1、课时作业(二)Reading and Thinking必备知识基础练进阶训练第一层.单词拼写1The president of the company will go to attend the _ (会议) to be held in Beijing next month.2He is an unregistered _ (居民) in Beijing.3It was a _ (艰难的) race.4This _ (软件) is very useful and you can download it from the Internet free of charge.5He gave away
2、 most of his money to _ (慈善机构)6The picture will look more beautiful at a _ (距离)7This tag carries information specific to that object，and the data can be _ (更新)8How much _ (现金) do you have on you?9The state maintains a _(数据库) of names of people allowed to vote.10The total cost was $10,000, _ (加)14% i
3、nterest.选词填空go through， be inspired by， now that， keep sb. company， benefit from， raise money for， bridge the generation gap， at ones convenience， chat with， be stuck in 1Dont make fun of others when they _ tough times.2_ you are busy, let me do it for you.3Her sister has come from America to _ duri
4、ng her illness.4He _ his dad about his future job in the room now.5You can come to see me _.6We _ the lift for two hours.7The children are poor, so we want to _ them.8I _ the heros story.9These new books are wellwritten. I think you can _ them if you read carefully.10Both parents and teenagers must
5、try to _ between them.单句语法填空1My kids spend hours _ (chat) on the phone to their friends.2Id like to pay _ cash rather than by cheque.3Fresh air is _ (benefit) to our health.4People in big cities usually have a better access _ good resources.5The public have faith in his ability _ (solve) the problem
6、.6We have provided seats for the _ (convenient) of our customers.7We can see some birds _ the distance.8All of us can benefit _ what you said.9At the meeting, they heard many _ (inspire) stories.10I believe we can go _ the hard times if we dont give up.语法填空The Internet brings more than 1._ (convenie
7、nt) to peoples lives. Jan, an English teacher, suddenly came down with a serious illness and had to give 2._ her job. Later, she made a discovery that 3._ (surf) the Internet could help her feel less lonely and bored. She got to know that one of the greatest benefits of the Internet was that there 4
8、._ (be) no longer a distance between people. 5._ (inspire) by Internet users, she decided to set up an IT club to teach the elderly how 6._ (use) computers and the Internet. She has started taking online classes to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society 7._ (good). She thinks 8._ i
9、s highly important for everyone to have access 9._ the Internet and know how to use new technology. Besides, her next goal is to set up 10._ charity website to raise money for children in poor countries.关键能力综合练进阶训练第二层.阅读理解Surfing the Internet for fun will make you a better employee, according to an
10、Australian study.The University of Melbourne study shows that people who use the Internet for their own reasons at work are about 9 percent more productive than those who do not. Study author Brent Coker said, “Surfing the Internet at times helps increase an employees attention.”“People need to rela
11、x for a bit to get back their attention，” Coker said on the universitys website. “Having a short break, such as a quick surfing of the Internet，helps the mind to rest itself, leading to a higher total Internet attention for a days work, and as a result, increases productivity (生产效率)，” he said.Accord
12、ing to the study of 300 workers, 70 percent of people who use the Internet at work surf the Internet for their own reasons during office hours. Among the most popular surfing activities are searching for information about products, reading online news, playing online games and watching videos. “Firm
