Unit4HistoryandtraditionssectionⅡ基础提升作业

--#-Unit4HistoryandtraditionsSectionIIReadingandThinking［基础巩固］单词拼写1．Hedividedtheir(王国)intothirds.2．His(主要的)worrywasthatTomlackedexperience.3．Arowofreflectiveboardsona(附近的)mountainsidewereputtouse.4．(军事的)actionmaybecomenecessary.5．Istillprefertoplayin(防守)．6．Ifelta(currency)ofcoolairblowinginmyface.7．Myfatheralwaystoldmethatan(educate)wasoneofthegreatestadvantagesIcouldhave.8．Themeaningofthepoemhasalwaysbeena(puzzl．e)9．Ifoundhimquite(fascinate)．10．However,technologyisalsotheapplicationofscientificknowledgetosolveaproblem,touchinglivesin(count)ways.11．Itsproductsmetall(illegal)requirements.12．Istillfinditterrifyingtofindmyself(surround)bylargenumbersofhorses.13．Weshouldsupposehe'shonestbeforehearingthe(evident)againsthim.14．First,youneedtoevaluateyourself,yourvalues,your(achieve),yourdesires,etc.15．Thefirstthinghelookedatwashisoffice's(locate)．Thisbwasvividlyrecordedinthearticle.Thenewphasbeenopenedtoforeignships.Despitetheirmanyd,allhumanbeingsshareseveraldefiningcharacteristics.Shewasdeterminedtocherfearofflying.Thetripsmmuchmoretoherthanjustfreetransportation.II单句写作1．艾米，还有她的哥哥们，上周回到村子的时候受到了热烈欢迎。Amy,，wasgivenawarmwelcomewhenreturningtothevillagelastweek.2．如果你注意留心，可以学到很多。Ifyou，youcanlearnagreatdeal.3．两家公司决定携手开拓新市场。Thetwocompanieshavedecidednewmarket.4．我挣脱了他，冲进了大厅。Iandrushedoutintothehall.5．学生们感觉他们属于某一特定群组。Thestudentsfeelthatthey.［提升训练］I阅读理解AImaginelookingforyourlostdog.Youstepintoacave.Butinsteadofthedog,youfindbeautifulcavepaintings.Youseepaintingsofhorses,deer,andbisonwithatweredrawninblack,brown,redandyellow.Yourfirstquestionwouldprobablybe“Whodidthis？”ThisiswhathappenedtofourFrenchboysin1940.TheyfoundtheLascauxcaves.Thepaintingstheboysdiscoveredinthosecavesareabout17,000yearsold.TheyweredrawnbytheancientpeoplecalledCro－Magnons.Cro－Magnonslookedmuchlikepeopleoftoday.Theyusedtools,suchasfishingnets.Buttheirartwasextremelygood.ThemaincaveatLascauxiscalledGreatHallofBulls,whichhasapictureofbullsandhorsesinmanycolours.Thelargestanimalis18feetlong.Therearesmalleranimals,suchasbison,stagsW2andabear.ThereisalsoastrangespottedW3two—horned（两只角的）animal.Totheleftofthemaincavearethemostfamouspaintingsthatarethedrawingsofanimalsinmanydifferentcolours.OnepaintingiscalledLittleHorses.Ontheceilingarehorsesandcows.ThemostunusualsightmaybeintheShaftoftheDeadManwherethereisarhinoceros,acarefullydrawndeadman,aninjuredbisonandabird.WhydidCro—Magnonartistsdothesebeautifuldrawingsoncavewalls?Didthedrawingscalluponpsomemagicpower?DidtheCro-Magnonpeoplehopethatthedrawingswouldbringgoodluck?Thereisonethingthepaintingsseemtotellus.TheCro—Magnonswereinterestedintheworld.Theylookedatbeautyandtheyunderstoodit.1．Theauthorusestheword“You”inParagraph1to.A．attractreaders'attentionB．makeitclearthatthisisatruestoryC．