1、Unit14 课后巩固提升训练一、完形填空Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of _1_ classmates.“I was wrong. It was very different a
2、nd much _2_ than talking to my classmates during playtime, Li said. I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute(哑巴）and wanted to leave the classroom _3_.”Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have the same _4_: they can talk about their ideas freely _5_ their best fr
3、iends after class, but cant speak in public. According to Zhou Hong，a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of _6_Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their _7_, such as speech competitions, English corners and
4、class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to. _8_ he also gives some advice to students. “During your free time, you should _9_ more. When youre speaking in public, take it easy. Just imagine youre talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly,” Zhou said. “That _10_ a fine publi
5、c speech and youll feel confident.”1. A. her B.my C. your D. his2. A. harder B. easier C. better D. later3. A. slowly B. quickly C. sadly D. happily4. A. answer B. subject C. problem D. question5. A. except B. beside C. from D. with6 .A. listening B. speaking C. reading D. singing7. A. mouths B. eye
6、s C. minds D. hearts8. A. But B. So C. And D. Or9. A. play B. practice C. write D. watch10. A. reports B. keeps C. hears D. makes二、阅读理解The high school years are a key period. The things we learn during this time really shape our lives. Liu Changming, principal of Beijing NO.4 High School made 18 sug
7、gestions for students just starting high school on how to get the best out of high school. Here are ten of them.1) Read 50 books. But choose them from ten different fields.2) Help a person. Look for a classmate, an elderly person, in fact anyone who could benefit(获益)from your help. Youll find you be
8、nefit too!3) Research. Research a particular area, such as science, history or art.4) Make a foreign friend. Try to befriend someone from a foreign country. Its an ideal way to learn about a foreign country.5) Publish (出版）an article. Whether it appears in a newspaper, your school magazine or in your
9、 own blog, an article will be something to look back on in pride in later years.6) Take up a new sport. Choose one youve never played before. If you find you like it, youll have a hobby for life.7) Join a club. Working hard in a club or other activities will give you a life outside your studies.8) F
10、ind a part-time job. Try and do the job for at least a month.9) Find a person to learn from. Choose someone with unusual experience or special talent. Try to learn all you can from him or her.10) Learn to cook four Chinese dishes. Learning how to cook is not only a practical skill but a way of build
11、ing a bridge to other people.1. According to the passage, by making a foreign friend you can .A. learn about another cultureB. practice spoken EnglishC. discuss the international situationD. share your happiness and sadness2. Beside learning a practical skill, another purpose of learning to cook is
12、_.A. to help your parents with houseworkB. to kill timeC. to have communication with othersD. to make friends3. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage? A. You should read fifty books of the same field.B. Do a part-time job for less than a month.C. Try to publish an articl
13、e to make you famous.D. You can benefit a lot by helping others.4. The principal made the suggestions in order for the students to _.A. make contributions to societyB. achieve greet progress in high schoolC. love high school lifeD. finish high school三、从方框中选出合适的短语，并用其适当形式填空be responsible for, apart f
14、rom, believe in, ahead of, set outl. She is a salesgirl and she _ sales promotion.2. She can speak several languages._ English, she can speak Russian and Spanish, too.3. He soon got _ the other runners in the race. As a result, he won the race.4. Do you _ Chinas traditional herbal medicine?5. He _ t
15、o break the record for the English Channel swim. We thought he could do it.参考答案及解析一、1. D 结合上文中的 a middle school boy 可知，Li Jun 是一个上中学的男孩，由此可知对应的形容词性物主代词是 his。2. A 结合上文中提到的 quite easy 可知，Li Jun 以前觉得在同学面前讲话是一件很简单的事情，但由 I was wrong.可知，事实并非如此，故此处用 harder 表示“在同学面前讲话比和同学玩时说话难多了” 。3. B 结合上文的描述可推断，当时 Li Jun
16、觉得自己像个哑巴，想迅速离开教室。故 quickly“快速地”符合题意。4. C 结合上文的描述可知，Li Jun 觉得当众演讲很难，这是他的“问题” 。故problem“问题 ”符合题意。5. D 解答本题时要结合 talk about sth. with sb.这一固定搭配。该短语意为“和某人谈论某事” ，故介词 with 符合题意。6. B 结合上文提到的 cant speak in public 等信息可推断，中国的学校更注重“写” ，而不是“说” ，故 speaking 符合题意。7. A 结合下文中的 speech competitions, English comers and
17、class discussions 可推断，这些活动都能提供很多开口说话的机会，故 mouths 符合题意。8. C 设空前提到了 “学生们可以参加其中的任何一项活动” ，设空后提到了“他还给学生们提出了一些建议” ，结合设空前后的句意，经过逻辑分析可推断，所缺的连词是 and，此时 and 表示递进关系。9. B 四个选项的含义分别是：play 玩；practice 练习；write 写； watch 观察。本段讲的是要抓住开口练习英语的机会，由此可推断符合题意的选项是practice。10. D 结合上文提到的 make a speech 可知，make 符合题意，该短语意为“发表演讲”
18、。二、1. A 由第四条建议可推断答案为 A。2. D 由第十条建议中的“Learning how to cook is not only a practical skill but a way of building a bridge to other people.可知，其中“building a bridge to other people 表达的就是交朋友”的意思，故可推断答案为 D。3. D 结合第二条建议可知答案为 D。4. C 结合第一段中的“ made 18 suggestions for students just starting high school on how to get the best out of high school.”可知答案为 C。三、1. is responsible for 2. Apart from 3. ahead of 4. believe in5. set out
