Unit 16 4
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.________we have got a chance,we might as well make full use of it.
A.After B.Now that
C.Although D.As soon as
解析: 句意为:既然我们得到了机会,就应该充分利用。now that既然,作连词。
答案: B
2.He is________to meet his friends.
A.nice B.worried
C.eager D.interested
解析: 考查词义辨析。A、B不合题意;D应跟in meeting;be eager to do渴望干……,因此选项C符合题意。
答案: C
3.It has been proved that the iron________when it’s heated.
A.extends B.spreads
C.widens D.expands
解析: 句意为:已经证明了铁受热时会膨胀。expand指由于内部或外部的力量而使物体扩大;extend指时间与空间的延伸,范围的扩大;spread指物体的表面或地域的扩展、传播;widen加宽,变宽。
答案: D
4.The wood was so rotten that when pulled,it________into fragments.
A.broke away B.broke off
C.broke up D.broke through
解析: break away逃跑;break off突然中止;break up分解,分离;break through穿越,突围。因此根据句意选C。
答案: C
5.It is the third time that he________to China.
A.has been B.is
C.had been D.was
解析: 固定句型It is the first/second...time that...后用现在完成时态。
答案: A
6.—Did you remember to give Jim the money you owed him
—Yes.I gave it to him________I saw him.
A.while B.the instant
C.suddenly D.once
解析: the instant引导时间状语从句,一……就……。答句意为:我一看见他就给他钱了。
答案: B
7.All of us________the decision to go ahead with the new plan.
A.applauded B.applauded for
C.applause D.applause for
解析: applaud赞成,是及物动词,在句中作谓语。applause是名词。
答案: A
8.I had been making preparation so it came as________to me that I passed the test.
A.no surprising B.not surprised
C.to surprise D.no surprise
解析: 从it和that从句看出,这是考查句型It came as no surprise to...,句意为“我已作好准备,所以通过考试对我来说并不奇怪。”A、B、C三项均与句型不吻合。如果把so it came as改为so it was,则应选择A项。
答案: D
9.It was very________of him to come so late but I still gave him a warm welcome.
A.tired B.tire
C.to be tired D.tiresome
解析: tiresome作表语,表示“令人厌烦的”。他这么晚了才来很烦人,但我还是给了他一个热烈的欢迎。
答案: D
10.When the audience were applauding for my performance with a harp,I was first________,and then,tears coming into my eyes,dizzy on the stage.
A.superb B.tiresome
C.eager D.tense
解析: 由句意“我首先感到紧张,然后,热泪盈眶,接着眩晕”看出空白处应填入“紧张”,选项中superb极好的;tiresome烦人的;eager热切的,只有D项“tense”表示“紧张”,故选D项。
答案: D
Ⅱ.短语填空
选择合适的短语填空。
share...with,remind...about,come last,refer to,break into,knock over,go wrong,instead of,in this case,in an interesting wa
11.He________me________the competition.
答案: reminded;about
12.__________________your feelings________your partner.
答案: Share;with
13.As a result,he________________in the competition.
答案: came last
14.__________________,he will succeed in writing.
答案: In this case
15.While reading,don’t________________your dictionary the moment you meet a new word.
答案: refer to
16.If you plan well,nothing may________________.
答案: go wrong
17.You should learn to describe events______________________________.
答案: in an interesting way
18.We can read from the book,______________reciting the poems.
答案: instead of
19.The man was__________________by a truck and lost his life.
答案: knocked over
20.The robber was arrested while________________a jewellery shop.
答案: breaking into
Ⅲ.完形填空
In the 9th grade I was assigned a “Life Project”.We had to__21__a person whom we hoped to be like later in life and give an oral presentation to the class.I wanted to__22__entertainment lawyer.
Many students really didn’t want to do it.__23__,I felt this was a way to open__24__to places I dreamed of.I looked in the yellow newspapers and wrote down various__25__of entertainment lawyers.I called each of the numbers,but no one__26__to my messages.I__27__asked people if they knew someone I could interview.Still no help.
As weeks grew I became__28__of trying,until I looked on the Internet and came across a big time law firm called the Beverly Hills.I called and asked__29__I could possibly interview the entertainment lawyer.The assistant told me the man was busy and didn’t want to be __30__by my little school project.I was discouraged by this__31__.I tried again anyway,and left the entertainment lawyer a message.
