Ⅰ.1.officials；base 2.fluently；actually 3.native；gradually 4.identified；identification 5.frequently；expression

Ⅱ.1.alargenumberof 2.suchas 3.played；partin4．makegooduseof 5.Evenif

Ⅲ.1.more；thaneverbefore 2.producednow；produced5yearsago 3.doyouthink 4.tellthedifferencebetween

Ⅳ.1.B [useless意为“无用的”。]

2．A [名词词义辨析，accent意为“口音，腔调”。] 3．C [动词词义辨析，express意为“表达”。]

4．D [expression为名词，beyond expression意为“无法表达”。] 5．D [put an end to结束。]

6．A [play a part in此处为“起作用”。] 7．C [even so即使这样。]

8．C [do you expect为插入语，是固定句式。]

9．A [discovered为过去分词，作定语；而不定式的被动式to be discovered表示将来，不合句意。]

10．C [动词tell此处意为“分辨”；tell...apart把……分清/分辨开。] 课堂活动区

1．basement；basic 活学活用

(1)thebasictheory (2)isbasedon

(3)C [此处upon which to base our thinking相当于一个定语从句，即“upon which we base our thinking”，base our thinking upon factual knowledge“我们的思想以实际知识为基础”。]

2．活学活用 (1)commandedthat (2)toreport

(3)A [command that...从句中应用虚拟语气(should) do结构。] 3．活学活用

(1)isingreatrequest

(2)she(should)bedismissed (3)arerequestednotto

(4)A [句意为：这些英语报纸一直急需。be in request需要，固定搭配，符合句意。] 4．recognition 活学活用

(1)realize；recognized；knew 易混辨析 recognize，realize，know (1)recognize指原来熟悉，经过一段时间间隔后重新认出来。 (2)realize指经过一个过程后“意识到”。 (3)know指相互十分熟悉和了解。 (2)B [be recognized (to be)．..被承认、认为是……。] 5．活学活用 (1)comeup

(2)comeupwithapeacefulsolution (3)C [come up with想出，找到(答案、办法等)；come up to达到；come out出来；come round改变观点。]

6．活学活用

(1)makeuseof (2)D

7．当时的英语更多地以德语为基础的，而现代英语不是。 活学活用 (1)morethan (2)ratherthansung

(3)A [由下句可知，上句句意为：——国外进口的商品并不总是比中国的好。not always better than不总是比……好。]

8．以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也可以相互理解。 活学活用

(1)Evenif/though (2)even if/though

(3)B [后半句意为：即使他们不同于你的意见。even if即使。]

9．因此，美国东南部山区的人同美国西北部地区的人所说的方言几乎是一样的。 活学活用

(1)thesameclothesthat (2)asyoudid

(3)A [此处为定语从句，as指storm，作experienced的宾语；由句意可知，此处应是类似的物，故选A项。]

课时规范训练

Ⅰ.单项填空(建议用时8′)

1．________foralongtime，buthetriedhisbesttomakeupforwhathemissed.

(2011·济宁模拟)

A．Beingillstayinginhospital

B．Havingbeenillstayinginhospital C．Hewasillstayinginhospital D．Tobeillstayinginhospital 2．Thefilm，________thetruestoryofthisRedArmygeneral，attractedpeople’sinterestalloverthecountry.(2011·菏泽调研)

A．isbasedonB．isonthebaseof

C．whichisthebaseforD．basedupon

3．Acompetentspeakerofalanguagemusthavea(n)________ofthesedifferentstyles. A．comment B．observation C．commandD．response 4．Don’trespondtoanye-mails________personalinformation，nomatterhowofficialtheylook.

A．searchingB．asking

C．requestingD．questioning

5．—Oh，it’syou！Ididn’t________you.

—Wehaven’tseeneachotherforseveralyears.Gladtomeetyouagain. A．realizeB．recognize C．knowD．see

6．—Fourdollarsapair？Ithinkit’sabittoomuch.

