練習Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1.Thefirst________(場景)oftheplaywasalmostoverwhentheygottothetheatre.2.Inordertokeephismoneysafe,heopenedan________(賬戶)withthebank.3.Bealittle________(耐心),Iwillbereadyinafewminutes.4.Theydon’t________(允許)smokinginthehospital.5.The________(人行道)wascoveredwithfallenleaves.6.Itwasnotour________(錯誤)thatwewerelate.7.Shewas________(漫步)aimlesslyupanddowntheroad.8.Shewas________(凝視)outofthewindow.9.Ilikethereddresswithblack________(斑點).10.Youngpeopleliketo________(尋找)successinlife.Ⅱ.選詞填空stareat,onthecontrary,accountfor,onthespot,besetin,bringup,asamatteroffact,makeabet,byaccident,goahead1.Thefilm________WorldWarI.2.Herillness________herabsencefromschool.3.________,socialcustomsvaryindifferentpartsoftheworld.4.—Youarequitefreenow,Ithink.—________,Ihavetonsofthingstodo!5.Ihappenedtobe________whentheaccidenthappened.6.Hewas________byhisgrandparentsinthecountryside.7.Shediscoveredafingerringleftinherbag________.8.Let’s________toseewhowillwintheraceatlast.9.She________herhusbandforamomentandtriedtofindsomethingunusualfromhisface.10.—DoyoumindifIsmokehere?—No,________.Ⅲ.完成句子1.Heseemstobegivingtheimpressionthathedidn’tenjoyhimselfinParis.________________________(相反)，hehadawonderfultime.2.Childrenshouldbetaughtnot________________________(盯著看)orlaughatthedisabledpeople.3.Timespentinplayingputergames________________(占)thelargestpartofstudents’sparetime.4.—Doyoubothagreewithmeaboutthearrangementofthemeeting?—Hequiteagreeswithyou.________________________(至于我),Iamnotsosatisfiedwithit.5.—MayIopenthewindowtoletinsomefreshair?—________________________(請開吧).Ⅳ.短文填空閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入適當?shù)脑~。Sailinghome,Henry,___1___Americanbusinessman，foundhimself___2___(carry)outtoseabyastrongwind.___3___hewasjustabouttogivehimselfup,hewasspottedbyaship___4___sohelandedinLondonbyaccident.Hungryandalone,hewalkedonthestreetsofthecitywhenhewas___5___(expect)calledintoamansion,wheretworichbrothers,OliverandRoderick,gavehimaletterandtoldhimnottoopenituntiltwoo’clockoftheday.Not___6___(know)itwasamillionpoundbanknote,Henryleftthemansionandwentintoacheaprestauranttostuffhisstomach.Everybodywasrudetohim___7___hewasinragsandlookeddepressed.Then,tothesurpriseofeverybody,hehandedtheowneramillionpoundbanknotetopayforthemeal.___8___seeingthenote,allthepeopleintherestaurantbecamepoliteandtriedtheir___9___(well)topleaseHenry.Don’t___10___thinkit’sthemostincredibletaleintheworld?Ⅴ.閱讀理解AWhileineworryisarathermonproblemoftheaged,lonelinessisanotherproblemthatagedparentsmayface.Ofallthereasonsthatexplaintheirloneliness,alargegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandtheirchildrenisthemajorone.Thisphenomenonismonlyknownas“EmptyNestSyndrome”.Inordertofindbetterchancesoutsidetheircountries,manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroad,leavingtheirparentsbehindwithnoclearideaofwhentheywillreturnhome.Theirparentsspendcountlesslonelydaysandnights,takingcareofthemselves,inthehopethatsomedaytheirchildrenwillebacktostaywiththem.ThefactthatmostoftheseyoungpeoplehavegonetoEuropeanizedorAmericanizedsocietiesmakesitunlikelythattheywillholdastightlytothevalueofdutyastheywouldhaveiftheyhadnotlefttheircountries.Whateverthecase,ithasbeennotedthatthevaluestheyholddonotnecessarilymatchwhattheyactuallydo.Thisgeographicalandculturaldistancealsopreventsthegrownupchildrenfromprovidingresponse(回應)intimefortheiragedparentslivingbythemselves.Thesituationinwhichgrownupchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparentshasbeendescribedas“distantparentphenomenon(現(xiàn)象)”,whichismonbothindevelopedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.Oursocietyhasnotyetbeenwellpreparedfor“EmptyNestSyndrome”(空巢綜合癥).1.Accordingtothepassage,thelonelinessofagedparentsismainlycausedby________.A.theirearlierexperienceoflivingaloneB.thepoorlivingconditionsintheirnativecountriesC.themonworrythattheyhavenotsavedmuchmoneyD.thedistancebetweenwhereparentsliveandwheretheirchildrenlive2.Manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroad,leavingtheiragedparentsbehind,to________.A.realizetheirdreamsinforeigncountriesB.seekabetterplacefortheiragedparentsC.liveinthecountrieswithmoremoneyD.continuetheirstudiesabroad3.Ifyoungpeoplegoabroad,________.A.theydonotholdtothevalueofdutyatallB.theycangivesomehelptotheirparentsbackhomeC.theycannotdowhattheyshouldfortheirparentsD.theybelievewhattheyactuallydoisright4.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat________.A.thesituationsinthedevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaredifferentB.“EmptyNestSyndrome”hasarrivedunexpectedlyinoursocietyC.childrenwillbeeindependentassoonastheygoabroadD.theagedparentsarenotfullypreparedfor“EmptyNestSyndrome”5.Thesocietydiscussedinthepassageismostprobably________.A.France B.AmericaC.China D.BritainBEveryonehasheardoftheSanAndreasfault(斷層),whichconstantlythreatensCaliforniaandtheWestCoastwithearthquakes.ButhowmanypeopleknowabouttheequallyseriousNewMadridfaultinMissouri?BetweenDecemberof1811andFebruaryof1812,threemajorearthquakesoccurred,allcenteredaroundthetownofNewMadrid,Missouri,ontheMississippiRiver.Propertydamagewassevere.Buildingswerealmostalldestroyed.Wholeforestsfellatonce,andhugecracks(裂縫)openedintheground.TheMississippiRiverpletelychangedcharacter,developingsuddenfastmovingcurrents.Severaltimesitchangeditscourse,andonceitappearedtorunbackwards.FewpeoplewerekilledintheNewMadridearthquake,simplybecausefewpeoplelivedinthisareain1811;buttheseverityofthequakeisshownbythefactthattheshockwavesrangbellsinchurchtowersinCharleston,SouthCarolina,onthecoast.BuildingsshookinNewYorkCity,andclockswerestoppedinWashington,D.C.ScientistsnowknowthatAmerica’stwomajorfaultsaredifferent.TheSanAndreasfaultisahorizontal(水平的)boundarybetweentwomajorlandmassesthatareslowlymovinginoppositedirections.Californiaearthquakesresultwhenthemovementofthesetwomassessuddenlyleans(傾斜)forward.TheNewMadridfault,ontheotherhand,isavertical(垂直的)fault;atsomepoint,millionsofyearsago,rockwaspusheduptowardthesurface,probablybyvolcanoesunderthesurface.Suddenly,thevolcanoescooledandtherockcollapsed,leavinghugecracks.Evennow,therockcontinuestosettledownwards,andsuddensinkingmotionsstartearthquakesintheregion.Thefaultitself,alargecrackinthislayerofrock,withdozensofothercracksthatsplitofffromit,extendsfromnortheastArkansasthroughMissouriandintosouthernIllinois.ScientistswhohavestudiedtheNewMadridfaultsaytherehavebeennumeroussmallerquakesintheareasince1811;thesesmallerquakesindicatelargeonesareprobablying,butthescientistssaytheyhavenomethodofpredictingwhenitwilloccur.

6.TheNewMadridfaultis________.A.responsibleforformingtheMississippiRiverB.afaultintheflatpositionC.afaultcausedbyrocksmovingdirectlyupwardD.aworsefaultthantheSanAndreasfault7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheNewMadridfault?A.Notmanypeoplewerekilledinthequakesin1811.B.BellswererunginchurchtowersinCharlestontoinformtheingquakes.C.ThequakesstoppedtheclocksinWashington,D.C.D.Thequakeswerecausedbysuddensinkingmotion.8.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A.itisprobablyasdangeroustoliveinMissouriasinCaliforniaB.theNewMadridfaultwilleventuall