1、课下能力提升(十一).根据提示写出单词的正确形式1I met the young man at the wedding (婚礼) of my relative last year.2On seeing the gift they wanted, the kids screamed (尖叫) with delight.3We could not reason out the way the robbers escaped (逃跑), because we were unable to find any trace of them.4He had been working there for a
2、long time and accumulated (积累) a huge amount of experience.5As environment protection is becoming a public concern (关心之事), the government is determined to pay more attention to the issue.6Nowadays working parents find that, while they have good intentions (intend) to read bedtime stories to their ch
3、ildren, its hard to fit it into their busy schedules.7He entered the country illegally (legal) without any permit.8Many people died of starvation (starve) during the war times.9The map shows the distribution (distribute) of this species across the world.10I know how proud you are of the outstanding
4、accomplishment (accomplish).选词填空a huge amount of， seize .by the collar， escape from， let go of， a lack of， feel at home， suffer from， bring .to the attention of1.How to bring exercise to_the_attention_of more students is puzzling us very much.2Fortunately, he escaped_from the burning house without b
5、eing injured.3Our life is becoming better and better while in some countries there are still some people suffering_from hunger.4Before the thief could run away, the police seized him by_the_collar.5We devote a_huge_amount_of time and money to education.6Thats what hospitality is all about: making pe
6、ople feel_at_home when theyre not.7He is shy and shows a_lack_of confidence in making friends.8As a saying goes，“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery.”So lets let_go_of the past and hold on to today.完成句子1这个不关我的事。目前我最关心的事是我的学业。It is no_concern_of mine. My greatest concern is my study at presen
7、t.2一些大企业企图保护他们自身的利益。Some big businesses intend_to_protect their own interests.3小鸟没被射中，但是最后却落入网中。The bird escaped_being_shot,_but was seized in a net at last.4你越细心，犯的错误就会越少。The_more_careful you are, the_fewer mistakes you will make.5对大学生来说，掌握一门外语是很有用的。It is of_great_use/very_useful for college studen
8、ts to master a foreign language.完形填空The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where Id grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I _1_ a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to _2_ my grandfather.“It isnt _3_， is it, Billy？” he said softly.Gently _4_ m
9、y hand in his, we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard, _5_ a huge red rosebush sat alone.“What do you see here, Billy？” he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing _6_ to say, and then answered，“I see something soft and _7_， grandpa.”He pulled me _8_.“It isnt just the roses that are beautiful
10、, Billy. Its that special place in you heart that makes them so.”“Billy, I _9_ these roses when my first son was born. It was my _10_ of saying thank you to God. I _11_ to watch him pick roses for his mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.” Grandpa slowly sto
11、od up.“Never say goodbye, Billy. Never give _12_ to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the _13_ when you first said hello to a friend.”A year later, my grandpa became very _14_. Then all members of the family were _15_ back, and I returned to the old house. W
12、hen it came to my _16_， I took his hand as _17_ as he had once taken mine.“Hello, grandpa，” I _18_. His eyes slowly opened and said，“Hello, my friend.” With a brief _19_ he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had _20_ about never saying goodbye about refusing to give in to sadness.语篇解读：本文为一篇记叙