givereadersgooddirectionstofindthecavesD．comparemodernpeoplewithCro—Magnonpeople2．Mostofthedrawingsinthecavesareabout.A．boysB．toolsC．humansD．animals3．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Thecavepaintingsarebeautiful.B．Whofoundthebeautifulcavepaintings.C．TheLascauxcavesholdcolourfulancientpaintings.D．DrawingsofhorsesareonthewallsoftheLascauxcaves.4．Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom.A．aresearchpaperB．aculturalmagazineC．asciencenewspaperD．atravelguideBAbrahamLincoln,aself-taughtlawyer,waselectedthe16thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesinNovember1860,shortlybeforetheoutbreakoftheCivilWar.Lincolnprovedtobeasmartmilitarystrategistandacompetentleader:HisEmancipationProclamation（解放宣言）pavedthewayforslavery'sabolition,whilehisGettysburgAddressstandsasoneofthemostfamousspeechesinAmericanhistory.InApril1865,withtheUniononthebrinkofvictory,AbrahamLincolnwaskilled;hisuntimelydeathmadehimaherotothecauseofliberty,andheiswidelyregardedasoneofthegreatestpresidentsinUShistory.OnJanuary20,1981,Reagantookoffice.Only69dayslaterhewasshotbyawould-bekiller,butquicklyrecoveredandreturnedtoduty.Hisgraceandwitduringthedangerousincidentcausedhispopularitytosoar.Attheendofhistwotermsinoffice,RonaldReaganviewedwithsatisfactiontheachievementsofhisinnovativeprogramknownastheReaganRevolution,whichaimedtomotivatetheAmericanpeopleandreducetheirrelianceuponGovernment.Hefelthehadfulfilledhiscampaignpledgeof1980torestore“thegreat,confidentroarofAmericanprogressandgrowthandoptimism.”WhenGeorgeW.Bush,attheageof54,becamethe43rdPresidentoftheUnitedStates,itwasonlythesecondtimeinAmericanhistorythatapresident'ssonwentontotheWhiteHouse.JohnQuincyAdams,electedthesixthpresidentin1824,wasthesonofJohnAdams,thesecondpresident.WhileJohnAdamshadbroughtuphissontobepresident,GeorgeBush,the41stpresident,insistedhewassurprisedwhentheeldestofhissixchildrenbecameinterestedinpolitics,becamegovernorofTexas,andthenwentontotheWhiteHouse.BarackObamaservedasthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStates.HisstoryistheAmericanstory—valuesfromtheheartland,amiddle-classupbringinginastrongfamily,hardworkandeducationasthemeansofgettingahead,andthebeliefthatalifesoblessedshouldbelivedinservicetoothers.WithafatherfromKenyaandamotherfromKansas,PresidentObamawasborninHawaiionAugust4,1961.Hewasraisedwithhelpfromhisgrandfather,whoservedinPatton'sarmy,andhisgrandmother,whoworkedherwayupfromthesecretarialpooltomiddlemanagementatabank.5．Ofthefourpresidents,whoisregardedasanexcellentpublicspeaker?A．AbrahamLincoln.B．RonaldReagan.C．GeorgeW.Bush.D．BarackObama.6．WhenDonaldReaganlefttheWhiteHouse,hefeltthat.A．heregrettedhavingbeenelectedPresidentB．hestillhadmuchtodoforthecountryC．hehadkepthispromisetothepeopleD．hewasbecomingmorepopularwiththepeople7．