2020-2021学年高中英语外研版选修7课时作业（十四） Module 4　Music Born in America Section Ⅱ　Introduction Reading and Vocabulary Language Points Word版含解析

1、课时作业(十四)module 4section introduction & reading and vocabularylanguage points.单句语法填空1the police believed that the man driving the car rather than the boys _ (be) to blame for the accident that happened yesterday.2i want to remain here, side _ side with my family and friends and all the victims of

2、 the disaster.3with the great moment _ (approach), she grew more and more nervous.4we will be exploring different approaches to _ (gather) information, though full of difficulties.5i like music which i can dance _.6she declined _ (have) lunch with her friend, saying that she wasn't feeling well.

3、7it is the _ (combine) of wit and wisdom that makes his articles so readable.8he will come to call on you _ moment he finishes his painting.9some advertisements _ (consist) of pictures of experts manage to attract the attention of the public.10_ (bore) with her job, she has no choice but to give it

4、up.阅读理解of all my dreams, my least favorite is the one where i'm in a car. it always begins with me driving, but eventually i realize that for some reason i'm sitting in the back seat. i can't keep the car under control, rushing toward the roadside until, screaming, i wake up.this is like

5、 the passenger experience in waymo's self­driving cars. you sit in the back seat of a vehicle and watch as the wheel turns itself above an entirely empty driving seat.“we made you live your nightmare，” a waymo staff member joked after i exited one of the company's fully self­drivin

6、g car, following a quick drive inside its secret testing site. waymo, a self­driving car company, arranged these rides for 40 journalists at this site.there were also some demonstrations (演示). we watched as a waymo car was cut off by a speeding vehicle. then the employees created a situation in

7、 which a pile of moving boxes fell into the street just as another car passed in the opposite direction. throughout the day, the cars performed impressively, driving with the level of care you might take if you had a wedding cake in the back seat.during these demonstrations, waymo gave information a

8、bout what it was planning to do with these vehicles. the company has laid out four ways that its technology could be made available to the public. but waymo's ceo, john krafcik, wouldn't show which of these was likely to come to market first, or on what kind of timeline.i can't help but

9、admire that waymo is succeeding in developing this technology. there are countless possibilities at play on the road. the task of programming software to react to all those situations is unimaginably complex. what a great breakthrough!1how did the author feel about her self­driving experience i

10、n her dream?ait was puzzling. bit was terrifying.cit was amusing. dit was inspiring.2the author is probably _.aa newspaper reporterba professional driverca software developerda waymo staff member3what did the author intend to prove by mentioning the wedding cake in paragraph 4?athe employees perform

11、ed well.bthe self­driving cars worked well.cthe self­driving cars ran at the same speed.dpeople could depend on the cars in emergencies.4what can be inferred from the passage?athe self­driving car will come to market soon.bthe programming software needs to be improved.cthe technology

12、will make a difference to people's life.dthe company still has no plan to put the technology into practice.完形填空my kids and i were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. on the way, we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “_1_ my job. family to feed.”at this store, a _2_ like

13、 this is not normal. my 10­year­old noticed him and make a _3_ on how bad it must be to have to stand _4_ in the cold wind.in the store, i asked each of my kids to _5_ something they thought our “friend” there would _6_. they got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. then my 17­ye

14、ar­old suggested giving him a _7_. i thought about it. we were _8_ on cash ourselves, but.well, sometimes _9_ from our need instead of our abundance is _10_ what we need to do! all the kids _11_ something they could do away with for the week.when we handed him the bag of _12_， he lit up and tha

15、nked us with _13_ eyes. when i handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for _14_ his family might need, he burst into tears.this has been a wonderful _15_ for our family. for days the kids have been looking for others we can _16_！ things would have played out so _17_ if i had simply said, “n

16、o, we really don't have _18_ to give more.” stepping out not only helped a brother in _19_， it also gave my kids the _20_ taste of helping others. it'll go a long way with them.1a.lost bchangedcquit dfinished2a.condition bplacecsight dshow3a.suggestion bcommentcdecision dcall4a.outside bprou

17、dlycby dangrily5a.draw bsaycarrange dpick6a.order bsupplycappreciate ddiscover7a.dollar bjobchot meal dgift card8a.easy blowcsoft dloose9a.giving bsavingcspending dbegging10a.yet bevencstill djust11a.declared bsharedcignored dexpected12a.toys bmedicinecfood dclothes13a.sleepy bwateryccurious dsharp1

18、4a.whoever bwhatevercwhichever dwhenever15a.experience bexamplecmessage dadventure16a.rely on brespectclearn from dhelp17a.suddenly bvividlycdifferently dperfectly18a.time bpowercpatience dmoney19a.fear blovecneed dmemory20a.strong bsweetcstrange dsimple课时作业(十四).单句语法填空1was2.by3.approaching4.gatherin

19、g5.to6.to have7combination8.the9.consisting10.bored.阅读理解【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者原来梦到自动驾驶的时候总是感到害怕，看了waymo展示的自动驾驶汽车展示后，作者感慨技术给人们生活带来的改变。1答案与解析：b细节理解题。根据文章第一段的“i can't keep the car under control, rushing toward the roadside until, screaming, i wake up.” (我不能控制住车，车冲到了路边，我尖叫着，直到醒来)可知，作者在梦中感受到了自己的自驾经历