13、文。文章主要讲述一天“我”为离开温暖的家而伤心难过时，祖父过来安慰“我”，并告诉“我”无论发生什么永远不要说再见。直到祖父去世时，“我”才真正明白祖父所说的“永远不要说再见”的真正含义不要屈服于悲伤和难过。1A.felt BfixedCwatched Dheard解析：选A根据语境可知，此处指“我”跑到后院，任泪水流淌。突然“我”感觉有只手放在“我”的肩膀上。feel“感觉到”，符合语境。2A.watch BinterviewCsee Ddiscover解析：选C此处指“我”抬起头结果看见是祖父。see强调看的结果；watch强调有意识地“观看”。3A.difficult BhardCeasy
14、 Dcomfortable解析：选C由上文可知，祖父看到“我”因不得不离开家而悲伤难过得哭了，所以他会说“不容易是吗”，故此处应为easy。4A.making BtakingCleading Dcarrying解析：选B根据倒数第二段最后一句话“.I took his hand as _ as he had once taken mine.”可知，此 处应填taking，与下文相照应。5A.where BwhenCwhich Dwhile解析：选A“_ a huge red rosebush sat alone”为非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词the front yard，先行词在从句中作地点状
15、语，故填关系副词where。6A.what BhowCwho Dwhether解析：选A此处指“我”看着花不知道该说什么。_ to say为不定式的复合结构，say缺少宾语，故应用连接代词what引导，作动词say的宾语。7A.red BtastyCfunny Dbeautiful解析：选D根据下文“It isnt just the roses that are beautiful, Billy.”可知，此处应填beautiful，与下文相照应。8A.close BhardCfar Daround解析：选A根据语境可知，此处是指祖父把“我”拉近。close“近的”，符合语境。9A.bought
16、 BplantedCtreated Ddiscovered解析：选B根据语境可知，此处是指当祖父的第一个儿子出生时，他种植(plant)了这些玫瑰。10A.approach BmethodCway Dsolution解析：选Cmethod指相当精心安排的技术技巧所构成的方法，强调以效率与精确为其目标；way为普通用语，指一般的方法，a/the way of doing sth./to do sth.意为“做某事的方法”；A、D两项之后都接介词to。故选C。11A.preferred BwantedCreferred Dused解析：选D由下文“a terrible war robbed him
17、 of his life”可知，此处为祖父过去常常看儿子摘玫瑰花给他的母亲，而现在无法看到了，因为战争夺去了他年轻的生命。used to do sth.“过去常常做某事”，符合语境。12A.up BoffCin Daway解析：选Cgive up“放弃”；give off“发出(气味等)”；give in“屈服，让步”；give away“赠送；泄露，出卖”。根据文章最后一句话“.about refusing to give in to sadness.”可知，此处应填give in，与下文相照应。13A.word BhappinessCsight Dmemory解析：选B由并列连词and可知
18、，空格处与前面joy相呼应。故应填表高兴的词，故选B。14A.ill BweakCold Dserious解析：选A由下一句“Then all members of the family were _ back, and I returned to the old house.”可知，祖父这时病重。15A.ordered BcalledCdelivered Dsent解析：选B由于祖父病重，所以把家里所有的成员都叫回来。call back“把叫回来”，符合语境。16A.pleasure BdutyCturn Dwish解析：选C此处指祖父临终前和家人作临终告别，当轮到“我”时，it comes
19、 to ones turn“轮流”，符合语境。17A.happily BsadlyCcarefully Dgently解析：选D由第二段“Gently _ my hand in his .”可知，当轮到“我”时，“我”像祖父曾经抓住“我”的手一样轻轻地抓住他的手。所以gently“轻轻地”，符合语境。18A.laughed BshoutedCadded Dwhispered解析：选Dlaugh“笑”；shout“喊叫，大声说”；add“接着说，补充说”；whisper“小声说，耳语”。此处指“我”小声地说：“你好，祖父”。A、B、C三项皆不符合语境。19A.sign BsighCsmile D
20、wave解析：选C此处应指祖父和“我”说完话之后是含笑而终。smile“笑”，符合语境。20A.thought BmeantCworried Dcared解析：选B此处是指突然“我”真正明白了祖父曾经说的关于“永远不要说再见”的含义。.阅读理解AKath Walker is a very important figure in Queensland history. She was a leading Australian poet, writer, political activist, artist and educator. Kath grew up on North Stradbrok
21、e Island; she left school and home at 13 to work as a maid in Brisbane.During World War Two Kath volunteered to serve in the Australian Womens Army Service. She had to return to domestic service work to support her young sons when her marriage ended in the 1950s.Kath had a lifelong commitment to adv
22、ancing civil rights and improving the lives of her people. She was a leading member of Aboriginal (澳大利亚土著的) organisations that demanded Constitutional change to end state control over Aboriginal people.This hard fought campaign resulted in the history making 1967 Referendum (公投). Australians voted t
23、o include the Aboriginal people in the census (人口普查) and to ensure they were covered by Commonwealth laws.In the 1950s Kath also became interested in poetry. She joined the Realist Writers Group where she was encouraged to publish her work. Her first collection, We Are Going, was published in 1964 s
24、elling over 10,000 copies.Determined to lift the Aboriginal people out of suffering, Kath later moved back to Stradbroke Island to become an educator and cultural guardian for her people. She founded the NoonuccalNughie Education and Cultural Centre at her home, Moongalba.In the 1970s Kath travelled
