内容正文:
晨读晚练
幸福星期五
【背一背】
写作要求
范文背诵
Dear schoolmates,
目前世界上许多珍稀动物颜临灭绝,假如你
Nowadays,an increasing number of
是Li Hua,请你给校英文报写一封倡议信,呼吁
animals are close to extinction.Now I am
大家保护动物,爱护环境。内容包括:
writing to appeal to everyone to make their
1.写信目的;
own contribution to the protection of ani-
2.分析原因:
mals.
3.提出措施。
The key reason for animal extinction
注意:1.词数80左右;
is that we humans hunt too much and de-
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
stroy animal habitats.Then there is the
3.开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总数。
damage caused by warming.In order to
Dear schoolmates,
save the world's animals,we should do our
Nowadays,an increasing number of animals
part to publicize not to destroy the habitat
are close to extinction.
of animals,not to indiscriminately kill rare
animals.
Here,I sincerely advocate that we all
love animals and protect the environment.
Yours,
Yours,
Li Hua
Li Hua
【读一读】
A woman baked chapatti for members of her family
一个女人给家人烤薄饼,还
and an extra one for a hungry passerby.She kept the extra
留出一个给饥肠辘辘的路人。她
chapatti on the window sill.Every day,a hunchback came
总是把留出的那个放在窗台上,
and took away the chapatti.Instead of expressing grati-
每天都有一个驼背的人来拿走薄
tude,he muttered the following words as he went his way:
饼。他没说过一句“谢谢”,反而
"The evil you do remains with you;The good you do,
总是边走边咕脓着:“善有善报,
comes back to you!”
恶有恶报!”
The woman felt irritated."Not a word of gratitude,"
女人很生气,她自言自语地
she said to herself:"Everyday this hunchback utters this
说:“这个驼背人从没说过谢谢,
jingle!What does he mean?"One day,she decided to do
却每天都重复这句话,是什么意
away with him.She added poison to the chapatti she
思呀?”一天,她决定弄死他,就在
prepared for him!
为他准备的薄饼上下了毒。
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As she was about to keep it on the window sill,her
她正要把饼放在窗台上,手
hands trembled."What is this I am doing?"she said.
就开始颤抖了,她说:“我在做什
Immediately,she threw the chapatti into the fire,prepared
么?”她马上把饼扔进了火里,重
another one.As usual,the hunchback came,picked up the
新做了一张。一切照旧,驼背人
chapatti and muttered the words:"The evil you do,remains
来了,拿起薄饼,咕哝着:“善有善
with you;The good you do,comes back to you!"
报,恶有恶报!”
Every day,as the woman placed the chapatti on the
每天女人把饼放窗台上时都
window sill,she offered a prayer for her son who had gone to
为去远方赚钱的儿子祈祷。
a distant place to seek his fortune.
那天晚上,有人敲门,她打开
That evening,there was a knock on the door.As she
门惊讶地发现儿子站在门口,他
opened it,she was surprised to find her son standing in the
很饿很虚弱。一看见妈妈他就
doorway.He was hungry and weak.As he saw his mother,
说:“妈妈,我能回来真是奇迹。
he said,“Mom,it's a miracle I'm here.While I was but a离家还有一英里远的时候,我太
mile away,I was so famished that I collapsed.I would have
饿了走不动了。我差点儿就死
died,but just then an old hunchback passed by.He was
了,但就在那时一个老驼背人路
kind enough to give me a whole chapatti.He said,"Your
过,他很善良给了我一整张饼。
need is greater than mine!"
他说:‘你比我更需要它’。”
She remembered the poisoned chapatti that she had
她想起了那天早上做的有毒
made that morning.Had she not burnt it in the fire,it
的饼,要不是她把饼烧了,就会被
would have been eaten by her own son!
她儿子吃了!
It was then that she realized the significance of the
这时她才意识到这句话的重
words:"The evil you do remains with you;The good you
要性:“善有善报,恶有恶报!”多
do,comes back to you!"Do good and don't ever stop doing
行善举,即使当时不被人感激也
good,even if it is not appreciated at that time.
要坚持下去。
【练一练】
I.阅读理解
Of all nature's disasters,forest fires are often considered the most frightening.Moving at
lightning speed,huge walls of flames can burn acres of land in just a few minutes.And although
technology,including the use of fire-retardant chemicals,has greatly helped the fight against for-
est fires,they still take great damage.
