1、课时作业16The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics.At this time,many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games.The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25,1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics.From then on,publishing stamps during the White Olympic
2、s became a rule.During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936.The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear.It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.In the 1950s,the stamps of this kind
3、 became more colorful.When the White Olympics came,the host countries as well as the nonhost countries published stamps to mark those Games.China also published four stamps in February 1980,when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.Japan is an Asian country that has ever he
4、ld the White Olympics.Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps.People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.文章大意:这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了冬季奥运会也被称为白色奥运会。在这个时候,会发行许多五颜六色的邮票来纪念伟大的奥运会。1The
5、world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games_.Aafter the year 1936Bafter the 3rd White OlympicsCbefore the 3rd White OlympicsDbefore the year 1932答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据第一段的最后两句话The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25,1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Ol
6、ympics.From then on,publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.可知在第三届冬奥会之后,全世界都发行邮票来纪念伟大的世界运动会成为惯例,故选B。2The Winter Olympics is held once_.Aevery two years Bevery three yearsCevery four years Devery five years答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第一段中1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics.以及第二段
7、中During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936.可知1932年为第三届冬奥会,1936年为第四届冬奥会,由此推断出冬奥会每四年举办一次,故选C。3What may appear on the stamps of the Winter Olympics?ABasketball. BTable tennis.CFootball. DSkating.答案:D解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中Different kinds of sports were dr
8、awn on these small stamps.可知不同的体育比赛项目被画在邮票上,只有“滑冰”这个比赛项目会出现在冬奥会上,故选D。In your life,you may have many unforgettable events like winning a prize,going abroad._1_.I was always dreaming of swimming like a fish!At that time,I was so jealous when I saw people swimming._2_Later,one summer afternoon,I follow
9、ed my school buddies to a river,accompanied by my brother.I remember how eagerly I kicked off my shoes and jumped into the cool water.Truthfully,I was not sure what to do but struggle in the water.Luckily,a young swimmer nearby happened to find me and soon I was pulled out.Being out of water,I felt
10、I was transported to the wonder world.Realizing that I was safe and well,I burst into tears._3_I went for another try with my brother.But I feared that I would never become a good swimmer.I stepped carefully into the swimming pool but when the water came up to my stomach,I lost my balance again and
