1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 文化习俗类 单词识记： adventure ancient awkward caution civilized concern custom particular remind remove silent tradition typical fascinate cooperation anniversary restrict religion casual expand 短语扫描： add to 增添 as a whole 总体来说 be of great value 很有价值 come into being 形成；产生；出现 end up with 以 ? 告终
2、in memory of 为了纪念 pass down from generation to generation 一代一代传下来 date back to/date from 追溯到 follow a custom 遵循习俗 crowd into 涌入 跟踪训练 . 语境填词 1.Keep your office space looking good， (particular) your desk. 2. (typical)， she couldnt find her keys. 3.Madagascar is the most (fascinate) place I have ever b
3、een to. 4.People in these countries demand equal treatment for all， regardless of race， (religious) or sex. 5.Then I turned to my teacher and he advised me to (cooperation) with others. . 单项填空 6.It is possible that one day we will disability， so we shouldnt look down upon the disabled. A.end up with
4、 B.put up with 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C.come up with D.catch up with 7.The traditional friendship between our two peoples ancient times. A.is dated back to B.dates at C.dates back to D.is dated from 8. not to miss the flight at 15： 20， the manager set out for the airport in a hurry. A.Reminding B.Reminded C.
5、To remind D.Having reminded 9.At the ancient Olympics， all men， had to compete wearing no clothes； while single women took part in their own separate competition， a festival Hera，the wife of Zeus. A.in tradition； in favor of B.by principle； in celebration of C.by tradition； in honor of D.in order； i
6、n memory of 10.That is the very coin I need to my collection. A.add up B.add in C.add on D.add to . 阅读理解 I was doing a big cleanup in the early part of last year and my kids were helping.As he went through boxes and bags， one of my sons came across a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin
7、nestled inside.“Mum ， can I have this？Can I play with this in my cash register？ ” he asked.I took one look and was immediately transported to another time.“You can play with all your coins， but not this one， ” I said slowly.“This ones special.I will never again see the woman who gave this to me.” I
8、fingered the coin gently.“ This coin is worth much more than its monetary(货币的 ) value.” My son looked at me strangely and I explained.In 1991， I had spent five months in an African country， Niger， damaged badly by sandstorms and blistering heat.There 【 精品教育资源文库 】 were many things I found difficult
9、about this place the climate and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaints.Homeless street children would continually thrust their hands into your face， shouting “Cadeau ！ Cadeau！ (gift)” in French ，the former colonial tongue. After Id finished my nursing stint there ， a friend and I head
10、ed for a neighbouring country， Burkina Faso， to work in a health clinic. “Its much greener in Burkina.Even the Coke tastes better ， ” the locals assured us. Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina， we began to unload.I had a large backpack and a smaller daypack.With my daypack wedged between
11、my legs， I reached for my larger piece of luggage.Out of the darkness， a motorbike with two men approached slowly.Without warning， one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by.Within seconds， the two were out of sight， swallowed up by the night. The bag had my passport， money， t
12、ravellers cheques ， camera， an airline ticket and other things precious to me.I was in deep trouble.And the nearest Australian consulate(领事馆 ) was in Ethiopia. In the weeks that followed， I guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all locals with suspicion(怀疑 ).I put up with questions by the au
13、thorities with great frustration.All I wanted was to leave this hellhole. Then， walking through Burkinas streets one day ， I was accosted(搭讪 ) by an old woman who thrust her hand in my face.“Cadeau ！ Cadeau！ ” she cried. Id had enough.I was sick and tired of the country ： its poverty and corruption，
14、its thieves， its inefficiency， the heat， the dust and its timewasting officials.I told her firmly in French， “I have no cadeau.I have no money.A thief stole all my money two weeks ago and now I cant get out of your country.I cannot give you anything.” The beggar woman listened attentively and though
15、t carefully about my words.Then her face crumpled into a toothless smile as she reached into the folds of her dress. “Then I will give you a cadeau， ” she announced.Kindly ， she placed an old，dark brown coin in my palm.I looked at it in shock.It was an extremely small amount of money but for this wo
16、man， the coin represented a meal.In that moment， I felt the shame of affluence(富裕 ) and the humility of charity.She had given me a gift disproportionate(不成比例的 ) to anything that I had ever donated.In the midst of her 【 精品教育资源文库 】 poverty， she was able to give me something priceless. I saw then the
17、unexpected beauty of the people of Burkina Faso and appreciated greatly the quiet dignity of the poor.Humbled by the old womans gift ， I hope never to part with the coin she gave me.With one small token， she turned my attitudes upside down. 1.With the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1， the writer m
18、eans the coin . A.is an antique with great value after so many years B.reminds the writer of the poor people in Africa C.brings back the terrible memories all the time D.symbolizes the quiet dignity of the poor people 2.Which of the following shows the correct order of these events? One of my sons d
19、iscovered an old brown coin. People in Niger asked me for gifts. Two men robbed me of my daypack. An old African woman gave a gift to me. I went to work in a health clinic in Burkina. A. B. C. D. 3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.The writer seldom complained about the begg
20、ars in the streets. B.The writer had her bag stolen immediately she arrived in Niger. C.The locals helped the writer find the bag despite her suspicion. D.The old woman changed the way the writer saw the world. 4.From what the old woman did， we can conclude . A.she was richer than the writer at that
21、 moment B.she was a poor person with kindness and dignity C.she intended the coin as a reminder for the writer D.she expected the coin to bring the writer good luck 5.What can we infer from this passage? A.People in Niger were too lazy to lead a happy life. B.Foreigners were usually treated badly in
22、 Africa. C.Officials in Burkina Faso lacked work efficiency. D.The writer was especially hard on her children. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 6.The writer wrote this passage with the purpose of . A.discussing the monetary value of a coin given to her B.sharing her nurse experience in Africa with her kids C.showing h
23、er appreciation and praise to the poor people D.blaming poor people in Africa for their illegal action . 佳作背诵 (自然 ) 请认真阅读下列文字和图表，并按照要求用英语写一篇 150 词左右的文章。 Water is the driving force of all nature ， Leonardo da Vinci claimed.Unfortunately， water supplies are decreasing at an alarming rate.Some relevant
24、 statements show more than a billion individuals one in seven people on the planet now lack access to safe drinking water. In So Paulo， drought got so bad that residents began drilling through basement floors and car parks to try to reach groundwater.City officials warned that citizens might have access to water for only two days a week. In California， officials have revealed that “the state has entered its fourth year of drought with January this year becoming the d
