1、Period TwoLearning About Language(Grammar) .句型转换 用名词性从句改写下列句子。 1.English is being accepted as an international language. It is a fact. 2.He is said to go abroad and marry an American girl next week. 3.He should report this accident to the police at once. It is my suggestion. 4.It even leaves the sci
2、entists in wonder. They wonder what they should call the newly-born creature, which looks half-human and half-animal. 5.She became an artist. It may have been due to her fathers influence. .单句填空 1.he got first prize in the English contest surprised all of us. 2.we will go to visit Hong Kong in this
3、winter vacation remains unknown. 3.will take the place of Mr Li as our new headmaster hasnt been decided. 4.caused the accident to happen hasnt been made clear yet. 5.has helped to save the drowning girl is worth praising. 6.It is saidPeter will have a chance to travel abroad next month. 7.Liu Yang
4、ate her food in space iswe want to know. 8.he found the way home after he got lost in the deep forest is not clear to us. 9.he didnt come yesterday is unknown. 10.I read about it in some book or another. Does it matterit was? .句型训练 1.in his article was unknown to the general reader.(refer) 一般的读者并不知道
5、他在文章中所提及的内容。 2.The villagers have already knownis rebuild the bridge.(do) 村民们已经知道我们要做的事是重修这座桥。 3.It matters little, but how he lives.(die;matter) 一个人怎么死不重要,重要的是他如何活着。 4.Itthe newly formed committees policy can be put into practice.(see) 新组建的委员会的政策是否会付诸实施还有待观察。 5.will have to pay for it.(break) 你们当中无
6、论哪一个打破窗户都必须赔偿。 .语篇填空 Everyone could see, I think, 1.exercise is good for your health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Among so many exercises, 2.may help you protest against heart disease and other health problems is running. Recently, researchers studied more than 55 000 adult
7、s. About one fourth of the adults reported running 3.(regular).The study found these runners were considerably less likely than non-runners 4. (die) of any form of disease, including heart disease. D.C.Lee and the other researchers found that speed, 5. (distant) and how often one runs made little di
8、fference in 6. (reduce) the risk of death. The runners in the study averaged between 1 and 10 kilometres per hour. Mr Lee says slower runners, and those who only ran once 7.twice a week, were helped nearly as much as those who ran faster and further. The researchers note that their study 8.(base) on
9、 the participants answering questions over the years. The study lacked complete information on 9.these men and women ate and other facts about their lifestyles. Researchers say the reason why this study was unreliable is 10. this missing information could have affected the results. Still, they hope
10、their findings will motivate healthy adults to start running down the road to a longer life. .阅读理解 Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United States. Eco City Farms in Maryland are located near shopping centres, car repair shops and homes. The neighbourhood is a w
11、orking-class community. People do not have very much money. And they have limited access to fresh food in markets. Over the past two years, the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark. She schools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms
12、 for a lesson, and her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable. “I like coming out here,” he says. “You know, you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more.” Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms. She thinks of them as places where
13、 people can learn to live healthier lives. “Growing food in a community brings people together,”she continues. “Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration(范例) to show people everything about how to have an eco-friendly community,” she says. From the Eco City Farms people come to know that the
14、y are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost(混合肥料) made from food waste. Eco City Farms are an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels(板). In winter, the green-houses
15、 use a geothermal(地热的) system. Vegetables can be grown all year round. So once a week, all winter long, neighbours like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest. “I like eating the vegetables,” says five-year-old Owen Moss. ()1.What does the passage mainly
16、 talk about? A.Eco City Farms save a lot of energy. B.Eco City Farms are influencing community life. C.Eco City Farms help the working-class live better. D.Eco City Farms are gaining popularity. ()2.What is the authors attitude towards Eco City Farms? A.Enthusiastic.B.Disappointed. C.Surprised.D.Dou
17、btful. ()3.According to the passage, Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT. A.shopping centres B.car repair shops C.fast-food restaurants D.working-class communities ()4.In which part of a newspaper can you most probably read this article? A.People. B.Travel. C.Environment.D.Educat
