SectionⅡ Using Language,Assessing Your Progress Video Time 课后训练提升 一、单句语法填空 1.He had achieved (astonish)achievements in only one year. 答案：astonishing 2.My sister became a (photograph),going around the world with her camera. 答案photographer 3.Contrary what people say time is not money.Time is more important than money. 答案to 4.We can study British culture through analysing origins of English (idiom). 答案idioms 5. (stand)at the top of the building,you can see plenty of people walking on the street. 答案：Standing 6.Place under a hot grill until the nuts have (toast). 答案：toasted 7.Looking back,I owed my achievements the education I received from the college. 答案to 8.We got close to the old people (see)what they were doing. 答案to see 二、完成句子 1.他们花了一下午的时间在那个地区参观名胜。 They spent the whole afternoon in that area 答案：visiting the places of interest 2.据说他被选定为新任的部长。 he has been designated as the incoming minister 答案It's said that 3在一个十字路口碰巧发生了一起交通事故
Section Ⅲ Using Language,Assessing Your Progress & Video Time 课后· 一、单句语法填空 1.He had achieved (astonish) achievements in only one year. 答案:astonishing 2.My sister became a (photograph),going around the world with her camera. 答案:photographer 3.Contrary what people say,time is not money.Time is more important than money. 答案:to 4.We can study British culture through analysing origins of English (idiom). 答案:idioms 5. (stand) at the top of the building,you can see plenty of people walking on the street. 答案:Standing 6.Place under a hot grill until the nuts have (toast). 答案:toasted 7.Looking back,I owed my achievements the education I received from the college. 答案:to 8.We got close to the old people (see) what they were doing. 答案:to see 二、完成句子 1.他们花了一下午的时间在那个地区参观名胜。 They spent the whole afternoon in that area. 答案:visiting the places of interest 2.据说他被选定为新任的部长。 he has been designated as the incoming minister. 答案:It’s said that 3.在一个十字路口碰巧发生了一起交通事故
There a traffic accident at a crossroads. 答案happened to be 4我整个早上都在努力把我的新房间整理好。 I to get my new room in order all morning. 答案have been trying 5.我们得等很长时间，因此我们打牌来消磨时间。 We had a long wait,so we played cards 答案to kill time 三、阅读理解 The police in Canada had to deal with the escape of 12 million bees on Monday.The bees flew off after the truck that was carrying them turned over.Most of the insects stayed close by,but enough were loose to cause a possible danger to the public.Police told people to stay indoors and keep their windows closed.Bee expert Chris Maund said it was lucky that the accident happened in the countryside."Fortunately it happened in an area where there are no restaurants or houses around.If it happened in an area like a city centre,all the bees would have been killed right away."Mr Maund said that people are not in danger as long as they keep their distance. The bees were on their way back to their main hives (after being used to pollinate blueberries.Bees and the travelling pollination service are an important part of Canada's fruit industry.Maund said the truck and broken hives were being left on the highway overnight.He believes the bees will return naturally.The bees probably did not go very far because of the rainy weather.Bees breathe through their skin and can drown()in the rain.Firefighters wearing full protective clothes were at the scene making the bees wet to keep them from flying around.They also sprayed (the bees with smoke to make them feel sleepy.The smoke can also make them think there is a fire,causing them to return to save their honey 1.Where did the accident happen? A.On the highway in the Canadian countryside B.Near an international bee research centre. C.On the way to a highway restaurant. D.Near a big city centre in Canada. 答案A 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的The police in Canada had to deal with the escape of 12 million bees on Monday."Bee expert Chris Maund said it was lucky