He called back!He told me that he would be honored to be interviewed.I was very __32__.I learned a lot of different things and__33__the information to my classmates.My teacher told me to keep in__34__with him.I did.And he did a big__35__at my school to all of the 11th and 12th grade students.This was a__36__of my hard work and determination to get a big time lawyer who I thought wouldn’t give me the time of day.
To this day in 2010 he always tells me that if I need __37__I could call him—even a letter of recommendation—he said he would be__38__to write one.I will never forget how that simple“Life Project”opened so many doors and gave me the__39__to get out of my comfort zone.Determination and courage are the__40__I learned from this project.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。在九年级的时候老师给“我们”布置了一项名为“人生计划”的任务,要求“我们”采访一位正从事着自己将来想要从事的职业的人,并向同学作报告。许多同学不愿意做,但“我”坚持不懈地联系娱乐界律师,最终采访到了一名著名的娱乐界律师并且建立起了很好的关系。通过这个“人生计划”任务,我领悟了决心和勇气的重要作用。
21.A.describe B.interview
C.communicate D.imagine
解析: 根据全文内容可知,我们要“采访”一个自己将来想成为的那样的人,第二、三段中有明确的暗示信息:if they knew someone I could interview/I could possibly interview the entertainment lawyer。communicate为不及物动词,和with搭配。
答案: B
22.A.become B.turn
C.realize D.get
解析: 注意entertainment lawyer前面是否有冠词。turn有“(使)成为”的含义,后接名词时名词前通常用零冠词,become/get后接名词作表语,名词前则要加冠词。
答案: B
23.A.Therefore B.Besides
C.However D.Otherwise
解析: 根据第二段首句和空后内容可知此处表示转折关系。
答案: C
24.A.careers B.causes
C.doors D.subjects
解析: 根据文章最后一段中的I will never forget how that simple “Life Project” opened so many doors可知答案。
答案: C
25.A.addresses B.numbers
C.names D.ambitions
解析: 根据下文的I called each of the numbers可知答案。
答案: B
26.A.referred B.objected
C.stuck D.responded
解析: 我找到许多娱乐界律师的号码并一一打了电话,但没有一个人响应我的工作。refer to查阅,提到;object to反对;stick to 坚持;respond to对……作出反应,响应。
答案: D
27.A.eventually B.constantly
C.rarely D.gradually
解析: eventually最后,终于;constantly不断地,经常地;rarely很少,不常;gradually逐渐地。我一方面打电话联系,一方面不断向人们打听有没有认识的我可以采访的人。
答案: B
28.A.ashamed B.afraid
C.tired D.aware
解析: 根据第二段可知我刚开始热情很高,但几周过后仍没有结果,便厌倦了这种努力。be tired of厌烦,符合语境。be ashamed of惭愧;be afraid of害怕;be aware of知道,意识到。
答案: C
29.A.why B.whether
C.when D.where
解析: 根据前文内容以及助手的答复可知我询问是否能够采访这家法律事务所的娱乐律师。
答案: B
30.A.introduced B.bothered
C.borne D.prevented
解析: 根据the man was busy可知,我要采访的对象不想被一个学生的作业“打扰”。introduce介绍;bother打扰,烦扰;bear经受住;prevent阻止,阻碍。
答案: B
31.A.comment B.content
C.regulation D.suggestion
解析: 特别注意discourage,显然我被那个助手的“评论”弄得有些沮丧。comment评论,意见;content内容;regulation规则,规章;suggestion建议。
答案: A
32.A.embarrassed B.puzzled
C.excited D.exhausted
解析: 根据前面一句可知“我”终于找到了一个采访对象,而且是一个一流律师行的律师,自然欣喜若狂。做本题需要根据上下文来揣摩作者的心情。embarrassed尴尬的;puzzled困惑的;excited兴奋的;exhausted筋疲力尽的。
答案: C
33.A.reported B.recited
C.returned D.explained
解析: 根据文章首段中的and give an oral presentation to the class可知,采访之后我得向同学们报告我的采访信息和情况。
答案: A
34.A.contact B.contract
C.conversation D.contribution
解析: keep in contact with sb.与某人保持联系。contract合同;conversation对话;contribution贡献。根据下文他还专门为高年级学生作报告以及最后一段第一句内容可知,我一直和他有来往。
答案: A
35.A.preparation B.presentation
C.performance D.program
解析: preparation准备;presentation报告;performance演出;program程序。根据所采访人的职业,可以推测他为11、12年级的学生作了报告。
答案: B
36.A.ceremony B.celebration
C.congratulation D.construction
解析: ceremony仪式;celebration庆祝会,庆典;congratulation祝贺;construction建造。这是对我的努力工作和决心的一个庆典,因为我原以为不可能得到一个一流律师一天的时间。
答案: B
37.A.everything B.anything
C.nothing D.something
解析: 这是律师对我的承诺。anything任何事,和后面的even相对应。
答案: B
38.A.satisfied B.sorry
C.prepared D.interested
解析: 根据前文内容可知这位律师很热情而且愿意为我写一封推荐信。be prepared to do sth.愿意做某事。
答案: C
39.A.opportunity B.direction
C.method D.solution
解析: 这次实践为我走出温室创造了机会。opportunity机会;direction方向;method方法;solution解决方法。
答案: A
40.A.promises B.values
C.conclusions D.prices
解析: 我在这次实践中得到的有价值的东西就是决心和勇气。
答案: B
Ⅳ.地方题型:任务型读写
It is interesting to know what people of different nations like to do best.
