1、Period ThreeUsing Language.语境填词1The _ (小说家) lost her _ (珍贵的) necklace on her way home.2We cant _ (保证) that our flights will never be delayed.3All of us were in a state of _ (惊慌) when a man was _ (射伤) on the spot.4Please accept this gift in _ (感谢) of all youve done for us.5He is full of _ (焦虑)，for th
2、e exam is coming.6I found an old woman lying _ (失去知觉的) on the ground.7She wiped the _ (汗) from her face and drank a glass of water.8There are _ (不同的) opinions about it.词义辨析1用anxious，eager填空(1)She is _ to go to college，but _ about not passing the College Entrance Examinations.(2)What he is _ for is k
3、nowledge，and he often stays up reading books，which makes his mother _ about his health.2用reward，award，prize的适当形式填空(1)Is that how you _ me for my help?(2)My brother won the first _ in the contest.(3)We will offer a(n) _ of ten thousand dollars for information about the case.(4)The Olympic winner rece
4、ived a gold medal as a(n) _.完成句子1The old man _ (陷入恐慌中) when he found the door was open.2She _ (担心) the safety of her students.3The boy is very clever and _ (在艺术方面有天赋)4This nature reserve _ (是各种不同的的所在地) rare plants and animals.5She _ (生下了) a baby last night.6_ (浏览) the text and then answer the follow
5、ing questions.7The situation _ slightly _ country _ (由到不等) country.8In production，we should always keep an eye _ on quantity _ (不仅而且要关注质量).单项填空1My mother always gets a bit_ if we dont arrive when we say we will.Aanxious Bashamed Cweak Dpatient2The little boy trembled_ fear when he saw the snake comi
6、ng towards him.Afor Bin Cwith Dover3The new soldier_ the target，but didnt_ it again，which was expected.Ashot；shoot Bshot at；shootCshot；shoot at Dshot at；shoot at4Mary has a great_ of interests，such as traveling，hiking and playing chess.Akind Bdifference Csort Ddiversity5The fridge is_ for one year.
7、The company will repair or replace it if it breaks down within a year.Apermitted Bpromised Carranged Dguaranteed6The baby was lucky enough to escape_ in the earthquake.Abeing killed Bkilling Cto kill Dto be killed7After a successful operation，Catherine is beginning to_ and will soon come back to sch
8、ool.Apick up Bwake up Cgrow up Dshow up8The sudden eruption of the volcano took the local people_ surprise.Ain Bby Cto Dwith9He hurried to the supermarket，only_ he had left his wallet at home.Ato find Bfound Cfinding Dfind10It is often _ that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.Asaid Bto sa
9、y Csaying Dbeing said.阅读理解Sandstorms hit northwest Chinas Gansu Province and north Chinas Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区) on the first day of the new century.According to Sun Landong，a meteorologist (气象学家) with the Lanzhou Meteorology Observatory，visibility (能见度) was less than 100 meters i
10、n Minqin，a Gansu county near Inner Mongolia，because of sand.When visibility drops to less than 1 kilometer，it is called a sandstorm.The sandstorm in Minqin blew up dust in neighboring towns，such as Baiyin，Wuwei，Jinchang and Lanzhou，the capital city of Gansu Province.Dustladen winds also swept into B
11、eijing.Brought by northwesterly blowing at more than 20 meters per second，dust first reached the capitals suburbs at 7 am.，downtown areas at 9 am.The winds，which died down during the night，brought the temperature down to as low as 8 below zero and many flights put off their planned time from the cit
12、ys airport.It is quite rare for sandstorms，which are frequent between March and June，to happen in winter，when the earth is frozen.The sandstorms in Gansu and Inner Mongolia do not necessarily mean there will be more of them in the spring than last year，when they were serious，but Beijing is taking it
13、 very seriously.It is reported that Beijing will spend 6 billion yuan (725 million dollars) in preventing sandstorms in the capital and has already set up a special team to make sure what causes them.1What is the main idea of the passage?ASandstorms struck Gansu Province.BSandstorms happened on the