13、s spend a lot of money on software to block their employees from watching videos, using social networking sites or shopping online，” said Coker. “Thats not always a good idea. ”However, Coker said the study looked at people who surfed the Internet in moderation (适度), or were on the Internet for less
14、 than 20 percent of their total time in the office. “Those who spend too much time surfing the Internet will have a lower productivity than those without.” he said.1What does the University of Melbourne study mainly show?APeople who surf the Internet are good employees.BNot everyone surfs the Intern
15、et for fun during office hours.CThe Internet is becoming more and more important in peoples life.DSurfing the Internet for fun at times during office hours increases productivity.2Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one of the most popular surfing activities?AWatching videos. B
16、Reading online news.CReading online novels. DPlaying online games.3The underlined word “block” in Paragraph 4 means “_”Astop BorganizeCprotect Dseparate4What can we infer from the last paragraph?AThose who never surf the Internet have the lowest productivity.BSpending too much time surfing the Inter
17、net reduces productivity.CMost people dont surf the Internet in moderation during office hours.DPeople should spend as little time as possible surfing the Internet.七选五Americans spend a lot of money in their daily lives. Working people spend money on transportation to and from work and on various exp
18、enses throughout the day. Americans enjoy shopping and buy many things that they need and want. _1_ They buy sports equipment, go to the movies and do many things that cost money.However, many Americans dont pay cash or write checks for these things. _2_ Credit cards are small, rectangular plastic c
19、ards. It is very convenient to carry them about._3_ When the customer buys something at a store, he shows his card at the store. This permits the store to charge the bank for the customers purchase. The bank collects all the charges for each customer. Then once a month the bank requires the customer
20、 to pay the charges for that month. _4_ It allows the customer to pay for the charges in several payments over a period of time.However, the bank requires the customer to pay interest (利息) on the unpaid part of the charges. In this way the bank allows customers to buy things they cannot afford at on
21、e time. People can use the card to buy what they want and pay for it over a period of time. _5_AIt brings great benefits to the rich.BBanks give these cards to their customers.CThey spend a lot of money on entertainment.DThey also do not need to carry a lot of money.EPeople may spend less money in t
22、his way.FMore and more Americans pay for things with credit cards.GThe bank does not force the customer to pay the full amount.完形填空Not long ago I wasnt doing well in exams and was full of disappointment and _1_ thinking. While on the Internet, I met many new friends, but one in particular _2_. His n
23、ickname is Colorful Day and we _3_ on the Web. He told me: He lost his _4_ at age 15, and felt the whole world had closed its door to him. But later he realized he should change his life so he developed a website about Helen kellers life as well as his called “Three days to See”I visited his website
24、 and asked.“How did you _5_ to build such a website？”he said：“Owing to the new technology，I can use software specially _6_ for the blind. _7_ I point the cursor (光标)，it will just read it out to me.”I then asked，“Didnt you have great _8_ with it？”He hesitated and then began his _9_ with a smiling fac
25、e.“Yes，but I have faith in myself to _10_ my colorful day. And modern technology gives me this medium and _11_ to do it.”His _12_ attitude towards life made me believe that our destiny offers not the cup of despair, _13_ the chalice (大杯)of opportunity.I returned to my lessons, and this time with a s
