Module 1 课下能力提升（二）Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式1．If you look at the outlook of the energy structure (结构)，there is nothing to stop us growing.2．People differ (不同) from one another in their ability to handle stress.3．He made a number of rude remarks (评论) about the food.4．Compared (比较) with other athletes, Michael Phelps has the perfect body shape for a swimmer.5．Maybe it would even make polite suggestions for you in a British accent (口音)．6．Early settlers (settle) from Europe settled on the coast of the Pacific Ocean and built some houses.7．Much to our joy, our father's health is getting steadily (steady) better with time going by.8．Believe it or not, there are slight variations (vary) in the incomes farmers got from the agricultural reform.9．I struggled to sum up the confusing (confuse) exchange.10．The character was obviously (obvious) wrong but he didn't pick it out.Ⅱ.选词填空，1．His illness led_to his not being able to attend the meeting.2．News soon got_around that he had resigned.3．They had_difficulty_(in) walking home in the snowstorm.4．Tony has much in_common with Tom in character. For example, both of them seldom express their own ideas in public places.5．It doesn't make_much_of_a_difference whether you go to Beijing by plane or by train, because both are very convenient.6．Lots of my friends queued_up last week for giving blood.Ⅲ.完成句子1．He likes pop music, while_I_am_fond_of_folk_music.他喜欢流行音乐，而我喜欢民间音乐。
2．Compared_with other Western countries, France plays a very important part inChina's economic development.与其他西方国家相比，法国在中国的经济发展中起着重要的作用。
3．It_is_obvious_that the manager was quite satisfied with your spoken English.很明显，经理对你的英语口语非常满意。
4．His decision made_it_possible_for_us_to_finish_the_work by four o'clock this afternoon.他的决定使我们在今天下午四点以前完成工作成为可能。
5．Just stay where_you_are and don't move.待在你现在待的地方别动。
Ⅳ.阅读理解AWhen I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother's Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.My mother has realized the limitations of her Englishas well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人)．I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.”And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don't send me check already two week long.”And then, in perfect English I said, “I'm getting rather c oncerned.You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn't arrived.”Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can't tolerate any more excuse. If I don't receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there redfaced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.When I was a teenager, my mother's broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother's English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things,expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.语篇解读：本文介绍了作者对妈妈所说英语的认识的转变。
1．Why was the author's mother poorly served？A．She was unable to speak good English.B．She was often misunderstood.C．She was not clearly heard.D．She was not very polite.解析：选A 细节理解题。
根据第一段的“Because of her English, she was o ften treated unfairly.”可知。
2．From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was ________.A．good at pretendingB．rude to the stockbrokerC．ready to help her motherD．unwilling to phone for her mother解析：选D 细节理解题。
根据第二段的“I was forced to ask for information or e ven to yell at people who had been rude to her.”可知。
3．After the author made the phone call, ________.A．they forgave the stockbrokerB．they failed to get the checkC．they went to New York immediatelyD．they spoke to their boss at once解析：选B 推理判断题。
根据第五段的“I f I don't receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”和第六段“The next week we ended up in New York.”可知。