1、Period 4 Developing ideas課時彳業（四）基礎訓練I單詞拼寫1. We do not have the（ 財力）to update our computer software. 答案：resources2. Do you have any（評論）to make about the cause of the disaster?答案：comment3. It's a hotel in the heart of the（市中心）.答案：downtown4. The emergency（ 出口）is at the back of the bus. 答案：exit5. Sh

2、e fell off her bicycle and hurt her legs（相當，頗）badly.答案：rathern單句語法填空1. A lighthouse marks the entrance the harbour.答案：to 句意：燈塔是進入海港的標志。entra nce to ."進入”。2. If you decide to work for our organization, you will be part a greatteam.答案：of be （a） part of sth. 意為“是某事物的一部分”。3. She made helpful commen

3、ts my study.答案：on make comments on sth. 意為“對某事做出評論“。4. I had frog in my throat when I got a cold.答案：a have a frog in one's throat是一個常用的俚語，常表示“因為喉嚨痛說話困難”。5. Wool socks wick sweat.答案：away wick way"吸走"；句意：羊毛襪子吸汗。6. （2017 天津高考 ）I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives （wait

4、） .答案：waiting spend some time doing sth. 意為“花時間做某事”。7. Although it seems（confuse）, the Americans and the British have little or no difficulty in understanding each other.答案：confusing confusing常用來描述某事物的性質，意為“令人困惑的“。8. This song reminded me my story when I visited Beijing.答案：of remind sb. of sth. 意為“使

5、某人想起某事”。9. you can see, the number of cars on our roads keeps rising these days.答案：As as引導非限制性定語從句，在從句中作賓語，指代主句的內容。10. I pick languages easily.答案：up pick up為常用固定短語，意為“學會，習得”。思維訓練I閱讀理解AThe British are known for their sense of humor. However, it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jo

6、kes. The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.Understatement means saying less than you think or feel. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say,"It's a little damp （ 潮濕的 ）outside. " Or, if someone is very impoliteand shouts

7、at another person, someone elsemight say,“She isn't exactly friendly. " Understatement is often used in unpleasantsituation or to make another person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humor.Another key to understanding British humor is that the British like to ma

8、ke fun of themselves as well as others. They often laugh about the silly and unpleasant things that happen to our everyday life when someone accidentally falls over in the street.They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to make jokes about their accents,

9、 the way they dress and the way they behave.What's more, the British love to watch comedies about people who do not know how to behave in society. The comedies series Mr Bean is a good example of this kind of humor.Mr Bean is the character created by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990. Mr Bean

10、 doesn't talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that adults in the real world cannot do. Mr Bean is popular in many countries around the world because you do not have to speak Engli

11、sh to understand the humor. Because of this, many people have become familiar with the British sense of humor.篇章導讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了英國人幽默的關鍵點是喜歡輕描淡寫和開自己和他人的玩笑。1. Why is it difficult for foreigners to understand British jokes?A. The British often enlarge the fact.B. British jokes are connected with ma

12、ny different cultures.C. The British try to make out that something is less important than it is.D. British jokes are not as funny as jokes in other countries.答案：C細節理解題。由第一段最后兩句及第二段第一句可知，英國玩笑難理解是因為 英國人喜歡輕描淡寫地描述事情。故選Co2. The author explains understatement by.A. using examplesB. making comparisonsC. f

13、ollowing time orderD. describing a process答案：A 推理判斷題。由第二段中的“ For example”可推斷出作者通過舉例來解釋“有 保留的陳述"。故選 Ao3. Mr Bean makes people laugh by.A. telling funny storiesB. making jokes about others' accentsC. copying how others behaveD. using his body movement and facial expressions答案：D 細節理解題。由最后一段第二句

14、"Mr Bean doesn't talk often, and instead he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh.” 可知，憨豆先生使用自己的身體活動和面部表情讓人們笑。故選 D4. What can be the best title for the text?A. British Humor in ComedyB. Humor in Different CulturesC. Developing Your Sense of HumorD. Understanding

15、 British Humor答案：D 標題判斷題。由第一段最后一句"The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement. ” 和第三段第句 "Another key to understanding British humor is that the British like to make fun of themselve s as well as others. 可知，這篇短文主要介紹了理解英國人幽默的兩個關鍵點一一喜歡輕描淡寫和開自己和他人 的玩笑。故選D。There are

16、some differences between American English and British English. Some differences are quite interesting.When my friend Lily from London used the word “larder ” , I didn't know what it meant. Realizing I didn't follow her, she used another word. I finally knew she wanted to find something to ke

