1、SectionDiscoveringUsefulStructures课后训练提升一、单句语法填空1.If time (allow),we shall go to see you tomorrow.答案allows2.The meeting (begin) at 2:00 p.m. and (end) at 5:00 p.m.答案begins;ends3.What you (do) next Sunday?答案are;going to do4.The radio says there (be) a heavy rain tomorrow.答案is going to be5.My plane (t
2、ake) off at 9:20 a.m.,so I must be at the airport by 8:30 a.m.答案takes6.She was about (leave) when some guests came.答案to leave7.The old lady is seriously ill.She(die).答案is going to die8.When I grow up,I(join) the army to defend our beautiful country.答案will join/am going to join二、完成句子1.He this afterno
3、on to meet with his manager.他今天下午打算动身去伦敦和经理会面。答案is leaving for London2.What are you going to do tonight?今晚你打算做什么?the baseball game on TV.我打算看电视上的棒球比赛。答案Im going to watch3.The sports meet next Saturday.运动会下周六举行。答案is to be held4.As soon as they arrive,weabout the event.他们一到,我们就把事件告诉他们。答案will tell them
4、5.The weather forecast says that tomorrow.天气预报说明天天气暖和。答案it is going to be warm三、阅读理解The ancient city is in Pingyaocounty,ShanxiProvince.The city wall was first built during the Zhou Dynasty.Since 1997,it has been listed as a World Heritage Site.NowPingyao city is the only one in China completely pro
5、tected as it was hundreds of years ago.The perimeter(边缘) of this square city is 6.4 km long and the city wall is the earliest and largest city wall in China.It is 12 m high with width of 5 m.The wall was built with earth and covered with bricks.Outside the city wall there is a river,4 m wide and 4 m
6、 deep.There are several gates of the city,two each on the east and west and one each on the south and north side.All the gates have two doors each.This has given the city the name “Turtle City” with the two gates on the south and north standing for the head and tail of the turtle and four gates on t
7、he east and west as the four legs.The doors on the south and north stand opposite each other,like the head of the turtle extending out and two wells just beyond southern gate are like a turtles two eyes.Located on the trade route between Beijing and Xian,Pingyao developed into a merchant centre wher
8、e the local people set up the nations earliest banks.These banks were the first in China to use checks.Several old courtyards have been turned into museums,most of which are homes and offices of Pingyaos old banks.One of the most unusual aspects of a visit here is realising that this place was very
9、important to Chinas financial(金融的) history.1.From the first paragraph,we know that now the ancient city is .A.bigB.completeC.dirtyD.broken答案B解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话可知B项正确。2.What does the passage mainly talk about?A.The ancient cityPingyao.B.Chinas ancient financial centrePingyao.C.The city wall of Pingya
10、o.D.The museums in Pingyao.答案A解析主旨大意题。本文着重介绍了中国的古城平遥的历史、城市规模以及其历史地位,故选A项。3.How many gates are there in Pingyao city?A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“.twoeachontheeastandwestandoneeachonthesouthandnorthside.”可知,平遥古城共有6个门。4.Which gate in Pingyao city stands for the head of the turtle?A.T
11、he gate on the north.B.The gate on the south.C.The gate on the east.D.The gate on the west.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“.thetwogatesonthesouthandnorthstandingfortheheadandtailoftheturtle.”可知,南门代表着乌龟的头部。四、七选五阅读理解FourLessonsILearnedfromTravellingTravelling is a dream!Foreign,faraway countries have fascinated me
12、 for travelling.It has not only enriched my life in many ways but it refreshes me.1.IndependenceIn your safe environment where theres always something or someone to fall back on,feeling independent is easy.Travelling puts that whole view of how independent you really are in question.What do you do w
13、hen you are caught in an airport in the middle of the night?How well do you cope in the situation where your credit card suddenly refuses you?2.BesocialSocial skills are something you learn over the years regardless of where you are in the world.Travelling,however,takes being social to the next leve
14、l!3.The truth is also that while youre travelling,you often need help or advice from others meaning that you need to know how to talk to people!4We think were all super unique.The truth is that after seeing so many different countries and meeting so many people from all over the world,Ive come to on
15、e conclusion that were all mostly the same when it comes to the things that matter.EnjoylifeBefore and during our two months of travel in the Central America,we worried about so many things.Did we have all the visas?5?The truth is everything turned out fine.Always remember that worrying about things
16、 going wrong isnt going to decrease the chances of it actually happening.Just ENJOY!A.We are all the sameB.Moreimportantly,it has taught me many lessonsC.Will we find the right flights at the right timeD.Why do more and more people prefer to travel quite often nowadaysE.Firstly,we can enjoy the beau
17、tiful scenery and relax ourselvesF.The way you react says a lot about how independent you areG.Your meeting so many different people makes social skills even more important答案1.B2.F3.G4.A5.C五、语篇填空Last week,our school 1.(hold) a basketball match against another school.Near the end of the match,they on
18、ly had an advantage over us.When our captain got the ball,one of them pretended 2.(knock) into by him.Upon seeing that,our captain tried to help him up,but the match was over and they won.We lost the game.3.,we were all satisfied with the result because we went all out.From this match,I learn that b
19、eing 4. winner doesnt mean gaining everything while a loser doesnt mean 5.(lose) everything.What really counts 6.(be) the spirit,not the result.As long as we try 7.(we) best,there is no need in regretting.Inreality,a true loser is even 8.(precious) than a false winner.Without that match,I couldnt ha
20、ve learned the importance of spirit.To sum up,a true winner is to a match what water is to a fish.It is not the result 9. the process that matters.Life without spirit is like sailing without a compass,so be a true winner and you will find its 10.(important).答案1.held2.to be knocked3.However4.a5.losing6.is7.our8.more precious9.but10.importance
