Module 3 Period Four

PeriodFourCulturalCornerⅠ.语境填词1．YeXiaoganghas________(收到)manyprizesinChinaandinothercountries.2．Histwogreat________(兴趣)inlifearemusicandpainting.3．EclipseisperhapsthefirstindependentmusicgroupinChinawhichplaysworksbymodernChinese________(作曲家)．4．YeXiaogangisaprofessorofmusicattheCentralConservatoryofMusicofChina，and________(创作)piecesfortheShanghaiSymphonyOrchestra.5．Aftergraduation，YeXiaogangworkedattheCentralConservatoryofMusicofChinaasa________(讲师)．6．In1985，therewasaconcertofYeXiaogang’s______(交响乐)inBeijing.7．YeXiaoganghasbeenoneofthe________(主要的)moderncomposersofChineseclassicalmusicsince1985.8．Wecan’tjudgeothersby________(外貌)．Ⅱ.选词填空befamousfor，attheageof，aftergraduation，workas，mix...with，besimilarto1．________________，hefoundagoodjobinabigcompany.2．Guilin________________________itsbeautifulscenery.3．He________________ateacherinamiddleschool.4．________________________________five，hebegantolearntoplaythepiano.5．Youcan’t________water________oil.6．Mary’shat________________________Jane’s.Ⅲ.单项填空1．Wecansometimes________studywithpleasure.A．joinB．mixC．addD．take2．Partsofthebook________difficulttounderstand.A．isB．areC．hasD．have3．Thatwasreallyasplendidevening.It’syears________Ienjoyedmyselfsomuch.A．whenB．thatC．beforeD．since4．The________ofwildgoatsonthegrasslandindicatesthattheenvironmentofthisareaisimprovingsteadily.A．disappearanceB．appearanceC．absenceD．presence5．________whattheteachersaysifyouthinkitisimportant.A．MakeanoteofB．MakeanoteC．MakenotesD．Makenoteof6．TheSuperGirls’concertwassowell________thatseveraldaysbeforeitstarted，alltheticketshadbeensoldoutfortheyoungpeople.A．acceptedB．carriedC．receivedD．promised7．BillGatesisa________figureincomputerprograms.A．importantB．mainC．leadingD．leader8．________tosaywhichoneIshouldchoose.A．ThatishardB．ItishardC．TherenouseD．Itnogood9．Theliteraryworkswritten________Mr.Yang________beenhandedinsincethreehoursago.A．by；hasB．by；haveC．from；hasD．from；have10．Eugene’sneverwillingtoalteranyofhisopinions.It’snouse________withhim.A．toargueB．arguingC．arguedD．havingarguedⅣ.阅读理解Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworld’sgreatestwonders.“Inmyopinion，”thefirstmansaid，“theEgyptianpyramidsaretheworld’sgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago，theyarestillstanding.Andremember：thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.”“IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful，”thesecondmansaid，“butIdonotthinktheyarethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Inseconds，theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.”Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked，“Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld？”Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime，andthenhesaid，“Well，Iagreethatthepyramidsarewonderful，andIagreethatcomputersarewonderful，too.However，inmyopinion，themostwonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.”Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.Theothertwomenwereverysurprised.“Athermos？”theyexclaimed.“Butthat’sasimplething.”“Oh，no，it’snot，”thethirdmansaid.“Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthesummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit’swinterorsummer？”1．Theunderlinedword“thermos”meansinChinese“________”．A．电冰箱B．洗衣机C．电风扇D．保温瓶2．Thethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld’sgreatestwonderwasbecause________.A．theycouldnotthinkofanythingverywonderfulB．theyallhaddifferentideasC．theycouldnotprovethattheiropinionswererightD．thejourneyendedtoosoon3．Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecause________.A．theywereverybeautifulB．theywereEgyptianC．theyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletoolsD．theycoulddomathematicalcalculations4．Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecause________.A．itlastedlongerthanthepyramidsB．itcostlessthanacomputerC．hethoughtitknewwhetheritwaswinterorsummerD．theothertwomenweresurprisedwhenhetoldthemaboutit5．Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecause________.A．hecouldnotthinkofanythingtosayB．hedidnotunderstandhowathermosworksC．hedidnotthinkthepyramidswerewonderfulD．hedidnotknowanythingaboutcomputersItis＋n.＋todosth.it为形式主语，不定式为真正的主语。1．It’sagoodplantoplantmoretreesthere.在那里多栽一些树是一个好计划。2．It’smydutytohelpyouwithyourEnglish.帮助你学英语是我的职责。答案Ⅰ.1.received2.interests3.composers4.composes5.lecturer6.symphonies7.leading8.appearanceⅡ.1.Aftergraduation2.isfamousfor3.worksas4．Attheageof5.mix；with6.issimilartoⅢ.1.B[mix...with...把……与……结合起来。句意为：有时我们能把学习与娱乐结合在一起。]2．B[difficult为形容词，其前应用be动词；partsof短语作主语，谓语动词用复数。]3．D[本题考查连词的用法。“Itis/was＋一段时间＋since(从句)”是固定句式；若用before则构成“Itwas/willbe＋一段时间＋before(从句)”。句意为：那真是个美好的夜晚，我有很多年没玩得这么开心了。]4．B[句意为：草原上出现了野山羊表明这个地方的环境在稳步改善。appearance意为“出现，到场”；presence意为“出席，在场”，因此B项符合句意。]5．A[分析句子知whattheteachersays应是宾语，故空处应为及物动词短语，所以选A。]6．C[bewellreceived很受欢迎，是固定用法。]7．C[leading最重要的，杰出的。若选A项，冠词应用an。]8．B[句意为：很难决定我该选哪一个。it作形式主语，后面的不定式短语是真正的主语。]9．B[表示“由某人所写”用writtenbysb；works表示“作品”，故选B。]10．B[句意为：Eugene从不愿改变自己的主意，同他争论是没有用的。Itisnousedoingsth.为固定句型，其中it为形式主语，真正的主语是doingsth.。]Ⅳ.1.D[最后一段“冬天往里装热饮料，