There a traffic accident at a crossroads. 答案:happened to be 4.我整个早上都在努力把我的新房间整理好。 I to get my new room in order all morning. 答案:have been trying 5.我们得等很长时间,因此我们打牌来消磨时间。 We had a long wait,so we played cards . 答案:to kill time 三、阅读理解 The police in Canada had to deal with the escape of 12 million bees on Monday.The bees flew off after the truck that was carrying them turned over.Most of the insects stayed close by,but enough were loose to cause a possible danger to the public.Police told people to stay indoors and keep their windows closed.Bee expert Chris Maund said it was lucky that the accident happened in the countryside.“Fortunately it happened in an area where there are no restaurants or houses around.If it happened in an area like a city centre,all the bees would have been killed right away.” Mr Maund said that people are not in danger as long as they keep their distance. The bees were on their way back to their main hives (蜂房) after being used to pollinate (授粉) blueberries.Bees and the travelling pollination service are an important part of Canada’s fruit industry.Maund said the truck and broken hives were being left on the highway overnight.He believes the bees will return naturally.The bees probably did not go very far because of the rainy weather.Bees breathe through their skin and can drown(溺死) in the rain.Firefighters wearing full protective clothes were at the scene making the bees wet to keep them from flying around.They also sprayed (喷) the bees with smoke to make them feel sleepy.The smoke can also make them think there is a fire,causing them to return to save their honey. 1.Where did the accident happen? A.On the highway in the Canadian countryside. B.Near an international bee research centre. C.On the way to a highway restaurant. D.Near a big city centre in Canada. 答案:A 解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The police in Canada had to deal with the escape of 12 million bees on Monday.”和“Bee expert Chris Maund said it was lucky
that the accident happened in the countryside.以及第二段中的Maund said the truck and broken hives were being left on the highway overnight..”可知，事故发生在 加拿大乡下的某条高速公路上。故选A项。 2.Who came to the scene to deal with the rest of the bees? A.The bee experts. B.The fire fighters. C.The local people. D.The police 答案B 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的Firefighters wearing full protective clothes were at the scene making the bees wet to keep them from flying around.”可知，消防员 全副武装来到了事故现场处理这些逃逸的蜜蜂。故选B项。 3.Which of the following is TRUE accord ing to the text? A.The bees had just pollinated blueberries. B.The Canadian travelling pollination service is in trouble now C.The experts believed that these bees had gone far away. D.Smoke and water often make bees feel energetic. 答案：A 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的The bees were on their way back to their main hives after being used to pollinate blueberries.”可知，这些蜜蜂正在回主蜂房的路上， 它们刚完成了对蓝莓的授粉。故选A项。 4.The text is mainly about A.crops in Canada that need the work of bees B.brave and respectable firefighters in Canada C.12 million bees that had an accident in Canada D.the relationship between crops and bees 答案C 解析：主旨大意题。作为新闻报道类的文章，第一句The police in Canada had to deal with the escape of 12 million bees on Monday.”就，点明了主要内容，即加拿大的 一场交通事故导致1200万只蜜蜂逃逸，C选项符合这一内容的描述。 四、完形填空 On Toronto's streets last year,Cam Levins beat a Canadian record that had stubbornly stood for 43 years. And 1 it was his first ever race at the marathon distance,it would be easy to 2 the 30-year-old from British Columbia is one of those super good athletes for
