1、课时作业5Warming Up & Reading.单词拼写1I think the English article which was translated into Chinese by him is second to none.2In the past 20 years the country has been transformed into an advanced industrial country.3He climbed up the tree and hid himself among the branches.4True friends should share happi
2、ness as well as sorrow.5Have you got any concrete (具体的) thoughts on how to deal with this difficulty?6Dont be upset about it any more; you see, endless (无穷的) chances are awaiting you ahead.7We didnt know how they conveyed (运送) these stones over 380 miles without modern machines.8We have turned this
3、school into a nursery (托儿所)9Romantic novels tend to follow a set of pattern (模式)10His public speeches are contradictory (相反) to his personal lifestyle.11We need a foreign policy that is more flexible (灵活的)12He eventually (最后，终于) escaped and made his way back to England.选词填空take it easy, run out of,
4、be made up of, in particular, make sense, give a strong impression, translate.into., transform.into., be popular with, day by day, at the end of, in the way that1I wouldnt like to do the job in_the_way_that youve told me.2What will we do if we run_out_of the oil?3This book is_made_up_of five units.4
5、His speech gave_a_strong_impression on the audience.5It is difficult to_translate Tang poems into English.6Among all English poems, I enjoy those written by Shakespeare in_particular.7It makes_sense to take care of your health.8A steam engine transforms heat into power.9The boy is growing tall day_b
6、y_day.10I dont know whether the books are_popular_with middle school students.11He could eat nothing at_the_end_of his life.12The doctor told me to take_it_easy and not to worry too much.词语辨析1eventually与at last(1)He worked very hard and eventually made himself ill.(2)Eventually he was tired of tryin
7、g so hard.(3)At_last the spring came after a long severe winter.解析：eventually指的是“作为结果而终于发生”。at last通常表示“在久久等待以后终于发生”。2take things/it easy与take ones time(1)The doctor told me to take_things/it_easy and stop working so hard.(2)Theres no need to rush back just take_your_time.解析：take things/it easy“放松，不
8、要紧张”，指心理上别紧张，相当于“dont be nervous”。take ones time“不慌不忙，从容不迫”或“拖拉，慢吞吞”，指时间上不用慌张。3run out与run out of(1)Weve run_out_of the typing paper.(2)The washing powder ran_out just now.解析：run out ofuse up，主语是sb.，其后跟sth.作宾语，意思是“某人用光了某物”。run out的主语是sth.，其后不跟宾语，用主动形式表示被动意义，意思是“某物用光了”。4make up, be made up of, be mad
9、e of., be made into.与be made from.(1)Small as a watch is, it is_made_up_of some smaller parts.(2)Grapes can be_made_into wine.(3)The bridge is_made_of stones.(4)Future buildings, roads, and cities may be_made_from rubbish.(5)Girl students make_up 40 percent of our class.解析：make up构成；组成；编造；化妆be made
10、up of.consist of.由构成be made of. 由制成(能看出原材料)be made into. 被制成be made from. 由制成(看不出原材料).课文语法填空Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way _1_ (give) the reader a strong _2_ (impress). _3_ try to convey certain emotions. Poets use different forms of poetry to express themselves. For example,
11、 the language of nursery rhymes is concrete but _4_ (imagine), and they delight children _5_ they have strong rhythm and a lot of repetition. And list poems have a flexible line length and _6_ (repeat) phrases which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem. Another simple form of poem is the cin
12、quain, _7_ is made up of five lines and can convey strong _8_ (feel) in just a few words. Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that is made up of 17 syllables. And of course there are Tang poems from China which you may enjoy _9_ particular. With so many different forms of poetry _10_ (choose) from, s
13、tudents may want to write poems themselves.1to_give2.impression3.Others4.imaginative5because6.repeated7.which8.feelings9in10.to_choose阅读理解AGwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She was known a
14、round the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America.Her poems described conditions among the poor, racial inequality and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women. But her skill was more than her ability to write ab
15、out struggling black people. She was an expert at the language of poetry. She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African American experience.In her early poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago. The South Side of Chicago is where many black people live. In he
16、r poems, the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was A Street in Bronzeville that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945. Critics praised her poetic skill and her powerful descriptions of the black experience during the time. The Bronzeville poems were her first published collection.In 19
