1、Section Learning about Language一、用适当的关系代词(that,which,who,whom,whose)完成下列句子1The man is shaking hands with my father is a policeman. 答案 who/that2Nobody wants the house roof has fallen in. 答案 whose3A dictionary is a book gives the meanings of words. 答案 which/that4She is the only one among us knows Fren
2、ch. 答案 that5How many students are there in our class homes are very far? 答案 whose6The days I spent together with her are really unforgettable. 答案 which/that7I have a new friend is named Mary. 答案 who/that8I dont know the girl our teacher is talking with. 答案 whom/that/who二、将下列两个分句合并为含有定语从句的复合句1The fac
3、tory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year.80% of them are sold abroad.答案 The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year,80% of which are sold abroad.2I have many friends.Some of them are businessmen.答案 I have many friends,some of whom are businessmen.3Her sister has becom
4、e a lawyer.She wanted to be a lawyer.答案 Her sister has become a lawyer,which she wanted to be./Her sister who/that wanted to be a lawyer has become a lawyer.4Guilin is a city.The city has a history of 2,000 years.答案 Guilin is a city which/that has a history of 2,000 years.5This is the scientist.His
5、name is known all over the country.答案 This is the scientist whose name is known all over the country.6My father takes a walk every night.It does good to him.答案 My father takes a walk every night,which does good to him.7The book is her sisters.It lies on the table.答案 The book that/which lies on the t
6、able is her sisters.8I also enjoyed the evenings.We spent them together.答案 I also enjoyed the evenings(that/which) we spent together.三、单句改错1Seeing the terrible wolf,the old man felt frightening.答案 frighteningfrightened解析 指“人感到害怕” 应用 frightened。2Ive read all the books which I borrowed from the librar
7、y.答案 whichthat 或去掉 which解析 当先行词被 all,every,no,some,any,little 等修饰时,常用 that 引导定语从句。3My father and Mr Smith talked about the things and persons who they remembered in the country.答案 whothat 或去掉 who解析 先行词既指人又指物时,用 that 引导定语从句,或省略 that。4Everything which we saw was of great interest.答案 whichthat 或去掉 whic
8、h解析 当先行词为 something,anything,everything,nothing,all 等时,由 that 引导定语从句。5Who is the man who has white hairs?答案 第二个 whothat解析 当主句是以 who 或 which 开头的疑问句时,定语从句常用 that 引导,以避免重复。四、阅读理解When an earthquake hit a small town,many houses fell down.After the earthquake,all the newspapers reported many stories about
9、 some of the families who were in trouble.One Sunday,when I was reading a newspaper,a special picture touched me.It gave the clothing sizes of each family member.I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves.I said to my seven-year-
10、old twins,Brad and Brett,and three-year-old Meghan,“We have so much,but these poor people now have nothing.Well share what we have with them.”I filled a box with foods and clothes.While I was doing this,I encouraged the children to choose their toys and donate some of their less favorite things.Megh
11、an watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together.Then she walked away.A few minutes later she came back with Lucy,her much-loved doll.She put the doll on top of the other toys.“Oh,dear,” I said,“you dont have to give Lucy.You love her so much.” Meghan said,“Lucy
12、 makes me happy,Mommy.Maybe shell make another little girl happy,too.”I looked at Meghan for a long moment.She taught me a lesson.Its easy to give something that we dont want any more,but hard to give what we cherish,isnt it?1According to the passage,the writer has children. A.one B.twoC.three D.fou
13、r答案 C解析 根据第二段第四句“I said to my seven-year-old twins,Brad and Brett,and three-year-old Meghan.”可知,作者有三个孩子 Brad,Brett 和 Meghan。2The underlined word “donate” probably means “ ”. A.give away B.throw awayC.run away D.put away答案 A解析 根据第三段中“I filled a box with foods and clothes.While I was doing this,I enco
14、uraged the children to choose their toys.”及“Lucy makes me happy,Mommy.Maybe shell make another little girl happy,too.”可知 donate 意为“ 赠送,捐赠”。give away“捐赠,赠送”;throw away“扔掉”;run away“逃跑 ”;put away“收起来放好”。3Lucy is the name of . A.a girl B.a gameC.a doll D.an earthquake答案 C解析 根据第三段第五句中的“she came back wit
15、h Lucy,her much-loved doll”可知选 C 项。4Which of the following is TRUE?A.An earthquake happened in the writers hometown.B.The writer let Meghan give her much-loved doll.C.The writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble.D.The writer thinks it is more difficult to give what we love a lo
