Module 6 Old and New Period 4 Integrating Skills
Ⅰ. 用下面的单词或短语的适当形式填空
freezing, ridiculous, enormous, observatory, foggy, crash, make sense, bring an end to, used to, take place 1. It’s __________ that a 60-year-old woman wears a mini skirt. 2. It’s __________ in this house. Can’t I turn on the heating?
3. He earns a lot of money, so he can afford to live in an __________ house. 4. Einstein discovered the laws which govern the universe, not in a laboratory or in an __________ , but at the desk in his study. 5. __________ weather has made driving very dangerous. 6. The plane which __________ into the sea has not been found. 7. Who can ____________ the disaster(灾难)?
8. Some people think getting married doesn’t __________ so they’d like to be single.
9. We __________ be good friends, but broke up last month. 10. The sports meeting will __________ next Thursday. 答案：1. ridiculous 3. enormous 5. Foggy
2. freezing
4. observatory
6. crashed
8. make sense
7. bring an end to 9. used to Ⅱ. 完成句子
10. take place
1. 我们要呼吁学生有理想, 并且努力实现理想。
We should call on students to have ambitions and make them __________ . 2. 我们必须采取措施结束这种关系。
We must take measures to __________ the relationship. 3. 你说的话有道理, 我会采纳你的建议。
What you have said __________ so I will follow your advice. 4. 谁能阻止社会的发展?
Who can __________ the development of society? 5. 众所周知, 闪电经常袭击一些特别高的建筑。
As we all know, lightning often ______________________ . 6. 长江是世界上第三长河, 它可以被用来发电。
The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world, ______________________ . 7. 昨天收到的礼物是李明给的。(用过去分词作定语) The gift __________ was from Li Ming. 8. 有人在敲门。(用现在分词作定语) There is someone __________ . 9. 这座城堡是14世纪建的。
The castle __________ the 14th century. 10. 他常梦见在乡下的那些日子。
He often __________ his days in the countryside. 答案：1. come true 2. bring an end to 3. makes sense 4. hold back
5. strikes very tall buildings
6. which can be used to generate electricity 7. received yesterday 8. knocking at the door 9. dates from 10. dreams about Ⅲ. 阅读理解
(2015·湖北高考)
Hilversum is a medium-sized city between the major cities of Amsterdam and Utrecht in the Gooi area of North Holland, the Netherlands. Unlike most of the Netherlands, Hilversum is actually in a hilly area with the soil mostly consisting of sand. Once called the Garden of Amsterdam, it still attracts travelers to come over to cycle and walk through the surrounding forests. They visit it for a relaxing
day off from the urban madness. For Dutch people, Hilversum is all about textile(纺织)and media industries, and modern architecture.
In history, Hilversum was largely an agricultural area. Daily life was marked by farming, sheep raising and wool production. A railway link to Amsterdam in 1874 attracted rich traders from Amsterdam to Hilversum. They built themselves large villas(别墅)in the wooded surroundings of the town. One of the families moving in was the Brenninkmeijers, currently the wealthiest family of the Netherlands. They moved in after big success in the textile industry and aided a substantial textile industry in Hilversum. But the textile boom lasted only several decades. The last factory closed in the 1960s.
The change to a media economy started in 1920, when the Nederlandse Seintoestellen Fabriek(NSF)established a radio factory in Hilversum. Most radio
stations settled in the large villas in the leafy areas of the town. Television gave another push to the local economy. Hilversum became the media capital of the Netherlands, and Dutch television stars moved into the leafy neighborhoods surrounding the town.
In the early 1900s, modern architects W. M. Dudok and J. Duiker placed hundreds of remarkable buildings in Hilversum. These modern architectural masterpieces(杰作)are so many that Hilversum almost feels like an open air museum. Dudok alone shaped most of 20th century Hilversum and approximately 75 buildings still bear his unique characteristics. His masterpiece, Hilversum Town Hall, was built in 1928—1931. It has wide international fame and is included in many architecture textbooks. The building has a remarkable shape and looks like a combination of“blocks”. Actually, one may start his journey of modern architecture by walking or biking the W. M. Dudok Architectural Route in Hilversum.
【文章大意】文章主要介绍荷兰小镇Hilversum的前世今生。
1. Hilversum is different from most of the Netherlands in that . A. it has a large population B. it is cut off from big cities C. it has many beautiful gardens