高一英语必修4(外研版)4-4Cultural-corner

Module4第4课时CulturalcornerⅠ.单项填空1．Helen________withangerwhenshesawaflyinhersoup.A．explodedB．explainedC．expressedD．said答案：A此处表示“勃然大怒”之意。2．Allofusstillremembertheterribleearthquakethat________Tangshantwentyyearsago.A．attackedB．struckC．knockedD．exploded答案：Bstrike意为“袭击”。表示地震、洪水等灾害侵袭某地，也可用hit。3．Nomatterhowmuchyoumaydisliketheadverts,there'snowayto________theminanageofglobalization.A．missB．meetC．seeD．escape答案：D考查动词词义辨析。句意：不论你多么不喜欢广告，在这个全球化的时代，没有方法能够逃避它们。关键是对句子的理解，否则易误选B项。4．Eachplayerofchessistryingtotraptheotherplayer'skingintoaposition________escapeisimpossible.A．whenB．thatC．inwhichD．fromwhich答案：Descapefromaposition“从处境中逃脱出来”。介词from提前。5．________offood________tothecountriesstruckbytheseaquake(海啸)．A．Largequantities;issentB．Largequantities;aresentC．Largenumbers;issentD．Largenumbers;aresent答案：Blargequantitiesof/alargequantityof既可以修饰可数名词又可以修饰不可数名词；largenumbersof/alargenumberof只能修饰可数名词。另外，当quantitiesof＋名词作主语时，谓语动词用复数，所以答案为B。6．Nowmanycropscanbeimproved________differentspeciesofplant,suchasrice,wheat.A．bymakingB．bycrossingC．byconvertingD．bychanging答案：B这里bydoingsomething是指“通过某种方式来做某事”，通过常识我们可以判断，物种改良主要通过杂交，故答案为B。7．IwasjusttalkingtoMargaretwhenJackson________.A．cutinB．cutdownC．cutoutD．cutup答案：A本句句意：我正要跟玛格里特说话，突然约翰逊打断了我们的谈话。本题考查以cut为中心词的短语辨析：cutin“插嘴；(突然)插入；汽车抢道”；cutdown“砍倒；减少”；cutout“剪除；剪掉；停止；放弃”；cutup“切碎；歼灭”；根据句意选A。8．Alongwiththeletterwashispromise________hewouldvisitmethiscomingChristmas.A．whichB．thatC．whatD．whether答案：B这是一个同位语从句。解释promise的具体内容，要用that引导。9．—Hi,thisway,please.—OK.Isometimeshavenosenseof________whenIarriveatthecrossroad.A．positionB．directionC．situationD．condition答案：B“嗨，请这边走。”“好，当我到达十字路口时，有时会没有方向感。”direction“方向”。10．Nearlyallthestreetsarein________lines,runningfromeasttowest.Thosethatrunfromnorthtosoutharecalledavenues.A．directB．rightC．straightD．long答案：C句意：并非所有的街道都是东西走向的直线。那些南北走向的街道被称为大街。Ⅱ.完形填空Afamousactorinasuccessfulplayoncetookapartofanoblewhohadbeeninprisonfor20years.Inthelastact,ajailor(狱吏)wouldcomeonthestagewitha__1__whichhewouldhandtothe__2__.Eventhoughthenoblewasexpectedto__3__theletterateachperformance,healwaysinsistedthatitbe__4__outinfull.Onenight,thejailordecidedtoplaya__5__onhisfellowactortofindout__6__aftersomanyperformances,hehad__7__tolearnthecontentsoftheletterbyheart.The__8__wentuponthefinalactoftheplayandrevealed(展现)thenoblesittingaloneinhisdarkcell(牢房).Justthen,thejailorappearedwiththeletterinhishands.Heenteredthe__9__andhandedthelettertothenoble.