1、Communication Workshop & Culture Corner课时过关即时巩固一、用所给单词的适当形式填空1.Its no fun (wash) piles of dirty clothes,and washing them on a cold winter day is even tougher.答案:washing2.I hesitate (ask) you,but will you lend me your car for a few days?答案:to ask3.He didnt have much for dinner as the dishes were too
2、(salt).答案:salty4.Ed is a great travelling (company)funny and sensible at the same time.答案:companion5.She has given her husband years of (devote) and support.答案:devotion6.British people have a reputation for being very (reserve).答案:reserved7.He is (confidence) that there will be no problems this time
3、.答案:confident8.Jean has dual(双重的) (nation) because her mother is French and her father is British.答案:nationality二、用适当的介词填空1.Walk along the street and the school is your right.You cant miss it.答案:on2.She was dressed a blue linen(亚麻布的) suit.答案:in3.The TVs ,but nobody seems to be watching it.答案:on4.The
4、 Sunday papers are full of advertisements cars.答案:for5.There was an enormous oak table the centre of the room.答案:in6.She broke out a cold sweat and she thought she might faint(昏倒).答案:in7.She needs to devote more attention the business.答案:to8.Their products have been sold in a number of areas abroad.
5、They are very popular the users there.答案:with9.The reason why she was late the exam was that she got stuck in a traffic jam.答案:for10.The neighbours may accuse you playing your radio too loudly.答案:of三、从方框中选择正确的短语并用它们的适当形式填空in detailrefer toexcept forargue aboutlead tobe careful about1.We are always t
6、he money in the office.答案:arguing about2.Your composition is quite good a few spelling mistakes.答案:except for3.The press ought to how information is presented.答案:be careful about4.Many students failed to understand the question even though the professor had explained it .答案:in detail5.Its believed t
7、hat the greenhouse effect could global warming.答案:lead to6.In his report,the word “child” anyone under the age of eighteen.答案:refers to四、根据汉语提示和给出的英语短语完成句子1.在许多情况下,人们必须尝试多次才能成功。(in.cases) 答案:In many cases people have to try many times to succeed.2.从你信中所说的内容判断,你应该很幸福。(judge from) 答案:Judging from what
8、 you said in your letter,you should be very happy.3.因为这些变化,越来越多的人将会上大学。(as a result of) 答案:As a result of these changes,more and more people will enter the university.4.只要我们好好地打篮球,我们就会一直赢得比赛。(as long as) 答案:As long as we play basketball well,well keep winning games.5.作为老师,学生认真对待你是非常重要的。(take.serious
9、ly) 答案:As a teacher,its important that the kids take you seriously.五、阅读理解Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”.I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words,because they convey regrets,lost opportunities,mistakes,and disappointment.My father is famous in ou
10、r family for saying,“Take the extra minute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule.When my children were young and likely to cause accidents,I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment,whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffe
11、e away from the edge of a counter,or something that required a little more work such as taping padding(衬垫) to the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.I dont only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety.Its equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships.We all know
12、 people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had forgone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you”.When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday,I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldnt be here.But then I thought
13、 about the fact that he was 84 years old and I realised that I shouldnt miss an opportunity to see him.I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something,but my life is definitely better beca
14、use of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality.And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right,or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection,I know that Im doing the right thing.Im buying myself peace of mind and tha
15、ts the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being. 1.Why does the writer regard “if only” as two of the saddest words in the English language?A.Because people use them when they feel sad.B.Because they express regrets and disappointment in life.C.Because they remind the writer of some sad ex
16、periences.D.Because they mean sadness in the English language.解析:由第一段中的“Two of the saddest words in the English language areif only.because they convey regrets,lost opportunities,mistakes,and disappointment”可知,“我”认为英语中最令人伤心的两个词是“if only”,因为这两个词表达了后悔、错失的机会、错误和失望,故选B项。答案:B2.Whats the meaning of the un
17、derlined word “forgone” in Paragraph 3?A.Given up.B.Come across.C.Got through.D.Held back.解析:该词所在的句子表达的意思是:我们都认识这样的人,他们在失去所爱之人后会后悔错失了说“我爱你”或“我原谅你”的机会。所以画线词表示“失去了”,和短语give up意思相近。故选A项。答案:A3.The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to .A.see a doctorB.finish her workC.join a celebrationD.
18、accompany her father解析:题干中的关键信息“decided to go to her office”对应原文中的“I had decided to go to work”,由此定位到倒数第二段。从倒数第二段可以看出,“我”知道父亲要去自己办公室对面看眼科医生时,本来打算按原计划休假,但突然意识到父亲已经84岁了,所以“我”决定即便是自己的休息日,为了陪父亲,也会去上班。故选D项。答案:D4.What is the best title for the passage?A.Advice from My FatherB.Avoidance of Saying “If Only”
19、C.The “Extra Minute” RuleD.The Importance of Emotional Well-being解析:根据首尾段的第一句话及文章大意可知,本文主要是针对避免说英语中最伤心的两个词“if only”进行阐述的,所以B项“避免说if only”符合全文内容。答案:B六、七选五阅读理解By 2025,water shortage will be a big problem for about 1.8 billion people.In a world where water resource is increasingly short,nations cannot
20、afford to waste it.1 After we use water in our homes and businesses,it is washed away,and takes many valuable resources with it.Waste water is rich in carbon and nutrients.2 A number of nations and major cities have already built waste water treatment plants.They can effectively recover nutrients an
21、d bioenergy,and produce “new water” that can be reused.But more than 80% of all waste water still currently flows into natural ecosystems,polluting the environment and taking valuable nutrients and other recoverable materials with it.3 This is still better than the situation in smaller cities.In Lat
22、in American countries,those living in small and medium-sized cities at most treat it in the form of septic tanks(化粪池) that lack regular and proper maintenance.Imagine that outside one of these small cities lies a lovely piece of land:on the surface it is pleasingly built and provides habitats for lo
23、cal wildlife.Beneath the surface is a wetland that treats waste water and produces energy.The energy produced saves families from having to use firewood collected in the wild.This is not a dream project.4 A team of scientists have been looking into the potential of constructed wetland environments.H
24、aving analyzed 800 examples of biomass in more than 20 countries,they found that,depending on climate and the type of plant used in the construction of this type of wetland,up to 45 hectares of land could be irrigated with waste water.5A.But that is exactly what we do.B.This can provide easy access
25、to clean water.C.There is no longer any good reason to waste any type of water.D.A constructed wetland environment is already in practice on a small scale.E.This would reduce the need for fresh water for irrigation and energy for pumping.F.If collected and treated properly,it could provide “new water”,fertilizer,and energy.G.Although waste water systems in large cities are effective,the whole procedure usually costs much.答案:15 AFGDE
