2013年高考英语一轮复习课时作业19Module1LifeintheFuture外研版必修4

1、用心爱心专心1课时作业（十九）必修4 Module 1 Life in the Future限时：35分钟i.单项填空1.He has a good_of French, which helps him a lot in the trade with the French.A. skill B.comma ndC. master D.acquisition2.Some of the stude nts have already lear ned eno ugh French to_a con versati on witha n ative French speaker.A. carry on

2、 B.keep onC. go on D.hold on3.Wait till you are more_ . Its better to be sure tha n sorry.A.alter native B.satisfiedC . optimistic D.certa in4.The buildi ng around the corner caught fire last ni ght. The police are now_thematter.luggage.A.attach ingB.to attachC . attach D.attached7.Caught in the act

3、, he had no_ but to con fess.A.alter native B.satisfact ionC . idea D.answer8.2011重庆卷Are you going to take part in the speech con test?_Its too good an opport unity to miss.A.No problem! B.Thats for sure.C . Why me?D.Why bother?9. What were you doing whe n Tony phoned you?I had just fini shed my wor

4、k and_ to take a shower.A.had started B.startedC . have started D.was start ing10.We do our best to be careful and preve nt bad things from happe ning, but most of uswill_find ourselves in a situati on where we or some one else n eeds help.A.pers on ally B.obviouslyC . particularly D.even tuallyn.完形

5、填空“Its my own fault.”Carl Fen ter pulled his jacket closer aga inst the abno rmal bite of coldmorning wind.“The rest of the family is home, where its _11_.”Just another one of his_1_2_ideasa big tamale（玉米粉蒸肉）feast after tonightsChristmasEve service at the churchand look where it Ianded him:waiting i

6、n a line 50 people deep.A.C.5.meet.A.6.see ing through B.work ing outlooking intoIn recent years theprice B. cost Cwatchi ng overof livi ng.charge DWith a label_ to each luggage, ithas almost doubled and I can hardly make both endsmoneyis easy for passengers torecognize their own用心爱心专心2Who would hav

7、e guessed that the tamale in every shop in the city would be sold out the daybefore Christmas?But they _13_,as Carl knew.He had been drivingall over El Paso that morning._14 to bring home tamales, Carl tried one last shop, an old favorite one in Canutillo.When he arrived, a fresh batch（一炉）was _15_of

8、f the steamer in 45 minutes._16_ at the end of the snakingline of tamale-seekers, he watched the woma n in front of him_口_her jacketto cover her shiveri ng youn gster.Itwas nt long before she, too,_18_ in the bit ingwin d.Afteronly a moments_19_,Carl took off his own jacket and offered it to the _20

9、_mother.Together, they_21_when the line slowly moved forward at last, and smili ng people exited the shop carry ingsteamy bags._22_,Carl got in side the door an d 23 closer to the coun ter, the woman now first inline.“Sorryfolks,”the clerk announced,“thats the last of thetamales.”“ _24!”Carl groa ne

10、d（抱怨）with every one else_25 _beh ind him.“_26”，stressed the man at the coun ter,“Well have a final batch ready_27_,oh, about two hours.”Defeated, Carl backed away, but the young mother grabbed his arm.“Youre leavi ng?”“I_ 28,”Carl glaneed at his watch.“I promised to put up luminarias（传统圣诞灯）at mychur

11、ch.”“ni get your order of tamales and bring them to your house.”Carls brow furrowed“I could nt ask you to do that.”“ Butits_ 29 I can do.You lent me your coat.”Her smile overrode（推翻）hisobject ions.“Just give me your address.”She and her little girl settled in for the long wait.And at_30_ noon on Chr

12、istmas Eve, they delivered four dozen fragrant tamalesalong withCarls brow n jacketto his home.11.A.harmonious B.warmC. happy D.pleasant12.A.brilliantB . bad C.stupid D.com mon13.A.wereB.did C.could D.had14.A.Decided B.Determ inedC. Wan ted D.Expected15.A.ready B.preparedC. soon D.due16.A.Finding hi

13、s way B.Taking his roadC. Taking his place D.Finding his place17.A.moveB.reject C.abandon D.remove18.A.wavedB . froze C.shook D.shocked19.A.assumption B.appreciati onC. hesitation D.atte nti on20.A.grateful B.respectfulC. hopeless D.shameful21.A.cheered B.con gratulatedC. shouted D.:screamed22.A.Imm

14、ediately B.HopefullyC . Lastly D.Fin ally23.A.shouldered his way B.forced his wayC . felt his way D.in ched his way24.A.No problemB.No wayC . No doubt D.No won der25.A.li ned up B.held upC. looked up D.waited up26.A.So B.But C.Then D.Besides用心爱心专心327.A.before B.for C.in D.after28.A.plan to B.intend

