1、课时分层作业(一).单词拼写1This kind of tool is essential to the work.2Your former employer(雇主) recommends you for this post.3I learned about it from your advertisement in the newspaper.4The police have examined the gun for fingerprints.5In that crazy time，my mood(情绪) went up and down like an elevator.6For amus
2、ement(娱乐)，we go to the movies once a week.7You should learn how to entertain yourself and enjoy your life.8What impressed you most about the show?9He deserves(应受到) the honour and we should learn from him.10They appear not to have any concept(概念) of personal space.阅读理解AKatieFrom AmericaI ran into qui
3、te a few language problems while vacationing (度假) with my family last summer.The most embarrassing was when my mom apologized to the people we were staying with because her “pants were dirty”They looked at her in amazement，not knowing how to react.You see，Mom had fallen over and gotten mud on her je
4、ans.But in Britain，“pants”means underpants or knickers(内裤)，not trousers as it does back home.DavidFrom BritainI went to stay with a friend on the west coast last summer.Her flat was on the first floor of a highrise building so I got the lift up.Then I wandered round for ages looking for her flat but
5、 couldnt find it.Fed up and tired，I finally had to go out to find a phone box.She explained that her flat was on the first floor，which for me meant the ground floor.TomFrom AmericaWhen I asked for the “restroom”in a big department store，people kept directing(指引) me to a room with seats where I could
6、 sit and “rest”It took me years to get through to (使明白)someone that I only wanted the toilet!MaryFrom BritainLast summer we went on a twoweek family touring holiday，so Dad hired a car over the Internet.This was an old vehicle and there turned out to be lots of things wrong with it.When he phoned the
7、 hire company and tried to explain that the lock on the boot was broken，they thought he was talking about footwear！He had no idea their word for “boot”was “trunk”In the end we went to a garage and just solved the problem.【语篇解读】本文通过分享几个有趣的小故事，说明英式英语和美式英语间存在的文化差异。1Hearing Katies mothers words，Katies f
8、riends were in amazement because .AKaties mother got mud on her jeansBKaties mothers underpants were dirtyCthey mistook “pants”in American for underpantsDthey didnt know EnglishC推理判断题。Mom had fallen over and gotten mud on her jeans.妈妈摔倒了，裤子上沾到了泥。my mom apologized to the people we were staying with b
9、ecause her “pants were dirty”。妈妈因此向和我们一起的人表示抱歉。But in Britain，“pants”means underpants or knickers(内裤)，not trousers as it does back home.英式英语中，pants特指内裤，语义差异使得英国人产生了误解，故选C。2Which of the following words is from British English?APants. BGround floor.CRestroom. DTrunk.B细节理解题。A、C、D三个选项在英式和美式英语中都有，只是意思不同，
10、而B项只在英式英语中出现，故选B。3When Tom asked for the “restroom”，the people around him thought .Ahe wanted to have a restBhe wanted the toiletChe wanted a chairDhe wanted to go to a department storeA推理判断题。When I asked for the “restroom” in a big department store，people kept directing(指引) me to a room with seats
11、where I could sit and “rest”当汤姆寻找“restroom”时，周围的人把他带到了一个有椅子的房间，在那里可以坐着休息，周围人认为他是想要休息了，故选A。BIn the age of Amazon and the Internet，the idea of going to a public library to borrow a book may seem ever more unusual and oldfashioned in many parts of the world，but one country，at least，is holding on it tig
12、htly：the Czech Republic.There are libraries everywhere you look in the country.There is one library for every 1,971 Czech citizensfour times as many，relative to population，as the average European country，and 10 times as many as the United States，which has one for every 19,583 people.Why so many Czec
13、h libraries？Well，for decades they were mandatoryevery community，from a big city down to a tiny village，was required by law to have one.The law was enacted in 1919，soon after Czechoslovakia emerged as an independent country.The library law survived the German occupation and the breakup with Slovakia
14、in the early 1990s.What it couldnt survive was budget pressure.To save money，the requirement was dropped in 2001，when there were about 6,019 libraries in the country；since then，about 11 percent have been combined or closed.Now，the surviving Czech libraries are doing what they can to stay vibrant (生气
15、勃勃的) and relevant.They serve as local meeting places，they organize reading clubs and art exhibits and offer computer literacy (读写)courses，and they welcome groups of schoolchildren and retirtees during the day.But mostly，they do what 92 percent of Czechs still want them to go on doing: They lend book
