1、课后作业(三).单句语法填空1Five years_(have) passed since they moved to Canada.2It is announced that every girl_(be) going to take part in the test.3His family_ a big one.And his family_ all music lovers.(be)4Look,those cattle_(be) eating grass on the hill now.5Catherine and Jack_(be) both interested in playing
2、 tennis.6The news_(be) of great importance.7To reach the top of the mountain_(be) a very difficult task.8The poet and singer_(have) come here.答案1.has2.is3.is;are4.are5.are6.is7.is8.has.完成句子1A large quantity of storybooks_for the children.(学校)为孩子们买了大量的故事书。2Believe it or not,everyone here_.信不信由你,这里的每个
3、人都有音乐天赋。3Neither the students nor the teacher_.学生和老师都不知道她没到场的原因。4All the furniture_another room.所有家具都已经被搬到了另一个房间里。5My neighbour and colleague_.我的邻居,也是我的同事,正在浇花。答案1.has been bought2.has a gift for music3knows the reason why she didnt turn up4has been moved to5is watering the flowers.阅读理解AIn 1967,Kath
4、rine Switzer became the first woman to enter the Boston Marathon.At the time,women werent officially allowed to enter the race.To be accepted,Switzer signed her name as “K. V. Switzer”On the race day,people noticed that there was a woman.Switzer was at mile two when the race manager,Jock Semple,ran
5、up and tried to get her out of the race,shouting,“Get the hell out of my race!” But with her boyfriend knocking Semple back,she finished in four hours and twenty minutes.To mark the 50th anniversary of her first run,Switzer,now 70,plans to repeat the 26.2mile journey this month.In the race,Switzer w
6、ill wear the number 261,the same one she wore in her run 50 years ago.In her honor,the Boston Marathon will leave the number out in future races.Switzer has run 39 marathons,including coming first in New York in 1974 and running in the Olympics in 1984.Her personal best performance for marathon was
7、in Boston in 1975,three years after women were officially allowed to enter it.Her number might not show up in the Boston Marathon again,but Switzers movement goes beyond letting women enter that race.Founding a nonprofit international womens running club,Switzer chose the name “261 Fearless”“My goal
8、 is to reach women in places right now where theyre not allowed to leave the house alone,drive a car or get an education,” Switzer said.“If running can make them feel they are no longer weak,thats what I hope it can do.”语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了马拉松界的女英雄Kathrine Switzer 于1967年用自己的行为改变了马拉松禁止女性参加的旧条例,并创建了非营利性的
9、国际女性跑步俱乐部,为所有的女性争取自身权益。1How did Switzer enter the Boston Marathon in 1967?ABy dressing up as a male.BBy hiding her given name.CBy shouting at the race manager.DBy getting another runner out of the race.解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“To be accepted,Switzer signed her name as K. V. Switzer”可知,她签署的名字是K. V. Switzer,而她
10、的实际名字是Kathrine Switzer。所以她隐藏了自己的given name,才得以参加比赛。答案B2What was Semples attitude towards Switzer running the Marathon?AHe stood by her.BHe persuaded her to give up.CHe tried to get her out of the race.DHe thought she should get official permission first.解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Switzer was at mile two when t
11、he race manager,Jock Semple,ran up and tried to get her out of the race,shouting,Get the hell out of my race!”可知,当Switzer跑了2英里时,组织这次比赛的经理Semple试图阻止她,让她离开比赛。答案C3Which of the following is right about the number 261?AA running club was named after it.BIt will be a number of honor in future races.CThe n
12、umber will only be used for the Boston Marathon.DSwitzer wore the number in all her marathon races.解析细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句“Founding a nonprofit international womens running club,Switzer chose the name 261 Fearless”可知,她把自己创建的俱乐部取名为“261 Fearless”。答案A4Whats Switzers goal in founding the running club?ATo mak
13、e a lot of money.BTo honor her first marathon.CTo train more women for marathon.DTo encourage women to win equal rights.解析推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可以推知,Switzer创建跑步俱乐部的目的是为女性争取平等的权益。答案DBNot many women have won the Nobel Peace Prize.Until 2004,no African women ever had.That was when Dr. Wangari Maathai won itfo
