the school system that are to blame.語篇解讀：學(xué)習(xí)一門第二語言會(huì)為孩子的智力發(fā)展提供養(yǎng)分，使他們的職業(yè)前景更加光明。然而，在美國說雙語的孩子卻很少。文章通過擺事實(shí)、列舉專家學(xué)者的觀點(diǎn)來證明用雙語的孩子比只用一種語言的孩子更有優(yōu)勢。1A.AndBSoCBut DThus解析：選C根據(jù)第一段第三句給出的數(shù)據(jù)可知，雖然第二語言會(huì)促進(jìn)孩子的智力發(fā)展，使他們的職業(yè)前景更加光明，事實(shí)卻是在美國會(huì)雙語的人占少數(shù)。由此可知上下句之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。故選C項(xiàng)。2A.minimum BmaximumCminority Dmajority解析：選C根據(jù)下文“Eightyfour percent of US. people are monolingual .”可知，多數(shù)人只說一種語言，因此說兩種及以上語言的人為少數(shù)。minimum意為“最小”；maximum意為“最大”；minority意為“少數(shù)”；majority意為“多數(shù)”。故選C項(xiàng)。3A.claim BpretendCpromise Drefuse解析：選A根據(jù)語境可知，說兩種及以上語言的人很少，因此，這就導(dǎo)致了只有一小部分人要求學(xué)兩門或多門語言。claim意為“主張；要求”；pretend意為“假裝”；promise意為“承諾”；refuse意為“拒絕”。故選A項(xiàng)。4A.better than Bless thanClater than Dother than解析：選D根據(jù)設(shè)空后的“a marker of difference here”可知，說除了英語以外的語言會(huì)使人感覺與眾不同。better than意為“好于”；less than意為“少于”；later than意為“晚于”；other than意為“除了”。故選D項(xiàng)。5A.excited BembarrassedCdisappointed Dappreciated解析：選B由于說第二語言會(huì)使人像個(gè)異類，所以當(dāng)人們?cè)u(píng)論會(huì)說阿拉伯語的奧馬爾時(shí)，14歲的他感覺很尷尬。根據(jù)下文母親的回答也可推知答案。excited意為“興奮的”；disappointed意為“失望的”；appreciated意為“欣賞的；感激的”。根據(jù)語境可知選B項(xiàng)。6A.common BunusualCunique Dgeneral解析：選B根據(jù)下文的But和“not helping”可知，在美國，孩子通常都會(huì)兩種語言，只是幫助不大。common意為“常見的；共同的”；unusual意為“不尋常的”；unique意為“獨(dú)一無二的”；general意為“一般的；總體的”。故選B項(xiàng)。7A.fit in Bbuild upCcontribute to Dfigure out解析：選A根據(jù)下文“But in fact . learning a second language is good for children.”可知，學(xué)習(xí)第二語言對(duì)孩子大有裨益，這與之前認(rèn)為會(huì)外語并不能幫孩子融入社會(huì)的觀點(diǎn)相反。fit in意為“適應(yīng)”；build up意為“建立”；contribute to意為“捐助；導(dǎo)致；促成”；figure out意為“計(jì)算出”。故選A項(xiàng)。8A.distinction BcommissionCannouncement Dagreement解析：選D根據(jù)下文“Experts believe”可知，此處應(yīng)為專家們普遍認(rèn)為。distinction意為“區(qū)別”；commission意為“任務(wù)；行動(dòng)”；announcement意為“通知”；agreement意為“同意”。故選D項(xiàng)。9A.one BtwoCthree Dmore解析：選B根據(jù)上句中的“l(fā)earning a second language”可知，此處bilinguals應(yīng)指“會(huì)說兩種語言的人”。故選B項(xiàng)。10A.beneath BbeyondCover Dof解析：選C根據(jù)上文的“l(fā)earning a second language is good for children”可知，此處指會(huì)說兩種語言的人比只會(huì)說一種語言的人更具優(yōu)勢。have an advantage over .為固定短語，意為“與相比有優(yōu)勢”，符合語境。故選C項(xiàng)。beneath意為“在之下”；beyond意為“超越”。11A.determines BfocusesCcomments Ddepends解析：選D根據(jù)上文可知，與只會(huì)說一種語言的孩子相比，會(huì)說兩種語言的孩子更具優(yōu)勢，而這取決于他們每種語言能說多少。determine意為“決定；確定”，不與on搭配使用；focus on意為“集中于”；comment on意為“對(duì)加以評(píng)論”；depend on意為“依靠；取決于”。根據(jù)語境可知選D項(xiàng)。12A.if BwhetherCwhen Dbecause解析：選B根據(jù)下文中連詞or的提示可知，此處為whether . or .的習(xí)慣搭配。故選B項(xiàng)。13A.rejected BreleasedCrevealed Dreminded解析：選C句意：許多研究表明，說多種語言的孩子有時(shí)候?qū)W一種語言比較慢，但是在其他學(xué)科，最后他們還是會(huì)和只學(xué)一門語言的同學(xué)做得一樣好，而且通常更好。這是研究所揭示的結(jié)果。reject意為“拒絕”；release意為“釋放”；reveal意為“揭示”；remind意為“提醒”。故選C項(xiàng)。14A.slowly BrapidlyCeasily Defficiently解析：選A根據(jù)空后的“but in the end they do as well”可知，他們剛開始學(xué)得很慢，并不出色。故選A項(xiàng)。rapidly意為“迅速地”；easily意為“容易地”；efficiently意為“有效地”。15A.outcome BimprovementCadvantage Dtendency解析：選B根據(jù)下文“They also _ greater creativity”可知，學(xué)習(xí)外語的努力付出會(huì)使其有所提高。outcome意為“結(jié)果”；improvement意為“提高”；advantage意為“優(yōu)勢”；tendency意為“趨勢”。故選B項(xiàng)。16A.parents BlearnersCschoolmates Dprofessors解析：選D根據(jù)空前的other一詞可以判斷與上段首句提到的“a professor”形成照應(yīng)。故選D項(xiàng)。17A.display BproduceCinspire Ddiscover解析：選A根據(jù)語境可知，雙語學(xué)習(xí)者展示出更大的創(chuàng)造力和解決問題的能力。display意為“展示”；produce意為“產(chǎn)生”；inspire意為“啟發(fā)；賦予靈感”；discover意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”。故選A項(xiàng)。18A.concern BrespectCenthusiasm Dintelligence解析：選C根據(jù)上文所說，學(xué)習(xí)第二語言大有好處，因此設(shè)空處應(yīng)表明對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)外語的熱情(enthusiasm)。故選C項(xiàng)。concern意為“關(guān)心；涉及”；respect意為“尊敬”；intelligence意為“智力”。19A.involved BimpressedCcompeting Dreplacing解析：選Abe involved in為固定短語，意為“涉及；參加”。此處指參與到雙語教學(xué)中的父母和老師。故選A項(xiàng)。impress意為“使印象深刻”；compete意為“競爭”；replace意為“代替”。20A.opinions BobstaclesCsenses Dattitudes解析：選D句意：來自于同學(xué)的壓力、說英語國家對(duì)其他語言的普遍態(tài)度、學(xué)校系統(tǒng)中的問題，應(yīng)該對(duì)此負(fù)有責(zé)任。opinion意為“觀點(diǎn)”；obstacle意為“障礙物”；sense意為“感官”。故選D項(xiàng)。.