11、fell into the water.I found myself further away from my brother than I thought.The King of Terrors was approaching!Desperately,I kept my eyes wide open and tried to seize my brother by the arm,once,twice,three times.I was shouting and waving my arms exhaustedly.At last,my brother was able to reach o
12、ut his hand to touch me.I got saved again._4_But motivated by the desire to swim,I made my third attempt.I felt my legs paralyzed(瘫痪) on the bank when I faced the big swimming pool.Watching the happy swimmers in the water,I was inspired.Why not have a last try? I took a deep breath and confidently w
13、ent forward.As I was going deeper into the water,I made great efforts to control my thoughts,so I could keep the balance._5_I was able to swim!Yes,I was able to swim!All of a sudden,a feeling of satisfaction was running high.ABut for me,the most unusual event is learning how to swim.BI would never g
14、o swimming again after two unpleasant experiences.CDont be afraid of the hardships in front of you.DAnyway,my dream never ended.EI told myself that I would be one of them one day.FTo my amazement,I made it!GI always believe “Where there is a will,there is a way.”文章大意:本文为记叙文。本文叙述作者最难忘的事情是学习游泳的经历。作者梦想
15、像鱼一样游泳,虽然有两次差点儿被淹死,但出于对游泳的渴望作者最终学会了游泳。说明只要坚持一定能做到。1A解析:考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据上文“In your life,you may have many unforgettable events like winning a prize,going abroad.”可知,每个人都有难忘的事情。分析选项A“But for me,the most unusual event is learning how to swim.”可知,对于“我”来说,最不寻常的是学习如何游泳。通读全文可知,作者下文描述的是自己学习游泳的经历。故选A。2E解析
16、:考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空格前的“I was always dreaming of swimming like a fish!At that time,I was so jealous when I saw people swimming.” 可知,“我”一直梦想着像鱼一样游泳!当“我”看到人们游泳时,非常羡慕。根据下文作者努力学习游泳的事,可推断出作者渴望有一天会游泳。分析选项E(我告诉自己有一天我会成为他们中的一员。)符合语境,故选E。3D解析:考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。上文叙述作者梦想有一天能像鱼一样游泳,但由于太心急掉进水中差点儿淹死,却没有屈服。空格后“I w
17、ent for another try with my brother.”可知,我和哥哥又去了。由此可知,作者从没放弃实现游泳的梦想。分析选项可知D(总之,我的梦想从未结束)符合语境,故选D。4B解析:考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空后的内容“But motivated by the desire to swim,I made my third attempt” 可知,出于游泳的欲望,我做了第三次尝试。“my third attempt”与B项中的“two unpleasant experiences”对应“But”为转折连词,可知前面有两次不愉快的经历,就再也不去游泳了,与But后的
18、意思相反。分析选项,可知B(两次不愉快的经历之后,我再也不会去游泳了)符合语境。故选B。5F解析:考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空后的“I was able to swim!Yes,I was able to swim!”可知作者对于自己会游泳感到惊讶。分析选项可知F(令我惊讶的是,我做到了!)符合语境,故选F。Though the sun was shining,it was still cold here in the mountains.I was _1_ home along the clear roads.The last _2_ had been over a week a
19、go but down the sides of the hills lining the highway,there were still _3_ walls of ice.As I started to round a sharp turn,I _4_ that a large piece of ice had broken off and fallen onto the road.I _5_ turned my car to the other lane(车道) to _6_ it.After I did it,I noticed a small dog was walking in m
20、y former lane just beyond where the ice had_7_.If I had still been in that lane,I would have surely _8_ him.Slowing down,I honked(按喇叭) and the dog was _9_.He looked at me for a moment and then _10_the road and got into the safety of the woods.I pulled over to a_11_place and parked.Then I walked back
