人教版高中英語選修九學(xué)案講義Unit 3 Australia-詞匯篇（教師版）

Unit3Australia詞匯篇____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________掌握單元詞匯與句型。熟練運(yùn)用詞匯，掌握高考高頻詞。一.詞匯1.associaten.同伴,伙伴v.聯(lián)合,聯(lián)想a.副的1).Sheassociatedhappinesswithhavingmoney.她把幸福和有錢聯(lián)想到一起。2).Igotanewjobandanewsetofworkassociations.我有了新工作和一班新同事。3).Idon'twanttoassociatemyselfwiththemanymore.我不愿再和他們交往了。4).Ihaveneverassociatedmyselfwithpoliticalextremism.我從來不贊同政治上的極端主義。5).Idon'tlikeyouassociatingwithsuchpeople.我不喜歡你和那些人混在一起。6).Associatemembersdonothavetherighttovote.準(zhǔn)會員沒有選舉權(quán)。7).Ialwaysassociatehimwithfastcars.我總是由他聯(lián)想到高速汽車。8).Youwouldn'tnormallyassociatethesetwowriterstheirstylesarepletelydifferent.通常不會把這兩位作家相提并論--他們兩人的風(fēng)格完全不同。2.tolerate來]v.忍受,容忍,容許,寬恕vt.容忍,忍受,容許1).Thebodycannottoleratesuchlargeamountsofradiation.身體經(jīng)不住那么大劑量的放射線。2).Howcanyoutoleratethatawfulwoman?你怎么能忍得了那可惡的女人?3).Shealmostcantolerateanykindoftorriddays.她幾乎能忍受各種酷熱的天氣。4).She'snotawomantotoleratebeingplayedwith.她不是一個(gè)能容忍別人玩弄的女子。5).Hecouldnottoleratetheextremesofheatinthedesert.他忍受不住沙漠的酷熱。3.correspond[:學(xué)]v.符合,通信,相當(dāng)1).TheAmericanCongresscorrespondstotheBritishParliament.美國的國會相當(dāng)于英國的議會。2).Thewrittenrecordofourconversationdoesn'tcorrespondwith(ieisdifferentfrom)whatwasactuallysaid.對我們交談所作的文字記錄與我們的原話不符。3).Youraccountandherscorrespond.你的說法跟她的說法一致。4).Doesthenameontheenvelopecorrespondwiththenameontheletterinside?信封上的名字與里面信上的名字是否相同?5).Youraccountofeventscorrespondswithhers.你說的情況跟她說的相符。6).We'vecorresponded(witheachother)(iewrittentoeachother)foryearsbutI'veneveractuallymethim.我們已（互相）通信多年了,可是我從未見過他本人。4.correspondwith和...通信1).Areyoustillcorrespondingwithyourparents?你一直在和你父母通信嗎?2).Icorrespondedwithhimabouthisbusinessprospects.我與他通信有關(guān)他的生意前途問題。3).Doesthenameontheenvelopecorrespondwiththenameontheletterinside?信封上的名字與里面信上的名字是否相同?4).Ihavecorrespondedwithhimforsomeyears,butIhavenevermethimintheflesh.我已和他通信聯(lián)系好幾年了，但一直未與他本人見過面。5).Thewrittenrecordofourconversationdoesn'tcorrespondwith(ieisdifferentfrom)whatwasactuallysaid.對我們交談所作的文字記錄與我們的原話不符。5.owev.欠vi.欠錢vt.欠(債等),歸功于,應(yīng)感謝1).Iowealottomywifeandchildren.我很感激我的妻子和孩子。2).Heoweshissuccessmoretoluckthantoability.他認(rèn)為他的成功是靠運(yùn)氣而不是因?yàn)樽约河心芰Α?).WeowethisdiscoverytoNewton.我們的這一發(fā)現(xiàn)歸功于牛頓。4).Iowemyteachersandparentsagreatdeal.我深深感激師長與父母。5).Hestillowes(us)forthegoodshereceivedlastmonth.他上月收到貨物,現(xiàn)在還欠著（我們）款呢。6).Heowes50tohisfather.他欠他父親50英鎊。7).Heowes(hisfather)50.他欠（他父親）50英鎊。8).Ioweyouone.我欠你一個(gè)人情。6.shrinkn.