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课时作业(四) 语言运用专项
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Ⅰ.完形填空
In 2011, retired worker Joao, found a South American penguin 1 on the rocks and close to death on his local beach in Brazil.Joao cleaned the oil 2 the penguin's feathers, 3 him a daily diet of fish to get his strength up and named him Dindim.
A week later, Joao tried to 4 the penguin back into the sea, but he just wouldn't leave.Joao took him out in his boat, went to a nearby island and released him.Later that day, the penguin was back in Joao's backyard.In the end, Dindim stayed with Joao for 11 months and then, “just after he changed his coat for new feathers he 5 ,” Joao explains.
In fact, Dindim returns to Joao's little beach in the summer every year—it's 6 that the penguin prefers to visit the elderly man rather than 7 to the feeding areas of his species.
Joao 8 how the penguin continued to follow him home.“Everyone said he wouldn't return, but he 9 back to visit me for the past four years,” he says, “He arrives in June and 10 to go home in February and every year he becomes more affectionate as he appears even 11 to see me.” Now new pictures have 12 of Dindim visiting Joao in his village earlier this month.
When Dindim is staying with Joao, the two friends sometimes like to take a walk together down the beach—or sometimes Joao walks and Dindim swims alongside him.“I love the penguin like it's my own 13 and I believe the penguin loves me, ”Joao says.“No one else is allowed to touch him.He pecks them if they do.He lies on my lap, lets me give him shower and allows me to feed him sardines and to 14 him up.”
Who said there wasn't still some 15 news left in the world?
1.A.sitting B.lying
C.standing D.walking
2.A.off B.beneath
C.on D.in
3.A.affected B.caused
C.fed D.ate
4.A.release B.threaten
C.adapt D.reserve
5.A.struggled B.recovered
C.exited D.disappeared
6.A.observed B.believed
C.set D.jumped
7.A.permit B.donate
C.migrate D.turn
8.A.recalls B.retells
C.recognizes D.recites
9.A.had come B.has been coming
C.comes D.is coming
10.A.figures B.bothers
C.comes D.leaves
11.A.slimmer B.former
C.happier D.younger
12.A.emerged B.appreciated
C.admired D.reacted
13.A.pet B.child
C.toy D.bird
14.A.stand B.hang
C.give D.pick
15.A.moving B.amazing
C.alarming D.confusing
语篇导读
主题语境:人与自然/人与动植物。本文为记叙文,讲述了退休工人Joao救助了一只被困的企鹅,并且与企鹅建立了深厚情谊的故事。
1.答案 B
解析 2011年,退休工人Joao在巴西当地的海滩上发现一只南美企鹅躺在(lie)岩石上,濒临死亡。
2.答案 A
解析 Joao清理掉(clean off)企鹅羽毛上的油污,每天喂(feed)他吃鱼,让他强壮起来,并给他起名叫丁丁。
3.答案 C
解析 参见上题解析。
4.答案 A
解析 一周后,Joao试图把企鹅放回大海,但它就是不愿离开。release释放,故选A项。
5.答案 D
解析 最后,丁丁和Joao待了11个月,然后,“就在它换了新羽毛后,它就消失了(disappear),” Joao解释说。
6.答案 B
解析 事实上,丁丁每年夏天都会回到Joao的小海滩——人们认为(believe),这只企鹅更喜欢拜访这位老人,而不是迁徙(migrate)到他物种的觅食区。
7.答案 C
解析 参见上题解析。
8.答案 A
解析 Joao回忆起(recall)企鹅是如何继续跟着他回家的。retell复述;recognize识别;recite背诵。
9.答案 B
解析 每个人都说它不会回来了,但在过去的四年里,它一直回来看我。根据下文for the past four years可知,表示动作发生在过去,持续不间断进行到现在,将来可能继续下去,应用现在完成进行时。
10.答案 D
解析 它六月来,二月离开(leave),每年它都变得更加深情,因为它见到“我”时似乎更高兴(happier)了。
11.答案 C
解析 参见上题解析。
12.答案 A
解析 现在又出现(emerge)了丁丁本月初去Joao村子看望他的新照片。appreciate欣赏;admire钦佩,赞赏;react反应。
13.答案 B
解析 Joao说:“我爱企鹅就像爱自己的孩子(child)一样,我相信企鹅也爱我。”
14.答案 D
解析 它躺在我的腿上,让我给它洗澡,让我喂它沙丁鱼,把它抱起来。pick sb.up这里意为“抱起”。
15.答案 A
解析 谁说世界上没有什么令人感动的(moving)新闻了?Joao和这只企鹅有了深厚的感情,所以“这是令人感动的新闻”的说法更贴切。
Ⅱ.语法填空
Scientists exploring the ocean floor in Antarctica(南极洲) have found a larger group of fish nests(鱼巢) 1. ever before.The discovery came as a surprise, and it will help scientists develop a more complete idea of the ocean food web in the area.
