1、One morning, Mary put on her boots and overcoat and was leaving to work when she heard the weather forecast, saying there would be a thick fog that day.Later in the afternoon when she was going home after work, she glanced around and observed no one in sight in the foggy and narrow street.She hurrie
2、d to the bus station but the conductor there told her that nowhere could buses go in such bad weather.Just when she hesitated and wished for a helper, she heard the sound of footsteps approaching and a mans voice coming out of the darkness.He reached out his hand to grasp her arm firmly, telling her
3、 not to be anxious and watch out for her steps as he said he would sent her home.Not until she felt grateful to his aid in relief did she find herself staring up at an old mans face with a beard.He was a man with disability, blind in both eyes.He volunteered to guide others in return for the help he
4、 got on sunny days.一天早上,玛丽穿上靴子和外套正要去上班,这时她听到天气预报说,那天要有大雾。后来到了下午下班回家时,玛丽扫视四周,结果发现在这大雾茫茫的狭窄街道上看不到一个人。她急忙奔向车站,但是那里的售票员告诉她说这样恶劣的天气公共汽车哪里也不能去。正当她犹豫不决,想找个帮手时,玛丽听到了脚步声正走近她,黑暗处传来了一个男士的声音。他伸出手紧紧地抓住了她的胳膊,让她不要着急,一边让她注意脚下,并一边说着要送她回家。直到玛丽如释重负地对他的帮助表示感谢时,她才发现自己盯视着的是一张长着胡须的老人的脸。他是个残疾人,双目失明。他自愿来为他人引路以回报他在晴天时所得到的帮助。
5、加餐练(一)完形阅读组合练.完形填空Armed with two overpacked suitcases, we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight.As I watched her unload my luggage, I could see the _1_ in her eyes.One last hug and a _2_ goodbye and I would be on my way to a new life _3_.“Youd better go or youll miss your flight.” she sa
6、id.“Ill _4_ you,” I replied, and with those last words I was off.As I promised, I did not look back, but by the time I _5_ the customs office I was sobbing.While boarding the plane I was still _6_.I did not have the _7_ to put my bag in the overhead locker.so I put it on the empty seat next to mine.
7、Born _8_ fifteen months apart we not only looked alike, we were alike.We both had the same mix of _9_ and fear of all things unknown to us.One sunny summer day I was playing outside on the grass _10_ she came up to me and said,“Want to come to the attic (阁楼)?”We both knew that the _11_ to that quest
8、ion was always“Yes”We were frightened of the attic but also _12_ by its smells and sounds.Together we would fight the lifesize spiders and battle through the boxes until we found what we needed.Now the time came for me to go to college in a foreign country and _13_my beloved sister behind .The plane
9、 shook _14_ and my bag fell on the floor.My aspirin, hairbrush and a copy of the book I planned to read were _15_ on the floor.I _16_ over to gather them up when I saw a(n) _17_little book in the middle of my belongings.It was not until I picked it up that I realized that it was a diary.Immediately
10、I _18_ my sisters handwriting.“Hi sister, what a day it has been today.First you let me know that you are moving abroad .” Only then did I realize that my sister had been _19_ a diary for the past month.I spent the rest of the flight reading about my sisters comings and goings.And even though a larg
11、e ocean _20_ us, at some point it felt like she was just around me.语篇解读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了姐妹机场分别,难舍难分的情景。1.A.excitementBsadnessCpatience Ddisappointment解析:选B根据第5空后的“I was sobbing”可知,姐妹在机场分别时有些难过和不舍。故选B。2A.final BsuddenClate Dclose解析:选A与本句中的“last”相呼应,故A“最后的”,符合文意。3A.again BaroundCabroad Dalong解析:选C根据
12、文章倒数第二段中的“Hi sister, what a day it has been today.First you let me know that you are moving abroad .”可知,答案C符合文意。4A.remember BremindCforget Dmiss解析:选D句意:“我会想念你的”,“我”说着,然后离开了。由此可知答案D符合文意。remember“记得”,remind“提醒”,forget“忘记”,均不符合语境,故排除。5A.visited BcrossedCreached Dchecked解析:选C句意:当“我”到达(reach)海关办公室时,我还在抽泣
