Unit11課下能力提升(五)Ⅰ.單句語法填空1．I'llalwaysstand________youthroughthickandthin.2．Itcanbe________(pain)toleavethehouseinwhichyouwereborn.3．Themanagerdemandedthattheworkers________(work)extrahourstopletethetaskaheadoftime.4．Youmusthave________(believe)inyourselfifyouwanttomakeitasanactor.5．Whatwashisreaction________thenews?6．The________(announce)washeardbymillionsofradiolistenersthismorning.Ⅱ.選詞填空standout,standfor,lookforwardto,...detail,eabout,prevent...from1．I________________payingyouavisitnextweek.2．Myparentsaskedmetoexplaintherulestothem________________.3．Ibelievenoonecan________us________carryingouttheplan.4．Thatdresswillmakeyou____________intheparty.5．Howdidit________________thathumansspeaksomanydifferentlanguages?6．Asisseen,UN____________unitednations.Ⅲ.完成句子1．Theyfirmlydemandthattheblackpeople________________(受到平等的對待)asothers.2．Igotabadcold.________________(那是因為)Iwascaughtintherainyesterday.3．Thereasonforhisabsencewas________________(因為他生病了)inhospital.4．Hegotuplate.________________(那是……的原因)hemissedthetrain.Ⅳ.課文縮寫語法填空1.________1.________(politic)leadersfromeightoftheworld's2.________(wealthy)nationswillmeetinScotlandthissummer.Theywilldiscussthetopic3.________detail.TherearemanyproblemsforAfricanpeopletosolve,suchas4.________(poor),sexeducationandhealthcare.Peoplefromallovertheworldhavedemandedthattheleaders5.________(cancel)thedebtofAfrica'spoorestcountriestohelpthemescapethepainfulpasts.Today,London6.________(announce)bytheIOCinSingaporetobethehostcityforthe2012OlympicGames.Londonnowhasthe7.________(distinct)ofbeingthefirstcitytohosttheeventthreetimes.ThegoodnewsmadethepeopleinLondonso8.________(delight)thattheycelebratediteverywhere.Ⅴ.完形填空It'smonlybelievedthatschoolkidsstartedtakingsummersoffinthe19thcenturysothey'dhavetimetoworkonthefarm.Niceasthatstoryis,itisn't__1__.Summervacationhaslittletodowithworkinginthe__2__andmoretodowith__3__，richcitykidsplayinghooky(逃學(xué))andtheirparents.BeforetheCivilWar,farmkids__4__hadsummersoff.Theywenttoschoolduringthehottestand__5__monthsandstayedhomeduringthespringandfall,whencropsneededtobeplantedand__6__.Meanwhile,citykidshitthebooksallyearlong—__7__included.Butascitiesgotmorecrowded,theygothotter,__8__the“urbanheatislandeffect”.That'swhenAmerica'smiddleandupperclassfamiliesstarted__9__citiesandwenttothecooler__10__.Andthatcausedaproblem.School__11__wasn'tpulsorybackthen,and__12__werebeinglefthalf-emptyeachsummer.Lawmakersstartedarguingthatkidsshouldgetsummersoffanyway.Ithelpedthat,culturally,__13__timewasbeingmoreimportant.Withthedawnoflaborunionsandtheeight-hourworkday,workingadultsweregettingmoretimetothemselves.Advocatesforvacationtimealso__14__(incorrectly)thatthebrainwasamuscle,andlikeanymuscle,itcouldsufferinjuriesif__15__.Fromthere,theybelievedthatstudentsshouldn'tgotoschoolyear-round.Whatismore,airconditioningwasdecadesaway,andcityschoolsduringsummertimewerelike__16__.Sobytheturnofthecentury,urbandistrictshadmanagedtocutabout60schooldaysfromthehottestpartoftheyear.Ruralschoolssoon__17__thesamepattern__18__theywouldn'tfallbehind.Businessfolksobviouslysawa(n)__19__here.Thesummervacationbusiness__20__balloonedintowhatisnowoneofthecountry'slargestbillion-dollarindustries.1．A.trueB．funnyC．badD．fair2．A.factoriesB．schoolsC．fieldsD．teams3．A.smartB．sweatyC．strongD．sweet4．A.alwaysB．neverC．stillD．a(chǎn)lso5．A.coldestB．longestC．bestD．busiest6．A.wateredB．coveredC．harvestedD．cleared7．A.springsB．summersC．fallsD．winters8．A.apartfromB．inspiteofC．incaseofD．thanksto9．A.lovingB．leavingC．damagingD．forgetting10．A.countrysideB．cityC．mountainD．building11．A.workB．a(chǎn)ttendanceC．a(chǎn)geD．uniform12．A.hospitalsB．busesC．classroomsD．halls13．A.hardB．localC．openingD．spare14．A.arguedB．doubtedC．decidedD．a(chǎn)dmitted15．A.brokenB．frightenedC．influencedD．overused16．A.bottlesB．boxesC．drawersD．ovens17．A.improvedB．a(chǎn)doptedC．describedD．a(chǎn)nalyzed18．A.butB．thoughC．soD．unless19．A.advertisementB．challengeC．opportunityD．