According to the National Interagency Fire Center,the fire season last year was the worst on
record in terms of the number of fires and acres()burned.There were 96,385 fires and 9,
873,429 acres affected by fire in a year that was 125%more destructive(毁灭性的)than the
10-year average().These fires cost the federal government 1.5 billion to fight,and this
figure does not include the money spent by local and state governments as part of the effort.
Fires in the southern states represented()half of the national total last year with Tex-
as,Oklahoma and Arkansas being home to an usually high amount of activity.Wildfire have also
taken place in Western states such as California,Colorado and Alaska throughout the past 10
years.
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晨读晚练
It is said that two-thirds of forest fires are started accidentally by people,almost one quarter
are purposely set,while lighting causes 10%.
Forest fires can have advantageous effects.Charcoal()enriches soil,and some plant
species()grow well after.The cones of the jack pine tree,for example,will not spread their
seeds unless there is heat.Douglas fir trees grow best in open sunlight areas after fire.
1.Forest fires are considered to be the most frightening because
A.they make the greatest loss of all disasters
B.huge walls of flames can burn acres of land
C.fire-retardant chemicals can't be made use of
D.they spread too fast and make great damage
2.According to the passage the forest fires took place in
A.Britain
B.the United States
C.Canada
D.the world
3.Why did the author say the southern states was the fire home?
A.Most forest of the country grew in the southern states.
B.The southern states are dry and forest can catch fire easily.
C.Fifty percent of the national total fire happened there.
D.More lighting took place there lighting the forest.
4.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?
A.The advantages of forest fires.
B.The usage of charcoals.
C.Pine trees need fires.
D.Fires destroy all plants but two
Ⅱ.语法填空
I won't call myself the most accomplished person when it comes to 1.
(hold)chop-
sticks.In fact,I'm pretty sure that my technique looks clumsy at ties.I tend to hold 2.
(I)in
the middle,more beginner than expert.
Still,since I eat almost every meal with the eating utensil()of choice in China it's not
uncommon for a new friend or acquaintance to come to a simple 3.
(conclude)after obser
ving me that my Chinese husband,Jun,must 4.(show)me how to use them.
They are wrong.I've used chopsticks ever since I was a teenager,a time when my sister and
mother were both fond of Chinese cuisine and introduced me 5.
many new dishes,along
with the 6.
(prefer)utensils in China.We always kept bamboo chopsticks along with our
7.
(knife),forks and spoons,ready for whenever we happened to have Chinese food for din-
ner.It was my closest family 8.observed my first mistakes I made in using chopsticks.
Plus,I lived over two years in China before Jun and I started dating and I 9.
(ex-
pect)to use chopsticks in almost every restaurant,stand and bar.Trust me,when you're hungry
you figure out pretty fast what it takes to down()10.
meal with these utensils.
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8.A考查形容词词义辨析。句意:当我第一次参加训练
幸福星期五
时,我甚至不知道游戏规则,更不用说我在做什么了。A
I.
less更少的:B.later后来的:C.worse更糟的:D.further
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国森林火灾
更远的。根据“I didn't even know the rules of the game,”
的情况。
可知,作者不知道游戏规则,更不用说在训练中做什么
l.D细节理解题。根据第一段中“Moving at lightning
了。much less更不必说。故选A。
speed,huge walls of flames can burn acres of land in just
9.D考查形容词词义辨析。句意:有时我会感到困惑,朝
a few minutes.And although technology,including the
错误的方向投篮一这让我觉得自己真的很愚蠢。A
use of fire-retardant chemicals,has greatly helped the
fight against forest fires,they still take great damage.
frightened害怕的;B.motivated激励的:C.embarrassed
闪电般的速度移动,巨大的火焰墙可以在几分钟内烧毁
尴尬的;D.confused困惑的。根据上文“When I first
数英亩的土地。尽管技术,包括阻燃化学品的使用,极大
started 7 the practice sessions,I didn't even know the
地帮助了与森林火突的斗争,但它们仍然造成了巨大的
rules of the game,much8 what I was doing..”可知,
破坏。)”可知,森林大火被认为是最可怕的,因为它们火
作者不知道游戏规则,所以会感到困惑。故选D。
势迅猛,而且能造成很大的破坏。故选D。
10.A考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:所以我决定专注于
2.B细节理解题。根据第三段“Fires in the southern
学习比赛。A.focus on集中;B.act as充当;C.rely on
states represented (half of the national total last
依靠;D.try out试验。根据下文“do my best at each
year with Texas,Oklahoma and Arkansas being home to
practice session,”可知,作者在尽自己最大的努力去学
an usually high amount of activity.Wildfire have also
习,所以肯定是全神贯注地在学习。focus on集中注意
taken place in Western states such as California,Colorado
力于,符合题意。故选A。
and Alaska throughout the past 10 years.(去年,南部各
11.D考查动词词义辨析。句意:很快我就知道了规则和
州的火灾占全国总数的一半,德克萨斯州、俄克拉荷马州
“动作”。A.want想要;B.do做;C.support支持;D.
