Module 1 第一课时
Ⅰ.根据首字母和汉语提示写出单词
1．The wedding ring is a s________(象征)of our love. 2．Rome is famous for its a________(古代的)monuments.
3．The Empire State Building is a famous l________(标志性建筑)of New York. 4．China is well-known for her five thousand years of c________(文明)． 5．Asia is the b________(发源地)of the great religions of the world. 6．The government began a new p________(工程)in my hometown last year. 7．The school is s________(坐落某处的)on a hill.
8．The g________(美术馆)attracted thousands of people last year. 9．Which direction does your room f________(面向)?
10．He plans to be an a________(建筑师)because he loves drawing.
答案：1.symbol 2.ancient 3.landmark 4.civilisation 5.birthplace 6.project 7.situated 8.gallery 9.face 10.architect
Ⅱ.语法填空
1．Countless buildings________the coast of Japan disappeared in the huge waves formed by the tsunamis after the strong earthquake in a flash.
答案：on 考查介词用法。句意：在大地震后，位于日本海岸上的无数建筑物瞬间就消失在由海啸形成的巨大波浪之中。on the coast在(……的)海岸上，符合题意。
2．________(face)with a difficult situation，Arnold decided to ask his parents for advice. 答案：Faced 句意：面对着困难的形势，阿诺德决定向父母征求建议。be faced with意为“面对着；面临着”，该题应用过去分词形式作状语。
3．We have fifty workshops in our factory，but only one fifth________able to be used and the rest________(stand)empty.
答案：are；stand 考查主谓一致和时态。句意：我们工厂有50个厂房，但是只有五分之一的能用，剩下的是空厂房。带有分数、百分数的名词短语或相当于分数、百分数的some(of...)，most(of...)，the rest(of...)等作主语时，根据of后名词的单复数来确定谓语的单复数，若将of短语省略，要根据前面出现过的它们所指代的名词的单复数确定谓语的单复数，此题中前面的名词workshops为复数名词，谓语应该用复数；根据第一分句的时态判断出第二分句也应该采用一般现在时。
4．Many people like white colour as it is a________of purity.
答案：symbol 句意：许多人喜欢白色因为它是纯洁的象征。symbol象征。
5．This restaurant has become popular for its wide________of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.
答案：range 考查名词辨析。句意：这家饭店以其适合众人口味与经济能力的种类繁多的饭菜而出名。range范围，区域，符合句意。
6．Mr.White is more________our English teacher.He often helps us to deal with some personal affairs.
答案：than 句意：怀特先生不仅仅是我们的英语老师。他还经常帮我们处理一些私事。more than不仅仅。
7．He suddenly saw Sue________the room.He pushed his way________the crowd of people to get to her.
答案：across；through 句意：他突然看到Sue从房间经过。他从人群中挤过去追她。across横过，强调从一个平面到另一个平面；through意为“穿过”，表示从立体空间中穿过。
8．A great number of students________(question)said they were forced to practise the piano. 答案：questioned 考查非谓语动词作定语。question与students存在被动关系，question表示的动作也已完成，故用过去分词。
9．He has been working________the homework，but some problems are really hard to work________.
答案：on；out 句意：他一直在做作业，但有些题确实很难做出来。work on从事；work out解出，计算出。
10．In the dark forests________(有很多湖泊)，some large enough to hold several English towns.
答案：lie many lakes 句意：在黑暗的森林中有许多湖泊，一些湖泊大得能容得下数个英国的城镇。地点状语位于句首且主语为名词时，句子用完全倒装。lie表示非高形物体位于何处，如地区、河流、田野等。
Ⅲ.完形填空
Football，I suppose，is the most popular game in England：One has only to go to one of the important matches to see this.Rich or poor，young or old，one can see them all there，shouting and__1__for one side or__2__. One of the most__3__thing about football in England to a stranger is the great__4__of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have.He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams.He__5__photos of them and knows the results of large numbers of matches.He will __6__you，with a great air of authority，who he expects will win such and such a match，__7__his opinion is usually as valuable as that of men three or four times his __8__. Most schools in England take__9__seriously—much more seriously than nearly all European schools，__10__ lessons are all important，and games are left for one's__11__arrangements.In
England，it is believed that__12__is not only a matter of filling a boy's mind with facts__13__；it also means character training.And one of the__14__ways of training character is by means of games，__15__team games，where the boy has to learn to__16__with others for his team；instead of working__17__for himself alone.The school therefore arranges games and matches for its__18__.Football is a good team game，and it is good exercise for body.It needs__19__and a quick brain.It is popular and it is cheap.As a__20__，it is the school's favorite game in winter.
1．A.jumping C．running
B．laughing D．cheering
答案：D 考查动词的辨析。观看球赛都是大喊大叫的，为自己支持的球队加油、助威。cheer for“为……欢呼、喝彩”符合句意。故选D项。
2．A.their own C．the other
B．another D．other side
答案：C 考查代词的用法。one经常与the other，连用，表示“一个……，另一个”。此处表示球赛的双方。
3. A．surprising C．pleasant
B．exciting D．different
答案：A 考查形容词的用法。surprising“令人惊讶的”；exciting“令人激动的”；pleasant“令人愉快的；舒适的”；different“不同的”。英国人不论男女老少对足球的热衷程度让人惊讶。故选A项。
4. A．skill C．interest
B．knowledge D．success
答案：B 考查名词的辨析。后文所讲的球队的球星、实力等都属于足球方面的知识。故选B项。
5. A．takes
B．hasC．accepts D．receives
答案：B 考查动词的辨析。此处表示“他拥有他们的照片”，故选B项。 6. A．explain C．ask
B．tell D．advise
答案：B 考查动词的辨析。explain“解释”；tell“告诉”；ask“询问”；advise“建议”。根据句意和语法功能可知选B项。
7. A．so
B．thoughC．thus
D．and
答案：D 考查连词的用法。此处的几句话是并列关系，故选D项。 8. A．size
B．experience C．age D．weight
答案：C 考查名词的辨析。前面说到在询问一个男孩，而且又提到非常惊讶，可以推断出以他这个年龄能知道这么多真是很令人吃惊。故选C项。