21、 to the ice and moved it_12_the road so that no one would hit it.As I walked back to my car,I looked up at the_13_.The clouds had just parted again to_14_the sun to shine through.I smiled and_15_fate(命运) for putting that ice just where it needed to be to keep me from hitting that little dog.As I_16_
22、driving home,I started thinking of all the times that the traffic in my life must have been redirected(重新定向)How many times had I been the small dog walking into traffic only to have the “ice” so I wouldnt be _17_? How many times had fate given me another_18_to find my way back to the right path with
23、out being _19_?Fate_20_us all so much.So lets live wisely and thankfully.文章大意:本文为夹叙夹议文。作者叙述了一次在冬季山路上开车回家的经历。从而感慨命运如此爱我们所有人,我们要明智而感恩地生活。1A.moving Bstepping Cdriving Dwalking答案:C解析:考查动词辨析。A.moving移动;B.stepping迈步,走;C.driving开车;D.walking步行。根据下文I _5_ turned my car to the other lane(车道) to _6_ it.可知,此处指“我
24、正沿着畅通无阻的道路开车回家”。故C选项正确。2A.flood Brain Caccident Dsnow答案:D解析:考查名词辨析。A.flood洪水;B.rain雨;C.accident事故;D.snow雪。根据下文there were still _3_ walls of ice.可知,此处指“上一场雪已经下了一个多星期了”。故D选项正确。3A.huge Bstrange Ccolorful Dshort答案:A解析:考查形容词辨析。A.huge巨大的;B.strange奇怪的;C.colorful多彩的;D.short短的。根据下文I _4_ that a large piece of
25、 ice had broken off and fallen onto the road.可知,此处指“但是在高速公路两旁的山坡上,仍然有巨大的冰墙”。故A选项正确。4A.heard BnoticedCremembered Dguessed答案:B解析:考查动词辨析。A.heard听到;B.noticed注意到;C.remembered记得;D.guessed猜想。句意:当我开始急转弯时,我注意到一大块冰裂开落在了路上。故B选项正确。5A.quickly Bbravely Csadly Dfrequently答案:A解析:考查副词辨析。A.quickly快速地;B.bravely勇敢地;C.s
26、adly悲伤地;D.frequently频繁地。句意:我迅速把车转到另一条车道。故A选项正确。6A.catch Bsee Cremind Dmiss答案:D解析:考查动词辨析。A.catch抓住;B.see看见;C.remind提醒;D.miss避开(不愉快的事)。句意:我迅速把车转向另一条车道,想避开它。故D选项正确。7A.changed BdisappearedCfallen Dformed答案:C解析:考查动词辨析。A.changed改变;B.disappeared消失;C.fallen掉落;D.formed形成。句意:在我这样做之后,我注意到一条小狗正走在我原来的车道上,就在冰面掉落的
27、地方。故C选项正确。8A.pulled Bcaught Cbeaten Dhit答案:D解析:考查动词辨析。A.pulled拉;B.caught抓住;C.beaten击打;D.hit撞击。句意:如果我还在那条车道上,我肯定会撞到它。故D选项正确。9A.interested BtiredCshocked Dbored答案:C解析:考查形容词辨析。A.interested感兴趣的;B.tired疲惫的;C.shocked震惊的;D.bored烦恼的。句意:我放慢速度,按了喇叭,这条狗被吓到了。故C选项正确。10A.got on Bran offClooked at Dturned around答案
28、:B解析:考查动词短语辨析。A.got on上车;B.ran off跑开;C.looked at看;D.turned around转身。句意:它看了我一会儿,然后跑出马路,躲进了安全的树林里。故B选项正确。11A.safe Bquiet Cwarm Dlonely答案:A解析:考查形容词辨析。A.safe安全的;B.quiet安静的;C.warm温暖的;D.lonely寂寞的。句意:我把车停在一个安全的地方。故A选项正确。12A.onto Boff Cover Dbeneath答案:B解析:考查(介)副词辨析。A.onto到上面;B.off切断,走开;C.over在上方;D.beneath在下
29、方。句意:然后我走回到冰块那里,把它从路上挪开,这样就不会有人撞到它了。故B选项正确。13A.building BtreeCsky Dmountain答案:C解析:考查名词辨析。A.building建筑物;B.tree树;C.sky天空;D.mountain大山。根据下文The clouds had just parted again to _14_ the sun to shine through.可知,此处指“我抬头看着天空”。故C选项正确。14A.allow Boffer Csend Dadvise答案:A解析:考查动词辨析。A.allow允许;B.offer提供;C.send发送;D.
30、advise建议。句意:云刚刚散开,让太阳照耀下来。故A选项正确。15A.called Bthanked Clearned Dasked答案:B解析:考查动词辨析。A.called呼唤;B.thanked感谢;C.learned了解;D.asked询问。句意:我笑了笑,感谢命运把冰放在它该在的位置,让我没有撞到那只小狗。故B选项正确。16A.imagined BsuggestedCpracticed Dcontinued答案:D解析:考查动词辨析。A.imagined想象;B.suggested建议;C.practiced练习;D.continued继续。句意:当我继续开车回家的时候,我开始想
