1、.单词拼写1. I strongly believe the colour of a car is_(次要的) to its quality. 2. We_ greetings every morning when we meet each other. 3. The reporters were asking a lot of t_ questions.4. I slept away the morning when the a_ clock didnt go off.5. Dickens style of writing a_audiences from all walks of life
2、.6. He had no _(选择) but to ask him to leave.7. He doesnt just write for fun; writing is his bread and b_.8. Im still hungry. Can I have some more _(甜点)?9. It seems to me that the secret of winning in _(橄榄球) is teamwork.10. She didnt understand the first two questions in the _(生物学) paper.【答案】1. secon
3、dary2. exchange3. tough4. alarm5. attracted6. option7. butter8. pudding9. rugby10. biology.单句语法填空1. I admire Edison a lot because he made a great _(contribute) to the world.2. I was late in getting to the station, but _(fortunate) for me the train was late, too.3. A good _(host) is always attentive
4、to the needs of her guests.4. All the spring around him seemed to grow more _(love) and alive.5. In communication, a smile is _(usual) a strong sign of a friendly and open attitude.6. At the _(begin) I paid little attention, but slowly my interest awoke.7. How do we make learning more _(enjoy)?8. Tr
5、avelling by train is more _(relax) than driving.9. _(biology) control has been used in many parts of the world.10. Advertising campaigns make alcohol _(attract) to young people.【答案】1. contribution2. fortunately3. hostess4. lovely5. usually6. beginning7. enjoyable8. relaxing9. Biological10. attractiv
6、e.用适当的介词或副词填空1. All languages change _ time.2. I hope he will get on well _ classmates.3. Dont be too tough _ himhe was only trying to help.4. The way he did it was different _ what we were used to.5. What first attracted me _ her was her sense of humour.6. How long will it take you to make a contri
7、bution _ this company?7. We should pay attention _ ways and means in doing our work.8. That is the way _ life at sea.9. He stayed _ a friend while he was in Paris.10. Id like to exchange this dress _ one of a larger size.【答案】1. over2. with3. on4. from5. to6. to7. to8. of9. with10. for.完成句子1. 请给我一个解释
8、的机会。Please give me _ .2. 这是一本很好的书,我们大家都喜欢看。That is so good _ like it very much. 3. 既然雨停了,我们出去散散步吧。_, lets go for a walk. 4. 究竟是什么吸引你从事这项运动?What was it that_? 5. 他出了这么多错,以至考试又没及格。He made_ he failed the exam once again.【答案】1. a chance to explain2. a book that all of us3. Since the rain has stopped4. a
9、ttracted you to the sport5.so many mistakes that. 阅读理解A主题语境校外学习Something that makes sense is happening in Washington DC.! Public school kids surrounded by museums and monuments are putting the readymade learning tools to useand actually learning.A trip to see painter Jacob Lawrences Migration Series
10、 is one of almost 200 trips that Wheelock will organize this year through the nonprofit group Live It Learn It.“For many kids, school is disconnected,” says one of four fulltime workers and tour leaders.“With the program, they see how what they are learning is connected to their communities.”Seven y
11、ears ago, Wheelock changed a job as a lawyer for one as a fourgrade teacher.When he learned that DC.s public schools ranked behind those of other cities in many ways, he knew he had to do something different.He took his class to Capitol Hill for a lesson on the three branches of governmentand saw hi
12、s students interest develop quickly.With seed money from a local couple, Wheelock developed detailed lesson plans for trips to the US. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Lincoln Memorial.The group also has classes for trips to the Anacostia River, boat rides to historical forts.Word spread, and now four
13、th, fifth, sixth graders from the neediest public schools in the District participate.“Im not brave enough to take my class to a museum for over an hour!” says teacher Cathy McCoy, gesturing toward her students.“But look with Live It Learn It, what the kids learn today theyll remember for a lifetime
14、.”1. Matthew Wheelock once had an occupation as a _.A. teacher B. printer C. leader D. lawyer2. According to the first two paragraphs, public school kids in Washington DC. _.A. like to have school disconnectedB. are learning by going to different communitiesC. are making the resources at hand availa
