1、课时作业23Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner.单词拼写1He asked me to give him some advice on how to enlarge (扩大) his present business and he was entirely pleased about my advice.2Britain wants to maintain (维持) its position as a world power.3They have made an urgent request (请求) for international aid.4The
2、high street is closed and traffic is being diverted (改道)5Itll be difficult to hire so many new staff in such a short time span (时距)6The local hospital care is primitive (原始的) and unreliable.7Doctors strongly recommend (建议) that fathers should be present at their babies birth.8A sale is being held to
3、 raise funds (资金) for the school.9The Black Sea is facing ecological catastrophe (毁灭性的大灾难) as a result of pollution.10List (列清单) the things you want to buy.选词填空of vital importance, remove.from, do something about, apart from, preserve.from, in danger, agree on, contribute to1Tom is the only boy stud
4、ent in this major apart_from David.2We both agreed_on leaving that terrible place just the next day we got there.3Agriculture is of_vital_importance to the nations economy and the peoples livelihood.4If you fail the exam, I will remove your name from the list.5The operations do not directly contribu
5、te_to the results.6Social activities usually preserve the aged from the loneliness of old age.7We must do_something_about lowcarbon lifestyle.8Childrens lives are in_danger every time they cross this road.完成句子1My teacher not_only_recommended that I take part in the spoken English contest but_also_ga
6、ve me some advice.我的老师不仅提议我参加英语比赛，而且还给了我一些建议。2Toms grandfather died two years ago，leaving him a big fortune.汤姆的祖父两年前去世了，留给他一大笔财产。3We should protect nature. If_not,_we will be punished by it.我们应该保护自然，如果不这样的话，就会被大自然惩罚。4The questions put forward at the meeting are_of_vital_importance.会上提出的那些问题极其重要。5I p
7、roposed to her that she_come_with_me.我建议她跟我一起来。.模块知识微串联翻译下列句子并连句成文，黑体部分为本单元所学知识。1杰克是一名记者。因对新闻工作的贡献而受到尊敬。(be honoured for, contribution)2作为一名黑人，他不理睬别人的歧视。(ignore, discrimination)3他认为把真相告诉世人是至关重要的。(of vital importance)Jack is a reporter and he is honoured for his contributions to the journalism. As a
8、black person, he ignores others discrimination. He thinks it is of vital importance to tell the truth to the world.阅读理解“Mayday! We got Mayday！”Frank Pisano screamed over the microphone to the air control tower at the airport.One of the two engines on his plane had failed，and he was now going down to
9、wards one of the busiest highways in AmericaInterstate 405，just south of Los Angelesand there was no stopping it.Driving south on the 405，near the airports runway，was John Meffert，a fire department captain.He was heading home from his shift when suddenly a lowflying plane caught his eye.After he too
10、k a second glance，a thought crossed his mind：“This planes going to hit me.”He was right.The plane slammed into the road，popped up a few feet，and then clipped the front of Mefferts car.It finally stopped after hitting the divider(隔栏)Meffert pulled over.He was unhurt，and his car had received only a la
11、rge scratch，so he turned his attention to the plane.He ran towards the smoke，and then he saw Franks wife，Janan Pisano，pop her head up on the passenger side.By the time Meffert reached the aircraft，part of it was on fire and Janan，who was covered in blood，was on the wing trying to pull her husband fr
12、om the wreck.Meffert，afraid the plane would explode，guided her to safety behind it.Then，he ran back for Frank，who had been knocked out by the initial crash，lying across both seats.Meffert carefully positioned himself under the pilots arms and lifted him from the cockpit.Then he dragged the pilot off
13、 the wing and carried him to safety，where they could see the plane in flames.The Pisanos spent three weeks in the hospital.Remarkably，Mefferts car was the only one hit by the plane.Had Meffert been a second or two faster，Frank said，the left propeller(螺旋桨)would have ripped the top off his car and kil
14、led him.“I play all the whatifsgoing slower，going faster.It could have been a very different result，”Meffert said.“We just had a lot of angels.”这是一篇记叙文。记述了一架飞机因为一侧引擎失灵而必须迫降在高速公路上，而一位当时位于高速路上的消防队队长Frank Pisano极力营救他人的故事。1What does the underlined word“Mayday”in Paragraph 1 refer to?AA special day in Ma
