Unit12課下能力提升(十二)Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1．Blackisa________(對比)towhite.2．Therewasaquarrelaboutthe________(所有權)ofthetreasuretheyhadfound.3．Effortsto________(維護)thepeacehavefailed.4．Riverformsthe________(邊界)betweenthetwocountries.5．An________(圍裙)isaprotectionwhendoingdirtywork.6．Youshouldputtheemptycanintothe________(垃圾箱)．Ⅱ.單句語法填空1．Theverbagrees________itssubjectinnumberandperson.2．Canyoumakesense________whatIsaid?3．IhelpedStella________whenshewasfacingdifficulties.4．Howdidthecolorsredandgreenbeeassociated________Christmas?5．IwonderhowIcanbringtheirdebate________anend.6．Thefarmergrowsvariouskindsofcrops,such________wheat,corn,cottonandrice.Ⅲ.一句多譯1．我們早起，以便我們有足夠的時間鍛煉身體。(1)________________________________________________________________________(2)________________________________________________________________________(3)________________________________________________________________________2．吳菊萍的故事如此感人，我們都對她敬佩不已。(1)________________________________________________________________________(2)________________________________________________________________________Ⅳ.課文縮寫語法填空1.________peopleofAustralia,1.________(call)Aborigines，probablycamefroago.Originally2.________3.________ago.Originally,Aboriginesdidn'thaveasenseoflandownership,althoughAboriginalchildrenweretaughtfromanearlyagethatthey2.________(belong)tothelandandmust3.________(respect)tribalboundaries.Therewasno4.________(write)Aboriginallanguageandmostofthetribesspokedifferentdialects.Theyrarelymet5.________onceremonialoccasions.6.________，thetraditionoftheDreamtimeunitedthepeople.ThearrivalofEuropeansgraduallybroughtanend7.________thetraditionalAboriginalwayoflife.The“new”AustraliansbegantobuildandsettleonAboriginaltriballand.Today,mostAboriginesliveincitiesandtownsorin8.________(settle)neartriballands.Fewcontinuetheoldwayoflife.Inrecentyears,whiteAustralianshavebeemoresensitive9.________theAborigines'situationandtheimportanceofAboriginalculturebeganto10.________(understand)．Ⅴ.完形填空Ifyouhaveeverbeendiscouragedbecauseoffailure,pleasereadon.Foroften,achievingwhatyousetouttodoisnottheimportantthing.Letmeexplain.Twobrothersdecidedtodigadeepholebehindtheirhouse.Astheywereworking,acoupleofolderboysstoppedbyto__1__.“Whatareyoudoing？”askedoneofthevisitors.“Weplantodigaholeallthewaythroughthe__2__！”oneofthebrothersvolunteered__3__.Theolderboysbeganto__4__，tellingtheyoungeronesthatdiggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthwas__5__.Afteralongsilence,oneofthe__6__pickedupajarfullofspiders,wormsandmanyotherkindsofinsects.He__7__thelidandshowedthewonderful__8__tothescoffing(嘲笑的)visitors.Thenhesaidquietlyand__9__，“Evenifwedon'tdigallthewaythroughtheearth,lookatwhatwehavefound__10__theway！”Theirgoalwasfartooambitious,butitdidcausethemtodig.Andthatis__11__agoalisfor—tocauseustomoveinthe__12__wehavechosen,inotherwords,tokeepus__13__！