Period Two Language Points
Ⅰ.语境填词
1.A ________ (香烟) thrown into the woods in dry weather may start a fire.
2.The best ________ (治疗) for a cold is to rest and drink a lot of hot water.
3.It was a ________ (令人不快的) experience—I’ll tell you the details.
4.It’s ________ (违法的) to read people’s private letters without permission.
5.He is a________ to playing the guitar,which has affected his studies.
6.This medicine is a drug that can be i________ or taken by mouth.
7.Facing difficult situations,the manager gave a p______ speech to the workers.
8.Peter may d________ to my plan,but I don’t care.
Ⅱ.选词填空
1.She is sure that the voice ________________ the man who attacked her yesterday.
2.Every year millions of people die of diseases ________________ smoking and drinking.
3.The thieves planned to ________________ a bank last night,but they were found by the police.
4.We’re going to have to ________________ more money,but haven’t found a right moment.
5.The bridge which was built ten years ago is now ________________.
6.You’d better ________________ and wear a blue suit to the interview.
Ⅲ.同义词辨析
1.用cause,reason或excuse的适当形式填空
(1)He has given no ________ for his decision.
(2)She didn’t have a good ________ for her absence,so she made up one.
(3)We do not know the ________ of the accident.
(4)There are several ________ why I like playing football.
2.用die of或die from的适当形式填空
(1)That old man ________________ drinking too much wine.
(2)She ________________ cancer.
(3)Many people ________________ hunger.
Ⅳ.单项填空
1.When I went home after work,I found my house ________ but nothing________.
A.breaking into;stolen
B.broken into;stealing
C.breaking into;stealing
D.broken into;stolen
2.By doing exercise every morning,his weight ________.
A.has become light B.is small
C.has been reduced D.reduce
3.The operation is so successful that the patient is ________.
A.in danger B.out of danger
C.out of place D.out of control
4.Those who become too ________ to cigarettes will find ________ hard to give up smoking.
A.addicted;that B.addicted;it
C.related;that D.related;it
5.The plan ________ the project is under discussion.
A.related B.is relating
C.related to D.which related
6.The couple took great pains________their plans secret.
A.in keeping B.to keep
C.from keeping D.to be kept
7.I wanted very much to go to the movie that night,but I wasn’t ________ to.
A.hoped B.suggested
C.agreed D.allowed
8.Do you know what ________ him to become angry?
A.changed B.caused
C.made D.wished
9.—Do you need any help,Lucy?
—Yes.The job is________I could do myself.
A.less than B.more than
C.no more than D.not more than
10.It was reported that the forest fire ________ last Sunday and that it ________ itself and wasn’t ________.
A.went out;broke out;put out
B.broke out;went out;put out
C.broke out;put out;went out
D.put out;broke out;went out
Ⅴ.阅读理解
I decided to share this story and have been doing this for a very long time.It all started 5 years ago.I was watching a movie on TV with my father,who was just free that afternoon and then a commercial (商业广告) came on.It was a commercial for an organization called Feed the Children Foundation.It was a very sad thing because it showed how much kids are suffering,because they had nothing to eat.
When the commercial was over,I asked my father if he could go to my account (账户) and take out $150 and send it to that foundation.He wasn’t surprised because I had done such kind of things for people since I began to walk.He went right after the movie was over and sent the money.
Two weeks later,I got a letter from them telling me that they were very thankful and asking me to send more money.I didn’t have a lot of money to give,so I thought of having a contest.I put up a sign in front of my apartment building saying that I was having a contest for everyone who lived in our apartment building.Whoever sent the most money to the foundation would win a ticket to anywhere in the world.It was easy to organize the prize because my mother received a free ticket every month that she never used.
The contest got people in the building going.I have felt so good doing it that I never stopped.It still goes on now,but nobody in my family knows,not even my brother.I do this because if I were in their situation,I would want somebody to do the same for me.I think about a lot of things in that way.
1.What was the direct reason why the author decided to hold the contest?
A.The foundation.
B.The commercial.
C.The children’s sufferings.
D.The letter.
2.The author held the contest in order to ________.