15、bleD. are warmly welcomed by museums and monuments3. Why did Matthew Wheelock start the new change?A. He saw his students interest develop quickly.B. A local couple sponsored him a sum of seed money.C. DC.s public schools ranked behind in many ways.D. More graders from the neediest public schools wa
16、nted to participate.4. What will the lessons be like with Live It Learn It in Cathy McCoys opinion?A. Eyecatching. B. Challenging. C. Forgettable. D. Impressive.【答案及解析】本篇文章讲述了在Matthew Wheelock 的帮助下,华盛顿一所公立小学的学生通过组织去不同的地点领略不同的知识,得到了很大的进步。这一举措受到了媒体的高度评价。1. D细节理解题。由第三段Seven years ago,Wheelock changed a
17、 job as a lawyer,可知,Wheelock以前做过律师,所以D选项是正确的。2. B推理判断题。由第一段“Public school kids surrounded by museums and monuments are putting the readymade learning tools to useand actually learning.”可知,这是对something的具体解释,孩子们学校的周围是不同的博物馆、纪念碑等地,他们可以去不同的地方来学习不同的知识,所以B选项是正确的。3. C细节理解题。由第三段“When he learned that DC.s pu
18、blic schools ranked behind those of other cities in many ways, he knew he had to do something different.”当看到公立学校在许多方面排名落后于其他城市,他知道他必须做点什么。所以C选项是正确的。4. D推理判断题。由最后一句话“But look with Live It Learn It, what the kids learn today theyll remember for a lifetime.”孩子们在这样的环境下会永远记得他们所学的东西,可知这是记忆深刻的,所以D选项是正确的。B主
19、题语境乐趣读书We have to admit that reading is not a pleasant thing at school. Reading is not based on a childs interests, but to cope with tests. When children are little we make them read aloud, before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure they “know” all the words they are reading. This
20、 means that when they dont know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. After having taught fifthgrade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read more often and adventurously.One day, I s
21、aid to them, “Now, I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for fun. I am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not and to ask you what words mean. If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on rea
22、ding it, thats enough for me.”The children sat shocked and silent. Was this a teacher talking? One girl, who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time, looked at me steadily for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me, she said slowly and seriously, “Mr
23、. Holt, do you really mean that?” I said just as seriously, “I mean every word of it.”Later, she really astonished me. One day, she was reading at her desk. From a glimpse of the illustrations I thought she was reading Moby Dick(白鲸)I said, “Dont you find parts of it rather heavy going?” She answered
24、, “Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part.”This is exactly what reading should be. Let the students make their own decisions, find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it and go on to something else.5. What did
25、the teacher tell his students to read for?A. For pleasure. B. For knowledge.C. For a larger vocabulary. D. For higher scores in exams.6. On hearing the teachers talk, how did the children probably feel?A. Stupid. B. Unreasonable.C. Understandable. D. Too good to be true.7. What can we learn from the
26、 girl?AShe skipped over those easy parts while reading.BShe turned out to be a top student through reading.CShe had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.DShe learned to appreciate some parts of the difficult books.8. What is the teachers point of view in the passage?A. Reading requires t
27、eachers guidance.B. Reading helps students do well in school.C. Children should be left to decide what to read.D. Children can not tell good parts from bad ones.【答案及解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者要求学生们为了乐趣而读书的故事。5. A细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Now, I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read t
28、hem only for fun.(现在,我想让你们今年读很多书,但我想让你们读它们只是为了好玩)”可知,老师告诉学生读书的目的是为了乐趣。故选A项。6. D推理判断题。根据文章第一段“After having taught fifthgrade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read more often and adventurously.(在五年级教了四年书之后,我决定不惜一切代
