1、1.1 课时作业.单词拼写1The museum has several lifesized s_ of people and animals.答案：sculptures2The country is now being g_ by the Labour Party.答案：governed3People have lived in this valley since a_ times.答案：ancient4The wheel in the Indian flag is a s_ of peace.答案：symbol5By the way, w_ in Beijing do you live?答
2、案：whereabouts6We live _ (在对面) the school, so we often go to school on foot.答案：opposite7The boy is brave enough to swim _ (横过) the river.答案：across8My uncles _ (出生地) is Shanghai.答案：birthplace9A new factory is to be _ (位于) on this site.答案：located10The _ (文明) of mankind has taken thousands of years.答案：c
3、ivilisation.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空1As we all know, there are seven _ (continental) and four oceans in the world.答案：continents2His father is an experienced _ (architecture) and he is always busy designing new buildings.答案：architect3In this museum there are works _ (production) by famous artists of all time.
4、答案：produced4_ (face) with a sudden job loss, would you consider it a failure, or an opportunity for a new start in your career?答案：Faced5The room _ (design) as a dining hall is now a visitors centre.答案：designed6The city _ (government) by the famous mayor develops very smoothly.答案：governed7Shanghai is
5、 a city of China, _ (situate) on the River Huangpu.答案：situated8The company wants to _ (location) the factory on land near the railway.答案：locate9He is one of the most _ (influence) figures in the government.答案：influential10The terrorists attack on the UN building has shocked the _ (civilisation) worl
6、d.答案：civilized.阅读理解AParis is the capital of the European nation of France. It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the world.Paris is called the City of Light. It is also an international fashion center. What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be soon worn by women all ov
7、er the world. Paris is also a famous world center of education. For instance, the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, is in Paris.The Seine River divides the city into two parts. Thirtytwo bridges cross this scenic river. The oldest and perh
8、aps most wellknown is the Pont Neff, which was built in the sixteenth century. The Sorbonne, a famous university，is located on the left bank (south side) of the river. The beautiful white church Scare Coeur lies on top of the hill called Monometer on the right bank (north side) of the Seine.There ar
9、e many other famous places in Paris, such as the famous museum the Louvre as well as the cathedral of Notre Dame. However，the most famous landmark in this city must be the Eiffel Tower.Paris is named after a group of people called the paresis. They built a small village on an island in the middle of
10、 the Seine River about two thousand years ago. This island, called the lie de la Cite, is where Notre Dame is located. Today around eight million people live in the Paris area.1The best title for this passage is _.A. The French LanguageB. The City of ParisC. Education and Culture in FranceD. The Eif
11、fel Tower，the Symbol of Paris答案与解析：B主旨大意题。整篇文章讲述了巴黎的政治、经济、文化地位、巴黎的城市布局以及巴黎著名的景点。故选择B项。2The underlined word “headquarters” in Paragraph 2 means “_”A. buildings B. research centerC. leading body D. chief office 答案与解析：D词义猜测题。根据上一句可知巴黎是世界著名的教育中心，以联合国教科文组织的总部也在巴黎来证明。故headquarter意为“总部”之意。3According to the
12、 passage we can infer that Notre Dame is located _ of the Seine River.A. on the left bank B. on neither bankC. on the right bank D. on both banks答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容“.on an island in the middle of the Seine River.”可知Notre Dame位于塞纳河中间的岛屿上，不在塞纳河的两岸，故选B项。4The Pont Neff was built _.A. in the 1500s B.
