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课时达标训练(十六) Period One
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. Muscles and fins give the shark (鲨鱼) its speed and maneuverability (灵活性) in the water.
2. I was really going to be scared (害怕的) to death, and quickly took a dollar to him.
3. I like her, not because of her career success, but because of her attitude (态度) towards life.
4. The goal of building nature reserves is to prevent species from extinction (灭绝).
5. Fortunately (幸运的是), I have many friendly classmates and they are also my best friends.
6. Naturally, we will have to have new targets (目标) in Europe.
7. Diving (跳水) is the sport or activity in which you jump into water head first with your arms held straight above your head.
8. It can swim very well because fins (鱼鳍) work in high speed finely.
Ⅱ. 短语填空
1. What attracted him is her personality rather than her beauty.
2. To be a brave man, you should not be scared of danger.
3. Wang Ping cut off the electricity quickly, preventing an accident.
4. His mother was fired due to the fact that she couldn't type fast enough.
5. The theory is based on practice and in turn serves practice.
6. Your attitude to/towards English and the way you view it will decide how well you progress.
Ⅲ. 补全句子
1. 沉浸于绘画中,约翰没有注意到黄昏来临。
Absorbed in painting, John didn't notice evening approaching.
2. 听到这个消息,他们都高兴得跳了起来。
Hearing the news, they all jumped for joy.
3. CO2排放量超标的城市的数量从40个减少到了9个。
The number of cities producing CO2 beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9.
4. 这不仅影响我们的日常生活,也会威胁到人们的生命。
It not only affects our everyday life, but may also threaten people's lives.
5. 他错拿了我的包,而我错拿了你的包。
He took my bag in error, while I took yours by mistake.
Ⅳ. 阅读理解
Elephants might be the most wellknown and wellloved animal in African wildlife. But conservation (保护) of the African elephant faces special difficulties. While the elephant population is half of what it was 40 years ago, some areas of Africa have more elephants than populated areas can support. That's why AWF scientists are studying elephant behaviour, protect