1、课时提升作业Unit 1 Learning about Language. 选词填空1. Twenty dollars for the little poor girl _too much then. (were/was)2. The headmaster and maths teacher _at the meeting now. (is speaking/speaks/are speaking)【补偿训练】用所给词的适当形式填空。The writer and the novelist _(be)talking with each other happily. 3. The students
2、 in Class One each _got a storybook as an award. (has/ have)4. People _great love to the victims since the disaster happened. (have shown/ has shown)5. The scientist and engineer _invented a new machine. (have/ has)6. Alice, together with her friends, _punished for having broken the school rules. (w
3、ere/ was)7. Every girl and every boy _the right to join the club. (have/has)8. _either she or you to go and attend the meeting? (Are/ Is)Neither she nor I _. (is/ am)【方法技巧】either. . . or. . . , neither. . . nor. . . 并列主语时 , 谓语动词采用就近原则, 即与靠近的主语单复数形式一致。9. Most of his time _on computer games in the pas
4、t. (were spent/ was spent)10. The rich _for the plan, while the poor are against it. (is/are)答案: 1. was2. is speaking【补偿训练】are 3. have4. have shown5. has6. was7. has8. Is am9. was spent10. are. 完成句子1. _good teachers. 我们急需的是好老师。2. To prevent the air from being polluted _. 世纪金榜导学号 02064078防止空气污染是我们正在研
5、究的课题。3. Whether they will hold a party or not _. 他们还没有决定是否开派对。4. Steve, together with his wife and children, _史蒂夫跟妻子和孩子们将于今晚到达。5. All _reach an agreement. 大家都急于达成一项协议。6. None of the telephones _. 电话中没有一部不是坏的。7. Each of the books _. 每本书 5 块钱。8. Quantities of time _in saving the wounded. 大量的时间被花在救护伤员上
6、。9. A number of houses _there three years ago. 那儿很多房子建于三年前。10. Land is valuable. Not an inch of land _waste. 土地很珍贵。不允许浪费一寸土地。答案:1. What we badly need are2. is what were now researching 3. has not been decided4. is arriving tonight5. are eager to 6. is/are working7. costs five yuan8. were spent 9. we
7、re built 10. is allowed to. 语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。I was born in a town called Blackburn, in the northwest of England, and lived there till I left home 1. _the age of eighteen. My parents had moved to England from India during 2. _1970s. As a child, I went to my local school and, of
8、course 3. _ (speak)English with a local accent. But home was very different: we lived in a kind of “little India”, with a huge extended family of uncles and aunts. I remember 4. _ (feel)part of this big thing called “family”, and an even 5. _ (big)thing called “India” . I suppose my family 6. _ (rea
9、l)influenced me while I was growing up. They used to talk about India as “home”even 7. _at that time I had never been there! To me, it doesnt seem at all strange to grow up as part of two cultures. I am always thinking that growing up with two cultures is a gift, not a 8. _ (advantage). Now as a mot
10、her, I want my child 9. _(get)in contact(接触)with her Indian roots too, so we are planning to visit there later this year. All her Indian 10. _(cousin)are expecting to meet her! 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。 “我”出生在英国西北部的一个城镇, 在十八岁时离开那里去求学; “我” 的父母早在 20 世纪 70 年代从印度迁到英国。 “我” 认为伴随着两个不同文化成长是一份礼物而不是缺点。1. 【解析 】at。考查固定搭配
11、。at the age of 为固定搭配, 意为“在岁时”。2. 【解析】the。考查冠词。the 1970s 为固定用法, 意为“20 世纪 70 年代”; 表示“某世纪某年代”时应在数字前加 the。3. 【 解析】spoke。考查时态。根据该句中的“As a child, I went”可以判断, 该句讲述的是过去发生的事, 应用一般过去时 , 故应用 speak 的过去式spoke。4. 【 解析】feeling。考查非谓语动词。remember doing sth. 为固定搭配, 意为“记得( 曾经)做过某事 ”; 根据语境可知, 这里指记得曾经发生的事情, 故用 feeling。5
12、. 【 解析 】bigger。考查比较级。根据上文中的 big 和该句中的 even 可以判断, 空处应用 big 的比较级 bigger。6. 【 解析】 really。考查词性转换。根据空后的 influenced 可以判断, 空处修饰动词, 故用该词的副词形式 really。7. 【解析】though/if。考查连词。他们过去常常将印度当作家乡来谈论, 即使那时“我”从没有到过那里。even though/if 为固定搭配, 意为“尽管, 即使”。8. 【解析】disadvantage 。考查词性转换。根据该句中的 “a gift, not a . . . ”可以判断, 此处表示伴随着两
13、种文化成长是一份礼物, 而不是缺点。故用 advantage 的反义词 disadvantage。9. 【解析】to get。考查固定用法。want sb. to do sth. 为固定搭配, 意为“想要某人做某事”。10. 【解析】cousins 。考查名词单复数。根据该句中的 All 和 are 可知, 应用名词的复数形式。. 完形填空世纪金榜导学号 02064079Conservationists are breeding(饲养)lions in the Southern African nation of Zimbabwe. The wildlife experts hope to i
