1、 Section Warming Up & ReadingLanguage Points课时作业.单句语法填空1I think they should equip their office with some new computers for some research work.2Almost everyone thinks the books are suitable(suit)for children.3I was waving(wave) my hand madly but he never once looked in my direction.4If the bottle of
2、gas catches fire, the whole building may be burned to the ground.5Having_read (read) the chapter four times, I finally understood the authors theory.6It is said that the building program has been evaluated(evaluate) for its usefulness and effect it would have.7On February 11, 2007, Drew Gilton Faust
3、 was appointed as the first female president of Harvard University in 371 years.8It being(be)a fine day, the children went to the park.9Do you think there is possibility that they will get married?Absolutely (absolute)They love each other very much.10The robber was brought to the judge, his hands fa
4、st tied(tie).单句改错1After admiring the beautiful view，she made his way to the next destination.hisher2As far as I know，it is absolute impossible to finish it in five days.absoluteabsolutely3Compared the youth to the rising sun at 8 or 9 oclock am.，Mao Zedong expressed his great hope for the young men.
5、ComparedComparing4The government has an interest in importing scientific equipments.equipmentsequipment5I was reading while the light went out.whilewhen.阅读理解The US government has recently helped people learn more about the dangers of earthquakes by publishing a map.This map shows the chances of an e
6、arthquake in each part of the country.The areas of the map where earthquakes are most likely to occur are called earthquake belts.The government is spending a great deal of money and is working hard to help to discover the answers to these two questions：Can we predict earthquakes?Can we control eart
7、hquakes?To answer the first question, scientists are looking very closely at the most active fault (断层) systems in the country, such as the San Andreas fault in California.A fault is a break between two sections of the earths surface.These breaks between sections are the places where earthquakes occ
8、ur.Scientists look at the faults for changes which might show that an earthquake was about to occur.But it will probably be many years before we can predict earthquakes correctly.And the control of earthquakes is even farther away.However，there have been some interesting developments in the field of
9、 controlling earthquakes.The most interesting development concerns the Rocky Mountain Arsenal earthquakes.Here water was put into a layer of rocks 4,000 metres below the surface of the ground.Shortly after this injection (注射) of water，there was a small number of earthquakes.Scientists have decided t
10、hat the water which was injected into the rocks worked like oil on each other.When the water “oiled” the fault，the fault became slippery and the energy of an earthquake was given out.Scientists are still experimenting at the site of these earthquakes.They have realized that there is a connection bet
11、ween the injection of the water and the earthquake activity.They have suggested that it might be possible to use this knowledge to prevent very big，dangerous earthquakes，that is，scientists could inject some kind of fluid like water into faults and change one big earthquake into a number of small，har
12、mless earthquakes.【解题解读】为了提高人们对地震的防范意识，美国政府加大了在防震、预测方面的投入，他们甚至在努力采取措施控制地震的发生。1Earthquakes belts are _.Amaps that show where earthquakes are likely to occurBzones with a high probability of earthquakesCbreaks between two sections of the earths surfaceDthe two layers of earth along a fault解析：选B细节理解题。根
13、据第一段的第三句可知，地震多发地带被称为earthquake belts。2The San Andreas fault is _.Aan active fault systemBa place where earthquakes have been predicted correctlyCa place where earthquakes have been controlledDat the foot of the Rocky Mountain解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段可知，该地区为地震比较活跃的地区。3What did scientists learn about earthquak
14、es at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal?AThey occur at about 4,000 metres below ground level.BThe injection of water into earthquake faults prevents earthquakes from occurring.CThey are usually caused by the oil in the faults.DHarmful earthquakes could be prevented by causing harmless earthquakes.解析：选D细节理解
