1、新提升课时作业.用所给单词的适当形式填空1A secondgrade wind makes the tips of the branches tremble _ (slight)2My brother spends hours on the phone _ (chat) to his friends.3At present the local government is taking _ (measure) to reduce the pollution.4The pianist _ (surround) by a crowd of fans will hold a concert in th
2、e Workers Stadium.5Black _ (Canada) jazz pianist Oscar Peterson is one of the greatest pianists in jazz history.6As is known to all, there are seven _ (continent) in the world.7The two sailors did not see land until they had sailed _ (east) for nearly two days.8The country is _ (border) on one side
3、by a river.9The _ (scene) of the West Lake is beautiful beyond description.10A great number of _ (eagle) winged their way across the valley.答案：1.slightly 2.chatting 3.measures 4.surrounded 5.Canadian 6.continents 7.eastward 8.bordered 9.scenery 10.eagles.用适当的介词或副词填空1We travelled _ the same flight.2
4、Is the supermarket far from here? No, it is only _ a hundred metres of the bus stop.3The production of their factory goes steadily _.4That hotel probably costs no less _ 20 dollars a night.5We had to move _ when it began to rain.6He can see a glimmer of light _ the curtains.7There are no hotels in t
5、he east. Wed better go in the _ direction.8Can you swim _ the river?9The sky slowly changed _ blue to red.10He grew weak _ two years sickness.答案：1.aboard 2.within 3.upward 4.than5inside 6.through 7.westward 8.across 9.from10after.单句改错1She likes keeping things rather than to throw them away._2Suddenl
6、y I caught a sight of my English teacher in the crowd._3Some of the scientists also have a gift of arts._4Twenty percent of the population here is from Oceania._5The fact which they had got on the wrong bus surprised them all._答案：1.to throw throwing 2.去掉 a 3.offor 4.isare 5.whichthat.根据汉语意思完成下列句子1We
7、 _ what we wanted by working hard. (manage)通过努力工作，我们设法得到了我们想要的。2They decided to settle there forever _. (rather)他们决定永久定居在那个村里而不是离开那儿。3My little brother _. He has a golden voice. (gift)我的小弟弟有唱歌的天赋。他有一副金嗓子。4After John came back from abroad, he _ in his hometown. (settle)约翰从国外回来后，他决定在家乡定居。5The best tim
8、e _ is the early morning. (catch)看见那些鸟的最佳时间是早晨。6They _ dangers. (surround)他们陷入危险中。7We must _ fight against H7N9 flu. (measure)我们必须采取紧急措施来对抗 H7N9 禽流感。8They have _ for a long time about this situation. (chat)对这个情况他们已彼此聊过很长时间了。9Dont _. (within)不要把火柴放在小孩子够得着的地方。10My car broke down when I _. (border n)在我
9、开车穿越边境时，车抛锚了。答案：1.managed to get 2.rather than leave the village3has a gift for singing songs 4.decided to settle down5to catch sight of those birds 6.are surrounded by/with 7.take immediate measures to 8.chatted with each other 9.leave matches within the reach of little children 10.drove across the
10、 border.完形填空Canada is a country in North America, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the west by Alaska and the Pacific Ocean and on the south by the United States. In _1_， Canada is the largest country in Western Hemisphere (西半球) and the _2_ largest in the world
11、. It _3_ up most of the northern part of the North American continent and _4_ about 6.6 percent of the total land of the earth.Although _5_ in area, Canada has a small population. It has fewer people than any major European _6_. On average, there are only about six persons per _7_ mile. However, abo
12、ut 50 percent of the people live in the industrial and farming areas of southern Quebec and southern Ontario. About 75 percent of all Canadians _8_ cities.More than 44 percent of all population are _9_ in origin (血统), and 28 percent are French in origin. _10_ and political differences between these
13、two major _11_ have played an important part in the countrys _12_. Other European groups in Canada _13_ Germans, Ukrainians, Italians, Dutch, Scandinavians, Hungarians, Russians, and Poles. The nonwhite population, which is made up of Eskimos, Indians, Asians, and blacks, _14_ up about 4 percent of
