高中英语 Unit 6 Design Period Four Lesson 4 Dream

Unit 6 Design Period Four Lesson 4 Dream Houses 课时精练（北
师大版必修2，广东专用）
时间：40分钟
Ⅰ.完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

On Tuesday，a big earthquake hit Haiti，a poor country.Many famous stars have been calling for people to lend their support to those left homeless after the earthquake in Haiti.
Shakira has posted a__1__on her personal website asking everyone to donate cash to Jean's Yele charity organization，while other stars including Mark Hoppus，Yoko Ono，singer Joey Mcintyre，and Kim Kardashian have all taken to their pages to raise__2__of the tragedy.
Jean's campaign has proved so__3__that the website crashed as a result of the number of donations being made every__4__.A spokesperson revealed the organization was working on__5__the site to allow for more donations.
Meanwhile，Winfrey opened her talk show on Wednesday__6__viewers to donate to the Red Cross，saying，“This is a time where we，as a__7__nation，should come together and support those who are in need.”
And Coldplay's Martin is pressing for donations to Oxfam's Haiti appeal：“I visited Haiti with Oxfam a few years ago.It's a__8__of extreme poverty and very__9__living conditions.Most people in Port­au­Prince live in tin shacks(棚屋)．The__10__that has struck Haiti will have turned the city into an unimaginable hell.”Hollywood super couple Pitt and Jolie have also extended their efforts by__11__$625,000 to help Doctors Without Borders in the earthquake­ravaged zone. In a statement，Jolie says，“It is incredibly horrible to see a__12__of this size hit the people who have been suffering from extreme__13__，violence and unrest for so many decades.”
Pitt adds，“We understand the first response is__14__to serve the immediate needs of countless people who are now displaced from their homes，are suffering from injury，and most require__15__care.”
【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。

贫穷岛国海地遭地震重袭后，众多明星纷纷号召人们向无家可归的海地灾民伸出援助之手。

1．A．word B．message
C．sentence D．signal
答案 B [考查名词用法。

夏奇拉在她的个人网站上发帖号召大家给海地慈善机构捐款。

post a message发帖子。

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2．A．happiness B．illness
C．awareness D．carelessness
答案 C [考查名词用法。

raise awareness of“提高对……的关注或意识”。

] 3．A．visible B．miserable
C．popular D．capable
答案 C [考查形容词用法。

琼发起的赈灾筹款行动得到了广泛支持。

popular受人赞同的，受欢迎的。

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4．A．minute B．dynasty
C．century D．year
答案 A [考查名词用法。

由于捐赠人数太多，该网站陷入瘫痪。

every minute强调人们捐款之踊跃，符合语境。

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5．A．opposing B．criticizing
C．blaming D．improving
答案 D [考查动词用法。

一名发言人称，目前该组织正在完善(improving)该网站，以接受更多捐赠。

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6．A．calling for B．calling in
C．calling on D．calling at
答案 A [考查动词短语用法。

call for要求，提倡；call in召集；call on(sb拜访某人；call at拜访某地。

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7．A．musical B．local
C．emotional D．global
答案 D [考查形容词用法。

她说：“在这种时刻，我们作为国际大家庭的一分子，应该团结起来，援助那些需要帮助的人们。

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8．A．mainland B．country
C．city D．town
答案 B [考查名词用法。

根据常识可知海地是一个国家。

第一段首句也是答案提示。

] 9．A．splendid B．brilliant
C．graceful D．bad
答案 D [考查形容词用法。

正因为极度贫穷，所以那里的人们的生活条件是很差的(bad)。

] 10．A．earthquake B．flood
C．drought D．mud­rock flow
答案 A [考查名词用法。

根据文章的第一段可知是地震(earthquake)袭击了海地。

] 11．A．approving B．donating
C．supporting D．agreeing
答案 B [考查动词用法。

从上文和本句的钱数可知是捐款(donate)。

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12．A．disease B．terror
C．catastrophe D．sickness
答案 C [考查名词用法。

catastrophe“大灾难”。

根据文章可知，此次地震对于海地来说是一次大灾难。

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13．A．honesty B．curiosity
C．equality D．poverty
答案 D [考查名词用法。

在过去几十年中，海地人民经受了极度贫困、暴力和动荡。

第五段第二句中的extreme poverty是答案提示。

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14．A．electrical B．critical
C．historical D．economical
答案 B [考查形容词用法。

无数的人流离失所，受了伤，大多迫切需要得到照顾；第一时间满足他们当前的需要是关键。

critical紧要的，关键的，符合语境。

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15．A．elegant B．dependent
C．urgent D．important
答案 C [考查形容词用法。

参见上题解析。

urgent紧急的，急迫的。

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Ⅱ.语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为16～25的相应位置上。