16、t.答案 D解析 根据最后一段最后一句“Its easy to give something that we dont want any more,but hard to give what we cherish,isnt it?”可知 D 项正确。5Whats the BEST title of this passage?A.A family story B.The spirit of givingC.The way of helping others D.A sad experience答案 B解析 文章讲述了作者看了报纸报道地震之后许多家庭陷入困境,她想借此机会让孩子们学会关爱和给予的故
17、事。五、七选五阅读理解Duane Innes,an engineer,caused a car accident to save the life of driver Bill Pace. 1 But in Bill Paces case,Innes decision to put his own car in Paces path saved Paces life. While Innes was driving his car,he noticed Paces car changing direction suddenly. 2 When he looked back at the dri
18、ver,he saw that Pace lost consciousness (知觉)behind the wheel.The cars are approaching a busy crossroads,and Innes knew that Pace could be just a second from a dangerous collision (碰撞 )with another car.He had to think fast. 3 “If I could let him hit me,we could slow down together,” he thought.So Inne
19、s pulled up in front of Paces car,and allowed it to hit his own car,bringing both cars to a safe stop.Pace,a 70-year-old volunteer,had a heart attack a few days earlier and it caused him to lose his consciousness. 4 After spending a week in the hospital for his heart disease,Pace is now doing well.“
20、 5 He saved my life,” said Pace.Innes said,“If someone else heard this story and said,Hey,it pays to do something good,then its all worth it.” A.What a brave man Innes was!B.Fortunately,Innes knew how to deal with it.C.Duane Innes had to move his car quickly to avoid getting hit.D.Normally,if someon
21、e hit your car,you wouldnt call him a hero.E.Old people with serious heart diseases had better not drive cars.F.If Innes hadnt blocked his car,he would likely have died in a collision.G.Duane Innes was injured badly and sent to hospital as soon as possible.答案 1.D 2.C 3.B 4.F 5.A六、完形填空Many years ago
22、a big earthquake hit America,killing over 30,000 people.A father 1 his wife safely at home and rushed to the 2 where his son was supposed to be, 3 to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake. Seeing this,he remembered the 4 he had made to his son,“No matter what happens,Ill always be ther
23、e for you!” Tears began to 5 his eyes.As he looked at the pile of 6 that once was the school,it looked 7 ,but he kept remembering his words to his son. He began to concentrate 8 where he had 9 his son to class before.Remembering his sons 10 had been in the right back corner of the teaching building,
24、he rushed there and started digging 11 the ruins. He kept digging and digging.Hours later,other 12 parents tried to pull him off 13 had been his sons classroom,saying,“Its too late!Theyre all dead!” But the father kept digging for his son.The fire chief 14 and said,“Fires are breaking out.Youre in 1
25、5 .Go home.” Hearing this,the American father, 16 very tired now,asked politely,“Are you going to help me?” He went on 17 .He dug for 8 hours .12 hours .24 hours .36 hours .then,in the 38th hour,he heard his sons 18 .He screamed his sons name,“ARMAND!” And he heard his son shout back,“Dad?!Its me,Da
26、d!I told the other kids not to worry.I told them that if you were 19 youd save us.You promised no matter what happened,youd always be there for me!You did 20 ,Dad!” 1A.left B.stayedC.reached D.had答案 A解析 leave sb at home“让某人待在家里,把某人安顿在家里”;stay“停留”,是不及物动词,不接宾语;reach“到达”,不符合句意;have “有” 。2A.house B.comp
27、anyC.school D.office答案 C解析 由第三段第一句中的“class”和第二句中的“the teaching building”可知,他的儿子在学校。3A.hardly B.mainlyC.surprisingly D.only答案 D解析 “only+动词不定式”表示意想不到的结果。hardly “几乎不”;mainly “主要地”;surprisingly “令人惊讶地”。这三个选项均不符合句意。4A.belief B.promiseC.decision D.advice答案 B解析 由短文倒数第二句中的“You promised no matter.”可知,此处应用 pr
28、omise“承诺”。5A.rise B.coverC.fill D.suffer答案 C解析 此处意为“他的眼中开始充满泪水”。rise 是不及物动词 ,不接宾语;cover“盖上,覆盖”,不符合句意;suffer “ 遭受”,也不符合句意。6A.ruins B.disastersC.earth D.bricks答案 A解析 由第一段最后一句可知,教学楼已被夷为平地。由此可知,曾经的校园已经成为一片废墟(ruins)。7A.sad B.hopelessC.needless D.useless答案 B解析 因为校园已成为一片废墟,所以看起来找到他儿子是“毫无希望的”。故选 B 项。8A.at B
29、.inC.to D.on答案 D解析 concentrate on“集中注意力于”。本句中表示他把注意力集中到送孩子上学的地方。9A.walked B.letC.run D.seen答案 A解析 此处 walk 表示“ 陪走” 。let 意为“ 让”;run 意为“跑 ,经营”;see 意为“看见”, 均与句意不符。10A.doorway B.situationC.classroom D.entrance答案 C解析 他儿子的“教室” 位于教学楼后部的右角处。由下文的“he rushed there and started digging.”可知 ,此处应该是孩子的教室。11A.from B.
