1、Section Using Language,Summing Up & Learning一、根据汉语或首字母提示写出单词的适当形式1.She b 50 dollars for the camera.答案:bid2.She has won the title of the worlds c.答案:champion3.The tournament is open to both a and professionals.答案:amateurs4.He had hopes of being s for the national team.答案:selected5.This kind of train
2、can a a speed of up to 240 kph.答案:attain6.The young man was the most (勇敢的)man I ever met.答案:courageous7.Id (感激)it if you wouldnt mention it.答案:appreciate8.A (政治家)must be able to communicate.答案:politician二、用适当的介词填空1.One story says he went abroad his teens.答案:in2.Hangzhou is the goal my journey.答案:of3
3、.I went to the tropics the first time last year.答案:for4.Women were first allowed to compete the Olympic shooting in 1968. 答案:in 5.He became an excellent doctor the age of 27. 答案:at 6.He developed a passion swimming when living in the country. 答案:for 7.He set the racing world on its ear breaking eigh
4、t world records. 答案:by三、完成句子1.I think Tom, (而不是你),is to blame.答案:rather than you2.He grows grass (也种花).答案:as well as flowers3. (你如何发现它是)what we are all concerned about.答案:How you find it is4.She (全力倾注于自己的事业).答案:devoted herself to her career5. (上次我们见面),you had a beard.答案:The last time we met6.The new
5、s shocked the public, (引发了)a great concern about students safety at school.答案:leading to 四、阅读理解1.AWhen someone meets a stranger with the same hobby,that person immediately becomes a friend.People enjoy the company of others who share a similar interest.Often they will form a club and travel great di
6、stances to attend meetings where they can talk about their hobbies.Other people have such unusual hobbies that no one else can share them.Sometimes they try to do something better,faster or longer than anyone else in order to have their names included in the Guinness Book of World Records.A lady in
7、Massachusetts may have the worlds easiest hobby:she lets her hair grow.Diane Witt has not cut her hair for twelve years.It is now eight feet(2.44 metres)long,and she will soon set a new world record and her name will be placed in the Guinness Book.A thirty-year-old man in Pennsylvania played the pia
8、no for forty-five days and eleven hours,while a musician in Connecticut played the flute for forty-three hours.A teacher in California typed for over 162 hours,and a lady from Iowa spent six years typing the numbers from one to one million.Probably the cleanest people in the world are two young wome
9、n from England who stayed in the shower for over ninety-eight hours;but a man in Oregon was more than twice as clean after taking a shower that lasted two hundred hours.Someone once said that“Records are made to be broken”.One record that many young men might enjoy breaking is the one made by Roger
10、Guy,English of California.During a period of eight hours,Roger kissed three thousand young women.1.From the passage we know that .A.some people do something special to put names in the Guinness Book of World RecordsB.it took a lady from Iowa six months to type the numbers from one to one millionC.a
11、teacher in California typed for over 8 daysD.a lady in New York hasnt have hair cut for 12 years答案:A 解析:细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句“Other people have such unusual hobbies that no one else can share them.Sometimes they try to do something better,faster or longer than anyone else in order to have their names incl
12、uded in the Guinness Book of World Records.”可知一些人特意做一些特别的事以便被记录入吉尼斯世界纪录大全。D项的New York应改成Massachusetts,B、C项的时间不对,故选A项。2.Which of the following is TRUE?A.Diane Witts hair is now eight metres long.B.A thirty-year-old man in Pennsylvania played the piano for 2,160 hours.C.A musician in Connecticut playe
13、d the violin for one day and 19 hours.D.Two young women from England stayed in the shower for over 4 days.答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Probably the cleanest people in the world are two young women from England who stayed in the shower for over ninety-eight hours”可知D项正确。A项的metres应改成feet;B项的时间不对;C项的violin应改成f
14、lute。3.The underlined word “company”(in Paragraph 1)means .A.being excellentB.being similarC.being friendlyD.being together答案:D 解析:词义猜测题。根据上下文可知人们喜欢跟有相同兴趣的人走在一起,所以此词是“陪伴,在一起”的意思。 4.What would be the best title for the passage?A.Guinness Book.B.How to Get World Records.C.Some World Records.D.Records
15、Are Made to Be Broken.答案:C解析:主旨大意题。此文主要是向我们介绍一些世界纪录,因此C项是最佳选项。5.Judging from the writing style of the passage,it is .A.a piece of advertisementB.a science reportC.a passage for professional readingD.a passage from a magazine答案:D解析:推理判断题。吉尼斯世界纪录不是广告,故A项错误;文章的专业性不强,不属于专业性的阅读文章,也不可能是科学报告;文章的内容应归为生活消遣类,