that the accident happened in the countryside.”以及第二段中的“Maund said the truck and broken hives were being left on the highway overnight.”可知,事故发生在 加拿大乡下的某条高速公路上。故选 A 项。 2.Who came to the scene to deal with the rest of the bees? A.The bee experts. B.The fire fighters. C.The local people. D.The police. 答案:B 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Firefighters wearing full protective clothes were at the scene making the bees wet to keep them from flying around.”可知,消防员 全副武装来到了事故现场处理这些逃逸的蜜蜂。故选 B 项。 3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A.The bees had just pollinated blueberries. B.The Canadian travelling pollination service is in trouble now. C.The experts believed that these bees had gone far away. D.Smoke and water often make bees feel energetic. 答案:A 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The bees were on their way back to their main hives after being used to pollinate blueberries.”可知,这些蜜蜂正在回主蜂房的路上, 它们刚完成了对蓝莓的授粉。故选 A 项。 4.The text is mainly about . A.crops in Canada that need the work of bees B.brave and respectable firefighters in Canada C.12 million bees that had an accident in Canada D.the relationship between crops and bees 答案:C 解析:主旨大意题。作为新闻报道类的文章,第一句“The police in Canada had to deal with the escape of 12 million bees on Monday.”就点明了主要内容,即加拿大的 一场交通事故导致 1 200 万只蜜蜂逃逸,C 选项符合这一内容的描述。 四、完形填空 On Toronto’s streets last year,Cam Levins beat a Canadian record that had stubbornly stood for 43 years. And 1 it was his first ever race at the marathon distance,it would be easy to 2 the 30-year-old from British Columbia is one of those super good athletes for
whom things come easily.The reality,though,makes his record-breaking 3 of two hours,nine minutes and 25 seconds all the more 4. Levins was a(n)5 distance runner in Southern Utah University and in 2012 became the first Canad ian to win the Bowerman Award as the top make track and field athlete in the elite American NCAA system.The 6 results and Canadian records that followed 7 even bigger things were just around the 8- But that great trajectory (came to a 9 in 2015 with a foot injury.And the last three years have been so 10 that track observers waited for a retirement announcement,and Levins himself said he often considered giving up. But he didn't.He fought back the doubts and finally recovered to put in the daunting(令人却步的)training mileage(英里数)1 1 to get back in the game And in the crucial final kilometres of his 42.2 km effort he told himself he'd come too far to do anything but keep 12 -and with speed."I'm going to take back my 13 and get back to being the athlete I know I can be,"Levins said later. His result rewrites Canada's men's marathon record book,which hasn't been_ 14 since 1975 when Jerome Drayton ran a marathon in two hours,10 minutes and nine seconds. Knowing how easy it would have been for Levins to have given up during his years of 15-but that he didn't-is as inspiring as the record-breaking run itself. 1.A.once B.unless C.since D.though 答案C 解析：句意：由于这是他第一次参加马拉松长跑比赛，人们很容易就会认为这位来 自不列颠哥伦比亚省的30岁的运动员是那些超级优秀的运动员之一。oce“一 旦”，unless“除非，since“因为，由于”，though“虽然”。此处为原因状语从句，表示“因 为，由于”应用since引导。故选C项。 2.A.remember B.assume C.understand D.prove 答案B 解析：句意同上。remember“记得”，assume“?假设，understand“理解，prove“证明”。 结合后文“.the30-year-old from British Columbia is one of those super good
