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Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas
课时作业(一)
[基础训练]
Ⅰ根据语境及汉语提示完成句子
1.In his ________ (童年时期) days, he often went swimming and fishing with his friends.
答案:boyhood
2.More than 50 ________ (记者) in India have been tested positive for the new infectious disease.
答案:correspondents
3.He left a note at the scene of the crime, challenging those ________ (私家侦探) to catch him.
答案:detectives
4.It is not your talents or abilities, but your choices that ________ (最后) decide your fate.
答案:ultimately
5.A gust of strong wind pushed me a few steps ________ (往回).
答案:backwards
Ⅱ 单句语法填空
1.The famous writer is writing a ________ (history) novel about nineteenthcentury France.
答案:historical
2.Through training, the ________ (trainee) will be familiar with the basic construction and characteristics of the equipment.
答案:trainees
3.He was about ________ (offer) an explanation, but she was beginning to laugh.
答案:to offer
4.When dawn came, we found ourselves ________ (walk) on a country road.
答案:walking
5.It's always been natural for me to just speak out about ________ disturbs me.
答案:whatever
6.And it's time we took decisive action ________ (save) the resources of our planet.
答案:to save
7.________ (hear) the good news, all the students in the meeting room leaped for joy.
答案:Hearing
8.________ she had only met the old man once, he had made an indelible impression on her.
答案:Although
9.________ realizing something was wrong, we moved the children away.
答案:On
10.We thought the vase was a valuable antique, but it turned ________ to be a fake.
答案:out
[思维训练]
Ⅰ 完形填空
The sun was beginning to sink as I set off into the Harenna Forest. I was on my way to __1__ a unique honey harvest. Here, in southeast Ethiopia, handcarved beehives (蜂箱) are placed in the __2__. Reaching them to get the honey is difficult—and often __3__.
I __4__ beekeeper Ziyad over a wide stretch of grassland before entering a thick jungle. Ziyad began preparations. He __5__ handfuls of damp tree leaves, wrapped them with string, and __6__ the bunch to create a torch (火把). Then, with one end of a rope tied to his waist and the other end around the trunk of a tree, Ziyad began __7__. He stopped every few minutes to move the __8__ higher up the tree trunk.
__9__, Ziyad got close to the hive which was around 20 metres above the ground. Sitting on a branch, he __10__ towards it and blew smoke from his torch into a tiny hole in the hive. Suddenly, Ziyad let out a sharp cry. Within seconds, he'd __11__ the trunk and was back on the ground.
It was too __12__ to collect the honey. A cool summer had delayed __13__. Baby bees were still in the honeycombs (蜂巢). The adult bees were __14__ and kept attacking as Ziyad escaped from the tree. He had to wait for the right __15__ to go back up.
篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在森林中目睹了养蜂人Ziyad(齐亚德)收获蜂箱的艰难过程。
1.A.share B.collect
C.celebrate D.witness
答案:D 句意:我正要去目睹一次独特的蜂蜜收获。share “分享”;collect “收集”;celebrate “庆祝”;witness “目睹”。故选D。
2.A.courtyards B.fields
C.treetops D.caves
答案:C 根据第三段第一句中的“Ziyad got close to the hive which was around 20 metres above the ground”可知,这个蜂箱被放在树梢上。故选C。
3.A.urgent B.dangerous
C.expensive D.pointless
答案:B 根据常识可知,因为蜂箱挂在树梢上,拿到它是很困难、很危险的。urgent “紧急的”;dangerous “危险的”;expensive “昂贵的”;pointless “无意义的”。故选B。
4.A.searched B.recognised
C.followed D.invited
答案:C 句意:我跟随养蜂人齐亚德在草原上穿行,然后进入了丛林。search “搜寻”;recognise “意识到”;follow “跟随”; invite “邀请”。故选C。
5.A.gathered B.cleaned
C.dropped D.checked
答案:A 根据下文“create a torch (火把)”可知,他们现在在丛林里,这位养蜂人收集了几把潮湿的树叶。故选A。
6.A.shook B.lit
C.measured D.decorated
答案:B 根据语境可知,在这位养蜂人收集完树叶之后,他要点燃这些树叶。shake “摇晃”;light “点燃;点火”;measure “测量”;decorate “装饰”。故选B。
7.A.jumping B.talking
C.testing D.climbing
答案:D 因为蜂箱在树梢上,所以养蜂人需要将一根绳子的一端绑在腰间,另一端绕在树干上,才能开始攀爬。故选D。
8.A.hives B.leaves
C.rope D.honey
答案:C 根据上文“with one end of a rope tied to his waist ... a tree”可知,因为绳子提供给养蜂人向上的拉力,所以当养蜂人爬到和绳子差不多的高度时,他需要把绳子放得更高,才能提供这个力。故选C。
9.A.Finally B.Surprisingly
C.Naturally D.Immediately
答案:A 句意:最终,齐亚德接近了离地面约20米的蜂箱。finally “最终”;surprisingly “令人惊讶地”;naturally “顺理成章地”;immediately “立刻”。故选A。
10.A.backed B.dived
C.shouted D.inched
答案:D 根据上文“Reaching them to get the honey is difficult”可知,养蜂人慢慢向蜂箱靠近。inch towards “向……谨慎移动”。故选D。
11.A.cut off B.gone up
C.slid down D.held onto
答案:C 根据上文“let out a sharp cry”和下文“back on the ground”可知,养蜂人发出了一声尖叫,从树干上滑到了地面。slide down “滑下”。故选C。
12.A.high B.early
C.fast D.close
答案:B 根据下文“A cool summer had delayed”可知,现在收集蜂蜜还为时过早。故选B。