Stephen Hawking，who is the most famous physicist，was born in Britain on January 8th,1942.As a child，he was enthusiastic about__16__(design)complicated toys but__17__(fortune)，in his twenties，he suffered__18__a disease that was impossible to be cured，__19__was a great challenge for him.However，not only was he positive about the misfortunes__20__eventually he defeated all the obstacles but also he was__21__(absorb)in his research in the universe.In 1988，his best­seller A Brief History of Time was published，__22__which he put forward the idea__23__time itself has a beginning，and that it will have__24__end.In conclusion，he has made outstanding__25__(contribute)to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity. 【解题导语】这是一篇记叙文，简要介绍了Stephen Hawking的一些情况。

重点词语链接：be absorbed in固定短语，意为“专心于，全神贯注于”。

He had been so
absorbed in watching the cars passing by that he didn't notice his friends coming.他如此专注地看那些过往车辆，以至于他的朋友来了他都没有看到。

16.designing [be enthusiastic about doing sth做某事有热情，是固定短语。

] 17．unfortunately [前面使用了表示转折关系的并列连词but，又由后文描述的情况可知这里应用unfortunately(不幸的是)。

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18．from [suffer from是固定短语，意为“(因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等)受折磨”。

] 19．which [引导非限制性定语从句，代替前面的内容。

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20．and [然而，他不仅对他的不幸很乐观，最终他战胜了所有的障碍。

上下文为承接关系，所以用and。

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21．absorbed [be absorbed in是固定短语，意为“专心于，全神贯注于”。

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22．in [in which相当于in the book，引导定语从句。

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23．that [引导同位语从句，用来说明idea的具体内容。

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24．an [和a beginning对应，这里用an end(结尾)。

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25．contributions [根据句子结构可知，这里应该填名词，并且要用复数形式。

make outstanding contributions to“为……做出杰出的贡献”。

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Ⅲ.阅读理解
Without further ado, we can know the most sustainable (可持续的)building throughout the city of London is the 7 More London, which is the last piece of the More London office development program on the south bank of the River Thames，immediately next to London's Tower Bridge. The area is also host to buildings which include The Scoop and City Hall, which are all easily recognizable for their designs and architectural glazing.
So what makes it so environmentally friendly? Well, as we have already mentioned ，the building is constructed using architectural glazing which holds a whole host of environmental benefits. Firstly ，architectural glazing allows natural light to be emitted (发出)into the building，which decreases its dependence on electrical lighting. The 7 More London building doesn't depend on heavy and expensive air conditioning units in the entrance of the building. To stop the heat, the building has instead covered its river facing entrance with two dark glass wings.
Then as you go through the entrance and enter the heart of the building, you come across a private garden and courtyard which lets light in the center of the office
floors. The building also has a biodiesel fueled heating and power plant in its basement, which is an extremely eco－friendly heating alternative(替换物)as it burns sustainable alternatives, rather than fossil fuels which emit a great amount of CO2.
One of the most impressive is a perfect IT system，which enables all workers within the buiding to manually manage and monitor the lighting and temperature of their office area，from the comfort of their desktop computer.
This building is truly an innovator and can lead by example for future sustainable architectural designs. The 7 More London building emits 55 % less CO2 than any new building design which has been constructed under today's standard building regulations, and can really help in the push towards low or zero carbon buildings. 【解题导语】在英国，the 7 More London是一座典型的可持续性建筑物，它和大自然融为一体，以绿色、环保为特色，深受人们的青睐。

这里用一种特质的玻璃，节省了不少电能；用一种生物柴油作燃料，大大减少了二氧化碳的排放。

26．London's Tower Bridge is mentioned in the first paragraph in order to tell us________
A．what the 7 More London looks like
B．where the 7 More London lies
C．how to get to the 7 More London
D．it connects several buildings
解析推理判断题。

根据第一段中的“the 7 More London，which is the last...immediately next to London's Tower Bridge”可知，作者提到伦敦塔桥的意图是说明the 7 More London 的具体位置。

答案 B
27．According to this text we can know that architectural glazing________．A．can be used as a big mirror
B．gives off enough light for daily use
C．keeps the building warm
D．helps to save electrical energy
解析细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“architectural glazing allows natural light to be
emitted(出发)into the building，which decreases its dependence on electrical lighting”可知，建筑玻璃的使用能在很大程度上节约电能。

答案 D
28．The biodiesel fuel is different from fossil fuels in that________．
A．it gives off less CO2
B．it gives off a large amount of CO2
C．it can help to save a lot of money
D．it produces more heat and electricity
解析细节判断题。

文章第三段中提到生物柴油和化石燃料，根据其中的介绍可知，生物柴油大大减少了二氧化碳的排放，这是区别于化石燃料的一个方面。

答案 A
29．The workers keep the temperature in the rooms proper by________．
A．the dark glass wings B. power plant
C．the computer D. the private garden
解析细节理解题。

根据第四段中的“and monitor the lighting and ternperature of their office area，from the comfort of their desktop computer”可知，是通过计算机控制光和温度的。

答案 C
30．From the last paragraph we can know that________．
A．more traditional buildings will be built
B．the 7 More London is a zero carbon building
C．buildings will be designed better and better
D．sustainable buildings will become popular
解析推理判断题。

根据最后一段中的“This building is truly an innovator and can lead by example for futur e sustainable architectural designs.”可以推知，可持续性建筑会深受欢迎。

答案 D。