In the south Weddell Sea, not far from Antarctica's Filchner Ice Shelf, scientists were 2. (amaze) to discover a group of about 60 million icefish nests on the ocean floor.Before this, the 3. (large) group of icefish nests that had ever been found includes less than 60 nests.Lilian Boehringer, a research student, was the first 4. (discover) the nests.“They were everywhere,” she told The New York Times.
The researchers used a special device called OFOBS to make two more four-hour “lives”, 5. (try) to discover the limits of the nesting area.The nests scientists found were in the shape of 6. circle.Each nest held about 1,700 eggs.Usually, Weddell seals(海豹) 7. (spot) in the waters above the nesting site.Trackers 8. (fix) on some Weddell seals show that they dive all the way to the sea floor.
The team placed a camera on the sea floor before leaving, 9. will take a picture of the nests in the area 10. (two) a day for the next two years.They hope the pictures from this camera will help them learn more about the lives of the icefish.
语篇导读
主题语境:人与自然/环境保护。本文为说明文,介绍了科学家在南极海底探险时发现了比以往任何时候都多的鱼巢。
1.答案 than
解析 考查比较连词。句意:科学家们在南极海底探险时发现了比以往任何时候都多的鱼巢。根据上文比较级larger可知,此处应用比较连词than。
2.答案 amazed
解析 考查词性转换。句意:在距离南极洲费尔奇纳冰架不远的威德尔海南部,科学家们惊奇地在海底发现了一群约6 000万只冰鱼的巢穴。根据上文scientists were可知,此处应用其以-ed结尾的形容词作表语,修饰人。
3.答案 largest
解析 考查比较等级。句意:在此之前,迄今为止发现的最大的冰鱼巢穴群只有不到60个。根据句意和上文定冠词the可知,此处应用形容词最高级作定语。
4.答案 to discover
解析 考查非谓语动词。句意:研究生Lilian Boehringer是第一个发现这些巢穴的人。名词前有序数词first等修饰时,要用动词不定式作后置定语,本句中省略了名词。
5.答案 trying
解析 考查非谓语动词。句意:研究人员使用一种名为OFOBS的特殊设备,又进行了两次4小时的“实况直播”,以发现筑巢区域的极限。此处为非谓语,动词try和逻辑主语之间是主谓关系,故用其现在分词作状语。
6.答案 a
解析 考查冠词。句意:科学家们发现的巢穴呈圆形。可数名词circle为泛指概念,应用不定冠词限定。circle的发音以辅音音素开头,故填a。
7.答案 are spotted
解析 考查时态、语态和主谓一致。句意:通常,威德尔海豹会出现在筑巢地点上方的水域。根据句意和时间状语Usually可知,此处描述客观事实,用一般现在时;谓语动词spot和逻辑主语之间是动宾关系,故用一般现在时的被动语态;主语为复数,故填are spotted。
8.答案 fixed
解析 考查非谓语动词。句意:固定在一些威德尔海豹身上的跟踪器显示,它们一直潜到海底。动词fix和Trackers之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,故用其过去分词作后置定语。
9.答案 which
解析 考查引导词。句意:在离开之前,科考队在海底放置了一台相机,在接下来的两年里,它将每天两次拍摄该地区的鸟巢。此处引导非限制性定语从句,先行词为camera,指物,应用关系代词which引导,在从句中作主语。
10.答案 twice
解析 考查词性转换。句意参见上题解析。根据句意及下文a day可知,此处应用表示次数的副词twice作状语。
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