A.earn much money for his family
B.collect money for the organization
C.encourage his neighbors to do a good deed
D.set up a foundation by himself
3.It is implied that the contest held by the author was based on ________.
A.the support from his family
B.his neighbors’ kindness
C.his mother’s monthly free ticket
D.the effects of the foundation on children’s lives
4.Which words can best describe the author?
A.Brave and clever.
B.Friendly and rich.
C.Kind-hearted and determined.
D.Polite and lovely.
5.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.A Contest to Feed Hungry Children
B.A Boy Full of Love
C.An Organization for Poor Children
D.A Story Caused by a Film
in/during the 1990s/1990’s在二十世纪九十年代,注意中间是the;in one’s thirties在某人三十多岁,中间是one’s。
答案
Ⅰ.1.cigarette 2.treatment 3.horrible 4.illegal
5.addicted 6.injected 7.powerful 8.disagree
Ⅱ.1.belongs to 2.related to 3.break into 4.ask for 5.in danger 6.take my advice
Ⅲ.1.(1)reason (2)excuse (3)cause (4)reasons
[(1)cause指导致某事发生的原因或导致事情发生的客观理由,强调事实方面的理由,其后的介词常用of。作动词构成cause sb.to do sth.结构。
(2)reason指说明某事的理由,用以解释某些已发生的事情的理由或借口,这种理由是主观的,可能是也可能不是真正的理由,其后介词常用for。
(3)excuse强调为避免责任而设法辩解过错或设法使之显得轻微。]
2.(1)died from (2)died of/died from (3)died of
[die of常指死于疾病,饥饿,情感等内部原因;而die from则指死于这三者以外的原因。当其后接具体的疾病时则二者皆可,如die from/of cancer。]
Ⅳ.1.D [过去分词作宾补,表示宾语与补语之间是被动关系。]
2.C [reduce weight“减肥”,weight与reduce之间存在逻辑上的动宾关系,故用被动语态。]
3.B [out of danger脱离危险,符合题意。in danger在危险中,垂危;out of place不适当的,不合适的;out of control失去控制。]
4.B [be/become addicted to sth.意为“对……上瘾,沉迷于”,为固定搭配;it在此为形式宾语,真正的宾语为不定式短语。]
5.C [related to意为“有关联的;有关系的”,此处为过去分词短语作定语,修饰the plan。]
6.B [take pains to do sth.费力地做某事,为习惯短语。]
7.D [考查动词用法区别。题中的四个选项中,只有allow可接复合结构。即allow sb. to do sth.,同样可以变成被动结构。故选D。句意为:那天晚上我非常想去看电影,但没得到许可。]
8.B [cause sb.to do sth.导致某人做某事,其他选项在结构与意义上都不符合。]
9.B [考查形容词比较级的用法。less than少于,亚于;more than多于,超过;no more than只不过;not more than至多,不多于。句意为:这工作超过了我力所能及的范围。more than后接带有情态动词的从句,指“(某事)超出了……的范围”,符合题意。]
10.B [考查动词短语的用法。break out爆发;go out可以指火“自然熄灭”;put out扑灭。]
Ⅴ.1.D [细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Two weeks later,I got a letter from them telling me that they were very thankful and asking me to send more money.I didn’t have a lot of money to give,so I thought of having a contest.”可知,作者为基金会捐款两周后,收到他们一封信,信中他们希望作者能多捐一些钱,于是作者想出了搞竞赛的主意,故可知答案。]
2.B [细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句“Whoever sent the most money to the foundation would win a ticket to anywhere in the world.”可知,作者举办这个竞赛的目的是为基金会筹款。]
3.C [推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“It was easy to organize the prize because my mother received a free ticket every month that she never used.”可知,免费的旅游票才是让比赛得以进行的关键,故可知答案。]
4.C [推理判断题。由作者为儿童基金会募捐的行为可推知他是有爱心的,再根据他将比赛活动一办就是五年多可推知他是很有毅力的,故可知答案。]
5.A [主旨大意题。文章第一段介绍竞赛的起因;第三段介绍竞赛的目的、规则及奖励;最后一段介绍竞赛一直延续至今,故可知答案。]