Section Ⅰ Warming Up & Reading
(一)基础词汇全面练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．The _________ (风景) of the West Lake is beautiful beyond description.
2．At present the local government is taking __________ (措施) to reduce pollution.
3．It is known to all that there are seven __________ (洲) on the earth.
4．He likes __________ (聊天) about the things with his friends on the Internet.
5．Passengers checked their __________ (行李) before boarding the plane.
6．He found himself __________ (包围) by kindness.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．I'm feeling _______ (slight) better today.
2．She drove ________ (direct) to the school.
3．The library as well as bookstores ________ (provide) reading materials.
4．Her mother has a gift ________ making guests feel at home.
5．She begged her mother to give her permission to go_________ a trip.
6．I had a long chat with her ________ her job.
Ⅲ.补全句子
1．The father wants to train his daughter to be a musician because he finds she ____________________.
父亲想把女儿培养成一名音乐家，因为他发现她有音乐天赋。
2．The teacher gave us ____________________.
老师对我们进行了一个英文测验。
3．____________________,_I met a strange man.
在去工厂的路上，我遇到了一个奇怪的人。
4．To their joy, they finally ____________________.
让他们感到高兴的是，他们终于登上了飞机。
5．Nowadays some teenagers ____________________ rather than talk with their parents face to face.
如今，一些青少年宁愿在网上与陌生人闲谈也不愿与父母面对面谈话。
(二)重点单词多维练
1．surround (单句语法填空/单句写作)
(1)The farmer surrounded his house and garden ______ a fence.
(2)This is a big house surrounded ______ trees and flowers.
(3)The __________ (surround) villages have been absorbed by the growing city.
(4)只有这样我们才能生活在更舒适更美丽的环境里。
________________________________________________________________________
2．measure
(1)单句语法填空
①It's hard __________(measure) his ability when we haven't seen his works.
②You can't measure someone ______ the clothes they wear.
(2)根据提示完成小片段
Much to my sadness, I have to wear the coats made ③____________ (按我自己的尺寸) because I'm getting fatter nowadays. Although I know beauty shouldn't ④____________ (以……来衡量) a good shape, it's time for me to ⑤__________________ (采取措施减肥)．
3．within (单句语法填空/补全句子)
(1)The young man climbed the tree and picked all the pears ______ his reach.
(2)It's not __________________ (在我权力之内) to tell you result of the exam.
(3)You should receive a reply __________________ (在七天之内)．
(三)易混短语比较练
1．settle down定居；平静下来；专心于
settle down to (doing) sth. 开始专注于某事物；着手认真做某事
settle in/into 安顿下来；适应新的工作环境等
settle a problem/an argument 解决问题/争议
单句语法填空/补全句子
(1)Don't just waste your precious time; settle down to ______ (read)．
(2)If you double your efforts, I think, the problems can ______ (settle) in no time.
(3)You must come and see our new house when we've ______ (安顿下来)．
(4)After John came back from abroad, he decided ________________________ (在家乡定居).
2．manage to do sth.设法做某事
(1)manage sth. 经营/管理……
manage it 能做到
(2)manage to do 表示设法做成功某事，强调结果
try to do 表示尽力做某事，成功与否不确定，强调动作
(1)单句语法填空
①I managed ______ (rent) a big enough house to take in a handful of people.
②That's not a hard job. I'm sure I can manage ______ myself.
(2)用manage和try的相关短语完成小片段
No matter what happened, I ③____________ my task on schedule. Luckily, with my teacher's timely help, I ④____________ it ahead of time.
无论发生什么，我尽力按时完成任务。幸运的是，在老师的及时帮助下，我成功地提前完成了任务。
3．catch sight of看见；瞥见
at first sight 乍看起来；一看见
in/within sight 在视线内；看得见
at the sight of 一看见……
lose sight of 看不见……
选用上述短语填空
(1)When I was walking in the street, I ____________ my friend.
(2)She said “Goodbye” to us and then we ____________ her in the crowd.
(3)The baby cried ____________ his mother.
(4)After we walked for a long time, a village was ____________ finally.
(5)____________ I thought it was Mary, but when I looked again I saw it was Helen.
(四)经典句式仿写练
1．(教材原句)Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.
她们不想一路乘飞机，而是决定先飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。
[仿写1] 他正忙于写信而不是看电视。
He was busy writing a letter ________________________.
[仿写2] 她更喜欢和我们一起去而不愿独自留下。
①____________________________________________.(would rather do sth. than do sth.)