29、价让他们摆脱对书的恐惧和厌恶,让他们更经常、更大胆地阅读)”和第二段“Now, I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for fun.(现在,我想让你们今年读很多书,但我想让你们读它们只是为了好玩)”以及第三段“The children sat shocked and silent. Was this a teacher talking?(孩子们坐在那里,吓得一声不吭。这是老师在说话吗?)”可推断,听到老师的话,孩子们可能觉得老师让他们读书玩的做法好到令人难以置信。
30、故选D项。7. D细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“I said, Dont you find parts of it rather heavy going? She answered, Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part.”(我说:“难道你不觉得有些部分很难懂?”她回答说:“哦,当然,但我只是跳过那些部分,直接跳到下一个好的部分”)可知,女孩学会了欣赏难懂书籍的某些部分。故选D项。8. C推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“This is exactly what reading sho
31、uld be. Let the students make their own decisions, find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it and go on to something else.(这是阅读的真谛。让学生自己做决定,找到一些东西,深入其中,挑出好的部分,跳过不好的部分,从中得到你能得到的,然后继续学习其他的东西)”可推断,文章中老师认为应该让孩子们自己决定读什么。故选C项。. 完形填空Owura Kwadwo Hottis
32、h teaches computer science in a school. It is a normal school except for the fact that it didnt have _1_.Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture, people could see he was teaching his students by _2_ an entire computer on the blackboard. The photos showed the
33、 _3_ level of education for children in Ghana. People were _4_ that Owura made sure each button was drawn correctly.He would come to school half an hour ahead of _5_ every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was _6_ off to start the next class, so he had to _
34、7_ it the next day!Owuras efforts _8_ when Microsoft(微软公司) took _9_ of his act. They first took him to an international educators meeting in Singapore. He made a _10_ about his teaching methods at the meeting and _11_ a standing ovation(致敬) after the speech._12_, Owura got the thing he always wanted
35、 for his studentssome companies _13_ computers to the school. Not a single child in the school had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teachers _14_, the world took notice and responded with _15_ to them.1. Aclassrooms B. computers C. playgrounds D. tools2. Aoperating B. repairing C
36、. describing D. drawing3. Apoor B. clear C. ancient D. lucky4. Aworried B. disappointed C. afraid D. surprised5. Aline B. culture C. schedule D. school6. Arubbed B. called C. cut D. shown7. Astress B. improve C. ruin D. repeat8. Abroke out B. paid off C. came back D. held back9. Acare B. charge C. p
37、lace D. notice10. A. plan B. speech C. decision D. medal11. A. made B. waited C. received D. carried12. A. Suddenly B. Importantly C. Hopelessly D. Strangely13. A. lent B. sold C. donated D. applied14. A. efforts B. pains C. humor D. doubt15. A. wisdom B. honesty C. kindness D. pride【答案及解析】这是一篇记叙文。作
38、者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了经过奥武拉老师的努力,全世界都注意到了这个学校,成功帮到了这些孩子。1. B考查名词辨析。句意:这是一所普通学校,只是学校没有电脑。A. classrooms 教室;B. computers电脑;C. playgrounds操场;D. tools工具。根据下文的“ he was teaching his students by _2_ an entire computer on the blackboard. ”可知,这所学校没有电脑。故选B。2. D考查动词辨析。句意:在图中,人们可以看到他在黑板上画了一台电脑来教学生。A. operating操作;B. rep
39、airing修理;C. describing描述;D. drawing画。根据下文的“He drew the computer on the blackboard”可知,此处用draw“画”符合语境,draw是原词复现。故选D。3. A考查形容词辨析。句意:照片显示加纳儿童的教育水平很差。A. poor穷的,差的;B. clear清晰的;C. ancient 古代的;D. lucky幸运的。结合上文老师在黑板上画电脑可知,加纳的教育水平很差。故选A。4. D考查形容词辨析。句意:人们惊奇地发现,奥武拉确保每个按钮都画对了。A. worried担心的;B. disappointed失望的;C.
40、afraid害怕的;D. surprised吃惊的。结合常识可知,电脑和键盘上有很多按钮和键,他都画正确了,这是让人吃惊的地方。故选D。5. C考查名词辨析。句意:他每天会提前半小时来学校。A. line 线路;B. culture文化;C. schedule时间表;D. school学校。根据下文的“He drew the computer on the blackboard”可知,他要把电脑画在黑板上,由此推知他要比正常上班时间早到。故选C。6. A考查动词辨析。句意:他把电脑画在黑板上,但下课时,电脑要被擦掉以便开始下一堂课,所以第二天他必须重复一遍!A. rubbed擦;B. call
41、ed叫,打电话;C. cut 切;D. shown展示。根据下文的“ to start the next class”可知,为了开始下一堂课,画的电脑必须被擦掉。故选A。7. D考查动词辨析。句意同上。A. stress强调;B. improve 改善;C. ruin摧毁;D. repeat重复。根据常识可知,上课要用到画的电脑,而其他课开始之前又必须擦掉,故他只能第二天重复画一次。故选D。8. B考查动词短语辨析。句意:当微软注意到奥武拉的行为时,他的努力得到了回报。A. broke out爆发;B. paid off回报;C. came back回来;D. held back抑制。根据下文
