1、4.2 课时作业.用动词的正确形式填空1All these years they _ (contribute) articles to our magazine.2I _ (drink) five cups of coffee this afternoon.3Its a long time since you _ (come) to see me.4You know, I _ (look) for a job for three months, and this is my first formal interview.5My sister _ (stay) in Beijing for th
2、ree months last year.6The little boy is dirty all over because he _ (play) in the mud all the morning.7I _ (wonder) if you were free this afternoon.8Here he is! We _ (wait) anxiously for him since last night.9Excuse me, Marcia, a reporter from Vanity Fair _ (phone) all day. Could you speak to her no
3、w?10We _ (build) the bridge for over two years and it will be half a year before its completed.11Isnt it hard to drive downtown to work?Yes，thats why I _ (go) to work by subway.12She _ (work) on this essay for 20 minutes but she has written only about a hundred words.答案：1.have been contributing2.hav
4、e drunk3.came4have been looking5.stayed6.has been playing/has played 7.wondered8. have been waiting9.has been phoning10.have been building11.have been going12.has been working.单句改错1By the time you arrive in London, we have been staying in Europe for two weeks._2We waited and waited. Then came the mo
5、ment we have been looking forward to._3. I hear Bob is your good friend. How long have you been knowing each other?_4The telephone is ringing for a while. Why doesnt someone answer it?_5I have just been looked for my lost book for three days, but I still havent found it._答案：1.have been stayingwill h
6、ave stayed2havehad3been knowingknown4ishas been5lookedlooking.完形填空Old Joe and his son Tony were on their way to the White River to catch some fish. They started on the trip long before the sun _1_. Old Joe drove the car. Tony _2_ in the back seat.Outside the city, Joe drove slowly down the river roa
7、d. _3_ on the saw something in the middle of the _4_. He stopped the car. Tony sat _5_ in the back seat. “Whats wrong？” he asked in a sleepy voice. Old Joe pushed the head forward to see what _6_ the road. “Its one of those fishkilling turtles，” he said. Tony opened his eyes wide and looked at the _
8、7_ thing. It was the biggest turtle he had _8_ seen.The two men got out of the car and stood _9_ down at the turtle. It looked like a _10_ green rock. Suddenly, it moved a little and _11_ sharp marks in the dirt. Then it stopped.“_12_ going to the river，” Tony said，“These turtles kill fish.” They _1
9、3_ it. “I could crush him under the wheels of the car，”Tony said，“_14_ he is too big.”The turtle pushed his ugly head toward the men. “He thinks there is going to be a _15_，” Tony said，“I wish I had brought my gun. ”“You are not going to _16_ him, are you？” Old Joe asked.“Why not? Turtle kills our f
10、ish，dont they？”“Yes！” agreed Old Joe, “They kill fish. _17_ lets them do it. The turtle kills fish to eat and _18_. We kill fish toowe men. Do we kill them so we can live? No. We do it for _19_.” The turtle went forward _20_ the road and into the tall grass.1A. came down B. came upC. moved on D. wen
11、t down2A. sat B. remainedC. slept D. played3A. Farther B. ForwardC. Back D. Rather4A. river B. fieldC. grass D. road5A. down B. upC. on D. upward6A. covered B. takenC. blocked D. reached7A. funny B. terribleC. frightening D. strange8A. ever B. neverC. even D. yet9A. beating B. lookingC. shouting D.
12、glaring10A. small B. largeC. ugly D. beautiful11A. kept B. gaveC. left D. made12A. Probably B. ThereforeC. Meanwhile D. However13A. noticed B. observedC. saw D. watched14A. but B. andC. so D. for15A. joke B. fightC. game D. hunt16A. protect B. desertC. kill D. disturb17A. Man B. CustomC. Hunger D. N
13、ature18A. live B. enjoyC. store D. keep19A. food B. funC. work D. exercise20A. through B. aboveC. across D. by答案与解析：1B此处短语come up意思是“太阳升起”。在太阳升起之前父子开车去捕鱼。2C父亲前面开车，儿子睡在后车座上。由下文儿子坐起来和sleepy voice得出。3Afarther on指前面，父亲发现前面的路上有东西挡道。4D由下文得知，东西是拦在路中央。5B动词短语sit up意为“坐起来”，由上文他在睡觉得出。6C动词block妨碍；阻塞，指巨大的海龟挡道。7D
14、巨大的海龟看起来像个怪物。8A副词ever意为“曾经”，意思是这只海龟是他见过的最大的。9Blook down低头看，父子下车，站在那儿低头看这只海龟。10B此处用了比喻的说法，海龟像块巨大的绿色岩石。11Cleft sharp marks in the dirt，此处指“海龟稍微动了一下，在泥土中留下了深深的痕迹”。12A副词probably意为“也许；大概”，表示猜测，猜测海龟也许是要到河中去。13D注意动词watch的准确含义，此处意思是“注视”，指父子注视着这只海龟。14Abut表示转折，意为“但是”，与上文的开车碾过去相对，句意为“但是它太大了”。15B海龟把头伸向父子俩，儿子认为海
15、龟是要战斗，由下文希望带着枪得出。16C儿子说希望带着枪，父亲才这样问，“你不会杀死它吧？”17Dnature天性，Nature lets them do it.天性让它们那样干。指海龟捕杀鱼一事。18Alive此处表达的意思是说“海龟杀死鱼是为了生存”。19Bfun乐趣；娱乐，We do it for fun我们这样干是为了寻找乐趣。20Cacross the road横跨道路，在父亲的劝说下，这只巨大的海龟安全地回到了草丛里。.语法填空Once, in a lovely garden, lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She
16、 was so pretty, and had won so many beauty competitions _1_ she had become very proud. One day, the naughty cockroach(蟑螂) got fed up with her showing off, and decided _2_ (teach) her a lesson.She went to see the butterfly, and in front of everyone she told her that she wasnt really that beautiful, a
17、nd that the butterfly only won the competitions _3_ the judges had been paid. In _4_ (real), the cockroach was the most beautiful.The butterfly was angry and told the cockroach, “I_5_ (beat) you in a beauty competition, with whichever judges you yourself choose. ”“OK, I accept. See you on Saturday，”
18、 answered the cockroach, and left _6_ waiting for a reply.That Saturday everyone went to _7_ beauty competition. The butterfly arrived completely confident of victory until she saw _8_ the judges were: cockroaches, worms, beetles. All of _9_ preferred the ugliness and bad smell of the cockroach.The butterfly was left _10_ ( sob ) and disappointed, wanting never to enter another beauty competition in her life. Fortunately, the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and they became friends.答案：1.that2.to teach3.because4.reality5.will beat6without7.the8.who9.them10.sobbing