课时训练Ⅲ
基础夯实
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.Looking for a job is one of the (最棘手的) things you will ever have to do. 答案：toughest 2.A team as good as ours should be able to beat any (对手). 答案：competitor 3.The government has (宣布) a state of emergency following the earthquake. 答案：declared 4.I (抗议),but she carried on regardless. 答案：protested 5.Our way of life has changed (戏剧性地) over the last ten years. 答案：dramatically 6.They won a (胜利) over many stronger enemies. 答案：victory 7.What was his (最后的) goal? 答案：ultimate 8.The students’ work varies considerably in (质量). 答案：quality Ⅱ.完成句子
1.He’s been to Hong Kong (多次,quantity). 答案：quantities of times 2.The coach was (正要放弃) when our team scored two points. 答案：on the point of giving up 3.The worn-out farmer gathered all his strength and (站起来). 答案：rose to his feet 4.It is the first time that she (踏上) Beijing. 答案：has set foot on 5.I did come late.(那又怎么样呢)? 答案：So what 6. ,he still couldn’t go into the final. 尽管他提出了抗议,但还是没能进入决赛。 答案：Although he protested 7.It’s to decide which book we should keep. 由我来决定该留哪本书。 答案：up to me Ⅲ.单句语法填空
1.The doctor finally (declare)that the man was dead. 答案：declared 2.(score) of volunteers offered to help. 答案：Scores 3.More than nine thousand (compete)took part in the 16th Asian Games held in Guangzhou. 答案：competitors 4.He rose to his (foot)and tapped on the table as if he was going to speak. 答案：feet 5.He fell over a rock in his walk and struggled his feet. 答案：to 6.So if nobody else agrees with me? 答案：what 7.The people who objected to the new approach were told that since work had already started there was no point in (protest). 答案：protesting 8.The new law has come into effect,and number of wild animals here is on the increase now. 答案：the 9.I shall vote Wang Lin because I think he’s the better man. 答案：for 10.Above ,she liked him for his effortless charm. 答案：all 能力提升
Ⅳ.阅读理解
Making the announcement,Peter Englund,permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy,called Alice Munro a “master of the contemporary short story”.
“She has taken an art form,the short story, which has tended to live a little bit in the shadow of the novel,and she has cultivated it almost to perfection,” he said.
The 82-year-old,whose books include DearLife and DanceoftheHappyShades,is the 13th woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature since its start in 1901.
“I knew I was in the running,yes,but I never thought I would win,” Munro told Canadian media.
“I would really hope that this would make people see the short story as an important art form.”
Munro,who began writing in her teenage years,published her first story,TheDimensionsofaShadow,in 1950.
DanceoftheHappyShades,published in 1968,was Munro’s first collection,and it went on to win Canada’s highest literary prize—the Governor General’s Award.
In 2009,she won the Man Booker International Prize for her entire body of work—but she downplayed her achievements.
“I think maybe I was successful in doing this because I didn’t have any other talents,”she once said in an interview.
BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz said Munro had been “at the very top of her game since she started”.
“Very few writers are her equal,”he said,adding,“She gets to the heart of what it is to be human.”
“The award probably won’t make a commercial difference to the author,”he added,“but it
makes a huge difference to how her work will be viewed in historical terms.”
“If she hadn’ t won it before she died,I think it would have been a terrible,terrible omission(遗漏).”
Often compared to Anton Chekhov,she is known for writing about the human spirit and a regular theme of her work is the dilemma faced by young girls growing up and coming to terms with living in a small town.
Several of her stories have also been adapted for the screen,including TheBearCameOvertheMountain.
1.According to the text,Alice Munro . A.is very good at writing short stories B.had her first story published in 1968
C.is the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature D.was confident of winning the Nobel Prize for Literature 答案：A 2.What does Will Gompertz think of Alice Munro? A.He thinks very highly of her.
B.He thinks she’s a productive writer. C.He is amazed by her different skills. D.He compares her to Anton Chekhov. 答案：A 3.Which of the following can best describe Alice Munro? A.Honest and responsible. B.Caring and determined. C.Cautious and friendly. D.Talented and modest. 答案：D 4.What’s the best title for the text? A.Short Story—an Important Art Form
B.A Master of the Contemporary Short Story C.Alice Munro’s Novel Adapted for the Screen D.Alice Munro Won the Nobel Prize for Literature 答案：D Ⅴ.七选五
If you are hungry,what do you do?Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that. 1 But it never lets you know,because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars.So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow.When mind loses its freedom to grow,creativity gets a full stop.This might be the reason why we all sometimes think “What happens next?”“Why can’t I think?”
2 Why reading but not watching TV?It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood.Since it develops other aspects of our life,we have to get help from reading.
Once you read a book,you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you. 3 Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas.If it is used many times,the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things which you would
have never thought of in your wildest dreams!
This is nothing but creativity. 4 Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words.
So guys,do give food to your thoughts by reading,reading and more reading. 5 Go and get a book!
A.The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed. B.Why not do some reading while you are hungry? C.Just like your stomach,your mind is also hungry. D.Now what are you waiting for?
E.Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading. F.Reading can help you make more friends,too.
G.Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary. 答案：1.C 2.E 3.A 4.G 5.D Ⅵ.选词创境
运用下列写作词汇,自己创设一个语境,形成一个小语段。(3~5句)
on the increase;advantage;champion;guarantee;competitive;ultimate;declare;rise to one’s feet
参考范文
The number of the people singing up for the contest was ontheincrease those days.Everyone had his/her own advantages and wished the ultimatechampion could be himself/herself but no one could guarantee it.Two days later,the contest began and was very competitive.When it was over,the host declared the result of the contest.And all the audiences rosetotheirfeetto cheer for the winner.
选择朋友要经过周密考察，要经过命运的考验，不论是对其意志力还是理解力都应事先检验，看其是否值得信赖。此乃人生成败之关键，但世人对此很少费心。虽然多管闲事也能带来友谊，但大多数友谊则纯靠机遇。人们根据你的朋友判断你的为人：智者永远不与愚者为伍。乐与某人为伍，并不表示他是知已。有时我们对一个人的才华没有信心，但仍能高度评价他的幽默感。有的友谊不够纯洁，但能带来快乐；有些友谊真挚，其内涵丰富，并能孕育成功。一位朋友的见识比多人的祝福可贵得多。所以朋友要精心挑选，而不是随意结交。聪明的朋友则会驱散忧愁，而愚蠢的朋友会聚集忧患。此外，若想让友谊地久天长。这需要技巧和判断力。有的朋友需近处，有的则需远交。不善言谈的朋友可能擅长写信。距离能净化近在身边无法容忍的缺陷。交友不宜只图快乐，也要讲求实用。一位朋友等于一切。世间任一美好事物的三大特点，友谊兼而有之：真、善、专一。良友难遇，如不挑选则更难求。保住老朋友，比结交新朋友更重要。交友当寻可长久之友，如得其人，今日之新交，他年自成老友。最好的朋友是那些历久常新，能与之共享生活体验者。没有朋友的人生是一片荒原。友谊使欢乐加倍，痛苦减半；它是应对厄运的不二良方，是可以滋润心田的美酒。
