1、unit 12 culture shock period 2 课时作业 （北师大版必修 4）时间：30 分钟.语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Hello Mr.Death！A peek at Chinese rare namesUnhappy with your name？Then spare a thought for those rare Chinese families whose surnames mean“zero”“ghost”_1_even“death”A man in Chinas south
2、ern Jiangxi Province has spent the last 20 years compiling a list of_2_(usual)family names，according to national_3_(broadcast)，the China Central Television.Most Chinese people share a few common surnames，Zhang，Wang ，Li，Liu and Chen.The Chinese expression for“ordinary people”literally_4_(mean)“the ol
3、d one hundred surnames”_5_Cheng Yinglians interest was piqued after reading a newspaper many years ago and_6_(discover)a person with the surname Cui，meaning“ghost”，CCTV said._7_then，he has collected newspapers，books and other publications to find similar rare surnames，coming up_8_about 2,000 to date
4、.Those he has found include Ling，or“zero”，Cu，or “vinegar”，Miao，or“second”and Yi， or“one”In China，many parents go out of their way to give_9_children auspicious names_10_suggest they will grow up to be healthy，strong and rich.答案 1.or 2.unusual 3.broadcast 4.means 5.But6discovering 7.Since 8.with 9.th
5、eir 10.which/that.阅读理解AMark Twain was a great writer.He was also a famous speaker.He was famous for his sense of humour.Many people liked to listen to his talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of
6、his writing.Before he was going to leave，one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that hed better not go there.Mark Twain waved his hand and said， “It doesnt matter.The mosquitoes are not relatives of mine.I dont think they will come to visit
7、 me.”After he arrived at the town，Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station.He went into his room，but when he was just about to have a rest，quite a few mosquitoes flew about him.The waiters felt very sorry about that.“Im very sorry， Mr Mark Twain.There are too many mosquitoes in our town，
8、” one of them said to him.Mark Twain，however，made a joke，saying to the waiter， “The mosquitoes are very clever.They know my room number.They didnt come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.But that night Mark Twain slept well.Do you know why？That was because
9、all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.【语篇解读】本文通过一件事讲述了马克吐温的幽默。11One day Mark Twain went to a small town_.Ato see one of his friendsBto do something for his writingCto tell an interesting storyDto see one of his relatives答案 B 由第二段第一句可得出答案。12The w
10、aiters felt sorry because_.Athey did something wrongBtheir hotel was too smallCthe room was not very cleanDthere were many mosquitoes in Mark Twains room.答案 D 由第三段第二句和第三句可知选 D。13All the people present laughed heartily because_.Athe mosquitoes were very clever and they didnt come into the wrong roomB
11、the mosquitoes knew Mark Twains room numberCMark Twain gave the waiters some nice presentsDMark Twain made a joke答案 D 通读第四段可知答案为 D。14From the story we know that_.Ano mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain that nightBthe owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at nightCMark Twain di
12、dnt have a good rest that nightDthere were no mosquitoes in the hotel any longer答案 A 由最后一段可知答案为 A。15Whats the main idea of the passage?AMark Twaina great writerBMark Twaina writer and a speakerCMark Twaina humorous speakerDMosquitoes and Mark Twain答案 C 全文重点描写马克吐温的幽默，故答案为 C。BFrom the beginning of hum
13、an history，wild animals provided food，clothing and sometimes medicine.We may not depend as much on wild animals now.But we hear about them every day.Americans use the names of animals in many ways.Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products.
14、They like lions，tigers and wildcats.When Americans say wildcat， they usually mean a_lynx，an_ocelot_or_a_bobcat.All these cats attack quickly and fiercely.So wildcats represent something fast and fierce.An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different.It was used to describe members of C
15、ongress who declared war on Britain in 1812.A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home.It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war.Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s.At that time，some states p
16、ermitted banks to make their own money.One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it.Some banks，however ，did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered.So the money had little or no value.It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat bank n
17、ote.The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks.A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money.It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night.Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it.Dishonest develop
18、ers would buy such property.Then they would sell it and leave town with the money.The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground.Today，wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.【语篇解读】本文讲述的是 wildcat 一词的由来。16What is the main idea of the passage?AWildcats and their stories.
19、BWildcats and their characters.CVarieties of animal species.DRelationship between animals and humans.答案 A 主旨大意题。本文主要讲的是 wildcat 词语及其相关的故事。故选 A。17From the passage we can know that_.Awildcats represent the state of MichiganBthe use of wildcat was not always the sameCwildcats are the best friend of hum
20、an beingsDhonest developers never buy wildcat oil wells答案 B 细节理解题。从文章的第二段的第一句话，可知答案为 B。18The underlined words “a lynx，an ocelot or a bobcat” in Paragraph 1 may refer to “_”Agasoline companiesBautomobile manufacturersCnames of wildcatsDbrands of automobile答案 C 词义猜测题。根据第一段第三句话“Americans use the names
21、of animals in many ways.”，可知画线部分指的是 names of wildcats。故选 C。 19Which of the following would people like to have or trust according to the passage?AWildcat congressmen. BWildcat oil wells.CWildcat banks. DWildcat cars.答案 D 细节推理题。根据文章的第一段我们可知 D 项正确；从第二段的最后一句可知 A 项错误；根据文章的最后一段可知 B 项错误；根据文章第三段可知 C 项错误。20
22、It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money_.Apeople couldnt buy anything with the moneyBpeople didnt know how to save moneyCthe rich invested too much on oil wellsDpeople complained and suffered a lot答案 D 推理判断题。根据文章第三段的内容：“当时的一家报纸称，那是 wildcat money 的时代，一个人早上可能还是富豪，晚上可能就变成穷光蛋了” 。不难推知 wildcat money 遭到人们的抱怨，使人们的生活痛苦不堪。故选 D。
