第一部分　必修四　Module 5

　　Ⅰ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　(2024·安徽黃山二次質(zhì)檢)

　　Teamwork is all about working together to achieve a common goal or purpose. Is teamwork out of date? Why is it so hard to effectively conduct teamwork in those days?

　　One way we employ teamwork in everyday lives is by becoming a parent, It is parents' job to teach their children the basic skills and give them the knowledge they need to be successful in life. This, to me, requires teamwork. For example, the mother teaches her children manners and good health skills, while the father teaches them how to catch a ball or drive a car. However, in today's society, we find that more and more parents are feeling that this teamwork is a one-sided thing. According to a report ，there are 13.7 million single parents raising their children in the US and this could be due to the fact that parents don't take responsibility for their children, so they leave one parent to do it alone. This is a sad fact, and it reflects that effective teamwork is losing ground in the parenting aspect of our everyday lives.

　　Another place where teamwork affects us greatly is in our jobs. It doesn't matter if you have a small company or a large company: if you have at least one employee and yourself，then teamwork works. I have noticed that with the current economic recession (衰退), people are racing to grab jobs but the quality of people's work has gone down greatly.It just appears to me that people do not take pride in their work any more. They get to work as fast as they can，just to receive the paycheck, but their quality standards fly_right_out_of_the_window. So I think teamwork is losing ground in the workforce.

　　As you can see, we run into the aspects of teamwork in just about everything we do. Do you believe teamwork is really losing ground in today's society? I think it is.

　　語篇解讀：本文為議論文。作者通過分析團隊精神在家庭生活中和職場上的喪失，說明了團隊精神在被越來越多的人所忽視。

　　1．Why does teamwork disappear in the parenting aspect of our daily life?

　　A．Parents have no time to spare for their children.

　　B．Parents have no chances to teach their children about it.

　　C．Many children are often brought up by a single parent.

　　D．Many children are independent to deal with their matters.

　　答案：C　事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段中第五句“According to a report ，there are 13.7 million single parents raising their children in the US and this could be due to the fact that parents don't take responsibility for their children, so they leave one parent to do it alone.”可推知答案為C項。

　　2．Teamwork is losing ground in the workforce mainly because ________.

　　A．workers don't like to work together with others

　　B．workers' sense is affected by economic recession

　　C．workers want to prove they are more capable

　　D．fewer workers are employed to save money

　　答案：B　事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第三句中的“I have noticed that with the current economic recession (衰退), people are racing to grab jobs but the quality of people's work has gone down greatly.”可知經(jīng)濟衰退影響了工人的觀念，故答案為B項。

　　3．The author wants us to believe his opinion by ________.

　　A．listing some data B．giving some examples

　　C．a(chǎn)sking some questions D．a(chǎn)nalyzing some cases

　　答案：D　推理判斷題。作者通過分析家庭生活中和職場上團隊精神缺失的案例來支持自己的觀點，故答案為D項。

　　4．The underlined phrase “fly right out of the window” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

　　A．disappear B．improve

　　C．increase D．matter

　　答案：A　猜測詞義題。上文提到由于經(jīng)濟衰退，工人們不再注意工作質(zhì)量了，人們也不再為自己的工作感到驕傲了。他們想盡快找到工作只是為了掙工資，但他們工作質(zhì)量的標準被忽視了。由此可見本題答案為A項。

　　B

　　(2024·綿陽市一診模擬)

　　My daughter recently asked me what a travel agency does. There is one located on our street and it has just been completely rebuilt. I told her that they helped people book their trips and vacations. “Why haven't we ever been there？” she wanted to know. “Because we do everything ourselves online these days” I explained. “But why do it yourself if other people want to do it for you？” she wondered out loud.

　　The answer is that the travel agency makes a little bit of money on each ticket you book through them. If you book your ticket yourself online, you save that money. Saving money sounds great except that when you think about it you typically spend three evenings comparing prices to end up saving $30 on a $300 trip. All those $30 discounts add up of course so I guess we should be happy with that.