16、因此最可能出现在杂志上。6.BBelow is a selection about some Guinness World Records.Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records Fastest 100 m running on all foursThe 2008 Guinness World Records Day was,according to GWR,their biggest day of record-breaking ever,with more than 290,000 people taking part in record attempts
17、 in 15 different countries.Kenichi Itos record attempt was part of this special day.He is just another example of Japanese with “super powers”.His “super power” is to run with great speed on all fours.Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds.The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kurits
18、u Sogo Undojyo,Tokyo,in 2008.Most people inside a soap bubbleThe Discovery Science Centre in Santa Ana,California celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble(泡泡)Festival.A bubbles math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the three-week-long exhibition.The intriguing
19、 Bubble Show was also part of the program.Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making.The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Science Centre to set a new Guinness World Record for most people inside a soap bubble and they succeeded.The family that
20、has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it.The record was set on April 4,2011.Longest ears on a dogA bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured on a dog.The right ear is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches.The d
21、og named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner.Mr.Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title.Each of his ears measured approximately 11.5 inches long.His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record,but when he died Mr.Jeffries took over.Most l
22、iving generationsDid you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generations in one family?Seven is the answer.The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great-great-great-great grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung “aged 109 years
23、 97 days,followed by her daughter aged 89,her granddaughter aged 70,her great grand-daughter aged 52,her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-great grandson on January 21,1989”.Most T-shirts worn at onceBelieve it or
24、 not,there is a record also for this category.Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record on May 22,2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time.The man from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record holder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in less
25、 than two hours.The T-shirts weighed 68 kg and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No.120.He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore 238 T-shirts.Heaviest pumpkinGuinness World Records confirmed on October 9,2010 that a gigantic pumpkin(南瓜)grown in Wisconsin was officially
26、 the worlds heaviest.It weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota.Stevens pumpkin was 85 pounds heavier than the previous record,another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio.The proud farmer said his secret is a precise mixture of rain,cow
27、manure,good soil,sea grass and fish emulsion.Some of the worlds heaviest pumpkins,including the record holder,were on public display at the Brown Botanical Gardens in New York for a dozen days.6.Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a “super power”?A.He set a good example to all Japanese.B.He m
28、ade record attempts in 15 different countries.C.He set a new record for “Fastest 100 m running on all fours”.D.He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第一项吉尼斯世界纪录Fastest 100 m running on all fours中的最后两句可知,这位日本人在四肢着地的情况下跑100米跑得最快,因此获得赞誉。7.Jeffries is the name o
29、f .A.the owner of the dog with the longest earsB.the grandfather of the dog with the longest earsC.the present holder of the record for “Longest ears on a dog”D.the former holder of the record for “Longest ears on a dog”答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第三项吉尼斯世界纪录Longest ears on a dog部分的第二段第一句可知,Jeffries是前纪录保持者的名字。8.H
30、ow many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?A.68.B.120.C.238.D.245.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据第五项吉尼斯世界纪录Most T-shirts worn at once中的倒数第二句可知,当穿到第120件T恤衫时,他开始感觉到了吃力。9.According to the given information,which Guinness World Record was most recently set?A.The record for “Most people inside a soap bubble”.B.The record for “Most living generations”.C.The record for “Most T-shirts worn at once”.D.The record for “Heaviest pumpkin”.答案:A解析:细节理解题。根据第二项吉尼斯世界纪录Most people inside a soap bubble部分的第二段最后一句可知,该项纪录的时间是2011年4月4日,与其他纪录的时间相比,这是最近的。