17、ep some food. The next word came up when we were planning a lunch date. She jotted down the date and time in her diary, while I marked my calendar. If she called me on the phone, she would ring me up. But if the line was busy, she would say the line was engaged.Most times, I can know what Lily means

18、. Last week, she regretted sending her boys to watch an early morning tennis game without their fleeces. I thought that she meant without their jackets or something like those. Other times, we have to ask each other. She recently told me a funny tale about a woman who was pissed. I wondered what had

19、 made the lady angry. It turns out that pissed means drunk.Here is one more example. My British friend Jane was filling out a ticket at the grocery store recently. She asked the young man if he had a rubber. When she noticed he didn't follow her, she quickly asked for an eraser, which, in Englan

20、d, is often called a rubber.In order to communicate well with the British, we Americans should learn some words that the British use differently. And I think people who learn English as a second language should also realize that there are differences between AmericanEnglish and British English.篇章導讀：

21、本文是一篇說明文。作者通過生活中的一些例子告訴我們英式英語和美式英語在用詞上的一些差異。 to keep some food."可知，Lily 在尋找一個可以儲存食物的東西，cupboard "櫥柜"，符 合題意。5. When Lily used the word “larder ”she was probably looking for aA. cupB. ladderC. cupboardD. cooker答案：C推理判斷題。根據第二段中的“finally knew she wanted to find something6. What does the u

22、nderlined phrase “jotted down " in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Wrote down.B. Left behind.C. Looked for.D. Settled down.答案：A 詞義猜測題。根據畫線詞后面的"in her diary "以及"while I marked my calendar”可知，Lily 把日期和時間記在了日記本上。write down "記下，寫下“。7. Last week, Lily regretted sending her boys to watch a te

23、nnis gamemainly becauseA. she thought the game was boring8. she wanted to spend time with her boys9. she didn't dress her boys in thick clothes10. her boys got lost”可推斷，Lily后悔送答案：C 推理判斷題。根據第三段中的"an early morning tennis game'和"I thought that she meant without their jackets or someth

24、ing like those.8.A.B.C.D.也的孩子們去看網球比賽是因為她沒給孩子們穿厚一點的衣服。What is the passage mainly about?The British way of using words.Some new words the writer's British friends taught her.The reasons why Americans can't follow the British at times.Some words used differently in British English and American

25、English.答案：D主旨大意題。根據文章內容可知，本文主要介紹了英式英語和美式英語在用詞的一些差異。故選 Don讀后續寫閱讀下面短文，根據所給情節進行續寫，使之構成一個完整的故事。In 1974, after filling out fifty applications, going through four interviews,and winning one offer, I look what I could get a teaching job at what I considereda distant wild area: western New Jersey. My chara

26、cteristic optimism was alive only when I reminded myself that I would be doing what I had wanted to do since I was fourteen to be an_English teacher.School started, but I felt more and more as if I were in a foreign country. Wasthis rural area really New Jersey? But, still, I was teaching English. I

27、 worked hard, taking time off only to eat and sleep. And then there was my sixth grade class seventeen boys and five girls who were only six years younger than me. I hada probemJong before I knew it. I was struggling in my work as a young idealistic teacher. I wanted to make literature come alive an

28、d to promote a love of the written word while the students wanted to throw spitballs and whisper dirty words in the back of the room.In college I had been taught that a successful educator should ignore bad_behavior. So I did, confident that, as the textbook had said, the bad behavior would disappea

29、r as I gave my students positive attention. It sounds reasonable, but the text evidently ignored the fact that humans, particularly teenagers, rarely seem reasonable. By the time my boss,who was also my taskmaster known to be the strictest,mostdemanding,most quick to fire inexperienced teachers, cam

30、e into the classroom to observe me, the students exhibited very little good behavior to praise.My boss sat in the back of the room. The boys in the class were making animal noises, hitting each other while the girls filed their nails or read magazines. I just pretended it all wasn't happening, a

31、nd went on lecturing and tried to ask some inspiring questions. My boss, sitting in the back of the room, seemed to be growing bigger and bigger. After twenty minutes he left, silently. Visions of unemployment marched before my eyes. After class, I went to his office. 一、/» 注息：1 .所續寫短文的詞數應為150左右；2 .至少使用5個短文中標有下劃線的關鍵詞語；3 .續寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好；4 .續寫完成后，請用下劃線標出你所使用的關鍵詞語。Paragraph 1 :He was sitting in his chair, and he looked at me long and hard.Paragraph 2 :As the year progressed, we spent manyhours discussing literature and ideas about humanbeings and their motiv