25、 across Australia and the world on lecture tours to raise awareness of the disadvantage experienced by her people.Kath continued to be a successful writer. She wrote a series of books for young readers recreating the stories she learned as a young girl, starting with Stradbroke Dreamtime (1972). She
26、 saw young people as the hope of the future with thousands visiting the centre at North Stradbroke during the final decades of her life.In 1987 Kath changed her name to Oodgeroo Noonuccal. Oodgeroo continued to work for her people up to her death. She died at her home on Stradbroke Island on 16 Sept
27、ember 1993. She will be remembered for her pioneering poetry and her important role in Australian political life.1Why did Kath go to Brisbane at the age of 13?ATo take a job.BTo learn writing.CTo join the army.DTo get involved in politics.解析：选A细节理解题。由第一段中的“she left school and home at 13 to work as a
28、 maid in Brisbane”可知，十三岁的Kath去布里斯班工作。2What can we learn about We Are Going?AIts basically a novel.BIt contains different poems.CIt sold over 10,000 copies in 1964.DIt was published by the Realist Writers Group.解析：选B细节理解题。由第五段中的“Kath also became interested in poetry”和“Her first collection”可知，We Are G
29、oing是一本诗歌集。3What drew Kath back to Stradbroke Island?ANatural scenery.BFamily members.COutside pressure. DInner responsibility.解析：选D推理判断题。由倒数第四段的“Determined to lift the Aboriginal people out of suffering .become an educator and cultural guardian for her people”可知，是内在的责任感驱使Kath回到家乡。BYou might think t
30、hat “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in the worlds temperature. But, rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation （撤离） of an island nation the citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland.During the 20th century, sea level rose 812 inches. As a result,
31、Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water which has polluted the countrys drinking water.Paani Laupepa, a Tuvaluan government official, reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years. Many scientists connect
32、 higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emission
33、s（导致温室效应的气体排放）， which are a main cause of global warming. “By refusing to sign the agreement, the US has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years,” Laupepa told the BBC.Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Z
34、ealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries.Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable（易受影响的） to rising sea levels. Maumoon Gayoon, president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an “endangered nation”.语篇解读：这篇短文主要讲述了
35、全球变暖造成的恶劣影响。4. The text is mainly about .A.rapid changes in earths temperatureB.bad effects of global warmingC.moving off a country to a new placeD.reasons for lowland flooding解析：选B 主旨大意题。这篇短文主要讲述了全球变暖造成的恶劣影响。5. According to scientists, the direct cause of more and fiercer storms is .A.greenhouse ga
36、s emissions in industrialized nationsB.higher surface water temperatures of the seaC.continuous global warmingD.rising sea levels解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.”可判断出，造成严重暴风雨的直接原因是海洋表面水温太高。6.Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not .A.agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissionsB.sign an agreement with TuvaluC.allow Tuvaluans to move to the USD.believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real解析：选A 细节理解题。第四段第一句话表明，Laupepa 对美国表示不满的原因是美国拒绝签署减少温室效应气体排放的公约。
