1、课时作业18基础检测1It is a great honour for me to be able to attend this gathering.2Please give him my congratulations (祝贺) when you see him.3You cant judge a book by its cover.4Please accept my sincere thanks and best wishes.5Learning to express oneself well is an important part of communication.6Write the
2、 outline (大纲) of the article before you start to write.7A newspaper headline (大字标题) caught his attention.8A good cyclist (骑自行车的人) can cover a distance of over a hundred miles a day.9I take pride in helping others when they are in trouble.10The newspaper sent some reporters (记者) to cover the event im
3、mediately it happened.1Is he the man who/that wants to see you?2Please pass me the book whose cover is green.3A friend who helps you in time of need is a real friend.4Finally, the thief handed everything that he had stolen to the police.5The first English book that I read was “The Prince and the Pau
4、per” by Mark Twin.6He talked about the teachers and schools that he visited.7One who doesnt work hard will never succeed in his work.8Hes a man whose opinion I respect.9Youll find taxis waiting at the bus station which you can hire to reach your host family.10The old town has narrow streets and smal
5、l houses that are built close to each other.11She has a gift for creating an atmosphere for her students which allows them to communicate freely with each other.12Ive become good friends with several of the students in my school who I met in the English speech contest last year.13Thats the new machi
6、ne whose parts are too small to be seen.14The old temple whose roof was damaged in storm is now under repair.15I refuse to accept the blame for something that was someone elses fault.能力提升The quick action of Nick helped five people escape a fire on Hope Road.Nick said he usually left his house about
7、5：30 am to do morning exercises，but that day he decided to stay at home to get his daughter ready for school.As he looked at his neighbors house，he realized that it was on fire.“I saw smoke and flames and ran over and started beating on the side of the house shouting，Your house is on fire！Your house
8、 is on fire！” Nick remembered it was at about 9 am that the firefighters put out the fire.Beverly Penny and her husband，Clark，along with their younger daughters，were sleeping in the living room，next to the kitchen，when they heard Nick beating on the walls.She opened the bedroom door and black smoke
9、came in.She managed to get her kids out.Her dog tried to hide under the bed，but Penny caught it by the leg and threw it out of the door.However，chickens in one of the rooms werent so lucky.Firefighters got the call at about 7：05 am.“When we arrived with our fire trucks，there were heavy flames outsid
10、e on the house，” Jerry said.He called Nick a hero，saying that without his quick responses(回应) the result could have been much worse.“The firefighters were fast，” Nick said.“They arrived here within about three minutes.”“They did a great job，and I cant thank them enough，” Penny said，then looked at wh
11、at remained in the house and shook her head as tears rolled down in her eyes.“Everything I have is gone.Luckily nobody was hurt in the fire.” She said the fire could have been caused by an electrical problem.“Weve been having problems with mice，so that we could have had something to do with it，” she
12、 added.文章大意：本文讲述了Nick发现邻居家火情后及时报警，挽救了邻居一家人性命的感人故事。1What do you know about Nick?AHe left house at 5：30 am that day.BHe has a son who goes to school.CHe lives next to Beverly Penny.DHe had a day off on Thursday.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段As he looked at his neighbors house，he realized that it was on fire.可知，Ni
13、ck和Penny是邻居。故选C。2Which of the following is true?AClark got hurt in the fire.BPennys dog saved her kids.CPennys dog was killed in the fire.DPennys chickens were killed in the fire.答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的However，chickens in one of the rooms werent so lucky.可推知，她饲养的那些鸡在火灾中丧生了。故选D。3When did the fire break o
14、ut?AAt about 5：30 am. BAt about 7 am.CAt about 8 am. DAt about 9 am.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第三段Firefighters got the call at about 7：05 am(消防员接到报警电话的时间大约是7：05)，可推知，火灾发生的时间大约是7点。故选B。4We can infer that _.AJerry is a firefighterBJerry found the fireCJerry called the policeDJerry helped Nick escape the fire答案：A解析
15、：推理判断题。根据第三段中Firefighters got the call at about 7：05 am.“When we arrived with our fire trucks，there were heavy flames outside on the house，” Jerry said.可推知，Jerry是一名消防员。故选A。Earthquakes are very common and thousands of them happen nearly every day. But most are _1_ weak to feel. During a _2_ earthquak
16、e, there is often a great noise first. Then the earth _3_ terribly and many houses _4_ down. Railway tracks break and trains go _5_ lines; a great many factories are _6_； thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes. _7_ the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake _8_， other dis
