学年高中英语外研版选修八习题Module 4 单Word格式.docx

1、每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AEvery Australian Should SwimSwimming Australia is a strong advocate （主张者） of the importance of learning to swim. Every Australian should be taught good swimming skills in a safe and friendly environment. Swimming skills, particularly among children, ar

2、e important to every individuals safety and overall motor skill development.As a sport, swimming benefits people of all ages and abilities. We hope you develop a passion for swimming and enjoy a long and good relationship with your local swimming club. Before joining a swimming club, children may ta

3、ke swimming lessons through their schools, at the local pools or a private swimming school. When singling_out a learntoswim provider, it is recommended to look for a swimming school registered with Swim Australia or AUSTSWIM.Swimming Australia is proud to provide free copies of Learning to Swim Is J

4、ust the Beginning to swimming schools. The DVD will add value to your program and is a great giveaway for new clients. The DVD promotes the benefits of swimming for parents and children with a focus on the importance of water safety and the great work that learntoswim centres are doing to teach peop

5、le how to swim. The DVD emphasizes how learning to swim is just the beginning of what can develop into a lifelong love of swimming.Launched in 1997 by the Federal Minister for Sport and Recreation, Swimming Australias mission is to develop “learn to swim” in Australia to its full potential, resultin

6、g in all Australians learning to swim and gaining water safety knowledge through safe and enjoyable swimming lessons.For more information, including Course Enrolment details, visit Swim Australias website.1. What does the underlined part “singling out” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Choosing.B. Comparing.C.

7、 Suggesting. D. Replacing.2. What do we know about the DVD provided by Swimming Australia?A. Only new clients can receive it.B. It provides various swimming skills.C. It tells about how swimming is beneficial.D. It mainly shows information of learntoswim centres.3. Swimming Australia aims to _.A. he

8、lp people reach their full potentialsB. spread water safety knowledge worldwideC. make swimming a popular sport in AustraliaD. provide safe and enjoyable swimming lessonsBI started to learn English from the first grade. That year I was six. In class I learned basic phrases for greeting and describin

9、g objects. I dont have much memory for the first year of English learning. The only thing that I still remember is reading vocabulary list. A classmate of mine who was good at English would lead the whole class to read the list. One of the new words that I learned that year was “earth”. “The earth o

10、rbits the sun，” he said in Chinese. Every time we came to the word “earth”， he would repeat that sentence. I was secretly admiring him because he knew the earth orbits the sun.My family moved when I was in my second grade, and I transferred （转学） to a private school. My English class continued. Lucki

11、ly I could use the same series of text books.I stayed in the same private school for my junior high school, which is from the 7th to the 9th grade. In junior high school, I hardly felt my English skill improved because the first English class here was still titled “Good Morning” and the content was

12、still basic greetings.Following was one year of high school life: a_different_school,_the_same_story.Then my family moved again, and I began to really use English. We came to America. I attended a couple years of high school, and now Im in college. I learn to write essays and start to read books in

13、English. I can see my progress. However, I still have a lot of space to improve. In writing, the flow between sentences isnt good and Im still using basic words. In speaking, maybe because I hang out with Chinese speaking friends too much, it takes me time to think when telling long stories.4. In Gr

14、ade One, the author admired that classmate because he _.A. could speak two languagesB. had a very wide vocabularyC. often led the whole class to readD. knew about the earth and the sun5. How did the author most probably feel during the first English class in junior high school?A. Moved. B. Intereste

15、d.C. Disappointed. D. Relaxed.6. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means in senior high school the author _.A. didnt live a very difficult lifeB. liked her new school very muchC. learned English in a different wayD. had to learn simple English all over again7. What do we learn about the author now?A. She is looked down upon by others.B. She still isnt very fluent in English.C. She has no chance to speak Chinese now.D. She likes practicing English through telling long stories.CLearning Greek mythology is part of having a wellrounded education. Many great works of literatur