—Ifyoubuythreepairs，thepriceforeachwill________tothreefifty. A．comedownB．takedown C．turnoverD．goover

7．—Haveyouboughtthedictionary? —No.Ihave________twoyuanonme. A．morethanB．nomorethan C．overD．moreover

8．Wecan’tgiveup________weshouldfail10times. A．evenifB．sinceC．whetherD．until 9．—John！Isthisbagyours?

—Yes.Itisthesamebag________Ilostyesterday.Wheredidyoufindit？

(2010·北京海淀区统考)

A．whichB．asC．thatD．so 10．Icouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm，butIknewitwas________Sundaybecauseeverybodywasat________church.(2011·日照调研)

A．a；theB．a；/ C．/; aD．/；/

11．—Ididn’tknowthiswasaone-waystreet，officer. —________

A．That’sallright. B．Idon’tbelieveyou. C．Howdareyousaythat?

D．Sorry，butthat’snoexcuse.

12．“Don’tworryaboutme，”she________hersister. A．saidtoB．referredtoC．thankedtoD．spoke

13．Thenumberofpeoplewho________Englishasaforeignlanguage________morethan750mill

ion.

A．learns；isB．learn；are C．learns；areD．learn；is

14．—Youwon’tgotoKay’sweddingparty，willyou? —Yes，________invited.

A．evenifB．ifC．unlessD．as

15．Themoneycollectedshouldbemadegooduse________thepeopleinSouthAsiawhosufferedalotintheearthquakeandthetsunami (海啸)．

A．ofhelpingB．tohelp C．tohelpingD．oftohelp Ⅱ.阅读理解

A

(建议用时7′)

AprimaryschoolhasbannedValentine’sDaycardsbecauseofconcernsthatyoungpupilsspendtoomuchtimetalkingaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.

AshcombePrimarySchoolinWeston-super-Mare，Somerset，

hastoldparentsthatcardsdeclaringlovecanbe“confusing”forchildrenundertheageof11，whoarestillemotionallyandsociallydeveloping.

InhisFebruarynewsletter(简讯)，PeterTurner，headteacher，warnedthatanycardsfoundinschoolwouldbeconfiscated. Hewrote，“WedonotwishtoseeanyValentine’sDaycardsinschoolthisyear.Somechildrenandparentsencouragealotoftalksaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.”

“We believe that such ideas should wait until children are mature enough emotionally and socially to understand the commitment involved in having or being a boyfriend or girlfriend.”

Mr.TurnersaidanyfamilieswantingtosupporttheValentine’sDayconceptshouldsendcardsinthepostordeliverthemtohomeaddressesbyhand.

HisviewsweresupportedbyRuthRice,46，whohastwinsHarrietandOlivia,9，attheschool. Shesaid，“Childrenatthatageshouldn’treallybethinkingaboutValentine’sDay，andtheyshouldbeconcentratingontheirschoolwork.”

“They are at an age when they are easily influenced and most parents including myself are with Mr.Turner.”

Sheadded，“Thecardscausedtoomuchcompetition.Ifsomeonegetsacardandanotherdoesn’tthenheorshewillbedisappointed.”

However，RajeevTakyar,40，whosellsnewspapersandhastwochildrenJai,11，andAryan,5，attheschool，saidhewas“genuinely outraged”．

Hesaid，“Thereareschoolsthathavebannedconkers(康克戏) andsnowballs，andnowValentine’sDaycards.”

“Ithinkbanningthecardsstopschildrenfromhavingsocialskills.Howaretheygoingtolearnaboutrelationshipsotherwise？It’sridiculous.”

AlecSuttenwood，founderoftheAnti-PoliticalCorrectnessGroup，saidoftheban，

“It’stotallyridiculous.Youngchildrenjustsendthecardstoeachotherasfriendsandtotheirparents.It’sjustabitofharmlessfun.ThereisnodifferencebetweenthisandMother’sorFather’sDay.”