18、ion. .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。 In the world today, hunger is still the biggest threat to health. Hunger holds back childrens growth and their dreams. Around 67 million of the worlds hungriest children do not attend school.1.Even if they do make it into the classroom, hunger
19、will affect their ability to learn. Marys Meals is a Scottish charity that was started in 1992.2. It sets up school feeding projects in some of the worlds poorest countries. The charity provides one daily meal in schools to attract hungry children to the classroom, where they receive education to ge
20、t out of poverty. Thanks to the supporters and volunteers around the world, Marys Meals is now providing life-changing meals to 1,425,013 poorest children in 15 countries. 3.It has reduced hunger among children at school. Many children, teachers and volunteers observed the positive physical effects
21、that the school feeding programme is making. The percentage of teachers saying “children in my class never complain of hunger” increased from 7% to 87%. 4.98% of teachers said that children pay more attention in class since Marys Meals started feeding at their school. It has reduced levels of childr
22、en quitting school! Teachers reported a reduction in the number of children dropping out of school due to hunger. It has increased childrens feelings of happiness at school. The percentage of children saying “I feel happy at school” increased from 60% to 81%. By one meal at a time and one child at a
23、 time, Marys Meals fills hungry childrens empty stomachs so they have the energy and opportunity to learn.5. A.Most of them hate to go to school. B.It has improved childrens concentration in class. C.In order to survive, they have to work or beg. D.Research has proved Marys Meals has many positive e
24、ffects. E.This offers the children a life free from hunger and full of hope. F.Since then it has grown from a small organization to a global movement. G.They are reaching out to more hungry children waiting for Marys Meals. 参考答案 .1.It is a fact that English is being accepted as an international lang
25、uage. 2.It is said that he will go abroad and marry an American girl next week. 3.My suggestion is that he should report this accident to the police at once. 4.It even leaves the scientists in wonder what they should call the newly-born creature, which looks half-human and half-animal. 5.That she be
26、came an artist may have been due to her fathers influence. .1.That2.Whether3.Who4.What5.Whoever6.that 7.How; what8.How9.Why10.which .1.What he referred to2.what we will do3.how a person dies; what matters much more is4.remains to be seen whether5.Whichever one of you breaks the window .【文章大意】 本文是一篇说
27、明文。文章介绍了一些关于跑步与人 的寿命等因素关系的研究及结果。 研究表明,跑步有助于减少心脏病 和其他问题的发生,也有助于延长寿命。因此研究者建议人们坚持跑 步。 1.that考查宾语从句。空格处引导的从句作动词 see 的宾语,从句成 分和意思均完整,所以要用 that 引导此宾语从句。 主句谓语动词和 that 引导的宾语从句之间有插入语时,that 不能省略。 2.what考查主语从句。空格处引导主语从句,且在从句中作主语,所 以要用 what 引导该从句。 3.regularly考查词形转换。 空格处修饰 running,应用所给词的副词形 式。故填 regularly。 4.to
28、die考查非谓语动词。 be likely to do sth 意为“可能做某事”。 5.distance考查词形转换。空格处在宾语从句中作主语,和所给的 speed 以及其后的主语从句并列,所以此处应用所给词的名词形式。故 填 distance。 6.reducing考查非谓语动词。空格处作介词 in 的宾语,应用所给词的 动名词形式。故填 reducing。 7.or考查连词。根据语境可知,此处指每周跑步一次或两次,故填 or。 8.was based考查动词的时态和语态。 研究是过去进行的,因此用一般 过去时;且主语 their study 和 base 之间是被动关系,所以应用 bas
29、e 的一 般过去时的被动语态。故填 was based。 9.what考查宾语从句。空格处引导宾语从句,且在从句中作动词 ate 的宾语,应用 what 引导该宾语从句。故填 what。 10.that考查表语从句。分析句子结构可知,空格处引导表语从句。故 填 that。 .【文章大意】本文介绍了美国各地日益流行的生态城市农场。 它不但带动了生态社区的建设,引领人们过上绿色健康的生活,还成为 人们了解地球、了解食物的好去处。 1.D主旨大意题。通读全文特别是文章首段可知,本文就生态城市农 场在美国城镇日益流行进行了相关介绍,故答案为 D。 2.A观点态度题。根据第三、四段所使用的语言“the
30、farm has attracted volunteers”和“From the Eco City Farms people come to know”可知,作者对生态城市农场持积极态度,对其很感兴趣。故答 案为 A。 3.C细节理解题。 根据第二段第一、 二句“are located near shopping centres, car repair shops and homes. The neighbourhood is a working-class community.”可知答案为 C。 4.C推理判断题。根据文章的主旨大意可知,生态城市农场并不是一 个旅游项目,其目的也并不是教育人
31、,文章并未以人为中心进行介绍, 故可排除 A、B、D 三项。根据第三段倒数第二句中的“connect with the earth”,第四段最后一句中的“improving the soil with compost(混合肥料) made from food waste.”及第五段中的“from the sun with solar panels(板). In winter, the greenhouses use a geothermal(地 热的) system.”可推知,本文最有可能来源于报纸的“环境”专栏。故答 案为 C。 .【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。在当今世界,饥饿仍然是健康 的
32、最大威胁。饥饿阻碍了孩子们的成长和他们的梦想。Marys Meals 是一个苏格兰慈善机构,成立于 1992 年,它通过为儿童提供食物,给予 了儿童免于饥饿和充满希望的生活。 1.C上文提到“大约 6700 万世界上最饥饿的儿童没有上学”。空格下 文提到“即使他们真进入了课堂,饥饿也会影响他们的学习能力”。 故 C 项“In order to survive, they have to work or beg.(为了生存,他们必须工 作或乞讨。)”符合语境。 2.F上文提到“Marys Meals 是一个苏格兰慈善机构,成立于 1992 年”。 F 项“Since then it has gr
33、own from a small organization to a global movement.(从那时起,它从一个小组织发展成为一个全球性的运动。)” 进一步讲述这个慈善机构的情况,承接了上文。该项中的 then 指的就 是 1992 年。 3.D下文所列举的都是Marys Meals的积极影响,因此该空要表达的 意思是“研究证明,Marys Meals 有许多积极的作用”。故选 D。 4.B下文提示“98%的老师说,自从 Marys Meals 开始在他们的学校 发放食物以来,孩子们在课堂上更专心了”。B 项“It has improved childrens concentration in class.(它提高了孩子们在课堂上的注意力。)” 中的 concentration 与下文的 more attention 相吻合。 5.E上文提示“通过一次一顿饭,一次一个孩子,Marys Meals 填饱了 饥饿的孩子们的肚子,所以他们有学习的精力和机会”。E 项“This offers the children a life free from hunger and full of hope.(这为儿童提 供了免于饥饿和充满希望的生活。 )”是对上一句的补充。 该项中的 this 指的就是上句的内容。
