1、课后限时作业(十八)语言知识练.单句语法填空1The young man sitting (sit) there is the editor of the campus newspaper.2Where do you suggest the museum (should) be built (build)?3The bus was held up by the snowstorm, causing (cause) the delay.4We all should try to bring the pollution to an end.5As a child,Jack studied in a
2、 village school, which is named after his grandfather.6The old man didnt go out for a walk in freezing (freeze) weather.7Its the people at the top who make the decisions.8The thief was caught on the spot while he was stealing the car.9You should be careful when driving on a foggy (fog) road.10Work h
3、as begun on the construction (construct) of the new airport.句型训练1你猜今天下午谁会来? Who do you guess will come here this afternoon?2昨晚被邀请参加你晚会的那些客人是谁呀?Who were the guests invited to your party last night?3在街上看到一只老虎是很奇怪的。It was very strange to see a tiger in the street.4我不会离开这儿,直到你让我离开。I wont leave here unti
4、l you ask me to .5只是为了省一点钱而买最便宜品牌的电脑不明智。 It doesnt make sense/It makes no sense to buy the cheapest brand of computer just to save a few dollars.高考题型练.阅读理解AStonehenge, the worldfamous circle of stone columns, may have had a brother, a much bigger, older brother.Researchers of University of Bradford
5、announced they had discovered about 100 stones covering several acres. They thought these stones had been built around 4,500 years ago. The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project discovered the monument, which is near Durrington Walls and also known as “superhenge”. Stonehenge, which is believed to ha
6、ve been completed 3,500 years ago, is about 2 miles away. “What we are starting to see is the largest surviving stone monument that has ever been discovered in Britain and possibly in Europe,” said Vince Gaffney.The evidence was found under 3 feet of earth. Some of the stones are thought to have sto
7、od 15 feet tall.“Our radar data has shown an amazing row of up to 90 standing stones, a number of which have survived after being pushed over, and a large bank placed over the stones,” said Professor Wolfgang Neubauer, director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Vir
8、tual Archaeology.“In the east, up to 30 stoneshave survived below,” he said. “The extraordinary scale and details of the evidence produced by the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project are changing greatly our understanding of Stonehenge and the world around it,” Neubauer added.“Everything written bef
9、ore about the Stonehenge landscape and the ancient monuments within it will need to be rewritten,” said Paul Garwood, a scientist and lead historian on the project at the University of Birmingham. The findings were announced on the first day of the British Science Festival being held at the Universi
10、ty of Bradford.语篇导读本文介绍了研究者在英国的巨石阵附近发现的一个规模更大的巨石阵。1How many years is the superhenge older than the Stonehenge?AAbout 1,000 years. BAbout 2,500 years.CAbout 3,500 years. DAbout 4,500 years.解析 A数字计算题。根据第二段第二句可知,超级巨石阵是在大约4 500年前建造的;而根据第二段第四句可知,巨石阵是3 500年前建造的;因此超级巨石阵早了大约1 000年,故选A项。2What do people know
11、about the superhenge?AIts larger than Stonehenge.BIt stands to the east of Stonehenge.CIts stone weighs as much as 15 tons.DIt is made up of about 90 stones.解析 A细节理解题。根据第一段中的bigger可知,超级巨石阵比巨石阵大,故选A项。3Where can people see the superhenge?ABehind the Stonehenge.BUnderground.CIn the forest.DNear the rad
12、ar.解析 B细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知,这个超级巨石阵在地下,故选B项。4Why will everything written about the Stonehenge need to be rewritten?ABecause the details of superhenge will change peoples understanding of Stonehenge.BBecause a number of stones were pushed over, and a large bank was placed over the stones.CBecause directo
13、r of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology thought it was really necessary.DBecause the Stonehenge has so many really beautiful stones around and below it.解析 A细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知,这个更大规模的超级巨石阵的发现,改变了人们对巨石阵原有的认知,故选A项。BGetting around in Canada is fairly easy
14、. Most cities have urban transportation systems, including buses, streetcars and trains, and some of the larger cities also have subways.You can board the transportation at regular stops along the routes. Some let you pay in cash, others require tickets. If you dont have a ticket for the bus, you mu
