1、课时分层作业(八).单句语法填空1As New Years Day is drawing near，the children become more and more excited(excite)2It is frightening(frighten) to think it could happen again.3Its amazing(amaze) that we can remember it with a little prompting.4Those who listened to him were deeply moved(move)5They are worried(worry
2、) about prospective changes in the law.6It is not surprising(surprise) that children learn to read at different rates.7I want to say how delighted(delight) I am that youre having a baby.8I was really embarrassed(embarrass)，but then I saw the funny side of it.9It would be interesting(interest) to kno
3、w what he really believed.10A survey showed people were confused(confuse) about what they should eat to stay healthy.阅读理解In our annual Readers Choice Awards survey，we asked our readers to rate their favorite cities in the world for arts and culture.These cities are centres of music and dance，museums
4、，and theatres.Here are four of them where you can find inspiration in the arts，starting with the top spot.Rome，ItalyAt its peak，the Roman Empire extended over nearly two million square miles of land across Europe，Asia Minor and North Africa.Today，that history is on display everywhere.The citys main
5、attractions are famous not because of tourist advertisements，but because they are really so impressive.No wonder its known as the Eternal City：You could spend forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every day.Paris，FranceHemingway famously called Paris “a moveable feast”，but wherev
6、er you go while in the city，there is always something to see，hear，taste or feel.With some 150 museums，Paris doubles as an art history class，offering the very best of the discipline across centuries and styles.London，The United KingdomLondon is inspiration and setting for the rise of Shakespeare，Dick
7、ens，Orwell and Eliot and the breeding ground for all those iconic (标志性的) bands：The Kinks，The Clash and The Stones.London is also Banksys favorite canvas，home to more than 1，000 galleries，and the kind of pace where you can spend a whole day in a single museum and still be ready for more when it opens
8、 the next morning.Vienna，AustriaAs we all know，Western music would be unrecognizable without Austrias capital，which nurtured many famous musicians.Its also the site of the Vienna Secession，a revolutionary art movement founded in 1897 by Gustav Klimt.Visitors today can see the fruits of all that crea
9、tivity in the citys 100odd museums.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了罗马、巴黎、伦敦、维也纳这四个艺术和文化城市。1Why is Rome regarded as the Eternal City?AIt had an important role in history.BIts history can be seen everywhere.CPeople can easily find new art and culture.DPeople can spend money well there.C细节理解题。根据文中的句子“No wonder i
10、ts known as the Eternal City：You could spend forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every day.”可知，罗马被认为是永恒之城的原因是人们很容易发现新的艺术和文化。故选C。2What does the underlined word “nurtured”in the last paragraph mean?AProduced.BAffected.CAttracted.DChanged.A词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的句子“many famous musicians”可知
11、，此处表达的应该是“产生”了很多著名的音乐家。故选A。3Which column can we probably find the text? AHistory.BArt.CEducation.DLife.B推理判断题。本文主要介绍了四个艺术和文化城市。所以我们可以在艺术专栏中找到这篇短文。故选B。.完形填空Kyle Cassidy and three other members of a running group were stretching on the grounds of a university of Pennsylvania，waiting for the runners fa
12、lling behind.They meet three days a week for a roughly 30minute 1 But on this day，it would not be their normal run.A man 2 past them.Cassidy discovered why he was so fleet of foot when another man ran by，yelling，“Help! He took my phone and laptop！” At that moment，the group ran， 3 the suspect down th
13、e streets until he 4 into a construction site(建筑工地)The runners spilt up.Cassidy ran around to the far side of the site to 5 the thief while the others 6 the neighborhood hoping he had dropped the things in a backyard.No 7 So they decided to ask people living there whether theyd seen the guy.They wer
14、e in for a 8 when they knocked on the 9 of one row house. 10 to them，the man had already come out of the construction siteand was hiding behind a bush by that very house.As the owner opened the door，the 11 rushed out from behind the bush and right into the arms of campus police，whod joined the chase