16．Valentine’sDaycardsmaycauseconfusionamongyoungchildrenbecause________. A．theyaretooyoungtounderstandwhatloveis B．teachershaven’ttaughtthemhowtomakefriends C．childrenshouldn’tlearnaboutsocialrelationships D．studentstalktoomuchaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends

17．Theunderlinedword“confiscated”inParagraph3canprobablybereplacedby“________”． A．collectedB．destroyedC．takenawayD．burntaway 18．RuthRicewasinfavorofMr.Turner’sviewinthat________.

A．childrenliketocompareValentine’sDaycards B．childrenshouldfocustheirmindontheirlessons C．sendingholidaycardswastesbothtimeandmoney D．makingfriendshasanegativeinfluenceonchildren 19．WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothetext? A．MostofEnglishparentswantchildrentohavefun. B．Childrenshouldlearnhowtodevelopsocialskills. C．Englishschoolsdon’tallowstudentstoplaygames. D．Someparentsthinkitunreasonabletobanthecards. 20．Whatisthebesttitleofthetext? A．SchoolBansValentine’sDayCards B．ShallWeSendValentine’sDayCards?

C．DifferentOpinionsonValentine’sDayCards D．Parents’ ConcernAboutValentine’sDayCards

B

(建议用时8′)

Childrenareoftenfarmoregiftedthanwhattheirparentsorteacherscanrealize.IQtestsdonotmeasurecreativetalents.Bydependingonthemtomeasureintelligence，therefore，wemissoutonthetalentsofmanyofourmostgiftedyoungsters.Mostchildrenstartlifewithvaluablecreativepotential.Unfortunately，manyofthemhaveitknockedoutofthem，sotospeak，bythetimetheyreachthe4thgrade.Itisnotthatparentsandteachersdeliberatelysquelch(限制) creativity；orrather，theyfailtorecognizeit.Bysimplyobservingthechildatworkoratplay，youmaydetectcreativity，ifyoulookforthefollowingkeysigns：

*Curiosity.Thechild’squestioningispersistentandpurposeful.Heisnotcontentwithgivenexplanations，andhewouldratherdigunderthesurface.

*Flexibility.Ifoneapproachdoesn’twork，thechildquicklythinksofanother.

*SensitivitytoProblem.Heisquicktoseegapsininformation.Heissensitivetocontradictionsbetweenpriorrulesandwhathehearsorreads.

*Self-feeling.Hehasafeelingofbeingsomebodyinparticular.Heisself-motivated，self-directed，

andcanworkaloneforlongperiodsprovidedit’sonhisownproject.

*Originality.Hehassurprising，uncommon，interestingideas.Hisdrawingsandstorieshaveastylethatmarksthemashisown.

*Insight.Hehaseasyaccesstorealms(领域) ofthemindthatnon-creativepeoplevisitonlyintheirdreams.Hetoyswithideasthateasilycometohim.

QualitieslikethesecountverylittleinIQtests，whichmeasurememory，vocabulary，mathematicalabilityandgeneralreasoning.Theseabilitiesarevaluable，andthecreativechilddoesusuallyhavethem.However，thechildwithaso-calledgeniusIQof180isinrealitynomorelikelytobeageniusthanthechildwithaslightly

above-averageIQof120.Infact，evidencesuggeststhatsomechildrenwithhighIQsmaydevelopmemoryandlogicalreasoningpowersattheexpenseofinsight，imagination，andadventurousqualitiesthatareessentialtogeniuses.

21．Themainpurposeofthepassageistotellus________. A．whyIQtestsarenotaccurate

B．toencouragecreativityinchildren C．notosquelchcreativityinchildren

D．thedifferencebetweenintelligenceandtalents

22．TheauthorbelievesthatIQtestsmainlymeasure________. A．creativepotentialB．talents

C．intelligenceD．generalreasoning

23．Thepassagedoesn’tclearlystatebutimpliesthat________.

A．theeducationnowadaysdoesnotprovidemuchspaceforcreativity B．intelligencemakesnocontributionstocreativity