1、 Section Warming Up & ReadingLanguage Points课时作业.单句语法填空1. All glass bottles which cant be refilled can be recycled (recycle)2With Mikes constant(constantly) help, I have made much progress in my lessons.3As far as I know, the government will speed up the pace of our economic reform.4. I felt a littl
2、e bump and I knew instantly_(instant) what had happened5. The couple were swept_(sweep) away by the strong current in the terrible storm.6All drivers are expected to_fasten (fasten) the seat belts when they are driving.7. In some communities there is a particular need to develop tolerance (tolerant)
3、 and improve race relations.8I cant tolerate working(work) with Jane, because she is constantly speaking.9Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a lack of exercise.10Considering the surroundings, we made a few adjustments(adjust) to the plan.单句改错1. The house where you were
4、born in has been pulled down recently. 去掉in2Whether a child can grow up healthily or not depends on the surrounding in which he lives.surroundingsurroundings3We live near the airport.The loud noise from the planes every day is hard to put up.up后加with4Giving the right kind of training, these teenage
5、soccer players may one day grow into international stars.GivingGiven5Biting twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog.BitingBitten.阅读理解What will man be like in the futurein 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now?We can only make guesses,of course,but we can be sure tha
6、t he will be different from what he is today,for man is slowly changing all the time.Let us take an obvious example.Man,even five hundred years ago,was shorter than he is today.Now,on average,men are about three inches taller.Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time,so we may assume t
7、hat man will continue to grow taller.Again,in the modern world we use our brains a great deal.Even so,we still make use of only about 20% of the brains capacity.As time goes on,however,we shall have to use our brains more and more,and eventually we shall need larger ones!This is likely to bring abou
8、t a physical change to the head,in particular,the forehead will grow larger.Nowadays our eyes are in constant use.In fact,we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses.But over a very long period of time it is likely that mans eyes will grow stronger.On the other
9、 hand,we tend to make less use of our arms and legs.These,as a result,are likely to grow weaker.At the same time,however,our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.But what about hair?This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time
10、because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer.In the future,then,both sexes are likely to be bald.Perhaps all these give the impression that in the future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at!This may well be true.All the same,in spite of all these changes,future man will st
11、ill have a lot in common with us.He will still be a human being,with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.【解题导语】本文对未来人会变成什么样子进行了分析和想象。1The passage mainly tells us that _.Amans life will be different in the futureBfuture man will look quite different from usCman is growing taller and uglier as ti
12、me passesDmans organs functions will be on the wane解析:选B主旨大意题。由第一段可知本文主要介绍了未来人类的外貌可能会出现的变化。2The change in mans size of forehead is probably because _.Ahe/she makes use only 20% of the brains capacityBhis/her brain has grown larger over the past centuriesCthe other 80% of his/her brain will grow in d
13、ue timeDhe/she will use his/her brain more and more as time goes on解析:选D细节理解题。由第二段最后两句说人类将越来越多地使用大脑,最终大脑变大,前额变大可知答案。3Which of the following is TRUE about a human being in the future?AHe is hairless because hair is no longer useful.BHe has smaller eyes and wears better glasses.CHis fingers grow weake
14、r because he doesnt have to make use of them.DHe thinks and feels in different ways.解析:选A正误判断题。第五段指出人类的头发可能会消失,因为“.it does not serve a useful purpose any longer.”,即头发失去作用。4It is implied that _.Ahuman beings will become less attractive in the futureBless use of a bodily organ may lead to its degenera
15、tionChuman beings hope for a change in the future lifeDfuture life is always predictable解析:选B推理判断题。从未来人类身体变化可以看出,经常使用的器官,如大脑、手指将变得发达,而不常用的器官如头发、四肢会退化。.完形填空“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? Its Friday, and we dont have any _1_. Can I, please?” Mum was sitting