14、ncrease the lion population to keep the great cats from 1 . In some areas, lions and human beings are 2 control of land. Researchers believe something must be done quickly to 3 the animals. The African Lion and Environmental Research Trust(ALERT)has more than 100 4 in its breeding program. Antelope
15、Park Farm is one of two sites ALERT operates in Zimbabwe. Gary Jones heads the Antelope Park Farm. He says ALERT has become involved 5 a sharp drop in the number of lions. His group believes this has been 6 mainly by humans. There are more people moving to this area every year. The lions have 7 land
16、 on which to live. Gary Jones says the decrease in the lion population affects the whole 8 . He adds that other African nations are also seeing the 9 effects of this. There are countries, 10 in central and north Africa, where the lion population has reached a(n) 11 level. Burundi, a country of east-
17、central Africa, for instance, does not have lions in its national parks. It 12 wants to have lions reintroduced back into its national parks. The reason is that when you take the lion out of the equation(平衡), suddenly you get all 13 things start happening with the balance of 14 . For example, you ge
18、t too many prey(猎物)species, like giraffes and zebras. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says 15 animals are threatened when farmers try to 16 their plants or animals. Rene Czudek works for the UN agency. He says his organization has 17 a human-wild life tool kit(成套工具)that some cou
19、ntries are using to reduce 18 between humans and wildlife. “In fact, the tool kit is a kind of instrument that extension workers can use with the 19 explain to them how wildlife behaves, and then show them what the risky behaviours are, and how they should 20 their fields accordingly, ”Mr Czudek sai
20、d. 【文章大意】本文是说明文。生态保护者设法保护非洲的狮子。1. A. disappearing B. attackingC. changing D. arriving【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。由上文的“increase the lion population”可推断, 野生动物保护专家希望增加狮子的数量以防止狮子“消失(disappearing)”。2. A. waiting for B. cheering forC. competing for D. looking for【解析】选 C。短语辨析题。在一些地方, 狮子和人类正在“争夺(competing for)”对土地的控制。 wa
21、it for 等待 ; cheer for 为欢呼; look for 寻找。3. A. train B. observe C. catch D. save【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。由第四段中的“a sharp drop in the number of lions”可推断, 研究人员认为必须尽快采取措施“拯救(save)”这些动物。4. A. giraffes B. lionsC. zebras D. antelopes【解析】选 B。词汇复现题。由文章开头的“breeding lions”可知答案。5. A. instead of B. because ofC. in place of
22、D. in spite of【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。由于狮子数量骤减, 所以 ALERT 要保护它们。6. A. known B. studiedC. caused D. prevented【解析】选 C。逻辑推理题。由下文的“There are more people moving to this area every year. ”可推断, 狮子数量减少主要是人类“造成(caused)”的。7. A. less B. worse C. more D. better【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。由上文的“There are more people moving to this area e
23、very year. ”可推断, 狮子赖以生存的土地减少了。8. A. environment B. backgroundC. industry D. position【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。由下段末的“you get too many prey species, like giraffes and zebras”可推断, 狮子数量减少影响整个自然“环境(environment)”。9. A. immediate B. possibleC. magical D. disastrous【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。由下段可知, 其他非洲国家也看到了狮子数量减少所带来的“灾难性的(disastr
24、ous)”影响。10. A. usually B. finallyC. gradually D. particularly【解析】选 D。词语辨析题。在一些国家, “尤其(particularly)” 是位于非洲中部和北部的国家。usually 通常; finally 终于; gradually 逐渐地。11. A. acceptable B. worryingC. reasonable D. necessary【解析】选 B。词语辨析题。在一些国家 , 狮子数量已经达到了“令人担忧的(worrying)”地步。acceptable 可接受的; reasonable 合情合理的; necess
25、ary 必要的。12. A. frequently B. simplyC. naturally D. desperately【解析】选 D。词语辨析题。布隆迪“ 极度(desperately)” 想将狮子再次引入到国家公园。frequently 频繁地; simply 简单地 , 简朴地。13. A. small B. similar C. strange D. ideal【解析】选 C。逻辑推理题。由下文的“you get too many prey species, like giraffes and zebras”可知, 没有狮子会导致一系列“奇怪的(strange)”事情发生。14.