Whichofthefollowingpresidentstookofficefirst?A．GeorgeW.Bush.B．JohnAdams.C．JohnQuincyAdams.D．GeorgeBush.8．Ofthefourpresidents,whosuccessfullyrealizedhisAmericanDream?A．AbrahamLincoln.B．RonaldReagan.C．GeorgeW.Bush.D．BarackObama.CHilversumisamedium－sizedcitybetweenthemajorcitiesofAmsterdamandUtrechtintheGooiareaofNorthHolland,theNetherlands.UnlikemostoftheNetherlands,Hilversumisactuallyinahillyareawiththesoilmostlymadeupofsand.OncecalledtheGardenofAmsterdam,itstillattractstravelerstocomeovertocycleandwalkthroughthesurroundingforests.Theyvisititforarelaxingdayofffromtheurbanmadness.ForDutchpeople,Hilversumisallabouttextile(纺织)andmediaindustries,andmodernarchitecture.Inhistory,Hilversumwaslargelyanagriculturalarea.Dailylifewasmarkedbyfarming,sheepraisingandwoolproduction.ArailwaylinktoAmsterdamin1874attractedrichtradersfromAmsterdamtoHilversum.Theybuiltthemselveslargevillasinthewoodedsurroundingsofthetown.OneofthefamiliesmovinginwastheBrenninkmeijers,currentlythewealthiestfamilyoftheNetherlands.TheymovedinafterbigsuccessinthetextileindustryandmeanttobuildalargeandimportanttextileindustryinHilversum.Butthetextileboomlastedonlyseveraldecades.Thelastfactoryclosedinthe1960s.Thechangetoamediaeconomystartedin1920,whentheNederlandseSeintoestellenFabriek(NSF)establishedaradiofactoryinHilversum.Mostradiostationsmovedoverinthelargevillasintheleafyareasofthetown.Televisiongaveanotherpushtothelocaleconomy.HilversumbecamethemediacapitaloftheNetherlands,andDutchtelevisionstarsmovedintotheleafyneighborhoodssurroundingthetown.Intheearly1900s,modernarchitectsW．M.DudokandJ.DuikerplacedhundredsofremarkablebuildingsinHilversum.ThesemodernarchitecturalmasterpiecesaresomanythatHilversumalmostfeelslikeanopenairmuseum.Dudokaloneshapedmostof20thcenturyHilversumandabout75buildingsstillbearhisuniquecharacteristies.Hismasterpiece,HilversumTownHall,wasbuiltin1928－1931.Ithaswideinternationalfameandisincludedinmanyarchitecturetextbooks.Thebuildinghasaremarkableshapeandlookslikeacombinationof“blocks”.Actually,onemaystarthisjourneyofmodernarchitecturebywalkingorbikingtheW.M.DudokArchitecturalRouteinHilversum.9．HilversurnisdifferentfrommostoftheNetherlandsinthat.A．ithasalargepopulationB．itiscutofffrombigcitiesC．ithasmanybeautifulgardensD．itisinahillyareawithsandysoil10．WhatwasthegreatestcontributionoftheBrenninkmeijerstoHilversum?A．BuildingarailwaylinktoAmsterdam.B．Helpingitstextileindustrytodevelop.C．Constructinglargevillasforthepoor.D．Assistingitsagriculturalindustry.11．ThebeginningofthemediaindustryinHilversumwasmarkedbytheestablishmentof.A．aradiofactoryB．themediacapitalC．aradiostationD．aTVstation12．WhatisknownaboutW．M.Dudok'sHilversumTownHall?A．Itconsistsofapproximately75buildings.B．Itlookslikeanopenairmuseuminthecity.C．Itisaclassicexampleinarchitecturetextbooks.D．