1、课时分层作业(三).单词拼写1The children in our family are always respectful (尊敬的)to their elders.2. The developing countries bear the burden (负担) of an enormous external debt.3. We need to take responsibility (责任) for looking after our own health.4They intend to allocate (分配) more places to mature students this
2、 year.5When Joan returned to work，the friction (冲突) between them increased.6. The weather forecast (预报) is better for today.7. The accused person stuck out that he was innocent (清白的) of the crime.8. The greedy (贪婪的) boss stopped at nothing to gain profit.9. Many parents oppose (反对) bilingual educati
3、on in schools.10. Those corrupt (腐败的) officials fattened themselves by drinking the peoples lifeblood.阅读理解The writings of Shakespeare are today seldom read by young people in Britain.His young readership is limited to those who choose to study literature at university.Shakespeares work，together with
4、 most other classics，is seen as remote，and written in a 400yearold version of English that is about as inviting as toothache.Still，in British schools，it is compulsory to study the bard(诗人)，and when something is made compulsory，usually the result is boredom，resentment(憎恨) or both.This was my experien
5、ce of the classics at school.But when I reached my late teenage years，I had a change of heart.Like every other young person since the dawn of time，the world confused me.I wanted answers，so I turned to books to find them.I went on to take a PhD in literature and have taught it in Britain and China.I
6、have never regretted it.There is something in literature that people want，even if they dont read books.You see this in the popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works，the recent film version of Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice being a case in pointThese popular adaptations may help increas
7、e peoples interest in the classics.Reading a simplified Romeo and Juliet may perhaps lead to a reading of Shakespeares actual play.If that is the case，then I welcome the trend.But do not make the mistake of thinking that it is the same thing.Shakespeare is a poet.His greatness is in his language.Rea
8、ding someone elses rewriting of his work is like peeling a banana，throwing away the fruit，and eating the skin.Take on the original，which really is worth the effort.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。如今英国的年轻人很少去阅读莎士比亚的作品了。作者通过自己的学习经历，论述了经典作品的价值和魅力。1The underlined phrase “a case in point” in Paragraph 6 is closest in mea
9、ning to “_”Aa great hitBa good exampleCa movie adaptationDa popular phenomenonB推理判断题。即便人们不读书，也可以从经典中获取所需的东西。这从由鸿篇巨著改编而成的电影或电视剧的流行就可看出。根据前文所述可知这里是通过傲慢与偏见进行举例说明。故答案为B。2According to the passage，the writer_Ahas liked literary classics since an early ageBwas forced to read the classics for a PhDCturned t
10、o literature to seek answers in his teensDthinks only people who read books like literatureC细节理解题。根据第四段“.I had a change of heart. Like every other young person since the dawn of time, the world confused me. I wanted answers, so I turned to books to find them.”可知答案为C。3The popularity of TV and movie a
11、daptations of great works may help people_Alearn more about traditionBget a PhD in literatureCseek their answers about the worldDbecome more interested in the classicsD理解细节题。由倒数第二段最后一句“These popular adaptations may help increase peoples interest in the classics.”可知答案。4What does the writer intend to
12、tell us in the last paragraph?A.The fruit of a banana is more useful than its skin.B.The rewriting trend does more harm than good.CReaders should try to read the original versions.D.Readers need to learn the language in the classics.C推理判断题。由语境可知，莎翁的伟大之处就在于他的语言。如果读别人的改写本，就像是剥香蕉，扔了果肉，仅吃皮，还有什么味道？由此可知，作
13、者是建议读者去读莎士比亚的原著。因此答案为C。.阅读填句根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Improve Eyesight NaturallyEyes are important for everybody.You must take care and try everything in your hand to keep them in good condition.Here are some of the tips to improve your eyesight naturally._1_Strain is known to
14、be a factor in many health conditions and eyestrain is no exception.Try meditation，yoga or other methods of stress relief to improve your vision and overall health.Try palming.Sit upright in a comfortable chair._2_ Cup your hands so that there is no pressure on your eyes.Let your fingers rest across