15、 shortly behind the runners.The members of this running group are not 12 runners.But they do understand the 13 of a little exercise.“Running is typically a 14 sport where you turn fat cells into heat，” Cassidy said.“But occasionally it can be useful，and here was one of those 15 ”【语篇解读】文章主要讲述了Kyle Ca
16、ssidy所在的跑步俱乐部成员和警察等众人合力将抢了别人电话和笔记本电脑的嫌犯抓获的故事。1A.jogBwalkCrestDdiscussionA根据上文waiting for the runners falling behind以及下文it would not be their normal run可知是慢跑。故选A。2A.slidBmarchedCdroveDshotD根据下文Cassidy discovered why he was so fleet of foot 可知是快速冲过。故选D。3A.draggingBsendingCtrackingDhurryingC根据后文the sus
17、pect down the streets 可知，因为是嫌犯，所以大伙跟踪他。故选C。4A.duckedBsteppedCsqueezedDrolledA根据下文 the man had already come out of the construction site可知是躲进了一个建筑工地。故选A。5A.pick upBobserveCcut offDquestionC根据空前Cassidy ran around to the far side of the site to可知，Cassidy跑到工地的另一边目的是把小偷拦截下来。故选C。6A.wanderedBcleanedCprotec
18、tedDcontrolledA根据空后 hoping he had dropped the things in a backyard可知，因为希望嫌犯把东西扔在后院，所以其他人在社区徘徊。故选A。7A.luckBprideCresponseDdoubtA根据后文So they decided to ask people living there whether theyd seen the guy.可知，因为运气不好，所以他们决定问问住在那里的人是否见过这个家伙。故选A。8A.mysteryBsurpriseCregretDpuzzleB根据后面句子 the man had already c
19、ome out of the construction siteand was hiding behind a bush by that very house可知，他们没想到嫌疑犯藏在灌木丛后面，所以很吃惊。故选B。9A.wallBwindowCroofDdoorD根据下文As the owner opened the door可知是敲门。故选D。10A.UnknownBFamiliarCDisturbingDFundamentalA根据前文描述可知，这群人没有看到嫌犯，所以此处表示他们不知道那个人就躲在这所房子旁边的灌木丛后面。故选A。11A.policemanBownerCsuspectD
20、womanC根据上文the man had already come out of the construction siteand was hiding behind a bush by that very house可知是嫌犯，故选C。12A.famousBprofessionalCpotentialDregularB由文章第一段Kyle Cassidy and three other members of a running group were stretching on the grounds of a university of Pennsylvania可知，这些跑步运动员不是专业
21、的跑步者。故选B。13A.trickBpriceCconsequenceDbenefitD由后文描述Running is typically a_sport where you turn fat cells into heat可知，少量运动是有好处的。故选D。14A.dangerousBrewardingCuselessDmeaningfulB根据上文But they do understand the benefit of a little exercise可知跑步是有益的。故选B。15A.challengesBdecisionsCcustomsDopportunitiesD这里是指跑步的人
22、帮助抓小偷的事情，Kyle Cassidy认为这是跑步有用的一个时机。故选D。.语法填空Dachi was the name of my pet cockatiel.His name comes from the second half of the Japanese word tomodachi，1._means friend.I taught Dachi to whistle two songs，“For Hes A Jolly Good Fellow” and “Happy Birthday to You”Though his whole range of skills was smal
23、l，his 2. _ (confident) never lagged (滞后)，and he would frequently wish me a happy birthday when it wasnt which could be 3._(embarrass)When Dachi had been with us for three or four years，I think I may have become a bit too confident with him.One day，I didnt realize that he was still sitting on my shou
24、lder 4._ the door behind me shut loudly.He 5._ (fly) away.After I placed 6._ advertisement in the local paper，I received a phone call from a woman.I was so relieved to hear this news that I 7._ (immediate) drove to her house.When I arrived，she asked me to see whether the bird was 8._(my)I had a bett
25、er idea 9._ (identify) Dachi and began to whistle the “Happy Birthday to You” song.The lady stopped me，saying，“He is yours alright hes been whistling that all week.”So Dachi came home in the car 10._ (sit) on my shoulder，whistling.【语篇解读】文章讲述了我教给我的宠物小鹦鹉Dachi两首歌，有一天他不小心飞走了，一位女士发现了他并让我确认Dachi的身份，当我开始吹“
26、生日快乐”这首歌时，那位女士相信他就是我的Dachi了。1which考查非限定性定语从句关系词。句意：他的名字来自日语单词tomodachi的后半部分，意思是朋友。从句是先行词的附加说明，去掉了也不会影响主句的意思，它与主句之间通常用逗号分开，故此句为非限定性定语从句。非限定性定语从句关系词只能用which，不能用that。故填which。2confidence考查名词。句意：虽然他的各种能力很小，他的信心从来没有落后。所填词作主语，前面又有人称代词his修饰，应用所给单词的名词形式，confident自信的，是形容词，名词形式是confidence(信心)，故填confidence。3emb
27、arrassing考查形容词。句意：他会经常在不是我生日的时候祝我生日快乐这可能是令人尴尬的。所填词在句子中作表语，用以说明主语的性质或特征，应用所给词的形容词形式embarrassing(令人尴尬的)。故填embarrassing。4until考查连词。句意：有一天，我不知道他还坐在我的肩膀上，直到门在我身后大声关上。not.until/till直到才，为固定搭配，引导时间状语从句，故填until。5flew考查时态。句意：他飞走了。根据前后句时态信息，本句应用一般过去时讲述过去的经历，动词fly的过去式是flew。故填flew。6an考查冠词。句意：我在当地报纸上登了一则广告后，接到一位女
28、士的电话。advertisement广告，可数名词，此处表泛指，应用不定冠词修饰；又因其首字母音为元音音素，所以用an。故填an。7immediately考查副词。句意：听到这个消息我如释重负，立刻开车去了她家。此处修饰动词drove，应用所给词的副词形式作状语。immediate立刻的、即刻的，是形容词，其副词形式是immediately。故填immediately。8mine考查代词。句意：我到的时候，她问我这只鸟是不是我的。此处代指“my bird”， 应用名词性物主代词mine作表语。故填mine。9to identify考查动词不定式。句意：我有一个更好的主意来识别Dachi，并开始吹“生日快乐”的歌。名词idea后面通常用动词不定式作定语，表示来识别Dachi的主意。故填to identify。10sitting考查现在分词。句意：于是在开车回家的路上Dachi坐在我肩上，吹着口哨。sit在句子中作伴随状语，主语Dachi与动词sit之间为逻辑上的主谓关系，所以用sit的现在分词形式，故填sitting。