收縮,萎縮v.收縮,退縮,萎縮1).Hehadatendencytoshrinkupwheneverattentionwasfocusedonhim.當(dāng)別人注意他時(shí)，他就會退縮一旁。2).Willthiswoolensweatershrinkwhenwashed?這件羊毛衫洗后會縮水嗎？3).Theeconomyisshrinkinginsteadofgrowing.經(jīng)濟(jì)正在萎縮而不是在增長中。4).Ashemovedthreateninglyforwardsheshrank(back)fromhim.他步步逼近,把她嚇得直（向后）退縮。5).She'snoshrinkingvioletalwaysreadytospeakupforherself.她可不膽小--任何場合都能為自己說話。6).Carsaleshavebeenshrinking(ieFewerhavebeensold)recently.汽車銷量近來一直在下降。7).Willthisshirtshrinkinthewash?這件襯衫洗后縮水嗎?8).Thedoughshrankslowlyinthecoldair.面團(tuán)在冷空氣中慢慢收縮了。7.windn.風(fēng),氣味,卷v.上發(fā)條,纏繞,蜿蜒1).Theriverwindstothesea.那條河蜿蜒地流入大海。2).Thedeerwindedthestalkers.那只鹿嗅出了偷偷接近的獵人。3).Thewindblewmyhatoff.風(fēng)吹落了我的帽子。4).Ifweallagree,let'swindupthediscussion.要是大家都同意的話，咱們這次討論就到此結(jié)束。5).Agustofwindblewmyhatoff.一陣大風(fēng)吹走了我的帽子。6).Shegoeslikethewindonhernewbicycle.她飛快地騎著新自行車。7).Ialwayssaidhewouldwindupinjail.我常說他到頭來非進(jìn)監(jiān)獄不可。8).BeforeIwindup,therearetwomorethingstobesaid.在我結(jié)束講話之前，還有兩件事要說。8.paralyzev.使...癱瘓,使...麻痹1).Theelectricityfailureparalyzedthewatersupply.停電使水供應(yīng)陷于癱瘓。2).Theaccidentleftherparalyzedinbothlegs.事故后她的腰部以下癱瘓了。3).Sheisparalyzedinbotharms.她的兩只胳膊麻痹。4).Strictregulationsthatparalyzeeconomicactivity.阻礙經(jīng)濟(jì)活動的嚴(yán)格的規(guī)章制度。9.recoverv.恢復(fù),復(fù)原,補(bǔ)償1).Thepolicerecoveredthestolenjewelry.警察找回了被盜的珠寶。2).Heisveryillandunlikelytorecover.他病得非常厲害，不大可能恢復(fù)健康了。3).He'snowfullyrecoveredfromhisstroke.他現(xiàn)已從中風(fēng)病完全康復(fù)了。4).Themurdererneverrecoveredhispeaceofmind.這個(gè)殺人兇手心里再也沒平靜過。5).Sherecoveredherself/herposureandsmiled.她恢復(fù)了常態(tài)[鎮(zhèn)靜],笑了笑。6).Theskaterquicklyrecoveredhisbalance.那個(gè)滑冰的人很快恢復(fù)了平衡。7).Werecoveredlosttimebysettingoutearly.我們提前出發(fā)從而把損失的時(shí)間補(bǔ)了回來。8).Theysoughttorecoverdamages,costs,expenses,etcfromthefirm.他們設(shè)法向那家公司索取損害賠償金、用費(fèi)、費(fèi)用等。10.snatchn.搶奪,碎片,一陣v.奪取,想搶走,僥幸獲得1).Thehawksnatchedthechickenandflewaway.老鷹抓住小雞飛走了。2).Hesnatcheduphisgunandfired.他突然拿起槍來射擊。3).Thebabyhadbeensnatchedfromitspram.那嬰兒被人從嬰兒車中劫走了。4).It'srudetosnatch.你爭我奪是粗魯?shù)男袨椤?).Shesnatchedtheletterfromme/outofmyhand.她從我這里從我手中把信搶走了。二.長難句理解Australiaishometomorethan170differentkindsofsnakeand115ofthesearepoisonous．澳洲是超過170只不同類型的蛇的家園，其中115種是毒蛇。句中home意思是nativehabitat:theplacewhereananimalismostmonorindigenous。例如：Itishometothegrizzlybear.下面是一些由home構(gòu)成的短語和句子：athome，beclosetohome，benothingmuchtowritehomeabout，bringsomethinghome(tosomeone)，Charitybeginsathome.Chickensehometoroost.drive/hammersomethinghome,eatsomeoneoutofhouseandhome,hitahomerun,hit/strikehome,ahomeawayfromhome,Australiahasmorekindsofvenomoussnakethananyothercountryintheworld．