2018_2019学年高中英语Module4WhichEnglish课下能力提升十五含解析外研版选修.docx

课下能力提升(十五).根据提示写出单词的正确形式1As long as we are united, there is no difficulty that can not be overcome (克服)2I tried to convey (传达) in my speech that we were all grateful for his help.3I think he hasnt realized his potential (潜在的) energy yet.4If so, your points of view are bound to conflict (起冲突) with his.5We must struggle against this prejudice (偏见) 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.选词填空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赏这幅画。Not_all_the_people can appreciate the painting.2据估计，这些盗贼从那家商店偷了价值100万美元的珠宝。It_was_estimated_that_the thieves had stolen one million dollars worth of jewelry from the shop.3这个问题很难处理。The problem_is_hard_to_deal_with.4他连自己的生活都难以维持，更不用说养家了。He could barely keep body and soul together, let_alone support his family.5我经过那家书店时，忍不住进去买了几本书。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.语篇解读：学习一门第二语言会为孩子的智力发展提供养分，使他们的职业前景更加光明。然而，在美国说双语的孩子却很少。文章通过摆事实、列举专家学者的观点来证明用双语的孩子比只用一种语言的孩子更有优势。1A.AndBSoCBut DThus解析：选C根据第一段第三句给出的数据可知，虽然第二语言会促进孩子的智力发展，使他们的职业前景更加光明，事实却是在美国会双语的人占少数。由此可知上下句之间是转折关系。故选C项。2A.minimum BmaximumCminority Dmajority解析：选C根据下文“Eightyfour percent of US. people are monolingual .”可知，多数人只说一种语言，因此说两种及以上语言的人为少数。minimum意为“最小”；maximum意为“最大”；minority意为“少数”；majority意为“多数”。故选C项。3A.claim BpretendCpromise Drefuse解析：选A根据语境可知，说两种及以上语言的人很少，因此，这就导致了只有一小部分人要求学两门或多门语言。claim意为“主张；要求”；pretend意为“假装”；promise意为“承诺”；refuse意为“拒绝”。故选A项。4A.better than Bless thanClater than Dother than解析：选D根据设空后的“a marker of difference here”可知，说除了英语以外的语言会使人感觉与众不同。better than意为“好于”；less than意为“少于”；later than意为“晚于”；other than意为“除了”。故选D项。5A.excited BembarrassedCdisappointed Dappreciated解析：选B由于说第二语言会使人像个异类，所以当人们评论会说阿拉伯语的奥马尔时，14岁的他感觉很尴尬。根据下文母亲的回答也可推知答案。excited意为“兴奋的”；disappointed意为“失望的”；appreciated意为“欣赏的；感激的”。根据语境可知选B项。6A.common BunusualCunique Dgeneral解析：选B根据下文的But和“not helping”可知，在美国，孩子通常都会两种语言，只是帮助不大。common意为“常见的；共同的”；unusual意为“不寻常的”；unique意为“独一无二的”；general意为“一般的；总体的”。故选B项。7A.fit in Bbuild upCcontribute to Dfigure out解析：选A根据下文“But in fact . learning a second language is good for children.”可知，学习第二语言对孩子大有裨益，这与之前认为会外语并不能帮孩子融入社会的观点相反。fit in意为“适应”；build up意为“建立”；contribute to意为“捐助；导致；促成”；figure out意为“计算出”。故选A项。8A.distinction BcommissionCannouncement Dagreement解析：选D根据下文“Experts believe”可知，此处应为专家们普遍认为。distinction意为“区别”；commission意为“任务；行动”；announcement意为“通知”；agreement意为“同意”。故选D项。9A.one BtwoCthree Dmore解析：选B根据上句中的“learning a second language”可知，此处bilinguals应指“会说两种语言的人”。故选B项。10A.beneath BbeyondCover Dof解析：选C根据上文的“learning a second language is good for children”可知，此处指会说两种语言的人比只会说一种语言的人更具优势。have an advantage over .为固定短语，意为“与相比有优势”，符合语境。故选C项。beneath意为“在之下”；beyond意为“超越”。11A.determines BfocusesCcomments Ddepends解析：选D根据上文可知，与只会说一种语言的孩子相比，会说两种语言的孩子更具优势，而这取决于他们每种语言能说多少。determine意为“决定；确定”，不与on搭配使用；focus on意为“集中于”；comment on意为“对加以评论”；depend on意为“依靠；取决于”。根据语境可知选D项。12A.if BwhetherCwhen Dbecause解析：选B根据下文中连词or的提示可知，此处为whether . or .的习惯搭配。故选B项。13A.rejected BreleasedCrevealed Dreminded解析：选C句意：许多研究表明，说多种语言的孩子有时候学一种语言比较慢，但是在其他学科，最后他们还是会和只学一门语言的同学做得一样好，而且通常更好。这是研究所揭示的结果。reject意为“拒绝”；release意为“释放”；reveal意为“揭示”；remind意为“提醒”。故选C项。14A.slowly BrapidlyCeasily Defficiently解析：选A根据空后的“but in the end they do as well”可知，他们刚开始学得很慢，并不出色。故选A项。rapidly意为“迅速地”；easily意为“容易地”；efficiently意为“有效地”。15A.outcome BimprovementCadvantage Dtendency解析：选B根据下文“They also _ greater creativity”可知，学习外语的努力付出会使其有所提高。outcome意为“结果”；improvement意为“提高”；advantage意为“优势”；tendency意为“趋势”。故选B项。16A.parents BlearnersCschoolmates Dprofessors解析：选D根据空前的other一词可以判断与上段首句提到的“a professor”形成照应。故选D项。17A.display BproduceCinspire Ddiscover解析：选A根据语境可知，双语学习者展示出更大的创造力和解决问题的能力。display意为“展示”；produce意为“产生”；inspire意为“启发；赋予灵感”；discover意为“发现”。故选A项。18A.concern BrespectCenthusiasm Dintelligence解析：选C根据上文所说，学习第二语言大有好处，因此设空处应表明对学习外语的热情(enthusiasm)。故选C项。concern意为“关心；涉及”；respect意为“尊敬”；intelligence意为“智力”。19A.involved BimpressedCcompeting Dreplacing解析：选Abe involved in为固定短语，意为“涉及；参加”。此处指参与到双语教学中的父母和老师。故选A项。impress意为“使印象深刻”；compete意为“竞争”；replace意为“代替”。20A.opinions BobstaclesCsenses Dattitudes解析：选D句意：来自于同学的压力、说英语国家对其他语言的普遍态度、学校系统中的问题，应该对此负有责任。opinion意为“观点”；obstacle意为“障碍物”；sense意为“感官”。故选D项。.阅读理解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 (缩写)But they dont have to, as many English letters have become part of the local lexicon (词汇)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 “love 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 (编辑) 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：选B推理判断题。由文章第四段和第五段的内容我们不难发现这对夫妇用的发音来表达对孩子的爱意。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：选D细节理解题。由倒数第四段可以看出选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：选C细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段“ . using abbreviations has become a trend among educated people.”可推知选C。4The underlined word “contaminate” in the last paragraph probably means “_”Amake impure Bsmooth awayCmake clear Dmake up解析：选A词义猜测题。从文章最后一段的内容可以看出人们担心这样使用语言会“污染、弄脏”中文的纯净性；故选A项。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