②____________________________________________.(would do sth. rather than do sth.)
③____________________________________________.(prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.)
2．(教材原句)It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.
那儿湿度很大，所以树长得很高，有些高达90多米。
[仿写1] 如果时间允许的话，我们明天去郊游。
____________________,_we will go for an outing tomorrow.
[仿写2] 很多专家参加了这次会议，其中大多数来自中国。
Many experts attended the conference, ____________________.
3．(教材原句)Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world.
加拿大的淡水比世界上任何其他国家都要多。
[仿写1] 中国人口比世界其他任何国家人口都多。
The population of China ________________________________________.
[仿写2] 对于在校学生而言，没有什么比读书更重要。
____________________ than reading for students at school.
(五)课文缩写迁移练
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip 1.______ Canada to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast. Rather 2.______ take the aeroplane all the way, they took the train from west to east 3.______ Canada. The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.
Canada is the second 4.______ (big) country in the world. People say Vancouver is Canada's most beautiful city 5.______ (surround) by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. On the coast north of Vancouver, it is so wet there 6.______ the trees are extremely tall.
That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. They know cowboys from all over the world compete in the Stampede. Many cowboys have 7.______ gift for riding wild horses. They also learned that most Canadians live 8.______ 320 kilometres of the USA border and the population is only slightly over thirty million, but now they 9.______ (amaze) to see such an empty country. Then they arrived in Thunder Bay, a city at the top of the Great Lakes and learned even more about Canada and its 10.______ (nature) resources.
阅读理解
A
In America, Virginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resort: brilliant beaches, a lively boardwalk, plenty of restaurants and nightspots, and amusement rides sure to appeal to kids. Many believe Virginia Beach is at its best in the off season, when the town is less crowded but the weather is still mild.
Meanwhile, some safety tips should be followed, enjoying the happiness and excitement the beach offers.
The number 1 safety tip concerns ocean safety: pay attention to flag conditions posted on the lifeguard stands. Lifeguards post a red flag to warn when the ocean water is dangerous. Take them seriously! Tourists from land locked regions are particularly easily attracted by the magic of the waves. However, a calm ocean can become risky without warning. Make sure you swim near a lifeguard. Swimming without lifeguard protection is almost five times as great as drowning at a beach with lifeguards.
Never swim alone. Many drownings involve single swimmers. When you swim with someone else, if one of you has a problem, the other may be able to give help, including signaling for assistance from others.
Don't fight the current. The facts show that some 80% of rescues by lifeguards at ocean beaches are caused by currents. These currents are formed by surf and gravity, because once surf pushes water up the slope of a beach, gravity pulls it back. This can create concentrated rivers of water moving offshore. If you are caught in a rip current, don't fight it by trying to swim directly to shore. Instead, swim parallel to shore until you feel the current relax, then swim to shore. Most rip currents are narrow and a short swim parallel to shore will help bring you to safety.
1．When coming to Virginia Beach, children cannot enjoy the happiness of ________.
A．walking on the road made of wood
B．joining the nightspots
C．riding a horse or a pumper car
D．skiing in the sea
2．Many people believe the best time to visit Virginia Beach may be ________.
A．after autumn school term beginning
B．in the summer vacation
C．during the Christmas holiday
D．in the cold winter
3．Swimming in the sea you'd better NOT swim ________.
A．with a friend
B．within the sight of the lifeguard
C．with the current
D．as far as you like
4．From the passage, we can know ________.
A．one in five persons swimming in the sea is drowned
B．if one with a lifeguard were drowning, five persons without lifeguards would be
C．some 80% people drowning by the currents are rescued by lifeguards
D．some 20% drowning by the currents are rescued by lifeguards
B
For years, scientists have been trying to find out the secret of sailing stones. In California's Death Valley National Park, the heavy stones moved across the dried lake bed of Racetrack Playa, leaving a trail (踪迹) behind them. Who, or what, moved the stones
“It's very quiet out there, and it's very open，” park worker Alan Van Valkenburg told Smithsonian.com. “And the longer you stay there, the stronger sense of mystery you'll have.”
Some trails formed a beautiful curve (曲线), while others were straight with sudden moves to the left or right. Some researchers think that dust devils (尘卷风) might move the rocks but others believe that's because of the strong winds.