However，themajorityhavenoeffectonhumansorcauseonlymildsickness．澳洲毒蛇的類型超過全球任何其他國家。然而多數(shù)毒蛇對人類沒有影響或者只能導(dǎo)致一些小毛病。第一句句號前可以加一個(gè)does。第二句中majority作主語，看作復(fù)數(shù)。有些名詞，如variety,number,population,proportion,majority等有時(shí)看作單數(shù)，有時(shí)看作復(fù)數(shù)。例如：Anumberof+名詞復(fù)數(shù)+復(fù)數(shù)動詞。Thenumberof+名詞復(fù)數(shù)+單數(shù)動詞。Anumberofbookshavelentout.ThemajorityofthestudentslikeEnglish.[來源:ZXXK]However，althoughtheylookdangerousbecauseoftheirwidemouthsandsharpteeth,allbuttwoorthreekindsareharmlesstohumans．然而，雖然他們因?yàn)閷捵旌屠X看起來危險(xiǎn)，但是除了兩三種以外幾乎都對人無害。句中but意思是except，usedtoindicatetheexceptiontoastatementjustmade。短語拓展：nothingbut只有，只不過；anythingbut根本不，一點(diǎn)也不；lastbutone倒數(shù)第二；butfor要不是、、、、、、例如：Hecoulddonothingbutstandandwatchherleave.Therewasnothingbutalumpofmoldybreadinthedrawer.Weshouldhavegoneforaspringoutingbutforthebadweather.4.Therearenomorethanahandfulofsharkattackseachyearandonlythreedeathshavebeenreportedinthelastfiveyears．每年只會發(fā)生七八起鯊魚對人的攻擊，而過去五年只有三次死亡報(bào)告。句中ahandfulof是一種量詞用法，類似的例子還有：adroveofhorses(一群馬)，aflockofgoats(一群山羊)，aherdofelephants(一群大象)，apackofwolves(一群狼)，aprideoflion(一群獅子)，askulkoffoxes(一群狐貍)。5.Treatmentsforjellyfishstingsandsnakebiteshavealsobeendevelopedandinthelastfiveyearstherehavebeenonlythreedeathsfromjellyfishstingsandaboutthesamenumberfromsnakebites．已經(jīng)研制出針對水母蟄傷和毒蛇咬傷的治療辦法，過去五年，因?yàn)樗競投旧咭滤赖膫€(gè)案例。句中Therebe句型是一種復(fù)雜時(shí)態(tài)用法。例如：Thereisgoingtobeameetingtonight.今有個(gè)會議。Therewasaknockatthedoor.有人敲門。Therehasbeenagirlwaitingforyou.有個(gè)女孩一直在等你。Therewillberainsoon.不久天就要下雨了。三.長難句分析1.Australiaisnottheonlycountrythatisalsoacontinent.澳大利亞是唯一一個(gè)既是國家又是大陸的國家。that引導(dǎo)定語從句。關(guān)系代詞中只用that的情況：先行詞被theonly，thevery，thesame，thelast等修飾時(shí)。HeistheonlypersonIwanttotalkto.先行詞被all，every，any，few，little，no修飾時(shí)。Ihavereadallthebookthatyougaveme.先行詞被序數(shù)詞或形容詞最高級修飾時(shí)。ThefirstlessonthatIlearnedwillneverbeforgotten.先行詞是不定代詞時(shí)。Allthatwehavetodoistopracticeeveryday.先行詞兼指人和物時(shí)。Hetalkedabouttheteachersandschoolsthathehadvisited.主語是以who或which開頭的特殊疑問句時(shí)。Whoisthepersonthatisstandingatthedoor?2.Itisamainlydrycountrywithonlyafewcoastalareasthathaveadequaterainfalltosupportalargepopulation.這是一個(gè)以干旱為主的國家，只有少部分沿海地區(qū)有充足的雨量，可以維持大量人口的生存。例句：Fiftythousanddollarswouldbeadequateforthistrip.五萬美元應(yīng)該足夠（維持）這次旅行。Heisperfectlyadequateforhisnewjob.他完全能勝任他的新工作。LosAngeleshasapopulationofover4million.