15、y. BThe arrival time.CA message for help. DThe local airport.答案：C解析：词义猜测题。根据后文“Frank Pisano screamed over the microphone to the air control tower at the airport.One of the two engines on his plane had failed”可知Frank Pisano在麦克风上呼叫的原因是他飞机上有一个引擎失灵了，故可以推测他是在呼救，故画线部分单词意思应为“求救”，故选C。2Why was the plane goin
16、g down to the highway?AOnly one engine was working. BFrank mistook 405 for the runway.CThe plane caught fire. DThe pilot was seriously hurt.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“One of the two engines on his plane had failed，and he was now going down towards one of the busiest highways in America”可知他准备降落在高速路上的原因是飞机
17、上有一个引擎失灵了，故选A。3.What prevented Meffert from being killed?AHis good sense of direction. BHis low driving speed.CHis second glance at the plane. DHis belief in God.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第六段第二句“Had Meffert been a second or two faster, Frank said, the left propeller (螺旋桨) would have ripped the top off his car
18、and killed him”可知他的驾驶速度很低阻止了梅弗特的死亡，故选B。4It can be inferred from the passage that _.AMeffert and Frank were friendsBMefferts car was not totally damagedCJanan Pisano was one of the crew of the airportDthe plane would take off again when Frank recovered答案：B解析：主旨大意题。根据第三段第四句“He was unhurt，and his car h
19、ad received only a large scratch”可知Meffert没有受伤，他的车也只是被刮了一个大口子，车没有完全被破坏，故选B。.读后续写Brady was a recently retired search and rescue dog. He was not happy and missed his owner Al because Al had gone out on a rescue mission without him. Als nephew Steve took Brady along when he and his friend Zach went on
20、an overnight hike. But suddenly Steve and Zach smelled something burning and they realized that lightning had set the woods on fire. Windblown flame had leaped from the top of one tree to another. The long dry summer had turned the forest into a tinderbox (火绒箱) and the thunderstorm wasnt helping muc
21、h. It had more wind and lightning than rain. Zach pulled Steves arm.“Lets go! We can make it back to the river we crossed today.”Steve pulled Bradys leash(皮带) and their heads down against the strong firewind, they hurried down the path they had followed earlier. The air was full_of_smoke，and pine br
22、anches broke from burning trees with a crisp sound. Steve kept his eyes on the route. All they had to do was to make it down to the river.Brady barked_a_sharp_warning. Ahead of them lay a dense curtain of smoke across the path. Theyd never make it through that. They would have to find another escape
23、_route. The dog was pulling at his leash trying to draw them away from the smoke. This was what Brady was trained to do, and yet Steve was uneasy. It seemed to him they were moving away from the river.Brady lifted his head and smelled the smoky wind. Suddenly, the dog ran away and disappeared. The b
24、oys yelled and shouted for him，but he didnt come back.They had no choice but to leave him behind. Heartsick, Steve and Zach went up a slope(斜坡). He couldnt blame Brady for panicking and escaping. He himself wanted to run even though he didnt have a clue which way. They hadnt gone far when there was
25、a familiar bark, and Brady came running toward him. 答案Paragraph 1：“Whereve you been？”Steve cried. Brady stopped directly in front of him and started pushing him back toward the_slope theyd just climbed. When Steve still didnt get it, Brady grabbed the boys jeans and pulled harder. The message was cl
26、ear, but Steve hesitated. Of course he remembered what his uncle had said about Brady saving his life, but that had been a long time ago. Was he still sharp enough to get them through this? Brady pulled again, urgently. “OK, big guy，” Steve decided.Paragraph 2：Brady led them back down the slope and
27、into the trees. Several times the big dog stopped to get his escape route. Often he changed direction. How long theyd walked Steve had no idea. He just held onto Bradys leash with one hand and kept putting one foot in front of the other. He was almost numb when he heard the wonderful sound of rushing water. The_river! With a yell the boys ran unsteadily forward until they jumped in cool, running water. “Brady, you did it ！”
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