14、the population.Canada has two _15_ languages, English and French. The words on Canadian money and stamps _16_ in both English and French. Canadian English is like the English _17_ in the United States. Generally speaking, Canadians use the British system of _18_ in writing, but Canadian newspapers a
15、nd magazines tend to use the American system. The _19_ spoken in Canada is different in many _20_ from that spoken in France. However, standard French is generally used in writing.1A. area B. all C. a world D. time2A. first B. second C. third D. fourth3A. puts B. shows C. grows D. takes4A. spreads B
16、. leads C. covers D. goes5A. wide B. large C. rich D. more6A. fields B. lands C. countries D. unions7A. two B. square C. double D. single8A. live in B. come to C. stay in D. leave for9A. Canadian B. British C. French D. Spanish10A. Physical B. Educational C. Cultural D. Historical11A. groups B. clas
17、ses C. states D. parties12A. projects B. programmes C. laws D. history13A. include B. belong to C. look like D. join to14A. make B. take C. put D. pick15A. foreign B. official C. second D. western16A. appear B. seem C. write D. show17A. changed B. introduced C. spoken D. written18A. orders B. pronun
18、ciation C. spelling D. grammar19A. Canadian B. German C. English D. French20A. sounds B. ways C. kinds D. points答案与解析：1解析：由下文看应选 A。就面积来说。答案：A2解析：在西半球是面积最大的，在全世界数第二。答案：B3解析：take up 固定搭配， “占据”多少面积。答案：D4解析：cover 有“包含，占据”的意思。答案：C5解析：由上文知道主要是叙述加拿大面积大，与后面表人口的 small 形成对比。答案：B6解析：人口比主要的欧洲国家的人口要少。答案：C7解析：表示每
19、平方英里的人口数。答案：B8解析：由上文知选 live in“居住” ，住在城市的人口非常多。答案：A9解析：因为加拿大也是说英语为主的国家，所以他们的血统当然是 British。答案：B10解析：因为是不同的民族，所以有不同的文化和政治。答案：C11解析：two groups 表示两大不同的团体。答案：A12解析：因为团体较大，他们在这个国家的历史上也起着重大的作用。答案：D13解析：除了英、法两大团体外，加拿大还包括欧洲的其他团体。答案：A14解析：make up( 组成，构成)总人口的 4%。答案：A15解析：从下文看应该是指官方语言，所以用 official(官方的) 。答案：B16解
20、析：此处表示“出现”的意思，表示 money 和 stamps 都有两种文字出现。答案：A17解析：spoken in the United States 作 English 的后置定语。答案：C18解析：加拿大人在书写的时候沿用英国人书写体系，报刊上沿用美国英语体系。答案：C19解析：从下文的 France 可知应选 French(法语)。答案：D20解析：表明加拿大说的法语跟法国本土的法语在许多方面上有很大不同。答案：B.阅读理解Antarctica is in the most southern part of the world. It is like nowhere else on
21、the earth. It is much larger than Europe，and nearly twice the size of Australia. The South Pole is at its center. Antarctica is the coldest and windiest place in the world, even colder and winder than the North Pole. In the summer, the sun shines for twentyfour hours a day, but in the winter its com
22、pletely dark for about three months. Very few plants grow there, but there is some wildlife, including whales, seals, and penguins.When Captain James Cook travelled around Antarctica in the 1770s by ship, he found no one living there. Today, a few scientists work in Antarctica, but they only spend f
23、airly short time there. Many scientists in Antarctica are studying the ozone layer. The ozone layer is getting thinner and thinner worldwide. The biggest “hole” is over America, and the weather there is getting warmer. Scientists think that this cold and lonely place can teach us a lot about the ear
24、th and how to keep it safe.1Whats the weather like in Antarctica?AIt is cold and cloudy.BIt is sunny and windy.CIt is rainy and hot.DIt is cold and windy.2From the text we can guess that whales, seals and penguins are _.Aanimals BplantsCpets Dfish3Who lived in Antarctica in the 1770s?AJames Cook. BN
25、obody.CA Captain. DMany a scientists.答案与解析：1解析：根据文章第一段的第五句“Antarctica is the coldest and windiest place in the world”可知南极洲是世界上最冷、风最大的地方。答案：D2解析：根据文章的第一段最后一句“Very few plants grow there, but there is some wildlife, including whales, seals, and penguins.”可以看出答案应该是一种动物。答案：A3解析：由文章第二段的第一句话“When Captain James Cook travelled around Antarctica in the 1770s by ship, he found no one living there”可知当初没有人住在那里。答案：B
