1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家双基限时练(十五)Unit 8Communication Workshop & Culture Corner.单词拼写1The _ (幸存) of some people in the air crash was widely reported by the press.答案survival2In order to save time, he _ (限制) his lecture to thirty minutes.答案limited3The police have been _ (观察) his movements.答案observing4The _ (运输)
2、 of coal is usually done by rail.答案transport5These plants must be _ (遮蔽) from direct sunlight.答案sheltered.单句语法填空(不多于3个单词)1The mother observed his son _(do) his homework and felt cheerful.答案与解析doing句意：母亲观察到儿子在做作业，感到很高兴。observe sb. doing sth.“看到某人正在做某事”。2After the flood, many people couldnt take shelt
3、er _ cold wind.答案与解析from句意：洪灾过后，许多人无处躲避寒风。take shelter from .“躲避”，为固定搭配，符合句意。3_ fun it is to jump into a river in summer!答案与解析Whatfun作“乐趣，有趣”讲是不可数名词，其前不用不定冠词。4He is connected _ the Zhangs by marriage.答案与解析with当表示“与有联系；与有关系”时；用be connected with，而不用介词to。5Politics and war are often linked _ each other.
4、答案与解析withlink与with连用，意为“与有联系”。.阅读理解 Then comes July, and with it examinations; but these are soon finished and with them ends the school year. Boys and girls have nearly two months holiday before them as they leave school by train and car to return home to their fathers and mothers.The summer holida
5、ys are the best part of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so that one can spend most of his time playing in the garden or, if one lives in the country, out in the woods and fields. Even if one lives in a big town, one can usually go to a park to play.The best place for a summe
6、r holiday, however, is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea, but for others who do not, a week or two at one of the big seaside towns is something that they will talk about for the whole of the following year.In England, it is not only the rich who can take their children
7、 to the seaside; if a factory worker or a bus driver, a street cleaner or a waiter wants to take his wife and children to Southend or Margate, Blackpool or Clacton, he is usually quite able to do so.Now, what is it that children like so much about the seaside? I think it is the sand, sea and sun mor
8、e than anything else. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and exciting things to do, but it is the feeling of sand under ones feet, of salt water on ones skin, and of the warm sun on ones back that makes the seaside what it is.1The summer holidays start _.A. in early
9、JulyB. as soon as the examinations are overC. in midJuneD. in August答案与解析A由文章第一段第一句话可知。2After the examinations, all pupils leave for home _.A. by train onlyB. by carC. by bikeD. by either train or car答案与解析D由文章第一段第二句话中的“by train and car”可知。3The summer holidays last _.A. as long as two monthsB. more t
10、han two monthsC. one and a half monthsD. a little less than two months答案与解析D由文章第一段第二句话中的“nearly two months holiday”暗示假期不到两个月。4July and August are the brightest months for most children, for they can _.A. stay with their parentsB. do more readingC. play outdoorsD. meet their old friends答案与解析C由文章第二段可概
11、括得知。.七选五How can we all get more laughter into our lives? Here is what the experts suggest：_1_ Nancy Alguire, a teacher in Clifton Park, NY., was once painfully shy and had a hard time laughing. Then she married a circus clown (小丑). “I became interested in the clowns，” she recalls. “One day I put on
12、a costume and paint my face. That afternoon my whole life changed. I learned to laugh and enjoy life in a way I had never done before.” _2_ To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing._3_ It doesnt take you too much time and can be easy. Collect favourite car
13、toons and jokes. Also, keep a paper for writing down the humour you find in everyday life. “Good ideas come and go fast, you have to capture them quickly or they are gone，” says Virginia Tooper.Laugh when you need it most. “_4_” says comedian Bill Cosby. “And once you find laughter, no matter how pa
14、inful your situation might be, you can survive it，” he insists.Gray Alan, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota, claims that laughter is a skill we can all gain because it comes naturally. _5_ Just remember: we are just here for a period, so get a few laughs.A. You can soften the wors
15、t blows through humour.B. Mix with people who laugh.C. Practise the art of laughing.D. Keep a laughter file (文档)E. He who laughs last laughs best.F. But its also something that has to be developed (培养)G. Peoples joy can affect those around them.答案1.B2.G3.D4.A5.F.短文改错Good morning, everyone. Yesterday
16、 I received a letter from a elderly gentleman. He told me the other day he saw that some student in our school uniform crowded onto a bus without waiting their turns. On the bus they refuse to offer their seats for old people. What was worse, they even said dirty words to each other. I am very much
17、sorry for this. Todays youth are tomorrows old people. Respect the old and caring for the young is a fine tradition for our Chinese. Every one of us have the responsibility to keep it up. I hope you can learn anything from this incident and you will have good manners whether you are inside or outsid
18、e the school. Thank you.答案Good morning, everyone. Yesterday I received a letter from elderly gentleman. He told me the other day he saw that some in our school uniform crowded onto a bus without waiting their turns. On the bus they to offer their seats old people. What was worse, they even said dirt
19、y words to each other. I am very sorry for this. Todays youth are tomorrows old people. the old and caring for the young is a fine tradition for Chinese. Every one of us the responsibility to keep it up. I hope you can learn from this incident you will have good manners whether you are inside or outside the school. Thank you.- 6 - 版权所有高考资源网