1、课时分层作业(十一)Section Learning about Language(建议用时：40分钟)语言知识练习固基础.单句语法填空1He accused Tom of cheating in the latest exam.2You may depend on/upon it that it wont happen again.3We are delighted (delight) to receive your letter knowing everything is all right.4You are required to assist (assist) in preparing
2、 a report.5Thank you for informing me of everything that has happened.6Enough space should be given to the kids; in that case，they will get more life experience.7We are trying to assess (assess) how well the plan works.8The teacher demanded of the students to go (go) to school on time.9The governor
3、said all applications must be submitted (submit) by Monday.10Concentrating (concentrate) your attention on English will enable you to master the language.完成句子1我们非常高兴李教授来给我们作报告。(delight)We are delighted that Professor Li will give us a lecture.2这位专家来帮助我们建一座新的大桥。(assist)The expert came to assist us in
4、 building/to build a new bridge.3他依靠自己获得丰富的知识。(acquire)He depended on himself to acquire rich knowledge.4带把伞预防下雨。Take an umbrella in case it rains.5今天早上，老师通知汤姆去他的办公室。(inform)This morning，the teacher informed Tom to go to his office.高考题型练习提能力.阅读理解USA Today is a national American daily newspaper publi
5、shed by the Gannett Company.It was founded by Al Neuharth in 1982 with the goal of providing a national newspaper in the US market，where generally only a single local newspaper was available.The paper has the widest circulation(发行量)of any newspaper in the United States，averaging over 2.25 million co
6、pies every weekday.It was the first color newspaper in the United States.The newspaper was also among the first newspapers to use satellites to send the edition of the newspaper to different locations across the country for printing and distributing in those regional markets.This allowed the paper t
7、o include the most recent news and sports scores in each edition.Each edition of the newspaper consists of four sections: News，Money，Sports and Life.On Fridays，two life sections are included: the regular life for movies subtitled Weekend，which features television，films and trends，and a travel supple
8、ment called Destinations & Diversions.Each section is denoted(表示)by a certain color to different sections，which is seen in a box on the topleft corner of the first page，with News being blue(section A)，Money with green (section B)，red for Sports (section C)，and purple for life (section D)USA Today pr
9、ints each complete story on the front page of the respective(各自的)section with exception to the cover story.The cover story is a longer story that requires a jump (readers must turn to another page in the paper to complete the story，usually the very next page，page 2 of that section)Starting in Februa
10、ry 2008，the newspaper added a magazine supplement(增刊)called Open Air，appearing several times a year.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍的是美国国家日报今日美国。1It can be inferred from the first paragraph that USA Today .Adeveloped from a famous America local newspaper Bwas founded to cover world storiesCwas among the first color new
11、spapers in the worldDdoes not print on Saturdays or SundaysD推理判断题。根据第一段中的The paper has the widest circulation (发行量) of any newspaper in the United States，averaging over 2.25 million copies every weekday.可知，这份报纸在美国的所有报纸中发行量最大，平均每个工作日超过225万份。由此可以推断出它在周六周日不印刷。2Which of the following is TRUE about USA T
12、oday?AIt uses satellites to print color copy.BIt is the cheapest daily newspaper in the United States.CIt offers readers the latest news.DIt is the first international newspaper in the United States.C细节理解题。根据第二段中的include the most recent news and sports scores in each edition可知，该报纸发行内容包括最新的新闻。故选C。3Mr
