New words and expressions生词和短语
dear adj.亲爱的;珍贵的;昂贵的 ransom n.赎金 kidnapper n.绑架者,拐骗者 cardboard n.硬纸板
considerable adj.相当大的 withdraw - withdrew --withdrawn .(从银行)取钱 wealthy ad.富的,有钱的
orderly adj.有规律的 punctually adv.准时地 disappearance n.失踪
astound v.使吃惊 anonymous .ad.匿名的
根据课文原文回答下列问题
1 When did Mrs.Ramsay receive an anonymous letter
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2 How much money did the kidnapper demand for the return of the cat
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3 What would happen if she went to the police
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4 Where did she have to put the money
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5 Where did she have to put the box
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6 How much did she draw from the bank
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7 Did she act on the kidnapper's instructions or not
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8 Had the money disappeared the following morning or not
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9 When did Rastus return to Mrs.Ramsay
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I根据汉语或首字母提示,用单词的适当形式填空。
1.The necklace is too d___________________that I can't afford it at the moment.
2.He never comes late to such important meetings.He is likely to arrive p_______________today.
3.The last two_______________(绑架者)were finally arrested by the police in a remote village..
4.The president was shocked at his receiving an_______________(匿名的)letter.
5.The museum was willing to pay a_______________(赎金)to get back the famous painting
II用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.I once knew a________________________(wealth)young man,who had anything he had dreamt of.
2.When there is a fire,it is important that people go out of the building in an_______________(order)way.
3.Scientists haven't found exact evidence to explain the_______________(disappear)of dinosaurs.
4.She has spent a_______________(consider)amount of time learning French.
5.Mr.Smith_______________(withdraw)a lot of money yesterday to have his house painted.
III根据汉语提示完成句子,每空一词。
1.房子太小,我们只能和他共用一个厨房。
The house was so small that we had to______________a kitchen_______________him.
2.据说那几个丢失的孩子现在在可靠的人那里。
It is said that the few lost children were_______________ _______________ _______________ at present.
3.你一旦许诺就要遵守诺言.
You should___________ __________ _________once you make it.
4.果然我在电话簿里找到了他的名字。
________________ ______________I found his name in the phone book.
5.仔细考虑之后,他改变了主意。
After considering carefully,he___________ __________ _________.
IV根据提示,把下列句子译成英语。
1.经理告诉我们下月会给我们改善工作条件。(that引导宾语从句)
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2.如果你不早一点出发的话,你很可能会迟到。(f引导条件状语从句)
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3.由于害怕别人会嘲笑他,他从不在别人面前讲英语。(现在分词作原因状语)
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4.我确信我的梦想会实现。(be sure that..,)
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5.他决定收回自己在聚会上说的话。(what引导名词性从句)
V用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.When he lived in Beijing,he often__________________(visit)the Summer Palace with his friends
2.Mr.Brown didn't tell his wife he__________________(buy)some food on his way home already.
3.I have been to Guilin only once.I__________________(go)there the year before last.
4.I don't feel like eating anything,for I_________ _(have)enough
5.Tom________ _(ride)to school when he_________ (fall)down his bike and_________ _(hurt)his legs
VI 单项选择。
1.-What_________you_________this time yesterday -I_________chess with my grandfather.
A.did do;played B.have done;have played C.were doing;was playing D.had done;had played
2.When he_________the shout for help,he _________out immediately.
A.heard;rushed B.was hearing;rushed C.had heard;had rushed D.heard;was rushing
3.This is the first time that I_________this coastal town.
A.am visiting B.visited C.will visit D.have visited
4.I didn't go to the movie last night because I_________it before.
A.have seen B.had seen C.saw D.would see
5.When she came home,she told her parents what_________on her way back home.
A.had happened B.happened C.would happen D.was happening
VII 阅读下面的短文,根据课文内容完成摘要。可在空格处填入一个适当的词,或用括号内单词的正 确形式或汉译英的方式填空,使摘要内容与原文意思一致。
Kidnappers recently 1._________________________(对…感兴)Mrs.Eleanor Ramsay'scat.She is a very wealthy old lady 2._________ has shared a flat with her cat,Rastus,for a great many years.
One evening,her cat didn't arrive home,which made Ramsay very 3.______________(worry).She looked everywhere for him 4.______________could not find him.Three days later,she received an anonymous letter 5.________________(tell)her that Rastus was in safe hands and 6.__________________(return)immediately if Mrs.Ramsay paid a ransom of f 1,000.She was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.7.__________________(刚开始的时候,她决定报案)but later she changed her mind because she feared that she would never see her cat.So she withdrew f 1.000 and 8.__________________the kidnapper's instructions.She was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.9.__________________(果然),the cat arrived punctually,looking well.The cat was very thirsty for he drank half a bottle of milk.The police were 10.__________________(吃惊的)when they heard this.She said that Rastus was very dear to her.Considering the amount she paid,the cat was dear 11.__________________(在更多方面)·
Ⅷ仔细阅读短文并回答问题,注意每题后面的词数要求。
A man was walking along the beach when he found a bottle on the shore.He picked it up,and noticed a message saying that there was buried treasure in the waters below.But he thought it was a joke,so he threw it back into the ocean.
A little later,another man found the bottle.He,too, ___________and found the message.This man,however,was curious enough to step into the water,hoping the treasure was buried shallow enough to find.But once the water reached up to his thighs(大腿).he decided to quit.'This is not worth it!'he thought to himself.So he returned and threw it back into the ocean.
A third man walking by the beach noticed the bottle.He got a small raft and set out into the ocean.He rowed out far enough into the ocean and he saw something shining below.He began to swim towards it,but he couldn't reach it because the deeper he went,the greater the cold and pressure on his body.'I am about to lose my breath,and my raft might be swept away!'he thought.So he decided to give up.When he reached the shore,he took the bottle from the raft and threw it back into the ocean.
Finally,another man noticed the bottle.He used the raft left by the former and paddled out.He,too,saw the glint of the treasure.He dived into the waters.Like the man before him,the cold and pressure upon his body increased as he got closer.He also realized if he continued,he might lose his life!But he believed this treasure could be worth all the risk he took.Just as he was about to quit,he grasped the long chain tied to the box and pulled it up to the surface.Exhausted but eager,he opened the box and found what would make him rich for the rest of his life.
1.Why did the first man throw the bottle back into the ocean (no more than 10 words)
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2.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words.(no more than 6 words)
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3.What did the third man do after he noticed the bottle (no more than 10 words)
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4.How did the fourth man feel when he reached the shore again (no more than 5 words)
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5.What can we learn from the story (no more than 15 words)
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IX 以根据汉语意思,默写课文原句。
1.拉斯特斯生活很有规律。
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2.拉姆齐太太急坏了,四处寻找猫,但没找着。红会哈州州价,圈
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3.拉斯特斯失踪3天后,拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。口来入预
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4.她从银行取出1,000英镑,并照绑架者的要求做了。
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5.拉姆齐太太把她所做的事告诉了警察,警察听后大为吃惊。
X假设你是李华,你的美国朋友杰克想知道你从美国回来之后的一些情况,请你就此给他写一封回信。信的内容如下:
1.感谢你在美国期间杰克对你的帮助和照顾:
2.回国后,你在一所大学学习了法律;
3.通过工作面试,你找到了一份律师的工作:
4.你很喜欢现在的工作,因为你可以帮助那些需要帮助的人;?
5.希望将来能够帮助更多的人得到法律的保护。
要求:1.可适当增加细节,使行文连贯:
2.词数120~150。