In 2006, Ralph Lorenz, a NASA scientist did an experiment to show how the buoyancy (浮力) of ice can move a rock. “I took a small rock and put it in a plastic box, and filled it with some water，” Lorenz told Smithsonian.com. After putting the box in the fridge, Lorenz got a small ice bound rock. By putting it in a large box of water with sand at the bottom, he blew on the rock to get it to move across the water. As the rock moved, it left a trail in the sand. Lorenz believed under certain winter conditions in Death Valley, enough water, ice and light winds could move the rocks across Racetrack Playa.
No one has actually seen the rocks move and all of these ideas are not finally ensured. “People always ask, ‘What do you think causes them to move？’ But if you try to explain, they don't always want to hear the answers，” Van Valkenburg said.
5．From Paragraph 3, we can learn ______.
A．there are two guesses about the trails
B．all the trails are beautiful curves
C．the trails move from the left to the right
D．park workers are afraid of the wonder
6．What's the meaning of the underlined word “ice bound” in Paragraph 4
A．Round. B．Light.
C．Frozen. D．Hard.
7．According to Lorenz, under the certain conditions, what move the rocks are ________.
A．strong winds, enough water and ice
B．enough water, ice and light winds
C．light winds, dust devils and ice
D．enough water, ice and dust devils
8．What's the passage mainly about
A．A special natural wonder.
B．A famous magic.
C．A meaningful experiment.
D．A great scientist.Section Ⅰ Warming Up & Reading
(一)基础词汇全面练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．The scenery (风景) of the West Lake is beautiful beyond description.
2．At present the local government is taking measures (措施) to reduce pollution.
3．It is known to all that there are seven continents (洲) on the earth.
4．He likes chatting (聊天) about the things with his friends on the Internet.
5．Passengers checked their baggage (行李) before boarding the plane.
6．He found himself surrounded (包围) by kindness.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．I'm feeling slightly (slight) better today.
2．She drove directly (direct) to the school.
3．The library as well as bookstores provides (provide) reading materials.
4．Her mother has a gift for making guests feel at home.
5．She begged her mother to give her permission to go on a trip.
6．I had a long chat with her about her job.
Ⅲ.补全句子
1．The father wants to train his daughter to be a musician because he finds she has_a_gift_for_music.
父亲想把女儿培养成一名音乐家，因为他发现她有音乐天赋。
2．The teacher gave us an_English_quiz.
老师对我们进行了一个英文测验。
3．On_the_way_to_the_factory,_I met a strange man.
在去工厂的路上，我遇到了一个奇怪的人。
4．To their joy, they finally went_aboard_the_plane.
让他们感到高兴的是，他们终于登上了飞机。
5．Nowadays some teenagers prefer_to_chat_with_strangers_online rather than talk with their parents face to face.
如今，一些青少年宁愿在网上与陌生人闲谈也不愿与父母面对面谈话。
(二)重点单词多维练
1．surround (单句语法填空/单句写作)
(1)The farmer surrounded his house and garden with a fence.
(2)This is a big house surrounded with/by trees and flowers.
(3)The surrounding (surround) villages have been absorbed by the growing city.
(4)只有这样我们才能生活在更舒适更美丽的环境里。
Only_in_this_way_can_we_live_in_more_comfortable_and_beautiful_surroundings.
2．measure
(1)单句语法填空
①It's hard to_measure (measure) his ability when we haven't seen his works.
②You can't measure someone by the clothes they wear.
(2)根据提示完成小片段
Much to my sadness, I have to wear the coats made ③to_my_own_measure (按我自己的尺寸) because I'm getting fatter nowadays. Although I know beauty shouldn't ④be_measured_by (以……来衡量) a good shape, it's time for me to ⑤take_measures_to_lose_weight (采取措施减肥)．
3．within (单句语法填空/补全句子)
(1)The young man climbed the tree and picked all the pears within his reach.
(2)It's not within_my_power (在我权力之内) to tell you result of the exam.
(3)You should receive a reply within_seven_days (在七天之内)．
(三)易混短语比较练
1．settle down定居；平静下来；专心于
settle down to (doing) sth. 开始专注于某事物；着手认真做某事
settle in/into 安顿下来；适应新的工作环境等
settle a problem/an argument 解决问题/争议
单句语法填空/补全句子
(1)Don't just waste your precious time; settle down to reading (read)．
(2)If you double your efforts, I think, the problems can be_settled (settle) in no time.
(3)You must come and see our new house when we've settled_in (安顿下来)．
(4)After John came back from abroad, he decided to_settle_down_in_his_hometown (在家乡定居).
