2020年高中英语Module2DevelopingandDevelopedCountriesSectionⅣGrammar.doc

1、 Section Grammar & Writing课时作业.单句语法填空1(2016北京卷)My grandfather still plays tennis now and then, although hes in his nineties.2I was glad to meet Jenny again, but I didnt want to spend all day with her.3He knew all his friends would be there, he didnt want to go, though/however.4However rich people ar

2、e, they always seem anxious to make more money.5Poor though/as they are, they are warmhearted.6She was surprised when someone stared at her, so she said, “Im sorry, but I dont think I know you.”7In some places, women work outside while men raise their children at home.8(2019江西红色七校期中联考)The young man

3、wanted to help the dog, but/yet as he approached, the dog started to bark.9Although/Though he is young, he has a good knowledge of music.10He fell asleep while he was doing his homework.阅读理解ARecently I read the Human Development Report.I couldnt help thinking about another problem which the world is

4、 facinghunger.According to the report,2,400 people are dying from hunger every day；nearly 13 million in South Africa will be worried about their food supply because of earthquakes，floods or wars.In a word，hunger remains the biggest problem of the world today.Its strange to see that man can travel to

5、 the moon，but still doesnt know how to feed himself.You may ask，“Who steals our bread？”The first thieves should be population growth，poverty and loss of rich farmland.In less developed areas like South Africa，the population grows faster than the crops.It is almost impossible for its government to fe

6、ed so many people and provide education for them.So it is very important to control the population growth and protect their farmland in countries whose people are suffering from hunger.According to the report，the worlds food production is enough to feed everyone if it is given away well.But the prob

7、lem is that the developed countries are eating food that should be given to the poor ones.Although they are just using their own earning，the fact is that they are coldly watching others starving away.Luckily，some developed countries such as Netherlands，Norway and Sweden have done a lot to help those

8、 hungry people in African countries.We hope other developed countries will follow them.【解题导语】本文主要讲述了作者最近读人类发展报告发现，随着人口的增长，饥饿仍然是人类社会所面临的主要问题，根据报告分析，呼吁更多的发达国家要像挪威、瑞典一样帮助贫穷国家的人们解决饥饿问题。1According to the passage，which of the following cannot help make fewer people hungry?APoor countries control their pop

9、ulation growth.BPoor countries protect their rich farmland.CRich countries give some food to the poor ones.DRich countries produce more food to feed themselves.解析：选D细节理解题。由第三段最后一句可知A、B两项不选；由第五段可知不选C项。所以选D。2The fourth paragraph mainly tells us .Arich countries arent willing to help poor countriesBric

10、h countries notice the problems of the poor countriesCrich countries are trying their best to help poor countriesDpoor countries are cold and going to die out解析：选A主旨大意题。第四段主要讲述的是世界粮食分配不均，发达国家没有拿出自己多余的粮食来帮助发展中国家。3In developing countries many people are suffering from hunger because .Athere isnt enoug

11、h food production in the worldBthe developed countries are eating food that should be given to the poor onesCthere are so many natural disastersDthere are so many wars here and there解析：选B细节理解题。由倒数第二段第一句可知A项错误；由倒数第二段第二句可知B项正确；C、D两项文中均未提到。4According to the last sentence，the writer hopes .Apoor countri

12、es should learn from rich onesBmore rich countries will help the hungry peopleCmore countries will give help to NorwayDmore countries will be as rich as Sweden解析：选B推理判断题。文章最后一段列举了在帮助发展中国家这方面做得好的几个国家，目的是号召更多的国家这样做。BThe first day of the month of May is known as May Day.It is the time of year when warm

13、er weather begins.People celebrate the coming of summer with customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter.Today, May Day activities have been moved to the May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month.It is a public holiday when families take advantage of the time off to visit

14、 some of the UKs many attractions, including parks, zoos, historic buildings, ancient towns and villages and beautiful countryside.May Day celebrations have their origins in the Roman festival of Flora, the goddess of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer.People would decorate thei

15、r houses and villages with leaves and flowers they picked at daybreak in the belief that the vegetation spirits would bring good luck.In the very early morning, young girls went into the fields and washed their faces with dew (露水)They believed this made them very beautiful for the following year.May

16、 Day was an important day in the Middle Ages and was a favorite holiday of many English villages.People of the time used to cut down young trees and stick them in the ground in the village to mark the arrival of summer.This is the origin of the maypole(五月柱)People danced around them in celebration of

17、 the end of winter.Maypoles were once common all over England and were kept from one year to the next.The tallest maypole is said to have been put up in London on the Strand in 1661.It stood more than 143 feet high and was cut down in 1717, when it was used by Newton to support a new reflecting tele