洛杉磯人口有400多萬。CaliforniahasalargeSpanish-speakingpopulation.加利福尼亞說西班牙語的人口眾多。WhatisthepopulationofCanada？加拿大的人口是多少？On26January,AustraliaDay,inover200locationsacrossthenation,mornthan9,000peoplewillbeeAustraliancitizens.1月26日是澳大利亞日，全國200多個(gè)地方的9,000多人將成為澳大利亞公民。mornthan+數(shù)詞，相當(dāng)于over+數(shù)詞，表示“、、、、、、以上；多于、、、、、、”。IhavebeenfriendwithDavidformorethan20years.morethan+名詞，表示“不只，不僅僅，超過，不同于”。Modernscienceismorethanalargeamountofinformation.morethan+形容詞或副詞，表示“非常，十分，很”。I’mmorethanhappytohearthis.morethan或more…than…+含“can/could”的從句時(shí)表示否定意義，意為“不能、、、、、、”。That’smorethanIcando.morethanone…意為“不只一個(gè)、、、、、、”，當(dāng)morethanone…結(jié)構(gòu)作主語時(shí)，謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式。Morethanonestudenthasseenit.Itisalsopossibletoclimbtherock,butmostpeopledon’tdothisoutofrespectfortheAboriginalpeoplewhoconsidertherocktobesacred.要爬上這塊巨石也是可能的，但大多數(shù)人們出獄對土著人的尊敬而不這樣做，因?yàn)橥林苏J(rèn)為這塊巖石是神圣的。句中it為形式主語。例句：Itisnecessaryfortheyoungtomastertwoforeignlanguages.年輕人有必要掌握兩門外語。Itisuncertainwhetherhecanetomybirthdaypartyornot.他是否能參加我的生日派對還不確定。It’sapitythatyoumissedtheexcitingfootballmatch.真遺憾，你錯(cuò)過了這場激動人心的足球賽。Itseemedthathedidn’ttellthetruth.他好像沒有說出事實(shí)。It’snousearguingaboutthematterwithhim.和他爭論這個(gè)問題沒有用。Ifirstconsideredwritingtoher,butthendecidedtoseeher.我開始想寫信給她，但后來決定去看她。Iconsiderhertohavedonewonderfullyinthefinalexam.我認(rèn)為她在期中考試中表現(xiàn)得非常出色。Takeeverythingintoconsideration,theeventwasagreatsuccess.總的說來，這項(xiàng)活動是非常成功的。________withthetrafficaccident,hewastoldnottoleavethecitywithinamonth.AAssociatingBBeingassociatedCAssociatedDHavingassociated解析：句意“與這起交通事故有關(guān)，他被告知一個(gè)月內(nèi)不能離開這座城市”。考查非謂語動詞。beassociatedwith…與、、、、、、有關(guān)。答案：C（2015安徽江淮十校聯(lián)考）Iamsureyouwillpasstheexambecauseyouare_______preparedforthat.AapproximatelyBabsolutelyCadequatelyDconfidently解析：句意“我敢肯定你會通過考試，因?yàn)槟銥樗鼫?zhǔn)備充分”?？疾楦痹~辨析。approximately近似地；absolutely絕對地；adequately充分地；confidently自信地，有信心地。答案：C(2015安徽蚌埠月考)Ittook________buildingsuppliestoconstructtheseenergy-savinghouses.Ittookbrain,too.AotherthanBmorethanCratherthanDlessthan解析：句意“建設(shè)這些節(jié)能的房子不僅僅需要建筑材料，還需要大腦”?？疾槎陶Z辨析。otherthan除了；morethan不僅僅，不只，超過；ratherthan而不是；lessthan少于。答案：B（2015山東師大附中一模）Hisfavoritefoodisfriedsnacksandsoftdrinks._________isnosurprisethatlosingweightisjusthisdream.AHereBItCAsDWhat解析：句意“他最喜愛的食物是油炸小吃和飲料。難怪減肥對他來說只是個(gè)夢”?？疾閕t用法。It作形式主語，真正的主語是thatlosingweightisjusthisdream。