2．manage to do sth.设法做某事
(1)manage sth. 经营/管理……
manage it 能做到
(2)manage to do 表示设法做成功某事，强调结果
try to do 表示尽力做某事，成功与否不确定，强调动作
(1)单句语法填空
①I managed to_rent (rent) a big enough house to take in a handful of people.
②That's not a hard job. I'm sure I can manage it myself.
(2)用manage和try的相关短语完成小片段
No matter what happened, I ③tried_to_finish my task on schedule. Luckily, with my teacher's timely help, I ④managed_to_finish it ahead of time.
无论发生什么，我尽力按时完成任务。幸运的是，在老师的及时帮助下，我成功地提前完成了任务。
3．catch sight of看见；瞥见
at first sight 乍看起来；一看见
in/within sight 在视线内；看得见
at the sight of 一看见……
lose sight of 看不见……
选用上述短语填空
(1)When I was walking in the street, I caught_sight_of my friend.
(2)She said “Goodbye” to us and then we lost_sight_of her in the crowd.
(3)The baby cried at_the_sight_of his mother.
(4)After we walked for a long time, a village was in_sight finally.
(5)At_first_sight I thought it was Mary, but when I looked again I saw it was Helen.
(四)经典句式仿写练
1．(教材原句)Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.
她们不想一路乘飞机，而是决定先飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。
[仿写1] 他正忙于写信而不是看电视。
He was busy writing a letter rather_than_watching_TV.
[仿写2] 她更喜欢和我们一起去而不愿独自留下。
①She_would_rather_go_with_us_than_stay_behind_alone.(would rather do sth. than do sth.)
②She_would_go_with_us_rather_than_stay_behind_alone.(would do sth. rather than do sth.)
③She_preferred_to_go_with_us_rather_than_stay_behind_alone.(prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.)
2．(教材原句)It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.
那儿湿度很大，所以树长得很高，有些高达90多米。
[仿写1] 如果时间允许的话，我们明天去郊游。
Time_permitting,_we will go for an outing tomorrow.
[仿写2] 很多专家参加了这次会议，其中大多数来自中国。
Many experts attended the conference, most_of_them_from_China.
3．(教材原句)Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world.
加拿大的淡水比世界上任何其他国家都要多。
[仿写1] 中国人口比世界其他任何国家人口都多。
The population of China is_larger_than_that_of_any_other_country_in_the_world.
[仿写2] 对于在校学生而言，没有什么比读书更重要。
Nothing_is_more_important than reading for students at school.
(五)课文缩写迁移练
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip 1.to Canada to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast. Rather 2.than take the aeroplane all the way, they took the train from west to east 3.across Canada. The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.
Canada is the second 4.biggest (big) country in the world. People say Vancouver is Canada's most beautiful city 5.surrounded (surround) by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. On the coast north of Vancouver, it is so wet there 6.that the trees are extremely tall.
That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. They know cowboys from all over the world compete in the Stampede. Many cowboys have 7.a gift for riding wild horses. They also learned that most Canadians live 8.within 320 kilometres of the USA border and the population is only slightly over thirty million, but now they 9.were_amazed (amaze) to see such an empty country. Then they arrived in Thunder Bay, a city at the top of the Great Lakes and learned even more about Canada and its 10.natural (nature) resources.
阅读理解
A
In America, Virginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resort: brilliant beaches, a lively boardwalk, plenty of restaurants and nightspots, and amusement rides sure to appeal to kids. Many believe Virginia Beach is at its best in the off season, when the town is less crowded but the weather is still mild.
Meanwhile, some safety tips should be followed, enjoying the happiness and excitement the beach offers.
The number 1 safety tip concerns ocean safety: pay attention to flag conditions posted on the lifeguard stands. Lifeguards post a red flag to warn when the ocean water is dangerous. Take them seriously! Tourists from land locked regions are particularly easily attracted by the magic of the waves. However, a calm ocean can become risky without warning. Make sure you swim near a lifeguard. Swimming without lifeguard protection is almost five times as great as drowning at a beach with lifeguards.
Never swim alone. Many drownings involve single swimmers. When you swim with someone else, if one of you has a problem, the other may be able to give help, including signaling for assistance from others.
Don't fight the current. The facts show that some 80% of rescues by lifeguards at ocean beaches are caused by currents. These currents are formed by surf and gravity, because once surf pushes water up the slope of a beach, gravity pulls it back. This can create concentrated rivers of water moving offshore. If you are caught in a rip current, don't fight it by trying to swim directly to shore. Instead, swim parallel to shore until you feel the current relax, then swim to shore. Most rip currents are narrow and a short swim parallel to shore will help bring you to safety.
