高中英语 阅读提升作业十六 Module 4 Period 4 Integrating Skills 外研版必修4.docx

1、高中英语 阅读提升作业十六 Module 4 Period 4 Integrating Skills 外研版必修42019-2020年高中英语 阅读提升作业十六 Module 4 Period 4 Integrating Skills 外研版必修4. 完形填空The famous scientist Albert Einstein died in 1955. His1now is in the central state of Kansas of the U. S. It belongs to a retired(退休的)2doctor, Thomas Harvey. 3did this ha

2、ppen?And why?In the 1950s, Albert Einstein and Thomas Harvey4each other when they both lived in Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein was working at Princeton University, 5Doctor Harvey was working at Princeton Hospital. When Einstein died, Doctor Harvey was6to examine his body. It was then that he starte

3、d to study7has bee a long time examination of Einsteins brain. His goal was to8some physical evidence(证据)of the scientists genius(才华). Doctor Harvey, 9, did not tell Einsteins family that he10the great mans brain. It was only later11the family learned of Doctor Harveys work. They did not12the idea a

4、t first. After Doctor Harvey explained his idea to them, they agreed to13him to study the brain. Doctor Harvey then asked14scientists to help. They cut the brain15three pieces. They marked each piece before placing it in containers16chemical formaldehyde(甲醛)to protect it. Doctor Harvey has been17Ein

5、steins brain since then. He has carried it with him as he moved from place to place. He has also lent parts of the brain to other scientists18study. Only one researcher has found something19. A doctor at the University of California found that the left part of Einsteins brain has more certain cells(

6、细胞)than20. Such cells are known to feed brain. This may mean that the cells could affect intelligence. 【语篇概述】本文介绍了以Thomas Harvey为首的科学家对Albert Einstein的大脑的研究。1. A. bodyB. heartC. brainD. head【解析】选C。词汇复现题。从后文可知是爱因斯坦的大脑被保存在美国的堪萨斯州。2. A. actual B. chemicalC. natural D. medical【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据其工作单位是在Princ

7、eton Hospital可知, Doctor Harvey是一个退休的医学博士。3. A. What B. How C. Who D. Which【解析】选B。语法搭配题。该句句意为“这是怎么回事呢?”4. A. realized B. recognizedC. learned D. knew【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据“两个都曾住在普林斯顿城”可知, 两个人应该互相认识。5. A. as B. becauseC. while D. since【解析】选C。语法搭配题。两个人的工作单位不同, 所以使用while表示对比, 意为“然而”。6. A. called on B. called a

8、tC. sent up D. sent away【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。当爱因斯坦去世时, Doctor Harvey被要求检查其身体。call on要求(某人做某事); call at拜访; send up发射, 发出; send away解雇。7. A. which B. how C. that D. what【解析】选D。语法搭配题。就在那时他开始了长期的对爱因斯坦大脑的研究。study后是一个宾语从句, 从句中缺少主语, 故用关系代词what引导。8. A. invent B. discoverC. prove D. examine【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。他的目的是找出爱因斯坦才华

9、方面的证据。invent发明; discover发现; prove证明是; examine检查。9. A. perhaps B. thereforeC. thus D. however【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下文“the family learned of Doctor Harveys work”可知, 此处表转折关系, 用副词however。10. A. bought B. sold C. kept D. made【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。但他并没有告诉爱因斯坦的家人他保存着他的大脑。11. A. that B. when C. before D. after【解析】选A。语法搭配题。

10、在强调句型“it was. . . that. . . ”中, 被强调部分是“later”。12. A. hear B. like C. suggest D. offer【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。当爱因斯坦的家人知道此事后, 开始他们是不喜欢这个主意的。13. A. promise B. let C. have D. permit【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。后来他们同意让他研究爱因斯坦的大脑。14. A. other two B. two otherC. more two D. two another【解析】选B。固定搭配题。另外两个科学家, 用two other scientists或anot

11、her two scientists。15. A. off B. by C. into D. about【解析】选C。固定搭配题。cut. . . into three pieces意为“把切成三块”。16. A. for B. about C. of D. with【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。把它放入装有医用甲醛的容器中。with意为“带有, 装有”。17. A. learning B. studying C. searching D. selling【解析】选B。词汇重现题。根据第二段第四句可知, 自从那时起就开始“研究”爱因斯坦的大脑。18. A. for B. on C. into D.

12、 about【解析】选A。语法搭配题。for study“以供研究”, 其中for表示目的。19. A. easy B. difficultC. particular D. mon【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。只有一个科学家发现了特别的东西。easy容易的; difficult困难的; particular特别的; mon普通的, 常见的。20. A. ever B. enoughC. usual D. normal【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。某种细胞比正常情况下多一些。. 阅读理解(xx周口高一检测)Exploit(利用)your parking spaceAn unused parking sp

13、ace or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to200 or300 a week. Put an advertisement(广告)for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark. Rent a roomSpare room?Not only will a lodger(房客)earn you an ine, but also, thanks to the government-backed“rent a r

14、oom”program, you wont have to pay any tax on the first4, 500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy. Make money during special eventsDont want a full-time lodger?Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or

15、other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space. Live on setRenting your home out as a“film set”could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production pany and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online p

16、anies that allow you to register your home for freebut you will be charged if your home gets picked. Use your roofYou need the right kind of roof, but some energy panies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment(around14, 000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid f

17、or unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇应用文。介绍了如何用一些闲置的停车位、房子等来赚钱。1. If you earn5, 000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on _ . A

18、. 800 B. 4, 500C. 500 D. 5, 000【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据Rent a room中you wont have to pay any tax on the first4, 500 you make per year可知C为正确答案。2. If you want to use energy free, you have to _ . A. sign an agreement with the governmentB. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 yearsC. sell the roof to some energy

