1、Module 1Small Talk Period OneIntroduction & Reading.根据首字母或汉语提示完成单词1Would you love to go to a party and talk confidently to every guest?2Do you want to make more friends but lack the confidence to talk to people you dont know?3It helps if you do a little advance planning.4Small talk is very important
2、 and prepares you for more serious(严肃的) conversations.5Communication is a twoway processit involves(包括) speaking and listening.用课文中的词语替换划线部分1I really dont want to go.Besides,its too late now.In_addition2If I hadnt taken_my_eyes_from the ball,I would have won the match.looked_away_from3She is_anxious
3、_about her sons safety.is_nervous_about 4This song made him recall his childhood.think_of 5You should seize this chanceDont miss it.opportunity.选择所给短语的适当形式填空 be nervous about,think of,look away from,find out,in addition,lack of1Father is in poor health,and in_addition,he doesnt learn to look after h
4、imself.2Lack_of experience makes the young teacher worried about the teaching job.3She was so nervous_about her exams that she couldnt sleep.4What do you think_of my new car? 5Every time he saw her,he would look_away_from her.Because he doesnt like to talk to her.6I just cant find_out whats wrong wi
5、th the machine.句型转换1If you study hard,youll make great progress.Study_hard,and youll make great progress.2He can also speak French as well as English.He can also speak French besides English.He can also speak French in_addition_to English.3How do you like our school?What do you think of our school?4
6、She lacks money to buy new clothes.She is_lacking_in money to buy new clothes.单项填空1Although criminals try their best to hide their guilt, most of them _ in the end.Afind out Bmake outCare found out Dare made out答案C解析考查动词词组。find out“查明,发现”;make out“弄清楚,搞明白”。句意:尽管罪犯们尽力掩盖自己的罪行,他们中大多数最后都会被发现。根据句意可知需用被动语
7、态,因此选C项。2As many as five courses are provided,and you are free to choose_suits you best.Awhatever BwhicheverCwhenever Dwherever答案B解析分析句子结构可知,所填内容引导宾语从句,且在从句中作主语,而C,D两项作状语,可排除;另外,由信息词five courses与choose可知是在给定的范围中做出选择,故排除whatever“无论什么”,选择whichever“无论哪个”。句意:提供了多达五门课程,你可以自由选择最适合你的那一门。3She _ from the sna
8、ke, because she is afraid of it.Alooks after Blooks outClooks into Dlooks away答案D解析look away from“把目光从移开”;look after“照看”;look out“小心,当心”;look into“向里看,调查”。4The atmosphere at work is fairly _Aeasy Bdifficult Cinformal Dwell答案C解析句意:工作气氛相当轻松。informal“轻松友好的,不拘礼节的”;不能说气氛容易或难,而well为副词,故A、B、D三项都不合题意。5He wa
9、s_ about attending school when he was a boy.Anerves Bnervous Canxious Dinformal答案B解析句意:当他是孩子时,他害怕上学。be nervous about对感到紧张。nerve神经;anxious焦虑的;informal非正式的。6The bird flew away and avoided_Ato be shot Bto shootCbeing shot Dshooting答案C解析avoid后接动词ing形式,the bird与shoot之间为被动关系,故C项正确。7This is not an economic
10、al way to get more water; _, it is very expensive.Aworse still Bon the contrary Cin short Din addition答案B解析on the contrary“相反”;worse still“更糟糕的是”;in short“简而言之”;in addition“此外,而且”。根据句意,B项正确。8The teacher thought his students_ everything _Ahad; well preparingBhad got; well prepared Chad got; good prep
11、ared Dhad; prepared well答案B解析考查prepare的用法及时态。句意:老师认为学生们一切准备就绪。主句为过去时,everything和prepare为动宾关系,且prepare动作应发生在think之前,因此选B。9It is wise to take in _technology from some developed countries.Aadvance Badvanced Cadvancing Dadvances答案B解析句意:从一些发达国家引进先进的科学技术是明智的。advanced先进的;高级的。10This photo was taken a long t
12、ime ago.I wonder if you can_ my father.Afind out Bpick out Clook out Dspeak out答案B解析句意:这张照片是很久以前拍的。我不知道你是否能从中认出我的父亲。find out弄清楚;pick out挑出,辨认出;look out当心,小心;speak out大声说出。.阅读理解There are many things people do with their spare time.Have you ever thought about tuning(调音) your own piano for fun and prof
13、it?Are you a piano teacher or player who really does not want the expense of hiring a piano tuner and feels that you could do it yourself with a little training?Well,this is your lucky day.All you need are the right tools,a piano and patience.So,why would I want to tune my piano?There are many reaso
14、ns for tuning your own piano.It is a very pleasant thing to do.You can make up to $80 each time tuning other peoples pianos.There are millions of pianos in the world and thousands of new ones are being sold every day.There are not enough piano tuners available to tune them all.You can provide a valu
15、able service for friends,family and others.You can teach yourself very cheaply and then develop it into a parttime or fulltime business.You may have thought that only a trained expert could do this,someone who had devoted years of study and developed a sense of perfect pitch(音高)In the past,tuning a
16、piano was as much an art form as it was a technology exercise,but now the balance is swaying(摇动) more towards the technology and the final result is as good or even better than tuning by ear.A few simple tools and a laptop computer with tuning software are all that are required.The real secret is th
17、e tuning software,which makes the whole process extremely easy.It means you do not have to train your ears but just look at the laptop screen to know when the piano string is in tune.I have put together an ebook in my website with all the information you need to get started tuning your own piano,whe
18、re to get the free software and where to buy the tools.I hope I have inspired you to think about piano tuning and actually give it a go.You will find it a very rewarding and pleasant activity even if it remains just a hobby.1The writer asks two questions in the first paragraph to _Aattract readers t
19、o more information on the topicBask readers to answer the questions clearlyCencourage readers to make comments on this topicDshow his doubt on the topic答案A解析写作意图题。作者在文章开头提出问题的目的是吸引读者注意,引出自己要说的话题。2According to the passage,why should you learn to tune pianos?ATo offer help to piano tuners.BTo save mon
20、ey and earn money as well.CBecause it can help you make a piano yourself.DBecause it can help you learn how to play the piano.答案B解析细节理解题。综合文中信息可知,学会自己给钢琴调音可以节省钱还可以赚钱,而且有趣,因此B项正确。3A laptop computer with tuning software and a few simple tools are needed because_Ayou have to train your ears Bthe tuning
21、 software makes the process easyCyou neednt look at the laptop screenDthe whole process is extremely puzzling 答案B解析细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段可知。4If you want to get the tuning software and tools,you can _Aget them for free from the piano sellersBbuy them from the writers online shopsCmake them yourself accordin
22、g to the passageDsurf the writers website for the information答案D解析细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段可知,作者的网页提供了一些关于相关工具和软件的信息。5In the last paragraph,the writer mainly wants to show that _Aone must be active to play the pianoBpiano tuning will be popular in the futureCits valuable to take piano tuning as a hobbyDits difficult to tune pianos without professional training答案C解析推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,作者认为把钢琴调音作为一个爱好也是非常有价值的。