Butnoteverygoalwillbefully__14__.Noteveryjobwillend__15__.Noteveryhopewilletopass.Noteverylovewilllast.Noteverydreamwillbe__16__.Butwhenyoufall__17__ofyouraim,perhapsyoucansay,“Yes,butlookatwhatIfoundalongtheway!Lookatthewonderfulthings__18__mylifebecauseItriedtodosomething！”Itisinthedigging__19__lifeislived.AndIbelieveitisthejoyinthejourney,intheend,thattruly__20__.1．A.watchB．workC．restD．laugh2．A.houseB．roadC．wallD．earth3．A.calmlyB．excitedlyC．patientlyD．impatiently4．A.stareB．thinkC．laughD．smile5．A.importantB．impossibleC．difficultD．interesting6．A.diggersB．watchersC．visitorsD．passersby7．A.movedB．pushedC．brokeD．removed8．A.jarsB．scenesC．picturesD．contents9．A.properlyB．happilyC．carefullyD．confidently10．A.inB．alongC．toD．out11．A.whereB．howC．whatD．which12．A.directionB．wayC．lifeD．sight13．A.thinkingB．diggingC．movingD．living14．A.madeB．preparedC．kickedD．achieved15．A.successfullyB．pleasantlyC．surprisinglyD．hopelessly16．AetrueB．treasuredC．madeD．realized17．A.outB．lostC．shortD．behind18．A.breakingintoB．ingintoC．turningtoD．holdingto19．A.whenB．whereC．whichD．that20．A.appearsB．happensC．mattersD．existsⅥ.閱讀理解GivenAustralia'ssizeandthefactthatearlysettlementswerefarapart，Australiansocietyisremarkablyhomogeneous(同種類的)．Itscitizensarefundamentallyprosperousandthewayoflifeinthemajorcitiesandtownsismuchthesamehowevermanymilesdividethem.It_takes_a_sharp_ear_to_identify_regional_accents.However,thereissomedifferenceinlifestylebetweencitydwellersandthecountrypeople.Almost90percentofthepopulationlivesinthefast-pacedcitiesalongthecoastandhaslittlemorethanapassingfamiliaritywiththedesert.Themajorcitiespreservepocketsofcolonialheritage,buttheoverallimpressionismodern,withnewbuildingsreflectingthecountry'syouth.Incontrast,theruralmunitiestendtobeslow-movingandconservative.Formanyyears,Australiawassaidtohave“riddenonthesheep'sback”，areferencetowoolbeingthecountry'smainmoneyearner.However,thewoolindustryisnolongerdominant.MuchofAustralia'srelativelysoundeconomyisnowachievedfromnaturalcoalandwheat,andbybeingthelargestdiamondproducerintheworld.Newerindustriessuchastourismandwinemakingarealsoincreasinglyimportant.Australiansaregenerallyfriendlyandrelaxed,withaself-deprecatingsenseofhumour.Onthewhole,Australiaisasocietywithouthierarchies(等級制度),anattitudegenerallyheldtostemfromitsprisonerbeginnings.Yet,contrarytowidespreadbelief,veryfewAustralianshavetrueprisonerorigins.WithinonlyonegenerationofthearrivaloftheFirstFleetin1788,Australiahadbeeanationofimmigrants.OriginallyingalmostentirelyfromtheBritishIsles,todayoneinthreeAustraliansesfromelsewhere.Australia'sliberalpostwarimmigrationpoliciesledtoaninfluxofsurvivorsfromwar-tornEurope,mostnotablyGreeks,Italians,PolesandGermans.TheemphasishasshiftedinrecentyearsandtodaythemajorityofnewimmigrantsarefromSoutheastAsia.TodayAustraliaisa“blendofnations”andalthoughsomeracismexists,ithasgenerallybeenasuccessfulexperimentandthecountryisjustifiablyproudtohaveoneofthemostharmoniousmulticulturalmunitiesintheworld.1．Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“Ittakesasharpeartoidentifyregionalaccents.”inthefirstparagraph?A．AustraliansspeakstandardEnglishwithnolocalaccentswhatsoever.B．Youhavetopracticealottolearntounderstandthedifferentaccents.C．TheAustralianregionalaccentsareverydifficulttounderstandindeed.D．ThereisnotmuchdifferencebetweentheaccentsindifferentareasofAustralia.2．Theunderlinedpronoun“it”inthefinalparagraphrefersto“________”．A．munityB．racismC．blendofnationsD．SoutheastAsia3．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．therearenosignsofAustralia'scolonialpastinitsmoderncitiesB．Australia'srecentimmigrationpolicyencouragesimmigrantsfromSoutheastAsiaC．immigrantsfromSoutheastAsiahavebroughtracialproblemsD．“ridingonsheep'sback”resultedinslowdevelopmentinruralmunities4．ThispassagemainlyfocusesonAustralia's________.A．societyB．economyC．racialproblemsD．history答案：Ⅰ.1.contrast2.ownership3.preserve4.boundary5.apron6.dustbinⅡ.1.to2.of3.out4.with5.to6.asⅢ.1.(1)Wegetupearlysothatwecanhaveenoughtimetobuildourbody.(2)Wegetupearlyinorderthatwecanhaveenoughtimetobuildourbody.(3)Wegetupearlyinorderto/soastohaveenoughtimetobuildourbody.2．(1)ThestoryaboutWuJupingissomovingthatwealladmireheragreatdeal.(2)ThestoryaboutWuJupingissuchamovingonethatwealladmireheragreatdeal.Ⅳ.1.called2.belonged3.respect4．written5.except6.However7.to8．settlements9.to10.beunderstoodⅤ.語篇解讀：本文用一個故事，來講述了一個道理，人們應該有目標，并為實現該目標而付出自己的勞動，盡管這個目標有可能實現不了，而在做的過程中卻得到了自己的快樂是非常重要的。1．解析：選A考查動詞。watch“看”；work“工作”；rest“休息”；laugh“笑”。大一點的孩子對兩兄弟正在干的事情感興趣，在邊上看，故選A。2．解析：選D考查名詞。house“房子”；road“馬路”；wall“墻”；earth“土地”。根據“digahole”可知兩兄弟是在挖地，故選D。3．解析：選B考查副詞。calmly“平靜地”；excitedly“激動地”；patiently“耐心地”；impatiently“不耐煩地”。根據“Weplantodigaholeallthewaythroughthe________！”的感嘆號，說明語氣是激動的，故選B。4．解析：選C考查動詞。stare“盯”；think“想”；laugh“笑”；smile“微笑”。根據“tellingtheyoungeronesthatdiggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthwas________.”可知大點的孩子在嘲笑兩兄弟的做法是不可行的，選C。5．解析：選B考查形容詞。important“重要的”；impossible“不可能的”；difficult“困難的”；interesting“有趣的”。大點的孩子在嘲笑兩兄弟的做法是不可行的，根據常識可知，選B。6．解析：選A考查名詞。digger“掘地者”；watcher“觀察者”；visitor“拜訪者”；passerby“路人”。根據“Weplantodigahole”可知兩人是在挖地，所以稱他們?yōu)橥诰蛘撸蔬xA。7．解析：選D考查動詞。move“移動”；push“推”；break“壞的”；remove“移除”。根據“showedthewonderful________”可知，他們揭開蓋子，給其他男孩展示瓶子里的東西，removethelid“揭開瓶蓋”，可知選D。8．解析：選D考查名詞。jar“廣口瓶”；scene“場景”；picture“圖畫”；content“內容”。他們給其他男孩展示瓶子里的內容，因為那些小東西被放在瓶子里了，故選D。9．解析：選D考查副詞。properly“正確地”；happily“快樂地”；carefully“仔細地”；confidently“自信地”。根據quietly可知要選擇一個和“安靜地”這個單詞意思貼切的詞，confidently有“鄭重其事”之感，說明兩兄弟很重視自己的發(fā)現，選D。10．解析：選B考查介詞。in“在里面”；along“沿著”；to“到”；out“外面”。我們沿著土地挖，發(fā)現的東西，選B。11．解析：選C考查關系詞。where“哪里”；how“怎么辦”；what“什么”；which“哪一個”。表語從句，what在從句中做for的賓語，選C。12．解析：選A考查名詞。direction“方向”；way“方式”；life“生活”；sight“景象”。目標就是使我們在既定的奮斗方向上不斷前行的動力，選A。13．解析：選B考查動詞。think“想”；d