13、。visit“参观”;cross“穿越”;check“检查”,均不符合语境,故排除。6A.smiling BsingingCsighing Dcrying解析:选D根据本句中的“still”提示,且此处应与“I was sobbing”相呼应可知,答案D符合文意。7A.courage BenergyCthought Dspirit解析:选B根据下句“so I put it on the empty seat next to mine”的提示,并结合上句可知,作者一直很悲伤以至于没有力气(energy)把行李放在行李柜上,故答案B符合文意。8A.barely BobviouslyCgradual
14、ly Drarely解析:选A根据本句后半部分“we not only looked alike, we were alike”和下文可知,“我们”是两姐妹,由此可推知本句意为:我们两个年龄仅仅(barely)相差15个月,因此我们两个很像,几乎是一样的。故选A项。9A.anxiety BworryCcuriosity Dtrouble解析:选C小孩子对未知事物充满了好奇(curiosity)和恐惧,这与下文姐妹两个去阁楼探险相呼应,故答案C符合文意。10A.before BafterCwhile Dwhen解析:选Dbe doing sth.when .为固定句型,意为“正在做某事突然”符合
15、语境,故答案D正确。11A.answer BdecisionCsuggestion Dsolution解析:选Aanswer to the question为固定搭配,意为“问题的答案”,且与本句中的“Yes”相呼应,故答案A符合文意。12A.puzzled BattractedCsurprised Ddisturbed解析:选B根据句中“but”可知,此处表示与frightened相反,并结合上文提到小孩子的好奇心以及后面的阁楼探险可知,两个小姐妹被深深吸引了,故答案B符合文意。13A.held BlaidCleft Ddrove解析:选C根据对全文的理解可知,姐妹两个分开了,leave s
16、b.behind“把某人撇下”,故C项符合文意。14A.gently BdeeplyCcompletely Dheavily解析:选D根据and后“my bag fell on the floor”可知,飞机剧烈地震动,故答案D符合文意。15A.spread BthrownCdropped Dpushed解析:选A根据“my bag fell on the floor”可知,本句句意为:“我”的阿司匹林、木梳和一本“我”要看的书“散落了(spread)”一地。throw“扔”,主语是人;drop“滴”;push“推”,均不符合语境,故排除。16A.turned BbentClooked Dfe
17、ll解析:选B上文讲作者的包在座位上,现在跌落在地板上了,因此作者要弯腰(bend)去捡,故答案B符合文意。17A.recent BunfamiliarCuseful Dimportant解析:选B根据下句“It was not until I picked it up that I realized that it was a diary.”可知,和自己熟悉的阿司匹林、木梳和书形成了对比,日记是姐姐给作者的,所以作者不太熟悉,故答案B符合文意。18A.recognized BunderstoodCdiscovered Dfound解析:选A句意为:“我”立马辨认出(recognize)那是姐
18、姐的笔迹,故答案A符合文意。19A.hiding BwritingCkeeping Dmaking解析:选Ckeep a diary为固定搭配,意为“记日记”,故答案C符合文意。20A.divided BseparatedCsurrounded Dblocked解析:选B根据对全文的理解可知,作者要出国留学,和姐姐远隔重洋,但是姐妹情谊却依旧深如海,由此可知选B。.阅读理解Recycling wasnt in fashion in the summer of 1968.We were ahead of the times when we built SirPlus, our boat, fro
19、m scrap (废料) materials.Every summer from 1957 to 1971 our family camped at Upper Straits Lake in Michigan.There were many campers, but my husband, Walter, and I spent most of our time with four families that were our close friends: Roy and Ellen Jones, Wally and Judy Grace, Gayle and Dorothy Paul, a
20、nd Leonard and Eunice Craven.Sitting around one of our nightly campfires, Roy Jones, also known as “Captain”, said he had come across blueprints for a boat and wondered if we would be interested in trying to build it with scrap materials.The point was not to buy anything.We took the challenge, and o
21、ff we went on our separate hunts.Heres what we found: 12 metal barrels, scrap pipe and fittings, old foundation forms, the scrap pieces from a seat belt company, nails and screws left over after a saloon renovation and the steering wheel from a junked 1950s Plymouth.The 10by 12foot canopy (罩篷) was s
22、crap from a tent that was being discarded.One man donated a 7.5horsepower motor that came with a gas tank because his wife was tired of walking around it in her laundry room.The boat seats were, of course, the folding chairs we sat in around the campfire.The only two things we did buy for SirPlus we
23、re the license and gasoline.Launch day came in July 1968.The mayor of Orchard Lake, Kenneth Treacy, christened (施洗礼) SirPlus with a large box full of homemade wine.We stopped camping on Upper Straits Lake in 1972 when my husband started his work in New York.Time eventually took_its_toll_on SirPlus,