30、throughC.by D.across答案 B解析 既然是要把儿子挖出来,他挖的洞应穿过废墟。介词 through 的含义为“(从内部) 通过,穿过”。12A.cold-hearted B.well-meaningC.good-looking D.hard-working答案 B解析 句意:别的家长见他这个样子 ,出于好心要把他拉开。well-meaning“好心的”。cold-hearted “冷淡的,无情的”;good-looking “相貌好看的”;hard-working “勤奋的,努力的”。13A.who B.whenC.whose D.what答案 D解析 此处 what=the
31、 place which,句意为“人们试图把他从曾经是他儿子教室的地方拉开”。14A.showed up B.showed offC.got up D.got off答案 A解析 这时消防队的队长“出现”了。show up “出现”;show off “炫耀”;get up “起立,起床”;get off “下车”。15A.frustrationB.difficultyC.danger D.fear答案 C解析 由上一句“Fires are breaking out.”可知,这位父亲“处于危险之中”。frustration “挫折”;difficulty “困难”;danger “危险”;fe
32、ar“恐惧”。16A.and B.butC.if D.though答案 D解析 由这位父亲的问话“你打算帮助我吗”可知他不想放弃,因此此处用 though 表示“尽管”。17A.lonely B.aloneC.together D.as well答案 B解析 由下文可知只有他一个人在挖,因此此处用 alone。lonely “孤独的”;together “一起”;as well “也”。18A.sound B.voiceC.noise D.shout答案 B解析 sound“声音”,泛指自然界的所有声音;voice“ 声音,嗓音 ”;noise“噪音”;shout“喊叫”。此处表示儿子的“声音
33、” 应用 voice。19A.right B.deadC.alive D.injured答案 C解析 句意:只要你还活着,就一定会来救我们的。 alive “活着的”,符合句意。20A.that B.thisC.one D.it答案 D解析 此处用 it 指代这位父亲营救儿子、遵守了诺言这件事。七、语篇填空Whenever Prince George steps out for an engagement,like on the royal tour of Canada,or poses for 1. (office) photographs,he only ever wears shorts
34、,2. has long confused royal watchers. According to William Hanson,3. expert in ceremony,theres a very good reason for thisand it has nothing to do 4. fashion,but rather a royal tradition that 5. (date) back to the sixteenth century.A new born baby would 6. (dress) in a gown for his first year or two
35、.Then he was “breeched(穿裤礼)” and wore articles of clothing like shorts.The usual custom is that a boy graduates to trousers around eight years old. With time 7. (change),middle class boys began to wear trousers but they are considered suburban(土气的) by the upper.Hanson explains,“8. is a very English
36、thing to dress a young boy in shorts.” The British upper are always keen to hold on to tradition,and this also 9. (silent) marks them out from “the rest”.However,as for William and Kate,the 10. (decide) to dress George in shorts is more likely down to tradition than a class issue. 答案 1.official 2.which 3.an 4.with 5.dates 6.be dressed 7.changing 8.It 9.silently 10.decision