13、.Watts wants to get the most recent travel information.He will turn to .Asection ABsection BCsection CDsection DD推理判断题。根据第三段中的On Fridays，two life sections are included: .and a travel supplement called Destinations & Diversions.可知，生活部分包括旅游信息。再结合purple for life (section D)可知，旅游信息在D部分。.完形填空It might not
14、 be so unusual for a student to run a school newspaper.But when it comes to 1 the school newspaper of Harvard，its definitely a 2 story. May Habib is now in her fourth year at Harvard.She 3 works 4050 hours for the newspaper every week, in addition to being a fulltime student. 4 such a busy schedule，
15、she has no time for lessons sometimes，not to mention 5 .“But its one of the best experiences in my life so far，”she said.One of the most important stories May 6 is the Harvard AIDS research program in Africa.Harvard was granted a huge amount of 7 from the White House to do research into AIDS.A femal
16、e professor at the school was in 8 of the project.But top administrators at the university thought the professor shouldnt do the job because it was so 9 a program that just a professor couldnt oversee the project. 10 they took her off the project and put in a director.By talking to the professor，May
17、 found that the administrators 11 funding on the program for five months.She called a Nigerian doctor 12 and was told that about 420 deaths in the program were 13 to the delay of the money.She thought that Harvard administrators didnt take into account (把考虑在内) that impact 14 they made the decision.“
18、That was really an important story.The second year the funding 15 and I was told that the funding was 16 not released.So I started making phone calls.Two days 17 ，they released the funding.They did it so quickly because of the press，though I was a little student，”May said 18 .May is a happy girl.“My
19、 secret to stay 19 is optimism (乐观)My optimism is a sort of realism，”she said.“I think Im a lucky person.Even if I didnt go to Harvard，I would be happy 20 ”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一位美国女孩创办校报的历程以及所取得的辉煌成绩。以此希望能对即将步入大学校园的同学起到一定的启示作用。1A.managingBreadingChearingDwritingA由上文的run a school newspaper判断，manage在此相当
20、于run。2A.boringBsimpleCeasyDdifferentD根据全文大意可知，managing the school newspaper of Harvard不是件容易(easy)、简单(simple)、令人厌烦(boring)但却是“与众不同(different)”的工作。3A.actuallyBhardlyCusuallyDreallyC句意：她通常每周为这份报纸工作40到50个小时。只有usually符合句意。4A.Due toBAccording toCBut forDInstead ofA“因为(due to)”忙碌的安排，她有时候没时间上课。5A.beliefsBsp
21、ortsCaccidentsDattitudesB与上一题一起理解：“更别提运动(sports)了。”6A.coveredBtalkedCspokeDtookAcover the story“采访/报道事件”。7A.dutyBmoneyCworkDpayB根据下文及第四段的the delay of the money可判断出选B。8A.frontBfaceCchargeDtimeCsb. be in charge of sth.“某人负责某事”。9A.importantBweakClightDregularA因为这项工程的“重要(important)”，所以校方认为这位教授不宜监管这一项目。1
22、0A.AndBSoCOrDButB与上一句一起理解。“因此(so)”，校方让她离开这一项目11A.advisedBmissedCdelayedDforgotC根据下文可判断，因为资金的“耽搁(delay)”，而致使约420人死亡。12A.aimlesslyBimmediatelyCslowlyDcontinuouslyB于是，May“立刻(immediately)”采访了一位尼日利亚医生。13A.caughtBbroughtCtiedDledC约420人的死亡与拨款推迟有关。be tied to“与有关联”。14A.whenBas ifCeven ifDafterA当(when)哈佛大学的管理
23、者做出决定时，没有考虑到会带来的影响。15A.came acrossBcame outCcame awayDcame upB第二年资金“出台(come out)”。 come across“偶遇”；come away“离开”；come up“走近”，均不符合文意。16A.evenBeverCjustDstillD但May却被告知，资金“仍(still)”未解冻。17A.laterBbeforeCagoDthenA于是May打电话询问。两天“后(later)”，资金解冻。18A.nervouslyBproudlyCmadlyDcuriouslyB因为这是May的工作所取得的成果，于是她“自豪(proudly)地”说。19A.sadBupsetChappyDgratefulC由本段首句“May is a happy girl.”判断。20A.at lastBin timeCas wellDonce moreC即便是没上哈佛，她“也(as well)”是幸福的。