14、r planting trees.You might ask,what do trees have to do with peace?“Many wars are fought over resources(资源),” Dr. Maathai said as she accepted the prize.“If we conserve(保护) resources better,the fighting will stop.”Dr. Maathai was born in Kenya in 1940.Unlike most African women,she went to school.Hig
15、h school woke up a hunger in her for more knowledge.She went to college in Kansas and earned a masters degree in science from the University of Pittsburgh.She became the first Kenyan woman ever earning a PhD.Later,Dr. Maathai taught animal science at Kenyas University of Nairobi.As an educated woman
16、,Dr. Maathai felt responsible for leading others.She started her work in 1977 by planting nine trees in her backyard in Kenya.Trees are important in Africa for several reasons.First,they keep soil from being eroded (流失) into streams,thus cutting down on pollution and improving the soil.Second,trees
17、provide firewood.So many trees have been cut down in Africa that women must walk far from home to find wood for cooking.New trees can also keep deserts from spreading.Dr. Maathais Green Belt Movement paid local women for every tree they planted that was still alive three months later.In its first 15
18、 years,the Green Belt Movement employed at least 50,000 women and planted more than 10 million trees.Following Dr. Maathais example,the Kenyan government increased its own treeplanting efforts.The movement has spread to 30 countries in Africa.“When the land and peoples lives have improved,” Dr. Maat
19、hai said,“peace will follow.”语篇解读:文章主要介绍了诺贝尔和平奖获得者Wangari Maathai通过种树带来的巨大影响。5Dr. Wangari Maathai is the first African woman to_.Awin the Nobel Peace PrizeBencourage people to plant treesCget a masters degree in scienceDrealize the power of knowledge解析细节理解题。根据第一段的“Until 2004,no African women ever ha
20、d.That was when Dr. Wangari Maathai won it.”可知答案。答案A6Whats Paragraph 4 mainly about?AThe importance of trees in Africa.BHow trees prevent pollution.CHow planting trees works in Africa.DThe history of treeplanting in Africa.解析段落大意题。第四段的主题句为“Trees are important in Africa for several reasons.”,由此可知答案。答
21、案A7Paragraph 3 is in order of_.AtimeBspaceCimportanceDcomparison解析写作手法题。第三段主要讲述了Wangari Maathai 的求学和工作经历,该段中的was born,went to school,went to college,later 表明了时间的先后顺序,故该段是按时间顺序写的。答案A8The Green Belt Movement_.Aaims to provide job opportunities for womenBattracts the worlds attention to AfricaCpays for
22、 every newly planted treeDcovers a large area in Africa解析细节理解题。根据最后一段的“The movement has spread to 30 countries in Africa.”可知,绿带运动覆盖了非洲大片区域。答案D.短文改错Dear Jack,Id like to introduce you what has happened to the transportation in our city.Firstly,great changes have been taken place to the transportation
23、in the city,which makes it convenience for citizens to get around.Some narrowly streets have been broadened,but there are fewer traffic jams.Secondly,transportation to other city has also improved.Several highways were under construction,and two highspeed railways connected our city to the national
24、highspeed railway web are close to completion.At that time,the journey time to Beijing will be reduced to three hours.What deserves mentioned is that an airport has been in use for several years,making your city more and more popular.Yours,Li Hua答案Dear Jack,Yours,Li Hua.书面表达假设某英文网站正在征集读者最崇拜的杰出女性,请你根
25、据以下提示信息介绍20世纪最杰出的女性之一海伦凯勒(Helen Keller)。内容要点如下:1海伦凯勒(18801968)在19个月大时,因疾病导致双目失明,双耳失聪,从此她便生活在无光、无声的世界里。27岁时,她的父母给她找了一位老师Miss Sullivan。Miss Sullivan在教海伦的过程中遇到了许多困难。由于海伦的坚强意志和智慧以及老师的技巧和耐心,她们克服困难,取得了成功。3海伦完成了大学教育,取得了英语文学学位,此后她致力于帮助盲聋儿童的工作。注意:1.必须包括以上所有内容要点,但不能逐条翻译;2可以适当增加细节,使内容连贯;3词数100左右。参考词汇:意志和智慧will
26、 and intelligence技巧和耐心skill and patience英语文学学位a degree in English literature答案Helen Keller was one of the greatest women in the 20th century.She was born in 1880 and died in 1968.When she was 19 months old,she became blind and deaf because of a serious illness.From then on she lived in darkness and
27、silence.When she was seven,her parents found a teacher,Miss Sullivan,for her.Miss Sullivan had a lot of difficulty in teaching Helen.With Helens strong will and intelligence,combined with Miss Sullivans skill and patience,they overcame all the difficulties.Helen became a capable student and finally she received a university degree in English literature.Later on she devoted all herself to helping the blind and deaf children.