26、mile on my face and with _14_ of a colorful future.The Internet, which opened to me to _15_ different lives and cultures, has a charm you couldnt find in another wise nonvirtual world.1A.positive BactiveCnegative Dinstructive2A.turned out Bstood outCcame out Dlooked out3A.argued BinterviewedCtold Dc
27、hatted4A.eyesight BhearingCcourage Dconfidence5A.try BcomeCwork Dmanage6A.designed BsolvedCplanned Dimagined7A.whether BHoweverCWhatever Dwherever8A.goal BdifficultyCcharacter Doperator9A.network BspeechCwords Dopinions 10A.create BproduceCrecognize Dorganized11A.moment BrealityCopportunity Dsignal1
28、2A.hopeful BdisappointedCpleasant Doptimistic13A.but BandCso Dthen14A.eagerness BexpectationCrichness Dnervousness15A.touch BfeelCexperience Dsuffer.语法填空Oprah Winfrey is not just an 1._ (extreme) successful TV personality in the US, but she is also a woman who 2._ (inspire) millions of people so far
29、. In her television shows she makes 3._ possible to talk about great moments and difficulties in peoples lives. She has helped thousands of men and women come to terms with things 4._ bother them and that they can not talk about with others. Oprahs programme about literature, 5._ which she reviews b
30、ooks, is very popular. When she praises a book, it 6._ (become) a bestseller. Her life and her success are 7._ good example for many women.Oprah Winfreys wonderful career inspires many people 8._ (believe) that success and 9._ (happy) in life are within reach for everyone. Her life shows 10._ (we) t
31、hat hard work and discipline are the road to selfimprovement, and success lies somewhere along that road.课时作业(二)Reading and Thinking必备知识基础练.单词拼写1conference2.resident3.tough4.software5.charity6distance7.updated8.cash9.database10.plus.选词填空1go through2.Now that3.keep her company4.is chatting with5at yo
32、ur convenience6.were stuck in7.raise money for8was inspired by9.benefit from10.bridge the generation gap.单句语法填空1chatting2.in3.beneficial4.to5.to solve6.convenience7.in8.from9.inspiring10.through.语法填空1答案与解析：convenience考查名词。此空作brings的宾语，故用名词形式，即convenience。2答案与解析：up考查固定搭配。give up放弃，故填up。3答案与解析：surfing
33、考查动名词短语作主语。 _3_ (surf) the Internet 在从句中作主语，故用动词ing形式，故填surfing。4答案与解析：was考查时态和主谓一致。此处考查的是there be句式的主谓一致，根据a distance可知此处用单数，且是过去发生的动作，故填was。5答案与解析：Inspired考查非谓语动词。inspire与其逻辑主语(she)之间为被动关系，故用过去分词，故填Inspired。6答案与解析：to use考查不定式。此处“疑问词不定式”作teach的宾语，故填to use。7答案与解析：better考查形容词的比较等级。此处表示使人们的生活比之前好，故用go
34、od的比较级，故填better。8答案与解析：it考查代词。设空处在从句中作形式主语，故填it。9答案与解析：to考查介词。此处考查固定搭配，have access to意为“有的机会”，故填to。10答案与解析：a考查冠词。此处表示一个慈善网站，表泛指，且charity以辅音音素开头，故填a。关键能力综合练.阅读理解【语篇解读】一项研究表明，员工上班时间适度上网娱乐可以提高生产效率。1答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知在上班时间适度上网娱乐可以提高生产效率。2答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知C项未提到。3答案与解析：A词义猜测题。文章讲到员工上班期间上网娱乐一下，有
35、助于他们恢复注意力和提高生产效率。还提到有些公司花钱来阻止其员工在网上看录像、使用社交网络、网购等，但这并不是一个好主意。block“阻止”。4答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，如果一个人在上班期间花费太多时间上网的话，他的工作效率就会降低。.七选五【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美国人喜欢购物且喜欢用信用卡支付，并介绍了信用卡的特点。1答案与解析：C根据下文“They buy sports equipment, go to the movies and do many things that cost money. (他们买运动设备，去看电影和做许多花钱的事情)
36、”可知，C项“他们花很多钱在休闲娱乐上面”符合语境。2答案与解析：F根据下文“Credit cards are small，rectangular plastic cards.”可知，此处是对信用卡进行解释。F项“越来越多的美国人用信用卡购物”符合语境。3答案与解析：B根据下文“When the customer buys something at a store, he shows his card at the store. (当顾客在商店买东西的时候，他在商店里出示其信用卡)”可知，B项“银行把这些信用卡给他们的客户”符合语境。4答案与解析：G根据上文“Then once a month
37、 the bank requires the customer to pay the charges for that month.”和下文“It allows the customer to pay for the charges in several payments over a period of time.”可知，G项“银行并不强制客户全额付款，客户只要在一段时间内偿还所有金额即可”可承上启下。5答案与解析：D根据上文“People can use the card to buy what they want and pay for it over a period of time.