__10__thecopyhegavehimwas__11__ablanksheetofpaper.Thejailorlookedon，__12__toseeifhisfellow­actorhadlearnedhislines.Thenoble__13__theblanksheetofpaperforafewseconds.Thenhesaid，“Thelightisdim(暗).Readthelettertome.”Andheimmediatelyhandedthepapertothejailor.__14__thathecouldnot__15__awordoftheletter,thejailorreplied，“Thelightis__16__dim,sir.Imustgetmy__17__”．__18__this,hehurriedoffthestage.Muchtothenoble's__19__，thejailorreturnedafewsecondslaterwithapairofglassesandthe__20__copyoftheletterwhichhestartedtoreadtotheprisoner.1．A.letterB．bookC．lightD．note答案：A在一次演出中，为了考验一下搭档演员是否记住了台词，另一名演员故意交给他一封空白信。结果，让他机智地解决了。本题考查的是上下文理解，从下文表演读信得知此处为一封信。2．A.actorB．prisonerC．otherD．police答案：B这是一幕戏，表演的是一位贵族在狱中的戏。此时，当然要把信交给“囚犯了”。3．A.writeB．receiveC．readD．spell答案：C从上下文可知，每一次演到此处，“贵族”都要读一封信。4．A.writtenB．sentC．handedD．taken答案：A导演希望演员能够把台词背下来，但是这个演员却要求把内容写下来，所以选A。5．A.gameB．jokeC．funD．part答案：B依下文可知，扮演狱卒的演员想和他开个玩笑。playajoke“开玩笑”，其余搭配不合语境要求。6．A.howB．whenC．ifD．what答案：C描写了狱卒的心态，想要看看这个演员“是否”已经记住了台词。7．A.triedB．managedC．failedD．pretended答案：B从上下文语境了解到，狱卒想要知道此演员是否成功的记住了台词。8．A.jailorB．prisonerC．curtainD．light答案：C从文中可知，此时最后一场戏的“幕布”拉起。9．A.stageB．playC．theatreD．cell答案：D舞台上展示的是那位贵族坐在牢房的情景，所以，狱卒进入的也就是牢房(cell)。10．A.ButB．SoC．AsD．Because答案：A狱卒给贵族一封信，“但是”却是空白的。11．A.hardlyB．reallyC．simplyD．finally答案：C根据上下文得知，那封信几乎是空白的。hardly“几乎不”；really“真正地”；simply“仅仅；只是”；finally“最后”。12．A.worriedB．eagerC．afraidD．surprised答案：B形容词做状语，表达狱卒迫切想知道结果如何。worried“担忧的”，eager“渴望的”；afraid“害怕的”；surprised“吃惊的”。13．A.staredatB．toreC．foldedupD．corrected答案：A根据上下文知，演员是看信看了几分钟。staredat“凝视”；tore“撕；扯”；foldedup“折起”；corrected“纠正”。14．A.FindingB．HopingC．WatchingD．Checking答案：A狱卒发现他也忘记台词了。分词做状语。15．A.understandB．readC．rememberD．see答案：C面对一张白纸，要一字不漏地说出具体内容，此时的狱卒发现他也回忆不起信的具体内容。16．A.notB．indeedC．littleD．slightly答案：B这里表达了狱卒的心情，发现自己也记不起信的内容时，他附和贵族的话，加以肯定，“光线确实太暗了”，从而给自己解围。17．A.lightB．glassesC．letterD．help答案：B光线暗，所以，就要一副眼镜。一个把原信再拿回后台的借口。18．A.WithB．ByC．ForD．Without答案：A狱卒说着话，走下了舞台。19．A.joyB．excitementC．amusementD．delight答案：C根据语境知，看着狱卒的表演，贵族是觉得十分的有趣。muchtoone's＋名词，表示“太/很令人……的”。20．A.cleanB．usualC．newD．special答案：B此时走上舞台的狱卒，手拿一副眼镜还有“往常”的那封信。usual“以往的；往常的”。Ⅲ.阅读理解AIfthereisonethingscientistshavetohear,itisthatgameisover.Raisedonthebeliefofanendlessvoyageofdiscovery,theyrecoil(畏缩)fromthesuggestionthatmostofthebestthingshavealreadybeenlocated.Iftheyhave,today'ssceintistscanhopetocontributenomorethanafewgracenotestothesymphony(交响乐)ofscience.AbooktobepublishedinBritainthisweek,TheEndofScience,arguespersuasivelythatthisisthecase.Itsauthor,JohnHorgan,isaseniorwriterforScientificAmericanmagazine,whohasinterviewedmanyoftoday'sleadingscientistsandsciencephilosophers(哲学