Module 4

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　(2024·河南八市重点高中质检)

　　Around four years ago, I received a call from the principal of our school as to the “Parents View” talk the next morning. He asked me to speak to the group. After the call, my whole body became feverish and panicky. The time from his call to the next morning seemed like years. The whole night, I could not sleep with many ominous_apprehensions in mind. One of them was to call the principal with regret and tell him that I could not come. Finally, I gathered some courage. I thought, “If I miss this opportunity, surely the school will never invite me again to any of their programs.”

　　I reached the school in time. Before my turn came, my whole body was trembling. When my turn came and I started speaking, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasn't even able to read the written speech properly. I was not aware of where I was standing and what I was reading. That was the day when I realized my biggest weakness: Public Speaking.

　　After my speech, I met with the principal and explained what happened to me. He told me that this happens to everyone. Even great speakers faced the same things when they started. He suggested that I come again next time.

　　Around one month later，I was invited to refer to a topic on motivation. This time I was feeling comfortable. My speech was appreciated by the principal as well as the teachers, because I was able to get my idea across to them. They encouraged me and praised my efforts.

　　After delivering it successfully, I became more confident. I said to myself，“If I can speak in front of such a learned audience, like the principal who educates others, I can now speak in front of others too.”

　　I started delivering lectures on various topics like Self Motivation, Personality Development, Personal Excellence, Spoken English and Presentation Skills. This has become a passion for me. I have learned that everything is possible if we have the courage to take the first step.

　　语篇解读：本文为记叙文。当你站在台上，所有的目光都集中在你身上，你会感到心脏加速，喉咙发干，开始说话时，大脑一片空白。害怕在公开场合演讲是一种常见的心理。作者用自己的亲身经历告诉我们“万事开头难”，“千里之行，始于足下”。

　　1．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

　　A．Practice Makes a Man a Better Speechmaker.

　　B．Public Speaking Makes a Man Embarrassed.

　　C．Principals Provide the Best Chances.

　　D．Spoken English Develops in Making Speeches.

　　答案：A　主旨大意题。由作者在第一次演讲时的怯场到第二次的从容淡定，再到后来的应付自如，可知答案为A项。

　　2．The author had bad feelings before the speech because ________.

　　A．he disliked the idea of giving a lecture

　　B．he had got a high fever before that

　　C．he regretted accepting the invitation

　　D．he feared he couldn't perform it properly

　　答案：D　推理判断题。根据第一段第四句中“The time from his call to the next morning seemed like years和I gathered some courage”可知作者不是不想去完成校长交给的任务，而是担心自己做不好。故答案为D项。

　　3．What does the underlined part“ominous apprehensions”in the first paragraph mean?

　　A．Unlucky opportunities.B．Negative ideas.

　　C. Curious views. D. Happy comments.

　　答案：B　猜测词义题。根据画线部分后面的“One of them was to call the principal with regret and tell him that I could not come.”可知脑海里浮现的是许多消极的念头，故答案为B项。

　　4．What can we conclude from the passage?

　　A．Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.

　　B．Knowledge makes humble；ignorance makes proud.

　　C．A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

　　D．Necessity is the mother of invention.

　　答案：C　推理判断题。由文章最后一句话可知答案为C项“千里之行，始于足下”。

　　Ⅱ.七选五

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　(2024·河北衡水中学高三期中)

　　1．What Teenagers Can Do To Earn More Respect

　　As teenagers continue to grow and develop into young adults, the transition(过渡) into adulthood has begun. With so many physical and emotional changes going on, certain manners are often forgotten and other adult traits are not yet accepted as a way of life.__1__ By doing the following things, you will earn more respect.

　　2．Contribute to the household

　　At the very least, clean up after yourself. As a teenager, you are old enough to clean up after yourself. When you make a mess, clean it up. __2__ All chores that you do help to reduce the load of the person who did them before. Now that you're old enough and capable, why shouldn't you contribute to the household？__3__

　　3．Be responsible

　　__4__ Whether they are basic things, like brushing your teeth or doing your homework , or more involved chores that contribute to the household, simply fulfill your responsibilities on time. When adults know that they can rely on you, their trust and respect for you will increase.

