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课时作业(十四)
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层级一 语用巩固
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.The recording (record) of the famous church is of good quality.
2.It was the first time that she had operated a sewing (sew) machine.
3.It is hard for the woman to combine her work with/and her family.
4.It was the most superb lesson on economics that I had witnessed (witness).
5.As we all know, it is honesty not wisdom that is fundamental to human beings.
6.I set off for the corporation (corporate) earlier in order to avoid the heavy traffic.
7.They anticipate moving (move) to the new neighborhood by the end of the year.
8.Photos are the witness of youth and history and can remind us of many happy scenes.
9.Conveniently, the offices are located (locate) just a few minutes from the main station.
10.I look forward to talking further with you about the advertised (advertise) position in the newspaper.
11.Under the circumstances, it is hard for the woman to combine (combine) her work with her family.
12.The thief spotted (spot) by this young policeman was taken to the police station yesterday.
13.He's got into a dangerous situation where he is likely to lose (lose) control over the plane.
14.Up to now, these superb palaces have attracted (attract) many visitors from around the world.
15.Working in such a competitive (compete) industry, I've sometimes thought, “I can't do this any more.”
Ⅱ.单句写作
1.过去的12年见证了我英语口语的巨大进步。
The past 12 years has witnessed my great progress in my oral English.
2.透过窗户,她突然发现一艘船正向岸边驶去。(spot)
Looking through the window, she suddenly spotted a boat moving towards the bank.
3.然而,并不是所有的东西都被毁了,令我们欣慰的是,许多人并没有丧失信心。(部分否定)
However, not all were destroyed and to our relief, a great number of people didn't lose heart .
4.坦尼娅以前无家可归,在街上乞讨钱。
Tanya used to be homeless and begged for money in the street.
5.你准备得越充分,将来成功的可能性就越大。
The more prepared you are, the more likely you are to succeed in the future.
6.昨天,一个由4名学生组成的小组给我们做了一个令人难忘的关于中国传统节日介绍。
A group consisting of four students gave us an unforgettable presentation about traditional Chinese festivals.
Ⅲ.课文语法填空
Classic advertisements used to give information about 1. finding (find) certain products.However, this kind of advertising might not be 2. suitable (suit) for a marketplace where products and services are in direct competition.
At present, large budgets are applied for advertisement designing.In order to stand 3. out , many new concepts like freedom and many new 4. approaches (approach) like using humour appear in modern advertisements.By doing this, they hope to make people 5. forget (forget) that someone is trying to sell them something!6. However , not all advertising is about selling products and services for a profit.Some contemporary advertisements mainly aim 7. to make (make) contributions to society.Some public advertisements encourage citizens to participate 8. in improving their neighbourhood, protecting the environment, and 9. helping (help) other people.They have helped to make our society a 10. better (good) place for everyone.
层级二 素养提升
Ⅳ.阅读
On an island in northern Norway, the sun doesn't set from May 18 right through to July 26.The locals, having spent the long polar night from November to January, when the sun doesn't rise at all, make the most of these months, with no regard to conventional timekeeping.The island intends to exchange its watches for flower garlands (花环) and declare itself the world's first time-free zone.
“There's constant daylight, and we act accordingly,” says islander Kjell Ove Hveding in a statement.“In the middle of the night, which citizens might call ‘2 am’, you can spot children playing soccer, people painting their houses or mowing their lawns, and teens going for a swim.”
Now they want to make it official.Islanders gathered at a town hall meeting to sign a petition (请愿) for a time-free zone and on June 13, Hveding met with a Norwegian member of parliament(国会) to hand over the locals' signatures and to discuss the practical and legal challenges.“To us, getting this in writing would simply mean formalizing the lifestyle we have been living for generations.” he says.
Islanders hope to be free of traditional opening hours and to introduce flexibility in school and working hours.Fishing and tourism are the main industries on this island with a population of little more than 300 people.Local fisher and women often spend days on the ocean for their catch, with little regard to timetable.
It's clear that they mean business.When visitors cross the bridge to the island from the mainland, they aren't greeted with padlocks (symbolizing love locks) like on similar bridges worldwide.The bridge is covered with watches, as people prepare for entry to the land time forgot.
语篇导读
主题语境:人与自然/自然生态。本文为新闻报道。在挪威北部的一个岛屿上,太阳从5月18日一直到7月26日都不会落下,这个岛屿想要正式成为一个无时间限制区。
1.What do the islanders normally do at midnight from May 18 to July 26?
