1、课时作业( 三) Section Grammar & Writing.选用方框内所给的情态动词填空can(t)；could；may；might；will；would；shall；should；must(nt)1.Isnt that your head teacher over there？No，it_be him.Im sure he has just left.2.May I take the book home？No，you_.3.If you dont do as you are told，you_be sorry one day.4.No matter how I advised hi
2、m to give up smoking，he_not listen to me.5.Could I use your bike for a while？Yes，you_.6.Where did he stay last night？Im not sure，but he_have stayed at his friends.7.Lets go to see the film together tonight， _we？8.Tom，your eyesight is getting worse.You_read in a brighter room.9.You_leave the little b
3、oy alone at home.He is too young.10._you please tell me your new address？11.The boy is lovely，but he_be naughty sometimes.12._I speak English in English class？No，you neednt.You_speak Chinese，too.13.As everybody knows，fish_die without water.14.You_try telephoning Mr.Smith；he_be at home now.15.You_nev
4、er be too careful when you are crossing the street.16.I got on the bus and who_be sitting in front of me but Tony！17.Many boats near the seaside were destroyed by the wind.Well，the wind_have been very strong.答案：1.cant 2.cant/mustnt 3.will/ might4.would 5.can 6.might /may 7.shall 8.should 9.mustnt 10
5、.Will/Would/Could 11.can 12.Must； can 13.will 14.can；should/may/must 15.can16.should 17.must.阅读理解For the eager prankster(爱开玩笑的人)，nothing beats April Fools Day，a lighthearted tradition thats several hundred years old.A lot of people think April Fools Day is just obnoxious，and just wish it would stop.
6、But people who love pranks really love the day and refuse to give up the tradition.The origins of April Fools Day are still unclear.The most popular one is that France changed its calendar in the 1500s so that the New Year would begin in January to match the Roman calendar instead of the start of sp
7、ring in late March or early April.However word of the change traveled slowly，and many people in country areas continued to celebrate the New Year in the spring.These country people became known as“April fools.”But according to Alex Boese，the French story is completely wrong，because the day that the
8、French celebrated the beginning of the year legally was Easter day，so it never really was connected with April first.Boese believes instead that April Fools Day simply grew out of ageold European spring festivals of renewal(更新)，in which pranks are common.Joseph Boskin，professor of American humor at
9、Boston University， has offered his own interpretation(解释)of the holidays roots.In 1983，Boskin told a reporter that the idea came from Roman pranksters during the time of Constantine in the third and fourth centuries AD.As the story goes，pranksters successfully asked the ruler to allow one of their o
10、bjected members to be king for a day.So，on April first，Constantine handed over the reins( 统治)of the Roman Empire for one day to King Kugel，his prankster.Kugel decided that the day forever would be a day of absurdity(荒唐)Kugel，accidently，is an Eastern European dish that one of Boskins friends had been
11、 expecting.本文是篇说明文。主要是介绍了几个关于愚人节由来的传说。1.The underlined word“obnoxious”in Paragraph 1 means_.A.exciting BdisappointingCboring Dinstructive答案：C 解析：词义猜测题。下半句提到 just wish it would stop，既然希望它被取消，那么这些人应该是不喜欢它了。故答案选 C。2.According to the French story，April Fools Day_.A.is the result of the change of the cal
12、endarB was widely accepted all over the worldChas a history of about half a centuryDhas been celebrated in Roman since the 1500s答案：A 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段，来源于法国的这个关于愚人节的传说，尽管是广为人们所接受，但是故事本身是无从看到的，所以选项 B 不对；当时发生的时间是在 16 世纪，因此，到现在最起码有四个多世纪了，即 400 多年，所以选项 C 不对；当时是在法国发生的，是由于日历变更通知不及时而造成的，因此，选项 D 不对，而正确选项为 A。
13、3.According to Joseph Boskin，April Fools Day_.Acan date back to 1,900 years agoB came from a reporterChad roots in the RomansDwas decided by Constantine 答案：C 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段，按照 Joseph Boskin 的看法，愚人节发生在公元 3 到 4 世纪，是他告诉一记者说是来自于一罗马爱开玩笑的人，而最后是由 King Kugel 所决定的。故答案选 C。4.It can be inferred according to t
14、he text that_.AKing Kugel was a real historical characterB Joseph Boskins story about April Fools Day was a humorCthe text referred to two origins of April Fools DayDwhere April Fools Day is from has been clear to us all答案：B 解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后两段，Joseph Boskin 对愚人节的解释应该是一个幽默而已，一方面它没有历史证据，另一方面，里面的那个当了一天的
15、国王与他和朋友们正等待的一道菜同名。另外，关于愚人节的由来始终还是个谜。故答案选B。.语法填空The Hawaiian islands include eight major islands，several circular reefs and numerous smaller islands.Of the eight major islands，Niihau and Kahoolawe are the 1._(small)These islands are quite unlike the 2._they do not have hotels or resorts for tourists.
16、Both islands，for different reasons，3._(have)no tourists at all for many years.Niihau is located just 17 miles 4._the west coast of island Kauai.It is owned by one family， the Robinsons，5._bought the island from King Kamehameha of Hawaii.The Robinsons do not allow any 6._(invite)visitors on the islan
17、d and so it is often called“the Forbidden Island”Kahoolawe，the other“mystery island”does not have anyone 7._(live)on it today.In the past 8._(century)，Hawaiians lived here and used the place for religious ceremonies.Then，the United States Navy took over the place as 9._practice ground for bombing an
18、d explosives.So regularly did the Navy bomb the place 10._Hawaiians were not happy with the situation.They wanted to return to Kahoolawe.After many efforts，their wish came true，and the island wont be bombed any more.答案：1.smallest 2.others 3.have had 4.off 5.who 6.uninvited 7.living 8.centuries 9.a 1
19、0.that.书面表达假设你是李明，上周末你的美国网友 Jack 在给你的电子邮件中问你打算在大学里学什么专业。请你根据下面的提示，给他回一封100 词左右的邮件。1.礼节性的开头语并引出问题。2.首先打算学农学。理由是：(1)农业是人类生存的基础；(2)还有很多人在挨饿；(3)你的雄心壮志。3.学医也行；希望 Jack 提供建议。_参考范文：Dear Jack，How is everything going？In your last letter，you asked me what major Id like to choose at university.I have two majors
20、 in mind.First，I intend to choose agricultural science.Why？Because food is fundamental to our existence.However，food shortage is severe in many countries where many people are still going hungry and every second there are people starved to death.It is my hope that I can feed the world well through my research on organic farming.Secondly， medicine is also one of my considerations，which ，I think，is another worthy way to save lives.Can you give me some advice？Im looking forward to your reply.Best wishes. Yours，Li Ming