31、我生命中所有交通都被重新定向了的时刻。故D选项正确。17A.got over Bturned overCrun over Dpushed over答案:C解析:考查动词短语辨析。A.got over越过;B.turned over翻身;C.run over碾过;D.pushed over推倒。句意:有多少次,我如同一只走在车流中的小狗,却因为“冰”而没有被碾过?故C选项正确。18A.chance Bjob Cfriend Dchallenge答案:A解析:考查名词辨析。A.chance机会;B.job工作;C.friend朋友;D.challenge挑战。句意:多少次命运又给了我一次机会?故A
32、选项正确。19A.followed BhurtCdirected Dpushed答案:B解析:考查动词辨析。A.followed跟随;B.hurt伤害;C.directed指导;D.pushed推。句意:多少次命运又给了我一次机会,让我在不受伤害的情况下找到正确的路?故B选项正确。20A.answers BremembersCpraises Dloves答案:D解析:考查动词辨析。A.answers回答;B.remembers记得;C.praises表扬;D.loves爱。句意:命运如此爱我们所有人。故D选项正确。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。Many kin
33、ds of dinosaurs bones _1_ (find) recently by Chinese scientists in Nanyang county,Henan Province._2_the scientists inspected the bones,they were surprised _3_ (spot) these dinosaurs could not only run _4_the others but also climb the trees.Dinosaurs died _5_ suddenly around 60 million years ago.Some
34、 scientists think _6_came after an _7_ (expect) incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth _8_put too much dust into the air.Others think the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any _9_ (much)Nobody knows _10_sure why and how dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short ti
35、me.文章大意:这是一篇说明文。介绍了人们对于恐龙灭绝的不同观点。1have_been_found解析:考查现在完成时和语态。句意:最近,科学家在河南省南阳县发现了很多恐龙骨骼。由“recently”可知,本句为现在完成时,主语为Many kinds of dinosaurs bones和动词find是被动关系,所以用被动语态。故填have been found。2When解析:考查连词。句意:当科学家们检查这些骨头时,他们惊讶地发现这些恐龙不仅能像其他恐龙一样奔跑,而且还能爬树。分析句子可知,空处缺少从属连词,根据句意,应填从属连词when。故填 When。3to_spot解析:考查动词不定
36、式。句意:当科学家们检查这些骨头时,他们惊讶地发现这些恐龙不仅能像其他恐龙一样奔跑,而且还能爬树。be surprised to do sth.“惊讶地做某事”。故填to spot。4like解析:考查介词。句意:当科学家们检查这些骨头时,他们惊讶地发现这些恐龙不仅能像其他恐龙一样奔跑,而且还能爬树。分析句子可知,空处应填介词like。故填like。5out解析:考查副词。句意:恐龙在6千万年前突然灭绝。die out“灭绝”符合句意。故填out。6it解析:考查代词。句意:一些科学家认为恐龙灭绝是在一个意外事件之后发生的,当时宇宙中的一块巨石击中地球,在空气中扬起太多的灰尘。分析句子可知,宾
37、语从句缺少主语,根据句意,主语指的是恐龙灭绝,所以用it来指代。故填it。7unexpected解析:考查形容词。句意:一些科学家认为恐龙灭绝是在一个意外事件之后发生的,当时宇宙中的一块巨石击中地球,在空气中扬起太多的灰尘。unexpected为形容词修饰名词accident且符合句意。故填unexpected。8and解析:考查连词。句意:一些科学家认为恐龙灭绝是在一个意外事件之后发生的,当时宇宙中的一块巨石撞击地球,在空气中扬起太多的灰尘。分析句子可知,本句缺少连词来连接hit和put。hit与put为并列关系。故填and。9more解析:考查固定短语。句意:其他人则认为地球太热了,恐龙无
38、法再生存下去。not. any more“不再”为固定短语。本句的否定词隐含在前文的too.to.“太而不能”中。故填more。10for解析:考查介词。句意:没人确切地知道恐龙是如何在这么短的时间内从地球上消失的。for sure“确定地”为固定短语。故填for。假定你是李华,你市将举办国际马拉松比赛,请你给外教John发一封电子邮件,邀请他一起报名参加。内容主要包括:1告知马拉松比赛的具体信息;2说明邀请理由;3希望对方参加。注意:1.词数80左右(开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数);2可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇:马拉松marathonDear John,Im pleased
39、to tell you that an international marathon will take place in our city.I_know_you_love_sport_and_Id_like_to_invite_you_to_run_with_me.The_activity_will_be_held_on_February_20_along_the_newlybuilt_Zhongshan_Road.It_will_start_at_7:30_am_and_end_at_11:30_am,lasting_for_four_hours.Over_five_hundred_peo
40、ple_will_take_part_in_it.How_nice!The_marathon_is_not_only_an_activity_for_exercising,but_also_for_entertaining.Im_sure_that_we_would_have_great_fun.Besides,its_also_a_chance_to_make_new_friends_with_those_who_have_the_same_interests_as_us.It_would_be_great_if_you_could_come.Im_looking_forward_to_hearing_from_you.Yours,Li Hua