Ithasshapedmostof20thcenturyHilversum.II完形填空Christmasiscoming.ErikaOrlandobeginswritingaChristmas__1_.Outsidethehouse__2__isfalling.Softflakes（雪花）covertheworld.Her__3__goesbacktoasummerdayandabeachasbrightassnow.Onafamily__4_inSantaRosa,Florida,Erikaandherbrotherweresittingonthe5whitesand,enjoyingthesunshine.Childrenwere_6—onthebeach.Justthen,theyheardawoman__7__,“Robismissing!”Thewoman'shusband8towardtheoceanto__9_hisson.Erikaaskedthefatherto_10herwhatthechildlookedlike.Hesaid,“Hehas11hair;he'swearingabrightorangeshirt.He'safraidofwater.”Erika'smindwasalreadyworking_12.Orangeshirt,afraidofwater.Immediatelyshehadanimageofa13inthesand.Itwasjustafewfeetawayfromwheretheboy'smother14—.Erikawentoveratonce,15—onherknees（膝盖）andstarteddigging.Afootdown,herfingerstouchedsomethingdifferent,16—andfine,hisdarkhair.Shecalledout,“IthinkIhavefoundhim!”—17he'dfallenintotheholeotherkidshaddug,andthe_18fellin,completelycoveringhim.Thecrowddugoutenough19―sothatRob'sfatherwasabletolifthimout.Snow20—tofalloutside.ShelooksdownattheChristmascardandbeginstowrite,“DearRob.”1．A.letterB．cardC．articleD．song2．A.snowB．rainC．leafD．dust3．A.ideaB．speechC．dreamD．mind4．A.partyB．dinnerC．holidayD．meeting5．A.warmB．dirtyC．wetD．cool6．A.studyingB．playingC．swimmingD．sleeping7．A.singingB．teachingC．discussingD．crying

8．A.climbedC．8．A.climbedC．ran9．A.lookforC．takeaway10．A.questionC．guess11．A.shortC．long12．A.wronglyC．fast13．A.holeC．child14．A.missedC．hid15.A.turnedC．sat16．A.softC．straight17．A.NearlyC．Fortunately18．A.topsC．bottom19．A.timeC．space20．A.happensC．beginsII读后续写D．jumpedB．talkaboutD．lookupB．tellD．writeB．brownD．darkB．badlyD．slowlyB．boxD．shirtB．stoodD．workedB.putD．fellB.hardD.thickB.ClearlyD.ImmediatelyB.sidesD.bodyB.helpD.waterB.stopsD.continues阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。OnceNapoleonwasstayinginaninnofasmalltown.“Justthink!”saidthe_innkeeper.“Napoleonhimselfisstayinginourinn!”“Yes,”saidthe_innkeeper's_wife.“ButIwasafraidwhenhecamelastnight.Itissaidthathebecomesangryveryquickly.Whatshallwedoifhebecomesangrywithus？”“Buthehadasoftbed，”saidtheinnkeeper.“Andhehadourbestfood.Nowitismorning.Hewillgosoon.Wemustbe_carefulonlyalittlelonger.”Therewasanoiseatthetopofthestairs.Napoleonandhissoldierswerereadytoleave.“Goodmorning,sir，”saidtheinnkeeper.“Willyouhavesomethingwarmtodrinkbeforeyougo？”Napoleontookthecuptheinnkeeperhandedtohim.“Youhaveservedmewell,innkeeper,"saidNapoleon.“Iwishtorewardyou.Saywhatyouwant.”Nowtheinnkeeperwasafraid.“Imustn'taskfortoomuch，”hethought.“Thatwillmakehimangry.Imustn'taskforanythingthathecan'tgiveus.Thatwillalsomakehimangry.”“Well,whatwillyouhave？”saidNapoleon.“Sir,wewantnothing，”saidtheinnkeeper.“Butwillyoutellussomething?Thatcanbeourreward.”“Whatisit？”Napoleonasked.“Wehaveheardastory，”saidtheinnkeeper.