1、必修4 Module 2 课时作业(二十) Traffic Jam 交通堵塞 Ⅰ.单项填空 1.—Have you moved into________new office? —No,the building is under________construction. A.a;the B.the;/ C./;the D./;/ 2.—Let’s invite Li Dong to go with us,OK? —________The more,the happier. A.Why not? B.No way! C.So What
2、 D.How come? 3.Mary and I took a taxi to go home from Jane’s brithday party last night and we shared the________. A.money B.fare C.receipt D.fine 4.I wonder if it would be________to visit you next Monday.I have got something to consult with you. A.convenient B.comfortable C.vacan
3、t D.handy 5.Li Ming,________the text—everybody else,listen carefully and see whether his pronunciation is correct. A.reads B.to read C.reading D.read 6.In general it is failure that encourages us to work harder which________leads to success. A.occasionally B.frequently C.eve
4、ntually D.purposefully 7.—How will he________to such a straightforward answer? —I am not sure.Maybe,he is very satisfied. A.react B.reflect C.refer D.relate 8.—I wonder if you could lend me some ink. —It is a pity that mine is________. A.using up B.running out C.giving up
5、 D.putting out 9.Two old men were playing chess in the park with trees________shade. A.providing B.provided C.to provide D.provide 10.I________a meeting between 3 and 5 this afternoon.Should anyone call,ask him to leave a message. A.will have B.have C.was having D.will be hav
6、ing 11.Even if you disagree with her,I must say that her idea is more practical and________worth________. A.better;being considered B.more;to be considered C.more;to consider D.better;considering 12.________on our own efforts,we overcame all the difficulties and finished the task on time. A.R
7、ely B.Relied C.Relying D.To rely 13.Tom should not be sent to carry out the taks—________,he hasn’t had enough experience. A.for a start B.by the way C.on the other hand D.sooner or later 14.Cookies________like different kinds of animals appeal to small children very much. A.s
8、haping B.shaped C.to be shaped D.having shaped 15.The motorway was closed because of fog;as a result we had to find an________route. A.impressive B.effective C.aggressive D.alternative Ⅱ.阅读理解 (2009年潍坊检测一) The very last topic any parent wants to discuss is cancer.In fact,woul
9、dn’t it be wonderful if the topic never had to be broached? Unfortunately,few among us haven’t been touched,in some way,by the disease. One teacher at Howell’s Land O’Pines School decided last year to make a learning experience out of cancer awareness,and with the help of his fellow teachers,has su
10、cceeded in taking a terrible subject and turning it into something that allows the children to make a difference while helping others. The Hats On Day project began a decade ago in Missouri when a fifthgrade class wanted to raise money to help a fellow classmate battling cancer.The children wanted
11、 to raise awareness about the effects of chemotherapy (化疗) and decided to wear hats to show their support for people who lose their hair while undergoing treatment for cancer. During the 10 years since the first Hats On Day,the project has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for children with c
12、ancer.Raymond Gredder,a fifthgrade teacher at Land O’Pines,heads up the program locally.As part of the project,Land O’Pines students are asked to bring in monetary donations this week that will be contributed to the Foundation for Children with Cancer. This is the second year Land O’Pines is parti
13、cipating in the Hats On Day project.Last year the Student Council organized the weeklong collection and raised more than $ 2,000.This year Gredder is running the program through the fifth grade health curriculum.He believes it is extremely important for children to be involved in events such as Hats
