1、Period Two Introduction & Reading and VocabularyLanguage Points基础巩固.单词拼写1According to the survey(调查),four fifths of the boys like to play games on the computer.2He lives in the suburb(郊区) of Shanghai and works in the city.3Everyone can get on well with him,because he is easy to approach( 接近)4Do you
2、often do something to help the people in your neighbourhood(街区)?5Im sorry to bother(麻烦) you.Could you help me with the work?6. She seemed pretty(相当) satisfied with the result.7The rent(租金 ) for a house in the city centre is usually higher than that in the suburbs.8If the animals cannot find enough f
3、ood to eat,they will starve(挨饿) or have to leave the place.选词填空put up, for a while, on the coast, be similar to, be made of9Their house is similar to ours,but ours has a bigger garden.10It was originally planned to put up a big building here.11For the last summer she had been away visiting relatives
4、 in one of the towns on the coast.12She rested for a while,then had a wash and changed her clothes.13The house is two storeys high and is made of local stones.单句语法填空14They walked on in silence for a while.15The hutong today is fading into the shade for both tourists(tour) and local people.16The job
5、market has changed and our approach to finding(find) work must change as well.17This is the third time that she has failed(fail) the driving test.18Im sorry to bother (bother) you,but can you help me solve a problem?19This isnt as hard as it sounds(sound),and it is far better than any other method.2
6、0You sounded just like your father when you said that.21Compared to last year,this year has seen more pleasant changes in my life.句型转换22He was fortunate to catch the first bus.Fortunately,he caught the first bus.23The visitors were all attracted by the gorgeous scenery.The gorgeous scenery was attra
7、ctive to all the visitors.24I havent seen you for five years.It is five years since I last saw you.25I have never seen a more beautiful painting than this one.This is the most beautiful painting that I have ever seen.能力提升.阅读理解Having lived in California until 1970,my family has felt a number of earth
8、quakes.We have been fortunate,however,to have suffered no bodily harm or property damage.There is a website that lists all California earthquakes recorded from 1769 to the present.The site lists the dates and times as well as the magnitude(震级) and the exact location of any quake that measured more t
9、han 6.0.There are only a few quakes that stand out in my memory and,luckily,none is shown in the website.So,my personal experience with earthquakes might be considered insignificant.There are three earthquakes that are difficult to forget.The first one was in 1955 and our oldest daughter was walking
10、 with me in our backyard in Redwood City in California.As the shaking became stronger I held her to me with one arm as I held on to one of our fruit trees with the other.All three of us (my daughter,I and the tree) shook for two or three minutes that to us felt like hours.The second one was in 1963.
11、Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California.The earth started to shake just as we were beginning to walk from our hotel toward the famous landmark.My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California.It was in my sixties and I was alone in an old church.As the b