答案：B（2015四川雅安月考）Haveyouconsidered_________thejobasateacher?Yes.Ilikeitbecauseateacherisoftenconsidered________agardener.Atotake;tobeBtotake;beingCtaking;beingDtaking;tobe解析：句意“—你考慮過從事老師這份工作嗎？—考慮過。我喜歡這份工作，因?yàn)槔蠋熃?jīng)常被認(rèn)為是園丁”?？疾榉侵^語動詞。第一空前的consider意為“考慮”，后接動名詞；第二空前的consider意為“認(rèn)為”，consider…tobe…意為“認(rèn)為、、、、、、是、、、、、、”。答案：D6.(2015江蘇常州調(diào)研)Sandycouldn’tdonothingbut______tohisteacherthathewaswrong.AtoadmitBadmittedCadmitDadmitting解析：句意“Sandy只有向老師承認(rèn)自己錯(cuò)了。考查非謂語動詞。But后接不定式時(shí)，如果前面有動詞do，省去不定式符號to；如果前面沒有do，則保留to。答案：C基礎(chǔ)演練根據(jù)漢語或首字母提示填空1.These_________(熱帶的)flowershavebrightcolors.2.Thenew________(時(shí)刻表)willeintoeffectnextmonth.3.I’vemadea_________(預(yù)定)foryouonthemorningflight.4.Greecewasthec________ofWesterncivilization.5.Ukraineisstrongbothinindustryanda________.6.Hestartedtostudy__________(生態(tài)學(xué))anddecidedtodevotehiswholelifetothescience.7.Hecannott_________theextremesofheatinthedesert.8.WhatistheLaborParty’s_________(政策)onimmigration?9.He’shavingapartyinc________ofhis84thbirthday.10.Hecametomisshish_________whenhesettleddownabroad.11.Hestill______(欠)us$90forthegoodshereceivedlastmonth.12.Ihadnomoneyleftandwas________(絕望的).13.Doyouthinkthisdresswills________ifIhandwashit?14.Hisfatherwas__________(癱瘓)byastroke.15.He______(奪走）theknifefromtheburglar.16.Hehasnowfullyr________fromhisstroke.17.Sheaskedmetow_______thewoolforher.Keys:1.tropical2.timetable3.reservation4.cradle5.agriculture6.ecology7.tolerate8.policy9.celebration10.homeland11.owes12.desperate13.shrink14.paralyzed15.snatched16.recovered17.wind鞏固提高完成句子1.他們拿起武器保衛(wèi)祖國。Theytookuparms__________________________theircountry.2.她這么做是出于對老師的尊敬。Shedidit_______________________forherteacher.3.動物的身體是由細(xì)胞組成的。Animalbodies____________________________cells.4.我們很自然地把達(dá)爾文這個(gè)名字與進(jìn)化論聯(lián)系在一起。Wenaturally______thenameofDarwin_______thedoctrineofevolution.5.我確信她的英語知識對這項(xiàng)工作來說是足夠了。I’msureherknowledgeofEnglish____________________thejob.6.這個(gè)國家的人口是多少？_________isthepopulationofthiscountry?7.我認(rèn)為自己是幸運(yùn)的。I______myself_________________lucky.8.不要放棄努力，你就會實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo)。Don’tgiveuptrying_______youwillachieveyourgoals.9.我希望昨天遇到那個(gè)電影明星。IwishthatI______________thatfilmstaryesterday.10.為了安全起見，在市內(nèi)開車時(shí)速不超過30千米。Forsafety’ssake,don’tdrive______________30kilometersperhourinthecity.Keys:1.indefenceof2.outofrespect3.aremadeupof4.associate;with5.isadequatefor6.What7.consider;tobe8.and9.hadmet10.morethan一.單項(xiàng)選擇1.IsMr.Fanthere?ThereissomethingIreallyneedtotalktohimabout.No,heisout._____?