In France,when a woman enters a café or restaurant,she is freely discussed,not only about her appearance but about her past and future as well.She wants to know her looks in the street whether she is beautiful or plain.There is no better way for a woman to get back her self confidence than a walk in the street of Pairs or Marseilles,and women really like that.
In Italy,people love talking.They sit about in café,exchanging news and discussing politics.They do not hesitate to ask questions about the family,income and private life of anybody who happens to be there.
The Swiss eat as a pastime.Ladies walk into a teashop,eat a couple of ice creams and a large piece of chocolate cake,and then complain (抱怨) about their weight.
For the Americans,the greatest fondness is said to be the push of buttons.You push a button in the lift,you push a button for cigarette,chewing gums,stamps,even for a life insurance.You can even push a button to get married and another button to get divorced.
In England,waiting in a line is national passion.The English will form a line whether they have the opportunity.Long queues can be seen,for example,at stations when the train is practically empty and everybody can have a seat.
In different41.________ What people like to do best.
In France Discuss women in a café or restaurant.Women like to 42.________in the street to get back self confidence.
In 43.________ 44.________with each other and even ask some 45.________information.
In Switzerland 46.________a lot and then47.________about their weight.
In 48.________ Push 49.________.
In England Form a 50.________when everyone can have a seat in the train.
答案: 41.nations/countries 42.walk 43.Italy 44.Talk
45.private 46.Eat plain 48.America 49.buttons
50.line/queue(共51张PPT)
4.Communication Workshop
Ⅰ.重点单词
根据英文解释写出下列单词。
1._________:making you feel annoyed
2._________:making you feel embarrassed
3._________:nervous or worried,and unable to relax
4.________:(of a person) feeling as if everything were turning round,as if unable to balance;mentally confused
5.________:to show your approval of sb./sth.by clapping your hands
答案: 1.tiresome 2.awkward 3.tense 4.dizzy 5.applaud
Ⅱ.完成短语
根据汉语提示完成下列短语。
6.________sb.about 提醒某人有关……
7.knock________ 打翻;撞倒
8.________wrong 出差错
9.come________ 最后一名
10.climb________the stairs 爬台阶
答案: 6.remind 7.over 8.go 9.last 10.up
Ⅲ.翻译句子
把下列英文句子译成汉语。
11.It was hot and tiresome.
________________________________________________________________________
答案: 天气热并且令人疲倦。
12.As I left the stage,there was only some quiet applause.
________________________________________________________________________
答案: 当我离开舞台时,仅有很少的掌声。
13.The day started to go wrong the instant I left home.
________________________________________________________________________
答案: 我一离开家,那一天就出乱子了。
14.The more I looked down,the redder my face became.
________________________________________________________________________
答案: 我越往下看,我的脸就变得越红。
15.What a clumsy end to an awful day!
________________________________________________________________________
答案: 对于这糟糕的一天,这又是一个多么笨拙的结束啊!
It was hot and tiresome. (P12)天气很热,很讨厌。
剖析 tiresome adj.讨厌的,令人厌倦的
①The children were being rather tiresome.
孩子们很令人讨厌。
②Going through the Customs is a tiresome business.
接受海关检查是令人生厌的事。
拓展 tire vt.& vi.(使)疲倦
tired adj.疲倦的
tiring adj.令人疲倦的
tireless adj.不知疲倦的
③I was tired out after the long walk.
