1、Section_ProjectFastreadingTrue (T) or False (F)1The Ming Imperial Tombs are located in Beijing and Nanjing.(T)2The Ming Tomb had a great effect on the Qing Tombs.(T)3. The government has not given serious attention to the protection of the Ming and Qing Tombs.(F)SummaryImperial TombsThe Ming and Qin
2、g Imperial Tombs are among the most extraordinary cultural 1.remains to be found anywhere. These worldfamous sites are equal to the pyramids in 2.Egypt. Any 3.visitor to China should try to include the Ming and Qing Tombs as part of his or her tour. The most popular sites of the Imperial Tombs of Ch
3、ina are the Ming Tombs, most of which can be found 50 kilometres northwest of Beijing in a place called Shisanling. The Qing Tombs are 4.apparently influenced by the Ming Tombs, especially in 5.terms of architecture and the 6.way they are placed among the 7.surrounding mountains and valleys. 8Preser
4、ving the Ming and Qing Tombs has been given serious attention in 9.recent decades, the 10.government has strengthened regulation to protect these historic sites.高频单词 A根据所给词性和汉语意思写出单词1royal adj. 王室的，皇家的2upper adj. 上边的，上部的3fragrant adj. 芬芳的，芳香的4brick n. 砖头，砖块5civilian n. 平民6register vt. & vi.登记，注册 n.
5、登记表，注册簿7fragile adj. 易损的；易碎的；脆弱的8steward n. 管家；乘务员，服务员B用所给单词的适当形式填空9We decorated our new house with various lights and it looks brilliant especially in the evening. The decoration of the house took months to complete. (decoration)10It became apparent that the car had an accident, but fortunately she
6、 managed to climb out of the car, apparently unhurt. (apparent)11There are strict rules regulating the use of chemicals in food, but the company isnt strict in enforcing health and safety regulations. (regulation)12Travelling abroad was a very stressful experience. Mother warned me to be more carefu
7、l. She said she couldnt stress enough the need for safety. (stress)13Last week they went to St Louis to explore, but they had no maps to assist them. Luckily a local farmer came to their assistance. (assistance).重点短语 1prepare for准备2be equal to 与相媲美；胜任3at the heart of 在的中心4in terms of 在方面；从方面来说5take
8、up 占据；开始从事6most important of all 最重要的是.经典句型 句型展示At_the_upper_end_of_the_Sacred_Way_is_Changling,_the largest of the Ming Tombs.在圣道的顶端是长陵，明朝最大的陵墓。典例背诵In a lecture hall of a university in England sat a professor.在英格兰一所大学的讲堂里坐着一位教授。1. decoration n装饰，装潢；(复数)装饰品；勋章；奖章教材原句Many of the decorations are made
9、from a fragrant type of wood native to China, and the floor is covered with gold bricks.所有的木质饰品都是用一种中国自产的香木制成的，地面铺的是一种称为“金砖”的优质砖。When will they finish the decoration of the bathroom?他们什么时候才能把盥洗室装饰好？They are putting up decorations for the festival.他们在为节日布置装饰品。decorate v装饰，装潢decorate .with 用装饰The hall
10、 was decorated with flowers.大厅里装饰着花朵。即境活用1We want _ the window _ flowers.Adecorate; withBdecorate; inCto decorate; with Dto decorate; use解析：选C。decorate .with .“用来装饰”；want to do .“想要做”。2apparent adj.明显的，显而易见的；表面上的；未必真实的教材原句It is apparent that the Qing Tombs are influenced by the Ming Tombs, especiall