20、是令人害怕的。b项：it was terrifying.(它是令人害怕的)符合以上说法，故选b。2答案与解析：a推理判断题。根据文章第三段的“waymo, a self­driving car company, arranged these rides for 40 journalists at this site, ”(waymo，一个自动驾驶公司，为现场40名记者安排了这次驾驶)可推测，作者可能是一名新闻记者。a项：a newspaper reporter(一名新闻记者)符合以上推测，故选a。3答案与解析：b细节理解题。根据文章第四段的“throughout the day, t

21、he cars performed impressively, driving with the level of care you might take if you had a wedding cake in the back seat.” (一整天，汽车的表现令人印象深刻，车的平稳度就算在后座上放个婚礼蛋糕也没事)可知，作者打算通过提到结婚蛋糕来证明自动驾驶汽车运转良好。b项：the self­driving cars worked well. (自动驾驶车运转良好)符合以上说法，故选b。4答案与解析：c推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段的“the company has laid

22、 out four ways that its technology could be made available to the public.”(这家公司已经制定了四种他们的科技可以被公众使用的方法)和最后一段的“there are countless possibilities at play on the road.”(在路上会有无数的可能性)可推测，这项技术将改变人们的生活。c项：the technology will make a difference to people's life.(这项技术将会影响人们的生活)符合以上推测，故选c。.完形填空【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。

23、讲述了在周末作者带孩子们去超市，在路上看到一个需要帮助的人。在超市里作者和孩子买了许多东西给这个需要帮助的人，这次经历让作者的孩子们体会到帮助人的乐趣。1答案与解析：a本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：在路上，我们注意到一个男人握着一张纸，纸上写到：“失业，需要养家。”a. lose失去；b. changed改变；c. quit放弃；d. finished完成。根据下文family to feed.可推知，是失去工作。短语lose one's job意为“失业”。故选a。2答案与解析：c本题考查语境判断之其他线索(上下文)。句意：在这家商店，像这样的场景并不正常。a. conditio

24、n状况；b. place地方；c. sight场景，情景；d. show展示。指这个男人握着一张纸找工作的场景，故选c。3答案与解析：b本题考查词义判断之词义辨析。句意：我10岁的孩子注意到他，并评论说在寒风中站在外面一定很糟糕。a. suggestion建议；b. comment评论；c. decision决定；d. call电话。make a comment on对发表看法。故选b。4答案与解析：a本题考查语境判断之其他线索(上下文)。a. outside外面；b. proudly骄傲地；c. by通过；d. angrily生气地。根据on the way和in the cold wind

25、和常识可知，这个男人是站在外面，故选a。5答案与解析：d本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：在商店里，我要求每个孩子挑选一些他们认为我们那里的朋友可能会需要的东西。a. draw拉；b. say说；c. arrange安排；d. pick挑选。根据下文内容可知，是要求孩子们挑选送给朋友的礼物。故选d。6答案与解析：c本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：在商店里，我要求每个孩子挑选一些他们认为我们那里的朋友可能会需要的东西。a. order命令；b. supply提供；c. appreciate感激；d. discover发现。孩子们挑选出这个朋友可能会喜欢感激的礼物，故选c。7答案与解析：d本题考

26、查语境判断之原词复现。句意：我17岁的孩子建议给他一张礼物卡。a. dollar美元；b. job工作；c. hot meal热餐；d. gift card礼物卡。根据下文提示when i handed him the gift card可知，是礼物卡，故选d。8答案与解析：b本题考查语境判断之其他线索(上下文)。句意：我们现金不足。a. easy容易的；b. low低的；c. soft柔软的；d. loose松的。根据下文内容可知，我们现金不足或缺乏，故选b。9答案与解析：a本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：我们把我们不充足的东西给予别人，而不是充足的东西，正是我们真正需要去做的。a. gi

27、ving给予；b. saving节省；c. spending花费；d. begging恳求。根据上下文内容可知，这里指给别人东西，故选a。10答案与解析：d本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：我们把我们不充足的东西给予别人，而不是充足的东西，正是我们真正需要去做的。a. yet然而；b. even甚至；c. still仍然；d. just正好。根据语境，表示正好是我们需要做的。故选d。11答案与解析：a本题考查语境判断之逻辑关系。句意：所有的孩子声明了他们能够为这个周末放弃自己想要的东西。a. declared声明，宣告；b. shared分享；c. ignored忽视；d. expected期

28、望。根据下文something they could do away with for the week.可知，是声明放弃的东西。故选a。12答案与解析：c本题考查语境判断之同义转化。句意：当我们把一包食物递给他时，他高兴起来，带着潮湿的双眼感谢我们。a . toys玩具；b. medicine药；c. food食物；d. clothes衣服。根据上文的apples, sandwich and a bottle of juice可知，是食物。故选c。13答案与解析：b本题考查语境判断之其他线索。a. sleepy瞌睡的；b. watery潮湿的；c. curious好奇的；d. sharp锋利的。根据常识可知，带着潮湿的双眼感谢我们，指他感动地哭了。故选b。14答案与解析：b本题考查词义判断之词义