1、课时作业(七)Unit2SectionReadingandThinking.单句语法填空1Tomismuch_(admire)forhisEnglishlisteningandspeakingskills.2Asamatteroffact, illnessandagechangedhimbeyond_(recognize)3What_(amaze)mewasthathegaveallhismoneytothehopeproject.4Therearesomanydifferent_(type)ofbreadthatthevolunteerdidntknowwhichtobuy.5Wecould
2、makean_(arrange)tomeetattheschoolgateat10amnextTuesday.6Chinaisgettingmoreandmore_(power)intheworld.7IfailedinanEnglishexam, feeling_(extreme)disappointed.8ItwaswhenIfeltlonely_Irealizedtheimportanceoffriends.9Thisisabridge_(connect)ourvillageandthetown.10IlikelearningEnglish_thanmaths.阅读理解ATraintra
3、velisbecomingmorepopular.Amtrak, theUS.nationalpassengerrailcompany, reportsthatridership(公共交通乘客人数)continuestogroweachyear.Thepassengerkilometresandnumbersofpassengerjourneysarealsoincreasing.Thereseveryreasontobelievetraintravelwillcontinuetoattractmorepassengersasfuelpricesclimb.Asyouplanyourvacat
4、ion, youllneedtoconsidertheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftraintravel.Herearesomethingsthatyouneedtokeepinmind.Traintravelisfastanddirectbetweenmajorcities, especiallyincountrieswithhighspeedtrains.Itsrelativelyeasytobookatraintrip.Inmanycountries, youcanbookyourticketsonlineorgotoatrainstationtobuythe
5、m.Forsingleorcoupletravelers, travelingbytraincanbemuchlessexpensivethanrentingacar, especiallywhenyouconsiderthecostoffuelandtolls(通行费)However, trainschedulesmaynotmatchyourpreferredtraveltimesanddays, soyoumighthavetochangeyourtrip.ThisisespeciallytrueforlongdistancetraintravelintheUS.Youmayhaveto
6、getoffthetrainatmidnightinasmallstationinanemptytowninordertomakeatrainconnection.Youneedtobringyourownfoodanddrinkintothetrainasthefoodanddrinkservedontrainscanbeexpensive.Conditionsonthetrainmaybecrowded, dirtyanduncomfortable, especiallyatbusytraveltimesorindevelopingcountries.Intheend, youllneed
7、todosomeresearchontrainticketprices, checkschedulesagainstyourownplanandweightheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftraintravelagainstyourpersonalpreferences.1Whatmaybeonecauseoftraintravelincreasefromthetext?AMorenewrailways.BGrowingfuelprices.CImprovedtrainschedules.DConvenientfoodservice.2Whataretheadvan
8、tagesoftraintravelaccordingtothetext?aItisthecheapestmodeoftravel.bItiseasytobookatrainticketonline.cItischeaperforsingleorcoupletravelers.dItisfastanddirectbetweenbigcities.eItseasytobringyourownfoodanddrink.AabeBabdCcdeDbcd3Whatproblemmightpassengersmeetwhentravelingbytrain?ATheymighthavetochangea
9、trainmidwayforalongdistancetrip.BTheymighthavetopayforthefuelandtolls.CTheymighthavetoexchangeanothertraininacrowdedtown.DTheymighthavetobooktraintickets.BTravelisoneofthemostexcitingexperiencesahumanbeingcanhave.ImaginehowamazedItaliantravelerMarcoPolomusthavefeltwhenhefoundhimselfonChinesesoil, se
10、eingawayoflifequitedifferentfromanythinghedseenbefore.AndhowgreatmustithavebeentolistentoZhangQianwhenhereturnedtoChinafromhisjourneythroughCentralAsiaandWestAsia? Hisbrainmusthavebeenpackedwitheverythinghedseenandheard, leadingtothefoundingoftheSilkRoad.Somepeoplehavetraveledallovertheworld, andtra
11、velisawayoflifetothem.Theyperhapsknowwhattoexpectbeforetheytravel.Thatswhythebesttraveliswhenitsforthefirsttime.ImagineapersonwhohasalwayswantedtotraveltotheUnitedStates.Ofcourse, theyveprobablyseentheStatueofLibertyathousandtimesonTV, andtheWhiteHouse, andalltheotherfamoussights.Butnoneofthatwouldc
12、omparetothethrilloflookingoutofthecabinwindowastheplanelands, watchingthecitiesandstreetsoftherealAmericacomeintoview.Althoughtravelisoftenjustforrecreation,_itsalsoeducational.Wemaynotknowthatwearegettinganeducation, butwestillare.Werelearningeveryday: newwordsinanewlanguage, newpeople, andnewwayso
13、flife.Butthislearningtakesplaceintheschooloftheworld, nottheclassroom.Oneofthelessonswelearnisundoubtedlyamoralone.Aswegettoknowforeignplaces, wecometounderstandthattherearemanydifferentwaystolive，andthatthewayweliveisntnecessarilythebestway.TheBritishpoliticianBenjaminDisraelisummedthisupwellwhenhe
14、said, “Travelteachestoleration.”4ThewriterusesMarcoPoloandZhangQianasexamplesto_.AexplainhowtheSilkRoadwasfoundedBpresenttravelasanamazingexperienceCshowhowthewaypeopletravelhaschangedDdescribeimportantculturalexchangesinhistory5Theunderlinedwordinparagraph4probablymeans_.AlearningBknowledgeCfunDris