15、题。根据最后两段内容可知。4What can be said about the experiments at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal?AThey have no practical value in earthquake prevention.BThey may have practical value in earthquake prevention.CThey are certain to have practical value in earthquake prevention.DNothing is told about their practical
16、value in earthquake prevention.解析：选B推理判断题。根据科学家的试验，通过向断裂带注水可以引发小地震，从而使地震的能量得到释放， 因此也就降低了大地震爆发的可能。.完形填空In the past，human beings did not have to think about the protection of the environment.There were few people on the earth ，and natural resources seemed to be _1_.Today things are _2_ and the world h
17、as become too _3_.We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are _4_ our environment with dangerous chemicals (化学制品)If we continue to do this，human life on the earth _5_ survive.Everyone _6_ today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea，there will soon be none l
18、eft.Yet，with modern fishing _7_，more and more fishes are caught.We know that if too many trees are cut down，_8_ will disappear and nothing will grow on the earth.Yet we _9_ to use bigger and more powerful machines to _10_ more and more trees.We realise that if rivers are polluted with waste products
19、 from factories, fishes will die._11_，in most countries wastes are _12_ put into rivers or into the sea，and there are _13_ laws to stop this.We know，too，that if the _14_ of the world continues to rise at the present rate，in a few years there will not be enough _15_.What can we do to solve these prob
20、lems?If we eat more vegetables and less _16_，there will be more food available (可用的)for everyone.Land that is used to grow crops _17_ five times more people than land where animals are kept.Our natural resources will _18_ longer if we learn to recycle (循环再用) them.The world population will not rise s
21、o quickly if people use modern methods of birth _19_.Finally，if we educate people to think about the problems，we shall have a better and cleaner_20_ in the future.【解题导语】文章介绍了一些自然资源减少及破坏的原因及人口增长带来的影响，呼吁人们循环利用自然资源。1A.beautifulBunlimitedCunusual Dvaluable解析：选B根据下句可知，过去自然资源似乎是取之不尽的，所以用unlimited。2A.commo
22、n Bthe sameCchangeable Ddifferent解析：选D今昔对比，现在的情况不同了。3A.crowded BsmallCdirty Dbusy解析：选A下文提到人口增长过快，世界变得拥挤了。4A.protecting BsavingCpolluting Dfighting解析：选C 用危险的化学制品污染环境。5A.may not Bwill notCshall not Dcould not解析：选B如果我们继续这么做，人类将无法生存。6A.wonders BrealisesCconsiders Ddiscovers解析：选B由第四段第一句话可知，我们都意识到 7A.pole
23、s BboatsCmethods Dideas解析：选C捕鱼方法。8A.mountains Bthe seaCtrees Dforests解析：选D滥砍滥伐导致森林消失。9A.continue BhaveCought Dgo on解析：选A然而人们“继续”我行我素。空前的yet表示转折。10A.grow BplantCsave Dcut down解析：选Dcut down意为“砍伐”。11A.Thus BHoweverCGenerally DTherefore解析：选B 用however表示转折。12A.still BevenCalso Dcertainly解析：选Astill意为“仍然”。1
24、3A.many BnoneCsome Dfew解析：选Dand表示递进，“没有多少法律来制止这一点”。14A.production BpollutionCpopulation Ddevelopment解析：选C根据下文得知，话题已转向“人口”问题。15A.houses BvegetablesCfood Dplaces解析：选C人口增长将导致无法解决的粮食问题。16A fruit BmeatCfish Dgrain解析：选B从下一句中出现的“animals are kept”可知是meat。17A.feeds BincreasesCsupplies Dhelps解析：选Afeed有“喂养”的意思
25、。18A.use BstayCkeep Dlast解析：选D自然资源将持续更久。19A.control BbornCplan Dpay解析：选A人口出生率的控制。 20A.nature BseaCplanet Dforest解析：选C一个更好更干净的星球。.短文改错In the picture，there is a cup，as is usually presented to the winners in sports competitions.The cup is definite a symbol of a great success.But it makes me puzzled is
26、that a magnifying glass is used to seeing its light scratch on the cup，which is not at all obvious.What I see in this picture reminds me that people who use a magnifying glass to see the faults in others.Those people are usually very demanded and picky.They only see the“scratches”instead of the whol
27、e cup.As we all know，everyone had both strengths and weaknesses.Therefore，we should be objective about others achievements rather than find faults with him on purpose.Only in this way harmony be achieved and conflicts be avoided.答案：In the picture，there is a cup， is usually presented to the winners i
28、n sports competitions.The cup is a symbol of great success.But makes me puzzled is that a magnifying glass is used to its light scratch on the cup，which is not at all obvious.What I see in this picture reminds me people who use a magnifying glass to see the faults in others.Those people are usually very and picky.They only see the“scratches”instead of the whole cup.As we all know，everyone both strengths and weaknesses.Therefore，we should be objective about others achievements rather than find faults with on purpose.Only in this way harmony be achieved and conflicts be avoided.