和阿肯色州通常是火灾频发的地方。过去10年,加州、
know知道。根据上文“I didn't even know the rules of
科罗拉多州和阿拉斯加州等西部州也发生过野火)”可
知,文章中,森林大火发生在美国。故选B。
the game,”可知,作者以前不知道规则,现在通过学习和
练习就知道了,前后呼应。故选D。
3.C推理判断题。根据第三段中“Fires in the southern
states represented (half of the national total last
12.B考查名词词义辨析。句意:很快,我内心充满竞争的
year with Texas,Oklahoma and Arkansas being home to
一面就战胜了我缺乏自信的一面。A.roles角色;B.part
an usually high amount of activity,(去年,南部各州的火
部分;C.mind思维;D.value价值。根据下文“my lack
灾占全国总数的一半,德克萨斯州、俄克拉荷马州和阿肯
of confidence,”可知,作者内心竞争的部分就战胜了自
色州通常是火灾频发的地方。)”可知,作者说南部是火的
己缺乏自信的部分。故选B。
家园,因为整个国家50%的大火发生在那里。故选C。
13.A考查名词词义辨析。句意:随着时间的推移,我学会
4.A主旨大意题。根据最后一段中“Forest fires can have
了如何打球,并在这个过程中结交了朋友。A.process
advantageous effects.(森林火灾可以产生有利的影响。)”
过程;B.operation操作;C.movement活动;D.situation
可知,最后一段主要介绍森林大火的好处。故选A。
状况。根据“With time,I learned how to play and made
Ⅱ.
friends'”可知,作者在这个过程中交到了朋友。故选A。
【语篇解读】文章主要记叙了作者学习用筷子的点点
14.B考查动词词义辨析。句意:随着我自信心的提高,老
滴滴。
师和同学对我的表扬也越来越多。A.expressed表达;
L.holding考查动名词。在when it comes to.,这一固定
B.improved提高;C.preserved保护;D.recognized承
结构中,o0为介词,介词后应接名词或动名词。
2.mine考查名词性物主代词。理解语境可知,这里是指
认。根据“more praise from teachers and classmates.”可
“握住我的筷子”。
知,作者的自信心在逐渐地提高。故选B。
3.conclusion考查名词。come to a conclusion为围定短
15.D考查动词词义辨析。句意:我已经从“躲”在教室后
语,意为“得出结论”。
面,不想引起别人对我自己的注意,变成了举手一即
4.have shown考查情态动词must表示推测的用法。这
使有时我不是百分之百确定自己的答案是正确的。A.
里是对过去行为的肯定推测,must have done sth,表示
dreaming梦想;B.playing玩;C.relaxing放松;D.hiding
“一定做过某事”。
隐藏,躲藏。根据上文“I used to hate being called upon
5.to考查介词。introduce sb..to sth.意为“使某人初次尝
in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to
试某事物”。
myself.”可知,为了不引起别人的注意,作者从前“躲在”
6.preferred考查非谓语动词。这里用过去分词作定语,表
教室后面。故选D。
示“在中国被偏爱的”。
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参考答案
7.knives考查名词的单复数。根据空前的our和空后的
Ⅱ.
