1、课时作业30.完形填空Yuan Longping, Chinas “father of hybrid rice”, celebrated his 88th birthday on Friday by participating in the first International Development Forum of Rice Production. At 8 am Friday, without the _1_ of others, Yuan walked on stage by himself and _2_ the forum. And it was _3_ in central C
2、hinas Hunan Province, in front of rice experts from all over the world.After a 10minute break, he attended a discussion on development _4_ of rice in the world, with famous agricultural experts _5_ many academicians (院士). Though he was still recovering from an illness, his face _6_ when he spoke of
3、an achievement he had made a few days earlier. Yuan set a new world _7_ in super hybrid rice output in Yunnan Province17 tonnes per hectare.Following the discussion, Yuan _8_ the experts to a hybrid rice test field about 20 km away. In the field, he _9_ his experience with them as well as _10_ from
4、the United Nations World Food Programme. In addition to China, Yuans hybrid rice is being introduced to _11_ grain problems in other parts of the world. The average _12_ of the hybrid rice planted in Kenya is four to five times greater than that of _13_ varieties.In October, 21 students from a dozen
5、 countries studying in Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center received a graduation _14_ from Yuan. Over the past few decades, Chinese research institutes and seed enterprises have not only _15_ tens of thousands of students from developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, but also sent expe
6、rts to offer field _16_ in those countries.At 2 pm, Yuan stepped onto the stage again and _17_ a 20minute keynote speech in English. He said hybrid rice should be _18_ developed to make contributions to food _19_ in the world. When asked what his birthday _20_ was after the speech, he said, “18 tonn
7、es per hectare.”中国“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平参加了首届水稻生产国际发展论坛,以此来庆祝自己88岁的生日;在参会过程中,袁隆平上台致辞、参加讨论、带领专家们去看试验田并用英语发表主题演讲。1A.existence BassistanceCdistanceDinstance答案:B解析:根据下文中的“Yuan walked on stage by himself”可知,袁隆平在没有他人帮助(assistance)的情况下,自己走上讲台去发表演讲。A项意为“存在”;D项意为“例子”。2A.addressedBexpressedCdepressedDexercised答案:A解析:参见上
8、题解析。A项意为“演说,演讲”;C项意为“使沮丧,使不景气”。3A.formedBheldCbuiltDfounded答案:B解析:根据语境可知,这次的论坛是在湖南省举行的。故选B。4A.timesBpricesCtrendsDlocations答案:C解析:根据第一段第一句中的“the first International Development Forum of Rice Production”可推知,此处表示有关世界稻米发展趋势的讨论。故选C。5A.includingBcontrollingCconcerningDpossessing答案:A解析:根据空前的“experts”与空后的“
9、academicians (院士)”和常识可知,专家中包括许多院士,故选including“包括在内”。6A.turned upBopened upCsped upDlit up答案:D解析:根据上文中的“Though he was still recovering from an illness”及下文中的“spoke of an achievement”可推知,尽管仍在康复中,但当袁隆平谈到几天前取得的成就时,他的脸上露出了喜色。A项意为“到达,露面”;B项意为“开门,营业”;C项意为“加速”;D项意为“喜形于色”。7A.recordBstandardCtypeDbalance答案:A解析
10、:根据下文中的“17 tonnes per hectare”并结合语境可知,袁隆平在超级杂交水稻产量方面又一次刷新了世界纪录,故选A。8A.sentBmovedCledDhelped答案:C解析:根据下文中的“In the field”可知,袁隆平当时应该是带领专家们到试验田里去参观。故选C。9A.taughtBsharedCgaveDshowed答案:B解析:根据语境可推知,袁隆平应是在试验田里,向专家们和联合国世界粮食计划署的要员分享自己的经验。故选B。10A.employersBbusinessmenCinvestorsDofficials答案:D解析:参见上题解析。investor“投
11、资者”;official“要员,官员”。11A.reflectBrelieveCrecreateDreplace答案:B解析:此处表示袁隆平的杂交水稻被引入世界其他地方,以缓解(relieve)这些地方的粮食问题。故选B。recreate“再现”。12A.qualityBquantityCyieldDcost答案:C解析:根据语境可知,此处表示在肯尼亚种植的杂交水稻的平均产量(yield)比传统的(conventional)水稻品种的产量高四到五倍。故选C。13A.complexBconventionalCcontemporaryDsimple答案:B解析:参见上题解析。C项意为“当代的”。1
12、4A.certificateBgradeCproofDmark答案:A解析:根据句中的“studying”“graduation”和语境可知,此处表示袁隆平为来自十几个国家在湖南杂交水稻研究中心学习的21名学生颁发了毕业证书。故选A。15A.hiredBdiscoveredCtestedDtrained答案:D解析:根据本段第一句可推知,在过去的几十年里,中国的研究机构和种子公司培养了来自亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲的发展中国家的成千上万的学生。故选D。16A.knowledgeBexperienceCguidanceDexamination答案:C解析:根据上题的解析及本空前的“sent exper
13、ts”可知,中国还派专家到那些国家提供现场指导。故选C。17A.receivedBdeliveredCdesignedDfinished答案:B解析:根据该空前的“stepped onto the stage again”和空后的“speech”可知,袁隆平再次上台,发表了20分钟的主题演讲。故选B。18A.slowlyBnormallyCfartherDfurther答案:D解析:根据常识可知,水稻产量和粮食安全问题有关;再根据该空后的“make contributions to”可推知,袁隆平说,杂交水稻应该进一步发展,为世界粮食安全(safety)做出贡献。故选D。19A.importB
14、varietyCvalueDsafety答案:D解析:参见上题解析。A项意为“进口”;B项意为“多样化”。20A.wishBgiftCpartyDtreat答案:A解析:根据第7空后的“17 tonnes per hectare”以及该空后“18 tonnes per hectare”可知此处是愿望。.七选五Words have great power. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. Many of us have been offended by words and know how badly words hurt. _1_
15、Trust me if you are not careful in this area, your emotions will soon be controlled by the words of the people around you._2_If someone tells you “You are a fool”, dont believe it in your mind. People who hurt you can never really harm you unless you allow yourself to be defined by these words. You
16、are a pretty good child. You are very valuable in the sight of your parents, so never allow yourself to feel inferior just by the words of other people.Turn those words into positive thoughts within you.If there is something wrong with your actions, and others are trying to correct you, it can somet
17、imes hurt your feelings if their words are hurtful. _3_ Think like this in your mind, “Yes, Im wrong, but Ill find ways to improve. Now I have hope because I know I can change.”Respond softly.If someone speaks in a hurtful way, take a deep breath first and try to speak softly and kindly in response.
