Unit 3 Life in the future Section 2 Learning about Language
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.It is known to us all that the English language is________(持续不断地) changing.
2.If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will________(劝服) her.
3.They drove 600 miles across the________(沙漠).
4.Eventuallyshemanagedtoo________her shyness in class.
5.Modern houses have replaced the m________huts with grass roofs.
6.He s________the letter into his pocket while no one was looking.
答案:1.constantly 2.persuade 3.desert 4.overcome 5.mud 6.slid
Ⅱ.用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空
fill in, speed up, on earth, bend over, take up,lose sight of, remind of, persuade ... to....,pick out, leave alone
1.What________are you going to do in the coming weekend
2. As I________, my fountain pen fell to the ground, broken.
3.If you want your free copy of the Patients' Charter,________this form.
4.He has finally________the post of the society's president.
5.Nothing on earth could________me ________take his advice.
6.You should notice that your breathing has________a bit.
7.A railway station is no place for a child to be ________at night.
8.She was________from thousands of applicants for the job.
9.He was________his father's devotion to his garden.
10.I watched the plane go higher and higher until I________it.
答案:1.on earth 2.bent over 3.fill in 4.taken up 5.persuade;to 6.speeded up 7.left alone 8.picked out 9.reminded of 10.lost sight of
Ⅲ.单句改错
1.The meeting is held yesterday is of great importance.
________________________________________________________________________
2.Having deeply moved by the story, the children began to cry.
________________________________________________________________________
3.To give more water, the tree can be saved.
________________________________________________________________________
4.Being devoted to his research work, the professor cared little about other things.
________________________________________________________________________
5.Seating at the back of the classroom, he couldn't see the blackboard clearly.
________________________________________________________________________
答案:1.去掉第一个is。
2.Having deeply moved改为Deeply moved
3.To give改为Given
4.Being devoted改为Devoted
5.Seating改为Seated
Ⅳ.完成句子
1.小偷趁没人注意时溜进了房间。
The thief________ ________the room while no one was looking.
2.我们把落叶堆在角落里,然后把地打扫干净。
Let's pile up the fallen leaves in the corner and________ ________the ground.
3.只有鼠目寸光的人才会无视教育的重要性。
Only short-sighted men will________ ________ ________the importance of education.
4.离开学校以后,他就从事了新闻工作。
When he left school he________ ________journalism.
5.我们希望新的经济方案能让我们国家重新站起来。
We hope with new economic program our country would________ ________ ________ ________.
6.你对伦敦的第一印象是什么?
What was your________ ________of London
7.这个计划因缺乏资金而被放弃了。
The project was abandoned________ ________ ________funds.
8.他们在下结论之前做了充分的调查研究。
They made full investigations________ ________reaching a conclusion.
9.他把一张10美元的钞票塞入了我的手中。
He________a ten-dollar bill________my hand.
10.我从书店出来时看见她上了公共汽车。
I________ ________ ________her getting on the bus when I came out of the bookstore.
答案:1.slid into 2.sweep up 3.lose sight of 4.took up 5.be back on its feet 6.first impression 7.for lack of 8.previous to 9.pressed;into 10.caught sight of
Ⅴ.句型转换
1.Although the players were beaten by the opposite team, they were not discouraged but practiced harder.
→________________________ ________ ________ ________, the players were not discouraged but practiced harder.
2.She was dressed in white and appeared suddenly.
→________ ________ ________, she appeared suddenly.
3.The meeting, which was attended by over five thousand people, welcomed the great hero.
→Themeeting________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________, welcomed the great hero.
4.Accepted by the club,he has taken part in several activities held by it.
→________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________, he has taken part in several activities held by it.
5.Once seen,it will not be forgotten.
________ ________ ________ ________,it will not be forgotten.
答案:1. Although beaten by the opposite team 2.Dressed in white 3. attended by over five thousand people 4.After he was accepted by the club 5.Once it is seen
Ⅵ.完形填空
A grown man found__1__once again fascinated with a cocoon. He had__2__it at the side of the park path. Somehow the twig had been knocked from the tree and the cocoon had__3__undamaged and still woven to the branch.
As he had seen his mother do, he__4__protected it by wrapping it in his handkerchief and carried it home. The cocoon found a__5__home in a jar with holes in the lid. The man__6__it every day. One day, for the first time, the cocoon moved. He watched more closely and soon the cocoon was trembling with activity. Nothing else__7__. The cocoon remained tightly glued to the twig and there was no__8__of wings.
Finally the shaking became so__9__, and the man thought the butterfly would die from the__10__.He removed the lid on the jar, took a sharp pen knife from his desk drawer, and__11__made a tiny slit in the side of the cocoon. Almost immediately, one wing appeared and then outstretched the other. The butterfly was__12__!
It seemed to__13__its freedom and walked along the edge of the jar. But it didn't fly. At first the man thought the__14__needed time to dry, but time passed and still the butterfly did not__15__.
The man was worried and called up his neighbor who __16__high school science. He told the neighbor__17__he had found the cocoon, placed it in the mason jar, and the terrible trembling as the butterfly struggled to get out. When he __18__how he had carefully made a small slit in the cocoon,the teacher stopped him, “ Oh, that is the__19__.You see,the struggle is what gives the butterfly the strength to fly.”
And so it is with us. Sometimes it's the struggles in life that__20__us the most.