13.A.hatching B.training
C.sowing D.trading
答案:A 根据下文“Baby bees were still in the honeycombs (蜂巢).”可知,小蜜蜂还在蜂巢,因此凉爽的夏天推迟了孵化。hatch “孵化”;train “训练”;sow “播种”;trade “贸易”。故选A。
14.A.curious B.hungry
C.bored D.angry
答案:D 根据下文“kept attacking”可知,成年蜜蜂一直在攻击养蜂人,说明这些蜜蜂很生气。故选D。
15.A.moment B.equipment
C.person D.order
答案:A 句意:他不得不等待合适的时机才能再次回来采蜂蜜。the right moment “合适的时机”。故选A。
Ⅱ 阅读
While taking my boat down the inland waterway to Florida a few weeks ago, I decided to tie up at Georgetown, South Carolina, for the night and visit an old friend. As we approached the Esso dock, I saw him through my binoculars standing there awaiting us. Tall and straight as an arrow he stood, facing a cold, biting wind—truly a picture of a strong man. Yes, the man was our elder statesman, Bernard Baruch.
As he sat us in his famous Hobcaw Barony for dinner, Mr Baruch, in his eightysecond year, talked not of the past but of present problems and the future with a wonderful sparkle in his eyes—obviously still a dynamic person. I couldn't help but wonder what was the secret of this great man's value to the world at 82? The answer is his unsatisfied desire to keep being productive.
Recently I walked into the locker room of a rather wellknown golf club. It was in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes, but I saw a halfdozen or so middleaged men were still seated at tables, talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them. Strangely enough, these men were seemingly wealthy, successful in business and respected in the community, yet something very important was missing; otherwise, there would not have been the constant efforts to escape the realities of life through Scotch and soda. They knew, each one of them, that their productivity had ceased. When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. And it is even so with man.
What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this world of ours, apart from always being productive? I think I found it long ago in a passage. The words were few, but they became memorably impressed on my mind: “In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread.”
篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者拜见82岁高龄政治家以及在一家高尔夫俱乐部更衣室的两段经历,并由此得出结论:生命不息,奋斗不止。
1.What does the author want to say about Mr Baruch?
A.He was a senior statesman of Florida.
B.He owned a wellknown golf club.
C.He held a positive attitude towards life.
D.He had a secret of ceasing to grow.
答案:C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“As he sat us in his famous Hobcaw Barony for dinner ... a dynamic person.”可知,他是一个充满活力的人,即他对生活持有积极的态度。故选C。
2.By which means is the passage developed?
A.Comparison and comment.
B.Argument and explanation.
C.Description and explanation.
D.Assumption and clarification.
答案:A 推理判断题。文章第二段中提及作者和Baruch(巴鲁克)先生共进晚餐的经历,第三段写作者在高尔夫俱乐部的更衣室遇到了一些用酒精来逃避现实生活的人。由此可推知,作者通过对比两段经历并对此作出评价来展开文章。故选A。
3.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph imply?
A.Bread tastes delicious when sweat pours of our face.
B.Wealth should be acquired by honest effort.
C.Never should we be lost in the significance of life.
D.No way can we achieve happiness with sweat on face.
答案:B 句意理解题。根据第三段中的“When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. And it is even so with man.(当一棵果树停止结果子时,它就快死了。人也是如此。)”以及全文内容可知,作者认为人只有奋斗才算是真正地活着;画线句的字面意思是“只有汗流浃背才能吃到面包”由此可推知,画线句的隐含意思是“财富应该通过诚实的努力获得”。故选B。
4.What is the message conveyed in the passage?
A.Life is short and time is swift.
B.Where there is a will, there is a way.
C.As life is like a dream, a man a fruit tree.
D.If you cease to struggle, you cease to live.
答案:D 主旨大意题。根据第二段中的“The answer is his unsatisfied desire to keep being productive.(答案是他对能动性的不懈追求。)”和第三段中的“When a fruit tree ... And it is even so with man.”可知,作者主要想表达一个人如果停止奋斗,也就停止了生活。D项(生命不息,奋斗不止。)符合文意。故选D。
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【持续背记】
①To achieve any goal you have, there are only three things you need: a clear vision for what it is you want, a plan to get there, and massive action consistently repeated over time!
要实现任何目标,你只需要做三件事:清楚你想要的是什么,一个实现目标的计划,以及持之以恒、不断重复的大量行动!
②Attracted by its natural beauty, we couldn't help taking lots of pictures, cherishing the wonderful memories close to nature and history.
被自然美景吸引,我们忍不住拍了很多照片,珍藏与自然和历史亲近的美好记忆。
③The stronger the motivation is, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language.
一个人动机越强,学习外语就越快。
【持续积累】
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