18、 _4_ On the contrary, an angry answer is like a sword, which will bring harm instead of healing.Be silent._5_ Its none of your business. We need not respond to every personal comment from people. Its not your problem that they keep on hurting you on purpose. So simply leave it.AA soft answer turns a
19、way anger.BDont worry about what others say.CIt is wise to correct others mistakes by soft words.DNever let negative words of others define who you are.EIn that case change those words into positive thoughts.FIf someone is purposefully hurting you for no reason, simply be silent and ignore it.GToday
20、 I will share a few tips on how to handle the effect of negative words spoken to you.语言有决定生死的力量,很多人被别人非友好的言语冒犯过,而且知道这些言语的伤害程度,本文作者就如何回应别人非友好的言语提出了建议。1G解析:空前一句提到很多人都被言语冒犯过,并且知道言语的伤害程度,空后的“Trust me”暗示作者要给出建议;再结合下文几段中作者的建议可知G项符合语境。2D解析:根据空处所在位置可知,空处为该段的标题。通读第二段可知,作者建议不要让他人的话影响对自己的认知,尾句中的“never allow yo
21、urself to feel inferior just by the words of other people”是对该段的总结,故选D。3E解析:根据该段的标题以及空后讲述的听到别人伤感情的话的做法可知,E项符合语境,与标题呼应。4A解析:根据空前一句可知,如果有人以一种伤感情的方式说话,先深呼吸,试着柔和友好地回应,并结合空后的“On the contrary”可知,空处应是说明轻声回答的益处,故选A。5F解析:根据本段的标题和该段最后两句可知,对于一些有意的伤害,我们无需理会,这并不是我们的问题,故F项与此处匹配。.短文改错Last summer I stayed at a holid
22、ay camp with some classmate. We wanted to go down the mountain near our camp. But our guide Pete didnt allow me to go because of the bad weather. At first we were really disappointing. Then we decided to go without him anyway. Two hours later, we reached the top of a mountain. Although tired, but we
23、 were happy. Suddenly it rained heavy and we lost our way. Luckily I had my mobile phone on me. I phone Pete. He told us to stay what we were. Finally he found us. We said sorry him and thanked him.答案Last summer I stayed at a holiday camp with some . We wanted to go the mountain near our camp. But o
24、ur guide Pete didnt allow to go because of the bad weather. At first we were really . Then we decided to go without him anyway. Two hours later, we reached the top of mountain. Although tired, we were happy. Suddenly it rained and we lost our way. Luckily I had my mobile phone on me. I Pete. He told
25、 us to stay we were. Finally he found us. We said sorry him and thanked him.书面表达假如你是李华,从你的美国朋友John发给你的邮件中得知,他对中国的“孝顺”一词不理解,请你用英语给他写封邮件,谈谈你的看法。内容包括:1你对“孝顺”的理解;2你是如何做的。注意:1.词数100左右,开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇:孝顺filial pietyDear John,Im_so_glad_to_receive_your_email,_learning_that_youd_like_t
26、o_know_what_filial_piety_means._Now_let_me_explain_it_to_you.It_is_universally_accepted_that_filial_piety_is_an_important_virtue_in_China._In_my_opinion,_it_means_respecting_your_parents_and_the_elderly._I_usually_spend_much_time_chatting_with_my_parents,_accompanying_them_on_walks_and_cooking_delicious_food_for_them._Besides,_I_also_take_exercise_with_my_parents_and_study_hard_to_please_them._Ill_do_whatever_I_can_to_make_my_parents_live_a_happy_life.In_a_word,_filial_piety_is_a_longstanding_tradition_in_China_and_will_be_kept_and_passed_on_forever.Yours,Li Hua