2019-2020学年新教材高中英语 Unit 4 History and traditions S

[基础训练]Ⅰ单词拼写1．Theyhurriedthroughtheworkandstartedoffforthe________(县)．答案：county答案2．(2019·北京高考)________(海洋)colourvariesfromgreentoblue,dependingonthetypeandconcentrationofphytoplankton(浮游植物)．答案：Ocean答案3．Ihadmylunchatasmallvillage________(酒馆)．答案：pub答案4．LiBaiwasaTangp________ofsuperbtalent.答案：poet答案5．Afterasummerherethesheepandc________growstrongandfat.答案：cattle答案Ⅱ单句语法填空1．(2019·全国卷Ⅲ)Ittookafewyouthfulanddaringbusinessmentogettheball________(roll)．答案：rolling答案2．(2019·全国卷Ⅲ)Wewerefirst________(greet)withthebarkingbyapackofdogs,seventobeexact.答案：greeted答案3．Ifilledtheir________(wine)glassesonceagainandtheydrankupinonesecond.答案：wine答案4．Hesatinthekitchendrinking________(beer)．答案：beer答案5．Maryhastriedtoadapttolocal________(custom)．答案：customs答案Ⅲ单句写作1．凡·高对现代绘画的发展有着重大影响。VanGogh________________________thedevelopmentofmodernpainting.答案：hadamajorinfluenceon答案2．蓝色的天空装点着朵朵白云，就像流动着动人的歌。Theblueskyis________________________，asifmovingsongsfloating.答案：dottedwithwhiteclouds答案3．野兽的咆哮，鸟儿的歌唱交织成大自然的音乐。Theroarsofthewildanimalsandsongsofbirds________________________ofnature.答案：makeupthemusic答案4．呼吸着鲜花的甜美气息，使人仿佛置身梦境。________________________________________________makespeoplefeellikebeinginthedream.答案：Breathinginthesweetscentoffreshflowers答案5．我们很幸运能欣赏到传统音乐和舞蹈。Wewereluckyenoughto________________________________________.答案：enjoythetraditionalmusicanddancing答案[思维训练]Ⅰ阅读理解Ireland'sAchillIslandhasalwaysbeenapopularEuropeantouristdestination.However,sinceApril,thesmallislandofjust2,600residentshasgainedworldwidefamethankstothemagicalreturnofabeachthatwaswashedawayoverthreedecadesago.Thechainofeventsbeganin1984whenresidentsofDooagh,oneofthefivesettlements(定居点)ontheisland,awoketoasurprisingsight:theirbeautifulsandybeachhadbeenwashedawaybystrongAtlanticstorms.Therewereonlyrocksandrockpoolsleft.Forabout34years,onlysmallamountsofsandreturnedtotheoncenaturalshores.Thearea'stourismindustryslowlydecreased,andthescoresofP1beachsidehotels,pubs,andrestaurantsgraduallyclosedaswell.Then,aroundEasterlastyear,somethingmagicalhappened—anunusualten－daytideW1blanketedW2thebarren300－meterlongrockbeachwithhundredsoftonsofsoftgoldensand.Scientistssuspectthatthesandhadbeengatheringoffshoreformonthsandwastransportedtothebeachbythehighwindsandpowerfulwaves.Thelocalsaredelightedtohavetheirbeachback,especiallyasitisattractingthousandsofvisitorswishingtowitnessW3thepowerofnature,withtheirowneyes.However,SeanMolloy,managerofAchillTourism,cautionsagainstP2goingintothecoldwatersjustyet,saying,“Becauseofthesandcomingin,wedon'tknowhowsafethebeachisnowbecausecurrentscouldbechangedandit'lltakealittlebitoftime.”Heinsteadrecommendsvisitorsenjoythesoftsandandleavetheswimmingtothedolphinsthatfrequentthearea.Interestingly,thisisnotthefirsttimeDooaghBeachhaspulledadisappearingandreappearingact.Itdisappearedinthe1890s,forover30years,beforereturningin1927.However,thelocalsareoptimisticthatthistimearound,thebeautifulsandisheretostay.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了爱尔兰阿基尔岛消失的海滩时隔三十多年再次出现的事件。1．WhathasbroughtAchillIslandworldwideattentionrecently?A．Anunusualstorm.B．Thedecreaseinthenumberofresidents.C．Thereturnofitsbeach.D．Thebuildingofanewtouristdestination.答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，阿基尔岛引起世界关注的原因是三十年前被冲走的沙滩又神奇地回来了，故选C。答案2．WhathappenedtoDooaghinthepastthreedecades?A．Tourismwentdowngradually.B．Restaurantsdevelopedslowly.C．Stormsattackedfrequently.D．Rockpoolsdisappearedcompletely.答案：A细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，当地的旅游业逐渐下降，许多海边旅馆、酒吧和饭店逐渐关门，故选A。答案3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“barren”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Noisy.B．Soft.C．Bare.D．Golden.答案：C词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“theirbeautifulsandybeachhadbeenwashedawaybystrongAtlanticstorms.Therewereonlyrocksandrockpoolsleft”可知，三十年前沙滩被大西洋强风暴冲走，只剩下岩石和岩石池，沙滩上肯定是光秃秃的，三十年后奇迹般回归的沙滩又重新覆盖了这片光秃秃的区域。bare“空的；无覆盖物的”，故选C。答案4．WhatshouldtouristsavoidaccordingtoSeanMolloy?A．Spoilingtheshores.B．Gettingintotherockpools.C．Playingwithdolphins.D．Swimmingnearthebeaches.答案：D推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句可知，SeanMolloy建议游客们不要在海滩附近游泳，故选D。答案W重点单词1．tiden.潮；潮水2．blanketv.覆盖；厚厚地铺满3．witnessv.当场看到，目击P重点短语1．scoresof许多；大量2．cautionagainst警告；告诫Ⅱ七选五(2019·山东省3月份高考英语模拟试卷)Therulesabouthowtotalk,eatandsit,whicharehighlylimited,areobservedinmostWesternrestaurantsandhomes.__1__ManyWesternershavenoideahowtoactattheChinesedinnertable.Noforksorknivesforthemtouse!TheChinesehostmakesgreat,sweepingarmmovementsthatgooverlargesectionsofthetable,passingoverbothfoodandfriendsalike.__2__However,itleavesmanyforeignersatalossforwhattodo.Inmychildhoodhome,dinnerwasenjoyedwithlowvoices,andthetopicsthatwecoulddiscusswereverylimited.__3__IfIhadtoleavethetabletousethetoilet,IhadtoexcusemyselfwithoutmentioningwhatitwasthatIwasgoingtodo.“MayIbeexcused,please?Ineedtowashmyhands.”Iwouldsay.Mymotherwouldsay,“Sure.”Myfatherwouldoftenplayajokeonmebysaying,“__4__”Asforeating,wediditquietly.Noeatingnoiseswereallowed.Everythingmustbedoneasquietlyaspossible.Ifanysoundwascreatedbyeatingfoodordrinking,itwouldbeconsideredasbadmanners!__5__Heistositupstraightwiththerecessivehand(usuallytheleft)inone'slapholdinganapkinwhilethedominanthand(usuallytheright)holdstheforkorspoon.Theonlytimeon