Section Ⅱ Using language
单句语法填空 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
1. Most of the food for the homeless is provided by an international (organize).
2. Anna grew many unusual kinds of plants that were (familiar) to me.
3. Dale said he only kept in contact two of our friends from college.
4. As you find new words context, it is a very good method for you to guess their meanings.
5. There are various (type) of books, and you can choose whatever you’re interested in.
6. At twenty years old Frank was not as strong, as fast, he is now.
7. This is a fine book which is a worthy (add) to the series.
8. Grace came an old friend in the street whom she hadn’t seen for years.
9. For (creative) to have a chance, the brain needs to get out of its own way.
10.The traffic problem in this city is (likely) to be solved in a short time. There’s still a long way to go.
单元语法填空 阅读下面短文,根据上下文语境,结合本单元所学语法知识完成短文。
Surfing is an 1 (interest) activity of riding on waves while a person is standing on a board called a 2 (a long narrow board used for surfing). It is a perfect opportunity for people to get fit and stay 3 (health). It can not only make you 4 (excite) but also offer a number of health benefits. Whether you’re a free 5 (surf) or a competitive one, I’m sure you’re always trying to improve your surfing. Here are some tips that can help you have a better surfing 6 (perform). First of all, you need to practice as often as possible. Second, you should learn to pick the right board. For a 7 (begin), the bigger, the better. Some people may like to jump on smaller and 8 (short) boards, but a large one will help you catch more waves in the early stages. Last but not least, if possible, you can surf with your friends together. It is not only safer, but it also forms a healthy 9 (compete). It pushes you to surf better and try out 10 (differ) skills.
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完形填空
When I was a child, there wasn’t much for me to read. It was not until junior high school that I began to 1 traditional Chinese classical novels. And books from other countries became 2 to me after I had been admitted into the university.
The first English novel that I read was Jane Eyre. Though 3 for a first-year student at university, I spent hours and hours 4 the meaning of every word and sentence. It took me almost half a year to 5 the book. With Jane Eyre 6 my heart and soul, I was even more 7 in the rich world of literature. I developed a 8 of reading Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, W. S. Maugham, D. H. Lawrence, Ernest Hemingway… The 9 goes on and on. Reading is what I cannot live without.
What can one 10 from reading? It can be said that serious reading makes one a 11 person. When we read serious books, we must 12 our minds so as to find some room for new ideas, knowledge, and inspirations. Reading helps us 13 the lack of knowledge and our prejudice (偏见) by offering different insights. We may learn to develop an overall view of the 14 , either inside or outside. Serious reading is time-consuming and thus makes us more 15 . If we want to finish hundreds of pages of War and Peace, we must be prepared for a long 16 without taking any short cuts (捷径).
Well-designed classical novels help 17 our logical (逻辑的) mind. The writers put their hearts and minds into 18 plots, presenting descriptions, and expressing their values. To 19 the stories, we must make full use of our born logical competence, which might 20 reasonability.
1. A. write B. read C. borrow D. know
2. A. expensive B. acceptable C. unique D. available
3. A. important B. comfortable C. difficult D. possible
4. A. making up B. figuring out C. speaking of D. taking down
5. A. finish B. return C. translate D. find
6. A. saving B. breaking C. owning D. entering
7. A. popular B. interested C. honest D. free
8. A. style B. method C. love D. game
9. A. list B. cycle C. story D. system
10. A. understand B. guess C. remember D. gain
11. A. better B. richer C. healthier D. kinder
12. A. recover B. remove C. empty D. change
13. A. reflect B. overcome C. recall D. master
14. A. study B. book C. room D. world