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第二课时
一、词义配对。
1. transport A. to join two or more things together
2. convenient B. the activity of taking goods or people from one place to another in a
vehicle
3. connect C. be able to do tasks successfully, without wasting time or energy
4. efficient D. something that helps you or improves your life
5. benefit E. easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose
二、单项选择。
1. _____________ left at the second crossroads, and you will find the post office on your right.
A. Turn B. To turn C. Turning
2. The bookstore is just ______________ the hospital.
A. besides B. beside C. on
3. Can you tell me _____________?
A. how I can get to the bus stop
B. how can I get to the bus stop
C. how do I get to the bus stop
4. _________ took me two hours to get there.
A. This B. It C. That
5. My school isn’t far. It is within __________ from my school to my home.
A. ten minutes’ drive B. ten minute’s drive C. ten minutes drive
6. Will you get there by _____________ bus or take _______ taxi.
A. /; a B. a; the C. /; /
7. I don’t like _________ you speak to the teacher.
A. the way B. the way which C. the way in that
8. Subway is one of the most convenient ___________ of transportation in China.
A. mean B. means C. meaning
9. Many thousands have __________ the new railway.
A. benefited from B. benefited by C. benefited to
10. In order to welcome the festival, we are trying to make the classroom _____________.
A. clean B. cleaned C. more clean
三、完形填空。
An airplane is a 1 of transportation that has changed people’s lives. Thanks to the plane, our lives are now 2 , more exciting, and more convenient than before.
You cannot deny 3 a plane is fast. For example, a businessman can leave Paris at 11 am in the morning and 4 in New York at 8 am the same morning in time for a day’s work. Many business people in Europe will 5 London for a meeting and then 6 home to Rome or Madrid for dinner.
It is always exciting to 7 a plane trip. 8