1、课时作业( 四十六) 选修 8 Module 4 Which English？(限时：35 分钟).单项填空1It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is_ another to play it well yourself.Aquite BveryCrather Dmuch2Youd better take something to read when you go to see the doctor _ you have to wait. Aeven if Bas ifCin case Din order that 3
2、_ I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger. AAs long as BAs far asCJust as D Even if 4Even though Lucy and Kathy are good friends, Lucy _to lending her ID card to Kathy to apply for a credit card. Astuck BreferredCturned Dobjected5He played the computer game till late l
3、ast night, _early this morning. Aor rather Bother than Crather than Dmore than6He could not _ his dislike for that man. Aovercome BdefeatCoverthrow Dovertake7The teacher explained the _ of the theme expressed in the poem. Areference BsignificanceCmeans Dsignal8We didnt find the Blacks_ the lecture.
4、No one had told them about_a lecture the following day. Ato attend; there to be Battending; there beingCattended; there be Dattend; there was9Did you scold him for his carelessness?Yes, but_ it. A I would rather not doBId rather not have doneCI shouldnt doDId better not do10Why do you drink so much
5、coffee? Well, _ it keeps me awake at night, I see no harm in it. Aalthough BforCas long as Das far as11Weve just moved into a bigger house and theres a lot to do. Lets_ it. Akeep up with Bdo away withCget down to Dlook forward to12The ground is slippery.Hold on to the rope and dont _Aput off Bturn u
6、p Ctake apart Dlet go13Lucy has_all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university. Aacquired BfinishedCconcluded Dachieved14. I have read the material several times but it doesnt make any_to me. Ameaning Bimportance Csense D significance15. This stamp
7、is_because all others like it have been lost or destroyed. So it is invaluable.A. unique B. abundant C. exceptional D. splendid .完形填空Alone in the light at the dining room table, I sat in tears. Finally, Id succeeded in getting both kids to bed. I got them both washed, _16_ by cries of delight, crazy
8、 running around, laughing and throwing things. _17_ calmed down, they lay in their beds as I gave each the five minutes back rubs as usual. Then I began the night time routine of a song, both kids _18_. I sang it over and over until they seemed fully engaged in _19_. A recently _20_ man with full cu
9、stody (监护权) of his children, I was determined to give them as _21_ and stable a home life as possible. I _22_ a happy face for them. Everything was just as it had always been with the exception _23_ their mother was now missing. There, another night successfully _24_. I rose slowly, tiptoed out of t
10、heir room and went downstairs. Sitting at the _25_ room table, I realized that this was the first time since I came home from work that Id been able to _26_ sit down. Then it all crowded in on me：the fatigue(疲惫), the _27_ of the responsibility, the worry about bills I wasnt sure I pay that month. An
11、d _28_. I felt as though I was at the bottom of a great sea of loneliness. I sat there, silently sobbing. Just then, a pair of little arms went around my middle and a little face peered up at me. I looked down into my fiveyearold sons _29_ face. I was _30_ to be seen crying by my son. “Im sorry, Eth
12、an, I didnt know you were still awake. Im sorry, Im just a little _31_ tonight.”“Its okay, Daddy. Its okay to cry, youre just a _32_.”I cant express how happy he made me, who gave me _33_ to cry. He seemed to be saying that I didnt have to always be _34_， that it was occasionally possible to allow m
13、yself to feel weak and _35_ my feeling. Somehow, it was possible for me to get to sleep that night. Thank you, my son. 16A.excited BaccompaniedCencouraged Daffected17A.Sooner or later BOr ratherCOn time DMore or less18A.favor BfavoriteCentertainment Dhobby19A.sleep BbedCjoy Dimagination20A.disabled
14、BmarriedCdivorced Ddiscovered21A.ordinary BcommonCregular Dnormal22A.put on Blooked onCgot on Dhad on23A.which Bthat Cif Dwhether24A.arrived BcelebratedCdismissed Dconcluded25A.dining BsittingCbed Dstudy26A.almost Bjust Cever Dhardly27A.pleasure BlackCabsence Dweight28A.satisfaction BfunCloneliness
15、Dworry29A.puzzled BsuspectedCsurprising Dsympathetic30A.embarrassed BdelightedCdisappointed Dterrified31A.tired BsadCanxious Dunlucky32A.human BfatherCparent Dgrownup33A.need BtimeCpermission Dorder34A.sad BhappyCstrong Dweak35A.give out Blet outCmake out Dcarry out.阅读理解 The way we do things round h
16、ereSome years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started, “Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us.”That “quite”saddened me.I thought he was saying “were kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wis
17、h we had hired someone else.”Then I discovered that in American English “quite”sometimes means “very”， while in British English it means “fairly”So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I dont just mean the words people speak. It is body language, dre
18、ss, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures(文化)Some of these differences may be only on the surfacedress, food and hours of workwhile others may be deeper and take longer to deal with.Mostly, it is just a question of getting used
19、to the differences and accepting them, like the climate(气候), while getting on with business.Some of the differences may be an improvement.People are more polite；the service is better；you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again.However, other differences can be troubli
20、ng, like punctuality(准时)If you invite people to a party at 7 oclock your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the American Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the e
21、vening in Greece.I prefer not to use the word “late” because there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.36The author was unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1 because he thought_.Athe American bank didnt think much of himBthe America
22、n bank might hire another personCits difficult to get used to American cultureDits easy to misunderstand Americans37The word“highlights”in Paragraph 2 probably means_.Aencourages Bhelps to narrowCincreases D draws attention to38According to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences?AAsk the native people for help.BUnderstand and accept them.CDo things in our own way.DDo indepth research.39When invited to a party the people who are usually punctual are_.AItalians B GermansCGreeks D the British
