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1、课后限时作业(三)限时/50分钟.单句语法填空1I was taken in by the salesmanthe function of the new mobile phone turned out to be impractical and _unreliable_(rely)解析 分析句子结构可知，此空应该用形容词；根据句意可知，应该用reliable的反义词。句意：那位推销员欺骗了我那款新手机的功能还是既不实用又不可靠。2We are writing to the manager _with/in_ reference to the talks recently carried ou

2、t between union leaders and the managing directors.解析 with/in reference to关于；就而论。句意：我们正在就最近工会领导与常务董事们之间的会谈给经理写信。3If something bad happens on a particular day, people have a _tendency_(tend) to associate that day with the negative event.解析 句意：如果在特定的一天发生了什么坏事，人们倾向于把那一天和这个消极的事联系起来。4The secretary was ba

3、ck in the office after she communicated with the manager, _updating_(update) the work schedule on the computer.解析 句意：秘书与经理沟通后回到办公室，在电脑上更新了工作日程。现在分词作伴随状语。5The manager is said to have arrived back from Paris where he _had_met_(meet) some European partners.解析 根据句中“is said to have arrived”可知，arrive这个动作是

4、在过去发生的，而会面这个动作则是在arrive之前发生的，即在过去的过去发生的动作，所以用过去完成时。6Some famous English novels included in the new series of Bookworm _have_been_simplified_(simple) to make it easier to understand, so they are welcome to the English beginners.解析 句意：最新“书虫”系列读物中收录的一些英语名著被简写了，可以更容易理解，因此受到了英语初学者的欢迎。7The working people

5、lived a miserable life in the past, just as you read in this novel that the poor tenant peasant was _at_ the mercy of those from whom he borrowed money and land.解析 句意：过去，劳动人民过着悲惨的生活，正如你在这部小说中读到的这位可怜的佃户被他的债主们捏在了手心一样。at the mercy of任由摆布。8_Which_ do you think is the better of the two, A Concise English

6、­Chinese Dictionary or A New English­Chinese Dictionary? 解析 句意：你认为这两本字典哪本更好些，是简明英汉字典还是新英汉字典？根据句意可知此处的特殊疑问词应该是which。9Through the adjustment carried out by Administration for Industry and Commerce, prices seem to _have_stopped_(stop) rising in the shops.解析 句意：工商局实施调整后，商店里东西的价格好像不再上涨了。根据句意可知，

7、“停止上涨”发生在seem之前，故用现在完成时。10We all must be always ready to stand up to difficulties because you cannot secure yourself _against/from_ all risks and dangers.解析 句意：我们都应该时刻准备面对困难，因为天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。secure sb against/from使免受。.阅读理解AEarly in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by traveling west from

8、 Europe. In order to find Asia they had to find a way past South America.The man who eventually found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan.Magellan sailed from Seville in August 1519 with five ships and about 280 men.Fourteen months later, after spending the severe w

9、inter on the coast of Patagonia(巴塔哥尼亚), he discovered the channel which is now called Magellan's Strait.In November 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America.They then continued, hoping to reach Asia.B

10、ut they did not see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia.Before they arrived at these islands, later known as the Philippines, men were dying of starvation.While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan was killed in battles.The remaining officers then had to get back

11、to Spain.They decided to sail round Africa.After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving.They were all that remained of Magellan's expedition.However, their achievement was great.They were the first men to sail round the world.语篇导读本文为记叙文，讲述了麦哲伦

12、环球航行的故事。1What was the purpose of Magellan's expedition?ATo sail round the world.BTo find a seaway from the Atlantic to the Pacific.CTo make a voyage to Asia.DTo carry men to Philippines.解析 C细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，麦哲伦航行是为了寻找一条到亚洲的海路，故选C项。2When was the Magellan Strait discovered?AIn August 1519.BIn Octo

13、ber 1520.CIn November 1520.DIn October 1519.解析 B数字计算题。根据第二段第一、二句可知，麦哲伦1519年八月出发，十四个月后发现了麦哲伦海峡，即1520年十月，故选B项。3What's the best title for this passage?AThe Discovery of MagellanBThe Discovery of the PhilippinesCThe Most Dangerous Expeditions in NavigationDThe First Sailing round the World解析 D标题归纳题。