閱讀理解AMany Chinese use instant messenger tools such as MSN or QQ. Listen to music on MP3 players and log on the Internet using ADSL without knowing the literal Chinese translation of the abbreviations (縮寫)But they dont have to, as many English letters have become part of the local lexicon (詞匯)A dozen abbreviations including GDP, NBA, IT, MP3, QQ, DVD and CEO are among the 5,000 mostfrequently used words in the Chineselanguage media last year, according to a report on the language Situation in Chirm, which was released yesterday in Beijing.The report said some parents are so keen on English letters that recently a couple tried to name their baby “”， claiming the character used in email addresses reflects their love for the child.While the “” is obviously familiar to Chinese email users, they often use the English word “at” to pronounce it, which sounds something like “ai ta” or “l(fā)ove him”， to Putonghua speakers.The study collected more than 1 billion language samples from newspapers, magazines, TV, Radio and websites. The annual report is compiled (編輯) by the Ministry of Education and the State Language Commission.“Nowadays, more and more English abbreviations are being used in Chinese, making them an important part of the contemporary language，” said Hou Min, a professor at Communication University of China.“The abbreviations have gained popularity because of the convenience of usage，” Hou said.For example, DNA is much simpler to use than its Chinese version tuoyang hetang hesuan.“As more Chinese people learn foreign languages, especially English, in recent years, using abbreviations has become a trend among educated people，” she said.Some language scholars fear such usage will contaminate the purity of Chinese and cause confusion in communication.1A couple want to name their child “” because of its _.Apopularity BpronunciationCmeaning Dusage解析：選B推理判斷題。由文章第四段和第五段的內(nèi)容我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)這對(duì)夫婦用的發(fā)音來表達(dá)對(duì)孩子的愛意。2Why do so many Chinese like to use English abbreviations?ABecause they dont have to know the literal Chinese translation.BBecause thats better way to learn English.CBecause these abbreviations are part of their local lexicon.DBecause its convenient for them to use the abbreviations.解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第四段可以看出選D。3The usage of English abbreviations will be _ in China.Alimited by the Ministry of EducationBencouraged by most language scholarsCmore popular among educated peopleDofficially forbidden by the government解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章倒數(shù)第二段“ . using abbreviations has become a trend among educated people.”可推知選C。4The underlined word “contaminate” in the last paragraph probably means “_”Amake impure Bsmooth awayCmake clear Dmake up解析：選A詞義猜測題。從文章最后一段的內(nèi)容可以看出人們擔(dān)心這樣使用語言會(huì)“污染、弄臟”中文的純凈性；故選A項(xiàng)。BOn the Right TrackWhy do we always want to go faster? I am talking about travel. We want our cars, trains and planes to get us to places quicker. This century, theres been a rise in highspeed rail travel as people have seen the benefits of this form of transport.I love train travel and have experienced the efficient ast trains that operate in France and Japan. The acceleration and top speed of these trains are impressive. The space and comfort on board make it comfortable and the ability to see something out of the window means, according to me, it will beat air travel one day.Spain recently joined the railway revolution with its AVE ultramodern highspeed train that has a top speed of 310 kilometers per hour. Its service from Madrid to Barcelona took 20% of passengers away from Spains national airline. In Japan, a magnetic train that will run at 500 kilometers per hour is being developed.This has categorized rail travel in Britain as the slow line. It has one highspeed line from London to France HS1 but now it is planning to construct a new line called HS2 which will connect London with the north of England. The UK. governments transport secretary says, “This is essential to actually making sure that our great cities are connected and we get the right benefits for the United Kingdom. ”But not everyone agrees. The idea of fast train travel may appeal but not if its going to be built in your backyard. Its controversial: people are arguing over the benefits and cost of having shorter journey time, less traffic on the roads and more capacity on the rail network.John Kelleher, who is a farmer and lives on the proposed site of the new line, says, “Theyre not taking the destruction into consideration, which HS2 will cause on its construction sites and routes through the countryside.” Some people are worried the financial and