1、Period Four Lesson 3 Experiment in Folk基础巩固.单句语法填空1Let me know whether you can come or not.2The little girl shut the door with a bang and ran up the stairs two at a time.3He transformed the garage into a recreation room.4The man who has a talent for making people laugh will put on a show tomorrow.5T
2、he woman named Kate wears a beautiful(beauty) evening dress in the party.6He made a wonderful appearance(appear) by being dressed as a superman.7I wrote down the number so that I could remember it.8There are some buildings in the way，so we cant see the mountain well.9She was quite angry because she
3、was made to wait(wait) for over an hour in his office this morning.10You cant have this football back until you promise not to kick it at my cat again.单句改错(每小题仅有 1 处错误 )11. no time should you give up studying.InAt12Toms not finished his homework made his teacher angry.havehaving13I was angry that I
4、could hardly speak.suchso14She had finally carried out the doctors advice to quit .smokesmoking15It was not until yesterday I learned it.whenthat能力提升.阅读理解New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz.At the turn of the 20th century，musicians from all over the country chose the city as their favorite place t
5、o show their talents.Jazz music flowed out of the city as the Mississippi River pours into the ocean.Yet，many individuals wonder why jazz originated in New Orleans in the United States.One of the reasons is the culture of the people who live in the city.New Orleans has been a city with a number of i
6、mmigrants from Europe and Africa.In the 1800s，African slaves in New Orleans blended their native styles of music with local music and European sounds to create a unique mixture.At the same time，blacks learned to play musical instruments that Europeans brought with them to the New World.One instrumen
7、t that they were especially interested in was the violin.They combined African music with the violin and created dances that blended with the sounds they produced.Eventually，black musicians developed the jazz movement.New Orleans was at the forefront(最前沿 ) because it was home to a number of people o
8、f African Americans.And New Orleans was one of the few places where musicians could make a living.In the early stages of jazz，there were a number of small clubs in New Orleans where black musicians performed the music as a completely New Orleans invention.Even white audiences went to these clubs for
9、 musical entertainment.Just like any form of music that is associated with a particular area，the origin of jazz was the result of the people living in New Orleans，their ingenuity(独创性)，and the opportunity to display their talents.语 篇 解 读 本 文 是 一 篇 说 明 文 ，讲 述 了 新 奥 尔 良 成 为 爵 士 乐 发 源 地 的 原 因 。16In the
10、early 20th century，New Orleans attracted so many American musicians because .Ait was the birthplace of jazzBthey came here to study jazz musicCmore opportunities were offered hereDit was home to many African Americans答案 C解析 推理判断题。第三段解释说新奥尔良是当时音乐家能谋生的为数不多的美国城市之一，而且音乐活动十分活跃，因此 C 项正确。17The underlined w
11、ord “blended” (Para.2) means “ ”Abrought BcombinedCperformed Dcreated答案 B解析 词义猜测题。此单词所在句末尾的 mixture 一词表示把几种音乐融合在一起，因此B 项正确。且第二段最后一句“They combined African music with the violin.”也是对本题的提示。18Whats the topic of the passage?ABlack people and the jazz movement.BNew Orleans and black people.CThe popularity
12、 of jazz music.DThe birthplace of jazz music.答案 D解析 主旨大意题。第一段最后一句点明了文章主题：新奥尔良成为爵士乐发源地的原因，最后一段对这一原因作了总结，因此 D 项正确。.完形填空I was at a coffee shop last night taking in a wonderful folk music performance，and was busy tapping my feet，and singing along to the 19 tunes!When I got up to get a cup of coffee and
13、a cookie，I 20 a middleaged woman nearby.She had 21 been caught in a fire of some sort.Her face had been seriously 22 ，so that the skin looked very tight.She almost had no nose and her eyes were tiny.I took a deep breath，and went back to my 23 ，thinking how brave she was to come out and 24 in public.
14、I also felt 25 of myself for shuddering(战栗) and 26 when I headed back to my seat，unable to 27 even a weak smile.As I was sipping my coffee and eating my cookie，I kept thinking about 28 I should take no notice of this moment and just mind my own business，or do something about my 29 .I couldnt let it
15、go.I went for a refill of coffee and to get another cookie，but this time I 30 the woman slowly，and said， “Isnt he a wonderful performer？” and gave her the biggest 31 I was able to give.To my 32 ，she looked right at me and gave me a big one in return!Im sure it took this woman a 33 time to find her s