16、at the kitchen table. Dad was _2_ next to her, resting his head on his arms. Mum could _3_ that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.“Im so sorry, James,” she said.“Im never allowed to have friends come to the house. Why, Mum?” James asked sadly, almost in _4_.“I know its _5_ for you,” Mum
17、said softly. “But Im just worried other people might think were a little.strange. And then they would make fun of you.”“No, they wouldnt, Mum,” James protested. “Were not _6_ at all. Were just ordinary people.”Mum sighed heavily. “To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that its gi
18、ven me a heavy _7_. And your poor fatherhe doesnt feel _8_. He really needs a rest.”“I can help, Mum!” James said. “_9_ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?”“Well.” Mum began.“Great! Thanks, Mum!” James almost shouted. “Just sit there, dont move.” He rushed over to the ki
19、tchen drawer and _10_ what he neededtwo spanners. “Hang on, Mum,” he said. “This wont take a second.” After some _11_, James was finished. With a smile of _12_ on his face he said, “There! How does that feel?” “Oh, James,” Mum said. “Thats much better! How did you do it?”“Easy,” James said _13_. “Da
20、d had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much! I just _14_ them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school.”“What about your father? Can you _15_ him?” asked Mum.“Ill try,” James replied. He _16_ up Dads hair at the back of his neck and plugged the electric wire into Dads head. Then he tu
21、rned the _17_ on. Dad opened his eyes and _18_ immediately. “He just let his _19_ run too low, thats all,” James said, “Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?”“I guess so,” replied Mum. “Your friends will just have to _20_ that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son!”【解题导
22、语】詹姆斯恳求他妈妈让朋友Brett周六到他们家里玩。妈妈说他们的家与别人的不同,爸爸妈妈是机器人并且身体都不好。为了能够获得妈妈的同意,詹姆斯运用在学校里学到的机器人知识对他的爸爸妈妈进行了修理。最终,詹姆斯得到了妈妈的同意。 1.A.chanceBmessageChomework Ddifficulty解析:选C根据上文“Its Friday”可知没作业。 2.A.asleep BreadingCalone Dstanding解析:选A根据下文的“resting his head on his arms”可知爸爸正在睡觉。3A.explain BseeCagree Ddoubt解析:选B根
23、据上文詹姆斯的“.Can I,please?”的语气,妈妈可以“看出”詹姆斯迫切想让他的朋友过来。4A.terror BtearsCsurprise Dsilence解析:选B根据上文“Im so sorry,James”可知妈妈拒绝了詹姆斯的请求,所以他很伤心,几乎都哭了。5A.fair BeasyCgood Dhard解析:选D根据上文可知此处表达:这对你来说比较难。6A.strange BnormalCpopular Danxious解析:选A根据上文“But Im just worried other people might think were a little.strange.”
24、可知选A。7A.headache BlossCtask Dday解析:选A根据语境可知妈妈的脖子疼以至于引发了头疼。8A.ill BfunnyCsorry Dwell解析:选D根据下文詹姆斯对他爸爸也进行了“修理”可知爸爸也感觉不舒服。9A.As BIfCSince DBefore解析:选B句意:如果我能让你和爸爸感觉好点,能让Brett来吗?10A.kept BcontrolledCfound Dreturned解析:选C找到了他需要的东西两把扳手。11A.requests BthoughtsCrepairs Dinstructions解析:选C根据下文可知,詹姆斯对妈妈进行了修理。12A.
25、sympathy BsatisfactionCsadness Dpoliteness解析:选B干完了活,詹姆斯脸上带着满意的表情。13A.embarrassedly BgratefullyCimpatiently Dproudly解析:选D妈妈感觉好多了,对詹姆斯进行了夸奖,他当然感到很自豪。14A.adjusted BcollectedCproduced Dcovered解析:选A螺栓太紧了,詹姆斯对它们进行了调节。15A.greet BaccompanyChelp Dask解析:选C妈妈问他能帮帮爸爸吗。16A.lifted BcaughtCgave Dfilled解析:选A詹姆斯掀起爸爸
26、后脑勺的头发,把电线插入爸爸的脑中。17A.television BpowerClight Dgas解析:选B把电线插入爸爸的脑中,之后要打开电源。18A.grew up Blay downCbroke down Dsat up解析:选D刚才爸爸在睡觉,现在他坐起来了。19A.food BtemperatureCbattery Dblood解析:选C爸爸电池的电量太低了。20A.prove BexpectCsuspect Daccept解析:选D你的朋友要接受我们是不同寻常的家庭。.短文改错Im the captain of our school team so with my fellow
27、players,weve won several games.There will an important game next month.But one of the best player in our team told me just now that he wouldnt play basketball once more.His parents asked him to spend in more time preparing for the college entrance examination.I feel sorry to him.But his parents thin
28、k go to college is more important than playing sports and college was the only place for a smart boy like their son.So my friend had not choice.He wanted to make their parents happy.答案:Im the captain of our school team with my fellow players,weve won several games.There will an important game next m
29、onth.But one of the best in our team told me just now that he wouldnt play basketball more.His parents asked him to spend more time preparing for the college entrance examination.I feel sorry him.But his parents think to college is more important than playing sports and college the only place for a smart boy like their son.So my friend had choice.He wanted to make parents happy.