长时间散步后我累坏了。
应用 1.单词拼写
His speech was so t________that few audience stayed in the hall.
答案: tiresome/tiring
At school,Mr Fan,the English teacher,reminded me about the poetry reading competition (P12)
在学校里英语老师范老师提醒我诗歌朗读比赛的事情。
剖析 remind vt.提醒,使回忆起
remind sb.of/about sth.提醒某人某事,使某人想起某事
①The old picture reminds me of the days when I stayed with my grandpa in the country.
这张老照片让我想起在农村跟爷爷待在一起的那段日子。
拓展 remind sb.that提醒某人/使某人想起……
remind sb.to do sth.提醒某人去做某事
②She reminded me that I had not had breakfast.
她提醒我还没吃早饭。
③I reminded him to get home before dark.
我提醒他必须在天黑前回家。
应用 2.完成句子
请提醒我给母亲写信。
Please remind me________________________my mother.
答案: to write to
There was only a little applause when I left the stage. (P12)当我离开演讲台时仅有一点点掌声。
剖析 applause n.鼓掌欢迎,热情称赞
①He sat down amid deafening applause.
他在震耳欲聋的掌声中就座。
②Her new novel was greeted by reviewers with great applause.
她的新小说备受书评家推崇。
拓展 applaud vt.鼓掌(表示欢迎);赞成,赞许
applaud sb./sth.为某人/某事鼓掌
③I applaud your decision.我赞成你的决定。
④The crowd applauded for five minutes.
群众鼓掌五分钟。
应用 3.完成句子
(1)演出结束后,观众对台上的表演者们报以热烈的掌声。
The audience________the performers on the stage loudly after the show.
(2)我们一致赞成你的决定。
We all________you for your decision.
(3)他的讲话赢得了听众的掌声。
His speech won the________of the audience.
答案: (1)applauded (2)applaud (3)applause
There was no time to practise at lunch time,and I read from my book instead of reciting the poems. (P12)午饭时间没时间练习,我只能读课本而不是背诗。
剖析 practise v.练习,实习;(经常做某事养成习惯,其后只能接动词的 ing形式。)
①He is practising the piano now.他正在练习弹钢琴。
②He practises getting up early.他习惯于早起。
比较 practise与exercise
practise vt.& v. 练习,有规律地练习,特指反复练习,不断练习
exercise n.& v. 练习,一般用语,可指训练、锻炼、操练等
③Give me time to learn and practise.
给我留出学习和练习的时间。
④Exercise will keep your figure.
锻炼将使你保持体形。
⑤One way to be healthy is to exercise every day.
保持健康的一个方法是每天运动。
应用 4.完成句子
(1)我需要每天练习英语。
I need to________________my English everyday.
(2)如果你不多做运动,你会发胖的。
If you don’t get more________________you’ll get fat.
答案: (1)practise (2)exercise
The day started to go wrong the instant I left home.(P12)我一离开家,这一天就开始出问题了。
剖析 the instant (that)在此为名词(词组)起连词作用,引导时间状语从句,意为“一……就……”,相当于as soon as。
①The instant (that) I reached the platform the train began to move.我一到站台,火车就开动了。
②Let me know the instant the visitor comes.
客人一来就告诉我。
拓展 除the instant外,类似词组还有the moment,the minute等名词及某些副词(如immediately,instantly,directly等)都可起连词作用,引导时间状语从句,它们的意思也是“一……就……”。
③Tell him I need to see him the minute he arrives.
他一到,告诉他我要见他。
④He did all sorts of mischief immediately my back was turned.
我一转身,他就做出各种恶作剧。
⑤I came directly I got your message.
我一收到你的信息就来了。
应用 5.完成句子
__________________________________(他一采取行动),I will inform you through the telephone.
答案: The instant he takes action
The more I looked down,the redder my face became. (P12)我越往下看,我的脸就变得越红。
剖析 “the more...the more...”句型表示“越……就越……”,是一个复合句,其中前面的句子是状语从句,后面的句子是主句。
①The earlier you start,the sooner you will be back.
你动身越早,回来得就越早。
拓展 在该结构中,主句在程度上随着从句的变化而变化,常把被强调的部分提前。
②The faster you run,the better it will be.你跑得越快越好。
③The more English you practise,the better your English will be.
你练习得越多,你的英语就越好。
提示 若表示“越……越不……”时,常用“the more...,the less...”句型。
④The more she flatters,the less I like her.