16、mile after her terrible 34 .I believe that my smile 35 her day，and hers also made me very happy.She seemed to have 36 to find peace with herself，and I was 37 ，because her smile had made her beautiful.Sometimes it takes 38 to smile，considering how hard life can be.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过叙述与一位因遭遇可怕的大火事故而致残
17、的妇女偶遇，得出了自己对人生的感悟：笑对艰辛的生活是需要勇气的。19A.sad BrelaxingCremaining Dmisleading答案 B解析 由设空前“I was at a coffee shop last night taking in a wonderful folk music performance”可知，咖啡厅里演奏的是令人放松的歌曲。relaxing 令人放松的。20A.recognized BrealisedCimagined Dnoticed答案 D解析 从设空后“a middleaged woman nearby”可知，作者“注意到”身旁的一位中年妇女。noti
18、ce 注意到。21A.obviously BnaturallyCsuddenly Dregularly答案 A解析 根据下句中的“the skin looked very tight”可知，这位妇女明显是遇到了大火。obviously 显然地，符合题意。naturally 自然地；suddenly 突然地；regularly 定期地。22A.cut BburnedCbeaten Dwounded答案 B解析 从上句中的“caught in a fire of some sort”并结合常识可知，这位妇女的脸被严重烧伤。burn 烧伤，符合语境。23A.space BshopCstage Dse
19、at答案 D解析 根据本段第一句中的“When I got up to get a cup of coffee and a cookie”并结合本段最后一句中的“headed back to my seat”可知，作者现在是回 “座位” 。故选 D。24A.sit BperformCappear Dsuffer答案 C解析 根据设空前“how brave she was to come out”可知选 C 项。appear 出现，符合语境。sit 坐下； perform 表现，履行；suffer 遭受。25A.fearful BashamedCtired Dproud答案 B解析 由设空后“f
20、or shuddering”可知，作者对自己的胆小感到“羞愧” 。ashamed 羞愧的，符合语境。26A.breaking down Bstanding upCgiving up Dlooking down答案 D解析 look down 向下看，符合语境。break down 分解；stand up 站起来；give up 放弃。27A.send BlendChide Dcause答案 A解析 从上文的“I also felt of myself for shuddering”可知，作者甚至不可能给这个妇女一个微笑。send 发出，符合语境。28A.what BwhyCwhether Dh
21、ow答案 C解析 由下文中的“or do something”可知，此处是“whether.or”的用法。故选 C。29A.lives BfeelingsCsmiles Dimpressions答案 B解析 feeling 情感，情绪，符合题意。30A.approached BcarriedCleft Dpushed答案 A解析 approach 接近，靠近，符合题意。31A.hug BsmileCfortune Dcookie答案 B解析 从第二段最后一句中的“even a weak smile”可知，这次作者要给这个妇女最灿烂的笑容。smile 微笑，符合语境。32A.surprise B
22、embarrassmentCjoy Dregret答案 C解析 由空后“she looked right at me and gave me a big one in return”可知选 C。joy 高兴，符合语境。33A.good BspecialCshort Dlong答案 D解析 由设空后“find her smile after her terrible ”可知，这位妇女自事故之后重新绽放笑容需要很长时间。long 长的，符合题意。34A.accident BdreamCfire Djourney答案 A解析 由第二段第二句中的“caught in a fire of some so
23、rt”可知，她经历了一场可怕的“事故” 。accident 事故，符合题意。35A.marked BpraisedCbrightened Dreminded答案 C解析 brighten 照亮，符合题意。36A.prepared BdecidedCfailed Dmanaged答案 D解析 manage 设法做成，符合题意。 prepare 准备；decide 决定；fail 失败。37A.anxious BpuzzledCdelighted Dcurious答案 C解析 从空后“because her smile had made her beautiful”可知，作者看到笑容使这位妇女变得
24、美丽，很高兴。delighted 高兴的，符合语境。anxious 焦虑的；puzzled 困惑的；curious好奇的。38A.courage BabilityCstrength Dpatience答案 A解析 由空后“considering how hard life can be”可知，笑是需要“勇气”的。courage 勇气，胆量，符合题意。ability 能力； strength 力气；patience 耐心。.语法填空Its a cold，grey Sunday afternoon in March.The light is 39. (slow) fading(逐渐消退)，but
25、all over Britain people are working in the gardens.Theyre digging，cutting leaves and 40. (plant) new seeds.By summer，their gardens will be full of bright colours.The British love their gardens.A British newspaper recently asked people for their opinions about them.Seventy percent of the people felt
26、it was important to spend time in the garden，and over half of these described gardening as 41. most enjoyable thing they ever did.42 fact，only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden.Once it was only the very wealthy 43. had a garden.Ordinary people used their land 44. (produce) food to ea
27、t or sell，or grew herbs(药草) to make medicine.45. ，in the nineteenth century，gardening became a hobby for all the people.At about the same time,46. (good) transport meant people could buy more kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens.Nowadays，in many villages and towns there are 47. (competition)
28、for the gardens that are best lookedafter.This year the 48. (win) was a villager from Northern Ireland.语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了英国人对花园的喜爱。在英国，十之有九的房子拥有花园。在以前，只有富人种植花草，穷人只种植食物和药草，但到了十九世纪，园艺成了所有人的爱好。如今，许多村庄和小镇都有最佳花园比赛！39答案 slowly解析 考查副词。此处修饰动词 fading，故用副词 slowly。40答案 planting解析 考查现在分词。此处与 digging 和 cutting 并列
29、，故用 planting。41答案 the解析 考查冠词。形容词最高级前需要用定冠词修饰。42答案 In解析 考查介词。in fact 为固定搭配，意为 “事实上” 。43答案 that/who解析 考查强调句。删掉 it was 和此空后，句意和句子结构完整，所以此句是强调句。所强调的是 the very wealthy，即富人，故用 that/who。44答案 to produce解析 考查动词不定式。此处用不定式 to produce 表目的。句意为：普通人用他们的土地生产食物来吃或卖，或者种植草药来制作药物。45答案 However解析 考查副词。前文提到只有富人种植花草，穷人只种植食物或药草，后文说到了十九世纪，园艺成为所有人的爱好，前后存在转折关系，故用 However。46答案 better解析 考查形容词比较级。结合句子中 more 一词可知，此句存在与之前的对比，故用比较级 better。句意为：大概与此同时，更好的交通运输系统意味着人们可以为自己的花园购买更多种类的种子和植物。47答案 competitions解析 考查名词。根据前面的系动词 are 可知，此处应用名词复数。48答案 winner解析 考查名词。根据表语 villager 可知，此处指的是获胜者，故用 winner。