1、Welcome unitSectionReadingandThinking课后训练提升一、根据首字母写出单词的适当形式1.She is 4 years j to her husband.答案: junior2.I want to c on my career for a while before I have kids.答案: concentrate3.Tom is a really nice g.He is always helping others.答案: guy4.I had the i that she wasnt very happy that day.答案: impression5
2、.All the players have c in their manager.答案: confidence二、单句改错1.Though it rained heavily,they got to the factory at the last.答案: 去掉第二个the2.The class was difficult,but the teacher and classmates were kind and friend.答案: friendfriendly3.The boy next me was always talking to me at class.答案: next后加to4.I
3、couldnt concentrate at my reading,for my naughty sister asked me to tell her stories.答案: aton5.The maths problem is much difficult than that one.答案: much后加more三、阅读理解“School of Rock”,a musical,is based on the 2003 American comedy film of the same name.The central message of the musical is about the p
4、ower of music.“School of Rock”tells the story of Dewey Finn.Dewey,played by Alex Brightman,is a rock singer and guitarist.His musical career(生涯) hits a dead end when he is kicked out of his band.Then he impersonates(冒充) his roommate to get a job as a teacher at a school.While in the classroom,he see
5、s the musical talent in his students and encourages them to form a rock band.“Music gives me power as a young kid,”said Alex.“It helps me think creatively.Music and the arts encourage kids to think differently.”Twelve-year-old Brandon Niederauer,who plays Zack,the bands lead guitarist,agrees.“No mat
6、ter what language you speak,” he said,“everybody knows music.”All of the actors play their own instruments during the performance.“If you say that you can do it,and you work hard enough,then you can do it,”said Evie Dolan,11,who learned to play the bass(贝斯) for the role of Katie.“I love that moment
7、when the people see the children pick up their instruments for the first time and really play,and find rock music for the first time,”said the musicals director,Laurence Connor.Ten-year-old Bobbi Mackenzie,who plays Tomika,said that the experience of expressing herself through music was very wonderf
8、ul.When asked what advice she had for kids who wanted to be musicians,she said,“If its really what you want to do,go for it.Work as hard as you can.”1.Which of the following is a character of the musical?A.Dewey Finn.B.Brandon Niederauer.C.Bobbi Mackenzie.D.Evie Dolan.答案: A解析: 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Schoolof
9、RocktellsthestoryofDeweyFinn.Dewey,playedbyAlexBrightman,isarocksingerandguitarist.”可知,DeweyFinn是音乐剧摇滚学校中的角色。2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“hitsadeadend”inParagraph2mean?AGetsstarted.B.Goesfurther.C.Makesasmallchange.D.Lookstobeover.答案: D解析: 词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“.whenheiskickedoutofhisband.”可知,Dewey被驱逐出了乐队,由此
10、可推知,此处是说当他被驱逐出乐队的时候,他的音乐生涯看起来结束了。3.WhatdoesAlexBrightmanthinkofmusic?A.Itmakespeoplefeelbetter.B.Itgivespeoplecreativity.C.Itbringspeopletogether.D.Ithelpspeopletosleep.答案: B解析: 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Ithelpsmethinkcreatively.Musicandtheartsencouragekidstothinkdifferently.”可知,Alex认为音乐可以为人们带来创造力。四、七选五阅读理解“Yes
11、”has magic within it.You are often afraid of life,fear failure and expect the worst.So you often run away by saying “no” to opportunities.This is not about being a “yes” person or feeling pressured to do things you dont want to do.1 Here are some reasons for saying “yes” to opportunities in life:You
12、stopthemiracle(奇迹) ifyoudont.Opportunity sometimes knocks gently.The truth is that there is no perfect timing!Marie Forleo said,“Start before you are ready.”2 You lose the fun it brings,what it teaches you and the further gifts that can be opened.Someonebelievesyoucan.To have the choice of saying “y
13、es”,someone believes you can achieve something.Dont be afraid of the possible failure of saying “yes”.3Itwillgetyoutomakeuseofallskillsandtalent.Why are you all here if not to try to live a successful life?4 In that way,you invite possibilities into your life and the ability to learn what you can do
14、.5Life and luck like the brave ones.Sometimes when you make a decision and consider both results,the“no” result is often connected to regret.So catch the opportunity of saying “yes”.If you lose it once,you really lose it.A.You often let your fears guide you.B.Opportunities dont always show up again.
15、C.When you say “no”,you lose more than the opportunity.D.Before saying “yes”,be sure to think twice about it.E.By saying “yes”,you may open the door to success.F.Its about having the courage to do the things you really want to do.G.Catch the chance and cherish(珍惜) the confidence other people have in
16、 you.答案: 15 FCGEB五、短文改错We had a geography lesson about the Sahara in last week.Its the world largest desert.It is about equal in size to United States and covers more than 9 million square kilometers.It is more than 5,500 kilometers from east to west but 2,000 kilometers from north to south.The Saha
17、ra had a very dry climate.The average annual rainfall is not even 10 centimeters,and worse still,many area receive less than 2 centimeters per year.There is few surface water in the Sahara.This is the Nile River that runs across the Sahara,so there are some oases (绿洲) here.Of the oases in the Sahara,about 90 is large enough to support tiny villages.答案: We had a geography lesson about the Sahara in last week.Its the