15、toC . have to D.ought to29.A.the least B.the mostC . the last D.the best30. A.just B.exactlyC. accurately D.right川.阅读理解ADogs that can retrieve （取出）cash from ATMsand empty washing machines help disabled people lead moreindependent lives, but can they also help change disruptive （爱捣乱的）teenagersbehavio

16、ur?A unique TV exper ime nt,“Dog House,follows five unruly youn gsters as they are taughtto become dog trainers. The idea is simple. Kids really like dogs. But can the skills involved in trai ning thempatienee, con siste ncy, rewardi ng good behaviourgive these tee nagers thediscipline they need in

17、their own lives?The tee ns in volved were put forward by local schools in West Sussex, who had run out of ideas of how to dealwith them.Liam was typical14 years old, bad-tempered, aggressive, foulmouthed and about to be perma nen tly excludedfrom school. Allie, Rob and Ellie, had similar problemsthe

18、y could ntconcen trate, theydid ntlike being told what to do and they had serious an ger problems. Katri nawas different. She was so shy that she had developed agoraphobia （陌生环境恐惧症）,and shesuffered from depressi on and had take n herself out of main stream educati on.Gradually, working with the dogs

19、 began to have an impact on the kids. But in order to fully appreciate the sig ni ficanee of what they were doing, they n eeded to meet the disabled people who benefited from having these dogs. Themeetings had a profound impact on the teenagers. After meet ing Eilee n Hobs on and her dog Sailor, Lia

20、m cha nged hisways and his un likely frien dship with severely disabled wheelchair user Eilee n blossomed.Two mon ths into the course Liam bega n to conn ect with the dogs tooparticularly a youngyellow Labrador called Aero. The relati on shipflourished so much that the dog ofte nknewin st in ctively

21、what the tee nager wan ted him to do before hed even asked.“He just kno ws,”saidLiam.Liams school noticed a huge change in his whole outlook.His teacher Nick Brown said,“Morethan anything I see a con fide nt and happy young man. Its bee n superb.”31. The tee ns were selected to be dog trainers just

22、because_.A.they liked dogs very muchB.they came from the same local schoolC. they ran out of ideas of how to behave in schoolD. their teachers had some difficulty in dealing with them32. What made Liam greatly cha nged?A.Training the dogs.B.His meeti ng Eilee n Hobs on and her dog.C. His teacher Nic

23、k Browns praise.D. A unique TV programme.33. The underlined word“blossomedin the fifth paragraph probably has the same meaningas_ .A.developed B.decoratedC. expanded D.declined34. From the passage we know that_ .A.all dogs can retrieve cash from ATMsB.unruly youngsters can become good dog trainersC.

24、 the skills in training dogs can really affect childrens behavior in schoolD. the five teenagers were sullen and aggressiveBMany childre n first lear n the value of money by receivi ng an allowa nce（pocket mon ey）. The purpose is to letchildren learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes

25、 are not very costly.The amount of money that pare nts give to their childre n to spe nd as they wish differs from用心爱心专心3用心爱心专心6family to family. Timing is ano ther con sideratio n.Somechildre n get a weekly allowa nee. Othersget a mon thly allowa nee.In any case, pare nts should make clear what, if

26、 anything, the child is expected to pay for with the mon ey. At first,young childre n may spe nd all of their allowa nee soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will lear n the hard waythat spe nding must be done withi n a budget. Pare nts are usually advised n ot to offer more money un ti

27、l the n extallowa nee.The object is to show young people that a budget dema nds choices betwee n spe nding and sav ing. Olderchildre n may be resp on sible eno ugh to save money for larger costs, like clothi ng or electronics. Many people whohave written on the subject of allowances say it is not a

28、good idea to pay your child for work around the home. Thesejobs are a no rmal part of family life.Paying children to do extra work around the house, however, can be useful. It can even provide an un derstanding of how a bus in ess works.Allowa nces give childre n a cha nee to experie nee the three t

29、hings they can do with mon ey. They can share itin the form of gifts or giv ing to a good cause. They can spe nd it by buying things they want. Or they can save it.Saving helps childrenunderstand that costly goals require sacrifice:you have to cut costsand plan for the future. Requiring children to

30、save part of their allowanee can also open the door to future savi ng andin vest ing. Many banks offer services to help childre n and tee nagers learn about pers onal finance.A savi ng acco unt is an excelle nt way to lear n about the power of compound_intere_Compo und works by pay ing in terest on

31、in terest. So, for example, one dollar in vested at two percent interest fortwo years will earn two cents in the first year. The second year, the money will earn two percent of one dollar and twocents, and so on. That may not seem like a lot. But over time it adds up.35. Givi ng an allowa nee, pare nts