1、Period TwoLearning About Language(Grammar) .句型转换 用非限制性定语从句改写句子。 1.As far as Im concerned, collecting stamps is a meaningful hobby, helping me to learn a lot. 2.It is well known to us all that the 2008 Olympic Games were a great success. 3.I still remember the farm, on which my parents worked ten yea
2、rs ago. 4.Mr Li has three daughters, but none of them is a dancer. 5.The weather turned out to be very good and it was more than we could expect. .单句填空 1.To avoid such conflicts, we should be kind to one another,is essential to enjoying a harmonious life. 2.They just busied themselves in playing the
3、ir cellphones, totally ignoring their grandpa,let out a deep sigh and left the party. 3.We are now living in an information age,TV, cells and the Web are widely used. 4.We have a special offer for 10 days,you can enjoy a half price discount and a free delivery. 5.is well known, China is a country wi
4、th a long history. 6.I failed to go to a drama school,my interest lay. 7.When walking down the street, I came across David,I hadnt seen for years. 8.Mr Zhang,daughter went to Tsinghua University last year, retired yesterday. 9.Personally, I prefer to work in a team,offers me a chance to learn how to
5、 get along with others. 10.Keeping pets is her hobby, which(comfort) her lonely heart greatly. .句型训练 1.He has a good knowledge of French, for the school trip to France next year.(use) 他法语学得很好,这在明年学校组织的法国之旅中将会派上用场。 2.Speaking and listening are very important for language learning, make great progress
6、.(sure) 说和听对于语言学习来说很重要,通过二者你一定会取得很大进步。 3., the global water shortage is becoming increasingly severe mainly due to global warming, environmental pollution and the ever-increasing population.(as) 我们都知道,全球水资源短缺越来越严重主要是因为全球变暖,环境污 染和人口持续增长。 4.Life in the cities is very different fromin the countryside,t
7、hings move at a slower pace.(定语从句) 城市生 活和农村生活截然不同,在农村事情发展节奏较慢。 5.We put off the picnic in the park until next week,.(定语从句) 我们将公园野餐推迟到下周,那时天气可能会好点儿。 .语篇填空 73,000 people died in the terrible earthquake in Kashmir, which took place on 8th October 2005. After it, there were 3.5 million people 1. had los
8、t everything. The snows, which come every winter, fortunately started late that year. There are several hundred aid agencies trying to help the people from Bagh, Muzaffarabad and Balakot, 2.the earthquake was most severe. It is very difficult to get aid through to them, as the road system, 3.was nev
9、er very modern, is not adequate for the lorries and vans which need to use them. There have been lots of accidents involving lorries 4.were overloaded. Many of the roads have become cracked and broken, and the drivers find it hard to drive on the winding roads 5.climb up the mountainsides. Some brid
10、ges are still standing, but the authorities have closed those 6. are not strong enough to support the heavy lorries. The months ahead look bleak for many of the homeless people, 7.have very little food and shelter. Fortunately, the Indian and Pakistani governments, 8. were in conflict over the area
11、of Kashmir, are now working together to help the refugees. It is very difficult for charities, 9.are receiving big donations from people all over the world, to get the aid to the people 10.need it. .阅读理解 You may probably meet most of the powerful graduation speakers, here who are well-known people i
12、n their fields. I think the schools couldnt have picked better speakers than them, because they set good examples,deeply inspiring us in our daily life. Steve Jobs, Stanford University: “Remembering youre going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking that you have something to lo
13、se. There is no reason not to follow your heart. Your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice” Oprah Winfrey, Stanford University: “I consider the world, this Earth, to be like a school And the secret Ive learn
14、ed to get ahead is being open to the lessons from the grandest universe of all. Dont react against a bad situation. And the solution will arise from the challenge. So dont give up easily, acting with responsibility” Bono, University of Pennsylvania: “For four years youve been buying, trading, and se
15、lling everything youve got in this marketplace of ideas. Your pockets are full, even if your parents are empty, and now youve got to figure out what to spend it on The world is more flexible than you think and its waiting for you to hammer it into shape” Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin:
16、“Now its time for you to move on to whats next and obtain your desire. But you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps. Dont spend so much time trying to choose the perfect opportunity, or sometimes youll miss the right opportunity. Recognize that there will be failures and o
17、bstacles. But you will learn from your mistakes and the mistakes of others.” ()1.Who wants to express “dont live your life in regret”? A.Michael Dell. B.Bono. C.Steve Jobs. D.Oprah Winfrey. ()2.Which of the following can best describe what Oprah Winfrey says? A.To break some of the rules. B.To overc
