1、课时作业11基础检测1All the collections (收藏品) will be on show from June 16 to 18 in the gym.2Now in China, an increasing percentage (百分比) of the population have their own cars.3With the changes in the worlds climate (气候),dinosaurs died,but many smaller animals lived on.4Fortunately, the weather that winter w
2、as reasonably mild (温和的)5Later, man began to settle (定居) in the places where the food and water were plentiful.6She showed the visitors around the museum, the construction (建造) of which had taken more than three years.7A new series of simple English reading materials (材料) for middle school students
3、has come out this year.8We may be able to design a course to suit(满足需要) your particular needs.9This book contains (包括) all the information you need, so you should read it carefully.10Beautiful and neat (整洁的) handwriting is beneficial, especially for middle school students.1These pieces can be folded
4、 (fold) into a neat little pack and fastened on your belt.2Whisky contains a large percentage of alcohol.3If you watch long enough, you will see many problems settled (settle) in this way.4My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States.5The
5、bridge, due to completed at the end of the year is still under construction.6All of us are delighted that a suitable (suit) answer has already been put forward by the chairwoman.7He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing (contain) the best advice Ive ever had: Be bold and br
6、ave.8Does the quality of teaching depend on class size?9Turn off the lights when you are not in a room.10What surprised us most there was the beauty of the scenes.能力提升阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。1Part of northern California had become an inferno(火海) in the latest big fire.A nearby town,Paradise,
7、was reduced to ash.Nearly 50 people are confirmed dead and over 200 missing.Six_of_the_ten_most_destructive_fires_in_Californias_history_have_occurred_in_the_past_decade.Last_year_was_the_most_destructive_year_on_record,until_this_year.Why is the Golden State so flammable?2There are three reasons wh
8、y California has been surrounded by flames.First,the climate is becoming warmer.This has led to snow melting earlier,drier landscapes and a longer season when fires are likely to occur.3A second reason is that more people live in flammable places.Since the 1990s 60% of new homes in California,Washin
9、gton and Oregon have been built in spaces next to nature.These areas,which environmentalists call the “wildlandurban interface”,are at higher risk of wildfire.4A third reason is that there is more fuel.Before western settlers arrived,fires used to happen often and naturally,which made less fuel avai
10、lable for future fires.For the past century fires have been controlled well.This has led to a buildup of dry brush,and makes the average wildfire much likelier to turn into a big one.5Putting out the flame is the most immediate task for California,but not the last.Many survivors will want to rebuild
11、 their homes exactly where they were.Californians will also want to ensure that utility companies(公用事业公司) are acting and investing responsibly.Investigations into what caused the fire are still going on,but some reports suggest it may have begun with sparks (火花) from lines owned by an electricity co
12、mpany.本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述的是加州是一个容易遭受毁灭性火灾的地方,并给出了原因。1What may directly cause the big fire in California?AThe warm climate.BLiving too close to nature.CToo much fuel.DSparks from electric wire.解析:推理判断题。分析文章中给出的原因可知,加州大火的直接原因可能是有太多的燃料。故选C。答案:C2What does the underlined sentences in Paragraph 1 suggest?AThe f
13、ires in California are all very destructive.BThe latest big fire in California is very destructive.CCalifornia suffered from destructive fires most last year.DThere have been six destructive fires in California in the past 10 years.解析:句意猜测题。第一段画线部分的意思是“加州历史上10次破坏性最强的火灾中有6次发生在过去10年。去年是有记录以来破坏性最大的一年,直
14、到今年”。故画线部分指“加利福尼亚最近发生的大火破坏性很强”。故选B。答案:B3What does the text mainly talk about?AThe reasons why California suffered a destructive fire recently.BThe reasons why California suffered destructive fires frequently.CThe facts that California is a place easily suffered destructive fires.DThe reasons why Cal
15、ifornia is a place easily suffered destructive fires.解析:主旨大意题。根据第1、2部分中Why is the Golden State so flammable?和There are three reasons why California has been surrounded by flames.可知本文讲述的是加州是一个容易遭受毁灭性火灾的地方,并给出了原因。故选D。答案:D4What is the structure of the text?A1/23/ 45B12/ 35C1/24/ 5D1/ 25解析:篇章结构题。文章第1段在事
