1、课时作业15.单句语法填空1It suddenly rained when the mayor _ (inspect) our new school last week.2The boy was sent to a hospital because he _ (bite) by a dog.3His books never fail to attract the readers with those surprising _ (end)4A new law that protects the disabled peoples right has been passed so that they
2、 can ride buses _ free.5By working _ (faith) eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.6All of a sudden, a mouse rushed out of the hole, _ (disappear) into the darkness.7Joe, dont give up now; youre improving all the time. It wont be long _ you can speak English
3、 well.8According to the researchers, passive smokers _ (harm) even more than the smokers themselves.9She could find no reasonable explanation for the _ (disappear) of the money in the locked safe.10He was becoming angry, and was staring _ (fierce) at me as if he was about to lose control.答案1was insp
4、ecting2.was bitten3.endings4.for5faithfully6.disappearing7.before8are (being) harmed9.disappearance10.fiercely.短语填空come into being； according to； so that； do harm to； be employed in； long before； a number of； come after； for sure； die out1Just as the brightness will _ the darkness, the end of the ha
5、rd way is sure to be happy forever.2Im afraid you must get out of the habit, for itll _ your health.3Some reports said he had left the camp only a couple of hours earlier, but we never knew _.4The company has a free longdistance telephone number _ consumers can call with any questions they have abou
6、t the products.5The examination was coming and the school students _ preparing their lessons.6When the expression first _， people refused to use it but gradually they began to accept it.7Dont be so upset. It wont be _ your children can return to school again.8_ the weather forecast, there will be a
7、heavy rain tomorrow morning.9In recent years, _ wild animals have been found in the forest.10If too many of these rare animals are killed, their kind will _.答案1come after2.do harm to3.for sure4.so that5were employed in6.came into being7.long before8According to9.a number of10.die out.句型训练1The middle
8、 school students should learn how to protect themselves _ unexpectedly.(harm)中学生应学会如何保护自己免遭意外伤害。2He was very excited, and it was long _.(calm)他很激动，心情久久不能平静。3The lady is looking after the children _ in the factory during the daytime.(employ)这位女士正在照看孩子，这些孩子的父母们白天在工厂里工作。4Lucy was having a holiday with
9、her friends in a national park _ on the foot by a snake.(bite)露西正和朋友们在一个国家公园度假，这时她的脚被蛇咬了。5When you enter or leave a country, the customs office is the place _. (inspect)当你进入或离开一个国家时，海关检查处是检查你的行李的地方。6We dont know when the river here _.(come)我们不知道这儿的这条河是何时形成的。答案1from being harmed2.before he calmed dow
10、n3whose parents are employed4.when she was bitten5where your luggage is inspected6.came into being.阅读理解Elephants are able to differentiate between ethnicities(种族) and sexes, and can tell an adult from a childall from the sound of a human voice. This is according to a study in which researchers playe
11、d voice recordings to wild African elephants. The animals showed more fear when they heard the voices of adult Maasai men. Livestockherding Maasai people do come into conflict with elephants, and this suggests that animals have adapted to specifically listen for and avoid them. The study is publishe
12、d in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Prof. Karen McComb and Dr Graeme Shannon from the University of Sussex led the study. They explained that in previous research they had used similar playback experiments to show that elephants could tellfrom the sound of a lions roarwhether the a
13、nimal was a female or a more dangerous male. Prof. McComb wanted to find out if the animals used their very sharp sense of hearing to identify a potential danger from humans. The scientists recorded Maasai men, women and children saying, in their own language, “Look, look over there, a group of elep
14、hants are coming.” They also recorded Kamba men saying this phrase. While cattleherding Maasai people often come across freeranging elephants, which can result in violent conflict, the Kamba peoples more agricultural lifestyle does not generally bring them into aggressive touch with the animals. Whe
15、n the team played recordings of these different voices through a hidden loudspeaker, they found that elephant family groups reacted more fearfully in response to the voice of a Maasai man, than to a Kamba mans voice. And the adult male Maasai voices encouraged far more of these defensive reactions t
16、han the voices of women or boys.1An elephant can tell a man from a woman by the sense of _.Atouch BsightCsmell Dhearing2How did the researchers get to know the elephants special ability of identification?ABy observing the elephants in the zoo.BBy playing voice recordings to them.CBy recording the be
17、haviours of elephants.DBy communicating with them in a special way.3We can learn from the passage that elephants are especially afraid of _.AMaasai men BMaasai womenCKamba men DKamba women4What is the best title for the passage?AElephants and human beingsBDifferences between human voicesCElephants r
18、ecognize human voicesDElephants conflict with human beings答案与解析研究表明大象能根据人类说话的声音判断出说话者的种族和性别以及说话者是成年人还是小孩子。1D细节理解题。从文中第一段“Elephants are able to differentiate between ethnicities(种族) and sexes, and can tell an adult from a childall from the sound of a human voice.”可知，大象通过听觉来判断人的种族和性别。故选D。2B细节理解题。从文中第二
19、段“This is according to a study in which researchers played voice recordings to wild African elephants.”可知，研究者是通过给野生非洲象播放录音发现其有这种能力的。故选B。3A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“.more fearfully in response to the voice of a Maasai man, than to a Kamba mans voice.”可知，当大象听到成年的Maasai 男人的声音时，它们就显得更加害怕。又根据最后一段“And the adult male
20、Maasai voices encouraged far more of these defensive reactions than the voices of woman or boys.”可知，成年的Maasai 男人的声音比妇人或男孩的声音会引发大象更多防御性的反应。故选A。4C主旨大意题。结合全文可知，研究表明大象可以根据人类说话的声音来判别说话者的种族和性别以及说话者是成年人还是小孩，这足以说明大象能识别人的声音。故选C。.应用文写作假如你是李华，请根据下表内容给中国野生动物保护协会CWCA(China Wildlife Conservation Association)的会长写一
21、封建议信。问题1990年藏羚羊的数量大约为100万只，现在只剩不到10万只，数量急剧减少原因为了获取藏羚羊的皮毛，牟取暴利(make great profits)，非法捕杀藏羚羊仍然时有发生建议利用贵协会的影响力加大对藏羚羊保护的宣传(publicize)力度；增加用于藏羚羊保护的资金；建议贵协会派出一些志愿者来协助保护藏羚羊_范文Dear President，Im writing to give some suggestions to further protect the Tibetan antelopes. As is often reported, too many Tibetan a
22、ntelopes are being hunted and killed illegally for their fur. By selling the fur, the illegal hunters can make great profits; as a result, the number of the Tibetan antelopes is decreasing repidly from about 1,000,000 in 1990 to less than 100,000 at present.Immediate measures must be taken to solve
23、the present situation. First, the importance of protecting the Tibetan antelopes should be publicized through your association. Second, would you provide more money for the conservation of the Tibetan antelopes? Last but not least, I suggest that some volunteers be sent there to help protect the Tibetan antelopes.These are my suggestions and I hope they could mean something for a better future of the Tibetan antelopes.Looking forward to your reply.Yours sincerely，Li Hua