15、k6Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs, thewriterbelievesthat_.AtravelingshouldbeincludedinformaleducationBtravelingimprovespeoplesconfidenceintheirlifestyleCaforeignjourneymayraisepeoplesculturalunderstandingDthereismoretolearnfromadventuresthanbeinginclassrooms.阅读七选五Startinghighschoolisagreatexperience
16、foranyteenager.Whetheryouarecomingfromamiddleschool(gradessixthrougheight)orajuniorhighschool(gradesseventhroughnine), therearemanythingsabouthighschoolthataredifferentfromyouroldschoolenvironment._1_Youwillfacebeinginanewschool, makingnewfriendsinanunfamiliarclassandgettingtoknownewteachers.Thesene
17、wteacherswillusuallyhavehigheracademic(学术的)levelthanyourmiddleandjuniorhighschoolteachers._2_Inreturn, theyexpectyoutoworkhardanddevelopyourskills, Ontopofallthis, peerpressuretodrinkandsmokeoftenincreasesinhighschool._3_Althoughthereisalotofpressure, itisnothingyoucannotdealwith.Ifyouarefeelingpres
18、suretodosomethingthatyoufeeliswrong, talktoafriend, parentorcounselortofindasolution._4_Ifyouarenotsucceedingacademically, findsomeonetohelpyou.Ifyoufeellonely, trytojoinaschoolcluborgrouptomakenewfriends._5_Withtime，youwillcometobethankfulforeverythingaboutyourexperience.Onthepointofstartingyourhig
19、hschool, areyouready?AYouwillexperiencemanychanges.BTheywanttohelpyougetintocollege.CHighschoolmayseemdiscouragingatfirst.DYoucanmakefriendsatSeniorhighschooleasily.ETheyaretheretohelpyougetintothisgreatnewtimeinyourlife.FHighschoolisdifficultforthosewhoarenotpreparedwellatfirst.GBesides, thepressur
20、ecouldalsocomefromgrades, lonelinessandsoon.课时作业(七).单句语法填空1admired2.recognition3.amazed4.types5.arrangement6powerful7.extremely8.that9.connecting10.other.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了乘火车旅行的优缺点。1答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Thereseveryreasontobelievetraintravelwillcontinuetoattractmorepassengersasfuelpricesclimb.”
21、可知燃油价格攀升是乘火车旅游吸引越来越多的乘客的原因。2答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Traintravelisfastanddirectbetweenmajorcities, especiallyincountrieswithhighspeedtrain.Itsrelativelyeasytobookatraintrip.Inmanycountries, youcanbookyourticketsonlineorgotoatrainstationtobuythem.Forsingleorcoupletravelers, travelingbytraincanbemuchlesse
22、xpensivethanrentingacar, especiallywhenyouconsiderthecostoffuelandtolls.”可知乘火车旅游的优点在于网上订票便捷、对一两个游客来说乘火车旅游花费更低而且在大城市之间都有火车直达。3答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Youmayhavetogetoffthetrainatmidnightinasmallstationinanemptytowninordertomakeatrainconnection.”可知长途旅行时他们可能在中途换乘火车。B【语篇解读】旅行是人们所拥有的最令人兴奋的经历之一。有些人喜欢周游世界，这是他
23、们的一种生活方式。虽然旅行通常只是为了消遣，但是它也有教育意义。出国旅行还可以增进人们对文化的理解。4答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据文章第一二段，特别是第一段首句“Travelisoneofthemostexcitingexperiencesahumanbeingcanhave.”可知作者引用马可波罗和张骞的例子是为了说明旅行时令人吃惊的经历。5答案与解析：C词义猜测题。根据文章第四段“itsalsoeducational”可排除选项A和B，结合常识可排除D，应选C。尽管旅行通常只是为了消遣，但是它也有教育意义。6答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Aswegettoknowforei
24、gnplaces, wecometounderstandthattherearemanydifferentwaystolive, andthatthewayweliveisntnecessarilythebestway.”可知出国旅行可以增进人们对文化的理解。.阅读七选五【语篇解读】青少年每步入一所新的学校，都会有一段新的经历，作者详细地介绍了这些经历和遇到的一些问题。1答案与解析：A根据上句“Whetheryouarecomingfromamiddleschool (gradessixthrougheight) orajuniorhighschool (gradesseventhroughn
25、ine), therearemanythingsabouthighschoolthataredifferentfromyouroldschoolenvironment”无论你是从中学(六年级到八年级)还是初中(七年级到九年级)，有很多关于高中的东西和你以前的学校环境不同可知，是有很多的变化，结合选项A，设空处应该说你会经历许多变化。故选A。2答案与解析：B根据下句“Inreturn, theyexpectyoutoworkhardanddevelopyourskills”作为回报，他们希望你努力学习，发展你的技能可知，老师们是帮助学生学习，结合选项B，设空处应该是说，他们想帮助你进入大学。故选
26、B。3答案与解析：G根据上句中的“peerpressuretodrinkandsmokeoftenincreasesinhighschool”同伴压力导致在高中喝酒和抽烟经常会增加以及下句“Althoughthereisalotofpressure”虽然有很多的压力可知，设空处说的是压力，结合选项G，显然分析压力的来源，也可能来自成绩的压力，孤独等等。故选G。4答案与解析：E根据下句“Ifyouarenotsucceedingacademically, findsomeonetohelpyou.Ifyoufeellonely, trytojoinaschoolcluborgrouptomakenewfriends”如果你没有成功的学业，找人帮你，如果你感到孤独，试着加入学校俱乐部或团体，结交新的朋友可知，得到帮助，结合选项，应说他们就在身边帮助你进入你生活中这个伟大的新时代。故选E。5答案与解析：C根据下句“Withtime, youwillcometobethankfulforeverythingaboutyourexperience.Onthepointofstartingyourhighschool, areyouready？”随着时间的推移，你会对你所经历的一切心存感激，高中即将开始之际，你准备好了吗？可知，设空处提到高中生活似乎一开始令人沮丧。故选C。
