1、SectionDiscoveringUsefulStructures课后训练提升一、单句语法填空1.(absorb) in writing a letter,he didnt even look up when I came in.答案Absorbed2.Previous her departure she gave us a big party in her house.答案to3.Much my relief,the car was not damaged at all and no one was injured.答案to4.Electricity lines to 30,000 hom
2、es were (gradual) being set up yesterday.答案gradually5.Scientists are searching for a cure the common cold.答案for6.They say they expect the meeting to have a great impact the future of the country.答案on7.Teamwork is required in order to achieve these (aim).答案aims8.He graduated with a good degree,only t
3、o join the ranks of the (employed).答案unemployed9.It is considered one of the greatest rock and roll (album) of all time.答案albums10.He always believes that others are (capable) or successful than him.答案more capable二、用所给动词的正确形式填空1.Time,if (use) correctly,is money in the bank.答案used2.(raise) in the poo
4、rest area of Glasgow,he had a long hard road to becoming a football star.答案Raised3.Clearly and thoughtfully(write),the book inspires confidence in students who wish to seek their own answers.答案written4.(found) in the early 20th century,the school keeps on inspiring childrens love of art.答案Founded5.W
5、hen(ask) for his views about his job,he said he found it very interesting.答案asked6.The famous professor went onto the stage,sat down at the desk and opened his notebook,(prepare) to answer the students questions.答案preparing7.He was (discourage) from making another attempt.答案discouraged8.You must fol
6、low the directions exactly,and if you become (confuse),you must take your time to go back again and reread them.答案confused三、完形填空Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion(独奏打击乐) in Scotland.In an interview,she recalled how she became a percussion soloist in spite of her disability.“Early o
7、n I decided not to allow the 1 of others to stop me from becoming a musician.I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 2 piano lessons when I was eight.The older I got,the more my passion(酷爱) for music grew.But I also began to gradually lose my 3.Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was
8、 the 4 and by age twelve,I was completely deaf.But my love for music never 5 me.“My 6 was to become a percussion soloist,even though there were none at that time.To perform,I 7 to “hear” music differently from others.I play in my stocking feet and can 8 the pitch of a note(音调高低) by the vibrations(振动
9、) I feel through my body and through my 9.My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 10 that I have.“I was 11 to be assessed(评价) as a percussion soloist,not as a deaf musician,and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London.No other deaf student had 12 this before and so
10、me teachers 13 my admission.Based on my performance,I was 14 admitted and went on to 15 with the academys highest honours.”“After that,I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist.I 16 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 17 had been written specially for solo percussio
11、nists.”“I have been a soloist for over ten years.18 the doctor thought I was totally deaf,it didnt 19 that my passion couldnt be realised.I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 20 by others.Follow your passion;follow your heart.They will lead you to the place you want to go.”1.A.cond
12、itionsB.opinionsC.actionsD.opportunity答案B解析从上下文可以看出这里应该是说“不让别人的看法阻碍自己成为一名音乐家”。2.A.enjoyingB.choosingC.takingD.giving答案C解析“上钢琴课”应该用takepianolessons。3.A.sightB.hearingC.touchD.taste答案B解析下一句话中的“completelydeaf”给出了提示。4.A.phenomenonB.resultC.excuseD.cause答案D解析医生诊断说神经遭到破坏是失聪的缘由。5.A.leftB.excitedC.stayedD.d
13、isappointed答案A解析“我”对音乐的热爱从来没有停止(即离开“我”)。6.A.aimB.decisionC.promiseD.goal答案D解析“我”的目标是成为一名打击乐器独奏演员。7.A.turnedB.learnedC.usedD.ought答案B解析为了表演,“我”学会了“听”不同的音乐。注意听是加引号的。8.A.tellB.seeC.hearD.smell答案A解析tell此处意为“判断出,识别”。句中的“inmystockingfeet”意为“只穿袜不穿鞋”。即“我脱下鞋子来演奏,通过身体和想象力来判断音调高低发出的振动”。9.A.carefulnessB.movemen
14、tC.imagination D.experience答案C解析葛蓝尼因为听不到,所以应该是凭感觉加上发挥自己的想象力来学习演奏的。10.A.senseB.effortC.feelingD.idea答案A解析sense“感觉器官”,“我”用几乎每一个感觉器官来形成自己的音乐世界。而feeling仅指“触摸”。11.A.unemployedB.astonishedC.determined D.discouraged答案C解析bedeterminedtodosth表示“下决心做某事”。12.A.doneB.acceptedC.advisedD.admitted答案A解析“以前从未有失聪的学生这样做
15、”用haddonethis指代上一句中的“申请伦敦皇家音乐学院”一事。13.A.supportedB.followedC.requiredD.were against答案D解析因为“我”听不见,当然会“有老师反对录取我”。14.A.usuallyB.finallyC.possiblyD.hopefully答案B解析因为“我”听不见,当然被录取不会很容易,但由于“表演出色,最终“我”还是被录取了”。用finally说明被录取不容易。15.A.studyB.researchC.graduateD.progress答案C解析“我”不但继续在那里学习,而且“毕业时获得了最高的荣誉”。由“withthe
16、academyshighesthonours”可知应用graduate“毕业”。16.A.wroteB.translatedC.copiedD.read答案A解析因为很少有专为打击乐谱写的曲子,“所以我自己写乐曲”。17.A.enoughB.someC.manyD.few答案D解析参见上题解析。18.A.HoweverB.AlthoughC.WhenD.Since答案B解析由上下文可以看出应为让步关系,所以应用Although。虽然医生认为“我”完全失聪,但是这并不就意味着“我”的爱好不能实现。19.A.meanB.seemC.concludeD.say答案A解析mean“表明,意味着”,参见
17、上题解析。20.A.directedB.guidedC.taughtD.limited答案D解析“我”要鼓励人们不要让自己受别人的限制。要追求自己的热情,遵循自己的心愿。这样你就能达到自己的目标。四、语篇填空One of the most popular American 1.(singer) of 20th century was Elvis Presley.Elvis Presley made the music 2.(call) rocknroll popular around the world.He sold millions of records and made many suc
18、cessful films,3. he helped change the direction of popular music in 1960s.Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in a small town in Mississippi in the southern United States;he came from 4. very poor family.5.(he) parents were simply country people who often took Elvis to church.At church he learned to sing
19、,and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church 6. a child.When he was a school boy,Elvis moved to the town of Memphis in Tennessee.He 7.(begin) to sing in the style that is popular in Tennessee,a style called country and western.The people at the 8.(record) studio liked Elviss
20、 singing and music.There was something 9.(difference) about it.It was country and western music,but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American South.It 10.(call) blues.答案1.singers2.called3.and4.a5.His6.as7.began8.recording9.different10.was called五、短文改错Tow
21、er Bridge is not only a very specially landmark in London,but also one of the most famous bridge in the world.Tower Bridge had stood over the River Thames in London since 1894.On June 30,1894,the bridge designing by Horace Jones and Wolfe Barry were constructed.Tower Bridge consists two huge towers,that are linked together.The bridge stands at a height of 60 metres but the height of each tower is about 43 metres.The middle part of the bridge can be lifted it up when huge ships pass through that way.In a past,it was lifted up nearly 50 times per day.答案Tower Bridge is not only a very
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