15、st pay the right amount of money. This is because the driver does not carry any change. Once you get settled, you may want to buy a monthly pass or a package of tickets to save money. You can buy subway tickets at the subway station.If you have to take several buses or change subways on a single tri
16、p, you do not need to pay money each time. Simply ask the driver for a transfer, or pick one up from the machine on the subway platform.If you are not sure where to board the bus or the streetcar, just ask someone, or follow the crowd. Its usually at the front of the bus, where you show your pass to
17、 the driver. When using public transportation, Canadians line up. First come, first served, is a common approach to many activities in Canada.Maps of routes and schedules are usually available from the public transit company in your area, and there may also be a telephone information line. You may w
18、ant to ask someone for the name of the transit company in the area where you live, and then look it up in your telephone book.语篇导读本文为说明文,介绍了加拿大的交通系统。5What does this passage mainly talk about?AHow to use public transportation in Canada.BHow to save money when travelling.CWhere to find subways in larg
19、e cities.DHow public transit companies work.解析 A主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知,本文主要介绍了在加拿大乘坐公交车、地铁等交通工具的方式,故选A项。6Whats the benefit of buying a monthly pass or a package of tickets?AYou can take a bus whenever you want.BYou can go wherever you like.CYou can spend less money.DYou can have comfortable seats.解析 C细节理解题。
20、根据第二段倒数第二句可知,买月票或一套票可以省钱,故选C项。7What should you do if you have to change subways on a single trip?AYou have to pay each time.BYou should buy another ticket from the machine.CYou must ask for the drivers permission.DYou can take the rest free of charge with a transfer.解析 D细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知,单程出行需要换乘时只需向司
21、机要换乘票,或者从地铁站台的机器中取换乘票,不必每次都付钱,故选D项。8What should you do when you want to get on the bus?AGo to the front of the bus.BWait patiently in line.CPush to the front of the line.DShow your pass to the crowd.解析 B推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句可知,加拿大人乘公交车时都会排队等候,故选B项。.语法填空The temple fair was originally a showing activity, 1.
22、_(entertain) people by the Buddhism and Taoism(道教) organizations. Later some worship activities of folk beliefs 2._(appear) in the Buddhist temples and Taoist temples. When the festival ceremonies were held by the Buddhism and Taoism, various kinds of folk organizations came there 3._(add) to the fu
23、n.In this way, the Buddhist temples and the Taoist temples were 4._(gradual) becoming the sites for mass 5._(gather) for the religious activities. As time passed, the temple fair has become the main trading market for people to purchase 6._(day) necessities.7_ the secularization(世俗化) of the religiou
24、s activities, the temple fair activities have been popularized and become active. The custom of holding the regular temple fair can be found everywhere. Many a large temple fair 8._(be) uncommonly busy, and there are many local operas playing besides 9._ trading activities. Even in some small scaled
25、 temple fairs there are small drama shows such as shadow plays and storytelling. Especially during the Spring Festival, temple fairs in some important temples are hugely crowded with people 10._ take the opportunity to worship the Buddha and beg for good luck in the new year.语篇导读本文为说明文,介绍了中国的庙会文化。1e
26、ntertaining解析 考查非谓语动词。句中已有谓语动词,且空前无连词,故空处填非谓语动词;entertain与其逻辑主语the temple fair之间是主谓关系,故用现在分词形式。2appeared解析 考查时态和语态。此处描述的是过去发生的事情,应用一般过去时;appear是不及物动词,故用主动语态。3to add解析 考查非谓语动词。此处指各种各样的民间组织前来助兴,故用动词不定式作目的状语。4gradually解析 考查词性转换。空处作状语修饰谓语动词,故用副词gradually。5gatherings解析 考查词性转换和名词的数。根据语境可知,此处指“集会”,应用所给词的名词
27、形式;gathering是可数名词,根据语境可知此处用复数形式。6daily解析 考查词性转换。空处作定语修饰名词necessities,应用形容词daily。7With解析 考查介词。根据语境可知,此处指随着宗教活动的世俗化。表示“随着”,应用介词with构成复合结构。8is解析 考查时态和主谓一致。根据下文中的and there are many可知,此处应用一般现在时;“many a可数名词单数”作主语时,谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。9the解析 考查冠词。此处表示特指,故用定冠词the。10who/that解析 考查引导词。空处引导定语从句,修饰people,且在从句中作主语,故用who/that。