12、uilding started to shake,I quickly headed for the door to go outside.I remember I said a little prayersomething like, “Help me get out of here in time,Dear Heavenly Father” Minutes later,I was safe outside.语 篇 解 读 本 文 为 记 叙 文 ,作 者 回 忆 了 自 己 经 历 的 三 次 地 震 。26The author writes the passage mainly to te
13、ll us about .Aa new film about an earthquakeBhow to survive an earthquakeChis three earthquake experiencesDhow to save children in an earthquake答案 C解析 写作意图题。通读全文可知,作者主要向读者介绍了自己经历的三次地震。27The earthquakes the author has experienced .Aall caused bodily harmBare all recorded in a websiteCall measured mor
14、e than 6.0Dall happened in California答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“The first one was in 1955.in California.”和第四段前两句以及第五段第一句“My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California.”可知答案。28When the first earthquake happened,the author .Awas staying with his daughterBwas planting fruit treesChel
15、d on to a tree for hoursDwas in a hotel答案 A解析 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“All three of us (my daughter,I and the tree) shook for two or three minutes”可知,作者和他的女儿共同经历了这次地震。29What does the underlined part “the famous landmark” refer to?AA church.BDisneyland.CA building destroyed by an earthquake.DThe place where t
16、he author was born.答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据该画线词所在句的前一句“Our entire family was visiting Disneyland.”可知答案。.完形填空“When I grow up,I want to be a mountain climber, ” Jack,my fouryearold son,announces.My husband,Jack and I are now 30 Cradle Mountain.Here the sky is clear and the plants are green.We dont know how our
17、 kid will progress,but were 31 to give it a go.Usually some parents,me included,would 32 that bushwalking would present a great opportunity for disaster.However,we couldnt be more 33 .We are swallowed up(吞没) by the 34 of nature.My husband and I 35 glances(眼色) as Jack runs ahead of us.He keeps a conf
18、ident and steady(稳的) 36 ,staying three or four meters ahead of us.Who is this kid 37 us through the bush?This cant be the same boy who wont play outside 38 someone keeps him company(陪伴)“Hey,look at this!” Jack cries,pointing at a 39 in a tree.“Who lives here?It may be a snakes 40 .” His dad and I 41
19、 and look on,nodding and predicting(预测) who might call the tree home.Before reaching a 42 ,Jack is off again,keeping a distance between himself and us.I think about how I have often felt 43 as a parent.Frequently I find myself 44 to cross the tricky(棘手的) pass of boyhood:“Why wont this child 45 ?Why
20、wont he do as he is told?Why is he so 46 ?” Yet,here we find ourselves in the wilderness,and the boy is showing us the 47 .The world is unfolding before him,and he is crossing it with 48 and natural curiosity,and as his parents,we are only 49 on his journey,following in his size 12 footsteps.语篇解读 本文
21、是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章叙述了作者和丈夫带儿子去爬山游玩的过程中,作者发现了与平时不一样的儿子。30A.touching BmeasuringCreaching Dclimbing答案 D解析 touch 接触;measure 衡量; reach 到达;climb 爬。根据前句及后文可知,作者一家现在正在爬克雷德尔山。故选 D。31A.invited BpreparedCallowed Dencouraged答案 B解析 invite 邀请;prepare 准备;allow 允许;encourage 鼓励。be prepared to do 准备做。句意为:我们不知道我们的孩子会如何前进,但我们