A.What’sthat

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4.Youshouldtake_____ofthisopportunityandtrytomakeagoodimpressiononthem.

A.care

B.advantage

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D.place5.Thankyoueversomuchforyourhelp._____.

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9.Hecalledhernames,soshewon’tforgivehim_____hemakesanapologytoher.

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C.if

D.unless10.Hissuddenlookoffearmade_____clearthathehadsomethingtodowiththematter.A.him

B.this

C.it

D.that[來源:]11.IsTomstillsmoking?

No.BynextSaturdayhe_____forawholemonthwithoutsmokingasinglecigarette.A.willgo

B.willhavegone

C.goes

D.hasbeengoing

12.IwanttobuythatkindofclothbecauseI_____thecloth_____well.A.havetold;washes

B.havebeentold;washesC.wastold;washed

D.havebeentold;iswashed13.Today,whenIthinkofmyfriend,Irememberthewayherface_____whenshesawthepictureofahandsomefellow.A.cheeredup

B.shoneup

C.stoodup

D.litup14.Icouldn’thelpbutwonderhowcountrylifewouldchangethefunny,lazyTomwhohadonceputupanoticeonthewallabovehisbedthat_____,WAKEFORFOOD.

A.showed

B.wrote

C.spoke

D.said15.Shejoinedafootballteamlastfallandwasrecentlymadecaptain.