19、 paniesD. pay around14, 000 for the equipment【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据Use your roof中you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof可知B为正确选项。3. For whom is the text most probably written?A. Lodgers. B. Advertisers. C. Online panies D. House owners. 【解析】选D。

20、推理判断题。根据第一段An unused parking space or garage can make money可知D为正确选项。2019-2020年高中英语 阅读提升作业十四 Module 4 Period 2 Reading and Vocabulary（2）外研版必修4. 完形填空A successful scientist is generally a good observer. He makes full1of the facts he observes. He doesnt accept ideas which are not2on obvious facts, and t

21、herefore refuses to accept authority as the only3for truth. He always4ideas carefully and makes experiments to prove them. The rise of5science may perhaps be considered to6as far back as the7of Roger Bacon, the wonderful philosopher of Oxford, who lived8the years 1214 and 1292. He was probably the f

22、irst in the Middle9to suggest that we must learn science10observing and experimenting on the things around us, and he himself11many important discoveries. Galileo, however, who lived more than 300 years later(1564-1642), was the greatest of several great men, 12lived in Italy, France, Germany, or En

23、gland, began by13to show how many important14could be discovered by observation. Before Galileo, learned men believed that large bodies fell more15towards the earth than small ones, 16Aristotle said so. But Galileo, going to the17of the leaning Tower of Pisa, let two18stones fall and proved Aristotl

24、e was wrong. It was Galileos19of going direct to Nature, and proving our20and theories by experiment, that has led to all the discoveries of modern science. 【语篇概述】本文是说明文, 介绍了一位成功的科学家应具备的素质。1. A. use B. timeC. speedD. trust【解析】选A。考查固定搭配。make full use of为固定短语, 意为“充分利用”。这里指充分采用他所观察的事实。2. A. worked B. b

25、ased C. lived D. written【解析】选B。考查固定搭配。be based on意为“以为根据”。这里指以明显的事实为依据。3. A. reason B. cause C. advice D. result【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。这里表述的是他不认为权威就是真理的唯一理由。cause强调的是“根源”, reason强调的是“理由”。4. A. thinks B. checksC. has D. learns【解析】选B。考查逻辑推理。根据后面的内容, 可以推断他总是仔细审核观点并做实验来验证。5. A. natural B. physicalC. ancient D.

26、 modern【解析】选D。考查逻辑推理。从此句后半部分以及本文最后一句可知应该是指现代科学。6. A. date B. keep C. look D. take【解析】选A。考查固定搭配。date back(to. . . )为固定短语, 意思是“追溯到时间”。7. A. study B. time C. year D. birth【解析】选B。考查逻辑推理。此处time意思是“时代、时期”。8. A. across B. in C. between D. among【解析】选C。考查逻辑推理。根据句意, 此处指的是生活在1214年和1292年之间, 而不是生活在这两年, 故答案为C。9.

27、A. Schools B. Ages C. Days D. Countries【解析】选B。考查背景常识。此处the Middle Ages是指“中世纪”, age意思是“时代, 时期”。10. A. in B. with C. on D. by【解析】选D。考查介词词义辨析。此处句意为“我们必须通过对我们周围的事情进行观察和做实验来学科学”。另外, on和by都有“靠、凭借”的意思, 但是on后常常接名词或代词; by后接动名词。11. A. did B. made C. took D. gave【解析】选B。考查固定搭配。make a discovery为固定短语, 意思是“发现”, 在此

28、符合题意。12. A. who B. when C. that D. where【解析】选A。考查语法搭配。此处who引导一个定语从句, who指代前面的the greatest(of several great men)。13. A. ways B. degrees C. levels D. chances【解析】选B。考查固定搭配。此处by degrees为固定短语, 相当于gradually, 意思是“渐渐地, 逐渐地”。在此符合题意。14. A. truths B. problems C. people D. subjects【解析】选A。考查逻辑推理。根据语境, 此处是指通过观察来发

29、现很多重要的真理(truth), 而不是问题。15. A. slowly B. rapidly C. lightly D. heavily【解析】选B。考查逻辑推理。此处讲述的是在伽利略之前的所谓有学问的科学家的观点, 即重量大的物体比重量较小的物体落到地球上的速度更快。而这种想法后来被伽利略证明是错误的。所以用rapidly。16. A. although B. becauseC. when D. if【解析】选B。考查逻辑推理。这里所说的“large bodies fell more _ towards the earth than small ones”的观点, 其实是指当时亚里士多德的

30、观点, 当时人们都把他当作权威。所以是“因为亚里士多德这样说。”故选B。17. A. place B. foot C. top D. ceiling【解析】选C。考查逻辑推理。此处指这一实验是在比萨斜塔的塔顶上进行的, 因此答案为C。18. A. big B. small C. equal D. unequal【解析】选D。考查逻辑推理。根据上文所说的, 人们相信大物体总比小物体下落快。为了做实验来验证亚里士多德的这一观点是错误的, 伽利略到比萨斜塔的塔顶上同时放下两个“体积不等的”石块。19. A. spirit B. skill C. theory D. discovery【解析】选A。考

31、查逻辑推理。从上文可以看出, 这就是伽利略直接走向大自然的精神, 也正是由于伽利略这一深入事物本质, 并通过实验证明观点和理论的精神引领了所有现代科学的发现。此处spirit意思是“精神”。20. A. plans B. opinions C. world D. ability【解析】选B。考查逻辑推理。此处opinion意思是“观点”。伽利略通过实验证明我们的观点和理论的精神引领了所有现代科学的发现。. 阅读理解Albert Einstein(1879-1955)was one of the greatest scientific thinkers of all time. Born of Jewish parents a