语篇解读：弗吉尼亚海滩是一个值得游览的好地方，本文主要介绍游览弗吉尼亚海滩时需注意的安全事项。
1．When coming to Virginia Beach, children cannot enjoy the happiness of ________.
A．walking on the road made of wood
B．joining the nightspots
C．riding a horse or a pumper car
D．skiing in the sea
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，在弗吉尼亚海滩，你可以漫步在木板路上，参加夜总会；再根据最后一段第三句可推断你也可以在海中冲浪，但就是不能骑马或坐车，故选C项。
2．Many people believe the best time to visit Virginia Beach may be ________.
A．after autumn school term beginning
B．in the summer vacation
C．during the Christmas holiday
D．in the cold winter
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句可推断，人不多，气候还尚温和的淡季是游览弗吉尼亚海滩的最好时间。气候还尚温和的季节应是秋季，故选A项。
3．Swimming in the sea you'd better NOT swim ________.
A．with a friend
B．within the sight of the lifeguard
C．with the current
D．as far as you like
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Make sure you swim near a lifeguard.”可知在海中游泳时不宜游得太远，故选D项。
4．From the passage, we can know ________.
A．one in five persons swimming in the sea is drowned
B．if one with a lifeguard were drowning, five persons without lifeguards would be
C．some 80% people drowning by the currents are rescued by lifeguards
D．some 20% drowning by the currents are rescued by lifeguards
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Swimming without lifeguard protection is almost five times as great as drowning at a beach with lifeguards.”可判断选B项。
B
For years, scientists have been trying to find out the secret of sailing stones. In California's Death Valley National Park, the heavy stones moved across the dried lake bed of Racetrack Playa, leaving a trail (踪迹) behind them. Who, or what, moved the stones
“It's very quiet out there, and it's very open，” park worker Alan Van Valkenburg told Smithsonian.com. “And the longer you stay there, the stronger sense of mystery you'll have.”
Some trails formed a beautiful curve (曲线), while others were straight with sudden moves to the left or right. Some researchers think that dust devils (尘卷风) might move the rocks but others believe that's because of the strong winds.
In 2006, Ralph Lorenz, a NASA scientist did an experiment to show how the buoyancy (浮力) of ice can move a rock. “I took a small rock and put it in a plastic box, and filled it with some water，” Lorenz told Smithsonian.com. After putting the box in the fridge, Lorenz got a small ice bound rock. By putting it in a large box of water with sand at the bottom, he blew on the rock to get it to move across the water. As the rock moved, it left a trail in the sand. Lorenz believed under certain winter conditions in Death Valley, enough water, ice and light winds could move the rocks across Racetrack Playa.
No one has actually seen the rocks move and all of these ideas are not finally ensured. “People always ask, ‘What do you think causes them to move？’ But if you try to explain, they don't always want to hear the answers，” Van Valkenburg said.
5．From Paragraph 3, we can learn ______.
A．there are two guesses about the trails
B．all the trails are beautiful curves
C．the trails move from the left to the right
D．park workers are afraid of the wonder
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第三段“Some researchers think that dust devils (尘卷风) might move the rocks but others believe that's because of the strong winds.”可知，一些研究者认为可能是尘卷风移动了石头，但是另一些则认为是强风引起的，可推知，关于踪迹有两种猜想。
6．What's the meaning of the underlined word “ice bound” in Paragraph 4
A．Round. B．Light.
C．Frozen. D．Hard.
解析：选C 词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段“I took a small rock and put it in a plastic box, and filled it with some water”及“After putting the box in the fridge”可知，Lorenz将小石头放在塑料箱里装满水并且将其放入冰箱，可推知，在放入冰箱后，Lorenz拿出的是冰封的石头。
7．According to Lorenz, under the certain conditions, what move the rocks are ________.
A．strong winds, enough water and ice
B．enough water, ice and light winds
C．light winds, dust devils and ice
D．enough water, ice and dust devils
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Lorenz believed under certain winter conditions in Death Valley, enough water, ice and light winds could move the rocks across Racetrack Playa.”可知，Lorenz认为移动石头的条件是足够的水、冰以及微风。
8．What's the passage mainly about
A．A special natural wonder.
B．A famous magic.
C．A meaningful experiment.
D．A great scientist.
解析：选A 主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要介绍了美国死亡谷国家公园的神秘自然景观，由此可知答案。