14、 On Day that promote an awareness and understanding of people in need. 1.What is the best title of the passage? A.Pupils put on their hats to show off B.Pupils put on their hats to help other youngsters C.How to deal with the children with cancer D.How to get along with the children with cancer
15、 2.From the first two paragraphs,we can learn________. A.parents are unwilling to discuss the disease cancer B.it is unfortunate for some children to develop cancer C.few people have been touched by cancer D.the students helped a teacher with cancer 3.Which of the following is NOT the purpose
16、to practice Hats On Day for the people with cancer? A.To raise money. B.To show support. C.To protect hair. D.To raise awareness. 4.The underlined word “broached” in the first paragraph probably means________. A.ignored B.discussed C.felt D.avoided 5.Which of the following is
17、true according to the passage? A.Gredder is head of Hats On Day project in the country. B.Gredder helps students to understand people in need through the project. C.Howell’s Land O’Pines School sets up a health curriculum to prevent cancer. D.Howell’s Land O’Pines School is the first one to prac
18、tice Hats On Day project. (2010届双语报第14期) The American local food movement has been all about buying seasonal food from nearby farmers.Now,thanks to the Web,it is expanding to include faraway farmers too.A new startup,Foodzie,is an online farmers’ market where small food producers and growers can
19、sell their products. Foodzie was started by Mr LaFave and two of his friends,who met during college at Virginia Tech,where they would pay frequent visits to farmers markets.Last year,while living in North Carolina,one of them,Emily Olson,now 24,came up with the idea.She was working as a brand manag
20、er for a gourmet (美食的) grocery chain and realized that people who enjoyed fine food but did not work in the business had no way to discover handmade foods outside their local farmers markets.Small farmers had no way of finding or selling to faraway customers,either. Mr LaFave and the third cofound
21、er,Nik Bauman,both 25,worked in corporate sales and software development.“With business,food and computer science backgrounds,we figured we had everything we needed,” Mr LaFave said. The three quit their jobs,and opened the site to the public in December,2008.On Foodzie,sellers set up virtual store
22、s for free to post their food and tell shoppers about themselves,and Foodzie takes a 20 percent cut of each sale.In return,Foodzie serves as a middleman.It takes the purchase information from the buyer,processes the payment and emails the seller a prepaid shipping label. Foodzie has had 43,0000 vi
23、sitors in the past month alone.So far,29 sellers have opened shops and 41 are in the process of opening them.The founders recently hired a fourth employee to help recruit (吸收) new food producers at farmers markets and food shows.Mr LaFave is convinced that the recession (经济衰退) will not reduce peop
24、le’ s interest in buying locally grown and handmade food.“There is a misunderstanding that all these foods are more expensive than massproduced alternatives,” he said.“People are pouring their heart and soul into these products,and they are of the highest quality.” 6.Ms Olson had the idea of start
25、ing Foodzie because________. A.there was a long distance between the farmers market and her school B.there weren’t enough farmers markets in urban areas in North Carolina C.she worked as a brand manager for a gourmet grocery D.she found there was no link between food buyers and small farmers 7.
26、What can we know about the three founders of Foodzie? A.They studied the same major while in college. B.They didn’t know each other before starting the site. C.They worked in different fields before starting the site. D.They have their own food store on the site. 8.Which of the following statem