17、asters such as fires often _9_. More buildings are destroyed and more _10_ are caused. It is well known of the _11_ of a possible earthquake, and for centuries men have been making researches on earthquakes. More than 2,000 years ago, _12_， a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng _13_ a machine which c
18、ould find out from which _14_ the seismic waves had come, and this machine is still _15_ by scientists today. Now we know much more about earthquakes and _16_ they happen, but we still cannot _17_ exactly when and where an earthquake will happen, and cannot _18_ it from happening. So earthquakes are
19、 among the _19_ disasters in the world.No one can stop natural earthquakes. _20_， scientists can help stop earthquakes destroying whole cities and causing too many deaths.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章说明了地震的破坏力以及人们对地震所做的研究，尤其介绍了张衡及地动仪。没有人能阻止地震的发生，但科学家们可以在减少地震的破坏性方面有所帮助。1A.veryBtooCquite Dso答案：B解析：此处是说有些地震太弱了，以至于人
20、们感觉不到，句中使用的是“too.to.”结构，意为“太而不能”。2A.real BweakCbig Dsmall答案：C解析：根据其后的“there is often a great noise first”可推知应选big。3A.moves BshakesCjumps Dbreaks答案：B解析：由常识可知，发生地震时地面在晃动(shake)。4A.get BputCset Dfall答案：D解析：地震导致房屋倒塌(fall down)。get down“下来”；put down“放下”；set down“记下，写下”。5A.off BonCinto Dbehind答案：A解析：由“Rai
21、lway tracks break”可知铁轨断了，火车脱轨(off)了。6A.burst BstruckCdestroyed Dburied答案：C解析：工厂被破坏(destroyed)。burst“爆发”，strike“袭击，攻击”，bury“掩埋”，均不符合句意。7A.Except BBesidesCInstead of DBecause of答案：B解析：由第8空后的“other disasters”可知“除了”地震造成的损失之外，还有别的灾难，故B项正确。8A.lonely BlaterCthemselves Ditself答案：D解析：与后面的火灾相对应，强调地震“本身”造成的破坏。
22、9A.follow BcopyCcome Denter答案：A解析：此处表示伴随地震而来的灾害，故填follow表示“跟着”。10A.quakes BdeathsCdifficulties Dresults答案：B解析：由于火灾随之而来，在原来地震造成的房屋倒塌和人员死亡的基础上有更多的房屋倒塌和人员死亡。11A.information BquestionsCdangers Dfrights答案：C解析：由常识可知，地震是很危险的。12A.as a result Bin factCfor example Das well答案：C解析：下面是作者的举例，说明人们为预测地震所做的研究，故选C项。1
23、3A.invented BdiscoveredCfound Dbought答案：A解析：invent指发明原来世上不存在的东西或事物，符合句意。discover“发现”；find“发现，找到”；buy“买”。14A.country BdirectionCways Dcity答案：B解析：预测地震波从什么方向传过来。因而选direction(方向)符合句意。15A.improved BrepairedCprotected Dused答案：D解析：现代的科学家仍然在“使用”张衡发明的地动仪。由still可知D项正确。16A.where BwhenCwhat Dwhy答案：D解析：由后面的“when
24、 and where”判断，此空应选why。17A.speak BtellCtalk Dpoint答案：B解析：此处tell表示“说明白，讲清楚”。18A.make BprepareCstop Dlet答案：C解析：我们已经研究出为什么会发生地震，但无法预测它什么时间，在哪里发生，也无法阻止它发生。stop.(from) doing.“阻止做”。19A.worst BbestCmost Dfastest答案：A解析：由于无法准确预测地震何时发生，故认为其是最严重的灾难之一，由此可知应选worst(最坏的)。20A.However BButCAnd DSo答案：A解析：前后句存在转折关系，but
25、表示转折时不用逗号与其后内容隔开，故B项排除。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。The party began shortly after nine.Mr Wood, who lived in the flat below, sighed to himself as he heard _1_(excite) voices and the noisy music.Luckily, he had brought some work home from the office, with _2_he kept himself busy for a couple of ho
26、urs, thus managing to pay no attention _3_the noise overhead.But by eleven oclock he felt tired and was ready to go to bed though from his _4_( early) experience he knew it was no use _5_(try) to get to sleep.He undressed and _6_( lie) for a while in bed, trying to read, but he found himself reading
27、 the same page over and over again.He then turned off _7_ light and buried his head in the pillow.But even so he could not shut off the noise.Finally, after _8_ seemed hours, his patience was gone.He jumped out of bed, put on some clothing, marched firmly up the stairs, and walked into his neighbors
28、 apartment.The owner of the apartment came across the room and，_9_Mr Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and join us.I know our parties would trouble you.I meant to send you an invitation.” Mr Woods anger disappeared then and there.He said, “Id better go and get changed.” Minutes l
29、ater, he returned，_10_(proper) dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了楼上开派对使Wood先生无法入睡，忍无可忍之后，他去楼上理论，没想到房主邀请Wood先生过来一起玩，等Wood先生换好衣服回来后发现派对已经快结束了。1exciting解析：考查形容词。句意：住在公寓下层的Wood先生听到令人兴奋的声音和嘈杂的音乐，不禁叹了口气。修饰物用ing形式的形容词，表示“令人的”，故填exciting。2which解析：考查非限定性定语从句。句意：幸运的是，他从办公室带
30、了一些工作回来，让自己忙了几个小时，因此没有注意头顶上的噪音。此处为非限定性定语从句，关系词指代先行词some work，在从句中作介词with的宾语，故填which。3to解析：考查固定短语。句意参考上题解析。pay attention to表示“注意”，故填to。4earlier解析：考查形容词比较级。句意：但到了11点，他觉得有些累，准备上床睡觉，尽管从他早些时候的经验来看，努力入睡是没有用的。此处有个隐晦的比较意义，表示“比现在稍早的”，故填earlier。5trying解析：考查非谓语动词。句意参考上题解析。it is no use doing sth.表示“做是没有用的”，其中it
31、为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动名词，故填trying。6lay解析：考查时态。句意：他脱下衣服，躺在床上，想看会儿书，却发现自己翻来覆去只是看同一页。此处动作与前面的undressed是相继发生的，所以用一般过去时，故填lay。7the解析：考查冠词。句意：然后他关灯，把头埋在枕头里。turn off the light表示“关灯”，light前需要加定冠词the表特指，故填the。8what解析：考查宾语从句。句意：最后在过了似乎几个小时之后，他的耐心消失殆尽。此处为宾语从句，从句中seemed缺少主语，表示“的时间”，故填what。9before解析：考查连词。句意：公寓的房主走出房间，还没等Wood先生开口，他就大声说道：“亲爱的朋友，来和我们一起玩吧，我知道我们的派对会给你带来麻烦，我打算给你发个请帖。”根据语境，此处表示“在之前”，故填before。10properly解析：考查副词。句意：几分钟后，他穿着得体地回来了，却发现派对快结束了。修饰形容词dressed用副词，故填properly。