15、 your forehead.There should be no light entering your eyes.Palming should be done for a period of 5 to 10 minutes to start.Palming should be relaxing.It may help to do palming in a darkened room.Avoid sugar as much as possible._3_ It will unpleasantly affect your eyesight，which affects the eyes by p
16、roducing a larger amount of insulin (胰岛素) in the blood.Therefore you shouldnt be having much fruit juice or something that contains a lot of sugar.Exercise your eyes.The only exercise most eyes get is that daily rubbing we give them when were tired or suffering from eyestrain.But eye exercises are a
17、ctually good for your eyes and can improve your vision._4_ Blink as fast as you can for a few seconds then close your eyes tightly，open and repeat.Do this exercise 3 to 4 times daily.Eat healthy.You probably hear that statement all the time but eating the right foods are necessary to good health._5_
18、 Foods that are high in fiber，vitamin C，D and beta carotene as well as other vitamins and minerals can help improve your vision.Here are a few foods that can be beneficial to good vision: carrots，eggs，blueberries，spinach，kale，grapes，and fresh garlic.AReduce eyestrain.BKeep your eyes moist.CSugar is
19、your eyes worst enemy.DGive your eyes a workout with the following exercise.EYou may not be aware that your diet affects your vision but it does.FClose eyes and cover them with the palms of your hands.GBe sure to get plenty of sleep so your eyes dont strain to stay open during the day.答案15AFCDE.完形填空
20、There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.But _1_ a few of them are very _2_English is one of these.Many，many people use it，not only in England and the US.A.，but in other parts of the world.About 200，000，000 speak it as their own language.It is difficult to say how many people are learn
21、ing it as a foreign language.Many millions are _3_ to do so.Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different _4_Have you ever _5_ the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?“Learn English in six months，or your money back .” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes
22、 _6_ you master your English in a month._7_ the first day your pronunciation will be excellent.Just send .” Of course，it never _8_ quite like this.The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue.We should _9_ that we all learned our own language well when we were _10_.If we could lea
23、rn English in the same way，it would not seem so difficult._11_ what a small child does.He listens to what people say.He tries what he hears.When he is using the language，talking in it，and thinking in it all the time，just imagine how much _12_ that he gets!So it is _13_ to say that learning English i
24、s easy，because a good command of English _14_ upon a lot of practice.And practice needs great effort and takes much time.Good teachers，records，tapes，books，and dictionaries will _15_But they cannot do the students work for him.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。英语好学还是难学？对此，仁者见仁，智者见智。作者认为学英语离不开语言环境，也离不开大量的练习。1. AnotBquit
25、eConly DveryConly 意为“仅仅，只有”。句意：世界上约有一千五百种语言，但只有几种是重要的。2. Adifficult Bimportant Cnecessary DeasyBimportant 意为“重要的”，根据下文提到的像英语被广泛使用，说明了这几种语言是重要的。故不宜选其他形容词。3. Alearning Benjoying Ctrying DlikingCare trying to do so are trying to learn English 意为“在尽力学习英语”。4. Aquestions Bproblems Cideas DanswersDanswer 意
26、为“答案”，指回答前面的问题。句意：学习英语容易还是困难，不同的人有不同的答案。5. Afound Bwatched Cnoticed DknownCnotice 意为“注意到”，根据不同的动词意义，只有notice切合句意。指注意到这些广告。6. Amake Bhelp Clet DallowBhelp sb.do sth.意为“帮助某人做某事”。而make/ let sb.do sth.意为“使/让某人做某事”。allow不符合该句句型。7. AFrom BOn CSince DAfterAfrom the first day 意为“从第一天起”。8A.happened Bknow Cse
27、emed DfeltAhappen 意为“发生”，这里指上面广告中提到的“快速学好英语这样的事情是绝不会发生的”。9. Aknow Bremember Cunderstand DthinkBremember 意为“记得”。10. Astudents Bchildren Cbabies DgrownupsBchildren与后面的a small child相对应，指小孩母语学得好。11. AImagine BMind CDo DThink ofDthink of 意为“想象，想一想”。12. Atime BmoneyClanguage DpracticeDpractice 意为“练习”。这里说明了孩子母语说得好是因为进行上述大量的练习的结果。13. Ahard Beasy Cfunny DsillyA句意：说学习英语容易就难说了。14. Adepends Btries Chas DtakesAdepend“依靠，依赖”。句意：掌握好英语需要大量的练习。15. Ado Bwork Chelp DmasterC这里是说：好教师、录音磁带、书和词典都将对学习英语有帮助。但这些都不能代替学生的学习。