27、ents about Foodzie is TRUE? A.Information on both products and needs is posted on the site. B.Buyers and sellers do the entire business independently on the site. C.Foodzie makes a profit by taking a part of the sale price. D.The product on the site are much more expensive than those in markets.
28、 9.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Foodzie________. A.plans to hold social activities for sellers B.plans to expand into other business fields C.is confident about its development D.is confident about the present economy 10.The text is mainly about________. A.how an online far
29、mers market works B.why people are interested in local food C.sellers making an effort to attract faraway shoppers D.an online farmers market started by three college graduates 答案: Ⅰ.单项填空 1.B 第一空表特指用定冠词the;第二空under construction为固定短语,意为“在建设中”。 2.A why not为什么不呢;no way没门;so what那又怎样;how come为什么呢
30、上句意为:“我们邀请李东和我们一起去吧,怎么样?”根据答语后句“人越多,越开心”,可知选A。 3.B fare车费;money钱;receipt收据;fine罚款。根据句意“我和玛丽一起从简的生日晚会乘出租车回家,我们平摊了车费”,可知选B。 4.A convenient方便的;comfortable舒服的;vacant空的,空缺的;handy近便的,便于使用的。句意为:我想知道下周去拜访您是否方便。我有点事情向您咨询。 5.D 根据Li Ming后的逗号,可知Li Ming为称呼语。本句是一个祈使句,应用动词原形read。句意为:李明,读一下这篇课文。其他同学仔细听,看看他的发音是否
31、正确。 6.C eventually最后;终于;occasionally偶尔;frequently经常地,屡次地;purposefully有目的地。句意为:通常,是失败鼓励我们更加努力工作,最终取得成功。 7.A react反应;reflect反映,反射;refer涉及;relate和……有关。句意为:他会对如此直率的回答作出什么反应呢?我吃不准。或许,他非常满意。 8.B use up和run out都有“用光;用尽”的意思,但物作主语时,use up要用被动语态。give up放弃;put out扔掉、扑灭,均不合题意。句意为:不知你能否借给我点儿墨水?很遗憾我的快用完了。 9.A
32、 本题考查with复合结构。provide提供;trees和provide之间是主动关系,因此用动词ing形式。句意为:两位老人正在公园的树阴下面下棋。 10.D 根据时间状语between 3 and 5 this afternoon可知是在将来某段时间内正在进行的动作,故用将来进行时。句意为:我今天下午三点到五点开会。如果有人打电话,请他留言。 11.D be worth值得……,用副词well修饰,比较级为better;worth后跟动词ing形式表示被动意义。 12.C rely on依靠;依赖,与主语we之间是主动关系,因此用动词ing形式短语作状语。句意为:我们依靠自己
33、的力量,克服了一切困难,并按时完成了任务。 13.A for a start首先;第一,用于强调所叙述的一系列事实、观点中的第一条。by the way顺便说;on the other hand另一方面;sooner or later迟早。句意为:汤姆不应该被派去执行这项任务,首先他没有足够的经验。 14.B shape使成为……形状,与Cookies之间是动宾关系,因此用动词ed形式作定语。to be shaped表示尚未发生的动作。句意为:做成各种动物形状的饼干对儿童有很大吸引力。 15.D alternative替换的;供选择的;impressive给人印象深刻的;effecti
34、ve有效的;aggressive进攻的,挑衅的。根据句意“由于有雾,高速公路被封闭了,我们不得不改走别的路线”,可知选D。 Ⅱ.阅读理解 【语篇解读】 癌症是人们敏感的话题,我们对癌症患者提供了什么帮助?文章以自发组织的“戴帽日”为活动载体,讲述了一些老师和学生们对癌症患者提供的关爱和帮助。 1.B 考查主旨大意。参照第三段内容可知“人们发起戴帽日活动的目的在于帮助癌症患者筹钱和提高人们对癌症化疗的认识”,所以B项符合题意。 2.A 考查推理判断。根据第一段中“Unfortunately,few among us haven’t been touched,in some way,by
35、the disease.”可排除C项,文章无B项内容,据第二段内容可排除D项 (没有涉及患癌症的老师)。参考第一段中“The very last topic any parent wants to discuss is cancer.”可推知A项正确 (癌症是父母最不愿意涉及的话题)。 3.C 考查细节理解。参照第三段内容可知答案。 4.B 考查词义猜测。参考第一段中“wouldn’t it be wonderful if the topic never had to be broached(如果癌症这话题永远不被讨论岂不更好?)”可推broach含义为“讨论”,与前句的discuss同义
36、 5.B 考查细节理解。参照第四段中“Raymond Gredder,a fifthgrade teacher at Land O’Pines,heads up (领导) the program locally.”可排除A项 (是该活动的当地的领导人而非全国的领导人),参照第二段中“One teacher at Howell’s land O’Pines School decided last year to make a learning experience out of cancer awareness”和第五段中“...is running the program throug
37、h the fifth grade health curriculum.”可排除C项 (是体验、是健康课程而非阻止癌症课程,参照第三段中“The Hats On Day project began a decade ago in Missouri...”可排除D项 (最早在Missouri而非在Howell’s land O’Pines School)。参照第二段末句和第五段内容可得B项相关内容。 【语篇解读】 本文介绍了三个年轻人开办了一家网上农民市场。 6.D 细节理解题。根据第二段的“realized that people who enjoyed fine food...Small
38、 farmers had no way of finding or selling to faraway customers,either”,可知Olson产生这个想法是因为她意识到people who enjoyed find food和small farmers之间缺少联系的平台。 7.C 细节理解题。根据第三段的“With business,food and computer science backgrounds”,可知三个人的工作领域是不同的。 8.C 细节理解题。根据第四段的“and Foodzie takes a 20 percent cut of each sale”,可知C为正确答案。 9.C 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Mr LaFave is convinced that the recession will not reduce people’s interest in buying locally grown and handmade food”,可知C为正确答案。 10.D 主旨大意题。短文主要介绍了三个年轻人利用他们发现的商机和所拥有的资源开办了一家网上农民市场。






