1、04课后演练提能夯实基础知识. 单词拼写1. The new drug has great_(意义)for the treatment of the disease.答案：significance2. Do you know the_(起源)of life on earth?答案：origin3. Her dedication to her work was_(令人钦佩的)答案：admirable4. He gave a_(生动的)account of his life as a fighter pilot.答案：vivid5. Its_(不正常的)for the boy to eat so
2、much.答案：abnormal. 选词填空in particular， put up with， end up， figure out， hold up， come across， name after， of great significance， count on， discourage1. Work hard, or youll_in failure.答案：end up2. Yesterday I_an old school friend in the street.答案：came across3. The city was_President Washington.答案：named
3、after4. You can_him to complete the task. He is very capable.答案：count on5. It is_to follow the instructions.答案：of great significance6. He failed in the examination and felt_.答案：discouraged7. Im very busy. Can you help me_the costs?答案：figure out8. The whole meal was good but the wine_was excellent.答案
4、：in particular9. Roadworks on the motorway are_traffic.答案：holding up10. I dont know how she_his cruelty to her.答案：puts up with. 完成句子1. Few people realized _(这件事的重要性)答案：the significance of the matter2. This student _(以紫色的花朵命名)答案：is named after a purple flower 3. She changed her studies and _(最后成为了一名工
5、程师)答案：ended up becoming an engineer4. This student has parents who wanted their daughter _(跟男孩子一样强壮)答案：to be as strong as any boy5. If they could choose other names, _(你认为他们会选择什么名字呢)?答案：what do you think they would be. 单句语法填空(不多于3个单词)1. 2014福建高考Students should involve themselves in community activit
6、ies _they can gain experience for growth.答案：where句意：学生应该参加社区活动，他们从中能获得成长经验。将先行词community activities代入定语从句后为：They can gain experience for growth from the community activities.由此可知关系词在从句中作地点状语。故填where。2. The doctors advice discouraged him_smoking.答案：fromdiscourage sb. from doing sth. “劝阻某人做某事”。3. Some
7、times，the little girl suffers_a stomachache very much.答案：fromsuffer from“遭受痛苦”。4. Is there anything in particular youd like for dinner?No，nothing_particular.答案：inin particular“特别”。题干中出现了in particular。5. What he had hoped at last came_.答案：true本题考查come短语。come true“实现，变成现实”。6. The sports meet will be p
8、ut_till next week because of the bad weather.答案：offput off“推迟，延期”。7. My parents could not figure_where I was yesterday evening.答案：outfigure out“算出，估计，推测”。8. I want a case big enough_(hold) all my new clothes.答案：to hold句意：我想要一口大箱子装我所有的新衣服。故应用动词不定式的一般式作目的状语。9. It wasnt until his father came back from
9、work_he did his homework.答案：that该句考查not.until.的强调句型，即：It is/was not until状语that.，该句意为“直到他父亲下班回家，他才做作业”。若将not until.部分置于句首，主句应用倒装语序：Not until his father.work did he do his homework.。10. The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be three times as big _the present one.答案：as考查同级比较及其修饰词语的
10、位置关系。英语中，如果比较级有自己的修饰词语，其位置关系应该是：修饰词语(数量词或副词)as(so).as.或修饰词语比较级。提升实战能力. 阅读理解A2014湖北高考 For most city people, the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains, jets, and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group
11、 of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator, they point out, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings, and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense, they argue, the elevators role in American history has been no less significant t
12、han that of cars. In fact, according to Wilk, the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century, with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally (水平地), and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical (垂直的) columns. If we tend to
13、 ignore the significance of elevators, it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief, boring, and even awkward experienceone that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common, and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that were hanging from a cable in a lon
14、g passage. In a new book, Lifted, German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience, studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience.