14、通读全文并根据最后一段最后两句可知，麦哲伦的探险队是世界上第一批环球航行的人，故选D项。BA voyage to Timbuktu in a flying car may sound like a magical childhood fantasy.But this week a British adventurer will set off from London on an incredible journey through Europe and Africa, traveling by road and air.With the help of a parachute and a gi

15、ant fan motor, Neil Laughton plans to fly over the Pyrenees near Andorra, before taking to the skies again to jump across the 14­km Straits of Gibraltar.Neil Laughton then aims to fly over the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, above the Sahara Desert and, well, wherever else the road runs out.But for

16、get Chitty Chitty Bang Bang this flying machine is based on proven technology.Designed by a 29­year­old British inventor, the Skycar enables its driver to pilot the vehicle at the mere touch of a button.The team behind it calls the Skycar the world's first road legal biofuel(生物燃料) flyi

17、ng car.Mr Laughton's destination is the west African country of Mali and its city of Timbuktu, a place which has had a mystical(神秘的) “middle_of_nowhere” reputation since the Victorian exploration.The 42­day expedition will pass 4,000 miles through France, Spain and Morocco, head into the Sa

18、hara by way of Mauritania and Mali, before returning home via Senegal.He had also hoped to make the 22­mile flight across the English Channel, but that plan was forbidden by civil aviation officials.Even Mr Laughtonwho has climbed the highest mountains on seven continents and made a difficult j

19、ourney at the North Poleadmits his latest “boy's own” adventure is a little strange.He's been dreaming of creating a flying car since childhood.“The inspiration came from realizing we can drive and we can fly, so why can't we do both? The problem all along has been the wing technology, w

20、hich we think we've cracked with the Skycar，” he said.Sadly some areas on his route are not good and so he must be careful.语篇导读本文为记叙文，介绍了英国冒险家Neil Laughton和他的探险队从伦敦起程，驾驶“飞天汽车”前往非洲马里的廷巴克图的冒险之旅。4Why does the voyage to Timbuktu in a flying car sound like a magical childhood fantasy?AIt's too fa

21、r to be realized.BIt's difficult and full of imagination.CIt needs to cover a distance of 4,000 miles.DIt is done by the adventurer Neil Laughton.解析 B推理判断题。根据第一段和最后三段可知，这次的旅行有点像魔力童年幻想，一方面是因为该旅行很难实现，另一方面是因为该旅行富于想象，故选B项。5According to the passage, what can we know about the voyage from London to Ti

22、mbuktu?AIt must cross Straits of Gibraltar by ship.BIt mainly travel through the whole Europe.CIt will have to carry a parachute with him.DIt will cover as many as six countries.解析 D细节理解题。根据第五段可知，该次旅途所经过的国家有：法国、西班牙、摩洛哥、毛里塔尼亚、马里、塞内加尔六国，故选D项。6Why does the author use “middle of nowhere”？ATo show the si

23、gnificance of visiting Timbuktu.BTo show the meaning of the word Timbuktu.CTo show the history of the city of Timbuktu.DTo show the development of the city of Timbuktu.解析 A推理判断题。根据第四段可知，这座城市很神秘，因此，选取这座城市作为其旅途的终点有其重要的意义，故选A项。7What drove the success of Neil Laughton's travel according to the passa

24、ge?AThe bad political situation along the route.BNeil Laughton's childhood dream.CThe good weather conditions all the time.DThe great support from Neil Laughton's family.解析 B推理判断题。通读全文可知，Neil Laughton的成功一方面要归功于他孩提时代的梦想，另一方面要归功于科技，故选B项。.七选五In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think

25、 handwriting lessons are on the way out.Steve Graham, a literacy professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, has been hearing about the death of handwriting for the past fifteen years. _1_ He said, “If the results of a survey we have published this year are accurate, it is being taug

26、ht by about ninety percent of teachers in grades one to three.”Ninety percent of teachers also say they are required to teach handwriting. _2_ Professor Graham says one study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. _3_ Oth

27、ers teach it for sixty to seventy minutes a day.Many adults remember learning that wayby copying letters over and over again. _4_ Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught only with itself. Instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. _5_ AAfter all, that is why we write.BNowadays te