高一英语必修4(外研版)6-4Culturalcorner.doc

Module6 第 4 课时 Cultural cornerⅠ.单项填空1．Li Ao is a writer with a good________， who was well received the moment he appeared at the airport.A．eagerness　　 B．regulationC．personality D．reputation答案：D　李敖是一位有好名声的作家，当他一出现在飞机场，就受到了热烈的欢迎a good reputation“好名声” 2．You'd better not be always________with your money. Try to make ends meet.A．general B．generousC．genius D．gentle答案：B　句意：你最好不要太大方地花钱，要量入为出general “大体的” ；genius“天才” ；gentle“轻柔的” 3．Soccer is the most truly international team sport, but there's still some question________whether it should be called a game or open warfare.A．due to B．in additionC．as to D．owing to答案：C　考查短语的辨析。

解此题要注意两方面：句子的含义；所给选项的意思句意：虽然足球是最具有真实性的国际性团队运动，但是仍然存在某种问题，即关于它应该被称为运动还是户外战争因此所填答案就是“有关；关于” ，用 as to，due to“由于；因为” ；in addition “另外” ； owing to“因为；由于；幸亏” 4．You are supposed to put everything in the hall in good order by Sunday. The professor is________give lecture next week.A．due to B．about toC．planned to D．agreed to答案：A　后一句意为：教授下星期将给我们作讲座 due to 表示“即将的” 此题易误选 D，agree 不及物动词，不能用 agree sb. to do sth.结构5．When they came to a new country, they found it difficult to________themselves to new circumstances.A．apply B．acceptC．admit D．adapt答案：D　句意：当他们来到一个新国家，他们发现很难适应新环境。

adapt sb. to sth.“使某人适应于某事” apply“申请” ；admit“承认” 6．The matter________your study surely requires________carefully.A．relating to; dealing withB．related to; dealt withC．related to; being dealt withD．relating to; having dealt with答案：A　relate to 意为“与……有关；涉及……” ，第一空既可以用 relating to，也可以用 related to; deal with 为固定短语，与 the matter 之间是被动关系，因此，应用 dealing with(主动形式表被动意义)或 to be dealt with7．The policeman said the accident last night______careless driving, so much money________be paid by the driver.A．was due to; was due toB．dued to; was due toC．is due to; was due toD．is due to; was due to答案：A　be due to 有两个含义，第一个为“由于；因为” ；第二个为“到期干某事” 。

8．The bell________the end of the period rang, ________our heated discussion.A．indicating; interruptingB．indicated; interruptingC．indicating; interruptedD．indicated; interrupted答案：A　本题考查 v.­ing 分词，第一空 v.­ing 作后置定语，第二空 v.­ing 作结果状语9．It's impossible________back the wheel of history.A．to hold B．holdingC．held D．to be held答案：A　动词不定式作真正主语， it 为形式主语10．You're fortunate________such a good chance.A．for getting B．into gettingC．to getting D．in getting答案：D　fortunate“幸运的” ；结构为 be fortunate to do/in doing。

Ⅱ.完形填空BRITISH newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world. __1__recently big changes have seen these traditional publications try to__2__the modern world. After 216 years, The Times has halved its__3__to become much smaller. In fact, the paper has__4__its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid. In Britain the newspaper market is__5__between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms__6__the szie of the papers' pages but there is also a clear__7__in content. Broadsheets such as The Times, the Guardian and Daily Telegraph are __8__papers. They cover a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are also__9__long and use quite formal language. Tabloids have far more stories about__10__serious issues such as celebrities' love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more simple language. Tabloids often have bigger pictures. Britain's __11__newspaper, the Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked__12__on page three every day. By__13__to the size of a tabloid, The Time is following in the footsteps of a less__14__broadsheet paper the Independent. __15__changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase__16__. Although both papers have__17__to the smaller size, the content of the paper has__18__the same. They are both still serious papers. The two papers claim that people__19__the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. __20__says its new size is“compact”，not tabloid.1．A.Then B．SoC．And D．But答案：D　从后文内容看， 《 泰晤士报》历经 216 年后缩小版面，进行改革，此处应为转折关系，用 But。

2．A.match B．suitC．fit D．change答案：C　D 逻辑不符；match 意为“……与……相匹配” ；suit 指“某物适合某人；某人适合做某事” 3．A.length B．sizeC．width D．thickness答案：B　大小、尺寸、规模，指报纸则为版面，长度、宽度、厚度都不能表述报纸的版面4．A.cut B．addedC．enlarged D．printed答案：A　cut“ 削减；减少” ；add“增加” ；enlarge“扩大” ；print“印刷” 均不合文意5．A.divided B．separatedC．arranged D．marked答案：A　separate“离开” ；arrange“安排” ；mark “作记号” 6．A.turn into B．refer toC．think about D．connect with答案：B　turn into“变成” ；think about “考虑” ；connect with“联系” 均不符合文意7．A.meaning B．markC．difference D．sign答案：C　从 but 表转折之意看应为 difference。

8．A.old B．interestingC．modern D．serious答案：D　从下文叙述的其内容为政、经、国际问题以及文章相当长、语言正式看应为 serious9．A.possibly B．especiallyC．reasonably D．not答案：C　reasonably “相当地 ”A 、B、D 不符合逻辑和文意10．A.more B．lessC．even D．quite答案：B　less serious“不太严肃” ；从 more stories 和 love lives 恋情知 A、C 、D 都不对11．A.best­selling B．good­lookingC．slow­moving D．ugly­looking答案：A　best­selling “畅销的” 从其内容更市民化、生产化知其畅销12．A.line B．pageC．paragraph D．edition答案：B　一般来说，big picture 不存在在哪行或哪段，且报纸一般不存在印刷几版的问题，只能是在第 3 页(版)13．A.going B．gettingC．changing 。