26、A. nature B. body C. power D. trade【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。由下文所举的猎物增多的例子可推断, 此处是说“自然生态平衡”。15. A. live B. wild C. large D. trapped【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。由下文的 “when farmers try to . . . their plants or animals”可推断, 此处是说“野生的(wild)”动物受到威胁。16. A. protect B. move C. use D. improve【解析】选 A。词语辨析题。农民设法“保护 (protect)”他们的植物或动物。mov
27、e 运动; use 使用; improve 提高, 改善。17. A. put up with B. caught up withC. come up with D. kept up with【解析】选 C。词语辨析题。Rene Czudek 所在的组织已经“创造出(come up with)”一套缓解人类和野生生物冲突的工具。put up with 容忍; catch up with 赶上; keep up with 跟上。18. A. pressure B. distanceC. speed D. conflict【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。由下文的“explain to them how
28、 wildlife behaves, and then show them what the risky behaviours are, and how . . . ”可知, 这套工具可以用来缓解人类和野生生物之间的“冲突(conflict)”。19. A. farmers B. workersC. gardeners D. experts【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。由下文可知, 这套工具是供推广人员向“农民(farmers)” 宣传有关环保知识时使用的。20. A. clear B. water C. find D. plan【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。上文多次提到狮子(或野生生物)和人类争
29、夺土地, 因此, 要缓解二者之间的冲突就需要教育农民如何“规划(plan)”他们的土地。. 阅读理解世纪金榜导学号 02064080In the 1940s, Lena Horne was the first African-American in Hollywood to sign a long term contract with a major movie studio. Her deal with MGM stated that she would never play the role of a servant. During this period, African-America
30、n actors were mostly limited to playing servants or African natives. But this refusal also limited her movie career. Horne was generally only offered the role of a nightclub singer. Her characters did not interact with white characters in these movies. This way, her part could be cut from the versio
31、n of the movie that played in Southern States. Lena Horne later wrote that the movie producers did not make her into a servant, but they did not make her into anything else, either. Lena Horne once said that World Warhelped make her a star. She was popular with both black and white servicemen. She s
32、ang on army radio programs and traveled to perform for the troops. During one event, she noted that German prisoners of war were permitted to sit closer to the stage than black soldiers. These experiences led to Lena Hornes work in the civil rights movement. She protested racial separation at the ho
33、tels where she performed. She took action so that she and her musicians would be permitted to stay in those hotels. Black musicians at the time generally stayed in black neighborhoods. Lena Horne also sang at civil rights gatherings. She took part in the March on Washington protest in 1963. It was d
34、uring this event that Martin Luther King Junior gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. Lena Horne performed in a strong and expressive way. One expert said she was not warm and amiable like white female singers at the time. Instead, she was a fierce black woman. 【文章大意】Lena Horne 是一位好莱坞黑人女星 , 她积极为黑人争取权利,
35、为打破种族隔离而努力。1. From Paragraph 2, we know that Lena Hornes deal with MGM_. A. won her a lot of respectB. didnt bring her any good rolesC. made her popular in the USD. made her become a famous singer【解析】选 B。细节理解题。根据第二段的“But this refusal also limited her movie career. Horne was generally only offered th
36、e role of a nightclub singer. ”可知签订那样的合约并没有使 Lena Horne 得到一些好角色。2. When Lena Horne saw how German prisoners and black soldiers were seated, how did she most probably feel? A. Angry. B. Satisfied. C. Interested. D. Moved. 【解析】选 A。推理判断题。根据第三段的“These experiences led to Lena Hornes work in the civil rig
37、hts movement. ”可知那样的座位安排刺激了 Lena Horne, 使得她参与到了人权运动中, 故可推断她当时是很生气的。3. Paragraph 4 mainly tells about Lena Hornes_. A. hope for a bright futureB. effort she put into musicC. effort against racial separationD. relationship with Martin Luther King Junior【解析】选 C。段落大意题。通读第四段, 可知主要是讲 Lena Horne 在争取打破种族隔离方面的努力。4. What does the underlined word “amiable” in the last paragraph mean? A. Ugly. B. Boring. C. Brave. D. Friendly. 【解析】选 D。词义猜测题。根据后面的“Instead, she was a fierce black woman. ”可知前面是说 Lena Horne 在当时并不是一个让人感觉温暖和“友好的” 人。