文章大意:一个人发现了一个即将破茧的蚕蛹,于是把它放进一个坛子里。当他看到蚕蛹破茧时的痛苦和挣扎,就拿来一把刀把蚕茧割开,让蝴蝶出来,可是好几天过去了,蝴蝶竟然不会飞翔……。
1.A.myself B.yourself
C.himself D.herself
答案:C 根据下文中的He had ___2__it at the side of the park path.可知,此处指他自己(himself)。
2.A.searched B.found
C.raised D.pulled
答案:B 联系下文中的Somehow the twig had been knocked from the tree,可知他是在路边发现(found)茧的。误解分析:易误选A项,search的意思是“查找”,与文意不符。
3.A.hidden B.appeared
C.existed D.survived
答案:D 结合句中的knocked和undamaged等语境可以推知,此处指它活下来了(survived)且没有受伤。
4.A.gently B.quickly
C.partly D.easily
答案:A 根据下文中的The man__6__it every day及语境可知他对茧的关心,所以他很温和地(gently)把它包起来。
5.A.wonderful B.temporary
C.forever D.luxurious
答案:B 茧子原来在树上,破茧后要到处飞翔,故此处指暂时的(temporary)家。
6.A.met B.noticed
C.recognized D.watched
答案:D 根据下文中的One day,for the first time,the cocoon moved.等语境可以推知,他每天都观察茧子。
7.A.helped B.arose
C.happened D.proved
答案:C 联系下文中的The cocoon remained tightly glued to the twig and there was no ___8__of wings可知,茧子只是颤动,并没有发生(happened)别的事情,也就是破茧飞出。
8.A.sign B.mark
C.signal D.scene
答案:A 作者看到茧子一直在挣扎,也没有飞出的征兆(sign),所以才发生了下段中的事情。
9.A.nervous B.weak
C.terrible D.strong
答案:D 根据句中的the man thought the butterfly would die from the __10__可知,茧子的颤动很激烈(strong)。
10.A.beat B.struggle
C.quarrel D.fight
答案:B 联系上文中的the shaking等信息可以推知,这个人认为蝴蝶会死于挣扎(struggle)。
11.A.confidently B.finally
C.carefully D.proudly
答案:C 他一直很关心茧子,也一直很照顾它,由此可知他很小心地(carefully)把茧子割开了一道口子。
12.A.free B.different
C.happy D.alive
答案:A 他用刀把茧子割开了一道口子,蝴蝶当然很快就获得自由(free)了。
13.A.hate B.share
C.desire D.enjoy
答案:D 蝴蝶不用挣扎了,看起来也很享受(enjoy)它的自由。
14.A.arms B.wings
C.feet D.hands
答案:B 蝴蝶飞行需要翅膀,由此可知,这里指蝴蝶的翅膀(wings)变干燥需要时间。
15.A.take off B.get down
C.bring up D.come out
答案:A 根据上文中的But it didn't fly可知,时间过去了,但是蝴蝶还是不能起飞(take off)。
16.A.searched B.invented
C.taught D.observed
答案:C 根据下文中的the teacher stopped him可知,邻居是教(taught)高中科学的一位老师。
17.A.where B.how
C.when D.why
答案:B 因为蝴蝶不能飞,所以他向邻居介绍,包括怎么(how)发现蝴蝶等。
18.A.explained B.imagined
C.expressed D.described
答案:D 联系上文中的He told the neighbor可知,这里指他描述(described)他的做法。
19.A.reason B.purpose
C.excuse D.evidence
答案:A 结合上文中的When he described how he had carefully made a small slit in the cocoon可知,这是老师所指的原因(reason)。
20.A.strike B.trouble
C.strengthen D.encourage
答案:C 根据上文中的the struggle is what gives the butterfly the strength to fly可知,这里指生活中的挣扎能使得我们更有力量(strengthen)。
Ⅶ.语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once a farmer's donkey(驴) fell into a deep well. The animal cried loudly for hours, but thefarmer couldn't figure out what to do __1__ it. Finally, he decided that the animal was old and that the well needed to be covered anyway, so he__2__(think) the donkey wasn't worth saving.
Then, he invited some of his neighbors to come over and help__3__. They all took a shovel (铁铲) and began to put dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried__4__(pitiful). Then, to everyone's surprise, the donkey became quiet. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down into the well and was astonished at__5__he saw.
Each shovel of dirt hit its back, but the donkey was doing something __6__(amaze). It was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up.__7__ the neighbors continued to put more dirt on top of the animal, it would shake the dirt off and take one more step up.
Pretty soon everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of__8__ well and ran off happily!
When life sometimes __9__(put) dirt on you, the best way of getting out of the well is to shake the dirt off and take a step up. Each of your troubles is a stepping stone. You can get out of the deepest well just__10__ never giving up!
文章大意:本文是一篇寓言故事,主要讲了一头掉到井里的驴如何成功自救的故事。这个故事告诉我们:遭遇逆境时不能绝望,要用积极的态度去面对,这样就可能将掩埋你的“沙土”变成你成功的垫脚石。
答案:
1.with/for/about 根据语境可知,此处可以指“应对、处理这件事”的意思,与“do”连用,故可以填with或about;同时“it”也可以指代“驴”,此时可以填“for”。
2.thought 根据上句时态“decided”可知,本句也用一般过去时。故填thought。
3.him 根据上下文语境可知,他邀请邻居过来帮他一起填埋这头驴。故填him。
4.pitifully 所给词是用来修饰谓语动词“cried”的,修饰动词应用副词。故填pitifully。
5.what 根据题干结构可知,本句话包含一个宾语从句,从句中缺少“saw”的宾语,意为“所……的”。故填what。
6.amazing 所给词在句中用来修饰不定代词“something”,意为“令人感到惊奇的”。故填amazing。
7.As/When 根据两句话之间的语境逻辑可知,此处所缺词应意为“随着……”或者“当……时”。故填As/When。注意首字母应大写。
8.the 此处特指上文提到的这口井。故填the。
9.puts 根据题干可知,所给词作谓语;同时这是这则寓言故事的道理,因此时态应用一般现在时。故填puts。
10.by 根据语境可知,此处所填词与动名词连用,表示方式手段。故填by。