1、UNIT 8Period Six基础练单词拼写1I needed the _(情感的) support he was giving me.2If you do wrong, you _(应受) severe punishment.3He was the most distinguished _(学者) in his field.4His dog has been _(毒害) to death.5He polished his glasses with a(n) _(手帕).6In 1915, many rich and _(贵族的) families built houses there.7H
2、ow can I _(说服) my boss to invest in our ideas?8Hopefully Jane will understand and _(原谅) you, if she really loves you.9The _(篱笆) marked the boundary between my property and hers.【答案】1emotional2deserve3scholar4poisoned5handkerchief6noble7convince8forgive9fence单句语法填空1Its true that he made a mistake but
3、 he hardly deserves _(lose) his job.2The library attracts thousands of _(scholar) and researchers.3_ celebration of Fathers Day this Sunday, USA TODAY asked readers to share the best advice their dads ever gave them.4Ive been trying to convince him _(see) a doctor.5He said to himself, “I shall go to
4、 my father and ask for his _(forgive). ”6The theme park you are probably most familiar _ is Disneyland.7_ many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.8He first apologized _ me for being late due to the reception of his clients.9If
5、 she had been aware that the mushroom was _(poison), she wouldnt have picked it for dinner.10She made an _(emotion) public appeal on her sons behalf.【答案】1losing2scholars3In4to see5forgiveness6with7In8to9poisonous10emotional完成句子1I only take on work that excites me, _ it means turning down lots of mon
6、ey.我只承接让我感兴趣的工作，即使这意味着损失很多钱。2_ the police caught the young man who had robbed the bank.过了五个月警察才抓住那个抢银行的年轻人。3Most employees had long service with the company and _ our products.绝大部分雇员在公司供职多年，熟悉我们的产品。4You need to _ the teacher for being late for class.你应该为上课迟到一事向老师道歉。【答案】1even if/though2It was five mo
7、nths before3were familiar with4make an apology to提升练阅读理解Poetry is one of the important art forms of literature, and is an easy way to express your feelings. Besides, everyone understands it in their own way. Some find relief in poems, some read them simply for peace, some read poems for simple artis
8、tic pleasure.There are some special features of poetry, which make it quite different from other forms of literature. First of all, poems have rhythmic patterns. Generally, most parts of a poem follow the same form of rhythm. Poems may have rhyme, but they dont have to. The lines are neatly arranged
9、 together so that they express a particular feeling or emotion.There can be various types of poems but according to the pattern or the form, there are mainly three types：Lyrics: The lyric mainly concentrates on human thoughts and emotions rather than a story. Lyrics always bear song-like appeal. The
10、se are mainly short poems. Popular lyric poem forms are the elegy, the ode and the sonnet. William Shakespeare, Edmund Waller and Keats are some of the greatest lyric writers of all times.Narrative poems: This type of poetry tells a story. Narrative poems are usually long poems. Epics and ballads fa
11、ll under this type. Some of the greatest epic poets are John Milton, Dante, Edgar Allan Poe, Alexander Pope, William Shakespeare, etc.Dramatic poems: Any drama that is written in verse is a dramatic poem. These poems generally tell a story. Black verse, dramatic monologues and closet drama belong to
12、 this type. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson are some of the great dramatic poets.Whatever the form is, one thing, which cannot be denied, is that poetry is one of the most powerful tools to express our feelings.()1What do we know about lyrics?They are similar to songs.They us
13、ually tell stories.They are not very long.The sonnet is a type of lyrics.ABCD()2Which of the following belongs to narrative poetry?AThe elegy. BThe monologue.CThe epic. DThe ode.()3This passage is written mainly to _.Atell us some simple facts about poetryBteach us how to write poemsCgive some advic
14、e on reading poemsDmake us interested in poems【语篇解读】本文主要讲了诗歌的一些特点和诗歌的几种分类及其代表人物。1D推理判断题。根据文章第四段可知，抒情诗主要表达人的思想和情感而不是讲述故事，具有歌曲的特点，通常比较短，挽歌、颂歌、十四行诗都属于抒情诗。故选D项。2C细节理解题。根据第五段“Epics and ballads fall under this type. ”可知答案。故选C项。3A目的意图题。这篇文章向我们介绍了诗的特点、分类等一些基本知识。故选A项。完形填空My kids and I were heading into the s
15、upermarket over the weekend. On the way, we found a man holding a piece of paper that said, “_1_ my job. Family to Feed. ”At this store, a sight like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and made a comment on how bad it must be to have to stand _2_ in the cold wind.In the store, I asked ea