11、y in terms of architecture and the way they are placed among the surrounding mountains and valleys.尤其从陵墓的建筑风格以及它们被建于山间及河谷的方式来看，很显然清朝的陵墓受到了明朝陵墓的影响。He seems to be in calm facing the accident, but this calmness is more apparent than real.面临着这个事故，他看起来很镇定，但他的平静只是表面上的，而不是真实的平静。Certain problems were appare
12、nt from the beginning.某些问题从一开始就是显而易见的。It is apparent that .是显然的for no apparent reason 不知什么原因apparently adv. 显然地It was apparent that she was going to die.很明显，她快要死了。She turned to face him, her anger apparently gone.她转过身面对着他，好像怒气已经消退了。即境活用2The _ cause of his illness was excessive drinking, but the real
13、 cause was his deep grief at his wifes death.AapparentBobviousCclear Ddistinct解析：选A。句意：表面上他生病的原因是过度饮酒，但实际原因是丧妻之痛。apparent“显然的，表面上的”；obvious“明显的”；clear“明白的，清楚的”；distinct“清晰的，明确的”。3stress 教材原句In addition, getting these historic sites recognized by the rest of the world is helpful for preserving and re
14、pairing them, as it stresses to everyone their extreme importance and value.另外，使这些历史遗址得到国际认可有助于保护和修复它们，因为这向世人强调了它们极大的重要性和宝贵价值。(1)vt.强调；重读Id just like to stress the importance of politeness in this job.我只想强调在这项工作中礼貌的重要性。It must be stressed that this disease is very rare.必须着重指出，这种病非常罕见。(2)n.强调；重读；重音；压
15、力A new review based on a research shows that acute stress affects the way the brain considers the advantages and disadvantages.一项新的研究表明，压力太大会影响到大脑考虑利弊的思维方式。lay / put great stress on stress强调be under stress / suffer from stress在压力下/受到压力be under the stress of 为所迫，为所驱使stress mark 重音符号Many schools lay /
16、 put stress on foreign language education.很多学校重视外语教育。He is under stress because his family was poor.他因家庭贫穷而感到有压力。即境活用3The company places too much _ on cost and not enough on quality, so the products dont sell well.AstrengthenBstretchCstress Dforce解析：选C。句意：这家公司对成本强调太多，而对质量重视不够，因此产品卖得不好。place stress o
17、n“强调”。4assistance nU帮助，援助，协助，支持教材原句This is helping bring needed attention, assistance and money for protecting the Ming and Qing Tombs.这有助于获取必要的关注、认可和资金来保护明清陵墓。帮助(做)某事be of assistance 帮助(忙)come to sb.s assistance 帮助某人with the assistance of sb./ sth. 在某人/某物的协助下Can I be of any assistance?我能帮上忙吗？I wait
18、ed patiently hoping that someone would come to my assistance.我耐心地等着，希望有人会来帮我。He can walk only with the assistance of a walking stick.他只能靠拐杖走路。assist vt. & vi.帮助；协助；援助 帮某人做某事We asked him to assist us in designing a new bridge.我们请他帮我们设计一座新桥。即境活用4A team of nurses _ the doctor _ performing the operation
19、.Ahelped; toBhelped; withCassisted; in Dassisted; with解析：选C。句意：一组护士帮助那位医生做手术。assist sb. in doing sth.“帮助某人做某事”，也可说成help sb. (to) do sth.或help sb. with sth.。5be equal to (doing) sth. 与相等；能胜任(做)某事教材原句These worldfamous sites are equal to the pyramids in Egypt.这些举世闻名的遗址可以与埃及的金字塔相媲美。A pound is roughly eq
20、ual to 500 grams.1磅约等于500克。Im sure Barbalas quite equal to the task.我确信巴巴拉完全有能力承担这项任务。He isnt equal to meeting our demands.他不太合乎我们的要求。be equal in在方面相同feel equal to 能胜任，有能力去做be without equal 无比，无敌The two towns are roughly equal in size.两个城镇的规模大致相同。His paintings are without equal in the Western world.