whom things come easily.The reality,though,makes his record-breaking 3 of two hours,nine minutes and 25 seconds all the more 4 . Levins was a(n) 5 distance runner in Southern Utah University and in 2012 became the first Canadian to win the Bowerman Award as the top make track and field athlete in the elite (顶尖的) American NCAA system.The 6 results and Canadian records that followed 7 even bigger things were just around the 8 . But that great trajectory (轨迹) came to a 9 in 2015 with a foot injury.And the last three years have been so 10 that track observers waited for a retirement announcement,and Levins himself said he often considered giving up. But he didn’t.He fought back the doubts and finally recovered to put in the daunting (令人却步的) training mileage (英里数) 11 to get back in the game. And in the crucial final kilometres of his 42.2 km effort he told himself he’d come too far to do anything but keep 12 —and with speed.“I’m going to take back my 13 and get back to being the athlete I know I can be,” Levins said later. His result rewrites Canada’s men’s marathon record book,which hasn’t been 14 since 1975 when Jerome Drayton ran a marathon in two hours,10 minutes and nine seconds. Knowing how easy it would have been for Levins to have given up during his years of 15 —but that he didn’t—is as inspiring as the record-breaking run itself. 1.A.once B.unless C.since D.though 答案:C 解析:句意:由于这是他第一次参加马拉松长跑比赛,人们很容易就会认为这位来 自不列颠哥伦比亚省的 30 岁的运动员是那些超级优秀的运动员之一。once“一 旦”;unless“除非”;since“因为,由于”;though“虽然”。此处为原因状语从句,表示“因 为,由于”应用 since 引导。故选 C 项。 2.A.remember B.assume C.understand D.prove 答案:B 解析:句意同上。remember“记得”;assume“假设”;understand“理解”;prove“证明”。 结合后文“...the 30-year-old from British Columbia is one of those super good
athletes for whom things come easily.”可知，人们很容易就会认为这位来自不列颠 哥伦比亚省的30岁的运动员是那些超级优秀的运动员之一。故选B项。 3.A.flight B.swim C.jump D.run 答案D 解析：句意：然而，现实却是他创造的2小时9分25秒的跑步纪录更加鼓舞人心。 flight"飞行”，swim“游泳”；jump“跳跃”；un“奔跑”。根据上文“at the marathon distance”可知此处是创造了跑步纪录。故选D项。 4.A.inspiring B.convincing C.appealing D.satisfying 答案A 解析：句意同上。inspiring“鼓舞人心的”convincing“有说服力的”，appealing“吸引 人的”，satisfying“令人满意的”。根据文章最后一句…is as inspiring as the record- breaking run itself.”可知，他创造的跑步纪录鼓舞人心。故选A项。 5.A.absent B.regular C.average D.excellent 答案D 解析：句意Levins是南犹他大学一名优秀的长跑运动员，20l2年，他成为首位获得 鲍尔曼奖的加拿大人，成为美国NCAA系统中最优秀的田径运动员。absent“缺 席的”；regular“定期的”，average“平均的”excellent“优秀的，卓越的”。故选D项。 6.A.international B.experimental C.original D.environmental 答案：A 解析：句意：国际比赛结果和随后的加拿大记录表明，更大的事情即将来临（他将取 得更好的成绩)。international“国际的”，experimental实验的”；original“原来 的”，environmental环境的”。结合上文“.…in20l2 became the first Canadian to win the Bowerman Award as the top make track and field athlete in the elite American NCAA system.”可知，Levins参加了国际比赛，且取得了好成绩。故选A项。 7.A.explained B.suggested C.believed D.discovered 答案B 解析：句意同上。结合后文“even bigger things were just around the ”可 知，此处指国际比赛结果和随后的加拿大记录表明，更大的事情即将来临（他将取 得更好的成绩)。explain“解释”，suggest“表明，建议”：believe“相信”discover“发 现”。故选B项
athletes for whom things come easily.”可知,人们很容易就会认为这位来自不列颠 哥伦比亚省的 30 岁的运动员是那些超级优秀的运动员之一。故选 B 项。 3.A.flight B.swim C.jump D.run 答案:D 解析:句意:然而,现实却是他创造的 2 小时 9 分 25 秒的跑步纪录更加鼓舞人心。 flight“飞行”;swim“游泳”;jump“跳跃”;run“奔跑”。根据上文“at the marathon distance”可知此处是创造了跑步纪录。故选 D 项。 4.A.inspiring B.convincing C.appealing D.satisfying 答案:A 解析:句意同上。inspiring“鼓舞人心的”;convincing“有说服力的”;appealing“吸引 人的”;satisfying“令人满意的”。根据文章最后一句“...is as inspiring as the recordbreaking run itself.”可知,他创造的跑步纪录鼓舞人心。故选 A 项。 5.A.absent B.regular C.average D.excellent 答案:D 解析:句意:Levins 是南犹他大学一名优秀的长跑运动员,2012 年,他成为首位获得 鲍尔曼奖的加拿大人,成为美国 NCAA 系统中最优秀的田径运动员。absent “缺 席的”;regular“定期的”;average“平均的”;excellent “优秀的,卓越的”。故选 D 项。 6.A.international B.experimental C.original D.environmental 答案:A 解析:句意:国际比赛结果和随后的加拿大记录表明,更大的事情即将来临(他将取 得更好的成绩)。international“国际的”;experimental“实验的”;original“原来 的”;environmental“环境的”。结合上文“...in 2012 became the first Canadian to win the Bowerman Award as the top make track and field athlete in the elite American NCAA system.”可知,Levins 参加了国际比赛,且取得了好成绩。故选 A 项。 7.A.explained B.suggested C.believed D.discovered 答案:B 解析:句意同上。结合后文“...even bigger things were just around the .”可 知,此处指国际比赛结果和随后的加拿大记录表明,更大的事情即将来临(他将取 得更好的成绩)。explain “解释”;suggest“表明,建议”;believe“相信”;discover “发 现”。故选 B 项