　　4. Solve more of your own problem without asking for help

　　Instead of taking the easy approach and asking for help, make an effort to solve your problems on your own first. The “easy way ” is only easy for you, but it is an extra task for the person from whom you are seeking help. Seek help only after you have make an honest effort to solve your own problems. __5__ When you become a good problem solver, you increase your valve to the community.

　　A．Everyone has certain responsibilities.

　　B．By being aware of these manners and traits, you can manage them sooner.

　　C．The people doing the chores before will greatly appreciate the help.

　　D．This includes. But is not limited to , your dishes and your room.

　　E. It will make your life more pleasant.

　　F. Depending on the problem, 15 minutes of effort is usually a good guideline.

　　G. When speaking to a group, speak loud enough.

　　语篇解读：本篇文章是关于青少年要如何赢得别人尊敬和信任的几点建议。首先要学会在家里帮忙做家务，即使从最简单的洗碗叠被做起。其次，要学会负责任，哪怕是自己个人卫生也要做好。最后，要学会独立解决问题。当把这些都做好的时候，人们对你的信任也就随之而来了。

　　1．B　考查上下文的推理判断能力。前句中出现的manners和traits以及后句的句式和F选项的句式以及句中的these manners和traits恰好呼应，语义上也能起到承上启下的作用，所以判断B选项正确。

　　2．D　考查上下文的推理判断能力。前句讲你应该学会自己收拾卫生，而D选项This includes. But is not limited to, your dishes and your room. “这包括在内，但不能局限在收拾自己碗筷和房间上”恰好能承接上文，故D选项正确。

　　3．C　考查上下文的推理判断能力。本段内容是建议青少年要学会做家务活来帮助家人。所以所填句子应该和做家务帮忙有关，而且从段落安排上看，最后一句话应该起到总结概括作用，由此判断C选项正确。句意：“如果你帮忙做家务，那么平时做这种家务的人会很感激。”

　　4．A　考查上下文的推理判断能力。由后句“Whether they are basic things，”可以推断前句应该出现they所替代的名词，而根据下文举的例子“like brushing your teeth or doing your homework”等可知A选项符合语境，能引领下文。句意：每个人都有某些责任。故A为正确选项。

　　5．F　考查上下文的推理判断能力。在本段中作者建议人们不要轻易向人求助，要在自己努力而未果的情况下去找人帮忙，纵观选项，只有F选项符合语境，能承接上文。

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　When I was a college student, I did a lot of travellings abroad. That was because a professor __1__ me to do so. She said, “Now is the time for you to travel around the world, __2__ your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun！”I __3__ her.

　　Since I started to work for a __4__ company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet. By using the Internet, I have seen the __5__ of many cities on my computer screen. And I have really made business __6__， too. With the help of the Internet, I have also got __7__ about food in different countries.

　　Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were __8__ necessary when I happened to read a famous chef's comment on the Internet. He said, “It is very difficult to have real Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the __9__ around us at the same time. So why don't you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian __10__？” Those words reminded me of my __11__ advice. As information technology __12__， you might be able to see the sights worldwide without making some real trips. But this also means that you will miss the various __13__ you can get from traveling.

　　Today there are people who __14__ direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet. It is not surprising to see a group of people __15__ not with each other but into their micro phones. It seems as if such people are __16__ by an invisible wall. They seem to be losing out on a good chance to __17__ and talk with other people. I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology. We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily __18__ more fruitful. However, we should never let it __19__ our time for face-to-face communication. Let's make use of information technology more __20__， and have great fun in experiencing the actual world.

　　语篇解读：现代信息技术极大地丰富了人们的生活，但也因此产生了一定的弊端，使人们减少了与他人面对面的交流。所以我们应该更明智地利用现代信息技术，享受、体验现实社会的乐趣。

　　1．A.promised

　　B．allowed

　　C．hurried

　　D．encouraged

　　答案：D　promise意为“允诺，许诺”；allow意为“允许”；hurry意为“匆忙，急忙”；encourage意为“鼓励”。根据下句中“Now is the time for you to travel around the world”可知此处表示教授鼓励“我”到国外去，故D项正确。

　　2．A.build up

　　B．use

　　C．practise

　　D．exchange

　　答案：A　build up意为“增进，加强”；use意为“使用”；practise意为“练习”；exchange意为“交换，交流”。根据语境可知此处表示在实际经历中增长知识。故A项正确。

