1、Week 7TuesdayTask 1:阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。(2015陕西,B)When the dog named Judy spotted the first sheep in her life,she did what comes naturally.The four-year-old dog set off racing after the sheep across several fields and,being a city animal,lost both her sheep and her sense of direction.T
2、hen she ran along the edge of a cliff(悬崖) and fell 100 feet,bouncing off a rock into the sea.Her owner Mike Holden panicked and called the coastguard of Cornwall,who turned up in seconds.Six volunteers slid down the cliff with the help of a rope but gave up all hope of finding her alive after a 90-m
3、inute search.Three days later,a hurricane hit the coast near Cornwall.Mr.Holden returned home from his holiday upset and convinced his pet was dead.He comforted himself with the thought she had died in the most beautiful part of the country.For the next two weeks,the Holdens were heartbroken.Then,on
4、e day,the phone rang and Steve Tregear,the coastguard of Cornwall,asked Holden if he would like his dog back.A birdwatcher,armed with a telescope,found the pet sitting desperately on a rock.While he sounded the alarm,a student from Leeds climbed down the cliff to collect Judy.The dog had initially b
5、een knocked unconscious(失去知觉的) but had survived by drinking water from a fresh stream at the base of the cliff.She may have fed on the body of a sheep which had also fallen over the edge.“The dog was very thin and hungry,” Steve Tregear said.“It was a very lucky dog.She survived because of a plentif
6、ul supply of fresh water,” he added.It was,as Mr.Holden admitted,“a minor miracle(奇迹)”【语篇解读】一只狗追赶一只羊,不慎落入悬崖。它的主人寻找未果,以为它死了,很是伤心。结果过了两周后,它被找到了,而且奇迹般地活着。1The dog Judy fell down the cliff when she was _Arescuing her owner Bcaught in a hurricaneCblocked by a rock Drunning after a sheep答案D细节理解题。根据第一段的信息可
7、知,Judy在追赶它平生遇到的第一只绵羊的时候迷失了方向,掉下了悬崖。2Who spotted Judy after the accident?AA birdwatcher.BA student from Leeds.CSix volunteers.DThe coastguard of Cornwall.答案A细节理解题。根据倒数第三段第一句话,可以看出一位拿着望远镜的观鸟者发现了Judy。3What can we infer from the text?APeople like to travel with their pets.BJudy was taken to the fields f
8、or hunting.CLuck plays a vital role in Judys survival.DHolden cared little where Judy was buried.答案C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的信息可以知道,Judy最初失去了知觉,但是苏醒之后,她依靠悬崖下的一条小溪里的水存活,也许还吃掉了同样不慎落下悬崖的一只羊,但是能够存活两个星期,她的确是很幸运。故C项正确。4Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AMiracle of the Coastguard.BSurviving a
9、Hurricane.CDangers in the Wild.DComing Back from the Dead.答案D标题归纳题。本文描写一只小狗Judy在掉下悬崖后,奇迹般生还的故事,只有D项 Coming Back from the Dead(从死亡线上生还)最为贴切。Task 2:词汇积累1spot n地点;斑点 adj.现场的 vt.认出on the spot 当场,现场2desperately adv.拼命地;绝望地;极严重地3initially adv.开始;最初4bounce vi.(球等)跳起,弹起,反跳,弹回5at the base of the cliff 在悬崖底部T
10、ask 3:单句语法填空1When the dog named Judy spotted the first sheep in her life,she did _ comes naturally.2A birdwatcher,_ (arm) with a telescope,found the pet _ (sit) desperately on a rock.3Six volunteers slid down the cliff _ the help of a rope but gave up all hope of finding her _ (live)after a 90-minut
11、e search.4Mr.Holden returned home from his holiday upset and convinced his pet was _ (die)5He comforted _ (him)with the thought she had died in the most beautiful part of the country.答案1.what2.armed;sitting3.with;alive4.dead 5himselfTask 4:单句改错1She survived because a plentiful supply of fresh water.
12、2Three days late,a hurricane hit the coast near Cornwall.3The dog had initially been knocked unconscious(失去知觉的)but had survived by drinking water from a fresh stream on the base of the cliff.答案1.because后加of2.latelater3.onatTask 5:攻克长难句(分析句子结构,尝试翻译成汉语)The four-year-old dog set off racing after the sh
13、eep across several fields and,being a city animal,lost both her sheep and her sense of direction.分析:该句是由and连接的两个并列句,第一个分句中 racing after the sheep across several fields作 set off的宾语;第二个分句中being a city animal作原因状语,解释了它追丢了羊和迷失方向的原因,该分句的主语也是dog,谓语是lost。译文:这只四岁大的小狗出发,穿过几片田地,追赶那只羊。结果,作为一只城市里的动物她失去了羊,也失去了方向感。