17、50, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She won the prize for her second book of poems called Annie Allen. Annie Allen is a collection of poetry about the life of a Bronzeville girl as a daughter, a wife and mother. She experiences loneliness, los
18、s, death and being poor. Ms Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life.Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called Maud Martha. Maud Martha received little notice when it was first published. But now it is considered an important work by some critics. Its main ideas about the difficult
19、 life of many women are popular among female writers today.In some other poems, Gwendolyn Brooks described how what people see in life is affected by who they are. One example is this poem, Corners on the Curing Sky.By the end of the 1960s, Gwendolyn Brooks poetry expanded from the everyday experien
20、ces of people in Bronzeville. She wrote about a wider world and dealt with important political issues.本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了格温德琳布鲁克斯以及她的诗歌。1What does the text mainly talk about?AThe life of Gwendolyn Brooks.BThe poems of Gwendolyn Brooks.CThe understanding about black culture.DThe struggles of black women.答
21、案：B解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍格温德琳布鲁克斯的诗歌。故选B项。2What can we learn about Gwendolyn Brooks from the second paragraph?AShe mainly wrote about the struggles of black women.BShe was good at using the language of poetry.CHer writing skills were a little worse than her ability.DHer poems were mainly about the A
22、frican experience.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子She was an expert at the language of poetry.可知，格温德琳布鲁克斯擅长用诗歌的语言。故选B项。3The author develops the passage mainly by _.Aproviding examplesBusing statisticsCcomparing opinionsDdescribing her experiences答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据文章列举的A Street in Bronzeville, Annie Allen, Maud
23、Martha, Corners on the Curing Sky可知，作者主要通过举例来写这篇文章。故选A项。4What might the author talk about in the following paragraph of the passage?AThe difficulties Gwendolyn Brooks would meet.BThe poems related to political issues.CThe awards Gwendolyn Brooks gained.DThe racial inequality the black had to face.答案
24、：B解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的句子She wrote about a wider world and dealt with important political issues. 可知，文章最后提到格温德琳布鲁克斯与政治相关的诗，由此可推知文章接下来可能要介绍她的有关政治方面的作品。B Some expressions have made a jump from sports events to everyday life. One of such expressions is “fall guy”. A fall guy is the person who someone deci
25、des will be the loser or victim. The first fall guys were men who wrestled for money. At the end of the 19th century, wrestling was a very popular sport in the United States. Wrestling competitions were held not only in big cities but also at country fairs and traveling shows. As wrestling gained in
26、 popularity, it became less like a sport because the winners of the matches were arranged in advance. Many of the matches were fixed. The wrestlers knew before the match which one of them would be the winner. The goal in wrestling is to hold the shoulders of your opponent down against the floor. Thi
27、s is called a fall. Sometimes, one of the wrestlers would be paid before the match to take the fall. He would agree to be the loserthe fall guy.Today, a fall guy is anyone who is tricked into taking the blame for the crime or wrongdoing of someone else. There are fall guys in many situationspeople w
28、ho publicly take the blame when something goes wrong. A fall guy takes the rap for something wrong or illegal. He accepts responsibility and punishment for what someone else did. He may have something to do with the situation, but is not the person who should be blamed. The word “rap” has meant blam
29、e for several hundred years. The expression to take the rap was first used about one hundred years ago. Another similar expression is “bum rap”. A person receives a burn rap if he is found guilty of a crime but is really innocent.有一些来自运动中的表达已经被广泛运用在生活里。这篇文章向我们介绍了a fall guy 的由来及其在当今社会的现代含义。5According
30、 to the passage, a fall guy is a person who _.Ahas no ability to win the matchBis unwilling to lose the matchCis to lose on purpose or by designDwill be made fool of the audience答案：C解析：细节理解题。由第一段的最后一句“A fall guy is the person who someone decides will be the loser or victim.”可知，A fall guy 是指由他人决定会成为失
31、败者或牺牲品的人。故选C。6Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?AWrestling is not so popular as it used to be.BWhat you see in the match is not always 100% real.CWrestling became more and more formal as it got popular.DThe first fall guys were people who wrestled to entertain the au
32、dience.答案：B解析：推理判断题。由第二段最后一句“The wrestlers knew before the match which one of them would be the winner.”可推测在赛场上看到的并不是百分之百真实的。B选项的说法符合题意。7What does the underlined word “fixed” mean in the Paragraph 2?ARemained the same.BControlled.CRepaired.DPut together.答案：B解析：词义猜测题。上文说到比赛的赢家会提前在比赛之前就确定好，推测比赛是被人操纵的。故选B。
