Reading(1)：BiblicalidiomsinEnglish.doc

Unit 4 Behind beliefs测评练习（译林版牛津高中英语模块九）仪征市第二中学 郑同林I. 单项选择：1. _ is announced in todays paper, they have succeeded in solving many problems in accordance with the new theory. A. It B. That C. What D. As2. The famous scientist was going out _ he found himself surrounded by lots of young people.A. when B. before C. while D. after3. They live on their small farm _ the family with corn.A. providing to B. provided C. providing D. provided to4. I dont know if he _ us; if he _, Ill let you know.A. will come and help; comes B. comes and helps; will comeC. will come and help; will come D. comes and helps; comes5. Lets go skating, shall we?-Thats not a good idea; the ice is too thin _ your weight.A. to bear B. bearing C. bore D. born6. Are you married?-No, still_.A. one B. single C. separate D. myself.7. When _ America and Britain, this famous writer said that the same language _ the two people.A. talking of; separates B. talked of; separated C. talking; separates D. talks; separates8. She tried _, but failed; now she could do nothing but wait till her husband came.A. to search the pockets her key B. searching her keys for her pocketsC. searching the pockets for her keys D. to search her keys for the pockets9. They all say TITANIC is a good movie which is worth _second time.A. seeing the B. seeing a C. to see a D. being seen the10. They were walking around the town _ a place for the party.A. in search of B. to search C. searching D. searched for11. I was about to leave the house _the telephone rang.A. before B. when C. while D. after12. Thanks is a common _ used in English. You can never use it too much.A. word B. words C. expression D. expressing13. However much _, it will be worth it.A. does the watch cost B. costs the watchC. the watch will cost D. the watch costs14. You were_ to give us a hand. -Sorry. I _ delayed by the traffic.A. hoped; was B. hoping ; have beenC. supposed; was D. supposing; have been15. I had to pay ten dollars for this bowl. -Its probably _.A. worth B. worth so C. worth them D. worth itII. 根据对话内容及所给单词首字母写出单词的正确形式。 W: Hi. Id like to know something about idiom. Could you please tell me? M: With pleasure. An idiom is a group of words or an (1)e_ whose meaning often cannot be understood by looking at the meanings of the (2)s_ words in it. Its meaning can be completely different from the meanings of its (3)c_ . If you cant recognize when an idiom is being used, you can (4)m_ what you read or hear spoken. W: Then where do many idioms come from? M: They mostly come from the Bible which was first written in Hebrew and then translated into Greek. However, many idioms have either lost their (5)o_ meanings or have only a vague or loose (6)c_ to Hebrew or Greek idioms. W: What meanings do Biblical idioms have? M: Biblical idioms originally had (7)s_ and clear meanings because they were often meant to (8)u_ the moral of a story and to give audiences an image to help them to understand the story better. And there are also many idioms from the Bible that use animals to create an image. Another focus of Biblical idioms is often food or things (9)r_ to food. W: Should we master as many Biblical idioms as possible? M: Of course. Idioms are an important part of language and are used in everything. Studying them can help improve you comprehension, and by learning enough important idioms, you can develop a high level of (10)c_ in your communication skills. W: Thanks for telling me so much about idioms. M: Youre welcome. III. 根据文章内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空：location, attract, repeat, centre, architect, destroy, possess, importance, interest, instructionThe White Horse Temple is (1) in LuoYang, Henan province in the (2) east of China. There is a story about the temple.The emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty dreamt of Buddha, so he (3) a group of officials to go on his behalf as agents to India to find more information about Buddha. The officials tralelled to central Asia and met two Indian monks, who were then invited to China to give lectures on Buddhism. The two monks travelled on a white horse to Luoyang, carrying their few (4) , some Buddihist readings and images of Buddha. The following year, the monks were given suites that were newly built in the Honglu Temple, which was then renamed the White Horse Temple because of the white horse the two monks travelled on.The White Horse Temple is very (5) and varied in its (6). There is a 13-storey pagoda called the Qiyun Pagoda. It is said if you stand about 20 metres away from it and clap your hands, you will hear the sounds (7) and multiplied from the roof so that it sounds like frogs croaking.The White Horse Temple is the oldest Buddhist temple in use in China. It has been through many changes because of war and (8). A new temple was built to represent the friendship between India and China because it was from India that Buddhism came to China. The White Horse Temple is (9) to Chinese people and history. It is one of the most famous tourist (10) in Luoyang and will remain a popular sightseeing destination.IV. 书面表达：据报道，圣诞节这个原本是西方的传统节日在中国愈来愈受到青睐。为此，已有学者发出倡议，号召国人慎对圣诞，抵制西方文化扩张。请以“Do We Need to Fear the Popularity of Christmas?”为题，用英语写一篇120词左右的短文，要点如下： 1. 圣诞节已成为年轻人推崇的时尚。 2. 中国传统的节日正渐渐淡出年轻人的生活。 3. 你认为对待西方文化应持的态度。Do We Need to Fear the Popularity of Christmas?_Keys: 答案I. 1-5 DACAA 6-10 BACBA 11-15 BCDCDII. (1) expression (2) separate (3) components (4) misunderstand (5) original (6) connection (7) straightforward (8) underline (9) related (10) competenceIII. (1) located (2) central (3) instructed (4) possessions (5) interesting (6) architecture (7) repeated (8) destruction (9) important (10) attractionsIV. 书面表达 Do We Need to Fear the Popularity of Christmas?Nowadays Christmas Day is becoming more and more popular with Chinese youngsters. They celebrate and enjoy it in various ways. Meanwhile they dont know and dont care