　　3．A.agreed with

　　B．learned from

　　C．followed

　　D．obeyed

　　答案：A　agree with意为“同意，意见一致”；learn from意为“向……学习”；follow意为“跟随，追随”；obey意为“遵守”。此处表示“我”同意了她的观点，故A项正确。

　　4．A.computer

　　B．food

　　C．clothing

　　D．machine

　　答案：B　根据第二段最后一句“With the help of the Internet，I have also got__7__about food in different countries.”可知作者在网上关注不同国家的食物，因此可知作者在食品公司工作，故B项正确。

　　5．A.life

　　B．rivers

　　C．sights

　　D．houses

　　答案：C　life house意为“房子”。根据上文“I have done most of my traveling though the Internet”可知“我”的大多数旅行都是通过网络进行的，故此处表示“我”在网上欣赏到了许多城市的风光景色，故C项正确。

　　6．A.plans

　　B．bargains

　　C．progress

　　D．trips

　　答案：D　前一句讲作者在网上看到许多城市的景色，此处指也真的因公出差(到国外)过。故D项正确。

　　7．A.information

　　B．taste

　　C．cooks

　　D．feelings

　　答案：A　information意为“信息”；taste意为“味道，品味”；cook意为“厨师”；feeling意为“感觉”。根据语境可知此处表示在网络的帮助下，“我”也了解了不同国家的食品信息，故A项正确。

　　8．A.even more

　　B．no longer

　　C．much

　　D．actually

　　答案：B　even more意为“更多地”；no longer意为“不再”；much意为“许多”；actually意为“事实上”。根据上文可知通过因特网我可以做想做的一切，因此，我开始感到实际的旅行已经不再那么必要了，故B项正确。 句意为：因此，我开始觉得实际的旅行已经不再那么必要了，就在那时我碰巧读到了一位有名的厨师在网上的评论。

　　9．A.people

　　B．drink

　　C．atmosphere

　　D．environment

　　答案：C　根据常识及语境可知此处表示人们在品尝异国食品的同时，也在享受着它的特殊氛围，故C项正确。

　　10．A.shoes

　　B．dishes

　　C．customers

　　D．situations

　　答案：B　此处谈的都是美食，所以此处句意为：那么你为什么不乘飞机到意大利享受真正的意大利美食呢？故B项正确。

　　11．A.friend's

　　B．parents'

　　C．professor's

　　D．boss'

　　答案：C　句意为：那些话使我想起了我的教授的建议。由第一段第二句可知此处应选professor。故C项正确。

　　12．A.produces

　　B．advertises

　　C．forms

　　D．advances

　　答案：D　produce意为“生产，创作”；advertise意为“做广告”；form意为“形成，构成”；advance意为“前进，进展”。根据语境可知此处表示随着信息技术的发展，故D项正确。

　　13．A.news

　　B．pleasures

　　C．troubles

　　D．places

　　答案：B　句意为：但是这也意味着你将错过旅行时的各种乐趣。news意为“资讯”；pleasure意为“乐趣”；trouble意为“麻烦”；place意为“地方”。故B项正确。

　　14．A.avoid

　　B．keep

　　C．lose

　　D．enjoy

　　答案：A　avoid意为“避免”；keep意为“保持”；lose意为“失去”；enjoy意为“欣赏，享受”。根据此空后的“...spend much of their time on the Internet”可知此处表示现在很多人不再(避免)与别人直接交流，而是通过因特网联系，故A项正确。

　　15．A.meeting

　　B．talking

　　C．communicating

　　D．traveling

　　答案：B　根据此空后的“...into their micro phones”可知此处应表示交谈，故B项正确。

　　16．A.stopped

　　B．met

　　C．surrounded

　　D．hurt

　　答案：C　根据上文可知，此处的such people指通过网络互相联系的入，他们似乎被无形的墙所包围。be surrounded with/by意为“被……包围”，为固定短语。

　　17．A.take

　　B．employ

　　C．travel

　　D．meet

　　答案：D　根据语境可知，此处表示他们似乎丧失了与他人见面及交谈的好机会，故D项正确。

　　18．A.communication

　　B．study

　　C．work

　　D．action

　　答案：A　communication意为“通讯，交流”；study意为“学习”；work意为“工作”；action意为“行动”。本篇文章主要谈的就是人们现在的交流、联系方式，故A项正确。