24、which was taken apart and sent to the scrap yard.And our favorite campground was sold.Huge homes now stand where our volleyball court with its old net once did.Somehow I bet they do not have nearly as much fun as we did.语篇解读:在20世纪60年代,对废物回收再利用的环保理念尚未普及,然而作者和她的朋友们却突发奇想,收集废物制造了一艘浮船,并在湖上度过了一段快乐时光。1.We
25、can learn from the passage that _.Arecycling was very common in Michigan in the 1960sBthe author formed the habit of recycling in her daily lifeCthe author and her husband lived in Michigan until 1968DUpper Straits Lake was popular with campers in summer解析:选D推理判断题。根据第二段第二句中的“There were many campers”
26、可知,这个湖是夏天人们露营的好去处。2Who first came up with the idea for SirPlus?ARoy Jones.BLeonard Craven.CDorothy Paul. DKenneth Treacy.解析:选A细节理解题。根据第三段可知,Roy Jones首先提出了用废旧材料制作一艘船的想法。3The fourth paragraph is mainly about _.Ahow the author and her friends carried out their planBthe efforts the campers made in build
27、ing SirPlusCthe trouble the campers had in building SirPlusDwhere the various parts for SirPlus came from解析:选D段落大意题。第四段详细介绍了制造船SirPlus的材料来源。4Which of the following is TRUE about SirPlus?AIt cost the author and her friends a lot of money.BMost of its parts were donated by other campers.CIt was brough
28、t into use after a ceremony in July 1968.DIt was not allowed to travel freely on Upper Straits Lake.解析:选C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知,在市长给SirPlus施了洗礼之后,这艘船正式在湖上投入使用。5The phrase “took its toll on” in the last paragraph probably means “_”Adecorated BequippedCdamaged Dstrengthened解析:选C词义猜测题。最后一段主要介绍了发生的变化。随着时间的流逝,船
29、SirPlus也归于破败。take ones toll on“造成损坏”。加餐练(二)失分题型强化练.任务型阅读We often see top students around us and everyone knows about them.Let us take Jenny as an example.She is the monitor of our class.She spends a lot of time working for our class.But she still gets good grades in all subjects.How do students like
30、 Jenny do that? When I asked her, she said, “Hard work is not the whole story.Its not how long you sit at the desk with your books open.Its what you do while you are sitting there.” Indeed, we can see many top students actually spend fewer hours on their studies than their classmates.Jenny gave me s
31、ome valuable suggestions.If your math teacher assigns five problems you should do six.If your Chinese teacher assigns eight pages of reading, you should read nine.The more you practice, the more you learn.Studying is a matter of personal preference (偏爱), so choose the way you are most comfortable wi
32、th.Some people like working at night when the house is quiet, while others like doing their work early in the morning.Still others like studying as soon as they arrive home from their school while the work is fresh in their minds.No matter which way suits you, try to do your best.Studying is your bu
33、siness and business comes before entertainment (娱乐)When you are studying, phone calls should go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, and snacks ignored.Studying is the only thing in your mind.Nothing can pull your attention away from what you are studying.Studying is like eating.You chew it one bite at a
34、 time.You can plan what to do today, but dont do too much.When you cant finish the work you planned to do, you will feel disappointed and may lose confidence.In addition, you will not study well without a good plan.It all depends on how you arrange your time.The students who hand in a clearly writte
35、n paper is already half way to an ANeat papers are likely to get higher marks than sloppy ones.When you write neatly and do your work carefully, the thoughts in your mind are clear.You are able to make fewer mistakes.How to improve your studies?OutlineSupporting detailsDo more than you are asked to.
