高中英语 Module 6 第3课 Cultural Corner同步练习 外研版必修4.doc

Cultural corner Ⅰ.写出黑体单词在句中的含义并识记 1．He tried hard to adapt himself to the new conditions.(　　　　) 2．If the sun were to disappear, what would the earth be like？(　　　　) 3．If we continue to destroy the environment, many more animals will become extinct.(　　　　) 4．Although he was poor, he was quite generous to his needy friends.(　　　　) 5．It has taken more than four billion years for plant and animal life to evolve.(　　　　) 6．She has a high reputation in France as Premier of Britain.(　　　　) 7．His father made a fortune out of bananas.(　　　　) 8．He has a positive attitude towards life.(　　　　) 答案：1.适应　2.消失　3.绝种的　4.大方的　5.进化　6.声誉　7.财富　8.积极的 .完成句子 1．他移居美国后孩子们能很好地适应变化。 When he moved to America，the children________________the change very well. 2．该队的成绩在很大程度上是由于她的出色表现。 The teams success was largely________________her excellent performance. 3．他的科学实验阐明了这个问题。 His scientific experiments__________________the problem. 4．不要说别的，让我们谈正题。 Dont say anything else.Lets__________________. 5．当我进来时，他好像正在吃东西。 When I came in，he seemed__________________something. 答案：1.adapted to　2.due to/owing to/thanks to　3.threw light e straight to the point　5.to be eating Ⅲ.短文填空 People talk about 1.________almost everywhere in the world but have 2.________opinions. In Chinese culture, dragons are generous and 3.________. The dragon was closely connected to the 4.________family. According to popular belief, if you were born in the year of the dragon, you are intelligent, brave and a natural leader. But in the west, most people think 5.________of the dragon. It is said that in an old English story a man kills a 6.________dragon and the man is called a hero by people. The reason 7.________westerners dislike dragons is that the idea of the dragon came from the 8.________， an animal which people hated and were afraid of. But the idea of the dragon in China came from the alligator，an animal which is a good 9.________for agriculture，so the Chinese people think dragons can bring good 10.________to them. 答案：1.dragons　2.different　3.wis