1、SectionLearningaboutLanguage课时过关即时巩固一、用所给动词的适当形式填空1Would you mind (turn)down your radio a little,please?答案:turning2(make)friends plays an important part in our life.答案:Making3It is no use (talk)with a person like him.答案:talking4I remember (be)taken to the zoo by my mother when I was a child.答案:being
2、5They thought there is no trouble (tell)their favourite brand from other brands.答案:telling6I dont allow (smoke)in my drawing room.I dont allow my family (smoke)at all,either.答案:smoking;to smoke7The film star wears sunglasses.Therefore,he can go shopping without (recognize).答案:being recognized8(under
3、stand)your own needs and styles of communication is as important as learning to convey your affection and emotions.答案:Understanding二、单句改错1Now the young man regretted waste so much time when he was at school.答案:wastewasting2It seems you need to apologize quickly to avoid to lose a good friend.答案:to l
4、oselosing3No one can finish draw a picture in only two minutes.答案:drawdrawing4When asked,he denied to do like that.答案:to dohaving done5Lets get down to do the work.答案:dodoing6Walk in the morning does good to our health.答案:WalkWalking7That is the only way we can think of reducing the overuse of water
5、 in students bathrooms.答案:reducingto reduce8You are taking a risk to give such an important task to the young man.答案:to giveof giving三、完形填空Years ago,a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast.He always advertised for hired hands.1 people were reluctant(不情愿的)to work on farms along the Atlantic.T
6、hey feared the violent storms 2 the ocean.As the 3 interviewed applicants(申请者)for the job,he 4 a steady stream of refusals(拒绝).Finally,a short,thin man,5 past middle age,came to the farmer.“Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.“Well,I can sleep 6 the wind blows,” answered the little man.Al
7、though 7 by this answer,the farmer,in great need of help,8 him.The little man worked well around the farm,busy from dawn to dusk,and the farmer felt 9 with the mans work.Then one night the wind blew 10 in from offshore.11 out of bed,the farmer rushed next door to the hired hands sleeping room.He sho
8、ok the little man and shouted,“12! A storm is coming!13 things down before they blow away!”The little man 14 in bed and said firmly,“No sir.I have told you that I can sleep when the wind blows.”Angry with the answer,the farmer meant to fire him on the spot.15,he hurried out to prepare for the storm.
9、To his 16,he discovered that all of the haystacks(草垛)had been covered with tarpaulins(帆布).The cows were in the barn,the chickens were in the coops,and the doors were barred.Everything was tied down.17 could blow away.The farmer then understood 18 his hired hand meant,so he returned to his bed to sle
10、ep while the wind blew.When youre 19,spiritually,mentally,and physically,you have nothing to 20.Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?1A.NoB.FewC.MostD.All答案:C解析:由下一句中的“Theyfearedtheviolentstorms.”和本段最后一句可知,人们担心暴风雨,大部分人不愿意到他的农场工作。2A.aboveB.acrossC.belowD.through答案:B解析:表达“席卷海面的”暴风雨应用介词a
11、cross。3A.workerB.applicantC.farmerD.reporter答案:C解析:此处指招聘工作人员的农场主(farmer)会见那些应聘工作的人,其他几项均不合句意。worker“工人”;applicant“申请人员”;reporter“记者”。4A.receivedB.boughtC.soldD.brought答案:A解析:此处表示他得到是一连串的拒绝。动词receive的含义是“得到;接待”;buy“买”;sell“卖”;bring“带来”。由句意可知A项正确。5A.wellB.tooC.veryD.pretty答案:A解析:well可表示程度“很,非常”,可以和介词短
12、语连用,此处表示“远远超过了中年”。6A.whenB.beforeC.afterD.because答案:A解析:根据第六段中的“Itoldyou,Icansleepwhenthewindblows.”可以得出答案。7A.pleasedB.puzzledC.surprisedD.frightened答案:B解析:到最后一段农场主才明白他所雇用的这个人所说的话的含义,因此此处应选puzzled(迷惑的)。8A.firedB.scoldedC.hiredD.ordered答案:C解析:因为这个人是来应聘的,因此此处是“雇用”。fire表示“解雇”;scold“责备”;hire“雇用”;order“订
13、购;命令”。9A.disappointedB.satisfiedC.excitedD.tired答案:B解析:由上文的“busyfromdawntodusk”可推知,农场主对此人很满意。disappointed“失望的”;satisfied“满意的”;excited“激动的”;tired“疲惫的”。10A.loudlyB.slightlyC.hardlyD.silently答案:A解析:表示“风刮得大”,可用副词hard但不能用hardly来形容;表示“风刮得大”也可以用blowloudly。11A.JumpingB.RisingC.GettingD.Falling答案:A解析:jump表示“
14、跳起来”,可以表现出农场主的紧张和动作的迅速。而rise,get和fall与后面的rushed不吻合。12A.Stand upB.Get upC.Sit downD.Lie down答案:B解析:外面在刮大风时,农场主让他的雇员起床。13A.LetB.PutC.LayD.Tie答案:D解析:tie“捆,绑,系”,此处用tie表示“捆绑好东西,以免被风吹走”,其他选项与句意不符。let“让”;put“放置”;lay“放置;产卵;下蛋”。14A.rolled overB.jumped overC.rolled upD.jumped up答案:A解析:根据下面这个雇工所说的话可知,他只是“翻个身”,
15、并没有“起床”,应用rollover。15A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.LikewiseD.Instead答案:D解析:由下文他匆忙跑到外面可知,农场主并没有当场解雇这名雇员。由此知此处表示转折,应用instead。16A.expectationB.imaginationC.surpriseD.sorrow答案:C解析:当看到一切安排就绪时,农场主的感觉应是“意外的,惊奇的”。A、B两项分别意为“预料”“想象”,显然与上下文不吻合;D项意为“难过”,句意不通。17A.SomethingB.EverythingC.AnythingD.Nothing答案:D解析:根据上句意思可知
16、此处表示“没有东西会被风吹走”,A、B、C三项显然不对。18A.howB.whichC.thatD.what答案:D解析:此处表示“明白了雇工的意思”,what充当meant的宾语。which“哪一个”,不合句意;that在宾语从句中只起引导词的作用,不充当成分;how是副词,做状语。19A.preparedB.finishedC.determinedD.encouraged答案:A解析:根据上文这名雇工之所以能够睡得踏实是因为他提前做好了准备,本空意为“做好准备”,而不是“结束”,“下定决心”或“鼓励”。20A.beatB.winC.desireD.fear答案:D解析:根据句意“做好一切准备,就没有什么可担忧或害怕的”,fear“担心,害怕”,符合句意,其他选项与句意不符。beat“击打,击败”;win“获胜,赢得”;desire“渴望,想要”。