18、ome the fear of loss. C.To go all out to achieve our goals. D.To be brave and keep trying to the end. ()3.What Michael Dell said is to urge people to. A.listen to their own heart B.pursue their own dreams C.create their own journey D.correct their own mistakes ()4.What can we be likely to gain from
19、these powerful graduation speeches? A.Some life lessons. B.Some well-known people. C.Some social skills. D.Some effective solutions. .阅读七选五 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选 项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A great life doesnt happen by accident. A great life is the result of allocating (分配) your time, energy and hard wor
20、k towards what you want your life to be. Stop setting yourself up for stress and failure. 1. Make the following secrets fit your own needs and style, and start creating your own great life today! A great life is the result of simplifying your life. People often misunderstand what “simplify” means. 2
21、.Instead, its a way to free up your energy and time for the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which you are here. In order to create a great life, you will have to make room for it first. A great life is the result of removing distractions(分心之事). Up to 75% of your mental energy can be used in
22、things that are not important but distracting you. Look around at someones life you admire. What do they do that you would like to adopt in your own life? Ask them how they did it. 3. A great life is the result of your adjustments. 4.It may mean thinking about again how you spend your time, or choos
23、ing to spend your money in a different way. It may mean looking for new ways to spend your energy that agree with your particular definition of a great life. 5.Theres the old saying that everyone is familiar with “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” In order to even move from t
24、he couch to the refrigerator, you have to start. Theres no better time to start than today. Its what you do today that will make a difference in your life tomorrow. A.A great life is the result of starting. B.Start setting up your life to support success and ease. C.A great life is the result of hav
25、ing intention. D.So it requires that you should make some changes. E.Its not a way to remove work from your life. F.Its easy to spend your days on whatever gets your attention. G.Then you will find ways to free up your mental energy for more important things. 参考答案 .1.As far as Im concerned, collecti
26、ng stamps is a meaningful hobby, which helps me to learn a lot.2.As is well known to us all, the 2008 Olympic Games were a great success.3.I still remember the farm, where my parents worked ten years ago.4.Mr Li has three daughters, none of whom is a dancer.5.The weather turned out to be very good,
27、which was more than we could expect. .1.which2.who3.in which/when4.during which/when5.As forts .1.which will be useful2.by which you are sure to3.As we all know 4.that;where5.when the weather may be better .1.who2.where/in which3.which4.that5.which/that6.that 7.who8.which9.which10.who/that .【文章大意】 这
28、是一篇说明文。文章通过四位知名人士发表的强 有力的毕业演讲来向我们介绍一些人生经验。 1.C细节理解题。根据 Steve Jobs,Stanford University 中的第一、二、 三句“Remembering youre going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking that you have something to lose. There is no reason not to follow your heart. Your time is limited, so dont waste it li
29、ving someone elses life.”可知,史蒂夫乔布斯告诫人们要跟随自己的内心; 你的时间有限,所以不要浪费时间去过别人的生活。由此可知史蒂 夫乔布斯想要表达不要活在遗憾中,故选 C。 2.D细节理解题。根据 Oprah Winfrey,Stanford University 中的“So dont give up easily,acting with responsibility”可知 Oprah Winfrey 告 诉人们不要轻易放弃,带着责任去行动,即要勇敢并且坚持到底,故选D。 3.B推理判断题。根据 Michael Dell,University of Texas at
30、Austin 中 的第一、二句“Now its time for you to move on to whats next and obtain your desire. But you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps.”可知他是在鼓励人们追求梦想。故选 B。 4.A推理判断题。 由第一段最后一句“I think the schools couldnt have picked better speakers than them, because they set good examples, dee
31、ply inspiring us in our daily life.”可知我们能从这些强有力的毕业演讲中 得到一些人生经验,故选 A。 .【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美好生活的含 义以及过美好生活的具体方法。 1.B由上句 “Stop setting yourself up for stress and failure.” 可知“开 始安排你的生活,迎接成功和从容”符合题意,故选 B。 2.E根据“People often misunderstand what simplify means.”可知,人 们通常对简化有误解。结合后文“Instead, its a way to
32、 free up your energy and time for the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which you are here.”可知,此处是对简化生活的错误理解,即“简化不是”。 故选 E。 3.G根据本空前的内容“看看周围那些令你羡慕的人的生活吧。 看自 己能从他们身上学到些什么?请教他们是如何做到的。 ”可知,向你羡慕 的人请教,你就能找到方法来把精力集中到更重要的事情上。故选 G。 4.D本段的中心句是“A great life is the result of your adjustments.(美 好的生活是你调整的
33、结果。)”。adjustments“调整”即是改变,也就是 D 项中的“make some changes”,且本段中的“thinking about againin a different way.”及“looking for new ways”都指向“make some changes”,故选 D 项。 5.A本空是本段的主题句。 “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”中的“begins with”及“you have to start. Theres no better time to start than today.”中的 start 与 A 项(A great life is the result of starting.)中 starting 意义一致。 A 项“美好的生活是开始的结果”符合 题意,故选 A。
