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课时分层作业(二)
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.The windows were shining in the reflected rays (光线) of the setting sun.
2.After the operation you may find it difficult to chew (咀嚼) and swallow, which is the normal reaction.
3.The parents' position is often the polar(完全相反的) opposite of the child's.
4.We were challenged by police at the border(边界).
5.The wide plain, with thousands of animals on the move, was an awesome (令人惊叹的) wonder.
6.Good weather leading to good grain(谷物) harvests should win the country relief from food shortages.
7.The children were following every word of the story intently(专注地).
8.Boil for 20 minutes until the liquid (液体) has reduced by half.
9.They may buy antique(古老的) furniture or even old buildings for their appeal.
10.Welfare (福利) is the only real safety net for lowincome workers.
Ⅱ.短语填空
beat down;tower above;line up;in the distance;make...out of; a bunch of;come down to;make one's way to
1.The smokestacks(烟囱)of the power station tower above the town and form a unique scene.
2.The peasants who were working in the fields were sweating as the sun beat down on them.
3.They live in shacks which are made out of wood.
4.Would passengers please make their way to gate 15 for the flight to Paris.
5.You have to ask yourself why people line up, like lemmings, to take part in this peculiar sport.
6.Far in the distance lies Dongting Lake, the vast expanse of misty, rolling waters.
7.They think we're just a bunch of girls who don't know what we're doing.
8.When you come down to it, however, the basic problems of life have not changed.
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Having worked for more than a decade in finance in the oil industry in Canada, Tori Fahey found herself wanting more from life.But it wasn't through desperation that her circumstances changed: “I didn't get fed up and storm off, nothing like that; it was curiosity about other interests and wanting to experience something new.”
Fahey left her job and completed an MBA before setting up her departure to New York to begin a degree.However,