forks and spoons可知,空处应该用复数形式。
【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。在找工作时,高学历和
8.who/that考查强调句型。分析句式结构可知,此句是
丰富的个人工作经验哪一个更重要?作者从几个不同角度
强调句,被强调部分是人,所以既可以用w0也可以用
论述了自己的观点:工作经验更重要。
that。
1.E根据下文的具体论述以及最后一段“All in all,.I think
9.was expected考查时态和语态。主语I和expect之间
rich working experience is much more important than the
是动宾关系,故用赦动语态,且由and前的动词started可
advanced-degree..”可知,作者个人认为在找工作时,工作
知,应用一般过去时。
经验更重要。故选E。
l0.a考查不定冠词。这里的meal为可数名词,泛指“一顿
2.B该空前面列举了一些需要专业知识的工作,似乎学历
饭”,且meal是以辅音音素开头的单词,故用不定冠
很重要,下文又举了一个经理人选的事例来说明工作经
词a。
验比学历更重要,因此该句是过渡句,说明工作经验也很
第五周
关键。故选B。
3.C根据后面列举的比尔·盖茨和史蒂夫·乔布斯的例
启程星期一
子可推知,作者旨在说明工作经验能及早给人带来成功。
I
故选C。
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了淡大利
4.G此处位于段尾,是对比尔·盖茨和更蒂夫·乔布斯的
亚英语、英国英语和美国英语的一些不同点。
事例进行概括总结,进一步强调高学历和工作经验相比,
l.C细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“The main pro
工作经验更有必要。故选G。
nunciation difference between the three,however,is the
5.A根据本段的“Probably a bachelor's degree is still nec-
pronunciation of the vowel sounds.(然而,这三种发音的
essary in this fierce-competition society..”可知,在这个竞
主要区别在于元音的发音。)”可知,美、英英语发音的不
争激烈的社会,学历仍然是必要的,因此这里从另一个角
同在于一些单词的元音发音。故选C。
度来说明学历也很重要,故选A。
2.D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Another example is
努力星期三
the word“aluminium”,which is the UK spelling,and“a
I.
luminum"is the US spelling.Can you find the difference?
【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。作者讲述了自己在德国生活
In this example,the Australian spelling is the same as the
和学习,每天都要面对大量的生词所带来的挑战。于是,作
UK spelling..(另一个例子是单词“aluminium”,这是英国
者买了一个小笔记本用来积累所遇到的生词,通过这种方
的拼写,而“aluminum”是美国的拼写。你能找到区别吗?
法,在语言学习上已经取得了一定的进步。
在这个例子中,澳大利亚拼写和英国拼写是一样的。)”可
l,B细节理解题。根据第一段“But one thing I didn't real-
知,aluminium属于澳大利亚的词汇拼写。故选D。
ize was how many new words I would face every day.
3.D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“In this example,the
有件我没意识到的事是每天我要面对多少新单词。)”可
Australian spelling is the same as the UK spelling.
知,作者之前没有意识到的一件事是在德国每天要面对
个例子中,澳大利亚的拼写和英国的拼写是一样的。)”、
的生词非常多。故选B。
第四段中的“For example,in the UK,colour,flavour,
2.A细节理解题。根据第二段“I set myself the goal of
honour are words that all end with-our.In America,they
writing five new words a day into my little blue note-
are spelled with the-or ending.In Australia,the-our spell-
book.(我在我的蓝色小笔记本上给自己设定了每天写五
ing is almost universal.(例如,在英国,colour,flavour,
个新单词的目标。)”可知,作者买小笔记本的目的是为了
honour都是以-our结尾的单词。在美国,它们以-or结
记生词。故选A。
尾。在澳大利亚,-our的拼写几乎是通用的。)”及第五段
3.D细节理解题。根据最后一段“I will continue to use it
中的“Again,Australian English follows the British way.(
for the rest of my stay in Germany and also when I return
澳大利亚英语又一次沿袭了英国英语的方式。)”可知,澳
to university at home in September.(在德国剩下的日子
大利亚英语它更多地遵循英国的方式而不是美国的方
里我将继续使用它,九月份我返回家那边的大学时也是
式。故选D。
一样。)”可知,作者将来会继续使用单词笔记本。故选D。
4.B推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Here are some of the
4,A推理判断题。通读全文可知,作者由最初每天被生词
common differences that you will find between these
包围感到头疼,到买小笔记本有计划地积累生词,从而使
three kinds of English.以下是你会发现的这三种英语之
得自己对语言学习有了更多的掌控感,也看到了自己的
间的一些共同差异。)”及全文内容可知,作者写这篇文章
进步,并因此想把这一学习方法继续下去。结合最后一
的目的是介绍澳大利亚英语、英国英语和美国英语的一
段的“Setting the small daily goal has made me feel much
些不同点。故选B。
more in control of my language learning and I am already
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