16、实的叙述中提出问题;第24段在叙述火灾的三个理由;第5段概括总结,针对火灾采取的措施。故选C。答案:C阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Nobody wants to be aged. But _1_ it comes to visiting cities, most of us want to visit the worlds oldest cities. Luoyang is one of the oldest and most _2_ (attract) cities in the world that Id like to recommend to you
17、.Luoyang is known _3_ the oldest continually inhabited city in Asia. The city is considered to be _4_ birthplace of Chinese culture and history as well as being one of the seven ancient capitals of China. There _5_ (be) no other city in China that has seen so many _6_ (dynasty) like Luoyang.With suc
18、h a long and exciting history, Luoyang really has a lot _7_ (offer). The Longmen Grottoes, which _8_ (include) on the World Heritage List in 2000, and many historic Buddhist temples _9_ (usual) attract tourists from all over the world every year. Luoyang is also famous for the White Horse Temple, th
19、e earliest Buddhist temple _10_ (build) in China. Are you eager to visit the city?本文是一篇说明文,介绍了洛阳的一些名胜。1when解析:固定句型when it comes to.意为“当说到/提到”,故填when。2attractive解析:修饰名词cities且与oldest并列要用形容词最高级形式most attractive,故填attractive。3as解析:句意:洛阳作为亚洲一直有人居住的最古老的城市而被人熟知。be known as “作为而被熟知”,故填as。4the解析:此处特指洛阳是中国文化
20、和历史的诞生地及中国七大古都之一,表示特指用定冠词the。5is解析:there be句型遵循就近一致原则,be动词形式和no other city一致,no other city是单数,be要用单数,故填is。6dynasties解析:so many修饰复数名词,指“如此多的朝代”,故填dynasties。7to_offer解析:此处指洛阳的确给我们提供了许多。不定式在此作后置定语,故填to offer。8were_included解析:which引导定语从句,指代the Longmen Grottoes,此处指龙门石窟在2000年被列入世界文化遗产名录中,用一般过去时的被动结构,故填wer
21、e included。9usually解析:修饰动词attract用副词,故填usually。10built解析:分析句子结构可知此处应用非谓语动词。句中的temple和动词build是被动关系,用过去分词表被动,故填built。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。续写的词数应为150左右。It was my very first teaching job, and I had been hired to lead an energetic group of fouryearolds. One day my director told me a new k
22、id, Kelly, would come to my group. She was born with a birth defect that required her to wear leg braces(支架) from the knees down. So she walked very slowly for lack of balance. We would need to remind the other children to be careful when walking near her so they wouldnt cause her to fall.I was not
23、sure whether I could take on a child with special needs. When Kellys mother carefully carried her in and seated her down, other kids came up to Kelly with a hug, and I also smiled to her, “Welcome to our room, Kelly. We are so excited that you will be a member of our group.” The first day went reall
24、y well. Kelly only fell over twice. After several days of carrying her to and from the yard, I thought, “Why not encourage her to walk down the hallway a little by herself?” I asked Kelly if she would like to try it, and she became very excited. The next day with our help, Kelly began her first jour
25、ney down the hallway. She walked all the way to the next classroom, a total of ten feet. We were all excited! And so we began the task of walking daily down the hall. Each day Kelly and I continued our slow walk down the corridor(走廊). I charted her progress with little pencil marks on the wall. Ever
26、y few days the pencil marks got farther and farther apart. After several weeks, Kelly made it all the way to the yard! We were all excited and hugged her with gentle pats on the back. Weeks passed and Kelly continued to walk out to the yard every single day. We seldom carried her as she became more
27、independent.One week in December, Kelly was absent for several days. She was in Manhattan getting her annual checkup with her doctor.答案Paragraph 1:When her mum brought her back to school,she asked me if I had been doing anything different with Kelly. I told Kellys mum softly that I had encouraged he
28、r to walk outside to the yard by herself. I explained that she seemed to enjoy walking independently. “The doctor said her legs have got more exercise in the past few months than in the past four years of her life.I dont know how to thank you for everything you have done for my daughter.” She looked
29、 at me with tears in her eyes.Paragraph 2:Seventeen years later, I still think back to the first time Kelly made it down the long hallway. Whenever I have a bad day in teaching or life, I think of Kelly and her smile as she painstakingly walked down that hallway. She taught me that no difficulty in life is too big to overcome. You just need to keep working at itone step at a time.