　　Consider books for a moment. Buying your book at Amazon saves you maybe 30% to 40% on each book. Add to that the convenience of shopping from home and getting the package delivered to your home address. So far so good. Unfortunately, that does mean you spend too much time browsing Amazon. com while you could do something fun instead. Like maybe reading an actual book?

　　Then the package arrives and you aren't home and end up having to pick it up at the local post-office. All in all I wonder how much time I end up investing in the whole process. Time sounds free, but to most of us, it is more valuable than money.

　　The Internet Economy promised to get rid of the middle—men and we loved it. Somehow, I'm starting to get the feeling that we ourselves ended up doing the work of that middle—men we were so eager to get rid of.

　　In any project you can always pick two of these: fast, cheap or good. We seem to have focused a lot on 'cheap' and 'good' but the extra time we need to invest to also keep it 'fast' comes out of our own pockets.

　　You can always make more money but you can never make more time.

　　語篇解讀：文章講述的是網(wǎng)購雖然可以節(jié)省我們的開支，但是卻花了我們大量的時間，省錢是有代價的。

　　5．What is the purpose of paragraph 1 ?

　　A．It mainly shows the curiosity of the author's daughter.

　　B．It indicates that the Internet has influenced our daily life.

　　C．It tells us the importance of a travel agency.

　　D．It shows why people need a travel agency.

　　答案：B　主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段第五句“Because we do everything ourselves online these days”可知，現(xiàn)在人們的生活受到了英特網(wǎng)的影響，故選B項。

　　6．What can be inferred from paragraph 2 ?

　　A．We should be satisfied with $30 that we have saved because it is worthwhile.

　　B．$30 that we have saved is too little, so we can't be happy with it.

　　C．We should feel regretful although $30 is worth the time we have spent.

　　D．It's hard for us to be happy with $30 because we have wasted a lot of time.

　　答案：D　段落大意題。根據(jù)第二段第二句提到“If you book your ticket yourself online, you save that money. Saving money sounds great except that when you think about it you typically spend three evenings comparing prices to end up saving $30 on a $300 trip.”可知我們花很多時間省了30塊錢，故選D項。

　　7．What's the author's attitude towards the Internet Economy?

　　A．Positive B．Indifferent

　　C．Neutral D．Critical

　　答案：D　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章中作者講到網(wǎng)購的好處和存在的問題可以得知，作者不是全面肯定網(wǎng)購。

　　8．What's the best title for the passage?

　　A．The convenience of the Internet Economy.

　　B．How to save time in the Internet Economy.

　　C．The hidden cost of the Internet Economy.

　　D．How to save money in the Internet Economy.

　　答案：C　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，作者認為網(wǎng)購雖然省了一些錢，但是花費了很多的時間，這就是網(wǎng)購的隱藏代價，故選C項。

　　Ⅱ.七選五

　　根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

　　When was the last time you had great fun with your family? __1__ So stand up and plan to have fun with your family.

　　Going to the zoo is definitely a number-one pick for family activities. Other than visiting animals, most zoos nowadays have rides that you can enjoy with your family. Meals are served in the zoo. __2__ To add some fun, ask to be the photographer for the day and you might be surprised by how creative you can be.

　　__3__ Even though you might not be really keen on outdoor activities, you can still enjoy your time by playing together after having your lunch.

　　Visiting the nation's capital would be your choice if you want to go on a trip with your family. Learn more about the history by visiting historical sites. __4__

　　A treasure hunt is a popular activity, so going hunting with your family is a nice choice. You can train yourself by asking to be the person in charge who can hold the treasure map and make decisions.

　　Create a video clip with your family. Make your family the characters in the clip. You may talk about your family life in the clip, your interests or even create a drama.

　　__5__ Plant flowers and mow the lawn. After a day of hard work, you can all sit back and enjoy a barbecue at your beautifully cleaned backyard.

　　A．History creates topics for you and your family.

　　B．At bedtime read to your young kids and read with your elder kids.

　　C．Your family is always the most valuable thing in life.

　　D．Bring your own snacks if you want to save some money.

　　E．Doing some yard work together can also be a fun quality time for your family.

　　F．Having a picnic at the park is also a good activity for your family.

　　G．Here are two examples.