她越逢迎,我越不喜欢她。
应用 6.翻译句子
你读得越多,收获就越大。
________________________________________________________________________
答案: The more you read,the more you will get.
I felt tense and dizzy. (P12)我感到紧张和眩晕。
剖析 tense adj.紧张的;拉紧的 v.(使)紧张
①The players were tense at the start of the game.
队员们在比赛开始时很紧张。
②There is a tense expression on her face.
她的脸上露出紧张的表情。
③He tensed,hearing the strange noise again.
再次听到那个奇怪的声音,他紧张起来。
比较 tense与nervous
①tense(局势、心理或神经)紧张的;引起紧张的;无法松驰下来。
②nervous(不能形容局势,只能指心理或神经)紧张不安的;神经质的;没有安全感。
应用 7.用tense或nervous填空
(1)局势突然变得紧张起来。
The situation suddenly became__________.
(2)他见到陌生人就感到紧张不安。
He’s________________of strangers.
答案: (1)tense (2)nervous
Ⅰ.句子填空
根据括号内的提示填空。
1.The job was so________that I had to abandon it.(tired的近义词)
答案: tiresome
2.The audience had to put up with the________ performance. (clumsy的同义词)
答案: awkward
3.The________feeling made her trembling.(tenseness的形容词)
答案: tense
4.We all________for our Li Yinghui’s English speech. (cheer的同义词)
答案: applauded
5.I was discouraged at his________action.(clever的反义词)
答案: clumsy
Ⅱ.翻译句子
把下列汉语句子译成英语。
6.英语老师提醒我有关诗歌朗诵比赛的事。
________________________________________________________________________
答案: The English teacher reminded me about the poetry reading competition.
7.正常情况下,校车会在7∶30到达,但那一天根本没有来。
________________________________________________________________________
答案: Normally,the school bus arrives at 7∶30,but that day it didn’t arrive at all.
8.在我爬楼梯去教室时,我听到身后一个响亮的声音。
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答案: As I climbed up the stairs to the classroom,I heard a booming voice behind me.
9.当我离开讲台时,人们的掌声并不热烈。
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答案: When I left the stage people didn’t applaud very loudly.
10.我的手碰倒了床边桌子上的一杯水,水全洒在了我的枕头上。
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答案: My hand knocked over the glass of water on the bedside table and water spilled all over my pillow.
练规范、练技能、练速度
写作项目 叙事性图画作文
一、题目要求
很多父母希望孩子将时间都花在学习上。假如你是图中的学生,根据图示将昨天下午放学回家后发生的事情和你的想法用英语简述一下。词数100左右,文章开头已给出,不计入总词数。
二、联想词汇
1.扫地 ____________
2.关电视 ____________
3.拓展知识面 ____________
答案: 1.sweep the floor 2.turn off the TV 3.broaden (one’s) knowledge
三、由词连句
1.你不应该浪费时间看电视!
You shouldn’t______________________________!
2.我想知道我是否应该把所有的时间都用在学习上。
I wonder____________________________on my study.
3.我也有很多其他的东西要学习!
There are many other things_____________________,too!
4.通过看电视我能了解国内外的最新消息。
By watching TV I can____________________________.
答案: 1.waste your time watching TV
2.if I should spend all the time
3.for me to learn
4.learn about the latest news from home and abroad
四、连句成篇
Yesterday afternoon,I went home after school. _______ _________________________________________________________________
答案: Yesterday afternoon,I went home after school.I wanted to help my father to sweep the floor,but he said,“You needn’t do that.Do some reading!” Later when I was watching TV,my mother came,turned off the TV and said,“You shouldn’t waste your time watching TV.Go to study!”
As a middle school student,I wonder if I should spend all the time on my study.In fact,there are many other things for me to learn,too!By watching TV I can learn about latest news from home and abroad.I can broaden my knowledge from watching TV as well.
五、类文通法
本文是叙事性图画作文,在具体写作中可按如下步骤:
1.分析画面:研究画面环境所提供的信息及画面中人物的表情、特征、语言以及心理活动,弄清人物间的关系,从而理解画面的意思。
2.领悟含义:以画面为基础,体会命题者要求考生在写作中要阐明的主题。若无写作提示,则应结合画面进行联想,进一步说明画面的含义。
3.草拟提纲:根据图画的具体情景,把握图画的中心思想,确定画面中事情的要素(五“W”一“H”),形成有序的写作提纲。
4.组织材料:扩展提纲的内容,写出意义连贯、形式统一的文章。