18、scope (反射式望远镜) invented by Dutch scientist Huygens.【解题导语】本文介绍了英国的一个节日五月节。讲述了五月节的起源以及一些风俗习惯和特别的活动。5How do British people celebrate May Day?AThey visit friends and family members.BThey celebrate it on the first Monday of May.CThey spend a lot of time shopping around.DThey show great love for the long

19、winter.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段第四句“May Day activities have been moved to the May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month”可知，人们把五月节的活动移到了五月的第一个星期一。故选B。6The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to .Awashing the face with dew Bgoing into the fieldsCpicking flowers at daybreakDgetting up early in t

20、he morning解析：选A词义猜测题。根据第二段倒数第二句“In the very early morning, young girls went into the fields and washed their faces with dew(露水)”可知，在大清早，年轻的女孩去田地里用露水洗脸。她们认为这会让她们在接下来的一年里非常漂亮。故“this”指的是“用露水洗脸”。故选A。7What can we learn about the maypole?APeople climb it on May Day.BIt was usually found in the cities.CIt

21、dates from the Middle Ages.DPeople used old, tall trees to make it.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第三段前三句“May Day was an important day in the Middle Ages and.This is the origin of the maypole (五月柱)”可知，五月节是中世纪一个重要的节日。这是五月柱的起源。故选C。8The purpose of the text is to .Adescribe Roman customsBsuggest spring family activitiesCe

22、xplain the origins of maypolesDintroduce a British festival解析：选D写作意图题。纵观全文，可知本文介绍了英国的一个节日五月节，讲述了五月节的起源以及一些风俗习惯和特别的活动。人们在五月节祈求好的天气，表达美好的愿望。故选D。.语法填空When I left for the United States to study.I had butterflies in my stomach.I was nervous because I was going to 1. new place with new people and new cust

23、oms.I couldnt even understand 2. (they) language.Everything was different 3. my own country.There was nobody that I could talk to.I just had my husband,4. was a new person for me, too.It was a sad moment when I had to say goodbye to my family and friends.I didnt want 5. (leave)my hometown because I

24、6. (grow) up there and had wonderful 7. (memory) of the place.So,8. (think)about all these changes made me nervous and I was 9. (worry) about my new life.But studying abroad was a decision that I made myself.I had to continue and accept the challenge.I looked forward to 10. (visit) my family in the

25、summer vacation.【解题导语】作者讲述了初到美国学习的感受和经历。1解析：考查冠词。此处指“去一个新地方”，表示泛指，故填a。答案：a2解析：考查代词。此处修饰名词language指“他们的语言”，用物主代词，故填their。答案：their3解析：考查固定短语。be different from“和不同”，此处指“遇到的一切和自己的国家都不同”，故填from。答案：from4解析：考查关系代词。句中包含定语从句，先行词是husband，指人，在定语从句中做主语，故填who。答案：who5解析：考查不定式。want to do“想要做某事”，动词用不定式，故填to leave。答

26、案：to leave6解析：考查时态。文章叙述的是过去发生的事，故用过去时，故填grew。答案：grew7解析：考查名词。memory是可数名词，此处指“很多美好的记忆”，用复数，故填memories。答案：memories8解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：想到这些变化使我很紧张。此处是动名词做主语，故填thinking。答案：thinking9解析：考查形容词。用于系动词was后用形容词作表语，be worried about“担心”，故填worried。答案：worried10解析：考查动词形式。look forward to“期望”，to是介词，后面加动词的ing形式，故填visiting。

27、答案：visiting.书面表达假如你是李华， 2019年你到英国伦敦留学，已经一年了，现在给国内的好朋友李明写一封信，谈一谈伦敦和北京的异同。北京汽车靠右行；多数人骑自行车上班晴天多每周工作五天；懂英语的人多；学生学习勤奋伦敦汽车靠左行；很多人乘小汽车或地铁上班阴天多每周工作五天；懂汉语的人少；学生学习轻松注意：1词数100左右；2开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。Dear Li Ming, How time flies! It is a year since I came to London for further study. Thats all.Best wishes to you.Y

28、ours, Li HuaOne possible version：Dear Li Ming，How time flies！It is a year since I came to London for further study. Now I want to tell you some differences between London and Beijing.Here cars are driven on the left side of the road, but in our country on the right side.Many people here go to work b

29、y car or by underground, while most people in Beijing go to work by bike.The climate of Beijing is better than that of London.The weather in Beijing is fine for long periods, but London has so many cloudy days.Workers here work five days a week just as in Beijing.Students here dont have much pressure on their study and very few people know Chinese.Students in Beijing work hard at their lessons and many people can speak English.Thats all.Best wishes to you.Yours，Li Hua