Never_____she’deverhavethatmuchenergy.A.Ihadthought

B.Iwouldhavethought

C.couldIhavethoughtD.willIhavethought16.Mostofthatcountry’sexternaldebtis______privatebanks.A.owedtoB.owingtoC.owedforD.owingfor[17.He_______himself______Mr.Grayinthepany.A.connected;toB.associated;withC.associated;toD.connected;by18.Canadaisabig_______andtheChinese_______isagreatpeople.A.nation;countryB.country;countryC.country;nationD.nation;nation19.Theboytalkedhismother________buyinghimahomeputer.A.ofB.overC.toD.into20.Hewasseriouslyhurtafterthataccident,butnowhewasrecoveredfromit.Whichofthefollowingcantaketheplaceoftheunderlinedword?A.takenupB.takenoutC.pickedupD.pickedout二.閱讀理解Australia－ahugeislandcontinentthatliestothesouthofAsia.Australia－morethantwohundredyearsold,anationthatisstillgrowing.Itsbigcitieslieonthesoutheastcoast,thisiswheremostAustralianslive.Australiansprefertoowntheirownhouses,thoughsomeliveinapartments.Australiansareasuburbanpeople.Thesuburbssurroundthecitiesformanymiles,andsoefficienttransportisofgreatimportance.Astheeconomygrows,sodoitsindustries-ahigherlevelofproduction,awiderrangeofproducts.TheAustralianworkshard,buthelikeshisleisure.Theclimatemakesoutdooractivitiesthemostpopular.Canberra,thecapitalofAustralia,isaplannedmodemcitylocatedinland.Australiaisgovernedbyaparliamentarydemocracy.Therepresentativesofothercountrieshavetheirembassieshere.Australiawantstostrengthenrelationswithherneighbors.Australiaisastrangeland,alandofvastexpanses-fertilevalleys,snowfieldsanddeserts-alsoalandwithuniqueanimal,manythatcannotbefoundonanyothercontinentintheworldtoday.Muchofthecontinentisdry,butmanhasutilizedtheland,madeitproductive,withitstools,withitstechnology.Thisisthedriestcontinentofall,andwaterisapreciouspossession,morepreciousthanallothernaturalresources.Largedamsarebuilttocollectthewater,theretoirrigatethefieldsofpasturesandcrops.ButAustraliaischanging.Thelandofwoolandwheatisnowalandoflarge-scaleindustryandmining.Thecostsofdevelopingthenewmineraldiscoveriesareenormous,buttherewardsaregreattoo.Australia—ayounganddevelopingnation.Australia—anationthatwantstomunicatewithitsneighbors.1.Australiaisanislandlocated______ofAsiaanditsbigcitieslie____ofthecoast.A.tothesouth;onthesoutheast B.tothenorth;onthesouthwestC.totheeast;onthenortheast D.totheeast;onthesouthwest2.WecaninferfromthepassagethattheAustralianlikesoutdooractivitiesforthe_____climate.A.dullandwet B.fineandshinyC.gloomyandrainy D.wetandcold3.____isthemostprecioussourceinAustralia.A.MineralresourceB.Animal C.Desert D.WaterWhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAustraliaiswrong?A.AustraliansareasuburbanpeopleB.Australiaisgovernedbyaparliamentarydemocracy.[來源:學(xué)|科|網(wǎng)]C.Australiapreferstoliveinthedowntownofbigcities.D.WoolandwheatusedtobethemainproductsofAustralia.Keys：一.CABBCCACDCBBDDCABCDC二.ABDC__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________一.單選（2014海淀一模）1. Shecallsbackwheneversomeone______heramessage. A.left B.leaves C.hadleft D.willleave2. Thepurposeofthearticleistodrawpublicattention______theproblem. A.to B.on C.in D.for3. ______thetaskintime,wehadtoworklateintothenight. A.Finished B.Finishing C.Tofinish D.Havingfinished4. Iknowlittleabouttheaccidentbecausenotmuch______aboutituptonow. A.hassaid B.hasbeensaid C.hadsaid D.hadbeensaid5. She______haveattendedthatmeeting,forshewasdoingpaperworkintheofficethen. A.shouldn’t B.mustn’t C.wouldn’t D.couldn’t6. We’readvisednottoleavethewater______afterusingit. A.run B.running C.torun D.havingrun7. Mr.Smithcouldn’topenthedoorbecausehisnaughtyboy______itfromtheinside. A.wouldlock B.waslocking C.haslocked D.hadlocked8. —Jeff,what’sup?Youarenotyourselftoday. —Oh,mom.IreallywishI______thechancebutIfailed. A.hadgot B.wouldget C.willget D.got9. ThiskindofcellphoneisverymonandIalsohave______. A.one B.it C.that D.another10. Thepaintings______fromtheNationalGallerylastweekhavebeenfound.A.stealing B.tosteal C.stolen D.tobestolen11. Youcannottakebackyourwords______theyareoutofyourmouth. A.before B.whether C.once D.while12. TheAppWeChatprovidesanetworkingplatform______municationisfasterandeasier. A.which B.where C.when D.why13. —Didyousleepwelllastnight? —No,theloudnoisefromthestreet______meawakeforhours. A.hadkept B.iskeeping C.haskept D.kept14. —Haveyoutoldyourparentsaboutyourdecision? —Notyet.Icanhardlyimagine______theywillreact. A.what B.that C.how D.when15. Ithinkthebiggestprobleminbanningsmokingis______peoplecanbuycigaretteseasily. A.that B.whether C.where D.how二.閱讀理解ASharingBeautyItwasinOctober.Iwasaimlesslywanderingdownthestreet,headingintoamostgloriouslybeautifulsunset.Ihadanurgetospeaktosomeoneonthestreettosharethatbeauty,butitseemedeveryonewasinahurry.Itookthenext-bestaction.QuicklyIduckedintoadepartmentstoreandaskedtheladybehindthecounterifshecouldeoutsideforjustaminute.ShelookedatmeasthoughIwerefromsomeotherplanet.Shehesitated,andthenseeminglyagainstherbetterjudgment,shemovedtowardthedoor.WhenshegotoutsideIsaidtoher,“Justlookatthatsunset!NobodyoutherewaslookingatitandIjusthadtoshareitwithsomeone.”Forafewsecondswejustlooked.ThenIsaid,“Godisinhisheavenandallisrightwiththeworld.”Ithankedherforingouttoseeit;shewentbackinsideandIleft.Itfeltgoodtosharethebeauty.Fouryearslatermysituationchangedgreatly.Icametotheendofatwenty-yearmarriage.Iwasaloneandonmyownforthefirsttimeinmylife.Ilivedinatrailerparkwhich,atthetime,Iconsideredareale-down,andIhadtodomywashinthemunitylaundryroom.Oneday,whilemyclothesweregoingaround,Ipickedupamagazineandreadanarticleaboutawomanwhohadbeeninsimilarcircumstances.Shehadetotheendofamarriage,movedtoastrangemunity,andtheonlyjobshecouldfindwasoneshedisliked:clothingsalesinadepartmentstore.Thensomethingthathappenedtoherchangedeverything.Shesaidawomancameintoherdepartmentstoreandaskedhertostepoutsidetolookatasunset.Thestrangerhadsaid,“Godisinhisheavenandallisrightwiththeworld,”andshehadrealizedthetruthinthatstatement.Fromthatmomenton,sheturnedherlifearound.1. Theauthoraskedthewomantogooutsideto______. A.admirethesunset B.cheerherup C.offersomehelp D.haveachat2. Fouryearslater,theauthor______. A.foundherdreamjob B.putanendtohermarriage C.workedinalaundryroom D.livedinthesamemunity3. Afterreadingthearticleinthemagazine,theauthorwasprobably______. A.disappointed B.puzzled C.inspired D.overjoyedBThereisalotoftalkthesedaysabouthowkidsshouldbeinterestedinscience.Here’sanareaofscienceforeveryone,andthesecoolnewbooksmightinspireyoutodiscoveryourinnerscientist.ScalySpottedFeatheredFrilledbyCatherineThimmesh,58pages,