holiday20．A.soonB．onlyC．a(chǎn)gainD．tooⅥ.閱讀理解AteenagegirlisfightingforherlifetodayafterbeingstruckbylightningasseverethunderstormssweptacrossBritain.ThegirlwasoneoffourteenagegirlsfromLondonwhowerehitbylightningintheParadeGroundareaofHydeParkduringastorm.Earlier,JosephWharton,14,diedashewasstruckbylightningwhilecampinginhisfriend'sbackyardintheWestMidlands.AspokesmanforScotlandYardsaidthegirlremainedinseriousconditionatSt.Mary'sHospitalinPaddington.Shehadstoppedbreathingbythetimethefirstparamedic(護(hù)理人員)arrivedonthescenejusttwominutesafterthestrikeat5：40p．m.yesterday.Theotherthreegirlshitbytheboltallhadinjuries，andweretakentoUniversityCollegeHospital.Theirconditionswerenotserious,thespokesmanadded.Thestrikeliftedthegirlsintotheairandthendroppedthemtotheground,awitnessreported.AspokesmanfortheLondonAmbulanceServicesaidparamedicsriskedtheirlivestotreatthegirls.“Thestormwasstilloverheadandlightningwasstillingdownwhiletheyweretreatingthepatients，”hesaid,“Allstaffinvolvedactedveryprofessionallyinprovidingfasttreatmenttothesepatientsinverydifficultcircumstances.”ScotlandYardsaidtheincidentwasbeinglookedintobyofficersfromtheRoyalParks'OperationalmandUnit.JosephWhartonofBylandWay,Bloxwich,washitduringtheextendedthunderstormwhichstrucktheregionyesterdaymorning.HewaspronounceddeadatWalsallManorHospital.HehadbeensleepinginatentwhilestayingwithschoolfriendMichaelLeesatahouseonnearbyCresswellCrescent.WestMidlandsAmbulanceServicesaidparamedicswerecalledat7：50a．m.andunsuccessfulattemptsweremadetorevive(使蘇醒)thesports-madteenager.AspokesmanfortheRoyalSocietyforthePreventionofAccidentssaidfourorfivepeopledieeachyearasaresultoflightningstrikesintheUK.1．Allfourgirls________.A．werekilledbythelightningB．wereseriouslyinjuredC．werebeingtreatedatthesamehospitalD．wereliftedupanddroppedtotheground2．Theunderlinedword“bolt”inPara.3probablymeans“________”．A．thunderB．rainC．stormD．lightning3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Theboywaskilledafterthefourgirlshadbeenhit.B．Theparamedicsbegantotreatthegirlsaftertakingthemtothehospital.C．First-aidwasgiventothegirlsduringthestorm.D．TheboywashitbylightningintheParadeGroundareaofHydePark.4．Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．manyBritishpeoplediefromlightningstrikeseveryyearB．thewriterblamesthegovernmentfortheaccidentC．theparamedicscouldalsohavebeenhitbylightningwhileaidingthegirlsD．Josephhadbeenplayingintheopenairbeforethestrike答案：Ⅰ.1.by2.painful3.(should)work4．belief5.to6.announcementookforwardto2.indetail3.prevent;from4.standout5eabout6．standsforⅢ.1.(should)betreatedequally2．Thatwasbecause3.thathewasill4．ThatwaswhyⅣ.1.political2.wealthiest3.in4.poverty5．(should)cancel6.wasbeingannounced7．distinction8.delightedⅤ.語篇解讀：本文是說明文。文章介紹了學(xué)生暑假的由來。1．解析：選A由下文的“Summervacationhaslittletodowithworkinginthe...”可推斷，文章開頭的說法是不“真實的(true)”。2．解析：選C由上文的“workonthefarm”可知，此處說的是“田地(fields)”。3．解析：選B由第三段中的“Butascitiesgotmorecrowded,theygothotter”及“wenttothecooler...”可推斷，暑假的由來與“出汗的(sweaty)”富裕的城市孩子們以及他們的家長有關(guān)。4．解析：選B由下文的“Theywenttoschoolduringthehottestand...months”可推斷，在內(nèi)戰(zhàn)前，農(nóng)村的孩子們夏天“從來不(never)”休息。5．解析：選A由下文的“stayedhomeduringthespringandfall”可推斷，農(nóng)村的孩子們在最熱和“最冷的(coldest)”月份上學(xué)。6．解析：選C秋天是收割莊稼的季節(jié)，故選harvested。7．解析：選B本文主要講暑假的由來，故此處特別強調(diào)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)前城市的孩子們“夏季(summers)”也上學(xué)。8．解析：選D城市變擁擠的同時也變得更熱，這是“由于(thanksto)”“城市熱島效應(yīng)”的影響。9．解析：選B解析見下題。10．解析：選A城市變熱時，美國的中上層家庭開始“離開(leaving)”城市，到比較涼爽的“鄉(xiāng)下(countryside)”去。11．解析：選B由第一段末的“citykidsplayinghooky”可推斷，當(dāng)時上課“出勤(attendance)”并不是強制的。12．解析：選C大量學(xué)生逃學(xué)導(dǎo)致每年夏天“教室(classrooms)”里有一半是空的。13．解析：選D由下文的“workingadultsweregettingmoretimetothemselves”可推斷，“空閑(spare)”時間變得重要起來。14．解析：選A由上文的“Lawmakersstartedarguingthat”及下文假期提倡者們的主張可知，此處應(yīng)選argued。15．解析：選D由下文的“theybelievedthatstudentsshouldn'tgotoschoolyear-round”可推斷，假期提倡者們認(rèn)為大腦如果“被過度使用(overused)”會受到傷害。16．解析：選D由上文的“aircondition