Unit 6 Design Period Four Lesson 4 Dream Hous 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 tho 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 pages to rai__2__of the tragedy.
色的词语
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 tho 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__环保的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 e 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 respon is__14__to rve 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．ntence 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。]
2．A．happiness B．illness
C．awareness D．carelessness
答案 C [考查名词用法。rai awareness of“提高对……的关注或意识”。]
3．A．visible B．mirable
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。]
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。]
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。]
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。]
7．A．musical 鼠标的dpi 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。”]
8．A．mainland B．country
C．city 白切羊肉的正宗做法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)。]
12．A．dia B．terror
C．catastrophe D．sickness
答案 C [考查名词用法。catastrophe寄信“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。]
13．学安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。]
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。]
15．A．elegant B．dependent
C．urgent 游子吟古诗原文 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。]
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 dia 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__艾青的诗集21__(absorb)in his rearch in the univer.In 1988，his bestller A Brief History of Time was published，__22__which he put forward the idea__23__time itlf 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.