16、s.【语篇解读】文章介绍了捷克数量惊人的图书馆以及拥有如此多图书馆背后的原因，以及后来由于资金短缺，大约11%的图书馆被合并或关闭，现在的捷克人最常去图书馆借书的事实。4What is the first paragraph mainly about?AThe rise and fall of Czech libraries.BThe difficulties Czech libraries face.CThe transformation of library services in Czech.DThe amazing number of Czech libraries.D主旨大意题。根据
17、第一段最后一句“There is one library for every 1,971 Czech citizensfour times as many，relative to population，as the average European country，and 10 times as many as the United States，which has one for every 19,583 people.(每1 971名捷克公民就拥有一座图书馆，是欧洲平均水平的4倍，是美国的10倍，美国每19 583人拥有一座图书馆。)”可知第一段主要介绍数量惊人的捷克图书馆。故选D。5Wh
18、at does the underlined word “mandatory”in Paragraph 2 mean?AEssential. BAvailable.CCompulsory. DParticular.C词义猜测题。根据下文“every community，from a big city down to a tiny village，was required by law to have one.(法律要求每个社区，从大城市到小村庄，都必须有一个。)”可知捷克图书馆是法律强制要求的，是强制性的，故选C。6Whats the reason for Czech libraries co
19、mbination or close?AThe money shortage.BThe German occupation.CThe governments policy.DThe breakup with Slovakia.A细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“To save money，the requirement was dropped in 2001，when there were about 6,019 libraries in the country；since then，about 11 percent have been combined or closed.”可知为了省钱，要求
20、在2001年被降了下来，当时这个国家大约有6 019座图书馆；从那时起，大约11%被合并或关闭。即捷克图书馆合并或关闭的原因是资金短缺。故选A。7According to the text，people go to todays Czech libraries most often to .Aadmire works of artBborrow booksCjoin reading clubsDlearn computer skillsB推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“But mostly，they do what 92 percent of Czechs still want them t
21、o go on doing: They lend books.”可知，大部分图书馆仍旧向外借书，因此推断现在的捷克人去图书馆最经常做的是借书。故选B。.阅读七选五I have been lucky enough to be right next to dolphins playing in perfect surf，using the power of the waves to travel even faster than they normally swim.There is no doubt that they are enjoying themselves and，though I c
22、ant swim like a dolphin， 1 .Bodysurfing involves riding on a wave with no help from any device(装置)such as a surfboard，which makes it the “purest”form of surfing.In fact，it is one of very few extreme sportsfree climbing and cliff diving are others 2 .However，it is more enjoyable and safer if you use
23、flippers (脚蹼)This is because they enable you to swim faster，and so catch waves and surf along them more easily. 3 .Another aid is a handboard，a minisurf board about the size of an iron，held in one hand to generate more speed along the wave.To catch a wave，swim to where the waves break and，as one app
24、roaches，start swimming towards the beach.You must try to travel at the same speed as the wave and，if you do it correctly，you will feel the wave lifting you and pushing you forwards. 4 .Bodysurfing is not a professional sport， 5 the Pipeline Bodysurfing.Classicheld each year at the legendary Banzai P
25、ipeline in Hawaii.Local bodysurfers compete against athletes from places such as Australia，Brazil，Japan or France，in terrifying walls of water above the sharp coral reef.For me no other sport is as much fun as bodysurfing.Theres a good reason why dolphins choose not to use surfboards!AThen try and s
26、urf along the surface of the waveBI can experience this same fun when bodysurfingCbut it does have its own unofficial world championshipDthat can be practised by using nothing but the human bodyEwhich is looked down on by professional athletes，howeverFFamous bodyboarders in the great surfing history
27、 have also competedGA wetsuit is also advisable to use unless you are bodysurfing in tropical (热带的)seas【语篇解读】文章介绍了人体冲浪。1B上文提示“虽然我不会像海豚一样游泳，但我不怀疑他们玩得很开心”。承接上文，B项“I can experience this same fun when bodysurfing(当身体冲浪时我可以体验同样的乐趣)”切题。故选B。2D分析句子结构“In fact，it is one of very few extreme sportsfree climbing
28、 and cliff diving are others .”可知本题应在C/D/E中选，再根据前半句“事实上，攀岩和悬崖跳水是少有的几种无极限运动之一”，承接前半句，D项“that can be practised by using nothing but the human body(这只能通过使用人体来实现)”切题。故选D。3G第三段第一句提示“然而，如果你使用脚蹼，它会更有趣、更安全。”再根据空格下文提示“另一种辅助工具是一个冲浪板，一个小冲浪板，大约有一个熨斗那么大，一只手拿着它可以在海浪中产生更快的速度。”承接上下文，G项“A wetsuit is also advisable t
29、o use unless you are bodysurfing in tropical(热 带的)seas(除非你是在热带海域冲浪，否则潜水服也是明智的选择)”切题。该项中的also将上下文联系在一起。故选G。4A上文提示“你必须试着以和波浪相同的速度前进，如果你做对了，你会感觉到波浪把你举起来，推动你前进”。承接上文，A项“Then try and surf along the surface of the wave(然后试着沿着波浪表面冲浪)”切题。该项中的then将前后句连在一起。故选A。5C分析句子结构“Bodysurfing is not a professional sport， ”可知本题应在C/D/E中选择，D已经选走，再根据前半句“人体冲浪不是一项职业运动”，承接前半句，C项“but it does have its own unofficial world championship(但它有自己的非官方世界锦标赛)”切题。故选C。