21、他的画在西方世界首屈一指。即境活用5I do not feel equal to _ her the truth.AtellBtoldCtelling Dbeing told解析：选C。考查be / feel equal to的用法。句意：我自己没有勇气告诉她真相。be / feel equal to doing意为“有(做)的能力/勇气，能胜任(做)”。6in terms of 在方面，从方面来说In terms of language development, laterborns learn a lot from their elder siblings.就语言的发展而言，后来出生的孩子
22、会从哥哥姐姐那里学到很多东西。In terms of money were quite rich, but not in terms of happiness.就钱这方面来说我们很富有，但论及幸福就不然了。come to terms with sb.与某人和解；妥协；让步be on good / bad terms with 与关系很好(坏)in the long (short) term 从长远(眼前)来看in ones terms 在某人看来on equal terms 在平等的条件下The country is very poor and it has to come to terms
23、with the neighbouring countries.这个国家很穷，它必须与邻国和解。The companys prospects look good in the long term.公司的前景看来不错。即境活用6 Foreign trade has been developing very fast in Guangdong. Yes. Guangdong is Chinas largest province _ foreign trade volume.Ain terms of Bin spite ofCin case of Din favor of解析：选A。句意：“广东的外
24、贸发展非常迅速。”“是啊。从外贸总额的角度来看，广东是中国最大的省。”in terms of“从的角度”；in spite of“尽管”；in case of“万一”；in favor of“赞成，支持”。At_the_upper_end_of_the_Sacred_Way_is_Changling,_the largest of the Ming Tombs.在圣道的顶端是长陵，明朝最大的陵墓。(1)本句为倒装句，其结构为“介词短语连系动词主语”。正常语序为：Changling, the largest of the Ming Tombs, is at the upper end of th
25、e Sacred Way.(2)在英语中，当“介词短语/形容词/分词”提到连系动词前面时，句子要求采用全部倒装。构成“介词短语/形容词/分词连系动词主语”结构(倒装语序)。In front of our house is a beautiful garden.我们房子的前面是一个美丽的花园。Gone are the days when we lived a poor life.我们过贫穷生活的日子一去不复返了。Sitting in the front are the leaders of the school.坐在前面的是学校的领导。Present at the meeting were Pr
26、ofessor White, Professor Smith and many other guests.出席会议的有怀特教授、史密斯教授以及许多其他的客人。Written on the blackboard are the names of those who were late yesterday.黑板上写着昨天迟到的人的姓名。即境活用Distinguished guests and friends, welcome to our school. _ the ceremony of the 50th Anniversary this morning are our alumni (校友)
27、from home and abroad.AAttendBTo attendCAttending DHaving attended解析：选C。考查全部倒装。后句中句子主语过长，故将表语部分提前，以维持句子结构平衡。正常语序为：Our alumni (校友) from home and abroad are attending the ceremony of the 50th Anniversary this morning.(2010重庆高考)At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River _ ，one of th
28、e ten largest cities in China.Alies Chongqing BChongqing liesCdoes lie Chongqing Ddoes Chongqing lie解析：选A。考查倒装。表示方位的介词短语At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River位于句首，故此处应该用全部倒装。.单词拼写1The Rococo decoration (装饰方式) inside the palace is delightful.2Her anxiety was apparent (显而易见的)
29、to everyone.3The damask rose (大马士革蔷薇) is extremely fragrant (芳香的)4He was drawing up a report with the assistance (帮助) of experts.5How many students have registered (登记) for English classes?6There are too many rules and regulations (条例) governing small businesses.7The word machine is stressed (重读) on
30、 the second syllable.8The countrys fragile (脆弱的) economy is threatened by the continued drought.9The monkeys live in the upper (上部的) branches.10The company adopted different levels of the management pyramid (金字塔式体系).完成句子1他在会议上强调了接受良好教育的重要性。He stressed_the_importance_of accepting a good education at
31、the meeting.2他一直在儿子的协助下经营这家公司。Hes been running the company with_the_assistance_of his son.3他莫名其妙地突然就走了。Suddenly, for_no_apparent_reason,_he walked away.4我们用彩灯来装饰圣诞树。We decorated the Christmas tree with colourful lights.5她的知识贫乏，不能胜任这样一份工作。Her knowledge is poor; she isnt_equal_to such a task.单项填空1Jack
32、s room always has the dusty smell of an apartment whose windows are _ opened.ArarelyBgenerallyCapparently Dfrequently解析：选A。考查副词辨析。句意：杰克的房间总是有一种因为窗户很少打开的那种积满尘土的味道。rarely“很少地”；generally“通常地”；apparently“显然地”；frequently“经常地”。由句意知A项正确。2_ achievement, last weeks ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned
33、a low, though not failing, grade.AIn terms of BIn case ofCAs a result of DIn face of解析：选A。in terms of“就而言，从方面来说”；in case of“以防”；as a result of“由于”；in face of“面对”。3In my opinion, no search engine can _ Baidu in search scope and speed.Acompete BequalCwin Dsuit解析：选B。句意：依我看，没有一个搜索引擎在搜索范围和速度上能赶上百度。compet
34、e“竞争”，是不及物动词，后须加介词with；win多指“赢得比赛、奖金等”；suit“适合”；equal可作及物动词，意为“与相同或相等”，符合句意。4Today women _ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are engaged in paid work in Britain.Abuild up Bsend upCtake up Dmake up解析：选D。考查短语辨析。build up“加大，加强，增多”；send up“发射”；take up“占据；从事；拿起”；make up“占比例；
35、组成；编造；凑数”。根据句子的意思，应选D。5(2010湖南高考)Listening to loud music at rock concerts _ caused hearing loss in some teenagers.Ais BareChas Dhave解析：选C。考查语态和主谓一致。该句是一个含有主谓宾的主动句，其中的主语和宾语均为动名词短语。当动名词短语作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。故选C项。6Outside the school _ many civilians, too anxious to know the results of the vote.Astands Bstan
36、dingCstand Dis standing解析：选C。考查倒装和主谓一致。题干是一个完全倒装句，主语是many civilians，谓语动词用复数，所以选C。7Our parents will lay _ on the importance of study as soon as they find us watching TV.Aurge BattentionCadvice Dstress解析：选D。考查名词辨析。句意：我们的父母一见我们看电视就强调学习的重要性。lay stress on意为“强调，重视”，是固定搭配，符合题意。urge“督促”；attention“注意”；advice
37、“建议”。8The streets were _ flags on National Day.Adecorated with Bdecorated onCdecorated in Ddecorated by解析：选A。be decorated with“被所装饰”。9Its very difficult to _ the effects of the new legislation just yet.Afind BjudgeCassess Dassist解析：选C。句意：现在还难以评价新法令的效果。assess“评价，评定”，符合句意。find“找到”；judge“判断”；assist“帮助”
38、。10(2011江西高考)She has already tried her best. Please dont be too _ about her job.Aspecial BresponsibleCunusual Dparticular解析：选D。考查固定搭配。句意：她已经尽了最大的努力，请不要对她的工作太挑剔了。be particular about“对挑剔”。.阅读理解Many traffic jams leave drivers puzzled as they finally reach the end of a tailback to find no visible cause
39、for their delay. Now, a team of mathematicians have found the answer by developing a model to show how major delays occur on our roads, with no obvious cause.The model showed that a driver, slowing down below a critical speed (临界速率) when reacting to unexpected events, forces the car behind to slow d
40、own further and the next car back to reduce its speed still further. The result of this is that several miles back, cars would finally come to a stop, with drivers unaware of the reason for their delay. The model predicts that this is a very typical situation on a busy highway (above 15 vehicles per
41、 km). The jam moves backwards through the traffic creating a socalled “backward travelling wave”， which drivers may encounter many miles upstream, several minutes after it was caused.Drivers and policymakers have not previously known why jams like this occur, though many have put it down to the shee
42、r volume of traffic. While this clearly plays a part in this new theory, the main issue is around the smoothness of traffic flow. According to the model, heavy traffic will not automatically lead to jams but can be smoothflowing. This model takes into account the time delay in drivers reactions, whi
43、ch leads to drivers braking more heavily than would have been necessary if they had identified and reacted to a problem ahead a second earlier.When a driver taps the brake, the traffic may come to a full standstill several miles behind. It really matters how hard a driver brakes a slight braking fro
44、m a driver who has identified a problem early will allow the traffic flow to remain smooth. Heavier braking, usually caused by a driver reacting late to a problem, can affect traffic flow for many miles.1From the passage, we learn that _.Athe new theory lacks evidence and is not convincingBdriving a
45、t low speed leads to traffic jamsCmany drivers dont know how to deal with unexpected eventsDdrivers are often unaware of the reason why a traffic jam happens解析：选D。细节理解题。文章第一句中的“they finally reach the end of a tailback to find no visible cause for their delay”以及第二段中的“with drivers unaware of the reaso