38、 (人们可以使用这种卡购买他们想要的，还可以在一段时间内支付)”可知，D项“人们也不需要带大量的现金”也是介绍它的优点。.完形填空【语篇解读】短文主要讲了作者在学习上遭遇挫折之后，在网上遇到一位好友，他虽然看不见，但对生活充满了希望，由此也给予了作者面对困难的勇气。1答案与解析：C形容词的辨析，positive乐观的，active积极的，negative消极的，instructive有益的。我考试考得不好，满怀失望和消极的想法，故答案为C。2答案与解析：B短语的辨析，turned out结果是，stood out突出，came out出版，looked out向外看。在网上我遇到很多新朋友，但
39、有一个尤其突出，故答案为B。3答案与解析：D动词的辨析，argued争辩，interviewed采访，told告诉，chatted聊天，我们在网上聊很多，故答案为D。4答案与解析：A名词的辨析，eyesight视力，hearing听力，courage勇气，confidence自信，根据下文的he was blind可知，他在15岁就失去视力，故答案为A。5答案与解析：D动词的辨析，try尝试，come来，work工作，manage尝试，我问他如何成功地建成这样的一个网站，故答案为D。6答案与解析：A动词的辨析，designed设计，sold卖，planned计划，imagined想象，他能使用
40、专门为盲人设计的软件，故答案为A。7答案与解析：D引导词的辨析，此处指无论他把光标移到哪里，都会读给他听，因此使用wherever引导让步状语从句，故答案为D。8答案与解析：B名词的辨析，goal目标，difficulty困难；麻烦，character人物；汉字，operator操作人员。根据上下文的意思 此处是have difficulty with sth.的固定短语搭配，意为：在做事上有困难/麻烦，故答案为B。9答案与解析：C名词的辨析，page页，speech演讲，words话语，opinions观点，他迟疑了一下，然后以一个笑脸开始他的话语，故答案为C。10答案与解析：A动词的辨析，
41、create创造，produce生产，recognize辨认，organize组织，虽然会遇到困难，但他对自己能创造出多彩的日子有信心，故答案为A。11答案与解析：C名词的辨析，moment时刻，change改变，opportunity机会，occasion场合，现代科技给了他做这件事的机会，故答案为C。12答案与解析：D形容词的辨析，hopeful有希望时，disappointed失望的，pleasant愉快的，optimistic乐观的，此处指他的乐观的态度，故答案为D。13答案与解析：A连词的辨析，but但是，and并且，so所以，then然后，此处使用not.but.“不是而是”，故答
42、案为A。14答案与解析：B名词的辨析，eagerness渴望，expectation期待，richness富裕，nervousness紧张。我回归到学习上，这一次带着对多彩的未来的期待，故答案为B。15答案与解析：C动词的辨析。touch触摸，feel感觉，experience体验，suffer遭受。互联网让我体验到不同的生活和文化，故答案为C。.语法填空【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了一个美国的名人Oprah Winfrey通过自己的努力，克服了很多的困难，实现了人生理想的故事。1答案与解析：extremely考查副词。successful为形容词，应用副词修饰，故填extremely。2答案与解
43、析：has inspired考查动词的时态。根据后文so far“到目前为止”可知，本句用现在完成时，即has inspired。3答案与解析：it考查代词。make后跟形式宾语it，to talk about.是真正的宾语，故填it。4答案与解析：that/which考查定语从句。句意：她帮助成千上万的男人和女人接受困扰他们的、他们不能和别人谈论的事情。设空处引导的定语从句修饰先行词things，且先行词在从句中作主语，指物，故填that或者which。5答案与解析：in考查介词。本句含有由“介词关系代词”结构引导的定语从句，先行词在从句中充当状语，in the programme“在节目中
44、”，故填in。6答案与解析：will become考查动词的时态。句意：当她称赞一本书时，它就会成为一本畅销书。时间状语从句时态为一般现在时，故主句用一般将来时，即will become。7答案与解析：a考查冠词。此处表达“对于很多妇女来说是一个好的榜样”，表泛指，故用不定冠词a。8答案与解析：to believe考查不定式。inspire sb. to do sth.“激励某人做某事”，故填to believe。9答案与解析：happiness考查名词。根据上文的success可知此处应用happy的名词形式happiness。10答案与解析：us考查人称代词。此处作动词shows的宾语，故填we的宾格us。