22、已经准备尝试一下。故选B。32A.argue BknowCworry Dadmit答案 C解析 argue 争论;know 知道;worry 担心;admit 承认。通常,包括“我”在内的一些家长会担心在丛林中行走可能会出现很大的麻烦。故选 C。33A.disappointed BfrightenedCmoved Dsurprised答案 D解析 disappointed 失望的;frightened 害怕的;moved 感动的;surprised 惊讶的。然而,我们再惊讶不过了,根据下一句可知此处是指对大自然的美感到惊讶。故选 D。34A.wonder BsecretCstate Dscie
23、nce答案 A解析 wonder 奇迹,奇观; secret 秘密;state 状况;science 科学。我们被大自然的奇观吞没了。故选 A。35A.take BgiveCexchange Dattract答案 C解析 take 带走;give 给予; exchange 交换;attract 吸引。当杰克跑在我们前面时, “我”和丈夫交换了一下眼色。故选 C。36A.beat BpaceCflow Dfocus答案 B解析 beat 敲击(声);pace 步伐;flow 流动;focus 焦点,集中点。根据“staying three or four meters ahead of us”可
24、知,他保持着自信和稳定的步伐,一直保持在我们前面三四米。故选 B。37A.leading BfollowingCchasing Dpointing答案 A解析 lead 带领;follow 跟随; chase 追逐;point 指出。根据上文 “ahead of us”可知选A。38A.while BsinceCas Dunless答案 D解析 while 然而;since 自从; as 因为;unless 除非。这不可能和那个除非有人陪伴他,否则他不会在外面玩的男孩是同一个人。故选 D。39A.snake BfruitChole Dleaf答案 C解析 snake 蛇;fruit 水果;ho
25、le 洞;leaf 树叶。根据后句“Who lives here?It may be a snakes .”可知,杰克指着树上的一个洞喊道。故选 C。40A.body BhomeCfood Dhead答案 B解析 body 身体;home 家;food 食物;head 头。此处指树洞可能是蛇的家。下句中的“who might call the tree home”也是提示。故选 B。41A.stand up Bcatch upCrun away Dset off答案 B解析 stand up 站立;catch up 赶上;run away 逃跑;set off 出发。他的爸爸和“我”赶上去看。
26、故选 B。42A.level BdecisionCsolution Dconclusion答案 D解析 level 水平;decision 决定;solution 解决方法;conclusion 结论。在得出结论之前,杰克又走了,他和我们保持着距离。故选 D。43A.lost BrelaxedCexcited Dtouched答案 A解析 lost 迷惑的; relaxed 感到放松的; excited 激动的; touched 感动的。由下文中作者一连串的困惑可知,作为一个家长, “我”经常感到很迷茫。故选 A。44A.afraid BreadyCunable Dunwilling答案 C解
27、析 afraid 害怕的;ready 准备好的;unable 不能的;unwilling 不愿意的。 “我”经常发现自己无法跨越少年时代的难关。故选 C。45A.listen BseeCtalk Dask答案 A解析 listen 听;see 看见;talk 交谈;ask 问。为什么这个孩子不听“我”的?故选 A。46A.shy BrudeCfoolish Dnaughty答案 D解析 shy 害羞的;rude 粗鲁的;foolish 愚蠢的;naughty 调皮的。他为什么这么淘气?故选 D。47A.beauty BwayCplace Dfuture答案 B解析 beauty 美;way 道
28、路;place 地方;future 将来。与上文呼应,孩子在给我们带路。故选 B。48A.pressure BanxietyCconfidence Dsatisfaction答案 C解析 pressure 压力;anxiety 焦急;confidence 信心;satisfaction 满意。他带着自信和天生的好奇心穿越它。故选 C。49A.passengers BcustomersCdrivers Dstrangers答案 A解析 passenger 乘客;customer 顾客;driver 司机;stranger 陌生人。作为他的父母,我们只是他旅途上的旅客。故选 A。.语法填空I fe
29、el upset because I have a strange neighbour.She lives in a house with 50. (dust) curtains hanging before dirty windows.I wonder if it is because she has no friend 51. she has developed the habit of setting down 52. series of facts she has gone through in her diary.She seldom goes 53. (outdoor)Howeve
30、r ,one day I happened 54. (meet) her when she was walking the dog in the park 55. dusk.She was much 56. (concern) about my new novel.It was the first time in a year that I 57. (talk) with her face 58. face.We didnt stop talking until the sky was 59. (entire) dark.We had got to go home immediately be
31、cause a thunder storm was on its way!语 篇 解 读 本 文 是 一 篇 记 叙 文 。文 章 介 绍 了 一 些 有 关 作 者 的 邻 居 的 情 况 。50答案 dusty解析 考查词性转换。设空处在句中作定语修饰名词 curtains,应用形容词,故填 dusty。51答案 that解析 考查强调句式。该句是强调句式结构,强调原因状语“because she has no friend”。52答案 a解析 考查冠词。a series of 一系列的。53答案 outdoors解析 考查副词。设空前是谓语 goes,故设空处应填副词 outdoors。
32、go outdoors 去户外。54答案 to meet解析 考查动词的用法。happen to do sth. 碰巧做某事。55答案 at解析 考查介词。at dusk 在黄昏时刻。56答案 concerned解析 考查形容词的用法。be concerned about sth. 关心某事。57答案 had talked解析 考查时态。It was the first time that.这是某人第一次做某事,从句谓语动词用过去完成时,故填 had talked。58答案 to解析 考查固定用法。face to face 面对面地。59答案 entirely解析 考查副词。设空处在句中作状语,修饰形容词 dark,应用副词,故填 entirely。