14、first day of the new century.CSandstorms are very serious，compared with last year.DThe experts are trying their best to determine the causes of the sandstorms formed this year.2Suppose the dust was 300 kilometers away from Beijing，it would reach Beijing about_ hours later if it travelled at a speed
15、of 20 meters per second.A4.2 B15 C20 D253Why did sandstorms begin in the winter this year?ABecause there was little snow this winter.BBecause a lot of trees have been cut down.CBecause people took few measures to control them.DIt is not mentioned in the passage.4The author wrote the passage to_.Atel
16、l us the environment is becoming worse and worseBexplain what measures people have taken to control sandstormsCmake people realize the need to protect the environmentDcall on us to do what we can to save the earth.阅读填空My dream ended when I was born.Although I never knew it then，I just held on to som
17、ething that would never come to pass._1_But in the morning when you wake up，they are remembered just as a dream.That is what happened to me.I always had the dream to dance like a beautiful ballerina twirling around and around and hearing people applaud for me.When I was young，I would twirl around an
18、d around in the fields of wildflowers that grew in my backyard._2_I would dance so fast that I would forget where I was，until I would hear sounds that reminded me of where I really was.I thought that if I twirled faster everything would disappear and I would wake up in a new place.Reality woke me up
19、 when I heard a voice saying，“I dont know why you bother trying to dance._3_Besides，you dont have the talent to even be a dancer.” I remember how those words paralyzed every feeling in my body. _4_As I grew older，I began to realize that the reason why my dream was even born in the first place，was th
20、at it was something that was inside of me._5_Its not that I wanted it to die，but I allowed it to die the day I started listening to the words，“You cant do it.”ADreams really do exist.BI believed my dream would come true.CI realized that I was nothing but a dancer.DThe dream I had was never cared for
21、，so it slowly died.EFor hours I would dance as if people were watching me.FDancers are pretty，slender little girls.GI fell to the ground and wept for hours.1_2._3._4._5_【答案解析】Period ThreeUsing Language.1.novelistprecious2.guarantee3.panicshot 4appreciation5.anxiety6.unconscious7.sweat 8diverse.1.(1)
22、eageranxious(2)eageranxious(1)eager强调对成功的渴望，带有更多热切、兴奋的情绪。(2)anxious强调“担心，忧虑”，对结果感到不安，带有更多的焦虑、担忧。2(1)reward(2)prize(3)reward(4)award(1)reward指对某人的工作或服务等的报答；也指因帮助警察抓到罪犯或帮助失主找到东西而得到的赏金、报酬。(2)award指为鼓励在工作中达到或完成所提出的要求或条件的人而进行的奖励，往往强调荣誉而不在乎奖品的大小或奖金的多少，多指奖状或其他表彰物。(3)prize多指在各类竞赛、竞争等中赢得的奖。.1.got into a pani
23、c2.is anxious about3.has a gift for art4.is home to a diversity of5.gave birth to 6Glance through7.variesfromto8.not onlybut also on quality.1.A句意为：如果我们不能在我们说的时间到达，母亲总是有点焦虑。anxious忧虑的，不安的；ashamed羞愧的；weak虚弱的；patient耐心的。2Ctremble with因而颤抖，为固定搭配。3B句意为：新兵瞄准靶子射击，但又没有射中，这是预料之中的。shoot at向某物射击，但是不一定射中；shoot
24、 sth.射中某物。4Da diversity ofa variety of，意为“多种多样的”。5D句意为：这款冰箱保修一年，一年内坏了的话公司会来修理或给换一台新的。guarantee对提出保证，保修；permit允许，许可；promise承诺；arrange安排。6Aescape后跟动名词作宾语，排除C、D两项；the baby与kill之间是被动关系，故选A项。7A句意为：手术成功后，Catherine身体慢慢康复，将很快重返校园。pick up恢复，好起来；wake up唤醒；grow up长大，成熟；show up出现，变得明显。8Btake sb.by surprise使某人出乎
25、意料；使吃惊。9A此处动词不定式作结果状语，表示出乎意料的结果。10A句意为：经常听人说人类天生有说话的能力。It is said that.为固定句式，意为“据说”。.1.B文章首句点明文章主题，B项“新世纪第一天就发生了沙尘暴”是正确答案。而A项比较片面，内蒙古、北京也发生了沙尘暴。C项以及D项只是文章所涉及的部分内容，并非文章主题。2A假设沙尘距离北京300千米，以每秒20米的速度前进，则每小时前进20606072 000米，即72千米，则300724.17，即约4.2小时。3D通读全文可知，关于“为什么今年冬天发生沙尘暴”文中并没提到。4C纵观全文，作者是在以沙尘暴为例提醒人们要保护环境，这才是文章所要表达的意思。.1.A2.E3.F4.G5.D