1、Unit 4 Legends of ancient Greece.单词练吧1She s the money she won with her brother. 答案 split2These measures are only (暂时的). 答案 temporary3Churchill was not only a s ,but also a poet. 答案 statesman4The wound healed up,but it left a s . 答案 scar5A goose was (孵出) among ducks. 答案 hatched6They are going to ( 摔跤
2、) in a match next month. 答案 wrestle7The silly clowns at the c amused the children. 答案 circus8Just put the p in the socket(插座) and switch on the machine. 答案 plug9I asked the photographer to e the picture. 答案 enlarge10The insects wings are almost (透明的). 答案 transparent11The prices of food have ( 猛涨) th
3、is year. 答案 zoomed12Please watch out for the big (拱门) and all the trees. 答案 arch13How can a m God permit a human being to suffer such torment? 答案 merciful14The policeman was now blowing his w ,and that sound brought other constables(警察). 答案 whistle15His car broke down on the ( 高速公路),so he had to cal
4、l the emergency service. 答案 freeway.短语沙龙1make (both) ends meet 答案 使收支相抵;量入为出2on ones way to. 答案 在某人去的路上3set out 答案 出发;开始;陈述;陈列4pick up 答案 拿起;拾起;捡起5 逐渐消失 ;磨灭;损耗 答案 wear off6 碰巧;偶然;意外地 答案 by chance7 推近,聚焦于 答案 zoom in on8 立刻,马上 ;一刹那 答案 quick as a flash.同义句转换1A:If the police see a fight,they stop it rig
5、ht away.B:If the police see a fight,they it right away. 答案 put an end to2A:I suggest we visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art first.B:I suggest the Metropolitan Museum of Art first. 答案 our visiting3A:Gathering up the thread of his story,he set about writing.B:Gathering up the thread of his story,he t
6、o write. 答案 set out4A:They were late for the meeting because their car broke down on their way home.B:They were late for the meeting because their car on their way home. 答案 gave out5A:It seems that shes already heard the news.B: shes already heard the news. 答案 The chances are.课文回顾下面一段文章是课文原文的浓缩,仔细阅读
7、,根据课文内容将其补充完整,并背诵。When the Trojan war ended,the other Greek leaders returned 1. to their families and kingdoms,but the people of Ithaca waited 2. for their king,Odysseus!His long absence had led to growing 3. in the country.Telemachus decided to follow the Goddess Athenes 4. to go and search for new
8、s of his father. With his mothers 5. ,Telemachus first 6. for the island of the Cyclops.The Cyclops told him that Odysseus and Odysseus men hurt him deeply. Telemachus was very 7. at his fathers behaviour.He 8. that he would do something to help the Cyclops.Then he said goodbye and left. Next,Telema
9、chus visited Circe,a Queen with 9. powers,who ruled another small island.It seemed she,too,had encountered Odysseus and his men and had been disturbed by them.But the Queen was not too angry with Odysseus and finally they 10. as friends. Telemachus thanked her,but yet again he had missed Odysseus.Wo
10、uld he ever catch up with his father?答案 1.in triumph 2.in vain 3.unrest 4.suggestion 5.permission 6.set out 7.embarrassed 8.promised 9.magical 10.parted.完形填空阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When I first entered university,my aunt,who is an English professor,gave me a new English dicti
11、onary.I was 1 to see that it was an English-English dictionary,also known as a monolingual dictionary. 2 it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners,none of my classmates had one 3 ,to be honest,I found it extremely 4 to use at first.I would look up words in the dictionary and 5 not fully u
12、nderstand the meanings.I was used to the 6 bilingual dictionaries,in which the words are 7 both in English and Chinese.I really wondered why my aunt 8 to make things so difficult for me.Now,after studying English at university for three years,I 9 that monolingual dictionaries are 10 in learning a fo
13、reign language. As I found out,there is, 11 ,often no perfect equivalence( 对应) between two 12 in two languages.My aunt even goes so far as to 13 that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the 14 meaning of a word in English! 15 ,she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a word in a monoling
14、ual dictionary 16 I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. 17 ,I have come to see what she meant. Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way.This dictionary uses a(n) 18 number of words,around 2,000,in its definitions.When I read these definition