ages9-12Seeingapictureoramodelofadinosaur,doyouwonderhowanybodyknowswhattheylooklike?Afterall,nobodyhasseenalivingdinosaur.Thisbookexplainshowscientistsandartistsworktogethertore-createdinosaurs.Asscientificdiscoverieshavebeenmade,themodelshavechanged.Scientifictestsmayonedayexposewhatadinosaur’scoloringwas,butnowartistshavetousetheirimaginationtodeterminehowthesehugecreatureslooked.BeyondtheSolarSystem

byMaryKayCarson,128pages,ages10-13Thisbooktakesreadersbacktothebeginningsofspaceexploration—thousandsofyearsago,whenpeoplebeganstarobservation—andforwardtotoday’ssearchforplanetsindistantpartsoftheMilkyWay.Alongwithhistorylessons,readersget21activities,suchasmakingablackholeandcreatingamodelofAlbertEinstein’suniverseusingaT-shirt.Theactivitiesareperfectforcoldwinterdays.UltimateBugopedia

byDarlyneMurawskiandNancyHonovich,272pages,ages7andolderIfyou’realwaysonthelookoutforbutterflies,thisbookisforyou.Hundredsofcolorphotosofmonandunusualinsectsfillthishardcover.Therearefascinatingstoriesrelatedtothephotos.Forexample,doyouknowaninsect

feedsonthetearsofAsiancattle?There’saquestion-and-answersectionwithaninsectscientistandadviceonhowtohelppreserveendangeredinsects.JourneyIntotheInvisible

byChristineSchlitt,80pages,

ages9-12Ifyouuseamagnifying（放大的）glass,youknowaleaflooksquitedifferent.Thisbookexplainswhatmicroscopesdoandthenshowswhathappenstothingsaroundthehousewhenwatchedwiththisamazingscientifictool.Thebacteriainyourmouth,whenmagnified20,000times,lookabitlikeswimmingpoolnoodles.Fascinatingphotosarepairedwithsuggestionsabouthowtolearnabouttheworldaroundyou,justbylookingalittlecloser.4.Kidsinterestedinpre-historicalanimalsmightread______.A.UltimateBugopediaB.BeyondtheSolarSystemC.JourneyIntotheInvisibleD.ScalySpottedFeatheredFrilled5.BeyondtheSolarSystemismainlyabout______.A.spaceexplorationB.theMilkyWayC.historylessonsD.AlbertEinstein’suniverse6.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat______.A.butterfliesarefondofthetearsofAsiancattleB.scientistshavediscoveredthedinosaur’scoloringC.microscopescanpresentyouwithanamazingworldD.manhasexploredtheblackholeforthousandsofyears7.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.parefeaturesofdifferentbooksB.inspirepeopletobeescientistsC.teachchildrensomeknowledgeofscienceD.remendnewsciencebookstochildrenCEverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices,whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingintoilets.

Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareawayfromphysicalreality.Peoplehavebeeninf