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阅读“Extended reading”中的材料,选出最佳选项
1.What didn't Russell do before breakfast that day?
A.He made his bed.
B.He cleaned the room.
C.He wore his uniform.
D.He woke up Louis.
2.What can we know from paragraph 2?
A.Many eagles circled above the ship.
B.Many soldiers dived into the sea.
C.The attack came suddenly.
D.Russell stopped the flow of his blood.
3.Why does the author think Russell was lucky?
A.He suffered minor injuries.
B.He received proper treatment.
C.He was not thrown into the sea.
D.He found a lifeboat.
4.How many full pairs out of the 37 sets of brothers survived the attack?
A.37. B.1.
C.2. D.Not mentioned.
5.Which of the following can best describe the attack?
A.Unexpected,destructive, and unforgettable.
B.Predictable, huge, and remarkable.
C.Surprising, fortunate, and normal.
D.Terrible,confusing and shallow.
[答案] 1-5 DCBBA
astonish vt.使十分惊讶,使吃惊
[例]She astonished us by saying she was leaving.
她说她要离开,令我们大为吃惊。
[知识拓展]
(1)be astonished at/ by sth. 对某事感到惊讶
be astonished to see / learn...看到/得知……感觉很惊讶
be astonished + that从句 对……感到惊讶
(2)astonishing adj. 令人惊讶的(指事物本身的特征)
astonished adj. 感到惊讶的(指人的主观感受)
(3)astonishment n. 惊讶
to one's astonishment 让某人惊讶的是……
in astonishment 惊讶地
[即学即练]——单句语法填空
①He was astonished to see(see) his father here.
②We are all greatly astonished that she has failed.
③To my astonishment(astonish),the man lifted the rock effortlessly.
sort out理顺,整理;把……安排好
[例]The child is sorting out the bricks into different colors.
那孩子正在按不同的颜色对砖块进行分类。
[知识拓展]
sort sth.out 把……分类
sort oneself out 解决某人自身问题
sort sb.out 整治某人
sort...into... 把……整理成……
[即学即练]——单句语法填空
①We're in a state of complete chaos here and I need a little time to sort myself(me) out.
②I'll soon sort him out.Just let me get my hands on him!
③Rubbish can easily be separated and sorted into plastics,glass and paper.
available adj.可获得的,可找到的;有空的
[例]When will the information be made available?
何时才可以了解到情况?
[知识拓展]
(1)be available to 为……可利用/得到
be available from 从……处可获得
make sth.availab