　　語篇解讀：家庭永遠都是生活中最重要的一部分，和家人在一起可以有很多愉快的時光。本文介紹了幾種和家人一起參與的活動，參與者可以從中享受到很多樂趣。

　　1．C　下句意為“因此站起來，準備和家人一起尋找樂趣吧”，由此可推知答案為C項，兩句間存在因果關(guān)系，C項意為“在生活中，家庭總是最重要的”。

　　2．D　根據(jù)上句可知，本句要談到“吃飯”的問題，D項符合題意，意為“如果你想省一些錢的話，可以自己帶些零食”。

　　3．F　下句中的“outdoor activities”為關(guān)鍵詞，F(xiàn)項符合本段內(nèi)容，意為“在公園里野餐也是一種很好的家庭活動”。

　　4．A　前一句中的historical為關(guān)鍵詞，A項符合題意，參觀歷史遺跡可以學到更多關(guān)于歷史的知識，歷史可以成為你和家人談論的話題。

　　5．E　根據(jù)下文提到的”種花和修剪草坪”以及”后院”可以推斷出，此處建議和家人一起到后院做一些園藝工作，故E項符合題意。

　　Ⅲ.語法填空

　　閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

　　(2024·河北實驗中學二模)

　　M：What are you surfing for on the Internet, Jane?

　　W：I __1__(hunt)for another apartment.

　　M：Why? You mean we should move to a new house?

　　W：It may be a daydream. __2__ this apartment __3__ we are living is too small.

　　M：I agree. But this apartment is near our company at __4__(little)．

　　W：Perhaps we can buy a car?

　　M：That will make __5__ life tiring, Jane.

　　W：I dream __6__ having a house with a garden. I could plant many flowers.

　　M：Sound great? But have you found an advertisement __7__(make)you interested?

　　W：__8__ is an interesting advertisement.

　　M：Glad to share a daydream with you! Where is it located?

　　W：It is next to the railway station and it is only half __9__ hour's ride.

　　M：How many bedrooms?

　　W：Three bedrooms, 4 unfurnished houses, a fenced yard, one-car garage.

　　M：Sounds just for us! How much is the __10__？

　　W：The ad says $415 a month.

　　1．______　2.______　3.______　4.______　5.______

　　6．______　7.______　8.______　9.______　10.______

　　答案：

　　1．a(chǎn)m hunting　上句用的現(xiàn)在進行時。

　　2．But　與上句是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，換房子可能是白日夢，但是我們現(xiàn)在住的房子太小了。

　　3．where/in which　定語從句，先行詞apartment表示地點，并且從句中缺少狀語。

　　4．least　at least“最少”，但是我們住的這一套至少是靠近我們的公司。

　　5．our　買車會讓我們的生活變得很累。

　　6．of/about　dream of / about“夢想或渴望得到”，固定短語。

　　7．making　現(xiàn)在分詞作后置定語，讓你感興趣的廣告。

　　8．Here　“這兒是……”

　　9．a(chǎn)n　half an hour's ride“半小時的路”。

　　10．rent　根據(jù)下文可知，問的只能是“租金”。

　　Ⅳ.短文改錯

　　假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用()劃掉。

　　修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

　　注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

　　2．只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

　　Some students think a difficult exam is just like a challenge but that the more difficult it is, better it will be.They say a difficult exam can help students in find out where they are weak in their studies and improve our learning methods.However, others were against a difficult exam.In their opinion, if it is very difficult, they may be discouraging and feel terribly about their studies.I prefer an exam either too difficult nor too easy.A very easy exam makes it difficult for teacher to learn how we are getting on to our studies, while too difficult an exam makes us lose heart.

　　答案：

　　Some students think a difficult exam is just like a challenge

　　that the more difficult it is, better it will be.They say a difficult exam can help students

　　find out where they are weak in their studies and improve

　　learning methods.However, others

　　against a difficult exam.In their opinion, if it is very difficult, they may be

　　and feel

　　about their studies.I prefer an exam

　　too difficult nor too easy.A very easy exam makes it difficult for

　　to learn how we are getting on

　　our studies, while too difficult an exam makes us lose heart.