“Onceduringthewar,theRussianstookcontrolofafarmhouse.Youweresleepinginit.Youhidyourselfinapileofhaywhiletheywerelookingforyou.Willyoutellushowyoufeltwhentheyweresearchingforyou？”TheinnkeeperlookedatNapoleon'sface.Napoleonlooked_very_angry.Napoleoncalledintwoofhissoldiers.Thenhepointedtothe_wall.Thesoldierstooktheinnkeeperandhiswifeoutintothe_yard.注意：1．所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2．至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4．续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph1：Attheendoftheyardwasawall.Paragraph2：“Please,pleasesir，”beggedtheinnkeeper,fullofterror.参考答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：答案：kingdomchiefnearbyMilitarydefencecurrenteducationpuzzlefascinatingcountlesslegalsurroundedevidenceachievementslocationbattleportdifferencesconquermeantaswellasherbrotherskeepyoureyesopentojoinhandstoopenupbrokeawayfromhimbelongtoaparticulargroup【单句语法填空】【单句写作】【阅读理解】A:篇章导读：本文是篇说明文。文章主要介绍了法国拉斯科(Lascaux)岩洞壁篇章导读：本文是画。答案：A推理判断题。第一段虚构了一个以读者为主人公的场景，目的是引起读者的注意。故退。答案：D细节理解题。根据第三、四段对壁画的描述可知，洞内的绝大多数壁画是关于动物的。故选。答案：C主旨大意题。文章先介绍了发现壁画的过程，接下来描述了这些壁画。只有2项能够全面概括全文内容。A项范围太广，且有些偏题；B、D两项只是文中的细节，不能概括全文。故选C。答案：B推理判断题。本文主要介绍了法国Lascaux岩洞内的壁画。这些古老的壁画本身就是宝贵的文化遗产，因此本文最有可能来自文化方面的杂志。故选B。B:篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了美国的四位总统。答案：A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“HisEmancipationProclamation(解放宣言)pavedthewayforslavery'sabolition,whilehisGettysburgAddressstandsasoneofthemostfamousspeechesinAmericanhistory.”可以推知，在四位总统中，亚伯拉罕・林肯被认为是一位出色的演说家。故选A。答案：C细节理解题。根据第三段尤其是最后一句可知，当唐纳德・里根离开白宫时，他觉得自己遵守了对人民的承诺，故选C。答案：B细节理解题。由第四段中的描述并结合各段中所提到的其他几位总统的就任时间可知JohnAdams是第二任总统，在这几个人中是第一个就职的。故选B。答案：D推理判断题。根据第五段中的“HisstoryistheAmericanstory—valuesfromtheheartland,amiddle-classupbringinginastrongfamily,hardworkandeducationasthemeansofgettingahead,andthebeliefthatalifesoblessedshouldbelivedinservicetoothers^回知，Obama的经历说明他成功地践行了美国人的价值观，实现了他的美国梦，故选D。C:篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了荷兰中等城市希尔弗瑟姆在纺织业、传媒业和现代建筑方面的历史变迁。答案：D细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句可知，与荷兰大部分地区不同，希尔弗瑟姆实际上位于一片主要为沙地的山区。故选D。答案：B细节理解题。根据文章第二段倒数第二、三句可知，布伦宁克迈耶家族在纺织业取得巨大成功后迁入希尔弗瑟姆，并在那里建造了大型且重要的纺织业虽然只繁荣了几十年。故选B。答案：A细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句可知，当NSF在希尔弗瑟姆建立无线电厂时，传媒经济的转变就于1920年开始了。故选A。答案：C推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第三句可知，希尔弗瑟姆市政厅享誉世界，并被收录在许多建筑学教科书里，故可推知有很多经典的建筑例子被收录进教科书。故选C。【完形填空】篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者采用倒叙的手法，描述了在圣诞前夕飘雪的一天，回忆起一次在夏天海边终生难忘的一幕，于是提笔给Rob写圣诞贺卡。⑴答案：B根据最后一段中的“ShelooksdownattheChristmascard”可知此处为开始写圣诞贺卡(card)。故选B。(2)答案：A根据下句“Softflakes(雪花)covertheworld.”可知，窗外正下着雪。而且最后一段首句也有提示，故选A。⑶答案：D此处意为：她的“思绪(mind)”回到了夏日的海滨。故选D。(4)答案：C根据后文“Erikaandherbrotherweresittingonthe5whitesand,enjoyingthesunshine”可知他们全家在度假。故选C。(5)答案：A作者回