46、n for their delay”可知答案。2Which of the following is NOT included in the new theory?AThe traffic speed. BThe width of roads.CThe volume of traffic. DThe reaction time.解析：选B。细节理解题。通读全文可知该理论没有涉及道路宽度的信息。3Traffic jams can be avoided when _.Amathematicians develop a modelBdrivers react to problems earlyCthe
47、re is a “backward travelling wave”Dthere is a visible cause of the delay解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第三、四段的内容可知，如果司机早发现问题，提前刹车，刹车就不至于太猛，就不会影响后面的车辆，交通堵塞即可避免。4The underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refers to _.Athe “backward travelling wave”Bthe smoothness of traffic flowCthe volume of trafficDthe model d
48、eveloped by a team of mathematicians解析：选C。代词指代题。根据第三段第一句中的“though many have put it down to the sheer volume of traffic”可推知答案。5What would be the best title for the passage?AA new model developed by mathematiciansBThe mystery of traffic jams solved by mathematiciansCTraffic jams caused by slow reactin
49、g driversDImpacts of heavy braking解析：选B。主旨大意题。第一段中的“Now, a team of mathematicians have found the answer by developing a model to show how major delays occur on our roads, with no obvious cause.”为文章的主题句，所以B项为短文的最佳标题。.选做题任务型阅读Iceland has the highest birth rate in Europe, the highest divorce rate, and
50、the highest percentage of women working outside the home. Such statistics are often evidence of an unhappy, troublesome society, with loads of children, broken homes and absent mothers. But Iceland is the exception its citizens are apparently the happiest in the world. New rankings from the United N
51、ations rate Iceland as the best country in the world in which to live.Perhaps the countrys geographic location contributes to Icelanders happiness. Located in the middle of the North Atlantic, with Greenland as its nearest neighbor, Iceland is free from the taboos that cause so much suffering elsewh
52、ere. For instance, people who divorce are not looked down upon by the society.Icelanders ancestors are the Vikings, a north European people who invaded European coasts from the beginning of the 8th through the 6th century. This tradition of getting out into the world lives on in modernday Iceland. P
53、ractically all Icelanders have studied or worked in other countries, and most speak English. Perhaps as a result, Icelands economic policies combine the best of those from Europe and the US to create its own welfare system.Indeed, the country is rich in writers, painters, film makers and accomplishe
54、d musicians. Theres Sigur Ros, a postrock band that plays to the highest standards all over the world. Half the population appears to have written a book.“Iceland has terrible nature, with its bitter everchanging weather”， said Haraldur Jonsson, a painter, video and performance artist. “We cannot es
55、cape it. So we find ways to live with it. We have to have a rich life to fill the empty spaces.”(1)_ about IcelandAn island with the (2)_ citizensIt is the best country to live in with many troublesome problems such as loads of children, broken homes and (3)_ of mothers.The (4)_ makes Iceland free f
56、rom much suffering caused by social taboos.An island with the (5)_ tradition of going outThe tradition comes from the ancestors who invaded European coasts for (6)_ centuries.The tradition contributes to Icelands (7)_ economic policies.An island with a (8)_ lifeIcelanders find ways to (9) _ their bi
57、tter everchanging weather and create colorful culture.(10)_ of the population appear to have written a book and most of them are artists in various fields.答案：1.Information / Facts2.happiest3.absence4location5.continued / continuing / continuous6.three / 37combined8.rich9.bear / stand / tolerate10.Half