外研版高中英语必修5 Module 1《British and American English》（Period 4）课时作业.docVIP

Period Four　Cultural Corner Ⅰ.语境填词 1．Nowadays，China’s economy is growing rapidly. 2．The teacher criticized me for being late again. 3．All the people present were all quite satisfied with his performance. 4．Webster wrote a dictionary in order to simplify the spelling of English words. 5．If you speak standard English，you can make yourself understood whether in Britain or in the United States. 6．The combination (联合) of the north and the south increased the power of the nation. 7．A Bao’s distinctive (与众不同的) voice made him a very famous singer. 8．You may refer to your reference (参考) books after having finished your homework. Ⅱ.选词填空 in favour of；refer to...as...；thanks to；have an effect on/upon；get used to (doing) sth.；pick up 1．She picked_up Spanish when she was living in Spain. 2．I found the job tiring at first but I soon got_used_to it. 3．Modern farming methods can have_an adverse (负面的) effect_on the environment. 4．It was all a great success—thanks_to a lot of hard work. 5．She always referred_to Ben as “that nice man”． 6．I’m all in_favour_of equal pay for equal work. Ⅲ.句型转换 1．I prefer watching tennis to playing it. I would rather watch tennis than play it. 2．With cellphones，we can possibly talk to anyone from anywhere. Cellphones make it possible for us to talk to anyone from anywhere. 3．Why do people，especially teenagers，like cellphones so much? Why are cellphones so popular，especially among teenagers? 4．The noise seemed to be coming from behind the picture on the wall. It seemed that the noise was coming from behind the picture on the wall. 5．The shop doesn’t close until 11 o’clock. The shop stays open till 11 o’clock. Ⅳ.单项填空 1．Shopping online can provide ________ convenience and choice，but not ________ websites are safe enough for shopping.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A．either；both B．neither；any C．both；both D．both；all 答案　D 解析　第一空用both，构成both...and，用来连接两个宾语“既方便，种类又多”；第二空用all与not连用，表示部分否定，“并非所有的网站都安全”，故本题应选D项。 2．Jason has been preparing carefully for his English exam