15、s,I am 19 exposed to(接触)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. 20 this,I can express myself more easily in English. 1A.worried B.sad C.surprised D.nervous答案 C解析 从文章看出,原先作者习惯于使用的是英汉双解词典,而姑妈送给作者的是一本英英词典,这时作者应该是“惊奇” 她为什么送作者这样一本词典,而不可能感觉“担忧”“ 伤心”或“紧张”。2A.Because B.Alth
16、ough C.Unless D.If答案 B解析 根据句子后面的部分“我的同学们都没有这样一本词典”判断,前面用 although 引导让步状语从句才符合逻辑,表示“尽管这是为非本族语学习者编写的一本词典”。3A.but B.so C.or D.and答案 D解析 句意:我的同学们都没有这样一本词典 ,而且,说实话,刚开始我发现这本词典相当难用。根据句意和前后句的逻辑关系判断,前后意思是顺延的,所以选连词 and。4A.difficult B.interestingC.ambiguous D.practical答案 A解析 根据文章可知,作者当初对这本词典是不喜欢的,所以应选消极意义的 dif
17、ficult,说明“很难用”。5A.thus B.even C.still D.again答案 C解析 该句说明为什么这本词典难用,所以选 still 表示“ 仍然 ”。句意:我在词典里查找单词,却仍然不能完全明白其意义。6A.new B.familiar C.earlier D.ordinary答案 B解析 new 意为“新的”;familiar 意为“ 熟悉的”;earlier 意为“早的 ”;ordinary 意为“一般的”。根据 was used to 可知习惯的当然是“ 熟悉的” 双解词典。7A.explained B.expressedC.described D.created答案
18、 A解析 explain 意为“解释,说明”;express 意为“表达,表示”;describe 意为“ 描述,描写”;create 意为“ 创造,创新”。根据常识可知,词典是“ 解释” 词的,故选 A 项。8A.offered B.agreedC.decided D.happened答案 C解析 offer to do sth.意为“(主动 )提出做某事”;agree to do sth.意为“答应做某事,同意做某事”;decide to do sth.意为“决定做某事 ,决心做某事”;happen to do sth.意为 “碰巧做某事”。根据上下文判断应选 C 项。句意:我真的想知道我
19、姑妈为什么决定把这么难的事情安排给我。9A.imagine B.recommendC.predict D.understand答案 D解析 imagine 意为“想象”;recommend 意为“推荐,建议”;predict 意为“预测,预言”;understand 意为“理解,明白”。根据上下文看出,在大学里学了三年英语之后,作者“明白了”, 说明作者对这本词典的看法的变化。10A.natural B.betterC.easier D.convenient答案 B解析 根据句意判断,该句暗含比较,把母语词典与双语词典进行比较,所以应选比较级 better,表示“母语词典比双语词典更好”。11
20、A.at best B.in factC.at times D.in case答案 B解析 at best 意为 “最多”;in fact 意为“事实上”;at times 意为“有时候”;in case 意为“以防万一”。句意:正如我所发现的,实际上,两种语言的两个词常常不能完美地对应一致。故选 B 项。12A.words B.namesC.ideas D.characters答案 A解析 根据句意判断,该句说明的是两种语言中的两个“单词”。故选 A 项。13A.hope B.declare C.doubt D.tell答案 B解析 hope 意为“ 希望”;declare 意为“宣布,宣称
21、”;doubt 意为“怀疑”;tell 意为“告诉”。根据句意应选 B项,表示作者的姑妈“宣称( 说) ”。14A.exact B.basicC.translated D.expected答案 A解析 exact 意为 “准确的,精确的”;basic 意为“ 基本的,基础的”;translated 意为“翻译的”;expected 意为“期望的,预料的” 。根据句意判断应选 A 项,the exact meaning of a word 表示“一个单词的确切含义”。15A.Rather B.HoweverC.Therefore D.Instead答案 C解析 rather 意为“ 确切地说”;
22、however 意为“然而,可是”;therefore 意为“因此,所以”;instead 意为“代替,而是”。从逻辑方面分析,该处前后句是因果关系,故选 C 项。16A.when B.before C.until D.while答案 A解析 when 意为“当时候”,从句谓语可以是瞬时动词,也可以是延续性动词;before 意为“ 在之前”;until 意为“直到 时候”;while 意为“当时候,在期间”,从句谓语动词必须是延续性动词。根据句意和结构判断应选 A 项 ,表示“当你想更好地理解词义的时候 ”。17A.Largely B.GenerallyC.Gradually D.Proba
23、bly答案 C解析 largely 意为“大部分地”;generally 意为“通常地”;gradually 意为“逐渐地”;probably 意为“ 可能地”。根据文章可以看出,经过大学三年的学习,对于母语词典作者由不喜欢到发现非常好,这是一个渐变的过程,因此选 C 项。句意:渐渐地,我明白了姑妈的意思。18A.extra B.average C.total D.limited答案 D解析 extra 意为“ 额外的,多余的 ”;average 意为“平均的”;total 意为“总的”;limited 意为“有限的”。根据句意看出,这本词典解释词义时,只用到了大约 2 000 个单词,故选
24、D 项,表示“限量的”词汇。19A.repeatedly B.nearlyC.immediately D.anxiously答案 A解析 repeatedly 意为“ 反复地,重复地”;nearly 意为“ 几乎,差不多 ”;immediately 意为“立刻,马上”;anxiously 意为“着急地,焦虑地”。根据句意应选 A 项,表示“我反复地接触这些基本词汇” 。20A.According to B.In relation toC.In addition to D.Because of答案 D解析 according to 意为“根据”;in relation to 意为“与有关”;in
25、 addition to 意为“除了”;because of 意为“ 由于,因为”。句意:由于这一点,我能用英语更容易地表达自己。.语篇填空阅读下列材料,掌握其大意,并根据上下文填写空白处所需的内容(1 个单词) 或所提供单词的正确形式。Helen:Hi,Fred.Where have you been?Fred:Ive been to the library and borrowed some English books.Whats wrong?Helen:I thought you 1. (be) to the post office.Did you notice the money I
26、left on the desk? Fred:Yes,$10 altogether.But I didnt know what it was 2. .Helen:Didnt you see 3. note I left you with the money? Fred:Note?What note? I didnt see any note.Helen:Really?Thats very strange.I left the money with a note 4. (say) I wanted you to go to the post office and get some envelop
27、es and 5. (stamp) for me.I also put the ink bottle on them in case they might not draw your attention. Fred:I see now.Why cant you go and get them 6. (you)?The post office is only about 30 minutes walk from here.We often walk there after supper. Helen:Of course I know how far it is from school.I can
28、t go there myself 7. Im very busy 8. (do) some chemistry experiments in the lab.And whats more,I 9. prepare for my English exam.You know I failed the last one.If I cant pass this time,a hard time 10. (wait) for me. 答案 1.were 2.for 3.the 4.saying 5.stamps 6.yourself7.because 8.doing 9.must/have to 10.will wait
