《Lesson 44: Popular Sayings》同步练习
一、根据句意及汉语提示写出单词
1.The more hard-working you are, the    (富有的)you will be. 
2.I have lost four    (磅) since I went on a diet. 
3.    (社会) has changed a lot in the past twenty years. 
4.Contact(接触) with other people is a basic     (人的) need. 
5.I often wonder what future     (一代人)will make of our efforts. 
二、单项选择
1.—I am worried about    I can enter a good high school. 
—Take it easy. Be confident of yourself.
A. if　        B. when
C. whether　    D. where
2.—The more I get to know Cathy, the more I realize that we have a lot     .
—No wonder she is your best friend.
A. in need        B. in common
C. in style        D. in general
3.—Have you ever heard about the new law against food waste? I'm wondering    .
—Don't worry. Of course it will.
A. will it be helpful
B. how will it be helpful
C. it will be helpful
D. whether it will be helpful
4.All parts of the house     one of the windows were still in good condition.
A. other than        B. instead of
C. along with        D. across from
5.—Good news! Another new member in the Beidou family was sent into space.
—Scientists tried their best to pay attention to every detail. To them,     .
A. it never rains but it pours
B. a friend in need is a friend indeed
C. a miss is as good as a mile
D. the grass is always greener on the other side
三、根据汉语意思完成句子(每空一词)
1.我的手提箱里装满了书。
My suitcase            books. 
2.这个故事是以一个问题开始的。
The story         a question. 
3.我们一定要使这些报纸远离火。
We must    these newspapers         fire. 
4.他们的想法很相似。
Their ideas     quite         each other's. 
5.我们的志愿者包括各界人士。
Our volunteers include people from                 . 
四、用方框中所给单词的适当形式补全短文(每词限用一次)
she, be, story, fall, quick,from, interest, fly, that, go
When you see quite a beautiful girl on the street, which word will you use to describe the beauty of her? In Chinese, we may use these Chinese sayings as "chen yu luo yan" or "bi yue xiu hua". However, do you know where the sayings are 1.    ? 
In Chinese ancient history, there 2.  　 four well-known beauties named Xishi, Wang Zhaojun, Diaochan and Yang Yuhuan. Here are two 3.    about Xishi and Wang Zhaojun. 
Xishi lived during the Spring and Autumn Period.
One day, she 4.    whether是什么意思 to a river to wash silk with her friends. Some fish were swimming in the clear water.When the fish saw Xishi, they forgot to swim and sank(下沉) to the bottom of the water 5.  .The fish were shocked by the beauty of Xishi. 
Wang Zhaojun lived during the Han Dynasty. The king of Han wanted to send 6.    to the king of the enemy country as a gift. A few days later, while Wang was on the way with a gr
oup of guards, something 7.    happened. There was a wild goose 8.    above the head of Wang Zhaojun. It was so shocked by the beauty of Wang 9.  　 it even forgot to flap its wings.Then it fell down heavily into the forest. 
Nowadays, if a girl's beauty is overwhelming, we can say she is the one that "can make the fish sink and the wild goose 10.    ". 
五、完形填空
"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence." That's an old　1　 in English. It means other places often look better, more interesting than the place in 　2　 you live. Some people worry　3　 young Chinese are beginning to feel that way. They see young Chinese paying no attention to Chinese culture and, 　4　, buying Japanese cartoon books, watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating Western holidays. 
Foreign books and soap operas are good, 　5　 Chinese writers and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is very important for westerners, but it can　6　 have th
e meaning for Chinese that the Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing to compare with the Mid-Autumn Festival. And let's remember the part of Chinese culture: 　7　 friendliness. Not all countries are as　8　 as China. 
It's good to enjoy other cultures and to　9　from them, but they cannot replace your own culture. It's good to look at the other side of the fence, but　10　 you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence. 
参考答案
一、根据句意及汉语提示写出单词
1.wealthier　句意:你越努力,你就越富有。分析句子结构可知,本句为"the+比较级,the+比较级"结构,故填wealthier。
2.pounds　句意:自从我节食以来,我已经减了四磅。pound作"磅"讲时,为可数名词,且由空前的four可知,此处应填pounds。
3.Society　句意:在过去的二十年里,社会已经变化了很多。
4.human　句意:和他人接触是人的基本需要。
5.generations　generation"一代人"为可数名词,空前无限定词,故空处填其复数形式。
二、单项选择
1.C　——我担心我能否进入一所好的高中。——别紧张。相信你自己! whether作连词引导宾语从句时一般情况下可与if互换,但在介词之后应用whether,再结合句意可知选C。
2.B　in common"有共同之处",符合语境。
3.D  分析句子结构及选项可知,空处为宾语从句,应用陈述语序;又由关键词wondering"想知道"可知宾语从句应用whether引导,故选D。
4.A　句意:除了一扇窗户外,整栋房子仍然状况良好。other than"除了",符合题意。
5.C　——好消息!北斗家族的又一个新成员被送进了太空。——科学家们尽他们的最大努力注意每一个细节。对他们而言,失之毫厘,谬以千里。A项意为"祸不单行";B项意为"患难见真情";C项意为"失之毫厘,谬以千里";D项意为"这山望着那山高"。