36、Do more than (1)_ your teacher asks you to because (2)_makes you learn more.Choose suitable ways.Some people like working on a (3)_ night, while others like doing their work early in the morning.Some people like studying their lessons upon their (4)_ home from their school.Put study (5)_ entertainme
37、nt.Fix all your (6)_ on what you are studying.(7)_ your time well.Dont try to do too much at a time.Failing to (8)_ your task as planned will make you feel disappointed and lose confidence.Besides, you will not study well without a good plan.Keep your papers (9)_Clearlywritten papers are more likely
38、 to get (10)_ marks than sloppy ones.Besides, some mistakes can be avoided.答案:1.what2.practice3.quiet4.arriving5before6.attention7.Plan/Arrange8.finish9neat10.higher/better.书面表达请阅读下面短文,并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。 “When should I begin to acquire good habits?” a young boy asked his teacher. “How old are you
39、?” asked the teacher. “Eight years old, sir.” answered the boy. “Then you have just lost eight years,” the teacher replied.There is no doubt that habits are formed at a very early age.When one is young, it is easy to acquire good habits.Good habits are practices that help us in our daily life.The ha
40、bit of brushing ones teeth in the morning, for instance, keeps ones teeth clean and prevents a bad smell which is unpleasant to others.Bad habits such as sticking ones tongue out, biting ones fingernails and picking ones nose, are undesirable ways of behaving in front of others.If we want people to
41、enjoy being with us, we should try to develop habits that are pleasant.It is said, “We sow an act; we reap a habit.We sow a habit and we reap a character.” The habits we formed at an early age shape our character.Habits are like tributaries (支流) which flow into a river.The river is made up of all it
42、s tributaries; a persons character is made up of all the habits that he or she has acquired over the years.写作内容1以约30个词概括本文内容;2以约120个词谈谈你对好习惯养成的看法,并包括以下要点:(1)你认为好习惯是否重要,为什么?(2)你身上有哪些好习惯,它们对你的学习或生活有什么影响?(3)怎样才能养成良好的习惯?写作要求1作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文的句子。2作文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。评分标准内容完整,语言规范,语篇连
43、贯,词数适当。参考范文: The author tells us that habits are formed when we are young and we should try to develop good habits, for they benefit us in our daily life and help us shape our character.I cant agree more with the author.Cultivating a good habit can not only shape our character, increase our inner be
44、auty but also influence those people around us.Therefore, I think it is of great significance to form a good habit.As for me, I benefit a lot from my good habits like getting up early to speak English aloud, reviewing and previewing lessons before going to bed every day.In the past, I didnt dare to
45、speak English before others because of my poor pronunciation and I also did badly in my English tests.Thanks to my good habits, however, I have been making progress in my English study.Now I am proud of my speaking and writing in English.Then how can we form a good habit? First of all, you should be
46、 determined to fight against your laziness.Once you make up your mind to do something, never give up easily.Then, you have to be confident, believing that you can become a better person.Last but not least, keep pushing yourself.It may take a long period for you to form a good habit but remember it is perseverance that makes you successful!