13、in the 1600sC. in the 1700s D. around the 1600s答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第三段中的The oldest and perhaps most wellknown is the Pont Neff, which was built in the sixteenth century.可知The Pont Neff建于16世纪。故选A项。BThe Galapagos Islands are in the Pacific Ocean, off the western coast of South America. They are a rocky，lon
14、ely spot，but they are also one of the most unusual places in the world.One reason is that they are the home of some of the last giant tortoises(龟) left on earth.Weighing hundreds of pounds, these tortoises go slowly around the rocks and sand of the islands. Strangely, each of these islands has its o
15、wn particular kinds of tortoises. There are seven different kinds of tortoises on the eight islands, and each kind is slightly different from the other.Hundreds of years ago, thousands of tortoises were around these islands. However, all that changed when people started landing there. When people fi
16、rst arrived in 1535, crews would seize as many tortoises as they could. They would roll the tortoises onto their backs when they were brought onto the ships. The tortoises were completely helpless once on their backs, so they could lie there until used for soups and stews. Almost 100,000 tortoises w
17、ere carried off in this way. The tortoises faced other problems, too. Soon after the first ships, settlers arrived, bringing pigs, goats, donkeys, dogs and cats. All of these animals ruined life for the tortoises. Donkeys and goats ate all the plants that the tortoises usually fed on, while the pigs
18、, dogs and cats ate thousands of baby tortoises each year. Within a few years，it was hard to find any tortoise eggsor even any baby tortoises.Finally, in the 1950s, scientists decided that something must be done. The first part of their plan was to remove as many cats, dogs and other animals as they
19、 could from the islands. Next, they tried to make sure that more baby tortoises would be born. This slow, hard work continues today, and, thanks to it, the number of tortoises is now increasing every year. Perhaps these wonderful animals will not disappear after all.5What can we learn from Paragraph
20、 1?AThe Galapagos Islands are the biggest islands in the Pacific Ocean.BThe giant tortoises have all left the Galapagos Islands already.CThe giant tortoises made the Galapagos Islands unusual places.DPeople have built many homes for the giant tortoises on the islands.答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据文章第一段One reason i
21、s that they are the home of some of the last giant tortoises left on earth.可知。6What is special about the tortoises according to Paragraph 2?A. They weigh hundreds of pounds.B. They move around very slowly.C. There are different kinds of tortoises.D. They are larger than the ones in other places.答案与解
22、析：C细节理解题。根据文章第二段There are seven different kinds of tortoises on the eight islands，and each kind is slightly different from the other.可知。7What happened first when people arrived there?A. Sailors took tortoises aboard the ships.B. Scientists decided to take measures to protect the tortoises.C. Pigs, d
23、ogs and cats ate many baby tortoises.D. Settlers brought other animals to the islands.答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据文章第三段When people first arrived in 1535, crews would seize as many tortoises as they could.They would roll the tortoises onto their backs when they were brought onto the ships.可知。8What happened soon a
24、fter people brought animals to the islands?A. Tortoise eggs were kept in safe containers.B. The animals ate the tortoises food and eggs.C. The tortoises continued to wander freely.D. The tortoises fought against the other animals.答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据文章第四段All of these animals ruined life for the tortoises
25、. Donkeys and goats ate all the plants that the tortoises usually fed on, while the pigs, dogs and cats ate thousands of baby tortoises each year.可知。.七选五阅读UrbanizationUntil relatively recently, the vast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city. The first city was probably f
26、ounded no more than 5 500 years ago. _1_ In fact, nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural (乡村的) villages. It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in historya society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living.Britai
27、n was only the beginning. _2_ The process of urbanizationthe migration (迁徙) of people from the countryside to the citywas the result of modernization, which has rapidly transformed how people live and where they live.In 1900, fewer than 40% of Americans lived in urban areas. Today, over 82% of Ameri
28、cans live in cities. Only about 2% live on farms. _3_Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialized. Even in advanced agricultural societies, it took about ninetyfive people on farms to feed five people in cities. _4_ Until modern times, those living in cities were mainly the r
29、uling elite (精英) and the servants, laborers and professionals who served them. Cities survived by taxing farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplus food that the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city.Over the past two centuries, the Indust
30、rial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country. _5_ Today, instead of needing ninetyfive farmers to feed five city people, one American farmer is able to feed more than a hundred nonfarmers.A. That kept cities very small.B. The rest live in small towns.C. The effects of urb
31、an living on people should be considered.D. Soon many other industrial nations became urban societies.E. But even 200 years ago, only a few people could live in cities.F. Modernization drew people to the cities and made farmers more productive.G. Modern cities have destroyed social relations and the health of human beings.答案：1.E2.D3.B4.A5.F