15、 “After 150 years, we are still not used to it，” Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture, according to Bernard, sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our liv
16、es. Today, as the worlds urban population explodes, and cities become more crowded, taller, and more crowded, Americas total number of elevators900,000 at last count, according to Elevator World magazines “2012 Vertical Transportation Industry”are a force thats becoming more important than ever. And
17、 for the people who really, really love them, it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are.本文为说明文。题材为科普知识类。文章主要介绍了电梯在城市发展中所起的巨大作用。1. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. The enthusiasm for transport vehicles.B. The desire for a remar
18、kable machine.C. The particular interests of experts.D. The general view of elevators.答案：D词义猜测题。上文提到了城市人群对电梯的传统看法。故选D项。2. The authors purpose in mentioning cars is _.A. to explain peoples preference for elevatorsB. to reveal their secret war against elevatorsC. to emphasize the importance of elevato
19、rsD. to contrast their functions with elevators答案：C推理判断题。根据第一段第四句可知，作者提及汽车的目的是想通过对比的方式，说明电梯对于城市的发展所起的作用一点也不亚于汽车。故选C项。3. According to Prof. Bernard, what has made the elevator ride different from other life experiences?A. Uncomfortable conditions.B. Little physical space.C. Lack of excitement.D. Vert
20、ical direction.答案：B推理判断题。根据第三段倒数第一、第二句可知，坐电梯和其他生活经历的不同之处就在于“the mixture of closeness and displeasure”。故选B项。4. The author urges readers to consider _.A. the relationship between cars and elevatorsB. the role of elevators in city developmentC. the serious future situation of elevatorsD. the exact numb
21、er of elevator lovers答案：B推理判断题。根据文章最后一句话可知，作者的写作目的是让人们重视电梯在城市发展中所起的作用。故选B项。BThe Gift (Harper, 320 pp., $19.99)What its about: Business executive Lou Suffern is an insufferable gogetter who brushes aside(不顾) his wife and kids to jockey for a promotion at work. He often wishes he could be in two place
22、s at once so he can keep up with his demanding schedule at home and work. He forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious homeless man, Gabe, who grants him his wish. But is that what he really wants?Holiday cheer level: This modernday tale is a delightful read with plenty of fun twists and turns.
23、Korina LopezThe Christmas Box (Simon & Schuster, 368 pp., $19.99)What its about: After ruthless(无情的) realestate mogul James Kier is wrongly declared dead in a car accident, he reads the gloating comments posted online under his obit, some by colleagues. He tries to make apologies to five people he h
24、urt but finds that saying sorry isnt enough.Holiday cheer level: Nobody irrigates tear ducts more effectively than the author of The Christmas Box. If only real life worked this way!Deirdre DonahueTinsel: A Search for Americas Christmas Present (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 331 pp., $24)What its about
25、: Stuever, a Washington Post feature writer, checks out Christmas in 21stcentury America as he follows three families through three holidays in the suburbs, touching on everything from decorating apartment buildings to confusion at the mall.Holiday cheer level: This isnt a Norman Rockwells view of C
26、hristmas. Its both laughoutloud funny and oddly depressing. Stuevers keen eye misses very little.Craig WilsonA Rumpole Christmas (Viking, 161 pp., $21.95)What its about: Horace Rumpole, the beloved and badtempered barrister(大律师), sips yaks milk on a Christmas season visit to a health farm, investiga
27、tes a steamroom murder at a country hotel and inspires honesty in a notsoonthe level Santa Claus.Holiday cheer level: One cant help but smile as Rumpole and his boss spread seasonal cheer while wending their way through their holiday misadventures.Carol Memmott本文是应用文。介绍了几本很受读者欢迎的最新小说。它们都是跟圣诞节有关的文学作品
28、。5. Lou Suffern wants to become Gabes friend probably because Gabe_.A. is actually a man with much moneyB. promises to help him realize his dreamC. can be in two places at the same timeD. can tell him many mysterious stories答案：B细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句可知，Gabe说能满足Lou Suffern的愿望，这才使他俩建立起了友谊。6. According to De
29、irdre Donahue, The Christmas Box is_.A. interestingB. boringC. moving D. frightening答案：C推理判断题。根据第四段第一句可以推知，该书所讲述的故事催人泪下，很感人。7. Which of the following may cost the most money according to this passage?A. The GiftB. The Christmas BoxC. A Rumpole ChristmasD. Tinsel: A Search for Americas Christmas Pres
30、ent答案：D细节理解题。将文中所介绍的各本书的价格进行对比可知，Tinsel: A Search for Americas Christmas Present一书的价格为24美元，是几本书中最贵的。8. The purpose of this passage probably is to_.A. give the history of ChristmasB. recommend us some worksC. introduce some writersD. tell us some stories答案：B主旨大意题。本文介绍了几本很受欢迎的书，较为详细地介绍了这几本书的内容、评论以及定价，其目的是向读者推荐这几本书。 版权所有：高考资源网()
