寒假作业（4）一、小题练习1、Though _____ a difficult and even dangerous place, Vietnam is now a friendly destination that welcomes visitors from all over the world _____.A. considered; visitingB.considered；to visitC. considering； visitingD. considering； to visit2、To learn English well, we should find opportunities to hear English _____ as much as we can.A.speakB.speakingC.spokenD.to speak3、Greatly moved by her words, .A. tears came to his eyesB. he could hardly hold back his tearsC. tears could hardly be held backD. his eyes were filled with tears4、Last Sunday, she spent three hours, _______ in her study, _______ for a speech.A. locking; preparingB. locking; preparedC. locked; preparedD. locked; preparing5、—Please keep me any trouble you have him into declining the invitation.—Yeah, I will. Thanks a lot.A. informing； talkingB. informed of； to talkC. informed；talkingD. informed of；in talking6、—Who should be responsible for the accident?—The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order as (tell).7、Here is an antique vase ________(date) from the Tang Dynasty .8、Caught _______ a heavy rain on my way home, I had a bad cold.9、__________(lose) in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.10、In 2017, he set up his own music studio. It cost him a lot of money, but he said it was money well (spend).11、There is something wrong with my watch and I will get it fixing the day after tomorrow.12、Mike rushed out of the house, leaving the door unlock.13、He noticed the window breaking yesterday.14、The managers discussed the plan to carry out last year.15、He wrote these words in a notebook so that he could keep himself reminding of his aunt.二、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

UrbanizationUntil relatively recently, the vast majority(大部分) of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city. The first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago.① . In fact, nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural (乡村的) villages. It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in history-- a society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living.Britain was only the beginn ing.② . The process of urbanization, the migration (迁移) of people from the countryside to the city, was the result of modernization, which has rapidly transformed how people live and where they live.In 1900, fewer than 40% of Americans lived in urban areas. Today, over 82% of Americans live in cities. Only about 2% live on farms. ③ .Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialized. Even in advanced agricultural societies, it took about ninety-five people on farms to feed five people in cities. ④ . Until modern times, those living in cities were mainly the ruling elite (精英) and the servants, laborers and professionals who served them. Cities survived by taxing(收税) farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplus(富余的) food that the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city.Over the past two centuries, the Industrial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country. ⑤ . Today, instead of needing ninety-five farmers to feed five city people, one American farmer is able to feed more than a hundred non-farmers.A. That kept cities very small.B. The rest live in small towns.C. The effects of urban living on people should be considered.D. Soon many other industrial nations became urban societies.E. But even 200 years ago, only a few people could live in cities.F. Modernization drew people to the cities and made farmers more productive.G. Modern cities have destroyed social relations and the health of human beings.三、阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

American popular music is played all over the world. People of all ages in all countries enjoy ①__________(listen) to it. The reasons for②__________popularity are its fast pace and rhythmic beat. The music has many origins in the United States. Country music, ③__________(come) from the rural areas in the southern United States, is one source. Many people appreciate this music because of the emotions④__________(express) by country music songs.A second origin of American popular music is the blues. It described mostly sad feelings ⑤__________(reflect) the difficult lives of American blacks. It is usually played and sung by black musicians, but it is popular with all Americans.Rock music is a newer form of music. This music style was known⑥__________rock and roll in the 1950’s. Since then there ⑦__________(be) many forms of rock music, hard rock, soft rock, punk rock, disco music and others. Many ⑧__________(per form) of popular rock music are young musicians.People hear these songs ⑨__________(sing) in their original English or sometimes translated to other languages. The words may differ ⑩__________the enjoyment of the music is universal.答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：B解析：略2答案及解析：答案：C解析：句意:为了学好英语,我们应该尽可能找机会听别人说英语。