A.Do daily work or have fun.
B.Sleep like outside people.
C.Struggle with strong light.
D.Turn watches into flowers.
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段可知,岛民通常在5月18日至7月26日的午夜从事日常工作或娱乐,故选A项。
2.What can we learn about the islanders' living a life free of time?
A.It is difficult to describe.
B.It has been a long tradition.
C.It is a new kind of lifestyle.
D.It proves practical and legal.
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。根据第四段可知,岛民过着自由时间是一个悠久的传统,故选B项。
3.What does the underlined part “they mean business” mean in the last paragraph?
A.Visitors actually prefer watches on bridges.
B.Visitors are ready to enter a time-free island.
C.The islanders intend to treat tourism as business.
D.The islanders are serious about being free of time.
答案 D
解析 词句猜测题。根据最后一段第二句可推知,岛上居民在桥上挂满手表,用来表示岛上不需要计时,说明岛上的居民非常重视时间的自由,他们对这一问题是严肃认真的,画线句表达了同样的意思,且句中mean business是习语,意为“是当真的,不是开玩笑”,故选D项。
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A.An island wants to be a time-free zone officially.
B.Islanders in Norway have been free from time.
C.It's time to lead a life without the limit of time.
D.An island won't be open to the world any longer.
答案 A
解析 主旨大意题。通读全文并结合第一段最后一句可知,文章主要介绍了一个岛屿想要正式成为一个无时间限制区,故选A项。
Culture and language are intertwined and shape each other.It is impossible to separate the two.Language is not a matter of grammatical rules.Each time we choose words, form sentences and send a message, we also make cultural choices.We all agree that language helps in communicating with people from different backgrounds. However, we may be less aware(意识到) that cultural implications(内涵) are necessary for understanding the language being used.If we choose language without being aware of the cultural implications, we may at best not communicate well and at worst send the wrong message.
All languages have social questions and information questions.A social question, even though it comes in question form, does not ask for information.It is simply a helping hand to move the conversation forward.In American English the question “How are you?” is a social question.In many other countries, such as Germany, Russia, and Poland, “How are you?” is an information question.The speaker actually wants to get an answer to the question.
Language reflects the environment in which we live.In the Amazon area snow is not part of the environment;therefore, people in that area do not have a word for “snow”.In areas where it snows occasionally, people have a word for “snow”, but it may be just one word without any differentiation.Most Americans, for example, use words such as snow, powder snow, sleet, slush, blizzard, and ice.That's the extent of most people's snow vocabulary.People who live in an environment where it snows most months of the year may have much more differentiated words for “snow”.
In addition to the environment, language reflects cultural values.Edwards Hall, for example, points out that the Navajo do not have a word for “late”.Time, he tells us, does not play a role in Navajo life.There is a time to do something, a natural time rather than the artificial clock time that industrial countries use.So the Navajo do not have the differentiated vocabulary connected with time and clocks that Americans have.
语篇导读
主题语境:人与社会/社会与文化。本文为说明文,从三个方面说明了为何语言与文化密不可分。
5.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “intertwined” in Paragraph 1?
A.Different from each other.
B.Difficult to be understood.
C.Easily influenced by people.
D.Closely connected to each other.
答案 D
解析 词句猜测题。根据第一段前四句可知,此处讲语言与文化相互交织,彼此关联,故选D项。
6.Why does the author mention the “How are you?” question?
A.To state the similarity of worldwide social communication.
B.To give examples of the influence of education on language.
C.To stress the importance of small talk in social communication.
D.To explain different meanings of the same words in different cultures.
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。根据第二段第四、五句可知,通过列举“How are you?”这一问题在不同国家的不同内涵,作者指出相同的语言在不同的文化中含义不同,故选D项。
7.What does Paragraph 3 suggest?
A.Different areas have different climates.
B.Word differentiation varies in different cultures.
C.Living conditions may have an influence on the language.
D.Different words may have the same meaning in different areas.
答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句以及该段列举的例子可知,第三段表明生活环境对语言有重大影响,故选C项。
8.What can be learned from Edwards Hall's words?
A.The Navajo tell the time according to their environment.
B.The Navajo share the same values as Americans.
C.The Navajo do not have words for “time”.
D.The Navajo are seldom late for work.
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据末段第三、四句可知,Navajo的人们做事情遵循着自然时间,故选A项。
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