42、的“They first took him to an international educators meeting in Singapore.”和“some companies _13_ computers to the school.”可知,不仅微软公司邀请他去参加一个国际教育家会议,而且还有公司给学校送来了电脑,即他的努力得到了回报。故选B。9. D考查名词辨析。句意同上。A. care关心;B. charge掌握;C. place地方;D. notice注意。根据下文的“They first took him to an international educators meeting
43、 in Singapore.”可知,微软公司邀请他去参加一个国际教育家会议,由此推知该公司注意到了他,take notice of为固定搭配,意为“注意到”。故选D。10. B考查名词辨析。句意:他在会上就他的教学方法做了发言,演讲结束后,他受到了全场起立鼓掌。A. plan 计划;B. speech发言;C. decision决定;D. medal奖牌。根据下文的“after the speech”可知,此处用speech“发言”符合语境,speech是原词复现。故选B。11. C考查动词辨析。句意同上。A. made制作;B. waited等待;C. received收到;D. carri
44、ed携带。结合整篇语境和下文的“ a standing ovation (致敬) ”可知,他的发言受到了大家的肯定和致敬。故选C。12. B考查副词辨析。句意:重要的是,奥武拉得到了他一直想要的东西,一些公司给学校捐赠了电脑。A. Suddenly突然;B. Importantly重要的是;C. Hopelessly绝望地;D. Strangely奇怪地。结合上下文可知,比起发言受到大家的肯定,对于他来说,更重要的是有人给学校捐赠了电脑。故选B。13. C考查动词辨析。句意同上。A. lent借出;B. sold卖;C. donated捐赠;D. applied申请,应用。结合上下文可知,此处
45、是指一些公司在了解到他所在学校的困境后,主动捐赠电脑给该学校。故选C。14. A考查名词辨析。句意:多亏了老师的努力,全世界都注意到了他们,并对他们报以善意。A. efforts努力;B. pains 痛苦;C. humor 幽默;D. doubt怀疑。上文所讲述的奥武拉在黑板上画电脑教孩子们,以及去发表讲话,都是他的努力。且上文的“Owuras efforts _8_ when Microsoft (微软公司) took _9_ of his act. ”也有提示,effort是原词复现。故选A。15. C考查名词辨析。句意同上。A. wisdom智慧;B. honesty诚实;C. kin
46、dness善意;D. pride骄傲。根据上文的“some companies _13_ computers to the school. ”可知,一些公司给学校捐赠了电脑,这是他们的善意。故选C。.读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。I wouldnt have achieved any success in writing without my grandma and my husbands encouragement.The summer I turned 11 I spent two weeks with my grandparents.
47、There were no other kids in the neighborhood. I was afraid I would die of boredom. I missed my friends back in my hometown, and missed riding my bike everywhere. I even missed my brother and sister.One afternoon Grandma was in the kitchen. “Whens Grandpa coming home?” I asked. Maybe hed take us for
48、a ride out.“Hes out of town for a meeting and wont be home till tomorrow.” She opened the door and the heat came out.“Im bored,” I said. “Theres nothing to do here.”“Oh, theres plenty to do,” she said. “You just have to use your imagination.”Oh, I had an imagination all right. At night Id call to Gr
49、andma from the guest room, terrified that I heard a noise in the closet or saw a face at the window. “Theres no one here but us,” Grandma would say, rubbing my back until I fell asleep.Its too bad that imagination deserted me in the daytime. “I cant think of anything,” I said.“How about a little tri
50、p?” she asked.We walked along the brick sidewalks. We crossed the street. I saw the movie theater. My heart began to race. I loved movies! But, no, Grandma walked right past the theater. “Here we are,” she said, stopping in front of a store. “I thought you might like to go to Switzerland.”“But this
51、is a bookstore,” I said. Had the heat gone to Grandmas head?She pushed open the glass door, nodded to the sales clerk and walked to the childrens section. Her fingers danced along the covers of the books until they came to a thick volume bound in brown cloth. She pulled it off the shelf and handed i
52、t to me.“Here you go. Its one ticket to the snowcovered Alps, Switzerland.”I looked at the title. “Heidi?” Id never heard of it. “Is it any good?”“Theres only one way to find out. Its about a girl who goes to stay with her grandfather like you!”注意:续写词数应为150左右。Back at the apartment Grandma lay down f
53、or a nap._Twenty years ago my husband said, _One possible version:Back at the apartment Grandma lay down for a nap. I sat in Grandpas armchair and opened the book. How right Grandma was! I was absorbed in the girl in the snowcovered Alps. She learns to love reading (like me!). Wasnt that exactly wha
54、t had happened to me? She had heard my plea. She had changed my imagination from my fears to my best dreams. That book opened a whole new world, a world Ive delighted in exploring. I began to love reading and I have got into the habit of reading a lot from then on. Im always reading something, recommending something.Twenty years ago my husband said, “You love books so much. Why dont you write your own?” I did. And Ive kept at it. So far, Ive had more than 20 books published. Just like Grandma showed me that longago summer, theres plenty to do. I just have to use my imagination.