1、Section Discovering Useful Structures 一、阅读下列句子,注明画线部分是 Noun Phrase (NP),Adjective Phrase (AdjP)还是 Adverb Phrase (AdvP) 1.My teacher recommended that I should choose advanced maths. 2.I need to make a workable schedule. 3.I am surprised that he can dance so beautifully. 4.Going from junior high schoo
2、l to senior high school is a really big challenge. 5.The first week was a little confusing. 6.I had to think very carefully about which course I wanted to take. 7.I know Chinese is a very difficult language. 8.I tried to join the school football team,but the coach told me I didnt play well enough. 9
3、.I am a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course,and it will be quite difficult to get used to all the homework. 10.I think I did very well,but the other girls did much better. 二、阅读理解 Itll soon be the birthday of one of my closest friends,Susie.I still cannot decide
4、 what to give her.Shes a rare friend because she has been there for me all the time whenever I need a friend to talk to.I can always depend on her to be the first to arrive to give me advice when I have problems.I guess I am so lucky to have her as a friend. Its more than seven years since I first m
5、et Susie in our school.I joined the theatre group and she was a director then.At first I thought she was intimidating but in the end I realised that she needed to keep a strict image in order for her actors and actresses to take her seriously.And then during practice I got a chance to know her bette
6、r.In fact,she was a friendly and warm-hearted person.Soon we become good friends. I dont know exactly what to give my friend on her birthday as I believe she has everything.So its really hard to buy her a gift she will appreciate.This year I want something different and special but I dont know what
7、to give.One day I searched the Internet without any purpose and to my surprise there was a really lovely site where you could buy all kinds of gifts. I scanned some of the items and I found cool and exciting gifts.I chose a special personalised bracelet(手镯).Im sure that this will look perfect on her
8、.I put our names as part of the design of the bracelet so that itll remind us that well forever be friends.I cant wait to give her my gift but I havent told her yet.I dont want to destroy the surprise. 1.Why does the author consider Susie as a rare friend? A.Because she can always offer help when th
9、e author is in need. B.Because the author and Susie have lots of things to talk about. C.Because Susie is good at solving problems. D.Because Susie is a friendly and warm-hearted person. 2.The underlined word “intimidating” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “”. A.charmingB.nervous C.warm-heartedD.f
10、rightening 3.Finally the author found a nice gift for her friend. A.with the help of somebody else B.by accident C.while doing shopping in a store D.without difficulty 4.The author wanted to put her and her friends names in the bracelet in order to. A.give her friend a big surprise B.make the presen
11、t more special C.make them remember their friendship forever D.remind her friend of their love between them 三、完形填空 Whenever my kids have a party at school,I am the mum who always signs up to bring the juice boxes.Its not because Im1or that I dont care if my kids have a good party.I am just not good
12、at making home-made bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mums.2,Im happy to try,even though itll3me a long time to do it. People say that housewives should have the4to make delicious meals,keep their houses clean,and5every minute of their childrens life.Their words used to6me a lot.I felt tha
13、t I should also be able to do those things as a housewife.So7I couldnt make the turkey-shaped cookies,I8feeling like a failure as a mum. After many9attempts at baking,and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mum,I finally accepted the10that I am not good at cooking.I worked hard to
14、be the11one in the elementary school.And after one of my daughters class parties,it12.Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said,“Thank you so much for always bringing13drinks.Sometimes parents forget that other children will also14class parties,and they end up being left out because we dont h
15、ave enough15for everyone.” I just accepted her appreciation,rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could16 remember how many kids were in the class.But her17taught me an important lesson:Im not a failure as a mum. Not everyone is to be a(n)18mum.I believe its okay to be the ju
16、ice box mum.I may not be able to bake cookies and decorate them beautifully,but I19something to drink.And I think thats just as20. 1.A.smartB.lazyC.tiredD.hopeless 2.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.Besides 3.A.costB.giveC.introduceD.take 4.A.dreamB.abilityC.experienceD.tool 5.A.compareB.saveC.treas
17、ureD.teach 6.A.preferB.puzzleC.upsetD.amuse 7.A.unlessB.becauseC.thoughD.when 8.A.ended upB.went onC.insisted onD.set out 9.A.failedB.carelessC.successfulD.useful 10.A.goalB.opinionC.factD.effect 11.A.slowestB.bestC.worstD.quickest 12.A.stood outB.got outC.came backD.paid off 13.A.coldB.softC.extraD
18、.fresh 14.A.attendB.holdC.enjoyD.leave 15.A.cookiesB.drinksC.booksD.cups 16.A.alreadyB.alwaysC.everD.never 17.A.graduationB.appreciationC.congratulation D.satisfaction 18.A.loyalB.cleverC.ableD.rich 19.A.provideB.makeC.buyD.retell 20.A.enjoyableB.splendidC.interestingD.important Section Discovering Useful Structures 一、1.NP2.NP3.AdvP4.NP;NP 5.NP;AdjP6.AdvP7.NP8.NP;AdvP 9.AdjP;NP;NP;AdjP;NP10.AdvP;AdvP 二、1.A2.D3.B4.C 三、1.B2.A3.D4.B5.C6.C7.D8.A 9.A10.C11.B12.D13.C14.A15.B16.D 17.B18.C19.A20.D