16、ch of my kids to _3_ something they thought our “friend” there would appreciate. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a _4_. I thought about it. We were _5_ on cash ourselves, butwell, sometimes giving from our need instead of our abundance is _
17、6_ what we need to do! All the kids declared something they could do away with for the week.When we handed him the bag of _7_, he lit up and thanked us with _8_ eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for _9_ his family might need, he burst into tears.This has been a wonderful
18、_10_ for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can _11_! Things would have played out so _12_ if I had simply said, “No, we really dont have _13_ to give more. ” Stepping out not only helped a brother in _14_, it also gave my kids the _15_ taste of helping others. Itll go a l
19、ong way with them.()1ALostBChangedCQuitDFinished()2AoutsideBproudlyCbyDangrily()3AdrawBsayCarrangeDpick()4AdollarBjobChot mealDgift card()5AeasyBlowCsoftDloose()6AyetBevenCstillDjust()7AtoysBmedicineCfoodDclothes()8AsleepyBwateryCcuriousDsharp()9AwhoeverBwhateverCwhicheverDwhenever()10AexperienceBex
20、ampleCmessageDadventure()11Adepend onBrespectClearn fromDhelp()12AsuddenlyBvividlyCdifferentlyDperfectly()13AtimeBpowerCpatienceDmoney()14AfearBloveCneedDmemory()15AstrongBsweetCstrangeDsimple【语篇解读】周末作者带着孩子们去超市，在门口遇到了一位需要帮助的人。于是作者和孩子们向他伸出了援助之手，孩子们按照自己的想法给了这个人帮助。这件事会给孩子们带来长久的影响，陪伴他们走过长长的人生路。1A考查动词。根据
21、语境可知，纸上写着“失去了工作，有一家人要养活”。lose ones job表示“某人失去了工作”，符合题意。故选A项。2A考查副词。句意：不得不站在“外面的(outside)”寒风中一定是一件非常糟糕的事情。此处指这个人站在超市外面的寒风中乞讨。故选A项。3D考查动词。句意：进入商店，我要孩子们每人挑选出一件东西。此处表达“从众多的商品中挑出一个”，要用pick。故选D项。4D考查名词短语。根据第四段第二句的“the gift card”可知D项正确。故选D项。5B考查形容词。句意：我们自己的钱也快用完了。be low on sth. 意为“某物快耗尽了”。故选B项。6D考查副词。句意：从我
22、们所需要的东西中，而不是从我们富有的东西中拿出些来给别人，这“正是(just)”我们需要做的。故选D项。7C根据上文提到的“apples，a sandwich and a bottle of juice”可知，此处应该是我们递给他一袋子吃的东西。故选C项。8B考查形容词。句意：收到我们的食物后，这个人一下子高兴起来，眼含着泪水对我们表示了感谢。with watery eyes意为“泪眼汪汪地”。sleepy困乏的；curious好奇的；sharp锋利的，锐利的。故选B项。9B考查疑问词。句意：我告诉他可以用这张卡来为他家买可能需要的东西。空格处的引导词在该从句中作宾语，表示物且无范围限制，要用
23、whatever引导。故选B项。10A考查名词。句意：这件事对我们一家来说是一次非常好的经历。experience在此处指“经历”，符合语境。故选A项。11D考查动词。句意：多少天以来孩子们一直在寻找我们能够“帮助(help)”的人。故选D项。12C考察副词。句意：如果那时我简单地对他们说，我们没有多余的钱给别人，事情的发展就“不一样(differently)”了。故选C项。13D考查名词。根据上文帮助那位“朋友”的经历可知，此处应该是表达“我们没有多余的钱给别人”。故选D项。14C考查名词。根据语境可知，帮助了一位生活困难的兄弟。in need意为“生活困难的”。故选C项。15B考查形容词。
24、句意：这件事让孩子们品尝到了帮助别人的美妙滋味。sweet taste意为“美妙的滋味”，符合语境。故选B项。语法填空Also 1. _(know) as “paper paintings” and “painted pictures”， New Year paintings are 2. _ unique art form in Chinese folk culture. The paintings are called “New Year paintings” because they are 3. _(most) posted during the Chinese New Year ho
25、liday 4. _ decoration and they are also a symbol of New Years greetings.New Year paintings 5. _(appear) around the Tang Dynasty, replacing the previous door pictures 6. _(feature) the gods believed to be able to protect the residents and drive away ghosts. In the Song Dynasty, New Year paintings wer
26、e created on a large scale. With the advancement of printing technology，the content and forms of New Year paintings became 7. _(vary). The development of the paintings matured in the Ming and Qing dynasties, 8. _ the art hit its heyday(全盛期).Traditional printing 9. _(method) of New Year paintings inc
27、lude woodblock printing, stone-block printing, offset(胶印) printing, traditional Chinese painting, watercolour painting and sketches, etc. Woodblock-printed New Year paintings 10. _(be) the most popular and interesting ones.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了中国的传统文化艺术之一年画的用途、起源和分类，彰显了中国元素。1known考查过去分词。空前无主语，故填非谓语动词
28、。be known as意为“作为而知名”。故填known。2a考查冠词。此处表示泛指，故填不定冠词。unique的发音不是以元音音素开头的。故填a。3mostly考查词性转化。修饰谓语动词用副词。mostly意为“通常，多半，大部分”。故填mostly。4for考查介词。此处表示目的。故填for。5appeared考查时态。根据语境可知，年画大约起源于唐代。此处表示过去发生的动作，使用一般过去时。故填appeared。6featuring考查现在分词。分析句子结构可知，空处作定语修饰“door pictures”。“door pictures”与feature之间存在逻辑上的主谓关系，故填动词的-ing形式作定语。故填featuring。7various考查词性转化。在本句的系表结构中，作表语的应是形容词。various意为“多种多样的”。故填various。8when考查连词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词为“the Ming and Qing dynasties”，且从句中缺少时间状语。故填when。9methods考查名词复数。从后文可知，年画的制作工艺有很多种，故填method的复数形式。故填methods。10are考查主谓一致。由主语paintings可知，谓语动词应使用复数。且此处是对客观情况的陈述，应用一般现在时。故填are。