高中英语Unit 4 Earthquakes课后练习题

这是一份高中英语Unit 4 Earthquakes课后练习题，共6页。试卷主要包含了【解析】cutting，【解析】at，【解析】t lk，【解析】dangerus，【解析】where，【解析】hung，【解析】the，【解析】came等内容，欢迎下载使用。

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A pr widwed wman had a special gift fr weaving beautiful tapestries(壁毯).Her three sns supprted the family by 1._________(cut)wd while she spent all her time weaving a beautiful tapestry. Her wrk n the tapestry was finished 2._________the end f the year. One day as the sns 3._________(argue)abut the tapestry, a gust f wind carried it ut f the windw and int the sky. One by ne the three sns jurneyed 4._________(lk)fr the tapestry. At a muntain pass, each sn had t chse between cmpleting difficult tasks r taking a bx f jewels hme. The first tw sns tk the jewels and went ff t the city. The yungest sn cmpleted the 5._________(danger)tasks and was taken t a palace at the tp f Sun Muntain,6._________he fund three fairies weaving cpies f his mther's tapestry 7._________(hang)n the wall. He stayed there that night and wke t find that 8._________fairies had gne and the tapestry was rlled up next t him. Sn he started fr hme, again cmpleting the difficult tasks, carrying the tapestry and thinking f ne 9._________(particular)beautiful fairy. His mther was verjyed at seeing him and the tapestry. As he rlled it ut n the grass, the animals and flwers in the tapestry 10._________(cme)t life and the beautiful fairy he desired stepped ut f the tapestry.
【语篇概述】本文是一篇神话故事。讲述了三个儿子帮忙寻找被风吹走的妈妈编织的壁毯的故事。
1.【解析】cutting。考查非谓语动词。介词by后接动名词形式,故填cutting。
2.【解析】at。考查介词。at the end f...,是固定短语,表示“在……末尾/尽头”。
3.【解析】were arguing。考查时态。根据上下文可知,此处表示过去正在进行的动作,用过去进行时。
4.【解析】t lk。考查非谓语动词。此处应用不定式作目的状语。
5.【解析】dangerus。考查形容词。所填词作定语,修饰后面的名词tasks,故填dangerus。
6.【解析】where。考查定语从句引导词。所填词引导非限制性定语从句,且在从句中作地点状语,故填where。
7.【解析】hung。考查非谓语动词。tapestry与hang之间是动宾关系,表示被动,即过去分词作后置定语。
8.【解析】the。考查冠词。特指前面提到的仙女,用定冠词the。
9.【解析】particularly。考查副词。修饰形容词beautiful用副词,故填particularly。
10.【解析】came。考查时态。此处谓语动词的时态应与全文保持一致,用一般过去时。
第二节 阅读理解
A well-knwn manufacturer f weighing machines prduced a new mdel.
The machine had a cmputer inside, and this cmputer culd d wnderful things: It culd weigh peple very accurately; it culd tell them their weight in their wn language; and it culd tell them what they shuld eat t reduce their weight.
The manufacturer decided t try ut this machine befre he sld it t the shps.
He lked arund fr a gd place t put it and finally decided n an airprt. There were always peple at an airprt frm many different cuntries.
The first persn t use the machine was an Italian wman. She std n the machine, put a cin in and waited t hear her weight.
The machine tk nly a secnd r tw t weigh her, decided n her natinality and the language she spke, and figured ut what kind f fd she wuld eat.
“Gd mrning, madam,” it said in perfect Italian. “Yur weight is 72 kils, three mre than it shuld be fr a wman f yur height, age and natinality. This is because yu have been eating t much spaghetti. I suggest yu eat mre fruit and vegetables. Please have a nice day.
The secnd persn t use the machine was a Chinese girl. She std n the machine, put a cin in and waited t hear her weight.
“Gd mrning, Miss,” the machine said in perfect Chinese. “Yur weight is 38 kils, exactly the crrect weight fr yur height, age and natinality. Cntinue t eat what yu are eating. Please have a nice day.
The third persn t use the machine was a huge Australian wman. She walked up t the machine and lked at it fr a lng time. At last she fund the curage t stand n the machine and put a cin in it.
The machine spke immediately. “Gd mrning. Will ne f yu ladies please get ff?”
【语篇概述】会说话的称重器你见过吗?本文中三个不同国家的美女称体重发生了什么?赶快阅读本文,了解一下吧。
1. What culd the cmputer d?
A. Weigh and talk t peple.
B. Translate infrmatin.
C. Give them diet pills.
D. Make them lse weight.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段It culd weigh peple very accurately; it culd tell them their weight in their wn language可知。
2. What did the machine say t the Italian wman?
A. She was a little t light.
B. She was a little t heavy.
C. She disliked spaghetti.
D. She culdn't speak Italian.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第七段Yur weight is 72 kils, three mre than it shuld be fr a wman f yur height, age and natinality.可知这位意大利妇女超重3千克多,稍微超标。“a little t heavy”正合题意。
3. What did the machine say t the Chinese wman?
A. She shuld eat mre.
B. She culd speak Chinese.
C. She wuld have a nice day.
D. She was fine.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据倒数第三段Yur weight is 38 kils, exactly the crrect weight fr yur height, age and natinality.可知D为正确选项。
4.Frm the last paragraph, we can infer the Australian wman_________ .
A. was unwell.
B. was curageus.
C. was t heavy.
D. had dieted well.
【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段Will ne f yu ladies please get ff?意为:请你们当中一位女士下去好吗?可推断这位澳大利亚妇女超重厉害。